LC-MS/MS methods for determination of unstable pivmecillinam and mecillinam in acidified human plasma: Application to a pharmacokinetic study

Pivmecillinam, the ester of biologically active antibiotic mecillinam, is an effective oral preparation to treat urinary tract infections. To study pharmacokinetics in humans, LC-MS/MS methods were developed to quantify pivmecillinam and mecillinam in human plasma, respectively. Considering cephalexin as internal standard, analytes were separated on UltimateXB-C18 columns after protein precipitation by acetonitrile. The mobile phase was composed of water containing 0.1% formic acid and methanol. The multiple reactions monitoring transitions of m/z 440.2→167.1, 326.1→167.1, and 348.1→158.1 were selected to inspect pivmecillinam, mecillinam, and the internal standard in positive ion mode. No apparent matrix effect was perceived. Linearities were obtained over calibration ranges of 0.0500–12.0 and 10.0–15,000 ng/mL, respectively. The intraday precisions were below 5.5%, the interday precisions were below 6.1%, and accuracies were within –8.1 to 13.0%. Stability tests were conducted and an acidification step was explored to enhance the stability of pivmecillinam and mecillinam. Further stability was validated under various storage and processing conditions. Both methods were applied to a pharmacokinetic study of pivmecillinam and mecillinam after oral administration of 400 mg pivmecillinam hydrochloride tablets in healthy Chinese subjects.     

含均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的共轭高分子的合成及其在有机太阳能电池上的应用

通过Stille反应合成了一系列含有均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的共轭聚合物P1～P7.该系列聚合物在常见有机溶剂中溶解性良好,在370～600 nm范围内有较强吸收.通过循环伏安法测量其LUMO能级范围在-3.66～-3.90 eV之间,HOMO能级在-5.25～-6.17 eV之间,在同类分子中接近最低值.通过改变主链中噻吩单元的数量和给电子单元,可以调节分子的能隙,使其电化学能隙在2.45～1.55 eV范围内变化.将含均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的P1～P7应用于有机太阳能电池中,作为给体材料与PC61BM共混制成本体异质结聚合物电池,器件开路电压普遍较高.其中基于均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺与二噻吩并噻咯的聚合物P7的器件,在AM 1.5 G,86 mW/cm2光照条件下,开路电压为0.72 V,短路电流为1.22 mA/cm2,能量转换效率为0.27%.     

空心NiCo2S4纳米球助催化剂担载ZnIn2S4纳米片用于可见光催化制氢

纳米片与空心球上之间的合理界面调控是开发高效太阳能制氢光催化剂的潜在策略。在各类光催化材料中,金属硫化物由于具有相对较窄的带隙和优越的可见光响应能力而被广泛研究。ZnIn₂S₄是一种层状的三元过渡金属半导体光催化剂,其带隙可控(约2.4 eV)。在众多金属硫化物光催化剂中,ZnIn₂S₄引起了广泛兴趣。然而,单纯的ZnIn₂S₄光催化活性仍然相对较差,主要是因为光生载流子的复合率较高、迁移速率较慢。在半导体光催化剂上负载助催化剂是提升光催化剂性能的一种有效方法,因为它不仅可以加速光生电子和空穴的分离,而且还可以降低质子还原反应的活化能。作为一种三元过渡金属硫化物,NiCo₂S₄表现出较高的导电性、较低的电负性、丰富的氧化还原特性以及优越的电催化活性。这些特性表明,NiCo₂S₄可以作为光催化制氢的助催化剂,以加速电荷分离和转移。此外,NiCo₂S₄和ZnIn₂S₄都属于三元尖晶石的晶体结构,这可能有助于构建具有紧密界面接触的NiCo₂S₄/ZnIn₂S₄复合物,从而提高光催化性能。本文中,将超薄ZnIn₂S₄纳米片原位生长到非贵金属助催化剂NiCo₂S₄空心球上,形成具有强耦合界面和可见光吸收的NiCo₂S₄@ZnIn₂S₄分级空心异质结构光催化剂。最优NiCo₂S₄@ZnIn₂S₄复合样品(NiCo₂S₄含量：ca. 3.1%)的析氢速率高达78 μmol·h^-1,约是纳米片组装ZnIn₂S₄光催化剂析氢速率的9倍、约是1% (w, 质量分数)Pt/ZnIn₂S₄样品析氢速率的3倍。此外,该复合光催化剂在反应中表现出良好的稳定性。荧光和电化学测试结果表明,NiCo₂S₄空心球是一种有效的助催化剂,可促进光生载流子的分离和传输,并降低析氢反应的活化能。最后,提出了NiCo₂S₄@ZnIn₂S₄光催化析氢的可能反应机理。在NiCo₂S₄@ZnIn₂S₄复合光催化剂中,具有高导电性的NiCo₂S₄助催化剂可快速接受ZnIn₂S₄上的光生电子,用以还原质子生成氢气,而电子牺牲剂TEOA捕获光生空穴,进而完成光催化氧化还原循环。该研究有望为基于纳米片为次级结构的分级空心异质结光催化剂的设计合成及其光催化制氢研究提供一定的指导。     

稀土-沸石-TiO2三元体系光催化材料的性能研究

以钛酸丁酯、稀土硝酸盐、斜发沸石为主要原料,用溶胶-凝胶法制备了稀土-沸石-TiO2三元体系的光催化剂.使用IR,TG-DSC,XRD,SEM等手段对样品进行了表征; 以甲基橙为目标物,太阳光为光源,用光解率对光催化剂性能进行了评价.实验表明,随着沸石负载TiO2量的增加,光催化剂的3 h光解率也逐渐提高; 反应体系的温度越高,光解率越大; 当溶液pH约等于5时,光解率达到最大.     

