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In this work, a 3D ternary core-shell Fe3O4@SiO2@MoS2 composite is synthesized by a hydrothermal technique and a modified Stöber method, where magnetic Fe3O4@SiO2 microsphere with the core of raspberry-like Fe3O4 nanoparticles is completely coated by the flower-like MoS2. Herein, the electromagnetic parameters of the composites are effectively tuned by the combination of magnetic Fe3O4 with dielectric SiO2 and MoS2. The obtained ternary composites exhibit remarkable enhancement of microwave absorption. The measurement results indicate that the minimum reflection loss (RL) of Fe3O4@SiO2@MoS2 composites reaches -62.98 dB at 1.83 mm with the effective absorption bandwidth (RL less then -10 dB) of 5.76 GHz (from 11.28 to 17.04 GHz) at 1.92 mm, much higher than those of pure Fe3O4 particles and Fe3O4@SiO2 microsphere. It is believed that the improved performances come from the specific structural design and the plentiful interfacial construction. Further, the synergistic effect of the dielectric and magnetic loss as well as the promoted impedance matching also help to enhance the microwave absorption of the composites. The microwave absorption behavior of the composites conforms to the quarter-wavelength cancellation theory. Our study offers an effective and promising strategy in the structural design and interfacial construction of the novel magnetic/dielectric composites with high-efficiency microwave absorption.
The droplet manipulation behavior is affected by chemical structural driving force (including the superposition of electric, magnetic, optical and thermal fields), which directly determine transportation velocity. A lot of research has focused on a single driving force that induces the directional transportation behavior, which affects its performance.
A simple method for preparing wettability gradient conical copper needles (WGCCN) combining structural gradient and chemical gradient was formulated. The effect of droplet volume and tilt angles on droplet transport velocity was systematically studied. The process of droplet transport was revealed through theoretical model and mechanical analysis. Finally, the application of WGCCN and its array model in fog collection were explored.
A continuous chemical gradient in the conical structure gradient induces the droplet directional transportation, and the transportation velocity depends on the droplet volume. In addition, under the cooperation effect of multiple driving force, the droplet can still be transported in a directional orientation even if it is tilted at a certain angle. The simple droplet manipulation behavior portends that the droplets directional transport behavior can be applied in microfluidic manipulation by cooperation of effective multiple driving force with satisfactory results.
A continuous chemical gradient in the conical structure gradient induces the droplet directional transportation, and the transportation velocity depends on the droplet volume. In addition, under the cooperation effect of multiple driving force, the droplet can still be transported in a directional orientation even if it is tilted at a certain angle. The simple droplet manipulation behavior portends that the droplets directional transport behavior can be applied in microfluidic manipulation by cooperation of effective multiple driving force with satisfactory results.Advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) needs to be managed rapidly; therefore, a rapid assessment of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) status is mandatory. Computed Tomography (CT)-guided or Ultrasound (US)-guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) allows a rapid diagnosis of both primary and metastatic tumor through rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) and the proper management of diagnostic material. Idylla (Biocartis, Mechelen, Belgium) is an automated RT-PCR system which evaluates the mutational status of specific genes in less than two hours. In this study, the EGFR mutational status in advanced NSCLC was analyzed on 28 FNAC samples with Idylla. After ROSE, residual FNAC material and/or additional passes were pipetted into the Idylla EGFR cartridge. Patients endorsed a consent form before carrying out the analysis. Results were controlled by pyrosequencing. Adequate EGFR status was obtained in 26/28 cases (22 wild type and 4 mutated). Mutated cases harbored EGFR Exon 19 deletion and L858R point mutation. In 2/28 cases the analysis failed. https://www.selleckchem.com/GSK-3.html The combination of FNAC, ROSE and Idylla is a rapid, accurate and effective method that can be conveniently used to assess EGFR status in advanced NSCLC.Pulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS) are rare with many being undifferentiated pleomorphic or spindle cell (UPSC) sarcomas with variable atypia. The term pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma (PAIS) was rarely coined in the early literature and sometimes used for luminal sarcomas. With the advent of immunohistochemistry and molecular genetics, many of these UPSC sarcomas were found to frequently overpress MDM2 and/or CDK4 and PDGFRA with genetic alterations in 12q12-15 and 4q12, where the MDM2, CDK4 and PDGFRA genes are located. These recent developments enabled refinement in diagnosis of PAIS. We diagnosed 14 cases of PAIS (6 males and 8 females, mean age 44 years) in 2015 - 2020 in our institution. Six were initially misdiagnosed as thromboembolism and the remaining pulmonary artery tumors. The tumors were pulmonary artery intraluminal polypoid masses with histology of spindle cell sarcomas exhibiting immunohistochemical positivity for MDM2 (100%) and CDK4 (79%) with MDM2 gene amplification (100%). Ten surgically treated patients fared better than four other biopsy only and not surgically treated patients, who died of disease within 5-11 months. PAIS needs to be differentiated from other spindle cell tumors and those exhibiting MDM2 gene amplification, especially dedifferentiated liposarcoma. The use of biopsy to provide diagnostic material poses a sampling error problem and correlation with clinical, radiologic, histologic, immunophenotypic and genotypic features are essential for accurate diagnosis and early surgical intervention of PAIS.