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Replication of physiological oxygen levels is fundamental for modeling human physiology and pathology inin vitromodels. Environmental oxygen levels, applied in mostin vitromodels, poorly imitate the oxygen conditions cells experiencein vivo, where oxygen levels average ∼5%. Most solid tumors exhibit regions of hypoxic levels, promoting tumor progression and resistance to therapy. Though this phenomenon offers a specific target for cancer therapy, appropriatein vitroplatforms are still lacking. Microfluidic models offer advanced spatio-temporal control of physico-chemical parameters. However, most of the systems described to date control a single oxygen level per chip, thus offering limited experimental throughput. Here, we developed a multi-layer microfluidic device coupling the high throughput generation of 3D tumor spheroids with a linear gradient of five oxygen levels, thus enabling multiple conditions and hundreds of replicates on a single chip. We showed how the applied oxygen gradient affects the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the cytotoxicity of Doxorubicin and Tirapazamine in breast tumor spheroids. Our results aligned with previous reports of increased ROS production under hypoxia and provide new insights on drug cytotoxicity levels that are closer to previously reportedin vivofindings, demonstrating the predictive potential of our system.A facile synthesis method is introduced how to prepare magnetically active ultraviolet emitting manganese ions incorporated into ZnSxSe1-xcolloidal quantum dot (nanoalloy) at 110°C in aqueous solutions. The reaction time is the main factor to control the hydrodynamic size from 3 to 10 nm and the precursor ratio is significant to tune the alloy composition. ZnS shell layer on the ZnSxSe1-xcore was grown to passivate environmental effects. The nanoalloy has ultraviolet emission at 380 nm having a lifetime of 80 ns and 7% quantum yield. Incorporation of Mn2+ions into the nanoalloys induced magnetic activity but did not modify the structure and photophysical properties of the nanoalloys. Colloidal and powdery samples were prepared and analyzed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. In the colloidal dispersions, EPR spectra showed hyperfine line splitting regardless of the Mn2+ion fractions, up to 6%, indicating that Mn2+ions incorporated into the nanoalloys were isolated. EPR signals of the powdery samples were broadened when the fraction of Mn2+ions was higher than 0.1 %. The EPR spectra were simulated to reveal the locations and interactions of Mn2+ions. The simulations suggest that the Mn2+ions are located on the nanoalloy surfaces. Ipatasertib These findings infer that the magnetic dipolar interactions are regulated by the initial mole ratio of Mn/Zn and the physical state of the nanoalloys adjusted by preparation methods.Chemical fabrication of a nanocomposite structure for electrode materials to regulate the ion diffusion channels and charge transfer resistances and Faradaic active sites is a versatile strategy towards building a high-performance supercapacitor. Here, a new ternary flower-sphere-like nanocomposite MnO2-graphite (MG)/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was designed using the RGO as a coating for the MG. MnO2-graphite (MnO2-4) was obtained by KMnO4 oxidizing the pretreated graphite in an acidic medium (pH = 4). The GO coating was finally reduced by the NaBH4 to prepare the ternary nanocomposite MG. The microstructures and pore sizes were investigated by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and nitrogen adsorption/desorption. The electrochemical properties of MG were systematically investigated by the cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in Na2SO4 solution. The MG as an electrode material for supercapacitor exhibits a specific capacitance of 478.2 and 454.6 F g-1 at a current density of 1.0 and 10.0 A g-1, respectively. In addition, the capacitance retention was 90% after 8,000 cycles. The ternary nanocomposite enhanced electrochemical performance originates from the specific flower-sphere-like morphology and coating architecture bringing higher specific surface area and lower charge transfer resistance (Rct).Composite electrocatalysts of carbon and metals or metal compounds with homogeneous active sites can be obtained through the carbonization of metal organic framework (MOF) materials under inert atmosphere. In this work, a three-phase composite electrocatalysts NiFe2O4/Ni@C were prepared via pyrolysis from self-assembled MOF nanosheets aggregates. The excellent electrocatalytic activity of the obtained electrocatalysts with various NiFe ratios is demonstrated. Especially, the NiFe2O4/Ni@C sample with the mole ratio of NiFe = 11 can use the overpotential (η) of 330 and 423 mV to drive 10 and 50 mA cm-2 respectively. After 80 000 s/22 h, the current density could retained 90% of the initial current density. The excellent activity and stability of the electrocatalysts are attributed to nickel and iron ions with uniform dispersion at atomic level in the NiFe2O4 phase and the synergistic effect of nickel and NiFe2O4 nanoparticles with amorphous carbon atoms or nanoparticles around.Selective multi-wavelength infrared light sources are important elements to achieve precise molecular detection by the usage of their intrinsic vibrational spectra. In this work, we proposed a double-stacked cross-shaped metal-dielectric-metal (MDM) resonator to achieve penta-wavelength mid-infrared thermal emission. Through the optimization of un-symmetric cross-shaped tri-layers incorporated with two sandwiched dielectric materials, four distinct emission bands associated with the magnetic resonances in stacked MDM resonators were realized, which shows nondispersive and polarization-dependent property due to the localized plasmon oscillations of the magnetic resonances. In addition, the phonon emission in the silicon dioxide layer also contributes one radiation peak at λ = 10 μm. Via a simple polarization rotator, the emission wavelengths can be tuned from 4.5 and 7.5 μm to 5.5 and 8.5 μm. This paves the way for simultaneous detection of multi-band molecular absorption fingerprint, and the polarization-tunable emission wavelengths also facilitate the possibility to achieve multi-compound sensing via one compact system.