AIM: To examine the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), also known as CCN2, in gastric carcinoma (GC), and the correlation between the expression of CTGF, clinicopathologic features and clinical outc...AIM: To examine the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), also known as CCN2, in gastric carcinoma (GC), and the correlation between the expression of CTGF, clinicopathologic features and clinical outcomes of patients with GC. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-two GC patients were included in the present study. All patients were followed up for at least 5 years. Proteins of CTGF were detected using the Powervision two-step immunostaining method. RESULTS: Of the specimens from 122 GC patients analyzed for CTGF expression, 58 (58/122, 47.5%) had a high CTGF expression in cytoplasm of gastric carcinoma cells and 64 (64/122, 52.5%) had a low CTGF expression. Patients with a high CTGF expression showed a higher incidence of lymph node metastasis than those with a low CTGF expression (P = 0.032). Patients with a high CTGF expression had significantly lower 5-year survival rate than those with a low CTGF expression (27.6% vs 46.9%, P = 0.0178), especially those staging Ⅰ+Ⅱ+Ⅲ (35.7% vs 65.2%, P = 0.0027). CONCLUSION: GC patients with an elevated CTGF expression have more lymph node metastases and a shorter survival time. CTGF seems to be an independent prognostic factor for the successful differentiation of high-risk GC patients staging Ⅰ+Ⅱ+Ⅲ. Over-expression of CTGF in human GC cells results in an increased aggressive ability.展开更多
Molecular doping is one of the most important tools to manipulate the electrical properties of conjugated polymers for application in organic optoelectronics.The polymer crystallinity and distribution position of the ...Molecular doping is one of the most important tools to manipulate the electrical properties of conjugated polymers for application in organic optoelectronics.The polymer crystallinity and distribution position of the dopant crucially determine electrical conductivity of the doped polymer.However,in solution-mixed doping,the interplay between polymer and dopant leads to highly structural disorder of polymer and random arrangement of dopant.Here,we propose a strategy to ensure the dopant induced polarons have high charge dissociation and transport by letting the conjugated polymers aggregate in the marginal solvent solution by cooling it from higher temperature to room temperature.We select poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)(P3HT)solution doped by 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane(F4TCNQ)as a model system.P3HT crystallizes in the marginal solvent,such as 1,1,2-trichloroethane(TCE)driven by the favorπ-πinteraction between planar polymer backbone.The dopant F4TCNQ enters the alkyl side chain region not theπ-πstacking region and thus guarantees high crystallinity and theπ-πinteraction of P3HT.This distribution of F4TCNQ which away from the polymer backbone to ensure higher charge dissociation and transport.Finally,we obtained a high conductivity value of 23 S/cm by doping P3HT with 20%F4TCNQ by using the marginal solvent,which is higher than doping P3HT with a disordered coil conformation in chlorobenzene(CB)of 7 S/cm,which the dopants enter both the alkyl side chain region and theπ-πstacking region.展开更多
In this work, the mesophase properties were tuned via mixing two discotic molecules with structural complementarity. Compared with the liquid crystalline hexakis(n-hexyloxy)triphenylene(H6TP)materials(columnar hexagon...In this work, the mesophase properties were tuned via mixing two discotic molecules with structural complementarity. Compared with the liquid crystalline hexakis(n-hexyloxy)triphenylene(H6TP)materials(columnar hexagonal phase from 53 8C to 91 8C), mesophase types as well as phase transition temperatures varied with the introduction of crystalline hexaazatriphenylene derivative(PBH)molecules. The introduction of less than 33% amount of PBH disrupted the columnar hexagonal phase formed by H6 TP remarkably, followed by the decreased clearing temperatures of liquid crystals. As the PBH amount was further increased, the destroyed columnar hexagonal phase was turned into the columnar rectangular phase, in which H6 TP and PBH molecules together formed the columnar mesophase. The formation of new mesophase contributed to the enlarged mesophase temperature(from44 8C to 144 8C). We speculated that the alkyl chains interaction induced by the PBH component competed with the strong p–p stacking between H6 TP molecules, thus altering the liquid crystalline properties including mesophase types and phase transition temperatures.展开更多
