Polymers
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2021
·Vol. 13
·期 11
·1753
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IF 4.329
Weixian Huo,Heng An,Shuquan Chang,Shengsheng Yang,Yin Huang,Xiaohong Zhang,Xiaodan Hu,Haiqian Zhang
Environment-responsive hydrogel actuators have attracted tremendous attention due to their intriguing properties. Gamma radiation has been considered as a green cross-linking process for hydrogel synthesis, as toxic cross-linking agents and initiators were not required. In this work, chitosan/agar/P(N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-acrylamide) (CS/agar/P(NIPAM-co-AM)) and CS/agar/Montmorillonite (MMT)/PNIPAM temperature-sensitive hydrogel bilayers were synthesized via gamma radiation at room temperature. The mechanical properties and temperature sensitivity of hydrogels under different agar content and irradiation doses were explored. The enhancement of the mechanical properties of the composite hydrogel can be attributed to the presence of agar and MMT. Due to the different temperature sensitivities provided by the two layers of hydrogel, they can move autonomously and act as a flexible gripper as the temperature changes. Thanks to the antibacterial properties of the hydrogel, their storage time and service life may be improved. The as prepared hydrogel bilayers have potential applications in control devices, soft robots, artificial muscles and other fields.Keywords:composite hydrogel;irradiation;bilayer;temperature-sensitive
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
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2021
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IF 3.995
Le Han,Jiaqiang Liu,Peng Liu,Bohan Li,Xianliang Li,Yan Xu
Ratiometric fluorescent sensing materials based on dual-emissive luminescent centers have been widely researched due to their highly stable self-calibrating monitoring performance. In this work, Eu 3+ , Tb 3+ co-doped gadolinium molybdate [Gd 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 ] phosphors were successfully prepared through a facile precipitation and a following heat treatment process. Dual-emissive Gd 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 : Eu 3+ , Tb 3+ phosphor showed characteristic emission peaks at 592, 617, and 703 nm corresponding to the transitions of 5 D 0 – 7 F 1 , 5 D 0 – 7 F 2 and 5 D 0 – 7 F 4 for Eu 3+ ions, and the other emissions at 488 and 543 nm were ascribed to 5 D 4 – 7 F 6 and 5 D 4 – 7 F 5 transitions for Tb 3+ , respectively. The temperature sensitivities of Gd 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 : Eu 3+ , Tb 3+ based on a multimode fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) technique were investigated for monitoring temperature changes in the range of 80–450 K. The maximum relative sensitivities of the four modes of FIR (I Tb 3+ /I Eu 3+ ) techniques were successfully achieved with range of 0.37–0.50% K −1 . The results also demonstrated the high reversibility of Gd 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 : Eu 3+ , Tb 3+ phosphor used as a self-calibrating thermometer for thermal-sensing application.
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2025
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IF 3.6
Zhiwei Xia,Lan Yao,Xin Pan,Ke Su,Rujun Yang,Yuanhao Jian,Rong-Jun Xie,Lefu Mei
The development of efficient dual-emissive and temperature-sensitive luminescent materials is critical for advancing non-contact optical thermometry. Herein, we employed a co-doping strategy to enhance energy transfer pathways in Ca 9 Ga(PO 4 ) 7 phosphors. Under 331 nm excitation, dual emissions from Eu 2+ (415 nm) and Cr 3+ (696 nm) were achieved, with Zn 2+ enhancing the near-infrared (NIR) of Cr 3+ . The optimal Cr 3+ concentration led to an approximately six-fold increase in NIR emission intensity, attributed to Eu 2+ -induced crystal field modulation and efficient dipole-dipole energy transfer, which are evidenced by comparing the emission spectra and decay curve lifetimes. Temperature-dependent emission spectra revealed that Eu 2+ emission remained stable, while Cr 3+ emission exhibited significant temperature sensitivity in Ca 9 Ga(PO 4 ) 7 :Zn 2+ ,Eu 2+ ,Cr 3+ , enabling precise temperature sensing with a peak sensitivity of 1.256 % K −1 at 298 K. This work offers a novel approach to improving energy transfer efficiency and dual-emission properties, contributing to the development of high-performance, real-time optical thermometry and photonic technologies.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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IF 8.2
Pengxia Zhang,Maoying Liu,Suying Pei,Hongxin Huang,Zhengyan Zhao,Ling Yang,Wen Pan,Siyi Li,Qifeng Bai,Rui Zhang,Ping Zhou
