Physico-Chemical Characterization of Yu Guo Beads(1100-771 B. C. ) in China

When was the earliest glass produced in China? This has still been a question so far. Some archaeologists have thought that Yu Guo beads are real glass, the earliest glass(1100-771 B. C. ) in China. However, more details of scientific investigations in this paper show that Yu Guo beads are mainly made of clastic quartz (>95%) with a small amount of clay and sintered under the low temperature(500-600℃). It is not a glassy body, but a kind of polycrystal ornaments.     

Synthesis of monodisperse poly(chloromethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) beads and their application in separation of biopolymers

The monodisperse, porous poly(chloromethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) beads of 7.9 microm were prepared by a single-step swelling and polymerization method. The seed particles prepared by dispersion polymerization exhibited good absorption of the monomer phase. Based on this media, a weak cation-exchange (WCX) stationary phase for HPLC was synthesized by a new chemically modified method. The prepared resin has advantages of biopolymer separation, high column efficiency, low column backpressure, high protein mass recovery, and good resolution for proteins. The dynamic protein-loading capacity of the synthesized WCX packings was 18.2 mg/g. Five proteins were separated in 3.0 min using the synthesized WCX stationary phase. The experimental results show that the obtained WCX resin has very weak hydrophobicity. The WCX resin was also used for the rapid separation and purification of lysozyme from egg white in 5.0 min with only one step. The purity and specific bioactivity of the purified lysozyme were found to be more than 93% and 70 245 U/mg, respectively.     

单分散亲水两性离子交换树脂的制备及其在生物大分子分离中的应用

采用分散聚合与溶胀聚合相结合的方法及高分子溶液致孔技术, 成功地制备了粒径为5.0 μm大孔和超大孔结构的单分散亲水性交联聚甲基丙烯酸环氧丙酯树脂, 并进行了结构表征. 将该树脂经胺化后再与1,3-丙磺酸内酯反应, 得到一种新型的两性离子交换(强阳-强阴型)高效液相色谱填料. 研究了该填料对标准蛋白分离性能及流动相中有机溶剂、 流速和pH值对蛋白保留的影响. 实验结果表明, 在流速为3 mL/min时, 采用线性梯度洗脱, 在4.0 min内可同时快速基线分离3种酸性和2种碱性蛋白.     

化学发光磁酶免疫法检测O157∶H7大肠埃希菌

O157∶H7大肠埃希菌是一种致病力非常强的微生物.近年来,陆续有其引起食物中毒事件的报道.1996年日本发生O157∶H7大肠埃希菌食物中毒的爆发流行,感染病例逾万人,死亡9例.2001年我国江苏及安徽等地也发生了肠出血性O157∶H7大肠埃希菌所引发的感染性腹泻事件.目前O157∶H7大肠埃希菌实验室常规检测方法为分离培养计数法,此法费时费力,需要几天的时间才能得到检测结果[1,2],缺乏应对突发事件的能力,因此亟需开发快速检测技术.近年来,多种微生物快速检测技术如ELISA法[3]、热解质谱测定法[4]、多聚酶链反应[5]、荧光成像技术[6]、生物发…     

A sensitive solid-phase fluoroimmunoassay for detection of opiates in urine

An automated flow fluorometer designed for kinetic binding analysis was adapted to develop a solid-phase competitive fluoroimmunoassay for urinalysis of opiates. The solid phase consisted of polymer beads coated with commercial monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) raised against morphine. Fluorescein-conjugated morphine (FL-MOR) was used as the fluorescein-labeled hapten. The dissociation equilibrium constant (K _D ) for the binding of FL-MOR to the anti-MOR MAb was 0.23 nM. The binding of FL-MOR to the anti-MOR MAb reached steady state within minutes and was displaced effectively by morphine and other opiates. Morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G), the major urinary metabolite of heroin and morphine, competed effectively with FL-MOR in a concentration-dependent manner for binding to the antimorphine MAb and was therefore used to construct the calibration curve. The sensitivity of the assay was 0.2 ng/mL for M3G. The assay was effective at concentrations of M3G from 0.2 to 50 ng/mL, with an IC₅₀ of 2 ng/mL. Other opiates and heroin metabolites that showed >50% crossreactivity when present at 1 μg/mL included codeine, morphine-6-glucuronide, and oxycodone. Methadone showed very low crossreactivity (<5%), which is a benefit for testing in patients being treated for opiate addictions. The high sensitivity of the assay and the relatively high cutoff value for positive opiate tests allows very small sample volumes (e.g., in saliva or sweat) to be analyzed. A double-blind comparison using 205 clinical urine samples showed good agreement between this single-step competitive assay and a commercially performed enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique for the detection of opiates and benzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine).     

