Tetramethylpyrazine attenuates renal tubular epithelial cell ferroptosis in contrast-induced nephropathy by inhibiting transferrin receptor and intracellular reactive oxygen species.

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (AKI). Recently, ferroptosis was reported to be crucial for AKI pathogenesis. Our previous studies indicated antioxidant tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) prevent CIN in vivo.

Wound-Healing Material with Antibacterial and Antioxidant Functions, Constructed Using Keratin, Hyperbranched Polymers, and MnO.

Wound healing, a global medical issue, poses a substantial financial burden. Therefore, developing low-cost and highly efficacious wound-healing materials is essential. In this study, we prepared keratin-hyperbranched polymer hydrogel-M (KHBP-M), a multifunctional composite gel, by mixing reduced keratin containing free sulfhydryl groups extracted from human hair waste, hyperbranched polymer (HBP) with double bonds at the end, and MnO nanoparticles prepared using the biological template method.

Encapsulation of Imazalil in HKUST-1 with Versatile Antimicrobial Activity.

Based on high surface areas, adjustable porosity and microbicide activity, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) HKUST-1 are widely used as drug release carriers for their slow degradation characteristics under slightly acidic conditions. In this work, porous HKUST-1 was reacted rapidly by cholinium salt (as the deprotonation agent and template) in an aqueous solution at room temperature. A novel antimicrobial system based on an imazalil encapsulated metal organic framework (imazalil IL-3@HKUST-1) was established.

pH-Activatable Organic Nanoparticles for Efficient Low-Temperature Photothermal Therapy of Ocular Bacterial Infection.

Low-temperature photothermal therapy (PTT) systems constructed by integrating organic photothermal agents with other bactericidal components that initiate bacterial apoptosis at low hyperthermia possess a promising prospect. However, these multicomponent low-temperature PTT nanoplatforms have drawbacks in terms of the tedious construction process, suboptimal synergy effect of diverse antibacterial therapies, and high laser dose needed, compromising their biosafety in ocular bacterial infection treatment. Herein, a mild PTT nanotherapeutic platform is formulated the self-assembly of a pH-responsive phenothiazinium dye.

Corrigendum to "Polydopamine/poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) Co-deposition coatings triggered by CuSO4/H2O2 on implants for improved surface hemocompatibility and antibacterial activity" [ Bioactive materials 6 (2021) 2546-2556].

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[Finite element method simulating bursting process of multi-chamber flexible package infusion bag].

This study aims to overcome the shortcomings such as low efficiency, high cost and difficult to carry out multi-parameter research, which limited the optimization of infusion bag configuration and manufacture technique by experiment method. We put forward a fluid cavity based finite element method, and it could be used to simulate the stress distribution and deformation process of infusion bag under external load. In this paper, numerical models of infusion bag with different sizes was built, and the fluid-solid coupling deformation process was calculated using the fluid cavity method in software ABAQUS subject to the same boundary conditions with the burst test.

Polydopamine/poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) Co-deposition coatings triggered by CuSO/HO on implants for improved surface hemocompatibility and antibacterial activity.

Implanted biomaterials such as medical catheters are prone to be adhered by proteins, platelets and bacteria due to their surface hydrophobicity characteristics, and then induce related infections and thrombosis. Hence, the development of a versatile strategy to endow surfaces with antibacterial and antifouling functions is particularly significant for blood-contacting materials. In this work, CuSO/HO was used to trigger polydopamine (PDA) and poly-(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (PSBMA) co-deposition process to endow polyurethane (PU) antibacterial and antifouling surface (PU/PDA(Cu)/PSBMA).

Aging forming process of Chlorella vulgaris growing medium and its cultivation inhibition mechanism.

To investigate the possibility of culture medium reuse in large-scale industrial microalgae cultivation for the alleviation of the massive water requirement pressure, the aging forming process of Chlorella vulgaris growing medium was explored and the aged medium's inhibition mechanisms on cell growth were inspected. The results demonstrated that when the medium was continuously reused, the collected maximal C. vulgaris biomass decreased.

pH-guided self-assembly of silver nanoclusters with aggregation-induced emission for rewritable fluorescent platform and white light emitting diode application.

Metal nanoclusters (NCs) as a new type of fluorescent material have attracted great interest due to their unique electronic structure and outstanding optical properties. However, limited success has been achieved in the preparation of water-soluble NCs with high luminous intensity. In this article, the significant luminescence properties of 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (Hmba)-capped Ag NCs induced by hydrochloric acid (HCl) through self-assembly strategies were reported and the water-soluble protonated silver nanoclusters (Ag-H-NCs) can be obtained.