This study explores the impact of coffee flavor influenced by fermentation,microorganisms,and flavor precursors.The microbial processes during fermentation and the resulting chemical transformations were given special...This study explores the impact of coffee flavor influenced by fermentation,microorganisms,and flavor precursors.The microbial processes during fermentation and the resulting chemical transformations were given special attention.The composition and metabolic functions of microbial populations were found to play a crucial role in modifying the composition of coffee beans,leading to the diverse flavors observed in coffee.To control fermentation and enhance the flavor profile of coffee,a clear understanding of microorganisms' roles in fermentation is necessary.Identifying suitable microbial strains for coffee fermentation is essential for developing fermentation techniques that produce high-quality coffee tailored to the taste preferences of different demographics.展开更多
The hot deformation behavior of Al-Cu-Li alloy was investigated by hot compression tests in the temperature range of 340-500℃ with strain rate of 0.001-10.000 s^(-1).Based on the dynamic materials model(DMM),processi...The hot deformation behavior of Al-Cu-Li alloy was investigated by hot compression tests in the temperature range of 340-500℃ with strain rate of 0.001-10.000 s^(-1).Based on the dynamic materials model(DMM),processing maps of the test alloy were developed for optimizing hot processing parameters.The optimum parameters of hot deformation for Al-Cu-Li alloy are at temperature of 400-430℃and strain rate of about 0.100 s^(-1),with efficiency of power dissipation of around 30%.The microstructural manifestation of the alloy deformed in instability domains is flow localization,and dynamic softening first occurs in flow localizations structure.In stable domains,dynamic recovery(DRV) and dynamic recrystallization(DRX) are the main microstructural evolution mechanism.DRX is gradually strengthened with the increase in deformation temperature and the decrease in strain rate.During hot deformation,the DRX mechanism of Al-Cu-Li alloy is dominated by continuous DRX(CDRX).A DRX model of Al-Cu-Li alloy is proposed based on the microstructural evolution process of the test alloy.展开更多
For the first time in the world advanced multi layered Red Mud and MWCNTs (ARMC) based EMI shielding material has been developed at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal. Red mud provides oxides of titanium and iron as precursor and the...For the first time in the world advanced multi layered Red Mud and MWCNTs (ARMC) based EMI shielding material has been developed at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal. Red mud provides oxides of titanium and iron as precursor and the MWCNTs provides electrical conductivity characteristics necessary for making desired EMI shielding materials. The novel process involves unique designing of chemical compositions and mineralogical phases of red mud, MWCNTs together with appropriate additive and solvent which results in the simultaneous and synergistic chemical reactions among various constituents thereby forming tailored precursor powder. Further, the ceramic processing of tailored precursor powder in appropriate environment enables formation of advanced ARMC shielding material having a variety of ceramic phases with multi elemental compositions and multi layered crystal structures. The synthesized material was characterized by various techniques namely XRD, PL, FESEM, EDXA. The reflection loss (R. L.) of the sample was calculated based on the measured complex permittivity and permeability. The advanced ARMC material with thickness t = 1.5 mm showed a minimum R. L. of -35.5 Db at 14.0 GHz with a response band width of 1.8 GHz. Thus, the developed advanced ARMC material acts as a good EMI wave absorber.展开更多
Photocatalysis has emerged as an effective approach to sustainably convert biomass into value-added products.CoSe_(2)is a promising nonprecious,efficient cocatalyst for photooxidation,which can facilitate the separati...Photocatalysis has emerged as an effective approach to sustainably convert biomass into value-added products.CoSe_(2)is a promising nonprecious,efficient cocatalyst for photooxidation,which can facilitate the separation of photogenerated electron–holes,increase the reaction rates,and enhance photocatalytic efficiency.In this work,we synthesized a stable and efficient photocatalysis system of CoSe_(2)/g-C_(3)N_(4)through attaching CoSe_(2)on g-C_(3)N_(4)sheets,with a yield of 50.12%for the selective photooxidation of xylose to xylonic acid.Under light illumination,the photogenerated electrons were prone to migrating from g-C_(3)N_(4)to CoSe_(2)due to the higher work function of CoSe_(2),resulting in the accelerated separation of photogenerated electron–holes and the promoted photooxidation.Herein,this study reveals the unique function of CoSe_(2),which can significantly promote oxygen adsorption,work as an electron sink and accelerate the generation of ·O_(2)^(-),thereby improving the selectivity toward xylonic acid over other by-products.This work provides useful insights into the design of selective photocatalysts by engineering g-C_(3)N_(4)for biomass high-value utilization.展开更多
