CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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Chenxing She,Xihong Zu,Zhiheng Yang,Liheng Chen,Zixin Xie,Hao Yang,Dongjie Yang,Guobin Yi,Yanlin Qin,Xuliang Lin,Wenli Zhang,Huafeng Dong,Xueqing Qiu
Biomass flow fuel cells (BFFCs) are promising alternatives for large-scale conversion of biomass into electricity at low temperature. However, most of them are based on single redox-active materials in anolyte which have limited capacity density and electron transfer rate, resulting in many natural biomass residues can’t generate electricity rapidly and efficiently. Herein, we develop a new anodic electron transfer chain based on CuCl 2 /TiOSO 4 synergetic mediators for BFFCs. The density functional theory (DFT) simulation and experiment results show that TiO 2+ /Ti 3+ redox couple works as an intermediate medium to construct a CuCl 2 /TiOSO 4 synergetic electron transfer chain, which strengthens the electron transfer rate between anolyte and graphite felt (GF) electrode. The CuCl 2 /TiOSO 4 synergetic mediators can efficiently and rapidly degrade glucose, industrial lignin and other natural biomasses at low temperature, and extract electrons simultaneously for generating electricity. The maximum power density (P max ) of CuCl 2 /TiOSO 4 -based BFFC is 146.7 mw·cm −2 when the anolyte is pre-reacted at 90 ℃ for 1 h with glucose as fuel and paired with VO 2 + /VO 2+ catholyte. And the fuel cell can discharge electricity continuously and stably for more than 6 h at 400 mA·cm −2 . Furthermore, it can stably power LED pattern with 92 bulbs. Besides, when the CuCl 2 /TiOSO 4 -based BFFC utilizes sodium lignosulfonate as fuel, its P max is 55.1 mW·cm −2 , and the BFFC can discharge electricity stably for more than 1 h at high output current density of 1.3 A·cm −2 . This work provides a promising approach for application in direct biomass wastes power generation.
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Antioxidants
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Xue Lin,Yousheng Shi,Pan Wen,Xiaoping Hu,Lu Wang
Free, conjugated, and bound phenolic fractions of peel and pulp in four wampee varieties from South China were analyzed for their contents, composition, antioxidant capacities, and inhibitory activities againstα-glucosidase. We found that there were significant differences in phenolic/flavonoid contents among diverse varieties and different parts (peel and pulp), and the contents were highest in the peel’s bound form. The results of UHPL-Q-Exactive HF-X and HPLC showed that chlorogenic acid, gentisic acid, and rutin were abundantly distributed over the three phenolic fractions in peel and pulp of all wampee samples, while isoquercitrin was the most abundant in the conjugated form of peel/pulp and myricetin had the richest content in the free form of peel/pulp. Wampee peel had stronger antioxidant capacities of ABTS+, DPPH, ·OH, and FRAP than the pulp, and the bound phenolic fraction of the peel/pulp had much higher antioxidant activities than FP and CP fractions. It is interesting that the same phenolic fraction of the wampee peel displayed roughly close IC50values ofα-glucosidase inhibition to those from the pulp samples. The relationship between individual phenolic and TPC/TFC/the bio-activities and the similarity among the free, conjugated, and bound phenolic fractions in peel and pulp samples were explored by using Pearson correlation analysis, principal component analysis, and hierarchical cluster analysis. This work provides a systematic and comprehensive comparison of the three phenolic fractions of diverse wampee varieties and different parts, and a rationale for applying phenolics from wampee fruits.Keywords:wampee varieties;free phenolic;conjugated phenolic;bound phenolic;antioxidant capacities;inhibitory activity againstα-glucosidase;multivariate analysis
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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Jin Wang,Qijun Wang,Liang Xu,Da-Wen Sun
Effects of extremely low frequency pulsed electric field (ELF-PEF) on the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), total microorganism number, protein oxidation and denaturation, enzymatic activity, microstructure, and sensory quality of tilapia fillets during cold storage at 4°C for 6 days are evaluated. The results show that the TVB-N value and total microorganism number in the treated group are within the international standard (< 20 mg/100 g, < 7 log 10 CFU/g) during the storage, and the shelf-life of the treated group is extended by 1 - 2 days as compared with the control. In addition, ELF-PEF treatment inhibits sample quality deterioration during storage, as reflected by a small change in colour, slow softening of texture, less protein oxidation and denaturation, lower endogenous enzyme activity, and tighter microstructure compared to the control, indicating the promising of ELF-PEF treatments for fish preservation during cold storage.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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2022
