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Food Funct ; 15(3): 1144-1157, 2024 Feb 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38235788

ABSTRACT

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) caused by micronutrient iron deficiency has attracted global attention due to its adverse health effects. The regulation of iron uptake and metabolism is finely controlled by various transporters and hormones in the body. Dietary iron intake and regulation are essential in maintaining human health and iron requirements. The review aims to investigate literature concerning dietary iron intake and systemic regulation. Besides, recent IDA treatment and dietary iron supplementation are discussed. Considering the importance of the gut microbiome, the interaction between bacteria and micronutrient iron in the gut is also a focus of this review. The iron absorption efficiency varies considerably according to iron type and dietary factors. Iron fortification remains the cost-effective strategy, although challenges exist in developing suitable iron fortificants and food vehicles regarding bioavailability and acceptability. Iron deficiency may alter the microbiome structure and promote the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the gut, affecting immune balance and human health.


Subject(s)
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency , Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Iron Deficiencies , Trace Elements , Humans , Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/drug therapy , Iron, Dietary , Food, Fortified , Iron , Micronutrients , Dietary Supplements
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Food Res Int ; 175: 113758, 2024 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38128998

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to compare the effect of freezing and heating treatment sequences on the biochemical properties and flavor of crab (Portunus trituberculatus) meat during freeze-thaw cycles. The results showed that pH, color, K and microstructure changes in the H-F group were not significant with increasing number of freeze-thaw cycles, but TVB-N values increased and WHC values decreased. However, with the increase in the number of freeze-thaw cycles, pH and WHC significantly decreased and TVB-N, L* and K values significantly increased in the C and F-H groups. Proteins were degraded in all groups, but the lower degree of degradation occurred in the H-F group. Although the total free amino acid content decreased with increasing number of freeze-thaw cycles in each group, the high content of AMP and IMP in the H-F group suggested that it still had a better flavor.


Subject(s)
Brachyura , Animals , Freezing , Brachyura/chemistry , Swimming , Heating , Meat/analysis
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Food Funct ; 14(15): 7040-7052, 2023 Jul 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37449470

ABSTRACT

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a serious threat to the health of humans around the world. Tegillarca granosa (T. granosa) is considered as an excellent source of iron due to its abundant iron-binding protein hemoglobin. This study aimed to investigate the effects of hemoglobin from T. granosa on the gut microbiota and iron bioavailability in IDA mice. Compared to normal mice, IDA mice showed reduced microbiota diversity and altered relative abundance (reduced Muribaculaceae and increased Bacteroides). After 4 weeks of administration, hemoglobin restored the dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiota induced by IDA and decreased the Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio and the abundance of Proteobacteria. Analysis of the hemoglobin regeneration efficiency of mice treated with hemoglobin confirmed that hemoglobin exhibited high iron bioavailability, particularly at low-dose administration, suggesting that a small amount of hemoglobin from T. granosa markedly elevated the blood hemoglobin level in mice. These findings suggested that IDA could be alleviated by administration of hemoglobin with excellent iron bioavailability, and its therapeutic mechanism may be partially attributed to the regulation of the intestinal microbiota composition and relative abundance. These results indicated that T. granosa hemoglobin may be a promising iron supplement to treat IDA and promote the utilization of aquatic-derived proteins.


Subject(s)
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency , Arcidae , Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Microbiota , Humans , Mice , Animals , Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/drug therapy , Iron/metabolism , Hemoglobins/metabolism , Bacteroidetes/metabolism
4.
Small ; 19(34): e2301886, 2023 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37086144

ABSTRACT

Electrochromic (EC) reflective displays offer great advantages in delivering information and providing visual data, but are limited in dark environments. Reflective/emissive dual-modal displays capable of electrochemically-induced color and fluorescence change simultaneously are highly desirable, especially possessing rapid response speed as well as long-term durability. Herein, an electroactive fluorescent ionic liquid based on triphenylamine and imidazole (EFIL-TPA) has been synthesized for reflective/emissive dual-modal display. The resultant device exhibits outstanding electrochromic/electrofluorochromic (EC/EFC) performance with low driving voltage (below 1.0 V), fast switching speed (0.57-1.8 s), and remarkable cycling durability (91% retention for 10 000 cycles). A piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) driven EC/EFC integrated system is fabricated to harvest energy from human motion and visually drive the color/fluorescence change for human motion indication in both bright and dark environments. This innovative EC/EFC dual-modal display device based on EFIL-TPA supports a huge space for the development of self-powered human motion visualized indication in all-light conditions.

