The misfolding of amyloid-β(Aβ) peptides from the natural unfolded state to β-sheet structure is a critical step, leading to abnormal fibrillation and formation of endogenous Aβ plaques in Alzheimer's diseas...
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The misfolding of amyloid-β(Aβ) peptides from the natural unfolded state to β-sheet structure is a critical step, leading to abnormal fibrillation and formation of endogenous Aβ plaques in Alzheimer's disease(AD). Previous studies have reported inhibition of Aβ fibrillation or disassembly of exogenous Aβ fibrils in vitro. However, soluble Aβ oligomers have been reported with increased cytotoxicity; this might partly explain why current clinical trials targeting disassembly of Aβ fibrils by anti-Aβ antibodies have failed so *** we show that Au23(CR)14(a new Au nanocluster modified by Cys-Arg(CR) dipeptide) is able to completely dissolve exogenous mature Aβ fibrils into monomers and restore the natural unfolded state of Aβ peptides from misfolded β-sheets. Furthermore, the cytotoxicity of Aβ40fibrils when dissolved by Au23(CR)14is fully abolished. More importantly, Au23(CR)14is able to completely dissolve endogenous Aβ plaques in brain slices from transgenic AD model mice. In addition, Au23(CR)14has good biocompatibility and infiltration ability across the blood–brain barrier. Taken together, this work presents a promising therapeutics candidate for AD treatment, and manifests the potential of nanotechnological approaches in the development of nanomedicines.
Thermoelectric technologies based on Seebeck and Peltier effects, as energy techniques able to directly convert heat into electricity and vice versa, hold promise for addressing the global energy and environmental pro...
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Thermoelectric technologies based on Seebeck and Peltier effects, as energy techniques able to directly convert heat into electricity and vice versa, hold promise for addressing the global energy and environmental problems. The development of efficient and low-cost thermo- electric modules is the key to their large-scale commercial applications. In this paper, using a non-equilibrium laser 3D printing technique, we focus an attention on the fabrication of mid-temperature p-type SnTe thermoelectric materials. The influence of laser power, scanning speed and layer thickness on the macro-defects, chemical and phase composition, microstructure and thermoelectric performance was systematically investigated. First and foremost, the processing parameter window for printing a highquality layer is determined. This is followed by the finite element method used to simulate and verify the influence of the laser-induced molten pool temperature distribution on the final composition and microstructure. Finally, the high-performance SnTe layer with 10 mm × 10 mm in area is produced within seconds with room temperature Seebeck coefficient close to that of SnTe manufactured by the traditional methods. Consequently, this work lays a solid foundation for the future fabrication of thermoelectric modules using laser non-equilibrium printing techniques.
Combustion synthesis of titanium diboride(TiB2) from titanium(Ti) and boron(B) powders was studied by theoretical calculation and experimental analysis. In high temperature range or in low temperature range, the calcu...
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Combustion synthesis of titanium diboride(TiB2) from titanium(Ti) and boron(B) powders was studied by theoretical calculation and experimental analysis. In high temperature range or in low temperature range, the calculated activation energies are 140KJ/mol or 355KJ/mol respectively, which is described by a change from dissolution-precipitation controlled process to diffusion-controlled process. With the increase of particle size of the raw materials, combustion temperature and propagating rate will both reduce. The propagating rate decreases with the addition of diluents. Further increase of diluents may result in a stop of the combustion wave halfway or even a failure of ignition.
High quality nano-sized zirconium carbide (ZrC) powders were successfully fabricated via a developed chemical active dilution self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) method assisted by ball milling pretr...
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High quality nano-sized zirconium carbide (ZrC) powders were successfully fabricated via a developed chemical active dilution self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) method assisted by ball milling pretreatment process using traditional cheap zirconium dioxide powder (ZrO2), magnesium powder (Mg) and sucrose (C12H22Oll) as raw materials. FSEM, TEM, HRTEM, SAED, XRD, FTIR and Raman, ICP- AES, laser particle size analyzer, oxygen and nitrogen analyzer, carbon/sulfur determinator and TG-DSC were employed for the characterization of the morphology, structure, chemical composition and thermal stability of the as-synthesized ZrC samples. The as-synthesized samples demonstrated high purity, low oxygen content and evenly distributed ZrC nano-powders with an average particle size of 50nm. In addition, the effects of endothermic rate and the possible chemical reaction mechanism were also discussed.
The present work proposes a novel strategy to fabricate an integrated architecture of gel polymer electrolyte (GPE)-nanoarray cathode for lithium-O2 batteries (LOBs). As a proof-of-concept experiment, the photo-in...
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The present work proposes a novel strategy to fabricate an integrated architecture of gel polymer electrolyte (GPE)-nanoarray cathode for lithium-O2 batteries (LOBs). As a proof-of-concept experiment, the photo-initiated in situ polymerization of GPE was carried out via incorporating the precursor solution in advance into a self- standing binder-free oxygen electrode of Co3O4 nanosheets array grown on carbon cloth (Co3O4@CC), forming an integrated GPE-Co3O4@CC architecture. The performance of the solid-state LOBs using the GPE-Co3O4@CC assembly is greatly enhanced compared to the counterparts with a traditional cell structure, in which GPE was sandwiched by a lithium metal and a cathode. The enhanced performance is ascribed to the combination of the in situ polymerization of GPE and the versatile structure of nanoarray electrode, which results in abundant interfacial contacts between GPE and electrode. This work presents an alternative way to develop high-performance solid-state LOBs by combining the advantages of both gel polymer electrolytes and nanoarray electrodes.
