拉曼光谱在天然纤维素结构研究中的应用进展

纤维素是木质纤维生物质细胞壁的骨架物质,也是生物燃料制备过程中重要的前驱体。作为重要的天然有机高分子,纤维素分子结构的研究备受关注。拉曼光谱仪因其较高的分辨率及无损检测的特点可在多尺度研究天然纤维素复杂分子链及聚集态结构。本文在比较了色散型拉曼光谱仪和傅里叶变换拉曼光谱仪的构造及相关参数的基础上,详细综述了拉曼光谱技术在植物细胞壁纤维素微区分布、天然纤维素酶解发酵、分子链空间取向、分子形变、结晶度与多晶态转变等方面的研究进展。并对拉曼光谱技术在天然纤维素分子结构研究中存在的问题进行了总结,提出了可能的解决方案,以促进拉曼光谱技术在天然有机高分子研究领域的应用。     

纤维素热解过程的分子动力学模拟

本文利用 PM3 方法对生物质主要组分纤维素进行了结构优化并得到了一系列的结构参数.对不同力场下,聚合度为 9 的纤维素单链热分解进行了分子动力学方法模拟研究,得到不同力场下的模拟过程中参数.通过与相关生物质热解实验结果对比,利用 Amber 力场模拟得到的结果与实验值吻合较好.基于 Amber 力场并结合量子力学对纤维素单元热解过程进行了研究,模拟得到纤维素单元分子链在加热过程中的主要分解温度范围、断键顺序以及一次热解的基团,并对一次产物进行了分析.     

TiO_2掺杂粒度对纤维素强度和热稳定性影响的分子模拟研究

变压器绝缘纸的主要成分为纤维素,为了提升绝缘纸的强度和热稳定性,利用纳米TiO_2掺杂纤维素,通过分子模拟方法研究不同纳米TiO_2粒度掺杂纤维素的强度和热稳定性.研究表明,纳米TiO_2使得纤维素强度提高,拉伸模量增大,抗形变能力增强,体积模量与剪切模量比值(K/G)增大,纤维素韧性增强;纳米TiO_2表面羟基与纤维素形成新的氢键网络使得径向分布函数峰值增大,复合体系更加稳定,其热稳定性增强.掺杂比例相同时,随着纳米TiO_2粒度减小,拉伸模量和柯西压增大,泊松比减小,纤维素的抗形变能力增强;纳米TiO_2表面羟基占有率越高,纳米TiO_2与纤维素越易形成氢键抑制纤维素链运动,纳米TiO_2也减小复合体系的自由体积,使得复合体系结构更加稳定,热稳定性更强.因此,掺杂小纳米TiO_2粒度是提升纤维素强度和热稳定性有效的方法.     

Macromolecular structure of cellulose studied by second-harmonic generation imaging microscopy

The macromolecular structure of purified cellulose samples is studied by second-harmonic generation (SHG) imaging microscopy. We show that the SHG contrast in both Valonia and Acetobacter cellulose strongly resembles that of collagen from animal tissues, both in terms of morphology and polarization anisotropy. Polarization analysis shows that microfibrils in each lamella are highly aligned and ordered and change directions by 90 degrees in adjacent lamellae. The angular dependence of the SHG intensity fits well to a cos2 theta distribution, which is characteristic of the electric dipole interaction. Enzymatic degradation of Valonia fibers by cellulase is followed in real time by SHG imaging and results in exponential decay kinetics, showing that SHG imaging microscopy is ideal for monitoring dynamics in biological systems.     