We report on the effects of aggregation of P3HT with ordered conformation in solution on improving the uniaxial alignment of the P3HT nanofibers by zone casting.Two approaches were employed to change the aggregation o...We report on the effects of aggregation of P3HT with ordered conformation in solution on improving the uniaxial alignment of the P3HT nanofibers by zone casting.Two approaches were employed to change the aggregation of P3HT:P3HT blending with coil insulating polymer and ultrasonic oscillating.The insulator polymer(i.e.PS) which has good solubility in the solution would disturb the aggregation of P3HT to prevent the chains entanglement.The ultrasonic oscillation can further improve the P3HT aggregation with ordered conformation in the solution.As a result,the P3HT nanofibers in the film grew much orientedly by zone casting the ultrasonic oscillating P3HT/PS polymer blends solution than the same solvent P3HT solution without ultrasonic oscillating and blending.The P3HT tt-tt stacking direction is parallel to the alignment direction of the nanofibers.Meanwhile,the P3HT/PS blend ratio and PS molecular weight have influence on the uniaxial alignment of P3HT nanofibers.Only P3HT/PS is 1:1, the P3HT nanofibers oriented well.The low molecular weight PS can make the P3HT nanofibers orient better than that of the high molecular weight.展开更多
We chose a series of isoindigo-based conjugated polymer(ⅡDDT,ⅡDDT-C3 and ⅡDDT-C4) with different length of side chains and bifurcation positions to investigate the relationship between the degree of alignment and t...We chose a series of isoindigo-based conjugated polymer(ⅡDDT,ⅡDDT-C3 and ⅡDDT-C4) with different length of side chains and bifurcation positions to investigate the relationship between the degree of alignment and the length of side chains and bifurcation positions.We found that the dichroic ratio was increased from 2.37 to 5.23 when the side chain was longer and the bifurcation position was away from the backbone.The π-π stacking distance was decreased from 3.67 A to 3.61 A when the bifurcation position was away from the backbone because of its smaller hindrance and the d-spacing of the(100)was increased from 20.06 A to 25.21 A when the side chain was longer.All the polymers were adopted an edge-on orientation with the backbone paralleled with the long axis of fibers.The weak interaction of side-chain in ⅡDDT-C4 was beneficial for the molecules being rearranged in parallel during the contact line receding and the strong n-n interaction could accelerate the interchain assembly of the parallel molecules through π-π interaction to form aligned fibers.展开更多
The macroscopic alignment of conjugated polymers with low grain boundary is essential to carrier transport. During film forming process, the match between contact line receding velocity and the critical alignment velo...The macroscopic alignment of conjugated polymers with low grain boundary is essential to carrier transport. During film forming process, the match between contact line receding velocity and the critical alignment velocity is essential to get the alignment polymer film. In this paper, the contact line receding velocity of a D-A conjugated polymer film, isoindigo and bithiophene(IIDDT-C3), was adjusted by solvent vapor content and film-formation temperature. Only when solvent vapor content was 0.3 m L and the film-formation temperature was 90C, the contact line receding velocity was in accordance with the critical alignment velocity, and the highest degree of alignment was attained in the IIDDT-C3 film, with the dichroic ratio up to 4.08. Fibers were aligned parallel with the direction of the contact line receding and the molecules of IIDDT-C3 adopted an edge-on orientation with the backbone parallel with the direction of fiber long axis. The p-p stacking distance between adjacent molecules was 3.63 ?.展开更多
For poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)(PFO),β phase (coplanar conformation with the intra-chain torsion angle of 165°) has a greater conjugation length and higher degree of order compared to those of α phase, which favo...For poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)(PFO),β phase (coplanar conformation with the intra-chain torsion angle of 165°) has a greater conjugation length and higher degree of order compared to those of α phase, which favors charge carrier transport. However, the highest content of β phase obtained so far is 45%. We propose to increase the content of β phase by promoting the solution aggregation of PFO molecules and extending film-forming time. For this purpose, 1,8-diiodooctane (DIO) is added to PFO o-xylene solution, which enhances the interaction of PFO chains and improves the planarity of PFO backbone, resulting in the formation of ordered aggregation. The aggregates act as nucleation centers to promote the formation of β phase. The content of β phase increases with increasing DIO concentration and reaches a platform of 39% as DIO is more than 4 vol%. Furthermore, the film is kept in a sealed environment with oxylene atmosphere for 3 h, thus the PFO molecules have enough time to diffuse to the crystallization front and achieve disorder-order transition. As a result, the crystallinity of PFO is improved significantly and the content of β phase increases to 52%, reaching the highest value reported so far.展开更多
