Flexible organic frameworks sequester neuromuscular blocking agents in vitro and reverse neuromuscular block in vivo

Supramolecular sequestration and reversal of neuromuscular block (NMB) have great clinical applications. Water-soluble flexible organic frameworks (FOFs) cross-linked by disulfide bonds are designed and prepared. Different linker lengths are introduced to FOFs to give them varied pore sizes. FOFs are anionic nanoscale polymers and capable of encapsulating cationic neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), including rocuronium (Roc), vecuronium (Vec), pancuronium (Panc) and cisatracurium (Cis). A host–guest study confirms that FOFs bind NMBAs in water. The multivalency interaction between FOFs and NMBAs is able to sequester NMBAs, and prevent them from escaping. These FOFs are non-toxic and biocompatible. Animal studies show that FOFs are effective for the reversal of NMB induced by Roc, Vec and Cis, which shorten the time to a train-of-four ratio of 0.9 by 2.6, 3.8 and 5.7-fold compared to a placebo, respectively.

Water-soluble flexible organic frameworks are prepared and used to sequester neuromuscular blocking agents, and reverse their neuromuscular block in vivo.     

An exsolution constructed FeNi/NiFe2O4 composite: preferential breaking of octahedral metal–oxygen bonds in a spinel oxide

Exsolution is an ingenious strategy for the in situ construction of metal- or alloy-decorated oxides and, due to its promising energy related catalysis applications, has advanced from use in perovskites to use in spinels. Despite its great importance for designing target composites, the ability to identify whether active metal ions at octahedral or tetrahedral sites will preferentially exsolve in a spinel remains unexplored. Here, an inverse spinel NiFe₂O₄ (NFO) was employed as a prototype and FeNi/NFO composites were successfully constructed via exsolution. The preferential breaking of octahedral metal–oxygen bonds in the spinel oxide was directly observed using Mössbauer and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. This was further verified from the negative segregation energies calculated based on density-functional theory. One exsolved FeNi/NFO composite exhibits enhanced electrochemical activity with an overpotential of 283 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² and a long stability time for the oxygen evolution reaction. This work offers a unique insight into spinel exsolution based on the preferential breaking of chemical bonds and may be an effective guide for the design of new composite catalysts where the desired metal ions are deliberately introduced to octahedral and/or tetrahedral sites.

The preferential breaking of octahedral metal–oxygen bonds is exploited to construct an exsolved FeNi/NFO composite for an efficient oxygen evolution reaction.     

Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Hydrogen Plasma-Treated Few-Layer MoTe_2

Two-dimensional surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) substrates have drawn intense attention due to their excellent spectral reproducibility, high uniformity and perfect anti-interference ability. However, the inferior detection sensitivity and low enhancement have limited the practical application of two-dimensional SERS substrates. To address this issue, we propose that the interaction between the MoTe_2 substrate and the analyte rhodamine 6 G molecules could be remarkably enhanced by the introduced p-doping effect and lattice distortion of MoTe_2 via hydrogen plasma treatment. After the treatment, the SERS is greatly improved, the enhancement factor of probe molecules reaches 1.83 × 10~6 as well as the limit of detection concentration reaches 10-13 M.This method is anticipated to afford new enhancement probability for other 2D materials, even non-metal oxide semiconductor SERS substrates.     

Gaussian-Based Adaptive Fish Migration Optimization Applied to Optimization Localization Error of Mobile Sensor Networks

Location information is the primary feature of wireless sensor networks, and it is more critical for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks (MWSN) to monitor specific targets. How to improve the localization accuracy is a challenging problem for researchers. In this paper, the Gaussian probability distribution model is applied to randomize the individual during the migration of the Adaptive Fish Migration Optimization (AFMO) algorithm. The performance of the novel algorithm is verified by the CEC 2013 test suit, and the result is compared with other famous heuristic algorithms. Compared to other well-known heuristics, the new algorithm achieves the best results in almost 21 of all 28 test functions. In addition, the novel algorithm significantly reduces the localization error of MWSN, the simulation results show that the accuracy of the new algorithm is more than 5% higher than that of other heuristic algorithms in terms of mobile sensor node positioning, and more than 100% higher than that without the heuristic algorithm.     

基于萘普生-芳基金属配合物的抗癌及抗炎性能

以萘普生(NPX)为前体,分别与芳基钌(Ru)、锇(Os)及铱(Ir)二聚体反应制备了3个单核配合物[Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)(NPX-bpy) Cl]Cl (1),[Os (η⁶-p-cymene)(NPX-bpy) Cl]Cl (2)和[Ir(η⁵-Cp^*)·(NPX-bpy) Cl]Cl(3)。利用元素分析、电喷雾质谱和核磁共振波谱对3个配合物的组成和结构进行了表征,并研究了其细胞毒性。结果表明,3个配合物对几种肿瘤细胞株均无毒性(IC₅₀>100μmol/L),仅配合物1对NB-4细胞有中等程度的毒性(IC₅₀=45. 2μmol/L),且毒性大于配合物2和3,这可能与配合物1在细胞核内具有更高的富集量有关。此外,3个配合物均可有效抑制COX-2的表达,保留了萘普生的抗炎性质,实现了金属配合物抗癌及抗炎的多功能化应用。     