Tomographic Imaging of Collagen Fiber Orientation in Human Tissue Using Depth-Resolved Polarimetry of Second-Harmonic-Generation Light

We propose a nonlinear optical probe method to image the distribution of collagen fiber orientation in human tissue by measuring the polarization of collagen-induced second-harmonic-generation (SHG) light (SHG polarimetry). Depth-resolved SHG polarimetry, with a depth resolution of 14 μm, was used to evaluate the cross-sectional profile of collagen fiber orientation in Achilles tendon and dentin, revealing a characteristic distribution of collagen orientation along the depth direction. We evaluated the two-dimensional (2D) lateral distribution of collagen fiber orientation in back reticular dermis and anklebone by polarization-resolved SHG imaging, and confirmed an appreciable difference in the distribution profiles of the two samples. We further extended the method to a depth-resolved measurement of the three-dimensional (3D) distribution of collagen orientation in anklebone. The proposed system promises to be a powerful tool for in vivo measurement of collagen fiber orientation in human tissue.     

4-戊基-4'-氰基联苯液晶的分子二阶非线性光学极化率测量方法

在玻璃衬底上制得单层硬脂酸的Langmuir-Blodgett(LB)膜,做为4-戊基-4''-氰基联苯(5CB)液晶的取向层,在取向层上旋涂一层5CB液晶,用透射二次谐波方法测量出5CB液晶分子二阶非线性光学极化率,其值为β=7×10-29esu.对比文献值,测量得到的结果符合较好.     

Hydrolysis of Microcrystalline Cellulose to Produce Fermentable Monosaccharides by Plasma Acid

Plasma acid was obtained by treating distilled water with a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) at atmospheric pressure. The tentative relationship between discharge conditions and pH value of the plasma acid was investigated. In order to optimize the hydrolysis conditions of microcrystalline cellulose with the plasma acid, an orthogonal experiment was carried out and the colorimetric determination of 3,5-dinitro-salicylic acid was applied to measure the concentration of total reduced sugar (TRS). The results showed that the pH value of the plasma acid was related to the discharge time. The acidity of the plasma acid was maintained for several hours and then faded gradually. The microcrystalline cellulose was hydrolyzed effectively by the plasma acid and the optimal hydrolysis conditions were as follows: pH 1.42 of the plasma acid, hydrolysis temperature of 80°C and hydrolysis time of 60 min. Under these conditions, the microcrystalline cellulose with polymerization degree of 200–300 was hydrolyzed completely to produce monosaccharides, including xylose and glucose with the mole ratio of 1:35, as shown by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. Moreover, the hydrolysis of luffa cellulose with polymerization degree of 500–600 was also carried out. The luffa cellulose was hydrolyzed completely to produce monosaccharides including xylose, mannose and glucose with mole ratio of 6.7:1:218. Therefore, it could be concluded that the main hydrolysis product of both types of cellulose was glucose. The glucose yield of microcrystalline cellulose was 46%, whereas for luffa cellulose it was 41%. This method was an environmentally friendly and effective method to hydrolyze cellulose.     

Sono-assisted TEMPO oxidation of oil palm lignocellulosic biomass for isolation of nanocrystalline cellulose

Highly stable and dispersible nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was successfully isolated from oil palm empty fruit bunch microcrystalline cellulose (OPEFB-MCC), with yields of 93% via a sono-assisted TEMPO-oxidation and a subsequent sonication process. The sono-assisted treatment has a remarkable effect, resulting in an increase of more than 100% in the carboxylate content and a significant increase of approximately 39% in yield compared with the non-assisted process. TEM images reveal the OPEFB-NCC to have rod-like crystalline morphology with an average length and width of 122 and 6 nm, respectively. FTIR and solid-state ¹³C-NMR analyses suggest that oxidation of cellulose chain hydroxyl groups occurs at C6. XRD analysis shows that OPEFB-NCC consists primarily of a crystalline cellulose I structure. Both XRD and ¹³C-NMR indicate that the OPEFB-NCC has a lower crystallinity than the OPEFB-MCC starting material. Thermogravimetric analysis illustrates that OPEFB-NCC is less thermally stable than OPEFB-MCC but has a char content of 46% compared with 7% for the latter, which signifies that the carboxylate functionality acts as a flame retardant.     

