以“偏光显微镜观察高聚物的球晶”为例的高分子物理实验项目改革

本文对高分子物理实验教学改革进行了思考,提出实验项目的建设应当成为实验教学改革的核心,而实验项目的改革不应当局限在将最新的科研成果引入到实验教学中。以"偏光显微镜观察聚合物的球晶"这一传统实验为例,更为有效的办法可以是通过系统化的设计扩展实验项目内容,注重实验项目实施过程中多知识点的串联以及实验结果获取过程的思维过程培养,从而将传统的验证性实验项目转化为综合性实验项目,有力提升实验教学的效果。     

Determinants for Fusion Speed of Biomolecular Droplets

Biomolecular droplets formed through phase separation have a tendency to fuse. The speed with which fusion occurs is a direct indicator of condensate liquidity, which is key to both cellular functions and diseases. Using a dual-trap optical tweezers setup, we found the fusion speeds of four types of droplets to differ by two orders of magnitude. The order of fusion speed correlates with the fluorescence of thioflavin T, which in turn reflects the macromolecular packing density inside droplets. Unstructured protein or polymer chains pack loosely and readily rearrange, leading to fast fusion. In contrast, structured protein domains pack more closely and have to break extensive contacts before rearrangement, corresponding to slower fusion. This molecular interpretation for disparate fusion speeds provides mechanistic insight into the assembly and aging of biomolecular droplets.     

Host Differential Sensitization toward Color/Lifetime-Tuned Lanthanide Coordination Polymers for Optical Multiplexing

Optical multiplexing based on luminescent materials with tunable color/lifetime has potential applications in information storage and security. However, the available tunable luminescent materials reported so far still suffer from several drawbacks of low efficiency or poor stability, thus restraining their further applications. Herein, we demonstrate a strategy to develop efficient and stable lanthanide coordination polymers (LCPs) with tunable luminescence as a new option for optical multiplexing. Their multicolor emission from green to red and naked-eye-sensitive green emission with tunable lifetime (from ca. 300 to ca. 600 μs) can be controlled by host differential sensitization and energy transfer between lanthanide ions. The quantum efficiencies of developed samples range from around 20 % to 46 % and the luminescence intensity/lifetime appear quite stable in polar solvents up to ten weeks. Furthermore, with the aid of inkjet printing and concepts of luminescence lifetime imaging and time-gated imaging, we illustrate their promising applications of information storage and security in spatial and temporal domains.     

基于自组装技术的纳米功能材料研究进展

纳米自组装技术的迅速发展拓宽了纳米材料的应用领域. 利用自组装合成纳米新材料是一种有效且具有发展前景的方法. 本综述介绍了纳米自组装技术的研究价值及近年来新兴的制备方法, 重点论述了驱动纳米自组装的作用类型, 包括范德华力、 静电作用、 磁力作用、 氢键、 熵效应以及疏溶剂相互作用、 DNA碱基互补配对等其它相互作用, 同时也对纳米自组装体的应用情况进行了阐述, 并探讨了利用纳米自组装技术研制新材料所面临的机遇和挑战.     

Ab-initio molecular dynamics and hybrid explicit-implicit solvation model for aqueous and nonaqueous solvents: GFP chromophore in water and methanol solution as case study

Solute–solvent interactions are proxies for understanding how the electronic density of a chromophore interacts with the environment in a more exhaustive way. The subtle balance between polarization, electrostatic, and non-bonded interactions need to be accurately described to obtain good agreement between simulations and experiments. First principles approaches providing accurate configurational sampling through molecular dynamics may be a suitable choice to describe solvent effects on solute chemical–physical properties and spectroscopic features, such as optical absorption of dyes. In this context, accurate energy potentials, obtained by hybrid implicit/explicit solvation methods along with employing nonperiodic boundary conditions, are required to represent bulk solvent around a large solute–solvent cluster. In this work, a novel strategy to simulate methanol solutions is proposed combining ab initio molecular dynamics, a hybrid implicit/explicit flexible solvent model, nonperiodic boundary conditions, and time dependent density functional theory. As case study, the robustness of the proposed protocol has been gauged by investigating the microsolvation and electronic absorption of the anionic green fluorescent protein chromophore in methanol and aqueous solution. Satisfactory results are obtained, reproducing the microsolvation layout of the chromophore and, as a consequence, the experimental trends shown by the optical absorption in different solvents.     

