Large Strain Tensile Deformation and Failure in Oriented Isotactic Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposite: Role of Voiding and Molecular Orientation

Plane strain compression of isotactic polypropylene iPP)/clay nanocomposite in a channel die at 140 and 160°C, respectively, has been adopted to prepare oriented samples with well-controlled structure for comparative studies. Molecular orientation in the amorphous phase, independent of clay loadings, decreases with increasing preparation temperature, whereas crystallographic orientation is nearly the same for all oriented samples. Severer voiding and void coalescence during stretching, mostly induced by the crystals and inter-chain sliding in the amorphous phase, respectively, is suggested to be responsible for higher volume dilatation and lower failure strain in the oriented samples prepared at higher temperature (e.g., 160°C). Fracture toughness is well correlated with the molecular orientation and crystal-dependent voiding in the oriented samples with respect to preparation temperatures. Furthermore, debonding of clay in the iPP matrix, especially in the oriented samples prepared at 140°C, is another contributor to the enhanced toughness.     

A Ru(II)-Based Nanoassembly Exhibiting Theranostic PACT Activity in NIR Region

Photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) has appealing merits over traditional chemotherapy as well as photodynamic therapy (PDT) by virtue of its spatial and temporal control on drug activity and oxygen-independent mechanisms of action. However, the short photoactivation wavelengths, e.g., visible light–activated Ru(II)-based PACT agents, limit the clinical application severely. In this work, a facile construction of supramolecular nanoparticles from a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-modified [Ru(dip)₂(py-SO₃)]⁺ (abbreviated as Ru-PEG, dip = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, py-SO₃ = pyridine-2-sulfonate) and 1,3-phenylenebis(pyren-1-ylmethanone) (BP) is shown. While Ru-PEG may undergo photoinduced ligand dissociation and release anticancer species of [Ru(dip)₂(H₂O)₂]²⁺, BP has extremely large two-photon absorption cross sections (δ₂) in the NIR region and intense fluorescence over the wavelengths where Ru-PEG has strong absorption. Thus, two-photon excitation of BP followed by an efficient Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from BP to Ru-PEG may lead to a potent inactivation against cisplatin-resistant cancer cells and 3D multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTSs). The residue fluorescence of BP also allows the cellular uptake of the particles to be visualized. This work provides a universal and convenient strategy to realize theranostic PACT in the ideal phototherapeutic window of 650–900 nm.     

915 nm宽条形半导体激光器输出特性

为了研究温升对915 nm宽条形应变量子阱半导体激光器输出特性的影响,搭建了基于半导体制冷片(TEC)的双向温控平台对其进行了测试。首先,改变激光器的外表面温度,测量其在不同注入电流时的光功率和波长,并利用CCD相机测量其慢轴发散角。然后,利用计算机仿真软件对激光器的工作状态进行稳态模拟,从而获得了其对应的热分布情况,通过将模拟得到的数据与实验测量的结果进行比较,获得了两者趋于一致的结论:当热功率从2.1 W升高至20.0 W时,慢轴发散角从2.6°增大至5.0°,同时波长发生红移,热透镜焦距减小;激光器波长随温度变化关系的系数约为0.4 nm/℃,器件热阻为1.5 K/W。因此,为了同时获得高的输出功率和稳定的输出波长,有必要将激光器外表面温度精确控制在某一数值,否则波长将会发生漂移;此外,在设计制作高功率半导体激光器时,通过适当增加条宽并采用散热良好的封装结构,可以减小对慢轴发散角的影响。     

三元Co-Cu-Pb偏晶合金的快速凝固组织形成规律研究

在自由落体条件下实现了三元Co-Cu-Pb合金的液相分离与快速凝固. 实验发现,随液滴直径减小,Co₅₁Cu₄₇Pb₂合金液滴发生由枝晶→两层壳核→枝晶组织的转变,Co₄₇Cu₄₄Pb₉合金液滴的组织形态由壳核组织演化为均匀组织. 两种合金的快速凝固组织均由α(Co),(Cu)和(Pb)固溶体三相组成,α(Co)和(Cu)相主要以枝晶方式生长,(Pb)相分布在(Cu)枝晶间. 关键词： 液相分离 偏晶合金 快速凝固 自由落体     

