EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
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2020
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Shanshan Zhang,Sajid Asghar,Feng Yu,Ziyi Hu,Qineng Ping,Zhipeng Chen,Feng Shao,Yanyu Xiao
To solve the low oral bioavailability of curcumin (CUR) due to the limits imposed by gastrointestinal (GI) barrier, we constructed a nano delivery system to evaluate the effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on intestinal absorption and oral bioavailability of CUR. CUR was first encapsulated in bovine serum albumin nanoparticles (CUR-BSA-NPs), and then was further modified by NAC (CUR-NBSA-NPs). In situ single-pass intestinal perfusion assay demonstrated that CUR-NBSA-NPs displayed excellent permeation and absorption rates in GI tract. Additionally, the distribution study in GI tract revealed that more NBSA-NPs were absorbed by intestinal segments compared to the BSA nanoparticles. Plasma concentration-time curves in rats showed that AUC 0-t , C max and MRT 0-t values of CUR after oral administration of CUR-NBSA-NPs were increased to 3.25-, 4.42-, and 1.43-fold compared with that of CUR suspension. In conclusion, NAC promotes oral absorption of CUR, thereby improving its oral bioavailability.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2020
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IF 16.683
Bin Wang,You-Tao Chen,Tie-Yan Chang,Zhao Jiang,Zheng-Qing Huang,Si-Yao Wang,Chun-Ran Chang,Yu-Sheng Chen,Jin-Jia Wei,Sen Yang,Tao Fang
Facet structure plays an important role in many reactions. Generally, dehydrogenation reactions with only C H bond cleavage are often considered as structure insensitive reactions and therefore, there is no report on facet effect in reactions of LOHC for now. Herein, we report a facile synthesis of Pd nanoparticles enclosed by {100}, {110} and {111} facets supported on reduced graphene oxide. Combined with catalyst characterization, dehydrogenation performance study and DFT calculations, we found that the conversion rate and selectivity were strongly correlated with the facet structure of Pd, and {100} facet exhibited superior activity. We also identified the rate-determining step in the dehydrogenation of tetrahydro-N-ethylcarbazole to N-ethylcarbazole on Pd {100} facet. This work provides a basis for research requiring template Pd catalysts on rGO and broaden design methods for LOHC catalysts.
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Applied Nanoscience
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 7
·2189-2198
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IF 2.88
Zhang Lin-Jiong,Feng Lian-Fang,Gu Xue-Ping,Zhang Cai-Liang
Poly( N -isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogel with temperature-sensitive properties can be potentially applied in smart response area. However, poor mechanical and non-conductive characteristic have greatly restricted its widespread application. In this work, PNIPAAm composite hydrogels containing graphene aerogel (GA) and graphene oxide (GO) were prepared via vacuum-assisted backfilling and in-situ polymerization. After an introduction of 0.29 wt% GA and 0.09 wt% GO, the compressive strength and modulus of PNIPAAm hydrogel increase by 100% and 582%, respectively. Moreover, the ternary composite hydrogel has a good electric conductivity, reaching up to 0.52 S/m, due to the electro-conductive network of GA. Combining the good conductivity and itself temperature-sensitive property of PNIPAAm, a smart switch was assembled and could switch off automatically under a high voltage, which has potential applications in sensor area.
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ChemElectroChem
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2020
·Vol. 7
·期 7
·1775-1780
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IF 4.154
Xinyue Zhang,Qingtao Liu,Jianglan Shui
Graphical Balancing act : Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is added to different positions of the Fe−N−C catalyst layer by using three methods to adjust its hydrophobicity. An appropriate amount of PTFE in the Fe−N−C catalyst layer is beneficial to the power density of the PEM fuel cell. However, the hydrophobicity of the Fe−N−C catalyst layer does not affect the long-term durability of the fuel cells, although high hydrophobicity will improve the fuel cell initial durability. The hydrophobicity of the cathode catalyst layer (CCL) affects the performance of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) by adjusting the water management of the catalyst layer, which has been extensively studied in Pt-based catalysts. Here, the effect of the hydrophobicity of Fe−N−C CCL on the performance of the PEMFC is investigated. The hydrophobicity of the Fe−N−C CCL is tuned by polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) by using three addition methods: 1) coat PTFE on Fe−N−C powder and heat-treat; 2) mix PTFE emulsion with Fe−N−C ink and then brush the electrode; and 3) transfer a ground PTFE/Fe−N−C composite film onto the gas diffusion layer by the decal method. For each PTFE addition method, the optimized PTFE amount can increase the power density of Fe−C−N PEMFC by 15.1 %, 26.6 %, and 87.2 %, respectively. At the same time, it is found that enhanced hydrophobicity reduces the initial current decay rate of the Fe−N−C CCLs, but their residual current densities are close after a 50 h durability test at 0.5 V in a H 2 -O 2 PEMFC. It can be concluded that the hydrophobicity of the Fe−N−C CLL has a great influence on the power density of the fuel cell, but the influence on the long-term durability of the fuel cell is negligible.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 9.038
