Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xuanhe Hu, Zhiqing Lin, Shipeng Wang, Gengyuan Zhang, Shangjun Lin, Tian Huang, Ruwei Chen, Lai-Hon Chung, Jun He
Summary: A two-dimensional covalent organic framework (COF) coating has been developed to address the problems of zinc anodes in aqueous zinc ion batteries, improving their stability and cycling lifespan.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Bo Zhou, Jianping Long, Miao He, Ruixin Zheng, Dayue Du, Yu Yan, Longfei Ren, Ting Zeng, Chaozhu Shu
Summary: A multifunctional graphitic carbon nitride protective layer with bionic ion channels and high stability is prepared to inhibit dendrite growth and side reactions on zinc metal anodes. This layer effectively promotes the dissociation of solvated Zn2+ and its rapid transportation, while also exhibiting excellent mechanical strength to suppress the growth of Zn dendrites. The resulting Zn electrodeposits show uniform morphology and the half-cell and full cell configurations demonstrate improved long-term cycling performance.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Aosai Chen, Chenyang Zhao, Jiaze Gao, Zhikun Guo, Xingyuan Lu, Jiachi Zhang, Zeping Liu, Ming Wang, Nannan Liu, Lishuang Fan, Yu Zhang, Naiqing Zhang
Summary: The researchers developed a multifunctional coating called PVA@SR-ZnMoO4 on the Zn anode, which consists of an outer layer PVA@SR to enhance flexibility and Zn2+ mobility, and an inner layer ZnMoO4 to inhibit dendrite growth and side reactions. The cooperation between these layers improved the performance of the Zn anode.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Changhoon Choi, Jung Been Park, Jong Hyun Park, Seungho Yu, Dong-Wan Kim
Summary: This study presents a novel approach to mitigate dendrite growth on Zn anodes in aqueous Zn metal batteries by fabricating an ultrathin and sturdy artificial solid electrolyte interphase (ASEI) composed mainly of interconnected ZnO nanoparticles. The ZnO-rich ASEI facilitates even Zn plating along the Zn(002) plane, minimizing dendrite proliferation and side-reactions. The symmetric cell with ZnO-rich ASEI exhibits outstanding cyclability and reduced voltage hysteresis, indicating a promising approach for stable Zn anodes in large-scale energy storage systems.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Siyu Tian, Long Zhou, Wei He, Yafen Tian, Yue Zhou, Shiwen Wu, Ruda Jian, Tengfei Luo, Guoping Xiong
Summary: A highly stable Zn metal anode is designed by reconstructing its surface with a self-assembled nanoporous polyelectrolytic interlayer. This layer acts as a physical barrier reducing the contact between Zn metal and water molecules, suppressing hydrogen evolution and Zn corrosion. The unique nanostructures and chemical compositions of the interlayer ensure fast Zn plating/stripping kinetics and homogeneous growth of Zn deposits, resulting in significantly prolonged cycle life and low voltage hysteresis.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zefang Yang, Qi Zhang, Chunlin Xie, Yihu Li, Wenbin Li, Tingqing Wu, Yougen Tang, Haiyan Wang
Summary: This study demonstrates that surface heterogeneity mainly affects zinc dendrite formation at low current density, and proposes a method to reconstruct the electrochemical interface to achieve more uniform zinc deposition and dissolution, thereby improving the cycling stability and Coulombic efficiency of zinc anodes.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Gaopeng Li, Xinlu Wang, Shuhui Lv, Jinxian Wang, Xiangting Dong, Dongtao Liu
Summary: In this study, a covalent triazine framework (CTF) was used as a coating layer for zinc anodes to address the problems of uncontrollable dendrite growth and side reactions. The CTF layer provided uniform transport paths for Zn2+ ions and effectively separated the zinc anodes from the electrolyte to prevent side reactions. Additionally, the triazine ring in the CTF acted as zincophilic sites to enhance Zn deposition kinetics. The CTF-protected zinc anode exhibited a significantly longer cycle lifespan and lower voltage polarization compared to bare zinc anodes.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Chenbei Zhang, Xiaohu Qian, Dong Wang, Chengtao Chen, Yingdong Chen, Tao Chen, Jiajun Fu
Summary: In this study, an ion-conductive supramolecular elastomer was developed based on the strategy of dynamic hard domains to improve the stability of zinc metal anode and enhance ion transport. The elastomer can adapt to the volume changes of zinc anodes and effectively inhibit water-induced corrosion, showing excellent cycling stability and electrochemical performance.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jing Xu, Ting Li, Jia Li, Ye Zhu
