Hexadecylamine Modified Copper Nanowire Coated Superhydrophobic Cotton Fabric for Antifouling, Oil-water Separation, and Infrared Reflection Applications

Jiaojiao Zheng,Hong Zhang,Tianyu Cao,Yuanyuan Zhu,Lizhong He,Jianwei Li,Xudong Chen,Yinhu Qu 한국섬유공학회 2022 Fibers and polymers Vol.23 No.10

Superhydrophobic surfaces by creating surface roughness followed by coating with low-surface-energyfluorinated materials have been intensively developed on cotton fabrics. However, exploring superhydrophobic surfaces withnon-fluorine components and further improving their attachment with cotton fabrics is still challenging. Herein, wedeveloped a superhydrophobic surface on cotton fabric by dip coating with hexadecylamine (HDA) modified coppernanowires (Cu NWs) based on the coordination between Cu atoms and amine groups. The HDA modified Cu NWs not onlycreated surface roughness, but also decreased the surface energy, leading to a superhydrophobic cotton fabric with watercontact angle of 164 °±2.0 °. Furthermore, ultrasonic washing and tape peeling tests exhibited the Cu NWs were adheredtightly to the surface of cotton fibers, owing to the strong hydrogen bond between amine groups on HDA molecules andhydroxyl groups on cotton fibers. In addition, the superhydrophobic cotton fabric showed excellent antifouling, oil-waterseparation and infrared reflection properties. It is believed that this facile method provide promising industrial applicationsfor fabricating superhydrophobic surfaces on other substrates.

Cations Modulate Actin Bundle Mechanics, Assembly Dynamics, and Structure

Castaneda, Nicholas,Zheng, Tianyu,Rivera-Jacquez, Hector J.,Lee, Hyun-Ju,Hyun, Jaekyung,Balaeff, Alexander,Huo, Qun,Kang, Hyeran American Chemical Society 2018 The Journal of physical chemistry B Vol.122 No.14

<P>Actin bundles are key factors in the mechanical support and dynamic reorganization of the cytoskeleton. High concentrations of multivalent counterions promote bundle formation through electrostatic attraction between actin filaments that are negatively charged polyelectrolytes. In this study, we evaluate how physiologically relevant divalent cations affect the mechanical, dynamic, and structural properties of actin bundles. Using a combination of total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering, we demonstrate that divalent cations modulate bundle stiffness, length distribution, and lateral growth. Molecular dynamics simulations of an all-atom model of the actin bundle reveal specific actin residues coordinate cation-binding sites that promote the bundle formation. Our work suggests that specific cation interactions may play a fundamental role in the assembly, structure, and mechanical properties of actin bundles.</P> [FIG OMISSION]</BR>

Dysregulated lncRNA and mRNA may promote the progression of ischemic stroke via immune and inflammatory pathways: results from RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis

Wang Yingshuang,Feng Feifei,Zheng Pingping,Wang Lijuan,Wang Yanjun,Lv Yaogai,Shen Li,Li Kexin,Feng Tianyu,Chen Yang,Liu Zhigang,Yao Yan 한국유전학회 2022 Genes & Genomics Vol.44 No.1

Background: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are widely involved in gene transcription regulation and which act as epigenetic modifiers in many diseases. Objective: To determine whether lncRNAs are involved in ischemic stroke (IS), we analyzed the expression profile of lncRNAs and mRNAs in IS. Methods: RNA sequencing was performed on the blood of three pairs of IS patients and healthy controls. Differential expression analysis was used to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs) and mRNAs (DEmRNAs). Based on the co-expression relationships between lncRNA and mRNA, a series of bioinformatics analysis including GO and KEGG enrichment analysis and PPI analysis, were conducted to predict the function of lncRNA. Results: RNA sequencing produced a total of 5 DElncRNAs and 144 DEmRNAs. Influenza A pathway and Herpes simplex infection pathway were the most significant pathways. EP300 and NFKB1 were the most important target proteins, and Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) family were the key genes in IS. Conclusions: Analysis of this study revealed that dysregulated lncRNAs in IS may lead to IS by affecting the immune and inflammation system.

