Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2021
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IF 7.328
Meizhe Yu,Gaoke Zhang,Peili Li,Haojie Lu,Wentao Tang,Xu Yang,Ruobing Huang,Fan Yu,Wenzhen Wu,Yuhong Xiao,Xiaodong Xing
Many medical and chemical applications require the precise supply of antimicrobial components in a controlled manner at the location of mature biofilm deposits. This work reports a facile strategy to fabricate nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (NMOFs) coencapsulating the antibacterial ligand (lysine carbon dots, Lys-CDs) and targeted drug (folic acid, FA) in one pot to improve antibiofilm efficiency against established biofilms. The resulting products are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, powder x-ray diffraction, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. The results show that Lys-CDs could coordinate with Zn 2+ and the adding of FA inhibits the coordination of Lys-CDs with central ions of Zn. The Lys-CDs and FA are successfully exposed with the NMOFs disintegrating in the acid environment of bacterial metabolites. We are surprised to find a sharp increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) inside the bacterial cells by FA functionalizing NMOFs, which undoubtedly enhance the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity. The as-synthesized ZIF-8-based nanocomposites also show the peroxidase-like activity in an acid environment, and produce extremely active hydroxyl radicals resulting in the improved antibacterial and antibiofilm activity. The possible mechanisms of antibacterial activities indicate that the presence of FA is significant in the sense of targeting bacteria. This study shows a novel approach to construct acid stimulation supply system which may be helpful for the research of antibiofilms.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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微生物学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
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2015
·Vol. 36
·期 5
·1282-1290
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IF 2.088
Bin Gao,Lei Shen,Ke-Wu He,Wei-Hua Xiao
The aim of the present study was to examine the apoptosis of the hepatocellular carcinoma cell line, HepG2, induced by treatment with folic acid-conjugated silica-coated gold nanorods (GNRs@SiO2-FA) in combination with radiotherapy, and to determine the involvement of apoptosis-related proteins. An MTT colorimetric assay was used to assess the biocompatibility of GNRs@SiO2-FA. The distribution of GNRs@SiO2-FA into the cells was observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). HepG2 cells cultured in vitro were divided into the following 4 groups: i)the control group (untreated), ii) the GNRs@SiO2-FA group, iii) the radiotherapy group (iodine 125 seeds) and iv) the combination group (treated with GNRs@SiO2-FA and iodine 125 seeds) groups. The apoptosis of the HepG2 cells was detected by flow cytometry. The concentration range of <40 µg/ml GNRs@SiO2-FA was found to be safe for the biological activity of the HepG2 cells. GNRs@SiO2-FA entered the cytoplasm through endocytosis. The apoptotic rates of the HepG2 cells were higher in the GNRs@SiO2-FA and radiotherapy groups than in the control group (P<0.05). The apoptotic rate was also significantly higher in the combination group than the GNRs@SiO2-FA and radiotherapy groups (P<0.05). Taken together, these findings demonstrate that the combination of GNRs@SiO2-FA and radiotherapy more effectively induces the apoptosis of HepG2 cells. These apoptotic effects are achieved by increasing the protein expression of Bax and caspase-3, and inhibiting the protein expression of Bcl-2 and Ki-67. The combination of GNRs@SiO2-FA and radiotherapy may thus prove to be a new approach in the treatment of primary liver cancer.
