Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2020
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IF 5.88
Gang Tao,Rui Cai,Yejing Wang,Hua Zuo,Huawei He
Hydrogel-based wound dressings are ideal materials as they could provide a moist environment to promote wound healing. Silk sericin is a natural macromolecular protein produced by silkworms and has positive effects on fibroblasts and keratinocytes. Sodium alginate is a natural polysaccharide known as a mouldable matrix. To develop novel hydrogel wound dressings, sodium alginate was functionalized with silk sericin to yield an injectable and mouldable semi-interpenetrating network hydrogel (SA/Se) using calcium ions as the crosslinking agents. Meanwhile, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized in situ by the phenolic hydroxyl group of tyrosine in sericin to enhance the antibacterial activity of the hybrid hydrogel. UV–visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy demonstrated the successful synthesis of AgNPs with average size of 15.7 nm in SA/Se-Ag0.2. Field emission scanning electron microscopy showed the macroporous structure of the hydrogel. The hybrid hydrogel had a swelling ratio of 32 and more than 5% of retention ratio after 50 h. It exhibited effective antibacterial activity through irreversibly disrupting bacterial membrane structure to result in bacterial lysis and death. Cell counting kit-8 assay suggested the hybrid hydrogel was highly cytocompatible. The animal experiment showed the wound contraction ratio in SA/Se-Ag0.2 group was 99% after 12 days, indicating it can effectively promote wound healing. This novel hydrogel is promising for wound healing and tissue engineering.
研究领域:
生物材料
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组织工程
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再生医学
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创伤修复
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纳米医学
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生物医学工程
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BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2018
·Vol. 39
·期 5
·657-664
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IF 0.522
Nai-Di Tan,Jian-Hang Yin,Yaqing Yuan,Lei Meng,Na Xu
Herein, a novel bright-green and highly fluorescent polyethyleneimine capped copper nanoclusters (CuNCs@PEI) has been hydrothermally synthesized, which is employed as a fluorescence probe to determine rifampicin. Under optimum synthetic conditions, the morphology, surface chemistry and optical features of resulting CuNCs@PEI are well characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV–Vis absorption spectra, transient and steady-state fluorescence. In comparison to previous reports, the new species with a larger diameter of approximately 3 nm exhibit higher fluorescence quantum yield (QY) up to nearly 10.7%, and demonstrate tolerability to extreme pH, high ionic strengths as well as long-term UV irradiation. These excellent optical properties ascribe to unique grain size and surface chemical features of products, which are further discussed in this work. In addition, we employed as-prepared CuNCs@PEI to detect rifampicin based on fluorescence quenching phenomenon. The fluorescence intensity of probe is linearly proportional to rifampicin over the concentration rage from 0 to 20 μM, where the limit of detection (LOD) is 50 nM. Besides, this probe can be also used to assay rifampicin in serum samples with satisfactory recoveries.
研究领域:
分析化学
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纳米生物技术
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药物分析
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分子诊断
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转化医学
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药代动力学
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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2017
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IF 2.084
Guanghao Li,Yang Zhao,Jiao Xu,Zhiyong Mao,Jingjing Chen,Dajian Wang
Two strategies, deviation of stoichiometry and addition of flux, were employed in this work to suppress the emergence of AlN impurity in the synthesis of CaAlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ phosphors under condition of atmospheric pressure. The influence of Al atoms deviation from ideal stoichiometry and SrF 2 flux addition on the suppression of AlN impurity and their resultant photoluminescence properties are investigated for CaAlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ phosphors. For a special Eu 2+ doping concentration (0.02 mol), AlN impurity was suppressed effectively when Al element deviation is 0.2 mol (CaAl 0.8 SiN 3 ) and the SrF 2 flux addition is 7 wt% during preparation of CaAlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ phosphors, respectively. The luminescent properties of CaAlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ phosphors are found to be enhanced significantly owing to the suppression of AlN impurity. In addition, the suppression mechanisms of AlN impurity in atmospheric pressure-synthesized CaAlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ phosphors are discussed. These results indicate the promising prospect for our proposed strategies in preparing high performance CaAlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ phosphors under the condition of atmospheric pressure.
