Electrospinning synthesis and photocatalytic property of CaFe2O4/MgFe2O4 heterostructure for degradation of tetracycline

CaFe₂O₄/MgFe₂O₄ nanowires with heterostructure had been successfully synthesized by electrospinning method. The obtained samples were systematically characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐Ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV‐Vis DR) and Environment scanning electron microscopy (ESEM). The novel CaFe₂O₄/MgFe₂O₄ nanowires exhibit an enhanced photocatalytic activity for degrading of tetracycline (TC) under visible light. Compared with bare CaFe₂O₄ or MgFe₂O₄ samples, the prepared CaFe₂O₄/MgFe₂O₄ (Ca:Mg:Fe = 3:2:10) composited nanowires show the best photocatalytic performance with a degradation efficiency of 40% after 150 min reaction time. This enhancement is attributed to the heterostructure of CaFe₂O₄/MgFe₂O₄ nanowires, which effectively repress the recombination of photo‐generated electrons and holes. Based on heterostructure and energy band positions, the enhancement of mechanism under visible‐light enhances the photocatalytic activity.     

Determination of main taxoids in Taxus species by microwave‐assisted extraction combined with LC‐MS/MS analysis

A method based on microwave‐assisted extraction (MAE) has been developed for the determination of paclitaxel and five related taxoids, namely 10‐deacetylbaccatin III (10‐DAB III), cephalomannine, 10‐deacetylpaclitaxel (10‐DAT), 7‐xyl‐10‐ deacetylpaclitaxel (7‐xyl‐10‐DAT), and 7‐epi‐10‐deacetylpaclitaxel (7‐epi‐10‐DAT) in Taxus species in this study. The influential parameters of the MAE procedure were optimized, and the optimal conditions were as follows: extraction solvent 80% ethanol solution, solid/liquid ratio 1:10 (g/mL), temperature 50°C, and three extraction cycles, each cycle 10 min. The method validation for LC‐MS/MS analysis was performed. The LOD and LOQ were 3.16–9.20 and 12.20–30.45 ng/mL, respectively. Repeatability and reproducibility for the six taxiods with RSD ranged from 2.78 to 3.85% and from 5.26 to 6.60%. The recoveries of the method for the six taxoids were 92.6–105.6%. The developed MAE‐LC‐MS/MS method was also successfully applied to determine the contents of six taxoids in different Taxus species.     

Determination and quantification of astragalosides in Radix Astragali and its medicinal products using LC–MS

In the present study, a liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for the separation and simultaneous quantification of astragalosides I–IV in samples of Radix Astragali and a medicinal product thereof (Jinqi Jiangtang tablets). Chromatographic separation was achieved on an Agilent Eclipse XDB (ODS)‐C18 column with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and 0.05% formic acid aqueous solution by use of an efficient 17‐min program. A triple quadrupole mass spectrometer was operated in positive ionization mode with multiple reaction monitoring for the detection of four astragalosides. The saponin ginsenoside Rg1 (similar structure to astralagosides) was used as an internal standard. All calibration curves showed excellent linear regressions (r² ? 0.9912) within the range of tested concentrations. The intra‐ and inter‐day variations were below 4.57% in terms of RSD. The recoveries were 94.38–103.53% with RSD of 1.39–3.58% for spiked Radix Astragali samples. The method was successfully used for the analysis of samples of Radix Astragali and Jinqi Jiangtang tablets. In conclusion, we have developed a rapid, efficient, and accurate LC–MS/MS method for the detection of astragalosides, which can be applied for quality control of Radix Astragali and related medicinal products.     

Elliptic equations on convex domains with nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions

In this paper, we will study the differentiability on the boundary of solutions of elliptic non-divergence differential equations on convex domains. The results are divided into two cases: (i) at the boundary points where the blow-up of the domain is not the half-space, if the boundary function is differentiable then the solution is differentiable; (ii) at the boundary points where the blow-up of the domain is the half-space, the differentiability of the solution needs an extra Dini condition for the boundary function. Counterexample is given to show that our results are optimal.     

Study on the Langmuir aggregation of fluorinated surfactants on protein

The microphase adsorption-spectral correction (MPASC) technique was described and applied to the study of the interactions of fluorinated surfactants such as potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and potassium perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS) with human serum albumin (HSA). Sodium octanesulfonate (SOS) was also studied as non-fluorinated surfactant. The aggregation of PFOS, PFBS and SOS obeys the Langmuir monolayer adsorption. The results show that the adsorption ratios of surfactants to HSA are PFOS:HSA = 120:1, PFBS:HSA = 205:1 and SOS:HSA = 18:1. The adsorption constants are K_PFOS-HSA = 5.01 × 10³, K_PFBS-HSA = 9.79 × 10² and K_SOS-HSA = 4.03 × 10³. The detection limits are 2.7 mg/L for BSA using PFOS, 3.1 mg/L using PFBS and 3.1 mg/L using SOS. It was found that fluorinated surfactant exhibited stronger interaction with protein than hydrogenated one, and fluorinated surfactant with long hydrophobic chain exhibited stronger interaction with protein than that with short hydrophobic chain.     

