Publications by authors named "Hai-Feng Tan"

Objective: We aimed to investigate the role of polymorphisms in IL-16 genes on the susceptibility of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).

Methods: A total of 260 CAD cases and 281 health controls were collected between January 2008 and November 2011. Genotyping of IL-16 rs8034928, rs3848180, rs1131445, rs4778889 and rs11556218 was conducted by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry technologies.

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Biological materials with hierarchically laminated structures usually exhibit a good synergy between strength and fracture toughness. Here, we show that a bio-inspired (polyelectrolyte (PE)/TiO2)4 nanolayered composite with a thickness ratio of TiO2 and amorphous PE layers of about 1.1 has been prepared successfully on Si substrates by layer-by-layer self-assembly and chemical bath deposition methods.

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A novel method is suggested for the determination of benzo[a]pyrene in mainstream smoke. Extraction of Cambridge pads was cleaned up with methanol/n-heptane extraction system and silica solid-phase extraction (SPE). The eluted solution containing benzo[a]pyrene was evaporated gently to complete dryness with N2 flow, then reconstituted in 200 microL ethyl acetate for determination with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry selected ion monitoring (SIM).

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