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J Sci Food Agric ; 103(2): 891-899, 2023 Jan 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36057934

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Iron-deficiency anemia is one severe micronutrient malnutrition and has captured worldwide attention. This study evaluated the in vitro iron absorption of two iron-binding proteins (hemoglobin and ferritin) from Tegillarca granosa. In addition, the protein structure-iron absorption relationship and the regulatory effect of hepcidin on cellular iron absorption were explored. RESULTS: Our findings revealed that both hemoglobin and ferritin extracted from T. granosa contained abundant iron-binding sites, as evidenced by stronger peaks in amide I and II regions compared with the two proteins from humans. Less ß-sheet (27.67%) structures were found in hemoglobin compared with ferritin (36.40%), probably contributing to its greater digestibility and more release of available iron. This was confirmed by the results of Caco-2/HepG2 cell culture system that showed iron absorption of hemoglobin was 26.10-39.31% higher than that of ferritin with an iron content of 50-150 µmol L-1 . This high iron absorption of hemoglobin (117.86-174.10 ng mg-1 ) could also be due to more hepcidin produced by HepG2 cells, thereby preventing ferroportin-mediated iron efflux from Caco-2 cells. In addition, the possible risk of oxidative stress was evaluated in cells post-iron exposure. In comparison with ferrous sulfate, a common iron supplement, Caco-2 cells treated with the iron-binding proteins had a 9.50-25.73% lower level of intracellular reactive oxygen species, indicating the safety of hemoglobin and ferritin. CONCLUSION: Collectively, the data of this research would be helpful for understanding the key features and potential of developing hemoglobin and ferritin from T. granosa as novel iron supplements. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.


Subject(s)
Hepcidins , Iron , Humans , Caco-2 Cells , Coculture Techniques , Digestion , Ferritins/metabolism , Hemoglobins , Hepcidins/metabolism , Iron/metabolism , Arcidae , Animals , Hep G2 Cells
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J Food Sci ; 88(1): 503-512, 2023 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36510376

ABSTRACT

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a global health concern affecting one-third of the world's population, particularly those dominated by plant-based food. Fortifying staple foods with iron has been an effective strategy for preventing IDA. Pneumatophorus japonicus is an essential economic fish in China. Pneumatophorus japonicus dark meat is usually underutilized as a byproduct, though it contains bounteous nutrients, including heme iron (10.50 mg/100 g). This study aimed to investigate the iron bioavailability of P. japonicus dark meat and to evaluate its potential as an iron fortifier for whole-wheat flour, a typical staple food, using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell culture system. Our results suggested the excellent iron bioavailability of P. japonicus dark meat in comparison with beef (a heme dietary iron reference), whole-wheat flour (a non-heme dietary iron reference), and FeSO4 (a conventional iron supplement). The addition of P. japonicus dark meat notably enhanced iron solubility, bioavailability, and protein digestibility of whole-wheat flour. The flour-dark meat mixture yielded 1.96 times the iron bioavailability compared to beef per gram. The iron bioavailability was further improved by adding vitamin C, a commonly used dietary factor, at the Vc/iron mass ratio of 2:100-5:100. Our findings reveal the promise of P. japonicus dark meat as a significant source of bioavailable iron, providing a basis for developing fish byproducts as alternatives for iron supplementation. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: This study investigated the iron bioavailability of Pneumatophorus japonicus meat using in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell culture system. These results could be used to improve the utilization of Pneumatophorus japonicus byproduct (dark meat) and develop the potential of the byproduct as an iron fortifier for whole-wheat flour.


Subject(s)
Iron Deficiencies , Iron , Humans , Animals , Cattle , Iron/metabolism , Flour , Iron, Dietary , Caco-2 Cells , Triticum/metabolism , Meat , Biological Availability , Food, Fortified
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Food Res Int ; 162(Pt A): 112031, 2022 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36461251

ABSTRACT

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world. This study was aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of hemoglobin from Tegillarca granosa (T. granosa) on IDA in mice. Mice were randomly divided into five groups: a normal control group, an anemia model group, a positive (FeSO4) control group, a low-dose and high-dose hemoglobin groups. After 4-week iron supplements administration, it was observed that hemoglobin at 2.0 mg iron/kg body weight had better restorative effective on IDA mice than that of FeSO4 with regard to routine blood parameters and serum biochemical indicators. Meanwhile, the IDA-caused alterations of organ coefficients and liver morphology were ameliorated in mice after hemoglobin supplementation in a dose-dependent manner. Further correlation analysis of indicators showed that serum ferritin (iron storage protein) and soluble transferrin receptor (cellular iron uptake membrane glycoprotein) were susceptible to iron deficiency, indicating possibledisorder of iron metabolism caused by IDA. And levels of serum ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor were restored after administration of hemoglobin. These findings confirmed the safety and effectiveness of T. granosa derived hemoglobin in alleviating IDA in mice, suggesting its great potential as an alternative for iron supplementation.


