Parasitic plants and their hosts communicate through haustorial connections.Nutrient deficiency is a common stress for plants,yet little is known about whether and how host plants and parasites communicate during adap...Parasitic plants and their hosts communicate through haustorial connections.Nutrient deficiency is a common stress for plants,yet little is known about whether and how host plants and parasites communicate during adaptation to such nutrient stresses.In this study,we used transcriptomics and proteomics to analyze how soybean(Glycine max)and its parasitizing dodder(Cuscuta australis)respond to nitrate and phosphate deficiency(-N and-P).After-N and-P treatment,the soybean and dodder plants exhibited substantial changes of transcriptome and proteome,although soybean plants showed very few transcriptional responses to-P and dodder did not show any transcriptional changes to either-N or-P.Importantly,large-scale interplant transport of mRNAs and proteins was detected.Although the mobile mRNAs only comprised at most 0.2%of the transcriptomes,the foreign mobile proteins could reach 6.8%of the total proteins,suggesting that proteins may be the major forms of interplant communications.Furthermore,the interplant mobility of macromolecules was specifically affected by the nutrient regimes and the transport of these macromolecules was very likely independently regulated.This study provides new insight into the communication between host plants and parasites under stress conditions.展开更多
BACKGROUND Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma(HEHE)is a rare hepatic vascular tumor with unpredictable malignant potential.The etiology,characteristics,diagnosis,treatment,and prognosis of HEHE are not well-unde...BACKGROUND Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma(HEHE)is a rare hepatic vascular tumor with unpredictable malignant potential.The etiology,characteristics,diagnosis,treatment,and prognosis of HEHE are not well-understood,and largescale retrospective studies are required to understand better this disease.AIM To determine the characteristics of HEHE and identify its optimal treatments and prognostic factors.METHODS The clinical data of two patients diagnosed with HEHE at the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and 258 previously reported cases retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure and PubMed databases between 1996 and 2021 were combined and summarized.All cases were pathologically identified as HEHE.Information such as clinical features,laboratory examination findings,imaging findings,pathological characteristics,treatment,and survival periods was reviewed.Kaplan-Meir curves were used for survival analysis.Prognostic factors were identified by Cox regression analysis.RESULTS HEHE primarily affected middle-aged women.The typical manifestations included epigastric pain,hepatosplenomegaly,inappetence,distension,weight loss,and fatigue.Tumor markers were expressed normally.The incidence of extrahepatic metastasis was 34.5% at the time of diagnosis.The most common sites of extrahepatic involvement were the lungs(22.3%),lymph nodes(5.6%),peritoneum(3.6%),bones(6.6%),and spleen(5.1%).Furthermore,“capsular retraction”,“target sign”,and“lollipop sign”were the characteristic features of HEHE on imaging.The immunohistochemical profile for HEHE(expression of vascular markers,such as factor VIII-related antigen,CD31,and CD34;expression levels of D2-40)can facilitate and ensure an accurate diagnosis.The management options for patients with HEHE include liver resection(29.7%),liver transplantation(16.1%),palliative treatments(12.7%),transhepatic arterial chemotherapy and embolization(TACE,10.2%),chemotherapy(11.0%),antiangiogenic therapy(15.3%),and other treatments(5.1%);the mean survival time was 158.6,147.3,4.2,90.8,71.4,83.1,and 55.0 mo,respectively.The survival time of patients who underwent surgical treatment was longer than that of patients who did not.TACE and antiangiogenic therapy tended to prolong survival compared with other nonsurgical treatments.The 1-,5-,and 10-year survival rates were 82%,71%,and 64%,respectively.Multivariate analysis showed that liver function(P=0.045),intrahepatic metastasis(P=0.029),and treatment(P=0.045)were independent prognostic factors.The presence of extrahepatic metastases was not an independent risk factor for poor prognosis(P=0.558).CONCLUSION The clinical course of HEHE is rare and variable,and patients with intrahepatic metastases and liver dysfunction may have a poorer prognosis than those without.Surgical intervention,whether liver resection or transplantation,might be warranted regardless of extrahepatic metastasis.For patients without the option for surgery,clinicians should consider the use of TACE with antiangiogenic drugs in the treatment of HEHE.展开更多
Cynops orientalis(C.orientalis)has a pronounced ability to regenerate its spinal cord after injury.Thus,exploring the molecular mechanism of this process could provide new approaches for promoting mammalian spinal cor...Cynops orientalis(C.orientalis)has a pronounced ability to regenerate its spinal cord after injury.Thus,exploring the molecular mechanism of this process could provide new approaches for promoting mammalian spinal cord regeneration.In this study,we established a model of spinal cord thoracic transection injury in C.orientalis,which is an endemic species in China.We performed RNA sequencing of the contused axolotl spinal cord at two early time points after spinal cord injury–during the very acute stage(4 days)and the subacute stage(7 days)–and identified differentially expressed genes;additionally,we performed Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses,at each time point.Transcriptome sequencing showed that 13,059 genes were differentially expressed during C.orientalis spinal cord regeneration compared with uninjured animals,among which 4273 were continuously downregulated and 1564 were continuously up-regulated.Down-regulated genes were most enriched in the Gene Ontology term“multicellular organismal process”and in the ribosome pathway at 10 days following spinal cord injury.We found that multiple genes associated with energy metabolism were down-regulated and multiple genes associated with the lysosome were up-regulated after spinal cord injury,indicating the importance of low metabolic activity during wound healing.Immune response-associated pathways were activated during the early acute phase(4 days),while the expression of extracellular matrix proteins such as glycosaminoglycan and collagen,as well as tight junction proteins,was lower at 10 days post-spinal cord injury than 4 days post-spinal cord injury.However,compared with 4 days post-injury,at 10 days post-injury neuroactive ligand-receptor interactions were no longer down-regulated,up-regulated differentially expressed genes were enriched in pathways associated with cancer and the cell cycle,and SHH,VIM,and Sox2 were prominently up-regulated.Immunofluorescence staining showed that glial fibrillary acidic protein was up-regulated in axolotl ependymoglial cells after injury,similar to what is observed in mammalian astrocytes after spinal cord injury,even though axolotls do not form a glial scar during regeneration.We suggest that low intracellular energy production could slow the rapid amplification of ependymoglial cells,thereby inhibiting reactive gliosis,at early stages after spinal cord injury.Extracellular matrix degradation slows cellular responses,represses the expression of neurogenic genes,and reactivates a transcriptional program similar to that of embryonic neuroepithelial cells.These ependymoglial cells act as neural stem cells:they migrate and proliferate to repair the lesion and then differentiate to replace lost glial cells and neurons.This provides the regenerative microenvironment that allows axon growth after injury.展开更多
