A new approach towards tetrahedral imidazolate frameworks for high and selective CO2 uptake

Successful development of a new synthetic approach towards tetrahedral imidazolate frameworks (TIFs) via combining an auxiliary uninegative linker into the zinc-imidazolate tetrahedral assembly leads to new TIF materials (TIF-A1 to TIF-A3) with distinct structural topologies and high CO(2) uptake capacity.     

In-situ synthesis,characterization and antimicrobial activity of viscose fiber loaded with silver nanoparticles

In order to broaden applications of viscose fiber, graft copolymerization of acrylic acid was conducted on its surface followed by in situ loading of Ag nanoparticles (Ag-NPs). The loading amount of Ag-NPs was affected by the concentrations of Ag⁺ and trisodium citrate, and their optimum concentrations were found to be 0.014 and 0.030 g/ml. The Ag-NP-loaded fibers presented a prolonged Ag release behavior in aqueous solution, of which the cumulative release was less than 5 % within 48 h. In addition, the viscose fibers showed good antimicrobial activity against S. aureus, and their consecutive antimicrobial activity was kept at more than 90 % after several washing cycles. Modified viscose fibers, therefore, offer a great opportunity for use as antimicrobial fabrics.     

金属前驱体比例和硫化温度对Cu-Sn-S薄膜特性的影响

使用射频磁控溅射在镀Mo的玻璃基底上制备了Cu/Sn化学计量比为1.4 ～2.0的金属前驱体薄膜.经过400℃、450℃和500 ℃硫化后获得了一系列Cu-Sn-S薄膜.采用X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱、拉曼光谱、原子力显微镜和紫外可见近红外分光光度计对样品进行了表征.结果表明:硫化温度与前驱体中Cu/Sn化学计量比对Cu-Sn-S薄膜的结构、化学组分和光学性能影响较大.当硫化温度为450℃,前驱体中Cu/Sn化学计量比为1.4∶1时,能得到近乎单一相、四方结构的Cu2SnS3薄膜,光学带隙为1.01 eV.过高的Cu/Sn化学计量比或硫化温度都会导致Cu3SnS4或Cu4SnS4的出现.     

Biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging of pancreas cancer

We report on the fabrication and characterization of biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. The anti-cancer antigen 19-9 monoclonal antibody (a cancer-targeting antibody) was conjugated onto the magnetic contrast agents in an effort to detect pancreatic tumor. The structure, size, morphology and magnetic property of the biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles are characterized systematically by means of transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffractometry. Furthermore, the interaction between the nanoparticles and pancreas cancers cells are investigated by atomic force microscope and transmission electron microscopy. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates that the conjugated nanoparticles can effectively target cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that they potentially can be used as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging of pancreas cancer.     

Soft vesicles formed by diblock codendrimers of poly(benzyl ether) and poly(methallyl dichloride)

The synthesis of a block codendrimer (g3-PBE-b-g3-PMDC), composed of a third-generation poly(benzyl ether) (PBE) monodendron and an aliphatic polyether (PMDC) monodendron is reported. In THF/diiospropyl ether (1:1) the PMDC block functions as a "hydrophilic" block, while the PBE acts as a "hydrophobic" block. The codendrimer can form interdigitated layers leading to vesicle formation. Tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the vesicles. The effect of molecular architecture on the formation of the interdigitated layers and vesicles was studied.     

Dielectrophoretic force on a sphere near a planar boundary

The small gap distance separating a spherical colloidal particle in electrophoretic motion from a planar nonconducting surface is a required parameter for calculating its electrophoretic mobility. In the presence of an externally applied electric field, this gap distance is determined by balancing the van der Waals, electrical double layer interaction, and gravitational forces with a dielectrophoretic (DEP) force. Here, the DEP force was determined analytically by integration of the Maxwell stress over the surface of the particle. The account of this force showed that its previous omission from the analysis always resulted in underpredicted gap distances. Furthermore, the DEP force dominated under conditions of low particle density or high electric field strength and led to much higher gap distances on the order of a few microns. In one particular case, a combination of low particle density and small particle size produced two possible equilibrium gap distances for the particle. However, the particle was unstable in the second equilibrium position when subjected to small perturbations. In general, larger particles had smaller gap sizes. The effects of four other parameters on gap distance were studied, and gap distances were found to increase with lower particle density, higher electric field strength, higher particle and wall zeta potentials, and lower Hamaker constants. Retardation effects on van der Waals attraction were considered.     

光散射/荧光比率法测定全氟辛烷磺酸

在pH=1.81的Britton Robinson（BR）缓冲溶液中,全氟辛烷磺酸（PFOS）与罗丹明B（RhB）通过静电引力和疏水作用使RhB的光散射增强,荧光发生猝灭。 利用在普通荧光光度计上单次扫描获得的340 nm处的光散射强度（I340）与596 nm处的荧光强度（F596）之比,建立了测定PFOS的光散射/荧光比率法,检出限（3σ）为17 nmol/L。 方法用于环境水样中PFOS的测定,RSD≤4.2%。     

Dissociation Pathway Analysis of Thymine under Low Energy VUV Photon Excitation

Photon-induced dissociation pathways of thymine are investigated with vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry and theoretical calculations. The photoionization mass spectra of thymine at different photon energy are measured and presented. By selecting suitable photon energy, exclusively molecular ion m/z=126 is obtained. At photon energy of 12.0 eV, the major ionic fragments at m/z=98, 97, 84, 83, 70, and 55 are obtained, which are assigned to C₄H₆N₂₄O⁺、C₄H₅N₂O⁺、C₃H₄N₂O⁺(or C₄H₆NO⁺)、C₄H₅NO⁺、C₂NO₂⁺ and C₃H₅N⁺, respectively. With help of theoretical calculations, the detailed dissociation pathways of thymine at low energy are well established.     

Three New Neolignans and One New Phenylpropanoid from the Leaves and Stems of Toona ciliata var. pubescens

Three new neolignans, (7S,8S,7′E)‐4,9‐dihydroxy‐3,7,3′,9′‐tetramethoxy‐8,4′‐oxyneolign‐7′‐ene ( 1 ), (7R,8S,7′E)‐4, 9‐dihydroxy‐3,7,3′,9′‐tetramethoxy‐8,4′‐oxyneolign‐7′‐ene ( 2 ), (7S,8S,7′E)‐5, 9‐dihydroxy‐3,7,3′,5′,9′‐pentamethoxy‐8,4′‐oxyneolign‐7′‐ene ( 3 ), and one new phenylpropanoid, threo‐5‐hydroxy‐3,7‐dimethoxyphenylpropane‐8,9‐diol ( 4 ), were isolated from the leaves and stems of Toona ciliata var. pubescens. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis, especially 2D‐NMR, HR‐ESI‐MS, and CD data. The antiproliferative activities of these compounds against four tumor cell lines (A549, Colo 205, QGY‐7703, and LOVO) were also evaluated by MTT (=(3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyl‐2H‐tetrazolium bromide) method.