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Song Q, Zheng J, Chen S, Lan Y, Li H, Zeng L, Yue X. The effect of Aceria litchii (Keifer) infestation on the surface properties of litchi leaf hosts. Pest Manag Sci 2024; 80:2647-2657. [PMID: 38394076 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7981] [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: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND The wettability of target crop surfaces affects pesticide wetting and deposition. The structure and properties of the leaf surface of litchi leaves undergo severe changes after infestation by Aceria litchii (Keifer). The objective of this study was to systematically investigate the surface texture and wettability of litchi leaves infested. RESULTS Firstly, the investigation focused on the surface structure and physicochemical properties of litchi leaves infested with Aceria litchii. Subsequently, different levels of Contact Angle (CA) were measured individually on the infested litchi leaves. Lastly, Surface Free Energy (SFE) and its polar and dispersive components were calculated using the Owens-Wendt-Rabel-Kaelble (OWRK) method. The outcomes revealed distinctive 3D surface structures of the erineum at various stages of mycorrhizal growth. At stage NO. 1, the height of the fungus displayed a peaked appearance, with the skewness value indicating a surface characterized by more crests. In contrast, at stages NO. 2 and NO. 3, the surface appeared relatively flat. Furthermore, post-infestation of litchi leaves, the CA of droplets on the abaxial surface of diseased leaves exhibited an increase, while the SFE value on the abaxial surface of leaves decreased significantly, in contrast to the abaxial surface of healthy leaves. CONCLUSION The infestation behavior of Aceria litchii changed the surface structure and chemistry of litchi leaves, which directly affected the CA value of foliar liquids and the SFE value of leaves, changing the surface wettability of litchi leaves from hydrophobic to superhydrophobic. This study provides useful information for improving the wetting and deposition behavior of liquid droplets on the surface of infested leaves. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Qingkui Song
- National Center for International Collaboration Research on Precision Agricultural Aviation Pesticides Spraying Technology (NPAAC), Guangzhou, China
- College of Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Center for International Collaboration Research on Precision Agricultural Aviation Pesticides Spraying Technology (NPAAC), Guangzhou, China
- College of Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Center for International Collaboration Research on Precision Agricultural Aviation Pesticides Spraying Technology (NPAAC), Guangzhou, China
- College of Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Center for International Collaboration Research on Precision Agricultural Aviation Pesticides Spraying Technology (NPAAC), Guangzhou, China
- College of Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Center for International Collaboration Research on Precision Agricultural Aviation Pesticides Spraying Technology (NPAAC), Guangzhou, China
- College of Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Mathematics and Informatics, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Center for International Collaboration Research on Precision Agricultural Aviation Pesticides Spraying Technology (NPAAC), Guangzhou, China
- College of Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Lan Y, Zhang Y, Huang X, Bi Y. Unveiling Dynamic Structure and Bond Evolutions in BiOIO3 Photocatalysts during CO2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202407736. [PMID: 38735851 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407736] [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: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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We have established a correlation between photocatalytic activity and dynamic structure/bond evolutions of BiOIO3-based photocatalysts during CO2 reduction by combining operando X-ray diffraction with photoelectron spectroscopy. More specifically, the selective photo-deposition of PtOx species on BiOIO3 (010) facets could effectively promote the electron enrichment on Bi active sites of (100) facets for facilitating the adsorption/activation of CO2 molecules, leading to the formation of Bi sites with high oxidation state and the shrink of crystalline structures. With introducing light irradiation to drive CO2 reduction, the Bi active sites with high oxidation states transformed into normal Bi3+ state, accompanying with the expansion of crystalline structures. Owing to the dynamic structure, bond, and chemical-state evolutions, a significant improvement of photocatalytic activity for CO evolution has been achieved on PtOx-BiOIO3 (195.0 μmol g-1•h-1), much higher than the pristine (61.9 μmol g-1•h-1) as well as metal-Pt decorated BiOIO3 (70.3 μmol g-1•h-1) samples. This work provides new insights to correlate the intrinsically dynamic structure/bond evolutions with CO2 reduction activity, which may help to guide future photocatalyst design.
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- Yujie Lan
- Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, OSSO, CHINA
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- Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, OSSO, CHINA
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- Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis & Selective Oxidation, No.18�CTianshui Middle Road, 730000, lanzhou, CHINA
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Hsieh TE, Frisch J, Wilks RG, Papp C, Bär M. Impact of Catalysis-Relevant Oxidation and Annealing Treatments on Nanostructured GaRh Alloys. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:19858-19865. [PMID: 38591845 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02286] [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: 04/10/2024]
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In this study, we examine the surface-derived electronic and chemical structures of nanostructured GaRh alloys as a model system for supported catalytically active liquid metal solutions (SCALMS), a novel catalyst candidate for dehydrogenation reactions that are important for the petrochemical and hydrogen energy industry. It is reported that under ambient conditions, SCALMS tends to form a gallium oxide shell, which can be removed by an activation treatment at elevated temperatures and hydrogen flow to enhance the catalytic reactivity. We prepared a 7 at. % Rh containing the GaRh sample and interrogated the evolution of the surface chemical and electronic structure by photoelectron spectroscopy (complemented by scanning electron microscopy) upon performing surface oxidation and (activation treatment mimicking) annealing treatments in ultrahigh vacuum conditions. The initially pronounced Rh 4d and Fermi level-derived states in the valence band spectra disappear upon oxidation (due to formation of a GaOx shell) but reemerge upon annealing, especially for temperatures of 600 °C and above, i.e., when the GaOx shell is efficiently being removed and the Ga matrix is expected to be liquid. At the same temperature, new spectroscopic features at both the high and low binding energy sides of the Rh 3d5/2 spectra are observed, which we attribute to new GaRh species with depleted and enriched Rh contents, respectively. A liquefied and GaOx-free surface is also expected for GaRh SCALMS at reaction conditions, and thus the revealed high-temperature properties of the GaRh alloy provide insights about respective catalysts at work.
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- Tzung-En Hsieh
- Department Interface Design, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department Interface Design, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Energy Materials In-situ Laboratory Berlin (EMIL), HZB, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department Interface Design, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Energy Materials In-situ Laboratory Berlin (EMIL), HZB, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 14195Berlin, Germany
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- Department Interface Design, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Energy Materials In-situ Laboratory Berlin (EMIL), HZB, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Department X-ray Spectroscopy at Interfaces of Thin Films, Helmholtz-Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN), 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Kong Y, Ma S, Zhou F. Bioinspired Interfacial Friction Control: From Chemistry to Structures to Mechanics. Biomimetics (Basel) 2024; 9:200. [PMID: 38667211 PMCID: PMC11048105 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics9040200] [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: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Organisms in nature have evolved a variety of surfaces with different tribological properties to adapt to the environment. By studying, understanding, and summarizing the friction and lubrication regulation phenomena of typical surfaces in nature, researchers have proposed various biomimetic friction regulation theories and methods to guide the development of new lubrication materials and lubrication systems. The design strategies for biomimetic friction/lubrication materials and systems mainly include the chemistry, surface structure, and mechanics. With the deepening understanding of the mechanism of biomimetic lubrication and the increasing application requirements, the design strategy of multi-strategy coupling has gradually become the center of attention for researchers. This paper focuses on the interfacial chemistry, surface structure, and surface mechanics of a single regulatory strategy and multi-strategy coupling approach. Based on the common biological friction regulation mechanism in nature, this paper reviews the research progress on biomimetic friction/lubrication materials in recent years, discusses and analyzes the single and coupled design strategies as well as their advantages and disadvantages, and describes the design concepts, working mechanisms, application prospects, and current problems of such materials. Finally, the development direction of biomimetic friction lubrication materials is prospected.
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- Yunsong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; (Y.K.); (F.Z.)
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; (Y.K.); (F.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; (Y.K.); (F.Z.)
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Seo D, Seong S, Kim H, Oh HS, Lee JH, Kim H, Kim YO, Maeda S, Chikami S, Hayashi T, Noh J. Molecular Self-Assembly and Adsorption Structure of 2,2'-Dipyrimidyl Disulfides on Au(111) Surfaces. Molecules 2024; 29:846. [PMID: 38398598 PMCID: PMC10892263 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29040846] [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: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The effects of solution concentration and pH on the formation and surface structure of 2-pyrimidinethiolate (2PymS) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au(111) via the adsorption of 2,2'-dipyrimidyl disulfide (DPymDS) were examined using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). STM observations revealed that the formation and structural order of 2PymS SAMs were markedly influenced by the solution concentration and pH. 2PymS SAMs formed in a 0.01 mM ethanol solution were mainly composed of a more uniform and ordered phase compared with those formed in 0.001 mM or 1 mM solutions. SAMs formed in a 0.01 mM solution at pH 2 were composed of a fully disordered phase with many irregular and bright aggregates, whereas SAMs formed at pH 7 had small ordered domains and many bright islands. As the solution pH increased from pH 7 to pH 12, the surface morphology of 2PymS SAMs remarkably changed from small ordered domains to large ordered domains, which can be described as a (4√2 × 3)R51° packing structure. XPS measurements clearly showed that the adsorption of DPymDS on Au(111) resulted in the formation of 2PymS (thiolate) SAMs via the cleavage of the disulfide (S-S) bond in DPymDS, and most N atoms in the pyrimidine rings existed in the deprotonated form. The results herein will provide a new insight into the molecular self-assembly behaviors and adsorption structures of DPymDS molecules on Au(111) depending on solution concentration and pH.
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- Dongjin Seo
- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; (D.S.); (S.S.); (H.K.); (H.S.O.); (J.H.L.); (H.K.); (Y.O.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; (D.S.); (S.S.); (H.K.); (H.S.O.); (J.H.L.); (H.K.); (Y.O.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; (D.S.); (S.S.); (H.K.); (H.S.O.); (J.H.L.); (H.K.); (Y.O.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; (D.S.); (S.S.); (H.K.); (H.S.O.); (J.H.L.); (H.K.); (Y.O.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; (D.S.); (S.S.); (H.K.); (H.S.O.); (J.H.L.); (H.K.); (Y.O.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; (D.S.); (S.S.); (H.K.); (H.S.O.); (J.H.L.); (H.K.); (Y.O.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; (D.S.); (S.S.); (H.K.); (H.S.O.); (J.H.L.); (H.K.); (Y.O.K.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan; (S.M.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan; (S.M.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan; (S.M.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; (D.S.); (S.S.); (H.K.); (H.S.O.); (J.H.L.); (H.K.); (Y.O.K.)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan; (S.M.); (S.C.)
- Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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Liu Y, Li J, Xiao Z, Wu T, Zhou C, Zhou J. Microstructure-Driven Self-Transport and Convection of Water on Membrane Surface for Ultra-Fast, Highly Sensitive, Low-Cost Lateral-Flow Assays. Small 2023:e2309956. [PMID: 38145329 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309956] [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: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Lateral-flow assay (LFA) is one of the most commonly used detection technologies, in which the chromatographic membranes are currently used as the lateral-flow membrane (e.g., nitrocellulose membrane, NC Mem). However, several disadvantages of existing chromatographic membranes limit the performance of LFA, including relatively low flow velocity of sample solution and relatively more residuals of sample on membrane, which increase detection time and detection noise. Herein, a surface structure membrane (SS Mem) is proposed, which enables fast self-transport of water with a convection manner and realizes low residuals of sample on membrane surface after the flow. On SS Mem, the flow velocity of water is 7.1-fold higher, and the residuals of sample are decreased by 60-67%, comparing those in NC Mem. SS Mem is used as lateral-flow membrane to prepare lateral-flow strips of nanogold LFA and fluorescence LFA for rapid detection of SARS CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein. These LFAs require 210 s per detection, with limits of detection of 3.98 pg mL-1 and 53.3 fg mL-1 , sensitivity of 96.5%, and specificity of 90%. The results suggest that SS Mem enables ultrafast, highly sensitive lateral-flow immunoassays and shows great potential as a new type of lateral-flow membrane to broaden the application of LFA.
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- Yiren Liu
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instruments of Guangdong Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instruments of Guangdong Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Department of Emergency, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
- Key Laboratory of Sensing Technology and Biomedical Instruments of Guangdong Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Liu M, Liu X, Yang F. Flexible Piezoresistive Sensors from Polydimethylsiloxane Films with Ridge-like Surface Structures. Micromachines (Basel) 2023; 14:1940. [PMID: 37893377 PMCID: PMC10608881 DOI: 10.3390/mi14101940] [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: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Developing flexible sensors and actuators is of paramount importance for wearable devices and systems. In this research, we developed a simple and facile technique to construct flexible piezoresistive sensors from polydimethylsiloxane films with ridge-like surface structures and laser-induced porous graphene. Using a replication strategy, we prepared the ridge-like surface structures from sandpapers. The piezoresistive sensors exhibit excellent sensitivity with a response time of less than 50 ms and long-term cyclic stability under mechanical loading. The smallest weight they can sense is ~96 mg. We demonstrated applications of the piezoresistive sensors in the sensing of bio-related activities, including muscle contraction, finger flexion, wrist flexion, elbow bending, knee bending, swallowing, respiration, sounds, and pulses.
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- Ming Liu
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Terahertz Functional Devices and Intelligent Sensing, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China;
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Terahertz Functional Devices and Intelligent Sensing, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China;
- The Engineering Research Center for CAD/CAM of Fujian Universities, Putian University, Putian 351100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Materials Program, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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Elnagar MM, Menezes PV, Parada WA, Mattausch Y, Kibler LA, Mayrhofer KJJ, Jacob T. Tailoring Cu Electrodes for Enhanced CO 2 Electroreduction through Plasma Electrolysis in Non-Conventional Phosphorus-Oxoanion-Based Electrolytes. ChemSusChem 2023:e202300934. [PMID: 37544913 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300934] [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: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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This study presents a green, ultra-fast, and facile technique for the fabrication of micro/nano-structured and porous Cu electrodes through in-liquid plasma electrolysis using phosphorous-oxoanion-based electrolytes. Besides the preferential surface faceting, the Cu electrodes exhibit unique surface structures, including octahedral nanocrystals besides nanoporous and microporous structures, depending on the employed electrolyte. The incorporation of P-atoms into the Cu surfaces is observed. The modified Cu electrodes display increased roughness, leading to higher current densities for CO2 electroreduction reaction. The selectivity of the modified Cu electrodes towards C2 products is highest for the Cu electrodes treated in Na2 HPO3 and Na3 PO4 electrolytes, whereas those treated in Na2 H2 PO2 produce the most H2 . The Cu electrode treated in Na3 PO4 produces ethylene (23 %) at -1.1 V vs. RHE, and a comparable amount of acetaldehyde (15 %) that is typically observed for Cu(110) single crystals. The enhanced selectivity is attributed to several factors, including the surface morphology, the incorporation of phosphorus into the Cu structure, and the formation of Cu(110) facets. Our results not only advance our understanding of the influence of the electrolyte's nature on the plasma electrolysis of Cu electrodes, but also underscores the potential of in-liquid plasma treatment for developing efficient Cu electrocatalysts for sustainable CO2 conversion.
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- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, 89069, Ulm, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN), Egerlandstr. 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, 89069, Ulm, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN), Egerlandstr. 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, 89069, Ulm, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute-Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, 89081, Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Chen S, Wang J, Thomas S, Mir WJ, Shao B, Lu J, Wang Q, Gao P, Mohammed OF, Han Y, Bakr OM. Atomic-Scale Polarization and Strain at the Surface of Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals. Nano Lett 2023. [PMID: 37342001 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01189] [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: 06/22/2023]
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Inorganic halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) are being widely explored as next-generation optoelectronic materials. Critical to understanding the optoelectronic properties and stability behavior of perovskite NCs is the material's surface structure, where the local atomic configuration deviates from that of the bulk. Through low-dose aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and quantitative imaging analysis techniques, we directly observed the atomic structure at the surface of the CsPbBr3 NCs. CsPbBr3 NCs are terminated by a Cs-Br plane, and the surface Cs-Cs bond length decreases significantly (∼5.6%) relative to the bulk, imposing compressive strain and inducing polarization, which we also observed in CsPbI3 NCs. Density functional theory calculations suggest such a reconstructed surface contributes to the separation of holes and electrons. These findings enhance our fundamental understanding of the atomic-scale structure, strain, and polarity at the surface of inorganic halide perovskites and provide valuable insights into designing stable and efficient optoelectronic devices.
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- Shulin Chen
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Changsha Semiconductor Technology and Application Innovation Research Institute, College of Semiconductors (College of Integrated Circuits), Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Imaging and Characterization Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Fang J, Luo Y, Kuang S, Luo K, Xiao Z, Peng X, Huang Z, Wang Z, Fang P. Effect of NO 2 Aging on the Surface Structure and Thermal Stability of Silicone Rubber with Varying Al(OH) 3 Contents. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:2540. [PMID: 36984420 PMCID: PMC10054637 DOI: 10.3390/ma16062540] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In this study, silicone rubber (SiR) with 0, 90, and 180 parts of aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3, ATH) contents prepared in the laboratory was treated in a certain concentration of NO2 for 0, 12, 24, and 36 h. Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetry (TG) were used to study the changes in the surface structure and thermal stability of SiR, as well as the influence of Al(OH)3 on the properties of SiR. According to AFM, the root-mean-square roughness of ATH-90 SiR was 192 nm, which was 2.7 times of ATH-0 SiR. With the incorporation of ATH, the surface of SiR became more susceptible to corrosion by NO2. According to FT-IR and XPS, with the increase in aging time, the side chain Si-CH3 of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was oxidized gradually and a few of nitroso -NO2 groups were formed. According to TG, the incorporation of ATH caused the maximum decomposition rate temperature of PDMS to advance from 458.65 °C to 449.37 and 449.26 °C, which shows that the thermal stability of SiR degraded by adding ATH. After NO2 aging, a new decomposition stage appeared between 75 and 220 °C (stage Ⅰ), and this decomposition trend was similar to aluminum nitrate, which was proven to reduce the thermal stability of PDMS. The effects of NO2 on the surface structure and thermal stability of different ATH contents of silicone rubber were preliminarily clarified by a variety of characterization methods, which provided ideas for the development of silicone rubber resistant to NO2 aging.
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- Jiapeng Fang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Solid State Physics Hubei Province, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Solid State Physics Hubei Province, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Solid State Physics Hubei Province, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Solid State Physics Hubei Province, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Solid State Physics Hubei Province, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Electric Power Equipment Reliability, Electric Power Research Institute of Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Electric Power Equipment Reliability, Electric Power Research Institute of Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Electric Power Equipment Reliability, Electric Power Research Institute of Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Solid State Physics Hubei Province, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Jum’h I, Abu-Safe HH, Ware ME, Qattan IA, Telfah A, Tavares CJ. Surface Atomic Arrangement of Aluminum Ultra-Thin Layers Grown on Si(111). Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:970. [PMID: 36985864 PMCID: PMC10054798 DOI: 10.3390/nano13060970] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Surface atomic arrangement and physical properties of aluminum ultrathin layers on c-Si(111)-7 × 7 and hydrogen-terminated c-Si(111)-1 × 1 surfaces deposited using molecular beam epitaxy were investigated. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra were collected in two configurations (take-off angle of 0° and 45°) to precisely determine the surface species. Moreover, 3D atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of the air-exposed samples were acquired to investigate the clustering formations in film structure. The deposition of the Al layers was monitored in situ using a reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) experiments to confirm the surface crystalline structure of the c-Si(111). The analysis of the RHEED patterns during the growth process suggests the settlement of aluminum atoms in Al(111)-1 × 1 clustered formations on both types of surfaces. The surface electrical conductivity in both configurations was tested against atmospheric oxidation. The results indicate differences in conductivity based on the formation of various alloys on the surface.
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- Inshad Jum’h
- School of Basic Sciences and Humanities, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan
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- School of Basic Sciences and Humanities, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Physics, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., 44139 Dortmund, Germany
- Nanotechnology Center (NTC), The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-PT), University of Minho, 4804-533 Guimarães, Portugal
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Li B, Chen H, Feng J, Ma Q, Chen J, Ren B, Yin S, Jiang P. First Principles Calculation of Adsorption of Water on MgO (100) Plane. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:2100. [PMID: 36903215 PMCID: PMC10003884 DOI: 10.3390/ma16052100] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The hydration reaction seriously affects the quality and performance of MgO-based products. The final analysis showed that the problem is the surface hydration of MgO. By studying the adsorption and reaction of water molecules on the surface of MgO, we can understand the nature of the problem from the root cause. In this paper, first-principles calculations are performed on the crystal plane of MgO (100) to study the influence of the different orientation, sites and coverage of water molecules on the surface adsorption. The results show that the adsorption sites and orientations of monomolecular water has no effect on the adsorption energy and adsorption configuration. The adsorption of monomolecular water is unstable, with almost no charge transfer, belonging to the physical adsorption, which implies that the adsorption of monomolecular water on MgO (100) plane will not lead to the dissociation of water molecule. When the coverage of water molecules exceeds 1, water molecules will dissociate, and the population value between Mg and Os-H will increase, leading to the formation of ionic bond. The density of states of O p orbital electrons changes greatly, which plays an important role in surface dissociation and stabilization.
