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Lin X, Huang C, Wu P, Chai H, Cai C, Peng Y, Wang J, Li Y, Xu D, Li X. Efficient fabrication of anisotropic regenerated cellulose films from bamboo via a facile wet extrusion strategy. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 265:130966. [PMID: 38508546 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Bamboo, featuring fast growth rate and high cellulose content, is considered to be one of the most attractive feedstocks for degradable bio-materials as a substitute for plastics. However, those was limited to the fields of bamboo structural materials mainly by physical processes. Herein, we report a facile continuous wet extrusion strategy for scalable manufacturing of anisotropic regenerated cellulose films in alkali/urea aqueous solution for the first time. The bamboo cellulose solution was regenerated in H2SO4/Na2SO4/ZnSO4 aqueous solution to facilitate the construction of dense fibrils networks. Moreover, under the synergistic effect of shear orientations and stretching processes in wet extrusion molding, the cellulose networks promoted further orientated assembly into aligned fibrils. Therefore, these anisotropic cellulose hydrogels exhibited good mechanical properties, and the tensile strength was increased from 1.67 MPa of anisotropic cellulose hydrogel with 1.0 of stretching ration (ACH-1.0) to 2.13 MPa of ACH-1.4 with increasing stretching ratio from 1.0 to 1.4, which was about 1.34 times higher than that of the isotropic hydrogel fabricated by tape-casting. Moreover, ACH-1.4 exhibited commendable thermal stability and air barrier properties. This work demonstrated a simple and continuous bottom-up approach for fabrication of anisotropic bamboo-based cellulose hydrogels and films with excellent mechanical properties.
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- Xinghuan Lin
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Bamboo Advanced Materials and Conversion of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China.
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Sun Y, Wang Y, Xie Y, Li T, Wang Y, Zhang X, Xia B, Huang J, Wang S, Dong W. Ultra-stable pickering emulsion stabilized by anisotropic pea protein isolate-fucoidan conjugate particles through Maillard reaction. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130589. [PMID: 38437935 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Bio-based emulsifiers hold significant importance in various industries, particularly in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other related fields. In this study, pea protein isolate (PPI) and fucoidan (FUD) were conjugated via the Maillard reaction, which is considered safe and widely used in the preparation of food particle. The PPI-FUD conjugated particles exhibit an anisotropic non-spherical structure, thereby possessing a high detachment energy capable of preventing emulsion coalescence and Ostwald ripening. Compared to emulsions previously prepared in other studies (< 500 mM), the Pickering emulsion stabilized by PPI-FUD conjugate particles demonstrates outstanding ionic strength resistance (up to 5000 mM). Furthermore, when encapsulating curcumin, the Pickering emulsion protects the curcumin from oxidation. Additionally, the formulated emulsions demonstrated the capability to incorporate up to 60 % (v/v) oil phase, revealing remarkable performance in terms of storage stability, pH stability, and thermal stability.
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- Yue Sun
- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
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Zhong L, Zhang Y, Liu F, Wang L, Feng Q, Chen C, Xu Z. Muscle-inspired anisotropic carboxymethyl cellulose-based double-network conductive hydrogels for flexible strain sensors. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 248:125973. [PMID: 37495000 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Conductive hydrogels are considered one of the most promising materials for preparing flexible sensors due to their flexible and extensible properties. However, conventional hydrogels' weak mechanical and isotropic properties are greatly limited in practical applications. Here, the internal structure of the hydrogel was regulated by pre-stretching synergistic ion crosslinking to construct a carboxymethyl cellulose-based double network-oriented hydrogel similar to muscle. The introduction of pre-stretching increased the tensile strength of the double-network hydrogel from 1.45 MPa to 4.32 MPa, and its light transmittance increased from 67.3 % to 84.5 %. In addition, the hydrogel's thermal stability and electrical conductivity were improved to a certain extent. Its good mechanical properties and conductive properties can be converted into stable electrical signal output during deformation. The carboxymethyl cellulose-based double network oriented hydrogels were further assembled as flexible substrates into flexible sensor devices. The hydrogel sensors can monitor simple joint movements as well as complex spatial movements, which makes them have potential application value in the research field of intelligent response electronic devices such as flexible wearables, intelligent strain sensing, and soft robots.
