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Preparation and characterization of a mesoporous silica-based copolymer loaded with bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate for the efficient separation of trace radium from natural thorium
A silica-supported copolymer loaded with bis (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate was prepared and first investigated for the separation of trace radium from natural 232Th. Results showed that the adsorbent was prepared succ...
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An Effective Modification for Enhancing Bio-functionality and Coloration of Silk Fabrics with Chitosan/Alpha-Lipoic Acid Conjugates
Inorder to improve the biological functionality and dyeability of silk fabrics, chitosan/alpha-lipoic acid (CS/LA) conjugates were used to modify silk fabrics via dip-padding and hot-pressing methods. Structur...
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Facile Construction of Versatile Cotton Fabrics with Robust Hydrophobicity, Self-Cleaning and Oil–Water Separation
In this paper, several novel cotton fabrics (named as PA-0-C, PA-5-C, PA-10-C and PA-15-C) decorated with multi-functions as robust hydrophobicity, self-cleaning and oil–water separation were rapidly fabricate...
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Synthesis of versatile fluorinated polysiloxanes and applications on cotton fabrics for durable liquid repellency and color deepening
Fluorinated compounds with side-chains longer than six carbon have been banned due to their toxicity to environment, organisms and human, so that attentions have been paid on degradable short-chain fluorinated...
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Open AccessCoordinated modulation of long non-coding RNA ASBEL and curcumin co-delivery through multicomponent nanocomplexes for synchronous triple-negative breast cancer theranostics
Abnormally regulated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) functions in cancer emphasize their potential to serve as potential targets for cancer therapeutic intervention. LncRNA ASBEL has been identified as oncogene...
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Synthesis, solvent interactions and Hansen solubility parameters of polyvinyl butyral
In this work, polyvinyl butyral (PVB) with number-average molecular weight of 35,700 g mol−1 and butyraldehyde content of 78.66% was synthesized, and was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (...
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Open AccessCD16 CAR-T cells enhance antitumor activity of CpG ODN-loaded nanoparticle-adjuvanted tumor antigen-derived vaccinevia ADCC approach
Combinatorial immunotherapy strategies for enhancing the responsiveness of immune system have shown great promise for cancer therapy. Engineered nanoformulation incorporated toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 agonist ...
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Effects of different co-pyrolysis ways on sulfur transformation of coals under different atmospheres
In this study, the effects of different co-pyrolysis ways (direct mixed co-pyrolysis and indirect layer-separated co-pyrolysis) on sulfur transformation behavior of Yangquan raw, deashed and depyrited coals we...
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Chitin Whisker/Dopamine Enhancing In-Situ Generation of Silver Nanoparticles for Fabricating Functional Silk Fabrics
A simple and fast method of enhancing silver nanoparticles in situ generation and deposition on the surface of silk fabrics was proposed using a chitin whisker (WSK) and dopamine hydrochloride (DA). The struct...
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Photocatalytic oxidation degradation of inhibitory fatty acids for aged Chlorella vulgaris cultivation medium recycling
The medium used for Chlorella vulgaris cultivation exerted obvious inhibitory effects on the growth of C. vulgaris after several culture-harvest cycles. The accumulated fatty acids secreted by C. vulgaris during ...
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Effect of an active β-nucleating agent on the crystallization behavior of polypropylene random copolymer
There are few commercially available β-nucleating agents (β-NAs) that can induce Polypropylene random copolymer (PPR) to produce large amounts of β-crystals at present. In this work, we discover that the Zinc ...
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SiO2@C Hollow Nanospheres As Anode for Lithium Ion Battery
Carbon-coated SiO2 hollow nanospheres with different thickness of carbon layers have been synthesized using PAA as template and phenolic resin as carbon source. The hollow structure provides space for the bulk ex...
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Kinetics of polyvinyl butyral hydrolysis in ethanol/water solutions
The hydrolysis kinetics of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) was studied in ethanol/water mixed solvents in the temperature range of 339.15-355.15 K, and a three-step hypothesis was proposed to describe the hydrolysis p...
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A thermostable glycosyltransferase from Paenibacillus polymyxa NJPI29: recombinant expression, characterization, and application in synthesis of glycosides
Glycosylation is a prominent biological mechanism, affecting the structural and functional diversity of many natural products. In this study, a novel thermostable uridine diphosphate-dependent glycosyltransfer...
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Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy for detection of Aflatoxin B1 contamination in peanut oil
The Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination in peanut oil is harmful and widespread. In this study, a laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy (LIF) system was developed for rapid and non-invasive screening of four vari...
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Aging forming process of Chlorella vulgaris growing medium and its cultivation inhibition mechanism
To investigate the possibility of culture medium reuse in large-scale industrial microalgae cultivation for the alleviation of the massive water requirement pressure, the aging forming process of Chlorella vulgar...
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Determination of Quisqualic Acid in quisqualis fructus by Pre-column Derivatization and High Performance Liquid Chromatography
A convenient, cheap and accurate method for the determination of quisqualic acid in traditional Chinese medicine Quisqualis fructus by pre-column derivatization with 2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride and HPLC was e...
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Preparation of DHA-Rich Medium- and Long-Chain Triacylglycerols by Lipase-Catalyzed Acidolysis of Microbial Oil from Schizochytrium sp.with Medium-Chain Fatty Acids
DHA-rich medium- and long-chain triacylglycerols (MLCT) were produced by lipase-catalyzed acidolysis of microbial oil from Schizochytrium sp. with medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA). Four commercial lipases, i.e., N...
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Litchi-structural core–shell Si@C for high-performance lithium–ion battery anodes
Silicon is regarded as the next-generation alternative anode material of lithium–ion battery due to the highest theoretical specific capacity of 4200 mAh g−1. Nevertheless, the drastic volume expansion/shrink (~ ...
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Open AccessIdentification of functional butanol-tolerant genes from Escherichia coli mutants derived from error-prone PCR-based whole-genome shuffling
Butanol is an important biofuel and chemical. The development of butanol-tolerant strains and the identification of functional butanol-tolerant genes is essential for high-yield bio-butanol production due to t...