Colorimetric Artificial Nose for Identification of Breath Volatile Organic Compounds of Patients with Lung Cancer

A novel and highly sensitive colorimetric sensor array was developed for the detection and identification of breath volatile organic compounds（VOCs） of patients with lung cancer.Employing dimeric metalloporphyrins,metallosalphen complexes,and chemically responsive dyes as the sensing elements,the developed sensor array of artificial nose shows a unique pattern of colorific changes upon its exposure to eight less-reactive VOCs and their mixture gas at a concentration of 735 nmol/L within 3 min.Potential of quantitative analysis of VOCs samples was proved.A good linear relationship of 490-3675 nmol/L was obtained for benzene vapor with a detection limit of 49 nmol/L（S/N=3）.Data analysis was carried out by Hierarchical cluster analysis（HCA） and principal component analysis（PCA）.Each category of breath VOCs clusters together in the PCA score plot.No errors in classification by HCA were observed in 45 trials.Additionaly,the colorimetric sensor array showed good reproducibility under the cyclic sensing experiments.These results demonstrate that the developed colorimetric artificial nose system is an excellent sensing platform for the identification and quantitative analysis of breath VOCs of patients with lung cancer.     

Solution Equilibria of Ternary Systems Involving Nickel(II) Ion,Picolinic Acid,and the Amino Acids Histidine,Cysteine, Aspartic and Glutamic Acids

Solution equilibria of the ternary systems Ni(II)–picolinic acid (Hpic) and the amino acids aspartic acid (H₂asp), glutamic acid (H₂glu), cysteine (H₂cys) and histidine (Hhis), where the amino acids are denoted as H _i L, have been studied pH-metrically. The formation constants of the resulting mixed ligand complexes have been determined at 25 °C using a ionic strength 1.0 mol·dm^?3 NaCl. In the Ni(II)–Hpic–H₂asp and Ni(II)–Hpic–H₂glu systems, the complexes [Ni(pic)H₂L]⁺, Ni(pic)HL, [Ni(pic)L]^? and [Ni(pic)L(OH)]^2? were detected. In the Ni(II)–Hpic–H₂cys system the complexes [Ni(pic)H₂L]⁺ and [Ni(pic)L]^? are present. Additionally, in the Ni(II)–Hpic–Hhis system the species [Ni(Hpic)HL]²⁺, Ni(pic)L and [Ni(pic)L(OH)]^? were identified. The species distribution diagrams as functions of pH are briefly discussed.     

S‐(4‐Nitrophenyl) 4‐nitrobenzenethiosulfonate

The title compound, C₁₂H₈N₂O₆S₂, (I), is a positional isomer of S‐(2‐nitrophenyl) 2‐nitrobenzenethiosulfonate [Glidewell, Low & Wardell (2000). Acta Cryst. B 56 , 893–905], (II). The most obvious difference between the two isomers is the rotation of the nitro groups with respect to the planes of the adjacent aryl rings. In (I), the nitro groups are only slightly rotated out of the plane of the adjacent aryl ring [2.4 (6) and 6.7 (7)°], while in (II) the nitro groups are rotated by between 37 and 52°, in every case associated with S—S—C—C torsion angles close to 90°. Other important differences between the isomers are the C—S—S(O₂)—C torsion angle [78.39 (2)° for (I) and 69.8 (3)° for (II) (mean)] and the dihedral angles between the aromatic rings [12.3 (3)° for (I) and 28.6 (3)° for (II) (mean)]. There are two types of C—H...O hydrogen bond in the structure [C...O = 3.262 (7) Å and C—H...O = 144°; C...O = 3.447 (7) Å and C—H...O = 166°] and these link the molecules into a two‐dimensional framework. The hydrogen‐bond‐acceptor properties differ between the two isomers.     

Enhanced interfacial properties of novel amino acid-derived surfactants: Effects of headgroup chemistry and of alkyl chain length and unsaturation

Amino acid-derived surfactants have increasingly become a viable biofriendly alternative to petrochemically based amphiphiles as speciality surfactants. Herein, the Krafft temperatures and critical micelle concentrations (cmc) of three series of novel amino acid-derived surfactants have been determined by differential scanning microcalorimetry and surface tension measurements, respectively. The compounds comprise cationic molecules based on serine and tyrosine headgroups and anionic ones based on 4-hydroxyproline headgroups, with varying chain lengths. A linear dependence of the logarithm of cmc on chain length is found for all series, and in comparison to conventional ionic surfactants of equal chain length, the new amphiphiles present lower cmc and lower surface tension at the cmc. These observations highlight their enhanced interfacial performance. For the 18-carbon serine-derived surfactant the effects of counterion change and of the presence of a cis-double bond in the alkyl chain have also been investigated. The overall results are discussed in terms of headgroup and alkyl chain effects on micellization, in the light of available data for conventional surfactants and other types of amino acid-based amphiphiles reported in the literature.     

