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Chemistry, Analytical
Georgeena Mathew, Miriam Daniel, Karthik Peramaiah, Munuswamy-Ramanujam Ganesh, Bernaurdshaw Neppolian
Summary: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are widely used as supporting materials for electrochemical sensing applications. In this study, Ag nanoparticles were incorporated into a Bi-BDC MOF and used for the detection of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The Ag-Bi-BDC MOF showed excellent electrocatalytic activity towards H2O2 detection, thanks to the strong binding interaction of Bi3+ with H2O2, the high porosity of the MOF, and the catalytic activity of Ag particles. The fabricated sensor exhibited a wide linear range, high sensitivity, short response time, and low detection limit for H2O2, as well as good selectivity, stability, and reproducibility. The sensor also showed promising real-time application in detecting H2O2 secreted from cancer cells.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Zhan-Wei Li, Yu-Wei Sun, Yan-Hui Wang, You-Liang Zhu, Zhong-Yuan Lu, Zhao-Yan Sun
Summary: Using simple deformable triblock Janus colloids, increasing particle softness enhances the self-assembly and photonic bandgap performance of the structures. Direct pyrochlore lattices formed from overlapping soft particles exhibit larger photonic bandgaps than nonoverlapping structures, and proper overlap caused by softness can significantly improve the photonic properties of the structures.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Linyi Xu, Jing Li, Weishan Shi, Ning Bao, Chunmei Yu
Summary: The synthesis of MnCO3-Au hybrid microspheres and their application in electrochemical biosensing of hydrogen peroxide based on hemoglobin immobilization are reported. The microspheres exhibit unique properties that benefit direct electron transfer of Hb, with high performance and stability for H2O2 detection. The biosensor shows excellent selectivity, repeatability, and long-term stability, with potential for real sample analysis of H2O2.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ramona Mhanna, Yan Gao, Isaac Van Tol, Ela Springer, Ning Wu, David W. M. Marr
Summary: Magnetic colloidal chains are a versatile microrobotic system with promising applications, known for their biocompatibility and ease of manipulation under magnetic fields. The synthesis of these chains involves controlling their quality, length, and flexibility through various parameters such as linker concentration, reaction temperature, and magnetic field strength. The research findings show that the fabrication process of these chains can be accurately described by the Flory-Schulz model, resembling step-growth polymerization. Furthermore, under optimized conditions, long and flexible colloidal chains with significantly reduced bending modulus compared to previous studies have been successfully synthesized, demonstrating potential for investigating actuation, assembly, and folding behaviors of these polymer analogues.
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Chemistry, Analytical
Ayman Ali Saeed, Mohammed Nooredeen Abbas, Waheed Fathi El-Hawary, Yousry Moustafa Issa, Baljit Singh
Summary: A hydrogen peroxide sensor based on core-shell gold@titanium dioxide nanoparticles and multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified electrode was developed. The sensor exhibited excellent stability and sensitivity, and was successfully tested in human serum and saliva samples.
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Yi-Zhen Wan, Weiping Qian
Summary: Interferometry-based, reflectometric, label-free biosensors have made significant progress in the analysis of molecular interactions. Recent studies have focused on ordered porous layer interferometry (OPLI), which uses self-assembled ordered porous colloidal crystal films as interference substrates. These films offer advantages such as low cost, adjustable porosity, and high structural consistency for biosensing applications.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yutong Gao, Youshuang Zhou, Xiangyun Xu, Chungui Chen, Bijin Xiong, Jintao Zhu
Summary: A facile method is demonstrated to fabricate oriented colloidal crystals from polymer-tethered gold nanoparticles through capillary assembly. The orientation structure of the crystals is mainly determined by the chain length of polymer ligands and size of gold nanoparticles.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Meiyun Ye, Lei Song, Yichen Ye, Zhaoxiang Deng
Summary: Solution-based nanoparticle assembly is a promising method for building functional metastructures. This study presents a new strategy for achieving strong interunit coupling in an assembly process, which can be switched based on reaction temperature. The method has been successfully applied in nanoplasmonic engineering and offers great opportunities for DNA nanotechnology.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhiwei Li, Qingsong Fan, Yadong Yin
Summary: This review discusses the process of colloidal self-assembly to form stimuli-responsive or smart nanostructured materials. It covers the control of colloidal crystal growth and engineering of smart colloidal assemblies. The review summarizes the applications and structure-property correlation of these materials and provides a perspective on their further advances.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yuxi Tong, Lifen Wang, Jiajia Song, Mengyue Zhang, Hetong Qi, Shujiang Ding, Honglan Qi
Summary: The study introduces a self-terminated electroless deposition method to prepare surfactant-free and monodispersed Pt nano-particle-modified carbon fiber microelectrodes for the detection of hydrogen peroxide released from living cells. This method ensures high reproducibility and minimizes person-to-person and electrode-to-electrode variations. Additionally, the Pt nano-particles/CFEs exhibit good sensitivity and electrocatalytic activity towards H2O2 oxidation, making them suitable for cellular H2O2 monitoring.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Xiaoxiao Li, Xiaoyan Duan, Peng Yang, Lu Li, Bo Tang
Summary: In this study, robust surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) nanoprobes based on Au nanoparticles were developed for monitoring mitochondrial H2O2 in living cells, showing superior performance compared to traditional nanoprobes.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Danting He, Jia Yang, Jiahui Zhang, Chengguo Hu