Transition metal carbides,known as MXenes,particularly Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x),have been extensively explored as promising materials for electrochemical reactions.However,transition metal carbonitride MXenes with high nitrog...Transition metal carbides,known as MXenes,particularly Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x),have been extensively explored as promising materials for electrochemical reactions.However,transition metal carbonitride MXenes with high nitrogen content for electrochemical reactions are rarely reported.In this work,transition metal carbonitride MXenes incorporated with Pt-based electrocatalysts,ranging from single atoms to sub-nanometer dimensions,are explored for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).The fabricated Pt clusters/MXene catalyst exhibits superior HER performance compared to the single-atom-incorporated MXene and commercial Pt/C catalyst in both acidic and alkaline electrolytes.The optimized sample shows low overpotentials of 28,65,and 154 mV at a current densities of 10,100,and 500 m A cm^(-2),a small Tafel slope of 29 m V dec^(-1),a high mass activity of 1203 mA mgPt^(-1)and an excellent turnover frequency of 6.1 s^(-1)in the acidic electrolyte.Density functional theory calculations indicate that this high performance can be attributed to the enhanced active sites,increased surface functional groups,faster charge transfer dynamics,and stronger electronic interaction between Pt and MXene,resulting in optimized hydrogen absorption/desorption toward better HER.This work demonstrates that MXenes with a high content of nitrogen may be promising candidates for various catalytic reactions by incorporating single atoms or clusters.展开更多
Background:Therapy in the latent period is favorable for retarding the process of epileptogenesis.Recently,we have discovered that the activated sigma-1 receptor(Sig-1R)attenuates the hippocampus pathological injury a...Background:Therapy in the latent period is favorable for retarding the process of epileptogenesis.Recently,we have discovered that the activated sigma-1 receptor(Sig-1R)attenuates the hippocampus pathological injury and memory impairment in the latent period of epileptogenesis.But the molecular mechanism needs further investigation.Methods:PRE-084 was utilized as a research tool to highly selectively activate Sig-1R in epileptic mice.After the treatment of PRE-084,the pro-inflammatory cytokines,neuropathological traits,and the level of mitochondrial translocator assembly and maintenance 41 homolog(TAMM41)in the hippocampus were examined.The mode in which the Sig-1R interacts with TAMM41 was explored.The role of TAMM41 in the protecting effect of PRE-084 was established.Results:PRE-084 inhibited the growth of pro-inflammatory cytokines,reduced the formation of gliosis,alleviated neuronal damage in the hippocampus,and attenu-ated memory impairment in the latent period of epileptogenesis.The protein level of TAMM41 decreased in the hippocampi of epileptic mice and increased in the PRE-084-treated mice.The Sig-1R bound with TAMM41 directly,maintaining the stability of TAMM41.Knockdown of TAMM41 reversed the protective effect of PRE-084,and overexpression of TAMM41 exhibited a similar protective action to that of PRE-084.Conclusion:We presented the concept of the“sigma-1 receptor–TAMM41 axis”and proposed that augmenting this axis can attenuate neuroinflammation and memory impairment in the process of epileptogenesis.展开更多
Correction to:Nano-Micro Letters(2025)17:123 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01654-y Following publication of the original article[1],the authors reported that Dr.Mohamed Bououdina’s affiliation needed to be corre...Correction to:Nano-Micro Letters(2025)17:123 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01654-y Following publication of the original article[1],the authors reported that Dr.Mohamed Bououdina’s affiliation needed to be corrected from 1 to 2.The correct author affiliation has been provided in this Correction and the original article[1]has been corrected.展开更多
The corrosion behavior of Mg,AZ31 and AZ91 has been evaluated in 3.5%NaCl solution using weight loss,electrochemical polarization and impedance measurements.Corrosion rate derived from the weight losses demonstrated t...The corrosion behavior of Mg,AZ31 and AZ91 has been evaluated in 3.5%NaCl solution using weight loss,electrochemical polarization and impedance measurements.Corrosion rate derived from the weight losses demonstrated the occurrence of steeply fast corrosion reaction on AZ91 alloy after three hours of immersion,indicating the start of galvanic corrosion.An increase of corrosion rate with immersion time was also observed for AZ31 but with lesser extent than AZ91 alloy.Whereas Mg metals showed a decrease of corrosion rate with immersion time,suggesting the formation of a protective layer on their surfaces.In contrast,the corrosion current density(I_(corr))derived from the Tafel plots,exhibited their corrosion resistances in order of Mg>AZ91>AZ31.Electrochemical charge transfer resistance(R_(ct))and double layer capacitance measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS),are well in accordance with the measured I_(corr).EIS measurements with time and microstructural examination of the corroded and uncorroded samples are helpful in elucidation of results measured by electrochemical polarization.展开更多
The analytical model for springback in arc bending of sheet metal can serve as an excellent design support.The amount of springback is considerably influenced by the geometrical and the material parameters associated ...The analytical model for springback in arc bending of sheet metal can serve as an excellent design support.The amount of springback is considerably influenced by the geometrical and the material parameters associated with the sheet metal.In addition,the applied load during the bending also has a significant influence.Although a number of numerical techniques have been used for this purpose,only few analytical models that can provide insight into the phenomenon are available.A phenomenological model for predicting the springback in arc bending was proposed based on strain as well as deformation energy based approaches.The results of the analytical model were compared with the published experimental as well as FE results of the authors,and the agreement was found to be satisfactory.展开更多
