Protein‐Framed Multi‐Porphyrin Micelles for a Hybrid Natural–Artificial Light‐Harvesting Nanosystem

A micelle‐like hybrid natural–artificial light‐harvesting nanosystem was prepared through protein‐framed electrostatic self‐assembly of phycocyanin and a four‐armed porphyrin star polymer. The nanosystem has a special structure of pomegranate‐like unimolecular micelle aggregate with one phycocyanin acceptor in the center and multiple porphyrin donors in the shell. It can inhibit donor self‐quenching effectively and display efficient transfer of excitation energy (about 80.1 %) in water. Furthermore, the number of donors contributing to a single acceptor could reach as high as about 179 in this nanosystem.     

Protein‐Affinitive Polydopamine Nanoparticles as an Efficient Surface Modification Strategy for Versatile Porous Scaffolds Enhancing Tissue Regeneration

Porous scaffolds for tissue regeneration are often functionalized with extracellular matrix proteins to enhance surface/cell interactions and tissue regeneration. However, continuous coatings produced by commonly used surface modification strategies may preclude cells from contacting and sensing the chemical and physical cues of the scaffold. Here, it is shown that polydopamine nanoparticles (PDA‐NPs) tightly adhere on various scaffolds to form nanostructures, and the coverage can be finely tuned. Furthermore, the PDA‐NPs have good affinity to a variety of proteins and peptides. Thus, the PDA‐NPs act as an anchor to immobilize signal biomolecules on scaffolds, and consequently promote cell activity and tissue regeneration. β‐Tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffolds decorated with PDA‐NPs demonstrate excellent osteoinductivity and bone‐regeneration performance due to the protein affinity of PDA‐NPs and the intrinsic bioactive characteristics of TCP scaffolds. In summary, PDA‐NPs with excellent affinity for protein adhesion represent a versatile platform to modify porous scaffolds while not compromising the biological functions of the scaffolds, and might have potential applications in tissue regeneration.     

FTIR investigation of CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complexes

In this study, CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complexes were synthesized by pre-modifying montmorillonite using different concentrations of surfactant (resulting in different surfactant loadings and basal spacings), then pillaring the organoclays with hydroxy-Al cations. The resultant inorganic-organic montmorillonite complexes were characterized using FTIR, with a combination of XRD, TG and chemical analysis. This study indicates that the basal spacings of the CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complexes and the amounts of Al-contained pillars strongly depend on the surfactant loadings in the clay interlayer space, resulted from the mobility variation of the intercalated surfactants. During pillaring hydroxy-Al cations into clay interlayer space, part of the intercalated surfactants were removed, resulting in a decrease of the ordering of alkyl chains and the frequency shifts of Si(Al)-O, Si-O-Al and (M-O)(Td) stretching vibrations. The hydrophobicity of the CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complex also strongly depends on the surfactant loading whereas that of the CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complex is relative lower than that of the corresponding organoclay, indicated by the frequency shift of the vibrations corresponding to the sorbed water and their contents estimated by TG curves. With the decrease of the sorbed water content, the frequency of the band of H-O-H bending (nu(2)) shifts to higher frequency while the O-H stretching vibration (nu(1) and nu(3)) shifts to lower frequency, indicating that H(2)O is less hydrogen bonded. Meanwhile, the ordered conformations of the alkyl chains in CTAB-Al-montmorillonite complex decrease when compared with that of the corresponding organoclay.     

Grafting of montmorillonite with different functional silanes via two different reaction systems

Silane grafted montmorillonites were synthesized by using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and trimethylchlorosilane via two different grafting reaction systems: (a) ethanol-water mixture and (b) vapor of silane. The resulting products were investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). XRD patterns demonstrate that silane was intercalated into the montmorillonite gallery, as indicated by the increase of the basal spacing. The product prepared by vapor deposition has a larger basal spacing than that obtained from solution, due to the different extent of silane hydrolysis in various grafting systems. TGA curves indicate that the methyl groups penetrate into the siloxane clay are the primary reason for the decrease of the dehydroxylation temperature of the grafted products. 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane in the grafted montmorillonite adopts a bilayer arrangement while trimethylchlorosilane adopts a monolayer arrangement within the clay gallery.     

