JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2018
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IF 2.732
YaoYao Qu,Guojuan Ren,Liying Yu,Baoya Zhu,Fang Chai,Lihua Chen
Herein, the fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) has been synthesized by hydrothermal method by using ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) as a raw materials. The prepared CDs exhibited bright blue fluorscence excited by 340 nm with the quantum yield as high as 52%. The CDs possess special fluorescence responses to 2-nitrophenol (2-NP) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), and the slump of fluorescence was demonstrated by CDs solution in the case of 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol existence. The detection limit of 2-NP and 4-NP was calculated at 77 nM and 60 nM, respectively. Meanwhile, the color response to 2-NP and 4-NP can be observed from achromatic solution to yellow by naked eye. All in all, the obtained CDs can be applied as fluorescence and colorimetric probe in environmental protection.
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Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
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2019
·Vol. 17
·期 4
·2821-2829
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IF 1.448
Liqiang Wang,Tonghai Dou,Shuguang Li,Yang Liu
Phthalates are confirmed to have toxic effects on the reproductive system and are likely to have further damaging actions in humans. The present study explored the molecular mechanisms of the toxic effect of mono‑(2‑ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) on mouse Sertoli cells. Cell apoptosis and proliferation assays were used to assess the effects of MEHP on the TM4 Sertoli cell line derived from mouse testes. TM4 cells were treated with two doses of MEHP or left untreated as a control group, followed by RNA extraction and analysis using high‑throughput transcriptome sequencing technology. The gene expression profile obtained was then subjected to a bioinformatics analysis to explore the molecular mechanisms of reproductive toxicity. The results revealed that 528 and 269 genes were upregulated in the high‑ and low‑dose MEHP groups of cells compared with the control group, while 148 and 173 genes were downregulated. Gene ontology (GO) analysis indicated that the differently expressed genes were associated with the GO term ‘extracellular region’ of the cellular component domain in the high and low MEHP groups. Compared with the control group, eight common pathway changes were identified in the high‑ and low‑dose MEHP groups, including ‘terpenoid backbone biosynthesis’. Reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis was used to validation, and hermetic effects were observed for certain genes. These results provide an important basis and experimental data for further research into the mechanisms of phthalate‑induced toxicity.
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PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
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2018
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Weinan Gong,Xiaoshuang Yin,Ying Liu,Yun Chen,Wenzhong Yang
The inhibitory effects of 2-amino-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-thiazole (MPT) on mild steel corrosion were evaluated in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 and 1 M HCl solutions, respectively. From the analysis of potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, MPT can effectively inhibit the corrosion of mild steel in acidic solutions. Under the optimal conditions, the inhibition efficiency ( η ) was as high as 95% in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 solution. The inhibition property of MPT was much better than that of the reported corrosion inhibitor 2-amino-4-phenylthiazole (APT). Polarization curves also demonstrated that MPT mainly inhibited the anodic corrosion of mild steel in HCl solution and the cathodic corrosion in H 2 SO 4 solution, respectively. The adsorption of MPT on the surface of mild steel was found to obey Langmuir adsorption isotherm in both acid solutions. Quantum calculations suggest that the addition of electron donor group (−OCH 3 ) endowed the molecule better adsorption ability on mild steel surface. The interaction between protonated MPT and anions on Fe (0 0 1) surface was firstly investigated using molecular dynamic stimulations, and the results showed that with the adsorption of sulfate ions, MPTH + had a superior binding energy on the surface of Fe. The investigation of UV–vis spectrum demonstrated the direct correlation of the experimental data and the theoretical calculations.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2018
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Jinqiong Xu,Tingting Chen,Xiujuan Qiao,Qinglin Sheng,Tianli Yue,Jianbin Zheng
A novel non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor based on gold nanoparticles/nicke hydroxide nanosheet (AuNPs/Ni(OH) 2 NS) nanocomposite was successfully fabricated and further used for glucose sensing. The morphology and composition of AuNPs/Ni(OH) 2 NS were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The electrochemical properties were evaluated through cyclic voltammetry and amperometric methods. The AuNPs/Ni(OH) 2 NS/GCE exhibited wide linear range (0.002–6.0 mM), a low detection limit (0.66 μM) and good reproducibility and stability. The sensor was successfully employed for glucose detection in food samples for which the sensor displayed high performance with excellent reproducibility and recovery in complex food materials.
