The Influence of Epoxy Functionalized Acrylate Particles on the Properties of Plasticized PLA Blown Films

Ye Zhang,Yan Zhao,Hongwei Pan,Xianzhong Lang,Huili Yang,Huiliang Zhang,Huixuan Zhang,Lisong Dong 한국고분자학회 2016 폴리머 Vol.40 No.3

Polylactide (PLA) was plasticized with poly(diethylene glycol adipate) (PDEGA). The plasticized PLA was further blended with core-shell structured particles of glycidyl methacrylate-functionalized methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate copolymer (GACR) using a twin-screw extruder, and the extruded samples were blown using the blown thin film technique. Both PDEGA and GACR significantly influenced the physical properties of the films. Compared to neat PLA, the elongation at break and tear strength of the films were significantly improved. The shear yielding induced by cavitation of GACR particles was the major tearing mechanism. GACR could act as a tear resistance modifier for PLA blown films. The spherulite size of the PLA/PDEGA/GACR films decreased with the addition of GACR. The biodegradability of the PLA/PDEGA/GACR films decreased slightly. These findings contributed new knowledge to the additive area and gave important implications for designing and manufacturing polymer packaging materials.

Association of Six Susceptibility Loci with Prostate Cancer in Northern Chinese Men

Zhang, Yu-Rong,Xu, Yong,Yang, Kuo,Liu, Ming,Wei, Dong,Zhang, Yao-Guang,Shi, Xiao-Hong,Wang, Jian-Ye,Yang, Fan,Wang, Xin,Liang, Si-Ying,Zhao, Cheng-Xiao,Wang, Fei,Chen, Xin,Sun, Liang,Zhu, Xiao-Quan,Zh Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.12

Background/Aim: Six prostate cancer (PCa) susceptibility loci were identified in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in populations of European decent. However, the associations of these 6 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with PCa has remained tobe clarified in men in Northern China. This study aimed to explore the loci associated with PCa risk in a Northern Chinese population. Methods: Blood samples and clinical information of 289 PCa patients and 288 controls from Beijing and Tianjin were collected. All risk SNPs were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-high resolution melting curve technology and gene sequencing. Associations between PCa and clinical covariates (age at diagnosis, prostate-specific antigen [PSA], Gleason score, tumor stage, and level of aggressiveness) and frequencies of alleles and genotypes of these SNPs were analyzed using genetic statistics. Results: Among the candidate SNPs, 11p15 (rs7127900, A) was associated with PCa risk (P = 0.02, odds ratio [OR] = 1.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.09-2.46). Genotypes showed differences between cases and controls on 11p15 (rs7127900, A), 11q13 (rs7931342, T), and HNF1B (rs4430796, A) (P = 0.03, P = 0.01, and P = 0.04, respectively). The genotype TG on 11q13 (rs7931342, T) was positively associated with an increased Gleason score (P = 0.04, OR = 2.15, 95% CI = 1.02-4.55). Patients carrying TG on 17q24 (rs1859962, G) were negatively associated with an increased body mass index (BMI) (P = 0.03, OR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.21-0.92) while those with AG on HNF1B (rs4430796, A) were more likely to have PSA increase (P = 0.002). Conclusion: Our study suggests that 11p15 (rs7127900, A) could be a susceptibility locus associated with PCa in Northern Chinese. Genotype TG on 11q13 (rs7931342, T) could be related to an increased Gleason score, AG on HNF1B (rs4430796, A) could be associated with PSA increase, and TG on 17q24 (rs1859962, G) could be negatively associated with an increased BMI in Chinese men with PCa.

Mitigating Disturbance in Harmonic Voltage Using Grid‑side Current Feedback for Grid‑connected LCL‑fltered Inverter

Ye Zhang,Muqin Tian,Jiancheng Song,XiaoYu Zhang 대한전기학회 2020 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.15 No.3

As the interface between new energy and power grid, the grid-connected LCL-fltered inverter plays a key role in energy conversion. However, it performs poor at rejecting grid background harmonics that distort the grid-side current and afect the quality of the output power of the inverter. Thus, a feedback strategy for the grid-side current employing the proportional integral and resonant controller (PI+HC) is used to mitigate the harmonics of the grid-side current and improves the quality of the output power of the grid-connected LCL-fltered inverter. Owing to the grid-side current feedback control system is unstable, improved High Pass Filter (HPF) active damping based on unit delay feedback is used to guarantee stability and efectiveness of PI+HC. The proposed method for mitigating grid-side current harmonics is validated by a detailed simulation and the results of experiments.

