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The Art of Positronics in Contemporary Nanomaterials Science: A Case Study of Sub-Nanometer Scaled Glassy Arsenoselenides. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15010302. [PMID: 35009450 PMCID: PMC8745817 DOI: 10.3390/ma15010302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The possibilities surrounding positronics, a versatile noninvasive tool employing annihilating positrons to probe atomic-deficient sub-nanometric imperfections in a condensed matter, are analyzed in application to glassy arsenoselenides g-AsxSe100-x (0 < x < 65), subjected to dry and wet (in 0.5% PVP water solution) nanomilling. A preliminary analysis was performed within a modified two-state simple trapping model (STM), assuming slight contributions from bound positron-electron (Ps, positronium) states. Positron trapping in g-AsxSe100-x/PVP nanocomposites was modified by an enriched population of Ps-decay sites in PVP. This was proven within a three-state STM, assuming two additive inputs in an overall trapping arising from distinct positron and Ps-related states. Formalism of x3-x2-CDA (coupling decomposition algorithm), describing the conversion of Ps-decay sites into positron traps, was applied to identify volumetric nanostructurization in wet-milled g-As-Se, with respect to dry-milled ones. Under wet nanomilling, the Ps-decay sites stabilized in inter-particle triple junctions filled with PVP replaced positron traps in dry-milled substances, the latter corresponding to multi-atomic vacancies in mostly negative environments of Se atoms. With increased Se content, these traps were agglomerated due to an abundant amount of Se-Se bonds. Three-component lifetime spectra with nanostructurally- and compositionally-tuned Ps-decay inputs and average lifetimes serve as a basis to correctly understand the specific "rainbow" effects observed in the row from pelletized PVP to wet-milled, dry-milled, and unmilled samples.
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Liu G, Song Y, Li C, Liu R, Chen Y, Yu L, Huang Q, Zhu D, Lu C, Yu X, Xiao C, Liu Y. Arsenic compounds: The wide application and mechanisms applied in acute promyelocytic leukemia and carcinogenic toxicology. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 221:113519. [PMID: 33984805 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Arsenic (As), as well as its various compounds have been widely used for nearly 4000 years either as drugs or poisons. These compounds are valuable in the treatment of various diseases ranging from dermatosis to cancer, thereby emphasizing their important roles as therapeutic agents. The ability of As compounds, especially arsenic trioxide (ATO) in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), has fundamentally altered people's understanding of the poison, and has become a major factor in the re-emergence of Western medicine candidates to treat leukemia and other solid tumors. However, long-term exposure to As has been correlated with numerous disadvantageous influences on health, particularly carcinogenesis. Importantly, accumulating evidence suggests that biotransformation of As, as a step to eliminate As from the human body, can induce alterations at the genetic and epigenetic levels, resulting in therapeutic effects or carcinogenesis. In this article, we aimed to provide a systematic overview of the primary contributions associated with As and its compounds, as well as the detailed mechanisms applied in APL cells and carcinogenic toxicology. This review may help to understand the underlying mechanisms and safe wide clinical applications of medicinal As along with its compounds.
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- Guangzhi Liu
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Gao Y, Zhang J, Su Y, Wang H, Wang XX, Huang LP, Yu M, Ramakrishna S, Long YZ. Recent progress and challenges in solution blow spinning. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2021; 8:426-446. [PMID: 34821263 DOI: 10.1039/d0mh01096k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In the past 30 years, researchers have worked towards reducing the size of ordinary three-dimensional (3D) materials into 1D or 2D materials in order to obtain new properties and applications of these low-dimensional systems. Among them, functional nanofibers with large surface area and high porosity have been widely studied and paid attention to. Because of the interesting properties of nanofibers, they find extensive application in filtration, wound dressings, composites, sensors, capacitors, nanogenerators, etc. Recently, a variety of nanofiber preparation methods such as melt blowing, electrospinning (e-spinning), centrifugal spinning and solution blow spinning (SBS) have been proposed. This paper includes a brief review of the fundamental principles of the preparation of nanofibers for solution jet spinning, the influence of experimental parameters, and the properties and potential applications of the solution-blown fibers. And the industrialization and challenges of SBS are also included.
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- Yuan Gao
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Free‐volume structure of polyvinylpyrrolidone‐capped glassy As
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Wang X, Pan H, Lin Q, Wu H, Jia S, Shi Y. One-Step Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Hydrophilic Mesoporous Carbons from Chitosan-Based Triconstituent System for Drug Release. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2019; 14:259. [PMID: 31363913 PMCID: PMC6667578 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3075-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In situ nitrogen-doped hydrophilic mesoporous carbon spheres with different carbon-to-silicon (C/Si) ratios (NMCs-x/3, x = 5, 6, 7, and 8) were prepared by one-step method coupled with a spray drying and carbonizing technique, in which triblock copolymer (F127) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) were used as template agents, and biocompatible chitosan (CS) was used as the carbon source and nitrogen source. These carbon materials were characterized by TG, BET, XRD, Raman, FTIR, TEM, XPS, and contact angle measuring device. The adsorption and release properties of mesoporous carbon materials for the poorly soluble antitumor drug hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) were investigated. Results showed that nanospherical mesoporous carbon materials were successfully prepared with high specific surface area (2061.6 m2/g), narrowly pore size distribution (2.01-3.65 nm), and high nitrogen content (4.75-6.04%). Those NMCs-x showed a satisfactory hydrophilicity, which gradually increased with the increasing of surface N content. And the better hydrophilicity of NMCs-x was, the larger adsorption capacity for HCPT. The absorption capacity of NMCs-x towards HCPT was in the following orders: qNMCs-5/3 > qNMCs-6/3 > qNMCs-7/3 > qNMCs-8/3. NMCs-5/3 had the largest saturated adsorption capacity of HCPT (1013.51 mg g-1) and higher dissolution rate (93.75%).
