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Tu WC, Tsai WL, Lee CH, Tsai CF, Wei JT, Lin KF, Wu SM, Weng YM. Application and effectiveness of artificial intelligence for the border management of imported frozen fish in Taiwan. J Food Drug Anal 2024; 32:21-38. [PMID: 38526592 PMCID: PMC10962653 DOI: 10.38212/2224-6614.3490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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In Taiwan, the number of applications for inspecting imported food has grown annually and noncompliant products must be accurately detected in these border sampling inspections. Previously, border management has used an automated border inspection system (import food inspection (IFI) system) to select batches via a random sampling method to manage the risk levels of various food products complying with regulatory inspection procedures. Several countries have implemented artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve domestic governmental processes, social service, and public feedback. AI technologies are applied in border inspection by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA). Risk management of border inspections is conducted using the Border Prediction Intelligent (BPI) system. The risk levels are analyzed on based on the noncompliance records of imported food, the country of origin, and international food safety alerts. The subjects of this study were frozen fish products, which have been under surveillance by the BPI system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relevance between the noncompliant trend of frozen fish products using the adoption of the BPI system and the results of postmarket sampling inspections. The border inspection and postmarket sampling data were divided into two groups: IFI and BPI groups (corresponding to before and after the adoption of the BPI system, respectively). The Chi-square test was employed to analyze the noncompliant differences in products between before and after the BPI system adoption. Despite the number of noncompliance batches being statistically insignificant after the adoption of the BPI system, the noncompliance rate of frozen fish products at the border increased from 3.0% to 4.7%. Meanwhile, the noncompliance rate in the postmarket decreased from 2.1% to 1.9%. The results indicate that the BPI system improves the effectiveness of interception of noncompliant products at the border, thereby preventing the entrance of noncompliant products to the postmarket. The variables were further classified and organized according to the scope of this study and product characteristics. Furthermore, ordinal logistic regression (OLR) was employed to determine the correlations among border, postmarket, and major influencing factors. Based on the analysis of major influencing factors, small fish and fish internal organ products exhibited significantly high risk for fish body type and product type, respectively. The BPI system effectively utilizes the large amount of data accumulated from border inspections over the years. Additionally, real-time information on bilateral data obtained from the border and postmarket should be bidirectionally shared for effectively intercepting noncompliance products and used for improving the border management efficiency.
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- Wen-Chin Tu
- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei,
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- Department of Food Science, National Chiayi University, Chiayi,
Taiwan
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei,
Taiwan
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei,
Taiwan
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei,
Taiwan
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei,
Taiwan
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei,
Taiwan
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei,
Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, National Chiayi University, Chiayi,
Taiwan
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Chou WC, Tsai WR, Chang HH, Lu SY, Lin KF, Lin P. Prioritization of pesticides in crops with a semi-quantitative risk ranking method for Taiwan postmarket monitoring program. J Food Drug Anal 2019; 27:347-354. [PMID: 30648590 PMCID: PMC9298645 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A risk-based prioritization of chemical hazards in monitoring programs allows regulatory agencies to focus on the most potentially concerned items involving human health risk. In this study, a risk-based matrix, with a scoring method using multiple factors for severity and probability of exposure, was employed to identify the pesticides presented in crops that may pose the greatest risk to human health. Both the probability of exposure and the severity were assessed for 91 pesticides detected in a Taiwanese postmarketing monitoring program. Probability of exposure was evaluated based on the probability of consumption and evidence of pesticide residues in crops. Severity was assessed based on the nature of the hazard (i.e., the description of toxic effects), and the acceptable daily intake (ADI) reported by available toxicological reports. This study showed that the nature of the hazard and probability of consumption had the strongest contribution to risk score. Dithiocarbamates, endosulfan, and carbofuran were identified as the pesticides with the highest concern for human health risks in Taiwan. These pesticides should be monitored more frequently than others in crops during the postmarketing monitoring program. However, some uncertainties shall be noted or improved when this methodology is applied for risk prioritization in the future.
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- Wei-Chun Chou
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
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- Applied Toxicology Division, Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic Substances Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
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- Applied Toxicology Division, Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic Substances Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan
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- Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan.
