Shape stability of a gas bubble in a soft solid

Predicting the onset of non-spherical oscillations of bubbles in soft matter is a fundamental cavitation problem with implications to sonoprocessing, polymeric materials synthesis, and biomedical ultrasound applications. The shape stability of a bubble in a Kelvin-Voigt viscoelastic medium with nonlinear elasticity, the simplest constitutive model for soft solids, is analytically investigated and compared to experiments. Using perturbation methods, we develop a model reducing the equations of motion to two sets of evolution equations: a Rayleigh-Plesset-type equation for the mean (volume-equivalent) bubble radius and an equation for the non-spherical mode amplitudes. Parametric instability is predicted by examining the natural frequency and the Mathieu equation for the non-spherical modes, which are obtained from our model. Our theoretical results show good agreement with published experiments of the shape oscillations of a bubble in a gelatin gel. We further examine the impact of viscoelasticity on the time evolution of non-spherical mode amplitudes. In particular, we find that viscosity increases the damping rate, thus suppressing the shape instability, while shear modulus increases the natural frequency, which changes the unstable mode. We also explain the contributions of rotational and irrotational fields to the viscoelastic stresses in the surroundings and at the bubble surface, as these contributions affect the damping rate and the unstable mode. Our analysis on the role of viscoelasticity is potentially useful to measure viscoelastic properties of soft materials by experimentally observing the shape oscillations of a bubble.     

Fungus-Derived 3-Hydroxyterphenyllin and Candidusin A Ameliorate Palmitic Acid-Induced Human Podocyte Injury via Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Apoptotic Mechanisms

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a leading cause of end-stage renal disease. An elevated fatty acid plasma concentration leads to podocyte injury and DN progression. This study aimed to identify and characterize cellular mechanisms of natural compounds that inhibit palmitic acid (PA)–induced human podocyte injury. By screening 355 natural compounds using a cell viability assay, 3-hydroxyterphenyllin (3-HT) and candidusin A (CDA), isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus candidus PSU-AMF169, were found to protect against PA-induced podocyte injury, with half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC₅₀) of ~16 and ~18 µM, respectively. Flow cytometry revealed that 3-HT and CDA suppressed PA-induced podocyte apoptosis. Importantly, CDA significantly prevented PA-induced podocyte barrier impairment as determined by 70 kDa dextran flux. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) direct scavenging assays indicated that both compounds exerted an anti-oxidative effect via direct free radical–scavenging activity. Moreover, 3-HT and CDA upregulated the anti-apoptotic Bcl2 protein. In conclusion, 3-HT and CDA represent fungus-derived bioactive compounds that have a novel protective effect on PA-induced human podocyte apoptosis via mechanisms involving free radical scavenging and Bcl2 upregulation.     

含亚胺和胆甾烯基不对称液晶二聚体的合成及介晶性

报道含亚胺和胆甾烯基不对称液晶二聚体化合物XC₆H₄N＝CHC₆H₄OC₁₀H₂₀COOCh* [X＝OC_nH_2n＋1, (n＝1～12,14), F, Cl, Br, CH₃] (1a～1q)的合成及液晶性. 目标化合物通过600 MHz ¹H NMR和元素分析进行了结构表征. 其介晶性通过偏光显微镜(POM)和差示扫描量热计(DSC)进行了研究. 结果显示: 所有化合物都具有胆甾相(N*). 对于烷氧基系列(X＝OC_nH_2n＋1), 有部分化合物还呈现了近晶A相(S_A), 且随着末端烷氧链长度的增加, 化合物的清亮点呈现缓慢下降的趋势, 而化合物从胆甾相到各向同性液体转变的熵变(ΔS_N*→I)则呈现奇-偶效应. 同时我们对比研究了取代基X对胆甾相稳定性的影响, 发现取代基X对胆甾相的稳定性高低顺序为: MeO＞Cl＞Br＞Me＞F. 这些结果证实了末端取代基的改变对化合物的相转变温度以及介晶性质有显著的影响.     

共轭二烯烃定向加成研究进展

以1,3-丁二烯为代表的共轭二烯烃是重要的有机合成原料,在有机合成领域有重要的应用价值.综述了以1,3-丁二烯等为代表的共轭二烯烃定向加成的研究进展,并展望了其发展和应用前景.     

环孢霉素A与小分子化合物的超分子识别作用

环孢霉素A(Cyclosporin A)是一种20世纪80年代引入临床的新的十一环多肽抗生素.因其毒性小,有较高的选择性,在临床上将其用于脏器移植中抗排异反应的首选免疫抑制剂.     

基于伴刀豆球蛋白固定过氧化物酶无介体新型生物传感器的研制

以纳米金吸附辣根过氧化物酶,用活化的伴刀豆球蛋白(Con A)将其固定在裸金电极表面,研制成一种新型的无介体辣根过氧化物酶生物传感器。探讨了纳米金的尺寸、组装膜层数、工作电位和pH等实验条件对传感器性能的影响。在pH7.0,外加电压-150mV(vs.SCE)条件下,传感器对H2O2在5.0×10-6~1.2×10-2mol/L范围内呈线性关系;检出限为2.9×10-6mol/L。将传感器用于实际样品的测定,结果良好。     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱-荧光检测法同时测定水中的壬基酚和双酚A

利用C18固相萃取柱富集和净化水样,采用高效液相色谱分离、荧光检测建立了水中的壬基酚（NP）和双酚A（BPA）的测定方法,并成功用于污水处理厂各处理单元出水的测定。不同加标水平的NP和BPA的回收率为95．3％～98．6％．其相对标准偏差为2、5％～3．7％。     

循环伏安法研究天青A与dsDNA的相互作用

用循环伏安法研究了染料天青A(AA)与鲱鱼精DNA(dsDNA)在0.20 mol/L pH4.5的HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液中的相互作用。AA在玻碳电极上分别于-0.134 V和-0.082 V(vs.SCE)有一个还原峰和相应的氧化峰。加入dsDNA后,AA的还原峰和氧化峰电流均明显减小,但电子转移系数和电极反应标准速率常数基本不变。AA与dsDNA相互作用生成了一种非电活性的超分子复合物。求得AA与dsDNA复合物的结合比为n(AA)∶n(DNA)=3∶1,结合常数β=2.51×1015。紫外-可见吸收光谱法结果与循环伏安法结果一致。     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱检测葡萄酒中赭曲霉毒素A

使用C18小柱固相萃取, C18反相柱(250 mm×4.6 mm i.d.)分离,V(乙腈):V(水):V(乙酸)＝99:99:2为流动相,荧光检测器(激发波长333 nm,发射波长460 nm)检测,测定葡萄酒中赭曲霉毒素A.其质量浓度在6.25～200 ng/mL范围内呈良好线性,相关系数为0.9997.样品经浓缩60倍后,方法检出限为0.027 ng/mL.对红葡萄酒、干红及白葡萄酒进行了加标回收实验,回收率为80.1%～109.8%.平行7份样品加标回收率相对标准偏差为5.9%.对市售6种葡萄酒进行了赭曲霉毒素A的测定.     

微量元素添加剂促进赤霉素分泌及赤霉素速测技术研究

研究了赤霉素快速分光光度法测定，并首次应用于微量元素添加剂促进赤霉素分泌的研究．结果表明，固体发酵培养基中添加了硼酸、磷酸二氢钾、硫酸镁对促进赤霉素分泌有重要作用．结合使用作者多次筛选得到的高产赤霉素产生菌株等措施，终于研制得含量高达约１５０００×１０－５的固体粉剂，其含量高出一般固体发酵产品的３～５倍．