Comparative time-resolved study of solid-state and liquid ablation of polyethylene-glycol 1000: temperature, viscosity and surface tension dependence

Comparative study of solid and liquid phase ablation on the same sample by time-resolved investigations is presented in this paper. Polyethylene-glycol (PEG) 1000 having relatively low melting point (35 °C) was used in our experiments. By varying the sample temperature in the 20–80 °C range we could study the ablation mechanism in both solid and liquid (below and above the melting point) state of matter. An ArF excimer laser (λ=193 nm, FWHM=20 ns) was used for ablation at 1.95 J/cm² fluence. Ablation processes were observed by transmission fast photographic arrangement. It was demonstrated that plasma development and expansion (primer ablation, in 0–50 ns time range), formation and propagation parameters of shock wave and contact front did not depend on sample temperature and state of matter. The secondary material ejection (between 1–100 μs) showed a strong temperature dependence. Material ejection in the case of solid target occurred in the form of dense material cloud, and in the form of splashing for liquid (molten) sample. The ejection velocity of splashed jets depended on the sample temperature, significantly. This can be due to the change of molten PEG 1000 viscosity. Received: 1 November 1999 / Accepted: 17 April 2000 / Published online: 5 July 2000     

Temporary attachment of carbohydrates to cyclopeptide templates: a new strategy for single-bead analysis of multivalent neoglycopeptides

Employing a cleavable carbohydrate–peptide linker, a new strategy for single-bead analysis of multivalent cyclic neoglycopeptides based on Edman degradation is described. Edman degradation of glycopeptides is hampered by the acid lability of the glycosidic bond and potential incompatibilities of phenylthiohydantoin (PTH) derivatives of glycosylated amino acids with PTH derivatives of the proteinogenic amino acids. To overcome this problem, carbohydrates are detached from the cyclopeptide templates before single-bead analysis, allowing for micro sequencing under routine conditions. With this strategy, application of multivalent cyclic neoglycopeptides in split-mix libraries with a subsequent screening process becomes possible for the first time.     

Structure and properties of semicrystalline polymers via high-frequency acoustic and x-ray measurements. I. Ferroelectric P(VDF/TrFE) copolymer

Acoustic, opto-acoustic, and x-ray investigations have been performed in order to study the influence of irradiation, electrical poling, and mechanical orientation on the morphology of ferroelectric random copolymers of vinylidene fluoride and trifluorethylene {P[VDF/TrFE] (70/30)}. The influences of these different treatments on the molecular orientation distribution of the amorphous and crystalline phases are discussed, as well as their influences on the crystallinity of the material. The elastic stiffness and the related viscosity tensors of P[VDF/TrFE] (70/30), the elastic stiffness modulus of the amorphous matrix, and the hierarchy of stiffness constants of the crystalline state have been determined. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Polymer decoration: The orientation of polymer folds as revealed by the crystallization of polymer vapors

A new technique of decoration of the fold surface of polymer crystals is described. It is similar in methodology to gold decoration, but makes use of vapors of crystallizable polymers, principally polyethylene, as decorating material. Upon condensation and crystallization, the highly anisometric decorating molecules become oriented parallel to the fold direction. They build up small crystalline lamellae which, seen edge-on, appear as elongated rods and can be easily observed by conventional transmission electron microscopy. This decoration technique reveals the sectorization of polymer single crystals grown from solution. It can be used to determine the local fold orientation (with a resolution of ca. 10 nm) of polymers crystallized under a wide range of conditions, including crystallization from the bulk. The technique reveals that under all crystallization conditions so far investigated the outermost part of the polymer fold surface is relatively ordered, and the folds and/or loops are, as a rule, oriented nearly parallel to the macroscopic growth front.     

Zur Chemie der vicinalen Triketone, 4. Mitt.

o-Halogenated (o,o-dihalogenated) anilines react with phenalenetrione (PT) in boiling xylene or acetic acid to give 7H,8H-naphtho[1.8–bc]phenoxazin-7-one derivatives. The analogous reaction with 2.6-dimethyl-or 2.6-diethyl-aniline in xylene gives oxazepines, while in acetic acid preferential addition of the aniline with the para position to the NH₂-group to the central C=O-group ofPT occurs. It can be shown, that the first step in the ring closure reaction is the formation of semiaminales.Es wird gezeigt, daß Aniline, die in 2-bzw. 2,6-Stellung halogensubstituiert sind, mit Phenalentrion (PT) in Xylol oder Eisessig zu den entsprechenden 7H,8H-Naphtho[1,8–bc]-phenoxazin-7-on-derivaten reagieren. Die analoge Umsetzung mit 2,6-Dimethyl-bzw. 2,6-Diäthyl-anilin in Xylol führt zu Oxazepinen, während in Eisessig bevorzugt Addition des zur NH₂-Gruppe in p-Stellung befindlichen H-Atoms an die mittelständige C=O-Gruppe desPT stattfindet. Es wird experimentell bewiesen, daß diese Ringschlußreaktion über primär gebildete Halbaminale abläuft.

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Herrn Prof. Dr.O. Kratky, Graz, mit besten Wünschen zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Radio-gas-chromatographische Untersuchung von Fetts?uregemischen

Zusammenfassung Es wird eine in der Praxis bewährte radio-gas-chromatographische Einrichtung beschrieben, die aus vorhandenen Geräten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Analyse von Substanzen relativ geringer spezifischer Aktivität (untere Grenze etwa 50 nCi/mg) und einfacher technischer Handhabung zusammengestellt wurde. Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Grenzen des Verfahrens werden diskutiert.

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Summary A radio-gaschromatographic device is described which has proved to be suitable for the analysis of substances of relatively small specific activity (down to about 50 nCi/mg). It has been made up from available equipment and operation is very simple. Application possibilities and limits of the method are discussed.

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Die Untersuchungen wurden durch Unterstützung der Deutschen Forschungs gemeinschaft ermöglicht.