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Li W, Li C, Yang H, Yang H, Qu J, Han Y, Li X, Yu ZZ. Well-designed lamellar reduced graphene oxide-based foam for high-performance solar-driven water purification. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 660:716-725. [PMID: 38271807 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Although solar steam generation is promising for seawater desalination, it is less effective in purifying wastewater with both salt/heavy metal ions and organic contaminants. It is thus imperative to develop multifunctional integrated solar-driven water purification systems with high solar-thermal evaporation and photocatalytic degradation efficiencies. Herein, a lamellar reduced graphene oxide (L-RGO) foam with the vertical lamellar structure is fabricated by bidirectional-freezing, lyophilization, and slight chemical reduction for water purification. The unique vertical lamellar structure not only accelerates upward transport of water for facilitating water evaporation but also endows the L-RGO foam with superb high elasticity for tuning the interlayer distance and varying interactions between the oxygen-containing groups and water molecules to adjust water energy state. As a result, the L-RGO foam achieves a superb water evaporation rate of 2.40 kg m-2 h-1 along with an energy efficiency of 95.3 % under the compressive strain of 44.7 % under 1-sun irradiation. Equally importantly, the decoration of L-RGO foam with polypyrrole is capable of efficiently degrading organic pollutants while retaining high solar steam generation performances, exhibiting great potential in the comprehensive treatment of various water sources for relieving freshwater crisis.
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- Wei Li
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China; State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Tian FX, Liu FF, Wei J, Xiao JX, Qu J. Redox-neutral α-functionalization of pyrrolidines: facile access to α-aryl-substituted pyrrolidines. RSC Adv 2024; 14:11986-11991. [PMID: 38623291 PMCID: PMC11017964 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00983e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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α-Aryl-substituted pyrrolidine moiety is found in many natural alkaloids. Starting from pyrrolidine, we were able to synthesize α-aryl-substituted pyrrolidines in one step using quinone monoacetal as the oxidizing agent and DABCO as the base. We also discovered the reaction condition needed to efficiently remove the N-aryl moiety from the α-arylated product. When the above reaction was carried out without the addition of an aryl nucleophile, the reaction of pyrrolidine and quinone monoacetal in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol afforded octahydro-dipyrroloquinoline in high yield, which has the same skeleton as that of natural product incargranine B.
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- Feng-Xian Tian
- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 People's Republic of China
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Qu J, Zhang T, Zhang X, Zhang W, Li Y, Gong Q, Yao L, Lui S. MRI radiomics for predicting intracranial progression in non-small-cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases treated with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Clin Radiol 2024; 79:e582-e591. [PMID: 38310058 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2024.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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AIM To identify clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiomics predictors specialised for intracranial progression (IP) after first-line epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with brain metastases (BMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients with a total of 212 BMs who received first-line EGFR-TKI therapy were enrolled. Radiomics features were extracted from the BM regions on the pretreatment contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images, and the radiomics score (rad-score) of each BM was established based on the selected features. Furthermore, the mean rad-score derived from the average rad-score of all included BMs in each patient was calculated. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify potential predictors of IP. Prediction models based on different predictors and their combinations were constructed, and nomogram based on the optimal prediction model was evaluated. RESULTS Thirty-three (47.1 %) patients developed IP, and the remaining 37 (52.9 %) patients were IP-free. EGFR-19del mutation (OR 0.19, 95 % CI 0.05-0.69), third-generation TKI treatment (OR 0.33, 95 % CI 0.16-0.67) and mean rad-score (OR 5.71, 95 % CI 1.65-19.68) were found to be independent predictive factors. Models based on these three predictors alone and in combination (combined model) achieved AUCs of 0.64, 0.64, 0.74, and 0.86 and 0.64, 0.64, 0.75, and 0.84 in the training and validation sets, respectively, and the combined model demonstrated optimal performance for predicting IP. CONCLUSIONS The model integrating EGFR-19del mutation, third-generation TKI treatment and mean rad-score had good predictive value for IP after EGFR-TKI treatment in NSCLC patients with BM.
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- J Qu
- Department of Radiology, and Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Pharmaceutical Diagnostic Team, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, and Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, and Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, and Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, and Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Radiology, and Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China.
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Han MC, Zhang JH, Yu CY, Yu JC, Wang YX, Jiang ZG, Yao M, Xie G, Yu ZZ, Qu J. Constructing Dynamic Anode/Electrolyte Interfaces Coupled with Regulated Solvation Structures for Long-Term and Highly Reversible Zinc Metal Anodes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202403695. [PMID: 38436549 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) show a great potential for next-generation energy storage due to their high safety and high energy density. However, the severe side reactions of zinc negative electrode largely hinder the further application of AZIBs. Herein, trace tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) additive with rich lone-pair-electrons and zincophilic sites is firstly introduced to achieve long-term and highly reversible Zn plating/stripping. Specifically, Tris not only regulates the solvation structure of Zn2+, but is also adsorbed vertically on the Zn anode surface with a changed coordination intensity during the plating/stripping process of Zn to generate an in situ dynamic adsorption layer for the first time. The dynamic adsorption layer could successively attract the solvated Zn2+ and then promote the de-solvation of the solvated Zn2+ owing to the orientation polarization with regularly-changed applied electric field, the volume rejection effect, and strong intermolecular force towards H2O of the vertically-adsorbed Tris. Therefore, an improved Zn2+-transport kinetics as well as the inhibition of side reactions of Zn anode are successfully realized. Accordingly, the Zn||Zn symmetric cell provides an ultra-long cycle life of 2600 h. Furthermore, the Zn||MnO2 full cell with Tris could demonstrate a high capacity and structural stability for practical applications.
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- Mei-Chen Han
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- PowerChina Beijing Engineering Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100024, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Li L, Zhang H, Zhang J, Xiao Y, Li Y, Qu J. TEMPORARY REMOVAL: The first investigation of a nosocomial outbreak caused by ST80 vancomycin-resistant Enterococci faecium in China. J Hosp Infect 2023:S0195-6701(23)00356-0. [PMID: 37951417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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- L Li
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
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Li W, Li C, Liu T, Wang Y, Ma X, Xiao X, Zhang Q, Qu J. Self-reported sleep disorders and the risk of all cancer types: evidence from the Kailuan Cohort study. Public Health 2023; 223:209-216. [PMID: 37677850 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Previous studies that focussed on sleep disturbance have primarily examined specific aspects of sleep disorders rather than considering overall sleep quality. We aimed to investigate different sleep disorders and their combination as risk factors for different types of cancer. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS In this prospective cohort study, we included 78,232 participants. A self-reported questionnaire was used to address insomnia, daytime sleepiness, snoring, and sleep duration. Overall sleep quality was evaluated by summarising these four sleep parameters. Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to estimate the hazard ratios and their 95% confidence intervals for determining the effect of the overall sleep-quality score and its components on the risk of incident cancer. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 5.67 years, 1266 participants were diagnosed with incident cancer. Compared to participants in the best sleep-quality score group, participants in the worst sleep-quality score group had a higher subsequent risk of overall cancer, and colorectal, breast, uterine or uterine cervical, prostatic, kidney, and bladder cancer. Participants with insomnia and snoring status had an elevated risk of head and neck, breast, uterine or uterine cervical, prostatic, kidney, bladder cancer, and lymphoma. CONCLUSIONS Poor overall sleep-quality scores as well as poor scores for the scale's components, including insomnia and snoring status, elevated the risk of overall and several specific-site cancers. TRIAL REGISTRATION Kailuan Study, ChiCTR2000029767. Registered 12 February, 2020-Retrospectively registered, https://www.chictr.org.cn/showprojEN.html?proj=48316.
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- Department of General Surgery, Aerospace Centre Hospital, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Department of Oncology, Dazu Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 402360, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Clinical Nutrition, Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Department of Hepatological Surgery, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063000, China
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- Department of Hepatological Surgery, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063000, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Aerospace Center Hospital, 100038, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063000, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Aerospace Centre Hospital, Beijing, 100038, China.
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Jiao FZ, Wu J, Zhang T, Pan RJ, Wang ZH, Yu ZZ, Qu J. Simultaneous Solar-Thermal Desalination and Catalytic Degradation of Wastewater Containing Both Salt Ions and Organic Contaminants. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:41007-41018. [PMID: 37585804 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Although solar steam generation is promising in generating clean water by desalinating seawater, it is powerless to totally degrade organic contaminants in the seawater. Herein, solar steam generation and catalytic degradation are integrated to generate clean water by simultaneous solar-driven desalination and catalytic degradation of wastewater containing both salt ions and organic contaminants. Stepwise decoration of three-dimensional nickel foam with polypyrrole, reduced graphene oxide (RGO), and cobalt phosphate is realized to obtain polypyrrole/RGO/cobalt phosphate/nickel foam (PGCN) hybrids for solar-driven desalination and catalytic degradation of wastewater containing antibiotics and salt ions. The oxygen-containing groups of the RGO integrated with the porous nickel foam make the porous PGCN hybrid hydrophilic and ensure the upward transport of water to the evaporation surface, and the oxygen vacancies of the cobalt phosphate allow the PGCN to generate abundant highly active singlet oxygen that could still exhibit excellent catalytic degradation performances in the high salinity and highly alkaline environment of seawater. In addition to the high solar light absorbance and satisfactory solar-thermal conversion efficiency of polypyrrole and RGO, the thermally conductive nickel foam skeleton can effectively transfer the heat generated by the solar-thermal energy conversion to the adjacent cobalt phosphate catalyst and nearby wastewater, achieving a solar-thermal-promoted catalytic degradation of organic contaminants. Therefore, a high pure water evaporation rate of 2.08 kg m-2 h-1 under 1 sun irradiation and 100% catalytic degradation of Norfloxacin and dyes are achieved. The PGCN hybrid is highly efficient in purifying seawater containing 10 ppm Norfloxacin and simultaneously achieves a high purification efficiency of 100 kg m-2 h-1.
