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Germinated brown rice has recently garnered widespread attention due to its high nutritional value. Previous research demonstrated that the bioactive components and functional properties of germinated brown rice varieties exhibit significant differences. Three germinated rice cultivars weedy rice WR04-6 (WR) and two cultivated rice cultivars with superior eating quality, Koshihikari (YG) and Daohuaxiang (DHX), were analyzed using metabolites and transcriptome profiling. Widely targeted metabolomics results showed that 85.9% and 71.2% of differential metabolites for WR vs. YG and WR vs. DHX were enriched in WR, respectively. The substances mainly included amino acids and derivatives, carbohydrates and its derivatives, organic acids and its derivatives, and flavonoids. Higher antioxidant activity was detected in WR compared to cultivated rice in metabolome analysis. Transcriptome analyses indicated that 18 responsive genes played pivotal roles in the conversion of key metabolites. These findings will provide theoretical underpinnings for the development of rice germplasm resources and the formulation of functional germinated grain foods.
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), secreted by most cells, act as natural cell-derived carriers for delivering proteins, nucleic acids, and organelles between cells. Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles responsible for energy production and cellular physiological processes. Recent evidence has highlighted the pivotal role of EVs in intercellular mitochondrial content transfer, including mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), proteins, and intact mitochondria. Intriguingly, mitochondria are crucial mediators of EVs release, suggesting an interplay between EVs and mitochondria and their potential implications in physiology and pathology. However, in this expanding field, much remains unknown regarding the function and mechanism of crosstalk between EVs and mitochondria and the transport of mitochondrial EVs. Herein, we shed light on the physiological and pathological functions of EVs and mitochondria, potential mechanisms underlying their interactions, delivery of mitochondria-rich EVs, and their clinical applications in regenerative medicine.
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Vesículas Extracelulares , Mitocondrias , Medicina Regenerativa , Humanos , Vesículas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Medicina Regenerativa/métodos , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , AnimalesRESUMEN
The main challenges faced by aqueous rechargeable nickel-zinc batteries are their comparatively low energy density and poor cycling stability. Moreover, the preparation procedures of these cathodes are complex and not easily scalable. Herein, we utilized MXene to improve the electrodeposition preparation of NiCo layered double hydroxides (LDH). Benefiting from the improved interfacial contact between nickel foam (NF) and platting solution and the enhanced ionic conductivity of platting product based on MXene additives, the resulting binder-free NiCo LDH electrode can achieve ultrahigh areal loading (~65 mg cm-2) with abundant active surface for redox reactions and maintained short transport pathway for ion diffusion and charge transfer. Furthermore, the as-fabricated alkaline NiCo LDH-based battery delivers high discharge capacity, up to 20.2 mAh cm-2 (311 mAh g-1), accompanied by remarkable rate performance (9.6 mAh cm-2 or 148 mAh g-1 at 120 mA cm-2). Due to the high structural and chemical stability of MXenes/LDH-based electrode, excellent cycling life can also be achieved with 88.6% capacity retention after 10000 cycles. In addition, ultrahigh areal energy density (31.2 mWh cm-2) and gravimetric energy density (465 Wh kg-1) can be simultaneously achieved. This work has inspired the design of advanced cathode materials to develop high-performance aqueous zinc batteries.
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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a single-stranded RNA virus with a capsid membrane that causes acute infectious gastrointestinal disease characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration in swine. Piglets are more susceptible to PEDV than adults, with an infection rate reaching 90% and a fatality rate as high as 100%. Moreover, PEDV has a rapid transmission rate and broad transmission range. Consequently, PEDV has caused considerable economic losses and negatively impacted the sustainability of the pig industry. The surface spike (S) glycoprotein is the largest structural protein in PEDV virions and is closely associated with host cell fusion and virus invasion. As such, the S protein is an important target for vaccine development. In this article, we review the genetic variation, immunity, apoptosis-induction function, virulence, vaccine potential, and other aspects of the PEDV S protein. This review provides a theoretical foundation for preventing and controlling PEDV infection and serves as a valuable resource for further research and development of PEDV vaccines.
