Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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2022
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IF 6.064
Hong Zhu,Jie Xu,Min Zhao,Hangqi Luo,Minjie Lin,Yuting Luo,Yuan Li,Huacheng He,Jiang Wu
As conventional treatments for diabetic wounds often fail to achieve rapid satisfactory healing, the development of effective strategies to accelerate diabetic wound repair is highly demanded. Herein, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and metformin co-loaded multifunctional polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel were fabricated for improved diabetic wound healing. The in vitro results proved that the hydrogel was adhesive and injectable, and that it could particularly scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROSs), while the in vivo data demonstrated that the hydrogel could promote angiogenesis by recruiting endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) through upregulation of Ang-1. Both ROSs’ removal and EPCs’ recruitment finally resulted in enhanced diabetic wound healing. This work opens a strategy approach to diabetic wound management by combining biological macromolecules and small chemical molecules together using one promising environmental modulating drug delivery system.
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药剂学
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生物医学工程
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伤口愈合
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Chemistry-An Asian Journal
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2019
·Vol. 14
·期 13
·2266-2272
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IF 3.698
Xiaoyan Wang,Changru Huang,Xiaohao Li,Congxia Xie,Shitao Yu
Graphical PVA-encapsulated Pd nanoparticles were synthesized in water medium and applied in the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene under mild conditions. They exhibit excellent catalytic perfor-mance for the eco-friendly production of aniline. In aqueous medium without any other additives, palladium (Pd) nanoparticles with water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as stabilizer were synthesized for the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the nitrobenzene conversion and the selectivity for aniline were 99.3 % and 100 %, respectively. Comprehensive characterization methods, including TEM, UV/Vis, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), XRD and XPS allowed a better understanding of the role of PVA aggregates and the properties of Pd nanoparticles. The nitrobenzene conversion exceeded 80 % even after 6 cycles without any treatment of the catalyst. A mechanism about the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene catalyzed by Pd/PVA system was proposed. The Pd/PVA catalyst also exhibited excellent activity and selectivity, particularly to ortho -fluoronitrobenzene and ortho -nitrotoluene. This research can provide a reference for the environmentally friendly catalysis for hydrogenation of nitrobenzene and other substituted nitrobenzene compounds.
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材料科学
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催化
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环境化学
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纳米技术
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化学工程
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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
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2023
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IF 6
Liying Wan,Peijie Li,Meiling Yan,Jianhong Wang,Xibao Li
Conductive hydrogels have attracted much attention in soft electronic devices. However, it is still a challenging to be integrated with outstanding mechanical performance, self-healing, shape memory and conductive capability. Herein, we developed a multifunctional conductive hydrogel via interpenetrating network (IPN) and multiple hydrogen bond interaction. Poly (acrylic acid)-polyaniline (PAA-PANI) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) form bones of IPN through chemical and physical double cross-linking. Chemically crosslinking of IPN was obtained by in situ polymerization of acrylic acid and aniline. Physical crosslinking is realized by more multiple hydrogen bonds (N–H···O, O–H···O, O–H···N, N–H···N) interaction among PVA, polydopamine and PF127 diamino oxygen derivatives. PANI forms a conductive path in the IPN to ensure its conductivity. IPN hydrogels with multiple hydrogen bonds has excellent mechanical strength, which is much higher than conventional conductive hydrogels. Moreover, the structure endowed the hydrogel low swelling property, good self-healing and thermal-responsive shape memory effect. The multifunctional IPN conductive hydrogel have potential applications in smart devices including self-healing electronic devices, soft robot, and sensors.
