A novel SERRS approach for the highly sensitive detection of bilirubin levels in urine.

Bilirubin, as a major component of human bile and a byproduct of red blood cell metabolism, plays an essential role in diagnosing jaundice and assessing liver function. Surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (SERRS) is a highly sensitive detection technique that emerged from the synergy of resonance Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). This technology not only provides molecular fingerprint information but also offers rapid detection, interference resistance, and high selectivity, making it particularly suitable for specific biological system detection.

Identification of the new allele ptc1-2 and analysis of the regulatory role of PTC1 gene in rice anther development.

Anther development involves a series of important biological events that are precisely regulated by many genes. Although several important genes involved in rice anther development have been identified, the regulatory network involved in tapetal development and pollen wall formation is still largely unclear. PERSISTENT TAPETAL CELL 1 (PTC1) encodes a PHD-Finger protein, which plays a critical role in the regulation of tapetal cell death and pollen development in rice.

Molecular dynamics study on deformation and mechanics of nanoscale Au/Cu multilayers under indentation.

The effects of individual layer thickness, indentation velocity, and temperature on the mechanical properties and mechanics of nanoscale Au/Cu multilayers under indentation were studied using molecular dynamics simulations based on the many-body embedded-atom potential. The simulation results show that layer interfaces act as strong barriers that resist the propagation of dislocations, even at an extremely small individual layer thickness of 3 nm. The number of dislocations increases significantly and the growth of dislocations decreases with decreasing individual layer thickness.