Theorie der Peptisation und Schutzwirkung von Kolloiden und Nichtelektrolyten

Ohne Zusammenfassung Deutsch von Johannes Albrecht (Leipzig). Herrn Prof. N. R. Dhar bin ich zu bestem Dank verpflichtet.     

Ultra high vacuum electron spectrometer for ‘DSCEMS’

Depth Selective Conversion Electron Mössbauer Spectroscopy (DSCEMS) has become a very important surface science technique during the last one decade and attracted world wide interest specially because it gives more detailed knowledge of the properties and structure of the solid surfaces. The design and details of an ultra high vacuum cylindrical mirror analyser (CMA) for DSCEMS are described and illustrated.     

ChemInform Abstract: Study of Phase Transformation in BaTe2O6 by in situ High‐Pressure X‐Ray Diffraction,Raman Spectroscopy,and First‐Principles Calculations.

The title compound is synthesized by solid state reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of BaCO₃ and TeO₂ (air, 550 °C for 6 h, and 650 °C for 12 h).     

Analysis and Modeling of the Turbulent Diffusion of Turbulent Kinetic Energy in Natural Convection

Buoyant flows often contain regions with unstable and stable thermal stratification from which counter gradient turbulent fluxes are resulting, e.g. fluxes of heat or of any turbulence quantity. Basing on investigations in meteorology an improvement in the standard gradient-diffusion model for turbulent diffusion of turbulent kinetic energy is discussed. The two closure terms of the turbulent diffusion, the velocity-fluctuation triple correlation and the velocity-pressure fluctuation correlation, are investigated based on Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) data for an internally heated fluid layer and for Rayleigh–Bénard convection. As a result it is decided to extend the standard gradient-diffusion model for the turbulent energy diffusion by modeling its closure terms separately. Coupling of two models leads to an extended RANS model for the turbulent energy diffusion. The involved closure term, the turbulent diffusion of heat flux, is studied based on its transport equation. This results in a buoyancy-extended version of the Daly and Harlow model. The models for all closure terms and for the turbulent energy diffusion are validated with the help of DNS data for internally heated fluid layers with Prandtl number Pr = 7 and for Rayleigh–Bénard convection with Pr = 0.71. It is found that the buoyancy-extended diffusion model which involves also a transport equation for the variance of the vertical velocity fluctuation gives improved turbulent energy diffusion data for the combined case with local stable and unstable stratification and that it allows for the required counter gradient energy flux.     

Controlled plasmon resonance properties of hollow gold nanosphere aggregates

Hollow gold nanospheres (HGNs) ranging from 29.9 nm/8.5 nm (outer diameter/shell thickness) to 51.5 nm/4.5 nm and having aspect ratios spanning 3.5-11.7 were employed to investigate the ability to tailor charge oscillations of HGN aggregates by systematic variation of particle aspect ratio, interparticle gap, and nanosphere inner surface spatial separation. Altering these properties in aggregated HGNs led to control over the interparticle plasmon resonance. Thiol-mediated aggregation was accomplished using either ethanedithiol or cysteine, resulting in dimeric structures in which monomer subunits were spatially separated by <3 ? and 1.2 ± 0.7 nm, respectively. Particle dimensions and separation distances were confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Experimental absorption spectra obtained for high-aspect ratio nanospheres dimerized using ethanedithiol exhibited an obvious blue shift of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) relative to that observed for the native, monomeric HGN. This spectral difference likely results from a charge-transfer plasmon resonance at the dimer interface. The extent of the blue shift was dependent upon shell thickness. Dimers comprised of thin-shelled HGNs exhibited the largest shift; aggregates containing HGNs with thick shells (≥7 nm) did not display a significant SPR shift when the individual particles were in contact. By comparison, all cysteine-induced aggregates examined in this study displayed large interparticle gaps (>1 nm) and a red-shifted SPR, regardless of particle dimensions. This effect can be described fully by a surface mode coupling model. All experimental measurements were verified by finite difference time domain calculations. In addition, simulated electric field maps highlighted the importance of the inner HGN surface in the interparticle coupling mechanism. These findings, which describe structure-dependent SPR properties, may be significant for applications derived from the plasmonic nanostructure platform.     

