Local delivery of nanoparticles holds promise for colorectal cancer(CRC)therapy.However,the presence of the mucus layer on the epithelium poses a significant challenge to drug delivery,thereby adversely affecting trea...Local delivery of nanoparticles holds promise for colorectal cancer(CRC)therapy.However,the presence of the mucus layer on the epithelium poses a significant challenge to drug delivery,thereby adversely affecting treatment efficiency.It is crucial to develop efficient drug delivery carriers that can effectively overcome mucus barriers to treat colorectal cancer.Herein,we utilized poly(1,4-butadiene)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)polymers to prepare four distinct geometries of polymeric micelles,namely linear micelles(LMs),worm-like micelles(WLMs),large spherical micelles(LSMs),and small spherical micelles(SSMs)to investigate the influence of shape effects on overcoming colonic mucosal barrier.We found that the carriers exhibited diverse shapes while maintaining comparable physicochemical properties.Of these,WLMs had an aspect ratio similar to segmented filamentous bacteria,which exhibited superior mucus penetration ability,leading to prolonged drug release kinetics and faster entry into epithelial cells compared to LSMs.Furthermore,rectally administrated 10-hydroxycamptothecin-loaded WLMs traversed the colorectal mucus in orthotopic CRC nude mice model,penetrated and accumulated within tumor tissue,and effectively aggregated within cancer cells,thereby inducing significantly robust antitumor outcomes in vivo.These findings underscore the significance of shape design in overcoming colonic mucosal absorption barriers,offering a novel approach for the development of drug delivery carriers tailored for effective tumor therapy.展开更多
A new method for characterizing fiber bending flexibility was developed by worm-like chain model proposed by Kratky-Porod,[1]which was first introduced to the pulp and paper field in this study.For the three types of ...A new method for characterizing fiber bending flexibility was developed by worm-like chain model proposed by Kratky-Porod,[1]which was first introduced to the pulp and paper field in this study.For the three types of pulps,the experimental results were compared with the KP chain model,and the resulting determination coefficients were all above 0.95,which proved that the model was feasible to be applied to these three fibers.The relation between fiber bending rigidity and that of cellulosic chains inside was discussed to deduce the fiber bending flexibility.The flexibility of an individual fiber can be approximated as the contribution of that of all the cellulose chains inside.By this method,the fiber flexibility values were determined to be in the range of 0.6×10^(11)-3.5×10^(11)N^(-1)·m^(-2),which was comparable to that of the conventional methods recorded in the literature.展开更多
The worm-like AlN nanowires are fabricated by the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD)on Si substrates through using Al powder and N2 as precursors,CaF2 as fluxing medium,Au as catalyst,respectively.The as...The worm-like AlN nanowires are fabricated by the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD)on Si substrates through using Al powder and N2 as precursors,CaF2 as fluxing medium,Au as catalyst,respectively.The as-grown worm-like AlN nanowires each have a polycrystalline and hexagonal wurtzite structure.Their diameters are about 300 nm,and the lengths are over 10μm.The growth mechanism of worm-like AlN nanowires is discussed.Hydrogen plasma plays a very important role in forming the polycrystalline structure and rough surfaces of worm-like AlN nanowires.The worm-like AlN nanowires exhibit an excellent field-emission(FE)property with a low turn-on field of 4.5 V/μm at a current density of 0.01 mA/cm^(2) and low threshold field of 9.9 V/μm at 1 mA/cm^(2).The emission current densities of worm-like AlN nanowires each have a good stability.The enhanced FE properties of worm-like AlN nanowires may be due to their polycrystalline and rough structure with nanosize and high aspect ratio.The excellent FE properties of worm-like AlN nanowires can be explained by a grain boundary conduction mechanism.The results demonstrate that the worm-like AlN nanowires prepared by the proposed simple and the PECVD method possesses the potential applications in photoelectric and field-emission devices.展开更多
