Synthesis and Self‐Assembly of Dihydroxyperylene Bisimides for the Tuning of Photophysical Properties

The synthesis of 1,10‐dihydroxyperylene bisimides by nucleophilic substitution of brominated perylene bisimide is described. 1,10‐Dihydroxyperylene bisimides formed J aggregates in nonpolar solvents and showed a clearly redshifted absorption band. The solvent polarity also influenced the hydrogen bond with the hydroxyl group, and thus, the photophysical properties of perylene bisimide. The photophysical properties of these dihydroxyperylene perylene bisimides can also be tuned by changing charge transfer from the hydroxyl groups to the perylene core through the introduction of metal ions.     

Bifunctional peptides that precisely biomineralize Au clusters and specifically stain cell nuclei

A bifunctional peptide containing a domain that targets cell nuclei and a domain with the ability to biomineralize and capture Au clusters is presented. The peptide-Au clusters exhibit red emission (λ(em) = 677 nm) and specifically stain the nuclei of three cell lines.     

Controlling growth of molecular crystal aggregates for efficient optical waveguides

Controllable crystal aggregate structures which show highly uniform crystal tubule, rod and cubic like architectures were achieved and the well-defined microrods exhibit outstanding optical waveguide properties.     

Reversible 3-Li storage reactions of amorphous phosphorus as high capacity and cycling-stable anodes for Li-ion batteries

An amorphous phosphorus/carbon nanocomposite demonstrates a reversible 3-Li storage capacity of 2355 mAh g(-1) with an excellent capacity retention of 90% over 100 cycles and a superior power capability with 62% of its capacity realizable at a very high rate of 8000 mA g(-1), possibly serving as a high capacity and high rate alternative anode for next-generation Li-ion batteries.     

A receptor incorporating OH, NH and CH binding motifs for a fluoride selective chemosensor

An anion receptor combined different types of hydrogen bond donors such as OH, NH and CH groups has been synthesized. By rotation of the sub methyl group, this receptor showed evident (1)H NMR response to both fluoride and sulfate, while colorimetric and fluorescent responses were only observed in the presence of fluoride.     

How does water-nanotube interaction influence water flow through the nanochannel?

Water permeation across various nitrogen-doped double-walled carbon nanotubes (N-DWCNT) has been studied with molecular dynamics simulations to better understand the influence of water-nanopore interaction on the water permeation rate. There exists a threshold interaction energy at around -34.1 kJ/mol. Over the threshold energy, the water flow through N-DWCNT decreases monotonically with the strengthening of the water-nanotube interaction. The effect on the water flow across the channel is found to be negligible when the interaction energy is weaker than the threshold. The water-nanotube interaction energy can be controlled by doping nitrogen atoms into the nanotube walls. Although the van der Waals interaction energy is much stronger than the electrostatic interaction energy, it is less sensitive to the proportion of doped nitrogen atoms. On the other hand, the electrostatic interaction energy weakens after the initial strengthening when the percentage of doped nitrogen atoms increases to ~25%. The doped nitrogen atoms make less influence on the overall electrostatic interaction energy when the proportion is over 25%, due to the repulsions among themselves. Thus, the monotonous strengthening of the van der Waals interaction energy seems to dominate the overall trend of the total interaction energy, whereas the change of the long-range electrostatic interaction energy characterizes the shape of the correlation curve, as the percentage of doped nitrogen atoms increases.     

互联网时滞对偶拥塞控制模型动力学特征的分析与计算

以互联网拥塞控制的一种时滞对偶改进模型为研究对象,应用标准形理论、中心流形定理和霍普夫分岔理论,从动力学角度研究互联网拥塞控制的分岔与稳定性分析方法.研究表明,模型的分岔与稳定性主要由通信时延决定,当通信时延超过临界值时模型产生分岔现象,使互联网的链路代价函数发生振荡.并得到该模型的分岔方向及分岔周期解等动力学特征的定量计算公式,为时滞对偶模型的设计提供理论依据.研究结论概括为两个定理,其正确性得到计算机仿真验证.     

Non-Ionic Water-Soluble Crown-Ether-Substituted Polyfluorene as Fluorescent Probe for Lead Ion Assays

A new non-ionic water-soluble polyfluorene that contains two benzo-18-crown-6 side chains per repeat unit (PFDC) is synthesized and characterized. Upon addition of Pb²⁺ ions to a solution of PFDC, the PFDC fluorescence is strongly quenched. The minor interference from other metal ions, especial from Cu²⁺ and Hg²⁺ions, clearly shows that the PFDC can be used to detect Pb²⁺ ions with high selectivity. The fluorescence quenching of PFDC in solution originates from the multivalent coordination of the crown-ether moieties to Pb²⁺ ions followed by precipitation. In comparison to ionic conjugated polymers, the pH of the medium shows less effect on the binding of non-ionic PFDC to Pb²⁺ ions.

     

Monte Carlo simulation of self-avoiding lattice chains subject to oscillatory shear flow in polymer solution

 This paper has introduced a pseudo-potential in bond-fluctuation model to simulate oscillatory shear flow of multiple self-avoiding chains in three dimensions following our previous work under simple shear flow. The oscillatory flow field was reasonably reproduced by lattice Monte Carlo simulation using this pseudo-potential neglecting hydrodynamic interaction. By sampling the configuration distribution functions, the macroscopic viscoelasticity of semi-concentrated polymer solution was determined. Both Newtonian and non-Newtonian regimes were studied. The complex modulus and dynamic viscosity exhibit a reasonable power relation with oscillatory frequency, which is consistent with present theories and experiments. Consequently, lattice Monte Carlo simulation has been extended to model free-draining self-avoiding multi chains subject to oscillatory shear flow and to investigate associated viscoelasticity on the molecular level. Received: 1 October 1999 Accepted: 19 October 1999     

离子色谱法测定水中的高氯酸盐

采用离子色谱法测定了饮用水中痕量的高氯酸盐,以30mmol／LNaOH为淋洗液,1mL／min流量,1000μL进样,在25min内可完成测定高氯酸盐;利用加热浓缩的方法对水样进行前处理,浓缩10倍后进样。结果表明,该法回收率为87．9％,检测限为0．10μg/L,具有实际应用价值。