A Novel Charge Distribution Method for the Numerical Solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation

A charge distribution method to solve the linearized Poisson-Boltzmann equation numerically through use of the finite difference method is proposed, The molecules are mapped by 1 and 0.25 Å grid systems. Each atom is modeled as a point charge and a weighted sum of point charge of every atom that is within its van der Waals radius with a grid point is assigned to the grid point. Depending on a charge distribution factor determined, the charge/grid (q/g) ratio calculated for every grid point inside a molecule can be fixed to a certain value. A grid size of the I Å grid is often fixed for mapping a small or large molecular system. Solvation energies for a group of small molecules calculated by the method arc comparable with those calculated by other methods and the grid energy calculated by the method is also reduced.     

不完全相反转发展过程的流变行为

以动态应力流变仪ＤＳＲ（ＤｙｎａｍｉｃＳｔｒｅｓＲｈｅｏｍｅｔｅｒ）对双酚Ａ型环氧树脂在低乳化剂浓度（２３３ｗｔ％）下的相反转乳化过程进行了稳态应力扫描及动态频率扫描实验．实验结果表明,体系在相反转点前表现为牛顿流体行为,粘度几乎不变;相反转点时,体系粘度增加幅度很小,体系的有关动态流变参数（剪切储能模量、损耗模量和复数粘度）均出现极小值,将此归于局部连续水相的润滑作用;进一步加水,体系的动态流变量增加,意味着相反转在相反转点后仍在继续进行．所以,体系在低乳化剂浓度时,发生了不完全相反转．     

示波库仑滴定

示波滴定的理论和实际应用近几年来发展较快,但过去的工作多限于常量分析。库仑滴定可获得较高的准确度和灵敏度,但常常因缺乏简便、灵敏的终点指示方法而使其应用范围受到限制。若将这两种方法结合起来,则既可弥补库仑滴定法的不足使滴定终点变得简单直观,又可使示波技术用于痕量分析。本文报道两铂电极示波电位滴定终点指示技     

Point excesses in the theory of ordinary and micellar solutions

Point excesses of substances and thermodynamic properties and the role they play in the solvation and binding of counterions in solutions of electrolytes, including micellar systems, are analyzed. A complete system of fundamental thermodynamic equations for point excesses is formulated. Statistical mechanics equations that relate point excesses of substances to the electrochemical potentials and concentrations of components are derived. For ionic micellar systems, a relation between point excesses and charges and concentrations of ions and micelles is obtained. The results are substantiated by direct calculations of point excesses with the use of the Debye-Hückel method.     

Method to determine quadruple points of a two-component system containing a simple hydrate phase and behavior of the system near these points

A method for determining quadruple points of a two-component system containing a simple hydrate phase is proposed. This method utilizes the quasi-static change of the system along three-phase equilibrium lines and was proved to be able to determine the quadruple points as accurately as the conventional method. By using this method, even though some preparation is necessary, a quadruple point can be determined in just a single experimental run. The behavior of the system near the quadruple points was also examined experimentally, for both the quasi-static and the irreversible change cases. At the quadruple points, the temperature and pressure of the system were kept constant for a while, as at the triple point of water. In both cases, the representative point of the state of the system passed through the quadruple point on a p–T diagram.     

Polymer chain conformation in the phase separation process of a binary liquid mixture

A polymer chain conformation change near the critical point of liquid-liquid phase separation was investigated. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) labeled with a small amount of carbazolyl group for a fluorophore (P(NIPA-Cz)) was prepared. A ternary system of P(NIPA-Cz)+cyclohexane+methanol was investigated by the fluorescence spectroscopic technique. A mixed solvent of cyclohexane+methanol (CH/MeOH) shows phase separation at the upper critical solution temperature. Light scattering intensity, fluorescence emission intensity and fluorescence anisotropy ratio, as a function of temperature, were measured with quasi statically approaching to the critical demixing point. The fluorescence intensity of the carbazolyl groups attached to the polymer chain decreases with approaching to the critical temperature. This result suggests that the radius of gyration of the polymer decreases upon approaching to the critical demixing point of the solvent. We discuss the collapse and aggregation processes of the polymer based on the fluorescence quenching method. The rotational diffusion coefficient of carbazolyl groups attached to the polymer chain was estimated by the fluorescence depolarization technique. The rotational motion of carbazolyl groups is slowed down upon approaching the critical point.     

A long path length spectroelectrochemical behavior analysis of the coabsorption system

The coabsorption system in which both species Red and Ox absorb at the same wavelength was investigated by the long path length spectroelectrochemical technique. The variation of the system absorbance at the isosbestic point with time, which is strongly dependent upon the diffusion coefficients and their difference, was calculated by employing the method of digital simulation under semi-infinite condition. Simulated results indicated that each A(t)-t curve corresponded to definite values of D(R) and D(O) on the condition that D(R) is not equal to D(O). The species diffusion coefficients were evaluated by comparing the spectroelectrochemical experimental result at the isosbestic point with the simulated result, and experimentally verified by the study of electrooxidation of hydroquinone.     

Numerical solutions for a coupled non-linear oscillator

A second-order accurate numerical method has been proposed for the solution of a coupled non-linear oscillator featuring in chemical kinetics. Although implicit by construction, the method enables the solution of the model initial-value problem (IVP) to be computed explicitly. The second-order method is constructed by taking a linear combination of first-order methods. The stability analysis of the system suggests the existence of a Hopf bifurcation, which is confirmed by the numerical method. Both the critical point of the continuous system and the fixed point of the numerical method will be seen to have the same stability properties. The second-order method is more competitive in terms of numerical stability than some well-known standard methods (such as the Runge–Kutta methods of order two and four).     

Equilibrium of two liquid phases and critical phenomena in a ternary system of cyclohexane-pyridine-acetic acid in the 10–55°C range

A visual polythermal method is used to study the mutual solubility of components and critical phenomena in a ternary system of cyclohexane-pyridine-acetic acid in the 10.0–55.0°C range. It is noted that the isothermal solubility diagrams of the system in the 10.0–52.5°C range is characterized by the occurrence of a closed separation region. A temperature dependence of the mixture composition, which corresponds to the critical point of solubility, is determined. It is found that with the increase in the temperature a two-liquid phase region disappears through a non-critical point.     

Simple Hexagonal-Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis System

Abstract

A diode array was used to isolate point electrodes in a hexagonal-pulsed-field gel electrophoresis system. The electric circuit around the electrophoresis chamber was simplified by modification. The reasonably straightmigration and good resolution of large DNA molecules were observed by the system.

Several types of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis system have been developed to get straight DNA migration^1-5. We have adopted diodes to isolate