简介:Inducedembryonicstemresourcesfortheobservationofthecell(ES)cellsareexpectedtobepromisingcellbehaviorsindevelopmentalbiologyaswellastheimplantationincelltreatmentsinhumandiseases.ArecombinantE-cadherinsubstratumwasdevelopedasacellrecognizablesubstratumtomaintaintheEScells'self-renewalandpluripotencyatsinglecelllevel.Furthermore,thegenerationofvariouscelllineagesindifferentgermlayers,includinghepaticorneuralcells,wasachievedonthechimericproteinlayerpreciselyandeffectively.Theinductionandisolationofspecificcellpopulationwascarriedoutwiththeenhancingeffectofotherartificialextracellularmatrices(ECMs)inenzyme-freeprocess.ThemurineEScell-derivedcellsshowedhighlymorphologicalsimilaritiesandfunctionalexpressionstomaturedhepatocytesorneuralprogenitorcells.
简介:Thecounterelectrode(CE)prominenceindye-sensitizedsolarcells(DSSCs)isundisputedwithresearchgearedtowardsreplacementofPtwithviablesubstituteswithexceptionalconductivityandcatalyticactivity.Herein,wereportthereplaceableCEwithbetterperformancethanthatofPt-basedelectrode.ThechemistrybetweenthegrapheneoxideandicetemplatesleadstocellularformationofreducedgrapheneoxidethatachievesgreaterconductivitytotheCE.Thesimultaneousgrowthofactiveedge-orientedMoS2ontheCEthroughCVDpossesseshighreflectivity.HighreflectiveMoS2trendstoincreasetheelectroactivitybyabsorbingmorephotonsfromthesourcetodyemolecules.Thus,thesynergisticeffectoftwomaterialswasfoundtoshowcasebetterphotovoltaicperformanceof7.6%against7.3%fortraditionalplatinumCE.
简介:PositronannihilationbehaviorshavebeenstudiedinthesinglephaseNd2Fe14BmagnetandthenanocompositeNd2Fe14B/α-Femagnet,preparedbymeltspinning.Theresultsshowedthatthenumberofvacancy-clusteratgrainboundariesincreaseswithincreasingannealingtemperatureforthebothtypesofmagnets.Theincreaseofthiskindofdefectcanimprovethecoercivityof
简介:Sodiumparanitrophenolatedihydrate(NPNa·2H2O)isanexcellentsemiorganicnonlinearoptical(NLO)material,crystallizesbothinwaterandmethanolwithhighdegreeoftransparency.Goodopticalqualitysinglecrystalsofdimensionupto18mmx6mmx3mmareobtainedbyisothermalsolventevaporationtechnique.Thesolubilityofthecrystalindifferentsolventswasmeasuredgravimetrically.ThesinglecrystalsofNPNa·2H2Oshowvariationinphysicalpropertiesandgrowthrateindifferentsolvents.Methanolorethanolsolutionyieldscrystalsofbipyramidalshapewithclearmorphology.However,methanolgrowncrystalisexhibitingimprovedhardnessparametersandpossessesexcellentthermalstabilityascomparedtowatergrowncrystals.TheeffectsofsolventonhardnessparameteralongwiththermalandopticalpropertiesofNPNa·2H2Owasrevealedinthispaper.
简介:Anitrate-citratecombustionroutetosynthesizeLa0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δpowderforsolidoxidefuelcellapplicationwaspresented.Thisrouteisbasedonthegellingofnitratesolutionsbytheadditionofcitricacidandammoniumhydroxide,followedbyanintensecombustionprocessduetoanexothermicredoxreactionbetweennitrateandcitrateions.TheoptimumtechnicalparametersarethatthepHvalueis5,andthemolarratioofcitricacidtothetotalmetallicionis1.5:1.X-raydiffractioncharacterizationofcalcinedgelshowsthatpurephasewassynthesizedaftercalcinationat1400℃for10h,andtheTEMresultshowsthecalcinedpowderwithaverageparticlesizeisabout150nm.Thegrainresistancecontributestothetotalresistanceofsinteredpelletbelow500℃.Theconductivityofthesinteredpellentat800℃was0.07S-1.cm-1higherthantheconductivityofYSZ(0.05S-1.cm-1at800℃)