Photogenerated base in polymer curing and imaging: Design of reactive styrenic copolymers susceptible to a base-catalyzed β-elimination

A novel family of functionalized styrenic copolymers that are susceptible to a base-catalyzed β-elimination reaction is reported. The reactive copolymers, poly-{(2-phenyl-2-cyanoethoxycarbonyloxystyrene)-co-(4-hydroxystyrene)}, are prepared by chemical modification of poly(4-hydroxystyrene) using 2-phenyl-2-cyanoethyl chloroformate. A photoresist material consisting of the copolymer and bis[[(2-nitrobenzyl)-oxy] carbonyl]-4,4′-trimethylenedipiperidine used as an amine photogenerator affords positive tone images by UV irradiation. The effect of copolymer structure and composition on imaging, thermal stability, and the ease of β-elimination reaction is discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 3543–3552 1997     

Development of a new software for the X-ray structural analysis of polymer crystals by utilizing the X-ray imaging plate system

A software and some useful tools have been developed for identifying individual x-ray reflectional peaks recorded with an x-ray imaging plate system. These techniques were applied to analyze the crystal structure of uniaxially oriented polymer samples. Characteristic features of the present method may be summarized as follows. (1) The indexing of the observed reflections and the determination of the unit cell parameters can be made easily on the display of the computer. (2) The integrated intensity of the individual component of the overlapped reflections can be evaluated quantitatively through the curve separation technique. The R_merge's for the equivalent reflections were 5–6%, indicating the exact evaluation of the integrated intensities. (3) The thus obtained reflectional data were successfully utilized for the extraction of the initial structural models by the direct method. The actual applications have been made for orthorhombic polyethylene, trigonal polyoxymethylene, and isotactic polybutene-1, giving the refined crystal structures including even the positions of hydrogen atoms in some cases. The reliability factors were 12, 5, and 15%, respectively, for these three polymer cyrstals. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35: 1677–1700, 1997     

透明质酸纳米材料在荧光/光声成像和光疗中的应用

荧光/光声成像和光疗技术的生物医学应用引起了人们越来越多的关注, 然而很多荧光/光声造影剂存在生物相容性较差, 缺乏肿瘤靶向性, 信噪比较低, 功能单一等共性问题, 严重限制其诊疗应用. 透明质酸具有优异的生物相容性和主动肿瘤靶向性, 可被透明质酸酶降解, 并且易于化学修饰和实现多种超分子弱相互作用力协同工作. 因此, 人们将透明质酸与荧光/光声造影剂结合制备纳米材料, 使其在细胞乃至活体的标记性能和治疗效果获得了很大的改善. 本文综述了将两类物质结合制备纳米材料的方法, 着重阐述了纳米材料的结构与性能关系, 为其未来设计和开发提供了指导, 最后对存在的主要问题以及未来的重要研究方向进行了分析和展望.     

Studying anomalous diffusion in a liquid crystal/ polymer system using fast FTIR imaging

The diffusion of liquid crystal 4‐n‐pentyl‐4′‐cyanobiphenyl (5CB) into a poly(butyl methacrylate) (PBMA) matrix has been studied using fast FTIR imaging. The concentration profiles were obtained as a function of time at several temperatures above and below the nematic to isotropic transition temperature (T_NI) of 5CB and the T_g of PBMA. The time‐dependent progression of the diffusion front position, when fitted to a power law model, exhibited exponential values between 0.40 and 0.52. This, along with the observed progression of a sharp 5CB‐diffusion front into the PBMA matrix, indicates the presence of an anomalous diffusion process. It was shown that fast FTIR was able to correctly identify the diffusion process as anomalous, whereas a simple mass uptake analysis would have led to the conclusion that the process proceeded according to Fick's second law. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 2261–2268, 1999     

Organic Nanoplatforms for Iodinated Contrast Media in CT Imaging

X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging can produce three-dimensional and high-resolution anatomical images without invasion, which is extremely useful for disease diagnosis in the clinic. However, its applications are still severely limited by the intrinsic drawbacks of contrast media (mainly iodinated water-soluble molecules), such as rapid clearance, serious toxicity, inefficient targetability and poor sensitivity. Due to their high biocompatibility, flexibility in preparation and modification and simplicity for drug loading, organic nanoparticles (NPs), including liposomes, nanoemulsions, micelles, polymersomes, dendrimers, polymer conjugates and polymeric particles, have demonstrated tremendous potential for use in the efficient delivery of iodinated contrast media (ICMs). Herein, we comprehensively summarized the strategies and applications of organic NPs, especially polymer-based NPs, for the delivery of ICMs in CT imaging. We mainly focused on the use of polymeric nanoplatforms to prolong circulation time, reduce toxicity and enhance the targetability of ICMs. The emergence of some new technologies, such as theragnostic NPs and multimodal imaging and their clinical translations, are also discussed.     

