Using an electrical potential to reversibly switch surfaces between two states for dynamically controlling cell adhesion.

Smart surfaces presenting both antifouling molecules with a charged functional group at their distal end, and molecules that are terminated by RGD peptides for cell adhesion, were fabricated and characterized (see picture). By applying potentials of +300 or -300 mV, the surfaces could be dynamically switched to make the peptide accessible or inaccessible to cells.

Nickel foam supported mesoporous MnO2 nanosheet arrays with superior lithium storage performance.

Mesoporous MnO2 nanosheet arrays have been directly grown on nickel foam current collectors and exhibited a reversible capacity as high as 1690 mA h g(-1) even after one hundred cycles at 100 mA g(-1). They also reveal good rate capability and excellent cycling stability.