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Lousada ME, Lopez Maldonado EA, Nthunya LN, Mosai A, Antunes MLP, Fraceto LF, Baigorria E. Nanoclays and mineral derivates applied to pesticide water remediation. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2023; 259:104264. [PMID: 37984165 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2023.104264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Although pesticides are vital in agroecosystems to control pests, their indiscriminate use generates innumerable environmental problems daily. Groundwater and surface water networks are the most affected environmental matrices. Since these water basins are mainly used to obtain water for human consumption, it is a challenge to find solutions to pesticide contamination. For these reasons, development of efficient and sustainable remedial technologies is key. Based on their unique properties including high surface area, recyclability, environmental friendliness, tunable surface chemistry and low cost, nanoclays and derived minerals emerged as effective adsorbents towards environmental remediation of pesticides. This study provides a comprehensive review of the use of nanoclays and mineral derivatives as adsorbents for pesticides in water. For this purpose, the characteristics of existing pesticides and general aspects of the relevant clays and minerals are discussed. Furthermore, the study provides insightful discussion on the potential application of nanoclays and their derivatives toward the mitigation of pesticide pollution in the environment. Finally, the outlook and future prospects on nanoclay implications and their environmental implementation are elucidated.
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- María E Lousada
- Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, São Paulo 18087-180, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Autonomous University of Baja California, Parque Internacional Industrial Tijuana, 22424 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico.
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
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- Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, São Paulo 18087-180, Brazil.
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- Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, São Paulo 18087-180, Brazil.
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- Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, São Paulo 18087-180, Brazil; Materiales Compuestos Termoplásticos (CoMP), Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (INTEMA), CONICET - Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Av. Colón 10890, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires 7600, Argentina.
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Zhu S, Yang B, Wang Z, Liu Y. Augmented dissemination of antibiotic resistance elicited by non-antibiotic factors. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 262:115124. [PMID: 37327521 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The emergence and rapid spread of antibiotic resistance seriously compromise the clinical efficacy of current antibiotic therapies, representing a serious public health threat worldwide. Generally, drug-susceptible bacteria can acquire antibiotic resistance through genetic mutation or gene transfer, among which horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays a dominant role. It is widely acknowledged that the sub-inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics are the key drivers in promoting the transmission of antibiotic resistance. However, accumulating evidence in recent years has shown that in addition to antibiotics, non-antibiotics can also accelerate the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Nevertheless, the roles and potential mechanisms of non-antibiotic factors in the transmission of ARGs remain largely underestimated. In this review, we depict the four pathways of HGT and their differences, including conjugation, transformation, transduction and vesiduction. We summarize non-antibiotic factors accounting for the enhanced horizontal transfer of ARGs and their underlying molecular mechanisms. Finally, we discuss the limitations and implications of current studies.
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- Shuyao Zhu
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Halloysite Nanotubes and Sepiolite for Health Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054801. [PMID: 36902232 PMCID: PMC10003602 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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The need for safe, therapeutically effective, and patient-compliant drug delivery systems continuously leads researchers to design novel tools and strategies. Clay minerals are widely used in drug products both as excipients and active agents but, in recent years, there has been a growing interest in research aimed at the development of new organic or inorganic nanocomposites. The attention of the scientific community has been drawn by nanoclays, thanks to their natural origin, worldwide abundance, availability, sustainability, and biocompatibility. In this review, we focused our attention on the studies inherent to the pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of halloysite and sepiolite, and their semi-synthetic or synthetic derivatives, as drug delivery systems. After having described the structure of both materials and their biocompatibility, we delineate the use of the nanoclays to enhance the stability, the controlled release, the bioavailability, and the adsorption properties of drugs. Several types of surface functionalization have been discussed, showing that these materials could be used for the development of an innovative therapeutic approach.
