Soil remediation using soil washing followed by ozone oxidation

Jianfei Liu 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.65 No.-

In the present work, the use of a coupled process, soil washing followed by ozone oxidation was investigated for the remediation of artificial phenanthrene-contaminated soils. Two surfactants with different concentrations were studied to obtain the suitable concentration. Phenanthrene removal efficiencies of 80.2% (TX-100) and 73.8% (Brij-35) were achieved at 3 g/L. Oxidation degradation efficiencies of 99% (phenanthrene), 99% (TX-100), and 45% (Brij-35) were obtained at 20 mg/L ozone for 2 h. The high removal efficiencies with surfactant-enhanced soil washing and oxidation degradation efficiencies with ozone suggest that the proposed procedure is a useful approach to complete the soil remediation process.

Fabrication of DNA-Templated Te and Bi₂Te₃ Nanowires by Galvanic Displacement

Liu, Jianfei,Uprety, Bibek,Gyawali, Shailendra,Woolley, Adam T.,Myung, Nosang V.,Harb, John N. American Chemical Society 2013 Langmuir Vol.29 No.35

<P>This paper demonstrates the use of galvanic displacement to form continuous tellurium-based nanowires on DNA templates, enabling the conversion of metals, which can be deposited site-specifically, into other materials needed for device fabrication. Specifically, galvanic displacement reaction of copper and nickel nanowires is used to fabricate tellurium and bismuth telluride nanowires on λ-DNA templates. The method is simple, rapid, highly selective, and applicable to a number of different materials. In this study, continuous Ni and Cu nanowires are formed on DNA templates by seeding with Ag followed by electroless plating of the desired metal. These wires are then displaced by a galvanic displacement reaction where either Te or Bi<SUB>2</SUB>Te<SUB>3</SUB> is deposited from an acidic solution containing HTeO<SUB>2</SUB><SUP>+</SUP> ions or a combination of HTeO<SUB>2</SUB><SUP>+</SUP> and Bi<SUP>3+</SUP> ions, and the metal wire is simultaneously dissolved due to oxidation. Both tellurium and bismuth telluride wires can be formed from nickel templates. In contrast, copper templates only form tellurium nanowires under the conditions considered. Therefore, the composition of the metal being displaced can be used to influence the chemistry of the resulting nanowire. Galvanic displacement of metals deposited on DNA templates has the potential to enable site-specific fabrication of a variety of materials and, thereby, make an important contribution to the advancement of useful devices via self-assembled nanotemplates.</P><P><B>Graphic Abstract</B> <IMG SRC='http://pubs.acs.org/appl/literatum/publisher/achs/journals/content/langd5/2013/langd5.2013.29.issue-35/la402678j/production/images/medium/la-2013-02678j_0009.gif'></P><P><A href='http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/la402678j'>ACS Electronic Supporting Info</A></P>

Adsorption of mixed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surfactant solutions by activated carbon

Jianfei Liu,Jiajun Chen,Lin Jiang,Xue Yin 한국공업화학회 2014 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.20 No.2

The adsorption behavior of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in TX100 solution by activatedcarbon was studied aiming at surfactant recovery. Adsorption experiments were conducted in batch andcolumn models. The adsorption data fitted well with the Langmuir isotherm model, Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm models and pseudo-second-order kinetics model. Regarding column adsorption,the exhausting time of TX100 was shorter than the breakthrough time of PAH in the fixed AC column. This finding indicates the feasibility of reusing surfactants from soil-washing solutions. The total costscan reduce about $ 0.57 per 10 L washing solution with AC adsorption.

