疏水改性pH响应型智能水凝胶P(HEMA-NaAA-DiAC16)的制备及其溶胀性能

以二烯丙基胺和1-溴代十六烷为原料合成了疏水单体N,N-二烯丙基正十六烷胺(DiAC16),用FTIR、1H NMR 和元素分析对其进行了表征。 以2-羟基甲基丙烯酸乙酯(HEMA)、丙烯酸(AA)和N,N-二烯丙基正十六烷胺为共聚单体,N,N′-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(BIS)为交联剂,十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)为表面活性剂,过硫酸铵-四甲基乙二胺(TMEDA)为引发体系,制得的疏水改性智能水凝胶P(HEMA-NaAA-DiAC16)具有pH敏感特性。 研究了DiAC16、NaAA、BIS用量及pH值和离子强度等因素对水凝胶P(HEMA-NaAA-DiAC16)溶胀性能的影响。 结果表明,凝胶在水中的平衡溶胀率(为78.9～163.91),随DiAC16、BIS用量的增加和NaAA用量的减少而减少,n值(一般在0.5~1.0之间)随DiAC16、NaAA和BIS用量的增加而增加,为非Fickian扩散。 水凝胶的吸水溶胀是放热过程,ΔHm在-2.09～-3.64 kJ/mol,ΔHm的绝对值随DiAC16用量的减少、NaAA用量和BIS用量的增加而增大,聚合物与水的亲和力逐渐增强。 随离子强度的增强,平衡溶胀率下降。     

The Compressibility of pH‐Sensitive Microgels at the Oil–Water Interface: Higher Charge Leads to Less Repulsion

pH‐responsive microgels are unique stabilizers for stimuli‐sensitive emulsions that can be broken on demand by changing the pH value. However, recent experiments have indicated that electrostatic interactions play a different role to that in conventional Pickering emulsions. The influence of charges on the interactions between microgels at the oil–water interface is now described. Compression isotherms of microgels with different charge density and architecture were determined in a Langmuir trough, and counter‐intuitive results were obtained: Charged microgels can be compressed more easily than uncharged microgels. The compressibility of microgels is thus not determined by direct Coulomb repulsion. Instead, the different swelling of the microgels in the charged and the uncharged states is proposed to be the key parameter.     

Lysosomal pH Rise during Heat Shock Monitored by a Lysosome‐Targeting Near‐Infrared Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe

Heat stroke is a life‐threatening condition, featuring a high body temperature and malfunction of many organ systems. The relationship between heat shock and lysosomes is poorly understood, mainly because of the lack of a suitable research approach. Herein, by incorporating morpholine into a stable hemicyanine skeleton, we develop a new lysosome‐targeting near‐infrared ratiometric pH probe. In combination with fluorescence imaging, we show for the first time that the lysosomal pH value increases but never decreases during heat shock, which might result from lysosomal membrane permeabilization. We also demonstrate that this lysosomal pH rise is irreversible in living cells. Moreover, the probe is easy to synthesize, and shows superior overall analytical performance as compared to the existing commercial ones. This enhanced performance may enable it to be widely used in more lysosomal models of living cells and in further revealing the mechanisms underlying heat‐related pathology.     

A Novel pH/Light‐Triggered Surface for DNA Adsorption and Release

A simple strategy for the immobilization of Cy3‐labeled single strand DNA (Cy3‐ssDNA) on a Si(001) surface and its release under control of both light and pH stimuli is presented. In order to prepare a dual pH/light‐triggered surface, positively chargeable azobenzene molecules are self‐assembled on the Si(001) surface. The surface wettability of this substrate can be changed under influence of both light and pH conditions. The substrates can be positively charged under mildly acidic conditions. The pH‐sensitive behavior of the film allows binding of Cy3‐ssDNA on the functionalized Si(001) surface through e?ective electrostatic interactions with the negatively charged polynucleotide backbone. Moreover, irradiation of the film with UVA light induces trans–cis isomerization of the azobenzene units on the surface. As a result, the binding a?nity for DNA decreases due to the changing surface hydrophilicity. In order to understand and control the reversible photoswitchable mechanism of this surface, water contact angles are measured after UVA and visible light irradiation. The release of DNA from a dual pH/light‐sensitive sample is performed using fluorescence microscopy. The results show that irradiation of the film with UVA light induces trans–cis isomerization of the photoresponsive azobenzene units; this leads to significant changes in the surface hydrophilicity and reduces the binding affinity for DNA.     