Delayed diagnosis of cancer using conventional diagnostic modalities needs to be addressed to reduce the mortality rate of cancer.Recently,2 D nanomaterial-enabled advanced biosensors have shown potential towards the ...Delayed diagnosis of cancer using conventional diagnostic modalities needs to be addressed to reduce the mortality rate of cancer.Recently,2 D nanomaterial-enabled advanced biosensors have shown potential towards the early diagnosis of cancer.The high surface area,surface functional groups availability,and excellent electrical conductivity of MXene make it the 2 D material of choice for the fabrication of advanced electrochemical biosensors for disease diagnostics.MXene-enabled electrochemical aptasensors have shown great promise for the detection of cancer biomarkers with a femtomolar limit of detection.Additionally,the stability,ease of synthesis,good reproducibility,and high specificity offered by MXene-enabled aptasensors hold promise to be the mainstream diagnostic approach.In this review,the design and fabrication of MXene-based electrochemical aptasensors for the detection of cancer biomarkers have been discussed.Besides,various synthetic processes and useful properties of MXenes which can be tuned and optimized easily and efficiently to fabricate sensitive biosensors have been elucidated.Further,futuristic sensing applications along with challenges will be deliberated herein.展开更多
Variable masses of nano cerium oxide (CeO2) were added into nano silica (SiO2) to prepare the well-dispersed SiO2-CeO2 suspension (SiO2-CeO2), cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was used to adjust the compatibilit...Variable masses of nano cerium oxide (CeO2) were added into nano silica (SiO2) to prepare the well-dispersed SiO2-CeO2 suspension (SiO2-CeO2), cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was used to adjust the compatibility of SiO2-CeO2 with rubber matrix, then SiO2-CeO2 modified by CTAB and curing formulas were mixed with fresh natural rubber (NR) latex to prepare NR/SiO2-CeO2 nanocomposites that contained 0–10 parts of CeO2 by a new emulsion compounding method. The morphologies, cure characteristics, mechanical properties and thermal-oxidative stability of NR/SiO2-CeO2 nanocomposites were investigated. The re-sults revealed that the presence of CeO2 in NR/SiO2-CeO2nanocomposites was favorable for enhancing the interaction between NR matrix and fillers, helped to get smaller SiO2-CeO2 particles with narrower particle size distribution, further improved the crosslink densities and mechanical properties of NR/SiO2-CeO2 nanocomposites vulcanizates. Meanwhile, the addition of CeO2 increased the active energy at least 4.66%, obviously improved the thermal-oxidative aging-inhibiting properties of NR/SiO2-CeO2 nanocomposites. Additionally, nanocomposites containing CeO2 promotedTg shift to high temperature direction, causing the nanocomposites featured higher tanδ at 0 oC and lower tanδ at 60 oC and exhibited comparable wet grip and lower rolling resistance when NR/SiO2-CeO2nano-composites were used in tire tread compound.展开更多
B2O3 was added to tire cord steel during refining in a carbon tube furnace.The influence of boron on the deformability of oxide inclusions was studied by metallographic and scanning electron microscope（SEM） observat...B2O3 was added to tire cord steel during refining in a carbon tube furnace.The influence of boron on the deformability of oxide inclusions was studied by metallographic and scanning electron microscope（SEM） observations.The melting points of boron-bearing compound oxide inclusions were calculated using Factsage software.The results showed that the main inclusion was a boron-bearing compound oxide and the deformation properties of the inclusions were clearly improved by adding B2O3.As the boron content was increased from 0.0046% to 0.039%,the proportion of long strip type inclusions changed slightly and the number of inclusions decreased.The low-melting point areas of the MnO-SiO2-Al2O3 and CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 ternary system increased with the addition of B2O3.Moreover,the area increased with the increase of B2O3 content.Clear improvements in the deformation ability of the inclusions occurred when the B2O3 mass percent rose to 5% in the CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 inclusion system and to 10% in the MnO-SiO2-Al2O3 inclusion system展开更多
In this work,molecular structures,dynamic mechanical properties and glass transition temperatures of microbe coagulated natural rubber（NR） samples were analyzed by using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometr...In this work,molecular structures,dynamic mechanical properties and glass transition temperatures of microbe coagulated natural rubber（NR） samples were analyzed by using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry（py-GC/MS）,rubber process analyzer（RPA） and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis（DMA）.And the cross-linked network structures and mechanical properties of the corresponding NR vulcanizates were further determined by using nuclear magnetic resonance（NMR） crosslink density spectrometer（XLDS-15） and universal testing machines.The results show that NR raw rubber produced by rapidly coagulated with microorganism exhibits a simple molecular structure composition and good dynamic mechanical properties,and the corresponding NR vulcanizates possess the aggregation structure of high cross-linked density,a high glass transition temperature of-61.5 ℃ and high mechanical properties（tensile strength reaches 25.2 MPa）,as compared with that coagulated with acetic acid.展开更多