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- Bin Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Zibo City Luzhong Refractory Co., Ltd., Zibo 255000, China
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- Zibo City Luzhong Refractory Co., Ltd., Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Zhang Y, Wang B, Fan M, Ling L, Zhang R. Ethane Dehydrogenation over the Core-Shell Pt-Based Alloy Catalysts: Driven by Engineering the Shell Composition and Thickness. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:10679-10695. [PMID: 36795766 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21249] [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: 06/18/2023]
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Pt-based catalysts as the commercial catalysts in ethane dehydrogenation (EDH) face one of the main challenges of realizing the balance between coke formation and catalytic activity. In this work, a strategy to drive the catalytic performance of EDH on Pt-Sn alloy catalysts is proposed by rationally engineering the shell surface structure and thickness of core-shell Pt@Pt3Sn and Pt3Sn@Pt catalysts from a theoretical perspective. Eight types of Pt@Pt3Sn and Pt3Sn@Pt catalysts with different Pt and Pt3Sn shell thicknesses are considered and compared with the industrially used Pt and Pt3Sn catalysts. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations completely describe the reaction network of EDH, including the side reactions of deep dehydrogenation and C-C bond cracking. Kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations reveal the influences of the catalyst surface structure, experimentally related temperatures, and reactant partial pressures. The results show that CHCH* is the main precursor for coke formation, and Pt@Pt3Sn catalysts generally have higher C2H4(g) activity and lower selectivity compared to those of Pt3Sn@Pt catalysts, which is attributed to the unique surface geometrical and electronic properties. 1Pt3Sn@4Pt and 1Pt@4Pt3Sn are screened out as catalysts exhibiting excellent performance; especially, the 1Pt3Sn@4Pt catalyst has much higher C2H4(g) activity and 100% C2H4(g) selectivity compared to those of 1Pt@4Pt3Sn and the widely used Pt and Pt3Sn catalysts. The two descriptors C2H5* adsorption energy and reaction energy of its dehydrogenation to C2H4* are proposed to qualitatively evaluate the C2H4(g) selectivity and activity, respectively. This work facilitates a valuable exploration for optimizing the catalytic performance of core-shell Pt-based catalysts in EDH and reveals the great importance of the fine control of the catalyst shell surface structure and thickness.
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- Yuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- Departments of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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Bašistová M, Radkovský F, Kroupová I, Lichý P. Dilatation of New Progressive Hybrid Sand and Its Effect on Surface Structure, Roughness, and Veining Creation within Grey Cast Iron. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:2004. [PMID: 36903119 PMCID: PMC10004476 DOI: 10.3390/ma16052004] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The constant effort of all metal alloy manufacturing technologies and processes is to improve the resulting quality of the processed part. Not only the metallographic structure of the material is monitored, but also the final quality of the cast surface. In foundry technologies, in addition to the quality of the liquid metal, external influences, such as the behaviour of the mould or core material, significantly affect the cast surface quality. As the core is heated during casting, the resulting dilatations often lead to significant volume changes causing stress foundry defects such as veining, penetration and surface roughness. In the experiment, various amounts of silica sand were replaced with artificial sand and a significant reduction in dilation and pitting of up to 52.9% was observed. An important finding was the effect of the granulometric composition and grain size of the sand on the formation of surface defects from brake thermal stresses. The specific mixture composition can be considered as an effective prevention against the formation of defects instead of using a protective coating.
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Choi BK, Kim J, Luo Z, Kim J, Kim JH, Hyeon T, Mehraeen S, Park S, Park J. Shape Transformation Mechanism of Gold Nanoplates. ACS Nano 2023; 17:2007-2018. [PMID: 36692347 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07256] [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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Shape control is of key importance in utilizing the structure-property relationship of nanocrystals. The high surface-to-volume ratio of nanocrystals induces dynamic surface reactions on exposed facets of nanocrystals, such as adsorption, desorption, and diffusion of surface atoms, all of which are important in overall shape transformation. However, it is difficult to track shape transformation of nanocrystals and understand the underlying mechanism at the level of distinguishing events on individual facets. Herein, we investigate changes of individual surface-exposed facets during diverse shape transformations of Au nanocrystals using liquid phase TEM in various chemical potentials and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. The results reveal that the diffusion of surface atoms on nanocrystals is the governing factor in determining the final structure in shape transformation, causing the fast transformation of unstable facets to truncated morphology with minimized surface energy. The role of surface diffusion introduced here can be further applied to understanding the formation mechanism of variously shaped nanocrystals.
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- Back Kyu Choi
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University, Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois60607, United States
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University, Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University, Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University, Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois60607, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon16419, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University, Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Engineering Research, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul08826, Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University, 145, Gwanggyo-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do16229, Republic of Korea
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Peng H, Ling T, Zhang Y, Xie T, Pei X, Zhou K, Chen A, Chen J, Zhu X, Zhang X, Zhou Z. Nanowhiskers Orchestrate Bone Formation and Bone Defect Repair by Modulating Immune Cell Behavior. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:9120-9134. [PMID: 36755394 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21865] [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: 06/18/2023]
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Immunomodulatory biomaterials have emerged as promising treatment agents for bone defects. However, it is unclear how such biomaterials control immune cell behaviors to facilitate large-segment bone defect repair. Herein, we fabricated biphasic calcium phosphate ceramics with nanowhisker structures to explore the immunoregulation features and influence on large-segment bone defect repair. We found that the nanowhisker structures markedly facilitated large-segment bone defect repair by promoting bone regeneration and scaffold resorption. Our in vitro experiment and transcriptomic analysis showed that mechanical stress derived from nanowhisker structures may activate the transcription of Egr-1 to induce early switch of macrophage phenotype to M2, which could not only facilitate osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs but also enhance the expression of osteoclast differentiation-regulating genes of M2 macrophage. In vivo study showed that the nanowhisker structures relieved local inflammatory responses by inducing early switch of macrophage phenotype from M1 to M2, which resulted in accelerated osteoclastogenesis for biomaterial resorption and osteogenesis for ectopic bone formation. Hence, we presume that nanowhisker structures may orchestrate bone formation and material resorption coupling to facilitate large-segment bone defect repair by controlling the switch of macrophage phenotype. This study provides new insight into the designing of immunomodulatory tissue engineering biomaterials for treating large-segment bone defects.
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- Haitao Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Orthopedic Research Institute & Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Orthopedic Research Institute & Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Orthopedic Research Institute & Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Orthopedic Research Institute & Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Orthopedic Research Institute & Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University/Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Orthopedic Research Institute & Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Nowacka M, Kowalewska A, Rygala A, Kregiel D, Kaczorowski W. Hybrid Bio-Based Silicone Coatings with Anti-adhesive Properties. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:1381. [PMID: 36837011 PMCID: PMC9961570 DOI: 10.3390/ma16041381] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Hybrid polysiloxanes and polysilsesquioxanes grafted with naturally occurring bioactive phytochemicals: eugenol and linalool, were synthesized and investigated with regard to their structure and properties. The two series of materials, differing in the type of inorganic structure and the content of active groups, were coated onto the surface of glass plates, and their antibiofilm activities against bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila were assessed by luminometry and fluorescence microscopy. Bioactivity was correlated with specific properties of the hybrid coatings (chemical structure, surface free energy and adhesiveness). The functionalized polysilsesquioxanes exhibited the most favorable anti-adhesive effects. Cell adhesion after 6 days of incubation, expressed as RLU/cm2, was significantly reduced (44 and 67 for, respectively, Z-E-100 and Z-L-100, compared to 517 for the control glass carrier). The surface stickiness of polysiloxane films deteriorated their anti-adhesion properties, despite the presence of a large amount of bioactive species.
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- Maria Nowacka
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 171/173, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 171/173, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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Frolov AS, Usachov DY, Fedorov AV, Vilkov OY, Golyashov V, Tereshchenko OE, Bogomyakov AS, Kokh K, Muntwiler M, Amati M, Gregoratti L, Sirotina AP, Abakumov AM, Sánchez-Barriga J, Yashina LV. Ferromagnetic Layers in a Topological Insulator (Bi,Sb) 2Te 3 Crystal Doped with Mn. ACS Nano 2022; 16:20831-20841. [PMID: 36378602 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08217] [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: 06/16/2023]
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Magnetic topological insulators (MTIs) have recently become a subject of poignant interest; among them, Z2 topological insulators with magnetic moment ordering caused by embedded magnetic atoms attract special attention. In such systems, the case of magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to the surface that holds a topologically nontrivial surface state is the most intriguing one. Such materials demonstrate the quantum anomalous Hall effect, which manifests itself as chiral edge conduction channels that can be manipulated by switching the polarization of magnetic domains. In the present paper, we uncover the atomic structure of the bulk and the surface of Mn0.06Sb1.22Bi0.78Te3.06 in conjunction with its electronic and magnetic properties; this material is characterized by naturally formed ferromagnetic layers inside the insulating matrix, where the Fermi level is tuned to the bulk band gap. We found that in such mixed crystals septuple layers (SLs) of Mn(Bi,Sb)2Te4 form structures that feature three SLs, each of which is separated by two or three (Bi,Sb)2Te3 quintuple layers (QLs); such a structure possesses ferromagnetic properties. The surface obtained by cleavage includes terraces with different terminations. Manganese atoms preferentially occupy the central positions in the SLs and in a very small proportion can appear in the QLs, as indirectly indicated by a reshaped Dirac cone.
