Band Gap Energy of SrTiO₃Thin Film Prepared by the Liquid Phase Deposition Method

Gao, Yanfeng,Masuda, Yoshitake,Koumoto, Kunihito The Korean Ceramic Society 2003 한국세라믹학회지 Vol.40 No.3

Band gap energies of SrTiO$_3$(STO) thin film on glass substrates were studied in terms of annealing temperature. The STO thin film was fabricated by our newly developed method based on the combination of the Self-Assembled Monolayer(SAM) technique and the Liquid Phase Deposition(LPD) method. The as-deposited film demonstrated a direct band gap energy of about 3.65 eV, which further increased to 3.73 eV and 3.78 eV by annealing at 40$0^{\circ}C$ and 50$0^{\circ}C$, respectively. The band gap energy saturated at about 3.70 eV for the crystallized film which was obtained by annealing at 600-$700^{\circ}C$. The relatively large band gap energies of our crystallized films were due to the presence of minor amorphous phase, grain boundaries and oxygen vacancies generated by annealing in air.

Template-Free Self-Assembly of a Nanoporous TiO₂Thin Film

Gao, Yanfeng,Nagai, Masayuki,Seo, Won-Seon,Koumoto, Kunihito American Ceramic Society 2007 Journal of the American Ceramic Society Vol.90 No.3

Time-series transcriptomic analysis of the kelp grouper Epinephelus moara in response to low salinity stress

Quanxin Gao,Yanfeng Yue,Minghua Min,Shiming Peng,Zhaohong Shi,Jinbo Wang,Tao Zhang 한국통합생물학회 2018 Animal cells and systems Vol.22 No.4

The Kelp grouper Epinephelus moara is one of the most widely consumed and economically important marine fish in China. The species can tolerate a wide range of salinity, but genomic resources are not available, and the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation to salinity at the transcriptomic level remain largely unclear. In this study, the transcriptomic responses of the liver of E. moara under low salinity were investigated using the Illumina digital gene expression system. After de novo assembly, 499,356 transcripts were generated and contributed 445,068 unigenes. A total of 14, 19, 33 and 3101 genes were differentially expressed following exposure to low salinity stress for 2, 6, 24 and 48 h, respectively. Only two genes were differentially expressed in all groups. Four genes related to metabolism and ambient salinity adaption were randomly selected to validate the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) by real-time PCR. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis were used to analyse the functional significance of DEGs, including those responding to salinity through diverse biological processes, cellular components, molecular functions, and pathways associated with metabolic and osmotic responses. This work provides new insight into the response to salinity challenges in E. moara, and the findings expand our knowledge of the molecular basis of metabolic regulation mechanisms in this species. Additionally, the transcriptional data provide a valuable resource for future molecular and genetic studies on E. moara.

Direct Chemical Vapor Deposition-Derived Graphene Glasses Targeting Wide Ranged Applications

Sun, Jingyu,Chen, Yubin,Priydarshi, Manish Kr.,Chen, Zhang,Bachmatiuk, Alicja,Zou, Zhiyu,Chen, Zhaolong,Song, Xiuju,Gao, Yanfeng,Rü,mmeli, Mark H.,Zhang, Yanfeng,Liu, Zhongfan American Chemical Society 2015 NANO LETTERS Vol.15 No.9

<P>Direct growth of graphene on traditional glasses is of great importance for various daily life applications. We report herein the catalyst-free atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition approach to directly synthesizing large-area, uniform graphene films on solid glasses. The optical transparency and sheet resistance of such kinds of graphene glasses can be readily adjusted together with the experimentally tunable layer thickness of graphene. More significantly, these graphene glasses find a broad range of real applications by enabling the low-cost construction of heating devices, transparent electrodes, photocatalytic plates, and smart windows. With a practical scalability, the present work will stimulate various applications of transparent, electrically and thermally conductive graphene glasses in real-life scenarios.</P><P><B>Graphic Abstract</B> <IMG SRC='http://pubs.acs.org/appl/literatum/publisher/achs/journals/content/nalefd/2015/nalefd.2015.15.issue-9/acs.nanolett.5b01936/production/images/medium/nl-2015-019367_0006.gif'></P><P><A href='http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/nl5b01936'>ACS Electronic Supporting Info</A></P>

Fe3+-binding transferrin nanovesicles encapsulating sorafenib induce ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

