CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Rimei Chen,Yonghui He,Lingli Tian,Yu Meng,Zhiping Chen,Nianfang Ma,Chunfang Wang,Hui He
Implementing differentiated photothermal temperatures in the infected area of the wound and adjacent normal tissue areas can achieve photothermal antibacterial effects while protecting adjacent healthy tissues from potential overheating damage associated with photothermal therapy. Here, a specific pH-induced photothermal temperature self-enhancing cellulose hydrogel was tailored using photothermal-responsive cellulose nanocrystals modified with polyaniline and pH-responsive cellulose nanocrystals loaded with taurine as the staggered network skeletons. The hydrogel possesses exceptional in-situ adaptability and tissue adhesion characteristics, enabling it to adhere to the irregular wound bed. Interestingly, polyaniline on cellulose nanocrystals can be converted from the form of adamantane base to the form of adamantane salt under acidic conditions, exhibiting enhanced photothermal effects. Consequently, the specific acidic microenvironment (pH 5.5–6.8) of infected wounds can elevate the photothermal temperature of hydrogel to 45–48 °C, significantly higher than that (42 °C) of adjacent healthy tissue with pH values of 6.8–7.4. Similarly, taurine grafted onto cellulose nanocrystals via dynamic imine bonding gets gradually released from the hydrogel into infected wounds under specific acidic conditions, thus providing an anti-inflammatory effect. This differential temperature regulation on the infected wound achieves effective photothermal antibacterial treatment while preventing overheating damage to normal tissue.
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Processes
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2025
·Vol. 13
·期 5
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IF 2.8
Yue Chen,Xiaofei Guan
Recycling the positive electrode materials of spent Li-ion batteries is critical for environmental sustainability and resource security. To facilitate the attainment of the goal, this study presents a novel approach for recovering valuable metals from positive electrode materials of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in an H-shaped cell containing aqueous NaCl electrolyte. The process employs hydrochloric acid that could be derived from the chlorine cycle as the leaching agent. The electrolytic device is engineered to generate a high pH gradient, thereby enhancing the leaching of metal elements and eliminating the requirement for external acid or base addition. This green recycling approach adheres to the principles of a circular economy and provides an environmentally friendly solution for sustainable battery material recycling.
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Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
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2025
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Zhigang Yang,Jiani Liu,Chunyu Chen,Khor Waiho,Chenchen Zhang,Aqin Chen,Youji Wang
Microplastics (MPs) pollution and freshwater acidification represent emerging threats to aquatic ecosystems. The combined toxic effects of these stressors on crustaceans and their underlying immune-metabolic mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study investigated the individual and combined toxic effects of low pH and polystyrene MPs on the Chinese mitten crab ( Eriocheir sinensis ). Through a 21-day exposure experiment combined with enzyme activity analysis, gut microbiota profiling, and hepatopancreas metabolomics, the findings revealed: (1) Combined exposure to low pH (pH 6.5) and MPs exacerbated oxidative damage and immune suppression, demonstrating synergistic toxicity; (2) MPs alone primarily affected pyrimidine metabolism, whereas combined exposure significantly disrupted the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and arginine biosynthesis while activating serotonin metabolism; (3) Although the α-diversity of gut microbiota remained stable, its COG functional profile underwent significant alterations. The results indicate that freshwater acidification amplifies the toxic effects of MPs on crustaceans through immune-metabolic interactions, highlighting the urgency of assessing multiple environmental stressors in the context of climate change. The study provides novel mechanistic insights for aquatic ecological risk assessment.
