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Zhong C, Deng J, Yang Y, Zeng H, Feng L, Luan T. Rapid and sensitive determination of legacy and emerging per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances with solid-phase microextraction probe coupled with mass spectrometry. Talanta 2024; 276:126233. [PMID: 38739954 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
Abstract
This study was designed to develop a rapid and sensitive method for quantifying legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in environmental samples with solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS). An innovative SPME probe was fabricated via in situ polymerization, and the probe coating was optimized with response surface methodology to maximize the fluorine-fluorine interactions and electrostatic properties and ensure high selectivity for the target PFASs with enrichment factors of 48-491. The coupled SPME and MS provided a rapid and sensitive method for analyses of PFASs, with excellent linearity (r ≥ 0.9962) over the concentration range 0.001-1 μg/L and remarkably low detection limits of 0.1-13.0 ng/L. This method was used to analyze trace PFASs in tap water, river water, and wastewater samples and proved to be a simple and efficient analytical method for selective enrichment and detection of contaminants in the environment.
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- Chunfei Zhong
- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Chemistry and Fine Chemical Engineering Jieyang Center, Jieyang, 515200, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Chemistry and Fine Chemical Engineering Jieyang Center, Jieyang, 515200, China; School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Smart Medical Innovation Technology Center, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Measurement and Emergency Test Technology, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Ambient Mass Spectrometry, Institute of Analysis, Guangdong Academy of Sciences (China National Analytical Center, Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Chemistry and Fine Chemical Engineering Jieyang Center, Jieyang, 515200, China; School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Chemistry and Fine Chemical Engineering Jieyang Center, Jieyang, 515200, China; School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Chemistry and Fine Chemical Engineering Jieyang Center, Jieyang, 515200, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, 529020, China.
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Liu C, Dong W, Zhou H, Li J, Du H, Ji X, Cheng S. Achievement of Efficient and Stable Nonflow Zinc-Bromine Batteries Assisted by Rational Decoration upon the Two Electrodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38684068 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Aqueous zinc-bromine batteries (ZBBs) are highly promising because of the advantages of safety and cost. Compared with flow ZBBs, static ones without the assistance of pumping and tank components possess decreased cost and increased energy density and efficiency. Yet, the issues of Zn dendrites and shuttle effect of polybromide ions (Brn-) are more serious in nonflow ZBBs. Meanwhile, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the sluggish kinetics of the Br2/Br- couple are also in-negligible. Herein, a compressive approach, the cation-exchange membrane (CEM) coating on Zn anodes and N-defect decoration toward carbon felt cathodes, is developed. The CEM with cation-only function can inhibit the formation of Zn dendrites via tuning the Zn2+ flow at the interface, block the noncationic substances, and hence prevent the shuttle of Br2/Brn- and the water decomposition-concerned HER. The optimized nonflow ZBBs can deliver high Coulombic, voltage, and energy efficiencies of 94.1, 92.8, and 87.4%, respectively, which can be well remained in 1000 cycles. Meanwhile, the output voltage is as high as 1.7 V at 10 mA cm-2 with a high areal capacity of 2 mA h cm-2, and a LED with a rated voltage of 1.6 V can be powered successfully, exhibiting high application value.
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- Chenxu Liu
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- College of Automation, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Gao Y, Liu L, Jiang Y, Yu D, Zheng X, Wang J, Liu J, Luo D, Zhang Y, Shi Z, Wang X, Deng YP, Chen Z. Design Principles and Mechanistic Understandings of Non-Noble-Metal Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:162. [PMID: 38530476 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01366-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are promising energy storage systems because of high theoretical energy density, safety, low cost, and abundance of zinc. However, the slow multi-step reaction of oxygen and heavy reliance on noble-metal catalysts hinder the practical applications of ZABs. Therefore, feasible and advanced non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for air cathodes need to be identified to promote the oxygen catalytic reaction. In this review, we initially introduced the advancement of ZABs in the past two decades and provided an overview of key developments in this field. Then, we discussed the working mechanism and the design of bifunctional electrocatalysts from the perspective of morphology design, crystal structure tuning, interface strategy, and atomic engineering. We also included theoretical studies, machine learning, and advanced characterization technologies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the structure-performance relationship of electrocatalysts and the reaction pathways of the oxygen redox reactions. Finally, we discussed the challenges and prospects related to designing advanced non-noble-metal bifunctional electrocatalysts for ZABs.
