Water sorption and glass transition of freeze-dried camu-camu (myrciaria dubia (H.B.K.) Mc Vaugh) pulp

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to determine phase transitions of freeze-dried camu-camu pulp in a wide range of moisture content. Samples were equilibrated at 25°C over saturated salt solutions in order to obtain water activities (a_w) between 0.11–0.90. Samples with a_w>0.90 were obtained by direct water addition. At the low and intermediate moisture content range, Gordon–Taylor model was able to predict the plasticizing effect of water. In samples, with a_w>0.90, the glass transition curve exhibited a discontinuity and T^’_g was practically constant (–58.8°C), representing the glass transition temperature of the maximally concentrated phase(T_g ).     

CRYSTALLIZATION AND MELTING OF NYLON 610

Differential scanning calorimetry was used to study the crystallization andmelting of nylon 610. For nylon 610 crystallized from the melt state (260℃), the overall rateof bulk crystallization can be described by a simple Avrami equation with Avrami exponentn ≈ 2, independent of crystallization temperature. With the experimentally obtainedT_m~0 (235℃ ～ 255℃) of nylon 610, the fold surface free energy σ_e was determined to be35 ～38 erg/cm~2. The effects of annealing temperature and time on the melting of quenchednylon 610 were also investigated. For nylon 610 quenched at room temperature there isonly one DSC endotherm peak DSC scans on annealed samples exhibited an endothermpeak at approximately 10℃ above the annealing temperature. The size and position of theendothermic peak is strongly related to annealing temperature and time. An additionalthird melting was observed when quenched nylon 610 was annealed at high temperaturefor a sufficiently long residence time. The existence of the third melting peak suggests thatmore than one kind of distribution of lamella thickness may occur when quenched nylon610 is annealed. The implications of these results in terms of crystal thickening mechanismwere discussed.     

Synthesis,characterization, and application of griseofulvin surface molecularly imprinted polymers as the selective solid phase extraction sorbent in rat plasma samples

In present study, an investigation was carried out to develop and validate an analytical method for the selective extraction and determination of griseofulvin (GSF) from plasma samples. For this purpose, a rational approach was made to synthesize and characterize the surface molecularly imprinted polymers (SMIPs). The SMIPs were utilized as solid phase extraction (SPE) sorbents. The SMIPs were prepared by using GSF as template molecule on the surface of modified silica particles through a non-covalent technique. The particles demonstrated high adsorption capacity (119.1 µg/mL), fast adsorption equilibrium time (30 min) and good recognition selectivity for the template drug. The scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy were used to explain the structural and morphological characteristics of the SMIPs and surface non-imprinted polymers. The SPE method was combined with HPLC for plasma analysis. The method validation results demonstrated that the established method possessed good linearity for GSF ranging from 0.1 to 50 µg/mL (R² = 0.997). The limit of detection for this method was 0.02 µg/mL for rat plasma samples. The recoveries of GSF from spiked plasma samples were (90.7–97.7%) and relative standard deviations were (0.9–4.5%). Moreover, the SMIPs as selective SPE sorbent can be reused more than 8 times which is a clear advantage over commercial SPE sorbents. Finally, the usefulness of the proposed strategy was assessed by extraction and detection of GSF in real rat plasma samples.     

Novel aromatic carboxamides from dehydroabietylamine as potential fungicides: Design,synthesis and antifungal evaluation

The present study was carried out to design and synthesize a number of novel aromatic carboxamide derivatives of dehydroabietylamine. The preliminary antifungal assay indicated that most of title compounds displayed moderate to good antifungal activity toward the six fungal strains in vitro. Compounds 3i, 3q, 4b and 4d showed significant antifungal activity against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, with EC₅₀ values ranging from 0.067 ～ 0.393 mg/L. Compounds 3i, 4b and 4d also showed pronounced mycelial growth inhibition activities against B. cinerea and A. solani. Furthermore, in the in vivo assay, compound 4b exhibited brilliant protective activity against S. sclerotiorum-infected rape leaves. Meanwhile, the in vivo bioassay on tomato plants infected by B. cinerea showed that compound 3i and 4d displayed excellent protective activity at 200 mg/L, which were near to boscalid. Primary mechanistic study revealed that 4b could inhibit sclerotia formation as well as reduce the exopolysaccharide level. SEM and TEM analysis indicated that 4b possessed a strong ability to destroy the surface morphology of mycelia, cell structure and seriously interfere with the growth of the fungal pathogen. In addition, 4b exhibited good inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ = 23.3 ± 1.6 μM) toward succinate dehydrogenase (SDH). Molecular modeling study confirmed the binding modes between compound 4b and SDH. The above antifungal results and fungicidal mechanism study revealed that this class of dehydroabietylamine derivatives could be potential SDH inhibitors and lead compounds for novel fungicides development.     

