Machine learning photodynamics decode multiple singlet fission channels in pentacene crystal by Zhendong Li, Federico J. Hernández, Christian Salguero, Steven A. Lopez, Rachel Crespo-Otero, Jingbai Li

“…The trajectories highlight the essential role of intermolecular stretching between monomers in generating the multi-exciton state and explain the anisotropic phenomenon. …”
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Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Rubber by FT-NIR by Rattapol Pornprasit, Philaiwan Pornprasit, Pruet Boonma, Juggapong Natwichai

“…In this work, mechanical properties of selected rubber materials, that is, natural rubber (NR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), were evaluated using a near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy technique. …”
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Barcoded screening identifies nanocarriers for protein delivery to kidney by Luyao Wang, Wen Zhou, Hang Chen, Xiangqian Jia, Peiyuan Zheng, Haolin Jiang, Mengling Wu, Yaning Zhang, Yanchao Ding, Yexi Peng, Rui Zhu, Tiantian Li, Boxue Tian, Bujie Du, Juanjuan Du

“…We construct a nanocapsule library via in-situ polymerization, incorporating various monomers to create nanocapsules with unique surface properties. …”
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Branched PLGA derivatives with tailored drug delivery properties by Snejdrova Eva, Podzimek Stepan, Martiska Juraj, Holas Ondrej, Dittrich Milan

“…A series of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) derivatives with lower molar mass and star or comb architecture were synthesized by a simple, catalyst free, direct melt polycondensation method not requiring purification of the obtained sterile product by precipitation. Branching monomers used were mannitol, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol and polyacrylic acid. …”
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Fecal Proteomic Analysis in Healthy Dogs and in Dogs Suffering from Food Responsive Diarrhea by Matteo Cerquetella, Giacomo Rossi, Andrea Spaterna, Beniamino Tesei, Alessandra Gavazza, Graziano Pengo, Stefania Pucciarelli, Luca Scortichini, Gianni Sagratini, Massimo Ricciutelli, Andrea Marchegiani, Silvia Vincenzetti

“…J-chain combines especially IgA monomers to IgA dimers and plays a crucial role for their secretions into mucosal interface. …”
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Microwave Enhanced Synthesis of Chitosan-graft Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) for Selective Extraction of Antioxidants by N. Saifuddin, A. A. Nur Yasumira

“…A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) material was prepared using α-tocotrienol as the imprinted molecule, acrylamide as functional monomer and macroporous chitosan beads as functional matrix. …”
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Bioprinting 3D lattice-structured lumens using polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) combined with self-assembling peptide nanofibers as hybrid bioinks for anchorage dependent cel... by Vishalakshi Irukuvarjula, Faye Fouladgar, Robert Powell, Emily Carney, Neda Habibi

“…There is a pressing need for new cell-laden, printable bioinks to mimic stiffer tissues such as cartilage, fibrotic tissue and bone. PEGDA monomers are bioinks that crosslink with light to form a viscoelastic solid, however, they lack cell adhesion properties. …”
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Anisotropic Microparticles with a Controllable Structure via Soap-Free Seeded Emulsion Polymerization by Yanping Duan, Xia Zhao, Xiang Nan, Zhifeng Sun, Xiaoyun Lei, Wei Wang, Hong Hao, Jianfang Li

“…By varying the concentrations of dissolved polymeric monomers, 3-methacryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS), and the initiator of potassium persulfate (KPS), different shapes of bowl, cap, and three-sided concave particles were obtained in surfactant-free aqueous solutions, simplifying the post-treatment process. …”
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Malvidin-3-galactoside from blueberry suppresses the growth and metastasis potential of hepatocellular carcinoma cell Huh-7 by regulating apoptosis and metastases pathways by Jie Lin, Jinlong Tian, Chi Shu, Zhen Cheng, Yunen Liu, Weisheng Wang, Ruihai Liu, Bin Li, Yuehua Wang

“…Malvidin-3-galactoside (Mv-3-gal) is the major anthocyanin monomer in blueberry anthocyanins. The compound is well-characterized by its anti-oncogenesis function in multiple organs including liver. …”
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Selective Adsorption of Dibenzothiophene Using Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers by Weihong Huang, Hui Li, Wanzhen Xu, Wei Zhou, Zhiping Zhou, Wenming Yang

“…The MMIPs were prepared by a surface molecular imprinting technique, using Fe 3 O 4 magnetite nanoparticles as a magnetically susceptible component, DBT as template molecule, 4-vinylpyridine (4-VP) as functional monomer and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as cross-linker. …”
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Preparation and Properties of PTFE-PMMA Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites by Diego Antonioli, Michele Laus, Giampaolo Zuccheri, Valerj Kapeliouchko, Maria Cristina Righetti, Luca Boarino, Katia Sparnacci