Photon energy dependence of fragmentation of small argon clusters

Photofragmentation of small argon clusters with size below ten atoms is reported. In this size range significant modifications from the electronic properties and geometry take place. When tuning the photon energy through the argon 2p edge, the fragmentation pattern is changed. Specifically, cation dimer production is enhanced at the 2p(32)-->4s resonance, while above the 2p edge almost complete atomization is observed. In both cases, the widths of the peaks in the mass spectra indicate that a large amount of kinetic energy is imparted to the fragment due to the formation of multiply charged clusters. A model based on "Coulomb explosion"-charge separation, simply resulting in a complete atomization of the cluster with no dependence on the photon energy-is insufficient to explain the observed photofragmentation of small clusters.     

New Estrone Oxime Derivatives: Synthesis,Cytotoxic Evaluation and Docking Studies

The interest in the introduction of the oxime group in molecules aiming to improve their biological effects is increasing. This work aimed to develop new steroidal oximes of the estrane series with potential antitumor interest. For this, several oximes were synthesized by reaction of hydroxylamine with the 17-ketone of estrone derivatives. Then, their cytotoxicity was evaluated in six cell lines. An estrogenicity assay, a cell cycle distribution analysis and a fluorescence microscopy study with Hoechst 3358 staining were performed with the most promising compound. In addition, molecular docking studies against estrogen receptor α, steroid sulfatase, 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and β-tubulin were also accomplished. The 2-nitroestrone oxime showed higher cytotoxicity than the parent compound on MCF-7 cancer cells. Furthermore, the oximes bearing halogen groups in A-ring evidenced selectivity for HepaRG cells. Remarkably, the Δ^9,11-estrone oxime was the most cytotoxic and arrested LNCaP cells in the G₂/M phase. Fluorescence microscopy studies showed the presence of condensed DNA typical of prophase and condensed and fragmented nuclei characteristic of apoptosis. However, this oxime promoted the proliferation of T47-D cells. Interestingly, molecular docking studies estimated a strong interaction between Δ^9,11-estrone oxime and estrogen receptor α and β-tubulin, which may account for the described effects.     

硅团簇结构和碎片行为的紧束缚理论方法

利用紧束缚分子动力学模拟退火方法研究了硅团簇Sin(n=2—14)的结构性质和能量.通过与前人工作结果(Si2—Si10)的比较,发现本理论方法的结果相当准确地再现了从头计算的结论.对较大的硅团簇所作的计算给出了有意义的结构预测.从能量观点出发,计算结果表明原子数分别为4,6,7,10,12和14的硅团簇较为稳定.还进一步研究了硅团簇的碎片行为,理论计算的结果表明较大的硅团簇的稳定碎片产物通常包括一个或两个“幻数”团簇     

增强吸收型光双稳临界现象的平均场理论

阐明临界现象（包括两类临界点）与相变的平均场（Ｌａｎｄａｕ）理论同样可以适用于增强吸收型光学双稳性（ＩＡＯＢ）．分析了近期提出的ＩＡＯＢ模型^[９］的动力学特征，在此基础上引入了一种准热力学势。在临界点（第二类）附近，该种势不仅体现出双稳系统中相变的共性，而且也反映了ＩＡＯＢ的特殊性。 关键词：     

一种新型可光降解的PVC-OA-TiO_2纳米复合膜

采用包埋技术制备了一种新型可光降解的聚氯乙烯-草酸-TiO_2(PVC-OA-TiO_2)纳米复合膜,并研究了紫外光照射条件下该复合膜的光催化降解情况.结果表明,该纳米复合膜的光催化降解是一个氧化断链过程,经紫外光照射310 h后失重率达到55%,是PVC-TiO_2复合膜的2倍,是纯PVC膜的3.5倍,说明草酸的掺杂可以促进PVC-OA-TiO_2复合膜更快地被光降解.草酸作为一个良好的电子给体,能不可逆地与TiO_2表面产生的空穴或表面羟基反应,抑制电子和空穴的复合,从而显著提高PVC-OA-TiO_2的光催化降解速率.     

光学双稳性的强迫振动模型

本文提出一个新的光学双稳性模型.基于平均场近似,慢变振幅近似和绝热近似的思想,把光学双稳系统看成一个“黑箱”,类比非线性振动理论,指出不同的光学双稳过程(包括不同的工作物质和不同的腔(F-P腔或环腔)),能用一个恰当的强迫振动方程统一地描述.方程中所包含的都是可测量的宏观参量,使得可能直接用实验拟合,与理论结果进行定量对照.用振动理论的方法,把方程演变成自治方程组,从而方便地得到光学双稳性稳态和动态解的一般形式.并用若干已报道的具体例子验证了这个模型的普适性.