Characterization of porcine skin as a model for human skin studies using infrared spectroscopic imaging

Porcine skin is often considered a substitute for human skin based on morphological and functional data, for example, for transdermal drug diffusion studies. A chemical, structural and temporal characterization of porcine skin in comparison to human skin is not available but will likely improve our understanding of this porcine skin model. Here, we employ Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic imaging to holistically measure chemical species as well as spatial structure as a function of time to characterize porcine skin as a model for human skin. Porcine skin was found to resemble human skin spectroscopically and differences are elucidated. Cryo-prepared fresh porcine skin samples for spectroscopic imaging were found to be stable over time and small variations are observed. Hence, we extended characterization to the use of this model for dynamic processes. In particular, the capacity and stability of this model in transdermal diffusion is examined. The results indicate that porcine skin is likely to be an attractive tool for studying diffusion dynamics of materials in human skin.     

Theoretical computation of low‐lying electronic states of HCNS: A CASPT2 study

Complete active space self‐consistent field (CASSCF) and complete active space second‐order perturbation theory (CASPT2) calculations in conjunction with the aug‐cc‐pVTZ basis set have been used to investigate the low‐lying electronic states of thiofulminic acid (HCNS), HCNS⁺, and HCNS^?. The result of geometry optimization using CASPT2/aug‐cc‐pVTZ shows that theoretically determined geometric parameters and harmonic vibrational frequencies for the HCNS ground state X¹Σ⁺(X¹A′) are in agreement with previous studies. The ionization energies, the electron affinity energies, the adiabatic excitation energies, and vertical excitation energies have been calculated and the corresponding cation and anion states are identified. By calculating adiabatic electron affinity, the states of HCNS^? have been identified to contain both π orbital states (X²A′ and 1²A″) and dipole‐bond states (1⁴A′ and 1⁴A″). © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

A proximity-dependent surface hybridization strategy for constructing an efficient signal-on electrochemical DNAzyme sensing system

A proximity-dependent surface hybridization strategy is employed for designing a "signal-on" electrochemical DNAzyme biosensor. By taking advantage of the high sensitivity of the PDSH strategy, and by realizing the enzymatic hydrolysis reaction in a homogenous system with a unimolecular design, the proposed biosensor shows a very high sensitivity to target molecules.     

Preparation and optical properties of high-quality oriented of Al and Er co-doped ZnO thin films

High-quality c-axis oriented Al and Er co-doped ZnO films were prepared on the quartz glasses by sol?Cgel method. In order to obtain the optimal processing parameters for the growth of the oriented film, an L₁₆ (4⁵) orthogonal experimental design was chosen. The experimental results show the rank of 5-factors as follows: Er at.%?>?the number of coating layer?>?annealing temperature?>?Al at.%?>?the concentration of the sol. The Al and Er co-doped film prepared using the optimal parameters exhibits the preferential orientation along the c-axis perpendicular to the substrate surface. In addition, the structural, morphological and optical properties of the films were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and UV?Cvisible spectrophotometer, respectively. The photoluminescence spectra were also used to characterize the luminescence properties of the samples. It is found that when ZnO was co-doped with 7?% Al and 1.5?% Er, the blue emission centered at 465?nm disappears and the green emission centered at 547?nm increases with a blue shift, resulted from the rapid reducing of the interstitial Zn defect, and increasing of the oxygen defects and vacancies caused by Al³⁺ and Er³⁺ dopants.     

Antimony‐Functionalized Phosphine‐Based Photopolymer Networks

The synthesis of phosphane‐ene photopolymer networks, where the networks are composed of crosslinked tertiary alkyl phosphines are reported. Taking advantage of the rich coordination chemistry of alkyl phosphines, stibino‐phosphonium and stibino‐bis(phosphonium) functionalized polymer networks could be generated. Small‐molecule stibino‐phosphonium and stibino‐bis(phosphonium) compounds have been well characterized previously and were used as models for spectroscopic comparison to the macromolecular analogues by NMR and XANES spectroscopy. This work reveals that the physical and electronic properties of the materials can be tuned depending on the type of coordination environment. These materials can be used as ceramic precursors, where the Sb‐functionalized polymers influence the composition of the resulting ceramic.     

固载蛋白A交联聚甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯连续床亲合色谱柱的制备及性能考察

采用沉淀聚法“原位”（in-situ)聚合合成了交联聚甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯连续床色谱柱,对其进行化学改性后,分别得到含有11个碳原子间隔臂以及不含间隔臂键合了蛋白A的高效亲合色谱柱。考察了这两种色谱介质的性能,结果表明含有间隔臂的介质有一定的疏水性;对传统制备蛋白配基的亲合色谱介质的合成路线进行了改进;采用不含间隔臂的亲合柱测定了人血浆中人免疫球蛋白G（HIgG)的含量,所测得的定量标准曲线线性相关系数达到0．999;考察了流速对合成的连续床色谱柱柱压的影响,当流速高达9．0mL/min时,柱压也仅为6．5MPa;采用pH梯度对HIgG的不同亚基进行了分离。     

官能团转化法制备羧基硅油及其柔软性能研究

用氨值为0．2895mmol/g、－／Mn=52650的氨丙基硅油（APS）与环状二元酸酐如琥珀酸酐（SA）、马来酸酐（MA）、邻苯二甲酸酐（PA）反应得了三种不同羟基烃基的硅油（CAS）,对其结构,性能进行了表征和测定。实验结果表明：三种CAS均能改善聚酯／粘胶纤维织物的柔软弹性,撕裂和断裂强度,但PA改性APS制备的CAS－3硅油,其分子侧链中的邻羧基苯甲酰基对硅油的柔软性能有影响;另外较高分子量的CAS能捉供织物更好的柔软性,而羧值变化对织物的吸湿性,回弹性影响较大,但对织物的柔性影响较小。     

氨基改性聚醚型聚硅氧烷的制备及其柔软性能研究

用含氢硅油、烯丙基缩水甘油醚、烯基聚醚的硅氢化加成产物-聚醚/环氧硅油与胺反应制得了氨基改性聚醚型聚硅氧烷（APEPS）,对其结构与性能进行了表征和研究。结果表明,含氢硅油分子量、有机胺结构、氨基改性聚醚型聚硅氧烷的硅含量对APEPS性能有影响。提高硅含量、增加氨值,可改善APEPS的柔软性与滑爽感,但对织物的吸湿性影响不大。     

纤维素氧膦-钯催化有机锡试剂和酰氯偶联反应的研究

报道了采用纤维氧膦－钯络合物为催化剂,有机锡试剂与取代肉桂酰氯进行交叉偶联合成查耳酮化合物。考察了催化剂的催化性能及影响反应的因素。XPS实验结果表明,催化剂中起催化作用的是金属态钯。