氧化石墨烯可调节多巴胺神经元分化

<正>中科院上海生命科学研究院健康科学研究所乐卫东小组发现,纳米材料氧化石墨烯在胚胎干细胞向多巴胺神经元分化过程中可发挥重要作用。相关研究日前发表于《纳米医学》。中脑多巴胺能神经元的退行性死亡是帕金森氏症的最显著特征,通过干细胞诱导多巴胺神经元分化并进行细胞移植治疗已经成为潜在的帕金森氏症治疗方法。然而,学界对于胚胎干细胞向多巴胺神     

科学家模仿天然珍珠质结构制造新型陶瓷材料

<正>《自然-材料学》报道一种制造简便、强度硬度高的陶瓷材料,这种陶瓷材料可模拟天然珍珠质(包在珍珠外层的一种坚硬物质)的实体结构。这种陶瓷材料在600℃高温时仍可保持其性质,可应用于能源相关和运输安全相关的结构材料。陶瓷属于易碎物质。为了增强韧性,可在其成分中添加变形后不会发生断裂的聚合物和金属。但     

核-壳结构TiO_2@Pt复合纳米颗粒修饰的葡萄糖生物传感器

制备了核-壳结构的TiO2@Pt复合纳米颗粒,并修饰于恒电位沉积的普鲁士蓝-壳聚糖(PB-CS)杂化膜表面,以固定葡萄糖氧化酶。由于TiO2@Pt复合纳米颗粒的引入显著增大了传感器的导电性和酶的固载量,同时CS的掺杂,防止了PB的泄露,使得传感器对葡萄糖具有较好的催化作用。该传感器在1.2×10-6~1.1×10-3mol·L-1范围内,响应电流与葡萄糖浓度呈良好的线性,相关系数(r)为0.998 6,检出限(S/N=3)达到4.0×10-7mol·L-1,灵敏度为13.31 mA·mol·L-1·cm-2。对0.3 mmol·L-1的葡萄糖标准溶液连续检测5次,其相对标准偏差为3.8%。     

纤维素纳米晶体薄膜的制备与表征

讨论了两种新型纤维素纳米晶体(Cellulose nanocrystal,CNC)薄膜的制备方法:浸没法和旋涂法,并利用红外反射吸收光谱(Infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy,IRRAS)和原子力显微镜(Atomic force microscopy,AFM)对其进行表征。AFM高度图显示两种工艺制备的CNC薄膜均由棒状的CNC纳米颗粒交错叠加而成。实验结果显示,旋涂法制备的薄膜更加光滑,粗糙度RMS约为2.7 nm。由于带电颗粒间斥力的存在,浸没法制备的CNC膜厚度最大约为15 nm,而旋涂法可以得到更厚的CNC薄膜,其厚度可达50 nm以上。研究CNC悬浮液浓度与旋涂法CNC膜厚之间的关系后发现,可以通过改变CNC溶液的浓度对薄膜厚度进行控制。IRRAS结果也证实随着CNC悬浮液浓度的增加,旋涂薄膜的厚度随之增加。     

Ternary Solid Nano Organic/Inorganic Composite of Lanthanum with Acetic Acid and Curcumin/ Hydroxyapatite and Its Antibacterial Activity

Ternary solid complex was synthesized via hybridization of curcumin（Cur）, hydroxyapatite（HAP）, lanthanum（La） and acetic acid（HAc）. The nano-scale hybrid composite of La-Cur/HAP was directly prepared by the wet method. The morphologies and structures of the composite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, infrared（IR） spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The antibacterial activities were tested by methods of minimum inhibitory concentration （MIC） and minimum bactericidal concentration（MBC）. The results show that the size of the La-Cur/HAP composite is less than 100 nm, and the composite exhibits strong bacteriostatic activity against Escherichia coli（E, colt） and Staphylococcus aureus（S, aureus） at low concentrations（in the range of 26-92μg/mL）. The composite can exhibit both of the bacteria and shows higher antibacterial activity against S. aureus than against E. colt. At the same time, La-Cur/HAP shows stronger antibacterial efficiency than ampicillin/HAP.     

