Carbon nanotube paper with different polymer composition for laser ablation propulsion.

Laser ablation propulsion is an important micro-propulsion system for microsatellites. Polymers with carbon added and carbon-based nanomaterial have been demonstrated as propellants with high impulse coupling coefficient (C). Among them, the carbon nanotube film exhibits a low ablation threshold fluence of 25 mJ/cm, which shows its potential for propulsion under low laser fluence.

Elucidation on Abnormal Capacity Increase in SiO@C Core-Shell Nanospheres Anode for Lithium-Ion Battery.

An abnormal capacity increase stage has been observed in nanostructured SiO after the initial capacity drop stage. To investigate the Li storage kinetic mechanism for each stage, SiO@C core-shell nanospheres with a total diameter of ∼108 to 170 nm but an adjustable C shell thickness of ∼4 to 31 nm have been fabricated. First, the existence form and specific content of SiO nanoparticles with a size of ∼6-10 nm, which are embedded in the outer C shell of SiO@C core-shell nanospheres, were confirmed by SEM, TEM, BET, and TGA, respectively.

Efficacy of borneol-gypsum in skin regeneration and pain control in toxic epidermal necrolysis: A case report.

Background: Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a life-threatening dermatological emergency mainly induced by drug hypersensitivity reactions. Standard management includes discontinuation of culprit drug and application of immunomodulatory therapy. However, mortality remains high due to complications like septic shock and multiorgan failures.

Wrinkled surface microstructure for enhancing the infrared spectral performance of radiative cooling.

Radiative cooling is a passive cooling method that does not consume additional energy and has broad application prospects. In recent studies, the surface microstructure was found to have a significant influence on improving the emissivity in infrared spectra for radiative cooling. Accordingly, in this paper, an innovative wrinkled surface microstructure without any periodicity is proposed for enhancing the infrared spectral performance of radiative cooling.

The Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F for the treatment of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: data from a Chinese EUSTAR Center.

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) for the treatment of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD).

Methods: SSc-ILD patients who were regularly treated for more than 1 year and were currently taking a stable dose of TwHF (40-60 mg/day) or CYC (100 mg/day) were selected from the EUSTAR database of Peking Union Medical College Hospital. The efficacy of treatments was assessed by the change in pulmonary function, including the forced vital capacity (FVC) and the percentage of predicted FVC (FVC pred%).

Molecular structure and spectral characteristics of hyperoside and analysis of its molecular imprinting adsorption properties based on density functional theory.

The structure of hyperoside was optimized according to the skeletal types of different galactopyranosides in hyperoside at the DFT/B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) level, and the frequencies were calculated. The accuracy of the theoretical calculations of the H and C NMR signals was evaluated by linear correlation. The excited state was calculated via time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT).