Study of dielectric constants of binary composites at microwave frequency by mixture laws derived from three basic particle shapes

Powder mixture rules derived from the filler particles with the shapes of sphere, cylinder or rod, and lamella or disk with random distributions are studied in this paper. Three ceramic powders of fillers with dielectric constants of 10, 20, and 36, respectively, are adopted. The experimental dielectric constants of ceramic dispersions in the polyethylene matrix at microwave frequency are compared to those obtained by using different mixing laws. The mixing rules are also adopted to estimate the dielectric constants of pure ceramics from the measured dielectric constants of composites with various concentrations. The theory for the error of estimation is studied. In contrast to the traditional concept of obtaining the best curve fitting of mixture rule with the experimental data, this study conclude a very important concept on the powder mixture rule, that is, the most adequate mixture law for estimating the dielectric constants of pure ceramics requires both good curve fitting and potential of less error.     

Influence of the polarization direction of two-beam coupling in photorefractive Bi12SiO20: Diffusion regime

Beam coupling effects in an optically active photorefractive crystal of Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ are very much influenced by the polarization direction of the interacting beams. Analytic expressions for the signal amplification in the diffusion regime have been derived for two commonly used crystallographic configurations,G<001> andG<110>,G being the grating vector. It is shown that only the <001> orientation is suitable for signal amplification. The results obtained for the diffusion regime can be applied, as a first approximation, to the more common and more intricate drift regime in which a bias electric field is applied to the crystal to enhance the coupling effect.     

Microliter Volume Determination of Cosmetic Mercury with a Partially Crosslinked Poly(4‐vinylpyridine) Modified Screen‐Printed Three‐Electrode Portable Assembly

We successfully demonstrated microliter (μL) volume determination of Mercury (Hg) using an in‐built screen‐printed three electrodes containing partially crosslinked poly(4‐vinlylpyridine) (designated as pcPVP) modified carbon‐working, carbon‐counter, and Ag⁺‐quasireference electrodes (SPE/pcPVP) in a pH 4 acetate buffer solution with 2 M KCl by using the square wave anodic stripping voltammetric (SWASV) technique. Instrumental and solution phase conditions were systematically optimized. Experiments were carried out by simply placing a 500 μL‐droplet of Hg containing real sample mixed with the base electrolyte on the SPE/pcPVP surface. The SPE/Ag⁺ quasi‐reference system shifted the Hg‐SWASV detection potential ca. 250 mV positive, but the quantitative current values were appreciably similar to that of a standard Ag/AgCl reference electrode. Under optimal condition, the calibration graph is linear in the window of 100–1000 ppb of the Hg droplet system with a detection limit of 69.5 ppb (S/N=3). Finally real sample assays were demonstrated for prohibited cosmetic Hg containing skin‐lightening agents in parallel with ICP‐OES measurements.     

A contribution to the volumetric electrometric determination of some organic peroxides in alkaline media

Conditions for the determination of DBP, CHP, MEKP, and MCHP, as well as m-chloroperbenzoic acid, with a standard solution of SnII-glyc or SnII-sorb by the potentiometric, bipotentiometric, and biamperometric method were found. Quite good results were obtained in comparison with individual modifications of the iodometric method. Large positive errors were found only for the determination of m-chloroperbenzoic acid with SnII-glyc. The reductometric procedure is an advantage in the determination of organic peroxides by this procedure.     

Solid polymer electrolytes III: Preparation,characterization, and ionic conductivity of new gelled polymer electrolytes based on segmented,perfluoropolyether‐modified polyurethane

New segmented polyurethanes with perfluoropolyether (PFPE) and poly(ethylene oxide) blocks were synthesized from a fluorinated macrodiol mixed with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) in different ratios as a soft segment, 2,4‐toluene diisocyanate as a hard segment, and ethylene glycol as a chain extender. Fourier transform infrared, NMR, and thermal analysis [differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)] were used to characterize the structures of these copolymers. The copolymer films were immersed in a liquid electrolyte (1 M LiClO₄/propylene carbonate) to form gel‐type electrolytes. The ionic conductivities of these polymer electrolytes were investigated through changes in the copolymer composition and content of the liquid electrolyte. The relative molar ratio of PFPE and PEG in the copolymer played an important role in the conductivity and the capacity to retain the liquid electrolyte solution. The copolymer with a 50/50 PFPE/PEG ratio, having the lowest decomposition temperature shown by TGA, exhibited the highest ionic conductivity and lowest activation energy for ion transportation. The conductivities of these systems were about 10^?3 S cm^?1 at room temperature and 10^?2 S cm^?1 at 70 °C; the films immersed in the liquid electrolyte with an increase of 70 wt % were homogenous with good mechanical properties. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 486–495, 2002; DOI 10.1002/pola.10119     

