Fabrication of gold micro-spine structures for improvement of cell/device adhesion

Improvement of the interface contact between biological objects and electronic devices can significantly enhance the quality of electronic signal transfer. The surface of biosensor can be artificially modified in order to strengthen the adhesion of biological cells. We report on results of fabrication of micron and submicron golden spines by means of e-beam lithography and electroplating. The fabrication technique allows easy modification of the size and shape of golden spines by variation of processing parameters. The structures with different spine profiles and spacing have been fabricated for optimization of cell growth conditions. We present the results of growth of rat cortical neurons on the surface of spine modified samples. Well-defined cell guidance was established at the spine arrays. Furthermore, the results of transmission electron microscope and focused ion beam technique confirm the good adhesion between the spines and cell structures.     

宫腔镜检查在不明原因复发性自然流产中的应用

目的：部分复发性自然流产病因不明确,本研究通过宫腔镜检查,探讨宫腔镜在不明原因复发性自然流产中的病因诊断作用。方法：对2008年1月至2010年1月在我院就诊的原因不明的复发性自然流产患者38例行宫腔镜检查,并取内膜活检。结果：38例患者中,宫腔镜检查4例有轻度宫腔粘连,4例子宫内膜有炎症表现,病理诊断确诊5例有慢性子...     

EFFECT OF HEAD SHAPE ON THE ADHESION CAPABILITY OF MUSHROOM-LIKE BIOLOGICAL ADHESIVE STRUCTURES

Theoretical studies have been extensively performed to reveal the mechanism of the biological adhesive structure with a flat head.However,most biological adhesive structures have a big head.Here we investigate the effect of the head shape on the adhesion capability of a mushroomlike adhesion structure based on a finite element model.We show that a mushroom-like head produces significant adhesion enhancement.We investigate also the effect of the elastic modulus of the adhesive structure on the adhesion.Our results are consistent with existing experimental results.     

UV Photolysis of a Re(I) Macromolecule, [(4-vinylpyridine)2(4-vinylpyridineRe(C0)3(1,10-phenanthroline)+]200: Addition of C-centered Radicals to Coordinated CO

Abstract

Proteins that bind preferentially to specific recognition sites on DNA also bind more weakly to nonspecific DNA. We have studied both specific and non-specific binding of the EcoRI and BamHI restriction endonucleases, and determined enthalpic and entropic contributions to binding free energy (ΔG°_bind) using both the van't Hoff method and isothermal titration calorimetry. Specific binding is characterized by a strongly negative ΔC°_p and can be either enthalpy-driven or entropy-driven, depending on temperature. Nonspecific binding has ΔC°_p ≈ 0 and is enthalpy-driven. A strongly negative ΔC°_p is the ?thermodynamic signature’ of site-specific binding, because it reflects the characteristics of a tight complementary recognition interface: the burial of previously hydrated nonpolar surface and restriction of configurational-vibrational freedoms of protein, DNA, and water molecules trapped at the protein-DNA interface. These factors are absent in nonspecific complexes. We probed the contributions to ΔC°_p by varying the sequence context surrounding the recognition site. As ΔG°_bind improves, ΔC°_p' ΔH° and ΔS° all become more negative, and there is a linear correlation between ΔH° and ΔS° (enthalpy-entropy compensation). Because these context variations do not change the protein-base or protein-phosphate contacts, the hydrophobic contribution or the number of trapped water molecules at the interface, we conclude that a better sequence context improves the ?goodness of fit’ in the interface and and thus increases the magnitude of the negative configurational-vibrational contribution to ΔC°_p.     

Effect of low-temperature processing on dry film photoresist properties for flexible electronics

This study presents the mechanical characterization of the dry film photoresist PerMX and its adhesion properties when laminated onto Kapton® E (PI) and Melinex® ST506 (PET). Additionally, the processing temperature, the adhesion strength, and the neutral plane position are investigated and optimized. A relatively low-temperature (85 °C) process is developed to protect the integrity of the polymers with low glass transition temperature and reduce the thermal mismatch stress. Reduction in processing temperature led to a decrement in the adhesion strength. To counteract this unwanted effect, surface treatments (oxygen plasma) are performed on the polymer surface before lamination. Using the latter techniques, adhesion of PerMX to PET (hard bake: 1 h at 85 °C) is increased from 0.07 to 0.26 N mm⁻¹ (variation of 270%). Finally, the mechanical robustness is investigated and increased by tuning the position of the neutral plane, after 50,000 bending cycles and a radius of curvature of 2.5 mm. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2013     