文摘AIM: To examine the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), also known as CCN2, in gastric carcinoma (GC), and the correlation between the expression of CTGF, clinicopathologic features and clinical outcomes of patients with GC. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-two GC patients were included in the present study. All patients were followed up for at least 5 years. Proteins of CTGF were detected using the Powervision two-step immunostaining method. RESULTS: Of the specimens from 122 GC patients analyzed for CTGF expression, 58 (58/122, 47.5%) had a high CTGF expression in cytoplasm of gastric carcinoma cells and 64 (64/122, 52.5%) had a low CTGF expression. Patients with a high CTGF expression showed a higher incidence of lymph node metastasis than those with a low CTGF expression (P = 0.032). Patients with a high CTGF expression had significantly lower 5-year survival rate than those with a low CTGF expression (27.6% vs 46.9%, P = 0.0178), especially those staging Ⅰ+Ⅱ+Ⅲ (35.7% vs 65.2%, P = 0.0027). CONCLUSION: GC patients with an elevated CTGF expression have more lymph node metastases and a shorter survival time. CTGF seems to be an independent prognostic factor for the successful differentiation of high-risk GC patients staging Ⅰ+Ⅱ+Ⅲ. Over-expression of CTGF in human GC cells results in an increased aggressive ability.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51933010)。
文摘Molecular doping is one of the most important tools to manipulate the electrical properties of conjugated polymers for application in organic optoelectronics.The polymer crystallinity and distribution position of the dopant crucially determine electrical conductivity of the doped polymer.However,in solution-mixed doping,the interplay between polymer and dopant leads to highly structural disorder of polymer and random arrangement of dopant.Here,we propose a strategy to ensure the dopant induced polarons have high charge dissociation and transport by letting the conjugated polymers aggregate in the marginal solvent solution by cooling it from higher temperature to room temperature.We select poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)(P3HT)solution doped by 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane(F4TCNQ)as a model system.P3HT crystallizes in the marginal solvent,such as 1,1,2-trichloroethane(TCE)driven by the favorπ-πinteraction between planar polymer backbone.The dopant F4TCNQ enters the alkyl side chain region not theπ-πstacking region and thus guarantees high crystallinity and theπ-πinteraction of P3HT.This distribution of F4TCNQ which away from the polymer backbone to ensure higher charge dissociation and transport.Finally,we obtained a high conductivity value of 23 S/cm by doping P3HT with 20%F4TCNQ by using the marginal solvent,which is higher than doping P3HT with a disordered coil conformation in chlorobenzene(CB)of 7 S/cm,which the dopants enter both the alkyl side chain region and theπ-πstacking region.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51303177)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB12020300)
文摘In this work, the mesophase properties were tuned via mixing two discotic molecules with structural complementarity. Compared with the liquid crystalline hexakis(n-hexyloxy)triphenylene(H6TP)materials(columnar hexagonal phase from 53 8C to 91 8C), mesophase types as well as phase transition temperatures varied with the introduction of crystalline hexaazatriphenylene derivative(PBH)molecules. The introduction of less than 33% amount of PBH disrupted the columnar hexagonal phase formed by H6 TP remarkably, followed by the decreased clearing temperatures of liquid crystals. As the PBH amount was further increased, the destroyed columnar hexagonal phase was turned into the columnar rectangular phase, in which H6 TP and PBH molecules together formed the columnar mesophase. The formation of new mesophase contributed to the enlarged mesophase temperature(from44 8C to 144 8C). We speculated that the alkyl chains interaction induced by the PBH component competed with the strong p–p stacking between H6 TP molecules, thus altering the liquid crystalline properties including mesophase types and phase transition temperatures.