Highly active,stable,and cut-price(photo-)electrocatalysts are desired to overwhelm high energy barriers for anodic oxygen evolution reaction processes.Herein,a heterostructure of cobalt-iron oxide/black phosphorus na...Highly active,stable,and cut-price(photo-)electrocatalysts are desired to overwhelm high energy barriers for anodic oxygen evolution reaction processes.Herein,a heterostructure of cobalt-iron oxide/black phosphorus nanosheets is in-situ synthesized via a facile and novel three-electrode electrolysis method.Bulky black phosphorus is exfoliated into its nanosheets at the cathode while the CoFe oxide is derived directly from the metal wire anode during the electrolysis process.This heterostructure exhibits excellent electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction(OER)performance,and the overpotential at 10 mA·cm^(−2)is 51 mV lower than that of the commercial RuO_(2)catalyst.Its superior OER performance stems from the favorable adsorption behavior and an enlarged electrochemical active surface area of the catalyst.To reveal the origin of excellent OER performance from the point of adsorption strength of OH*,methanol oxidation reaction(MOR)test is applied under the identified OER operating conditions.Further introduction of light illumination enhances the OER activity of this heterostructure.The overpotential drops down to 280 mV,benefiting from pronounced photochemical response of black phosphorus nanosheets and iron oxide inside the heterostructure.This work develops a new electrochemical method to construct high performance and light-sensitive heterostructures from black phosphorus nanosheets for the OER.展开更多
Introduction of asymmetric units into conjugated polymers is an important strategy to regulate the photophysical and electronic properties of polymers,as asymmetric units can not only regulate solubility and energy le...Introduction of asymmetric units into conjugated polymers is an important strategy to regulate the photophysical and electronic properties of polymers,as asymmetric units can not only regulate solubility and energy levels,but also molecular stacking and orientation,thus giving much higher optoelectronic properties.However,very few studies have been reported in this field.The semiconducting properties of conjugated polymers could be regulated through regioregularity adjustment.Here,we took the asymmetric thiophene/pyridine side group DPP as core and developed the regioregular monomer T-Py-DPP through three steps:alkyl chain introduction,tin monomer coupling and NBS double bromination.The T-Py-DPP monomer was polymerized into reg-PPy TDPP-2FBT with a head-to-head structure.The regioregularity of T-Py-DPP unit endowed reg-PPy TDPP-2FBT with backbone planarity,self-assembly orientation,network-like morphology and high crystallinity in films,thus the superior bipolar transport properties.The highest hole and electron mobilities of reg-PPy TDPP-2FBT were 0.93 and 0.57 cm^(2)·V^(-1)·s^(-1),respectively,with 40%improvement relative to the regiorandom polymer.展开更多
Ru-based electrocatalysts have demonstrated excellent electrocatalytic performance toward hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).However,designing Ru nanoparticles/nanoclusters(Ru NPs/NCs)with abundant accessible active sit...Ru-based electrocatalysts have demonstrated excellent electrocatalytic performance toward hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).However,designing Ru nanoparticles/nanoclusters(Ru NPs/NCs)with abundant accessible active sites is challenging.Herein,a selective facile hydrothermal in situ polymerization strategy is described to accurately control the anchoring point of Ru in hollow mesoporous carbon spheres(HMCs)(outer surface,HMCs@Ru;cavity,Ru@HMCs;and pore channels,Ru/SHMCs).The HER mechanisms of the three catalysts over a wide pH range were revealed by analyzing the loading position,content,dispersion,particle size,and valence state of Ru.HMCs@Ru shows excellent area activity,with overpotentials of 64.3,2.8,and 78.1 mV at 10 mA·cm^(-2)in0.5 mol·L^(-1)H_(2)SO_(4),1 mol·L^(-1)KOH;and 0.5 mol·L^(-1)phosphate buffer saline(PBS)solutions,respectively.Ru/S-HMCs exhibit high mass activity,with values 43.3,2.9,and 12.7 times those of Pt/C in alkaline,acidic,and neutral media,respectively,at-50 mV(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE)).After 2000 cyclic voltammetry cycles,the performances of HMCs@Ru and Ru/S-HMCs hardly decrease,indicating good stability.The excellent electrocatalytic activity can be attributed to two main factors:(1)the confinement effect,which not only promotes high Ru dispersion but also prevents the leaching of active metal under harsh conditions,and(2)their excellent structural characteristics.The catalyst structure features a large hollow located in the center(~160 nm in diameter)and an ultrathin monolayer of mesopores(~6 nm)uniformly distributed on the hollow shells,ensuring fast mass diffusion and electron transfer kinetics,as well as complete accessibility of catalytic sites.展开更多
Zirconium tritiated(ZrTx)is an alternative target material for deuteron-triton(D-T)reaction neutron generator.The isotopic replacement and microstructure evolution induced by hydrogen isotope implantation could signif...Zirconium tritiated(ZrTx)is an alternative target material for deuteron-triton(D-T)reaction neutron generator.The isotopic replacement and microstructure evolution induced by hydrogen isotope implantation could significantly affect the performance of the target film.In this work,the zirconium deuteride film deposited on Mo/Si substrate was implanted by 150 keV protons with fluence from 1×10^(16 ) to 1×10^(18 )protons/cm^(2).After implantation,the depth profiles of retained hydrogen(H)and deuterium(D)in these target films were analyzed by elastic recoil detection analysis(ERDA),and time of flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry(ToF-SIMS).Additionally,the microstructure evolution was also observed by x-ray diffraction(XRD)and scanning electron microscope(SEM).The D concentration in the ZrDx film decreased versus the proton implantation fluence.An analytical model was proposed to describe the hydrogen isotopic trapping and exchange as functions of incident protons fluence.Additionally,the XRD analysis revealed that no new phase was formed after proton implantation.Furthermore,circular flakings were observed on the ZrDx surface from SEM images at fluence up to 1×10^(18) protons/cm^(2),and this surface morphology was considered to associate with the hydrogen atoms congregation in Mo/Si boundary.展开更多
