Utilizing inverse micelles to synthesize calcium phosphate nanoparticles as nano-carriers

The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of the inverse micelles (IM) technique in producing protein-loaded calcium phosphate nanoparticles (CaP NPs), and to compare this technique with the conventional co-precipitation (co-ppt) technique. In this study, bovine serum albumin and lysozyme were used as model proteins. The results show that CaP NPs produced by IM were shown to be spherical and homogenous in size of ~50 nm. Protein loading efficiency of the IM technique was shown to be much higher than CaP NPs synthesized through co-ppt technique. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that proteins were not adsorbed onto the surface of IM-synthesized CaP NPs, which suggested that the proteins were entrapped within the particle matrix. Release studies show that protein release was more rapid at lower pH conditions (pH 5 and 6) than at physiological pH of 7.4. A burst release was observed for co-ppt CaP NPs, while a continuous release of protein was observed for IM-produced CaP NPs. This study shows the superiority of the IM technique in preparing pH responsive CaP NPs as nano-carriers.     

亚波长金属线栅的设计、制备及偏振成像实验研究

针对红外偏振成像系统,运用等效介质理论,在氟化钙基底上设计了周期为200 nm,深度为100 nm的金属铝栅.模拟计算结果表明,设计的金属铝栅在中红外(3—5 μm)和远红外(8—12 μm)双波段范围内,以及±20°的视场范围内能够提供大于35dB的消光比.利用电子束曝光、反应离子束刻蚀、等离子去胶等工艺完成了金属铝栅的制作.将金属铝栅放在中波红外热像仪前,得到了目标轮廓清晰的偏振图像. 关键词： 亚波长衍射光栅 偏振成像 等效介质理论     

基于稀疏非负矩阵分解和支持向量机的海洋溢油近红外光谱鉴别分析

提出一种海洋溢油近红外光谱特征提取与种类鉴别新方法.海面溢油种类鉴别对现场应急处置方案的制定和可疑溢油源的追踪具有重要意义.采用傅里叶变换近红外光谱仪测定汽油、柴油、煤油三类模拟海洋溢油样本的近红外光谱,基于稀疏非负矩阵分解算法对光谱进行特征提取,采用五重交义检验,对210个样本进行训练,建立基于支持向量机的溢油光谱定...     

Entanglement Dynamics of the Mixed Two-qubit System in Different Noisy Channels

We investigate the entanglement dynamics of the two-qubit entanglement quantum system when they transmitted through the Pauli channels and the depolarizing channel both independently or collectively. Making use of the concurrence we found that the entanglement of a kind of mixed two-qubit system defined in this paper can be preserved in the collective Pauli σ _y noise channel, but the entanglement of the other kind of mixed two-qubit system can be preserved in the collective Pauli σ _z noise channel. Meanwhile, our quantum systems will undergoing the entanglement sudden death (ESD) in collective depolarizing channel when they return to the maximally entangled Bell states. The reason is the Landblad operators in depolarizing channel are non-commuting operators and this finding is in accord with the previous study.     

Focusing effect of a graded index photonic crystal lens

We present a new graded-index photonic crystal (GRIN PhC) structure which can be made by laser interference lithography (LIL). It can be applied as miniaturized focusing lens. Numerical simulations are carried out on the structures with different widths, lengths, and modulations. In the qualitative analysis of the focal length, focusing of a GRIN PhC was proved to originate from both the graded sizes of the rods and multimode interference. Multimode interference dominates the focusing effect when a GRIN PhC has a small length or a small difference in the rod sizes. Intensity distributions in different cases were given to support the conclusion.     

Structure,equation of state and elasticity of crystalline HNIW by molecular dynamics simulations

We have performed theoretical investigations on the structure, equation of state (EOS), elasticity, and mechanical properties of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-Hexanitrohexaazaisowurzitane (HNIW) energetic material by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The lattice parameters and equations of state of the four polymorphs (ε-, γ-, β-, and α-HNIW) under high pressure are calculated. Our calculated results agree with the previous experiments and theoretical calculations. Meanwhile, the elastic constants and some other mechanical properties of the most stable ε-HNIW under high pressure and temperature are predicted successfully.     

Power scaling of printed-circuit-board preionized TEA CO2 laser up to 3.6 kW

A high average power, high-repetition-rate TEA CO₂ laser employing printed-circuit-board preionizer is described. The power scaling of this preionization configuration has been demonstrated. The average output power reaches 3.6 kW at pulse repetition rate of 180 pps. Furthermore, the scaling-up ability of the rotating spark gap as high-voltage switch for high-average-power gas laser has been validated.     

密度泛函理论计算内掺氢分子富勒烯H2@C60及其二聚体的几何结构和电子结构

采用密度泛函理论中的广义梯度近似(generalized gradient approximation, 简称GGA),对内掺氢分子富勒烯H2@C60及其二聚体的几何结构和电子结构进行了计算研究.发现无论是在H2@C60单体,还是在其二聚体中,氢倾向以分子形式存在于碳笼中心处,且在室温下氢分子可以做自由旋转.电子结构分析表明,氢分子掺入到C60和C120中,仅对距离费米能级以下-8eV至-5eV能级处有一定的贡献,其他能级的分布和能隙几乎没有变化.     

Spin texture and magnetoroton excitations at nu=1/3

Neutral spin texture (ST) excitations at nu=1/3 are directly observed for the first time by resonant inelastic light scattering. They are determined to involve two simultaneous spin flips. At low magnetic fields, the ST energy is below that of the magnetoroton minimum. With increasing in-plane magnetic field these mode energies cross at a critical ratio of the Zeeman and Coulomb energies of eta(c)=0.020+/-0.001. Surprisingly, the intensity of the ST mode grows with temperature in the range in which the magnetoroton modes collapse. The temperature dependence is interpreted in terms of a competition between coexisting phases supporting different excitations. We consider the role of the ST excitations in activated transport at nu=1/3.     

Surface-enhanced resonant Raman spectroscopy (SERRS) of single-walled carbon nanotubes absorbed on the Ag-coated anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) surface

In this paper, we developed a new kind of substrate, the silver-coated anodic aluminum oxide (AAO), to investigate the characters of surface-enhanced resonant Raman scattering (SERRS) of the dilute single-walled carbon nanotubes. Homogeneous Ag-coated AAO substrate was obtained by decomposing the AgNO₃ on the surface of AAO. single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were directly grown onto this substrate through floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition method (CVD). SERRS of SWNTs was carried out using several different wavelength lasers. The bands coming from metallic SWNTs were significantly enhanced. The two SERRS mechanisms, the “electromagnetic” and “chemical” mechanism, were mainly responsible for the experiment results.