Local eddy current measurements in pulsed fields

This work presents new eddy current measurements in pulsed fields. A commercial point pick-up coil is used to detect the induction signal along the radius of Cu and Al samples with cylindrical shape and diameters between 5 and 35 mm. Local eddy current measurements were performed on the surface of conducting materials due to the small dimensions of the coil. A simple electrical circuit, used as a model, is proposed to describe the local eddy current effect in pulsed fields. The proposed model allows to calculate the phase shift angle between the signal proportional to eddy currents and the applied external field in a pulsed field magnetometer.     

MRI methodological development of intervertebral disc degeneration: a rabbit in vivo study at 9.4 T

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a complex process characterized by biochemical and structural changes in both the nucleus pulposus and the anulus fibrosus. In this study, we were able to obtain in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) images of the rabbit spine, with several MR imaging (MRI) contrasts (ρ, T₁ and T₂). We quantified several parameters (T₂, apparent diffusion coefficient, disc height and area) to differentiate between healthy and degenerative IVDs and to characterize the degeneration process. To our knowledge, there has not been any previous in vivo study of rabbit IVDs at high-field MRI (9.4 T).A custom radio frequency (RF) coil for 9.4 T was designed to match rabbit IVD morphology, to study the degeneration in vivo on a model of human lumbar disease. Our new probe, a custom half-birdcage-type coil, obtains the necessary exploration depth while meeting the requirements for signal homogeneity and sensitivity of the study. This design addresses some of the difficulties with constructing RF coils at high field strengths.     

Towards a complete coil array

A complete RF coil system, as has been previously defined, is capable of generating any steady-state RF field, at the MR frequency, that is compatible with Maxwell's equations. A coil system is complete if it is capable of generating all basis vector fields in the multipole expansion of the electromagnetic fields. A complete coil system has the potential to reach the ultimate intrinsic signal-to-noise as an MRI receiver coil. It also offers maximum flexibility in tailoring the spatial RF field distribution as an excitation coil. Here, computer simulations have been performed on array coils employing composite coil elements, assuming the current loops are small and can be approximated by magnetic dipoles. We demonstrate that a coil array can be configured to approximate a truncated complete array coil and to generate the basis magnetic vector fields up to certain orders in the multipole expansion of the electromagnetic fields.     

An Improved Rapid Synthesis of Oligo(p‐benzamide) Block Copolymers

We describe a new synthesis that allows the preparation of oligo(p‐benzamide)s up to the heptamer on solid support without the need of semi‐temporary amide N‐protective groups. With increase in length, the solubility of oligo(p‐benzamide)s reduces dramatically. Even the tetra(p‐benzamide) is not soluble in common organic solvents. Therefore, solution syntheses of oligomers beyond the tetramer are not feasible. As will be shown in this paper, solid supported synthesis allows the preparation of even longer oligomers (up to the heptamer) in good yields. The high dilution on the solid support is most likely responsible for their pseudo‐solution‐like reactivity and the prevention of aggregation. This procedure is a significant improvement of previous syntheses and an important tool for the rapid exploration of supramolecular rod–coil copolymers based on oligoaramides.

     

翻转线圈系统在波荡器积分场测量中的应用

 为了更有效地测量用于上海同步辐射光源波荡器的积分场误差,在已有的伸展线磁测系统的基础上研制了一套翻转线圈磁测系统,该系统的运动控制、数据采集和数据分析处理均可自动完成。在利用这套磁测系统测量3.4×10^-6 T·m磁场积分时获得高于1×10^-6 T·m的测量精度,初步的实验结果表明这套波荡器积分磁场测量系统具有测量精度好、速度快的特点,与已有的伸展线磁测系统、平移线圈磁测系统和霍尔点测系统相比,它更适合于测量波荡器的一、二次场积分和多极场分量。     

