Pyrrolo‐dC Metal‐Mediated Base Pairs in the Reverse Watson–Crick Double Helix: Enhanced Stability of Parallel DNA and Impact of 6‐Pyridinyl Residues on Fluorescence and Silver‐Ion Binding

Reverse Watson–Crick DNA with parallel‐strand orientation (ps DNA) has been constructed. Pyrrolo‐dC (PyrdC) nucleosides with phenyl and pyridinyl residues linked to the 6 position of the pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidine base have been incorporated in 12‐ and 25‐mer oligonucleotide duplexes and utilized as silver‐ion binding sites. Thermal‐stability studies on the parallel DNA strands demonstrated extremely strong silver‐ion binding and strongly enhanced duplex stability. Stoichiometric UV and fluorescence titration experiments verified that a single ^2pyPyrdC–^2pyPyrdC pair captures two silver ions in ps DNA. A structure for the PyrdC silver‐ion base pair that aligns 7‐deazapurine bases head‐to‐tail instead of head‐to‐head, as suggested for canonical DNA, is proposed. The silver DNA double helix represents the first example of a ps DNA structure built up of bidentate and tridentate reverse Watson–Crick base pairs stabilized by a dinuclear silver‐mediated PyrdC pair.     

Efficient Counter Electrode Manufactured from Ag2S Nanocrystal Ink for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

It is generally believed that silver or silver‐based compounds are not suitable counter electrode (CE) materials for dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) due to the corrosion of the I^?/I₃^? redox couple in electrolytes. However, Ag₂S has potential applications in DSSCs for catalyzing I₃^? reduction reactions because of its high carrier concentration and tiny solubility product constant. In the present work, CE manufactured from Ag₂S nanocrystals ink exhibited efficient electrocatalytic activity in the reduction of I₃^? to I^? in DSSCs. The DSSC consisting of Ag₂S CE displayed a higher power conversion efficiency of 8.40 % than that of Pt CE (8.11 %). Moreover, the devices also showed the characteristics of fast activity onset, high multiple start/stop capability and good irradiated stability. The simple composition, easy preparation, stable chemical property, and good catalytic performance make the developed Ag₂S CE as a promising alternative to Pt CE in DSSCs.     

反应温度对蒙脱石载银量及其缓释性能的影响

以钠基蒙脱石(Na-MMT)为载体,氧化银与氨水反应形成的银氨络合物[Ag(NH₃)₂OH]为前驱体,通过离子交换和三乙醇胺(TEA)还原两步法制备了载银蒙脱石(Ag-MMT)。 用佛尔哈德法测定了载银蒙脱石(Ag-MMT)的载银量,探讨了反应温度对MMT 载银量及其缓释性能的影响,并用FI-IR、XRD等技术手段对Na-MMT和Ag-MMT的结构进行了表征。 结果表明,在蒙脱石与Ag⁺的质量比为20:1、离子交换时间为1 h、反应温度50 ℃,然后再加入三乙醇胺和聚乙烯吡咯烷酮,50 ℃下反应2 h,MMT的载银量最大,银的利用率达到86.89%,释放时间最持久,并且MMT的层状结构没有被破坏。     

离子色谱法同时测定沙棘果粉中7种有机酸含量

采用离子色谱法同时测定沙棘果粉中7种有机酸含量。样品与氢氧化钾溶液经振荡反应后过0.22μm离子滤膜,采用IonPac AG19阴离子保护柱和IonPac AS19阴离子分析柱分离,以氢氧化钾溶液进行梯度淋洗,电导检测器检测。7种有机酸的质量浓度在一定范围内与其峰面积呈线性关系。对沙棘果粉样品进行加标回收试验,7种有机酸的回收率在94.0%~109%之间,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=11)在0.20%~3.1%之间。     

三角帆蚌贝壳粉与其珍珠粉的微结构及其光谱学特征

采用扫描电镜(SEM)、热重分析(TG)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)及白度测试对三角帆蚌贝壳与其养殖的珍珠研磨粉进行了对比研究。结果表明:1珍珠粉的υ2谱带较于贝壳粉的该谱带存在约1~3cm-1的蓝移,两者文石中的υ1与υ4谱带具有较好的一致性;2 SEM观察下,粉体的颗粒粒径大小与形貌特征并不能作为贝壳粉与珍珠粉区分鉴别的依据。3随煅烧温度的升高,贝壳粉与珍珠粉的白度先下降后升高,珍珠粉白度降低的速率高于贝壳粉,且煅烧后珍珠粉的白度最低值低于煅烧贝壳粉的白度最低值。     

Thermal and pH Dual Responsive Copolymer and Silver Nanoparticle Composite for Catalytic Application

N‐Isopropylacrylamide and vinyl imidazole copolymer, P(NIPAM‐co‐VI), was synthesized by free radical emulsion polymerization. Then, the copolymer and silver nanoparticle composite, P(NIPAM‐co‐VI)‐Ag, was prepared by in situ reduction of AgNO₃ with NaBH₄. Due to the coexistence of thermal‐responsive PNIPAM and pH‐responsive PVI, P(NIPAM‐co‐VI) and P(NIPAM‐co‐VI)‐Ag exhibited both thermal and pH responsibility, their size would change while altering the temperature or pH of the circumvent. Their thermal and pH dual responsive properties were studied by dynamic light scattering (DLS). P(NIPAM‐co‐VI)‐Ag could be stably dispersed in water at a pH range from 3.0 to 9.3, which is favorable to use P(NIPAM‐co‐VI)‐Ag as a catalyst in the reduction reaction of p‐nitrophenol. The reaction rate constant (k_app) increased with the decrease of pH or the increase of VI content in the copolymer.     

海胆状氧化锌/羰基铁粉核壳结构复合粒子的抗氧化及吸波性能

针对羰基铁粉吸收剂在温度较高时易被氧化的问题,采用水热法制备了氧化锌包覆羰基铁粉核壳结构复合粒子,并分别将羰基铁粉和氧化锌/羰基铁粉核壳粒子与石蜡混合,制备复合材料。结果表明,氧化锌纳米棒致密的包覆在羰基铁粉颗粒表面形成海胆状核壳结构复合粒子,正是这种结构将羰基铁粉颗粒与空气隔绝,使得复合粒子的抗氧化性能得到显著改善。与羰基铁粉复合吸波材料相比,氧化锌/羰基铁粉核壳粒子的复合材料吸收峰稍向低频移动,反射损耗小于-5 d B的带宽几乎保持不变,在不改变电磁吸波性能的前提下,提高了羰基铁粉粒子的使用温度。     

Electron Transfer in Peptides: On the Formation of Silver Nanoparticles

Some microorganisms perform anaerobic mineral respiration by reducing metal ions to metal nanoparticles, using peptide aggregates as medium for electron transfer (ET). Such a reaction type is investigated here with model peptides and silver as the metal. Surprisingly, Ag⁺ ions bound by peptides with histidine as the Ag⁺‐binding amino acid and tyrosine as photoinducible electron donor cannot be reduced to Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) under ET conditions because the peptide prevents the aggregation of Ag atoms to form AgNPs. Only in the presence of chloride ions, which generate AgCl microcrystals in the peptide matrix, does the synthesis of AgNPs occur. The reaction starts with the formation of 100 nm Ag@AgCl/peptide nanocomposites which are cleaved into 15 nm AgNPs. This defined transformation from large nanoparticles into small ones is in contrast to the usually observed Ostwald ripening processes and can be followed in detail by studying time‐resolved UV/Vis spectra which exhibit an isosbestic point.