By mimicking natural
photosynthesis, generating hydrogen through
visible-light-driven splitting of water would be an almost ideal process
for converting abundant solar energy into a usable fuel in an environmentally
friendly and high-energy-density manner. In a search for efficient
photocatalysts that mimic such a function, here we describe a series
of cycloplatinated polymer dots (Pdots), in which the platinum complex
unit is presynthesized as a comonomer and then covalently linked to
a conjugated polymer backbone through Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling
polymerization. On the basis of our design strategy, the hydrogen
evolution rate (HER) of the cycloplatinated Pdots can be enhanced
by 12 times in comparison to that of pristine Pdots under otherwise
identical conditions. In comparison to the Pt-complex-blended counterpart
Pdots, the HER of cycloplatinated Pdots is over 2 times higher than
that of physically blended Pdots. Furthermore, enhancement of the
photocatalytic reaction time with high eventual hydrogen production
and low efficiency rolloff are observed by utilizing the cycloplatinated
Pdots as photocatalysts. On the basis of their performance, our cyclometallic
Pdot systems appear to be alternative types of promising photocatalysts
for visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution.
Tuberculosis is a common infectious mycobacterial disease having a wide range of clinical and serological manifestations that are similar to rheumatic disease. Differential diagnosis is a crucial aspect in any rheumatic disease as many other infectious diseases portray clinical similarities and autoantibody positivity. Our case report illustrates of a young woman just after the delivery of a child presented an unusual case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis infection initially misdiagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
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