Inorganic Nanomaterial for Biomedical Imaging of Brain Diseases

In the past few decades, brain diseases have taken a heavy toll on human health and social systems. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), photoacoustic imaging (PA), computed tomography (CT), and other imaging modes play important roles in disease prevention and treatment. However, the disadvantages of traditional imaging mode, such as long imaging time and large noise, limit the effective diagnosis of diseases, and reduce the precision treatment of diseases. The ever-growing applications of inorganic nanomaterials in biomedicine provide an exciting way to develop novel imaging systems. Moreover, these nanomaterials with special physicochemical characteristics can be modified by surface modification or combined with functional materials to improve targeting in different diseases of the brain to achieve accurate imaging of disease regions. This article reviews the potential applications of different types of inorganic nanomaterials in vivo imaging and in vitro detection of different brain disease models in recent years. In addition, the future trends, opportunities, and disadvantages of inorganic nanomaterials in the application of brain diseases are also discussed. Additionally, recommendations for improving the sensitivity and accuracy of inorganic nanomaterials in screening/diagnosis of brain diseases.     

舌体高光谱的高血压患者中合并冠心病的筛查方法

高血压合并冠心病是高血压疾病的一类严重合并症.目前高血压患者对合并冠心病的情况检测不及时,容易导致严重事件的发生,其致残率、致死率极高,严重影响患者的生活质量.因此对高血压患者合并冠心病的早期发现对预防更严重事件的发生显得尤为重要.舌体信息与心血管功能关系密切,为此,提出一种基于舌体高光谱用于高血压患者中合并冠心病筛查...     

利用定量相衬成像消除X射线同轴轮廓成像中散射的影响

在所有的相衬成像方法中，X射线同轴轮廓成像由于光路简单、不需要任何光学元件而备受关注.其缺点是无法直接消除散射的影响，从而限制了它在生物医学等领域中的应用.利用数字模拟方法研究了引入散射前后轮廓像的质量随样品到探测器距离的变化情况.模拟结果表明直接轮廓成像存在一个最佳成像距离，因而无法通过改变样品到探测器距离来减小散射的影响.利用定量相衬成像不受成像距离限制的特点，研究了远距离成像时散射的影响.结果表明，样品到探测器的距离增大到一个临界值时，散射对重构像的影响可降到一个极值，此时成像质量得到了明显改善. 关键词： 散射 X射线同轴轮廓成像 定量相衬成像     

三种降采样成像策略的性能优化以及与传统傅里叶望远镜的比较

为了获得成像质量较好且成像时间较少的新型傅里叶望远镜成像策略,本文比较了三种降采样成像策略(压缩感知方法 (CS)、低频全采样方法 (LF)和变密度随机采样方法 (VD))与传统傅里叶望远镜(FT)在图像质量和成像时间上的差异.分析方法如下:利用传统FT外场实验所获得的目标频谱数据作为基础,三种降采样方法 (LF, VD和CS)分别按照各自的采样模式和重构方法实现目标图像的重构;通过直观观察和Strehl比两种方法比较三种降采样方法与传统FT在图像质量上的差异;通过分析成像时间的组成要素,初步比较三种降采样方法与传统FT在成像时间上的差异.分析表明:1)压缩感知方法的图像质量优于其他两种降采样方法 (LF和VD),但略低于传统成像结果; 2)压缩感知方法在成像质量上略低于传统FT,但在成像时间上却明显小于传统FT; 3)分析中采用的外场数据均含噪声,这说明上述三种降采样重构过程对噪声有较好的鲁棒性.综合上述分析结果可以看出,基于压缩感知的傅里叶望远镜(CS-FT)是在实际含噪情况下可大幅减少成像时间的优良成像策略.     

Br2+分子离子[1+1]双光子解离动力学

本文利用最近研制的低温离子阱-离子速度成像谱仪在冷离子束中研究了同位素质量分辨的⁷⁹Br₂⁺分子离子的[1+1]双光子激光解离动力学. 借助其1⁴Σ^-_u,3/2态为中间态使⁷⁹Br₂⁺共振吸收两个光子至4∽5 eV区域的高激发态并发生解离. 利用离子速度成像技术获得了光解产物⁷⁹Br⁺的二维速度分布和平动能释放谱. 通过平动能释放谱确定了不同解离能量处量子态分辨的解离产物通道分支比. 光碎片产物的角分布表明⁷⁹Br₂⁺分子离子的双光子解离是1⁴Σ^-_u,3/2态的ΔΩ=0平行跃迁至一个Ω=3/2高解离态发生的. 由于分子激发态中的强自旋-轨道耦合作用,高激发的四重态很可能参与到实验观测的光解过程.