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Chen YC, Chen PH, Liao YS, Chou JP, Wu JM. Defect Engineering Centrosymmetric 2D Material Flexocatalysts. Small 2024:e2401116. [PMID: 38456370 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401116] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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In this study, the flexoelectric characteristics of 2D TiO2 nanosheets are examined. The theoretical calculations and experimental results reveal an excellent strain-induced flexoelectric potential (flexopotential) by an effective defect engineering strategy, which suppresses the recombination of electron-hole pairs, thus substantially improving the catalytic activity of the TiO2 nanosheets in the degradation of Rhodamine B dye and the hydrogen evolution reaction in a dark environment. The results indicate that strain-induced bandgap reduction enhances the catalytic activity of the TiO2 nanosheets. In addition, the TiO2 nanosheets degraded Rhodamine B, with kobs being ≈1.5 × 10-2 min-1 in dark, while TiO2 nanoparticles show only an adsorption effect. 2D TiO2 nanosheets achieve a hydrogen production rate of 137.9 µmol g-1 h-1 under a dark environment, 197% higher than those of TiO2 nanoparticles (70.1 µmol g-1 h-1 ). The flexopotential of the TiO2 nanosheets is enhanced by increasing the bending moment, with excellent flexopotential along the y-axis. Density functional theory is used to identify the stress-induced bandgap reduction and oxygen vacancy formation, which results in the self-dissociation of H2 O on the surface of the TiO in the dark. The present findings provide novel insights into the role of TiO2 flexocatalysis in electrochemical reactions.
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- Yu-Ching Chen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Prospective Functional Materials Industry, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- Tsing Hua Interdisciplinary Program, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Changhua University of Education, No. 1 Jin-De Road, Changhua, 500, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- High Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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Wang YT, Lin HY, Chen YC, Lin YG, Wu JM. Piezo-Flexocatalysis of Single-Atom Pt-Loaded Graphitic Carbon Nitride. Small Methods 2023:e2301287. [PMID: 38054596 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301287] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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This study develops a single-atom Pt-loaded graphitic carbon nitride (SA-Pt/CN) and evaluates its piezo-flexocatalytic properties by conducting a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and Rhodamine B (RB) dye degradation test under ultrasonic vibration in the dark. SA-Pt/CN has a hydrogen gas yield of 1283.8 µmol g-1 h-1 , which is 23.3 times higher than that of pristine g-C3 N4 . Moreover, SA-Pt/CN enhances the dye degradation reaction rate by ≈2.3 times compared with the pristine sample. SA-Pt/CN exhibits lattice distortion and strain gradient enlargement caused by the single atom Pt at the N sites of g-C3 N4 , which disrupts the symmetric structure and contributes to the enhancement of piezoelectric and flexoelectric polarization. As far as it is known, this is the first study to investigate the piezo-flexocatalytic reaction of SA-Pt/CN without light irradiation and provides new insights into single-atom piezocatalysts.
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- Yu Teng Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- Program in Prospective Functional Materials Industry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- Program in Prospective Functional Materials Industry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, 300092, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- High Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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Wu JM, Liu JN. [Surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux-related cough]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2023; 46:961-964. [PMID: 37752038 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20230320-00142] [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: 09/28/2023]
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Gastroesophageal reflux-related cough (GERC) is an extra-esophageal manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a common cause of chronic cough. GERC is the most difficult of the chronic cough to diagnose and treat because of its lack of specificity and its multidisciplinary nature. In recent years, research into GERC has led to a consensus on many key issues. The 2021 edition of the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cough (Cough guidelines) provides important guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of GERC. However, the surgical treatment of GERC is not well covered in the Cough guidelines. This article summarizes the surgical treatment of GERC in terms of surgical methods, current situation, indications for operation and curative effects.
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- J M Wu
- Department of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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Wu JM, Yang H, Li Q, Luo TF, Yang P, Huang WC. [Clinical efficacy of local injection of platelet-rich plasma combined with double-layer artificial dermis in treating wounds with exposed tendon on extremity]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Yu Chuang Mian Xiu Fu Za Zhi 2023; 39:849-856. [PMID: 37805801 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230420-00134] [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: 10/09/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of local injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) combined with double-layer artificial dermis in treating wounds with exposed tendon on extremity. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted. From December 2017 to October 2022, 16 patients were admitted to Department of Orthopaedic Trauma of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 32 patients were admitted to Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Guiyang Steel Factory Staff Hospital. All the patients had wounds with exposed tendon on extremity caused by various reasons and met the inclusion criteria. There were 39 males and 9 females, aged 26 to 58 years. The patients were divided into PRP alone group, artificial dermis alone group, and PRP+artificial dermis group, with 16 patients in each group. The wounds were treated with autologous PRP, double-layer artificial dermis, or thei combination of autologous PRP and double-layer artificial dermis, followed by autologous split-thickness scalp grafting after good growth of granulation tissue. On the 7th day after the secondary surgery, the autograft survival was observed, and the survival rate was calculated. The wound healing time and length of hospital stay of patients were recorded. At 3 and 6 months after wound healing, the Vancouver scar scale (VSS) was used to score the pigmentation, height, vascularity, and pliability of scars, and the total score was calculated. Adverse reactions during the entire treatment process were recorded. Data were statistically analyzed with chi-square test, Fisher's exact probability test, one-way analysis of variance, least significant difference test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Nemenyi test, and Bonferroni correction. Results: On the 7th day after the secondary surgery, there was no statistically significant difference in the autograft survival rate of patients among PRP alone group, artificial dermis alone group, and PRP+artificial dermis group (P>0.05). The wound healing time and length of hospital stay of patients in PRP+artificial dermis group were (20.1±3.0) and (24±4) d, respectively, which were significantly shorter than (24.4±5.5) and (30±8) d in PRP alone group (P<0.05) and (24.8±4.9) and (32±8) d in artificial dermis alone group (P<0.05). At 3 and 6 months after wound healing, the pliability scores of patients in PRP+artificial dermis group were significantly lower than those in PRP alone group (with Z values of 12.91 and 15.69, respectively, P<0.05) and artificial dermis alone group (with Z values of 12.50 and 12.91, respectively, P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in pigmentation, vascularity, height scores, and total score of scar of patients among the three groups (P>0.05). In artificial dermis alone group, one patient experienced partial liquefaction and detachment of the double-layer artificial dermis due to local infection of Staphylococcus epidermidis, which received wound dressing change, second artificial dermis transplantation, and subsequent treatment as before. No adverse reactions occurred in the remaining patients during the whole treatment process. Conclusions: Local injection of PRP combined with double-layer artificial dermis is effective in treating wounds with exposed tendon on extremity, which can not only significantly shorten wound healing time and length of hospital stay, but also improve scar pliability after wound healing to some extent in the long term. It is a clinically valuable treatment technique that is worth promoting and applying.
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- J M Wu
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550001, China Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guiyang Steel Factory Staff Hospital, Guiyang 550005, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guiyang Steel Factory Staff Hospital, Guiyang 550005, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guiyang Steel Factory Staff Hospital, Guiyang 550005, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guiyang Steel Factory Staff Hospital, Guiyang 550005, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550001, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550001, China
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Wu PY, Le KT, Lin HY, Chen YC, Wu PH, Wu JM. Flexoelectric Catalysts Based on Hierarchical Wrinkling Surface of Centrosymmetric High-Entropy Oxide. ACS Nano 2023; 17:17417-17426. [PMID: 37581913 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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A high-entropy oxide nanocomposite with Ag(CuZn)(AlCr)2O4 and CuO phases is fabricated to form an abundantly hierarchical wrinkled surface. Application of a mechanical force to the nanocomposite resulted in a nonhomogeneous strain gradient at the interface between the Ag(CuZn)(AlCr)2O4 and CuO phases, changing the local charge distribution and creating flexoelectric polarization that delayed electron/hole recombination. Transmission electron microscopy energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy mapping revealed that the Ag, Cu, Zn, Al, Cr, and O elements were highly distributed throughout the nanocomposite. The nanocomposite produced 2116 μmol·g-1 h-1 of H2 without external light irradiation, which is 980% higher than the H2 produced by the same nanocomposite under the photocatalytic process. A strong electrical field is observed at the interface between the Ag(CuZn)(AlCr)2O4 and CuO phases, demonstrating that a flexoelectric potential (flexopotential) is established at the structural boundaries because the strain gradient is localized at these interfaces. The nanocomposite is a promising approach for environmentally friendly energy production.
