Supertough spontaneously self-healing polymer based on septuple dynamic bonds integrated in one chemical group

The development of spontaneously self-healing materials with excellent mechanical properties remains a formidable challenge despite the extensive interest in such materials. This is because the self-healing and mechanical properties of a material are usually optimized via contradictory routes. The present study demonstrated a supertough spontaneously self-healing polymer,Fe-(2,6-diacetylpyridine dioxime)-urethane-based polyurethane(Fe-PPOU) based on septuple dynamic bonds integrated in one chemical group. A synergistic effect was induced by the presence of multiple dynamic crosslinking points, which comprised the integrated dynamic interactions, and the hidden lengths of the folded polymeric chains in Fe-PPOU. Thus, the mechanical and self-healing properties of the polymer were simultaneously optimized. Fe-PPOU demonstrated the highest reported toughness(139.8 MJ m^-3) among all the room-temperature spontaneously self-healing polymers with a nearly 100% healing rate. Fe-PPOU exhibited instant(30 s) self-healing to reach a strength of 1.6 MPa that was higher than the original strength of numerous recently reported self-healing polymers.     

非线性时滞反馈控制系统超谐共振分析

采用增量谐波平衡法求解了非线性时滞微分方程的超谐共振解,研究了时滞、反馈控制增益、激励幅值、非线性项系数等系统参数对系统超谐共振响应的影响,分析了超谐共振响应随系统参数变化的规律。结果表明:三次谐波与一次谐波振幅的比值随时滞量呈周期性变化;反馈控制增益对系统超谐共振的影响与非线性项系数和激励幅值有关;随着非线性项系数和激励幅值的不断增大,三次谐波项与一次谐波项振幅的比值都是先增大后减小,而且减小的趋势逐渐减弱;一次谐波成份在振幅中占主导地位。     

Stability analysis of the active control system with time delay using IHB method

In this paper, the incremental harmonic balance method is employed to solve the periodic solution that a vibration active control system with double time delays generates, and the stability analysis of which is achieved by the Poincare theorem. The system stability regions can be obtained in view of time delay and feedback gain, the variation of which is also studied. It turns out that along with the increase of time delay, the active control system is not always from stable to unstable, and the system can be from stable to unstable state, whereas the system can be from unstable to stable state. The extent that the two times delays impact on the system stability region is mainly related to the relative magnitude of the two feedback gains. The system can maintain the stable state under the condition of the well-matched feedback gains. The results can provide evidence to design the control strategy of time-delayed feedback.     

Noncoplanar v-shaped antenna

In this paper, a novel v-shaped antenna is proposed. This type of antenna may be considered as an evolution of the noncoplanar fin antenna. The structure is similar to the latter but it is more easy to analyze and more approachable to the practical applications. Closed-form solutions for the characteristic impedance and the fields are obtained. The theoretical analysis makes use of conformal mapping technique based on the fact that a pure spherical TEM wave can be supported by the antenna.     

Performance of multiple docking and refinement methods in the pose prediction D3R prospective Grand Challenge 2016

We describe the performance of multiple pose prediction methods for the D3R 2016 Grand Challenge. The pose prediction challenge includes 36 ligands, which represent 4 chemotypes and some miscellaneous structures against the FXR ligand binding domain. In this study we use a mix of fully automated methods as well as human-guided methods with considerations of both the challenge data and publicly available data. The methods include ensemble docking, colony entropy pose prediction, target selection by molecular similarity, molecular dynamics guided pose refinement, and pose selection by visual inspection. We evaluated the success of our predictions by method, chemotype, and relevance of publicly available data. For the overall data set, ensemble docking, visual inspection, and molecular dynamics guided pose prediction performed the best with overall mean RMSDs of 2.4, 2.2, and 2.2 Å respectively. For several individual challenge molecules, the best performing method is evaluated in light of that particular ligand. We also describe the protein, ligand, and public information data preparations that are typical of our binding mode prediction workflow.     

Electrochemical properties of tetravalent Ti-doped spinel LiMn2O4

Ti-doped spinel LiMn₂O₄ is synthesized by solid-state reaction. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis indicate that the structure of the doped sample is Li( Mn^{3 +} Mn_{1 - x} ^{4 +} Ti_x^{4 +} )O₄ {\hbox{Li}}\left( {{\hbox{M}}{{\hbox{n}}^{3 + }}{\hbox{Mn}}_{1 - x\,}^{4 + }{\hbox{Ti}}_x^{4 + }} \right){\hbox{O}}{}_4 . The first principle-based calculation shows that the lattice energy increases as Ti doping content increases, which indicates that Ti doping reinforces the stability of the spinel structure. The galvanostatic charge–discharge results show that the doped sample LiMn_1.97Ti_0.03O₄ exhibits maximum discharge capacity of 135.7 mAh g⁻¹ (C/2 rate). Moreover, after 70 cycles, the capacity retention of LiMn_1.97Ti_0.03O₄ is 95.0% while the undoped sample LiMn₂O₄ shows only 84.6% retention under the same condition. Additionally, as charge–discharge rate increases to 12C, the doped sample delivers the capacity of 107 mAh g⁻¹, which is much higher than that of the undoped sample of only 82 mAh g⁻¹. The significantly enhanced capacity retention and rate capability are attributed to the more stable spinel structure, higher ion diffusion coefficient, and lower charge transfer resistance of the Ti-doped spinel.     

振动激励条件下复合材料损伤生热的研究

为实现对复合材料表面及浅表面损伤的快速检测,采用振动热成像技术,对复合材料在疲劳、冲击等不同作用下产生的损伤进行了检测研究。分析了瞬时性和周期性两种内生热源形式下平板构件的表面温度场分布。基于有限元法计算了表面裂纹、浅表面分层及内部脱粘等不同类型损伤在振动激励条件下的生热情况。在设计制作复合材料疲劳裂纹试件和冲击损伤试件的基础上,利用超声波发生器和红外热像仪开展了试验研究。结果表明:振动热成像技术能够快速准确地检测到复合材料表面及浅表面的紧贴型损伤;通过红外序列图中热斑形状可判断损伤的类型。     

超长定向碳纳米管列阵的制备

利用化学气相沉积方法,成功地制备出长度达２ｍｍ的超长定向碳纳米管列阵,该超长碳人米管的长度经现有碳纳米管的长度高１－２个数量级。