ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2024
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IF 5.3
Shuo Song,Liwei Wang,Xinxin Guo,Hongyu Liu,Bingqiang Cao,Jinkai Li,Wenzhi Wang
The application of all inorganic halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) in the field of optoelectronic devices has made exciting progress. However, the preparation of CsPbX3·PQDs with high water stability is still a great challenge. In this article, the direct synthesis of CsPbCl3·PQDs in water using 4-chlorobutyric acid (CBA) and oleamine (OLA) as surface ligands was proposed for the first time. Transmission electron microscopy spectra show that the QDs synthesized in water have good crystallinity and monodispersity. At the same time, CBA-CsPbCl3·PQDs synthesized by this method continuously emitted light in water for more than 400 h. In contrast, OA-CsPbCl3·PQDs were almost completely quenched after only 20 min of mixing with water. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and hydrogen spectroscopy nuclear magnetic resonance were used to verify the passivation effect of CBA on the surface of QDs. The carboxyl ligands provided by CBA form a stable hydrophobic shell on the surface of CsPbCl3·PQDs, which makes CsPbCl3·PQDs have excellent water stability. In this study, CsPbCl3·PQDs with excellent water stability were synthesized with CBA/OLA as the surface ligand for the first time, which provides an effective way to explore perovskite light-emitting diodes with good water stability.
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材料科学
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光电子学
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纳米技术
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE
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2022
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IF 6.535
Wen-luan Xie,Bin Hu,Ying Liu,Hao Fu,Ji Liu,Bing Zhang,Qiang Lu
Lignin pyrolysis involves complex radical reactions, whereas the radical chain process, especially the influence of aliphatic substituents , has been rarely studied. Herein, the typical β -O-4 lignin dimer, phenethyl phenyl ether (PPE), and three aliphatic substituted derivatives of PPE, namely α -OH substituted, β -CH 2 OH substituted, and α,β -disubstituted PPE ( α PPE, β PPE, and αβ PPE) were employed as model compounds. DFT calculations, electronic analyses, and fast pyrolysis experiments were combined to investigate three core steps of the radical chain mechanism in lignin pyrolysis, i.e., homolysis, hydrogen abstraction , and radical decomposition. The pathway involving successive C β -O homolysis → α -hydrogen abstraction → C β -O breakage of α -dehydrogenated radical is dominated for the pyrolysis of aliphatic substituted β -O-4 linked lignin, with the formation of phenolics . The hydrogen abstraction reactions at the C α site are obviously superior to those at other sites for PPE derivatives, due to the p- π conjugate stability. Notably, α -hydrogen abstraction can be significantly promoted by the π -electron-dispersing α -OH substitution. The decomposition step of dehydrogenated radicals can be facilitated by the electron-donating β -CH 2 OH substitution, where the C β -O breakage of the α -dehydrogenated radical is dominant. Totally, aliphatic substituents can improve the radical growth stage and change the competitiveness of the hydrogen abstraction and radical decomposition reactions. The fast pyrolysis experiments of PPE and α PPE gave direct proof that the generation of characteristic products from the radical chain process, i.e., benzaldehyde and phenylacetaldehyde, was enhanced by the α -OH substitution. The present work offers the potential to give a comprehensive image of the radical chain mechanism in lignin pyrolysis.
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化学工程
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能源科学
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Nano Research
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2024
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IF 9.5
Liu Weiruo,Zhu Yanbin,Wang Jiwei,Feng Haisong,Zhai Yunpu,Li Wei,Zhao Dongyuan
Highly dispersed Pd/N-doped carbon dots (Pd/NCDs) were successfully immobilized in the mesoporous channels of amino-functionalized dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres (NMS). The synthesized Pd/NCDs@NMS catalyst exhibits outstanding performance in the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), achieving a turnover frequency of 1461.8 mol·mol Pd −1 ·h −1 , with the conversion rate remaining above 80% after 11 cycles. Experiments and density functional theory calculations reveal that the NCDs significantly affect the electronic structure of Pd nanoparticles, leading to changes in the energy barriers for the adsorption of 4-NP at the Pd sites and the conversion of 4-NP reaction intermediates, which is a key factor contributing to the catalytic performance. This study offers a new strategy for synthesizing carbon-dot-modified metal-based catalysts.
