Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to compositions and methods for enhanced delivery of a transgene to the central nervous system (CNS) of a subject. In some embodiments, the transgene is delivered by recombinant AAV (rAAV). In some embodiments, the method of enhancing transgene delivery comprises administering a blood brain barrier (BBB)-crossing molecule (e.g., K16ApoE) and an rAAV comprising a transgene to a subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stem cells obtained from the amnion and their methods of obtaining and culturing. The present invention further relates to compositions comprising amnion-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and to methods of using ADSCs.

Abstract: A device for hydrogen production with waste aluminum includes a treatment apparatus for waste aluminum and a reaction tank. The apparatus includes a first crusher, a pickling tank, and a second crusher. The first crusher is for preliminarily crushing waste aluminum to obtain first aluminum chips. The pickling tank is for receiving and pickling the first aluminum chips crushed by the first crusher. The second crusher is for receiving and fine crushing the first aluminum chips to obtain second aluminum chips. The second aluminum chips are received by the reaction tank and then hydrolyzed with an alkaline solution in the reaction tank to produce hydrogen. Since waste aluminum is used as the raw material of hydrogen production, and a specific device is used for waste aluminum treatment, so the effects of recovering waste metal, reducing environmental damage, and saving costs can be achieved at the same time.

Abstract: A method of oxidative dehydrogenating a butane-containing hydrocarbon stream by contacting the same with a bimetallic catalyst in the presence of an oxidant, wherein the bimetallic catalyst comprises nickel and bismuth on a titanium carbide catalyst support. Various embodiments of the method of oxidative dehydrogenating the butane-containing hydrocarbon stream and the bimetallic catalyst are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and a magnetic element including the same. The MTJ structure with PMA includes a substrate, a perpendicular magnetic anisotropic inducing layer configured to be disposed on the substrate and including an oxide-based material, a perpendicular antiferromagnetic layer configured to be disposed on the perpendicular magnetic anisotropic inducing layer and including an antiferromagnetic material, a first ferromagnetic layer configured to be disposed on the perpendicular antiferromagnetic layer and having PMA, a tunneling barrier layer configured to be disposed on the first ferromagnetic layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer configured to be disposed on the tunneling barrier layer and having PMA.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions of therapeutic agents and methods of use for reducing and/or treating gastrointestinal inflammation. In particular aspects, the tungstate salts described herein and pharmaceutical compositions thereof inhibit the activity of one or a plurality of anaerobic respiratory enzymes in facultative anaerobic bacteria such as, for example, Enterobacteriaceae, that can exacerbate inflammation. In particular embodiments, the present invention provides compositions of therapeutic agents for treating gastrointestinal inflammation, as well as methods for treating or preventing gut microbial imbalance due to an increase in the abundance of intestinal Enterobacteriaceae.

Abstract: Light-emitting devices having an emitting layer containing a light-emitting organic or organometallic material and a nanostructure, the nanostructure having strong local electric fields at visible electromagnetic wavelengths that spectrally and spatially overlap with the light-emitting material. The spectral and spatial overlap of the electric fields of the nanostructure with the light emitting material uses high LDOS provided by the nanostructures to enable excited triplet electronic states in the material to emit light faster than without the nanostructure. This faster light emission from triplet-excited states leads to more stable emission from the light emitting material because it prevents buildup of triplet-excited states, which ordinarily can lead to quenching of light emission from the light emitting material. Among the many different possibilities contemplated, the nanostructure may advantageously be made of a dielectric material or a plasmonic metal material, such as SiO2, TiO2, ZnO, Al or Ag.

Abstract: This patent document provides optical processing and switching of optical channels based on mode-division multiplexing (MDM) and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM).

Abstract: A personal electrostatic bioaerosol sampler (PEBS) for collecting bioaerosols (from virus to pollen) at high sampling flow rates and for measuring personal exposures to bioaerosols in various occupational environments, particularly at their low concentrations and for extended periods of time, and a method of using same, are disclosed. The PEBS includes a base holder, a charging section, and a collection section. Charging section includes a first member inside a center of charging section configured to be connected to positive or negative high voltage and a second member disposed therearound a midpoint of first member inside charging section configured to be grounded such that a plurality of ions are produced for charging a plurality of incoming particles.

Abstract: There is provided a shape memory ceramic structure including an aggregate population of crystalline particles. Each crystalline particle in the population, of crystalline particles comprises a shape memory ceramic particle material. Each crystalline particle in the population of crystalline particles has a crystalline particle extent that is between about 0.5 microns and about fifty microns. At least a portion of the population of crystalline particles has a crystalline structure that is either oligocrystalline or monocrystalline.

