In-line monitoring flow in an extruder die by rheo-optics

A new modular slit die with optical windows in two different positions and three pressure transducers flush-mounted along the wall was built and coupled to the exit of a twin-screw extruder. Thus, the birefringence and the pressure drop of polystyrene were monitored inline during extrusion. Two experimental procedures were tested: steady-state and cessation of extruder feeding. The latter proved to be very useful in the case of polystyrene since the ratio between the birefringence and the pressure drop can be quantified for a wide range of steady-state conditions with a single experiment. In fact, down to relatively lower values of pressure drop, the birefringence proved to be a function of shear stress at the wall only, depending neither on the initial feeding rate nor on the aspect ratio of the slit die, for W/h down to 5, at least.     

Quantitative determination of isoquinoline alkaloids and chlorogenic acid in Berberis species using ultra high performance liquid chromatography with hybrid triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometry

Berberis species are well known and used extensively as medicinal plants in traditional medicine. They have many medicinal values attributable to the presence of alkaloids having different pharmacological activities. In this study, a method was developed and validated as per international conference on harmonization guidelines using ultra high performance liquid chromatography with hybrid triple quadrupole‐linear ion trap mass spectrometry operated in the multiple reaction monitoring mode for nine bioactive compounds, including protoberberine alkaloids, aporphine alkaloids and chlorogenic acid. This method was applied in different plant parts of eight Berberis species to determine variations in content of nine bioactive compounds. The separation was achieved on an ACQUITY UPLC CSH? C₁₈ column using a gradient mobile phase at flow rate 0.3 mL/min. Calibration curves for all the nine analytes provided optimum linear detector response (with R² ≥0.9989) over the concentration range of 0.5–1000 ng/mL. The precision and accuracy were within RSDs ≤2.4 and ≤2.3%, respectively. The results indicated significant variation in the total contents of the nine compounds in Berberis species.     

Active learning for OPM in FMF systems

Optical performance monitoring (OPM) is essential to guarantee the robust and reliable operation of few-mode fiber (FMF)-based transmission. The available OPM methods including the analytical models such as the enhanced Gaussian noise model provide high accuracy along with high computational complexity which makes them improper for real-time implementations. As an alternative approach, machine learning (ML)-based OPM removes this barrier at the cost of leveraging a large training dataset. However, generating a field or synthetic dataset for FMF-based transmission is very hard and time-consuming. As a specific ML deployment, active learning (AL) is designed to work with a small training dataset, therefore, in this paper, we employ AL for OPM in FMF-based transmission. Results indicate that the proposed AL-based OPM can properly estimate the generalized signal-to-noise ratio by using a very small training dataset and achieve the root mean squared error similar to that obtained by working on large training datasets.     

分光光度法测定亚甲基蓝溶液浓度线上实验设计

基于朗伯-比尔定律与互补色原理,利用QQ截图读取色块RGB三原色组成的功能,获得不同亚甲基蓝浓度色阶对应的红色和绿色信号,设计了亚甲基蓝测定的简易紫外-可见分光光度法实验方案。该方案包括标准色阶制作、颜色信号读取、标准曲线绘制,以及待测样品测试等。通过学生实验,获得了满意的可靠性。该实验方案尤其适用于线上教学或缺少分光光度计的线下教学。     

信息化时代物理化学课程的教学改革与实践

互联网的发展加速了信息和知识的传播,在为大学课程教学提供更多资源的同时也给传统的课堂教学方法带来很大挑战。介绍了北京师范大学物理化学教学团队在线上线下混合教学方法的创立、大规模在线开放课程(MOOC)建设、思政元素引入教学等方面利用互联网资源所实施的教学改革和实践,为探究和建立信息时代大学化学课程教学方法的新模式提供参考。     

