CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Congling Yang,Qianying Guo,Xinchun Wang,Hongmei Chen,Huan Tan,Bo Feng,Jie Weng
Multi-responsive drug-delivery systems have been widely explored to enable specific delivery to target sites. Here, interleukin-4 (IL-4), an anti-inflammatory cytokine, is first encapsulated in situ inside a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) to form IL-4@ZIF-8, which is subsequently coated with a diselenide block copolymer to obtain IL-4@ZIF-8@Se-Se-polymer. This delivery system enables redox-responsive release of IL-4 by the diselenide copolymer and a pH-triggered release by ZIF-8. Moreover, IL-4 release is precisely controlled stepwise by the stimuli response, with the dissociation of the diselenide copolymer, and breakdown of the ZIF-8 structure. The targeted release property of the IL-4@ZIF-8@Se-Se-polymer endows the materials with efficient macrophage immune regulation, as systematically demonstrated in vitro. This study provides an effective example of the delivery and on-demand release of IL-4, and may find promising applications in tissue engineering for the management of inflammation.
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生物材料学
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免疫学
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药物递送系统
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Desalination and Water Treatment
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2025
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IF 1
An Nang Vu,Ngoc – Hoa T. Le,Thanh- My T. Nguyen,Uyen N. Nguyen-Thai,Kim – Phung L. Nguyen,Lan Duc Vu
We present a straightforward method for creating reusable magnetic Fe 3 O 4 /Ag catalysts. Three distinct Fe 3 O 4 varieties were synthesized using different methods, and Ag nanoparticles were deposited onto the Fe 3 O 4 matrix via a hydrothermal process. The resulting Fe 3 O 4 and Fe 3 O 4 /Ag materials were characterized by XRD, XPS, FT-IR, Raman, DLS, FE-SEM, TEM, EDX, VSM, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. XRD analysis of the Fe 3 O 4 particles synthesized using the solvothermal reduction process (S2) revealed firm diffraction peaks, indicating high crystallinity. After hydrothermal treatment, S2/Ag retained a hollow spherical morphology and magnetic properties similar to Fe 3 O 4 . The synthesized Fe 3 O 4 /Ag catalytic performance was evaluated for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and methyl orange (MO) dye in the presence of NaBH 4 . All catalysts effectively reduced both dyes and could be magnetically separated from the aqueous solution. The P1/Ag catalyst achieved over 95 % reduction of MO and 4-NP within 2 minutes. S2/Ag exhibited superior stability, preventing Ag leaching during the reaction. Furthermore, its high saturation magnetization allows easy magnetic extraction from the solution. These findings strongly suggest S2/Ag as a promising catalyst due to its selectivity and advantageous properties.
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材料科学
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环境化学
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PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
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2021
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IF 5.161
Muhammad Atif,Kang He,Muhammad Irfan,Yuchen Wang,Fei Hu,Lijuan Chen,Yanmei Wang
Protein adsorption at interfaces is a key for many applications especially in the biomedical field, biotechnologies, biocatalysis, food industry, etc. The development of surface layers that allow to control and manipulate protein adsorption is thus highly desired. To achieve this desired goal, we designed a smart thin stimuli responsive coating based on poly[(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-random-glycidyl methacrylate)] (PMOXA-r-GMA) comb copolymer and poly(4-vinyl pyridine)-block-poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (P4VP-b-PGMA) block copolymer and scrutinized its ability to control protein adsorption properties by unraveling the effect of ionic strength (I) along with the pH of the surrounding medium and variation of chain length of P4VP. Firstly, PMOXA/P4VP based coatings were prepared by spin coating the mixture of PMOXA-r-GMA and P4VP-b-PGMA copolymer solutions onto silicon substrates followed by annealing at 110 °C. The surface composition and morphology of the PMOXA/P4VP based coatings were evaluated through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The switchable ability of the coating with the variation of chain length of P4VP upon pH and ionic strength trigger was characterized by water contact angle (WCA) and variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry (VASE). The experimental observations illustrated that the change in the water contact angle (ΔWCA) and thickness (Δh) were found to be maximum when the chain length of P4VP was almost three times that of PMOXA while turning the environmental condition from pH 3, with low ionic strength (I = 10 −3 M) to pH 9 with high ionic strength (I = 10 -1 M). Finally, the adsorption and desorption behavior of mixed polymer coating against bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using the fluorescein isothiocyanate-labelled BSA (FITC-BSA) assay and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), respectively. The low ionic strength (I = 10 -3 M) at pH 3, caused to increase the adsorption of BSA and this increment was enhanced by increasing the chain length of P4VP in PMOX/P4VP based coatings. Subsequently, the adsorbed protein was then efficiently desorbed by changing the conditions to pH 9, I = 10 -1 M, as well as the maximum desorption percentage (> 92 %) could be obtained at these optimized conditions in PMOXA/P4VP based polymer coatings.
