Construction of Recycling Photocatalytic Gels for the Disinfection of Pathogens and Degradation of Organic Pollutants

Bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr) nanosheets are exciting photocatalysts for microbial disinfection and organic dye degradation. However, it remains a great challenge to easily recycle these nanomaterials and improve their photocatalytic ability. Herein, we constructed a novel photocatalytic BiOBr@PAG gel containing BiOBr nanosheets and polyacrylamide gel (PAG), based on peroxydisulfate-induced polymerization reaction. The photocatalytic gel had equally distribution of BiOBr nanosheets on the surface, and could be easily recycled from water. More strikingly, the gel could also rapidly kill all tested pathogenic bacteria (i. e., Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus) under irradiation. Its disinfection activity is attributed to remarkable intracellular ROS production and oxidative cell damage. Furthermore, the gel had higher photocatalytic activity than BiOBr nanosheets alone during degradation of organic dyes. This study developed a novel strategy for preparation of easy-recycling and high-efficiency photocatalytic systems for practical application in environmental treatment and medicinal disinfection.     

Enhanced monopole transition strength from the cluster decay of ~(13)C

The inelastic excitations and cluster decay of ~(13)C have been measured using the reaction,9Be(~(13)C, ~(13)C* →~9Be + α)~9Be. We observe strong excitation to the 14.3-MeV(1/2-) resonant state from the cluster-decay channel, leading to an enhanced monopole matrix element of(6.3 ± 0.6) fm~2. This large cluster-related monopole strength is a clear indication of the cluster-structure domination of this state and is consistent with the recent prediction of the orthogonality condition model(OCM). It would be interesting to further explore the three-center molecular rotational band that is initiated from the observed band-head.     

钛、镍、铁配合物在硅氢加成反应中的应用

Ti、Ni、Fe配合物作为催化剂广泛应用于有机催化反应中,表现出良好的催化性能,是有机金属催化化学的研究热点之一。本文介绍了近年来非贵金属钛、镍、铁配合物作为催化剂在烯炔烃、含羰基化合物及其他不饱和双键、三键化合物硅氢加成反应中的应用研究成果和进展,分析了这三类催化剂在使用过程中存在的不足,并对其作为催化剂的应用前景进行了展望。     

内埋武器高速风洞弹射投放模型试验关键技术研究

针对新一代战斗机超声速内埋武器弹射投放分离安全性问题,采用高速风洞投放实验技术研究内埋武器从开式武器舱弹射投放分离动态运动过程,风洞投放模型试验过程中采用除垂直加速度不足外,其余全部运动严格相似的轻模型相似设计方法,并针对轻模型法垂直加速度不足所导致的投放垂直位移偏离实物位移问题,采用一种简单易行的公式修正法进行补偿,试验给出了不同初始弹射投放分离条件下,内埋武器从载机投放分离后运动轨迹与姿态角随分离时间的变化规律,试验马赫数$Ma = 1.5$.研究结果表明:初始投放分离角速度对内埋武器投放分离后的运动轨迹及姿态角有较大的影响,当初始投放分离角速度$\omega _{z0}^s = 0^\circ/{\rm s}$时,内埋导弹出舱后先向下运动远离载机的流场干扰区,之后逐渐向载机方向抬升靠近并最终碰撞载机,高速风洞投放试验结果是不安全的,但经过公式修正后投放试验结果比较乐观,垂直方向运动仍然一直下降远离载机,这说明采用高速风洞投放试验得出的导弹不安全投放分离对真实载机来说不一定会出现,高速风洞投放试验结果比较保守. 当初始投放分离角速度$\omega _{z0}^s= 15^\circ/{\rm s}$和$\omega _{z0}^s = 30^\circ/{\rm s}$时,内埋导弹投放分离后运动趋势几乎一致, 均没出现向载机靠近的现象,内埋导弹具有一定的初始投放分离角速度有利于内埋武器的安全分离.      

力学处2016年度重点项目结题审查情况简要介绍

对2016年度国家自然科学基金委员会数理科学部力学科学处结题的12项重点项目结题审查情况进行了简要介绍.给出了12项2016年度结题重点项目清单以及经评审专家组讨论形成的结题审查评价意见.     

