In recent years, perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have propelled into the limelight owing to rapid development of efficiency;however, the abundant defects at the perovskite grain boundaries result in unwanted energy loss ...In recent years, perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have propelled into the limelight owing to rapid development of efficiency;however, the abundant defects at the perovskite grain boundaries result in unwanted energy loss and structural degradation. Here, the grain boundaries of perovskite polycrystalline films have been found to act as nanocapillaries for capturing perovskite quantum dots(PQDs), which enable the conformal assemble of PQDs at the top interspace between perovskite grains. The existence of PQDs passivated the surface defects, optimized the interfacial band alignments, and ultimately improved the power conversion efficiency from 19.27% to 22.47% in inverted PSCs. Our findings open up the possibility of selective assembly and structural modulation of the perovskite nanostructures towards efficient and stable PSCs.展开更多
A novel metal matrix composite freeform fabrication approach,fiber traction printing(FTP),is demonstrated through controlling the wetting behavior between fibers and the matrix.This process utilizes the fiber bundle t...A novel metal matrix composite freeform fabrication approach,fiber traction printing(FTP),is demonstrated through controlling the wetting behavior between fibers and the matrix.This process utilizes the fiber bundle to control the cross-sectional shape of the liquid metal,shaping it from circular to rectangular which is more precise.The FTP process could resolve manufacturing difficulties in the complex structure of continuous fiber reinforced metal matrix composites.The printing of the first layer monofilament is discussed in detail,and the effects of the fibrous coating thickness on the mechanical properties and microstructures of the composite are also investigated in this paper.The composite material prepared by the FTP process has a tensile strength of 235.2 MPa,which is close to that of composites fabricated by conventional processes.The complex structures are printed to demonstrate the advantages and innovations of this approach.Moreover,the FTP method is suited to other material systems with good wettability,such as modified carbon fiber,surfactants,and aluminum alloys.展开更多
In this paper, we investigate non-isothermal one-dimensional model of capillary compressible fluids as derived by M Slemrod(1984) and J E Dunn and J Serrin(1985). We establish the existence, uniqueness and exponential...In this paper, we investigate non-isothermal one-dimensional model of capillary compressible fluids as derived by M Slemrod(1984) and J E Dunn and J Serrin(1985). We establish the existence, uniqueness and exponential stability of global solutions in H^2×H^1× H^1 for the one-dimensional Navier-Stokes-Korteweg equations by a priori estimates,which implies the existence and exponential stability of the nonlinear C_0-semigroups S(t) on H^2× H^1× H^1.展开更多
Clay materials from Thicky in Thiès district (Senegal) are very abundant and could be used for the production of clay brick for the construction industry in Senegal and the surrounding countries. The geophysical,...Clay materials from Thicky in Thiès district (Senegal) are very abundant and could be used for the production of clay brick for the construction industry in Senegal and the surrounding countries. The geophysical, geotechnical, and thermal studies carried out did lead to a better comprehension of the potential of the area for clay production. It also allowed determining the physical and chemical characteristics of the clays for their use in order to make fired clay bricks. Different types of fired clay brick were produced with Thicky’s clays. The study of the physical, mechanical and thermal parameters of these raw materials and bricks has given very satisfactory results compared to the standards in use. It is noted a good ceramic behavior, and there is no deterioration observed after firing at 900°C until low residual moisture of about 3% (on a dry basis), a smooth texture with a beautiful appearance, a low loss on ignition, a low shrinkage value of less than 1% (dry), moderate water absorption and also good compressive strength. The study of thermal properties on a brick wall by the asymmetric lime plane method gives satisfactory effusivity and thermal conductivity values which are respectively equal to 746.48 J<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>K<sup>-1</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>m<sup>-2</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span>s<sup>-1/2</sup> and 0.42 W<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>m<sup>-1</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>k<sup>-1</sup> with a thermal resistance of 0.0028 m<sup>2</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>K<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>W<sup>-1</sup>.展开更多
Carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have the ideal structure to be used as templates for nanomaterials, especially for nanowires,and the tungsten nanowire is an important nanomaterial that is used as a strengthening phase. Therefo...Carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have the ideal structure to be used as templates for nanomaterials, especially for nanowires,and the tungsten nanowire is an important nanomaterial that is used as a strengthening phase. Therefore, we have proposed to apply mesoporous CNT(mCNT) as a template to prepare tungsten nanowires. However, the tungsten precursor should fill the hollow tube of mCNT firstly, and very few related studies have been reported. In this paper, we have systematically studied the filling process of ammonium metatungstate(AMT) aqueous solution. The results reveal that owing to the mesopores in the mCNT sidewall, the AMT can be encapsulated into the tube at room temperature(RT) and we can fully fill it without destroying the structure. In addition, vibration and solute concentration are also important factors. Besides,the mesoporous sidewall and hollow tubular core structure of mCNT are prerequisites to realize full filling. Furthermore,tungsten nanowires have been obtained after reduction of AMT in mCNTs.展开更多
