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A sandwich-like 2D-mesoporous-carbon/MoS2 -nanosheet heterostructure is fabricated for the first time. The hybrid structure is composed of three well-stacked monolayers: an ordered-mesoporous-carbon monolayer, a MoS2 monolayer, and a further ordered-mesoporous-carbon monolayer. This unique heterostructure exhibits excellent electrochemical performance as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries.

Macroporous photonic crystals with optically bistable states have been fabricated by using thermoresponsive shape memory polymers. The reversible transition between an ordered permanent state and a disordered temporary state results in tremendous changes in the appearance and the optical properties of the membranes.

Single-layered two-dimensional (2D) ultrathin mesoporous polymer/carbon films are grown by self-assembly of monomicelles at the interfaces of various substrates, which is a general and common modification strategy. These unconventional 2D mesoporous films possess only a single layer of mesopores, while the size of the thin films can grow up to inch size in the plane. Free-standing transparent mesoporous carbon ultrathin films, together with the ordered mesoporous structure on the substrates of different compositions (e.g. metal oxides, carbon) and morphologies (e.g. nanocubes, nanodiscs, flexible and patterned substrates) have been obtained. This strategy not only affords controllable hierarchical porous nanostructures, but also appends the easily modified and multifunctional properties of carbon to the primary substrate. By using this method, we have fabricated Fe2 O3 -mesoporous carbon photoelectrochemical biosensors, which show excellent sensitivity and selectivity for glutathione.

This study investigates the effect of the Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) program on children’s health outcomes using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) over the period 1994 to 2005. The TANF policies have been credited with increased employment for single mothers and a dramatic drop in welfare caseload. Our results show that these policies also had a significant effect on various measures of children’s health and medical utilization especially among low-income families. These health measures include a rating of the child’s health status reported by the parents; the number of days an illness or injury kept the child in bed; the number of times that parents consulted a doctor; and the number of nights that the child stayed in a hospital.

Monodispersed mesoporous phenolic polymer nanospheres with uniform diameters were prepared and used as the core for the further growth of core–shell mesoporous nanorattles. The hierarchical mesoporous nanospheres have a uniform diameter of 200 nm and dual-ordered mesopores of 3.1 and 5.8 nm. The hierarchical mesostructure and amphiphilicity of the hydrophobic carbon cores and hydrophilic silica shells lead to distinct benefits in multidrug combination therapy with cisplatin and paclitaxel for the treatment of human ovarian cancer, even drug-resistant strains.

Purpose Apolipoprotein E knockout (apoE−/−) mouse is one of the most popular models for cardiovascular research, especially in the study of atherosclerosis. Naturally, large amount of studies try to uncover the role of apoE in atherosclerosis, and indeed apoE plays an important role in this pathogenesis. Kidney is an organ that contains lots of capillaries and also largely expresses apoE. Moreover, a protective role of apoE in kidney as an autocrine regulator has been demonstrated previously, however, the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. Experimental design In this study, comparative proteomics is for the first time used to identify the differential proteins in kidneys of apoE−/− and wild type mice, respectively, and we try to reveal the signaling network of apoE in mice kidney using bioinformatics analysis. Results Our findings show that approximately 80 proteins are significantly differentially expressed in kidneys of apoE−/− and wild type mice, and the signaling network correlated to apoE is successfully established by employing bioinformatics assay. Conclusions and clinical relevance Taken together, we originally identify the proteins with differential expression and propose an apoE correlated molecular network in mice kidney. These findings further provide evidence of the role of apoE in mice kidney and a brand new perspective in the protection and treatment of kidney disease.

A fascinating core-shell-structured graphitic carbon material composed of ordered microporous core and uniform mesoporous shell is fabricated for the first time through a site-specific chemical vapor deposition process by using a nanozeolite@mesostructured silica composite molecular sieve as the template. The mesostructure-directing agent cetyltrimethylammonium bromide in the shell of the template can be either burned off or carbonized so that it is successfully utilized as a pore switch to turn the shell of the template "on" or "off" to allow selective carbon deposition. The preferred carbon deposition process can be performed only in the inner microporous zeolite cores or just within the outer mesoporous shells, resulting in a zeolite-like ordered microporous carbon or a hollow mesoporous carbon. Full carbon deposition in the template leads to the new core-shell-structured microporous@mesoporous carbon with a nanographene-constructed framework for fast electron transport, a microporous nanocore with large surface area for high-capacity storage of lithium ions, a mesoporous shell with highly opened mesopores as a transport layer for lithium ions and electron channels to access inner cores. The ordered micropores are protected by the mesoporous shell, avoiding pore blockage as the formation of solid electrolyte interphase layers. Such a unique core-shell-structured microporous@mesoporous carbon material represents a newly established lithium ion storage model, demonstrating high reversible energy storage, excellent rate capability, and long cyclic stability.

Silver-mediated direct trifluoromethoxylation of α-diazo esters and ketosteroid was disclosed. The reactions of alkyl α-diazo arylacetates with AgOCF3 or CF3SO2OCF3/AgF at −30 to 10 °C under a N2 atmosphere provided α-trifluoromethoxyl arylacetates in up to 90% yield, while alkyl α-diazo vinylacetates reacting with CF3SO2OCF3/AgF or AgOCF3 afforded γ-trifluoromethoxyl α,β-unsaturated esters in up to 94% yield. The α-diazo ketosteroid was also trifluoromethoxylated under the standard reaction conditions. This protocol allows for an effective and convenient access to a large number of synthetic building blocks, which are promising in the development of new functional OCF3-molecules.