Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Aprotic Li-CO Batteries with a Ruthenium-Complex-Based Mobile Catalyst.

Li-CO batteries are regarded as next-generation high-energy-density electrochemical devices. However, the greatest challenge arises from the formation of the discharge product, Li CO , which would accumulate and deactivate heterogenous catalysts to cause huge polarization. Herein, Ru(bpy) Cl was employed as a solution-phase catalyst for Li-CO batteries and proved to be the most effective one screened so far.

Phosphazene-derived stable and robust artificial SEI for protecting lithium anodes of Li-O batteries.

A stable artificial solid electrolyte interphase (ASEI) containing phosphazene and perfluoroalkoxy groups was designed to protect Li anodes. The ASEI with high ionic conductivity and mechanical robustness successfully suppressed the growth of Li dendrites, significantly enhancing the electrochemical performance of the Li-O2 batteries.

Esophageal Histological Precursor Lesions and Subsequent 8.5-Year Cancer Risk in a Population-Based Prospective Study in China.

Introduction: Data on the associations between esophageal histological lesions and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in general populations are limited. We aimed to investigate these associations in a large Chinese general population to inform future Chinese ESCC screening guidelines.

Methods: We performed endoscopic screening of 21,111 participants aged 40-69 years from 3 high-risk areas of China in 2005-2009, and followed the cohort through 2016.

Endoscopic survey of esophageal cancer in a high-risk area of China.

Aim: To characterize the histological types of esophageal and cardiac mucosa by endoscopic survey of a population in a high-risk area of esophageal cancer of China.

Methods: A selected cohort of residents in Cixian County during December 2001 and May 2002 was surveyed by using Lugol's staining, followed by computer-based statistical analysis of the data with SPSS 10.0 software.