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Shih YC, Wang L, Hsieh HC, Lin KF. Effect of Fullerene Passivation on the Charging and Discharging Behavior of Perovskite Solar Cells: Reduction of Bound Charges and Ion Accumulation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:11722-11731. [PMID: 29557169 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b03116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ion accumulation of organometal halide perovskites (OHPs) induced by electrode polarization of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) under illumination has been intensely studied and associated with a widely observed current-voltage hysteresis behavior. This work is dedicated to the investigation of the behavior of charged species at the compact TiO2/OHP interface with respect to electrode polarization in PSC devices. By providing a comprehensive discussion of open-circuit voltage ( VOC) buildup and VOC decay under illumination and in the dark for the PSCs modified with [6,6]-phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) at the TiO2/OHP interface and their corresponding electrochemical impedance spectroscopies (EISs), a justified mechanism is proposed attempting to elucidate the dynamics of interfacial species with respect to the time and frequency domains. Our results demonstrate that the retarded VOC buildup and decay observed in PSC devices are related to the formation of bound charges in TiO2, which is essential to neutralize the oppositely charged ions accumulating at the OHP side. Besides, inserting a thicker PCBM at the TiO2/OHP interface as a passivation layer can alleviate the electrode polarization more efficiently as verified by the low dielectric constant measured from EIS. Moreover, photoluminescence measurements indicate that PCBM at the TiO2/OHP interface is capable of passivating a trap state and improving charge transfer. However, with respect to the time scale investigated in this work, the reduction of the hysteresis behavior on a millisecond scale is more likely due to less bound charge formation at the interface rather than shallow trap-state passivation by PCBM. After all, this work comprehensively demonstrates the interfacial properties of PSCs associated with PCBM passivation and helps to further understand its impact on charging/discharging as well as device performance.
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Shih YC, Lan YB, Li CS, Hsieh HC, Wang L, Wu CI, Lin KF. Amino-Acid-Induced Preferential Orientation of Perovskite Crystals for Enhancing Interfacial Charge Transfer and Photovoltaic Performance. Small 2017; 13. [PMID: 28401749 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201604305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Interfacial engineering of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is attracting intensive attention owing to the charge transfer efficiency at an interface, which greatly influences the photovoltaic performance. This study demonstrates the modification of a TiO2 electron-transporting layer with various amino acids, which affects charge transfer efficiency at the TiO2 /CH3 NH3 PbI3 interface in PSC, among which the l-alanine-modified cell exhibits the best power conversion efficiency with 30% enhancement. This study also shows that the (110) plane of perovskite crystallites tends to align in the direction perpendicular to the amino-acid-modified TiO2 as observed in grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering of thin CH3 NH3 PbI3 perovskite film. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy reveals less charge transfer resistance at the TiO2 /CH3 NH3 PbI3 interface after being modified with amino acids, which is also supported by the lower intensity of steady-state photoluminescence (PL) and the reduced PL lifetime of perovskite. In addition, based on the PL measurement with excitation from different side of the sample, amino-acid-modified samples show less surface trapping effect compared to the sample without modification, which may also facilitate charge transfer efficiency at the interface. The results suggest that appropriate orientation of perovskite crystallites at the interface and trap-passivation are the niche for better photovoltaic performance.
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- Yen-Chen Shih
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Shih YC, Lin HL, Lin KF. Electropolymerized polyaniline/graphene nanoplatelet/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites as counter electrodes for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ni JS, Hsieh HC, Chen CA, Wen YS, Wu WT, Shih YC, Lin KF, Wang L, Lin JT. Near-Infrared-Absorbing and Dopant-Free Heterocyclic Quinoid-Based Hole-Transporting Materials for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. ChemSusChem 2016; 9:3139-3144. [PMID: 27791344 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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New heterocyclic quinoid-based hole transporting materials (HTMs) with a rigid quinoid core [3,6-di(2H-imidazol-2-ylidene)cyclohexa-1,4-diene] have been synthesized. The new HTMs have good hole mobility (>10-4 cm2 V-1 s-1 ) and very intense absorption in the near-infrared region extending to >800 nm. High performance perovskite solar cells can be fabricated using these HTMs without dopant. The best cell efficiency under simulated AM 1.5 G illumination reaches 12.22 %, which is comparable with that (12.58 %) using doped 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis-(N,N-di-4-methoxyphenylamino)-9,9'-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD) as the HTM.
