Inclusion complex of tamibarotene with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: Preparation,characterization, in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation

The goal of this study was to improve the solubility and oral bioavailability of tamibarotene by complexing it with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin(HP-β-CD).The inclusion complex of tamibarotene with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin(Am80-HP-β-CD)was prepared through a freeze-drying method at the mole ratio of 1:1(Am80:HP-β-CD).Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR)and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC)indicated the formation of Am80-HP-β-CD.In vitro dissolution studies showed that the solubility and dissolution percentage of Am80-HP-β-CD was improved substantially compared to Am80.An improved dissolution with approximately 97%drug release in 3 min was observed,in comparison with Am80 with approximately 60% release in 45 min.In vivo studies indicated that the AUC0-∞ has increased 2.79 times and the Cmax 4.37 times after the formation of inclusion complex.The decrease of tmaxindicated the Am80-HP-β-CD inclusion complex can be absorbed into blood faster.In short,the solubility and bio-availability of Am80 has notably increased with the complexation of HP-β-CD.Therefore,using the inclusion technique is a promising method to improve the solubility of insoluble drugs.

Liposomes for systematic delivery of vancomycin hydrochloride to decrease nephrotoxicity:Characterization and evaluation

Vancomycin hydrochloride(VANH),the first glycopeptide antibiotic,is a water-soluble drug for the treatment of acute osteomyelitis.Liposomal formulations of VANH have already been manipulated and characterized,which was a mean of increasing their therapeutic index,reducing their toxicity and altering drug biodistribution.One of the challenges for preparing VANH-Lips is their low encapsulation efficiency(EE).In the present study,we aim to improve the liposomal formulation of VANH for higher EE,longer systemic circulation,reduced nephrotoxicity and enhanced antimicrobial activities.Vancomycin hydrochloride-loaded liposomes(VANH-Lips)were formulated by the method of modified reverse phase evaporation.Based on the optimization of formulation with orthogonal experimental design,the average drug encapsulation efficiency and the mean particle size of VANH-Lips were found to be 40.78±2.56%and 188.4±2.77 nm.In vitro drug release of VANH-Lips possessed a sustained release characteristic and their release behavior was in accordance with the Weibull equation.After intravenous injection to mice,the mean residence time(MRT)of VANH-Lips group was significantly prolonged in vivo and the AUC value was improved as well compared with the vancomycin hydrochloride solution(VANH-Sol)group.Furthermore,the biodistribution results in mice showed that VANH-Lips decreased the accumulation of VANH in kidney after intravenous injection.In conclusion,VANH-Lips may be a potential delivery system for VANH to decrease nephrotoxicity in the treatment of osteomyelitis.

14.46% Efficiency small molecule organic photovoltaics enabled by the well trade-off between phase separation and photon harvesting

Small molecule organic photovoltaics(SMPVs) were prepared by utilizing liquid crystalline donor material BTR-Cl and two similar optical bandgap non-fullerene acceptor materials BTP-BO-4 F and Y6.The BTPBO-4 F and Y6 have the similar optical bandgap and different absorption coefficients.The corresponding binary SMPVs exhibit different short circuit current density(/sc)(20.38 vs.23.24 mA cm^(-2)),and fill factor(FF)(70.77% vs.67.21%).A 14.46% power conversion efficiency(PCE) is acquired in ternary SMPVs with 30 wt% Y6,companied with a JSC of 24.17 mA cm^(-2) a FF of 68.78% and an open circuit voltage(Voc) of 0.87 V.The improvement on PCE of ternary SMPVs should originate from the well trade-off between phase separation and photon harvesting of ternary active layers by incorporating 30 wt% Y6 in acceptors.This work may deliver insight onto the improved performance of SMPVs by superposing the superiorities of binary SMPVs with similar optical bandgap acceptors into one ternary cell.

去中心化的微博传播动力学建模

社交网络的功能正逐步由网络社交转变为社交媒体,极大地方便了消息的传播,也使得消息的流行度预测问题变得更具有挑战性.传统的流行度预测方法包含基于特征的有监督学习方法和基于随机过程的传播动力学建模方法.其中,基于随机过程的传播动力学建模方法由于具有更好的个体预测能力,吸引了研究人员的广泛关注.但是,现有的传播动力学建模方法在建模时,都忽略了社交平台中消息传播所呈现出的去中心化特点.本文以微博平台中消息的传播数据为基础,分析了微博消息的去中心化传播现象,并提出了一种叠加自增强泊松过程(reinforced Poisson process, RPP)模型的方法来刻画消息的传播动力学变化.每一条信息的传播过程都被拆分为几个传播子过程的叠加,而每个传播子过程可以用RPP模型很好的建模.在真实数据集上的结果表明,本文所提出的方法在刻画消息的传播过程以及预测消息的流行度变化等方面,都要优于现有的方法.

Solvent additive-free ternary polymer solar cells with 16.27% efficiency

Ternary strategy has been commonly demonstrated as an efficient method to improve the performance of polymer solar cells(PSCs), which has great potential in application of PSCs due to the simple device fabrication.

Alloy-like ternary polymer solar cells with over 17.2% efficiency

Ternary strategy has been considered as an efficient method to achieve high performance polymer solar cells(PSCs). A power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 17.22% is achieved in the optimized ternary PSCs with10 wt% MF1 in acceptors. The over 8% PCE improvement by employing ternary strategy is attributed to the simultaneously increased JSCof 25.68 mA cm^-2, VOCof 0.853 V and FF of 78.61% compared with Y6 based binary PSCs. The good compatibility of MF1 and Y6 can be confirmed from Raman mapping, contact angle,cyclic voltammetry and morphology, which is the prerequisite to form alloy-like state. Electron mobility in ternary active layers strongly depends on MF1 content in acceptors due to the different lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO) levels of Y6 and MF1, which can well explain the wave-like varied FF of ternary PSCs. The third-party certified PCE of 16.8% should be one of the highest values for single bulk heterojunction PSCs. This work provides sufficient references for selecting materials to achieve efficient ternary PSCs.

