Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Daniela Vieira, Ashkan Koushanpour, Celine Tilliet, Zishuai Zhang, Edward Harvey, Geraldine Merle
Summary: Renewable source of energy and biodegradable materials are crucial for sustainable development. Despite progress, the combination of clean energy and biodegradability remains a challenge. This study presents a carbon-free fully biodegradable electrocatalyst with excellent performance and stability.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sujoy Kumar Ghosh, Jonghwa Park, Sangyun Na, Minsoo P. Kim, Hyunhyub Ko
Summary: This study demonstrated a fully biodegradable ferroelectric nanogenerator-driven skin sensor based on edible porcine skin gelatine, which showed high sensitivity and the lowest detection limit. The ferroelectric gelatine skin sensor exhibited exceptional performance in tests, showing potential applications in robotic skins and wearable electronics.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuvaraj Arun, Radhakanta Ghosh, Abraham J. Domb
Summary: Biodegradable, hydrophobic, and injectable liquid polymers are able to achieve sustained, local drug release, with potential applications in regenerative medicine.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Manohar Gottapu, Taedong Goh, Anshul Kaushik, Shashishekar P. Adiga, Sagar Bharathraj, Rajkumar S. Patil, Daehyun Kim, Youngho Ryu
Summary: Battery packs are designed with multiple battery cells configured in series and/or parallel combinations to meet energy and power requirements of target applications. Modeling these packs is complex and computationally challenging, considering variations between cells, and the developed model accurately predicts pack performance and temperature.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jufni Abdulla, Jin Cao, Dongdong Zhang, Xinyu Zhang, Chakrit Sriprachuabwong, Soorathep Kheawhom, Panyawat Wangyao, Jiaqian Qin
Summary: A hybrid electrolyte with graphene oxide additive has been developed to improve the performance of zinc-ion batteries, leading to enhanced stability and cycle life of zinc electrodes. By optimizing the electrolyte composition, the Coulombic efficiency of the batteries has been significantly improved.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
J. Zhou, Y. Li, L. Xie, R. Xu, R. Zhang, M. Gao, W. Tian, D. Li, L. Qiao, T. Wang, J. Cao, D. Wang, Y. Hou, W. Fu, B. Yang, J. Zeng, P. Chen, K. Liang, B. Kong
Summary: The research introduces a transient, high-performance yarn-like zinc-ion battery with high specific capacity, excellent cycle stability, superior shape plasticity, and good biodegradability, providing new ideas for the development of transient energy devices in the future.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ya Huang, Hu Li, Tianli Hu, Jian Li, Chun Ki Yiu, Jingkun Zhou, Jiyu Li, Xingcan Huang, Kuanming Yao, Xiao Qiu, Yu Zhou, Dengfeng Li, Binbin Zhang, Rui Shi, Yiming Liu, Tsz Hung Wong, Mengge Wu, Huiling Jia, Zhan Gao, Zhibiao Zhang, Jiahui He, Mengjia Zheng, Enming Song, Lidai Wang, Chenjie Xu, Xinge Yu
Summary: This article reports on a combined treatment using medication and electro-stimulation, which is activated wirelessly and allows for sustained drug delivery, enhancing skeletal muscle regeneration.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Marcos Tostado-Veliz, Hany M. Hasanien, Rania A. Turky, Ahmad Rezaee Jordehi, Seyed Amir Mansouri, Francisco Jurado
Summary: On-board batteries from electric vehicles can be used as an auxiliary source of energy in domestic installations. Home Energy Management systems are crucial in future smart grids to efficiently use energy in residential applications. However, managing uncertainties caused by intermittent renewable generation, uncertain prices, and behaviors of electric vehicles requires further research. This paper proposes a fully robust Home Energy Management model that accounts for all uncertainties and validates its effectiveness through a case study.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Kai Wu, Jin Cui, Jin Yi, Xiaoyu Liu, Fanghua Ning, Yuyu Liu, Jiujun Zhang
Summary: Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are a promising energy storage system, but water-induced issues can lead to performance degradation. Using biodegradable gum arabic as an electrolyte can effectively reduce the impact of water and improve battery lifespan.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kyobin Keum, Jimi Eom, Jun Ho Lee, Jae Sang Heo, Sung Kyu Park, Yong-Hoon Kim
