Particulate capillary precolumns with double-end polymer monolithic frits for on-line peptide trapping and preconcentration

In this work,a novel kind of particulate capillary precolumns with double-end polymer monolithic frits has been developed.Firstly,the polymer monolithic frit at one end was prepared via photo-initiated polymerization of a mixture of lauryl methacrylate and ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate with 1-propanol and 1,4-butanediol as porogens and 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone as a photo-initiator in UV transparent coating capillary(100 μm i.d.).Subsequently,C18 particles(5 μm,100 A) were packed into the capillary,and sealed with the polymer monolithic frit at another end.To prevent the reaction of monomers and C18 particles,the packed C18 particles were masked during UV exposure.The loading capacity of such a precolumn was determined to be about 9 μg by frontal analysis with a synthetic peptide APGDR1 YVHPF as a model sample.Furthermore,two parallel precolumns were incorporated into a two-dimensional nano-liquid chromatography(2D nano-LC) system with dual capillary trap columns for peptide trapping and concentration.Compared to 2D nano-LC system with a single trap column,such two dimensional separations could be operated simultaneously to improve the analysis throughput.All these results demonstrated that such capillary precolumns with double frits would be promising for high-throughput proteome analysis.     

红外无损探测中多宗量多热源反演问题的研究

为研究红外无损探测稳态多热源反演逆问题, 建立不同形状的均质与非均质稳态热传导模型, 其中内热源个数、位置、强度、面积均为未知项. 基于数值算法中有限元算法对模型进行离散分析, 化简有限元矩阵方程, 最终转化为对Ax = b高度欠定方程的求解. 首次利用分段多项式谱截断奇异值分解法处理内热源逆问题, 并对算法进行改进, 有效改善了该算法在处理多热源反演时存在的严重的热源叠加效应. 根据反演出的内热源信息, 利用有限元算法计算重构出整个模型内所有节点的温度分布. 运用数值仿真Comsol软件和具体实物实验对算法进行有效性评估, 并验证算法在不同热传导模型中的表现. 结果表明, 算法能够准确反演出多热源各参量信息, 在非均质材料模型中仍能准确地反演出热源项, 并有效重构出模型内温度场. 该算法可应用于材料无损检测及人体红外医学成像等领域.     

Tagging saccharides for signal enhancement in mass spectrometric analysis

MALDI-MS provides a rapid and sensitive analysis of large biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. However, oligo- and polysaccharides are less sensitive in MS analysis partly due to their neutral and hydrophilic nature to cause low ionization efficiency. In this study, four types of oligosaccharides including aldoses, aminoaldoses, alduronic acids and α-keto acids were modified by appropriate tags at the reducing termini to improve their ionization efficiency. Bradykinin (BK), a vasoactive nonapeptide (RPPGFSPFR), containing two arginine and two phenylalanine residues turned out to be an excellent MS signal enhancer for maltoheptaose, GlcNAc oligomers and oligogalacturonic acids. In the MALDI-TOF-MS analysis using 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,5-DHB) as the matrix, the GalA4-BK and GalA5-BK conjugates prepared by reductive amination showed the detection limit at 0.1 fmol, i.e. ～800-fold enhancement over the unmodified pentagalacturonic acids. The remarkable MS enhancement was attributable to the synergistic effect of the basic arginine residues for high proton affinity and the hydrophobic property phenylalanine residues for facile ionization. A tetrapeptide GFGR(OMe) and an arginine linked phenylenediamine (H(2) N)(2) Ph-R(OMe) were thus designed to act as potent tags of oligosaccharides in MS analysis. Interestingly, concurrent condensation and lactonization of α2,8-linked tetrasialic acid (SA4) was carried out with (H(2) N)(2) Ph-R(OMe) to obtain a quinoxalinone derivative, which showed > 200-fold enhancement over unmodified SA4 in the MALDI-TOF-MS analysis.     

A novel prenylated xanthone from the stems and leaves of Calophyllum inophyllum

A novel prenylated xanthone, caloxanthone Q, was isolated from the stems and leaves of Calophyllum inophyllum. The structure elucidation was carried out by detailed spectroscopic analysis.     

Solving the vendor–buyer integrated inventory system with arithmetic–geometric inequality

In the past, economic order quantity (EOQ) and economic production quantity (EPQ) were treated independently from the viewpoints of the buyer or the vendor. In most cases, the optimal solution for one player was non-optimal to the other player. In today’s competitive markets, close cooperation between the vendor and the buyer is necessary to reduce the joint inventory cost and the response time of the vendor–buyer system. The successful experiences of National Semiconductor, Wal-Mart, and Procter and Gamble have demonstrated that integrating the supply chain has significantly influenced the company’s performance and market share (Simchi-Levi et al. (2000) [1]). Recently, Yang et al. (2007) [2] presented an inventory model to determine the economic lot size for both the vendor and buyer, and the number of deliveries in an integrated two stage supply chain. In this paper, we present an alternative approach to determine the global optimal inventory policy for the vendor–buyer integrated system using arithmetic–geometric inequality.     

Effect of pore packing defects in 2-d ordered mesoporous carbons on ionic transport

Ordered mesoporous materials show great importance in energy, environmental, and chemical engineering. The diffusion of guest species in mesoporous networks plays an important role in these applications, especially for energy storage, such as supercapacitors based on ordered mesoporous carbons (OMCs). The ion diffusion behavior in two different 2-D hexagonal OMCs was investigated by using cyclic voltametry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. In addition, transmission electron microscopy, small-angle X-ray diffraction, and nitrogen cryosorption methods were used to study the pore structure variations of these two OMCs. It was found that, for the OMC with defective pore channels (termed as pore packing defects), the gravimetric capacitance was greatly decayed when the voltage scan rate was increased. The experimental results suggest that, for the ion diffusion in 2-D hexagonal OMCs with similar mesopore size distribution, the pore packing defect is a dominant dynamic factor.     

用于测量熔合反应的静电偏转板介绍

An electrostatic deflector for separating the fusion evaporation residues from the beam-like products in heavy ion reactions was installed. The evaporation residue separation and identification with the electrostatic deflector setup was tested with the reaction ^32S＋^96Zr at several energies. The fusion evaporation residues and the beam-like particles were well separated after the electrical separation and the experimental fusion cross section obtained from the angular distribution is in good agreement with the calculated value well above the Coulomb barrier. This confirms the reliability of the setup.     

An efficient synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazoles in the presence of FeCl3/Montmorillonite K-10 under ultrasound irradiation

2-Substituted benzothiazoles have been synthesized via one-pot reaction from aromatic aldehydes and o-aminothiophenol in the presence of FeCl₃/Montmorillonite K-10 in absolute methanol at 25–30 °C under ultrasound irradiation. The remarkable advantages are an inexpensive and easily available reagent, a simple procedure, mild conditions, short reaction times and moderate to good yields.     

Solving a finite horizon EPQ problem with backorders

This paper presents an alternative approach to solve a finite horizon production lot sizing model with backorders using Cauchy-Bunyakovsky-Schwarz Inequality. The optimal batch size is derived from a sequence number of batches. We prove that a constant batch size policy with one fill rate is better than the variable batch sizes with variable fill rates. Finally, a practical approach is proposed to find the optimal solutions for a discrete planning horizon and discrete batch sizes.