Biomaterials Science
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 16
·4576-4587
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IF 7.59
Jiamin Zhang,Xuzhao He,Zhiyuan Zhou,Xiaoyi Chen,Jiaqi Shao,Donghua Huang,Lingqing Dong,Jun Lin,Huiming Wang,Wenjian Weng,Kui Cheng
Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) has demonstrated an ability to promote osteogenesis, and biomaterials with a chirality-patterned topological surface could enhance cellular osteogenic differentiation. In this work, we created a chirality-patterned surface potential distribution of CoFe2O4/poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (CFO/P(VDF-TrFE)) membranes to explore their osteogenic response under no change in surface chemical and topology, attempting to further strengthen the ability of the membranes to promote osteogenesis. The chirality-patterned surface potential distribution was established by microdomain contact polarization with the help of sinistral/dextral-patterned ITO interdigital microelectrodes. In the in vitro evaluations, the mesenchymal stem cells showed a positive response in osteogenic differentiation to CFO/P(VDF-TrFE) membranes with both sinistral- and dextral-patterned surface potential distributions, however, the dextral-patterned distribution gave a stronger response than the sinistral-patterned one. And the in vivo evaluation showed a response tend in new bone tissue formation similar to the in vitro evaluations. The stronger response in osteogenic differentiation and osteogenesis for the CFO/P(VDF-TrFE) membrane with the dextral-patterned distributions may be attributed to that the intense interaction of the cells with the electrophysiological microenvironment appears due to a correspondingly higher expression of integrin α5β1, which significantly up-regulates the Arp2/3 complex expression, a crucial factor for cytoskeleton reorganization, possibly increases cytoskeleton contractility, and strengthens the transduction of the osteogenesis-related signaling cascade. This work proves that the chirality-patterns in surface potential distributions could provide an osteogenic response similar to a chirality-patterned topological surface.
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Biomolecules
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 7
·997
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IF 6.064
Mingyu Jia,Zhiyuan Luo,Haomin Chen,Bianqin Ma,Li Qiao,Qinjie Xiao,Pengfei Zhang,Anming Wang
Ideal immobilization with enhanced biocatalyst activity and thermostability enables natural enzymes to serve as a powerful tool to yield synthetically useful chemicals in industry. Such an enzymatic method strategy becomes easier and more convenient with the use of genetic and protein engineering. Here, we developed a covalent programmable polyproteam of tyrosine ammonia lyases (TAL-CLEs) by fusing SpyTag and SpyCatcher peptides into theN-terminal andC-terminal of the TAL, respectively. The resulting circular enzymes were clear after the spontaneous isopeptide bonds formed between the SpyTag and SpyCatcher. Furthermore, the catalytic performance of theTAL-CLEswas measured via a synthesis sample ofp-Coumaric acid. OurTAL-CLEsshowed excellent catalytic efficiency, with 98.31 ± 1.14% yield of the target product—which is 4.15 ± 0.08 times higher than that of traditional glutaraldehyde-mediated enzyme aggregates. They also showed over four times as much enzyme-activity as wild-type TAL does and demonstrated good reusability, and so may become a good candidate for industrial enzymes.Keywords:SpyTag/SpyCatcher;carrier-free immobilized enzyme;crosslinked enzyme protein;cell lysate;tyrosine ammonia lyase;bio-orthogonal system
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BIOMATERIALS
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2022
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IF 15.304
Quan Wang,Hongshu Jing,Jun Lin,Zhihua Wu,Yu Tian,Ke Gong,Qianqian Guo,Xupeng Yang,Liting Wang,Zhaojun Li,Yourong Duan
Inflammation is the main driver of the aggravation of arteriosclerosis, and the complex inflammatory response in plaque is usually the result of the interaction of various cells and cytokines. Therefore, it is difficult to comprehensively regulate the inflammatory process of arteriosclerosis by intervening a single target, resulting in the poor effect of existing treatment method. Based on our clinical findings that P-selectin stably and highly expressed in patients’ plaque endothelial cells, the programmed prodrug, low molecular weight heparin-indomethacin nanoparticles (LI NPs), were established as anti-inflammatory agent to multiphase inhibit arteriosclerosis by cascade interference of P-selectin. Structurally, LI NPs was obtained by simple esterification of low molecular weight heparin and indomethacin without any additives, guaranteeing the biocompatibility and applicability of LI NPs. Functionally, LI NPs could interfere with P-selectin in the inflammatory process, such as inhibiting macrophage adhesion, reducing the secretion of inflammatory factors, and inducing macrophage apoptosis. In the arteriosclerosis mice model, LI NPs significantly reduced the plaque area and showed satisfactory curative effect, which is related to the intervention of the multiphase inflammation between endothelial cells and macrophages. In conclusion, the programmed prodrug LI NPs offered a promising approach for the clinical therapy of arteriosclerosis.
