Influence of pH on the Formation of Tyr/LDH Nanohybrids

In this article, the intercalation of amphoteric amino acid tyrosine (Tyr) into LDH by the co‐precipitation method is systematically examined. The influence of pH values has been examined. Powder X‐ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, specific surface areas and pore size distributions, and thermal analysis have been employed for the characterization of the nanocomposites. The nanohybrids were found to have expanded layered structure, indicating that the biomolecules were intercalated into the gallery as anions. The intercalation of amino acids resulted in the increase of surface areas and pore volumes, and these values increased with increasing of biomolecules intercalated. TEM analysis revealed that with the decrease of pH values, the nanohybrids changed from hexagonal particles to spherical ones. Moreover, the configuration of Tyr anions varied under different pH values, the configuration changing from monolayer to bilayers with more biomolecules in the gallery.     

Zn/Al/Tyr摩尔比对Tyr/Zn-Al-LDH纳米复合物的影响

The intercalation of amphoteric amino acid tyrosine （Tyr） into LDH by co-precipitation method was systematically studied. The influence of initial molar ratios （R） of LDH to Tyr has also been examined. Powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, specific surface areas and pore size distributions, and thermal analysis have been employed for the characterization of the nanocomposites. The nanohybrids were found to have an expanded layered structure except the samples prepared with low R values, indicating that the biomolecules were intercalated into the gallery as anions. The intercalation of amino acids resulted in the increase of the surface areas and pore volumes, and the value of surface areas and pore volumes increased with enhancement of biomolecules intercalated. TEM analysis revealed that with increasing biomolecules into the gallery, the nanohybrids were changed from hexagonal particles to spherical ones. Moreover, the configuration of Tyr anions was varied under different R values, changed from monolayer to bilayers with more biomolecules intercalating into the gallery.     

Synthesis and characterization of 10-hydroxycamptothecin – sebacate – layered double hydroxide nanocomposites

10-Hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) as a hydrophobic anticancer drug brings many challenges in the clinical applications due to its poor water solubility and the presence of a chemically unstable lactone ring. In this work, the nanocomposites of HCPT intercalated layered double hydroxide (LDH) were prepared by a secondary intercalation method, and the encapsulated HCPT could keep the biologically active lactone form. A Zn–Al–NO₃ LDH was pillared with sebacate anions by a co-precipitation method in an aqueous medium, and then HCPT was intercalated into the LDH's gallery via hydrophobic interaction in an ethanol medium. The parallel alkyl chains of perpendicularly arranged sebacate anions in the LDH gallery provide a hydrophobic space for the drug intercalation. The in vitro release kinetics of HCPT from the nanocomposites could be fitted with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and the diffusion of HCPT through the LDH particles played an important role in controlling the drug release. The nanocomposites can be considered as a potential drug delivery system.     

The structure and potentials of the interaction of complexes of polyatomic anions with Li, Na, and the molecules of aprotic solvents

The semiempiric CNDO method with the modified potential of core-core repulsion is used for quantum-chemical calculations of the potential surface cross-sections, charge distribution and the electrostatic field in complexes of the type A⁻…M⁺ (A⁻ = ClO⁻₄, NO⁻₃, SCN⁻, BF⁻₄, AsF⁻₆; M⁺ = Li⁺, Na⁺) and A⁻…M⁺…Mol (acetonitrile, pyridine, dimethylformamide, dimethylsufloxide, nitromethane, tetrahydrofuran). It is established that the anion-cation interaction potential has the form of a complex function with several minima which correspond to possible types of coordination between anions and cations. The effect of solvent molecules leads to the weakening of the interionic bond and the decrease of the potential barrier between configurations with different types of anion-cation coordination.     

