Fabrication and Performances of 1-3-2 Piezoelectric Ceramic/Polymer Composite

A novel 1-3-2 piezoelectric composite has been developed,which consists of piezoelectric ceramic plate and 1-3 piezoelectric composite.The composite was fabricated by dicing PZT ceramic along mutual perpendicular two directions and then filling epoxy into grooves.The piezoelectric and electromechanical properties of the novel composite were determined. The results show a coefficient d_ (33) of 405pC/N,a vibration displacement of 113.5pm,an acoustic impendence of 13.3 Mraly, a bandwidth of 12kHz and a thickness electromechanical coupling coefficient of 0.56.

La_(0.75)Sr_(0.25)Cr_(0.5)Mn_(0.5)O_(3)-δ−Ce_(0.8)Gd_(0.2)O_(1.9) composite electrodes as anodes in LaGaO_(3)-based direct carbon solid oxide fuel cells

Direct carbon solid oxide fuel cells(DC-SOFCs)are promising,green,and efficient power-generating devices that are fueled by solid carbons and comprise all-solid-state structures.Developing suitable anode materials for DC-SOFCs is a substantial scientific challenge.Herein we investigated the use of La_(0.75)Sr_(0.25)Cr_(0.5)Mn_(0.5)O_(3)-δ−Ce_(0.8)Gd_(0.2)O_(1.9)(LSCM−GDC)composite electrodes as anodes for La_(0.9)Sr_(0.1)Ga_(0.8)Mg_(0.2)O_(3)-δelectrolyte-based DC-SOFCs,with Camellia oleifera shell char as the carbon fuel.The LSCM−GDC-anode DC-SOFC delivered a maximum power density of 221 mW/cm^(2) at 800℃ and it significantly improved to 425 mW/cm^(2) after Ni nanoparticles were introduced into the LSCM−GDC anode through wet impregnation.The microstructures of the prepared anodes were characterized,and the stability of the anode in a DC-SOFC and the influence of catalytic activity on open circuit voltage were studied.The above results indicate that LSCM–GDC anode is promising to be applied in DC-SOFCs.

Electrochemical performance of La_(1-x)Sr_xCuO_(3-δ)-Sm_(0.15)Ce_(0.85)O_(1.925) composite cathodes in IT-SOFCs

The cathode material La1-xSrxCuO3-δ(x=0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) was synthesized by a sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction reveals that a single phase of perovskite is formed. The investigation of the electrical properties suggests that La0.7Sr0.3CuO3-δ has the highest electrical conductivity. La0.7Sr0.3CuO3-δ powder was mixed with different amount SDC (Sm0.15Ce0.85O1.925) powder (5wt.%-30wt.%) as composite cathodes. Electrochemical properties of the composite cathodes were researched further. Investigation suggests that the addition of appropriate amount SDC to La0.7Sr0.3CuO3-δ can improve the electrochemical properties and obtain better cathodic performance. Using La0.7Sr0.3CuO3-δ-SDC composite materials as a cathode based on SDC electrolyte, higher current density and power density at intermediate temperatures can be obtained.

18β-glycyrrhetinic acid promotes gastric cancer cell autophagy and inhibits proliferation by regulating miR-328-3p/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3

