JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
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2018
·Vol. 2018
·期 09
·023
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IF 5.126
Basabendu Barman,Subhaditya Bhattacharya,Mohammadreza Zakeri
An SU(2)N extension (N stands for neutral) of the Standard Model (SM) is proposed with an additional U(1)=S' global symmetry, which stabilizes the lightest of the vector boson (X,) as dark matter (DM) through unbroken S=T3N+S'. The field content of the model is motivated to address neutrino mass generation, a possible unification to SU(7), along with spontaneous symmetry breaking of SU(2)N resulting in massive gauge bosons. None of the SM particles are charged under SU(2)N and therefore X, do not have a direct coupling to the visible sector besides a Higgs portal, which is tiny to avoid any conflict with Higgs data. We show that, a large kinematic region of this model allows the neutral component of SU(2)N scalar triplet and heavy neutrinos introduced here to become additional DM components. In this paper we explore the viability of such multipartite DM parameter space, including non-zero DM-DM interactions, to comply with relic density and direct search constraints. We also demonstrate that the model may yield hadronically quiet single lepton and two lepton signatures with missing energy at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that can be accessed with high luminosity.
研究领域:
粒子物理学
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天体物理学
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MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 31
·期 6
·936-948
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IF 2.351
Hu Shijia,Li Yunqi,Kan Weiqiong,Ding Tingting,Gu Haijun,Zhang Ting,Yi Zhengfang,Chen Yihua
A series of diphenyl- N -heteroaromatic compounds were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for anticancer efficacies (antimigration and antiproliferation) against human cancer cell lines. The favorable 2 H -1,2,3-triazole compound 4a was optimized, leading to the discovery of compounds 4b and 4c with more potent antimigratory and antiproliferative activities. The transwell assay showed that compounds 4b and 4c dose-independently inhibited the migration of the two cancer cell lines (human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 and pancreatic cancer cell line PANC1) with the low IC 50 values of 0.24 and 0.47 µM, respectively. The sulforhodamine-B (SRB) assay showed that compounds 4b and 4c inhibited the proliferation of PANC1 cells with the IC 50 values 0.86 µM and 1.41 µM, respectively. These results indicate that compounds 4b and 4c with 1,2,3-triazole scaffold may be further developed as potent anticancer agents in the future.
A series of novel diphenyl- N -heteroaromatics based on our previous published research work were synthesized and evaluated for their antimigration efficacies against MDA-MB-231 and PANC1 human cancer cell lines. Compound 4c dose-independently inhibited the migration of the two cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and PANC1) with low IC 50 values 0.32 µM and 0.24 µM respectively.
研究领域:
药理学
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肿瘤学
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有机化学
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Nature Communications
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2020
·Vol. 11
·期 1
·1-12
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IF 12.121
Hu Yechen,Jiang Bo,Weng Yejing,Sui Zhigang,Zhao Baofeng,Chen Yuanbo,Liu Lukuan,Wu Qiong,Liang Zhen,Zhang Lihua,Zhang Yukui
Protein N-phosphorylation plays a critical role in central metabolism and two/multicomponent signaling of prokaryotes. However, the current enrichment methods for O-phosphopeptides are not preferred for N-phosphopeptides due to the intrinsic lability of P-N bond under acidic conditions. Therefore, the effective N-phosphoproteome analysis remains challenging. Herein, bis(zinc(II)-dipicolylamine)-functionalized sub-2 μm core-shell silica microspheres (SiO 2 @DpaZn) are tailored for rapid and effective N-phosphopeptides enrichment. Due to the coordination of phosphate groups to Zn(II), N-phosphopeptides can be effectively captured under neutral conditions. Moreover, the method is successfully applied to an E.coli and HeLa N-phosphoproteome study. These results further broaden the range of methods for the discovery of N-phosphoproteins with significant biological functions.
