Multi-function Device Based on Two Terahertz Optical Asymmetric Demutiplexers

A multi-function device based on two terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexers (TOAD) is proposed,which can be used simultaneously as demultiplexing,data regeneration,clock recovery and wavelength conversion unit. The device can work at an ultra-high speed optical time-division multiplexing (OTDM) system with relatively low speed components.     

PLANT REGENERATION FROM IMMATURE COTYLEDONOUS TISSUE CULTURES OF SOYBEAN BY SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS

Genetic engineering of soybean is limited because of the difficulty of regeneration of plants via in vitro culture. Here we report that a method of obtaining somatic embryos and regenerated plants of soybean has been developed. It is achieved by culturing immature cotyledons of soybean on modified Murashige-Skoog medium supplemented with high concentration of either napthalene acetic acid (NAA) or 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). High induction frequencies of 85% and 94% are reached by using 10mg/l NAA and 5mg/l 2,4-D, respectively. A number of regenerated plantlets of soybean are transplanted to sterilized soil and grown into 15 full plants in pots.     

Polyurethane vascular prostheses in pigs

Microporous, compliant vascular prostheses made from segmented polyurethanes of various molecular stability, have been implanted in the infrarenal aorta of young pigs. Prostheses prepared from a hydrolytically suble polyetherurethane showed a limited patency up to 1 month. Composite prostheses with the wall made from a hydrolytically stable polyurethane and the lumen side prepared from a degradable polyurethane, were patent up to one year. A degradable layer of this composite prosthesis induced the growth of a neo-artery. Prostheses prepared from a degradable polyurethane alone, were substituted within 4 months with a functional neo-artery.Presented in part at the 17th International Biomaterials Symposium, San Diego, California, April 1985.     

All-optical regeneration of DQPSK/QPSK signals based on phase-sensitive amplification

An all-optical regeneration scheme for DQPSK and QPSK signals using phase-sensitive amplifiers (PSAs) is studied and its effectiveness is investigated through numerical simulations. By leveraging the ability of PSAs to provide phase and amplitude regenerative amplification, we show significant simultaneous suppression of both phase and amplitude noises of (D)QPSK signals under optimized conditions. The reduction in the phase noise variance of a noise-corrupted DQPSK signal obtained by one such regenerative amplification can be as large as ∼5.5 folds, showing its good potential for distributed optical regeneration of (D)QPSK signals.     

A TRILAYER DERMAL EQUIVALENT CONTAINING SILVER NANOPARTICLES WITH ENHANCED ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTY

A dermal equivalent having a trilayered structure was designed by combining a silver nanoparticles incorporated chitosan film with a bilayer collagen-chitosan/silicon membrane dermal equivalent(BDE).The silver nanoparticles prepared at different conditions were characterized by UV-Vis and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The macroscopic sharp and the microstructure of the trilayer dermal equivalent(TDE) were also studied.Then,the in vitro antibacterial property of TDE was evaluated by the antibacter...     

Heart Regeneration: Opportunities and Challenges for Drug Discovery with Novel Chemical and Therapeutic Methods or Agents

Following a heart attack, more than a billion cardiac muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) can be killed, leading to heart failure and sudden death. Much research in this area is now focused on the regeneration of heart tissue through differentiation of stem cells, proliferation of existing cardiomyocytes and cardiac progenitor cells, and reprogramming of fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes. Different chemical modalities (i.e. methods or agents), ranging from small molecules and RNA approaches (including both microRNA and anti‐microRNA) to modified peptides and proteins, are showing potential to meet this medical need. In this Review, we outline the recent advances in these areas and describe both the modality and progress, including novel screening strategies to identify hits, and the upcoming challenges and opportunities to develop these hits into pharmaceuticals, at which chemistry plays a key role.     

时隙交织信道的四波混频均衡再生

给出了适用于多波长再生的数据抽运简并四波混频(FWM)耦合模方程组,提出了时隙交织波长信道再生的准相位匹配均衡方法。从优化设计简并FWM相位失配因子入手,针对实验室已有的光纤,实现了4个固定波长信道的均衡再生;通过设计光纤参数,在一定带宽范围内可实现任意4个波长的均衡再生。计算结果表明,再生输出信号的脉冲峰值功率、消光比(ER)和Q值之间的差异分别不超过0.25dB、0.42dB和1.5。     

Sorption-enhanced steam reforming of hydrocarbons with autothermal sorbent regeneration in a moving heat wave of a catalytic combustion reaction

A novel technological concept of sorption-enhanced steam reforming of hydrocarbons is suggested. The peculiarity of the concept is the autothermal regeneration of the carbon dioxide scavenger in the moving super-adiabatic heat wave of an exothermic catalytic combustion reaction performed directly inside the adsorption-catalytic bed. The capability and high efficiency of the proposed technological approach are confirmed by process simulation. The approach proposed is shown to open a way for the creation of an inexpensive, reliable and energy-saving adiabatic packed bed methane processors of unlimited processing capacity.     

丁酸钠预培养对水稻花药绿苗形成的影响

对水稻花药进行了丁酸钠预培养的试验,结果表明:2mM丁酸钠24小时的预处理,可以促进小孢子的均等分裂,增加多核花粉的比例,并影响愈伤组织诱导率和愈伤组织的分化绿苗潜力,对愈伤组织分化绿苗的促进作用尤其显著。丁酸钠对愈伤组织诱导的作用,与介质的pH的值有关,pH7.0的培养基的诱导率低于pH5.8,但对分化有利。 文章讨论了丁酸钠促进愈防组织分化的可能原因,以及丁酸钠影响愈伤组织诱导和促进分化之间关系。     

Succinic acid adsorption from fermentation broth and regeneration

More than 25 sorbents were tested for uptake of succinic acid from aqueous solutions. The best resins were then tested for successive loading and regeneration using hotwater. The key desired properties for an ideal sorbent are high capacity, complete stable regenerability, and specificity for the product. The best resins have a stable capacity of about 0.06 g of succinic acid/g of resin at moderate concentrations (1–5 g/L) of succinic acid. Several sorbents were tested more exhaustively for uptake of succinic acid and for successive loading and regeneration using hot water. One resin, XUS 40285, has a good stable isotherm capacity, prefers succinate over glucose, and has good capacities at both acidic and neutral pH. Succinic acid was removed from simulated media containing salts, succinic acid, acetic acid, and sugar using a packed column of sorbent resin, XUS 40285. The fermentation byproduct, acetate, was completely separated from succinate. A simple hot water regeneration successfully concentrated succinate from 10 g/L (inlet) to 40–110 g/L in the effluent. If successful, this would lower separation costs by reducing the need for chemicals for the initial purification step. Despie promising initial results of good capacity (0.06 g of succinic/g of sorbent), 70% recovery using hot water, and a recovered concentration of >100 g/L, this regeneration was not stable over 10 cycles in the column. Alternative regeneration schemes using acid and base were examined. Two (XUS 40285 and XFS-40422) showed both good stable capacities for succinic acid over 10 cycles and >95% recovery in a batch operation using a modified extraction procedure combining acid and hot water washes. These resins showed comparable results with actual broth.