Selective Photothermal Therapy Based on Lipopolysaccharide Aptamer Functionalized MoS Nanosheet-Coated Gold Nanorods for Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection.

Chronic wounds infected by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria have evolved resistance to traditional antibiotic therapy, posing a threat to global public health in recent years. Herein, a selective therapeutic nanorod (MoS -AuNRs-apt) based on molybdenum disulfide (MoS ) nanosheets coated gold nanorods (AuNRs) targeting lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is presented. AuNRs have excellent photothermal conversion efficiency in 808 nm laser-guided photothermal therapy (PTT), and the MoS nanosheets coating significantly enhances the biocompatibility of AuNRs.

High expression of CCDC6 in relation to unfavorable outcome and immune cells infiltration in hepatobiliary carcinoma.

The diagnosis of hepatobiliary carcinoma includes both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), the first and the second most common hepatobiliary malignancies, respectively. CCDC6 (coiled-coil domain-containing protein 6) is a protein that interacts with apoptosis and DNA damage response elements and is commonly detected in cells. The prognostic and biological roles of CCDC6 in hepatobiliary carcinoma remain unknown.

YO: Eu/PMMA hybrid film as a converter for enhanced harvesting of broadband solar-blind UV light.

At present, the most common materials for solar-blind UV light detectors are wide band-gap semiconductors, which generally have high requirements and complex methods for preparation. Ordinary semiconductor materials such as silicon, , and were industrialized, but they were excluded for direct harvest of solar-blind UV light due to their inability to absorb solar-blind light photons. Here, inorganic-organic hybrid film of :/ was used as a spectral converter to realize the detection of broadband solar-blind UV light by ordinary semiconductor, converting broadband solar-blind UV luminescence to visible luminescence based on down-conversion process, after which the visible luminescence was detected by the Si photo-resister.

Oriented assembly of CdS nanocrystals via dynamic surface modification-tailored particle interaction.

The controlled assembly of quantum dots (QDs) remains a challenge due to the lack of in-depth understanding of the roles of ligand dynamics. In this study, tripods, particles, nanorods and nanoflowers of CdS with yellow, red and cyan PL emissions, respectively, were achieved through the coarsening of thioglycolic acid (TGA)-capped CdS QDs with a novel hydroxyl-TGA exchange procedure. Dynamic hydroxyl modification-induced aggregation and coalescence can help to describe the defects and the corresponding photoluminescence characteristics of these nanocrystals.

[Bencao literature investigation of Polygonum multiflorum (Heshouwu)].

Heshouwu, derived from the root of Polygonum multiflorum (=Fallopia multiflora), is widely used in the Chinese medicine market as a traditional tonic. The emergence of heshouwu material with a human shape reflects a pursuit of its supplementing effects. However, reports of Heshouwu toxicity have repeatedly surfaced in recent years, attracting widespread concern.

Aggregation-based abrupt crystallization from amorphous Ag2S to Ag2S nanocrystals.

Abrupt crystallization from ∼2-5 nm (amorphous) to ∼12-15 nm (crystalline) was observed in hydrothermal coarsening of Ag2S. The desorption behavior of capping ligands could be associated with the aggregation and fusion of amorphous particles into crystals.

[Preliminary textual research on Zhijintang Sanctum re-revised version of Jinling edition of Ben cao gang mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)].

The Zhijintang Sanctum version of the re-revised edition of Jinling edition of Ben cao gang mu (Compendium of Materia Medica)collected by Zhao Huiyuan of Baihe, Henan Province in 2008 was opted as one of the third batch of the National Directory of Rare Ancient Worksin 2010. On the second cover page (patent page), it is recorded as"Original Jiangxi version". However, it is investigated to find that most of its paper sheets were reprinted after the original Jinling version, only scores of paper sheets were supplemented block-printed, including the additional block-printed second preface and Li Jianyuan's submitted report of the Jiangxi version, the re-revised time of which should be after the Jiangxi edition, or 1603.

