Gold-Nanoparticle-Decorated Metal-Organic Frameworks for Anticancer Therapy

Confinement of Au nanoparticles (NPs) within the porous materials with few nanometers (2-3 nm) has been a well established research area in the past decades in heterogeneous catalysis mainly due to the unique behaviour of Au NPs than its bulk counterpart. In this aspect, Au NPs encapsulated within the pore volumes of metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) have been intensively explored as heterogeneous solid catalysts for wide range of reactions. In recent years, Au NPs confined within the porous MOFs along with the photosensitizer or drug have been effectively used for the treatment of tumor cells through the generation of reactive oxygen species via cascade reactions. This work highlights the benefits of MOFs pores in the preparation of nanomedicine with high efficiency by assembling Au NPs, photosensitizer/drug with the combination of laser either for imaging or treatment of tumor cells. Further, the existing literature is grouped based on the nature of porous materials employed in the preparation of nanomedicine. The final section comments on our view on future developments in the field.     

Nickel phosphonate MOF as efficient water splitting photocatalyst

A novel microporous two-dimensional(2D)Ni-based phosphonate metal-organic framework(MOF;denoted as IEF-13)has been successfully synthesized by a simple and green hydrothermal method and fully characterized using a combination of experimental and computational techniques.Structure resolution by single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that IEF-13 crystallizes in the triclinic space group Pi having bi-octahedra nickel nodes and a photo/electroactive tritopic phosphonate ligand.Remarkably,this material exhibits coordinatively unsaturated nickel(II)sites,free-P0₃H₂and-P0₃H acidic groups,a C0₂accessible microporosity,and an exceptional thermal and chemical stability.Further,its in-deep optoelectronic characterization evidences a photoresponse suitable for photocatalysis.In this sense,the photocatalytic activity for challenging H₂generation and overall water splitting in absence of any co-catalyst using UV-Vis irradiation and simulated sunlight has been evaluated,constituting the first report for a phosphonate-MOF photocatalyst.IEF-13 is able to produce up to 2,200 fimol of H₂per gram using methanol as sacrificial agent,exhibiting stability,maintaining its crystal structure and allowing its recycling.Even more,170μmol of H₂per gram were produced using IEF-13 as photocatalyst in the absence of any co-catalyst for the overall water splitting,being this reaction limited by the 0₂reduction.The present work opens new avenues for further optimization of the photocatalytic activity in this type of multifunctional materials.     

太赫兹波段电磁超介质的应用及研究进展

太赫兹波和电磁超介质是电磁学领域关注的热点.太赫兹波与电磁超介质相互作用可以实现对太赫兹波的操纵和调控,有望填补"太赫兹空白".介绍了太赫兹波段电磁超介质的研究进展,包括电磁超介质电磁性能可调谐的实施途径,电磁超介质在太赫兹功能器件方面的应用(调制器/开关、传感器/探测器、滤波器、偏振元件和吸波器),太赫兹波段表面等离...     

带腐蚀产物超高强度钢的电化学行为

采用动电位极化、电化学阻抗、扫描电镜(SEM)、扫描Kelvin探针(SKP)和Raman光谱研究了300M和AerMet 100超高强度钢盐雾实验后试样的电化学行为.结果表明,300M钢在盐雾实验中生成的腐蚀产物为γ-FeOOH和Fe(OH)3;AerMet 100的腐蚀产物为β-FeOOH,Fe3O4和γ-Fe2O...     

瞬态热冲击环境下超硬铝合金7A04的力学性能

使用瞬态气动热实验模拟系统对超硬铝合金7A04在不同瞬态高温热冲击条件下的力学性能进行了气动热模拟和热载联合实验研究,得到7A04在热、力学环境共同作用下的高温强度极限和承载时间等重要表征参数.实验结果表明:超硬铝合金7A04在短时热冲击环境下的强度极限比航空材料手册中长时间恒温下测量的强度极限有明显提高,这为航空航天材料和结构在短时高速热冲击环境下承载能力的提升和结构优化设计提供了可靠依据.     

Distribution Features of the Residual Stress For T-Joints by Laser Welding

The residual stress of T-joints for SUS304 stainless steel by YAG laser welding was measured by the method of hole-drilling,and the effects of heat treatment and hardness distribution of weld joints on the distribution of residual stress for T-joints were analyzed.The results showed that the maximum of longitudinal residual tensile stress for T-joints was about 140MPa.The maximum of residual stress was not more than 40MPa after heat treatment,the peak of residual stress reduced obviously.The gradient of residual stress distribution was also reduced significantly.Strain hardening phenomenon occurred for T-joints,and the hardness of weld and heat affected zone was both higher than the hardness of base metal,the peak of hardness occurred in the fusion line.The effect of strain hardening phenomenon of weld and heat affected zone on the residual stress distribution of T-joints for SUS304 stainless steel was obvious,which made longitudinal residual tensile stress become higher.     

Tradeoff Analysis for RMS of Equipment Based Operation Availability and Life Cycle Cost

Reliability, maintainability, supportability (RMS) are the important performance indexes of equipment, which affect not only the availability, but also the life cycle cost (LCC) of the equipment. First discussed is the qualitative relation between reliability and LCC and the costs which may be used to enhance the reliability. Secondly, the factors that affect the maintainability are summarized, and if maintainability is advanced, the trend of the LCC is depicted. Thirdly, the qualitative relation between th...     

Constructal design for a steam generator based on entransy dissipation extremum principle

Steam generator is optimized by applying entransy dissipation extremum principle and constructal theory and adopting analyti-cal method.The obtained results show that the optimal spacing between adjacent tubes,the mass flow rate of gas and the maximum entransy dissipation rate all depend on the dimensionless diameter of one tube,the dimensionless pressure difference number and the dimensionless length of flow channel of gas.Besides the three dimensionless groups,the optimal numbers of riser tubes and downco...     

Effects of deoxidizing degree on the pitting corrosion behavior of carbon and manganese steels

Nine steels with different deoxidizing degrees and two comparative steels were selected. Their pitting initiation susceptibility was compared by means of potentiodynamic polarization tests in 3wt% NaCl solution. The pit propagation rate was evaluated in artificial sea water and 3wt% sea salt solution by simulating occluded corrosion cell (SOCC) test and hanging plate test, respectively. The composition of inclusions and corrosive feature were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe mic...     

Transition Criteria for Fluidized Beds Revisited

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Characterization of baghouse fly ash produced from lignite in fluidized-bed combustion tests indicated that the presence of arsenic in the ash leachate was an environmental concern. The capacity of three chemical additives (lime, calcium sulfate, and nitric acid) to immobilize the arsenic in the fly ash was evaluated. Lime was judged to be the preferred means of arsenic immobilization because it required the lowest weight percent addition to significantly reduce the arsenic concentration in the leachate. Calcium arsenate solution chemistry and various arsenic immobilization mechanisms are also discussed.