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Jiang Y, Yang Y, Peng Z, Li Y, Peng J, Zhang Y, Jin H, Tan D, Tao L, Ding Y. Sustainable sepiolite-based composites for fast clotting and wound healing. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2023; 149:213402. [PMID: 37058779 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Uncontrolled bleeding and bacterial coinfection are the major causes of death after an injury. Fast hemostatic capacity, good biocompatibility, and bacterial coinfection inhibition pose great challenges to hemostatic agent development. A prospective sepiolite/Ag nanoparticles (sepiolite@AgNPs) composite has been prepared by using natural clay sepiolite as template. A tail vein hemorrhage mouse model and a rabbit hemorrhage model were used to evaluate the hemostatic properties of the composite. The sepiolite@AgNPs composite can quickly absorb fluid to subsequently stop bleeding due to the natural fibrous crystal structure of sepiolite, and inhibit bacterial growth with the antibacterial ability of AgNPs. Compared with commercially-available zeolite material, the as-prepared composite exhibits competitive hemostatic properties without exothermic reaction in the rabbit model of femoral and carotid artery injury. The rapid hemostatic effect was due to the efficient absorption of erythrocyte and activation of the coagulation cascade factors and platelets. Besides, after heat-treatment, the composites can be recycled without significant reduction of hemostatic performance. Our results also prove that sepiolite@AgNPs nanocomposites can stimulate wound healing. The sustainability, lower-cost, higher bioavailability, and stronger hemostatic efficacy of sepiolite@AgNPs composite render these nanocomposites as more favorable hemostatic agents for hemostasis and wound healing.
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Brooks D, Piétrement O, Dardillac E, Jayantha A, Lores Guevara MA, Castro-Smirnov FA, Aranda P, Ruiz-Hitzky E, Lopez BS. Impact of Increased Sonication-Induced Dispersion of Sepiolite on Its Interaction with Biological Macromolecules and Toxicity/Proliferation in Human Cells. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:1026-1036. [PMID: 36643441 PMCID: PMC9835666 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Sepiolite is a natural clay silicate that is widely used, including biomedical applications; notably sepiolite shows promising features for the transfer of biological macromolecules into mammalian cells. However, before its use, such an approach should address the efficiency of binding to biological macromolecules and cell toxicity. Because sepiolite spontaneously forms aggregates, its disaggregation can represent an important challenge for improving the suspension performance and the assembly with biological species. However, this can also influence the toxicity of sepiolite in mammalian cells. Here, a very pure commercial sepiolite (Pangel S9), which is present as a partially defibrillated clay mineral, is used to study the consequences of additional deagglomeration/dispersion through sonication. We analyzed the impact of extra sonication on the dispersion of sepiolite aggregates. Factors such as sonication time, sonicator power, and temperature are taken into account. With increasing sonication time, a decrease in aggregation is observed, as well as a decrease in the length of the nanofibers monitored by atomic force microscopy. Changes in the temperature and pH of the solution are also observed during the sonication process. Moreover, although the adsorption capacity of bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein on sepiolite is increased with sonication time, the DNA adsorption efficiency remains unaffected. Finally, sonication of sepiolite decreases the hemolytic activity in blood cells and the toxicity in two different human cell lines. These data show that extra sonication of deagglomerated sepiolite can further favor its interaction with some biomacromolecules (e.g., BSA), and, in parallel, decrease sepiolite toxicity in mammalian cells. Therefore, sonication represents an alluring procedure for future biomedical applications of sepiolite, even when using commercial defibrillated particles.
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- David
Adame Brooks
- Université
de Paris Cité, INSERM U1016, UMR 8104 CNRS, Institut Cochin,
Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, 24 Rue Du Faubourg St. Jacques, Paris75014, France
- Centro
de Biofísica Médica, Universidad de Oriente, Patricio Lumumba S/NSantiago de Cuba, CP 90500, Cuba
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- Laboratoire
Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, CNRS UMR 6303, Université
de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, Dijon Cedex21078, France
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- Université
de Paris Cité, INSERM U1016, UMR 8104 CNRS, Institut Cochin,
Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, 24 Rue Du Faubourg St. Jacques, Paris75014, France
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- Laboratoire
Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, CNRS UMR 6303, Université
de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, Dijon Cedex21078, France
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- Centro
de Biofísica Médica, Universidad de Oriente, Patricio Lumumba S/NSantiago de Cuba, CP 90500, Cuba
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- Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Madrid28049, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Madrid28049, Spain
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- Université
de Paris Cité, INSERM U1016, UMR 8104 CNRS, Institut Cochin,
Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, 24 Rue Du Faubourg St. Jacques, Paris75014, France
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Math RK, Bharatham N, Javaregowda PK, Yun HD. Role of Cel5H protein surface amino acids in binding with clay minerals and measurements of its forces. Appl Microsc 2021; 51:17. [PMID: 34762191 PMCID: PMC8586110 DOI: 10.1186/s42649-021-00066-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Our previous study on the binding activity between Cel5H and clay minerals showed highest binding efficiency among other cellulase enzymes cloned. Here, based on previous studies, we hypothesized that the positive amino acids on the surface of Cel5H protein may play an important role in binding to clay surfaces. To examine this, protein sequences of Bacillus licheniformis Cel5H (BlCel5H) and Paenibacillus polymyxa Cel5A (PpCel5A) were analyzed and then selected amino acids were mutated. These mutated proteins were investigated for binding activity and force measurement via atomic force microscopy (AFM). A total of seven amino acids which are only present in BlCel5H but not in PpCel5A were selected for mutational studies and the positive residues which are present in both were omitted. Of the seven selected surface lysine residues, only three mutants K196A(M2), K54A(M3) and K157T(M4) showed 12%, 7% and 8% less clay mineral binding ability, respectively compared with wild-type. The probable reason why other mutants did not show altered binding efficiency might be due to relative location of amino acids on the protein surface. Meanwhile, measurement of adhesion forces on mica sheets showed a well-defined maximum at 69 ± 19 pN for wild-type, 58 ± 19 pN for M2, 53 ± 19 pN for M3, and 49 ± 19 pN for M4 proteins. Hence, our results demonstrated that relative location of surface amino acids of Cel5H protein especially positive charged amino acids are important in the process of clay mineral-protein binding interaction through electrostatic exchange of charges.
