EFFECT OF SPACE CHARGE ON THE FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATION IN POSITIVE-GRID OSCILLATORS

In estimating the frequency of oscillation of a positive-grid oscillator, it isusually assumed that the space charge effect is negligible. Under this assumption, the potential distribution in the space between the plane-parallel electrodes is linear. Thus the electric field in the space is uniform and the average velocity of electrpn flight can be used to evaluate the frequency of oscillation. The presence of space charge affects the potential distribution in space so that the electric field in this region is no more constant. Hence more exact formula must be used to compute the frequency of oscillation. The calculation is further complicated by the fact that the anode potential is usually made slightly negative with respect to the cathode. In this case, the location of the virtual cathode at which the electrons turn back does not coincide with that if a straight line potential distribution were assumed. The predicated trequency of oscillation is about 10-20 percent lower than that if space charge were neglected.     

Effects of Various Additives on the Cloud Point of Dodecyl Polyoxyethylene Polyoxypropylene Ether

Effects of various additives, including electrolytes, alcohols and organic acids, polymers, and ionic and nonionic surfactants, on the cloud point of dodecyl polyoxyethylene (5) polyoxypropylene (4) ether nonionic surfactant aqueous solutions are investigated. The salting-out electrolytes decrease the cloud point while salting-in electrolytes increase it. Most alcohols and organic acids can lower the cloud point except for methanol and ethanol. The polymers form complexes with the surfactant and decrease the cloud point. The added surfactants can be inserted into the micelles of the nonionic surfactant and form mixed micelles, thus raising the cloud point.     

长期低剂量YbCl3暴露的神经毒性评价

雌性Wistar大鼠受孕之日起以经口灌胃方式用YbCl3染毒,剂量为0.1,2.0和40 mg Yb·kg^-1体重,对照组灌生理盐水。仔鼠出生后20 d断乳并用相同剂量的YbCl3染毒。用Morris水迷宫评价学习记忆能力,并尝试从大鼠体内微量元素含量变化、大脑海马体中Ca^2＋-ATP酶活性、海马细胞内游离钙水平及脂质过氧化程度等方面评价YbCl3的神经毒性。结果显示,2.0和40 mg·kg^-1体重剂量的YbCl3长期暴露会对大鼠的学习记忆能力产生负面影响,这可能和YbCl3暴露引起的骨骼、血清、肝脏和各脑区中部分微量元素含量发生改变,Ca^2＋-ATP酶活性受到抑制,海马细胞内游离钙水平升高及脂质过氧化程度加剧等因素有关。     

Effects of iodine deficiency on metabolism of metal ions in the rat brain by nuclear analytical techniques

Summary Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are one of most common nutritional deficiencies in the world. The nuclear analytical methods (ENAA, SRXRF and XRF) were employed to study the effect of iodine deficiency on the metal ion changes during the stage of brain development, combined with biochemical methods. The results show that the distributions of iron, copper and zinc varied to different extent in different brain regions and subcellular fractions of the ID rat brains. These distributional changes of trace elements might be associated with the brain damage caused by the iodine deficiency.     

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of active flavonoids in Flos Lonicerae by capillary zone electrophoresis coupled with solid-phase extraction

Flavonoids are an important bioactive group in the commonly used herbal medicine Flos Lonicerae. A new method of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) coupled with solid-phase extraction (SPE) was developed for simultaneous assay of flavonoid aglycones and glycosides in Flos Lonicerae. Optimum CZE separation was achieved with a background electrolyte (BGE) solution consisting of 80 mM boric acid and 20 mM phosphate acid, adjusted to pH 8.1, with 15% acetonitrile (v/v) added, and applying a separation voltage of 28 kV. The SPE method was used for pretreating the complex matrix of botanical materials and good reproducibility was obtained when avicularin was used as internal standard. Linearity of the method was excellent with correlation coefficients (r2) in the range of 0.9995-0.9999 and detection limits were lower than 0.6 microg/mL for the four flavonoids. The obtained recoveries varied between 93 to 104% while the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were below 4.4% (n=3). The developed CZE method was successfully used for the separation of eight flavonoids and the quantification of the four flavonoids in five species of Flos Lonicerae.     

