The surface topography of implants plays a major role in osteogenesis and immunomodulation.In this study,three types of TiO_(2) nanoarrays including nanorod arrays with a diameter of 45 nm(TiO_(2)-N),nanorod arrays wi...The surface topography of implants plays a major role in osteogenesis and immunomodulation.In this study,three types of TiO_(2) nanoarrays including nanorod arrays with a diameter of 45 nm(TiO_(2)-N),nanorod arrays with a diameter of 60 nm(TiO_(2)-N N),and nanocone arrays(TiO_(2)-NW)are prepared on titanium and the behavior of bone marrow stromal cells(BMSCs)and polarization of macrophages are studied.Compared to the planar titanium control,TiO_(2) nanoarrays facilitate osteogenesis of BMSCs and stimulate the pro-healing M2 phenotype.However,adhesion,spreading,proliferation,and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs are more pronounced on TiO_(2)-N N than both TiO_(2)-N and TiO_(2)-NW.TiO_(2)-NN also produces the best immune microenvironment,while TiO_(2)-NW is more favorable than TiO_(2)-NN from the viewpoint of cell adhesion and spreading of osteoblasts.展开更多
Filter membrane technology has been extensively used for water purification.However,due to their high brittleness and biological fouling,filter membranes will gradually deteriorate.Here we develop a robust Cu/TiO_(2) ...Filter membrane technology has been extensively used for water purification.However,due to their high brittleness and biological fouling,filter membranes will gradually deteriorate.Here we develop a robust Cu/TiO_(2) ceramic filter membrane for water treatment,which has excellent inherent antibacterial activities both in the dark and under visible light irradiation.Onedimensional nanobelt TiO_(2) can be sintered into a nanoporous membrane structure by overlapping and interweaving with each other,thereby achieving high flux simultaneously and solving the problem of high brittleness of inorganic ceramics.Meanwhile,such one-dimensional TiO_(2) nanostructures can provide more deposition sites for Cu nanoparticles with inherent antibacterial activity in the dark.To realise the surface plasmon resonance-enhanced antibacterial activity under visible light,Cu/TiO_(2) heterostructures are used.展开更多
Photoelectrochemical(PEC) hydrogen production from water splitting is a green technology to convert solar energy into renewable hydrogen fuel. The construction of host/guest architecture in semiconductor photoanodes h...Photoelectrochemical(PEC) hydrogen production from water splitting is a green technology to convert solar energy into renewable hydrogen fuel. The construction of host/guest architecture in semiconductor photoanodes has been proven to be an effective strategy to improve solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency. In this study, WO_(3)@Fe_(2)O_(3) core-shell nanoarray heterojunction photoanodes are synthesized from the in-situ decomposition of WO_(3)@Prussian blue(WO_(3)@PB) and then used as host/guest photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting, during which Fe_(2)O_(3) serves as guest material to absorb visible solar light and WO_(3) can act as host scaffolds to collect electrons at the contact. The prepared WO_(3)@Fe_(2)O_(3) shows the enhanced photocurrent density of 1.26 m A cm^(-2)(under visible light) at 1.23 V. vs RHE and a superior IPEC of 24.4% at 350 nm, which is higher than that of WO_(3)@PB and pure WO_(3)(0.43 m A/cm^(-2) and 16.3%, 0.18 m A/cm^(-2) and 11.5%) respectively, owing to the efficient light-harvesting from Fe_(2)O_(3) and the enhanced electron-hole pairs separation from the formation of type-Ⅱ heterojunctions, and the direct and ordered charge transport channels from the one-dimensional(1D) WO_(3) nanoarray nanostructures. Therefore, this work provides an alternative insight into the construction of sustainable and cost-effective photoanodes to enhance the efficiency of the solar-driven water splitting.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52171240)the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No.2021M691992)+3 种基金the Major Projects in Research and Development of Shanxi (Projects of International Cooperation,No.201803D421090)the City University of Hong Kong Donation Research Grant (No.DON-RMG 9229021)the Hong Kong PDFS-RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (Nos.PDFS2122-1S08 and CityU 9061014)the Hong Kong HMRF (Health and Medical Research Fund) (Nos.2120972 and CityU 9211320).
