Hanliang Zhu , Lan Wang , Jianguo Feng , Pavel Neuzil
{"title":"The development of ultrasensitive microcalorimeters for bioanalysis and energy balance monitoring","authors":"Hanliang Zhu , Lan Wang , Jianguo Feng , Pavel Neuzil","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.01.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.01.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heat generation or consumption is required for all biological processes. Microcalorimetry is an ultrasensitive method to measure heat change for various applications. In this paper, we aimed to review the ultrasensitive microcalorimeter systems and their extensive applications in bioanalysis and energy balance monitoring. We first discussed the basic structure of microcalorimeters, including the closed system and open system, temperature sensing methods, isolation materials, and temperature stabilization. Then, we focused on their applications, such as cell metabolism research, biomolecule interaction measurement, biothermal analysis, and calorimetric detection. Finally, we compared the advantages and disadvantages of commercially available microcalorimeters and their contributions to bioresearch. The development of ultrasensitive microcalorimeters provides the tools for bioanalysis at the single-cell, or even subcellular, level, as well as for precise calorimetric detection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1625-1638"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42234466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yating Kang , Peipei Tian , Jiashuo Li , Hetong Wang , Kuishuang Feng
{"title":"Methane mitigation potentials and related costs of China's coal mines","authors":"Yating Kang , Peipei Tian , Jiashuo Li , Hetong Wang , Kuishuang Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.09.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.09.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mitigating methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) emissions from China's coal mines as the largest contributor to anthropogenic CH<sub>4</sub> emissions is vital for limiting global warming. However, the knowledge about CH<sub>4</sub> mitigation potentials and economic costs of Chinese coal mines remain poorly understood, which hinders the formulation of tailored CH<sub>4</sub> mitigation strategies. Here, we estimate and project China's provincial coal mine methane (CMM) emissions, mitigation potentials and costs under various coal production scenarios, by integrating the dynamic emission factors of CMM and key abatement technologies. We find that through continuous coal cuts and available CMM mitigation measures, China's CMM emissions can be reduced by 65%-78% (10.9 Tg-13.1 Tg) in 2060, compared with the 2021 level. CH<sub>4</sub> emissions from abandoned coal mines will far exceed those from coal mining under the 2060 carbon-neutral scenario, especially in northeastern China. It was also found that CMM mitigation is not economically feasible at present, but may be the most cost-effective solution as CO<sub>2</sub> prices increase. All coal-producing provinces can achieve CMM mitigation below 50 RMB/t CO<sub>2</sub>e in 2060. Inner Mongolia is identified as a hotspot for CMM mitigation with huge potential and lower cost. Our prospective assessment can provide insights into China's CMM mitigation in response to climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1688-1695"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142744775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Houfu Lv , Le Lin , Xiaomin Zhang , Yuefeng Song , Rongtan Li , Jingwei Li , Hiroaki Matsumoto , Na Ta , Chaobin Zeng , Huimin Gong , Qiang Fu , Guoxiong Wang , Xinhe Bao
{"title":"Redox-manipulated RhOx nanoclusters uniformly anchored on Sr2Fe1.45Rh0.05Mo0.5O6–δ perovskite for CO2 electrolysis","authors":"Houfu Lv , Le Lin , Xiaomin Zhang , Yuefeng Song , Rongtan Li , Jingwei Li , Hiroaki Matsumoto , Na Ta , Chaobin Zeng , Huimin Gong , Qiang Fu , Guoxiong Wang , Xinhe Bao","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2022.07.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2022.07.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The sluggish reaction kinetics of CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction in perovskite-based cathodes severely limits the efficiency of solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs). The construction of the high-density active sites on the perovskite surface is crucial for promoting CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis in SOEC. In this study, we explore a redox-induced redispersion strategy to produce RhO<sub><em>x</em></sub> nanoclusters uniformly anchored on a Sr<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub>1.45</sub>Rh<sub>0.05</sub>Mo<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>6–δ</sub> (SFRhM) perovskite surface with a high density of 36,000 µm<sup>−2</sup>. Compared with non-uniformly distributed RhO<sub><em>x</em></sub> nanoparticles on Sr<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub>1.5</sub>Mo<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>6–δ</sub> (RhO<sub><em>x</em></sub>/SFM) prepared by a conventional impregnation process, the successive reduction and oxidation treatment first exsolves the highly dispersed RhFe alloy nanoparticles on SFRhM and then selectively dissolves the iron species in the RhFe alloy nanoparticles into the bulk of SFRhM, resulting in fully exposed RhO<sub><em>x</em></sub> nanoclusters uniformly anchored on the SFRhM surface (RhO<sub><em>x</em></sub>@SFRhM). Electrochemical measurements and density functional theory calculations indicate that the high-density RhO<sub><em>x</em></sub>@SFRhM interfaces promote CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption and activation during CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis, thus leading to improved electrocatalytic activity and stability compared to that of its SFRhM and RhO<sub><em>x</em></sub>/SFM counterparts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1515-1522"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42427847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in CNS diseases: Functional regulation and potential therapeutic indication","authors":"Yu Zhang , Zhexiang Yu , Na Ye , Xuechu Zhen","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.05.