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Recent screening surveys have shown the presence of unknown halogenated compounds in the marine environment at comparable levels to persistent organic pollutants (POPs). However, their exposure levels and profiles in marine organisms and bioaccumulative potentials remain unclear. The present study performed nontarget/target screening of organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in mussel and sediment samples collected from Hiroshima Bay, Japan, in 2012 and 2018 by using integrated analyses of two-dimensional gas chromatography-high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC-HRToFMS) and magnetic sector GC-HRMS. Nontarget analysis by GC×GC-HRToFMS revealed the detection of approximately 60 OHCs including unknown mixed halogenated compounds (UHC-Br3-5Cl) with molecular formulae of C9H6Br3ClO, C9H5Br4ClO, and C9H4Br5ClO in the mussel. Interestingly, UHC-Br3-5Cl concentrations in the mussel samples, which were semi-quantified by GC-HRMS, were comparable to or higher than those of POPs at all the locations surveyed, and their geographical distribution patterns differed from those of other OHCs. These results suggest that UHC-Br3-5Cl are ubiquitous in coastal waters of Hiroshima Bay and derived from a specific source(s). The biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) of UHC-Br3-5Cl, estimated for a paired sample set of mussel (ng/g lw) and sediment (ng/g TOC), were 1 order of magnitude higher than those for POPs with similar log Kow values, indicating their high bioaccumulative potential.Tissue-engineered scaffolds encounter many challenges including poor integration with native tissue. Nonspecific protein adsorption can trigger the foreign body response leading to encapsulation and isolation from the native injured tissue. This concern is mitigated with nonfouling polymer scaffolds. This study investigates the long-term biocompatibility of a nonfouling polyampholyte system composed of positively charged [2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride monomers and negatively charged 2-carboxyethyl acrylate monomers, cross-linked with triethylene glycol dimethacrylate. This system has previously shown resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption and short-term cell attachment via conjugated proteins. However, longer-term cell survival has not been evaluated with this system. First, the environmental pH was monitored with varying amounts of counter ions present in the hydrogel synthesis buffer. read more The lowest level (3 M NaOH) and the level that resulted in pH values closest to physiological conditions (6.7 M NaOH) were chosen for further investigation. These two formulations were then compared in terms of their contact angle, qualitative protein adsorption and conjugation capacity, and quantitative cell adhesion, proliferation, and viability. The 3 M NaOH formulation showed higher initial protein conjugation and cell adhesion compared to the 6.7 M NaOH formulation. However, the 3 M NaOH hydrogels had low cell viability after 24 h due to the acidic component release into the culture environment. The 6.7 M NaOH formulation showed a lower initial conjugation and cell adhesion but overcame this limitation by providing a stable environment that maintained cell viability for over 5 days. The 6.7 M NaOH polyampholyte hydrogel formulation shows increased biocompatibility, while maintaining resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption, as demonstrated by the targeted cell adhesion and proliferation. Therefore, this polyampholyte formulation demonstrates strong potential as a tissue-engineered scaffold.Microalgae biofilm-based culture systems have wide applications in environmental engineering and biotechnology. Biofilm structure is critical for the transport of nutrients, gas, and signaling molecules in a microalgal biofilm. This work aims to understand the influence of cell surface energy (SE) on the microalgal biofilm structure. Three microalgae species were used as model cells in the study Chlorella sp., Nannochloris oculata, and Chlorella pyrenoidosa. First, by mediating biofilm culture conditions, we obtained Chlorella sp. cells with SEs of 40.4 ± 1.5, 44.7 ± 1.0, and 62. 7 ± 1.2 mJ/m2, N. oculata cells with SEs of 47.7 ± 0.5, 41.1 ± 1.0, and 62.6 ± 1.2 mJ/m2, and C. pyrenoidosa cells with SEs of 64.0 ± 0.6, 62.1 ± 0.7, and 62.8 ± 0.6 mJ/m2. Then, based on the characterizations of biofilm structures, we found that cell SE can significantly affect the microalgae biofilm structure. When the cell SEs ranged from 40 to 50 mJ/m2, the microalgae cells formed heterogeneous biofilms with a large number of open voids, and the biofilm porosity was higher than 20%. Alternatively, when the cell SEs ranged from 50 to 65 mJ/m2, the cells formed a flat, homogeneous biofilm with the porosity lower than 20%. Finally, the influencing mechanism of cell SE on biofilm structure was interpreted based on the thermodynamic theory via analyzing the co-adhesion energy between cells. The study has important implications in understanding factors that influence the biofilm structures.A new molecular system for nitrogen reduction, involving a 2,3'-bipyridine-anchored, end-on-bridging dinitrogen complex of the Me2B-BMe2 intermediate (4), has been explored by theoretical methods. The 2,3'-bipyridine-mediated cleavage of the Bsp3-Bsp3 bond in 4 may lead to transient electron-rich sp3-hybridized boron species and subsequent activation of the strong N≡N triple bond of the complexed N2. Through a boryl transfer sequence, a catalytic cycle may be achieved for the reductive addition of diboranes to a dinitrogen molecule with an energy span of 23 kcal/mol. In addition, the reaction is exothermic by 80.5 kcal/mol, providing a substantive chemical driving force.Solar energy-assisted water oxidative hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production on an anode combined with H2 production on a cathode increases the value of solar water splitting, but the challenge of the dominant oxidative product, O2, needs to be overcome. Here, we report a SnO2-x overlayer coated BiVO4 photoanode, which demonstrates the great ability to near-completely suppress O2 evolution for photoelectrochemical (PEC) H2O oxidative H2O2 evolution. Based on the surface hole accumulation measured by surface photovoltage, downward quasi-hole Fermi energy at the photoanode/electrolyte interface and thermodynamic Gibbs free energy between 2-electron and 4-electron competitive reactions, we are able to consider the photoinduced holes of BiVO4 that migrate to the SnO2-x overlayer kinetically favor H2O2 evolution with great selectivity by reduced band bending. The formation of H2O2 may be mediated by the formation of hydroxyl radicals (OH·), from 1-electron water oxidation reactions, as evidenced by spin-trapping electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies conducted herein.
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