简介:Polymer/metalcompositesegmentalJanusnanoparticles(NPs)aresynthesizedbysequentialgrowthagainstpoly(4-vinylpyridine)(P4VP)crosslinkedcP4VP-PSJanusNPs.AJanusclusterofpoly(4-vinylpyridine)-block-polystyrene(P4VPb-PS)diblockcopolymerisself-organizedafterabsorptionontoasilicapatchysphereviahydrogenbonding.SelectivecrosslinkingofP4VPleadstotheformationofrobustcP4VP-PSJanusNPs.WithinthecP4VPdomain,functionalspeciessuchasmetalsarepreferentiallygrownbyinsitureduction.Otherthiol-cappedpolymers,forexample,thiol-cappedpoly(Nisopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM-SH),canbeconjugatedontotheoppositesidetoformpolymer/metaltriplesegmentalJanusNPs.ThehyperthermiaeffectofAuNPofPNIPAM-Au@cP4VP-PSbynearinfrared(NIR)irradiationcantriggerafasttransitionfromamphiphilictohydrophobicoftheJanusNPsatlowsurroundingtemperature.De-stabilizationoftheemulsionisNIRtriggeredalthoughthesystemtemperatureisbelowLCST(~32°C).
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简介:Thedevelopmentandplasticityofcentralauditorysystemcanbeinfluencedbythechangeofperipheralneuronalactivity.However,themolecularmechanismparticipatingintheprocessremainselusive.Brain-derivedneurotrophicfactor(BDNF)bindingwithitsfunctionalreceptortropomyosinreceptorkinaseB(TrkB)hasmultipleeffectsonneurons.Hereweusedaratmodelofauditorydeprivationbybilateralcochlearablation,toinvestigatethechangesinexpressionofBDNFandTrkBintheauditorycortexafterauditorydeprivationthatoccurredduringthecriticalperiodforthedevelopmentofcentralauditorysystem.Reversetranscription-quantitativepolymerasechainreaction(RTqPCR)andimmunohistochemistrymethodswereadoptedtodetectthemRNAandproteinexpressionlevelsofBDNFandTrkBintheauditorycortexat2,4,6and8weeksaftersurgery,respectively.ThechangeintheexpressionofBDNFandTrkBmRNAsandproteinsfollowedsimilartrend.Inthebilateralcochlearablationgroups,theBDNF-TrkBexpressionlevelinitiallydecreasedat2weeksbutincreasedat4weeksfollowedbythereductionat6and8weeksaftercochlearremoval,ascomparedtotheage-matchedshamcontrolgroups.Inconclusion,theBDNF-TrkBsignalingisinvolvedintheplasticityofauditorycortexinanactivity-dependentmanner.