Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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2022
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IF 6.064
Jiang Mingyue,Chen Le,Chen Bo,Yu Qinghua,Zhang Xianming,Jing Weihong,Ma Limei,Deng Tao,Yang Zhangyou,Yu Chao
Curcumin (CUR) is a natural bioactive compound that has attracted attention as a “golden molecule” due to its therapeutic properties against several types of tumors. Nonetheless, the antitumor application of CUR is hampered due to its extremely low aqueous solubility and chemical instability. Herein, a novel type of CUR-loaded polymeric micelles with intracellular K+-responsive controlled-release properties is designed and developed. The polymeric micelles are self-assembled by poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acryloylamidobenzo-15-crown-5-co-N, N-dimethylacrylamide)-b-DSPE (PNDB-b-DSPE) block copolymers, and CUR. CUR is successfully loaded into the micelles with a CUR loading content of 6.26 wt%. The proposed CUR-PNDB-DSPE polymeric micelles exhibit a significant CUR release in simulated intracellular fluid due to the formation of 2 : 1 ‘‘sandwich’’ host–guest complexes of 15-crown-5 and K+, which lead to the hydrophilic outer shell of micelles to collapse and the drug to rapidly migrate out of the micelles. In vitro, the B16F10 cell experiment indicates that CUR-PNDB-DSPE micelles exhibit a high cellular uptake and excellent intracellular drug release in response to the intracellular K+ concentration. Moreover, CUR-PNDB-DSPE micelles show high cytotoxicity to B16F10 cells compared to free CUR and CUR-PEG-DSPE micelles. The polymeric micelles with intracellular K+-responsive controlled release properties proposed in this study provide a new strategy for designing novel targeted drug delivery systems for CUR delivery for cancer treatment.
研究领域:
药学
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纳米技术
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癌症研究
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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IF 6.371
Dengyang Wang,Qing Wang,Mingxiu Tan,Shasha Wang,Shaohua Luo,Pengqing Hou,Yahui Zhang,Shengxue Yan,Xin Liu
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) as a multifunctional carbon nanomaterial have drawn great attention in the field of energy attribute to quantum size, various functional groups and unique physicochemical properties. In this work, the CQDs were prepared from soybean by a simple hydrothermal method , then further pyrolyzed into honeycomb carbon (HC), spherical pore carbon (SC) and bulk porous carbon (BC) with the assistance of templates, respectively. As the anode materials in potassium ion battery (PIBs), HC delivered a high specific capacity of 280.5 mAh g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 and a superior rate performance (136 mAh g −1 at 5 A g −1 ), ascribing to its abundant surface active sites of potassium ion storage and special structures conducive to potassium ion diffusion. This study provides an excellent anode for PIBs from a simple route to construct CQDs-derived carbon.
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材料科学
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能源存储
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纳米技术
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CALPHAD-COMPUTER COUPLING OF PHASE DIAGRAMS AND THERMOCHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 2.017
Lilian Yang,Guishang Pei,Youling Hou,Yuntao Xin,Xuewei Lv
Sodium hexatitanate (Na 2 Ti 6 O 13 ) was reported as an anode side material for Sodium ion batteries owing to low material cost, high energy efficiency, good thermal stability and long cycle life. Therefore, studies pertaining to the thermodynamic properties of Na 2 Ti 6 O 13 are indispensable for improving its service performance. However, a significant number of literature reviews concerning thermodynamic properties indicated that heat capacity of Na 2 Ti 6 O 13 at high temperatures should be confirmed. In this study, the 99.5% purity of Na 2 Ti 6 O 13 sample was successfully prepared via solid-state reaction using TiO 2 and Na 2 CO 3 as initial materials. Heat capacity of the as-synthesized samples in the temperature range of 573–1523 K was measured using a multi-high temperature calorimeter 96 line. Heat capacity, Cp, from 298.15 to 1573 K was modeled as a polynomial formula with a prediction error of 3%: Cp = 474.08143 + 0.06286T-8.04068 × 10 6 T −2 (J⋅mol −1 ⋅K −1 ). In combination with the low-temperature data, heat capacity of Na 2 Ti 6 O 13 from 0 to 1573 K was given in present study. Values of changes in enthalpy, Gibbs free energy and entropy in the temperature range of 298.15–1573 K were calculated based on the temperature dependence of heat capacity.
