光激发纳米TiO2对胃癌SGC-7901细胞的杀伤作用

探讨了光激发纳米TiO2对胃癌SGC-7901细胞的杀伤作用, 考察了在不同纳米TiO2浓度及不同光照时间下纳米TiO2的抑瘤效果, 并探讨了抑瘤机制. 结果表明, 光激发纳米TiO2对胃癌SGC-7901细胞具有明显的抑制作用, 其过程类似一级反应的动力学规律; 当纳米TiO2浓度为300 μg/mL时, 对胃癌SGC-7901细胞表现出较强的杀伤效果, 其主要表现形式有两种, 即细胞坏死和细胞凋亡, 是由光激发条件下, 纳米TiO2表面产生的活性氧组分对肿瘤细胞的有效杀伤所致.     

用于体外基因转染的氨基硅烷Fe3O4复合纳米粒子的合成及表征

利用2-吡咯烷酮和乙酰丙酮铁为原料制备Fe3O4磁性纳米颗粒, 用XRD和TEM对样品进行了表征. 选择偶联剂γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷[NH2C3H6Si(OC2H5)3]对纳米粒子进行表面修饰, 制得APTTS/Fe3O4复合载体材料. 以此复合粒子作为传递载体, 将CD基因转染U251胶质瘤细胞. 采用RT-PCR, Western blot及免疫荧光等方法检测CD基因的表达及功能. 结果表明, 制备的Fe3O4颗粒粒径为8~10 nm, 结晶度较高; 经表面修饰后, 粒子表面负载—OH, —NH, —NH2, —C—O和—C—OH等多种功能基团. DNA结合分析及DNase-I消化结果表明, APTTS/Fe3O4粒子能够有效地结合和保护DNA. 体外细胞转染实验证实, 该复合纳米颗粒能够高效地传递CD基因进入U251胶质瘤细胞内, 并进行稳定表达.     

MoO3/ZrO2纳米固体强酸催化剂的制备及其在异丁烷-丁烯烷基化反应中的应用

利用AOT/异辛烷反胶束体系制备了MoO3/ZrO2纳米粒子.TEM结果表明,反胶束法制得粒子的粒径均匀,95%以上处于38～60nm之间.将此纳米粒子负载于γ-Al2O3上,呈现高度分散状态.NH3-TPD和烷基化反应的测定结果表明,其酸量和反应活性明显高于浸渍法和溶胶-凝胶法制备的样品,烷基化产物中C8的含量在79%左右.     

不同形貌Fe3O4纳米粒子的氧化沉淀法制备与表征

用一种方法成功合成出了球体、四方体、八面体、不规则多面体、三角形和不规则颗粒等六种具有不同形貌的Fe₃O₄纳米粒子，通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)表征了粒子形貌。试样经过X-射线衍射(XRD)表征具有尖晶石结构，且结晶良好。经震动样品磁强计(VSM)测定，各种形貌的Fe₃O₄纳米粒子都具有良好的磁性，其中八面体形貌的Fe₃O₄纳米粒子的饱和磁化强度达到86.56 emu·g^-1，剩磁为10.64 emu·g^-1，矫顽力为138 Oe。讨论了不同形貌的Fe₃O₄纳米粒子的形成机制，得出了晶核的生长环境对纳米粒子的形貌有重要影响的结论。     

不同形貌纳米SnO2的可控合成及催化发光传感器

本文以碳纳米管(CNT)为模板、采用液相沉积法、通过改变煅烧温度可控合成了SnO2-CNT复合纳米材料、SnO2纳米棒、SnO2纳米粒子等3种形貌的SnO2纳米材料,研究了3种形貌的SnO2纳米材料对乙酸乙酯催化发光的影响;通过考察3种不同形貌SnO2纳米材料的纳米尺度和结构,讨论了影响纳米材料催化发光特性的因素;研究了3种不同形貌SnO2纳米材料对乙酸乙酯催化发光图谱和强度的变化,建立了3种新型、高效的不同形貌纳米催化发光传感器。     

