scholarly journals 2021 Joseph W. Richards Fellowship – Summary Report: Toward On-Chip Electronic Monitoring of Bacterial Conjugation

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-31
Author(s):  
Derrick Butler

Intercellular conjugation is a primary communication method by which bacteria transfer genetic material from one cell to another. Because conjugation mediates the transfer of genetic material, it enables the spread of antibiotic resistance and other virulence factors within a population. Current techniques for its study have low throughput and require extensive sample preparation, making real-time monitoring of conjugation dynamics challenging.To address these shortcomings, we are exploring two-dimensional (2D) materials as a strain-sensitive platform for on-chip, electronic monitoring of conjugation events.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Bheemireddy

The two-dimensional(2D) materials are highly promising candidates to realise elegant and e cient transistor. In the present letter, we conjecture a novel co-planar metal-insulator-semiconductor(MIS) device(capacitor) completely based on lateral 2D materials architecture and perform numerical study of the capacitor with a particular emphasis on its di erences with the conventional 3D MIS electrostatics. The space-charge density features a long charge-tail extending into the bulk of the semiconductor as opposed to the rapid decay in 3D capacitor. Equivalently, total space-charge and semiconductor capacitance densities are atleast an order of magnitude more in 2D semiconductor. In contrast to the bulk capacitor, expansion of maximum depletion width in 2D semiconductor is observed with increasing doping concentration due to lower electrostatic screening. The heuristic approach of performance analysis(2D vs 3D) for digital-logic transistor suggest higher ON-OFF current ratio in the long-channel limit even without third dimension and considerable room to maximise the performance of short-channel transistor. The present results could potentially trigger the exploration of new family of co-planar at transistors that could play a signi significant role in the future low-power and/or high performance electronics.<br>


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joice Sophia Ponraj ◽  
Muniraj Vignesh Narayanan ◽  
Ranjith Kumar Dharman ◽  
Valanarasu Santiyagu ◽  
Ramalingam Gopal ◽  
...  

: Increasing energy crisis across the globe requires immediate solutions. Two-dimensional (2D) materials are in great significance because of its application in energy storage and conversion devices but the production process significantly impacts the environment thereby posing a severe problem in the field of pollution control. Green synthesis method provides an eminent way of reduction in pollutants. This article reviews the importance of green synthesis in the energy application sector. The focus of 2D materials like graphene, MoS2, VS2 in energy storage and conversion devices are emphasized based on supporting recent reports. The emerging Li-ion batteries are widely reviewed along with their promising alternatives like Zn, Na, Mg batteries and are featured in detail. The impact of green methods in the energy application field are outlined. Moreover, future outlook in the energy sector is envisioned by proposing an increase in 2D elemental materials research.


Pathogens ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 874
Author(s):  
Periyasamy Sivalingam ◽  
John Poté ◽  
Kandasamy Prabakar

Over the past decades, the rising antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARB) are continuing to emerge as a global threat due to potential public health risk. Rapidly evolving antibiotic resistance and its persistence in the environment, have underpinned the need for more studies to identify the possible sources and limit the spread. In this context, not commonly studied and a neglected genetic material called extracellular DNA (eDNA) is gaining increased attention as it can be one of the significant drivers for transmission of extracellular ARGS (eARGs) via horizontal gene transfer (HGT) to competent environmental bacteria and diverse sources of antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment. Consequently, this review highlights the studies that address the environmental occurrence of eDNA and encoding eARGs and its impact on the environmental resistome. In this review, we also brief the recent dedicated technological advancements that are accelerating extraction of eDNA and the efficiency of treatment technologies in reducing eDNA that focuses on environmental antibiotic resistance and potential ecological health risk.


Author(s):  
Xiaoqiu Guo ◽  
Ruixin Yu ◽  
Jingwen Jiang ◽  
Zhuang Ma ◽  
Xiuwen Zhang

Topological insulation is widely predicted in two-dimensional (2D) materials realized by epitaxial growth or van der Waals (vdW) exfoliation. Such 2D topological insulators (TI’s) host many interesting physical properties such...


Author(s):  
Sai Manoj Gali ◽  
David Beljonne

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are emerging as promising two-dimensional (2D) materials. Yet, TMDCs are prone to inherent defects such as chalcogen vacancies, which are detrimental to charge transport. Passivation of...


Author(s):  
Chunli Liu ◽  
Yang Bai ◽  
Ji Wang ◽  
Ziming Qiu ◽  
Huan Pang

Two-dimensional (2D) materials with structures having diverse features are promising for application in energy conversion and storage. A stronger layered orientation can guarantee fast charge transfer along the 2D planes...


Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2315-2340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junli Wang ◽  
Xiaoli Wang ◽  
Jingjing Lei ◽  
Mengyuan Ma ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
...  

AbstractDue to the unique properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials, much attention has been paid to the exploration and application of 2D materials. In this review, we focus on the application of 2D materials in mode-locked fiber lasers. We summarize the synthesis methods for 2D materials, fiber integration with 2D materials and 2D materials based saturable absorbers. We discuss the performance of the diverse mode-locked fiber lasers in the typical operating wavelength such as 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 μm. Finally, a summary and outlook of the further applications of the new materials in mode-locked fiber lasers are presented.


Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Chen ◽  
Ruqian Wang ◽  
Zhaocong Huang ◽  
Shijun Yuan ◽  
Haowei Wang ◽  
...  

The magnetic semiconductor with high critical temperature has long been the focus in material science and recently is also known as one of the fundamental questions in two-dimensional (2D) materials....


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