The fairness of long-term self-renewal and robust cell proliferation limits the applications of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) in regenerative medicine. Inducing hMSCs from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), which have the advantages of autogenous and no cell number issues, is highly valuable. However, current induction methods using FBS-containing mesenchymal culture medium have problems, including immunogenicity, microbial contamination, and low efficiency. To solve these problems, we propose a chemically defined induction protocol incorporating transforming growth factor-beta 1 and retinoic acid (RA) additives in serum-free E6 medium for the suspension induction of embryoid bodies in hiPSCs. Additionally, microgroove-patterned polydimethylsiloxane surfaces coated with temperature-sensitive N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAAm) were prepared for efficient harvesting and purification of induced hiPSC-derived hMSCs (hiPSC-MSCs). The results showed that both supplementation with RA and patterned microgrooves with a width of 20 μm could accelerate the induction of hiPSC-MSCs, realizing the promising scalable production of homogeneous cells. This study successfully established a chemically defined induction protocol and utilized patterned surfaces to obtain clinically applicable hiPSC-MSCs, which show great promise in tissue engineering, gene therapy, and cell transplantation.
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再生医学
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干细胞研究
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组织工程
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Chemosensors
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 11
·437
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IF 4.229
Caiyun Jiang,Ting Wu,Xin He,Yuping Wang,Hong-zhen Lian
To this day, the preparation of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates with high sensitivity, selectivity, and stability has been the bottleneck to realizing SERS-based quantitative analysis in practical applications. In this paper, a thermo-sensitive imprinting SERS substrate material (TM@TiO2@Ag) is developed with a uniform structure and morphology, a controllable “hot spot” and photocatalytic regeneration. The as-prepared TM@TiO2@Ag nanocomposite is characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, dynamic light scattering, ultraviolet–visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, etc. After the effects of its thermo-sensitive property on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and SERS signals are investigated, this nanomaterial is used as the Raman-enhanced substrate for rapid and trace detection of ofloxacin (OFL) in water. It is found that, with the aid of unique structure and composition, temperature sensitivity, and molecule imprinting, the SERS sensor possesses considerably strong anti-interference ability not only to structure-unlike but also to structure-like co-existing substances, extremely low detectable concentration of 1.1 × 10−11M for OFL at 1397 cm−1, as well as excellent reusability due to its photocatalytic degradation to target analytes.Keywords:SERS;molecule imprinting;thermo-sensitive;recyclability;ofloxacin (OFL)
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ANALYST
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2021
·Vol. 147
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IF 4.616
Chao Chen,Chenxi Wang,Pengcheng Zhao,Jin Zhang,Dechong Ma,Junjie Fei
First, the nanocomposite Au@rGO-MWCNT was synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Next, a temperature-controlled composite sensing film was prepared by composite modification of poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate) (PMEO2MA) and Au@rGO-MWCNT on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). This sensor was shown to exhibit good temperature sensitivity and reversibility to dopamine. When the testing temperature is lower than the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the polymer, the PMEO2MA chain is in a stretched state, which increases the distance between the Au@rGO layers and leads to the inability of MWCNTs in one layer to contact another Au@rGO layer and to low conductivity. Therefore, in this state, dopamine cannot detect an electrochemical signal, and it is termed an “off” state. When the temperature is higher than the LCST of the polymer, the PMEO2MA chain shrinks, allowing the MWCNTs to make contact with another layer of Au@rGO; the electron transfer rate of the modified film increases, and the electrochemical behavior of dopamine turns to an “on” state. Moreover, the sensor has a wide detection range (0.1 to 9.0 μM and 9.0 to 239.0 μM), and the limit of detection of dopamine is as low as 30 nM. This method has been successfully applied to the determination of dopamine in human serum samples. The on–off sensor provides a new avenue for the application of temperature-sensitive polymers.