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- Ping Yun Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Prospective Functional Materials Industry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Prospective Functional Materials Industry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
- High Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Gu RQ, Qiu JY, Zheng CY, Wu JM, Nie ZJ, Zhang LF, Chen Z, Wang X, Hu Z, Song YX, Zhang DD, Shan WP, Cao X, Tian YX, Shao L, Tian Y, Pan XB, Wang ZW. [Long-term mortality risk of valvular heart disease adults over 35 years old in Chinese communities]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 103:1818-1823. [PMID: 37357186 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20221118-02430] [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: 06/27/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the risk and influencing factors of long-term mortality of valvular heart disease (VHD) adults aged 35 years and over in Chinese communities. Methods: A cohort study was carried out. The data of the subjects who underwent echocardiography were collected from the Chinese Hypertension Survey between 2012 and 2015 and survival outcomes were followed up between 2018 and 2019. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted and compared using log-rank test. Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the influence of VHD on mortality. Results: During an average follow-up time of (4.6±0.9) years, a total of 23 237 participants (10 881 males and 12 356 females) were pooled into the final analysis from 5 eastern, 5 central, and 4 western provinces, cities and autonomous regions in China, with a mean age of (56.9±13.2) years. Among the included participants, 1 004 had VHD (467 males and 537 females), with a mean age was of (68.1±12.6) years. In the Kaplan-Meier analysis, participants with VHD had a significantly increased risk of all-cause mortality (log-rank χ2=351.82, P<0.001) and cardiovascular mortality (log-rank χ2=284.14, P<0.001) compared with those without VHD. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that compared with those without VHD, the participants with rheumatic VHD had a 45% increased risk of all-cause mortality (HR=1.45, 95%CI: 1.12-1.89) and degenerative VHD increased the risk of cardiovascular mortality by 69% (HR=1.69, 95%CI: 1.19-2.38). The risk factors of cardiovascular mortality for VHD were age 55 years and over (55-<75 years: HR=4.93, 95%CI: 1.17-20.85;≥75 years: HR=11.92, 95%CI: 2.85-49.80) and diabetes mellitus (HR=1.71, 95%CI: 1.00-2.93). Conclusions: VHD is a risk factor of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality among adults aged 35 years and over. Age 55 years and over and diabetes mellitus are adverse prognostic factors for patients with VHD.
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- R Q Gu
- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- School of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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- Department of Structural Heart Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 102308, China
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Mao SL, Zhang YH, Wu JM, Ye CJ, Ni LF, Wang XG, Wang RJ, Zhang JF. [Research advances on the treatment of hydrofluoric acid burns]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Yu Chuang Mian Xiu Fu Za Zhi 2022; 38:878-882. [PMID: 36177595 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501120-20210623-00224] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hydrofluoric acid is a highly dangerous and toxic inorganic acid, which is widely used in industrial fields and daily life. The risk of hydrofluoric acid burns is related to hydrofluoric acid mass fraction, duration of exposure to hydrofluoric acid, burn area, burn depth, and burn site, etc. Hydrofluoric acid has strong toxicity and tissue penetration ability. A small area of hydrofluoric acid burns can cause death in a short time. Therefore, improving the understanding of the mechanism of hydrofluoric acid burns and learning how to treat hydrofluoric acid burns in different sites can further improve the cure rate of hydrofluoric acid burns.
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- S L Mao
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Zhejiang Quhua Hospital, Quzhou 324004, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Zhejiang Quhua Hospital, Quzhou 324004, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Zhejiang Quhua Hospital, Quzhou 324004, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Zhejiang Quhua Hospital, Quzhou 324004, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Zhejiang Quhua Hospital, Quzhou 324004, China
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- Department of Burns & Wound Repair, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Zhejiang Quhua Hospital, Quzhou 324004, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Zhejiang Quhua Hospital, Quzhou 324004, China
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Yang SM, Wu SB, Wu JM, Huang JB, Huang MJ, Xiong DL, Hao Y, Sun WP, Xiao LZ. [The molecular mechanism of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathic pain]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:3581-3587. [PMID: 34808752 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20210513-01127] [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 investigate the molecular mechanism of oxaliplatin-induced chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathic pain (CIPNP). Methods: A total of 16 male Sprague-Dawley rats of specific pathogen-free grade were randomly divided into two groups: oxaliplatin experimental group (2.4 mg/kg oxaliplatin dissolved in 5.0% glucose solution, n=8) and control group (equal volume 5% glucose solution, n=8). The rat model of CIPNP was established by continuous administration with oxaliplatin. In addition, mechanical allodynia, thermal hyperalgesia and cold hyperalgesia were measured and compared between the two groups. To explore the molecular mechanism of oxaliplatin-induced CIPNP, the gene expression of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) from the rat model of CIPNP was analyzed using RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq). Results: Mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity was exhibited on day 7 and a stronger hypersensitivity was observed on day 14. A total of 20 152 genes were quantified by RNA-Seq, and 379 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained with absolute fold change cut-offs ≥ 2 and P value<0.05. There were 7 genes (Npy, Car3, Cdkn1a, Nts, Prc1, Ms4a7 and Ecel1) that were involved in peripheral nerve injury-related neuropathic pain. Gene ontology (GO) functional enrichment analyses indicated that the DEGs induced by oxaliplatin were involved in oxygen transport, cell division, intermediate, centromere, oxygen transporter activity, oxygen binding. Moreover, the result of Kyoto Encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) analyses highlighted that the DEGs induced by oxaliplatin were involved in malaria, African trypanosomiasis, primary immunodeficiency, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway. Conclusion: Oxaliplatin induces CIPNP via pain-related genes and signaling pathways.
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- S M Yang
- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen Municipal Key Laboratory for Pain Medicine, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen Municipal Key Laboratory for Pain Medicine, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen Municipal Key Laboratory for Pain Medicine, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen Municipal Key Laboratory for Pain Medicine, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen Municipal Key Laboratory for Pain Medicine, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen Municipal Key Laboratory for Pain Medicine, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen Municipal Key Laboratory for Pain Medicine, Shenzhen 518052, China
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Chakraborty I, Lai SN, Wu MC, Lin HY, Li C, Wu JM, Lai CS. Charge trapping with α-Fe 2O 3 nanoparticles accompanied by human hair towards an enriched triboelectric series and a sustainable circular bioeconomy. Mater Horiz 2021; 8:3149-3162. [PMID: 34610636 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh00919b] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This work reports a new approach to amending polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) by supporting α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (NPs), thereby generating a material suitable for use as a negative triboelectric material. Additionally, human hair exhibits a profound triboelectrification effect and is a natural regenerative substance, and it was processed into a film to be used as a positive triboelectric material. Spatial distribution of α-Fe2O3 NPs, the special surface morphologies of a negative tribological layer containing nano-clefts with controlled sizes and a valley featuring a positive tribolayer based on human hair made it possible to demonstrate facile and scalable fabrication of a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) presenting enhanced performance; this nanogenerator produced a mean peak-to-peak voltage of 370.8 V and a mean output power density of 247.2 μW cm-2 in the vertical contact-separation mode. This study elucidates the fundamental charge transfer mechanism governing the triboelectrification efficiency and its use in harvesting electricity for the further development of powerful TENGs suitable for integration into wearable electronics and self-charging power cells, and the work also illustrates a recycling bioeconomy featuring systematic utilization of human hair waste as a regenerative resource for nature and society.
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- Ishita Chakraborty
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
- High Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming-Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Artificial Intelligent Innovation Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Guo SL, Lai SN, Wu JM. Strain-Induced Ferroelectric Heterostructure Catalysts of Hydrogen Production through Piezophototronic and Piezoelectrocatalytic System. ACS Nano 2021; 15:16106-16117. [PMID: 34543011 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c04774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this work, we discover a piezoelectrocatalytic system composed of a ferroelectric heterostructure of BaTiO3 (BTO)@MoSe2 nanosheets, which exhibit piezoelectric potential (piezopotential) coupling with electrocatalyzed effects by a strain-induced piezopotential to provide an internal bias to the catalysts' surface; subsequently, the catalytic properties are substantially altered to enable the formation of activity states. The H2 production rate of BTO@MoSe2 for the piezoelectrocatalytic H2 generation is 4533 μmol h-1 g-1, which is 206% that of TiO2@MoSe2 for piezophototronic (referred to as piezophotocatalytic process) H2 generation (∼2195.6 μmol h-1 g-1). BTO@MoSe2 presents a long-term H2 production rate of 21.2 mmol g-1 within 8 h, which is the highest recorded value under piezocatalytic conditions. The theoretical and experimental results indicate that the ferroelectric BTO acts as a strain-induced electric field generator while the few-layered MoSe2 is facilitating piezocatalytic redox reactions on its active sites. This is a promising method for environmental remediation and clean energy development.
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- Syuan-Lin Guo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
- High Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Wu T, Gao YY, Su J, Tang XN, Chen Q, Ma LW, Zhang JJ, Wu JM, Wang SX. Three-dimensional bioprinting of artificial ovaries by an extrusion-based method using gelatin-methacryloyl bioink. Climacteric 2021; 25:170-178. [PMID: 33993814 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2021.1921726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to design and fabricate a three-dimensional (3D) printed artificial ovary. METHODS We first compared the printability of gelatin-methacryloyl (GelMA), alginate and GelMA-alginate bioinks, of which GelMA was selected for further investigation. The swelling properties, degradation kinetics and shape fidelity of GelMA scaffolds were characterized by equilibrium swelling/lyophilization, collagenase processing and micro-computed tomography evaluation. Commercial ovarian tumor cell lines (COV434, KGN, ID8) and primary culture ovarian somatic cells were utilized to perform cell-laden 3D printing, and the results were evaluated by live/dead assays and TUNEL detection. Murine ovarian follicles were seeded in the ovarian scaffold and their diameters were recorded every day. Finally, in vitro maturation was performed, and the ovulated oocytes were collected and observed. RESULTS Our results indicated that GelMA was suitable for 3D printing fabrication. Its scaffolds performed well in terms of hygroscopicity, degradation kinetics and shape fidelity. The viability of ovarian somatic cells was lower than that of commercial cell lines, suggesting that extrusion-based 3D culture fabrication is not suitable for primary ovarian cells. Nevertheless, the GelMA-based 3D printing system provided an appropriate microenvironment for ovarian follicles, which successfully grew and ovulated in the scaffolds. Metaphase II oocytes were also observed after in vitro maturation. CONCLUSIONS The GelMA-based 3D printing culture system is a viable alternative option for follicular growth, development and transfer. Accordingly, it shows promise for clinical application in the treatment of female endocrine and reproductive conditions.
