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Gao L, Li G, Chen Q, Liu T, He T, Li J, Wang L, Kong X. Ion Dynamics at the Intermediate Charging State of the Sodium Vanadium Fluorophosphate Cathode. ACS Nano 2024. [PMID: 38699893 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Na super ionic conductor (NASICON)-type polyanionic vanadium fluorophosphate Na3V2O2(PO4)2F (NVOPF) is a promising cathode material for high-energy sodium-ion batteries. The dynamic diffusion and exchange of sodium ions in the lattice of NVOPF are crucial for its electrochemical performance. However, standard characterizations are mostly focused on the as-synthesized material without cycling, which is different from the actual battery operation conditions. In this work, we investigated the hopping processes of sodium in NVOPF at the intermediate charging state with 23Na solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our experimental characterizations revealed six distinct sodium coordination sites in the intermediate structure and determined the exchange rates among these sites at variable temperatures. The theoretical calculations showed that these dynamic processes correspond to different ion transport pathways in the crystalline lattice. Our combined experimental and theoretical study uncovered the underlying mechanisms of the ion transport in cycled NVOPF and these understandings may help the optimization of cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries.
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- Lina Gao
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR China
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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Chen Q, Gao L, Liu T, Marchetti A, Chen J, Pan H, Kong X. Structural Evolution of Lithium-Exchanged Na 3(VO) 2(PO 4) 2F Cathode under Operation in Sodium Ion Batteries. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:1062-1069. [PMID: 38259053 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Na superionic conductor (NASICON)-type Na3(VO)2(PO4)2F (NVOPF) exhibits excellent cycling stability for high-voltage sodium ion batteries. Various strategies have been developed to form ion-exchanged NVOPF which can enhance the ionic and electronic conductivity. However, the underlying ion transport mechanism and complex structural transitions during battery operation remained uninvestigated. In this work, we prepared lithium-exchanged NVOPF (namely NLVOPF) which shows improved ionic conductivity and increased capacity at high discharging rates. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) revealed the distinctive presence of two kinds of Li-exchanged sites in the NLVOPF, which are attributed to the occupied lithium ions at the Na1 and Na2 sites (namely Li1 and Li2, respectively). The Li1 site was metastably replaced in the first cycle, yet the Li2 site participated in ion insertion/extraction in the subsequent cycles. Our characterizations show that the dynamic doping of lithium in NLVOPF could contribute to the improved cycling stability and capacity retention.
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- Qinlong Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Huayou Cobal Company Limited, Tongxiang 314500, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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Ma Z, Kong K, Yin Y, Guo Z, Ma X, Lin Q, Wang J, Shen Y, Lu X, Xu X, Kong X, Liu Z, Tang R. High Mechanical Strength Alloy-like Minerals Prepared by Inorganic Ionic Co-cross-linking. Adv Mater 2024; 36:e2308017. [PMID: 38009645 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308017] [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: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Alloys often combine different metals to generate superior mechanical properties. However, it is challenging to prepare high mechanical strength minerals with similar strategies. Using calcium carbonate (CaC) and calcium phosphate (CaP) as examples, this work synthesizes a group of compounds with the chemical formulas Ca(CO3 )x (PO4 )2(1- x )/3 (0 < x < 1, CaCPs) by cross-linking ionic oligomers. Unlike mixtures, these CaCPs exhibit a single temperature for the phase transition from amorphous to crystallized CaC (calcite) and CaP (hydroxyapatite). By heat-induced synchronous crystallization, dual-phase CaC/CaP with continuous crystallized boundaries are resembled to alloy-like minerals (ALMs). The mechanical properties of the ALMs are adjusted by tailoring their chemical compositions to reach a hardness of 5.6 GPa, which exceed those of control calcite and hydroxyapatite samples by 430% and 260%, respectively. This strategy expands the chemical scope of inorganic materials and holds promise for preparing high-performance minerals.
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- Zaiqiang Ma
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Instrumentation and Service Centre for Molecular Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Cao W, Yakimov A, Qian X, Li J, Peng X, Kong X, Copéret C. Surface Sites and Ligation in Amine-capped CdSe Nanocrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312713. [PMID: 37869935 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Converting colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) into devices for various applications is facilitated by designing and controlling their surface properties. One key strategy for tailoring surface properties is thus to choose tailored surface ligands. In that context, amines have been universally used, with the goal to improve NCs synthesis, processing and performances. However, understanding the nature of surface sites in amine-capped NCs remains challenging, due to the complex surface compositions as well as surface ligands dynamic. Here, we investigate both surface sites and amine ligation in CdSe NCs by combining advanced NMR spectroscopy and computational modelling. Notably, dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) enhanced 113 Cd and 77 Se 1D NMR helps to identify both bulk and surface sites of NCs, while 113 Cd 2D NMR spectroscopy enables to resolve amines terminated sites on both Se-rich and nonpolar surfaces. In addition to directly bonding to surface sites, amines are shown to also interact through hydrogen-bonding with absorbed water as revealed by 15 N NMR, augmented with computations. The characterization methodology developed for this work provides unique molecular-level insight into the surface sites of a range of amine-capped CdSe NCs, and paves the way to identify structure-function relationships and rational approaches towards colloidal NCs with tailored properties.
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- Weicheng Cao
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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Tang WQ, Yi X, Guan H, Wang XW, Gu YW, Zhao YJ, Fu J, Li W, Cheng Y, Meng SS, Xu M, Zhang QH, Gu L, Kong X, Liu DH, Wang W, Gu ZY. Bipolar Molecular Torque Wrench Modulates the Stacking of Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 38029332 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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The precise modulation of nanosheet stacking modes introduces unforeseen properties and creates momentous applications but remains a challenge. Herein, we proposed a strategy using bipolar molecules as torque wrenches to control the stacking modes of 2-D Zr-1,3,5-(4-carboxylphenyl)-benzene metal-organic framework (2-D Zr-BTB MOF) nanosheets. The bipolar phenyl-alkanes, phenylmethane (P-C1) and phenyl ethane (P-C2), predominantly instigated the rotational stacking of Zr-BTB-P-C1 and Zr-BTB-P-C2, displaying a wide angular distribution. This included Zr-BTB-P-C1 orientations at 0, 12, 18, and 24° and Zr-BTB-P-C2 orientations at 0, 6, 12, 15, 24, and 30°. With reduced polarity, phenyl propane (P-C3) and phenyl pentane (P-C5) introduced steric hindrance and facilitated alkyl hydrophobic interactions with the nanosheets, primarily resulting in the modulation of eclipsed stacking for Zr-BTB-P-C3 (64.8%) and Zr-BTB-P-C5 (93.3%) nanosheets. The precise angle distributions of four Zr-BTB-P species were in agreement with theoretical calculations. The alkyl induction mechanism was confirmed by the sequential guest replacement and 2-D 13C-1H heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR). In addition, at the single-particle level, we first observed that rotational stacked pores exhibited similar desorption rates for xylene isomers, while eclipsed stacked pores showed significant discrepancy for xylenes. Moreover, the eclipsed nanosheets as stationary phases exhibited high resolution, selectivity, repeatability, and durability for isomer separation. The universality was proven by another series of bipolar acetate-alkanes. This bipolar molecular torque wrench strategy provides an opportunity to precisely control the stacking modes of porous nanosheets.
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- Wen-Qi Tang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou 324100, China
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- China Fire and Rescue Institute, Beijing 102202, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Zhang J, Song BQ, Kong X, Liu Y, Yang HL, Zong LH, Kong JY, Xu Y, Qiu HY, Wu DP. [Efficacy analysis of selinexor combined with hypomethylating agent in the treatment of refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia exposed to venetoclax]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:936-939. [PMID: 38185524 PMCID: PMC10753257 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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- J Zhang
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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Zhou X, Li J, Qian X, Zhu J, Kong X, Peng X. Selective Formation of Monodisperse Right Trigonal-Bipyramidal and Cube-Shaped CdSe Nanocrystals: Stacking Faults and Facet-Ligand Pairing. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23238-23248. [PMID: 37830933 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Formation of monodisperse right trigonal-bipyramidal (rTriBP) and cube-shaped CdSe nanocrystals─both being encased with six (100) facets─is found to be dictated by type of stacking faults along the (111) direction of the zinc-blende structure and an ideal facet-ligand pairing for the (100) facets. During growth with little kinetic overdriving, seeds with single twin boundary (TB) and single intrinsic stacking fault (ISF) grow into rTriBP and cube-shaped nanocrystals, respectively, through two consecutive stages. During the facet-formation stage, each seed would grow rapidly into the smallest faceted one to contain the ∼3 nm seed, with cube-shaped ones growing much faster than rTriBP ones because of the stacking-fault-dependent seed location in the final faceted nanocrystals. In the following facet-growth stage, cube-shaped nanocrystals also grow faster, presumably due to the highly reactive stacking fault edges. Consistent with this hypothesis, growth of rTriBP nanocrystals can become faster than that of cube-shaped ones by intentionally introducing additional intrinsic stacking fault(s) in the seeds. Cube-shaped and rTriBP CdSe nanocrystals exhibit distinctive optical properties, representing two classes of optical materials.
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- Xionglin Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Wu LB, Kong X. [Mature cystic teratoma of the ovary with squamous cell carcinoma mixed small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:1050-1052. [PMID: 37805402 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20230112-00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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- L B Wu
- Department of Pathology, Lujiang People's Hospital, Hefei 231500, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230031, China
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Ni C, Chen D, Yin Y, Wen X, Chen X, Yang C, Chen G, Sun Z, Wen J, Jiao Y, Wang C, Wang N, Kong X, Deng S, Shen Y, Xiao R, Jin X, Li J, Kong X, Zhao Q, Xie T. Shape memory polymer with programmable recovery onset. Nature 2023; 622:748-753. [PMID: 37704734 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06520-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Stimulus-responsive shape-shifting polymers1-3 have shown unique promise in emerging applications, including soft robotics4-7, medical devices8, aerospace structures9 and flexible electronics10. Their externally triggered shape-shifting behaviour offers on-demand controllability essential for many device applications. Ironically, accessing external triggers (for example, heating or light) under realistic scenarios has become the greatest bottleneck in demanding applications such as implantable medical devices8. Certain shape-shifting polymers rely on naturally present stimuli (for example, human body temperature for implantable devices)8 as triggers. Although they forgo the need for external stimulation, the ability to control recovery onset is also lost. Naturally triggered, yet actively controllable, shape-shifting behaviour is highly desirable but these two attributes are conflicting. Here we achieved this goal with a four-dimensional printable shape memory hydrogel that operates via phase separation, with its shape-shifting kinetics dominated by internal mass diffusion rather than by heat transport used for common shape memory polymers8-11. This hydrogel can undergo shape transformation at natural ambient temperature, critically with a recovery onset delay. This delay is programmable by altering the degree of phase separation during device programming, which offers a unique mechanism for shape-shifting control. Our naturally triggered shape memory polymer with a tunable recovery onset markedly lowers the barrier for device implementation.
