Electrospun Nickel Oxide Hollow Nanostructured Fibers

The citric acid/nickel acetate composite hollow fibers were prepared by using sol-gel processing and co-electrospinning technique. The polycrystalline NiO hollow nanostructured fibers were prepared after calcination. The obtained hollow nanostructured fibers made up of 17～25 nm nanocrystals were about 150 nm to several micrometers in outer diameter. The hollow NiO nanostructured fibers have been characterized by TG, DSC, SEM, FTIR, and XRD techniques. The results showed that the morphology of NiO hollow fibers was obviously influenced by the calcination temperature.     

微波辅助中空纤维液相微萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱法同时快速测定牛奶中27种抗生素残留

采用微波辅助中空纤维液相微萃取的样品前处理方法,在一段中空纤维管内注入正辛醇-甲苯(1∶1,V/V)作为接受相,两端封口后浸入供相溶液进行萃取。在700 r/min连续磁力搅拌和间歇微波辐照下,12.67 min即可完成27种目标化合物同时萃取。建立了微波辅助中空纤维液相微萃取联用液相色谱-串联质谱同时测定牛奶中27种抗生素(9种喹诺酮、15种磺胺、3种大环内酯)痕量残留的方法。以基质标准曲线外标法定量,线性范围为0.2!5.0"g/kg,相关系数均大于0.99(n=3),定量限(LOQ,S/N=10)在0.036!0.568"g/kg范围内。以0.5、1.0和2.0"g/kg添加浓度水平进行方法验证,回收率为49.0%~115.0%,相对标准偏差为0.89%~21.1%。     

在线质谱仪检测植物排放的挥发性有机物

利用在线检测质谱仪(SPIMS-1000)分别对高温烘烤、长时间密封保存、机械损伤等处理过的松科松属马尾松(Pinus Massoniana L.)样品排放的挥发性有机物(VOCs)与新鲜样品进行对比检测。SPIMS-1000在线检测质谱仪能够检测出植物排放的异戊二烯(m/z 68)和单萜(m/z 136),及其它一些特异性组分,如(Z)-3-己烯醛(m/z 98)等。利用在线检测质谱仪实现敞开环境中原位植物排放气体的检测。实验表明,在线检测质谱仪被广泛应用于环境中VOCs的实时、在线、定性快速检测。     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two Tin(Ⅳ) Complexes with Aminosilane Bearing Ligand

Aminosilane bearing bulky substituents on nitrogen: LH2(L=Me2Si(NDipp-)2 , Dipp=2,6-diisopropylphenyl) was reacted with BuLi in toluene. The resulting bulky chelating dianion Me2Si(NDipp-)2 was used to synthesize the unusual spirocyclic heterotriatomic complex [Me2Si(NDipp)2]2Sn (1) by its reaction with SnCl4 and the bulky heterotriatomic complex Me2Si(NDipp)2SnPh2 (2) with Ph2SnCl2.1 belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a=13.193(2), b=20.663(3), c=20.403(3), β=99.954(2)o, V=5478.3(15)3 , C55H85.5N4Si2Sn, Mr=977.64, Z=4, Dc=1.185Mg/m3 , μ(MoKα)=0.547mm-1 , F(000)=2086, S=1.000, the final R=0.0614 and wR=0.1322 for 14446 observed reflections (I2σ(I)) and R=0.0797 and wR=0.1456 for all data. 2 belongs to the triclinic system, space group Pī with a=10.36(15), b=13.204(7), c=14.363(7), α=90.214(10), β=106.182(7), γ=109.854(8)o, V=1764.4(15)3 , C38H50N2SiSn, Mr=681.58, Z=2, Dc=1.283 Mg/m3 , μ(MoKα)=0.785 mm-1 , F(000)=712, S=1.002, the final R=0.0498 and wR=0.0955 for 7533 observed reflections (I2σ(I)) and R=0.0676 and wR=0.1018 for all data. In the structure of 1, the tin atom is located in the spirocyclic center of the two fused four-membered SnN 2 Si rings. The two complexes were characterized by 1H NMR, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray structural analysis.     

Bonding of Hydroxyl and Epoxy Groups on Graphene： Insights from Density Functional Calculations

Density functional theory and GGA-PW91 exchange correlation function were performed to simulate the bonding behavior of hydroxyl and epoxy groups on the graphene surface. We compared the different binding energies for two epoxy groups, as well as one hydroxyl group and one epoxy group on all possible positions within a 6-fold ring, respectively. The calculated results suggest that two oxygen-containing groups always tend to bind with the neighboring carbon atoms at the opposite sides. Moreover, two hydroxyl groups on the meta position are unstable, and one of the hydroxyl groups easily migrates to the para position. In contrast to the disperse arrangement, the aggregation of multiply hydroxyl groups largely enhances the binding energy of every hydroxyl group. It is worth noting that the binding sites and hydrogen bonds play an important role in stability. Our work further points out the number of oxygen-containing groups and the location of oxide region largely influence the electronic properties of graphene oxide.     

