Published in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
Mitochondria produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) while also generating high amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from oxygen metabolism. ROS are small but highly reactive molecules that can be detrimental if unregulated. While normally functioning mitochondria produce molecules that counteract ROS production, an imbalance between the a...
Published in e-Polymers
The effects of the cell size and distribution on the mechanical properties of polypropylene foam were simulated and analyzed by finite element modeling with ANSYS and supporting experiments. The results show that the reduced cell size and narrow size distribution have beneficial influences on both the tensile and impact strengths. Decreasing the ce...
Understanding the correlation between cell deformation and initial cell structure during compression is important for improvement and development of effective applications of aluminum foams. Foams with porosities lower than 75% now get more attention because of more spherical cells and better mechanical performance. Herein, two low porosity aluminu...
Published in Biology
Simple Summary We analyzed the morphological changes in root tip cells caused by the application of iso-osmotic NaCl and Na2SO4 solutions to tomato plants harboring an introduced superoxide dismutase gene. To study the roots of tomato plants cultivar Belyi Naliv and FeSOD-transgenic line, we examined the distribution of reactive oxygen species and ...
Published in Frontiers in Physiology
The weight of the liver is one of the important selection criteria in the quality of “foie gras”. This factor is highly variable despite the fact that individuals are reared, overfed and slaughtered in the same way. In this study, we performed an analysis of the proteome profile of two weight classes of light (between 550 and 599 g) and heavy (more...
Published in Royal Society Open Science
Salinization of soil is a global environmental concern. To bioremediate or use saline-alkali lands, most studies focused on screening of halophytes and breeding of saline-tolerant non-halophyte vegetables. Seldom studies investigated effects of salinity on general landscape plants, which are important for landscape construction in urban areas. In t...
Published in Journal of Polymer Engineering
In this study, silicone rubber foam (SF) was prepared through cross-linking and foaming. The effects of ethanol content on the SF were investigated in terms of the physical properties, static cushioning properties, dynamic thermomechanical properties, and dynamic fatigue properties. The cell structure was characterized using scanning electron micro...
Published in Polymers
In this study, we fabricated poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) microcellular foams featuring tunable cellular structures and porosity, through adjusting the supercritical CO2 foaming conditions. Experimental testing and finite element model (FEM) simulations were conducted to systematically elucidate the influence of the foaming parameters and stru...
Published in Nanotoxicology
In the current study, we evaluated the modulatory effects of size and surface coating/charge of AgNPs on their toxicity to a unicellular yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741 - a fungal model. For that, the toxicity of a set of 10 and 80 nm citrate-coated (negatively charged) and branched polyethylenimine (bPEI) coated (positively charged) AgNPs wa...
Published in Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology
目的 研究纯钛表面加载氧化石墨烯的工艺表征及对金黄色葡萄球菌黏附和成骨细胞生物结构的影响。方法 采用电镀法分别将4种质量浓度（20、50、80、100 µg·mL⁻¹）氧化石墨烯加载于纯钛表面，通过场发射扫描电子显微镜、显微拉曼光谱仪和接触角测试仪对其形貌、性状及亲水性能进行测试；以金黄色葡萄球菌和成骨细胞为模型，与改性后的纯钛共培养，利用场发射扫描电子显微镜和激光共聚焦显微镜观察细菌黏附和成骨细胞形态和结构的变化。结果 4种质量浓度的氧化石墨烯通过电镀法成功加载于纯钛表面，提高了纯钛表面的亲水性能，有利于金黄色葡萄球菌黏附和生长，并可改变成骨细胞形态和结构。结论 纯钛-氧化石墨烯复合材料无抗菌性能，但具有较好的生物相容性。.
