Rational Design of Polymeric Hybrid Micelles with Highly Tunable Properties to Co‐Deliver MicroRNA‐34a and Vismodegib for Melanoma Therapy

A polymeric hybrid micelle (PHM) system with highly tunable properties is reported to co‐deliver small molecule and nucleic acid drugs for cancer therapy; this system is structurally simple and easy‐to‐fabricate. The PHM consists of two amphiphilic diblock copolymers, polycaprolactone‐polyethylenimine (PCL‐PEI) and polycaprolactone‐polyethyleneglycol (PCL‐PEG). PHMs are rationally designed with different physicochemical properties by simply adjusting the ratio of the two diblock copolymers and the near neutral PHM‐2 containing a low ratio of PCL‐PEI achieves the optimal balance between high tumor distribution and subsequent cellular uptake after intravenous injection. Encapsulating Hedgehog (Hh) pathway inhibitor vismodegib (VIS) and microRNA‐34a (miR‐34a) into PHM‐2 generates the VIS/PHM‐2/34a co‐delivery system. VIS/PHM‐2/34a shows synergistic anticancer efficacy in murine B16F10‐CD44⁺ cells, a highly metastatic tumor model of melanoma. VIS/PHM‐2/34a synergistically attenuates the expression of CD44, a vital receptor indicating the metastasis of melanoma. Intriguingly, inhibiting Hh pathway by VIS is accompanied by downregulation of CD44 expression, revealing that Hh signaling might be an upstream regulator of CD44 expression in melanoma. Thus, co‐delivery of miR‐34a and VIS demonstrates great potential in cancer therapy, and PHM offers a structurally simple and highly tunable platform for the co‐delivery of small molecule and nucleic acid drugs in tumor combination therapy.     

棉秆拉拔力影响因素的分析及试验

棉秆拉拔力是设计棉花拔秆机的一个重要指标参数,而棉秆拉拔力的测定将受到其它因素的影响,为了探讨拔秆位移、棉秆直径、土壤含水率、土壤紧实度、起拔角度等因素对棉秆拉拔力的影响,笔者设计了棉秆拉拔力的测定试验方案并进行了棉秆拉拔力的测定试验。试验结果表明:棉秆直径与起拔力呈正相关回归关系,相关系数为0.861。土壤含水率越高,起拔力越小;土壤紧实度越大,起拔力越大。起拔角度对起拔力具有一定的影响,拉拔力与水平呈30°~45°时,起拔力较小。     

-15℃下Na+， K+， Mg2+//Cl-， NO3-， SO42——H2O体系相平衡研究

新疆卤水硝酸盐矿主要含有Na⁺、K⁺、Mg²⁺、Cl^-、NO₃^-、SO₄^2-六种离子，属于高元复杂体系，其合理利用和开发需要不同温度下的相平衡研究作为理论支撑。采用等温溶解平衡法，对Na⁺， K⁺， Mg²⁺//Cl^-， NO₃^-， SO₄^2--H₂O体系在-15℃、NaCl·2H₂O饱和条件下的相平衡进行了研究，并构建了相图。相图中有六个零变量点和八个两盐结晶区，只存在一种复盐KCl·MgCl₂·6H₂O。八个两盐结晶区，分别对应于NaCl·2H₂O+Na₂SO₄·10H₂O、NaCl·2H₂O+NaNO₃、NaCl·2H₂O+KCl、NaCl·2H₂O+KNO₃、NaCl·2H₂O+MgSO₄·7H₂O、NaCl·2H₂O+MgCl₂·8H₂O、NaCl·2H₂O+Mg(NO₃)₂·6H₂O和NaCl·2H₂O+KCl·MgCl₂·6H₂O，其中NaCl·2H₂O+Na₂SO₄·10H₂O共晶区最大，在低温时，硫酸钠的溶解度最小，降温过程中较易结晶析出。与该体系在25℃下的相图相比，复盐种类减少5种，零变量点减少19个，相关系得以极大简化。     

