The American (USA) perspective six years after implementation of CLIA'88 (Federal) regulations

 On September 1, 1992 all testing sites in the United States were required to comply with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA'88). These regulations, based on both total quality management (TQM) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) principles, reshaped the environment for more than 90% of laboratories. CLIA'88 represented a revolutionary change by imposing universal, uniform regulations based on test complexity for all sites examining materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease. CLIA'88 specifies minimum requirements for personnel, quality control, and proficiency testing (PT). In addition, laboratories are required to follow manufacturers' directions and comply with other specified good laboratory practices. PT is mandated for most of the frequently run analyses and quality assurance requirements integrate the principles of CQI as well as TQM into the regulatory process. Biannual inspection is integral to CLIA'88, however, laboratories can choose other federally approved ("deemed") professional organizations, such as the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation, the College of American Pathologists, or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, having standards that meet or exceed those of CLIA'88. CLIA'88 has still not been finalized. This article discusses the impact and changes since CLIA's implementation in 1992. Received: 5 October 1998 · Accepted: 20 October 1998     

综合设计性专业实验:离子液体[BMIM]Br的制备及在柴油脱硫中的应用

在微波辅助下合成、纯化了离子液体溴化1-甲基-3-丁基咪唑[BMIM]Br，测定了产率和纯度，并使用FTIR和1HNMR进行了产物结构表征；以[BMIM]Br为萃取剂对催化裂化和加氢裂化柴油进行超声辅助萃取脱硫，并测定了脱硫率；在反应条件优化、测试方法优化、脱硫选择性等方面设置了多个开放性设计实验。该实验项目融合精细化工和石油化工方向，在促进学生知识体系跨界，全面训练综合实验技能，培养学生解决实际问题能力以及科研能力形成等方面作用明显；实验项目以模块化设置，符合"绿色实验"原则。     

有机锡试剂在有机合成中的某些新应用

本文阐述有机锡试剂在有机台成巾的一些新应用。在钯催化下,有机锡试剂与亲电试剂进行偶联,条件温和,收率高。有机锡试剂促进醇醛缩合,可用于不对称合成中。     

离子液体载催化剂和载试剂在有机合成中的应用

综述了离子液体载催化剂和载试剂在有机合成中的应用进展. 离子液体载催化剂是针对离子液体中催化剂难以回收利用的问题提出来的, 它不仅可以实现均相催化, 而且反应产物容易分离, 催化剂可以循环使用. 离子液体载有机试剂合成, 又称为离子液体相有机合成, 具有固相反应产物纯度高和液相反应反应快的优点. 在离子液体载无机试剂的反应中, 反应物毒性降低, 反应条件温和, 产物选择性好.     

稀土含硫有机配体配合物的合成与应用研究进展

简要综述了稀土含硫有机配体配合物的常用合成方法, 概述了该类型配合物在橡胶硫化、摩擦学、稀土农用和医药等领域的潜在应用, 并指出了稀土含硫配合物今后的研究重点.     

Application of Cyclopentadiene and its Derivatives in Natural Product Synthesis

Approaches toward the synthesis of iridoids and 9-isocyanopupukeanane starting from cy-clopentadiene are discussed.     

Preparation of VPS and PVD coatings for metallographic and TEM investigations

The aim of the first part of the paper is to give some advice for the faultless metallographic preparation of vacuum plasma sprayed coatings. Several coating/substrate combinations using metals, alloys and ceramics were investigated to derive some general rules. The second part deals with a preparation technique for cross-sections- of physical vapour deposition coatings. This technique was optimized for TiN and Ti(C, N) coatings on hardmetals which were examined in an analytical transmission electron microscope.     

4,4'-[(2,2-二苯乙烯)-1,1-双(4,1-亚苯基)]二吡啶的合成、表征及其聚集诱导发光性能研究

以提升学生的实验操作及创新能力为目的的综合化学实验，采用简单的2步法（缩合和Suzuki反应）合成了一种具有聚集诱导发光性能的化合物4，4'-[（2，2-二苯乙烯）-1，1-双（4，1-亚苯基）]二吡啶（简称2Py-TPE）。利用过滤、洗涤、萃取、干燥和柱层析等常用的有机分离操作手段对该化合物进行纯化；使用核磁共振仪、高分辨质谱仪、红外光谱仪及稳态瞬态荧光光谱仪对其进行结构表征和聚集诱导发光性能研究。该实验不仅可以促使学生了解以四苯乙烯衍生物为代表的聚集诱导发光材料的研究现状，而且能够培养学生的综合实验能力和科学探究能力。     

Screen-printed electrochemical hybridization biosensor for the detection of DNA sequences from the Escherichia coli pathogen

An electrochemical biosensor for the specific detection of short DNA sequences from the E. coli pathogen is described. This hybridization device relies on the immobilization of a 25-mer oligonucleotide probe, from the E. coli lacZ gene, onto a screen-printed carbon electrode. Chronopotentiometric detection of the Co(bpy)₃⁺³ indicator is used for monitoring the hybridization event. Numerous variables of the assay protocol, including those of the probe immobilization step, the hybridization event, and the indicator association/detection, are characterized and optimized. Hybridization times of 2- and 30-min are sufficient for detecting 300- and 50 ng/mL, respectively, of the E. coli DNA target. Applicability to analysis of untreated environmental water samples is illustrated. Such single-use electrochemical sensors hold great promise for decentralized environmental and food testing for the E. coli pathogen.     

水环境中有机污染物生化需氧量的测定

本文从理论和实践上讨论了水质监测中有机污染物生化需氧量(BOD)测定中的有关问题。其中包括BOD测定中发生的生化反应过程，好氧生化反应速率及速率常数，影响BOD测定结果的各种因素，BOD测定技术，以及BOD与COD、TOC的相关性。