Fast Detection of Mura Defects Based on Modified Watershed Algorithm

Ye Jian Zhang(장엽검),Hyonam Joo(주효남),Joon Seek Kim(김준식) 제어로봇시스템학회 2017 제어·로봇·시스템학회 논문지 Vol.23 No.6

Many kinds of defects show up during the process of manufacturing display panels. However, mura defects are the most difficult to detect using the conventional image processing algorithms. Many factors cause mura defects to appear in display panels. When images are taken using cameras, mura defects normally show up as relatively dark or bright regions with no definite shape, no clear contours, and very low contrast against their surrounding background. When an imaged mura defect is relatively dark compared to its background, it can be considered a water catchment basin when the whole image is visualized in three dimensions (i.e., is topographically interpreted), and such catchment basins can be detected by watershed algorithms. In this paper, for the accurate segmentation of the mura region, the flooding step of the original watershed algorithm is carefully redesigned to detect the mura defect that exists both inside and at the boundary of an image. The depth of the catchment basins is recorded iteratively and then is used to segment the mura defects. The just noticeable difference (JND) technique is used to quantify the level of the mura defects. It is shown, by extensive experiments, that the proposed algorithm performs well, detecting very low-contrast mura defects, and quickly detects defects located anywhere in the image.

Effect of glycidyl methacrylate-grafted poly(ethylene octene) on the compatibility in PLA/PBAT blends and films

Ye Zhang,Shiling Jia,Pan Hongwei,Lijuan Wang,Junjia Bian,Yang Guan,Bohao Li,Huiliang Zhang,Huili Yang,Lisong Dong 한국화학공학회 2021 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.38 No.8

A series of poly(lactic acid) (PLA), poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and glycidyl methacrylate- grafted poly(ethylene octene) (GPOE) blends and films with different GPOE content were prepared by melt blending and blowing film technique. The effect of GPOE on the rheological behavior, melt strength, crystallization behavior, crystallization morphology, miscibility, mechanical property, phase morphology, thermal stability and water vapor permeability were studied. The addition of GPOE improved melt rheological properties. Results of DSC showed that addition of GPOE encouraged the mobility of PLA molecular chains and enhanced crystalline ability. POM observations revealed that the addition of GPOE made the density of spherulite nucleation increase and the size of crystalline particles decrease. From DMA and SEM analysis, it was demonstrated that PLA/PBAT blend was an immiscible system and GPOE in the blend could improve compatibility between PLA and PBAT. Results of mechanical test showed that the PLA/PBAT/GPOE blends and films obtained had excellent mechanical properties. The elongation at break of 50/30/ 20 w/w/w PLA/PBAT/GPOE blend (477%) was higher by about 2.2 times than that of 70/30/0 w/w/w PLA/PBAT/ GPOE blend (220%). The tensile strength of all the PLA/PBAT/GPOE blends exceeded 31 MPa. The tensile strength reached 32.9MPa (MD) and 22.5MPa (TD), the elongation at break exceeded 210% and tear strength exceeded 140 kN/m for 50/30/20 w/w/w PLA/PBAT/GPOE film. With increasing GPOE content, thermal stability and water vapor barrier property also improved.

Research on a Method for the Optical Measurement of the Rifling Angle of Artillery Based on Angle Error Correction: Publisher Correction

Ye Zhang,Yang Zheng 한국광학회 2021 Current Optics and Photonics Vol.5 No.1

Risk of Treatment-related Mortality with Sorafenib in Patients with Cancer

Zhang, Xin-Ji,Zhang, Tian-Yi,Yu, Fei-Fei,Wei, Xin,Li, Ye-Sheng,Xu, Feng,Wei, Li-Xin,He, Jia Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.11