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- Renukaradhya K Math
- SDM Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 5th Floor, Manjushree Building, SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital Campus, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, Sattur, 580009, India. .,Division of Applied Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, 660701, Republic of Korea.
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- The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560064, India
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- SDM Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 5th Floor, Manjushree Building, SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital Campus, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, Sattur, 580009, India
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, 660701, Republic of Korea
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Peixoto D, Pereira I, Pereira-Silva M, Veiga F, Hamblin MR, Lvov Y, Liu M, Paiva-Santos AC. Emerging role of nanoclays in cancer research, diagnosis, and therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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MORO D, ULIAN G, VALDRÈ G. Nano‐atomic scale hydrophobic/philic confinement of peptides on mineral surfaces by cross‐correlated SPM and quantum mechanical DFT analysis. J Microsc 2020; 280:204-221. [DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- D. MORO
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali Università di Bologna “Alma Mater Studiorum” Piazza di Porta San Donato 1 Bologna Italy
- Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare di Biomineralogia, Cristallografia e Biomateriali Università di Bologna “Alma Mater Studiorum” Piazza di Porta San Donato 1 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali Università di Bologna “Alma Mater Studiorum” Piazza di Porta San Donato 1 Bologna Italy
- Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare di Biomineralogia, Cristallografia e Biomateriali Università di Bologna “Alma Mater Studiorum” Piazza di Porta San Donato 1 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali Università di Bologna “Alma Mater Studiorum” Piazza di Porta San Donato 1 Bologna Italy
- Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare di Biomineralogia, Cristallografia e Biomateriali Università di Bologna “Alma Mater Studiorum” Piazza di Porta San Donato 1 Bologna Italy
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Dong R, Chen D, Li N, Xu Q, Li H, He J, Lu J. Removal of phenol from aqueous solution using acid-modified Pseudomonas putida-sepiolite/ZIF-8 bio-nanocomposites. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 239:124708. [PMID: 31505442 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The discharge of phenol, a harmful pollutant, in the environment poses a threat to human health. With the rapid urbanization and industrialization of the land, there is a pressing need to find new technologies and efficient adsorption materials to address phenol contamination. As a potential adsorbent candidate, sepiolite (SEP) has garnered much interest owing to its large specific surface area, and excellent adsorption performance and biocompatibility. Herein, nanocomposite CESEP/ZIF-8, consisting of zeolite imidazole framework (ZIF-8) and hydrochloric acid-modified SEP (CESEP), was prepared and examined toward the adsorption of phenol. Adsorption equilibrium was achieved within 150 min at initial phenol solution concentrations of 10 and 20 mg/L. However, complete removal was not achieved. Accordingly, biodegradation was introduced. Microorganism Pseudomonas putida was immobilized onto CESEP/ZIF-8, which afforded synergistic adsorption and biodegradation action. Phenol at solution concentrations of 10 and 20 mg/L was effectively removed within 13 and 24 h, respectively (as opposed to 21 and 36 h when phenol was removed in the presence of free Pseudomonas putida solely). The synergistic physical-biological treatment presented herein is expected to have great potential in the field of wastewater treatment.
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- Ruifang Dong
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, PR China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, PR China.
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