Fabrication,controlled release,and kinetic studies of indomethacin—layered zinc hydroxide nanohybrid and its effect on the viability of HFFF2

The intercalation of indomethacin into the interlayer gallery of layered zinc hydroxide (LZH) has been successfully executed using the simple ion exchange approaches. The synthesized intercalation compound, indomethacin-LZH nanohybrid, was characterized using PXRD, FTIR, SEM, BET, and STA. From the PXRD results, the intercalation of indomethacin anions into the interlayer gallery of LZH was successful; showing the formation of a new peak at lower 2θ with a basal spacing of 21.96?Å. FTIR analysis of the nanohybrid further supported the presence of indomethacin in the interlayer of the indomethacin-LZH nanohybrid. STA analysis confirms that the nanohybrid has higher thermal stability than pure indomethacin. The in vitro release mechanism of the indomethacin anions from the indomethacin-LZH nanohybrid showed slow release, with 95% and 78% release in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution at pH 4.8 and 7.4, respectively. The release behavior of indomethacin from its intercalation compounds in PBS solution at pH 4.8 and 7.4 follows the Higuchi model. In addition, the nanohybrid treated with normal fibroblast cell line shows that it reduces cell viability in a dose and time-dependent manner. This study shows that the high potential of the nanohybrid as an encapsulated material for the controlled release formulation of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NASID) anions.     

Separation and detection of common mono- and divalent cations by ion chromatography with an ODS column and conductivity/UV detection

The retention and detection behavior of common mono- and divalent cations (M⁺, alkali metal (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺) and ammonium ions (NH₄⁺); M²⁺, alkaline earth metal ions (Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺) was examined using an ODS column (150×4.6 mm I.D.) and conductivity (CD)/UV detection. The results obtained were as follows: (1) for M⁺, the mobile phase, 0.1 mM sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)+10 mM HNO₃ and indirect CD detection were effective. (2) Addition of Ce(III) in the mobile phase accelerated the elution of both M⁺ and M²⁺. The separation of above 10 cations on an ODS column was achieved for the first time without any coelution of cations and disturbance by system peak. Addition of higher SDS resulted in good separation of M⁺ and M²⁺ with longer retention times. CD detection was possible for M⁺ and M²⁺ and UV detection for M²⁺. (3) For M²⁺, the mobile phase, 0.8 mM Ce(III)+0.1 mM SDS+1 mM HNO₃ and indirect UV detection were effective. The IC methods were applied to real samples.     

Formation of doubly charged atomic ions in the inductively coupled plasma

Experimental and theoretical studies dealing with the formation efficiency of M²⁺ ions, which reduce the analytical signal of M⁺ ions and cause spectral interferences in the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), have been discussed. Inconsistencies in the results have been pointed out and goals have been formulated for further investigations necessary to correct those spectral interferences. The range of elements that form most readily M²⁺ ions has been determined. Partition functions and reduced thermodynamic potentials of atoms, M⁺ and M²⁺ ions of elements with the lowest second ionization potentials have been calculated. The Saha equation and the thermodynamic simulation were used to calculate the formation efficiency of M⁺ and M²⁺ ions for a selected group of elements in ICP. The results have been compared with experimental and theoretical data available in the literature. The accuracy of the calculations and their applicability to the prediction of the formation efficiency of M⁺ and M²⁺ ions in ICP and other spectral sources has been demonstrated. The main factors responsible for the disagreement between experimental and theoretical values of the formation efficiency of M⁺ and M²⁺ ions have been determined.     

Molecular Dynamics Study of Ionic Liquid Film Based on [emim][Tf2N] and [emim][TfO] Adsorbed on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite

Molecular dynamics simulation was used to study the ionic liquid(IL) crystalline film based on 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis[trifluoromethylsulfonyl]imide([emim][Tf₂N]) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate([emim][TfO]) on the graphite surface. Our results show that the cations are parallelly distributed to the surface in the 1/2 monolayer(ML) crystalline film. The [Tf₂N]^- anions are parallel to the surface with the oxygen atoms at the bottom, whereas the [TfO]^- anions are perpendicularly distributed to the surface also with the oxygen atoms at the bottom in the 1/2 ML crystalline film. It has been found that the IL-vapor interface strongly influences the arrangement of ions at the interface. The anions in the top layer with the oxygen atoms outmost turn over to make themselves with the F atoms outmost so as to form C-H···O hydrogen bonds with the cations. The calculated orientational ordering shows that in the outmost layer at the IL-vapor interface, the cation rings present either parallel or perpendicular to the surface at 350 K.     