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- Li Zhong
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Du M, Asakura Y, Kamibe T, Yamauchi Y, Sugahara Y. Synthesis of a Hybrid Composed of Anisotropic Niobate Layers Modified with MoC Nanoparticles. Chemistry 2023:e202300218. [PMID: 37022341 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300218] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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The hybrid composed of anisotropic niobate layers modified with MoC nanoparticles is synthesized by multistep reactions. The stepwise interlayer reactions for layered hexaniobate induce selective surface modification at the alternate interlayers and the following ultrasonication leads to the formation of double-layered nanosheets. The further liquid phase MoC deposition with the double layered nanosheets leads to the decoration of MoC nanoparticles on the surfaces of the double-layered nanosheets. The new hybrid can be regarded as a stacking of the two layers with anisotropically modified nanoparticles. The relatively high temperature in the MoC synthesis causes partial leaching of the grafted phosphonate groups, and the exposed surface of the niobate nanosheets due to the partial leaching may interact with MoC to succeed the hybridization. The hybrid after heating exhibits photocatalytic activity, indicating that this hybridization method can be useful for hybrid synthesis of semiconductor nanosheets and co-catalyst nanoparticles toward photocatalytic application.
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- Meilin Du
- Waseda University: Waseda Daigaku, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, JAPAN
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- Nagoya University: Nagoya Daigaku, Graduate School of Engineering, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, 464-8603, Nagoya, JAPAN
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- Waseda University: Waseda Daigaku, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, JAPAN
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- The University of Queensland, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), AUSTRALIA
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- Waseda University: Waseda Daigaku, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, JAPAN
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Wang M, Yang C, Deng H, Du Y, Xiao L, Shi X. Electrically induced anisotropic assembly of chitosan with different molecular weights. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 304:120494. [PMID: 36641176 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120494] [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: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Anisotropic hydrogel is emerging as an important soft matter in the field of bionics and bioactuators, owing to its outstanding mechanical toughness and strength. Understanding the dynamic construction process of anisotropic hydrogel is beneficial for matching subsequent application. In this work, we establish an electrical field in microfluidics for the in-situ real time visualization of anisotropic assembly of chitosan, an amino polysaccharide. Polarized light microscopy is adopted to observe the dynamic growth of chitosan with different molecular weights. The results demonstrate that electrical signal has a profound influence on anisotropic assembly process of chitosan. It is interesting to notice that high oriented structure can be found in chitosan hydrogel with large molecular weight, which exhibits a dense and compact structure. This work provides a new perspective for predicting and controlling the formation of different molecular weights anisotropic chitosan hydrogels, which permit the rational design of chitosan hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties and specific functions.
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- Manya Wang
- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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Zhong L, Dong Z, Liu Y, Chen C, Xu Z. Construction of strong and tough carboxymethyl cellulose-based oriented hydrogels by phase separation. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 225:79-89. [PMID: 36460246 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Anisotropic hydrogels have attracted extensive attention because they are similar to natural hydrogel-like materials and exhibit superiority and new functions that isotropic hydrogels cannot. Here, we fabricated strong and tough carboxymethyl cellulose-based conductive hydrogels with oriented hierarchical structures through pre-stretching, solvent displacement induced phase separation, and subsequent ionic crosslinking immobilization. Solvent displacement made the pre-stretched carboxymethyl cellulose-based polymer network more dense and linear, while the toughness of the hydrogel was further improved under the effect of phase separation. Strong and tough hydrogels were prepared by combining pre-stretching and phase separation; the variation range (tensile strength of 2.24-6.19 MPa and toughness of 19.41-22.92 MJ/m3) can be adjusted by the stretching ratio. Compared with traditional carboxymethyl cellulose-based hydrogels, the tensile strength and toughness were increased by 49 times and 15 times, respectively. In addition, the hydrogels had good underwater stability, ion cross-linking made the hydrogels have good conductivity, and the directional stratification structure gave the hydrogels conductive anisotropy. These characteristics give hydrogel sensors broad application prospects in flexible wearable devices, anisotropic sensors, and intelligent underwater devices.
