Therapeutic Delivery
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2018
·Vol. 9
·期 4
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Ya Xiao,Jiajia Huang,Jiajia Xu,Liuwei Zeng,Jiaran Tian,Yunru Lou,Yuxue Liu,Bo Hu,Fei Tong,Ruilin Shen
Aim: To synthesize a puerarin nanoparticle based on glycyrrhetinic acid (GA)-PEG-PBLA and evaluate it in vivo. Materials & methods: In this study, drug nanoparticle was synthesized, characterized and assessed as puerarin delivery system. Nanoparticle GA-PEG-PBLA could combine with puerarin via hydrophobic interaction to form the compound. Puerarin could be quickly and efficiently loaded via the nanoparticle GA-PEG-PBLA at pH 7.4. Further, GA-PEG-PBLA-mediated puerarin delivery system could target for the liver that had GA receptor binding. The antiliver ischemia/reperfusion injury role of puerarin/GA-PEG-PBLA was measured in rats using free puerarin and puerarin/PEG-PBLA as the controls. Results: GA-PEG-PBLA displayed efficient loading and sustained release. Puerarin/GA-PEG-PBLA showed strengthened antiliver ischemia/reperfusion injury characteristics. Conclusion: Overall, the results show that GA-PEG-PBLA could be regarded as an underlying puerarin nanoparticle.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2015
·Vol. 3
·期 38
·19525-19538
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Shaojun Chen,Funian Mo,Shiguo Chen,Zaochuan Ge,Haipeng Yang,Jiandong Zuo,Xinke Liu,Haitao Zhuo
Both liquid crystalline polymers and shape memory polymers are attractive to researchers. This paper describes the development of a supramolecular liquid crystalline complex exhibiting a multi-shape memory effect and liquid crystalline properties. 4-n-Octyldecyloxybenzoic acid (OOBA) is connected to a pyridine-containing polyurethane (PySMPU), forming a new PySMPU/OOBA complex. The results of this study demonstrate that the complex maintains the intrinsic crystallization and liquid-crystalline properties of OOBA and combines the shape memory effects of PySMPUs. Shape memory investigations demonstrate that the PySMPU/OOBA complexes have a good multi-shape memory effect, exhibiting triple- and quadruple-shape memory behaviours. For the triple-shape memory behaviours, the strain fixity at the first stage is lower than that at the second stage, while the strain recovery at the first stage is higher than that at the second stage. Overall, increasing the OOBA content improves the strain fixity but reduces the strain recovery due to the lubrication of the OOBA long chains. The successful combination of the liquid crystalline properties and multi-shape memory effect makes the PySMPU/OOBA complexes potentially applicable in smart optical devices, smart electronic devices and smart sensors.
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Nanoscale
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2013
·Vol. 5
·期 13
·5905-5911
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Lingxin Chen,Xiuli Fu,Jinhua Li
In this work, a simple and sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) strategy was developed for recognition and detection of trypsin, by using anti-aggregation of 4-mercaptopyridine (4-MPY)-functionalized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) based on the interaction between protamine and trypsin. The polycationic protamine not only served as a substrate for enzyme hydrolysis but also worked as a medium for SERS enhancement, which could bind negatively charged 4-MPY-functionalized AgNPs and induce their aggregation. The hydrolysis catalyzed with trypsin in sample solution decreased the concentration of free protamine, resulting in the dispersion of AgNPs and thus decreasing the Raman intensity of 4-MPY, by which the trypsin could be sensed optically. A detection level down to 0.1 ng mL−1 for trypsin was obtained. The induced accumulation of AgNPs modified with Raman reporter 4-MPY largely enhanced the SERS responses. A good linearity was found within the wide range over five orders of magnitude and reasonable relative standard deviations (between 2.4 and 11.6%) were attained. By using trypsin as a model, the new concept can provide an excellent platform for ultrasensitive SERS measurements of various proteases/enzymes which can lead to nanoparticles stability change through catalyzed hydrolysis toward substrate.
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2014
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Wencai Zhu,Hui Huang,Xiaochun Gao,Houyi Ma
Poly(4-aminobenzoic acid)/electrochemically reduced graphene oxide composite film modified glassy carbon electrodes (4-ABA/ERGO/GCEs) were fabricated by a two-step electrochemical method. The electrochemical behavior of acetaminophen at the modified electrode was investigated by means of cyclic voltammetry. The results indicated that 4-ABA/ERGO composite films possessed excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of acetaminophen. The electrochemical reaction of acetaminophen at 4-ABA/ERGO/GCE is proved to be a surface-controlled process involving the same number of protons and electrons. The voltammetric determination of acetaminophen performed with the 4-ABA/ERGO modified electrode presents a good linearity in the range of 0.1–65 μM with a low detection limit of 0.01 μM (S/N = 3). In the case of using the 4-ABA/ERGO/GCE, acetaminophen and dopamine can be simultaneously determined without mutual interference. Furthermore, the 4-ABA/ERGO/GCE has good reproducibility and stability, and can be used to determine acetaminophen in tablets.
