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10 2023
Recently, researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed an unconventionally salt-concentrated hydrogel electrolyte reaching a salt fraction up to 44 mol% without phase separation, which essentially suppresses water-induced side reactions and thus enables practical long-cycling operation of aqueous sodium-ion batteries.
Hydrogel electrolytes are promising in developing flexible and safe batteries, but the presence of large amounts of free solvent water makes battery chemistries constrained by parasitic H2 evolution and electrode dissolution.
Recently, researc...
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09 2023
Researchers from Shandong University, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University have developed an integrated microfluidic chip (BSI-AST chip) for rapid AST from positive blood cultures (PBCs) and the whole process from bacteria extraction to AST result output was less than 3.5 hours. It promises to be a powerful new tool for accelerating AST for bloodstream infections.
The presence of viable bacteria in the blood, i.e., bacteremia, when not controlled properly can lead to bloodstream infection (BSI) and sepsis, a syndromic inflammatory response.
Rapid and accurate antimicrobial prescriptions are critical to ...
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09 2023
A research group led by Prof. LI Chaoxu from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has revealed that liquid metal-based self-oscillating bimorph films may promise the persistent energy-harvest from moisture via electromagnetic induction. With the miniaturization of electronic devices and their integration within human wearable accessories, harvesting tiny energy from the ambient environment for supplying these low-energy and wearable electronics has drawn huge research interest an...
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09 2023
Recently, researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have discovered a novel chemical that is widely used by bacteria to combat algae in the ocean.
Algae and bacteria are inseparable in ocean ecosystems, with bacteria playing a crucial role in regulating the growth and metabolism of algae. In addition to mutualism, bacteria have developed various molecular-based strategies to combat algae.
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09 2023
By incorporating laser technology and an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer into a droplet microfluidics chip, researchers from Single-Cell Center in the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have developed a new system, optical on-demand droplet release (OODR). The OODR system allows for a more user-friendly method to be used in screening assays that also reduces the amount of the sample and reagents needed without compromising efficiency, cell viability or analysis accuracy. Static droplet array (SDA) is a necessary and integral tool when it comes to high-capacity screening tests, or assays, for identifying and targeting specific cells or analytes (substances whose chemical composition is the target of identification)...
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09 2023
Recently, researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have revealed why S-glycosylation cannot adequately mimic the role of natural O-glycosylation, and underscored the pivotal role of the glycosidic linkage in shaping the function of glycosylation. Protein glycosylation is one of the most important post-translational modifications, which can be exploited to improve various aspects of therapeutic proteins and industrial enzymes. Different types of glycosylation have a variety of effects on pr...