The effect of neodymium stearate （NdSt） on cure and mechanical properties of expoxidized natural rubber with 25 mol.% epoxidation （ENR25） was studied in the concentration range of 0 to 2 phr, and the relationship ...The effect of neodymium stearate （NdSt） on cure and mechanical properties of expoxidized natural rubber with 25 mol.% epoxidation （ENR25） was studied in the concentration range of 0 to 2 phr, and the relationship between structure and mechanical properties of ENR25 vulcanizates was also discussed. Neodymium sterate was synthesized by saponification of stearic acid with newly formed rare earth hydroxide m water medium, and the structure of NdSt was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR）. Crosslinking den- sity of vulcanized natural rubber was studied by equilibrium swelling method. The results indicated that the interaction force between carboxylic ion of NdSt prepared in the lab and Nd ion was mainly ionic bond through FTIR analysis. NdSt could accelerate the vulcanization of ENR25 and influence the network structure of ENR25 vulcanizates. The incorporation of 1 phr NdSt for ENR25 vulcanizatcs showed the optimal aging resistance.展开更多
The microstructure,mechanical properties,and the effects of sliding distance and material removal mechanism on two-body abrasive wear behaviour of hypereutectic Al-Si-Si C composite and its matrix alloy were investiga...The microstructure,mechanical properties,and the effects of sliding distance and material removal mechanism on two-body abrasive wear behaviour of hypereutectic Al-Si-Si C composite and its matrix alloy were investigated.The hypereutectic Al-Si-Si C composite was prepared by stir casting route.The hardness,ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of the composite are increased by 17%,38%,and 30%respectively compared with those of the matrix alloy,while the elongation of the composite is decreased by 48%compared with that of the matrix alloy.The wear rate of the materials is increased with increasing the abrasive size and the applied load and does not vary with the sliding distance.The wear surfaces and wear debris of the materials were characterized by high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy(HR FESEM)and wear mechanism was analyzed for low and high load regimes.展开更多
The effect of neodymium stearate （NdSt） synthesized by saponification method on thermal degradation and thermo-oxidative degradation of expoxidized natural rubber with 25 mol.% epoxidation （ENR25） was investigated...The effect of neodymium stearate （NdSt） synthesized by saponification method on thermal degradation and thermo-oxidative degradation of expoxidized natural rubber with 25 mol.% epoxidation （ENR25） was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）, and the structure of ENR25 vulcanized with NdSt after thermo-oxidative decomposition was characterized using Fourier transform infared spectroscopy-attenuated total-reflectance （FTIR-ATR）. The thermal degradation kinetic parameters of ENR25 with different loadings of NdSt were determined by Coats-Redfern method. The results showed that the thermal degradation of ENR25 in nitrogen was a one-step reaction regardless of NdSt content, whereas the thermo-oxidative degradation was a multiple-step reaction. The thermal and thermo-oxidative stability of the ENR25 vulcanizates with the addition of NdSt was higher than that of pure ENR25 vulcanizates. The ENR25 vulcanizates with the incorporation of 1 phr （per hundred parts of rubber） NdSt imparted the highest activa- tion energy （E） of thermal and thermo-oxidative degradation. This could be attributed to the many unoccupied orbits in rare earth Nd, which could capture the free radicals and make the epoxide groups stable in the process of thermal and thermo-oxidative degradation for ENR25.展开更多
Elastomers with outstanding strength,toughness and healing efficiency are highly promising for many emerging fields.However,it is still a challenge to integrate all these beneficial features in one elastomer.Herein,an...Elastomers with outstanding strength,toughness and healing efficiency are highly promising for many emerging fields.However,it is still a challenge to integrate all these beneficial features in one elastomer.Herein,an asymmetric alicyclic structure adjacent to aromatic disulfide was tactfully introduced into the backbone of polyurethane(PU)elastomer.Specifically,such elastomer(PU-HPS)was fabricated by polycondensing polytetramethylene ether glycol(PTMEG),isophorone diisocyanate(IPDI)and p-hydroxydiphenyl disulfide(HPS)via one-pot method.The molecular mobility and phase morphology of PU-HPS can be tuned by adjusting the HPS content.Consequently,the dynamic exchange of hydrogen and disulfide bonds in the hard segment domains can also be tailored.The optimized sample manifests outstanding tensile strength(46.4 MPa),high toughness(109.1 MJ/m^(3)),high self-healing efficiency after fracture(90.3%),complete scratch recovery(100%)and good puncture resistance.Therefore,this work provides a facile strategy for developing robust self-healing polymers.展开更多
Near infrared spectrometer technology under a wavelength range of 918-1045 nm was used to rapidly detect paddy rice that was stored at 5℃, 15℃ and 25℃. A total of 121 paddy rice samples were collected from artifici...Near infrared spectrometer technology under a wavelength range of 918-1045 nm was used to rapidly detect paddy rice that was stored at 5℃, 15℃ and 25℃. A total of 121 paddy rice samples were collected from artificial infection with moulds to build the calibration models to calculate the total number colony of moulds based on the principal component regression method and multiple linear regression method. The results of statistical analysis indicated that multiple linear regression method was applicable to the detection of the total number colony of moulds. The correlation of calibration data set was 0.943. The correlation of prediction data set was 0.897. Therefore, the result showed that near infrared spectroscopy could be a useful instrumental method for determining the total number colony of moulds in paddy rice. The near infrared spectroscopy methodology could be applied for monitoring mould contamination in postharvest paddy rice during storage and might become a powerful tool for monitoring the safety of the grain.展开更多
