Additive Manufacturing
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2021
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IF 10.998
Guangbin Shao,Henry Oliver T. Ware,Jigang Huang,Rihan Hai,Longqiu Li,Cheng Sun
The emerging trend towards miniaturization of robotic grippers is motivated by the needs for precise manipulation of smaller objects within confined spaces. However, it faces a multitude of challenges in micro-fabricating, assembling, and actuating the grippers with increasingly smaller dimensions. To overcome these challenges, we report here a method to 3D print a magnetically-driven triple-finger micro-gripper for robust micro-manipulation in air and water. Magnetic actuation was chosen for its advantage of untethered operation in complex surroundings. Mitigating the trade-off between mechanical compliance and magnetic actuation forces , the monolithic micro-gripper design comprising compliant mechanical flexures and magnetic force actuation units was rapidly fabricated using micro-continuous liquid interface production (μCLIP) process. Finally, we attached the 3D printed gripper to a robotic arm and demonstrated its ability to manipulate micro objects both air and water. This work may enable potential biological and biomedical applications such as operation of live cells and soft tissues.
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机器人学
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生物医学工程
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MATERIALS LETTERS
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2021
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IF 3.423
Daixiong Zhang,Qing Xiang
As one of most studied MOFs , extensive efforts have been devoted on the novel strategy for tailoring the size of zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8). We report here a facile and general method that enables the size-controllable engineering of zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) by changing the addition order of Zn(NO 3 ) 2 ·6H 2 O (A) and 2-methylimidazole (B), which is very different from the all reported methods. Significant size difference for ZIF-8 s was observed between adding A-methanol solution to B-methanol solution and adding B-methanol solution to A-methanol solution under room temperature magnetic stirring. The influence of addition order on the crystal size was also applicable for preparing ZIF-8 encapsulating metal precursor (M-ZIF-8). We believe that this work not only pave a new way for efficient and general size-controllable design of ZIF-8 and M-ZIF-8, but can be also bridged with other size engineering methods (such as solvothermal method).
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材料科学
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化学工程
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INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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2018
·Vol. 28
·期 1
·23-34
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IF 2.492
Y.-L. Sun,J.-F. Dong,C. Ning,P.-P. Ding,L.-Q. Huang,J.-G. Sun,C.-Z. Wang
Parasitic wasps rely on olfaction to locate their hosts in complex chemical environments. Odorant receptors (ORs) function together with well-conserved odorant coreceptors (ORcos) to determine the sensitivity and specificity of olfactory reception. Campoletis chlorideae (Hymenoptera: Ichneunmonidae) is a solitary larval endoparasitoid of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera , and some other noctuid species . To understand the molecular basis of C. chlorideae ’s olfactory reception, we sequenced the transcriptome of adult male and female heads (including antennae) and identified 211 OR transcripts, with 95 being putatively full length. The tissue expression profiles, as assessed by reverse-transcription PCR, showed that seven OR s were expressed only or more highly in female antennae. Their functions were analysed using the Xenopu slaevis oocyte expression system and two-electrode voltage-clamp recordings. CchlOR62 was tuned to cis -jasmone, which was attractive to female C. chlorideae adults and H. armigera larvae in the subsequent behavioural assays. Further bioassays using caged plants showed that the parasitism rate of H. armigera larvae by C. chlorideae on cis -jasmone-treated tobacco plants was higher than on the control plants. Thus, cis -jasmone appears to be an important infochemical involved in the interactions of plants, H. armigera and C. chlorideae , and CchlOR62 mediates the attractiveness of cis -jasmone to C. chlorideae .
