ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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2023
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Jiajun Liu,Xionghao Zhang,Junda Li,Yi Feng,Li Feng,Shuai Han,Tingyu Pan,Taiheng Zhang,Shenyu Wu,Zijie Ke,Bingzhi Liu,Huaili Zheng
In this study, an advanced oxidation process with E/Ce(IV) synergistic PMS (E/Ce(IV)/PMS) was established for the efficient removal of Reactive Blue 19 (RB19). The catalytic oxidation performance of different coupling systems was examined and the synergistic effect of E/Ce(IV) with PMS in the system was substantiated. The oxidative removal of RB19 in E/Ce(IV)/PMS was excellent, achieving a removal efficiency of 94.47% and a reasonable power consumption (EE/O value was 3.27 kWh·m −3 ). The effect of pH, current density, Ce(IV) concentration, PMS concentration, initial RB19 concentration and water matrix on the removal efficiency of RB19 were explored. Additionally, quenching and EPR experiments showed that the solution contains different radicals such as SO 4 ·− , HO∙ and 1 O 2 , where 1 O 2 and SO 4 ·− played key roles, but HO∙ just acted a weaker role. Ce ion trapping experiment confirmed that Ce(IV) was involved in the reaction process and played a major role (29.91%). RB19 was subject to three possible degradation pathways, and the intermediate products displayed well biochemical properties. To conclude, the degradation mechanism of RB19 was explored and discussed. In the presence of current, E/Ce(IV)/PMS performed a rapid Ce(IV)/Ce(III) cycle, continuously generating strong catalytic oxidation Ce(IV), The reactive radicals derived from the decomposition of PMS, in conjunction with Ce(IV) and direct electro-oxidation, efficiently destroyed the molecular structure of RB19 and showed an efficient removal rate.
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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
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2023
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Wei Liang,Jiayu Zheng,Xinyue Liu,Wenqing Zhao,Qian Lin,Temirlan Khamiddolov,Jie Zeng,Haiyan Gao,Wenhao Li
To investigate the role of E-beam treatment on the structure-properties of oxidized starch, this study investigated the influence of E-beam (1, 3, 6 kGy) pretreatment combined with NaClO oxidation (1% and 3%) on the multi-scale structural, physicochemical, and digestive properties of cassava starch. Results showed that E-beam treatment did not affect the starch surface, but the oxidative modification increased granule surface roughness. Also, the synergistic modification preserved starch growth rings, FT-IR patterns and crystal types. Further investigations revealed that E-beam induced starch molecular degradation, leading to decreased molecular weight, depolymerization of long chains, and a loss of short-range order. Moreover, oxidation treatment exacerbated the disruption in starch molecular structure, as evidenced by crystallinity loss, viscosity, and enthalpy reduction. Notably, E-beam induces starch yellowing; however, oxidative modification increases starch whiteness. Additionally, the synergistic modification improved native starch's lower solubility and enhanced the resistant starch content. Results suggest that E-beam pretreatment can enhance oxidative modification by promoting the exposure of active sites of starch molecules without destroying starch structure and can be considered an advanced, green, and efficient pretreatment for modified starch in the future.
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2022
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Wenjing Gao,Bin Li,Ling Ling,Li Zhang,Shaoning Yu
Differentiating methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) is crucial for clinical diagnosis and anti-microbial treatment. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is an efficient tool for identifying pathogenic microorganisms at the bacterial species level. Here, we found that MRSA and MSSA can be differentiated by MALDI-TOF MS by employing (E)-propylα-cyano-4-hydroxyl cinnamylate (CHCA-C3) as the matrix, which shows great performance for proteins/peptides, especially hydrophobic proteins. The results show that the mass spectra profile of standard MRSA (ATCC 43300) is significantly different from the profiles of standard MSSA strains (ATCC 25923 and 29213) when using CHCA-C3 as the matrix compared to traditional matrix. The mass profiles had great reproducibility and were scarcely influenced by the growth medium. Due to the enhanced discrimination ability of CHCA-C3, we collected the mass spectra of 62 clinical S. aureus strains and selected four representative peaks for principal component analysis, which showed great differentiation. Our results suggest that employing a suitable matrix could enhance the discrimination ability of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by MALDI-TOF MS.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Xi Zhang,Huaimeng Li,Mengxiang Ye,Haimin Zhang,Guozhong Wang,Yunxia Zhang
To solve metal resource shortage and alleviate environmental issues, it is in urgent need to explore cost-effective and environment-friendly adsorbents for sustainable recovery of valuable gold from e-waste. Herein, bacterial cellulose (BC) hybrid membrane grafted with adipic dihydrazide (ADH) has been fabricated via a facile schiff base reaction strategy for efficient and selective recovery of gold from complex aqueous media. The resulting [email protected] hybrid membrane features high ratio of hydrazide groups (67% of ADH by mass content) and hierarchical porous structure, ensuring high adsorption capacity (1149 mg/g) and fast adsorption equilibrium time (20 min) toward gold. Meanwhile, the remarkable recovery selectivity of gold is achieved in the simulated e-waste leachate containing a large amount of interfering metal ions. Notably, the captured Au(III) species on [email protected] hybrid membrane can be directly converted by redox-active hydrazide groups into Au(0) with no need of any external reductant. Furthermore, the developed [email protected] membrane possesses superior recycling and reusability performance, as reflected by no obvious decrease in gold extraction capability after six cycles. More importantly, the [email protected] hybrid membrane is capable of extracting almost 100% of gold from actual waste central processing unit (CPU) leachate, yielding high-purity gold (23.7 K) after pyrolysis.
