Improvement of permanent memory effect in PDLC films using TX-100 as an additive

A number of polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films based on dimethacrylate monomers were synthesised by polymer-induced phase separation (PIPS) using polyethylene glycol p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenyl ether (TX-100) as an additive up to total solution weight of 10% aiming to modify the initial anchorage force of the liquid crystal (LC) molecules to the polymeric matrix. The effects of the addition of this additive to the PDLC films were studied resorting to electro-optical studies. Using a fitting model, several parameters were correlated such as the permanent memory effect (PME), the voltage required to achieve 90% of maximum transmittance (E90), the average elastic constant (K) and the rotational viscosity of the director (γ). The use of TX-100 results on an increase on the PME and γ, and decrease on the E90 and K.     

Physical characterization of a new composition of oxidized zirconium-2.5 wt% niobium produced using a two step process for biomedical applications

Zirconium and particularly Zr-2.5 wt%Nb (Zr2.5Nb) alloy are useful for engineering bearing applications because they can be oxidized in air to form a hard surface ceramic. Oxidized zirconium (OxZr) due to its abrasion resistant ceramic surface and biocompatible substrate alloy has been used as a bearing surface in total joint arthroplasty for several years. OxZr is characterized by hard zirconium oxide (oxide) formed on Zr2.5Nb using one step thermal oxidation carried out in air. Because the oxide is only at the surface, the bulk material behaves like a metal, with high toughness. The oxide, furthermore, exhibits high adhesion to the substrate because of an oxygen-rich diffusion hardened zone (DHZ) interposing between the oxide and the substrate.In this study, we demonstrate a two step process that forms a thicker DHZ and thus increased depth of hardening than that can be obtained using a one step oxidation process. The first step is thermal oxidation in air and the second step is a heat treatment in vacuum. The second step drives oxygen from the oxide formed in the first step deeper into the substrate to form a thicker DHZ. During the process only a portion of the oxide is dissolved. This new composition (DHOxZr) has approximately 4-6 μm oxide similar to that of OxZr. The nano-hardness of the oxide is similar but the DHZ is approximately 10 times thicker. The stoichiometry of the oxide is similar and a secondary phase rich in oxygen is present through the entire thickness. Due to the increased depth of hardening, the critical load required for the onset of oxide cracking is approximately 1.6 times more than that of the oxide of OxZr. This new composition has a potential to be used as a bearing surface in applications where greater depth of hardening is required.     

Research on identifying the order of fringe pattern traces using angular scan and zone search method

A method for automatically identifying the order of fringe pattern traces is presented. It uses the simplified Otsu algorithm for obtaining the threshold, the angular scan in the range of 45~ for searching the trace positions, and the zone search technique for identifying different traces. Experimental results show that the proposed method may reliably obtain the order of fringe pattern traces orientating from almost 45° to 90°.     

Chiral Separation of Esmolol and Terazosin by Cyclodextrinmodified Capillary Zone Electrophoresis

IntroductionTheincreasingnecessity0fpharmacologicalresearchforchiraldrugshasrenderedchiralseparationanactiveareaincaPillaryelectroph0resis(CE)today.Variousmodes0fCE,includingcaPillaryzoneelectroph0resis(CZE),micellarelectrokineticchromatography(MEKC),caPillarygelelectrophoresis(CGE)andcapillaryisotachophoresis(CITP),havebeenappliedforthispurp0se',amongwhichCZEisthemostpopularoneforitshighefficiency,lowexpenseandeaseofoperation.Forsuccessfulchiralseparati0ninCZE,theselectortypeisofcr…     

Analytical solution to a mode of mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication with mixed contact regimes: Part I. Without consideration of contact adhering layer in the inlet zone

In 2005, Zhang presented a Grubin-like inlet zone analysis to the isothermal line contact elastohydrodynamic lubrication under relatively heavy loads when the hydrodynamic film thickness in the Hertzian zone approaches zero and the EHL fluid is Newtonian [Zhang, Y.B. A justification of the load-carrying capacity of elastohydrodynamic lubrication film based on the Newtonian fluid model. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2005, Vol. 57, pp. 224–232]. His results showed that in this EHL, when the rolling speed is lower than the characteristic rolling speed (U_ch =) 0.0372W^1.50/G, the Hertzian zone is in physical adsorbed layer boundary lubrication while the inlet zone is in conventional hydrodynamic lubrication. This mode of EHL represents a mode of mixed EHL with mixed contact regimes, where hydrodynamic films with different rheological behaviors occur in different areas of the contact. The present paper presents an analysis to this mode of mixed EHL by using the Grubin type method when the contact adhering layer in the inlet zone is neglected. Pressures, film thicknesses and load partition in the contact are obtained from this analysis. It is also found that the formula for the characteristic rolling speed U_ch = 0.0372W^1.50/G obtained by Zhang [Zhang, Y.B. A justification of the load-carrying capacity of elastohydrodynamic lubrication film based on the Newtonian fluid model. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2005, Vol. 57, pp. 224–232] may be valid for the dimensionless load W > 1.0E−7, while it may be invalid for the dimensionless load W < 1.0E−8. In part II [Zhang, Y.B. Analytical solution to a mode of mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication with mixed contact regimes: Part II. Considering the contact adhering layer effect in the inlet zone. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2006, Vol. 117. (doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2006.04.007)] will be presented an analysis to other two modes of mixed EHL with mixed contact regimes for relatively heavy loads, low rolling speeds and Newtonian fluids, where the conventional hydrodynamic lubrication, physical adsorbed layer boundary lubrication and oxidized chemical layer boundary lubrication can simultaneously occur in the inlet zone while the oxidized chemical layer boundary lubrication or the fresh metal-oxidized chemical boundary layer dry contact occur in the Hertzian zone, considering the contact adhering layer effect in the inlet zone.     

