Determination of Residual Acrylamide in Medical Polyacrylamide Hydrogel by High Performance Liquid Chromatography tandem Mass Spectroscopy

Objective To determine residual acrylamide in medical polyacrylamide hydrogel by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectroscopy （HPLC-MS）. Methods After 13C3 labeled acrylamide was added, the sample was extracted with water and then cleaned up with ExtrelutTM 20. The polyacrylamide hydrogel sample and 20 clinical cases were analyzed by HPLC-MS/MS and isotope dilution quantifying technique in selected reaction monitoring （SRM） mode. Results Acrylamide was separated from polyacrylamide hydrogel. The concentration of acrylamide in polyacrylamide hydrogel ranged from 3.9×10^-9 to 3.1×10^- 8g/L in the 20 clinical cases. The peak area was favorable linear and the range was up to 3 000 μg/L. The recovery rate was 103.1% with a relative standard deviation （RSD） of 6.20%, when the mark level was 50 lag/L. Conelusion HPLC-MS is a rapid, accurate, and sensitive method for the determination of residual acrylamide in medical polyacrylamide hydrogel.

Perinipple Broken Line Incision: a Novel Approach for Breast Augmentation

Objective To investigate reliability of the infra-nipple broken line incision for breast augmentation. Methods From January 2012 to January 2013, 15 patients underwent primary bilateral retromuscular breast augmentation with round textured silicone-gel implants and a novel infra-nipple broken line incision. Preoperatively, a semicircular incision was marked along the inferior base of the nipple. It was then extended bilaterally using two transverse right-angled geometric broken lines within the pigmented areolar skin. Follow-up was performed to evaluate the sensation of nipple-areolar complex, the scar, and the shape and texture of the breasts. Results The average follow-up was 6.7 months. Most of the patients complained of paresthesia of the nipple or breast skin, but transient decreased sensation improved within 3 months. No patients showed permanent sensory changes of the nipple areolar complex at a minimum follow-up of 4 months. The scars were imperceptible in all patients. Conclusion We believe that for selected patients, the infra-nipple broken line incision is a practical and reliable method to achieve aesthetic result.

Fast charge transfer kinetics in Sv-ZnIn_(2)S_(4)/Sb_(2)S_(3)S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Constructing a S-scheme heterojunction with tight interface contact and fast charge transfer is beneficial to improving the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance.Herein,a unique one-dimensional(1D)/two-dimensional(2D)S-scheme heterojunction containing 1D Sb_(2)S_(3) nanorods and 2D ZnIn_(2)S_(4) with affluent sulfur vacancies(denoted as Sv-ZnIn_(2)S_(4)@Sb_(2)S_(3)) was designed.The introduced sulfur vacancy can promote the effective adsorption of H+for the following interfacial hydrogen-evolution reaction.Furthermore,the larger contact area and stronger electron interaction between Sb_(2)S_(3) and ZnIn_(2)S_(4) effectively inhibits the recombination of photo-generated electron–hole pairs and abridges the migration distance of charges.As a result,the optimal Sv-ZnIn_(2)S_(4)@Sb_(2)S_(3) sample achieves H_(2) evolution activity of 2741.3 mol·h^(−1)·g^(−1),which is 8.6 times that of pristine ZnIn_(2)S_(4) and 3.0 times that of the Sv-ZnIn_(2)S_(4) samples.Based on the experimental result,the photo-reactivity S-scheme mechanism of hydrogen evolution from water splitting with Sv-ZnIn_(2)S_(4)@Sb_(2)S_(3) is proposed.This work provides an effective method for developing S-scheme heterojunction composites of transition metal sulfide with high hydrogen evolution performance.

Liposome intracellular delivery of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. deprivative DS-201 improves its BK_(Ca) channel-activating and vasorelaxing effects

Some drugs exert curative effects intracellu- larly, but their hydrophilic property prohibits the mem- brane-penetrating process and thus limits the curative efficacies, although this property guarantee their solubility in aqueous phase. An example is sodium tanshinone II-A sulfonate （DS-201）, a derivative of Chinese medical herb Danshen （Salvia miltiorrhiza） which is a BKc~ channel opener and a vasodilator. This study established and opti- mized a liposome delivery system which could pack and deliver DS-201 into HEK293 cells transfected with BKca channels, and DS-201 given this way significantly increased the open probability of BKca channel from baseline 0.013 ~ 0.004 to 0.036 -4- 0.011 at -t-40 mV membrane potential （P 〈 0.05） in single-channel attached study, and also increased the current density from baseline 23.2 ＋ 4.4 to 66.0 4- 15.2 pA/pF at ＋40 mV membrane potential （P 〈 0.05）, compared with the direct extracellular administration of this drug. Moreover, showing a ~ 60 % inhibition of the PE or PGF2a induced vascular constric- tion, the DS-201 liposomes did posses significantly enhanced vasorelaxant effect on rat mesenteric artery, compared with 20 % inhibition of the directly administration of this drug （P 〈 0.05）, suggesting that DS-201 delivered by liposomes significantly improved the drug＇s vasorelaxing effect. Taken together, the optimized DS-201 liposomes in our study successfully delivered DS-201 into cells and thus significantly activated BKca channels to reverse the contraction induced by PE and PGF2a, attesting the enhanced bioavailability.

Consensus on Treatment of Acne Scars in China(2021)

Acne scars are caused by inflammatory reactions,infections,and improper handling of acne lesions.Such scars have a high incidence and are difficult to treat.There are many methods currently used to treat acne scars,including medications,photoelectric technology,surgery,filling,chemical peeling,traditional Chinese medicine,biotherapy,and microneedle therapy,and many new methods are constantly emerging.However,there are still many issues,such as the lack of high-quality clinical studies,non-uniform treatment methods,and unsatisfactory therapeutic effects.The selection of appropriate methods for the comprehensive treatment of different types of acne scars at different stages in clinical practice remains challenging and is a research topic of great interest.From the perspective of evidence-based medicine,this consensus aims to provide a reference for the treatment of acne scars in clinical practice.