Infrared spectroscopy of goethite dehydroxylation. II. Effect of aluminium substitution on the behaviour of hydroxyl units

Dehydroxylation of goethite as affected by aluminium substitution was investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) in conjunction with X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTGA). The band intensities of hydroxyl vibrations were indicative of the degree of dehydroxylation and the changes in band parameters due to aluminium substitution were observed. The effect of aluminium substitution on band parameters of FT-IR spectra of goethite and its partially and fully dehydroxylated products, the mixture of goethite/hematite and hematite, were interpreted. The results of this study have confirmed that aluminium substituted goethite is thermally more stable than non-substituted goethite and is in harmony with the results of XRD and DTGA. A larger amount of non-stoichiometric hydroxyl units is associated with a higher aluminium substitution. A shift to a higher wavenumber of bending and hydroxyl stretching vibrations is attributed to the effects of aluminium substitution associated with non-stoichiometric hydroxyl units on the a-b plane relative to the b-c plane of goethite. The results provide information for the characterisation of activated bauxite containing hematite and goethite.     

A facile method for preparation of green and antibacterial hydrogel based on chitosan and water-soluble 2,3-dialdehyde cellulose

Cellulose - Chitosan (CS) has been widely used to prepare natural hydrogel duo to its characteristics. However, most of the methods of preparing CS-based hydrogel are complicated and not green,...     

落管中Ni-Fe-Ti合金的快速凝固机理及其磁学性能

采用落管自由落体方法实现了Ni_(45)Fe_(40)Ti_(15)合金在微重力无容器条件下的快速凝固,获得了直径介于160—1050μm的合金液滴.理论计算表明冷却速率及过冷度随液滴直径减小而增大,并呈指数函数关系,实验获得的最大过冷度为210 K(0.14 T_L).随着过冷度增大,凝固组织中粗大的γ-(Fe,Ni)枝晶逐渐细化,二次枝晶间距减小,溶质Ti在γ-(Fe,Ni)相中的固溶度显著扩展.对不同直径合金液滴的凝固样品进行磁学性能分析,结果表明随着凝固合金液滴直径减小,其饱和磁化强度增大,矫顽力减小,矩形比下降,软磁性能明显提高.     

112型铁基化合物EuFeAs2的单晶生长与表征

铁基超导体中含有一类特殊的112型结构化合物,其层状结构中含有一层锯齿形的As链构型.本文报道了用CsCl助熔剂法生长新型铁基112型EuFeAs₂母体单晶的具体方法,以及对该单晶的结构和物性的详细表征.通过能量色散X射线能谱扫描对单晶样品进行的化学成分分析,以及单晶X射线衍射的结构解析,确定该单晶样品属于EuFeAs₂相,结构精修得到EuFeAs₂具有空间群为Imm2（No.44）的正交晶体结构,晶格常数分别是a=21.285（9）Å,b=3.9082（10）Å,c=3.9752（9）Å.通过低温电阻测量,发现在110 K附近和46 K附近存在两个异常电阻跳变.进一步分析表明,110 K附近存在两个邻近的相变,这两个相变与铁基母体材料中常见的结构相变和Fe²⁺的反铁磁相变相符合.结合磁化率测量分析,可知46 K附近的相变属于Eu²⁺的反铁磁相变.     

ML216-Induced BLM Helicase Inhibition Sensitizes PCa Cells to the DNA-Crosslinking Agent Cisplatin

Using standard DNA-damaging medicines with DNA repair inhibitors is a promising anticancer tool to achieve better therapeutic responses and reduce therapy-related side effects. Cell viability assay, neutral comet assay, western blotting (WB), and cell cycle and apoptosis analysis were used to determine the synergistic effect and mechanism of ML216, a Bloom syndrome protein (BLM) helicase inhibitor, and cisplatin (CDDP), a DNA-crosslinking agent, in PCa cells. Based on the online database research, our findings revealed that BLM was substantially expressed in PCa, which is associated with a bad prognosis for PCa patients. The combination of ML216 and CDDP improved the antiproliferative properties of three PCa cell lines. As indicated by the increased production of γH2AX and caspase-3 cleavage, ML216 significantly reduced the DNA damage-induced high expression of BLM, making PC3 more susceptible to apoptosis and DNA damage caused by CDDP. Furthermore, the combination of ML216 and CDDP increased p-Chk1 and p-Chk2 expression. The DNA damage may have triggered the ATR-Chk1 and ATM-Chk2 pathways simultaneously. Our results demonstrated that ML216 and CDDP combination therapy exhibited synergistic effects, and combination chemotherapy could be a novel anticancer tactic.     

