Differential Action of Connexin Hemichannel and Pannexin Channel Therapeutics for Potential Treatment of Retinal Diseases

Dysregulation of retinal function in the early stages of light-induced retinal degeneration involves pannexins and connexins. These two types of proteins may contribute to channels that release ATP, leading to activation of the inflammasome pathway, spread of inflammation and retinal dysfunction. However, the effect of pannexin channel block alone or block of both pannexin channels and connexin hemichannels in parallel on retinal activity in vivo is unknown. In this study, the pannexin channel blocker probenecid and the connexin hemichannel blocker tonabersat were used in the light-damaged rat retina. Retinal function was evaluated using electroretinography (ERG), retinal structure was analyzed using optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging and the tissue response to light-induced injury was assessed immunohistochemically with antibodies against glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba-1) and Connexin43 (Cx43). Probenecid did not further enhance the therapeutic effect of connexin hemichannel block in this model, but on its own improved activity of certain inner retina neurons. The therapeutic benefit of blocking connexin hemichannels was further evaluated by comparing these data against results from our previously published studies that also used the light-damaged rat retina model. The analysis showed that treatment with tonabersat alone was better than probenecid alone at restoring retinal function in the light-damaged retina model. The results assist in the interpretation of the differential action of connexin hemichannel and pannexin channel therapeutics for potential treatment of retinal diseases.     

一种联合采样的神经网络光场

相比传统的光场绘制技术,神经网络光场(NeRF)方法可使用神经网络拟合场景的光线采样,将隐式编码输入图片的光场,合成新视图. 针对NeRF方法训练时间长,绘制视图慢的问题,提出了一种基于联合采样的NeRF方法,通过使粗糙网络和细腻网络共享均匀采样结果的方法,减少了不必要的光线采样,从而加快了网络训练和视图合成的速度. 实验结果表明,在取得近似视图合成质量的情况下,与NeRF方法相比,所提方法的训练时间减少了20%,视图合成的效率提高了25%.     

光还原铁离子活化过硫酸盐系统去除水中碘海醇

过渡金属Fe2+是最经济有效且环境友好的PS活化物质,但是Fe2+易于被氧化而失去活化能力导致Fe2+/PS体系持续效果较差。为了提高Fe2+活化PS氧化降解有机污染物的效率,本论文将医学上常用的碘化X射线显影剂（ICM）的典型代表碘海醇（Iohexol）作为目标污染物,研究其在UV/PS、Fe(C2O4)33-/PS、UV/Fe(C2O4)33-/PS和Fe2+/PS 4种高级氧化体系中的降解,考查Fe(C2O4 )33-浓度、紫外光强和pH对UV/Fe(C2O4)33-/PS体系中碘海醇降解和PS活化分解的影响,并且分析体系中Fe2+浓度变化及其转化率。结果表明：4种高级氧化体系中碘海醇的氧化分解率分别为：83.8%、7.0%、98.8%、69.9%,其中,UV/Fe(C2O4 )33-/PS体系能够通过紫外光促进铁离子还原,溶液中对PS起活化作用的Fe2+逐渐释出,对碘海醇的降解最为高效彻底。随着Fe(C2O4 )33-浓度的增加,UV/Fe(C2O4 )33-/PS体系中PS的分解率不断增加,而碘海醇的降解率却先增加后减少。4种不同初始Fe(C2O4 )33-浓度下（20 μM、50 μM、100 μM、200 μM）,碘海醇降解速率依次为：100 μM ＞ 200 μM ＞ 50 μM ＞ 20 μM。在UV/Fe(C2O4 )33-/PS体系中,Fe2+浓度均是先快速增加后缓慢下降,碘海醇的降解率、PS的分解率以及Fe2+的最高转化率均与光强正相关,与pH负相关。因此,利用紫外光还原铁离子能够极大的提高提高Fe2+活化PS效率,且体系对于光强、pH等影响因素有较强的适应能力,在水处理高级氧化领域的具有较大的应用前景。     

纳米碳颗粒/氮化碳复合材料的制备及光催化性能

通过一步热聚合法制备纳米碳颗粒/氮化碳复合材料,利用XRD、FTIR、TEM、DRS、PL等手段对纳米碳颗粒/氮化碳进行了系统表征,并考察其光催化降解罗丹明B的光催化性能。结果表明,纳米碳颗粒的负载可以显著改善复合材料的可见光吸收能力及光生电子/空穴的分离效率,当加入纳米碳颗粒的质量为10 mg时,所得到的纳米碳颗粒/氮化碳2在20 min内对罗丹明B的降解率可以达到96.5%,明显优于纯氮化碳材料。此外,纳米碳颗粒/氮化碳复合材料还表现出良好的稳定性。     