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材料科学
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电化学
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软体机器人
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传感器
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智能材料
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2023
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IF 9.5
Haojie Zeng,Feiyun Sun,Jianjun Zhang,Ying Wang,Songwen Yang,Dingyu Xing
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) has been employed and crosslinked as the selective layer of NF membranes with enhanced hydrophilicity. However, the influences of different crosslinking methods and agents on the reaction mechanism and membrane performance still need to be comprehensively studied. In this study, NF membranes were prepared by coating crosslinking (CC-membrane) and gradient crosslinking (GC-membrane) methods. Compared with CC-membrane, the GC-membrane possessed a 65% higher flux with Na 2 SO 4 rejection around 90%, under the optimal preparation conditions with PVA content of 0.10%, curing at 80 °C for 10 min. Crosslinking agents including 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (TMA), 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene) diphthalic anhydride (6FDA) and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) with different spatial structure were used to optimize the GC-membrane. As confirmed by SEM, XPS, FTIR and contact angle tests, the 6FDA-GC membrane showed a thinner, smoother and more hydrophilic selective layer, and kept an excellent balance between the water flux (88.6 L/m 2 h) and Na 2 SO 4 rejection (88.7%). This is because the 6FDA with a large molecule and flexible spatial structure could form a more integrated crosslinking structure compared to PMDA. Meanwhile, the 6FDA-GC membrane showed rejections of over 80% towards the endocrine-disrupting compound 17α-Ethinylestradiol and exhibited stable antifouling ability and durability. Overall, this work studied systematically the influences of various crosslinking agents on the GC-membrane, and verified the potential of hydrophilic PVA membranes for nanofiltration.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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环境科学
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膜技术
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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IF 9.5
Xiancai Jiang,Siqi Wei,Jinquan Wang
Hydrogel electrolytes are ideal for flexible wearable electronic devices because of their high ionic conductivity, flexibility, and biocompatibility. However, some problems, such as poor mechanical properties, low conductivity, and lack of adhesivity, are encountered in the process of hydrogel preparation and application, which restrict the further development of hydrogel electrolytes. In this study, PVA was used as the first network, and P(AM-co-AMPS) as the second network to prepare a double-network hydrogel electrolyte. Laponite and Na2SO4 were introduced into the hydrogel during hydrogel formation as the nanofiller and salt with the salting-out effect to enhance its mechanical properties. The hydrogel electrolyte with high toughness (1663 kJ·m–3), adhesivity (77 kPa), and ionic conductivity (1.7 S·m–1) was obtained. In addition, the hydrogel electrolyte also has excellent antifatigue performance. In the 10 consecutive tensile cycles, the tensile strength does not decay. Due to the high adhesivity of the hydrogel electrolyte, a symmetrical all-solid-state supercapacitor was assembled with a tight interface between the hydrogel electrolyte and the AC/CNT composite electrode. The supercapacitor has a high specific capacitance of 186.1 mF·cm–2 at the current density of 1 mA·cm–2. In addition, the capacitor has good flexibility and can withstand bending at various angles. The hydrogel electrolyte also has excellent strain sensing performance, with an ultrafast tensile response time (0.17 s) and high sensitivity factor (GF = 10.01). Finally, the self-powered sensor system composed of a supercapacitor as the power supply device and hydrogel electrolyte as the sensing part was obtained and applied to human motion monitoring, which provides a potential application in the integrated flexible electronic system.
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电化学
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纳米技术
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柔性电子
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能源存储
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
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2013
·Vol. 46
·期 34
·345303
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IF 2.528
Pan Wang,Han Zhu,Shiyong Bao,MingLiang Du,Ming Zhang
Two strategies are demonstrated to fabricate AgNPs/PVA and AgNPs/(PVA/PEI) nanofibre hybrids. In the first approach, we synthesized AgNPs in poly(vinylalcohol) (PVA) solution and then electrospun the AgNPs/PVA solution into the AgNPs/PVA nanofibres. In the other one, the polyethylenimine (PEI) was introduced to improve the water-stability of PVA and then the AgNPs were immobilized on electrospun PVA/PEI nanofibres to fabricate the AgNPs/(PVA/PEI) nanofibres. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were utilized to investigate the morphology and the growth mechanism of the hybrids. The investigations demonstrate that both of the obtained AgNPs/PVA hybrids and AgNPs/(PVA/PEI) hybrids exhibit good water-stability and good antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus.
