纳米微粒对低温保护剂溶液玻璃化性质的影响

利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)研究了加入羟基磷灰石(HA)纳米微粒对低温保护剂溶液玻璃化的影响,实验得到了不同粒径和不同质量浓度的HA纳米微粒加入PVP溶液的玻璃化转变温度与反玻璃化温度.实验结果表明加入纳米微粒能显著的影响低温保护剂溶液的玻璃化性质.且随着纳米微粒质量分数的增加,溶液的玻璃化转变温度与反玻璃化温度均显著...     

HA纳米微粒对PEG-600低温保护剂玻璃化性质的影响

为了研究羟基磷灰石HA纳米微粒对低温保护剂玻璃化性质的影响,利用DSC测量了含有不同粒径(20nm,40nm,60nm)和不同质量浓度(0.1%,0.2%,0.4%,0.8%)HA纳米微粒的PEG-600(50%,w/w)溶液的玻璃化温度。试验结果表明:加入40nm,0.8%HA的PEG-600溶液的玻璃化转变温度最大,熔融温度最小,稳定性也最高。与未加纳米微粒的PEG-600溶液相比,玻璃化转变温度提高了5℃,熔融温度降低了4.5℃,稳定性提高了近30%。加入60nm,0.8%HA的PEG-600溶液的玻璃化转变温度和反玻璃化温度都是最小,而熔融温度最大,稳定性也最低。与未加纳米微粒的PEG-600溶液相比,反玻璃化温度降低了4.5℃,稳定性降低了14%。     

HA纳米微粒对PEG-600低温保护剂反玻璃化结晶的影响

为了研究羟基磷灰石HA纳米微粒对低温保护剂反玻璃化结晶的影响,本文利用DSC和低温显微镜研究了含有不同粒径(20nm、40nm、60nm)和不同质量浓度(0.1%、0.2%、0.4%、0.8%)HA纳米微粒的PEG-600(50%,w/w)溶液反玻璃化过程中的结晶现象.试验结果表明:与未添加纳米微粒的PEG-600溶液相比,加入40nm、0.4%纳米微粒的HA-PEG600溶液的反玻璃化温度升高了7℃;加入20nm、0.4%和40nm、0.8%纳米微粒的HA-PEG600溶液的冰晶生长速率分别降低了35%和提高了50%;纳米低温保护剂溶液的冰晶形貌从大圆形变成了小圆形、枝晶或小圆形中夹带枝晶.     

纳米微粒对低温保护剂溶液结晶性质的影响

为了研究纳米微粒对低温保护剂溶液结晶性质的影响,实验利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)测量了加入不同粒径、不同质量分数的HA纳米微粒的乙二醇(EG)低温保护剂溶液的成核温度和结晶焓。实验结果表明:纳米微粒加入EG溶液后,成核温度明显升高,并且随着纳米微粒粒径的和质量浓度的增大而升高显著;加入一定质量浓度(>0.2%)的纳米微粒后,同浓度的低温保护剂溶液的结晶焓稳定地升高。成核温度与结晶焓的升高说明,纳米微粒能够促进低温保护剂溶液的结晶。     

纳米微粒对PVP低温保护剂比热的影响

为了研究纳米微粒对低温保护剂热力学性质的影响,本实验利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)测量了加入不同质量分数的HA纳米微粒的PVP低温保护剂溶液的比热值.实验结果表明:纳米微粒加入PVP溶液后比热值明显减小,而且HA纳米微粒质量浓度越高,溶液的比热值越小.由于比热容与热扩算系数成反比关系,比热的降低能提高溶液的传热效率,进一...     

Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Palladium Nanoparticles and Their SPR/SERS Properties

在水溶液中分别以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)和CTAB/柠檬酸钠混合剂为包覆剂合成钯纳米颗粒,并研究其形貌演变．钯纳米颗粒在成核阶段会形成具有不同孪晶结构的晶核,在生长阶段又会选择性的放大某一组晶面,这两个因素导致了钯纳米颗粒形貌的多样性．在合成中CTAB既会影响钯纳米颗粒的成核,也会影响颗粒晶面的选择性生长．通过改变CTAB和还原剂的量可以调控钯纳米颗粒的形貌．溶液中CTAB和还原剂浓度的改变,非常明显地影响合成产物中不同形貌钯纳米颗粒的产率．通过向溶液中引入柠檬酸离子调控纳米颗粒的成核与生长过程,首次合成出了星状钯二十面体和截面为五角星形的钯纳米棒．这些不同形貌的钯纳米颗粒有着不同的表面等离子体共振和表面增强拉曼散射性质．     

