基于SERS光谱的银溶胶溶液中腺嘌呤的定量分析

碱基是构成核酸的物质基础。碱基的含量分析对于生物体的生理活动及新陈代谢过程研究具有重要意义。本文利用表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)光谱技术研究了腺嘌呤在相对稳定的银溶胶溶液中的SERS光谱信号强度与浓度的定量关系。研究表明添加聚合物作为稳定剂的银溶胶具有良好的稳定性。进一步研究表明, 在1×10-4~ 1×10-3mol ·L-1的浓度范围内, 以吡啶作为内标, 分析物腺嘌呤与内标物特征谱峰强度之比与腺嘌呤的浓度之间呈现良好的线性关系。     

镍系胶体催化丁二烯聚合反应的研究Ⅰ: 催化剂的相态

研究了Ni(naph)~2-Al(i-Bu)~3-(BF~3·OEt~2+n-C~8H~1~7OH)催化体系的相态。通过Tyndall效应、电镜观察和超过滤实验,证明镍催化体系在溶有丁二烯的加氢汽油中以小颗粒分散,粒径在1～100nm之间,为胶体催化剂,属高度分散的多相催化体系。催化剂的活性中心位于胶粒表面,催化剂颗粒是无定形的。催化剂各组分配比影响胶粒形态,其中以较佳配比所得到的催化剂颗粒较小、分布均匀,催化丁二烯聚合反应活性高。     

Influence of Pt Alloying on the Fluorescence of Fully Inorganic,Colloidal Gold Nanoclusters

Noble metal alloy nanoclusters (NCs) are interesting systems as the properties of two or more elements can be combined in one particle, leading to interesting fluorescence phenomena. However, previous studies have been exclusively performed on ligand-capped NCs from wet chemical synthesis. This makes it difficult to differentiate to which extent the fluorescence is affected by ligand-induced effects or the elemental composition of the metal core. In this work, we used laser fragmentation in liquids (LFL) to fabricate colloidal gold-rich bi-metallic AuPt NCs in the absence of organic ligands and demonstrate the suitability of this technique to produce molar fraction series of 1nm alloy NC. We found that photoluminescence of ligand-free NCs is not a phenomenon limited to Au. However, even minute amounts of Pt atoms in the AuPt NCs lead to quenching and red-shift of the fluorescence, which may be attributed to the altered surface charge density.     

Dependence of Colloidal Forces Between Bitumen and Silica on the Chain Lengths of Ammonium Surfactants

Effects of ammonium surfactants with different hydrocarbon chain lengths (C8, C12, C16, and C18) on the colloidal forces between bitumen and silica were studied by atomic force microscopy. The results showed that the chain length of the ammonium surfactants had a significant impact on both the long-range interaction and adhesion forces. With the addition of surfactants with relative short chains of C8 and C12 in the solutions, the long-range repulsive force decreased or even became strong attractive force, while it became repulsive again in solutions of surfactants with long chains of C16 and C18. It was further observed that addition of Ca²⁺ in various surfactants solutions would either depress or enhance the colloidal interactions based on the surfactant chain lengths. It was believed that variation of the interaction behaviors resulted from the mono-layer or bilayer adsorption of various surfactant molecules on the negatively charged surfaces of bitumen and silica, which affected the surface wettability and the surface charge characteristics and then greatly changed the colloidal interactions. The findings indicated that, to have a high bitumen recovery and good froth quality, the surfactant type and concentration of the di-valent metal ions in the oil sand processing slurry must be well considered.     

Protein environmental effects on iron‐sulfur clusters: A set of rules for constructing computational models for inner and outer coordination spheres