BACKGROUND Gastric cancer(GC)is one of the most common cancer types worldwide,and its prevention and treatment methods have garnered much attention.As the active ingredient of licorice,18β-glycyrrhetinic acid(18β-GRA)has a variety of pharmacological effects.The aim of this study was to explore the effective target of 18β-GRA in the treatment of GC,in order to provide effective ideas for the clinical prevention and treatment of GC.AIM To investigate the mechanism of 18β-GRA in inhibiting cell proliferation and promoting autophagy flux in GC cells.METHODS Whole transcriptomic analyses were used to analyze and screen differentially expressed microRNAs(miRNAs)in GC cells after 18β-GRA intervention.Lentivirus-transfected GC cells and the Cell Counting Kit-8 were used to detect cell proliferation ability,cell colony formation ability was detected by the clone formation assay,and flow cytometry was used to detect the cell cycle and apoptosis.A nude mouse transplantation tumor model of GC cells was constructed to verify the effect of miR-328-3p overexpression on the tumorigenicity of GC cells.Tumor tissue morphology was observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining,and microtubule-associated protein light chain 3(LC3)expression was detected by immunohistochemistry.TransmiR,STRING,and miRWalk databases were used to predict the relationship between miR-328-3p and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3)-related information.Expression of STAT3 mRNA and miR-328-3p was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qPCR)and the expression levels of STAT3,phosphorylated STAT3(p-STAT3),and LC3 were detected by western blot analysis.The targeted relationship between miR-328-3p and STAT3 was detected using the dual-luciferase reporter gene system.AGS cells were infected with monomeric red fluorescent protein-green fluorescent protein-LC3 adenovirus double label.LC3 was labeled and autophagy flow was observed under a confocal laser microscope.RESULTS The expression of miR-328-3p was significantly upregulated after 18β-GRA intervention in AGS cells(P=4.51E-06).Overexpression of miR-328-3p inhibited GC cell proliferation and colony formation ability,arrested the cell cycle in the G0/G1 phase,promoted cell apoptosis,and inhibited the growth of subcutaneous tumors in BALB/c nude mice(P<0.01).No obvious necrosis was observed in the tumor tissue in the negative control group(no drug intervention or lentivirus transfection)and vector group(the blank vector for lentivirus transfection),and more cells were loose and necrotic in the miR-328-3p group.Bioinformatics tools predicted that miR-328-3p has a targeting relationship with STAT3,and STAT3 was closely related to autophagy markers such as p62.After overexpressing miR-328-3p,the expression level of STAT3 mRNA was significantly decreased(P<0.01)and p-STAT3 was downregulated(P<0.05).The dual-luciferase reporter gene assay showed that the luciferase activity of miR-328-3p and STAT33’untranslated regions of the wild-type reporter vector group was significantly decreased(P<0.001).Overexpressed miR-328-3p combined with bafilomycin A1(Baf A1)was used to detect the expression of LC3 II.Compared with the vector group,the expression level of LC3 II in the overexpressed miR-328-3p group was downregulated(P<0.05),and compared with the Baf A1 group,the expression level of LC3 II in the overexpressed miR-328-3p+Baf A1 group was upregulated(P<0.01).The expression of LC3 II was detected after intervention of 18β-GRA in GC cells,and the results were consistent with the results of miR-328-3p overexpression(P<0.05).Additional studies showed that 18β-GRA promoted autophagy flow by promoting autophagosome synthesis(P<0.001).qPCR showed that the expression of STAT3 mRNA was downregulated after drug intervention(P<0.05).Western blot analysis showed that the expression levels of STAT3 and p-STAT3 were significantly downregulated after drug intervention(P<0.05).CONCLUSION 18β-GRA promotes the synthesis of autophagosomes and inhibits GC cell proliferation by regulating the miR-328-3p/STAT3 signaling pathway.

Oxidation of Al_2O_3-30%TiCN-0.2%Y_2O_3 Composite

The oxidation behavior of Al2O3-30%TiCN-0.2%Y2O3 composite and its effect on high temperature bending strength was studied. The result indicates that the mass gain during static oxidation of the material under normal atmosphere follows the parabolic law. Oxide increases with increasing temperature and prolonging time. It has good oxidation resistance. The product of oxidation of the material is TiO2. Therefore, the volume of the material expands. The oxide film is destroyed because residual stress inside the oxide film is released. Proper oxidation is beneficial to the improvement of bending strength of Al2O3-30%TiCN-0.2%Y2O3 composite. The strength increase is up to 4.5%.

Improved ethane conversion to ethylene and aromatics over a Zn/ZSM-5 and CaMnO^(3-δ) composite catalyst

Ethane conversion to ethylene and aromatics over Zn/zeolite catalysts is a promising technology for efficient exploitation of light alkanes. However, the reaction faces two major hurdles including the limited ethane conversion due to thermodynamics and the drastic catalyst deactivation by kinetical coke accumulation. Here we present a route to improve ethane conversion using a composite catalyst, involving Zn/HZSM-5 for ethane dehydroaromatization and CaMnO3-δperovskite for in situ selective hydrogen oxidation. The in situ H2 consumption shifts ethane dehydrogenation equilibrium to the desired side and can obviously increase the yield of target product. Furthermore, it is found that the in situ generated H2 O through H2 combustion can significantly suppress the coke formation and consequently enhance the stability of the composite catalyst. After 400 min reaction, a product yield of 23% was retained over the composite catalyst, almost a threefold increase with respect to the Zn/HZSM-5 reference(8%). It is anticipated that this novel composite catalyst combined with an efficient reactor technology may improve the viability of ethane aromatization in utilization.

