The correlation of the intestinal with pharyngeal microbiota in early neonates.

Introduction: The gut-lung axis has long been recognized as an important mechanism affecting intestinal and lung immunity. Still, few studies have examined the correlation between the intestinal and pharyngeal microbiota in early neonates, especially when feeding patterns are one of the main drivers of microbiota development.

Methods: To explore the composition and function of intestinal and pharyngeal microbiota and to analyze the effect of limited formula feeding on the initial microbiota colonization in early full-term neonates, we characterized the stool and oropharyngeal microbiota of 20 healthy full-term newborns sampled on days 0 and 5-7 after birth using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Naphthalene-Embedded Multi-Resonance Emitters Enabling Efficient Narrow Emissive Blue OLEDs.

Great achievements have been made in the development of organic light-emitting diodes in recent decades. However, achieving high color purity for blue emitters remains a challenge. In this study, we have designed and synthesized three naphthalene (NA)-embedded multi-resonance (MR) emitters, named SNA, SNB and SNB1, based on N-B-O frameworks with isomer variations for finely adjusting the photophysical properties.

[Intestinal and pharyngeal microbiota in early neonates: an analysis based on high-throughput sequencing].

Objectives: To investigate the distribution characteristics and correlation of intestinal and pharyngeal microbiota in early neonates.

Methods: Full-term healthy neonates who were born in Shanghai Pudong New Area Maternal and Child Health Hospital from September 2021 to January 2022 and were given mixed feeding were enrolled. The 16S rRNA sequencing technique was used to analyze the stool and pharyngeal swab samples collected on the day of birth and days 5-7 after birth, and the composition and function of intestinal and pharyngeal microbiota were analyzed and compared.

High Performance Near-Infrared Emitters with Methylated Triphenylamine and Thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline-Based Fluorophores.

Three near-infrared emitters (, and ) were rationally designed and synthesized. Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations showed that the introduction of mono- or di-methyl groups between the donors and acceptor could result in the spatial configuration changing greatly for and compared to their parent compound . The emission of had a more obvious hybridized local and charge transfer feature (HLCT) based on the influence of the steric hindrance of the methyl substituent.

Iridium(III) Complexes with [-2, -1, 0] Charged Ligand Realized Deep-Red/Near-Infrared Phosphorescent Emission.

A series of [-2, -1, 0] charged-ligand based iridium(III) complexes of [Ir(bph)(bpy)(acac)] (1), [Ir(bph)(2MeO-bpy)(acac)] (2), [Ir(bph)(2CF -bpy)(acac)] (3), [Ir(bph)(bpy)(2 Bu-acac)] (4) and [Ir(bph)(bpy)(CF -acac)] (5), which using biphenyl as dianionic ligand [-2], acetylacetone (or its derivatives) as monoanionic ligand [-1], and 2,2'-bipyridine (or its derivatives) as neutral ligand [0] were designed and synthesized. The chemical structures were well characterized. All of the ligands have simple chemical structures, thus further making the complexes have excellent thermal stability and are easy to sublimate and purify.

White polymer light-emitting diodes based on star-shaped polymers with an orange dendritic phosphorescent core.

A series of new star-shaped polymers with a triphenylamine-based iridium(III) dendritic complex as the orange-emitting core and poly(9,9-dihexylfluorene) (PFH) chains as the blue-emitting arms is developed towards white polymer light-emitting diodes (WPLEDs). By fine-tuning the content of the orange phosphor, partial energy transfer and charge trapping from the blue backbone to the orange core is realized to achieve white light emission. Single-layer WPLEDs with the configuration of ITO (indium-tin oxide)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)/polymer/CsF/Al exhibit a maximum current efficiency of 1.

Blue fluorescent emitters: design tactics and applications in organic light-emitting diodes.

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are competitive candidates for the next generation flat-panel displays and solid state lighting sources. Efficient blue-emitting materials have been one of the most important prerequisites to kick off the commercialization of OLEDs. This tutorial review focuses on the design of blue fluorescent emitters and their applications in OLEDs.

Iridium phosphors with peripheral triphenylamine encapsulation: highly efficient solution-processed red electrophosphorescence.

The peripheral triphenylamine-encapsulated red-emitting iridium(III) complexes have been designed and synthesized. External quantum efficiency over 15% has been realized in single-layer polymer light-emitting diodes, which is the highest ever reported for solution-processed red phosphorescence.