Novel copolyanhydrides combining strong inherent fluorescence and a wide range of biodegradability: synthesis, characterization and in vitro degradation

In this work, a novel diacid monomer was synthesized in a very convenient scheme. The monomer is derived from naturally occurring products and emits strong fluorescence when polymerized to polyanhydride. The chemical structure of the monomer dCPS is as follows: HOC(O)ArOC(O)(CH2)2C(O)O--Ar--COOH. Copolyanhydrides composed of dCPS and sebacic acid were further prepared by melt copolycondensation, and characterized by IR, NMR, UV-Vis, DSC and fluorometry. The emission wavelength (lambda(em)) of the copolymers could be tuned by the excitation wavelength (lambda(ex)). Fluorescence intensity increased with the increase of dCPS content. The microspheres fabricated from the copolymer with dCPS content as low as 10% could be clearly visualized with fluorescence microscopy. Either blue or green images of the microspheres could be captured with an excitation of UV and visible light. The degradation rate of the copolyanhydrides decreased as the dCPS fraction increased, and the degradation duration could be modulated from several days to more than three months. In addition, it was found that the copolyanhydrides displayed surface degradation characteristics. In view of the advantages of the novel copolyanhydrides, such as easy preparation, unique inherent luminescent properties, and widely adjustable degradation rate, they might be useful for biomedical engineering.     

[Benzyl­bis­(di­methyl­amino)­methyl­silyl‐κ2C,N](N,N,N′,N′‐tetra­methyl­ethyl­ene­di­amine‐κ2N,N)­lithium(I)

The title compound, [Li(C₁₂H₂₁NSi)(C₆H₁₆N₂)], is an intermediate in the synthesis of the corresponding organometallic compounds. The mol­ecule has an unusual C—Si—N—Li four‐membered heterocycle which adopts a folded conformation, with the coordination around the Li, N, C and Si atoms being distorted tetrahedral. Its structure is strongly supported by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and ¹³C–¹H correlation spectra. The compound has potential for application in the synthesis of other novel organometallic compounds.     

Sulfur-/Nitrogen-Rich Albumen Derived “Self-Doping” Graphene for Sodium-Ion Storage

The development of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) is hindered by the rapid reduction in reversible capacity of carbon-based anode materials. Outside-in doping of carbon-based anodes has been extensively explored. Nickel and NiS₂ particles embedded in nitrogen and sulfur codoped porous graphene can significantly improve the electrochemical performance. Herein a built-in heteroatom “self-doping” of albumen-derived graphene for sodium storage is reported. The built-in sulfur and nitrogen in albumen act as the doping source during the carbonization of proteins. The sulfur-rich proteins in albumen can also guide the doping and nucleation of nickel sulfide nanoparticles. Additionally, the porous architecture of the carbonized proteins is achieved through removable KCl/NaCl salts (medium) under high-temperature melting conditions. During the carbonization process, nitrogen can also reduce the carbonization temperature of thermally stable carbon materials. In this work, the NS-graphene delivered a specific capacity of 108.3 mAh g⁻¹ after 800 cycles under a constant current density of 500 mA g⁻¹. In contrast, the Ni/NiS₂/NS-graphene maintained a specific capacity of 134.4 mAh g⁻¹; thus the presence of Ni/NiS₂ particles improved the electrochemical performance of the whole composite.     

Aqueous Diels-Alder Reactions of Cyclopentadicnc with Symmetric Diester of Fumarate or Maleate

Cis- or irans- dimethyl and diethyl ester of bicyclo[2,2,1]hept-5-ene-2,3-die(2 or 4) were used as pesticides 1-4 in the fourties and fifties of the century to prevent orkill mosquito, fly and flea. The of's-dimethyl ester Za was also added to cosmetics forthe same purpose 5. The diethyl and dipropyl esters (2b and Zc) could be used to makerubber and elastomers6'7. Besides, this kind of compounds are important intermediatesfor synthesis of some drugs.The Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadie…     

低成本物理演示实验

通过分析低成本演示实验的特点，说明了低成本实验的可行性，讨论了教师如何利用各种材料、方法设计演示实验，降低成本。     

W 2,p -a priori estimates for the emergent Poincaré Problem

We derive W ^2,p (Ω)-a priori estimates with arbitrary p ∈(1, ∞), for the solutions of a degenerate oblique derivative problem for linear uniformly elliptic operators with low regular coefficients. The boundary operator is given in terms of directional derivative with respect to a vector field ℓ that is tangent to ∂Ω at the points of a non-empty set ε ⊂ ∂Ω and is of emergent type on ∂Ω.      

