Unique nanofoams consisting of interweaved ultrathin graphene confining Zn–N–C dipoles (ZnNG) are constructed via calcination of Zn-coordinated precursor.Due to the introduction of local polar Zn–N–C configuration...Unique nanofoams consisting of interweaved ultrathin graphene confining Zn–N–C dipoles (ZnNG) are constructed via calcination of Zn-coordinated precursor.Due to the introduction of local polar Zn–N–C configurations,with hypersensitivity for mechanical stress,the piezoelectricity is created on the nonpiezoelectric graphene,and the hierarchical ZnNG exhibits obvious piezocatalytic activity of water splitting for H_(2) production even under mild agitation.The corresponding rate of H_(2) production is about 14.65 μmol g^(-1)h^(-1).It triggers a breakthrough in piezocatalytic H_(2) evolution under low-frequency vibration,and takes a significant step forward for piezocatalysis towards practical applications.Furthermore,the presented concept of confining atomic polar configuration for engineering piezoelectricity would open up new horizon for constructing new-type piezoelectrics based on both piezoelectric and nonpiezoelectric materials.展开更多
Background Asian women usually view the oval face,with a beautiful curve and clear outline,as elegant.The fat and bloated mid-lower face,with an undefined outline,takes away from what they perceive to be a beautiful a...Background Asian women usually view the oval face,with a beautiful curve and clear outline,as elegant.The fat and bloated mid-lower face,with an undefined outline,takes away from what they perceive to be a beautiful appearance.Not only a bone but also soft tissue determine the shape of the mid-lower face.In this article,we introduce a modified surgical method of soft tissue for mid-lower facial recontouring,which can improve the fat and undefined outline of the mid-lower face caused by benign masseter muscle hypertrophy and reduce subcutaneous fat accumulation at the same time.The operative technique is simple and effective with few complications.Methods The surgical treatment of 36 patients who met the adaptation criteria was carried out by laser-assisted liposuction combined with masseter muscle dissection.All patients were followed up postoperatively,and the surgical efficacy was evaluated on the basis of:the comparison of facial contours of patients before and after surgery,the change of masseter muscle thickness detected by B-ultrasound imaging,the satisfaction of patients with postoperative facial contour improvement,and the incidence of complications.Results Between March 1,2018,and August 31,2019,36 patients with indications underwent this procedure.The follow-up lasted 6 to 12 months postoperatively and demonstrated that all patients were satisfied with the postoperative results,of which 33 cases(91.7%)were very satisfied,and 3 cases(8.3%)were satisfied with the treatment and had obvious improvement of the appearance of their mid-lower face.Preoperatively,the average mandibular bigonial breadth was 138.6±8.3 mm,and the average thickness of the masseter muscle was 13.9±0.8 mm;the postoperative breadth was 123.3±7.7 mm,and the thickness was 10.1±0.2 mm.The average reduction of the lower face width and masseter thickness were 15.2±2.1 mm and 3.8±0.1 mm,respectively.No complications occurred among the 36 patients.Conclusion The described method makes a great improvement in reshaping the outline of the mid-lower face,improves the fat and unclear outline of the mid-lower face caused by masseter muscle hypertrophy,and reduces subcutaneous fat accumulation.The procedure is easy to perform and is minimally traumatic,allowing for a quick recovery with few complications.These advantages along with the patients'overall satisfaction with the results make it worthy of clinical application.展开更多
A series of sulfonated polyimide copolymers as novel proton exchange materials were synthesized by the polycondensation of 1,4,5,8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA), sulfonated diamine based on pyridine...A series of sulfonated polyimide copolymers as novel proton exchange materials were synthesized by the polycondensation of 1,4,5,8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA), sulfonated diamine based on pyridine group and diamine containing N-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole moiety. Flexible, transparent and tough membranes with high thermal stability and good mechanical properties were obtained. They exhibited good stability in boiling water and Fenton's reagent at 80 ℃. More interestingly, a nonlinear relationship between proton conductivities of the resulting membranes and the degree of sulfonation (DS) was observed. The membrane with 50% DS exhibited the maximum proton conductivity, which was due to the combinational contributions of sulfonic acid and N-pheny-1,2,4-triazole groups. Thus, the N-phenyl-l,2,4- triazole moiety in this study not only can depress water absorption but also increase proton conductivity, especially at low DS.展开更多
Highly sensitive ethanol sensors have been widely utilized in environmental protection,industrial monitoring,and drink-driving tests.In this work,a fully self-powered ethanol detector operating at room temperature has...Highly sensitive ethanol sensors have been widely utilized in environmental protection,industrial monitoring,and drink-driving tests.In this work,a fully self-powered ethanol detector operating at room temperature has been developed based on a triboelectric nanogenerator(TENG).The gas-sensitive oxide semiconductor is selected as the sensory component for the ethanol detection,while the resistance change of the oxide semiconductor can well match the“linear”region of the load characteristic curve of TENG.Hence,the output signal of TENG can directly reveal the concentration change of ethanol gas.An accelerator gearbox is applied to support the operation of the TENG,and the concentration change of ethanol gas can be visualized on the Liquid Crystal Display.This fully self-powered ethanol detector has excellent durability,low fabrication cost,and high selectivity of 5 ppm.Therefore,the ethanol detector based on TENG not only provides a different approach for the gas detection but also further demonstrates the application potential of TENG for various sensory devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21802007)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2020JJ5615)+1 种基金the Scientific Research Project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education (20B066)the Open Project Program of the State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment (SKLPEE-202001), Fuzhou University。
文摘Unique nanofoams consisting of interweaved ultrathin graphene confining Zn–N–C dipoles (ZnNG) are constructed via calcination of Zn-coordinated precursor.Due to the introduction of local polar Zn–N–C configurations,with hypersensitivity for mechanical stress,the piezoelectricity is created on the nonpiezoelectric graphene,and the hierarchical ZnNG exhibits obvious piezocatalytic activity of water splitting for H_(2) production even under mild agitation.The corresponding rate of H_(2) production is about 14.65 μmol g^(-1)h^(-1).It triggers a breakthrough in piezocatalytic H_(2) evolution under low-frequency vibration,and takes a significant step forward for piezocatalysis towards practical applications.Furthermore,the presented concept of confining atomic polar configuration for engineering piezoelectricity would open up new horizon for constructing new-type piezoelectrics based on both piezoelectric and nonpiezoelectric materials.
