气体分子在纳米孔道材料中扩散传输的分子动力学研究进展

随着计算机科学技术的迅猛发展以及分子动力学(Molecular Dynamics,MD)模拟技术的不断完善,MD模拟已成为微观尺度上研究流体动态性质的有力工具,越来越多地应用到气体分子扩散传输的研究中.本文综述了近年来气体分子在纳米孔道材料中扩散传输的MD研究进展,包括单组分或多组分气体在人工纳米管、多孔膜材料、金属有机骨架多孔材料以及生物蛋白通道等的扩散传输,报道了温度、压强、气体组分以及纳米孔道材料结构等因素对扩散传输过程的影响.     

单分子电泳:纳米孔道电化学的新认识

该文旨在从电泳分离技术的角度认识纳米孔道电化学单分子分析技术,这种技术可以作为"单分子电泳"来理解和研究。纳米孔道电化学单分子分析技术与电泳的本质都是采用外加电场使待测分子产生电迁移。待测分子性质不同,且与介质材料孔道外露基团相互作用不同,使得分子移动速度具有差异,据此实现分离识别。气单胞菌溶素(Aerolysin)纳米孔道,由于其孔径与待测分子尺寸相匹配,其孔道内壁可以看作是由氨基酸组成的具有调控单个分子电迁移能力的特异性孔道界面。每一个氨基酸残基都相当于一个探测单元,在电场力的作用下,待测分子逐一进入孔道时与每一个探测单元相互作用方式、程度与时长不同,从而形成了单个待测分子特征的迁移速度和迁移运动轨迹。在纳米孔道实验中,每秒可以有上千个待测分子穿过孔道,产生特征阻断电流信号。通过对这些信号的阻断电流、阻断时间、阻断频率、信号特征等进行统计分析,可以从"单分子电泳"水平对单个待测物实现高通量的分辨和识别。该文以Aerolysin纳米孔道分辨仅有一个核苷酸差异的寡聚核苷酸(5′-CAA-3′、5′-CAAA-3′、5′-CAAAA-3′)为例,详细阐述了纳米孔道"单分子电泳"的单核苷酸...     

纳米孔道单分子电化学测量仪器的稳定性研究

纳米孔道分析技术是一种基于电化学空间限域效应的单分子检测技术。测量纳米孔道产生的单分子皮安级微弱电流信号对电化学测量仪器的电流分辨、时间分辨和抗噪音能力提出了挑战。Cube纳米孔道电化学测量仪器通过设计频率补偿电路、前置电流放大器测量系统和基于现场可编程逻辑门阵列(FPGA)的高速数字处理电路,实现了便携式超灵敏电化学测量仪器对微弱电流信号的高时间分辨、高电流分辨,以及低噪音的放大、采集和快速处理。稳定性是仪器能够应用于实际单分子测量分析的重要衡量指标之一。该文通过高阻值电阻对该仪器进行稳定性测试,在截止滤波频率为5、10、100 kHz条件下,Cube纳米孔道仪器获取的电流基线的噪音均方根(RMS)值分别比商品化仪器减小了80.0%、87.5%、48.2%,证明Cube纳米孔道仪器抑制噪音能力更强,电流分辨能力更好,仪器测量稳定性更佳。进一步通过统计比较施加电压值的实际值和标准偏差,结果显示该仪器施加电压误差小,其仪器施加电压标准偏差仅为施加电压变化量(10 mV)的0.14%。同时,通过Aerolysin纳米孔道检测Poly(dA)₄的实验,对比Cube仪器和...     

低分子物质在聚乙烯醇水凝胶中的扩散

水凝胶是指一种网络结构中含大量水,而不溶于水的高分子材料。近年来,发现聚乙烯醇(PVA)水溶液在低温冷冻一段时间,可形成强度较高的水凝胶弹性体,用这种水凝胶制得的固定化增殖细胞凝胶,在生物工程材料开发中取得了很好的效果。本文旨在研究低分子物质在PVA水凝胶中的扩散性能。     

Aerolysin纳米孔道对寡聚核苷酸的高灵敏单分子检测

自纳米孔道单分子电化学技术提出以来,为了构建性能良好的纳米孔道,研究人员一直在寻找不同的孔道材料. 本研究探索了Aerolysin生物纳米孔道在寡聚核苷酸检测方面的可能性. 实验结果表明,与常用的α-溶血素纳米孔道相比,Aerolysin纳米孔道在寡聚核苷酸检测方面表现出更强的空间和时间分辨能力. 三个碱基长度的寡聚核苷酸可对Aerolysin纳米孔道造成约为40%的电流阻断. 阻断时间表现出电压相关性,随电压的升高而减小. 与其他生物纳米孔道相比,Aerolysin纳米孔道无需任何基因突变、化学修饰即可实现对单个寡聚核苷酸的超灵敏分析. 未来,Aerolysin纳米孔道将有可能应用于DNA损伤检测、microRNA分析以及其他基于纳米孔道的单分子分析检测.     