Subject(s)
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency , Iron Deficiencies , Animals , Mice , Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/drug therapy , Ferritins , Hemoglobins , Iron , Receptors, Transferrin
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 219: 11-20, 2022 Oct 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35931292

ABSTRACT

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common micronutrient deficiency. Tegillarca granosa (T. granosa) is a good source of iron due to its high content of hemoglobin. The present study aimed to determine the effects of glycosylation on structure, physicochemical characteristics and iron bioavailability of hemoglobin. Using Box-Behnken design and response surface methodology, the optimal conditions for hemoglobin-chitosan glycosylation were obtained: 61.8 °C, pH 6.3, hemoglobin/chitosan mass ratio of 4.3 and reaction time of 15 min. The formation of hemoglobin-chitosan conjugates was verified by SDS-PAGE and fluorescence spectroscopy. The surface hydrophobicity of hemoglobin was reduced by 20.90-65.05 % after glycosylation, along with the observations of elevated water-holding capacity, likely owing to the introduction of hydrophilic groups. Antioxidant capacity of glycosylated products (0.41-0.66 µM Trolox/mg protein) was markedly greater than that of original protein (0.06 µM Trolox/mg protein) due to the formation of brown polymers with antioxidant activity. In addition, glycosylation improved in vitro digestibility of hemoglobin by 41.15-69.09 %, which could be attributed to less ß-sheet in secondary structures. Moreover, hemoglobin (324.38 ng/mg) exhibited better iron absorption than FeSO4 (121.63 ng/mg), with the value being further enhanced by glycosylation (442.73 ng/mg), which may be due to the improved protein digestibility and iron-chelating capacity.


Subject(s)
Arcidae , Chitosan , Animals , Antioxidants/metabolism , Antioxidants/pharmacology , Biological Availability , Chitosan/metabolism , Glycosylation , Hemoglobins/chemistry , Iron/metabolism , Iron Chelating Agents/metabolism , Micronutrients/metabolism , Water/metabolism
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 286: 114897, 2022 Mar 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34890728

ABSTRACT

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE: Enteromorpha has long been recorded in traditional Chinese medicine, with cholesterol-lowering, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. Recently, we extracted the polyphenol-enriched fraction from Enteromorpha clathrata (E. clathrata) by ethyl acetate (ECPs), and isolated six individual polyphenols from ECPs via high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). AIM OF THE STUDY: In this study, we explored the anti-inflammatory activity and underlying mechanism of ECPs in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ECPs and the six polyphenols were used for nitric oxide (NO) assay to identify the components with potent inflammation inhibitory effect. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), flow cytometry, and Western blot analysis were applied to further investigate their anti-inflammatory effects and underlying mechanism in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. RESULTS: ECPs and the three individual polyphenols, including (-)-epicatechin, epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate and (-)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate, showed in vitro immunosuppressive activity by altering the cell biology at the gene, protein and functional levels in a dose- and species-dependent manner. Their anti-inflammatory effects were achieved by inhibiting LPS-induced production of nitric oxide and its upstream enzyme inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), the pro-inflammatory cytokines including interleukin-1 beta (IL-1ß), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), as well as the phagocytotic capacity, without cytotoxicity. The mechanism study further revealed that these anti-inflammatory properties were, at least partly, attributed to the suppressed activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicated for the first time the correlation between the anti-inflammatory activity of ECPs and NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways, suggesting that polyphenol-enriched organic fraction of E. clathrata could be potential candidate as therapeutic agent for treating inflammatory diseases.


