A rare chiral self-catenated network formed by two cationic and one anionic frameworks

A chiral heterometallic complex, obtained from the solvothermal reaction of [Zn(4-pytpy)2](BF4)2 [4-pytpy=4'-(4-pyridyl)-2,2':6',2'-terpyridine] and CuCN, exhibits a rare self-catenated network formed by two 3D cationic and one 3D anionic frameworks.     

On uniqueness, existence and objectivity of S-R decomposition theorem

I.IntroductionThedecompositionofadeformationgradientfunctionFisafundamentalproblemforfinitedeformationtheory.Greenstraintheoryandpolardecompositiontheorywereemployedbymostscientists,However,thesetheorieshaveallsomeconsiderabledrawbacks.Inl979,ChenZhidadev…     

The Dyson Realization of the Quantum Group SU(1,1)q and Its Coherent state

The Dyson realization of the quantum group SU(1,1)_q is constructed and the transformation matrix, which turns the Dyson realization into the Holstein Primakoff realization, is given. The coherent state for the Dyson realization is discussed and is found to be the qdeformed Weyl Heisenberg coherent state.     

关于八甲基环四硅氧烷乳液聚合反应动力学的回归模拟

本文用数值逼近法对八甲基环四硅氧烷乳液聚合反应的实验结果进行模拟,得到一符合实验事实的动力学方程.     

Thermoluminescence kinetic study of binary lead-silicate glasses

This paper describes a detailed experimental study of the thermoluminescence (TL) properties of four binary lead-silicate glasses, with PbO concentrations ranging from 32% to 62% in mole percent. The TL glow peaks between room temperature and 300 °C were analyzed using a systematic thermal cleaning technique. The T_max-T_stop and E-T_stop methods of analysis were used to identify the number of peaks under the glow curves, and to obtain the activation energy E for each TL trap. A computerized glow curve fitting analysis is used to fit the experimental data to four first-order peaks with maxima at temperatures of 54, 80, 110 and 210 °C, as measured with a heating rate of 2 °C/s. The kinetic parameters of the glow-peak at 210 °C were confirmed by using phosphorescence decay methods of analysis. The TL traps associated with the low-temperature TL peak at 54 °C are found to depend strongly on the PbO concentration of the samples, while the higher-temperature TL peaks show a behavior independent of the PbO concentration. The activation energy E and frequency factor s of the low-temperature TL trap associated with the peak at 54 °C are consistent with a trap involving a delocalized transition through the conduction band. However, the activation energies and frequency factors for the higher-temperature TL traps are consistent with traps involving localized transitions via an excited state below the conduction band. The data suggest that these higher-temperature TL traps are associated with the common silicate matrix in these binary silicate glasses.     

Characterization of compounds in the Chinese herbal drug Mu-Dan-Pi by liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Cortex Moutan is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine derived from Paeonia suffruticosa ANDREWS. However, root cortices of P. delavayi and P. decomposita also are used under the name of this drug in some regions such as Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, respectively. In order to make a comparison of their chemical constituents, the compounds of the three Paeonia species were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection/electrospray ionization and quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS2). A total of 50 compounds were observed in the 50% (v/v) methanolic extracts, including 17 monoterpenes, 14 galloyl glucoses, 10 acetophenones, 5 phenolic acids, 3 flavonoids and 1 triterpene. These chemical constituents were separated on a C18 column and identified or tentatively characterized based on UV spectra and MS fragmentation behavior. The chemical compositions of the three Paeonia species were found to have many differences. Paeonol was the predominant constituent of P. suffruticosa and P. decomposita, while P. delavayi contained albiflorin and more galloyl glucoses than the other two Paeonia species. Most of these identified compounds have been reported from P. delavayi and P. decomposita for the first time. The ESI-MS fragmentation behavior of monoterpene glycosides, acetophenones and galloyl glucoses was also investigated successively, and appropriate characteristic pathways were proposed. The large differences in chemical compounds among the three Paeonia species strongly encouraged further comparison of the bioactivities of these three species.     

