Effects of injector geometry and sample matrix on injection and sample loading in integrated capillary electrophoresis devices

The double-T injector design employed in many microchip capillary electrophoresis devices allows for the formation of very small (50-500 pL) sample plugs for subsequent analysis on-chip. In this study, we show that sample plugs formed at the channel junction can be geometrically defined. The channel width and injector symmetry prove to be of great importance to good performance. A unique pushback of solvent into the side channels can be induced when the side channels have a very low resistance to flow, and this helps to better define the injected sample plug. Samples and running buffers of differing ionic strength (e.g., 10 mM KCl buffer and 20 mM KCl sample) can yield widely variable results in terms of plug shape and amount injected (variations of 1.5 to 10x). Applying bias voltages to all the intersecting channels aids in controlling the plug shape. However, when the ionic strengths of buffer and sample are not matched, the actual amount injected (up to 10x variations) can be inconsistent with the appearance of the plug formed in the injector (up to only 30 % variations). Operating at constant pH and ionic strength produced the most consistent results. This report examines the effects of altering the injector geometry and solution ionic strengths, and presents the results of using bias voltages to control plug formation. The observed results should provide a benchmark for modeling of the fluid dynamics in channel intersections.     

Electron-capture negative ionization calibrants for magnetic sector mass spectrometers

Fomblin [poly(perfluoropropylene oxide)], PFK (perfluorokerosene) and FC-43 (perfluorotributylamine) are investigated as mass calibrants in electron-capture negative ionization mass spectrometry on a magnetic sector hybrod mass spectrometer. This work provides exact negative ion mass tables of these three calibrants obtained using high-resolution peak matching of representative ions of the calibrants against ions of known mass. The suitability of these calibrants for full data system control in the negative ionization mode is demonstrated for the techniques of high-resolution scanning, selected ion recording and calibration of the quadrupole sector of a hybrid instrument.     

The application of multivariate techniques to data from spanish glass-making objects from the Roman Era

Three multivariate techniques (principal components analysis, correspondence factor analysis and spectral map analsis) are applied to x-ray fluorescence data from glass-making objects from the 5th century AD found in Tarragona (Tarraco in the Roman Empire). The information obtained by displaying th eobjects and variables in each reduced factor space is compared. The presence of redundant information is shown. The visualization of groups of objects and of the relationship between objects and variables allows the formulation of hypotheses concerning the origin of the samples and the presence of local glassworks.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic assay for amiodarone N-deethylation in microsomes of rat liver.

A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic assay using ultraviolet detection is described for determining the production of the major N-dealkylated metabolite of amiodarone in rat liver microsomes. The principal advantages of this method are its simple sample preparation (protein precipitation by acetonitrile), low detection limit for N-desethylamiodarone (0.05 mumol/l) and relatively short analysis time (16 min). Its analytical applicability is demonstrated by the comparison of the kinetic parameters (maximum velocity and Michaelis-Menten constant) between Sprague-Dawley and Dark-Agouti rats.     

On the formation of artefact peaks in linked scans of the magnet and electric sector fields in a mass spectrometer

The apperrance of peaks at non-integral masses in linked scans, where the ratio B/E is kept constant, is shown to be caused by fragmentations of metastable ions occuring in the region between the magnetic and electric sectors. A formula is given for calculating the mass of the parent metastable ion and that of its daughter ion.     

Aromatic polyether, -ketone, -sulfones as laminating resins. XII. Derivatives of 2,2′-diphenylethynyldiphenyl which cure by an intramolecular cyclization

Polymers made from 2,2′-diiododiphenyl-4,4′-dicarbonyl dichloride, diphenyl ether, and isophthaloyl chloride have been made and converted to the 2,2′-diphenylethynyl derivatives. Introduction of units of isophthaloyl chloride reduced the melting point of these polymers to about 200°C, and they could then be cured by heating. A good glass laminate was prepared and cured from one of the polymers.     