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Sulfur is a promising conversion-type cathode for zinc batteries (ZBs) due to its high discharge capacity and cost-effectiveness. However, the redox conversion of multivalent S in ZBs is still limited, only having achieved S0/S2- redox conversion with low discharge voltage and poor reversibility. This study presents significant progress by demonstrating, for the first time, the reversible S2-/S4+ redox behavior in ZBs with up to six-electron transfer (with an achieved discharge capacity of ≈1284 mAh g-1) using a highly concentrated ClO4 --containing electrolyte. The developed succinonitrile-Zn(ClO4)2 eutectic electrolyte stabilizes the positive-valence S compound and contributes to an ultra-low polarization voltage. Notably, the achieved flat discharge plateaus demonstrate the highest operation voltage (1.54 V) achieved to date in ZnâS batteries. Furthermore, the high-voltage ZnâS battery exhibits remarkable conversion dynamics, excellent cycling performance (85.7% capacity retention after 500 cycles), high efficiency (98.4%), and energy density (527 Wh kg S -1). This strategy of positive-valence conversion of sulfur represents a significant advancement in understanding sulfur chemistry in batteries and holds promise for future high-voltage sulfur-based batteries.
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The WRKY transcription factor (TF) genes form a large family in higher plants, with 72 members in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). The gaseous phytohormone ethylene (ET) regulates multiple physiological processes in plants. It is known that 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthases (ACSs, EC 4.4.1.14) limit the enzymatic reaction rate of ethylene synthesis. However, whether WRKY TFs regulate the expression of ACSs and/or ACC oxidases (ACOs, EC 1.14.17.4) remains largely elusive. Here, we demonstrated that Arabidopsis WRKY22 positively regulated the expression of a few ACS and ACO genes, thus promoting ethylene production. Inducible overexpression of WRKY22 caused shorter hypocotyls without ACC treatment. A qRT-PCR screening demonstrated that overexpression of WRKY22 activates the expression of several ACS and ACO genes. The promoter regions of ACS5, ACS11, and ACO5 were also activated by WRKY22, which was revealed by a dual luciferase reporter assay. A follow-up chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with quantitative PCR (ChIP-qPCR) and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) showed that the promoter regions of ACS5 and ACO5 could be bound by WRKY22 directly. Moreover, wrky22 mutants had longer primary roots and more lateral roots than wild type, while WRKY22-overexpressing lines showed the opposite phenotype. In conclusion, this study revealed that WRKY22 acts as a novel TF activating, at least, the expression of ACS5 and ACO5 to increase ethylene synthesis and modulate root development.
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Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Etilenos , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas , Liasas , Raíces de Plantas , Factores de Transcripción , Arabidopsis/genética , Arabidopsis/crecimiento & desarrollo , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Etilenos/metabolismo , Etilenos/biosíntesis , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Raíces de Plantas/genética , Raíces de Plantas/crecimiento & desarrollo , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Liasas/genética , Liasas/metabolismo , Aminoácido Oxidorreductasas/genética , Aminoácido Oxidorreductasas/metabolismo , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Liasas de Carbono-Carbono/metabolismo , Liasas de Carbono-Carbono/genética , Activación Transcripcional/genéticaRESUMEN
Zinc metal is recognized as the most promising anode for aqueous energy storage but suffers from severe dendrite growth and poor reversibility. However, the coulombic efficiency lacks specificity for zinc dendrite growth, particularly in Zn||Zn symmetric cells. Herein, a novel indicator (fD) based on the characteristic crystallization peaks is proposed to evaluate the growth and distribution of zinc dendrites. As a proof of concept, triethylenetetramine (TETA) is adopted as an electrolyte additive to manipulate the zinc flux for uniform deposition, with a corroborating low fD value. A highly durable zinc symmetric cell is achieved, lasting over 2500 h at 10 mA cm-2 and 400 h at a large discharge of depth (10 mA cm-2, 10 mAh cm-2). Supported by the low fD value, the Zn||TETA-ZnSO4||MnO2 batteries overcome the sudden short circuit and fast capacity fading. The study provides a feasible method to evaluate zinc dendrites and sheds light on the design of highly reversible zinc anodes.
