A Third‐Generation Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensor Based on Horseradish Peroxidase Immobilized in Carbon Nanotubes/ SBA‐15 Film

A new third‐generation biosensor for H₂O₂ assay was developed on the basis of the immobilization of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in a nanocomposite film of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)‐SBA‐15 modified gold electrode. The biological activity of HRP immobilizing in the composite film was characterized by UV‐vis spectra. The HRP immobilized in the nanocomposite matrix displayed excellent electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of H₂O₂. The effects of the experimental variables such as solution pH and working potential were investigated using steady‐state amperometry. Under the optimal conditions, the resulting biosensor showed a linear range from 1 µM to 7 mM and a detection limit of 0.5 µM (S/N=3). Moreover, the stability and reproducibility of this biosensor were evaluated with satisfactory results.     

Solving (2+1)-dimensional sine-Poisson equation by a modified variable separated ordinary differential equation method

By introducing a more general auxiliary ordinary differential equation (ODE), a modified variable separated ordinary differential equation method is presented for solving the (2+1)-dimensional sine-Poisson equation. As a result, many explicit and exact solutions of the (2+1)-dimensional sine-Poisson equation are derived in a simple manner by this technique.     

Muon Motion Induced by a Superintense Laser in Muon‐Catalyzed Fusion

Considering the mixture after muon‐catalyzed fusion (μ CF) reaction as overdense plasma, we study muon motion in the plasma produced by a superintense linearly polarized femtosecond laser pulse. Muon drift along the propagation of laser radiation remains after the end of the laser pulse. At the peak laser intensity of 10²¹W/cm², muon goes from the skin layer into field‐free matter at short time which is much less than the pulse duration, before the laser pulse reaches its maximum. Besides, the influence of the laser on other particles in the plasma is less. Hence, this work can avoid muon sticking to alpha (α) effectively and reduce muon‐loss probability in μ CF. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

对叔丁基杯[8]芳烃酯类衍生物的合成方法改进及其对酯型儿茶素的萃取性能

以酰氯为酰基化试剂,用三乙胺作缚酸剂和催化剂,制备了一系列对叔丁基杯[8]芳烃酯类衍生物(2a～2e),其结构经1H NMR, IR和元素分析表征.以2为萃取剂,考察了酯型儿茶素单体在二氯甲烷-水两相体系中的萃取分配行为.结果表明:2e的萃取效果最佳.     

Chaos induced in Brushless DC Motor via current time-delayed feedback

Chaos in motor system is beneficial in some niche fields such as industrial mixing processes. In this paper, we investigate the issue of inducing chaos in Brushless DC Motor (BLDCM). Based on the differential-geometry control theory, a nonlinear function of current time-delayed control is derived. Analysis shows that the feedback scheme can induce the BLDCM operating in a stable regime to chaotic state across a large range of domain of control parameters, and if the values of control parameters α and β are set at an appropriate level, the variation of the time delay τ becomes insensitive to the occurrence of chaos, which is available in the compensation with inaccuracy of time-delay control.     

三苯基锡壳聚糖黄原酸酯的合成、表征及其杀螺活性研究

壳聚糖(chitosan,简称 CTS)是由β(1～4)键合的D-葡糖胺残基和数目不同排列无规的N-乙酰基葡糖胺残基组成的线性多糖,是生物界中大量存在的唯一的一种碱性多糖.     

Flame retardant polyamide 6 by in situ polymerization of ε-caprolactam in the presence of melamine derivatives

An improved method for preparing melamine cyanurate （MCA） based flame retardant polyamide 6 （FRPA6） materials has been proposed. This processing method, i.e., improved in situ polymerization, was used to synthesize flame retardant PA6. In situ formed MCA nanoparticles were supposed to be linked to PA6 chains in the ε-caprolactam hydrolytic polymerization system to obtain startype polymers for the first time. Through TEM photographs, it can be found that the in situ formed MCA nanoparticles with diametric size of less than 50 nm, are nanoscaled, highly uniformly dispersed in the PA6 matrix. Synthesized flame retardant PA6 have good fire performance which can achieve UL-94 V-0 rating at 1.6 mm thickness with the presence of 7.34 wt.% MCA in the matrix.     

Enantioselective resolution of chiral aromatic acids by biphasic recognition chiral extraction

This paper reports a new chiral separation technology—biphasic recognition chiral extraction for the separation of aromatic acid enantiomers such as α-cyclohexyl-mandelic acid (CHMA) and naproxen (NAP). The biphasic recognition chiral extraction system was established by adding hydrophobic d(l)-isobutyl tartrate in 1,2-dichloroethane organic phase and hydrophilic β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) derivative in aqueous phase, which preferentially recognize the (R)-enantiomer and (S)-enantiomer, respectively. These studies involve an enantioselective extraction in a biphasic system, where aromatic acid enantiomers form complexes with the β-cyclodextrin derivative in the aqueous phase and d(l)-isobutyl tartrate in the organic phase, respectively. Factors affecting the extraction mechanism are analyzed, namely the influence of the concentrations of the extractants and aromatic acid enantiomers, the types of the extractants, pH, and temperature. The experimental results show that the biphasic recognition chiral extraction is of much stronger chiral separation ability than the monophasic recognition chiral extraction, which utilizes the cooperations of the forces of the tartrate and the β-CD derivative. Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD), hydroxyethyl-β-cyclodextrin (HE-β-CD), and methyl-β-cyclodextrin (ME-β-CD) have stronger recognition abilities for the (S)-aromatic acid enantiomers than those for (R)-aromatic acid enantiomers, among which HP-β-CD has the strongest ability. d-Isobutyl tartrate preferentially recognizes (R)-CHMA and (S)-NAP, while l-isobutyl tartrate preferentially recognizes (S)-CHMA and (R)-NAP. The maximum enantioselectivities of CHMA and NAP are 2.49 and 1.65, under conditions at which the pH values of the aqueous phases are 2.7 and 2.5, at the ratio of 2:1 of [isobutyl tartrate] to [HP-β-CD].     

Periodic solutions of nonlinear functional difference equations at nonresonance case

Sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one T-periodic solution of nonlinear functional difference equation

Δx(n)+a(n)x(n)=f(n,u(n)),     

Substrate effect on the melting temperature of gold nanoparticles

Previous experimental, molecular dynamics, and thermodynamic researches on the melting temperature of Au nanoparticles on tungsten substrate provide entirely different results. To account for the substrate effect upon the melting point of nanoparticles, three different substrates were tested by using a thermodynamic model: tungsten, amorphous carbon, and graphite. The results reveal that the melting point suppression of a substrate-supported Au nanoparticle is principally ruled by the free surface-to-volume ratio of the particle or the contact angle between the particle and the substrate. When the contact angle θ is less than 90°, a stronger size-dependent melting point depression compared with those for free nanoparticles is predicted; when the contact angle θ is greater than 90°, the melting temperature of the supported Au nanoparticles are somewhat higher than those for free nanoparticles.