Impact of strain induced by polymer curing in benzocyclobutene embedded semiconductor nanostructures

Polymers such as benzocyclobutene are commonly used as embedding materials for semiconductor nanostructures. During the curing process of the polymer up to 250 °C, a significant impact of strain can be induced on the embedded semiconductor material due to different thermal expansion coefficients. This strain has been revealed by X‐ray diffraction in free‐standing GaAs nanowires grown on a silicon substrate, embedded in a polymer matrix. It will be shown that this strain is released during the X‐ray irradiation if additionally an external static electric field is applied.

     

Oscillating Poiseuille flow in photo‐aligned liquid crystal cells

We present an experimental study of thin liquid crystal (LC) layers under the action of a harmonically varied pressure gradient. Optical measurements were performed to register the linear oscillations of a nematic director related to homeotropic and homeoplanar (hybrid) initial states. In the latter case one of the inner surfaces of the rectangular channels was treated by ultraviolet light to provide a relatively weak planar anchoring. The optical response of hybrid and homeotropic LC cells under an oscillating pressure gradient was investigated in relation to on the amplitude and frequency of the pressure gradient. A hydrodynamic model is developed taking into account the LC polar anchoring strength and the surface viscosity responsible for a fast LC surface dynamics. Our estimates show that the thickness of the boundary layer corresponding to the surface viscosity does not exceed 10^?6 m, and further experiments are needed with thinner LC cells and higher frequency oscillations to achieve a more precise value. An oscillating Poiseuille flow in the hybrid cell was found to be useful for characterizing elastic and viscous properties of a weakly anchoring LC surface layer in a fast surface dynamic process.     

Synthesis and Reactions of 2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-Acetyl-1-S-(N-Acylaminoacyl)-1-Thio-β-D-Glucopyranoses

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Fully acetylated 1-thio-β-D-glucopyranosyl esters of N-protected amino acids (4–13) were prepared in high yields by condensation of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranose (1) with a pentachlorophenyl esters of N-protected amino acids (2) in the presence of imidazole, or bN-protected amino acids (3) in the presence of DCC + imidazole. High tendency of the S-acyl aglycon group in 4–13 to undergo S → O and S → N migrations was demonstrated in reactions with several alcohols and amines.     

Validated Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Lamotrigine in Tablets and Human Plasma Through Derivatization with <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">o</Emphasis>-phthalaldehyde

A sensitive, simple and selective spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the determination of Lamotrigine (LMT) in pharmaceutical formulations and biological fluids. The method is based on reaction of LMT with o-phthalaldehyde in presence of 2-mercaptoethanol in borate buffer of pH 9.8 to yield a highly fluorescent derivative that is measured at 448 nm after excitation at 337 nm. The different experimental parameters affecting the development and stability of the reaction product were carefully studied and optimized. The fluorescence-concentration plot was rectilinear over the range of 0.1–1.0 μg ml⁻¹ with lower limit of detection (LOD) 0.02 μg ml⁻¹ and limit of quantification (LOQ) 0.06 μg ml⁻¹ respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to the the analysis of commercial tablets. Statistical comparison of the results obtained by the proposed and reference method revealed no significant difference in the performance of the two methods regarding the accuracy and precision respectively. The proposed method was further extended to the in-vitro and in-vivo determination of the drug in spiked and real human plasma. The mean percentage recoveries in spiked and real human plasma (n = 3) were 95.78 ± 1.37 and 90.93 ± 2.34 respectively. Interference arising from co-administered drugs was also studied. A proposal for the reaction pathway with o-phthalaldehyde was postulated.     

Simultaneous Determination of Ritodrine and Isoxsuprine Using Coupling Technique of Synchronous Fluorimetry and H-Point Standard Addition Method

Simultaneous determination of two structurally related ß₂ adrenergic receptor agonists namely, Ritodrine HCl (RTH) and Isoxsuprine HCl (ISP) was performed using coupling technique of synchronous fluorimetry and H-point standard addition method. Under optimum conditions, linear determination ranges were 1.48 – 14.80?×?10^?6 mol L^?1 and 1.54 – 15.44?×?10^?6 mol L^?1 for ISP and RTH respectively. RTH and ISP could be determined simultaneously without interference from each other when their concentration ratio varies from 5:1 to 1:5 in the mixed sample. The proposed method was applied to the determination of RTH and ISP in synthetic mixture of pharmaceutical samples, the accuracy and precision of the results were satisfactory.     

[(η5-C5HR4)CuCO] (R = CHMe2) – A Remarkably Stable Copper Carbonyl Complex and its Reaction with P4

Carbonyl(tetraisopropylcyclopentadienyl)copper has been synthesized and isolated and can be stored at room temperature for several days. [(C₅HR₄)Cu(CO)] (R = CHMe₂) has been characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, C,H analysis, mass spectrometry, and IR spectroscopy. Its reaction with white phosphorus yields a mixture of [(C₅HR₄)Cu(η²-P₄)] with edge-opened P₄ coordinated to a Cu^III atom and [(C₅HR₄)Cu(μ,η^2:1-P₄)Cu(C₅HR₄)] with an additional Cu(C₅HR₄) fragment coordinated to one atom of the P₄ ligand (R = CHMe₂).