Abstract: The invention provides a modifying agent, for synthesizing a polyamine copolymer, being a amide- group-containing diamine which is a reaction product of an aliphatic diamine and a first carboxylate, or a salt formed by reacting the amide- group-containing diamine with a second carboxylic acid, wherein the amide- group-containing diamine is represented by the general formula (I) where y represents an integer within 2˜6 (2 ?y?6) and x represents an integer within 4˜18 (4?x?18); the first carboxylate is an ester formed from an aliphatic carboxylic acid and the second carboxylic acid is a carboxylic acid.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ?-substituted perylene diimide (PDI) derivatives as small molecular and polymerized electron acceptors in organic photovoltaic cells.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to adamantane-intercalated layered double-hydroxide (LDH) particles and the methods of producing adamantane-intercalated LDH particles. The adamantane-intercalated LDH particles have a general formula defined by [M1-xAlx(OH)2](A)x.mH2O, where x is from 0.14 to 0.33, m is from 0.33 to 0.50, M is chosen from Mg, Ca, Co, Ni, Cu, or Zn, and A is adamantane carboxylate. The adamantane-intercalated LDH particles further have an aspect ratio greater than 100. The aspect ratio is defined by the width of an adamantane-intercalated LDH particle divided by the thickness of the adamantane-intercalated LDH particle.

Abstract: Photonic devices, systems, and methods for detecting an analyte in a biological solution (e.g., whole blood) are provided. Representative photonic devices are optical ring resonators having nanoscale features and micron-sized diameters. Due to the compact size of these devices, many resonators can be disposed on a single substrate and tested simultaneously as a sample is passed over the devices. Typical analytes include blood cells, antibodies, and pathogens, as well as compounds indicative of the presence of blood cells or pathogens (e.g., serology). In certain embodiments, blood type can be determined through photonic sensing using a combination of direct detection of blood cells and serology. By combining the detection signals of multiple devices, the type of blood can be determined.

Abstract: A chemical composition includes graphene oxide covalently bonded to an ionic liquid. A nanocomposite anion exchange membrane (26) includes graphene oxide; and an ionic liquid covalently bonded to the graphene oxide. A fuel cell (20) includes an anode (22); a cathode (24); and a nanocomposite anion exchange membrane (26) including graphene oxide; an ionic liquid covalently bonded to the graphene oxide; and a base membrane. A method of fabricating a nanocomposite anion exchange membrane (26) includes functionalizing graphene oxide with an ionic liquid to create a nanocomposite; and forming an anion exchange membrane (26) with the nanocomposite.

Abstract: The present invention provides a memory device in which a lower electrode, a seed layer, synthetic exchange diamagnetic layers, a separation layer, a magnetic tunnel junction, a capping layer, and an upper electrode are formed on a substrate in a laminated manner, wherein a diffusion barrier is formed between the magnetic tunnel junction and the capping layer. In addition, the present invention provides a memory device in which a lower electrode, a seed layer, synthetic exchange diamagnetic layers, a separation layer, a magnetic tunnel junction, a capping layer, and an upper electrode are formed on a substrate in a laminated manner, wherein the seed layer is formed of a material that allows the synthetic exchange diamagnetic layers to grow in the FCC (111) direction.

Abstract: A plasticization-resistant polyurethane membrane for gas separation and producing method are disclosed. The plasticization-resistant polyurethane membrane may include a soft segment, a hard segment and a chain extender. The soft segment may include a polyol compound and the hard segment may include a diisocyanate. The plasticization-resistant polyurethane membrane may be a cross-linked polyurethane membrane.

Abstract: Provided are a novel organic semiconductor compound, a production method thereof, and an organic electronic device using the same, wherein the organic semiconductor compound includes a thiazolidine functional group introduced into a heteroaromatic ring to thereby remarkably improve photovoltaic characteristics of an organic electronic device including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an X-ray imaging device for minimally invasive surgery, the device including: a rod having a clamp module disposed at a first end of the rod and including a first clamp body, a second clamp body, and a clamp support; an X-ray emission module; an X-ray sensing module; and a manipulation module, in which the rod is inserted into the human body, X-rays are emitted from the X-ray emission module with the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body open with a lesion positioned therebetween in the human body, and the X-rays travel through the lesion and is then sensed by the X-ray sensing module.

Abstract: Lanthionine ketimine derivatives, and methods of making and using the same, are described. Included are lanthionine ketimine phosphonate (LK-P), lanthionine ketimine ester phosphonate (LKE-P) derivatives, as well as lanthionine ketimine derivatives having a tert-enamide moiety at the 2-position (NVP-LKE).