Stress effect on the resonance properties of single-crystal diamond cantilever resonators for microscopy applications.

Micro-cantilever beams have been widely used for surface sensing applications as well as atomic force microscope. However, surface stress appears in cantilever beams due to a variety of factors such as the absorption of molecules, temperature variations, materials imperfectness, and the fabrication process. Single-crystal diamond (SCD) has been regarded as an ideal material for cantilever sensors through the surface effect due to the outstanding mechanical rigidity and chemical inertness.

Green and facile fabrication of silver nanoparticles using Konjac Glucomannan by photocatalytic strategy.

Green fabrication of highly stable silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is vital for its development. Herein, AgNPs with enhanced stability were prepared in an environmentally friendly manner using aqueous mixture of 0.8 mM silver nitrate and 10.

Quantitative insight into dispersity and antibactericidal capability of silver nanoparticles noncovalently conjugated by polysaccharide-protein complexes.

Precise prediction and measurement of dispersibility of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) under atmospheric conditions are extremely vital for their potential commercial application. In the present work, the dispersibility of AgNPs capped by polysaccharide-protein from viscera of abalone (PSP-AgNPs) was studied using the combination of ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and multiple-light-scattering (MLS) techniques. The results showed that the combination of UV/vis, DLS and MLS not only accurately determined the dispersibility of PSP-AgNPs, but also provided detailed information about the aggregation behavior of PSP-AgNPs.

"Steel-Concrete" Inspired Biofunctional Layered Hybrid Cage for Spine Fusion and Segmental Bone Reconstruction.

In this paper we report a "steel-concrete" inspired layered hybrid spine cage combining a titanium mesh and a bioceramic scaffold, which were welded together through a bioglass bonding layer using a novel multistep manufacturing methodology including three-dimensional slip deposition, gel casting, freeze-drying, and cosintering. The interfacial welding strength achieved 27 ± 0.7 MPa, indicating an excellent structural integrity of the hybrid cage construct.

Feasible Synthesis of Antagonist of GPR40 by Constructing 2-Thiouracil Ring viaAcid Mediated Cyclization.

GW1100 is an antagonist of GPR40 identified by high throughput screening recently. The synthesis of GW1100 has been developed. The key step involves cyclization of the 2-thiouracil heterocycle under acidic condition at room temperature.