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BACKGROUND: To explore the median effective dose (ED50) and 95% effective dose (ED95) of remimazolam besylate combined with alfentanil for adult gastroscopy. METHODS: This prospective studyenrolled 31 patients scheduled to painless gastroscopy at Anhui No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital between April and May, 2022. 5 µg.kg-1 of alfentanil hydrochloride was used for pre-analgesia. The initial single loading dose of remimazolam besylate was 0.12 mg.kg-1, increased or reduced by 0.01 mg.kg-1 for the next patient with modified Dixon sequential method. The modified Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale (MOAA/S) was used to assess sedation. RESULTS: Combined with alfentanil, the ED50 of remimazolam besylate was 0.147 mg.kg-1 (95% CI: 0.138-0.160 mg.kg-1) and ED95 0.171 mg.kg-1 (95% CI: 0.159-0.245 mg.kg-1). The induction time after injection of remimazolam besylate was 70 ± 25 s, with the anesthesia recovery time and the observation time in resuscitation room 5.13 ± 2.13 min and 2.32 ± 1.6 min, respectively. Twenty nine patients' vital signs were within acceptable limits during gastroscopy. CONCLUSIONS: The ED50 of remimazolam besylate combined with alfentanil for painless gastroscopy was 0.147 mg.kg-1, and the ED95 was 0.171 mg.kg-1.
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Alfentanilo , Benzodiazepinas , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Gastroscopía , Humanos , Alfentanilo/administración & dosificación , Estudios Prospectivos , Femenino , Masculino , Gastroscopía/métodos , Adulto , Persona de Mediana Edad , Benzodiazepinas/administración & dosificación , Hipnóticos y Sedantes/administración & dosificación , Anciano , Analgésicos Opioides/administración & dosificación , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Aqueous Zn-I flow batteries utilizing low-cost porous membranes are promising candidates for high-power-density large-scale energy storage. However, capacity loss and low Coulombic efficiency resulting from polyiodide cross-over hinder the grid-level battery performance. Here, we develop colloidal chemistry for iodine-starch catholytes, endowing enlarged-sized active materials by strong chemisorption-induced colloidal aggregation. The size-sieving effect effectively suppresses polyiodide cross-over, enabling the utilization of porous membranes with high ionic conductivity. The developed flow battery achieves a high-power density of 42 mW cm-2 at 37.5 mA cm-2 with a Coulombic efficiency of over 98% and prolonged cycling for 200 cycles at 32.4 Ah L-1posolyte (50% state of charge), even at 50 °C. Furthermore, the scaled-up flow battery module integrating with photovoltaic packs demonstrates practical renewable energy storage capabilities. Cost analysis reveals a 14.3 times reduction in the installed cost due to the applicability of cheap porous membranes, indicating its potential competitiveness for grid energy storage.
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With the increasing need for reliable storage systems, the conversion-type chemistry typified by bromine cathodes attracts considerable attention due to sizeable theoretical capacity, cost efficiency, and high redox potential. However, the severe loss of active species during operation remains a problem, leading researchers to resort to concentrated halide-containing electrolytes. Here, profiting from the intrinsic halide exchange in perovskite lattices, a novel low-dimensional halide hybrid perovskite cathode, TmdpPb2[IBr]6, which serves not only as a halogen reservoir for reversible three-electron conversions but also as an effective halogen absorbent by surface Pb dangling bonds, CâH Br hydrogen bonds, and PbâI Br halogen bonds, is proposed. As such, the Zn||TmdpPb2[IBr]6 battery delivers three remarkable discharge voltage plateaus at 1.21 V (I0/I-), 1.47 V (I+/I0), and 1.74 V (Br0/Br-) in a typical halide-free electrolyte; meanwhile, realizing a high capacity of over 336 mAh g-1 at 0.4 A g-1 and high capacity retentions of 88% and 92% after 1000 cycles at 1.2 A g-1 and 4000 cycles at 3.2 A g-1, respectively, accompanied by a high coulombic efficiency of ≈99%. The work highlights the promising conversion-type cathodes based on metal-halide perovskite materials.
