ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2021
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IF 5.097
Jin Song,Fenglong Wu,Yulun Lu,Xinyan Zhang,Zhiwan Li
The effective separation of electron–hole pairs of the support plays an important role in improving the activity of a supported photocatalyst under visible-light irradiation. Herein, we constructed a CeVO4/CeO2 type-II heterojunction with strong electronic interactions and rich oxygen vacancies due to only minor lattice mismatch by the significantly changed crystal structure of two materials in the absence of an additional structure-directing agent in the calcination process. The CeVO4/CeO2 nanocomposites as supports for Co nanoparticles (NPs) exhibited remarkable photocatalytic performance for H2 evolution from ammonia borane (NH3BH3) at 25 °C. Experimental results clearly showed that a Co catalyst with a CeVO4/CeO2 nanocomposite in a 2:1 mol ratio had the best photocatalytic performance with a total turnover frequency (TOF) value of 90.9 min–1. The structure characterizations indicated that the excellent H2 evolution performance was attributed to the formation of type-II heterojunction with strong electronic interactions and rich oxygen vacancies between CeVO4 and CeO2 by the conversion of the crystal structure of two materials in the calcination process, which accelerated the separation and migration of electron–hole pairs, leading to increased electron density of Co NPs. This work underlines the importance of heterojunction construction and paves a way to designing heterostructure catalysts for photocatalytic H2 production from NH3BH3 under light irradiation with a wavelength range of 420–780 nm.
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Food & Function
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2020
·Vol. 11
·期 12
·10852-10863
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IF 4.171
Mingbao Gu,Jie Jin,Chenghao Ren,Ximiao Chen,Weiyang Gao,Xiangyang Wang,Yaosen Wu,Naifeng Tian,Zongyou Pan,Aimin Wu,Yifei Zhou,Xiaolei Zhang
As an ordinary joint vestigial disease, osteoarthritis (OA) contributes to a considerable proportion of disability cases worldwide. Inflammation, as the main pathological factor, mediates the occurrence and development of OA. Akebia Saponin D (ASD), also known as Asperosaponin VI, is one of the active components extracted from Dipsaci Radix and is rich in Dipsacus loose tea. It has shown sound therapeutic effects on various diseases; nevertheless, its role in OA therapy is not completely understood. This study demonstrated the anti-inflammatory activity of ASD in OA through a series of in vivo and in vitro experiments. In vitro experiments revealed that ASD might prohibit the production of inflammatory mediators in IL-1β treated chondrocytes such as COX-2, iNOS, NO, PGE2, IL-6, and TNF-α. Meanwhile, it may also inhibit the production of ADAMTS-5 and MMP13 and promote the production of Aggrecan and Collagen II. The mechanism study demonstrated that ASD exerted an anti-inflammatory effect by activating the NRF2 target, upregulating the expression of HO-1, and preventing P65 from binding to DNA. In vivo experiments demonstrated that ASD might improve the progression of OA in a DMM mouse model. These research results provide evidence for the potential application of ASD in OA therapy.
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药理学
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风湿病学
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炎症研究
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BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
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2019
·Vol. 193
·期 2
·422-433
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IF 2.431
Hu Peilin,Du Jie,Zhang Shuai,Wang Ting,Li Jun,Chen Gang,Zhou Guangqian
Osteoarthritis (OA), a common degenerative disease affecting articular cartilage, is caused by multiple factors, and currently, there are few approaches to effectively delay its progression. This study aimed to evaluate whether a strontium compound (in the form of strontium gluconate, Glu-Sr) could reduce OA pathology severity in osteoarthritic rat models by directly targeting chondrocytes, including catabolic/anabolic activities and/or chondrogenic differentiation. Glu-Sr was administered to OA rats by oral gavage beginning during OA induction and continuing for 8 weeks. Glu-Sr treatment was found to significantly reduce cartilage degeneration and delay OA progression. Further examination showed that collagen II, Sox9, and aggrecan (ACAN) genes were up-regulated whereas IL-1β was down-regulated in chondrocytes isolated from Glu-Sr-treated rats. Glu-Sr also antagonized the catabolic effects of IL-1β on chondrocytes. Furthermore, Glu-Sr was shown to promote the chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs), possibly through promoting chondrogenic gene expression, including CTGF and FGF1, as revealed by RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq). These results suggest that systemic administration of Glu-Sr may be useful in prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of chronic cartilage degradation through affecting multiple steps from chondrogenic differentiation of progenitors to matrix formation in mature chondrocytes.
