Properties of Langmuir Surface and Interfacial Films Built up by Asphaltenes and Resins: Influence of Chemical Demulsifiers

The influence of chemical additives on asphaltene films on water surface and at oil/water interface is studied by means of the Langmuir technique. It was found that some demulsifiers of high molecular weight alter the asphaltene film on water surface in the same way as the resin fraction, i.e., increasing the compressibility of the film which results in a reduced film rigidity. The films that build up at the oil/water interface in model oil systems, containing naturally occurring surfactants, are studied during compression. In this system chemical additives of high molecular weight totally prevent formation of a rigid film at the interface. Adding resins to the bulk phase together with asphaltenes hamper the adsorption of the heavy fraction.     

Progress in characterization of Langmuir monolayers by consideration of compressibility

Over decades, information about the rheological properties of the condensed monolayer phases has been obtained by introduction of a two-dimensional compressibility which is defined on the basis of the surface pressure-molecular area (Pi-A) features of the monolayer. Since the last decade, fundamental progress was attained in the experimental determination of the main characteristics of Langmuir monolayers in microscopic and molecular scale. Already smallest changes in the molecular structure of the amphiphile can result in changes in the molecular arrangement in the monolayer and thus, in changes of the main characteristics of the monolayer such as, the surface pressure-area per molecule (Pi-A) isotherms, the shape and texture of the condensed phase domains and the two-dimensional lattice structure. As the classical equations of state allowed only characterisation of the fluid (gaseous, liquid-expanded) state, thermodynamically based equations of state, which consider also the aggregation of the monolayer material to the condensed phase, have been developed. The present review focuses particularly to amphiphilic monolayers, the Pi-A isotherms of which indicate the existence of two condensed phases. For this case, the experimental results of the differences in the structure features and phase properties are discussed. The generalisation of the equation of state for Langmuir monolayers developed for the case that one, two or more phase transitions in the monolayer take place, is in agreement with the experimental results that the two-dimensional compressibility of the condensed phases undergoes a jump at the phase transition, whereas the compressibility is proportional to the surface pressure within one of the condensed phases. An example is presented which explains the procedure of the theoretical analysis of Pi-A isotherms indicating the existence of two condensed phases. An element of the procedure is the application of the general principle that the behaviour of any thermodynamic system is determined by the stability condition. An interesting anisotropy of the compressibility is revealed by GIXD studies of the S-phase of octadecanol monolayers. However, similar studies performed close to the LS-S-phase transition would result in a thermodynamically impossible negative compressibility. Close to this phase transition, the compressibility cannot be determined from the positions of the maxima because the monolayer is in a disordered state attributed to elastic distortions by fluctuations with the structure of the new phase in the surrounding matrix without destroying the quasi-long-range positional order.     

Langmuir Aggregation of Thionin in Nucleic Acids and Its Application

Introduction　　Nucleicacidchemistryhasbeenattractingtheattentionofmanybiochemists.1 7Understandingtheinteractionofachromophorewithnucleicacidscanhelpustorealizethefunctionofsuchgeneticbiopolymersandanalyzethetransmis sionofthegeneticinformation .Thequantitativedeterminationofnucleicacidsisalsosignificantinclinicaltestsandlabora torypractice .However,theinteractionhasnotbeenelucidat edsatisfactorilyandearlierobservationshavenotbeenex plainedclearlyandreasonably ,e.g .,thePesaventoequa tion8an…     

酸性铬蓝K在蛋白质大分子上Langmuir吸附聚集及应用

用微相吸附 -光谱修正 (MPASC)技术研究蛋白质 (BSA)与酸性铬蓝K(ACBK)探针分子间的相互作用。通过pH3.5的介质中蛋白质与酸性铬蓝K反应的光谱研究 ,测定了结合产物的物理化学参数 :结合比为n(ACBK)∶n(BSA)=62∶1,平衡常数KBSA -ACBK=2.2×105。BSA -ACBK摩尔吸收系数ε584=3.9×105L·mol -1·cm -1。该吸附反应用于蛋白质样品测定 ,结果良好。     

Measurement of Spatial Distributions of Electron Density and Electron Temperature in Direct Current Glow Discharge by Double Langmuir Probes