Subject(s)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Inflammation/drug therapy , Polyphenols/pharmacology , Ulva/metabolism , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/isolation & purification , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Immunosuppressive Agents/administration & dosage , Immunosuppressive Agents/isolation & purification , Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology , Lipopolysaccharides , MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects , Macrophages/drug effects , Macrophages/pathology , Medicine, Chinese Traditional/methods , Mice , NF-kappa B/metabolism , Polyphenols/administration & dosage , Polyphenols/isolation & purification , RAW 264.7 Cells
10.
Food Funct ; 12(22): 11491-11502, 2021 Nov 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34700336

ABSTRACT

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) has been receiving worldwide attention. Developing safe and effective iron supplements is of great significance for IDA treatment. Tegillarca granosa (T. granosa), a traditional aquaculture bivalve species in China, is considered to be an excellent source of micronutrients, but the distribution and bioavailability of these minerals have yet to be investigated. The present research was conducted to determine the contents and in vitro enzymatic digestibility of minerals in T. granosa, using beef and wheat flour as reference foods. Meanwhile, two iron-binding proteins, hemoglobin and ferritin, were extracted from T. granosa, and their structures, iron accessibility and bioavailability were investigated. Moreover, the effects of ascorbic acid (AA) and citric acid (CA), two commonly applied dietary factors, on these parameters were evaluated. Our results indicated that the mineral levels varied significantly among different food matrices, with T. granosa showing the highest contents of the tested elements. Comparison of iron absorption of meat versus wheat flour and hemoglobin versus ferritin confirmed that heme iron exhibited higher bioavailability than non-heme iron. The addition of the two organic acids notably enhanced the cellular iron uptake of T. granosa-derived proteins. This could be because AA/CA weakened hydrogen bonds within proteins and caused disordered secondary structures, thereby improving their enzymatic digestibility and releasing more soluble iron to be available for absorption. The results of this study provided a basis for the development of T. granosa-derived protein-based iron supplements, promoting the diverse utilization of marine aquatic resources.


Subject(s)
Arcidae/chemistry , Ascorbic Acid/chemistry , Citric Acid/chemistry , Iron, Dietary , Iron/chemistry , Animals , Biological Availability , Caco-2 Cells , Humans , Iron, Dietary/metabolism , Iron, Dietary/pharmacokinetics
11.
Int J Biol Macromol ; 173: 524-531, 2021 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33493563

ABSTRACT

Developing safe and efficient iron supplements is significant for the alleviation of iron-deficient anemia (IDA). Myoglobin (Mb) is a heme-protein rich in bioavailable iron. Pneumatophorus japonicus (P. japonicus), one important economic fish in China, contain a high Mb level in its dark meat normally discarded during processing. The present study aimed to determine the structure, physicochemical properties, and iron bioavailability of Mb extracted from P. japonicus. Meanwhile, the effects of glycosylation, a commonly applied chemical modification of proteins, on these parameters were evaluated. Using Box-Behnken design, the optimal conditions for Mb-chitosan glycosylation were obtained: 45.07 °C, pH 6.10 and Mb/chitosan mass ratio of 6.29. The structure and functional properties of the glycosylated Mb (Mb-gly) were investigated. Compared with the original Mb, Mb-gly obtained a more ordered secondary structure. The surface hydrophobicity of Mb-gly was found to be decreased together with the observations of elevated water solubility. Moreover, glycosylation enhanced the Mb antioxidant capacity, and improved its stability in enzymatic digestion system. Regarding to the iron bioavailability, the cellular uptake of Mb­iron was significantly higher than FeSO4, and further elevated by glycosylation. These results provided a basis for the development of Mb-based iron supplements, promoting the utilization of fish-processing industries wastes.


Subject(s)
Fishes/metabolism , Iron/metabolism , Myoglobin/chemistry , Myoglobin/metabolism , Animals , Biological Availability , Caco-2 Cells , China , Fish Proteins/chemistry , Fish Proteins/metabolism , Glycosylation , Humans , Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions , Models, Molecular , Protein Structure, Secondary , Solubility
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Materials (Basel) ; 11(11)2018 Oct 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30356008

ABSTRACT

In this work poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) coated SnO2-Fe2O3 continuous nanotubes with a uniform core⁻shell structure have been demonstrated for rapid sensitive detection of iodide ions. The SnO2-Fe2O3 nanotubes were firstly fabricated via an electrospinning technique and following calcination process. An in situ polymerization approach was then performed to coat a uniform PEDOT shell on the surface of as-prepared SnO2-Fe2O3 nanotubes by vapor phase polymerization, using Fe2O3 on the surface of nanotubes as an oxidant in an acidic condition. The resultant PEDOT@SnO2-Fe2O3 core-shell nanotubes exhibit a fast response time (~4 s) toward iodide ion detection and a linear current response ranging from 10 to 100 µM, with a detection limit of 1.5 µM and sensitivity of 70 µA/mM/cm². The facile fabrication process and high sensing performance of this study can promote a wide range of potential applications in human health monitoring and biosensing systems.