The photocatalytic reduction of CO_(2) is a promising strategy to generate chemical ***,this reaction usually suf-fers from low photoactivity because of insuffi cient light absorption and rapid charge *** engineering ...
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The photocatalytic reduction of CO_(2) is a promising strategy to generate chemical ***,this reaction usually suf-fers from low photoactivity because of insuffi cient light absorption and rapid charge *** engineering has become an eff ective approach to improve the photocatalytic ***,ultra-thin(~4.1 nm)carbon-doped Bi_(2)WO_(6) nanosheets were prepared via hydrothermal treatment followed by *** ultra-thin nanosheet structure of the cata-lyst not only provides more active sites but also shortens the diff usion distance of charge carriers,thereby suppressing charge ***,carbon doping could successfully extend the light absorption range of the catalyst and remarkably promote charge separation,thus inhibiting *** a result,the as-prepared Bi_(2)WO_(6) photocatalyst with ultra-thin nanosheet structure and carbon doping exhibits enhanced photocatalytic CO_(2) reduction performance,which is twice that of pristine ultra-thin Bi_(2)WO_(6) *** study highlights the importance of defect engineering in photocatalytic energy conversion and provides new insights for fabricating effi cient photocatalysts.
Many strategies have been proposed to produce arenes from lignin as liquid fuel ***,the development of these methods is limited by the low yield of products,low atom utilization,and inefficient lignin ***,we develop a...
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Many strategies have been proposed to produce arenes from lignin as liquid fuel ***,the development of these methods is limited by the low yield of products,low atom utilization,and inefficient lignin ***,we develop an energy-efficient synthetic method for the production of high-carbon-number arenes from sustainable lignin with a total yield of 23.1 wt%.Particularly,high carbon number arenes are obtained by fully utilizing the formaldehyde stabilizing additive and the methoxy group in *** process begins with the reductive depolymerization of formaldehyde-stabilized lignin,followed by transmethylation between lignin monomers over Au/Nb_(2)O_(5) catalyst,and the Ru/Nb2O5-catalyzed *** work demonstrates the potential of value-added arenes production directly from lignin.
It is still a great challenge for semiconductor based-devices to obtain a large magnetoresistance(MR) effect under a low magnetic field at room temperature. In this paper, the photoinduced MR effects under different...
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It is still a great challenge for semiconductor based-devices to obtain a large magnetoresistance(MR) effect under a low magnetic field at room temperature. In this paper, the photoinduced MR effects under different intensities of illumination at room temperature are investigated in a semi-insulating gallium arsenide(SI-Ga As)-based Ag/SI–Ga As/Ag device. The device is subjected to the irradiation of light which is supplied by light-emitting diode(LED) lamp beads with a wavelength in a range of about 395 nm–405 nm and the working power of each LED lamp bead is about 33 mW. The photoinduced MR shows no saturation under magnetic fields(B) up to 1 T and the MR sensitivity S(S = MR/B) at low magnetic field(B = 0.001 T) can reach 15 T^(-1). It is found that the recombination of photoinduced electron and hole results in a positive photoinduced MR effect. This work implies that a high photoinduced S under a low magnetic field may be obtained in a non-magnetic semiconductor device with a very low intrinsic carrier concentration.
Designing high cost-effective catalysts has been one of the core topics in energy conversion and *** to unique electronic structure and excellent comprehensive properties,Pt-group metal(PGM)based-materials occupy the ...
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Designing high cost-effective catalysts has been one of the core topics in energy conversion and *** to unique electronic structure and excellent comprehensive properties,Pt-group metal(PGM)based-materials occupy the top region of numerous volcanic curves and are currently difficult to be replaced by abundant tran-sition metal ***,we pay attention to the osmium(Os),as the cheapest and the least noticed PGM in the field of electrocatalysis,with promising application ***,the three main modification strategies(anion modulation,heterostructure construction,substrate engineering)of Os-based catalysts in hydrogen evolution reaction(HER),the structural advantages provided in oxygen evolution reaction(OER),and other energy-related electrocatalysis applications are discussed one by *** addition,we discuss the key problems and countermeasures faced in their further breakthroughs,and look forward to future development trends and ***,the insights in this work will promote the understanding and designation of Os-based catalysts.
Infrared radiant powder was synthesized by conventional ceramic processing techniques by using Fe2 O3, MnO2, CuO, Co2 O3 and kaolin as raw materials. A novel infrared radant glaze was developed by introducing the infr...
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Infrared radiant powder was synthesized by conventional ceramic processing techniques by using Fe2 O3, MnO2, CuO, Co2 O3 and kaolin as raw materials. A novel infrared radant glaze was developed by introducing the infrared radiant powder into glazing as a functional additive. Infrared radiant characteristics of the powder and the glaze were investigated. The optimum content of infrared radiant powder in glazing was ascertained to be 5% . The infrared radiant glaze exhibits significant antibacterial and antifungal Junctions due to the thermal effect of infrared radiation. Antibacterial percentages of the glaze reach 91% - 100% when Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis are used as model bacterium respectively, while antifungal percentage of the glaze exceeds 95% when Penicillum citrinum is used as model fungus.
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