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Harness High-Temperature Thermal Energy via Elastic Thermoelectric Aerogels

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Nano-Micro Letters 2024年第8期16卷 196-210页

作者： Hongxiong Li Zhaofu Ding Quan Zhou Jun Chen Zhuoxin Liu Chunyu Du Lirong Liang Guangming Chen College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen 518055People’s Republic of China department of bioengineering University of CaliforniaLos AngelesCA 90095USA

Despite notable progress in thermoelectric(TE)materials and devices,developing TE aerogels with high-temperature resistance,superior TE performance and excellent elasticity to enable self-powered high-temperature monitoring/warning in industrial and wearable applications remains a great challenge.Herein,a highly elastic,flame-retardant and high-temperature-resistant TE aerogel,made of poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate)/single-walled carbon nanotube(PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT)composites,has been fabricated,displaying attractive compression-induced power factor enhancement.The as-fabricated sensors with the aerogel can achieve accurately pressure stimuli detection and wide temperature range monitoring.Subsequently,a flexible TE generator is assembled,consisting of 25 aerogels connected in series,capable of delivering a maximum output power of 400μW when subjected to a temperature difference of 300 K.This demonstrates its outstanding high-temperature heat harvesting capability and promising application prospects for real-time temperature monitoring on industrial high-temperature pipelines.Moreover,the designed self-powered wearable sensing glove can realize precise wide-range temperature detection,high-temperature warning and accurate recognition of human hand gestures.The aerogel-based intelligent wearable sensing system developed for firefighters demonstrates the desired self-powered and highly sensitive high-temperature fire warning capability.Benefitting from these desirable properties,the elastic and high-temperature-resistant aerogels present various promising applications including self-powered high-temperature monitoring,industrial overheat warning,waste heat energy recycling and even wearable healthcare.

关键词： Thermoelectrics Aerogel Self-powered High-temperature monitoring High-temperature warning

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In vitro engineered models of neurodegenerative diseases

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BIOCELL 2024年第1期48卷 79-96页

作者： ZEHRA GÜL MORÇIMEN ŞEYMA TAŞDEMIR AYLIN ŞENDEMIR bioengineering department Graduate School of Natural and Applied SciencesEge UniversityIzmir35040Türkiye bioengineering department Faculty of Engineering and Natural ScienceCelal Bayar UniversityManisa45110Türkiye bioengineering department Ege UniversityIzmir35040Türkiye department of Biomedical Technologies Graduate School of Natural and Applied SciencesEge UniversityIzmir35040Türkiye

Neurodegeneration is a catastrophic process that develops progressive damage leading to functional andstructural loss of the cells of the nervous system and is among the biggest unavoidable problems of our age.Animalmodels do not reflect the pathophysiology observed in humans due to distinct differences between the neuralpathways,gene expression patterns,neuronal plasticity,and other disease-related mechanisms in animals andhumans.Classical in vitro cell culture models are also not sufficient for pre-clinical drug testing in reflecting thecomplex pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases.Today,modern,engineered techniques are applied to developmulticellular,intricate in vitro models and to create the closest microenvironment simulating biological,biochemical,and mechanical characteristics of the in vivo degenerating tissue.In THIS review,the capabilities and shortcomings ofscaffold-based and scaffold-free techniques,organoids,and microfluidic models that best reflect neurodegeneration invitro in the biomimetic framework are discussed.

关键词： Neurodegenerative diseases In vitro models Scaffolds Organoids Microfluidic devices

An Improved Modulation Strategy for Single-phase Three-level Neutral-point-clamped Converter in Critical Conduction Mode

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Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy 2024年第3期12卷 981-990页

作者： Ning Li Yujie Cao Xiaokang Liu Yan Zhang Ruotong Wang Lin Jiang Xiao-Ping Zhang School of Electrical Engineering Xi'an University of Technology the department of Electronics Information and Bioengineering Xi'an Jiaotong University the department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics University of Liverpool the department of Electronic Electrical and Systems Engineering University of Birmingham

Two-level totem-pole power factor correction(PFC) converters in critical conduction mode(CRM) suffer from the wide regulation range of switching frequency. Besides, in highfrequency applications, the number of switching times increases, resulting in significant switching losses. To solve these issues, this paper proposes an improved modulation strategy for the single-phase three-level neutral-point-clamped(NPC) converter in CRM with PFC. By optimizing the discharging strategy and switching state sequence, the switching frequency and its variation range have been efficiently reduced. The detailed performance analysis is also presented regarding the switching frequency, the average switching times, and the effect of voltage gain. A 2 k W prototype is built to verify the effectiveness of the proposed modulation strategy and analysis results. Compared with the totem-pole PFC converter, the switching frequency regulation range of the three-level PFC converter is reduced by 36.48% and the average switching times is reduced by 45.10%. The experimental result also shows a 1.2% higher efficiency for the three-level PFC converter in the full load range.

