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Open AccessAnalysis of starch content and multi-scale structure of reconstituted cut stems in tobacco
On the basis of the relationship between the composition of the reconstituted cut stems and their functional positioning in the leaf formulation, this study improves the proportion of high-quality tobacco prod...
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Open AccessCobalt-Free BaFe0.6Zr0.1Y0.3O3−δ Oxygen Electrode for Reversible Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical Cells
Reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (R-PCECs) are ideal, high-efficiency devices that are environmentally friendly and have a modular design. This paper studies BaFe0.6Zr0.1Y0.3O3−δ (BFZY3) as a cob...
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Open AccessA click chemistry-mediated all-peptide cell printing hydrogel platform for diabetic wound healing
High glucose-induced vascular endothelial injury is a major pathological factor involved in non-healing diabetic wounds. To interrupt this pathological process, we design an all-peptide printable hydrogel plat...
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Injectable Hyaluronic Acid/Poly(γ-glutamic acid) Hydrogel with Step-by-step Tunable Properties for Soft Tissue Engineering
Injectable hydrogels as an important class of biomaterials have gained much attention in tissue engineering. However, their crosslinking degree is difficult to be controlled after being injected into body. As ...
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Designing cooperatively folded abiotic uni- and multimolecular helix bundles
Abiotic foldamers, that is foldamers that have backbones chemically remote from peptidic and nucleotidic skeletons, may give access to shapes and functions different to those of peptides and nucleotides. Howev...
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Improvement of toughness for the hyaluronic acid and adipic acid dihydrazide hydrogel by PEG
New applications call for many new requirements. In order to improve the toughness of aldehyde hyaluronic acid (A-HA) and adipic acid dihydrazide (ADH) hydrogel, the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) was added. PEG ...
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Open AccessThe microbe-secreted isopeptide poly-γ-glutamic acid induces stress tolerance in Brassica napus L. seedlings by activating crosstalk between H2O2 and Ca2+
Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) is a microbe-secreted isopeptide that has been shown to promote growth and enhance stress tolerance in crops. However, its site of action and downstream signaling pathways are stil...
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Exploring the possible binding mode of trisubstituted benzimidazoles analogues in silico for novel drug designtargeting Mtb FtsZ
FtsZ, an essential cytokinesis protein, was a highly promising target for antibacterial agents. Following up the identification of trisubstituted benzimidazoles targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis FtsZ (Mtb FtsZ...
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Open AccessEnhanced methane steam reforming activity and electrochemical performance of Ni0.9Fe0.1-supported solid oxide fuel cells with infiltrated Ni-TiO2 particles
Ni0.9Fe0.1 alloy-supported solid oxide fuel cells with NiTiO3 (NTO) infiltrated into the cell support from 0 to 4 wt.% are prepared and investigated for CH4 steam reforming activity and electrochemical performanc...
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Open AccessHigh performance anode-supported tubular solid oxide fuel cells fabricated by a novel slurry-casting method
Tubular solid oxide fuel cells were fabricated and evaluated for their microstructure and electrochemical performance. The tubular substrate was prepared by casting NiO-Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ) slurry on the in...
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Open AccessElectrochemical performance and carbon deposition resistance of M-BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.1Yb0.1O3-δ (M = Pd, Cu, Ni or NiCu) anodes for solid oxide fuel cells
Pd-, Cu-, Ni- and NiCu-BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.1Yb0.1O3-δ anodes, designated as M-BZCYYb, were prepared by impregnating M-containing solution into BZCYYb scaffold and investigated in the aspects of electrocatalytic activi...
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Poly(l-diaminopropionic acid), a novel non-proteinic amino acid oligomer co-produced with poly(ε-l-lysine) by Streptomyces albulus PD-1
Poly(ε-l-lysine) (ε-PL) producer strain Streptomyces albulus PD-1 secreted a novel polymeric substance into its culture broth along with ε-PL. The polymeric substance was purified to homogeneity and identified. M...
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Effect of tensile deformation of austenite on the morphology and strength of lath martensite
A hot-rolled steel, 22SiMn2TiB, was employed to study the effect of austenite deformation on the microstructure and strength of the subsequently formed lath martensite. It was revealed that the sizes of the ma...
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Open AccessEffect of Co on the martensitic transformation, crystal structure and magnetization of Ni52.5Mn23.5Ga24 based ferromagnetic shape memory alloys
Five (Ni52.5Mn23.5Ga24)100−x Co x (x = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8) alloys were prepared by arc melting, and the effects of Co addition on the martensitic phase transf...
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The Effect of Sintering Temperature on Porous Silica Composite Strength
The effect of sintering temperature on porous silica composite strength was studied by discussing three factors, namely crystal phase, glassy phase and porosity. The fired products of clay and silica are compo...