Highly Ordered Superlattices from Self-assembly of Fe3O4 Nanocrystals

The nano materials often exhibit very interesting electrical, optical, magnetic, and chemical properties, which can not be achieved by their bulk counterparts. The development of uniform nanometer sized particles has been intensively pursued because of their technological and fundamental scientific importance. It is significant that nanostructured materials can be controllably assembled into the required geometry onto substrates, becoming the basis of the next generation of components and devices. The development of new methods and strategies for organizing the nanoparticle basic building blocks into the desired structures is required. Superlattices made from these building blocks give us the opportunity to study not only the properties of the individual building blocks, but also collective effects. The superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystals（NCs） have been used in the fields of bio-medicine, ferrofluids, refrigeration system, catalysis,     

电化学制备二维“花状”Pt纳米结构及其对甲醇的电催化氧化

采用恒电流电化学技术在玻碳基底上制得二维"花状"Pt纳米结构(2D FPNs)样品,所用的电解液为HAuCl4+HClO4溶液,无需添加任何表面结构诱导的有机试剂,Pt纳米结构表面更"洁净",有较高的反应活性.扫描电子显微镜测试显示,2D FPNs样品是由球状纳米花构成,纳米叶子是构筑纳米花的最小单元.通过控制电沉积时间可调控球状Pt纳米花数的密度.高倍透射电子显微镜测试表明每个叶状纳米片沿着Pt(111)晶面定向生长.甲醇电催化氧化活性与电沉积时间有关.2D FPNs电极的甲醇的电催化活性稍高于商业Pt/C电极,却有更好的抗毒化能力,这可能归因于其特定的暴露晶面及表面的"洁净性".     

元素缺乏分四阶段

起始缺乏阶段：其特征为由于摄入不足而引起的元素本身的代谢变化,这是在供应不足的一段时间内所起的代偿变化,因此检查不出生物结构和功能紊乱。起始缺乏阶段在增加元素摄入后可恢复到正常状态;如果摄入量仍然保持在边缘水平,可能持续整个生命期;当摄入更严重限制时可导致第二阶段。起始缺乏阶段本身对健康没有不利后果,但它代表缺乏的危险性增加,安全界限降低。     

基于石墨烯和金纳米笼修饰的无标记型微囊藻毒素免疫传感器的研制

利用石墨烯及中空结构的金纳米笼构建了无标记型电化学免疫传感器,并用于微囊藻毒素的检测。利用多元醇还原法合成制备了导电性好、催化性强、生物相容性好的金纳米笼;再利用高分散的石墨烯将其固定于玻碳电极表面,进一步吸附固定微囊藻毒素抗体。在无微囊藻毒素存在时,电化学探针[Fe(CN)6]3!/4!在传感器界面上能获得较高的电流响应信号。当培育了微囊藻毒素后,抗体与微囊藻毒素形成免疫结合物,增加了电极表面的电荷密度和传质阻力,阻碍[Fe(CN)6]3!/4!扩散到电极表面,导致[Fe(CN)6]3!/4!的电流响应信号明显降低,电流减小的程度间接地与微囊藻毒素的浓度成比例,可实现对微囊藻毒素的检测。实验考察了抗原培育时间,抗体浓度等条件对该传感器响应性能的影响。结果表明,此传感器对微囊藻毒素的线性响应范围为0.05~1000μg/L,检出限为0.017μg/L,优于文献报道。此传感器操作简单,并且具有良好的稳定性,将其用于实际水样中微囊藻毒素的检测,平均加标回收率为94.1%。     

Syntheses,Structures, and Luminescent Properties of Two Zn~Ⅱ-organic Polymers Based on [Zn(ox)]_n Chains and Different Imidazole Linkers

Hydrothermal reactions of two imidazole derivatives(1,3,5-tib = 1,3,5-tris(1Himidazol-1-yl)benzene, 1,4-bimb = 1,4-bis(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene) and the ZnⅡ cations in the presence of oxalic acid(H2ox) afford two coordination polymers, namely, {[Zn(ox)(1,3,5-tib)]·2(H2O)}n(1) and [Zn1.5(ox)1.5(1,4-bimb)1.5]n(2). Their structures have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, elemental analyses, IR spectra, and powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD) analyses. Both complexes 1 and 2 are based on the 1D zigzag [Zn(ox)]n chains, and their final structures are controlled by the two different imidazole linkers, which expanded the structure along different directions, finally giving a 3D dia net for 1 and a 2D sql layer for 2. Moreover, the luminescent properties of 1 and 2 have been investigated.