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干细胞研究
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MATERIALS LETTERS
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2022
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IF 3.574
Pujia Cheng,Dongping Zheng,Yingjie Zhang,Xinqi Chen,Tianjun Chen,Tiansheng Zhang,Fan Wu
An inorganic–organic hybrid bulk heterojunction (BHJ) consisting of a CuO nanocone array (NCA)/methyl [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyrate (PC 61 BM) was fabricated on a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate using a hydrothermal method. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the CuO-NCA/PC 61 BM BHJ hybrid structure was well-formed and that the PC 61 BM compactly filled the interspaces between the CuO nanocones. A FTO/CuO-NCA/PC 61 BM/LiF/Ag hybrid BHJ photodiode had a favorable type-II band alignment for charge separation, and this photodiode showed a nearly 10-fold enhanced photocurrent response compared with a FTO/CuO-NCA/LiF/Ag Schottky junction photodiode. Photoelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy and transient absorption spectroscopy demonstrated that the FTO/CuO-NCA/PC 61 BM/LiF/Ag BHJ device had better photogenerated charge transfer properties and a longer carrier lifetime compared with the FTO/CuO-NCA/LiF/Ag device.
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光伏技术
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半导体物理
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Nature Communications
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2022
·Vol. 13
·期 1
·1-10
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IF 17.694
An Jing,Tang Shanliang,Hong Gaobo,Chen Wenlong,Chen Miaomiao,Song Jitao,Li Zhiliang,Peng Xiaojun,Song Fengling,Zheng Wen-Heng
The most common working mechanism of photodynamic therapy is based on high-toxicity singlet oxygen, which is called Type II photodynamic therapy. But it is highly dependent on oxygen consumption. Recently, Type I photodynamic therapy has been found to have better hypoxia tolerance to ease this restriction. However, few strategies are available on the design of Type I photosensitizers. We herein report an unexpected strategy to alleviate the limitation of traditional photodynamic therapy by biotinylation of three photosensitizers (two fluorescein-based photosensitizers and the commercially available Protoporphyrin). The three biotiylated photosensitizers named as compound 1 , 2 and 3 , exhibit impressive ability in generating both superoxide anion radicals and singlet oxygen. Moreover, compound 1 can be activated upon low-power white light irradiation with stronger ability of anion radicals generation than the other two. The excellent combinational Type I / Type II photodynamic therapy performance has been demonstrated with the photosensitizers 1 . This work presents a universal protocol to provide tumor-targeting ability and enhance or trigger the generation of anion radicals by biotinylation of Type II photosensitizers against tumor hypoxia.
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肿瘤学
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生物医学工程
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ChemNanoMat
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2023
·Vol. 9
·期 5
·e202300051
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IF 3.8
Qiankun Xu,Yaru Li,Wen Ji,Jun Mei,Xianbiao Wang
Graphical TiO 2 hollow sphere/UiO-66-NH 2 heterostructures were successfully synthesized by an adsorption-induced in-situ solvothermal growth strategy. The integration of TiO 2 and UiO-66-NH 2 could construct a type-II heterojunction to broaden the absorption range of light and suppress the recombination of photoproduced electrons and holes, thus boosting the photoreduction activity toward Cr(VI) of TiO 2 /UiO-66-NH 2 . Water contamination caused by highly toxic Cr(VI) should be resolved imminently with a more efficient photocatalytic approach. The interaction between photocatalyst heterostructure is critical for charge separation which largely affects the photocatalytic efficiency. Herein, TiO 2 hollow sphere/UiO-66-NH 2 (TiO 2 /UiO-66-NH 2 ) heterostructures were successfully synthesized by an adsorption-induced in-situ solvothermal growth strategy. The UiO-66-NH 2 particles were well dispersed on TiO 2 hollow spheres by solvothermal treatment of Zr 4+ adsorbed TiO 2 hollow spheres with NH 2 -BDC ligand. The photocatalytic activities of TiO 2 /UiO-66-NH 2 heterostructures were investigated by reduction of Cr(VI) with visible light irradiation. With the introduction of UiO-66-NH 2 , the reduction efficiency toward Cr(VI) by TiO 2 /UiO-66-NH 2 heterostructures reached 89% after 180 min of irradiation, which is much higher than those of TiO 2 hollow spheres (10%) and UiO-66-NH 2 crystals (29%). Moreover, the TiO 2 /UiO-66-NH 2 heterostructures display good regeneration ability and can still maintain 70% of Cr(VI) removal ability after four cycles. The integration of TiO 2 and UiO-66-NH 2 could construct a type-II heterojunction to broaden the absorption range of light and suppress the recombination of photoproduced electrons and holes. As a result, such unique composite structure significantly enhance the photocatalytic performance towards Cr(VI) reduction. This work not only inspires a new approach for in-situ solvothermal synthesis of semiconductor@MOFs composites, but provides a novel photocatalyst for highly efficient removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater.