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2014
·Vol. 16
·期 28
·6450-6458
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Song Li,Jia-Mei Chen,Tong-Bu Lu
Although polymorphism is a common phenomenon, the polymorphism of co-crystals is not studied extensively as compared to single-component molecules. Herein we report polymorphism in a co-crystal system comprising 5-fluorouracil, and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid with a 1 : 1 stoichiometry. The polymorphs were characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis. Crystal structure analysis revealed different synthons of 5-fluorouracil and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid in two forms. The solvent-drop grinding experiments show a high degree of solvent polarity specificity. The theoretical and experimental methods suggest an enantiotropic relationship between the polymorphs.
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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2014
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Yu-Cai He,Zhi-Cheng Tao,Xian Zhang,Zhen-Xing Yang,Jian-He Xu
An NADH-dependent reductase (CmCR) from Candida magnoliae was discovered by genome mining for carbonyl reductases. After CmCR was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21, a robust reductase-producing strain, recombinant E. coli CCZU-K14, was employed for the efficient synthesis of ethyl ( S )-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate (( S )-CHBE) from the reduction of ethyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutanoate (COBE). After the optimization, the optimum reaction conditions were obtained. Notably, E. coli CCZU-K14 had broad substrate specificity in reducing both aliphatic and aromatic substrates, and excellent enantioselectivity of CCZU-K14 was observed for most of the tested substrates, resulting in chiral alcohols of over 99.9% ee . Moreover, COBE at a high concentration of (3000 mM) could be asymmetrically reduced to ( S )-CHBE in the high yield (>99.0%) and high enantiometric excess value (>99.9% ee ) after 14 h. Significantly, E. coli CCZU-K14 shows high potential in the industrial production of ( S )-CHBE and its derivatives (>99.9% ee ).
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2017
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Yanchun Yang,Lijian Huang,Daocheng Pan
In our recent report (ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2016, 8, 5308), Li+ ions had been successfully incorporated into the lattice of the selenized Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin film on a quartz substrate by substituting equivalent Cu+ ions, and Li+ ions was also found to have the little effect on the crystal growth and defect passivation. To further improve the cell performance of Li-doped CZTSSe devices, we conducted the same experiments on the sodium-rich soda-lime glass (SLG) substrate in this study, instead of sodium-free quartz substrate. Surprisingly, only trace amounts of Li (Li/Cu molar ratio ∼1 × 10–4) were detected in the final CZTSSe thin films; meanwhile, a large amount of sodium was present on the surface and at the grain boundaries of the selenized thin films. A Li/Na exchange mechanism is used to explain this phenomenon. Only on the sodium-free substrate can Li+ ions enter the CZTSSe host lattice, and doping Li+ ions on the SLG substrate are nearly identical to doping Na+ ions.
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2017
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Bo Xu,Xuejiao Li,Zhiming Chen,Tao Zhang,Cuncheng Li
Pd@MIL-100(Fe) composite nanoparticles were synthesized and characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), powder X-ray diffraction analysis, nitrogen adsorption-desorption analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) analysis, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and element mapping. Due to the local restriction or confinement effect of the unique pore/surface structure within the MIL-100(Fe) nanospheres , small Pd nanoparticle (4–6 nm) were obtained with high stability without using any surfactant as stabilizer . The as-synthesized Pd@MIL-100(Fe) composite nanoparticles were then employed for the catalytic reduction of 2/3/4-nitrophenol, which exhibiting high catalytic activity and recyclability attributed to the synergistic effect between Pd nanoparticles and MIL-100(Fe) nanospheres.
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TETRAHEDRON
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2017
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Bing Lin,Wen-Hui Zhang,Dan-Dan Wang,Yi Gong,Qi-Di Wei,Xiong-Li Liu,Ting-Ting Feng,Ying Zhou,Wei-Cheng Yuan
Developed herein is a diversity-oriented one-pot multicomponent synthesis of polycyclic 3,3′- pyrrolidinyl-dispirooxindoles 3 via a multicomponent 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition event of 3-methyl-4-nitro-5-isatylidenyl-isoxazoles 2 with azomethine ylides (thermally generated in situ from isatins and proline or thioproline). Products bearing four consecutive stereocenters consist of two oxindole moieties and a polycyclic pyrrolidinyl core, including vicinal spiroquaternary stereocenters fused in one ring structure were smoothly obtained in high yields (up to 85% yield) with good diastereoselectivity (up to >20:1). Valuable features of this method were application of 3-methyl-4-nitro-5-isatylidenyl-isoxazoles as 1,3-dipolarophiles and the design of new hybrid architectures for biological screenings through the adequate fusion of these sub-units of isoxazole and 3,3′-pyrrolidinyl-dispirooxindole, generating drug-like molecules.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2017
·Vol. 41
·期 18
·10245-10250
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IF 3.269
X. X. Wu,H. Zhou
Recently, porous carbon materials have attracted attention due to their versatile properties. In this study, a hierarchical porous N-doped carbon (NHPC) was successfully synthesized as a catalyst support using a facile method. A large amount of Pd nanoparticles were uniformly loaded on the NHPC with an average diameter of about 4.45 nm. The synthesized Pd/NHPC nanocatalyst exhibited excellent stability and reusability toward the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) at room temperature. The uniformity and high reusability of Pd/NHPC was mainly attributed to the abundant doped nitrogen as a coordinated site to largely stable Pd nanoparticles. Herein, the excellent properties of NHPC provided ideas for the fabrication of other NHPC supported noble nanoparticles, which can be applied in various catalytic reductive reactions.
