Evaluation of antioxidants using oxidation reaction rate constants

An evaluation method for the capacity of antioxidants to protect drugs against oxidation is presented. As a new viewpoint, to determine the priority of the competitive oxidations between the antioxidant and the protected drug, and to compare the drug-protection capacity of antioxidants, it is important to determine their oxidation rate constants using chemical kinetics instead of standard oxidation (or reduction) potentials. Sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite and sodium pyrosulfite were used as models for the determination of oxidation reaction rate constants in aqueous solutions. In the experiments, sufficient air was continually infused into the solution to keep the concentration of dissolved oxygen constant. The residual concentrations of the antioxidants were determined by iodimetry, and the concentration of dissolved oxygen by oxygen electrode. The data were fitted by linear regressions to obtain the reaction rate constants. It was found that the degradation of sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite or sodium pyrosulfite obeyed pseudo zero-order kinetics in the buffer solutions. Because of the ionization equilibrium, these three antioxidants have the same ion form in solutions at a definite pH value and therefore their apparent rate constants were essentially the same. The average apparent rate constants of the three antioxidants at 25°C are (1.34 ± 0.03) × 10⁻³ at pH 6.8, (1.20 ± 0.02) × 10⁻³ at pH 4.0 and (6.58 ± 0.02) × 10⁻³ mol·L⁻¹·h⁻¹ at pH 9.2, respectively. Translated from Acta Chimica Sinica, 2006, 64(6): 496–500 (in Chinese)     

二元环/线高分子在纳米棒界面区域的吸附行为

通过粗粒化分子动力学模拟,在高分子链与纳米棒间的不同相互作用强度、不同高分子链刚性,且在同时考虑单分散和双分散共混高分子链条件下,研究了高分子链在纳米棒界面区域的吸附行为。对于柔性环形高分子链,增强高分子链与纳米棒间的相互作用有利于提高纳米棒对高分子链的吸附。当高分子链与纳米棒间的相互作用强度较弱时,增强高分子链刚性会诱导高分子链套在纳米棒上形成规则的自组装结构。对环/线高分子链共混情况,当高分子链与纳米棒间的相互作用较弱时,随着链刚性的增强,环形高分子链优先占据纳米棒界面区域;当高分子链与纳米棒间的相互作用较强时,随着链刚性的增强,纳米棒界面区域由优先吸附环形高分子链转为优先吸附线形高分子链。研究结果有助于进一步了解高分子链与纳米棒的复合材料,为改善纳米复合材料的性能提供理论支持。     

Effect of the Linking Group on the Thermoelectric Properties of Poly(Schiff Base)s and Their Metallopolymers

As polymer-based thermoelectric (TE) materials possess attractive features such as light weight, flexibility, low toxicity and ease of processibility, an increasing number of conducting polymers and their composites with high TE performances have been developed in recent years. Up to date, however, the research focusing on the structure-performance relationship remains rare. In this paper, two series of poly(Schiff base)s with either C=C or C≡C linker and their metallopolymers were synthesized and doped with single-walled carbon nanotubes to evaluate how the linking groups affected the TE properties of the resulting composites. Apart from the effect exerted by the morphology, experimental results suggested that the linkers played a key role in determining the band gaps, preferred molecular conformation and extent of conjugation of the polymers, which became key factors that influenced the TE properties of the resulting materials. Additionally, upon coordination with transition metal ions, the TE properties could be tuned readily.     

Synthesis of Bis-Terpyridine-Based Metallopolymers and the Thermoelectric Properties of Their Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites

Although the organic and the conventional inorganic thermoelectric (TE) materials have been extensively developed in recent years, the number of cases involving conducting metallopolymers is still quite limited. In view of the versatile coordination capability of the terpyridine fraction and the electron-rich nature of the 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene moiety, a bis-terpyridine-featured ligand was designed, and a series of metallopolymers were then synthesized. Upon the addition of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT), the TE properties of the resulting metallopolymer-SWCNT composite films were investigated. It was found that metal centres played an important role in affecting the morphology of the thin films, which was a key factor that determined the TE performances of the composites. Additionally, the energy levels of the metallopolymers were feasibly tuned by selecting different metal centres. With the combined effects of a uniform and condensed surface and an optimized band structure, the highest power factor was achieved by the Cu(II)-containing metallopolymer-SWCNT composite at the doping ratio of 75%, which reached 38.3 μW·m⁻¹·K⁻².     

