Thallium (Tl) is a trace metal of severe toxicity. Its health concerns via consumption of contaminated vegetables have often been overlooked or underestimated. This study was designed to gain insight into the actual l...
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Thallium (Tl) is a trace metal of severe toxicity. Its health concerns via consumption of contaminated vegetables have often been overlooked or underestimated. This study was designed to gain insight into the actual level and distribution characteristics of Tl and metal (loid)s (Pb, Cd, Cr, Sb, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, and Co) in agricultural soils and common vegetables cultivated in different zones (upstream, midstream, and downstream) of a densely populated residential area in a typical mine city, which has been open-pit exploiting Tl-bearing pyrite minerals since 1960s. The results show that most of the agricultural soils exhibit contaminated levels of Tl, with Tl contents (upstream: 1.35-4.31 mg/kg, midstream: 2.43 -5.19 mg/kg, and downstream: 0.65-233 mg/kg) mostly exceeding the maximum permissible level (MPL) for agricultural land use (1 mg/kg). Sequential extraction procedure indicates that even Tl is predominantly retained in the residual fraction, significant levels of Tl are still present in the geochemically mobile fractions. Besides, metals like Cu, Cd, Mn, and Co are mostly distributed in the labile fractions. Almost all metal (loid)s in edible parts of the vegetables exceed their corresponding MPL for consumption. The chronic daily intake (CDI) and hazard quotient (HQ) values calculated for inhabitants at different ages indicate non-negligible Tl risks via consumption of local vegetables, especially for children. Therefore, it is critical to establish effective measures for hazardous waste management and enforceable regulations in Tl-polluted area to mitigate potential severe impacts of Tl on human health through food chain. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Reperfusion injury is still a major challenge that impedes neuronal survival in ischemic stroke. However, the current clinical treatments are remained on single pathological process, which are due to lack of comprehen...
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Reperfusion injury is still a major challenge that impedes neuronal survival in ischemic stroke. However, the current clinical treatments are remained on single pathological process, which are due to lack of comprehensive neuroprotective effects. Herein, a macrophage-disguised honeycomb manganese dioxide (MnO2) nanosphere loaded with fingolimod (FTY) is developed to salvage the ischemic penumbra. In particular, the biomimetic nanoparticles can accumulate actively in the damaged brain via macrophage-membrane protein-mediated recognition with cell adhesion molecules that are overexpressed on the damaged vascular endothelium. MnO2 nanosphere can consume excess hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and convert it into desiderated oxygen (O-2), and can be decomposed in acidic lysosome for cargo release, so as to reduce oxidative stress and promote the transition of M1 microglia to M2 type, eventually reversing the proinflammatory microenvironment and reinforcing the survival of damaged neuron. This biomimetic nanomedicine raises new strategy for multitargeted combined treatment of ischemic stroke.
The neutron capture reaction cross sections of U-238 were measured at the neutron energies of 14.1, 14.5 and 14.8 MeV using the activation method and off-line gamma-ray spectrometric technique. The induced gamma-ray a...
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The neutron capture reaction cross sections of U-238 were measured at the neutron energies of 14.1, 14.5 and 14.8 MeV using the activation method and off-line gamma-ray spectrometric technique. The induced gamma-ray activities were measured using a low background gamma ray spectrometer equipped with a high resolution HPGe detector. The excitation functions of the U-238(n, gamma)U-239 reaction were also calculated theoretically using the TALYS-1.8 program and are in general agreement with experimental data. The experimentally determined cross sections were compared with the data in the literature, and the evaluated data of ENDF/B-VIII.0, JENDL-4.0, and CENDL-3.1, as well as calculated results from TALYS-1.8.
World’s first 1.3 GHz cryomodule containing eight 9-cell superconducting radio-frequency (RF) cavities treated by medium-temperature furnace baking (mid-T bake) was developed, assembled and tested at IHEP for the Dal...
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The investigation of mechanical properties of atomic layer deposition HfO2 films is important for implementing these layers in microdevices. The mechanical properties of films change as a function of composition and s...
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The investigation of mechanical properties of atomic layer deposition HfO2 films is important for implementing these layers in microdevices. The mechanical properties of films change as a function of composition and structure, which accordingly vary with deposition temperature and post-annealing. This work describes elastic modulus, hardness, and wear resistance of as-grown and annealed HfO2. From nanoindentation measurements, the elastic modulus and hardness remained relatively stable in the range of 163-165 GPa and 8.3-9.7 GPa as a function of deposition temperature. The annealing of HfO2 caused significant increase in hardness up to 14.4 GPa due to film crystallization and densification. The structural change also caused increase in the elastic modulus up to 197 GPa. Wear resistance did not change as a function of deposition temperature, but improved upon annealing. (C) 2016 American Vacuum Society.
In this work, four kinds of deep eutectic solvents (DESs), composed of choline chloride (ChCl) and several alcohols, were synthesized and characterized by H-1 NMR and FT-IR spectra. Based on DES ( ChCl and 1,4-butaned...
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In this work, four kinds of deep eutectic solvents (DESs), composed of choline chloride (ChCl) and several alcohols, were synthesized and characterized by H-1 NMR and FT-IR spectra. Based on DES ( ChCl and 1,4-butanediol) and inorganic salt solution (dipotassium phosphate, K2HPO4), aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography has been developed and applied. This method was used for the efficient extraction and determination of eight common ginsenosides (including ginsenoside Rg(1), Re, Rf, Rg(2), Rc, Rb-2 and Rd) in the traditional Chinese medicine injection named Kang'ai injection. To achieve optimum extraction performance, the experimental conditions were optimized, including type and amount of DES and salt, ultrasound time, temperature and pH value. In the dynamic linearity range, experimental results showed satisfactory recoveries of analytes ranging from 92.7-110.8% with the relative standard deviations (RSDs) ranging from 1.2-3.9%. It has been proved that DES-ATPS has great potential for determination of active ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine injection as well as samples in other analytical science field. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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