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昆虫学
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分子生物学
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生态学
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2017
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IF 4.164
Long Huang,Meiying Liu,Liucheng Mao,Qiang Huang,Hongye Huang,Qing Wan,Jianwen Tian,Yuanqing Wen,Xiaoyong Zhang,Yen Wei
As a new type of mesoporous silica materials with large pore diameter (pore size between 2 and 50 nm) and high specific surface areas, SBA-15 has been widely explored for different applications especially in the biomedical fields. The surface modification of SBA-15 with functional polymers has demonstrated to be an effective way for improving its properties and performance. In this work, we reported the preparation of PEGylated SBA-15 polymer composites through surface-initiated chain transfer free radical polymerization for the first time. The thiol group was first introduced on SBA-15 via co-condensation with γ-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTS), that were utilized to initiate the chain transfer free radical polymerization using poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) and itaconic acid (IA) as the monomers. The successful modification of SBA-15 with poly(PEGMA- co -IA) copolymers was evidenced by a series of characterization techniques, including 1 H NMR, FT-IR, TGA and XPS. The final SBA-15-SH- poly(PEGMA- co -IA) composites display well water dispersity and high loading capability towards cisplatin (CDDP) owing to the introduction of hydrophilic PEGMA and carboxyl groups. Furthermore, the CDDP could be released from SBA-15-SH-poly(PEGMA- co -IA)-CDDP complexes in a pH dependent behavior, suggesting the potential controlled drug delivery of SBA-15-SH-poly(PEGMA- co -IA). More importantly, the strategy should be also useful for fabrication of many other functional materials for biomedical applications owing to the advantages of SBA-15 and well monomer adoptability of chain transfer free radical polymerization.
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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Nanoscale
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2017
·Vol. 9
·期 18
·5859-5871
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IF 7.367
Hao Zhao,Jiabao Xu,Jiangshan Wan,Shinan Geng,Han Li,Xiaole Peng,Qianwen Fu,Ming He,Yanbing Zhao,Xiangliang Yang
To realize the sustained release and long-term intratumoural retention of water-soluble cisplatin, thermo/pH-sensitive cisplatin-directed coordination-crosslinking nanogels (Pt-PNA) were developed via the coordination bonds of Pt–carboxyl groups. As the coordination ratio (CR) of the Pt–carboxyl bonds increased from 5% to 35%, the sizes of the Pt-PNA nanogels decreased from 999 nm to 167 nm, and their zeta potentials increased from −35 mV to −13 mV. Only through a simple mixing of cisplatin and PNAs, the entrapment efficiencies (EEs) of the Pt-PNA nanogels reached near 100% (>90%), and the drug-loading amounts (DLs) of cisplatin could achieve up to 25.5 ± 0.1%. For water-soluble cisplatin, Pt-PNA nanogels exhibited a sustained release for as long as 5 days. The thermo/pH-sensitive sol–gel phase-transition behaviour of the Pt-PNA nanogels were investigated via inverting-vial and rheological methods. Platinum elemental analysis indicated that the Pt-PNA nanogels showed a much stronger ability of cisplatin retention in tumours than free cisplatin. The platinum content in a tumour treated by the Pt-PNA nanogels was far higher than that by free cisplatin: 200.7 ± 63.6 μg vs. 82.7 ± 26.8 μg at the 1st day, or 118.9 ± 35.2 μg vs. 18.5 ± 9.4 μg at the 14th day. The evaluation of the in vivo antitumour efficacy indicated that only after a single dose of Pt-PNA nanogels, the tumour volume continuously decreased to 0.73 ± 0.07 times that of the original tumour volume (OTV) for 14 days; however, it rapidly increased by 3.37 ± 0.82, 8.01 ± 0.53 and 9.25 ± 1.85 times that of the OTV with the same dose of free cisplatin, PNA, and NS, respectively. Some preliminary evaluations of the biocompatibility indicated that the toxic side effects of cisplatin could be greatly improved via cisplatin-directed coordination-crosslinking with PNA. As a result, Pt-PNA nanogels could likely become a promising versatile strategy for improving antitumour efficacy and reducing the toxicity and size effects of platinum-based drugs, and they could also be developed as promising nanomedicines for regional chemotherapy.
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药理学
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肿瘤学
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纳米医学
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ANALYTICAL LETTERS
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2021
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IF 2.329
Penghui Jin,Daoqing Ma,Yabiao Gao,Libin Wang,Zhihong Gao,Yating Zhang,Mingxin Liu,Jingying Xu,Jidong Wang
A highly sensitive and dual-directional fluorescent sensing system was developed to detect both cisplatin prodrug cross-linked hyaluronic acid (CPHA) hydrogel (quencher) and DNA (receptor) based on mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs). Different from the previous work for this platinum compound, a multifunctional delivery system, CPHA hydrogel, which was used to address the challenges in drug resistance and severe side effects, was prepared and accurately detected based on the synthesis of the cisplatin prodrug and fluorescence quenching of CdTe QDs resulting from photo-induced electron transfer. When DNA was conjugated with Pt ions in a system composed of CdTe QDs and CPHA hydrogel, the fluorescence of the system was recovered for the determination of DNA. This reversible “turn off–on” strategy presented a high sensitivity and low detection for CPHA hydrogel from 10 to 50 nM with a detection limit of 1.50 nM and DNA from 0 to 75 nM with a detection limit of 0.60 nM. This approach provides a novel direction for further study of the Pt based drug-load with reduced side effects and improved therapy efficacy, effective screening of anticancer drugs, and accurate determination of DNA at low concentrations.
