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Moreover, this DC phenotype was less proficient in promoting Th1 activation and central memory T-cell proliferation. Taken together, these findings support the perception that AuNPs are safe under homeostatic conditions; however, particular care should be taken in patients experiencing a current infection or disorders of the immune system.Electron transport in graphene is dominated by its Dirac-like charge carriers. Grain boundaries add a geometric aspect to the transport behavior by coupling differently oriented grains. In the phase coherent limit this aspect allows to relate the transport properties to two factors the electronic structure of individual grains around the Dirac points and the orientation relation of the Dirac cones within the grain boundary Brillouin zone. Based on this picture it is possible to quantify the size and strain modulation of transport gaps without the need for explicit transport calculations within the non-equilibrium Green functions formalism. In this work we present a semi-analytical method that exploits this picture. Our method can explore arbitrary grain misorientations in the presence of an external strain providing valuable information about the electronic properties of individual grain boundaries.Chlorpheniramine (CPM) is an illegal additive found in herbal teas and health foods, and its excessive intake can cause health problems. In this study, a CPM monoclonal antibody (mAb) was developed based on a new type of hapten. The mAb was found to belong to the IgG2b subclass and showed high sensitivity and specificity when used in ELISA, with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 0.98 ng mL-1 and cross-reactivity (CR) values below 1.8% when compared to antiallergic drugs. Based on the mAb produced, a fluorescent microsphere-based immunochromatographic strip assay (FM-ICS) and a gold nanoparticle-based immunochromatographic strip assay (GNP-ICS) were developed for the rapid and sensitive detection of CPM in herbal tea samples. Under optimal conditions, the cut-off values for the FM-ICS and GNP-ICS were 10 ng mL-1 and 100 ng mL-1, respectively, in herbal tea samples. The FM-ICS exhibited a higher sensitivity than GNP-ICS, but both could produce results within 15 min. In addition, a variety of high-throughput rapid immunoassay formats could be implemented based on this mAb for use as a convenient and reliable tool for the determination of CPM exposure in foods and the environment.Herein, we developed a novel strategy for the shape-controlled synthesis of iron oxide nanostructures with superior r2 values through the introduction of fluoride ions as a morphology controlling agent and dopant. The selective adsorption of fluoride ions onto the specified crystal planes of iron oxide nanocrystals leads to the formation of octapod nanoparticles (ONPs) and cubic nanocrystal clusters (CNCs). Both ONPs and CNCs present high r2 values (526.5 and 462.2 mM-1 s-1, respectively) due to the synergistic effect of a larger effective radius, clustering and fluorine doping. The in vivo MRI results show significant enhancement in T2-weighted images of the liver after the intravenous injection of ONPs and CNCs, suggesting their great potential as efficient T2-weighted MRI contrast agents. This new approach of achieving anisotropic fluorine-doped iron oxide nanostructures with high r2 relaxivity provides an alternative strategy for the development of highly sensitive T2 contrast agents for MRI.The role of urea as a kinetic promoter for the growth of CO2 hydrates is revealed for the first time using molecular dynamics simulations. Analysis of simulation trajectories shows that urea plays two important roles in the growth process increasing mass transport of CO2 and catalyzing cage formation at the solid-liquid interface.The cinchona thiourea moiety in the self-assembled modularly designed organocatalysts (MDOs) switches off the iminium catalysis of these catalysts. In this study, it was found that the inhibited iminium catalysis could be switched on by using an appropriate weak acid and that, once the iminium catalysis was switched on, these catalysts could be applied for the highly stereoselective and diastereodivergent synthesis of 4-oxocyclohexanecarbaldehydes via a domino reaction between ketones and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes.A novel lateral flow strip assay has been developed for rapid on-site detection of tobramycin. In this assay, unique dual-functional platinum-decorated gold nanoparticles (Au@Pt NPs) are synthesized by covering conventional gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with an ultra-thin Pt film. Au@Pt NPs retain the plasmon activity of AuNPs and exhibit ultra-high catalytic activity that the Pt skin can achieve. Panobinostat clinical trial The aptamer (Apt) specific for tobramycin and its complementary DNA (cDNA) are loaded on Au@Pt NPs as a duplex probe through the thiol group modified at the 5' end of the cDNA. When tobramycin is present, it binds specifically to the aptamer, resulting in its dehybridization from the cDNA and detachment from the surface of Au@Pt NPs. Then Au@Pt NPs can be captured by the fixed probe (DNA1) on the test zone (T zone) of the lateral flow strip through the hybridization between DNA1 and cDNA. The dual-functional Au@Pt NPs provide two different detection modes one is based on the color of AuNPs (low sensitivity mode) and the other is based on the chromogenic reaction catalyzed by the Pt nanozyme (high sensitivity mode). The strip can complete the visual detection process of tobramycin within 10 min, and the cutoff values for the naked eye detection in the two modes are 60 nM and 5 nM, respectively. Furthermore, using a portable scanning reader and ImageJ software, quantitative detection can be achieved. The limits of detection (LOD) of the two modes are 0.09 nM and 0.02 nM, respectively. The