研究领域:
生物化学
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蛋白质组学
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分析化学
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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2022
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IF 2.582
Zaihui Huang,Zheng Qi,Xiaohu Ding,Chunguang Liu
This study investigated the influence of N-chlorosuccinimide (NCS) pretreatment on the antimicrobial effect of benzalkonium chloride (BZC, representative of QACs) against biofilm bacteria and its mechanisms. Results show that 0.04 − 0.07 mmol/L NCS pretreatment significantly increased the antimicrobial efficacy of 0.03 mmol/L BZC on biofilm cells by 30% − 70%. The main mechanisms involved membrane permeability, oxidative damage, and metabolic disorder. More precisely, NCS pretreatment increased the permeability of bacteria and reduced the activity of the electron transport system (ETS) and dehydrogenase (DHA). At the same time, the oxidative damage of both endogenous and exogenous ROS and the disorder of the antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and catalase) further improved their combined antibacterial ability. Moreover, NCS pretreatment greatly reduced the resistance of biofilm Pseudomonas aeruginosa to BZC. The findings of the study provide a new method to effectively enhance the antimicrobial efficiency of quaternary ammonium cationic surfactants (e.g., BZC) and reduce bacterial resistance, as well as a scientific guidance for the development of new antimicrobial products.
研究领域:
微生物学
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药理学
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感染与免疫
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HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
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2022
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IF 1.73
Shuo Yan,Haibin Yu,Zan Chen
Membranes with both good permeation and selectivity are highly desired for gas separations. In this study, we synthesized a new 6FDA-type polyimide copolymer 6FDA-BDTA-ODA, and then an organic polymer of poly (N-vinylimidazole) was doped into the polyimide to prepare mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). We also studied the effect of poly (N-vinylimidazole) contents on the separation performance of MMMs. The results showed that the ideal selectivity for CO2/CH4 was improved by adding the poly (N-vinylimidazole) filler. The ideal selectivity reached 63.5 with 6 wt% poly (N-vinylimidazole) loading with the permeability of 29.2 Barrer. The highly permeable MMMs showed a considerably enhanced performance for CO2/CH4 that close to the 2008 Robeson upper-bound. The gas separation performance of the prepared MMMs for CO2/CH4 was improved compared to that of the pure polymer membrane, indicating that the copolyimide/poly (N-vinylimidazole) MMMs have promising applications in CO2/CH4 gas separation.
研究领域:
材料科学
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化学工程
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SOLAR ENERGY
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2018
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IF 4.374
Lianjing Zhao,Leilei Zhao,Weinan Xue,Wenjuan Fang,Yuan Wang,Yan Li
To improve the catalytic activity of carbons in counter electrodes (CEs), Cu nanoparticles (NPs) were introduced into mesoporous N-doped carbons (N-C) derived from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to prepare the composites of N-C and Cu NPs (N-C@Cu) via impregnation and subsequent reduction method in this work. The obtained N-C@Cu composites with 2–4 nm Cu NPs uniformly distributing in N-C were deposited onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates by screen-printing to fabricate CEs in quantum dot solar cells (QDSCs). The N-C@Cu CEs exhibit higher electrocatalytic activity than both pristine N-C/FTO and commonly used Cu 2 S/FTO CEs, which could be ascribed to the synergistic effect between Cu x S NPs with the excellent electrocatalytic ability and MOF derived N-C with high graphitization, large hydrophilic surface as well as the abundant dopant active sites on the reduction of polysulfide. The superior performance of N-C@Cu composites results in an improved fill factor and a high short circuit current density. Based on optimized N-C@Cu CEs and Zn-Cu-In-Se quantum dot sensitizers, the QDSCs obtained present a promising power conversion efficiency of 9.23%, significantly superior to those of pristine N-C/FTO (7.20%) and Cu 2 S/FTO (8.89%) CEs based QDSCs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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能源科学
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2015
·Vol. 3
·期 36
·7203-7212
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IF 4.726
Qiaohua Qiu,Tao Liu,Zhihui Li,Xinbo Ding
Silica–polymer antimicrobial composites with a core–shell nanostructure are often prepared through a polymeric process. However, it is difficult to control the polymerization degree of the polymers to give a uniform size distribution. In this article, we present a facile approach to produce antimicrobial silica@polyacrylamide (SiO2@PAM) core–shell nanoparticles, which were synthesized via an electrostatic self-assembly method using acyclic N-halamine polymeric polyacrylamide. The morphologies and structures of these as-prepared nanoparticles were characterized by different techniques. And their antibacterial performance against both Gram-positive bacteria and Gram-negative bacteria was also evaluated. Based on the preliminary results, these core–shell nanosized spheres were made of an outer polymer shell which decorated the inner SiO2 core, showing the encapsulation of silica nanoparticles with PAM polymers. After chlorination, the resultant nanosized particles displayed a powerful and stable bactericidal capability toward both of the two model bacterial species. Bactericidal assessment further suggested a coordinated effect of the well-known antibacterial performance of N-halamines and the flocculation of PAM on the antibacterial behavior. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the prepared nanoparticles with varying concentrations was studied using mouse fibroblast cells (L929). The CCK-8 assay revealed that the SiO2@PAM composites possessed a non-cytotoxic and favorable response to the seeded cells in vitro. These results indicate the suitability of the SiO2@PAM composite particles for controlling biocidal activity, demonstrating their potential applications in deactivating bacteria or even disease control.