·Vol. 23
·期 18
·10743
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IF 6.208
Teng Wang,Xi Hu,Yujun Yang,Qing Wu,Chengdian He,Xiong He,Zhenyu Wang,Xiang Mao
Metal-based enzyme mimics are considered to be acceptable agents in terms of their biomedical and biological properties; among them, iron oxides (Fe3O4) are treated as basement in fabricating heterogeneous composites through variable valency integrations. In this work, we have established a facile approach for constructing Fe3O4@Ag composite through assembling Fe3O4and Ag together via polyethyleneimine ethylenediamine (PEI) linkages. The obtained Fe3O4@PEI@Ag structure conveys several hundred nanometers (~150 nm). The absorption peak at 652 nm is utilized for confirming the peroxidase-like activity of Fe3O4@PEI@Ag structure by catalyzing 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) in the presence of H2O2. The Michaelis–Menten parameters (Km) of 1.192 mM and 0.302 mM show the higher catalytic activity and strong affinity toward H2O2and TMB, respectively. The maximum velocity (Vmax) value of 1.299 × 10−7M∙s−1and 1.163 × 10−7M∙s−1confirm the efficiency of Fe3O4@PEI@Ag structure. The biocompatibility illustrates almost 100% cell viability. Being treated as one simple colorimetric sensor, it shows relative selectivity and sensitivity toward the detection of glucose based on glucose oxidase. By using indocyanine green (ICG) molecule as an additional factor, a remarkable temperature elevation is observed in Fe3O4@PEI@Ag@ICG with increments of 21.6 °C, and the absorption peak is nearby 870 nm. This implies that the multifunctional Fe3O4@PEI@Ag structure could be an alternative substrate for formatting acceptable agents in biomedicine and biotechnology with enzymatic and photothermal properties.Keywords:Fe3O4@PEI@Ag;assembling process;enzymatic;catalytic performance;photothermal property
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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Ke Yang,Xueyao Zhou,Zhaoli Li,Zefeng Wang,Yuze Luo,Le Deng,Dinggeng He
Preventing bacterial infections and accelerating wound closure are essential in the process of wound healing. Current wound dressings lack enough mechanical properties, self-healing ability, and tissue adhesiveness, and the bacterial killing also relies on the use of antibiotic drugs. Herein, a well-designed hybrid hydrogel dressing is constructed by simple copolymerization of acrylamide (AM), 3-acrylamido phenylboronic acid (AAPBA), chitosan (CS), and the nanoscale tannic acid (TA)/ferric ion (Fe3+) complex (TFe). The resulting hydrogel possesses lots of free catechol, phenylboronic acid, amine, and hydroxyl groups and contains many reversible and dynamic bonds such as multiple hydrogen bonds and boronate ester bonds, thereby showing satisfactory mechanical properties, fast self-healing ability, and desirable tissue-adhesive performance. Benefiting from the high photothermal conversion efficiency of the TFe, the hydrogel exhibits satisfactory antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Moreover, the embedded TFe also endows the hydrogel with good antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory property, and cell proliferation to promote tissue regeneration. Remarkably, in vivo animal assays reveal that the hybrid hydrogel effectively eliminates biofilm bacteria in the wound sites and accelerates the healing process of infected wounds. Taken together, the developed versatile hydrogels overcome the shortcomings of traditional wound dressings and are expected to become potential antibacterial dressings for future biomedical applications.
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JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
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Xiaolei Zhang,Ziying Wang,Yangsai Lyu,Jia Li,Kun Song,Ningning Xing,Dickon H.L. Ng
Near-infrared (NIR) light-powered nanomotors with active motion have attracted extensive attention in the chemo-photothermal therapy of cancer. However, there are also some limitations such as complicated synthesis process, low permeability of drugs and viscous physiological environment. Herein, we developed a facile route to synthesize novel NIR light-powered DOX/Au-m-HTAS nanomotor based on natural halloysite (HNTs) for active chemo-photothermal therapy. Such nanomotor exhibited NIR light controlled on/off motion with a maximum speed of 64.5 μm/s. Owing to the synergetic NIR light-powered motion and chemo-photothermal therapy, DOX/Au-m-HTAS nanomotor could effectively adhere tumor cells, leading to deeper cell penetration, higher cellular uptake, and better ablation of tumor cells. Meanwhile, DOX/Au-m-HTAS nanomotors also had enhanced ability for CT imaging of local tumor, demonstrating the enhanced anticancer efficiency. This strategy provided a new insight into the chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy of tumors.