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癌症研究
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纳米技术
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分子生物学
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放射生物学
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 9.965
Lixin Cheng,Dongmiao Sang,Fangyu Zhao,Lili Yang,Zhilin Guo,Xinfeng Zhang,Qiaoqiao Yang,Wenju Qiao,Xiaohong Sun,Xiaohong Guan,Haoyu Wang,Jiannan Wang,Hongyan Zou,Xiu'e Li,Fang Fang,Yang Li,Shujun Zhang,Lina Wu,Huiming Lin,Xilin Sun,Kai Wang
Developing new nanoplatforms for dynamically and quantitatively visualizing drug accumulation and targeting within tumors is crucial for precision cancer theranostic. However, achieving efficient tumor therapy via synergistic photothermal/photodynamic therapy (PTT/PDT) using a single excitation light source, remains a challenge. In this work, we designed Gd-surface functionalized copper sulfide nanoparticles that were modified with folic acid (FA) (Cu 1.96 [email protected] ) to overcome the above limitations and promote PTT/PDT therapeutics. Here, Cu 1.96 S-Gd nanoparticles were synthesized via a coprecipitation method. All samples exhibited high longitudinal relaxivity (up to 12.9 mM −1 s −1 ) and strong photothermal conversion efficiency (50.6%). Furthermore, the Gd ions promoted electron-hole segregation, inducing the Cu 1.96 S-Gd nanoparticles to generate more reactive oxygen species (ROS) than pure Cu 1.96 S nanoparticles. The Cu 1.96 [email protected] enabled the targeting of folate receptor (FR) and promoted cellular uptake, consequently enhancing oncotherapy efficacy. Compared to non-targeted Cu 1.96 S-Gd, a higher signal enhancement for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in vivo by Cu 1.96 [email protected] was recorded. Given photothermal ability, the nanoparticles also could be visualized in infrared (IR) imaging. Furthermore, the nanoparticles exhibited biodegradation behavior and achieved good drug elimination performance via renal clearance. Our strategy, integrating Cu 1.96 [email protected] nanoparticles, MR/IR dual-modal imaging, and PTT/PDT into one nanoplatform, demonstrated great potential for anti-breast cancer therapy by effectively targeting FR overexpressed breast cancer cells.
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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癌症研究
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诊疗学
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JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
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2021
·Vol. 19
·期 1
·1-23
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IF 10.435
Qiu Na,Yang Xiaoye,Zhang Yanan,Zhang Jicheng,Ji Jianbo,Zhang Yu,Kong Xinru,Xi Yanwei,Liu Dongzhu,Ye Lei,Zhai Guangxi
Molybdenum oxide (MoOx) nanosheets have drawn increasing attention for minimally invasive cancer treatments but still face great challenges, including complex modifications and the lack of efficient accumulation in tumor. In this work, a novel multifunctional degradable FA-BSA-PEG/MoOx nanosheet was fabricated (LA-PEG and FA-BSA dual modified MoOx): the synergistic effect of PEG and BSA endows the nanosheet with excellent stability and compatibility; the FA, a targeting ligand, facilitates the accumulation of nanosheets in the tumor. In addition, DTX, a model drug for breast cancer treatment, was loaded (76.49%, 1.5 times the carrier weight) in the nanosheets for in vitro and in vivo antitumor evaluation. The results revealed that the FA-BSA-PEG/MoOx@DTX nanosheets combined photothermal and chemotherapy could not only inhibit the primary tumor growth but also suppress the distant tumor growth (inhibition rate: 51.7%) and lung metastasis (inhibition rate: 93.6%), which is far more effective compared to the commercial Taxotere®. Exploration of the molecular mechanism showed that in vivo immune response induced an increase in positive immune responders, suppressed negative immune suppressors, and established an inflammatory tumor immune environment, which co-contributes towards effective suppression of tumor and lung metastasis. Our experiments demonstrated that this novel multifunctional nanosheet is a promising platform for combined chemo-photothermal therapy.Graphical Abstract
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纳米技术
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癌症治疗
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生物医学工程
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Nanoscale
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2020
·Vol. 12
·期 41
·21234-21247
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IF 6.895
Jinjin Chen,Lulu Zhou,Chunhui Wang,Yunhao Sun,Yonglin Lu,Ruihao Li,Xiaochun Hu,Mengyao Chen,Lv Chen,Keke Chai,Tianming Yao,Shuo Shi,Chunyan Dong
A combination of chemotherapy and phototherapy has been proposed as a promising treatment for esophageal cancer (EC). Irinotecan as a first-line treatment option is widely prescribed for metastatic EC, however, its clinical application is extremely restricted by the low conversion rate to SN38, severe myelosuppression and diarrhea. As a more potent active metabolite of irinotecan, SN38 is a better substitution for irinotecan, but the poor water solubility and the difficulty of encapsulation hindered its medical application. Herein, a multifunctional SN38-conjugated nanosystem (FA-PDA@PZM/SN38@BSA-MnO2, denoted as FA-PPSM) is designed for overcoming the above-mentioned drawbacks and achieving collaborative chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT). The tumor acidic microenvironment induces decomposition of BSA-MnO2 nanoparticles into O2 and Mn2+, thus enhancing oxygen-dependent PDT efficacy; meanwhile, Mn2+ can be employed as a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent. Under 650 and 808 nm laser irradiation, the FA-PPSM nanocomposites exhibit superior antitumor efficacy in Eca-109-tumor bearing mice. Notably, there is low gastrointestinal toxicity and myelosuppression in the FA-PPSM treated mice compared with those treated with irinotecan (alone). Taken together, this work highlights the great potential of the FA-PPSM nanocomposites for MRI-guided chemotherapy in combination with endoscopic light therapy for esophageal cancer.
