Interactions of poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) with various salts studied by size exclusion chromatography

The objective of this research is to develop a relationship between salt type and concentration to poly(2-methacyloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC) zwitterionic polymer solution behaviors. In particular, polyelectrolyte hydrodynamic volumes were analyzed through size exclusion chromatography in relation to the addition of various salts at various concentrations. The salt properties examined were salt concentration, ionic strength, solution pH, cation type/size, anion type/size, valency, and configuration. It was found that the effect of ion properties is related to mechanisms associated with the geometry of the polyelectrolyte. The negative charge group of the polyelectrolyte situated closer to the backbone (inside) is less important to the change in hydrodynamic volume than the positive charge group situated at the end of the side chain (outside). The extensive amount of data generated in this study provides a strong background for possible accurate formulation of a theory based on the salt effect on PMPC polyelectrolyte solution behavior.     

Preparation of N2/CO2 triggered reversibly coagulatable and redispersible latexes by emulsion polymerization of styrene with a reactive switchable surfactant

This work reports the development of a reversibly coagulatable and redispersible polystyrene latex system that can be triggered by N(2)/CO(2). The coagulatability and redispersibility of the latexes were achieved by employing 0.9-5.6 wt % (N-amidino)dodecyl acrylamide (DAm), a reactive switchable surfactant, in an emulsion polymerization of styrene under CO(2) atmosphere. The resulted latex particles were readily coagulated by N(2) bubbling at 60 °C and redispersed by CO(2) bubbling and ultrasonication, which switched amidine moieties between neutral and ionic states. The coagulation/redispersion processes were repeatable. The prepared latexes showed good stabilities against electrolytes, especially with higher charges.     

Enabling gate dielectric design for all solution-processed, high-performance, flexible organic thin-film transistors

A novel solution-processed, compositionally and structurally stable dual-layer gate dielectric composed of a UV-cured poly(4-vinyl phenol)-co-poly(methyl methacrylate) bottom layer and a thermally cross-linked poly(methyl silsesquioxane) top layer for organic thin-film transistors is described. This gate dielectric design, coupled with compatible solution-processable semiconductor and conductor materials, has enabled fabrication of all solution-processed, high-performance organic thin-film transistors on flexible substrates. High field-effect mobility and current on/off ratio, together with other desirable transistor properties, are demonstrated.     

Inhibition of the In Vitro Replication of DNA by an Aptamer–Protein Complex in an Autonomous DNA Machine

DNA replication plays a central role in living organisms. Unregulated or uncontrollable DNA replication is well known to result in many pathological states, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, and viral/bacterial infections. We report that an aptamer–protein complex could indirectly inhibit in vitro replication of DNA. An isothermal DNA machine based on the strand‐displacement amplification is employed to support our assumption. An antithrombin aptamer sequence is rationally encoded into the DNA replication template. Once thrombin binds to the template, the as‐formed aptamer–protein complexes can, in turn, become a barrier to the polymerase and inhibit the DNA replication activities in both static and dynamic modes. The inhibition is successfully confirmed by both fluorescence and gel‐electrophoresis experiments. Considering the availability of a broad library of aptamers and the existence of various DNA/protein interactions, our results imply the possibility for the rational regulation of DNA replication in vivo.     

一类具时滞的Rayleigh型泛函微分方程反周期解的存在性

应用Leray Schauder不动点定理,研究了一类具时滞的Rayleigh型泛函微分方程： x″（t）＋f（x′（t））＋g（x（t-τ（t）））=e（t）的反周期解问题,得到了反周期解存在的新的结果。     

Homoclinic orbits for a class of second-order Hamiltonian systems without a coercive potential

In this paper we establish some new sufficient conditions on the existence of homoclinic solutions for a class of second-order Hamiltonian systems without a coercive potential. The proof is based on a new critical point theorem in combination with periodic approximation.     

高温超导磁体临界电流的磁矢量分析法及其验证

临界电流是高温超导磁体的关键参数,文中提出了一种名为"磁矢量分析法"的高温超导临界电流计算方法。这种方法以高温超导带材性能测试结果为依据,以有限元仿真软件为手段,通过对计算高温超导磁体内部电磁感应强度矢量的分布,采用插值运算来确定高温超导磁体的临界电流。通过在77K温度下进行1:1的磁体实验,磁矢量分析法的可行性得到了验证。     

两个液滴之间的聚并

对于系统中不含杂质时两个液滴在不互溶液体中的聚并过程进行理论分析，得到聚并所需时间与两相物理性质一范德华力的关系，该结果也适用于气泡在液体中的聚并，只要知道系统的物性数据和液滴半径，就可以计算聚并时间，理论预测与实验结果符合较好。     

合肥光源上采用干涉方法测量束流截面

束流截面尺寸测量对优化系统参数、确保光源运行至关重要。采用干涉法测量合肥同步辐射光源束流截面垂直方向的尺寸。基于Cittert-Zernike 定理,利用双缝干涉条纹的对比度得出相干度和束流截面尺寸。测量系统由干涉成像与图像处理系统组成。进行了5组试验,试验结果证明了干涉法测量合肥同步辐射束流截面尺寸的可行性。