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Materials Today Nano
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2022
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X. Cui,Y. Zhou,Y. Zheng,L. Cao,L. Gao,J. Duan,H. Yin,S. Ai
N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most abundant and dynamic reversible modification of mRNA in eukaryotes discovered in the mid-1970s, which is widely involved in various physiological processes. Fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO protein) is not only a demethylase for m 6 A, but also a carcinogenic factor for many human cancers. Therefore, it is very important to build a simple and sensitive platform for simultaneous detection of m 6 A and FTO protein. To achieve this aim, a novel photoelectrochemical biosensor was constructed with the antibody-free detection strategy of DTT mediated –SH functionalization of m 6 A triggered by FTO protein catalyzed m 6 A oxidation . To achieve high detection sensitivity, CdS/Bi 2 MoO 6 /MoSe 2 system with matched energy gap was employed as photoactive material. To achieve high detection selectivity , the –CH 3 of m 6 A in the captured RNA sequence (m 6 A RNA) on the electrode surface was oxidized by FTO protein to form hydroxymethyl, followed with the covalent reaction of DTT with hydroxymethyl, making the labeling of m 6 A with –SH. Finally, a CdS nanoparticle was modified on the electrode through the specific covalent reaction between –SH and Cd, achieving the improvement of the photocurrent with the matched energy band . Under the optimal experimental conditions, the biosensor showed linear range from 0.001 to 50 nM and 0.0005–500 μg/L with the detection limit of 0.37 pM and 0.034 ng/L (S/N = 3) for m 6 A RNA and FTO protein, respectively. The applicability of the developed method was assessed by investigating the effect of entacapone on FTO protein activity.
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Frontiers in Environmental Science
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2022
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IF 5.411
Han Qi,Dong Wenyi,Wang Hongjie,Yu Boping,Dong Zijun,Li Mu,Xie Linshen,Dai Zhiguang
In this study, the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) by ozonation was studied systematically by investigating the effects of different factors, including ozone dosages (0.25–1.50 mg/L), temperatures (10–50°C), initial solution pH (3.0–11.0) and interfering ions. The reaction kinetics were analyzed at the same time. In addition, the generation of intermediates was analyzed and the possible mechanism was proposed by combining with the density functional theory (DFT) calculation. At last, the variation and controlling effect of toxicity was also evaluated. The results showed that ozonation had a stronger degrading ability of BPA (1.0 mg/L). A complete removal efficiency was obtained within 10 min when dosing only 1.0 mg/L ozone. The BPA degradation reactions were well fitted with pseudo-second-order kinetics and could well adapt with the wide range of pH (3.0–9.0), during which over 91% removal of BPA was achieved. The indirect pathway by •OH oxidation was proved mainly responsible for BPA degradation by the scavenging and electron paramagnetic resonance experiments. HCO3−, NH4+ and humic acid showed a certain inhibiting effect. Fe3+ and Cu2+ played a catalytic role on BPA degradation. The DFT calculation has identified that the active regions of BPA was focused at C6, C4, C5 and C1 in terms of radical and electrophilic attack. Thus, combining the results of DFT with GC/MS-MS detection, two degradation pathways of BPA were proposed. Toxicity evaluation showed that, due to the generation and accumulation of more toxic intermediates, values of T% had a sharp increase at initial stage. However, with ozone dosage increasing to 1.50 mg/L, the toxicity could be effectively controlled much lower (5%) than BPA itself (49%).
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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IF 6.911
Jie Xiang,Junyi Zhang,Shunmei Li,Ruo Yuan,Yun Xiang
The concentration variation of phenylalanine (Phe), an essential amino acid in humans, can cause metabolism disorders and even mental disability. Sensitive and convenient monitoring of Phe is therefore important for disease diagnosis. We describe here the establishment of a new aptamer-based, sensitive and label-free colorimetric Phe detection strategy by integrating catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) and Mg 2+ -dependent DNAzyme amplification cascades. The target Phe coordinates with pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rhodium(III) chloride dimer [(Cp*RhCl 2 ) 2 ] to form a complex that has a high affinity to the corresponding aptamer sequence. Upon its binding to the aptamers in DNA duplex probes, ssDNA strands are released to trigger subsequent CHA reactions for the formation of many DNAzymes, which cleave the substrate signal probes to liberate lots of CHA initiation strands and free G-quadruplexes to realize the cascaded amplifications. Hemin further associates with the many G-quadruplexes to yield hemin/G-quadruplex mimicking peroxidases , which catalyze solution of substrate to exhibit highly enhanced UV–vis adsorption for detecting Phe at 0.19 μM level. At the meantime, the monitoring of Phe in diluted serums with high selectivity has also been demonstrated by the developed method, indicating its potential for simple diagnosis of Phe-related diseases.
