聚天冬氨酸修饰对磁性氧化铁纳米粒子稳定性及脑MRI造影效果的影响

<正>超顺磁性氧化铁(Superparamagnetic iron oxide,SPIO)作为医用磁共振成像(Magnetic resonance imaging,MRI)造影剂,可以有效地改变人体组织中质子的自旋-自旋弛豫时间,从而增强磁共振成像的对     

A HTS Assay for the Detection of Organophosphorus Nerve Agent Scavengers

A new pro‐fluorescent probe aimed at a HTS assay of scavengers is able to selectively and efficiently cleave the P? S bond of organophosphorus nerve agents and by this provides non‐toxic phosphonic acid has been designed and synthesised. The previously described pro‐fluorescent probes were based on a conventional activated P? Oaryl bond cleavage, whereas our approach uses a self‐immolative linker strategy that allows the detection of phosphonothioase activity with respect to a non‐activated P? Salkyl bond. Further, we have also developed and optimised a high‐throughput screening assay for the selection of decontaminants (chemical or biochemical scavengers) that could efficiently hydrolyse highly toxic V ‐type nerve agents. A preliminary screening, realised on a small α‐nucleophile library, allowed us to identify some preliminary “hits”, among which pyridinealdoximes, α‐oxo oximes, hydroxamic acids and, less active but more original, amidoximes were the most promising. Their selective phosphonothioase activity has been further confirmed by using PhX as the substrate, and thus they offer new perspectives for the synthesis of more potent V nerve agent scavengers.     

聚醚环酰胺固体推进剂用键合剂的合成及使用性能

以丙三醇、环氧乙烷、环氧丙烷、氯化亚砜、异氰脲酸等为原料,合成了聚醚环酰胺键合剂。将其应用到推进剂(GAP/HMX/Al/AP)配方中,对成型后的推进剂进行力学性能测试和断面电子显微镜分析。结果表明,此类键合剂可以改善与推进剂中氧化剂的界面粘结性能,有效地提高成型后的推进剂在不同温度下的最大延伸率,但对抗拉伸强度的提高作用不明显。     

Poly(maleic anhydride-co-acrylic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels with pH- and ionic-strength-responses

<正>Poly(maleic anhydride-coacrylic acid),P(MA-AA),was synthesized by the free-radical copolymerization of maleic anhydride with acrylic acid,and fast responsive pH-sensitive poly(maleic anhydride-co-acrylic acid)/polyethylene glycol,P(MA-AA)/PEG,hydrogels were prepared using PEG as macromolecular cross-linking agent.FT-IR and ~1H-NMR spectrometry were applied to characterize the structure of P(MA-AA).The influences of pH and ionic strength on the swelling behavior of P(MA-AA)/PEG hydrogels and the swelling-deswelling changes along with the repeated changes between acid and alkali conditions were studied.The results showed that there was a hundredfold difference in the swelling ratios between the conditions of acid and alkali,and the swelling capability could not be weakened after multiple swelling-deswelling cycles.The results of swelling kinetics demonstrated that the response rate of P(MA-AA)/PEG hydrogels was very fast,because the swelling transition points always occurred at 10 min.The pH-responsive hydrogels reported here might be a smart material for potentially applications in many areas,including biosensors,drug-delivery devices and tissue engineering.     

提高聚氨酯表面硅橡胶涂层粘接性研究

利用表面处理并借助硅烷偶联剂大幅提高了聚氨酯/硅橡胶(PU/SR)的界面粘接性.利用红外光谱、水接触角以及表面元素分析对PU表面处理效果及偶联剂的反应效果进行检测,利用扫描电镜对材料的表面形貌及界面情况进行观察.并对不同方法得到的PU/SR界面进行剪切和振动疲劳测试以考察其粘接效果并进行比较.结果表明,经过硫酸短时处理过的PU表面生成大量羟基,使得亲水性提高,并大大增强了端异氰酸酯基硅烷偶联剂与PU的接枝反应效果.当室温缩合固化的硅橡胶预聚体涂覆到其表面后,以化学键联接在PU表面的硅烷偶联剂又可以与硅橡胶一起缩合,从而有效的提高了PU/SR的界面粘接性.     

Effects of a novel ultrasound contrast agent with long persistence on right ventricular pressure: Comparison with SonoVue

This work investigated the effect of infusion of a self-made ultrasound contrast agent with long persistence (named ZHIFUXIAN) on rat right ventricular pressure and made a preliminary evaluation on the relative safety of the novel microbubbles. Normal saline, SonoVue and ZHIFUXIAN were injected through caudal vein at the total volume of 0.5 ml for each injection. The right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) and end-diastolic pressure (RVEDP) were monitored and the changes of the pressure were compared with baseline readings. RVSP increased when saline, SonoVue or ZHIFUXIAN were injected, the greatest change being after SonoVue (about 2 mm Hg), but there was no statistical significance compared with baseline (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in RVSP between saline, SonoVue and ZHIFUXIAN at any time point. Also, there was no significant difference in RVEDP between groups at each time point and between different time points in each group. The results indicate that the self-made microbubbles effect on right ventricular hemodynamics is equivalent to that of normal saline at the same volume needed for effective enhanced imaging, demonstrating that it does not produce changes in right ventricular blood pressure under the study conditions. Pathological examination also showed it had no obvious influence on lung, liver and kidney.     

