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**-chi Zhu
Chemistry
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Regulating the crystal phase of bismuth-based semiconductors for promoted photocatalytic performance
Numerous bismuth-based semiconductors (BBSs) with sophisticated and desirable structures used as photocatalysts for efficient photocatalytic degradation of water organic contaminants have attracted considerabl...
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Development of a novel dry-water fire extinguishing agent containing additives
Dry water (DW) is a relatively new type of fire extinguishing material with a nuclear shell structure. It is advantageous because it contains both dry powder and water mist—which are effective for extinguishin...
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Open AccessEarliest ceramic drainage system and the formation of hydro-sociality in monsoonal East Asia
The earliest ceramic drainage system unearthed at the **liangtai site on the Central Plains of China represents an unprecedented social and environmental manipulation as societies faced surging environmental...
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Open AccessDifferences in foot shape when wearing wedge-heeled shoes with elevated forefoot height and heel height
Wedge-heeled shoes, which are formed by elevating both the forefoot and heel, have been popular among young women. However, research on the foot shape in wedge-heeled shoes is lacking. This study aimed to acce...
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Near-infrared-activated anticancer platinum(IV) complexes directly photooxidize biomolecules in an oxygen-independent manner
Conventional light-driven cancer therapeutics require oxygen and visible light to indirectly damage biomolecules, limiting their efficacy in deep, hypoxic tumours. Here we report the use of near-infrared-activ...
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Open AccessExpression and purification of soluble recombinant β-lactamases using Escherichia coli as expression host and pET-28a as cloning vector
Due to its high expression capability, recombination of Escherichia coli and pET vector has become the bioengineering preferred expression system. Because β-lactamases mediate bacterial antimicrobial resistance, ...
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Antibacterial nanocomposite films of poly(vinyl alcohol) modified with zinc oxide-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes as food packaging
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a synthetic and promising film-forming polymer that is usually used in packaging applications. In this study, PVA nanocomposite films with varying amounts of zinc oxide-doped multi...
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Open AccessEnhanced accumulation of oil through co-expression of fatty acid and ABC transporters in Chlamydomonas under standard growth conditions
Chloroplast and endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized fatty acid (FA) transporters have been reported to play important roles in oil (mainly triacylglycerols, TAG) biosynthesis. However, whether these FA transp...
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Influence of SAM Quality on the Organic Semiconductor Thin Film Gas Sensors
Gas sensors based on organic semiconductors receive tremendous attentions owing to their advantages on high selectivity and room temperature operation. However, until now, most organic semiconductor based senso.....
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A biosynthetic pathway to aromatic amines that uses glycyl-tRNA as nitrogen donor
Aromatic amines in nature are typically installed with Glu or Gln as the nitrogen donor. Here we report a pathway that features glycyl-tRNA instead. During the biosynthesis of pyrroloiminoquinone-type natural ...
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Analysis and Comparison Constituent of the Essential Oil from Three Different Species of Achillea L. in the Northern Slope of Tianshan Mountains
The genus Achillea L. (Family: Asteraceae) is a kind of perennial plant, mostly distributed in north western region of China, especially in Tianshan Mountains area of **njiang province. Components extracted from ...
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Achieving white-light emission in a single-component polymer with halogen-assisted interaction
White-light emitting (WLE) polymers have attracted continuous attention for their promising applications in solid-state lighting, flexible display and related fields. However, achieving dual-emission and pure ...
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One-pot fabrication of hydrophilic-oleophobic cellulose nanofiber-silane composite aerogels for selectively absorbing water from oil–water mixtures
While cellulose nanofiber is advantageous for the preparation of porous materials with selective absorption, cellulose-based, hydrophilic-oleophobic aerogels are only prepared through complicated surface-modif...
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Sulfonyldibenzene-based hole-transporting materials for efficient n-i-p perovskite solar cells
Organic hole-transporting materials (HTMs) are an essential component in conventional perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this work, two sulfonyldibenzene-based molecules, named CS-04 and CS-05, are synthesized and...
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Host–guest interaction between 20(S)-protopanaxatriol and three polyamine-modified β-cyclodextrins: preparation, characterization, inclusion modes, and solubilization
20(S)-protopanaxatriol (PPT) is a kind of tetracyclic triterpenoid, which is found in the roots of ginseng. It is well known as a potential herbal medicine or healthcare product. However, given its poor water sol...
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A Facile Strategy for Non-fluorinated Intrinsic Low-k and Low-loss Dielectric Polymers: Valid Exploitation of Secondary Relaxation Behaviors
High-performance low-k and low-loss circuit materials are urgently needed in the field of microelectronics due to the upcoming Fifth-Generation Mobile Communications Technology (5G Technology). Herein, a facile d...
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Preparation, characterization and cytotoxic evaluation of inclusion complexes between celastrol with polyamine-modified β-cyclodextrins
Celastrol (CSL), the major constituent from traditional Chinese medicine Tripterygium wilfordii Hook, has attracted considerable interest in the medicinal society due to its multiple biological activities. Howeve...
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Fast and simple synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-11 and its performance in the cofeeding reaction of methanol and n-hexane
The co-conversion of short chain n-paraffins and methanol into value added gasoline pool molecules with high octane numbers is an attractive route for gasoline upgrading. Hierarchical ZSM-11 zeolite was synthe...
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Fluorometric determination of the activity of the biomarker terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase via the enhancement of the fluorescence of silver nanoclusters by in-situ grown DNA tails
The activity of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdTase) is a biomarker for routine diagnosis of acute leukemia. A method has been developed for the determination of TdTase activity. It is based on the u...
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Microcalorimetric investigation of the ATPase activity and the refolding activity of GroEL system
GroEL, a member of the Hsp60 class molecular chaperones, has been extensively studied by general molecular biological method not only on its ATPase activities but also on refolding mechanism. Here, a C80 isoth...