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- Alexander S Frolov
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/3, 119991Moscow, Russia
- N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Kosygina Street 4, 119991Moscow, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Elektronenspeicherring BESSY II, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489Berlin, Germany
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, ul. Pirogova 2, 630090Novosibirsk, Russia
- Synchrotron Radiation Facility SKIF, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, pr. Nikolsky 1, 630559Kol'tsovo, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, ul. Pirogova 2, 630090Novosibirsk, Russia
- Synchrotron Radiation Facility SKIF, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, pr. Nikolsky 1, 630559Kol'tsovo, Russia
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- International Tomography Center, SB RAS, Institutskaya, 3a, Novosibirsk630090, Russia
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- Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Koptyuga pr. 3, 630090Novosibirsk, Russia
- Kemerovo State University, Kemerovo, 650000, Russia
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- Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A, Area Science Park, Strada Statale 14, Km 163.5, Basovizza, Trieste34149, Italy
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A, Area Science Park, Strada Statale 14, Km 163.5, Basovizza, Trieste34149, Italy
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- N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Kosygina Street 4, 119991Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Nanotechnology of Microelectronics RAS, Nagatinskaya str., 16A/11, 115487Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Nobel str. 3, 143026Moscow, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Elektronenspeicherring BESSY II, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489Berlin, Germany
- IMDEA Nanoscience, C/Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049Madrid, Spain
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1/3, 119991Moscow, Russia
- N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Kosygina Street 4, 119991Moscow, Russia
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Kim GM, Lee JW, Lee SJ, Kim CL. Friction Property of Hierarchical Micro/Nanopatterned PDMS. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:8736. [PMID: 36556542 PMCID: PMC9783678 DOI: 10.3390/ma15248736] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has many advantages, but the friction coefficient generated by contact with the counter material is high. The purpose of this study is to reduce the friction coefficient by forming hierarchical micro/nanopatterns on the PDMS surface using the imprinting method. In addition, the optimum conditions for reducing the friction coefficient by controlling the sliding speed and normal load were determined. After contacting flat bare PDMS and hierarchical micro/nanostructured PDMS with a counter tip made of polyurethane (PU), the change in friction with sliding speed and vertical load was evaluated. Under normal load conditions, the average friction coefficient of the bare PDMS decreased as the sliding speed increased, and that of the patterned PDMS slightly increased. Regardless of the sliding speed, the friction coefficient decreased as the normal load increased for both specimens. At a sliding speed of 4 mm/s under a load of 10 mN, the friction reduction effect of the pattern structure was the largest at 79%. Overall, the greatest friction reduction effect (84%) was confirmed in patterned PDMS with the lowest friction coefficient under the conditions of 4 mm/s, 50 mN, compared to bare PDMS with the highest friction coefficient under the conditions of 4 mm/s, 10 mN.
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- Gang-Min Kim
- Korea Automotive Technology Institute, Yeongam-gun 58463, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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Clarke AT, Soto G, Cook J, Iloanusi C, Akwarandu A, Parris V. Adaptation of the Coping With Stress Course for Black Adolescents in Low-Income Communities: Examples of Surface Structure and Deep Structure Cultural Adaptations. Cogn Behav Pract 2022; 29:738-749. [PMID: 36387782 PMCID: PMC9642973 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.04.005] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Black adolescents in low-income communities are at increased risk of developing mental health problems due to the impact of cumulative poverty-related stressors and racial discrimination, yet Black youth have relatively low rates of mental health service utilization, resulting in significant unmet need. The Coping With Stress (CWS) Course is an evidence-based, cognitive behavioral intervention that has been shown to reduce the incidence of anxiety, mood, and conduct problems among predominantly White samples, as well as Asian and Latinx youth. In the past 25 years since the CWS Course was introduced, Black adolescents have either been severely underrepresented or conspicuously absent from program evaluation research on the CWS Course, with few exceptions. The purpose of this article is threefold: (1) to justify the need for cultural adaptations to the CWS Course for Black adolescents from low-income communities, (2) to describe the scientific basis for the specific surface structure and deep structure modifications made to the culturally adapted version of the CWS Course, known as Resilient In spite of Stressful Events or RISE, and (3) to illustrate the deep structure adaptations with a vignette drawn from implementation of the RISE program with Black adolescents in a low-income, urban community.
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Bilvinaite G, Drukteinis S, Brukiene V, Rajasekharan S. Immediate and Long-Term Radiopacity and Surface Morphology of Hydraulic Calcium Silicate-Based Materials. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:6635. [PMID: 36233978 PMCID: PMC9572346 DOI: 10.3390/ma15196635] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the radiopacity and surface morphology of AH Plus Bioceramic Sealer (AHPB), Bio-C Sealer (BIOC), Biodentine (BD), BioRoot RCS (BR), Grey-MTAFlow (GMF), White-MTAFlow (WMF), TotalFill BC Sealer (TF), and TotalFill BC Sealer HiFlow (TFHF) at different time moments—30 min, 24 h, and 28 days. Ten specimens of each material were prepared according to the ISO-6876:2012 standard and radiographed next to an aluminum step wedge using a digital sensor. The specimens were stored in a gelatinized Hank’s balanced salt solution at 37 °C between assessments. The mean grayscale values of each specimen were converted into equivalent aluminum thickness by a linear regression model. Characterization of the surface morphology was performed by using a scanning electron microscope at ×4.0k and ×10.0k magnifications. The radiographic analysis revealed that all the tested materials exceeded the ISO-specified limit of 3 mm Al, with the highest radiopacity presented by AHPB and the lowest by BD. None of the tested materials demonstrated considerable variances between the 30 min and the 24 h radiopacity level (p < 0.05), and statistically significant long-term radiopacity changes were exhibited by BR, TFHF, and TF (p > 0.05). All the specimens demonstrated a common feature of limited precipitate formation, with numerous unreacted particles still presented on the surface after 24 h, whereas the particle rearrangement and the deposition of precipitates were clearly observed after 28 days.
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- Goda Bilvinaite
- Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Zalgirio 115, LT-08217 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Zalgirio 115, LT-08217 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Zalgirio 115, LT-08217 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Oral Health Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Wu X, Zhan J, Mei S. Optimization of Micro-Texturing Process Parameters of TiAlN Coated Cutting Tools by Femtosecond Laser. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:6519. [PMID: 36233861 PMCID: PMC9572267 DOI: 10.3390/ma15196519] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Coated cemented carbide currently represents most of all cutting tool inserts due to its unique combination of wear resistance and toughness. Surface texturing technology can give additional performance to reduce the tool's wear and energy consumption. Using TiAlN-coated cemented carbide tools as the research object, the effects of femtosecond laser parameters (laser energy, scanning speed, scanning times) on the groove morphology of TiAlN-coated tools and the bonding state of coating and substrate were discussed. The study found that when the laser energy was 10 μJ, the scanning speed was 0.7 mm/s, and the number of scans was 5, the groove morphology was ideal, and the coating and the substrate combination remained unchanged. The influence of micro-groove texture on the tool wear mechanism was investigated by cutting test using the micro-groove texture tool produced by this group of process parameters. The flank wear value of inserts with micro-grooved texture decreased significantly by around 25%. This work provides practical data to support the femtosecond laser processing of TiAlN-coated tools. It is helpful to understand further the processing mechanism of a femtosecond laser on the micro-texture of coated tools.
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Luches P, Ganduglia-Pirovano MV. Preface to the JPCM special issue on physical and chemical properties of reducible oxides. J Phys Condens Matter 2022; 34:420301. [PMID: 35975932 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac877f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Paola Luches
- Istituto Nanoscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via G. Campi 213/a, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Rohr N, Hoda B, Fischer J. Surface Structure of Zirconia Implants: An Integrative Review Comparing Clinical Results with Preclinical and In Vitro Data. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:3664. [PMID: 35629692 DOI: 10.3390/ma15103664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Background: The purpose of this review was to analyze and correlate the findings for zirconia implants in clinical, preclinical and in vitro cell studies in relation to surface structure. Methods: Electronic searches were conducted to identify clinical, preclinical and in vitro cell studies on zirconia implant surfaces. The primary outcomes were mean bone loss (MBL) for clinical studies, bone-to-implant contact (BIC) and removal torque (RT) for preclinical studies and cell spreading, cell proliferation and gene expression for cell studies. The secondary outcomes included comparisons of data found for those surfaces that were investigated in all three study types. Results: From 986 screened titles, 40 studies were included for data extraction. In clinical studies, only micro-structured surfaces were investigated. The lowest MBL was reported for sandblasted and subsequently etched surfaces, followed by a sinter and slurry treatment and sandblasted surfaces. For BIC, no clear preference of one surface structure was observable, while RT was slightly higher for micro-structured than smooth surfaces. All cell studies showed that cell spreading and cytoskeletal formation were enhanced on smooth compared with micro-structured surfaces. Conclusions: No correlation was observed for the effect of surface structure of zirconia implants within the results of clinical, preclinical and in vitro cell studies, underlining the need for standardized procedures for human, animal and in vitro studies.
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Völkel L, Beaumont M, Johansson LS, Czibula C, Rusakov D, Mautner A, Teichert C, Kontturi E, Rosenau T, Potthast A. Assessing Fire-Damage in Historical Papers and Alleviating Damage with Soft Cellulose Nanofibers. Small 2022; 18:e2105420. [PMID: 35119202 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105420] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The conservation of historical paper objects with high cultural value is an important societal task. Papers that have been severely damaged by fire, heat, and extinguishing water, are a particularly challenging case, because of the complexity and severity of damage patterns. In-depth analysis of fire-damaged papers, by means of examples from the catastrophic fire in a 17th-century German library, shows the changes, which proceeded from the margin to the center, to go beyond surface charring and formation of hydrophobic carbon-rich layers. The charred paper exhibits structural changes in the nano- and micro-range, with increased porosity and water sorption. In less charred areas, cellulose is affected by both chain cleavage and cross-linking. Based on these results and conclusions with regard to adhesion of auxiliaries, a stabilization method is developed, which coats the damaged paper with a thin layer of cellulose nanofibers. It enables the reliable preservation of the paper and-most importantly-retrieval of the contained historical information: the nanofibers form a flexible, transparent film on the surface and adhere strongly to the damaged matrix, greatly reducing its fragility, giving it stability, and enabling digitization and further handling.
