Microfluidic platform for real-time signaling analysis of multiple single T cells in parallel

Deciphering the signaling pathways that govern stimulation of na?ve CD4+ T helper cells by antigen-presenting cells via formation of the immunological synapse is key to a fundamental understanding of the progression of successful adaptive immune response. The study of T cell-APC interactions in vitro is challenging, however, due to the difficulty of tracking individual, non-adherent cell pairs over time. Studying single cell dynamics over time reveals rare, but critical, signaling events that might be averaged out in bulk experiments, but these less common events are undoubtedly important for an integrated understanding of a cellular response to its microenvironment. We describe a novel application of microfluidic technology that overcomes many limitations of conventional cell culture and enables the study of hundreds of passively sequestered hematopoietic cells for extended periods of time. This microfluidic cell trap device consists of 440 18 micromx18 micromx10 microm PDMS, bucket-like structures opposing the direction of flow which serve as corrals for cells as they pass through the cell trap region. Cell viability analysis revealed that more than 70% of na?ve CD4+ T cells (TN), held in place using only hydrodynamic forces, subsequently remain viable for 24 hours. Cytosolic calcium transients were successfully induced in TN cells following introduction of chemical, antibody, or cellular forms of stimulation. Statistical analysis of TN cells from a single stimulation experiment reveals the power of this platform to distinguish different calcium response patterns, an ability that might be utilized to characterize T cell signaling states in a given population. Finally, we investigate in real time contact- and non-contact-based interactions between primary T cells and dendritic cells, two main participants in the formation of the immunological synapse. Utilizing the microfluidic traps in a daisy-chain configuration allowed us to observe calcium transients in TN cells exposed only to media conditioned by secretions of lipopolysaccharide-matured dendritic cells, an event which is easily missed in conventional cell culture where large media-to-cell ratios dilute cellular products. Further investigation into this intercellular signaling event indicated that LPS-matured dendritic cells, in the absence of antigenic stimulation, secrete chemical signals that induce calcium transients in T(N) cells. While the stimulating factor(s) produced by the mature dendritic cells remains to be identified, this report illustrates the utility of these microfluidic cell traps for analyzing arrays of individual suspension cells over time and probing both contact-based and intercellular signaling events between one or more cell populations.     

反斯托克斯荧光是荧光吗

阐释了反斯托克斯光的发光原理.根据荧光的定义,得出反斯托克斯光不属于荧光的结论.指出了仪器分析课程中存在的概念性错误,简要分析了错误原因.     

Ca9Y(PO4)7:Ce3+,Tb3+纳米荧光粉的制备及发光性能

采用水热法制备出Ca_9Y(PO4)7∶Ce~(3+),Tb~(3+)纳米荧光粉,通过XRD、SEM和荧光光谱等对样品进行了分析,研究在Ca_9Y(PO4)7基质中引入Ce~(3+),Tb~(3+)离子对发光性能的影响规律。研究发现因Tb~(3+)离子自身能量交叉驰豫的存在,使得单掺Tb~(3+)时,通过调节Tb~(3+)离子的浓度可以实现对发光颜色的控制。同时研究了Ce~(3+)-Tb~(3+)之间的能量传递为电多极相互作用的偶极-四极机制,Ce~(3+)-Tb~(3+)之间最大的能量传递效率为55.6%。Ca_9Y(PO4)7∶Ce~(3+),Tb~(3+)的发光颜色可以通过激活离子之间的能量传递和共发射得到可控调节。SEM分析表明荧光粉颗粒尺寸在100 nm左右,分散性好。     

“燃烧热的测定”实验的地区性绿色化设计及实践*——以广西高校为例

为了能科学地开发广西生物质资源以实现其高效利用,对这些生物质的燃烧热进行精确测定意义重大。将广西优势生物质资源甘蔗渣、玉米芯等用于物理化学实验教学既提高了学生的学习积极性,更重要的是实现了教学与地方经济社会发展对接,培养了学生社会责任感和可持续发展的意识。     

澳大利亚化学教育中科学阅读教学评一体化策略研究*—以维多利亚州为例

我国科学教育中科学阅读的现状并不乐观。比较澳大利亚的化学教育,以维多利亚州为例对其官方文件、化学教材、高考考题进行剖析,得出教学评一体化策略可以加强科学阅读,全面提升学生科学素养。借鉴这一策略,可以通过课内与课外、阅读与写作、教学与评价这3方面的相辅相成来促进科学阅读的开展,发展学生的核心素养。     

改良的QuEChERS样本前处理/高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测猪肉中四环素类兽药的残留

采用Agilent公司的增强型脂质去除产品Bond Elut EMR-Lipid,建立了针对猪肉中四环素类药物残留的更快更高效的Qu ECh ERS样品前处理方法。样品经酸化乙腈提取,Bond Elut EMR-Lipid Qu ECh ERS净化后,采用HPLC-MS/MS检测,方法检出限可达5.0μg/kg;四环素、金霉素和强力霉素的回收率为75.6%~89.4%,土霉素的回收率为53.4%~61.0%,相对标准偏差均不大于7.7%。     

胡萝卜基多孔炭的制备及其电化学电容行为

以冷冻干燥获得的多孔胡萝卜为炭源,经过600℃氮气氛围下炭化和KOH活化,获得了多孔结构的炭材料。采用红外光谱、X-射线粉末衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜、循环伏安、恒流充放电和交流阻抗对多孔炭进行了微结构和电容性能研究。结果表明:通过活化处理,多孔炭的比表面积从7m²·g^-1大幅提高到147m²·g^-1。而且,活化后的多孔炭产生了414F·g^-1的最大比电容,且电流增至4A·g^-1时的电容保持率为74.5%。而未活化的多孔炭最大电容为253F·g^-1,电容保持率仅为45.1%。此外,活化后的多孔炭还具有优异的电化学稳定性。在5A·g^-1电流下循环8000圈后,其电容保持率高达94%。活化后的多孔炭在电容性能方面的极大改善与其比表面积的大幅提高及介孔的增多有密切关系。     

新型蓝光材料9,9'-联蒽衍生物的合成及其光电性能

通过引入不同的取代基,采用Suzuki偶联反应,合成了一系列9,9'-联蒽衍生物新型蓝光材料,并研究了它们的紫外-可见吸收、荧光发射、荧光量子效率和电化学等性能.研究结果表明,这些化合物在二氯甲烷中均发射蓝色荧光,与9,9'-联蒽相比,其荧光发射峰均红移了7 nm,达到453 nm,是典型的蓝色荧光,同时也具有较高的荧...     

量子点腔非谐振耦合系统纯退相干的特性及应用

采用非相干泵浦、受激辐射和纯退相干的量子主方程研究了量子点腔耦合系统,得出腔与量子点发射光谱解析解.理论分析显示,在非谐振耦合系统中纯退相干能使腔发射谱产生明显的移位效应,从而可以解释"非谐振耦合腔有效发射"效应.为了进一步研究纯退相干在量子点腔耦合系统上的应用,引入了系统有效耦合率和单光子源效率,并通过比较有效耦合率...     

Ti∶Al2O3纳米粉体的共沉淀法合成及表征

本文采用共沉淀法合成了Ti∶Al2O3纳米粉体。利用热重/差热(TG/DTA)/X射线衍射(XRD)/红外光谱(FTIR)/扫描电镜(SEM)以及能谱(EDS)等分析方法对合成的Ti∶Al2O3纳米粉体进行了表征。结果分析表明:前驱体在1200℃下,保温1 h可以得到纯的α-Al2O3晶相;粉体的粒径均匀、分散性好,平均粒径在25~50 nm之间。