Application of subharmonic-aided pressure estimation in a patient with giant hepatic cyst:A case report

Giant hepatic cysts may lead to impaired liver function by compressing surrounding tissue,resulting in symptoms such as nausea or portal hypertension.Subharmonic-aided pressure estimation(SHAPE)offers a noninvasive method for quantitatively estimating pressure and monitoring interstitial fluid pressure.A 55-year-old female patient with giant hepatic cysts was admitted to our hospital with elevated protein electrophoretic gamma levels,likely caused by compression of important liver vessels by the cysts.Before surgery,B-mode ultrasound(BMUS)revealed multiple anechoic cystic lesions with thin,smooth walls in the right lobe.In SHAPE,the curve of the portal vein was lower than that of the hepatic vein,which is absolutely different from a healthy volunteer in our previous SHAPE study.It suggested that the patient may have had portal hypertension.Three days after laparoscopic fenestration and drainage of hepatic cysts,the size of the largest cyst had decreased on BMUS and protein electrophoretic gamma levels had normalized.While the curve of the portal vein remained lower than that of the hepatic vein,the difference between them had decreased compared to presurgery levels.SHAPE shows promise as a tool for noninvasively estimating portal hypertension and improving prognosis assessment in patients.

A Stable Luminescent Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheet for Sensitive Molecular Recognition

Despite rapid advances in fluorescence detectors over the past decade,the development of a highly stable,sensitive,and selective fluorescence platform for molecular recognition remains a considerable challenge.Here we report a stable carbazole-based sp2 carbon fluorescence covalent organic framework(COF)nanosheet,termed a JUC-557 nanosheet.Owing to the synergistic effect of aggregation-induced emission-and aggregation-caused quenching-based chromophores,the architecture of the JUC-577 shows high absolute quantum yields(up to 23.0%)in the solid state and when dispersed in various solvents as well as excellent sensing performance toward specific analytes,such as iodine(Ka:2.10×10^(5)M−1 and LOD:302 ppb),2,4,6-trinitrotoluene(Ka:4.38×10^(5)M−1 and LOD:129 ppb),and especially nitrobenzene(Ka:6.18×10^(6)M−1 and LOD:5 ppb)that is superior to that of fluorescence detection materials reported so far.Furthermore,the JUC-557 nanosheet preserves strong luminescence and sensitive recognition,even under harsh conditions,and allows trace detection of various analytes via a handheld UV lamp.These findings pave the way for developing stable ultrathin COF nanomaterials for highly sensitive and selective molecular detection.

Three-Dimensional sp^(2) Carbon-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks as a Drug Carrier Combined with Fluorescence Imaging

Three-dimensional(3D)covalent organic frameworks(COFs)are crystalline porous polymers with potential in numerous high-tech applications,but the linkages involved in their synthesis are still rather limited.Herein,we report novel 3D sp^(2) carbon-linked COFs fabricated by the formation reaction of C=C bonds and their application in fluorescence imaging.These new COFs,namely JUC-580 and JUC-581,show high stability and excellent light-emitting properties in solid state and dispersed in various solvents.Furthermore,we investigate the potential application of JUC-581 as a drug carrier combined with fluorescence imaging.These results indicate that 3D sp^(2) carbon-linked COFs are not only potential drug-loaded and sustained release materials but also promising cell fluorescent stains.This study thus expands the structural categories of 3D COFs based on different linkages,and promotes their prospective applications for biomedicine and fluorescent materials.

Recent advances in AIEgen-based crystalline porous materials for chemical sensing

Aggregation-induced emission-based luminogens(AIEgens)have aroused enormous interest due to their unique high fluorescence in a condensed state.To further explore their potential applications,such as chemical monitoring,immobilization of AIE molecules has been widely studied with a variety of supports.Crystalline porous materials,such as metal-organic frameworks,covalent organic frameworks,hydrogen-bonded organic framework,and organic cages,demonstrate well-controlled structures,large surface areas,and promising stabilities,thus providing a perfect platform for AIE agents loading.Outstanding chemical sensing performances are achieved based on these AIE-active crystalline porous materials,such as high sensitivity,short response time,selective identification,and high recyclability,which provide a new alternative to readily detect various hazardous molecules.Furthermore,precise structures of AIEgen-based crystalline porous materials offer an easy way to investigate detection mechanisms.This mini-review will provide a brief overview of AIEgen-based crystalline porous materials for detection and then address how to improve sensing performances remarkably.