Synthesis,characterization, and micellization of an epoxy‐based amphiphilic diblock copolymer of ϵ‐caprolactone and glycidyl methacrylate by enzymatic ring‐opening polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization

Amphiphilic diblock copolymer polycaprolactone‐block‐poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PCL‐b‐PGMA) was synthesized via enzymatic ring‐opening polymerization (eROP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Methanol first initiated eROP of ?‐caprolactone (?‐CL) in the presence of biocatalyst Novozyme‐435 under anhydrous conditions. The resulting monohydroxyl‐terminated polycaprolactone (PCL–OH) was subsequently converted to a bromine‐ended macroinitiator (PCL–Br) for ATRP by esterification with α‐bromopropionyl bromide. PCL‐b‐PGMA diblock copolymers were synthesized in a subsequent ATRP of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA). A kinetic analysis of ATRP indicated a living/controlled radical process. The macromolecular structures were characterized for PCL–OH, PCL–Br, and the block copolymers by means of nuclear magnetic resonance, gel permeation chromatography, and infrared spectroscopy. Differential scanning calorimetry and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction analyses indicated that the copolymer composition (?‐CL/GMA) had a great influence on the thermal properties. The well‐defined, amphiphilic diblock copolymer PCL‐b‐PGMA self‐assembled into nanoscale micelles in aqueous solutions, as investigated by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 5037–5049, 2007     

原子构成万物是宇宙结构的美 ——原子随笔之二

人类很早就在寻找宇宙万物的组成.古希腊最早的唯物论派从物质世界的内部寻找宇宙万物的本源,认为宇宙万物都由"种子"组成.德谟克利特在这种"种子"思想基础上,提出了宇宙万物是由原子组成的猜想.     

神奇的原子——原子随笔之三

人类虽然在2000多年前就预言了原子的存在，然而可以断言，世界上还没有一个人——无论这个人智商有多高，无论这个人的想象力有多强，能够预言原子的种种神奇．因为在原子的世界里不仅不同于我们熟悉的任何东西，也不同于所能想象的任何事情．物理学家费曼曾说：“它显得又古怪，又神秘．”     

圆外区域求解Helmholtz方程

1引言许多科学和工程计算问题都可以归结为无界区域上的偏微分方程边值问题．而求解椭圆方程边值问题的常用技术是有限元方法,可是对于无界区域,在用有限元方法求解时,往往遇到困难．最简单的办法显然是直接略去区域的无界部分求解,但这样做或者导致过低的计算精度,或者要付出很高的计算代价．边界归化,即将求解偏微分方程边值问题转化为边界积分方程,是求解某些无界区域问题的强有力的手段．自70年代以来,有限元和     

Degree distribution of the greatest common divisor of polynomials over 𝔽q

We study the degree distribution of the greatest common divisor of two or more random polynomials over a finite field ??_q. We provide estimates for several parameters like number of distinct common irreducible factors, number of irreducible factors counting repetitions, and total degree of the gcd of two or more polynomials. We show that the limiting distribution of a random variable counting the total degree of the gcd is geometric and that the distributions of random variables counting the number of common factors (with and without repetitions) are very close to Poisson distributions when q is large. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 2006     

Photochemistry of dibenzo-1,4-dioxins: intramolecular rearrangement-reduction through observable 2,2′-biphenylquinones

The photochemistry of dibenzo-1,4-dioxin (7) and 2,3,7,8-tetramethyldibenzo-1,4-dioxin (15) — both of which have the parent ring system of the well-known enrimental contaminant dioxin— has been studied in aqueous solution and in selected organic solvents. It is shown that a novel intramolecular photorearrangement is the major mode of reaction for 7 and the exclusive reaction for 15, giving rise to observable (by UV—Vis spectrophotometry) intermediate 2,2′-biphenylquinones. Subsequent reduction by the organic co-solvent gives rise to 2,2′-biphenols as major or exclusive product. Thus, photolysis of these compounds generates oxidizing agents in the biphenylquinones. Photolysis in the presence of added N_aBH₄ resulted is greatly enhanced yields of biphenols along with more than 90% material balance. These findings have relevance to dioxin photodecomposition, which can be used as a method for its destruction.     

OSCILLATION FOR NONLINEAR NEUTRAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

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超短脉冲激光微束对细胞作用的研究

本文详细地介绍了我们自己设计和安装的一个Nd:YAG超短脉冲激光微束系统,该系统分成二个部分:激光源和显微镜。由电光调Q非稳腔Nd:YAG激光倍频后得到355nm紫外光进入显微镜并由物镜聚焦。同时,这超短脉冲激光微束照射在细胞上并且在细胞上产生一个可以自恢复的小孔。在文中我们还讨论了超短脉冲激光微束与细胞之间作用效应及机理。     

Chemical Speciation of Amphoteric Ions on Semi‐Dry Scrubber Residue and Bag‐House Ash from MSWI

Two series of size‐fractionated combusted residues, a bag‐house ash and a scrubber residue, from a municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) were prepared and extracted by means of sequential chemical extraction (SCE) procedures proposed by Tessier. Concentrations of water‐soluble phase, exchangeable phase, carbonated phase, Fe/Mn oxide phase, organic matter phase, and residual phase bound amphoteric metals (Pb and Zn) were obtained, and have been compared with those of single batch extraction of toxic characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP). In each size fraction of baghouse ash or scrubber residue, lead or zinc shows a common phenomena that the TCLP value is always lower than the content of the water‐soluble fraction. For lead, baghouse ash has a significant size‐dependent distribution on the water‐soluble phase to perform a size‐dependent test of lead in the TCLP test. The zinc TCLP data having less size dependence might be due to that neither the baghouse ash nor the scrubber residue has a size‐dependent distribution on the water‐soluble zinc phase.