This week: wearable ring-based sensing platform for detecting chemical threats, nanoscale coloristic pigments, the hydrophobic effect and the role of cosolvents — and more! Each and every day, ACS grants free access to a new peer-reviewed research article from one of the Society’s journals. These articles are specially chosen by a team of scientific editors of […]

This week: wearable ring-based sensing platform for detecting chemical threats, nanoscale coloristic pigments, the hydrophobic effect and the role of cosolvents — and more!

Each and every day, ACS grants free access to a new peer-reviewed research article from one of the Society’s journals. These articles are specially chosen by a team of scientific editors of ACS journals from around the world to highlight the transformative power of chemistry. Access to these articles will remain open to all as a public service.

Check out this week’s picks!
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The Difference a Single Atom Can Make: Synthesis and Design at the Chemistry–Biology Interface

J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02088
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Design of a Well-Defined Polyrotaxane Structure on a Glassy Polymer Surface

Langmuir, Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03130
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Wearable Ring-Based Sensing Platform for Detecting Chemical Threats

ACS Sens., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00603
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A Combined Heat- and Power-Driven Membrane Capacitive Deionization System

Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00395
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“Sweet” Architecture-Dependent Uptake of Glycocalyx-Mimicking Nanoparticles Based on Biodegradable Aliphatic Polyesters by Macrophages

J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b07768
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Nanoscale Coloristic Pigments: Upper Limits on Releases from Pigmented Plastic during Environmental Aging, In Food Contact, and by Leaching

Environ. Sci. Technol., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02578
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The Hydrophobic Effect and the Role of Cosolvents

J. Phys. Chem. B, Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b06453
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