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- Laura Völkel
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, Tulln, A-3430, Austria
- Department of Conservation and Special Collections, Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek / Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Platz der Demokratie 1, 99423, Weimar, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, Tulln, A-3430, Austria
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, Aalto, 00076, Finland
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- Institute of Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz Josef Straße 18, Leoben, 8700, Austria
- Institute of Bioproducts and Paper Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 3, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, Tulln, A-3430, Austria
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Institute of Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz Josef Straße 18, Leoben, 8700, Austria
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, Aalto, 00076, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, Tulln, A-3430, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, Tulln, A-3430, Austria
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Zhu S, Kong Y, Yue W, Tang Y. High Temperature In Situ Optical Observation and Structural Optimization Numerical Simulation of High Nitrogen Steel (Cr18Mn18N). Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:ma15051805. [PMID: 35269036 PMCID: PMC8911938 DOI: 10.3390/ma15051805] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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As a steel with high strength, good plasticity and fracture toughness, high temperature resistance, and corrosion resistance, Cr18Mn18N is widely used in industrial engineering and military fields. However, in a high temperature environment, Cr18Mn18N needs to be subjected to higher temperature, resulting in excessive expansion deformation and larger stress, which will greatly damage the stability and service life of the material structure. In this paper, the high temperature arc wind tunnel is used to heat the high nitrogen steel material with prefabricated round structure, and the surface images of the material are collected at the temperature of 1500 K. After comparison, it is found that the material is well preserved in a high temperature environment, indicating that the circular structure has better thermal protection ability. Based on the experiment, the thermal-fluid-solid coupling model is established, and the surface temperature field, deformation field, and stress field are analyzed. Different surface structures are designed, and numerical models of horizontal and vertical splicing components are established. Through numerical simulation, the surface structure is optimized, the surface temperature of the material is reduced, and the gap change trend of the splicing component is displayed. This work has theoretical significance for the application of materials in a high temperature environment and the optimization and improvement of material surface structure.
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- Shilong Zhu
- School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; (S.Z.); (Y.K.); (W.Y.)
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- School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; (S.Z.); (Y.K.); (W.Y.)
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- School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; (S.Z.); (Y.K.); (W.Y.)
- Zhengzhou Institute, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Zhengzhou 451283, China
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- School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; (S.Z.); (Y.K.); (W.Y.)
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Creutzburg M, Sellschopp K, Gleißner R, Arndt B, Vonbun-Feldbauer GB, Vonk V, Noei H, Stierle A. Surface structure of magnetite (111) under oxidizing and reducing conditions. J Phys Condens Matter 2022; 34:164003. [PMID: 35051906 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac4d5a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We report on differences in the magnetite (111) surface structure when prepared under oxidizing and reducing conditions. Both preparations were done under UHV conditions at elevated temperatures, but in one case the sample was cooled down while keeping it in an oxygen atmosphere. Scanning tunneling microscopy after each of the preparations showed a different apparent morphology, which is discussed to be an electronic effect and which is reflected in the necessity of using opposite bias tunneling voltages in order to obtain good images. Surface x-ray diffraction revealed that both preparations lead to Fe vacancies, leading to local O-terminations, the relative fraction of which depending on the preparation. The preparation under reducing conditions lead to a larger fraction of Fe-termination. The geometric structure of the two different terminations was found to be identical for both treatments, even though the surface and near-surface regions exhibit small compositional differences; after the oxidizing treatment they are iron deficient. Further evidence for the dependence of iron vs oxygen fractional surface terminations on preparation conditions comes from Fourier transform infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy, which is used to study the adsorption of formic acid. These molecules dissociate and adsorb in chelating and bidentate bridging geometries on the Fe-terminated areas and the signal of typical infrared absorption bands is stronger after the preparation under reducing conditions, which results in a higher fraction of Fe-termination. The adsorption of formic acid induced an atomic roughening of the magnetite (111) surface which we conclude from the quantitative analysis of the crystal truncation rod data. The roughening process is initiated by atomic hydrogen, which results from the dissociation of formic acid after its adsorption on the surface. Atomic hydrogen adsorbs at surface oxygen and after recombination with another H this surface hydroxyl can form H2O, which may desorb from the surface, while iron ions diffuse into interstitial sites in the bulk.
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- Marcus Creutzburg
- Centre for X-Ray and Nano Science CXNS, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Denickestr. 15, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for X-Ray and Nano Science CXNS, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for X-Ray and Nano Science CXNS, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Denickestr. 15, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for X-Ray and Nano Science CXNS, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for X-Ray and Nano Science CXNS, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for X-Ray and Nano Science CXNS, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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Niu C, Sun X, Hu F, Tang X, Wang K. Molecular determinants for the chemical activation of the warmth-sensitive TRPV3 channel by the natural monoterpenoid carvacrol. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101706. [PMID: 35150742 PMCID: PMC8920929 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101706] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential vanilloid 3 (TRPV3), robustly expressed in the skin, is a nonselective calcium-permeable cation channel activated by warm temperature, voltage, and certain chemicals. Natural monoterpenoid carvacrol from plant oregano is a known skin sensitizer or allergen that specifically activates TRPV3 channel. However, how carvacrol activates TRPV3 mechanistically remains to be understood. Here, we describe the molecular determinants for chemical activation of TRPV3 by the agonist carvacrol. Patch clamp recordings reveal that carvacrol activates TRPV3 in concentration-dependent manner, with an EC50 of 0.2 mM, by increasing the probability of single-channel open conformation. Molecular docking of carvacrol into cryo-EM structure of TRPV3 combined with site-directed mutagenesis further identified a unique binding pocket formed by the channel S2-S3 linker important for mediating this interaction. Within the binding pocket consisting of four residues (Ile505, Leu508, Arg509, and Asp512), we report that Leu508 is the most critical residue for the activation of TRPV3 by carvacrol, but not 2-APB, a widely used nonspecific agonist and TRP channel modulator. Our findings demonstrate a direct binding of carvacrol to TRPV3 by targeting the channel S2-S3 linker that serves as a critical domain for chemical-mediated activation of TRPV3. We also propose that carvacrol can function as a molecular tool in the design of novel specific TRPV3 modulators for the further understanding of TRPV3 channel pharmacology.
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- Canyang Niu
- Departments of Pharmacology, Qingdao University School of Pharmacy, Qingdao, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology, Qingdao University School of Pharmacy, Qingdao, China; Institue of Innovative Drugs, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Departments of Pharmacology, Qingdao University School of Pharmacy, Qingdao, China; Institue of Innovative Drugs, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Qingdao University School of Pharmacy, Qingdao, China; Institue of Innovative Drugs, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
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- Departments of Pharmacology, Qingdao University School of Pharmacy, Qingdao, China; Institue of Innovative Drugs, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
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Zuo R, Lu X, Wei C, Xiong S, Chen J, Zhang S, Huang P, Yang B. The response of bioactive titanium surfaces with different structure to UVC-irradiation to eliminate the negative effect on biological properties during aging time. Biomed Mater 2022; 17. [PMID: 35042197 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac4c8d] [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: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The biological aging of titanium implants affects the service lifetime negatively in clinical applications, and UV irradiation is an applicable method to overcome the biological aging. This study investigated the changes in surface characteristics and biological properties of bioactive titanium surfaces with different structure and topography after UVC-irradiation. The bioactive titanium surfaces were prepared by anodizing (AO), sandblasting and acid-etching (SLA), acid-alkali etching (AA), alkali-heat etching (AH) methods. Samples were stored at dark for 7 weeks to simulate biological aging process and then irradiated by UVC for 2 hours. The results showed that the Ti-OH groups, which are crucial to enhance the biological properties, were easier to be generated on AO surfaces by UVC-irradiation, o owing to a mixture of anatase and rutile on surfaces. UVC-irradiation had the strongest effect on AO surfaces to enhance the bioactivity in bone-like apatite deposition and better biocompatibility in MSCs attachment and proliferation. Therefore, titanium surfaces with a mixture phase of anatase and rutile has the potential to effectively utilize the benefits of UVC-irradiation to overcome the negative effects of the biological aging and have a promising clinical application prospect.
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- Rui Zuo
- Sichuan University, No. 24, South Section, First Ring Road, Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, No. 24, South Section, First Ring Road, Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, No. 24, South Section, First Ring Road, Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, No. 24, South Section, First Ring Road, Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, No. 24, South Section, First Ring Road, Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, No. 24, South Section, First Ring Road, Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, CHINA
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- Panzhihua University, No. 10, Airport Road of East District, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, Panzhihua, Sichuan, 617000, CHINA
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- Centre for Engineering Research in Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, CHINA
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Du C, Wang C, Zhang T, Zheng L. Antibacterial Performance of Zr-BMG, Stainless Steel, and Titanium Alloy with Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2022; 5:272-284. [PMID: 35014808 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A laser-induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) was shown to have antibacterial adhesion properties in previous research. In this study, the antibacterial performance of LIPSS on traditional biometals (stainless steel and titanium alloy) and a potential biometal (zirconium-based bulk metallic glass, Zr-BMG) was investigated. A femtosecond laser was used to fabricate LIPSS on the specimens. Gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) were used to examine the antibacterial behavior of the LIPSS samples. The bacterial adhesion force on each specimen was evaluated by an atomic force microscopy (AFM) cell probe. The results showed that the LIPSS on all three metal surfaces significantly lowered antibacterial adhesion compared to polished metal specimens. E. coli demonstrated a higher adhesion force but a lower surface adhesion rate compared to S. aureus. The Zr-BMG specimen with LIPSS has multiple antimicrobial mechanisms (physical antiadhesion and chemical elimination), while the traditional biometals (316L and TC4) mainly offer physical antiadhesion. Finally, an in vitro/vivo study showed that specimens with LIPSS surfaces did not significantly affect the biocompatibility of the specimens. This study reveals that the Zr-BMG specimen with femtosecond laser-processed LIPSS is an ideal choice for achieving an antibacterial surface.
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- Cezhi Du
- School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Picone A, Finazzi M, Duò L, Giannotti D, Ciccacci F, Brambilla A. Observation of a Metastable Honeycomb Arrangement of C 60 on Ni(111) with (7 × 7) Periodicity: Tailoring an Interface for Organic Spintronics. ACS Appl Nano Mater 2021; 4:12993-13000. [PMID: 34977478 PMCID: PMC8713361 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.1c02060] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hybrid nanostructures in which organic molecules are interfaced with metal surfaces hold promise for the discovery of intriguing physical and chemical phenomena, as well as for the development of innovative devices. In this frame, it is crucial to understand the interplay between the structural details of the interface and the electronic properties of the system. Here, an experimental investigation of the C60/Ni(111) interface is performed by means of scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS) and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). The deposition of C60 at room temperature, followed by high-temperature annealing, promotes the stabilization of two different phases. A hitherto unreported phase forming a (7 × 7) honeycomb overlayer coexists with the well-known (4 × 4) reconstruction. Highly resolved STM images disclose the adsorption geometry of the molecules for both phases. STS reveals that the electronic properties of C60/Ni(111) are strongly influenced by the morphology of the interface, suggesting the possibility of tuning the electronic properties of the organic/inorganic heterostructures by adjusting the structural coupling with the substrate. This achievement can be important for hybrid magnetic interfaces, where the harmonization between the molecular and the magnetic orders can enhance the development of hybrid magnetic states.