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- T Wu
- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Hu ZW, Wu JM, Wang ZG, Li R, Deng CR, Zhang Y, Zhan XL, Ji T, Wang F, Tian SR, Chen D. [Effect of laparoscopic novel W-H fundoplication in patients with proton pump inhibitor dependent gastroesophageal reflux disease]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:737-743. [PMID: 33721954 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20200622-01920] [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 investigate the effect of a novel laparoscopic W-H fundoplication in the treatment of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) dependent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Methods: The clinical data of PPI dependent GERD patients who underwent laparoscopic W-H fundoplication in PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center from October 1st, 2018 to April 30th, 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. The GERD symptom score, subjective symptom relief, PPI withdrawal, efficacy satisfaction and postoperative complications were followed up and analyzed by a questionnaire. Results: A total of 80 GERD patients were included in this study, and 49 were male and 31 were female, with a median age of 58 years. Among all patients, 85% (68/80) are with esophagitis and 77.5% (62/80) with hiatal hernia. The operation time was 67 (52, 73) minutes, without intraoperative complications and conversion to laparotomy. The postoperative follow-up period was 16 (14, 18) months. The postoperative GERD symptom scores were significantly lower than those before surgery, with an statistical difference (all P<0.05). The subjective remission degree of the overall digestive and respiratory symptoms were 100 (90, 100)% and 100 (80, 100)%, respectively. During the follow-up period, the PPI discontinuation rate was 83% (69/80), and the satisfactory rate was 93% (75/80). Postoperative complications included dysphagia, flatulence, increased exhaust and diarrhea, and the incidence was 61% (49/80), 8% (6/80), 5% (4/80) and 4% (3/80), respectively, and 16% (13/80) of the patients had prolonged occasional mild dysphagia. There was no death, symptomatic recurrence or reoperation. Conclusions: The novel W-H fundoplication has a good medium-term efficacy, with significant GERD symptom control rate and PPI discontinuation rate. The postoperative dysphagia is common, but it is self-limiting and does not affect the satisfaction of the surgical effect.
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- Z W Hu
- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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Qu SL, Wang AL, Wu JM, He D, Peng J, Wang XY, Luo HM, Pan XP, Zhang T. [Analysis of the catastrophic health expenditure of HIV-positive maternal households in high AIDS endemic areas in Liangshan prefecture]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 55:189-193. [PMID: 34645178 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200827-01161] [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 analysis the income and expenditure of HIV-positive pregnant women and the catastrophic health expenditure of their households in high AIDS endemic areas in Liangshan prefecture. Methods: From December 2018 to January 2019, a total of 250 pregnant women were recruited from 2 of 17 counties in Liangshan Prefecture, including 133 HIV-positive pregnant women and 117 HIV-negative pregnant women. The data, including basic information of pregnant women, basic information of the family, annual family income in 2017, annual family health expenditure in 2017, and maternal and child-related expenditure in 2017, were collected for analyzing the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure in the family. Results: The average annual income and average annual health expenditure of HIV-positive pregnant women households were 7 000 CNY and 2 000 CNY, while those of HIV-negative pregnant women households were 10 000 CNY and 3 000 CNY, respectively. Based on the criteria of 15%, 25% and 40%, the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure of HIV-positive pregnant households was 39.10%, 33.83% and 27.82%, with average differences of 34.84%, 31.17% and 26.65%, respectively, while that of HIV-negative pregnant women households was 38.46%, 33.33% and 23.93%, with average differences of 31.68%, 28.35% and 24.22%, respectively. Conclusion: The incidence of catastrophic health expenditure of pregnant households in high AIDS endemic areas in Liangshan prefecture is high. The incidence of HIV-positive families is slightly higher than that of HIV-negative families. We suggest that medical insurance compensation in Liangshan prefecture should be improved to reduce the impact of catastrophic health expenditure.
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- S L Qu
- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Beijing 102206, China
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- National Center for Women and Children's Health Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100081, China
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- Liangshan Maternal and Child Health Care Family Planning Service Center, Liangshan 615000, China
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- Sichuan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Liangshan Maternal and Child Health Care Family Planning Service Center, Liangshan 615000, China
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- National Center for Women and Children's Health Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100081, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Beijing 102206, China
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- National Center for Women and Children's Health Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100081, China
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- Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Han HL, Zhang JF, Yan EF, Shen MM, Wu JM, Gan ZD, Wei CH, Zhang LL, Wang T. Effects of taurine on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and lipid metabolism in broiler chickens. Poult Sci 2020; 99:5707-5717. [PMID: 33142488 PMCID: PMC7647726 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.07.020] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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To investigate the effects of dietary taurine supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, and lipid metabolism in broilers, 384 male broilers (Arbor Acres, 1 D of age) were randomly allocated into 4 groups with 8 replicates of 8 birds. Dietary treatments were supplemented with taurine at the level of 0.00, 2.50, 5.00, and 7.50 g/kg of the diet (denoted as CON, TAU1, TAU2, TAU3, respectively). The BW gain from 1 to 21 D and from 22 to 42 D were all increased linearly (linear, P < 0.001) by taurine supplementation. Throughout the trial period, the highest BW gain and favorable gain-to-feed ratio were observed in the TAU2 group. Taurine supplementation increased the antioxidant enzyme activities and decreased (linear, P < 0.001) the content of malondialdehyde in both serum and the liver of broilers and alleviated oxidative damage through enhancing (P < 0.05) the hepatic genes expression of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (NRF2), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Correspondingly, in serum, the activities of hepatic lipase and total lipase were decreased linearly and quadratically (linear and quadratic, P < 0.001) with the increasing inclusion of taurine in the diet. Meanwhile, in serum, the content of triglycerides was significantly decreased (P < 0.05), and except for TAU3, the total cholesterol content was also significantly decreased (P < 0.05) by taurine supplementation. In addition, the hepatic content of triglycerides was significantly decreased (P < 0.05) in the TAU1 and TAU2 groups. Compared with the CON group, the hepatic genes expression of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase alpha (AMPKα), silent 1, (SIRT1) and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT-1) were all increased (P < 0.05), and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) expression was decreased (P < 0.05) in the TAU2 group. These results indicated that taurine supplementation improved the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and lipid metabolism of broilers.
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- H L Han
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu 210095, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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Lin YT, Lai SN, Wu JM. Simultaneous Piezoelectrocatalytic Hydrogen-Evolution and Degradation of Water Pollutants by Quartz Microrods@Few-Layered MoS 2 Hierarchical Heterostructures. Adv Mater 2020; 32:e2002875. [PMID: 32696515 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202002875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Intense light attenuation in water/wastewater results in photocatalysts exhibiting a low quantum efficiency. This study develops a novel piezoelectrocatalysis system, which involves quartz microrods (MRs) abundantly decorated with active-edge-site MoS2 nanosheets to form a quartz microrods@few-layered MoS2 hierarchical heterostructure (QMSH). Through theoretical calculations, it is found that the quartz MRs serve as a parallel-plate capacitor, which is self-powered to provide an internal electric field to the few-layered MoS2 nanosheets surrounding the quartz MR surfaces, and the piezoelectric potential (piezopotential) effectively facilitates redox reactions with the free carriers in MoS2 . The self-powered quartz MRs in the QMSH present an internal bias to the MoS2 nanosheets, thus yielding a piezoelectrocatalysis system. An efficient piezoelectrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction and decomposition of wastewater without light irradiation can be achieved simultaneously. The second-order rate constant of the QMSH is ≈0.631 L mg-1 min-1 , which is 650-fold that of quartz MRs, indicating that the piezoelectric heterostructural catalysts display exceptionally high efficiency on piezoelectrocatalytic redox reactions rather than in the piezocatalytic process. The H2 -production rate of QMSH catalysts approaches ≈6456 µmo1 g-1 h-1 and peaks at ≈16.8 mmol g-1 in 8 h. The piezoelectrocatalytic process may be a promising method for treating industrial wastewater and producing clean energy.
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- Yu-Ting Lin
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- High Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Srinivaas M, Wu CY, Duh JG, Hu YC, Wu JM. Multi-walled carbon-nanotube-decorated tungsten ditelluride nanostars as anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Nanotechnology 2020; 31:035406. [PMID: 31561238 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab48b2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Multi-walled carbon-nanotube (MWCNT)-decorated WTe2 nanostars (WTe2@CNT nanocomposites) are to be employed for the first time as anode candidates in the development of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. WTe2@CNT nanocomposites deliver a high discharge capacity of 1097, 475, 439, 408, 395 and 381 mA h g-1 with an increasing current density of 100, 200, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 mA g-1, respectively, while WTe2 nanostars exhibit a reversible capacity of 655, 402, 400, 362, 290 and 197 mA h g-1 with the aforementioned current densities. Furthermore, WTe2@CNT nanocomposites exhibit a superior reversible capacity of 592 mA h g-1 at 500 mA g-1 with a capacity retention of 100% achieved over 500 cycles, while bare WTe2 nanostars deliver ∼85 mA h g-1 over 350 cycles. This remarkable Li cycling performance is attributed to MWCNTs interconnected with WTe2 nanostars. In addition, the exposed active interlayers of the WTe2 nanostars, which are responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of the electrodes, buffer the large volume expansion within the WTe2 nanostars, avoiding the agglomeration of the particles. The layered WTe2 nanostars were synthesized via the solution-phase method, and present extremely good possibilities for the scaling-up of Li-ion battery storage systems.