Effectiveness of Bioactive Compound as Antibacterial and Anti-Quorum Sensing Agent from Myrmecodia pendans: An In Silico Study

Background: antibiotic resistance encourages the development of new therapies, or the discovery of novel antibacterial agents. Previous research revealed that Myrmecodia pendans (Sarang Semut) contain potential antibacterial agents. However, specific proteins inhibited by them have not yet been identified as either proteins targeted by antibiotics or proteins that have a role in the quorum-sensing system. This study aims to investigate and predict the action mode of antibacterial compounds with specific proteins by following the molecular docking approach. Methods: butein (1), biflavonoid (2), 3″-methoxyepicatechin-3-O-epicatechin (3), 2-dodecyl-4-hydroxylbenzaldehyde (4), 2-dodecyl-4-hydroxylbenzaldehyde (5), pomolic acid (6), betulin (7), and sitosterol-(6′-O-tridecanoil)-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (8) from M. pendans act as the ligand. Antibiotics or substrates in each protein were used as a positive control. To screen the bioactivity of compounds, ligands were analyzed by Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances (PASS) program. They were docked with 12 proteins by AutoDock Vina in the PyRx 0.8 software application. Those proteins are penicillin-binding protein (PBP), MurB, Sortase A (SrtA), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) gyrase, ribonucleic acid (RNA) polymerase, ribosomal protein, Cytolysin M (ClyM), FsrB, gelatinase binding-activating pheromone (GBAP), and PgrX retrieved from UniProt. The docking results were analyzed by the ProteinsPlus and Discovery Studio software applications. Results: most compounds have Pa value over 0.5 against proteins in the cell wall. In nearly all proteins, biflavonoid (2) has the strongest binding affinity. However, compound 2 binds only three residues, so that 2 is the non-competitive inhibitor. Conclusion: compound 2 can be a lead compound for an antibacterial agent in each pathway.     

808 nm-Light-Excited Near-Infrared Luminescent Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks for Highly Sensitive Physiological Temperature Sensing

Ongoing demand for accurate self-calibrated noninvasive thermometers for micro-/nano-scale applications, particular biomedical diagnosis, is driving the development of temperature sensors. Here a new type of lanthanide metal–organic framework having near-infrared absorption and near-infrared emission features is presented, and it is based on efficient Nd³⁺-to-Yb³⁺ energy transfer in 808 nm photoexcitation. The results show that the ratiometric parameter of Nd_0.5Yb_0.5TPTC (TPTC= 1,1′:4′,1′′-terphenyl]-3,3′′,5,5′′-tetracarboxylic acid) can deliver good exponential-type luminescence response to temperature in the physiological regime (293–328 K) with high relative sensitivity and accurate temperature resolution, as well as good biocompatibility and chemical stability. Such lanthanide-based materials are especially useful in biomedical applications.     

多轴协调运动控制在某连续式风洞应用研究

为解决风洞试验过程中可靠地、精确地控制半柔壁系统型面变化,必须使电动推杆多轴协调同步运动;以某连续式风洞半柔壁系统为例,采用西门子T-CPU和S120伺服单元搭建硬件系统,运用梯形或S形加速与减速方式,保证同启同停进行同步,并将实际位置值实时与理论计算值进行比对,协调同步运动电动推杆,从而精确控制半柔壁系统型面变化;试验结果表明,该方法能够实现半柔壁机构在运动中多轴协调同步,保证机构运行安全;该系统在国内风洞半柔壁控制领域尚属首例,理论方法高效且通用性较强可广泛用于使用任何品牌和型号伺服控制系统控制半柔或全柔系统。     

Two novel ferrocenyl dipeptide‐like compounds generated via the Ugi four‐component reaction

The Ugi four‐component reaction, a powerful method for the synthesis of diverse dipeptide‐like derivatives in combinatorial chemistry, was used to synthesize (S)‐1′‐{N‐[1‐(anthracen‐9‐yl)‐2‐(tert‐butylamino)‐2‐oxoethyl]‐N‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)carbamoyl}ferrocene‐1‐carboxylic acid dichloromethane disolvate, [Fe(C₆H₅O₂)(C₃₃H₃₁N₂O₃)]·2CH₂Cl₂, (I), and (S)‐2‐(anthracen‐9‐yl)‐N‐tert‐butyl‐2‐[N‐(4‐methylphenyl)ferrocenylformamido]acetamide, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₃₃H₃₁N₂O₂)], (II). They adopt broadly similar molecular conformations, with near‐eclipsed cyclopentadienyl rings and near‐perpendicular amide planes in their dipeptide‐like chains, one of which is almost coplanar with its attached cyclopentadienyl ring but perpendicular to the aromatic ring bound to the N atom. In the supramolecular structure of (I), a two‐dimensional network is constructed based on molecular dimers and a combination of intermolecular O—H...O, N—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming R₂²(11), R₂²(16), R₂²(22) and C(9) motifs. These two‐dimensional networks are connected by C—H...O and C—H...Cl contacts to create a three‐dimensional framework, where one dichloromethane solvent molecule acts as a bridge between two neighbouring networks. In the packing of (II), classical hydrogen bonds are absent and an infinite one‐dimensional chain is generated via a combination of C—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...π interactions, producing a C(7) motif. This work describes a simple synthesis and the supramolecuar structures of ferrocenyl dipeptide‐like compounds and is significant in the development of redox‐active receptors.