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Porojan L, Vasiliu RD, Bîrdeanu MI, Porojan SD. Surface Characterisation of Dental Resin Composites Related to Conditioning and Finishing. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:4236. [PMID: 34883740 DOI: 10.3390/polym13234236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Due to the little information related to surface processing and conditioning of resin matrix ceramic materials previous glazing, the main purpose of this in vitro study was to investigate the effect of different surface treatments on the surface morphology of different resin composite materials. Five types of resin composite CAD-CAM materials: a resin composite ceramic Vita Enamic (E) and four types of nanoparticle-filled resins, like Lava Ultimate (L), Cerasmart (C), Shofu HC (S), Hyramic (H) were taken into consideration. Specimens received the following surface treatment protocols: conventional polishing [p], polishing and glazing [pg], conditioning with CoJet [c], conditioning with CoJet and glazing [cg], sandblasting [s], sandblasting and glazing [sg], etching [e], etching and glazing [eg]. Surface roughness was analyzed for all samples and nanosurface topographic characterization was made by Atomic Force Microscopy. The highest roughness was registered for sandblasted surfaces [s], followed by tribochemical silica airborne particle abrasion [c], and etching [e]. A very strong correlated conditioning behavior of resin nanoceramic materials, like L, C and S samples was found. The microroughness decreased thus [s] > [c] > [e]. These are moderate correlated with H, and are moderate negative correlated to E, where e is more efficient. Three-dimensional images indicated visible grain boundaries after conditioning, for all materials. After polishing and glazing, surfaces became smoother. For all tested conditioning and finishing methods, surface roughness values were within clinically acceptable limits. Finishing by polishing was proved to be a good choice for all materials taken into consideration, polishing and glazing likewise, excepting Hyramic. For Enamic and Shofu HC sandblasting or tribochemical conditioning and glazing and for Hyramic polishing and glazing are not the best options, related to nanoroughness values. Referring to the nanosurface topography, for Enamic, Cerasmart and Hyramic, glazing would be the method of choice, associated with the adequate conditioning method for each material.
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Paudel A, Panthee S, Hamamoto H, Grunert T, Sekimizu K. YjbH regulates virulence genes expression and oxidative stress resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Virulence 2021; 12:470-480. [PMID: 33487122 PMCID: PMC7849776 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2021.1875683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We previously reported that disruption of the yjbI gene reduced virulence of Staphylococcus aureus. In this study, we found virulence in both silkworms and mice was restored by introducing the yjbH gene but not the yjbI gene to both yjbI and yjbH genes-disrupted mutants, suggesting that yjbH, the gene downstream to the yjbI gene in a two-gene operon-yjbIH, is responsible for this phenomenon. We further observed a decrease in various surface-associated proteins and changes in cell envelope glycostructures in the mutants. RNA-seq analysis revealed that disruption of the yjbI and the yjbH genes resulted in differential expression of a broad range of genes, notably, significant downregulation of genes involved in virulence and oxidative stress. Administration of N-acetyl-L-cysteine, a free-radical scavenger, restored the virulence in both the mutants. Our findings suggested that YjbH plays a role in staphylococcal pathogenicity by regulating virulence gene expression, affecting the bacterial surface structure, and conferring resistance to oxidative stress in a host.
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- Atmika Paudel
- Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Infection and Immunity, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Functional Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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Riley PR, Joshi P, Azizi Machekposhti S, Sachan R, Narayan J, Narayan RJ. Enhanced Vapor Transmission Barrier Properties via Silicon-Incorporated Diamond-Like Carbon Coating. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13203543. [PMID: 34685307 PMCID: PMC8537770 DOI: 10.3390/polym13203543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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In this study, we describe reducing the moisture vapor transmission through a commercial polymer bag material using a silicon-incorporated diamond-like carbon (Si-DLC) coating that was deposited using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The structure of the Si-DLC coating was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, selective area electron diffraction, and electron energy loss spectroscopy. Moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) testing was used to understand the moisture transmission barrier properties of Si-DLC-coated polymer bag material; the MVTR values decreased from 10.10 g/m2 24 h for the as-received polymer bag material to 6.31 g/m2 24 h for the Si-DLC-coated polymer bag material. Water stability tests were conducted to understand the resistance of the Si-DLC coatings toward moisture; the results confirmed the stability of Si-DLC coatings in contact with water up to 100 °C for 4 h. A peel-off adhesion test using scotch tape indicated that the good adhesion of the Si-DLC film to the substrate was preserved in contact with water up to 100 °C for 4 h.
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- Parand R. Riley
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Centennial Campus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7907, USA; (P.R.R.); (P.J.); (J.N.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Centennial Campus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7907, USA; (P.R.R.); (P.J.); (J.N.)
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Centennial Campus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7115, USA;
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Centennial Campus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7907, USA; (P.R.R.); (P.J.); (J.N.)
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Centennial Campus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7115, USA;
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Du D, Zheng R, Chen X, Xiang W, Zhao C, Zhou B, Li R, Xu H, Shu C. Adjusting the Covalency of Metal-Oxygen Bonds in LaCoO 3 by Sr and Fe Cation Codoping to Achieve Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Aprotic Lithium-Oxygen Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:33133-33146. [PMID: 34240845 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c08586] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Developing high-efficiency dual-functional catalysts to promote oxygen electrode reactions is critical for achieving high-performance aprotic lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries. Herein, Sr and Fe cation-codoped LaCoO3 perovskite (La0.8Sr0.2Co0.8Fe0.2O3-σ, LSCFO) porous nanoparticles are fabricated as promising electrocatalysts for Li-O2 cells. The results demonstrate that the LSCFO-based Li-O2 batteries exhibit an extremely low overpotential of 0.32 V, ultrahigh specific capacity of 26 833 mA h g-1, and superior long-term cycling stability (200 cycles at 300 mA g-1). These prominent performances can be partially attributed to the existence of abundant coordination unsaturated sites caused by oxygen vacancies in LSCFO. Most importantly, density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that codoping of Sr and Fe cations in LaCoO3 results in the increased covalency of Co 3d-O 2p bonds and the transition of Co3+ from an ordinary low-spin state to an intermediate-spin state, eventually resulting in the transformation from nonconductor LCO to metallic LSCFO. In addition, based on the theoretical calculations, it is found that the inherent adsorption capability of LSCFO toward the LiO2 intermediate is reduced due to the increased covalency of Co 3d-O 2p bonds, leading to the formation of large granule-like Li2O2, which can be effectively decomposed on the LSCFO surface during the charging process. Notably, this work demonstrates a unique insight into the design of advanced perovskite oxide catalysts via adjusting the covalency of transition-metal-oxygen bonds for high-performance metal-air batteries.
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- Dayue Du
- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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He L, Ding L, Waterhouse GIN, Li B, Liu F, Li P. Performance matching between the surface structure of cucumber powdery mildew in different growth stages and the properties of surfactant solution. Pest Manag Sci 2021; 77:3538-3546. [PMID: 33837661 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6407] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding performance matching of pesticide droplets on the surface of cucumber leaves modified by powdery mildew is of practical importance for the agricultural sector. Here, the surface texture and wettability of cucumber leaves covered by powdery mildew were systematically examined using parameters such as micromorphology, physicochemical properties, and liquid droplet contact angle measurements. RESULTS Our results show that powdery mildew growth can be divided into four distinct stages according to the surface texture characteristics of the diseased cucumber leaves. The three-dimensional (3D) surface structures of powdery mildew layers on cucumber leaves had individual characteristics at different mildew growth stages, among which powdery mildew was more easily spread in the last growth stage, and powdery mildew height was greatest in the NO. 2 growth stage (Sa = 425.35 μm). Surface free energy values, static contact angle, and contact angle hysteresis all correlated strongly with the surface characteristics of powdery mildew layers at different growth stages. When the concentration of surfactant reached the critical micelle concentration, the wetting state of AEO-5 solution droplets on the surface of cucumber powdery mildew leaves reached the Wenzel state more easily. The wettability of a droplet on the leaf surface depends on the state of the monomer and micelle in the surfactant solution and the surface characteristics of the powdery mildew-covered leaf. CONCLUSION The 3D structure and relative dielectric constant of powdery mildew-covered leaves influenced surface texture characteristics, which in turn controlled the wetting and matching ability of surfactant droplets on diseased leaves. This work provides valuable new insights into the matching of the structure of powdery mildew-covered plant leaves with the properties of surfactant solutions. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Lifei He
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology of Vegetable Diseases and Insect Pests, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology of Vegetable Diseases and Insect Pests, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology of Vegetable Diseases and Insect Pests, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology of Vegetable Diseases and Insect Pests, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, People's Republic of China
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Lu T, Cui J, Qu Q, Wang Y, Zhang J, Xiong R, Ma W, Huang C. Multistructured Electrospun Nanofibers for Air Filtration: A Review. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:23293-23313. [PMID: 33974391 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Air filtration materials (AFMs) have gradually become a research hotspot on account of the increasing attention paid to the global air quality problem. However, most AFMs cannot balance the contradiction between high filtration efficiency and low pressure drop. Electrospinning nanofibers have a large surface area to volume ratio, an adjustable porous structure, and a simple preparation process that make them an appropriate candidate for filtration materials. Therefore, electrospun nanofibers have attracted increased attention in air filtration applications. In this paper, first, the preparation methods of high-performance electrospun air filtration membranes (EAFMs) and the typical surface structures and filtration principles of electrospun fibers for air filtration are reviewed. Second, the research progress of EAFMs with multistructures, including nanoprotrusion, wrinkled, porous, branched, hollow, core-shell, ribbon, beaded, nets structure, and the application of these nanofibers in air filtration are summarized. Finally, challenges with the fabrication of EAFMs, limitations of their use, and trends for future developments are presented.