基金funded by the Yunnan Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and Utilization in Universities (Yunnan Education Development [2018] No.135),a research facility dedicated to the study of microbial resources and their utilization in academic settings。
文摘This study explores the impact of coffee flavor influenced by fermentation,microorganisms,and flavor precursors.The microbial processes during fermentation and the resulting chemical transformations were given special attention.The composition and metabolic functions of microbial populations were found to play a crucial role in modifying the composition of coffee beans,leading to the diverse flavors observed in coffee.To control fermentation and enhance the flavor profile of coffee,a clear understanding of microorganisms' roles in fermentation is necessary.Identifying suitable microbial strains for coffee fermentation is essential for developing fermentation techniques that produce high-quality coffee tailored to the taste preferences of different demographics.
基金financially supported by the National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (No.2012CB619504)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51274046)
文摘The hot deformation behavior of Al-Cu-Li alloy was investigated by hot compression tests in the temperature range of 340-500℃ with strain rate of 0.001-10.000 s^(-1).Based on the dynamic materials model(DMM),processing maps of the test alloy were developed for optimizing hot processing parameters.The optimum parameters of hot deformation for Al-Cu-Li alloy are at temperature of 400-430℃and strain rate of about 0.100 s^(-1),with efficiency of power dissipation of around 30%.The microstructural manifestation of the alloy deformed in instability domains is flow localization,and dynamic softening first occurs in flow localizations structure.In stable domains,dynamic recovery(DRV) and dynamic recrystallization(DRX) are the main microstructural evolution mechanism.DRX is gradually strengthened with the increase in deformation temperature and the decrease in strain rate.During hot deformation,the DRX mechanism of Al-Cu-Li alloy is dominated by continuous DRX(CDRX).A DRX model of Al-Cu-Li alloy is proposed based on the microstructural evolution process of the test alloy.
文摘For the first time in the world advanced multi layered Red Mud and MWCNTs (ARMC) based EMI shielding material has been developed at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal. Red mud provides oxides of titanium and iron as precursor and the MWCNTs provides electrical conductivity characteristics necessary for making desired EMI shielding materials. The novel process involves unique designing of chemical compositions and mineralogical phases of red mud, MWCNTs together with appropriate additive and solvent which results in the simultaneous and synergistic chemical reactions among various constituents thereby forming tailored precursor powder. Further, the ceramic processing of tailored precursor powder in appropriate environment enables formation of advanced ARMC shielding material having a variety of ceramic phases with multi elemental compositions and multi layered crystal structures. The synthesized material was characterized by various techniques namely XRD, PL, FESEM, EDXA. The reflection loss (R. L.) of the sample was calculated based on the measured complex permittivity and permeability. The advanced ARMC material with thickness t = 1.5 mm showed a minimum R. L. of -35.5 Db at 14.0 GHz with a response band width of 1.8 GHz. Thus, the developed advanced ARMC material acts as a good EMI wave absorber.
基金financial support by National Key Research and Development Project(Grant No.2023YFE0109600)Guangzhou Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.2023B03J1330)+5 种基金National Program for Support of Topnotch Young Professionals(Grant No.x2qsA4210090)Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2024A04J3413)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32201499)State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering(Grant Nos.2023PY01 and 202215)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant Nos.2023A1515012519 and 2023B1515040013)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2023M732021).
文摘Photocatalysis has emerged as an effective approach to sustainably convert biomass into value-added products.CoSe_(2)is a promising nonprecious,efficient cocatalyst for photooxidation,which can facilitate the separation of photogenerated electron–holes,increase the reaction rates,and enhance photocatalytic efficiency.In this work,we synthesized a stable and efficient photocatalysis system of CoSe_(2)/g-C_(3)N_(4)through attaching CoSe_(2)on g-C_(3)N_(4)sheets,with a yield of 50.12%for the selective photooxidation of xylose to xylonic acid.Under light illumination,the photogenerated electrons were prone to migrating from g-C_(3)N_(4)to CoSe_(2)due to the higher work function of CoSe_(2),resulting in the accelerated separation of photogenerated electron–holes and the promoted photooxidation.Herein,this study reveals the unique function of CoSe_(2),which can significantly promote oxygen adsorption,work as an electron sink and accelerate the generation of ·O_(2)^(-),thereby improving the selectivity toward xylonic acid over other by-products.This work provides useful insights into the design of selective photocatalysts by engineering g-C_(3)N_(4)for biomass high-value utilization.
