Multifunctional phase change film with high recyclability, adjustable thermal responsiveness, and intrinsic self-healing ability for thermal energy storage

Phase change materials(PCMs) present promising potential for guaranteeing safety in thermal management systems.However,most reported PCMs have a single application in energy storage for thermal management systems,which does not meet the growing demand for multi-functional materials.In this paper,the flexible material and hydrogen-bonding function are innovatively combined to design and prepare a novel multi-functional flexible phase change film(PPL).The 0.2PPL-2 film exhibits solid-solid phase change behavior with energy storage density of 131.8 J/g at the transition temperature of42.1℃,thermal cycling stability(500 cycles),wide-temperature range flexibility(0-60℃) and selfhealing property.Notably,the PPL film can be recycled up to 98.5% by intrinsic remodeling.Moreover,the PPL film can be tailored to the desired colors and configurations and can be cleverly assembled on several thermal management systems at ambient temperature through its flexibility combined with shape-memory properties.More interestingly,the transmittance of PPL will be altered when the ambient temperature changes(60℃),conveying a clear thermal signal.Finally,the thermal energy storage performance of the PPL film is successfully tested by human thermotherapy and electronic device temperature control experiments.The proposed functional integration strategy provides innovative ideas to design PCMs for multifunctionality,and makes significant contributions in green chemistry,highefficiency thermal management,and energy sustainability.

Verbascoside exerts an anti-atherosclerotic effect by regulating liver glycerophospholipid metabolism

Verbascoside,abundant in olive mill wastewater,is a phenylethanolic glycoside with a wide range of pharmacological activities.Atherosclerosis(AS)is a common metabolic disease and abnormal lipid metabolism in liver is inseparable from its formation and development.In this study,the anti-atherosclerotic effect of verbascoside was evaluated by establishing an atherosclerosis model based on western diet feeding of apolipoprotein E-defi cient mice for 16 weeks.After 12 weeks of administration during the feeding period,the levels of total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)in the plasma of mice were signifi cantly decreased,the formation of arterial plaques was delayed,and the levels of alanine aminotransferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST)and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)in plasma were alleviated,showing the hepatoprotective effect.In addition,based on untargeted lipidomic analysis,verbascoside stabilized glycerophospholipid metabolism,modulated lipid metabolism disorders and reduced lipid deposition in the liver to achieve the therapeutic effi cacy against atherosclerosis by regulating cardiolipin(CL),ether-linked phosphatidylcholine(ether-PC),lysophophatidylcholine(LPC),phosphatidylcholine(PC),oxidized phosphatidylcholine(OxPC),oxidized phosphatidylethanolamine(OxPE),triacylglycerol(TG),sphingomyelin(SM)back to normal levels.

Comparisons of thermogenic features in four coexisting songbirds:Is the northward colonized White-browed Laughingthrush different?

Thermogenic features are often invoked to illustrate animal’s colonization,distribution,and response to climate change.To understand why the White-browed Laughingthrush(Pterorhinus sannio)has expanded its distribution to temperate zones in recent years,we compared its thermogenic features with three species of songbirds that cooccur in its newly colonized areas.Thermogenic parameters of these four species were measured under different ambient temperatures,ranging from 0 to 40℃.The results showed that basal metabolic rate(BMR)was 44.5±3.9 mL O2/h in P.sannio,which is lower than predicted value by its body weight.This is also lower than the BMR of both its temperate congener the Plain Laughingthrush(P.davidi)and the montane,similar species Elliot’s Laughingthrush(Trochalopteron elliotii).The thermal neutral zone(TNZ)in P.sannio was 15-35℃,as compared to 10-27.5℃in P.davidi,25-30℃in T.elliotii,and 7.5-32.5℃in the Green-capped Greenfinch(Chloris sinica).Thermal conductance was lowest in P.sannio,with the minimum value lower than the predicted value based on its body weight.Our results showed that the northward-colonizing P.sannio exhibited different thermogenic characteristics compared with its coexisting species in the new habitat,even its congener P.davidi,which shared similar microhabitats to P.sannio.We suggest that researchers further explore the physiological mechanisms of birds’northward expansion.

Steroidal saponins with anti-inflammatory activity from Tribulus terrestris L.

