均相条件下甲壳素基高吸水树脂的制备及性能研究

利用冻融循环处理破坏甲壳素致密的晶体结构和氢键相互作用,使甲壳素溶解在8 wt%NaOH/4wt%urea水溶液中,制备了碱-甲壳素均相溶液.采用静态溶液聚合法,以过硫酸铵(APS)为引发剂、甲叉双丙烯酰胺(MBA)为交联剂,在均相条件下制备了甲壳素接枝聚丙烯酸钠高吸水树脂.研究了丙烯酸、NaOH、MBA和APS用量以及反应温度和时间对产物吸水性能和得率的影响.在最优化条件下制备的树脂的最大吸蒸馏水、自来水、生理盐水和人工尿液倍率分别可达1251,455,84和77 g.g-1.采用FTIR和XRD对合成的树脂进行初步结构表征,证明反应过程中甲壳素与丙烯酸发生了接枝共聚反应,而不是甲壳素与聚丙烯酸钠的简单物理共混.     

甲壳胺的结晶动力学

给出了制备非晶甲壳胺的新方法，并由Ｘ衍射曲线和偏光显微镜照片及ＤＳＣ曲线得到证实。由ＤＳＣ测得玻璃化温度为８２℃，结晶温度为１５２℃，并研究了其结晶动力学。     

Molecular characterization of selected dermatophytes and their identification by electrophoretic mutation scanning

Dermatophytes are fungi that can be contagious and cause infections in the keratinized skin of mammals, including humans. The etiological diagnosis of dermatophytosis relies on a combination of in vitro‐culture and microscopic methods. Effective molecular tools could overcome the limitations of conventional methods of identification. In the present study, following phenetic identification as M. canis, M. fulvum, M. gypseum, T. mentagrophytes and T. terrestre, we genetically characterized key dermatophytes, employing the sequences of the first and second internal transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA as well as part of the chitin synthase‐1 gene, and assessed the utility of these DNA regions (based on levels of nucleotide variation within and among species/taxa) as markers for the classification of species and genotypes. Employing partial chitin synthase‐1 gene as the marker, we also established a PCR‐coupled SSCP approach as a diagnostic/analytical mutation‐scanning tool. This tool should facilitate fundamental investigations of the ecology, epidemiology and population genetics of dermatophytes and, importantly, should assist in allowing a more rapid diagnosis of dermatophytoses in humans and other animals, thus overcoming the significant delays in targeted chemotherapy following diagnosis using conventional methods. (Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper are available in the EMBL, GenBank and DDJB datadases under accession numbers FJ897707–FJ897713 (ITS‐1), FJ897714–FJ897720 (ITS‐2) and FJ897700–FJ897706 (pchs‐1)).     

甲壳素纯度的高效液相色谱法测定

由于生物材料中甲壳素或壳聚糖是大分子，不溶于水，以及与蛋白质等结合在一起而难以定量测定，工业生产中尚无甲壳素或壳聚糖纯度的标准测定方法；采用甲壳素水解生成氨基葡萄糖，再用氯甲酸芴甲酯(FMOC—C1)进行衍生，利用液相色谱技术对衍生产物进行分析；结果表明，HPLC法是生物材料中甲壳素的一种灵敏的、特有的定性定量分析方法，为生物材料及工业化生产中甲壳素纯度的测定提供了一个方便的手段。     

Solution‐Based Phototransformation of C60 Nanorods: Towards Improved Electronic Devices

A modified liquid–liquid interface precipitation synthesis of C₆₀ nanorods, effects and opportunities following an in situ photochemical transformation in the liquid state, and an electronic characterization using a field‐effect transistor (FET) geometry are reported. The nanorods feature a high aspect ratio of ≈10³ and a notably small average diameter of 172 nm. Interestingly, it is found that a decreased nanorod diameter appears to correlate with distinctly improved electronic properties, and an average electron mobility of 0.30 cm² V^?1 s^?1, as measured in a FET geometry, is reported for as‐grown nanorods, with the peak value being an impressive 1.0 cm² V^?1 s^?1. A photoexposure using green laser light (λ = 532 nm) is demonstrated to result in the formation of a polymer‐C₆₀ shell encapsulating a monomer‐C₆₀ bulk; such photo‐transformed nanorods exhibit an electron mobility of 4.7 × 10^?3 cm² V^?1 s^?1. It is notable that the utilized FET geometry only probes the polymer‐C₆₀ nanorod surface shell, and that the monomer‐C₆₀ bulk is anticipated to exhibit a higher mobility. Importantly, photoexposed nanorods can be conveniently processed as a stabile dispersion in common hydrophobic solvents, and this finding is attributed to the insoluble character of the polymer‐C₆₀ shell.     

INFLUENCE OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF CHITIN AND ITS THREE DERIVATIVES ON CRITICAL CONCENTRATION OF LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PHASE TRANSITION*

The critical concentration of lyotropic liquid crystalline phase transition for chitin derivatives was determinedusing a polarization microscope. The influence of molecular weight on critical concentration of liquid crystalline solution forchitin, chitosan, cyanoethyl chitosan and propionyl chitin successively increases as the chain rigidity decreases. Therefore itcan be used as an indicator of the chain rigidity.     

甲壳素类液晶高分子的研究 Ⅰ侧基长度对羧酰化甲壳素的液晶性的影响

四种羧酰化甲壳素即乙酰化、丙酰化、丁酰化和己酰化甲壳素在二氯乙酸溶液中均呈现胆甾型溶致液晶相．临界浓度随侧基长度增加而略有增加,衍生物的临界浓度明显都比原甲壳素高许多,这些规律都可以用链刚性的变化来解释．四种羧酰化甲壳素在剪切时均能形成条带织构,而且能形成条带织构的最低浓度有明显差别,随侧基长度增加而提高,进一步表明侧基较长,液晶性减少．     

De-sulfation of cellulose nanowhiskers and its effects on the dispersion behavior of graphene

The role of negative charges on cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) in the aqueous dispersion behaviors of graphene has been investigated. The sulfate groups were partially removed from the CNWs with sodium hydroxide solution. Both CNWs and desulfated cellulose nanowhiskers (D-CNWs) were applied in the aqueous dispersion process of graphene. The dispersing result was evaluated by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectra. It revealed the dispersing ability of D-CNWs became worse due to the removal of sulfate groups. It demonstrated the negative charged sulfate groups on CNWs played an important role in the graphene dispersing process.     

Ultrasound-assisted conversion of alpha-chitin into chitosan

This paper discusses the production of chitosan by applying high intensity ultrasound irradiation to alpha-chitin suspended in 40% aqueous sodium hydroxide. The average degree of acetylation (DA) of chitosan was determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and titrimetry while its viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) was calculated from the intrinsic viscosity as determined by capillary viscometry. The results show that fully acid-soluble chitosans (DA < 32%; 100,000 g/mol ? Mv ? 200,000 g/mol) are produced at very high yield (>95%) by applying non-isothermal ultrasound-assisted N-deacetylation process to alpha-chitin suspension (44 mg/mL). It is also shown that such a process is more efficient than thermochemical N-deacetylation, even being carried out at a lower temperature due to the effects of high intensity ultrasound irradiation.