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  1. Article ; Online: Theoretical and Experimental Study of Different Side Chains on 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene and Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Derived Polymers: Towards Organic Transistors.

    Ren, Shiwei / Zhang, Wenqing / Chen, Jinyang / Yassar, Abderrahim

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2024  Volume 25, Issue 2

    Abstract: In this research, two polymers of P1 and P2 based on monomers consisting of thiophene, 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) are designed and obtained via Stille coupling polycondensation. The material shows excellent ... ...

    Abstract In this research, two polymers of P1 and P2 based on monomers consisting of thiophene, 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) are designed and obtained via Stille coupling polycondensation. The material shows excellent coplanarity and structural regularity due to the fine planarity of DPP itself and the weak non-covalent bonding interactions existing between the three units. Two different lengths of non-conjugated side chains are introduced and this has an effect on the intermolecular chain stacking, causing the film absorption to display different characteristic properties. On the other hand, the difference in the side chains does not have a significant effect on the thermal stability and the energy levels of the frontier orbitals of the materials, which is related to the fact that the materials both feature extremely high conjugation lengths and specific molecular compositions. Microscopic investigations targeting the side chains provide a contribution to the further design of organic semiconductor materials that meet device requirements. Tests based on organic transistors show a slight difference in conductivity between the two polymers, with P2 having better hole mobility than P1. This study highlights the importance of the impact of side chains on device performance, especially in the field of organic electronics.
    MeSH term(s) Electric Conductivity ; Electronics ; Polymers ; Ketones ; Pyrroles ; Thiophenes
    Chemical Substances 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene ; diketopyrrolopyrrole dye ; Polymers ; Ketones ; Pyrroles ; Thiophenes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms25021099
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  2. Article ; Online: Design of Novel Functional Conductive Structures and Preparation of High-Hole-Mobility Polymer Transistors by Green Synthesis Using Acceptor-Donor-Acceptor Strategies.

    Ren, Shiwei / Wang, Sichun / Chen, Jinyang / Yi, Zhengran

    Polymers

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 3

    Abstract: The design of novel acceptor molecular structures based on classical building blocks is regarded as one of the efficient ways to explore the application of organic conjugated materials in conductivity and electronics. Here, a novel acceptor moiety, ... ...

    Abstract The design of novel acceptor molecular structures based on classical building blocks is regarded as one of the efficient ways to explore the application of organic conjugated materials in conductivity and electronics. Here, a novel acceptor moiety, thiophene-vinyl-diketopyrrolopyrrole (TVDPP), was envisioned and prepared with a longer conjugation length and a more rigid structure than thiophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole (TDPP). The brominated TVDPP can be sequentially bonded to trimethyltin-containing benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole units via Suzuki polycondensation to efficiently prepare the polymer PTVDPP-BSz, which features high molecular weight and excellent thermal stability. The polymerization process takes only 24 h and eliminates the need for chlorinated organic solvents or toxic tin-based reagents. Density functional theory (DFT) simulations and film morphology analyses verify the planarity and high crystallinity of the material, respectively, which facilitates the achievement of high carrier mobility. Conductivity measurements of the polymeric material in the organic transistor device show a hole mobility of 0.34 cm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-31
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2527146-5
    ISSN 2073-4360 ; 2073-4360
    ISSN (online) 2073-4360
    ISSN 2073-4360
    DOI 10.3390/polym16030396
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  3. Article: The impact of hospital price and quality transparency tools on healthcare spending: a systematic review.

    Chen, Jinyang / Miraldo, Marisa

    Health economics review

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 62

    Abstract: Background: Global spending on health was continuing to rise over the past 20 years. To reduce the growth rates, alleviate information asymmetry, and improve the efficiency of healthcare markets, global health systems have initiated price and quality ... ...

