Ionic/electronic conductivity regulation of n-type polyoxadiazole lithium sulfonate conductive polymer binders for high-performance silicon microparticle anodes

Low-cost silicon microparticles(SiMP),as a substitute for nanostructured silicon,easily suffer from cracks and fractured during the electrochemical cycle.A novel n-type conductive polymer binder with excellent electronic and ionic conductivities as well as good adhesion,has been successfully designed and applied for high-performance SiMP anodes in lithium-ion batteries to address this problem.Its unique features are attributed to the stro ng electron-withdrawing oxadiazole ring structure with sulfonate polar groups.The combination of rigid and flexible components in the polymer ensures its good mechanical strength and ductility,which is beneficial to suppress the expansion and contraction of SiMP s during the charge/discharge process.By fine-tuning the monomer ratio,the conjugation and sulfonation degrees of the polymer can be precisely controlled to regulate its ionic and electronic conductivities,which has been systematically analyzed with the help of an electrochemical test method,filling in the gap on the conductivity measurement of the polymer in the doping state.The experimental results indicate that the cell with the developed n-type polymer binder and SiMP(~0.5 μm) anodes achieves much better cycling performance than traditional non-conductive binders.It has been considered that the initial capacity of the SiMP anode is controlled by the synergetic effect of ionic and electronic conductivity of the binder,and the capacity retention mainly depends on its electronic conductivity when the ionic conductivity is sufficient.It is worth noting that the fundamental research of this wo rk is also applicable to other battery systems using conductive polymers in order to achieve high energy density,broadening their practical applications.     

Highly Enantioselective Ring‐Opening Reactions of Aziridines with Indole and Its Application in the Building of C3‐Halogenated Pyrroloindolines

A magnesium‐catalyzed asymmetric ring‐opening reaction of aziridine with indole has been realized by employing commercially available chiral ligands. Both of the enantiomers of the ring‐opening product could be obtained with good yields and a high level of enantioselectivity. The corresponding ring‐opening product could be further transformed to various types of enantioenriched C₃‐halogenated‐pyrroloindolines.     

Double Modification of Electrode Surface for the Selective Detection of Epinephrine and Its Application to Flow Injection Amperometric Analysis

A glassy carbon electrode having two polymer layers has been applied to selectively detect epinephrine. The inner layer formed by electropolymerization of macrocyclic nickel complex functioned as an electrocatalyst for epinephrine oxidation and the outer layer composed of hydrolyzed polyurethane γ‐benzyl L ‐glutamate as a screening layer. Differential pulse voltammetry showed almost 100% recovery of epinephrine even in 100‐fold excess of interferents. When applied to a dual glassy carbon electrode as an amperometric detector in flow injection analysis, a linear response over 0.1 μM and 10 μM was obtained. Recovery tested for 5‐fold diluted human urine samples was 97.5%.     

五种中药中微量元素及重金属元素的含量分析

用微波消解-原子吸收分光光度法对巴戟天、大黄、陈皮、板蓝根、茯苓等5种中药材中的7种金属微量元素进行了含量分析。结果表明,该法的线性良好,重现性在3.3%~11%之间,精密度在2.6%以内,回收率满足定量分析要求;5种药材中铅均未超标,茯苓中镉超出国家标准;5种药材里的铜含量均有超标,其中,巴戟天超标最严重;铁在5种药材中的含量最高,其中以巴戟天含量最为丰富,达到了746.750 mg/kg,其次是锌和锰,铬的含量最少。结论:对5种药材中铜均出现超标,虽然在边缘位置,但应该予以重视;巴戟天中丰富的铁元素,可能在防止癌变发生和发展中起到一定功效。     

有序介孔有机金属 Pd(II) 的制备及其催化水介质中的 Suzuki 反应

 以有机金属 Pd 硅烷和乙基桥联硅烷为混合硅源, 在表面活性剂作用下进行共缩聚反应, 制备了有序介孔有机金属 Pd(II) 催化剂 Pd(II)-PMO(Et). 采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、核磁共振谱、X 射线衍射、透射电子显微镜和 N2 吸附脱附等手段对催化剂进行了表征. 结果表明, 与后嫁接法相比, 共聚法制得的催化剂活性位分散均匀, 孔道不易堵塞, 同时乙基修饰的孔壁增强了催化剂表面疏水性, 有利于反应物在孔道内的扩散和吸附. 在水介质 Suzuki 反应中, Pd(II)-PMO(Et) 的催化活性与均相催化剂 Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 的相当, 且可重复使用.     

Preparation of magnetic polylactic acid microspheres and investigation of its releasing property for loading curcumin

In order to obtain a targeting drug carrier system, magnetic polylactic acid (PLA) microspheres loading curcumin were synthesized by the classical oil-in-water emulsion solvent-evaporation method. In the Fourier transform infrared spectra of microspheres, the present functional groups of PLA were all kept invariably. The morphology and size distribution of magnetic microspheres were observed with scanning electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering, respectively. The results showed that the microspheres were regularly spherical and the surface was smooth with a diameter of 0.55-0.75 μm. Magnetic Fe₃O₄ was loaded in PLA microspheres and the content of magnetic particles was 12 wt% through thermogravimetric analysis. The magnetic property of prepared microspheres was measured by vibrating sample magnetometer. The results showed that the magnetic microspheres exhibited typical superparamagnetic behavior and the saturated magnetization was 14.38 emu/g. Through analysis of differential scanning calorimetry, the curcumin was in an amorphous state in the magnetic microspheres. The drug loading, encapsulation efficiency and releasing properties of curcumin in vitro were also investigated by ultraviolet-visible spectrum analysis. The results showed that the drug loading and encapsulation efficiency were 8.0% and 24.2%, respectively. And curcumin was obviously slowly released because the cumulative release percentage of magnetic microspheres in the phosphate buffer (pH=7.4) solution was only 49.01% in 72 h, and the basic release of curcumin finished in 120 h.     

Aptamer-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for simultaneous fluorometric determination of oxytetracycline and kanamycin

This work describes a method for the simultaneous detection of oxytetracycline (OTC) and kanamycin (KMY) using aptamers acting as both recognition and separation elements, and complementary oligonucleotides labeled with a green emitting fluorophore (carboxyfluorescein, FAM) and a yellow emitting fluorophore (carboxy-X-rhodamine, ROX), respectively, as signal labels. An OTC aptamer and a KMY aptamer were immobilized on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) via avidin-biotin chemistry. The aptamers preferentially bind their respective targets and thereby cause the upconcentration of analytes. However, in their absence they bind fluorescently-tagged complementary oligonucleotide later added to the reaction system. This cause the NPs to become fluorescent, with emission peaks located at 520 and 608 nm, respectively. The effects of the concentration of avidin, aptamer, complementary oligonucleotide, incubation temperature and incubation time were optimized. Under the optimal conditions, linear relationships were obtained in the range of 1–50 ng∙mL⁻¹ for OTC and KMY, with limits of detection of 0.85 ng∙mL⁻¹ and 0.92 ng∙mL⁻¹, respectively. The method was applied to the analysis of pork, milk, and honey samples spiked with OTC and MKY. Recoveries ranged from 76.5 to 94.7 % and 77.8 to 93.1 %, respectively, and the relative standard deviation was <10.0 %.

This work describes an assay for the simultaneous detection of oxytetracycline and kanamycin using aptamer-modified as both recognition and separation elements, and complementary oligonucleotide labeled with FAM and ROX, respectively, as signal labels. The developed method possesses high sensitivity and selectivity, and short analysis time.