用NMR弛豫研究溶液中聚苯乙烯的缠结特性

详细研究了在θ溶剂环已烷和二氧六环中聚苯乙烯（ＰＳ）链的弛豫特性随分子量、浓度和温度的变化规律，发现在ＰＳ的溶液中同时存在拓扑缠结和凝聚缠结．前者的形成强烈的依赖于分子量、浓度和温度，而后者主要同浓度和温度有关．侧基苯环的层叠作用（即凝聚缠结）对ＰＳ的溶解过程及主链的运动有很大影响，从而对ＰＳ的溶液性质乃至固体性质起着决定性作用．另外还发现在不同分子量范围内，分子量对ＰＳ的弛豫特性的影响明显不同．这被解释为同溶液中ＰＳ链的缠结的形成，单位体积内缠结点数的增加等因素有关．     

SDBS对氧化铜纳米颗粒悬浮液粘度的影响

由氧化铜纳米颗粒、分散剂和水组成的悬浮液粘度是研究其流动与换热的重要基础数据。本文通过实验得出分散剂是影响纳米悬浮液粘度的决定性因素这一结论。研究表明,本文采用的纯分散剂溶液即十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)水溶液的粘度对温度变化很敏感,氧化铜纳米颗粒质量分数的增加对粘度的影响并不明显,而分散剂浓度对粘度的影响远远超过纳米颗粒质量分数对粘度的影响。     

食品玻璃化转变温度测量方法的比较

利用差示扫描量热仪用经过退火处理的连续扫描法、不经过退火处理的连续扫描法和分步扫描法,对20％和50％蔗糖水溶液的玻璃化转变温度进行了测量。结果显示,退火处理的连续扫描法测量结果最好,测得蔗糖水溶液的玻璃化转变温度大致为-34．6℃,Tg'不受退火温度和溶液浓度的影响。三种方法测得20％蔗糖水溶液的Tg'的差别不大。退火方法和不退火方法测得50％蔗糖水溶液的Tg'差别很大。用两种不同的连续扫描方法做了几组测新鲜西瓜汁玻璃化转变温度的实验,结果在-42--44℃之间。     

电化学刻蚀制备的荧光碳纳米颗粒

以纯石墨作电极、乙二胺四乙酸二钠溶液作电解液制备了具有荧光性质的碳纳米颗粒。利用紫外-可见分光光度计和荧光分光光度计分析了碳纳米颗粒的光吸收和荧光发射特征,利用透射电镜和电子能谱分析了碳纳米颗粒的尺寸、晶体状态和成分。结果表明,碳纳米颗粒仅有几纳米,呈分散状态;在325 nm附近具有强的光吸收并表现出强的蓝光发射特征。研究了电解质溶液的种类、浓度等对碳纳米颗粒荧光发射的影响,讨论了碳纳米颗粒的荧光发射机理。     

纳米微粒对多元醇水溶液过冷度和水合性质的影响

利用差示扫描量热仪(Pyrid-Diamond DSC),研究乙二醇(EG)和丙三醇水溶液加入0.1%、0.5%质量分数,20nm、40nm、60nm粒径的HA纳米微粒后的过冷度、水合性质,分析HA纳米微粒对线性多元醇水溶液这些特性的影响。实验表明,纳米微粒加入后,线性多元醇水溶液过冷度显著降低,并随纳米微粒粒径增大而减小。水合实验的结果表明,HA纳米微粒对多元醇水溶液的水合性质影响显著,与未加入HA纳米微粒的线性多元醇溶液相比,纳米低温保护剂结晶焓降低,结合水含量增大。     

Cryopreservation of zebrafish (Danio rerio) oocytes by vitrification

Cryopreservation of fish oocytes is challenging because these oocytes have low membrane permeability to water and cryoprotectant and are highly chilling sensitive. Vitrification is considered to be a promising approach for their cryopreservation as it involves rapid freezing and thawing of the oocytes and therefore minimising the chilling injury. In the present study, vitrification properties and the toxicity of a range of vitrification solutions containing different concentrations of Me2SO, methanol, propylene glycol and ethylene glycol were investigated. Two different base media and vitrification methods were compared. The effect of different post-thaw dilution solutions together with incubation periods on oocyte viability were also investigated. Stage III zebrafish oocytes were equilibrated in increasing concentrations of cryoprotectants for 30 min in 3 steps. Oocytes were thawed rapidly in a water bath and cryoprotectants were removed in 4 steps. Oocyte viability was assessed using trypan blue staining. The results showed that vitrification solutions V3 and V4 in KCl buffer had low toxicity and vitrified well. The survivals of oocytes after stepwise dilution using solutions containing permeable cryoprotectants were significant higher than those diluted in 0.5M glucose, and the use of CVA65 vitrification system improved oocyte survival when compared with plastic straws after 30 min at 22 degrees C post-thawing. Cryopreservation of zebrafish oocytes by vitrification is reported here for the first time, although oocyte survivals after cryopreservation assessed by trypan blue staining were relatively high shortly after thawing, they became swollen and translucent after incubation in KCl buffer. Further studies are needed to optimise the post-thaw culturing conditions.     