Interplay between bulk viscoelasticity and surface energy in autohesive tack of rubber‐tackifier blends

The effects of change in surface energy and bulk viscoelastic properties on the autohesive tack strength of brominated isobutylene‐co‐p‐methylstyrene (BIMS) rubber have been investigated by the addition of hydrocarbon resin (HCR) tackifier and maleated hydrocarbon resin (MA‐g‐HCR) tackifier. The addition of compatible HCR tackifier results in a reasonable increment in the tack strength of BIMS rubber by modifying only the bulk viscoelastic properties (compliance, entanglement molecular weight, relaxation time, self‐diffusion, and monomer friction coefficient values) of BIMS rubber to perform better during the course of bonding and debonding steps of the peel test. Incorporation of MA‐g‐HCR tackifier (containing 5–20 wt % of grafted maleic anhydride) steadily increases the tack strength of BIMS rubber further by precisely modifying both the surface energy and bulk viscoelastic properties to perform much better in the bonding and debonding steps. However, beyond 20 wt % of grafted maleic anhydride in the HCR tackifier, the tack strength starts decreasing due to the incompatibility between the blend components, and hence, the bulk viscoelastic properties required for bond formation are severely retarded by the interrelated reinforcing effect and the phase separation effect of the brittle MA‐g‐HCR tackifier in the BIMS rubber. Hence, the polar groups in a tackifier will contribute to significant enhancement of autohesive tack strength only if the bulk viscoelastic property of the rubber‐tackifier blend is favorable for bond formation and bond separation. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 972–982, 2010     

The Effect of Adhesion Interaction on the Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Basalt Plastics

The effect of temperature, adhesion time, and surface treatment of a reinforcing filler on the mechanical properties of thermoplastic basalt plastics based on a high-density polyethylene and a copolymer of 1,3,5-trioxane with 1,3-dioxolan is investigated. An extreme dependence for the adhesive strength in a thermoplastic-basalt fiber system is established and its effect on the mechanical properties of basalt plastics and the influence of the adhesion contact time on the adhesive strength in the system are clarified. The surface modification of basalt fibers in acidic and alkaline media intensifies the adhesion of thermoplastics to them owing to a more developed surface of the reinforcing fibers after etching. It is found that the treatment in the acidic medium is more efficient and considerably improves the mechanical properties of basalt plastics.     

金刚石薄膜的结构特征对薄膜附着性能的影响

在不同实验条件下，用微波等离子体化学气相沉积设备在硬质合金(WC+6%Co)衬底上沉积了 具有不同结构特征的金刚石薄膜.用Raman谱表征薄膜的品质和应力，用压痕实验表征薄膜的 附着性能，考察了薄膜中sp²杂化碳含量、形核密度、薄膜厚度对薄膜附着性能 的影响.结 果表明：sp²杂化碳的缓冲作用使薄膜中sp²杂化碳的含量对薄膜中 残余应力有较大的影 响，从而使薄膜压痕开裂直径统计性地随sp²杂化碳含量的增加而减小；仅仅依 靠超声遗 留的金刚石晶籽提高形核密度并不能有效改变薄膜与硬质合金基体之间的化学结合状况，从 而不能有效提高薄膜在衬底上的附着性能；在薄膜较薄时，晶粒之间没有压应力的存在，开 裂直径并不明显随厚度增加而增加，只有当薄膜厚度增加到一定值，晶粒之间才有较强压应 力存在，开裂直径随厚度的增加而较为迅速地增加. 关键词： 金刚石薄膜 附着性能 2杂化碳')" href="#">sp²杂化碳 成核密度 薄膜厚度     

Adhesive ability of a heat-resistant double-chain polymer and the strength of CFRP based on it

The adhesive ability of a heat-resistant polyiminoquinazolindione (PIQD) binder, based on a double-chain polymer, and the physicomechanical characteristics of unidirectional CFRPs made with it are investigated. It is shown that, at room temperature, the strength of model adhesive joints (PIQD-steel wire) and of the CFRPs in shear and bending is rather low — about half of that of similar specimens based on an epoxy binder. At the same time, all their mechanical characteristics, to a large measure (50%), are retained at temperatures up to 450°C, which considerably exceeds the heat resistance of all polymer matrices used at the present time. The elastic modulus of the CFRPs in bending practically remains the same up to 450°C. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 535–546, July–August, 2008.