The spatial distributions of electron temperature and density in a dc glow discharge that is created by a pair of planar electrodes were obtained by using double Langmuir probes. The contribution of double Langmuir probes measurement is to provide a relatively quantitative tool to identify the electron distribution behavior. Electrons gain energy from the imposed electric field, and electron temperature (T_e) rises very sharply from the cathode to the leading edge of the negative glow where T_e reaches the maximum. In this region, the number of electrons (N_e) is relatively small and does not increase much. The accelerated electrons lose energy by ionizing gas atoms, and T_e decreases rapidly from the trailing edge of the negative glow and extends to the anode. N_e was observed to increase from the cathode to the anode, which is due to the electron impact ionization and electron movement. The electron density was observed to increase with increasing discharge voltage while the electron temperature remained approximately. At 800 V and 50 mTorr argon glow discharge, Te ranged from 15 to 52 eV and Ne ranged from 6.3×10⁶/cm³ to 3.1×10⁸/cm³ in the DC glow discharge, and T_e and N_e were dependent on the axial position.     

Phase transitions in Langmuir monolayer of long chain attached fluorescein studied by second harmonic generation technique

Optical second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements coupled with Π-A isotherms have been shown to be helpful, for the following and comprehension of orientational orders and phase transitions in Langmuir monolayers. Using the SHG-(Π-A) measurements, monolayers of 5-hexadecanoylaminofluorescein on the water surface were examined by monolayer compression. The phase transitions were noticeably revealed. Dependence of the square root of the intensities polarizations quotient in the molecules surface density, allowed establishing tilting orientation alignment phases. In addition, change in the monolayer symmetry C_∞v→C_2v as it goes through the LE–LC phase transition, was clearly recognized. It was concluded that a possible change in β is taking place due to aggregate formation.     

Controllable growth of straight nanorods and nanowires in the Langmuir films of a bolaamphiphilic par derivative.

A novel bolaamphiphilic compound, 1, 10-bis[3'-hydroxy-4'-(2'-pyridylazo)phenoloxy] decane [(PAR)2C10], was synthesized and its spreading film and in situ coordination with metal ions in the Langmuir monolayer at the air/water interface were investigated. It was found that (PAR)2C10 could be spread on the water surface, and the Langmuir film showed a phase transition from a flat conformation to a U-shaped conformation upon compression. Interfacial coordination between (PAR)2C10 and metal ions could occur in situ in the Langmuir monolayer. Depending on the concentration of the subphase, different coordination modes were observed. A 2:1 (ligand-PAR-to-metal-ion) complex was formed at a lower concentration of the subphase, while a 1:1 complex was obtained on the subphase with a higher concentration of the salt. Interestingly, very straight nanowires, extending to several micrometers, were observed in the AFM images of the films transferred from the subphase containing CuCl2 in higher concentrations. However, tortuous nanowires were observed under the subphase containing Cu(CH3COO)2. The formation of such kind of wire-like structures was only observed for the combination of the bolaamphiphilic PAR derivative with the Cu(II) ions. Other metal ions or the single-chain PAR derivative did not show this behavior. A possible growth mechanism of the nanowires was proposed based on the coordination of the bolaamphiphilic (PAR)2C10 with the Cu(II) ions as well as with the counteranions.     

探针体在蛋白质大分子上Langmuir吸附聚集及应用──蛋白质/荧光桃红B(PB)结合反应研究

蛋白质化学是生物化学家当今感兴趣的前沿研究领域. 研究小分子(离子)在生物大分子上的聚集形式以及机理, 帮助人们弄清其污染物及毒物在生物大分子上的结合, 在病理分析、临床检测以及基因变异有重要意义. 常用光谱分析方法包括分光光度法[1～6]、荧光法[7,8]和共振光散射光谱技术(RRS)等[9～12]. 但是, 大分子与探针分子间的结合机理仍存在一些尚未解决的问题[13,14]. 蛋白质分子由于复杂的立体构象形成弱微静电场[15,16], 在其作用下, 带电荷的小分子以单分子层形式被吸附到微相电场表面.     

美国、日本和国产香烟中铅含量的比较

测定和比较了来自美国、日本和国产香烟的铅含量，结果表明，不同产地的烟中铅含量差别很大，并足以造成被动吸烟者血铅水平增高。