Rheological and DSC Studies on the Interaction between κ-Carrageenan and Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC)

The κ-carrageenan comes from a family of linear water-soluble polysaccharides extracted from different species of marine red algae with a primary structure of an alternating disaccharide with repeating unit of 3-linked β-D-galactose 4-sulfate and 4-link…     

Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Containing PVP and Poly(5-benzyloxytrimethylene carbonate)

Amphiphilic block copolymers have attracted great interest recently, especially for thebiomedical uses1, . The hydrophilic blocks improve the biocompatibility of copolymer, 2while the hydrophobic blocks enhance the mechanics of the material and providever…     

Effects of Anions and Cations on π-Complexation Between Olefin and Metal Halide

Introduction Separation,recoveryofolefinorremovalof tracequantitiesofolefinfromitsmixturesbyusing π-complexatonisamostpromisingsolution,com- paredwithenergy-intensivedistillationorotheral- ternatives.π-Complexationisasubgroupofchemi- calcomplexationwhereamixtureisbroughtinto contactwithasecondphasecontainingacomplex- ingagent[1].Forexample,theadsorbentscontain- ingAg+orCu+canselectivelyadsorbolefinfroman ethylene/ethaneorpropylene/propanemixture. Becausetheπ-complexationbondsarestronger th…     

Attempt to Resolute Chiral Clusters by Optically Active Hydrazide

Due to the framework chirality optically active clusters can provide the proof that a cluster as a whole, and not one of its fragments, acts as a catalyst, most of the work have been directed to the synthesis of tetrahedron-type chiral clusters1-3. However, there remains another major problem to obtain the pure enantiomers. Although Vahrenkamp had obtained some pioneering results in this area before 19901, only several racemic chiral clusters have been separated into pure enantiomers until now…     

Liquid Membrane Transport Behavior of Functional Substituted Crown Ethers for Amino Acids

Crown compounds offer a variety of interesting functions based on their specific bindings of organic guest species1,2. In particular, they can act as carriers in ion- extraction, membrane transport, and phase-transfer reactions. In contrast to the large variety of synthetic ionophores for cation transport, there are only a few examples of synthetic anion transport ionophores. Therefore, it appears highly desirable to search for a new class of ionophores with excellent transport abilities fo…     

Synthesis, Dimeric Crystal Structure, and Biological Activities of N-(4-Methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-guanidine

IntroductionPlants have a more extensive biosynthetic capacitythan animals, which is attributed to the fact that ani-mals rely on their diet for the supply of many biochemi-cal compounds and their precursors. Owing to thisdifference, plants contain numero…     

Extraction of Cesium from the Irradiated Nuclear Waste by 4(5),4''''(5'''')-Bis[1-hydroxyalkylbenzo]-21-crown-7

The fission product 137Cs accounts for a large fraction of the radioactivity in high-levelnuclear waste (HLW). Because of the hazard to environment and the widespreadapplication of 137Cs gamma radiatior1, a need has arisen to develop improved methods forthe removal and recovery of radiocesium from these wastes. Reports have shown thatsome calixcrown compounds may be highly selective for Cs cation2, but, since thesynthesis of them is difficult and the cost is high, it might obviate their use…     

Determination of Thyroxine with Capillary Electrophoretic Enzyme Immunoassay

Capillary electrophoretic immunoassay (CEIA) is a new analytical technique1,2. In CEIA, the detection methods were UV absorbance detection1 and laser induced fluorescence detection (LIF)2. However, The UV detection is lack of sensitivity. The LIF is difficult to use due to its high cost, and furthermore, most biological fluids are strongly luminescent when excited by the laser in the blue or green region of the spectrum. In our present work, a capillary electrophoretic enzyme immuno…     

Indirect Flow Injection Chemiluminescence Method for the Determination of Tetracyclines Using Cu(Ⅱ) as a Probe Ion

Tetracycline antibiotics (TCs) are active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, being extensively used in human and veterinary medicine to treat and prevent bacterial infections1. Among the TCs, TC, OTC and CTC are commercially available and permitted for human administration. However, the degradation products occurring in storage conditions might induce potential adverse effects. Thus, many studies have focused on the development of a rapid, sensitive and reli…     

INTERACTION-MEDIATED GROWTH OF CARBON NANOTUBES ON ACICULAR SILICA-COATED a-Fe CATALYST BY CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION BY CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION

1. Introduction Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a kind of the most advanced nanomaterials with novel properties and promising for many applications, have aroused great interest of the world in a number of research fields (Iijima, 1991; Baughman et al., 2002; Iijima & Ichihashi, 1993; Rao & Govindaraj, 2002; Rueckes et al., 2000; Adrian et al., 2001; Javey et al., 2003). Catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) is re-garded as the most suitable method for the preparation of microstructured CN…