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生物医学工程
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药物化学
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分析化学
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2018
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IF 5.08
Ling-jun Zhu,Lian-shuai Gu,Tian-yi Shi,Xiang-yang Zhang,Bai-Wang Sun
Cisplatin is a highly effective antitumor drug, which can kill cancer cells by crossing-linking DNA and inhibiting transcription, but this process is limited by the combination of cisplatin and many endogenous nucleophiles, such as glutathione (GSH). Thus, when cisplatin enter cells, it is potentially vulnerable to cytoplasmic inactivation by GSH. To settle this bottleneck, we designed and synthesized a probe compound (Probe 1) and fabricated pH-responsed cisplatin, Probe 1-loaded lipid-polymer hybrid NanoParticles (CPNPs) using a single-step sonication method. Probe 1 can specifically bind to GSH, thus avoiding the combination of GSH and cisplatin, and enhancing the pharmacological activity of cisplatin. In vitro studies have suggested CPNPs, compared with cisplatin, loaded lipid-polymer hybrid NanoParticles CNPs (Not contain Probe 1), could efficiently kill MCF-7 human breast cancer cells and A549 human nonsmall lung cancer cell. Hence, the CPNPs provided a new idea for treating cancer.
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药理学
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肿瘤学
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纳米医学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Wenxin Fan,Jincai Yin,Chenglin Yi,Yanzhi Xia,Zhihong Nie,Kunyan Sui
The design of materials that can mimic encoded shape evolution in nature is important but challenging. Here we present a simple yet versatile strategy for programming the sequential deformation of hydrogel sheets to acquire desired actuation motions and geometric shapes. The method relies on the dual-gradient structure-enabled snapping deformation of hydrogels through the accumulation and burst release of elastic energy, as well as the patterning of the prestored energy in gels. Pretreating distinct regions of the hydrogel sheets with different durations of the same stimulus (or with different stimuli) allows for locally prestoring chemical energy that can be converted to temporospatially patterned elastic energy and abruptly released to drive the successive snapping of different regions of hydrogels in predefined onset sequences. The sequence of energy release (i.e., the sequence of snapping deformation) of the local regions for hydrogels can be reprogrammed by different local prestimulation methods, which allows one gel to deform into various defined geometric configurations. The general mathematic criteria are developed to predict the energy release and snapping of the hydrogels. This work can provide guidance for the design of new-generation actuators and soft robotics.
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材料科学
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软体机器人学
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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2020
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IF 2.673
Muhammad Abbas,Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig,Yaliang Zhang,Yu-Shun Yang,Songyu Wu,Yiqiao Hu,Zhong-Chang Wang,Hai-Liang Zhu
The study aimed to achieve enhanced targeted cytotoxicity and cell-internalization of cisplatin-loaded deoxyribonucleic acid-nanothread (CPT-DNA-NT), mediated by scavenger receptors into HeLa cells. DNA-NT was developed with stiff-topology utilizing circular-scaffold to encapsulate CPT. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) characterization of the DNA-NT showed uniformity in the structure with a diameter of 50–150 nm and length of 300–600 nm. The successful fabrication of the DNA-NT was confirmed through native-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis, as large the molecular-weight (polymeric) DNA-NT did not split into constituting strands under applied current and voltage. The results of cell viability confirmed that blank DNA-NT had the least cytotoxicity at the highest concentration (512 nM) with a viability of 92% as evidence of its biocompatibility for drug delivery. MTT assay showed superior cytotoxicity of CPT-DNA-NT than that of the free CPT due to the depot release of CPT after DNA-NT internalization. The DNA-NT exhibited targeted cell internalizations with the controlled intracellular release of CPT (from DNA-NT), as illustrated in confocal images. Therefore, in vitro cytotoxicity assessment through flow cytometry showed enhanced apoptosis (72.7%) with CPT-DNA-NT (compared to free CPT; 64.4%). CPT-DNA-NT, being poly-anionic, showed enhanced endocytosis via scavenger receptors.
