Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nanocomposite comprising a core-shell nanoparticle and a core-shell quantum dot. The core-shell nanoparticle comprises a phosphor core, a shell layer, and a cleavable peptide. The core-shell quantum dot comprises a center core, an intermediate layer, an outer layer, a silica layer, and an arginylglycylaspartic acid (RGD) peptide. The core-shell nanoparticle and the core-shell quantum dot are linked to each other via forming a peptide bond between the cleavable peptide and the RGD peptide. Also disclosed are the uses of the nanocomposite in making a diagnosis of tumors.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing polyester comprises mixing Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate monomer with terephthalic acid to form a mixture, in which the Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate monomer is represented by formula (I) below: esterifying the mixture to form a first polyester mixture; and polymerizing the first polyester mixture to form a second polyester mixture, in which the second polyester mixture has a diethylene glycol concentration of less than 1 wt % but greater than 0.1 wt %, based on the total weight of the second polyester mixture, and a polydispersity index of polyethylene terephthalate in the second polyester mixture is less than 3 but greater than 2.

Abstract: A process for preparing bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate, comprising a step of: subjecting ethylene oxide and terephthalic acid in a molar ratio of from 2.5:1 to 3.5:1 to a reaction at an elevated temperature of up to 150° C. in the presence of a solvent mixture containing water and a diol cosolvent in a weight ratio of from 0.2:1 to 5:1.

Abstract: A process for reducing diethylene glycol formation in polyethylene terephthalate includes (a) subjecting a mixture of bis(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate with aromatic polycarboxylic acid to an esterification reaction, and (b) subjecting the esterification reaction product to polycondensation.

Abstract: A process for preparing bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate, comprising a step of: subjecting ethylene oxide and terephthalic acid in a molar ratio of from 2:1 to 3:1 to a reaction at an elevated temperature in the presence of a solvent mixture containing water and a C6-C8 hydrocarbon in a weight ratio of from 1:1 to 3:1.

Abstract: A process for preparing bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate, comprising a step of: subjecting ethylene oxide and terephthalic acid in a molar ratio of from 2:1 to 3:1 to a reaction at an elevated temperature in the presence of a solvent mixture containing water and a C6-C8 hydrocarbon in a weight ratio of from 1:1 to 3:1.

Abstract: A process for reducing diethylene glycol formation in polyethylene terephthalate includes (a) subjecting a mixture of bis(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate with aromatic polycarboxylic acid to an esterification reaction, and (b) subjecting the esterification reaction product to polycondensation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing bis(2-hydroxyethyl) cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate (BHCD) and derivatives thereof. The method includes the following steps. A first reactant including bis-hydroxyethyl terephthalate (BHET) is provided. 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl 2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate (BHEET) is added to the first reactant including BHET to form a second reactant. The second reactant is hydrogenated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing bis(2-hydroxyethyl) cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate (BHCD) and derivatives thereof. The method includes the following steps. A first reactant including bis-hydroxyethyl terephthalate (BHET) is provided. 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl 2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate (BHEET) is added to the first reactant including BHET to form a second reactant. The second reactant is hydrogenated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touch panel including a substrate with a touch sensing region and a non-touch sensing region, wherein the non-touch sensing region surrounds the touch sensing region. A plurality of sensing electrodes are disposed on the touch sensing region. A plurality of metal traces are disposed on the non-touch sensing region and electrically connected to the sensing electrodes. A passivation layer covers the metal trace, wherein a distance between an edge of the passivation layer and the metal traces is greater than or equal to at least 140 micrometers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel carbazole derivatives and an organic light-emitting diode device using the same. These carbazole derivatives can simultaneously or singly be used as a hole transporting layer, a host or guest of an emitting layer or an electron transporting layer of an organic light-emitting diode device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel carbazole derivatives and an organic light-emitting diode device using the same. These carbazole derivatives can simultaneously or singly be used as a hole transporting layer, a host or guest of an emitting layer or an electron transporting layer of an organic light-emitting diode device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel quinoxaline derivatives and their use in an organic light-emitting diode device. The quinoxaline derivative is of luminescence and rigidity, can increase glass transition temperature (Tg) and has better thermal stability, and thus can be used as a hole transporting layer, a host or guest of an emitting layer or an electron transporting layer of an organic light-emitting diode device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel carbazole derivatives and an organic light-emitting diode device using the same. These carbazole derivatives can simultaneously or singly be used as a hole transporting layer, a host or guest of an emitting layer or an electron transporting layer of an organic light-emitting diode device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel quinoxaline derivatives and their use in an organic light-emitting diode device. The quinoxaline derivative is of luminescence and rigidity, can increase glass transition temperature (Tg) and has better thermal stability, and thus can be used as a hole transporting layer, a host or guest of an emitting layer or an electron transporting layer of an organic light-emitting diode device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that an epididymis-specific defensin, EP2D, plays an important role in regulating sperm motility and therefore male fertility. Provided are methods for evaluating male fertility based on the level of EP2D bound to sperm, kits for evaluating male fertility, and methods for enhancing or suppressing fertility in a male by regulating the level of EP2D and the binding between sperm and EP2D.

Abstract: Provided herein is a composition that contains an effective amount of one or more compounds for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disorder such as insomnia or another sleeping disorder and using the composition.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel medicament for treatment of climacteric syndrome of women, which is prepared from Radix Ginseng, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Astragali seu Hedysari, Radix Ophiopogonis, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Rhizoma Atractylodis Alba, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Poria cocos, Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Ligustici Wallichi, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Radix Bupleuri, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Herba Epimedii, Herba Menhae, Rhizoma Curculiginis, Rhizoma Anemarrhenge, and Herba Ecliptae by processing raw TCM, decocting, drying, grinding, and adding water and honey in a certain proportion to yield aqueous-honey-bolus.