LiF-Rich Cathode Electrolyte Interphases Homogenizing Li Fluxes toward Stable Interface in Li-Rich Mn-Based Cathodes.

Constructing a stable cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) is crucial to enhance the battery performance of Li-rich Mn-based oxide (LMO) cathodes. To achieve an ideal CEI, a gas-phase fluorination technique is proposed to pre-structure a robust LiF layer (≈1 nm) on the LMO surface. The designed LiF layer effectively modulates the electric field distribution on the electrode surface and mitigates undesirable side reactions between the electrode and electrolyte, thereby promoting the formation of a uniform LiF-rich CEI layer on the LMO-F-1.

Heyndrickxia coagulans spore-based nanoparticle generator for improved oral insulin delivery and hypoglycemic therapy.

Due to the two major physiological barriers restricted by mucus penetration and epithelia transport, oral insulin therapy using nano-delivery system remains challenging. Heyndrickxia coagulans spores can survive the harsh conditions of gastrointestinal tract (GIT), and penetrate in the mucus through germination to probiotics with their amphipathic proteinaceous coat shedding in the gut epithelium, which makes it possible to be functionalized with hydrophilic peptide/protein and form nanoparticles (NPs) in vivo. Inspired by the natural physiological properties of spores, novel deoxycholic acid-modified Heyndrickxia coagulans spores loaded with insulin (DA-Spore/Ins) as the generators of autonomous bio-based nanoparticles were designed to solve these absorption barriers to enhance oral insulin delivery.

A 2.5° × 2.5° gridded drought/flood grades dataset for eastern China during the last millennium.

Hydroclimate reconstruction for the last millennium is essential to understand the differences in hydroclimate extremes and their causes under cold/warm conditions. In this study, the first gridded drought/flood grades (D/F grades) dataset in eastern China (EC) during the last millennium was generated. This D/F grades dataset mainly consisted of two components.

Stimulus-responsive hybrid nanoparticles based on multiple lipids for the co-delivery of doxorubicin and Sphk2-siRNA and breast cancer therapy.

The development of breast cancer is usually related to multiple pathways. A combinatory therapeutic system that combines drug/siRNA targeting several independent pathways has become an attractive approach to reduce the side effects and improve the efficiency of antitumor drugs. Herein, we designed a unique micelle-liposome hybrid nanoparticle platform for the combinatory administration of the cytotoxic drug DOX and Sphk2-siRNA for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) cancer.

Mitochondrial COI gene is valid to delimitate Tylenchidae (Nematoda: Tylenchomorpha) species.

Tylenchidae is a widely distributed soil-inhabiting nematode family. Regardless their abundance, molecular phylogeny based on rRNA genes is problematic, and the delimitation of taxa in this group remains poorly documented and highly uncertain. Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) gene is an important barcoding gene that has been widely used species identifications and phylogenetic analyses.