放射性次级束流分离器的分离性能

放射性次级束流分离器(HFRS)是强流重离子加速器装置(HIAF)上开展放射性次级物理研究的重要装置。HFRS是飞行时间型(PF)碎片分离器,具有大磁刚度、大接受度、大孔径磁铁以及高动量分辨的特点。HFRS采用B-E-B方法纯化弹核碎裂或裂变反应产生的放射性核素,是开展高精度储存环内实验及环外实验研究的重要工具。主要介绍HFRS分离纯化奇异核的能力,采用MOCADI程序模拟单降能器与双降能器下典型弹核碎裂反应和裂变反应中粒子的鉴别和纯化。模拟结果表明:HFRS具有很好的消色散和聚焦特性,对于弹核碎裂反应中轻核的分离采用单降能器系统即可得到很好的纯化效果;而弹核碎裂反应中重核的分离则需采用双降能器系统才可得到很好的纯化效果;对于裂变反应,由于裂变反应的能散较大,则在采用双降能器系统时也仅仅能得到一定的纯化效果。     

基于安卓的便携式无线多道能谱测量系统

为了满足实时现场测量和能谱监测的需求,设计了一种便携式无线多道数据采集系统。系统可以完成小剂量能谱测量和多道分析,并采用WIFI通信的方式,结合Android操作系统平台实现对能谱测量数据的记录和处理。介绍了系统的设计方案,包括测量原理、硬件设计和软件设计。具体阐述了各个硬件单元的原理、功能和设计要点。最后进行了能谱测试和同类仪器比对实验,根据测量结果分析了该能谱测量系统的性能。系统样机的采集道数为64k,能量分辨率为3.81%。     

Introducing Polar Groups in Porous Aromatic Framework for Achieving High Capacity of Organic Molecules and Enhanced Self-Cleaning Applications

Due to the frequent oil/organic solvent leakage, efficient oil/water separation has attracted extensive concern. However, conventional porous materials possess nonpolar building units, which reveal relatively weak affinity for polar organic molecules. Here, two different polarities of superhydrophobic porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs) were synthesized with respective orthoposition and paraposition C=O groups in the PAF linkers. The conjugated structure formed by a large number of alkynyl and benzene ring structures enabled porous and superhydrophobic quality of PAFs. After the successful preparation of the PAF solids, PAF powders were coated on polyester fabrics by a simple dip-coating method, which endowed the resulting polyester fabrics with superhydrophobicity, porosity, and excellent stability. Based on the unique structure, the oil/water separation efficiency of two superhydrophobic flexible fabrics was more than 90% for various organic solvents. Polar LNU-26 PAF showed better separation performance for the polar oils. This work takes the lead in adopting the polar groups as building units for the preparation of porous networks, which has great guiding significance for the construction of advanced oil/water separation materials.     

Insights into the Inhibitory Mechanism of Viniferifuran on Xanthine Oxidase by Multiple Spectroscopic Techniques and Molecular Docking

Viniferifuran was investigated for its potential to inhibit the activity of xanthine oxidase (XO), a key enzyme catalyzing xanthine to uric acid. An enzyme kinetics analysis showed that viniferifuran possessed a strong inhibition on XO in a typical anti-competitive manner with an IC₅₀ value of 12.32 μM (IC₅₀ for the first-line clinical drug allopurinol: 29.72 μM). FT-IR and CD data analyses showed that viniferifuran could induce a conformational change of XO with a decrease in the α-helix and increases in the β-sheet, β-turn, and random coil structures. A molecular docking analysis revealed that viniferifuran bound to the amino acid residues located within the activity cavity of XO by a strong hydrophobic interaction (for Ser1214, Val1011, Phe914, Phe1009, Leu1014, and Phe649) and hydrogen bonding (for Asn768, Ser876, and Tyr735). These findings suggested that viniferifuran might be a promising XO inhibitor with a favorable mechanism of action.     

基于缺陷接地结构的太赫兹双频微带天线

提出了一种工作在太赫兹频段的双频微带天线。在普通矩形微带天线的基础上,在辐射贴片上加载45°和135°的矩形贴片增大辐射面积,增大高频谐振点处阻抗带宽。通过引入缺陷接地结构使得天线在接地板处的电流路径改变,并与辐射贴片相互耦合,从而实现双频特性。为提高天线增益,在辐射贴片边缘加载若干寄生矩形贴片,并增加了寄生贴片处的基板厚度。该款天线可以同时在520 GHz(508~532 GHz)和680 GHz(581~766 GHz)的频段下工作,其中高频段的相对带宽达到了27.5%,最大增益达到了3.54 dB和4.11 dB。该双频天线结构相对简单,各项性能指标稳定,对于工作在太赫兹频段上的通信系统和无线传输系统具有一定的应用价值。