研究领域:
材料科学
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微生物学
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生物医学工程
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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IF 9.5
Tian Yu,Suiting Ning,Qian Liu,Tingting Zhang,Xiangbin Chen,Ning Qi,Xianli Su,Xinfeng Tang,Zhiquan Chen
As a liquid-like material, CuAgSe has high carrier mobility and ultralow lattice thermal conductivity. It undergoes an n–p conduction-type transition during β- to α-phase transition with increasing temperature. Moreover, optimization of the thermoelectric performance of CuAgSe is rather difficult, owing to the two-carrier conduction in this material. In this work, we reported the free tuning of the conduction type and thermoelectric performance of CuAgSe by manipulating the cation vacancies. Positron annihilation measurements reveal that the increase in CuAg content can effectively suppress the cation vacancies and reduce the hole carrier concentration, resulting in n-type conduction at high temperatures. Doping with Zn at the Cu sublattice in the CuAg-excessive CuAgSe can further decrease the number of vacancies, leading to a significant decrease in hole carrier concentration. Furthermore, the reduction of vacancies leads to weakening of carrier scattering. As a result, carrier mobility is also enhanced, thus improving the thermoelectric performance of n-type CuAgSe. On the other hand, high-performance p-type CuAgSe can be achieved by decreasing the CuAg content to introduce more cation vacancies. Ultimately, both n-type and p-type CuAgSe with superb thermoelectric performance are obtained, with a zTmax of 0.84 in Cu1.01Ag1.02Zn0.01Se (n-type) and 1.05 in (CuAg)0.96Se (p-type) at 600 K and average zT of 0.77 and 0.94 between 470 and 630 K for n-type and p-type, respectively.
研究领域:
材料科学
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热电学
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固体物理学
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2021
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IF 6.558
Liping Sun,Chao Li,Yong Yan,Yue Yu,Hao Zhao,Zijue Zhou,Feng Wang,Yi Feng
Single atom nanozymes (SAzymes) represent the state-of-the-art technology in nanomaterial-based catalysis, which have attracted attentions in catalysis, cancer treatment, disinfection and biosensing fields. However, numerous SAzymes suffered from low aqueous dispersion and without recognition capacity, which impeded their applications in bioanalysis . Herein, we engineered DNA onto SAzymes to obtain the DNA/SAzymes conjugates , which significantly improved the aqueous dispersion and recognition ability of SAzymes. We synthesized iron SAzymes (Fe–N–C SAzymes) as the catalytic nanomaterials, and investigated the interactions between Fe–N–C SAzymes and DNA. We compared A 15 , T 15 and C 15 adsorption of Fe–N–C SAzymes in HEPES containing 2 mM MgCl 2 . We found that 50 μg mL −1 Fe–N–C SAzymes produced nearly 100% A 15 adsorption, 90% T 15 adsorption and only 69% C 15 adsorption, indicating that adenine and thymine had higher adsorption affinity on Fe–N–C SAzymes. More importantly, DNA modification did not affect the peroxidase-like activity of Fe–N–C SAzymes and the bioactivity of the adsorbed DNA. Taking the advantage of the diblock DNA with one DNA sequence (adenine) binding to Fe–N–C SAzymes and the other DNA sequence (i.e., aptamer) binding to cancer cells, we designed Apt/Fe–N–C SAzymes for colorimetric detection of cancer cells, which offered new insights for the use of SAzymes in biomedicine .