纳米孔道单分子电化学测量的低噪音控温系统研究

纳米孔道检测技术是一种利用单个分子测量界面实现在单分子水平上测量DNA、RNA、蛋白、多肽等生物分子的高灵敏的单分子检测技术. 由于单个分子与纳米孔道的相互作用受热力学控制,亟需精准控制纳米孔道单分子分析的实验温度. 因此,本文研制了一种低噪音控温系统用于具有皮安级电流分辨的纳米孔道单分子实验,以实现精确调控测量时的环境温度. 该系统利用半导体制冷片的热电效应对检测池环境加热/制冷,通过对高精度热敏电阻进行电磁屏蔽以实现在温度反馈的同时避免噪音的引入. 利用比例-积分-微分算法进行控制,达到高精度快速控温的要求. 该系统控温精度为±1 °C,无额外噪音引入至超灵敏纳米孔道单分子测量,获得了25 °C到5 °C下Poly(dA)5与单个气单胞菌溶素（Aerolysin）分子界面间作用产生信号的差异,应用于研究单分子与纳米孔道相互作用的热力学行为.     

水和盐分子在反渗透膜内扩散过程的分子模拟

采用分子动力学模拟方法研究了水和盐分子(NaCl, MgCl2, CaSO4, K2SO4)在8种反渗透复合膜中的扩散状态及扩散系数. 并对膜材料的结构单体与水和盐分子在膜内扩散系数相关性进行了分析与讨论. 在所模拟的8种膜内, 随着膜种类的不同, 水分子在其中的扩散系数有明显的变化, 且扩散系数的变化规律与实验所得到的膜的水通量一一对应. NaCl分子中的Na+和Cl-在膜内的扩散速率不一致, 其扩散系数值在同种膜中相差较大, 且当盐分子单独存在时, 制约其在膜内扩散过程的离子只与膜种类有关, 与盐分子本身无关. 在同种膜中, 水分子的扩散过程不受体系中盐分子类型的影响.     

基于Aerolysin纳米孔道对单个c-di-AMP分子的检测研究

环二腺苷酸(c-di-AMP)是原核细胞中普遍存在的第二信使, 不仅能够有效调控细胞生长、离子转运、细胞壁代谢平衡等多种生理过程, 还能引发I型干扰素应答, 激发机体天然免疫反应. 本实验使用单个气单胞菌溶素(Aerolysin)纳米孔道蛋白构建的单分子界面, 对c-di-AMP进行单分子测量研究. 为提高Aerolysin纳米孔对带负电小分子化合物的测量灵敏度, 本实验利用LiCl为支持电解质, 有效屏蔽Aerolysin孔口表面负电荷, 减小c-di-AMP与Aerolysin纳米孔之间的静电排斥, 从而显著增强了Aerolysin纳米孔道对单个c-di-AMP分子的检测能力. 实验结果显示, 在90 mV电压下, 每分钟在LiCl中获得的有效穿孔事件的数量最高可达同条件KCl支持电解质的30倍, 且有效穿孔事件占总体事件的比例在不同电压下提升了7~11倍. 进一步表明, 使用LiCl支持电解质, 可有效增强Aerolysin孔道对带负电小分子化合物的测量灵敏度. 因此, 本研究实现了Aerolysin纳米孔道对单个环二核苷酸的高灵敏免标记检测, 有望为单分子水平上阐明新型免疫干扰机制提供新的分析方法.     

纳米孔道单分子检测结直肠癌MicroRNAs

MicroRNA（miRNA）可用于癌症的早期诊断、预后判断,其分析检测具有重要临床意义.结直肠癌的发生、发展与miRNA 21、miRNA 92等的异常表达明显相关.本研究设计了以poly（dT）_n为引导链的DNA探针（probe）并尝试使用α-溶血素（α-HL）纳米孔道单分子检测方法检测结直肠癌miRNAs.miRNA·probe复合物分子穿过α-HL纳米孔道限域空间时,由于probe链长、序列不同导致probe-α-HL相互作用不同,miRNA 92·probe 92、miRNA 21·probe 21、miRNA 16·probe 16输出为形态、阻断时间不同的多台阶特征信号,实现了三种miRNAs的有效区分.实验证明,此方法可以用于检测血清实际样品.因此,未来有望使用α-HL构建miRNA超灵敏单分子生物传感器.     

Solution and Diffusion Behavior of Pure Gases and Gas Mixtures in Glassy Polymer Membranes

A general model for the solution and diffusion behavior in pure gas-polymer membrane systems and gas mixture-polymer membrane systems has been developed. Proved by experiments on different glassy and rubbery polymer membranes at various temperatures and pressures, this model can achieve the prediction of permeation behavior of pure gases and gas mixtures in polymer membranes only using the model parameters obtained from experiments on pure gases. The calculated results are in good agreement with experimental.     

