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Dendrite growth characteristics within liquid Fe-Sb alloy
Bulk samples and small droplets of liquid Fe-10%Sb alloys are undercooled up to 429 K (0.24T L) and 568 K (0.32T L), respectively, with glass fluxing and free fall ...
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Open AccessA wet adhesion inspired biomimetic pad with direction dependence and adaptability
A novel adhesive pad for a climbing robot, inspired by a stick insect’s smooth pad, is proposed. The micro structure pattern and inclined fiber of a stick insect’s pad are mimicked, and an adhesion force is pr...
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Open AccessPrimary dendrite growth of Ni3Sn intermetallic compound during rapid solidification of undercooled Ni-Sn-Ge alloy
Liquid Ni-31.7%Sn-2.5%Ge alloy was highly undercooled by up to 238 K (0.17TL) with glass fluxing and drop tube techniques. The dendritic growth velocity of primary Ni3Sn compound shows a power-law relation to und...
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Uniform thickness and colloidal-stable CdS quantum disks with tunable thickness: Synthesis and properties
Uniform thickness and colloidal-stable CdS quantum disks have been reproducibly prepared using cadmium acetate, elemental sulfur, fatty acids and octadecene as the starting materials without any size/shape sor...
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Mussel adhesive protein/platelet-rich plasma composite-coated titanium surfaces increase functionality of dermal fibroblasts
Bacterial invasion and epithelial downgrowth with pocket formation are still severe clinical challenges for transcutaneous implants, and both have a close relationship with the lack of a stable biological seal...
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An Efficient Auction Mechanism Toward Heterogeneous Spectrum Allocation
It’s widely recognized that auction is an efficient method to allocate spectrum resource. However, due to exaggerated price asked in the primary market, secondary users with limited budget cannot access to ben...
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Shell-thickness dependent optical properties of CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals coated with thiol ligands
Using CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals with 1–10 monolayers of CdS shell as the model system, we studied effects of thiol ligands on optical properties of the nanocrystals. The core/shell nanocrystals with ori...
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Effect of small peptide (P-15) on HJMSCs adhesion to hydroxyap-atite
P-15, a synthetic peptide of 15-amino acids, has been tested in clinical trials to enhance cell adhesion and promote osseointe- gration. This feature of P-15 has also inspired the development of designing new ...
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The role of stem cells in benign tumors
As stem cells contribute to the development and homeostasis of normal adult tissues, malfunction of stem cells in self-renewal and differentiation has been associated with tumorigenesis. A growing number of ev...
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A comparative study for the stabilisation of heavy metal contaminated sediment by limestone, MnO2 and natural zeolite
Three amendments including limestone, MnO2 and natural zeolite were assessed for their stabilisation effects on Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd in sediment of east Dongting Lake, mid-south China. The metals were first subject ...
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Determination of the activity of hydrogen peroxide scavenging by using blue-emitting glucose oxidase–stabilized gold nanoclusters as fluorescent nanoprobes and a Fenton reaction that induces fluorescence quenching
The authors describe a rapid and sensitive method for the determination of the activity of scavenging hydrogen peroxide in which glucose oxidase–stabilized gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) were employed as a fluoresc...
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One-pot/three-step synthesis of zinc-blende CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals with thick shells
A one-pot/three-step synthetic scheme was developed for phase-pure epitaxy of CdS shells on zinc-blende CdSe nanocrystals to yield shells with up to sixteen monolayers. The key parameters for the epitaxy were ...
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The miR-17/92 cluster is involved in the molecular etiology of the SCLL syndrome driven by the BCR-FGFR1 chimeric kinase
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have pathogenic roles in the development of a variety of leukemias. Here we identify miRNAs that have important roles in the development of B lymphomas resulting from the expression of the c...
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FGFR1 fusion kinase regulation of MYC expression drives development of stem cell leukemia/lymphoma syndrome
Oncogenic transformation of hematopoietic stem cells by chimeric fusion kinases causing constitutive activation of FGFR1 leads to a stem cell leukemia/lymphoma (SCLL) syndrome, accompanied by widespread dysreg...
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Open AccessEngineering Auger recombination in colloidal quantum dots via dielectric screening
Auger recombination is the main non-radiative decay pathway for multi-carrier states of colloidal quantum dots, which affects performance of most of their optical and optoelectronic applications. Outstanding s...
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Open AccessSmall molecule inhibitor of TGF-β signaling enables robust osteogenesis of autologous GMSCs to successfully repair minipig severe maxillofacial bone defects
Clinically, for stem cell-based therapy (SCBT), autologous stem cells are considered better than allogenic stem cells because of little immune rejection and no risk of communicable disease infection. However, ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Engineering Auger recombination in colloidal quantum dots via dielectric screening
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessTransversus abdominis plane block with general anesthesia blunts the perioperative stress response in patients undergoing radical gastrectomy
Surgical stress induces the release of neuroendocrine mediators and cytokines during perioperative period, which may have adverse effects on cancer patients. While the surgical stress responsse can be affected...
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Wind Power in China: Current State and Future Outlook
In recent years, rapid wind power development in China has attracted worldwide attention. China has been ranked first in both cumulative installed wind power capacity and newly installed wind power capacity fo...
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Surface and intrinsic contributions to extinction properties of ZnSe quantum dots
This work studies extinction properties of ZnSe quantum dots terminated with either Se-surface or Zn-surface (Se-ZnSe or Zn-ZnSe QDs). In addition to commonly observed photoluminescence quenching by anionic su...