研究领域:
材料科学
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无机化学
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固体发光
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功能材料
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光电子学
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2020
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IF 16.683
Dewang Zeng,Yu Qiu,Min Li,Li Ma,Dongxu Cui,Shuai Zhang,Rui Xiao
Chemical looping redox cycle of oxygen storage materials offers a versatile platform to convert methane to value-added products in a clean and efficient manner. However, the highly dynamic nature of the oxygen diffusion process restrains the selective formation of the target products over a long reaction period. In this work, we show the oxygen storage materials-comprising of iron oxides and zirconium oxide support, with the nickel catalyst controllably deposited—that significantly enhanced the syngas selectivity. Mechanistic study indicated the oxygen releasing rate can be well controlled within a long reaction period by the specific spatial structure, demonstrating a new strategy to tune the oxygen diffusion in chemical looping process. Through the observed spatial effects, this work can be also extended to develop more oxygen storage materials for the other chemical looping applications, e.g. methane reforming, methane oxidative coupling, ethane oxidative dehydrogenation, etc .
研究领域:
催化化学
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能源化学
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材料化学
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化学工程
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多相催化
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2020
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IF 7.216
Xiaojing Jiang,Jianian Chen,Fenglei Lyu,Chen Cheng,Qixuan Zhong,Xuchun Wang,Ayaz Mahsud,Liang Zhang,Qiao Zhang
Controllable fabrication of Fe-N-C based single-atom catalysts (SACs) for enhanced electrocatalytic performance is highly desirable but still challenging. Here, an in situ surface-confined strategy was demonstrated for the synthesis of single atomic Fe-N 4 on N-doped carbon nanoleaves (L-FeNC). The in situ generated Zn 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ] 2 could not only serve as a protection layer against collapse of nanoleaves but also provide abundant Fe source for the formation of Fe-N moieties during pyrolysis, leading to high surface area and high graphitization degree of L-FeNC simultaneously. Benefiting from abundant Fe-N 4 active sites, enhanced mass and charge transfer, the as-prepared L-FeNC manifested a half-wave potential of 0.89 V for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 0.1 M KOH. A maximum power density of 140 mW cm −2 and stable discharge voltage even after operation for 50,000 s have been demonstrated when the L-FeNC was used as air cathode for Zn-air battery. This work not only provided a unique surface-confined strategy for the synthesis of two-dimensional nanocarbons, but also demonstrated the significant benefit from rational design and engineering of Fe-N-C SACs, thus offering great opportunities for fabrication of efficient energy conversion and storage devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储与转换
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纳米科技
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催化化学
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Science China-Materials
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2018
·Vol. 62
·期 4
·519-526
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IF 4.318
Zhang Busheng,Lei Yan,Qi Ruijuan,Yu Haili,Yang Xiaogang,Cai Tuo,Zheng Zhi
Both bismuth and copper are non-toxic and earth-abundant elements suitable for lead-free halide perovskite-like photovoltaic devices. Here, we report a highly facile route for in-situ producing copper-bismuth-iodide (CuBiI 4 ) thin films directly on ITO substrate at room temperature, by utilizing a Bi-Cu alloy layer as precursor. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results verified the formation of well crystallized CuBiI 4 thin films with [222] orientation. The transient photovoltage (TPV) analysis revealed that the CuBiI 4 is an n-type semiconductor with a suitable band gap of ~1.81 eV, preferable to photoelectric conversion compared with CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 . It is very interesting that the subsequent spin-coating process of the classical Spiro-MeOTAD organic solution with TBP and acetonitrile resulted in a dense and smooth CuBiI 4 :Spiro-MeOTAD bulk-heterojunction film. The preliminarily fabricated simple sandwich structures of ITO/CuBiI 4 :Spiro-MeOTAD/Au hybrid solar cell devices displayed efficient photovoltaic performance with the PCE up to 1.119% of the best sample. The room temperature direct metal surface elemental reaction (DMSER) method may provide a new insight for all-inorganic lead free perovskite-like A a B b X x compounds and high performance photovoltaic devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光伏技术
