Surficial Host-Guest Responsive CsPbBr Perovskite Nanocrystals for Programmable Multi-Level Information Encryption.

The design of smart stimuli-responsive photoluminescent materials capable of multi-level encryption and complex information storage is highly sought after in the current information era. Here, a novel adamantyl-capped CsPbBr (AD-CsPbBr) perovskite NCs, along with its supramolecular host-guest assembly partner a modified β-CD (mCD), mCD@AD-CsPbBr, are designed and prepared. By dispersing these two materials in different solvents, namely, AD-CsPbBr in toluene, mCD@AD-CsPbBr in toluene, and mCD@AD-CsPbBr in methanol, the three solutions exhibit diverse photoluminescence (PL) turn-on/off or PL discoloration response upon supramolecular stimulus.

Metabolic alteration of Tetrahymena thermophila exposed to CdSe/ZnS quantum dots to respond to oxidative stress and lipid damage.

CdSe/ZnS Quantum dots (QDs) are possibly released to surface water due to their extensive application. Based on their high reactivity, even small amounts of toxicant QDs will disturb water microbes and pose a risk to aquatic ecology. Here, we evaluated CdSe/ZnS QDs toxicity to Tetrahymena thermophila (T.

F-fluoromisonidazole positron emission tomography may be applicable in the evaluation of colorectal cancer liver metastasis.

Background: Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is a non-invasive functional imaging method used to reflect tumor spatial information, and to provide biological characteristics of tumor progression. The aim of this study was to focus on the application of F-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) PET quantitative parameter of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) ratio to detect the liver metastatic potential of human colorectal cancer (CRC) in mice.

Methods: Colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) xenograft models were established by injecting tumor cells (LoVo, HT29 and HCT116) into spleen of mice, tumor-bearing xenograft models were established by subcutaneously injecting tumor cells in the right left flank of mice.

A water stable layered Tb(iii) polycarboxylate with high proton conductivity over 10 S cm in a wide temperature range.

An unprecedented Tb(iii) polycarboxylate, {[Tb4(TTHA)2(H2O)4]·7H2O}n (1), has been synthesized. It possesses an efficient proton transfer pathway formed by water molecules and carboxyl groups, which exhibits proton conductivity over 10-2 S cm-1 at 295-358 K and 98% relative humidity.

Prediction of tumor biological characteristics in different colorectal cancer liver metastasis animal models using F-FDG and F-FLT.

Background: Positron emission tomography (PET) is a noninvasive method to characterize different metabolic activities of tumors, providing information for staging, prognosis, and therapeutic response of patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of F-fludeoxyglucose (F-FDG) and 3'-deoxy-3'-F-fluorothymidine (F-FLT) PET in predicting tumor biological characteristics of colorectal cancer liver metastasis.

Methods: The uptake rate of F-FDG and F-FLT in SW480 and SW620 cells was measured via an in vitro cell uptake assay.

Using receiver operating characteristic curves to evaluate the diagnostic value of the combination of multislice spiral CT and alpha-fetoprotein levels for small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients.

Background: The various combination of multiphase enhancement multislice spiral CT (MSCT) makes the diagnosis of a small hepatocellular carcinoma (sHCC) on the background of liver cirrhosis possible. This study was to explore whether the combination of MSCT enhancement scan and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level could increase the diagnostic efficiency for sHCC.

Methods: This study included 35 sHCC patients and 52 cirrhotic patients without image evidence of HCC as a control group.

Interaction of XRCC1 Arg399Gln Polymorphism and Alcohol Consumption Influences Susceptibility of Esophageal Cancer.

Background. To explore the correlation between the Arg399Gln polymorphism and susceptibility to esophageal cancer in Korean and Han Chinese individuals in Harbin, China, and its potential interaction with alcohol consumption. Methods.