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An effective method to study the active sites for carbocatalysis is proposed based on designing a carbon catalyst in the absence of metal as the growth catalyst. AdipoRon The results suggest that the oxygenated groups on the aromatic carbons are mainly responsible for the catalytic reduction of nitrobenzene and some other reactions.Rapid analysis of metabolites in biofluids is of great importance for disease diagnosis or new-born disease screening. Herein, we introduce an agarose hydrogel conditioning method to enhance the performance of paper spray ionization mass spectrometry. With facile and fast hydrogel conditioning, the signal intensity of therapeutic drugs spiked in urine was 5 to 15 fold higher than that in direct paper spray ionization mass spectrometry analysis. Consequently, the sensitivity of metabolites in urine was improved via hydrogel conditioning, resulting in 9 to 15 fold decrease in the possibility of detection (POD) levels. These results show that agarose hydrogel conditioning coupled with paper spray ionization mass spectrometry could serve as a facile ionization method for ambient mass spectrometry, which might be useful in fast screening of metabolites and therapeutic drugs in raw biofluids.We report for the first time to our knowledge the identification of heteroatom-doped and undoped C3N4 with the energy-resolved distribution of electron traps (ERDT) near the conduction band bottom position (CBB) using reversed double-beam photoacoustic spectroscopy. The ERDT/CBB pattern is used to classify the type of elemental doping in C3N4, related to photocatalytic efficiency.Immunocytochemistry (ICC), or immunofluorescence microscopy, is an essential biological technique for phenotyping cells in both research and diagnostic applications. Standard ICC methods often do not work well when the cell sample contains a small number of cells (70% loss) when the sample contains less than 10 000 cells, while encapsulating the cells using a permeable hydrogel thin-film results in a lossless ICC process.An enveloped virus with soft and rough shells has strong penetration ability for cells. Inspired by the unique structure of virus, we successfully constructed virus-mimicking mesoporous organosilica nanocapsules (denoted as VMONs) for the first time by decorating small-sized silica nanoparticles on soft mesoporous organosilica hollow spheres. TEM and SEM images reveal that the prepared VMONs display uniform diameters (240 nm), a soft framework, a rough surface, and excellent dispersity. Quantitative nanomechanical mapping further demonstrates that the VMONs possess an extremely low Young's modulus (36 MPa) and a scraggly surface. In view of the successful construction of the virus-mimicking nanocapsules, the VMONs are further modified with human serum albumin (HSA) and Cy5.5-maleimide (Mal-Cy5.5) to investigate their cell penetration ability. Flow cytometry analysis reveals that the internalization of VMONs@HSA-Cy5.5 increases 2.74-fold compared to that of the conventional mesoporous nanosphere. Confocal laser scanning microscopy images show that the VMONs@HSA-Cy5.5 diffuses deeper for multicellular spheroids compared to both hard and soft mesoporous organosilica nanospheres. The penetration ability of the VMONs and SMONs increases 18.49 and 6.13-fold compared to that of MONs at the depth of 60 μm. Thanks to the excellent cellular penetration ability, the virus-mimicking VMONs@HSA-Cy5.5 can effectively deliver the anticancer drug doxorubicin (Dox) into drug-resistant MCF-7/ADR human breast cancer cells and significantly enhance the chemotherapeutic efficacy. Taken together, the constructed virus-mimicking organosilica nanocapsules with a soft framework and a rough surface possess strong cellular internalization and tumor penetration abilities, providing a unique and effective nanoplatform for biomedical applications.In the present study, low molecular weight poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC, Mn = 3500), a biodegradable liquid polymer easily prepared from carbon dioxide (CO2), was modified into poly(propylene carbonate)diacrylate (PPC-DA) by acylation, and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG) was modified into methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) acrylate (mPEG-A). Using PPC-DA as the dispersant to dissolve hydrophobic doxorubicin (DOX) and the initiator, and with mPEG-A as the co-monomer and polymerisable surfactant, a biodegradable nanodrug with excellent biocompatibility was prepared by shear emulsification polymerization without surfactants or organic solvent residues. The nanodrug can be efficiently endocytosed by tumor cells and can rapidly release doxorubicin triggered by the acidic endosomal pH. As evidenced by experiments in tumor-bearing mice, such a nanodrug is stealthy during blood circulation, and targets tumor sites with high efficiency. Moreover, this nanodrug is more effective and less toxic than free doxorubicin. This study provides a green and versatile approach for preparing biodegradable nanodrugs via a simple and efficient process. Moreover, this study extends the applications of CO2 based polymers in the biomedical field, promoting the development of CO2 polymerization fixation.Development of suitable cathodes for use in aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries has attracted extensive interest. Herein, the electrochemical and structural changes of a novel porous hydrated ammonium vanadate (AVO) cathode in an aqueous ZnSO4-based electrolyte are reported. The AVO/Zn system exhibits a high reversible capacity of 418 mA h g-1, excellent long-term cyclability, and outstanding storage performance. Moreover, an interesting insertion mechanism with ternary carriers in a Zn/AVO aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion battery has been demonstrated for the first time.BACKGROUND Chemoresistance is a primary hindrance for current cancer treatments. The influence of abnormal mitochondria in chemotherapy resistance is not well known. To explore the correlation between mitochondria and acquired chemoresistance, this work studied alterations in mitochondrial dynamics, biogenesis, and functions for paclitaxel-resistant cancer cell line A549/Taxol and its parental line A549. MATERIAL AND METHODS Mitochondrial morphology was observed by transmission electron microscopy and confocal microscopy. We measured the mitochondrial mass and mitochondrial membrane potential using fluorescent dyes. The glucose metabolic profile and ATP (adenosine triphosphate) content were determined by bioluminescent cell assays. Seahorse bio-energy analyzer XF24 was used to detect the mitochondrial respiratory function. The expressions of mitochondrial dynamics and biogenesis related genes were quantified using real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS We observed fusion morphology of the mitochondrial network in A549/Taxol cells, with upregulation of fusion genes (Mfn1 and Mfn2) and downregulation of fission gene Fis1.