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- Chujun Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Ningbo Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, Affiliated Second Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, Affiliated Second Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Eye Center, Affiliated Second Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Eye Center, Affiliated Second Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, Affiliated Second Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power & Mechatronic System, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Eye Center, Affiliated Second Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, Affiliated Second Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
- Ningbo Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, China.
- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, Affiliated Second Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Meng SS, Xu M, Guan H, Chen C, Cai P, Dong B, Tan WS, Gu YH, Tang WQ, Xie LG, Yuan S, Han Y, Kong X, Gu ZY. Anisotropic flexibility and rigidification in a TPE-based Zr-MOFs with scu topology. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5347. [PMID: 37660056 PMCID: PMC10475113 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41055-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023] Open
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Tetraphenylethylene (TPE)-based ligands are appealing for constructing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with new functions and responsiveness. Here, we report a non-interpenetrated TPE-based scu Zr-MOF with anisotropic flexibility, that is, Zr-TCPE (H4TCPE = 1,1,2,2-tetra(4-carboxylphenyl)ethylene), remaining two anisotropic pockets. The framework flexibility is further anisotropically rigidified by installing linkers individually at specific pockets. By individually installing dicarboxylic acid L1 or L2 at pocket A or B, the framework flexibility along the b-axis or c-axis is rigidified, and the intermolecular or intramolecular motions of organic ligands are restricted, respectively. Synergistically, with dual linker installation, the flexibility is completely rigidified with the restriction of ligand motion, resulting in MOFs with enhanced stability and improved separation ability. Furthermore, in situ observation of the flipping of the phenyl ring and its rigidification process is made by 2H solid-state NMR. The anisotropic rigidification of flexibility in scu Zr-MOFs guides the directional control of ligand motion for designing stimuli-responsive emitting or efficient separation materials.
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- Sha-Sha Meng
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, 324100, China
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3255, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Electron Microscopy Center, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Kong JY, Zong LH, Pu Y, Liu Y, Kong X, Li MY, Zhang J, Song BQ, Xue SL, Tang XW, Qiu HY, Wu DP. [Clinical efficacy and safety of venetoclax combined with multidrug chemotherapy in the treatment of 15 patients with relapsed or refractory early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:649-653. [PMID: 37803838 PMCID: PMC10520236 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Objective: To explore the efficacy and safety of Venetoclax combined with multidrug chemotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R ETP-ALL) . Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed 15 patients with R/R ETP-ALL who received Venetoclax combined with multidrug chemotherapy from December 2018 to February 2022. Among them, eight cases were combined with demethylated drugs, four cases were combined with demethylated drugs and HAAG chemotherapy regimen, two cases were combined with demethylated drugs and CAG regimen, and one case was combined with Cladribine. Specific usage and dosage of Venetoclax: 100 mg on day 1, 200 mg on day 2, 400 mg on day 3-28, orally; when combined with azole antifungal drugs, dosage was reduced to 100 mg/d. Results: Fifteen patients (10 males and 5 females) with R/R ETP-ALL were treated with Venetoclax and multidrug chemotherapy with a median age of 35 (12-42) years old. Of 4 refractory and 11 relapsed patients, the efficacy was evaluated on the 21th day following combined chemotherapy: the overall response rate, the complete response (CR) rate, and the CR with incomplete hematological recovery (CRi) rate were 67.7% (10/15), 60.0% (9/15), and 6.7% (1/15), respectively. For the overall study population, the 12-month overall survival (OS) rate was 60.0%, and the median OS was 17.7 months. The disease-free survival (DFS) rate of all CR patients at 12 months was 60.0%, and the median DFS did not reach. About 14 patients had Ⅲ-Ⅳ hematological toxicity, but these adverse reactions were all controllable. No adverse reaction in the nervous system and tumor lysis syndrome occurred in this study, and no adverse reaction of organs above grade Ⅲ occurred. Conclusion: Venetoclax combined with multidrug chemotherapy may be a safe and promising treatment option for patients with R/R ETP-ALL.
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- J Y Kong
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Suzhou 215006, China
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He T, Pang Z, Yin Y, Xue H, Pang Y, Song H, Li J, Bai R, Qin A, Kong X. Micron-resolution Imaging of Cortical Bone under 14 T Ultrahigh Magnetic Field. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023; 10:e2300959. [PMID: 37339792 PMCID: PMC10460861 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Compact, mineralized cortical bone tissues are often concealed on magnetic resonance (MR) images. Recent development of MR instruments and pulse techniques has yielded significant advances in acquiring anatomical and physiological information from cortical bone despite its poor 1 H signals. This work demonstrates the first MR research on cortical bones under an ultrahigh magnetic field of 14 T. The 1 H signals of different mammalian species exhibit multi-exponential decays of three characteristic T2 or T2 * values: 0.1-0.5 ms, 1-4 ms, and 4-8 ms. Systematic sample comparisons attribute these T2 /T2 * value ranges to collagen-bound water, pore water, and lipids, respectively. Ultrashort echo time (UTE) imaging under 14 T yielded spatial resolutions of 20-80 microns, which resolves the 3D anatomy of the Haversian canals. The T2 * relaxation characteristics further allow spatial classifications of collagen, pore water and lipids in human specimens. The study achieves a record of the spatial resolution for MR imaging in bone and shows that ultrahigh-field MR has the unique ability to differentiate the soft and organic compartments in bone tissues.
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- Tian He
- Department of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
- Department of RehabilitationSir Run Run Shaw HospitalCollege of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310016China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic ImplantsDepartment of OrthopaedicsShanghai Ninth People's HospitalShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200011China
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- Department of RehabilitationSir Run Run Shaw HospitalCollege of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310016China
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- Department of RehabilitationSir Run Run Shaw HospitalCollege of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310016China
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- Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology (ZIINT)College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
- School of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic ImplantsDepartment of OrthopaedicsShanghai Ninth People's HospitalShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200011China
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
- Department of RehabilitationSir Run Run Shaw HospitalCollege of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310016China
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghai200240China
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Lei H, Li J, Kong X, Wang L, Peng X. Toward Surface Chemistry of Semiconductor Nanocrystals at an Atomic-Molecular Level. Acc Chem Res 2023. [PMID: 37413974 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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ConspectusProperties of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals with a single-crystalline structure are largely dominated by their surface structure at an atomic-molecular level, which is not well understood and controlled, due to a lack of experimental tools. However, if viewing the nanocrystal surface as three relatively independent spatial zones (i.e., crystal facets, inorganic-ligands interface, and ligands monolayer), we may approach an atomic-molecular level by coupling advanced experimental techniques and theoretical calculations.Semiconductor nanocrystals of interest are mainly based on compound semiconductors and mostly in two (or related) crystal structures, namely zinc-blende and wurtzite, which results in a small group of common low-index crystal facets. These low-index facets, from a surface-chemistry perspective, can be further classified into polar and nonpolar ones. Albeit far from being successful, the controlled formation of either polar or nonpolar facets is available for cadmium chalcogenide nanocrystals. Such facet-controlled systems offer a reliable basis for studying the inorganic-ligands interface. For convenience, here facet-controlled nanocrystals refer to a special class of shape-controlled ones, in which shape control is at an atomic level, instead of those with poorly defined facets (e.g., typical spheroids, nanorods, etc).Experimental and theoretical results reveal that type and bonding mode of surface ligands on nanocrystals is facet-specific and often beyond Green's classification (X-type, Z-type, and L-type). For instance, alkylamines bond strongly to the anion-terminated (0001) wurtzite facet in the form of ammonium ions, with three hydrogens of an ammonium ion bonding to three adjacent surface anion sites. With theoretically assessable experimental data, facet-ligands pairing can be identified using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. To make the pairing meaningful, possible forms of all potential ligands in the system need to be examined systematically, revealing the advantage of simple solution systems.Unlike the other two spatial zones, the ligands monolayer is disordered and dynamic at an atomic level. Thus, an understanding of the ligands monolayer on a molecular scale is sufficient for many cases. For colloidal nanocrystals stably coordinated with surface ligands, their solution properties are dictated by the ligands monolayer. Experimental and theoretical results reveal that solubility of a nanocrystal-ligands complex is an interplay between the intramolecular entropy of the ligands monolayer and intermolecular interactions of the ligands/nanocrystals. By introducing entropic ligands, solubility of nanocrystal-ligands complexes can be universally boosted by several orders of magnitude, i.e., up to >1 g/mL in typical organic solvents. Molecular environment in the pseudophase surrounding each nanocrystal plays a critical role in its chemical, photochemical, and photophysical properties.For some cases, such as the synthesis of high-quality nanocrystals, all three spatial zones of the nanocrystal surface must be taken into account. By optimizing nanocrystal surface at an atomic-molecular level, semiconductor nanocrystals with monodisperse size and facet structure become available recently through either direct synthesis or afterward facet reconstruction, implying full realization of their size-dependent properties.
