Peristatcally induced MHD slip flow in a porous medium due to a surface acoustic wavy wall

The influences of Hall current and slip condition on the MHD flow induced by sinusoidal peristaltic wavy wall in two dimensional viscous fluid through a porous medium for moderately large Reynolds number is considered on the basis of boundary layer theory in the case where the thickness of the boundary layer is larger than the amplitude of the wavy wall. Solutions are obtained in terms of a series expansion with respect to small amplitude by a regular perturbation method. Graphs of velocity components, both for the outer and inner flows for various values of the Reynolds number, slip parameter, Hall and magnetic parameters are drawn. The inner and outer solutions are matched by the matching process. An interesting application of the present results to mechanical engineering may be the possibility of the fluid transportation without an external pressure.     

Electro-osmotic flow of a viscoelastic fluid in a channel : Applications to physiological fluid mechanics

The paper presents a comprehensive theoretical study on the electro-osmotic flow of a viscoelastic fluid past a channel having stretching walls. An attempt has been made to investigate the effect of rheological and electro-osmotic parameters on the kinematics of the fluid. Results presented here pertain to the case where the channel height is much greater than the thickness of electrical double layer comprising the Stern and diffuse layers. The study reveals that an increase in electro-osmotic parameter leads to an increase in the axial velocity throughout the channel for a fluid having viscoelastic coefficient equal to that of blood. This aspect provides a source of novel insight into the process of designing bio-sensing and micro-fluidic devices.     

超临界流体制备微发泡聚合物材料的研究进展

以超临界流体为物理发泡剂制备的微发泡聚合物材料具有小的泡孔尺寸和高的泡孔密度,从而赋予材料优异的性能.本文首先阐述了微发泡聚合物材料的制备原理,以及聚合物微发泡过程中泡孔形成的四个阶段;基于这些认识,针对微发泡聚合物材料泡孔形态的改善,即增加泡孔密度、减小泡孔尺寸以及均化泡孔尺寸分布,从加强泡孔成核、控制泡孔增长的角度综述了近年来的研究进展;最后对如何有效控制泡孔形态提出了建议,并对微发泡聚合物材料的应用前景进行了展望.     

Biotechnological production of two new 8,4′-oxynorneolignans by elicitation of Echinacea purpurea cell cultures

Two new 8,4′-oxynorneolignans were produced by elicitation of Echinacea purpurea cell suspension cultures with yeast elicitor. Their structures with an unusual (hydroxy)acetyl group were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including gas chromatography (GC) and electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry.     

荧光光度法测定胰腺肿瘤细胞膜上的潘生丁

测定了胰腺肿瘤细胞膜上的潘生丁在乙腈 -水溶液中的荧光光谱和强度 ,并推算出胰腺肿瘤细胞膜上核苷载体的数量。潘生丁的浓度与其荧光强度在 1.0× 10 -12 — 5 .0× 10 -5mol/ L范围内呈线性关系 ,检出限为 2 .8× 10 -13 mol/ L(1.4× 10 -4ng/ m L) ,相对标准偏差为 2 .7%。     

Ensemble properties and molecular dynamics of unstable systems

The Hertel-Thirring cell model for unstable systems (of purely attractive particles) is solved in the canonical ensemble for arbitrary dimensions. The differences between the phase transitions found in the canonical and in the microcanonical ensemble are discussed. The cluster phase (with a complete collapse in the ground state) exhibits the nonextensive character of the cell model. The results of the cell model are compared with molecular-dynamics simulations of a one-dimensional model with a rectangular-well pair potential. The simulations support the relevance of the cell model to characterize basic properties of gravitational systems.     

