CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
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2015
·Vol. 33
·期 4
·587-596
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IF 1.835
Song Zhi-ming,Shi Bo,Ding Jian-xun,Zhuang Xiu-li,Zhang Xiao-nan,Fu Chang-feng,Chen Xue-si
An electrospun poly(lactide- co -glycolide) (PLGA) membrane was prepared and used to perform the anti-adhesion of Achilles tendon. Throughout the experiments, the membrane showed an appropriate degradation rate, and the pH values of degradation media were maintained at around 7.4. Simultaneously, the excellent biocompatibility of the membrane in vitro and in vivo was confirmed by live/dead and histopathological analyses. Meanwhile, the membrane can reduce tendon adhesion significantly and promote functional recovery effectively. The encouraging results were further demonstrated by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), and Masson’s trichrome stainings, and type I collagen immunohistochemical analysis. It was concluded that the model treated with the electrospun PLGA membrane was significantly better with respect to the adhesion prevention and tissue repair than that without treatment. Considering the results of degradation and adhesion prevention efficacy, the electrospun PLGA membrane would be a great candidate for the prevention of postoperative tendon adhesion.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2017
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IF 7.504
Lifeng Wang,Keming Xu,Xiaochun Hou,Yiyuan Han,Shiying Liu,Christian Wiraja,Cangjie Yang,Jun Yang,Mingfeng Wang,Xiaochen Dong,Wei Huang,Chenjie Xu
The stable presence of fluorophores within the biocompatible and biodegradable elastomer poly(glycerol-co-sebacate) acrylate (PGSA) is critical for monitoring the transplantation, performance, and degradation of the polymers in vivo. However, current methods such as physically entrapping the fluorophores in the polymer matrix or providing a fluorescent coating suffer from rapid leakage of fluorophores. Covalent conjugation of fluorophores with the polymers and the subsequent core-cross-linking are proposed here to address this challenge. Taking rhodamine as the model dye and PGSA nanoparticles (NPs) as the model platform, we successfully showed that the synthesized rhodamine-conjugated PGSA (PGSAR) NPs only released less than 30% rhodamine at day 28, whereas complete release of dye occurred for rhodamine-encapsulated PGSA (PGSA-p-R) NPs at day 7 and 57.49% rhodamine was released out for the un-cross-linked PGSAR NPs at day 28. More excitingly, PGSAR NPs showed a strong quantum yield enhancement (26.24-fold) of the fluorophores, which was due to the hydrophobic environment within PGSAR NPs and the restricted rotation of (6-diethylamino-3H-xanthen-3-ylidene) diethyl group in rhodamine after the conjugation and core-cross-linking. The stable presence of dye in the NPs and enhanced fluorescence allowed a longitudinal tracking of stem cells both in vitro and in vivo for at least 28 days.
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2016
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IF 1.758
Yongli Zhang,Shujuan Dai,Yanbo Zhou,Kai Lin
Fe-Co-Ce composite catalysts were prepared by coprecipitation method using CO(NH2)2, NaOH, NH4HCO3, and NH3·H2O as precipitant agents. The effects of the precipitant agents on the physicochemical properties of the Fe-Co-Ce based catalysts were investigated by SEM, TEM, BET, TG-DTA, and XRD. It was found that the precipitant agents remarkably influenced the morphology and particle size of the catalysts and affected the COD removal efficiency, decolorization rate, and pH of methyl orange for catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO). The specific surface area of the Fe-Co-Ce composite catalysts successively decreased in the order of NH3·H2O, NH4HCO3, NaOH, and CO(NH2)2, which correlated to an increasing particle size that increased for each catalyst. For the CWAO of a methyl orange aqueous solutions, the effects of precipitant agents NH3·H2O and NaOH were superior to those of CO(NH2)2 and NH4HCO3. The catalyst prepared using NH3·H2O as the precipitant agent was mostly composed of Fe2O3, CoO, and CeO2. The COD removal efficiency of methyl orange aqueous solution for NH3·H2O reached 92.9% in the catalytic wet air oxidation. Such a catalytic property was maintained for six runs.