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.05.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a multifunctional protein that possesses cytokine, enzyme, and endocrine activities and acts as a chaperone-like molecule. Owing to its immune-inflammatory regulatory properties, the role of MIF has long been an attractive target in research on various autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. MIF is also widely expressed in the central nervous system (CNS), and its potential roles in CNS disorders have become a focus to elucidate the physiological and pathological effects of MIF and to explore its potential significance in the treatment of CNS diseases. Previously, the majority of work on MIF functional regulation was focused on MIF tautomerase inhibitors. However, mounting information has indicated that the functions of MIF extend far beyond its tautomerase activity. Here, we review the recent advances in understanding the complex roles of MIF in the pathogenesis of CNS disorders as well as the discovery and design of small molecules targeted to tautomerase and nuclease of MIF.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1375-1388"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135563234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards sustainable use of acidic soils: Deciphering aluminum-resistant mechanisms in plants","authors":"Xiao Fang Zhu , Ren Fang Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The widespread occurrence of acidic soils presents a major challenge for agriculture, as it hampers productivity via a combination of mineral toxicity, nutrient deficiency, and poor water uptake. Conventional remediation methods, such as amending the soil with lime, magnesium, or calcium, are expensive and not environmentally friendly. The most effective method to mitigate soil acidity is the cultivation of acid-tolerant cultivars. The ability of plants to tolerate acidic soils varies significantly, and a key factor influencing this tolerance is aluminum (Al) toxicity. Therefore, understanding the physiological, molecular, and genetic underpinnings of Al tolerance is essential for the successful breeding of acid-tolerant crops. Different tolerance mechanisms are regulated by various genes and quantitative trait loci in various plant species, and molecular markers have been developed to facilitate gene cloning and to support marker-assisted selection for breeding Al-tolerant cultivars. This study provides a comprehensive review of the current developments in understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying Al resistance. Through the application of genome-wide association methods, it is expected that new Al-resistant genes can be identified and utilized to cultivate Al-resistant varieties through intercrossing, backcrossing, and molecular marker-assisted selection, promoting the sustainable use of acidic soils.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1533-1541"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45508598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan Wang , Chunlei Pei , Xianhui Wang , Guodong Sun , Zhi-Jian Zhao , Jinlong Gong
{"title":"The role of pentacoordinate Al3+ sites of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts in propane dehydrogenation","authors":"Yan Wang , Chunlei Pei , Xianhui Wang , Guodong Sun , Zhi-Jian Zhao , Jinlong Gong","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2022.08.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2022.08.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pentacoordinate Al<sup>3+</sup> (Al<sup>3+</sup><sub>penta</sub>) sites on alumina (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) could anchor and stabilize the active site over the catalyst surface. The paper describes the specific effect of Al<sup>3+</sup><sub>penta</sub> sites on the structure and the catalytic performance of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> supported Pt catalysts by modulating the quantity of Al<sup>3+</sup><sub>penta</sub> sites. The Al<sup>3+</sup><sub>penta</sub> site content of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> exhibits a volcano-type profile as a function of calcination temperature due to the structural rearrangement. The loading of Pt and subsequent calcination can consume a significant portion of Al<sup>3+</sup><sub>penta</sub> sites over the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> support. We further find that, when the calcination temperature of the impregnated Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> is higher than the calcination temperature of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> precursor, the structural rearrangement of Al<sup>3+</sup><sub>penta</sub> sites could make Pt partially buried in Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. Consequently, this partially buried structure leads to relatively low conversion but high stability for propane dehydrogenation. This work further elucidates the stabilization mechanism of the Al<sup>3+</sup><sub>penta</sub> site over Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> support.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1480-1487"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47988012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhiwen Chen , Jiaju Zhang , Shizhao Wang , Ching-Ping Wong