柱切换液相色谱法快速定量检测参附注射液中乌头碱类生物碱和人参皂苷

利用柱切换液相色谱,建立了参附注射液中苯甲酰新乌头原碱、苯甲酰乌头原碱、苯甲酰次乌头原碱、新乌头碱、次乌头碱和乌头碱6种乌头碱类生物碱,以及Rg1、Re、Rf、Rb1、Rc、Ro、Rb2、Rb3、Rd 9种人参皂苷的分析方法。首先利用强阳离子交换的在线固相小柱选择性富集和净化样品中生物碱类成分,优化了色谱条件;并采用EC－C18柱作为人参皂苷的分析柱,通过优化实验条件,结合柱切换方式,去除了样品中辅料等大极性基质成分对色谱柱的污染,实现了生物碱分析和人参皂苷分析的自动切换。结果显示,样品中的生物碱和人参皂苷分离良好,线性相关系数（r2）均大于0.999,连续进样精密度的相对标准偏差（RSD） < 2.0%,重复性的RSD < 2.0%;其中6种生物碱的平均回收率为95.1%～98.6%,检出限为4.0～8.2 ng/mL;9种人参皂苷的平均回收率为91.7%～104%。所构建的基于柱切换液相色谱技术的在线固相萃取方法能够有效去除样品中的基质干扰,快速完成参附注射液中3种单酯型生物碱和9种人参皂苷的快速定量,同时也可对3种双酯型生物碱进行限量检测,可应用于药物的质量评价。     

Vapor deposition of ultrathin hydrophilic polymer coatings enabling candle soot composite for highly sensitive humidity sensors

Candle soot (CS) is a desirable carbon nanomaterial for sensors owing to its highly porous nanostructure and large specific surface area. CS is advantageous in its low-cost and facile preparation compared to graphene and carbon nanotubes, but its pristine nanostructure is susceptible to collapse, hampering its application in electronic devices. This article reports conformal coating of nanoscale crosslinked hydrophilic polymer on CS film using initiated chemical vapor deposition, which well preserved the CS nanostructure and obtained nanoporous CS@polymer composites. Tuning coating thickness enabled composites with different morphologies and specific surface areas. Surprisingly, the humidity sensor made from composite with the lowest filling degree, thus largest specific surface area, showed relatively low sensitivity, which is likely due to its discontinuous structure, thus insufficient conductive channels. Composite sensor with optimum filling degree shows excellent sensing response of more than 10³ with the linearity of R² = 0.9400 within a broad relative humidity range from 11% to 96%. The composite sensor also exhibits outstanding sensing performance compared to literature with low hysteresis (3.00%), a satisfactory response time (28.69 s), and a fast recovery time (0.19 s). The composite sensor is fairly stable and durable even after 24 h soaking in water. Furthermore, embedding a humidity sensor into a face mask realizes real-time monitoring of human breath and cough, suggesting promising applications in respiratory monitoring.     

物理化学在线课程教学设计与实践——以热力学第二定律与卡诺热机为例*

提出在线课程应立足于对线下课堂教学内容的疏导、梳理、凝练和升华,并以“热力学第二定律与卡诺热机”在线课程为例进行介绍。采用问题链形式引导学生从卡诺热机推导热力学第二定律数学表达式,阐明了卡诺热机在热力学第二定律形成过程中的重要作用和地位,强调了卡诺对于热力学的重要贡献,培养了学生探究精神和学科素养。为在线课程提供了教学案例和设计思路。     

医学留学生化学实验全英文教学资源建设与实践*

针对目前化学实验全英文在线教学资源匹配度较低、相对匮乏等问题,以医学留学生为中心,建设了有声课件、模块化实景实验操作视频以及测试题库3种不同类型的化学实验全英文教学资源,通过资源的线下使用和基于雨课堂的在线预习,实现从“集中、定时、定点”的传统教学模式向“模块化、碎片化、信息化”的混合教学模式转变,可以丰富教学资源和教学手段,改进教学秩序,提高医学留学生化学知识和技能学习的积极性和主动性,使“教”“学”良性循环,可切实提高化学实验国际化教学质量。     

雨课堂与腾讯课堂联用的“有机化学”线上教学设计与实践*

基于智慧教学工具“雨课堂”为主和“腾讯课堂”为辅的双平台联用组合,将“雨课堂”优秀的教学互动和全周期记录学习活动表现的功能与“腾讯课堂”网络直播高峰期画面卡顿少、师生可以语音互动的优点结合起来,充分发挥“以学生为中心”的教学理念,探讨了有机化学课程的线上教学设计,并在教学班级中进行了广泛实践。实践证明,“雨课堂”直播为主和“腾讯课堂”为辅的双平台联用教学模式能保证教学质量、激发学生的学习兴趣和提高学生的学习效果。