Nanomaterials
·
2018
·Vol. 8
·期 4
·248
·
IF 3.504
Fuhua Wei,Ding Chen,Zhao Liang,Shuaiqi Zhao
Using a microwave-assisted ball-milling approach, Fe-based metal-organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) were prepared from FeSO4·7H2O and trimesic acid. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry, X-ray, and thermogravimetric analysis were utilized to characterize the thermal stability and structure of the prepared Fe-MOFs. These Fe-MOFs were used to remove organic dyes from aqueous solutions. Specifically, they removed 96.97% of 23.3592 mg/L of Congo red in a 200 mL solution within 300 min of treatment with natural light at 15 °C. Likewise, 88.21 and 70.90% of 22.7527 mg/L of Orange II and 17.8326 mg/L of Rhodamine B, respectively, were removed from 200 mL solutions within 300 min of treatment at 15 °C. At 35 °C, 99.57, 95.98, and 99.38% of 23.3855 mg/L of Congo Red, 22.7365 mg/L of Orange II, and 17.9973 mg/L of Rhodamine B, respectively, were removed from 200 mL solutions within 300 min of treatment. The adsorption kinetics were investigated and the pseudo-first-order kinetic model was found to be superior to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Overall, using metal-organic frameworks to treat dye wastewater was found to be inexpensive, feasible, and efficient. Therefore, this material has future prospects in research and applications in the purification of wastewater.Keywords:wastewater treatment;metal-organic frameworks;dye removal;microwave-assisted ball milling
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
·
2015
·Vol. 40
·期 1
·755-763
·
IF 3.086
Zhihong Zhang,Hongfei Ji,Shuai Zhang,Donglai Peng,Qixuan Fu,Minghua Wang,Linghao He,Lingyu Yue
We report a novel nanocomposite of hollow TiO2 microspheres and plasma polyacrylic acid (TiO2@PPAA) modified with rhodamine B (TiO2@PPAA-RhB). This nanocomposite was further used as an electrochemical sensor for the ultra-sensitive and selective detection of Cu2+ in water. A gold electrode was modified with hollow TiO2 nanospheres, followed by the closely bonded layer of PPAA via plasma polymerization. Subsequently, the carboxyl groups of TiO2@PPAA nanocomposites were activated to ester groups by N-hydroxysuccinimide/1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminoprolyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride. The resultant activated ester groups reacted with the amino groups on rhodamine to form the amide groups, leading to the modification of TiO2@PPAA nanocomposites with rhodamine. Considering the synergistic effect of strong electrostatic interaction between the carboxyl groups of PPAA and Cu2+, the direct adsorption of Cu2+ on the TiO2 surface, and the coordination chemistry formed between Cu2+ and rhodamine, the developed electrochemical biosensor exhibited high sensitivity of Cu2+ detection, with a detection limit of 0.404 pM within the range of 0.001–10 nM of Cu2+. Therefore, the fabricated electrochemical sensor based on TiO2@PPAA-RhB can be obtained via plasma polymerization and represents a highly promising tool for use in environmental monitoring.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
Journal of Materials Chemistry B
·
2014
·Vol. 2
·期 19
·2938-2946
·
IF 0
Yanqi Zhong,Fengying Dai,Heng Deng,Meihong Du,Xiaoning Zhang,Qingjun Liu,Xin Zhang
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) offer unique properties for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Targeting imaging of rheumatoid arthritis in vivo requires a specific, magnetic sensitive and ultra-stable MRI contrast agent. In this study, SPIONs with a preferable colloid stability and optimized size were obtained by using an in situ polyol method with the diblock copolymer PEG-b-PAA acting as a surface ligand. Increasing the degree of polymerization (DP) of PAA from 18 to 36 to 57 led to the decreasing size of the iron oxide nanoparticles from 52 nm to 17 nm to 9 nm, respectively. Folic acid was conjugated onto PEG-PAAx@SPION as a specific targeting molecule for activated macrophages in a rheumatoid arthritis joint. To evaluate the stability and magnetic properties of the particle, a series of tests were conducted to evaluate and optimize the nanoparticles. In vitro endocytosis experiments confirmed the better performance of the folic acid conjugated SPIONs than the non-folic acid modified SPIONs. In vivo MRI clearly demonstrated the significant signal diminishment of the arthritis joint in antigen induced arthritis (AIA) rats by intravenous injection of the optimized nanoparticles FA–PEG-b-PAA36@SPION. These results indicated that FA–PEG-b-PAA36@SPION could serve as a promising candidate for the MRI of rheumatoid arthritis.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
·
2015
·
IF 3
Jiming Wu,Jinghan Li,Jin Zhang,Xinyue Hu,Dahong Yao,Liang Ma,Liang Ouyang,Xinhui Pan,Jian Huang,Ruichao Lin,Jinhui Wang
