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To evaluate the epigenetic reprogramming of IFPSCs to become neuron-like cells, methylation microarrays were performed. Hypoxia preconditioning stabilized and allowed for the translocation of hypoxia inducible factor 1α into the nucleus and induced achaete-scute homologue 1 and doublecortin expression. Following induction, the resultant cells expressed neuronal markers neuron-specific enolase, neurofilament-light chain, growth associated protein 43, synaptosome associated protein 25, and β-III tubulin. The differentiated neural-lineage cells had functional gene expression pertaining to neurotransmitters, their release, and their receptors. The molecular signaling mechanisms regulated developmental neurogenesis. Furthermore, the in vitro physiological condition regulated neurotransmitter respecification or switching during IFPSC differentiation to neurons. Thus, differentiated neurons were fabricated against the ischemic region to treat neurodegenerative diseases.With the continuous development of flexible and wearable thermoelectric generators (TEGs), high-performance materials and their integration into convenient wearable devices have to be considered. Herein, we have demonstrated highly aligned wet-spun carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers by optimizing the liquid crystalline (LC) phase via hydrochloric acid purification. The liquid crystalline phase facilitates better alignment of CNTs during fiber extrusion, resulting in the high power factor of 2619 μW m-1 K-2, which surpasses those of the dry-spun CNT yarns. A flexible all-carbon TEG was fabricated by stitching a single CNT fiber and doping selected segments into n-type by simple injection doping. The flexible TEG shows the maximum output power densities of 1.9 mW g-1 and 10.3 mW m-2 at ΔT = 30 K. Furthermore, the flexible TEG was developed into a prototype watch-strap TEG, demonstrating easy wearability and direct harvesting of body heat into electrical energy. Combining high-performance materials with scalable fabrication methods ensures the great potential for flexible/or wearable TEGs to be utilized as future power-conversion devices.Herein, a freestanding cellulose acetate-carbon nanotube (CA-CNT) film electrode is presented to achieve highly flexible, high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). CA serves as a dispersing agent of CNTs and a binder-free network former. A straightforward washing can remove CA in the electrode almost completely, while the fibrous CNT network within the electrode is sustained. Furthermore, the facile fabrication enables the large-scale production of the film electrode because the CA-CNT film is processed by a conventional casting method and not by the area-limited vacuum filtration. The superior electrochemical performance and high flexibility of the full cell assembled with CA-CNT-based electrodes are maintained even at a high active material loading, which has been proven difficult to accomplish in the conventional configuration LIBs. In addition, by simply stacking six sheets of the freestanding film electrode, a capacity as high as 5.4 mA h cm-2 is achieved. The assembled pouch battery operates stably under extreme deformation. We demonstrate that the rational design of the electrode could extend the flexibility to a higher energy than that achieved with the conventional configuration. We believe that the low production cost, high flexibility, and superior electrochemical performance of the proposed freestanding film electrode can expedite the implementation of wearable gears in daily life.Cu2+ is closely related to the occurrence and development of Wilson’s disease (WD), and quantitative detection of various copper indicators (especially liver Cu2 and urinary Cu2+) is the key step for the early diagnosis of WD in the clinic. However, the clinic Cu2+ detection approach was mainly based on testing the liver tissue through combined invasive liver biopsy and the ICP-MS method, which is painful for the patient and limited in determining WD status in real-time. Herein, we rationally designed a type of Cu2+-activated nanoprobe based on nanogapped gold nanoparticles (AuNNP) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) to simultaneously quantify the liver Cu2+ content and urinary Cu2+ in WD by photoacoustic (PA) imaging and ratiometric surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), respectively. In the nanoprobe, one Raman molecule of 2-naphthylthiol (NAT) was placed in the nanogap of AuNNP. PNIPAM and the other Raman molecule mercaptobenzonitrile (MBN) were coated on the AuNNP surface, named AuNNP-NAT@MBN/PNIPAM. Cu2+ can efficiently coordinate with the chelator PNIPAM and lead to aggregation of the nanoprobe, resulting in the absorption red-shift and increased PA performance of the nanoprobe in the NIR-II window. Meanwhile, the SERS signal at 2223 cm-1 of MBN is amplified, while the SERS signal at 1378 cm-1 of NAT remains stable, generating a ratiometric SERS I2223/I1378 signal. Both NIR-II PA1250 nm and SERS I2223/I1378 signals of the nanoprobe show a linear relationship with the concentration of Cu2+. The nanoprobe was successfully applied for in vivo quantitative detection of liver Cu2+ of WD mice through NIR-II PA imaging and accurate quantification of urinary Cu2+ of WD patients by ratiometric SERS. We anticipate that the activatable nanoprobe might be applied for assisting an early, precise diagnosis of WD in the clinic in the future.Isolated cobalt atoms have been successfully decorated onto the surface of W18O49 ultrathin nanowires. The Co-atom-decorated W18O49 nanowires (W18O49@Co) greatly accelerate the charge carrier separation and electron transport in the catalytic system. Moreover, the surface decoration with Co atoms modifies the energy configuration of the W18O49@Co hybrid and thus boosts the redox capability of photoexcited electrons for CO2 reduction. The decorated Co atoms work as the real active sites and, perhaps more importantly, perform as a reaction switch to enable the reaction to proceed. buy RXDX-106 The optimized catalyst delivers considerable activity for photocatalytic CO2 reduction, yielding an impressive CO generation rate of 21.18 mmol g-1 h-1.