Stepwise Bay Annulation of Indigo for the Synthesis of Desymmetrized Electron Acceptors and Donor–Acceptor Constructs

A selective stepwise annulation of indigo has been demonstrated as a means of providing both monoannulated and differentially double-annulated indigo derivatives. Disparate substitution of the electron accepting bay-annulated indigo system allows for fine control over both the electronic properties as well as donor–acceptor structural architectures. Optical and electronic properties were characterized computationally as well as through UV–vis absorption spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. This straightforward method provides a modular approach for the design of indigo-based materials with tailored optoelectronic properties

Shape-Coded Silica Nanotubes for Biosensing

Shape-coded silica nanotubes (SNTs) were fabricated on the basis of template synthesis as a new dispersible microarray system. The template synthesis of shape-coded SNTs begins with the fabrication of a porous alumina film that has well-defined cylindrical pores with two or more different diameter segments by multistep anodization of an aluminum substrate. Then, SNTs were fabricated with a surface sol−gel method that can control the wall thickness of SNTs on the single-nanometer level. Attractively, the difference in optical reflectance between the segmented parts of individual silica nanotube makes it very convenient to identify each nanotube and enables these shape-coded SNTs to work as coding materials for biosensing

Suspension Array with Shape-Coded Silica Nanotubes for Multiplexed Immunoassays

A suspension array for multiplexed immunoassays has been developed using shape-coded silica nanotubes (SNTs) as coding materials. Fabricated by multistep anodization template synthesis, each shape-coded SNT has several segments with different reflectance values depending on their diameters and wall thicknesses. Therefore, the code of each SNT can be “read-out” under a conventional optical microscope. The suspension array with shape-coded SNTs has shown high stability and dispersibility in aqueous buffer media and high detection sensitivity. The SNTs have not shown any visible degradation while submerged in aqueous solution for 7 months, the tubular structure and silanol groups on the inner and outer surfaces allow SNTs to disperse evenly in buffer solution, and the detection limit of an IgG protein is about 6 pM with 1.5 × 106 SNTs per mL. We have demonstrated the high selectivity of the SNTs suspension array for the detection of multianalytes in the multiplexed immunoassay experiments

Additional file 5: of Comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genomes of oriental spittlebug trible Cosmoscartini: insights into the relationships among closely related taxa

Figure S2. Organization of the control regions in the five complete Cosmoscartini mitogenomes. The tandem repeats are presented by colored oval with Arabic numerals inside. Non-repeat regions are shown by gray bars with sequence length inside. (TIF 3876 kb

In Situ-Doped Sulfonated Schiff-Base Networks in SPEEK Composite Membranes with Enhanced Proton Conductivity

Sulfonated polyether ether ketone (SPEEK) has been widely investigated in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) due to its excellent thermal stability, chemical stability, and low cost compared with Nafion. However, excessive degree of sulfonation will easily lead to the decrease in thermal stabilities and mechanical properties of SPEEK membranes, which limits the enhancement of proton conductivity. In this work, a series of Schiff-base networks (SNWs) with different contents are in situ synthesized in the SPEEK membrane by a Schiff-base co-condensation reaction, and then, the composite membranes are soaked in sulfonic acid for further improvement of proton conductivity. The highest doping amount of the SNW filler in SPEEK can reach 20 wt %. High loading and low leaching rate of H2SO4 are easily achieved owing to the similar size between sulfuric acid molecules and micropores in SNW. Moreover, abundant amino and imine groups in SNW networks contribute to the anchoring of H2SO4 into the pores by acid–base interactions. The proton conductivity of the SPEEK/S-SNW-15 composite membrane can reach 115.53 mS cm–1 at 80 °C and 100% RH. Meanwhile, the composite membrane also exhibits satisfied stability and mechanical property

Additional file 4: of Comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genomes of oriental spittlebug trible Cosmoscartini: insights into the relationships among closely related taxa

Figure S1. Sequence alignments of the intergenic spacer between trnS2 and nad1 in the nine Cosmoscartini mitogenomes, with the conserved nucleotides marked with *. (TIF 162 kb

Additional file 2: of Comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genomes of oriental spittlebug trible Cosmoscartini: insights into the relationships among closely related taxa

Table S2. Codons usage for the 13 protein-coding genes of nine Cosmoscatini species. (XLSX 24 kb

Additional file 3: of Comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genomes of oriental spittlebug trible Cosmoscartini: insights into the relationships among closely related taxa

Table S3. Start and stop codons of 13 protein-coding genes of nine Cosmoscatini species. (XLSX 10 kb

sj-pdf-1-imr-10.1177_03000605221113785 - Supplemental material for Complete remission of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis after anti-tuberculous chemotherapy: a case report

Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-imr-10.1177_03000605221113785 for Complete remission of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis after anti-tuberculous chemotherapy: a case report by Guangtao Fan, Yilong Huang, Fenglin Xue and Bo He in Journal of International Medical Research</p

Additional file 1: of Comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genomes of oriental spittlebug trible Cosmoscartini: insights into the relationships among closely related taxa

Table S1. Gene content of our nine sequenced specimens and other published Cercopidae mitogenomes. (XLSX 24 kb