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- Li Zhong
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Ma A, Yang W, Gao K, Tang J. Concave gold nano-arrows (AuCNAs) for efficient catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Chemosphere 2023; 310:136800. [PMID: 36244421 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136800] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Anisotropic gold nanostructures have attracted great attention in different fields including catalysis. Thermodynamically driven selective surface growth offers a reliable and reproducible method for anisotropic gold nanoparticle synthesis with specific morphologies. Herein, monocrystalline concave gold nano-arrows (AuCNAs) are prepared by the over-growth method using Au nanorods (AuNRs) as seeds. The as-prepared AuCNAs consist of a biconical head and four concave structures. Interestingly, silver ions (Ag+) concentration significantly affects the product morphology by tuning the peak positions of surface plasmon resonance (SPR), aspect ratio, arrow, and concave morphology of AuCNAs. The position of longitudinal SPR peaks is observed at 810, 805 and 782 nm at [Ag+]/[Au3+] molar ratios of 1:2, 1:1, and 2:1, respectively. Diameters and lengths of AuCNAs varied from 25 nm to 36 nm; 104 nm, 78 nm, and 120 nm, respectively. Additionally, the AuCNAs are applied for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in presence of excess NaBH4. Compared to gold nanorods (AuNRs), the prepared AuCNAs catalyst shows excellent catalytic activity, demonstrating that concave structures and sharp corners significantly enhance the catalytic activity. The value of pseudo-first-order reaction kinetic constants (kapp) increased from 0.0051 to 0.0195 s-1 with increasing catalyst valume from 7.5 to 37.5 μL. The highest normalized reaction rate constant (Knor) and turnover frequency (TOF) reach 5.84 × 104 min-1 mmol-1 and 443.47 h-1, respectively, at [Ag+]/[Au3+] ratio of 1:1 in AuCNAs catalyst. This study expands catalytic applications of anisotropic gold nanostructures and widens their potential application areas, such as surface plasmon exciton photonics, biomedical photonics, and photocatalysis.
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- Ang Ma
- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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Tissue-engineered small-diameter vascular grafts are required to match mechanical properties as well as cellular and extracellular architecture of native blood vessels. Although various engineering technologies have been developed, the most reliable strategy highlights the needs for incorporating completely biological components and anisotropic cellular and biomolecular organization into the tissue-engineered vascular graft (TEVG). Based on the antithrombogenic, immunoregulatory, and regenerative properties of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), this chapter provides a step-by-step protocol for generating a completely biological and anisotropic TEVG that comprises of hMSCs and highly aligned extracellular matrix (ECM) nanofibers. The hMSCs were grown on an aligned nanofibrous ECM scaffold derived from an oriented human dermal fibroblast (hDF) sheet and then wrapped around a temporary mandrel to form a tubular assembly, followed by a maturation process in a rotating wall vessel (RWV) bioreactor. The resulting TEVG demonstrates anisotropic structural and mechanical properties similar to that of native blood vessels. A completely biological, anisotropic, and mechanically strong TEVG that incorporates immunoregulatory hMSCs is promising to meet the urgent needs of a surgical intervention for bypass grafting.
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- Weilue He
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Mlyniec A, Dabrowska S, Heljak M, Weglarz WP, Wojcik K, Ekiert-Radecka M, Obuchowicz R, Swieszkowski W. The dispersion of viscoelastic properties of fascicle bundles within the tendon results from the presence of interfascicular matrix and flow of body fluids. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2021; 130:112435. [PMID: 34702520 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112435] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In this work, we investigate differences in the mechanical and structural properties of tendon fascicle bundles dissected from different areas of bovine tendons. The properties of tendon fascicle bundles were investigated by means of uniaxial tests with relaxation periods and hysteresis, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Uniaxial tests with relaxation periods revealed greater elastic modulus, hysteresis, as well as stress drop during the relaxation of samples dissected from the posterior side of the tendon. However, the normalized stress relaxation curves did not show a statistically significant difference in the stress drop between specimens cut from different zones or between different strain levels. Using dynamic mechanical analysis, we found that fascicle bundles dissected from the anterior side of the tendon had lower storage and loss moduli, which could result from altered fluid flow within the interfascicular matrix (IFM). The lower water content, diffusivity, and higher fractional anisotropy of the posterior part of the tendon, as observed using MRI, indicates a different structure of the IFM, which controls the flow of fluids within the tendon. Our results show that the viscoelastic response to dynamic loading is correlated with fluid flow within the IFM, which was confirmed during analysis of the MRI results. In contrast to this, the long-term relaxation of tendon fascicle bundles is controlled by viscoplasticity of the IFM and depends on the spatial distribution of the matrix within the tendon. Comparison of results from tensile tests, DMA, and MRI gives new insight into tendon mechanics and the role of the IFM. These findings may be useful in improving the diagnosis of tendon injury and effectiveness of medical treatments for tendinopathies.