具有双亲特性的水相哑铃型SiO2纳米粒子的制备

以纳米SiO2水溶胶为原料,3?氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)和3?氯丙基三乙氧基硅烷(CPTES)为改性剂,在水基环境下分别对SiO2纳米粒子进行改性,得到了具有亲水特性的APTES改性SiO2粒子和具有亲油特性的CPTES改性SiO2粒子水溶胶。2种粒子按不同比例混合,利用接枝在SiO2粒子表面氨基和氯丙基的取代反应,使得2种具有亲水/亲油特性的改性SiO2纳米粒子偶联,制备了粒径为40~50 nm的哑铃型SiO2纳米粒子。并通过透射电镜(TEM)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT?IR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)以及动态光散射(DLS)等方法对其进行了系统表征。结果表明,2种粒子成功偶联形成了具有哑铃型结构的水相SiO2纳米粒子,该粒子两面具有不同的亲水性,粒径近似等于APTES改性SiO2粒子和CPTES改性SiO2粒子的粒径之和。     

SiO2纳米粒子对溶胶凝胶涂层性能的影响

在高强钢表面制备了防护性溶胶凝胶涂层,并研究了不同浓度二氧化硅纳米粒子的加入对于涂层形貌、耐蚀性和硬度的影响。采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和电子能谱(EDS)观察了涂层的微观结构和成分;采用显微硬度计测试了涂层的硬度;采用电化学方法研究了二氧化硅纳米粒子的浓度对于涂层耐蚀性能的影响;采用傅里叶红外光谱研究涂层的化学结构,进而探讨了二氧化硅纳米粒子对于涂层的强化机理。结果显示涂层加入二氧化硅纳米粒子的最佳浓度为500 mg.L-1,此条件下的涂层表面均匀致密,有较高的硬度并且在3.5%NaCl溶液中体现出较好的耐蚀作用。纳米粒子在溶胶中反应形成活性羟基基团并与硅烷发生反应生成空间网状结构,从而强化涂层。     

水杨酸盐敏化BaF2∶Tb3+纳米粒子中的Tb3+离子发光

采用水热法制备了均匀、单分散的BaF₂∶Tb³⁺纳米粒子,并采用离子交换法制备了水杨酸钠敏化的BaF₂∶Tb³⁺纳米粒子(SS-BaF₂∶Tb³⁺)。 系统地研究了样品的结构、形貌和光致发光性质。 结果表明,监测Tb³⁺离子在547 nm的⁵D₄→⁷F₅跃迁,SS-BaF₂∶Tb³⁺纳米粒子获得了从200 nm到385 nm波长范围宽的激发带;激发SS的π-π^*电子跃迁吸收,由于SS到Tb³⁺的能量传递(“天线效应”),SS-BaF₂∶Tb³⁺纳米粒子产生了增强的Tb³⁺离子绿光发射;敏化纳米粒子中Tb³⁺离子光致发光寿命比未敏化纳米粒子中Tb³⁺离子寿命长。     

非晶态ZrO2镶嵌的超细CeO2催化HCl氧化

采用不同方法制备了铈锆复合氧化物催化剂用于催化HCl氧化反应。自发沉积策略制备的CeO₂@ZrO₂催化剂中,超细CeO₂纳米粒子均匀的镶嵌于非晶态ZrO₂中。CeO₂粒子显著的“尺寸效应”使得该催化剂具有更高的Ce³⁺和氧空位浓度,而较高的Ce³⁺和氧空位浓度使得催化剂具有优异的低温氧化还原性能和储释氧能力。催化性能测试表明,CeO₂@ZrO₂催化剂展现出最好的催化活性（1.90 g_Cl2·g_cat^-1·h^-1）,同时CeO₂粒子周围非晶态的ZrO₂阻碍CeO₂的高温烧结,提高了该催化剂的稳定性。     

CO2重整甲烷反应高效稳定Ni/ZrO2催化剂的纳米结构特点

分别通过在常压流动N2气中加热处理ZrO(OH)2醇凝胶和在空气中焙烧ZrO(OH)2水凝胶制备了含不同晶相组成和不同尺寸ZrO2纳米粒子的Ni/ZrO2催化剂.Ni/ZrO2催化剂上CO2重整CH4反应的活性和稳定性以及多种催化剂表征(XRD,TEM,TPR及TPD等)数据表明,高效稳定的Ni/ZrO2催化剂必须具有“金属/氧化物”纳米复合物的特征.ZrO2纳米粒子的晶相组成对CO2重整甲烷反应中纳米复合物型Ni/ZrO2催化剂的稳定性没有明显影响.     

