Site-selective Csp3-H aryloxylation of natural product Tanshinone IIA and its analogues

A novel catalyst-free Csp³-H aryloxylation approach allowing for rapid installation of a wide range of aryloxyl groups regioselectively at the C-4 position of Tanshinone IIA under simple and mild conditions was developed. This unique protocol exhibited atom-/step-economy, low cost, high efficiency and robust functional-group tolerance, which will greatly facilitate to diversify the A-ring of the bioactive natural product.     

Amplification of Lipid Peroxidation by Regulating Cell Membrane Unsaturation To Enhance Chemodynamic Therapy

Lipid peroxidation (LPO) is one of the most damaging processes in chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Although it is well known that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are much more susceptible than saturated or monounsaturated ones to LPO, there is no study exploring the effect of cell membrane unsaturation degree on CDT. Here, we report a self-reinforcing CDT agent (denoted as OA@Fe-SAC@EM NPs), consisting of oleanolic acid (OA)-loaded iron single-atom catalyst (Fe-SAC)-embedded hollow carbon nanospheres encapsulated by an erythrocyte membrane (EM), which promotes LPO to improve chemodynamic efficacy via modulating the degree of membrane unsaturation. Upon uptake of OA@Fe-SAC@EM NPs by cancer cells, Fe-SAC-catalyzed conversion of endogenous hydrogen peroxide into hydroxyl radicals, in addition to initiating the chemodynamic therapeutic process, causes the dissociation of the EM shell and the ensuing release of OA that can enrich cellular membranes with PUFAs, enabling LPO amplification-enhanced CDT.     

Six-Membered Aromatic Nitrogen Heterocyclic Anti-Tumor Agents: Synthesis and Applications

Cancer stands as a serious malady, posing substantial risks to human well-being and survival. This underscores the paramount necessity to explore and investigate novel antitumor medications. Nitrogen-containing compounds, especially those derived from natural sources, form a highly significant category of antitumor agents. Among these, antitumor agents with six-membered aromatic nitrogen heterocycles have consistently attracted the attention of chemists and pharmacologists. Accordingly, we present a comprehensive summary of synthetic strategies and clinical implications of these compounds in this review. This entails an in-depth analysis of synthesis pathways for pyridine, quinoline, pyrimidine, and quinazoline. Additionally, we explore the historical progression, targets, mechanisms of action, and clinical effectiveness of small molecule inhibitors possessing these structural features.     

Advances in Large Gap Peripheral Nerve Injury Repair and Regeneration with Bridging Nerve Guidance Conduits

Peripheral nerve injury is a common complication of accidents and diseases. The traditional autologous nerve graft approach remains the gold standard for the treatment of nerve injuries. While sources of autologous nerve grafts are very limited and difficult to obtain. Nerve guidance conduits are widely used in the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries as an alternative to nerve autografts and allografts. However, the development of nerve conduits does not meet the needs of large gap peripheral nerve injury. Functional nerve conduits can provide a good microenvironment for axon elongation and myelin regeneration. Herein, the manufacturing methods and different design types of functional bridging nerve conduits for nerve conduits combined with electrical or magnetic stimulation and loaded with Schwann cells, etc., are summarized. It summarizes the literature and finds that the technical solutions of functional nerve conduits with electrical stimulation, magnetic stimulation and nerve conduits combined with Schwann cells can be used as effective strategies for bridging large gap nerve injury and provide an effective way for the study of large gap nerve injury repair. In addition, functional nerve conduits provide a new way to construct delivery systems for drugs and growth factors in vivo.     

Si-O-C骨架支撑型高循环性能锂离子电池硅基负极材料

通过经济有效的方法制备得到一种具有长循环寿命的高效稳定性硅/硅氧碳/无定形碳的复合负极材料结构. 在这种结构中,以具有稳定化学性能的硅氧碳结构作为骨架,来支撑和隔离硅纳米颗粒结构. 材料中包含的无定形碳组分可提高硅/硅氧碳结构的电导性能. 这种复合负极结构在0.3C电流充放电情况下,不仅能发挥出637.3 mAh·g^-1的比容量,而且在经过100 周的充放电循环后,其容量保持率也达到86%. 这种新型硅基负极材料的设计为其他功能材料的设计提供了一种潜在可能的方法.     

