微量元素锌促进儿童生长发育临床研究

报道以微量元素锌治疗缺锌患儿１１８例并与１１４例作对照观察．结果发现，衡量生长发育与营养的敏感指标：身高、体重、血清白蛋白及血色素等参数，治疗组比对照组都显著提高（Ｐ值＜０．０１）．证明锌制剂对缺锌儿童有显著的促进生长发育及改善营养状态作用，作者并对锌的作用机理作了论述．     

A photoemission study of molybdenum hexacarbonyl adsorption and decomposition on TiO2(1 1 0) surface

The adsorption and decomposition of molybdenum hexacarbonyl on (1 1 0) TiO₂ surfaces were studied using both core levels and valence band photoemission spectroscopies. It was found that after an adsorption at 140 K, when going back to room temperature, only a small part of molybdenum compounds, previously present at low temperature, remained on the TiO₂ surface. This indicates that the desorption temperature on such a surface is lower than the decomposition one. The use of photon irradiation to decompose the hexacarbonyl molecule was also studied. It was shown that during such a decomposition molecular fragments were chemisorbed on the surface allowing a higher amount of metal to remain on the surface. It was also shown that it was possible to get rid of adsorbed subcarbonyl groups and to organize the metal atoms by thermal treatments at temperatures as low as 400 K, i.e. much lower than the one needed to obtain the same structures using physical vapour deposition (PVD). Moreover, due to lower used temperatures, this chemical way of deposition allows a better control of the interface than during PVD growth.     

Dynamic supercoiling bifurcations of growing elastic filaments

Certain bacteria form filamentous colonies when the cells fail to separate after dividing. In Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thermus, and Cyanobacteria, the filaments can wrap into complex supercoiled structures as the cells grow. The structures may be solenoids or plectonemes, with or without branches in the latter case. Any microscopic theory of these morphological instabilities must address the nature of pattern selection in the presence of growth, for growth renders the problem nonautonomous and the bifurcations dynamic. To gain insight into these phenomena, we formulate a general theory for growing elastic filaments with bending and twisting resistance in a viscous medium, and study an illustrative model problem: a growing filament with preferred twist, closed into a loop. Growth depletes the twist, inducing a twist strain. The closure of the loop prevents the filament from unwinding back to the preferred twist; instead, twist relaxation is accomplished by the formation of supercoils. Growth also produces viscous stresses on the filament which even in the absence of twist produce buckling instabilities. Our linear stability analysis and numerical studies reveal two dynamic regimes. For small intrinsic twist the instability is akin to Euler buckling, leading to solenoidal structures, while for large twist it is like the classic writhing of a twisted filament, producing plectonemic windings. This model may apply to situations in which supercoils form only, or more readily, when axial rotation of filaments is blocked. Applications to specific biological systems are proposed.     

Electrovectorial Effects of Electrically Polarized Hydroxyapatite on Biological Phenomena

Electrically polarized hydroxyapatite ceramics have chemical, physical, and biological effects upon their surrounding constituents in vivo as well as in vitro as electrets, independent solids irradiating electrostatic force. Using the polarized hydroxyapatite, we have observed that crystal growth from a simulated body fluid can be accelerated or decelerated, and microorganisms can be manipulated on the surfaces of hydroxyapatite, depending upon the electric signs.     

Relative retention of the fibroblast growth factors FGF-1 and FGF-2 on strong cation-exchange sorbents

The isocratic retention of two heparin-binding fibroblast growth factors, FGF-1 (acidic FGF) and FGF-2 (basic FGF), was compared on a set of six preparative strong cation-exchange adsorbents. The FGFs comprise a solute pair that are structurally equivalent, yet differ in protein parameters of potential importance in cation-exchange chromatography, such as isoelectric point, net charge, and the number and distribution of basic amino acids. The cation-exchange adsorbents comprise a diverse set of materials in common use for protein purification, with physical and chemical properties that have been characterized and described previously. Isocratic k' values for the two proteins obtained on each adsorbent at several different [NaCl] are compared with one another and with corresponding data for hen egg lysozyme, which is also strongly retained on cation-exchangers. Of the six adsorbents examined, three showed strong retention of both FGFs, with equivalent k' values for FGF-1 and FGF-2. Three others, which showed weaker overall retention for the FGF pair, showed much larger retention differences between FGF-1 and FGF-2. The trends in retention order among the stationary phases are very similar to those seen previously with other unrelated proteins. However, retention differences between the two FGFs, and between the FGFs and lysozyme, do not correlate well with simple charge properties such as net charge, indicating, as in some previous studies, the importance of local regions on the protein surface in determining retention. These observations are interpreted in terms of the structural features of the proteins and the physicochemical properties of the adsorbents.     