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Pharmaceutics
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 5
·214
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Qing Min,Xiaofeng Yu,Jiaoyan Liu,Jiliang Wu,Ying Wan
Chitosan(CH)-poly(dioxanone) (CH-PDO) copolymers containing varied amounts of PDO and having free amino groups at their CH backbone were synthesized using a group protection method. The selected CH-PDO with soluble characteristics in aqueous media was used together with hyaluronic acid (HA) to prepare HA/CH-PDO polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles (NPs) via an ionotropic gelation technique, and such a type of HA/CH-PDO NPs was employed as a carrier for delivering bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2). The optimal BMP-2-encapsulated HA/CH-PDO NPs with high encapsulation efficiency were embedded into CH/glycerophosphate composite solutions to form different hydrogels in order to achieve long-term BMP-2 release. The formulated gels were found to be injectable at room temperature and had its thermosensitive phase transition near physiological temperature and pH. They also showed abilities to administer the release of BMP-2 in approximately linear manners for a few weeks while effectively preserving the bioactivity of the encapsulated BMP-2. In view of their fully biocompatible and biodegradable components, the presently developed gel systems have promising potential for translation to the clinic use in bone repair and regeneration where the sustained and controlled stimuli from active signaling molecules and the stable biomechanical framework for housing the recruited cells are often concurrently needed.Keywords:chitosan;hyaluronic acid;nanoparticles;hydrogel;bone morphogenetic protein-2
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Frontiers in Chemistry
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2019
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Cai Guangming,Yang Shaoqi,Zhou Qing,Liu Lifei,Lu Xingmei,Xu Junli,Zhang Suojiang
In order to obtain the regularities of physicochemical properties of hydroxy protic ionic liquids (PILs) and broaden their potential application, a series of 2-hydroxyethylammonium sulfonate-based PILs were synthesized through proton transfer reaction and characterized by NMR and FT-IR and elemental analysis. Their phase transfer behavior (Tm) and initial decomposition point (Td) were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), respectively. Meanwhile, the regularities of density (ρ), viscosity (η) and electrical conductivity (σ) of synthesized PILs at different temperatures were measured. The results indicated that their physicochemical properties were tightly related with their structures and the interactions between cations and anions. In addition, the dissociation constants (pKa) of synthesized PILs were obtained by acid-base titration, which revealed that all synthesized PILs had pKa exceeding 7 and their cations were the crux of determining the pKa value. Moreover, several synthesized PILs with a low melting temperature also showed potential application in the deoxidation reaction of cyclohexanol, as they had conversion rates approximating 100% and the selectivity of cyclohexane or cyclohexene was about 80%.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2019
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IF 5.108
Jian Lu,Qi Sun,Jun Wu,Guangcan Zhu
Techniques for reutilization of the discarded bischofite are limited while efficient recovery of the Mg(OH) 2 nanoparticles from water during the synthesis and reuse processes is a challenge. In this study, the Fe 3 O 4 @Mg(OH) 2 core-shell magnetic nanoparticles were firstly prepared from discarded bischofite and used as catalyst for improving the ozonation of metronidazole (MNZ). The removal rate constant of MNZ increased by 694.7% using Fe 3 O 4 @Mg(OH) 2 . Compared with the Mg(OH) 2 control, the MNZ removal rate constant of Fe 3 O 4 @Mg(OH) 2 treatment was almost tripled. The persistent high catalytic activity of the Fe 3 O 4 @Mg(OH) 2 catalyst was observed since the MNZ removal rate constant decreased by just 13.2% in the third reuse run. The Fe 3 O 4 @Mg(OH) 2 primarily enhanced ozone decomposition through producing hydroxyl radicals . The MNZ removal rate constant increased from 0.075 min −1 to 0.643 min −1 as catalyst dose increased from 0 to 0.6 g L −1 while it decreased by 96.0% when its initial concentration increased from 10 to 200 mg L −1 . The maximum removal rate constant was observed at 25 °C when temperature increased from 15 °C to 35 °C. The Cl − , HCO 3 − , SO 4 2− , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ ions could jeopardize MNZ degradation. The antibacterial activity of MNZ was eliminated after catalytic ozonation while the mineralization efficiency was almost doubled. The nitro group reduction and the cleavage of hydroxyethyl bond were two main transformation pathways of MNZ. These findings suggest that Fe 3 O 4 @Mg(OH) 2 nanoparticle made from discarded bischofite is the promising catalyst for the ozonation of antibiotics in the terms of water purification practice and reutilization of the bischofite.
