Copper-thioguanine metallodrug with self-reinforcing circular catalysis for activatable MRI imaging and amplifying specificity of cancer therapy

For chemotherapy, drug delivery systems often suffer from the inefficient drug loading capability, which usually cause systems toxicity and extra burden to excrete carrier itself. Moreover, the cancer therapeutic efficacy is also greatly limited by the specificity of tumor microenvironment for reactive oxygen species(ROS) based cancer therapeutic strategy(e.g., chemodynamic therapy). Herein, we have developed metal-drug coordination nanoplatform that can not only be responsive to tumor microenvironment but also modulate it, so as to achieve efficient treatment of cancer. Excitingly, by employing small molecule drug(6-thioguanine) as ligand copper ions, we achieve a high drug loading rate(60.1%) and 100% of utilization of metal-drug coordination nanoplatform(Cu-TG). Interestingly, Cu-TG possessed high-efficiently horseradish peroxidase-like, glutathione peroxidase-like and catalase-like activity. Under the tumor microenvironment, Cu-TG exhibited the self-reinforcing circular catalysis that is able to amplify the cellular oxidative stress, inducing notable cancer cellular apoptosis. Moreover, Cu-TG could be activated with glutathione(GSH) and facilitated for GSH triggered 6-TG release, higher selective therapeutic effect toward cancer cells, and GSH activated T_1 weight-magnetic resonance imaging. Based on the above properties, Cu-TG exhibited magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) guiding, efficient and synergistic combination of chemodynamic and chemotherapy with self-reinforcing therapeutic outcomes in vivo.     

Palladium-catalyzed regioselective cascade reaction of carbon dioxide,amines and allenes for the synthesis of functionalized carbamates

A palladium-catalyzed regioselective three-component cascade reaction of carbon dioxide,amines and allenes has been developed,providing an expedient and practical method for the construction of a range of functionalized carbamates containing dihydrobenzofuran or indole moiety in moderate to excellent yields.The broad substrate scope,good functional group tolerance and excellent chemo-and regioselectivity are the features of the transformation.     

Ab initio SCF structure investigation of β-hydroxypropionic acid and 3-aminopropionamide

The potential energy surfaces of β-hydroxypropionic acid and 3-aminopropionamide have been investigated by means of RHF /4-31G calculations. Structures, reaction paths for internal rotations, and the respective energy barriers are reported. The influence of the various intramolecular interactions on structural and energetical properties is shown and compared to the results previously obtained for β-alanine. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Analysis of mixing efficiency in polymer processing equipment

Flow patterns In various processing equipment were obtained based on 3D isothermal flow simulations. These flow patterns were further processed for mixing efficiency analysis. The dynamics of the mixing process was studied numerically by means of tracers and their trajectories In the processing equipment. Dispersive mixing efficiency was studied in terms of shear stresses and elongational flow components distributions. Distributive mixing efficiency was characterized using length stretch distributions and average values. Features of chaotic flow were also analyzed. The framework developed to analyze mixing efficiency opens the way for an unambiguous evaluation of equipment performance and for process optimization.     

激光打孔对氮化铝绝缘性能的影响

氮化铝陶瓷具有优良的绝缘和导热性能,是传导冷却超导电力装置绝缘与导热连接件的首选,激光切割是对其进行加工的最有效方法,但激光切割可能对其绝缘性能产生影响,进而影响超导电力装置的安全运行。基于此,通过对激光打孔前后氮化铝基片孔周区域绝缘电阻的测量、金相结构和扫描电镜成分的比较,分析了激光打孔对氮化铝绝缘性能的影响,并总结了选用氮化铝基片作为超导电力装置电流引线的绝缘与导热垫片应注意的问题。     

胶体晶体

简要综述胶体晶体的研究进展情况,主要介绍胶体粒子的简单自组装、模板引导下的自组装和二元胶体晶体组装等几类主要的胶体晶体制备技术,并概述胶体晶体在光子晶体、传感器、光子纸张、三维有序大孔材料、二维纳米结构阵列等方面的应用。     

蓝色长余辉光致荧光粉的研究

高温固相反应合成了蓝色长余辉光致荧光材料CaAl2O4∶Eu2 ,Nd3 ,La3 ,激发后在暗室中观察,余辉的颜色为蓝色。进行了添加辅助激活剂的实验,首次在CaAl2O4∶Eu2 ,Nd3 中添加La3 。测定了该长余辉材料的激发光谱、发射光谱、余辉亮度和可视余辉时间,并对长余辉发光机理进行了探讨。余辉发射光谱的峰值波长为440nm,可视余辉时间达到18h以上。波长为280~380nm的光都可将该材料激发。实验结果表明,添加辅助激活剂La3 ,延长了CaAl2O4∶Eu2 ,Nd3 的可视余辉时间。在CaAl2O4∶Eu2 ,Nd3 ,La3 中,Eu2 是发光离子,Nd3 和La3 是辅助激活剂,发射光谱由Eu2 的激发态4f65d到基态4f7的电子跃迁产生。     

具有反馈控制的非自治Logistic模型的正周期解

A nonautonomous delayed logistic model with linear feedback regulation is pro- posed in this paper.Sufficient conditions are derived for the existence,uniqueness and global asymptotic stability of positive periodic solution of the model.     

Characterization,Classification, and Authentication of Polygonatum sibiricum Samples by Volatile Profiles and Flavor Properties

The importance of monitoring key aroma compounds as food characteristics to solve sample classification and authentication is increasing. The rhizome of Polygonatum sibiricum (PR, Huangjing in Chinese) has great potential to serve as an ingredient of functional foods owing to its tonic effect and flavor properties. In this study, we aimed to characterize and classify PR samples obtained from different processing levels through their volatile profiles and flavor properties by using electronic nose, electronic tongue, and headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Nine flavor indicators (four odor indicators and five taste indicators) had a strong influence on the classification ability, and a total of 54 volatile compounds were identified in all samples. The traditional Chinese processing method significantly decreased the contents of aldehydes and alkanes, while more ketones, nitrogen heterocycles, alcohols, terpenoids, sulfides, and furans/pyrans were generated in the processing cycle. The results confirmed the potential applicability of volatile profiles and flavor properties for classification of PR samples, and this study provided new insights for determining the processing level in food and pharmaceutical industries based on samples with specific flavor characteristics.