The morphological stability of vesicles consisting of an amphiphilic poly(methacrylic acid)- block-poly(methyl methacrylate-random-methacrylic acid) diblock copolymer, PMAA-b-P(MMA-r-MAA), was investigated against the...The morphological stability of vesicles consisting of an amphiphilic poly(methacrylic acid)- block-poly(methyl methacrylate-random-methacrylic acid) diblock copolymer, PMAA-b-P(MMA-r-MAA), was investigated against the external stresses of pH, salt concentration and polyamine. The worm-like vesicles underwent a partial fusion at pH 12, however, they retained the worm-like shape at pH 13 due to electrostatic repulsion. On the other hand, the spherical vesicles were completely fused at pH 12, transformed into a sheet and did not retain their shape under the higher basic condition. Similarly, the worm-like vesicles retained their morphology in 0.1 mol% solutions of sodium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate, while the spherical vesicles caused division and fusion even at much lower concentrations. Poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)(PDMAEMA) transformed the worm-like vesicle into a cleavable sheet, while it changed the spherical vesicles into a sheet without a specific form. It was found that this transformation based on the acid-base interaction between the carboxylic acid of the MAA block and the amine of the PDMAEMA was dependent on the molecular weight of the PDMAEMA. The short PDMAEMA retarded the fusion of the vesicles.展开更多
Two triblock polymers, tetraaniline-block-poly（N-isopropyl acrylamide）-block-poly（hydroxyethyl acrylate） （TA-b-PNIPAM-b-PHEA） and TA-b-PHEA-b-PNIPAM, were synthesized with unambiguous structure by a two step met...Two triblock polymers, tetraaniline-block-poly（N-isopropyl acrylamide）-block-poly（hydroxyethyl acrylate） （TA-b-PNIPAM-b-PHEA） and TA-b-PHEA-b-PNIPAM, were synthesized with unambiguous structure by a two step method. The difference of these two diblock polymers is the connection order of carboxyl group to block, e.g., carboxyl group to PNIPAM block for PNIPAM-b-PHEA and to PHEA block for PHEA-b-PNIPAM. Secondly, block tetraaniline was linked to the diblock polymer through amidation to yield the corresponding triblock copolymer. Both of them have almost the identical chemical compositions. The only difference is the connection order of each block in the triblock polymers. When they were self-assembled at 45℃ in a suitable solution, both of their aggregates have spherical shape with slight defects on their surface with the average diameter of about 400 nm. However, when their aggregate dispersion was cooled down to 20 ℃, only TA-b-PHEA-b-PNIPAM＇s morphology changed, forming worm-like aggregates with the diameter of about 100-200 nm transformed from spherical ag- gregates. Both amphiphilic property and position of each block in this triblock copolymer are very essential for this morphology transformation. Since the worm-like aggregates presented here by our group have hollow structure in- side, its controlled release properties for doxorubicin were evaluated. Drug release experiment indicated that along with the temperature changes, the rearrangement of the intermediate layer structure caused morphology change in aggregate, thus accelerating the speed of drug release.展开更多
初步研究表明,留茶坡组中部黑色页岩中化石呈炭质压膜状保存,主要包括长绳状或带状宏观藻:Chenlidenella spiralis gen.et sp.nov.,Longifuniculum dissutum Steiner,Erdtmann and Chen,1992, Longitaenina triphyllus gen. et sp. nov....初步研究表明,留茶坡组中部黑色页岩中化石呈炭质压膜状保存,主要包括长绳状或带状宏观藻:Chenlidenella spiralis gen.et sp.nov.,Longifuniculum dissutum Steiner,Erdtmann and Chen,1992, Longitaenina triphyllus gen. et sp. nov., L. rhodina gen. et sp. nov., L. laceolatus gen. et sp. nov.;直立不分枝的管状宏观藻Longfengshania elongata Duan et Du,1985, L. elliptic-ulum sp. nov, Paralongfengshania oblong sp. nov. Miaohenella hunanensis（Steiner, Erdtmann and Chen,1992）, M. rhomba Ding,1996, M. taenina sp. nov., Cystoculum catenuatus gen. et sp. nov.;末端存在二歧式分叉的丝状宏观藻:Sectoralga bibarbatus sp. nov., S. typica Hu,1996,S. capillaceus sp. nov., S. umbellulata Hu,1996和水母状化石Taoyuania ovatoides gen. et sp. nov., Liaonanella giganta sp. nov., Wulingshania canopse gen. et sp. nov.及蠕虫状化石 Wenshanwania simplex gen. et sp. nov.等。从地层对比上看,上述化石可能与伊迪卡拉动物群为同一时期的产物。晚震旦世晚期留茶坡组中类水母化石的出现是我国晚震旦世生物演化史上一次重要事件,以类水母等软躯体动物和高分异度的宏观藻类?展开更多