This paper sets out to investigate experimentally the use of electromagnetic valves in controlling production of water during cresting from homogeneous non-fractured thick-oil and thin-oil reservoirs, based on the pri...This paper sets out to investigate experimentally the use of electromagnetic valves in controlling production of water during cresting from homogeneous non-fractured thick-oil and thin-oil reservoirs, based on the principle of capillarity and breakthrough time. A time half the initial breakthrough times was preset for the electromagnetic valve to close. The valve closed almost immediately at the set time thereby shutting oil production temporarily,causing the water and gas height levels to recede by gravity and capillarity with receding reservoir pressure. The efficiency of this technique was compared with an uncontrolled simulation case, in terms of cumulative oil, oil recovery and water produced at the same overall production time. From the results obtained, higher percentages in oil produced and water reduction were observed in the cases controlled proactively, with a 3.6% increase in oil produced and water reduction of 10.0% for thick-oil rim reservoirs, whereas only a small increment in oil produced(0.7%) and a lower water reduction of 1.03% were observed for the thin-oil rim reservoirs. Hence, the effectiveness of the cresting control procedure depends on the oil column height of the reservoir.展开更多
The spontaneous imbibition(SI)process in shale oil reservoirs is not only infuenced by capillary force,but also by the osmotic pressure between the fracturing fuid and formation water in the nanopores media.In this st...The spontaneous imbibition(SI)process in shale oil reservoirs is not only infuenced by capillary force,but also by the osmotic pressure between the fracturing fuid and formation water in the nanopores media.In this study,experimental methods are used to investigate the mechanisms of osmosis in the SI,taking into account the presence of initial formation water in shale oil reservoirs.To investigate the efect of osmosis,SI experiments were performed on the fne-grained felsic shale of the Qikou sag of Dagang oilfeld.Low-feld NMR testers and high-precision electronic balances are utilized for the measuring of oil–water migration.The results show that,when Sw≠0,high-salinity fuid SI can be divided into four stages:initial imbibition stage,drainage stage,secondary imbibition stage and stationary stage;when Sw=0,there is no drainage stage of high-salinity fuid SI;when Sw≠0 or Sw=0,low-salinity fuid SI can be called the“osmosis-enhanced SI”;and we have found that“newly formed pores or microfractures”as well as reducing salinity can promote SI.This article presents a systematic study of SI of shale oil reservoirs under the infuence of osmosis,which provide useful information for reservoir numerical simulation and development program design.展开更多
Water adsorption and capillarity are key phenomena involved during heat and moisture transfer in porous building materials.They account for interaction between solid matrix,liquid water and moist air.They are consider...Water adsorption and capillarity are key phenomena involved during heat and moisture transfer in porous building materials.They account for interaction between solid matrix,liquid water and moist air.They are considered through Water Vapor Adsorption Isotherm(WVAI)and Retention Curve(RC)functions which are constitutive laws characterizing water activity within a porous medium.The objective of this paper is to present a water vapor adsorption and retention models built from multimodal Pore Size Distribution Function(PSDF)and to see how its parameters modify moisture storage for hygroscopic and near saturation ranges.The microstructure of the porous medium is represented statistically by a bundle of tortuous parallel pores through its PSDF.Firstly,the influence of contact angle and temperature on storage properties were investigated.Secondly,a parametric study was performed to see the influence of the PSDF shape on storage properties.Three cases were studied considering the number of modalities,the weight of each modality and the dispersion around mean radius.Finally,as a validation,the proposed model for WVAI were compared to existing model from literature showing a good agreement.This study showed that the proposed models are capable to reproduce various shapes of storage functions.It also highlighted the link between microstructure and adsorption-retention phenomena.展开更多
Capillary trapping prevents the migration of CO2 in reservoirs due to buoyancy. The residual gas saturation is strongly influenced by the gas saturation after gas injection. In this study, we have investigated the eff...Capillary trapping prevents the migration of CO2 in reservoirs due to buoyancy. The residual gas saturation is strongly influenced by the gas saturation after gas injection. In this study, we have investigated the effect of stratified structure of heterogeneous porous media on gas permeation and entrapment. Experiments were carried out at a laboratory condition for a nitrogen-water system with the packed beds of glass beads with various diameters which modeled stratified porous media. In the case of parallel structure, the injected gas selectively percolated into permeable layers. The gas permeation can hardly occur for the less permeable layers because of the capillary entrance pressure. In the case of serial structure, the interface of porous structure hindered the migration of gas across it, because of the capillary entrance pressure. When the gas percolated in the permeable layers, capillary fingering was developed in the layers. However, when the tip of finger reached the interface, fingers grew in tangential directions until the pressure built up to overcome the capillary entrance pressure. As a result, high gas saturation was achieved in the permeable layers of both upward and downward gas injections.展开更多
