Open and close-ended CoMoS_(3) nanotubes for hydrogen evolution in acidic and basic conditions

Electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) is a promising route to harvest high-purity hydrogen(H_(2)).Efficient and selective energy transformations rely on the development of novel catalytic materials in terms of compositions and structures that survive under harsh conditions.This study focuses on a unique nanostructured CoMoS_(3) catalyst for HER under strong acidic and basic electrolyte.The morphologies of the catalysts are fine-tuned by altering reaction times in a hydrothermal reaction.Limited reaction time generates twisted thin-sheet CoMoS_(3)(12 h),which spins into a nanotube with an extended synthetic time(16 h).As the reaction time increases to 20 h,the CoMoS_(3) composite creates open-ended nanotubes,facilitating reactants to penetrate and react actively in the inner space of the nanotubes.Further,prolonged reaction time(24 h) results in the formation of the close-ended CoMoS_(3) nanotubes.We find out that the open-ended structure plays an important role in achieving fast kinetics as well as creating more active sites in HER reaction.The catalyst delivers a profound performance under both acidic and basic conditions,with overpotentials of 93 mV and 115 mV(at a current density of 10 mA/cm^(2)) in the acidic and basic electrolytes,respectively.Moreover,it shows superior long-term durability in both solutions.This work will provide a great foundation for understanding the morphology effect with the same composited catalyst towards energy conversion reactions,not limited to HER.

Harnessing strategies for enhancing diabetic wound healing from the perspective of spatial inflammation patterns

Diabetic wound is a great threat to patient’s health and lives.The refractory diabetic wound shows spatial inflammation patterns,in which the early-wound pattern depicts a deprived acute inflammatory response,and the long-term non-healing wound pattern delineates an excessive and persistent inflammation due to the delayed immune cell infiltration in a positive feedback loop.In this work,we give points to some strategies to normalize the dysregulated immune process based on the spatial inflammation pattern differences in diabetic wound healing.First of all,inhibiting inflammatory response to avoid subsequent persistent and excessive immune infiltration for the early diabetic wound is proposed.However,diabetic wounds are unperceptive trauma that makes patients miss the best treatment time.Therefore,we also introduce two strategies for the long-term non-healing diabetic wound.One strategy is about changing chronic wounds to acute ones,which aims to rejuvenate M1 macrophages in diabetic wounds and make spontaneous M2 polarization possible.To activate the controllable proinflammatory response,western medicine delivers proinflammatory molecules while traditional Chinese medicine develops“wound-pus promoting granulation tissue growth theory”.Another strategy to solve long-term non-healing wounds is seeking switches that target M1/M2 transition directly.These investigations draw a map that delineates strategies for enhancing diabetic wound healing from the perspective of spatial inflammation patterns systematically.

中国北方温带草原植被恢复的氮限制

围栏禁牧被认为是退化草原植被恢复的有效手段。在植被的恢复过程中,植物需要从土壤中吸收更多的氮。氮素也是中国北方温带草原植被生长的一个主要限制因素。目前尚不清楚该地区的土壤氮素供应是否能够支持长期的植被恢复。本研究在植被的生长季期间对我国北方7个温带草原进行了野外调查。其中,围栏外侧草地保持持续放牧状态,围栏内侧草地保持完全禁牧状态。研究结果表明,禁牧显著提高了草地地上生物量、物种丰富度和香农-维纳多样性指数,其分别提高了126.2%、42.6%和18.8%。禁牧使土壤硝态氮和总无机氮浓度分别降低了51.9%和21.0%,这表明生长季氮素供应与植物需求可能存在错配现象。同时,围封草地地上生物量、物种丰富度和香农-维纳多样性指数与豆科植物群落优势度呈正相关。这些结果表明,温带草原植被恢复受土壤无机氮限制。群落中豆科植物的生物固氮可能缓解植被恢复的氮限制。