基于顺丁烯二酸和N,N螯合配体构筑的两个新型三维氢键型超分子体系: 结构、磁性质与理论化学研究

通过调变辅助配体,设计合成了两个新的Cu(II)化合物Cu(mal)(tap)(H2O)]n(1) 和 [Cu2(mal)2(bpym)2(H2O)2]·2H2O(2) (其中H2mal =顺丁烯二酸, tap=1,4,5,8-四氮杂菲,bpym=2,2′-联嘧啶),并用X-射线单晶衍射技术对其进行了结构表征。化合物1是一维弓背状配位聚合链通过氢键和π–π 堆积作用拓展形成的三维超分子体系;化合物2 展现一个具有六连接α-Po(46)拓扑的3D→3D二重穿插结构。此外根据晶体结构,利用Gaussian 03W中的DFT方法对化合物1和2进行几何构型优化,同时,用DFT-BS方法研究了两个化合物的磁性,结果表明计算结果与实验结果吻合,它们均具有弱的反铁磁相互作用。     

CO_2激光光栅式扫描修复熔石英表面缺陷的实验研究与数值模拟

基于熔石英材料对波长为10.6μm的CO2激光具有强吸收作用这一特点,提出采用CO2激光光栅式多次扫描修复熔石英光学元件表面密集分布的划痕和抛光点等缺陷的方法.实验结果表明,在合理的扫描参数下,元件表面的划痕和抛光点等缺陷可被充分地消除.损伤阈值测试结果表明,表面划痕和抛光点等缺陷被完全消除的元件的损伤阈值可回复到或超过基底的损伤阈值.同时结合有限元软件Ansys的模拟结果分析了CO2激光扫描修复及消除元件表面划痕和抛光点等缺陷的过程.本文为消除元件表面划痕和抛光点等缺陷提供了非常有意义的参考.     

Z箍缩Al等离子体X辐射谱线的分离及电子温度的提取

以"强光一号"Z箍缩装置10174发次光谱诊断实验结果为例,描述了一种对Z箍缩等离子体X辐射光谱分离提纯、诊断的方法.对连续辐射谱和特征辐射线谱进行分离,并从连续辐射谱和特征辐射线谱中提取了等离子体电子温度信息.结果显示:等离子体连续谱主要由等离子体中心的高温区(Te=290.7 eV±1.2 eV)和温度较低的壳层区域(Te=95.3 eV±8.3 eV)两部分叠加而成;特征辐射线谱主要反映了等离子体中心的高温区信息,根据非局域热动平衡模型计算提取的电子温度约为299—313 eV,与连续谱诊断结果基本符合.     

Graphene/LiNbO3 surface acoustic wave device based relative humidity sensor

This study described relative humidity (RH) sensing using a graphene/128° YX LiNbO₃ surface acoustic wave (SAW) device. The resonant frequency of the device decreased in a two-stage manner as the RH increased. For a low RH range (RH < 50%), a frequency downshift of 1.38 kHz per 1% RH change was observed. This was attributed to mass loading of the SAW propagation surface due to the adsorption of water molecules by the graphene surface. For a high RH range (RH > 50%), a frequency downshift of 2.6 kHz per 1% RH change was obtained, which was due to the change in elastic grapheme properties. The mass loading effect of the water layer was less effective at high temperature, resulting in a lower temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (TCF).     

Sputtered ZnO film on aluminium foils for flexible ultrasonic transducers

Nanocrystalline ZnO films with both C-axis vertical grown and inclined angled grown were sputter-deposited onto aluminium foils (50 μm thick) and characterised for using as flexible ultrasonic transducers. As-deposited C-axis grown ZnO films were annealed at different temperatures up to 600 °C to enhance film crystallinity and reduce film stress. The C-axis grown ZnO film on the Al foil were bonded onto steel plates, and the pulse-echo tests verified a good performance (with dominant longitudinal waves) of the ultrasonic transducers made from both as-deposited and post-annealed films. Inclined angled ZnO films on the Al foil glued onto steel plates generated mixed shear and longitudinal waves in the pulse-echo test.