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82003678,82222066,82025032)Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission(No.2021Y30)。
文摘Local delivery of nanoparticles holds promise for colorectal cancer(CRC)therapy.However,the presence of the mucus layer on the epithelium poses a significant challenge to drug delivery,thereby adversely affecting treatment efficiency.It is crucial to develop efficient drug delivery carriers that can effectively overcome mucus barriers to treat colorectal cancer.Herein,we utilized poly(1,4-butadiene)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)polymers to prepare four distinct geometries of polymeric micelles,namely linear micelles(LMs),worm-like micelles(WLMs),large spherical micelles(LSMs),and small spherical micelles(SSMs)to investigate the influence of shape effects on overcoming colonic mucosal barrier.We found that the carriers exhibited diverse shapes while maintaining comparable physicochemical properties.Of these,WLMs had an aspect ratio similar to segmented filamentous bacteria,which exhibited superior mucus penetration ability,leading to prolonged drug release kinetics and faster entry into epithelial cells compared to LSMs.Furthermore,rectally administrated 10-hydroxycamptothecin-loaded WLMs traversed the colorectal mucus in orthotopic CRC nude mice model,penetrated and accumulated within tumor tissue,and effectively aggregated within cancer cells,thereby inducing significantly robust antitumor outcomes in vivo.These findings underscore the significance of shape design in overcoming colonic mucosal absorption barriers,offering a novel approach for the development of drug delivery carriers tailored for effective tumor therapy.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21534002)National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2019YFC1520402)
文摘A new method for characterizing fiber bending flexibility was developed by worm-like chain model proposed by Kratky-Porod,[1]which was first introduced to the pulp and paper field in this study.For the three types of pulps,the experimental results were compared with the KP chain model,and the resulting determination coefficients were all above 0.95,which proved that the model was feasible to be applied to these three fibers.The relation between fiber bending rigidity and that of cellulosic chains inside was discussed to deduce the fiber bending flexibility.The flexibility of an individual fiber can be approximated as the contribution of that of all the cellulose chains inside.By this method,the fiber flexibility values were determined to be in the range of 0.6×10^(11)-3.5×10^(11)N^(-1)·m^(-2),which was comparable to that of the conventional methods recorded in the literature.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11774017 and 51761135129).
文摘The worm-like AlN nanowires are fabricated by the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD)on Si substrates through using Al powder and N2 as precursors,CaF2 as fluxing medium,Au as catalyst,respectively.The as-grown worm-like AlN nanowires each have a polycrystalline and hexagonal wurtzite structure.Their diameters are about 300 nm,and the lengths are over 10μm.The growth mechanism of worm-like AlN nanowires is discussed.Hydrogen plasma plays a very important role in forming the polycrystalline structure and rough surfaces of worm-like AlN nanowires.The worm-like AlN nanowires exhibit an excellent field-emission(FE)property with a low turn-on field of 4.5 V/μm at a current density of 0.01 mA/cm^(2) and low threshold field of 9.9 V/μm at 1 mA/cm^(2).The emission current densities of worm-like AlN nanowires each have a good stability.The enhanced FE properties of worm-like AlN nanowires may be due to their polycrystalline and rough structure with nanosize and high aspect ratio.The excellent FE properties of worm-like AlN nanowires can be explained by a grain boundary conduction mechanism.The results demonstrate that the worm-like AlN nanowires prepared by the proposed simple and the PECVD method possesses the potential applications in photoelectric and field-emission devices.