The Surface Imprinted Polystyrene Beads Prepared via Emulsion Templates

In this paper, the surface imprinted cross-linked polystyrene beads were prepared via suspension polymerization with styrene (St), divinylbezene (DVB), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA1788),the mixture of Span 85 and xylene or the mixture of Span 85 and paraffin as monomer,cross-linking agent, dispersion stabilizer and templates, respectively. The results indicate that there are dense cavities on the surface of beads, and the diameter and density of cavity are related with the composition and amount of emulsion template. The forming mechanism of cavity from thermodynamics and dynamics was proposed.     

Adsorption of anionic dyes on chitosan beads. 1. The influence of the chemical structures of dyes and temperature on the adsorption kinetics

In this work, chitosan beads were synthesized in acidic medium and cross-linked in 1% glutaraldehyde solution. The characterization of the materials using TG/DTG, XRD, and BET surface areas showed that the beads did not modify their characteristics after the cross-linking reaction. The cross-linked beads were utilized as adsorbents for the removal of the yellow-, blue-, and red-anionic reactive dyes from aqueous solutions at pH 2.0. Adsorption of the yellow-dye increased from 25 to 50 degrees C. However, adsorption of the blue-dye decreased from 25 to 50 degrees C. Interestingly, the adsorption of the red-dye decreased from 25 to 35 degrees C and increased from 45 to 50 degrees C. The kinetic data were evaluated using an Avrami kinetic model, where the parameter n was related to the determination of changes in the adsorption mechanisms. Adsorption data of the dyes in relation to the contact time, the chemical structures of the dyes, and temperature were presented and were discussed.     

Analysis of Early Medieval Glass Beads – The Raw Materials to Produce Green, Orange and Brown Colours

 Monochrome coloured glass beads of the Merovingians (5^th–7^th cent. AD) have been examined by different analytical methods. The elemental composition of a large number of mostly unprepared beads have been measured non-destructively by X-ray fluorescence analysis. After subtracting the content of the colouring oxides of the glass beads and normalising the residual values to 100% an identical soda-lime-glass matrix was obtained. X-ray diffraction was used for the identification of the crystalline colouring and opacifying pigments (SnO₂, Cu, Cu₂O, PbSnO₃), and scanning electron microscopy as well as electron probe microanalysis were applied to study the microstructure and the composition of white, brown, green, orange and yellow coloured glass beads. Oxidised metals, alloys (lead, copper, bronze, brass and mixtures of them) and iron smelting slag have been identified as raw materials to colour the soda-lime-glass.     

交联聚异丁烯酸甲酯型负载树脂的孔结构与分离稀土性能的关系

本文报导异丁烯酸甲酯型负载树脂的交联度、致孔剂组成和含量对负载树脂孔结构的影响.结果指出,良溶剂和劣溶剂按一定比例混合作为致孔剂,可制备不同孔结构的树脂.致孔剂量增加,树脂表观比重减小,而比表面积、孔体积与平均孔径均增加.交联度从10％增加到35%,表观比重和比表面积增加,而孔体积与平均孔径减小.增加致孔剂所含良溶剂的比例,树脂的表观比重、比表面积增加,而孔体积与平均孔径减小.已制备一系列不同孔结构的2-乙己基膦酸单2-乙己基酯(P507)负载树脂,比较了它们分离La、Ce、Pr、Nd的性能.结果表明,适当孔结构的负载树脂用于萃取色层分离稀土元素具有优良的分离性能.