Stage-I fatigue crack studies in order to validate the dislocation-free zone model of fracture for bulk materials

Stage-I fatigue cracks are commonly described by the model of Bilby, Cottrell and Swinden (BCS model). However, since several experimental investigations have shown a dislocation-free zone (DFZ) in front of crack-tips, it is necessary to validate the new DFZ model and to examine the deviations to the BCS model. Therefore, the dislocation density distribution is derived from height profiles of slip lines in front of stage-I fatigue cracks in CMSX4® single crystals measured by contact-mode atomic force microscopy. This is possible, because the cracks are initiated at notches milled by focused ion beam technique directly on slip planes with a high Schmid factor. Consequently, the directions of the Burgers vectors are well known; it is possible to calculate the dislocation density distributions from the height profiles. The measured distributions are compared to the calculated distribution function of the DFZ model proposed by Chang et al. The additionally measured microscopic friction stress of the dislocations is then used to calculate the influence of grain boundaries on the dislocation density distribution in front of stage-I cracks. The calculation is done by the extended DFZ model of Shiue et al. and compared with the measured distribution function in polycrystalline specimens. Finally, the crack-tip sliding displacement as a measure for the crack propagation rate is compared for the DFZ model and the BCS model with the experimentally revealed values. The important result: the often used BCS model does not reflect the experimental measurements. On the contrary, the DFZ model reflects the measurements at stage-I cracks qualitatively and quantitatively.     

Numerical and experimental study of turbulent impinging twin-jet flow

The two dimensional impinging circular twin-jet flow with no-cross flow is studied numerically and experimentally. The theoretical predications are carried out through numerical procedure based on finite volume method to solve the governing mass, momentum, turbulent kinetic energy and turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate. The parameters studied were jet Reynolds number (9.5 × 10⁴  Re  22.4 × 10⁴), nozzle to plate spacing (3  h/d  12), nozzle to nozzle centerline spacing (l/d = 3, 5 and 8) and jet angle (0°  θ  20°). It is concluded that the stagnation primary point moves away in the radial main flow direction by increasing the jet angle. This shift becomes stronger by increasing the nozzle to nozzle centerline spacing (l/d). A secondary stagnation point is set up between two jets. The value of pressure at this point decreases by decreasing Reynolds number and/or increasing the jet angle.

The sub atmospheric region occurs on the impingement plate. It increases strongly by increasing Reynolds number and decreases as the jet angle and/or a nozzle to plate spacing increases. The spreading of jet decreases by increasing nozzle to plate spacing. The intensity of re-circulation zone between two jets decreases by increasing of h/d and jet angle. The increase of turbulence kinetic energy occurs within high gradient velocity.     

高效毛细管区带电泳法分离人血清蛋白质的研究

 研究了高效毛细管区带电泳分离人血清蛋白质的电泳行为及实验条件 ,建立了分离血清蛋白质的高效毛细管区带电泳法。血清样品经硼酸缓冲液 (5 0 mmol/L,p H8.80 )稀释后 ,以 0 .1 mol/L硼酸缓冲液 (p H9.3 5 ,含4g/L PEG80 0 0 )为电泳介质 ,在 5 0 μm i.d.× 3 7cm弹性石英毛细管柱 (有效柱长为 3 2 cm)中进行电泳分离 ,以2 0 0 nm紫外波长检测。方法简便、快速、重复性好 ,1 2 min内便可完成对血清中蛋白质的电泳分离。     

盐酸丙咪嗪-人血清白蛋白结合作用的毛细管区带电泳测定法

采用毛细管区带电泳(CZE)技术,研究了抗抑郁三环类碱性药物盐酸丙咪嗪与人血清白蛋白(HSA)的结合作用。通过经典方法(超滤法)对该方法进行了方法学确证。该法适宜于水溶性良好的碱性药物(迁移时间足够短,且与蛋白质形成的复合物较稳定)-蛋白系统中分子间相互作用的定量考察。应用SAS 统计软件中非线性回归分析平台自编程序,求得了丙咪嗪与HSA的结合常数和结合位点数:K=0.18 L/μmol;n=2.2。 实验证明:该法可靠、简单、高效、低耗。     

Simultaneous determination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in human plasma by capillary zone electrophoresis

A capillary electrophoretic method for the simultaneous determination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in plasma was developed. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim extracted from human plasma with ethyl acetate were analyzed at 20 kV and 25 degrees C using 15 mm phosphate buffer (pH 6.2) as the electrolyte. The detection was by UV at 220 nm. The run time was 8.0 min and the limit of quantification was 10.00 microg/mL for sulfamethoxazole and 2.00 microg/mL for trimethoprim. The recovery was >99% for both compounds. This method enabled the detection of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in plasma of patients after oral ingestion of their combined formulation. The present simple and rapid method is applicable to drug monitoring in immunocompromised patients who are taking the combined formulation of these compounds for the treatment or prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.