超声快速制备病理切片中的超声频率优化

报告了利用超声增强细胞膜通透性的作用实现超声快速制备病理切片的方法.实验比较了超声处理和常规处理两种方法制取的肝等病理组织切片,比较了在优化频率范围内选择200 kHz,400 kHz,600 kHz,800 kHz和1000 kHz五组超声频率作用相同肝组织样品制备病理切片的效果.结果表明超声方法可以在1 h内完成肝组织切片,且品质较好,同时发现超声作用频率不同,完成肝组织处理的总时间不同,200 kHz和800 kHz频率完成肝组织处理的时间最短.引入液体环境中微气泡空化的理论模型,依据该模型数值模拟得到的最佳超声作用频率与实验结果一致.     

水蒸气对声致发光单气泡稳定性的影响

在考虑水蒸气凝结与水的蒸发过程的基础上，推导了球形气泡形状稳定性方程-利用这个方程以及气泡运动时的气体扩散平衡条件，分别研究了环境水温217℃时声驱动频率为206kHz（溶于水中的氩气含量是其饱和度的14％）、环境水温0℃时声驱动频率为319kHz（溶于水中的氮气分压为20kPa，其中含1％氩气），以及环境水温20℃时声驱动频率为338kHz（溶于水中的氮气分压为20kPa，其中含1％氩气）可控制条件下气泡稳定性问题-理论计算结果与前人的实验数据比较，发现考虑水蒸气以后比忽略水蒸气对单气泡稳定区域 关键词： 声致发光 水蒸气 形状不稳定性 扩散平衡     

超声法提取余甘树皮中单宁的研究

本文研究了以水替代有机溶剂作为提取剂，利用超声技术提取余甘树皮中单宁的最佳条件。研究结果表明：当超声频率为40kHz，功率为100W，作用时间为15-20min，固液比为1：24时，可一次性提取得到含量较高的缩合型单宁，同时达到节约有机提取剂和减少污染的双重效果。     

阿维菌素与牛血清白蛋白作用的光谱研究

依据阿维菌素与牛血清白蛋白的结合作用使牛血清白蛋白内源荧光发生改变的现象,用荧光光度法研究了在一定条件下阿维菌素和牛血清白蛋白相互作用的机理。结果表明,阿维菌素对牛血清白蛋白的荧光猝灭是形成了超分子化合物的静态猝灭过程。测定了在不同温度下阿维菌素与牛血清白蛋白的结合常数KA和结合位点数n分别为KA=2.26×103L·mol-1,n=1.08(25℃);KA=1.35×103L·mol-1,n=1.05(35℃)。根据阿维菌素与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的热力学参数,确定了阿维菌素与牛血清白蛋白之间的作用力类型为氢键和范德华力;根据Foerster非辐射能量转移理论求得阿维菌素与牛血清白蛋白的结合距离为2.55nm。用同步荧光光谱确定阿维菌素影响了BSA微区的构象。     

荧光光度法研究金莲橙G与牛血清白蛋白的作用

利用荧光光度法研究了金莲橙G与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用。金莲橙G对牛血清白蛋白的内源荧光有显著的猝灭作用,是形成超分子复合物的静态猝灭过程。测定了金莲橙G与BSA结合常数以及其相互作用的热力学参数,并根据Ross理论,和作用过程的热力学参数确定了金莲橙G与牛血清白蛋白之间主要结合力是静电引力。由Foerster非辐射能量转移理论,推导出能量供体金莲橙G与受体BSA间的结合距离。     

利用电荷-电压李萨如图形法测量介质阻挡放电参量

采用电荷-电压李萨如图形法，设计了大气压介质阻挡放电参量测量实验装置.利用Matlab GUI编写了计算软件，可实现实验数据的快速处理.利用该装置测量了电源频率为4.5～9.0 kHz时介质等效电容、气隙等效电容和放电功率等参量，测量结果表明：电源频率为5.75 kHz时，介质等效电容最高；电源频率为5.5 kHz时，气隙等效电容最低；电源频率为5.0 kHz时，放电功率最高.     

