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Preparation and Physicochemical Properties of Catechin/β-cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Nanoparticles
Nano-size catechin/β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex (CA/β-CD IC) with 1:1 molar ratio was obtained by cooling precipitation at 4 °C. Physicochemical properties of the CA/β-CD IC nanoparticles were characterize...
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UV-responsive micellar systems and aqueous two-phase systems based on cationic ester-containing gemini surfactant and sodium trans-ortho-methoxycinnamate
Three ester-containing gemini surfactants (CmDEGs) were used to construct UV-responsive micellar systems with sodium trans-ortho-methoxycinnamate (trans-NaOMCA) as photo-sensitive additive. The effect of tail-cha...
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Transverse Tensile Deformation and Failure of Three-dimensional Five-directional Braided Carbon Fiber Composites
Accurate characterisation of transverse tensile deformation and damage evolution is of importance for evaluating the failure behaviors of three-dimensional (3D) braided composites. In the present study, a fini...
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Appropriate proportion truncated octahedron LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 with excellent electrochemical properties for lithium-ion batteries prepared by graphite-assisted calcination method
LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 materials with different crystal surface proportions are synthesized by graphite-assisted calcination method. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals homogeneous microsized polyhedral morphology...
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A novel hollowed-out Si microsphere encapsulated by graphene oxide: a strong and reusable absorbent
Graphene oxide (GO) has been a promising adsorbent to remove dyes, heavy metals and other pollutants from aqueous solutions, due to its huge surface area and rich oxygenic groups. However, one of the major app...
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Preparation and cellular-interaction investigation of 177Lu/FITC labeled NGR peptides
Aminopeptidase N (CD13) as the malignant cell surface marker is overexpressed on many tumor cells including lung cancer and the neovascular cell membranes. A tripeptide structure, Asn-Gly-Arg (NGR), can specif...
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In situ forming of ternary metal fluoride thin films with excellent Li storage performance by pulsed laser deposition
In the field of lithium ion battery, conversion-based metal fluoride cathodes are attractive for their excellent theoretical capacity and high voltage. However, the utilization of binary metal fluorides is sev...
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Free and bound volatile compounds in ‘Hayward’ and ‘Hort16A’ kiwifruit and their wines
Aroma compounds in fruits and related products are known to occur in free and glycosidically bound forms. In this study, free and bound volatiles in juices and wines of two kiwifruit cultivars, Actinidia delicios...
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Open AccessLightweight, flexible, and multifunctional anisotropic nanocellulose-based aerogels for CO2 adsorption
CO2 adsorption is a promising strategy to reduce costs and energy use for CO2 separation. In this study, we developed CO2 adsorbents based on lightweight and flexible cellulose nanofiber aerogels with monolithic ...
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Complexation of 1,3-Diamino-2-hydroxypropane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic Acid (DHPTA) with Heavy Lanthanides (Tb3+, Ho3+, Lu3+) in Aqueous Solution
Thermodynamic equilibria of complexes of 1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (DHPTA) with heavy lanthanides (Tb3+, Ho3+ and Lu3+) in aqueous solution have been investigated with potentiometry,...
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A Novel Method of Extracting Total Flavonoids from Scutellaria barbata
This study aims to compare and determine the optimum extraction and separation process of the total flavonoids from Scutellaria barbata. The total flavonoids from S. barbata were extracted with an l-arginine solu...
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Open AccessChallenges and tackles in metabolic engineering for microbial production of carotenoids
Naturally occurring carotenoids have been isolated and used as colorants, antioxidants, nutrients, etc. in many fields. There is an ever-growing demand for carotenoids production. To comfort this, microbial pr...
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Comparative cell uptake study of FITC-/177Lu-labeled RM26 monomer, dimer and trimer on PC-3: improving binding affinity of gastrin releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) antagonist via bivalency/trivalency
The gastrin releasing peptide receptors (GRPRs) overexpress in various tumors, which provided the opportunity for GRPR targeted tumor radiological diagnosis and therapy. In recent reports, the GPPR antagonists...
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131I-labeled PEG and folic acid co-functionalized graphene quantum dots for tumor-targeted imaging
In this study, we successfully synthesized polyethylene glycol (PEG) and folic acid (FA) co-functionalized graphene quantum dots (GQDs) to improve the biocompatibility and tumor-targeting ability of GQDs simul...
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Binding and cytotoxicity of 131I-labeled gastrin-releasing peptide receptor antagonists modified by cell penetrating peptides
Gastrin releasing peptide receptors (GRPRs) are one of the most interesting targets over expressed in various tumors. Due to the superior potential of the GRPR antagonist analogs, they have been studied in the...
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Synthesis of multiblock linear polyether functional amino silicone softener and its modification of surface properties on cotton fabrics
Multiblock copolymers of polyether-modified amino silicone softener (ETSO-PEA) were successfully synthesized with epoxy-terminated polysiloxane (ETSO) and polyether amine. The chemical structure of ETSO-PEA wa...
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Preparation of Polylactide/Poly(ether)urethane Blends with Excellent Electro-actuated Shape Memory via Incorporating Carbon Black and Carbon Nanotubes Hybrids Fillers
In this work, hybrid conductive fillers of carbon black (CB) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were introduced into polylactide (PLA)/thermoplastic poly(ether)urethane (TPU) blend (70/30 by weight) to tune the phase...
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A Luminescent Dicyanodistyrylbenzene-based Liquid Crystal Polymer Network for Photochemically Patterned Photonic Composite Film
A novel photonic composite film based on a luminescent dicyanodistyrylbenzene-based liquid crystal polymer network (LCN) was fabricated by using a silica colloidal crystal as a template. The upper part of inve...
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Preparation and biodistribution of 131I-labeled graphene quantum dots
For the superiority of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) in bioimaging and drug delivery carrier, GQDs bring new opportunities for theranostics of diseases. In this study, GQDs were successfully prepared and labele...
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131I-labeled 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)porphyrin for combined photodynamic and radionuclide therapy
Porphyrin derivatives are usually used for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and labeled with raidonuclide for radiopharmaceuticals. In this work, 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-hydroxyphenyl) porphyrin (TPPOH) and 5,10,15,2...