A new approach to the design of surface treatments for reinforcing agents

A new approach for design of improved interfacial bonding between carbon fibers and polymeric matrices is described. In this method the affinity of surface-treated carbon fibers to various polymer matrices is simulated by analyzing the adsorption characteristics of model compounds, typical of the polymer units, onto very high surface area carbon fibers. The affinity can be evaluated by the use of Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) to measure adsorption–desorption characteristics. Since high surface area, activated carbon fibers (ACF) can be chemically treated to obtain acidic, basic, nonpolar or highly polar surfaces, it should be possible to assess the interactions of chemically modified surfaces with model compounds such as methanol (MeOH), acetone, dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylether, tetrahydrofuran (THF) and water. Some preliminary results are presented, indicating that surface treatments for carbon fibers other than oxidation may lead to enhanced bonding with polymeric matrices.     

聚苯胺修饰超微盘电极上镉(Ⅱ)的表面络合吸附波

用直径7 μm的碳纤维组合成超微圆盘电极,以聚苯胺修饰电级.以阶梯扫描法、循环伏安法、双阶跃计时电量法和交流阻抗法等,研究了Cd2＋在该电极上的表面络合吸附特性和电极过程.在循环伏安图上出现两个还原峰,实验和理论都证明,由于电极表面的聚苯胺对Cd2＋的特性吸附,形成电活性的表面吸附态络合物.因此,这种表面络合物首先被还原,形成峰电位－0.90 V处的表面络合吸附波,还原峰电位比Cd2＋直接还原电位（－0.98 V）正移,循环反扫时,氧化波无峰形.根据实验数据推测了电极过程的反应机理,证实该还原波具有扩散和表面反应同时控制的表面络合吸附波的特性.理论计算与实验基本一致,并求得了表面吸附态配合物的形成常数、吸附量和表面络合反应的动力学参数.实验还证实,在峰电位－1.06 V 处的还原波,是Cd2＋的表面吸附还原态诱导而产生的催化氢波.     

偶联剂对钛酸钾晶须/双马来酰亚胺树脂摩擦磨损性能的影响

研究了不同偶联剂及钛酸钾晶须添加量对钛酸钾晶须 /双马来酰亚胺树脂复合材料的摩擦磨损性能的影响 .结果发现 ,钛酸钾晶须能明显提高复合材料的耐磨性 ,晶须的加入使材料的磨损率得到显著降低 ;钛酸钾晶须对材料具有一定的润滑性 ,添加晶须后材料的摩擦系数与树脂基体基本相当 ;偶联剂对复合材料的摩擦系数影响不大 ,但是合适的偶联剂对材料耐磨性的提高则具有明显的作用 .晶须添加量较低时 ,复合材料的磨损机理主要为较严重的粘着磨损 ,晶须添加量较高时 ,疲劳磨损占主导地位 .     

Protein surface area and retention in hydrophobic interaction chromatography

Summary Molecular surface areas accessible to a 4 ? diameter spherical probe were calculated from crystallographic data for five proteins: α-chymotrypsinogen A, lysozyme, trypsinogen, ribonuclease A and ribonuclease S. The retention factors of various proteins were measured on stationary phases having polyether- and phenylligates and with aqueous eluents containing (NH₄)₂SO₄, Na₂SO₄ or NaCl at pH 7.0. The logarithmic retention factors were plotted against the salt molality and the hydrophobic interaction parameters evaluated from the limiting slopes of the plots at high salt concentrations for the proteins in the chromatographic systems investigated. The hydrophobic interaction parameters thus obtained were linear in both the molecular surface areas of the proteins and the molal surface tension increments of the salts. The experimental results obtained with these relatively simple proteins of known molecular structure, which were available in high purity, support earlier theoretical predictions for the dependence of the hydrophobic interaction parameter on the surface area of the protein and the surface tension raising effect of the salt.     

A micro-scale method employing surface plasmon resonance detection for the determination of conditions for immunoaffinity chromatography of proteins

Summary The BIAcore^TM Biosensor System utilizes a detection principle known as Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) which, in simple terms, detects changes in the refractive index of a solution in contact with a gold film. The gold film is surface modified with carboxymethylated dextran to produce a hydrophillic matrix onto which macromolecules may be covalently immobilized. In this respect, the BIAcore^TM is similar to any other insoluble matrix, such as a chromatographic support. The SPR detection principle, however, allows one to directly visualize the interaction under study, in real time and without the need for reporter molecules such as enzyme-labels. In addition, the very small sample requirements, automated robotics unit and ease of data analysis suggest the potential use of the BIAcore^TM instrumentation for assay development and possibly process development, especially where bio-specific interactions such as immunoaffinity chromatography are used as a step in the process. In this report, we demonstrate the use of the BIAcore^TM SPR detector for the micro-scale determination of conditions for immunoaffinity chromatography of soluble complementreceptor 1, sCR1.     