A label-free amperometric immunosenor based on multi-layer assembly of polymerized o-phenylenediamine and gold nanoparticles for determination of Japanese B encephalitis vaccine

A label-free amperometric immunosensor for fast and sensitive assay of Japanese B encephalitis vaccine is presented. Antiserum of Japanese B encephalitis were immobilized on bilayer nano-Au/o-phenylenediamine polymer film with deposited Prussian blue as an electronic mediator on the Pt electrode. The electrochemical behavior of the biosensor was studied with Fe^2+/3+ as probe on the Pt surface using cyclic voltammetry technique. The variation of amperometric response to the concentration of Japanese B encephalitis vaccine, the target antigen, was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry in PBS. The immunosensor showed a specific response to Japanese B encephalitis vaccine in the range 1.1 × 10⁻⁸ to 1.9 × 10⁻⁶ lg pfu/ml (pfu/ml is plaque forming unit and lg is common logarithm) with a detection limit of 6 × 10⁻⁹ lg pfu/ml. The correlation coefficient is 0.9955. The incubation time, incubation temperature, pH, reproducibility and stability of the immunosensor were also studied. The present work supplied a promising test method for biological products.     

衰减全反射-紫外/可见光谱技术应用

本文对衰减全反射法(ATR)的光学测定原理、衰减全反射-紫外/可见光谱方法(ATR-UV)的特点以及它们在一些典型的工业过程溶液,如高浓度和含有大量固体颗粒和微乳液聚合等体系检测的应用进行了综述。ATR-UV光谱技术适宜实时地反馈工业过程溶液的组分改变和浓度变化,从而帮助我们了解该过程的进展。这些优良的特性能帮助我们开发在线的传感器,因此可用于监测许多典型的工业过程溶液。其方法简单、迅速,一般无需对试样进行预处理或稀释。ATR-UV作为光谱学测定的重要波段,其技术开发将在化工过程检测方面具有重要的意义。     

Synthetic Attempts towards ‘Aromatic’ Nonafulvenes

According to their spectroscopic behavior, four classes of nonafulvenes may be distinguished, but, so far, only three classes have been identified. Type-A nonafulvenes (including parent 1a ) are typically olefinic molecules with strongly alternating bond lengths and a nonplanar nine-membered ring. Type-B nonafulvenes are characterized by four pairs of equivalent ring H-atoms and ring C-atoms. Spectra of both Type-A and Type-B nonafulvenes are not dependent on temperature and solvent polarity. However, spectra of Type-C nonafulvenes (including prototype 1d with R¹ = R² = NMe₂) are strongly influenced by temperature and solvent polarity due to an equilibrium 1?1 ^± between the nonpolar olefinic 1 and dipolar planarized 1 ^±. So far, Type-D nonafulvenes occurring exclusively in the dipolar form 1 ^± were unknown. Synthetic attempts towards nonafulvenes of Type D are described and problems encountered in nonafulvene syntheses are discussed. Several new cyclononatetraenes and four new nonafulvenes (or nonafulvalenes) 31, 1n, 3 , and 5 have been synthesized. Spectroscopic evidence shows that 11,12-bis(diethylamino)nonatriafulvalene 5 is the first Type-D nonafulvene.     

Colorimetric and electrochemical determination of the activity of protein kinase based on retarded particle growth due to binding of phosphorylated peptides to DNA – capped silver nanoclusters

The authors describe a method for highly sensitive and selective determination of the activity of protein kinase (PKA). It is based on the finding that silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) can act as a nucleus to catalyze further deposition of silver nanoparticles. This causes the color of a solution to change from pale yellow to black. In the detection scheme presented here, the substrate peptide is phosphorylated by PKA in the presence of ATP. The resulting phosphopeptides bind to oligonucleotide-stabilized AgNCs in the presence of Zr(IV) ions due to electrostatic interactions between Zr(IV) and the phosphate groups, thereby capping the AgNCs. The silver enhancement process (leading to a color change to black) does not work if the AgNCs are capped. The degree of inhibition is proportional to the activity of the kinase. The color change can be detected visually or photographically in a microplate format by exploiting the changes in the grey values of the digital photos. In addition, the DNA-AgNCs display fluorescence emission at 635 nm when excited at 565 nm. Electrochemical assays were performed (at a working voltage as low as 38 mV vs. Ag/AgCl) by using a glassy carbon electrode modified with a solution containing AgNCs, Zr(IV) ions and the peptide, and immersing it into the silver enhancement solution. The assay is highly sensitive and selective. It was applied to the determination of PKA in lysates of HeLa cells. The detection limits typically are between 32 and 37 U? L^-1 based on a signal-to-noise ratio of 3.

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Graphical Abstract A method for colorimetric and electrochemical determination of the activity of protein kinase activity is described that is based on silver nanocluster (AgNC) based signal amplification. AgNCs act as nucleus for further deposition of silver nanoparticles, but protein kinase can inhibit this process.