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Biomolecules
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 8
·1070
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IF 4.8
Man Wang,Hongying Liu,Wei Zhao,Huafen Wang,Yuwei Zhuang,Jie Yang,Zhaohui Liu,Jing Zhu,Sichong Chen,Jinghui Cheng
In the context of critical challenges in curcumin-modified polyurethane synthesis—including limited curcumin bioavailability and suboptimal biodegradability/biocompatibility—a novel polyurethane material (Cur-PU) with good mechanical, shape memory, pH-responsive, and biocompatibility was synthesized via a one-pot, two-step synthetic protocol in which HO-PCL-OH served as the soft segment and curcumin was employed as the chain extender. The experimental results demonstrate that with the increase in Cur units, the crystallinity of the Cur-PU material decreases from 32.6% to 5.3% and that the intensities of the diffraction peaks at 2θ = 21.36°, 21.97°, and 23.72° in the XRD pattern gradually diminish. Concomitantly, tensile strength decreased from 35.5 MPa to 19.3 MPa, and Shore A hardness declined from 88 HA to 65 HA. These observations indicate that the sterically hindered benzene ring structure of Cur imposes restrictions on HO-PCL-OH crystallization, leading to lower crystallinity and retarded crystallization kinetics in Cur-PU. As a consequence, the material’s tensile strength and hardness are diminished. Except for the Cur-PU-3 sample, all other variants exhibited exceptional shape-memory functionality, with Rfand Rrexceeding 95%, as determined by three-point bending method. Analogous to pure curcumin solutions, Cur-PU solutions demonstrated pH-responsive chromatic transitions: upon addition of hydroxide ion (OH−) solutions at increasing concentrations, the solutions shifted from yellow-green to dark green and finally to orange-yellow, enabling sensitive pH detection across alkaline gradients. Hydrolytic degradation studies conducted over 15 weeks in air, UPW, and pH 6.0/8.0 phosphate buffer solutions revealed mass loss <2% for Cur-PU films. Surface morphological analysis showed progressive etching with the formation of micro-to-nano-scale pores, indicative of a surface-erosion degradation mechanism consistent with pure PCL. Biocompatibility assessments via L929 mouse fibroblast co-culture experiments demonstrated ≥90% cell viability after 72 h, while relative red blood cell hemolysis rates remained below 5%. Collectively, these findings establish Cur-PU as a biocompatible material with tunable mechanical properties, and pH responsiveness, underscoring its translational potential for biomedical applications such as drug delivery systems and tissue engineering scaffolds.
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Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics
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2025
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Yaping Huang,Botian Zhu,Xuyang Feng,Hualin Zhang,Haoyou Jiang,Yongfang Qian,Ying Wang
The aim of our research reported in this paper was to develop electrospun (Sc2O3-MgO)/alizarin/polycaprolactone/polyvinylpyrrolidone nanofiber membranes with pH-responsive and antibacterial properties. Scanning electron microscopy results showed that alizarin (ALI) was uniformly distributed in the polycaprolactone/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PCL/PVP) matrix, forming pH-responsive membranes. The X-ray diffractometer (XRD), attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and thermal analysis results demonstrated that both ALI and Sc2O3-MgO loadings were effective. Moreover, the addition of 0.16 wt% ALI induced distinct color changes (from pale yellow to purple, pH = 2-12) in the ALI/PCL/PVP nanofiber membranes. This behavior stemmed from the hydroxyl group in ALI forming an intramolecular hydrogen bond with the carbonyl oxygen, enabling proton transfer. Furthermore, the ALI/PCL/PVP membranes containing 2.00 wt% Sc2O3-MgO showed good antibacterial effect against Escherichia coli (E. coli) within 24 h, of what indicating its strong antibacterial activity. In addition, a comprehensive 8-day analysis was conducted on the pH, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) and total number of live bacteria colonies of the shrimp, as well as the color changes in the film. The experiment proved that the shrimp not covered by the film became highly spoiled on the 4th day, while the shrimp covered with the SAPP-2-3 nanofiber membranes only reached a state of high spoilage on the 6th day. Therefore, the SAPP-2-3 nanofiber membranes can effectively extend the shelf life of the shrimp by 2 days. We believe this study provides a new strategy for the research of multifunctional smart food packaging films.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2025