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材料科学
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催化化学
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Cell Reports
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2023
·Vol. 42
·期 9
·113090-113090
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IF 8.8
Wang D,Zhu Z,Fu Y,Zhang Q,Zhang Y,Wang T,Weng Y,Wen Y,Cao W,Tao G,Wang Y
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder and the main cause of anovulatory infertility, in which persistent activation of androgen receptor (AR) due to aberrant acetylation modifications of transcription is a potential trigger; however, the precise mechanisms of AR activation are poorly understood. In this study, AR activation in dehydroepiandrosterone- and letrozole-induced rat PCOS ovaries coincided with a marked increase of a chromatin acetylation "reader" BRD4. Further bioinformatic analysis showed that the AR promoter contained highly conserved binding motifs of BRD4 and HIF-1α. BRD4 and HIF-1α inducibly bound to the histone 3/4 acetylation-modified AR promoter, while administration of a BRD4-selective inhibitor JQ1 reduced the binding and AR transcription and improved the adverse expression of the core fibrotic mediators in PCOS ovaries and DHT-treated granulosa cells. Our data indicate that BRD4 upregulation and the resultant AR transcriptional activation constitute an important regulatory pathway that promotes ovarian fibrosis in PCOS.
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内分泌学
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生殖医学
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分子生物学
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Catalysts
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 7
·746
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IF 3.52
Yuxiang Lu,Jikai Mao,Zelin Wang,Yazhou Qin,Jianguang Zhou
Controllable morphological metal catalytic materials have always been a focus in research. In the previous work, hexapod AgCl was successfully synthesized. In this paper, hexapod Ag@AgCl microstructures with diverse Ag contents are prepared through NaBH4reduction. They are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the element distribution is proved by an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). They are porous dendritic microstructures with a large specific surface area and a rough surface, which display high catalytic performance and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) activity. Furthermore, the hexapod Ag@AgCl microstructure is devoted as a dual catalyst to monitor the reduction of 4-nitrothiophenol (4-NTP) to 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) in situ using SERS. Ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectroscopy was employed to evaluate the catalytic performance of the hexapod Ag@AgCl microstructures. The consequences show that the velocity of reaction became faster with a corresponding increase in silver content and the reaction mechanism was cleared. In addition to preparing a good catalyst, this work also promotes the combination of micro-nano materials and spectroscopy technology.Keywords:Ag@AgCl microstructure;in situ monitoring;surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy;4-nitrothiophenol reduction
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材料科学
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光谱学
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Catalysts
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 2
·175
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IF 4
Wei Wang,Jiaqi Liu,Guang Shi,Shiqi Wu,Shihan Zhang,Ruixia Yuan
A magnetic shell-structured nano-catalyst was prepared by self-polymerization of dopamine wrapped by ferric oxide as the carrier, which was loaded with palladium nanoparticles (Pd/PDA@Fe3O4). The presence of magnetic Fe3O4made it easy for nanoscale palladium particles to recover and prevent the loss of palladium nanoparticles that is unavoidable in traditional usage and preparation procedures. The catalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermal weight loss analysis, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy, and magnetic properties analysis. The catalytic performance of the prepared catalyst was investigated taking 4-nitrophenol (10 mg/L) and rhodamine B (15 mg/L) as the target pollutants. The results showed that under the conditions of 35 °C, pH = 7 and a catalyst dosage of 3 mg, the catalytic reduction efficiency of 4-nitrophenol, rhodamine B, and the mixture of them all can reach 99%. The catalytic efficiency of Pd/PDA@Fe3O4remained above 90% after being used 10 times. The shell structure of Fe3O4made it possible and easy to recover and recycle the nanoscale palladium, which was a real problem in the usage of nano-catalysts. At the same time, the problem of separation and recovery of palladium nano-catalyst is solved by magnetism, which provides research ideas for the recycling and utilization of nano-materials.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2019
·Vol. 26
·期 12
·12237-12246
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IF 2.914
Yang Mi,Shi Xianyang
Biosynthesized nanocomposites are attracting growing interests because they are environmentally friendly. Ag 2 S nanoparticles (Ag 2 S NPs) are deposited in situ on the surfaces of TiO 2 nanotubes (TNTs) via Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 to form Ag 2 S/TNT nanocomposites. The prepared Ag 2 S/TNTs nanocomposites are characterized using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The results show that Ag 2 S NPs smaller than 8 nm are successfully synthesized and fabricated on the TNT surfaces with relatively uniform distribution. The catalytic performance of the Ag 2 S/TNT nanocomposites is evaluated for catalytic reduction in the presence of NaBH 4 and the photocatalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) under visible light. The Ag 2 S/TNT nanocomposites show excellent catalytic activity and good stability in the 4-NP reduction process. The 4-NP degradation ratio reaches 98.3% in 50 min, and 87% conversion was achieved after eight cycles. The Ag 2 S/TNT nanocomposites also exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity for 4-NP at a rate of 0.69 h −1 , and the complete degradation of 4-NP was observed within 5 h. Therefore, this study offers an environmentally friendly approach to synthesize nanocomposites for practical applications.