Effects of NAPL Contaminants on the Permeability of a Soil‐Bentonite Slurry Wall Material

Soilbentonite slurry walls are designed to inhibit the subsurface movement of contaminants from hazardous waste sites. Although it is generally accepted that high concentrations of organic compounds will adversely affect soilbentonite slurry walls and clay liners, previous research investigating the effects of NAPLs on the conductivity of clay wall materials has been inconclusive. In this study the effects of various organics (benzene, aniline, trichloroethylene, ethylene dichloride, methylene chloride) on the effective conductivity of a typical soilbentonite slurry wall material were studied under two effective stress conditions, 200 and 52kPa. The hydraulic conductivity for the soilbentonite material permeated with water averaged 1.52×10^-8cms^-1. Compared to water, there was little change in conductivity when the sample was permeated with a solution containing a NAPL compound at its solubility limit, except for aniline. However, there was a one to two order of magnitude decrease in conductivity when the sample was permeated with a pure NAPL for all NAPLs tested. When the soilbentonite material was permeated with a water/NAPL/water/NAPL sequence, the conductivity decreased one to two orders of magnitude when a NAPL was introduced following water; however, when water was reintroduced after the NAPL, the conductivity increased to the initial hydraulic conductivity. The conductivity again decreased one to two orders of magnitude when the NAPL was reintroduced. This trend occurred for all NAPLs tested, and the fluid properties of the NAPL compounds alone did not account for the decrease in conductivity compared to water.     

Two-dimension estimate of effective properties of solid with random voids

A discrete model for the estimation of the effect of random voids on the structural properties of a two-dimensional solid is presented. Triangular void cells are used to simulate randomly located micro-cracks.The proposed model is solved using Cell Method, a recent numerical method that allows a direct discrete formulation of balance equations. Both heterogeneities of the structure and stress concentrations due to voids distribution are taken into account by the model. Following an introduction, some aspects of Cell Method for plane elasticity that are relevant for this paper will be briefly recalled and results from simulations in the elastic field will be discussed. Next, the proposed model will be extended to plastic field and more simulations will be presented. Results show that this model can be successfully employed to assess the structural response of a 2D solid with randomly distributed voids.     

A novel quantitative model of cell cycle progression based on cyclin-dependent kinases activity and population balances

Cell cycle regulates proliferative cell capacity under normal or pathologic conditions, and in general it governs all in vivo/in vitro cell growth and proliferation processes. Mathematical simulation by means of reliable and predictive models represents an important tool to interpret experiment results, to facilitate the definition of the optimal operating conditions for in vitro cultivation, or to predict the effect of a specific drug in normal/pathologic mammalian cells. Along these lines, a novel model of cell cycle progression is proposed in this work. Specifically, it is based on a population balance (PB) approach that allows one to quantitatively describe cell cycle progression through the different phases experienced by each cell of the entire population during its own life. The transition between two consecutive cell cycle phases is simulated by taking advantage of the biochemical kinetic model developed by Gérard and Goldbeter (2009) which involves cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) whose regulation is achieved through a variety of mechanisms that include association with cyclins and protein inhibitors, phosphorylation–dephosphorylation, and cyclin synthesis or degradation. This biochemical model properly describes the entire cell cycle of mammalian cells by maintaining a sufficient level of detail useful to identify check point for transition and to estimate phase duration required by PB. Specific examples are discussed to illustrate the ability of the proposed model to simulate the effect of drugs for in vitro trials of interest in oncology, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.     

Influence of the size and the morphology of ZnO nanoparticles on cell viability

Zinc oxide has attracted wide research interest due to its unique properties. Its band gap width, high refractive index, high electrical conductivity, and high optical transmission in the visible, etc., have made it suitable for a variety of applications, such as gas sensors, varistors, optoelectronic devices, etc. The first part of the paper presents three methods for the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles: sol–gel, polyol, and hydrothermal methods. Then, we report on the characteristics of the powders in terms of structure, composition and morphology as well as of in-vitro testing on cell cultures. The influence of the nanoparticles on cell viability was evaluated by the lactate dehydrogenase method. It turns out that all ZnO powders tested present high cytotoxicity. Also, it is found that the synthesis method significantly influences cell viability, the lowest one being obtained for nanopowders synthesized by the sol–gel method.