Enhanced electron transfer ability <Emphasis Type="Italic">via</Emphasis> coordination in block copolymer/porphyrin/fullerene micelle

Inspired by structures of antenna-reaction centers in photosynthesis, the complex micelle was prepared from zinc tetra-phenyl porphyrin (ZnTPP), fullerene derivative (PyC₆₀) and poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PEG-b-PCL). The core-shell structure made the hydrophobic donor-acceptor system work in aqueous. In micellar core, coordination interaction occurred between ZnTPP and PyC₆₀ molecules which ensured the enhanced energy migration from the donor to the acceptor. The enhanced interaction between porphyrin and fullerene was confirmed by absorption, steady-state fluorescence and transient fluorescence. The generation of singlet oxygen and superoxide radical was detected by iodide method and reduction of nitro blue tetrazolium, respectively, which confirmed that electron transfer reaction in the complex micellar core occurred. Moreover, the complex micelle exhibited effective electron transfer performance in photodebromination of 2,3-dibromo-3-phenylpropionic acid. The complex micellar structure endowed the donor-acceptor system with improved stability under irradiation. This strategy could be helpful for designing new electron transfer platform and artificial photosynthetic system.     

Measurements on halogen-quenched counters

Summary Measurements have been made of the gas amplification factor of a cylindrical counter filled with neon-bromine and argon-bromine-mixtures. Information has been obtained as to the mechanism of gas multiplication when the gas amplification is less than 100. The transit time of electrons across a tube of average dimensions operated in the proportional region was found to be less then 0.2 microseconds. The duration and the mechanism of the discharge build-up was found to change with the amount of bromine present in the counter.This work was performed at the Physics Department, Southampton University England.     

Dynamique multi-contact d'un système de solides tridimensionnels rigidesMulti-contact dynamics of a set of three-dimensional rigid bodies

This study is in keeping with the general pattern of dynamical simulations of a set of rigid three-dimensional bodies submitted to unilateral contact constraints with dry friction. An exact formulation (respecting the contact and friction laws) of the problem of predicting the system accelerations and the contact status, in further evolution is proposed. A numerical treatment of this kind of nonlinear problem is presented. This approach is applied to a simple multi-contact example, and yields results in agreement with those of analytical and numerical type, known for this example. To cite this article: C. Le Saux et al., C. R. Mecanique 331 (2003).     

Ca~(2+)增敏米诺环素荧光显微成像技术应用于米诺环素的检测

应用固载表面毛细流自组装环荧光显微成像技术,建立了Ca2+增敏米诺环素荧光体系测定牛奶中米诺环残留量的分析方法。将米诺环素溶液与一定量的氯化钙溶液,pH 8.50的氨性缓冲溶液及PVA-124溶液充分混合均匀。反应10 min后,滴在疏水性载玻片表面上,微波加热,溶剂受热挥发后,形成直径约为1.7 mm,环带宽约为45.3μm的自组装环。当点样体积为0.3μL时,线性范围为5.6×10-13~1.8×10-11mol,方法的检出限(3σ)为5.6×10-14mol。应用于米诺环素胶囊中米诺环素和牛奶中残留米诺环素的检测,回收率分别为104.3%~105.0%和96.0%~105.9%,相对标准偏差(n=5)小于3.5%。     

Micellization and luminescence of PEG-b-P4VP/Europium(III)/1,10-phenanthroline complex

Luminescent micelles were prepared through the self-assembly of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PEG₁₁₄-b-P4VP₆₁) and Europium(III) (Eu(III)), with P4VP/Eu(III) as the core, and PEG as the corona. 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) was assembled into the core of the micelles to sensitize the luminescence. The presence of Phen results into the increasing of apparent average hydrodynamic diameters (D_h^app {\hbox{D}}_{\rm{h}}^{\rm{app}} ) of the micelles. All Eu(III)-containing micelles emitted the characteristic fluorescence of Eu(III). The intensity of luminescence increased with the presence and the increasing quantity of Phen in the complex micelles due to the effective energy transferring of Phen in the “antenna effect”.     

新型双稀土配合物掺杂的Ag@SiO_2纳米粒子的制备及表征

首先合成配合前驱体对氨基苯甲酸(PABA)-二乙烯三胺五乙酸(DTPA)-3-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(APTMS)及双稀土配合物Eu3+/Tb3+-PABA-DTPA-APTMS,然后采用反相微乳液法成功制备出表面带氨基的核壳型稀土配合物Eu3+/Tb3+-PABA-DTPA-APTMS掺杂的Ag@SiO2荧光纳米粒子.利用透射电子显微镜、荧光光谱、紫外-可见光谱等手段进行表征,并进行了光稳定性及氨基测定等实验,结果表明,该纳米粒子中Eu3+与Tb3+在最大发射峰处的荧光强度较Eu3+/Tb3+-PABA-DTPA-APTMS掺杂的没有银核的SiO2荧光纳米粒子分别提高了3.0和3.4倍,所制备的纳米粒子呈规则球状,具有良好的分散性和光稳定性,纳米粒子表面带有氨基,可不需要进行表面修饰而直接与生物分子反应.该纳米粒子有望作为一种新型的稀土荧光探针应用于高灵敏检测的时间分辨荧光免疫分析、生物传感器、生物芯片等.     

