The addition of miR-16 to conventional serum markers improved sensitivity and specificity for HCC. Use of miR-16 for second-line testing in cases considered negative on the basis of conventional HCC markers should be explored in larger, prospective studies.
A novel swivel-cruciform 3,3′-bithiophene based hole-transporting material (HTM) with a low lying highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level for application in perovskite solar cells were synthesized.
The action of power ultrasound in controlling the supersaturation, nucleation and crystal growth during the acid-base reaction crystallization of 7-amino-3-desacetoxy cephalosporanic acid (7-ACDA) has been investigated. The experimental results show that ultrasound can mix the reaction more efficiently and uniformly than conventional agitation methods. Insonation leads to the reduction of both the induction period and metastable zone width of the crystallization, so that the process of crystallization can be more efficiently controlled than without insonation. Agglomeration is also greatly reduced. Adjusting the ultrasonic parameters can modulate the crystal size and size distribution. The mechanism of the sonoprocess has been analyzed and comments are made on the potential applicability of sonication in large-scale crystallization practice.
A one-step synthesis of 4,8-dibromobenzo[1,2-c;4,5-c']bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole with use of 1,2,4,5-tetraaminobenzene tetrahydrobromide and thionyl bromide in good yield is reported. This unit can then be used in the synthesis of low bandgap materials via palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions. The approach offers a quick and easy way to prepare low bandgap materials as compared to the current literature methods.
Three dimensional graphene foam incorporated into epoxy matrix greatly enhance its thermal conductivity (up to 1.52 W mK−1) at low graphene foam loading (5.0 wt%), over an eight-fold enhancement in comparison with that of neat epoxy.
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