Self‐Healable Electrically Conducting Wires for Wearable Microelectronics

Electrically conducting wires play a critical role in the advancement of modern electronics and in particular are an important key to the development of next‐generation wearable microelectronics. However, the thin conducting wires can easily break during use, and the whole device fails to function as a result. Herein, a new family of high‐performance conducting wires that can self‐heal after breaking has been developed by wrapping sheets of aligned carbon nanotubes around polymer fibers. The aligned carbon nanotubes offer an effective strategy for the self‐healing of the electric conductivity, whereas the polymer fiber recovers its mechanical strength. A self‐healable wire‐shaped supercapacitor fabricated from a wire electrode of this type maintained a high capacitance after breaking and self‐healing.     

非理想二元表面活性剂复配增效理论的进一步研究

在Rubingh与Rosen 提出非理想二元表面活性剂复配增效条件基础上,利用相分离模型和正规溶液理论,导出了体系降低表面张力的能力增效条件βs-βm<0,及最佳摩尔分数α1*、最低表面张力γ*cmc12和γ*cmc处对应的临界胶束浓度cmc*12.通过作三条γ～logc曲线或两条γ～logc曲线加上一个cmc值的方法,对C12NMe3Br～C12SO4Na、 C12NMe3Br～C8SO4N两种复配体系进行验证,计算结果与实验结果相符.     

火焰原子吸收光谱法间接测定青霉素V钾

基于青霉素V钾在酸性条件下的水解产物可与Pb2 + 形成沉淀 ,用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定沉淀中铅的含量 ,可间接测定药片中青霉素V钾的含量。在优化条件下 ,测定青霉素V钾的线性范围为 5 .15× 10 -5～ 4 .12× 10 -4mol/L ,线性回归方程为A =2 .4 2× 10 3 c - 0 .0 6 3 1,相关系数为 0 .999 1,检出限为 7.392× 10 -7mol/L ,测定结果的相对标准偏差为 0 .0 6 %～ 0 .6 9% ,回收率为 97.8%～ 10 2 .0 %。     

Synchronization of chaotic systems based on adaptive observer design

The synchronizing problem of a chaotic system is investigated based on the observer design. The nonlinear section is assumed to satisfy the Lipschitz condition. Firstly, the normal observer is designed based on the known Lipschitz constant and the results are given in linear matrix inequality (LMI) form. Then a fairly simple adaptive observer is designed with the Lipschitz constant unknown. Simulations on synchronizing the Lorenz system are investigated and the results show the validity and feasibility of our main results.     

Metabolomics analysis of the therapeutic mechanism of Semen Descurainiae Oil on hyperlipidemia rats using 1H‐NMR and LC–MS

Semen descurainiae oil (SDO) is an important traditional Chinese medicine that was recently discovered to have the function of reducing blood lipids. Metabolomics analyses of plasma, liver and kidney in rats were performed using ¹H‐NMR and LC–MS to illuminate the lower blood lipid concentration effect of SDO, and niacin was considered as the active control. The measure of total cholesterol (TC) and low‐density‐lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) in plasma showed that SDO treatment decreased significantly the content of TC and LDL‐C. An orthogonal partial least squares–discriminant analysis approach was applied to identify the different metabolic profiles of plasma, liver and kidney in rats and to detect related potential biomarkers. The results suggested that the metabolic profiles of the control group and hyperlipidemia group showed significant difference and the SDO and niacin group had effective anti‐hyperlipidemia function. The biomarkers primarily concern lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism and glycometabolism, and the change in biomarkers indicated that hyperlipidemia could cause the unbalance of these metabolic pathways in vivo. SDO reduced blood lipids by repairing amino acid and lipid metabolism.     

Towards Unveiling the Exact Molecular Structure of Amorphous Red Phosphorus by Single‐Molecule Studies

Since the discovery of amorphous red phosphorus (a‐red P) in 1847, many possible structures have been proposed. However, the exact molecular structure has not yet been determined because of its amorphous nature. Herein several methods are used to investigate basic properties of a‐red P. Data from scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) confirm that a‐red P is a linear inorganic polymer with a broad molecular weight distribution. The theoretical single‐molecule elasticities of the possible a‐red P structures are obtained by quantum mechanical (QM) calculations. The experimental single‐molecule elasticity of a‐red P measured by single‐molecule AFM matches with the theoretical result of the zig‐zag ladder structure, indicating that a‐red P may adopt this structure. Although this conclusion needs further validation, this fundamental study represents progress towards solving the structure of a‐red P. It is expected that the strategy utilized in this work can be applied to study other inorganic polymers.     