研究领域:
生物医学
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纳米技术
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催化科学
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高影响因子
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
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2021
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IF 5.876
Fan Nie,Wenyue Xu,Di Zhang,Baizhi Jiang,Qi Sun,Junwei Wang
The N-doped two-dimensional (2D) carbon-based catalysts play a crucial role in the PMS catalytic activity of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). However, their activation mechanism still lacks a reasonable explanation. A low-cost and one-step synthesis of N-doped graphite-2H nanoplatelets (N-GNPs) were prepared through the calcination under 600°C. N-GNPs 0.5 -600 was applied to activate permonosulfate (PMS) 19.4 times faster than that of pure PMS system under visible light to degrade bis(monochloro-s-triazine) reactive dye. We first demonstrate that electron arrangement in N-GNPs samples can effectively activate PMS and generate 1 O 2 as much as S O 4 · − and HO · as the main reactive species. The EPR test results were consistent with the quenching test. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations showed the graphite N adjacent C atoms (Eb= -8.9 eV) were promoted to produce more active sites. Bidirectional regulation of graphite N bonded C atoms form a local electron state, making the C most active electron donation. The 2P Z orbital of carbon atoms becomes occupied with the free electrons. The localized orbitals lead to the stronger Columbic repulsion of π electrons and enlarged interlayer distance, making it easier for the electrons to give out and accelerate the free-radical process.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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LANGMUIR
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2024
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IF 3.7
Yujie Huang,Binyao Liu,Yiwen Yang,Hao Xiao,Tao Han,Hanmei Jiang,Jiahe Li,Yong Zhou,Gaili Ke,Huichao He
Water oxidation is an endothermic and kinetics–sluggish reaction; the research of photoanodes with photothermal and cocatalytic properties is of great significance. Herein, BiVO4/CoAl2O4 film photoanodes were studied for solar water splitting through coupling spinel p-type CoAl2O4 nanoparticles on n-type BiVO4 films. Compared to the BiVO4 photoanode, better performance was observed on the BiVO4/CoAl2O4 photoanode during water oxidation. A photocurrent of 3.47 mA/cm2 was produced on the BiVO4/CoAl2O4 photoanode at 1.23 V vs RHE, which is two-fold to the BiVO4 photoanode (1.70 mA/cm2). Additionally, the BiVO4/CoAl2O4 photoanodes showed an acceptable stability for water oxidation. The BiVO4/CoAl2O4 photoanode being of higher water oxidation performance could be attributed to the presence of p–n heterojunction, cocatalytic, and photothermal effects. In specific, under the excitation of λ < 520 nm light, the holes produced in/on BiVO4 can be transferred to CoAl2O4 owing to the p–n heterojunctions of BiVO4/CoAl2O4. Meanwhile, the temperature on the BiVO4/CoAl2O4 photoanode rises quickly up to ∼53 °C under AM 1.5 G irradiation due to the photothermal property of CoAl2O4 through capturing the 520 < λ < 720 nm light. The temperature rising on the BiVO4/CoAl2O4 photoanode improves the cocatalytic activity of CoAl2O4 and modifies the wettability of BiVO4/CoAl2O4 for effective water oxidation.
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材料科学
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能源科学
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CARBON
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2013
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IF 5.868
Xiuqing Meng,Sefaattin Tongay,Jun Kang,Zhanghui Chen,Fengmin Wu,Shu-Shen Li,Jian-Bai Xia,Jingbo Li,Junqiao Wu
ZnMg and NbCl 5 were intercalated in graphite and the presence of such molecules between the graphene sheets results in n- and p-type doping, respectively. The doping effect is confirmed by Hall and Raman measurements and the intercalation process is monitored by scanning tunneling microscopy . After intercalation the carrier concentration increase almost an order of magnitude and reaches values as high as 10 19 and 10 18 cm −3 for p- and n-type doping, respectively. For higher intercalation times, the intercalated graphite turns back to be as ordered as pristine one as evidenced by the reduction in the D peak in Raman measurements. Intercalation compounds show remarkable stability allowing us to permanently tune the physical properties of few-layer graphite. Our study has provided a new route to produce stable and functional graphite intercalation compounds and the results can be applied to other graphitic structures such as few-layer graphene on SiC.
研究领域:
凝聚态物理
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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表面科学
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半导体物理
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