The role of the bubble–bubble interaction on radial pulsations of bubbles

Using a model that with or without considering the interaction between bubbles through the radiated pressure waves, numerical simulations of cavitation bubbles have been performed in order to study the effect of the bubble–bubble interaction on radial pulsations of bubbles. Comparing the results obtained by with or without considering the bubble–bubble interaction, it is suggested that the suppression or enlargement property of expansion ratios of bubbles due to the bubble–bubble interaction largely depends on the ultrasound parameters, the ambient bubble radii, the distances between bubbles and the number of bubbles (in multi-bubble environment, the last two aspects can be expressed using the coupling strength). The frequency response curve of expansion ratio decreases and shifts to left due to the bubble–bubble interaction and the larger the coupling strength is, the more the left-shifting is.     

Antibacterial thermoplastic polyurethane electrospun fiber mats prepared by 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane-assisted adsorption of Ag nanoparticles

Antibacterial thermoplastic polyurethane(TPU) electrospun fiber mats were prepared by adsorption of Ag nanoparticles(Ag NPs) onto TPU/3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane(APS) co-electrospun fiber mats from silver sol. The use of APS can functionalize TPU fibers with amino groups, facilitating the adsorption of Ag NPs. The effects of p H of silver sol and APS content on Ag NP adsorption and antibacterial activity were investigated. Ag NP adsorption was evidenced by TEM, XPS and TGA. Significant Ag NP adsorption occurred at p H = 3-5. The main driving force for Ag NP adsorption is electrostatic interaction between ―NH3~+ of the fibers and ―COO-derived from the ―COOH group capped on the surfaces of Ag NPs. The antibacterial activity of the Ag NP-decorated TPU/APS fiber mats was investigated using both gram-negative Escherichia coli and gram-positive Bacillus subtilis. The antibacterial rate increases with increasing APS content up to 5% where the antibacterial rates against both types of bacteria are over 99.9%.     

Total synthesis of graphislactone G

We present a total synthesis of the fungal natural product graphislactone G, a chlorinated resorcylic lactone. The key step is a Suzuki coupling used for the construction of the central biaryl bond. Graphislactone G was prepared in 13 steps with 22% yield starting with orcinol and phloroglucinic acid, where the longest linear sequence consists of nine steps.     

铁磁/反铁磁双层膜中交换偏置

铁磁 /反铁磁交换偏置在巨磁电阻器件中具有重要的应用 ,引起了物理学及材料学等领域内广大科学家的浓厚兴趣。本文首先阐述了交换偏置的基本性质 ;然后简述了交换偏置的实验研究方法 ;最后 ,着重介绍了几种主要的理论模型。     

曲率对有限曲面狭缝阵列传输特性的影响

扩展互导纳法用于研究有限曲面狭缝阵列的传输特性,分析了一维弯曲效应以及单元列数、曲率等因素对磁流分布、散射方向图及频率响应曲线的影响.结果表明,曲面张角是衡量弯曲效应的主要参数. 当曲面张角较大时(120°以上),弯曲效应显著,单元磁流分布剧烈起伏,散射方向图波束展宽且副瓣电平升高,谐振频率、传输带宽及功率透射系数等频率响应特性均发生较大变化.当曲面张角较小时(60°以下),仅边缘附近的单元磁流分布受到曲率影响,散射方向图与传输特性均接近于有限平面阵列,表明此时可近似忽略弯曲效应. 关键词： 频率选择表面 狭缝阵列 传输特性 曲率     

转包且具有不同费用时间段的排序问题

本文研究制造商可以将工件转包给承包商加工的排序模型,承包商仅有一台机器,转包费用由分配给转包工件的不同时间段费用确定.本文分别研究制造商有一台单机及两台自由作业机器环境情形,需要确定被转包工件集及全部工件的加工顺序,使得工件最大完工时间与转包费用和最小.本文利用归约方法对制造商每个机器环境,证明问题NP困难性,并提出动态规划算法.     

Deriving Energy-Gap of Some Hamiltonians with Kinetic Coupling by the Invariant Eigen-Operator Method

We begin with proposing a unitary operator responsible for diagonalizing the Hamiltonian with kinetic couplings in particle physics to get a new form of Hamiltonian which has no coupling terms. By virtue of the invariant eigen-operator (IEO) method we search for the invariant eigen-operators for the new Hamiltonian. In this way the energy-gap of the Hamiltonians can be naturally obtained. This method may be generalized to N-mode Hamiltonian with kinetic couplings case. Work supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 10475056 and Foundation of President of Chinese Academy of Science.     

The electronic transport properties for a single-wall ZnO nanotube with different coupling interfaces

The transport properties of a single-wall ZnO nanotube contacted with two Au (Al or Cu ) electrodes are investigated by a theoretical approach. Our results suggest the contact resistance for ZnO nanotube connected with Au electrodes is the largest one as compared with Al and Cu acting as electrodes. The local density of states (LDOS) near the ZnO nanotube/Cu(Al) interface shows the strong electronic interaction. Also shown is that for Au–ZnO system, we can observe a best rectifying performance, the next is the Al–ZnO system, and the third is Cu–ZnO system. This rectification is also fully rationalized by the calculated transmission spectra, the spatial distribution of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital and highest occupied molecular orbital states, and the electrostatic potential distribution.     

Synthesis of Lignans Based on a Borate-mediated One-pot Sequential Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling of Cyclic Boranes

Lignans are a group of polyphenolic phytochemicals that possess a large spectrum of chemical structures and biological activities. Here the syntheses of lignans – anwulignan, burseran, dehydroxycubebin, ruburisandrin B, and sesamin – are achieved based on a borate-mediated one-pot sequential Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of cis- and trans-fused bicyclic boranes, which were prepared by diastereoselective cyclic hydroboration of exo-cyclic diene with cyclopentyl- and thexylboranes, respectively. A one-pot sequential Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of each cyclic borate with various aryl bromides initiated by activation of the cyclic borane with the carbon nucleophile provided 2,3-dibenzylbutane derivatives with different aromatic substituents. Finally, the syntheses of naturally occurring lignans were accomplished in several steps from the products of Suzuki-Miyaura coupling.     

One-pot synthesis of arylfluoroalkylsulfoxides and study of their anomalous F NMR behavior

Arylfluoroalkylsulfoxides were successfully synthesized in one-pot when fluoroalkylsulfinate reacted with benzene and triflic anhydride in triflic acid and dichloromethane as the medium. The characteristics of their ¹⁹F NMR spectra were examined and analyzed for these structures. Electronic and steric effects of substituents at α- or β-position were revealed to be the main cause of the anomalous behavior of their chemical shifts and coupling constants. Interactions between arylfluoroalkylsulfoxides and solvents were also investigated and discussed.