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Iridium-Cluster-Implanted Ruthenium Phosphide Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Ruthenium phosphide is a promising catalyst for hydrogen evolution due to its cost-effectiveness compared to platinum. However it faces the challenge of having a high binding energy for hydrogen intermediates....
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Cellulose-derived tin-oxide-nanoparticle-embedded carbon fibers as binder-free flexible Li-ion battery anodes
Cellulose has attracted attention as a biomass carbon precursor owing to its abundant reserves and unique properties such as a hierarchical fibrous structure and good mechanical properties. Here, we fabricate ...
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Effects of botulinum toxin type A on the treatment of dry eye disease and tear cytokines
To determine the effects of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injection on dry eye signs, symptoms, and tear cytokine levels in patients with intractable dry eye disease (DED).
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Open AccessWaste Windshield-Derived Silicon/Carbon Nanocomposites as High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes
Silicon has emerged as the most promising high-capacity material for lithium-ion batteries. Waste glass can be a potential low cost and environmentally benign silica resource enabling production of nanosized s...
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Open AccessCarbon-decorated iron oxide hollow granules formed using a silk fibrous template: lithium-oxygen battery and wastewater treatment applications
Hierarchical nanoarchitecture and phase control of iron oxides are important approaches for achieving multi-functionality for various applications. Herein, rice-grain-shaped iron oxide hollow structures were s...
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Open AccessRibonuclease 5 facilitates corneal endothelial wound healing via activation of PI3-kinase/Akt pathway
To maintain corneal transparency, corneal endothelial cells (CECs) exert a pump function against aqueous inflow. However, human CECs are arrested in the G1-phase and non-proliferative in vivo. Thus, treatment of ...
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Open AccessEnhanced Lithium Storage in Reduced Graphene Oxide-supported M-phase Vanadium(IV) Dioxide Nanoparticles
Vanadium(IV) dioxide (VO2) has drawn attention as one of the most attractive electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), hence, much research has been conducted in various sectors in this field. However...
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Open AccessAngiogenin ameliorates corneal opacity and neovascularization via regulating immune response in corneal fibroblasts
Angiogenin (ANG), a component of tears, is involved in the innate immune system and is related with inflammatory disease. We investigated whether ANG has an immune modulatory function in human corneal fibrobla...
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High-power and long-life supercapacitive performance of hierarchical, 3-D urchin-like W18O49 nanostructure electrodes
We report the facile, one-pot synthesis of 3-D urchin-like W18O49 nanostructures (U-WO) via a simple solvothermal approach. An excellent supercapacitive performance was achieved by the U-WO because of its large B...
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Oncologic results and prognostic predictors of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer showing ypN0 after radical surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Adjuvant chemotherapy is recommended for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after radical surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) regardless of the final pathologic stage. However, the...
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Tailoring uniform γ-MnO2 nanosheets on highly conductive three-dimensional current collectors for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes
Recent efforts have focused on the fabrication and application of three-dimensional (3-D) nanoarchitecture electrodes, which can exhibit excellent electrochemical performance. Herein, a novel strategy towards ...
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Open AccessGermanium microflower-on-nanostem as a high-performance lithium ion battery electrode
We demonstrate a new design of Ge-based electrodes comprising three-dimensional (3-D) spherical microflowers containing crystalline nanorod networks on sturdy 1-D nanostems directly grown on a metallic current...
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Fabrication and electrochemical performance of Sn-Based nanocomposite fibers via electrospinning
Sn-based composite nanofiber electrodes composed of tin (Sn) and amorphous tin oxide (SnO x )/carbon (C) were synthesized via electrospinning and subsequent thermochemical reduct...
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Open AccessScalable One-pot Bacteria-templating Synthesis Route toward Hierarchical, Porous-Co3O4 Superstructures for Supercapacitor Electrodes
Template-driven strategy has been widely used to synthesize inorganic nano/micro materials. Here, we used a bottom-up controlled synthesis route to develop a powerful solution-based method of fabricating three...
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Open AccessCaveolin-1 as a Novel Indicator of Wound-Healing Capacity in Aged Human Corneal Epithelium
Excess caveolin-1 has been reported to play a role in age-dependent hyporesponsiveness to growth factors in vitro. Therefore, we hypothesized that caveolin-1-dependent hyporesponsiveness to growth factors in aged...
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Erratum to: Reconstruction of a rabbit corneal epithelium on a lyophilized amniotic membrane using tilting air-liquid interface culture followed by tilting submerged culture
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A new role of substance P as an injury-inducible messenger for mobilization of CD29+ stromal-like cells
New factors in wound healing are sorely needed. Here Youngsook Son and colleagues identify substance P, a small neuropeptide, as one such factor that seems to work by mobilizing stromal-like cells to the site ...
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Reconstruction of a rabbit corneal epithelium on a lyophilized amniotic membrane using tilting air-liquid interface culture followed by tilting submerged culture
Herein, we reconstructed a rabbit corneal epithelium on a lyophilized amniotic membrane (LAM) using a modified version of two Teflon rings (the Ahn’s supporter). We compared the corneal epithelial cells we had...
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Open AccessInhibition of corneal neovascularization by rapamycin
The purpose of this study was to determine whether rapamycin could inhibit corneal angiogenesis induced by basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). Using human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMECs), we...
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A comparison of lyophilized amniotic membrane with cryopreserved amniotic membrane for the reconstruction of rabbit corneal epithelium
Many researchers have employed cryopreserved amniotic membrane (CAM) in the treatment of a severely damaged cornea, using corneal epithelial cells cultured on an amniotic membrane (AM). In this study, two Tefl...