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肿瘤学
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药学
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生物医学工程
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Advanced Science
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2025
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IF 14.1
Hao Li,Hongsen Niu,Hao Kan,Eun-Seong Kim,Nam-Young Kim,Yang Li
Traditional electronic skins (e-skins) face significant challenges in system integration and practical usability demonstrations, limiting their ability to meet the development demands of robot intellectualization under future artificial intelligence (AI) frameworks. Here, a bionic dual receptor (BDR) e-skin motivated by AI-based hardware-software coordination is proposed, which consists of electrospinning fiber triboelectric unit inspired by fast-adapting receptors and micropyramid ionic hydrogel iontronic unit inspired by slow-adapting receptors. Benefiting from the iontronic effect and micropyramid structure, the iontronic unit yields impressive features: a linear sensitivity of 172 kPa −1 (30 kPa), a fast response/recovery time of 11.2 ms. Based on this innovation, the BDR e-skin is integrated into the glove, and a dual-channel signal-motivated intelligent glove cognitive system for sign language gesture identification and robot interaction is developed, laying the foundation for subsequent usability demonstrations. Further, the BDR e-skin is deeply integrated with intelligent software algorithms and high-speed hardware circuits to construct an intelligent autonomous material cognition system. This system enables the robot finger controlled by the intelligent glove to accurately identify multidimensional properties (average accuracy: 99.3%) of smooth surface films—such as electronegativity, softness/hardness, and material species—with a single touch, showing a tactile cognition level comparable to that of humans.
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机器人学
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电子皮肤
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人工智能
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柔性传感器
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人机交互
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触觉传感
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仿生学
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AQUACULTURE
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2024
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IF 3.9
Mingxiang Lu,Futao Jing,Renzhi Liu,Zhifei Chen,Ruixue Tong,Yaobing Li,Luqing Pan
The aim of this study was to comprehensively investigate the impact of ferulic acid (FA) or FA-dihydromyricetin (DMY) complex on the growth and physiological responses of Litopenaeus vannamei and their underlying mechanisms, as well as to examine whether the combined use of FA and DMY exhibits synergistic effects. A total of 1050 healthy shrimp were randomly allocated into 15 tanks, three tanks per group. The shrimp were provided with five different diets for 8 weeks. After different feeding experiments, a challenge test lasting for seven days was conducted using Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VP). The results of growth parameters showed that there were significant differences between all treatment groups and the control group in weight gain rate (WG), specific growth rate (SGR) and feed conversion ratio (FCR). Additionally, the hepatopancreas index (HSI) and condition factor (CF) were significantly increased in FD2 group. The activities of protease, lipase and amylase in hepatopancreas were significantly elevated in the FD1 group compared to the control group. Decreases in body crude fat content and plasma lipid parameters suggested that both FA and FA-DMY complex can reduce lipid deposition. Furthermore, dietary FA or FA-DMY complex could enhance lipid metabolism by regulating the expression of genes involved in fatty acid and triglyceride metabolism in hepatopancreas. Results of antioxidant capacity and immune responses indicated that the addition of FA or FA-DMY complex in the diet enhanced physiological responses in shrimp, as evidenced by increased antioxidant enzyme activities, elevated immune parameters, and upregulated the expression of immune-related genes in hemocytes and intestine. Additionally, dietary FA could improve intestinal health by modulating the composition and richness of intestinal microbiota. The results of the safety assessment showed that both FA and low-level FA-DMY complex had positive effects on the health status of hepatopancreas, but the dietary combination of FA and DMY (100 mg/kg + 200 mg/kg) could induce hepatopancreatic damage. In summary, dietary FA or FA-DMY complex has the potential to enhance the growth and physiological responses of L. vannamei . Moreover, the dietary combination of FA and DMY at appropriate levels had synergistic effects.