{"title":"Challenges and prospects for advanced packaging","authors":"Zhiwen Chen , Jiaju Zhang , Shizhao Wang , Ching-Ping Wong","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.04.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2023.04.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the post-Moore era, advanced packaging is becoming more critical to meet the everlasting demands of electronic products with smaller size, more powerful performance and lower cost. In this paper, developments in advanced packaging have been discussed, such as 3D IC packaging, fan-out packaging, and chiplet packaging. Insights on the major advantages and challenges have also been briefly introduced. Our prospects about the solutions to some fundamental issues in sustainable development of advanced packaging have also been elucidated. The critical aspects and opportunities lie in standardization, co-design tools, new handling technologies, as well as multi-scale modeling and simulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1455-1458"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47421544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrated chips: An interdisciplinary evolution in the Post-Moore Era","authors":"Ninghui Sun , Ming Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2024.09.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2024.09.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1405-1406"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142744285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatiotemporal information conversion machine for time-series forecasting","authors":"Hao Peng , Pei Chen , Rui Liu , Luonan Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2022.12.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2022.12.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Making time-series forecasting in a robust way is a difficult task only based on the observed data of a nonlinear system. In this work, a neural network computing framework, the spatiotemporal information conversion machine (STICM), was developed to efficiently and accurately render a forecasting of a time series by employing a spatial-temporal information (STI) transformation. STICM combines the advantages of both the STI equation and the temporal convolutional network, which maps the high-dimensional/spatial data to the future temporal values of a target variable, thus naturally providing the forecasting of the target variable. From the observed variables, the STICM also infers the causal factors of the target variable in the sense of Granger causality, which are in turn selected as effective spatial information to improve the robustness of time-series forecasting. The STICM was successfully applied to both benchmark systems and real-world datasets, all of which show superior and robust performance in time-series forecasting, even when the data were perturbed by noise. From both theoretical and computational viewpoints, the STICM has great potential in practical applications in artificial intelligence or as a model-free method based only on the observed data, and also opens a new way to explore the observed high-dimensional data in a dynamical manner for machine learning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1674-1687"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43960657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi Wang , Min Qian , Yibo Xie , Xiaoyi Zhang , Yanhui Qin , Rongqin Huang
{"title":"Biodegradable nanoparticles-mediated targeted drug delivery achieves trans-spatial immunotherapy","authors":"Yi Wang , Min Qian , Yibo Xie , Xiaoyi Zhang , Yanhui Qin , Rongqin Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.fmre.2022.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fmre.2022.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Immunotherapy has been seriously retarded due to inadequate antigen presentation and a tumor cell-dominated immunosuppressive microenvironment (TME). Herein, biodegradable multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticles, with dispersed carbon nanodots incorporated into the frameworks, active TKD peptide modification on the surfaces and hydrophobic drug loading in the pores, were prepared for targeted chemotherapy synergized with trans-spatial immunotherapy. The nanoparticles were biodegradable due to nanodot-induced framework swelling, which would (1) kill the in situ tumor cells and promote antigen release by targeted chemotherapy and (2) trigger biodegraded debris involving TKD and CDs to largely adsorb the tumor antigens via π-π conjugation synergized hydrophobic interactions and then massively transport these antigens from the tumor cell-dominated TME to the immune cell-dominated spleen via TKD-mediated small size effects. Thereafter, these antigens can be processed into antigen peptides via TKD-mediated lysosome endocytosis and then activate T cells in the spleen via MHC complex construction and dendritic cell cytomembrane presentation. Therefore, improved immunotherapy with trans-spatial antigen presentation avoided TME immunosuppression, which when synergized with targeted chemotherapy, markedly enhanced the therapeutic outcomes of triple-negative breast cancer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34602,"journal":{"name":"Fundamental Research","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 1639-1649"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47468673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}