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LANGMUIR
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2021
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IF 3.882
Aling Chen,Qingfeng Yi,Kuang Sheng,Yuebing Wang,Jiangchuan Chen,Qiaoli Zhang,Kaiwen Xiang,Guanghua Tan
Development of high-efficiency oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts under neutral conditions has made little research progress. In this work, we synthesized a three-dimensional porous N/P codoped carbon nanosheet composites (CNP@PNS) by high-temperature thermal treatment of dicyandiamide, starch, and triphenylphosphine and subsequent porous structure-making treatment using the NaCl molten salt template. In the neutral solution, the electrocatalytic performance of the CNP@PNS-4 catalyst exhibits an onset potential of 0.98 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode) and a half-wave potential of 0.91 V for ORR, which greatly surpasses commercial Pt/C (40%). Three kinds of neutral metal–air batteries (Zn–air, Al–air, and Fe–air) using the prepared samples as cathodic catalysts were constructed, corresponding to the maximum power density of 120.2, 78.3, and 18.9 mW·cm–2, respectively. Also, they reveal outstanding discharge stability under different current densities. The density functional theory calculation depicts the reduction of the free energy of the determining step and subsequent decline of the overpotential for ORR.
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TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
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2022
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Shangtao Huang,Binbin Wang,Xueyang Zhao,Shuangjian Li,Xiangchao Liang,Rong Zeng,Wei Li,Xiaojian Wang
With a similar structure as natural cartilage, hydrogels show great potential in repairing cartilage defect. However, achieving high strength and excellent lubrication is still a significant challenge for hydrogels. Herein, we synthesized a series of P(AAm-co-AAc)/Fe 3+ /hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine (HSPC) composite hydrogels with high strength and low friction coefficient. By tuning the concentration of Fe 3+ and HSPC, the compressive strength of the composite hydrogels can reach 59.09 MPa, which is higher than that of most current existing hydrogels. Owing to the boundary lubrication and strengthening effect of HSPC, the friction coefficient of the composite hydrogel can be reduced from 0.48 to 0.06. The combination of high compressive strength and low friction under high load makes the hydrogels promising candidates for cartilage defect treatment.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 46
·期 14
·19686-19696
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IF 4.672
Feng Wang,Yinrong Lv,Xueli Bai,Shengjian Zhang,Huifang Wang,Baoyi Li,Aifang Liu,Xiaoping Zhang
Summary Polyhydride electrocatalysts integrated directly into metal substrates have attracted attention because they can provide high electrochemical specific surface area and excellent mechanical properties. In this work, through the classical hydrothermal method and subsequent phosphating procedure, we synthesized for the first time an electrocatalyst with a pyramid-shaped MnCO 3 as the main structure, P and Co as co-doping elements, named Co, P-MnCO 3 , and used it as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The experimental results show that the excellent catalytic activity in alkaline media, with current densities of 10 and 200 mA∙cm −2 at 61 mV and 158 mV and low overpotentials, which are better than P-Co (108/234 mV) and P-MnCO 3 (175 mV/340 mV), etc. it has more electrochemically active sites, faster charge transfer rate and lower resistance. The excellent electrochemical properties benefit from the unique highly active binary Co, P-MnCO 3 pyramid brick sites shortened the ion transfer distance and optimized synergistic effect between the doped metal elements (Co,P between MnCO 3 ), the porous connection between Co, P-MnCO 3 and the high conductivity substrate, increased the electron-transfer efficiency between the substrate and material, accelerating the conversion of H + to H 2 ; facilitated the release of bubbles and provided excellent mechanical properties for improved catalyst stability. This work provides a new idea for the synthesis of multi-element electrocatalysts.