Effect of defect types in monolayer MoS2 on SO2 adsorption

Liu Ge,Liu Jianfei,Yan Jun,Chen Yunlin,Zhu Yabin,Tian Yahui 한국물리학회 2022 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.81 No.5

As a two-dimensional semiconductor material, molybdenum disulfde (MoS2) is extensively applied to sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas sensor. However, point defects will inevitably be produced in the preparation of MoS2, which signifcantly afect the adsorption properties of MoS2. Thus, understanding the properties of diferent point defects is essential for the successful application of MoS2. In this work, four types of point defects (VS-MoS2, VS2-MoS2, VMoS3-MoS2 and VMoS6-MoS2) of monolayers MoS2 were proposed, and the adsorption characteristics of SO2 on four typical defective MoS2 monolayers were investigated based on frst principles. The adsorption models were established to calculate the electronic properties and adsorption parameters of the adsorption systems. The results show that VMoS6-MoS2 defect has excellent adsorption properties for SO2 due to its largest adsorption energy, charge transfer and electrical response. The obtained results will contribute to the understanding of the efects on the MoS2 monolayers with diferent defects for SO2 sensing application.

Targeting treatment of bladder cancer using PTK7 aptamer-gemcitabine conjugate

Xiang Wei,Peng Yongbo,Zeng Hongliang,Yu Chunping,Zhang Qun,Liu Biao,Liu Jiahao,Hu Xing,Wei Wensu,Deng Minhua,Wang Ning,Liu Xuewen,Xie Jianfei,Hou Weibin,Tang Jin,Long Zhi,Wang Long,Liu Jianye 한국생체재료학회 2023 생체재료학회지 Vol.27 No.00

Gemcitabine (GEM) is one of the first-line chemotherapies for bladder cancer (BC), but the GEMs cannot recognize cancer cells and have a low long-term response rate and high recurrence rate with side effects during the treatment of BC. Targeted transport of GEMs to mediate cytotoxicity to tumor and avoid the systemic side effects remains a challenge in the treatment of BC.Based on a firstly confirmed biomarker in BC-protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7), which is overexpressed on the cell membrane surface in BC cells, a novel targeting system protein tyrosine kinase 7 aptamer-Gemcitabine conjugate (PTK7-GEMs) was designed and synthesized using a specific PTK7 aptamer and GEM through auto-synthesis method to deliver GEM against BC. In addition, the antitumor effects and safety evaluation of PTK7-GEMs was assessed with a series of in vitro and in vivo assays.PTK7-GEMs can specifically bind and enter to BC cells dependent on the expression levels of PTK7 and via the macropinocytosis pathway, which induced cytotoxicity after GEM cleavage from PTK7-GEMs respond to the intracellular phosphatase. Moreover, PTK7-GEMs showed stronger anti-tumor efficacy and excellent biosafety in three types of tumor xenograft mice models.These results demonstrated that PTK7-GEMs is a successful targeted aptamer-drug conjugates strategy (APDCs) to treat BC, which will provide new directions for the precision treatment of BC in the field of biomarker-oriented tumor targeted therapy.

Treatment of bladder cancer by geoinspired synthetic chrysotile nanocarrier-delivered circPRMT5 siRNA

Chunping Yu,Yi Zhang,Ning Wang,Wensu Wei,Ke Cao,Qun Zhang,Peiying Ma,Dan Xie,Pei Wu,Biao Liu,Jiahao Liu,Wei Xiang,Xing Hu,Xuewen Liu,Jianfei Xie,Jin Tang,Zhi Long,Long Wang,Hongliang Zeng,Jianye Liu 한국생체재료학회 2022 생체재료학회지 Vol.26 No.1

