Adiabatic and nonadiabatic dynamics in the CH3(CD3)+HCl reaction

The scattering dynamics leading to the formation of Cl (2P(3/2)) and Cl* (2P(1/2)) products of the CH(3)+HCl reaction (at a mean collision energy =22.3 kcal mol(-1)) and the Cl (2P(3/2)) products of the CD(3)+HCl reaction (at =19.4 kcal mol(-1)) have been investigated by using photodissociation of CH(3)I and CD(3)I as sources of translationally hot methyl radicals and velocity map imaging of the Cl atom products. Image analysis with a Legendre moment fitting procedure demonstrates that, in all three reactions, the Cl/Cl* products are mostly forward scattered with respect to the HCl in the center-of-mass (c.m.) frame but with a backward scattered component. The distributions of the fraction of the available energy released as translation peak at f(t)=0.31-0.33 for all the reactions, with average values that lie in the range =0.42-0.47. The detailed analysis indicates the importance of collision energy in facilitating the nonadiabatic transitions that lead to Cl* production. The similarities between the c.m.-frame scattering and kinetic energy release distributions for Cl and Cl* channels suggest that the nonadiabatic transitions to a low-lying excited potential energy surface (PES) correlating to Cl* products occur after passage through the transition state region on the ground-state PES. Branching fractions for Cl* are determined to be 0.14+/-0.02 for the CH(3)+HCl reaction and 0.20+/-0.03 for the CD(3)+HCl reaction. The difference cannot be accounted for by changes in collision energy, mass effects, or vibrational excitation of the photolytically generated methyl radical reagents and instead suggests that the low-frequency bending modes of the CD(3)H or CH(4) coproduct are important mediators of the nonadiabatic couplings occurring in this reaction system.     

Images of biological samples undergoing sterilization by a glowdischarge at atmospheric pressure

Among the various industrial uses of the glow discharge at atmospheric pressure (GDAP), biological applications such as sterilization are under investigation. In this paper, we present images of a liquid medium (Luria-Bertani broth with tetracycline) contaminated by Escherichia coli bacteria (strain PER 322) undergoing plasma treatment. In most cases, it is found that an exposure time of two to 20 minutes leads to nearly a complete kill of a 10⁸/ml E. coli population. The treatment time necessary to obtain a complete kill depends on the plasma power density, the type of gas used, the type of bacteria, and the type of medium     

多元络合物显色反应的研究——Ⅰ.稀土-铬天青S-1, 10-邻菲啰啉-溴化十六烷基三甲铵体系

近年来在分析化学中广泛使用多元络合物,它的优越性在于提高了反应的灵敏度和选择性.在三元络合物中,一般说来,混合配位体络合物(混配络合物)的选择性较好,而胶束增溶络合物(胶溶络合物)的灵敏度较高,这在稀土多元络合物的显色反应中也表现得很明显.为了提高多元络合物显色反应的灵敏度和改善选择性,我们设想把混配络合物和胶溶络合物统一在一个多元络合物体系中.胶溶络合物中以三苯甲烷染料研究最多,其中应用较广的是铬天青S和铬菁R,因此,我们对稀土-铬天青S-1,10-邻菲啰啉-溴化十六烷基三甲铵四元络合物的显色反应进行系统的研究.     

Effects of phenolic compounds on gelation behavior of gelatin gels

The effects of phenolic additives on the gelation behavior of gelatin gels were investigated using thermomechanical analysis (TMA) for study of gel‐melting temperature, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) for study of gel‐storage modulus and gel‐aging stability, viscometry for study of gelation time, and texture analyzer for study of gel strength and gel melting. Thermodynamically, the addition of 1,3‐benzenediol, 1,4‐benzenediol or 1,3,5‐benzenetriol favored the gelation process of gelatin solutions (increases in T_m and aging stability) due to the introduction of extra physical crosslinks among gelatin chains through hydrogen bonding, while the addition of 1,2‐benzenediol had a negative effect (decreases in T_m and aging stability) possibly due to intra‐hydrogen bonding of the additive molecule itself. All the phenolic compounds had little effect on gel moduli. Kinetically, the introduction of 1,2‐benzenediol or 1,4‐benzenediol slowed the gelation process, while introduction of catechin, a polyphenol, accelerated the first stage of the gelation process. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 224–231, 2001     