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- Hairui Lei
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Hao W, Su X, Lu S, Wang J, Chen H, Chen Q, Wang B, Kong X, Jin C, Han G, Han Z, Müllen K, Chen Z. Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Ultrathin Holey Graphdiyne Nanosheets for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Small 2023:e2302220. [PMID: 37183308 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302220] [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: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Graphdiyne (GDY) is a fascinating graphene-like 2D carbon allotrope comprising sp and sp2 hybridized carbon atoms. However, GDY materials synthesized by solution-phase methods normally come as thick and porous films or amorphous powders with severely disordered stacking modes that obstruct macroscopic applications. Here, a facile and scalable synthesis of ultrathin holey graphdiyne (HGDY) nanosheets is reported via palladium/copper co-catalyzed homocoupling of 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene. The resulting freestanding 2D HGDY self-assembles into 3D foam-like networks which can in situ anchor clusters of palladium atoms on their surfaces. The Pd/HGDY hybrids exhibit high electrocatalytic activity and stability for the oxygen reduction reaction which outperforms that of Pt/C benchmark. Based on the ultrathin graphene-like sheets and their unique 3D interconnected macrostructures, Pd/HGDY holds great promise for practical electrochemical catalysis and energy-related applications.
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- Wenjun Hao
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266510, China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, D-55128, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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Sodium ions are essential for the functions of biological cells, and they are maintained at the balance between intra- and extracellular environments. The quantitative assessment of intra- and extracellular sodium as well as its dynamics can provide crucial physiological information on a living system. 23Na nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful and noninvasive technique to probe the local environment and dynamics of sodium ions. However, due to the complex relaxation behavior of the quadrupolar nucleus in the intermediate-motion regime and because of the heterogeneous compartments and diverse molecular interactions in the cellular environment, the understanding of the 23Na NMR signal in biological systems is still at the early stage. In this work, we characterize the relaxation and diffusion of sodium ions in the solutions of proteins and polysaccharides, as well as in the in vitro samples of living cells. The multi-exponential behavior of 23Na transverse relaxation has been analyzed according to the relaxation theory to derive the crucial information related to the ionic dynamics and molecular binding in the solutions. The bi-compartment model of transverse relaxation and diffusion measurements can corroborate each other to quantify the fractions of intra- and extracellular sodium. We show that 23Na relaxation and diffusion can be used to monitor the viability of human cells, which offers versatile NMR metrics for in vivo studies.
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- Yu Yin
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310029 Hangzhou, China
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, 310016 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, 310016 Hangzhou, China
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, P. R. China
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Fu Y, Yao Y, Forse AC, Li J, Mochizuki K, Long JR, Reimer JA, De Paëpe G, Kong X. Solvent-derived defects suppress adsorption in MOF-74. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2386. [PMID: 37185270 PMCID: PMC10130178 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38155-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Defects in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have great impact on their nano-scale structure and physiochemical properties. However, isolated defects are easily concealed when the frameworks are interrogated by typical characterization methods. In this work, we unveil the presence of solvent-derived formate defects in MOF-74, an important class of MOFs with open metal sites. With multi-dimensional solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations, we uncover the ligand substitution role of formate and its chemical origin from decomposed N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent. The placement and coordination structure of formate defects are determined by 13C NMR and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The extra metal-oxygen bonds with formates partially eliminate open metal sites and lead to a quantitative decrease of N2 and CO2 adsorption with respect to the defect concentration. In-situ NMR analysis and molecular simulations of CO2 dynamics elaborate the adsorption mechanisms in defective MOF-74. Our study establishes comprehensive strategies to search, elucidate and manipulate defects in MOFs.
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- Yao Fu
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM, Grenoble, France
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China.
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China.
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Lei H, Li T, Li J, Zhu J, Zhang H, Qin H, Kong X, Wang L, Peng X. Reversible Facet Reconstruction of CdSe/CdS Core/Shell Nanocrystals by Facet-Ligand Pairing. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:6798-6810. [PMID: 36942751 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Synthesis of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals with defined facet structures is challenging, though such nanocrystals are essential for fully realizing their size-dependent optical and optoelectronic properties. Here, for the mostly developed colloidal wurtzite CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals, facet reconstruction is investigated under typical synthetic conditions, excluding nucleation, growth, and interparticle ripening. Within the reaction time window, two reproducible sets of facets─each with a specific group of low-index facets─can be reversibly reconstructed by switching the ligand system, indicating thermodynamic stability of each set. With a unique <0001> axis, atomic structures of the low-index facets of wurtzite nanocrystals are diverse. Experimental and theoretical studies reveal that each facet in a given set is paired with a common ligand in the solution, namely, either fatty amine and/or cadmium alkanoate. The robust bonding modes of ligands are found to be strongly facet-dependent and often unconventional, instead of following Green's classification. Results suggest that facet-controlled nanocrystals can be synthesized by optimal facet-ligand pairing either in synthesis or after-synthesis reconstruction, implying semiconductor nanocrystal formation with size-dependent properties down to an atomic level.
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- Hairui Lei
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Liu JY, Shao JY, Liu Y, Li H, Kong X, Zhao Y, Fan YM, Wu B, Zhao M. [Hepatitis B virus down-regulates the expression of inhibin and promotes the proliferation and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma cells]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2023; 31:288-292. [PMID: 37137855 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20230310-00102] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the effect and role of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) on the expression of inhibin (PHB) in the proliferation and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. Methods: The expression of PHB in 13 pairs of HBV-infected livers, normal livers and HepG2.2.15 and HepG2 cells was detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and Western blot. Liver tissues were collected from seven patients with chronic hepatitis B before and after antiviral (tenofovir) treatment, and the expression of PHB was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. HepG2.2.15 cells were transfected with Pcmv6-AC-GFP-PHB, and control vectors were collected. DNA content was analyzed by flow cytometry. The proliferation level of each cell group was detected using the EdU cell proliferation assay. HepG2.2.15 cells transfected with Pcmv6-AC-GFP-PHB and the control vector were cultured in serum-free medium for 6 days. Apoptosis was measured at the indicated time points using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)-based Annexin-V/PI double staining. Results: Compared with normal liver tissue, the expression of PHB in HBV-infected liver tissue was down-regulated (P < 0.01). Compared with HepG2 cells, the expression of PHB in HepG2.2.15 cells was significantly decreased (P < 0.01). The expression level of PHB in liver tissue after antiviral treatment (tenofovir) was significantly higher than that before treatment (P < 0.01). Compared with the control vector, the proliferation rate of HepG2.2.15 cells transfected with Pcmv6-AC-GFP-PHB was significantly lower than that of the control vector, and the apoptosis rate of HepG2.2.15 cells transfected with the Pcmv6-AC-GFP-PHB vector was significantly higher than the control vector (P < 0.01). Conclusion: HBV down-regulates the expression of inhibin to promote the proliferation and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
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- J Y Liu
- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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- Zhoukou Central Hospital, Zhoukou 466000, China
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Kong X, Luo Y, Li Y, Zhan D, Mao Y, Ma J. Preoperative prediction and histological stratification of intracranial solitary fibrous tumours by machine-learning models. Clin Radiol 2023; 78:e204-e213. [PMID: 36496260 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM To explore the effectiveness and feasibility of machine-learning models based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiomics features in differentiating intracranial solitary fibrous tumour (ISFT) from angiomatous meningioma (AM) and stratifying ISFT histologically. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study retrospectively recruited 268 patients with a histological diagnosis of ISFT (n=120) or AM (n=148), and 116 of the ISFT patients were used for stratified analysis of histological grade. The radiomics features were extracted from axial T1-weighted imaging (WI), T2WI and contrast-enhanced T1WI sequences. All patients were assigned randomly to the training group and test group in a ratio of 7:3. The models were optimised by 10-fold cross-validation in the training group, and the independent test group was used for further testing of the models. The performances of machine-learning models based on radiomics, clinical, and fusion features in predicting and stratifying ISFT were evaluated. RESULTS ISFT and AM differed significantly in terms of age, tumour shape, enhancement pattern, and margin. There was no significant difference in the clinical characteristics between World Health Organization (WHO) grade II and WHO grade III ISFT. When used to differentiate ISFT from AM, the area under the curve (AUC) values of the machine-learning models based on radiomics, clinical, and fusion features in the test group were 0.917, 0.923 and 0.950, respectively. When used for histological stratification of ISFT, the model based on the radiomics signature achieved an AUC value of 0.786 in the test group. CONCLUSIONS Machine-learning models can contribute in the prediction and histological stratification of ISFT non-invasively, which can help clinical differential diagnosis and treatment decisions.
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- X Kong
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Fengtai Hospital, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100071, China.
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Fu Y, Forse AC, Kang Z, Cliffe MJ, Cao W, Yin J, Gao L, Pang Z, He T, Chen Q, Wang Q, Long JR, Reimer JA, Kong X. One-dimensional alignment of defects in a flexible metal-organic framework. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eade6975. [PMID: 36763650 PMCID: PMC9916987 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade6975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Crystalline materials are often considered to have rigid periodic lattices, while soft materials are associated with flexibility and nonperiodicity. The continuous evolution of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has erased the boundaries between these two distinct conceptions. Flexibility, disorder, and defects have been found to be abundant in MOF materials with imperfect crystallinity, and their intricate interplay is poorly understood because of the limited strategies for characterizing disordered structures. Here, we apply advanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to elucidate the mesoscale structures in a defective MOF with a semicrystalline lattice. We show that engineered defects can tune the degree of lattice flexibility by combining both ordered and disordered compartments. The one-dimensional alignment of correlated defects is the key for the reversible topological transition. The unique matrix is featured with both rigid framework of nanoporosity and flexible linkage of high swellability.
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- Yao Fu
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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Chen D, Ma L, Chen Y, Zhou X, Xing S, Deng Y, Hao Y, Pu C, Kong X, Jin Y. Electrochemically Stable Ligands of ZnO Electron-Transporting Layers for Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes. Nano Lett 2023; 23:1061-1067. [PMID: 36662173 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Thin films of ZnO nanocrystals are actively pursued as electron-transporting layers (ETLs) in quantum-dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). However, the developments of ZnO-based ETLs are highly engineering oriented and the design of ZnO-based ETLs remains empirical. Here, we identified a previously overlooked efficiency-loss channel associated with the ZnO-based ETLs: i.e., interfacial exciton quenching induced by surface-bound ethanol. Accordingly, we developed a general surface-treatment procedure to replace the redox-active surface-bound ethanol with electrochemically inert alkali carboxylates. Characterization results show that the surface treatment procedure does not change other key properties of the ETLs, such as the conductance and work function. Our single-variable experimental design unambiguously demonstrates that improving the electrochemical stabilities of the ZnO ETLs leads to QLEDs with a higher efficiency and longer operational lifetime. Our work provides a crucial guideline to design ZnO-based ETLs for optoelectronic devices.