关键词： Switches Switching frequency Control systems Topology Bridge circuits Inductors Customer relationship management

Pathological and physiological functional cross-talks ofα-synuclein and tau in the central nervous system

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Neural Regeneration Research 2024年第4期19卷 855-862页

作者： Mingyue Jin Shengming Wang Xiaodie Gao Zhenyou Zou Shinji Hirotsune Liyuan Sun Guangxi Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience Guilin Medical University department of genetic Disease Research Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine department of Scientific Research Brain Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

α-Synuclein and tau are abundant multifunctional brain proteins that are mainly expressed in the presynaptic and axonal compartments of neurons,respectively.Previous works have revealed that intracellular deposition ofα-synuclein and/or tau causes many neurodegenerative disorders,including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.Despite intense investigation,the normal physiological functions and roles ofα-synuclein and tau are still unclear,owing to the fact that mice with knockout of either of these proteins do not present apparent phenotypes.Interestingly,the co-occurrence ofα-synuclein and tau aggregates was found in post-mortem brains with synucleinopathies and tauopathies,some of which share similarities in clinical manifestations.Furthermore,the direct interaction ofα-synuclein with tau is considered to promote the fibrillization of each of the proteins in vitro and in vivo.On the other hand,our recent findings have revealed thatα-synuclein and tau are cooperatively involved in brain development in a stage-dependent manner.These findings indicate strong cross-talk between the two proteins in physiology and pathology.In this review,we provide a summary of the recent findings on the functional roles ofα-synuclein and tau in the physiological conditions and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases.A deep understanding of the interplay betweenα-synuclein and tau in physiological and pathological conditions might provide novel targets for clinical diagnosis and therapeutic strategies to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

关键词： alpha-synuclein microtubule-associated protein neurodegenerative disease tau

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Bioinspired nanomaterials for wearable sensing and human–machine interfacing

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Nano Research 2024年第2期17卷 445-461页

作者： Vishesh Kashyap Junyi Yin Xiao Xiao Jun Chen department of bioengineering University of CaliforniaLos AngelesLos AngelesCA 90095USA department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of CaliforniaLos AngelesLos AngelesCA 90095USA

The inculcation of bioinspiration in sensing and human–machine interface(HMI)technologies can lead to distinctive characteristics such as conformability,low power consumption,high sensitivity,and unique properties like self-healing,self-cleaning,and adaptability.Both sensing and HMI are fields rife with opportunities for the application of bioinspired nanomaterials,particularly when it comes to wearable sensory systems where biocompatibility is an additional requirement.This review discusses recent development in bioinspired nanomaterials for wearable sensing and HMIs,with a specific focus on state-of-the-art bioinspired capacitive sensors,piezoresistive sensors,piezoelectric sensors,triboelectric sensors,magnetoelastic sensors,and electrochemical sensors.We also present a comprehensive overview of the challenges that have hindered the scientific advancement in academia and commercialization in the industry.

关键词： bioinspired nanomaterials human–machine interface wearable sensors wearable bioelectronics

Employing electrochemically derived pH gradients for Lab-on-PCB protein preconcentration devices

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Microsystems & Nanoengineering 2024年第1期10卷 79-87页

作者： Grace Maxted Pedro Estrela Despina Moschou department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering University of BathBath BA27AYUK Centre for bioengineering and Biomedical Technologies(CBio) University of BathBath BA27AYUK

Protein preconcentration is an essential sample preparation step for analysis in which the targeted proteins exist in low concentrations,such as bodily fluids,water,or wastewater.Nonetheless,very few practical implementations of miniaturized protein preconcentration devices have been demonstrated in practice,and even fewer have been integrated with other microanalytical steps.Existing approaches rely heavily on additional chemicals and reagents and introduce complexity to the overall assay.In this paper,we propose a novel miniaturized isoelectric focusing-based protein preconcentration screening device based on electrochemically derived pH gradients rather than existing chemical reagent approaches.In this way,we reduce the need for additional chemical reagents to zero while enabling device incorporation in a seamlessly integrated full protein analysis microsystem via Lab-on-PCB technology.We apply our previously presented Lab-on-PCB approach to quantitatively control the pH of a solution in the vicinity of planar electrodes using electrochemical acid generation through redox-active self-assembled monolayers.The presented device comprises a printed circuit board with an array of gold electrodes that were functionalized with 4-aminothiophenol;this formed a self-assembled monolayer that was electropolymerized to improve its electrochemical reversibility.Protein preconcentration was performed in two configurations.The first was open and needed the use of a holder to suspend a well of fluid above the electrodes;the second used microfluidic channels to enclose small volumes of fluid.Reported here are the resulting data for protein preconcentration in both these forms,with a quantitative concentration factor shown for the open form and qualitative proof shown for the microfluidic.