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MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2023
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Xiupeng Zhong,Gangyuan Bi,Hai Yang,Ying Liu,Qi Zhao,Wenjing Song,Sa Liu,Renjian Xie,Li Ren
Cartilage repair is currently an inevitable and significant issue due to the prevalence of cartilage defects or osteoarthritis. However, it remains a big challenge worldwide because of the avascular and aneural nature of cartilage. In this paper, a novel biomimetic pericellular microniche (BPM), inspired by chondron composed of chondrocyte and its surrounding pericellular matrix (PCM), is proposed to offer a promising solution to achieve cartilage repair. BPM, with a diameter ≈64 µm, not only mimicked the structure of the chondron but also mimicked the key components of the PCM by artificially synthesizing brush-like molecules (HA/PA and HA/PM). Chondrocyte-laden BPM is constructed successfully through microfluidic and showed excellent injectability. The encapsulated chondrocyte showed high viability in BPM. F-Actin and H&E reflected that chondrocytes would grow out of BPM and adhere to the BPM surface through the interaction between CD44 and hyaluronic acid. RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence staining indicated that the gene expression of type II collagen and aggrecan are upregulated significantly in the BPM. Therefore, the construction of BPM provides a promising strategy for cartilage tissue engineering. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
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再生医学
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Ziwei Zhao,Qi Ling,Shangkun Deng,Ziliang Li,Jianguo Lv,Lei Yang,Chunbin Cao,Zhaoqi Sun,Miao Zhang
A type II heterostructured BiVO4/MIL-88B(Fe) composite was successfully synthesised for the photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC-HCl) by a simple hydrothermal method. Thin film materials avoid secondary pollution of powder materials. The samples were characterised by XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, UV-Vis DRS, and PL. The samples were also characterised for their optoelectronic properties. 3-BV/MIL-88B(Fe) (3 mmol BiVO4) was the most effective catalyst for the degradation of TC-HCl, achieving 92.1% removal at 75 min with a degradation rate constant of 22.79 × 10−3 min−1. Moreover, durability evaluation and TC-HCl degradation potential evaluation were also performed. We looked into how TC-HCl concentration, pH and ions affect the degradation results. In order to determine the active ingredients, experiments for trapping free radicals and EPR tests were performed. The results indicated that the main active species were h+ and ˙OH. It is proposed that a reasonable type-II heterostructure can help to explain the photocatalytic mechanism. The current study creates a stable photocatalytic system by compositing electrocatalytic and photocatalytic materials to achieve efficient antibiotic degradation and provides a viable strategy for future applications.