傅里叶变换红外光谱对阴离子表面活性剂SDS与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

对牛血清白蛋白BSA与阴离子表面活性剂SDS在水溶液中不同浓度和不同相互作用时间的红外光谱进行了研究。研究表明,短时间和低浓度时SDS使BSA的α-螺旋结构增加,无规结构降低,没有破坏蛋白质的二级结构;当SDS浓度很大或者SDS与BSA的作用时间长时,蛋白质的二级结构遭到破坏,BSA的α-螺旋结构降低,无规结构增加。     

PEG6000溶液超声化学反应机理的初步研究

采用不同电功率的超声波处理了聚乙二醇(PEG6000)溶液。凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)分析超声处理后的PEG溶液发现,当超声电功率超过250W时,PEG分子量随超声波作用强度的增大而减少,随超声波作用时间的延长而增大;在电功率超过250W超声波作用下,傅立叶红外光谱(FT-IR)分析表明,组成PEG的单体没有明显改变,但是,羟基含量分析表明,PEG固体样品中的羟基含量有所减少。结合实验结果,根据高分子化学、有机化学和超声化学中相关理论对PEG超声化学反应机理进行了探讨,认为:当超声波作用于PEG溶液时,同时存在有PEG的缩水聚合反应和自由基降解反应,当频率为20-25kHz、电功率为250-600W的超声作用于PEG6000溶液时,缩水聚合反应占主导地位。     

荧光法研究可可碱与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

采用荧光光谱法研究了可可碱这种生物碱药物与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)分子间的相互结合反应.测定了可可碱与BSA反应的结合平衡常数K和结合位点数n.并用同步荧光光谱技术考察了可可碱对牛血清白蛋白构象的影响.证实了可可碱药物与牛血清白蛋白的相互结合作用为单一的静态猝灭过程.可可碱的加入对牛血清白蛋白的构象有影响.     

双频超声交替强化超临界流体萃取装置的设计与应用

本文针对超临界流体萃取（SFE）系统设备的特点，设计丁可用于强化SFE过程的双频超声波交替强化装置。以香椿叶中黄酮类化合物为提取对象，对超声强化USFE过程的影响因素及强化效果进行了实验研究，结果表明；低频超声利于提取，频率为20kHz的超声强化的萃取率最大，38kHz的超声最小，两者交替的居于中间。     

Effects of ultrasound and additives on the function and structure of trypsin

Encapsulating proteins in polymeric microspheres is a useful mode of drug delivery, but the proteins are subjected to damage in the process of ultrasound emulsion microencapsulation. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of ultrasound power and duration on the function and structure of trypsin, and the reason of protein denaturation when it was irradiated by 20 kHz ultrasound. The relatively stable enzyme, trypsin, was dissolved in aqueous solution in the presence and absence of additives to study the stability of trypsin during the ultrasound irradiation. The damage of the molecular structure of trypsin was detected via combined high performance liquid chromatogram and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HPLC–ESI-MS). The results showed that the activity of trypsin decreased with increasing ultrasound power from 100 to 500 W or extending the irradiation time from 1 to 20 min. This effect could be enhanced via aerating the solution for a duration 10 min at 300 W. Fragments of trypsin were detected in the treatment (300 W, 10 min) by HPLC–ESI-MS. The additives, Tween 80 and mannitol, could protect trypsin against the inactivation caused by ultrasound. The reason of inactivation was partly from the alteration of the molecular conformation and partly from the modification or damage of trypsin's molecular structure.     

Spatiotemporal measurement using L-band ESR-CT system for water sonolysis in the presence of 1-Hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide

When using ESR to measure the radicals generated by ultrasound, it is necessary to extract a solution and place it in the ESR system. To avoid this process, we incorporated an ultrasonic reaction cell in an L-band ESR-CT system, producing a system that allows the detection of the concentration of radicals during ultrasonic irradiation. This system was used to measure the time and space dependences of OH radicals generated by ultrasonic irradiation. When a 10 ml aqueous solution of 1-hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide (HTIO) was irradiated with ultrasound, it was found that the generation of radicals was clearly shown in a CT image after a period of 10 min. It was also found that continued irradiation resulted in an increased concentration of radicals. In addition to this system, an X-band ESR system was also used to measure the concentration of OH radicals generated, and the results of both systems were then compared. Both results are very similar, showing that the proposed system, which was realized by incorporating an ultrasonic irradiation cell in the L-band ESR-CT system, operated properly. Because this system allows the measurement of sonochemical reactions in an opaque cell or an opaque solution such as blood and industrial wastewater, it is a very useful measurement system for achieving the applying of sonochemistry to the medical engineering field.     

The use of ultrasound to reduce internal concentration polarization in forward osmosis

Unlike reverse osmosis (RO) that is dominated by the hydraulic pressure differential, forward osmosis (FO) uses the osmotic pressure gradient as the driving force between a dilute feed solution and a concentrated draw solution across a membrane. High pressure is not required in FO, which means that FO can be used as an alternative to RO as an energy-saving separation process in desalination technology. However, a major limiting factor of the FO process is the internal concentration polarization (ICP). Because of the stagnant environment inside the porous supporting layer of a FO membrane, it is difficult to mitigate the ICP by simply increasing the shear stress or promoting turbulence. In this study, the ICP is reduced by ultrasound. The effect of the ultrasound frequency and output power on the ICP coefficient is investigated in a flat-sheet FO membrane module with counter-current flow. The ultrasound frequency and output power are varied between 25, 45, and 72 kHz and over the range of 10–70 W, respectively. NaCl solution is used as both the feed and draw solution. The results illustrate that moderate ultrasonic irradiation is effective for reducing the ICP in a FO process. A modified solution–diffusion model based on film theory is used to assess the effect of ultrasound on the ICP in a FO process. The ICP coefficient is estimated using this model.     

