Importance of the Correlation between Width and Length in the Shape Analysis of Nanorods: Use of a 2D Size Plot To Probe Such a Correlation

Analysis of nanoparticle size through a simple 2D plot is proposed in order to extract the correlation between length and width in a collection or a mixture of anisotropic particles. Compared to the usual statistics on the length associated with a second and independent statistical analysis of the width, this simple plot easily points out the various types of nanoparticles and their (an)isotropy. For each class of nano‐objects, the relationship between width and length (i.e., the strong or weak correlations between these two parameters) may suggest information concerning the nucleation/growth processes. It allows one to follow the effect on the shape and size distribution of physical or chemical processes such as simple ripening. Various electron microscopy pictures from the literature or from the authors′ own syntheses are used as examples to demonstrate the efficiency and simplicity of the proposed 2D plot combined with a multivariate analysis.     

In vitro study of magnesium-calcite biomineralization in the skeletal materials of the seastar Pisaster giganteus

The mechanisms of formation of biogenic magnesium-rich calcite remain an enigma. Here we present ultrastructural and compositional details of ossicles from the seastar Pisaster giganteus (Echinodermata, Asteroidea). Powder X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and elemental analyses confirm that the ossicles are composed of magnesium-rich calcite, whilst also containing about 0.01 % (w/w) of soluble organic matrix (SOM) as an intracrystalline component. Amino acid analysis and N-terminal sequencing revealed that this mixture of intracrystalline macromolecules consists predominantly of glycine-rich polypeptides. In vitro calcium carbonate precipitation experiments indicate that the SOM accelerates the conversion of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) into its final crystalline product. From this observation and from the discovery of ACC in other closely related taxa, it is suggested that substitution of magnesium into the calcite lattice through a transient precursor phase may be a universal phenomenon prevalent across the phylum echinodermata.     

Solid-state synthesis, structural variants and transformation of three-dimensional sulfides, AGaSnS4 (A=Na, K, Rb, Cs, Tl) and Na1.263Ga1.263Sn0.737S4

New cubic-AGaSnS₄ (A=Na, K, Rb, Cs, Tl) and orthorhombic-NaGaSnS₄ compounds were synthesized by solid-state reactions and characterized by X-ray diffraction and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Single crystals of orthorhombic-Na_1.263Ga_1.263Sn_0.737S₄ were obtained in the crystal growth attempts of sodium compound. All six new compounds have orthorhombic AgGaGeS₄ and cubic BaGa₂S₄ structures, as determined from single crystal X-ray structures of Na_1.263Ga_1.263Sn_0.737S₄ and cubic-AGaSnS₄ (A=Na, K, Rb). Orthorhombic-NaGaSnS₄ and known layered-KGaSnS₄ undergo structural transformation to thermodynamically stable cubic form.     

Fe_3O_4纳米粒子与慢病毒载体共同感染内皮祖细胞的促血管新生和MRI示踪的应用

采用化学共沉淀法制备了柠檬酸钠修饰Fe_3O_4纳米粒子(NPs),使用胎牛血清(FBS)改善Fe_3O_4NPs的分散性.实验表明Fe_3O_4NPs尺寸均匀,且具有良好的稳定性,FBS浓度小于5%(体积分数)时,Fe_3O_4NPs无聚集沉淀;在300 K下,饱和磁化强度达到74.86×10~(-3)A·m~2/g(74.86 emu/g);核磁共振T2序列成像时,75μg/m L Fe_3O_4NPs与慢病毒载体(LV)共同标记内皮祖细胞(EPCs)成像效果良好;而且EPCs具有稳定过表达目的基因血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)的能力.利用Fe_3O_4NPs与LV共同感染EPCs,可有效促进大鼠血管生成.说明修饰后的EPCs兼具核磁共振成像(MRI)示踪和促血管生成双重功能.     

