A high-tortuosity holey graphene in-situ derived from cytomembrane/cytoderm boosts ultrastable potassium storage

The sluggish K^(+)kinetics and structural instability of the generally-used graphite and other carbon-based materials hinder the development of potassium-ion batteries(PIBs)for high-rate capability and long-term cycling.Herein,inspired by the unique flake structure and chemical composition of cytomembrane and cytoderm,we design high-tortuosity holey graphene as a highly efficient anode for PIBs.The flake cytomembrane and cytoderm shrink into wrinkled morphology during drying and sintering and then convert into high-tortuosity graphene after oxidative exfoliating and thermal reducing process.Mean-while,the proteins,sugars,and glycolipids embedded in cytomembrane and cytoderm can in-situ form nanoholes with highly abundant oxygenic groups and heteroatoms around,which can be easily removed and finally the high-tortuosity holey graphene is obtained after a thermal reducing process.The stress distribution after K^(+)intercalation confirms the optimized release of strain caused by the volume change through the finite element method.Benefiting from the unique nanoholes shortening the ion-diffusion length,the synergy of wrinkled and holey structure stabilizing volume fluctuation,and the enhanced electronic conductivity and specific surface area,the high-tortuosity holey graphene demonstrates high reversible capacities of 410 mAh g^(-1)at 25 mA g^(-1)after 150 cycles and retains 91.5%at 2 A g^(-1)after 2500 cycles.

Mechanism of calcium hydroxide inhibiting methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Objective:To investigate the inhibitory effect of calcium hydroxide on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the related inhibition mechanism.Methods:To determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of calcium hydroxide using microplate dilution method;to compare the effects of calcium hydroxide at 8MIC,MIC,1/4MIC and 0 concentrations on MRSA using growth curve method;to determine the effects of calcium hydroxide on the cell membrane of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using calcium xanthophyll and propidium iodide fluorescence staining The effect of calcium hydroxide on the morphology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was observed by scanning electron microscopy;the inhibition mechanism of calcium hydroxide on MRSA was investigated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of protein bands.Results:The MIC of calcium hydroxide on MRSA was 3.125 mg/mL;the fluorescence intensity showed significant changes after co-culture of calcium hydroxide with bacteria;MRSA appeared to be significantly crumpled and broken in the presence of calcium hydroxide;the SDS-PAGE experimental bands indicated that the protein inside the bacteria decreased accordingly with the increase of calcium hydroxide concentration.Conclusion:Calcium hydroxide has a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of MRSA,and its bactericidal mechanism may be related to the destruction of bacterial body structure.