Industrially produced sodium water glasses were dried in climates with controlled temperature and humidity to transparent amorphous water containing sodium silicate materials. The water glasses had molar SiO2:Na2O rat...Industrially produced sodium water glasses were dried in climates with controlled temperature and humidity to transparent amorphous water containing sodium silicate materials. The water glasses had molar SiO2:Na2O ratios of 2.2, 3.3 and 3.9 and were dried up to 84 days at temperatures between 40°C and 95°C and water vapour pressures between 5 and 40 kPa. The materials approached final water concentrations which are equilibrium values and are controlled by the water vapour pressure of the atmosphere and the microstructure of the solids. The microstructure of the dried water glasses was characterized by atomic force microscopy. It has a nanosized substructure built up by the silicate colloids of the educts but deformed by capillary forces. In the final drying equilibrium, the water vapour pressure of the atmosphere in the drying cabinet is equal to the reduced vapour pressure of the capillary system built up by the silicate colloids. Their size scale can be explained by the deformation of colloidal aggregates due to capillary forces.展开更多
We provide a numerical algorithm for numerically approximating a centrally located floating ball. We give examples of equilibria, and we present non-unique cases for the same physical parameters when the density of th...We provide a numerical algorithm for numerically approximating a centrally located floating ball. We give examples of equilibria, and we present non-unique cases for the same physical parameters when the density of the ball is either greater than the supporting liquid (heavy) or lighter than the density of the vapor above (light). We classify the non-uniqueness by analyzing a function related to the force balance. We derive the potential energy of these states, and make comparisons of the non-unique cases. In the cases of both the light and heavy floating balls, the evidence presented supports the conjecture that when there are two equilibria, the one with lower energy corresponds to the location of triple junction (between the ball, the vapor and the liquid) that is closer to the equator of the ball.展开更多
Important advances have been made in research into the mechanism of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) over the past few years,but the role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cell (LSEC) in ALD has not been elucidated adequat...Important advances have been made in research into the mechanism of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) over the past few years,but the role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cell (LSEC) in ALD has not been elucidated adequately. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of ethanol on fenestrae of LSECs in rats. METHODS: A rat model of alcoholic liver disease was established by means of direct intragastric instillation of ethanol. Fifty-five rats of experimental (35 rats) and control (20) groups were sacrificed at the end of 4,8,12 weeks respectively, and also at the end of 12-week abstinence. After heart perfusion, the liver tissue was fixed and stained with hematoxylin and eosin for observation of serial changes of LSEC-fenestrae under a transmission electron microscope. RESULTS: Normal LESC was flat with a nucleus and organelles arranged regularly. The distal cytoplasm displayed as a lamina with many fenestrae, lacking the basement membrane(BM) underneath the endothelium. At the end of 4-week alcohol feeding, the number of fenestrae decreased at the distal cytoplasm in some LSECs, without the formation of the BM underneath the endothelium. At the end of 8 weeks, the number of fenestrae decreased significantly or even disappeared. The BM began to develop incompletely underneath the endothelium, while the active fibroblast appeared. At the end of 12 weeks, the number of fenestrae decreased more significantly and the complete BM could even be seen. But the changes were mostly limited in the single or adjoining sinus, and fibrosis was scarcely formed. At the end of 12-week abstinence, defenestration and formation of the endothelial BM lightened significantly. CONCLUSIONS:Defenestration and formation of the BM in LSECs develop gradually with the chronic stimulation of ethanol. Hepatic sinusoidal capillarization and fibrosis will be seen if their state is more serious. These early changes, i. e., limited and regional defenestration and capillarization may be the basis of alcoholic peri-fibrosis. This kind of he- patic fibrosis is reversible after removal of etiological factors.展开更多
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) is one of the severe complications of radiation, anticancer chemotherapy and immunosuppressive agents for transplantation. Autopsy of a case of rapidly progressive, uncontrollable...Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) is one of the severe complications of radiation, anticancer chemotherapy and immunosuppressive agents for transplantation. Autopsy of a case of rapidly progressive, uncontrollable severe ascites, without apparent signs of preceding drug toxicity, revealed a tensely enlarged liver and spleen, and 3000 ml of ascites attributed to secondary portal hypertension. Histopathological analysis disclosed sinusoidal endothelial damage and fibrous expansion from central veins. All the foregoing indicated hepatic SOS that needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of progressive ascites in patients without an apparent history of malignancy or transplantation.展开更多
