Longitudinal Relaxation Enhancement in 1H NMR Spectroscopy of Tissue Metabolites via Spectrally Selective Excitation

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is governed by longitudinal (T₁) relaxation. For protein and nucleic acid experiments in solutions, it is well established that apparent T₁ values can be enhanced by selective excitation of targeted resonances. The present study explores such longitudinal relaxation enhancement (LRE) effects for molecules residing in biological tissues. The longitudinal relaxation recovery of tissue resonances positioned both down‐ and upfield of the water peak were measured by spectrally selective excitation/refocusing pulses, and compared with conventional water‐suppressed, broadband‐excited counterparts at 9.4 T. Marked LRE effects with up to threefold reductions in apparent T₁ values were observed as expected for resonances in the 6–9 ppm region; remarkably, statistically significant LRE effects were also found for several non‐exchanging metabolite resonances in the 1–4 ppm region, encompassing 30–50 % decreases in apparent T₁ values. These LRE effects suggest a novel means of increasing the sensitivity of tissue‐oriented experiments, and open new vistas to investigate the nature of interactions among metabolites, water and macromolecules at a molecular level.     

2-巯基苯并噻唑对铜缓蚀行为的表面增强红外光谱研究

2-巯基苯并噻唑(MBT)是Cu的高效缓蚀剂,但是缓蚀机理存在较大争议.本文通过电化学极化曲线从宏观角度对缓蚀效率进行评估,并利用原位衰减全反射-表面增强红外光谱技术结合理论计算研究了电位控制下的微观吸附构型.结果表明:在较高电位(大于0 V,相对饱和甘汞电极(SCE))下,MBT和金属Cu之间发生电子转移,MBT以硫醇式的环外S和N与金属Cu(I)离子配位在表面形成聚合物膜;在较低电位(小于0 V,vs SCE)下,MBT通过环外S原子以硫醇离子形式在金属Cu表面直立吸附.表面膜阻止了腐蚀介质的侵蚀,起到了较好的缓蚀效果.     

过渡金属氧化物对阻燃剂聚磷酸铵热分解的影响机制

过渡金属氧化物(MO)可以显著影响聚磷酸铵(APP)的热分解过程,进而改善APP复配膨胀阻燃聚合物材料的阻燃效率。将ZnO、Fe2O3、TiO2掺入到APP中,采用热失重分析(TGA)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和X射线衍射分析(XRD),考察了3种MO对APP热分解行为的影响,分析了相互作用过程中金属原子和磷原子化学结合状态的变化以及高温热分解产物的物相结构。TGA和XPS图谱分析结果表明,MO可降低APP的起始热分解温度,并催化APP释放NH3和H2O,而在热分解后期由于金属磷酸盐的形成可显著增加APP的高温残留量。3种MO催化APP热分解脱NH3和H2O的活性由大到小的顺序是:ZnO>Fe2O3>TiO2,而对APP凝聚相热分解P-O产物的交联能力从大到小的顺序为:Fe2O3>ZnO>TiO2。XRD结果显示,ZnO在高温下与APP反应生成了Zn(PO3)2晶体,而Fe2O3和TiO2与APP反应分别生成了Fe4(P2O7)3和TiP2O7晶体。     

Ca0.8-2x(YbxTb0.1Na0.1+x)2xWO4近红外下转换荧光粉水热合成及发光性质

一种在近红外光谱(NIR)区域高效的量子剪裁现象已在Ca0.8-2x(Ybx Tb0.1Na0.1+x)2x WO4(x=0～0.2)荧光粉中得到证实,该量子剪裁通过吸收紫外线光子发射近红外光子,能量传递包括两个协同过程,分别是WO42-基团到Yb3+离子和WO42-基团到Tb3+离子再到Yb3+离子,Yb3+离子的掺杂浓度对荧光粉在可见光和近红外光谱的发光,荧光寿命和量子效率的影响已进行了详细的研究。经计算,量子效率最大达到135.7%。铽与镱共掺钨酸钙的近红外量子剪裁,通过吸收太阳光谱的1个紫外光子到2个1 000 nm光子(2倍光子数增加)的下转化机制实现高效率硅太阳能电池的途径。     

红外成像系统NETD参数测试算法及应用研究

噪声等效温差(NETD)是表征红外成像系统灵敏度的关键参数,也是评估红外成像系统性能的重要参数之一,应用广泛。通过对红外成像系统3D噪声、信号传递函数(SiTF)、NETD等参数测试方法、算法和流程研究,给出一种基于视频文件的3D噪声离线对比测试方法和一种SiTF线性区自动判断计算斜率算法,在此基础上针对某型技术保障装备国产化光电检测平台开发了配套应用软件功能模块。实现了通过计算单位均方根噪声所对应的SiTF斜率值,分析得出系统NETD参数值的功能。以某型热像仪为被测对象,开展了测试结果重复性和一致性试验,并与美国Optikos公司I-SITE红外整机测试系统进行了对比测试。实验结果表明开发的NETD参数测试功能模块测试精度和重复性满足设计要求,具有较高实用价值,已进行了工程应用。     