基金subsidized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20921061,20834005,51073151 )the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2009CB930603)
文摘We report on the effects of aggregation of P3HT with ordered conformation in solution on improving the uniaxial alignment of the P3HT nanofibers by zone casting.Two approaches were employed to change the aggregation of P3HT:P3HT blending with coil insulating polymer and ultrasonic oscillating.The insulator polymer(i.e.PS) which has good solubility in the solution would disturb the aggregation of P3HT to prevent the chains entanglement.The ultrasonic oscillation can further improve the P3HT aggregation with ordered conformation in the solution.As a result,the P3HT nanofibers in the film grew much orientedly by zone casting the ultrasonic oscillating P3HT/PS polymer blends solution than the same solvent P3HT solution without ultrasonic oscillating and blending.The P3HT tt-tt stacking direction is parallel to the alignment direction of the nanofibers.Meanwhile,the P3HT/PS blend ratio and PS molecular weight have influence on the uniaxial alignment of P3HT nanofibers.Only P3HT/PS is 1:1, the P3HT nanofibers oriented well.The low molecular weight PS can make the P3HT nanofibers orient better than that of the high molecular weight.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21334006, 51577138, 21474113)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB12020300)
文摘We chose a series of isoindigo-based conjugated polymer(ⅡDDT,ⅡDDT-C3 and ⅡDDT-C4) with different length of side chains and bifurcation positions to investigate the relationship between the degree of alignment and the length of side chains and bifurcation positions.We found that the dichroic ratio was increased from 2.37 to 5.23 when the side chain was longer and the bifurcation position was away from the backbone.The π-π stacking distance was decreased from 3.67 A to 3.61 A when the bifurcation position was away from the backbone because of its smaller hindrance and the d-spacing of the(100)was increased from 20.06 A to 25.21 A when the side chain was longer.All the polymers were adopted an edge-on orientation with the backbone paralleled with the long axis of fibers.The weak interaction of side-chain in ⅡDDT-C4 was beneficial for the molecules being rearranged in parallel during the contact line receding and the strong n-n interaction could accelerate the interchain assembly of the parallel molecules through π-π interaction to form aligned fibers.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21334006,51573185,21474113)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB12020300)OTFT National Key R&D Program of“Strategic Advanced Electronic Materials”(No.2016YFB0401100)
文摘The macroscopic alignment of conjugated polymers with low grain boundary is essential to carrier transport. During film forming process, the match between contact line receding velocity and the critical alignment velocity is essential to get the alignment polymer film. In this paper, the contact line receding velocity of a D-A conjugated polymer film, isoindigo and bithiophene(IIDDT-C3), was adjusted by solvent vapor content and film-formation temperature. Only when solvent vapor content was 0.3 m L and the film-formation temperature was 90C, the contact line receding velocity was in accordance with the critical alignment velocity, and the highest degree of alignment was attained in the IIDDT-C3 film, with the dichroic ratio up to 4.08. Fibers were aligned parallel with the direction of the contact line receding and the molecules of IIDDT-C3 adopted an edge-on orientation with the backbone parallel with the direction of fiber long axis. The p-p stacking distance between adjacent molecules was 3.63 ?.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51890871, 91833306, and 51573185)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB12020300)
文摘For poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)(PFO),β phase (coplanar conformation with the intra-chain torsion angle of 165°) has a greater conjugation length and higher degree of order compared to those of α phase, which favors charge carrier transport. However, the highest content of β phase obtained so far is 45%. We propose to increase the content of β phase by promoting the solution aggregation of PFO molecules and extending film-forming time. For this purpose, 1,8-diiodooctane (DIO) is added to PFO o-xylene solution, which enhances the interaction of PFO chains and improves the planarity of PFO backbone, resulting in the formation of ordered aggregation. The aggregates act as nucleation centers to promote the formation of β phase. The content of β phase increases with increasing DIO concentration and reaches a platform of 39% as DIO is more than 4 vol%. Furthermore, the film is kept in a sealed environment with oxylene atmosphere for 3 h, thus the PFO molecules have enough time to diffuse to the crystallization front and achieve disorder-order transition. As a result, the crystallinity of PFO is improved significantly and the content of β phase increases to 52%, reaching the highest value reported so far.