TiO2 nanosized powders controlling by ultrasound sol-gel reaction

We studied that anatase-TiO2 powders prepared from sol-gel process of titanium tetra-isopropoxide (TTIP) were developed under ultrasonic irradiation with different frequency of 28, 45 and 100 kHz. The irradiated ultrasound (US) was controlled by using semi-cylindrical reflection plate that was placed onto the vicinity of reaction vessel. The focused US influenced the reduction of particles size and increased the surface area of resultant nanosized TiO2 powders. We also examined photodegradation of rhodamine 640 dye (Rh-640) solution by the resultant TiO2 under UV light exposure. It was observed that low frequency for TiO2 photocatalyst preparation and low calcination temperature were more affected onto the photodegradation of the dye.     

Quantification of ultrasonic intensity based on the decomposition reaction of porphyrin

A simple method is proposed for quantification of the effective ultrasonic intensity in the reaction vessel based on the decomposition reaction of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfotophenyl) porphyrin (H₂TPPS⁴⁻). The change of concentration of porphyrin in solution irradiated by the ultrasound wave depends on the irradiation time and the output power of ultrasound generator. The decomposition ratio of porphyrin is defined as the ratio of the concentration of porphyrin after ultrasonic irradiation to that before ultrasonic irradiation. A linear relationship between the decomposition ratio of porphyrin and the concentration Fe³⁺ in the Fricke solution under sonication was obtained. The decomposition ratio was related to the absorption dose in radiation chemistry.     

Purification of serratiopeptidase from Serratia marcescens NRRL B 23112 using ultrasound assisted three phase partitioning

The ultrasound assisted three phase partitioning (UATPP) is a novel bioseparation method for separation and purification of biomolecules. In the present work, UATPP was investigated for the first time for purification of serratiopeptidase from Serratia marcescens NRRL B 23112. Effect of various process parameters such as ammonium sulphate saturation, t-butanol to crude extract ratio, pH, ultrasonic frequency, ultrasonic intensity, duty cycle and irradiation time were evaluated and optimized. The optimized conditions were found to be as follows: ammonium sulphate saturation 30% (w/v), pH 7.0, t-butanol to crude ratio 1:1 (v/v), ultrasound frequency 25 kHz, ultrasound intensity 0.05 W/cm², duty cycle 20% and irradiation time 5 min. The maximum purity and recovery obtained from UATPP was 9.4-fold and 96% respectively as compared to the three phase partitioning (TPP) (4.2-fold and 83%). Also the process time for UATPP was significantly reduced to 5 min from 1 h as compared to TPP. The results indicate that, UATPP is an efficient technique for the purification of serratiopeptidase with maximum purity, recovery and reduced processing time.     

Simulation of phase separation with large component ratio for oil-in-water emulsion in ultrasound field

This paper presents an exploration for separation of oil-in-water and coalescence of oil droplets in ultrasound field via lattice Boltzmann method. Simulations were conducted by the ultrasound traveling and standing waves to enhance oil separation and trap oil droplets. The focus was to the effect of ultrasound irradiation on oil-in-water emulsion properties in the standing wave field, such as oil drop radius, morphology and growth kinetics of phase separation. Ultrasound fields were applied to irradiate the oil-in-water emulsion for getting flocculation of the oil droplets in 420 kHz case, and larger dispersed oil droplets and continuous phases in 2 MHz and 10 MHz cases, respectively. The separated phases started to rise along the direction of sound propagation after several periods. The rising rate of the flocks was significantly greater in ultrasound case than that of oil droplets in the original emulsion, indicating that ultrasound irradiation caused a rapid increase of oil droplet quantity in the progress of the separation. The separation degree was also significantly improved with increasing frequency or irradiation time. The dataset was rearranged for growth kinetics of ultrasonic phase separation in a plot by spherically averaged structure factor and the ratio of oil and emulsion phases. The analyses recovered the two different temporal regimes: the spinodal decomposition and domain growth stages, which further quantified the morphology results. These numerical results provide guidance for setting the optimum condition for the separation of oil-in-water emulsion in the ultrasound field.     