2017年度力学科学处面上项目、青年科学基金和地区科学基金资助情况介绍

对2017年度国家自然科学基金委员会数理科学部力学科学处面上项目、青年科学基金和地区科学基金资助情况进行了简要介绍,给出了资助项目清单.     

Strength and equation of state of molybdenum triboride under 80 GPa pressure,using radial X-ray diffraction

The strength and equation of state of molybdenum triboride have been determined under nonhydrostatic compression up to 80?GPa, using an angle-dispersive radial X-ray diffraction technique in a diamond anvil cell (DAC). The RXD data yield a bulk modulus and its pressure derivative as K_0?=?342(6)?GPa with K₀′?=?2.11(17) at ψ?=?54.7°. Analysis of diffraction data using the strain theory indicates that the ratio of differential stress to shear modulus (t/G) ranges from 0.002 to 0.050 at pressures of 4–80?GPa. Together with theoretical results on the high pressure shear modulus, our results here show that molybdenum triboride sample under uniaxial compression can support a differential stress of ～10?GPa when it started to yield with plastic deformation at ～30?GPa. In addition, we draw a conclusion that MoB₃ is not a superhard material but a hard material.     

Renal Clearable Luminescent WSe2 for Radioprotection of Nontargeted Tissues during Radiotherapy

High‐energy ionizing radiation is widely used in medical diagnosis and cancer radiation therapy. However, high‐energy radiation can also impose significant damages in healthy tissues during medical treatments via direct DNA damages and indirect damages from production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, it is urgent to develop highly effective radioprotectants with low toxicities that can meet the increasing needs for alleviating the adverse effects from cancer radiation therapy and nuclear emergency. In this work, strongly catalytic ultrasmall (sub‐5 nm) cysteine‐protected WSe₂ dots are employed to protect healthy tissues against radiation via diminishing radiation‐induced free radicals. The WSe₂ dots with high surface activities can recover radiation‐induced DNA damages and eliminate the excessive ROS generated from radiation. In vivo experiments confirm that the survival rate of mice treated with WSe₂ dots is significantly elevated with radiation damages postponed under exposure to high‐dose ionizing radiation. Furthermore, the free radicals in major organs and hematological system can be appreciably omitted, suggesting their unique role as free radical scavengers. These WSe₂ dots in ultrasmall size show rapid renal clearance of ≈74% injection dose via urine excretion in 24 h and do not cause any apparent toxicity in vivo for up to 30 d.     

A catadioptric infrared dual band optically passive athermal optical system

The paper proposes a catadioptric infrared dual band optical system based on catadioptric configuration and optically passive athermal design method. The system shares primary mirror, secondary mirror and collimating lens group, and achieves abruption in longwave infrared and midwave infrared using a dichroic beam splitter. The influence of temperature on optical parameters, the design theory and design method are analyzed. A design example is presented. The detailed optimization design method and some considering factors in engineering design moment are discussed. The design results illustrate that the system can obtain good image quality in environment temperature of 10–40?°C, which could satisfy the design requirement. The actual test result not only satisfies the design requirement, but also validates the availability of the method in the paper.     

Superoptimal Preconditioners for Functions of Matrices

For any given matrix $A∈\mathbb{C}^{n×n}$, a preconditioner $t_U(A)$ called the superoptimal preconditioner was proposed in 1992 by Tyrtyshnikov. It has been shown that $t_U(A)$ is an efficient preconditioner for solving various structured systems, for instance, Toeplitz-like systems. In this paper, we construct the superoptimal preconditioners for different functions of matrices. Let $f$ be a function of matrices from$\mathbb{C}^{n×n}$ to$\mathbb{C}^{n×n}$. For any $A∈\mathbb{C}^{n×n}$, one may construct two superoptimal preconditioners for $f(A)$: $t_U(f(A))$ and $f(t_U(A))$. We establish basic properties of $t_U(f(A))$) and $f(t_U(A))$ for different functions of matrices. Some numerical tests demonstrate that the proposed preconditioners are very efficient for solving the system $f(A)x=b$.