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材料科学
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热力学
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2022
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IF 4.831
Min Shen,Tingting Pan,Juewei Ning,Fangyuan Sun,Mengyu Deng,Jianxiang Liao,Fengyu Su,Yanqing Tian
The concentration of potassium ion is an important indicator for human health, and its abnormality is often accompanied by various diseases. However, most tools currently used to study potassium ion transport are low throughput. Herein, we reported a new K + fluorescent nanoprobe CP1-KS with high selectivity and sensitivity to K + (fluorescence enhanced factor was up to 9.91 at 20 mM K + ). The polymeric fluorescent probe CP1-KS was composed of the small-molecular K + indicator KS and amphiphilic copolymer CP1. This sensor can be easily and uniformly dispersed in cell culture medium and is suitable for high throughput analysis. To assess the utility of the probe CP1-KS in biological field, this probe was employed as an extracellular fluorescent probe to monitor the efflux of K + from cells ( E coli , B. Subtilis 168, Hela and MCF-7 cells) under various stimulation including lysozyme, nigericin, digitonin, and ATP. Results demonstrated that CP1-KS is an effective analysis tool for extracellular K + concentration. We believe that the nanoprobe has great potential in antibacterial drug screening, K + ionophore function, K + channel activity, cell membrane permeability analysis or other K + related field in the future.
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生物技术
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细胞生物学
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药理学
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分析化学
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Carbon Energy
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2023
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IF 20.5
Xianlu Lu,Zhao Liang,Zhi Fang,Dongdong Zhang,Yapeng Zheng,Qiao Liu,Dingfa Fu,Jie Teng,Weiyou Yang
Currently, the major challenge in terms of research on K-ion batteries is to ensure that they possess satisfactory cycle stability and specific capacity, especially in terms of the intrinsically sluggish kinetics induced by the large radius of K + ions. Here, we explore high-performance K-ion half/full batteries with high rate capability, high specific capacity, and extremely durable cycle stability based on carbon nanosheets with tailored N dopants, which can alleviate the change of volume, increase electronic conductivity, and enhance the K + ion adsorption. The as-assembled K-ion half-batteries show an excellent rate capability of 468 mA h g −1 at 100 mA g −1 , which is superior to those of most carbon materials reported to date. Moreover, the as-assembled half-cells have an outstanding life span, running 40,000 cycles over 8 months with a specific capacity retention of 100% at a high current density of 2000 mA g −1 , and the target full cells deliver a high reversible specific capacity of 146 mA h g −1 after 2000 cycles over 2 months, with a specific capacity retention of 113% at a high current density of 500 mA g −1 , both of which are state of the art in the field of K-ion batteries. This study might provide some insights into and potential avenues for exploration of advanced K-ion batteries with durable stability for practical applications.
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材料科学
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电化学
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ACS Applied Electronic Materials
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2023
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IF 4.7
Xian Sun,Jiuwu Wang,Chenguang Huang,Yingying Wang,Xiang Cheng,Yue Situ,Hong Huang
Transition metal oxides have attracted extensive research interest for supercapacitors due to efficient ion accessibility of nanostructures. Here, hierarchically hollow α-K0.2MnTi0.07O0.8 nanotubes with high K content are prepared via a self-sacrificial template method. The electrochemical performance of α-K0.2MnTi0.07O0.8 nanotubes is significantly improved when beneficial K+ is intercalated into a considerably ordered α-MnO2 phase with exchangeable Mn–K slabs by a K-pre-reserved reaction. Significantly, the α-K0.2MnTi0.07O0.8 nanotubes activated in a K2SO4 electrolyte exhibit highly capable capacitance behavior with high specific capacitance (334.5 F g–1 at 1 A g–1) and superior cycling stability (88% capacitance retention of the initial after 60,000 cycles). The well-designed α-K0.2MnTi0.07O0.8-based supercapacitor device exhibits an energy density of 25.16 Wh kg–1 at 1600 W kg–1. The morphological electrode-structured designer could be a promising attempt for applications in energy-related fields and even beyond power and storage sources.