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2018
·Vol. 20
·期 13
·1832-1843
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IF 3.304
Wenpeng Xia,Yufeng Zhang,Shanshan Hu,Jie Xiong,Jianfeng Tang,Jun Yang
Tetragonal AgLa(MoO4)2 microcrystals with novel discal hierarchical architectures were successfully synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal route. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectral analysis as well as decay lifetimes were employed to characterize the prepared products. It was found that various hierarchical architectures were obtained by altering the amount of MoO42−, pH values and surfactants, respectively. In particular, the pH value had a large influence not only on the morphology, but also on the size and crystallinity. The formation mechanism of discal hierarchical architectures was proposed on the basis of the self-assembly growth of nanosheets. The AgLa(MoO4)2 microcrystals exhibited excellent down/up-conversion (DC/UC) multicolor emissions after doping different Ln3+ ions. For DC luminescence, AgLa(MoO4)2:Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Tb, Sm, Dy) exhibited characteristic red emission, green emission, orange emission and yellow emission, respectively. The energy transfer of MoO42− → Ln3+ (Ln = Tb, Sm, Dy) markedly enhanced the characteristic emissions of Tb3+, Sm3+ and Dy3+. For UC luminescence, AgLa(MoO4)2:Yb3+/Ln3+ (Ln = Er, Tm, Ho) exhibited intense green (2H11/2 → 4I5/2 of Er3+), blue (1G4 → 3H6 of Tm3+), yellow (5F5 → 5I8 of Ho3+) emissions, respectively. Therefore, the as-prepared AgLa(MoO4)2:Ln3+ microcrystals may have potential application to serve as fluorescent lamps, field emission display devices, sensors and biological imaging agents.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Kiran Gupta,Jiang-Bo Huo,Jia-Cheng E. Yang,Ming-Lai Fu,Baoling Yuan,Zhangxu Chen
We introduced (MoS 4 ) 2− moiety into the lamellar layers of Ca 0.66 Al 0.34 (OH) 2 (NO 3 ) 0.34 ⋅yH 2 O to fabricate Ca 0.66 Al 0.34 (OH) 2 (MoS 4 ) 0.17 ⋅yH 2 O (CA-MoS 4 ⋅LDH), a stable and efficient adsorbent for removal of two envoy Fluoroquinolones (FQs), Ciprofloxacin (CIP) and Ofloxacin (OFL), from contaminated aquatic sources. Various characterization tools, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy, Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer, transmission electron microscopy , X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and Thermogravimetric analyses etc. were applied to confirm structural and compositional changes during the synthesis and adsorption properties of CA-MoS 4 ⋅LDH. The efficiency of adsorbent was investigated by evaluating different parameters including contact time, pH of solution, initial concentration of pollutant, and effect of temperature. By using CA-MoS 4 ⋅LDH as adsorbent, we found more efficient removal of CIP than that of OFL due to the steric hindrance. The highest uptake of 707.20 mg/g and 476.74 mg/g of CIP and OFL, respectively, was found at pH of 6 with improved kinetics and easily reusability for these representative antibiotics models so far. Removal kinetics of both FQs were found to better follow the pseudo-second-order kinetic model than the pseudo-first-order. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm was employed to understand the removal process, suggesting monolayer chemisorption mechanism. The adsorbate-adsorbent interaction revealed remarkable features originate from the combination of weak hydrogen bond interaction between thio group and NH 2 + group of antibiotic and electrostatic interaction between positive LDH layer and COO − group of antibiotic as well, and anion exchange mechanisms, which were also confirmed by XRD, FTIR, XPS and Raman spectrum etc. obtained after adsorption. It is proposed that all (MoS 4 ) 2− moiety offers stability to the CA-MoS 4 ⋅LDH structure to avoid its solubility under ambient environments.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 53
·期 21
·15118-15129
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IF 2.993
Liu Hao,Xu Jü,Liu Guanxi,Wang Meiri,Li Jing,Liu Yuanyuan,Cui Hongtao
Herein, a facile sol–gel strategy for building the ordered interpenetrating network of Ni(OH) 2 and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was proposed. In this strategy, rGO nanosheets were homogeneously fixed inside composite utilizing the pores of Ni(OH) 2 gel as template, forming rGO-interpenetrated gel network. It was found that the rGO nanosheets could effectively reduce the internal resistant of composites and provide mechanical support for the gel network of Ni(OH) 2 . Therefore, the composite presented high electrochemical performance, especially high-rate performance, due to the interpenetrating of rGO nanosheets plus the supplementary role of acetylene black. It had high specific capacitance of 2163 F g −1 at low current density of 2.9 A g −1 and 733 F g −1 at high current density of 86.8 A g −1 .