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生物传感
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分析化学
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2024
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IF 10.7
Jian Zou,Xin Jing,Shitao Li,Yi Chen,Yuejun Liu,Pei-Yong Feng,Xiang-Fang Peng
Large mechanical hysteresis, stemming from the inherent viscoelasticity of the hydrogel networks, seriously affected its service life and application scope. Herein, we introduced a synergistic approach combining MXene nanoconfinement and bridging effect to produce hydrogels with low mechanical hysteresis. The introduced MXene was able to provide an effective nanoconfined effect on the polymerization of acrylamide monomers. By synergizing with the bridging effect—facilitated by strong interactions between chitosan-grafted polyacrylamide and solvent molecules to accelerate stress transfer—we successfully developed a MXene-reinforced conductive hydrogel with mechanical hysteresis as low as 3.17 %. Additionally, the strong electrostatic interactions between the chitosan and MXene further affiliate the dispersion of MXene within the hydrogel. The resulting MXene-reinforced conductive hydrogel demonstrated remarkable temperature sensitivity (TCR = −1.42 %/°C), making it suitable to be used as a health monitoring device. These findings opened up new perspectives for the further expansion of MXene and beyond.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Hang Zhang,Hang Yang,Guogang Li,Shiqi Liu,Haoran Li,Yuming Gong,Yujun Liang,Yongjun Chen
Currently, phosphor materials play an important role in designing noncontact remote optical thermometers. Although many approaches have contributed to improve thermometric performance of optical thermometers including optimization of host materials, size of nanoparticles , dopant type and concentration as well as excitation density and phonon energy engineering, the development of highly sensitive optical thermometric materials is still a challenge. Hence, we developed novel CaNb 2 O 6 (CNO):Ln 3+ (Ln 3+ = Eu 3+ /Sm 3+ /Dy 3+ /Tb 3+ ) phosphors as highly thermometric materials and proposed a novel strategy for further enhancing its thermometric performance via adding the intensity of indicator signal by co-doping Bi 3+ ions in current phosphor system. Typically, the as-prepared CNO:Ln 3+ phosphors present a broad blue emission around 470 nm originated from NbO 6 octahedral groups and some respective emission lines derived from the characteristic f-f transitions of Ln 3+ ions. Based on the diverse thermal quenching performance between blue emission and Ln 3+ ions emission , the temperature sensitivities of CNO:Ln 3+ were investigated in detail. Among them, the maximum relative sensitivity of CNO:Eu 3+ sample reached 1.991% K −1 in the range of 298–448 K and remained 97% after five temperature cycles. Furthermore, an obvious discoloration was discovered during temperature cycle testing in CNO:Ln 3+ samples under 254 nm UV lamp. Through doping Bi 3+ ion, the strongest intensity of indicator signal is 24 folds that of CNO host. Correspondingly, the relative sensitivity of CNO:Bi 3+ , Eu 3+ sample is obviously improved to 3.793% K −1 in the range of 298–523 K, owing to a larger range of the FIR value and a wider drop range of indicator signal. This work opens up an effective pathway to improving thermometric performance of optical thermometers by enhancing the intensity of indicator signal of employed phosphor materials.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2022
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IF 6.911
Dongfang Liu,Jinlu Tang,Hui Xu,Kun Yuan,Aaron Albert Aryee,Cuijie Zhang,Hongmin Meng,Lingbo Qu,Zhaohui Li
In this paper, a s plit-aptamer m ediated r egenerable t emperature-sensitive (SMRT) electrochemical biosensor was constructed for the detection of exosomes. The split-aptamer used in this SMRT biosensor was composed of two fragments, one of which was immobilized on the surface of an electrode via sulfhydryl groups and named split-a and the other was labelled with methylene blue and named split-b. The two fragments could form sandwich structures at the electrode surface via target-induced self-assembly in the presence of target exosomes at 4 °C in PBS, and then realizing the detection of exosomes via voltammetry . In addition, due to the temperature sensitivity of the split-aptamer, the electrode could be regenerated through temperature-induced disassembly of the sandwich structures. Consequently, the SMRT biosensor realized sensitive and specific analysis of target exosomes with a limit of detection of 1.5 × 10 6 particles/mL and could be quickly and easily regenerated by washing with PBS at 37 °C for 30 s without any additives. This is the first study on the construction of a reproducible electrochemical biosensor using a split-aptamer for the specific detection of tumour exosomes, and may provide an innovative strategy for the economical and efficient design of regenerable electrochemical biosensors.
