Fabrication of one-dimensional colloidal assemblies from electrospun nanofibers

Electrospun nanofibers were used as confining geometries for fabricating 1-D colloidal assemblies. Silica particles dispersed in several different polymer solutions were cast into nanofibers by an electrospinning process. The silica particle configurations were examined in terms of the size ratio of silica particles to nanofibers and the properties of the dispersing medium. As the electrospun fiber was extended highly, the silica particles dispersed in the polymer solution began to assemble spontaneously into a pearl-necklace structure. We also demonstrated the alignment of 1-D silica assemblies using a designed configuration of collector electrodes.     

Conformation‐Specific Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy of Cold,Isolated Chiral Molecules

The CD spectroscopy of a chiral compound in solution yields an average CD value derived from all of the conformations of a chiral molecule. By contrast, CD spectroscopy of cold chiral molecules in the gas phase distinguishes specific conformers of a chiral molecule, but the weak CD effect has limited the practical application of this technique. Reported herein is the first resonant two‐photon ionization CD spectra of ephedrines in a supersonic jet using circularly polarized laser pulses, which were generated by synchronizing the oscillation of the photoelastic modulator with the laser firing. The spectra exhibited well‐resolved CD bands which were specific for the conformations and vibrational modes of each enantiomer. The CD signs and magnitudes of the jet‐cooled chiral molecules were very sensitive to their conformations and thus offered crucial information for determining the three‐dimensional structures of chiral species, as conducted in combination with quantum chemical calculations.     

A convenient method for the syntheses of tetrahydrofuran moiety from furan by catalytic transfer of hydrogenation with ammonium formate

Pd-C/ammonium formate efficiently and selectively reduces hetero-aromatic furan ring to the corresponding tetrahydrofuran moiety. Under this reaction condition, carbon-carbon double bond and α,β-unsaturated ketones also reduced to the corresponding alkanes and saturated ketones.     

Development of optical fiber-based respiration sensor for noninvasive respiratory monitoring

In this study, two types of nasal-cavity-attached fiber-optic respiration sensors have been fabricated for noninvasive respiratory monitoring. One is a silver halide optical-fiber-based respiration sensor that can measure the variations of infrared radiation generated by the respiratory airflow from a nasal cavity. The other is a thermochromic-pigment-based fiber-optic respiration sensor that can measure the intensity of reflected light which changes owing to color variations of the temperature-sensing film according to the temperature difference between inspiratory and expiratory air. We have demonstrated the similarities of the respiratory signals using the fiber-optic respiration sensors and the temperature transducer of the BIOPAC? system. In addition, we verified that respiratory signals without the deterioration of the MR image can be obtained using the fiber-optic respiration sensors. It is anticipated that the proposed noninvasive fiberoptic respiration sensors will be highly effective for respiratory monitoring of a patient during MRI procedures.     

A boosted voltage generator for low-voltage DRAMs

This paper proposes a new two-stage two-phase VPP charge pump configured in such a manner that the body effect and the threshold voltage loss are eliminated. The newly proposed circuit is fabricated using 0.18 μm triple-well CMOS process and the measurement result shows that the VPP level tracks 3VDD when VDD is above the threshold voltage.     

密封环挠性安装形式对干气密封动态追随性的影响

基于气体润滑理论,并通过小扰动法建立了螺旋槽干气密封微扰膜压控制方程,在高速高压条件下获得了气膜动态特性系数;基于动力学相关知识,在考虑转轴轴向振动的情况下,利用气膜轴向动态刚度和阻尼系数分别求解了静环挠性安装、动环挠性安装和两环均挠性安装的干气密封挠性环运动方程.在不同轴向激励振幅、激励频率、挠性环质量、弹簧刚度和辅助密封圈阻尼下分别研究了三种典型结构干气密封动态追随性并进行了对比分析.结果表明:当轴向激励频率较高或挠性环质量较大时,静环挠性安装干气密封在刚受到外界激励时膜厚突变相对严重,动态追随性较差;在轴向激励频率较低且挠性环质量较小时,静环挠性安装干气密封相比动环挠性安装干气密封表现出更好的动态追随性;在三种密封环挠性安装形式中,两环均挠性安装干气密封动态追随性最好,且具有绝对优势.     

结构抗震计算不同方法之对比研究

利用有限元软件ANSYS对3种不同层高的钢框架模型进行同等烈度条件下抗震分析, 并进行底部剪力法、反应谱法和时程分析法的对比研究, 得到相应位移应力曲线、3种抗震计算方法各自的特点及适用条件. 通过观察时程曲线和震动动画过程, 可使学生对抗震计算有直观认识和深入理解.