高温超导无绝缘线圈励磁电压特性研究

本文通过实验研究了焊锡浸渍、励磁电流PI控制、励磁速率以及励磁幅值对高温超导无绝缘线圈励磁电压特性的影响。实验结果表明:高温超导无绝缘线圈励磁电压具有时延特性,焊锡浸渍、励磁电流PI控制分别会增大和减小时延特性,而励磁速率和励磁幅值不会影响时延特性;励磁电压幅值随励磁速率增大而增大;焊锡浸渍可降低励磁电压幅值,而励磁电流控制对励磁电压幅值影响不明显。     

Construction of a pH-responsive artificial membrane fusion system by using designed coiled-coil polypeptides

In many viruses, pH-responsive coiled-coil domains in the specific fusion proteins play important roles in membrane fusion and the infection of viruses into host cells. To investigate the relationship between the conformational change of the coiled coil and the fusion process, we have introduced a de novo designed polypeptide as a model system of the coiled-coil domain. This system enables the systematic study of the dynamics of pH-responsive coiled-coil polypeptide-membrane interactions. First, we designed and synthesized pH-responsive isoleucine-zipper triple-stranded coiled-coil polypeptides. Then the relationship between the pH-induced conformational change of the polypeptide and the membrane's interactive properties was studied by physicochemical methods. Structural changes in the designed polypeptides were examined by means of circular dichroism measurements. And finally, the behavior of the membrane fusion was investigated by leakage of liposomal contents, turbidity analysis, dynamic light scattering, and lipid mixing experiments. Our data show that coiled-coil formation under acidic pH conditions enhances polypeptide-induced membrane fusion. The results in this study demonstrate that an artificial membrane fusion system can be constructed on a molecular level by the use of a pH-responsive isoleucine-zipper triple-stranded coiled-coil polypeptide.     

精密离心机动态半径的定位测量技术研究

精密离心机动态半径是影响精密离心机输出加速度精度的主要参数。对于高精度精密离心机的研制,必须对动态半径进行精密测量,并将测量结果作为补偿分量加入到精密离心机输出加速度修正数学模型中,以获得精确的加速度信号,同时为精密离心机输出加速度的精确评定奠定基础。本文介绍了精密离心机动态半径的外基准定位测试技术,包括多个定位平台的定位测试技术论证、测试系统配置等。该方法已应用于某高精度精密离心机动态半径测量中,实测结果表明,采用这种测量方法,动态半径的测量标准差为σ=0.21μm,其测量精度满足高精度精密离心机研制的技术指标要求。     

Relation between the permeability and the degree of coil overlap of polymer in the bulk state

Based on the expression of the index of coil interpenetration (i.e.,the degree of coil overlap,ξ_b) of amorphous polymers in the bulk state proposed by Qian,theξ_b was rewritten asξ_b=ρ_b[η]_θ/1.66 via Flory's intrinsic viscosity equation at them conditions.Theξ_b ofpoly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) dense membranes with different molecular weights and cellulose diacetate (CA) dense membranes prepared using different solvents were determined.The permeability,permeation coefficient (P) of nitrogen and permeation flux (J) of liquid through both membranes,respectively,was measured.P and J decreased exponentially with increasingξ_b for PVC and CA membranes were revealed.     

分子链构象变化对高分子液晶相行为的影响

聚肽高分子溶解在含有机酸的有机溶剂中可以在室温条件下形成液晶．随着温度的下降,体系中的酸分子会引起聚肽分子链发生由刚性螺旋结构向柔性无规线团结构的构象转变．这种转变将导致一个由液晶态向非液晶态的相变．在Ｆｌｏｒｙ格子理论和Ｚｉｍｍ Ｂｒａｇｇ理论的基础上,作者已提出了有关这一现象的理论解释,并通过引入一个与温度有关的库恩链长径比ｘｋ,使理论进一步完善,更切实际地解释聚肽液晶的相行为．此外,还讨论了不同分子刚柔性,不同高分子 溶剂作用系数χ对液晶相行为的影响,以及研究了聚肽液晶的有序参数．