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Yu Zhang,Dong Zhu,Jun Xie,Jiawei Xie,Chaolei Yuan,Xiaojun Shi
The vertical migration behavior of antibiotics in long-term manure-fertilized soils during rainfall remains unclear. Here, we examined antibiotics in soil profiles (0–60 cm) and leachates following each rainfall event throughout a year for three soils (acidic, neutral, and calcareous) with a 13-year history of manure application. The total concentrations of all the antibiotics in the soil profile (11.04–190.32 μg/kg) and the yearly cumulative load of these antibiotics in the leachate (4070–6900 ng/m 2 ) were significantly higher in the acidic and neutral soils than in the calcareous soil. Rainfall caused the migration of antibiotics (especially tetracyclines, quinolones, and sulfonamides) from soil to leachate, while the migration dynamics of some antibiotics differed among the three soil profiles. Random forest analysis revealed that precipitation, soil organic carbon content, pH, sand content, and the partition coefficient ( K ow ) of antibiotics were the key factors influencing the migration of antibiotics. Environmental risk assessment suggested that antibiotics in leachates pose low toxicity risks to aquatic organisms. Nevertheless, the vertical migration of some antibiotics (e.g., sulfachaloropyridazine and sufamerazine) was positively correlated with the dissemination of high-risk antibiotic resistance genes in leachates. This study advances our understanding of the precipitation-caused vertical migration of antibiotics in soil exposed to manure application, considering future increases in severe rainfall events.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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Wei Su,Jiayin Chen,Ying Zhang,Xiaoyan Luo,Chenxiang Lin,Peiyuan Li
The early diagnosis and real-time monitoring of bacterial infections are of great significance for the establishment of integrated diagnosis and treatment systems. In this study, a pH-responsive smart hydrogel patch system, named CABP, was developed to monitor and treat wound infections. CABP has a sandwich structure, with non-woven fabric/chitosan (NF/CS) as the intermediate skeleton layer, Agarose/chitosan/Bromothymol Blue (AG/CS/BTB) hydrogel as the detection layer, and Agarose/chitosan/phthalocyanine (AG/CS/Pc) hydrogel as the treatment layer. When Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) infection occurs, the pH of the environment decreases, which triggers the CABP to change from its original blue color to yellow, achieving an intuitive visual transformation. Moreover, the hydrogel patch showed a significant inhibition rate of up to 99.99971 % against S. aureus under 660 nm light radiation, showing a good photodynamic therapy (PDT)/ chemotherapy (CT) synergistic effect. In addition, CABP showed excellent antibacterial and wound healing effects on S. aureus infection in a full-layer skin defect experiment. In short, the patch system is simple to prepare and easy to use, and can provide important research value for the integrated diagnosis and treatment system in biomedical applications.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
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2024
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IF 9
Xiangjun Guo,Yun Huang,Yunheng Tang,Ao Xia,Xianqing Zhu,Xun Zhu,Qiang Liao
Mixed bacterial syngas fermentation is a promising carbon-neutral method for producing acetic acid and ethanol. However, the bacterial community and metabolic pathways were different in the growth and ethanol production stages, whereas the activity of the bacterial community greatly depended on the pH of the culture. In this study, the effect of pH on syngas fermentation performance and microbial community composition under continuous gas supply was investigated. The mixed bacteria grew fastest at a pH of 7, while a constant pH of 6 led to the highest ethanol concentration of 5.15 g L −1 , which was 160 % higher than that at pH 7. Based on this, a two-step pH regulation method was proposed in this study to improve the ethanol production. Initially, the culture pH was maintained at 7 to create optimal growth conditions. Once bacterial density stabilized, it was then changed to a pH 6 to promote ethanol production. By doing this, compared with the control group, the maximum ethanol concentration (5.85 g L −1 ) increased by 148.9 %, the ethanol production rate (2.41 g L −1 d −1 ) increased by more than 8 times. This two-step pH regulation method ensured a high bacterial density and effectively stimulated ethanol production during syngas fermentation.