近红外光谱法在红曲菌固态发酵过程参数检测中的应用

研究了近红外光谱技术快速检测红曲菌固态发酵过程参数水分含量和pH值的可行性。针对传统基于间隔策略波长选择方法忽略非线性因素的缺点,采用一种基于最小二乘支持向量机(Least squares support vector machines,LS-SVM)非线性模型的波长筛选算法：联合区间最小二乘支持向量机(Synergy interval least squares support vector machines,siLS-SVM),并将新算法与相关系数法、iPLS算法、siPLS算法对比。实验结果显示,联合siLS-SVM算法和LS-SVM模型取得了最好的预测效果,水分含量、pH值的预测集相关系数(Rp)分别为0.962 1、0.976 1,预测均方根误差(RMSEP)分别为0.012 9、0.145 2,表明模型具有较好的拟合度和预测性能。应用近红外光谱法进行红曲菌固态发酵过程的水分含量和pH值的快速检测可行,该方法为进一步实现其过程参数的在线检测及发酵条件优化提供了技术基础。     

基于蛋白构象变化研究pH值对茜素红与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的影响

利用光谱法和分子对接技术研究了不同pH值对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)与茜素红(ARS)键合作用的影响。pH值为4.0的酸性环境引起BSA天然紧缩构象逐渐发生去折叠,BSA的ⅡA区疏水空腔的展开降低了其与ARS的相互作用,键合常数Kb仅为3.39×104L·mol-1。而pH值大于等电点(pI 4.8)或呈现中性时,两者的键合作用增强,Kb增至3.16×106L·mol-1(pH 7.0)。而且,由于氢键和范德华力的键合作用力较强,BSA和ARS的相互作用受表面电荷影响较小,与理论模拟对接结果相吻合。     

pH-Sensitive Wettability Induced by Topologicaland Chemical Transition on the Self AssembledSurface of Block Copolymer简

pH-sensitive wettability of polystyrene-b-poly（4-vinylpyridine） （PS-b-P4VP） self assembled films, exhibiting superoleophobicity under water and hydrophilicity at low pH value, and oleophobicity under water and hydrophobicity at neutral condition, has been realized. The wettability properties resulted from the surface topological and chemical transition, which were confirmed by in situ AFM measurements under water at different pH. At low pH, P4VP chains, which were confined in the hexagonal-packed nanodomains, got protonated into a swollen state, while at high pH, P4VP chains were deprotonated into a collapsed state. The reversible protonation/deprotonation procedure on the molecular scale leads to surface topological and chemical transition, thereby pH-sensitive wettability.     

关于一元酸准确滴定判据的商榷

化学分析教科书中给出的弱酸能被准确滴定的条件是cKa≥1.0×10-8。本文根据这一判据的来源(滴定突跃≥0.3pH单位),对一元酸体系的滴定情况进行了严格数学处理。计算结果表明,只有同时满足弱酸的浓度c1.0×10-3mol/L和cKa≥1.0×10-8条件下,弱酸才能被准确滴定。对于浓度极稀的酸溶液(c≤1.4×10-4mol/L),无论强酸还是弱酸都不能被准确滴定。对教材很少涉及的不同浓度酸碱互相滴定的情况也给出了有价值的结论。     

A Frequency-Selective pH-Responsive paraCEST Agent

Paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (paraCEST) agents are well-suited for imaging tissue pH because the basis of CEST, chemical exchange, is inherently sensitive to pH. Several previous pH-sensitive paraCEST agents were based on an exchanging Ln³⁺-bound water molecule as the CEST antenna but this design often added additional line-broadening to the bulk water signal due to T₂ exchange. We report herein a pH-sensitive paraCEST agent that lacks an inner-sphere water molecule but contains one Ln-bound −OH group for CEST activation. The Yb³⁺ complex, Yb( 1 ), displayed a single, highly shifted CEST peak originating from the exchangeable Yb-OH proton, the frequency of which changed over the biologically relevant pH range. CEST images of phantoms ranging in pH from 6 to 8 demonstrate the potential of this agent for imaging pH. Initial rodent imaging studies showed that Gd( 1 ) remains in the vascular system much longer than anticipated but is cleared slowly via renal filtration.