Flexible and Transparent Cellulose Aerogels with Uniform Nanoporous Structure by a Controlled Regeneration Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 656-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin-yong Mi ◽  
Shu-rong Ma ◽  
Jian Yu ◽  
Jia-song He ◽  
Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Regeneration Process ◽  
Nanoporous Structure

Epigenetic Regulator Signatures in Regenerative Capacity

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 598-606
Author(s):  
Sarah Albogami
Keyword(s):  
Epigenetic Regulation ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Regeneration Process ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Lysine Methylation ◽  
Regenerative Capacity ◽  
Biological Phenomena ◽  
Epigenetic Regulator

Background:: Regeneration is the process by which body parts lost as a result of injury are replaced, as observed in certain animal species. The root of regenerative differences between organisms is still not very well understood; if regeneration merely recycles developmental pathways in the adult form, why can some animals regrow organs whereas others cannot? In the regulation of the regeneration process as well as other biological phenomena, epigenetics plays an essential role. Objective:: This review aims to demonstrate the role of epigenetic regulators in determining regenerative capacity. Results:: In this review, we discuss the basis of regenerative differences between organisms. In addition, we present the current knowledge on the role of epigenetic regulation in regeneration, including DNA methylation, histone modification, lysine methylation, lysine methyltransferases, and the SET1 family. Conclusion:: An improved understanding of the regeneration process and the epigenetic regulation thereof through the study of regeneration in highly regenerative species will help in the field of regenerative medicine in future.

scholarly journals Functional Antimicrobial Surface Coatings Deposited onto Nanostructured 316L Food-Grade Stainless Steel

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1055
Author(s):  
Gonzalez A. S. ◽  
Riego Á. ◽  
Vega V. ◽  
García J. ◽  
Galié S. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
316L Stainless Steel ◽  
Electrochemical Techniques ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Thin Layers ◽  
Nanoporous Structure ◽  
Stainless Steel Surface ◽  
Functional Coatings ◽  
Food Grade

In our study, we demonstrated the performance of antimicrobial coatings on properly functionalized and nanostructured 316L food-grade stainless steel pipelines. For the fabrication of these functional coatings, we employed facile and low-cost electrochemical techniques and surface modification processes. The development of a nanoporous structure on the 316L stainless steel surface was performed by following an electropolishing process in an electrolytic bath, at a constant anodic voltage of 40 V for 10 min, while the temperature was maintained between 0 and 10 °C. Subsequently, we incorporated on this nanostructure additional coatings with antimicrobial and bactericide properties, such as Ag nanoparticles, Ag films, or TiO2 thin layers. These functional coatings were grown on the nanostructured substrate by following electroless process, electrochemical deposition, and atomic layer deposition (ALD) techniques. Then, we analyzed the antimicrobial efficiency of these functionalized materials against different biofilms types (Candida parapsilosis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis). The results of the present study demonstrate that the nanostructuring and surface functionalization processes constitute a promising route to fabricate novel functional materials exhibiting highly efficient antimicrobial features. In fact, we have shown that our use of an appropriated association of TiO2 layer and Ag nanoparticle coatings over the nanostructured 316L stainless steel exhibited an excellent antimicrobial behavior for all biofilms examined.

HA/MgO nanocrystals hybrid hydrogel integrated with the tough mechanical strength and the osteoinductive potential for bone reconstruction of diabetic rats

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Chen ◽  
Hang-Bo Chen ◽  
Pengpeng Xue ◽  
Wai-Geng Yang ◽  
Lan-zi Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Bone Repair ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Regeneration Process ◽  
Bone Reconstruction ◽  
Hybrid Hydrogel ◽  
Osteoinductive Potential

Bone repair and regeneration process is markedly impaired in diabetes mellitus (DM). The similar intervening approaches developed for the normal healing conditions have been still adopted to combat the DM-associated...

scholarly journals Research on Local Heating Regeneration Method for Air-Conditioning Systems

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
Feng Cheng ◽  
Yunlei Wu ◽  
Xiuwei Li
Keyword(s):  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Local Heating ◽  
Solution Concentration ◽  
Regeneration Process ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Liquid Volume ◽  
Thermal Regeneration ◽  
Lower Efficiency ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Air Conditioning Systems

Absorption air-conditioning systems have a great advantage in terms of energy conservation and environmental protection. However, the large amount of energy waste in the thermal regeneration process leads to lower efficiency and impedes its development. To reduce energy loss and improve performance, a local heating regeneration method is proposed in this paper. The main principle is reducing the volume of the liquid participating regeneration. Including the solar steam mode, two modes are introduced and configured. Theoretical and experimental research has been made on the new methods. Models have been developed for comparison analysis. Experiments have been conducted on water and absorbent solution with different modes. Performance has been evaluated based on the experimental data. The results expose the influence of different parameters, like liquid volume and solution concentration, on the regeneration process. The local heating method improved the regeneration efficiency by 40% in the no solar steam mode and the performance tripled in the solar steam mode. The COP (the ratio of cooling load to energy consumption) of the absorption system with the solar steam mode is more than two times of that with the traditional regeneration mode. It shows the local heating regeneration method has good potential in future application.

Accelerating ion diffusion with unique three-dimensionally interconnected nanopores for self-membrane high-performance pseudocapacitors

Nanoscale ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (46) ◽  
pp. 18311-18317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Gao ◽  
Yuanjing Lin ◽  
Zehua Peng ◽  
Qingfeng Zhou ◽  
Zhiyong Fan
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Structural Stability ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Rate Capability ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Nanoporous Structure ◽  
Ion Diffusion

Three-dimensional interconnected nanoporous structure (3-D INPOS) possesses high aspect ratio, large surface area, as well as good structural stability. Profiting from its unique interconnected architecture, the 3-D INPOS pseudocapacitor achieves a largely enhanced capacitance and rate capability.

scholarly journals Superior Degradation Performance of Nanoporous Copper Catalysts on Methyl Orange

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 913
Author(s):  
Jinyi Wang ◽  
Sen Yang
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Methyl Orange ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Copper Catalysts ◽  
Reaction Rate Constant ◽  
Nanoporous Structure ◽  
Intra Particle Diffusion ◽  
Different Temperatures

The development of low-cost and high-efficiency catalysts for wastewater treatment is of great significance. Herein, nanoporous Cu/Cu2O catalysts were synthesized from MnCu, MnCuNi, and MnCuAl with similar ligament size through one-step dealloying. Meanwhile, the comparisons of three catalysts in performing methyl orange degradation were investigated. One of the catalysts possessed a degradation efficiency as high as 7.67 mg·g−1·min−1. With good linear fitting by the pseudo-first-order model, the reaction rate constant was evaluated. In order to better understand the degradation process, the adsorption behavior was considered, and it was divided into three stages based on the intra-particle diffusion model. Three different temperatures were applied to explore the activation energy of the degradation. As a photocatalytic agent, the nanoporous structure of Cu/Cu2O possessed a large surface area and it also had low activation energy, which were beneficial to the excellent degradation performance.

scholarly journals Dealloying progress during nanoporous structure evolution analyzed by in situ resistometry

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (44) ◽  
pp. 29880-29885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva-Maria Steyskal ◽  
Michael Seidl ◽  
Matthias Graf ◽  
Roland Würschum
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Synthesis ◽  
Synthesis Method ◽  
Nanoporous Structure ◽  
Structure Evolution ◽  
Nanoporous Structures

The progress of dealloying, an electrochemical synthesis method capable of producing nanoporous structures with bulk outer dimensions, is studied by in situ resistometry.

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