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2016
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IF 3.42
Fangrong Zhang,Min Li,Yujie Su,Jianping Zhou,Wei Wang
Regulation of gene expression using p53 is a promising strategy for treatment of numerous cancers, and chemotherapeutic drug dichloroacetate (DCA) induces apoptosis and growth inhibition in tumor, without apparent toxicity in normal tissues. Combining DCA and p53 gene could be an effective way to treat tumors. The progress towards broad applications of DCA/p53 combination requires the development of safe and efficient vectors that target to specific cells. In this study, we developed a DSPE-PEG-AA (1,2-distearoryl- sn -glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(polyethyleneglycol-2000)] ammonium salt-anisamide) modified reconstituted high-density lipoprotein-based DCA/p53-loaded nanoparticles (DSPE-PEG-AA/rHDL/DCA-PEI/p53 complexes), which was fabricated as a drug/gene dual-targeting co-delivery system for potential cancer therapy. Here, DCA-PEI was utilized to effectively condense the p53 plasmid, to incorporate the plasmid into rHDL and to act as an antitumor drug to inhibit tumor cell growth. The DSPE-PEG-AA/rHDL/DCA-PEI/p53 complexes exhibited desirable and homogenous particle size, neutral surface charge and low cytotoxicity for normal cells in vitro . The results of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and flow cytometry confirmed that the scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) and sigma receptor mediated dual-targeting function of the complexes inducing efficient cytoplasmic drug delivery and gene transfection in human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549. And in vivo investigation on nude mice bearing A549 tumor xenografts revealed that DSPE-PEG-AA/rHDL/DCA-PEI/p53 complexes possessed specific tumor targeting and strong antitumor activity. The work described here demonstrated that the DSPE-PEG-AA/rHDL/DCA-PEI/p53 complexes might offer a promising tool for effective cancer therapy.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2016
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IF 3.15
Chengxin Fu,Yinyan Gong,Yitao Wu,Jiaqi Liu,Zhen Zhang,Can Li,Lengyuan Niu
Visible-light photodegradation test revealed that B and Zr co-doping can raise the photocatalytic ability of the undoped TiO 2 by a fold. XRD crystallography and Raman phonon spectroscopy measurements suggest that the Zr 4+ ions replace the Ti 4+ ions while the B 3+ ions occupy the interstitial sites, expanding the unit-cell volume and reducing crystallite size. The incorporation of interstitial boron dopants creates oxygen vacancies (Ov ) and reduce Ti 4+ to Ti 3+ to form [Ov -Ti 3+ ] + , which traps the carriers and prolongs carrier lifetime. Moreover, Zr 4+ ions replace Ti 4+ ions and form impurity levels, which could improve visible light response. The co-doped samples are benefited from both B interstitials and Zr substitutes.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2017
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IF 3.133
Huining Huang,Tao Wang,Haifeng Zhou,Dapeng Huang,Yaqiang Wu,Guangjun Zhou,Jifan Hu,Jie Zhan
Novel green-emitting Yb 3+ and Tb 3+ co-doped LaNbO 4 particles were prepared through a facile sol-gel and combustion method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), up-conversion luminescence (UCL) with different powers and varied concentrations, and luminescent lifetimes were employed to test the prepared samples. The XRD data exhibit that a sample with high crystallinity can be acquired at 1000 °C. FE-SEM images show homogeneous and spherical grains after Yb 3+ and Tb 3+ are co-doped in the LaNbO 4 samples. TG-DTA reveals that the LaNbO 4 synthetic process is accompanied by a temperature increase. In our work, we utilize a 980 nm laser to excite Yb 3+ ions to achieve the 2 F 7/2 → 2 F 5/2 transition, and the LaNbO 4 :Yb 3+ , Tb 3+ sample exhibits intense green emission. Luminescent spectra at different powers demonstrated the two-photon absorption process; meanwhile, the corresponding energy transfer mechanism from Yb 3+ to Tb 3+ and the emission of Tb 3+ under 980 nm laser excitation was described via an energy level diagram. Moreover, concentration-dependent up-conversion luminescent properties were systematically explored, and it was confirmed that LaNbO 4 :0.15Yb 3+ ,0.02Tb 3+ exhibits the strongest luminescent properties. In particular, as the content of Yb 3+ ions increases, the 5 D 4 → 7 F 6 transition quickly becomes stronger, resulting in the emitted color shifting from green to blue. Therefore, the emitted color can be tuned by adjusting the content of Yb 3+ ions. The excellent up-conversion emission properties of the obtained samples allow for their potential application in the fields of 3D display technologies and solid-state lasers.
