ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
·Vol. 410
·期 18
·4379-4386
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Wang Hong,Zhang Peisheng,Tian Yong,Zhang Yuan,Yang Heping,Chen Shu,Zeng Rongjin,Long Yunfei,Chen Jian
A simple and readily available fluorescent probe is needed for the real-time monitoring of endogenous cysteine (Cys) levels in living cells, as such a probe could be used to study the role of Cys in related diseases. Herein, we report the first fluorescent probe based on carbon dots (CDs-FITA) for the selective and ratiometric imaging of endogenous Cys in live cells. In this ratiometric fluorescent probe, a fluorescein derivative (FITA) that recognizes Cys is covalently linked to the surfaces of carbon dots (CDs); employing CDs greatly improves the water solubility of the probe. Acrylate on FITA is selectively cleaved by Cys in aqueous solution under mild conditions, leading to a dramatic increase in the fluorescence from fluorescein. The probe therefore allows the highly selective ratiometric fluorescent detection of Cys even in the presence of various interferents. The as-prepared CDs-FITA showed excellent performance when applied to detect Cys in blood serum. In addition, due to its negligible cytotoxicity, the CDs-FITA can also be utilized for the real-time monitoring of endogenous cysteine (Cys) levels in living cells.
Illustration of the CD-based probe for Cys imaging in living cells
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Food Packaging and Shelf Life
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2021
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Changzhu Li,Wenqing Chen,Subramanian Siva,Haiying Cui,Lin Lin
To develop a novel food packaging material, hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) with good water solubility was used to encapsulate cinnamaldehyde (CA). The prepared CA/HP-β-CD inclusion complex (CA/HP-β-CD-IC) was further embedded into the nanofibers, which were composed of phospholipid and poly (ethylene oxide). FTIR and molecular structure modeling indicated that CA was encapsulated in HP-β-CD most probably by directly inserting the phenyl of CA into the cavity of HP-β-CD. Subsequently, the preferable mechanical properties with the uniform diameter distribution of the mat of nanofibers were realized. Meanwhile, the thermal stability of CA was further improved after being embedded into HP-β-CD and the mat of nanofibers. For the application on fresh-cut cucumber, the mat of nanofibers encapsulated with CA/HP-β-CD-IC exhibited antibacterial activity against Listeria monocytogenes at 4 °C and 25 °C for 4 days, without significant effect on the sensory indicators of fresh-cut cucumber. Thus, the mat of nanofibers encapsulated with CA/HP-β-CD-IC could be a promising and practical food packaging material.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2021
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Ni Tang,Xue Liu,Meng-Ru Jia,Xin-Yao Shi,Jing-Wei Fu,Dong-Xing Guan,Lena Q. Ma
In this study, a two-step functionalizing strategy by combining co-condensation with grafting procedures was employed to synthesize well-ordered Amino- and Thiol-Bifunctionalized SBA-15 (ATBS) mesoporous silica. Its physicochemical properties , performance, and mechanisms in immobilization of toxic metals Pb and Cd in water and soil were investigated. After bi-functionalization, X-ray diffractometer , transmission electron microscope , and N 2 adsorption-desorption measurements confirmed that the ATBS maintained a highly-ordered mesoporous structure, large surface area and pore volume. The elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) evidenced the successful incorporation of amine and thiol groups into ATBS. These structure and functional characteristics of ATBS benefited Pb and Cd sorption . Sorption isotherms of Pb and Cd were better fit with Sips and Redlich-Peterson models. Sorption kinetics suggested that Pb sorption was mainly regulated by chemical reactions, whereas both diffusion process and chemical reactions were rate-regulating steps in Cd sorption. ATBS showed the maximum sorption capacities for Pb and Cd at 120 and 38 mg g −1 , respectively. The sorption mechanisms revealed by XPS measurements suggested that Cd sorption was mainly attributed to thiol groups while Pb was efficiently bond to both thiol and amino groups. High and stable sorption efficiencies were attained in the pH range of 4–6, with a higher affinity towards Pb than Cd. Furthermore, its ability to immobilize Pb and Cd in soils was examined with an incubation experiment, which showed that ATBS reduced 30–56% of MgCl 2 -extractable Pb and Cd in a contaminated soil. The synthesized sorbent via the two-step functionalizing strategy shows high sorption efficiency towards Pb and Cd, and thus it has potential application in remediating Pb and Cd contaminated water and soils.