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微生物学
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ANALYST
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2023
·Vol. 148
·期 16
·3724-3729
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IF 4.2
Yu Wang,Qiyan Wang,Guobi Chai,Wu Fan,Qingzhao Shi,Wenfen Zhang,Jian Mao,Jianping Xie,Ronghan Wei,Qidong Zhang
An electrochemical glucose sensor based on flexible materials is significant for wearable devices used for real-time health monitoring and diagnosis. However, applying flexible electrodes involves complex fabrication processes and might reduce detection sensitivity. To overcome these obstacles, we herein report a novel strategy for preparing a highly flexible enzyme electrode based on an electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) mat decorated with in situ grown silver nanoparticles (nano-Ag) for electrochemical glucose sensing. Ferrocene (Fc) was selected as an electron acceptor for glucose oxidase (GOD) in order to minimize the influence of oxygen. Electron transfer between GOD and Fc was facilitated by confining them within a mixed self-assembled monolayer (SAM) formed on a thin layer of gold deposited on top of the PVA/nano-Ag film. Nano-Ag was found to significantly increase the surface area of the electrode and improve the stability of electrode conductivity during tensile deformation. Electrochemical glucose detection was performed by chronoamperometry in the electroactivity domain of ferrocene, and good linearity (R2 = 0.993) was obtained in the range of 0.2–7 mM with a detection limit of 0.038 mM and a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 1.45% (n = 6). After being stuck to a bendable PDMS slice and bent, respectively, at 30° and 60° 50 times, the electrode showed slight changes in detection results (<4.78%), which remained within 8% when the bending angle increased to 90°. With its high flexibility, good detection performance, and convenient fabrication process, the proposed enzyme electrode showed good potential as a flexible platform for wearable glucose sensing systems.
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电化学
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材料科学
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生物传感器
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可穿戴技术
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健康监测
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LANGMUIR
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2022
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IF 4.331
Jie Han,Yao Liang,Chengxiu He,Yujia Tong,Weixing Li
A catalytic composite membrane was developed for the enhancement of esterification by lyophilization for the first time. The catalytic composite membrane was composed of a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-sodium alginate (SA) separation layer and a spongy porous catalytic layer cross-linked by PVA and 4-sulfophthalic acid (SPA). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results indicated the successful synthesis of the catalytic composite membrane. The membrane properties were evaluated by ethanol dehydration and esterification. The conversion rate of acetic acid reached 95.9% after 12 h. Compared with batch reactions, the conversion rate increased by 24.4%. After five cycles, the membrane still maintained outstanding catalytic activity. The resistance of mass transfer was analyzed, and the results showed that the porous structure reduced the catalytic layer resistance to total resistance from 70.27 to 32.88%. The composite membrane with a spongy porous catalytic layer exhibited superior dehydration and catalytic performance.
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化学工程
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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2022
·Vol. 101
·期 4
·2199-2211
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IF 2.5
Zheng Zeng,Haikuan Yuan,Jie Lu
Graphene oxide (GO) has extensive applications in membrane-based separations, but its dispersion in the membrane has always been a problem due to the presence of π–π interactions in GO nanosheets. In this study, a grafting reaction was designed by using poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) for GO grafting modification and poly (vinyl alcohol)-g-graphene oxide (PVA-g-GO) nanocomposites were synthesized. The grafting material to GO was the same as the basic separation polymer material. PVA-g-GO showed better dispersibility and hydrophilicity than GO, and a series of composite membranes were prepared using a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) ultrafiltration (UF) membrane as a substrate. PVA-g-GO nanocomposites and membranes were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), water contact angle, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), etc. The addition of PVA-g-GO improved both the separation performance and anti-swelling property of the composite membrane, and the PVA-g-GO/PVA/PAN composite membrane loaded with 2 wt.% PVA-g-GO obtained a high flux of 4.46 kg/m 2 · h and a high rejection of 99.99% when dehydrating 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution at 30°C by pervaporation.