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ISIJ INTERNATIONAL
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2017
·Vol. 57
·期 1
·62-67
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IF 1.11
Zijian Su,Yuanbo Zhang,Yingming Chen,Guanghui Li,Tao Jiang
A considerable amount of works were focused on the formation mechanism of calcium ferrite phases during the iron ore sintering process, especially under various O2 content atmospheres at temperatures higher than 1100°C. But little attention has been paid on reactions between CaO and iron oxides in CO–CO2 atmospheres at lower temperatures. In this study, the solid state reaction mechanisms between CaO and Fe3O4 under CO–CO2 atmospheres at 800°C–1100°C were revealed by using XRD, VSM, etc. The results indicated that Ca2Fe2O5 was easily formed under 5–50 vol% CO/(CO+CO2) atmosphere above 850°C via the reaction of 6CaO + 2Fe3O4 +CO2 = 3Ca2Fe2O5 + CO and the reaction would be promoted with increasing the roasting temperature. In the CO–CO2 atmosphere, Fe3O4 is easily oxidized to Fe2O3 in the presence of CaO because CO2 components act as oxidative medium for the oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2016
·Vol. 28
·期 6
·4684-4689
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IF 1.798
Li Zheng,Zhang Le,Zhou Tianyuan,Wang Lixi,Wong Ching Ping,Yang Hao,Zhang Qitu
A novel spray co-precipitation method was adopted to synthesize well dispersed nanocrystalline Y 2 O 3 powders for transparent ceramics. Several analytic techniques such as XRD, SEM, BET and UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometer were used to determine the properties of coprecipitated powders, and the microstructure and optical properties of as-fabricated ceramics. The influences of the aging time on powders and ceramics were systematically investigated. Precursors were completely reached to yield the Y 2 O 3 phase after being calcined at 1250 °C in air. The calcined Y 2 O 3 powders exhibited an approximately spherical morphology with narrow size distribution and weak agglomeration, with mean particle size of ~140 nm. The co-precipitated nanopowders with an aging time of 12 h exhibited the best sintering activity due to the low agglomeration, and the in-line transmittance of Y 2 O 3 ceramic sintered at 1800 °C for 8 h in vacuum reached to 77.2% at 1064 nm (1 mm thickness).
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ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
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2016
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IF 4.569
Zheng Xia,Wenze Qiu,Han Bao,Bin Yang,Lecheng Lei,Zhikang Xu,Zhongjian Li
A novel solid polymer electrolyte was developed by co-deposition of catechol (CCh) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) on a polypropylene membrane for electrochemical reduction of CO 2 (ERC) in gas phase. ERC performance was both investigated in a gas-gas mode and a gas-liquid mode. The maximum CO production rate was 121 μmol/h and the faradaic efficiency was 51% in the gas-liquid mode, which were much higher than those obtained with AM-7001 under the same condition. The high loading rate of quaternary ammonium ions on the membrane and the large surface area provided by the porous nano-structure of the membrane contribute to the high ERC efficiency. Furthermore, the cost of the CCh/PEI-Q membrane was much lower than commercial Nafion membranes, endowing this novel composite SPE with great potential in industrial application.
