Cd2+ Counterion-Assisted Synthesis of Uniform CdS Nanospheres Capped with the Anionic Surfactant Sodium dodecylsulfate

Uniform cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanospheres were successfully prepared in the presence of the anionic surfactant sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) at an appropriate concentration and relatively low temperature. Zeta potential data were collected for the three kinds of CdS particles to verify the existence of the Cd²⁺counterion on the CdS surface and Charge reversal; this was crucial for the explanation of how the anionic SDS surfactant molecules adsorbed on the negatively charged surface. Moreover, we confirmed that SDS had coated the surface of CdS nanospheres using infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. An counterion assisted mechanism accounting for synthesis of CdS nanospheres could be widely used in the synthesis of nanomaterials if there is specific adsorption of the counterion. The CdS nanospheres showed good performance for the rapid adsorption of methylene blue.     

The synthesis of a new cardiac sympathetic nerve imaging agent N-[11C]CH3-dopamine and biodistribution study

In this study, we synthesized and characterized N-[¹¹C]methyl-dopamine ([¹¹C]MDA) for cardiac sympathetic nerve imaging. [¹¹C]MDA was synthesized by direct N-methylation of dopamine with [¹¹C]methyl iodide and purified by semi-preparation reverse high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). The total synthesis time was 45 min including HPLC purification. The radiochemical yields of [¹¹C]MDA was 20 ± 3 %, without decay correction. The radiochemical purity was >98 % and the specific activity was about 50 GBq/mmol. The biological properties of [¹¹C]MDA were evaluated by biodistribution study in normal mice. PET imaging was performed in healthy Chinese mini-swines. Biodistribution study showed that [¹¹C]MDA had high myocardium uptake. PET/CT imaging showed [¹¹C]MDA had clear and symmetrical myocardium uptake, which was blocked obviously by injecting imipramine hydrochloride. [¹¹C]MDA would be a promising candidate of radiotracer for cardiac sympathetic nervous system imaging.     

希瓦氏菌介导制备还原氧化石墨烯薄膜及其增强的胞外电子传递

采用单室、三电极体系,通过希瓦氏菌(Shewanella)还原氧化石墨烯(GO)膜,制备了石墨烯(rGO)薄膜,并通过X射线衍射(XRD)和拉曼光谱(Raman)等手段表征了GO还原前后的结构和性质,证明了Shewanella菌可以有效将GO膜还原为rGO.以该生物还原得到的rGO薄膜为工作电极,可以有效改善Shewanella菌的胞外电子转移(EET).与空白的氧化铟锡(ITO)电极相比,rGO电极的阳极输出电流增大了13%,电量增加90%.该Shewanella还原法是一种温和制备rGO膜的方法,制得的rGO膜改善了微生物的EET效率.     

水下超疏油聚(3,4-乙烯基二氧)噻吩薄膜的制备简

以离子液体溴化(1-己基-3-甲基咪唑盐)作为电解质和掺杂剂采用电化学一步法制备了微纳米复合结构的聚(3,4-乙烯基二氧噻吩)薄膜,薄膜由槽内排布着纳米珠链的棒状结构组成. 研究表明,通过控制电流密度的大小,可以调节棒状结构和珠状结构的平均直径. 离子液体中的咪唑阳离子和对阴离子均掺杂到聚合物中,该薄膜具有可逆的电化学活性及水下超疏油特性.     

Phase‐preserved macroscopic visible‐light carpet cloaking beyond two dimensions

Transformation optics, a recent geometrical design strategy of light manipulation with both ray trajectories and optical phase controlled simultaneously, promises an invisibility cloaking device that can render a macroscopic object invisible even to a scientific instrument measuring optical phase. Recent “carpet” cloaks have extended their cloaking capability to broadband frequency ranges and macroscopic scales, but they only demonstrated the recovery of ray trajectories after passing through the cloaks, while whether the optical phase would reveal their existence still remains unverified. In this paper, a phase‐preserved macroscopic visible‐light carpet cloak is demonstrated in a geometrical construction beyond two dimensions. As an extension of previous two‐dimensional (2D) macroscopic carpet cloaks, this almost‐three‐dimensional carpet cloak exhibits three‐dimensional (3D) invisibility for illumination near its center (i.e. with a limited field of view), and its ideal wide‐angle invisibility performance is preserved in multiple 2D planes intersecting in the 3D space. Optical path length is measured with a broadband pulsed‐laser interferometer, which provides unique experimental evidence on the geometrical nature of transformation optics.