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- Tao Lu
- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent) College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent) College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent) College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent) College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent) College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent) College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent) College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent) College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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Overlapping of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease is associated with the formation of hetero-oligomers derived from amyloid-beta and alpha-synuclein. However, the structural identity of the hetero-oligomer has yet to be elucidated, particularly at high resolution. Here, with atomic force microscopy, the surface structure of hetero-oligomer was examined with four AFM tips tethering one of the selected antibodies recognizing N-terminus or C-terminus of each peptide. All aggregates were found to be hetero-oligomers, and probability of recognizing the termini is higher than that for the homo-oligomers, suggesting that the termini of the former have a greater tendency to be located at the surface or the termini have more freedom to be recognized, probably through loose packing. The methodology in this study provides us with a new approach to elucidate the structure of such aggregates at the single-molecule level, allowing the exploration of other intrinsically disordered proteins frequently found in nature.
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- Eun Ji Shin
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Convergence Science, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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Mamiyev Z, Tegenkamp C, Pfnür H. Plasmon localization by adatoms in gold atomic wires on Si(775). J Phys Condens Matter 2021; 33:205001. [PMID: 33784647 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abf37e] [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] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Self-organized gold chains on vicinal Si(111) surfaces represent prototype examples of quasi-one-dimensional objects that are stabilized by hybridization with Si surface states. Their plasmons contain important information about the unoccupied bandstructure close to the Fermi level. Using Si(775)-Au as an example, we report here the modifications of the plasmon dispersion by the simple atomic adatom species H and O. Using a combination of low energy electron diffraction and high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy, we study the interconnection between plasmonic excitation and the corresponding local surface structure. Both adsorbates do not destroy metallicity, but, similar to Si(553)-Au, atomic hydrogen enhances dimerization of the Au chains, which at small concentrations counteracts the disorder introduced by random adsorption. This effect, most likely caused by electron donation of H to the surface states, is missing in case of adsorbed oxygen, so that only the effect of disorder is observed. For both adsorbates increasing disorder as a function of adsorbate concentration finally results in plasmon localization and opening of a band gap.
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- Z Mamiyev
- Institut für Festkörperphysik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Appelstraße 2, 30167 Hannover, Germany
- Laboratorium für Nano- und Quantenengineering (LNQE), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 39, 30167 Hannover, Germany
- Institut für Physik, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Reichenhainer Str. 70, D-09126 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörperphysik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Appelstraße 2, 30167 Hannover, Germany
- Laboratorium für Nano- und Quantenengineering (LNQE), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 39, 30167 Hannover, Germany
- Institut für Physik, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Reichenhainer Str. 70, D-09126 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörperphysik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Appelstraße 2, 30167 Hannover, Germany
- Laboratorium für Nano- und Quantenengineering (LNQE), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 39, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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Li Z, Werner K, Chen L, Jia A, Qian K, Zhong J, You R, Wu L, Zhang L, Pan H, Wu X, Gong X, Shaikhutdinov S, Huang W, Freund H. Interaction of Hydrogen with Ceria: Hydroxylation, Reduction, and Hydride Formation on the Surface and in the Bulk. Chemistry 2021; 27:5268-5276. [PMID: 33355967 PMCID: PMC8048454 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [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: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The study reports the first attempt to address the interplay between surface and bulk in hydride formation in ceria (CeO2 ) by combining experiment, using surface sensitive and bulk sensitive spectroscopic techniques on the two sample systems, i.e., CeO2 (111) thin films and CeO2 powders, and theoretical calculations of CeO2 (111) surfaces with oxygen vacancies (Ov ) at the surface and in the bulk. We show that, on a stoichiometric CeO2 (111) surface, H2 dissociates and forms surface hydroxyls (OH). On the pre-reduced CeO2-x samples, both films and powders, hydroxyls and hydrides (Ce-H) are formed on the surface as well as in the bulk, accompanied by the Ce3+ ↔ Ce4+ redox reaction. As the Ov concentration increases, hydroxyl is destabilized and hydride becomes more stable. Surface hydroxyl is more stable than bulk hydroxyl, whereas bulk hydride is more stable than surface hydride. The surface hydride formation is the kinetically favorable process at relatively low temperatures, and the resulting surface hydride may diffuse into the bulk region and be stabilized therein. At higher temperatures, surface hydroxyls can react to produce water and create additional oxygen vacancies, increasing its concentration, which controls the H2 /CeO2 interaction. The results demonstrate a large diversity of reaction pathways, which have to be taken into account for better understanding of reactivity of ceria-based catalysts in a hydrogen-rich atmosphere.
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- Zhaorui Li
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis, of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials, for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026P. R. China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–6Berlin14195Germany
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research, Laboratory for Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa, Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CenterCentre for Computational, Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial CatalysisSchool of, Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science, and Technology130 Meilong RoadShanghai200237P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis, of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials, for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis, MaterialsInstitute of Physical ChemistryZhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua321004P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis, of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials, for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026P. R. China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–6Berlin14195Germany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis, of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials, for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryUniversity of, Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis, of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials, for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryUniversity of, Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research, Laboratory for Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa, Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CenterCentre for Computational, Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial CatalysisSchool of, Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science, and Technology130 Meilong RoadShanghai200237P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research, Laboratory for Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa, Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CenterCentre for Computational, Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial CatalysisSchool of, Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science, and Technology130 Meilong RoadShanghai200237P. R. China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–6Berlin14195Germany
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis, of Anhui Higher Education InstitutesCAS Key Laboratory of Materials, for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230026P. R. China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian116023P. R. China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck GesellschaftFaradayweg 4–6Berlin14195Germany
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Bakardjieva S, Mamon F, Pinc Z, Fajgar R, Jakubec I, Murafa N, Koci E, Brovdyova T, Lancok A, Michna S, Nikolova R. Surface Properties of 1DTiO 2 Microrods Modified with Copper (Cu) and Nanocavities. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:324. [PMID: 33513841 PMCID: PMC7912526 DOI: 10.3390/nano11020324] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This work deals with Cu-modified 1DTiO2 microrods (MRs) and their surface properties. The pristine lyophilized precursor Cu_1DTiO2, prepared by an environmentally friendly cryo-lyophilization method, was further annealed in the temperature interval from 500 to 950 °C. The microstructure of all samples was characterized by electron microscopy (SEM/EDS and HRTEM/SAED), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy, simultaneous DTA/TGA thermoanalytical measurement, and mass spectroscopy (MS). Special attention was paid to the surface structure and porosity. The 1D morphology of all annealed samples was preserved, but their surface roughness varied due to anatase-rutile phase transformation and the change of the nanocrystals habits due to nanocavities formation after releasing of confined ice-water. The introduction of 2 wt.% Cu as electronically active second species significantly reduced the direct bandgap of 1DTiO2 in comparison with undoped TiO2 and the standard Degussa TiO2_P25. All samples were tested for their UV absorption properties and H2 generation by PEC water splitting. We presented a detailed study on the surface characteristics of Cu doped 1DTiO2 MRs due to gain a better idea of their photocatalytic activity.
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- Snejana Bakardjieva
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 250 68 Rez, Czech Republic; (F.M.); (I.J.); (N.M.); (E.K.)
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 250 68 Rez, Czech Republic; (F.M.); (I.J.); (N.M.); (E.K.)
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, JE Purkyně University, Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (Z.P.); (T.B.); (S.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 1/135, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 250 68 Rez, Czech Republic; (F.M.); (I.J.); (N.M.); (E.K.)
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 250 68 Rez, Czech Republic; (F.M.); (I.J.); (N.M.); (E.K.)
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 250 68 Rez, Czech Republic; (F.M.); (I.J.); (N.M.); (E.K.)
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, JE Purkyně University, Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (Z.P.); (T.B.); (S.M.)
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, JE Purkyně University, Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (Z.P.); (T.B.); (S.M.)
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- Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Bonchev 107, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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Blowey PJ, Sohail B, Rochford LA, Lafosse T, Duncan DA, Ryan PTP, Warr DA, Lee TL, Costantini G, Maurer RJ, Woodruff DP. Alkali Doping Leads to Charge-Transfer Salt Formation in a Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework. ACS Nano 2020; 14:7475-7483. [PMID: 32392035 PMCID: PMC7315632 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Efficient charge transfer across metal-organic interfaces is a key physical process in modern organic electronics devices, and characterization of the energy level alignment at the interface is crucial to enable a rational device design. We show that the insertion of alkali atoms can significantly change the structure and electronic properties of a metal-organic interface. Coadsorption of tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and potassium on a Ag(111) surface leads to the formation of a two-dimensional charge transfer salt, with properties quite different from those of the two-dimensional Ag adatom TCNQ metal-organic framework formed in the absence of K doping. We establish a highly accurate structural model by combination of quantitative X-ray standing wave measurements, scanning tunnelling microscopy, and density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. Full agreement between the experimental data and the computational prediction of the structure is only achieved by inclusion of a charge-transfer-scaled dispersion correction in the DFT, which correctly accounts for the effects of strong charge transfer on the atomic polarizability of potassium. The commensurate surface layer formed by TCNQ and K is dominated by strong charge transfer and ionic bonding and is accompanied by a structural and electronic decoupling from the underlying metal substrate. The consequence is a significant change in energy level alignment and work function compared to TCNQ on Ag(111). Possible implications of charge-transfer salt formation at metal-organic interfaces for organic thin-film devices are discussed.
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- Phil J. Blowey
- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Chemistry
Department, University of Birmingham, University Road, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, U.K.
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, U.K.
- Department
of Materials, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation
Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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Mutanen TP, Bracco M, Robertson EM. A Common Task Structure Links Together the Fate of Different Types of Memories. Curr Biol 2020; 30:2139-2145.e5. [PMID: 32302588 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Our memories frequently have features in common. For example, a learned sequence of words or actions can follow a common rule, which determines their serial order, despite being composed of very different events [1, 2]. This common abstract structure might link the fates of memories together. We tested this idea by creating different types of memory task: a sequence of words or actions that either did or did not have a common structure. Participants learned one of these memory tasks and then they learned another type of memory task 6 h later, either with or without the same structure. We then tested the newly formed memory's susceptibility to interference. We found that the newly formed memory was protected from interference when it shared a common structure with the earlier memory. Specifically, learning a sequence of words protected a subsequent sequence of actions learned hours later from interference, and conversely, learning a sequence of actions protected a subsequent sequence of words learned hours later from interference provided the sequences shared a common structure. Yet this protection of the newly formed memory came at a cost. The earlier memory had disrupted recall when it had the same rather than a different structure to the newly formed and protected memory. Thus, a common structure can determine what is retained (i.e., protected) and what is modified (i.e., disrupted). Our work reveals that a shared common structure links the fate of otherwise different types of memories together and identifies a novel mechanism for memory modification.