文摘The morphological stability of vesicles consisting of an amphiphilic poly(methacrylic acid)- block-poly(methyl methacrylate-random-methacrylic acid) diblock copolymer, PMAA-b-P(MMA-r-MAA), was investigated against the external stresses of pH, salt concentration and polyamine. The worm-like vesicles underwent a partial fusion at pH 12, however, they retained the worm-like shape at pH 13 due to electrostatic repulsion. On the other hand, the spherical vesicles were completely fused at pH 12, transformed into a sheet and did not retain their shape under the higher basic condition. Similarly, the worm-like vesicles retained their morphology in 0.1 mol% solutions of sodium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate, while the spherical vesicles caused division and fusion even at much lower concentrations. Poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)(PDMAEMA) transformed the worm-like vesicle into a cleavable sheet, while it changed the spherical vesicles into a sheet without a specific form. It was found that this transformation based on the acid-base interaction between the carboxylic acid of the MAA block and the amine of the PDMAEMA was dependent on the molecular weight of the PDMAEMA. The short PDMAEMA retarded the fusion of the vesicles.
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 50903096）.
文摘Two triblock polymers, tetraaniline-block-poly（N-isopropyl acrylamide）-block-poly（hydroxyethyl acrylate） （TA-b-PNIPAM-b-PHEA） and TA-b-PHEA-b-PNIPAM, were synthesized with unambiguous structure by a two step method. The difference of these two diblock polymers is the connection order of carboxyl group to block, e.g., carboxyl group to PNIPAM block for PNIPAM-b-PHEA and to PHEA block for PHEA-b-PNIPAM. Secondly, block tetraaniline was linked to the diblock polymer through amidation to yield the corresponding triblock copolymer. Both of them have almost the identical chemical compositions. The only difference is the connection order of each block in the triblock polymers. When they were self-assembled at 45℃ in a suitable solution, both of their aggregates have spherical shape with slight defects on their surface with the average diameter of about 400 nm. However, when their aggregate dispersion was cooled down to 20 ℃, only TA-b-PHEA-b-PNIPAM＇s morphology changed, forming worm-like aggregates with the diameter of about 100-200 nm transformed from spherical ag- gregates. Both amphiphilic property and position of each block in this triblock copolymer are very essential for this morphology transformation. Since the worm-like aggregates presented here by our group have hollow structure in- side, its controlled release properties for doxorubicin were evaluated. Drug release experiment indicated that along with the temperature changes, the rearrangement of the intermediate layer structure caused morphology change in aggregate, thus accelerating the speed of drug release.
文摘初步研究表明,留茶坡组中部黑色页岩中化石呈炭质压膜状保存,主要包括长绳状或带状宏观藻:Chenlidenella spiralis gen.et sp.nov.,Longifuniculum dissutum Steiner,Erdtmann and Chen,1992, Longitaenina triphyllus gen. et sp. nov., L. rhodina gen. et sp. nov., L. laceolatus gen. et sp. nov.;直立不分枝的管状宏观藻Longfengshania elongata Duan et Du,1985, L. elliptic-ulum sp. nov, Paralongfengshania oblong sp. nov. Miaohenella hunanensis（Steiner, Erdtmann and Chen,1992）, M. rhomba Ding,1996, M. taenina sp. nov., Cystoculum catenuatus gen. et sp. nov.;末端存在二歧式分叉的丝状宏观藻:Sectoralga bibarbatus sp. nov., S. typica Hu,1996,S. capillaceus sp. nov., S. umbellulata Hu,1996和水母状化石Taoyuania ovatoides gen. et sp. nov., Liaonanella giganta sp. nov., Wulingshania canopse gen. et sp. nov.及蠕虫状化石 Wenshanwania simplex gen. et sp. nov.等。从地层对比上看,上述化石可能与伊迪卡拉动物群为同一时期的产物。晚震旦世晚期留茶坡组中类水母化石的出现是我国晚震旦世生物演化史上一次重要事件,以类水母等软躯体动物和高分异度的宏观藻类?