Euphorbia lathyris ( E. lathyris ), a traditional Chinese medicine, rich in diterpenoids, has been widely used for the treatment of hydropsy, especially the ascites in China, with its mechanism is still unclear. For exploring possible diuresis mechanism of E. lathyris , in this study, a potential diuresis related target, urea transporter B (UT-B), and its potential ligands were discovered by using bioinformatics method of “Inverse Docking”. Then, homology modeling, molecular docking and ligand-based pharmacophore methods were applied to research the possible mechanism of diuresis. Bioinformatics analysis showed that most of diterpenoids in E. lathyris were optimal ligands for the UT-B protein and these predicted compounds also exhibited stable affinity to UT-B binding site, a hydrophobic region in urea passage. The HPLC-TOF-MS method was used to characterize the main diterpenoids content of E. lathyris extracts and three out of eight proposed diterpenoids were detected and assigned. In vitro UT-B inhibition experiment of erythrocyte lysis assay was then applied to confirm the diuretic effects of the diterpenoids concentrated extracts of E. lathyris . The half erythrocyte lysis rate of 23.89 µg/ml of diterpenoids concentrated extracts showed moderate UT-B inhibition efficacy. All these performances might also raise an alternative approach for the design of new diuretic drugs.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
·
2015
·
IF 2.605
Tingting Li,Shenglian Luo
Ag 2 O/Bi 2 O 3 microspheres were successfully synthesized by a facile co-precipitation hydrothermal method in the presence of surfactant polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). X-ray diffraction confirmed that Ag 2 O/Bi 2 O 3 was made up of the cubic Ag 2 O phase and the tetragonal Bi 2 O 3 phase. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that the synthesized Ag 2 O/Bi 2 O 3 microspheres were assembled by radially grown nanosheets with the thickness of about 50 nm. In comparison with N-doped TiO 2 , Bi 2 O 3 and Ag 2 O, the Ag 2 O/Bi 2 O 3 composites showed much higher efficiency for photodegradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation ( λ ≥420 nm). Among the Ag 2 O/Bi 2 O 3 composites, the sample with 0.3 mol fraction of Ag 2 O exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity. The excellent photocatalytic activity of Ag 2 O/Bi 2 O 3 may be ascribed to the strong visible light absorption resulting from the quantum dot sensitization of Ag 2 O and the efficient separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs through Ag 2 O/Bi 2 O 3 heterojunction . The possible photocatalytic mechanism was proposed based on band gap structure analysis and the reaction effects by adding the radical scavengers.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
·
2015
·
IF 3.65
Tao Wan,Ting Xu,Jingtong Pan,Mengyao Qin,Wenhui Pan,Guoguang Zhang,Zushuai Wu,Chuanbin Wu,Yuehong Xu
Pseudolaric acid B (PAB) possesses comparable fungicidal activity against Candida albicans to amphotericin B and antifungal activity against azole-resistant Candida species. However, its poor water solubility makes the formulation a considerable challenge for dermal permeation of PAB. The aim of this project was to improve the solubility and eventually the dermal permeability and bioavailability by developing a microemulsion based gel for PAB (PAB ME-gel). PAB ME-gel was formulated using isopropyl myristate as oil phase, cremphor EL as surfactant, transcutol P as cosurfactant , and carbopol as gel matrix, and characterized by droplet size, morphology, pH, and rheology. The 3 month storage test showed that PAB ME-gel possessed good physicochemical stability. In vitro permeation of PAB through rat skin from ME-gel was investigated in comparison with PAB microemulsion (PAB ME) and PAB hydrogel (PAB gel), and results showed that ME significantly enhanced PAB retention in the skin and permeation through the skin whether it was incorporated into the gel or not. In vivo dermatopharmacokinetics study using microdialysis further confirmed that ME-gel significantly increased PAB dermal bioavailability compared with the gel (41.95 ± 8.89 μg/ml vs. 13.90 ± 2.22 μg/ml). In vitro sensitivity against C. albicans test indicated that the antifungal activity of PAB ME-gel increased with the increase of PAB loading, and 8 mg/g of PAB ME-gel exhibited a higher antifungal activity than that of 20 mg/g miconazole nitrate cream. In vivo antifungal activity evaluation in C. albicans infected guinea pigs showed that 8 mg/g of PAB ME-gel exhibited a higher efficacy than that of 20 mg/g miconazole nitrate cream after 7 day treatment. Overall, the results indicated that the ME enhanced in vitro permeability, in vivo dermal bioavailability, and antifungal activity of PAB. Therefore, ME-gel may be a promising approach for topical dermal delivery of PAB to treat skin fungal infection .
