Enhanced Evaporation of Ternary Mixtures in Porous Medium with Microcolumn Configuration

The high surface area of porous media enhances its efficacy for evaporative cooling,however,the evaporation of pure substances often encounters issues including local overheating and unstable heat transfer.To address these challenges,a volume of fluid(VOF)model integrated with a species transport model was developed to predict the evaporation processes of ternary mixtures(water,glycerol,and 1,2-propylene glycol)in porous ceramics in this study.It reveals that the synergistic effects of thermal conduction and convective heat transfer significantly influence the mixtures evaporation,causing the fluctuations in evaporation rates.The obtained result shows a significant increase in water evaporation rates with decreasing the microcolumn size.At a pore size of 30μm and a porosity of 30%,an optimal balance between capillary forces and flow resistance yields a peak water release rate of 96.0%.Furthermore,decreasing the glycerol content from 70%to 60%enhances water release by 10.6%.The findings in this work propose the approaches to optimize evaporative cooling technologies by controlling the evaporation of mixtures in porous media.

Fabrication of magnetically responsive anti-fouling and easy-cleaning nanofiber membrane and its application for efficient oil-water emulsion separation

The magnetically responsive anti-fouling nanofiber membrane(MRANM)was fabricated for efficient oilwater emulsion separation,which could be cleaned using oscillating magnetic field.MRANM was prepared by grafting superparamagnetic Fe_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles onto the surface of electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofiber membrane(PANM).Compared with PANM,the water contact angle of MRANM decreased from 104°to 0°,indicating that the hydrophilicity of the membrane was significantly improved.For the emulsions of hexadecane,octane and rapeseed oil,the separation efficiency was 98.04%,96.59%and 92.67%,respectively.After the treatments in oscillating magnetic field,the separation efficiency kept above 95%after 8 times recycling,which indicated that the MRANM had good regenerability and reusability.The as-fabricated membrane with magnetic responsiveness facilitated an effective method for solving the membrane fouling problem during practical applications of separation high viscosity oil-water emulsion.

Uncovering chromatin accessibility and cancer diagnostic potential via cell-free DNA utilization

Gene expression patterns of tumor cells can be inferred from features of circulating cell-free DNA(cfDNA),such as histone modifications and fragmentation patterns at promoters.However,the direct relationship between cfDNA patterns and tumor-specific chromatin accessibility has not yet been experimentally established,limiting its current application to cancer diagnosis alone.

Identification and validation of heterotypic cell-in-cell structure as an adverse prognostic predictor for young patients of resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Dear Editor,Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)has a poor prognosis,with an overall 5-year survival rate of less than 10%.Between 20 and 30%of PDAC cases are resectable at diagnosis;however,patients’post-operative survival periods vary widely,irrespective of active therapeutic interventions.1 Therefore,extensive efforts have been made to identify biomarkers that may identify patients with an improved prognosis.Although profound local immune suppression had been implicated in PDAC progression and poor patient survival,a prognostic marker that can directly and functionally read immune evasion in situ is not yet available.