Nanoparticles consisting of optically active helical polymers: Preparation via aqueous catalytic miniemulsion polymerization and the effects of particles size on their optical activity

This article reports a class of nanoscale materials, that is, optically active nanoparticles consisting of helical‐substituted polyacetylenes. Such nanoparticles were prepared via aqueous catalytic miniemulsion polymerization, by which nanoparticles with a wide range of size (diameter: 60–400 nm) can be easily prepared. The nanoparticles could be obtained in quantitative monomer conversions. Large specific rotations and intense circular dichroism effects demonstrated that the nanoparticles possessed large optical activities; moreover, the optical activities were found to increase with a decrease in particle size. From the obtained polymer nanoparticles and with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as supporting material, composite films were further prepared and also exhibited considerable optical activities. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 1661–1668, 2010     

On local regularization for an inverse problem of option pricing

We explore the theoretical and numerical application of local regularization methods to an ill-posed inverse problem arising from financial option pricing. In addition, we provide an algorithm and show results through numerical examples.     

Amorphous hydrogenated carbon synthesized by pulsed laser deposition from cyclohexane

It is demonstrated that a liquid hydrocarbon precursor, cyclohexane, is appropriate for laser-induced carbon deposition. Amorphous hydrogenated carbon films (a-C:H) were deposited by KrF excimer laser irradiation of single-crystal silicon surface immersed under cyclohexane. The technique is simple and easy to operate. IR absorption spectra of the deposited films confirmed the presence of carbon in the diamond phase. Raman and XPS studies showed diamond-like character of the deposited films. Moreover, these two studies provided strong evidence that laser fluence played an important role in the formation of DLC bondings and the quality of the deposited films. Received: 15 September 1998 / Accepted: 5 January 1999 / Published online: 5 May 1999     

Chaotic motions in the resonant separatrix band of a parametrically excited pendulum

The energy increment spectrum method is developed for the numerical prediction of the appearance and disappearance of a primary (2M: 1)-librational or (M: 1)-rotational resonant separatrix band in a parametrically excited pendulum. The analytical conditions for the presence of such separatrix bands are also obtained. Illustrations of the analytical and numerical results for the appearance and destruction of the resonant bands are given for a comparison.     

Synthesis,surface property,micellization and pH responsivity of fluorinated gradient copolymers

In this work, fluorinated nonamphiphilic gradient copolymers of tert‐butyl acrylate (tBA) and 2,2,3,3,4,4,4‐heptafluorobutyl methacrylate (HFBMA) [poly(tBA‐grad‐HFBMA)] were first synthesized by semibatch atom transfer radical copolymerization of tBA and HFBMA. Their hydrolysis at acidic conditions led to amphiphilic poly(acrylic acid‐grad‐HFBMA). The chemical compositions and structures of these copolymers were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography. Their surface properties were evaluated with water contact angle measurement and x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The micellization behaviors of amphiphilic copolymer were also studied by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. The results showed that the fluorinated and amphiphilic gradient copolymers could self‐assemble in a dilute solution to form aggregates of morphologies. Furthermore, the effect of pH on the aggregates was investigated to verify that the resulting gradient copolymers were to some extent pH sensitive. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013     

微孔滤膜富集分光光度法测定铜

1引言利用微孔滤膜分离和富集样品中的痕量成分，是近年来发展的一项新技术。此技术是依据试样的体积与测定时的有机溶剂的体积比达到富集的目的。由于可高倍数富集及选用有机溶剂溶解收集物及膜，大大改善了检测限；而且过滤装置简易并可用常法测定，具有良好的应用前景。新亚铜灵（NCP）对一价铜来说，几乎是特效试剂，但其测定灵敏度较低，使其应用受到了限制。我们研究了Cu（I）－NCP显色体系，经过微孔滤膜富集后，用二甲基亚现将膜及络合物溶解，然后在分光光度计上测定，其灵敏度大大提高。本方法体系简单，干扰少，选择性和灵敏…     

Sm2O3对Ni／sepiolite甲烷化催化剂的影响

采用浸渍法制备了Ni/sepiolite及Ni-Sm/sepiolite催化剂并测定了催化剂的CO甲烷化活性，采用抗热实验，XPS及CS2中毒等手段研究了钐对Ni/sepiolite催化剂的影响，结果表明，加入Sm2O3提高了Ni/sepiolite催化剂的甲烷化活性，催化剂热稳定性及抗毒能力，降低了镍原子的电子结合能。     

New-generation biomedical materials: Peptide dendrimers and their application in biomedicine

Peptide dendrimers are attractive synthetic polymers and have been widely used as a new generation of biomaterials in recent years. Peptide dendrimers, as well as general dendrimers, may be synthesized to reach nano sizes, and display well-defined architectures, highly-branched structures, high density of functional terminal groups, and controllable molecular weights. On the other hand, peptide dendrimers have properties similar to proteins and some special characteristics, such as good biocompatibility, water solubility and resistance to proteolytic digestion. Due to these advantages, peptide dendrimers have received considerable attention in biomedicine. This review focuses on the development of peptide dendrimers with emphasis on their applications both in diagnostics and in therapy.