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水产养殖学
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营养学
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分子生物学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2017
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IF 3.887
Aijie Guo,Yun Wang,Shaohui Xu,Xiao Zhang,Min Li,Qing Liu,Yuanyuan Shen,Derong Cui,Shengrong Guo
Because the surface of the cationic polymer gene complex is positively charged, it can result in problems such as poor blood stability and cytotoxicity. Therefore, reducing the positive charge of the cationic gene complex without affecting its transfection efficiency is crucial. To achieve this objective, a pH -responsive charge-convertible ternary complex was developed in this study. Modified plyethylenimine (PEI) with two different degrees of substitution of NH 2 (plyethylenimine-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic anhydride, PEI-CCA, and folic acid-plyethylenimine-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic anhydride, FA-PEI-CCA) were first obtained by a chemical graft reaction. PEI-CCA and FA-PEI-CCA have significantly lower cytotoxicities and much better blood compatibilities than PEI does, and the former have an undifferentiated compression capability of DNA . The zeta potential values of the as-prepared ternary complexes (PEI-CCA/PEI/DNA and FA-PEI-CCA/PEI/DNA) were negative at pH 7.4 and positive at pH 6.5, with particle sizes of approximately 150 nm. MTT assays demonstrated the significantly lower cytotoxicities of the ternary complexes compared to that of PEI/DNA. Moreover, the cytotoxicities of the ternary complexes were lower at pH 7.4 than pH 6.5. Transfection experiments in vitro revealed that the mean fluorescence intensities and transfection efficiencies of the ternary complexes were lower than for PEI/DNA at pH 7.4 but were almost the same at pH 6.5. The ternary complex with a FA group had significantly higher mean fluorescence intensity and transfection efficiency than did the ternary complex without it. In addition, the transfection experiment in 293T cells preliminarily validated the targeting function of the FA group of the ternary complex.
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分子生物学
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基因治疗
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药物递送
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 7
·1396-1404
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IF 5.344
Shang-Qing Zhang,Xun Liu,Qi-Xuan Sun,Omar Johnson,Ting Yang,Ming-Li Chen,Jian-Hua Wang,Wei Chen
In this study, CuS@PDA nanoparticles were synthesized and used to create a novel tumor-targeting nanocomposite platform composed of copper sulfide@polydopamine–folic acid/doxorubicin (CuS@PDA–FA/DOX) for performing both photothermal and chemotherapeutic cancer treatment. The nanocomposite platform has ultrahigh loading levels (4.2 ± 0.2 mg mg−1) and a greater photothermal conversion efficiency (η = 42.7%) than CuS/PDA alone. The uptake of CuS@PDA–FA/DOX nanocomposites is much higher in MCF-7 cells than in A549 cells because MCF-7 cells have much higher folic acid receptors than A549. Under near infrared (NIR) irradiation, the CuS@PDA–FA/DOX system using a synergistic combination of photothermal therapy and chemotherapy yields a better therapeutic effect than either photothermal therapy or chemotherapy alone. The treatment is very effective with the cell viability is only 5.6 ± 1.4%.