strip has been successfully applied to detect tobramycin in different food samples. Therefore, Au@Pt NPs and the strip provide a highly sensitive, rapid and economical way for in-spot detection of tobramycin residues. The strip can be run in two modes, which can realize the on-demand adjustment of the detection performance and offer wider application prospects in diverse scenarios.Vertically aligned nanorod assemblies are of great interest both for fundamental studies of anisotropic physical properties arising from the structures and for the development of functional devices utilizing such anisotropic characteristics. Simultaneous measurement of the homeotropic order parameter (Shomeo) of assemblies in dynamic states can allow further optimization of the assembly process and the device performance. Although many techniques (e.g. birefringence measurement, SAXS analysis, and high-resolution microscopy) have been proposed to characterise Shomeo, these do not yet meet the essential criteria such as for rapid, in situ and non-destructive analyses. Here, we propose a novel approach employing a unique photoluminescence behaviour of lanthanide-doped crystalline nanorods, of which the emission spectrum contains the detailed information on the structure of the assembly. We demonstrate a rapid in situ determination of Shomeo of Eu3+-doped NaYF4 nanorods of which the orientation is controlled under an external electric field. The method does not require the consideration of polarization and can be performed using a conventional fluorescence microscopy setup. This new methodology would provide a more in-depth examination of various assembled nanostructures and the collective dynamics of their building blocks.Although 2D materials have been widely studied for more than a decade, very few studies have been reported on the in-plane structure domain (STD) size even though such a physical property is critical in determining the charge carrier and energy carrier transport. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (XRD) can be used for studying the in-plane structure of very thin samples, but it becomes more challenging to study few-layer 2D materials. In this work the nanosecond energy transport state-resolved Raman (nET-Raman) technique is applied to resolve this key problem by directly measuring the thermal reffusivity of 2D materials and determining the residual value at the 0 K-limit. Such a residual value is determined by low-momentum phonon scattering and can be directly used to characterize the in-plane STD size of 2D materials. Three suspended MoSe2 (15, 50 and 62 nm thick) samples are measured using nET-Raman from room temperature down to 77 K. Based on low-momentum phonon scattering, the STD size is determined to be 58.7 nm and 84.5 nm for 50 nm and 62 nm thick samples, respectively. For comparison, the in-plane structure of bulk MoSe2 that is used to prepare the measured nm-thick samples is characterized using XRD. It uncovers crystallite sizes of 64.8 nm in the (100) direction and 121 nm in the (010) direction. The STD size determined by our low momentum phonon scattering is close to the crystallite size determined by XRD, but still shows differences. The STD size by low-momentum phonon scattering is more affected by the crystallite sizes in all in-plane directions rather than that by XRD that is for a specific crystallographic orientation. Their close values demonstrate that during nanosheet preparation (peeling and transfer), the in-plane structure experiences very little damage.Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of blindness. Carotenoids are plant-derived pigments required for general health and particularly for vision. In this study, we evaluated the dietary intake and blood carotenoid levels of type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with and without DR. A cross-sectional case-control study was conducted among 151 age-matched controls and 344 T2D patients, of which 194 had DR and 150 had no DR (NDR). After a complete ophthalmic examination, the demographic, anthropometric and clinical profiles were obtained. Carotenoids in the plasma were measured by HPLC and dietary intakes were obtained using a food frequency questionnaire. The mean plasma levels of carotenoids (except γ-carotene) were significantly lower in the DR group compared to the Control and NDR groups. The dietary intakes of zeaxanthin, lycopene, α-carotene and β-carotene were significantly lower in the NDR group compared to the Control group, and were further lower in the DR group compared to the NDR group. Plasma carotenoid levels were significantly inversely associated with the duration of diabetes, RBS and HbA1c but positively associated with HDL. This study demonstrated decreased plasma levels and lower dietary intakes of carotenoids in DR subjects.Periodontitis is a polymicrobial inflammatory disease often characterized by the excessive colonization of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, which causes alveolar bone resorption and advanced oral inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Limosilactobacillus fermentum CCFM1139 on experimental periodontitis induced following ligature and infection with P. gingivalis and F. nucleatum in vivo. The results showed that L. fermentum CCFM1139 significantly reduced weight loss associated with periodontal inflammation (p less then 0.05), while decreasing both the P. gingivalis and F. nucleatum populations within the oral cavity of rats (p less then 0.05) and regulating the expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1 beta, and IL-8 in the periodontal tissue (p less then 0.05). Microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) and histopathological examination revealed that L. fermentum CCFM1139 supplementation reduced the level of alveolar bone loss and bone porosity and increased bone volume (p less then 0.
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