Identification of MicroRNAs as potential biomarkers for detecting ischemic stroke

Li Kexin,Shen Li,Zheng Pingping,Wang Yanjun,Wang Lijuan,Meng Xiaoli,Lv Yaogai,Xue Zhiqiang,Guo Xin,Zhang Anning,Pan Pan,Bi Chunli,Chen Yang,Feng Tianyu,Li Bo,Jin Lina,Yao Yan 한국유전학회 2022 Genes & Genomics Vol.44 No.1

Background: Increasing epidemic of ischemic stroke (IS) makes it urgent to understand the pathogenesis and regulatory mechanism, previous studies have described microRNAs (miRNAs) is part of the brain's response to ischemia. Objective: The aim of this study was to screen potential biomarkers for the prediction and novel treatment of IS. Methods: Differentially expressed miRNAs were screened from three newly diagnosed IS patients and three controls by RNA sequencing technology. Furthermore, target prediction databases were then used to analysis the target genes of different expressed miRNAs, and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway database were used to identify the functions and the main biochemical and signal pathways of differentially expressed target genes. Results: Our results revealed that 27 miRNAs were differentially expressed in IS, among which, hsa-miR-659-5p was the most highly increased and was first found to be associated with IS. In addition, KEGG pathway analyses showed that differentially expressed miRNAs were mainly significantly enriched in lysosome pathway, cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathway, spliceosome pathway, base excision repair pathway. Conclusions: miRNAs were involved in IS pathogenesis, and hsa-miR-659-5p, hsa-miR-151a-3p and hsa-miR-29c-5p as the three highest |log2FoldChange| regulation in this study, which may be the biomarkers of IS and need further study.

Evolution and recovery of original total organic carbon for muddy source rocks with different total organic carbon in the Western Sichuan Depression, Sichuan Basin, China

Zhipeng Huo,Yan Gao,Yi Zhao,Tianyu Zheng,Jinchuan Zhang,Jianghui Ding 한국지질과학협의회 2019 Geosciences Journal Vol.23 No.1

According to the new quantitative model for original total organic carbon (TOCo) evolution and recovery of source rocks, The TOCo evolution of muddy source rocks with different TOCs (MSRDTOC) (0.5% < TOC ≤ 1.5%, 2.5% < TOC ≤ 3.5% and 4.0% < TOC ≤ 6.0%, and their average values were 1.0%, 3.0% and 5.0%, respectively) and type III kerogen were investigated in the Western Sichuan Depression (WSD) of Sichuan Basin, China, finally recovery coefficients of TOCo were calculated. Studies showed that TOCo evolution of the MSRDTOC have similarities and differences. The similarities reveal that with the increase of thermal evolution level, varied TOC all reduce gradually and the sharp reduction occurs at the stage of a large number of hydrocarbon generation and expulsion (0.7% ≤ vitrinite reflectance (VR) ≤ 1.3%). The differences indicate that the starting time and decrease range for varied TOC are different. For TOCo = 1.0%, 3.0% and 5.0%, their starting time of TOC reduction are VR = 1.05%, 0.80% and 0.60%, respectively. When VR reaches to 3.0%, their TOC decrease ranges are 30.54%, 38.52% and 44.00% and their recovery coefficients are 1.44, 1.63 and 1.79, respectively. The higher the TOC is, the earlier the starting time of TOC reduction is, the bigger the range of TOC reduction and recovery coefficient are. It must restore TOCo when we evaluate source rocks at high-over mature stage and predict oil and gas resources. The MSRDTOC and their TOCo recovery should be evaluated, respectively.

Effect of impurity components in stainless steel dust on the coloring properties of the prepared black ceramic pigments

Zhiqiao Li,Xiang Zhang,Guojun Ma,Dingli Zheng,Ruixiang He,Tianyu Du 한양대학교 청정에너지연구소 2023 Journal of Ceramic Processing Research Vol.24 No.1

Stainless steel dust (SSD) can be utilized as the primary raw material for the production of Fe-Cr-Ni-Mn system black ceramicpigments because it is high in transition metal elements. However, in addition to the ingredients required for the preparationof black pigments, it also contains some impurity elements like Ca, Mg, Si and Zn, and the influence of these impurity elementson the coloring performance of the pigments is unclear. In this paper, pure chemical reagents were used as raw materials tosimulate the main components of SSD for the solid-phase synthesis of black ceramic pigments doped with various impuritycomponents (CaO, MgO, SiO2 and ZnO). The results show that the doping of MgO can improve the purity of the preparedblack ceramic pigments, whereas CaO, SiO2 and ZnO can turn the pigments become reddish yellow. In the doped samples,ZnO and MgO mainly react with Fe2O3 to form ZnFe2O4 and MgFe2O4. In addition, CaO reacts with Fe2O3 to generateCaFe4O7. The reactions described above can increase the average crystallite size and distort the crystal lattice of the crystalsin the pigment samples. Moreover, SiO2 exists in amorphous form among spinel grains.