Evaluation of immobilized-lysozyme by means of TOF-SIMS

Evaluation of immobilized-proteins on bio-devices is important for the development of sophisticated devices. Lysozyme molecules immobilized on substrates were evaluated by means of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). Two types of the lysozyme-immobilized samples were prepared by controlling the binding parts, i.e., the amino groups or carboxyl groups, of the protein. The TOF-SIMS spectra of each sample were analyzed with mutual information to select fragment ions specific to each sample. According to the results, differences between the samples being immobilized in the different ways are suggested, and the surface structure of the lysozyme molecule immobilized at amino groups is determined based on three-dimensional structure of lysozyme in the Protein Data Bank.     

Arc reversals of cycles in orientations of G vertex-multiplications

Ryser proved that any two tournaments with the same score sequence are $C_3$-equivalent while Beineke and Moon proved the $C_4$-equivalence for any two bipartite tournaments with the same score lists. In this paper, we extend these results to orientations of G vertex-multiplications. We focus on two main areas, namely orientations with the same score list and with score-list parity. Our main tools are extensions of the refinement technique, directed difference graph and a reduction lemma.     

Structure of friction-transferred highly oriented poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films

Oriented thin films of P3HT were obtained by a friction-transfer technique. The morphology and structure of the film were studied by means of optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Optical microscopy observation indicates that large size well-ordered P3HT thin films can be produced by a friction-transfer technique. Highly ordered lamellae were observed in P3HT friction-transferred films by electron microscopy. Electron diffraction results confirm the existence of high orientation with the a- and c-axes of P3HT crystals aligned in the film plane while the c-axis parallel to the friction-transfer direction. The atomic force microscopy observation of the as-prepared P3HT thin film shows, however, a featureless top surface morphology, indicating the structure inhomogeneity of the obtained film. To get highly oriented P3HT thin films with homogenous structure, high temperature annealing, solvent vapor annealing and self-seeding recrystallization of the friction-transferred film were performed. It is confirmed that solvent vapor annealing and self-seeding recrystallization methods are efficient in improving the surface morphology and structure of the frictiontransferred P3HT thin film. Highly oriented P3HT films with unique structure can be obtained through friction-transfer with subsequent solvent vapor annealing and self-seeding recrystallization.     

The influence of chitin nanocrystals on structural evolution of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene/chitin nanocrystal fibers in hot-drawing process

Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)/chitin nanocrystal (CNC) fibers were prepared. Compared with the pure UHMWPE fibers, the ultimate tensile strength and Young’s modulus of UHMWPE/CNC fibers are improved by 15.7% and 49.6%, respectively, with the addition of chitin nanocrystals (CNCs) of 1 wt%. The melting temperature (T _m) of UHMWPE/CNC fibers was higher than that of pure UHMWPE fibers. Pure UHMWPE fibers and UHMWPE/CNC fibers were characterized with respect to crystallinity, orientation and kebab structure by wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It is found that the CNCs act as the shish structure in UHMWPE/CNC fibers and the kebab crystals are grown around the CNCs. There was almost no difference between pure UHMWPE fibers and UHMWPE/CNC fibers in orientation. But the degree of crystallinity of various stages of UHMWPE/CNC fibers was respectively higher than the corresponding stage of pure UHMWPE fibers. Moreover, the addition of 1 wt% CNCs improved the thickness of kebab crystals and accelerated the transformation of kebab to shish.     

Orientation Angle of Molecules at Hexadecane-Water Interface Studied with Total Internal Reflection Second Harmonic Generation

The orientation angle is an important parameter that reflects the structure of molecules at interfaces. In order to obtain this parameter, second order nonlinear spectroscopic techniques including second harmonic generation (SHG) and sum frequency generation-vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS) have been successfully applied through analysis of the nonlinear signal from various polarizations. In some SHG and SFG-VS experiments, total internal reflection (TIR) configuration has been adopted to get enhanced signals. However, the reports on the detailed procedure of the polarization analysis and the calculation of the orientation angle of interfacial molecules under TIR configuration are still very few. In this paper, we measured the orientation angles of two molecules at the hexadecane-water interface under TIR and Non-TIR experimental configurations. The results measured from polarization analysis in TIR configuration consist with those obtained from Non-TIR configuration. This work demonstrates the feasibility and accuracy of polarization analysis in the determination of the orientation angle of molecules at the interfaces under TIR-SHG configuration.     

氨基树脂交联型聚合物的合成及其取向松弛

用双羟基偶氮(或氧化偶氮)苯化合物与对苯二甲酰氯缩聚反应合成了端羟基偶氮(或氧化偶氮)苯低聚物。将其与丁醇醚化氨基树脂进行电场极化交联反应合成交联型非线性光学聚合物。利用红外光谱和紫外可见吸收光谱分别对交联反应、电场极化取向稳定性进行了研究。     

An ab initio study of electrophilic aromatic substitution

Proton affinities are calculated at all reactive positions for the normal benzenoid hydrocarbons, benzene, naphthalene, phenanthrene and anthracene, a strained benzenoid hydrocarbon, biphenylene, and a nonalternant hydrocarbon, fluoranthene, and the results are compared to experimental protodetritiation rates. Methods used include PM3 and Hartree-Fock calculations at the STO-3G, 3-21G*, 6-31G* and MP2//6-31G* levels. Generally good agreement is found between theory and experiment with 6-31G* giving the best correlations. Received: 11 June 1998 / Accepted: 3 September 1998 / Published online: 23 February 1999     

1-羟基-5-十二烷氧基-萘LB膜结构和取向的光谱研究

用红外透射,反射光谱及紫外可见吸收光谱方法研究了１－羟基－５－十二烷基－萘ＬＢ膜及溶液状态下的结构,分子取向。研究结果表明分子在溶液中主要是以单体形式存在;在ＬＢ膜中是以聚集体形式存在。     

用低温光谱方法揭示氢键的结构特征

本文提出了一种利用红外光谱方法揭示晶态物质中分子的氢键结构的新方法。用ＫＢｒ压片和氟油研磨法制备于红光谱测量的样品。测得的光谱有时基本相同,有时同明显的差别。对此现象一直没有一个十分满意的解释。我们用低温红外光谱法证明压力诱导晶格中氢键网络的微细变化是造成不同产法测得的光谱不同的原因。具有平面氢键结构的晶体不能有效地的御加于样品上的应力,易一城较低的外力作用下发生结构畸变,因此,用ＫＢｒ压片和氟油     

PET/PTT双组分弹性长丝的结晶取向结构和卷曲性能

为研制军官礼服用PET/PTT双组分弹性长丝,在纺丝加工工艺研究的基础上,通过声速法、WAXD、DSC、Instron5566对典型工艺下的弹性长丝进行了结晶和取向结构及卷曲性能的测试分析.在可纺的前提下,PET/PTT两组分复合纺丝中,PET组分优先结晶,具有高于其单组分纤维的拉伸诱导取向和结晶;而PTT组分只有形变,其结晶度和晶区取向均低于其对应的单组分纤维.在实验条件范围内,两组分粘度差异越大,纤维的卷曲伸长率和收缩率越大、声速取向因子增加、各单组分结晶度增加;两组分质量比为50/50时,纤维有最大的卷曲伸长率和收缩率,且各单组分结晶度随该两组分含量差异的增加而减少,而声速取向变化相反;随牵伸比的增加,纤维的整体取向、各组分结晶度均有所增加,卷曲伸长和收缩率也增加.牵伸温度和定型温度对双组分纤维的结构和卷曲性能影响较小.