Selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics by ceria nanorods.

Ceria (CeO2) nanorods with well-defined surface planes can be synthesized and utilized for the hydrogenation of nitroaromatics. The CeO2 nanorods containing a {110} plane can efficiently and selectively catalyse the hydrogenation of nitroaromatics with N2H4 as a reducing agent, while nano-ceria with a {100} or {111} plane shows poor performance for the reaction.

Intrinsic Peroxidase Catalytic Activity of Fe S Nanowires Templated from [Fe S ]/Diethylenetriamine Hybrid Nanowires.

Iron sulfide compounds are emerging as an important family of functional materials owing to their important properties and their applications in different technical fields. Well-defined Fe S nanowires templated by thermal decomposition of [Fe S ]/diethylenetriamine hybrid nanowires under an argon atmosphere are reported. As-prepared Fe S nanowires show typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics and good affinity to both H O and 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine.

Carbonaceous nanofiber membrane functionalized by beta-cyclodextrins for molecular filtration.

In this paper, we report the fabrication of carbonaceous nanofiber (CNF) membranes functionalized by beta-cyclodextrins (CNF-β-CD membrane) and their application for molecular filtration. The chemically synthesized carbonaceous nanofibers were first functionalized by β-CD, and the free-standing CNF membrane can be prepared by a simple filtration process. The membrane shows a remarkable capability to function as an ideal molecular filter through complexation of phenolphthalein molecules with the cyclodextrin molecules grafted on the CNFs.

Selective chromogenic detection of thiol-containing biomolecules using carbonaceous nanospheres loaded with silver nanoparticles as carrier.

Thiol-containing biomolecules show strong affinity with noble metal nanostructures and could not only stably protect them but also control the self-assembly process of these special nanostructures. A highly selective and sensitive chromogenic detection method has been designed for the low and high molecular weight thiol-containing biomolecules, including cysteine, glutathione, dithiothreitol, and bovine serum albumin, using a new type of carbonaceous nanospheres loaded with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) as carrier. This strategy relies upon the place-exchange process between the reporter dyes on the surface of Ag NPs and the thiol groups of thiol-containing biomolecules.

[Effects of behind legs vibrations on erectile function in male rabbits].

Objective: To study the effects of behind legs vibrations on erectile function in male rabbits through the concentration of plasma reproductive hormone and the expression of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), endothelin-1 (ET-1) mRNA in vibrated male rabbits.

Methods: 30 male adult rabbits were assigned randomly to A group (vibration power: 3.02 m/s(2)), B group (vibration power: 6.

[Exploration for building PACS and RIS].

This article elaborates key points of the PACS and RIS project: its overall planning, implementation step by step, integration of PACS and HIS based on IHE, and the prudent selection of partners and so on.