BACKGROUND Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage(DAH)is a multicause pulmonary capillary hemorrhage or pulmonary vascular small vessel injury(mainly capillaries,including arteries and veins),causing pulmonary microcirculation b...BACKGROUND Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage(DAH)is a multicause pulmonary capillary hemorrhage or pulmonary vascular small vessel injury(mainly capillaries,including arteries and veins),causing pulmonary microcirculation blood to accumulate in the alveolar space.DAH is classified by the histological absence or presence of pulmonary capillaritis(PC)and is rarely reported in the literature.CASE SUMMARY This is a report of three girls aged 6-11 years with DAH and PC.Two patients had decreased hemoglobin and one had increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.High-resolution computed tomography showed bilateral diffuse pulmonary infiltrate,and diagnosis of PC was confirmed by lung biopsy.Immunofluorescence test in one case showed granular IgG and a small amount of granular IgA deposit on the alveolar walls,and was negative in the other two cases,describing isolated pauci-immune PC.Treatment was with glucocorticoid alone or combination with immunosuppressants,and the symptoms resolved in all patients.CONCLUSION PC is classified as isolated and immune-mediated PC associated with systemic disease.It can be controlled in most children with glucocorticoid alone or combined with immunosuppressants.展开更多
Hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cell is a highly differentiated cell in hepatic sinusoid,and plays an important role in the occurrence and development of hepatic fibrosis.The dysfunction of hepatic sinusoidal endotheli...Hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cell is a highly differentiated cell in hepatic sinusoid,and plays an important role in the occurrence and development of hepatic fibrosis.The dysfunction of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells is considered to be the key cause of a variety of liver diseases.At present,the researches on hepatic fibrosis at home and abroad are mainly focused on inhibiting the activation of hepatic stellate cells and accelerating the hydrolysis of extracellular matrix.However,there are few studies on the important role of the structure and function of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells in hepatic fibrosis.This paper reviews the research progress on the effect of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells on hepatic fibrosis and its regulatory mechanism in recent years.This paper summarizes the results of the research on the structural characteristics of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells,secretion of fibrosis-related cytokines and regulation of hepatic stellate cells activation in the development of hepatic fibrosis.展开更多
The effect of particle size,pH of medium,and presence of lubricant on the swelling behaviour,water uptake properties and disintegrant performance of polacrilin potassium was examined.Particle size did not affect the b...The effect of particle size,pH of medium,and presence of lubricant on the swelling behaviour,water uptake properties and disintegrant performance of polacrilin potassium was examined.Particle size did not affect the bulk swelling of disintegrant particles when measured as settling volume,but increased the water uptake and decreased the disintegration time of tablets containing this disintegrant.An increase in the pH of the medium from acidic to neutral increased the bulk swelling of the particles,whereas it decreased water uptake and disintegrant performance.Addition of lubricant had no effect on settling volume,but decreased the water uptake rate and the disintegrant performance significantly.It is concluded that wicking,i.e.capillary action,rather than swelling,is the major factor that contributes to the disintegration behaviour of polacrilin potassium.展开更多
Objective:To screen the active components from Fuzheng Huayu Recipe(FZHY)and redesign a new recipe composed of the active components,and validate the effect of active components formulation from FZHY against liver fib...Objective:To screen the active components from Fuzheng Huayu Recipe(FZHY)and redesign a new recipe composed of the active components,and validate the effect of active components formulation from FZHY against liver fibrosis.Methods:Thirty-two components from FZHY were evaluated for their activities against liver fibrosis respectively,with 6 kinds of cell models in vitro,including oxidative stressed hepatocyte in L-02,hypoxia injured/proliferative hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells in SK-HEP-1 and human hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells(HHSEC),and activated hepatic stellate cell in LX-2.The comprehensive activity of each component against liver fibrosis was scored according to the role of original herbs in FZHY and cell functions in fibrogenesis.Totally 7 active components were selected and combined with equal proportion to form a novel active components formulation(ACF).The efficacy of ACF on liver fibrosis were evaluated on activation of LX-2 and proliferation of HHSEC in vitro and in liver fibrosis model mice induced by dimethylnitrosamine(DMN).Totally 72 mice were divided into6 groups using a random number table,including normal,high-dose ACF control(20μmol/L×7 components/kg body weight),model,low-,medium-,high-dose ACF groups(5,10,20μmol/L×7 components/kg body weight,respectively).Hematoxylin eosin and Sirius red stainings were used to observe inflammation and fibrosis change of liver tissue;scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)were utilized to observe the effect of ACF on ultrastructure of hepatic sinusoids.Results:Fifteen components from FZHY showed higher scores for their activity on against liver fibrosis.Among them,7 components including tanshinoneⅡA,salvianolic acid B,cordycepin,amygdalin,quercetin,protopanaxatriol,and schizandrin B were recombined with equal proportions to form ACF.ACF at 1,2,4μmol/L showed strong inhibitory effects on activation of LX-2 and proliferation of HHSEC in vitro(all P<0.01).Compared with the model group,ACF attenuated liver collagen deposition,improved sinusoidal capillarization in a dose-dependent manner(all P<0.05).Conclusions:ACF exerts a satisfactory effect against experimental liver fibrosis and attenuates sinusoidal capillarization,which warrant a further research and development for herbal components formulation on liver fibrosis.