JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2023
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IF 9.5
Yifan Zhang,Yaru Fan,Guoli Zhou,Yijun Cao,Jingtao Wang,Xiaobin Jiang,Ning Zhang,Shaohua Yin
With the rapid development of Li-ion batteries (LiBs), the demand for lithium sharply increased. Salt lakes contribute to major extractable lithium in the world, however, the efficient separation of Mg 2+ and Li + remains a challenge. The PEI-based nanofiltration (NF) membrane shows great potential for Mg 2+ /Li + separation in recent studies, due to its positively charged surface and tunable pore size. In this work, ethylenediamine-terminated polyethyleneimine (EDA@PEI) was utilized as the aqueous monomer reacting with trimesoyl chloride (TMC) via interfacial polymerization (IP) to fabricate a new class of PEI-based NF membranes. This work explored critical membrane fabrication parameters and characterizations of EDA@PEI NF membranes. Additionally, this work compared EDA@PEI-TMC and PEI-TMC membranes on their physicochemical properties and NF performance. The results show that PEI containing EDA groups at ends provides the probability for connection of the backbone via TMC, thus enhancing the cross-linking degree (DNC) of EDA@PEI NF membranes. Meanwhile, the presence of EDA groups enhances the Zeta potential of membranes. The best-performing EDA@PEI-TMC membrane exhibits the highest rejection for Mg 2+ of 99.21 %, and excellent Mg 2+ /Li + separation that S Li/Mg reaches 69.20, 80.62 and 46.79 at Mg 2+ /Li + mass ratios of 40:1, 60:1, and 120:1, respectively. During a 48-h NF test, EDA@PEI-TFC membrane shows consistent performance and steady flux. This work demonstrates the great application potential of EDA@PEI NF membranes for Mg 2+ /Li + separation, and provides a candidate for fabricating PEI-based NF membranes.
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Gels
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2023
·Vol. 9
·期 5
·419
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Zetian Zhao,Lina Zhang,Yinghu Song,Lichun Ma,Jialiang Li,Min Zhao,Xueliang Ji,Jianfei Gao,Guojun Song,Xiaoru Li
Graphene oxide aerogel (GOA) has wide application prospects due to its low density and high porosity. However, the poor mechanical properties and unstable structure of GOA have limited its practical applications. In this study, polyethyleneimide (PEI) was used to graft onto the surface of GO and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to improve compatibility with polymers. Composite GOA was prepared by adding styrene-butadiene latex (SBL) to the modified GO and CNTs. The synergistic effect of PEI and SBL, resulted in an aerogel with excellent mechanical properties, compressive resistance, and structural stability. When the ratio of SBL to GO and GO to CNTs was 2:1 and 7:3, respectively, the obtained aerogel performance was the best, and the maximum compressive stress was 784.35% higher than that of GOA. The graft of PEI on the surface of GO and CNT could improve the mechanical properties of the aerogel, with greater improvements observed with grafting onto the surface of GO. Compared with GO/CNT/SBL aerogel without PEI grafting, the maximum stress of GO/CNT–PEI/SBL aerogel increased by 5.57%, that of GO–PEI/CNT/SBL aerogel increased by 20.25%, and that of GO–PEI/CNT–PEI/SBL aerogel increased by 28.99%. This work not only provided a possibility for the practical application of aerogel, but also steered the research of GOA in a new direction.Keywords:synergistic effect;mechanical properties;graphene oxide aerogel;polyethyleneimide;styrene-butadiene latex
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2023
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IF 5.8
Ziwei Liang,Yuhui Wang,Jiapu Wang,Tao Xu,Shilong Ma,Qi Liu,Liqin Zhao,Yan Wei,Xiaojie Lian,Di Huang