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- Fan-Zhen Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Wu J, Zhang T, Qu J, Jiao FZ, Hu C, Zhao HY, Li X, Yu ZZ. Hydrothermally Modified 3D Porous Loofah Sponges with MoS 2 Sheets and Carbon Particles for Efficient Solar Steam Generation and Seawater Desalination. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023. [PMID: 37285282 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although the emerging interfacial solar steam generation technology is sustainable and eco-friendly for generating clean water by desalinating seawater and purifying wastewaters, salt deposition on the evaporation surface during solar-driven evaporation severely degrades the purification performances and adversely affect the long-term performance stability of solar steam generation devices. Herein, to construct solar steam generators for efficient solar steam generation and seawater desalination, three-dimensional (3D) natural loofah sponges with both macropores of the sponge and microchannels of the loofah fibers are hydrothermally decorated with molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) sheets and carbon particles. Benefiting from fast upward transport of water, rapid steam extraction, and effective salt-resistant capacity, the 3D hydrothermally decorated loofah sponge with MoS2 sheets and carbon particles (HLMC) with an exposed height of 4 cm can not only obtain heat by its top surface under the downward solar light irradiation based on the solar-thermal energy conversion but also gain environmental energy by its porous sidewall surface, achieving a competitive water evaporation rate of 3.45 kg m-2 h-1 under 1 sun irradiation. Additionally, the 3D HLMC evaporator exhibits long-term desalination stability during the solar-driven desalination of an aqueous salt solution with 3.5 wt % NaCl for 120 h without apparent salt deposition because of its dual type of pores and uneven structure distribution.
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- Jing Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Yin J, Qu J, Liang X, Wang M. Prognostic significance of controlling nutritional status score for patients with gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta‑analysis. Exp Ther Med 2023; 25:202. [PMID: 37090072 PMCID: PMC10119667 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2023.11901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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There is a need to identify potentially useful biomarker(s) for the prediction of prognostic outcomes in patients diagnosed with gastric cancer. This meta-analysis provided updated evidence on the association of controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score with survival and other clinicopathological outcomes in patients with gastric cancer. PubMed and Scopus databases were systematically searched. The review included studies, observational in design, that were conducted among patients with gastric cancer and had documented the association of CONUT score with outcomes of interest. The primary outcomes of interest were overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) along with tumour size and extent (T status), nodal status (N status) and tumour staging (TNM staging). STATA was used for statistical analysis. The meta-analysis was conducted with 17 studies. The 5-year OS [hazard ratio (HR), 1.75; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.55, 1.96], RFS (HR, 1.58; 95% CI: 1.30, 1.91) and CSS (HR, 1.89; 95% CI: 1.01, 3.52) were comparatively poorer in the high CONUT group, than in low CONUT group. High CONUT score was associated with increased risk of having T3/T4 tumour [odds ratio (OR), 1.64; 95% CI: 1.16, 2.34], N2/N3 nodal status (OR, 1.44; 95% CI: 1.17, 1.77) and stage III/IV tumour (OR, 1.64; 95% CI: 1.43, 1.88). The risk of microvascular invasion (OR, 1.46; 95% CI: 1.20, 1.77) and post-operative complications (OR, 1.64; 95% CI: 1.31, 2.06) was higher in those with high CONUT. There were no differences in the risk of poorly differentiated tumour and need for adjuvant chemotherapy between the two groups. Findings suggested that preoperative assessment of CONUT score may be included in the routine assessment of patients with gastric cancer due to its association with survival and other clinical as well as pathological outcomes.
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- Jian Yin
- Third Department of Chest Medicine, The Fifth People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, Liaoning 116021, P.R. China
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- Third Department of Chest Medicine, The Fifth People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, Liaoning 116021, P.R. China
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- Third Department of Chest Medicine, The Fifth People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, Liaoning 116021, P.R. China
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- Third Department of Chest Medicine, The Fifth People's Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, Liaoning 116021, P.R. China
- Correspondence to: Dr Meimei Wang, Third Department of Chest Medicine, The Fifth People's Hospital of Dalian, 890 Huanghe Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116021, P.R. China
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Wu J, Qu J, Yin G, Zhang T, Zhao HY, Jiao FZ, Liu J, Li X, Yu ZZ. Omnidirectionally irradiated three-dimensional molybdenum disulfide decorated hydrothermal pinecone evaporator for solar-thermal evaporation and photocatalytic degradation of wastewaters. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 637:477-488. [PMID: 36716671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Although most solar steam generation devices are effective in desalinating seawater and purifying wastewaters with heavy metal ions, they are ineffective in degrading organic pollutants from wastewaters. Herein, we design novel solar-driven water purification devices by decoration of three-dimensional pinecones with MoS2 nanoflowers via a one-step hydrothermal synthesis for generating clean water. The vertically arrayed channels in the central rachis and the unique helically arranged scales of the hydrothermal pinecone can not only transfer bulk water upward to the evaporation surface, but also absorb more solar light from different incident angles for solar-thermal evaporation and photodegradation of wastewaters under omnidirectional irradiations. The decorated MoS2 nanoflowers can not only enhance the solar-thermal energy conversion efficiency, but also decompose organic pollutants in the bulk water by their photocatalytic degradation effects. The resultant hydrothermal pinecone with in situ decorated MoS2 (HPM) evaporator exhibits a high evaporation rate of 1.85 kg m-2 h-1 under 1-sun irradiation with a high energy efficiency of 96 %. During the solar-driven water purification processes, the powdery HPM can also photodegrade organic pollutants of methylene blue and rhodamine B with high removal efficiencies of 96 % and 95 %, respectively. For practical demonstration, by floating in the methylene blue solution under 1-sun irradiation, the bulky HPM can generate clean water by simultaneous solar-thermal evaporation and photocatalytic degradation. The integration of solar steam generation and photocatalytic degradation mechanisms makes the HPM evaporator highly promising for practical high-yield purification of wastewaters.
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- Jing Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN and AMBER, Trinity College Dublin, D2 Dublin, Ireland
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Li B, Guo Z, Qu J, Zhan Y, Shen Z, Lei X. The value of different involvement patterns of the knee "synovio-entheseal complex" in the differential diagnosis of spondyloarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis: an MRI-based study. Eur Radiol 2023; 33:3178-3187. [PMID: 36892646 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-09485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the different involvement patterns of the knee "synovio-entheseal complex (SEC)" on MRI in patients with spondyloarthritis (SPA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS This study retrospectively included 120 patients (male:female, 55:65) with a mean age of 39.20 years diagnosed with SPA (n = 40), RA (n = 40), and OA (n = 40) at the First Central Hospital of Tianjin between January 2020 and May 2022. Six knee entheses were assessed by two musculoskeletal radiologists according to the SEC definition. Bone marrow lesions associated with entheses include bone marrow edema (BME) and bone erosion (BE), which were classified as entheseal or peri-entheseal based on their relationship to the entheses. Three groups (OA, RA, and SPA) were established to characterize the location of enthesitis and the different SEC involvement patterns. Inter-group and intra-group differences were analyzed using the ANOVA or chi-square tests, and the inter-class correlation coefficient (ICC) test was used to determine inter-reader agreement. RESULTS The study contained a total of 720 entheses. The SEC-based analysis revealed different involvement patterns in three groups. The OA group had the most abnormal signals in tendons/ligaments (p = 0.002). The RA group had considerably greater synovitis (p = 0.002). The majority of peri-entheseal BE was identified in the OA and RA groups (p = 0.003). Furthermore, entheseal BME in the SPA group was significantly different from those in the other two groups (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS SEC involvement patterns differed in SPA, RA, and OA, which is important for differential diagnosis. SEC should be used as a whole evaluation method in clinical practice. KEY POINTS • The "synovio-entheseal complex (SEC)" explained differences and characteristic alterations in the knee joint in patients with spondyloarthritis (SPA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and osteoarthritis (OA). • The various SEC involvement patterns are crucial for differentiating SPA, RA, and OA. • When "knee pain" is the only symptom, a detailed identification of characteristic alterations in the knee joint of SPA patients may help timely treatment and delay the structural damage.
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- Boya Li
- First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical Science, Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China. .,Department of radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, NO. 24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China.
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Liu HJ, Yang CY, Han MC, Yu CY, Li X, Yu ZZ, Qu J. In-Situ Constructing A Heterogeneous Layer on Lithium Metal Anodes for Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition and High Li-ion Flux. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217458. [PMID: 36640120 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Constructing efficient artificial solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film is extremely vital for the practical application of lithium metal batteries. Herein, a dense artificial SEI film, in which lithiophilic Zn/Lix Zny are uniformly but nonconsecutively dispersed in the consecutive Li+ -conductors of Lix SiOy , Li2 O and LiOH, is constructed via the in situ reaction of layered zinc silicate nanosheets and Li. The consecutive Li+ -conductors can promote the desolvation process of solvated-Li+ and regulate the transfer of lithium ions. The nonconsecutive lithiophilic metals are polarized by the internal electric field to boost the transfer of lithium ions, and lower the nucleation barrier. Therefore, a low polarization of ≈50 mV for 750 h at 2.0 mA cm-2 in symmetric cells, and a high capacity retention of 99.2 % in full cells with a high lithium iron phosphate areal loading of ≈13 mg cm-2 are achieved. This work offers new sights to develop advanced alkali metal anodes for efficient energy storage.