Objective:To explore whether the serum test reference range of kidney function is suitable for healthy pregnant women in Xi'an and establish normal reference range for healthy pregnant women.Methods: A total of 13...Objective:To explore whether the serum test reference range of kidney function is suitable for healthy pregnant women in Xi'an and establish normal reference range for healthy pregnant women.Methods: A total of 1376 healthy pregnant women serum urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (CREA), uric acid (UA) is tested by AU5800 automatic biochemical analyzer, compared with healthy non pregnant women, statistical analysis results. At the same time, estimate whether the data shows a normal distribution, and evaluate the reference range of healthy pregnant women according to Mean ± 1.96s.Results:BUN and CERA data are normally distributed, and UA data is in a positive skew distribution. There were statistically significant differences in serum BUN, CERA and UA levels between healthy pregnant women and healthy non-pregnant women. There were statistically significant differences in serum BUN, CERA and UA levels of healthy pregnant women and healthy non-pregnant women in the same age group. The difference was not statistically significant in serum BUN, CERA and UA levels in different age groups of healthy pregnant women. The serum BUN of the healthy pregnant women reference range was lower than the healthy non-pregnant women, and the serum UA reference range of the healthy pregnant women was wider than the healthy non-pregnant women.Conclusion:Assessment the renal function status of pregnant women is not reasonable by non-pregnant woman's reference range of BUN, Cr and UA. It is imminent that targeted to establish local regional pregnant women BUN, Cr and UA normal reference range to accurately assess the renal function.展开更多
Medicinal plants are an excellent source of structurally diverse,bio-active compounds with potential in the fight against cancer.One of the most promising is Scutellaria barbata,prescribed traditionally for the treatm...Medicinal plants are an excellent source of structurally diverse,bio-active compounds with potential in the fight against cancer.One of the most promising is Scutellaria barbata,prescribed traditionally for the treatment of cancers.Scutebarbatine A is the major diterpenoid,produced in specialized large,peltate trichomes on leaves of S.barbata.It induces dose-dependent apoptosis,specifically in cancer cells.The major class of proteins down-regulated are pro-survival proteins,the Inhibitors of Apoptosis(IAPs),and IAP regulating proteins.We propose that scutebarbatine A works by releasing the molecular brakes(the IAPs)on apoptosis in cell death-evading cancer cells.Comparison between the cytotoxicity of methanolic extracts of S.barbata leaves and decoctions(Ban Zhi Lian)prepared traditionally,showed substantially different chemical compositions and differential induction of apoptosis.Analyses suggest polyvalency between the constituents in both extracts,and ways to produce enhanced chemopreventive preparations for the treatment of cancer.展开更多
Ca-Fe-Si material(CIS),a novel composite material rich in calcium,iron,manganese and silicon showed marvelous immobilization properties for heavy metal(loid)s in soils.To elucidate the acid stability of Cd fixed by CI...Ca-Fe-Si material(CIS),a novel composite material rich in calcium,iron,manganese and silicon showed marvelous immobilization properties for heavy metal(loid)s in soils.To elucidate the acid stability of Cd fixed by CIS(CIS-Cd)and the underlying immobilizationmechanisms,the acid dissolution characteristics of CIS-Cdwere investigated by using acid titration method and X-ray diffraction(XRD)technique.The results showed that CIS-Cd had distinctive acid buffering capacity in different pH ranges.Based on the titration curve between dissolution rate of CIS-Cd and pH,CIS-Cd can be divided into non acid-stable Cd(9.4%),moderately acid-stable Cd(22.5%)and acid-stable Cd(68.1%).XRD analysis of CIS-Cd at different pH intervals and the correlation curves of dissolution rates of Cd and concomitant elements indicated that non acid-stable Cdwas mainly bound by carbonate,silicate and sulfate(CdCO_(3),Cd_(2)SiO_(4) and CdSO_(4))or co-precipitated with the corresponding calcium salts.Moderately acid-stable Cd was mainly bound by magnesium-aluminum-silicon containing minerals or electrically bound bymanganese iron minerals.Acid-stable Cd remaining undissolved at pH<2.42 included CdFe_(2)O_(4) and ferromanganese minerals strongly bound Cd.It was by multilateral fixation mechanisms that Ca-Fe-Si material possessed marvelous immobilization capability for Cd and strong resilience to environmental acidification as well.The findings implicated that proper combination of calcium-iron-silicon containing minerals could develop novel promising amendments with high efficiency in heavy metal(loid)s immobilization and strong resilience to environmental change.展开更多
Developing high-activity and low-cost catalysts is the key to eliminate the limitation of sluggish anodic oxygen evolution reaction(OER)during electrocatalytic overall water splitting.Herein,Ni‒Fe/black phosphorous(BP...Developing high-activity and low-cost catalysts is the key to eliminate the limitation of sluggish anodic oxygen evolution reaction(OER)during electrocatalytic overall water splitting.Herein,Ni‒Fe/black phosphorous(BP)composites are synthesized using a simple three-electrode system,where exfoliation of bulky BP and synthesis of NiFe composites are simultaneously achieved.Under light illumination,the optimized Ni‒Fe/BP composite exhibits excellent photoelectrocatalytic OER performance(e.g.,the overpotential is 58 mV lower than a commercial RuO_(2) electrocatalyst at a current density of 10 mA·cm^(-2)).The electron transfer on this composite is proved to follow a Ni‒BP‒Fe pathway.The electronic structure of this Ni‒Fe/BP composite is effectively regulated,leading to optimized adsorption strength of the intermediate OH*and improved intrinsic activity for the OER.Together with active sites on the support,this Ni‒Fe/BP composite possesses abundant electrochemical active sites and a bug surface area for the OER.The introduction of light further accelerates the electrocatalytic OER.This work provides a novel and facile method to synthesize high-performance metal/BP composites as well as the approaches to reveal their OER mechanisms.展开更多
