Cyclodextrin Solubilization of the Antibacterial Agents Triclosan and Triclocarban: Effect of Ionization and Polymers

The natural β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and its complexes have limited solubility in aqueous solutions. This low aqueous solubility, as well as low aqueous solubility of the guest molecule (i.e. triclosan or triclocarban (TCC)), can result in low complexation efficiency (CE). The purpose of this study was to enhance the apparent intrinsic solubility (S ₀) of the guest molecule and its βCD complexes through ionization and addition of auxiliary compounds such as polymers, amino acids and metal ions. Both triclosan (pK _a 7.9) and TCC (pK _a 12.7) are weak acids. Addition of ethanol to the complexation medium enhanced S ₀ of both triclosan and TCC but at the same time ethanol lowered the stability constant (K _c ) of their βCD complexes resulting in overall lowering of CE. Addition of small amount of water-soluble polymers enhanced the βCD solubilization of both guests, and addition lysine enhanced the solubilization of TCC. Ionization of triclosan resulted in significant enhancement of CE and enhanced triclosan release from tablets containing triclosan/βCD complex. The effect of ionization was not as pronounced in the case of TCC.This revised version was published online in July 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

A modified internal lock-mass method for calibration of the product ions derived from sustained off-resonance irradiation collision-induced dissociation using a Fourier transform mass spectrometer

A modified internal lock-mass calibration method is introduced for improving the mass measurement accuracy of the product ion spectra derived from sustained off-resonance irradiation collision-induced dissociation (SORI-CID) Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometry. This method involves an initial external calibration of the Fourier transform mass spectrometer to obtain the initial A- and B-terms for the equation (f(i) = A/(m/z)(i) + B). The A-term is adjusted by using an empirical relationship between the up-shift of the A-term and the pulse-gas duration, whereas the B-term is adjusted by using the mass of the unfragmented precursor ion from the SORI-CID mass spectrum of the unknown sample as internal lock-mass. These adjusted A- and B-terms are then used to provide exact mass SORI-CID calibration for the unknown sample. The modified internal lock-mass method achieved average mass measurement accuracy of approximately 3 ppm which is significantly better than that of the conventional internal lock-mass calibration ( approximately 9 ppm) and is approaching that of the internal calibration ( approximately 2 ppm) and requires no addition of internal calibrant or instrumental modifications.     

Novel hydrogen-bonded three-dimensional network complexes containing cobalt-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid

The novel complex, Co(H₂O)₅[Co(2,6-pydc)₂] (1) has been prepared in aqueous solution and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses and i.r. spectra. X-ray structural analysis revealed that three novel compounds each possess both – stacking and hydrogen-bonding interaction three-dimensional (3-D) networks.     

熔融碳酸盐燃料电池阳极材料表面改性

选择铌作为合金化元素，通过氟化物熔盐电化学表面合金化的方法对熔融碳酸盐燃料电池阳极材料镍进行表面改性，改性后的阳极材料的耐蚀性能与电催化性能均得到明显的改善。     

Linear alkyl benzene sulphonate (LAS) degradation by immobilized Pseudomonas aeruginosa under low intensity ultrasound

We studied the LAS degradation of immobilized Pseudomonas aeruginosa with low-intensity ultrasonic and the influence of original LAS concentration, pH, rotary velocity and different conditions of low-intensity ultrasonic irradiation on the degradation of LAS. In our experiment, the degradation rate of LAS was the main index. We found that low-intensity ultrasonic irradiation could improve the metabolism of microorganism cells and promote the LAS biodegradation of immobilized cells. In the experiment, 50 mg/l LAS were used to simulate wastewater, and low-intensity ultrasonic was considered. We found the influence was obvious, and the optimal degradation rate was acquired when the conditions of ultrasonic were frequency 24 kHz, power 8 W, stimulation time 5 s, intermissive time 30 s, and total time 10 min. The LAS degradation rate of immobilized cells with ultrasonic were respectively 40% and 9.5% higher than that of the suspending cells and immobilized cells without irradiation.     

老龄化背景下城轨换乘站客流组织仿真分析

针对人口老龄化背景下的城轨换乘站客流组织问题,从影响因素分析出发,量化老年乘客生理特征对乘客行动力影响的外在表现,并运用社会力模型描述换乘站内行人运动。借助AnyLogic仿真软件,以重庆市某换乘站为实验对象构建地铁换乘站仿真模型。通过设计多场景仿真实验,结果发现老年乘客比例对站内客流速度、进站时间、换乘时间都有明显影响,尤其是在站内客流瓶颈处和高差变化处的影响更为明显。最后,对适老背景下城轨车站设计和运营提出针对性建议。     

On the vanishing dissipation limit for the incompressible MHD equations on bounded domains

In this paper,we investigate the solvability,regularity and the vanishing dissipation limit of solutions to the three-dimensional viscous magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)equations in bounded domains.On the boundary,the velocity field fulfills a Navier-slip condition,while the magnetic field satisfies the insulating condition.It is shown that the initial boundary value problem has a global weak solution for a general smooth domain.More importantly,for a flat domain,we establish the uniform local well-posedness of the strong solution with higher-order uniform regularity and the asymptotic convergence with a rate to the solution of the ideal MHD equation as the dissipations tend to zero.     

亚精胺对小麦离体叶片衰老过程中过氧化物酶的影响

小麦离本叶片衰老过程中,过氧化物活力随之增加,３６ｈ达到最大值,以后缓慢下降,过氧化物酶同工酶谱带数无变化,但谱带强度有变化,其趋势与其活力变化一致,亚精胺能显著抑制小麦离体叶片衰老过程中氧化物酶活性的增加,并使其同工酶谱带数减少。