Formula Optimization of Emulsifiers for Preparation of Multiple Emulsions Based on Artificial Neural Networks

Formulation optimization of emulsifiers for preparing multiple emulsions was performed in respect of stability by using artificial neural network (ANN) technique. Stability of multiple emulsions was expressed by the percentage of reserved emulsion volume of freshly prepared sample after centrifugation. Individual properties of multiple emulsions such as droplet size, δ, viscosity of the primary and the multiple emulsions were also considered. A back‐propagation (BP) network was well trained with experimental data pairs and then used as an interpolating function to estimate the stability of emulsions of different formulations. It is found that using mixtures of Span 80 and Tween 80 with different mass ratio as both lipophilic and hydrophilic emulsifiers, multiple W/O/W emulsions can be prepared and the stability is sensitive to the mixed HLB numbers and concentration of the emulsifiers. By feeding ANN with 39 pairs of experimental data, the ANN is well trained and can predict the influences of several formulation variables to the immediate emulsions stability. The validation examination indicated that the immediate stability of the emulsions predicted by the ANN is in good agreement with measured values. ANN therefore could be a powerful tool for rapid screening emulsifier formulation. However, the long‐term stability of the emulsions is not good, possibly due to the variation of the HLB number of the mixed monolayers by diffusion of emulsifier molecules, but can be greatly improved by using a polymer surfactant Arlacel P135 to replace the lipophilic emulsifier.     

3-取代-12-氧代-N,N-双(2-氯乙基)脱氧胆酰胺的合成及其抑制癌细胞活性

以7-脱氧胆酸(1)为原料,由Jones试剂氧化得到3,12-二氧代-7-脱氧胆酸(2),然后与双(2-氯乙基)胺反应,得到3,12-二氧代-N,N-双(2-氯乙基)-7-脱氧胆酰胺(4),进一步通过对化合物4中的3-位羰基进行官能团转换,得到2个3-位分别被肟基、缩胺硫腙基取代的12-氧代-N,N-双(2-氯乙基)-7-脱氧胆酰胺类型化合物。同时,初步测试了合成物对肿瘤细胞增殖抑制活性,结果表明,化合物对宫颈癌细胞的生长有显著的抑制活性。     

Encapsulation of Phosphomolybdate Within Metal–Organic Frameworks with Dual Enzyme-like Activities for Colorimetric Detection of H2O2 and Ascorbic acid

Developing artificial enzyme mimetics for the detection of small biomolecules are a current research interest because natural enzymes bear some serious disadvantages, such as their catalytic activity can be easily inhibited and they can be digested by proteases. Herein, a heteropoly acids (HPA) encapsulating metal–organic framework (MOF) with metal-carbene structure, [Cu₁₀(H₃trz)₄(Htrz)₄][PMo₁₂VO₄₁] (PMA-MOF) as bifunctional enzyme-mimetic catalyst for colorimetric detection of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and ascorbic acid (AA) was designed and synthesized. Thanks to the good stability and the synergistic effect of PMA and MOF, PMA-MOF exhibits the lower limit of detection (0.222 μM towards H₂O₂ and 0.0046 μM to AA), and the smaller Km value (0.0138 mM for H₂O₂ and 0.136 mM for o-phenylenediamine) compared to most reported MOF- and HPA-based enzyme-mimetic catalyst, to the best our knowledge.

     

Multi-Center Vector Field Methods for Wave Equations

We develop the method of vector-fields to further study Dispersive Wave Equations. Radial vector fields are used to get a-priori estimates such as the Morawetz estimate on solutions of Dispersive Wave Equations. A key to such estimates is the repulsiveness or nontrapping conditions on the flow corresponding to the wave equation. Thus this method is limited to potential perturbations which are repulsive, that is the radial derivative pointing away from the origin. In this work, we generalize this method to include potentials which are repulsive relative to a line in space (in three or higher dimensions), among other cases. This method is based on constructing multi-centered vector fields as multipliers, cancellation lemmas and energy localization.     

表面活性剂辅助二氧化硅纳米颗粒在非水基液中的分散研究（英文）

研究了粒径10~100nm的二氧化硅纳米颗粒在非水基液中的表面活性剂辅助分散。结合颗粒表面特定官能团结构,针对性选择了合适的表面活性剂,氢键桥梁作用和长链分子空间位阻作用抑制了颗粒团聚行为。当表面活性剂体积分数6%的时候,动态光散射测试结果表明颗粒中位尺度30.2nm,与透射电镜测试结果吻合,展现了良好的分散性。     

Cooling crystallization of aluminum sulfate in pure water modulated by sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate

This study investigated the cooling crystallization of aluminum sulfate to explore the basic data for the recovery of aluminum resources from coal spoil. Cooling crystallization process of aluminum sulfate with sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) was investigated experimentally. The effects of operating conditions, namely rotate speed and cooling rate on the crystal size (Median diameter, D_0.5) were studied. Based on single factor experimental results, the response surface method (RSM) with a Box–Behnken design (BBD) was used to determine the key operating conditions, from which a predictive equation was established to quantitatively describe the relationships of D_0.5 and there relative parameters. The optimum operating conditions for cooling crystallization of aluminum sulfate were as follows: rotate speed of 200–300 rpm, cooling rate of 4–5 °C /min and n (SDBS)/n (Al₂(SO₄)₃) of around 5E‐4. Molecular dynamics (MD) results reveal that SDBS decreases the diffusion coefficient (D) of Al³⁺ molecules, which inhibits nucleation and promotes crystal growth.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and optical property of manganese (II) halides based on pyridine ionic liquids with high quantum yield

Transition Metal Chemistry - Two novel tetrahedral Mn (II) halide single-crystals [(C7H10N)2][MnCl4] (1) and [(C7H10N)2][MnBr4] (2), based on pyridine ionic liquids, have been successfully...     

气相色谱/质谱分析烟草中的主要生物碱

用毛细管气相色谱法测定烟草中烟碱、降烟碱、麦斯明、二烯烟碱、新烟碱、去氢新烟碱、2,3′-联二吡啶、可替宁8种主要生物碱的方法。烟草样品经二氯甲烷/甲醇(V/V,3∶1)萃取,过一次性滤膜,进样,经DB-5MS毛细管柱分离,由气相色谱-氢火焰离子化检测器(FID)检测定量,质谱定性。该方法操作简单,重现性好,回收率较高。8种生物碱相对标准偏差为2.59%~7.07%;回收率为89.4%~98.7%。