Background:Percutaneous local tumor ablation(LTA)and stereotactic body radiotherapy(SBRT)have been regarded as viable treatments for early-stage lung cancer patients.The purpose of this study was to compare the effica...Background:Percutaneous local tumor ablation(LTA)and stereotactic body radiotherapy(SBRT)have been regarded as viable treatments for early-stage lung cancer patients.The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of LTA with SBRT for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods:PubMed,Embase,Cochrane library,Ovid,Google scholar,CNKI,and CBMdisc were searched to identify potential eligible studies comparing the efficacy and safety of LTA with SBRT for early-stage NSCLC published between January 1,1991,and May 31,2021.Hazard ratios(HRs)or odds ratios(ORs)with 95%confidence intervals(CIs)were applied to estimate the effect size for overall survival(OS),progression-free survival(PFS),locoregional progression(LP),and adverse events.Results:Five studies with 22,231 patients were enrolled,including 1443 patients in the LTA group and 20,788 patients in the SBRT group.The results showed that SBRT was not superior to LTA for OS(HR=1.03,95%CI:0.87-1.22,P=0.71).Similar results were observed for PFS(HR=1.09,95%CI:0.71-1.67,P=0.71)and LP(HR=0.66,95%CI:0.25-1.77,P=0.70).Subgroup analysis showed that the pooled HR for OS favored SBRT in patients with tumors sized>2 cm(HR=1.32,95%CI:1.14-1.53,P=0.0003),whereas there was no significant difference in patients with tumors sized≤2 cm(HR=0.93,95%CI:0.64-1.35,P=0.70).Moreover,no significant differences were observed for the incidence of severe adverse events(≥grade 3)(OR=1.95,95%CI:0.63-6.07,P=0.25)between the LTA group and SBRT group.Conclusions:Compared with SBRT,LTA appears to have similar OS,PFS,and LP.However,for tumors>2 cm,SBRT is superior to LTA in OS.Prospective randomized controlled trials are required to determine such findings.展开更多
Local drug delivery has received increasing attention in recent years.However,the therapeutic efficacy of local delivery of drugs is still limited under certain scenarios,such as in the oral cavity or in wound beds af...Local drug delivery has received increasing attention in recent years.However,the therapeutic efficacy of local delivery of drugs is still limited under certain scenarios,such as in the oral cavity or in wound beds after resection of tumors.In this study,we introduce a bioinspired adhesive hydrogel derived from the skin secretions of Andrias davidianus(SSAD)as a wound dressing for localized drug elution.The hydrogel was loaded with aminoguanidine or doxorubicin,and its controlled drug release and healing-promoting properties were verified in a diabetic rat palatal mucosal defect model and a C57BL/6 mouse melanoma-bearing model,respectively.The results showed that SSAD hydrogels with different pore sizes could release drugs in a controllable manner and accelerate wound healing.Transcriptome analyses of the palatal mucosa suggested that SSAD could significantly upregulate pathways linked to cell adhesion and extracellular matrix deposition and had the ability to recruit keratinocyte stem cells to defect sites.Taken together,these findings indicate that property-controllable SSAD hydrogels could be a promising biofunctional wound dressing for local drug delivery and promotion of wound healing.展开更多
High performance is essential for the polyamide(PA)reverse osmosis(RO)membranes during the desalination process.Herein,RO membranes with high permselectivity and anti-biofouling properties were fabricated by nanoparti...High performance is essential for the polyamide(PA)reverse osmosis(RO)membranes during the desalination process.Herein,RO membranes with high permselectivity and anti-biofouling properties were fabricated by nanoparticles incorporation and anti-biofouling grafting.Hydrotalcite(HT)incorporation was performed with a dual role,enhancing water flux and acting as grafting sites.The HT incorporation increased the water flux without sacrificing the salt rejection,compensating for the loss caused by the following grafting reaction.The exposed surface of HT acted as grafting sites for anti-biofouling agent dimethyloctadecyl[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ammonium chloride(DMOTPAC).The combination of HT incorporation and DMOTPAC grafting endowed RO membranes with high permselectivity and anti-biofouling properties.The water flux of the modified membrane PA-HT-0.06 was 49.8 L/m^(2)·h,which was 16.4%higher than that of the pristine membrane.The salt rejection of PA-HT-0.06 was 99.1%,which was comparable to that of the pristine membrane.As to the fouling of negatively charged lysozyme,the modified membrane’s water flux recovery was superior to that of the pristine membrane(e.g.86.8%of PA-HT-0.06 compared to 78.2%of PA-pristine).The sterilization rates of PA-HT-0.06 for E.coli and B.subtilis were 97.3%and 98.7%,much higher than those of the pristine membrane(24.0%for E.coli and 26.7%for B.subtilis).展开更多
Tungsten oxide （WO3） nanorods, which were used to load platinum （Pt） nanoparticles, were investi- gated. H2WO4 nanorods with diameters from 10 to 50 nm were obtained when tungsten precursor was added into homogeno...Tungsten oxide （WO3） nanorods, which were used to load platinum （Pt） nanoparticles, were investi- gated. H2WO4 nanorods with diameters from 10 to 50 nm were obtained when tungsten precursor was added into homogenous double-walled carbon nanotubes （DWCNT） and ethylene glycol （EG） solution. Nanosized rod-like WO3 were achieved after calcination of the DWCNT/H2W04 composite. Sphere-like Pt nanoparticles were loaded on the surface of the nanorods by EG in-situ reduction. Pt particles were isolated by DWCNT/WO3 nanorods and secondary accumulation could be prevented when Pt particles appeared in the DWCNT/WO3 nanorod/EG dispersion solution. Therefore, Pt nanoparticles with mean di- ameters of 2-6 nm could be obtained. Pt-deposited on DWCNT/WO3 nanorods exhibited high electrochemical activity, which could facilitate the low-cost mass production of Pt catalyst.展开更多
The inter-nanocrystal （NC） distance, necking degree, ordering level, and NC surface ligands all affect the electronic and optoelectronic properties of NC solids. Herein, we introduce a unique PbS structure of neckin...The inter-nanocrystal （NC） distance, necking degree, ordering level, and NC surface ligands all affect the electronic and optoelectronic properties of NC solids. Herein, we introduce a unique PbS structure of necking percolative superlattices to exclude the morphological factors and study the effect of ligands on the NC properties. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data indicate that 1,2-ethanedithiol （EDT）, oxalic acid, mercaptopropionic acid, and NH4SCN （SCN） ligands were attached to the surface of NCs by substrate-supported Iigand exchange. Field-effect transistors were tested and photodetector measurements were performed to compare these NC solids. An SCN-treated film had the highest mobility and responsivity under high-power intensity irradiation owing to its high carrier density, whereas an EDT-treated film had the lowest mobility, photocurrent, and dark current. These findings introduce new avenues for choosing suitable ligands for NC applications.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31970274 (J.W.), 32170272 (X.W.), 32100251 (J.Z.), 32000179 (Y.X.))the Special Research Assistant of Chinese Academy of Sciences (J.Z. and Y.X.), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2022M713224 (J.Z.))+6 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDPB16 (J.W.))the Yunnan Innovation Team Project (202105AE160013 (J.W.))CAS “Light of West China” Program (G.S.)Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program “Young Talents” Project (XDYC-QNRC-2022-0301 (J.Z.), XDYC-QNRC-2022-0001 (G.S.))the General and Key Project of the Applied Basic Research Program of Yunnan (202001AS070021(J.W.))Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects-General Project (202101AT070457 (S.L.))Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects-Youth Talent Project (202101AU070021(S.L.))