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ACS Nano
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2022
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Hualing He,Jinru Liu,Yushu Wang,Yuhang Zhao,Yi Qin,Zhenyu Zhu,Zhicai Yu,Jinfeng Wang
Firefighting protective clothing is an essential equipment that can protect firefighters from burn injuries during the firefighting process. However, it is still a challenge to detect the damage of firefighting protective clothing at an early stage when firefighters are exposed to excessively high temperature in fire cases. Herein, an ultralight self-powered fire alarm electronic textile (SFA e-textile) based on conductive aerogel fiber that comprises calcium alginate (CA), Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs), and silver nanowires (Ag NWs) was developed, which achieved ultrasensitive temperature monitoring and energy harvesting in firefighting clothing. The resulting SFA e-textile was integrated into firefighting protective clothing to realize wide-range temperature sensing at 100–400 °C and repeatable fire warning capability, which could timely transmit an alarm signal to the wearer before the firefighting protective clothing malfunctioned in extreme fire environments. In addition, a self-powered fire self-rescue location system was further established based on the SFA e-textile that can help rescuers search and rescue trapped firefighters in fire cases. The power in the self-powered fire location system was offered by an SFA e-textile-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). This work provided a useful design strategy for the preparation of ultralight wearable temperature-monitoring SFA e-textile used in firefighting protective clothing.
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Acta Biomaterialia
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2021
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Xingchen Sun,Yuhui Sheng,Keke Li,Sixiang Sai,Jie Feng,Yajing Li,Jiasong Zhang,Jingtian Han,Baocheng Tian
Topical eye drops still face challenges of low-drug treatment effects and frequent dosing in ophthalmic applications due to the low preocular retention rate and low transcorneal permeability. Thus, we designed and synthesized a phenylboronic acid conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide-vitamin E copolymer (PBA-CS-VE) for use in mucoadhesive voriconazole (VRC)-loaded nanomicelles for fungal keratitis. In vitro mucin binding and ex vivo eyeball adhesion tests show that the copolymer has strong mucoadhesion . The transportation of coumarin-6 (C6) across a monolayer of HCE-T cells and 3D cell spheroids confirm the strong corneal penetration ability of PBA-CS-VE. The mechanism of promoting corneal penetration was studied in terms of intracellular calcium-ion concentration, cell membrane potential, cell membrane fluidity, and the tight junctions of cells. The pharmacokinetics in the aqueous humor were examined to evaluate the ability of nanomicelles in promoting corneal penetration and prolonging ocular retention. VRC-loaded PBA-CS-VE nanomicelles (PBA-CS-VE-VRC) yielded a very favorable therapeutic effect on a rabbit model of fungal keratitis in vivo as compared to the free drug. Overall, the results indicate that PBA-CS-VE nanomicelles are a mucoadhesive candidate with enhanced transcorneal permeability and prolonged preocular retention for efficient delivery of topical ocular drugs. Statement of significance Although eye drops are widely used in ocular drug delivery, the disadvantages such as short retention time and weak corneal penetrating ability still seriously affect the therapeutic effect of the drug. Therefore, the mucoadhesive carrier seems to be an interesting strategy for ocular drug delivery. Herein, a novel phenylboronic acid conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide-vitamin E copolymer was designed and constructed as mucoadhesive nanomicelles loaded with voriconazole for fungal keratitis. These nanomicelles were able to improve the in vitro mucin binding and to prolong the residence time of the drug on the surface of the eyeball. Moreover, the nanomicelles exhibited an enhanced drug permeability in cell monolayer models and 3D cell culture models. This work provides a promising ocular drug delivery system.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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IF 5.316
Shiben Liu,Xiaohui Jiang,Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse,Zhi-Ming Zhang,Liang-min Yu