SiC模具高温模压石英玻璃物相接触角的分子动力学模拟

针对高温下石英玻璃纳米液滴在SiC模具表面接触角难以测量的问题,采用分子动力学方法,模拟研究了不同温度和粗糙表面面向模压的SiO2/SiC高温接触角以及SiO2熔体的界面结构.应用压力张量法发现了MS-Q势函数模拟的SiO2熔体表面张力较接近实际值,即SiO2高温表面特性模拟可优先采用MS-Q势函数.针对SiC模具纳米级表面的粗糙度,发现当粗糙度因子r>1.5时润湿模式由Wenzel变为Cassie-Baxter,此时Ra的变化对接触角值无明显影响,Rmr值减小使得接触面积分数f减小,接触角值随之增大.因此,保持r大于1.5的同时适当减小Rmr值有利于减小固液摩擦,降低石英玻璃工件和SiC模具界面上的脱模力.随着温度升高SiO2表面结构变得松散,导致其在SiC表面接触角减小.在超过2300K时接触角值的变化率增大,为减小工件-模具界面的粘附,模压温度应选择2300K以下.     

旋挖钻机设备油液智能分析与健康监测

为了对直升机盒段件入水载荷进行分析，开展了模型垂直入水冲击试验，同时采用有限元-光滑粒子流体动力学（finite element method-smooth particle hydrodynamics，简称FEM-SPH）耦合数值方法进行仿真分析，计算了不同材料构型和速度下的过载、压力及应变结果。与试验结果进行对比表明，仿真结果与试验值吻合较好，预测的结构失效破坏模式与试验结果基本一致，可为真实直升机入水冲击的结构设计提供参考。     

Study of residual stress variation with depth of friction stir welded aluminium plates with different thicknesses

ABSTRACT

The residual stress may greatly vary through thickness due to the large temperature gradients and severe plastic deformation in depth for thick section friction stir welded plates. AA 2024-T351 plates with 6.5, 12 and 20?mm thicknesses were joined by friction stir welding to investigate the differences of residual stress variations with depth between thin and thick plates. The surface residual stresses were compared between the X-ray diffraction and contour measurements. Significant variations of stress peaks, root central residual stresses and widths of ‘M’ profiles were observed along the thickness for thick plates. The origins of the aggravated variations with depth were investigated from the temperature gradients and material flow variations through thickness.     

采用泡沫铜电极的热再生氨电池性能数值模拟

以采用泡沫铜电极的热再生氨电池（thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery，TRAB）为研究对象，建立了多孔介质内物质传输与电化学反应耦合的稳态模型，计算获得了电池性能及多孔电极内物质传输特性，并研究了电解质浓度和电极孔隙率对电池性能的影响。研究结果表明，从主流区界面到多孔电极内部，阳极氨和阴极铜离子浓度逐渐降低，存在一定的浓度梯度，而且随着反应电流的增大，浓度梯度明显增大。在一定的范围内分别增大阳极氨浓度和阴极铜离子浓度，从主流区向多孔电极内物质传输增强，电池性能均能不断提升；随着硫酸铵浓度的增大，电解质电导率增大，电池性能逐渐提升，但增幅逐渐减小。此外，多孔电极孔隙率也会影响电池性能，本研究中TRAB在电极孔隙率为0.6时获得最高的最大功率(15.3 mW)。     

某型号轮式挖掘机支腿下掉问题的解决方案

针对某型号轮式挖掘机在形驶过程中出现支腿下掉问题,对支腿下掉问题进行分析,找出问题的原因并提出解决方案,通过试验验证方案的可行性,消除支腿下掉问题,提升产品可靠性。     

miR-181b promotes the oncogenesis of renal cell carcinoma by targeting TIMP3

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has a poor prognosis due to limited diagnosis and treatment. Thus, it is necessary to find novel prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. The aberrant expression of microRNAs plays an important role in RCC oncogenesis. Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3) acts as a downstream target of miR-181b. The aim of this study was to understand the role and molecular mechanism of miR-181b in RCC oncogenesis. The results showed that miR-181b expression was significantly higher in RCC tumour tissues, especially in those with significant invasion or metastasis. miR-181b overexpression promoted proliferation and migration of the RCC cell line 786-O, while miR-181b knockdown had the opposite effect. In addition, miR-181b was inversely correlated with TIMP3 expression in RCC tumour tissues. miR-181b overexpression reduced TIMP3 expression in RCC cell line 786-O or OS-RC-2, while miR-181b knockdown had the inverse effect. Mechanistically, a luciferase reporter assay confirmed the binding sites of miR-181b on the 3’-UTR of TIMP3, confirming the targeting effect of miR-181b on TIMP3. Overall, miR-181b promotes the development and progression of RCC by targeting TIMP3 expression, indicating the potential use of miR-181b in the diagnosis and treatment of RCC.