Dosage amperometrique rapide et directe de calcium et de magnesium dans l'eau,les ciments et le sol

An amperometric method for thé successive titration of calcium and magnesium with EGTA and EDTA respectively is proposed. The method is direct and rapid. Calcium and magnesium can be determined in waters (41.5 mg/l and 4.6 mg/l with a precision of ±1.15% and ±6.70%), in cements (66.7% CaO and 1.70% MgO with a precision of ±2% and ±8%), and in soils (16.5% CaCO₃ and 1.8% MgCO₃ with a precision of ±2.6% and ±5.5%). The results obtained are compared with those obtained by gravimetric or titrimctric methods.     

Stereoselective glycal fluorophosphorylation: synthesis of ADP-2-fluoroheptose, an inhibitor of the LPS biosynthesis

Heptosides are found in important bacterial glycolipids such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the biosynthesis of which is targeted for the development of novel antibacterial agents. This work describes the synthesis of a fluorinated analogue of ADP-L-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptopyranose, the donor substrate of the heptosyl transferase WaaC, which catalyzes the incorporation of this carbohydrate into LPS. Synthetically, the key step for the preparation of ADP-2F-heptose is the simultaneous and stereoselective installation of both the fluorine atom at C-2 and the phosphoryl group at C-1 through a selectfluor-mediated (selectfluor=1-chloromethyl-4-fluorodiazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(triflate)) electrophilic addition/nucleophilic substitution involving a heptosylglycal. Therefore, we detail in this article 1) the stereoselective preparation of the key intermediates heptosylglycals, 2) the development of a new fluorophosphorylation procedure allowing an excellent beta-gluco stereoselectivity with "all-equatorial" glycals, 3) the synthesis of the target ADP-2F-heptose, and 4) some comments on the contacts observed between the fluorine atom of the final molecule and the protein in the crystallographic structure of heptosyltransferase WaaC.     

加窗傅里叶滤波和相干增强扩散在条纹去噪中的比较分析

光学干涉测量具有非接触、高精度和全场测量的优点,能对形变、折射率、位移等信息进行测量。噪声滤除是光学干涉测量产生的条纹图像处理的一个关键问题。加窗傅里叶滤波(Windowed Fourier Filtering,WFF)与自适应加窗傅里叶滤波(Adaptive Windowed Fourier Filtering,AWFF)是有效的频域去噪算法。相干增强扩散(Coherence Enhancing Diffusion,CED)则是基于偏微分方程的空域去噪算法。针对条纹去噪问题,比较了WFF、AWFF和CED在不同密度和不同噪声类型的条纹图上的表现,分析了它们的适用条纹类型。     

Hyperbranched polyethyleneimine architecture onto poly(allylamine) by simple synthetic approach and the chelating characters

In resemblance to the ethoxylation of alkylamine or polymeric amines to introduce the nonionic hydrophiles by incorporation of ethylene oxide groups to make surfactants, ethyleneimine (EI) groups were introduced into poly(allylamine) by a simple in situ reaction of this polymer with 2‐chloroethylamine hydrochloride. The resultant polymers were allylic and chain‐pendant with hyperbranched polyethyleneimine. The EI number (n) of the polymers was determined by ¹H NMR. The percentages of primary, secondary, and tertiary amine present were estimated by potentiometric titration. The chelating abilities of the polymers that were applied growth conditions once (G₁, n ≈ 2) and twice (G₂, n ≈ 6) were also examined by potentiometric titration and ultraviolet–visible spectoscopy in the presence of metal ions (Cu⁺²). Continuous‐variation analysis revealed that each repeat unit of G₁ and G₂ behaves as a multident chelate and forms a stable complex with Cu⁺² ions utilizing an average of three EI dents per ion. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 3018–3023, 2001