Expression of Cholera Toxin B–Lumbrokinase Fusion Protein in Pichia pastoris—The Use of Transmucosal Carriers in the Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins to Protect Rats Against Thrombosis

Cholera toxin B-subunit (CTB) has been widely used to facilitate antigen delivery by serving as an effective mucosal carrier molecule for the induction of oral tolerance. However, whether CTB can be used as a transmucosal carrier in the delivery of not only vaccines but also therapeutic proteins has not been widely studied. Thus, we investigate here the concept of receptor-mediated oral delivery of lumbrokinase (LK) proteins which is an important fibrinolytic enzyme derived from earthworm. CTB and LK, separated by a furin cleavage site, was expressed via Pichia pastoris. The activity and proper folding of recombinant protein in yeast were confirmed by Western blot analysis, fibrin plate assays, and G_M1-ganglioside ELISA. Following oral administration of recombinant protein, the thrombosis model of rats and mice revealed that the oral treatment of rCTB–LK has a more significant anti-thrombotic effect on animals compared with rLK. It is possible to conclude that CTB can successfully enhance its fusion protein LK to be absorbed. The use of CTB as a transmucosal carrier in the delivery of not only vaccines but also therapeutic proteins was supported.     

Surface Performance and Cytocompatibility Evaluation of Acrylic Acid-Mediated Carboxymethyl Chitosan Coating on Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene)

To improve the biocompatibility of poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (FEP) film, a technique based on Ar plasma pretreatment and UV-induced grafting polymerization was used to immobilize carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) on the FEP film surfaces. Initially Ar plasma was used to treat FEP film. Then, plasma treated FEP film was modified via UV-induced grafting polymerization with hydrophilic acrylic acid (AAc) monomer. The following immobilization of CMCS on the FEP-pAAc surface was carried out via an amidation reaction. The change of chemical composition and surface morphology of FEP film were characterized by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Results of water contact angles measurement showed that the hydrophilicity of the surface has improved significantly after surface modification. Furthermore, methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay and cell morphology analysis confirmed that mouse fibroblasts (L929 cells) attachment and proliferation were improved remarkably on the modified FEP surface. These results suggest that CMCS were successfully employed to surface engineering FEP film, and enhanced its cell biocompatibility. The approach presented here may be exploited for surface modification of biomaterials.     

新型磺酸盐型Gemini表面活性剂的合成及其与聚合物相互作用

以溴代正烷烃、乙二胺、1,3-丙磺内酯合成了一系列新型磺酸盐型Gemini表面活性剂(SGS-8、SGS-10、SGS-12、SGS-14);采用IR、1H NMR及元素分析等手段对合成产物进行结构表征,并研究了其表面活性,采用等温滴定微量热技术、表面张力法和稳态荧光光谱法研究了SGS-12与聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)的相互作用规律及热力学参数。结果表明,合成的产物纯度较高,具有较低的cmc值和较好的表面活性;SGS-12/PAM混合体系的表面张力曲线和芘探针在体系中微极性的变化表明,二者发生相互作用且形成混合胶束;SGS-12与PAM结合是一个由焓驱动的自发过程,△H和△S均小于0,表明相互作用力以氢键和范德华力为主,合成产物在聚丙烯酰胺分子上的平均结合数为287。     

Synthesis of TiO2/Bi2WO6 nanofibers with electrospinning technique for photocatalytic methyl blue degradation

TiO₂/Bi₂WO₆ composite nanofibers have been successfully synthesized by a simple electrospinning process. XRD, SEM, HR-TEM, nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms and UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectra were used to characterize the composite nanofibers. The composite fibers with diameters about 100 nm was composed of nanoparticles and possessed of high specific surface area (49.6 m² g^?1) and porous structure. Besides, the TiO₂/Bi₂WO₆ composite nanofibers exhibited excellent visible photocatalytic property in the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB), and over 97.2 % of MB was degraded within 5.5 h.     

Fully Synthetic Self‐Adjuvanting Thioether‐Conjugated Glycopeptide?Lipopeptide Antitumor Vaccines for the Induction of Complement‐Dependent Cytotoxicity against Tumor Cells

Glycopeptides of tumor‐associated mucin MUC1 are promising target structures for the development of antitumor vaccines. Because these endogenous structures were weakly immunogenic, they were coupled to immune‐response‐stimulating T‐cell epitopes and the Pam₃Cys lipopeptide to induce strong immune responses in mice. A new thioether‐ligation method for the synthesis of two‐ and three‐component vaccines that contain MUC1 glycopeptides as the B‐cell epitopes, a T‐cell epitope peptide, and the Pam₃CSK₄ lipopeptide is described. The resulting fully synthetic vaccines were used for the vaccination of mice, either in a liposome with Freund′s adjuvant or in aqueous PBS buffer. The three‐component vaccines that contained the Tetanus Toxoid P2 T‐cell epitope peptide induced strong immune responses, even when administered just in PBS. By activation of the complement‐dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) complex, the antisera induced the killing of tumor cells.