State-of-the-Art Carbon-Nanotubes-Reinforced Copper-Based Composites: The Interface Design of CNTs and Cu Matrix.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-reinforced copper-based composites (CNT/Cu) have been extensively investigated due to their exceptional theoretical electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. However, the actual performance of these composites has consistently fallen short of theoretical expectations. This discrepancy primarily arises from the inability to achieve direct chemical bonding between copper and carbon nanotubes or to alloy them effectively.

State-of-the-Art Review on Amorphous Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Structure, and Application.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have rapidly received increasing attention and great interest as potential materials for energy storage and catalyst fields, which is due to their unique physicochemical and electrical properties. With continuous improvements in fabrication routes, CNTs have been modified with various types of materials, opening up new perspectives for research and state-of-the-art technologies. Amorphous CNTs (aCNTs) are carbon nanostructures that are distinctively different from their well-ordered counterparts, such as single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs and MWCNTs, respectively), while the atoms in aCNTs are grouped in a disordered, crystalline/non-crystalline manner.

Microstructure and Properties of NiCoCrAlTi High Entropy Alloy Prepared Using MA-SPS Technique.

In this study, NiCoCrAlTiMoWNbTa high entropy alloy (HEA) was prepared using mechanical alloying (MA) and spark plasma sintering (SPS) based on the unique design concept of HEAs and third-generation powder superalloys. The HEA phase formation rules of the alloy system were predicted but need to be verified empirically. The microstructure and phase structure of the HEA powder were investigated at different milling times and speeds, with different process control agents, and with an HEA block sintered at different temperatures.

Evaluation of cytotoxicity and biodistribution of mesoporous carbon nanotubes (pristine/-OH/-COOH) to HepG2 cells and healthy mice .

Mesoporous carbon nanotubes (mCNTs) hold great promise interests, owing to their superior nano-platform properties for biomedicine. To fully utilize this potential, the toxicity and biodistribution of pristine and surface-modified mCNTs (-OH/-COOH) should preferentially be addressed. The results of cell viability suggested that pristine mCNTs induced cell death in a concentration-dependent manner.

Research on Personalized Book Recommendation Based on Improved Similarity Calculation and Data Filling Collaborative Filtering Algorithm.

(). This paper aims at the problems of inaccurate recommendation effect caused by data sparseness and cold start in the traditional collaborative filtering-based book personalized recommendation algorithm. So this paper proposes a collaborative filtering recommendation algorithm which improves the similarity solution method and the filling method of missing data.

Fabrication and characterization of an economical active packaging film based on chitosan incorporated with pomegranate peel.

Antioxidant and antimicrobial chitosan (CS) films incorporated with different concentrations (0, 3, 6 and 9% w/w based on chitosan) of pomegranate peel powder (PPP) were prepared through a simple and low-cost process and characterized. The physicochemical property, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the films were investigated. Results showed that incorporation with PPP increased the thickness, water solubility (WS), water vapor permeability (WVP), opacity and total phenolic content (TPC) of chitosan films, but decreased the moisture content (MC) and mechanical property.

Circ_0003998 Regulates the Progression and Docetaxel Sensitivity of DTX-Resistant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells by the miR-136-5p/CORO1C Axis.

Background: Drug resistance in cancer cells is a major challenge for anti-cancer therapy. Circular RNA (circRNA) circ_0003998 has been identified as an important regulator in the chemoresistance development of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The purpose of this study was to investigate the molecular basis underlying the resistance control of circ_0003998 in NSCLC.

Detection and quantification of adulteration of sesame oils with vegetable oils using gas chromatography and multivariate data analysis.

This study was performed to develop a hierarchical approach for detection and quantification of adulteration of sesame oil with vegetable oils using gas chromatography (GC). At first, a model was constructed to discriminate the difference between authentic sesame oils and adulterated sesame oils using support vector machine (SVM) algorithm. Then, another SVM-based model is developed to identify the type of adulterant in the mixed oil.

Monte Carlo simulation for energy deposition of an ionisation chamber based on the equivalent electron source theory and experimental verification for the theory.

The main research described in this paper includes three sections. First, research on the response of the stainless steel ball-shaped ionisation chamber by experimental methods. Secondly, calculation of the response of the chamber with the general Monte Carlo EGS4 code in order to compare with the equivalent electron source theory by calculation methods.

[Determination of tropane alkaloid components in Przewalskia tangutica Maxim. by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection].

Based on an Eu-PB modified platinum electrode as the working electrode, a method for the simultaneous determination of the four tropane alkaloids, anisodamine, scopolamine, atropine and anisodine, by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection (CE-ECL) has been established. The effects of several factors, such as the detection potential, the acidity and concentration of the running buffer, and the content of the methanol additive were investigated for the improvement of separation ability and detection sensitivity. Under the optimized conditions, these four components could be fully separated from each other in a 20 mmol/L phosphate (pH 8.

Determination of sinomenine in Sinomenium acutum by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection.

A Ru(bpy)(3)(2+)-based electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection coupled with capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been established for the determination of sinomenine for the first time. Optimum separation was achieved with a fused-silica capillary column (50 cm x 25 microm i.d.