Perforated nanocap array: Facile fabrication process and efficient surface enhanced Raman scattering with fluorescence suppression

Recently, individual reduced-symmetry metal nanostructures and their plasmonic properties have been studied extensively. However, little attention has been paid to the approach to fabricating ordered reduced-symmetry metal nanostructure arrays. In this paper, a novel perforated silver nanocap array with high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity and fluorescence suppression is reported. The array is fabricated by electron beam evaporating Ag onto the perforated barrier layer side of a hard anodization (HA) anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template. The morphology and optical property of the perforated silver nanocap array are characterized by an atomic force microscope (AFM), a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and absorption spectra. The results of SERS measurements reveal that the perforated silver nanocap array offers high SERS activity and fluorescence suppression compared with an imperforated silver nanocap array.     

Electro-hydrodynamic fabrication of ZnO-based dye sensitized solar cells

The electro-hydrodynamic (EHD) technique has been successfully applied for manufacturing ZnO photoanode in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Porous structure of ZnO film after calcinations was beneficial to the absorption of dye and infiltration of electrolyte. By using ionic liquid as an electrolyte, a high short-circuit photocurrent density of 12.1 mA/cm² was attained and the overall photo-to-electric energy conversion efficiency (η) was 3.4% under an AM-1.5 illumination at 100 mW/cm². At the same time, the influence factors on the solar cell performance, such as the concentrations of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) during EHD process and light intensity were discussed. PACS 81.07.Bc; 84.60.Jt; 81.15.Rs     

制冷系统的广义预测控制方法研究

制冷系统的蒸发器过热度的控制对于制冷系统稳定、高效运行具有重要作用。文中通过实验辨识了基于过热度和蒸发温度的制冷系统多输入多输出模型,并采用广义模型预测控制方法,针对制冷系统的变负荷运行工况下进行了实验研究。结果表明,该方法很好的适应了制冷系统变过热度、变蒸发温度的控制要求,相比常规的单输入单输出PID控制,跟踪性能良好、动态控制精度高,可以适应制冷系统负荷大范围变动的控制需求。     

带有高压储液器的制冷系统建模研究

通过对制冷系统循环特性、变工况特性和参数间耦合特性的分析,遵循热力学基本定律和能量、动量、质量守恒定律,采用稳态和动态建模相结合的方法建立压缩式制冷系统的数学模型。针对换热器建模难点采用分相区和移动边界相结合的方法建立其集总参数动态模型,并且冷凝器与高压储液器相结合,构成冷凝器加储液器的整体部件,文中建立的制冷系统的整体模型,反映了制冷系统工况变化时制冷剂质量的重新分配及其对状态变量的影响,提高了系统建模的精度,最后通过实验对所建模型的准确性进行了验证。     

快速凝固Cu-Pb过偏晶合金的性能表征

研究了Cu-Pb过偏晶合金的急冷快速凝固组织特征,定量表征了快速凝固Cu-Pb过偏晶合金的电阻率和力学性能,理论分析了冷却速率和组织形态对合金性能的影响规律. 研究结果表明,在急冷快速凝固条件下,Cu-Pb过偏晶合金中的(Cu)相和(Pb)相均以枝晶方式生长,晶体形态以均匀细小的等轴晶为特征. 随着冷却速率增大,一方面,凝固组织显著细化,晶界增多,对自由电子的散射作用增强,合金电阻率显著增大;另一方面,细晶强化作用增强,合金的抗拉强度呈线性升高,同时,伴随着晶体缺陷数量的增多,合金的伸长率降低. 关键词： Cu-Pb过偏晶合金 快速凝固 电阻率 力学性能     

Dynamics of vibrational chaos and entanglement in triatomic molecules： Lie algebraic model

In this paper, the dynamics of chaos and the entanglement in triatomic molecular vibrations are investigated. On the classical aspect, we study the chaotic trajectories in the phase space. We employ the linear entropy to examine the dynamical entanglement of the two bonds on the quantum aspect. The correspondence between the classical chaos and the quantum dynamical entanglement is also investigated. As an example, we apply our algebraic model to molecule H2O.     

