Hollow g-CN@AgPO Core-Shell Nanoreactor Loaded with Au Nanoparticles: Boosting Photothermal Catalysis in Confined Space.

Low solar energy utilization efficiency and serious charge recombination remain major challenges for photocatalytic systems. Herein, a hollow core-shell Au/g-CN@AgPO photothermal nanoreactor is successfully prepared by a two-step deposition method. Benefit from efficient spectral utilization and fast charge separation induced by the unique hollow core-shell heterostructure, the H evolution rate of Au/g-CN@AgPO is 16.

Efficient Charge Separation in Ag/PCN/UPDI Ternary Heterojunction for Optimized Photothermal-Photocatalytic Performance via Tandem Electric Fields.

Charge separation driven by the internal electric field is a research hotspot in photocatalysis. However, it remains challenging to accurately control the electric field to continuously accelerate the charge transfer. Herein, a strategy of constructing a tandem electric field to continuously accelerate charge transfer in photocatalysts is proposed.

Guiding the Driving Factors on Plasma Super-Photothermal S-Scheme Core-Shell Nanoreactor to Enhance Photothermal Catalytic H Evolution and Selective CO Reduction.

Light-induced heat has a non-negligible role in photocatalytic reactions. However, it is still challenging to design highly efficient catalysts that can make use of light and thermal energy synergistically. Herein, the study proposes a plasma super-photothermal S-scheme heterojunction core-shell nanoreactor based on manipulation of the driving factors, which consists of α-Fe O encapsulated by g-C N modified with gold quantum dots.

Recent Advances in Carbon Nitride-Based S-scheme Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Conversion.

Energy shortages are a major challenge to the sustainable development of human society, and photocatalytic solar energy conversion is a potential way to alleviate energy problems. As a two-dimensional organic polymer semiconductor, carbon nitride is considered to be the most promising photocatalyst due to its stable properties, low cost, and suitable band structure. Unfortunately, pristine carbon nitride has low spectral utilization, easy recombination of electron holes, and insufficient hole oxidation ability.

Super-Photothermal Effect-Mediated Fast Reaction Kinetic in S-Scheme Organic/Inorganic Heterojunction Hollow Spheres Toward Optimized Photocatalytic Performance.

Using full solar spectrum for energy conversion and environmental remediation is a major challenge, and solar-driven photothermal chemistry is a promising route to achieve this goal. Herein, this work reports a photothermal nano-constrained reactor based on hollow structured g-C N @ZnIn S core-shell S-scheme heterojunction, where the synergistic effect of super-photothermal effect and S-scheme heterostructure significantly improve the photocatalytic performance of g-C N . The formation mechanism of g-C N @ZnIn S is predicted in advance by theoretical calculations and advanced techniques, and the super-photothermal effect of g-C N @ZnIn S and its contribution to the near-field chemical reaction is confirmed by numerical simulations and infrared thermography.

Pt/MoS/Polyaniline Nanocomposite as a Highly Effective Room Temperature Flexible Gas Sensor for Ammonia Detection.

A Pt/MoS/polyaniline (Pt/MoS/PANI) nanocomposite is successfully synthesized by the hydrothermal process combined with the polymerization method, and then Pt particles are decorated on its surface. The Pt/MoS/PANI nanocomposite is deposited on a flexible Au-interdigitated electrode of a polyimide (PI) film. The flexible sensor exhibits a higher response value and fast response/recovery time to NH at room temperature (RT).

Plasma Ag-Modified α-FeO/g-CN Self-Assembled S-Scheme Heterojunctions with Enhanced Photothermal-Photocatalytic-Fenton Performances.

Low spectral utilization and charge carrier compounding limit the application of photocatalysis in energy conversion and environmental purification, and the rational construction of heterojunction is a promising strategy to break this bottleneck. Herein, we prepared surface-engineered plasma Ag-modified α-FeO/g-CN S-Scheme heterojunction photothermal catalysts by electrostatic self-assembly and light deposition strategy. The local surface plasmon resonance effect induced by Ag nanoparticles broadens the spectral response region and produces significant photothermal effects.

Full-Stokes Retrieving and Configuration Optimization in a Time-Integration Imaging Polarimeter.

A time-integration imaging polarimeter with continuous rotating retarder is presented, and its full-Stokes retrieving and configuration optimization are also demonstrated. The mathematical expression between the full-Stokes vector and the time-integration light intensities is derived. As a result, the state of polarization of incident light can be retrieved by only one matrix calculation.

Polarization imaging based on time-integration by a continuous rotating polarizer.

Polarimeter by rotating polarizer is one of the well-known and classic division of time polarimeter (DoTP). It is generally acknowledged that this kind of polarimeter is time consuming for each measurement although it has simple, accurate and compact performances. In this paper we present a time-integration polarimeter by using a continuous rotating polarizer.

Plasma Cu-decorated TiO/CoP particle-level hierarchical heterojunctions with enhanced photocatalytic-photothermal performance.

Plasma Cu-decorated TiO/CoP particle-level hierarchical heterojunction photocatalysts with surface engineering were fabricated through solvothermal and solid phase reduction strategies. The CoP nanoparticles not only serve as a cost-effective cocatalyst but also provide abundant surface active sites, which facilitate rapid transfer of photogenerated carriers. The Ti and oxygen vacancy defects extend photoresponse from UV to visible light region, and enhance the separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers efficiently.

Sandwich-like mesoporous graphite-like carbon nitride (Meso-g-CN)/WP/Meso-g-CN laminated heterojunctions solar-driven photocatalysts.

Three-dimensional mesoporous graphite-like carbon nitride (Meso-g-CN/WP/Meso-g-CN) laminated heterojunction nanosheets are successfully synthesized by solid-phase in situ reduction combined with high temperature calcination. Meso-g-CN/WP/Meso-g-CN has a relatively high specific surface area of 82 m g, a large pore size of 8-15 nm, and a narrow band gap of ~2.7 eV.

Chinese Herbal Cardiotonic Pill Stabilizes Vulnerable Plaques in Rabbits by Decreasing the Expression of Adhesion Molecules.

The cardiotonic pill (CP), consisting of a mixture of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Notoginseng, and Borneolum Syntheticum, has been widely used in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Adhesion molecules, including intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, are involved in the development of vulnerable plaque. We investigated the effect of the CP in a rabbit model of vulnerable plaque established by local transfection with p53 gene.

Effect of atorvastatin versus rosuvastatin on levels of serum lipids, inflammatory markers and adiponectin in patients with hypercholesterolemia.

Purpose: To compare the short-term effect of treatment with atorvastatin and rosuvastatin on levels of serum lipids, inflammatory markers and adiponectin in patients with hypercholesterolemia.

Methods: Sixty-nine patients with hypercholesterolemia were randomly assigned to receive 10 mg/day of atorvastatin or rosuvastatin for 12 weeks. Inflammatory biomarkers, including highsensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and endothelin (ET-1), plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and plasma tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), adiponectin, and lipid profiles were measured before and after statin therapy.