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Liu XC, Tian LY, Bao ZL, Zhang YS, Qian PF, Geng WH, Zhang D, Zhu Q, Geng HZ. Caffeic-Acid-Functionalized MWCNTs and PEDOT:PSS Formed Composite Flexible Films with "Reinforced Concrete" Structure for Electrical Heating and EMI Shielding. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:22391-22402. [PMID: 38647046 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01373] [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: 04/25/2024]
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Nowadays, flexible multifunctional composites are attracting much attention and are practically being used in various emerging electronic devices. However, most composites suffer from the disadvantages of high loadings of conductive fillers, complicated preparation processes, and low energy conversion efficiency. In this article, Caffeic acid-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (C-MWCNTs)/poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonic acid (PEDOT:PSS)/polyimide (PI) composite films (CPFs) were prepared using a simple layer-by-layer deposition method. The "reinforced concrete" structure of the C-MWCNTs/PEDOT:PSS layer ensures high electrical conductivity of the film, while the PI layer provides excellent mechanical properties (72.69 MPa). The composite film exhibits excellent electrothermal response and thermal stability up to approximately 125 °C at 5 V. In addition, the good conductivity of the film provides its electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (32.69 dB). With these advantages, we expect that flexible CPFs will be widely utilized in wearable devices, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications, and thermal management of personal or electronic devices.
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- Xuan-Chen Liu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianji Zhencai Technology (Hebei) Co., Ltd., Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Cangzhou Institute of Tiangong University, Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Tianji Zhencai Technology (Hebei) Co., Ltd., Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Tianji Zhencai Technology (Hebei) Co., Ltd., Cangzhou 061000, China
- Cangzhou Institute of Tiangong University, Cangzhou 061000, China
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Xia BC, Sun JG, Huang SL, Tian LY, Zhu YH, Pi GF. [Efficacy comparison of zero-profile intervertebral fusion and stand-alone interbody cage combined with cage-titanium plate construct in treatment of two-segment skip cervical spondylosis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:1450-1457. [PMID: 35599410 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220128-00208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the difference in clinical efficacy between zero-profile interbody fusion (ROI-C) and stand-alone interbody cage combined with cage-titanium plate construct for patient with two-segment skipped cervical spondylosis who received the anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgical strategies. Methods: The clinical data of 62 patients with two-segment skipped cervical spondylosis who underwent surgical treatment in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from June 2017 to June 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, included 38 males and 24 females, aged (53.3±8.5) years. Thirty-three cases were treated with ROI-C (ROI-C group), and 29 cases with stand-alone interbody cage combined with cage-titanium plate construct (cage+titanium plate group). The following parameters, including operation time, intraoperative blood loss, dysphagia Bazaz grade, Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, visual analogue scale (VAS) of pain, neck disability index (NDI), average intervertebral height of operated segments, C2-7 Cobb angle, and related complications, were compared between the two groups. Results: The patients were followed up for (28±5) months (16-34 months). The operation time of ROI-C group was (127.6±34.2) min, which was shorter than that in cage+titanium plate group [(157.1±43.9) min, P=0.004]. The scores of JOA and VAS in both ROI-C group and cage+titanium plate group were significantly improved 3 months after operation when compared with those before operation, and there was no significant difference between the two groups (all P>0.05). The average intervertebral space height of fusion segment in ROI-C group was (6.02±1.03) mm before operation, it was improved to (8.38±1.47) mm at 3 months after operation, (8.16±1.40) mm at 12 months after operation, and it was (6.24±1.05) mm, (8.58±1.18) mm and (7.87±0.73) mm in cage+titanium plate group, respectively, and there was no significant difference between the two groups at each time point (all P>0.05). The Cobb angle of cervical vertebrae in ROI-C group was 10.5°±6.8° before operation, improved to 19.2°±9.0° at 3 months after operation, 18.2°±5.8° at 12 months after operation, and it was 10.9°±4.6°, 18.5°±7.8°, 17.1°±5.2° in cage+titanium plate group, respectively, and there was no significant difference between the two groups at each time point (all P>0.05). The incidence of postoperative dysphagia was 9.1%(3/33) in the ROI-C group and 37.9%(11/29) in the cage+titanium plate group, and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.007). Conclusions: Both ROI-C and stand-alone interbody cage combined with cage-titanium plate construct can achieve good results for two-segment skipped cervical spondylosis. However, ROI-C is more advantageous in shortening the operation time and reducing early postoperative dysphagia.