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- Hong-Jun Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Xiong Q, Qu J, Zhao R, Chen Y, Li Y, Xu W, Pan B, Jin P, Zheng Z. Fabrication of a novel polyurethane foam-alginate-zeolite hydrogel and subsequent KSND bacteria encapsulation: evidence of accelerated biofilm colonization and enhanced nitrogen removal efficiency. Lett Appl Microbiol 2023; 76:7059211. [PMID: 36849163 DOI: 10.1093/lambio/ovac054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Biofilms are used widely to remove nitrogen from wastewater; however, most biofilm carriers (i.e. polyurethane foam, PUF) are hydrophobic organic materials with millimetre-scale apertures, ineffective attachment, and unstable colonization of microorganisms. To address these limitations, hydrophilic sodium alginate (SA) mixed with zeolite powder (Zeo) was cross-linked in PUF to form a micro-scale hydrogel (PAS) with a well-organized and reticular cellular structure. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that immobilized cells were entrapped in the interior of hydrogel filaments and rapidly formed a stable biofilm on the surface. The biofilm generated was 10.3-fold greater than the film developed on PUF. Kinetics and isotherm studies revealed that the as-developed carrier, because of the presence of Zeo, effectively improved the adsorption of NH4+-N by 53%. The PAS carrier achieved total nitrogen removal in excess of 86% for low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio wastewater treated for 30 d, indicating that this novel modification-encapsulation technology has potential for wastewater treatment.
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- Qinyi Xiong
- School of Environmental and Resource, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- School of Environmental and Resource, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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- College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- School of Environmental and Resource, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.,Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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Qu J, Ma X, Miao G, Yang Y, Zheng J, Liu X. Structural characterization and oil displacement performance testing of oil‐based supramolecular systems based on polyacrylamide. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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- Jin Qu
- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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Liu HJ, Yang CY, Han MC, Yu CY, Li X, Yu ZZ, Qu J. In‐Situ Constructing A Heterogeneous Layer on Lithium Metal Anodes for Dendrite‐Free Lithium Deposition and High Li‐ion Flux. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202217458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Hong-Jun Liu
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering No.15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District 100029 Bejing CHINA
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Smits J, Cunha D, Qu J, Latta L, Szentmary N, Seitz B, Roux L, Aberdam D, van Heeringen S, Zhou H. 553 Multi-omics analysis identifies coordination and hierarchy of transcription factors controlling specific epithelial cell fates in corneal epithelium. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Miao G, Zhang H, Yang Y, Qu J, Ma X, Zheng J, Liu X. Synthesis and performance evaluation of crosslinker for seawater‐based fracturing fluid. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Guohao Miao
- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Advanced Polymer Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Advanced Polymer Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Advanced Polymer Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Advanced Polymer Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Advanced Polymer Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Advanced Polymer Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- Department of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Advanced Polymer Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials Tianjin University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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Zhu J, Qu J, Fan Y, Zhang R, Wang X. Curcumin Inhibits Invasion and Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by Regulating TET1/Wnt/β-catenin Signal Axis. Bull Exp Biol Med 2022; 173:770-774. [DOI: 10.1007/s10517-022-05629-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Guo Z, Li B, Zhang Y, Kong C, Liu Y, Qu J, Zhan Y, Shen Z, Lei X. Peripheral enthesitis assessed by whole-body MRI in axial spondyloarthritis: Distribution and diagnostic value. Front Immunol 2022; 13:976800. [PMID: 36081521 PMCID: PMC9446460 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.976800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objective To determine the distribution and diagnostic value of peripheral enthesitis detected by whole-body MRI (WBMRI) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) diagnosis, and to determine the value of the peripheral enthesitis score in axSpA assessment. Methods Sixty axSpA patients [mean age of 33.2 (24.8–40.6) years] and 50 controls with chronic low back pain (LBP) [mean age of 34.7 (28.3–41.1) years] were enrolled. The gold standard was physician’s comprehensive diagnosis based on current classification criteria and physical examination. All subjects underwent WBMRI, and 47 peripheral entheses were assessed for each patient with scores of 0–188. Results WBMRI identified 155 enthesitis sites in 78.3% (n = 47) patients with axSpA. Meanwhile, 23 enthesitis sites were identified in 32% (n = 16) controls. The pelvis had the maximum number of enthesitis sites (52, 33.5%) in axSpA patients. Pelvic and anterior chest wall enthesitis had the highest sensitivity (51.67%) and specificity (100%) in axSpA diagnosis, respectively. There were different manifestations of enthesitis subtypes between axSpA patients and the control group. Osteitis was more present than soft-tissue inflammation in axSpA patients. The AUC for the number of enthesitis sites was 0.819 (95% CI 0.739–0.899), and that for the enthesitis score was 0.833 (95% CI 0.755–0.910), indicating statistically significant differences (P = 0.025). Based on the Youden index and clinical need, three enthesitis sites (sensitivity of 53.33, specificity of 98, and Youden index of 0.51) and enthesitis score (sensitivity of 58.33, specificity of 98, and Youden index of 0.56) may have the greatest value for axSpA diagnosis. Conclusion The distribution of peripheral enthesitis can be adequately assessed by whole-body MRI, which could help diagnose axial spondyloarthritis. The enthesitis score may provide a more accurate assessment and diagnostic tool in axSpA compared with enthesitis site counting.
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- Zikang Guo
- First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical Science, Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Xinwei Lei,
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Zhang Y, Guo Z, Zhan Y, Qu J, Lei X. Evaluation of active inflammation, chronic structural damage, and response to treatment of sacroiliitis in axial spondyloarthritis using the Spondyloarthritis research consortium of Canada scoring system. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:654. [PMID: 35804360 PMCID: PMC9270766 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05609-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints. To investigate whether there are differences in inflammatory and chronic structural damages, as assessed by a semiquantitative MRI scoring method, between non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with active inflammation at baseline, and to evaluate the treatment response in these patients after 3 months of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitor treatment. Methods Fifty-eight axSpA patients with active inflammation were included in the study. The patients were divided into nr-axSpA group and AS group. MRI examinations of the sacroiliac joints were performed before and after treatment. Inflammatory and structural damages in these patients were assessed using the established Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) inflammation and sacroiliac joint structural (SSS) scoring methods, which are two MRI-based scoring methods. The SPARCC score, SSS score, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) level were compared between the two groups. Results At baseline, SPARCC scores for patients in the nr-axSpA and AS groups did not differ significantly (P > 0.05); however, SSS scores for fat metaplasia, erosion, and backfill for patients in the AS group were significantly higher (P < 0.001). Compared with baseline, SPARCC scores were significantly decreased in both groups after treatment (P < 0.001); however, after treatment, no statistically significant difference was found regarding SPARCC scores between the AS and nr-axSpA groups. Compared with baseline, a significant increase in the SSS scores for fat metaplasia and backfill (P < 0.001) and a significant decrease in the SSS scores for erosion (P < 0.001) were observed in all axSpA patients. Changes in the SPARCC score was inversely correlated with the changes in the SSS score for fat metaplasia (r = − 0.634, P < 0.001). Changes in the SSS score for backfill were positively correlated with the changes in the SSS score for fat metaplasia (r = 0.277, P < 0.05) and inversely correlated with those for erosion (r = − 0.443, P < 0.001). Conclusion The SPARCC and SSS scoring systems can be used to assess inflammatory and chronic structural damages as well as treatment responses in patients with axSpA. More severe structural damages were seen in AS patients. TNF-α inhibitor treatment for 3 months could effectively reduce inflammation in axSpA patients. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12891-022-05609-x.
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- Yimeng Zhang
- Department of Radiology, First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.,Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.,Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, China.
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Zhang Y, Guo Z, Wang L, Zhan Y, Qu J, Lei X. Baseline Severity of Sacroiliitis and Extensive Fat Metaplasia Predicts the Progression of Backfill at the Sacroiliac Joint in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis. Front Immunol 2022; 13:887470. [PMID: 35833133 PMCID: PMC9271670 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.887470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ObjectivesFat metaplasia in an erosion cavity, also known as backfill, is an essential intermediary in new bone formation in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients; however, the predictors of backfill progression are unknown. This longitudinal study aimed to assess the predictors of backfill progression in axSpA patients on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).MethodsClinical and MRI data were collected at baseline and follow-up in 52 axSpA patients. Backfill progression was defined as the new or increased T1 hyperintensity within the SI joint space. Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the predictors of the backfill progression.ResultsA total of 19 patients had “backfill” at baseline and 30 patients exhibited the backfill progression after follow-up. The mean disease duration and SPARCC scores at baseline were significantly different between patients with and without backfill progression (P<0.001, P=0.003, respectively). Patients with backfill progression had a higher frequency of backfill at baseline, a higher SSS score of fat metaplasia, and a higher SSS score of backfill than those without (P=0.001, P<0.001, and P=0.002, respectively). A higher fat fraction value in the fat metaplasia area at the baseline was more frequent in patients with, than without, backfill progression (P=0.019). In the univariate logistic regression analyses, a higher SPARCC score for inflammation and a higher SSS score for fat metaplasia at baseline were associated with backfill progression.ConclusionsSeverity of sacroiliitis and extensive fat metaplasia at baseline are predictors of the backfill progression in axSpA patients.