Manganese-Zinc Ferrites: Safe and Efficient Nanolabels for Cell Imaging and Tracking In Vivo

Manganese-zinc ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized by using a hydrothermal treatment, coated with silica, and then tested as efficient cellular labels for cell tracking, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in vivo. A toxicity study was performed on rat mesenchymal stem cells and C6 glioblastoma cells. Adverse effects on viability and cell proliferation were observed at the highest concentration (0.55 mM) only; cell viability was not compromised at lower concentrations. Nanoparticle internalization was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. The particles were found in membranous vesicles inside the cytoplasm. Although the metal content (0.42 pg Fe/cell) was lower compared to commercially available iron oxide nanoparticles, labeled cells reached a comparable relaxation rate R₂, owing to higher nanoparticle relaxivity. Cells from transgenic luciferase-positive rats were used for in vivo experiments. Labeled cells were transplanted into the muscles of non-bioluminescent rats and visualized by MRI. The cells produced a distinct hypointense signal in T₂- or T₂*-weighted MR images in vivo. Cell viability in vivo was verified by bioluminescence.     

The B1 ← A1 absorption system of NO2 in Xe matrices: evidence for Renner—Teller interaction

A tentative vibrational assignment of the ²B₁ ← ²A₁ absorption system of NO₂ in solid Xe is reported. About 65 bands were analysed, yielding normal vibration energies of ν₁ = 1230, ν₂ = 450 and ν₃ = 2040 cm⁻¹. The electronic transition energy can be estimated to be T₀₁₀ = 14160 cm⁻¹ (14220 cm⁻¹ for the gaseous phase). These observations are in good agreement with predictions made using ab initio calculations. Evidence for Renner—Teller interaction is documented by a systematic staggering of frequency intervals between successive bands in the ν₂ progression of the state.     

Synthesis and characterization of a redox- and light-sensitive MRI contrast agent

A redox- and light-sensitive, T₁-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent, which tethers a spiropyran (SP)/merocyanine (MC) motif to a Gd-DO3A moiety was synthesized and characterized. When in the dark, the probe is in its MC form, which has an r₁ relaxivity of 2.51 m M⁻¹ s⁻¹ (60 MHz, 37 °C). After irradiation with visible light or mixing with NADH, the probe experiences an isomerization and the r₁ relaxivity decreased 18% and 26%, respectively. Additionally, the signal intensity in MRI showed an observable decrease after the compound was mixed with NADH.     

NMR study of the order-disorder phase transitions of KHCO3 and KDCO3 single crystals

KHCO₃ and its deuterated analogue KDCO₃ are typical materials that undergo order-disorder phase transitions at 318 and 353 K, respectively. The spin-lattice relaxation times, T₁, spin-spin relaxation times, T₂, and the number of resonance lines for the ¹H, ²D, and ³⁹K nuclei of these crystals were investigated using NMR spectrometer. These materials are known to exhibit anomalous decreases in T₁ near T_C, which have been attributed to a structural phase transition. Additionally, changes in the symmetry of the (HCO₃)₂²⁻ (or (DCO₃)₂²⁻) dimers in these materials are associated with large changes in T₁, T₂, and the number of resonance lines. Here we found that the resonance lines for ¹H, ²D, and ³⁹K nuclei decrease in number as the temperature is increased up to T_C, indicating that the orientations of the (HCO₃)₂²⁻ (or (DCO₃)₂²⁻) dimers and the environments of the K ions change at T_C. Moreover, based on number of resonance lines, the results further indicate that the (HCO₃)₂²⁻ (or (DCO₃)₂²⁻) dimers reorientate to approximately parallel to the directions of the hydrogen bonds (or deuteron bonds) and the direction of the a-axis. The transitions at 318 and 345 K of the two crystals are of the order-disorder type. The present results therefore indicate that the orientations of the (HCO₃)₂²⁻ and (DCO₃)₂²⁻ dimers and the environment of the K ion play a significant role in these phase transitions.     