PREPARATION,CHARACTERIZATION AND HYDROGENATION PROPERTY OF POLYMER-SUPPORTED Pd-Fe_2O_3 COMPOSITE CATALYSTS

A series of polymer- supported Pd -Fe2O3 composite catalysts were prepared and their hydrogenation property mas investigated. It was found that the above catalysts have good catalytic hydrogenation activity for carbon - carbon double bonds systems and reusability. Furthermore, XPS and IR spectra shouted that active component in the composite catalysts is atomic Pd(0). An addition of a small amount of Fe2O3 has a promotive action upon hydrogenation activity of the catalysts, which indicated that there are some strong interactions (electron transfer) between Pd(0) and Fe(Ⅲ) species. Based on these results, a possible catalytic hydrogenation mechanism was also suggested.

Electrochemical properties of La_(0.8)Sr_(0.2)FeO_(3-δ) based composite cathode for intermediate temperature SOFC

La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-δ is a new kind of cathode material for intermediate SOFC, but its electrochemical activity is relative poor for the lanthanum gallate based solid oxide fuel cell. In this paper, a novel composite cathode of La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-δ/La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ was prepared on the LSGM electrolyte substrate by screen-printing method. The results of cathodic polarization measurements show that the overpotential decreases significantly when the composite cathode is used instead of the La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-δ single layer cathode. The cathodic overpotential of the composite La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-δ/La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ cathode is 150 mV at the current density of 0.2 A·cm-2 at 800 ℃, while the cathodic overpotential of the La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-δ single layer cathode is higher than 260 mV at the same condition. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was employed to investigate the polarization resistance of the cathode. The polarization resistance of the composite cathode is 1.20 Ω·cm2 in open circuit condition, while the value of the single La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-δ cathode is 1.235 Ω·cm2.

Effects of Y_2O_3 on Thermal Shock of Al_2O_3/TiCN Composites

Thermal shock resistance of Al2O3-TiCN(30%)-Y2O3(0.2%) composite was studied by hot pressing(HP) method at different temperatures. The study shows that thermal shock resistance of the material is determined by its microstructure and reinforced mechanism. According to SEM and calculation of thermal shock, the fractured surface of Al2O3-30%TiCN-0.2%Y2O3 composite is undulate. The residual strength of Al2O3-30%TiCN-0.2%Y2O3 is higher than Al2O3-30%TiCN at 200～800 ℃ after thermal shock. Cracks initiation resistance (R′)and cracks propagation resistance (R″″)of Al2O3-30%TiCN-0.2%Y2O3 composite increases 12% and 5% respectively compared with that of Al2O3-30%TiCN. It matches with experimental results. The addition of Y2O3 forms YAG that inhibits crystal growth, and increases fracture stress, fracture toughness, cracks initiation resistance and cracks propagation resistance. Therefore, thermal shock resistance increases. The fracture work of Al2O3-30%TiCN and Al2O3-30%TiCN-0.2%Y2O3 composites are 132 and 148 J·m-2 respectively.

有限元法分析1-3型压电复合材料换能器

1-3型压电复合材料圆柱型换能器由薄片状1-3型压电复合材料沿金属薄壁圆管周期排列粘贴而成。根据换能器实际结构和1-3型压电复合材料等效参数模型,利用有限元法在ANSYS中分别建立了两种仿真模型。为验证等效参数模型的可靠性,实验通过改变模型结构尺寸,使换能器内半径从20mm变化到50mm,每5mm作为一个数据点进行建模。仿真计算相同结构尺寸下两种模型的径向振动频率,比较显示两种模型仿真结果接近,平均相对误差仅2.3%。因此,可利用模型II代替模型I对1-3型压电复合材料圆柱型换能器进行仿真分析,从而简化建模和计算。在此基础上,利用模型II分别模拟了该种换能器在空气和水中径向振动频率附近的导纳、发射电压响应和接收电压灵敏度等性能。

1-3型压电复合材料研究现状与展望

本文综述了近年来国内外1-3型压电复合材料的研究现状,并从理论模型、制备工艺、功能相体系的选择及其特点与应用等四个方面进行阐述,最后对其发展前景进行了展望。

1-3型压电复合材料

1－3型压电复合材料是目前研究和应用得比较广泛的一种压电材料．本文简述了这种压电复合材料的理论模型、制作方法和实验结果；指出除了圆形PZT压电材料所具有的径向模和厚度模以外，1－3型压电复合材料还具有横向结构模．本文介绍了这种压电复合材料的特点，如低声阻抗、低介电常数、高静水压压电常数以及PZT相分布的可控制性等．这些特点有利于改善压电复合材料换能器的时间响应和空间响应．