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Ten Thousand Talent Program for Young Top-notch Talentthe National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (52022030)+8 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51972111,52203330)the Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research(22TQ1400100-5)the “Dawn” Program of Shanghai Education Commission (22SG28)the Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation (22ZR1418000)the Science and Technology Innovation Plan of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(22YF1410000)the Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China(2021M701190)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JKM01221621, JKM01221678)the Major Science and Technology Projects of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2021ZD0042)Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials (18DZ2252400)。
文摘In recent years, perovskite solar cells(PSCs) have propelled into the limelight owing to rapid development of efficiency;however, the abundant defects at the perovskite grain boundaries result in unwanted energy loss and structural degradation. Here, the grain boundaries of perovskite polycrystalline films have been found to act as nanocapillaries for capturing perovskite quantum dots(PQDs), which enable the conformal assemble of PQDs at the top interspace between perovskite grains. The existence of PQDs passivated the surface defects, optimized the interfacial band alignments, and ultimately improved the power conversion efficiency from 19.27% to 22.47% in inverted PSCs. Our findings open up the possibility of selective assembly and structural modulation of the perovskite nanostructures towards efficient and stable PSCs.
基金Supported by National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2017YFB1103400,2016YFB1100902)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51575430,51811530107)The Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities.
文摘A novel metal matrix composite freeform fabrication approach,fiber traction printing(FTP),is demonstrated through controlling the wetting behavior between fibers and the matrix.This process utilizes the fiber bundle to control the cross-sectional shape of the liquid metal,shaping it from circular to rectangular which is more precise.The FTP process could resolve manufacturing difficulties in the complex structure of continuous fiber reinforced metal matrix composites.The printing of the first layer monofilament is discussed in detail,and the effects of the fibrous coating thickness on the mechanical properties and microstructures of the composite are also investigated in this paper.The composite material prepared by the FTP process has a tensile strength of 235.2 MPa,which is close to that of composites fabricated by conventional processes.The complex structures are printed to demonstrate the advantages and innovations of this approach.Moreover,the FTP method is suited to other material systems with good wettability,such as modified carbon fiber,surfactants,and aluminum alloys.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11271066)Supported by the Shanghai Education Commission(13ZZ048)
文摘In this paper, we investigate non-isothermal one-dimensional model of capillary compressible fluids as derived by M Slemrod(1984) and J E Dunn and J Serrin(1985). We establish the existence, uniqueness and exponential stability of global solutions in H^2×H^1× H^1 for the one-dimensional Navier-Stokes-Korteweg equations by a priori estimates,which implies the existence and exponential stability of the nonlinear C_0-semigroups S(t) on H^2× H^1× H^1.
文摘Clay materials from Thicky in Thiès district (Senegal) are very abundant and could be used for the production of clay brick for the construction industry in Senegal and the surrounding countries. The geophysical, geotechnical, and thermal studies carried out did lead to a better comprehension of the potential of the area for clay production. It also allowed determining the physical and chemical characteristics of the clays for their use in order to make fired clay bricks. Different types of fired clay brick were produced with Thicky’s clays. The study of the physical, mechanical and thermal parameters of these raw materials and bricks has given very satisfactory results compared to the standards in use. It is noted a good ceramic behavior, and there is no deterioration observed after firing at 900°C until low residual moisture of about 3% (on a dry basis), a smooth texture with a beautiful appearance, a low loss on ignition, a low shrinkage value of less than 1% (dry), moderate water absorption and also good compressive strength. The study of thermal properties on a brick wall by the asymmetric lime plane method gives satisfactory effusivity and thermal conductivity values which are respectively equal to 746.48 J<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>K<sup>-1</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>m<sup>-2</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span>s<sup>-1/2</sup> and 0.42 W<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>m<sup>-1</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>k<sup>-1</sup> with a thermal resistance of 0.0028 m<sup>2</sup><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>K<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">·</span></span>W<sup>-1</sup>.