瞄准精度对中子半影成像的影响

在Monte Carlo方法模拟中子半影成像的基础上,对视场内点的空间线性不变性进行了研究.在视场范围内,离轴点产生了与离轴距离成正比的展宽现象,但点的积分强度保持了很好一致性,证明系统满足线性不变性假设.利用这一结果,分析了瞄准精度对成像系统的影响.结果表明：靶心在物面上的径向偏差应控制在50μm之内;物距误差控制应在300μm以内;编码孔旋转弧度须小于0.1mrad. 关键词： 空间线性不变性 瞄准精度 展宽效应 图像畸变     

Metallic Co4N Porous Nanowire Arrays Activated by Surface Oxidation as Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Designing highly efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a key role in the development of various renewable energy storage and conversion devices. In this work, we developed metallic Co₄N porous nanowire arrays directly grown on flexible substrates as highly active OER electrocatalysts for the first time. Benefiting from the collaborative advantages of metallic character, 1D porous nanowire arrays, and unique 3D electrode configuration, surface oxidation activated Co₄N porous nanowire arrays/carbon cloth achieved an extremely small overpotential of 257 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm⁻², and a low Tafel slope of 44 mV dec⁻¹ in an alkaline medium, which is the best OER performance among reported Co‐based electrocatalysts to date. Moreover, in‐depth mechanistic investigations demonstrate the active phases are the metallic Co₄N core inside with a thin cobalt oxides/hydroxides shell during the OER process. Our finding introduces a new concept to explore the design of high‐efficiency OER electrocatalysts.     

二维各向同性均匀随机介质中平面波的传播及其局域性

讨论了二维各向同性均匀随机介质中平面波的传播及其局域性.假设二维随机介质具有各向同性窄带高斯谱,运用随机泛函理论给出了二维介质中随机平面驻波的解析近似解及其幅度和相位的定量统计特性.计算结果证实了波在随机介质中传播时的局域性.将二维介质中的平面波和柱面波的传播特性作了对比.数值结果模拟了二维随机介质场及平面驻波,并验证了本文结果的正确性. 关键词： 随机介质 随机泛函 平面波 局域性     

丝阵Z箍缩早期消融等离子体动力学的二维数值模拟研究

采用理想磁流体力学模型,给出合理的二维(r, θ)质量注入边界条件,对丝阵Z箍缩早期消融等离子体的动力学过程进行了二维(r, θ)数值模拟研究,得到消融等离子体各参量以及磁场的二维时空分布.模拟结果表明,消融等离子体的运动包括四个主要阶段:首先向轴漂移,然后在轴线处滞止并形成先驱等离子体柱,随后先驱等离子体柱被压缩,最后缓慢膨胀.计算了不同丝阵半径和丝间距情况下消融等离子体到轴速度以及消融质量占丝阵总质量的份额,它们的变化规律与实验结果基本符合.通过 关键词： 丝阵Z箍缩 理想磁流体 消融等离子体     

A novel electrochemical sensing strategy for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of Salmonella by rolling circle amplification and DNA–AuNPs probe

A novel electrochemical sensing strategy was developed for ultrasensitive and rapid detection of Salmonella by combining the rolling circle amplification with DNA–AuNPs probe. The target DNA could be specifically captured by probe 1 on the sensing interface. Then the circularization mixture was added to form a typical sandwich structure. In the presence of dNTPs and phi29 DNA polymerase, the RCA was initiated to produce micrometer-long single-strand DNA. Finally, the detection probe (DNA–AuNPs) could recognize RCA product to produce enzymatic electrochemical signal. Under optimal conditions, the calibration curve of synthetic target DNA had good linearity from 10 aM to 10 pM with a detection limit of 6.76 aM (S/N = 3). The developed method had been successfully applied to detect Salmonella as low as 6 CFU mL⁻¹ in real milk sample. This proposed strategy showed great potential for clinical diagnosis, food safety and environmental monitoring.     

Encapsulating Sulfur into Hierarchically Ordered Porous Carbon as a High‐Performance Cathode for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

A three‐dimensional (3D) hierarchical carbon–sulfur nanocomposite that is useful as a high‐performance cathode for rechargeable lithium–sulfur batteries is reported. The 3D hierarchically ordered porous carbon (HOPC) with mesoporous walls and interconnected macropores was prepared by in situ self‐assembly of colloidal polymer and silica spheres with sucrose as the carbon source. The obtained porous carbon possesses a large specific surface area and pore volume with narrow mesopore size distribution, and acts as a host and conducting framework to contain highly dispersed elemental sulfur. Electrochemical tests reveal that the HOPC/S nanocomposite with well‐defined nanostructure delivers a high initial specific capacity up to 1193 mAh g^?1 and a stable capacity of 884 mAh g^?1 after 50 cycles at 0.1 C. In addition, the HOPC/S nanocomposite exhibits high reversible capacity at high rates. The excellent electrochemical performance is attributed exclusively to the beneficial integration of the mesopores for the electrochemical reaction and macropores for ion transport. The mesoporous walls of the HOPC act as solvent‐restricted reactors for the redox reaction of sulfur and aid in suppressing the diffusion of polysulfide species into the electrolyte. The “open” ordered interconnected macropores and windows facilitate transportation of electrolyte and solvated lithium ions during the charge/discharge process. These results show that nanostructured carbon with hierarchical pore distribution could be a promising scaffold for encapsulating sulfur to approach high specific capacity and energy density with long cycling performance.