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- Masimukku Srinivaas
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013 Taiwan
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Hu ZW, Xu H, Zhan Y, Xin RH, Sun CY, Tian SR, Zhan XL, Chen D, Wang ZG, Wu JM. [The relationship between acid reflux and esophageal motility, esophagitis and cardiac morphology in gastroesophageal reflux disease]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:3494-3499. [PMID: 31826568 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.44.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the relationship between the severity of esophageal acid reflux and esophageal motility, esophageal mucosal injury and morphological anatomy of gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Methods: The clinicaldata of GERD patients who underwent 24 h pH-impedance monitoring, gastroscopy and high-resolution manometry (HRM) from January 2016 to January 2019 in the Gastroesophageal Surgery Department of PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into non-pathological acid reflux group, mild pathological acid reflux group and moderate to severe pathological acid reflux group according to the DeMeester score. The gender and age of each group were matched, with 60 cases in each group. Statistical analysiswas performed to analyze thedifferences in upper esophageal sphincter pressure, lower esophageal sphincter pressure (LES), LES length, length of ventral LES, percentage of ineffective swallowing, esophagitis, Hill grade of GEJ, and hiatus hernia (HH) in each group. The comparison and correlation analysis are also carried out between the groups. Results: The male-female ratio was 33/27, and the age was (57±13) years in each group. Non-parametric analysis showed that the LES pressure and the length of the ventral LES decreased with the severity of acid reflux, and there was a statistical difference (P= 0.033, P=0.015). The detection rate of HH by HRM increased significantly (χ(2)=0.001) as well. Esophagitis score increased with the severity of acid reflux and there was statistical difference (P<0.001).The detection rate of esophagitis increased significantly (χ(2)<0.001) as well. Hill grading score of GEJ increased with the severity of acid reflux, and there was statistical difference (P<0.001).The detection rate of HH by endoscopy increased significantly (χ(2)<0.001) as well. The correlation between DeMeester score and LES pressure, length of ventral LES, percentage of ineffective swallowing, esophagitis score, and Hill grade score were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions: The esophageal low motility (such as low LES pressure) and anatomical abnormalities (abdominal esophageal shortening, GEJ flabbiness, and even HH formation) of the GEJ regionare significantly associated with the severity of acid reflux. These factors may be important causes of increased acid reflux. In addition, the aggravation of acid reflux can also increase the incidence and severity of esophagitis.
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- Z W Hu
- Gastroesophageal Surgery Department, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing 100088, China
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Shao YL, Zhang SC, Wu JM, Guo FC, Liu LG, Ye CY, Yan T, Cao Q, Zhang F, Wang J, Mao YH, Fan JG. [Relationship between liver controlled attenuation parameters and body fat mass and its distribution]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 27:754-759. [PMID: 31734988 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2019.10.004] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Objective: To explore the relationship between liver controlled attenuation parameters (CAP) and body fat mass and its distribution. Methods: From May to December 2018, 978 adult patients visited at the fatty liver center of the Third People's Hospital of Changzhou were treated. The patient's liver controlled attenuation parameters were measured by transient elastography and the body fat mass and its distribution were measured by bioelectrical impedance technology. Pearson's correlation coefficient was adopted to describe the correlation between liver CAP value and body mass index (BMI), body fat mass index (BFMI), trunk fat mass index (TFMI), limbs fat mass index (LFMI) and visceral fat area (VFA). Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate BMI, BFMI, TFMI, LFMI and VFA to differentiate the cut-off points and efficacy of CAP for diagnosing grading of fatty liver changes in S0-1 and S2-3. Results: In 653 cases of male, S0 ~ S3 accounted for 4.90%, 3.37%, 22.36% and 69.37%, respectively, and in 325 cases of females, S0 ~ S3 accounted for 7.38%, 6.46%, 13.23% and 72.92%, respectively. Female patients had more visceral, trunk and limbs fat than male (P < 0.01). Body mass, body fat mass, body fat percentage, BMI, BFMI, TFMI, LFMI, and VFA were increased in male and female patients with increasing liver fat grade (P < 0.01). CAP values of male and female patients were positively correlated with BMI, BFMI, TFMI, LFMI and VFA. Percentage of body fat mass increased with increasing liver fat grade (male: F = 13.42, P < 0.001; female: F = 3.22, P = 0.023); while limb fat mass percentage did not increase with liver fat grade (Male: F = 1.13, P = 0.34; female: F = 1.05, P = 0.37). Hepatic steatosis grading (S0 ~ 1 or S2 ~ 3) diagnosed with CAP were distinguished through BMI, BFMI, TFMI, LFMI and VFA. AUC was 0.80 ~ 0.82 in males (P < 0.01), and 0.75 ~ 0.78 in females (P < 0.01). Conclusion: The liver CAP value is positively correlated with the body's limbs, trunk and visceral fat, and has a strong correlation with trunk and visceral fat. BMI, BFMI, TFMI, LFMI and VFA up to some extent can identify the CAP diagnosis of grading of fatty liver changes in S0-1 and S2-3.
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- Y L Shao
- Department of Hepatology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Hepatology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Cardiology and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Center of Fatty Liver, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Center of Fatty Liver, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Chang YT, Wang YC, Lai SN, Su CW, Leu CM, Wu JM. Performance of hydrogen evolution reaction of R3C ferroelectric ZnSnO 3 nanowires. Nanotechnology 2019; 30:455401. [PMID: 31349236 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab35f9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The synthesis of LiNbO3-type R3C ZnSnO3 is still a challenging task under an extremely high-pressure condition. In this work, we have not only successfully synthesized R3C ZnSnO3 nanowires (NWs) through a hydrothermal process, but ZnSnO3 NWs with a high concentration of oxygen vacancies (referred to as [Formula: see text] NWs), exhibiting a highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction compared to unannealed ZnSnO3 and ZnO NWs. The x-ray diffraction pattern and Raman spectra both confirm that the as-synthesized ZnSnO3 NWs mainly belong to the R3C space group with a second phase of ZnSn(OH)6. The conversion efficiency of the solar-to-hydrogen [Formula: see text] NWs and the unannealed ZnSnO3 NWs is 4.8% and 1.5%, respectively. The enhancement factor of the [Formula: see text] NWs is up to 320%. The photocurrent of the ZnSnO3 NWs and the [Formula: see text] NW photoelectrodes is even 5.39 and 16.23 times higher than that of the ZnO NWs, demonstrating that the high concentration of oxygen vacancies is regarded as a useful approach to enhance the photoelectrochemical response. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to reveal the performance of hydrogen evolution reaction by LiNbO3-type R3C ZnSnO3 NWs, which could offer a promising way of energy harvesting when using ferroelectric materials.
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- Yu Ting Chang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Wu JM, Zhao LY, Chen T, Hu YF, Yu J, Li GX. [Vascular injury and anatomy during laparoscopy - assisted distal gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 22:955-960. [PMID: 31630493 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0274.2019.10.010] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the incidence of intraoperative vascular injury (IVI) and associated anatomical features during laparoscopy - assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer. Methods: A descriptive cohort study was performed. Clinical data and operational videos of 278 consecutive gastric cancer patients who underwent LADG with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer at Department of General Surgery of Nanfang Hospital between January 2010 and December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. IVI and vascular anatomy during lymphadenectomy were observed and recorded in the following four scenes: scene I: No. 4sb and No.4d of lower left (tail of pancreas) area; scene II: No.6 of lower right (subpyloric) area; scene III: No.5 and No.12a of upper right (suprapyloric) area; scene IV: No. 7, No. 8a, No. 9, No. 11p of central area posterior to the gastric body. IVI was defined as the injury of main perigastric vessel requiring additional procedure for hemostasis such as electrocauterization, gauze compression, clipping or suture. Results: Among 278 patients, 125 (45.0%) had IVI. Two cases of IVI required conversion to open operation and the injuried vascular was left gastric artery (LGA) and right gastric artery (RGA), respectively. Higher incidence of IVI was found in scene II (92/278, 33.1%) and scene IV(39/278, 14.0%). More common IVI was observed in right gastroepiploic vein (RGeV, 57/278, 20.5%) and left gastric vein (LGV, 33/278, 11.9%). The right gastroepiploic vessels were observed in all 278 patients, including 3 (1.1%) cases with 2 RGeVs, and 2 cases with 2 right gastroepiploic arteries (RGeA). RGA was observed clearly in 265 (95.3%) patients, whose ramification pattern was as follows: from proper hepatic artery (PHA, 223/265, 84.2%), from gastroduodenal artery (GDA, 16/265, 6.0%), from left hepatic artery (LHA, 12/265,4.5%), from the crossing of PHA and GDA (8/265, 3.0%), and 6 (2.3%) patients with 2 RGAs simultaneously from PHA and GDA, respectively. The most common injury of RGA (4/12) occurred in LHA. Excluding 2 cases of conversion to open surgery due to intraoperative hemorrhage, among 276 patients, LGV was observed in 270 patients (97.1%), whose drainage pattern was as follows: into the portal vein (PV, 148/270, 54.8%), into the spleen vein (SV, 56/270, 20.7%), into the junction of these two veins (52/270, 19.3%), into left portal vein (LPV, 8/270, 3.0%), meanwhile 6 patients had 2 LGVs simultaneously, including LGVs of 5 cases into PV and SV, and of 1 case into PV-SV junction and SV. The most common IVI was found in those patients with two LGVs (4/6). Conclusions: IVI during LADG with D2 lymphadenectomy is common. The highest risk of IVI is found in scene II and scene IV. Attentions should be paid to anatomic variation of vessels, especially the RGeV, LGV and RGA.