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无机化学
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半导体物理
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能源材料
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2014
·Vol. 2
·期 19
·6740-6746
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IF 0
Weining Sun,Xiaofeng Lu,Yan Tong,Junyu Lei,Guangdi Nie,Ce Wang
In this report, a palladium/polypyrrole/polyacrylonitrile (Pd/PPy/PAN) composite nanofiber membranes was synthesized by a one-pot redox polymerization process between pyrrole monomers and Na2PdCl4 in the presence of electrospun PAN nanofibers, without the introduction of any other surfactants or reductants. The as-prepared Pd/PPy/PAN nanofiber membrane exhibited good catalytic performance towards hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of ammonia borane (AB). The apparent activation energy (Ea) was calculated to be about 33.5 kJ mol−1. In addition, the Pd nanoparticles (Pd NPs) were encapsulated in PPy layers on the surface of the PAN nanofibers, enabling the catalyst to be stable against poisoning and easily separated from the suspension system. The catalytic activity does not weaken after five cycles. This study indicated that the obtained Pd/PPy/PAN composite nanofiber membrane could be applied as an alternative in exploring new catalysts for hydrogen generation, as hydrogen is an important fuel as a clean power source.
研究领域:
材料化学
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纳米催化
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能源材料
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高分子科学
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氢能源
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2016
·Vol. 43
·期 3
·2969-2973
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IF 2.758
Bing Xie,Haibo Zhang,Hao Kan,Sisi Liu,Ming-Yu Li,Zeyu Li,Shuai Zhu,Shiyong Qiu,Shenglin Jiang
This work demonstrates a highly efficient method for large-scale synthesis of elongated BaTiO 3 nanowires via a novel stirring hydrothermal process. Compared with conventional hydrothermal reaction , one-dimensional (1D) lead-free BaTiO 3 nanowires can be realized at an even lower temperature with a shorter dwelling time. Results suggest that the mechanical force-driven stirring process improved the diffusion and surface reaction rate of BaTiO 3 nanocrystal growth in the solution phase, apparently, leading to the growth of the BaTiO 3 nanowires via an oriented attachment mechanism. Meanwhile, to the best of our knowledge, this method is also the first reported protocol which is capable to grow elongated BaTiO 3 nanowires with length up to tens of micrometers. This research outcome provides a promising option for low cost, high-throughput fabrication of 1D nanostructure in respect of mass-manufacturing.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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无机合成
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功能材料
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铁电材料
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2018
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IF 5.116
Chenxi Zhang,Xueshuang Deng,Jianfeng Zheng,Xin Zhou,Jianhua Shi,Xiaohong Chen,Zhuo Sun,Sumei Huang
We report a simple and low-cost approach to enhance the longstanding stability of the perovskite solar cell (PSC) through the application of low-temperature grown SnO 2 nanorod (NR) arrays. SnO 2 NR arrays were fabricated by an aqueous synthesis method in the presence of hydrochloric acid and using thin compact SnO 2 as seeds. The influence of HCl concentration on the photovoltaic (PV) performance of the SnO 2 NR array based PSC device was investigated. The formed crystalline SnO 2 nanorods with square transversal-sections were oriented on the FTO facets in a well-defined and perpendicular fashion at an optimal HCl concentration. The optimized width and length for SnO 2 nanorods were 30 nm and 150 nm, respectively. Consequently, efficient and stable SnO 2 nanorod based perovskite devices were obtained with an average power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.57%. The SnO 2 nanorod array based PSCs demonstrated considerably better ultraviolet (UV) and ambient air stability than the planar SnO 2 and notably mesoporous TiO 2 solar cells. This paper provides a prospective scheme to grow high-quality three-dimensional SnO 2 nanorod arrays for highly stable and efficient PSCs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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能源化学
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光伏技术
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半导体器件
