Dalian University of Technology

About: Dalian University of Technology is a education organization based out in Dalian, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Catalysis & Finite element method. The organization has 60890 authors who have published 71921 publications receiving 1188356 citations. The organization is also known as: Dàlián Lǐgōng Dàxué.

Nucleic Acid Aptamer-Guided Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnostics: the Next Generation of Cancer Medicine

Abstract: Conventional anticancer therapies, such as chemo- and/or radio-therapy are often unable to completely eradicate cancers due to abnormal tumor microenvironment, as well as increased drug/radiation resistance. More effective therapeutic strategies for overcoming these obstacles are urgently in demand. Aptamers, as chemical antibodies that bind to targets with high affinity and specificity, are a promising new and novel agent for both cancer diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Aptamer-based cancer cell targeting facilitates the development of active targeting in which aptamer-mediated drug delivery could provide promising anticancer outcomes. This review is to update the current progress of aptamer-based cancer diagnosis and aptamer-mediated active targeting for cancer therapy in vivo, exploring the potential of this novel form of targeted cancer therapy.

Initial geometries, interaction mechanism and high stability of silicene on Ag(111) surface

Abstract: Using ab initio methods, we have investigated the structures and stabilities of SiN clusters (N ≤ 24) on Ag(111) surface as the initial stage of silicene growth. Unlike the dome-shaped graphene clusters, Si clusters prefer nearly flat structures with low buckling, more stable than directly deposition of the 3D freestanding Si clusters on Ag surface. The p-d hybridization between Ag and Si is revealed as well as sp2 characteristics in SiN@Ag(111). Three types of silicene superstructures on Ag(111) surface have been considered and the simulated STM images are compared with experimental observations. Molecular dynamic simulations show high thermal stability of silicene on Ag(111) surfaces, contrast to that on Rh(111). The present theoretical results constitute a comprehensive picture about the interaction mechanism of silicene on Ag(111) surface and explain the superiority of Ag substrate for silicene growth, which would be helpful for improving the experimentally epitaxial growth of silicene.

Surface modification of biomass-derived hard carbon by grafting porous carbon nanosheets for high-performance supercapacitors

Abstract: The conversion of renewable biomass offers a great opportunity for economic fabrication of carbon materials for energy storage devices. However, it is difficult to finely tune the structures of biomass-derived hard carbons (BHCs) due to the inherent robust microstructures of biomass itself, limiting the wide applications of BHCs. Obtaining routes to further optimize the structures of BHCs for supercapacitors is still a large challenge. Inspired by nature in which leaves effectively increase the air-accessible surface area of plants to absorb more carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, we aim to increase the accessible surface area of BHCs for ion adsorption by grafting leaf-like units onto the surface of BHCs. In this study, porous carbon nanosheets (PCNSs) functioning as porous leaves are grafted onto rice husk-derived carbons (RHCs) to fabricate PCNS/RHC composites. The as-prepared PCNS/RHC composites are endowed with sheet-like architecture and abundant short pores. As the electrodes for supercapacitors, the PCNS/RHC composite exhibits a high specific capacitance of 315 F g−1 at 0.1 A g−1 and an excellent rate capability of 189 F g−1 at 50 A g−1. The present study demonstrates an effective and universal strategy to boost the functionality of BHCs materials for energy storage devices.