“…A very precise control over the particle size can be exerted by properly adjusting the ratio between the monomer and the PTFE seed. Particles in the 80–240 nm range can be prepared with uniformity indexes suited to build 2D and 3D colloidal crystals. …”
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Development and Assessment of a Water-Based Drilling Fluid Tackifier with Salt and High-Temperature Resistance by Yue Gao, Xiaobo Wang, Yun Cheng, Xuan Qi, Hao Yan

“…A high-temperature-resistant copolymer thickener (DT) was synthesized through free radical polymerization, utilizing monomers such as N-vinylformamide (NVF), divinylbenzene (DVB), and acrylamide (AM) as the primary raw materials. …”
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Polydiacetylene (PDA) Embedded Polymer-Based Network Structure for Biosensor Applications by Huisoo Jang, Junhyeon Jeon, Mingyeong Shin, Geonha Kang, Hyunil Ryu, Sun Min Kim, Tae-Joon Jeon

“…PDA forms through the self-assembly of diacetylene monomers, with color change occurring as its conjugated backbone twists in response to stimuli such as temperature, pH, and chemical interactions. …”
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A Near Complete Genome Assembly of the Oshima Cherry Cerasus speciosa by Kazumichi Fujiwara, Atsushi Toyoda, Bhim B. Biswa, Takushi Kishida, Momi Tsuruta, Yasukazu Nakamura, Noriko Kimura, Shoko Kawamoto, Yutaka Sato, Toshio Katsuki, Sakura 100 Genome Consortium, Tsuyoshi Koide

“…Detailed structural analysis of these putative centromeric regions revealed that the centromeric regions of C. speciosa comprised repetitive sequences with monomer lengths of 166 or 167 bp. Comparative genomic analysis with Prunus sensu lato genome revealed structural variations and conserved syntenic regions. …”
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Leptomeningeal Cells Transduce Peripheral Macrophages Inflammatory Signal to Microglia in Reponse to Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS by Yicong Liu, Zhou Wu, Xinwen Zhang, Junjun Ni, Weixian Yu, Yanmin Zhou, Hiroshi Nakanishi

“…LPS induced the secretion of TNF-α and IL-1β from THP-1 human monocyte-like cell line and RAW264.7 mouse macrophages. …”
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SIGLEC11 promotes M2 macrophage polarization through AKT–mTOR signaling and facilitates the progression of gastric cancer by Chen Li, Yang Lu, Yihao Liu, Minmin Shi, Zhenggang Zhu, Jingxin Yin, Qimeng Shi, Da Fu, Zhenqiang Wang

“…Our results showed that SIGLEC11 was predominantly expressed in monocytes and macrophages and selectively upregulated in tumor-associated macrophages. …”
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Clinical Implications of Pan-Immune-inflammatory Values in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Levent PAY, Ahmet Cagdas YUMURTAS, Seyda DERELI, Tugba CETIN, Hikmet KADI, Tufan CINAR, Mert Ilker HAYIROGLU

“…The PIV for patients was calculated as: Neutrophil count x platelet count x monocyte count / lymphocyte count. The cohort was categorized into three groups according to PIV, and the association between these groups and long-term mortality was evaluated. …”
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Identification of Olfactory Receptors Responding to Androstenone and the Key Structure Determinant in Domestic Pig by Peidong Yang, Tingting Luo, Shuqi Yang, Anjing Zhang, Yuan Tang, Li Chen, Jinyong Wang, Yongju Zhao, Zhining Zhong, Xuemin Li, Ziyin Han, Yupei Zhang, Yue Tang, Jideng Ma, Long Jin, Keren Long, Mingzhou Li, Lu Lu

“…Nevertheless, the natural non-synonymous mutation M133V (rs696400829) of pig OR7D4 was proven to significantly impair the respondence to androstenone. …”
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Multiomics characterization of breast angiosarcoma from an Asian cohort reveals enrichment for angiogenesis signaling pathway and tumor-infiltrating macrophages by Tun Kiat Ko, Zexi Guo, Bavani Kannan, Boon Yee Lim, Jing Yi Lee, Zhimei Li, Elizabeth Chun Yong Lee, Bin Tean Teh, Bin Tean Teh, Jason Yongsheng Chan, Jason Yongsheng Chan, Jason Yongsheng Chan

“…Based on WGS, 4 of the 7 AS-B had non-synonymous somatic variants in 47 genes (range, 2 to 28 per case). …”
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Retrieval of NO2 Columns by Exploiting MAX-DOAS Observations and Comparison with OMI and TROPOMI Data during the Time Period of 2015–2019 by Ahmad Iqbal, Naveed Ahmad, Hassan Mohy ud Din, Michel Van Roozendael, Muhammad Shehzaib Anjum, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali Khan, Muhammad Fahim Khokhar

“…MAX-DOAS reveals that TROPOMI data is more synonymous to MAX-DOAS than OMI data. The error analysis indicates that for TROPOMI measurements calculated biases are significantly improved in case of TROPOMI as compared to OMI measurements. …”
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