螺噁嗪类光致变色材料的制备

以吲哚啉螺噁嗪类光致变色染料、水性聚氨酯为主要成分制备了一种光致变色组合物,并测试了其耐光稳定性。结果表明:制得的光致变色材料经氙灯照射50h后仍然具有良好的光致变色性能,该方法显著提高了吲哚啉螺噁嗪类光致变色材料的耐光稳定性。     

抗氧剂、光稳定剂在聚碳酸酯和改性材料中的应用技术

简单介绍了抗氧剂和光稳定剂作用、功能和类别。列举了不同抗氧剂、光稳定剂条件下聚碳酸酯和ABS改性合金材料热老化试验的数据:亚磷酸酯抗氧剂和受阻酚抗氧剂的配合体系,可以有效保护聚碳酸酯的相对黏度和色泽,提高PC/ABS合金拉伸强度和缺口冲击强度;使用紫外线吸收剂可以有效地延缓聚碳酸酯变黄并适当保持强度;经试验或实际应用确定的抗氧剂、光稳定剂体系,抗氧剂、光稳定剂只是在确定的条件下才能有确定的作用,确定的条件有微小变化,抗氧剂、光稳定剂的作用与功能可能受到较大影响。     

衣康酸光固化树脂的研究进展

被誉为"绿色技术"的光固化技术,不仅节能环保而且经济高效,已在众多领域得以应用。利用天然可再生资源制备光固化树脂对光固化技术的可持续发展具有重要意义。衣康酸作为一种来源广泛的天然可再生资源,其分子结构中同时含有不饱和双键和两个羧基,可替代丙烯酸、己二酸等石化资源合成各种光固化不饱和树脂,所得树脂综合性能优良。本文综述了衣康酸制备光固化树脂的研究进展,主要包括环氧衣康酸树脂、衣康酸聚酯、衣康酸聚酯丙烯酸酯、衣康酸聚氨酯丙烯酸酯等。由衣康酸合成的光固化树脂在涂料、生物医药和3D打印材料等领域具有重要的应用价值,为生物质资源的高值化利用提供了新途径。     

Photocatalytic syngas synthesis from CO2 and H2O using ultrafine CeO2-decorated layered double hydroxide nanosheets under visible-light up to 600 nm

The rational design of photocatalyst that can effectively reduce CO₂ under visible light(l>400 nm),and simultaneously precise control of the products syngas(CO/H2)ratio is highly desirable for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction.In this work,we synthesized a series of CeO₂-decorated layered double hydroxides(LDHs,Ce-x)samples for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction.It was found that the selectivity and productivity of CO and H₂ from photoreduction of CO₂ in conjunction with Ru-complex as photosensitizer performed an obvious“volcano-like”trend,with the highest point at Ce-0.15 and the CO/H₂ ratio can be widely tunable from 1/7.7 to 1/1.3.Furthermore,compared with LDH,Ce-0.15 also drove photocatalytic CO₂ to syngas under 600 nm irradiation.It implied that an optimum amount of CeO₂ modifying LDH promoted the photoreduction of CO₂ to syngas.This report gives the way to fully utilize the rare earth elements and provides a promising route to enhance the photo-response ability and charge injection efficiency of LDH-based photocatalysts in the synthesis of syngas with a tunable ratio under visible light irradiation.     

Novel Ag-AgBr decorated composite membrane for dye rejection and photodegradation under visible light

Photocatalytic membranes have received increasing attention due to their excellent separation and photodegradation of organic contaminants in wastewater. Herein, we bound Ag-AgBr nanoparticles onto a synthesized polyacrylonitrile-ethanolamine (PAN-ETA) membrane with the aid of a chitosan (CS)-TiO₂ layer via vacuum filtration and in-situ partial reduction. The introduction of the CS-TiO₂ layer improved surface hydrophilicity and provided attachment sites for the Ag-AgBr nanoparticles. The PAN-ETA/CS-TiO₂/Ag-AgBr photocatalytic membranes showed a relatively high water permeation flux (~ 47 L·m^–2·h^–1·bar^–1) and dyes rejection (methyl orange: 88.22%; congo red: 95%; methyl blue: 97.41%; rose bengal: 99.98%). Additionally, the composite membranes exhibited potential long-term stability for dye/salt separation (dye rejection: ~97%; salt rejection: ~6.5%). Moreover, the methylene blue and rhodamine B solutions (20 mL, 10 mg·L⁻¹) were degraded approximately 90.75% and 96.81% in batch mode via the synthesized photocatalytic membranes under visible light irradiation for 30 min. This study provides a feasible method for the combination of polymeric membranes and inorganic catalytic materials.