Summary: A simple filtration method is reported for the fabrication of salt-induced nanoporous gold electrodes (SINPGEs) from gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). This method utilizes sodium chloride (NaCl) to trigger the aggregation, sintering, and deposition of AuNPs on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes, resulting in the scalable fabrication of flexible SINPGEs with high conductivity, good mechanical property, large surface area, and low cost. The nanoporous structure of SINPGEs improves the electrochemical responses of various species, and the passivation effect of chloride ions on the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide can be repressed by electrochemical activation.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yun Liu, Weihua Fu, Zhongsheng Xu, Liang Zhang, Tao Sun, Mengmeng Du, Xun Kang, Shilin Xiao, Chunyu Zhou, Mingfu Gong, Dong Zhang
Summary: This paper presents a novel method for direct reversible self-assembly and dis-assembly of Au nanoparticles in water driven by pH stimuli. By controlling the condensation and decomposition of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, plasmonic color switching among adjacent AuNPs can be achieved, offering a new avenue for regulating plasmonic properties of nanoparticles.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Oriol Colomer-Ferrer, Serni Toda Cosi, Ylli Conti, David E. Medina-Quiroz, Leonardo Scarabelli, Agustin Mihi
Summary: Templated self-assembly is a versatile method for fabricating plasmonic ordered arrays, and the modification before and after assembly can control the optical properties. Thermal annealing can improve the quality factor of plasmonic resonance in gold nanoparticle arrays.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Varnakavi Naresh, Nohyun Lee
Summary: Biosensors are receptor-transducer devices that convert biological responses into electrical signals, which have gained significant attention from researchers and scientists in the past decade due to their wide applications in various fields. The main challenges in biosensor development include efficient capture of biorecognition signals, enhancing transducer performance, and miniaturization of biosensing devices, which can be addressed through the integration of sensing technology with nanomaterials.
Article
Statistics & Probability
Han Li, Haoyu Wang, Kai Yang, Jie Sun, Yan Liu
Summary: This paper introduces a method for better describing time series of counts with characteristics of over-dispersion, asymmetry, and structural change. By using a random coefficient integer-valued threshold autoregressive process and conducting Bayesian empirical likelihood inference, the model parameters are obtained. The complexity of Bayesian calculation is greatly simplified by normalizing approximation of the nonparametric likelihood. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through simulations and an empirical analysis of the meningococcal disease data set in Germany.
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS
(2023)
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Urology & Nephrology
Jing Wang, Yunpeng Zhu, Zhixian Wang, Chang Liu, Shiliang Liu, Xing Li, Ruibao Chen, Ying Zhan, Shaogang Wang, Xiaoyong Zeng
Summary: This study investigated the resolution of hypertension among patients with adrenal incidentalomas and normal hormone levels after laparoscopic adrenal tumor resection. The findings suggest that females with low BMI, high preoperative systolic blood pressure, and high APR (erect position) have a higher likelihood of hypertension resolution.
UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Yue Ning, Yang Yang, Hongmei Zheng, Yuting Zhan, Hongjing Zang, Qiuyuan Wen, Jinwu Peng, Songqing Fan
Summary: This study reveals that FAT4 is downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer and is associated with poor prognosis. Overexpression or knockdown of FAT4 regulates the metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma and promotes an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Additionally, DNA methylation of specific CpG sites is strongly associated with FAT4 expression.
Letter
Rheumatology
Nian Liu, Weitian Yan, Xianna Yang, Ling Zhang, Shaoqin Chen, Jing Zhang, Xingqiang Wang, Jiangyun Peng
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Bao Zhang, Yannan Zhang, Jianguo Duan, Xue Li, Xiaoyuan Zeng, Kai Zhou, Zhengwu Wang, Zheng Lian, Peng Dong, Yingjie Zhang
Summary: Lithium manganate cathode materials are attractive for cobalt-free lithium ion batteries due to their low-cost and low toxicity. However, they suffer from capacity fading caused by transition metal dissolution. Coating the surface with Gd2O3 can effectively reduce side reactions and the dissolution of manganese, resulting in improved electrochemical performance.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Kuiyuan Qin, Yu Liu, Ying Li, Yuan Li, Xuqun You
Summary: Time structure has been found to have a positive impact on position prediction motion tasks. This study demonstrates through experiments that an equal time structure can also improve performance in number prediction motion tasks, although its effect diminishes when numbers are presented regularly in sequence.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Qing Liu, Xinchang Gao, Daodong Pan, Zhu Liu, Chaogeng Xiao, Lihui Du, Zhendong Cai, Wenjing Lu, Yali Dang, Ying Zou
Summary: This study presents a rapid screening method for umami peptides and identifies nine umami peptides from porcine bone using composite machine learning and molecular docking.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Spectroscopy
Ruifeng Wang, Jie Peng, Jiajin Chen, Chaopu Ti, Guishi Wang, Kun Liu, Xiaoming Gao
Summary: Ammonia measurement in the atmosphere is crucial for understanding its impact on environmental and public health, as well as climate change. This study successfully developed a sub-ppb level NH3 sensor for sensitive and real-time monitoring of atmospheric ammonia. The sensor showed promising performance in the laboratory and field tests, making it a potential tool for studying regional ammonia emissions.
SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Jie Huang, Chaoshun Li, Xiangqu Xiao, Tian Yu, Xiaohui Yuan, Yongchuan Zhang
Summary: This study proposes a novel method, called adaptive multivariate chirp mode decomposition (AMCMD), to address the challenges of prior knowledge requirement, narrowband limitation, and mode mixing in existing multivariate signal decomposition methods. The method captures time-varying joint modes in a recursive framework and uses demodulation techniques to convert wideband signals into narrowband characteristics. The effectiveness and superiority of the method are demonstrated through numerical examples and real-world time-varying vibration signal analysis.
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chenbin Cui, Xinru Wang, Yao Zheng, Lindeng Li, Fangke Wang, Hongkui Wei, Jian Peng
Summary: A study found that treatment with deoxynivalenol (DON) reduced the number of Paneth cells in mouse intestines. However, disrupting Paneth cells using dithizone worsened intestinal injury and affected intestinal stem cells and microbiota in DON-treated mice. Surprisingly, the number of goblet cells and proliferative cells increased after treatment with dithizone and DON.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Lei Xiao, Guangyu Yang, Chen Wang, Junfeng Chen, Wanqi Jie
Summary: Pre-torsion deformation was found to improve the microstructure and tensile-compressive mechanical properties of extruded Mg alloys, reducing tension-compression yield asymmetry. Pre-torsion weakened the texture, resulting in increased strength and similar ductility.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Xingxing Sun, Yanling Teng, Shengnan Mu, Yilian Wang, Hongwu Chen
Summary: ECG-based algorithms exhibit high sensitivity and moderate specificity in diagnosing wide QRS complex tachycardia (WCT). Combining the Brugada or Vereckei-aVR algorithm with RWPT-II could be considered for diagnosing WCT.
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Z. P. Ye, F. Hu, W. Tian, Q. C. Chang, Y. L. Chang, Z. S. Cheng, J. Gao, T. Ge, G. H. Gong, J. Guo, X. X. Guo, X. G. He, J. T. Huang, K. Jiang, P. K. Jiang, Y. P. Jing, H. L. Li, J. L. Li, L. Li, W. L. Li, Z. Li, N. Y. Liao, Q. Lin, J. Lin, F. Liu, J. L. Liu, X. H. Liu, P. Miao, C. Mo, I. Morton-Blake, T. Peng, Z. Y. Sun, J. N. Tang, Z. B. Tang, C. H. Tao, X. L. Tian, M. X. Wang, Y. Wang, Y. Wang, H. D. Wei, Z. Y. Wei, W. H. Wu, S. S. Xian, D. Xiang, D. L. Xu, Q. Xue, J. H. Yang, J. M. Yang, W. B. Yu, C. Zeng, F. Y. D. Zhang, T. Zhang, X. T. Zhang, Y. Y. Zhang, W. Zhi, Y. S. Zhong, M. Zhou, X. H. Zhu, G. J. Zhuang
Summary: The finding of a suitable site for a neutrino telescope in the northeastern region of the South China Sea is presented, along with the design and expected performance of a next-generation neutrino telescope called TRIDENT. This telescope, with its advanced technology and large dimensions, aims to observe the IceCube steady source candidate NGC 1068 with significant significance within one year of operation. It is hoped that this level of sensitivity will shed light on the origin of cosmic rays and contribute to fundamental physics research.
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Haoshuang Wu, Kaiyang Huang, Mengyue Hu, Nuoya Chen, Yumei Qin, Jian Wang, Rifang Luo, Li Yang, Yunbing Wang
Summary: The study establishes a novel postfunctionalization strategy to improve the anticoagulation and endothelialization properties of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHV). By modifying the BHV with metal-phenolic networks (MPNs) and anticoagulant recombinant humanized type III collagen (rhCOLIII), the negative effects such as thrombosis and calcification were reduced, and the service lifespan of BHVs was enhanced. The strategy shows great potential in clinical applications and provides a simple solution to enhance the function of BHVs after implantation.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
H. -L. Chen, J. -P. Hu, J. -F. Li, Q. Li, L. Lan
Summary: This study investigates the possible pathways by which zoledronic acid regulates osteogenesis when blood glucose levels are high. The study found that zoledronic acid can modulate the expression of the RUNX2 transcription factor through epigenetic regulation under a high-glucose environment.
EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