Schottky or Ohmic metal-semiconductor contact: influence on photocatalytic efficiency of Ag/ZnO and Pt/ZnO model systems.

The relationship between the contact type in metal-semiconductor junctions and their photocatalytic efficiencies is investigated. Two metal-semiconductor junctions, silver on zinc oxide (Ag/ZnO) and platinum on zinc oxide (Pt/ZnO) serve as model system for Ohmic and Schottky metal-semiconductor contact, respectively. Ag/ZnO, with Ohmic contact, exhibits a higher photocatalytic efficiency than Pt/ZnO, with Schottky contact.

[About da tai - abortion in old Chinese folk medicine handwritten manuscripts].

Of 881 Chinese handwritten volumes with medical texts of the 17th through mid-20th century held by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and Ethnologisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, 48 volumes include prescriptions for induced abortion. A comparison shows that these records are significantly different from references to abortion in Chinese printed medical texts of pre-modern times. For example, the percentage of recipes recommended for artificial abortions in handwritten texts is significantly higher than those in printed medical books.

In situ conversion of ZnO microsphere from ZnS complex microstructure and photocatalytic study.

Precursor ZnS complex microstructure, synthesized under concentrated NaOH solution, was annealed at different temperatures to fabricate self-supported ZnO microstructure with large-scale yield. The crystal structure, morphology and chemical compositions of the as-prepared ZnO nanoparticles were examined by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area (BET). The experimental results show that the obtained ZnO microsphere keeps an intact self-supported structure even after high temperature annealing and the XRD observation indicates that the crystal lattice becomes more integrated along with the elevation of annealing temperature.

[The research of revision on herb properties in Shaoxing Ben cao].

Shaoxing Bencao, wrote by WANG Jixian in South Song dynasty (1159), is a classic Chinese medicine book which aims to revise herb properties described in former literature. There are 371 items in the book evaluating herb properties recorded in books about herbs. Keeping those the thought right, correcting those he thought wrong, complementing those missed and selecting better ones from those with disputes.

Light-triggered covalent assembly of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution.

UV light irradiation triggers Au NPs that are respectively functionalized on the surface by o-nitrobenzyl alcohol and benzylamine to proceed with a covalent ligation reaction, which leads to assembling of Au NPs into anisotropic one-dimensional (1D) arrays in aqueous solution via indazolone linkages.

Recycling MgOH2 nanoadsorbent during treating the low concentration of CrVI.

Investigations about how to recycle the deactivated nanomaterials are well-needed. This work was designed to explore the recycling strategy of Mg(OH)(2) nanoadsorbent during treating low concentration of Cr(VI) solution as an example. It was demonstrated that a reversible route between Cr-adsorbed nano-Mg(OH)(2) and Cr-desorbed bulk-MgCO(3) · 3H(2)O can be established by using CO(2) as a phase transformation medium.

Bioremediation of Cr(VI) and immobilization as Cr(III) by Ochrobactrum anthropi.

Bioremediation of Cr(VI) through reduction relies on the notion that the produced Cr(III) may be precipitated or efficiently immobilized. However, recent reports suggest that soluble organo-Cr(III) complexes are present in various chromate-reducing bacterial systems. This work was designed to explore the factors that affect the immobilization of Cr(III) in the Ochrobactrum anthropi system.

Correlation between the photoluminescence and oriented attachment growth mechanism of CdS quantum dots.

Water-soluble mercaptoacetic acid-coated 3.1 nm CdS quantum dots (QDs) with two concentrations were selected for studying the correlation between the photoluminescence and the crystal growth mechanism. By achieving the classic Ostwald ripening mechanism and oriented attachment (OA) growth mechanism, we have shown that the evolution of the emission spectra were obviously different.

LSPR sensing of molecular biothiols based on noncoupled gold nanorods.