文摘Carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have the ideal structure to be used as templates for nanomaterials, especially for nanowires,and the tungsten nanowire is an important nanomaterial that is used as a strengthening phase. Therefore, we have proposed to apply mesoporous CNT(mCNT) as a template to prepare tungsten nanowires. However, the tungsten precursor should fill the hollow tube of mCNT firstly, and very few related studies have been reported. In this paper, we have systematically studied the filling process of ammonium metatungstate(AMT) aqueous solution. The results reveal that owing to the mesopores in the mCNT sidewall, the AMT can be encapsulated into the tube at room temperature(RT) and we can fully fill it without destroying the structure. In addition, vibration and solute concentration are also important factors. Besides,the mesoporous sidewall and hollow tubular core structure of mCNT are prerequisites to realize full filling. Furthermore,tungsten nanowires have been obtained after reduction of AMT in mCNTs.
文摘This paper sets out to investigate experimentally the use of electromagnetic valves in controlling production of water during cresting from homogeneous non-fractured thick-oil and thin-oil reservoirs, based on the principle of capillarity and breakthrough time. A time half the initial breakthrough times was preset for the electromagnetic valve to close. The valve closed almost immediately at the set time thereby shutting oil production temporarily,causing the water and gas height levels to recede by gravity and capillarity with receding reservoir pressure. The efficiency of this technique was compared with an uncontrolled simulation case, in terms of cumulative oil, oil recovery and water produced at the same overall production time. From the results obtained, higher percentages in oil produced and water reduction were observed in the cases controlled proactively, with a 3.6% increase in oil produced and water reduction of 10.0% for thick-oil rim reservoirs, whereas only a small increment in oil produced(0.7%) and a lower water reduction of 1.03% were observed for the thin-oil rim reservoirs. Hence, the effectiveness of the cresting control procedure depends on the oil column height of the reservoir.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52274056,51974348)。
文摘The spontaneous imbibition(SI)process in shale oil reservoirs is not only infuenced by capillary force,but also by the osmotic pressure between the fracturing fuid and formation water in the nanopores media.In this study,experimental methods are used to investigate the mechanisms of osmosis in the SI,taking into account the presence of initial formation water in shale oil reservoirs.To investigate the efect of osmosis,SI experiments were performed on the fne-grained felsic shale of the Qikou sag of Dagang oilfeld.Low-feld NMR testers and high-precision electronic balances are utilized for the measuring of oil–water migration.The results show that,when Sw≠0,high-salinity fuid SI can be divided into four stages:initial imbibition stage,drainage stage,secondary imbibition stage and stationary stage;when Sw=0,there is no drainage stage of high-salinity fuid SI;when Sw≠0 or Sw=0,low-salinity fuid SI can be called the“osmosis-enhanced SI”;and we have found that“newly formed pores or microfractures”as well as reducing salinity can promote SI.This article presents a systematic study of SI of shale oil reservoirs under the infuence of osmosis,which provide useful information for reservoir numerical simulation and development program design.
文摘Water adsorption and capillarity are key phenomena involved during heat and moisture transfer in porous building materials.They account for interaction between solid matrix,liquid water and moist air.They are considered through Water Vapor Adsorption Isotherm(WVAI)and Retention Curve(RC)functions which are constitutive laws characterizing water activity within a porous medium.The objective of this paper is to present a water vapor adsorption and retention models built from multimodal Pore Size Distribution Function(PSDF)and to see how its parameters modify moisture storage for hygroscopic and near saturation ranges.The microstructure of the porous medium is represented statistically by a bundle of tortuous parallel pores through its PSDF.Firstly,the influence of contact angle and temperature on storage properties were investigated.Secondly,a parametric study was performed to see the influence of the PSDF shape on storage properties.Three cases were studied considering the number of modalities,the weight of each modality and the dispersion around mean radius.Finally,as a validation,the proposed model for WVAI were compared to existing model from literature showing a good agreement.This study showed that the proposed models are capable to reproduce various shapes of storage functions.It also highlighted the link between microstructure and adsorption-retention phenomena.