文摘Parasitic plants and their hosts communicate through haustorial connections.Nutrient deficiency is a common stress for plants,yet little is known about whether and how host plants and parasites communicate during adaptation to such nutrient stresses.In this study,we used transcriptomics and proteomics to analyze how soybean(Glycine max)and its parasitizing dodder(Cuscuta australis)respond to nitrate and phosphate deficiency(-N and-P).After-N and-P treatment,the soybean and dodder plants exhibited substantial changes of transcriptome and proteome,although soybean plants showed very few transcriptional responses to-P and dodder did not show any transcriptional changes to either-N or-P.Importantly,large-scale interplant transport of mRNAs and proteins was detected.Although the mobile mRNAs only comprised at most 0.2%of the transcriptomes,the foreign mobile proteins could reach 6.8%of the total proteins,suggesting that proteins may be the major forms of interplant communications.Furthermore,the interplant mobility of macromolecules was specifically affected by the nutrient regimes and the transport of these macromolecules was very likely independently regulated.This study provides new insight into the communication between host plants and parasites under stress conditions.
文摘BACKGROUND Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma(HEHE)is a rare hepatic vascular tumor with unpredictable malignant potential.The etiology,characteristics,diagnosis,treatment,and prognosis of HEHE are not well-understood,and largescale retrospective studies are required to understand better this disease.AIM To determine the characteristics of HEHE and identify its optimal treatments and prognostic factors.METHODS The clinical data of two patients diagnosed with HEHE at the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and 258 previously reported cases retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure and PubMed databases between 1996 and 2021 were combined and summarized.All cases were pathologically identified as HEHE.Information such as clinical features,laboratory examination findings,imaging findings,pathological characteristics,treatment,and survival periods was reviewed.Kaplan-Meir curves were used for survival analysis.Prognostic factors were identified by Cox regression analysis.RESULTS HEHE primarily affected middle-aged women.The typical manifestations included epigastric pain,hepatosplenomegaly,inappetence,distension,weight loss,and fatigue.Tumor markers were expressed normally.The incidence of extrahepatic metastasis was 34.5% at the time of diagnosis.The most common sites of extrahepatic involvement were the lungs(22.3%),lymph nodes(5.6%),peritoneum(3.6%),bones(6.6%),and spleen(5.1%).Furthermore,“capsular retraction”,“target sign”,and“lollipop sign”were the characteristic features of HEHE on imaging.The immunohistochemical profile for HEHE(expression of vascular markers,such as factor VIII-related antigen,CD31,and CD34;expression levels of D2-40)can facilitate and ensure an accurate diagnosis.The management options for patients with HEHE include liver resection(29.7%),liver transplantation(16.1%),palliative treatments(12.7%),transhepatic arterial chemotherapy and embolization(TACE,10.2%),chemotherapy(11.0%),antiangiogenic therapy(15.3%),and other treatments(5.1%);the mean survival time was 158.6,147.3,4.2,90.8,71.4,83.1,and 55.0 mo,respectively.The survival time of patients who underwent surgical treatment was longer than that of patients who did not.TACE and antiangiogenic therapy tended to prolong survival compared with other nonsurgical treatments.The 1-,5-,and 10-year survival rates were 82%,71%,and 64%,respectively.Multivariate analysis showed that liver function(P=0.045),intrahepatic metastasis(P=0.029),and treatment(P=0.045)were independent prognostic factors.The presence of extrahepatic metastases was not an independent risk factor for poor prognosis(P=0.558).CONCLUSION The clinical course of HEHE is rare and variable,and patients with intrahepatic metastases and liver dysfunction may have a poorer prognosis than those without.Surgical intervention,whether liver resection or transplantation,might be warranted regardless of extrahepatic metastasis.For patients without the option for surgery,clinicians should consider the use of TACE with antiangiogenic drugs in the treatment of HEHE.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21571119)the Applied Basic Research Project of Shanxi Province(No.201901D211393 and No.201901D211398)+1 种基金Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institution in Shanxi(No.2019L0466)1331 Engineering of Shanxi Province.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.32270516,31970413the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,No.1908085MC83(to JL)a Start-up grant from Nanjing Agricultural University,No.804090。
文摘Cynops orientalis(C.orientalis)has a pronounced ability to regenerate its spinal cord after injury.Thus,exploring the molecular mechanism of this process could provide new approaches for promoting mammalian spinal cord regeneration.In this study,we established a model of spinal cord thoracic transection injury in C.orientalis,which is an endemic species in China.We performed RNA sequencing of the contused axolotl spinal cord at two early time points after spinal cord injury–during the very acute stage(4 days)and the subacute stage(7 days)–and identified differentially expressed genes;additionally,we performed Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses,at each time point.Transcriptome sequencing showed that 13,059 genes were differentially expressed during C.orientalis spinal cord regeneration compared with uninjured animals,among which 4273 were continuously downregulated and 1564 were continuously up-regulated.Down-regulated genes were most enriched in the Gene Ontology term“multicellular organismal process”and in the ribosome pathway at 10 days following spinal cord injury.We found that multiple genes associated with energy metabolism were down-regulated and multiple genes associated with the lysosome were up-regulated after spinal cord injury,indicating the importance of low metabolic activity during wound healing.Immune response-associated pathways were activated during the early acute phase(4 days),while the expression of extracellular matrix proteins such as glycosaminoglycan and collagen,as well as tight junction proteins,was lower at 10 days post-spinal cord injury than 4 days post-spinal cord injury.However,compared with 4 days post-injury,at 10 days post-injury neuroactive ligand-receptor interactions were no longer down-regulated,up-regulated differentially expressed genes were enriched in pathways associated with cancer and the cell cycle,and SHH,VIM,and Sox2 were prominently up-regulated.Immunofluorescence staining showed that glial fibrillary acidic protein was up-regulated in axolotl ependymoglial cells after injury,similar to what is observed in mammalian astrocytes after spinal cord injury,even though axolotls do not form a glial scar during regeneration.We suggest that low intracellular energy production could slow the rapid amplification of ependymoglial cells,thereby inhibiting reactive gliosis,at early stages after spinal cord injury.Extracellular matrix degradation slows cellular responses,represses the expression of neurogenic genes,and reactivates a transcriptional program similar to that of embryonic neuroepithelial cells.These ependymoglial cells act as neural stem cells:they migrate and proliferate to repair the lesion and then differentiate to replace lost glial cells and neurons.This provides the regenerative microenvironment that allows axon growth after injury.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21571119)the Applied Basic Research Project of Shanxi Province(Nos.201901D211393 and 201901D211398)+3 种基金Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institution in Shanxi(No.2019L0466)the Graduate Education Innovation Project of Shanxi Province(No.2021Y480)the Graduate Education Innovation Project of Shanxi Normal University(No.2021XSY038)1331 Engineering of Shanxi Province.