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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IF 1.5
Chun Ouyan,Xinlong Zhang,Mingfang Wu,Damao Xun,Pingping Gao
Ni-P coatings including TiN nanoparticles are prepared by electroless plating on Ti plate, which is used as bipolar plates of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) are used to characterize the surface morphology and phases of the coatings, respectively. Corrosion resistance of Ni-P and Ni-P/TiN coatings are measured in the simulated solution of PEMFCs. The interfacial contact resistances (ICR) between carbon paper and bipolar plates are conducted by applied different forces. Potentiostatic polarization tests are prepared at different voltage by bubbling air and H2 at 70 °C, respectively. It is indicated that TiN particles as a core enclosed by Ni-P are entrapped into the coating by SEM images. Comparing to Ni-P coatings, the Ni-P/TiN coating shows better behaviors of corrosion resistance and low ICR. The good corrosion resistance is attributed to the formation of coating and the compact surface morphology. Hence, Ti metal with electroless plating Ni-P/TiN coating is a potential candidate for applying in the bipolar plates of PEMFCs
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
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2023
·Vol. 27
·期 12
·3583-3595
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IF 2.5
Chen Quangang,He Yi,Yan Siming,Zhou Huilian,Li Hongjie,Li Zhiyuan,Wei Kaijun,Chen Wen,Yan Jing,Wu Guiyang,Yuan Xi
The Ni-P-WS 2 composite coatings with prominent structures were constructed by composite electrodeposition by adding tungsten disulfide (WS 2 ) nanoparticles to the electroplating solution. Modification of the Ni-P-WS 2 composite coating with hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) is going to achieve the superhydrophobic effect. The successful construction of the superhydrophobic surface was demonstrated by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and contact angle measurement (CA). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used to investigate the corrosion resistance. The finding indicates that hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) reduces the surface energy of the Ni-P-WS 2 composite coating, generates a film on its rough surface, blocks the corrosive medium, and improves the corrosion resistance of the composite coating. The Ni-P-WS 2 nanocomposite coating’s water contact angle is 156.8° and its sliding angle is 8° at 3 g/L of WS 2 particle concentration. And the composite plating has the highest self-corrosion potential ( E corr = − 0.285 V) and the lowest self-corrosion current density ( i corr = 3.206 μA cm −2 ), with a better corrosion resistance. In addition, the prepared superhydrophobic coating showed excellent corrosion resistance under the hydrophobic barrier and the layer barrier of WS 2 nanosheets.
