As an effective and competitive supplement to the commercialized lithium ion batteries(LIBs),sodium ion batteries(SIBs)have been receiving increasing attention in recent years due to lower cost,richer content,and broa...As an effective and competitive supplement to the commercialized lithium ion batteries(LIBs),sodium ion batteries(SIBs)have been receiving increasing attention in recent years due to lower cost,richer content,and broader distribution of sodium[1–7].Sodium has similar electrochemical properties to lithium,and thus the concepts for the preparation of electrode materials for SIBs can be borrowed from LIBs[8,9].展开更多
Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment(APPT)technology was used herein to treat sheet molding compound(SMC)substrates to increase the lap-shear strength of adhesive-bondedSMCjoints.Further,the mechanisms behind the lap...Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment(APPT)technology was used herein to treat sheet molding compound(SMC)substrates to increase the lap-shear strength of adhesive-bondedSMCjoints.Further,the mechanisms behind the lap-shear strength improvements in APPT-treated adhesive-bonded SMC joints were explored.A maximum lap-shear strength about three times that of the as-received SMC joints was achieved when the APPT distance was set to 20 mm.The surface roughness,which exhibited little benefit to the lap-shear strength,was determined to not be the primary reason for the increase in lap-shear strength.Specifically,X-ray photoelectron spectra revealed that an increased amount of O-containing groups(i.e.,C–O–H,C–O–C,H–O–C=O or R–O–C=O)following APPT contributed to the improved lap-shear strength.In addition,the surface free energy increased significantly after APPT,which improved the lap-shear strength of the adhesive-bonded SMC joints.Compared to the change of surface morphology,the changes in both the surface chemical property and surface free energy played larger roles in increasing the lap-shear strength of APPT-treated SMC joints.展开更多
The genetically engineered pig is regarded as an optimal source of organ transplantation for humans and an excellent model for human disease research,given its comparable physiology to human beings.A myriad of single-...The genetically engineered pig is regarded as an optimal source of organ transplantation for humans and an excellent model for human disease research,given its comparable physiology to human beings.A myriad of single-cell RNA sequencing(sc RNA-seq)data on humans has been reported,but such data on pigs are scarce.Here,we apply sc RNA-seq technology to study the cellular heterogeneity of 3-month-old pig lungs,generating the single-cell atlas of 13,580 cells covering 16 major cell types.Based on these data,we systematically characterize the similarities and differences in the cellular cross-talk and expression patterns of respiratory virus receptors in each cell type of pig lungs compared with human lungs.Furthermore,we analyze pig lung xenotransplantation barriers and reported the cell-type expression patterns of 10 genes associated with pig-to-human immunobiological incompatibility and coagulation dysregulation.We also investigate the conserved transcription factors(TFs)and their candidate target genes and constructed five conserved TF regulatory networks in the main cell types shared by pig and human lungs.Finally,we present a comprehensive and openly accessible online platform,Scdb Lung.Our sc RNA-seq atlas of the domestic pig lung and Scdb Lung database can guide pig lung research and clinical applicability.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0207202)Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(KYCX20_1058)。
文摘As an effective and competitive supplement to the commercialized lithium ion batteries(LIBs),sodium ion batteries(SIBs)have been receiving increasing attention in recent years due to lower cost,richer content,and broader distribution of sodium[1–7].Sodium has similar electrochemical properties to lithium,and thus the concepts for the preparation of electrode materials for SIBs can be borrowed from LIBs[8,9].
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51575397).
文摘Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment(APPT)technology was used herein to treat sheet molding compound(SMC)substrates to increase the lap-shear strength of adhesive-bondedSMCjoints.Further,the mechanisms behind the lap-shear strength improvements in APPT-treated adhesive-bonded SMC joints were explored.A maximum lap-shear strength about three times that of the as-received SMC joints was achieved when the APPT distance was set to 20 mm.The surface roughness,which exhibited little benefit to the lap-shear strength,was determined to not be the primary reason for the increase in lap-shear strength.Specifically,X-ray photoelectron spectra revealed that an increased amount of O-containing groups(i.e.,C–O–H,C–O–C,H–O–C=O or R–O–C=O)following APPT contributed to the improved lap-shear strength.In addition,the surface free energy increased significantly after APPT,which improved the lap-shear strength of the adhesive-bonded SMC joints.Compared to the change of surface morphology,the changes in both the surface chemical property and surface free energy played larger roles in increasing the lap-shear strength of APPT-treated SMC joints.
基金supported by China National Gene Bank(CNGB)financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31670742)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(2021A1515011109)。
文摘The genetically engineered pig is regarded as an optimal source of organ transplantation for humans and an excellent model for human disease research,given its comparable physiology to human beings.A myriad of single-cell RNA sequencing(sc RNA-seq)data on humans has been reported,but such data on pigs are scarce.Here,we apply sc RNA-seq technology to study the cellular heterogeneity of 3-month-old pig lungs,generating the single-cell atlas of 13,580 cells covering 16 major cell types.Based on these data,we systematically characterize the similarities and differences in the cellular cross-talk and expression patterns of respiratory virus receptors in each cell type of pig lungs compared with human lungs.Furthermore,we analyze pig lung xenotransplantation barriers and reported the cell-type expression patterns of 10 genes associated with pig-to-human immunobiological incompatibility and coagulation dysregulation.We also investigate the conserved transcription factors(TFs)and their candidate target genes and constructed five conserved TF regulatory networks in the main cell types shared by pig and human lungs.Finally,we present a comprehensive and openly accessible online platform,Scdb Lung.Our sc RNA-seq atlas of the domestic pig lung and Scdb Lung database can guide pig lung research and clinical applicability.
基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2017M622795)the Science,Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality(JCYJ20180507183628543)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2662018PY025 and 2662017PY105)。