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分子生物学
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药物递送
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癌症治疗
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 16.744
Ling Li,Hongsen Zhang,Hao Zhao,Dingwen Shi,Chuansheng Zheng,Yanbing Zhao,Xiangliang Yang
Improving the synergistic effect of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and trans -artery chemo-embolization (TACE) remains the main challenge in interventional cancer therapy. The present study reports cisplatin-crosslinking poly( N -isoprylacrylamide- b -methyl acrylic acid) nanogels (Pt-PNA) based on the RF-thermal effect of cisplatin as the RF-responsive embolic nano-platform that acts via coordination bonding between Pt(II) ions and carboxyl, thereby triggering cell apoptosis, necrosis, and metastasis inhibition. Moreover, Pt-PNA might diffuse rapidly into tumor peripheral arteries and block the tumor blood supply facilitated by temperature-sensitive sol–gel transition, thereby achieving efficient TACE cancer therapy. The antitumor efficacy exhibited in vivo by Pt-PNA indicated that the radiofrequency-responsive Pt-PNA greatly improved the hypoxic tumor microenvironment after the TAE procedure, thereby inducing a favorable immune response and enhancing the synergistic antitumor effect of RFA and TACE.
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医学
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生物材料学
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肿瘤学
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Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2021
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IF 4.126
Wanjie Xu,Mingwei Ji,Yuanzhi Chen,Hongfei Zheng,Laisen Wang,Dong-Liang Peng
The construction of magnetic colloidal superparticles can utilize the properties from both individual assembly units and their collective interactions; thus, it can meet wider demands in multiple fields. Although many studies have focused on the magnetic oxide superparticles, very limited study has been conducted on magnetic metal superparticles. Herein, we report on the microemulsion-based preparation of Ni colloidal superparticles with tunable sizes and magnetic properties. The prepared Ni colloidal superparticles have a spherical morphology with an average size that can vary from 130 to 700 nm. The key influential factors in the formation of superparticles are being investigated. Magnetic measurements reveal room-temperature superparamagnetic characteristics for all superparticle samples. The calculated interaction energy values indicate that strong magnetic interactions are present in Ni superparticles. Although Ni superparticles with a size of about 700 nm are still room-temperature superparamagnetic, annealed Ni superparticles with a much smaller size of about 390 nm instead exhibit room-temperature ferromagnetic characteristics. This behavior is quite different from that of magnetic nanoparticles. Our results demonstrate that the construction of magnetic colloidal superparticles through adjustments to the parameters of the assembling units may provide them with rich magnetic properties, thus making them useful in a wider range of applications.
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磁学
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纳米技术
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Cancer Management and Research
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2023
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IF 3.3
Ping Huang,Shi-Xia Du
Objective The effect of PUE on enhancing the anti-cancerous efficacy of DDP on drug-resistant A549/DDP cancer and the underlying mechanisms were thoroughly investigated.Materials and Methods The cytotoxicity of PUE, DDP, and PUE + DDP to A549 cells and A549/DDP cells, respectively, is determined by cell apoptosis experiments. Anti-proliferation effect of PUE, DDP, and PUE + DDP on A549 cells and A549/DDP cells is evaluated by the cell cloning assay. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the levels of PUE, DDP, and PUE + DDP of cell proliferation-related genes and proteins expressions in A549/DDP cells are determined by Western blot assay. The levels of VEGF in A549/DDP cells after different treatment strategies are determined by ELISA assay. Qualitative and quantitative determination of VEGF expression in tumor tissues are done by immunohistochemical staining.Results In vitro cellular experiments revealed that co-incubation of A549/DDP cells with PUE and DDP led to a dramatically decreased cell viability and cell survival rate compared with the cells only treated by DDP. Such a stimulating effect of PUE on DDP was further confirmed in vivo with results shown that the A549/DDP cancer-bearing mice treaded by combination therapy achieved the lowest tumor growth rate and longest survival time.Conclusion Taking these results together, we can draw the conclusion that the PUE enhances the anti-tumor effect of DDP on the drug-resistant A549 cancer in vivo and in vitro through activation of the Wnt signaling pathway.
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肿瘤学
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