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- J M Wu
- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China (is now working on Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Hospital of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Jiaxing 314000, China)
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Shao YL, Zhang SC, Wu JM, Guo FC, Huang ZY, Liu LG. [Clinical features of drug-induced liver injury rechallenge with polygonum multiflorum]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2018; 26:686-689. [PMID: 30481867 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Y L Shao
- Department of Hepatology, Changzhou Third People's Hospital, Changzhou 213001, Jiangsu Province, China
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Hu ZW, Wang ZG, Wu JM, Tian SR, Zhang Y, Zhan XL, Du X, Wang F, Xin RH, Xu H. [Relationship between the severity of reflux esophagitis and the esophageal motility features on high resolution manometry]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2017; 97:3306-3311. [PMID: 29141375 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2017.42.007] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Objective: To analyze esophageal motility dysfunction in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with different severity of esophagitis, and the relationship between the esophageal motility dysfunction and the severity of esophagitis. Methods: GERD patients simultaneously undergone endoscopy and high-resolution manometry were divided into four groups: Non-esophagitis (Non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease, NERD) group, mild esophagitis group, moderate esophagitis group and severe esophagitis group. The gender and age were matched for each group, and every group consisted of 80 cases. Nonparametric test was used to analyze the differences in HRM parameters, such as upper esophageal sphincter (UES) pressure, lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, LES length, LES-CD (crural diaphragm) separation distance, and the percentage of failed peristalsis of the four groups, and the differences between each two of the groups were also analyzed. Results: Nonparametric test showed that the LES pressure and length decreased with the severity of esophagitis, and there were statistical differences (P<0.001, P=0.030). The failed peristalsis percentage increased with the severity of esophagitis and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). The LES-CD separation distance was increased with the severity of esophagitis and had statistically significance (P<0.001). When comparing the differences between each two of the groups, there were significant differences (P<0.001, P=0.012, P<0.001, P<0.001) between NERD group and severe esophagitis group in the HRM parameters of the lower esophageal sphincter pressure, the LES length, the LES-CD separation distance, and the percentage of ineffective swallowing in the NERD and severe esophagitis group. The detection rate of HH was significantly increased from NERD to severe esophagitis, the detection rate of HH was 6.3% to 82.5% in gastoracopy and 16.3% to 45.0% in HRM, and the diagnostic consistency was fair (Kappa Value: 0.31). Conclusions: Hypo-dynamic state of esophageal and HH are the main motility characteristics of erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease, Esophageal motility abnormalities increase in parallel with the severity of GERD from NERD to severe esophagitis, these motility disorders may also play important roles in causing esophagitis.
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- Z W Hu
- Department of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Rocket Force General Hospital PLA, Beijing 100088, China
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Siedhoff MT, Doll KM, Rutstein SE, Wheeler SB, Geller EJ, Wu JM, Clarke-Pearson DL. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with Morcellation versus Abdominal Hysterectomy for Presumed Uterine Leiomyomata: An Updated Decision Analysis. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.015] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Siedhoff MT, Rutstein SE, Wheeler SB, Geller EJ, Doll KM, Wu JM, Clarke-Pearson DL. Cost-Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Hysterectomy With Morcellation Compared to Abdominal Hysterectomy for Presumed Benign Leiomyomata. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016; 22:S78. [PMID: 27679339 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.209] [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: 11/18/2022]
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- M T Siedhoff
- Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Gynecologic Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Gynecologic Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Hu ZW, Wu JM, Wang ZG, Wang F, Chen MP, Dong YY, Zhan XL, Zhang Y, Ma SS, Zhang C, Yan C. [Laparoscopic reoperation for recurred antireflux surgery of gastroesophageal reflux disease]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2016; 54:498-503. [PMID: 27373474 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic reoperation for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) recurred form previous anti-reflux surgery. METHODS Totally 19 patients received laparoscopic reoperation for symptomatic and anatomic recurred GERD in Department of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Rocket Force General Hospital from January 2008 to September 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 12 male and 7 female patients. The average reoperation age was (48±14) years, the average duration of reoperation from original ones was (43±38) months. The patients underwent preoperative barium, endoscopy, manometry and 24-hour pH studies. Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair plus fundoplication was carried out for reoperation. Gastroesophageal reflux related symptoms (reflux, heartburn, chest pain, chough, wheezing, chest tightness and globus sensation) before and after surgery were compared by a questionnaire. The patients' medication consumption, complications and satisfaction of the reoperation were investigated as well. The repeated measures analysis of variance was used for statistical comparison of data preoperatively and postoperatively. RESULTS No major complication and death occurred. Six cases (32%) had complications such as diarrhea, increased passing wind, flatulence, dysphagia and abdominal pain. The GERD related symptom score of reflux, heartburn, chest pain, chough, wheezing, chest tightness and globus sensation all significantly decreased (F: 25.0 to 56.7; P: 0.000 to 0.001) after the reoperation, with 68% good outcome of all the patients. After a follow-up of (33±22) months after reoperation, 1 case had partial recurrence at the 3(rd) month after reoperation. For all the patients, 12 cases felt very satisfied or satisfied with the reoperation. CONCLUSION Laparoscopic reoperation is generally effective with acceptable morbidity rates for patients with esophageal and extraesophageal symptoms recurred form previous hiatal repair and (or) fundoplication.
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- Z W Hu
- Department of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Rocket Force General Hospital, Beijing 100088, China
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Wu JM, Chang WE, Chang YT, Chang CK. Piezo-Catalytic Effect on the Enhancement of the Ultra-High Degradation Activity in the Dark by Single- and Few-Layers MoS2 Nanoflowers. Adv Mater 2016; 28:3718-25. [PMID: 26953720 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Single- and few-layer MoS2 nanoflowers are first discovered to have a piezo-catalyst effect, exhibiting an ultra-high degradation activity in the dark by introducing external mechanical strains. The degradation ratio of the Rhodamine-B dye solution reaches 93% within 60 s under ultrasonic-wave assistance in the dark.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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Castelijns B, Ponten JEH, Van de Poll MCG, Nienhuijs SW, Smulders JF, Hu ZW, Wu JM, Wang ZG, Idani H, Asami S, Nakano K, Miyake S, Harano M, Miyoshi H, Araki H, Ogawa T, Takahashi K, Shiozaki S, Ninomiya M, Prasad A, Todkar J, Asti E, Lovece A, Sironi A, Bonavina L, Wright R, Wurst H, Zhang C, Li HL, Ke LM, Loi K, Hua R, Yao QY, Chen H, Okinyi W, Odende K, Ndungu B, Ndonga A, Kiragu P, Kelimu A, Alimujiang M, Tian W, Bing M. Hiatal Hernia. Hernia 2015; 19 Suppl 1:S13-7. [PMID: 26518789 DOI: 10.1007/bf03355320] [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: 11/26/2022]
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- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Department, Second Artillery General Hospital PLA, 2. Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medic, Beijing, China
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan
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- Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Cascade Hernia Institute, Puyallup, USA
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- Meridian Surgery Center, Puyallup, USA
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Xinjiang people Hospital, Urumqi, China
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- St George Private Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of General Surgery, Hernia Center, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- The University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- The Mater Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Maralal County Hospital, Maralal, Kenya
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, hernias and abdominal wall surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uyghur Auton, Urumqi, China
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- Department of General Surgery, 1st affiliated hospital of PLA general hospital, Beijing, China
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We demonstrate highly antibacterial activities for killing off Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using ZnO nanowires decorated with ZnO quantum dots (so-called ZnO QDs/NWs) under visible-light irradiation and dark conditions. The average size of the ZnO QDs is in the range of 3-5 nm; these were uniformly dispersed on the ZnO nanowires' surface to form the ZnO QDs/NWs. A significant blue-shift effect was observed using photoluminescence (PL) spectra. The size of the ZnO QDs is strongly dependent on the material's synthesis time. The ZnO QDs/NWs exhibited an excellent photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation. The ZnO QDs' active sites (i.e. the O-H bond and Zn(2+)) accelerate the photogenerated-carrier migration from the QDs to the NWs. As a consequence, the electrons reacted with the dissolved oxygen to form oxygen ions and produced hydroperoxyl radicals to enhance photocatalytic activity. The antibacterial activities (as indicated by R-factor-inhibiting activity) of the ZnO QDs/NWs for killing off Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli is around 4.9 and 5.5 under visible-light irradiation and dark conditions, respectively. The hydroxyl radicals served as an efficient oxidized agent for decomposing the organic dye and microorganism species. The antibacterial activities of the ZnO QDs/NWs in the dark may be attributed to the Zn(2+) ions that were released from the ZnO QDs and infused into the microbial solution against the growth of bacteria thus disrupting the microorganism. The highly antibacterial and photocatalytic activity of the ZnO QDs/NWs can be well implanted on a screen window, thus offering a promising solution to inhibit the spread of germs under visible-light and dark conditions.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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This is the first report on the photocatalytic activity with a combination of the surface plasmon resonance effect through Au/ZnSn(OH)6 nanocubes. The nanocubes have been used for preparing hybrid coating screens, which exhibited excellent mechanical desirable durability and extended their feasible application in our daily lives.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 300
- Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 300
- Taiwan
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Yang CZ, Tian AJ, Meng ZH, Wu JM, Zhang YY, Guo LJ, Li ZJ. [Establishment of a FVB/N mouse model of cardiac hypertrophy by isoprenaline]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2014; 46:906-910. [PMID: 25512281] [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: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the condition of isoprenaline (ISO)-induced cardiac hypertrophy in the FVB/N mouse. METHODS ISO (30 mg/kg/d) was administered either by daily subcutaneous injection, or by continuous infusion via an implanted osmotic minipump. The mice in each mode of administration were randomly divided into two groups. For subcutaneous injection: the mice received ISO or saline through daily subcutaneous injection for 2 weeks. The mice for minipump: the mice received continuous infusion of ISO via an implanted osmotic minipump for 2 weeks, or received sham operation as the control to mimipump. The ratio of heart weight to tibia length (HW/TI), the diastolic left ventricular posterior wall thickness (dLVPW) were used to indicate cardiac hypertrophy. Interstitial fibrosis was examined with picrosirius red staining. RESULTS ISO (30 mg/kg/d) administered by daily subcutaneous injection did not lead to cardiac hypertrophy or fibrosis in the FVB/N mice, and 50% of the mice died before the end point. The mice receiving ISO via minipumps showed significant increase in HW/TI [(10.60±0.40 ) mg/mm vs. (7.93±0.19) mg/mm,P<0.001] and dLVPW [(0.87±0.03) mm vs. (0.68±0.06)mm,P=0.0116]. ISO administered via minipumps did not induce cardiac fibrosis. All the mice in this group survived to the end point. CONCLUSION ISO (30 mg/kg/d) administered by continuous infusion via a minipump for 2 weeks can lead to significant cardiac hypertrophy.