文摘Highly active,stable,and cut-price(photo-)electrocatalysts are desired to overwhelm high energy barriers for anodic oxygen evolution reaction processes.Herein,a heterostructure of cobalt-iron oxide/black phosphorus nanosheets is in-situ synthesized via a facile and novel three-electrode electrolysis method.Bulky black phosphorus is exfoliated into its nanosheets at the cathode while the CoFe oxide is derived directly from the metal wire anode during the electrolysis process.This heterostructure exhibits excellent electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction(OER)performance,and the overpotential at 10 mA·cm^(−2)is 51 mV lower than that of the commercial RuO_(2)catalyst.Its superior OER performance stems from the favorable adsorption behavior and an enlarged electrochemical active surface area of the catalyst.To reveal the origin of excellent OER performance from the point of adsorption strength of OH*,methanol oxidation reaction(MOR)test is applied under the identified OER operating conditions.Further introduction of light illumination enhances the OER activity of this heterostructure.The overpotential drops down to 280 mV,benefiting from pronounced photochemical response of black phosphorus nanosheets and iron oxide inside the heterostructure.This work develops a new electrochemical method to construct high performance and light-sensitive heterostructures from black phosphorus nanosheets for the OER.
基金financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Nos.2018YFA0703200 and 2022YFB3603800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21875259,52233010,51725304,61890943,52103245 and 22021002)+2 种基金the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(No.YSBR-053)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,the National Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals,the Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences(No.BNLMS-CXXM-202012)the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.XDPB13 and 121111KYSB20200004)。
文摘Introduction of asymmetric units into conjugated polymers is an important strategy to regulate the photophysical and electronic properties of polymers,as asymmetric units can not only regulate solubility and energy levels,but also molecular stacking and orientation,thus giving much higher optoelectronic properties.However,very few studies have been reported in this field.The semiconducting properties of conjugated polymers could be regulated through regioregularity adjustment.Here,we took the asymmetric thiophene/pyridine side group DPP as core and developed the regioregular monomer T-Py-DPP through three steps:alkyl chain introduction,tin monomer coupling and NBS double bromination.The T-Py-DPP monomer was polymerized into reg-PPy TDPP-2FBT with a head-to-head structure.The regioregularity of T-Py-DPP unit endowed reg-PPy TDPP-2FBT with backbone planarity,self-assembly orientation,network-like morphology and high crystallinity in films,thus the superior bipolar transport properties.The highest hole and electron mobilities of reg-PPy TDPP-2FBT were 0.93 and 0.57 cm^(2)·V^(-1)·s^(-1),respectively,with 40%improvement relative to the regiorandom polymer.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21571119)the Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province (Nos.202203021221130,202203021221136,20210302124473)+5 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (Nos.202203021221130,202203021221136,20210302124473)Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institution in Shanxi (No.2019L0466)the Graduate Education Innovation Project of ShanxiProvince (No.2021Y480)the China postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.2021M691366)the Graduate Education Innovation Project of Shanxi Normal University (No.2021XSY038)1331 Engineering of Shanxi Province。
文摘Ru-based electrocatalysts have demonstrated excellent electrocatalytic performance toward hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).However,designing Ru nanoparticles/nanoclusters(Ru NPs/NCs)with abundant accessible active sites is challenging.Herein,a selective facile hydrothermal in situ polymerization strategy is described to accurately control the anchoring point of Ru in hollow mesoporous carbon spheres(HMCs)(outer surface,HMCs@Ru;cavity,Ru@HMCs;and pore channels,Ru/SHMCs).The HER mechanisms of the three catalysts over a wide pH range were revealed by analyzing the loading position,content,dispersion,particle size,and valence state of Ru.HMCs@Ru shows excellent area activity,with overpotentials of 64.3,2.8,and 78.1 mV at 10 mA·cm^(-2)in0.5 mol·L^(-1)H_(2)SO_(4),1 mol·L^(-1)KOH;and 0.5 mol·L^(-1)phosphate buffer saline(PBS)solutions,respectively.Ru/S-HMCs exhibit high mass activity,with values 43.3,2.9,and 12.7 times those of Pt/C in alkaline,acidic,and neutral media,respectively,at-50 mV(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE)).After 2000 cyclic voltammetry cycles,the performances of HMCs@Ru and Ru/S-HMCs hardly decrease,indicating good stability.The excellent electrocatalytic activity can be attributed to two main factors:(1)the confinement effect,which not only promotes high Ru dispersion but also prevents the leaching of active metal under harsh conditions,and(2)their excellent structural characteristics.The catalyst structure features a large hollow located in the center(~160 nm in diameter)and an ultrathin monolayer of mesopores(~6 nm)uniformly distributed on the hollow shells,ensuring fast mass diffusion and electron transfer kinetics,as well as complete accessibility of catalytic sites.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11905206 and 11975217).
文摘Zirconium tritiated(ZrTx)is an alternative target material for deuteron-triton(D-T)reaction neutron generator.The isotopic replacement and microstructure evolution induced by hydrogen isotope implantation could significantly affect the performance of the target film.In this work,the zirconium deuteride film deposited on Mo/Si substrate was implanted by 150 keV protons with fluence from 1×10^(16 ) to 1×10^(18 )protons/cm^(2).After implantation,the depth profiles of retained hydrogen(H)and deuterium(D)in these target films were analyzed by elastic recoil detection analysis(ERDA),and time of flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry(ToF-SIMS).Additionally,the microstructure evolution was also observed by x-ray diffraction(XRD)and scanning electron microscope(SEM).The D concentration in the ZrDx film decreased versus the proton implantation fluence.An analytical model was proposed to describe the hydrogen isotopic trapping and exchange as functions of incident protons fluence.Additionally,the XRD analysis revealed that no new phase was formed after proton implantation.Furthermore,circular flakings were observed on the ZrDx surface from SEM images at fluence up to 1×10^(18) protons/cm^(2),and this surface morphology was considered to associate with the hydrogen atoms congregation in Mo/Si boundary.
文摘Objective:To explore whether the serum test reference range of kidney function is suitable for healthy pregnant women in Xi'an and establish normal reference range for healthy pregnant women.Methods: A total of 1376 healthy pregnant women serum urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (CREA), uric acid (UA) is tested by AU5800 automatic biochemical analyzer, compared with healthy non pregnant women, statistical analysis results. At the same time, estimate whether the data shows a normal distribution, and evaluate the reference range of healthy pregnant women according to Mean ± 1.96s.Results:BUN and CERA data are normally distributed, and UA data is in a positive skew distribution. There were statistically significant differences in serum BUN, CERA and UA levels between healthy pregnant women and healthy non-pregnant women. There were statistically significant differences in serum BUN, CERA and UA levels of healthy pregnant women and healthy non-pregnant women in the same age group. The difference was not statistically significant in serum BUN, CERA and UA levels in different age groups of healthy pregnant women. The serum BUN of the healthy pregnant women reference range was lower than the healthy non-pregnant women, and the serum UA reference range of the healthy pregnant women was wider than the healthy non-pregnant women.Conclusion:Assessment the renal function status of pregnant women is not reasonable by non-pregnant woman's reference range of BUN, Cr and UA. It is imminent that targeted to establish local regional pregnant women BUN, Cr and UA normal reference range to accurately assess the renal function.