Youmei Xiao,Zhanxue Xu,Yuan Cheng,Rufan Huang,Yuan Xie,Hsiang‑i Tsai,Hualian Zha,Lifang Xi,Kai Wang,Xiaoli Cheng,Yanfeng Gao,Changhua Zhang,Fang Cheng,Hongbo Chen 한국생체재료학회 2023 생체재료학회지 Vol.27 No.00

Background Ferroptosis, iron-dependent cell death, is an established mechanism for cancer suppression, particularly in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Sorafenib (SOR), a frontline drug for the treatment of HCC, induces ferroptosis by inhibiting the Solute Carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11), with inadequate ferroptosis notably contributing to SOR resistance in tumor cells. Methods To further verify the biological targets associated with ferroptosis in HCC, an analysis of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was performed to find a significant co-upregulation of SLC7A11 and transferrin receptor (TFRC), Herein, cell membrane-derived transferrin nanovesicles (TF NVs) coupled with Fe3+ and encapsulated SOR (SOR@TF-Fe3+ NVs) were established to synergistically promote ferroptosis, which promoted the iron transport metabolism by TFRC/TF-Fe3+ and enhanced SOR efficacy by inhibiting the SLC7A11. Results In vivo and in vitro experiments revealed that SOR@TF-Fe3+ NVs predominantly accumulate in the liver, and specifically targeted HCC cells overexpressing TFRC. Various tests demonstrated SOR@TF-Fe3+ NVs accelerated Fe3+ absorption and transformation in HCC cells. Importantly, SOR@TF-Fe3+ NVs were more effective in promoting the accumulation of lipid peroxides (LPO), inhibiting tumor proliferation, and prolonging survival rates in HCC mouse model than SOR and TF- Fe3+ NVs alone. Conclusions The present work provides a promising therapeutic strategy for the targeted treatment of HCC.

The characteristics and application of grain-slag media in a biological aerated filter (BAF)

Yan Feng,Liping Qiu,Jianwei Zhang,Longlong Gao,Yanzhen Yu 한국공업화학회 2012 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.18 No.3

Novel filter media-grain slag particles were prepared using waste material-grain slag, clay and poreforming material with a mass ratio of 3:2:1. Compared with haydite, grain-slag had higher total porosity,larger total surface area and lower bulk and apparent density. Tests of heavy metal elements in lixivium proved that grain-slag were safe for wastewater treatment. In order to ascertain the application of grainslag,grain-slag and haydite were applied as the media of biological aerated filters (BAF) to treat municipal wastewater in two lab scale upflow BAFs. The results showed that grain-slag reactor brought a relative superiority to haydite reactor in terms of chemical oxygen demand (CODcr) and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) removal at the conditions of water temperature ranging from 20 8C to 26 8C and DO 4.00 mg L1 when hydraulic retention time (HRT) ranging from 1 h to 5 h. In addition, the detection of the amount of hetero bacteria and nitrobacteria of two biological aerated filters in three HRTs also showed that grain-slag medium was more suitable to the attached growth of nitrobacteria, which is helpful to the improvement of nitrification performance in grain-slag BAF. Therefore, grain-slag application in BAF, as a novel process of treating wastes with wastes, provided a promising way in grain slag waste material utilization.

EGF Reverses Multi-drug Resistance via the p-ERK Pathway in HepG2/ADM and SMMC7721/ADM Hepatocellular Carcinoma Models

Yan, Feng,Bai, Li-Ping,Gao, Hua,Zhu, Chang-Ming,Lin, Li,Kang, Xiang-Peng Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.6

Aim: To investigate signaling pathways for reversal of EGF-mediated multi-drug resistance (MDR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) models. Materials and Methods: HCC MDR cell strain HepG2/adriamycin (ADM) and SMMC7721/ADM models were established using a method of exposure to medium with ADM between low and high concentration with gradually increasing concentration. Drug sensitivity and reversal of multi-drug resistance by EGF were determined and the cell cycle distribution and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry. Phosphorylation of ERK1, ERK2, ERK5 and expression of Bim were detected by Western blotting. Results: The results showed that HepG2/ADM and SMMC7721/ADM cells were resistant not only to ADM, but also to multiple anticancer drugs. When used alone, EGF had no anti-tumor activity in HepG2/ADM and SMMC7721/ADM cells in vitro, while it increased the cytotoxicity of ADM. EGF induced cell apoptosis and G0/G1 phase cell cycle arrest in HepG2/ADM And SMMC7721/ADM cells, while enhancing activity of p-ERKs and up-regulated expression of BimEL. Conclusions: EGF might enhance the chemosensitivity of HepG2/ADM and SMMC7721/ADM cells via up-regulating p-ERKs and BimEL protein.