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- Jen-Shyang Ni
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Da'an, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- NTU Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Da'an, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Taoyuan, 32001, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Da'an, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Da'an, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- NTU Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Da'an, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Taoyuan, 32001, Taiwan
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Huang SR, Lin KF, Don TM, Lee CF, Wang MS, Chiu WY. Thermoresponsive conductive polymer composite thin film and fiber mat: Crosslinked PEDOT:PSS and P(NIPAAm-co-NMA) composite. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Shih-Ru Huang
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering; Tamkang University; New Taipei City Taiwan
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- Department of Cosmetic Science; Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science; Tainan 71710 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology; National Taipei University of Technology; Taipei Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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Guo XJ, Lu ZY, Wang P, Li H, Huang ZZ, Lin KF, Liu YD. Diversity and degradation mechanism of an anaerobic bacterial community treating phenolic wastewater with sulfate as an electron acceptor. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2015; 22:16121-16132. [PMID: 26070736 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4833-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Petrochemical wastewater often contains high concentrations of phenol and sulfate that must be properly treated to meet discharge standards. This study acclimated anaerobic-activated sludge to treat saline phenolic wastewater with sulfate reduction and clarified the diversity and degradation mechanism of the microbial community. The active sludge in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor could remove 90 % of phenol and maintain the effluent concentration of SO4 (2-) below 400 mg/L. Cloning and sequencing showed that Clostridium spp. and Desulfotomaculum spp. were major phenol-degrading bacteria. Phenol was probably degraded through the carboxylation pathway and sulfate reduction catalyzed by adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase and dissimilatory sulfite reductase (DSR). A real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) showed that as phenol concentration increased, the quantities of 16S rRNA gene, dsrB, and mcrA in the sludge all decreased. The relative abundance of dsrB dropped to 12.46 %, while that of mcrA increased to 56.18 %. The change in the electron flow ratio suggested that the chemical oxygen demand (COD) was removed mainly by sulfate-reducing bacteria under a phenol concentration of 420 mg/L, whereas it was removed mainly by methanogens above 630 mg/L.
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- X J Guo
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- School of Bioengineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, State Key Laboratory of Biological Reactor Engineering, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
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Huang SR, Lin KF, Don TM, Chiu WY, Lin MF. Fabrication and characterization of UV-crosslinkable thermoresponsive composite fibers with magnetic properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Shih-Ru Huang
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering; Tamkang University; New Taipei City Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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Lin KJ, Lee SC, Lin KF. One-pot fabrication of poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide nanocomposite films and their humidity dependence of mechanical properties. J Polym Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-014-0611-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Chang YH, Wu MS, Lin KF. Graphting polyimide to MWCNT for enhancing dispersion and properties of MWCNT/polyetherimide nanocomposites. J Polym Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-014-0419-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Huang SR, Lin KF, Lee CF, Chiu WY. Synthesis and properties of thermoresponsive magnetic polymer composites and their electrospun nanofibers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Shih-Ru Huang
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Cosmetic Science; Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science; Tainan 71710 Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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Chang YH, Lin PY, Wu MS, Lin KF. Extraordinary aspects of bromo-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes as initiator for polymerization of ionic liquid monomers. POLYMER 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chang YH, Lin PY, Huang SR, Liu KY, Lin KF. Enhancing photovoltaic performance of all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells by incorporating ionic liquid-physisorbed MWCNT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm31658g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lee CH, Liu KY, Chang SH, Lin KJ, Lin JJ, Ho KC, Lin KF. Gelation of ionic liquid with exfoliated montmorillonite nanoplatelets and its application for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 363:635-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lin KJ, Hsueh CH, Lin KF. Novel method to measure the shear strength of exfoliated montmorillonite/polymer nanocomposite films. POLYM INT 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.3166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Liu KY, Ko CY, Ho KC, Lin KF. Synthesis and characterization of cross-linkable ruthenium dye with