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J Colloid Interface Sci ; 522: 95-103, 2018 Jul 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29579566

ABSTRACT

Platinum is the most commonly used dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) counter electrode (CE) due to its superior electrocatalytic activity and high transparency. However, the scarcity and high-cost of Pt restrict its practical application for the large-scale production of DSSCs. Herein, a facile approach for fabricating highly dispersed Co9S8 nanoparticles with small diameters in the range of 5-10 nm on the surface of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) via an electrospinning followed by calcination and hydrothermal reaction was developed. The composite material could be used as an efficient and low-cost Pt-free CE for DSSCs. The DSSC assembled with the prepared Co9S8/CNFs composite as a CE exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.37%, which is comparable to that of the DSSC with conventional thermally deposited Pt as the CE (8.50%). Therefore, the Co9S8/CNFs composite can be used as an efficient and low-cost promising alternative CE in DSSCs.

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J Colloid Interface Sci ; 514: 675-685, 2018 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29310097

ABSTRACT

Bilirubin is a pathogenic toxin in the blood of patients with liver failure, and bilirubin adsorbents have been applied to remove the extra bilirubin in hemoperfusion. However, the developing of high-performance adsorbents with satisfying removal ability, physical/chemical stability, biocompatibility and hemocompatibility still needs to be explored. In this study, branched polyethylenimine (bPEI) grafted electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber membrane (bPEIPANFM) was fabricated via a green hydrothermal process. The hydrothermal temperature, hydrothermal time and the weight ratio of bPEI to PAN were investigated to seek the optimal bilirubin adsorption capacity. The results revealed that bPEIPANFM (hydrothermal temperature at 160 °C, hydrothermal time at 10 h and the weight ration of bPEI to PAN at 10:1) showed the best removal ability toward bilirubin. Batch adsorption experiments for both free bilirubin solution and bovine serum albumin (BSA)-bonded bilirubin solution were studied. The maximum adsorption capacity of bPEIPANFM toward BSA-bonded bilirubin was 112.87 mg/g, which is higher than those of many reported adsorbents. After ten regeneration cycles, the removal efficiency could still maintain 95%. Moreover, the bPEIPANFM also exhibited excellent biocompatibility and hemocompatibility. These obtained results demonstrate that this study may provide a new adsorbent for removing bilirubin in hemoperfusion applications.

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J Colloid Interface Sci ; 505: 1018-1030, 2017 Nov 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28693103

ABSTRACT

Inorganic/organic composite electrospun fibers have been extensively investigated as adsorbents for the wastewater treatment. In this study, branched polyethylenimine (b-PEI) functionalized magnetic iron oxide (Fe3O4)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) composite electrospun fiber adsorbent (b-PEI-FePAN) was fabricated and systematically explored for the removal of toxic hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)]. b-PEI grafted PAN organic component not only acted as the flexible substrate to load Fe3O4 particles but also made a contribution to the improved adsorption capacity. In the batch adsorption test, the maximum adsorption capacity based on Langmuir fitting was 684.93mg/g, which was higher than most of the reported adsorbents. The removal efficiency could reach above 98% with a dosage of 0.5mg/mL in the real water samples. Moreover, the filtration efficiency was also above 98.5% even at a high flux of 765L·m-2·h-1 in dynamic filtration experiment. According to mechanism analysis, both electrostatic adsorption and reduction action were involved in the Cr(VI) removal processes. These results demonstrate that b-PEI functionalized Fe3O4/PAN composite electrospun fibers have promising potential in water purification field.

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Talanta ; 167: 638-644, 2017 May 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28340772

ABSTRACT

Vanadium (V)-doped tin oxide (SnO2) one-dimensional porous nanofibers (PNFs) were fabricated for the hydrogen detection application. V-doping changes the distances of different facets of the SnO2 crystal in different roles, and therefore deform or distort the SnO2 structure. The modulation effects of V4+ and V5+ on hydrogen detecting performance were discussed. With a suitable amount of V-doping, the porous SnO2 nanofibers exhibits ~66% increase of response sensitivity, 33% faster in response (2s) and 50% faster in recovery time (1s), comparing with undoped SnO2 nanofibers.

