Roles of polyacrylate dispersant in the synthesis of well-dispersed BaSO4 nanoparticles by simple precipitation

Well-dispersed BaSO4 nanoparticles were synthesized in the presence of sodium polyacrylate （PAAS） by a simple precipitation method, with BaCl2 and （NH4）2SO4 as reactants. The different roles performed by PAAS in the synthesis of BaSO4 nanoparticles were investigated using X-ray diffractometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicate that the assynthesized BaSO4 nanoparticles were spheres with an average diameter of 30 nm and that their surfaces were affected by the PAAS. Under a typical procedure employed, PAAS reacted with BaCl2 to yield an intermediate, serving as a control releasing agent and separating the nucleation and crystal growth processes of the BaSO4 nuclei. During formation of the BaSO4 nanospheres, the intermediate slowly dissolved and released barium and polyacrylate ions, inhibiting the growth and aggregation of newly formed BaSO4 seeds and resulting in particles of narrow diameter distribution and improved dispersibility. Moreover, these polyacrylate ions further modified the surfaces of the BaSO4 nanoparticles.     

Quantification of myocardial viability distribution with Gd(DTPA) bolus-enhanced, signal intensity-based percent infarct mapping

Introduction

A substantial, common shortcoming of the currently used semiautomated techniques for the quantification of myocardial infarct with delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging is the assumption that the whole myocardial slab that corresponds to the hyperenhanced tomographic area is 100% nonviable. This assumption is, however, incorrect. To resolve this conflict, we have recently proposed the signal intensity percent-infarct mapping method and validated it in an ex vivo, canine experiment. The purpose of the current study has been the validation of the signal intensity percent-infarct mapping method in vivo, using a porcine model of reperfused myocardial infarct.

Methods

In swines (n=6), reperfused myocardial infarct was generated occluding for 90 min by an angioplasty balloon either the left anterior descending or the left circumflex coronary artery. To obtain DE images, Gd(DTPA) enhanced inversion-recovery fast gradient-echo acquisitions were carried out on day 28 after myocardial infarction. Scanning started 15 min after intravenous injection of 0.2 mmol/kg Gd(DTPA). At the end of the MRI session, the animal was sacrificed and 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining was used to validate the existence and to determine the accurate size of the myocardial infarct. Tissue samples were taken and stained with hematoxylin-eosin and Masson's trichrome for histological assessment of the infarct and the periinfarct zone. The signal intensity percent-infarct mapping data were compared with corresponding data from the delayed enhancement images analyzed with SI_remote+2S.D. thresholding, and with corresponding triphenyltetrazolium-chloride staining data using Friedman's repeated measure analysis of variance on ranks.

Results

The infarct volume determined by the triphenyltetrazolium chloride, SI_remote+2S.D. and signal intensity percent-infarct mapping methods was 3.04 ml [2.74, 3.45], 13.62 ml [9.06, 18.45] and 4.27 ml [3.45, 6.33], respectively. Median infarct volume determined by SI_remote+2S.D. significantly differed from that determined by triphenyltetrazolium chloride (P<.05). The Bland-Altman overall bias was 12.49% of the volume of the left ventricle. Median infarct volume determined by signal intensity percent-infarct mapping, however, did not differ significantly (NS) from that obtained by triphenyltetrazolium chloride. Signal intensity percent-infarct mapping yielded only a 1.99% Bland-Altman overall bias of the left ventricular volume.

Conclusions

This in vivo study in the porcine reperfused myocardial infarct model demonstrates that signal intensity percent-infarct mapping is a highly accurate method for the determination of the extent of myocardial infarct. MRI images for signal intensity percent-infarct mapping are obtained with the pulse sequence of conventional delayed enhancement imaging and are acquired within clinically acceptable scanning time. This makes signal intensity percent-infarct mapping a practical method for clinical implementation.     

纳米孔硅灰石载药抗菌止血材料的研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法,以聚氧乙烯-聚氧丙烯-聚氧乙烯三嵌段共聚物(P₁₂₃)为模板剂,合成了纳米孔硅灰石(np-WT),用np-WT载盐酸万古霉素研制了一种新型的载药抗菌止血材料,并对其止血性能进行了研究。结果表明：np-WT具有排列有序的纳米孔道结构,其孔径在2 nm左右,高比表面积的np-WT能够明显地缩短体外部分凝血活酶时间(APTT)和凝血酶原时间(PT)。载药np-WT能够在磷酸缓冲溶液(PBS)中缓慢地释放药物,载药np-WT对其凝血性能没有明显的影响。载药np-WT对大肠杆菌有很好的抗菌作用,细胞毒性实验表明：载药np-WT无细胞毒性。载药np-WT具有很好的止血性能,能够阻止兔背部伤口的流血和缩短其流血时间。     

