MXene confined microcapsules for uremic toxins elimination

Adsorbents with high adsorption efficiency and excellent biosafety for biomedical applications are highly required.MXene is a promising candidate owning these advantages,yet pristine MXene faces dilemmas including insufficient utility of sur-face site as well as limited processibility.Here,we develop MXene-encapsulated porous microcapsules via microfluidics.The microcapsules have a biomass hydrogel shell that provides robust support for MXene in the core,by which the microcapsules are endowed with high MXene dosage and remarkable biosafety.Additionally,the MXene nanoflakes assemble into a three-dimensional network via metal ion-induced gelation,thereby avoiding restacking and significantly improving surface utiliza-tion.Moreover,a freeze-pretreatment of the microcapsules during preparation results in the formation of a macroporous structure in the shell,which can facilitate the diffusion of the target molecules.These features,combined with additional magneto-responsiveness rendered by the incorporation of magnetic nanoparticles,contribute to prominent performances of the microcapsules in cleaning uremia toxins including creatinine,urea,and uric acid.Thus,it is anticipated that the MXene-encapsulated microcapsules will be promising adsorbents in dialysis-related applications,and the combination of microfluidic encapsulation with metal ion gelation will provide a novel approach for construction of hybrid MXene materials with desired functions.