Peripheral microvessel area better predicts the severity of coronary stenosis of acute myocardial infarction patients over pulse wave velocity.

Microvascular obstruction (MVO) is linked with adverse clinical outcome in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, therefore, early prediction of MVO with non-invasive peripheral microcirculation is crucial in facilitating optimal treatment. Current study aims to analyze the significance of opisthenar microvessel area (OMA, measured using optical coherence tomography, OCT) in predicting coronary stenosis (Gensini score, GS) and short-term cardiac recovery of ACS patients and the results were compared to those of arterial stiffness parameters (Pulse Wave Velocity, PWV; Ankle-Brachial Index; ABI). Results showed that cardiac functional parameters (e.

NIR Photocontrolled Fluorescent Nanosensor under a Six-Branched DNA Nanowheel-Induced Nucleic Acid Confinement Effect for High-Performance Bioimaging.

Although DNA nanotechnology is a promising option for fluorescent biosensors to perform bioimaging, the uncontrollable target identification during biological delivery and the spatially free molecular collision of nucleic acids may cause unsatisfactory imaging precision and sensitivity, respectively. Aiming at solving these challenges, we herein integrate some productive notions. On the one hand, the target recognition component is inserted with a photocleavage bond and a core-shell structured upconversion nanoparticle with a low thermal effect is further employed to act as the ultraviolet light generation source, under which a precise near-infrared photocontrolled sensing is achieved through a simple external 808 nm light irradiation.

Smart NIR light-gated CRISPR/Cas12a fluorescent biosensor with boosted biological delivery and trans-cleavage activity for high-performance in vivo operation.

Despite the in vitro usage of CRISPR/Cas12a system in fluorescent biosensors has made remarkable achievements, many challenges such as poor biological delivery, insufficient sensitivity, and uncontrollable initiation compel them hard to conduct in vivo analysis. Thus, we propose here some fruitful sensing concepts. First, the multiple biomolecular components of CRISPR/Cas12a system are collectively carried by MnO nanosheets via a simple physical absorption to achieve a highly-efficient biological uptake.

A Self-Made Optical Tweezers Integrated Upconversion Luminescence Confocal Scanning Instrument Enables Stable and Noninvasive Long-Term Imaging a Single Suspension Cell Under Exceptionally Efficient Luminescent Resonance Energy Transfer Sensing.

It is necessary to explore labeling probes with worthy optical properties and a noninvasive fluorescence imaging manner for stable long-term measuring a single suspension cell. In response to these goals, we herein make a breakthrough on two fronts. On one hand, a co-sensitizer-induced efficient 808 nm near-infrared light-excited luminescence-confined upconversion nanoparticle with a low thermal effect is fabricated by employing a layer-by-layer seed growing approach to develop a sandwich structure, under which the luminescence domain is vastly restricted into an extremely thin inner shell (∼ 2.

A Photoresponsive and Metal-Organic Framework Encapsulated DNA Tetrahedral Entropy-Driven Amplifier for High-Performance Imaging Intracellular MicroRNA.

The further development of high-performance fluorescent biosensors to image intracellular microRNAs is beneficial to cancer medicine. By virtue of the need for enzymes and hairpin DNA probes, the entropy-driven reaction-assisted signal amplification strategy has shown an enormous potential to accomplish this task. Nevertheless, this good option still meets with poor biostability, low cell uptake efficiency, and unsatisfactory accuracy.

Light-Activated and Self-Driven Autonomous DNA Nanomachine Enabling Fluorescence Imaging of MicroRNA in Living Cells with Exceptional Precision and Efficiency.

Owing to their favorable design flexibility and eminent signal amplification ability, DNA nanomachine-supported biosensors have provided an attractive avenue for intracellular fluorescence imaging, especially for DNA walkers. However, this promising option not only suffers from poor controllability but also needs to be supplied with additional driving forces on account of the frequent employment of metal ion-dependent DNAzymes. Aiming at overcoming these obstacles, we introduce some fruitful solutions.

Photo-gated and self-powered three-dimensional DNA motors with boosted biostability for exceptionally precise and efficient tracing of intracellular survivin mRNA.

Benefiting from the outstanding signal amplification effect and the admirable construction flexibility, the currently proposed DNA motors (particularly DNA walkers) based biosensing concepts have provided a forceful fluorescence imaging tool for intracellular detection. Even so, this promising sensing means is not only subject to poor controllability and prone to produce false signals but also requires exogenous powering forces owing to the common employment of DNAzyme. In response to these challenges, we are herein motivated to present some meaningful solving strategies.

[Baseline correction of Raman spectrum based on piecewise linear fitting].

The baseline drifts of Raman spectra occur in many types of instrumental measurements. It is an important part and a routine step to correct the baseline drift for the data preprocessing. In the present work, the limitations of the baseline correction method based on polynomial fitting were highlighted and a modified polynomial fitting method, i.

Research on microbial lipid production from potato starch wastewater as culture medium by Lipomyces starkeyi.