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- Tuomas P Mutanen
- Department of Neuroscience & Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, School of Science, 00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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- Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QB, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QB, UK.
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Ciccarese D, Zuidema A, Merlo V, Johnson DR. Interaction-dependent effects of surface structure on microbial spatial self-organization. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2020; 375:20190246. [PMID: 32200742 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Surface-attached microbial communities consist of different cell types that, at least to some degree, organize themselves non-randomly across space (referred to as spatial self-organization). While spatial self-organization can have important effects on the functioning, ecology and evolution of communities, the underlying determinants of spatial self-organization remain unclear. Here, we hypothesize that the presence of physical objects across a surface can have important effects on spatial self-organization. Using pairs of isogenic strains of Pseudomonas stutzeri, we performed range expansion experiments in the absence or presence of physical objects and quantified the effects on spatial self-organization. We demonstrate that physical objects create local deformities along the expansion frontier, and these deformities increase in magnitude during range expansion. The deformities affect the densities of interspecific boundaries and diversity along the expansion frontier, and thus affect spatial self-organization, but the effects are interaction-dependent. For competitive interactions that promote sectorized patterns of spatial self-organization, physical objects increase the density of interspecific boundaries and diversity. By contrast, for cross-feeding interactions that promote dendritic patterns, they decrease the density of interspecific boundaries and diversity. These qualitatively different outcomes are probably caused by fundamental differences in the orientations of the interspecific boundaries. Thus, in order to predict the effects of physical objects on spatial self-organization, information is needed regarding the interactions present within a community and the general geometric shapes of spatial self-organization that emerge from those interactions. This article is part of the theme issue 'Conceptual challenges in microbial community ecology'.
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- Davide Ciccarese
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.,Department of Environmental Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.,Department of Environmental Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.,Department of Environmental Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Katsube D, Ojima S, Inami E, Abe M. Atomic-resolution imaging of rutile TiO 2(110)-(1 × 2) reconstructed surface by non-contact atomic force microscopy. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2020; 11:443-449. [PMID: 32215231 PMCID: PMC7082707 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.35] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The structure of the rutile TiO2(110)-(1 × 2) reconstructed surface is a phase induced by oxygen reduction. There is ongoing debate about the (1 × 2) reconstruction, because it cannot be clarified whether the (1 × 2) structure is formed over a wide area or only locally using macroscopic analysis methods such as diffraction. We used non-contact atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and low-energy electron diffraction at room temperature to characterize the surface. Ti2O3 rows appeared as bright spots in both NC-AFM and STM images observed in the same area. High-resolution NC-AFM images revealed that the rutile TiO2(110)-(1 × 2) reconstructed surface is composed of two domains with different types of asymmetric rows.
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- Daiki Katsube
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomiokamachi, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- School of Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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Ogawa H, Ono S, Nishikawa Y, Fujiwara A, Kabe T, Takenaka M. Improving grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering-computed tomography images by total variation minimization. J Appl Crystallogr 2020; 53:140-147. [PMID: 32047408 PMCID: PMC6998772 DOI: 10.1107/s1600576719016558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering coupled with computed tomography (CT) has enabled the visualization of the spatial distribution of nanostructures in thin films. In this study, to optimize the CT image quality, total variation regularization is introduced to minimize sinogram image noise and artifacts. Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) coupled with computed tomography (CT) has enabled the visualization of the spatial distribution of nanostructures in thin films. 2D GISAXS images are obtained by scanning along the direction perpendicular to the X-ray beam at each rotation angle. Because the intensities at the q positions contain nanostructural information, the reconstructed CT images individually represent the spatial distributions of this information (e.g. size, shape, surface, characteristic length). These images are reconstructed from the intensities acquired at angular intervals over 180°, but the total measurement time is prolonged. This increase in the radiation dosage can cause damage to the sample. One way to reduce the overall measurement time is to perform a scanning GISAXS measurement along the direction perpendicular to the X-ray beam with a limited interval angle. Using filtered back-projection (FBP), CT images are reconstructed from sinograms with limited interval angles from 3 to 48° (FBP-CT images). However, these images are blurred and have a low image quality. In this study, to optimize the CT image quality, total variation (TV) regularization is introduced to minimize sinogram image noise and artifacts. It is proposed that the TV method can be applied to downsampling of sinograms in order to improve the CT images in comparison with the FBP-CT images.
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- Hiroki Ogawa
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.,JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-001, Japan.,Riken SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-001, Japan.,School of Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.,Riken SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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Li L, Wang S, Yang X, Francis F, Qiu D. Protein elicitor PeaT1 enhanced resistance against aphid (Sitobion avenae) in wheat. Pest Manag Sci 2020; 76:236-243. [PMID: 31149755 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sitobion avenae, a dominant aphid in wheat that causes huge annual losses in agriculture, is mainly controlled using chemical pesticides. In this study, we investigated a protein elicitor, PeaT, for its induction of the defense response in wheat against Sitobion avenae. RESULTS Intrinsic rates of increase in second and third generations of S. avenae decreased in the PeaT1 (second generation 0.31 ± 0.01, third generation 0.28 ± 0.01) treatment compared with controls (second generation 0.28 ± 0.01, third generation 0.26 ± 0.01). S. avenae preferred to colonize control rather than PeaT1-treated wheat seedlings in a host selection test. PeaT1-treated wheat leaves possessed more trichomes and wax that formed a disadvantageous surface environment for S. avenae. Both salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) accumulated significantly in PeaT1-treated wheat seedlings. CONCLUSION These results showed that PeaT1 modified physical surface structures in wheat to reduce reproduction and deter colonization by S. avenae. SA and JA were involved in the induced physical defense process. This study provided evidence for use of PeaT1 as a 'vaccine' to protect wheat from Sitobion avenae. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Lin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Torrelles X, Nadeem IM, Kupka A, Crespo-Villanueva A, Meis S, Gies H, Bikondoa O. Pristine and hydrated fluoroapatite (0001). Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci Cryst Eng Mater 2019; 75:830-838. [PMID: 32830762 PMCID: PMC6816032 DOI: 10.1107/s2052520619010412] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The surface structure of fluoroapatite (0001) (FAp0001) under quasi-dry and humid conditions has been probed with surface X-ray diffraction (SXRD). Lateral and perpendicular atomic relaxations corresponding to the FAp0001 termination before and after H2O exposure and the location of the adsorbed water molecules have been determined from experimental analysis of the crystal truncation rod (CTR) intensities. The surface under dry conditions exhibits a bulk termination with relaxations in the outermost atomic layers. The hydrated surface is formed by a disordered partially occupied H2O layer containing one water molecule (33% surface coverage) adsorbed at each of the three surface Ca atoms, and is coupled with one OH group randomly bonded to each of the three topmost P atoms with a 33% surface coverage.
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- Xavier Torrelles
- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Spain
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H OAJ, UK
- Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Diamond Light Source Ltd, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK
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- Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, Bochum 44780, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Spain
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- Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, Bochum 44780, Germany
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- Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, Bochum 44780, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- XMaS, The UK-CRG Beamline, ESRF The European Synchrotron, CS40220, F-38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France
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Chu R, Yang D, Meng X, Yu S, Wan Y, Wu J, Wang J. Effect of Surface Structure and Adsorption Activity on Implanting of b-Oriented ZSM-5 Zeolite Film on Modified α-Quartz Substrate. Front Chem 2019; 7:636. [PMID: 31620429 PMCID: PMC6760035 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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b-oriented ZSM-5 zeolite film was synthesized on the macropore α-quartz substrate modified with titanium dioxide (TiO2), polyvinyl acetate (PVA), and chitosan (CTS) by hydrothermal crystallization. By comparing the binding energy and b-oriented angle of zeolite film on each modified α-quartz substrate, the orientations, and combinations derived from structure-adsorption relationship were investigated with Material Studio simulation. Furthermore, the effects of calcination temperature and ultraviolet (UV) irradiation time on the surface structure and adsorption activity of TiO2 coating were studied. The increase adsorption potential energy and the formation of Ti-O-Si bind between zeolite crystal phase and substrate facilitate the continuous and uniform zeolite film growth. The TiO2 interlayer with anatase phase after UV irradiation presents a smooth surface with high Ti-OH density, consequently to high selectivity of b-orientation growth for the ZSM-5 crystals. Compared with the traditional ZSM-5, the higher stability has been exhibited with b-oriented ZSM-5 film /TiO2/α-quartz in the MTA reaction, and the methanol conversion and BTX selectivity remained higher than 90 and 70%, after 6 h reaction.
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- Ruizhi Chu
- Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Ministry of Education, Xuzhou, China.,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Ministry of Education, Xuzhou, China.,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Ministry of Education, Xuzhou, China.,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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Garnier E, Vidal-Iglesias FJ, Feliu JM, Solla-Gullón J. Surface Structure Characterization of Shape and Size Controlled Pd Nanoparticles by Cu UPD: A Quantitative Approach. Front Chem 2019; 7:527. [PMID: 31417893 PMCID: PMC6684747 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The search for new surface sensitive probes that characterize the surface structure of shape and size-controlled nanoparticles is an interesting topic to properly understand the correlations between electrocatalytic properties and surface structure at the nanoscale. Herein, we report the use of Cu UPD to characterize, not only qualitatively but also quantitatively, the surface structure of different Pd nanoparticles with controlled particle shape and size. Thus, Pd nanoparticles with cubic, octahedral and rhombic dodecahedral shapes, that is, with preferential {100}, {111}, and {110} surface structures, respectively, were prepared. In addition, cubic Pd nanoparticles with different particles sizes and spherical (2–3 nm) Pd nanoparticles were also synthesized. Based on the Cu UPD results on Pd single crystals, a new approach is proposed to qualitatively and quantitatively determine the percentages of {100}, {111}, and {110} surface domains present at the surface of the different shape and size controlled Pd nanoparticles. The results reported clearly show the benefits of this Cu UPD to get detailed information of the surface structure of the nanoparticles according to their particle shape and size.
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- Emmanuel Garnier
- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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