Ferroptosis is a novel form of regulated cell death induced by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation imbalance. It has emerged as a promising antitumor therapeutic strategy in recent years. In this work, we successfully synthesized a complex magnetic nanocube Fe 3 O 4 modified with PEI and HA by the thermal decomposition method. While loading a ferroptosis inducer RSL3 inhibited cancer cells through the ferroptosis signal transduction pathway. The drug delivery system could actively target tumor cells through an external magnetic field and HA-CD44 binding. Zeta potential analysis showed that Fe 3 O 4 [email protected] nanoparticles were more stable and uniformly dispersed in tumor acidic environment. Moreover, cellular experiments demonstrated that Fe 3 O 4 [email protected] nanoparticles could significantly inhibit the proliferation of hepatoma cells without a cytotoxic effect on normal hepatic cells. In addition, Fe 3 O 4 [email protected] played a vital role in ferroptosis by accelerating ROS production. The expression of ferroptosis-related genes Lactoferrin, FACL 4, GPX 4 and Ferritin was significantly suppressed with increasing treatment of Fe 3 O 4 [email protected] nanocubes. Therefore, this ferroptosis nanomaterial has great potential in Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) therapy.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2023
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Huanhuan Li,Wenhui Geng,Zhixiong Qi,Waqas Ahmad,Suleiman A. Haruna,Quansheng Chen
In this work, a stimuli-responsive SERS biosensor was fabricated for tetracycline (TTC) by “signal-on” strategy using (EDTA)-driven polyethyleneimine grafted calcium carbonate ( [email protected] 3 ) microcapsule and chitosan-Fe magnetic microbeads ( [email protected] ). Initially, aptamer conjugated magnetic-bead [email protected] @Apt with superparamagnetism and excellent biocompatibility was employed as capture probe, which facilitated the rapid and easy magnetic separation. Subsequently, the PEI cross-linked layer and aptamer network layer were constructed onto the outer layer of CaCO 3 @4-ATP microcapsule to form sensing probes ( [email protected] 3 @ [email protected] ) via the layer-by-layer assembly method. In the presence of TTC, a sandwich SERS-assay was exploited by aptamer recognition induced target-bridged strategy. When the solution of EDTA was added, the core layer of CaCO 3 would be dissolved quickly, destroying the microcapsule to release 4-ATP. The released 4-ATP could be quantitatively monitored by dripping the supernatant onto the [email protected] SERS platform, resulting in a strong Raman “signal-on”. Under the optimal conditions, a good linear relationship was established with a correlation coefficient ( R 2 ) of 0.9938 and a LOD of 0.03 ng/mL. Additionally, the application capacity of the biosensor to detect TTC was also affirmed in food matrixes, and the results were consistent with the standard ELISA method ( P > 0.05). Hence, this SERS biosensor affords extensive application prospects for TTC detection with multiple merits such as high sensitivity, environment friendliness, and high stability.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Rui Ding,Qiuchen Wang,Xuehua Ruan,Yan Dai,Xiangcun Li,Wenji Zheng,Gaohong He
1D nanotube (HNT) based MMM presents high CO 2 permeation due to its long and hollow structure. However, the improvement of selectivity is still challenging. In this study, small PEI molecules with abundant amino groups were introduced into the nanocages of ZIF-8 HNTs to construct facilitated CO 2 transmission channel with low resistance. In the PEI@ZIF-8 HNTs, the –NH 2 groups can facilitate CO 2 transport in presence of H 2 O, resulting in an improvement in both CO 2 permeability and selectivity. Second, the introduction of PEI into the nanocages of ZIF-8 can adjust the effective sieving size to enhance CO 2 selectivity. Third, the hydrogen bond between PEI and Pebax can strengthen the interfacial compatibility, further improving CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of the MMMs. Finally, the 1D hollow structure of PEI@ZIF-8 HNTs provides CO 2 molecules with low-resistance and fast transport channel, enhancing the CO 2 permeability. Consequently, both the high CO 2 permeability and the high CO 2 /N 2 selectivity are acquired by the versatile filler of PEI@ZIF-8 HNTs. PEI@ZIF-8 HNTs based MMM at filler loading of 7 wt% under dry mixed gas, presents CO 2 permeability of 177 Barrer and CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of 72, which are 40% and 10.8% higher than those of ZIF-8 HNTs based MMM, respectively. Moreover, the permeability of CO 2 and the selectivity of CO 2 /N 2 reach 306 Barrer and 79 respectively under the wet mixed gas, which is far beyond the Robeson upper bound in 2008 and exceeds the McKeown upper bound in 2019. The proposed PEI@ZIF-8 HNTs are believed to be promising filler for MMMs based CO 2 capture.