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- Xianshu Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, 550025 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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Cheng L, Wu W, Meng W, Xu S, Han H, Yu Y, Qu H, Xu J. Application of metallic phytates to poly(vinyl chloride) as efficient biobased phosphorous flame retardants. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Luyao Cheng
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Flame-Retardant Materials and Processing Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Hebei University; Baoding 071002 China
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- College of Science; Agriculture University of Hebei; Baoding 071000 China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Flame-Retardant Materials and Processing Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Hebei University; Baoding 071002 China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Flame-Retardant Materials and Processing Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Hebei University; Baoding 071002 China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Flame-Retardant Materials and Processing Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Hebei University; Baoding 071002 China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Flame-Retardant Materials and Processing Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Hebei University; Baoding 071002 China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Flame-Retardant Materials and Processing Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Hebei University; Baoding 071002 China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center for Flame-Retardant Materials and Processing Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Hebei University; Baoding 071002 China
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Shpotyuk O, Ingram A, Bujňáková Z, Baláž P. Microstructure Hierarchical Model of Competitive e +-Ps Trapping in Nanostructurized Substances: from Nanoparticle-Uniform to Nanoparticle-Biased Systems. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2017; 12:72. [PMID: 28124298 PMCID: PMC5267590 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-1858-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Microstructure hierarchical model considering the free-volume elements at the level of interacting crystallites (non-spherical approximation) and the agglomerates of these crystallites (spherical approximation) was developed to describe free-volume evolution in mechanochemically milled As4S4/ZnS composites employing positron annihilation spectroscopy in a lifetime measuring mode. Positron lifetime spectra were reconstructed from unconstrained three-term decomposition procedure and further subjected to parameterization using x3-x2-coupling decomposition algorithm. Intrinsic inhomogeneities due to coarse-grained As4S4 and fine-grained ZnS nanoparticles were adequately described in terms of substitution trapping in positron and positronium (Ps) (bound positron-electron) states due to interfacial triple junctions between contacting particles and own free-volume defects in boundary compounds. Compositionally dependent nanostructurization in As4S4/ZnS nanocomposite system was imagined as conversion from o-Ps trapping sites to positron traps. The calculated trapping parameters that were shown could be useful to characterize adequately the nanospace filling in As4S4/ZnS composites.
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- Oleh Shpotyuk
- Jan Dlugosz University, al. Armii Krajowej, 13/15, 42201, Czestochowa, Poland.
- Vlokh Institute of Physical Optics, 23, Dragomanov str., 79005, Lviv, Ukraine.
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- Opole University of Technology, 75, Ozimska str., 45370, Opole, Poland
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- Institute of Geotechnics of Slovak Academy of Sciences, 45, Watsonova str., 04001, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Geotechnics of Slovak Academy of Sciences, 45, Watsonova str., 04001, Košice, Slovakia
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Shpotyuk O, Adamiak S, Bezvushko E, Cebulski J, Iskiv M, Shpotyuk O, Balitska V. Light-Curing Volumetric Shrinkage in Dimethacrylate-Based Dental Composites by Nanoindentation and PAL Study. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2017; 12:75. [PMID: 28124300 PMCID: PMC5267579 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-1845-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Light-curing volumetric shrinkage in dimethacrylate-based dental resin composites Dipol® is examined through comprehensive kinetics research employing nanoindentation measurements and nanoscale atomic-deficient study with lifetime spectroscopy of annihilating positrons. Photopolymerization kinetics determined through nanoindentation testing is shown to be described via single-exponential relaxation function with character time constants reaching respectively 15.0 and 18.7 s for nanohardness and elastic modulus. Atomic-deficient characteristics of composites are extracted from positron lifetime spectra parameterized employing unconstrained x3-term fitting. The tested photopolymerization kinetics can be adequately reflected in time-dependent changes observed in average positron lifetime (with 17.9 s time constant) and fractional free volume of positronium traps (with 18.6 s time constant). This correlation proves that fragmentation of free-volume positronium-trapping sites accompanied by partial positronium-to-positron traps conversion determines the light-curing volumetric shrinkage in the studied composites.
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- Olha Shpotyuk
- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, 69, Pekarska St., Lviv, 79010, Ukraine.
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- Centre for Innovation and Transfer of Natural Sciences and Engineering Knowledge, University of Rzeszow, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, 69, Pekarska St., Lviv, 79010, Ukraine
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- Centre for Innovation and Transfer of Natural Sciences and Engineering Knowledge, University of Rzeszow, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, 69, Pekarska St., Lviv, 79010, Ukraine
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- Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, 13/15, Armii Krajowej St., 42200, Czestochowa, Poland
- Vlokh Institute of Physical Optics, 23, Dragomanov St., Lviv, 79005, Ukraine
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- Lviv State University of Life Safety, 35, Kleparivska St., Lviv, 79007, Ukraine
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