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ArticleNature communications2023

Upcycling fish scales through heating for steganography and Rhodamine B adsorption application.

Malcolm Miao Geng Sow, Zheng Zhang, Chorng Haur Sow, Sharon Xiaodai Lim

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Malcolm Miao Geng SowNUS High School of Mathematics and Science, 20 Clementi Avenue 1, Singapore, 129957, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3724-196X
Zheng ZhangInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore, 138634, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3127-8710
Chorng Haur SowDepartment of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117542, Singapore. physowch@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6385-3017
Sharon Xiaodai LimDepartment of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117542, Singapore. phylimx@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9198-8998

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With increasing population and limited resources, a potential route for improving sustainability is increased reuse of waste materials. By re-looking at wastes, interesting properties and multifunctionalities can be discovered in materials previously explored. Despite years of research on bio-compatible fish scales, there is limited study on the fluorescence property of this abundant waste material. Controlled denaturation of collagen and introduction of defects can serve as a means to transform the fluorescence property of these fish scale wastes while providing more adsorption sites for pollutant removal, turning multifunctional fish scales into a natural steganographic material for transmitting text and images at both the macroscopic and microscopic levels and effectively removing Rhodamine B pollutants (91 % removal) within a short contact time (10 minutes). Our work offers a glimpse into the realm of engineering defects-induced fluorescence in natural material with potential as bio-compatible fluorescence probes while encouraging multidimensional applicability to be established in otherwise overlooked waste resources.

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Water Pollutants, ChemicalAdsorptionAnimalsFishesHot TemperatureRhodaminesrhodamine BRhodaminesWater Pollutants, Chemical

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PMID37845200
PMCPMC10579236

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