文摘Capillary trapping prevents the migration of CO2 in reservoirs due to buoyancy. The residual gas saturation is strongly influenced by the gas saturation after gas injection. In this study, we have investigated the effect of stratified structure of heterogeneous porous media on gas permeation and entrapment. Experiments were carried out at a laboratory condition for a nitrogen-water system with the packed beds of glass beads with various diameters which modeled stratified porous media. In the case of parallel structure, the injected gas selectively percolated into permeable layers. The gas permeation can hardly occur for the less permeable layers because of the capillary entrance pressure. In the case of serial structure, the interface of porous structure hindered the migration of gas across it, because of the capillary entrance pressure. When the gas percolated in the permeable layers, capillary fingering was developed in the layers. However, when the tip of finger reached the interface, fingers grew in tangential directions until the pressure built up to overcome the capillary entrance pressure. As a result, high gas saturation was achieved in the permeable layers of both upward and downward gas injections.
文摘Industrially produced sodium water glasses were dried in climates with controlled temperature and humidity to transparent amorphous water containing sodium silicate materials. The water glasses had molar SiO2:Na2O ratios of 2.2, 3.3 and 3.9 and were dried up to 84 days at temperatures between 40°C and 95°C and water vapour pressures between 5 and 40 kPa. The materials approached final water concentrations which are equilibrium values and are controlled by the water vapour pressure of the atmosphere and the microstructure of the solids. The microstructure of the dried water glasses was characterized by atomic force microscopy. It has a nanosized substructure built up by the silicate colloids of the educts but deformed by capillary forces. In the final drying equilibrium, the water vapour pressure of the atmosphere in the drying cabinet is equal to the reduced vapour pressure of the capillary system built up by the silicate colloids. Their size scale can be explained by the deformation of colloidal aggregates due to capillary forces.
文摘We provide a numerical algorithm for numerically approximating a centrally located floating ball. We give examples of equilibria, and we present non-unique cases for the same physical parameters when the density of the ball is either greater than the supporting liquid (heavy) or lighter than the density of the vapor above (light). We classify the non-uniqueness by analyzing a function related to the force balance. We derive the potential energy of these states, and make comparisons of the non-unique cases. In the cases of both the light and heavy floating balls, the evidence presented supports the conjecture that when there are two equilibria, the one with lower energy corresponds to the location of triple junction (between the ball, the vapor and the liquid) that is closer to the equator of the ball.
文摘Important advances have been made in research into the mechanism of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) over the past few years,but the role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cell (LSEC) in ALD has not been elucidated adequately. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of ethanol on fenestrae of LSECs in rats. METHODS: A rat model of alcoholic liver disease was established by means of direct intragastric instillation of ethanol. Fifty-five rats of experimental (35 rats) and control (20) groups were sacrificed at the end of 4,8,12 weeks respectively, and also at the end of 12-week abstinence. After heart perfusion, the liver tissue was fixed and stained with hematoxylin and eosin for observation of serial changes of LSEC-fenestrae under a transmission electron microscope. RESULTS: Normal LESC was flat with a nucleus and organelles arranged regularly. The distal cytoplasm displayed as a lamina with many fenestrae, lacking the basement membrane(BM) underneath the endothelium. At the end of 4-week alcohol feeding, the number of fenestrae decreased at the distal cytoplasm in some LSECs, without the formation of the BM underneath the endothelium. At the end of 8 weeks, the number of fenestrae decreased significantly or even disappeared. The BM began to develop incompletely underneath the endothelium, while the active fibroblast appeared. At the end of 12 weeks, the number of fenestrae decreased more significantly and the complete BM could even be seen. But the changes were mostly limited in the single or adjoining sinus, and fibrosis was scarcely formed. At the end of 12-week abstinence, defenestration and formation of the endothelial BM lightened significantly. CONCLUSIONS:Defenestration and formation of the BM in LSECs develop gradually with the chronic stimulation of ethanol. Hepatic sinusoidal capillarization and fibrosis will be seen if their state is more serious. These early changes, i. e., limited and regional defenestration and capillarization may be the basis of alcoholic peri-fibrosis. This kind of he- patic fibrosis is reversible after removal of etiological factors.
文摘Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) is one of the severe complications of radiation, anticancer chemotherapy and immunosuppressive agents for transplantation. Autopsy of a case of rapidly progressive, uncontrollable severe ascites, without apparent signs of preceding drug toxicity, revealed a tensely enlarged liver and spleen, and 3000 ml of ascites attributed to secondary portal hypertension. Histopathological analysis disclosed sinusoidal endothelial damage and fibrous expansion from central veins. All the foregoing indicated hepatic SOS that needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of progressive ascites in patients without an apparent history of malignancy or transplantation.