Background: Fatal adverse events (FAEs) have been reported with sorafenib, a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor kinase inhibitor (VEGFR TKI). We here performed an up-to-date and detailed meta-analysis to determine the overall risk of FAEs associated with sorafenib. Methods: Databases, including PubMed, Embase and Web of Science, and abstracts presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meetings were searched to identify relevant studies. Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials evaluating sorafenib effects in patients with all malignancies. Summary incidence rates, relative risks (RRs), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for FAEs. In addition, subgroup analyses were performed according to tumor type and therapy regimen. Results: 13 trials recruiting 5,546 patients were included in our analysis. The overall incidence of FAEs with sorafenib was 1.99% (95%CI, 0.98-4.02%). Patients treated with sorafenib had a significantly increased risk of FAEs compared with patients treated with control medication, with an RR of 1.77 (95%CI 1.25-2.52, P=0.001). Risk varied with tumour type, but appeared independent of therapy regimen. A significantly increased risk of FAEs was observed in patients with lung cancer (RR 2.26; 95% CI 1.03-4.99; P= 0.043) and renal cancer (RR 1.84; 95% CI 1.15-2.94; P= 0.011). The most common causes of FAEs were hemorrhage (8.6%) and thrombus or embolism (4.9%). Conclusions: It is important for health care practitioners to be aware of the risks of FAEs associated with sorafenib, especially in patients with renal and lung cancer.

Membrane technologies for Li+/Mg2+ separation from salt-lake brines and seawater: A comprehensive review

Ye Zhang,Li Wang,Wei Sun,Yue-hua Hu,Honghu Tang 한국공업화학회 2020 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.81 No.-

Recent years have seen rapid improvement of technology and large-scale applications of lithium-ionbatteries, which leads to an increasing market demand for lithium. Since the land lithium resources arediminishing drastically, the sources of lithium extraction have shifted to the large amount of waterresources containing salt-lake brines and seawater. Among the varieties of aqueous recovery approaches,membrane technology seems to have huge development potential and good application prospect. This isbecause the membrane technologies exhibit excellent Li/Mg separation selectivity, with low energyconsumption and green process owing to no addition of chemicals. The present work reviews the latestadvances in various membrane technologies, including nanofiltration membrane, electrodialysis,membrane capacitive deionization approaches, solid electrolyte electrolysis-based technology, etc. Therecent developments in positively charged nanofiltration membrane are discussed in terms of thepreparation methods, membrane properties, and Li/Mg separation coefficient. In addition, the effects ofseveral factors on electrodialysis for lithium extraction and relevant mechanisms in both simple andactual saline systems are discussed, including applied voltage, VC/VD, and coexisting ions. Theapplications of electrodialysis with novel selective membrane involving nanofiltration membrane as wellas solid electrolyte membrane and perspectives for further investigation are proposed.

Immobilization of <i>Bacillus licheniformis</i> <small>L</small>-Arabinose Isomerase for Semi-Continuous <small>L</small>-Ribulose Production

ZHANG, Ye-Wang,PRABHU, Ponnandy,LEE, Jung-Kul Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and A 2009 Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Vol.73 No.10

<P><I>Bacillus licheniformis</I> <SMALL>L</SMALL>-arabinose isomerase (BLAI) with a broad pH range, high substrate specificity, and high catalytic efficiency for <SMALL>L</SMALL>-arabinose was immobilized on various supports. Eupergit C, activated-carboxymethylcellulose, CNBr-activated agarose, chitosan, and alginate were tested as supports, and Eupergit C was selected as the most effective. After determination of the optimum enzyme concentration, the effects of pH and temperature were investigated using a response surface methodology. The immobilized BLAI enzyme retained 86.4% of the activity of the free enzyme. The optimal pH for the immobilized BLAI was 8.0, and immobilization improved the optimal temperature from 50 °C (free enzyme) to a range between 55 and 65 °C. The half life improved from 2 at 50 °C to 212 h at 55 °C following immobilization. The immobilized BLAI was used for semi-continuous production of <SMALL>L</SMALL>-ribulose. After 8 batch cycles, 95.1% of the BLAI activity was retained. This simple immobilization procedure and the high stability of the final immobilized BLAI on Eupergit C provide a promising solution for large-scale production of <SMALL>L</SMALL>-ribulose from an inexpensive <SMALL>L</SMALL>-arabinose precursor.</P>

A Research and Visual Analysis for the Icon of the iPhone Application : Choosing the United States Top 50 as Reserach Objects

Ye Zhang(장엽),Juhyun Eune(윤주현) 한국디자인학회 2010 한국디자인학회 학술발표대회 논문집 Vol.2010 No.10