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材料科学
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能源存储与转换
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Catalysts
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 4
·781
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IF 3.9
He Sun,Juping Zhang,Kongzhai Li,Hua Wang,Xing Zhu
HighlightsWhat are the main findings?A styrene yield of 91.4% was found for 10% k/CeO2at 500 °C and CO2-O2mixed atmosphere. The excellent catalytic performance of 10% k/CeO2is attributed to the alkali metal oxide modified cerium oxide and carbon dioxide induced oxygen vacancies to promote the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene.What is the implication of the main finding?The proposed ODH strategy by using oxygen vacancies enriched catalysts offers an important insight into the efficient dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene at mild conditions.AbstractOxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) is an alternative for styrene (ST) production compared to the direct dehydrogenation process. However, ODH with O2or CO2suffers from either over-oxidation or endothermic property/low ethylbenzene conversion. Herein, we proposed an ODH process with a CO2-O2mixture atmosphere for the efficient conversion of ethylbenzene (EB) into styrene. A thermoneutral ODH is possible by the rationalizing of CO2/O2molar ratios from 0.65 to 0.66 in the temperature range of 300 to 650 °C. K modification is favorable for ethylbenzene dehydrogenation, and 10%K/CeO2achieved the highest ethylbenzene dehydrogenation activity due to the enhanced oxygen mobility and CO2adsorbability. The catalyst achieved 90.8% ethylbenzene conversion and 97.5% styrene selectivity under optimized conditions of CO2-4O2oxidation atmosphere, a temperature of 500 °C, and a space velocity of 5.0 h−1. It exhibited excellent catalytic and structural stability during a 50 h long-term test. CO2induces oxygen vacancies in ceria and promotes oxygen exchange between gaseous oxygen and ceria. The ethylbenzene dehydrogenation in CO2-O2follows a Mars-van Krevelen (MvK) reaction mechanism via Ce3+/Ce4+redox pairs. The proposed ODH strategy by using oxygen vacancies enriched catalysts offers an important insight into the efficient dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene at mild conditions.Keywords:ethylbenzene;oxidative dehydrogenation;ceria;CO2
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化学工程
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催化科学
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2023
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IF 9.4
Jiahui Hu,Wu Tang,Yan Hong,Bangshuai Wei,Shan Jia,Meichen Guo,Chenbin Tang,Xuesong He,Cong Fan
A non-flammable potassium-ion battery is constructed by using an advanced n-type organic cathode called 2PTCDA@C and K-metal anode in triethyl phosphate electrolyte, which can show the peak discharge capacity of 125 mAh g −1 cathode in 1.5–3.5 V and stably run for 100 cycles.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储技术
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
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2021
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IF 5.811
Zou Meina,Chen Yanrong,Zheng Zongji,Sheng Shuyue,Jia Yijie,Wang Xiangyu,Ren Shijing,Yang Yanling,Li Xiaomin,Dong Wenhui,Guan Meiping,Zhang Qian,Xue Yaoming
High-salt intake leads to kidney damage and even limits the effectiveness of drugs. However, it is unclear whether excessive intake of salt affects renal tubular energy metabolism and the efficacy of dapagliflozin on renal function in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). In this study, we enrolled 350 DKD patients and examined the correlation between sodium level and renal function, and analyzed influencing factors. The results demonstrated that patients with macroalbuminuria have higher 24 h urinary sodium levels. After establishment of type 2 diabetes mellitus model, the animals received a high-salt diet or normal-salt diet. In the presence of high-salt diet, the renal fibrosis was aggravated with fatty acid metabolism dysregulation. Furthermore, Na+/K+-ATPase expression was up-regulated in the renal tubules of diabetic mice, while the fatty acid metabolism was improved by inhibiting Na+/K+-ATPase of renal tubular epithelial cells. Of note, the administration with dapagliflozin improved renal fibrosis and enhanced fatty acid metabolism. But high salt weakened the above-mentioned renal protective effects of dapagliflozin in DKD. Similar results were recapitulated in vitro after incubating proximal tubular epithelial cells in high-glucose and high-salt medium. In conclusion, our results indicate that high salt can lead to fatty acid metabolism disorders by increasing Na+/K+-ATPase expression in the renal tubules of DKD. High salt intake diminishes the reno-protective effect of dapagliflozin in DKD.