1-3型压电复合材料非均匀振动换能器的研究

通过调整1－3型压电复合材料换能器中压电相的分布，可以控制换能器辐射面上振动幅度和相位的分布，从而获得具有特殊性能的声场．作为辐射源表面振动速度等相位不等幅和等幅不等相位的两种典型情况，本文对边线高斯型换能器和Wesnel聚焦换能器进行了实验研究，讨论了其声场特性．

基于1-3压电复合材料的透镜式聚焦换能器设计

为了抑制压电陶瓷透镜式聚焦换能器振动的多模耦合现象,提高换能器电声转换效率,采用1-3压电复合材料,设计了一种新型的透镜式聚焦换能器;首先计算并仿真了1-3压电复合材料的厚度谐振频率ft和厚度机电耦合系数kt,理论和仿真结果分别相差2.947%和0.933%;接着对换能器做振动分析,结果表明,在换能器谐振频率ft处,声透镜中心径向振幅仅为厚度振幅的7.9%,径向振动得到有效抑制,这有助于提高换能器电声转换效率。

3-3复合压电换能器特性研究——(Ⅱ)在岩体中的声特性

本文介绍了3-3复合压电换能器的一种最新应用:配对3-3复合压电换能器借助微机采集超声脉冲,观察混凝土整个受力破坏全过程,成功地监测了材料受力的初裂点。首次获得了科学的标定方法。

3-3连结复合压电换能器特性研究—(Ⅰ)在水中声学特性

本文介绍了3-3连结复合(PZT 与硅橡胶)压电换能器在水中的声学特性。较全面地测定了它的声学参数(包括发射导纳、发射电压响应、声场特性、换能器耦合、应电压、换能器标称带宽及电压接收灵敏度)并加以分析。该换能器有许多优点,且优于压电陶瓷。对一些不足之处也展开了讨论。

背衬层对1-3型压电复合材料换能器性能的影响

本文制备了1-3型压电复合材料换能器,通过对比不同背衬层材料对换能器灵敏度的影响,得出用环氧树脂+钨粉时换能器具有较好的灵敏度;通过对比不同的封装材料对换能器灵敏度的影响,得出用环氧树脂为封装材料时比用金属材料为封装材料时要好。

球面状1-3型压电复合陶瓷材料研究

该文设计并制作了球面状1-3型压电复合陶瓷材料及对其压电特性、声学特性与制作工艺进行了分析和研究,给出了相关参数的计算表达式并对其性能参数进行了测试。仿真分析了球面状1-3型压电复合材料换能器的阻抗特性和发射响应特性。结果表明,球面状1-3型压电复合陶瓷材料具有在工作频带内模态单一,高频工作时宽波束等优点,可广泛应用于水声探测与成像发射换能器及其阵列的研制。

基于1-1-3型压电复合材料水声换能器性能分析

为提高高频水声换能器的性能,提出了一种基于1-1-3型压电复合材料的带有梯形匹配层的水声换能器设计。应用有限元方法分析了有无匹配层对复合材料电性能、辐射端振动位移的影响。并研制了带匹配层和不带匹配层的2种水声换能器。测试结果显示引入匹配层使得水声换能器在谐振频率为360 kHz时最大发送电压响应达到169.4 dB,接收电压灵敏度为-190 dB,-3 dB下接收信号带宽最大可达70 kHz,最大声源级达到208 dB。发送电压响应比没有匹配层的换能器提高了3.8 dB、声源级提高了6 dB、接收带宽拓宽了1.45倍。

1-3型压电复合材料壳式聚焦换能器的研究

为解决压电陶瓷聚焦换能器阻抗高、带宽窄,电声转换效率低等问题,采用新型的1-3型压电复合材料作为聚焦超声换能器材料,设计并制作了一种新型的1-3压电复合材料壳式聚焦换能器。通过对新型换能器的频率特性,电声转换效率研究后和当前应用的PZT壳式聚焦换能器进行对比,证明了1-3型压电复合材料壳式聚焦换能器的阻抗较低,相对带宽达61%,是PZT压电陶瓷壳式聚焦换能器的3.39倍,以及较高的电声转换效率η为54%,是PZT压电陶瓷壳式聚焦换能器的1.68倍。将换能器实际声场检测结果与Matlab声场仿真结果进行对比研究,得出换能器具有较好的声场特性及聚焦效果。为高性能的聚焦换能器的实现提供了理论及实验基础。