竹基纤维素Ⅱ氢键结合的近红外光谱研究

纤维素是一种可再生天然亲水性高聚物,其庞大的氢键网格形成多种不同的晶体结构形式。在其五种结晶变体（纤维素Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ和Ⅹ）中,纤维素Ⅱ由纤维素Ⅰ（天然纤维素）经再生或丝光化处理获得,是表面自由能最低、性能最稳定的纤维素,这主要归因于纤维素Ⅱ具有与纤维素Ⅰ晶型平行链结构相反的反平行链结构,且相比于纤维素Ⅰ有附加的分子间氢键。基于近红外光谱（NIRS）对含氢基团的敏感性及纤维素的结晶结构中有大量氢键,使通过NIRS定性检测、定量评价纤维素的结晶结构成为可能。目前,用NIRS对纤维素结晶变体氢键结合的研究甚少,针对竹材纤维素Ⅱ及其衍生材料氢键结合的研究国内外尚未见相关报道。用竹材制备纤维素Ⅰ,经丝光化处理得到竹基纤维素Ⅱ,通过NIRS研究其氢键结合状况,结果与竹粉及竹基纤维素Ⅰ相比较。此外,研究还通过NIRS对竹粉及竹基纤维素的结晶度做了定量评价。结果表明：(1）在无定形区,竹基纤维素Ⅰ、Ⅱ和竹粉相比光谱差异不大,氢键结合只有量的变化,而无质的差异;(2）在半结晶区,与竹粉相比,竹基纤维素Ⅰ晶型结构保持不变,而竹基纤维素Ⅱ形成双峰;(3）在纤维素结晶区的近红外谱带范围内,反映竹基纤维素Ⅰ结晶表面纤维素分子内氢键O2-H2···O6的强氢键结合的羟基伸缩振动的一次倍频吸收峰由6 292 cm-1向高波数转移到6 354 cm-1,该处与竹基纤维素Ⅱ形成的强氢键结合的分子间氢键O2-H2···O2反平行构造相对应;(4）NIRS预测的结晶度与XRD分析结果有良好相关性。上述结果表明,纤维素结晶区内的氢键结合在近红外特征谱带出现转移且在半结晶区形成双峰,是区别竹基纤维素Ⅱ和Ⅰ的主要特征。研究也表明NIRS对探讨纤维素多种变体的氢键结合及结晶度预测是可靠的。     

Numerical analysis of conversion efficiency in second-harmonic generation in new crystal CsLiB<Subscript>6</Subscript>O<Subscript>10</Subscript>

In this paper, a detailed theoretical analysis of the second-harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency as a function of polarization ratio and crystal length of CsLiB6O₁₀ (CLBO) in the phase matching using a computer simulation is presented. The SHG efficiency was as high as 80% when the pumping radiation was a plane wave. The efficiency is 65% and 80% for the pumping waves of type I and type II Gaussian beams, respectively. An important result is that the phase matching of type II is perfectly adopted in the SHG experiment with CLBO.     

使用CNDO/S型近似方法计算NaNO2晶体的倍频系数

本文使用CNDO/S型近似方法,计算(NO₂)^-1的单电子分子轨道,然后按基团理论的通用计算程序计算NaNO₂晶体的倍频系数,计算值和实验值符合得较好,计算结果明确指出:NaNO₂晶体倍频系数各向异性的原因来自基团的共轭π轨道,另外,本文的计算表明,有可能对非线性光学新材料探索提供计算机的预测。本文还就非线性光学效应的双能级模型作了讨论,并指出了它的局限性。 关键词：     

Two-photon autofluorescence spectroscopy and second-harmonic generation of epithelial tissue

A spectroscopy system is developed for studying the two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) and second-harmonic generation (SHG) of epithelial tissue in backscattering geometry. Our findings show that TPEF signals from epithelial and underlying stromal layers exhibit different spectral characteristics, providing information on the biomorphology and biochemistry of tissue. The SHG signal serves as a sensitive indicator of collagen to separate the epithelial layer from underlying stroma. The polarization dependence of the SHG signal reveals a well-ordered orientation of collagen fibers in the stromal layer. The results demonstrate the potential of depth-resolved TPEF and SHG in determining the pathology of epithelial tissue.     

