Precise measurement and control of the pressure-driven flows for microfluidic systems

The pressure-driven device is designed and the flow rates of the microfluidic systems can be supplied by the pressure-driven flows, which can significantly reduce the flow-rate fluctuations coming from the pump source. For pressure-driven flows, the flow rates of the fluids can be predicted by measuring the pressure drop along a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tubing. Especially, by varying the geometrical parameters of the PTFE tubing, the predicted flow rates of the fluids are compared with the experimental measurements, and the testing precision of the pressure-driven flows can be obtained. Meanwhile, the dynamic characteristics of the open-loop and closed-loop control pressure-driven device are comparatively studied. Particularly, a proportional and integral (PI) controller is integrated with the closed-loop control pressure-driven device, and the effects of the parameters of the PI controller on the dynamic characteristics of the pressure-driven devices are mainly discussed. Most importantly, by improving the dynamic characteristics of the pressure-driven devices, precise measurement and control of the pressure-driven flows can be achieved for microfluidic systems.     

Affibody‐Conjugated RALA Polymers Delivering Oligomeric 5‐Fluorodeoxyuridine for Targeted Therapy of HER2 Overexpressing Gastric Cancer

Affibody‐conjugated RALA (affi‐RA) are designed for delivering oligomeric 5‐fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR, metabolite of 5‐FU) strand to raise the selectivity of 5‐fluorouracil (5‐FU), decrease its toxicity and improve its suboptimal therapeutic efficacy. The nanodrugs, FUdR@affi‐RA, are spontaneously assembled by electrostatic interaction between positively charged affi‐RA and negatively charged FUdR₁₅‐strands (15 consecutive FUdR). FUdR@affi‐RA exhibits excellent stability under simulated physiological conditions. Compared with free FUdR, FUdR@affi‐RA shows excellent targeting and higher cytotoxicity in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpressing gastric cancer N87 cells. Moreover, the anticancer mechanism studies reveal that FUdR@affi‐RA enhances the expression and activity of apoptosis‐associated proteins in the Bcl‐2/Bax‐caspase 8,9‐caspase 3 apoptotic pathway induced by FUdR. This study indicates that the fusion vector, affi‐RA, presents a promising delivery system platform for nucleoside analogue drugs and provides a new strategy for the development of therapeutics of cancer treatment.     

Self-sustained oscillation of the flow in a double-cavity channel: a time-resolved PIV measurement

Journal of Visualization - This study investigates self-sustained oscillation of the flow in a double-cavity channel with cavity length–width ratio L/H?=?3 using a time-resolved...     

板翅式换热器物流分配研究综述

板翅式换热器由于具有紧凑高效等突出优点,在航空、化工、HVAC等领域具有重要地位。由多种因素引起换热器内部流动的不均匀分配,是造成换热效能的下降最主要原因之一。文中总结了国内外学者对于板翅式换热器物流分配不均匀的研究,详细阐述了各种流动分配模型及其对换热器效能的影响。     

正赝复合全景像全息术

本文提出一种利用正、赝再现像,将物体的正、反两面信息复合在一起的全息术.在一张全息干板片上,可以同时看到物体的两面,增强立体效果和艺术感.文中介绍了原理、方法和结果.     

Compare study CaCO3 crystals on the cellulose substrate by microwave-assisted method and ultrasound agitation method

The purposes of this article were to investigate the influences of synthesis strategy on the CaCO₃ crystals on the cellulose substrate. In this study, CaCO₃ crystals were synthesized using cellulose as matrix by the microwave-assisted method and ultrasound agitation method, respectively. The CaCO₃ crystals on the cellulose substrate were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Experimental results demonstrated that the synthesis strategy had a dramatically influences on the phase, microstructure, morphology, thermal stability, and biological activity of the CaCO₃ crystals. The pure phase of vaterite spheres with the diameter of about 320–600 nm were obtained by ultrasound agitation method, meanwhile, the mixed phases of calcite and vaterite with the diameter of about 0.82–1.24 μm were observed by microwave-assisted method. In view of experimental results, one can conclude that the ultrasound agitation method do more favors to the synthesis of CaCO₃ crystals with uniform morphology and size, compared with microwave-assisted method. Furthermore, cytotoxicity experiments indicated that the CaCO₃ crystals on the cellulose substrate had good biocompatibility and could be a candidate for the biomedical applications.     

MgnLa(n=2-6)掺杂团簇的密度泛函研究

采用密度泛函(DFT)中的B3LYP方法,选择CEP-31g基组,优化并得到了MgnLa(n=2- 6)小团簇的基态平衡结构,计算出了掺杂团簇的基态结构的平均键长、对称性、费米能级、能级间隙、束缚能、总能的二阶差分．结果表明,随着团簇原子数的增加,La原子更容易趋于团簇表面位置. 与未掺杂Mg团簇相比,La原子多采用取代其稳定基态结构的一个Mg原子形成掺杂团簇的稳定结构. 从有限的结果看,其中 Mg3La和 Mg6La的结构更为稳定．     

A THEOREM OF UNIFORMLY ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY FOR DELAY DIFFERENCE SYSTEM

In this paper, we establish a criterion of unformly asymptotic stability for finite delay difference systems in terms of two measures by employing Lyapunov functionals method.