This paper reports on novel electron transport materials, 1,3,5-triazine derivatives (TRZ), which have been useful in high-efficiency electrophosphorescent (EP) organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). We synthesized four 2,4,6-tris(diarylamino)-1,3,5-triazine derivatives (TRZ1−TRZ4) that had electron-donating substituents and examined their OLED characteristics. Of these, we found that TRZ 2, 3, and 4 function as a host for tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium (Ir(ppy)3) and, in particular, 2,4,6-tris(carbazolo)-1,3,5-triazine (TRZ2) demonstrated a very high external electroluminescent (EL) quantum efficiency (ηext) of ∼10.2 ± 1.0% and an energy conversion efficiency (ηenergy) of 14.0 ± 2.0 lm/W. Detailed transient photoluminescent (PL) measurement revealed that the triplet energy level of TRZ2 (E T1 = 2.81 eV) is higher than that of conventional 4,4‘-N,N‘-dicarbazol-biphenyl (CBP) (E T1 = 2.56 eV), suggesting that TRZ2 has excellent capabilities in confining Ir(ppy)3 triplet excitons.

In this study, we demonstrated that type I collagen matrix induced the expression of osteoblastic phenotypes of bone marrow cells, and that antibone sialoprotein (BSP) monoclonal antibody suppressed the expression of these phenotypes. On the other hand, BSP accelerated the expression of osteoblastic phenotypes of bone marrow cells. The adherent bone marrow cells were harvested from rat femur and cultured on type I collagen matrix gels in medium containing 15% fetal calf serum, neither beta-glycerophosphate nor glucocorticoid. Cells showed osteoblastic phenotypes (high alkaline phosphatase activity, osteocalcin synthesis, and responsiveness against parathyroid hormone) on collagen matrix gels at week 3 after the inoculation, and simultaneously, BSP was detected in the conditioned medium by Western blotting using an anti-BSP monoclonal antibody. However, cells in the conventional culture dishes did not show osteoblastic phenotypes during the experimental period. To investigate the physiological function of BSP in osteoblastic differentiation, bone marrow cells were cultured on collagen matrix with an anti-BSP monoclonal antibody for 3 weeks. This treatment suppressed the expression of the osteoblastic phenotypes, and the effect of the antibody was abolished by the addition of bovine bone BSP. Furthermore, bovine bone BSP stimulated the expression of osteoblastic phenotypes of bone marrow cells. Our results indicate that BSP plays a crucial role in the expression of osteoblastic phenotypes of bone marrow cells.

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We analyzed bipolar carrier transport characteristics of diarylamino-substituted heterocyclic compounds (DAHCs) having benzene, pyridine, pyrimidine, or triazine electron-accepting core units and carbazole or β-naphthylamine as electron-donating substituents. The highest occupied molecular and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital levels, carrier injection, and transport characteristics were systematically controlled by changing combinations of the core and substituent units. By analyzing electroluminescence spectra as a probe in four kinds of organic light emitting diode (OLED) structures, we found that the carrier transport characteristics of DAHCs significantly change depending on device structure. We concluded that all DAHCs have bipolar carrier transport characteristics, that is, DAHCs intrinsically possess both hole and electron mobilities that are based on unique molecular structures having both electron-donating and -accepting units. We also demonstrated that carrier injection barriers between DAHCs and adjacent carrier transport layers virtually control the appearance of bipolar characteristics in OLEDs.

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Our understanding of coelurosaurian evolution, particularly of bird origins, has been greatly improved, mainly due to numerous recently discovered fossils worldwide. Nearly all these discoveries are referable to the previously known coelurosaurian subgroups. Here, we report a new theropod, Fukuivenator paradoxus, gen. et sp. nov., based on a nearly complete specimen from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Formation of the Tetori Group, Fukui, Japan. While Fukuivenator possesses a large number of morphological features unknown in any other theropod, it has a combination of primitive and derived features seen in different theropod subgroups, notably dromaeosaurid dinosaurs. Computed-tomography data indicate that Fukuivenator possesses inner ears whose morphology is intermediate between those of birds and non-avian dinosaurs. Our phylogenetic analysis recovers Fukuivenator as a basally branching maniraptoran theropod, yet is unable to refer it to any known coelurosaurian subgroups. The discovery of Fukuivenator considerably increases the morphological disparity of coelurosaurian dinosaurs and highlights the high levels of homoplasy in coelurosaurian evolution.

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