Diverse Hierarchical Meso/Nanoporous Pt Film Electrocatalysts Prepared via Hydrogen Adsorption-Assisted Dynamic Soft Templating.

In this study, we present an innovative approach for creating hierarchical meso/nanoporous Pt films using dynamic soft templating. The fabrication process, called dynamic soft templating, involves Pt electrodeposition within a specialized bicontinuous microemulsion (BME) system characterized by a sophisticated three-dimensional network comprising water and oil phases, surfactants, and cosurfactants. Pt electrodeposition exclusively occurs in the water phase of the BME.

Dental age estimation based on DNA methylation using real-time methylation-specific PCR.

Age estimation is crucial for reconstructing the biological profiles of deceased victims in the forensic field. DNA methylation, which varies in an age-dependent manner in specific genes, is a candidate biomarker for estimating chronological age. DNA methylation-based models for estimating age have been developed using various technologies such as pyrosequencing.

A newly developed age estimation method based on CpG methylation of teeth-derived DNA using real-time methylation-specific PCR.

Age estimation of unidentified bodies is important in forensic medicine and crime scenes. There is accumulating evidence that DNA methylation in the human genome isolated from body fluids changes with age. Most of the data have been obtained by pyrosequencing.