Sichuan University

I (Shi) greatly appreciate valuable clinical and research training in Sichuan Medical College (currently Huaxi Medical School of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China), and I also would like to thank those who have helped me during the most difficult time in my life, especially Drs. Iwao Ohtani, Masahiro Fujuta, Andrew C. Wong, Jimmy J. Lin, as well as Susan Price, and Victor Jang. It would have been impossible for me to develop this technique without their kindness. 

Center for Degradable and Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials (ERCEPM-MoE), College of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, 610064 Chengdu, China... 

For polyester, the reported work82 done in Sichuan University of China, involves adding MMT clay in a copolymer of poly(ethyleneterephthalate), which with a phosphorus-containing monomer could produce PET with higher thermal stability and char-forming tendency. However, fibers were not produced from this PET-nanocomposite polymers. 

Hong Pi Shaoyun Guo Yong Ning Sichuan,University... 

Chemical College of Sichuan University, 610064, Chengdu, China E-mal laiqy sc.homeway.com.cn... 

College of Chemistry, Key Lab of Green Chemistry and Technology in Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P.R. China e-mail yxue scu.edu.cn... 

College of Chemistry, Sichuan University and SRD Biosciences Co Ltd (Shanghai), P.R. China... 

LinLin Zhao did her undergraduate work at Sichuan University in China, and is now a Graduate Student at Northwestern University working with Professor George Schatz. Her work has included studies of electrodynamics and quantum chemistry, including the use of electronic structure theory to calculate optical properties of molecules in the presence of metal clusters. 

We are grateful to our talented and dedicated former graduate students Dr. Jun Yang, Dr. Haoxing Wu, Ms. Fei Xue, and Dr. Xue Xiao for their significant contributions, which we have tried to describe in the text. We thank Prof Hayashi for providing original NMR spectra of natural communesin F. The work described in this account was supported by NSFC and Sichuan University. 

Yang, J. Total Synthesis of ( )-Communesin F. Ph.D. Dissertation, Sichuan University Chengdu, 2007. 

Yong Qin (377), West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China... 

Z. X. GUO, Sichuan University, China and W. K. WONG, The Hong Kong Polyteehnie University, China... 

W. K. WONG and S. Y. S. LEUNG, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China, Z. X. GUO, Sichuan University, China and Z. H. ZENG and P. Y. MOK, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China... 

State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, and School of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. 

BALB/c mice, at weight of 20 2g, were used for in vivo gel formation and degradation test. The animals were purchased from the Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University. The animals were housed at controlled temperature of 20-22°C, relative humidity of 50-60% and 12h light-dark cycles. Free access to food and water was allowed. All the animals would be in quarantine for a week before treatment. All animal care and experimental procedures were conducted according to Institutional Animal Care and Use guidelines. 

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