Laser-sustained plasma(LSP)source featuring high brightness and broadband spectral coverage is found to be powerful in various fields of scientific and industrial applications.However,the fundamental limit of low conversion efficiency constrains the system compactness and widespread applications of such broadband light sources.In this paper,we propose an innovative orthogonal LSP to break through the conversion efficiency limitation.Driven by the elevated conversion efficiency from absorbed laser power to ultraviolet(UV)emission,a compact broadband source(250–1650 nm)with UV spectral radiance exceeding 210 mW=emm2·sr·nmT is achieved with>100W pump laser.With the plot of a two-dimensional refractive index model,we report an important conceptual advance that the orthogonal design eliminates the influence of the negative lensing effect on laser power density.Experimental results unambiguously demonstrate that we achieve a bright compact UV-VIS-NIR source with negligible thermal loss and the highest conversion efficiency to our knowledge.Significant enhancement of 4 dB contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR)in spectral single-pixel imaging has been demonstrated using the proposed ultrabroadband source.By establishing the quantitative link between pumping optics design and plasma absorption,this work presents a compact broadband source that combines superior conversion efficiency and unprecedented brightness,which is essential to high-speed inspection and spectroscopy applications.
Metal-organic framework(MoF)with a buildable internal structure has aroused great interest focus as self-sacrificing precursors of porous carbon(PC).However,as a drug carrier,the MOF-derived PC developed thus far are generally composed of irregular powder shape due to their crystalline nature,which consequently causing the cerebral infarction,cerebral thrombosis,and other blood diseases.In this article,we propose a novel approach to constructing amorphous carbon microspheres(AcMs)by dis-torting the topological network through hydrothermal treatment precursors of MIL-101(Fe).Then,a distinctive MIL-101(Fe)-derived spherical porous carbons(MSPC)is achieved through high temperature calcination toward ACMs.Effects of the glucose initial concentration and hydrothermal treatment time on the sphericity of the as-prepared mesoporous MsPC were investigated in depth.And the loading capacities and sustained-release performances of nitroimidazole drugs over MsPC through simulation internal environment of human body at different pH values was systematically evaluated.The nitro-imidazole drugs loading rate and release time of MsPC are 10% and 17 h under preferred process.Furthermore,the MSPC exhibited very low toxicity on Hela cells and 293T cells at the concentrations tested(10-800μg mL^(-1)).This study,therefore,supports the potential of the mesoporous carbon spheres as a carrierfor nitroimidazole drug delivery.
Identification of chemical oxygen demand(COD)in municipal solid waste(MSW)landfill leachates is a challenging problem.This paper investigated the feasibility of using sodium persulfate(PS),a strong oxidant,as a permeable reactive barrier(PRB)filling material.Firstly,sustained-release persulfate balls were manufactured to adjust the release rate of persulfate,the oxidation agent.In addition,Fe(II)-loaded activated carbon(Fe-AC)was used to help with an even distribution of Fe(II)in the porous medium(PRB in this case).Then,the oxidation efficiency and kinetic rate of COD removal by the sustained-release balls were subjected to batch tests.A mass ratio of 1:1.4:0.24:0.7 for PS:cement:sand:water was the most efficient for COD removal(95%).The breakthrough curve for a 5 mm sustained-release ball revealed that the retardation factor was 1.27 and that the hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient was 15.6 cm^(2)/d.The corresponding half-life of COD oxidation was 0.43 d,which was comparable with the half-life of PS release from sustained-release balls(0.56 d).The sustained-release persulfate balls were shown to be an economical material with a simple recipe and production method when catalyzed by Fe-AC.Compared with cutting-edge methods,sustained-release balls used in PRBs offer significant advantages in terms of both effectiveness and economy for the preparation of sustained-release and catalytic materials.These results verified the feasibility of using sustained-release persulfate balls as a PRB material for COD removal.
Cardiac tumors are rare.However,cardiac metastases can occur in up to 10%of patients with cancer.Among cardiac neoplasms,metastases are much more common than primary cardiac tumors.[1]Metastatic cardiac neoplasms most frequently metastasize from the respiratory system.
Hierarchically porous materials(HP materials)are believed one of the most hopeful matrix materials because of their distinctive multimodal pore structures and tremendous application potentials in the field of biomedicine.However,green and facile synthesis of hierarchically porous nanomaterials with beneficial water dispersibility and biocompatibility is still a great challenge.Herein,a novel biomimetic strategy is proposed to prepare the cell-tailored double-shelled HPCaCO_(3)/CaF_(2) hollow nanospheres under the mediation of yeast cells.The biomolecules derived from the secretion of yeast cells are used as conditioning and stabilizing agents to control the biosynthesis of the HPCaCO_(3)/CaF_(2) materials,which exhibit excellent water dispersibility and favorable biocompatibility.The double-shelled CaCO_(3)/CaF_(2) nanospheres hold hierarchically porous structure and have abundant pore channel and large specific surface area,showing high drug-loading and a prolonged drug sustainable release profile by the pore-by-pore diffusion pattern of the hierarchical pores.Otherwise,the HPCaCO_(3) with pH-sensitivity could controllably release drug doxorubicin hydrochloride(DOX)at the acidic tumor microenvironment.Both in vitro and in vivo results demonstrate that HPCaCO_(3)/CaF_(2) has the sustainable pH-sensitive drug release property,showing an enhanced therapeutic effect.Summarily,this study provides a biomimetic strategy to synthesize the hierarchically porous double-shelled hollow nanomaterials for applying in sustainable drug delivery system.
Xinhe LiuYi ChangGuanglei MaTingting LiuPenghui SongHeng YuXueqing RenYuming GuoXiaoming Ma
As people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of environmental protection,the traditional energy-intensive and highly polluting industries are becoming outdated,needing to be upgraded or phased out,while low-carbon and clean industries are begining to mushroom.From new-energy vehicles to clean energy,from environmentally friendly building materials to the circular economy sector,the green industry has become a new economic growth pole.
A green industry chain has been formed in China,in which the latest technologies can be applied and further developed.IN 2018,due to a job change,I came to China and became the head of the Spanish news agency Agencia EFE’s Beijing office.At the end of 2021,I made a brave move from media to college,and started my new career as a teacher at the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmin University of China,which enabled me to get closer to China and the young Chinese.