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JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 331
·期 11
·4635-4648
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IF 1.754
Liu Chang,Li Ye,Liu Shuang,Zhou Yuzhi,Liu Dongxue,Fu Chengbin,Ye Lingfeng
In this work, an inexpensive PEI-AC sorbent was synthesized by facile hydrothermal grafting method and used to uranium capture from seawater. Batch experimental demonstrated that the optimal operation pH of PEI-AC was 6.0. The adsorption process is conformed to pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir monolayer adsorption isotherm, and the maximum equilibrium adsorption capacity reached 50.27 mg/g. The PEI-AC samples exhibited better selective and efficiency in various competing ions and uranium-spiked seawater. Furthermore, the removal efficiency remained 88.52% after five sequence adsorption/desorption experiments. By the analysis of XPS, the interaction of UO 2 2+ with N/O-containing ligands were the primary immobilization mechanism.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 36
·13157-13166
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IF 8.067
Jingjing Yan,Jian Wang,Junyang Zeng,Zhonghui Shen,Baowen Li,Xin Zhang,Shujun Zhang
Flexible polymeric dielectrics with excellent energy density and high temperature resistance are essential in modern electronic communication and industrial systems. However, current polymeric dielectrics suffer from seriously deteriorated energy density with the increase of temperature, which is caused by the exceptionally increased leakage current under high voltage and high temperature. Here, based on the results of thermally stimulated depolarization current measurements and phase-filed simulations, we demonstrate that an ultralow (0.25–0.75%) volume fraction of high-insulative boron nitride nanoparticles (BNNPs) can generate deep traps and shorten the hopping distance for mobile charges in a polyetherimide (PEI) nanocomposite, thereby suppressing conduction loss and improving breakdown strength at 150 °C. In addition, it's found that the dielectric constant of the nanocomposites is remarkably enhanced at ultra-low loading of BNNPs compared to the pristine PEI. Accordingly, with the simultaneous enhancement of the dielectric constant and breakdown field strength, the PEI-based dilute nanocomposite film yields a high energy density of 4.2 J cm−3 and the ultrahigh charge–discharge efficiency of 90% at 150 °C. This work offers a facile and scalable approach to adjusting the charge transport and trapping behaviors of polymeric dielectrics for improved high temperature electrostatic energy storage performance, which is of significant importance for their practical applications in high-temperature electrical and electronic systems.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 9.136
Yeyuan Feng,Xiaorong Meng,Zhenpeng Wu,Jin Chen,Chi Sun,Shanshan Huo
Heavy metal pollution poses a serious threat to human health. Positively charged nanofiltration membranes show excellent application prospects in the field of heavy metal removal due to the combined effect of electrostatic repulsion and size sieving. Here, molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) nanosheets were dispersed in aqueous solution polyethyleneimine (PEI) by virtue of the adhesion effect of tannic acid (TA). Positively charged polyurea NF membranes (TSPU) were prepared by interfacial polymerization of aqueous phase PEI/TA-MoS 2 and organic phase 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The surface of the optimized membrane TSPU-0.015 showed better hydrophilicity, the water contact angle was 74.53°, and the functional layer thickness of TSPU-0.015 was 114.8 nm. TSPU-0.015 interface was positively charged (IEP TSPU - 0.015 = 5.62), so the rejection of magnesium salts is significantly higher than that of sodium salts. It shows a retention performance of more than 99% for high-valent heavy metal ions such as Fe 3+ and Cu 2+ , and the retention for Cd 2+ is as high as 92.53%. The permeation flux of TSPU-0.015 is 2.88 times higher than that of undoped MoS 2 (TSPU-0), and the flux to MgSO 4 solution reaches 34.5 L/m 2 ·h (6 bar, R (MgSO4) = 93.18%). TSPU has long-term stable operation and excellent anti-pollution properties, showing wide application potential in the fields of inorganic salt separation and heavy metal pollution.