Objective:Tribulus terrestris L.(T.terrestris)is a highly valuable traditional Chinese medicine used to treat stroke,inflammation,pulmonary fibrosis,liver cancer,and urolithiasis.To identify the basic substance responsible for the anti-inflammatory effect of TST(total saponins of Tribulus),its chemical composition was systematically studied,and its effect of inhibiting nitric oxide generation and the expression of related inflammatory factors were determined.Methods:To separate chemical constituents from T.terrestris by column chromatography.Spectroscopic methods,including 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(NMR)and mass spectrometry(MS)techniques,were used to elucidate the isolated compounds.The anti-inflammatory activities of TST and several compounds were evaluated in vitro.Results:Fifteen steroidal saponins,including 9 furostanol steroidal saponins(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,and 15)and 6 isospirostanol steroidal saponins(9,10,11,12,13,and 14),were isolated from T.terrestris.TST significantly decreased the expression of tumor necrosis factor-a(TNF-a)and interleukin-6(IL-6)in RAW 264.7 cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharides.Compounds 13 and 15 evidently reduced TNF-a expression.Compounds 6,10,12,13,and 15 markedly reduced IL-6 expression.Conclusions:Compounds 1 was a novel furostanol steroidal saponin,named 26-O-b-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-5afurostan-12-carbonyl-20(22)-en-3b,26-diol-3-O-{b-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→2)-[b-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)]-b-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-[a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-b-D-galactopyranoside}.Compounds 2 was isolated from the family Zygophyllaceae for the first time,and 5 and 6 were isolated from the Tribulus genus.TST and compounds 6,10,12,13,and 15 exerts antiinflammatory activity.

Visual analysis of flow and diffusion of hemolytic agents and hematomas

The elimination of intracranial hematomas has received widespread attention and the interactions between hemolytic agents and hematomas have become a hot research topic.In this study,we used the Navier-Stokes equation to describe the flow control equation for hemolytic agents in a tube and used Fick’s law and the Maxwell-Stefan diffusion theory to describe the diffusion and mass transfer of hemolytic agents and hematomas.The physical fields and initial boundary conditions were set according to the parametric properties of the fluid and drainage tube.The COMSOL Multiphysics software was used to simulate the streamline distribution of hemolytic agents in a bifurcated drainage tube.Additionally,the diffusion behaviors of the hemolytic agents into hematomas were simulated and visual analysis of coupled multiphysics was performed to realize the digitization and visualization of engineering fluid problems and contribute to the field of medical engineering.

C群和W135群流脑结合疫苗的制备及其初步免疫评价

用NaIO4分别衍生C群和W135群脑膜炎球菌荚膜多糖(GCMP和GWMP),经异端基双官能团交联剂N-β-马来酰亚胺丙酸酰肼偶联破伤风类毒素TT,制备两种多糖结合疫苗并免疫BALB/c小鼠,采用间接ELISA法测定血清中多糖特异性抗体和TT特异性抗体,采用硫氰酸盐洗脱法测定多糖特异性抗体亲合力.结果表明,GCMP-TT和GWMP-TT结合物的多糖蛋白比分别约为0.4和1.0;初次免疫后两周、一次和二次加强免疫后各一周,GCMP-TT组的抗C糖特异性抗体滴度分别是GCMP组的3.2, 1.4和1.2倍,而GWMP-TT组则分别为GWMP组的2.5, 2.2和2.8倍,表明两种结合物均可有效提升纯抗原的免疫效果;两个结合物组的血清免疫球蛋白亚型的比值IgG2a/IgG1均高于多糖对照组,表明结合载体蛋白后多糖由TI抗原转变为TD抗原;两种结合物的多糖特异性抗体亲和力指数约为纯抗原的2倍,表明结合物均可诱导出较强的免疫记忆.

The role of distinct co-mutation patterns with TP53 mutation in immunotherapy for NSCLC

TP53 mutations was reported to be correlated to the efficacy of program death-1(PD-1)and program death ligand-1(PD-L1).The role of co-mutations of TP53 with other recurrently mutated genes in outcome of anti-PD-(L)1 treatment for non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)is unknown.Here we mined a previously generated dataset to address the effect of co-mutations on the progression free survival(PFS)of NSCLC patients.Non-synonymous mutations and clinical data of 240 NSCLC patients with anti-PD-(L)1 based therapy was downloaded from cBioPortal.Totally 206 patients received monotherapy and 34 patients received combination therapy.In 240 NSCLC patients,TP53 mutation rate was 59.2%.For the monotherapy cohort,TP53 mutated NSCLC patients have a significantly longer PFS(4.3 vs.2.5 months,P=0.0019)compared with TP53 wild type NSCLC patients.The same tendency was also observed in the combination therapy cohort,but the difference in PFS(6.3 vs.5.4 months,P=0.12)was not significant.Ever-smoker had a longer PFS compared to never-smokers(4.0 vs.2.7 months).For further co-mutation analysis with TP53 including KEAP1 mutation(53/240,22.1%),KMT3C mutation(26/240,10.8%),STK11 mutation(56/240,23.3%),EGFR mutation(28/240,11.7%)and KRAS mutation(86/240,35.8%).Patients with both TP53 plus KEAP1 mutations in all 240 patients had a longer PFS compared with co-wild population(PFS 9.2 vs.4.2 months,P=0.012)when treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.TP53 might be the dominating mutation correlating with longer PFS in PD-1/PD-L1 monotherapy.Different genes displayed distinct effect when co-mutated with TP53 in NSCLC patients.