文摘The surface topography of implants plays a major role in osteogenesis and immunomodulation.In this study,three types of TiO_(2) nanoarrays including nanorod arrays with a diameter of 45 nm(TiO_(2)-N),nanorod arrays with a diameter of 60 nm(TiO_(2)-N N),and nanocone arrays(TiO_(2)-NW)are prepared on titanium and the behavior of bone marrow stromal cells(BMSCs)and polarization of macrophages are studied.Compared to the planar titanium control,TiO_(2) nanoarrays facilitate osteogenesis of BMSCs and stimulate the pro-healing M2 phenotype.However,adhesion,spreading,proliferation,and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs are more pronounced on TiO_(2)-N N than both TiO_(2)-N and TiO_(2)-NW.TiO_(2)-NN also produces the best immune microenvironment,while TiO_(2)-NW is more favorable than TiO_(2)-NN from the viewpoint of cell adhesion and spreading of osteoblasts.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.22173050,21977064 and 51732007)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA1200102)+3 种基金the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2019JQ16)Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences(Grant No.BNLMS202105)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.63223056)。
文摘Filter membrane technology has been extensively used for water purification.However,due to their high brittleness and biological fouling,filter membranes will gradually deteriorate.Here we develop a robust Cu/TiO_(2) ceramic filter membrane for water treatment,which has excellent inherent antibacterial activities both in the dark and under visible light irradiation.Onedimensional nanobelt TiO_(2) can be sintered into a nanoporous membrane structure by overlapping and interweaving with each other,thereby achieving high flux simultaneously and solving the problem of high brittleness of inorganic ceramics.Meanwhile,such one-dimensional TiO_(2) nanostructures can provide more deposition sites for Cu nanoparticles with inherent antibacterial activity in the dark.To realise the surface plasmon resonance-enhanced antibacterial activity under visible light,Cu/TiO_(2) heterostructures are used.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (No. 2008085ME132)Talent Project of Anhui Province (Z175050020001)+3 种基金the Key Project of Anhui Provincial Department of Education (No. KJ2019A0157)the Program from Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Enterpreneurial Teams (Nos. 2019ZT08L101 and RCTDPT-2020-001)the Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation (No. GXWD20201231105722002-20200824163747001)Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ecomaterials and Renewable Energy (No. ZDSYS20200922160 400001)。
文摘Photoelectrochemical(PEC) hydrogen production from water splitting is a green technology to convert solar energy into renewable hydrogen fuel. The construction of host/guest architecture in semiconductor photoanodes has been proven to be an effective strategy to improve solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency. In this study, WO_(3)@Fe_(2)O_(3) core-shell nanoarray heterojunction photoanodes are synthesized from the in-situ decomposition of WO_(3)@Prussian blue(WO_(3)@PB) and then used as host/guest photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting, during which Fe_(2)O_(3) serves as guest material to absorb visible solar light and WO_(3) can act as host scaffolds to collect electrons at the contact. The prepared WO_(3)@Fe_(2)O_(3) shows the enhanced photocurrent density of 1.26 m A cm^(-2)(under visible light) at 1.23 V. vs RHE and a superior IPEC of 24.4% at 350 nm, which is higher than that of WO_(3)@PB and pure WO_(3)(0.43 m A/cm^(-2) and 16.3%, 0.18 m A/cm^(-2) and 11.5%) respectively, owing to the efficient light-harvesting from Fe_(2)O_(3) and the enhanced electron-hole pairs separation from the formation of type-Ⅱ heterojunctions, and the direct and ordered charge transport channels from the one-dimensional(1D) WO_(3) nanoarray nanostructures. Therefore, this work provides an alternative insight into the construction of sustainable and cost-effective photoanodes to enhance the efficiency of the solar-driven water splitting.