基金the Royal Society for a Newton Advanced Fellowship awarded to ECT(NAF\R2\192001)CEPAMS Funding(Project CPM19)for support of a collaboration project'Scutellaria Anticancer Metabolites'for E.C.T.,C.M.,M-J.R.H.,J.F.and Q.Z.C.M.,M.T.,E.B.,M.R.,G.S.,L.H..and J.L.were also supported by the Institute Strategic Programme‘Molecules from Nature’(BB/P012523/1)+4 种基金the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.MZ was supported by a CSC visiting scholarship and by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China(LY21H280009)We thank CAS for the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB27020204)International Partnership Program of CAS(153D31KYSB20160074)we gratefully acknowledge the Ministry of Science and Technology for Foreign Expert Project 2019(G20190113016)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality for Shanghai Talent Recruitment Program 2018 and funds from National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology to ECT for support of this project.
文摘Medicinal plants are an excellent source of structurally diverse,bio-active compounds with potential in the fight against cancer.One of the most promising is Scutellaria barbata,prescribed traditionally for the treatment of cancers.Scutebarbatine A is the major diterpenoid,produced in specialized large,peltate trichomes on leaves of S.barbata.It induces dose-dependent apoptosis,specifically in cancer cells.The major class of proteins down-regulated are pro-survival proteins,the Inhibitors of Apoptosis(IAPs),and IAP regulating proteins.We propose that scutebarbatine A works by releasing the molecular brakes(the IAPs)on apoptosis in cell death-evading cancer cells.Comparison between the cytotoxicity of methanolic extracts of S.barbata leaves and decoctions(Ban Zhi Lian)prepared traditionally,showed substantially different chemical compositions and differential induction of apoptosis.Analyses suggest polyvalency between the constituents in both extracts,and ways to produce enhanced chemopreventive preparations for the treatment of cancer.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41877121)the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(No.2020B0202080001)the Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Project(No.NT2021010).
文摘Ca-Fe-Si material(CIS),a novel composite material rich in calcium,iron,manganese and silicon showed marvelous immobilization properties for heavy metal(loid)s in soils.To elucidate the acid stability of Cd fixed by CIS(CIS-Cd)and the underlying immobilizationmechanisms,the acid dissolution characteristics of CIS-Cdwere investigated by using acid titration method and X-ray diffraction(XRD)technique.The results showed that CIS-Cd had distinctive acid buffering capacity in different pH ranges.Based on the titration curve between dissolution rate of CIS-Cd and pH,CIS-Cd can be divided into non acid-stable Cd(9.4%),moderately acid-stable Cd(22.5%)and acid-stable Cd(68.1%).XRD analysis of CIS-Cd at different pH intervals and the correlation curves of dissolution rates of Cd and concomitant elements indicated that non acid-stable Cdwas mainly bound by carbonate,silicate and sulfate(CdCO_(3),Cd_(2)SiO_(4) and CdSO_(4))or co-precipitated with the corresponding calcium salts.Moderately acid-stable Cd was mainly bound by magnesium-aluminum-silicon containing minerals or electrically bound bymanganese iron minerals.Acid-stable Cd remaining undissolved at pH<2.42 included CdFe_(2)O_(4) and ferromanganese minerals strongly bound Cd.It was by multilateral fixation mechanisms that Ca-Fe-Si material possessed marvelous immobilization capability for Cd and strong resilience to environmental acidification as well.The findings implicated that proper combination of calcium-iron-silicon containing minerals could develop novel promising amendments with high efficiency in heavy metal(loid)s immobilization and strong resilience to environmental change.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21571119)the Applied Basic Research Project of Shanxi Province(Grant Nos.201901D211393 and 201901D211398)+5 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(Grant No.20210302124473)the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institution in Shanxi(Grant No.2019L0466)the Graduate Education Innovation Project of Shanxi Province(Grant No.2021Y480)the China postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2021M691366)the Graduate Education Innovation Project of Shanxi Normal University(Grant No.2021XSY038)the 1331 Engineering of Shanxi Province.
文摘Developing high-activity and low-cost catalysts is the key to eliminate the limitation of sluggish anodic oxygen evolution reaction(OER)during electrocatalytic overall water splitting.Herein,Ni‒Fe/black phosphorous(BP)composites are synthesized using a simple three-electrode system,where exfoliation of bulky BP and synthesis of NiFe composites are simultaneously achieved.Under light illumination,the optimized Ni‒Fe/BP composite exhibits excellent photoelectrocatalytic OER performance(e.g.,the overpotential is 58 mV lower than a commercial RuO_(2) electrocatalyst at a current density of 10 mA·cm^(-2)).The electron transfer on this composite is proved to follow a Ni‒BP‒Fe pathway.The electronic structure of this Ni‒Fe/BP composite is effectively regulated,leading to optimized adsorption strength of the intermediate OH*and improved intrinsic activity for the OER.Together with active sites on the support,this Ni‒Fe/BP composite possesses abundant electrochemical active sites and a bug surface area for the OER.The introduction of light further accelerates the electrocatalytic OER.This work provides a novel and facile method to synthesize high-performance metal/BP composites as well as the approaches to reveal their OER mechanisms.
基金supported by Shenzhen Key Medical Discipline Construction Fund(No.SZXK013).