Synthesis and UV absorption properties of 5, 5′-thiodisalicylic acid intercalated Zn−Al layered double hydroxides

5, 5′-Thiodisalicylic acid (TDSA) has been intercalated into a ZnAl-NO₃ layered double hydroxide (LDH) by an ion-exchange reaction. After intercalation of TDSA, the basal spacing in the LDH increased from 0.89 to 1.53 nm, suggesting that the TDSA anions were arranged in the interlayer galleries of ZnAl-TDSA-LDH as a tilted monolayer arrangement of dianions. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis (TGA-DTA), and UV-Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). The results show that the NO₃⁻ anions in the precursor have been completely replaced by TDSA anions to give ZnAl-TDSA-LDH having crystalline-layered structure. Detailed studies reveal the presence of a complex system of supramolecular interactions between LDH layers and TDSA anions. TGA-DTA curves suggest that the thermostability of TDSA was markedly enhanced by intercalation in the LDH host. Photostability tests show that the film of ZnAl-TDSA-LDH/PP possessed higher stability to UV radiation than either the film of TDSA/PP or pristine PP.     

层间阴离子对四元水滑石超分子作用力的影响

构建一价阴离子(X=F^?, Cl^?, Br^?, I^?, NO₃^?, OH^?)插层铜锌镁铝四元水滑石(CuZnMgAl-X)周期性计算模型, 采用密度泛函理论(DFT), 选取CASTEP程序模块, 对体系进行几何全优化, 从结合能、结构参数、Mulliken布居、氢键布居、态密度等角度研究了不同层间阴离子的分布形态以及其对主客体间超分子作用的影响. 结果表明, 随着CuZnMgAl-X体系层间阴离子电负性的减弱, 电子逐渐从层间阴离子向层板发生转移, 主客体间静电作用力逐渐减小, 氢键强度逐渐降低, 禁带宽度逐渐变窄, 体系电子更易向高能级发生跃迁, 稳定性逐渐下降. 此外, Cu的掺杂使得CuZnMgAl-X 体系的价带顶向高能量处发生偏移, 禁带宽度较传统水滑石体系更窄,稳定性更低, 进一步解释了含铜水滑石较难合成的原因.     

Übergangsmetall-carbin-komplexe : LXXXIII. Neue anionische mer-dihalogeno-tricarbonyl-dialkylamino-carbin-komplexe des wolframs

The reaction of trans-X(CO)₄WCNR₂ (X = Br, R = ^c hex (cyclohexyl); X = Cl, R = ^c hex, ⁱpr (isopropyl) with M⁺X⁻ (M⁺ = NEt₄⁺, X⁻ = Br⁻; M⁺ = PPN⁺, X⁻ = Cl⁻) leads under substitution of one CO ligand to new anionic dihalo(tricarbonyl)carbyne-tungsten complexes of the type M⁺ mer-[(X)₂(CO)₃WCNR₂]⁻ (M⁺ = NEt₄⁺, X = Br, R = ^c hex; M⁺ = PPN⁺, X = Cl, R = ^c hex, ⁱ pr), whose composition and structure were determined by elemental analysis as well as by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. In the anionic carbyne complexes the entered halogen ligand, coordinated in a cis position relative to the carbyne ligand on the metal, can be easily substituted by neutral nucleophiles, as the reaction of PPN⁺ mer-[(Cl)₂(CO)₃WCN^chex₂]⁻ with PPh₃ demonstrates yielding the neutral carbyne complex mer-[Cl(CO)₃(PPh₃)WCN^chex₂].     