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- Yimeng Zhang
- Department of Radiology, First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Imaging Medicine, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Xinwei Lei,
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Zhang T, Yang C, Qu J, Chang W, Liu Y, Zhai X, Liu H, Jiang Z, Yu Z. Constructing Atomic Fe and N Co‐doped Hollow Carbon Nanospheres with a Polymer Encapsulation Strategy for High‐Performance Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries with Accelerated Polysulfide Conversion. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200363. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ting‐Ting Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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Hu J, Jiang L, Cao Y, Qu J, Lu H. Effectiveness and Safety of Inelastic Versus Elastic Lumbosacral Orthoses on Low Back Pain Prevention in Healthy Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2022; 47:656-665. [PMID: 34618790 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of inelastic and elastic lumbosacral orthoses (LSOs) on the prevention of low back pain (LBP) in healthy nurses. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Over 80% of people experience LBP during their lifetime. LSOs, as a device used to maintain lumbar stability, were widely used in LBP management. The effects of inelastic LSOs (iLSOs) and elastic LSOs (eLSOs) on the prevention of LBP are controversial. METHODS A randomized clinical trial recruiting healthy nurses was conducted from November 2011 to June 2013 at a tertiary hospital in China. A total of 300 eligible participants aged 20 to 25 years were randomly assigned to iLSO, eLSO, or control groups. The intervention period was 6 months, and follow-ups were continued for an additional 6 months. Participants in both iLSO and eLSO groups were required to wear LSOs daily. Outcomes included the incidence of LBP, changes in trunk muscle endurance, and spinal range of motion assessed at baseline, 6months, and 12 months from the starting date. The incidence of LBP among groups was analyzed by ANOVA. Wilcoxon rank-sum test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, etc. were used for secondary outcomes comparison across groups. RESULTS Two hundred seventy-eight out of 300 participants (92.7%) completed the trial. No statistically significant differences were observed in LBP incidence among the three groups. No difference was observed in abdominal/back muscle endurance among groups at 6 months. In secondary outcome analysis regarding spinal range of motion, flexion and extension improved in iLSO groups at 12 months compared with that at baseline (flexion, P = 0.01; extension, P = 0.01), whereas only extension motion improved at 12 months in the eLSO group (P = 0.00). CONCLUSIONS Six-month wearing of LSO showed neither a significant difference in preventing LBP nor causing adverse effects to participants.Level of Evidence: 1.
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- Jianzhong Hu
- Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, PR China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sportand Health, PR China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, PR China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sportand Health, PR China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, PR China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sportand Health, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, PR China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sportand Health, PR China
- Department of Sports Medicine, Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, PR China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Sportand Health, PR China
- Department of Sports Medicine, Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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Chen Y, Tang Z, Wang S, Liu Y, Qu J, Liu X, Qi P, Miao G, Liu X, Zheng J, Yang H, Zheng L, Yi P. Fluorescent polyacrylamide nanospheres for concentration detection and fluorescent visual oil displacement experiments. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yipeng Chen
- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China
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- Oil and Gas Technology Research Institute PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company Xi'an China
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- Oil and Gas Technology Research Institute PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company Xi'an China
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- Oil and Gas Technology Research Institute PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company Xi'an China
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Li YX, Li G, Qu J, Ren X, Zheng L. Finger touching combined X-ray-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy in 640 cases: an 8-years' experience. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:2867-2874. [PMID: 35503631 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202204_28617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of finger touching combined X-ray-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and the feasibility of avoiding damage in medical staff caused by X-ray. PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 2013 to December 2020, 640 cases of percutaneous nephrolithotomy were performed through the 18-24-F channel. Among those cases, 22 (3.4%) cases were double-sided kidney stones surgeries, 294 (45.8%) cases were on the right side and 324 (50.5%) cases were on the left side. The targeted renal calyceal puncture was carried out under the combined guidance of the doctor's finger and X-ray. We assessed the X-ray exposure time of patients and doctors, average number of punctures, postoperative hospitalization, calculus removal rates, and complications. RESULTS The average number of punctures was 2.8 ± 1.4. Average X-ray exposure time during procedure: 2.8 s (range: 2-8 s). Average surgical time: 106.5 ± 49.4 min. Postoperative hospitalization: 6.8 ± 4.2 d. Average reduced hemoglobin level: 5.9 g/day. Stone-free rate 4 weeks after surgeries: 95.6%. Patients with upper ureteral calculi: 395 cases (61.72%). The calculus residual rate of patients with staghorn renal calculi or multiple renal calculi complementary treatments was 82.9%, including 0 patients who received shock wave lithotripsy, 2 cases of repeated percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and 18 cases of ureteroscopy. Postoperative placement of renal drainage tube occurred in 52 cases. As for complications, no perirenal infection occurred, two severe bleeding complication cases occurred, and one case of colon perforation occurred. CONCLUSIONS Finger touching combined X-ray-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with renal calculus is safe and can accurately guide the puncture without radiation hazards. The placement of a renal drainage tube was beneficial to reduce renal effusion, hematocele, and infections.
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- Y-X Li
- Department of Urology, Institute of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Zhao X, Ji X, Qu J, Xie K, Wang Z, Fang P, Wang Y, Wan Y, Yang Y, Zhang W, Shi P. Sequencing-free Analysis of Multiple Methylations on Gene-Specific mRNAs. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6010-6018. [PMID: 35321539 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RNA epigenetics is a new layer of mechanism to regulate gene expression, but limited techniques are available to profile the status of mRNA modifications. Here, we describe a molecule proximity-based technique for simultaneous analysis of multiple types of mRNA methylation with specific gene information in living cells. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) or N1-methyladenosine (m1A) modifications on multiple mRNAs can be individually or simultaneously analyzed. A chip fabricated with vertically aligned, high-aspect-ratio diamond nanoneedles was used to access the intracellular domain in a minimum-invasive format and to isolate the mRNAs out of the cell cytoplasm while keeping cells alive. In the subsequent on-chip analytical procedures, the isolated RNAs were encoded, amplified, and visualized to derive a quantitative measurement of the associated gene-specific m6A or m1A modifications. Notably, a proximity ligation approach was developed to resolve dual methylation on an individual mRNA segment. Using this method, we investigated the dynamics of mRNA methylation in mammalian cells under physical or chemical stimuli and showed that m6A and m1A in mRNAs are heavily involved in the cellular stress response. Our results also suggested the common existence of single m6A modification in the basigin (BSG) mRNA but a rare occurrence of m6A and m1A dual methylation in the same BSG transcript.
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- Xi Zhao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.,Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Advanced Energy Storage Technology Research Center, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.,Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China 999077
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.,Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.,Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China 999077.,Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Tian FX, Qu J. Studies on the Origin of the Stabilizing Effects of Fluorinated Alcohols and Weakly Coordinated Fluorine-Containing Anions on Cationic Reaction Intermediates. J Org Chem 2022; 87:1814-1829. [PMID: 35020378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Many synthetic methods that use fluorinated alcohols as solvents have been reported, and the fluorinated alcohols have been found to be crucial to the success of these methods. In addition, there have been reports indicating that adding a weakly coordinated fluorine-containing anion, such as BF4-, PF6-, or SbF6-, to fluorinated alcohols can improve yields. The boosting effect of fluorinated alcohols is attributed mainly to hydrogen bond activation. A few studies have suggested that the very polar fluorinated alcohols can stabilize cationic reaction intermediates. However, how they do so and why weakly coordinated fluorine-containing anions improve yields have not been studied in depth. Here, we used quaternary ammonium cations, a quaternary phosphonium cation, and a triaryl-substituted carbocation as models for short-lived cationic intermediates and studied the possible interactions of these cations with fluorinated alcohols and BF4-, PF6-, or SbF6-. On the basis of the results, we propose that the C-F dipoles of fluorinated alcohols and the E-F dipoles (where E is B, P, or Sb) of weakly coordinated fluorine-containing anions stabilized these cations by intermolecular charge-dipole interactions. We deduced that in the same fashion the C-F and E-F dipoles can thermodynamically stabilize cationic reaction intermediates.
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- Feng-Xian Tian
- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Zeng MJ, Li X, Hao SM, Qu J, Li W, Wu J, Zhao T, Yu ZZ. Hierarchically porous graphene/wood-derived carbon activated using ZnCl 2 and decorated with in situ grown NiCo 2O 4 for high–performance asymmetric supercapacitors. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05027c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An asymmetric supercapacitor with wood-derived porous carbon-based electrodes exhibits enhanced areal capacitance, high power density and long cycling stability.