Over 16.7% efficiency of ternary organic photovoltaics by employing extra PC71BM as morphology regulator

Ternary organic photovoltaics(OPVs)are fabricated with PBDB-T-2 Cl:Y6(1:1.2,wt/wt)as the host system and extra PC71BM as the third component.The PBDB-T-2 Cl:Y6 based binary OPVs exhibit a power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 15.49%with a short circuit current(JSC)of 24.98 mA cm^-2,an open circuit voltage(VOC)of 0.868 V and a fill factor(FF)of 71.42%.A 16.71%PCE is obtained in the optimized ternary OPVs with PBDB-T-2 Cl:Y6:PC71BM(1:1.2:0.2,wt/wt)active layer,resulting from the synchronously improved JSC of 25.44 mA cm^-2,FF of 75.66%and the constant VOCof 0.868 V.The incorporated PC71BM may prefer to mix with Y6 to finely adjust phase separation,domain size and molecular arrangement in ternary active layers,which can be confirmed from the characterization on morphology,2 D grazing incidence small and wide-angle X-ray scattering,as well as Raman mapping.In addition,PC71BM may prefer to mix with Y6 to form efficient electron transport channels,which should be conducive to charge transport and collection in the optimized ternary OPVs.This work provides more insight into the underlying reasons of the third component on performance improvement of ternary OPVs,indicating ternary strategy should be an efficient method to optimize active layers for synchronously improving photon harvesting,exciton dissociation and charge transport,while keeping the simple cell fabrication technology.

Low-cost polymer acceptors with noncovalently fused-ring backbones for efficient all-polymer solar cells

The polymerization of fused-ring acceptors(FRAs) to afford their corresponding polymeric acceptors for high-performance all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs) has achieved remarkable progress in the past few years.However,due to the high degree of synthetic complexity for the monomer,the high-cost of these polymeric acceptors may limit their commercial applications.Thus,it is urgent to develop inexpensive and high-performance polymeric acceptors for all-PSCs.Herein,two novel polymeric acceptors(PBTzO and PBTzO-2F) have been designed and synthesized by copolymerization of noncovalently fused ring acceptors(NFRAs),which were employed in all-PSCs for the first time.Upon introducing the “noncovalently conformational locks(NoCLs)” in the backbone and selective fluorination of the end-group,photophysical and electrical properties,and solidstate packing properties of the NFRAs have been rationally tuned.As a result,the PBDB-T:PBTzO-2F based devices presented an excellent power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 11.04%,much higher than that of PBTzO based ones due to the increased charge generation and extraction,improved hole transfer and carrier mobilities,and reduced energy loss.More importantly,PBTzO-2F exhibited a much lower synthetic complexity(SC) index and higher figure-of-merit(FOM) values than the high-performance fused-ring acceptor based polymer acceptors(FRA-PAs) due to the simpler structures and more effective synthesis.This contribution provided a novel idea to achieve low-cost and high-performance all-PSCs.

Combination of S…N and S…Cl Noncovalently Conformational Locks for Constructing High-Planarity and Low-Cost Nonfused-Ring Electron Acceptors

Comprehensive Summary By employing thiazole and 4-chlorothiazole as the A′units,two A-D-A′-D-A type nonfused-ring electron acceptors(NFREAs)Tz-H and Tz-Cl were designed and synthesized.Replacing thiazole in Tz-H with 4-chlorothiazole can not only remarkably shorten the synthetic route through C—H direct arylation but also enhance molecular planarity with the simultaneous incorporation of S…N and S…Cl noncovalently conformational locks(NoCLs).The photovoltaic devices based on PM6:Tz-Cl exhibited a power conversion efficiency as high as 11.10%,much higher than that of PM6:Tz-H(6.41%),mainly due to more efficient exciton dissociation,better and more balanced carrier mobility,less charge recombination,and more favorable morphology.These findings demonstrate the great potential of NoCLs in achieving low-cost and high-performance NFREAs.

High-Efficiency and Low-Energy-Loss Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Tuning Conformations of Dimeric Electron Acceptors

Dimeric fused-ring electron acceptors(DFREAs)have attracted much attention due to the combined advantages of their monomeric and polymeric acceptors,including a well-defined molecular structure,excellent repeatability,and stable morphology.However,the additionally introduced single-bonds during dimerization may result in a twisted backbone of DFREAs,which is detrimental to intermolecular packing and charge transport.Herein,three DFREAs are designed and synthesized,in which DFREA conformations were systematically tuned via adjusting the intensities of intramolecular noncovalent interactions(INIs)to achieve high-performance organic solar cells(OSCs).Theoretical and experimental results show that the gradual introduction of S…F INIs can continuously improve molecular planarity and rigidity,resulting in reduced reorganization energies,ordered packing mode,and enhanced crystallization of DFREAs.Benefiting from the incorporation of fourfold S…F INIs,DYF-TF-based binary OSCs show a record high efficiency of 18.26%with an extremely low energy loss(0.493 eV)for DFREAbased OSCs.In addition,DYF-TF-based OSCs exhibited good long-term stability with a T_(80%)lifetime of 2681 h,and the power conversion efficiency of the DYF-TF-based ternary device is further enhanced to 18.73%.This contribution demonstrates the great potential of the INIs strategy in achieving excellent DFREAs materials.