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.

Robust stability for stochastic Hopfield neural networks with time delays

Abstract: In this paper, the asymptotic stability analysis problem is considered for a class of uncertain stochastic neural networks with time delays and parameter uncertainties. The delays are time-invariant, and the uncertainties are norm-bounded that enter into all the network parameters. The aim of this paper is to establish easily verifiable conditions under which the delayed neural network is robustly asymptotically stable in the mean square for all admissible parameter uncertainties. By employing a Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and conducting the stochastic analysis, a linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach is developed to derive the stability criteria. The proposed criteria can be checked readily by using some standard numerical packages, and no tuning of parameters is required. Examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed criteria.

Flexible quasi-solid-state planar micro-supercapacitor based on cellular graphene films

Abstract: A quasi-solid-state micro-supercapacitor with cellular graphene film as the active material and polyvinyl alcohol/H3PO4 as the gel electrolyte is demonstrated as a new type of flexible energy storage device. The 3D porous graphene films not only serve as high performance supercapacitor electrodes, but also provide an abundant ion reservoir for the gel electrolyte. The quasi-solid-state micro-supercapacitor exhibits excellent electrochemical performance.

Silica-Coated Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles as a Platform for Targeted Magnetic Resonance and Fluorescence Imaging of Cancer Cells

Abstract: Monodisperse silica-coated manganese oxide nanoparticles (NPs) with a diameter of ∼35 nm are synthesized and are aminated through silanization. The amine-functionalized core–shell NPs enable the covalent conjugation of a fluorescent dye, Rhodamine B isothiocyanate (RBITC), and folate (FA) onto their surface. The formed Mn3O4@SiO2(RBITC)–FA core–shell nanocomposites are water-dispersible, stable, and biocompatible when the Mn concentration is below 50 µg mL−1 as confirmed by a cytotoxicity assay. Relaxivity measurements show that the core–shell NPs have a T1 relaxivity (r1) of 0.50 mM−1 s−1 on the 0.5 T scanner and 0.47 mM−1 s−1 on the 3.0 T scanner, suggesting the possibility of using the particles as a T1 contrast agent. Combined flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging studies show that the Mn3O4@SiO2(RBITC)–FA nanocomposites can specifically target cancer cells overexpressing FA receptors (FARs). Findings from this study suggest that the silica-coated Mn3O4 core–shell NPs could be used as a platform for bimodal imaging (both magnetic resonance and fluorescence) in various biological systems.