    Abstract Background: Global spending on health was continuing to rise over the past 20 years. To reduce the growth rates, alleviate information asymmetry, and improve the efficiency of healthcare markets, global health systems have initiated price and quality transparency tools in the hospital industry in the last two decades. OBJECTIVE : The objective of this review is to synthesize whether, to what extent, and how hospital price and quality transparency tools affected 1) the price of healthcare procedures and services, 2) the payments of consumers, and 3) the premium of health insurance plans bonding with hospital networks.
    Methods: A literature search of EMBASE, Web of Science, Econlit, Scopus, Pubmed, CINAHL, and PsychINFO was conducted, from inception to Oct 31, 2021. Reference lists and tracked citations of retrieved articles were hand-searched. Study characteristics were extracted, and included studies were scored through a risk of bias assessment framework. This systematic review was reported according to the PRISMA guidelines and registered in PROSPERO with registration No. CRD42022319070.
    Results: Of 2157 records identified, 18 studies met the inclusion criteria. Near 40 percent of studies focused on hospital quality transparency tools, and more than 90 percent of studies were from the US. Hospital price transparency reduced the price of laboratory and imaging tests except for office-visit services. Hospital quality transparency declined the level or growth rates of healthcare spending, while it adversely and significantly raised the price of healthcare services and consumers' payment in higher-ranked or rated facilities, which was referred to as the reputation premium in the healthcare industry. Hospital quality transparency not only leveraged private insurers bonding with a higher-rated hospital network to increase premiums, but also induced their anticipated pricing behaviors.
    Conclusion: Hospital price and quality transparency was not effective as expected. Future research should explore the understudied consequences of hospital quality transparency programs, such as the reputation/rating premium and its policy intervention.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-14
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2634483-X
    ISSN 2191-1991
    ISSN 2191-1991
    DOI 10.1186/s13561-022-00409-4
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  4. Article ; Online: "The reputation premium": does hospital ranking improvement lead to a higher healthcare spending?

    Chen, Jinyang / Wang, Chaoqun

    The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care

    2022  Volume 24, Issue 5, Page(s) 817–830

    Abstract: Global health systems have often disclosed hospital quality and performance information via hospital ranking or rating programs over the last 20 years. This study aims to examine the relationship between hospital ranking and healthcare spending. Using ... ...

    Abstract Global health systems have often disclosed hospital quality and performance information via hospital ranking or rating programs over the last 20 years. This study aims to examine the relationship between hospital ranking and healthcare spending. Using the Basic Medical Insurance claims data from a big city in central China and the hospital ranking data from the Fudan Chinese Hospital League Table from 2016 to 2018, this study exploits the variation of hospital reputable ranking across hospitals and periods to employ the difference-in-differences (DiD) design. To alleviate the self-selection bias emerging from inpatients' selection of hospitals and the extrapolation bias emerging from the potential mis-specification of our linear model, we combine the DiD design with the 3-to-1 optimal Mahalanobis metric matching method. This study finds that ceteris paribus one hospital ascending from the Regional Famous Hospital Group to the National Famous Hospital Group significantly increases inpatients' total healthcare costs, reimbursement costs, and out-of-pocket costs by 5.9%, 6.2%, and 4.0%, respectively. Mechanism analysis reveals that it should be attributed more to physician moral hazard than patient willingness-to-pay. Leads and lags (event study) analysis validates our DiD identification framework and shows that the impact materializes slowly but significantly. In the robustness check, we transfer the outcome variables from the log value to the level value and control five digits of ICD-10 for the disease fixed-effects. The results are highly robust.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Delivery of Health Care ; Health Care Costs ; Hospitals ; China
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-02
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2045253-6
    ISSN 1618-7601 ; 1618-7598
    ISSN (online) 1618-7601
    ISSN 1618-7598
    DOI 10.1007/s10198-022-01511-4
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  5. Article ; Online: Organic Transistors Based on Highly Crystalline Donor-Acceptor π-Conjugated Polymer of Pentathiophene and Diketopyrrolopyrrole.

    Ren, Shiwei / Wang, Zhuoer / Chen, Jinyang / Wang, Sichun / Yi, Zhengran

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 29, Issue 2

    Abstract: Oligomers and polymers consisting of multiple thiophenes are widely used in organic electronics such as organic transistors and sensors because of their strong electron-donating ability. In this study, a solution to the problem of the poor solubility of ... ...

    Abstract Oligomers and polymers consisting of multiple thiophenes are widely used in organic electronics such as organic transistors and sensors because of their strong electron-donating ability. In this study, a solution to the problem of the poor solubility of polythiophene systems was developed. A novel π-conjugated polymer material, PDPP-5Th, was synthesized by adding the electron acceptor unit, DPP, to the polythiophene system with a long alkyl side chain, which facilitated the solution processing of the material for the preparation of devices. Meanwhile, the presence of the multicarbonyl groups within the DPP molecule facilitated donor-acceptor interactions in the internal chain, which further improved the hole-transport properties of the polythiophene-based material. The weak forces present within the molecules that promoted structural coplanarity were analyzed using theoretical simulations. Furthermore, the grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scanning (GIWAXS) results indicated that PDPP-5Th features high crystallinity, which is favorable for efficient carrier migration within and between polymer chains. The material showed hole transport properties as high as 0.44 cm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1413402-0
    ISSN 1420-3049 ; 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    ISSN (online) 1420-3049
    ISSN 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    DOI 10.3390/molecules29020457
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  6. Article ; Online: Ferrous sulfide nanoparticles can be biosynthesized by sulfate-reducing bacteria: Synthesis, characterization and removal of heavy metals from acid mine drainage.