Synthesis and study of Iron(II) perrhenate complexes with 4-propyl-1,2,4-triazole exhibiting 1A1 ? 5T2 spin transition

Coordination compounds of iron(II) perrhenate with 4-propyl-1,2,4-triazole (L), [Fe₃L₆(ReO₄)₄(H₂O)₂](ReO₄)₂(I), [Fe₃L₆(H₂O)₆](ReO₄)₆·H₂O(II), and FeL₃(ReO₄)₂(III), were synthesized. Compounds I and III were studied by static magnetic susceptibility measurements and by IR and electronic spectroscopy. These complexes exhibit a reversible ¹ A ₁ ⇄ ⁵ T ₂ spin transition and thermochromism. Compound I exhibits a spin transition without hysteresis at 185 K. The temperatures of forward and reverse transition for III are 250 and 244 K, respectively. Complex II isolated by crystallization from an acidified aqueous solution of compound I has a linear trinuclear structure of the cation (X-ray diffraction data). The structure of complex I was assumed to be similar, while compound III has a polymeric structure. Original Russian Text ? M.B. Bushuev, L.G. Lavrenova, Yu.G. Shvedenkov, A.V. Virovets, L.A. Sheludyakova, S.V. Larionov, 2007, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2007, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 51–56.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Magnetic Properties of Quasi-One-Dimensional Oxides Ca3CuMnO6 and Ca3Co1+xMn1−xO6

Synthesis conditions, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of quasi-one-dimensional complex oxides Ca₃CuMnO₆ (space group P-1, z=4, triclinic cell) and Ca₃Co_1+xMn_1−xO₆ with x=0, 0.25, 1.0 (structural type K₄CdCl₆, space group R-3c, z=6) are presented. The crystal structures of Ca₃CoMnO₆ and Ca₃CuMnO₆ were refined using neutron and combined X-ray and neutron diffraction analysis, respectively. The interatomic distances in oxygen polyhedra were found. In contrast to ferromagnetic Ca₃Co₂O₆ (T_c=24 K), manganese-containing phases Ca₃Co_1+xMn_1−xO₆ are characterized by antiferromagnetic interactions with Neel temperatures 18 K (x=0.25) and 13 K (x=0). For Ca₃CuMnO₆T_N was established to be 6 K.     

A shock tube study of vibrational relaxation in SO2, SO2Ar and SO2He

Vibrational relaxation times in SO₂, SO₃Ar (11%, 20% and 54% SO₂) and SO₂He (9.5% SO₂) were measured behind incident shock waves using the laser schlieren technique in the temperature ranges 550–1200 K, 700–2100 K and 700–1600 K respectively for the three systems. An analysis of the density gradient signals revealed a double exponential behaviour consistent with earlier studies. The fast relaxation rates were not quantitatively studied and the slow relaxation rates were found to fit the following equations:

where Pτ is the relaxation time in atm μs and T is in °K. The collision numbers corresponding to the slower rates were found to agree well with a recent theoretical calculation using SSH-Tanczos theory.     

Models of p-T-x1-x2 diagrams for ternary systems with vapor-liquid equilibria and continuous solutions in subcritical and supercritical regions

We consider model p-T-x ₁-x ₂ diagrams for ternary systems with continuous solutions in subcritical and supercritical vapor-liquid regions. Phase equilibria are analyzed with the parameters of state of the system varying as dependent on components’ volatilities. The methodology is described, and sample constructions of isobaric-isothermal diagrams and polythermal sections are made proceeding from p-T and T-x ₁-x ₂ projections of the four-dimensional diagram.     

T-x1-x2 model phase diagrams with upper and lower critical stratification temperatures in the starting binary systems

T-x ₁-x ₂ model phase diagrams have been developed under the condition that the component binary systems had closed regions with upper and lower critical stratification temperatures, as well as monotectic equilibria. Isothermal sections in different interinvariant intervals are given.     

NMR study of molecular reorientations in NH4H2AsO4

Zeeman (T_1Z) and dipolar (T_1D) spin-lattice relaxation times of protons in NH₄H₂AsO₄ were measured as a function of temperature. The existence of a slow motion (τ ≈ 10^?3 see) is established, which is most probably a low frequency hindered reorientation of H₂AsO₄ groups. This motion is slowed down below the Curie point T_c. A sharp increase of the dipolar relaxation rate above T = 314°K indicates the possibility of a new high temperature phase transition in this compound.