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分子诊断学
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纳米技术
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2020
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IF 5.88
Zhimei Wei,Qingyu Lin,Jie Yang,Shengru Long,Gang Zhang,Xiaojun Wang
Dual temperature- and pH-sensitive materials used as drug carriers have attracted a particularly high level of interest. However, it is limited by low sensitivity to changes in conditions because of large size and low specific surface area. In this work, novel dual temperature- and pH-sensitive poly( N -isopropylacrylamide- N -methylolacrylamide acrylic acid) (PNIPAm-NMA-AAc) ultrafine fibres were successfully prepared by radical copolymerisation, electrospinning and thermal chemical treatment. The PNIPAm-NMA-AAc ultrafine fibres were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H NMR), spectroscopy UV–visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. The uniformity and small size of PNIPAm-NMA-AAc ultrafine fibres with LCST range from 31 °C to 43 °C were used to drug carrier because of good thermal stability, no cytotoxic. Curcumin as a model drug was well distributed in PNIPAm-NMA-AAc ultrafine fibres. In addition, analysis of curcumin release at different pH values and temperatures confirmed that the PNIPAm-NMA-AAc ultrafine fibres are responsive to both temperature and pH. The maximum amount of curcumin released was 98.47% ± 1.87%. In addition, the release mechanism of curcumin-based PNIPAm-NMA-AAc ultrafine fibres was shown to conform to Fickian diffusion (r 2 ≥ 0.95). These results indicated that dual-responsive PNIPAm-NMA-AAc ultrafine fibres are promising as drug carriers.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Xue-Chun Yang,Qianli Li,Ming Tang,Yun-Ling Yang,Woochul Yang,Jian-Feng Hu,Xiao-Long Pu,Jinliang Liu,Jing-Tai Zhao,Zhi-Jun Zhang
Carbon dots (CDs) as new fluorescent materials with excellent fluorescence properties have shown enormous potential applications, especially in anticounterfeiting and cell imaging. Herein, nitrogen-doped CDs (NCDs) with excellent biocompatibility were prepared by a simple thermal sintering method. An extremely large red shift (∼130 nm) of the emission peak was observed when the excitation wavelength changes from 355 to 550 nm, indicating that NCDs are excellent fluorescent labeling materials for multiple cell imaging. On the other hand, NCDs showed obvious changes of emission intensity and peak position when the temperature increased from 223 to 323 K and the pH values changed from 1 to 13, respectively, which has been demonstrated by the “horse” pattern printed with NCD water-soluble fluorescent inks. The nontoxic NCDs dispersed in a multiple matrix are highly sensitive to excitation wavelength, temperature, and pH, indicating their great potential application in multiple anticounterfeiting and multiple cell imaging.
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 91
·88306-88314
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IF 3.289
Ping Yong,Yuejiao Yang,Zhiyong Wang,Liming Yang,Jie Chen
A thermo- and dual-pH-sensitive ABC triblock copolymer composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-poly(acrylic acid)-block-poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (PNIPAM-b-PAA-b-P4VP, NAV) was synthesized via sequential reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and subsequent hydrolysis. NAV, which had the property of multi-stimuli, containing thermo-sensitive PNIPAM block and opposite pH-sensitive PAA and P4VP blocks, formed diverse nanostructures in an aqueous solution by varying the temperature and pH. Nanostructures including large compound micelles (LCMs), vesicles, spherical micelles and 3D topologies were observed using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). More significantly, the solation–gelation behaviour and morphology of the NAV system induced by temperature and pH were investigated by rheology and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. TEM and SEM revealed that the gelation behaviour of NAV resulted from the bridge effect of the ionized PAA chains between the hydrophobic P4VP cores (V-core) and PNIPAM cores (N-core) over the LCST of PNIPAM. The results obtained from the rheology measurements showed that the gelation temperature was independent of alkaline pH, but slightly tuned by the copolymer concentration or pH (only 6 to 7). Repeated sol–gel transition via temperature changes under alkaline conditions showed the good hydrogel recyclability of NAV.
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高分子化学
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