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- C Z Yang
- Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing 100191,China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing 100191,China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing 100191,China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing 100191,China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing 100191,China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing 100191,China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Ministry of Health; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing 100191,China
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Wu JM, Huang HJ, Lin YH. Thermally pressure-induced partial structural phase transitions in core-shell InSb-SiO2 nanoballs/microballs: characterization, size and interface effect. Nanotechnology 2014; 25:395705. [PMID: 25208586 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/39/395705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Core-shell InSb-SiO(2) nanoballs/microballs were synthesized on a Si substrate by carbonthermal reactions at a temperature of 900 °C. High-resolution transmission microscopy (HRTEM) images revealed that the surfaces of the InSb nanoballs/microballs were covered by amorphous SiO(2) layers. On the basis of our theoretical calculation, the thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of the InSb crystals is ten times higher than that of the SiO(2) shell. Therefore, the SiO(2) serves as a constraining shell for the InSb core so that the compressive stress of ∼-94 MPa can accumulate in the InSb core while a tensile stress of 196 MPa forms in the SiO(2) shell. The thermal excitation accumulated compressive stress in the InSb core, causing a partial structural phase transition from a cubic zinc-blende structure to a hexagonal wurtzite structure. Many lattice defects, such as stacking faults and Moiré fringes, have been observed on the surface of the InSb core. In situ temperature-dependent XRD patterns showed that a reversible InSb hexagonal (002) peak appeared and disappeared as the temperature increased and decreased at a transit point of 200 °C, respectively. As the temperature increased, the XRD diffraction peaks of the InSb wurtzite phase shifted significantly to lower angles because of the formation of compressive stress in the InSb nanoballs. The pressure-induced partial structural phase transitions of the nanostructured InSb occurred at -94 MPa of the compressive stress. This is the first report of this value, which is the lowest value in the pressure-induced phase transition of the nanostructure InSb from the cubic zinc-blende structure to the hexagonal wurtzite structure.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 101, section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Liang WT, Wu JM, Wang F, Hu ZW, Wang ZG. Stretta radiofrequency for gastroesophageal reflux disease-related respiratory symptoms: a prospective 5-year study. MINERVA CHIR 2014; 69:293-299. [PMID: 25267020] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM The aim of the present study was to prospectively evaluate the Stretta radiofrequency (RF) treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) -related respiratory symptoms over a 5-years follow-up period. METHODS A total of 132 patients underwent the Stretta procedure between April 2007 and February 2009; 122 of the patients (92.4%) completed the 5-year follow-up. Symptom scores and PPI usage were evaluated at baseline, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years and 5 years after treatment. RESULTS A total of 122 patients (age, 51.7 ± 13.0 years, M:F, 52: 70) were followed up for 5 years and their outcomes were analyzed. At 5 years after treatment, the symptom scores were significantly reduced (heartburn score, from 5.67 ± 1.52 to 2.41 ± 1.13; regurgitation score, from 5.43 ± 1.66 to 2.27 ± 1.33; chest pain score, from 4.45 ± 1.47 to 2.40 ± 0.88; cough score, from 6.62 ± 1.73 to 3.14 ± 1.43; and asthma score, from 6.83 ± 1.46 to 3.26 ± 1.53, P<0.001). Moreover, 56.6% of the patients were completely off PPIs. CONCLUSION Stretta RF significantly improves the symptoms and reduces PPI usage at 5 years. Therefore, it is a viable, effective, and minimally invasive endoluminal procedure for patients with GERD-related respiratory symptoms.
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- Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University Xicheng District, Beijing, PR China -
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Wu JM, Chang WE. Ultrahigh responsivity and external quantum efficiency of an ultraviolet-light photodetector based on a single VO₂ microwire. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2014; 6:14286-14292. [PMID: 25027392 DOI: 10.1021/am503598g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We demonstrated a single microwire photodetector first made using a VO2 microwire that exhibted high responsivity (Rλ) and external quantum efficiency (EQE) under varying light intensities. The VO2 nanowires/microwires were grown and attached on the surface of the SiO2/Si(100) substrate. The SiO2 layer can produce extremely low densities of long VO2 microwires. An individual VO2 microwire was bonded onto the ends using silver paste to fabricate a photodetector. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy image indicates that the nanowires grew along the [100] axis as a single crystal. The critical parameters, such as Rλ, EQE, and detectivity, are extremely high, 7069 A W(-1), 2.4 × 10(10)%, and 1.5 × 10(14) Jones, respectively, under a bias of 4 V and an illumination intensity of 1 μW cm(-2). The asymmetry in the I-V curves results from the unequal barrier heights at the two contacts. The photodetector has a linear I-V curve with a low dark current while a nonlinear curves was observed under varing light intensities. The highly efficient hole-trapping effect contributed to the high responsivity and external quantum efficiency in the metal-oxide nanomaterial photodetector. The responsivity of VO2 photodetector is 6 and 4 orders higher than that of graphene (or MoS2) and GaS, respectively. The findings demonstrate that VO2 nanowire/microwire is highly suitable for realizing a high-performance photodetector on a SiO2/Si substrate.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Wang JN, Wong TK, Kan CD, Wu JM, Chiu WT, Chan HC. P345Isolation and identification of a new source of human stem cells expanded from pediatric congenital heart disease. Cardiovasc Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu091.31] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Liang WT, Wu JM, Hu ZW, Wang ZG, Zhu GC, Zhang C. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is more effective in treating patients with GERD-related chronic cough than Stretta radiofrequency. MINERVA CHIR 2014; 69:121-7. [PMID: 24970301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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AIM Chronic cough is the most common extra-esophageal manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This study aimed to retrospectively analyze outcomes in patients with GERD-related cough following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) and Stretta radiofrequency (RF) respectively. METHODS Medical charts of 83 patients with GERD-related cough that underwent LNF or Stretta RF between 2007 and 2012 were retrieved. Symptom scores (heartburn, regurgitation and cough) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) usages were evaluated. RESULTS A total of 83 patients with GERD-related cough underwent LNF (N.=35) and Stretta RF (N.=48), and were followed up 36.78 ± 16.12 months (range 13-55 months). During the follow-up, the post-treatment scores were statistically lower as compared with the pre-treatment scores in both groups, while the cough improvement after Stretta was significantly lower than that after LNF (P<0.001). Besides, 27 (77.1%) patients achieved complete PPI therapy independence after LNF, comparing with 27 (65.1%) after Stretta (P<0.05). No significant differences in post-treatment complications were observed except for the abdominal distention. CONCLUSION Even though laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication and Stretta are capable of controlling GERD-related cough effectively and safely in selected patients, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication could improve more in symptoms and PPI elimination.
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- Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, P.R. China -
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Jiang HH, Qin SY, Wang W, He B, Hu TS, Wu JM, Fan QS, Tu CC, Liu Q, Zhu XQ. Prevalence and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii infection in bats in southern China. Vet Parasitol 2014; 203:318-21. [PMID: 24813744 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii can infect a wide variety of warm-blooded animals, including bats. Limited information on T. gondii infection in bats is available in China. The objective of the present study was to determine prevalence and genetic diversity of T. gondii infection in bats in southern China. A total of 608 bats representing 12 species, including 120 Aselliscus stoliczkanus, 59 Myotis chinensis, 11 Miniopterus schreibersii, 53 Rhinolophus affinis, 32 Rhinolophus pusillus, 81 Hipposideros armiger, 28 Hipposideros fulvus, 32 Cynopterus brachyotis, 14 Cynopterus sphinx, 45 Eonycteris spelaea, 109 Hipposideros larvatus, and 24 Taphozous melanopogon, were collected from Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, southern China. They were examined for the presence of T. gondii DNA by amplification of the B1 gene using a nested PCR, and the positive samples were genotyped at 11 genetic loci (SAG1, 5'- and 3'-SAG2, alternative SAG2, SAG3, BTUB, GRA6, c22-8, c29-2, L358, PK1 and Apico) using multilocus polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technology. Fifty-nine (9.7%) of these bats were detected positive by PCR but only five of these positive DNA samples were completely typed at all loci; of which 4 samples, 2 from A. stoliczkanus, and 2 from H. larvatus, belonged to ToxoDB Genotype #10, and the other one from H. larvatus was identified as ToxoDB Genotype #9 (http://toxodb.org/toxo/). To our knowledge, this is the first report of molecular detection and genetic characterization of T. gondii infection in bats in China. The results show that these bats are potential reservoirs for T. gondii transmission, which may pose a threat to human health.