基金This study was supported by project grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.81873937)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.LQ20H150007).
文摘Background Asian women usually view the oval face,with a beautiful curve and clear outline,as elegant.The fat and bloated mid-lower face,with an undefined outline,takes away from what they perceive to be a beautiful appearance.Not only a bone but also soft tissue determine the shape of the mid-lower face.In this article,we introduce a modified surgical method of soft tissue for mid-lower facial recontouring,which can improve the fat and undefined outline of the mid-lower face caused by benign masseter muscle hypertrophy and reduce subcutaneous fat accumulation at the same time.The operative technique is simple and effective with few complications.Methods The surgical treatment of 36 patients who met the adaptation criteria was carried out by laser-assisted liposuction combined with masseter muscle dissection.All patients were followed up postoperatively,and the surgical efficacy was evaluated on the basis of:the comparison of facial contours of patients before and after surgery,the change of masseter muscle thickness detected by B-ultrasound imaging,the satisfaction of patients with postoperative facial contour improvement,and the incidence of complications.Results Between March 1,2018,and August 31,2019,36 patients with indications underwent this procedure.The follow-up lasted 6 to 12 months postoperatively and demonstrated that all patients were satisfied with the postoperative results,of which 33 cases(91.7%)were very satisfied,and 3 cases(8.3%)were satisfied with the treatment and had obvious improvement of the appearance of their mid-lower face.Preoperatively,the average mandibular bigonial breadth was 138.6±8.3 mm,and the average thickness of the masseter muscle was 13.9±0.8 mm;the postoperative breadth was 123.3±7.7 mm,and the thickness was 10.1±0.2 mm.The average reduction of the lower face width and masseter thickness were 15.2±2.1 mm and 3.8±0.1 mm,respectively.No complications occurred among the 36 patients.Conclusion The described method makes a great improvement in reshaping the outline of the mid-lower face,improves the fat and unclear outline of the mid-lower face caused by masseter muscle hypertrophy,and reduces subcutaneous fat accumulation.The procedure is easy to perform and is minimally traumatic,allowing for a quick recovery with few complications.These advantages along with the patients'overall satisfaction with the results make it worthy of clinical application.
文摘A series of sulfonated polyimide copolymers as novel proton exchange materials were synthesized by the polycondensation of 1,4,5,8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA), sulfonated diamine based on pyridine group and diamine containing N-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole moiety. Flexible, transparent and tough membranes with high thermal stability and good mechanical properties were obtained. They exhibited good stability in boiling water and Fenton's reagent at 80 ℃. More interestingly, a nonlinear relationship between proton conductivities of the resulting membranes and the degree of sulfonation (DS) was observed. The membrane with 50% DS exhibited the maximum proton conductivity, which was due to the combinational contributions of sulfonic acid and N-pheny-1,2,4-triazole groups. Thus, the N-phenyl-l,2,4- triazole moiety in this study not only can depress water absorption but also increase proton conductivity, especially at low DS.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Project from the Minister of Science and Technology(2016YFA0202704)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51775049),the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(4192069)+2 种基金the Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission(Z171100000317001)the Young Top-Notch Talents Program of the Beijing Excellent Talents Funding(2017000021223ZK03)the Beijing Nova Program(Z201100006820063).
文摘Highly sensitive ethanol sensors have been widely utilized in environmental protection,industrial monitoring,and drink-driving tests.In this work,a fully self-powered ethanol detector operating at room temperature has been developed based on a triboelectric nanogenerator(TENG).The gas-sensitive oxide semiconductor is selected as the sensory component for the ethanol detection,while the resistance change of the oxide semiconductor can well match the“linear”region of the load characteristic curve of TENG.Hence,the output signal of TENG can directly reveal the concentration change of ethanol gas.An accelerator gearbox is applied to support the operation of the TENG,and the concentration change of ethanol gas can be visualized on the Liquid Crystal Display.This fully self-powered ethanol detector has excellent durability,low fabrication cost,and high selectivity of 5 ppm.Therefore,the ethanol detector based on TENG not only provides a different approach for the gas detection but also further demonstrates the application potential of TENG for various sensory devices.