Analysis of meniscus beneath metastable droplets and wetting transition on micro/nano textured surfaces

Tile expressions of interface flee energy （IFE） of composite droplets with meniscal liquid-air interlhce in metastable state on nlicro/nano textured snrfaces were formulated. Then tile parameters to describe the meniscus were determined based on the principle of minimtun 1FE. Furthermore, the IFE barriers and the necessary and sufficient conditions of drop wetting transition fl＇om Cassie to Wenzel were analyzed and the corresponding criteria were lk^rmulated. The results show that the liquid-air interface below a composite droplet is fiat when the post pitches are relatively small, but in a shape of curved meniscus when the piteches are comparatively large and the curvature depends on structural parameters. The angle between meniscus and pillar wall is just equal to the supplementary angle of intrinsic contact angle of post material. The calculations also illustrate that Cassie droplets will transform to Wenzel state when post pitch is large enough or when drop volume is sufficiently small. The opposite transition from Wenzel to Cassie state, however, is unable to take place spontaneously because the energy barrier is always positive. Finally, the calculation results of this model are well consistent with tile experimental obserwttions in literatures for the wetting transition of droplets from Cassie to Wenzel state.

Three-dimensional breast cancer tumor models based on natural hydrogels:a review

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and one of the deadliest cancers worldwide.According to the distribution of tumor tissue,breast cancer can be divided into invasive and non-invasive forms.The cancer cells in invasive breast cancer pass through the breast and through the immune system or systemic circulation to different parts of the body,forming metastatic breast cancer.Drug resistance and distant metastasis are the main causes of death from breast cancer.Research on breast cancer has attracted extensive attention from researchers.In vitro construction of tumor models by tissue engineering methods is a common tool for studying cancer mechanisms and anticancer drug screening.The tumor microenvironment consists of cancer cells and various types of stromal cells,including fibroblasts,endothelial cells,mesenchymal cells,and immune cells embedded in the extracellular matrix.The extracellular matrix contains fibrin proteins(such as types Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ,Ⅵ,and Ⅹ collagen and elastin)and glycoproteins(such as proteoglycan,laminin,and fibronectin),which are involved in cell signaling and binding of growth factors.The current traditional two-dimensional(2D)tumor models are limited by the growth environment and often cannot accurately reproduce the heterogeneity and complexity of tumor tissues in vivo.Therefore,in recent years,research on three-dimensional(3D)tumor models has gradually increased,especially 3D bioprinting models with high precision and repeatability.Compared with a 2D model,the 3D environment can better simulate the complex extracellular matrix components and structures in the tumor microenvironment.Three-dimensional models are often used as a bridge between 2D cellular level experiments and animal experiments.Acellular matrix,gelatin,sodium alginate,and other natural materials are widely used in the construction of tumor models because of their excellent biocompatibility and non-immune rejection.Here,we review various natural scaffold materials and construction methods involved in 3D tissue-engineered tumor models,as a reference for research in the field of breast cancer.

基于聚苯胺/二氧化钛/天然纤维素的污水自清洁太阳能水蒸发装置

水体污染是当前造成淡水短缺的主要原因之一.利用太阳能水蒸发装置从海水或污水中生产淡水是一种简单有效且节能的解决淡水危机的方式,引起了广泛的关注.然而,污染物的共同蒸发或沉积可能会降低水蒸发过程中的效率和淡水质量.本文基于天然木质纤维素(NCF)、聚苯胺(PANI)和二氧化钛(TiO_(2))开发了自清洁太阳能水蒸发器,其具有宽吸收、亲水性强、导热系数低等优点.通过在聚合物溶液中加入木质纤维素,聚苯胺纳米纤维在NCF表面聚合形成介孔网络.P25 TiO_(2)纳米颗粒作为光催化剂分散到上述反应液中,通过简单的过滤形成PANI/TiO_(2)/NCF复合材料.由于太阳水蒸发器装置中PANI的光热效应与TiO_(2)纳米颗粒的光催化降解的协同作用,水蒸发速率可达2.36 kg m^(-2)h^(-1)(1个太阳光照射下),且可有效降解污染物(100 ppm四环素).更重要的是,在工作10 h后,该太阳能水蒸发器装置仍然保持稳定的水蒸发速率,且没有污染物的积聚.光催化和光热效应相结合的双功能太阳能水蒸发装置在有机污染物水中具有自清洁作用,具有很大的应用潜力.

Cell carrier function of hollow-fiber membrane in rotating wall vessel bioreactor

Large-scale expansion of the osteoblasts of a Sprague-Dawley(SD)rat was studied in a rotating wall hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor(RWHMB)by using hollow-fiber membrane as the carrier.For the sake of contrast,cells were also expanded in a T-flask using a hollow-fiber membrane as carrier and in a rotating wall vessel bioreactor(RWVB)using a microcarrier.During the culture period,the cells were sampled every 12 h,and after 5 days,the cells were harvested and evaluated with scanning electron microscopy(SEM),hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining and alkaline phosphatase(ALP)staining.Moreover,von-Kossa staining and Alizarin Red S stain-ing were carried out for mineralized nodules formation.The results show that in RWHMB,the cells present better morphology and vitality and secrete much more extracel-lular matrix.It is concluded that the RWHMB combines the advantages of the rotating wall vessel and hollow-fiber membrane bioreactors.The hydrodynamic stimulation within it accelerates the metabolism of the osteoblast and mass transfer,which is propitious to cell differenti-ation and proliferation.