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1161

T. Zhang, A. Klair, Z. Tang, A. Reyes, A. Tripka, J. Lee, K. Gundran, S. E. Noll, R. N. Zare, S. Xu, C. Wang, and A. J. Dickinson, “The Metabolite Itaconate is a Transcriptional and Post-Translational Modulator of Plant Metabolism, Development, and Stress Response,” Sci. Adv. 11, eadt7463 (2025).

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J. Dong, J. Xu, Z.-D. Meng, Z.-A. Nan, W. Li, R. N. Zare, Z.-Q. Tian, F. R. Fan, “Microdroplet Cascade Catalysis for Highly Selective Production of Propylene Glycol under Ambient Conditions,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 16060–16069 (2025).

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D. Xing, X. Gao, H. Chen, J. Zhang, M. E. Edwards, C. Liang, C. Zhu, Y. Meng, R. N. Zare, Y. Xia, and X. Zhang, “Challenges in Detecting Hydroxyl Radicals Generated in Water Droplets with Mass Spectrometry,” Anal. Chem. 97, 7995–8000 (2025).

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Y. Meng, Y. Xia, J. Xu, and R. N. Zare, “Spraying of Water Microdroplets Forms Luminescence and Causes Chemical Reactions in Surrounding Gas,” Sci. Adv. 11, eadt8979 (2025).

1157

K. Lee, S. Bose, X. Song, S. Q. Choi, and R. N. Zare, “Continuous Flow Contact Electrocatalysis for Hydrogen Peroxide Production,” J. Phys. Chem. C 129, 6254–6261 (2025).

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J. Zhou, Q. Wang, G. Cheng, W. Shen, R. N. Zare, and X. Sun, ”Charged Water Microdroplets Enable Dissociation of Surrounding Dioxygen,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 10916–10924 (2025).

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M. Chen, X. Ren, X. Song, N. Qian, Y. Ma, W. Yu, L. Yang, W. Min, R. N. Zare, and Y. Dai, “Transition State-Dependent Spontaneous Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Aβ Assemblies Encodes a Self-Regulated Positive Feedback Loop for Aggregate Formation,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 10, 8267–8279 (2025).

1154

W. Yu, X. Guo, Y. Xia, Y. Ma. Z. Tong, L. Yang, X. Song, R. N. Zare, G. Hong, and Y. Dai, “Aging-Dependent Electrochemical Potential of Biomolecular Condensates Regulates Their Physicochemical Activities,” Nature Chem. 17, 756–766 (2025).

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R. Gallegos-Monterrosa, J. I. Cid-Uribe, G. Delgado-Prudencio, D. Pérez-Morales, M. M. Banda, A. Téllez-Galván, E. N. Carcamo-Noriega, U. Garza-Ramos, R. N. Zare, L. D. Possani, and V. H. Bustamante, “Blue Benzoquinone from Scorpion Venom Shows Bactericidal Activity Against Drug-Resistant Strains of the Priority Pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii,” J. Antibiotics (2025).

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X. Song, C. Basheer, J. Xu, M. M. Adam, and R. N. Zare, “Methane Bubbled through Seawater can be Converted to Methanol with High Efficiency,” Adv. Sci. 2412246 (2024).

1151

S. Bose, Y. Xia, and R. N. Zare, “Understanding the Formation of Nitrate from Nitrogen at the Interface of Gas-Water Microbubbles,” Chem. Sci. 15, 19764–19769 (2024).

1150

M. L. Wang, P. Yeon, M. Mofidfar, C. F. Chamberlayne, H. Xu, J. P. Annes, R. N. Zare, and A. Arbabian, “A Wireless Implantable Closed-Loop Electrochemical Drug Delivery System,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems 19, 777-790 (2025).

1149

X. Song, C. Basheer, J. Xu, and R. N. Zare, “Onsite Ammonia Synthesis from Water Vapor and Nitrogen in the Air,” Sci. Adv. 10, eads4443 (2024).

1148

X. Song, P. Simonis, D. Deamer, and R. N. Zare, “Wet-Dry Cycles Cause Nucleic Acid Monomers to Polymerize into Long Chains,” Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA) 121, e2412784121 (2024).

