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The lack of small-diameter vascular grafts (inner diameter less then 5 mm) to substitute autologous grafts in arterial bypass surgeries has a massive impact on the prognosis and progression of cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death globally. Decellularized arteries from different sources have been proposed as an alternative, but their poor mechanical performance and high collagen exposure, which promotes platelet and bacteria adhesion, limit their successful application. In this study, these limitations were surpassed for decellularized umbilical cord arteries through the coating of their lumen with graphene oxide (GO). Placental and umbilical cord arteries were decellularized and perfused with a suspension of GO (C/O ratio 21) with ∼1.5 μm lateral size. A homogeneous GO coating that completely covered the collagen fibers was obtained for both arteries, with improvement of mechanical properties being achieved for umbilical cord decellularized arteries. GO coating increased the maximum force in 27%, the burst pressure in 29%, the strain in 25%, and the compliance in 10%, compared to umbilical cord decellularized arteries. The achieved theoretical burst pressure (1960 mmHg) and compliance (13.9%/100 mmHg) are similar to the human saphenous vein and mammary artery, respectively, which are used nowadays as the gold standard in coronary and peripheral artery bypass surgeries. Furthermore, and very importantly, coatings with GO did not compromise the endothelial cell adhesion but decreased platelet and bacteria adhesion to decellularized arteries, which will impact on the prevention of thrombosis and infection, until full re-endothetialization is achieved. Overall, our results reveal that GO coating has an effective role in the improvement of decellularized umbilical cord artery performance, which is a huge step toward their application as a small-diameter vascular graft.Numerous laboratories have observed random lasing from optically pumped solutions of plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) suspended with organic dye molecules. The underlying mechanism is typically attributed to the formation of closed-loop optical cavities enabled by the large local field and scattering enhancements in the vicinity of plasmonic NPs. In this manuscript, we propose an alternative mechanism that does not directly require the plasmon resonance. We used high-speed confocal microspectroscopy to observe the photophysical dynamics of NPs in solution. Laser pulses induce the formation of microbubbles that surround and encapsulate the NPs, then sharp peaks less then 1.0 nm are observed that match the spectral signature of random lasing. Electromagnetic simulations indicate that ensembles of microbubbles may form optical corral containing standing wave patterns that are sufficient to sustain coherent optical feedback in a gain medium. Collectively, these results show that ensembles of plasmonic-induced bubbles can generate optical feedback and random lasing.Interfacial structures govern the reliability of metal-thermoplastic hybrid joints used in the aerospace industry. The current work demonstrated by experimental methods and density functional theory (DFT) calculations that introduction of carbon fibers (CFs) enhanced the mechanical properties and weakened the corrosion resistance of polyamide 6 (PA6)/A6061-T6 (6061) joints. The bonding strength of typical PA6/6061 joints was increased by 33.70% with the introduction of CF. However, the differences in intrinsic work functions of the CF and various phases within 6061 led to the formation of serious cracks at CFRPA6/6061 interfaces and heavy corrosion on 6061 surfaces, corresponding to the decreased corrosion resistance of PA6/6061 joints. Herein, we present a potential solution to adjust the welding heat input to enhance metal/thermoplastic interfacial reliability. With a rotation speed of 400 mm/min during friction lap joining (FLJ), the fabricated CFRPA6/6061 joint could achieve a strong interface with high strength (bonding strength = 1.730 kN) and relative corrosion resistance (corrosion rate less then 0.1 mm/a). The results provide a reliable explanation for the effect of CF on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of CFRPA6/6061 joints. Furthermore, the knowledge gained in this work will benefit future research in the optimization of processes to improve the reliability of metal-thermoplastic hybrid structures.Indolactam V, a known biosynthetic precursor of indolactam alkaloids, is the main pharmacophore of this family and exhibits potential protein kinase C activation. A key step in the biosynthesis of indolactam V is the formation of an indole-fused nine-membered lactam core by intramolecular C-N bond formation. In this work, we report a computational study of the unique cytochrome P450 TleB enzyme-catalyzed direct and selective C-H bond amination reaction that can generate indolactam V from the dipeptide N-methylvalyl-tryptophanol. By performing molecular dynamics simulations and quantum-mechanical/molecular-mechanical calculations, we revealed that the C-H bond amination involves one step of proton transfer from N1-H of the indole ring to the FeIV═O unit, one step of hydrogen abstraction of N13-H in the side chain of the substrate by the FeIV-OH unit, and diradical coupling, in which two conformational changes of the side chain of the substrate are necessary. In the enzyme-substrate complex of TleB, the N-H bond of the indole ring of the substrate forms a strong hydrogen bond with the FeIV═O unit in compound I, and the porphyrin radical cation accepts an electron from the substrate to form the closed-shell electronic configuration. Thus, compound I in the enzyme-substrate complex cannot be described as FeIV═O coupled to a porphyrin radical cation, which is different