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环境科学
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纳米生物学
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催化化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Taotao Zhao,Chenyang Shen,Gui Liu,Jun Yao,Xianghao Wang,Huajie Tao,Yu He,Yuchi Liu,Zhewei Zhang,Feifei Mei,Xiangke Guo,Luming Peng,Yan Zhu,Xuefeng Guo,Nianhua Xue,Weiping Ding
We report here a high-performance catalyst ReMoS x @HSSZ-39 compounded with SAPO-34 for conversion of CO 2 to C 2-4 hydrocarbons, in which the ReMoS x clusters are responsible for highly efficient hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol as the intermediate and then the surrounding zeolitic acid sites for further conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons. The investigation finds that uniform ReMoS x clusters can be reliably fabricated in zeolitic cages by co-introduction of rhenium and molybdenum species into the HSSZ-39 zeolite and followed by sulfidation, which constitutes an intimate bifunction catalyst through better cooperation of ReMoS x clusters and the zeolitic acid sites. Compared with MoS x @HSSZ-39, the introduction of rhenium significantly suppresses CO generation. By mixing some SAPO-34 zeolite, with increased density of protonic acid, more than 86 % C 2-4 hydrocarbons in organic products and only 21 % CO at 32.5 % of CO 2 conversion are obtained and the composite catalyst shows excellent stability with more than 95 % C 2-4 hydrocarbons in organic products, less than 30 % CO and above 26.6 % of CO 2 conversion after 1000 h on stream.
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催化化学
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材料科学
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环境科学
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2025
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IF 9.8
Wenze Li,Weichen You,Xiaofan Yang,Yi Wang,Rimao Hua,Saraschandra Naraginti,Meiqing Zhu
As a typical chiral organophosphate insecticide, the enantiomer of profenofos exhibits significant bioselective toxicity in the environment. This study investigates the enantioselective effects of chiral profenofos and 2-Bromo-4-chlorophenol on BSA. Multispectral analysis confirmed that S/R -profenofos and 2-Bromo-4-chlorophenol alterd the microenvironment of BSA, decreasing the α-helices content from 53.6 % to 52.9 %, 53.0 %, and 52.8 %. The binding constants K a for the interaction of S/R -profenofos and 2-Bromo-4-chlorophenol with BSA were 4.70, 4.66 and 4.23 × 10 4 M −1 , respectively. The LC 50 of S/R -profenofos and 2-Bromo-4-chlorophenol for zebrafish were about 0.670, 0.739 and 0.954 mg/L, while the acetylcholinesterase inhibition rate were 86.64 %, 81.21 % and 73.64 %, respectively. The toxicity levels follows the pattern of S -profenofos> R -profenofos>2-Bromo-4-chlorophenol, which was also confirmed by the molecular docking and cell experiments. This study evaluated the interaction mechanism between chiral pesticides and model proteins at the molecular level, providing a new perspective on the food safety risk of chiral pesticides.