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S. F. Nami-Ana, M. A. Mehrgardi, M. Mofidfar, and R. N. Zare, “Sustained Regeneration of Hydrogen Peroxide at the Water-Gas Interface of Electrogenerated Microbubbles on an Electrode Surface,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 31945−31949 (2024).

1146

X. Chen, Y. Xia, Y. Yang, Y. Xu, X. Jia, R. N. Zare, and F. Wang, “Microdroplet-Mediated Multiphase Cycling in a Cloud of Water Drives Chemoselective Electrolysis,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 29742-29750 (2024).

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Y. Dai, Z.-G. Wang, and R. N. Zare, “Unlocking the Electrochemical Functions of Biomolecular Condensates,” Nat. Chem. Biol. 20, 1420–1433 (2024).

1144

R. N. Zare, “John I. Brauman (1937 – 2024),” Science 385, 1280 (2024).

1143

J. Li, J. Xu, Q. Song, X. Zhang, Y. Xia, and R.N. Zare, “Methane C(sp3)-H Bond Activation by Water Microbubbles,” Chem. Sci. 15, 17026 – 17031 (2024).

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S. Bose, M. Mofidfar, and R. N. Zare, “Direct Conversion of N₂ and Air to Nitric Acid in Gas-Water Microbubbles,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 27964 –27971 (2024).

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Y. Li, G. Cavet, R. N. Zare, and T. Driver, “Fragment Correlation Mass Spectrometry Enables Direct Characterization of Disulfide Bond Cleavage Pathways of Therapeutic Peptides,” Anal. Chem. 96, 15081−15084 (2024).

1140

N. Mehta, Y. Meng, R. N. Zare, R. Kamenetsky-Goldstein, E. Sattely, “A Developmental Gradient Reveals Biosynthetic Pathways to Eukaryotic Toxins in Monocot Geophytes,” Cell 187, 1–18 (2024).

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X. Song, C. Basheer, Y. Xia, and R. N. Zare, “Oxidation of Ammonia in Water Microdroplets Produces Nitrate and Molecular Hydrogen,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 58, 16196−16203 (2024).

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N. Kumar, S. Bose, C. Basheer, R. N. Zare, and E. Gnanamani, “Handheld Portable Device for Delivering Capped Silver Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Applications,” QRB Discovery 8, e9 (2024).

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M. A. Mehrgardi, M. Mofidfar, J. Li, C. F. Chamberlayne, S. R. Lynch, and R. N. Zare, “Catalyst-Free Transformation of Carbon Dioxide to Small Organic Compounds in Water Microdroplets Nebulized by Different Gases,” Adv. Sci. 2406785 (2024).

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Y. Li, G. Cavet, R. N. Zare, and T. Driver, “Fragment Correlation Mass Spectrometry: Determining the Structures of Biopolymers in a Complex Mixture Without Isolating Individual Components,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 121 e2409676121 (2024).

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Y. Xia, J. Xu, J. Li, B. Chen, Y. Dai, and R. N. Zare, “Visualization of the Charging of Water Droplets Sprayed into Air,” J. Phys. Chem. A 128, 5684–5690 (2024).

1134

Mofidfar, M., Mehrgardi, M. A., Zare, R. N., “Water Microdroplets Surrounded by Alcohol Vapor Cause Spontaneous Oxidation of Alcohols to Organic Peroxides,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 18498 – 18503 (2024).

1133

Y. Liu, L. Cao, Y. Xia, P. Pan, L. Rao, B. Chen, and R. N. Zare_,“As Air Relative Humidity Increases, Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 Decreases Within Water Droplets,” QRB Discovery 5, e6 (2024).

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X. Chen, Y. Xia, Y. Wu, Y. Xu, X. Jia, R. N. Zare, and F. Wang, “Sprayed Oil-Water Microdroplets as a Hydrogen Source,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 10868−10874 (2024).

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J. Li, R. Wei, Y. Meng, and R. N. Zare, “Evaluation of Oil Absorbing Film for Imprint Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging (IDESI-MSI) on Biological Samples,” Metabolites 14, 160 (2024).

