Adsorption properties of comb-like polymer on nanotube surface

The adsorption and wrapping process of a single flexible comb-like polymer to a single wall nanotube was studied by Molecular Dynamics simulation of a coarse-grained model. We varied the grafting density and length of the side chains, the radius of the nanotube and strength of interaction between the monomers of nanotube and side chains of polymer brush. We investigated the structural and dynamical characters of interactions of the nanotube-polymer composite, such as the effect of Lennard-Jones energy parameter ɛ_LJ and the nanotube radius on the adsorption behavior and how the wrapping conformation is affected by the structure of the polymer brush. The simulation results indicate that single comb-like polymer with flexible backbone tends to adsorb and wrap around the nanotube, when the interaction energy exceeds a critical value. The monomer adsorption ratio, interaction energy profiles and moment of inertia are obtained. The helical wrapping only occurs when the interaction energy is large enough. Also, the influence of the polymer structure on the conformational behavior is analyzed. This work underscores design elements important for engineering well-defined nanotube-polymer nanocomposite.     

Crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene induced by competition action of β nucleating agent and high pressure

Addition of β-form nucleating agent (β-NA) to isotactic polypropylene (iPP) can greatly induce the variation of the crystallization of matrix. Here, we introduce high pressure to the crystallization process of β-NA nucleated iPP. It is observed that there is a competition between the effect of high pressure and the nucleation effect of β-NA on crystallization of iPP. With the increasing of high pressure, both the contents of β-iPP and α-iPP decrease while the content of γ-iPP increases. A novel crystalline morphology of γ-iPP with the fragmentations of γ-spherulites regularly organized in a local region is observed. Namely, γ-spherulites grow on the lateral of β-NA needlelike structure. The dual nucleation effects of the special needlelike structure of β-NA towards β/α-iPP and the effect of high pressure which prevents the growth of β-iPP but promotes the growth of γ-iPP are the main mechanisms for the novel crystalline morphology of γ-iPP. Specifically, the mixed polymorphic β/γ-iPP can be achieved under a certain pressure. This possibly enlarges the application of iPP material.     

Study on the Phase Behavior of Supercritical CO2／Dynol—604／Water System and Solubilization of Methyl Orange in the Microemulsions

It was found that Dynol-604, a non-fluorous and no silicon-containing nonionic surfactant,was soluble in supercritical (SC) CO2. The phase behavior of SC CO2/Dynol-604/water system was studies. The results showed that one-phase water-in-CO2 microemulsions could be fromed. The solubilization of methyl orange in the microemulsions proved further the existence of water domain in the microemulsions.     

Syntheses,molecular structures and magnetic properties of two hybrid organic–inorganic salts of bis(maleonitriledithiolato)copper(II) and substituted benzyl-4-dimethylaminopyridinium cations

Two new hybrid organic–inorganic salts, [BzDMAP]₂[Cu(mnt)₂](1) and [NO₂BzDMAP]₂[Cu(mnt)₂] (2) ([BzDMAP]⁺ = 1-benzyl-4′-dimethylaminopyridinium, [NO₂BzDMAP]⁺ = 1-(4′-nitrobenzyl)-4′-dimethylaminopyridinium, and mnt²⁻ = maleonitriledithiolate) have been characterized structurally and magnetically. The [BzDMAP]⁺ or [NO₂BzDMAP]⁺ cations (C) and the [Cu(mnt)₂]²⁻ anions (A) in 1 and 2 stack into a 1D alternating CC-A-CC-A-CC column. The Cu···N, π···π, C–H···N, C–H···O, and C–H···S weak interactions play important roles in the molecular stacking and generate a 2D or 3D structure of 1 and 2. The magnetic susceptibilities of these salts measured in the temperature range 2.0–300 K show weak antiferromagnetic coupling features with θ = −2.370 K for 1 and −0.222 K for 2.     

方铁锰矿Mn2O3粉体的水热合成与表征

方铁锰矿型 Mn2 O3是固相法合成锂离子二次电池正极材料 L i Mn2 O4 的最佳原料之一 [1] .以其为锰源 ,可以很容易地制备锂离子二次电池正极材料 L i Mn2 O4 尖晶石 .采用其它合成方法都难以得到方铁锰矿 Mn2 O3的纯相 ,而是得到含有 α,β和 γ型的混合相 ,这对合成性能优良的正极材料 L i Mn2 O4极为不利[2 ] .采用水热合成法不仅可以人工合成沸石 ,而且已广泛用于合成多种无机功能材料[3～ 5] .无机原位氧化还原沉淀水热合成法 [6 ]可使多步反应的分子在原位水平上进行接触和反应 ,分子的扩散自由程大大缩短 ,因而降低了扩散的时间…     

Progress towards determining the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy using heavy-ion reactions

The latest development in determining the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy using heavy-ion collisions is reviewed. Within the IBUU04 version of an isospin- and momentum-dependent transport model using a modified Gogny effective interaction, recent experimental data from NSCL/MSU on isospin diffusion are found to be consistent with a nuclear symmetry energy of E _sym(ρ)≈31.6(ρ/ρ₀)^1.05 at subnormal densities. Predictions on several observables sensitive to the density dependence of the symmetry energy at supranormal densities accessible at GSI and the planned Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) are also made.     

Adaptive optics microscopy with direct wavefront sensing using fluorescent protein guide stars

We introduce a direct wavefront sensing method using structures labeled with fluorescent proteins in tissues as guide stars. An adaptive optics confocal microscope using this method is demonstrated for imaging of mouse brain tissue. A dendrite and a cell body of a neuron labeled with yellow fluorescent protein are tested as guide stars without injection of other fluorescent labels. Photobleaching effects are also analyzed. The results shows increased image contrast and 3× improvement in the signal intensity for fixed mouse tissues at depths of 70?μm.     

场致发射的温度效应对微波管爆炸电子发射的影响

为研究场致发射的温度效应对微波管中爆炸电子发射过程的影响,在对比分析低温条件下的场致发射电流密度Fowler-Nordheim（FN）和一般的电子发射电流密度积分公式的基础上,利用细长圆柱形微凸起模型,重点考虑焦耳加热和热传导两个因素,编程计算得到了微凸起内部的温度分布和不同位置处温度随时间的变化。结果表明:场致发射的温度效应是一个重要影响因素,考虑温度对场致发射的影响后,微凸起内部各点的温度随时间呈非线性增长,且增长速率越来越大;在微波电场强度较弱时,若不考虑场致发射的温度效应而直接用FN公式表示的电流密度代入计算,会使爆炸发射延迟时间变短;当微波电场很强时,温度效应对爆炸发射延迟时间的影响则较小。     

Energy equalities for the 2D reduced-gravity two-and-a-half layer system

In this work, we study the energy balance for the weak solutions of a reduced-gravity two-and-a-half model in oceanic fluid dynamics. Inspired by the work of Nguyen et al. (2020), based on some delicate commutator estimates, we prove the energy conservation in 2D bounded domains under certain regularity conditions.     

A Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Probe for HClO and Its Application in Live Cell Imaging

A new rhodamine-based probe 1 was designed and synthesized as a new fluorescent molecular probe for HClO in PBS buffer at physiological condition. The free probe 1 almost nonfluorescence, however, a drastic enhancement of fluorescence intensity was observed in the presence of HClO. The new probe 1 exhibits good sensitivity and selectivity for HClO over other reactive oxygen and/or nitrogen species in PBS buffer, and the probe was successfully applied to image endogeneous HClO in the living cells.