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Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl ; 72: 106-112, 2017 Mar 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28024565

ABSTRACT

Recently, electrically conductive biomaterial scaffolds have shown great potential in tissue regeneration. Herein, we reported an electrically conductive polyaniline (PANI) coated poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) electrospun micron-fiber scaffold for the enhanced attachment and proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) under electrical stimulation conditions. After the O2 plasma treatment toward PCL electrospun fiber, PANI could be polymerized onto their surfaces successfully. The obtained PANI-PCL fibers were characterized by SEM observations, FT-IR spectra, XPS analysis, and water contact angle measurement. The mechanical tests indicated that the fibers could satisfy the practical vascular scaffold requirements. The conductivity of the PANI-PCL fibers was 6.71×10-3S/cm which could provide a conductive in-vitro platform to study the effect of electrical stimulation on HUVECs proliferation. When PANI-coated PCL fibers were compared with PCL fibers, HUVECs exhibited highly enhanced adhesion and viability, especially under electrical stimulation (ES) of 200, 300, and 400mV/cm. Proliferation of HUVECs on PANI-PCL fibers was strongly dependent on electrical stimulation intensity. The results showed new insights into conductive scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering.


Subject(s)
Aniline Compounds/chemistry , Biocompatible Materials/chemistry , Polyesters/chemistry , Biocompatible Materials/pharmacology , Cell Adhesion/drug effects , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Electric Stimulation , Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells , Humans , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Photoelectron Spectroscopy , Plasma Gases , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared , Surface Properties , Tissue Engineering , Wettability
19.
J Colloid Interface Sci ; 487: 297-309, 2017 Feb 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27792937

ABSTRACT

An environmentally benign and efficient hydrothermal carbonization method is widely applied for the preparation of carbon-based adsorbents. However, the adsorption capacity toward anionic species would be influenced due to the negatively charged surface of the traditional hydrothermal carbonaceous materials; moreover most of the carbonaceous materials were in the form of powder which restricted the practical applications. Herein, amino-rich hydrothermal carbon-coated electrospun polyacrylonitrile fiber (PAN@NC) adsorbents were obtained through one-step hydrothermal carbonization approach assisted by diethylenetriamine using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers as the templates, which showed highly efficient adsorption for anionic pollutants. The PAN@NC fibers were characterized in detail to confirm their structures and composition. The flexible and robust PAN@NC fiber membrane exhibited high adsorption capacity and good regeneration and recycling ability toward the anionic metal ion Cr(VI) and herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). According to the Langmuir model, the adsorption behaviors showed monolayer adsorption capacities of 290.70mg/g and 164.47mg/g for Cr(VI) and 2,4-D, respectively, which were higher than that of many other adsorbents. Recycling study indicated that the removal efficiencies for both pollutants retained above 90% after five cycles. These findings demonstrate that PAN@NC fibers are promising adsorbents for the removal of anionic pollutants from wastewater solutions.

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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 7(48): 26649-57, 2015 Dec 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26572223

ABSTRACT

Water-insoluble ß-cyclodextrin-based fibers were synthesized by electrospinining followed by thermal cross-linking. The fibers were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopic (FE-SEM) and Fourier transformed infrared spectrometer (FT-IR). The highly insoluble fraction obtained from different pH values (3-11) indicates successful cross-linking reactions and their usability in aqueous solution. After the cross-linking reaction, the fibers' tensile strength increases significantly and the BET surface area is 19.49 m(2)/g. The cross-linked fibers exhibited high adsorption capacity for cationic dye methylene blue (MB) with good recyclability. The adsorption performance can be fitted well with pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacity is 826.45 mg/g according to Langmuir fitting. Due to electrostatic repulsion, the fibers show weak adsorption toward negatively charged anionic dye methyl orange (MO). On the basis of the selective adsorption, the fiber membrane can separate the MB/MO mixture solution by dynamic filtration at a high flow rate of 150 mL/min. The fibers can maintain good fibrous morphology and high separation efficiency even after five filtration-regeneration cycles. The obtained results suggested potential applications of ß-cyclodextrin-based electrospun fibers in the dye wastewater treatment field.


Subject(s)
Membranes, Artificial , Methylene Blue/isolation & purification , Nanofibers/chemistry , Nanotechnology/methods , beta-Cyclodextrins/chemical synthesis , Adsorption , Azo Compounds/isolation & purification , Cross-Linking Reagents/chemistry , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Kinetics , Nanofibers/ultrastructure , Solubility , Solutions , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared , Temperature , beta-Cyclodextrins/chemistry
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