Plasma desorption mass spectroscopy of thiol-passivated gold nanoparticles

Plasma desorption mass spectrometry has been applied to characterization of dodecanthiol-passivated gold nanoparticles. An overview of the experimental set-up and mass analyses for the nanoparticles prepared in different conditions are shown. Mass distributions were found to shift to higher mass regions with increasing reaction temperature and reaction period. The results are consistent with those of transmission electron microscopy observations, UV-visible absorption spectra and also with a reported laser desorption mass spectrometry.     

Parameter Estimation with the Augmented Lagrangian Method for a Parabolic Equation

In this paper, we investigate the numerical identification of the diffusion parameters in a linear parabolic problem. The identification is formulated as a constrained minimization problem. By using the augmented Lagrangian method, the inverse problem is reduced to a coupled nonlinear algebraic system, which can be solved efficiently with the preconditioned conjugate gradient method. Finally, we present some numerical experiments to show the efficiency of the proposed methods, even for identifying highly discontinuous parameters.This work was partially supported by the Research Council of Norway, Grant NFR-128224/431.     

Liénard方程周期解的存在唯一与唯二性问题

本文考虑微分方程 x+f(x)x+g(x)=p(t),其中g∈C~1(R)为严格递减,f ∈ C(R),p(t)为2π周期的连续函数,给出周期解的存在唯一的充要条件;在f(x)=c,g(x)严格凸函数且跨越第一共振点零时,给出唯二性定理。     

Preparation and clinical application of immunomagnetic latex

Magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/poly(methyl methacrylate‐co‐methacrylic acid) [P(MMA–MAA)] composite polymer latices were synthesized by two‐stage soapless emulsion polymerization in the presence of magnetite (Fe₃O₄) ferrofluids. Different types and concentrations of fatty acids were reacted with the Fe₃O₄ particles, which were prepared by the coprecipitation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) salts to obtain stable Fe₃O₄ ferrofluids. The Fe₃O₄/polymer particles were monodisperse, and the composite polymer particle size was approximately 100 nm. The morphology of the magnetic composite polymer latex particles was a core–shell structure. The core was PMMA encapsulating Fe₃O₄ particles, and the shell was the P(MMA–MAA) copolymer. The carboxylic acid functional groups (COOH) of methacrylic acid (MAA) were mostly distributed on the surface of the composite polymer latex particles. Antibodies (anti‐human immunoglobulin G) were then chemically bound with COOH groups onto the surface of the magnetic core–shell composite latices through the medium of carbodiimide to form the antibody‐coated magnetic latices (magnetic immunolatices). The MAA shell composition of the composite latex could be adjusted to control the number of COOH groups and thus the number of antibody molecules on the magnetic composite latex particles. With a magnetic sorting device, the magnetic immunolatices derived from the magnetic PMMA/P(MMA–MAA) core–shell composite polymer latex performed well in cell‐separation experiments based on the antigen–antibody reaction. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 1342–1356, 2005     

Quantum-Error-Rejection for Hyperentanglement Transmission without Calibrated Reference Frames

In quantum communication, the channel noise and the misalignment of the reference frames between the communication parties will lead to the failure of quantum state transmission. Here an alignment-free spatial-polarization hyperentanglement transmission scheme is provided for hyperentangled photons. In this scheme, before the spatial-polarization hyperentanglement is transmitted through the fiber channel, it is first encoded as a time-bin entanglement with the same polarization. After the photons pass through the noise channel, the polarization errors caused by reference frames misalignment and channel noise can be corrected by time-bin entanglement. In principle, by implementing this scheme, the communication parties can share the original hyperentangled state, and the success probability can approach unity. The scheme is robust to random channel noise and reference frames misalignment, and the decoherence effect caused by the misalignment of the reference frames between the communication parties can be completely suppressed by implementing this scheme.     

A quantitative measurement of binocular fusion for achromatic and chromatic colors

Optical Review - The stereo image consisting of an achromatic image and a chromatic image (mixed stereo pair) can be fused as a three-dimensional (3D) color scene by human observers. It is said...     

Cyclams bearing diametrically disubstituted pyrenes as Cu2+- and Hg2+-selective fluoroionophores

New cyclam derivatives having diametrically disubstituted pyrene fluorophores were prepared and their fluoroionophoric properties toward transition metal ions were investigated. The compounds exhibited significant selectivity toward Hg2+ and Cu2+ ions in switching-off type responses in aqueous methanol or acetonitrile solution. Dipyrene-diamide derivative 3, having extra binding sites of the amide function, exhibited more pronounced chemosensing behavior toward Hg2+ and Cu2+ ions than its parent, dipyrene derivative 2. Detection limits for the analysis of Hg2+ and Cu2+ ions of dipyrene-diamide derivative 3 were 1.45x10(-6) and 1.30x10(-6) M, respectively. The diametrically disubstituted dipyrene-cyclam 2 may be utilized as a new starting platform for the design of other supramolecular fluorescent signaling systems having switching or chemosensing behaviors toward transition metal ions.     

两相可压缩边界层的颗粒运动特性分析

本文采用高精度直接数值模拟方法,研究了马赫数为2的可压缩湍流边界层中,两种不同粒径颗粒的运动特性.研究发现近壁面的颗粒流向平均速度要小于流体;颗粒具有法向指向壁面的平均速度;近壁面颗粒的流向雷诺正应力要略大于流体:其中大颗粒具有更加显著的上述趋势.小颗粒的法向和展向雷诺正应力基本等于流体,而大颗粒则都要远小于流体.条件平均统计显示,大颗粒在低速区域的富集导致了这一现象.     

新型碳酚醛材料状态方程研究

碳酚醛材料在航空航天领域有着广泛的应用,其高压力学性能的研究逐渐受到人们的关注。本文通过轻气炮实验,开展了新型碳酚醛材料冲击压缩力学性能研究。采用非对称碰撞直接测量法测量并计算了击波速度(D)与波后粒子速度(u),建立了D-u型的Hugoniot曲线,并由此推导了两种P-η型的状态方程。进一步,建立了该材料的Murnaghan状态方程,求得了相应的材料参数,并对Murnaghan状态方程和P-η型Hugoniot状态方程进行了比较和分析。