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- Mei-Jiao Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Organic–Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic–Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic–Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic–Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic–Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Chen H, Zhang T, Qu J, Li X, Sun D, Qiu X, Lü H, Xu D. Treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability by double-band anatomical reconstruction of the anterior talofibular ligament's fibular enthesis. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2021; 46:1354-1362. [PMID: 35232904 PMCID: PMC10930582 DOI: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2021.200807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) injury is one of the most common injuries in sports medicine, resulting in chronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI). The patients' daily life may be seriously affected by ankle osteoarthritis and other irreversible damages, if the ATFL injury is not treated in time and drags on. Patients with ATFL injury who show no significant recovery after 3-6 months of conservative treatment should consider surgical treatment as soon as possible to restore ankle stability and function. This study aims to investigate the effect of double-bands anatomical reconstruction of the ATFL's fibular enthesis for the treatment of CLAI. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted on 67 patients diagnosed with CLAI in the Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University from January 2015 to January 2018, including 42 males and 25 females, aged from 17 to 41 years old, with disease course of (12.6±3.2) months. Of the 67 patients, 29 left ankles and 38 right ankles were included in this study. Patients suffered from repeated sprains which leaded to pain, swelling and obvious ankle relaxation. There were obvious tenderness at the ATFL insertion and the calcaneal fibular ligament insertion. Both the anterior ankle drawer test and the varus stress test were positive. Other ankle disorders were excluded by X-ray. Preoperative color Doppler ultrasonography and magnetic resonance examination were performed to observe ATFL injury. All the patients had surgical indications and no obvious contraindications, and they were treated with arthroscopic debridement and double-bundle anatomical reconstruction of the AFTL's fibular enthesis under anesthesia. Postoperative routine nursing and standardized rehabilitation exercise were recommended. Outpatient follow-up was conducted at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores, Karlsson Ankle Functional (KAF) score, and the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot (JSSF) scale were used to evaluate the clinical outcomes. RESULTS Intraoperative arthroscopic examination of 67 patients showed inflammatory synovial hyperplasia in 52 cases (77.6%), obvious osteophyte hyperplasia in 12 cases (17.9%), talus osteochondral injury of grade II-III in 23 cases (34.3%), and cartilage injury of grade IV in 5 cases (7.5%). All operations were carried out successfully, and both the anterior ankle drawer test and the varus stress test were negative under anesthesia after surgery. The anchors were in good position. Among them, 3 patients (4.5%) got temporary superficial peroneal nerve palsy and skin numbness at ankle joint after surgery, which gradually recovered within 2 weeks. There were no serious perioperative complications such as infection and suppurative arthritis. Postoperative follow-up was conducted for 12-24 (15.64±3.17) months. At the last follow-up, all patients were walking normally. Most patients had no pain or occasionally mild pain. Ankle function and motion were restored without re-instability. Sixty-four patients (95.5%) worked and exercised as before the surgery. Standing X-ray examination indicated normal joint space without stenosis, and the internal fixation was in good position. Postoperative AOFAS scores (94.78±6.37) were significantly better than the preoperative scores (64.17±12.43, P<0.01). Besides, the KAF scores and the JSSF ankle/hindfoot scale before surgery were significantly increased (KAF: 91.04±11.36 vs 59.74±13.63, P<0.01; JSSF: 95.32±10.21 vs 66.92±14.38, P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Arthroscopic debridement and double-bands anatomical reconstruction of the ATFL's fibular enthesis for the treatment of CLAI gains beneficial short-term effects for its minimal invasion and quick recovery.
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- Huabin Chen
- Department of Sports Medicine; Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
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- Department of Sports Medicine; Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine; Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine; Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine; Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine; Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine; Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine; Research Center of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
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Qu J, Zhao R, Chen Y, Li Y, Jin P, Zheng Z. Enhanced nitrogen removal from low-temperature wastewater by an iterative screening of cold-tolerant denitrifying bacteria. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2021; 45:381-390. [PMID: 34859268 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-021-02668-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The biological process to remove nitrogen in winter effluent is often seriously compromised due to the effect of low temperatures (< 13 °C) on the metabolic activity of microorganisms. In this study, a novel heterotrophic nitrifying-aerobic denitrifying bacterium with cold tolerance was isolated by iterative domestication and named Moraxella sp. LT-01. The LT-01 maintained almost 60% of its maximal growth activity at 10 °C. Under initial concentrations of 100 mg/L, the removal efficiencies of ammonium, nitrate, nitrite by LT-01 were 70.3%, 65.4%, 61.7% respectively for 72 h incubation at 10 °C. Nitrogen balance analysis showed that about 46% of TN was released as gases and 16% of TN was assimilated for cell growth. The biomarker genes involved in nitrification and denitrification pathways were identified by gene-specific PCR and revealed that the LT-01 has nitrite reductase (NirS) but not hydroxylamine reductase (HAO), which implies the involvement of other genes in the process. The study indicates that LT-01 has the potential for use in low-temperature regions for efficient sewage treatment.
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- Jin Qu
- School of Environmental and Resource, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., LTD, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., LTD, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., LTD, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- School of Environmental and Resource, Zhejiang A and F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China. .,Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., LTD, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
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Chang W, Qu J, Li W, Liu YH, Zhai XZ, Liu HJ, Kang Y, Yu ZZ. Mesoporous Yolk-Shell Structured Organosulfur Nanotubes with Abundant Internal Joints for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries by Kinetics Acceleration. Small 2021; 17:e2101857. [PMID: 34350696 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202101857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Although organosulfur compounds can protect lithium anodes, participate in the redox reaction, and suppress the shuttle effect, the sluggish electrochemical dynamics of their bulk structure and the notorious shuttle effect of covalent long-chain sulfurs largely impede their actual applications. Herein, sulfurized carbon nanotube@aminophenol-formaldehyde (SC@A) with covalently linked short-chain sulfurs is firstly synthesized by in situ polymerization of aminophenol-formaldehyde (AF) on the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) followed by acetone etching and inverse sulfurization processes, forming mesoporous yolk-shell organosulfur nanotubes with abundant internal joints between the yolk of CNTs and the shell of sulfurized AF for the first time. In situ Raman spectra, in situ XRD patterns, and ex situ XPS spectra verify that the covalent short-chain sulfurs bring about a reversible solid-solid conversion process of sulfur, thoroughly avoiding the shuttle effect. The mesoporous yolk-shell structure with abundant internal joints can effectively accommodate the volume change, fully expose active sites and efficiently improve the transport of electrons and lithium ions, thus highly promoting the solid-solid electrochemical reaction kinetics. Therefore, the SC@A cathode exhibits a superior specific capacity of 841 mAh g-1 and a capacity decay of 0.06% per cycle within 500 cycles at a large current density of 5.0 C.
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- Wei Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Wang J, Qu J, Liu Y, Wang S, Liu X, Chen Y, Qi P, Miao G, Liu X. “Crocodile skin” ultra-tough, rapidly self-recoverable, anti-dry, anti-freezing, MoS2-based ionic organohydrogel as pressure sensors. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Li H, Li J, Chen Z, Wang Z, Qu J, Chen Y, Zhu L, Jiang F. Blocky Sb/C Anodes with Enhanced Diffusion Kinetics for High‐Rate and Ultra‐Long Cyclability Sodium Dual‐Ion Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Hong‐Ji Li
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Grid International Development Co., Ltd Beijing 100031 P. R. China
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- State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company Shanghai 200122 P. R. China
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- State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company Shanghai 200122 P. R. China