Synthese von 8-Alkylamino-8-aryl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexathiocan-7-thionen

Zusammenfassung Durch gemeinsame Einwirkung von primären aliphat. Aminen und Schwefel auf Methylarylketone in Methanol bei Raumtemp. erhält man in meist guten Ausbeuten 8-Alkylamino-8-aryl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexathiocan-7-thione (1a-h). Die Umsetzung von 1,4-Diacetylbenzol mit n-Propyl-bzw. n-Butylamin und Schwefel liefert Phenylen-1,4-di-hexathiocanderivate (3 a, b).Bei der Reaktion von Acetophenon mit 3-N,N-Diäthylaminopropylamin und Schwefel entstehen neben dem 8-(3-N,N-Diäthylaminopropylamino)-8-phenyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexathiocan-7-thion (1e) 51% einer Verbindung der Summenformel C₁₅H₂₂N₂S₂ (2), der die Struktur der (3-N,N-Diäthylaminopropylimino)-phenyldithioglyoxylsäure zugeordnet wird.1 e läßt sich durch Behandlung mit wäßr. Natriumsulfit-Lösung zu2 abbauen,2 durch Reaktion mit Schwefel wieder in1 e überführen.

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Synthesis of 8-alkylamino-8-aryl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexathiocan-7-thiones (Joint action of elemental sulfur and gaseous ammonia upon ketones, LXXVIII: Action of sulfur and amines on acetophenone, IX)

8-Alkylamino-8-aryl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexathiocan-7-thiones (1a toh) are obtained mostly in good yields by the concomitant action of primary aliphatic amines and sulfur upon methyl aryl ketones in methanol at room temperature. Reaction of 1,4-diacetyl benzene and sulfur with n-propylamine or n-butylamine respectively leads to phenylene-1,4-dihexathiocane derivatives (3 a, b).Besides 8-(3-N,N-diethylaminopropylamino)-8-phenyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexathiocan-7-thione (1 e), which is obtained by reaction of acetophenone with 3-N,N-diethylaminopropylamine and sulfur, a product with the formula C₁₅H₂₂N₂S₂ (2) is isolated in 51% yield, to which the structure (3-N,N-diethylaminopropylimino)phenyl dithioglyoxylic acid is assigned. By treatment of1 e with aqueous sodium sulfite solution2 is obtained, which can be transformed back into1 e by reaction with sulfur.

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77. Mitt.:F. Asinger, A. Saus, H. Offermanns undP. Scherberich, Ann. Chem.753, 151 (1971).

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8. Mitt.:F. Asinger, A. Saus, H. Offermanns undF. Abo Dagga, Ann. Chem.723, 119 (1969).

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Teil der DiplomarbeitJ. Hartig, Techn. Hochschule Aachen, 1969.     

A Comparative Study on the Failure Criteria for Predicting the Damage Initiation in Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Mechanics of Composite Materials - In this research, the maximum stress, Hashin, Puck, LaRC03, and Northwestern University (NU) criteria are analyzed based literature data, analytical results...     

Mass-Balance Model of Pulmonary Oxygen Transport

A dynamic lumped-parameter model for pulmonary gas transport has been developed to characterize the lung and predict the effect of various parameter changes. The gas side of the lung is modeled as a series and parallel arrangement of five perfectly mixed, variable-volume compartments that correspond roughly to airway and alveolar regions. The blood side of the lung is modeled as a series of perfectly mixed, constant-volume compartments that represent the pulmonary capillary bed. From nonsteady mass balances, equations are derived which yield the time course of concentration for each compartment. Model simulations indicate that the oxygen-hemoglobin reaction does not reach equilibrium in the pulmonary capillaries, an assumption commonly made in analyses of pulmonary oxygen transport. Simulations also show the extent to which breathing amplitude and rate can affect the oxygen level in the blood leaving the lung. A comparison of simulations for a normal state and chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) with identical input conditions demonstrates that the oxygen level in the blood leaving the lung is much lower in COLD. Also, the simulations are compared with experimental findings.     

Spontaneous evaporation of dilute saturated solutions. Urea nitrate crystals from saturated solution in strong nitric acid

Summary Large, perfect crystals of urea nitrate were obtained by the addition of concentrated nitric acid to an aqueous solution of the salt, followed by spontaneous evaporation. The crystal angles have been measured.

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Zusammenfassung Große, gut ausgebildete Kristalle von Harnstoffnitrat erhält man bei Zugabe konz. Salpetersäure zu einer wäßrigen Lösung des Salzes und nachheriger Spontanverdampfung. Die Kristallwinkel wurden gemessen.