Effects of solute-matrix interaction on monitoring the conformational changes of immobilized proteins by surface plasmon resonance sensor

A real-time and labeling-free surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor was used to monitor the conformational changes of immobilized globule proteins (RNase A and lysozyme) in chemical unfolding and refolding. The effects of chemical denaturants on the protein structures were investigated. The methodology in protein conformational study on the solid surface is refined through the theoretic calculations and the conformational information of native/denatured proteins in solution. Additionally, our observation illustrates that the ambient buffer solution is merit to influence the refractive index of immobilized protein films and directly be observed from the SPR resonance angle shifts.     

等离子体辐照的聚乙烯表面接枝交联共聚合

聚合物利用低温等离子体预辐照进行表面接枝共聚合已有报道.此方法的优点是接枝层被限制在聚合物表面,辐照过程对基材本体性质无影响,且整个过程对环境无污染. 用等离子体使聚合物表面产生自由基,不需要表面具有不饱和键或特殊官能团,因而适用于任何聚合物,甚至于一些无机物如玻璃等.利用等离子辐照后暴露于空气的聚合物表面上生成的过氧自由基或过氧化物进行接枝反应,一般接枝量不大.本工作中,我们自己设计了反应器,以超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)为基材,以甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)为接枝单体,在无氧条件下利用等离子体辐照产生的表面自由基进行了接枝聚合,产物接枝量高达10％.还用顺磁共振技术对表面自由基性质及其在接枝过程中的行为进行了跟踪研究.     

Modification of polysulfone membranes 4. Ammonia plasma treatment

The effect of NH₃ and NH₃/Ar plasma on ultrafiltration polysulfone membranes have been studied. Results of contact angle, FTIR-ATR and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments clearly showed that both plasmas introduced hydrophilic, nitrogen- and oxygen-containing moieties on the polymer surface and that NH₃/Ar plasma was more efficient. That plasma was also more aggressive--signs of strong etching could be seen on the SEM pictures. Redeposition of etched material seemed to take place inside the pores. On the contrary, ammonia plasma was soft and caused cleaning the surface and pores enlargement. Performance of ammonia plasma modified membranes was greatly improved and independent on solution pH. The last observation proved amphoteric character of the surface. NH₃/Ar plasma treatment gave membranes of acidic surface and filtration indices not so good as for ammonia plasma.     

Resistance to Surfactant and Protein Fouling Effects at Conducting Diamond Electrodes

Boron‐doped diamond thin‐film electrodes display negligible fouling effects in the presence of high levels of surface‐active materials, including proteins. Dramatic improvements in the stability of the analyte response (compared to common glassy carbon and carbon paste electrodes) are illustrated using bovine serum albumin (BSA), gelatin, and Triton X‐100 in connection with repetitive square‐wave voltammetric (SWV) measurements. The voltammetric response of ascorbic acid at the diamond electrode exhibits negligible shifts in peak potentials and minimal depressions of current signals over a wide range of surfactant concentrations (0–750 ppm). For example, the diamond electrode exhibited 70, 50 and 60 mV potential shifts for 10 repetitive voltammetric scans in the presence of 100 ppm BSA, gelatin and Triton X‐100, respectively, compared to 120, 190, and 280 mV shifts observed at the glassy carbon electrode. Furthermore, only 4.3 and 6.2% of the initial current decays were observed in the presence of 100 ppm Triton X‐100 and gelatin, respectively (compared to 45.2 and 34.4% diminutions at the glassy carbon electrode). Such improved performance was also confirmed from the SWV measurements of uric acid, dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, and catechol. The greatly improved resistance to surfactant interference reflects the fact that the as‐grown diamond thin film, composed of oxide‐free and hydrogen‐terminated surface, has a relatively lower surface energy and minimal electrostatic attributes, either specific or general, so that little adsorption of surface‐active agents occurs. The topographic AFM images of the diamond electrode surface confirm a negligible BSA fouling effect after repetitive SWV measurements. Such enhanced antifouling features make diamond electrodes very attractive for numerous real‐life electroanalytical applications.     

Surface tension and universality in the three-dimensional Ising model

The amplitude ₀ of the interfacial free energy per unit area (or surface tension) of the body-centered-cubic Ising model is found using a direct monte carlo simulation technique. The combination ²/k_BT_c, where is the correlation length, is shown to agree within the precision of the simulations with a previously reported estimate for the simple cubic lattice. Evidence is also presented for the universality of the finite-size scaling amplitude for the surface tension.