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JOURNAL OF FLUORESCENCE
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2024
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Xue Weijian,Ling Xiangyu,Li Huiqian,Liu Yuhang,Zhao Bing,Yin Yanbing
In this work, a series of dibenzimidazole derivatives 1 – 4 , act as highly reversible colorimetric and fluorescent pH chemosensor, were designed and synthesized. Excellent reversible pH response of these sensors could be found by a specific pH change through obvious fluorescent color changes. The response is not affected by common cations (including Al 3+ , Cu 2+ , Ca 2+ , Cd 2+ , Co 2+ , Cr 3+ , Mg 2+ , Na + , K + , Ni 2+ , Pb 2+ and Zn 2+ ) and anions (including F − , Cl − , Br − , I − , ClO 4 − , H 2 PO 4 − , HSO 4 − , HCO 3 − and CH 3 COO − ). Notably, these sensors can be reused more than 10 times without losing functionality. Unlike previous reports, the distinct properties of 1 – 4 are attributed to the varied link groups. Based on comprehensive experimental data and mechanistic analyses, it is concluded that sensors 1 – 4 are promising candidates for use as highly reversible “on-off-on” fluorescence switches under precise pH control. Graphic Abstract
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Yipeng Pang,Maofang Zhao,Yuhan Xie,Yanping Wang,Yuxin You,Yongding Ke,Chaoyi Zhang,Xiaohan Chen,Yijia Yang,Chunlei Zhang,Xi Chen,Yi Liu,Xingtang Fang
The development of non-antibiotic strategies for combating bacterial infections, particularly through reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation accompanying inflammation, has attracted much attention. Despite Allicin (Ac) emerges as a promising antimicrobial agent with wide and remarkable bioactivity, it still displays quite limited ROS scavenging and anti-inflammation capacity due to uncontrolled and poor bioavailability. Herein, a multifunctional nanoplatform with pH-dependent and ROS-scavenging antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and proangiogenic properties is introduced to promote infected wound healing by integrating Ac into silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-loaded zeolite imidazole framework (ZIF-8), namely Ac@ZIF-8/AgNPs. Primarily, the nanoplatform is activated and controlled release in the infection microenvironment, with disrupting biofilms, scavenging ROS and antibacterial capacitys, outperforming conventional Ac. Moreover, in the mouse models induced by bacterial infection, Ac@ZIF-8/AgNPs can alleviate the inflammatory condition, scavenge ROS, facilitate the regeneration of collagen fiber and enhance vascular formation, collectively accelerating wound healing. Overall, this biocompatible nanoplatform is provided as a reliable approach to solve the long-standing problem of infected wound healing.
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Nanoscale Research Letters
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2014
·Vol. 9
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IF 2.481
Li Xiaolin,Zhou Zhihua,Lu Dejiong,Dong Xinwei,Xu Minghan,Wei Liangming,Zhang Yafei
We examined the toxicity of four carbon-based nanomaterials (unmodified) by using carbon quantum dots (CQDs), graphene quantum dots (GQDs), graphene oxide (GO), and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to cultivate bean sprout. Results showed that the toxicity of these four carbon nanomaterials increases with the increasing of concentration and cultivating time. In addition, pH test was applied to study the effect of carbon-based nanomaterials on water. pH of culture solution displayed unconspicuous dose-dependent, but nanomaterials indeed have a considerable impact on the pH even at low concentration.
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LANGMUIR
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2025
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Jun Zhang,Chao Hou,He Yu,Md All Amin Newton,Binjie Xin,Tingxiao Li
To address persistent challenges in wound care, including exudate management, infection prevention, and healing monitoring, this study developed a multifunctional fiber dressing using electrospinning technology. The system integrates a patterned hydrophobic polylactic acid/zinc oxide (PLA/ZnO) inner layer providing antimicrobial protection and exudate drainage; a polyacrylonitrile/polydopamine (PAN/PDA) intermediate water transport layer enabling unidirectional exudate transfer; and an outer PAN-based functional membrane incorporating sodium polyacrylate (SPA), phenol red (PSP), and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) for controlled drug release and visual wound status monitoring. The comprehensive evaluation revealed exceptional performance: rapid exudate removal within 3.35 s, 96 h sustained antibacterial drug release (68.6% cumulative release), pH-responsive chromatic transition (yellow-to-red at pH 5–9), and significant antimicrobial efficacy against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus (inhibition zone diameters of 10 and 18 mm, respectively). The dressing exhibited a balance of mechanical strength (6.1 MPa tensile strength) and breathability (13.4 mm/s air permeability rate). By integrating three core functions─efficient exudate management, antimicrobial regulation, and intelligent healing monitoring─this multifunctional architecture demonstrates clinical applicability in postoperative care and chronic wound therapy.
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