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
·
2013
·
IF 2.562
Xiaohong Wang,Guohua Jiang,Zhen Wei,Xia Li,Bolin Tang
The CO 2 stimulus-sensitive nanoparticles based on poly( N , N -dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)- b -poly styrene (PDMAEMA- b -PS) were prepared via surfactant-free miniemulsion reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The as-prepared nanoparticles exhibited core–shell structure with about 120 nm in diameter. Their dispersion/aggregation in water can be adjusted by alternatively bubbling of CO 2 and N 2 . Drug release from these nanoparticles can be accelerated (or delayed) by bubbling (or removing) of CO 2 .
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION
·
2013
·
IF 1.7
Wanyun Liu,Junchao Wei,Ping Huo,Yunhua Lu,Yiwang Chen,Yen Wei
A diblock copolymer of monomethoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(L-lactide) (MePEG-PLLA)/brefeldin A (BFA) conjugate was synthesized by the reaction of carboxyl-terminated copolymer MePEG-PLLA with BFA in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and dimethylaminopyridine. The conjugation efficiency was found to be 95%. Its structure was confirmed by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and gel permeation chromatography. The MePEG-PLLA/BFA conjugate could self-assemble into micelles in aqueous solutions with a low critical micelle concentration of 1.8 × 10−3 g/L. Dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy analyses of the MePEG-PLLA/BFA micelles revealed their spherical structure with an average diameter of 120 nm. The release profiles of BFA in PBS were measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), demonstrating that the controlled release of BFA can be gained for long time. The in vitro antitumor activity of the conjugate micelles against human liver carcinoma HepG2 cells was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide method, and the results showed that BFA can be released from the conjugate micelles without losing cytotoxicity.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
International Journal of Nanomedicine
·
2014
·
IF 4.195
Ziming Zhao,Yu Wang,Jin Han,Keli Wang,Dan Yang,Yihua Yang,Qian Du,Yuanjian Song,Xiaoxing Yin
The aim of this work was to design, synthesize, and characterize self-assembled micelles based on polypeptides as a potential antitumor drug carrier. Amphiphilic poly( l -phenylalanine)- b -poly( l -serine) (PFS) polypeptides were obtained through the polymerization of N -carboxyanhydride. As a novel hydrophilic segment, poly( l -serine) was utilized to enhance tumor targeting due to a large demand of tumors for serine. PFS could self-assemble into micelles with an average diameter of 110–240 nm and a slightly negative charge. PFS polypeptides adopted random coil in pH 7.4 phosphate-buffered saline and could partly transform to α-helix induced by trifluoroethanol. PFS micelles with a low critical micelle concentration of 4.0 μg mL −1 were stable in pH 5–9 buffers and serum albumin solution. PFS micelles had a loading capacity of 3.8% for coumarin-6 and exhibited a sustained drug release. Coumarin-6 loaded rhodamine B isothiocyanate-labeled PFS micelles were incubated with Huh-7 tumor cells to study the correlation between drugs and carriers during endocytosis. The uptake of drugs was consistent with the micelles, illustrating that the intracellular transport of drugs highly depended on the micelles. PFS micelles diffused in whole cytoplasm while coumarin-6 assumed localized distribution, suggesting that the micelles could release the loaded drugs in particular areas. The internalization mechanism of PFS micelles was involved with clathrin-mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis. Excess serine inhibited the uptake of PFS micelles, which demonstrated that serine receptors played a positive role in the internalization of PFS. The more interesting thing was that the uptake inhibition impacted on normal cells but not on tumor cells at the physiological concentration of serine. The difference in the uptake of PFS micelles was fourfold as high between the tumor cells and the normal cells, which indicated that PFS micelles had good tumor targeting in vitro. In conclusion, PFS micelles reported in this work were a promising drug delivery system for tumor targeting therapy.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