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You H, Li M, Zhao JL, Wu L, Duan X, Luo H, Zhao C, Zhan F, Wu Z, Li H, Yang M, Xu J, Wei W, Wang Y, Shi J, Qu J, Wang Q, Leng X, Tian X, Zhao Y, Zeng X. POS0754 DEVELOPMENT OF A RISK PREDICTION MODEL FOR VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: THE SLE-VTE SCORE. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.2769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a substantially increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). An individual VTE risk assessment is important to ensure that all patients are assessed and given adequate thromboprophylaxis.Objectives:We conducted this study to develop a risk score for VTE in patients with SLE.Methods:Patients with SLE who participated in the Chinese SLE Treatment and Research group were enrolled in this study. Patient baseline information and clinical laboratory indicators were obtained, and VTE events were recorded every 3-6 months during follow-up visits. The risk prediction model was created and internally validated using the bootstrap methods, and a scoring system was established (Figure 1).Figure 1.Flow chart of study design.Results:Out of 4,502 patients included in this study, 135 had a VTE event. After univariate analysis and Lasso regression, the following 11 variables were identified and included in the risk prediction model: male sex, age, BMI ≥25 kg/m2, hyperlipidemia, hypoalbuminemia, hsCRP>3 mg/L, renal involvement, nervous system involvement, anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibody positivity, lupus anticoagulant positivity, and no use of hydroxychloroquine. The AUC for the SLE-VTE score (Table 1) was 0.947 (95% CI, 0.9249-0.9694). The SLE-VTE score’s sensitivity and specificity with the optimal cutoff value of 13 were 0.919 and 0.881, respectively. The SLE-VTE score was superior to the GAPSS system in predicting the risk of VTE in patients with SLE (AUC= 0.947 vs. 0.680, P< 0.001; integrated discrimination improvement (IDI)= 0.6652, P< 0.001; net reclassification improvement (NRI)= 0.6652, P< 0.001).Table 1.Final multivariable analysis for venous thromboembolism risk in patients with SLE β coefficientsOdds ratio* (95% CI)P-valuePoints in scoring systemMale0.6211.86(0.953-3.503)0.0612Age at study entry(≥50)0.8372.308(1.339-3.915)0.0023BMI02(kg/m20.7922.209(1.333-3.627)0.0023Hyperlipemia0.8382.313(1.246-4.166)0.0063Hypoalbuminemia2.1638.697(5.185-14.794)< 0.0017hsCRP>3 mg/L1.4524.272(2.618-6.968)< 0.0015Anti β2GPI1.0132.754(1.543-4.853)0.0013LA1.5594.752(2.799-8.072)< 0.0015Nervous system2.38210.832(6.163-18.998)< 0.0018Lupus nephritis0.8352.305(1.414-3.756)0.0013No use of hydroxychloroquine1.7715.876(3.722-9.401)< 0.0016BMI: body mass index; hsCRP: Hypersensitive c-reactive protein; ACL: anticardiolipin, antiβ2GPI: anti-β2-glycoprotein I, LA: lupus anticoagulantm;Values in bold are statistically significant at p <0.05.Conclusion:Various factors are related to the occurrence of VTE in patients with SLE. The proposed SLE-VTE risk score can accurately predict the risk of VTE and help identify SLE patients with a high risk of VTE who may benefit from thromboprophylaxis.References:[1]Ramirez GA, Efthymiou M, Isenberg DA, Cohen H. Under crossfire: thromboembolic risk in systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology. 2018;58:940-952.[2]Chung WS, Lin CL, Chang SN, Lu CC, Kao CH. Systemic lupus erythematosus increases the risks of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a nationwide cohort study. J Thromb Haemost. 2014;12:452-458.[3]Liew NC, Alemany GV, Angchaisuksiri P, et al. Asian venous thromboembolism guidelines: updated recommendations for the prevention of venous thromboembolism. Int Angiol. 2017;36:1.[4]Savino S, Giovanni S, Veronica M, Dario R, Khamashta MA, Laura BM. GAPSS: the Global Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome Score. Rheumatology. 2013:8.[5]Konstantinides SV, Meyer G, Becattini C, et al. 2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS). Eur Heart J. 2020;41:543-603.[6]Moghadamyeghaneh Z, Hanna MH, Carmichael JC, Nguyen NT, Stamos MJ. A Nationwide Analysis of Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Colon and Rectal Surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014;18:2169-2177.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Xie K, Wang Z, Qi L, Zhao X, Wang Y, Qu J, Xu P, Huang L, Zhang W, Yang Y, Wang X, Shi P. Profiling MicroRNAs with Associated Spatial Dynamics in Acute Tissue Slices. ACS Nano 2021; 15:4881-4892. [PMID: 33719400 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c09676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are suggested to play important roles in the pathogenesis and progress of human diseases with heterogeneous regulation in different types of cells. However, limited technique is available for profiling miRNAs with both expression and spatial dynamics. Here, we describe a platform for multiplexed in situ miRNA profiling in acute tissue slices. The technique uses diamond nanoneedles functionalized with RNA-binding proteins to directly isolate targeted miRNAs from the cytosol of a large population of cells to achieve a quasi-single-cell analysis for a tissue sample. In addition to a quantitative evaluation of the expression level of particular miRNAs, the technique also provides the relative spatial dynamics of the cellular miRNAs in associated cell populations, which was demonstrated to be useful in analyzing the susceptibility and spatial reorganization of different types of cells in the tissues from normal or diseased animals. As a proof-of-concept, in MK-801-induced schizophrenia model, we found that astrocytes, instead of neurons, are more heterogeneously affected in the hippocampus of rats that underwent repeated injection of MK-801, showing an expression fingerprint related to differentially down-regulated miRNA-135a and miRNA-143; the associated astrocyte subpopulation is also more spatially dispersed in the hippocampus, suggesting an astrocyte dysregulation in the induced schizophrenia animals.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Biomedical Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China 518036
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- Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu China 215300
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China 518000
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- Functional Thin Films Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China 518055
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Biomedical Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China 518000
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China 518000
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Song D, Jiang JH, Chen YZ, Zhou WH, Zhang SD, Ye C, Liang YB, Qu J. [Quality of life of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma based on EQ-5D in Wenzhou]. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2021; 57:207-214. [PMID: 33721960 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20201020-00693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and its related factors in Wenzhou. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis. A total of 339 POAG patients diagnosed in the Wenzhou glaucoma progression study conducted in the Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University from March 2014 to October 2019 were included. Quality of life of POAG patients was assessed by EQ-5D including the visual analogue scale (VAS). The effects of gender, age, visual field loss (VFL), family history of glaucoma, hypertension, diabetes, migraine, sleep quality, and amateur exercise on the quality of life were analyzed. The utility value (UV) and VAS score were expressed as the median (P25, P75), and Mann-Whitney U was used for the comparison between two groups. Kruskal-Wallis H was performed to compare the differences among multiple groups. Results: A total of 339 POAG patients were included in the study; 164 were males (48.4%), and 175 were females (51.6%). The mean age was (63±10) years. Thirty-four patients (10.0%) had received medication (including one with combined surgical treatment), while the remaining 305 patients (90.0%) had received no anti-glaucoma treatment. Among the patients, 10.5% (32/305) had no VFL, 68.9% (210/305) had mild VFL, 17.0% (52/305) had moderate VFL, and 3.6% (11/305) had severe VFL. In all patients, the median of UV was 1.000 (1.000, 1.000), the mean of UV was 0.964, and the median of VAS score was 80 (75, 90), the mean of VAS score was 81.58. Anxiety or depression and pain or discomfort occurred in 45.7% (43/94) and 34.1% (32/94), respectively, of POAG patients with decreased UVs, as well as mobility constraints in 13.8 % (13/94) and usual activity constraints in 6.4% (6/94). The median of UV of the eye with a better visual field in the group without VFL or with mild or moderate VFL was 1.000 (1.000, 1.000), and in the group with severe VFL was 1.000 (0.862, 1.000), but there was no significant difference in the UV and the VAS score of the eye with a better visual field among groups with different degrees of VFL (both P>0.05). There was statistically significant difference in the UV among groups with different sleep qualities (H=17.465; P<0.01). Using pairwise comparison, the median of UV of the very good sleep group was 1.000 (1.000, 1.000), significantly different to the slightly poor sleep group 1.000 (0.866, 1.000) (z=3.613; P<0.05). The median of UV in patients with migraine was 1.000 (0.875, 1.000), without migraine 1.000 (1.000, 1.000), and in patients with hypertension was 1.000 (0.875, 1.000), without hypertension 1.000 (1.000, 1.000), and in patients with diabetes was 1.000 (0.875, 1.000), without diabetes was 1.000 (1.000, 1.000), the difference was statistically significant (Z=-2.189, -3.864, -2.417; all P<0.05). The UV was not related to age, gender, family history of glaucoma, amateur exercise, alcohol and tobacco, and history of anti-glaucoma medication (all P>0.05). Conclusions: VFL is related to the UV of POAG patients in Wenzhou. Quality of life in mild POAG patients is good but decrease in advanced POAG patients. Sleep quality, systemic complications and physical or psychological discomfort impact on quality of life in POAG patients. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2021, 57: 207-214).
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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Qu J, Chen Y, Zhao R, Li Y, Jin P, Zheng Z. [Aeromonas immobilized on chitosan for treating high-oil wastewater from kitchens]. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2021; 37:615-624. [PMID: 33645159 DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.200315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To effectively solve the serious impact of high oil in the kitchen wastewater on the downstream treatment process, an excellent oil-degrading strain Aeromonas allosaccarophila CY-01 was immobilized to prepare Chitosan-Aeromonas pellets (CH-CY01) by using chitosan as a carrier. Oil degradation condition and efficiency of CH-CY01 pellets were assessed. The growth of immobilized CH-CY01 was almost unaffected, and the maximum degradation rate of soybean oil was 89.7%. Especially at 0.5% NaCl concentration, oil degradation efficiency of CH-CY01 was increased by 20% compared with free cells. In the presence of a surfactant (sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate) at 1 mg/L, the degradation efficiency of oil by CH-CY01 was increased by 40%. Moreover, using the high-oil catering wastewater as the substrate, more than 80% of the solid oil was degraded with 1% (V/V) CH-CY01 pellets treatment for 7 days, significantly higher than that of free cells. In summary, immobilized CH-CY01 significantly improved the efficiency of oil degradation.
