Nafion–graphene nanocomposite film as enhanced sensing platform for ultrasensitive determination of cadmium

In this work, an ultrasensitive platform for the detection of cadmium (Cd²⁺) combining the nafion–graphene nanocomposite film with differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) analysis was presented. It is found that this sensing platform exhibits enhanced response to the determination of the Cd²⁺ and has been used to determine the Cd²⁺ in real sample with good recovery.     

催化燃烧用金属整体催化反应器的制备及性能

采用浸涂方法制备了甲烷催化燃烧用金属．催化剂整体化反应器。该反应器以铁铬合金为金属载体,六铝酸盐为催化剂。讨论了制备过程中金属载体预处理、Al2O3中间层、分散剂种类等因素对催化剂附着稳定性的影响。结果表明：铁铬合金在1100℃处理5h有助于形成稳定的保护层;Al2O3中间层的存在阻碍了六铝酸盐的浸涂;六铝酸盐直接浸涂在金属载体上并在一定温度焙烧可形成附着性很好的催化剂层,使之用于催化燃烧反应获得了良好效果。     

A Note on time regularity of generalized Ornstein–Uhlenbeck processes with cylindrical stable noise

A necessary and sufficient condition of càdlàg modification of Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process with cylindrical stable noise in a Hilbert space is given in this Note. Applying this result, some questions in Time irregularity of generalized Ornstein–Uhlenbeck processes [C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 348 (2010) 273–276] and Structural properties of semilinear SPDEs driven by cylindrical stable process [Probab. Theory Related Fields 149 (2011) 97–137] are answered.     

Synthesis of well‐defined pH‐responsive PPEGMEA‐g‐P2VP double hydrophilic graft copolymer via sequential SET‐LRP and ATRP

A series of well‐defined double hydrophilic graft copolymers containing poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate) (PPEGMEA) backbone and poly(2‐vinylpyridine) (P2VP) side chains were synthesized by successive single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET‐LRP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The backbone was first prepared by SET‐LRP of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (PEGMEA) macromonomer using CuBr/tris(2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl)amine as catalytic system. The obtained homopolymer then reacted with lithium diisopropylamide and 2‐chloropropionyl chloride at ?78 °C to afford PPEGMEA‐Cl macroinitiator. poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate)‐g‐poly(2‐vinylpyridine) double hydrophilic graft copolymers were finally synthesized by. ATRP of 2‐vinylpyridine initiated by PPEGMEA‐Cl macroinitiator at 25 °C using CuCl/hexamethyldiethylenetriamine as catalytic system via the grafting‐ from strategy. The molecular weights of both the backbone and the side chains were controllable and the molecular weight distributions kept relatively narrow (M_w/M_n ≤ 1.40). pH‐Responsive micellization behavior was investigated by ¹H NMR, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy and this kind of double hydrophilic graft copolymer aggregated to form micelles with P2VP‐core while pH of the aqueous solution was above 5.0. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Influence of Microbial Agglomerated Particles on the Performance of Free-Space Quantum Communication

Journal of Russian Laser Research - Quantum satellite communication has advantages of reliability and unconditional safety; it is very important in the field of national military security. When...     

Compressive Mechanical Response of Porcine Muscle at Intermediate (100/s-102/s) Strain Rates

Experimental Mechanics - Compressive stress-strain response of porcine muscle was experimentally determined at intermediate strain rates (100/s-102/s) in this study. A hydraulically driven...     

AR-Ag(I)体系的共振散射光谱法测定痕量银

在pH=4.4的NaAc-HAc缓冲介质和2.0×10-3mol/L十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)溶液中,Ag(I)与茜素红(AR)可形成较稳定的离子缔合物微粒,其在324、360和500nm处分别产生3个较强的共振散射峰。在最佳实验条件下,浓度在0.022～2.160μg/mL之间的Ag(I)与共振散射强度ΔI324nm呈较好的线性关系,检测限为0.139ng/mL。据此,建立了一种测定痕量银的共振散射新方法,并将该方法用于废胶片中痕量银的测定。     

Enhancement of transport of curcumin to brain in mice by poly(n-butylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticle

Curcumin, a widely used coloring agent and spice in food, has a potential in blocking brain tumor formation and curing Alzheimer’s disease. Due to the specific properties of blood–brain barrier (BBB), only traces of curcumin were transported across BBB. The aim of the present study was to design and characterize curcumin loaded polybutylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles (PBCN) coated with polysorbate 80, and to evaluate the effect of PBCN as a delivery system on carrying curcumin across BBB. Curcumin loaded nanoparticles were prepared by an anionic polymerization method, and they presented in a core–shell spherical shape under transmission electron microscopy, with an average diameter of 152.0 nm. The average drug loading was 21.1%. Physicochemical status of curcumin in the nanoparticles was confirmed with differential scanning colorimetry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The in vitro release behavior of drug from the nanoparticles was fitted to a double phase kinetics model. The studies of pharmacokinetic and bio-distribution to brain were conducted in mice after intravenous administration of the nanoparticle formulation at the dose of 5 mg/kg and curcumin solution at the dose of 10 mg/kg via the tail vein. The results showed that in plasma, the area under concentration–time curve (AUC_0–∞) for curcumin loaded nanoparticles was greater than that for the control solution, moreover, the mean residence time of curcumin loaded nanoparticles was 14-fold that of the control solution. In brain, AUC_0–∞ for curcumin loaded nanoparticles was 2.53-fold that for the control solution. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that PBCN could enhance the transport of curcumin to brain and have a potential as a delivery system to cross the BBB.     

Well‐defined amphiphilic graft copolymer consisting of hydrophilic poly(acrylic acid) backbone and hydrophobic poly(vinyl acetate) side chains

A series of well‐defined amphiphilic graft copolymers containing hydrophilic poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) backbone and hydrophobic poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) side chains were synthesized via sequential reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization followed by selective hydrolysis of poly(tert‐butyl acrylate) backbone. A new Br‐containing acrylate monomer, tert‐butyl 2‐((2‐bromopropanoyloxy)methyl) acrylate, was first prepared, which can be polymerized via RAFT in a controlled way to obtain a well‐defined homopolymer with narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w/M_n = 1.08). This homopolymer was transformed into xanthate‐functionalized macromolecular chain transfer agent by reacting with o‐ethyl xanthic acid potassium salt. Grafting‐from strategy was employed to synthesize PtBA‐g‐PVAc well‐defined graft copolymers with narrow molecular weight distributions (M_w/M_n < 1.40) via RAFT of vinyl acetate using macromolecular chain transfer agent. The final PAA‐g‐PVAc amphiphilic graft copolymers were obtained by selective acidic hydrolysis of PtBA backbone in acidic environment without affecting the side chains. The critical micelle concentrations in aqueous media were determined by fluorescence probe technique. The micelle morphologies were found to be spheres. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 6032–6043, 2009