·
2016
·
IF 4.836
Xiaojing Hou,Wenjuan Shen,Xiaopeng Huang,Zhihui Ai,Lizhi Zhang
Molecular oxygen activation by ferrous ions (Fe(II)) in aqueous solution could generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) with high oxidation potential via reaction between Fe(II) and oxygen molecules (Fe(II)/air), however, ROS yielded in the Fe(II)/air process is insufficient for removal of organic pollutants due to the irreversible ferric ions (Fe(III)) accumulation. In this study, we demonstrate that ascorbic acid (AA) could enhance ROS generation via oxygen activation by ferrous irons (AA/Fe(II)/air) and thus improve the degradation of rhodamine (RhB) significantly. It was found that the first-order aerobic degradation rate of RhB in the AA/Fe(II)/air process in the presence of ascorbic acid is more than 4 times that of the Fe(II)/Air system without adding ascorbic acid. The presence of ascorbic acid could relieve the accumulation of Fe(III) by reductive accelerating the Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycles, as well as lower the redox potential of Fe(III)/Fe(II) through chelating effect, leading to enhanced ROS generation for promoting RhB degradation. This study not only sheds light on the effect of ascorbic acid on aerobic Fe(II) oxidation, but also provides a green method for effective remediation of organic pollutants.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
DYES AND PIGMENTS
·
2014
·
IF 3.468
Xianyi Cao,Fei Shen,Minwei Zhang,Jiajia Guo,Yeli Luo,Jingyue Xu,Ying Li,Chunyan Sun
A rapid, convenient and highly sensitive method for melamine detection was presented based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer between rhodamine B and citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles . Rhodamine B could be electrostatically adsorbed to the surface of gold nanoparticles and the fluorescence emission of rhodamine B was quenched. Upon addition of melamine, the decreased fluorescence emission recovered, since melamine could induce the aggregation of gold nanoparticles and release the adsorbed rhodamine B. Under the optimal conditions, the fluorescence recovery efficiency was linearly proportional to melamine concentration in the range of 5–1000 μg L −1 . The detection limit was 0.18 μg L −1 , which was greatly lower than the safety limits required in China. The method was successfully applied for melamine detection in milk and powdered infant formula. Many advantages were exhibited by the system such as facile material synthesis, ease of operation, rapid analysis and competitive analytical performance.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
·
2017
·
IF 2.956
Qiao Lai,Zhengzhong Luo,Chunying Wu,Sisi Lai,Hanmei Wei,Tongming Li,Qing Wang,Yang Yu
Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a potent immunosuppressive agent whose clinical usage is limited by nephrotoxicity . Schisandrin B (SchB), isolated from the fruit of Schisandra chinensis , is a natural compound with multiple pharmacological activities that has been shown to attenuate organ injury caused by CsA. Hence, the primary objective of the current study was to evaluate whether SchB has a cytoprotective effect on CsA-induced nephrotoxicity in human proximal tubular epithelial cell line (HK-2). This study demonstrated that pre-incubation of HK-2 cells with 2.5–10.0 μM SchB ameliorated CsA induced cytotoxicity caused by oxidative stress as evidenced by reduced levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and LDH release along with increased levels of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and glutathione (GSH). Also, it was demonstrated that nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation was involved in modulating cellular oxidative stress, where SchB promoted Nrf2 translocation into the nucleus and downstream target gene expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and Glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit (GCLM). Additionally, SchB was found to enhance cell survival via reducing apoptosis rate as well as recover the CsA induced blockade of autophagic flux. Collectively, these findings demonstrated that SchB mediated alleviation of CsA induced nephrotoxicity by preventing the accumulation of ROS by way of suppressing oxidative stress, apoptosis and autophagy.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）