Effect of solution viscosity on dynamic surface tension detection

A dynamic surface tension detector (DSTD) was used to examine the molecular diffusion and surface adsorption characteristics of surface-active analytes as a function of solution viscosity. Dynamic surface tension is determined by measuring the differential pressure across the air/liquid interface of repeatedly growing and detaching drops. Continuous surface tension measurement throughout the entire drop growth is achieved for each eluting drop (at a rate of 30 drops/min for 2 μl drops), providing insight into the kinetic behavior of molecular diffusion and orientation processes at the air/liquid interface. Three-dimensional data are obtained through a calibration procedure previously developed, but extended herein for viscous solutions, with surface tension first converted to surface pressure, which is plotted as a function of elution time axis versus drop time axis. Thus, an analyte that lowers the surface tension results in an increase in surface pressure. The calibration procedure derived for the pressure-based DSTD was successfully extended and implemented in this report to experimentally determine standard surface pressures in solutions of varied viscosity. Analysis of analytes in viscous solution was performed at low analyte concentration, where the observed analyte surface activity indicates that the surface concentration is at or near equilibrium when in a water mobile phase (viscosity of 1.0 Cp). Two surface-active analytes, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and polyethylene glycol (MW 1470 g/mol, PEG 1470), were analyzed in solutions ranging from 0 to 60% (v/v) glycerol in water, corresponding to a viscosity range of 1.0-15.0 Cp. Finally, the diffusion-limited surface activity of SDS and PEG 1470 were observed in viscous solution, whereby an increase in viscosity resulted in a decreased surface pressure early in drop growth. The dynamic surface pressure results reported for SDS and PEG 1470 are found to correlate with solution viscosity and analyte diffusion coefficient via the Stokes-Einstein equation.     

Determination,by dynamic surface-tension analysis,of the molar mass of proteins denatured in guanidine thiocyanate

A drop-based dynamic surface-tension detector (DSTD) has been used to study the dynamic surface tension behavior of proteins denatured in guanidine thiocyanate (GndSCN). The dynamic surface tension at the air–liquid interface is obtained by measuring the internal pressure of drops that grow and detach at a specified rate. In the method the sample of interest is injected and subsequently flows to the DSTD-sensing capillary tip. For this work, a novel DSTD calibration procedure utilizing two distinct mobile phases is applied. Here, the mobile phases are aqueous with different constituents, for example GndSCN and phosphate buffer, either added or omitted. The dual-mobile phase calibration procedure gives the analyst the capability of making protein measurements in a GndSCN–phosphate buffer mobile phase, while measuring a calibration standard in another mobile phase, such as water, in which the surface tension of the calibration standard is readily available. Results are presented with drop volumes of either 2 L (i.e. 2-s drops) or 7 L (i.e. 7-s drops) for proteins varying in molar mass from 12,000 to 330,000 g mol^–1. We demonstrate that the DSTD can be used to determine the molar mass of proteins denatured in GndSCN. The method applies a regime where the denatured protein is detected by surface-active properties, and selectivity with regard to molar mass is contained in the dynamic component of the DSTD signal. The dynamic surface pressure signals of the denatured proteins suggest that diffusion plays a large role in the kinetics of the surface activity. The limit of detection for the denatured proteins studied ranged from 3 mg L^–1 to 14 mg L^–1. The DSTD, coupled with the novel dual-mobile phase calibration procedure, can be used to investigate the fundamental properties of proteins. Insight into the behavior at the air–liquid interface for native and denatured proteins is achieved; this is a novel tool for studying protein denaturation, complementary to other common approaches such as spectroscopy and calorimetry. Furthermore, the reported method could be widely applied to the study of effects on the interfacial properties of proteins after a variety of chemical and physical modifications that are possible with the dual-mobile phase calibration procedure.     

New Preparation Methodology of Functionalized Picolines

Under the organomagnesium complex n‐Bu₂CH₃MgLi conditions, picoline compounds provide a new entry to a broad range of polyfunctional picoline derivatives, after reaction with various electrophiles.     

碱土金属硫化物光激励材料在辐射剂量测量中的应用

采用碳还原法合成了掺杂两种稀土金属离子的碱土金属硫化物光激励发光材料,并对光激励发光材料的辐射剂量特性进行了研究。将材料做成PMMA剂量片在60Coγ源下接受辐照,然后用自己搭建的在线实时测试系统对剂量片发出的荧光信号进行测量。实验发现碱土金属硫化物光激励发光材料在0.01～1 000 Gy内,有很好的辐射剂量响应范围(5个剂量级),荧光信号峰值强度与辐照剂量线性关系良好,说明碱土金属硫化物光激励发光材料在辐射剂量测量中有着很好的应用前景。文章主要探讨了碱土金属硫化物光激励发光材料在辐射剂量测量中的应用。     

脉冲电流作用下LY12铝合金的微观结构和合金元素分布

研究了在凝固过程中施加脉冲电流对LY12铝合金微观结构和合金元素分布的影响.实验结果表明,在脉冲电流作用下,LY12合金的微观结构发生了明显变化,聚集在晶界和枝晶网的共晶组织大大减少,网络变得不连续,在晶内和晶界附近存在弥散的近似球状的共晶质点.另外,脉冲电流能有效地改善合金中Cu和Mg的成分偏析,其中对Cu在Al合金中的负偏析现象的改善更为显著,使Cu较均匀地分布于整个试样. 关键词： LY12铝合金 脉冲电流 显微结构 偏析     

单组分桥联茂基二异丙胺基钕配合物催化甲基丙烯酸甲酯聚合

催化聚合;茂稀土胺化物;单组分桥联茂基二异丙胺基钕配合物催化甲基丙烯酸甲酯聚合     

化学教学中应如何培养学生的问题意识

当前,中学生问题意识较差,不能发现并提出问题。这种状况不能适应新课程改革的需要。笔者总结自己在化学教学中培养学生问题意识的几种做法：唤醒“问”的意识,使学生想问;营造“问”的氛围,使学生敢问;创设“问”的情境,使学生能问;传授“问”的技巧,使学生会问;教师要正确面对学生的提问。     

Bi3.25Nd0.75Ti3O12纳米结构: 可控合成及其可见光催化活性

用水热法制备不同形貌的掺钕钛酸铋(Bi3.25Nd0.75Ti3O12,BNdT)纳米粉体.透射电子显微镜(TEM)结果表明,通过控制OH-浓度可以得到不同形貌的纳米粉体.基于不同条件下制备的样品微结构分析,提出了这些不同形貌的形成机制.紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)表明BNdT样品的带隙能(Eg)约为1.984 eV.利用可见光照射下甲基橙降解实验评价了BNdT样品的光催化性能.结果表明,BNdT的光催化活性比商用TiO2催化剂P25和掺氮TiO2高得多.OH-浓度为10 mol·L-1时制备的BNdT纳米线光催化效率最高,经可见光照射360min,浓度为0.01 mmol·L-1甲基橙溶液的降解率可达到93.0%,且循环使用4次后,其光催化活性并没有明显降低,表明BNdT是一种稳定有效的可见光催化剂.