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 19
·7273-7279
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IF 5.287
Guozhu Chen,Qihui Xu,Yong Wang,Guolong Song,Cuncheng Li,Wei Zhao,Weiliu Fan
It is still an important issue to develop a facile, environmentally friendly way to synthesize bimetal oxide materials. In this paper, Co3O4–CeO2 core–shell catalysts were prepared by an interfacial reaction, where Co(CO3)0.35Cl0.2(OH)1.1 nanorods were dispersed in Ce3+ aqueous solution for 2 days, followed by a calcination step. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Based on the characterization and comparative experimental results, we proposed that the OH− ions slowly dissociated from the Co(CO3)0.35Cl0.2(OH)1.1 precursor combined with Ce3+ to develop into Ce(OH)3 nanoparticles because of its smaller solubility product constant than that of the Co precursor or Co(OH)2. Neither an additional precipitation agent nor stabilizing molecules were employed during the whole preparation. Raman spectroscopy and H2-temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR) analysis revealed that there is a synergistic effect between Co3O4 and CeO2 in the as-prepared Co3O4–CeO2 core–shell catalysts, which is responsible for their enhanced catalytic activity toward CO oxidation in comparison to pure Co3O4 and CeO2.
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JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
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2016
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IF 4.179
Xiaohong Wang,Haiqian Hou,Yujun Li,Yingying Wang,Chen Hao,Cunwang Ge
A range of super-absorbent semi-IPN hydrogels—polyvinyl alcohol/poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylic amide) (PVA-P(AA-co-AM)) were synthesized via free radical polymerization method under ultrasound-assisted condition. L 16 (4 5 ) orthogonal experiments were designed to optimize the synthesis conditions and the success was characterized by FTIR, SEM and TGA. Swelling capacities were studied in various pH solution and saline solution whose results indicated that pH in solution shows an obvious influence on it and the salt resistance is greater in salt solution of low valence relative to that of high valence. Meanwhile, its swelling behavior was evaluated in water solution, which revealed that the swelling process conformed to the Schott model and the diffusion type was non-Fickian diffusion. Moreover, the adsorption on cobalt (II) from aqueous solutions was also investigated in the paper. The optimum pH value was found close to 4 for the cobalt (II) adsorption and it was discovered that adsorption kinetics and adsorption isotherms for cobalt (II) were in accordance with the pseudo-second-order model and the Freundlich model respectively. Besides, thermodynamic parameters were calculated for the cobalt (II) adsorption and the findings revealed that the adsorption behavior is spontaneous and endothermic.
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
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2016
·Vol. 49
·期 31
·315304
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IF 2.772
Xiaohui Ren,Xiang Qi,Yongzhen Shen,Si Xiao,Guanghua Xu,Zhen Zhang,Zongyu Huang,Jianxin Zhong
2D photocatalytic TiO2/MoS2 hybrid nanosheets (HNs) have been prepared via a facile hydrothermal process. X-ray diffraction patterns and Raman spectra are carried out and confirm a well crystalized anatase and 2H-MoS2 hybridization. Additional morphological and microstructural tests verify a distinct MoS2 framework, indicating the relatively stability of the MoS2 nanosheet platform with a high specific surface area. UV–vis spectra and electrochemical impedance spectra exhibit an enhanced light absorption ability and conductivity of TiO2/MoS2 compared to that of just TiO2. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) tests also demonstrate the photocurrent of 20 : 1 TiO2/MoS2 HNs is greatly improved compared to that of as-prepared TiO2. The saturation current density is about 33 µA cm−2 when the applied potential is 0.2 V, which is nearly twice that of pure TiO2 and four times as high as 5 : 1 TiO2/MoS2 HNs and 1 : 1 TiO2/MoS2 HNs. Besides that, the duration test exhibits no detectable distinction after processing 25 cycles. The improved photocatalytic activities are perhaps derived from the high conductivity and the increased active sites for the introduction of co-catalytic MoS2 nanosheets as well as the positive synergetic effect between the TiO2 and MoS2. This work demonstrates that the as-prepared TiO2/MoS2 HNs may have a great potential application in PEC hydrogen production.
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