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2019
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Yang Hua,Xueliang Li,Li Ma,Yihang Wang,Huagao Fang,Haibing Wei,Yunsheng Ding
A novel organic composite coating was successfully fabricated through in situ mineralizing in artificial seawater for a lasting anti-corrosive coating. The mineralized composite films make full use of the advantages including rich hydroxyl group and special ring structure of β-cyclodextrin as well as superior adhesion and high flexibility of waterborne polyurethane coating. The results show the β-CD remarkably promotes the mineralization of CaCO 3 on WPU substances through the effective adsorption and complexation of hydrophobic cavity to calcium ions. The dense organic-inorganic composite film exhibits outstanding anti-corrosive performance with corrosion rate of 1.39 × 10 −3 mm/year for 3CD-WPU sample, being much less than 7.36 × 10 −2 mm/year for WPU coating under same conditions. The excellent anti-corrosion performance is mainly attributed to the uniform nucleation site provided by CD-WPU and further formation of dense CaCO 3 film. Furthermore, the radial distribution function and adsorb energy theoretic analysis by molecular dynamic simulation definitely reveal and support the mechanism of β-CD promoting the CaCO 3 mineralization.
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NANO
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2025
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Dehui Li,Yiming Guo,Yanping Miao,Binbin Zhang,Haowen Zhu,Qiao Gao
Quinary wurtzite copper-based chalcogenide, Cu 3 MInSnS 6 (M= Cd, Co, Ni), nanocrystals (NCs) have been synthesized using a hot-injection method. The NCs were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and absorption spectroscopy. The NCs exhibit strong absorption across the visible spectrum with bandgaps ranging from 1.44 to 1.54 eV, ideal for thin-film solar cell applications. Photoresponse measurements demonstrate that the current under illumination is enhanced compared to the dark current in all thin-film samples fabricated from these NCs. Among the tested samples, the Cu 3 CdInSnS 6 -based film displayed the highest Ilight/Idark ratio. A prototype solar cell fabricated with Cu 3 CdInSnS 6 NCs achieved a power conversion efficiency of 0.73%. This work broadens the exploration of quinary copper-based chalcogenides for photovoltaic applications and offers insights that assist in the development of new solar cell absorbers.
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Journal of Building Engineering
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2024
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Baomin Wang,Weigao Ding,Chengcheng Fan,Fei Liu,Wenxin Lu,Haoxiang Yang
C-S-H gel is a complex cementitious system, and the properties present significant difference with various Ca/Si ratios. The immobilization mechanism of three heavy metals in C-S-H gel at various Ca/Si ratios was investigated in this work from the prospect of the physical adsorption and chemical immobilization. Results showed that higher Ca/Si ratios can result in an increase in silicon chain polymerization, and lower BET specific area, and C-S-H gel with various Ca/Si ratios showed the excellent immobilization for heavy metals. Pb(II) and Zn(II) can form hydroxyl complex polyhedra in C-S-H under strongly alkaline environments, and increase the silicon chain polymerization degree similar to the doping of C-S-H gel by Al. However, Cd(II) was immobilized in the C-S-H gel with the formation of a solid solution under the action of ion exchange with Ca(II), rather than in the form of hydroxyl complex polyhedral and cadmium hydroxide coprecipitates. The highest adsorption capacity of Pb(II) was realized in C-S-H gel with a Ca/Si molar ratio of 0.9, reaching 95.6006 mg/g. Pb(II) was mainly immobilized in C-S-H gel via physical and chemical adsorption, and the effect of chemical adsorption tended to be significant as the Ca/Si molar ratio increased. And the formation of Pb 8 Ca(Si 2 O 7 ) 3 can be detected in C-S-H gel with a higher Ca/Si molar ratio.
