Effects of carbon nanotubes on dynamic mechanical property,thermal property,and crystal structure of poly(L‐lactic acid)

Effects of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on the dynamic mechanical property, thermal property, and crystal structure of poly(L ‐lactic acid) (PLLA) were investigated. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) found that CNT via grafting modification with PLLA (CNT‐g‐PLLA) could result in effective reinforcing effects. Tan δ of DMA found that CNT‐g‐PLLA was compatible with the PLLA matrix, giving a single T_g of the composite with a higher CNT‐g‐PLLA loading giving a higher T_g of the composite. Wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) data demonstrated that CNT could assist the disorder‐to‐order (α′‐to‐α) transition in PLLA crystals but did not lead to a more compact chain packing of the crystal lattice in PLLA composites than in pure PLLA. The equilibrium melting temperature (T) obtained from Hoffman‐Weeks plots were found to increase with increasing CNT‐g‐PLLA content. Small angle X‐ray scattering data revealed that thicknesses of crystal layer and amorphous layer of PLLA both decreased with increasing CNT contents. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 145–152, 2010     

Aminocadambines A and B, two novel indole alkaloids from Neolamarckia cadamba

Two novel monoterpenoid indole alkaloids, aminocadambines A (1) and B (2), characterized by tetrahydrofuran and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine rings, were isolated from the leaves of Neolamarckia cadamba. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic and computational methods. The absolute configuration of 1 was established by CD analysis. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for 1 and 2 is proposed.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Photoluminescence of a Three-dimensional Zinc(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer with(20~3)_2(20)_3 Topology

The title compound,[Zn2(H2C4BIm)(ox)2]·2H2O(1,H2C4BIm = 2,2'-(1,4-bu-tanediyl)bis(1H-benzimidazole),has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of Zn(NO3)2·6H2O with H2C4BIm and Na2C2O4 in water solution.It crystallizes in the triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 9.445(9),b = 9.598(9),c = 14.962(14) ,α = 72.160(10),β = 79.905(12),γ = 83.680(11)°,Mr = 633.18,V = 1269(2) 3,Z = 2,Dc = 1.657 g/cm3,F(000) = 644,μ = 1.953 mm-1,the final R = 0.0671 and wR = 0.1689.X-ray crystal structure analysis revealed that 1 is a 3D network with(203)2(20)3 topology in which the ZnII atom can be considered as a 3-connected node and both ox2-and H2C4BIm serve as the linear linkers.     

Optical phase modulators using deformable waveguides actuated by micro-electro-mechanical systems

An optical phase modulator is presented by using micro-electro-mechanical systems to actuate deformable silicon waveguides. Via mechanically stretching the waveguide length, the optical path is extended, resulting in a phase shift. The experimental results show that a phase shift of near 0.4π is achieved at 200 V for both TE- and TM-polarized waves by cascading six phase modulation units, agreeing well with the theoretical prediction. The power consumption is estimated to be smaller than 0.2 mW at 200 V, mainly resulting from the leakage current.     

Synchronization of the chaotic secure communication system with output state delay

In this paper, we utilize a proper Lyapunov function and Lyapunov theorem, combined with LMIs method, in order to design a controller L, which ensures the synchronization between the transmission and the reception ends of the chaotic secure communication system with time-delay of output state. Meanwhile, for the purpose of increasing communication security, we encrypt and decrypt the original to-be-transmitted message with the techniques of n-shift cipher and public key. The result of simulation shows that the proposed method is able to synchronize the transmission and the reception ends of the system, and moreover, to recover the original message at the reception end. Therefore, the method proposed in this paper is effective and feasible to apply in the chaotic secure communication system.     

Inverse nodal and inverse spectral problems for discontinuous boundary value problems

Inverse nodal and inverse spectral problems are studied for second-order differential operators on a finite interval with discontinuity conditions inside the interval. Uniqueness theorems are proved, and a constructive procedure for the solution is provided.     

Model conversions of uncertain linear system using the improved block-pulse function approach

This paper presents an improved block-pulse function approach to convert a continuous-time (respectively, discrete-time) structured uncertain linear system into an equivalent discrete-time (respectively, continuous-time) structured uncertain linear model. The concept of the principle of equivalent areas is utilized for the uncertain model conversions. This allows the use of well-established theorems and algorithms in the discrete-time (respectively, continuous-time) domain to indirectly solve the continuous-time (respectively, discrete-time) domain problems. A numerical example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Hybrid control for synchronizing a chaotic system

In this paper, a hybrid control based on pulse width modulator (PWM) is proposed to synchronize a class of master–slave chaotic systems with uncertainties. We use the Genetic Algorithm (GA) together with fuzzy logic to tune the switching time of PWM mode controller such that the output response of master–slave chaotic system can be synchronized. Finally, an example, uncertain master–slave Duffing–Holmes chaos system, is proposed to show the proposed method’s effectiveness for chaotic synchronization.     

磁共振现代射频脉冲理论在非均匀场成像中的应用

在磁共振非均匀场成像中，传统的射频脉冲导致回波信号的衰减.为了减小和消除这种磁共振信号的衰减，在讨论了经典理论的基础上根据非线性动力学中的逆散射理论和Shinnar-Le Roux方法导出了用于非均匀场成像的射频脉冲设计方法.模拟结果表明，采用逆散射理论和Shinnar-Le Roux方法优化的脉冲序列可以明显提高信号的信噪比. 关键词： 磁共振成像 射频脉冲 非线性系统     

On the convergence of the conjugate gradient method for singular capacitance matrix equations from the Neumann problem of the Poisson equation

Summary It is shown analytically in this work that the conjugate gradient method is an efficient means of solving the singular capacitance matrix equations arising from the Neumann problem of the Poisson equation. The total operation count of the algorithm does not exceed constant timesN ²logN(N=1/h) for any bounded domain with sufficiently smooth boundary.Sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. DAAG29-75-C-0024 and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. MCS75-17385. Also partially supported by the Energy Research and Development Administration