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肿瘤学
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药剂学
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生物医学工程
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CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
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2021
·Vol. 56
·期 4
·2000187
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IF 1.639
Huifeng Hu,Fugen Liang,Haidong Zhu,Xiumei Zhang,Kecong Cui,Hridam Deb,Yong Zhang
The single crystal form and uncontrollable topography of CaCO 3 in nature severely restrict its product grade and application. Meanwhile, lignin is still not utilized efficiently. In order to improve this, three types of lignin monomer model compounds as p -coumaric acid (PCA), ferulic acid (FA), and sinapic acid (SA) are employed to induce the growth of CaCO 3 to investigate the relationship between lignin structure and CaCO 3 crystallization. The synthesized PCA and CaCO 3 composite crystals (PC-ACCs), FA and CaCO 3 composite crystals (F-ACCs), and SA and CaCO 3 composite crystals (S-ACCs) are characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to ascertain their molecular structures and crystal information. The growth rule of the acid and CaCO 3 composite crystals (ACCs) induced by the three units is also explored. The results show that the vaterite and calcite of ACCs can be formed selectively. In the presence of PCA, FA, and SA, pH is the key factor on the phase selection of ACCs. The temperature and organic acid type also play important roles on the formation of CaCO 3 . The ACCs present distinguishing surface topographies at different temperatures. The number of methoxyl in the PCA, FA, and SA decides the phase ratio of vaterite and calcite in the ACCs.
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材料科学
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化学
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环境科学
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MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
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2023
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IF 4.9
Fulong Man,Yinqian Yang,Haisheng He,Jianping Qi,Wei Wu,Yi Lu
In vitro dissolution that predicts the in vivo performance of solid preparations is extremely important in formulation optimization. Fraction absorbed (Fa) has been used to screen in vitro dissolution protocols based on the idea of in vitro–in vivo correlation (IVIVC) but failed to increase the success rate due to the inaccuracy of the Fa. The essence of IVIVC is the correlation between in vitro dissolution and in vivo dissolution. We tried to establish in vitro dissolution protocol via similarity with in vivo dissolution using aripiprazole (APZ) as a model drug. Hybrid APZ crystals (APZ-HCs) were prepared by physically embedding aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) fluorophores inside the lattice to measure the in vivo dissolution. The process did not change the physicochemical properties and crystallinity of APZ. The fluorophore illuminated APZ crystals but was quenched upon dissolution of APZ-HCs in aqueous media, enabling monitoring intact APZ-HCs in real-time. The good correlation between fluorescent quenching and dissolution of APZ-HCs justified reliable quantification of intact APZ crystals. The residual percentage of fluorescence intensity in rats treated by APZ-HCs was recorded with time, which was converted to in vivo dissolution by the difference from 100%. The in vivo dissolution was validated with the Fa. The in vitro dissolution profile of APZ was set up via a similarity factor larger than 50 in comparison with the in vivo dissolution. The study provides a novel idea and method to establish in vitro dissolution protocol.
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药剂学
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药物递送系统
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药学
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APPLIED ENERGY
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2024
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IF 10.1
Yingjie Niu,Ting Li,Ali Hassan Bhatti,Jiaqi Qu,Xin Zhou,Li Luo,Francesco Barzagli,Chao'en Li,Rui Zhang
The use of solid acid catalysts for sorbent regeneration is an emerging approach to improve the energy efficiency of CO 2 capture processes. In this study, fly ash (FA), an industrial byproduct rich in acid/base sites, was chosen as a support material for the solid acid SO 4 2− /ZrO 2 (SZ) in the preparation of SZ@FA composite catalysts. Three catalysts with different mass ratios between SZ and FA were synthesized and evaluated in the regeneration process at 88 °C of a CO 2 -saturated MEA solution. Their desorption performance, expressed as CO 2 desorption rate, amount of CO 2 desorbed , and heat duty, was then compared with that obtained with unmodified FA, ZrO 2, and in the absence of catalysts (blank), under identical operating conditions. Compared to the uncatalyzed system, the SZ@FA composite catalysts showed significantly better desorption performance. In particular, SZ@FA-1/2 provided the highest values of desorption rate and cyclic capacity while reducing energy consumption by 45.4% compared to the blank system. It also demonstrated stability over 20 consecutive absorption-desorption cycles. Comparison with other reported catalysts highlighted the high performance of SZ@FA-1/2, particularly in terms of relative heat duty reduction, positioning it as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly choice for post-combustion capture applications.
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化学工程
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环境科学
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