The structural properties and reactivity of iron‐sulfur proteins are greatly affected by interactions between the prosthetic groups and the surrounding amino acid residues. Thus, quantum chemical investigations of the structure and properties of protein‐bound iron‐sulfur clusters can be severely limited by truncation of computational models. The aim of this study was to identify, a priori, significant interactions that must be included in a quantum chemical model. Using the [2Fe‐2S] accessory cluster of the FeFe‐hydrogenase as a demonstrative example with rich electronic structural features, the electrostatic and covalent effects of the surrounding side chains, charged groups, and backbone moieties were systematically mapped through density functional theoretical calculations. Electron affinities, spin density differences, and delocalization indexes from the quantum theory of atoms in molecules were used to evaluate the importance of each interaction. Case studies for hydrogen bonding and charged side‐chain interactions were used to develop selection rules regarding the significance of a given protein environmental effect. A set of general rules is proposed for constructing quantum chemical models for iron‐sulfur active sites that capture all significant interactions from the protein environment. This methodology was applied to our previously used models in galactose oxidase and the 6Fe‐cluster of FeFe‐hydrogenase. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Polylactide hollow spheres fabricated by interfacial polymerization in an oil-in-water emulsion system

A one-step pathway has been adopted to fabricate biodegradable polylactide (PLA) hollow spheres by interfacial polymerization in an oil-in-water emulsion system. The mechanism of sphere formation is suggested with respect to interfacial cross-linking polymerization and subsequent precipitation of the unreacted PLA macromonomers onto the preformed shells. Their hollow nature and morphology were verified by transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscope characterizations.     

Application of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy in the Studies of Colloidal Quantum Qots

Colloidal quantum dots display remarkable optical and electrical characteristics with the potential for extensive applications in contemporary nanotechnology. As an ideal instrument for examining surface topography and local density of states (LDOS) at an atomic scale, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) has become indispensable approaches to gain better understanding of their physical properties. This article presents a comprehensive review of the research advancements in measuring the electronic orbits and corresponding energy levels of colloidal quantum dots in various systems using STM and STS. The first three sections introduce the basic principles of colloidal quantum dots synthesis and the fundamental methodology of STM research on quantum dots. The fourth section explores the latest progress in the application of STM for colloidal quantum dot studies. Finally, a summary and prospective is presented.     

NRET from naphthalene labels in multilayer shell wall on melamine formaldehyde microparticles fabricated with layer-by-layer self-assembly to pyrene-labeled polyelectrolyte in solution

Core-shell colloidal particles were prepared with the core of monodisperse melamine formaldehyde particles (MF) with a diameter of 3.5 μm. The shell deposited on the core by the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly was made with a copolymer ANp3 of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate sodium (AMPS) and 3 mol% naphthalene label monomer and poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PD). Nonradiative energy transfer (NRET) from the naphthalene labels deposited on the MF particles to pyrene labels at a polyelectrolyte APy3, a copolymer of AMPS and 3 mol% pyrene label monomer, or to an ionic pyrene probe 1-pyrenemethylamine hydrochloride (PyMeA · HCl) in water was observed. The NRET efficiency was expressed as the emission intensity ratio I/I₀ of naphthalene with and without existence of pyrene in the surrounding solution. With increasing pyrene concentration, I/I₀ decreased down to about 0.2 and the mechanism for this NRET from the inner naphthalene label to the pyrene labels in solution is still ambiguous.     

Fabrication of hollow titania microspheres with tailored shell thickness

Submicron hollow spheres are an interesting class of materials that receive significant attention nowadays. Closed and mechanically robust homogeneous hollow titania microspheres with as much shell thickness as 130 nm were fabricated by coating polystyrene beads with titania nanoparticles using sol–gel chemistry and subsequently removing the core either via heating or a chemical dissolution process. The thickness of the titania shell deposited on polystyrene core was finely tuned between 100 and 130 nm by varying the concentration of titania precursor, i.e., Ti(OEt)₄ salt from 0.5 to 2 mM during the coating process. The obtained hybrid core–shell particles and hollow microspheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and thermo-gravimetric analysis. The approach employed is well suited to the preparation of titania-coated polystyrene hybrid particles and hollow titania spheres, which can find their applications as novel building blocks with unique optical properties for fabrication of advanced materials, catalyst, and drug delivery system.     

纳米级ZnO/MgO固体的合成及其对CO的氧化活性

The ZnO/MgO solid samples containing the ZnO nanoparticles of controllable size were prepared using colloidal technique. The catalytic performance of the ZnO/MgO samples for the CO oxidation was measured. It was revealed that the rate of the CO oxidation reaction on the ZnO nanoparticles with variable average radius (2.01-2.29 nm) shows nonmonotonic dependence caused by the quantum-confinement effect.