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2016
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IF 3.42
Jing Li,Sanming Li,Zhonggui He
In the present work, molecular imprinting silica xerogel (MISX) with selective recognition function aiming to regulate drug therapy was synthesized using biomimetic method with poly(ethyleneimine)s (PEIs) as the polymer template and levorotatory ofloxacin (LOFL) as recognition template. Ultraviolet spectroscopy wavelength scanning was used to test the removal process of LOFL, and characteristics of selective loading ofloxacin (OFL) into MISX were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Molecular recognition functionality of MISX was intensively studied, including OFL loading and release. The results suggested that MISX possessed ability to recognize and selectively adsorb LOFL into MISX in OFL aqueous solution. Amorphous phase of adsorbed molecules contributed to molecular recognition because amorphous state increased the stability of LOFL that were selectively adsorbed into MISX, which induced stronger hydrogen bonding formed between LOFL and MISX so as to improve LOFL recognition ability. In vitro release revealed that OFL-MISX tablet initially released LOFL and later gradually OFL into dissolution medium. Thus conversion of drug release with different pharmacological activity had special value in delivering systems.
研究领域:
药剂学
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药物化学
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纳米医学
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生物材料
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分子识别
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药物递送系统
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2016
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IF 4.803
Na Zhang,Yu Liu,Jianhua Yang,Shuming Zhang,Shiyang He
The Si-TiO 2 based composites with a nanosized multi-sphere structure have been developed as novel anode for lithium ion cells . The Si spheres are highly embedded within the titanium dioxide nanoparticles via a hydrothermal synthesis route. The as-proposed sphere-stack like morphology achieves a superior cycling stability for lithium storage. The existence of TiO 2 is in favor for the mechanical stability of Si during charge-discharge and conversely reduces the obtained capacity of the composite. Furthermore, the Si/TiO 2 composite is coated by pyrolysized carbon. The reversible discharge capacity of the Si/TiO 2 /C composite reaches to 976 mAh g −1 after 50 cycles. Carbon coating is beneficial for the rate capability of the Si/TiO 2 based composite.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源存储
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无机非金属材料
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RSC Advances
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2014
·Vol. 4
·期 86
·46208-46213
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IF 3.708
Yuqing Lin,Lianglu Hu,Linbo Li,Keqing Wang
This study describes a facile and effective one-pot route to synthesize structurally uniform and electrochemically active nickel hydroxide–graphene nanocomposites (Ni(OH)2–GN) and investigates the electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of insulin. Graphene here was used to tether Ni2+ precursor onto surfaces and eventually grow Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles to form hybrid materials. The synthetic Ni(OH)2–GN nanocomposite has a uniform surface distribution, which was characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Moreover, the composition of synthetic Ni(OH)2–GN nanocomposite was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR spectra). The Ni(OH)2–GN were electrochemically treated in 0.1 M NaOH solution through cyclic voltammograms, and then gradually transited into nickel oxyhydroxide–graphene nanocomposites (NiOOH–GN), which demonstrated high catalytic activity and improved stability to insulin oxidation. The steady-state current response increases linearly with insulin concentration from 800 nM to 6400 nM with a fast response time of less than 2 s and a detection limit of 200 nM. The excellent performance of insulin sensor, including long term stability, can be ascribed to the synergistic effects of the large surface area (resulting in high loading ability), dispersing ability and conductivity of graphene and the large surface-to-volume ratio and electrocatalytic activity of Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles.
研究领域:
生物医学工程
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电化学传感
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纳米医学
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糖尿病诊断
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分子诊断
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危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）