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环境工程
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Recent Patents on Nanotechnology
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2020
·Vol. 14
·期 1
·42-45
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IF 0.977
Li Xiao-Xia,He Ji-Huan
Background: The patented bubble electrospinning, which is a simple and effective technique for mass-production of polymer nanofibers, has been studying extensively, but it is still under development. In the bubble electrospinning, multiple jets move from the positive electrode to the
receptor, a long distance between the two electrodes is needed to guarantee complete solvent evaporation, as a result a relative high voltage is needed. Objective: The aim of the present study is to use an auxiliary electrode and an auxiliary air flow to improve bubble electrospinning
with lower voltage and higher output than those by its traditional one. Methods: The modification of the bubble electrospinning with an auxiliary electrode and an auxiliary airflow is used to fabricate nanofibers. The auxiliary electrode is close to the positive electrode. The experiment
was carried out at room temperature with 8%PVA solution. The result was analyzed with a S4800 cold field scanning electron microscope (SEM, Hitachi S-4800, Tokyo, Japan). Results: The auxiliary electrode can generate a strong induced electric field force. With the action of airflow, the
jets will fly to the receptor instead of the auxiliary electrode. Conclusion: Both auxiliary electrode and auxiliary airflow are two important factors affecting the spinning process. It can reduce the spinning voltage and improve spinning efficiency.
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生物工程
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 135
·期 30
·46514
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IF 1.901
Shang Han,Yuewen Li,Shutong Bai,Li Zhang,Weixing Li,Weihong Xing
An active and stable catalytic composite membrane (CCM), poly(vinyl alcohol)–poly(styrene sulfonic acid)/sodium alginate–poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA-PSSA/SA-PVA), was prepared to enhance the esterification of ethanol and propionic acid. The morphologies and crystal structures of the CCMs were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The effects of catalytic layer thickness, mass ratio of PVA to PSSA, concentration of catalytic layer solution, ratio of reaction volume to membrane area, and molar ratio of propionic acid to ethanol were discussed. The pervaporation results showed that the flux of CCM increased from 118 to 320 g m −2 h −1 compared with the SA-PVA membrane because of the close affinity and low resistance of PSSA to water. After crosslinking with 3-aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, the CCMs had good catalytic activities. The acid conversion reached 92.8% at 75 °C in 12 h, and the stabilization of the CCM was greatly improved. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135 , 46514.
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材料科学
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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2016
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IF 3.897
Weichang Li,Junpei Kang,Yulin Yuan,Fengcai Xiao,Hang Yao,Sa Liu,Jianxi Lu,Yingjun Wang,Zhen Wang,Li Ren
The poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel is regarded as a potential articular cartilage replacement for its good biocompatibility , high permeability to fluid and load-bearing properties. This work investigated a novel Poly(vinyl alcohol)-polyetheretherketone/Poly(vinyl alcohol)-β-tricalcium phosphate (PVA-PEEK/PVA-β-TCP) bilayered hydrogels by freezing-thawing with biomimetic properties for articular cartilage and subchondral bone is developed. The bilayered hydrogels microarchitecture consists of a highly porous and dense structure, and the internal structure were analyzed by micro-CT. The morphology of the resulting hydrogels was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the enhancement of the mechanical properties of the PVA-PEEK/PVA-β-TCP bilayered hydrogels were demonstrated by mechanical testing. The bilayered structure indicate that a good bonding exist between the two layers, which is known to be a requisite necessary to assure a good integrity and functionality of the osteochondral construct. In addition, in vitro cell culture studies revealed that the hydrogels has no negative effect on the cell viability and proliferation and possess good biocompatibility. Then, the bilayered hydrogels were implanted into the knee joint defect of rabbits and hematoxylin and eosin and immunohistochemical staining. The PVA-PEEK/PVA-β-TCP bilayered hydrogels show good potential for use in the field of articular cartilage repair.
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