An electrode universal and self-healable integrated supercapacitor fabricated by physical adsorption based on mussel-inspired highly adhesive gel electrolyte

Gang Qin,Yue Wang,Wenjie He,Da Zhang,Xiaojuan Yu,Fenghan Gong,Hengyi Yu,Xiang Yu,Jia Yang,Qiang Chen 한국공업화학회 2023 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.122 No.-

Integrated supercapacitor with stable electrochemical performance under complex deformations is theprospective energy storage device for wearable electronics. However, there is often a conflict betweenthe mechanical performance and the specific capacitance of the conventional conductive polymerbasedintegrated supercapacitor. In this work, a novel integrated supercapacitor based on adhesive gelelectrolyte has been prepared by physical adsorption, which not only avoids the drawbacks of the conventionalintegrated supercapacitor but also exhibits the electrode universality including powder electrodematerial. The adhesive triple network polyacrylamide/polydopamine/agar/H3PO4 gel electrolyteis fabricated with high ionic conductivity, toughness and adhesion. Based on this, the integrated supercapacitoris assembled by spraying activated carbon powder on both sides of the pre-stretched biaxiallygel electrolyte. Due to the strong interfacial adhesion, such a device exhibits low interfacial resistance andhigh specific capacitance of 155 mF/cm2 at 0.5 mA/cm2. More impressively, the capacitance retention canreach 92.4% after 10 cutting/healing cycles and even keep the brilliant self-healabillity at 20 C. Additionally, it can hold stable electrochemical performance when exposed to harsh environments. The physical adsorption strategy would offer novel inspiration for the development of integrated supercapacitorand has great practical applications in wearable and portable electronics.

The luminescence properties and thermal stability of a green-blue color tunable Sr2SiO4: Tb3+, Ce3+ phosphor

Tianpeng Yu,Lixi Wang,Xiaojuan Yang,Wenhao Ding,Qitu Zhang 대한금속·재료학회 2019 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.15 No.1

In this paper, green-blue emitting Sr 2 SiO 4 (SSO):0.03Tb 3+ , x Ce 3+ ( x = 0–0.005) materials were synthesized via a solid-statereaction method. The crystal structures, luminescence properties, decay time, and thermal stability were measured in thiswork. The as-prepared phosphors exhibit both an indigo emission of Ce 3+ and green emission of Tb 3+ with considerableintensity ( λ ex = 300 nm). Tb 3+ ion emission was intensifi ed obviously with co-doping Ce 3+ . The luminescence spectra ofSr 2 SiO 4 (SSO):0.03Tb 3+ , Ce 3+ shows characteristic line of Tb 3+ ion transition ( 5 D 4 → 7 F 5 ). Tunable green-blue color canbe obtained by the addition of Ce 3+ ions. An eff ective energy transfer process between Tb 3+ and Ce 3+ was supposed andconfi rmed from decay curves. In addition, the energy transfer mechanism from Ce 3+ to Tb 3+ ions in the Sr 2 SiO 4 (SSO) hostis electric multipolar interaction. Sr 2 SiO 4 (SSO):Tb 3+ , Ce 3+ phosphor exhibits good thermal stability, the quantum yield wasabout 43.67%, indicating a potential candidate for solid-state lighting.

Synthesis of 3'-C-Hydroxymethyl-substituted Pyrimidine and Purine Nucleosides as Potential Anti-Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Agents

Pei, Xiaojuan,Choi, Won-Jun,Kim, Yu-Min,Zhao, Long Xuan,Jeong, Lak-Shin 대한약학회 2008 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.31 No.7

On the basis of potent anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) activity of 2'-C-hydroxymethyladenosine, 3'-C-hydroxymethyl-substituted pyrimidine and purine nucleosides as potential anti-HCV agents were designed and synthesized from D-xylose via stereoselective Grignard reaction and conversion of the vinyl into hydroxymethyl group as key steps.

Feasibility of Vacuum Consolidation in Managing Dredged Slurries with Wheat Straw as Drainage Channels

Guizhong Xu,Xiaojuan Yu,Fahong Wu,Yong Yin 대한토목학회 2017 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.21 No.4

It is suggested to use wheat straw as both vertical and horizontal drainage materials when using vacuum consolidation method to process dredged slurry in this paper. To verify the feasibility of this proposal, compression and hydrulic conductivity test on wheat straw and vacuum consolidation tests on slurry using wheat straw as drainage materials were conducted. The results show that the compression process of wheat straw is composed of instantaneous settlement and creep. The density of wheat straw changes from 20 kg/m3 to 200 kg/m3 as vertical stress varies from 5 kPa to 100 kPa. The creep rate increases to maximum when vertical stress reaches 60 kPa and then decreases with as vertical stress further increases. The hydrulic conductivity coefficient of wheat straw is changed between 104 cm/s and 101 cm/s, which decreases linearly as density increases in semi-logarithmic coordinates (hydraulic conductivity in log scale). In vacuum consolidation tests, the settlement, water content, and undrained shear strength of slurry proceeded by vacuum consolidation with wheat straw as drainage materials are similar to those obtained by using PVD and sand as drainage materials. All the results obtained by this paper show that it is feasibility to use wheat straw as vertical and horizontal drainage materials in vacuum consolidation.