基金the final support of ARC DP220103045the startup support of KFUPMPrince Sultan University for their support。
文摘Transition metal carbides,known as MXenes,particularly Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x),have been extensively explored as promising materials for electrochemical reactions.However,transition metal carbonitride MXenes with high nitrogen content for electrochemical reactions are rarely reported.In this work,transition metal carbonitride MXenes incorporated with Pt-based electrocatalysts,ranging from single atoms to sub-nanometer dimensions,are explored for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).The fabricated Pt clusters/MXene catalyst exhibits superior HER performance compared to the single-atom-incorporated MXene and commercial Pt/C catalyst in both acidic and alkaline electrolytes.The optimized sample shows low overpotentials of 28,65,and 154 mV at a current densities of 10,100,and 500 m A cm^(-2),a small Tafel slope of 29 m V dec^(-1),a high mass activity of 1203 mA mgPt^(-1)and an excellent turnover frequency of 6.1 s^(-1)in the acidic electrolyte.Density functional theory calculations indicate that this high performance can be attributed to the enhanced active sites,increased surface functional groups,faster charge transfer dynamics,and stronger electronic interaction between Pt and MXene,resulting in optimized hydrogen absorption/desorption toward better HER.This work demonstrates that MXenes with a high content of nitrogen may be promising candidates for various catalytic reactions by incorporating single atoms or clusters.
基金This project was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.81872847 and 82173803)the Science and Technology Planning Project of Xuzhou(Grant No.KC22256)the Science and Technology Developing Fund of The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University(Grant No.2021ZA14)。
文摘Background:Therapy in the latent period is favorable for retarding the process of epileptogenesis.Recently,we have discovered that the activated sigma-1 receptor(Sig-1R)attenuates the hippocampus pathological injury and memory impairment in the latent period of epileptogenesis.But the molecular mechanism needs further investigation.Methods:PRE-084 was utilized as a research tool to highly selectively activate Sig-1R in epileptic mice.After the treatment of PRE-084,the pro-inflammatory cytokines,neuropathological traits,and the level of mitochondrial translocator assembly and maintenance 41 homolog(TAMM41)in the hippocampus were examined.The mode in which the Sig-1R interacts with TAMM41 was explored.The role of TAMM41 in the protecting effect of PRE-084 was established.Results:PRE-084 inhibited the growth of pro-inflammatory cytokines,reduced the formation of gliosis,alleviated neuronal damage in the hippocampus,and attenu-ated memory impairment in the latent period of epileptogenesis.The protein level of TAMM41 decreased in the hippocampi of epileptic mice and increased in the PRE-084-treated mice.The Sig-1R bound with TAMM41 directly,maintaining the stability of TAMM41.Knockdown of TAMM41 reversed the protective effect of PRE-084,and overexpression of TAMM41 exhibited a similar protective action to that of PRE-084.Conclusion:We presented the concept of the“sigma-1 receptor–TAMM41 axis”and proposed that augmenting this axis can attenuate neuroinflammation and memory impairment in the process of epileptogenesis.
文摘Correction to:Nano-Micro Letters(2025)17:123 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01654-y Following publication of the original article[1],the authors reported that Dr.Mohamed Bououdina’s affiliation needed to be corrected from 1 to 2.The correct author affiliation has been provided in this Correction and the original article[1]has been corrected.
文摘The corrosion behavior of Mg,AZ31 and AZ91 has been evaluated in 3.5%NaCl solution using weight loss,electrochemical polarization and impedance measurements.Corrosion rate derived from the weight losses demonstrated the occurrence of steeply fast corrosion reaction on AZ91 alloy after three hours of immersion,indicating the start of galvanic corrosion.An increase of corrosion rate with immersion time was also observed for AZ31 but with lesser extent than AZ91 alloy.Whereas Mg metals showed a decrease of corrosion rate with immersion time,suggesting the formation of a protective layer on their surfaces.In contrast,the corrosion current density(I_(corr))derived from the Tafel plots,exhibited their corrosion resistances in order of Mg>AZ91>AZ31.Electrochemical charge transfer resistance(R_(ct))and double layer capacitance measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS),are well in accordance with the measured I_(corr).EIS measurements with time and microstructural examination of the corroded and uncorroded samples are helpful in elucidation of results measured by electrochemical polarization.
文摘The analytical model for springback in arc bending of sheet metal can serve as an excellent design support.The amount of springback is considerably influenced by the geometrical and the material parameters associated with the sheet metal.In addition,the applied load during the bending also has a significant influence.Although a number of numerical techniques have been used for this purpose,only few analytical models that can provide insight into the phenomenon are available.A phenomenological model for predicting the springback in arc bending was proposed based on strain as well as deformation energy based approaches.The results of the analytical model were compared with the published experimental as well as FE results of the authors,and the agreement was found to be satisfactory.