页岩气储层压裂数值模拟技术研究进展

页岩气储层水力压裂数值模拟既要考虑页岩储层岩石的特性,又要兼顾水平外分段压裂施工工艺,是一个非常棘手的力学难题.本文简述了页岩气储层岩石具有的地质力学特征和页岩气储层开发常用的水平井分段压裂技术;详述了扩展有限元、边界元、离散元在水力压裂裂缝模拟上的应用现状,指出了它们在处理裂缝问题的局限性和优越性,总结出边界元三维位移不连续法是模拟多裂缝扩展的有效方法.     

Direct detection of peptides and proteins on a microfluidic platform with MALDI mass spectrometry

The ability to detect and quantify proteins of individual cells in high throughput is of enormous biological and clinical relevance. Most methods currently in use either require the measurement of large cell populations or are limited to the investigation of few cells at a time. In this report, we present the combination of a polydimethylsiloxane-based microfluidic device to a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MALDI-TOF-MS) that allows the detection of as few as 300 molecules at the peptide level and ～10(6) to 10(7) molecules at the protein level. Moreover, we performed an immunoassay with subsequent MALDI-TOF-MS to capture and detect insulin immobilized on a surface (～0.05?mm(2)) in this device with a detection limit of 10(6) insulin molecules. This microfluidic-based approach therefore begins to approach the sample handling and sensitivity requirements for MS-based single-cell analysis of proteins and peptides and holds the potential for easy parallelization of immunoassays and other highly sensitive protein analyses.     

Structural Effects of L16Q,S20G,and L16Q‐S20G Mutations on hIAPP: A Comparative Molecular Dynamics Study

The conformation change picture of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is outlined using molecular dynamics simulation, and the structural influences of L16Q, S20G, and L16Q‐S20G mutations on the conformation of hIAPP are analyzed. Particularly, the conformational changes of the amyloidogenic‐related regions of residues 15–17 and 20–29 are emphasized. Our studies find that, for WT hIAPP, residues 15–17 always maintain a stable α‐helix structure, residues 20–25 structurally fluctuate between turn and 5‐helix, and residues 26–29 mainly adopt coil and bend structures. The hydrogen bonds between the polar groups of hIAPP, long‐rang van der Waals forces between the residues, and hydrophobic interactions between the residues of hIAPP are important driving forces to maintain the secondary structure of hIAPP. The replacement of leucine16 by glutamine stabilizes the helix structure of residues 15–17 and 20–23 of hIAPP monomer, and the structure of residues 24–29 fluctuates between helix and turn. The relatively stable helix structures of residues 15–17 and 20–29 are supposed to be beneficial for L16Q hIAPP to resist the aggregation as observed in the experiment. The substitution of serine20 by glycine drives residues 15–17 and 20–29 of hIAPP to transform from helix structure to β‐strands or coil structures with higher extension and flexibility, which may promote the aggregation of hIAPP as the experiments reported. These results are significant to understand the aggregation mechanism of hIAPP monomer into the dimer, trimer, oligomers and fibrils associated with the type 2 diabetes at the atomic level.     

Preparation and properties of vesicles from condensable amphiphilic amino acids

Three double‐chain amphiphiles with amino acid groups as hydrophilic moiety were synthesized. These amphiphiles can be easily dispersed in buffer solution to form transparent dispersion. Examination of the dispersion by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed the formation of stable vesicular aggregates, which was also confirmed by the ability to encapsulate water‐soluble dyes. Since amino acid groups are located on the surface of the vesicles, water‐soluble carbodiimide can induce the condensation of these groups to form peptide. The phase transition temperatures of these vesicles were estimated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and a decrease of phase transition temperature was observed after polycondensation due to the disturbance of the ordered arrangement of the hydrophobic chains. The leakage rate of the vesicles before and after condensation was studied by monitoring the increase of fluorescence intensity of water‐soluble dye. These vesicles belong to the least permeable ones and the leakage rate can be controlled by varying the degree of condensation or the temperature.