A novel ternary PPy/P-C 3 N 4 /r-GO visible light-driven photocatalyst was fabricated via chemical polymerization of pyrrole in the presence of protonated-C 3 N 4 /reduced graphene oxide (P-C 3 N 4 /r-GO). The resulting PPy/P-C 3 N 4 /r-GO composite showed excellent photocatalytic performance under visible light for brilliant red dye (X3B) degradation and E. coli inactivation. An X3B degradation efficiency of 98% was achieved in 60 min, and an E. coli removal efficiency of 100% achieved in 90 min. Moreover, PPy/P-C 3 N 4 /r-GO displayed good recycling performance, with 90% efficiency retained over 5×3B photodegradation cycles. A plausible photocatalytic mechanism for the PPy/P-C 3 N 4 /r-GO composites was proposed, where p-n heterojunctions formed between P-C 3 N 4 and PPy effective separate charges (photoexcited electrons accumulating in the conduction band of P-C 3 N 4 , holes accumulating in the valence band of PPy), with r-GO acting as an electron acceptor and trap. The valence band holes in P-C 3 N 4 directly oxidize X3B, whereas conduction band electrons react with O 2 to generate reactive oxygen species (superoxide and hydroxide radicals) which also degrade X3B and can inactivate E. coli . This work thus introduces an efficient metal-free ternary photocatalyst system for environmental applications.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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2020
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IF 5.715
Jibin An,Yanlin Li,Wei Chen,Guoqiang Li,Jiahong He,Huixia Feng
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are emerging class of porous materials that attracted tremendous attention as eco-friendly photocatalysts. However, poor charge separation in most MOFs largely thwarts their photocatalytic performance. In this work, Materials of Institut Lavoisier-100(Fe) (MIL-100 (Fe)) based on iron mesh was successfully fabricated by in situ growth. MIL-100(Fe) doped with polyaniline, namely MIL-100(Fe)/PANI, were then fabricated by galvanostatic deposition followed by annealing. Compared to pure MIL-100(Fe), MIL-100(Fe)/PANI composites exhibited excellent photocatalytic performances towards Thiamphenicol (TAP) degradation and Escherichia coli ( E. Coli .) inactivation. The apparent rate constant, k , for TAP elimination of the MIL-100(Fe)/PANI composites with H 2 O 2 is approximately 3 times as high as that of pure MIL-100(Fe). The electrochemical studies showed enhanced photocatalytic performances, which can be attributed to the electronic conductivity of PANI polymers. Quenching experiments, fluorescent tests and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) all suggested ⋅O 2 − , e − , ⋅OH and h + as reactive oxidizing species (ROSs) involved in the photocatalytic process, where ⋅OH played the predominant ROSs. The transformation products of TAP were also isolated and characterized by high-resolution mass spectrometry, and transformation pathways of TAP under Vis/MIL-100(Fe)/PANI/H 2 O 2 were tentatively clarified based on involved intermediates. Herein, MOFs conjugated conductive polymers nanocomposites look promising as efficient photocatalysts for organic pollutants degradation and bacteria inactivation. This work could offer novel strategies for the development of heterojunction composites with enhanced photocatalytic performances for better environmental remediation.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2020
·Vol. 31
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IF 3.551
Lixia Zhang,Zishu Zhang,Zhiwen Gao,Yan Xie,Shuang Shu,Yuee Ke,Yu Wang,Bin Deng,Ruijin Yu,Huiling Geng
A simple method was developed to prepare fluorescent nitrogen/boron-doped carbon dots (N,B-CDs) in the gram scale. The results showed that the CDs exhibited blue photoluminescence (PL) under 365 nm ultraviolet radiation and excitation-dependent emission. Heteroatoms entered the CDs to enhance the photochemical properties, and their positive properties can be attributed to the presence of guanidino group and functionalized with boronic acid for realizing their utilization in certain applications. These materials could be applied to monitor Fe3+ via static PL quenching, yielding a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.74 μM. Furthermore, the charged and boronic acid groups on the prepared N,B-CDs enabled their use as recognition elements to bind with the bacteria through electrostatic interaction and allowed covalent interactions to form the corresponding boronate ester with E. coli (E. coli) bacterial membrane. This method could satisfy a linear range of 102–107 with LOD of 165 cfu ml−1 for E. coli. This method was applied for the determination of E. coli in tap water and orange juice samples, and satisfactory results were obtained.