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- Desui Chen
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Excited-State Materials, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Excited-State Materials, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Excited-State Materials, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Excited-State Materials, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Excited-State Materials, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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Zhou X, Pang Z, Cao W, Cao Z, Zhu J, Qi Y, Peng X, Kong X. Diffusion NMR for Measuring Dynamic Ligand Exchange on Colloidal Nanocrystals. Anal Chem 2023; 95:792-801. [PMID: 36520837 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ligand exchange is fundamentally related to the surface chemistry of nanoparticles in solution and is also an essential procedure for their synthesis and solution processing. The solution of ligand-bearing nanoparticles can be regarded as a dynamic equilibrium of bound and free ligands depending on the concentration and temperature. The direct experimental calibration of the ligand exchange dynamics relies on the in situ and real-time quantification of bound and free ligands. However, existing analytical strategies are often with limited applicability considering the requirement of special functional groups or the indirect detection of photoluminescence or reaction heat. In this work, we explore diffusion-based methods of solution-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) as a general strategy to probe ligand exchange. Using comprehensive numerical simulations, we show that diffusion NMR with designable time sequences can effectively distinguish bound and free ligands and measure the exchange rate constants from 0.5 to 200 s-1 under typical instrumental settings. These methods are demonstrated experimentally on colloidal CdSe nanocrystal systems with carboxylate or amine ligands whose exchange rates were previously undetectable. The kinetic rate constants, activation energies, and thermodynamic parameters of ligand exchange have been obtained under variable temperature conditions. We expect the diffusion NMR strategies to be generally applicable for calibrating the exchange of organic ligands on various nanoparticle systems.
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- Xiaoqi Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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Huang Y, Kong X, Zhou L, Shen P, Su P, Su H. Values of optical coherence tomography angiography for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy and evaluating treatment outcomes. J Fr Ophtalmol 2023; 46:25-32. [PMID: 36470750 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2022.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the consistency between fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) for the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-six diabetic patients (185 eyes) treated from January 2019 to December 2019 underwent OCTA and FFA. The image characteristics of fundus lesions were recorded. Sixty-nine patients (137 eyes) who were diagnosed with DR by both examinations and needed to receive panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) were selected. The retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, macular superficial vascular complex (SVC) and deep vascular complex (DVC) blood flow density, 300μm area surrounding foveal avascular zone (FAZ) (FD300) blood flow density and FAZ parameters were compared. RESULTS The Kappa coefficient of FFA and OCTA for diagnosing DR was 0.537 (P=0.000). FFA and OCTA had substantial consistency for detecting retinal microaneurysms and macular edema (Kappa coefficient=0.643/0.616, P=0.000), perfect consistency for detecting retinal neovascularization and retinal non-perfusion area (Kappa coefficient=0.809/0.832, P=0.000), and moderate consistency for detecting structural changes in the macular ring (Kappa coefficient=0.423, P=0.000). The RNFL thickness in the peripapillary and the superior temporal, temporal inferior, inferior nasal and superior nasal regions rose 1 week after PRP but declined 1 year after treatment (P<0.05). The macular SVC, DVC and FD300 blood flow density declined 1 week after PRP but rose 1 year after treatment (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS OCTA shows consistency with FFA for diagnosing DR, which remedies the deficiency of FFA. The reduction in fundus lesions after PRP can be quantified by OCTA.
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- Y Huang
- Ophthalmology Center, The Second People's Hospital of Foshan, 528000 Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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- Foshan Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, 528000 Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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- Ophthalmology Center, The Second People's Hospital of Foshan, 528000 Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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- Ophthalmology Center, The Second People's Hospital of Foshan, 528000 Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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- Ophthalmology Center, The Second People's Hospital of Foshan, 528000 Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Nanhai Hospital, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, 528000 Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.
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Hu X, Sun Y, Zhou X, Zhang B, Guan H, Xia F, Gui S, Kong X, Li F, Ling D. Insight into Drug Loading Regulated Micellar Rigidity by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. ACS Nano 2022; 16:21407-21416. [PMID: 36375116 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09785] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The rigidity of polymeric micelles plays an important role in their biological behaviors. However, how drug loading affects the rigidity of polymeric micelles remains elusive. Herein, the indomethacin (IMC)-loaded Pluronic F127 micelle is used as a model system to illustrate the impact of drug loading on the rigidity and biological behaviors of polymeric micelles. Against expectations, micelles with moderate drug loading show higher cellular uptake and more severe cytotoxicity as compared to both high and low drug loading counterparts. Extensive one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements are employed to reveal that the higher drug loading induces stronger interaction between IMC and hydrophilic block to boost the micellar rigidity; consequently, the moderate drug loading imparts micelles with appropriate rigidity for satisfactory cellular uptake and cytotoxicity. In summary, NMR spectroscopy is an important tool to gain insight into drug loading regulated micellar rigidity, which is helpful to understand their biological behaviors.
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- Xi Hu
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei230012, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, China
- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310058, China
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou310003, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei230012, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, China
- WLA Laboratories, Shanghai201203, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310058, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei230012, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310058, China
- WLA Laboratories, Shanghai201203, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou310009, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, China
- Institute of Innovative Medicine, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310058, China
- WLA Laboratories, Shanghai201203, China
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Kong X, Zhang J, Li MY, Sun AN, Han Y, Tang XW, Qiu HY, Wu DP. [Treatment of infection by Ceftazidime Avibactam in hematopathy patients due to neutropenia]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2022; 43:1038-1042. [PMID: 36709111 PMCID: PMC9939339 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2022.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- X Kong
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Zhu X, Gao Z, Wang Y, Huang W, Li Q, Jiao Z, Liu N, Kong X. Utility of trio-based prenatal exome sequencing incorporating splice-site and mitochondrial genome assessment in pregnancies with fetal ultrasound anomalies: prospective cohort study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022; 60:780-792. [PMID: 35726512 DOI: 10.1002/uog.24974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the utility of trio-based prenatal exome sequencing (pES), incorporating splice-site and mitochondrial genome assessment, in the prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with ultrasound anomalies and normal copy-number variant sequencing (CNV-seq) results. METHODS This was a prospective study of 90 ongoing pregnancies with ultrasound anomalies that underwent trio-based pES after receiving normal CNV-seq results, from September 2020 to November 2021, in a single center in China. By using pES with a panel encompassing exome coding and splicing regions as well as mitochondrial genome for fetuses and parents, we identified the underlying genetic causes of fetal anomalies, incidental fetal findings and parental carrier status. Information on pregnancy outcome and the impact of pES findings on parental decision-making was collected. RESULTS Of the 90 pregnancies included, 28 (31.1%) received a diagnostic result that could explain the fetal ultrasound anomalies. The highest diagnostic yield was noted for brain abnormalities (3/6 (50.0%)), followed by hydrops (4/9 (44.4%)) and skeletal abnormalities (13/34 (38.2%)). Collectively, 34 variants of 20 genes were detected in the 28 diagnosed cases, with 55.9% (19/34) occurring de novo. Variants of uncertain significance (VUS) associated with fetal phenotypes were detected in six (6.7%) fetuses. Interestingly, fetal (n = 4) and parental (n = 3) incidental findings (IFs) were detected in seven (7.8%) cases. These included two fetuses carrying a de-novo likely pathogenic (LP) variant of the CIC and FBXO11 genes, respectively, associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, and one fetus with a LP variant in a mitochondrial gene. The remaining fetus presented with unilateral renal dysplasia and was incidentally found to carry a pathogenic PKD1 gene variant resulting in adult-onset polycystic kidney, which was later confirmed to be inherited from the mother. In addition, parental heterozygous variants associated with autosomal recessive diseases were detected in three families, including one with additional fetal diagnostic findings. Diagnostic results or fetal IFs contributed to parental decision-making about termination of the pregnancy in 26 families (26/72 (36.1%)), while negative pES results or identification of VUS encouraged 40 families (40/72 (55.6%)) to continue their pregnancy, which ended in a live birth in all cases. CONCLUSION Trio-based pES can provide additional genetic information for pregnancies with fetal ultrasound anomalies without a CNV-seq diagnosis. The incidental findings and parental carrier status reported by trio-based pES with splice-site and mitochondrial genome analysis extend its clinical application, but careful genetic counseling is warranted. © 2022 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- X Zhu
- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Kong X, Cao R, Lu T, Gao S, Sun G, Cao F. Remote telemedicine strategy based on multi-risks intervention by intelligent wearable health devices in elderly comorbidities patients with coronary heart disease. Eur Heart J 2022. [PMCID: PMC9619686 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2813] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Telemedicine based on wearable intelligent health devices becomes increasingly promissing for the elderly due to the accelerated aging population. Especially during COVID-19 pandemic, more elderly coronary heart disease patients with chronic comorbidities are in less secondary prevention management at home. Objective To explore the prevention effect on main cardiovascular risk factors and repeated hospitalization in elderly comorbidities patients by telemedicine intervention based on multi-parameter wearable monitoring devices. Methods Total of 337 patients with comorbidities of coronary heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, with age more than 65 years old were recruited in the study from October 2019 to January 2021. They were randomly divided into control group and telemedcine intervention group. The latter used remote multi-parameter wearable devices to measure blood pressure, glycemic and electrocardiograph at home every day. A real-time monitoring platform would alarm any abnormal data to the doctors. Both doctors and patients can read the measurement results on a real-time mobile phone APP and interact with each other remotely twice a week routinely. A medical team remotely indicated the medications, while offering guidance on lifestyle. In contrast, the control group adopted traditional outpatient medical strategy to manage diseases. Results A total of 306 patients were enrolled in the follow-up experiment finally: 153 in the intervention group and 153 in the control group. Patient characteristics at baseline were balanced between two groups. After 12 months, compared with the control group, the intervention group saw the following metrics significantly reduced: systolic blood pressure (SBP) (131.66±9.43 vs 137.20±12.02 mmHg, P=0.000), total cholesterol (TC) (3.65±0.79 vs 4.08±0.82 mmol/L, P=0.001), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (2.06±0.53 vs 2.38±0.61 mmol/L, P=0.002), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) (6.26±0.75 vs 6.81±0.97 mmol/L, P=0.000), while the following metrics went up significantly: blood pressure control rate (77.3% vs 59.1%, P=0.039), blood lipid control rate(39.4% vs 21.2%, P=0.037), glycemic control rate (71.2% vs 51.5%, P=0.031), and medication adherence score (7.10±0.77 vs 6.80±0.73, P=0.020). Linear regression model analysis indicates that when interaction frequency ≥1.53, 2.47 and 1.15 times/week, the SBP, LDL-C and FBG levels would be controlled, respectively. Cox survival analysis finds that the hospitalization rate of intervention group is significantly lower than that of the control group (24.18% vs 35.29%, P=0.031). Conclusion The telemedicine interactive intervention based on multi-parameter wearable devices provides effectively improvement of cardiovascular risk controlling, medication adherence, while reducing the hospitalization rate of patients. A frequency of doctor-patient interactions more than 2 times/week is beneficial for disease management the elderly at home. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): Key scientific research project of Health Commission
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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Zhao Z, Zhang L, Luo W, Cao Z, Zhu Q, Kong X, Zhu K, Zhang J, Wu D. Layer-specific microstructural patterns of anterior hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease with ex vivo diffusion MRI at 14.1 T. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 44:458-471. [PMID: 36053237 PMCID: PMC9842914 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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High-resolution ex vivo diffusion MRI (dMRI) can provide exquisite mesoscopic details and microstructural information of the human brain. Microstructural pattern of the anterior part of human hippocampus, however, has not been well elucidated with ex vivo dMRI, either in normal or disease conditions. The present study collected high-resolution (0.1 mm isotropic) dMRI of post-mortem anterior hippocampal tissues from four Alzheimer's diseases (AD), three primary age-related tauopathy (PART), and three healthy control (HC) brains on a 14.1 T spectrometer. We evaluated how AD affected dMRI-based microstructural features in different layers and subfields of anterior hippocampus. In the HC samples, we found higher anisotropy, lower diffusivity, and more streamlines in the layers within cornu ammonis (CA) than those within dentate gyrus (DG). Comparisons between disease groups showed that (1) anisotropy measurements in the CA layers of AD, especially stratum lacunosum (SL) and stratum radiatum (SR), had higher regional variability than the other two groups; (2) streamline density in the DG layers showed a gradually increased variance from HC to PART to AD; (3) AD also showed the higher variability in terms of inter-layer connectivity than HC or PART. Moreover, voxelwise correlation analysis between the coregistered dMRI and histopathology images revealed significant correlations between dMRI measurements and the contents of amyloid beta (Aβ)/tau protein in specific layers of AD samples. These findings may reflect layer-specific microstructural characteristics in different hippocampal subfields at the mesoscopic resolution, which were associated with protein deposition in the anterior hippocampus of AD patients.
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- Zhiyong Zhao
- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- China Brain Bank and Department of Neurology in Second Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, and Department of NeurobiologyZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Department of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- China Brain Bank and Department of Neurology in Second Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, and Department of NeurobiologyZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- China Brain Bank and Department of Neurology in Second Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, and Department of NeurobiologyZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina,Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital and School of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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Jiang F, Li J, Kong X, Qu H, Sun P. EP08.02-076 Efficacy and Safety Evaluations of Anlotinib in Patients with Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Bevacizumab. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.758] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Yin J, Kang Z, Fu Y, Cao W, Wang Y, Guan H, Yin Y, Chen B, Yi X, Chen W, Shao W, Zhu Y, Zheng A, Wang Q, Kong X. Molecular identification and quantification of defect sites in metal-organic frameworks with NMR probe molecules. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5112. [PMID: 36042242 PMCID: PMC9427814 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32809-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The defects in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can dramatically alter their pore structure and chemical properties. However, it has been a great challenge to characterize the molecular structure of defects, especially when the defects are distributed irregularly in the lattice. In this work, we applied a characterization strategy based on solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to assess the chemistry of defects. This strategy takes advantage of the coordination-sensitive phosphorus probe molecules, e.g., trimethylphosphine (TMP) and trimethylphosphine oxide (TMPO), that can distinguish the subtle differences in the acidity of defects. A variety of local chemical environments have been identified in defective and ideal MOF lattices. The geometric dimension of defects can also be evaluated by using the homologs of probe molecules with different sizes. In addition, our method provides a reliable way to quantify the density of defect sites, which comes together with the molecular details of local pore environments. The comprehensive solid-state NMR strategy can be of great value for a better understanding of MOF structures and for guiding the design of MOFs with desired catalytic or adsorption properties. Defects in porous materials can alter the pore structure and chemical properties. Here authors demonstrate an approach for studying defects in metal-organic frameworks using 31P NMR and probe molecules.
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- Jinglin Yin
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
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Pang Z, Jain S, Yang C, Kong X, Tan KO. A unified description for polarization-transfer mechanisms in magnetic resonance in static solids: Cross polarization and DNP. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:244109. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0092265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Polarization transfers are crucial building blocks in magnetic resonance experiments, i.e., they can be used to polarize insensitive nuclei and correlate nuclear spins in multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The polarization can be transferred either across different nuclear spin species or from electron spins to the relatively low-polarized nuclear spins. The former route occurring in solid-state NMR can be performed via cross polarization (CP), while the latter route is known as dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP). Despite having different operating conditions, we opinionate that both mechanisms are theoretically similar processes in ideal conditions, i.e., the electron is merely another spin-1/2 particle with a much higher gyromagnetic ratio. Here, we show that the CP and DNP processes can be described using a unified theory based on average Hamiltonian theory combined with fictitious operators. The intuitive and unified approach has allowed new insights into the cross-effect DNP mechanism, leading to better design of DNP polarizing agents and extending the applications beyond just hyperpolarization. We explore the possibility of exploiting theoretically predicted DNP transients for electron–nucleus distance measurements—such as routine dipolar-recoupling experiments in solid-state NMR.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China
- Laboratoire des Biomolécules, LBM, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Amazon Robotics, 300 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, Massachusetts 01864, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratoire des Biomolécules, LBM, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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Wang L, Sun Y, Dai X, Kong X, MA L, Dai X, MA L, Jiang L. POS0812 CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS/DIAMETER RATIO AND PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITY AS RISK FACTORS FOR NEUROLOGICAL SEVERE ISCHEMIC EVENTS IN TAKAYASU’S ARTERITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundTakayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is an idiopathic systemic vasculitis characterized by the involvement of the aorta and its major branches [1]. The supra-aortic arteries are often involved in TAK, with the reported prevalence ranging from 40% to 84% [2-3]. Importantly, patients with supra-aortic involvement carry a higher risk of neurological severe ischemic events (SIE) [4-5]. The common carotid artery (CCA) is the most affected artery and is more closely associated with neurologic symptoms than other supra-aortic arteries [6]. Ultrasonography (US) has been regarded as the most popular, user-friendly, and repeatable tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of CCA injuries.ObjectivesOur aim was to characterize TAK with supra-aortic involvement and determine the associations between clinical features, carotid US parameters, and neurological SIE.MethodsPatients with supra-aortic involvement including brachiocephalic trunk, bilateral common carotid artery and internal carotid artery, and bilateral subclavian and vertebral artery and baseline carotid US examination were enrolled. Bilateral carotid diameter, intima-media thickness (IMT), and peak systolic velocity (PSV) were measured by US. Then, IMT/diameter ratio (IDR) was calculated. Risk factors associated with neurological SIE were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression.ResultsTotally, 295 patients were included, of whom 93 (31.5%) experienced neurological SIE, with common carotid artery involved (81.7%). Involved supra-aortic artery distribution (p=0.04) and number (p<0.01) differed between neurologic and non-neurologic SIE subjects, showing higher prevalence of common carotid and vertebral artery involvement in cases with neurological SIE and 57.1% neurological SIE patients having more than four involved arteries. The left carotid IMT (p=0.03) and IDR (p<0.01) differed between patients with and without neurological SIE. The left carotid IDR (cut-off value ≥0.55, odds ratio [OR] 4.46; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.05-9.71; p<0.01) and PSV (≤76 cm/s, OR 3.38; 95% CI 1.62-7.04; p<0.01) and involved supra-aortic artery number (≥4, OR 3.16; 95% CI 1.54-6.47; p<0.01) were independently associated with neurological SIE.ConclusionThe left carotid IDR, PSV and involved supra-aortic artery number would perform as valuable markers for recognizing neurological SIE in TAK patients with supra-aortic lesions.References[1]Kerr GS, Hallahan CW, Giordano J, et al. Takayasu arteritis. Ann Intern Med 1994; 120: 919-29.[2]Cong XL, Dai SM, Feng X, et al. Takayasu’s arteritis: clinical features and outcomes of 125 patients in China. Clin Rheumatol 2010; 29: 973-81.[3]Mirouse A, Biard L, Comarmond C, et al. Overall survival and mortality risk factors in Takayasu’s arteritis: a multicenter study of 318 patients. J Autoimmun 2019; 96: 35-9.[4]Porter A, Youngstein T, Tombetti E, Mason JC. Biologic therapy in supra-aortic Takayasu arteritis can improve symptoms of cerebral ischaemia without surgical intervention. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59 Suppl 3: iii28-32.[5]Michailidou D, Rosenblum JS, Rimland CA, Marko J, Ahlman MA, Grayson PC. Clinical symptoms and associated vascular imaging findings in Takayasu’s arteritis compared to giant cell arteritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2020; 79: 262-7.[6]Schäfer VS, Jin L, Schmidt WA. Imaging for diagnosis, monitoring, and outcome prediction of large vessel vasculitides. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020; 22: 76.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Dai X, Wang L, Wu S, Wang J, Sun Y, Ji Z, MA L, Dai X, Chen H, MA L, Kong X, Jiang L. POS0799 BIOMARKER CHANGES IN TAKAYASU ARTERITIS AFTER TOFACITINIB TREATMENT AND THE MOLECULAR SIGNATURE ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.1940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundTakayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is a chronic, non-specific, granulomatous macrovasculitis and its pathogenesis is still unclear. The increasing evidence indicated that multiple pathological process involved in the development of TAK. According to previous reports, multiple biomarkers representative different pathological process (1-3), However, which biomarker can closely reflect disease activity or vascular changes and whether these abnormal processes can be prevented by current therapies remained unknown.ObjectivesTo analyze changes of serum cytokine, chemokine, and growth factor profiles in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) after tofacitinib treatment and explore potential molecular signatures related with various disease characteristicsMethodsSeventeen patients from a TAK cohort treated with tofacitinib and 12 healthy controls were recruited in this study. Potential biomarkers with TAK including cytokines, MMPs, chemokines and growth factors were detected in these patients (0, 6, 12 months) and healthy controls. Molecular changes, disease activity, disease remission, and vascular imaging changes were analyzed in these patients after treatment. Furthermore, molecule signatures associated with these clinical features/outcomes were explored via radar plot and correlation analysis.ResultsAt baseline, all the patients were in active status. Meanwhile, patients’ cytokines (PTX3, IL-6, IFN-γ), chemokines (IL-16, CCL22, CCL2), growth factor (VEGF) and MMP9 were significantly higher than those of healthy controls (all p<0.05), while FGF-2 was significantly lower in patients with TAK (p=0.02). After treatment, 94.12% of patients achieved complete remission at 6 and 12 months; patients’ ESR and CRP levels were significantly reduced at 6 months (p=0.02, p=0.046 respectively); vascular improvement were observed in 6 (35.29%) patients at 12 months. With regards to these molecules, IL-10 was increased at 6 months compared with its baseline level (p=0.007). No changes were observed in other cytokines, chemokines, or growth factors. Besides, the radar plot demonstrated that PTX3 was closely correlated with disease activity. In addition, patients with vascular imaging improvement had relatively higher baseline levels of TNFα, ESR, and CRP (p=0.04, p=0.056, p=0.07, respectively), lower CCL22, FGF, and PDGF-AB levels (p=0.056, p=0.06 and p=0.08 respectively) compared with patients without it.ConclusionMultiple molecules representative different pathological mechanism participated in the pathogenesis of TAK. PTX3 was a prominent marker for disease activity, and CCL22 may have a predictive value for vascular imaging changes.References[1]Dagna L, Salvo F, Tiraboschi M, et al. Pentraxin-3 as a marker of disease activity in Takayasu arteritis. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155(7):425-433. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-7-201110040-00005[2]Sun Y, Kong X, Wu S, et al. YKL-40 as a new biomarker of disease activity in Takayasu arteritis. Int J Cardiol. 2019; 293: 231-237[3]Dong H, Zhang Y, Zou Y, et al. Elevated chemokines concentration is associated with disease activity in Takayasu arteritis. Cytokine. 2021; 143: 155515Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Kong X, Wu S, Dai X, Yu W, Wang J, Sun Y, Ji Z, MA L, Dai X, Chen H, MA L, Jiang L. POS0491 A COMPREHENSIVE PROFILE OF CHEMOKINES IN THE PERIPHERAL BLOOD AND VASCULAR TISSUE OF PATIENTS WITH TAKAYASU ARTERITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.1395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundTakayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic granulomatous large vessel vasculitis with multiple immune cells involved [1]. In TAK, vascular lesions originate from the vascular adventitia. The vascular adventitia is rich in vasa vasorum, which can transport peripheral immune cells to active vascular lesions in the early stage of lesion development [2]. Thus, chemokines played critical roles in the pathogenesis of TAK. It has been reported that the levels of RANTES, CCL2, CCL20, CXCL8, and CXCL10 were elevated in TAK, and their levels were correlated with disease activity [3, 4]. However, the profile of chemokines in TAK has not been clearly elucidated.ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate chemokine profile in peripheral blood and vascular tissue of patients with TAK.MethodsA total of 58 patients with TAK and 53 healthy controls were enrolled. Chemokine array assay was performed in five patients with TAK and three controls. Chemokines with higher levels were preliminarily validated in 20 patients and controls. The validated chemokines were further confirmed in another group of samples with 25 patients and 25 controls. Their expression and distribution were also examined in vascular tissue from 8 patients and 5 controls. Correlations between these chemokines and peripheral immune cells, cytokines, disease activity parameters were analyzed. Their serum changes were also investigated in these 45 patients after glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive treatment.ResultsPatients and controls were age and sex-matched. Twelve higher chemokines and 4 lower chemokines were found based on the chemokine array. After validation, increase of 5 chemokines were confirmed in patients with TAK, including CCL22, RANTES, CXCL16, CXCL11, and IL-16. Their expressions were also increased in vascular tissue of patients with TAK. In addition, levels of RANTES and IL-16 were positively correlated with peripheral CD3+CD4+ T cell numbers. Close localization of CCL22, CXCL11 or IL-16 with inflammatory cells were also observed in TAK vascular tissue. No correlations were found between these chemokines and cytokines (IL-6, IL-17, IFN-γ) or inflammatory parameters (ESR, CRP). No differences were observed regarding with these chemokines between active and inactive patients. After treatment, increase of CCL22 and decrease of RANTES, CXCL16 were found, while no changes were showed in levels of CXCL11 and IL-16.ConclusionCCL22, RANTES, CXCL16, CXCL11, and IL-16 were identified as the major chemokines involved in the recruitment of immune cells in the vascular tissue of patients with TAK. Additionally, the persistently high levels of CCL22, CXCL11, and IL-16 observed after treatment indicate their role in vascular chronic inflammation or fibrosis and demonstrate the need for developing more efficacious treatment options.References[1]Seyahi E. Takayasu arteritis: an update. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2017 Jan;29(1):51-56.[2]Corbera-Bellalta M, Planas-Rigol E, Lozano E, Terrades-García N, Alba MA, Prieto-González S, García-Martínez A, Albero R, Enjuanes A, Espígol-Frigolé G, Hernández-Rodríguez J, Roux-Lombard P, Ferlin WG, Dayer JM, Kosco-Vilbois MH, Cid MC. Blocking interferon γ reduces expression of chemokines CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11 and decreases macrophage infiltration in ex vivo cultured arteries from patients with giant cell arteritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Jun;75(6):1177-86.[3]Noris M, Daina E, Gamba S, Bonazzola S, Remuzzi G. Interleukin-6 and RANTES in Takayasu arteritis: a guide for therapeutic decisions? Circulation. 1999 Jul 6;100(1):55-60.[4]Dong H, Zhang Y, Zou Y, Chen Y, Yue J, Liu H, Jiang X. Elevated chemokines concentration is associated with disease activity in Takayasu arteritis. Cytokine. 2021 Jul;143:155515.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared.
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Gao L, Chen J, Chen Q, Kong X. The chemical evolution of solid electrolyte interface in sodium metal batteries. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm4606. [PMID: 35148184 PMCID: PMC8836821 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm4606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The solid electrolyte interface (SEI) formed on the anode is one of the key factors that determine the life span of sodium metal batteries (SMBs). However, the continuous evolution of SEI during charging/discharging processes complicates the fundamental understanding of its chemistry and structure. In this work, we studied the underlying mechanisms of the protection effect offered by the SEI derived from sodium difluoro(oxalato)borate (NaDFOB). In situ nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) shows that the prior reduction of DFOB anion contributes to the SEI formation, and it suppresses the decomposition of carbonate solvents. Depth-profiling x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and high-resolution solid-state NMR reveal that the DFOB anion is gradually turned into borate and fluoride-rich SEI with cycling. The protection effect of SEI reaches the optimum at 50 cycles, which triples the life span of SMB. The detailed investigations provide valuable guidelines for the SEI engineering.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Corresponding author.
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Xu C, Cai H, Chen Q, Kong X, Pan H, Hu YS. Origin of Air-Stability for Transition Metal Oxide Cathodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:5338-5345. [PMID: 35050576 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c21103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The air-sensitivity of transition metal oxide cathode materials (NaxTMO2, TM: transition metal) is a challenge for their practical application in sodium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage. However, the deterioration mechanism of NaxTMO2 under ambient air is unclear, which hinders the precise design of air-stable NaxTMO2. Here, we revealed the origin of NaxTMO2 degradation by capturing the initial degradation status and microstructural evolution under ambient atmospheres with optimal humidity. It was found that the insertion of CO2 into Na layers along (003) planes of NaxTMO2 led to initial growth of Na2CO3 nanoseeds between TM layers, which initiated fast structure degradation with surface cracks and extrusion of Na2CO3 out of NaxTMO2. The degradation extents and pathways for NaxTMO2 could be highly associated with crystal orientation, particle morphology, and ambient humidity. Interestingly, the deteriorated NaxTMO2 could be completely healed through optimal recalcination, showing even improved air-stability and electrochemical performance. This work provides a helpful perspective on the interfacical structure design of high-performance NaxTMO2 cathodes for sodium-ion batteries.
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- Chenlu Xu
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Gallet A, Rigby S, Tallman TN, Kong X, Hajirasouliha I, Liew A, Liu D, Chen L, Hauptmann A, Smyl D. Structural engineering from an inverse problems perspective. Proc Math Phys Eng Sci 2022; 478:20210526. [PMID: 35153609 PMCID: PMC8791046 DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2021.0526] [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] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The field of structural engineering is vast, spanning areas from the design of new infrastructure to the assessment of existing infrastructure. From the onset, traditional entry-level university courses teach students to analyse structural responses given data including external forces, geometry, member sizes, restraint, etc.-characterizing a forward problem (structural causalities → structural response). Shortly thereafter, junior engineers are introduced to structural design where they aim to, for example, select an appropriate structural form for members based on design criteria, which is the inverse of what they previously learned. Similar inverse realizations also hold true in structural health monitoring and a number of structural engineering sub-fields (response → structural causalities). In this light, we aim to demonstrate that many structural engineering sub-fields may be fundamentally or partially viewed as inverse problems and thus benefit via the rich and established methodologies from the inverse problems community. To this end, we conclude that the future of inverse problems in structural engineering is inexorably linked to engineering education and machine learning developments.