Water Adsorption and Transport on Oxidized Two-Dimensional Carbon Materials

Studies on the adsorption and transport of water molecules with oxidized two-dimensional (2 D) carbon materials have attracted increasing interest owing to their wide range of applications, such as sensing, energy conversion, and membrane separation. In this contribution, the interaction between water molecules and oxidized 2 D carbon materials (i.e., graphene oxide and graphdiyne oxide) is discussed, the influence of water adsorption and transport on the physicochemical properties of 2 D carbon materials is presented, and the recent progress on oxidized 2 D carbon material-based proton conduction, electricity generation, water transport, and humidity sensing is highlighted. The opportunities and challenges in these research fields are discussed, especially the structural stability and chemical modification of 2 D carbon materials.     

Selectivity of Transport of Sodium, Magnesium, and Calcium Ions through a Sulfo-Cationite Membrane in Mixtures of Solutions of Their Chlorides

The transport numbers and the selectivity of transport of sodium, magnesium, and calcium ions through a heterogeneous sulfo-cationite membrane in solutions of sodium, magnesium, and calcium chlorides and their mixtures are studied at various current densities. Equations for calculating the selectivity of transport of the ions through the membrane are suggested for two extreme cases. One case corresponds to low currents, when one can assume that the membrane is at equilibrium with the outside solution. The selectivity of transport of the ions is defined in this case by their migration through the membrane. The other case occurs at currents that are close to a limiting value. Under these conditions the transport of the ions through the membrane is defined by their transport through a diffusion layer that forms near the membrane surface. Calculations with the aid of these equations satisfactorily conform to experiment. The deviation from calculation in the case of the magnesium cation is connected probably with its hydration being substantially greater as compared with sodium and calcium. It is established that the selectivity of transport of the ions through the membrane may be controlled to a certain extent by varying the current density.__________Translated from Elektrokhimiya, Vol. 41, No. 8, 2005, pp. 997–1000.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Greben’, Rodzik.     

Measurement of Water Diffusion Through Cellophane Using Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

A method for measuring diffusion using a simple ATR device is demonstrated using water swollen cellophane film. The diffusion coefficient (D=0.56×10^–9 m² s^–1) was comparable to previously published results for similar samples, but significantly different from recent measurements by NMR imaging on identical samples. An explanation is proposed based on cellophane morphology and diffusion through pores.     

N-溴代丁二酰亚胺水相氧化醇类化合物反应研究

以水为反应介质、NBS为氧化剂,在水相无催化剂条件下实现了醇的氧化.芳香醇、脂肪醇都可以达到95%以上的醛(或酮)产率,但该体系对一些含供电子取代基的醇的反应活性不高,选用salen-Co(Ⅲ)配合物作为催化剂,可拓宽反应的底物适用范围.     

Transport Properties of Ethane, Butanes and Their Binary Mixtures in MFI-Type Zeolite and Zeolite-Membrane Samples

Transport properties of ethane, butane and their binary mixtures in large crystals of silicalite-1, ZSM-5, and an MFI-zeolite membrane as well as agglomerates (pellets) of silicalite zeolites have been investigated by the Zero Length Column (ZLC) method. It was found that in the large crystals of silicalite-1 and ZSM-5, and in the membrane sample desorption of iso-butane was controlled by micropore diffusion, while in the case of pelleted silicalite sample it was controlled by macropore diffusion. The effective thickness of the zeolite membrane can be reasonably evaluated by comparing the diffusivity data obtained from the ZLC and gas permeation measurements. Desorption of ethane and n-butane in the large crystals of silicalite-1 and ZSM-5 and the membrane sample is attributed to both equilibrium effects and micropore diffusion. The diffusivity of ethane is significantly reduced in the presence of iso-butane giving rise to a micropore diffusion-controlled process. Furthermore, diffusion of iso-butane in the zeolite samples is affected by the counter flow of ethane.     

A Mild and Efficient Oxidation of Alcohols in Water

A mild and efficient oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds using the PhI(OAc)2 (1.1 eq.) with n-Bu4NBr (8 mol %) in water at room temperature is described.This new procedure is very simple and affords the desired carbonyl compounds in high yields.     

Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols and Amines to Value‐Added Chemicals using Water as the Solvent

Designing reactions in aqueous media has been one of the major challenges in modern organic synthesis, especially to avoid the use of large amounts of organic solvents whose disposal is a matter of grave concern from an environmental perspective. The oxidation of alcohols and amines is an essential and important step in the synthesis of many valuable products including polymers and pharmaceuticals. In recent times, there has been a surge in the use of water as a solvent in many organic reactions. This review focuses specifically on the oxidation reactions of alcohols and amines carried out in water media using transition metal catalysts, metal‐free catalysts and photocatalysts.     

Efficient Dimeric Esterification of Alcohols with NBS in Water Using L-Proline as Catalyst

The L-proline-catalyzed oxidation of aliphatic primary alcohols with N-bromosuccimide (NBS) in water at room temperature to afford the corresponding dimeric esters in good to excellent yields was described. This pathway of dimeric esterification was proved to be very simple and environmentally friendly.