     

Treatment and nursing values of a new mixed-ligand In(III)-based complex on acute ischemic stroke

In the current research, through employing the dual ligand method, a novel coordination polymer has been produced in success via the reaction between H₂glu and In(NO₃)₃·6H₂O in the existence of the nitrogen-donor chelating 2,2′-bpy ligand in CH₃CN In(III) and DMF mixed solvent, and its chemical formula is In(glu)(Hglu)(2,2′-bpy) (1, 2,2′-bpy is 2,2′-bipyridine and H₂glu is glutaric acid). Its application values on the acute stroke were assessed and the corresponding mechanism was investigated simultaneously. Firstly, the levels of inflammatory response in the astrocytes were evaluated by ELISA by measuring the content of inflammatory cytokines released into cerebrospinal fluid. Additionally, the miRNA199a relative expression levels in astrocytes were measured via exploiting real time RT-PCR. Molecular docking simulation demonstrated that synthesized In ion complex exhibited excellent biological activities, multiple binding interactions were formed by the carboxyl groups on the In ion complex.     

槲皮素-3-O-丙基衍生物的合成及生物活性研究

槲皮素是具有丰富生物活性的黄酮类化合物,药理活性显著。本文以槲皮素为先导物,选择性对C环3位羟基进行修饰,以廉价的芦丁为原料,经苄基保护、Williamson成醚反应,再经Pd/C催化加氢脱苄基得到28个未见文献报道的槲皮素-3-O-丙基衍生物,其结构经¹H NMR、¹³C NMR、ESI-MS进行确证。采用MTT法考察了所合成化合物对人食管鳞癌（EC109）、人胃癌（HGC27）、人乳腺癌（MCF-7）、小鼠黑色素瘤（B16-F10）的增殖抑制作用。结果显示,通过化学方法对槲皮素结构进行修饰后,其体外抗肿瘤活性增强。其中,化合物F3(IC₅₀=5.23±0.37μmol/L)、F5(IC₅₀=2.63±0.09μmol/L)对小鼠黑色素瘤（B16-F10）抑制作用比5-氟尿嘧啶(IC₅₀=14.38±0.27μmol/L)好,值得进一步研究。     

基于ZIF-8/PAN复合薄膜的柔性丙酮气体传感器

ZIF-8是一种Zn基金属有机骨架材料, 可以吸附丙酮气体从而作为电容式丙酮传感器的气敏材料, 然而ZIF-8的传统使用形式为粉末态, 这导致其不能成为具备柔性的整体, 从而限制了传感器的柔性. 结合包埋种子和二次生长法将ZIF-8与纳米纤维结合成纤维型柔性材料, 并将其作为气敏层制备了柔性电容式丙酮气体传感器. 该传感器在9种常见挥发性有机化合物中表现出良好的选择性, 对250~2000 cm³/m³的丙酮气体具有灵敏的响应、良好的循环响应及长期稳定性. 值得注意的是该柔性传感器不仅在室温下进行传感, 而且在弯折180°的状态下对丙酮气体的响应值与不弯折(0°)状态下几乎一致, 在200次以内的180°弯折-恢复后同样表现出了传感性能的稳定, 表明了其在柔性传感器方面的潜力.     

Basis Sets Dependency in Constructing Spectroscopy-Accuracy Ab Initio Global Electric Dipole Moment Functions

Recently, more attention have been paid on the construction of dipole moment functions (DMF) using theoretical methods. However, the computational methods to construct DMFs are not validated as much as those for potential energy surfaces do. In this letter, using Ar...He as an example, we tested how spectroscopyaccuracy DMFs can be constructed using ab initio methods. We especially focused on the basis set dependency in this scenario, i.e., the convergence of DMF with the sizes of basis sets, basis set superposition error, and mid-bond functions. We also tested the explicitly correlated method, which converges with smaller basis sets than the conventional methods do. This work can serve as a pictorial sample of all these computational technologies behaving in the context of constructing DMFs.     

Recent advances in microbial fuel cell-based toxicity biosensors: Strategies for enhanced toxicity response

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been extensively studied as self-powered toxicity biosensors; however, their applications are limited by the relatively poor toxicity responses. The toxicity responses are known to be related to the factors such as the resistance of species to toxicants, the bioavailability of toxicants and the type of sensing elements. Accordingly, some strategies have already been proposed to enhance the toxicity responses in the past several years, including the external resistance tuning, quorum sensing effect, shear stress control, nutrient level control, electrode material choice, sensing element choice, and cell configuration design. This work introduces and discusses these strategies, and the suggestion for future work is also provided finally.