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JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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IF 2.734
Rui Bao,Qi-Long Wang,Ran Li,Michael Adu-Frimpong,Elmurat Toreniyazov,Hao Ji,Xi-Ming Xu,Jiang-Nan Yu
6-Shogaol is one component of ginger, which has been described to possess various health-promoting effects including anticancer, antiinflammatory, antioxidant and antiatherogenic. However, poor water solubility has limited the aforementioned health benefits and clinical applications of the drug. Herein, the aforementioned drawback was circumvented by the preparation of 6-shogaol-loaded liposome through thin-film dispersion method with TPGS as the carrier, in comparison with 6-shogaol liposome and free 6-shogaol. Appropriate indices were used for the characterization of the developed liposomes viz., particle size (PS), zeta potential (Z-potential), polydispersity index (PDI), entrapment efficiency (EE) and loading capacity (LC) while their morphologies were observed under the transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In-vitro dissolution investigation showed a substantial improvement in the accumulative release rates of liposomes comparable to the free 6-shogaol. The TPGS-modified 6-shogaol and 6-shogaol liposomes had oral relative bioavailability (RBA) of 580.04% and 281.55%, respectively, with improved t 1/2 , MRT, C max , AUC 0-t and T max . Pertinently, the TPGS coated 6-shogaol liposome may enhance the targeting of the drug to the brain. Therefore, the TPGS coated 6-shogaol liposome could potentially improve oral bioavailability of lipophilic drug in-vivo . More importantly, the results of tissue distribution investigation suggest that TPGS coated 6-shogaol liposome may act as promising carrier for brain delivery in future.
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RSC Advances
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2019
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IF 3.049
Yitong Chen,Baodi Ma,Songshuang Cao,Xiaomei Wu,Yi Xu
The production of (S)-N-boc-3-hydroxy piperidine (NBHP) via asymmetric bioreduction of 1-boc-3-piperidinone with reductase is impeded by the need for expensive coenzymes NAD(P)H. In order to regenerate the coenzyme in situ, the gene of alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter brockii and glucose dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis were ligated into the multiple cloning sites of pRSFDuet-1 plasmid to construct the recombinant Escherichia BL21 (DE3) that co-expressing alcohol dehydrogenase and glucose dehydrogenase. Different culture conditions including the medium composition, inducer and pH etc were systematically investigated to improve the enzyme production. The enzyme activity was increased more than 11-fold under optimal culture condition, from 12.7 to 139.8 U L−1. In the further work, the asymmetric reduction of 1-boc-3-piperidinone by whole cells of recombinant E. coli was systematic optimized to increase the substrate concentration and reaction efficiency. At last, S-NBHP (>99% ee) was prepared at 500 mM substrate concentration without external addition of cofactors. The conversion of S-NBHP reached 96.2% within merely 3 h, corresponding a high space-time yield around 774 g L−1 d−1. All these results demonstrated the potential of recombinant E. coli BL21 (DE3) coupled expressing alcohol dehydrogenase and glucose dehydrogenase for efficient synthesis of S-NBHP.
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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
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2019
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IF 3.579
Mostafa Gouda,Meihu Ma,Long Sheng,Xiaole Xiang
This study was focused on the differences between three concentrations of four safe bio-active volatile terpenes and natural compounds (trans-cinnamaldehyde, thymol, menthol, and vanillin) on the egg yolk volatile components. In which, Headspace Solid phase Micro Extraction (HS-SPME) followed by GC/MS were used for volatiles analysis, and electronic nose (E-Nose) with 18 sensors was used for the aroma pattern. In the results, a total of 111 different volatile compounds were identified by using GC/MS. Some ketones, amines, nitro and organic acid compounds such as hexanone were significantly reduced after using these compounds. On the other hand, first principal components (PC1) of trans-cinnamaldehyde (0.1%) was decreased significantly ( p < .05) to −4.8 ± 0.8, compared to the control with 4.3 ± 2.1. And, it increased benzaldehyde and nonanal peaks area significantly to 46.56 ± 14.46 and 9.22 ± 4.81 MPA. In menthol (0.1%), the content of d-limonene was decreased to 4.65 ± 0.49 MPA, compared to the control with 14.16 ± 4.95 MPA. On the other hand, by E-Nose, vanillin (0.1%) PC1 was decreased significantly to −4.48 ± 0.43. Moreover, thymol (0.1%) decreased hydrocarbon sensation to 0.448 ± 0.005. And, vanillin (0.1%) decreased hydrogen sulfide and ketones sensation to 0.169 ± 0.01 and 0.344 ± 0.01, respectively. In conclusion, this study is providing novel information to understand the effects of bio-active molecules on the biological fatty media volatility. Also, it explains how terpenes can protect egg yolk media from the unacceptable odor formation which results from the degradation of its lipids and proteins.
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