Collapse‐expansion transition of elastic shell induced by grafted polymer chains

A coarse‐grained model for an elastic shell grafted with polymer chains is investigated by molecular dynamics methods. With increasing the number of grafted polymer chains (GPCs), it is found that the conformation of the shell undergoes from expansion to collapse and back to the expansion. By varying the density of the GPCs, the phase transition of the elastic shell can be successfully controlled at moderate bending energy of the shell and at moderate binding energy between the shell and GPCs. Furthermore, the self‐assembly structures of the GPCs are also affected by the elastic shell in certain conditions. In the case of a few GPCs on the shell, the chains tend to be adsorbed on the shell surface unfolded at high value of bending energy. However, when the bending energy is small, the chains can be folded several times easily. This may be an important step toward a deeper understanding of how to control the microstructure in the production of biocomposites. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2012     

甲基丙烯酸聚乙二醇单甲醚酯在聚(醚-氨酯)表面的臭氧化接枝

甲基丙烯酸聚乙二醇单甲醚酯在聚（醚 氨酯）表面的臭氧化接枝王晨晖王安锋车波周彩华苏琳丽林思聪（南京大学高分子科学与工程系生物材料分子工程与控制释放分子工程室南京２１００９３）王炳坤（南京大学环境科学系南京２１００９３）关键词臭氧化，表面接枝，大...     

Hollow titania spheres with movable silica spheres inside

We demonstrate a flexible method for preparing hollow TiO2 nanospheres with movable silica nanoparticles inside (HTNMSNs). In this method, we used monodisperse silica--polystyrene core--shell nanospheres (SiO2-PS-CSNs) sulfonated as templates and prepared the composite shell consisting of TiO2 and sulfonated polystyrene (SPS) through adsorbing or depositing tetrabutyl titanate gel into the SPS shell. Finally the HTNMSNs were obtained after removal of all polymers in the composite nanospheres by dissolution or calcinations. We investigated the dependence of the morphologies of HTNMSNs on the thickness of PS shells and the size of SiO2 cores and prepared rare earth doped HTNMSNs by a sol-gel process.     

浊度滴定法

报道了一种实用的浊度传感器及浊度滴定仪，以及一种利用此仪器检测溶液的浑浊程度（溶液中散射光相对强度）来判断沉淀反应滴定终点的方法。将一束光线通入溶液，在溶液中与其垂直的方向上，利用内置浊度传感器检测散射光相对强度；随着滴定剂的加入，溶液将渐变得浑浊，散射光相对强度逐渐增强。如果沉淀反应完全且溶解度足够小，散射光相对强度将在化学计量点处达最大值，由此可判断滴定终点。以AgNO3溶液滴定NaCl溶液为例俊证了浊度滴定法，结果表明：浊度滴定法样化学指示剂法适用于更低的浓度；在适当的条件下浊度滴定法的精密度和准确度均可＜0.2%。     

Microdomain morphology of lamella‐forming diblock copolymer confined in a thin film

We report the self‐consistent field theory (SCFT) of the morphology of lamella‐forming diblock copolymer thin films confined in two horizontal symmetrical/asymmetrical surfaces. The morphological dependences of thin films on the polymer‐surface interactions and confinement, such as film thickness and confinement spatial structure, have been systematically investigated. Mechanisms of the morphological transitions can be understood mainly through the polymer‐surface interactions and confinement entropy, in which the plat confinement surface provides a surface‐induced effect. The confinement is expressed in the form of the ratio D/L₀, here D is film thickness, and L₀ is the period of bulk lamellar‐structure. Much richer morphologies and multiple surface‐induced morphological transitions for the lamella‐forming diblock copolymer thin films are observed, which have not been reported before. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 1–10, 2009     

10%维生素C溶液贮存期的理论研究

以维生素C及常用于其注射液中作稳定剂的焦亚硫酸钠为例, 测定了两组平行反应(维生素C无氧降解和有氧降解; 维生素C和焦亚硫酸钠的氧化反应)的动力学参数, 建立了维生素C的降解动力学方程. 结果表明维生素C无氧降解为零级反应; 在维生素C和焦亚硫酸钠的氧化反应中, 维生素C和焦亚硫酸钠的反应级数都为零, 溶解氧为一级; 维生素C溶液的吸光度变化在一定范围内和浓度降解量成线性关系. 根据建立的动力学方程, 从理论上计算得在维生素C溶液中加(或不加)焦亚硫酸钠时的贮存期分别为444 d(或152 d), 表明加入焦亚硫酸钠能显著延长维生素C溶液的贮存期.