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Fei Zhang,Jun Hou,Lingzhan Miao,Juan Chen,Yi Xu,Guoxiang You,Songqi Liu,Jingjie Ma
Pesticide contaminants, such as chlorpyrifos (CP) and its more toxic metabolite 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP) in farmland drainage have attracted extensive concerns around the world, and are in urgent need of treatment. In this work, three groups of anaerobic reactors packed with zero valent iron (mono-ZVI system), ZVI coupled with anaerobic sludge (coupled system) and anaerobic sludge (mono-cell system) were continuously operated to investigate their performances on CP, TCP and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal, as well as the reaction mechanisms of ZVI coupling with anaerobic microorganisms. Results showed that the removal efficiencies of CP and COD in coupled system were both around 95%. The corresponding results were 80% and 82% in mono-cell system, and the unstable values in mono-ZVI system were around 86% and 70%. The TCP residual concentration was the lowest in coupled system. The results of X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) and the photo images of ZVI at the end of reaction implied that the presence of sludge and the interaction between microorganisms and ZVI protected iron shavings from excessive corrosion. Moreover, the addition of ZVI promoted the electron transfer in the anaerobic system, which was proved by the higher value of electron transport system (ETS) activity and Cytochrome C (Cyt C ) content of sludge with 250 mg (g h) −1 and 20.71 nmol L −1 in coupled system, compared to 200 mg (g h) −1 and 17.56 nmol L −1 in mono-cell system. The improvement of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and anaerobic sludge granulation in the coupled system were on account of the existence of ZVI. It was obvious that the key enzymes and microbial species functioned in COD, CP and TCP degradation were enriched in coupled system.
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BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
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2018
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IF 3.457
Jian Yin,Ge Gong,Chao Sun,Zhaoyang Yin,Chao Zhu,Bin Wang,Qin Hu,Yuerong Zhu,Xinhui Liu
Angiogenesis plays a key role in the repair of large segmental bone defects with tissue-engineered bones. However, there is no effective method of promoting angiogenesis in tissue-engineered bone. Both angiopoietin 2 (Ang2) and autophagy have been shown to be involved in angiogenesis, but their roles in angiogenesis of tissue-engineered bone remains unknown. In this in vivo study, a radius bone defect was created in New Zealand white rabbits, which were then treated by implantation of a hydroxyapatite/collagen scaffold followed by injection of different concentrations of Ang2. Expression of the autophagic modulators microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3), Beclin-1, and SQSTM1/P62 were measured via western blotting, while the angiogenic modulators VEGF and CD31 were detected by western blotting and immunohistochemistry, respectively. X-ray imaging combined with general observation was used to evaluate bone defect healing. Expression of LC3 -I/LC3-II, Beclin-1, VEGF, and CD31 in the callus area increased and SQSTM1/p62 decreased in a dose-dependent manner with increasing Ang2 concentration. In the group treated with a high concentration of Ang2, the new callus grew well, accompanied by remarkable angiogenesis, leading to good repair of the bone defects. However, in the low concentration of Ang2 group, in spite of the existence of angiogenesis and new bone formation, the bone defects were not repaired. Furthermore, angiogenesis and osteogenesis were both obstructed in the control group. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that a high concentration of Ang2 promoted angiogenesis in tissue-engineered bone and improved repair of bone defects by inducing autophagy.
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