磷钨酸插层MgAl水滑石层间距的调变及催化酯化脱酸性能

通过改变离子交换温度和时间合成了具有不同层间距的磷钨酸(H_3PW_(12)O_(40),HPW)插层MgAl水滑石(LDHs),采用XRD、FT-IR、Raman、~(31)P MAS NMR、ICP-AES和Hammett指示剂-正丁胺滴定法等表征其性质,并研究其对模型原油的催化酯化脱酸性能。高的离子交换温度有利于形成较大的层间距(d_(003)约1.46 nm),较长的交换时间有利于形成较小的层间距(d_(003)约1.05 nm)。不同的层间距源自HPW在层间不同的存在形式,P_2W_(18)O_(62)~(6-)以C_2轴倾斜于层板和PW_(11)O_(39)~(7-)以C_2轴垂直于层板的方式排列于层间时,形成d_(003)约1.46 nm的层间距;PW_(12)O_(40)~(3-)与层板发生嫁接,并以C_2轴垂直于层板的方向排列于层间时,形成d_(003)约1.05 nm的层间距。层间P_2W_(18)O_(62)~(6-)和PW_(11)O_(39)~(7-)能产生更高比例的中强酸中心,同时大的层间距有利于反应物扩散进入层间与酸中心接触,能够提高LDHs的催化酯化脱酸性能。     

Ab Initio Studies on the Structure and Binding Interaction of M~ CO_2(M=Sc,Ti…Zn)

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Biopolymer-layered polysilicate micro/nanocomposite based on chitosan intercalated in magadiite

On the basis of their high adsorption and cation exchange capacity, swelling potential and low toxicity, layered sodium silicate magadiite (Na–magadiite) is an attractive solid for intercalation of polymers. This study envisages the intercalation of cationic biopolymer chitosan (Chit) in Na–magadiite to prepare a Chit/magadiite micro/nanocomposite. Characterisation of starting-magadiite, pure chitosan and Chit/magadiite were investigated using powder X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy and thermal analysis. XRD confirmed that the chitosan had been intercalated into the interlayer space of magadiite by increasing the basal spacing, d₀₀₁ from 15.6 Å to 21.45 Å. The presence of characteristic bands of biopolymer and layered silicate in Chit/magadiite were confirmed by FTIR analysis. The thermal stability of micro/nanocomposite was evaluated by thermogravimetry analysis. The results suggested the formation of electrostatic interactions by protonated amine groups with the negatively charged magadiite surface as well as intercalation in the form of a predominant monolayer arrangement of chitosan chains in layered silicate magadiite.     

Design optimized intermixed phase by tuning polymer-fullerene intercalation for free charge generation

The content of the polymer/PCBM intermixed phase was tuned through the polymer solution conformation by aging. Furthermore, the quantitative relationship between the charge separation and the content of intermixed phase was established.     

Benzocarbazole anions intercalated layered double hydroxide and its tunable fluorescence

Luminescent benzocarbazole anions (BCZC) intercalated into the interlayer region of Mg-Al-layered double hydroxides (BCZC/LDH) with different layered charge densities (LCD) were prepared. The structure and chemical composition of the composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), infrared spectra (FT-IR), UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The photoemission behavior of BCZC in the LDH matrix with high (Mg/Al ratio = 1.801) and low (Mg/Al ratio = 3.132) LCD is similar to that of BCZC solid and aqueous solution states respectively, indicating that the luminescence performances of the intercalated dye anions can be tuned by adjusting the LCD of the LDH layer. Moreover, the thermal stability and stacking order of BCZC are largely improved upon intercalation, and the BCZC/LDH thin film exhibits well polarized luminescence with the luminescent anisotropy of 0.15-0.20. In addition, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was employed to calculate the basal spacing and molecular arrangement of the intercalated BCZC within the LDH matrix. The simulation results show that the distribution of BCZC anions is much broader in the gallery of Mg-Al-LDH with high LCD, while BCZC anions exhibit a more ordered arrangement in LDH with low LCD. Furthermore, the radial distribution functions of interlayer water molecules were also studied. Based on the combination of experiment and theoretical simulation, this work provides a detailed understanding of the tunable photoluminescence, orientation and diffusion behavior of the luminescent molecules confined within the gallery of a 2D inorganic matrix.     