Poly(ɛ-caprolactone) Electrospun Scaffolds Filled with Nanoparticles. Production and Optimization According to Taguchi's Methodology

Polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds were produced by electrospinning. Polymeric solutions in a mix of dichloromethane (DCM) and dimethylformamide were electrospun to form fibers in the sub-micron range. Physical properties of the PCL solutions were characterized with respect to density, viscosity, conductivity and surface tension. Processing was optimized following Taguchi's methodology to select the set of processing parameters that resulted in producing fibers with the smallest diameters, minimum number of defects and with the narrowest distribution of fiber diameter. Morphology of electrospun fibers was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed for the different sets of processing parameters. The optimum conditions found to electrospun PCL were used to process PCL solutions containing nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite (HA) or bioactive glass (BG). Bioactivity of nanocomposite electrospun membranes in simulated body fluid (SBF) was analyzed and biological response was tested by assessing proliferation and viability of MT3C3-E1 preosteoblasts cultured on PCL and its nanocomposite membranes.     

Cryopreservation of black chokeberry in vitro shoot apices

In vitro shoot apices of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa Elliott) were successfully cryopreserved utilizing three methods, namely vitrification, encapsulation-vitrification and encapsulation-dehydration. Encapsulation-dehydration and encapsulation-vitrification, however, seem preferable to vitrification, since the highest respective survival levels of apices (71.1 +/- 2.2 percent and 77.8 +/- 4.4 percent) by both methods were higher than that (60.0 +/- 3.9 percent) by vitrification. In encapsulation-dehydration, the highest survival was achieved when the moisture content of beads was reduced to 19 percent by drying with silica gel for 6 h. In the present study, it was shown that adding 1.0 M glycerol to beads and loading solution during encapsulation-dehydration resulted in high survival (91.7 - 95.0 percent) regardless of lines and polyploids of black chokeberry.     

Vitrification-based cryopreservation of shoot-tips of Pinus kesiya Royle ex. Gord

The present investigation was aimed at developing a protocol for long-term preservation of germplasm of Pinus kesiya Royle ex. Gord. through vitrification. Some of the critical components affecting explant tolerance to cryopreservation, such as effects of preculture, vitrification solutions, exposure time to vitrification solutions, volume of vitrification solution and its toxicity, washing of vitrified tissues after thawing, were analysed. The results showed that shoot regrowth of P. kesiya shoot-tips was considerably affected when exposed to cryoprotectants for longer periods of time (longer than 10 min). Among different vitrification solutions studied, maximum survival (76 percent) of shoot-tips was achieved with mVSL (using 0.6 ml of the solution) in MS basal medium containing 4.0 mg l-1 N6-benzyladenine (BA).     

Synthesis and characterization of bovine femur bone hydroxyapatite containing silver nanoparticles for the biomedical applications

Bovine femur bone hydroxyapatite (HA) containing silver (Ag) nanoparticles was synthesized by thermal decomposition method and subsequent reduction of silver nitrate with N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) in the presence of poly(vinylacetate) (PVAc). The structural, morphological, and chemical properties of the HA–Ag nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). TEM images showed that the Ag nanoparticles with size ranging from 8 to 20 nm and were arranged at the periphery of HA crystals. Bactericidal activity of HA–Ag with different concentration of Ag nanoparticles immobilized on the surface of HA was investigated against gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus, non-MRSA), Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli) by the disc diffusion susceptibility test. The HA–Ag nanoparticles showed that broad spectrum activity against non-MRSA, MRSA, and E. coli bacterial strains.     

Cryopreservation of hairy roots of Rubia akane (Nakai) using a droplet-vitrification procedure

An efficient protocol for the cryopreservation of madder (Rubia akane Nakai) hairy root cultures was developed using droplet-vitrification and alternative loading and vitrification solutions formulated previously in our laboratory. Among eight preculture treatments tested, the highest post-cryopreservation regeneration was obtained for explants incubated in liquid half-strength MS medium with progressively increased sucrose concentration (0.3 M for 54 h, then 0.5 M for 16 h). Loading of precultured explants improved their post-cryopreservation regeneration by 50-75% compared with non-loaded control. Combining loading solution C4 (35% PVS3) and vitrification solution B5 (80% PVS3) was the most effective, while applying six PVS2-based solutions at room temperature resulted in low post-cryo regeneration. Treatment duration was optimized to 30 min for loading and to 10-20 min for vitrification solution. Apices of primary and secondary hairy roots showed similar post-cryo regeneration (88 and 95%, respectively), which was significantly higher than regeneration of root sections without apices (65%). Droplet-vitrification produced higher post-cryo regeneration than 'classical' vitrification in cryovials. Our results suggest that droplet-vitrification using alternative loading and vitrification solutions is an efficient method for cryopreservation of R. akane hairy root cultures.