Influence of selenium growth condition on the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of Sb2Se3 as the solar cell absorption layer

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - The influences of the selenium (Se) growth condition on the electronic level structure including deep defects and further on the...     

Physicochemical analysis of non-fermented probiotic milk with probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum Ln1 isolated from Korea traditional fermented food

Food Science and Biotechnology - The objective of this study was to develop a non-fermented probiotic milk that maintains its physicochemical properties, microbial properties, antioxidant activity,...     

火麻仁油微乳凝胶面膜的制备及初步评价

目的:制备火麻仁油微乳凝胶补水面膜并对其理化性质、保湿性和抗氧化活性进行评价.方法:通过伪三元相图确定火麻仁油微乳最佳处方,采用单因素及正交试验优化火麻仁油微乳凝胶处方,载入保湿活性物质制得火麻仁油微乳凝胶面膜并对其质量、稳定性、保湿性和抗氧化活性进行评价.结果:火麻仁油微乳最佳处方:火麻仁油0.2％、PEG-20氢化蓖麻油0.53％、1,3丙二醇0.27％.火麻仁油微乳凝胶最佳处方为卡波姆-940含量1％,丙三醇含量5％,稀释倍数30倍.制得的微乳凝胶澄清透明、涂展性较好、易清洗、不油腻;平均粒径为(30.91±0.31)nm,PDI为0.299±0.017,电位为(-3.54±0.43)mV;黏度为494725.15 mPa·s;pH值为5.50±0.01;保湿效果优于市售某凝胶面膜;火麻仁油微乳凝胶面膜对DPPH自由基清除率高于火麻仁油毛油,质量浓度为6 mg·mL-1时可达62.39％,IC50为3.71 mg·mL-1.结论:火麻仁油微乳凝胶面膜安全、稳定,制备工艺简单,对皮肤具有良好的补水和抗氧化效果,具备开发和推广的价值.     

Simultaneous fractionation of multiple classes of polyphenols from honeybush tea using solid-phase extraction

The structural diversity of polyphenols and the inherent limitations of current extraction techniques pose a challenge to extract polyphenols using a simple and green method. Hence, in this study, a method was developed to simultaneously fractionate multiple classes of polyphenols by only varying ethanol-water solutions. Honeybush tea, which is rich in polyphenols, was selected as a model for this study. Solvent extraction followed by solid-phase extraction (SPE) was developed to obtain a polyphenol-rich fraction from six honeybush samples. Based on a gradient elution programme (10%, 30%, 50%, 70% and 90% (v/v) ethanol-water solution) of SPE, the Strata X cartridge showed a better recovery of most targeted polyphenols under 0.9 mL of the drying volume and 1 mL min⁻¹ of the dispensing speed. The elution programme for fractionating most polyphenols was as follows: single elution with 50% ethanol, followed by twice elution with 70% ethanol. The antioxidant capacity was used to analyse the differences among the polyphenol-rich fractions from six honeybush samples. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that unfermented C. genistoides (GG) has the greatest antioxidant capacity among the honeybush species studied. Additionally, mangiferin, isomangiferin and vicenin-2 were the main contributors to the antioxidant capacity in six honeybush fractions according to the correlation study.     

Effect of ultrasonic waveforms on gas–liquid mass transfer in microreactors

This study aims to investigate the effect of ultrasonic waveforms on the gas–liquid mass transfer process. For a given load power (P), continuous rectangular wave yielded stronger bubble oscillation and higher mass transfer coefficient (k_La) than continuous triangular and sinusoidal wave. For pulsed ultrasound, the k_La decreased monotonically with decreasing duty ratio (D), resulting in weak enhancement at low D (≤33%). For a given average load power (P_A), concentrating the P for a shorter period resulted in a higher k_La due to stronger cavitation behavior. For a given P_A and D, decreasing the pulse period (T) led to an increase in k_La, which reached a constant high level when the T fell below a critical value. By optimizing the D and T, a k_La equivalent to 92% of that under continuous ultrasound was obtained under pulsed ultrasound at a D of 67%, saving 33% in power consumption.     

Impact and prospect of the fourth industrial revolution in food safety: Mini-review

Food Science and Biotechnology - The fourth industrial revolution represented by big data and artificial intelligence (AI), already had a significant impact on the food industry. In this review,...     

Hemodynamics in a three-dimensional printed aortic model: a comparison of four-dimensional phase-contrast magnetic resonance and image-based computational fluid dynamics

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine - This study aims to compare an electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated four-dimensional (4D) phase-contrast (PC) magnetic resonance imaging...