固相萃取/超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定水果中5种植物生长调节剂残留量

建立了固相萃取/超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)同时测定水果中6-苄基腺嘌呤(6-BA)、噻苯隆、氯吡脲、多效唑和烯效唑5种植物生长调节剂残留量的分析方法。水果样品经乙腈提取,NH2固相萃取小柱进行富集、净化,以二氯甲烷-甲醇(92∶8)为洗脱溶液,浓缩定容后,用Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18(50 mm×2.1 mm,1.7μm)色谱柱分离,流速0.3 m L/min,以水-甲醇为流动相梯度洗脱,于UPLC-MS/MS仪多反应监测(MRM)模式测定,基质匹配标准溶液外标法定量。结果表明,5种植物生长调节剂在5~500 ng/m L浓度范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数(r2)为0.996 1~0.999 6。在0.004,0.02,0.1 mg/kg加标水平下,方法的回收率为75.6%~110.5%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.2%~12.8%,方法检出限(LOD,S/N≥3)为0.001~0.002 mg/kg,定量下限(LOQ,S/N≥10)为0.003~0.006 mg/kg。该方法操作简便、灵敏度高、准确可靠,适用于水果中5种植物生长调节剂残留量的同时测定。     

单分散的二氧化硅微球表面印迹壳层的制备及其对食品包装材料中邻苯二甲酸二苄酯的检测

以邻苯二甲酸二苄酯(DBz P)为模板,以Stber和"种子生长法"相结合获得的二氧化硅微球为载体,采用表面印迹技术成功制备了纳米印迹壳层(MIPs)。采用红外光谱与扫描电镜对其结构和形貌进行表征,同时进行了一系列的吸附性能实验,结果表明,MIPs达到平衡吸附的时间约为30 min,吸附行为符合伪二级动力学。等温吸附实验结果表明,室温条件下MIPs的最大吸附量达47.35 mg/g。对不同温度条件下的等温实验数据进行拟合发现,Langmuir模型与实验数据的吻合度比Freundlich模型更高;Scatchard拟合结果证实该印迹壳层仅含1种结合位点,且印迹位点为均相分布。选择性吸附实验表明MIPs对DBz P的吸附明显高于其他结构类似物。MIPs经10次循环吸附后,吸附效率为83%,表明MIPs具有较长的使用寿命。采用超高效液相色谱(UPLC)技术,以MIPs为吸附剂提取食品包装材料中的DBzP,其加标回收率为88.8%~93.1%,相对标准偏差低于6%。MIPs可作为食品及其包装材料中DBz P提取的备选材料。     

气相色谱-串联质谱法测定豆芽与番茄中6种植物生长调节剂

建立了气相色谱-串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)同时测定豆芽和番茄中4-氯苯氧乙酸、2,4-二氯苯氧乙酸、萘乙酸、吲哚乙酸、2,4-二氯苯氧乙酸丁酯、吲哚丁酸6种植物生长调节剂残留量的分析方法。试样经酸性乙腈提取,盐析、离心、浓缩、复溶,经三氟化硼甲醇溶液甲酯化,再加入2,4-二氯苯氧乙酸丁酯的溶解液,经过液液萃取后,通过气相色谱-串联质谱仪进行检测,外标法定量。方法的定量下限(S/N10)均为15μg/kg;在豆芽、番茄中分别添加15,30,60μg/kg 3个浓度水平的植物生长调节剂,其回收率为70.0%~127%,相对标准偏差(n=6)为4.1%~11.4%。该方法的定量下限满足目前国内外有关法规对豆芽和番茄中植物生长调节剂的最大残留限量要求,可为进出口豆芽和番茄中植物生长调节剂残留的监管提供技术支持。     

Photoinduced Ratchet‐Like Rotational Motion of Branched Molecular Crystals

Photomechanical molecular crystals can undergo a variety of light‐induced motions, including expansion, bending, twisting, and jumping. The use of more complex crystal shapes may provide ways to turn these motions into useful work. To generate such shapes, pH‐driven reprecipitation has been used to grow branched microcrystals of the anthracene derivative 4‐fluoroanthracenecarboxylic acid. When these microcrystals are illuminated with light of λ=405 nm, an intermolecular [4+4] photodimerization reaction drives twisting and bending of the individual branches. These deformations drive a rotation of the overall crystal that can be repeated over multiple exposures to light. The magnitude and direction of this rotation vary because of differences in the crystal shape, but a typical branched crystal undergoes a 50° net rotation after 25 consecutive irradiations for 1 s. The ability of these crystals to undergo ratchet‐like rotation is attributed to their chiral shape.