ion coordinating property for dye-sensitized solar cells. POLYMER 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Huang KC, Chang YH, Chen CY, Liu CY, Lin LY, Vittal R, Wu CG, Lin KF, Ho KC. Improved exchange reaction in an ionic liquid electrolyte of a quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell by using 15-crown-5-functionalized MWCNT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm12179k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chen JG, Liu KY, Chen CY, Lin CY, Huang KC, Lai YH, Wu CG, Lin KF, Ho KC. Efficient gel-type electrolyte with bismaleimide via in situ low temperature polymerization in dye-sensitized solar cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.24290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Lin KJ, Lee CH, Lin KF. Extraordinary mechanical behavior of exfoliated montmorillonite/polymer nanocomposite films cast from soap-free emulsion polymerized latices. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.21996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lee CH, Weng TH, Liu KY, Lin KJ, Lin KF. Two-dimensional electrolyte nature of exfoliated montmorillonite nanoplatelets fabricated by soap-free emulsion polymerization and their affinity for cations. J Appl Polym Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/app.32390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Liu KY, Hsu CL, Chang SH, Chen JG, Ho KC, Lin KF. Synthesis and characterization of cross-linkable ruthenium complex dye and its application on dye-sensitized solar cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.23793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lin KJ, Weng TH, Lee CH, Lin KF. Grafting of polymer matrix to exfoliated montmorillonite nanoplatelets in nanocomposite film cast from soap-free emulsion polymerized latex and its fortified mechanical properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.23634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Yen MH, Lin KF. Atypical transition temperature dependence of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) nanocomposites on the content of exfoliated montmorillonites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.21659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lin KJ, Dai CA, Lin KF. Revisit to the formation mechanism of exfoliated montmorillonite/PMMA nanocomposite latex through soap-free emulsion polymerization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.23163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Chien AT, Lee YH, Lin KF. Crosslinkable poly(vinyl acetate)/clay nanocomposite films cast from soap-free emulsion-polymerized latices. J Appl Polym Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/app.28066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chien AT, Lin KF. Morphology and permeability of exfoliated PVAc-MMT nanocomposite films cast from soap-free emulsion-polymerized latices. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.22304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tu CW, Liu KY, Chien AT, Yen MH, Weng TH, Ho KC, Lin KF. Enhancement of photocurrent of polymer-gelled dye-sensitized solar cell by incorporation of exfoliated montmorillonite nanoplatelets. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.22356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Peng PC, Lin CT, Kuo HC, Tsai WK, Liu JN, Chi S, Wang SC, Lin G, Yang HP, Lin KF, Chi JY. Tunable slow light device using quantum dot semiconductor laser. Opt Express 2006; 14:12880-12886. [PMID: 19532181 DOI: 10.1364/oe.14.012880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This investigation experimentally demonstrates a tunable slow light device using a quantum dot (QD) semiconductor laser. The QD semiconductor laser at 1.3 mum fabricated on a GaAs substrate is grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Tunable slow light can be achieved by adjusting the bias current and wavelength detuning. The slow light device operated under probe signal from 5 to 10 GHz is presented. Moreover, we also demonstrate that the tunable slow light device can be used in a subcarrier multiplexed system.
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Lin KF, Su SK. Structural relaxation investigations of glassy polystyrene by radial distribution functions. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222349408248084] [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: 10/23/2022]
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- King-Fu Lin
- a Institute of Materials Science and Engineering National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan, 10764, ROC
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- a Institute of Materials Science and Engineering National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan, 10764, ROC
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Lin KF, Lin SC, Chien AT, Hsieh CC, Yen MH, Lee CH, Lin CS, Chiu WY, Lee YH. Exfoliation of montmorillonite by the insertion of disklike micelles via the soap-free emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.21657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Peng PC, Kuo HC, Tsai WK, Chang YH, Lin CT, Chi S, Wang SC, Lin G, Yang HP, Lin KF, Yu HC, Chi JY. Dynamic characteristics of long-wavelength quantum dot vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with light injection. Opt Express 2006; 14:2944-2949. [PMID: 19516433 DOI: 10.1364/oe.14.002944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This investigation experimentally demonstrates the dynamic characteristics of quantum dot vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (QD VCSEL) without and with light injection. The QD VCSEL is fully doped structure on GaAs substrate and operates in the 1.3 mum optical communication wavelength. The eye diagram, frequency response, and intermodulation distortion are presented. We also demonstrate that the frequency response enhancement by light injection technique allows us to improve the performance of subcarrier multiplexed system.