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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
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2017
·Vol. 83
·期 10
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Lei Yu,Ming-yue Cao,Peng-tao Wang,Shi Wang,Ying-rong Yue,Wen-duo Yuan,Wei-chuan Qiao,Fei Wang,Xin Song
Biohydrogen production from the pulp and paper effluent containing rich lignocellulosic material could be achieved by the fermentation process. Xylose, an important hemicellulose hydrolysis product, is used less efficiently as a substrate for biohydrogen production. Moreover, azo dyes are usually added to fabricate anticounterfeiting paper, which further increases the complexity of wastewater. This study reports that xylose could serve as the sole carbon source for a pure culture of Klebsiella oxytoca GS-4-08 to achieve simultaneous decolorization and biohydrogen production. With 2 g liter−1 of xylose as the substrate, a maximum xylose utilization rate (URxyl) and a hydrogen molar yield (HMY) of 93.99% and 0.259 mol of H2 mol of xylose−1, respectively, were obtained. Biohydrogen kinetics and electron equivalent (e− equiv) balance calculations indicated that methyl red (MR) penetrates and intracellularly inhibits both the pentose phosphate pathway and pyruvate fermentation pathway, while methyl orange (MO) acted independently of the glycolysis and biohydrogen pathway. The data demonstrate that biohydrogen pathways in the presence of azo dyes with sulfonate and carboxyl groups were different, but the azo dyes could be completely reduced during the biohydrogen production period in the presence of MO or MR. The feasibility of hydrogen production from industrial pulp and paper effluent by the strain if the xylose is sufficient was also proved and was not affected by toxic substances which usually exist in such wastewater, except for chlorophenol. This study offers a promising energy-recycling strategy for treating pulp and paper wastewaters, especially for those containing azo dyes.IMPORTANCE The pulp and paper industry is a major industry in many developing countries, and the global market of pulp and paper wastewater treatment is expected to increase by 60% between 2012 and 2020. Such wastewater contains large amounts of refractory contaminants, such as lignin, whose reclamation is considered economically crucial and environmentally friendly. Furthermore, azo dyes are usually added in order to fabricate anticounterfeiting paper, which further increases the complexity of the pulp and paper wastewater. This work may offer a better understanding of biohydrogen production from xylose in the presence of azo dyes and provide a promising energy-recycling method for treating pulp and paper wastewater, especially for those containing azo dyes.
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APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY
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2017
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Wei Zhang,Li Zhou,Hongfeng Tang,Heping Li,Wenlei Song,Gang Xie
The solubility of fluorite in hydrothermal conditions is important in ore forming and geothermal processes and groundwater utilization. However, a quantitative description of the geochemical behavior of fluorite under hydrothermal conditions has not been previously reported. In this work, the solubility of fluorite in Na-K-Cl solutions at temperatures up to 260 °C and ionic strengths up to 4 M was determined by experiments and modeling. The solubility products obtained in this work at 30 and 50 °C under ambient pressure and those from literature were used to regress the density model parameters for fluorite solubility product calculation at high temperature. The Pitzer interaction model was adopted to calculate the activity coefficient . The fluorite solubility determined in KCl solution at 250 °C under vapor saturated pressure and that from the literature were combined with the low-temperature thermodynamic properties of heat capacity and osmotic coefficient to obtain the binary parameters of NaF and KF at temperatures up to 260 °C. A thermodynamic model was then developed for calculating the fluorite solubility in Na-K-Cl solution at temperatures up to 260 °C, under vapor saturated pressure and ionic strengths up to 4 M. As calculated from this model, fluorite solubility measured at 200 °C and 0.1 M NaCl was well predicted. Both temperature and ionic strength had significant effects on fluorite solubility, and fluorite exhibited a similar dissolution pattern in both NaCl and KCl solution. When the concentration was lower than 2 M, the solubility of fluorite first increased with temperature, reached a maximum at approximately 100 °C, and then decreased. When the concentration was higher than 2 M, the solubility of fluorite increased monotonically with temperature.
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