Donghua University

About: Donghua University is a education organization based out in Shanghai, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Fiber & Nanofiber. The organization has 21155 authors who have published 21841 publications receiving 393091 citations. The organization is also known as: Dōnghuá Dàxué & China Textile University.

Au/Polypyrrole@Fe3O4 Nanocomposites for MR/CT Dual-Modal Imaging Guided-Photothermal Therapy: An in Vitro Study

Abstract: Construction of multifunctional nanocomposites as theranostic platforms has received considerable biomedical attention. In this study, a triple-functional theranostic agent based on the cointegration of gold nanorods (Au NRs) and superparamagnetic iron oxide (Fe3O4) into polypyrrole was developed. Such a theranostic agent (referred to as Au/PPY@Fe3O4) not only exhibits strong magnetic property and high near-infrared (NIR) optical absorbance but also produces high contrast for magnetic resonance (MR) and X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging. Importantly, under the irradiation of the NIR 808 nm laser at the power density of 2 W/cm2 for 10 min, the temperature of the solution containing Au/PPY@Fe3O4 (1.4 mg/mL) increased by about 35 °C. Cell viability assay showed that these nanocomposites had low cytotoxicity. Furthermore, an in vitro photothermal treatment test demonstrates that the cancer cells can be efficiently killed by the photothermal effects of the Au/PPY@Fe3O4 nanocomposites. In summary, this stu...

Construction of n-TiO2/p-Ag2O Junction on Carbon Fiber Cloth with Vis–NIR Photoresponse as a Filter-Membrane-Shaped Photocatalyst

Abstract: The development of effective and reusable photocatalysts with broad-spectra activity has attracted attention. Herein, we have constructed n-TiO2/p-Ag2O junction on carbon fiber (CF) cloth as an efficient and recyclable photocatalyst. With CF cloth as the substrate, TiO2 nanorods (length: 1–2 µm) are prepared by a hydrothermal process, and the in-situ growth of Ag2O nanoparticles (10–20 nm) is then realized by chemical bath deposition route. The flexible CF/TiO2/Ag2O cloth (area: 4 × 4 cm2) shows a broad and strong photo-absorption (200–1000 nm). Under the illumination of visible-light (λ > 400 nm), CF/TiO2/Ag2O cloth can efficiently eliminate 99.2% rhodamine B (RhB), 99.4% acid orange 7 (AO7), 87.6% bisphenol A (BPA), and 89.5% hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) in 100 min, superior to CF/Ag2O cloth (83.5% RhB, 60.0% AO7, 31.2% BPA and 41.8% Cr6+). In particular, under the NIR-light illumination (980 nm laser), CF/TiO2/Ag2O cloth can remove 70.9% AO7 and 60.0% Cr6+ in 100 min, which are significantly higher than those by CF/Ag2O cloth (19.8% AO7 and 18.9% Cr6+). In addition, CF/TiO2/Ag2O cloth (diameter: 10 cm), as a filter-membrane, can effectively wipe off 94.4% flowing RhB solution (rate: ~ 1 L h− 1) at 6th filtering/degrading grade. Thus, CF/TiO2/Ag2O cloth can be used as a Vis–NIR-responded filter-membrane-shaped photocatalyst with high-efficiency for purifying wastewater.

Fabrication of silk fibroin blended P(LLA-CL) nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering.

Abstract: Electrospinning using natural proteins and synthetic polymers offers an attractive technique for producing fibrous scaffolds with potential for tissue regeneration and repair. Nanofibrous scaffolds of silk fibroin (SF) and poly(L-lactic acid-co-epsilon-caprolactone) (P(LLA-CL)) blends were fabricated using 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol as a solvent via electrospinning. The average nanofibrous diameter increased with increasing polymer concentration and decreasing the blend ratio of SF to P(LLA-CL). Characterizations of XPS and (13)C NMR clarified the presence of SF on their surfaces and no obvious chemical bond reaction between SF with P(LLA-CL) and SF in SF/P(LLA-CL) nanofibers was present in a random coil conformation, SF conformation transformed from random coil to beta-sheet when treated with water vapor. Whereas water contact angle measurements conformed greater hydrophilicity than P(LLA-CL). Both the tensile strength and elongation at break increased with the content increasing of P(LLA-CL). Cell viability studies with pig iliac endothelial cells demonstrated that SF/P(LLA-CL) blended nanofibrous scaffolds significantly promoted cell growth in comparison with P(LLA-CL), especially when the weight ratio of SF to P(LLA-CL) was 25:75. These results suggested that SF/P(LLA-CL) blended nanofibrous scaffolds might be potential candidates for vascular tissue engineering.