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M. Mofidfar, M. A. Mehrgardi, Y. Xia, and R. N. Zare, “Dependence on Relative Humidity in the Formation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Water Droplets,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 121, e2315940121 (2024).

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K. Gong, Y. Meng, R. N. Zare, and J. Xie, “Molecular Mechanism for Converting Carbon Dioxide Surrounding Water Microdroplets Containing 1,2,3-Triazole to Formic Acid,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 8576-8584 (2024).

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X. Song and R. N. Zare, “The Power of Microdroplet Photochemistry,” Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 3670 – 3672

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Y. Meng, E. Gnanamani, and R. N. Zare, “Superfast Formation of C(sp^²)-N, C(sp^²)-P, and C(sp^²)-S Vinylic Bonds in Water Microdroplets,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 63, e202316131 (2024).

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Y. Meng, A. Chiou, S. Aasi, N. A. See, X. Song, and R. N. Zare, “Noninvasive Detection of Skin Cancer by Imprint Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging,” Anal. Chem. 96, 1, 28–32 (2024).

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J. Li, Y. Xia,X. Song, B. Chen, and R. N. Zare, “Continuous Ammonia Synthesis from Water and Nitrogen via Contact Electrification,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 121, e2318408121 (2024).

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X. Song, C. Basheer, and R. N. Zare, “Water Microdroplets-Initiated Methane Oxidation,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 27198–27204 (2023).

1123

X. Song, C. Basheer, Y. Xia, J. Li, I. Abdulazeez, A. Al-Saadi, M. Mofidfar, M. A. Suliman, R. N. Zare, “One-Step Formation of Urea from Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Using Water Microdroplets,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 25910-25916 (2023).

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X. Chen, Y. Xia, Z. Zhang, L. Hua, X. Jia, F. Wang, and R. N. Zare, “Hydrocarbon degradation by contact with anoxic water microdroplets,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 21538−21545 (2023).

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Y. Meng, R. N. Zare, and E. Gnanamani, “One-Step, Catalyst-Free Formation of Phenol from Benzoic Acid Using Water Microdroplets,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 19202-19206 (2023).

1120

S. Shaik, D. Danovich, and R. N. Zare, “Valence Bond Theory Allows a Generalized Description of Hydrogen Bonding,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 20132-20140 (2023).

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Y. Li, K. W. Kolasinski, and R. N. Zare, “Silica particles convert thiol-containing molecules to disulfides,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 120, e2304735120 (2023).

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Y. Xia, J. Li, Y. Zhang, Y. Yin, B. Chen, Y. Liang, G. Jiang, and R. N. Zare, “Contact Between Water Vapor and Silicate Surface Causes Abiotic Formation of Reactive Oxygen Species in an Anoxic Atmosphere,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 120, e2302014120 (2023).

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R. N. Zare, “Dudley Herschbach: My Source of Inspiration,” Molecular Frontiers Journal 7, 103-104 (2023).

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Y. Meng, E. Gnanamani, and R. N. Zare, “One-Step Formation of Pharmaceuticals having a Phenylacetic Acid Core using Water Microdroplets,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 7724–7728 (2023).

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V. Shankar, K. Vijayalakshmi, R. Nolley, G. A. Sonn, C.-S. Kao, H. Zhao, R. Wen, L. S. Eberlin, R. Tibshirani, R. N. Zare, and J. D. Brooks, “Distinguishing Renal Cell Carcinoma from Normal Kidney Tissue Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging Combined with Machine Learning,” JCO Precision Oncology 7, e2200668 (2023).

1114

A. Davidse and R. N. Zare, “Indoor pollution: avoid harmful control measures,” Nature 615, 394 (2023).

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T. Zhang, S. E. Noll, J. T. Peng, A. Klair, A. Tripka, N. Stutzman, C. Cheng, R. N. Zare, and A. J. Dickinson, “Chemical Imaging Reveals Diverse Functions of Tricarboxylic Acid Metabolites in Root Growth and Development,” Nature Comm. 14, 2567 (2023).

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Y. Dai, C. F. Chamberlayne, M. S. Messina, C. J. Chang, R. N. Zare, L. You, and A. Chilkoti, “Interface of Biomolecular Condensates Modulates Redox Reactions,” Chem 9, 1–16 (2023).

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