JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION
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2015
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Yu Jiang,Yanye Wu,Yinlei Huo
Series of thermo-sensitive hydrogels (PNAs) based on N-isopropylacrylamide/acrylamide interpenetrating polymer networks were synthesized via in situ free-radical polymerization. Poly (ethylene glycol diacrylate) and poly (ε-caprolactone diacrylate) were synthesized as macro-cross-linkers due to their excellent biocompatibilities. The macro-cross-linkers and hydrogels were characterized by 1H NMR and FT-IR, respectively. The interior morphology of the hydrogels was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The swelling ratios at different temperatures and the swelling/deswelling kinetics of the hydrogels were studied. Their volume phase transition temperatures were also measured by differential scanning calorimetry characterization. The results indicated that the PNA hydrogels had uniform macroporous structures, and they not only had considerable swelling ratios, but also exhibited rapid swelling/deswelling kinetics and response sensitivities. In addition, the weight ratio of AAm/NIPAAm also affected the swelling performance and phase transition temperature of hydrogels, and its value less than 5% was the optimal proportion to achieve excellent comprehensive properties. Levofloxacin lactate and Naproxen were selected as drugs and simulated in vitro condition release, and the drug release results showed that the PNA hydrogels behaved fast release performance.
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REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
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2015
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Dan Wan,Xihong Zhou,Chunyan Xie,Xugang Shu,Xin Wu,Yulong Yin
Iron is an essential trace element that is vital important in various biological process. A deficiency in iron could induce public health problem e.g. anaemia, while an overload could induce ROS production, lipid peroxidation and DNA bases modifications. In the present study, a new iron fortifier was synthesized, and its acute/sub-acute toxicity was investigated. According to the improved Karber's method, the median lethal dose (LD 50 ) of the ferrous N-carbamylglycinate in SD rat was 3.02 g/kg and the 95% confidence intervals were between 2.78 and 3.31 g/kg. No biologically significant or test substance-related differences were observed in body weights, feed consumption, clinical signs, organ weights, histopathology , ophthalmology, hematology, and clinical chemistry parameters in any of the treatment groups of ferrous N-carbamylglycinate at target concentrations corresponding to 150, 300, and 600 mg/kg/day for 28 days. The no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) for ferrous N-carbamylglycinate was at least 600 mg/kg b.w. day in rats. In addition, no evidence of mutagenicity was found, either in vitro in bacterial reverse mutation assay or in vivo in mice bone marrow micronucleus assay and sperm shape abnormality assay. On the basis of our findings, we conclude that ferrous N-carbamylglycinate is a low-toxic substance with no genotoxicity .
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ACS Catalysis
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2025
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Chuang Gao,Didi Li,Huihua Pan,Hansheng Wang,Yifeng Zhu,Yiying Tang,Minghui Zhu,Zixu Yang,Jing Xu
Controlling product selectivity in platinum-based catalysts during hydrocarbon reforming is a critical challenge, with the main difficulty being the suppression of side reactions like hydrogenolysis. In this work, we report a facile and scalable in situ strategy that significantly enhances the yield of aromatics by activating Pt/Al2O3 catalyst in a propane atmosphere. We demonstrate that this method results in selective deposition of a functional carbon overlayer onto excessively active metal–support interface sites, thereby suppressing the hydrogenolysis pathway, the primary source of low-carbon byproducts. As a result, the selectivity for aromatics nearly doubled, increasing from 17% for the conventionally hydrogen-reduced catalyst to 32%. This work not only transforms carbon deposition from a deactivation factor into a tool for precisely tuning active sites but also provides a powerful strategy for developing highly efficient reforming catalysts.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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Haowen Chen,Kaiyi Luo,Pingping Qian,Yixiao Deng,An Li,Qiang Sun,Lei Yang,Yuquan Liu,Zhengshang Wang,Guang-Kun Ren,Qian Cao,Jun Tang
The donor effect of polycrystalline n-type bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) during sample preparation usually results in the peak thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) at temperatures above 400 K, severely restricting its application in the room-temperature (RT) range. A leap in RT performance requires innovative strategies that replace conventional methods of regulating point defects with limited effectiveness. We demonstrate excellent thermoelectric performance with an RT figure of merit, ZT = 1.2, and a maximum ZT = 1.3 at 325 K, by regulating the high-potential barrier heterointerfaces composed of La2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) and Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 (BTS). The created energy barriers at grain boundaries scatter and localize carriers through O–Bi ionic bonding and O–Te hybridization, enhancing the density of states in adjacent regions and leading to a rapid rise in the RT Seebeck coefficient (from 148.67 μV K–1 to 222.84 μV K–1 at 300 K). Another aspect of La2O3 NPs, as the second term of nano-oxide, introduces multiscale defect-scattering phonons, thereby enhancing thermal performance. Finally, at temperature difference ΔT = 10 K, a maximum output voltage and power, Vmax = 239.73 mV and Pmax= 10.50 mW, can be achieved with the fabricated TE module. Our findings underscore the full potential for promoting the performance of thermoelectric materials in the lower temperature region via high-energy barrier interface engineering.