Observations of crystallization and melting in poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends by hot-stage atomic-force microscopy

The binary blend of poly(ethylene oxide)/atactic poly(methyl methacrylate) is examined using hot-stage atomic-force microscopy (AFM) in conjunction with differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy. It was found possible to follow in real time the melting process, which reveals itself to be nonuniform. This effect is ascribed to the presence of lamellae having different thicknesses. The crystallization process of poly(ethylene oxide) from the miscible melt is also followed in real time by AFM, affording detailed images of the impingement of adjacent spherulites and direct observation of lamellar growth and subsequent polymer solidification in the interlamellar space.© 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Polym. Sci. B Polym. Phys. 36: 2643–2651, 1998     

Cd对纤锌矿ZnO极化特性的影响以及Zn0.75Cd0.25O/ZnO界面能带偏差的第一性原理研究

基于第一性原理GGA+U方法研究了Zn1-xCdxO合金的品格常数以及自发极化随Cd组分x的变化关系,其中极化特性的计算采用Berry-phase方法,同时计算了禁带宽度随Cd组分x的变化关系,并得到了能隙弯曲参数0.69.此外,通过计算宏观平均静电势的方法得到了(5 +3)Cd0.25Cd0.750/ZnO超晶格界面处的价带偏差为0.13 eV,导带偏差与价带偏差的比值为4/13,并且Zn1-xCdxO/ZnO界面两侧能带呈现Ⅰ型排列,这些研究结果将对Zn1-xCdxO/ZnO界面二维电子气的设计与优化起到重要作用.     

第二类Feigenbaum函数方程凸解的构造

考虑第二类Feigenbaum函数方程{f（x）=1/λf（f（λx））,0〈λ〈1,f（0）=1,0≤f（x）≤1,x∈[0,1]对于给定的初始函数,利用构造性方法讨论上述方程的连续凸解、C^1-凸解和C^2-凸解的存在性及唯一性.     

Formation of methanol from methane and water in an electrical discharge

Matrix isolation FTIR experiments have shown that methanol is a major product when argon gas doped with water and methane is exposed to an electrical discharge and condensed to a solid matrix at 11 K. Experiments with (2)H, (17)O and (18)O-labeled isotopologues show the mechanism for the methanol production is likely to be insertion of an excited oxygen atom in the (1)D state into a C-H bond of a methane molecule. In light of these experiments, the possibility of oxygen atom insertion into methane should be considered as a possible mechanism for the production of methanol in interstellar ices.     

Enhanced integrin mediated signaling and cell cycle progression on fibronectin mimetic peptide amphiphile monolayers

In recent years, a variety of biomimetic constructs have emerged which mimic the bioactive sequences found in the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins such as fibronectin (FN) that promote cell adhesion as well as proliferation on artificially functionalized interfaces. Much interest lies in investigating the ability of the ECM mimetic materials in regulating a number of vital cell functions including differentiation, gene expression, migration, and proliferation. A peptide amphiphile PR_b containing both the cell adhesive GRGDSP and synergistic PHSRN peptide sequences was developed in our group that was shown to support enhanced cell proliferation and ECM FN secretion as compared to GRGDSP and FN functionalized interfaces. In this study, we have investigated the binding affinity of the PR_b peptide ligand with the FN cell surface receptor, the α(5)β(1) integrin. We compared PR_b functionalized surfaces with FN and BSA coated surfaces and GRGDSP functionalized surfaces in terms of promoting intracellular signaling cascades that are essential for enhanced cellular activity. Specifically, we studied the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) at tyrosine residues Y397 and Y576 and the formation of cyclin D1, both of which are intracellular markers of integrin mediated attachment of cells, signaling pathways, and progression of cell cycle. FAK and cyclin D1 encourage enhanced cell proliferation, differentiation, and gene expression. Our results show that the PR_b peptide ligand has a specific and strong binding affinity for the α(5)β(1) integrin with a dissociation constant of 76.3 ± 6.3 nM. The PR_b peptide ligands supported enhanced FAK phosphorylation activity and increased cyclin D1 formation as compared to the widely used GRGDSP ligand, the native protein FN (positive control), and BSA nonadhesive surfaces (negative control). These results encourage the use of the FN mimetic PR_b peptide in functionalizing biomaterials for potential tissue engineering and therapeutic applications.