    Chen, Jinyang / Gan, Li / Han, Yonghe / Owens, Gary / Chen, Zuliang

    Journal of hazardous materials

    2024  Volume 466, Page(s) 133622

    Abstract: Ferrous sulfide nanoparticles (nFeS) have proven to be effective in removing heavy metals (HMs) from wastewater. One such approach, which has garnered much attention as a sustainable technology, is via the in situ microbial synthesis of nFeS. Here, a ... ...

    Abstract Ferrous sulfide nanoparticles (nFeS) have proven to be effective in removing heavy metals (HMs) from wastewater. One such approach, which has garnered much attention as a sustainable technology, is via the in situ microbial synthesis of nFeS. Here, a sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) strain, Geobacter sulfurreducens, was used to initially biosynthesize ferrous sulfide nanoparticles (SRB-nFeS) and thereafter remove HMs from acid mine drainage (AMD). SRB-nFeS was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled to an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Such characterization showed that SRB mediated the reduction of SO
    MeSH term(s) Sulfates/chemistry ; Metals, Heavy/chemistry ; Desulfovibrio/metabolism ; Bacteria/metabolism ; Acids/metabolism ; Ferrous Compounds
    Chemical Substances ferrous sulfide (TH5J4TUX6S) ; Sulfates ; Metals, Heavy ; Acids ; Ferrous Compounds
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-24
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1491302-1
    ISSN 1873-3336 ; 0304-3894
    ISSN (online) 1873-3336
    ISSN 0304-3894
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133622
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  7. Article ; Online: Biochar loaded with cobalt ferrate activated persulfate to degrade naphthalene.

    Gu, Shuaijie / Cui, Jingying / Liu, Fangqin / Chen, Jinyang

    RSC advances

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 8, Page(s) 5283–5292

    Abstract: Considering the simple preparation of biochar and the excellent activation performance of cobalt ferrate material, a biochar supported cobalt ferrate composite was synthesized by a solvothermal method. The material was used to activate persulfate (PS) to ...

    Abstract Considering the simple preparation of biochar and the excellent activation performance of cobalt ferrate material, a biochar supported cobalt ferrate composite was synthesized by a solvothermal method. The material was used to activate persulfate (PS) to degrade naphthalene (NAP) in water. The structure and morphology characterization showed that the composite (CoFe
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2046-2069
    ISSN (online) 2046-2069
    DOI 10.1039/d2ra08120b
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  8. Article ; Online: Incorporation of Diketopyrrolopyrrole into Polythiophene for the Preparation of Organic Polymer Transistors.

    Ren, Shiwei / Wang, Zhuoer / Zhang, Wenqing / Yassar, Abderrahim / Chen, Jinyang / Wang, Sichun

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 29, Issue 1

    Abstract: Polythiophene, as a class of potential electron donor units, is widely used in organic electronics such as transistors. In this work, a novel polymeric material, PDPPTT-FT, was prepared by incorporating the electron acceptor unit into the polythiophene ... ...

    Abstract Polythiophene, as a class of potential electron donor units, is widely used in organic electronics such as transistors. In this work, a novel polymeric material, PDPPTT-FT, was prepared by incorporating the electron acceptor unit into the polythiophene system. The incorporation of the DPP molecule assists in improving the solubility of the material and provides a convenient method for the preparation of field effect transistors via subsequent solution processing. The introduction of fluorine atoms forms a good intramolecular conformational lock, and theoretical calculations show that the structure displays excellent co-planarity and regularity. Grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray (GIWAXS) results indicate that the PDPPTT-FT is highly crystalline, which facilitates carrier migration within and between polymer chains. The hole mobility of this π-conjugated material is as high as 0.30 cm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1413402-0
    ISSN 1420-3049 ; 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    ISSN (online) 1420-3049
    ISSN 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    DOI 10.3390/molecules29010260
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  9. Article ; Online: A novel pencil graphite electrode modified with an iron-based conductive metal-organic framework exhibited good ability in simultaneous sensing bisphenol A and bisphenol S.