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环境科学
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分子生物学
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毒理学
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2024
·Vol. 191
·期 11
·1-11
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IF 5.3
Zhu Guancheng,Zou Jiahui,Lin Xueer,Zhong Huimin,Jiang Cong,Huang Yanyan
By self-assembly of MnCl 2 and arginine under alkaline conditions, ultra-small MnArg nanoparticles were successfully constructed as oxidase (OXD) mimics for intelligent detection of the Ginkgo toxin 4′- O -methylpyridoxal (MPN). The obtained MnArg nanozymes possessed excellent OXD-like activity and thermal stability. Based on the inhibitory effect of MPN for the catalytic activity of MnArg, this system was utilized for the colorimetric sensing of MPN with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 2.16 µg mL −1 . The detection system exhibited good selectivity against other potential interferents. FTIR data showed that the presence of MPN binds with MnArg and shields the active sites, thereby interfering with the oxidase-like activity. Combined with a smartphone and the ColorMax software, this nanozyme-based intelligent detection platform could effectively detect MPN with a LOD of 2.1 µg mL −1 . Our MnArg nanozyme–based system was applied to detect real ginkgo nut samples with recoveries of 92.4–108.7%, and the relative standard deviations were less than 0.7%. This work may promote the development of novel nanozymes and expand their applications in the field of food safety detection. Graphical Abstract
研究领域:
食品安全检测
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纳米酶研究
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生物化学
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2024
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IF 10.7
Tao Chen,Yulong Li,Fangpei Ma,Mingdong Sun,Ping Fu,Xiaoling Liu,Yu Zhou,Jun Wang
Paired electrocatalytic systems have emerged as a promising approach for the synthesis of high-value-added fine chemicals from renewable resources like biomass, however, a high-performing bifunctional catalyst is urgent to reduce the overall cell voltage and enhance the current efficiency. Herein, amino-tethered Ni3S2/MoS2 heterojunction (NiMoSx-NH2) was constructed as the bifunctional catalyst simultaneously for the anodic 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation into furan dicarboxylic acid and cathodic 4-nitrophenol hydrogenation into P-aminophenol, providing the high conversion/yield/Faradic efficiency above 98% on both electrodes. Amino-tethered Ni3S2/MoS2 heterojunction, on the one hand, accelerated the electron transfer, and on the other hand, promoted the catalysts’ proton-coupled electron transfer process to generate NiIII-O(OH)ad at the anode and H* desorption at the cathode. A highly efficient paired electrolyzer with NiMoSx-NH2 as a bifunctional catalyst was assembled, showing an extremely low cell voltage of 0.89 V at 10 mA cm-2 and ~200% current efficiency at 1.75 V for the overall reaction.
研究领域:
电化学
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催化材料
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能源化学
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MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
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2024
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IF 4.6
Chen Kechun,Xu Bingtian,Long Lu,Wen Huizhen,Zhao Qian,Tu Xingxing,Wang Jiakang,Xu Jiangping,Wang Haitao
We have previously shown that inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) protects against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, it remains unclear whether and how PDE4 affects ferroptosis under cerebral ischemia/reperfusion conditions. In this study, we found that overexpression of PDE4B in HT-22 cells exacerbated the detrimental effects of oxygen–glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R), including a decrease in cell viability and glutathione (GSH) levels and an increase in Fe 2+ content. PDE4B knockdown mitigated the effects of OGD/R, as evidenced by decreased oxidative stress, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, Fe 2+ content, and nuclear receptor coactivator 4 (NCOA4) expression. PDE4B knockdown also enhanced the levels of GSH, ferroportin (FPN), and ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1). Consistently, inhibition of PDE4 by roflumilast (Roflu) produced similar effects as PDE4B knockdown. Roflu also ameliorated the morphology and membrane potential of the mitochondria. Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) knockdown blocked the effects of Roflu on cell viability and lipid peroxidation. Moreover, we found that nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) knockdown decreased GPX4 expression. In addition, Nrf-2 knockdown led to enhanced lipid peroxidation, LDH release, and iron levels, while the GSH and FPN levels decreased. More crucially, PDE4 inhibition decreased infarct volume, alleviated oxidative stress, and restored the expression levels of ferroptosis-associated proteins in middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) rats. Interestingly, the GPX4 inhibitor RSL3 blocked the neuroprotective effects of Roflu in rats subjected to MCAO/R. Thus, PDE4 inhibition significantly inhibits neuronal ferroptosis by activating the Nrf-2/GPX4 pathway. These data indicate the existence of a novel mechanism underlying the neuroprotective effects of PDE4 inhibition.
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神经科学
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药理学
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细胞生物学
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神经保护
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