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- Jin Qu
- School of Environmental and Resource, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Environmental and Resource, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Environmental and Resource, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China.,Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
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Huang ZX, Qu J, Zhou YK, Li YX, Huo MR, Li C, Huang Q, Zhou B, Li YC. [The efficacy of hemostatic powder for chronic rhinosinusitis in endoscopic sinus surgery: a prospective, randomised, controlled and single blinded clinical trial]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 56:144-149. [PMID: 33548944 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20200814-00673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the efficacy and patient comfort of absorbable hemostatic powder after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Methods: A total of 21 (17 males, 4 females) patients with an average age of 42(ranging from 18 to 65) underwent bilateral ESS for chronic rhinosinusitis(CRS) in Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University between October 2015 and July 2019 were enrolled to compare the effect of absorbable hemostasis powder with Nasopore using an intrapatient control design. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in the left and right nasal cavities of the same patient. If hemostatic powder was applied in the experiment nasal cavity, the Nasopore was applied in the control nasal cavity. The mean preoperative sinus computed tomography (CT) score was 6.25. All patients competed for symptom diaries using a visual analog scale (VAS, score out of 10) at baseline, through 1, 7, 14 and 30 days. Outcomes including bleeding, facial pain, nasal obstruction, nasal discharges using VAS were recorded separately for both sides. Postoperative endoscopic scores were also investigated. SPSS 22 and Graphpad prism 8.0 statistical softwares were used for the analysis. Paired t-test or nonparametric test was used between the test side and the control side. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Results: The bleeding score and total nasal symptom VAS scores at postoperative days (POD) 1, 7, 14 and 30 were not significantly different(t=1.341, 0.552, 0.631, 0.158, all P>0.05;t=0.944, 1.471, 1.612, 2.251, all P>0.05). There was no significant difference between absorbable hemostasis powder and Nasopore side on POD 1, 7, 14 and 30 in terms of each nasal symptom VAS scores(all P>0.05). On POD 1, 7 and 14, the packing material degeneration scores of the absorbable hemostasis powder side were significantly lower than those of the Nasopore side [(1.33±0.21)vs(2.00±0.00),(0.38±0.18) vs (1.95±0.22), 0 vs (1.80±0.13), all P<0.01]. There were significant differences between absorbable hemostasis powder and Nasopore side on POD 1, 7, 14 and 30 in terms of endoscopic scores (edema, crusting, discharges, scar, polyps and material degeneration, t=3.07, 7.00, 6.41, 2.69, all P<0.05). Conclusions: The absorbable hemostasis powder and Nasopore has similar postoperative hemostasis effect. The absorbable hemostasis powder is rapidly cleared and without negative effects on mucosal wound healing 14 days postoperatively.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
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Wang S, Tang Z, Qu J, Wu T, Liu Y, Wang J, Liu X, Ju Y, Liu F. Research on the mechanisms of polyacrylamide nanospheres with different size distributions in enhanced oil recovery. RSC Adv 2021; 11:5763-5772. [PMID: 35423118 PMCID: PMC8694820 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra09348c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Crosslinked polyacrylamide microspheres are widely used as in-depth flooding agents in petroleum development due to their unique properties of thickening, salt-resistance, high-temperature resistance, low cost, etc. To solve the problem of their injections in heterogeneous reservoirs, polyacrylamide nanospheres were synthesized. However, mechanisms of polymer nanospheres in enhanced oil recovery were not investigated comprehensively. In this study, we synthesized polymer nanospheres with different size distributions and studied their mechanisms in enhancing the oil recovery. First, the effects of polyacrylamide nanospheres in enhanced oil recovery of heterogeneous sand-packed tubes was explored by sand-packed tube oil displacement experiments. Second, the rheological properties of polyacrylamide nanosphere dispersion were explored using a rheometer. Third, through the visual microchannel experiment, the mechanism of polymer nanosphere emulsion on the removal of the residual oil film was explored. Finally, through the crude oil removal experiment, it was found that polymer nanospheres with a particle size of about 54 nm can cooperate with surfactants to accelerate the removal of oil droplets. In this study, we synthesized polyacrylamide nanospheres with different size distributions and found that the oil displacement mechanisms of polyacrylamide nanospheres are composed of three aspects.![]()
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University No.135, Yaguan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 China +86 285356417 +86 18802202697
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University No.135, Yaguan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University No.135, Yaguan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 China +86 285356417 +86 18802202697
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University No.135, Yaguan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University No.135, Yaguan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 China +86 285356417 +86 18802202697
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University No.135, Yaguan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 China +86 285356417 +86 18802202697
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University No.135, Yaguan Road, Jinnan District Tianjin 300350 China +86 285356417 +86 18802202697
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- China Oilfield Services Limited No.1581, Haichuan Road, Binhai New District Tianjin 300459 China
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- China Oilfield Services Limited No.1581, Haichuan Road, Binhai New District Tianjin 300459 China
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Li F, Qu J. Synthesis of Aryl or Heteroaryl C-Nucleosides by Direct Coupling of a Carbohydrate Moiety with a Preformed Aglycon Unit. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202104032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zhao R, Cui Z, Pan B, Li Y, Chen Y, Qu J, Jin P, Zheng Z. Enhanced stability and nitrogen removal efficiency of Klebsiella sp. entrapped in chitosan beads applied in the domestic sewage system. RSC Adv 2020; 10:41078-41087. [PMID: 35519206 PMCID: PMC9057698 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07732a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Although numerous denitrifying bacteria have been isolated and characterized, their capacity is seriously compromised by traditional inoculant addition and environmental stress in open bioreactors for wastewater treatment. In this study, a biocompatible material, chitosan, was used as a carrier to immobilize a simultaneously heterotrophic nitrifying-aerobic denitrifying bacterium Klebsiella sp., KSND, for continuous nitrogen removal from domestic wastewater in an open purification tank. The results showed that immobilization had no significant effect on cell viability and was beneficial for the reproduction and adhesion of cells. The entrapped KSND exhibited a slightly higher nitrogen removal efficiency of 90.09% than that of free KSND (87.69%). Subsequently, repeated batch cultivation experiments and analysis of the effects of organic contaminants and metal ions were performed using artificial wastewater and domestic wastewater. The findings revealed that the immobilized KSND beads presented desirable biophysical properties with good mechanical stability, cell viability, and enrichment, remarkable stability in organic contaminants and metal ions, and high efficiency nitrogen removal capacity. In conclusion, the developed immobilized denitrifying bacteria system has great potential for continuous wastewater treatment in open bioreactors.
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- School of Environmental & Resource, Zhejiang A & F University Hangzhou 311300 China
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- School of Environmental & Resource, Zhejiang A & F University Hangzhou 311300 China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment co, Ltd Hangzhou 310000 China
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- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment co, Ltd Hangzhou 310000 China
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- School of Environmental & Resource, Zhejiang A & F University Hangzhou 311300 China
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- School of Environmental & Resource, Zhejiang A & F University Hangzhou 311300 China
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- College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Zhejiang A & F University Hangzhou 311300 China
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- School of Environmental & Resource, Zhejiang A & F University Hangzhou 311300 China
- Zhejiang Shuangliang Sunda Environment co, Ltd Hangzhou 310000 China
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Li FX, Ren SJ, Li PF, Yang P, Qu J. An Endo-Selective Epoxide-Opening Cascade for the Fast Assembly of the Polycyclic Core Structure of Marine Ladder Polyethers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:18473-18478. [PMID: 32666578 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The rapid synthesis of marine ladder polyethers from polyepoxide precursors (in analogy with the biosynthetic pathway hypothesized by Nakanishi) is hampered by the fact that the exo-selective epoxide-opening cyclization cascade that gives THF-type polyethers is preferred over the endo-selective cascade that gives the desired products. We found that perfluoro-tert-butanol (PFTB) cooperating with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM]BF4 ) can promote endo-selective epoxide-opening cyclization reactions of trisubstituted epoxy alcohols. Starting from readily accessible homochiral polyepoxy alcohols with a methyl group at all the endo-cyclization sites, we were able to construct polyethers up to five consecutive fused 6-, 7-, and/or 8-membered rings in one step. Notably, molecules with the 7/7/6/6 and 7/7/6/7/6 polyether frameworks of hemibrevetoxin B and brevenal, respectively, could be synthesized in 40 % and 17 % chemical yields.
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- Feng-Xing Li
- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Chang W, Zhang XY, Qu J, Chen Z, Zhang YJ, Sui Y, Ma XF, Yu ZZ. Freestanding Na 3V 2O 2(PO 4) 2F/Graphene Aerogels as High-Performance Cathodes of Sodium-Ion Full Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:41419-41428. [PMID: 32812745 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although sodium vanadium fluorophosphate, Na3(VO1-xPO4)2F1+2x (0 ≤ x ≤ 1), is a highly promising cathode candidate for sodium-ion batteries because of its stable structure and high working voltage, the low charge diffusion dynamics and the inactive materials used in traditional coating electrodes reduce the energy density of a sodium-ion full battery. Hence, Na3V2O2(PO4)2F/graphene aerogels (NVPF/GAs) with a three-dimensional continuous porous network are first prepared by coassembly and freeze-drying. The three-dimensional porous network helps to obtain a high NVPF content of 81 wt %, relieve the volume change for improving the cyclability, and enhance the wettability of the electrode with the electrolyte for accelerating the diffusion dynamics of sodium ions and electrons. As a directly used freestanding cathode without the use of any binder/collector, an optimized freestanding NVPF/GA electrode exhibits excellent cycling and rate performances compared to traditional coating electrodes. The average capacities at current densities of 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 5.0 C are 135.4, 128.0, 125.1, 121.9, and 115.1 mA h g-1, respectively. Especially, it maintains a capacity retention of 100% after 1000 cycles at an ultrahigh current of 40 C. A sodium-ion full battery with the NVPF/GA cathode and the Sb/graphene/carbon anode attains a of 82.1 mA h g-1 without an obvious decline after 100 cycles.