文摘BACKGROUND Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage(DAH)is a multicause pulmonary capillary hemorrhage or pulmonary vascular small vessel injury(mainly capillaries,including arteries and veins),causing pulmonary microcirculation blood to accumulate in the alveolar space.DAH is classified by the histological absence or presence of pulmonary capillaritis(PC)and is rarely reported in the literature.CASE SUMMARY This is a report of three girls aged 6-11 years with DAH and PC.Two patients had decreased hemoglobin and one had increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.High-resolution computed tomography showed bilateral diffuse pulmonary infiltrate,and diagnosis of PC was confirmed by lung biopsy.Immunofluorescence test in one case showed granular IgG and a small amount of granular IgA deposit on the alveolar walls,and was negative in the other two cases,describing isolated pauci-immune PC.Treatment was with glucocorticoid alone or combination with immunosuppressants,and the symptoms resolved in all patients.CONCLUSION PC is classified as isolated and immune-mediated PC associated with systemic disease.It can be controlled in most children with glucocorticoid alone or combined with immunosuppressants.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(81960761,81960751,81902764).
文摘Hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cell is a highly differentiated cell in hepatic sinusoid,and plays an important role in the occurrence and development of hepatic fibrosis.The dysfunction of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells is considered to be the key cause of a variety of liver diseases.At present,the researches on hepatic fibrosis at home and abroad are mainly focused on inhibiting the activation of hepatic stellate cells and accelerating the hydrolysis of extracellular matrix.However,there are few studies on the important role of the structure and function of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells in hepatic fibrosis.This paper reviews the research progress on the effect of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells on hepatic fibrosis and its regulatory mechanism in recent years.This paper summarizes the results of the research on the structural characteristics of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells,secretion of fibrosis-related cytokines and regulation of hepatic stellate cells activation in the development of hepatic fibrosis.
文摘The effect of particle size,pH of medium,and presence of lubricant on the swelling behaviour,water uptake properties and disintegrant performance of polacrilin potassium was examined.Particle size did not affect the bulk swelling of disintegrant particles when measured as settling volume,but increased the water uptake and decreased the disintegration time of tablets containing this disintegrant.An increase in the pH of the medium from acidic to neutral increased the bulk swelling of the particles,whereas it decreased water uptake and disintegrant performance.Addition of lubricant had no effect on settling volume,but decreased the water uptake rate and the disintegrant performance significantly.It is concluded that wicking,i.e.capillary action,rather than swelling,is the major factor that contributes to the disintegration behaviour of polacrilin potassium.
基金Supported by the Major Projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2014ZX10005001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81603467,81730109)the Third Batch of Open Projects of Shanghai Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Service(No.ZYJKFW201811013)。
文摘Objective:To screen the active components from Fuzheng Huayu Recipe(FZHY)and redesign a new recipe composed of the active components,and validate the effect of active components formulation from FZHY against liver fibrosis.Methods:Thirty-two components from FZHY were evaluated for their activities against liver fibrosis respectively,with 6 kinds of cell models in vitro,including oxidative stressed hepatocyte in L-02,hypoxia injured/proliferative hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells in SK-HEP-1 and human hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells(HHSEC),and activated hepatic stellate cell in LX-2.The comprehensive activity of each component against liver fibrosis was scored according to the role of original herbs in FZHY and cell functions in fibrogenesis.Totally 7 active components were selected and combined with equal proportion to form a novel active components formulation(ACF).The efficacy of ACF on liver fibrosis were evaluated on activation of LX-2 and proliferation of HHSEC in vitro and in liver fibrosis model mice induced by dimethylnitrosamine(DMN).Totally 72 mice were divided into6 groups using a random number table,including normal,high-dose ACF control(20μmol/L×7 components/kg body weight),model,low-,medium-,high-dose ACF groups(5,10,20μmol/L×7 components/kg body weight,respectively).Hematoxylin eosin and Sirius red stainings were used to observe inflammation and fibrosis change of liver tissue;scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)were utilized to observe the effect of ACF on ultrastructure of hepatic sinusoids.Results:Fifteen components from FZHY showed higher scores for their activity on against liver fibrosis.Among them,7 components including tanshinoneⅡA,salvianolic acid B,cordycepin,amygdalin,quercetin,protopanaxatriol,and schizandrin B were recombined with equal proportions to form ACF.ACF at 1,2,4μmol/L showed strong inhibitory effects on activation of LX-2 and proliferation of HHSEC in vitro(all P<0.01).Compared with the model group,ACF attenuated liver collagen deposition,improved sinusoidal capillarization in a dose-dependent manner(all P<0.05).Conclusions:ACF exerts a satisfactory effect against experimental liver fibrosis and attenuates sinusoidal capillarization,which warrant a further research and development for herbal components formulation on liver fibrosis.