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Energy Sources Part A-Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects
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2025
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Jieming Chen,Yuchun Zhang,Yao Li,Peng Fu,Zhiyu Li
Pure TiO2 exhibits limited responsiveness to visible light, while the doping of Ti3+ significantly enhances its absorption efficiency in the visible spectrum, improving the efficiency of photogenerated electron utilization. However, during the direct reduction of TiO2 using NaBH4, the instability of surface Ti3+ ions and their susceptibility to oxidation in air limit their performance in photocatalytic applications. Nitrogen doping into TiO2 effectively addresses this issue, improving the stability of Ti3+ ions and significantly enhancing visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity. Experimental results indicate that reducing 1 g of TiO2 with 0.2 g of NaBH4, followed by calcination in an ammonia environment at 300℃, yields a catalyst with optimal visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity, achieving a hydrogen production rate of 847.8 μmol h−1 g−1, representing a 177-fold enhancement over pristine anatase TiO2. After modification, the band gap of the catalyst decreased from 3.2 eV to 2.83 eV. This study elucidates the synergistic effects among Ti3+ species, nitrogen dopants, and oxygen vacancies in TiO2-based photocatalysts, demonstrating their crucial roles in enhancing visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2025
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Guimeng Xiao,Xiaonan Zhao,Shaoyun Shi,Jianxing Lu,Guiling Li,Fengying Gong,Xinming Feng,Juanjuan Liu,Dongdong Meng
N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac), a naturally occurring monosaccharide, has diverse applications in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. A two-enzyme cascade involving N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase (AGE) and N-acetylneuraminic acid aldolase (NanA) offers a viable strategy for the synthesis of Neu5Ac from N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and pyruvate, although improving yield and substrate-to-product conversion remains a challenge. Here, thermostable AGE and NanA with high specific activity and a high soluble expression level were identified via sequence similarity networks. Compared with free enzymes, thermostable whole-cell biocatalysts enabled efficient Neu5Ac production without exogenous ATP supplementation. By optimizing the pyruvate feeding, reaction temperature, and cell ratios, whole-cell catalysts produced 768.3 mM (237.6 g/L) Neu5Ac in 36 h, corresponding to a 76.8% GlcNAc-to-Neu5Ac conversion. Immobilized whole-cells in calcium–diatomite–alginate beads retained 46.9% of the initial conversion rate after nine cycles. Collectively, the whole-cell biosystem demonstrates the feasibility of sustainable Neu5Ac synthesis and underscores its potential for industrial-scale production.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2025
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Ruina Li,Xuwen Li,Qingcheng Liu,Hua Yue,Yang Meng,Yuanyuan Tian
With the continuous advancement of fuel cell technology, the exploration and development of highly efficient non - precious - metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) have emerged as a focal point of research. Fe–N–C catalysts have attracted much attention due to their excellent performance and low cost, and coupling single-atom catalysts (SACs) with atomic clusters (ACs) is an effective method to improve catalyst activity. This study used the pyrolysis method to synthesize iron atom catalysts (Fe–N–C SACs) and iron cluster coupled catalysts (Fe–N–C SACs/ACs) on ZIF-8 carbon support. It evaluated the catalyst performance through electrochemical testing. The experimental results showed that the introduction of Fe clusters improved the half-wave potential of the catalyst to 0.399 V, which represented an 8.2 % enhancement compared to the SAC catalyst and reached 87.1 % of that of the commercial Pt–C catalyst, and reduced the Tafel slope to 61.47 mV dec −1 , effectively improving the ORR activity of the catalyst. We constructed FeN 4 single atom catalyst models and FeN 4 /Fe 4 N 6 single atom cluster catalyst models using density functional theory (DFT), analyzed their electronic structures and reaction mechanisms, and revealed the mechanism of action of iron clusters. DFT calculations showed that iron clusters altered the charge distribution of FeN 4 sites, reducing the rate determining step (RDS) (OH desorption) energy to 0.5 eV, which promoted the desorption of products and the re-adsorption of reactants. As a result, the superior electrocatalytic performance of Fe–N–C SAC/AC is attributed to the synergistic effect between iron clusters and single atoms, which is influenced by the coordination environment and provides new ideas for designing efficient ORR catalysts.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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Pengli Si,Xinxin Wang,Yajing Wang,Guangmeng You,Xueke Gu,Zheng Jiang,Jingdan Lei,Chao Wang
N-type PbSe-based materials have emerged as a research focus in medium-to-high temperature thermoelectric applications due to their high carrier mobility, stability across wide temperature ranges, and cost-effectiveness. However, simultaneously maintaining high carrier mobility while reducing lattice thermal conductivity remains a critical challenge for PbSe-based materials. Research demonstrates that constructing coherent interfaces optimizes charge carrier scattering, thereby maintaining high carrier mobility while achieving thermal conductivity reduction. In this work, after Cu 2 S alloying treatment, coherent nanostructured precipitates consisting of Cu 2 S (monoclinic phase) and PbS (cubic phase) are formed at grain boundaries. The lattice mismatch at the interface is maintained below 4.5%, which consequently leads to only a marginal reduction in charge carrier mobility. Meanwhile, Cu 2 S, as a dynamic electron donor, increases the carrier concentration. Additionally, the diffusion of Cu + ions introduces lattice disorder, which, in combination with the low- to mid-frequency phonon scattering from the nano-precipitates, significantly reduces the lattice thermal conductivity. As a result, a ZT value of 1.53 is achieved at 773 K. The Pb 1.02 Se-0.5% Cu 2 S composite prepared in this study exhibits superior thermoelectric performance compared to most n-type PbSe-based materials, demonstrating that the introduction of coherent nanostructures constitutes an effective strategy for enhancing the thermoelectric properties of n-type PbSe.
