马尔可夫骨架PERT网络的最长路径

本文利用马尔可夫骨架过程理论研究PERT网络模型，其中网络各弧线的长度是相互独立的随机变量。文中构造了一个马尔可夫骨架过程，利用其向后方程求解随机网络最长路径长度的分布函数。     

Translational medicine of the glutamate AMPA receptor

Psychiatric and neurological disorders severely hamper patient’s quality of life. Despite their high unmet needs, the development of diagnostics and therapeutics has only made slow progress. This is due to limited evidence on the biological basis of these disorders in humans. Synapses are essential structural units of neurotransmission, and neuropsychiatric disorders are considered as “synapse diseases”. Thus, a translational approach with synaptic physiology is crucial to tackle these disorders. Among a variety of synapses, excitatory glutamatergic synapses play central roles in neuronal functions. The glutamate α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptor (AMPAR) is a principal component of glutamatergic neurotransmission; therefore, it is considered to be a promising translational target. Here, we review the limitations of current diagnostics and therapeutics of neuropsychiatric disorders and advocate the urgent need for the promotion of translational medicine based on the synaptic physiology of AMPAR. Furthermore, we introduce our recent translational approach to these disorders by targeting at AMPARs.     

Electrospun recycled PET-based mats: Tuning the properties by addition of cellulose and/or lignin

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of cellulose and/or lignin on the properties of mats prepared from dissolution (for 48 h or 72 h, solvent: trifluoroacetic acid) of recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET). Briefly, the presence of cellulose led to a tendency of higher average fiber diameter and average pore area as well as lower average porosity compared to the neat mat (PET_ref, 242 ± 59 nm, 9.6 ± 1.1 10⁴ nm² and 19.0 ± 1.1%, respectively). The T_g values for electrospun PET combined with cellulose and/or lignin were higher than that of PET_ref (92.5 ± 0.1 °C), and the tensile strength increased with the cellulose and/or lignin loading. In addition, the presence of lignin (72 h of dissolution) led to a mat with an elongation at break of 149 ± 9% compared to 14 ± 2% for PET_ref. The results indicated that the properties of mats based on PET can be tuned by adding cellulose and/or lignin to solutions posteriorly electrospun as well as by varying the dissolution time.     

Improving the flame retardancy of PET fabric by photo-induced grafting

Photo-induced surface grafting with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) as monomer in association with a pad-curing treatment by using a flame retardant (FR) solution which contains 1-hydroxy ethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) and sulfamic acid (H₂NSO₃H) has been used to improve the fire performance of PET fabric in this study. The effects of initiator concentration, monomer concentration and the irradiation time on the grafting percentage were investigated. The chemical structure of grafted surface of the PET fabric was characterized by an attenuated total reflection-infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy. The fire performance was evaluated by the LOI and the vertical flammability tests, and the results indicate that the photo grafting treatment could improve the flame retardancy and dripping resistance of PET fabric. Thermal behaviour of treated PET fabric samples was investigated by thermogravimetric (TG) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC). The morphology of the sample char residue was also investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM).     

正电子发射断层显像剂[18F]FET前体N-叔丁氧羰基-O-(2-三氟甲磺酰氧乙基)-L-酪氨酸甲酯/叔丁酯的合成

本文合成了正电子发射断层显像剂[¹⁸F]FET的两个新型前体：N-叔丁氧羰基-O-(2-三氟甲磺酰氧乙基)-L-酪氨酸甲酯9a和N-叔丁氧羰基-O-(2-三氟甲磺酰氧乙基)-L-酪氨酸叔丁酯9b. 化合物9a或9b以L-酪氨酸为原料, 先与甲醇发生酯化反应或与乙酸叔丁酯进行酯交换, 再用叔丁氧羰基保护氨基, 接着在苯环的酚羟基上引入羟乙基, 最后与三氟甲磺酸酐反应形成目标化合物, 这四步反应总收率分别是30%或15%.     

一种离子导电PET纤维的制备

通过含有KI的聚乙二醇(PEG)与PET熔融共混制得导电聚合物,其在常温下电阻率可达到105Ω.cm左右,电阻率随温度升高而降低,具有离子导电的特性.通过FTIR、DSC和偏光显微镜研究其形态结构和热性能,结果表明该导电聚合物中PEG和PET主要是物理共混,晶区不相容,非晶区具有部分相容性,熔融降温发生相分离,KI/PEG形成连续的一相.该导电聚合物作为导电母粒与PET切片以不同的配比共混纺丝制备出颜色较浅的导电PET纤维.当纤维中导电母粒的质量分数超过10 wt%时,制得的导电纤维的电阻率为106Ω.cm左右,具有较好的耐水洗性.该导电纤维具有双连续相结构,连续的KI/PEG导电相因形成导电通路使纤维具有导电性能;连续的PET相使纤维基本保持PET纤维的力学性能.     

Determination of Young's modulus of epoxy coated polyethylene micro-cantilever using phase-shift shadow moiré method

Young′s moduli of various epoxy coated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) micro-cantilevers were determined from the deflection results obtained using the phase-shift shadow moiré (PSSM) method. The filler materials for epoxy coatings were aluminum and graphite powders that were mixed with epoxy at various percentages. Young′s moduli were calculated from theory based on the deflection results. The PET micro-cantilever coated with aluminum-epoxy coating showed increasing value of Young′s modulus when the ratios of the aluminum-epoxy were increased. The graphite-epoxy coating on the PET micro-cantilever also showed the same trend. The experimental results also show that Young′s modulus of the graphite-epoxy coating is higher than aluminum-epoxy coating in comparison at the same mixing ratio.     

Enzymatic Methods for the Site-Specific Radiolabeling of Targeting Proteins

Site-specific conjugation of proteins is currently required to produce homogenous derivatives for medicine applications. Proteins derivatized at specific positions of the polypeptide chain can actually show higher stability, superior pharmacokinetics, and activity in vivo, as compared with conjugates modified at heterogeneous sites. Moreover, they can be better characterized regarding the composition of the derivatization sites as well as the conformational and activity properties. To this aim, several site-specific derivatization approaches have been developed. Among these, enzymes are powerful tools that efficiently allow the generation of homogenous protein–drug conjugates under physiological conditions, thus preserving their native structure and activity. This review will summarize the progress made over the last decade on the use of enzymatic-based methodologies for the production of site-specific labeled immunoconjugates of interest for nuclear medicine. Enzymes used in this field, including microbial transglutaminase, sortase, galactosyltransferase, and lipoic acid ligase, will be overviewed and their recent applications in the radiopharmaceutical field will be described. Since nuclear medicine can benefit greatly from the production of homogenous derivatives, we hope that this review will aid the use of enzymes for the development of better radio-conjugates for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.     

Solvent‐induced crystallization in poly(ethylene terephthalate) during mass transport

Solvent transport in poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and related phase transformation were investigated. The data of mass sorption were analyzed according to Harmon's model for Case I (Fickian), Case II (swelling), and anomalous transport. This transport process in PET is accompanied by the induced crystallization of the original amorphous state. The transformation was examined by wide‐angle X‐ray scattering, small‐angle X‐ray scattering, differential scanning calorimetry, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. During this process, the matrix is under a strain state that causes different kinetic paths of crystallization as compared with that by thermal annealing. This state of strain assists the development of the solvent‐induced crystallization. The model regarding crystallization was proposed in terms of the study of long period L, the crystal thickness l_c, and the thickness of amorphous layer l_a obtained from the one‐dimensional correlation function and interface distribution function. Different kinetic paths were discovered for different crystallization processes. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 1444–1453, 2002