数学模拟方法研究导电剂形貌对锂离子电池高倍率放电性能的影响

制备了正极中只含有一种导电剂(KS-6或Super-P)的锂离子电池,比较了它们的倍率放电性能并对放电过程进行了模拟。以Super-P为正极导电剂的电池15C放电容量为1C容量的84.3%,以KS-6为正极导电剂的电池15C放电容量为1C容量的21.8%,前者的倍率放电性能明显优于后者。数学模拟结果显示,以KS-6为导电剂的正极的Bruggeman系数为3.1,以Super-P为导电剂的正极的Bruggeman系数为2.76,前者明显大于后者,认为这是由于KS-6的片状形貌使其容易相互平行排列造成的。大电流放电时,以KS-6为导电剂的正极中出现了电解质耗竭而导致该区域内电化学反应停止的现象,从而导致电池放电容量急剧降低。     

Synthesis and utilization of alternative chain transfer agent in cobalt catalyzed 1,3-butadiene polymerization reaction to produce cis-polybutadiene rubber

The cyclodimerization of 1,3-butadiene was performed to synthesize 1,5-cyclooctadiene by using nickel-phosphite based catalyst system. The optimization of cyclodimerization reaction was done to achieve up to 80% selectivity towards 1,5-cyclooctadiene. 1,5-Cyclooctadiene, thus synthesized, was subsequently employed as a chain transfer agent (CTA) for controlling the molecular weight (M.W.) of cis-polybutadiene rubber (BR) in cobalt-complex catalyzed 1,3-butadiene polymerization reaction. The M.W. of BR was reduced from 6.7 to 1.88 × 10⁵ g/mol by escalating the concentration of 1,5-cyclooctadiene from 0% to 0.5% with respect to 1,3-butadiene (monomer) concentration. Similar reducing trend was observed for the Mooney viscosity and gel content of BR with increasing 1,5-cyclooctadiene concentration. The efficacy of 1,5-cyclooctadiene as a CTA for 1,3-butadiene polymerization reaction was further explored by conducting polymerization reaction in various solvents and at higher monomer conversion (∼70%). The effect of 4-vinyl cyclohexene, which was a dominant byproduct during cyclodimerization of 1,3-butadiene, was also investigated. The presence of 4-vinyl cyclohexene has shown adverse effect in the polymerization reaction and was not functioning as a chain transfer agent. Finally, a feasibility of replacement of commercially used gaseous CTA, 1,2-butadiene, by in-house synthesized liquid CTA, 1,5-cyclooctadiene, was also investigated.     

磁共振成像造影剂的研究进展

磁共振成像技术已成为临床医学影像学检查的重要手段,30%以上的磁共振成像诊断需要使用造影剂,因此磁共振成像造影剂也成为一种重要的临床诊断药物.本文简单介绍磁共振成像造影剂的定义、原理和分类,并对当前的研究进展进行了的评述,认为开发具有靶向性、高弛豫效率、使用安全的造影剂是研究的主要方向.     

分散固相萃取/高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定中药和保健食品中7种胰岛素分泌促进剂

建立了测定中药和保健食品中7种非法添加胰岛素分泌促进剂(甲苯磺丁脲、妥拉磺脲、格列吡嗪、格列齐特、格列本脲、格列美脲、格列喹酮)的高效液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法.不同样品经含有0.1%甲酸的甲醇混合液提取后,采用C18吸附剂分散固相萃取后冷冻离心,得到样品溶液,以CAPCELL PAK C18 MGⅢ柱(100mm×2...     

十六烷基三甲基溴化铵辅助作用下球形、蠕虫状和网状Pd纳米粒子的制备与表征

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为表面活性剂,NaBH4为还原剂,通过调节水相体系中CTAB和NaBH4浓度,合成了一系列不同形貌的Pd纳米粒子,合成过程简便易行且环境友好.结果表明,随着CTAB浓度的增加,Pd粒子形貌由纳米微球逐渐向纳米线网络形态转变.CTAB浓度和NaBH4浓度是决定Pd粒子形貌的两个重要因素.     

The variable role of clay on the crystallization behavior of DMDBS-nucleated polypropylene

The effect of clay on the nucleating behavior of 1,3:2,4-bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol(DMDBS) in cryatallization of isotactic polypropylene(iPP) was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry(DSC), dynamic rheology and polarized light microscopy(PLM).It is interesting to note that the incorporation of layered clay nanoparticles into DMDBS-nucleated iPP may induce a synergetic nucleation effect while the DMDBS content is below 0.1 wt%,otherwise it restricts the crystallization rate prominently as the DMDBS content increases up to 0.3 wt%,which has exceeded the content threshold to yield a nucleating agent(NA) network.As shown by dynamic rheological investigations, the clay nanoparticles demonstrate an obstructive effect of disturbing the consistency of DMDBS fibrils network.Moreover, to further demonstrate the importance of NA network formation in the crystallization of iPP,we used another NA named HPN-20e,which can not form network structure at all over the concentration studied,for comparison.In this case,the nucleated-crystallization rate is independent on the addition of clay nanoparticles,as the nucleating mechanism is an individual nuclei manner without NA network forming.