Inhibition of the electrochemistry of ferrocenes by polyamine dendrimers and the key role of hydrogen-bonding with hydroxy groups

Commercial DSM polyamine dendrimers inhibit the observation of the cyclic voltammetry (CV) of simple ferrocenes all the more as they are larger (marked dendritic effect); the CV is re-established, however, if a OH-containing group is present in the ferrocene derivative.     

Structuration de la convection mixte en milieu poreux confiné latéralement et chauffé par le bas : effets d''inertiePattern formation of mixed convection in a porous medium confined laterally and heated from below: effect of inertia

We consider the onset of convection in a porous medium heated from below and subjected to a horizontal mean flow. The effect of porous inertia is studied, and the transverse aspect ratio a of the medium is taken into accout. We find that the dominant modes are longitudinal rolls (L.R) if a is an integer or transverse traveling rolls (T.R) if a is below a_c with a_c<1. When a is not an integer with a>a_c, the setting on patterns are oscillatory three-dimensional structures (3D) for a>1 or T.R for a_c<a<1 provided that the Reynolds number remains below a critical value Re_K^*. We show that these structures are replaced by L.R if Re_K>Re_K^*. To cite this article: A. Delache et al., C. R. Mecanique 330 (2002) 885–891.     

Syntheses and characterization of lisinopril-coated gold nanoparticles as highly stable targeted CT contrast agents in cardiovascular diseases

Lisinopril was used as the targeting moiety to prepare gold nanoparticle-based functional CT contrast agents. Pure lisinopril, thioctic acid-lisinopril conjugate, and reduced thioctic acid-lisinopril conjugate were used to obtain GNP-Lis, GNP-TA-Lis, and GNP-RTA-Lis, respectively, via ligand exchange reaction on citrate-coated gold nanoparticles (GNPs). These lisinopril-decorated GNPs were fully characterized, and their chemical stabilities in biological relevant media and in high salt concentration were compared. Their relative stabilities toward lyophilization and against cyanide-induced decomposition were also investigated. Because of their higher stability, GNP-TA-Lis were used to assess the targeting of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) using X-ray computed tomography (CT). The images obtained displayed high contrast in the region of the lungs and heart, clearly indicating the targeting of ACE, whose overexpression is associated with development of cardiac and pulmonary fibrosis. Thus, the new nanoprobes prepared here will serve as very useful tools for the monitoring of cardiovascular pathophysiologies using CT imaging.     

Elaboration and characterisation of yttria psz coatings deposited by RF sputtering on silicon

Yttria stabilised Zirconia coatings on polycrystalline silicon wafers have been performed using physical vapor deposition with negative bias applied to the substrate. The thicknesses determined by ellipsometry were between 45 and 70 nm and the deposition rate was about 0.25 nm per min. Secondary ion mass spectroscopy analyses revealed no interdiffusion of metallic elements between the zirconia coating and silicon substrate. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction indicates that the coatings are crystallized, but it can not permit to identify all the crystalline phases. The disparity between the experimental and the k-ratios (Pouchou and Pichoir simulation of electron probe microanalysis analyses) showed the usefulness of others techniques to determine coating and interface compositions. Cross sectional transmission electron microscopy observations demonstrate an amorphous layer between the zirconia coating and the substrate with a thickness of 30–120 nm. If it is considered to be an amorphous silicon layer, the PAP simulation based on the ellipsometric thicknesses and an yttria stabilised zirconia density of 4 g/cm³ fits correctly the experimental values.     

Progress on PPAPs cyclization: Guttiferone A as a case study

Guttiferone A and cyclized analogs are naturally occurring polycyclic polyprenylated acyl phloroglucinols possessing antiparasitic activities. Naturally occurring xanthones possess increased activity, but are either rare or difficult to synthesize. In this paper, three optimized methodologies to access natural, hydroxylated and non-natural xanthonic skeletons from guttiferone A are described. These compounds will serve as starting materials for further SAR studies.     

Structural characterization of 2-aminobenzamide-derivatized oligosaccharides using a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization two-stage time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometer

Oligosaccharides were derivatized by reductive amination using 2-aminobenzamide (2-AB) and analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization two-stage time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF/TOF) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) in the positive ion mode. The major signals were obtained under these conditions from the [M+Na]+ ions for all 2-AB-derivatized oligosaccharides. A systematic study was conducted on a series of 2-AB-derivatized oligosaccharides to allow rationalization of the fragmentation processes. The MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS/MS spectra of the [M+Na]+ ions of 2-AB-derivatized oligosaccharides were dominated by glycosidic cleavages. These fragments originating both from the reducing and the non-reducing ends of the oligosaccharide yield information on sequence and branching. Moreover, the MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS/MS spectra were also characterized by abundant cross-ring fragments which are very informative on the linkages of the monosaccharide residues constituting these oligosaccharides. MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS/MS analysis of 2-AB-derivatized oligosaccharides, by providing structural information at the low-picomole level, appears to be a powerful tool for carbohydrate structural analysis.     

Instabilities in an open top horizontal porous layer subjected to pulsating thermal boundary conditions

   Received October 30, 2000 / Published online January 23, 2001