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- Andrzej Mlyniec
- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Krakow, Poland.
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Krakow, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Department of Radiology, Krakow, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland
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Xue C, Xu G, Wang X, Gao J, Gao D. Error analysis and correction of multi-sensor cluster methods for acoustic emission source localization. Ultrasonics 2021; 115:106438. [PMID: 33895526 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2021.106438] [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] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The existing multi-sensor cluster acoustic emission (AE) source localization method has good positioning performance, but the parallel assumption in this method could cause positioning error. This paper focused on the analysis of the positioning error of multi-sensor cluster methods with sensor arrangements of isosceles right-angled triangle and triangular pyramid. Meanwhile, two and three-dimensional amendment algorithms for the two sensor arrangements were proposed. Pencil lead break experiments and numerical examples were used to verify the rationality of error source analysis and the accuracy of the amendment algorithms. Results show that the multi-sensor cluster methods can only accurately locate the AE sources in special positions, such as the AE sources satisfying θi = π/4 in the multi-sensor cluster method with a sensor arrangement of isosceles right-angled triangle and the AE sources satisfying cosθij=3/3 in the multi-sensor cluster method with a sensor arrangement of triangular pyramid. The results of pencil lead break experiment show that the two-dimensional amendment algorithm can accurately locate the AE sources in two-dimensional isotropic structure. For the two-dimensional anisotropic structure, the positioning result of the two-dimensional amendment algorithm is 27.8% higher than that of the multi-sensor cluster method with a sensor arrangement of isosceles right-angled triangle. The results of numerical examples show that the positioning errors of the multi-sensor cluster method with a sensor arrangement of triangular pyramid and the three-dimensional amendment algorithm are 24.6 mm and 0, respectively. Due to the correction of the positioning error caused by the parallel assumption, the latter has better positioning performance. Therefore, the amendment algorithms of the multi-sensor cluster methods have certain engineering application value in AE monitoring of two and three-dimensional structures.
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- Chuanrong Xue
- College of Civil engineering & Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Civil engineering & Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China.
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- College of Civil engineering & Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Civil engineering & Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Civil engineering & Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China.
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Farasatkia A, Kharaziha M. Robust and double-layer micro-patterned bioadhesive based on silk nanofibril/GelMA-alginate for stroma tissue engineering. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 183:1013-1025. [PMID: 33974922 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We develop a robust micro-patterned double-layer film that can adhere firmly to the tissue and provide a sustained release of ascorbic acid (AA) for corneal regeneration. This double-layer film consists of a AA reservoir sodium alginate (SA) adhesive and an anisotropic layer made of micro-patterned silk nanofibrils (SNF) incorporated gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) (S/G). The S/G layer facilitates the adhesion and orientation of corneal stroma cells, depending on the pattern sizes (50 μm (P1) and 100 (P2) μm). Results reveal that more than 90% and 80% of the cells are located at angles close to the vertical axis (0-20°) in the sample with the smaller and larger pattern size, respectively. The mechanical robustness and 90% light transmission of this hybrid film originate from the micro-patterned S/G layer. However, the micro-pattern size does not show a significant role in the mechanical properties of hybrid films (tensile strength of S/G-SA, S/G-SA(P1), and S/G-SA(P2) is 3.4 ± 0.1 MPa, 3.6 ± 0.6 MPa and 3.3 ± 0.2 MPa, respectively). In addition, the strong adhesion to the tissue of this double-layer film is related to the alginate layer. AA can release in a controlled manner, which can significantly promote corneal stroma cells' attachment, alignment, and proliferation compared to the control (AA-free micro-patterned film). Our results reveal that this innovative multifunctional S/G-SA + AA film can be a proper candidate for use in stroma tissue engineering of the human cornea.