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生物材料学
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表面化学
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生物医学工程
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2025
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IF 3.9
Shenyi Tang,Chenglian Luo,Zhi Wang,Xinlei Liu
A defect-free and stable metal–organic framework (MOF) membrane is a promising candidate for the separation of methanol/methyl tertiary butyl ether (MeOH/MTBE) mixtures. In this work, a structural-integrity and low-thickness (∼400 nm) UiO-66 membrane was fabricated by regulating the metal ion/ligand molar ratio in the synthesis solution and optimizing the preparation process using the secondary growth method with safer and more environment-friendly Zr(n-OPr)4 metal source. Based on the effective pore size and inherent amphiphilic structure of UiO-66, the membrane exhibits exceptional pervaporation (PV) performance. For the separation of MeOH/MTBE (5:95 wt/wt %) mixtures, the membrane displays an outstanding separation performance with an average separation factor of 2.23 × 104 and an average total flux of 3.61 kg·m–2·h–1 at 40 °C, which is superior to most membranes reported for the PV separation of MeOH/MTBE mixtures. In addition, a 72 h PV process was used to further confirm the structural stability of the membrane.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 4.8
Ximei Sun,Feirong Wang,Jieqiong Wang,Hao Xiao,Qiang Kang,Yiqian Zeng,Qinglai Yang,Xiaofeng Tan
Designing the robust catalysts with a self-supported open structure and engineering surface would be beneficial for promoting intrinsic activity, increasing active sites, and enhancing electron/mass transfer during catalysis. The metallic aerogels (MAs) with hierarchical porous nanostructures and pure metal skeleton could be a favorable platform for fabricating high-performance catalysts. The introduction of an interface engineering strategy causes beneficial structural and electronic properties of MAs. Herein, the ionic liquid (IL) induced metallic Pd aerogels with well-defined nanowires are developed for the efficient catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in the presence of NH 3 BH 3 . The engineered IL-Pd aerogels exhibit the integrated advantages of exceptional catalytic activities (including a high k value of 31.2 × 10 −2 s −1 and a high turnover frequency (TOF) of 320.4 h −1 ), acceptable costeffectiveness with a low NH 3 BH 3 concentration (n[NH 3 BH 3 ]/n[4-NP] of 120), remarkable cyclability, and noticeable longstanding stability. This work opens a new avenue for developing high-performance MAs with improved activity and durability.
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材料科学
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催化化学
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 9.038
Hao Dai,Ziyi Deng,Yanbo Zeng,Jian Zhang,Yiwen Yang,Qinyan Ma,Wenling Hu,Longhua Guo,Lei Li,Shulin Wan,Haiying Liu
A coumarin-based fluorescent molecularly imprinted poly (ionic liquid) (FL-MIPIL) was prepared using a new coumarin-based alkenyl fluorescent ionic liquid (coumarin-FL-IL) as the functional monomer, IL [V 2 C 4 (mim) 2 ][(PF 6 ) 2 ] and ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate as the cross-linkers, and 4-NP as the template molecule. The absolute quantum yields of coumarin-FL-IL and FL-MIPIL were 7.26 % and 30.66 %, respectively. As a result of the electron transfer between coumarin-FL-IL which contains amino groups and 4-NP bearing hydroxyl groups, FL-MIPIL fluorescence was effectively quenched by 4-NP. The prepared FL-MIPIL sensor can rapidly respond to 4-NP within 60 s. The FL-MIPIL sensor had good linear response to 4-NP from 0.001–7.5 μM and low detection limit of 0.5 nM (S/N = 3). The FL-MIPIL sensor exhibited high sensitivity and good selectivity for 4-NP. The outstanding performance of FL-MIPIL could be ascribed to high fluorescence intensity of FL-MIPIL without matrixes and more interactions between FL-MIPIL and 4-NP. The FL-MIPIL sensor has successfully applied to the determination of 4-NP in lake, rain and waste water samples, river sediment, soil and urine samples.