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
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2022
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IF 5.988
Minjun Yao,Caihua Zhang,Lingzhi Ni,Xiaoxiao Ji,Jianqiao Hong,Yazhou Chen,Jie Wang,Congsun Li,Jiyan Lin,Tingting Lu,Yihao Sheng,Menghao Sun,Mingmin Shi,Chenhe Zhou,Xunzi Cai
Osteoarthritis is a worldwide joint disease caused by abnormal chondrocytic metabolism. However, traditional therapeutic methods aimed at anti-inflammation for early-stage disease are palliative. In the present study, we demonstrated that cepharanthine (CEP), extracted from the plant Stephania cepharantha , exerted protective medicinal efficacy on osteoarthritis for the first time. In our in vitro study, CEP suppressed the elevated expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5 (ADAMTS5) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) stimulated by IL-1β or TNF-α by inhibiting the activation of MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways, and upregulated the protein expression of aggrecan, collagen II, and Sox9. Also, CEP could reverse the reduced level of cellular autophagy in IL-1β or TNF-α–induced chondrocytes, indicating that the protective effect of CEP on osteoarthritis was achieved by restoring MAPK/NF-κB-mediated autophagy. Furthermore, in a murine OA model, CEP mitigated cartilage degradation and prevented osteoarthritis in the CEP-treated groups versus the OA group. Hence, our results revealed the therapeutic prospect of CEP for anti-osteoarthritic treatment.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2023
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Zihao Cui,Qianqian Zhang,Hui Fu,Qihao Liu,Xiaolei Liu,Yaqiang Wu,Peng Gao,Zeyan Wang,Zhaoke Zheng,Hefeng Cheng,Yuanyuan Liu,Ying Dai,Baibiao Huang,Peng Wang
Herein, a facile anti-solvent preparation strategy is proposed to fabricate lead-free halide perovskite Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 with TiO 2 , which boosts photocatalytic activation of C(sp 3 )−H bonds in toluene oxidation . TiO 2 not only works as nucleation center to reduce the particle size of perovskite, but could form type II heterojunction with Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 , thus improving the photocatalytic performance of the TiO 2 /Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 composite. Under AM 1.5 G simulated sunlight irradiation, the optimal TiO 2 /Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 composite exhibits both high production rate (9692.5 μmol g −1 h −1 ) and selectivity (91 %) of benzaldehyde product. As verified by in-situ ESR, in-situ FT-IR and DFT calculations, •O 2 − and h + are demonstrated to be the main active species in this process. This work provides a new insight into the design of high-performance lead-free perovskite photocatalysts for organic synthesis.
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Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
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2025
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Zhang Yunxiao,Zhao Hongchen,Ou Yunfu,Zhang Han,Yao Xudan,Mao Dongsheng
The strategy of interlaminar toughening shows tremendous potential in addressing delamination failure in glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites. In contrast to commonly used particulate or nanofibrous interleaves, mesh structures feature a more continuous and uniform architecture, which confers notable benefits in terms of scalability. Despite this potential, there is currently a lack of systematic studies on the role of mesh structures in interlaminar toughening. Therefore, this study investigates the interlaminar toughening behavior of polyamide (PA) mesh, known for its excellent mechanical properties, as an interlayer in GFRP, focusing on the effects of different mesh densities and thicknesses. Through different fracture tests and failure analyses, the correlation between mode I/II fracture behaviors and characteristic parameters of PA6 mesh was elucidated. The results indicate that by introducing the PA6 mesh, the mode I and mode II fracture toughness can be improved by 109% and 69%, respectively. This enhancement is attributed to the structural toughening effect of the PA mesh, including PA fiber bridging, plastic deformation, and fracture, as well as its ability to induce controlled crack deflection and guidance. Upon analysis, the primary factor influencing the toughening efficiency of the PA mesh is the mesh porosity. Only within an appropriate porosity range (20% ~ 60%) can the interlaminar toughening effect of the PA mesh be activated. Under this premise, thickness, as the secondary dominant factor, has a positive regulatory effect on the interlaminar fracture toughness of the PA intercalated laminates.
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材料科学
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复合材料
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机械工程
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断裂力学
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Tong Zhou,Guohui Dong,Jiahao Geng,Kai Han,Chenyang Xiao
In this study, a novel Z-scheme + II-type ternary heterojunction nanocomposite was prepared by one-step solvothermal method using g-C 3 N 4 , FeS 2 and Fe 2 O 3 as raw materials. The successful preparation of this ternary heterojunction was confirmed by the structural analysis and the surface morphology study. Compared with g-C 3 N 4 , the ternary photocatalyst showed excellent photocatalytic performance for the degradation of tetracycline (TC). The enhancement of photocatalytic activity is mainly due to the increase of light absorption capacity, effective separation of carrier in space, and increase of electron transfer channels in this Z-Scheme + II-type composite system. The scavenger test and electron spin resonance spectroscopy show that O 2 − is the main oxidizing free radical in the photocatalytic system. Based on liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer, a possible degradation pathway of TC was proposed. This study opens up a new idea for the design and synthesis of efficient Z-Scheme + II-type photocatalysts for environmental purification.
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