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- Asal Farasatkia
- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
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Arul P, Huang ST, Gowthaman NSK, Govindasamy M, Jeromiyas N. Surfactant-free solvothermal synthesis of Cu-MOF via protonation-deprotonation approach: A morphological dependent electrocatalytic activity for therapeutic drugs. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:650. [PMID: 33165679 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-04631-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A copper-1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid-based organic framework (Cu-NDCA MOF) with different morphologies was synthesized by solvothermal synthetic route via a simple protonation-deprotonation approach. The synthesized Cu-NDCA MOFs were analyzed by diverse microscopic and spectral techniques. The FE-SEM and TEM image results exhibited the flake-like (FL), partial anisotropic (PAT), and anisotropic (AT)-Cu-NDCA MOFs formation obtained at different pH (3.0, 7.0, and 9.0) of the reaction medium. The AT-Cu-NDCA MOF/GC electrode not only increases the electroactive surface area but also boosts the electron transfer rate reaction compared to other modified electrodes (PAT- and FL-Cu-NDCA MOFs/GCEs). Under the optimized conditions, the modified electrode (AT-Cu-NDCA MOF) exhibited a sharp oxidation peak (+ 0.46 V vs. Ag/AgCl) and higher current response for rutin. The electrode provides a wide linear range from 1 × 10-9 to 50 × 10-6 M, a low detection limit of 1.21 × 10-10 M, LOQ of 0.001 μM, and sensitivity of 0.149 μA μM-1 cm-2. The AT-Cu-NDCA MOF/GC electrode exhibited good stability (RSD = 3.52 ± 0.02% over 8 days of storage), and excellent reproducibility (RSD = 2.62 ± 0.02% (n = 3)). The modified electrode was applied to the determination of rutin in apple, orange, and lemon samples with good recoveries (99.79-99.91, 99.24-99.69, and 99.53-99.83, respectively). Graphical abstract Anisotropic structure of Cu-NDCA MOFs and its modification on glassy carbon electrode for ultra-sensitive determination of rutin in fruit samples.
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- P Arul
- Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.
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- Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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Eskandari F, Shafieian M, Aghdam MM, Laksari K. Structural Anisotropy vs. Mechanical Anisotropy: The Contribution of Axonal Fibers to the Material Properties of Brain White Matter. Ann Biomed Eng 2020; 49:991-999. [PMID: 33025318 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-020-02643-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Brain's micro-structure plays a critical role in its macro-structure material properties. Since the structural anisotropy in the brain white matter has been introduced due to axonal fibers, considering the direction of axons in the continuum models has been mediated to improve the results of computational simulations. The aim of the current study was to investigate the role of fiber direction in the material properties of brain white matter and compare the mechanical behavior of the anisotropic white matter and the isotropic gray matter. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was employed to detect the direction of axons in white matter samples, and tensile stress-relaxation loads up to 20% strains were applied on bovine gray and white matter samples. In order to calculate the nonlinear and time-dependent properties of white matter and gray matter, a visco-hyperelastic model was used. The results indicated that the mechanical behavior of white matter in two orthogonal directions, parallel and perpendicular to axonal fibers, are significantly different. This difference indicates that brain white matter could be assumed as an anisotropic material and axons have contribution in the mechanical properties. Also, up to 15% strain, white matter samples with axons parallel to the force direction are significantly stiffer than both the gray matter samples and white matter samples with axons perpendicular to the force direction. Moreover, the elastic moduli of white matter samples with axons both parallel and perpendicular to the loading direction and gray matter samples at 15-20% strain are not significantly different. According to these observations, it is suggested that axons have negligible roles in the material properties of white matter when it is loaded in the direction perpendicular to the axon direction. Finally, this observation showed that the anisotropy of brain tissue not only has effects on the elastic behavior, but also has effects on the viscoelastic behavior.
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- Faezeh Eskandari
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Nakatani H, Kundu T, Takeda N. Improving accuracy of acoustic source localization in anisotropic plates. Ultrasonics 2014; 54:1776-1788. [PMID: 24679510 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The acoustic source localization technique for anisotropic plates proposed by the authors in an earlier publication ([1] Kundu et al., 2012) is improved in this paper by adopting some modifications. The improvements are experimentally verified on anisotropic flat and curved composite plates. Difficulties associated with the original technique were first investigated before making any modification. It was noted that the accuracy of this technique depends strongly on the accuracy of the measured time difference of arrivals (TDOA) at different receiving sensors placed in close proximity in a sensor cluster. The sensor cluster is needed to obtain the direction of the acoustic source without knowing the material properties of the plate. Two modifications are proposed to obtain the accurate TDOA. The first one is to replace the recorded full time histories by only their initial parts - the first dip and peak - for the subsequent signal processing. The second modification is to place the sensors in the sensor cluster as close as possible. It is shown that the predictions are improved significantly with these modifications. These modifications are then applied to another sensor cluster based technique called the beamforming technique, to see if similar improvements are achieved for that technique also with these modifications.
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- Hayato Nakatani
- Department of Mechanical & Physical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, 558-8585 Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
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- Department of Advanced Energy, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, 277-8561 Chiba, Japan.
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