Facile strategy for synthesis of silica/polymer hybrid hollow nanoparticles with channels

The silica/polymer hybrid hollow nanoparticles with channels and gatekeepers were successfully fabricated with a facile strategy by using thermoresponsive complex micelles of poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PEG-b-PNIPAM) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PNIPAM-b-P4VP) as the template. In aqueous solution, the complex micelles (PEG-b-PNIPAM/PNIPAM-b-P4VP) formed with the PNIPAM block as the core and the PEG/P4VP blocks as the mixed shell at 45 °C and pH 4.0. After shell cross-linking by 1,2-bis(2-iodoethoxyl)ethane (BIEE), tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) selectively well-deposited on the P4VP block and processed the sol-gel reaction. When the temperature was decreased to 4 °C, the PNIPAM block became swollen and further soluble, and the PEG-b-PNIPAM block copolymer escaped from the hybrid nanoparticles as a result of swelled PNIPAM and weak interaction between PEG and silica at pH 4.0. Therefore, the hybrid hollow silica nanoparticles with inner thermoresponsive PNIPAM as gatekeepers and channels in the silica shell were successfully obtained, which could be used for switchable controlled drug release. In the system, the complex micelles, as a template, could avoid the formation of larger aggregates during the preparation of the hybrid hollow silica nanoparticles. The thermoresponsive core (PNIPAM) could conveniently control the hollow space through the stimuli-responsive phase transition instead of calcination or chemical etching. In the meantime, the channel in the hybrid silica shell could be achieved because of the escape of PEG chains from the hybrid nanoparticles.     

In vitro model on glass surfaces for complex interactions between different types of cells

This report establishes an in vitro model on glass surfaces for patterning multiple types of cells to simulate cell-cell interactions in vivo. The model employs a microfluidic system and poly(ethylene glycol)-terminated oxysilane (PEG-oxysilane) to modify glass surfaces in order to resist cell adhesion. The system allows the selective confinement of different types of cells to realize complete confinement, partial confinement, and no confinement of three types of cells on glass surfaces. The model was applied to study intercellular interactions among human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), PLA 801 C and PLA801 D cells.     

Fabrications of Nb-doped TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> (TNO) transparent conductive oxide polycrystalline films on glass substrates by sol–gel method

Anatase Ti_0.94Nb_0.06O₂ (TNO) films were fabricated on glass substrates by sol–gel method using a dip-coating technique. The annealing treatment was separated into two steps, first in air at 350–550 °C for 1 h and then in vacuum of 4.0 × 10⁻⁴ Pa at 550 °C for 1 h. The influence of vacuum annealing treatment to the electrical and optical properties was discussed. Especially, the role of air annealing treatment from 350 to 550 °C on the crystallization and the structure of the films was analyzed. It is proved that the films annealed at 550 °C in air and then 550 °C in vacuum exhibited the minimum resistivity of 19.3 Ω·cm and the average optical transmittance of about 75% in the visible range, indicating that the sol–gel method is a feasible and promising method to fabricate TNO films.     

Tetrathiafulvalene‐amido‐2‐pyridine‐N‐oxide as Efficient Charge‐Transfer Antenna Ligand for the Sensitization of YbIII Luminescence in a Series of Lanthanide Paramagnetic Coordination Complexes

The tetrathiafulvalene‐amido‐2‐pyridine‐N‐oxide ( L ) ligand has been employed to coordinate 4f elements. The architecture of the complexes mainly depends on the ionic radii of the lanthanides. Thus, the reaction of L in the same experimental protocol leads to three different molecular structure series. Binuclear [Ln₂(hfac)₅(O₂CPhCl)( L )₃] ? 2 H₂O (hfac^?=1,1,1,5,5,5‐hexafluoroacetylacetonate anion, O₂CPhCl^?=3‐chlorobenzoate anion) and mononuclear [Ln(hfac)₃( L )₂] complexes were obtained by using rare‐earth ions with either large (Ln^III=Pr, Gd) or small (Ln^III=Y, Yb) ionic radius, respectively, whereas the use of Tb^III that possesses an intermediate ionic radius led to the formation of a binuclear complex of formula [Tb₂(hfac)₄(O₂CPhCl)₂( L )₂]. Antiferromagnetic interactions have been observed in the three dinuclear compounds by using an extended empirical method. Photophysical properties of the coordination complexes have been studied by solid‐state absorption spectroscopy, whereas time‐dependent density functional theory (TD‐DFT) calculations have been carried out on the diamagnetic Y^III derivative to build a molecular orbital diagram and to reproduce the absorption spectrum. For the [Yb(hfac)₃( L )₂] complex, the excitation at 19 600 cm^?1 of the HOMO→LUMO+1/LUMO+2 charge‐transfer transition induces both line‐shape emissions in the near‐IR spectral range assigned to the ²F_5/2→²F_7/2 (9860 cm^?1) ytterbium‐centered transition and a residual charge‐transfer emission around 13 150 cm^?1. An efficient antenna effect that proceeds through energy transfer from the singlet excited state of the tetrathiafulvalene‐amido‐2‐pyridine‐N‐oxide chromophore is evidence of the Yb^III sensitization.