Synthesis,structure, and antioxidative properties of a copper(II) complex with 1,2-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)ethane ligand

1,2-Bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)ethane (bbe) and its copper(II) complex, {[Cu(bbe)Br₂]₂}·2DMF ( 1 ), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, ultraviolet–visible, and infrared spectra. The single crystal structure analysis of 1 shows two crystallographically independent but chemically identical [Cu(bbe)Br₂] molecules. The coordination geometry of the copper atoms may best be described as a distorted tetrahedron (τ₄ = 0.740 for Cu1 and 0.696 for Cu2). The cyclic voltammogram of complex 1 represents quasi-reversible Cu²⁺/Cu⁺ pairs. in vitro antioxidant tests showed that complex 1 has significant antioxidant activity against superoxide and hydroxy radicals. Photoluminescence investigations showed that the fluorescence intensity of complex 1 is significantly weaker than that of the ligand. This may be due to the paramagnetic effect of divalent copper to cause quenching of fluorescence.     

A Janus Fe-SnO2 Catalyst that Enables Bifunctional Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation

Electrochemical N₂ reduction reactions (NRR) and the N₂ oxidation reaction (NOR), using H₂O and N₂, are a sustainable approach to N₂ fixation. To date, owing to the chemical inertness of nitrogen, emerging electrocatalysts for the electrochemical NRR and NOR at room temperature and atmospheric pressure remain largely underexplored. Herein, a new-type Fe-SnO₂ was designed as a Janus electrocatalyst for achieving highly efficient NRR and NOR catalysis. A high NH₃ yield of 82.7 μg h⁻¹ mg_cat.⁻¹ and a Faraday efficiency (FE) of 20.4 % were obtained for NRR. This catalyst can also serve as an excellent NOR electrocatalyst with a NO₃⁻ yields of 42.9 μg h⁻¹ mg_cat.⁻¹ and a FE of 0.84 %. By means of experiments and DFT calculations, it is revealed that the oxygen vacancy-anchored single-atom Fe can effectively adsorb and activate chemical inert N₂ molecules, lowering the energy barrier for the vital breakage of N≡N and resulting in the enhanced N₂ fixation performance.     

Poly(2-Oxazoline)-Based Functional Peptide Mimics: Eradicating MRSA Infections and Persisters while Alleviating Antimicrobial Resistance

Peptides have important biological functions. However, their susceptibility to proteolysis limits their applications. We demonstrated here for the first time, that poly(2-oxazoline) (POX) can work as a functional mimic of peptides. POX-based glycine pseudopeptides, a host defense peptide mimic, had potent activities against methicillin-resistant S. aureus, which causes formidable infections. The POX mimic showed potent activity against persisters that are highly resistant to antibiotics. S. aureus did not develop resistance to POX owning to the reactive oxygen species related antimicrobial mechanism. POX-treated S. aureus is sensitive to common antibiotics, demonstrating no observable antimicrobial pressure or cross-resistance in using antimicrobial POX. This study highlights POX as a new type of functional mimic of peptides and opens new avenues in designing and exploring peptide mimetics for biological functions and applications.     

反相离子对色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定聚氯乙烯塑料中六价铬

称取经粉碎研磨的聚氯乙烯(PVC)塑料样品(2.500 0g),加入碱性提取剂(每升溶液中含20.0g氢氧化钠和30.0g无水碳酸钠)50mL和pH 7.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液0.5mL,再加入0.4g无水氯化镁和2滴辛基苯基聚氧乙烯醚进行微波消解提取,所得提取液经减压过滤,收集滤液和洗涤液。调节此溶液的pH至7.5±0.5,并用水定容至100.0mL,经0.45μm滤膜过滤,取滤液供反相离子对色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱法分析。选用XTerra-C18反相色谱柱作为固定相,流动相为2mmol·L^-1四正丁基硫酸氢铵溶液(此溶液每升中含甲醇50mL,并调节pH至7.0),流量为1.0mL·min^-1,进行等度洗脱。在此条件下,Cr(Ⅲ)与Cr(Ⅵ)可按其保留时间的不同达到很好分离,Cr(Ⅲ)与Cr(Ⅵ)的保留时间分别为1.732,4.966min。质谱测定中采用单氦气碰撞反应模式消除多原子离子的干扰。Cr(Ⅵ)的质量浓度在0.50~200μg·L^-1内与其对应的峰面积呈线性关系,检出限(3S/N)为0.10μg·L^-1。应用此方法分析PVC标准物质[RMA 034,其中Cr(Ⅵ)的认定值为(9.3±0.9)mg·kg^-1],Cr(Ⅵ)的测定值为9.19mg·kg^-1,其相对标准偏差(n=6)为2.2%,还用此方法分析了3种PVC的日常用品,并用标准加入法进行回收试验,测得回收率为94.2%~101%。     

Radiative and Auger transitions of core-excited states for the boron isoelectronic sequence

We introduce an approach for the characterization of quantum correlations in two-fermion systems based upon the state disturbances generated by the measurement of “local” observables (that is, quantum observables represented by one-body operators). This approach leads to a concept of quantum correlations in systems of identical fermions different from entanglement.     