关键词： electrochemical proof qualitative

Neurovascular unit on a chip: the relevance and maturity as an advanced in vitro model

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Neural Regeneration Research 2024年第6期19卷 1165-1166页

作者： Sujey Palma-Florez Anna Lagunas Mònica Mir Nanobioengineering Group Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) department of Electronics and Biomedical Engineering University of Barcelona CIBER-BBN ISCIII

The brain is a high-energy demanding organ, consuming around 20% of the metabolic energy generated. To fulfill this demand, cerebral blood flow(CBF) supplies oxygen and glucose continuously through the intricate network of cerebral blood vessels. Although for many years brain activity and blood flow were conceived as independent processes, MRI-based functional brain imaging demonstrated that there is a coupling between them,

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All-optical image denoising using a diffractive visual processor

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Light(Science & Applications) 2024年第3期13卷 429-445页

作者： Çağatay Işıl Tianyi Gan Fazil Onuralp Ardic Koray Mentesoglu Jagrit Digani Huseyin Karaca Hanlong Chen Jingxi Li Deniz Mengu Mona Jarrahi Kaan Akşit Aydogan Ozcan Electrical and Computer Engineering department University of CaliforniaLos AngelesCA 90095USA bioengineering department University of CaliforniaLos AngelesCA 90095USA California NanoSystems Institute(CNSI) University of CaliforniaLos AngelesCA 90095USA University College London Department of Computer ScienceLondonUnited Kingdom

Image denoising,one of the essential inverse problems,targets to remove noise/artifacts from input images.In general,digital image denoising algorithms,executed on computers,present latency due to several iterations implemented in,e.g.,graphics processing units(GPUs).While deep learning-enabled methods can operate non-iteratively,they also introduce latency and impose a significant computational burden,leading to increased power consumption.Here,we introduce an analog diffractive image denoiser to all-optically and non-iteratively clean various forms of noise and artifacts from input images–implemented at the speed of light propagation within a thin diffractive visual processor that axially spans<250×λ,whereλis the wavelength of light.This all-optical image denoiser comprises passive transmissive layers optimized using deep learning to physically scatter the optical modes that represent various noise features,causing them to miss the output image Field-of-View(FoV)while retaining the object features of interest.Our results show that these diffractive denoisers can efficiently remove salt and pepper noise and image rendering-related spatial artifacts from input phase or intensity images while achieving an output power efficiency of~30–40%.We experimentally demonstrated the effectiveness of this analog denoiser architecture using a 3D-printed diffractive visual processor operating at the terahertz spectrum.Owing to their speed,power-efficiency,and minimal computational overhead,all-optical diffractive denoisers can be transformative for various image display and projection systems,including,e.g.,holographic displays.

关键词： remove rendering holographic

Two missense STK11 gene variations impaired LKB1/adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase signaling in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2024年第4期16卷 1532-1546页

作者： Jin Liu Si-Cong Zeng An Wang Hai-Ying Cheng Qian-Jun Zhang Guang-Xiu Lu Hunan Guangxiu Hospital Hunan Normal UniversityChangsha 410000Hunan ProvinceChina Scientific Research department Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of Citic-XiangyaChangsha 410000Hunan ProvinceChina

BACKGROUND Peutz-Jeghers syndrome(PJS)is a rare hereditary neoplastic disorder mainly associated with serine/threonine kinase 11(STK11/LKB1)gene mutations.Preimplantation genetic testing can protect a patient’s offspring from mutated genes;however,some variations in this gene have been interpreted as variants of uncertain significance(VUS),which complicate reproductive decision-making in genetic counseling.AIM To identify the pathogenicity of two missense variants and provide clinical guidance.METHODS Whole exome gene sequencing and Sanger sequencing were performed on the peripheral blood of patients with PJS treated at the Reproductive and genetic Hospital of Citic-Xiangya.Software was employed to predict the protein structure,conservation,and pathogenicity of the two missense variation sites in patients with PJS.Additionally,plasmids were constructed and transfected into HeLa cells to observe cell growth.The differences in signal pathway expression between the variant group and the wild-type group were compared using western blot and immunohistochemistry.Statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance.PG(p.Arg297Gly)and c.733C>T(p.Leu245Phe)]in 9 unrelated PJS families who were seeking reproductive assistance.The two missense VUS were located in the catalytic domain of serine/threonine kinase,which is a key structure of the liver kinase B1(LKB1)protein.In vitro experiments showed that the phosphorylation levels of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase(AMPK)at Thr172 and LKB1 at Ser428 were significantly higher in transfected variation-type cells than in wild-type cells.In addition,the two missense STK11 variants promoted the proliferation of HeLa cells.Subsequent immunohistochemical analysis showed that phosphorylated-AMPK(Thr172)expression was significantly lower in gastric,colonic,and uterine polyps from PJS patients with missense variations than in non-PJS patients.Our find

关键词： Missense STK11 Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Rare disease genetic counseling Assisted reproductive technique