Hypertensive disease of pregnancy (HDP) is one of the most important causes of increased maternal mortality and perinatal complications during pregnancy. We investigated the pregnancy outcomes of 156 HDP patients (65 gestational hypertension [GH], 13 chronic hypertension [CH], 74 preeclampsia-eclampsia [PE-EC], and 4 superimposed on PE [CH with PE]). In patients with different types of HDP, levels of soluble fms like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), placental growth factor (PlGF)-1, and prokinin-1 (PROK1) were measured and compared.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPolymer dielectrics play an irreplaceable role in electronic power systems because of their high power density and fast charge-discharge capability, but it is limited by their low stability in the temperature range of 25-200 °C. Rather than the introduction of one-dimensional fillers in polymers, we used a kind of multidimensional synergistic design to prepare AlO-TiO-AlO/PI composites with layered structures by introducing multi-dimensional materials in polyimide (PI). In fact, the composite achieves much higher temperature stability than the pure PI film.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted sustained attention owing to their intrinsic safety and low cost. Unfortunately, the dendrite growth and parasitic side reactions of metallic zinc anodes severely degrade the cycling stability of the batteries and limit the practical application of AZIBs. In this work, calcium gluconate (CG), a chelating agent, as a novel electrolyte additive was introduced to tackle the thorny issue of zinc anodes in a 2 M ZnSO electrolyte by the synergistic effects of gluconate (GA) anions and Ca cations.
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