Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of the Amino Silicone Oil Emulsion Modified Ramie Fiber Reinforced Composites.

The mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties, interface adhesion and microstructures of the amino silicone oil emulsion (ASO) modified short ramie fiber reinforced polypropylene composites (RFPCs) with different fiber fractions were investigated. The RFPCs were made through a combined process of extrusion and injection molding. Mechanical property tests of the RFPCs revealed enhancements in tensile and flexural strengths with increase of the fiber fraction due to the high stiffness of the fiber filler and a better interfacial bonding from ASO treatment.

Mechanical characteristics of BMSCs-intervened sciatic nerve in chronic alcohol-intoxicated animal model.

Objective: To study the mechanical properties of sciatic nerve in rats with chronic alcoholism (CA) and intervened with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and to provide biomechanical basis for clinical practice.

Methods: the serum of the BMSCs-intervened CA rats was sampled and determined the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA), metallothionein (CAS, MT), and Glutathione/r -glutamyl cysteinyl/glycine (GSH); meanwhile, the rats' sciatic nerve was tested the tensile and observed the histomorphological changes.

Results: The mechanical properties of sciatic nerve in BMSCs-intervened CA rats, as well as the serum levels of MT and GSH, were significantly different from those in the basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-intervened CA rats ( < 0.

Crystal growth kinetics, microstructure and electrochemical properties of LiFePO/carbon nanocomposites fabricated using a chelating structure phosphorus source.

LiFePO/carbon (LFP/C) nanocomposites were fabricated using bis(hexamethylene triamine penta (methylene phosphonic acid)) (BHMTPMPA) as a new and environment-friendly phosphorus source. The activation energy of the fabricated LFP/C was first investigated in depth based on the theoretical Arrhenius equation and experimental results of the LFP/C composite particle size distribution to explore the grain growth dynamics of the LFP/C particles during the sintering process. The results indicate that the activation energy is lower than 3.

Sex Differences in Body Mass Index and Obesity in Chinese Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia.

Sex differences in schizophrenia have been well recognized. However, sex differences in obesity associated with antipsychotics have received little systematic study. This study was conducted to compare sex difference effects of antipsychotics and related risk factors on obesity and body mass index (BMI) in Chinese patients with schizophrenia.

Estimating the size and number of autophagic bodies by electron microscopy.

Much recent and ongoing research is focused on understanding the mechanisms and regulation of autophagy, a cellular self-degradation pathway with many links to human health. Although many assays exist to measure the total magnitude of autophagy, electron microscopy remains the tool of choice for the determination of the size and the number of autophagosomes formed in a given mutant or under given induction conditions. Here we present a detailed protocol for measuring autophagic bodies in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by electron microscopy.