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Frontiers of Materials Science
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2023
·Vol. 17
·期 2
·1-12
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IF 2.7
Zhang Na,Ma Xiang-Yu,Li Shun,Zhang Yu-Xin,Lv Chen,Mao Zheng-Peng,Dou Zi-Yi,Wang Tai-Sheng
The incorporation of mechanophores, motifs that transform mechanical stimulus into chemical reaction or optical variation, allows creating materials with stress-responsive properties. The most widely used mechanophore generally features a weak bond, but its cleavage is typical an irreversible process. Here, we showed that this problem can be solved by folding—unfolding of a molecular tweezer. We systematically studied the mechanochromic properties of polyurethanes with cyano-substituted oligo( p -phenylene) vinylene (COP) tweezer (DPU). As a control experiment, a class of polyurethanes containing only a single COP moiety (MPU) was also prepared. The DPU showed prominent mechanochromic properties, due to the intramolecular folding-unfolding of COP tweezer under mechanical stimulus. The process was efficient, reversible and optical detectable. However, due to the disability to form either intramolecular folding or intermolecular aggregation, the MPU sample was mechanical inert.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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Qian Yu,Jingshu Wang,Haibo Li,Ruiqing Li,Suyuan Zeng,Rui Li,Qingxia Yao,Hongyan Chen,Konggang Qu,Yao Zheng
In the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions (ORR/HER), metal-free carbon-based materials presented great potentials as alternatives to Pt because of their flexible adjustability of electronic and geometric properties. The pursuit of high-performance carbons demand for high-level doping, large surface area and high graphitization, but the improvement of the former two aspects would inevitably impair the third one, which seems a contradictive proposition. Herein, by a facile “mix-and-pyrolyze” method, natural DNA was first developed to synthesize N, P, S-tridoped carbons (NPSC) with porous sheet structures, high graphitization, large surface areas and abundant high-quality dopants simultaneously. Thus, the newly-prepared NPSC displays superior alkaline ORR performance comparable to Pt/C together with excellent acidic activity and better stability. Meanwhile, NPSC is one of most active acidic HER catalysts and the best alkaline HER catalyst among carbon counterparts. Density function theory computation reveled the origins of superior performance are attributed to positively charged C sites neighboring to S for ORR and P sites for HER because of DNA-derived advantaged structural features. The as-fabricated rechargeable zinc–air battery based on current tridoped carbon has closed peak power density and specific capacity but much better charge–discharge stability compared with Pt/C.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2022
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Guanyu Yao,Jun Yu,Hao Wu,Zhongzhou Li,Wenjing Zou,Huichao Zhu,Zhengxing Huang,Hui Huang,Zhenan Tang
Nanosheet-assembled microspheres of tungsten oxide doped with antimony were synthesized via hydrothermal method . Sb doping changed the valency of W, promoted a partial crystal phase transition from orthorhombic to hexagonal, and modified the surface morphology . Further, WO 3 is an n-type semiconductor and is sensitive to gases above 100 °C. The Sb-WO 3 sensors in this work were p-type semiconductors from 25 °C to 65 °C, and exhibited excellent sensitivity, fast response and good recovery properties to NH 3 . At 35 °C, the detection limit of 1 at% Sb-WO 3 for ammonia was 200 ppb, and the sensor shows a good stability and selectivity toward several possible interferent . The substantially improved sensing performance of the Sb-WO 3 sensors at near room temperature could be mainly attributed to the change of the W valency promoted via Sb doping.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2024
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Shijie Wang,Shenghan Zhang,Zhenye Zhang,Xinliang Guo,Yu Tan,Kexin Liang,Xijun Wang
Liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) has been recognized as a highly promising candidate for hydrogen storage materials in addressing hydrogen utilization issues. However, the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of LOHC typically require noble metal catalysts and harsh reaction conditions. In this paper, we proposed an efficient reversible electrochemical hydrogen storage system based on a nitrogen heterocyclic organic hydrogen carrier, quinoxaline , in which water was used as the solvent and hydrogen source for quinoxaline hydrogenation, and a self-supporting dendritic P-WO 3 /NF electrode was employed as the electrocatalyst. The catalytic properties of P-WO 3 /NF for electrochemical hydrogenation of quinoxaline and dehydrogenation of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline were studied in 1 M KOH solution under mild conditions. The results showed that the hydrogenation conversion of quinoxaline was 90%, the selectivity was 99%, and the dehydrogenation conversion of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline was 100%, the selectivity was 100%. This indicates that the system has high conversion efficiency, outstanding selectivity, and good reversibility. Meanwhile, the P-WO 3 /NF electrode adapted to the system exhibited good catalytic stability. In addition, no pre-prepared external hydrogen was required in the electrochemical hydrogenation reaction involving water, which gave the system an excellent safety profile. The reversible electrochemical hydrogen storage system established by this work broadens the vision of LOHC in hydrogen storage applications.
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