Volumetric studies of some electrolytes in water and in aqueous sodium dodecylsulfate solutions at different temperatures

Abstract  

The apparent molar volumes (φ _v) of KCl, KNO₃, MgCl₂, and Mg(NO₃)₂ have been determined in water and in aqueous sodium dodecylsulfate solutions from density measurements at 303.15, 308.15, 313.15, 318.15, and 323.15 K. The limiting apparent molar volumes (j_v⁰ \varphi_{v}^{0} ) and experimental slopes (S _v) were derived from the Masson equation. The partial molar volume transfer (\Updelta [`(V)]<sub>\texttr</sub> ) (\Updelta {\bar{V}}_{\text{tr}} ) of the electrolytes were obtained from limiting apparent molar volume data from water to aqueous sodium dodecylsulfate solutions and have been interpreted in terms of ion–ion, hydrophilic–hydrophilic, and hydrophobic–hydrophobic interactions on the basis of a co-sphere overlap model. It is shown that the transfer volumes (\Updelta [`(V)]_\texttr ) (\Updelta {\bar{V}}_{\text{tr}} ) are positive and increase with increasing sodium dodecylsulfate concentration for all electrolytes. The structure making or breaking capacities of the electrolytes have been inferred from the sign of [∂² φ _v⁰/∂T ²]_p, i.e., the second derivative of the limiting apparent molar volume with respect to temperature at constant pressure. In water, KCl and KNO₃ exhibit structure breaking and MgCl₂ and Mg(NO₃)₂ exhibit structure making behavior. All the studied electrolytes were found to act as structure makers in aqueous sodium dodecylsulfate solutions.     

Gold nano-popcorn-based targeted diagnosis, nanotherapy treatment, and in situ monitoring of photothermal therapy response of prostate cancer cells using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among the American male population, and the cost of treating prostate cancer patients is about $10 billion/year in the United States. Current treatments are mostly ineffective against advanced-stage prostate cancer and are often associated with severe side effects. Driven by these factors, we report a multifunctional, nanotechnology-driven, gold nano-popcorn-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) assay for targeted sensing, nanotherapy treatment, and in situ monitoring of photothermal nanotherapy response during the therapy process. Our experimental data show that, in the presence of LNCaP human prostate cancer cells, multifunctional popcorn-shaped gold nanoparticles form several hot spots and provide a significant enhancement of the Raman signal intensity by several orders of magnitude (2.5 × 10(9)). As a result, it can recognize human prostate cancer cells at the 50-cells level. Our results indicate that the localized heating that occurs during near-infrared irradiation can cause irreparable cellular damage to the prostate cancer cells. Our in situ time-dependent results demonstrate for the first time that, by monitoring SERS intensity changes, one can monitor photothermal nanotherapy response during the therapy process. Possible mechanisms and operating principles of our SERS assay are discussed. Ultimately, this nanotechnology-driven assay could have enormous potential applications in rapid, on-site targeted sensing, nanotherapy treatment, and monitoring of the nanotherapy process, which are critical to providing effective treatment of cancer.     

Properties of Ionic Liquid Confined in Porous Silica Matrix

Porous silica matrices of different pore sizes with confined ionic liquid (1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate) [BMIM] [PF₆] were prepared by sol‐gel technique using a tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) precursor with an aim to study the changes in physico‐chemical properties of ionic liquid on confinement. It is found that on confinement 1) melting point decreases, 2) fluorescence spectra shows a red shift and 3) the vibrational bands are affected particularly those of imadazolium ring, which interacts more with the walls of the silica matrix. Preliminary theoretical calculations suggest that SiO₂ matrix interact more with the heterocyclic group of [BMIM] cation than the tail alkyl chain end group resulting in significant changes in the aromatic vibrations.     

Quantitative evaluation of benzene, toluene, and xylene in the larvae of Drosophila melanogaster by solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for potential use in toxicological studies

A simple, rapid, and solvent-free method for quantitative determination of benzene, toluene, and Xylene in exposed Drosophila larvae was developed using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled to GC/MS. Larvae fed on standard Drosophila food mixed with benzene, toluene, and Xylene for 48 h were homogenized in Milli-Q water. Extraction of benzene, toluene, and Xylene was performed at 65 degrees C for 30 min on the SPME fiber (silica-fused). Subsequently, the fiber was desorbed in the GC injection port, followed by GC/MS analysis in the selected-ion monitoring mode. An external calibration curve was used for the quantification of benzene, toluene, and Xylene in the exposed organism. Recoveries were in the range of 78-82% (intraday) and 76-81% (interday) in larvae, and 91-96% (intraday) and 87-92% (interday) in the diet. LOD with an S/N of 3:1 and LOQ with an S/N of 10:1 were in the range of 0.01-0.023 and 0.034-0.077 microg/L, respectively. Percent RSD values for benzene, toluene, and Xylene were in the range of 0.50-0.81 (intraday) and 0.89-1.23 (interday) for retention time, and 2.16--3.85 (intraday) and 2.99-4.95 (interday) for peak concentration, showing good repeatability. This method was sensitive enough to quantitate benzene, toluene, and Xylene in small exposed organisms like Drosophila larvae. The SPME/GC/MS method developed may have wider applications in various in vivo toxicological studies.