Synthesis and spectrophotometric studies of water-soluble amino[bis(ethanesulfonate)] azobenzene pH indicators

Three azobenzene pH indicators with amino[bis(ethanesulfonate)] substituents were synthesized and studied by UV–visible absorption spectroscopy in aqueous solution. The indicators exhibit brilliant and distinct colour changes with transitions between pH 1 and 4. Significant changes were observed in the UV–visible spectra on titration with acid with pK_a values ranging from 2.2 to 2.8. The indicators demonstrate individual changes in colour as a function of pH. These novel pH indicators complement the existing library of azobenzene indicator dyes and may be useful for environmental situations with high proton concentrations.     

Tuning Structural Topologies of Two Cadmium(II) Coordination Polymers via Isomeric Dipyridyl Ligands: Syntheses,Crystal Structures,and Luminescent Properties

Abstract. Two new coordination polymers {[Cd₂(BDC)₂(3‐bpmp)(H₂O)₂] · 2H₂O}_n ( 1 ) and [Cd₂(BDC)₂(4‐bpmp)]_n ( 2 ) [H₂BDC = 5‐hydroxy‐isophthalic acid, 3‐bpmp = 1,4‐bis(3‐pyridylmethy)piperazine, and 4‐bpmp = 1,4‐bis(4‐pyridylmethy) piperazine] were synthesized via hydrothermal synthesis, and further characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, XRD, and X‐ray crystallography. Complex 1 shows a two‐dimensional (4,4) sql topology and complex 2 features an 8‐connected hex topology. Moreover, the luminescent properties of complexes 1 and 2 were investigated in the solid state at room temperature.     

Two-dimensional functional molecular nanoarchitectures – Complementary investigations with scanning tunneling microscopy and X-ray spectroscopy

Functional molecular nanoarchitectures (FMNs) are highly relevant for the development of future nanotechnology devices. Profound knowledge about the atomically controlled construction of such nanoscale assemblies is an indispensable requirement to render the implementation of such components into a real product successful. For exploiting their full potential the architectures’ functionalities have to be characterized in detail including the ways to tailor them. In recent years a plethora of sophisticated constructs were fabricated touching a wide range of research topics.     

Synthesis and performance of electroless Ni–P–TiCN composite coatings on Al substrate

Electroless Ni–P and Ni–P–TiCN composite coatings have been deposited successfully on Al substrates. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X‐ray (EDX) techniques were applied to study the surface morphology and the chemical composition of the deposited films. Moreover, X‐ray diffraction (XRD) proved that Ni–P and Ni–P–TiCN deposits have amorphous structures. The properties of Ni–P–TiCN/Al composite films such as hardness, corrosion resistance and electrocatalytic activity were examined and compared with that of Ni–P/Al film. The results of hardness measurements reveal that the presence of TiCN particles with Ni–P matrix improves its hardness. Additionally, the performance against corrosion was examined using Tafel lines and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques in both of 0.6 M NaCl and a mixture of 0.5 M H₂SO₄ with 2 ppm HF solutions. The results indicate that the incorporation of high dispersed TiCN particles into Ni–P matrix led to a positive shift of the corrosion potential and an increase in the corrosion resistance for all aluminum substrates after their coating with Ni–P–TiCN. In addition, Ni–P–TiCN/Al electrodes showed a higher electrochemical catalytic activity and stability toward methanol oxidation in 0.5 M NaOH solution compared with that of Ni–P/Al. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Conformational change in a urea catalyst induced by sodium cation and its effect on enantioselectivity of a Friedel-Crafts reaction

While developing bis-camphorsulfonyl urea as a hydrogen-bonding catalysts, we discovered that the native conformation of the catalyst is unsuitable for inducing enantioselectivity. By complexing the catalyst with weakly Lewis acidic sodium cations, we were able to change the conformation of the catalyst and attain a significant improvement in the selectivity. We provide structural information from X-ray crystallography to show that the uncomplexed catalyst is indeed in an unfavorable conformation. Infrared and Raman spectroscopic studies show that sodium binds the catalyst through the carbonyl and sulfonyl groups. Simulated IR and Raman spectra match well with the experimentally recorded spectra, thereby corroborating the proposed conformational change. This result shows that weak Lewis acids can be used to tune the conformation of hydrogen-bonding catalysts and enhance the selectivity of reaction catalyzed by these systems.