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肾病学
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内分泌学
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药理学
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代谢学
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL
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2020
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IF 2.904
Xuefei Su,Daqi Chen,Nan Li,Adrian Carl Stevenson,Guang Li,Ruifen Hu
Wireless sensor technology is a facile way of realizing low cost and miniaturized device for the detection of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A wireless electrodeless quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (WE-QCM-D) sensor array was developed by using a single sensor working in a multi-resonance mode, which obtained an acoustic spectra of the quartz crystal at four harmonics (6 MHz, 18 MHz, 30 MHz and 42 MHz). Multi-responses (frequency shift, and energy dissipation) of WE-QCM-D sensor array were obtained via a ring-down mode and employed as discrimination factors for VOCs. The gas discrimination capability of the WE-QCM-D sensor array has been tested by coating a 100 μ g polyvinylpyrrolidone film on the quartz disc and achieved an optimal recognition rate of 97.5 % with K nearest neighbor algorithm. The results indicate that the single element WE-QCM-D sensor array could be a promising way to realize compact and low-cost VOCs monitoring systems.
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传感器与执行器
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环境监测
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE
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2024
·Vol. 47
·期 21
·e70012
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IF 2.8
Zhongping Huang,Qingqing Zhu,Yu Han,Ying Mo,Junhao Zhang,Huijun Liu
Using poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) microspheres as stationary phase matrix and mercaptosuccinic acid as a modifier, a new weak cation exchange resin was synthesized by thiol click reaction. The conditions for thiol-chlorine click reaction and thiol-alkene click reaction were optimized. The surface morphology and chemical composition of the modified microspheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and an elemental analyzer. The stationary phase can achieve the separation of six common cations within 25 min. A homemade weak cation chromatographic column was used to determine the impurities of Na + and K + and the content of tetramethylammonium ions in tetramethylammonium hydroxide samples. The method showed a good linear correlation in the range of 0.1–500.0 mg/L with correlation coefficients of 0.9998–0.9999, and the limits of detection (signal-to-noise ratio ≥ 3) were 0.01–0.20 mg/L. The intra-day relative standard deviations (RSDs) were in the range of 1.1%–4.4%, and the inter-day RSDs were in the range of 0.8%–14.8%. The spiked recoveries were in the range of 91.92%–119.86%. The results showed that the prepared stationary phase exhibited effective separation ability and good reproducibility, which was suitable for the analysis of the impurities of Na + , K + , and the content of tetramethylammonium in the tetramethylammonium reagents.
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分析化学
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CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
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2017
·Vol. 53
·期 5
·860-865
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IF 0.46
Li Na,Wang Bing,Sun Jing-yong,Wang Xiao-jing,Sun Jie
Twelve 4-aryl-3,4-dihydrocoumarins were synthesized by the condensation of phenols with the corresponding substituted cinnamic acids in the presence of nitrobenzene and sulfated montmorillonite K-10. This method displayed the property of green chemistry with respect of reuse of the catalyst. These compounds were evaluated for hydroxyl radical scavenging activity in vitro. Results showed that compounds with 7,8-dihydroxy groups had relatively strong hydroxyl radical scavenging activity.
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有机化学
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药物化学
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自由基生物学
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