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With the further advancement of communication technology and wearable devices, it is imperative to develop multifunctional electromagnetic shielding materials. In this context, we propose a feasible approach to construct liquid metal-enhanced poly-(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-aramid nanofiber (ANF)/MXene hydrogels for electromagnetic shielding and sensing. By leveraging the excellent conductivity of MXene nanosheets, we successfully prepared three-dimensional flexible PVA-ANF/MXene@Ga hydrogels (PAMG) through the three-dimensional network structure of PVA hydrogels and the mechanical reinforcement of ANFs. With the phenomenon of charge polarization relaxation, multiple interfaces are formed among MXene@Ga, ANFs, and PVA, thus enhancing the mechanical properties and electromagnetic shielding efficiency of the hydrogels. The PAMG hydrogels exhibit an electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of 35.7 dB and a higher water retention capability (with water retention exceeding 60% after 28 days). Furthermore, the hydrogels demonstrate outstanding sensing performance and exhibit high stability for a wide range of human motion detection signals. The research findings indicate that the MXene nanosheet-based electromagnetic shielding hydrogel holds great potential as an ideal platform for multifunctional electromagnetic shielding materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Personalized healthcare management is an emerging field that requires the development of environment‐friendly, integrated, and electrochemical multimodal devices. In this study, the concept of integrated paper‐based biosensors (IFP−Multi) for personalized healthcare management is introduced. By leveraging ink printing technology and a ChatGPT–bioelectronic interface, these biosensors offer ultrahigh areal‐specific capacitance (74633 mF cm−2), excellent mechanical properties, and multifunctional sensing and humidity power generation capabilities. More importantly, the IFP−Multi devices have the potential to simulate deaf‐mute vocalization and can be integrated into wearable sensors to detect muscle contractions and bending motions. Moreover, they also enable monitoring of physiological signals from various body parts, such as the throat, nape, elbow, wrist, and knee, and successfully record sharp and repeatable signals generated by muscle contractions. In addition, the IFP−Multi devices demonstrate self‐powered handwriting sensing and moisture power generation for sweat‐sensing applications. As a proof‐of‐concept, a GPT 3.5 model‐based fine‐tuning and prediction pipeline that utilizes recorded physiological signals through IFP−Multi is showcased, enabling artificial intelligence with multimodal sensing capabilities for personalized healthcare management. This work presents a promising and ecofriendly approach to developing paper‐based electrochemical multimodal devices, paving the way for a new era of healthcare advancements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) has been an attractive target for investigations in the fields of catalysis, sensing, energy storage, electronics, and optoelectronics. However, its potential application in the important area of environmental cleanup has not yet been effectively explored. With an intrinsically sulfur-rich characteristic and unique 2D structure, MoS2 should be capable of mercury capture and removal. However, successful attempts to apply MoS2 to mercury removal are quite rare, presumably because the vast majority of sulfur atoms are located inside the bulk of MoS2 and are therefore inaccessible for mercury ions. Here, the first experimental evidence that MoS2 nanosheets with widened interlayer spacing are capable of mercury capture, with an extremely high mercury uptake capacity closely matching the theoretically predicted value (2506 mg g−1) and the largest distribution coefficient value (3.53 × 108 mL g−1) is provided. Remarkably, a single treatment of industrial wastewater (polyvinyl chloride industry) with this modified MoS2 could efficiently reduce the mercury concentration (126 p.p.b.) below U.S. Environmental Protection Agency limits for drinking water standards. The findings open up the possibility of expanding the applications of transition metal dichalcogenides in environmental remediation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prussian blue analogs (PBA) exhibit excellent potential for energy storage due to their unique three‐dimensional open framework and abundant redox active sites. However, the dissolution of transition metal ions in water can compromise the structural integrity of PBAs, leading to significant issues such as low cycle life and capacity decay. To address these challenges, we proposed a dual‐effect additive‐modified electrolyte method to alleviate such issues, introducing sodium ferrocyanide (Na4Fe(CN)6) into aqueous alkaline electrolytes. It could not only capture Zn2+ dissolved on the surface of Na1.86Zn1.46[Fe(CN)6]0.87 (ZnHCF) electrode material during the cycling process but also conduct redox reactions on the electrode surface to provide additional capacitance. Through experiments and molecular simulation calculations, it showed that Na4Fe(CN)6 can restrict the movement of Zn dissolution into the electrolyte on the electrode surface. Based on this, an asymmetric supercapacitor based on ZnHCF//activated carbon was assembled with a modified electrolyte. The assembled supercapacitor displayed a specific capacitance of 1,329.65 mF cm−2, a power density of 2,900 mW cm−2, and an energy density of 388.28 mW h cm−2. This study provides a new idea for the design and construction of stable and efficient PBA energy storage materials by inhibiting the leaching of transition metals in PBA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]