Conjugated polymer nanoparticles with aggregation induced emission characteristics for intracellular Fe3+ sensing

In this article, a novel zwitterionic conjugated polyelectrolyte containing tetraphenylethene unit was synthesized via Pd‐catalyzed Sonogashira reaction. The resulting polymer (P2), which exhibited typical aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) properties, was weakly fluorescent in dilute DMSO solution and showed bright fluorescence emissions when aggregated in DMSO/water mixtures or fabricated into conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs). The nanoparticles from P2 could be prepared by reprecipitation method with an average diameter around 23 nm. Notably, the cell‐staining efficiencies of lipid‐P2 nanoparticles could be enhanced with lipid encapsulation and these nanoparticles were endocytosed via caveolae‐mediated and clathrin‐mediated endocytosis pathways. Furthermore, the lipid‐P2 nanoparticles with low cytotoxicity, high photostability and efficient cell staining ability could be employed for in vitro detection of Fe³⁺ ions in A549 cells. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 1686–1693     

Evaluation of Microwave Plasma Torch (MPT) as an Excitation Source for Determination of Mercury

The microwave plasma atomic spectrometry is an important branch of the plasma atomic spectrometry. Since the first use of microwave induced plasma(MIP) as an excitation source for spectral Chemical analysis by Broida and Chapmanin in 1958, especially the introduction of TM_(010) cavity by Beenakker in 1976 and of surfatron by Moisan in 1979 with which an atmospheric pressure helium MIP could be obtained, MIP has received considerable attention as a new excitation source for spectrometric analysis. However, since MIP suffers from the in ability to analyse the aqueous sam-     

An Innovative Method for the Determination of Sulfur-containing Compounds by Vapor Molecular Absorption Spectrometry

Since the most sensitive resonance lines of nonmetallic elements are situated in vacuum ultraviolet region (below 190 nm), they can not be directly determined with a common AAS instrument covering the spectral range from 190 to 700 nm. The molecular absorption spectrometry is often used for the determination of nonmetallic elements. Syty et al. used vapor molecular absorption spectrometry(VMAS) to determine the sulfur dioxide and sulfide, in which a hydrogen hollow cathode lamp was used as a continuum source to determine SO_2 at 210 nm and a deuterium arc     

K2O-Fe2O3系催化剂的穆斯堡尔谱研究

利用穆斯堡尔谱在K2O-Fe2O3催化剂中检出了α-Fe2O3(大晶粒及微晶)、KFeO2、K1+XFe11O17、α-Fe2O3和γ-FeOOH等物相,它们的相对含量取决于催化剂的含钾量及煅烧温度,相对含量的改变导致样品的穆斯堡尔谱图出现了复杂的变化.与XRD相比,穆斯堡尔谱可对钾与氧化铁的相互作用进行更有效的表征,穆斯堡尔谱和TPR研究都表明钾可延缓催化剂中Fe(III)的被还原.     

可见光催化的高炔丙醇经过1,4芳基迁移实现二氟烷基化反应

报道了可见光催化的高炔丙醇经过1,4芳基迁移实现二氟烷基化反应,其中以常见的二氟溴乙酸乙酯作为二氟烷基化试剂,以磷酸氢二钠为碱,反应以N,N-二甲基乙酰胺（DMA）和1,2-二氯乙烷（DCE）的混合溶剂,在室温条件、可见光照射条件下实现的.反应中各种取代基的高炔丙醇都可以很好地得到相应的二氟烷基化产物.该反应为合成一系列二氟戊酸乙酯类化合物提供了简单高效的方法.     

On propagation characteristics of SH-type surface acoustic waves in periodic metal gratings by variational principle

Based on D.P. Chen and Haus＇ theory, a theoretical method was presented to analyze dispersion characteristics of SH-type surface acoustic waves （SAWs） propagating on periodic metallic grating structures with a variational principle and coupling-of-modes equation. Without using complicated Green＇s function, the calculating results of the method agree well with those of Hashimoto＇s theory. On the other hand, Hashimoto＇s method is helpless for calculating the dispersion relation of short-circuited gratings on ST-90°X quartz etc. However, the method developed in this paper can successfully calculate it.     

Context dependent graph-based method for laser cladding image thresholding

For segmentation method to be useful it must be fast, easy to use, and produce high quality segmentations, but few algorithms can offer this in various conditions and applications. In this paper, we propose a context dependent graph-based method for transition region extraction and thresholding. The graph-based approach is introduced into image thresholding, and context dependent graph is constructed from a given image, which can adaptively extract the pixel context and shape information because of the scalable neighborhood. Then an edge weight function is defined as the measure of possible transition pixels, and a robust fully automatic scheme for the optimal threshold is also presented. The proposed approach is validated both quantitatively and qualitatively. Compared with the traditional state-of-art algorithms on synthetic and real images, as well as laser cladding images, the experimental results suggest that the new proposal is efficient and effective.     

A highly selective ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for Zn2+ ion based on a polyimine macrocycle

A new ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor based on a polyimine macrocycle ligand 1 has been synthesized. The chemosensor can exhibit a pronounced fluorescence response and high selectivity to Zn²⁺ ion over other 15 metal ions, including Cd²⁺. Sensor 1 appears an emission peak at 370 nm. Upon the addition of Zn²⁺ ion, the typical emission peak for 1 at 370 nm is obviously quenched, but a new emission peak at around 470 nm appears and shows a large enhancement due to the formation of a 1:1 Zn²⁺-1 complex. In addition, there is a good linear relationship between the fluorescence ratio I_470nm/I_370nm and the concentration of Zn²⁺, which makes a ratiometric assay of Zn²⁺ ion possible.     

Excitation Induced Emission Color Change Based on Eu(III)‐Zn(II)‐containing Polymer Complex

A novel polymer P‐1 is prepared by the reaction of the monomer 5,5′‐divinyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine and Salen‐Zn(II) via Heck cross coupling. Interestingly, P‐1 can further incorporate with Eu(TTA)₃·2H₂O to generate copolymer P‐2 with two different metal centers. P‐2 exhibits exceptional dual emissive properties which can be tuned by excitation wavelength. For example, an orange fluorescence can be obtained when P‐2 is excited at 430 nm, whereas a red emission with a huge Stoke shift of 57 nm is observed when it is excited at 345 nm. The high wavelength emission can be attributed to Eu(III) (⁵D₀→⁷F₂), which is lit by an effective photoinduced energy transfer process between P‐1 and the Eu(TTA)₃ complex. The properties of P‐2 have led to a better understanding of the energy transfer process between P‐1 and Eu(TTA)₃ moieties.