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- B C Xia
- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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Tian LY, Li YL, Wu Y, Zhang Y. [Meta-analysis of efficacy of pressure therapy in treating patients with hypertrophic scars]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2019; 35:668-675. [PMID: 31594185 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2019.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To systematically evaluate the efficacy of pressure therapy in treating patients with hypertrophic scars by meta-analysis. Methods: Databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were retrieved with the search terms"hypertrophic scar, hyperplastic scar, HTS, pressure therapy, pressure treatment, and the Chinese Journals Full-text Database was retrieved with the search terms in Chinese version",,,,"to obtain the publicly published randomized controlled trials about pressure therapy in the treatment of patients with hypertrophic scar from the establishment of each database to July 2017. The measurement indexes included the effective ratio, Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) score, scar vascularity, scar hardness, scar pigment, scar thickness, and value of scar color (brightness, red, and yellow). RevMan 5.3 and Stata 12.0 statistical software were used to conduct a meta-analysis of eligible studies. Results: A total of 667 hypertrophic scar patients were enrolled in 11 articles, including 362 patients in pressure therapy group who received pressure treatment and 305 patients in untreated group who received no treatment. The bias risks of the 11 studies included were uncertain. Compared with those of untreated group, the effective ratio of patients in pressure therapy group was significantly increased, with the relative risk of 5.98 (95% confidence interval=1.83-19.46, P<0.01); the VSS score and scar vascularity of patients in pressure therapy group were obviously decreased, with weighted mean differences of -2.24 and -0.66 respectively (95% confidence interval=-4.16--0.33, -1.21--0.12, P<0.05); the scar hardness, scar pigment, scar thickness, and value of scar color (brightness, red, and yellow) of patients in pressure therapy group were not changed obviously (P≥0.05). Significant heterogeneity existed in the included studies of the effective ratio, VSS score, scar vascularity, scar hardness, scar pigment, and scar thickness, P<0.01, I(2)=90%, 87%, 80%, 93%, 86%, 94%. Pressure range might be the heterogeneity source of effective ratio, and pressure clothing combined with pressure pad therapy might be a heterogeneous source of VSS score. Sensitivity analysis showed that the combined effect size results were stable in the effective ratio and scar pigment, but not stable in the VSS score, scar thickness, scar hardness, and scar vascularity. There was no publication bias in the effective ratio, VSS score, scar hardness, scar pigment, and scar vascularity (P>0.1), while there was publication bias in the scar thickness (95% confidence interval=-19.77--3.30, P<0.1). Conclusions: Compared with patients without treatment, in the treatment of hypertrophic scars, pressure therapy can obviously increase the effective ratio, reduce the VSS score and scar vascularity, but can not obviously improve the scar hardness, scar pigment, scar thickness, and value of scar color (brightness, red, and yellow).
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- L Y Tian
- Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China (Tian Lingyun is working at Nursing School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China)
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- Nursing Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Burns, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Control Center of Infection, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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Zhang XJ, Lv MM, Zhu XQ, Tian LY, Li JJ, Shao YP, Gao CJ, Sun XD. Microglia M1/M2 polarization contributes to electromagnetic pulse-induced brain injury. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2019; 33:1051-1062. [PMID: 31392878] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The development of electronic technology has attracted attention on the biological effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP). It remains controversial whether EMP irradiation is neurotoxic or beneficial for recovery from injuryies such as cerebral ischemia. Microglia is innate immune cells in the brain, exhibiting either neurotoxicity or neuroprotection effect during various central nervous system diseases, depending on their activation into a classical (M1) or alternative (M2) phenotype, respectively. The Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) and nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) pathway is important for microglia activation. In this study, we investigated the effect of EMP on neuronal apoptosis and microglia polarization in vivo and in vitro, using an EMP of 400 kV/m and 1 hertz for 200 pulses. Short EMP irradiation (≤24 h) resulted in microglial conversion from the resting to the M1-type state, activation of the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB pathway, higher levels of inflammatory cytokines including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α, as well as neuronal apoptosis induction. In contrast, long EMP irradiation (3 days) resulted in microglial activation into the M2-type, decreased apoptosis and inflammatory mediator production, and increased levels of the neuroprotective effectors IL-10, transforming growth factor beta, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor. EMP induces both neuronal damage and neuronal recovery by influencing the switch of M1/M2 polarization and the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB pathway.
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- X J Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the 323 Hospital of the PLA, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Yang JX, Guo QJ, Yang J, Zhou XY, Ren HY, Zhang HZ, Xu RX, Wang XD, Peters M, Zhu GX, Wei RF, Tian LY, Han XK. Red mud (RM)-Induced enhancement of iron plaque formation reduces arsenic and metal accumulation in two wetland plant species. Int J Phytoremediation 2016; 18:269-277. [PMID: 26505322 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2015.1085830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 06/05/2023]
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Human activities have resulted in arsenic (As) and heavy metals accumulation in paddy soils in China. Phytoremediation has been suggested as an effective and low-cost method to clean up contaminated soils. A combined soil-sand pot experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of red mud (RM) supply on iron plaque formation and As and heavy metal accumulation in two wetland plant species (Cyperus alternifolius Rottb., Echinodorus amazonicus Rataj), using As and heavy metals polluted paddy soil combined with three rates of RM application (0, 2%, 5%). The results showed that RM supply significantly decreased As and heavy metals accumulation in shoots of the two plants due to the decrease of As and heavy metal availability and the enhancement of the formation of iron plaque on the root surface and in the rhizosphere. Both wetland plants supplied with RM tended to have more Fe plaque, higher As and heavy metals on roots and in their rhizospheres, and were more tolerant of As and heavy metal toxicity. The results suggest that RM-induced enhancement of the formation of iron plaque on the root surface and in the rhizosphere of wetland plants may be significant for remediation of soils contaminated with As and heavy metals.
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- J X Yang
- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
- b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- c College of Resource Environment and Tourism , Capital Normal University , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
- b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
- b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
- b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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- a Center for Environmental Remediation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
- b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P. R. China
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