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Acta Biomaterialia
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Xiaoqi Wang,Ruihao Huang,Wei Wu,Jingkang Xiong,Qin Wen,Yunjing Zeng,Ting Chen,Jiali Li,Cheng Zhang,Jiang F. Zhong,Shijie Yang,Xi Zhang
Chemotherapy resistance and the tumor immune microenvironment are dual reasons for the poor therapeutic efficacy of treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML), causing suboptimal clinical outcomes and high relapse rates. Activation of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway based on innate immunity can effectively improve antitumor immunity. However, traditional STING agonists are limited due to their easy degradation and difficult membrane transport. Here, a bioinspired nanomedicine synergizing chemo- and immunotherapy was developed by activating the STING pathway for targeted and systemic AML cell damage. We show that a leukemia cell membrane (LCM)-camouflaged hollow MnO 2 nanocarrier (HM) with encapsulated doxorubicin (DOX) (denoted LHMD) could bind specifically to AML cells with a homologous targeting effect. Then, MnO 2 was decomposed into Mn 2+ in response to endosomal acid and glutathione (GSH), which improved the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal for AML detection and activated the STING pathway. In mouse models, LHMD was confirmed to eradicate established AML and prevent the engraftment of AML cells. The percentages of T-helper 1 (Th1) and T-helper 17 (Th17) cells and the concentrations of type I interferon (IFN-Ⅰ) and proinflammatory cytokines increased, while the percentage of T-helper 2 (Th2) cells decreased, reflecting the anti-AML immune response induced by Mn 2+ after treatment with LHMD. This nanotechnology-based therapeutic regimen may represent a generalizable strategy for generating an anti-leukemia immune response. Statement of significance Relapse and chemotherapy refractoriness are main causes for the dismal prognosis of AML, making it urgent to develop more effective anti-AML therapies. This study proposes an innovative strategy to combat this issue by designing a biomimetic BM-targeted nanomedicine based on a MnO 2 nano-carrier to rationally deliver chemotherapeutic agents and to trigger Mn 2+ mediated STING pathway activation for potent immune- and chemotherapy against AML cells. Hence, the nanomedicine design addresses the challenges associated with AML therapy and proposes a promising strategy to improve the therapeutic efficacy against AML.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Dan Li,Danyang Wang,Ye He,Bailong Tao,Xiaoxia Liu,Yulu Yang,Lu Tan,Yuchen Zhang,Jingwei Hu,Weihu Yang,Yu Tang,Kaiyong Cai
Bacterial infection and insufficient osseointegration are critical factors affecting the long-term success of titanium-based implants. Unfortunately, the direct application of antibiotic on Ti implants easily leads to poor cytocompatibility, as well as the production of drug-resistant bacteria. So, in this work, we designed a prospective antibacterial strategy by combining photothermal and ciprofloxacin (CIP). The synergistic effect of photothermal and antibiotic may provide an effective bacteriostatic efficacy without sacrificing osteogenesis at a mild condition of moderate temperature and less antibiotic. Herein, CIP was loaded into mesoporous polydopamine (MPDA) nanoparticles ( [email protected] ), which were anchored on the surface of titanium and finally covered with sodium hyaluronate-catechol (HAc) coating. The hydrophilic HAc layer could inhibit the early adhesion of bacteria, and some bacteria could secrete bacterial hyaluronidase to accelerate the degradation of HAc. This enabled smart enzyme-triggered release of antimicrobials at the site of infection on-demand and avoided unwanted side effects on normal tissues. In addition, NIR light irradiation had a positive influence on both CIP release and MPDA nanoparticle's photothermal effect. Moreover, before anchoring [email protected] , by the construction of hydroxyapatite microstructure on Ti surface with micro-arc oxidation and alkali heat treatment, the ability of bone formation of Ti could be promoted also. Both in vitro as well as in vivo assays demonstrated that functional Ti has an excellent antibacterial effect and osteogenic ability.
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ACS Nano
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Shikai Liu,Linyang Fang,He Ding,Yangyang Zhang,Wenting Li,Bin Liu,Shuming Dong,Boshi Tian,Lili Feng,Piaoping Yang
The emergence of X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy (X-PDT) holds tremendous promise for clinical deep-penetrating cancer therapy. However, the clinical application of X-PDT in cancer treatment is still limited due to the hypoxic property of cancerous tissue, the inherent antioxidant system of tumor cells, and the difficulty in matching the absorption spectra of photosensitizers. Herein, a versatile core–shell radiosensitizer (SCNPs@DMSN@CeOx-PEG, denoted as SSCP) was elaborately designed and constructed to enhance X-PDT by coating tunable mesoporous silica on nanoscintillators, followed by embedding the cerium oxide nanoparticles in situ. The obtained SSCP radiosensitizer demonstrated a distinct blue-shift in the ultraviolet light region, so that it could perfectly absorb the ultraviolet light converted by the SCNPs core, resulting in the formation of photoinduced electron–hole (e–-h+) pairs separation to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). In addition, the cerium oxide exhibits high glutathione consumption to heighten ROS accumulation, and catalase-like activity to alleviate the hypoxia, which further enhances the efficiency of radiotherapy. Benefiting from the abundant Lu and Ce elements, the computed tomography imaging performance of SSCP is about 3.79-fold that of the clinical contrast agent (iohexol), which has great potential in both preclinical imaging and clinical translation.
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