Synthesis and Characterization of Folic Acid Labeled Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoprobes for in vitro Cancer Cells Targeted Imaging

Ming Huang,Lijun Wang,Xiaojuan Zhang,Jin Zhou,Lihua Liu,Yuefang Pan,Bin Yu,ZHANGSEN YU 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2017 NANO Vol.12 No.5

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are widely used in the field of biomedicine, such as biosensing, cell labeling and medical multimodal imaging because of their unique optical properties. In this paper, we demonstrated the synthesis of polyethylenimine-modified NaLuF4:Yb,Er (RE = Lu 0.78, Yb 0.18, Er 0.02) UCNPs in three different solvents, such as water, ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol. The as-prepared UCNPs were characterized and the experimental results showed that the UCNPs synthesized in ethylene glycol had excellent properties. The obtained UCNPs in ethylene glycol had the smallest particle size and uniform size distribution, and the pure cubic phase of crystallization and Dynamic light scattering and particle dispersion index (DLS/Pdi) were the smallest. What's more, the upconversion fluorescence intensity was 7 and 52 times greater than that of UCNPs synthesized in diethylene glycol and water, respectively. In addition, the factors of reaction solvent that had an impact on the particle size, morphology, crystalline phase, DLS and upconversion fluorescence intensity of the synthesized UCNPs were discussed. Moreover, in order to obtain the targeted nanoprobe, we used an EDC/NHS covalent coupling method to modify folic acid to the NaLuF4:Yb,Er/PEI UCNP surface. The NaLuF4:Yb, Er/PEI–FA upconversion fluorescent nanoprobes had low cytotoxicity and were suitable for the application in HeLa cells targeted fluorescent imaging.

Optimizing bioconversion of ferulic acid to vanillin by Bacillus subtilis in the stirred packed reactor using Box-Behnken design and desirability function

Peng Chen,Lei Yan,Shuang Zhang,Zhengrong Wu,Suyue Li,Xiaojuan Yan,Ningbo Wang,Ning Liang,Hong Yu Li 한국식품과학회 2017 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.26 No.1

A stirring bioreactor packed with a carbon fiber textiles (FT) biofilm formed by Bacillus subtilis was used to produce vanillin from ferulic acid. Biofilm formation was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The interactive effects of three variables on vanillin molar yield (M) and conversion efficiency of ferulic acid (E) were evaluated by response surface methodology (RSM) with a Box-Behnken design (BBD). The optimal conversion conditions with a maximum overall desirability D of 0.983 were obtained by a desirability function. Considering the actual operation, the confirmation tests were performed using the slightly modified optimal conditions (initial ferulic acid concentration 1.55 g/ L, temperature 35oC, stirring speed 220 rpm). The results showed that M and E were 57.42 and 93.53%, respectively. This was only 1.03% and 1.87%, respectively, different from the predicted values, confirming the validity of the predicted models. These revealed that the stirred packed reactor could be successfully used in vanillin bioconversion from ferulic acid.

FBXL20-mediated Vps34 ubiquitination as a p53 controlled checkpoint in regulating autophagy and receptor degradation

Xiao, Juan,Zhang, Tao,Xu, Daichao,Wang, Huibing,Cai, Yu,Jin, Taijie,Liu, Min,Jin, Mingzhi,Wu, Kejia,Yuan, Junying Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2015 Genes & development Vol.29 No.2

<P>Vps34, the catalytic subunit in the class III phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase complexes, mediates the production of PtdIns3P, a key intracellular lipid involved in regulating autophagy and receptor degradation. Xiao et al. show that DNA damage-activated mitotic arrest and CDK activation lead to the phosphorylation of Vps34. This provides a signal to promote Vps34 ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation mediated by FBXL20, leading to inhibition of autophagy and receptor endocytosis. Importantly, they also find that expression of FBXL20 is regulated by p53-dependent transcription.</P><P>Vacuolar protein-sorting 34 (Vps34), the catalytic subunit in the class III PtdIns3 (phosphatidylinositol 3) kinase complexes, mediates the production of PtdIns3P, a key intracellular lipid involved in regulating autophagy and receptor degradation. However, the signal transduction pathways by which extracellular signals regulate Vps34 complexes and the downstream cellular mechanisms are not well understood. Here we show that DNA damage-activated mitotic arrest and CDK activation lead to the phosphorylation of Vps34, which provides a signal to promote its ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation mediated by FBXL20 (an F-box protein) and the associated Skp1 (S-phase kinase-associated protein-1)–Cullin1 complex, leading to inhibition of autophagy and receptor endocytosis. Furthermore, we show that the expression of FBXL20 is regulated by p53-dependent transcription. Our study provides a molecular pathway by which DNA damage regulates Vps34 complexes and its downstream mechanisms, including autophagy and receptor endocytosis, through SCF (Skp1–Cul1–F-box)-mediated ubiquitination and degradation. Since the expression of FBXL20 is regulated by p53-dependent transcription, the control of Vps34 ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation by FBXL20 and the associated SCF complex expression provides a novel checkpoint for p53 to regulate autophagy and receptor degradation in DNA damage response.</P>