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730046, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730046, PR China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, PR China
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- Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin Province 130122, PR China
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- Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin Province 130122, PR China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chengdu Military Region, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650032, PR China
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- Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi Province 530001, PR China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chengdu Military Region, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650032, PR China
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- Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin Province 130122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730046, PR China; Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin Province 130122, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730046, PR China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, PR China.
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Wu JM, Chen YR, Kao WT. Ultrafine ZnO nanoparticles/nanowires synthesized on a flexible and transparent substrate: formation, water molecules, and surface defect effects. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2014; 6:487-494. [PMID: 24283941 DOI: 10.1021/am404532q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The ultrafine ZnO nanoparticles/nanowires were successfully synthesized on a flexible and transparent substrate by an ultraviolet-light decomposition process. We demonstrate that water molecules can affect the morphology of ZnO nanostructures. An ultraviolet lamp (λ ~ 380 nm, 75 mW cm(-2)) can be used to irradiate Zn(AcAc)2 and Zn(AcAc)2·H2O precursors, which rapidly synthesize ZnO nanoparticles and nanowires, respectively. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images and a selected-area electron diffraction pattern revealed that the single-crystal nanoparticles were comprised of wurtzite structure ZnO. The nanowires consisted of ultrafine nanoparticles. On the basis of the Debye-Scherrer formula, the particle size of ZnO was calculated as ~6-9 nm. The more water molecules the precursor had, the more OH(-) and Zn[(OH)4](2-) it put out. Moreover, due to the Zn[(OH)4](2-) and Zn(OH)2 species formed on the surface of the ZnO nanocrystals, they facilitated the one-dimensional nanowires during the crystal growth process. On the basis of our investigations, oxygen vacancies, hydroxyl, and zinc hydroxide all acted as key components in the formation processes that determined photoresponsive properties.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , 101, Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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A pendulum and micro-force active sensors have been first made from zinc sulfur nanowires based nanogenerator. The ZnS nanogenerator can be self-powered to trace a simple harmonic motion of a pendulum that released from different angle. A various momentums from 0.077 N s to 0.177 N s were able to detect owing to the output voltage and current of the ZnS nanogenerator were proportional to the momentum.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- Department of Material Science and Engineering
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Feng Chia University
- Taichung 40724, Taiwan
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We have developed a simple, cost-effective, and scalable approach to fabricate a piezoelectric nanogenerator (NG) with stretchable and flexible characteristics using BaTiO3 nanotubes, which were synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The NG was fabricated by making a composite of the nanotubes with polymer poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). The peak open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current of the NG reached a high level of 5.5 V and 350 nA (current density of 350 nA/cm(2)), respectively. It was used to directly drive a commercial liquid crystal display. The BaTiO3 nanotubes/PDMS composite is highly transparent and useful for a large-scale (11 × 11 cm) fabrication of lead-free piezoelectric NG.
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- Zong-Hong Lin
- †School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- †School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- †School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- †School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- †School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- †School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
- ‡Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Wu JM, Xu C, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Zhou Y, Wang ZL. Flexible and transparent nanogenerators based on a composite of lead-free ZnSnO3 triangular-belts. Adv Mater 2012; 24:6094-6099. [PMID: 22941870 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201202445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A flexible and transparent lead-free triangular-belt ZnSnO(3) nanogenerator is demonstrated. When a mechanical deformation of ≈0.1% is applied to the triangular-belt ZnSnO(3) nanogenerator, the output voltage and current reached 5.3 V and 0.13 μA, respectively, which indicated a maximum output power density of ≈11 μW·cm(-3). This is the highest output power that has been demonstrated by lead-free ZnSnO(3) triangular-belts.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Sun YD, Liang Y, Wu JM, Li YZ, Cui X, Qin L. Dynamic QTL analysis for fruit lycopene content and total soluble solid content in a Solanum lycopersicum x S. pimpinellifolium cross. Genet Mol Res 2012; 11:3696-710. [PMID: 22930431 DOI: 10.4238/2012.august.17.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Fruit lycopene content and total soluble solid content are important factors determining fruit quality of tomatoes; however, the dynamic quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling lycopene and soluble solid content have not been well studied. We mapped the chromosomal regions controlling these traits in different periods in F(2:3) families derived from a cross between the domestic and wild tomato species Solanum lycopersicum and S. pimpinellifolium. Fifteen QTLs for lycopene and soluble solid content and other related traits analyzed at three different fruit ripening stages were detected with a composite interval mapping method. These QTLs explained 7-33% of the individual phenotypic variation. QTLs detected in the color-changing period were different from those detected in the other two periods. On chromosome 1, the soluble solid content QTL was located in the same region during the color-changing and full-ripe periods. On chromosome 4, the same QTL for lycopene content was found during the color-changing and full-ripe periods. The QTL for lycopene content on chromosome 4 co-located with the QTL for soluble solid content during the full-ripe period. Co-location of lycopene content QTL and soluble solid content QTLs may be due to pleiotropic effects of a single gene or a cluster of genes via physiological relationships among traits. On chromosome 9, the same two QTLs for lycopene content at two different fruit ripening periods may reflect genes controlling lycopene content that are always expressed in tomato fruit development.
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Plant Germplasm and Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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We demonstrated the first application of a pyroelectric nanogenerator as a self-powered sensor (or active sensor) for detecting a change in temperature. The device consists of a single lead zirconate titanate (PZT) micro/nanowire that is placed on a thin glass substrate and bonded at its two ends, and it is packaged by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). By using the device to touch a heat source, the output voltage linearly increases with an increasing rate of change in temperature. The response time and reset time of the fabricated sensor are about 0.9 and 3 s, respectively. The minimum detecting limit of the change in temperature is about 0.4 K at room temperature. The sensor can be used to detect the temperature of a finger tip. The electricity generated under a large change in temperature can light up a liquid crystal display (LCD).
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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Yang Y, Pradel KC, Jing Q, Wu JM, Zhang F, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Wang ZL. Thermoelectric nanogenerators based on single Sb-doped ZnO micro/nanobelts. ACS Nano 2012; 6:6984-9. [PMID: 22742540 DOI: 10.1021/nn302481p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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We demonstrate a thermoelectric nanogenerator (NG) made from a single Sb-doped ZnO micro/nanobelt that generates an output power of about 1.94 nW under a temperature difference of 30 K between the two electrodes. A single Sb-doped ZnO microbelt was bonded at its ends on a glass substrate as a NG, which can give an output voltage of 10 mV and an output current of 194 nA. The single Sb-doped ZnO microbelt shows a Seebeck coefficient of about -350 μV/K and a high power factor of about 3.2 × 10(-4) W/mK(2). The fabricated NG demonstrated its potential to work as a self-powered temperature sensor with a reset time of about 9 s.
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- Ya Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, USA
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Myung IS, Choi JK, Wu JM, Lee JY, Yoo HL, Shim HS. Bacterial Stripe of Hog Millet Caused by Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae, a New Disease in Korea. Plant Dis 2012; 96:1222. [PMID: 30727087 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-12-0320-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In July 2011, bacterial stripe was observed on a commercial field of hog millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) in Chuncheon, Korea, with a disease incidence of 37% in the field. Symptoms on leaves included reddish-brown, long, narrow stripes that varied in length and were sharply delineated by uninfected adjacent vascular bundles. Eleven bacterial isolates (BC3107, BC3214 to BC3223) were recovered on trypticase soy agar from lesions surface sterilized in 70% ethanol for 1 min. The isolates, all obtained from different plants, were gram negative, oxidase positive, aerobic rods with two to four flagella. The isolates produced circular, cream-colored, nonfluorescent, butyrous colonies with entire margins on King's B medium. Using the Biolog Microbial Identification System, Version 4.2 (Biolog Inc., Hayward, CA), the isolates were identified as Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae with Biolog similarity indices ranging from 0.52 to 0.72 after 24 hr. Characters for differentiating between Acidovorax spp. were tested according to Schaad et al. (2). The isolates were positive for gelatin liquefaction, nitrate reduction, lipase production, utilization of D-mannitol, sodium citrate, and alkaline in litmus milk. The isolates were negative for utilization of D-arabitol and did not amplify with PCR primer sets Aaaf5, Aaaf3/Aaar2, and Aacf2/Aacr2. Colonies were V-, V+, and V+ for utilization of D-fucose, maltose, and ethanol, respectively. Regions of the 16S rRNA (rrs) and the IGS were sequenced to aid in the identification of the isolates using reported PCR primer sets (1,4). A 1,426 bp fragment of the rrs region shared 100% similarity with all strains of A. avenae available in GenBank. Pathogenicity tests were separately performed for the 11 isolates in different greenhouses located in Suwon (National Academy of Agricultural Science), and Chuncheon (Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services) in Korea. Pathogenicity was confirmed by clip inoculation with sterilized scissors dipped into cell suspensions containing 105 CFU/ml on three 8-day-old leaves of hog millet (two plants per isolate), rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Hopyeong), and sweet corn (Zea mays L. cv. Daehak) in a greenhouse maintained at 28 to 32°C and 90% relative humidity. The isolates induced similar symptoms as those originally observed on hog millet 5 days after inoculation. No symptoms were observed on the control plants (hog millet, rice, and sweet corn), which were clipped with scissors dipped in sterilized distilled water. The identity of bacteria reisolated from the stripes on inoculated leaves was confirmed by analyzing sequences of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region (IGS) (1). On the basis of physiological, pathological, and sequence data, the isolates were identified as A. avenae subsp. avenae. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bacterial stripe of hog millet caused by A. avenae subsp. avenae in Korea. The spread of the bacterial disease is expected to have a significant economic impact on hog millet culture in the fields of Gangwon Province in Korea. Nucleotide sequence data reported are available under accession numbers JQ743877 to JQ743887 for rrs of BC 3207 and BC3214 to BC3223, and JQ743877 to JQ743887 for IGS of BC3207 and BC3214 to BC3223. References: (1) T. Barry et al. The PCR Methods Appl. 1:51, 1991. (2) N. W. Schaad et al. Syst, Appl. Microbiol. 31: 434, 2008. (3) K. Tamura et al. Mol. Biol. Evol. 28:2731, 2011. (4) W. G. Weisburg et al. J. Bacteriol. 173: 697, 1991.