Fragmentation of chitosan by ultrasonic irradiation

Kinetics of chitosan fragmentation by ultrasonic irradiation at frequency of 20 kHz, and the effects of experimental variables (power of ultrasound, chitosan concentration and solution temperature) on fragmentation were investigated. The kinetics studies were followed by measuring solution viscosity of the original and its fragments, and determining average number of chain scission of the fragments. The effects of ultrasonic power, chitosan concentration and solution temperature on fragmentation process were followed by viscometry and size exclusion chromatography. The chemical structure of the original chitosan and its fragments were examined by (1)H NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The experimental results showed that the rate of fragmentation increased with an increase in power of ultrasound. Chain scission increased with an increase in power of ultrasound; and solution temperature, but a decrease in chitosan concentration. The chemical structure and polydispersity of the original and the fragments were nearly identical. A model based on experimental data to describe the relationship between chain scission and experimental variables (power of ultrasound; irradiation time; reduced concentration, c[eta]; and solution temperature) was proposed. It was concluded that ultrasonic irradiation is a suitable method to perform partial depolymerization and to obtain moderate macromolecules from large ones.     

Does salting-out effect nucleate nanobubbles in water: Spontaneous nucleation?

The solubility of gases in aqueous salt solution decreases with the salt concentration, often termed the “salting-out effect.” The dissolution of salt in water is followed by dissociation of salt and further solvation of ions with water molecules. The solvation weakens the affinity of gaseous molecules, and thus it releases the excess dissolved gas. Now it is interesting to know that what happens to the excess gas released during salting-out? Since it is imperative to note that the transfer of the dissolved gas in the bulk liquid may often occur in the form of nanobubbles. In this work, we have answered this question by investigating the nano-entities nucleation during the salting-out effect. The solubility of gases in aqueous salt solution decreases with the salt concentration, and it is often termed as the “salting-out effects.” The dissolution of salt in water undergoes dissociation of salt and further solvation of ions with water molecules. The solvation weakens the affinity of gaseous molecules, and thus it releases the excess dissolved gas. Now it is interesting to know that what happens to the excess gas released during salting-out? While it is also imperative to note that the gas transfer in the bulk liquid often occurs in the form of bubbles. With this hypothesis, we have experimentally investigated that whether the salting-out effect nucleates nanobubble or not. What is the strong scientific evidence to prove that they are nanobubbles? Does the salting-out parameter affect the number density? The answers to such questions are essential for the fundamental understanding of the origin and driving force for nanobubble generation. We have provided three distinct proofs for the nano-entities to be the nanobubbles, namely, (1) by freezing and thawing experiments, (2) by destroying the nanobubbles under ultrasound field, and (3) we also proposed a novel method for refractive index estimation of nanobubbles to differentiate them from nano drops and nanoparticles. The refractive index (RI) of nanobubbles was estimated to be 1.012 for mono- and di-valent salts and 1.305 for trivalent salt. The value of RI closer to 1 provides strong evidence of gas-filled nanobubbles. Both positive and negative charged nanobubbles nucleate during the salting-out effect depending upon the valency of salt. The nanobubbles during the salting-out effect are stable only for up to three days. This shorter stability could plausibly be due to reduced colloidal stability at a low surface charge.     

Sono-leather technology with ultrasound: a boon for unit operations in leather processing - review of our research work at Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), India

Ultrasound is a sound wave with a frequency above the human audible range of 16Hz to 16kHz. In recent years, numerous unit operations involving physical as well as chemical processes are reported to have been enhanced by ultrasonic irradiation. There have been benefits such as improvement in process efficiency, process time reduction, performing the processes under milder conditions and avoiding the use of some toxic chemicals to achieve cleaner processing. These could be a better way of augmentation for the processes as an advanced technique. The important point here is that ultrasonic irradiation is physical method activation rather than using chemical entities. Detailed studies have been made in the unit operations related to leather such as diffusion rate enhancement through porous leather matrix, cleaning, degreasing, tanning, dyeing, fatliquoring, oil-water emulsification process and solid-liquid tannin extraction from vegetable tanning materials as well as in precipitation reaction in wastewater treatment. The fundamental mechanism involved in these processes is ultrasonic cavitation in liquid media. In addition to this there also exist some process specific mechanisms for the enhancement of the processes. For instance, possible real-time reversible pore-size changes during ultrasound propagation through skin/leather matrix could be a reason for diffusion rate enhancement in leather processing as reported for the first time. Exhaustive scientific research work has been carried out in this area by our group working in Chemical Engineering Division of CLRI and most of these benefits have been proven with publications in valued peer-reviewed international journals. The overall results indicate that about 2-5-fold increase in the process efficiency due to ultrasound under the given process conditions for various unit operations with additional benefits. Scale-up studies are underway for converting these concepts in to a real viable larger scale operation. In the present paper, summary of our research findings from employing this technique in various unit operations such as cleaning, diffusion, emulsification, particle-size reduction, solid-liquid leaching (tannin and natural dye extraction) as well as precipitation has been presented.