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- A. Gallet
- Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Science, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA
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- Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Research Unit of Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
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Li J, Cao W, Shu Y, Zhang H, Qian X, Kong X, Wang L, Peng X. Water molecules bonded to the carboxylate groups at the inorganic-organic interface of an inorganic nanocrystal coated with alkanoate ligands. Natl Sci Rev 2021; 9:nwab138. [PMID: 35233287 PMCID: PMC8882163 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwab138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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High-quality colloidal nanocrystals are commonly synthesized in hydrocarbon solvents with alkanoates as the most common organic ligand. Water molecules with an approximately equal number of surface alkanoate ligands are identified at the inorganic–organic interface for all types of colloidal nanocrystals studied, and investigated quantitatively using CdSe nanocrystals as the model system. Carboxylate ligands are coordinated to the surface metal ions and the first monolayer of water molecules is found to bond to the carboxylate groups of alkanoate ligands through hydrogen bonds. Additional monolayer(s) of water molecules can further be adsorbed through hydrogen bonds to the first monolayer of water molecules. The nearly ideal environment for hydrogen bonding at the inorganic–organic interface of alkanoate-coated nanocrystals helps to rapidly and stably enrich the interface-bonded water molecules, most of which are difficult to remove through vacuum treatment, thermal annealing and chemical drying. The water-enriched structure of the inorganic–organic interface of high-quality colloidal nanocrystals must be taken into account in order to understand the synthesis, processing and properties of these novel materials.
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- Jiongzhao Li
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Ma L, Wu B, Jin X, Sun Y, Kong X, Ji Z, Chen R, Cui X, Shi H, Jiang L. POS0817 A NOVEL MODEL TO ASSESS DISEASE ACTIVITY IN TAKAYASU ARTERITIS BASED ON 18F-FDG-PET/CT: A CHINESE COHORT STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.3739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a condition characterized by major large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), and is most commonly found in young women (age <40 years) of East Asia countries. 18F-FDG-PET/CT has been widely used in the diagnosis and follow-up of cancers to gather functional information based on metabolic activity. In the present study, we evaluated the value of different parameters in 18F-FDG-PET/CT for assessing active TA disease, and we establish a simple, quantifiable, and effective disease activity evaluation model based on 18F-FDG-PET/CT. A comparison in the ability to identify active disease was performed between the established Kerr score and the new 18F-FDG-PET/CT was also performed.Objectives:To investigate the utility of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) in assessing disease activity in TA.Methods:Ninety-one patients with TA, were recruited from a Chinese cohort from October 2017 to January 2019. Clinical data, acute-phase reactants (APRs), and 18F-FDG-PET/CT findings were simultaneously recorded. The Physician Global Assessment was used as the gold standard to assess TA disease activity. The value of using 18F-FDG-PET/CT to identify active disease was evaluated, using erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) as a reference. Disease activity assessment models were constructed and concordance index (C-index), net reclassification index (NRI), and integrated discrimination index (IDI) were evaluated to compare the benefits of the new modes with ESR and Kerr score.Results:In total, 64 (70.3%) cases showed active disease. Higher levels of ESR and CRP, and lower interleukin (IL)-2R levels, were observed in active cases. 18F-FDG-PET/CT parameters, including SUVmean, SUVratio1, SUVratio2, sum of SUVmean, and sum of SUVmax, were significantly higher in active disease groups. The C index threshold of ESR to indicate active disease was 0.78 (95% CI: 0.69-0.88). The new activity assessment model combining ESR, sum of SUVmean, and IL-2R showed significant improvement in C index over the ESR method (0.96 vs. 0.78, P < 0.01; NRI 1.63, P < 0.01; and IDI 0.48, P < 0.01). The new model also demonstrated modest superiority to Kerr score assessment (0.96 vs. 0.87, P = 0.03; NRI 1.19, P < 0.01; and IDI 0.33 P < 0.01).Conclusion:A novel 18F-FDG-PET/CT-based method that involves combining the sum of SUVmean with ESR score and IL-2R levels demonstrated superiority in identifying active TA compared to conventional methods.References:[1]Kerr GS, Hallahan CW, Giordano J, Leavitt RY, Fauci AS, Rottem M, et al. Takayasu arteritis. Ann Intern Med 1994;120:919-29.[2]Hoffman GS, Ahmed AE. Surrogate markers of disease activity in patients with Takayasu arteritis. A preliminary report from The International Network for the Study of the Systemic Vasculitides (INSSYS). Int J Cardiol 1998;66 Suppl 1:S191-4; discussion S195.[3]Misra R, Danda D, Rajappa SM, Ghosh A, Gupta R, Mahendranath KM, et al. Development and initial validation of the Indian Takayasu Clinical Activity Score (ITAS2010). Rheumatology (Oxford) 2013;52:1795-801.[4]Bardi M, Diamantopoulos AP. EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis in clinical practice summary. Radiol Med 2019;124:965-972.[5]Spick C, Herrmann K, Czernin J. 18F-FDG PET/CT and PET/MRI Perform Equally Well in Cancer: Evidence from Studies on More Than 2,300 Patients. J Nucl Med 2016;57:420-30.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Xu Y, Gao L, Wu X, Zhang S, Wang X, Gu C, Xia X, Kong X, Tu J. Porous Composite Gel Polymer Electrolyte with Interfacial Transport Pathways for Flexible Quasi Solid Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:23743-23750. [PMID: 34000178 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The growing demand for safer energy storage devices leads to wide research on solid-state lithium-ion batteries. However, as an important component in the solid-state battery, the solid-state electrolyte often encounters problems, especially the low conductivity at room temperature, inhibiting the development of solid-state batteries. Here, improved electrochemical performances of lithium-ion batteries are obtained by designing a composite gel polymer electrolyte with a sponge-like structure. The porous composite gel polymer electrolyte (PCGPE) is developed by a facile phase inversion process of poly(vinylidiene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP) and Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12 (LLZTO). The solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance test proves the continuous porous structure constructs fast Li-ion transport pathways on internal interfaces. As a result, the ionic conductivity of PCGPE is up to 5.45 × 10-4 S cm-1 at room temperature. Moreover, an initial capacity of 142.2 mAh g-1 and 82.6% capacity retention at 1 C after 350 cycles are successfully achieved in flexible LiFPO4//PCGPE//Li batteries.
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- Yanjun Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Research Institute of Narada Power Source Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 310012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Ding M, Wang G, Yuan P, He S, Shao T, Liu C, Kong X. [Research progress in the role and mechanism of polysaccharides in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2021; 41:471-475. [PMID: 33849842 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.03.23] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Polysaccharides are a group of compounds composed of multiple monosaccharides of the same or different structures combined by glycosidic bonds, and are widely found in animals and plants and in the cell walls of microorganisms. Polysaccharides possess the advantages of high safety and low toxicity. Recent studies revealed that polysaccharides have a wide range of biological activities including immunoregulation, anti-tumor, antiviral, antioxidant activities, and blood glucose-and lipid- lowering effects. The effects of polysaccharides in improving insulin sensitivity and regulating glucose and lipid metabolism have drawn much attention from researchers. Many polysaccharides can reduce blood glucose and blood lipid by repairing pancreatic islet cells, improving insulin resistance, regulating intestinal flora, enhancing antioxidant capacity, and regulating the activities of key enzymes in glucose and lipid metabolism. This reviews examines the role and mechanism of polysaccharides in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism. The mechanisms of polysaccharide in regulating glucose metabolism include repairing islet cells and increasing insulin content, increasing insulin sensitivity and improving insulin resistance, regulating the activity of key enzymes in glucose metabolism, increasing synthesis of liver glycogen, and regulating intestinal flora. Polysaccharides can also regulate glucose metabolism by improving immune regulation and antagonizing glucagon. Polysaccharide also regulate lipid metabolism by regulating lipid absorption, expression of the related genes such as PPAR-α, enzyme activities in lipid metabolism, improving antioxidant capacity, and modulating intestinal flora and signaling pathways.
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- School of Pharmacy, Drug Research and Development Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Drug Research and Development Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macromolecules, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Drug Research and Development Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macromolecules, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Drug Research and Development Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Drug Research and Development Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macromolecules, Wuhu 241002, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Drug Research and Development Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.,Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macromolecules, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Active Biological Macromolecules, Wuhu 241002, China.,Department of Endocrinology, Yijishan Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China
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Zhu X, Chen M, Wang H, Guo Y, Chau MHK, Yan H, Cao Y, Kwok YKY, Chen J, Hui ASY, Zhang R, Meng Z, Zhu Y, Leung TY, Xiong L, Kong X, Choy KW. Clinical utility of expanded non-invasive prenatal screening and chromosomal microarray analysis in high-risk pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021; 57:459-465. [PMID: 32198896 DOI: 10.1002/uog.22021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the utility of expanded non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS), compared with chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), for the detection of chromosomal abnormalities in high-risk pregnancies. METHODS This was a multicenter retrospective study of singleton pregnancies at high risk for chromosomal abnormality. Patients who underwent expanded NIPS and CMA sequentially during pregnancy from 2015 to 2019 were included in the analysis. Pregnancies with a positive result for sex chromosome aneuploidy were excluded as the full details could not be retrieved. The utility of expanded NIPS and CMA for detection of chromosomal abnormalities in this cohort was compared by assessing the concordance between the results. RESULTS Of the 774 included high-risk pregnancies, 550 (71.1%) had a positive NIPS result, while a positive CMA result was detected in 308 (39.8%) cases. The rate of full or partial concordance between NIPS and CMA was 82.2%, 59.6% and 25.0% for trisomies 21, 18 and 13, respectively. For rare aneuploidies and segmental imbalances, NIPS and CMA results were fully or partially concordant in 7.5% and 33.3% of cases, respectively. Copy-number variants < 5 Mb were detected more often by CMA, with an incidence of 7.9% (61/774) compared with 3.1% (24/774) by NIPS. A genetic aberration was detected by CMA in 1 in 17 (5.8%) high-risk pregnancies that had a negative or non-reportable NIPS result. CONCLUSION CMA allows for comprehensive detection of genome-wide chromosomal abnormalities in high-risk pregnancies. CMA should be offered instead of expanded NIPS for high-risk pregnancies. Copyright © 2020 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- X Zhu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Baylor College of Medicine Joint Center for Medical Genetics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Baylor College of Medicine Joint Center for Medical Genetics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Baylor College of Medicine Joint Center for Medical Genetics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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Pang Y, Su L, Fu Y, Jia F, Zhang C, Cao X, He W, Kong X, Xu J, Zhao J, Qin A. Inhibition of furin by bone targeting superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles alleviated breast cancer bone metastasis. Bioact Mater 2021; 6:712-720. [PMID: 33005833 PMCID: PMC7516174 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Breast cancer bone metastasis poses significant challenge for therapeutic strategies. Inside the metastatic environment, osteoclasts and tumor cells interact synergistically to promote cancer progression. In this study, the proprotein convertase furin is targeted due to its critical roles in both tumor cell invasion and osteoclast function. Importantly, the furin inhibitor is specifically delivered by bone targeting superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles. Our in vitro and in vivo data demonstrate that this system can effectively inhibit both osteoclastic bone resorption and breast cancer invastion, leading to alleviated osteolysis. Therefore, the bone targeting & furin inhibition nanoparticle system is a promising therapeutic and diagnostic strategy for breast cancer bone metastasis.