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2021
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Zheng Chang,Yimeng Xu,Yuting Shen
A novel sandwich-type electrochemical immunosensor was fabricated for the ultrasensitive electrochemical determination of prostate specific antigen (PSA) using silver-functionalized polyethyleneimine (PEI)-silica nanoparticles (NPs) (Ag+/PEI/SiO2 NPs) as electrochemical labels. First, the immunosensor platform was prepared by covalently immobilizing capture antibodies on a poly diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride/carboxylated-gold nanoparticles (PDDA/AuNPs) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). After sandwich-type immunoreactions, the detection antibody was labeled by the amino-containing Ag+/PEI/SiO2 NPs by strongly binding to carboxyl groups of protein. Next, many Ag+ with good complexing performance from each PEI/SiO2 nanoparticles released after hydrofluoric acid (HF) in situ etching. Here, the AuNPs acted as a catalyst to reduce Ag+ into metallic Ag using PEI as the reducing agent. Accordingly, an extremely sharp voltammetric peak of electro-oxidized metallic Ag can be determined directly through differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) without metal pre-concentration, and had a close relationship with the concentrations of PSA antigen. Under the optimized conditions, the immunoassay exhibited good sensitivity and selectivity for the determination of PSA with a linear range from 0.01 to 10 pg·mL−1 and a detection limit of 3.5 fg·mL−1. The new strategy provides a reliable, highly sensitive determination of the prostate cancer biomarker in biological samples with great potential for the fabrication of devices for clinical diagnostics.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2021
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Tongle Liu,Yuan Rao,Wenfeng Zhou,Wei Zhuang,Lei Ge,Rijia Lin,Wenxia Zhang,Jinglan Wu,Chenjie Zhu,Hanjie Ying
Adenylate cyclase (AC) can efficiently catalyze the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic adenosine-3′, 5′-monophosphate (cAMP). However, AC directly immobilized on substrate is not desirable due to enzyme inactivation. Herein, bio-inspired adhesive of polydopamine and polyethyleneimine (PDA/PEI) was used as flexible chains to graft on graphene oxide (GO), and the AC was directionally immobilized through affinity between metal ions and his-tags of AC. The properties of modified GO and the activity of immobilized AC were studied in detail. PDA/PEI layers have been proved to improve the amino density of GO surface for affinity groups decoration and adjust the interaction between AC and support. And modified GO by this novel method contributes to subsequent grafting and immobilization of AC by affinity. AC immobilized on modified GO exhibited high activity recovery with about 90 % of free AC, while enzyme immobilized on unmodified GO has been inactivated. This study offers a versatile approach for support modification and enzyme oriented immobilization. PDA/PEI functionalized GO can be used as a promising carrier to immobilize other his-tagged enzymes.
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Nano Energy
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2020
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Haitao Li,Charlynn Sher Lin Koh,Yih Hong Lee,Yihe Zhang,Gia Chuong Phan-Quang,Chao Zhu,Zheng Liu,Zhensheng Chen,Howard Yi Fan Sim,Chee Leng Lay,Qi An,Xing Yi Ling
Harvesting solar energy via pyroelectric technology is highly desired because it is a sustainable and clean solution to yield electricity. However, the low power output (below 5mW/m 2 ) and bulky device design of traditional devices hinder their practical applicability. Herein, we demonstrate a highly efficient sunlight-triggered pyroelectric nanogenerator (S-PENG) design that achieves unprecedented performance of 21.3 mW/m 2 under one sun irradiation. This is achieved via enhancing both the solar harvesting properties and the pyroelectric efficiencies rationally by employing polyethyleneimine (PEI) chemically modified reduced graphene oxide (rGO-PEI), and a pyroelectric layer based on a polarized polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film respectively. Moreover, we demonstrate its practical application by adapting the S-PENG into a wearable outdoor bracelet. Using a facile hand-waving motion to replace the traditional bulky sunlight-alternating device, our compact bracelet can charge a fitness tracker after only 1 h of outdoor exposure, demonstrating its capability to be seamlessly integrated with outdoor sports activities. We expect our rational design to promote the development of S-PENG and pave the way for the utilization of sunlight as a viable on-the-go electrical source.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2019
·Vol. 137
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IF 2.188
Yan Song,Fang-Fei Wang,Guan-Xiu Lu,Lin-Yuan Zhou,Qing-Biao Yang
Two kinds of PEI (Polyethyleneimine) nanofibers membrane were successfully prepared by electrospinning and crosslinking technology, which were insoluble in water. One Polyethyleneimine/ Epichlorohydrin/ Polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous films (abbreviated as PEI/ EPI/ PAN NFs) was prepared by in situ crosslinking of PEI/PAN nanofiber containing of EPI, and the other PEI/ PAN/ EPI NFs was prepared by crosslinking PEI/ PAN nanofibers using EPI solution. The composition and morphology of nanofibers before and after crosslinking were investigated by infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. PEI/EPI/PAN nanofibers exhibited excellent adsorption properties toward heavy metal ions and methyl orange dyes, which can also be reused multiple times. The adsorption rate of methyl orange remained around 75% after 4 cycles, meanwhile, the adsorption rate of copper and lead still remained around 90% after 5 cycles. In addition, we found that PEI/ PAN/ EPI nanofibers prepared by solution crosslinking technology solved the problem of easy gel formation in in situ crosslinking technology and facilitated the continuous production of PEI/ EPI/ PAN nanofibers, which is better than in situ crosslinking technology. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137 , 48279.
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