In this paper, potato starch wastewater as culture medium was treated by the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi to biosynthesize microbial lipid. The result indicated that carbon source types, carbon source concentration, nitrogen source types, nitrogen source concentration, inoculum size, and cultivation time all had a significant effect on cell growth and microbial lipid accumulation in batch cultures. A measure of 120 g/L of glucose concentration, 3.

[Analysis of astaxanthin in Phaffia rhodozyma using laser tweezers raman spectroscopy].

In the present paper, a method was established based on laser tweezer Raman spectroscopy for rapid quantification of astaxanthin in Phaffia rhodozyma cells. First, the Raman spectra of astaxanthin standard solution with different concentrations were determined and the standard curve for astaxanthin with the peak intensity at 1 520 cm- was plotted; And then the Phaffia yeast cells cultivated in different nitrogen source and carbon source medium were divided into two parts, one for the detection of Raman spectra, and the other for the determination of ultraviolet visible spectrophotometry; Finally the relationship between the two methods was analyzed. The correlation coefficient of standard curve for astaxanthin is 0.

[Analysis of pigments from Rhodotorula glutinis by Raman spectroscopy and thin layer chromatography].

The pigments from Rhodotorula glutinis were separated by using thin layer chromatography, and the result showed that Rhodotorula glutinis cells could synthesize at least three kinds of pigments, which were beta-carotene, torulene, and torularhodin. The Raman spectra based on the three pigments were acquired, and original spectra were preprocessed by background elimination, baseline correction, and three-point-smoothing, then the averaged spectra from different pigments were investigated, and the result indicated that Raman shift which represents C-C bond was different, and the wave number of beta-carotene demonstrated the largest deviation, finally torulene and torularhodin in Rhodotorula glutinis had more content than beta-carotene. Quantitative analysis of Raman peak height ratio revealed that peak height ratio of pigments showed little difference, which could be used as parameters for further research on living cells, providing reference content of pigments.

[Calibration methods of infrared spectra for geographical origins determination of Radix Zanthoxyli].

The instrument and the experimental environment influence the infrared spectra, which may limited the identification of the samples by a prediction model. Based on the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) technology, the authors performed different infrared spectral calibration methods for Radix Zanthoxyli geographical origins determination, the SIMCA was used to establish an identification models, and the model was used to distinguish samples from four different regions of Guangxi. According to the result of prediction, the authors could obtain the most suitable calibration method for the identification model.

Microbial treatment of the monosodium glutamate wastewater by Lipomyces starkeyi to produce microbial lipid.

The monosodium glutamate (MSG) wastewater as a medium was treated by Lipomyces starkeyi to produce microbial lipid in the study. The effect of related factors (initial glucose concentration, inoculation concentration, initial culture pH, and cultivation time) on biomass, lipid production and lipid content was discussed, respectively. According to the experiments, the optimal fermentation conditions were determined: addition of 80g/L glucose, 10% inoculation concentration, initial pH about 5.

[Identification of Cortex Phellodendri by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and principal component analysis].

Fourier transform infrared spectrometer was used to collect infrared spectra of Cortex Phellodendri from six different regions. Original spectra were preprocessed by carrying out appropriate baseline correction and five-points smoothing, and the averaged spectra of Cortex Phellodendri from the six origins were analyzed. As a result, the averaged spectra looked quite similar.

[Sorting oleaginous yeast by using optical manipulation and Raman spectroscopy].

Extensive research has been carried out in an effort to screen the oleaginous microorganisms. Here, Raman spectroscopy and laser tweezers were used to sort oleaginous yeast from mixed yeast cells. The preprocessing of subtracted background, 17 points S-G smoothing filter, polynomial fitting baseline correction and vector normalization were performed and the main features information of intracellular substances from the Raman spectroscopy of yeast cells was extracted by combining principal component analysis.

[Raman tweezers-based analysis of carotenoid synthesis in Rhodotorula glutinis].

Carotenoid synthesis in Rhodotorula glutinis was investigated with Raman tweezers in order to find the effect of nitrogen and carbon resource on carotenoid yield. The cells in fermentation terminus were harvested, and then divided into two parts, one for UV analysis, the other for Raman tweezers detection. Original spectra were preprocessed by carrying out background elimination and baseline correction, and the averaged spectra of cells cultivated in different fermentation medium were analyzed qualitatively.

[Origins determination of Herba Abri cantoniensis and Herba Abri mollis with FTIR combined with fuzzy cluster and curve-fitting].

The methods of fuzzy cluster and curve-fitting combined with FTIR were used to determine the origins of Herba Abri cantoniensis and Herba Abri mollis. The spectra of Herba Abri cantoniensis and Herba Abri mollis are similar, both with typical spectral shapes. The two spectra can be divided into 3 parts: the 1st is 3 500-2 800 cm(-1), containing stretching bands of -OH, N-H, and CH2 ; the 2nd is 1 800-800 cm(-1), containing stretching bands of ester carbonyl group and indican C-O(H), vibrational bands of C=C and benzene ring; The 3rd is 800-400 cm(-1), containing skeletal vibration and scissoring vibration of molecular.