Superhydrophilic porous TiO2 film prepared by phase separation through two stabilizers

A novel method was developed to produce a TiO₂ film with circular pores on its surface. The pores aroused from the precursor solution using both acetylacetone (AcAc) and diethanolamine (DEA) as stabilizers. The appearance of interconnected or isolated pores for the films was discussed in relation to the phase separation in the sol-gel process with the presence of Acac and DEA. Macropore size, together with connectivity of pores and gel skeleton, can be controlled by selecting an appropriate composition for preparation at DEA amount or regulating a time scale of the sol-gel transition. Finally, wetting behavior of the resulting films was characterized by using contact angle measurements. The TiO₂ films with interconnected or relatively isolated pores exhibit superhydrophilic characteristic, although it is not exposed to ultraviolet irradiation. Deducing from the Wenzel-Cassie regimes’ transition criterion, the existence of Cassie impregnating wetting regime rather than Wenzel one upon these porosity-driven superhydrophilic surfaces can be obtained.     

Leader‐following consensus problem of heterogeneous multi‐agent systems with nonlinear dynamics using fuzzy disturbance observer

This article considers the leader‐following consensus problem of heterogeneous multi‐agent systems. The proposed multi‐agent system is consisted of heterogeneous agents where each agents have their own nonlinear dynamic behavior. To overcome difficulty from heterogeneous nonlinear intrinsic dynamics of agents, a fuzzy disturbance observer is adopted. In addition, based on the Lyapunov stability theory, an adaptive control method is used to compensate the observation error caused by the difference between the unknown factor and estimated values. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 19: 20–31, 2014     

面向不确定需求租户集的云服务智能匹配模型

为了解决云计算环境下由海量租户集和资源集间的不确定性因素引起的高质量云服务获取困难的问题,提出了一种描述动态异构租户集不确定性需求的方法.在此基础上,构建属性权重完全未知情况下的云服务智能匹配模型,排除了租户提交权值造成的偏差.神经网络以属性区间计算的相离度作为输入,服务满意度为输出来动态模拟租户集的不确定需求,运用萤火虫算法求解模型获取最优服务组合.最后,实例验证了神经网络的可靠性以及算法的有效性.实验结果表明,模型能有效获取高质量的云服务组合,优于传统的匹配方法.     

In situ preparation of high relaxivity iron oxide nanoparticles by coating with chitosan: A potential MRI contrast agent useful for cell tracking

Iron oxide nanocrystals are of considerable interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology because of their nanoscale dimensions, nontoxic nature, and superior magnetic properties. Colloidal solutions of magnetic nanoparticles (ferrofluids) with a high magnetite content are highly desirable for most molecular imaging applications. In this paper, we present a method for in situ coating of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) with chitosan in order to increase the content of magnetite. Iron chloride salts (Fe³⁺ and Fe²⁺) were directly coprecipitated inside a porous matrix of chitosan by Co-60 γ-ray irradiation in an aqueous solution of acetic acid. Following sonication, iron oxide nanoparticles were formed inside the chitosan matrix at a pH value of 9.5 and a temperature of 50 °C. The [Fe³⁺]:[Fe²⁺]:[NH₄OH] molar ratio was 1.6:1:15.8. The final ferrofluid was formed with a pH adjustment to approximately 2.0/3.0, alongside with the addition of mannitol and lactic acid. We subsequently characterized the particle size, the zeta potential, the iron concentration, the magnetic contrast, and the cellular uptake of our ferrofluid. Results showed a z-average diameter of 87.2 nm, a polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.251, a zeta potential of 47.9 mV, and an iron concentration of 10.4 mg Fe/mL. The MRI parameters included an R1 value of 22.0 mM⁻¹ s⁻¹, an R2 value of 202.6 mM⁻¹ s⁻¹, and a R2/R1 ratio of 9.2. An uptake of the ferrofluid by mouse macrophages was observed. Altogether, our data show that Co-60 γ-ray radiation on solid chitosan may improve chitosan coating of iron oxide nanoparticles and tackle its aqueous solubility at pH 7. Additionally, our methodology allowed to obtain a ferrofluid with a higher content of magnetite and a fairly unimodal distribution of monodisperse clusters. Finally, MRI and cell experiments demonstrated the potential usefulness of this product as a potential MRI contrast agent that might be used for cell tracking.