Fluorescent Biological Label for Recognizing Human Ovarian Tumor Cells Based on Fluorescent Nanoparticles

In this paper, we report a method for recognizing human ovarian tumor(HOT) cells using fluorescent biological label based on core-shell nanoparticles. The luminescent nanoparticles were synthesized with a water-in-oil(W/O)micromulsion technique. The fluorescent silica core-shell nanoparticles modified with anti-HER2 antibody using bifunctional cross-linker glutaraldedhyde targeted the corresponding tumor antigen in the cell surface of the SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells. The specific immunoreactivity of antibody-nanoparticles with cells was characterized by laser scanning microscopy (LSM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results showed that the method offered potential advantages of sensitivity and simplicity due to high binding efficiency between nanoparticles and cells and provided an alternative method for the detection of HOT.     

The Effect of the Chain Length on MMA Free Radicl Polymerization

It has been known that the propagation rate coefficient (kp) will change with monomer conversion, Friss, Hamielec et al.1-5 have proposed many formulas about kp to fit this change. In order to obtain the relation between Arrhenius parameters and monomer conversion, a group of kp values at the same monomer conversion must be measured. We adopted a new method through analysis of kp values measured by usual experimental techniques for this purpose. Firstly, we chose a value of monomer convers…     

Chiral Separation of N-Benzoyl Phenylalanine Methyl Ester by Nonaqueous Capillary Electrophoresis

Theseparationofopticalisomersisarapidlygrowingareaincapillaryelectrophoresis(CE),andmostchiralseparationbyCEhavebeenperformedinaqueousbackgroundelectrolyte.Organicsolventssuchasmethanolandacetonitrilehavebeenappliedasbuffermodifiersatconcentrationtypicallynothigherthan40%inordertoincreasehydrophobicanalytesolubilityandtoimproveselectivity,resolution,ortoaltertheelectroosmoticflow(EOF)andelectrophoreticmobilityofanalyte.Buttherehavebeenonlyafewreportsonthechiralseparationusingpurenonaqueousme…     

Solvent Effects on Aza‐anionic Cycloaromatization of 2‐(2‐Substituted‐ethynyl)benzonitriles

The methanolysis of 2‐(2‐aryl ethynyl)benzonitriles is accelerated when the polar aprotic solvents are added, which could enhance the 6‐endo pathway and give isoquinolones, though the 5‐exo pathway is occupied mostly. The yields of products would also be in creased.     

Tb(III) Speciation in Human Blood Plasma by Computer Simulation

With the wide application of rare earth fertilizer and medicines1, more and more rare earths enter into environment, and also into human body via food chain. Now it is very urgent to study the biological effect of rare earths on human health and environment. After entering into human body by whatever route, lanthanide ions are transported to secondary deposition sites mainly via the plasma in the blood stream. So it is very important to study lanthanides speciation in human blood plasma. Becau…     

Crystallographic report: Diiodo[tris(2‐pyridyl)amine]zinc(II), [(C5H4N)3N]ZnI2

The zinc(II) atom in the molecule of [(C₅H₄N)₃N]ZnI₂ is tetrahedrally coordinated to two nitrogen atoms of the tris(2‐pyridyl)amine ligand and two iodides. The coordination moieties are connected to give a linear structure by intermolecular π–π interactions between the pyridyl rings. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation and properties of siloxane liquid crystalline elastomers with a mesogenic crosslinking agent

A mesogenic crosslinking agent M-1 was synthesized to minimize the perturbations of non-mesogenic crosslinking agents in liquid crystalline elastomers. The synthesis of new side chain liquid crystalline elastomers containing the rigid mesogenic crosslinking agent M-1 and nematic monomer M-2 by a one-step hydrosilylation reaction is described. The chemical structures of the monomers and network polymers obtained were confirmed by FTIR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The mesomorphic properties and phase behaviour were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The influence of the crosslinking units on phase behaviour is discussed. Liquid crystalline elastomers containing less than 15 mol % of the crosslinking units showed elasticity, reversible phase transitions and a threaded texture. The experimental results demonstrated that the glass transition temperature of polymers P-1-7 increased with increasing concentration of crosslinking agent M-1; but the isotropic temperature and liquid crystalline range decreased slightly.     

Axial magnetic field contacts with nonuniform distributed axial magnetic fields

It is well known that axial magnetic fields (AMFs) can keep vacuum arc in diffuse mode at high current. According to our recent research and other published papers, it has been found that vacuum arc can be maintained in high-current diffuse mode at much higher current if nonuniform AMF is applied, that the axial magnetic field is higher at contact periphery than at center. The influence of spatial distribution of AMF on vacuum arc is mainly studied in this paper. Furthermore, two types of AMF contacts with new structures to generate nonuniform AMF are presented.