基于快速扫描光学延迟线谐振扫描的相位调制方法

提出利用快速扫描光学延迟线(Rapid Scanning Optical Delay Line,RSOD)作为光学相干层析成像(Optical Coherence Tomography,OCT)系统的相位调制器,并采用正弦驱动方式(谐振扫描)来提高扫描频率,进而实现高频相位调制的方法.介绍了基于RSOD相位调制器的干涉信号包络解调方法,分析了大振镜低频率线性驱动、小振镜高频线性驱动和大振镜高速正弦驱动三种实施方案对OCT性能的影响,并针对谐振扫描方案中轴向扫描的非线性提出了图像畸变定量校正的方法.结果表明:RSOD大振镜谐振扫描的模式能够兼顾系统成像速度、成像范围以及系统信噪比的要求,是一种行之有效的相位调制方法.     

二维扫描式水下电视系统的设计与实现

提出了一种新型的二维扫描式水下电视系统.该系统可以进行水平360°,垂直90°全方位扫描,不存在死角.在船上或岸上使用水下控制系统,可以对系统实施远程控制,通过该系统可以对水中运动目标进行跟踪监视,最大工作深度可达水下100 m.     

磨粒的三维表面特征描述

介绍了三维表面粗糙度参数和表面纹理指数,采用三维表面高度偏差Sa、均方根Sq、表面斜度Ssk、表面峭度Sku等粗糙度参数和表面纹理指数Stdi描述磨粒的三维表面特征,选用油液分析获得磨粒,对其表面特征进行实例分析.结果表明,运用上述参数能够很好区分不同类型的磨粒表面特征.     

MOCVD生长的InN薄膜中In分凝现象

利用金属有机物化学气相淀积(MOCVD)方法不同生长条件下在c面蓝宝石衬底上制备了InN薄膜,通过不同的物理表征手段研究了InN薄膜的物理性质,结果表明:合适的生长温度可以抑制InN薄膜表面分凝现象。研究认为较低的生长温度使作为N源的NH3分解率较低,In—N的成键可能性小,导致In在表面聚集出现分凝;而较高生长温度时,InN薄膜中In—N键能较小,易发生断裂,反应活性较强的N和H原子逸离薄膜表面,In滞留在薄膜表面也导致In分凝现象的出现。相对于表面分凝的样品,未出现表面分凝的样品的薄膜晶体质量和表面形貌也得到了提高。同时,通过Raman散射谱研究了晶格振动E2声子模的应力效应。     

利用1 064 nm激光预处理提高pickoff镜损伤阈值

 激光预处理是提高光学元件损伤阈值的有效方法之一。利用输出1 064 nm基频激光的SAGA激光器,采用光栅刻线式扫描的方式对镀多层高反物理膜的pickoff镜进行了能量周期递增的预处理,验证激光预处理对其损伤阈值的提高效果。结果表明：零几率损伤阈值平均提高38.8%,而50%几率损伤阈值提高了7.6%,经过激光预处理后pickoff镜抗损伤能力较处理前有了一定提高。     

Successive Deprotonation Steering the Structural Evolution of Supramolecular Assemblies on Ag(111)

In this study, we demonstrate the structural evolution of a two-dimensional (2D) supramolecular assembly system, which is steered by the thermally activated deprotonation of the primary organic building blocks on a Ag(111) surface. Scanning tunneling microscopy revealed that a variety of structures, featuring distinct structural, chiral, and intermolecular bonding characters, emerged with the gradual thermal treatments. According to our structural analysis, in combination with density function theory calculations, the structural evolution can be attributed to the successive deprotonation of the organic building blocks due to the inductive effect. Our finding offers a facile strategy towards controlling the supramolecular assembly pathways and provides a comprehensive understanding of the 2D crystal engineering on surfaces.