Subcomponent self-assembly of circular helical Dy6(L)6 and bipyramid Dy12(L)8 architectures directed via second-order template effects

In situ metal-templated (hydrazone) condensation also called subcomponent self-assembly of 4,6-dihydrazino-pyrimidine, o-vanillin and dysprosium ions resulted in the formation of discrete hexa- or dodecanuclear metallosupramolecular Dy₆(L)₆ or Dy₁₂(L)₈ aggregates resulting from second-order template effects of the base and the lanthanide counterions used in these processes. XRD analysis revealed unique circular helical or tetragonal bipyramid architectures in which the bis(hydrazone) ligand L adopts different conformations and shows remarkable differences in its mode of metal coordination. While a molecule of trimethylamine acts as a secondary template that fills the void of the Dy₆(L)₆ assembly, sodium ions take on this role for the formation of heterobimetallic Dy₁₂(L)₈ by occupying vacant coordination sites, thus demonstrating that these processes can be steered in different directions upon subtle changes of reaction conditions. Furthermore, Dy₆(L)₆ shows an interesting spin-relaxation energy barrier of 435 K, which is amongst the largest values within multinuclear lanthanide single-molecular magnets.

Subcomponent self-assembly gave access to Dy₁₂(L)₈ and Dy₆(L)₆ architectures via second-order template effects. The Dy₆(L)₆ assembly behaves as a single-molecule magnet exhibiting a high anisotropy barrier and butterfly-shaped magnetic hysteresis.     

Polarization diversity two-dimensional grating coupler on x-cut lithium niobate on insulator

We propose and demonstrate a polarization diversity two-dimensional grating coupler based on the lithium niobate on insulator platform, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The optimization design, performance characteristics,and fabrication tolerance of the two-dimensional grating coupler are thoroughly analyzed utilizing the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method. Experimentally,-7.2 d B of coupling efficiency is achieved with 1 d B bandwidth of64 nm. The polarization-dependent loss is about 0.4 d B around 1550 nm. Our work provides new polarization multiplexing approaches for the lithium niobate on insulator platform, paving the way for critical applications such as high-speed polarization multiplexed electro-optical modulators.     

多信道接入微谐振环波长选择开关特性

对一种新型结构微谐振环波长选择开关的特性进行了研究.分析了器件的工作状态和相应的开关操作,利用新型光强传递函数公式,对器件不同工作状态的光谱响应和不同开关操作的开关响应进行了数值模拟,讨论了耦合系数和损耗对光谱响应和开关响应的影响.结果表明,该器件可以实现三个信道同时接入、两个信道同时接入、单信道接入以及无信道接入等四种方式的信号波长选择性接入.多信道接入方式的开态串扰性能变差,关态的串扰性能不受影响.实现器件上述接入方式之间转换的开关操作可以分成三类,开关操作达到最佳关态串扰时的小微环折射率变化值都在6.0×10－3左右,而实现完全开关时的小微环折射率变化值小于8.0×10－4,表明易于通过热-光效应实现开关操作,并且温度调制的控制容差较大.损耗对器件开关特性的影响结果表明可根据损耗的实际数值,优化信道关闭时的微环折射率取值.     

基于能量变化的微尺度金属应变突变准则研究

微尺度金属在塑性变形过程中呈现出显著的应变突变特性.论文以力加载条件下单晶Ni微米柱体和位移加载下Au纳米柱体为对象,探讨应变突变的判定准则与不同特征阶段的判别条件.首先从经典塑性理论Hill稳定性条件出发,分析微柱体变形过程中的动能变化,提出了应变突变发生与结束的判定准则.进一步分析柱体变形过程中的内能变化,结合动能变化的分析结果,给出了微尺度金属不同变形阶段的判别条件.通过与文献中实验与理论结果对比发现,基于动能变化的应变突变判定准则能够判断应变突变的发生与结束,基于能量变化的判别条件可以有效区分微柱体的不同变形阶段.最后对新理论准则的可靠性与适用性进行了讨论.     

金属材料疲劳裂纹扩展机制及模型的研究进展

裂纹的萌生、扩展和断裂行为及其与材料本身和外部因素的关联一直是工程与科学领域的重要研究课题.论文总结了影响金属材料疲劳裂纹扩展的多种因素,综述了高周疲劳裂纹扩展的唯象模型和理论模型,以及低周和超高周疲劳裂纹扩展模型的最新进展(包括基于能量的和考虑概率的).综合前述模型优缺点,提出了一种基于单轴拉伸性能的新型疲劳裂纹扩展模型(iLAPS).分析表明,新模型iLAPS与多种常用材料的疲劳裂纹扩展试验数据吻合较好,并且能够准确地给出不同应力比下的裂纹扩展速率曲线.最后,对先进材料抗疲劳开裂性能的高通量表征及运维技术进行了展望.