Studies on the persistence of estradiol benzoate and nortestosterone decanoate in hair of cattle following treatment with growth promoters,determined by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

Measurement of steroid esters in bovine hair samples, using sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS), provides a powerful tool for identifying animals treated illicitly with growth promoters. The successful application of such testing requires appropriate sampling of hair from treated animals. This paper describes the results of hair analysis by LC–MS/MS for two animal studies in which animals were treated with estradiol-3-benzoate and nortestosterone decanoate. The results from the first animal study indicate that animals treated with these anabolic steroids may not always be identified from analysis of hair samples; positive test results occur sporadically and only for some of the treated animals. The results from the second animal study identify conditions attaching to positive hair samples, such as, that concentrations of steroid esters in hair are related to distance of sampling from point of injection and to time post-treatment, that concentrations of steroid esters in hair are related to dose given to the animal but that this relationship may vary over time post-treatment, and that steroid esters may be measured in regrowth hair taken some weeks after treatment. Steroid esters are determined along the length of the hair, confirming that accumulation of steroid esters into hair occurs from various sources, including blood, sweat and sebum. The reported research provides some useful insights into the mechanisms governing the persistence of steroid esters in bovine hair following illicit treatment with growth promoters.     

核壳结构AlOOH的制备、表征及其生长机制

在柠檬酸钠和硝酸铝水溶液体系中, 通过一步水热法制备了蜷缩刺猬状和核壳结构的AlOOH微球, 并用X射线衍射(XRD)、Fourier变换红外(FTIR)光谱、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、氮气吸脱附和光致发光等分析手段对制备的样品进行了形貌和结构表征. 对反应时间、反应物浓度等影响因素进行了研究. 实验结果表明: 反应时间和反应物柠檬酸钠的浓度对所得AlOOH微球结构的尺寸和形貌具有重要影响; 蜷缩刺猬状和核壳结构AlOOH微球都具有较大的比表面积, 分别为171.5和178.6 m2·g-1; 不同形貌的AlOOH具有不同的荧光发射峰. 并初步探讨了核壳结构AlOOH微球的生长机制.     

铟掺杂氧化锌-氧化硅纳米电缆芯-壳异质结构的制备及表征

利用碳热还原反应气相沉积法制备了铟掺杂氧化锌-氧化硅纳米电缆芯-壳异质结构. X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)及X射线能谱(EDS)研究表明, 纳米电缆内芯为结晶完好的单晶纤锌矿结构, 外壳包覆一层氧化硅非晶层. 纳米电缆直径为30-60 nm, 长径比大于100. 掺杂纳米异质结构的生长机理与传统的金属晶种辅助气-液-固(VLS)机理有所不同. 这种掺杂纳米异质结构有望作为理想的结构单元应用于纳米器件领域.     

硼酸铝纳米棒的制备、结构及生长机理

以仲丁醇铝和硼酸为原料, 葡萄糖作模板剂, 在水介质中120 ℃形成淡黄色干凝胶, 再于750 ℃焙烧得到尺寸均一的硼酸铝纳米棒. 通过改变仲丁醇铝/硼酸的摩尔比实现了对产物形貌及长径比的控制合成. 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)对产物结构和形貌进行表征. 结果表明产物为Al4B2O9纳米棒, 直径为15-45 nm, 长度为100-300 nm. 根据表征结果对葡萄糖参与的硼酸铝纳米棒的生长机理进行了探讨. 结果表明, 葡萄糖与硼酸反应产生网状结构的配合物, 同时释放质子, 促使铝源均匀地分散在网格间, 为硼酸铝的生成提供一有利的反应空间. 纳米棒的生长为自催化生长过程, 在750 ℃热处理时沿着(100)面方向生长.     

ZnO Nanobelts and Hollow Microspheres Grown on Cu Foil

ZnO nanobelts, hollow microspheres, and urchins have been prepared on copper foil via a simply low temperature evaporation route. The microstructure, morphologies, and photolu-minescence of the ZnO nanostructures were studied with X-ray diffraction, Raman spectra, scanning electron microscopy and photoluminescence spectra. The width of the nanobelts was about 500 nm and the length was longer than 10μm. The diameter of the hollow microspheres was between 5 and 10μm. A possible growth mechanism of the nanobelts, microspheres and urchins was proposed. The photoluminescence spectrum exhibited strong deep level energy emissions and a weak near band edge emission. These ZnO nanostructures on a copper substrate have the advantages of naturally good adhesion and electrical connection between the ZnO nanostructures and the conductive substrate.