Recent Advances in Porphyrin-Based Systems for Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a pivotal role in the development of renewable energy methods, such as water-splitting devices and the use of Zn–air batteries. First-row transition metal complexes are promising catalyst candidates due to their excellent electrocatalytic performance, rich abundance, and cheap price. Metalloporphyrins are a class of representative high-efficiency complex catalysts owing to their structural and functional characteristics. However, OER based on porphyrin systems previously have been paid little attention in comparison to the well-described oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), hydrogen evolution reaction, and CO₂ reduction reaction. Recently, porphyrin-based systems, including both small molecules and porous polymers for electrochemical OER, are emerging. Accordingly, this review summarizes the recent advances of porphyrin-based systems for electrochemical OER. Firstly, the electrochemical OER for water oxidation is discussed, which shows various methodologies to achieve catalysis from homogeneous to heterogeneous processes. Subsequently, the porphyrin-based catalytic systems for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis including both OER and ORR are demonstrated. Finally, the future development of porphyrin-based catalytic systems for electrochemical OER is briefly prospected.     

A review on Ti3C2Tx-based nanomaterials:synthesis and applications in gas and humidity sensors

Ti3C2Tx,which is a novel two-dimensional (2D)material,has received enormous interest in the field of sensor technology due to its large surface area,excellent e...     

The m6A Methyltransferase METTL3-Mediated N6-Methyladenosine Modification of DEK mRNA to Promote Gastric Cancer Cell Growth and Metastasis

Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third deadliest cancer in the world, and the occurrence and development of GC are influenced by epigenetics. Methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) is a prominent RNA n6-adenosine methyltransferase (m6A) that plays an important role in tumor growth by controlling the work of RNA. This study aimed to reveal the biological function and molecular mechanism of METTL3 in GC. The expression level of METTL3 in GC tissues and cells was detected by qPCR, Western blot and immunohistochemistry, and the expression level and prognosis of METTL3 were predicted in public databases. CCK-8, colony formation, transwell and wound healing assays were used to study the effect of METTL3 on GC cell proliferation and migration. In addition, the enrichment effect of METTL3 on DEK mRNA was detected by the RIP experiment, the m6A modification effect of METTL3 on DEK was verified by the MeRIP experiment and the mRNA half-life of DEK when METTL3 was overexpressed was detected. The dot blot assay detects m6A modification at the mRNA level. The effect of METTL3 on cell migration ability in vivo was examined by tail vein injection of luciferase-labeled cells. The experimental results showed that METTL3 was highly expressed in GC tissues and cells, and the high expression of METTL3 was associated with a poor prognosis. In addition, the m6A modification level of mRNA was higher in GC tissues and GC cell lines. Overexpression of METTL3 in MGC80-3 cells and AGS promoted cell proliferation and migration, while the knockdown of METTL3 inhibited cell proliferation and migration. The results of in vitro rescue experiments showed that the knockdown of DEK reversed the promoting effects of METTL3 on cell proliferation and migration. In vivo experiments showed that the knockdown of DEK reversed the increase in lung metastases caused by the overexpression of METTL3 in mice. Mechanistically, the results of the RIP experiment showed that METTL3 could enrich DEK mRNA, and the results of the MePIP and RNA half-life experiments indicated that METTL3 binds to the 3’UTR of DEK, participates in the m6A modification of DEK and promotes the stability of DEK mRNA. Ultimately, we concluded that METTL3 promotes GC cell proliferation and migration by stabilizing DEK mRNA expression. Therefore, METTL3 is a potential biomarker for GC prognosis and a therapeutic target.     

Effects of Tearing Conditions on the Crack Propagation in a Monolayer Graphene Sheet

The path of crack propagation in a graphene sheet is significant for graphene patterning via the tearing approach. In this study, we evaluate the fracture properties of pre-cracked graphene during the tearing process, with consideration of the effects of the aspect ratio, loading speed, loading direction, and ambient temperatures on the crack propagation in the monolayer sheet. Some remarkable conclusions are drawn based on the molecular dynamic simulation results, i.e., a higher loading speed may result in a complicated path of crack propagation, and the propagation of an armchair crack may be accompanied by sp carbon links at high temperatures. The reason for this is that the stronger thermal vibration reduces the load stress difference near the crack tip and, therefore, the crack tip can pass through the sp link. A crack propagates more easily along the zigzag direction than along the armchair direction. The out-of-plane tearing is more suitable than the in-plane tearing for graphene patterning. The path of crack propagation can be adjusted by changing the loading direction, e.g., a rectangular graphene ribbon can be produced by oblique tearing. This new understanding will benefit the application of graphene patterning via the tearing approach.     