文摘Background:Percutaneous local tumor ablation(LTA)and stereotactic body radiotherapy(SBRT)have been regarded as viable treatments for early-stage lung cancer patients.The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of LTA with SBRT for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods:PubMed,Embase,Cochrane library,Ovid,Google scholar,CNKI,and CBMdisc were searched to identify potential eligible studies comparing the efficacy and safety of LTA with SBRT for early-stage NSCLC published between January 1,1991,and May 31,2021.Hazard ratios(HRs)or odds ratios(ORs)with 95%confidence intervals(CIs)were applied to estimate the effect size for overall survival(OS),progression-free survival(PFS),locoregional progression(LP),and adverse events.Results:Five studies with 22,231 patients were enrolled,including 1443 patients in the LTA group and 20,788 patients in the SBRT group.The results showed that SBRT was not superior to LTA for OS(HR=1.03,95%CI:0.87-1.22,P=0.71).Similar results were observed for PFS(HR=1.09,95%CI:0.71-1.67,P=0.71)and LP(HR=0.66,95%CI:0.25-1.77,P=0.70).Subgroup analysis showed that the pooled HR for OS favored SBRT in patients with tumors sized>2 cm(HR=1.32,95%CI:1.14-1.53,P=0.0003),whereas there was no significant difference in patients with tumors sized≤2 cm(HR=0.93,95%CI:0.64-1.35,P=0.70).Moreover,no significant differences were observed for the incidence of severe adverse events(≥grade 3)(OR=1.95,95%CI:0.63-6.07,P=0.25)between the LTA group and SBRT group.Conclusions:Compared with SBRT,LTA appears to have similar OS,PFS,and LP.However,for tumors>2 cm,SBRT is superior to LTA in OS.Prospective randomized controlled trials are required to determine such findings.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32070826,81801929)the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M650239,2020T130762)+4 种基金the Chongqing Research Program of Basic Research and Frontier Technology(cstc2018jcyjAX0807)the Innovative Talents Project of Chongqing Postdoctoral Foundation(YRSB(2019)298)the Chongqing Medical Joint Research Project of Chongqing Science and Technology Committee&Health Agency(2020GDRC017)Chongqing Graduate Tutor Team Project(dstd201903)the Medical Research Project of Chongqing Health and Family Planning Commission(2017ZDXM016)。
文摘Local drug delivery has received increasing attention in recent years.However,the therapeutic efficacy of local delivery of drugs is still limited under certain scenarios,such as in the oral cavity or in wound beds after resection of tumors.In this study,we introduce a bioinspired adhesive hydrogel derived from the skin secretions of Andrias davidianus(SSAD)as a wound dressing for localized drug elution.The hydrogel was loaded with aminoguanidine or doxorubicin,and its controlled drug release and healing-promoting properties were verified in a diabetic rat palatal mucosal defect model and a C57BL/6 mouse melanoma-bearing model,respectively.The results showed that SSAD hydrogels with different pore sizes could release drugs in a controllable manner and accelerate wound healing.Transcriptome analyses of the palatal mucosa suggested that SSAD could significantly upregulate pathways linked to cell adhesion and extracellular matrix deposition and had the ability to recruit keratinocyte stem cells to defect sites.Taken together,these findings indicate that property-controllable SSAD hydrogels could be a promising biofunctional wound dressing for local drug delivery and promotion of wound healing.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2018YFC0408002 and 2018YFE0196000)the Key Research Project of Shandong Province(China)(No.2019JZZY010806)+3 种基金Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(China)(ZR2020MB118)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21908257)the special Fund for Basic Scientific Research Business of Central Public Research Institutes(China)(Nos.K-JBYWF-2018-CR06,K-JBYWF-2018-HZ01)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(China)(No.20JCZDJC00460).
文摘High performance is essential for the polyamide(PA)reverse osmosis(RO)membranes during the desalination process.Herein,RO membranes with high permselectivity and anti-biofouling properties were fabricated by nanoparticles incorporation and anti-biofouling grafting.Hydrotalcite(HT)incorporation was performed with a dual role,enhancing water flux and acting as grafting sites.The HT incorporation increased the water flux without sacrificing the salt rejection,compensating for the loss caused by the following grafting reaction.The exposed surface of HT acted as grafting sites for anti-biofouling agent dimethyloctadecyl[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ammonium chloride(DMOTPAC).The combination of HT incorporation and DMOTPAC grafting endowed RO membranes with high permselectivity and anti-biofouling properties.The water flux of the modified membrane PA-HT-0.06 was 49.8 L/m^(2)·h,which was 16.4%higher than that of the pristine membrane.The salt rejection of PA-HT-0.06 was 99.1%,which was comparable to that of the pristine membrane.As to the fouling of negatively charged lysozyme,the modified membrane’s water flux recovery was superior to that of the pristine membrane(e.g.86.8%of PA-HT-0.06 compared to 78.2%of PA-pristine).The sterilization rates of PA-HT-0.06 for E.coli and B.subtilis were 97.3%and 98.7%,much higher than those of the pristine membrane(24.0%for E.coli and 26.7%for B.subtilis).
基金financially supported by the Science and Technology Major Project in International Cooperation of Zhejiang Province (No. 2008C14040)the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (No. Z4100790)+2 种基金the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China (No. 2010DFB63680)the Department of Educational, Science & Technology, and Human Resources & Social Security of Jiangxi Province (Nos. GJJ12366, 20122BAB216013, 20121BBE50027, [2012]195)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51202095 and 51264010)
文摘Tungsten oxide （WO3） nanorods, which were used to load platinum （Pt） nanoparticles, were investi- gated. H2WO4 nanorods with diameters from 10 to 50 nm were obtained when tungsten precursor was added into homogenous double-walled carbon nanotubes （DWCNT） and ethylene glycol （EG） solution. Nanosized rod-like WO3 were achieved after calcination of the DWCNT/H2W04 composite. Sphere-like Pt nanoparticles were loaded on the surface of the nanorods by EG in-situ reduction. Pt particles were isolated by DWCNT/WO3 nanorods and secondary accumulation could be prevented when Pt particles appeared in the DWCNT/WO3 nanorod/EG dispersion solution. Therefore, Pt nanoparticles with mean di- ameters of 2-6 nm could be obtained. Pt-deposited on DWCNT/WO3 nanorods exhibited high electrochemical activity, which could facilitate the low-cost mass production of Pt catalyst.
基金Acknowledgements This work was supported financially by Chinese ministry of science and technology （No. 2016YFA0200700）, National Basic Research Program of China （No. 2014CB931801, Z. Y. T.）, National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 21473044, C. G. L. Nos. 21475029 and 91427302, Z. Y. T.）, Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （No. YZ201311, Z. Y. T.）, CAS-CSIRO Cooperative Research Program （No. GJHZ1503, Z. Y. T.）, and ＂Strategic Priority Research Program＂ of Chinese Academy of Sciences （No. XDA09040100, Z. Y. T.）.
文摘The inter-nanocrystal （NC） distance, necking degree, ordering level, and NC surface ligands all affect the electronic and optoelectronic properties of NC solids. Herein, we introduce a unique PbS structure of necking percolative superlattices to exclude the morphological factors and study the effect of ligands on the NC properties. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data indicate that 1,2-ethanedithiol （EDT）, oxalic acid, mercaptopropionic acid, and NH4SCN （SCN） ligands were attached to the surface of NCs by substrate-supported Iigand exchange. Field-effect transistors were tested and photodetector measurements were performed to compare these NC solids. An SCN-treated film had the highest mobility and responsivity under high-power intensity irradiation owing to its high carrier density, whereas an EDT-treated film had the lowest mobility, photocurrent, and dark current. These findings introduce new avenues for choosing suitable ligands for NC applications.