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分析化学
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环境科学
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Nanomaterials
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2024
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IF 4.4
Yuan Chen,Jiaxing Wang,Daidi Chen,Boxi Wang,Jinchuan Wu,Rongrong Liu,Qingxin Li
Many studies have been conducted on the microbial reduction of Pd (II) to palladium nanoparticles (Pd-NPs) due to the environmental friendliness, low cost, and the decreased toxicity of Pd (II) ions. In this study, we investigate the reduction mechanism of Pd (II) byBacillus megateriumY-4 through proteomics. The data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD049711. Our results revealed thatB. megateriumY-4 may use the endogenous electron donor (NAD(P)H) generated by nirB, tdh, and fabG and reductase to reduce Pd (II) to Pd-NPs. The expression levels of fabG, tdh, gudB, and rocG that generate NAD(P)H were further increased, and the number of reduced Pd-NPs was further increased with the exogenous electron donor sodium formate. Endogenous electron mediators such as quinones and flavins inB. megateriumY-4 can further enhance Pd (II) reduction. The findings provided invaluable information regarding the reduction mechanism of Pd (II) byB. megateriumY-4 at the proteome level.
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微生物学
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2016
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IF 1.78
Zhi-Jian Chen,Ya-Na Chen,Chun-Na Xu,Shan-Shan Zhao,Qi-Yue Cao,Shao-Song Qian,Jie Qin,Hai-Liang Zhu
Three novel mononuclear complexes, [M Ⅱ ( L ) 2 ·2H 2 O], (M = Cu, Ni or Cd; HL = 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylic acid)were synthesized and structurally determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Molecular docking study preliminarily revealed that complex 1 had potential urease inhibitory activity. In accordance with the result of calculation, in vitro tests of the inhibitory activities of complexes 1–3 against jack bean urease showed complex 1 (IC 50 = 8.17 ± 0.91 μ M) had better inhibitory activities than the positive reference acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) (IC 50 = 26.99 ± 1.43 μ M), while complexes 2 and 3 showed no inhibitory activities., kinetics study was carried out to explore the mechanism of the inhibiting of the enzyme , and the result indicated that complex 1 was a competitive inhibitor of urease. Albumin binding experiment and in vitro toxicity evaluation of complex 1 were implemented to explore its Pharmacological properties .
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生物无机化学
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药物化学
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酶学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 4.889
Kun Wang,Xun Zhu,Rong Chen,Dingding Ye,Yang Yang,Qiang Liao
In this work, Ag nanoparticles as surface plasmon catalysts were prepared on polydopamine microspheres via in-situ reduction for catalytic 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol in the presence of sodium borohydride. The kinetics of catalytic reaction under light and dark conditions was compared. It was found that the reaction rate constant under light condition was increased by 53.6% due to the surface plasmon resonance effect. The transition state theory was used to reveal the enhanced mechanism of catalytic conversion of 4-nitrophenol under light condition. It is demonstrated that the light-excited high-energy electrons are responsible for the shift of the adsorbed reactants to the excited state with higher potential energy, lowering the apparent activation energy from 47.2 kJ/mol to 32.6 kJ/mol and thereby enhancing the conversion of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol. This study offers a deep insight into the contribution of surface plasmon resonance to catalytic conversion of 4-nitrophenol by surface plasmon catalysts.
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化学
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材料科学
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光催化
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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IF 9
Lijiao Yu,Lihong Deng,Jieyu Wu,Subhan Mahmood,Ke Yuan,Haoran Wu,Xiaodong Wang,Jing Zhang,Shun Yao
As a key component in tea tree oil (TTO), terpinen-4-ol exhibits ideal physiological activities. However, the high content of terpenes in crude TTO makes it challenging to enrich terpineol-4-ol. In this study, molecular simulations combined with experimental methods were used to select the optimal hydrogen bond acceptor (HBA), tetrabutylammonium chloride (TBAC), which forms a deep eutectic solvent (DES) with terpinen-4-ol in situ. Combined with necessary post-treatment process, it provided a feasible way for purification of TTO. Related DESs were prepared and characterized, and their main properties were also investigated. When the amount of TBAC was three times that of terpinen-4-ol, the formation of hydrogen bonds became more pronounced. At this point, the DES achieved its highest distribution coefficient for terpinen-4-ol (D t = 15.02), as well as superior selectivity for terpinen-4-ol (S t/c = 24.59, S t/γ = 57.69). Water as the back-extractant and n-hexane as the auxiliary extractant facilitated the deep purification of terpinen-4-ol. Response surface analysis and experimental results confirmed that the optimal enrichment conditions were 30 min of enrichment time, an enrichment temperature of 60℃, and 0.5 g/g of n-hexane dosage. The back-enrichment and recovery of TBAC also proved to be satisfactory, and when applied to real tea oil, the developed method achieved over 90 % enrichment efficiency for terpinen-4-ol.
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化学工程
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植物化学
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2024
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IF 3.5
Xiaoyu Chu,Xinrui Wang,Shuo Tian,Yongkuo Zhao,Shikai Liu,Hong Yan,Yan Shang
Modulating the photogenerated electrons of CeO2 to activate O2 and efficiently photocatalytic degradation of chlorophenols is a highly desired goal. Herein, we have successfully fabricated FePc/CeO2 heterojunction through H-bond induced assembly. The photocatalytic degradation of 2, 4-DCP by the amount-optimized FePc/CeO2 nanocomposite was improved by 3 times compared with pure CeO2. By means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and single wavelength photocurrent spectroscopy, it is confirmed that the excellent photocatalytic performance is mainly attributed to the formation of Z-scheme heterojunction, which promotes charge separation and transfer, and the introduction of FePc broadens the visible light absorption range of heterojunction. Moreover, O2 temperature-programmed-desorbed curves and electrochemical O2 reduction measurements results demonstrate that the single Fe-N4(II) site in FePc is more conducive to promoting O2 activation than that of other metal phthalocyanines. Based on in situ FT-IR and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS), a possible reaction pathway of 2, 4-DCP degradation was proposed. This study provides a novel strategy to prepare CeO2 based Z-scheme heterojunctions with abundant monoatomic sites for pollutant degradation.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
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2025
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IF 6.2
Xinyu Guo,Chuchu Chen,Huan Jiao,Wenjuan Wu,Yongcan Jin,Zhiqiang Liang,Bo Jiang
Lignin-based carbon materials constructed by additive manufacturing are at the forefront for energy and environment research due to the abundant carbon element, low-cost, and sustainable features of lignin. Yet the uncontrollable rheological behavior and rigid structure often lead to lignin being used as an additive and the amount is very low, impeding its efficient application. Herein, we developed a low-cost direct ink writing strategy to fabricate 3D scaffolds with high lignin content (over 80 %). The printed filaments display excellent self-supporting capacity and keep intact even subjected to carbonization. As a proof of concept, the branches-leaves-inspired Pd/TiO 2 hierarchical photocatalyst was further decorated on the carbonized scaffolds for efficient catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Combined the controllable macro- and micro-structure of the scaffolds, the high light harvesting ability and specific surface area of Pd/TiO 2 hierarchical structure, the carbon-based catalyst demonstrates outstanding photocatalytic reduction activity to 4-nitrophenol, with the turnover frequency value up to 8.73 min −1 , much higher than most other carbon-based catalysts. The developed carbon-based hierarchical photocatalyst also shows good catalytic stability and reusability. This facile and scalable high content lignin 3D printing technique opens a new avenue to fabricate lignin-based carbon materials for widespread applications.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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