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A suitable seawater adsorbent for extraction of uranium(vi) with a removal rate of up to 80%.

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Superhydrophobic coatings are highly promising for protecting material surfaces and for wide applications. In this study, superhydrophobic composites, comprising a rhombic-dodecahedral zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8@SiO), have been manufactured onto AZ31 magnesium alloy via chemical etching and dip-coating methods to enhance stability and corrosion resistance. Herein, we report on a simple strategy to modify hydrophobic hexadecyltrimethoxysilan (HDTMS) on ZIF-8@SiO to significantly improve the property of repelling water. We show that various liquids can be stable on its surface and maintain a contact angle higher than 150°. The morphologies and chemical composition were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FI-IR). In addition, the anticorrosion and antiattrition properties of the film were assessed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic polarization and HT, respectively. Such a coating shows promising potential as a material for large-scale fabrication.

As a potential photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT), pure titanium dioxide has the drawbacks of low tissue penetration and possible damage to skin due to the triggered UV light. To realize near-infrared (NIR) laser-induced multimodal imaging guided therapy, we constructed a multifunctional core–shell structure (TiO2@Y2Ti2O7@YOF:Yb,Tm) by a facile coprecipitation route, followed by an annealing process. Under a single NIR laser irradiation, the highly cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) required for PDT can be generated due to the energy transfer from YOF:Yb,Tm to the Y2Ti2O7 photocatalyst which is responsive to blue emission (visible light), and the thermal effect can be simultaneously produced due to the nonradiative transition and the recombination of electron–hole pairs. The NIR light induced PDT and photothermal therapy (PTT) can efficiently suppress tumor growth, which was evidenced by both in vitro and in vivo results. Moreover, the rare earth ions in the composite make the material have good up-conversion luminescence (UCL) imaging and CT imaging properties, thus achieving the target of synergistic PDT and PTT therapy under the multimodal imaging guidance.