Measurement of Gamma-Dose Caused by Built in Coal Slags with Elevated 226Ra Concentration, and the Modelling of Shielding

Slags, derived from coal mined in the neighbourhood of the town Tatabánya in Hungary, have been used as filling and insulating material for buildings of houses, block of flats, schools and kindergartens. The slag samples come from here have elevated concentrations of ²²⁶Ra, (range of 850–2400 Bq·kg^–1). Therefore, the external gamma dose rates at 1 m height were about four times higher than the world average. It has been found, based on the modelling, that the dose rate could be decreased with 70–80% using an appropriate thickness of concrete or barite-concrete layers.     

A Dual Read-out Molecularly Imprinted Composite Membrane Sensor Based on Zinc Porphyrin for the Detection of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate

Molecularly imprinted membrane-zinc porphyrin-mathacrylate(MIM-Zn-MAA), a dual read-out sensor based on a molecularly imprinted membrane, was developed to recognize and detect dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) as an intermediate molecule of organophosphorus pesticides. The membranes were prepared via thermal polymerization of two functional monomers(zinc porphyrin and mathacrylate) on the surface of a glass slide functionalized with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and azobisisobutyronitrile. The morphology of the as-synthesized MIM-Zn-MAA was determined with scanning electronic microscopy. The composite membranes exhibited macrovoid morphologies, which were affected by the functional monomers. These membranes were selectively adsorbed onto the template molecule and displayed higher adsorbing capacity toward DMMP compared with their structural analogs. Changes in the fluorescent spectra were qualitatively and quantitatively monitored via fluorescence photometry. Difference maps were also obtained using colorimetry before and after the reaction between MIM-Zn-MAA and DMMP at various concentrations. The maps showed a wide linear range varying from 0.1 μmol/L to 10 mmol/L with a low detection limit of 0.1 μmol/L. These preliminary results demonstrate that the as-fabricated dual read-out sensor displays good sensitivity and selectivity toward DMMP, indicating its considerable potential in DMMP detection in practical applications.     

用同步辐射X射线衍射技术分析GaN/Si外延膜的结构与应变

选用有AlN和AlGaN缓冲层的GaN/Si作为测试样品,采用同步辐射X射线衍射(SRXRD)技术对样品外延膜(GaN)的几何结构、晶格常量及其应变进行了分析.结果表明,同步辐射X射线衍射实验可以作为一种有效的技术手段,测试固体结构及应变.     

A Regiospecific Photoreaction for Synthesis of 3-Phenylpyridines

The regiospecific photocoupling of 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1,1-rdimethylurea with pyridine to afford 3-(4-dimethyl-ureidophenyl)pyridine was used to develop a synthetic scheme for the preparation of 3-phenylpyridine.     

一种可视化液体传感阵列农药检测新方法

以筛选出的7种染料与合成的纳米金共同构建了液体传感器阵列,每个敏感点对不同农药样品产生不同的响应光谱,通过酶标仪采集光谱数据,结合主成分分析(PCA)、分层聚类分析(HCA)、判别分析(LDA)等模式识别方法建立了一种快速检测有机磷、氨基甲酸酯、有机氯、拟除虫菊酯类农药残留的新方法。PCA结果表明,前三个主成分反映了总信息量的92.69%,且能够对5种农药进行区分;HCA结果表明,对25个样品能够正确的归类;LDA结果表明,对5种农药识别的准确率达100%。表明这种可视化的液体阵列可为农药残留检测提供一个可靠平台,在农药残留检测中具有潜在的应用价值。     

单质碘掺杂纳米TiO2光催化剂的制备及性能

以钛酸四异丙酯和单质碘为起始原料,用改进的溶胶-凝胶法制备了掺碘的纳米TiO2的前驱体,经500 ℃煅烧得到棕黄色TiO2/I2纳米粉末.采用X射线衍射(XRD),紫外-可见(UV-Vis)漫反射光谱,透射电镜(TEM)等手段对TiO2/I2粉末进行了表征,并研究了其光催化性能.结果表明,掺杂的碘存在于TiO2内部纳米孔洞中,不会因为高温而被氧化;光催化降解甲基橙反应是一级反应;TiO2掺杂碘单质后对光响应波长拓展至可见光范围,对甲基橙的降解效率可提高15%以上.     

A model for quantitative changes in the magnetic resonance parameters of muscle in children after therapeutic irradiation

Purpose/ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop objective models of radiation effects on musculature in children with soft tissue sarcoma using treatment dosimetry and clinical and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters that may be used to guide treatment planning or predict side effects.MethodsIn the initial 13 patients undergoing external beam radiation therapy (RT) on a Phase II study of conformal or intensity-modulated RT for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma approved by an Institutional Review Board, we evaluated quantitative MRI changes in the musculature to assess radiation-related treatment effects. Patients with soft tissue sarcoma, including Ewing's sarcoma, had quantitative T₁, T₂ and dynamic enhanced MRI (DEMRI) performed before, during (Week 4) and after RT (Week 12). Regions of interest were selected in consistent locations within and outside the high-dose regions (on ipsilateral and contralateral sides when available). Mean RT dose, T₁, T₂ and DEMRI parameters were calculated and modeled using a mixed random coefficient dose model.ResultsThe mean doses to the high- and low-dose regions were 56.4 Gy (41.8–75.3 Gy) and 13.0 Gy (0.1–37.5 Gy), respectively. Compared with tissues distant from the tumor bed, maximal enhancement was significantly increased in tissues adjacent to the tumor/tumor bed prior to RT (60.6 vs. 44.2, P=.045) and remained elevated after 12 weeks. T₁ was significantly elevated in tissues adjacent to the tumor bed prior to RT (942.4 vs. 759.0, P=.0078). The slope of longitudinal change in T₁ was greater for tissues that received low-dose irradiation than those that received high-dose irradiation (P=.0488). The effect of dose on the slope of T₂ was different (P=.0333) when younger and older patients are compared.ConclusionsAcute affects of irradiation in muscle are quantifiable via MRI. These models provide evidence that quantifiable MRI parameters may be correlated with patient parameters of radiation dose and clinical factors including patient age. Long-term follow-up will be required to determine if acute changes correlate with clinically significant late effects.     

Current-induced two-level fluctuations in pseudo-spin-valve (Co/Cu/Co) nanostructures

Two-level fluctuations of the magnetization state of pseudo-spin-valve pillars Co(10 nm)/Cu(10 nm)/Co(30 nm) embedded in electrodeposited nanowires ( approximately 40 nm in diameter, 6000 nm in length) are triggered by spin-polarized currents of 10(7) A/cm(2) at room temperature. The statistical properties of the residence times in the parallel and antiparallel magnetization states reveal two effects with qualitatively different dependences on current intensity. The current appears to have the effect of a field determined as the bias field required to equalize these times. The bias field changes sign when the current polarity is reversed. At this field, the effect of a current density of 10(7) A/cm(2) is to lower the mean time for switching down to the microsecond range. This effect is independent of the sign of the current and is interpreted in terms of an effective temperature for the magnetization.