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Polymer Chemistry
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 6
·1177-1187
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IF 4.76
Yu Yang,Haichao Duan,Siwen Xia,Changli Lü
A novel and convenient method for fabricating homogeneous nanocatalysts with high catalytic activity and controllable reusability is promising for catalytic reduction. In this study, a high-efficiency magnetic recyclable nanocatalyst (PFe3O4@CD@PdNPs) was successfully prepared via depositing highly dispersed palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) on a thermo-responsive copolymer support functionalized with superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) with carbon dots (CDs) as both a stabilizing and reducing agent. The thermo-responsive copolymers with catechol end groups could be facilely anchored onto Fe3O4 NPs (PFe3O4) through a mussel-inspired chemistry strategy. The well-dispersed ultrafine Pd NPs were located on Fe3O4 NPs decorated with copolymer brushes using an episulfide ligand-containing copolymer as a costabilizer. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and other tests proved that the copolymer brushes were successfully grafted on the surface of the Fe3O4 NPs. Moreover, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the presence of CDs in the nanohybrids. In addition, the PFe3O4@CD@PdNPs showed interesting thermo-responsive catalytic behaviour because of the presence of thermo-responsive polymer chains on the catalyst surface. Finally, owing to good water dispersibility and the synergistic effect of the Pd NPs with CDs, the PFe3O4@CD@PdNP nanocatalyst possessed higher catalytic activity for the catalytic reduction of different dyes and nitrophenols compared with PdNP@PFe3O4 without CD modification.
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International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
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2023
·Vol. 21
·期 2
·1220-1230
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Yi Qin,Mengxue Wang,Xiaohan Li,Yajuan Zhang,Shenglai Tang,Jianfeng Zhu,Ting Zhao
SnSe-based materials have attracted widespread attention in thermoelectrics due to their outstanding thermoelectric performance. However, the pristine and unmodified polycrystalline SnSe reveals poor electrical properties. Doping and constructing nanostructured composite architectures to produce energy filtering effect proved to be an effective method to strengthen thermoelectric performance. In this study, Ti 3 C 2 /Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se composites are successfully fabricated by the solvothermal method combined with the electrostatic self-assembly method and spark plasma sintering. The phase interface introduced by incorporating Ti 3 C 2 into Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se can effectively filter low-energy carriers due to its generation of energy barriers, thereby the Seebeck coefficient of x wt% Ti 3 C 2 /Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se x = (0.05, 0.5, 1) samples is better than that of the pristine Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se over the whole temperature range. Meanwhile, high conductivity was also obtained in 1 wt% Ti 3 C 2 /Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se sample so that the high power factor of 3.31 μWcm −1 K − 2 was acquired at 773 K. Ultimately, a peak ZT value of 0.41 was obtained at 773 K, compared with pristine Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se, and the thermoelectric performance improved by 24%. This study offers an available approach to efficiently enhance the thermoelectric properties of polycrystalline SnSe-based materials.
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Nanoscale Advances
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2022
·Vol. 4
·期 9
·2171-2179
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IF 5.598
Dawei Xu,Xuhui Li,Tingting Zheng,Ruixue Zhao,Pengyu Zhang,Kai Li,Zhongfeng Li,Lirong Zheng,Xia Zuo
Here, a series of Fe/N/C catalysts with different proportions and pyrolysis temperatures are prepared by co-pyrolysis of melamine with a γ-cyclodextrin metal–organic framework (γ-CD-MOF) containing iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc). Due to the restriction effect of the host and guest at the molecular level, γ-CD-MOF can effectively avoid the π–π stacking of FePc and restrain the agglomeration of Fe atoms during pyrolysis. The phases and structures of the catalysts are characterized, which proves that the obtained catalyst has a three-dimensional porous and internal cavity structure with abundant surface area (1055.317 m2 g−1) and Fe is atomically dispersed in nitrogen-doped carbon. The onset potential (0.988 V vs. RHE) and half-wave potential (0.846 V vs. RHE) of FePc@CD/M (1 : 20)-1000 are superior to those of a commercial 20% Pt/C catalyst. FePc@CD/M (1 : 20)-1000 also exhibits an approximately four-electron (3.84) transfer process, good stability and excellent methanol tolerance.
