孔口缝合补强对含孔复合材料层板应力集中影响的数值模拟

提出的一种缝合线计算模型,通过数值模拟计算与实验结果比较,得到缝合线计算模型中相关的弹性参数.对复合材料开口缝合补强结构进行有限元模拟计算,分析了孔边及邻近区域应变、应力的分布规律,得到不同缝合参数、孔边不同位置以及不同载荷条件下的应变、应力集中系数,并给出合理的孔口缝合参数设计方法及相关结论.研究结果表明:含孔拉伸试件在孔边θ=0°处,切向拉伸应力最大;在θ=90°处,切向压缩应力最大;在孔口0°和90°之间存在拉应力与压应力的转换点,缝合补强后,此转换点大约在θ=56°左右.     

Thermal stability of piroxicam

The application of thermal method is of great importance regarding the pharmaceutical problems such as the control of raw materials, the determination of purity, the qualitative and quantitative analysis of drug formulation, tests of thermal stability and compatibility and the determination of kinetic parameters etc. The purpose of a kinetic investigation is to calculate the kinetic parameters and the determination of the kinetic model for the studied process. The results are further used to predict the system’s behaviour in various circumstances. A kinetic study regarding the piroxicam—active substance’s thermal decomposition was performed under isothermal conditions and nitrogen atmosphere, for the temperature steps: 200, 205, 210, 215 and 220 °C. The TG/DTG data were processed by three differential methods: isothermal—isoconversional, Friedman’s isothermal isoconversional and isothermal model-fitting. The obtained results are in good accord between them, as well as with those obtained under non-isothermal conditions from a previous work and confirm the necessity of the kinetic parameters determining in different thermal conditions, by the adequate calculation methods.     

Spectrophotometric determination of triclosan in personal care products

A spectrophotometric method for the determination of triclosan in personal care products was proposed. It was based on the reaction of sodium nitrite with p-sulfanilic acid in an acidic medium to form diazonium ion, with which triclosan further formed an azo compound in an alkaline medium. The resulting yellow colored product has a maximum absorption at 452 nm. A good linear relationship (r = 0.9999) was obtained in the range of 0–30 mg L⁻¹ triclosan. A detection limit of 0.079 g L⁻¹ was achieved and the relative standard deviation was 0.24% (n = 11) at 14 mg L⁻¹ triclosan. The proposed method has been applied to the analyses of triclosan in several personal care products and the results were in good agreement with those obtained by high-performance liquid chromatography.     

Nonlinear traveling waves in a compressible Mooney-Rivlin rod I. Long finite-amplitude waves

In literature, nonlinear traveling waves in elastic circular rods have only been studied based on single partial differential equation (pde) models, and here we consider such a problem by using a more accurate coupled-pde model. We derive the Hamiltonian from the model equations for the long finite-amplitude wave approximation, analyze how the number of singular points of the system changes with the parameters, and study the features of these singular points qualitatively. Various physically acceptable nonlinear traveling waves are also discussed, and corresponding examples are given. In particular, we find that certain waves, which cannot be counted by the single-equation model, can arise. The project supported by the Research Grants Council of the HKSAR, China (City U 1107/99P) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10372054 and 10171061)     

Constructions for key distribution patterns

Key distribution patterns (KDPs) are finite incidence structures satisfying a certain property which makes them widely used in minimizing the key storage and ensuring the security of communication between users in a large network. We construct a new KDP using t-design and combine two ω-KDPs to give new (ω-1)-KDPs, which provide secure communication in a large network and minimize the amount of key storage.     

基于石墨烯的光纤湿度传感研究

将还原氧化石墨烯(r GO)沉积在侧边抛磨光纤(SPF)上制作了一种新型的光纤湿度传感器。在高湿度区域[相对温度(RH)为70%~95%],传感器的光功率变化达到6.9 d B,尤其在RH为75%~95%区域,传感器对湿度变化能实现相关系数为98.2%的线性响应,灵敏度可达0.31 d B/(%RH),响应速度快于0.13(%RH)/s,并且具有很好的可重复性。对传感机理的理论分析可以解释实验结果,并且表明这种基于石墨烯的光纤传感器亦可广泛应用于其他种类化学气体的探测。这种全新机理的光学传感器是对石墨烯电化学传感器的一种很好的补充,并将促进石墨烯在化学传感技术中的应用。     

Spectroscopic, morphological, and mechanistic investigation of the solvent-promoted aggregation of porphyrins modified in meso-positions by glucosylated steroids

Solvent-driven aggregation of a series of porphyrin derivatives was studied by UV/Vis and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The porphyrins are characterised by the presence in the meso positions of steroidal moieties further conjugated with glucosyl groups. The presence of these groups makes the investigated macrocycles amphiphilic and soluble in aqueous solvent, namely, dimethyl acetamide/water. Aggregation of the macrocycles is triggered by a change in bulk solvent composition leading to formation of large architectures that express supramolecular chirality, steered by the presence of the stereogenic centres on the periphery of the macrocycles. The aggregation behaviour and chiroptical features of the aggregates are strongly dependent on the number of moieties decorating the periphery of the porphyrin framework. In particular, experimental evidence indicates that the structure of the steroid linker dictates the overall chirality of the supramolecular architectures. Moreover, the porphyrin concentration strongly affects the aggregation mechanism and the CD intensities of the spectra. Notably, AFM investigations reveal strong differences in aggregate morphology that are dependent on the nature of the appended functional groups, and closely in line with the changes in aggregation mechanism. The suprastructures formed at lower concentration show a network of long fibrous structures spanning over tens of micrometres, whereas the aggregates formed at higher concentration have smaller rod-shaped structures that can be recognised as the result of coalescence of smaller globular structures. The fully steroid substituted derivative forms globular structures over the whole concentration range explored. Finally, a rationale for the aggregation phenomena was given by semiempirical calculations at the PM6 level.