All-natural environmentally degradable poly (butylene terephthalate-co-caprolactone): A theoretical and experimental study of its degradation properties and mechanisms.

The design and production of materials with excellent mechanical properties and biodegradability face significant challenges. Poly (butylene terephthalate-co-caprolactone) copolyesters (PBTCL) is obtained by modifying the engineering plastic polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with a simple one-pot process using readily biodegradable ε-caprolactone (ε-CL). The material has mechanical properties comparable to those of commercial biodegradable copolyester PBAT.

Fluorescence tracing the degradation process of biodegradable PBAT: Visualization and high sensitivity.

Biodegradable plastics have emerged as a potential solution to the mounting plastic pollution crisis. However, current methods for evaluating the degradation of these plastics are limited in detecting structural changes rapidly and accurately, particularly for PBAT, which contains worrying benzene rings. Inspired by the fact that the aggregation of conjugated groups can endow polymers with intrinsic fluorescence, this work found that PBAT emits a bright blue-green fluoresces under UV irradiation.

Enhanced degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) by the addition of lactic acid / glycolic acid: composting degradation, seawater degradation behavior and comparison of degradation mechanism.

The degradability improvement of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), one of the most widely used but non-degradable disposable packaging material, is of great significance. However, the balance between degradability and mechanical properties remains a huge challenge. Herein, simple hydroxy acids, lactic acid (LA) and glycolic acid (GA) as easy hydrolysis sites were introduced into non-degradable PET via melt polycondensation.

Crustacean cardioactive peptide and its receptor modulate the ecdysis behavior in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum.

Insects must undergo ecdysis for successful development and growth, in which crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is a master hormone. However, the function of CCAP signaling in pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, remains unclear. In this study, we determined the sequence of the CCAP precursor and its receptor in A.

An odorant-binding protein of Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, participates in the response of host plant volatiles.

Background: Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) in insects contribute to the sensitivity of the olfactory system and connect external odorants to olfactory receptor neurons. Determination of the chemosensory functions in Diaphorina citri, a vector of the citrus Huanglongbing pathogen, may help in developing a potential target for pest management.

Results: Diaphorina citri showed dose-dependent electroantennogram recording (EAG) responses to 12 host plant volatiles.

A Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis of the Salivary Glands Reveals Genes Responding to Liberibacter asiaticus.

The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Kuwayama, is the principal vector of the Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) bacterium that causes Huanglongbing (HLB) disease. The salivary glands (SG) is an important barrier to the transmission of CLas. Despite its importance, the transcriptome and proteome of SG defense against CLas are unstudied in .

NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase mediates the susceptibility of Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri to imidacloprid and thiamethoxam.

Background: The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri has developed high levels of resistance to many insecticides, and understanding its resistance mechanism will aid in the chemical control of this species. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) is crucial in cytochrome P450 function, and in some insects CPR knockdown has increased their susceptibility to insecticides. However, the CPR from D.

Exploration of invasive mechanisms via global ncRNA-associated virus-host crosstalk.

Viral infection is a complex pathogenesis and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, an integrated multiple resources analysis was performed and showed that the cellular ncRNAs and proteins targeted by viruses were primarily "hubs" and "bottlenecks" in the human ncRNA/protein-protein interaction. The common proteins targeted by both viral ncRNAs and proteins tended to skew toward higher degrees and betweenness compared with other proteins, showed significant enrichment in the cell death process.

The Ecdysis Triggering Hormone System, via ETH/ETHR-B, Is Essential for Successful Reproduction of a Major Pest Insect, (Hendel).

Ecdysis triggering hormone (ETH), released by the Inka cells, is a master hormone in regulating the ecdysis process in insect. Here we investigated the presence and role of the ETH signaling in the female adult of the oriental fruit fly, (Hendel) that is one of the most important invasive pest insects in agriculture worldwide. In the female adult, ETH was confirmed in the Inka cells at the tracheae by immunostaining and also exposure to ETH stimulated the isolated corpora allata of adult in activity.

Crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae): Molecular characterization, distribution and its potential roles in larva-pupa ecdysis.

Insects must undergo ecdysis for successful development and growth, and the crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is one of the most important hormone in this process. Here we reported a cDNA encoding for the CCAP precursor cloned from the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, a most destructive insect pest of agriculture. The CCAP mature peptide (PFCNAFTGC-NH2) of B.

[Reliability Study of Grating Coupled Semiconductor Laser Based on Raman Spectra Technique].

Grating coupled semiconductor lasers (GCSLs) has a wide application prospect in many fields, such as optical free space communication, intersatellite communication, ranging for laser radar, atmospheric environmental testing and medical imaging. In order to verify the reliability of GCSLs, the chips in different preparation stages and products of GCSLs are tested based on Raman spectroscopy. It concluded that for unprocessed semiconductor laser chip, the longitudinal optical (LO) photons mode vibration of GaAs chip is strong but the transverse (TO) optical photons mode vibration of GaAs chip is weak.

[Resonance Raman Spectral Properties Studies of Beta-carotene in Solution].

Beta-carotene is an important kind of polyene biomolecules, which has significant applications on researching optoelectronic and functional materials. In-situ high pressure Raman spectra of beta-carotene are measured in CS2 solution and water respectively at pressure range from 0-0.60 GPa.

[Temperature characteristics of huang-Ryes factor of all-trans-beta-carotene].

A visible absorption and Raman spectra of all-trans-beta-beta-carotene was measured in cyclohexanol solution in the temperature range from 68 degrees C to 26 degrees C. The results indicated that the visible absorption spectra are red-shifted, Raman scattering cross section increases, Huang-Ryes factor and electron-phonon coupling constants of CC bond vibration modes decreases with the temperature decreasing. The changes are interpreted using the theory of "coherent weakly damped electronic-lattice vibration model" and "effective conjugation length model".