Yaoping Hu,Zhijin Gao
Crystal violet (CV), a hazardous dye, poses a serious threat to the environment and human health. This motivates us to develop a facile method for its sensitive detection. Herein, we demonstrate a rapid sensing of CV using a novel fluorescent nanomaterial, yellow emissive Se,N-codoped carbon dots (CDs). CDs with an intense photoluminescence peak at 566 nm are synthesized by a hydrothermal technique using selenourea and o-phenylenediamine as precursors. This material shows a high quantum yield of up to 16.7 %. It is found that the yellow fluorescence of CDs can be selectively quenched by CV, which makes them promising for CV sensing. The linearity is obeyed in the range of 0.02–1.60 μM, and the limit of detection is as low as 7.3 nM. After detailed investigations, the inner filter effect is proposed to be the sensing mechanism. For practical usage, the newly built method is applied to determine the trace amount of CV in fish tissue samples, and satisfactory results are obtained.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 3.807
Shuo Geng,Shichong Xu,Yong Sheng Yu,Weiwei Yang,Ming Feng,Haibo Li
It is important to develop highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts for overall water splitting in industry application. Herein, we synthesized a novel 1D pea-like nitrogen-doped bimetallic carbide (N-Co 6 Mo 6 C) nanorods . Benefiting from the synergistic effect of N doping and good conductivity of the thin amorphous carbon shell on the surface of N-Co 6 Mo 6 C, the N-Co 6 Mo 6 C shows remarkable activity for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acid and alkaline solution and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline solution, respectively. Furthermore, using the N-Co 6 Mo 6 C as both the anode and the cathode for overall water splitting, a cell voltage of only 1.58 V is needed to derive a current density of 10 mA/cm 2 . This work offers a new insight for the design of the non-noble bimetallic carbide with excellent electrocatalytic performance for overall water splitting.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 3.807
Cong Luo,Jianghua Yang,Jinling Li,Shijie He,Bowen Meng,Tao Shao,Qiankun Zhang,Dongxia Zhang,Xibin Zhou
A strategy for the synthesis of Au@N-CQDs@Pd three-layer core-shell nanoparticles without the use of any surfactant is proposed in this work. Herein, N-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) are used as the reducing agent, stabilizing agent, and shape-directing agent. The morphology and structure of the final product were characterized by Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The electrocatalytic test indicates the as-synthesized Au@N-CQDs@Pd 20 exhibites excellent activity for methanol oxidation in alkaline media, which is approximately 6 times higher than commercial Pd/C. And its resistance to CO and stability are also greatly improved. This work provides a simple and straightforward approach to prepare bimetallic core-shell electrocatalyst by using CQDs with high catalytic activity for alkaline fuel cells .
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Nano Research
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2020
·Vol. 13
·期 9
·2420-2426
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IF 8.183
Luo Ergui,Wang Chen,Li Yang,Wang Xian,Gong Liyuan,Zhao Tuo,Jin Zhao,Ge Junjie,Liu Changpeng,Xing Wei
Fe/N/C material is the most competitive alternative to precious-metal catalysts for oxygen reduction. In view of the present consensus on active centers, further effort is directed at maximizing the density of single Fe atoms. Here, the imperfections in commonly used doping strategy of Fe for the synthesis of zeolitic imidazolateframework (ZIF)-derived Fe/N/C catalysts are revealed. More importantly, a strikingly improved catalyst is obtained by a ‘second pyrolysis’ method and delivers a half-wave potential of 0.825 V (vs. RHE) in acidic media. The strong confinement effect of carbonaceous host accounts for the formation of dense single-atom sites and thus the high activity. Our findings will potentially facilitate future improvement of M/N/C catalysts.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 42
·14723-14731
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IF 7.059
Lele Li,Liwei Yang,Si Zhang,Yuping Sun,Fen Li,Tengteng Qin,Xiaoqiang Liu,Yanmei Zhou,Subbiah Alwarappan
Herein, we designed a NiCo2S4@N/S–CeO2 composite with amplified electrocatalytic oxygen reduction (OR) capability by the in situ growth of NiCo2S4 nanoparticles on CeO2 nanospheres with simultaneous doping of nitrogen and sulfur. After optical characterization of the composite, it was then employed as the signal amplification label for constructing an electrochemical aptasensor. The composite provides a biocompatible and large surface platform to load biomolecules and retain their bioactivity. More importantly, the composite shows a comparable electrocatalytic OR capability similar to a commercial Pt/C catalyst and far better than CeO2, attributed to the NiCo2S4 deposition and oxygen vacancies introduced by N and S doping. Furthermore, the Koutecky–Levich plots indicate a nearly four-electron transfer pathway of the ORR. The as-prepared aptasensor exhibited a highly sensitive and selective determination of a model analyte-sulfadimethoxine with a wide linear range of 0.05–180 nM, a low detection limit of 0.02 ± 0.0011 nM and good feasibility for real-sample detection. This work paved an effective way for the design of highly efficient electrocatalysts with bright prospects in bioanalytical applications.