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The diagnostic efficacy of the water swallow test (WST) is relatively robust for patients with neurogenic dysphagia; however, its diagnostic performance in identifying dysphagia among patients with HNC varies across studies. Our study aims to assess the diagnostic value of the WST for detecting dysphagia in patients with HNC. Systematic retrieval of studies on the use of WST for screening dysphagia in patients with HNC from databases up to August 1, 2023. Quality assessment of the included studies was performed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 (QUADAS-2) tool. Calculate the pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (LR), negative LR, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) to evaluate the screening ability of WST for dysphagia. A total of seven articles, encompassing eight study groups, were included, involving the analysis of 691 patients. The meta-analysis results demonstrate that the WST has a combined sensitivity, specificity, positive LR, negative LR, DOR, and AUC for diagnosing dysphagia in patients with HNC of 0.82 (95% CI [0.64, 0.92]), 0.79 (95% CI [0.70, 0.86]), 4.00 (95% CI [2.51, 6.36]), 0.22 (95% CI [0.10, 0.50]), 17.94 (95% CI [5.56, 57.92]), and 0.86 (95% CI [0.83, 0.89]), respectively. Significant heterogeneity was observed among the included studies. Meta-regression analysis showed that the pooled sensitivity of tumor sites and treatment was closely related, while the pooled specificity of treatment and version was closely related. The subgroup analysis showed that the WST's pooled sensitivity for diagnosing dysphagia in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer was 0.40 (95% CI [0.26, 0.56]), with an AUC of 0.50, lower than in other HNC sites. The WST performed better in surgical patients than in those undergoing radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT), with lower sensitivity, specificity, and AUC values of 0.49 (95% CI [0.36, 0.61]), 0.66 (95% CI [0.59, 0.72]), and 0.64, respectively, for RT or CRT patients. The modified WST version showed different specificity values of 0.82 (95% CI [0.75, 0.87]), compared to the regular version of 0.68 (95% CI [0.61, 0.74]). Additionally, Deek's test indicated the absence of publication bias in this study (p = 0.32). The WST demonstrates favorable sensitivity and specificity in detecting dysphagia among patients with HNC. However, the diagnostic value may vary depending on factors such as tumor sites, treatment, and the specific version of the WST used.
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Trastornos de Deglución , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello , Humanos , Trastornos de Deglución/diagnóstico , Trastornos de Deglución/etiología , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/complicaciones , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Deglución/fisiología , AguaRESUMEN
As the need for sustainable battery chemistry grows, non-metallic ammonium ion (NH4 + ) batteries are receiving considerable attention because of their unique properties, such as low cost, nontoxicity, and environmental sustainability. In this study, the solvation interactions between NH4 + and solvents are elucidated and design principles for NH4 + weakly solvated electrolytes are proposed. Given that hydrogen bond interactions dominate the solvation of NH4 + and solvents, the strength of the solvent's electrostatic potential directly determines the strength of its solvating power. As a proof of concept, succinonitrile with relatively weak electronegativity is selected to construct a metal-free eutectic electrolyte (MEE). As expected, this MEE is able to significantly broaden the electrochemical stability window and reduce the solvent binding energy in the solvation shell, which leads to a lower desolvation energy barrier and a fast charge transfer process. As a result, the as-constructed NH4 -ion batteries exhibit superior reversible rate capability (energy density of 65 Wh kg-1 total active mass at 600 W kg-1 ) and unprecedent long-term cycling performance (retention of 90.2% after 1000 cycles at 1.0 A g-1 ). The proposed methodology for constructing weakly hydrogen bonded electrolytes will provide guidelines for implementing high-rate and ultra-stable NH4 + -based energy storage systems.
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Chlorine-based batteries with Cl0 to Cl- redox reaction (ClRR) are promising for high-performance energystorage due to their high redox potential and large theoretical capacity. However, the inherent gas-liquid conversion feature of ClRR together with poor Cl fixation can cause Cl2 leakage, reducing battery reversibility. Herein, we utilize a Se-based organic molecule, diphenyl diselenide (di-Ph-Se), as the Cl anchoring agent and realize an atomic level-Cl fixation through chalcogen-halogencoordinating chemistry. The promoted Cl fixation, with two oxidized Cl0 anchoring on a single Ph-Se, and the multivalence conversion of Se contributeto a six-electron conversion process with up to 507 mAh g-1 and an average voltage of 1.51 V, as well as a high energy density of 665 Wh Kg-1 . Based on the superior reversibility of thedeveloped di-Ph-Se electrode with ClRR, a remarkable rate performance (205 mAh g-1 at 5 A g-1 ) and cycling performance (capacity retention of 77.3 % after 500cycles) are achieved. Significantly, the pouch cell delivers a record arealcapacity of up to 6.87 mAh cm-2 and extraordinary self-discharge performance. This chalcogen-halogen coordination chemistry between the Se electrode and Cl provides a new insight for developing reversible and efficientbatteries with halogen redox reactions.
