Realization of high-performance blue organic light-emitting diodes using multi-emissive layers

High-performance blue organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs） are developed. A concept of using multiple-emissive layer （EML） configuration is adopted. In this letter, bis（2-methyl-8-quinolinolate）-4- （phenylphenolato）A1 （BAlq） and 9,10-di（naphtha-2-yl）anthracene （ADN）, which serve n- and p-type EMLs, respectively, are used to evaluate and demonstrate the multi-EML concept for blue OLEDs. The thickness effect of individual EMLs and the number of EMLs, e.g., triple and quadruple EML components, on the power efficiency of blue OLEDs are systematically investigated. To illustrate the point, the total thickness of the emissive region in different blue OLEDs are kept contact at 30 nm for comparison. The power efficiency of blue OLEDs with a quadruple EML structure of BAlq/ADN/BAlq/ADN is about 40% higher than that of blue OLEDs having a single EML unit. The Commission Internationale deL＇eclairage color coordinates of multi-EML OLEDs have values that represent the average of blue emissions from individual EMLs of BAlq and ADN.     

High efficient and color stable WOLED using double white emissive layer

For the high luminance and quantum efficiency, we propose a novel structure of white organic light-emitting diode (WOLED) using two white emissive layers (EML). The host material of MADN with the blue dopant of BCzVBi and the red dopant of DCJTB was used for one EML and DPVBi as host material with those dopants for the other EML. By considering the order of the EMLs and their energy band gaps in the device structure, the charge carrier trapping can be generated. They play a role in the barrier function at the EML enhancing the recombination where the holes and electrons were trapped in the DPVBi and MADN. The quantum efficiency can be improved by the charge carrier trapping in the WOLED with the double white EMLs as obtaining 4.23% at 10 mA/cm², and it is vastly superior to that of the WOLED with a single EML. White color balance is also excellent with color coordinates of (0.36, 0.34) in the CIE 1931 (x, y) chromaticity diagram.     

基于超薄发光层及双极性混合间隔层的白光有机发光器件研究

本文采用非掺杂超薄发光层及双极性混合间隔层结构,获得了高效、光谱稳定的白光有机发光器件.基于单载流子器件及单色蓝光有机发光器件的研究,确定了双极性混合间隔层的最佳比例;通过瞬态光致发光寿命研究,验证了不同发光材料之间的能量传递过程;得到的三波段和四波段白光有机发光器件的最高效率分别为52 cd/A (53.5 lm/W)和13.8 cd/A (13.6 lm/W),最高外量子效率分别为17.1%和11.2%.由于发光层不同颜色之间依次的能量传递结构,三波段白光有机发光器件的亮度从465到15950 cd/m~2时,色度坐标的变化?CIE仅为(0.005, 0.001);四波段白光有机发光器件的亮度从5077到14390 cd/m~2时,色度坐标的变化?CIE为(0.023, 0.012).     

Permutation tests using least distance estimator in the multivariate regression model

This paper proposes two permutation tests based on the least distance estimator in a multivariate regression model. One is a type of t test statistic using the bootstrap method, and the other is a type of F test statistic using the sum of distances between observed and predicted values under the full and reduced models. We conducted a simulation study to compare the power of the proposed permutation tests with that of the parametric tests based on the least squares estimator for three types of hypotheses in several error distributions. The results indicate that the power of the proposed permutation tests is greater than that of the parametric tests when the error distribution is skewed like the Wishart distribution, has a heavy tail like the Cauchy distribution, or has outliers.     

MiR-144-3p is associated with pathological inflammation in patients infected with Mycobacteroides abscessus

Infection with rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria is emerging as a global health issue; however, key host factors remain elusive. Here, we investigated the characteristic immune profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients infected with Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus (Mabc) and M. abscessus subsp. massiliense (Mmass). Using an integrated analysis of global mRNA and microRNA expression profiles, we found that several inflammatory cytokines/chemokines [interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 2, and C-C motif chemokine ligand 2] and miR-144-3p were significantly upregulated in PBMCs from patients compared with those from healthy controls (HCs). Notably, there was a strong correlation between the expression levels of miR-144-3p and proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines. Similarly, upregulated expression of miR-144-3p and proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines was found in macrophages and lungs from mice after infection with Mabc and Mmass. We showed that the expression of negative regulators of inflammation (SARM1 and TNIP3) was significantly downregulated in PBMCs from the patients, although they were not putative targets of miR-144-3p. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-144-3p led to a marked increase in proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines and promoted bacterial growth in macrophages. Together, our results highlight the importance of miR-144-3p linking to pathological inflammation during M. abscessus infection.Subject terms: Bacterial infection, Bacterial infection, Chemokines, Mechanisms of disease     

Effects of MEH-PPV Molecular Ordering in the Emitting Layer on the Luminescence Efficiency of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

We investigated the effects of molecular ordering on the electro-optical characteristics of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with an emission layer (EML) of poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV). The EML was fabricated by a solution process which can make molecules ordered. The performance of the OLED devices with the molecular ordering method was compared to that obtained through fabrication by a conventional spin coating method. The turn-on voltage and the luminance of the conventional OLEDs were 5 V and 34.75 cd/m², whereas those of the proposed OLEDs were 4.5 V and 120.3 cd/m², respectively. The underlying mechanism of the higher efficiency with ordered molecules was observed by analyzing the properties of the EML layer using AFM, SE, XRD, and an LCR meter. We confirmed that the electrical properties of the organic thin film can be improved by controlling the molecular ordering of the EML, which plays an important role in the electrical characteristics of the OLED.     

Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract ameliorates monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related joint disease that is characterized by degeneration of articular cartilage and chronic pain. Oxidative stress is considered one of the pathophysiological factors in the progression of OA. We investigated the effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE), which is an antioxidant, on monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced arthritis of the knee joint of rat, which is an animal model of human OA. GSPE (100 mg/kg or 300 mg/kg) or saline was given orally three times per week for 4 weeks after the MIA injection. Pain was measured using the paw withdrawal latency (PWL), the paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and the hind limb weight bearing ability. Joint damage was assessed using histological and microscopic analysis and microcomputerized tomography. Matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP13) and nitrotyrosine were detected using immunohistochemistry. Administration of GSPE to the MIA-treated rats significantly increased the PWL and PWT and this resulted in recovery of hind paw weight distribution (P < 0.05). GSPE reduced the loss of chondrocytes and proteoglycan, the production of MMP13, nitrotyrosine and IL-1β and the formation of osteophytes, and it reduced the number of subchondral bone fractures in the MIA-treated rats. These results indicate that GSPE is antinociceptive and it is protective against joint damage in the MIA-treated rat model of OA. GSPE could open up novel avenues for the treatment of OA.