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- Chi-Chun Hsieh
- Department of Material Science and Engineering and Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering and Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering and Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Jeng J, Dai CA, Chiu WY, Chern CS, Lin KF, Young PY. Influence of hexadecane on the formation of droplets and growth of particles for methyl methacrylate miniemulsion polymerization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.21534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lin KF, Fan YL, Chow HL. Origin of the methylene bonds in poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] prepared according to Gilch's method: novel applications. POLYM INT 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.2043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Fan YL, Lin KF. Dependence of the luminescent properties and chain length of poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] on the formation of cis-vinylene bonds during Gilch polymerization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.20717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hsieh CC, Lin KF. Molecular aggregations and supramolecular architectures of amphiphilic PEO17–OPV3 and its hybrid with silica. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1039/b503393d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lin KF, Chen JC. Curing, compatibility, and fracture toughness for blends of bismaleimide and a tetrafunctional epoxy resin. POLYM ENG SCI 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.10404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lin KF, Cheng HL, Cheng YH. Dependence of chain conformation on degree of sulfonation and counterion dissociation of sodium poly(styrene sulfonate) in semidilute aqueous solution. POLYMER 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.01.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cheng HL, Lin KF. Counterion Dissociation Dependence of Chain Conformation for Poly(xylylene tetrahydrothiophenium chloride) in Semidilute Aqueous Solution. Macromolecules 2003. [DOI: 10.1021/ma034866b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Horng-Long Cheng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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Chiu CC, Lin KF, Chou HL. Chain composition dependence of luminescence properties for copolymers of 2-methoxy-5-2?-ethyl-hexyloxy-1,4-phenylenevinylene and 2,3-diphenyl-5-octyl-1,4-phenylenevinylene. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.10766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kuan JF, Lin KF. Synthesis of hexa-allylamino-cyclotriphosphazene as a reactive fire retardant for unsaturated polyesters. J Appl Polym Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/app.13044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lin KF. Human atrial natriuretic peptide gene delivery reduces blood pressure in hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2001; 38:E37-7. [PMID: 11751744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Chen YL, Lin KF, Shiao MS, Chen YT, Hong CY, Lin SJ. Magnolol, a potent antioxidant from Magnolia officinalis, attenuates intimal thickening and MCP-1 expression after balloon injury of the aorta in cholesterol-fed rabbits. Basic Res Cardiol 2001; 96:353-63. [PMID: 11518191 DOI: 10.1007/s003950170043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Restenosis is a common complication after balloon angioplasty. A number of cytokines, chemotactic factors and growth factors may be involved. Several antioxidants have been shown to inhibit intimal thickening after balloon injury in hyperlipidemic animals. OBJECTIVES The effects of magnolol on the expression of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and intimal response in balloon injured aorta of cholesterol-fed rabbits were investigated. METHODS Male New Zealand white rabbits were fed a 2% high cholesterol (HC) diet together with daily intramuscular injection of either 1 microg/kg B.W. of magnolol (HC-M, n = 10) or vehicle (propylene glycol) as a control (HC-C, n = 10) for a total of 6 weeks. Another 10 rabbits fed a regular diet also served as a control (C) group. A balloon denudation of abdominal aorta was performed in each group at the end of the third week. The aortas were harvested at the end of 6 weeks. RESULTS Magnolol treatment significantly inhibited Cu2+-induced LDL oxidation in cholesterol-fed rabbits and reduced atheroma formation [atheroma area ratio: 0.10 +/- 0.03 (HC-M) versus 0.33 +/- 0.07 (HC-C), p < 0.05] in thoracic aortas without lowering serum cholesterol. The intimal response was significantly attenuated in the HC-M rabbits when compared to those of the HC-C group [intimal thickness: 88.95 +/- 14.91 microm (HC-M) versus 198.02 +/- 20.35 microm (HC-C), p < 0.05; intimal area: 278.21 +/- 43.16 x 10(3) microm2 (HC-M) versus 642.70 +/- 65.01 x 10(3) microm2 (HC-C), p < 0.05]. The MCP-1 mRNA and protein expression were reduced in the HC-M group compared to the HC-C and C groups. CONCLUSION The inhibitory effects on intimal hyperplasia and MCP-1 expression might be attributed to the antioxidant capacity of magnolol instead of lowering serum cholesterol. Magnolol may offer some protection against postangioplasty restenosis.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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