Changes in the surfaces of adsorbed p-nitrophenol on methyltrioctadecylammonium bromide organoclay--an XRD, TG, and infrared spectroscopic study

Water purification is of extreme importance worldwide. p-Nitrophenol was used as a test chemical to design and test an organoclay for the removal of p-nitrophenol from an aqueous solution. Synthesis of the organoclay with methyltrioctadecylammonium bromide [CH(3)(CH(2))(17)](3)NBr(CH(3)) labeled as MTOAB results in multiple expansions of the montmorillonite clay from 1.24 nm to a maximum of 5.20 nm as is evidenced by the XRD patterns. Thermal analysis shows strong bonding of the surfactant to the clay siloxane layers and the interaction of the p-nitrophenol with the clay surfaces. It is proposed that the p-nitrophenol penetrates the siloxane layer of the clay and bonds through the ditrigonal space of the siloxane hexagonal units to the inner OH units. Such a concept is supported by the observation of an additional infrared band at 3652 cm(-1) for the organoclay. Shifts in the p-nitrophenol OH stretching vibrations mean a strong interaction of the p-nitrophenol molecule. Significant changes in the siloxane stretching bands are also observed.     

14N16O2ν3带中红外激光磁共振超精细结构谱

报道了14N16O2ν3带(001-000)的5组新的超高分辨激光磁共振谱线的观测,包括实验的背景、装置、方法和结果.由于利用了内腔饱和吸收情况下的兰姆凹陷和最优化的相敏调制探测技术,所得光谱的分辨率达到了微波谱量级.这些谱线是分析14N16O2乃至非对称陀螺自由基分子的塞曼效应和超精细结构特性的重要实验资料.     

Kr对HF(X1Σ+)基频和泛频的影响

运用Monte-Carlo轨迹法研究了Kr(1Sg)+HF(X1Σ+;ν=1,2,3;J=4)→Kr(1Sg)+HF(X1Σ+,ν',J')的碰撞过程,从而分析Kr原子对HF基频和泛频的影响。研究表明：在初始相对平动能Et≤251.0kJ/mol时,Kr原子能够减少产生基频的粒子数反转,增加产生泛频特别是ν'=2能级的粒子数反转,并且,Kr原子有较强的弛豫高转动态（J'≥4）的能力,因此,Kr原子对HF泛频激光在提高光强和增强大气传输能力方面均有 较大的改善。     

铜(Ⅱ)、铁(Ⅲ)与邻羟基苄胺固体配合物的研究

本文报道铜(Ⅰ)、铁(Ⅲ)与邻羟基苄胺(HBA)的固体配合物的合成及其溶解度、摩尔电导、磁性、红外光谱、热谱及绿色Cu(HBA)₂·1.5H₂O和棕色Cu(HBA)₂的相互转化的研究。在乙醇和水的混合溶剂中培养得绿色含水Cu(Ⅱ)-HBA配合物的单晶,在无水乙醇中培养,得棕色无水Cu(Ⅱ)-HBA配合物的单晶,测定了配合物的分子结构和晶体结构。     

NO(X2Π1/2,3/2)υ=1←0塞曼跃迁谱及其特性研究

根据塞曼效应理论和激光磁共振光谱技术(LMR)的基本原理,讨论了双原子分子2П态的塞曼效应特性并导出了解释分子塞曼跃迁的简明代数拟合方程,用这些方程对14N16O(X2Π1/2,3/2)及15N16O(X2Π3/2) (υ=1←0)的LMR谱线进行数据拟合,得到塞曼跃迁上、下子能级的gJ因子值和二级塞曼效应因子k2.将按Hund耦合情形(a)及过渡情形(ab)的理论和拟合方程计算出的磁场位置分别与实验结果相比较,结果表明对NO分子而言,过渡情形(ab)能较真实反映它的耦合情况,且在较高强度磁场下,必须计及二级塞曼修正.验证了采用上述代数拟合方程实现新分子LMR谱线标识和指认的可靠性,并提供了系统的处理方法.