多端输出等幅振动的纵振动变换体

提出了一种一端输入多端输出等幅振动的纵振动方向变换体。变换体由输入杆、半球形过渡体和输出杆组成,通过半球形过渡体将一个输入杆与多个输出杆耦连为一体,并且多个输出杆呈立体分布,可实现一端纵振动输入多个方向上纵振动均匀输出。利用振动变换体端面的自由边界条件,以及各组件连接处的纵向位移、纵向力、横向位移和转角连续条件,推导了纵振动方向变换体的频率方程。解析计算了不同几何尺寸的纵振动变换体的谐振频率,与有限元法的计算值及实验测试值基本吻合。将纵振方向变换体的输入端与谐振频率为19.8 kHz的换能器相连,利用激光测振仪测试了纵振动变换体各输出端振型及各输出端相对于输入端的振幅放大系数,结果显示纵振动经过方向变换体成功地传输到了变换体的各输出杆的端面,且各输出端的振幅基本相等。     

合成孔径压缩感知超声成像中的高效能稀疏字典设计

针对目前常见的稀疏字典缺乏针对性,在合成孔径医学超声成像中的应用效果不佳,难以在低压缩率下保证重构图像质量的问题,本文设计了一种高效能的稀疏字典。根据超声回波信号是由发射脉冲信号经过不同延时衰减后叠加的特点,利用发射脉冲作为基函数构造稀疏字典,回波信号在该稀疏字典确定的变换域中具备很好的稀疏性,理论上能使其稀疏表示系数的稀疏度等于超声阵元接收到的反射回波数。通过FieldⅡ对简单点目标和复杂目标的仿真结果表明:在相同的重构算法和压缩率下该稀疏字典重构的平均绝对误差明显小于常见的稀疏字典,其值仅为DWT的几分之一,DFT和DCT的几十分之一,能让回波信号以更低的压缩率实现相同的恢复效果。本文最后使用体模的实际采集数据对算法的实际效果进行检测,实验结果也与仿真结果基本一致。基于该稀疏字典的压缩感知算法可以进一步减少合成孔径成像所需存储的数据量、降低系统的复杂度。     

水溶性CdTe量子点与胰岛素的相互作用

使用水相合成法制备了水溶性CdTe量子点,研究了量子点与胰岛素分子的相互作用.通过胰岛素对CdTe的淬灭常数的计算,判断出胰岛素对CdTe的淬灭属于静态淬灭行为;通过对不同盐浓度和酸度环境下淬灭效率的实验,得出以巯基乙酸为稳定剂的CdTe和胰岛素之间的相互作用以静电作用为主.     

蔗糖对酪蛋白结构及其乳化性影响的光谱学分析

酪蛋白酸钠作为一种良好的乳化剂和乳化稳定剂,对乳饮料品质具有重要的作用。蔗糖作为甜味剂,可以提高乳饮料的口感。但酪蛋白结构和性质很容易受到其所处的微环境的影响,为了分析蔗糖对酪蛋白酸钠结构及其乳化性的影响,利用荧光光谱技术探讨了酪蛋白酸钠荧光光谱和表面疏水性的变化,利用动态光散射技术分析了酪蛋白酸钠乳液液滴流体力学直径的变化,利用Turbiscan光谱学稳定性测试评价了酪蛋白酸钠乳液的背散射光强度变化以及稳定性指数(TSI)。结果表明：蔗糖会使酪蛋白酸钠发生内源荧光猝灭,猝灭速率常数K_S＜2.0×1010 L·mol-1·s-1,属于动态猝灭,未形成稳定的基态配合物,表明两者仅以较弱的氢键和疏水相互作用结合。酪蛋白酸钠的表面疏水性显著增强(p＜0.05),部分酪蛋白酸钠聚集程度增加,形成了可溶性聚集体。随着蔗糖浓度的增加,酪蛋白酸钠乳液流体力学直径增大,是高压均质时蛋白聚集体在油水界面上优先吸附的结果。背散射光强度结果显示随着蔗糖浓度的增加,乳液越不易产生分层、浓度变化、乳滴迁移等不稳定性现象。稳定性指数显著增大(p＜0.05),乳液稳定性增强。