Effects of Structural Variations on the Cellular Response and Mechanical Properties of Biocompatible,Biodegradable, and Porous Smectic Liquid Crystal Elastomers

The authors report on series of side‐chain smectic liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) cell scaffolds based on star block‐copolymers featuring 3‐arm, 4‐arm, and 6‐arm central nodes. A particular focus of these studies is placed on the mechanical properties of these LCEs and their impact on cell response. The introduction of diverse central nodes allows to alter and custom‐modify the mechanical properties of LCE scaffolds to values on the same order of magnitude of various tissues of interest. In addition, it is continued to vary the position of the LC pendant group. The central node and the position of cholesterol pendants in the backbone of ε‐CL blocks (alpha and gamma series) affect the mechanical properties as well as cell proliferation and particularly cell alignment. Cell directionality tests are presented demonstrating that several LCE scaffolds show cell attachment, proliferation, narrow orientational dispersion of cells, and highly anisotropic cell growth on the as‐synthesized LCE materials.

     

Disordered kalsilite KAlSiO4

The X‐ray powder diffraction pattern that corresponds to the disordered state of kalsilite (potassium aluminium orthosilicate), KAlSiO₄, is investigated. The directionality of (Al,Si)O₄ tetrahedra within single six‐membered tetrahedral ring building units (S6R) could not be defined. With equal probability for the directionality of each tetrahedra within one S6R [free apex pointing up (U) or down (D)], an undefined sequence of U and D directionalities is needed to describe the S6R building units. The extinction conditions of disordered kalsilite are also different compared to ordered kalsilite within the space group P6₃. In disordered kalsilite, h0l and hhl reflections with l = 2n + 1 are systematically absent.     

Quartz crystal microbalance simulation of the directionality of Si etching in CF4 glow discharges

Two quartz crystal microbalances have been mounted in a planar rf discharge system in such a way that the potential of the microbalances with respect to the glow discharge can be varied. This apparatus allows a rapid simulation of the etching directionality that can be expected in real pattern transfer situations in that operating one microbalance at ground and one at a negative potential gives a measure of the sidewall and vertical etch rates, respectively. The voltage threshold for ion-assisted etching has been determined to be 20 V which is the approximate value of the plasma potential in this asymmetric system.     

数字波束形成算法仿真实现

从讨论波束形成方法在声系统中的主要作用和主要形成过程入手，介绍几种具体实现波束形成的算法。主要讨论一种能够降低硬件要求的波束形成算法——正交波束形成算法。此种方法不但适用于声系统，对于其他检测系统也有一定的实际意义。给出几种主要波束形成算法的Matlab仿真实现程序，将按照此类方法仿真所得到的波束形成指向性图与理论指向性图比较，两者非常类似。     

Magnitude and origin of the attraction and directionality of the halogen bonds of the complexes of C6F5X and C6H5X (X = I, Br, Cl and F) with pyridine

The geometries and interaction energies of complexes of pyridine with C₆F₅X, C₆H₅X (X=I, Br, Cl, F and H) and R_FI (R_F=CF₃, C₂F₅ and C₃F₇) have been studied by ab initio molecular orbital calculations. The CCSD(T) interaction energies (E_int) for the C₆F₅X–pyridine (X=I, Br, Cl, F and H) complexes at the basis set limit were estimated to be ?5.59, ?4.06, ?2.78, ?0.19 and ?4.37 kcal mol^?1, respectively, whereas the E_int values for the C₆H₅X–pyridine (X=I, Br, Cl and H) complexes were estimated to be ?3.27, ?2.17, ?1.23 and ?1.78 kcal mol^?1, respectively. Electrostatic interactions are the cause of the halogen dependence of the interaction energies and the enhancement of the attraction by the fluorine atoms in C₆F₅X. The values of E_int estimated for the R_FI–pyridine (R_F=CF₃, C₂F₅ and C₃F₇) complexes (?5.14, ?5.38 and ?5.44 kcal mol^?1, respectively) are close to that for the C₆F₅I–pyridine complex. Electrostatic interactions are the major source of the attraction in the strong halogen bond although induction and dispersion interactions also contribute to the attraction. Short‐range (charge‐transfer) interactions do not contribute significantly to the attraction. The magnitude of the directionality of the halogen bond correlates with the magnitude of the attraction. Electrostatic interactions are mainly responsible for the directionality of the halogen bond. The directionality of halogen bonds involving iodine and bromine is high, whereas that of chlorine is low and that of fluorine is negligible. The directionality of the halogen bonds in the C₆F₅I– and C₂F₅I–pyridine complexes is higher than that in the hydrogen bonds in the water dimer and water–formaldehyde complex. The calculations suggest that the C? I and C? Br halogen bonds play an important role in controlling the structures of molecular assemblies, that the C? Cl bonds play a less important role and that C? F bonds have a negligible impact.     