Maternal Prenatal Inflammation Increases Brain Damage Susceptibility of Lipopolysaccharide in Adult Rat Offspring via COX-2/PGD-2/DPs Pathway Activation

A growing body of research suggests that inflammatory insult contributes to the etiology of central nervous system diseases, such as depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and so forth. However, the effect of prenatal systemic inflammation exposure on offspring brain development and cerebral susceptibility to inflammatory insult remains unknown. In this study, we utilized the prenatal inflammatory insult model in vivo and the neuronal damage model in vitro. The results obtained show that prenatal maternal inflammation exacerbates LPS-induced memory impairment, neuronal necrosis, brain inflammatory response, and significantly increases protein expressions of COX-2, DP2, APP, and Aβ, while obviously decreasing that of DP1 and the exploratory behaviors of offspring rats. Meloxicam significantly inhibited memory impairment, neuronal necrosis, oxidative stress, and inflammatory response, and down-regulated the expressions of APP, Aβ, COX-2, and DP2, whereas significantly increased exploring behaviors and the expression of DP1 in vivo. Collectively, these findings suggested that maternal inflammation could cause offspring suffering from inflammatory and behavioral disorders and increase the susceptibility of offspring to cerebral pathological factors, accompanied by COX-2/PGD-2/DPs pathway activation, which could be ameliorated significantly by COX-2 inhibitor meloxicam treatment.     

地下柴油发电站机房的通风与降温设计

介绍了柴油发电机组的几种换热方式与发热量的构成。强调了采用通风降温时,换热器的热风不能排入机房,应直接排入排风道,再由耐高温风机排至室外。通过实例说明了这种降温方式最小进排风量的计算方法。介绍了目前工程中存在的几个共性问题,并提出了解决方法。     

测试条件对聚氯乙烯树脂稀溶液粘数的影响

聚氯乙烯树脂稀溶液粘数是聚氯乙烯树脂的一项重要指标,它的高低决定着产品的不同用途。本实验测试了几种不同测试条件如测试温度、黏度计毛细管直径、溶剂浓度等对聚氯乙烯树脂稀溶液粘数结果所产生的影响,通过实验数据的理论分析和计算,对原因进行了具体的分析。这些分析结果的获得对提高粘数分析的准确性,对于指导实际生产,规范检验操作,修订检验标准都有着重要的意义。     

水文学法在水土流失问题研究中的应用

本文根据4年多的研究成果,分析了用水文学法研究水土流失问题的可行性,介绍了水文学法研究水土流失的方法步骤,并与经验公式法研究成果进行对比,以供参考.     

聚合物与水气交替联驱提高采收率试验研究

采用三种不同沉积韵律平面模型试验研究水驱后聚合物与水气交替联驱提高原油采收率的驱替特征。结果表明,聚合物与水气交替联驱对正韵律油藏提高采收率效果很好;对反韵律油藏和复合韵律油藏也有不同程度提高采收率效果。通过分析两种不同韵律砂岩油藏水气交替提高采收率矿场试验成功实例,认为聚合物与水气交替联驱法可综合发挥两种方法的优势,在类似油藏中比单一方法有更好的提高采收率效果。     

Formation of hierarchical Si3N4 foams by protein-based gelcasting and chemical vapor infiltration

Silicon nitride foams with a hierarchical porous structure was formed by the combination of protein-based gelcasting,chemical vapor infiltration,and in-situ growth of silicon nitride nanowires.The porosity of the foams can be controlled at 76.3-83.8 vol%with an open porosity of 70.2—82.8 vol%.The pore size distribution was presented in three levels:<2μm(voids among grains and cross overlapping of silicon nitride nanowires(SNNWs)),10—50μm(cell windows),and>100μm(cells).The resulted compressive strength of the porous bodies at room temperature can achieve up to 18.0±1.0 MPa(porosity=76.3 vol%)while the corresponding retention rate at 800℃was 58.3%.Gas permeability value was measured to be 5.16(cm³·cm)/(cm²·s·kPa).The good strength,high permeability together with the pore structure in multiple scales enabled the foam materials for microparticle infiltration applications.