Crystallization-Induced Reversal from Dark to Bright Excited States for Construction of Solid-Emission-Tunable Squaraines

Squaraines (SQs) with tunable emission in the solid state is of great importance for various demands; however a remaining challenge is emission quenching upon aggregation. Herein, a unique SQ, named as CIEE-SQ, is designed to exhibit strong emission in crystal, undergoing crystallization-induced reverse from dark ¹(n+σ,π*) to bright ¹(π,π*) excited states. Such an excited state of CIEE-SQ can be subtly tuned by molecular conformation changes during the unexpected temperature-triggered single-crystal to single-crystal (SCSC) reversible transformation. Furthermore, co-crystallization between CIEE-SQ and chloroform largely stabilize the ¹(π,π*) state, enhancing the transition dipole moment and decreasing the reorganization energy to boost the fluorescence, which is promising in data encryption and decryption.     

光催化甲烷转化研究进展

甲烷催化转化为高附加值产物、实现甲烷高效利用,具有重要的研究意义及工业应用价值。长期以来,如何在较温和的条件下将甲烷转化为其它更有价值的有机衍生物,如醇、芳烃、长链烷烃和烯烃等,是催化、化学及化工领域的热点和难点课题之一。光催化反应由光能激发产生光生电子和空穴,参与到甲烷C―H键活化和自由基形成,这为低温甲烷转化提供新的途径,本文主要围绕甲烷氧化和偶联反应,总结了近年来光催化研究进展,并对如何进一步提高光催化性能提出展望。     

光纤光谱仪的多样化组装及应用——介绍一个仪器分析实验

介绍了一个本科生的仪器分析实验——光纤光谱仪的多样化组装及应用。利用光源、光纤和电荷耦合器件检测器等部件,组装出紫外-可见光谱仪、分子荧光光谱仪、近红外光谱仪、拉曼光谱仪和激光诱导荧光光谱仪。通过本实验,不仅能够拓展传统光学实验的内容,而且可以通过自己动手组装仪器,培养学生的专业实践能力和知识应用能力。     

浅谈制药工程专业有机化学实验教学的心得和体会——以三苯甲醇的制备和重结晶实验为例

有机化学实验是制药工程专业的一门必修课,旨在训练学生有机合成基本实验技能。本文以三苯甲醇的制备和重结晶实验为例,讲述了笔者在多年教学中获得的一点感悟和经验:1)将实验步骤分解成片断讲解可以使学生更好地理解和记忆实验过程和操作目的;2)重要的基本操作应反复练习,即"学习、复习、提高",通过三次重复练习来实现巩固和熟练掌握该操作的目的。     

云蒸霞蔚——多色双喷泉实验

本实验在氨气和氯化氢气体的单喷泉实验基础上设计了集两种气体的制备、收集、验满、尾气处理、气体反应、喷泉实验与试剂回收利用于一体的连续性实验,喷泉部分涉及到的实验原理有氨气与硫酸铜溶液的配位反应、氨气与氯化钴溶液的沉淀反应、无色酚酞溶液和酸性对硝基苯酚溶液在碱性环境下的变色反应,以及氯化铁和硫氰化钾在弱酸性条件下的反应等。本实验的主要仪器装置由团队自行设计、定制,操作简便,玻璃活塞还可控制喷发顺序,实现多色多样喷泉,伴随氯化铵生成时的袅袅白烟,云蒸霞蔚,煞是壮观。另外,我们设计了多角度的互动方案,针对不同程度知识背景的受众传授知识,让参观者真切感受到化学的魅力。