基金Open access funding provided by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
文摘Delayed diagnosis of cancer using conventional diagnostic modalities needs to be addressed to reduce the mortality rate of cancer.Recently,2 D nanomaterial-enabled advanced biosensors have shown potential towards the early diagnosis of cancer.The high surface area,surface functional groups availability,and excellent electrical conductivity of MXene make it the 2 D material of choice for the fabrication of advanced electrochemical biosensors for disease diagnostics.MXene-enabled electrochemical aptasensors have shown great promise for the detection of cancer biomarkers with a femtomolar limit of detection.Additionally,the stability,ease of synthesis,good reproducibility,and high specificity offered by MXene-enabled aptasensors hold promise to be the mainstream diagnostic approach.In this review,the design and fabrication of MXene-based electrochemical aptasensors for the detection of cancer biomarkers have been discussed.Besides,various synthetic processes and useful properties of MXenes which can be tuned and optimized easily and efficiently to fabricate sensitive biosensors have been elucidated.Further,futuristic sensing applications along with challenges will be deliberated herein.
基金supported by the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest,Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China(201403066)Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(20155198)the Fundamental Research Funds for Rubber Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science(1630022014014)
文摘Variable masses of nano cerium oxide (CeO2) were added into nano silica (SiO2) to prepare the well-dispersed SiO2-CeO2 suspension (SiO2-CeO2), cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was used to adjust the compatibility of SiO2-CeO2 with rubber matrix, then SiO2-CeO2 modified by CTAB and curing formulas were mixed with fresh natural rubber (NR) latex to prepare NR/SiO2-CeO2 nanocomposites that contained 0–10 parts of CeO2 by a new emulsion compounding method. The morphologies, cure characteristics, mechanical properties and thermal-oxidative stability of NR/SiO2-CeO2 nanocomposites were investigated. The re-sults revealed that the presence of CeO2 in NR/SiO2-CeO2nanocomposites was favorable for enhancing the interaction between NR matrix and fillers, helped to get smaller SiO2-CeO2 particles with narrower particle size distribution, further improved the crosslink densities and mechanical properties of NR/SiO2-CeO2 nanocomposites vulcanizates. Meanwhile, the addition of CeO2 increased the active energy at least 4.66%, obviously improved the thermal-oxidative aging-inhibiting properties of NR/SiO2-CeO2 nanocomposites. Additionally, nanocomposites containing CeO2 promotedTg shift to high temperature direction, causing the nanocomposites featured higher tanδ at 0 oC and lower tanδ at 60 oC and exhibited comparable wet grip and lower rolling resistance when NR/SiO2-CeO2nano-composites were used in tire tread compound.
文摘B2O3 was added to tire cord steel during refining in a carbon tube furnace.The influence of boron on the deformability of oxide inclusions was studied by metallographic and scanning electron microscope（SEM） observations.The melting points of boron-bearing compound oxide inclusions were calculated using Factsage software.The results showed that the main inclusion was a boron-bearing compound oxide and the deformation properties of the inclusions were clearly improved by adding B2O3.As the boron content was increased from 0.0046% to 0.039%,the proportion of long strip type inclusions changed slightly and the number of inclusions decreased.The low-melting point areas of the MnO-SiO2-Al2O3 and CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 ternary system increased with the addition of B2O3.Moreover,the area increased with the increase of B2O3 content.Clear improvements in the deformation ability of the inclusions occurred when the B2O3 mass percent rose to 5% in the CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 inclusion system and to 10% in the MnO-SiO2-Al2O3 inclusion system
基金Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest Project (nyhyzx07-033-6)Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province (807047)
文摘In this work,molecular structures,dynamic mechanical properties and glass transition temperatures of microbe coagulated natural rubber（NR） samples were analyzed by using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry（py-GC/MS）,rubber process analyzer（RPA） and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis（DMA）.And the cross-linked network structures and mechanical properties of the corresponding NR vulcanizates were further determined by using nuclear magnetic resonance（NMR） crosslink density spectrometer（XLDS-15） and universal testing machines.The results show that NR raw rubber produced by rapidly coagulated with microorganism exhibits a simple molecular structure composition and good dynamic mechanical properties,and the corresponding NR vulcanizates possess the aggregation structure of high cross-linked density,a high glass transition temperature of-61.5 ℃ and high mechanical properties（tensile strength reaches 25.2 MPa）,as compared with that coagulated with acetic acid.