Current research progress of photopolymerized hydrogels in tissue engineering

Owing to the special fo rmation of photopolymerized hydrogels,they can effectively control the formation of hydrogels in space and time.Moreover,the photopolymerized hydrogels have mild formation conditions and biocompatibility;therefore,they can be widely used in tissue engineering.With the development and application of manufacturing technology,photopolymerized hydrogels can be widely used in cell encapsulation,scaffold materials,and other tissue engineering fields through more elaborate manufacturing methods.This review covers the types of photoinitiators,manu facturing technologies for photopolymerized hydrogels as well as the materials used,and a summary of the applications of photopolymerized hydrogels in tissue engineering.     

基于原油配比混合实验的显微荧光光谱特征研究

显微荧光光谱已经成为流体包裹体系统测试分析中较为成熟的一项技术,可用于区分不同类型的原油与油包裹体,从而为研究含油气盆地的油气成藏历史提供重要依据。不同来源的原油在运聚的过程中可能会发生不同程度的混合作用,为了有效识别这一类地质过程,基于不同比例的原油配比混合实验,研究原油混合后的显微荧光光谱的具体变化特征。结果表明: 原油混源使得显微荧光光谱参数λ_max,QF-535和CIE-XY发生了非线性变化,具体表现为混源后原油的荧光光谱参数均介于两个端元油之间,混源油中某一端元油的比例越大,其荧光光谱参数越靠近这一端元油。在CIE-XY色品图中主要表现为非线性渐变的荧光颜色特征。光谱谱形的改变主要表现为谱形由“单峰型”变为“双峰型”和“三峰型”,同时主峰波长和次峰波长保留了两个端元油的信息;QF-535与混源比例可建立曲线用来定量计算两端元油的相对贡献度。综合上述荧光光谱参数和谱形的变化特征,利用原油和油包裹体的显微荧光分析,识别出东海盆地西湖凹陷A气田有三种不同类型原油充注,中间还发生了一次原油混源作用,即蓝绿色荧光原油和黄色荧光原油发生了混合,定量计算其混源程度为介于47%~55%。     

Synthesis and structure of N-methylated azacalix[4]pyridines and azacalix[1]arene[3]pyridines

Reaction of azacalix[4]pyridine and azacalix[1]arene[3]pyridine with methyl iodide afforded N-methylated products selectively and highly efficiently. Crystal structures revealed that the modified electronic nature of the pyridines could change the conjugation between the bridging nitrogen and the neighbouring aromatics.     

Design of controller for Lur’e systems guaranteeing dichotomy

In this paper, the problem of controller design for Lur’e systems guaranteeing dichotomy is investigated. On the basis of Kalman-Yakubovich-Popov (KYP) lemma and two frequency equalities, a new methodology for the dichotomy analysis of the Lur’e systems is proposed. A linear matrix inequality (LMI) based criterion is derived, which is equivalent to the Leonov’s frequency-domain one, while for the dichotomy analysis and synthesis which is more straightforward than the frequency-domain one. In virtue of this result, a dynamic output feedback controller ensuring the dichotomy property for Lur’e systems is designed. Finally a numerical example is included to demonstrate the validity and the applicability of the proposed approach.     

Bi2Ti2O7薄膜的自组装法制备及表征

以Bi(NO₃)₃·5H₂O和Ti(OC₄H₉)₄为原料,采用自组装单层膜技术,在负载有功能化三氯十八烷基硅烷(octadecyl-trichloro-silane,OTS)的FTO基板上制备了Bi₂Ti₂O₇ 薄膜。基板表面的亲水性测试表明,紫外照射使OTS自组装单层膜表面由疏水转变为亲水,实现功能化。借助X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线能量色散谱(EDS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)分析分别对Bi₂Ti₂O₇薄膜的组成、结构和微观形貌进行了表征。结果表明,沉积溶液浓度为0.02 mol·L^-1时,所得Bi₂Ti₂O₇薄膜均匀致密。560 ℃热处理1 h、厚度为0.4 μm的Bi₂Ti₂O₇薄膜在100 kHz的介电常数为153,介电损耗为0.089。