Blue electroluminescence from 3,6‐silafluorene‐based copolymers

Poly(3,6‐silafluorene) is a typical wide band‐gap conjugated polymer with ultraviolet light emission. The blue electroluminescence from the 3,6‐silafluorene‐based copolymers via intrachain energy transfer was reported in this study. The monomer containing vinylene, anthracene, and tri‐arylamine moieties incorporated into the poly(3,6‐silafluorene) backbone can form efficient deep‐blue emitting copolymers with EL efficiency of 1.1–1.9%. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3286–3295, 2009     

一种特殊条件下的扩散方程的数值解法及物理分析

利用有限差分方法中的预估校正格式求解裂变产物在燃料芯块中的扩散方程,并进行了灵活的边界条件处理,取得了令人满意的计算精度,为有效开展对反应堆燃料元件破损探测信号的定量分析提供了条件.对数值计算过程进行了一定的物理分析,从物理意义上解释了数值计算过程中一些特殊处理的合理性.     

广义GrStzsch环函数的几个精确不等式

对a∈（0，1／2）和r∈（0,1）,Ramanujan广义模方程中的广义Grǒtzsch环函数μa（r）定义如下：μa（r）=[πκa^1（r）]/[2sin（πa）κa（r）].该文通过研究μs（r）和μ（r）的关系，以及μa（r）和一些初等函数的组合的单调性和凹凸性，获得了μa（r）的几个精确不等式，从而把μ（r）的一些熟知的性质推广到μa（r）上．     

Lateral flow test for visual detection of silver(I) based on cytosine-Ag(I)-cytosine interaction in C-rich oligonucleotides

The authors describe an oligonucleotide-based lateral flow test for visual detection of Ag(I). The assay is based on cytosine-Ag(I)-cytosine [C-Ag(I)-C] coordination chemistry to capture gold nanoparticle (AuNP) tags in the test zone. A thiolated C-rich oligonucleotide probe was immobilized on the AuNPs via gold-thiol chemistry, and a biotinylated C-rich oligonucleotide probe was immobilized on the test zone. The AuNPs labelled with C-rich oligonucleotides are captured by Ag(I) ions in the test zone through the C-Ag(I)-C coordination. The resulting accumulation of AuNPs produces a readily visible red band in the test zone. Under optimized conditions, the test is capable of visually detecting 1.0 ppb of Ag(I) which is 50 times lower than the maximum allowable concentration as defined by the US Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water. Hence, the test is inexpensive and highly sensitive. It was applied to the detection of Ag(I) in spiked samples of tap water and river water. In our perception, the test is a particularly valuable tool in limited resource settings.

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Transition-metal-free trifluoromethylthiolation and difluoromethylthiolation of thiols with trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride and difluoromethanesulfonyl chloride

Triphenylphosphine-mediated metal-free trifluoromethylthiolation and difluoromethylthiolation of thiols by CF₃SO₂Cl and CHF₂SO₂Cl to synthesize trifluoromethyl disulfides and difluoromethyl disulfides, respectively, was achieved at room temperature. Iodine generated in situ from iodide facilitated this reaction via the formation of iodotriphenylphosphonium iodide which could serve as a reducing agent in this transformation. Readily available reagents and mild reaction conditions without transition-metals allow this protocol to be more practical than traditional methods.     

Isolation of lignosulfonate with low polydispersity index

<正>Lignosulfonate with low polydispersity index of 1.178-1.210 was isolated by gel column chromatography of Sephacryl S-100 eluted with 0.2 mol/L of NaNO_3 aqueous solution,whereas nearly monodisperse ligosulfonate fraction with polydispersity of 1.0(57 can be obtained after chromatographic separation twice.This method provides an available approach to investigate the structure and characteristics of lignosulfonate.     

Synthesis and characterization of six-arm star-shaped liquid crystalline cyclotriphosphazenes

<正>The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of a new class of liquid crystalline cyclotriphosphazenes with rigid cyanostilbene groups and flexible alkoxy groups are reported.The thermal behaviors of cyclotriphosphazene derivatives 5a-5d are studied by the means of differential scanning calorimetry,polarizing optical microscopy.Nematic phases were observed in compounds 5a-5d both on heating and cooling.The clear temperatures of compounds 5a-5d slightly increased with increasing length of terminal alkyl chain.Compounds 5a-5d showed different mesogenic region from minimum 5℃to maximum 142℃.     

Oil phase evaporation-induced self-assembly of hydrophobic nanoparticles into spherical clusters with controlled surface chemistry in an oil-in-water dispersion and comparison of behaviors of individual and clustered iron oxide nanoparticles

We report a general method for preparing nanoparticle clusters (NPCs) in an oil-in-water emulsion system mediated by cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), where previously only individual nanoparticles were obtained. NPCs of magnetic, metallic, and semiconductor nanoparticles have been prepared to demonstrate the generality of the method. The NPCs were spherical and composed of densely packed individual nanoparticles. The number density of nanoparticles in the oil phase was found to be critical for the formation, morphology, and yield of NPCs. The method developed here is scalable and can produce NPCs in nearly 100% yield at a concentration of 5 mg/mL in water, which is approximately 5 times higher than the highest value reported in the literature. The surface chemistry of NPCs can also be controlled by replacing CTAB with polymers containing different functional groups via a similar procedure. The reproducible production of NPCs with well-defined shapes has allowed us to compare the properties of individual and clustered iron oxide nanoparticles, including magnetization, magnetic moments, and contrast enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We found that, due to their collective properties, NPCs are more responsive to an external magnetic field and can potentially serve as better contrast enhancement agents than individually dispersed magnetic NPs in MRI.