基金Project supported by the National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (973 Program,2010CB635109)Ministry of Science and Technology R&D research institutes (contract grantnumber:2008EG134285)
文摘The effect of neodymium stearate （NdSt） on cure and mechanical properties of expoxidized natural rubber with 25 mol.% epoxidation （ENR25） was studied in the concentration range of 0 to 2 phr, and the relationship between structure and mechanical properties of ENR25 vulcanizates was also discussed. Neodymium sterate was synthesized by saponification of stearic acid with newly formed rare earth hydroxide m water medium, and the structure of NdSt was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR）. Crosslinking den- sity of vulcanized natural rubber was studied by equilibrium swelling method. The results indicated that the interaction force between carboxylic ion of NdSt prepared in the lab and Nd ion was mainly ionic bond through FTIR analysis. NdSt could accelerate the vulcanization of ENR25 and influence the network structure of ENR25 vulcanizates. The incorporation of 1 phr NdSt for ENR25 vulcanizatcs showed the optimal aging resistance.
基金the financial support received to the first author as a scholarship from MHRD,Government of India.
文摘The microstructure,mechanical properties,and the effects of sliding distance and material removal mechanism on two-body abrasive wear behaviour of hypereutectic Al-Si-Si C composite and its matrix alloy were investigated.The hypereutectic Al-Si-Si C composite was prepared by stir casting route.The hardness,ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of the composite are increased by 17%,38%,and 30%respectively compared with those of the matrix alloy,while the elongation of the composite is decreased by 48%compared with that of the matrix alloy.The wear rate of the materials is increased with increasing the abrasive size and the applied load and does not vary with the sliding distance.The wear surfaces and wear debris of the materials were characterized by high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy(HR FESEM)and wear mechanism was analyzed for low and high load regimes.
基金supported by National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China(973Program,2010CB635109)Ministry of Science and Technology R&D Research Institutes(2008EG134285)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Rubber Research Institute,CATAS(1630022013021,1630022012013)
文摘The effect of neodymium stearate （NdSt） synthesized by saponification method on thermal degradation and thermo-oxidative degradation of expoxidized natural rubber with 25 mol.% epoxidation （ENR25） was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）, and the structure of ENR25 vulcanized with NdSt after thermo-oxidative decomposition was characterized using Fourier transform infared spectroscopy-attenuated total-reflectance （FTIR-ATR）. The thermal degradation kinetic parameters of ENR25 with different loadings of NdSt were determined by Coats-Redfern method. The results showed that the thermal degradation of ENR25 in nitrogen was a one-step reaction regardless of NdSt content, whereas the thermo-oxidative degradation was a multiple-step reaction. The thermal and thermo-oxidative stability of the ENR25 vulcanizates with the addition of NdSt was higher than that of pure ENR25 vulcanizates. The ENR25 vulcanizates with the incorporation of 1 phr （per hundred parts of rubber） NdSt imparted the highest activa- tion energy （E） of thermal and thermo-oxidative degradation. This could be attributed to the many unoccupied orbits in rare earth Nd, which could capture the free radicals and make the epoxide groups stable in the process of thermal and thermo-oxidative degradation for ENR25.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51873110)the Foundation of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Natural Rubber Processing and Key Laboratory of Carb on Fiber and Functio nal Polymers(Beijing University of Chemical Technology),Ministry of Educati on.
文摘Elastomers with outstanding strength,toughness and healing efficiency are highly promising for many emerging fields.However,it is still a challenge to integrate all these beneficial features in one elastomer.Herein,an asymmetric alicyclic structure adjacent to aromatic disulfide was tactfully introduced into the backbone of polyurethane(PU)elastomer.Specifically,such elastomer(PU-HPS)was fabricated by polycondensing polytetramethylene ether glycol(PTMEG),isophorone diisocyanate(IPDI)and p-hydroxydiphenyl disulfide(HPS)via one-pot method.The molecular mobility and phase morphology of PU-HPS can be tuned by adjusting the HPS content.Consequently,the dynamic exchange of hydrogen and disulfide bonds in the hard segment domains can also be tailored.The optimized sample manifests outstanding tensile strength(46.4 MPa),high toughness(109.1 MJ/m^(3)),high self-healing efficiency after fracture(90.3%),complete scratch recovery(100%)and good puncture resistance.Therefore,this work provides a facile strategy for developing robust self-healing polymers.
基金Supported by the National 12th Five-year Plan for Science&Technology Support Fund(2012BAK08B04-02)the Heilongjiang Science and Technology Plan(GC12B404)
文摘Near infrared spectrometer technology under a wavelength range of 918-1045 nm was used to rapidly detect paddy rice that was stored at 5℃, 15℃ and 25℃. A total of 121 paddy rice samples were collected from artificial infection with moulds to build the calibration models to calculate the total number colony of moulds based on the principal component regression method and multiple linear regression method. The results of statistical analysis indicated that multiple linear regression method was applicable to the detection of the total number colony of moulds. The correlation of calibration data set was 0.943. The correlation of prediction data set was 0.897. Therefore, the result showed that near infrared spectroscopy could be a useful instrumental method for determining the total number colony of moulds in paddy rice. The near infrared spectroscopy methodology could be applied for monitoring mould contamination in postharvest paddy rice during storage and might become a powerful tool for monitoring the safety of the grain.
