A solvent‐free matrix application method for matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging of small molecules

Matrix application continues to be a critical step in sample preparation for matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI). Imaging of small molecules such as drugs and metabolites is particularly problematic because the commonly used washing steps to remove salts are usually omitted as they may also remove the analyte, and analyte spreading is more likely with conventional wet matrix application methods. We have developed a method which uses the application of matrix as a dry, finely divided powder, here referred to as dry matrix application, for the imaging of drug compounds. This appears to offer a complementary method to wet matrix application for the MALDI‐MSI of small molecules, with the alternative matrix application techniques producing different ion profiles, and allows the visualization of compounds not observed using wet matrix application methods. We demonstrate its value in imaging clozapine from rat kidney and 4‐bromophenyl‐1,4‐diazabicyclo(3.2.2)nonane‐4‐carboxylic acid from rat brain. In addition, exposure of the dry matrix coated sample to a saturated moist atmosphere appears to enhance the visualization of a different set of molecules. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

大视角两步彩虹全息术

本文巧妙地运用了全息图的光路可逆性,采用两面反射镜与小面积全息图相结合,制得了视场角接近180°的大视角彩虹全息图.整个过程分两步完成,无需任何特殊的光学元件.文中给出了实验结果,并进行了讨论.     

The application of optoelectronic technologies to high performance electronic processor interconnects

The application of optoelectronic technologies and data transmission techniques, developed initially for the telecommunications market, to electronic processor systems offers to overcome interconnect limitations facing designers of these high performance systems. Optical interconnects offer increased data rates, low power consumption, compact size and inherent freedom from the effects of mutual coupling, line capacitance, EMI and topological constraints. This paper describes our investigation of two of the key technologies required for the practical implementation of optical interconnections, namely optoelectronic interface components (the optical bond pads), and the associated hybrid alignment techniques used in their assembly.     

防护板尺寸对Whipple防护结构撞击损伤影响的实验研究

通过高速撞击实验,探讨了采用小尺寸防护板的可行性。实验中采用的Whipple结构由尺寸变化的1 mm厚防护板（前板）和尺寸固定的3 mm厚舱壁板（后板）组成,防护板与舱壁板间隔10 cm。防护板为边长分别为8、12、16和20 cm的方形2A12铝合金板,舱壁板为边长为20 cm的方形5A06铝合金板。实验过程中均采用直径为4 mm的铝合金球形弹丸,撞击速度为1.45~1.71 km/s。实验结果表明:Whipple防护结构在舱壁板被击穿的概率大于0.8的条件下和击穿概率为0的条件下的极限速度以及舱壁板临界击穿条件下的速度都与防护板尺寸无关;并且,防护板前后表面击穿孔的直径及击穿孔侧壁的倾斜角也与防护板尺寸无关;但是,在速度相同的条件下随着板尺寸的增大,防护板板面的最大挠度增大,而且,防护板挠曲面的凸凹方向也由单一的凹向变成凸凹方向交替出现;随着速度的增加和板尺寸的增大,防护板最大挠度的增量减小。     

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Parabolic conjugacy in general linear groups

Let q be a power of a prime and n a positive integer. Let P(q) be a parabolic subgroup of the finite general linear group GL _n (q). We show that the number of P(q)-conjugacy classes in GL _n (q) is, as a function of q, a polynomial in q with integer coefficients. This answers a question of Alperin in (Commun. Algebra 34(3): 889–891, 2006)     

Studies on the preparation and characterization of monodisperse polystyrene latices. VI. Preparation of zwitterionic latices

The preparation of zwitterionic latex particles is reported by using a mixed anionic and cationic initiator system without requiring surface-active agents. Isoelectric points were found from microelectrophoresis experiments and were in the pH range of 3.5-5. Close to the isoelectric point, the latices coagulated as expected, and good stability was achieved outside this narrow range. This range of stability was in good agreement with predictions from current theory. Redispersion after coagulation was found to be difficult as was expected for a hydrophobic colloid. The electrokinetic behavior did not result in the maximum in zeta potential at an electrolyte concentration of 1 mM unlike the situation for other hydrophobic polystyrene latex particles, and hence these systems may be even better models for other colloidal studies.     

Metal-metal charge transfer and solvatochromism in cyanomanganese carbonyl complexes of ruthenium and osmium

The complexes [(H3N)5Ru(II)(mu-NC)Mn(I)Lx]2+, prepared from [Ru(OH2)(NH3)5]2+ and [Mn(CN)L(x)] {L(x) = trans-(CO)2{P(OPh)3}(dppm); cis-(CO)2(PR3)(dppm), R = OEt or OPh; (PR3)(NO)(eta-C5H4Me), R = Ph or OPh}, undergo two sequential one-electron oxidations, the first at the ruthenium centre to give [(H3N)5Ru(III)(mu-NC)Mn(I)Lx]3+; the osmium(III) analogues [(H3N)5Os(III)(mu-NC)Mn(I)Lx]3+ were prepared directly from [Os(NH3)5(O3SCF3)]2+ and [Mn(CN)Lx]. Cyclic voltammetry and electronic spectroscopy show that the strong solvatochromism of the trications depends on the hydrogen-bond accepting properties of the solvent. Extensive hydrogen bonding is also observed in the crystal structures of [(H3N)5Ru(III)(mu-NC)Mn(I)(PPh3)(NO)(eta-C5H4Me)][PF6]3.2Me2CO.1.5Et2O, [(H3N)5Ru(III)(mu-NC)Mn(I)(CO)(dppm)2-trans][PF6]3.5Me2CO and [(H3N)5Ru(III)(mu-NC)Mn(I)(CO)2{P(OEt)3}(dppm)-trans][PF6]3.4Me2CO, between the amine groups (the H-bond donors) at the Ru(III) site and the oxygen atoms of solvent molecules or the fluorine atoms of the [PF6]- counterions (the H-bond acceptors).