Background: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have important functions in many fields of cancer biology. In particular, we previously reported that the oncogenic circRNA, circPRMT5, has a major role in bladder cancer progression. Therapy based on circRNAs have good prospects as anticancer strategies. While anti-circRNAs are emerging as therapeutics, the specific in vivo delivery of anti-circRNAs into cancer cells has not been reported and remains challenging. Methods: Synthesized chrysotile nanotubes (SCNTs) with a relatively uniform length (~ 200 nm) have been designed to deliver an siRNA against the oncogenic circPRMT5 (si-circPRMT5) inhibit circPRMT5. In addition, the antitumor effects and safety evaluation of SCNTs/si-circPRMT5 was assessed with a series of in vitro and in vivo assays. Results: The results showed that SCNTs/si-circPRMT5 nanomaterials prolong si-circPRMT5’s half-life in circulation, enhance its specific uptake by tumor cells, and maximize the silencing efficiency of circPRMT5. In vitro, SCNTs encapsulating si-circPRMT5 could inhibit bladder cancer cell growth and progression. In vivo, SCNTs/si-circPRMT5 inhibited growth and metastasis in three bladder tumor models (a subcutaneous model, a tail vein injection lung metastatic model, and an in situ model) without obvious toxicities. Mechanistic study showed that SCNTs/sicircPRMT5 regulated the miR-30c/SNAIL1/E-adherin axis, inhibiting bladder cancer growth and progression. Conclusion: The results highlight the potential therapeutic utility of SCNTs/si-circPRMT5 to deliver si-circPRMT5 to treat bladder cancer.

Attack Detection Research for Software Defined Network

Jianfei Zhou,Na Liu 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Security and Its Applicat Vol.10 No.8

Collaboration Game Theory Heterogeneous Network Resource Allocation Algorithm

Jianfei Zhou,Na Liu 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Future Generation Communi Vol.9 No.8

With the continuous improvement of the transmission rate and the quality of wireless communications services, the need for a wireless communication network structure to adjust. The traditional rules of cellular networks no longer meet the high-density, large number of people for high-speed data transmission. Heterogeneous network can solve the problem of network coverage and network-efficient transport, but because of the heterogeneous network dense arrangement of the network, so the introduction of a number of inter-cell interference, especially at the edge of the cell. To solve this problem, we use collaborative tools of game theory, to be distributed among the power cells to determine the coverage of each pico cell. But the need to optimize collaboration between cells, select the number and scope of the coordinated cell. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can effectively improve the transmission rate of the system, eliminating the interference between cells.

Relationships Among Character Strengths, Self-efficacy, Social Support, Depression, and Psychological Well-being of Hospital Nurses

Xie Jianfei,Liu Min,Zhong Zhuqing,Zhang Qiuxiang,Zhou Jianda,Wang Lu,Ma Keke,Ding Siqing,Zhang Xiaohong,Sun Qian,Cheng Andy S.K. 한국간호과학회 2020 Asian Nursing Research Vol.14 No.3

Purpose: From the perspective of positive psychology, our study aimed to explore depressive symptoms and psychological well-being among Chinese nurses, as well as analyze the impacts of character strengths, self-efficacy and social support on the mental health of nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive design using five self-reported questionnaires was used to investigate a cohort of 4238 nurses during 2018. A structural equation modeling analysis was used to verify a hypothetical model linking character strengths, self-efficacy, social support, depressive symptoms, and psychological well-being. Results: The prevalence of depression among this cohort of Chinese nurses was 58.1%. The mean scores for caring, inquisitiveness, and self-control were 19.93 (SD ¼ 2.82), 15.94 (SD ¼ 3.00), and 16.34 (SD ¼ 2.95), respectively. The hypothesized model was a good fit of the data (c2/df ¼ 1.77, p ¼ .183, root mean square error of approximation ¼ 0.04, goodness of fit index ¼ 1.00, comparative fit index ¼ 1.00, TuckereLewis index ¼ 1.00). Except for the path from self-control to depression, the other hypothetical paths investigated were statistically significant. Conclusion: Character strengths were directly and positively associated with psychological well-being. Inquisitiveness was the strongest direct protective factor for depression. In addition, character strengths indirectly alleviated depression and increased psychological well-being through mediating variables of social support and self-efficacy. This study should alert nurse managers that more attention should be paid to the character strengths and mental health of nurses. This study provides evidence for interventions based on character strengths as a management strategy to support the mental health of nurses.

Relational Database’s Transaction Operation and the Concurrent Control

Na Liu,Jianfei Zhou 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Database Theory and Appli Vol.8 No.2