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Indocyanine green (ICG) is the most commonly used near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) dye in clinical practice, and its mediated near-infrared fluorescence imaging technology is gradually applied in clinical practice. It has shown great potential in invasive surgery (MIS) and is expected to become the standard technology for surgical diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The clinical application of ICG fluorescence laparoscopy is reviewed here.
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Verde de Indocianina , Laparoscopía , Fluorescencia , ColorantesRESUMEN
The challenge of synergistically optimizing different mechanisms limits the further improvement of plasmon-mediated photocatalytic activities. In this work, an Au/Bi24O31Br10 composite, combining an interface ohmic contact and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), is prepared by a thermal reduction method. The LSPR effect induces the local resonance energy transfer effect and the local electric field enhancement effect, while the interface ohmic contact forms a stronger interface electric field. The novel synergistic interaction between the interface ohmic contact and LSPR drives effective charge separation and provides more active sites for the adsorption and activation of CO2 with improved photocatalytic efficiency. The optimized 0.6 wt% Au (5.7 nm) over Bi24O31Br10 nanosheets showed an apparently improved photocatalytic activity without any sacrificial reagents, specifically CO and O2 yields of 44.92 and 17.83 µmol g-1 h-1, and demonstrated superior stability (only lost 6%) after continuous reaction for 48 h, nearly 5-fold enhanced compared to Bi24O31Br10 and a great advantage compared with other bismuth-based photocatalysts.
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The electrochemical-mechanical degradation of ultrahigh Ni cathode for lithium-ion batteries is a crucial aspect that limits the cycle life and safety of devices. Herein, the study reports a facile strategy involving rational design of primary grain crystallographic orientation within polycrystalline cathode, which well enhanced its electro-mechanical strength and Li+ transfer kinetics. Ex situ and in situ experiments/simulations including cross-sectional particle electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), single-particle micro-compression, thermogravimetric analysis combined with mass spectrometry (TGA-MS), and finite element modeling reveal that, the primary-grain-alignment strategy effectively mitigates the particle pulverization, lattice oxygen release thereby enhances battery cycle life and safety. Besides the preexisting doping and coating methodologies to improve the stability of Ni-rich cathode, the primary-grain-alignment strategy, with no foreign elements or heterophase layers, is unprecedently proposed here. The results shed new light on the study of electrochemical-mechanical strain alleviation for electrode materials.
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Improving grain quality is a primary objective in contemporary rice breeding. Japanese modern rice breeding has developed two different types of rice, eating and sake-brewing rice, with different grain characteristics, indicating the selection of variant gene alleles during the breeding process. Given the critical importance of promptly and efficiently identifying genes selected in past breeding for future molecular breeding, we conducted genome scans for divergence, genome-wide association studies, and map-based cloning. Consequently, we successfully identified two genes, OsMnS and OsWOX9D, both contributing to rice grain traits. OsMnS encodes a mannan synthase that increases the white core frequency in the endosperm, a desirable trait for sake brewing but decreases the grain appearance quality. OsWOX9D encodes a grass-specific homeobox-containing transcription factor, which enhances grain width for better sake brewing. Furthermore, haplotype analysis revealed that their defective alleles were selected in East Asia, but not Europe, during modern improvement. In addition, our analyses indicate that a reduction in grain mannan content during African rice domestication may also be caused a defective OsMnS allele due to breeding selection. This study not only reveals the delicate balance between grain appearance quality and nutrition in rice but also provides a new strategy for isolating causal genes underlying complex traits, based on the concept of "breeding-assisted genomics" in plants.
