Electrochemical current rectifier as a highly sensitive and selective cytosensor for cancer cell detection

Signal amplification originating from electrochemical current rectifier (ECR) was firstly applied to construct a cytosensor for rapid and non-invasive detection of folate receptor-rich cancer cells with high sensitivity. It exhibits a broad linear range with a detection limit as low as 10 cells mL(-1) even in the presence of a large number of normal cells.     

Solvent-free and catalyst-free method for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazoles under microwave irradiation

A facile procedure for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazoles is being reported starting from benzil, aromatic aldehyde and ammonium acetate. The reactions were carried out with catalyst-free, solvent-free and under microwave irradiation conditions in high yield (80–99%) with short time (3–5 min) and environmental benign, as well as convenient operation. The structures of the compounds have been confirmed on the basis of their IR, ¹H NMR, and/or ¹³C NMR, MS, and elemental analyzer.     

The Mosaic Structure of Zeolite Crystals

Zeolites are widely used in many commercial processes, mostly as catalysts or adsorbents. Understanding their intimate structure at the nanoscale is the key to control their properties and design the best materials for their ever increasing uses. Herein, we report a new and controllable fluoride treatment for the non‐discriminate extraction of zeolite framework cations. This sheds new light on the sub‐structure of commercially relevant zeolite crystals: they are segmented along defect zones exposing numerous nanometer‐sized crystalline domains, separated by low‐angle boundaries, in what were apparent single‐crystals. The concentration, morphology, and distribution of such domains analyzed by electron tomography indicate that this is a common phenomenon in zeolites, independent of their structure and chemical composition. This is a milestone to better understand their growth mechanism and rationally design superior catalysts and adsorbents.     

Removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous solutions by carboxyl-rich hydrothermal carbon spheres through low-temperature heat treatment in air

Carboxyl-rich hydrothermal carbon spheres were prepared by simply heating pristine hydrothermal carbon spheres (HCSs) at lower temperature in air, and the textural properties were characterized using Boehm titrations, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR) and elemental-analysis. The result of Boehm titrations indicated that the content of carboxyl groups on HCSs increased significantly from 0.53 to 3.81 mmol/g after heat-treatment at 300 °C, which was also confirmed by FT-IR and EA qualitatively. The ability of heat-treated HCSs has been explored for the removal and recovery of uranium from aqueous solutions, and the influences of different experimental parameters, such as heat-treatment temperature, contact time and ionic strength, on adsorption were investigated. The U(VI) sorption capacity of HCSs increased from 55.0 to 179.95 mg/g after heat-treatment at 300 °C for 5 h. Selective adsorption studies showed that the heat-treated HCSs could selectively remove U(VI), and the selectivity coefficients were improved after heat-treatment in the presence of co-existing ions, Na(I), Ni(II), Sr(II), Mn(II), Mg(II) and Zn(II). The adsorbent HCSs could be effectively regenerated by 0.05 mol/L HCl solution for the removal and recovery of U(VI). Complete removal (99.0 %) of U(VI) from 1.0 L industry wastewater containing 15.0 mg U(VI) ions was possible with 5.0 g heat-treated HCSs. In addition, a reaction mechanism for newly generating carboxyl groups on pristine HCSs surface during heat-treatment process and uranyl ion interaction with carboxyl-rich hydrothermal carbon spheres were also supposed.     

Partial Carbamoylation of Cellulose Microspheres:a New Method to Prepare Adsorbents for Liquid Chromatography简

Micron-sized cellulose microspheres were prepared through sol-gel method using NaOH/urea solution to dissolve cellulose, then cross-linked by 1,6-hexanylene diisocyanate （HDI）, toluene 2,4-diisocyanate （TDI） and 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate （PDI）, respectively. The reaction conditions for partial modification of the microspheres were studied. The degree of substitution （DS） in cellulose was controlled by adjusting the reaction conditions. HDI-crosslinked microspheres were partially modified with phenyl isocyanate to obtain chiral stationary phases （CSPs）. The CSPs of a lower degree of crosslinking （DC） showed better chiral recognition ability than those of a higher DC. Meanwhile the CSPs prepared by pre- modification exhibited better chiral recognition ability than those prepared by pre-crosslinking.     

二氧化碳基脂肪族聚碳酸酯的功能化研究进展

简要介绍了二氧化碳基塑料的工业化进程,同时针对当前二氧化碳共聚物结构中缺少可反应基团、难以进行化学修饰导致的品种和功能单一、亲水性差等问题,介绍了二氧化碳基脂肪族聚碳酸酯的功能化研究进展,主要包括侧链含有双键、碳酸酯键和液晶基团的侧基功能化二氧化碳共聚物的合成与性能研究,以及二氧化碳共聚物的亲水性调制和刺激响应行为探索,试图为丰富二氧化碳基聚碳酸酯结构和性能提供借鉴.     

气相色谱-质谱法同时测定葡萄酒中13种防腐剂

采用气相色谱-质谱法同时测定了葡萄酒中的乙酸、丙酸、富马酸二甲酯(DMF)、2,6-二叔丁基对甲酚(BHT)、山梨酸、脱氢乙酸、苯甲酸、叔丁基羟基茴香醚(BHA)、对羟基苯甲酸甲酯、对羟基苯甲酸乙酯、对羟基苯甲酸丙酯、对羟基苯甲酸丁酯、4-苯基苯酚共等13种防腐剂,建立了测定方法。样品以乙醚作为提取溶剂,饱和NaCl溶液作为释放剂,提取后乙醚层经无水Na2SO4脱水干燥过滤,旋转蒸发仪上浓缩至近干,定容后进行分析。采用程序升温,将13种防腐剂完全分离,平均回收率为84%～107%,检出限为0.10～1.46 mg/kg,RSD(n=7)为0.8%～5.4%。     

Single‐Molecule Detection Reveals Knot Sliding in TrmD Denaturation

An increasing number of proteins are found to contain a knot in their polypeptide chain. Although some studies have looked into the folding mechanism of knotted proteins, why and how these complex topologies form are still far from being fully answered. Moreover, no experimental information about how the knot moves during the protein‐folding process is available. Herein, by combining single‐molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) experiments with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we performed a detailed study to characterize the knot in the denatured state of TrmD, a knotted tRNA (guanosine‐1) methyltransferase from Escherichia coli, as a model system. We found that the knot still existed in the unfolded state of TrmD, consistent with the results for two other knotted proteins, YibK and YbeA. More interestingly, both smFRET experiments and MD simulations revealed that the knot slid towards the C‐terminal during the unfolding process, which could be explained by the relatively strong interactions between the β‐sheet core at the N terminal of the native knot region. The size of the knot in the unfolded state is not larger than that in the native state. In addition, the knot slid in a “downhill” mode with simultaneous chain collapse in the denatured state.     

羟基自由基引发的马来酸酐聚合反应机理AM1研究

用AM1方法计算了马来酸酐、羟基自由基及其加成产物α-羟基丁二酸酐基自由基的电子结构、电荷分布和键级.应用前线轨道理论和成键三原则研究了羟基自由基引发下马来酸酐聚合过程中α-羟基丁二酸酐基自由基活性中间体参与反应的可能性及其自由基聚合反应机理.计算结果表明:马来酸酐基态分子的HOMO和LUMO分别对应于双键CC的成键π-MO和反键π -MO;马来酸酐的羟基自由基加成反应活化能计算值为55 7kJ/mol;马来酸酐在羟基自由基引发下的自由基聚合产物是链式结构,与实验事实相符.