Enhanced population of excited single state strategy:Irradiation and ultrasound dual-response and host tumor-driven nanosensitizers construction in triple synergistic therapy

Phototheranostics is an emerging field in synergistic antitumor therapy in which irradiation and sensitizers are combined to produce reactive oxygen species(ROS),bio-images,and high temperatures.All of these are arrived from the energy of sensitizers,which located in excited single state(S_(1)).Undeniably,the decentralization of the S_(1)population indirectly decreases the effect of each individual treatment.In this study,a strategy was proposed for enhancing the S_(1)population,and a sensitizer with mitochondrial targeting property,1,4-indolyl iodinated pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole derivative(2I-TPIS),was assembled into adenosine triphosphate(ATP)-responsive nanoparticles(DPA-2I NPs)to achieve dual responses to irradiation and ultrasonication(US)for application to photo-sonodynamic therapy(PSDT).Compared with monotherapies,2I-TPIS generated more ROS in PSDT,inducing mitochondrial autophagy and apoptosis,which in turn triggered immunogenic cell death(ICD).Subsequently,DPA-2I NPs were constructed and self-assembled with the chemotherapeutic agents DPA-Cd and 2I-TPIS to achieve a triple synergistic strategy involving chemotherapy(CT)and PSDT.DPA-2I NPs exhibited absolute sensitization,intra-tumoral overexpression of ATP,and disassembly.Importantly,the biosafety and potent antitumor efficiency of the DPA-2I NP-based“PSDT+CT”therapy were revealed using a 4T1 tumor model.The study results provide insights into the design of sensitizers possessing a sufficient S_(1)population and a highly efficient tumor ablation capacity derived from molecular structural modulation,further enabling triple synergistic antitumor therapies,and expanding the clinical application of sensitizers.

Glucose-sensitive Membrane with PBA-based Contraction-type Linear Polymer as Chemical Valves Prepared by Surface Grafting

Glucose-sensitive membrane has potential application in self-regulating insulin release.Phenylboronic acid(PBA)is a well-known glucose reporter.Unfortunately,most PBA-based glucose-sensitive materials are expansion-type,which are not suitable as chemical valves in membrane pores for self-regulating insulin release.According to a new glucose-sensitive mechanism,we synthesized PBA-based contraction-type glucose-sensitive liner polymer and microgels.Herein,a glucose-sensitive membrane was prepared by grafting PBA-based contraction-type glucose-sensitive linear polymer on the membrane surface.Through adjusting the chain length and chain density,the glucose-sensitivity of the membrane was optimized.The membrane can reversibly regulate insulin release at physiologically relevant glucose concentrations in simulates body fluids and fetal bovine serum.The membrane also has good stability,anti-fouling and biocom patibility.It has potential application in selfregulating insulin release.

Portable fluorescence instrument for detecting membrane integrity in membrane bioreactor (MBR)

This study proposed the design, fabrication, and assembly of membrane integrity detection instruments in membrane bioreactors (MBR) based on fluorescence spectroscopy. Based on the PARAFAC model, we found that the peak at 280/335 nm strengthened after membrane breakage. The peak at 340/430 nm reflected the sludge concentration in the MBR and reduced the influence of internal filtration effects on detection. Therefore, we determined that the dual-LED light source excitation detection system can detect tryptophan-like substances at 280 nm (T-peak) and humic acid at 340 nm (C-peak). T-peak was identified as the core index indicating membrane integrity. Moreover, the C-peak is the reference indicator factor for a sensitive response to changes in the sludge concentration. The portable fluorescence instrument exhibited high sensitivity and good feedback accuracy compared to particle counting and turbidity detection, where the log reduction value was greater than 3.5. This overcomes the disadvantage of false alarms in particle counters and is not affected by the position of the pump system. This portable instrument provides a flexible and highly sensitive method for the assessment of industrial membrane integrity.

High-voltage,low-temperature supercapacitors enabled by localized“water-in-pyrrolidinium chloride”electrolyte

Aqueous electrolytes offer superior prospects for advanced energy storage.“Water-in-salt”(WIS)electrolytes exhibit a wide electrochemical stability window(ESW),but their low conductivity,high viscosity,and precipitation at low temperatures restrict their application.Herein,we report a novel localized“water-in-pyrrolidinium chloride”electrolyte(LWIP;1 mol/L,N-propyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium chloride/(water and N,Ndimethylformamide,1:4 by molality))enabling high-voltage,low-temperature supercapacitors(SCs).The greatly improved ESW(3.451 V)is mainly attributed to the strong solvation between Cl-and water molecules,which broadens the negative stability.This water-binding mechanism is very different from that of a WIS electrolyte based on alkali metal salt.SCs using LWIP electrolytes not only yield a high operating voltage of 2.4 V and excellent capacity retention(82.8%after 15,000 cycles at 5 A g^(-1))but also operate stably at-20℃.This work provides new approaches for the design and preparation of novel electrolytes.