    Chen, Jin-Yang / Weng, Ying-Xin / Han, Yong-He / Ye, Rui-Hong / Huang, Di-Hui

    Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

    2024  Volume 272, Page(s) 116065

    Abstract: Bisphenol A (BPA) and its substitute bisphenol S (BPS) are desirable materials widely used in manufacturing plastic products but can pose carcinogenic risks to humans. A new conductive iron-based metal-organic framework (Fe-HHTP)-modified pencil graphite ...

    Abstract Bisphenol A (BPA) and its substitute bisphenol S (BPS) are desirable materials widely used in manufacturing plastic products but can pose carcinogenic risks to humans. A new conductive iron-based metal-organic framework (Fe-HHTP)-modified pencil graphite electrode (PGE) for electrochemically sensing BPA and BPS was prepared and fully characterized by SEM, TEM, FT-IR, XRD, and XPS. Results showed that the optimal conditions for preparing Fe-HHTP/PGE were a pH of 6.5, a Fe-HHTP concentration of 2 mg·mL
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Graphite/chemistry ; Metal-Organic Frameworks ; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ; Benzhydryl Compounds/chemistry ; Electrodes ; Phenols
    Chemical Substances Graphite (7782-42-5) ; Metal-Organic Frameworks ; bisphenol A (MLT3645I99) ; Benzhydryl Compounds ; Phenols
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-07
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 436536-7
    ISSN 1090-2414 ; 0147-6513
    ISSN (online) 1090-2414
    ISSN 0147-6513
    DOI 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116065
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  10. Article ; Online: LRRC75A-AS1 drives the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cervical cancer by binding IGF2BP1 and inhibiting SYVN1-mediated NLRP3 ubiquitination.

    Sui, Hongying / Shi, Caixia / Yan, Zhipeng / Chen, Jinyang / Man, Lin / Wang, Fang

    Molecular cancer research : MCR

    2024  

    Abstract: Cervical cancer severely affects women's health with increased incidence and poor survival for patients with metastasis. Our study aims to investigate the mechanism by which lncRNA LRRC75A-AS1 regulates the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of ... ...

    Abstract Cervical cancer severely affects women's health with increased incidence and poor survival for patients with metastasis. Our study aims to investigate the mechanism by which lncRNA LRRC75A-AS1 regulates the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cervical cancer through modulating m6A and ubiquitination modification. In this study, tumor tissues were collected from patients to analyze the expression of LRRC75A-AS1 and SYVN1. Migratory and invasive capacities of HeLa and CaSki cells were evaluated with wound healing and transwell assays. CCK-8 and EdU incorporation assays were employed to examine cell proliferation. The interaction between LRRC75A-AS1, IGF2BP1, SYVN1, and NLRP3 was evaluated through RNA immunoprecipitation, RNA pull-down, FISH, and Co-IP assays, respectively. MeRIP-qPCR was applied to analyze the m6A modification of SYVN1 mRNA. A subcutaneous tumor model of cervical cancer was established. We showed LRRC75A-AS1 was upregulated in tumor tissues, and LRRC75A-AS1 enhanced EMT through activating NLRP3/IL-1β/Smad2/3 signaling in cervical cancer. Furthermore, LRRC75A-AS1 inhibited SYVN1-mediated NLRP3 ubiquitination by destabilizing SYVN1 mRNA. LRRC75A-AS1 competitively bound to IGF2BP1 protein and subsequently impaired the m6A modification of SYVN1 mRNA and its stability. Knockdown of LRRC75A-AS1 repressed EMT and tumor growth via inhibiting NLRP3/IL-1β/Smad2/3 signaling in mice. In conclusion, LRRC75A-AS1 competitively binds to IGF2BP1 protein to destabilize SYVN1 mRNA, subsequently suppresses SYVN1-mediated NLRP3 ubiquitination degradation and activates IL-1β/Smad2/3 signaling, thus promoting EMT in cervical cancer. Implications: LRRC75A-AS1 promotes cervical cancer progression, and this study suggests LRRC75A-AS1 as a new therapeutic target for cervical cancer.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2098788-2
    ISSN 1557-3125 ; 1541-7786
    ISSN (online) 1557-3125
    ISSN 1541-7786
    DOI 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-23-0478
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