Evaluation of an oral carrier system in rats: bioavailability and gastrointestinal absorption properties of curcumin encapsulated PBCA nanoparticles

A new oral delivery system, polybutylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles (PBCNs), was introduced to improve the oral bioavailability of curcumin (CUR), a poorly soluble drug. The formulation was optimized by orthogonal design and the optimal PBCNs loading CUR exhibited a spherical shape under transmission electron microscopy with a range of 40?C400?nm. Physicochemical state of CUR in PBCN was investigated by X-ray diffraction and the possible structure changes occurring in CUR after conjugating with polybutylcyanoacrylate were studied with FTIR. The results indicated that CUR in PBCN was in a non-crystalline state and CUR was encapsulated in PBCN without chemical reaction. The oral pharmacokinetic study was conducted in rats and the relative bioavailability of CUR encapsulated PBCNs to the crude CUR was more than 800%. The in situ absorption experiment in rat intestine indicated the absorption was first order with passive diffusion mechanism. The absorption results in various segments of intestine showed that the main absorption sites were ileum and colon. It can be concluded that PBCNs as an oral carrier can significantly improve the oral absorption of a poorly soluble drug.     

Cytotoxic effects and in vitro reversal of multidrug resistance by therapeutic ultrasound in human hepatocarcinoma cell line (HepG2)

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the major obstacles to successful chemotherapy of human malignancies. Although many strategies have been explored to overcome MDR, none of them have been proven to be clinically useful until now. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a novel therapeutic ultrasound (US) approach would have useful effects on the reversal of MDR in cancer cells. Wild-type and MDR phenotype (HepG2/ADM) cells of the human hepatocarcinoma cell line HepG2 were exposed to 0.8 MHz US at an intensity of 0.43 W/cm² for a 9 s exposure (total energy density: 3.87 J/cm²). After US exposure, cell number and viability were counted immediately, and flow cytometry was performed to measure retention of rhodamine 123 and adriamycin in HepG2 and HepG2/MDR cells. Both cell lines were then incubated in suspension with adriamycin, vincristine, etoposide, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil, respectively, and the MTT assay was used to determine cytotoxicity. The results showed that US exposure could significantly increase the uptake of Rh123 and ADM by HepG2/ADM tumor cells. The resistant index for the chemotherapeutic drugs was significantly lower in the US-exposed HepG2/ADM cells than in those not exposed to US. It was therefore concluded that US exposure could enhance the sensitivity of HepG2/ADM tumor cells to these chemotherapeutic agents, and the functional and structural changes induced by previous US exposure in MDR tumor cells may be responsible for it. However, further study is needed to investigate the mechanism behind US-mediated reversal of MDR.     

基于继电特性函数的互联电力系统混沌控制

电力系统中的混沌振荡对整个互联电网具有极大危害.本文利用Lyapunov指数、分岔图、相平面图和功率谱等分析一个简单互联电力系统的动力学行为,研究电力系统对电磁功率扰动幅值的敏感性.同时,提出一种基于继电特性函数的准滑动模态控制方法,对系统进行混沌振荡抑制,使系统快速平滑地到达控制目标.实验表明,该方法不仅能够缩短控制时间,减少因参数过大带来的系统冲击,而且对高频抖动也有很好的抑制作用,具有较强的鲁棒性.     

Dynamics of quintessential inflation

In this paper, we study a realistic model of quintessential inflation with radiation and matter. By the analysis of the dynamical system and numerical work about the evolution of the equation of state and cosmic density parameter, we show that this model is a good match for the current astronomical observation. The conclusion we obtain is in favour of the model where the modular part of the complex field plays the role of the inflaton whereas the argument part is the quintessence field. Numerical calculation shows that a heteroclinic orbit (solution of the dynamical system) is interpolated between early-time de Sitter phase (an unstable critical point) and a late-time de Sitter attractor.