Abstract. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) together with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have been produced on the surface of and inside mesocarbon microbeads containing Co nanoparticles during their activation with potassium hydroxide (KOH). The resulting CNFs consist of a number of platelet-shaped sub-units with width of about 500 nm and thickness of 50 nm. The CNTs, with diameter of about 200 nm, grow from…
Abstract. Selective catalytic reduction of NO with acetylene (C2H2-SCR) over mordenite-based catalysts (HMOR, 0.5% Mo/HMOR and NaMOR) was investigated by in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. A possible mechanism was proposed to explain catalytic performance of the mordenite-based catalysts in the C2H2-SCR: Nitrosonium ions (NO+) and bidentate nitrate are reactive nitric species …
Abstract. Nickel-based catalysts supported on Al2O3 . SiO2 were prepared with modification of the second metal involving La, Co, Cu, Zr or Y, of which the catalytic behaviors were assessed in the ethanol steam reforming reaction. Activity test indicated that addition of La resulted in higher selectivity of hydrogen and lower selectivity of carbon monoxide, compared with Co-doped nickel cat…
Abstract. The effects of cadmium (Cd) on the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide anion (O2•−) in leaves of Phaseolus aureus and Vicia sativa were investigated. Cadmium at 100M significantly increased the production of O2•− and H2O2, as well as the activities of plasma membrane-bound nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidases and the symplastic …
Abstract. A simple method of changing pre-treatment temperature in the course of film formation was used to tune the surface structures of PVA membranes. Surface structure and property of the resulting membranes were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy, and contact angle measurements. The results show that PVA have…
Abstract. A drug-inorganic clay composite involving a pharmaceutically active compound curcumin (Cur) intercalated Mg–Al layered double hydroxides (Cur-LDHs) with Mg/Al=3 has been assembled by co-precipitation and ion-exchange methods. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) analysis indicate a successful intercalation of Cur between the layers with mono…
In this study, we investigated the role and molecular mechanism of p43 and YS-1 (recombinant human p43 protein) in Dll4-Notch1 signaling pathway. Active, small interfering RNA and recombinant plasmid targeting of p43 protein were used to infect human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Three-dimensional sprouting model, endothelial cell migration assay, and sprouting and tube formation a…