Au NRs protected with mPEG-SH molecules (mPEG-Au NRs) were demonstrated to be a promising platform for LSPR-based sensing of molecular biothiols in aqueous solution. Surface mPEG-SH molecules endow Au NRs with great stability and biocompatibility and no nonspecific adsorption of biomacromolecules. The LSPR band of mPEG-Au NRs displays a stability and linear response in the spectral shift with respect to a change in their surrounding refractive index with a sensitivity of 252 nm/RIU.

Effect of surface etching on the efficiency of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells.

In this study, we report on an insight into the influential factors of the conversion efficiency of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells. With ZnO nanoflowers as the photoelectric anode and dye N719 as the sensitizer, we found with the addition of N719 that the surfaces of ZnO nanoflowers were slightly etched at the beginning and gradually destroyed with time. On the basis of these observations, a series of experiments were further carried out to distinguish the influence of dye-induced aggregation from that of dye-induced etching on the solar-to-electric conversion efficiency.

Elevation of circulating big endothelin-1: an independent prognostic factor for tumor recurrence and survival in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Endothelin(ET) axis plays a key role in many tumor progression and metastasis via various mechanisms such as angiogenesis, mediating extracellular matrix degradation and inhibition of apoptosis. However, there is limited information regarding the clinical significance of plasma big ET-1 levels in esophageal cancer patients. Circulating plasma big ET-1 levels were measured in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) to evaluate the value of ET-1 as a biomarker for predicting tumor recurrence and patients survival.

Microscopic investigations of the Cr(VI) uptake mechanism of living Ochrobactrum anthropi.

A basic understanding related to the immobilization of chromium by bacteria is essential for chromate pollutant remediation in the environment. In this work, we studied the Cr(VI) uptake mechanism of living Ochrobactrum anthropi and the influence of a bacterial culture medium on the Cr-immobilization process. It was found that the Cr-immobilization ratio of bacteria in Tris-HCl buffer is higher than in LB medium.

Molecule-scale controlled-release system based on light-responsive silica nanoparticles.

We report a molecule-scale controlled-release system based on silica nanoparticles bearing a photoactive o-nitrobenzyl bromide linkage, which allows cage and release of drug or biologically active molecules by light.

Fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles as tunable precursors: towards encoding and multifunctional nano-probes.

Core-shell silica nanoparticles comprised of a RuBpy doped silica core and a Pas-DTPA doped silica shell were synthesized and post-functionalized with an encoding fluorescence combination and multiplex imaging function.

[Study on sociocultural history of therapeutic efficacy and processing of chinese materia medica].

The historical evolving examples of the confirmation of therapeutic efficacy of some Chinese materia medica, the social fashion of using medicine, and the processing methods of Chinese materia medica indicate that the social trend of thoughts, customs and economic factors in different ages affected the various aspects of Chinese materia medica. So, Chinese materia medica possesses very outstanding social and cultural features. Not all the actions of Chinese materia medica recorded came from the experiences of doctors.

NaOH concentration effect on the oriented attachment growth kinetics of ZnS.

In this work, the crystal growth kinetics of ZnS nanoparticles coarsened under 100 degrees C with NaOH concentration from 2 to 8 M was investigated, aiming to study the role of NaOH concentration on the oriented attachment growth kinetics. It reveals that 2 M NaOH is sufficient to lead to two-stage growth kinetics of ZnS nanoparticles, resulting in pure and multistep oriented attachment growth characteristics in the first stage. When the NaOH concentration increases, the rate of crystal growth by oriented attachment mechanism increases, while the time period for crystal growth at the pure oriented attachment stage was similar.

Oriented attachment kinetics for ligand capped nanocrystals: coarsening of thiol-PbS nanoparticles.

In this work, the growth kinetics of thiol-capped PbS nanoparticles was studied. Two-stage growth process was observed, which was controlled first by oriented attachment (OA) mechanism and then by the hybrid Ostwald ripening (OR) and OA mechanism. Different from the NaOH-ZnS system, where OA will occur between any two multilevel nanoparticles, an OA kinetic model only considering the attachment related to original particles was fitted well with the experimental results.