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- Yichuan Pang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 201103, China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 201103, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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Fu Y, Kang Z, Cao W, Yin J, Tu Y, Li J, Guan H, Wang Y, Wang Q, Kong X. Defect-Assisted Loading and Docking Conformations of Pharmaceuticals in Metal-Organic Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:7719-7727. [PMID: 33400342 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010231] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Understanding of drug-carrier interactions is essential for the design and application of metal-organic framework (MOF)-based drug-delivery systems, and such drug-carrier interactions can be fundamentally different for MOFs with or without defects. Herein, we reveal that the defects in MOFs play a key role in the loading of many pharmaceuticals with phosphate or phosphonate groups. The host-guest interaction is dominated by the Coulombic attraction between phosphate/phosphonate groups and defect sites, and it strongly enhances the loading capacity. For similar molecules without a phosphate/phosphonate group or for MOFs without defects, the loading capacity is greatly reduced. We employed solid-state NMR spectroscopy and molecular simulations to elucidate the drug-carrier interaction mechanisms. Through a synergistic combination of experimental and theoretical analyses, the docking conformations of pharmaceuticals at the defects were revealed.
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.,Department of Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Center for Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.,Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Center for Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.,Department of Rehabilitation, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Zeng P, Fu Y, Pang Y, He T, Wu Y, Tang R, Qin A, Kong X. Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Identifies Abnormal Calcium Phosphate Formation in Diseased Bones. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:1159-1168. [PMID: 33617226 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The crystallites of calcium phosphate (CaP) in bones consist of hydroxyl apatite (HA) and amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP). These nanoscale structures of CaP are sculptured by biological bone formation and resorption processes and are one of the crucial factors that determine the overall strength of the constructs. We used one- and two-dimensional 1H-31P solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) to investigate the nanoscopic structural changes of CaP. Two quantitative measurables are deduced based on the heterogeneous linewidth of 31P signal and the ratio of ACP to HA, which characterize the mineral crystallinity and the relative proportion of ACP, respectively. We analyzed bones from different murine models of osteopetrosis and osteoporosis and from human samples with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. It shows that the ACP content increases notably in osteopetrotic bones that are characterized by defective osteoclastic resorption, whereas the overall crystallinity increases in osteoporotic bones that are marked by overactive osteoclastic resorption. Similar pathological characteristics are observed for the sclerotic bones of late-stage osteoarthritis, as compared to those of the osteopetrotic bones. These findings suggest that osteoclast-related bone diseases not only alter the bone density macroscopically but also lead to abnormal formation of CaP crystallites. The quantitative measurement by SSNMR provides a unique perspective on the pathology of bone diseases at the nanoscopic level.
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- Pingmei Zeng
- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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Li Z, Gao H, Zeng P, Jia Y, Kong X, Xu K, Bai R. Secondary Degeneration of White Matter After Focal Sensorimotor Cortical Ischemic Stroke in Rats. Front Neurosci 2021; 14:611696. [PMID: 33536869 PMCID: PMC7848148 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.611696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ischemic lesions could lead to secondary degeneration in remote regions of the brain. However, the spatial distribution of secondary degeneration along with its role in functional deficits is not well understood. In this study, we explored the spatial and connectivity properties of white matter (WM) secondary degeneration in a focal unilateral sensorimotor cortical ischemia rat model, using advanced microstructure imaging on a 14 T MRI system. Significant axonal degeneration was observed in the ipsilateral external capsule and even remote regions including the contralesional external capsule and corpus callosum. Further fiber tractography analysis revealed that only fibers having direct axonal connections with the primary lesion exhibited a significant degeneration. These results suggest that focal ischemic lesions may induce remote WM degeneration, but limited to fibers tied to the primary lesion. These “direct” fibers mainly represent perilesional, interhemispheric, and subcortical axonal connections. At last, we found that primary lesion volume might be the determining factor of motor function deficits.
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- Zhaoqing Li
- Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies (QAAS), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Qiushi Academy for Advanced Studies (QAAS), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardio-Cerebral Vascular Detection Technology and Medicinal Effectiveness Appraisal, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardio-Cerebral Vascular Detection Technology and Medicinal Effectiveness Appraisal, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Yin J, Huang C, Guan H, Pang Z, Su Y, Kong X. In situ solid-state NMR characterization of pharmaceutical materials: An example of drug-polymer thermal mixing. Magn Reson Chem 2020; 58:1049-1054. [PMID: 31846098 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Pharmaceutical amorphous solid dispersions, a multicomponent system prepared by dispersing drug substances into polymeric matrix via thermal and mechanical processes, represent a major platform to deliver the poorly water-soluble drug. Microscopic properties of drug-polymer contacts play mechanistic roles in manipulating long-term physical stability as well as dissolution profiles. Although solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance has been utilized as an indispensable tool to probe structural details, previous studies are limited to ex situ characterizations. Our work provides likely the first documented example to investigate comelting of ketoconazole and polyacrylic acid, as a model system, in an in situ manner. Their physical mixture is melted and mixed in the solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance rotor under magic angle spinning at up to approximately 400 K. Critical structural events of molecular miscibility and interaction have been successfully identified. These results design and evaluate the instrumental and experimental protocols for real-time characterizations of the comelting of pharmaceutical materials.
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- Jinglin Yin
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, 07033
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, 07033
- Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Guan H, Li J, Zhou T, Pang Z, Fu Y, Cornelio J, Wang Q, Telfer SG, Kong X. Probing Nonuniform Adsorption in Multicomponent Metal-Organic Frameworks via Segmental Dynamics by Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7167-7176. [PMID: 32787305 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The guest adsorption phenomena in multicomponent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are intricate due to their structural complexities. In this work, we studied two members of the isostructural series of MUF-77 frameworks that consist of long or short alkyl groups. The adsorption of methanol, N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA) and acridine orange (AO) in two structures of MUF-77 has been investigated. 2H solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) and two-dimensional 1H-13C NMR spectroscopy were used to probe the dynamics of various compartments of MUF-77. Through the analyses of dynamic behavior by SSNMR and molecular dynamics simulations, we elucidate the spatial distribution of guest molecules are nonuniform around different chemical components, in different pore structures, and across different parts of MOF lattice. In addition, we reveal that the framework flexibility of MUF-77 with short alkyl groups is reduced upon guest adsorption yet the framework flexibility of MUF-77 with long alkyl groups increases upon loading with methanol.
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- Hanxi Guan
- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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Wang X, Tian Z, Azad MAK, Zhang W, Blachier F, Wang Z, Kong X. Dietary supplementation with Bacillus mixture modifies the intestinal ecosystem of weaned piglets in an overall beneficial way. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 130:233-246. [PMID: 32654235 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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AIMS This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with a mixture of Bacillus, which serves as an alternative of antibiotics on the intestinal ecosystem of weaned piglets. METHODS AND RESULTS We randomly assigned 120 piglets to three groups: a control group (a basal diet), a probiotics group (a basal diet supplemented with 4 × 109 CFU per gram Bacillus licheniformis-Bacillus subtilis mixture; BLS mix), and an antibiotics group (a basal diet supplemented with 0·04 kg t-1 virginiamycin, 0·2 kg t-1 colistin and 3000 mg kg-1 zinc oxide). All groups had five replicates with eight piglets per replicate. On days 7, 21 and 42 of the trial, intestine tissue and digesta samples were collected to determine intestinal morphology, gut microbiota and bacterial metabolite composition, and the expression of genes related to the gut barrier function and inflammatory status. The results showed that the BLS mix decreased the jejunum crypt depth, while increased the ileum villus height and the jejunum and ileum villus height to crypt depth ratio. The BLS mix increased Simpson's diversity index in the gut microbiota and the relative abundances of o_Bacteroidetes and f_Ruminococcaceae, but decreased the relative abundances of Blautia and Clostridium. Dietary BLS mix supplementation also modified the concentration of several bacterial metabolites compared to the control group. In addition, BLS mix upregulated the expression level of E-cadherin in the colon and pro-inflammatory cytokines and TLR-4 in ileum and colon. Lastly, Spearman's rank-order correlation revealed a potential link between alterations in gut microbiota and health parameters of the weaned piglets. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that dietary BLS mix supplementation modifies the gut ecosystem in weaned piglets. The potential advantages of such modifications in terms of intestinal health are discussed. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Weaning is the most important transition period of piglet growth and development. This study showed that dietary supplementation of a probiotic mixture of Bacillus, an effective alternative of antibiotics, was beneficial in improving the intestinal ecosystem of weaned piglets.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Evonik Degussa (China) Co. Ltd, Beijing, China
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- AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UMR PNCA, Paris, France
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China
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