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Matter
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2019
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Wen Tao Jing,Ying Zhang,Yan Gu,Yong Fu Zhu,Chun Cheng Yang,Qing Jiang
The sodium-ion battery has shown great potential to replace the lithium-ion battery, especially for large-scale energy-storage systems. In this work, a hybrid material of ultra-small Sb nanoparticles encapsulated in unique N-doped carbon nanonecklace (Sb/N-CNN) has been synthesized for the first time via electrospinning and in situ substitution. As an anode material in sodium-ion batteries, the as-fabricated Sb/N-CNN exhibits superior rate property (314 mAh g −1 at 20 A g −1 ) and cycling stability (401 mAh g −1 after 6,000 cycles at 1 A g −1 ), outperforming other Sb-based materials. Such excellent performances originate from the ingenious necklace-like structure of Sb/N-CNN, which supplies efficient electrolyte diffusion paths and more active sites for Na + insertion/extraction, disperses the stress caused by the large volume change of Sb nanoparticles during the cycling process, and also reduces the electrode resistance. This study provides a facile strategy for construction of a well-designed structure for advanced energy-storage technologies.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2015
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Wen Jiang Zheng,Ning An,Jian Hai Yang,Jinxiong Zhou,Yong Mei Chen
Tough Al-alginate/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) hydrogel has been synthesized by introducing an interpenetrating network with hybrid physically cross-linked alginate and chemically cross-linked PNIPAM. Varying the concentration of AlCl3 regulates the mechanical properties of the tough hydrogel and tunes its lower critical solution temperature (LCST) as well. The tough Al-alginate/PNIPAM exhibits 6.3 ± 0.3 MPa of compressive stress and 9.95 of uniaxial stretch. Tunability of LCST is also achieved in a wide range within 22.5–32 °C. A bending beam actuator and a four-arm gripper made of bilayer (Na-alginate/PNIPAM)/(Al-alginate/PNIPAM) hydrogel as prototype of all-hydrogel soft robotics are demonstrated. A finite element (FE) simulation model is developed to simulate the deformation of the soft robotics. The FE simulation not only reproduces the deformation process of performed experiments but also predicts more complicated devices that can be explored in the future. This work broadens the application of temperature-responsive PNIPAM-based hydrogels.
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ADSORPTION-JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADSORPTION SOCIETY
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2016
·Vol. 22
·期 3
·309-314
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IF 1.87
Chen Le,Wang Yue-Wei,He Ming-Yang,Chen Qun,Zhang Zhi-Hui
5A zeolites were facilely synthesized from attapulgite clay and sodium aluminate precursors. The optimum synthesis condition for 4A zeolite (Na-form) were H 2 O/attapulgite ratio of 40:1 volume/mass, NaOH/attapulgite mass ratio of 2.35:1, the crystallization time was 4 h at 80–85 °C. The 4A zeolite was converted to related 5A zeolite (Ca-form) through ionic exchanges using calcium chloride solution with the Si/Al mole ratio of 1.3. SEM images demonstrated that as-synthesized 5A zeolites are ordered cubic crystals, average crystals length dimension is 1–2 μm. And the zeolites product had a specific surface area of 482 m 2 g −1 and total pore volume of 0.274 cm 3 g −1 . The static adsorption experiments showed that the equilibrium adsorption capacities of n -decane and n -pentadecane on produced 5A zeolite were 0.253 and 0.510 g g −1 , respectively. And the adsorption equilibrium time of n -decane and n -pentadecane on 5A zeolite were 45 and 60 min, respectively. The experimental adsorption data of n -decane and n -pentadecane on three zeolites could be properly fitted by the Langmuir–Freundlich isotherm model.
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International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
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2016
·Vol. 13
·期 5
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IF 1.534
Xiaofeng Wang,Chaoqun Peng,Richu Wang,Dou Zhang,Jing Zeng,Yan Feng
Recently, we developed an efficient method for rapid drying and improving relative density of the gelcast green body. In this work, polymerization and rheological behavior of the thermoresponsive gelcasting system based on N- isopropylacrylamide were investigated. To initiate reaction of the system with 4 mL/L of catalyst, 0.25–0.5 mg/mL of initiator is considered optimal in the optimized temperature range 15–20°C. Suspensions with 40–55 vol.% solid loading still show shear-thinning behavior, which is favorable for mixing, degassing, and casting. The final storage moduli of consolidated suspensions are approximately 10 4 Pa, which is sufficiently high for gelcast green bodies.
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