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- Crop Protection, National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Korea
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- Agricultural Environment Research Division, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Chuncheon 200-939, Korea
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- Crop Protection, NAAS, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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- Crop Protection, NAAS, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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- Crop Protection, NAAS, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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- Crop Protection, NAAS, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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Myung IS, Lee JY, Yoo HL, Wu JM, Shim HS. Bacterial Leaf Spot of Zinnia Caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. zinniae, a New Disease in Korea. Plant Dis 2012; 96:1064. [PMID: 30727228 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-12-0319-pdn] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In September 2011, bacterial leaf spot was observed on zinnia plants (Zinnia elegans L.) grown in a garden in Suwon, Korea. Leaf symptoms included angular lesions that were yellow or brown-to-reddish brown in the center. Bacterial isolates (BC3293 to BC3299) were recovered on trypticase soy agar from lesions surface-sterilized in 70% ethyl alcohol for 1 min. Pathogenicity of the isolates was confirmed by spray inoculation with a bacterial suspension (106 CFU/ml) prepared in sterile distilled water and applied to zinnia plants at the four- to five-leaf growth stage (two plants per isolate). Sterile distilled water was used as the negative control. The inoculated plants were incubated in a greenhouse at 26 to 30°C and 95% relative humidity. Characteristic leaf spot symptoms developed on inoculated zinnia plants 5 days after inoculation. No symptoms were observed on the negative control plants. The bacterium reisolated from the inoculated leaves was confirmed through gyrB gene sequence analysis (3). All isolates were gram-negative, aerobic rods, each with a single flagellum. Isolates were positive for catalase and negative for oxidase. The biochemical and physiological tests for differentiation of Xanthomonas were performed using methods described by Shaad et al. (2). The isolates were positive for mucoid growth on yeast extract-dextrose-calcium carbonate agar, growth at 35°C, hydrolysis of starch and esculin, protein digestion, acid production from arabitol, and utilization of glycerol and melibiose. Colonies were negative for ice nucleation, and alkaline in litmus milk. The gyrB gene (870 bp) and the 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions (884 bp) were sequenced to aid in identification of the original field isolates using published PCR primer sets Xgyr1BF/Xgyr1BR (3) and A1/B1 (1), respectively. Sequence of the gyrB gene (GenBank Accession Nos. JQ665732 to JQ665738) from the zinnia field isolates shared 100% sequence identity with the reference strain of Xanthomonas campestris pv. zinniae (GenBank Accession No. EU285210), and the ITS sequences (GenBank Accession Nos. JQ665725 to JQ665731) had 99.9% sequence identity with X. campestris pv. zinnia XCZ-1 (GenBank Accession No. EF514223). On the basis of the pathogenicity assays, biochemical and physiological tests, and sequence analyses, the isolates were identified as X. campestris pv. zinniae. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bacterial leaf spot of zinnia caused by X. campestris pv. zinniae in Korea. The disease is expected to result in economic and aesthetic losses to plants in Korean landscapes. Thus, seed treatment with bactericides will be required to control the bacterial leaf spot of zinnia before planting. References: (1) T. Barry et al. The PCR Methods Appl. 1:51, 1991. (2) N. W. Schaad et al. Page 189 in: Laboratory Guide for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. 3rd ed. N. W. Schaad et al., eds. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN, 2001. (3) J. M. Young et al. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 31:366, 2008.
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- Crop Protection, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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- Crop Protection, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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- Crop Protection, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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- Crop Protection, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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- Crop Protection, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suwon 441-707, Korea
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We demonstrated a single-microbelt nanogenerator first made using a ZnSnO(3) microbelt that generated an output power of ∼3 nW under a compressive and releasing strain of 0.8-1%. The ZnSnO(3) nanobelts/microbelts were synthesized using a vapor transfer process at 1173 K. The X-ray diffraction pattern shows that the microbelts belong to ZnSnO(3) with rhombohedral structure. An individual ZnSnO(3) microbelt was bonded at its ends on a flexible polystyrene substrate as a nanogenerator, which gives an output voltage and current of 100 mV and 30 nA, respectively, corresponding to an energy conversion efficiency of 4.2-6.6% (based on 0.8-1% strain). Our results show that ZnSnO(3) microbelts are one of the highly promising materials for lead-free piezoelectric energy harvesting.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Wu JM, Chen CY, Zhang Y, Chen KH, Yang Y, Hu Y, He JH, Wang ZL. Ultrahigh sensitive piezotronic strain sensors based on a ZnSnO3 nanowire/microwire. ACS Nano 2012; 6:4369-4374. [PMID: 22482745 DOI: 10.1021/nn3010558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrated a flexible strain sensor based on ZnSnO(3) nanowires/microwires for the first time. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy indicates that the ZnSnO(3) belongs to a rhombohedral structure with an R3c space group and is grown along the [001] axis. On the basis of our experimental observation and theoretical calculation, the characteristic I-V curves of ZnSnO(3) revealed that our strain sensors had ultrahigh sensitivity, which is attributed to the piezopotential-modulated change in Schottky barrier height (SBH), that is, the piezotronic effect. The on/off ratio of our device is ∼587, and a gauge factor of 3740 has been demonstrated, which is 19 times higher than that of Si and three times higher than those of carbon nanotubes and ZnO nanowires.
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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Wu JM. Tin-doped rutile titanium dioxide nanowires: luminescence, gas sensor, and field emission properties. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2012; 12:1434-1439. [PMID: 22629973 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.4659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Sn-doped rutile TiO2 nanowires were synthesized by a thermal reactive evaporation route. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) imaging reveals that the Sn-doped TiO2 nanowires exhibited diameters of 80-150 nm and 2-3 microns in length. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) imaging makes it possible to observe that Sn-doped TiO2 nanowires show a certain lattices fringe of approximately 0.32 nm, which demonstrates that the nanowires are single crystalline with rutile structure and grow along the [110] axis. Cathodoluminescence (CL) reflected that on the surface of Sn-doped TiO2 nanowires, many oxygen vacancies and defect states were formed during the crystal growth. These defect states raised a broad emission peak around the red-orange band. The ethanol sensing properties of Sn-doped rutile TiO2 nanowires at a temperature of 190 degrees C for the ethanol concentrations of 50, 100, 150, 200, 400, 500, and 600 ppm, correspond to the sensor' sensitivity of 7, 12, 18, 19, 23, and 26%, respectively. The sensitivity increased with an increase in the ethanol concentration. As-synthesized TiO2 nanowires revealed a turn-on field, approximately 5.1 V/microm, at a current density of 1 microAcm(-2).
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- Jyh Ming Wu
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, 100 Wenhwa Rd., Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan
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Chen SY, Chiang DP, Yao YD, Yu CC, Chen YY, Wu JM, Lin HM. Effects of Os inserted layers on the microstructures and magnetic properties of the FePt films. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2011; 11:11133-11137. [PMID: 22409071 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3997] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The microstructure and magnetic properties of multilayer [Os(t)/FePt(x)]n films on a glass substrate with a 10 nm Os buffer layer by ion beam sputtering have been studied as a function of the annealing temperatures between 300 and 800 degrees C. Here, t = 0.2, 1 or 5 nm and x varied from 10, 20, 25, 50, to 100 nm with its associated n value of 10, 5, 4, 2, and 1, respectively. No diffusion evidence was found in samples with a thin Os layer and t > or = 1 nm. The average grain size of the multilayer films can be well controlled by both annealing temperature and thickness of the FePt layer by a very thin Os space layer with t > or = 1 nm. The enhancement of H(c) can be understood from the fact that for a FePt film with an Os spacer layers, the increasing number of Os layer will inhibit the grain growth of FePt grains and enriches the grain boundary. We have experimentally demonstrated that even with a very thin 1 nm Os spacer layers, the [Os(t)/FePt(x)]n multilayer films can exhibit good hard magnetic properties and are attractive candidates for ultrahigh density magnetic recording media.
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- S Y Chen
- Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Fu Jen University, Taipei 242, Taiwan
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