Summary: This study demonstrates a highly-sensitive capacitive ionotronic pressure sensor array using high-k ion-gel film, achieving both high sensitivity and relative stability. Mechanical simulations revealed that contact-area variation played a more significant role in capacitance change than thickness change of the film. Furthermore, a textile-based pressure monitoring system with multi-point detection capability was integrated with a pressure variable multi-color light emitting diode array.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Li Tao, Kailin Guan, Rong Yang, Zhongxian Guo, Longyang Wang, Lei Xu, Houzhao Wan, Jun Zhang, Hanbin Wang, Linfeng Hu, Paul J. Dyson, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hao Wang
Summary: In this study, a bifunctional interface constructed by a zwitterionic surfactant was used to inhibit dendrite growth on the surface of zinc anodes and the formation of inactive by-products, leading to improved cycle stability and lifetime of aqueous zinc ion batteries.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Sunaina, M. Sreekanth, M. Manolata Devi, Vaishali Sethi, Santanu Ghosh, Surinder K. Mehta, Ashok K. Ganguli, Menaka Jha
Summary: The study demonstrates the field emission characteristics of ZnO rods extracted from waste primary alkaline batteries using an eco-friendly process with water as solvent. The fabrication of ZnO based field emitter was achieved via coating of ZnO on silicon substrate, showing a high field enhancement factor. This process may be of interest for researchers in materials chemistry and environmental waste management fields.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Cheng Lyu, Youwei Jia, Zhao Xu
Summary: This paper proposes a comprehensive energy sharing framework for smart buildings, aiming to maximize social welfare through peer-to-peer energy cooperation, with agents' roles endogenously determined and a fully decentralized algorithm based on DC-ADMM introduced. Case studies on smart building communities show that this peer-to-peer transactive framework can significantly improve overall welfare for the involved smart buildings.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yunpeng Zhong, Xuesong Xie, Zhiyuan Zeng, Bingan Lu, Gen Chen, Jiang Zhou
Summary: A triple-functional strategy is reported to improve the problems faced by aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ARZBs) by introducing tetramethylene sulfone (TMS) to form a hydrated eutectic electrolyte. This strategy inhibits the activity of H2O, increases the thickness of the double electric layer (EDL) structure on the zinc (Zn) surface, and achieves a novel solvent co-intercalation mechanism. As a result, the Zn||NVO battery exhibits a remarkably high specific capacity of 515.6 mAh g(-1) for over 40 days. This multi-functional electrolytes and solvent co-intercalation mechanism will significantly propel the practical development of aqueous batteries.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yunpeng Zhong, Xuesong Xie, Zhiyuan Zeng, Bingan Lu, Gen Chen, Jiang Zhou
Summary: This study introduces tetramethylene sulfone (TMS) to address the challenges of unstable cathode, electrolyte parasitic reactions, and dendritic growth of zinc anode in aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. TMS inhibits the activity of H2O, provides a shielding buffer layer, stabilizes the cathode structure, and significantly increases the battery's specific capacity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Shuai Wei, Qian Hu, Xiaoqing Cheng, Jianxiong Ma, Xuezhen Liang, Jiang Peng, Wenjing Xu, Xun Sun, Gonghai Han, Xinlong Ma, Yu Wang
FRONTIERS IN NEUROANATOMY
(2020)
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Jian Zhang, Wenjing Xu, Chaochao Li, Fanqi Meng, Yanjun Guan, Xiuzhi Liu, Jie Zhao, Jiang Peng, Yu Wang
Summary: Microtissue, formed by the aggregation of seed cells, has characteristics similar to natural tissues and can promote cell proliferation and differentiation. It protects cells from adverse factors, improves cell survival rate, and enhances the therapeutic effect of tissue-engineered grafts. Researchers have made significant progress in tissue engineering microtissues, though practical conditions, advantages, and disadvantages still need further elucidation.
TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Qi Quan, Lei Hong, Yu Wang, Rui Li, Xin Yin, Xiaoqing Cheng, Guangbo Liu, He Tang, Haoye Meng, Shuyun Liu, Quanyi Guo, Biqin Lai, Qing Zhao, Min Wei, Jiang Peng, Peifu Tang
Summary: Hypoxia in damaged tissues may play a key role in stimulating macrophages, promoting endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and driving the migration of endothelial cells to the injured region to form regenerative bridge tissue. The final nerve defect repair outcomes were similar with autografts after intervention by this material, challenging the view that hypoxia is exclusively involved in peripheral nerve regeneration.
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Yanjun Guan, Boyao Yang, Wenjing Xu, Dongdong Li, Sidong Wang, Zhiqi Ren, Jian Zhang, Tieyuan Zhang, Xiuzhi Liu, Junyang Li, Chaochao Li, Fanqi Meng, Feng Han, Tong Wu, Yu Wang, Jiang Peng
Summary: The involvement of cell-derived extracellular matrix (CDM) in tissue engineering scaffolds shows great potential. CDM provides an ideal microenvironment for stem cell culture and differentiation. In addition, CDM-assembled tissue engineering scaffolds have comprehensive applications in disease simulation and tissue organ repair.
TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Jian Zhang, Chaochao Li, Fanqi Meng, Yanjun Guan, Tieyuan Zhang, Boyao Yang, Zhiqi Ren, Xiuzhi Liu, Dongdong Li, Jinjuan Zhao, Jie Zhao, Yu Wang, Jiang Peng
Summary: The study found that tissue-engineered microtissue is an effective strategy for stem cell culture and therapy in nerve tissue engineering. Microtissues can secrete more nerve regeneration related cytokines to promote cell proliferation and axon growth, and can effectively repair nerve defects.
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Weimin Guo, Mingxue Chen, Zhenyong Wang, Yue Tian, Jinxuan Zheng, Shuang Gao, Yangyang Li, Yufeng Zheng, Xu Li, Jingxiang Huang, Wei Niu, Shuangpeng Jiang, Chunxiang Hao, Zhiguo Yuan, Yu Zhang, Mingjie Wang, Zehao Wang, Jiang Peng, Aiyuan Wang, Yu Wang, Xiang Sui, Wenjing Xu, Libo Hao, Xifu Zheng, Shuyun Liu, Quanyi Guo
Summary: By utilizing decellularized meniscal extracellular matrix and 3D-printed polycaprolactone scaffolds, meniscus regeneration can be promoted effectively, as evidenced by promising results in rabbit and sheep models, indicating potential clinical applications.
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Yuxuan Zhang, Tao Lin, Haoye Meng, Xueting Wang, Hong Peng, Guangbo Liu, Shuai Wei, Qiang Lu, Yu Wang, Aiyuan Wang, Wenjing Xu, Huiping Shao, Jiang Peng
Summary: This study successfully prepared a 3D gel-printed DCPD-coated porous magnesium scaffold and evaluated its biocompatibility, degradation rate, and osteogenic ability in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that the scaffold has great potential as a bone graft alternative.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRANSLATION
(2022)
Review
Cell Biology
Junhao Deng, Fanqi Meng, Kexue Zhang, Jianpeng Gao, Zhongyang Liu, Ming Li, Xiao Liu, Jiantao Li, Yu Wang, Licheng Zhang, Peifu Tang
Summary: Microglia play a crucial role in the pathophysiological process of spinal cord injury, acting as both protectors and potential exacerbators. The effects of microglia depletion on spinal cord injury repair are still unclear, and the strategies and timing of microglia depletion greatly impact outcomes. Short-term depletion seems to promote tissue repair and functional improvement, while sustained microglial depletion worsens injury and hampers recovery.
