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The structure of wool fibers grafted with chitosan coated Ag-loading nano-SiO2 antibacterial composites
Wool fiber was grafted with chitosan coated Ag-loading nano-SiO2 (CCTS-SLS) antibacterial composites under ultraviolet irradiation. The morphologies and structures of CCTS-SLS-wool were characterized by using sca...
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Green-revertible Chlorina 1 (grc1) is required for the biosynthesis of chlorophyll and the early development of chloroplasts in rice
The nuclear genes involved in chloroplast development and chlorophyll biosynthesis must be investigated to understand their functions in plant growth and development. In this study, we isolated and identified ...
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A rice White-stripe leaf3 (wsl3) mutant lacking an HD domain-containing protein affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and chloroplast development
Leaf-color mutants are ideal genetic materials for understanding the mechanism of chloroplast development and chlorophyll (Chl) biosynthesis. Here we isolated and identified a new leaf-color mutant of rice, na...
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WSL3, a component of the plastid-encoded plastid RNA polymerase, is essential for early chloroplast development in rice
Plastid-encoded plastid RNA polymerase (PEP), a dominant RNA polymerase in mature chloroplasts, consists of core subunits and peripheral subunits. Despite the importance of the peripheral subunits in control o...
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Open AccessIsolation and characterization of a spotted leaf 32 mutant with early leaf senescence and enhanced defense response in rice
Leaf senescence is a complex biological process and defense responses play vital role for rice development, their molecular mechanisms, however, remain elusive in rice. We herein reported a rice mutant spotted le...
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Effect of Ti–SiO2 nanoparticles on non-isothermal crystallization of polyphenylene sulfide fibers
Systematic studies of non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and PPS/Ti–SiO2 (1.0, 3.0 and 5.0 mass%) fibers raw materials were performed by DSC combining with SEM and polarized op...
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A putative plastidial adenine nucleotide transporter, BRITTLE1-3, plays an essential role in regulating chloroplast development in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Differentiation from proplastids into chloroplasts is a light- and energy-dependent process. How this process is regulated is still poorly understood at the molecular level. We herein report a new putative pla...
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Synthesis of a novel microcapsule flame retardant and flame-retardant property of its composites with poly (ethylene terephthalate)
A novel halogen-free microcapsule flame retardant, carbon microspheres coated with magnesium hydroxide microcapsule and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (MMH@CMSs) were synthesized. Then, the prepared MMH@CMSs...
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Open AccessOverexpression of OsbHLH107, a member of the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family, enhances grain size in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Grain size, which is determined by grain length, grain width, and grain thickness, is an important determinant for grain yield in rice. Identification and characterization of new genes that are associated with...
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Ammonium polyphosphate wrapped carbon microspheres: a novel flame retardant with smoke suppression for poly (ethylene terephthalate)
A new type of three-in-one flame retardant (CA) was first constructed by using ammonium polyphosphate (APP) as a shell material wrapped on carbon microspheres (CMSs) for flame retardant poly (ethylene terephth...
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Functionalized silver nanoparticles with graphene quantum dots shell layer for effective antibacterial action
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as a shell layer was coated on the surface of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to obtain an effective antibacterial composite (GQDs@AgNPs). The structures and antibacterial properties ...
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Construction of a P–N–Si flame retardant coating on the cotton fabric with the integration of biomass carbon dots and ammonium polyphosphate
In order to improve the flame retardancy of cotton fabric, a kind of biomass carbon dots (CDs) particles were interspersed in the ammonium polyphosphate (APP) layer to achieve a new efficient CDs-based APP (CD...
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Construction of PNIPAM/graphene oxide loaded with silver nanoparticles interpenetrating intelligent hydrogels for antibacterial dressing
Antibacterial dressings play an important role in wound management, especially in chronic wounds. Due to the excellent water retention, antibacterial hydrogel has become an ideal wound dressing. In this paper,...