LB膜的变入射角透射光学二次谐波产生研究

给出了不同基频光和倍频光偏振态组合情况下，淀积在固体基板上的Ｌａｎｇｍｕｉｒ－Ｂｌｏｄｇｅｔｔ单分子层膜在面对入射光方向和背对入射光方向时，反射及透射光学二次谐波产生随入射角变化关系的理论公式。在此基础上，对一种芪盐ＬＢ膜样品进行变入射角的透射二次谐波产生研究。     

Optical second-harmonic generation in ferroelectric chiral smectic polysiloxane

The second-order nonlinear optical properties of ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymer have been studied. Angular phase-matched Second-Harmonic Generation (SHG) is observed in the chiral smectic C (SmC*) phase of siloxane copolymer with chiral mesogen in the side chain. The effective nonlinear optical coefficient d_eff under the phase-matching condition is determined. The intense SHG is observed even in the crystalline phase by cooling down from the SmC* phase under the electric field. The effective coefficient of SHG in the crystalline phase is more than ten times larger than that of the phase-matched SHG in the SmC* phase. The enhancement of SHG in the crystalline phase is observed only in a homeotropically aligned cell and maintained even in the non-biased state for at least several days. The angular dependence of the SHG in the crystalline phase is confirmed.     

Solution Behavior of Hydrophobic Cationic Hydroxyethyl Cellulose

The hydrophobic cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC-g-DA) was prepared by grafting HEC with various alkyl ammonium chlorides (DA) in order to improve the thickening properties of cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose. The solution behavior of HEC-g-DA was studied, and showed that the apparent viscosity of HEC-g-DA increased with polymer concentration, and there existed a critical association concentration (Cp*). The alkyl chain length of DA had a great influence on Cp*, which decreased with increasing alkyl chain length; however, too long an alkyl chain of DA reduced the water solubility of the polymer, resulting in a slight increase of Cp*. The effect of temperature and electrolyte concentration on the thickening properties of HEC-g-DA was investigated; the value of viscous flow activation energy (E_a) was minimum for the sample of HEC-g-DA16 (glycidyl-N-hexadecyl–N,N-dimethyl-ammonium chloride), indicating the weakest sensitivity of the viscosity to temperature. In the whole range of shear rate investigated, the solutions of HEC-g-DA displayed the shear thinning behavior of a pseudoplastic fluid. The values of viscous index (n) from the Ostwald model simulation decreased with polymer concentration, indicating an improvement of the shear thinning property of the solution, whereas the increase of the consistency coefficient (k) indicated the enhancement of the thickening behavior of the polymer. With increasing polymer concentration, the molecular association of HEC-g-DA16 became strong, and high-shear stress was required to remove the association, while the difference between G′ and G″ became small, indicating that the elasticity of the system was enhanced at high polymer concentration. The amphiphilic structure of the HEC-g-DA16 molecules contributed to the low surface tension of the polymer.     

再生纤维素太赫兹光谱的实验与理论研究

采用低温溶解法制备了再生纤维素膜, 运用扫描电子显微镜、傅里叶红外光谱仪和X射线衍射仪对所制薄膜进行形貌和晶型表征。在此基础上, 结合太赫兹时域光谱和傅里叶变换红外光谱技术, 测量了再生纤维素膜的太赫兹光谱。据此, 详细指认了再生纤维素在太赫兹波段的特征峰, 指出再生纤维素的太赫兹透过率随波数的减少而增大的现象是由其无定形部分所导致。通过比较再生纤维素和脱脂棉在100～700 cm-1的光谱特性, 发现两者具有相似的峰形,但再生纤维素在此波段的特征峰相对于脱脂棉特征峰发生了不同程度的蓝移。据此, 提出了鉴别纤维素Ⅱ和纤维素Ⅰ_β同质异晶体的一种新方法。重要的是, 还采用CASTEP对纤维素Ⅱ晶体进行结构优化及光谱的理论研究, 并对再生纤维素的太赫兹特征峰进行了系统的归属。理论计算结果表明,再生纤维素在42和54 cm-1处的太赫兹特征峰分别是由平移振动和转动的晶格振动模式引起, 而位于68～238 cm-1间的太赫兹特征峰则与—CH₂OH基团的扭绞振动以及C—H及O—H的变形振动相关。此外, 351～583 cm-1范围内的吸收峰与C—O—C及吡喃环的骨架振动相关, 而611和670 cm-1两处的吸收峰则主要源于O—H的面外弯曲振动。结果不仅揭示了再生纤维素的物质结构与太赫兹光谱间的联系, 也为理论上研究部分结晶的聚合物及生物有机大分子等的太赫兹响应的物理原理提供了参考。     