Article
Neurosciences
Xiangling Li, Tieyuan Zhang, Chaochao Li, Wenjing Xu, Yanjun Guan, Xiaoya Li, Haofeng Cheng, Shengfeng Chen, Boyao Yang, Yuli Liu, Zhiqi Ren, Xiangyu Song, Zhibo Jia, Yu Wang, Jinshu Tang
Summary: Low-frequency electrical stimulation (ES) promotes nerve regeneration by accelerating Wallerian degeneration (WD) and upregulating the expression of neurotrophic factors, leading to accelerated early axonal and vascular regeneration while delaying muscle atrophy.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yu Wei, Xing Yun, Yanjun Guan, Shunze Cao, Xiangling Li, Yu Wang, Haoye Meng, Yujie Liu, Qi Quan, Min Wei
Summary: This study developed a biodegradable polycaprolactone scaffold with Wnt3a protein delivery to improve tendon healing in a rat model of Achilles tendon defect. The results showed that the Wnt3a scaffold promoted the polarization of M2 macrophages, increased their recruitment and proportion, and improved tendon function and mechanical properties. This work highlights the beneficial role of local delivery of biological factors in directing inflammatory responses toward regenerative strategies in tendon healing.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shuai Wei, Yu Wang, Yu Sun, Leilei Gong, Xiu Dai, Haoye Meng, Wenjing Xu, Jianxiong Ma, Qian Hu, Xinlong Ma, Jiang Peng, Xiaosong Gu
Summary: Compared with most nondegradable or slowly degradable bone repair materials, bioactive biodegradable porous scaffolds with certain mechanical strengths can promote the regeneration of both new bone and vasculature while the cavity created by their degradation can be replaced by the infiltration of new bone tissue. A three-dimensional porous biomimetic composite scaffold with a two-component SF-MC system was constructed based on the advantages of mineralized collagen (MC) and silk fibroin (SF). The SF-MC scaffold showed good osteogenic induction and cell proliferation abilities, and in vivo experiments confirmed its efficacy in stimulating vascular and bone regeneration.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Yanjun Guan, Zhiqi Ren, Boyao Yang, Wenjing Xu, Wenjun Wu, Xiangling Li, Tieyuan Zhang, Dongdong Li, Shengfeng Chen, Jun Bai, Xiangyu Song, Zhibo Jia, Xing Xiong, Songlin He, Chaochao Li, Fanqi Meng, Tong Wu, Jian Zhang, Xiuzhi Liu, Haoye Meng, Jiang Peng, Yu Wang
Summary: Autologous nerve grafting is the gold standard treatment for peripheral nerve defects, but its limited availability and donor area destruction restrict its widespread use. Tissue-engineered neural regeneration materials have been developed, and in this study, a modified poly-caprolactone/silk fibroin material with extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUMSCs) was successfully fabricated. The biomimetic material showed excellent biological properties, supporting Schwann cell anchorage, axon regeneration, and angiogenesis processes. Additionally, the dual-bionic material bridged peripheral nerve defects in rats similarly to autologous nerve transplantation. This study provides a new concept for designing neural regeneration materials with potential clinical applications.
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Shuai Wei, Qian Hu, Jianxiong Ma, Xiu Dai, Yu Sun, Gonghai Han, Haoye Meng, Wenjing Xu, Lei Zhang, Xinlong Ma, Jiang Peng, Yu Wang
Summary: Compared to conventional artificial nerve guide conduits, acellular nerve grafts derived from natural nerves have natural advantages. In this study, a composite technology based on supercritical carbon dioxide was used to process the peripheral nerve of a large mammal and obtain acellular nerve xenografts. The extracted grafts showed improved cell adhesion and proliferation, reduced inflammatory response, and promoted nerve regeneration.
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Xiao-Qing Cheng, Wen-Jing Xu, Xiao Ding, Gong-Hai Han, Shuai Wei, Ping Liu, Hao-Ye Meng, Ai-Jia Shang, Yu Wang, Ai-Yuan Wang
Summary: This study investigated the dynamic expression of cytokines in the distal nerve stumps after peripheral nerve injury using protein microarray analysis, revealing distinct patterns between proximal and distal nerve stumps. Distal stumps showed increased expression of interleukins and proteins related to inflammatory and apoptotic responses, while proximal stumps mainly upregulated growth factors. The findings suggest potential therapeutic targets and may advance clinical treatments for peripheral nerve injury.
NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH
(2021)