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- Wei Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Feng‐Xing Li
- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- The State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Zhang S, Qu J, Wang L, Li M, Zeng X. AB0147 GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES OF PRIMARY SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME ASSOCIATED THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN B-LYMPHOCYTE USING HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.2253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Primary Sjögren’s syndrome(pSS) is a classical systemic autoimmune disease. Thrombocytopenia is one of the hematological manifestations of pSS with great challenges in clinic.Objectives:To identify the candidate genes and functionally enriched pathways in the immune genesis and progression of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) associated thrombocytopenia.Methods:High-throughput sequencing was performed on 3 patients with pSS, 3 patients with pSS associated thrombocytopenia and 3 healthy individuals. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, and function enrichment analyses were processed. The protein-protein interaction network (PPI) was constructed, followed by calculation of topological characteristics and sub-module analysis in order to obtain hub DEGs. The expression of some hub genes was verified by Real-Time PCR in 24 pSS patients.Results:A total of 19 DEGs were identified. The enriched functions and pathway of the DEGs include Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, Salmonella infection, Viral protein interaction with cytokine and cytokine receptor, NF-kappa B signaling pathway and Human cytomegalovirus infection. Seven hub genes (TNF, IL1B, CXCL8, CCL3, CCL4, CCL3L1, CCL4L1) were identified and pathway enrichment analysis revealed that these genes were mainly enriched in toll-like receptor pathway. The relative expression of the CXCL8 mRNA in B-lymphocytes in patients with pSS associated thrombocytopenia was higher than that in the pSS without thrombocytopenia group. No differences were observed in the IL-1β or TNFα expression between these two groups.Conclusion:PSS associated thrombocytopenia might be a subset characterized by a systemic inflammatory state. The identification of upregulated genes involved in thrombocytopenia of pSS provides insight in disease pathogenesis and opens avenues for the design of novel therapeutic strategies.References:[1] Fox RI: Sjögren’s syndrome. Lancet, 2005; 366: 321–31.[2]Baldini C, Ferro F, Elefante E, Bombardieri S. Biomarkers for Sjögren’s syndrome. Biomark Med. 2018;12(3):275-286.[3]Hua F, Li Y, Zhao X, et al. The expression profile of toll-like receptor signaling molecules in CD19(+) B cells from patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia. Immunol Lett. 2016, 176:28-35.Table 1.Differentially expressed genes among patients with pSS associated thrombocytopenia, pSS without thrombocytopenia, and healthy controlsGeneLogFCin group2FDRin group 2LogFCin group1FDRin group 1TNF4.961.29E-034.554.98E-05CXCL88.881.29E-039.743.23E-05CCL35.654.54E-035.611.70E-05G0S27.384.54E-0312.331.09E-05LILRA38.427.23E-0310.264.31E-05IER35.449.53E-037.712.98E-06DUSP23.509.53E-033.918.12E-05TNFAIP32.639.53E-032.241.36E-03CCL44.531.19E-025.423.35E-06CCL4L26.721.40E-028.925.19E-05CCL4L14.721.40E-025.943.94E-06IL1B5.541.66E-0210.233.27E-06METRNL3.551.80E-024.022.08E-04ID22.932.43E-023.786.57E-03PER12.332.99E-022.427.68E-04EGR12.983.09E-022.931.80E-04CCL3L15.863.20E-026.665.94E-03FFAR24.944.09E-028.401.34E-05FOSB3.234.86E-023.491.39E-03Figure 1.DEGs in pSS associated thrombocytopenia. 183 DEGs (31 up- and 151 down- regulated) between pSS patients with and without thrombocytopenia(a, c). 459 DEGs between pSS associated thrombocytopenia patients and healthy individuals were identified (2up- and 457 down- regulated) (b, d). The overlap among the 2 groups contained 19 genes represents the DEGs specified in pSS associated thrombocytopenia (e).Figure 2.KEGG pathway analysis.Acknowledgments:The authors apologize to all colleagues whose work has not been separately cited or discussed here due to limitations in space or knowledge.Disclosure of Interests:SHUO ZHANG: None declared, Jingge Qu: None declared, Li Wang: None declared, Mengtao Li: None declared, Xiaofeng Zeng Consultant of: MSD Pharmaceuticals
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Jing YQ, Qu J, Zhai XZ, Chen Z, Liu HJ, Chang W, Yu ZZ. Achieving High Lithium Storage Capacity and Long-Term Cyclability of Novel Cobalt Germanate Hydroxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Anodes with Regulated Electrochemical Catalytic Conversion Process of Hydroxyl Groups. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:14037-14048. [PMID: 32129062 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To develop ternary transition-metal germanate anodes with superior lithium storage performances for lithium-ion batteries, a novel capacity counterbalance approach in one compound is designed by introducing an electrocatalytic conversion-type component with a positive cycling trend to compensate the negative cycling trend of the GeO2 component. Novel cobalt germanate hydroxide (CGH) nanoplates chemically bonded on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) sheets are thus synthesized with a mild one-pot hydrothermal approach, constructing maximal face-to-face contact interfaces with interfacial bonds to boost the electrochemical conversion reactions. Furthermore, the hydroxyl groups (Co-OH) of CGH nanoplates are regulated by thermal annealing treatments, thus controlling the capacity contribution resulting from the electrocatalytic conversion reaction of LiOH to exactly offset the capacity fading of GeO2. The results on the CGH electrodes at different cycling potentials confirm the stepwise electrochemical reactions of Co, GeO2, and LiOH. The equilibrium of these electrochemical reactions ensures a stable cycling capacity without obvious fluctuations. Consequently, the optimal CGH/RGO hybrid anode delivers a reversible capacity as high as 1136 mA h g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 until 100 cycles. It also exhibits a long cyclability with a retained capacity of 560 mA h g-1 at 1 A g-1 until 1000 cycles. This work demonstrates a general and efficient capacity counterbalance method to highly boost lithium storage performances in terms of high capacity and long-term cyclability.
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- Ya-Qiong Jing
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Qu J, Yang R, Song L, Kamel IR. Atypical lung feature on chest CT in a lung adenocarcinoma cancer patient infected with COVID-19. Ann Oncol 2020; 31:825-826. [PMID: 32165205 PMCID: PMC7126344 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- J Qu
- Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Henan Chest Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Sixth People Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Jia KL, Zhu ZS, Qu J, Jing YQ, Yu XJ, Abdelkrim Y, Hao SM, Yu ZZ. BiOBr/Ag6Si2O7 heterojunctions for enhancing visible light catalytic degradation performances with a sequential selectivity enabled by dual synergistic effects. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 561:396-407. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Li M, Tang Y, Chen C, Zhou J, Zheng C, Chen H, Lu H, Qu J. Comparison of bone surface and trough fixation on bone-tendon healing in a rabbit patella-patellar tendon injury model. J Orthop Translat 2020; 21:49-56. [PMID: 32099804 PMCID: PMC7029051 DOI: 10.1016/j.jot.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many orthopedic surgical procedures involve reattachment between tendon and bone. Whether bone-tendon healing is better facilitated by tendon fixation on a bone surface or within a tunnel is unknown. The purpose of this study was to comparatively evaluate the effects of bone surface versus bone trough fixation on bone-tendon healing in a rabbit patella-patellar tendon (PPT) injury model. METHODS The rabbits underwent partial patellectomy with patellar-tendon fixation on the osteotomy surface (bone surface fixation, BSF group) (n = 28) or within a bone trough (bone trough fixation, BTF group) (n = 28). The PPT interface was evaluated by macroscopic observation, micro-computed tomography scanning, histological analysis, and biomechanical testing at postoperative week 8 or week 16. RESULTS Macroscopically, no signs of infection or osteoarthritis were observed, and the regenerated tissue bridging the residual patella and patellar tendon showed no obvious difference between the two groups. There were significantly higher bone mineral density and trabecular thickness in BSF group compared with BTF group at week 8 (p < 0.05 for both). However, the bone volume fraction (BVF), bone mineral density and trabecular thickness in BSF group were significantly lower than those in BTF group (p < 0.05 for all) at week 16. Histological analysis demonstrated that new bone was formed at the proximal patella and reattached to the residual patellar tendon through a regenerated fibrocartilage-like tissue in both groups. There was more formation and better remodelling of fibrocartilage-like tissue in BTF group than BSF group at week 8 and week 16 (p < 0.05 for both). Biomechanical testing revealed that there was higher failure load and stiffness at the PPT interface in BTF group than BSF group at week 16 (p < 0.05 for both). CONCLUSIONS These results suggested that raptured tendon fixation in a bone trough resulted in superior bone-tendon healing in comparison with tendon fixation on bone surface in a rabbit PPT injury model. THE TRANSLATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THIS ARTICLE Although the structural and functional difference of knee joint between human and rabbit limit the results to be directly used in clinical, our research does offer a valuable reference for the improvement of reattachment between bone and tendon.
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- Muzhi Li
- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital of Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine & Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
- Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Corresponding author. No 87, Xiangya Road, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China.
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Tang Y, Chen C, Liu F, Xie S, Qu J, Li M, Li Z, Li X, Shi Q, Li S, Li X, Hu J, Lu H. Structure and ingredient-based biomimetic scaffolds combining with autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell sheets for bone-tendon healing. Biomaterials 2020; 241:119837. [PMID: 32109704 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.119837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tendon attaches to bone across a robust fibrocartilaginous tissue termed the bone-tendon interface (BTI), commonly injured in the field of sports medicine and orthopedics with poor prognosis. So far, there is still a lack of effective clinical interventions to achieve functional healing post BTI injury. However, tissue-engineering may be a promising treatment strategy. In this study, a gradient book-type triphasic (bone-fibrocartilage-tendon) scaffold is fabricated based on the heterogeneous structure and ingredient of BTI. After decellularization, the scaffold exhibits no residual cells, while the characteristic extracellular matrix of the original bone, fibrocartilage and tendon is well preserved. Meanwhile, the bone, fibrocartilage and tendon regions of the acellular scaffold are superior in osteogenic, chondrogenic and tenogenic inducibility, respectively. Furthermore, autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) sheets (CS) combined with the acellular scaffolds is transplanted into the lesion site of a rabbit BTI injury model to investigate the therapeutic effects. Our results show that the CS modified scaffold not only successfully achieves triple biomimetic of BTI in structure, ingredient and cell distribution, but also effectively accelerates bone-tendon (B-T) healing. In general, this work demonstrates book-type acellular triphasic scaffold combined with autologous BMSCs sheets is a promising graft for repairing BTI injury.
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- Yifu Tang
- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Research Centre of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Organ Injury, Aging and Regenerative Medicine of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China; Xiangya Hospital-International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society Sports Medicine Research Centre, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China.
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