部分相干厄米-高斯列阵光束通过湍流大气传输的方向性

推导出了部分相干厄米-高斯(H-G)列阵光束通过湍流大气传输的二阶矩束宽和远场发散角的解析公式。采用远场发散角作为光束方向性的评价参数,研究了部分相干H-G列阵光束通过湍流大气传输的方向性。研究表明:在一定条件下,部分相干H-G列阵光束与对应的高斯光束不论在自由空间还是湍流大气中均具有相同的方向性。此外,进一步研究发现,在自由空间中,由远场发散角和归一化远场平均光强分布所表征的部分相干H-G列阵光束的方向性是不一致的,但湍流可以使得两种描述相一致。这一结论与高斯-谢尔模型(GSM)列阵光束的相关结论存在差异。在自由空间中,与高斯光束具有相同远场发散角的非相干合成的GSM列阵光束与对应的高斯光束具有相同的归一化远场光强分布。     

Small Cycloalkane (CN)2CC(CN)2 Structures Are Highly Directional Non‐covalent Carbon‐Bond Donors

High‐level calculations (RI‐MP2/def2‐TZVP) disclosed that the σ‐hole in between two C atoms of cycloalkane X₂C?CX₂ structures (X=F, CN) is increasingly exposed with decreasing ring size. The interacting energy of complexes of F^?, HO^?, N≡C^?, and H₂CO with cyclopropane and cyclobutane X₂C?CX₂ derivatives was calculated. For X=F, these energies are small to positive, while for X=CN they are all negative, ranging from ?6.8 to ?42.3 kcal mol^?1. These finding are corroborated by a thorough statistical survey of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). No clear evidence could be found in support of non‐covalent carbon bonding between electron‐rich atoms (El.R.) and F₂C?CF₂ structures. In marked contrast, El.R.???(CN)₂C?C(CN)₂ interactions are abundant and highly directional. Based on these findings, the hydrophobic electrophilic bowl formed by 1,1′,2,2′‐tetracyano cyclopropane or cyclobutane derivatives is proposed as a new and synthetically accessible supramolecular synthon.     

浅海环境噪声垂直指向性探测海底参数

浅海环境噪声垂直指向性和海底地声参数密切相关,可以利用它来反演海底参数。本文在水平分层介质噪声场模型下,讨论了海底参数对噪声垂直指向性的敏感度,并假设半无限大液态海底,采用效率较高的自适应单纯形模拟退火算法全局寻优,根据中国某海区实测噪声数据,估计了海底声速、密度及衰减,分析了反演结果的不确定性。鉴于声速和密度在不同频率的反演结果不够一致,文中提出多频海底参数联合反演方法,提高了反演海底声学参数的精度。     

超低折射率特异材料天线

采用金属网格和泡沫材料实现低折射率材料媒质,并对其参数进行了优化,辐射源采用单极天线,制作了样机。利用HFSS电磁仿真软件对应用低折射率材料媒质天线与传统天线的方向性进行了对比研究,并研究了辐射源的参数对定向天线的性能影响。对样机进行了测试,测试结果与仿真结果比较吻合,与传统天线相比较,基于超低折射率特异材料的天线方向性明显提高。因此,选择适当电磁参数的超低折射率特异材料,用于定向天线的设计,可以改变传统天线的设计。     

A further study on the spreading and directionality of Gaussian array beams in non-Kolmogorov turbulence

It is found that in free space, the curves of the mean-squared beam width may each have a cross point at a certain propagation distance Zc. For Gaussian array beams, the analytical expressions of zc are derived. For the coherent com- bination, Zc is larger than that for the incoherent combination. However, in non-Kolmogorov turbulence, the cross point disappears, and the Gaussian array beams will have the same directionality in terms of the angular spread. Furthermore, a short propagation distance is needed to reach the same directionality when the generalized exponent is equal to 3.108. In particular, it is shown that the condition obtained in previous studies is not necessary for laser beams to have the same directionality in turbulence, which is explained physically. On the other hand, the relative average intensity distributions at the position where the Gaussian array beams have the same mean-squared beam width are also examined.