Crystallization of Ammonium Nitrate Under Organised Monolayers at Air-Aqueous Interface

The crystallization of NH₄NO₃ under compressed Langmuir monolayers of carboxybe-taine(C₂₂N₃COO^-),C₂₂H₁₅N(CH₂)₃(CH₂)₃COO^--[C₂₂N₃COO^-] and dioleoyl-L-a-lecithin(DOPC) was studied by means of π-A. ΔV-A and fluorescence microscopy (FM). The surface pressure, surface potential and molecular area of C₂₂N₃COO^- were decreased on the NH₄NO₃ solution subphase. The surface pressure and molecular area of DOPC was increased. The surface potential of DOPC was decreased. We can directly observe the surface crystallization of NH₄NO₃ by FM. The results revaled that C₂₂N₃COO^- monolayer was the promoter of NH₄NO₃ surface crystallization. In contrast,DOPC monolayer was the inhibitor of the surface crystallization of NH₄NO₃.     

Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes:A New Solid-state Approach

In recent years, investigation on layered double hydroxide materials (LDHs, anionic clays) becomes an active field in layered materials research owing to their many important applications^[1-7]. Among the LDHs, hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTlcs) have attracted great attention due to their synthetic flexibility in preparing catalyst and ceramic precursors, and in tailor-making adsorbents, medicine stabilizers, and ion exchangers^[1,2]. In the structure of HTlcs, divalent and trivalent cations are located in the center of oxygen octahedron formed by six hydroxyl groups of the two-dimensional brucite-like sheets^[1,2]. To balance the extra charges carried by trivalent cations, anions have to be intercalated into the inter-brucite-like-sheet space (interlayer space) during the synthesis, which leads to the formation of a sandwich-like structure alternatively stacked in vertical direction of the sheets (c-axis), forming a 3D structure.     

钠锰比对NaxMnO2的性能和钠离子脱嵌过程的影响

采用高温固相法合成了Na_xMnO₂,并用X-射线衍射、X-射线光电子能谱、场发射扫描电镜、循环伏安、电化学阻抗谱和恒流充放电技术研究了钠锰比对材料的形态结构、电化学性能和钠离子脱嵌过程的影响. 结果表明,Na_xMnO₂ 主要由Na_0.7MnO₂ 和Na_0.91MnO₂ 组成,且Na_0.91MnO₂ 的量随着钠锰比的增加而增加. 随着钠锰比的增加,SEI 膜扩散、界面电化学反应和固相扩散的活化能先减少后增大,而材料的放电比容量则先增大后减少. 当钠锰比为0.80 时,合成的材料1C 倍率下首次放电比容量为152.8 mAh·g^-1,50 次循环容量保持率为80.6%,5C 大倍率下放电比容量为88.3 mAh·g^-1,表现出了良好的循环性能和倍率性,相应的SEI 膜扩散、界面电化学反应和固相扩散过程的活化能分别为68.23、40.07 和57.62 KJ·mol^-1.     

超分子结构姜黄素插层镁铝水滑石的组装、结构及缓释性能

以镁铝水滑石为主体, 以中药提取物姜黄素为客体, 由共沉淀法、离子交换法和焙烧复原法三种不同方法组装得到超分子结构复合材料——姜黄素插层镁铝水滑石. 并用XRD, IR, HPLC等手段对该材料进行了表征. 结果表明, 共沉淀法和离子交换法成功组装得到两种不同结构的姜黄素插层产物, 使材料的层间距扩大为0.82～1.36 nm, 层间客体姜黄素阴离子是以平行或者单层垂直的定位方向排列于层间的. 考察了该材料在不同pH值的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中的缓释性能, 其缓释历程为客体阴离子与介质中 的离子交换过程. 该研究指出了阴离子层状材料——水滑石在中药释释剂领域的应用潜力.