Fiber Based Multiple-Access Optical Frequency Dissemination

We demonstrate a fiber based multiple-access optical frequency dissemination scheme. Without using any additional laser sources, we reproduce the stable disseminated frequency at an arbitrary point of fiber link. Relative frequency stability of 3E10^{-16}/s and 4E10^{-18}/10^4s is obtained. A branching fiber network for highly-precision synchronization of optical frequency is made possible by this method and its applications are discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure

Microwave-Induced Interfacial Nanobubbles

A new method for generating nanobubbles via microwave irradiation was verified and quantified. AFM measurement showed that nanobubbles with diameters ranging in 200 - 600 nm were generated at water-HOPG surface by applying microwave to aqueous solutions with 9.0 - 30.0 mg/L of dissolved oxygen. Graphite displays strong microwave absorption and transmits high thermal energy to surface. Due to high dielectric constant (20 °C, 80 F/m) and dielectric loss factor, water molecule has strong absorption ability for microwave. The thermal and non-thermal effects of microwave both had contributions to decrease gas solubility and that facilitated nanobubble nucleation. The yield of nanobubbles increased about ten times when irradiation time increased from 60 s to 120 s at 200 W microwave. The nanobubbles density increased from 0.8 to 15 numbers/μm2 by improving working power from 200 to 600 W. An apparent improvement of nanobubbles yield was obtained between 300 and 400 W, and the resulting temperature was 34 - 52 °C. When the initial dissolved oxygen increased from 11.3 to 30.0 mg/L, the density of nanobubbles increased from 1.2 to 13 numbers/μm2. The generation of nanobubbles could be well controlled by adjusting gas concentration, microwave power or irradiation time. The method maybe valuable in preparing surface nanobubbles quickly and conveniently for various applications, such as catalysis, hypoxia/anoxia remediation or as templates to prepare nanoscale materials

Activation of additional energy dissipation processes in the magnetization dynamics of epitaxial chromium dioxide films

The precessional magnetization dynamics of a chromium dioxide$(100)$ film is examined in an all-optical pump-probe setup. The frequency dependence on the external field is used to extract the uniaxial in-plane anisotropy constant. The damping shows a strong dependence on the frequency, but also on the laser pump fluency, which is revealed as an important experiment parameter in this work: above a certain threshold further channels of energy dissipation open and the damping increases discontinuously. This behavior might stem from spin-wave instabilities

Quantification of oxygen nanobubbles in particulate matters and potential applications in remediation of anaerobic environment

Interfacial nanobubbles can exist on various hydrophobic and hydrophilic material interfaces. There are diverse applications for oxygen nanobubbles, which are closely related to their content and long-term stability. However, it remains challenging to determine the amount of nanobubbles loaded in a porous material. In this study, a novel method was used to quantify the total amount of oxygen nanobubbles loaded onto irregular particulate materials. Different materials were evaluated and their oxygen-loading capacities were found to be as follows: activated carbon (AC) > zeolite > biochar > diatomite > coal ash > clay. Significant differences in oxygen-loading capacities were mainly ascribed to differences in the specific surface area and hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties of the materials. The total oxygen loading on AC achieved using the high pressure loading method was higher than that achieved by the temperature variation method. This new quantitative method provides the possibility for the manipulation of oxygen nanobubble materials in practical applications and it is anticipated to be an important supplement to the existing methods of characterizing interfacial oxygen nanobubbles. Our results demonstrate that materials containing oxygen nanobubbles can significantly increase the dissolved oxygen and oxidation reduction potential in anaerobic systems. With the addition of oxygen-loaded materials (such as AC), the survival time of zebrafish was prolonged up to 20 h in a deoxygenated water system, and the germination rate of Vallisneria spiralis was also increased from 27 to 73% in an anaerobic sediment

Controlled release of recombinant human cementum protein 1 from electrospun multiphasic scaffold for cementum regeneration

Periodontitis is a major cause for tooth loss, which affects about 15% of the adult population. Cementum regeneration has been the crux of constructing the periodontal complex. Cementum protein 1 (CEMP1) is a cementum-specific protein that can induce cementogenic differentiation. In this study, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-tabilized amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) nanoparticles were prepared by wet-chemical method and then loaded with recombinant human CEMP1 (rhCEMPl) for controlled release. An electrospun multiphasic scaffold constituted of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), type I collagen (COL), and rhCEMPl/ACP was fabricated. The effects of rhCEMPl/ACP/PCL/COL scaffold on the attachment proliferation, osteogenic, and cementogenic differentiations of human periodontal ligament cells, (PDLCs) were systematically investigated. A critical size defect rat model was introduced to evaluate the effect of tissue regeneration of the scaffolds in vivo. The results showed that PEG-stabilized ACP nanoparticles formed a core-shell structure with sustained release of rhCEMP1 for up to 4 weeks. rhCEMPl/ACP/PCL/COL scaffold could suppress PDLCs proliferation behavior and upregulate the expression of cementoblastic markers including CEMP1 and cementum attachment protein while downregulating osteoblastic markers including osteocalcin and osteopontin when it was cocultured with PDLCs in vitro for 7 days. Histology analysis of cementum after being implanted with the scaffold in rats for 8 weeks showed that there was cementum-like tissue formation but little bone formation. These results indicated the potential of using electrospun multiphasic scaffolds for controlled release of rhCEMP1 for promoting cementum regeneration in reconstruction of the periodontal complex

Hydrogen Sulfide Mitigates Myocardial Infarction via Promotion of Mitochondrial Biogenesis-Dependent M2 Polarization of Macrophages.

Published onlineJOURNAL ARTICLEAIMS: Macrophages are of key importance for tissue repair after myocardial infarction (MI). Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been shown to exert cardioprotective effects in MI. However, the mechanisms by which H2S modulates cardiac remodeling and repair post-MI remain to be clarified. RESULTS: In our current study, we showed H2S supplementation ameliorated pathological remodeling and dysfunction post-MI in WT and CSE-KO mice, resulting in decreased infarct size and mortality, accompanied by an increase in the number of M2-polarized macrophages at the early stage of MI. Strikingly, adoptive transfer of NaHS-treated (BMMs) into WT and CSE-KO mice with depleted macrophages also ameliorated MI-induced cardiac functional deterioration. Further mechanistic studies demonstrated that NaHS-induced M2 polarization was achieved by enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis and fatty acid oxidation (FAO). INNOVATION AND CONCLUSION: Our study shows, for the first time, that H2S may have the potential as a therapeutic agent for MI via promotion of M2 macrophage polarization.This work was funded by the Key Program of National Nature Science Foundation of China (No.81330080) and the Key Program of Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology in China (No. 14JC1401100)