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Oryza , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Oryza/genética , Bebidas Alcohólicas , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo , Mananos , Fermentación , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Fitomejoramiento , Grano Comestible/genéticaRESUMEN
Changes in the soil environment caused by winter warming is affecting the carbon and nitrogen cycles of seasonal freeze-thaw farmland soil. A field experiment was conducted in a seasonal freeze-thaw farmland soil of northeast China to investigate the effects caused from different levels of warming (W1 + 1.77 °C, W2 + 0.69 °C and C + 0 °C) on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, microbial biomass and greenhouse gases fluxes. During the early and middle winter, the contents of all kinds of soil carbon and nitrogen (Ammonium, nitrate, total nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon, readily oxidizable organic carbon and soil organic carbon) tended to increase with the increase of warming level, while during the late winter, their contents under different temperature treatments roughly present trend of W2 ≥C > W1. Except for the late thawing period, warming increased the contents of soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen, during the late thawing period, with the increase of warming level, MBC and MBN decreased significantly. Warming would stimulate the release of greenhouse gases from soil. But due to the differences of soil environmental conditions in each period and soil nutrient dynamics under different treatments, which made the effects of different levels of warming on soil GHGs fluxes in different periods are different. Our study suggested that low-level warming improved the availability of soil carbon and nitrogen, increased the contents of microbial biomass and greenhouse gas emissions. However, although high-level winter warming showed a similar phenomenon in the early and middle winter to the low-level warming, during the late winter, high-level warming increased soil nutrients loss and broke the seasonal coupling relationship between crop nutrient acquisition and soil microbial nutrient supply, and even led to the adaptation of soil CO2 release to it. This is of great significance for exploring the carbon and nitrogen cycle mechanisms of global terrestrial ecosystem.
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Gases de Efecto Invernadero , Nitrógeno/análisis , Suelo , Ecosistema , Carbono/análisis , Granjas , Estaciones del Año , Dióxido de Carbono/análisis , Óxido Nitroso/análisisRESUMEN
Chalcogens, especially tellurium (Te), as conversion-type cathodes possess promising prospects for zinc batteries (ZBs) with potential rich valence supply and high energy density. However, the conversion reaction of Te is normally restricted to the Te2-/Te0 redox with a low voltage plateau at â¼0.59 V (vs Zn2+/Zn) rather than the expected positive valence conversion of Te0 to Ten+, inhibiting the development of Te-based batteries toward high output voltage and energy density. Herein, the desired reversible Te2-/Te0/Te2+/Te4+ redox behavior with up to six-electron transfer was successfully activated by employing a highly concentrated Cl--containing electrolyte (Cl- as strong nucleophile) for the first time. Three flat discharge plateaus located at 1.24, 0.77, and 0.51 V, respectively, are attained with a total capacity of 802.7 mAh g-1. Furthermore, to improve the stability of Ten+ products and enhance the cycling stability, a modified ionic liquid (IL)-based electrolyte was fabricated, leading to a high-performance Znâ¥Te battery with high areal capacity (7.13 mAh cm-2), high energy density (542 Wh kgTe-1 or 227 Wh Lcathdoe+anode-1), excellent cycling performance, and a low self-discharge rate based on 400 mAh-level pouch cell. The results enhance the understanding of tellurium chemistry in batteries, substantially promising a remarkable route for advanced ZBs.
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Material extrusion of thermoplastic polymers enables the realization of complex specific designs with high performance composites. The present study aims at evaluating the mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer polyether ether ketone (CFR-PEEK) manufactured by material extrusion and correlating them with results obtained by micro-CT. Samples in the shape of small bars were provided by Kumovis (Munich, Germany). The determination of surface roughness and density was followed by three-point bending tests. To reveal the pore distribution as well as the fusion quality of CFR PEEK when applied with external forces, micro-CT scans were performed with an X-ray microscope before and after the mechanical test to localize the sites where the fracture is generated. The density of CFR-PEEK bars indicated that they had superior mechanical properties compared with our previous study on unfilled 3D printed PEEK (bending modulus: (5.4 ± 0.5) GPa vs. (1.05 ± 0.05) GPa to (1.48 ± 0.10) GPa; bending strength: (167 ± 11) MPa vs. (51 ± 15) to (193 ± 7) MPa). Micro-CT analyses revealed the local 3D-distribution of voids. Voids of 30 µm diameter are nearly spherical and make up the main part of the total porosity. The larger the voids, the more they deviate from a spherical shape. Significant lack-of-fusion voids are located between the deposited filaments. By growing and merging, they act as seeds for the forming fracture line in the region of the flexural specimens where the maximum local tensile stresses occurred under bending load. Our work provides a detailed analysis of printed PEEK with fiber additive and relates this with mechanical properties.