Reversibly Crystalline Nanoparticles from Cellulose Alkyl Esters via Nanoprecipitation

Nanoparticles (NPs) from biopolymers, in particular polysaccharides, attract much attention but they are rarely systematically investigated in comparison to NPs from synthetic polymers. In this report, stable aqueous suspensions of NPs from cellulose alkyl esters with different alkyl chain lengths (cellulose stearoyl, lauroyl, and caproyl ester) and degrees of substitution (DS) are fabricated via nanoprecipitation. Their properties are investigated in terms of the average size, surface charge and polarity, temperature‐responsive crystalline structure, and dry‐state morphology, in relationship with the chemical compositions of cellulose esters. Generally, the average diameters of NPs increase with higher DS and longer alkyl chains length, but the surface hydrophobicity decreases with longer alkyl chain length. The presence of the crystallizable stearoyl groups along polymeric backbones renders polymeric NPs with reversibly temperature‐responsive property. The NPs from cellulose stearoyl esters (CSE) with stearoyl groups of high contents (DS of 1.3 and 3) and poly(vinyl stearate) can be altered between more crystalline, solid nanospheres, and amorphous, liquid nanodroplets without the loss of their stability by changing the temperature. In comparison, NPs from CSE with a low DS of 0.3, cellulose lauroyl and caproyl ester contain only slightly ordered structure.     

Selective corneal imaging using combined second-harmonic generation and two-photon excited fluorescence

A multiphoton microscope employing second-harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon excited fluorescence (TPF) is used for high-resolution ex vivo imaging of rabbit cornea in a backscattering geometry. Endogenous TPF and SHG signals from corneal cells and extracellular matrix, respectively, are clearly visible without exogenous dyes. Spectral characterization of these upconverted signals provides confirmation of the structural origin of both TPF and SHG, and spectral imaging facilitates the separation of keratocyte and epithelial cells from the collagen-rich corneal stroma. The polarization dependence of collagen SHG is used to highlight fiber orientation, and three-dimensional SHG tomography reveals that approximately 88% of the stromal volume is occupied by collagen lamellae.     

氧化铟锡薄膜的二阶非线性光学特性研究

利用二次谐波产生技术研究了氧化铟薄膜的非线性光学特性.氧化甸锡薄膜中多晶晶粒的优先取向,使其产生了非常强的二次谐波信号,并且在一定的薄膜存度以上,随薄膜厚度的增加二次谐波信号显著增强.由于多晶晶粒的优先取向使得薄膜基板平面内存在着非常明显的非线性光学各向异性.     

Polar Fe(IO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> nanocrystals as local probes for nonlinear microscopy

We have investigated nanocrystals of Fe(IO₃)₃ by polarization-sensitive second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy. As the nonlinear optical properties of this material were only poorly characterized, we have first determined the relative values of the elements of its second-order susceptibility tensor, by the global fitting of the polarization-resolved SHG response of an ensemble of nanocrystals. This information allows one to optically retrieve the orientation of individual particles in the sample. The high SHG efficiency measured for nanocrystals of Fe(IO₃)₃ and their polar nature could make them very attractive for nonlinear microscopy of biological samples. PACS 42.70.Mp; 78.67.Bf