Summary: This study demonstrates the construction of an artificial Zn3P2 interphase for highly reversible aqueous Zn metal batteries. The artificial interphase on the Zn metal anode kinetically homogenizes Zn nucleation and protects the zinc metal from corrosion and side reactions, leading to improved cycling performance and durability of Zn metal batteries.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bin Zhou, Bianliang Miao, Yue Gao, Aishui Yu, Zhengzhong Shao
Summary: Silk fibroin and lysozyme are self-assembled on the zinc electrode surface to form a protein nanofilm, which catalyzes the deposition of zinc ions and prevents side reactions, greatly improving the electrochemical stability of the zinc electrode. The protein nanofilm also exhibits flexible and robust features, accommodating volume deformation and blocking corrosion, resulting in an extended lifespan for zinc-ion batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Ning Wang, Zhitan Wu, Yu Long, Derong Chen, Chuannan Geng, Xiaochen Liu, Daliang Han, Jing Zhang, Ying Tao, Quan-Hong Yang
Summary: Coating polymer on the surface is an effective way to enhance the stability of metal anodes in batteries. This study proposes a Ti3C2Tx MXene-assisted approach to construct polymer coating on zinc metal surfaces directly from the aqueous solution of monomers. By combining a doctor-blading method with spontaneous polymerization of monomers on the substrates at room temperature, a uniform, adhesive, and versatile coating layer assisted by a small amount of MXene is produced in one step. The coated zinc anode exhibits a long cycling lifespan and the assembled full cells show excellent cycling stability.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Hou ZhenHua, Tao HuaChao, Wang JiaXu, Zhang LuLu, Yang XueLin
Summary: A simple in-situ growth strategy was applied to fabricate a Zn anode with a ZnO protective layer, which successfully lengthened the cycle life and inhibited the dendrite growth and side reactions. The Zn/ZnO anode showed excellent performance in symmetrical cells and composite cells.
SCIENCE CHINA-TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaosong Xiong, Rui Sun, Wenqi Yan, Qiao Qiao, Yusong Zhu, Lili Liu, Lijun Fu, Nengfei Yu, Yuping Wu, Bin Wang
Summary: This study reports the construction of an AlN protection layer on the lithium metal interface to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites, improving the performance of lithium batteries. The protection layer reduces the lithium diffusion barrier and enhances the lithium transfer kinetics, leading to uniform lithium deposition. This method also shows promising results for LiFePO4 and Li/S batteries, providing an important approach for the commercialization of lithium metal batteries.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yaotang Zhong, Mingzhu Liu, Yitong Lu, Baoling Qiu, Jinheng Yu, Hebing Zhou, Zhenghui Pan, Weishan Li
Summary: Researchers have developed an advanced zinc anode by constructing a bi-component layer consisting of indium particles surrounded by zinc-indium alloy. This artificial layer allows highly reversible zinc deposition/stripping and inhibits dendrite growth, while also providing a high hydrogen evolution overpotential. The zinc anode with this layer exhibits a low depositing/stripping overpotential and ultra-long cyclic lifespan, making it suitable for practical applications in zinc metal batteries. In addition, a full cell with the zinc anode and Na3V2(PO4)3 cathode displays excellent cyclic stability and high Coulombic efficiency.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuhan Zou, Xianzhong Yang, Lin Shen, Yiwen Su, Ziyan Chen, Xiang Gao, Jiang Zhou, Jingyu Sun
Summary: This review summarizes the emerging design strategies for directing the orientation of zinc deposition and elaborates on the mechanistic insights towards achieving highly reversible zinc anodes. The existing challenges and future outlook in this field are also proposed to envision the commercialization of AZIBs.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Haiping Fu, Mingdong Li, Yanqiang Huan, Xiaolei Wang, Mingkai Tao, Tianqi Jiang, Hongbin Xie, Gegentana, Yongxiong He
Summary: This study investigates the role of formononetin, an ingredient of Zhenbao Pill, in regulating neuroinflammation after spinal cord injury (SCI) and the underlying mechanism. The results show that formononetin reduces the levels of inflammatory cytokines and promotes SCI repair by inhibiting the EGFR/p38MAPK signaling pathway.
IMMUNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yuan Xie, Yongheng Wang, Kenli Li, Xu Zhou, Zhao Liu, Keqin Li
Summary: With the widespread use of GPS-equipped devices, spatial crowdsourcing (SC) technology has become popular in our daily lives. SC hires mobile users as workers who physically go to the task location and perform the task. This paper addresses the satisfaction-aware task assignment (SATA) problem in SC with the goal of maximizing overall user satisfaction, which combines satisfaction towards price and cooperation quality. The paper proposes the conflict-aware greedy (CAG) algorithm and game theoretic (GT) algorithm to solve the SATA problem, with the CAG algorithm providing an efficient result with a provable approximate bound and the GT algorithm finding a convergent Nash equilibrium. Extensive experiments demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed approaches on real and synthetic datasets.
INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Shujuan Bu, Xinle Yang, Weikang Li, Chang Su, Xin Wang, Xunan Liu, Ning Yu, Guanyu Wang, Jupeng Tang
Summary: Theoretical formulations for the shift-temperature of zeotropic mixtures (Tshift) were derived in different pinch point scenarios. Tshift was corrected and calculated using the impact factor analysis and Dragonfly algorithm. The optimal zeotropic mixture was matched based on Tg, in and Tshift. The results showed that Tshift is a property of every zeotropic mixture and is influenced by critical temperature and evaporation/condensation temperatures.
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lei Chen, Ming Xiang, Fen Wu, Yun Jiang, Qingxi Wu, Wenna Zhang, Wenqiang Guo, Bolin Cai, Li Liang, Songnan Li, Yan Chen, Xianfeng Du
Summary: Lycopene-loaded nanofibers were successfully fabricated by electrospinning of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by whey protein isolate-polysaccharide complexes. The encapsulated lycopene exhibited enhanced stability and targeted release in the small intestine. The bioavailability and cellular uptake of lycopene were significantly improved, promoting its absorption and intracellular antioxidant activity. This study introduces a potential delivery system for liposoluble nutrients with enhanced bioavailability in the functional food industry.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Wen Kang, Peng Yang, Bianli Dang, Wenjing Zhang, Yi Gang, Wei Wang, Chunyan Ma, Yanyan Zhao, Ying Zhang, Chunqiu Hao, Huiqin Quan, Jing Li, Jiaojiao Cao, Wenzhen Kang, Lei Shang
Summary: Asymptomatic infections and mild diseases were common during the Omicron outbreak in Shanghai in 2022. This study aimed to assess the characteristics and viral RNA decay between patients with asymptomatic and mild infections.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cancan Ma, Cheng Zhang, Xiaoyan Wang, Fuyuan Zhu, Xianrong Wang, Min Zhang, Yifan Duan
Summary: Alternative splicing is a process that produces different isoforms from the same pre-mRNA through different splicing events, and it is involved in all stages of plant growth and development. In this study, transcriptome sequencing and alternative splicing analysis were conducted on three stages of Osmanthus fragrans fruit (O. fragrans Zi Yingui). The results showed that skipping exon events were the most common, followed by retained intron events, and mutually exclusive exon events were the least common. Enrichment analysis revealed the significance of several metabolic and photosynthetic pathways in the fruit development of O. fragrans. The findings provide a foundation for further research on fruit development and quality improvement.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yanjing Guo, Jingjing Li, Jiale Shi, Liru Mi, Jing Zhang, Su Han, Wei Liu, Dan Cheng, Sheng Qiang, Hazem M. Kalaji, Shiguo Chen
Summary: This study revealed the mechanism of root growth inhibition by griseofulvin through comparison with trifluralin. Griseofulvin inhibits root growth by destroying cortical microtubules, inducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and affecting the expression of microtubule-associated protein (MAP) genes. These effects lead to cell swelling and death, resulting in root growth inhibition.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Linhu Wang, Shuaikun Lu, Wen Luo, Guoliang Wang, Zhenfeng Zhu, Yunyan Liu, Hao Gao, Congxiao Fu, Jun Ren, Yunfei Zhang, Yong Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of antibiotic bone cement-coated implants and external fixations in treating infected bone defects. The results showed that the postoperative CRP level was lower in the internal fixation group compared to the external fixation group. There were no significant differences in infection recurrence, fixation loosening and rupture, and amputation between the two groups, but the antibiotic cement-coated implant group had better scores in limb function and mental health.
INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yunbin Jiang, Lan Guo, Wenjian Lai, Yanzhi Li, Xinchang Sun, Hao Zhao, Jingman Shi, Caiyun Zhang, Xinyu Huang, Ciyong Lu, Liqing Zhu
Summary: This study investigated the association between emotional and behavioral problems and sleep disturbance among Chinese adolescents. The results showed that emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity and peer problems were significantly associated with increased risk of sleep disturbance. The study also found that academic performance played a moderating role in these associations.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
YunHe Xu, Bo Wu, Yang Guo, Chengyi Hou, Yaogang Li, Hongzhi Wang, Qinghong Zhang
Summary: A stretchable thermoelectric device with liquid metal electrodes is proposed in this study, which can achieve a temperature reduction of 7.8K (+/- 0.2) and generate a voltage of 26.2mV when worn. By integrating nickel-doped EGaIn liquid metal electrodes and a flexible silicone matrix, the stretchable thermoelectric device can maintain excellent cooling even when stretched to strains above 30%, showing promising prospects for wearable coolers.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Jianyong Liu, Shicong Lai, Pengjie Wu, Jiawen Wang, Jianye Wang, Jianlong Wang, Yaoguang Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of a novel immune and nutritional score combining prognostic values of the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score and prognostic immune and nutritional index (PINI) on long-term outcomes in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). The results showed that the CPS score was able to predict the survival of UTUC patients, and we have developed a predictive model to facilitate the clinical use of CPS and provide accurate estimates of survival for individuals.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Sanwang Li, Yikun Wang, Bikui Zhang, Hualin Cai
Summary: In this study, a simple, rapid and sensitive LC-MS/MS method was developed for simultaneous determination of melphalan and its hydrolyzed metabolites. The method showed excellent performance in terms of chromatographic separation and quantification of the analytes. It was successfully applied to the quantification of melphalan and its metabolites in clinical plasma samples.
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Meng Li, Weiwei Wang, Xiang Cheng, Yunxiao Wang, Yao Chen, Jiexiu Gong, Xihao Chang, Xianhai Lv
Summary: In this study, a series of pyrazole carboxamide thiazole derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antifungal activities against plant pathogens. The bioassay results showed that several compounds exhibited good antifungal activities, with compounds 6i and 19i showing better efficacy than the control drug. Compound 23i also displayed significant inhibitory activity against a potato pathogen. Scanning electron microscopy analyses revealed that compound 6i could disrupt the surface morphology of the target fungus.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Suwen Li, Gang Wang, Keqiang Zhang, Xueqin Zhang, Lu Zhang, Wenqing Wang, Rujie He
Summary: In this paper, Al2O3 functional gradient structures (FGS) were prepared by digital light processing-based 3D printing, and Al2O3/Al interpenetrated FGS was subsequently obtained by melt infiltrating. The micro-structure and mechanical properties of both types of FGS were studied and compared. The failure behavior of the FGS was analyzed using experiments and FEA. This study presents a novel approach for fabricating ceramic FGS and ceramic/metal interpenetrated FGS with high mechanical performance.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rui Ma, Wanxia Luo, Lihua Yan, Chang Guo, Xuehe Ding, Xinyi Gong, Dianzeng Jia, Mengjiao Xu, Lili Ai, Nannan Guo, Luxiang Wang
Summary: The structural defects and oxygen-containing functional groups play a critical role in the electrochemical performance of carbon materials used as electrode materials for supercapacitors or capacitive deionization devices. Tuning the surface oxygen-containing functional groups and carbon defects during pyrolysis is crucial for achieving high ion storage performance. The developed quinonyl-dominant defective porous carbon exhibits excellent specific capacitance and capacitance retention in a KOH solution, as well as high adsorption capacity in a NaCl solution, demonstrating the importance of surface oxygen-containing groups and intrinsic defects in electrochemical energy storage and desalination applications.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)