scDPN for High-throughput Single-cell CNV Detection to Uncover Clonal Evolution During HCC Recurrence

Single-cell genomics provides substantial resources for dissecting cellular heterogeneity and cancer evolution.Unfortunately,classical DNA amplification-based methods have low throughput and introduce coverage bias during sample preamplification.We developed a single-cell DNA library preparation method without preamplification in nanolitre scale(scDPN)to address these issues.The method achieved a throughput of up to 1800 cells per run for copy number variation(CNV)detection.Also,our approach demonstrated a lower level of amplification bias and noise than the multiple displacement amplification(MDA)method and showed high sensitivity and accuracy for cell line and tumor tissue evaluation.We used this approach to profile the tumor clones in paired primary and relapsed tumor samples of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).We identified three clonal subpopulations with a multitude of aneuploid alterations across the genome.Furthermore,we observed that a minor clone of the primary tumor containing additional alterations in chromosomes 1q,10q,and 14q developed into the dominant clone in the recurrent tumor,indicating clonal selection during recurrence in HCC.Overall,this approach provides a comprehensive and scalable solution to understand genome heterogeneity and evolution.

Comparison of Additives in Anode:The Case of Graphene,MXene,CNTs Integration with Silicon Inside Carbon Nanofibers

Recently,graphene oxide(GO),MXene,carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have been used for compounding with other materials as anodes and cathodes to achieve excellent electrochemical properties for metal-ion batteries.However,few researches have focused on the differences between the three additives.Herein,silicon,as a typical anode,is selected to integrate with MXene,GO and CNTs in carbon nanofibers(CNFs) and form Si/MXene@CNFs,Si/GO@CNFs and Si/CNTs@CNFs,respectively.Together with the results,it can be realized that these CNFs with a significant improved performance compared with pure Si@CNFs show superiority in different aspects of electrochemical properties.Additionally,the reasons for the superiority are also discussed in this work.The addition of MXene can improve the cycle stability of the electrodes,thereby obtaining a high capacity retention rate,CNTs are favorable for the enhancement of rate performance,and the electrodes reversible capacity can be increased due to the addition of GO.Consequently,the studies on three additives may contribute to the rational design of silicon-based and other anode materials.

Novel hierarchical yolk-shell α-Ni(OH)_(2)/Mn_(2)O_(3) microspheres as high specific capacitance electrode materials for supercapacitors

For high performance supercapacitors, novel hierarchical yolk-shell α-Ni(OH)_(2)/Mn_(2)O_(3) microspheres were controllably synthesized using a facile two-step method based on the solvothermal treatment. The unique α-Ni(OH)_(2) based yolk-shell microstructures decorated with numerous interconnected nanosheets and the heterocomposition features can synergistically enhance reactive site exposure and electron conduction within the microspheres, facilitate charge transfer between electrolyte and electrode materials, and release structural stress during OH− chemisorption/desorption. Moreover, the Mn2O3 sediments distributed over the α-Ni(OH)_(2) microspheres can serve as an effective protective layer for electrochemical reactions. Consequently, when tested in 1 mol·L^(−1) KOH aqueous electrolyte for supercapacitors, the yolk-shell α-Ni (OH)_(2)/Mn_(2)O_(3) microspheres exhibited a considerably high specific capacitance of 2228.6 F·g^(−1) at 1 A·g^(−1) and an impressive capacitance retention of 77.7% after 3000 cycles at 10 A·g^(−1). The proposed α-Ni(OH)_(2)/Mn_(2)O_(3) microspheres with hetero-composition and unique hierarchical yolk-shell microstructures are highly promising to be used as electrode materials in supercapacitors and other energy storage devices.