Weighted and regularity estimates for nonlinear equations on Reifenberg flat domains

Global weighted Lp estimates are obtained for the gradient of solutions to nonlinear elliptic Dirichlet boundary value problems over a bounded nonsmooth domain. Morrey and Hölder regularity of solutions are also established, as a consequence. These results generalize various existing estimates for nonlinear equations. The nonlinearities are of at most linear growth and assumed to have a uniform small mean oscillation. The boundary of the domain, on the other hand, may exhibit roughness but assumed to be sufficiently flat in the sense of Reifenberg. Our approach uses maximal function estimates and Vitali covering lemma, and also known regularity results of solutions to nonlinear homogeneous equations.     

Preparation and characterization of magnetic chitosan microsphere sorbent for separation and determination of environmental estrogens through SPE coupled with HPLC

In this paper, a new separation sorbent of magnetic chitosan microsphere was prepared by means of suspension process using magnetic-Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles as magnetic material and glutaraldehyde as the cross-linker. The morphology and properties of magnetic chitosan microspheres were characterized by FT-IR, SEM and adsorption test, and the results showed that they had good recognition, high selective ability and fast adsorption-desorption dynamics for estriol (E3), 17β-estradiol (E2) and diethylstilbestrol (DES). Applying this material as SPE sorbent, a method for separation, enrichment and analysis of estrogens in samples coupled with HPLC was developed. Under the optimized condition, the detection limit (S/N=3) for three estrogens was 3.2-20.1 ng/L, and the RSD for five replicate extractions of 50 μg/L E3, E2 and DES was 4.6-8.3%. The blank river water spiked with E3, E2 and DES at 0.05 and 0.2 mg/L levels were extracted and determined by the developed method with good recoveries ranging from 85.5 to 103.7%.     

丝阵负载Z箍缩内爆动力学研究

丝阵负载内爆动力学行为基本可以分为以下四个过程:1)丝的烧蚀;2)壳层的形成;3)内爆;4)滞止.利用所研制的可见光分幅相机和X射线分幅相机在"强光一号"加速器上对多种型号的丝阵负载Z箍缩内爆动力学行为进行了实验研究,获得了从早期单丝烧蚀到等离子体柱崩毁全过程图像,并对实验结果进行了分析,主要研究成果如下:1)发现存在较长时间的丝烧蚀过程,且单丝烧蚀在轴向上并不均匀;实验得到的内爆轨迹与唯像模型计算结果较为一致.2)不论早期的可见光图像还是中后期的软X射线图像都存在明显的阴极发射,内爆后期在阴极附近存在明 关键词： 丝阵 内爆动力学 Z箍缩 脉冲功率技术     

椭圆截面金纳米管的局域表面等离激元共振特性研究

基于时域有限差分方法研究了几何形状、入射电场偏振方向、管壁厚度及内核和包埋介质的变化对椭圆截面金纳米管局域表面等离激元共振特性的影响.研究发现,当长轴固定时,短轴的减小将导致纳米管消光峰红移;入射电场偏振方向与椭圆长轴夹角的增大将导致消光峰红移;当颗粒整体尺寸不变时,管壁厚度减小同样会使得消光峰红移.此外,内核及包埋介质介电常数的增大均导致消光峰红移.利用等离激元杂化理论及自由电子和振荡电子竞争机理对上述现象进行了理论分析. 关键词： 消光光谱 局域表面等离激元共振 金纳米管 时域有限差分方法     

Sr2+对白光LED用荧光粉YAG:Ce3+的增红研究

采用共沉淀法合成Y_2.78-xSr_xGd_0.1Al₅O₁₂∶0.06Ce³⁺系列荧光粉,用X射线衍射仪、荧光分光光度计对粉体晶型、发光性能进行表征。采用HSP-6000光谱分析仪,测荧光粉与InGaN/GaN芯片配合所得白光的色温。结果表明,Sr²⁺对其波长和发光强度有显著影响:波长随着x的增大先红移,然后发生微弱蓝移。当x<0.05时,发光强度几乎不变;x在0.05~0.1之间时,发光强度减弱缓慢;x>0.1时,发光强度迅速减弱。随着波长和发光强度的变化,色温先降低后升高。 当x>0.2时出现杂相A,对荧光粉发光性能有负面效应。