Development of a magnetic system for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections

We report a study to develop a magnetic system for local delivery of amoxicillin. Magnetite microparticles produced by coprecipitation were coated with a solution of amoxicillin and Eudragit^®S100 by spray drying. Scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and vibrating sample magnetometry revealed that the particles were superparamagnetic, with an average diameter of 17.2 μm, and an initial susceptibility controllable by the magnetite content in the suspension feeding the sprayer. Our results suggest a possible way to treat Helicobacter pylori infections, using an oral drug delivery system, and open prospects to coat magnetic microparticles by spray drying for biomedical applications.     

The importance of particle type selection and temperature control for on-chip free-flow magnetophoresis

Free-flow magnetophoresis is becoming a popular technique for the separation and manipulation of magnetic particles and materials in microsystems. A wide variety of magnetic particles are commercially available that differ greatly in size and in magnetic properties. To investigate the suitability of different particle types for magnetophoretic operations in microfluidic devices, we compared a range of particles from three manufacturers by pumping them through a microfluidic separation chamber and deflecting them from the direction of laminar flow by applying an external magnetic field. The on-chip deflection of particles was compared to data provided by the manufacturers and magnetisation data obtained from vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements. Additionally, the extent of deflection was examined over a range of temperatures. Deflection distances were found to increase significantly with increasing temperature. Further to this, a separation of 2.8 and 1.0 μm magnetic particles was performed at different temperatures. Separation resolution was found to improve at higher temperatures. Hence, temperature manipulation provides a simple and effective means for improving a magnetic separation or for controlling the angle at which a particle is deflected from its hydrodynamic flow path.     

Inclusive production of the meson in hadronic decays of the Z boson

The inclusive production rate of the ρ^±(770) vector meson in hadronic Z decays is measured with the ALEPH detector at the LEP collider. A total of 3.2 million hadronic events are selected from data recorded between 1991 and 1995. Decays of ρ^±→π⁰+π^± are reconstructed for x_E>0.05 and x_p>0.05 where x_p=p_ρ/p_beam and x_E=E_ρ/E_beam. The average ρ^± multiplicity per hadronic event is evaluated to be N(ρ^±)=2.59±0.03±0.15±0.04 where the first error is statistical and the second systematic. The third error is from the uncertainty in the extrapolation to x_p=x_E=0. The rates and differential cross-section are compared with Monte Carlo model predictions and OPAL measurements. Residual Bose–Einstein correlations are found to be an important component in the analysis.     

Storage of very cold neutrons in a trap with nano-structured walls

We report on storage of Very Cold Neutrons (VCN) in a trap with walls containing powder of diamond nanoparticles. The efficient VCN reflection is provided by multiple diffusive elastic scattering of VCN at single nanoparticles in powder. The VCN storage times are sufficiently long for accumulating large density of neutrons with complete VCN energy range of up to a few times ¹⁰⁻⁴ eV${10}^{-4}\text{eV}$. Methods for further improvements of VCN storage times are discussed.     

丙三醇存在下硫酸钡微粒体系的光谱特性研究及其分析应用

0.10 mol/L HCl-4.0 mol/L丙三醇-0.05 mol/L BaCl2溶液体系的瑞利散射很弱.当有SO4^2-存在时,（BaSO4）n微粒体系在470 nm处产生一较强的瑞利散射峰,SO4^2-浓度在1.0～80μg/mL浓度范围内与I470nm呈线性关系.据此,建立了一个测定水中硫酸根的简便、灵敏的瑞利散射光谱分析新方法.研究结果表明：SO4^2-与Ba^2＋由于静电引力可形成BaSO4分子,而BaSO4分子间存在较强疏水作用力和分子间作用力,可聚集形成（BaSO4）n微粒和固液界面,（BaSO4）n微粒和固液界面的形成是导致体系瑞利散射强的根本原因.     

脉冲激光烧蚀碲镉汞材料的等离子体发射谱

脉冲激光辐照处于不同背景气压下的Hg0.8Cd0.2Te材料表面,用时间和空间分辨诊断技术探测了激光照射后产生的等离子体发射谱,根据所获得的飞行时间谱测量了等离子体中粒子的出射速度,结果表明粒子速度随着出射距离的增加迅速减小,且背景气压对出射速度有很大的影响,而激光能量对粒子速度的影响不大。另外根据谱线的展宽计算了等离子体中的电子密度,结果表明,电子密度在激光辐照样品后的短时间内迅速减小,且电子密度最大的位置不是出现在靶的表面而是在距表面一定距离处。     

Hugoniot实验的粒子速度测量不确定度分析

 不确定度评定是Hugoniot实验的一项重要工作,针对飞片撞击法和对比法两类主要Hugoniot实验进行了粒子速度的测量不确定度分析。根据直接测量量和间接输入量及其不确定度,用不确定度传递律表述了粒子速度的不确定度,并给出了冲击压强（p）、压缩密度（ρ）和压缩比容（v）的评定方法。对于样品和基板为不同材料的非对称碰撞及对比法实验,不确定度评定除A类评定外还应包括B类评定,应考虑用Hugoniot镜像线近似二次冲击绝热线或卸载线而导入的不确定度。在Hugoniot实验中应尽量避免涉及B类评定的其它因素,如同种材料初始密度的显著差异、飞片击靶前的温升等情况。     

光学尘埃粒子计数器自动校正的实现

光学尘埃粒子计数器是利用尘埃粒子在强光照射下产生散射光,通过检测散射光强度设计而成,仪器接收灵敏度的稳定性是保证测量准确度的关键。提出了一种尘埃粒子计数器实现自动校正的方法,使仪器始终处于定标时的接收灵敏度。     

喷动床内颗粒浓度的实验测量和理论模拟

颗粒浓度对于稠相流动体系中颗粒应力本构方程建立具有决定性的作用。本文采用双流体模型,并结合颗粒流动力学理论来描述固相应力的基础上实现了对喷动床的数值模拟,探讨了从喷射区到环隙区颗粒浓度的理沦变化趋势。同时采用自主开发的电容探针技术,不仅颗粒浓度测量值和理论值吻合较好,而且也准确地验证了颗粒非均匀夹带这一现象。电容探针还可灵敏地分辨出环隙区内不同床高处以及接近壁面处的颗粒浓度的细微变化。     

荧光光谱法测定水泥中硫酸根含量

0．1mol／LHCl—4．0mg／mL TX-100—0．05mol／LBaCl2溶液体系的荧光很弱,加入SO4^2-后形成的(BaSO4)。微粒在410nm、470nm处产生2个荧光峰,SO4^2-浓度在2．0～80μg／mL浓度范围内与F470呈线性关系．据此建立了一个测定水泥样品中硫酸根的简便灵敏的荧光光谱分析新方法,其相对偏差(RSD)在1．90%-3．9％之间,回收率在97．0％～102％之间．