from those of other P450 enzymes. Besides, two stages of conformational changes of the side chains of the substrate may increase the relative energies of reaction intermediates by 10-12 kcal/mol. EGFR inhibitor From the structure point of view, it is the rotatable long side chain of the substrate and the large flexible active pocket of TleB that make the intramolecular diradical coupling feasible. Our findings may provide useful information to further understand the Tleb-catalyzed intramolecular C-H bond amination and the other bio-catalyzed intramolecular diradical coupling.Stimuli-responsive hydrogels possess unique advantages in drug delivery due to their variable performance and status based on the external environment. In the present study, a dual-responsive (pH and reactive oxygen species (ROS)) hydrogel was prepared to realize drug release properties under inflammatory stimulation. By grafting 3-carboxy-phenylboronic acid to the gelatin molecular backbone and cross-linking with poly(vinyl alcohol), we successfully synthesized the inflammation-responsive drug-loaded hydrogels after encapsulation with vancomycin-conjugated silver nanoclusters (VAN-AgNCs) and pH-sensitive micelles loaded with nimesulide (NIM). This novel design not only retained the dynamic functions of hydrogels, such as injectability, self-healing, and remodeling, but also realized sequential and on-demand drug delivery at diabetic-infected wound sites. In this work, we found that the hydrogel exhibited excellent biocompatibility and hemostasis properties owing to the enhanced cell-adhesive property of the gelatin component. The significant antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect of the hydrogel was demonstrated in an in vitro experiment. Moreover, in the in vivo experiment, the hydrogel was found to play a role in promoting infected wound healing through sequential hemostasis and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory processes. Collectively, this inflammation-responsive hydrogel design containing VAN-AgNCs and NIM-loaded micelles has great potential in the application of chronically infected diabetic wound treatment, as well as in other inflammatory diseases.O3-type sodium-layered oxides (such as antimony-based O3 structures) have been suggested as one of the most fascinating cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Honeycomb-ordered antimony-based O3 structures, however, unsatisfactorily exhibit complex phase transitions and sluggish Na+ kinetics during cycling. Herein, we prepared a completely cationic-disordered O3-type Na0.8Ni0.6Sb0.4O2 compound by composition regulation for SIBs. Surprisingly, the measured redox potentials for typical O3-P3 phase transition are located at 3.4 V. Operando X-ray diffraction confirms a reversible phase transition process from the O3 to P3 structure accompanied with a very small volume change (1.0%) upon sodium extraction and insertion. The low activation barrier energy of 400 meV and the fast Na+ migration of 10-11 cm2·s-1 are further obtained by first-principles calculations and galvanostatic intermittent titration technique, respectively. As a result, the O3-Na0.8Ni0.6Sb0.4O2 cathode displays a reversible capacity of 106 mA h g-1 at 0.1C (12 mA g-1), smooth charge-discharge curves, and a high average working voltage of 3.5 V during battery cycling. The results highlight the importance of searching for a new O3-type structure with cation-disordering and high working voltage for realizing high energy SIBs.Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive disease with a high recurrence rate and poor outcomes in clinic. In this study, inspired by the enriched innate immune cell type tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in TNBC, we proposed a matrix metalloprotease 2 (MMP2) responsive integrated immunochemotherapeutic strategy to deliver paclitaxel (PTX) and anti-CD47 (aCD47) by detachable immune liposomes (ILips). In the TNBC microenvironment, the "two-in-one" ILips facilitated MMP2-responsive release of aCD47 to efficiently polarize M2 macrophages toward the M1 phenotype to enhance phagocytosis against tumor cells and activate the systemic T cell immune response. Together with the immune effect, the detached PTX-loaded liposomes were internalized in MDA-MB-231 cells to synergistically inhibit tumor cell proliferation and metastasis. In the TNBC-bearing mouse model, PTX-loaded ILips demonstrated superior antitumor efficacy against TNBC and inhibited tumor recurrence. Our integrated strategy represents a promising approach to synchronously enhance immune response and tumor-killing effects, improving the therapeutic efficacy against TNBC.Single-particle catalytic analysis plays an important role to understand the catalytic mechanism of nanocatalysts. Currently, some methods are used to study the relationship between single-particle catalytic activity and morphology. However, there is still lack of a simple and rapid analysis method for evaluating the catalytic activity of an individual nanocatalyst that freely moves in solution. Here, we proposed a novel single-particle catalytic analysis method for investigating the catalytic activity of a free nanocatalyst. Its working principle is based on the photon burst counting analysis on fluorescent catalytic products of an individual nanocatalyst combined with a microfluidic chip. In this study, we used the reduction reaction of resazurin (RZ) to resorufin (RF) catalyzed by gold nanoparticles (GNPs) as a model. When nonfluorescent RZ molecules in one microchannel of the microfluidic chip mixed with the GNPs flowing in another channel under the control of flow rates, each individual photon burst from the catalytic product RF by GNPs was measured in real time with a constructed flow single-particle catalytic analysis (SPCA) system.
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