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- Yunnan Gao
- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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Wang T, Xi Q, Yao K, Liu Y, Fu H, Kavarthapu VS, Lee JK, Tang S, Fattakhova-Rohlfing D, Ai W, Yu JS. Surface Patterning of Metal Zinc Electrode with an In-Region Zincophilic Interface for High-Rate and Long-Cycle-Life Zinc Metal Anode. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:112. [PMID: 38334816 PMCID: PMC10858015 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01327-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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The undesirable dendrite growth induced by non-planar zinc (Zn) deposition and low Coulombic efficiency resulting from severe side reactions have been long-standing challenges for metallic Zn anodes and substantially impede the practical application of rechargeable aqueous Zn metal batteries (ZMBs). Herein, we present a strategy for achieving a high-rate and long-cycle-life Zn metal anode by patterning Zn foil surfaces and endowing a Zn-Indium (Zn-In) interface in the microchannels. The accumulation of electrons in the microchannel and the zincophilicity of the Zn-In interface promote preferential heteroepitaxial Zn deposition in the microchannel region and enhance the tolerance of the electrode at high current densities. Meanwhile, electron aggregation accelerates the dissolution of non-(002) plane Zn atoms on the array surface, thereby directing the subsequent homoepitaxial Zn deposition on the array surface. Consequently, the planar dendrite-free Zn deposition and long-term cycling stability are achieved (5,050 h at 10.0 mA cm-2 and 27,000 cycles at 20.0 mA cm-2). Furthermore, a Zn/I2 full cell assembled by pairing with such an anode can maintain good stability for 3,500 cycles at 5.0 C, demonstrating the application potential of the as-prepared ZnIn anode for high-performance aqueous ZMBs.
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- Tian Wang
- Department of Electronics and Information Convergence Engineering, Institute for Wearable Convergence Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research: Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-Ro, Jangan-Gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronics and Information Convergence Engineering, Institute for Wearable Convergence Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronics and Information Convergence Engineering, Institute for Wearable Convergence Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronics and Information Convergence Engineering, Institute for Wearable Convergence Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Energy and Climate Research: Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Electronics and Information Convergence Engineering, Institute for Wearable Convergence Electronics, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104, Republic of Korea.
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Liu X, Guo Y, Ning F, Liu Y, Shi S, Li Q, Zhang J, Lu S, Yi J. Fundamental Understanding of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Zinc Anode Surface: A First-Principles Study. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:111. [PMID: 38321305 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01337-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has become a key factor affecting the cycling stability of aqueous Zn-ion batteries, while the corresponding fundamental issues involving HER are still unclear. Herein, the reaction mechanisms of HER on various crystalline surfaces have been investigated by first-principle calculations based on density functional theory. It is found that the Volmer step is the rate-limiting step of HER on the Zn (002) and (100) surfaces, while, the reaction rates of HER on the Zn (101), (102) and (103) surfaces are determined by the Tafel step. Moreover, the correlation between HER activity and the generalized coordination number ([Formula: see text]) of Zn at the surfaces has been revealed. The relatively weaker HER activity on Zn (002) surface can be attributed to the higher [Formula: see text] of surface Zn atom. The atomically uneven Zn (002) surface shows significantly higher HER activity than the flat Zn (002) surface as the [Formula: see text] of the surface Zn atom is lowered. The [Formula: see text] of surface Zn atom is proposed as a key descriptor of HER activity. Tuning the [Formula: see text] of surface Zn atom would be a vital strategy to inhibit HER on the Zn anode surface based on the presented theoretical studies. Furthermore, this work provides a theoretical basis for the in-depth understanding of HER on the Zn surface.
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- Xiaoyu Liu
- Institute for Sustainable Energy & Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy & Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy & Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy & Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy & Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy & Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy & Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang H, Gan X, Yan Y, Zhou J. A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:106. [PMID: 38305845 PMCID: PMC10837397 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01329-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Aqueous rechargeable Zn-metal batteries (ARZBs) are considered one of the most promising candidates for grid-scale energy storage. However, their widespread commercial application is largely plagued by three major challenges: The uncontrollable Zn dendrites, notorious parasitic side reactions, and sluggish Zn2+ ion transfer. To address these issues, we design a sustainable dual cross-linked cellulose hydrogel electrolyte, which has excellent mechanical strength to inhibit dendrite formation, high Zn2+ ions binding capacity to suppress side reaction, and abundant porous structure to facilitate Zn2+ ions migration. Consequently, the Zn||Zn cell with the hydrogel electrolyte can cycle stably for more than 400 h under a high current density of 10 mA cm-2. Moreover, the hydrogel electrolyte also enables the Zn||polyaniline cell to achieve high-rate and long-term cycling performance (> 2000 cycles at 2000 mA g-1). Remarkably, the hydrogel electrolyte is easily accessible and biodegradable, making the ARZBs attractive in terms of scalability and sustainability.
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- Haodong Zhang
- Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China.
- Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Wuhan University, Transplant Center of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China.
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