Preparation of Tetraethylenepentamine-Functionalized 4A Zeolite for effective removal of phosphate in water

Recently, the high-concentration phosphorus-containing wastewater has been caused lots of negative influences on aquatic environment and thus driven people to develop some effective methods to remove excess of phosphate in water. In order to solve these environmental problem, in this work, a tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) modified 4A zeolite has been prepared and used for removing phosphate. Removal of phosphate by precipitation of 4A zeolite and electrostatic action of TEPA with phosphate were determined by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and Fourier infrared spectrum, and morphology and characteristic peak of TEPA-4A zeolite before and after adsorption changed significantly. In addition, the results of batch adsorption studies showed that the pH of the solution have a significant influence on the adsorption of TEPA-4A and the biggest adsorption capacity was 23 mg/g at pH = 2.3 ± 0.2. Adsorption isotherms results showed that the process was consistent with Langmuir model and the maximum adsorption capacity could reach to 28 mg/g at 25 °C. TEPA-4A adsorption processes were spontaneous endothermic reaction, and elevated temperatures were conducive to the adsorption process through kinetics and thermodynamics results. The research of TEPA modified 4A zeolite and raw 4A zeolite provides technical support for the development of 4A zeolite instead of sodium tripolyphosphate as a new type of detergent ingredient.     

Synthesis of triterpenoid derivatives and their anti-tumor and anti-hepatic fibrosis activities

Abstract

Oleanolic acid (1), ursolic acid (2), hederagenin (3), betulinol (4), betulinic acid (5), and glycyrrhetinic acid (6) are obtained from acorn/licorice industrial wastes with common triterpenoid structure as a model set for esterification. Eight 3,4,5-methoxybenzoyl triterpenoid derivatives (1a–6a), including four new derivatives (1a, 3a–1, 3a–2, and 3a–3), are synthesized by classical procedures. Their antitumor and anti-hepatic fibrosis activities are evaluated on four human tumor cell lines and t-HSC/Cl-6 cells. Derivative 1a shows maximum antiproliferative effects against all cell lines, especially against tumor cells with IC₅₀ values in the range of 5.32–15.23?μM, but does not affect the viability of normal cells. The anti-tumor mechanisms of 1a are also investigated by western blot and docking studies. The 3,4,5-methoxybenzoyl triterpenoids offers an intriguing solution for naturally derived antitumor drugs and may be invaluable for further development of cancer therapy.     

Synthesis and Reactivity of Organometallic Intermediates Relevant to Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydroformylation

Intermediates relevant to cobalt-catalyzed alkene hydroformylation have been isolated and evaluated in fundamental organometallic transformations relevant to aldehyde formation. The 18-electron (R,R)-(^iPrDuPhos)Co(CO)₂H has been structurally characterized, and it promotes exclusive hydrogenation of styrene in the presence of 50 bar of H₂/CO gas (1:1) at 100 °C. Deuterium-labeling studies established reversible 2,1-insertion of styrene into the Co−D bond of (R,R)-(^iPrDuPhos)Co(CO)₂D. Whereas rapid β-hydrogen elimination from cobalt alkyls occurred under an N₂ atmosphere, alkylation of (R,R)-(^iPrDuPhos)Co(CO)₂Cl in the presence of CO enabled the interception of (R,R)-(^iPrDuPhos)Co(CO)₂C(O)CH₂CH₂Ph, which upon hydrogenolysis under 4 atm H₂ produced the corresponding aldehyde and cobalt hydride, demonstrating the feasibility of elementary steps in hydroformylation. Both the hydride and chloride derivatives, (X=H⁻, Cl⁻), underwent exchange with free ¹³CO. Under reduced pressure, (R,R)-(^iPrDuPhos)Co(CO)₂Cl underwent CO dissociation to form (R,R)-(^iPrDuPhos)Co(CO)Cl.