简介：Wepresentherethedevelopmentofcholesterol(Chol)-modifieddendrimersystemfortargetedchemotherapyoffolate(FA)receptor-expressingcancercells.Inourstudy,poly(amidoamine)(PAMAM)dendrimersofgeneration5(G5)werefunctionalizedstepby-stepwithChol,fluoresceinisothiocyanate(FI),andFAviaapoly(ethyleneglycol)(PEG)spacer(PEG-FA),andthenacetamidetoshieldtheirremainingsurfaceamines.ThesynthesizedG5.NHAc-Chol-FI-PEG-FA(forshort,G5-CFPF)dendrimerswereutilizedtoencapsulate10-hydroxycamptothecin(HCP),ahydrophobicanticancerdrug.WefindthateachG5-CFPFdendrimercanencapsulate13.8HCPmolecules.ThecomplexesshowaslowerreleaseprofilesofHCPinapH-dependentmannerthanthecontrolcomplexesformedusingthesamedendrimerswithoutCholunderthesameconditions.ThankstothetargetingroleplayedbyFA,thecomplexesdisplayaspecificinhibitionefficacytoFAreceptor-expressingcervicalcancercells.ThedesignedChol-modifieddendrimersmaybeadoptedasapromisingcarrierforapplicationintargetedcancertherapy.

简介：Tomeettherequirementsofelectronicvehicles(EVs)andhybridelectricvehicles(HEVs),thehighenergydensityLiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2(NCA)cathodeandSi–Canodehaveattractedmoreattention.HerewereportthethermalbehaviorsofNCA/Si–Cpouchcellduringthecharge/dischargeprocessesatdifferentcurrentdensities.ThetotalheatgenerationsarederivedfromthesurfacetemperaturechangeduringelectrochemicalLi+insertion/extractioninadiabaticsurrounding.Thereversibleheatisdeterminedbytheentropiccoefficients,whicharerelatedwithopen-circuitvoltageatdifferenttemperatures;whiletheirreversibleheatisdeterminedbytheinternalresistance,whichcanbeobtainedviaV–Icharacteristic,electrochemicalimpedancespectroscopyandhybridpulsepowercharacterization(HPPC).Duringtheelectrochemicalprocess,thereversibleheatcontributeslessthan10%tototalheatgeneration;andtheheatgeneratedinchargeprocessislessthanthatindischargeprocess.Theresultsofthermalbehaviorsanalysesareconducivetounderstandingthesafetymanagementandpavingthewayforbuildingareliablethermalmodelofhighenergydensitylithiumionbattery.