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2019
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Yan Hua,Daocheng Hong,Sushu Wan,Yanyu Lei,Mingcai Xie,Weiqing Yang,Yu Du,Yuxi Tian
2D perovskite materials have attracted increasing attention in the last few years due to their optical tunability. However, how to control the structure of these materials is still one of the key challenges. In this work, by using photoluminescence microscopy and XRD characterization, we found that ethanol treatment can induce the reorganization of the crystal structure of 2D perovskite materials. The ethanol molecules can insert into (OA) 2 (MA)Pb 2 I 7 (OA = CH 3 (CH 2 ) 7 NH 3 ; MA = CH 3 NH 3 ) crystal lattice and preferentially dissolve MA ions reducing the MA/OA ratio. During the recrystallization, new (OA) 2 PbI 4 phase forms due to the low MA/OA ratio. On the other hand, adsorption of ethanol can induce the photoluminescence (PL) enhancement by passivation of the surface defects . Consequently, PL intensity increases and decreases as the activation/deactivation of the quenching defects. These results provide a possible way to optimize the crystal structure of 2D perovskite under mild condition.
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LANGMUIR
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2019
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Zidong Zhang,Yuming Tu,Hui Yu,Weidong Liu,Zhiyong Zhou,Zhongqi Ren
Extraction is a common approach to separating aromatics and alkanes, but solvent recovery remains an issue. The polarity, hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance, and other properties of switchable solvents can be reversibly changed in the presence of various triggers, and taking advantage of this property can greatly simplify the process of solvent recovery. In this work, quaternation and anion exchange were used to prepare several switchable solvents by introducing OH– ions to derivatives of the amidine compound 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU). The resulting compounds exhibited reversible switching in response to exposure to CO2. Using toluene/n-heptane as a model hydrocarbon mixture, a reversible phase change extraction process was established. Among the four switchable solvents prepared, [C2DBU]OH showed the highest selectivity value and so was used to investigate the effect of various parameters on hydrocarbon separation. The extraction process was found to rapidly reach equilibrium when a two-phase system was generated by bubbling CO2 through the extraction mixture. Increasing the proportion of the solvent increased the selectivity for toluene, while a 1:1 ratio between the solvent and the toluene/n-heptane mixture enhanced the extraction. Increasing the initial toluene concentration reduced the selectivity for toluene, with a value of 5.97 at a toluene concentration of 20%. The switchable solvent recovered its initial state when heated at 60 °C for 1 h. Upon being reused after removal of CO2, the solvent exhibited poor separation characteristics, although the selectivity coefficient remained constant at approximately 3.1 during 10 regenerations. Finally, the mechanism of the switchable solvent effect and modeling of experimental data were investigated.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2019
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IF 0
Fu Chen,Hui Luo,Yongzhi Cheng,Jieling Liu,Xian Wang,Rongzhou Gong
Electromagnetic (EM) interference and radiation affecting human health and the operation of precision electronic devices have drawn considerable attention in recent years. Herein, a promising microwave-absorbing material, Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs)-decorated Fe/Fe3O4@N-doped carbon (NC) composite, was designed and fabricated with the Fe2O3@polydopamine@Ag hexagonal plates as the precursor. Crystalline structure, phase conversion, micromorphology, static magnetic properties, and EM characteristics of the samples were studied by various analytical techniques. The EM parameters of the obtained samples could be manipulated by increasing the pyrolysis temperature, exhibiting gradually enhanced dielectric and magnetic loss. Optimizing the coating thickness turns out to be a critical factor for regulating microwave absorption. The product obtained at 600 °C performs a maximum reflection loss (RL) value of −37.5 dB (10.64 GHz, 1.6 mm) and an effective absorption bandwidth (RL < −10 dB) up to 7.36 GHz (10.64–18 GHz) with a thickness of only 1.4 mm. In addition, the possible EM wave absorption mechanisms were further investigated in detail. In sum, it has been confirmed that the as-obtained AgNPs-decorated Fe/Fe3O4@NC composite with ultrabroad absorption bandwidths and strong absorption capacity would be an attractive candidate material for effective EM absorption materials in the future.
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