The transient growth of ammonium chloride dendrites

We report measurements of the initial growth and subsequent transient response of dendritic crystals of ammonium chloride grown from supersaturated aqueous solution. Starting from a small, nearly spherical seed held in unstable equilibrium, we lower the temperature to initiate growth. The growth speed and tip radius approach the same steady state values independent of initial seed size. We then explore the response of the growing dendrite to changes in temperature. The crystal adjusts quickly and smoothly to the new growth conditions, maintaining an approximately constant value of vρ² throughout. Dissolving dendrites, on the other hand, are not characterized by the same value of vρ².     

Stability of self-assembled monolayers on titanium and gold

Methyl- and hydroxyl-terminated phosphonic acid self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) were coated on Ti from aqueous solution. Dodecyl phosphate and dodecyltrichlorosilane SAMs were also coated on Ti using solution-phase deposition. The stability of SAMs on Ti was investigated in Tris-buffered saline (TBS) at 37 degrees C using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, contact angle goniometry, and atomic force microscopy. For comparison purposes, a hydroxyl-terminated thiol SAM was coated on Au, and its stability was also investigated under similar conditions. In TBS, a significant proportion of phosphonic acid or phosphate molecules were desorbed from the Ti surface within 1 day, while the trichlorosilane SAM on Ti or thiol SAM on Au was stable for up to 7 days under similar conditions. The stability of hydroxyl-terminated phosphonic acid SAM coated Ti and thiol SAM coated Au was investigated in ambient air and ultraviolet (UV) light. In ambient air, the phosphonic acid SAM on Ti was stable for up to 14 days, while the thiol SAM on Au was not stable for 1 day. Under UV-radiation exposure, the alkyl chains of the phosphonic acid SAM were decomposed, leaving only the phosphonate groups on the Ti surface after 12 h. Under similar conditions, decomposition of alkyl chains of the thiol SAM was observed on the Au surface accompanied by oxidation of thiolates.     

A stereochemical test of a proposed structural feature of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Understanding the gating mechanism of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and similar channels constitutes a significant challenge in chemical neurobiology. In the present work, we use a stereochemical probe to evaluate a proposed pin-into-hydrophobic socket mechanism for the alphaVal46 side chain of the nAChR. Utilizing nonsense suppression methodology we incorporated isoleucine (Ile), O-methyl threonine (Omt) and threonine (Thr) as well as their side chain epimers (the allo counterparts). Surprisingly, our results indicate that only the pro-S methyl group of the alphaVal46 side chain is sensitive to changes in hydrophobicity, consistent with the precise geometrical requirements of the pin-into-socket mechanism.     

Estimating rate constants in a convection-diffusion system with a boundary reaction

While performing biomolecular interaction analysis (BIA), scientistsoften use surface plasmon resonance (SPR) to measure rate constantsof the associated reactions. A mathematical model of a BIAcore^TM,a common SPR device, consists of a convection-diffusion equationin a channel with a reacting surface at the channel ceiling.Asymptotic and singular perturbation techniques are used toanalyse the concentration of the reacting species in two cases:when the reaction occurs much more slowly than diffusion, andwhen the reaction occurs on the same time-scale as diffusion.Linear and nonlinear integral equations result from the analysis;explicit and asymptotic solutions are constructed for physicallyrealizable cases. These expressions provide a direct way toestimate the rate constants from raw data.     

一种新型四硫富瓦烯衍生物的合成与表征

以二硫化碳和金属钠为基础物质合成了四硫富瓦烯（TTF）锌的配合物（TTF）Zn（NBu4）2。利用该化合物与苯甲酰氯反应得到的稳定化合物C17H10O2S5在甲醇钠溶液中与2,3-二溴丙醇反应成功合成出目标化合物（一种新配体）,其化学组成为C6H6OS5。利用IR谱、^1HNMR谱及元素分析对此化合物进行了表征。     

新大线同沟敷设热力分析

针对新大线同沟敷设管道,采用非结构化有限容积法,分析了不同的物性条件下,常温输送原油对加热输送原油的热力影响.     

对-叔丁基杯[8]芳烃键合硅胶制备及其毛细管电色谱性能研究

以γ-(环氧丙氧)丙基键合硅胶为前体,于硅胶表面键合环氧基,在催化剂存在下以杯芳烃钠盐开环制备杯芳烃键合硅胶固定相.该方法反应条件温和,适用性强.将这个新方法首次用于制备对-叔丁基杯[8]芳烃电色谱键合固定相(C8BS),采用加压电色谱初步评价其电色谱性能.研究结果表明,C8BS电渗流(Electrosmoticflow,EOF)较小,但通过控制键合反应及使用压力辅助电色谱可部分弥补上述不足.该固定相的EOF受流动相pH影响小(pH=3-8),同时大环配体屏蔽效应能有效地克服硅羟基引起的碱性化合物拖尾现象,这对电色谱分离具有重要意义.通过分步封尾研究EOF的来源发现,杯芳烃酚羟基对EOF有弱的贡献,这与报道的杯芳烃涂层具有径向电渗流调控能力相一致.     

蒙药新-Ⅱ中微量硒的测定

采用硒 -硫氰酸钾 -罗丹明 B-明胶 - OP体系分光光度法测定蒙药新 - 中微量硒。其含量为 6 .6—7.3μg· g-1 ,回收率为 94 %— 95 %。     

天然磷脂的色谱法分离、纯化研究进展

天然磷脂是一类含磷酸根的类脂化合物的总称,在医药学、营养学、化妆品和生命科学领域等有重要的应用价值。本文综述了不同原料样品中磷脂种类和其各分子的色谱法分离、纯化。着重讨论高效液相色谱法分离技术及其影响因素。最后概述了有助于提高分离选择性、检测灵敏度的化学衍生化方法。     

Independence of vectors in codes over rings

We study codes over Frobenius rings. We describe Frobenius rings via an isomorphism to the product of local Frobenius rings and use this decomposition to describe an analog of linear independence. Special attention is given to codes over principal ideal rings and a basis for codes over principal ideal rings is defined. We prove that a basis exists for any code over a principal ideal ring and that any two basis have the same number of vectors. Hongwei Liu is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10571067).