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JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH
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2023
·Vol. 21
·期 6
·676-686
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Zhang Fengrong,Zhang Cuilan,Teng Jia,Han Dandan,Wu Lishun,Hou Wanguo
View large Download slide View large Download slide Close modal Industrial heavy metal-contaminated wastewater is one of the main water pollution problems. Adsorbents are a promising method for the removal of heavy metal contaminants. Herein, polyaspartic acid/carboxymethyl poplar sawdust hydrogels (PASP/CMPP) and ascorbic acid/carboxymethyl poplar sawdust hydrogels (VC/CMPP) were prepared by aqueous polymerization using alkalized poplar sawdust (CMPP) as the substrate and PASP and vitamin C (VC) as modifiers. The effective results, provided by the characterization analysis of SEM and BET, indicate that the surface of the PASP/CMPP hydrogel has a larger number of loose pores and a larger pore volume than the VC/CMPP hydrogel. The treatment effects of the two hydrogels on simulated wastewater containing Cd(II) were investigated by a batch of experiments. The results showed that PASP/CMPP had a better adsorption effect than VC/CMPP under the same adsorption conditions. Interestingly, the solid concentration effect was found in the process of sorption kinetics and sorption isotherms. The sorption kinetic curves of Cd(II) on PASP/CMPP were well-fitted by the quasi-second-order kinetics under different adsorbent concentrations. The adsorption conforms to Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models. More importantly, PASP/CMPP composites are expected to be used as a new kind of environmental adsorbent for wastewater treatment. Hydrogels of PASP/CMPP were prepared. The hydrogels of PASP/CMPP exhibit enhanced sorption capacities for Cd(II). The hydrogels of PASP/CMPP are potential sorbents for wastewater treatment. The solid concentration effect was found in the process of sorption kinetics and sorption isotherms. The synthesis of PASP/CMPP hydrogels provides a win-win strategy.
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Laser & Photonics Reviews
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2025
·Vol. 19
·期 12
·2402164
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Fengyang Ma,Kaixin Liu,Zhongyao Yan,Liang Yu,Yanru Yang,Wuyan Zhao,Feilong Wang,Yaohua Li,Shuyu Zhang,Songyou Wang,Jian Sun,Ming Lu
Silicon (Si) light source has profound significance in monolithic integrated Si photonics. However, its luminance remains too low to meet practical use that usually requires > 10000 cd m⁻ 2 . Here, an all-inorganic Si nanocrystal (SiNC) white light-emitting diode (WLED) with a continuous emission spectrum spanning ≈400–900 nm in wavelength, is reported. The architecture of the WLED comprises front electrode of Ag grids and transparent-conducting-oxide/electron transport layer (ETL) of ZnO/front charge confinement layer (CCL) of SiO 2 /active layer of low-resistivity SiNC composite thin film/rear CCL of SiO 2 /hole transport layer (HTL) of MoO 3 /textured p-Si substrate/rear electrode of aluminum/heat radiator. The main procedures for achieving high luminance here include combined applications of high-pressure ammonia passivation of the active layer, which enhances its photoluminescence quantum yield significantly, and texturing of p-Si substrate, which boosts the light extraction and charge injection effectively. With an optimized combination of passivation and texturing, luminance of 10751 cd m⁻ 2 is achieved with external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 0.26%. After a Peltier cooler is further applied, luminance of 12363 cd m⁻ 2 is attained with EQE of 0.30%. Following further technical iterations, this highly bright SiNC WLED shall find applications in monolithic integrated Si photonics and even Si general lighting.
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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2018
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IF 4.005
Zhongbo Shang,LiWen Zhang,Xuyang Zhao,Shanhu Liu,Deliang Li
A low-cost mercapto-modified coal gangue (CG-SH) was fabricated by modification of coal gangue (CG) with (3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane. The structure and composition for as-prepared CG-SH were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transfer infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Results indicated that larger amounts of mercapto-groups (-SH) was successfully introduced onto CG, which followed by acted as active sites for the removal of heavy metal cations, such as Pb(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II). The factors that affected the adsorption equilibrium as well as the removal efficiency, i.e., contact time, initial concentration, pH and temperature, were investigated in detail. The adsorption isotherms for Pb(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) were well fitted with Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacity of CG-SH for Pb(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) were calculated to be 332.8, 110.4 and 179.2 mg g −1 , respectively. The adsorption for Pb(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) on CG-SH could be well described by pseudo-second-order kinetic model . And thermodynamic analysis suggests that the adsorption process for Pb(II) is exothermal, while that for Cd(II) and Hg(II) are endothermal. The results suggest CG-SH have great potential to be used as efficient absorbent for the removal of heavy metal cations from water.
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