Creation of highly functional thin films using electrochemical nanotechnology

This overview describes the results of our recent study of the application of electrochemical nanotechnology to the fabrication of magnetic recording materials, interconnects in ultra-large-scale integrated (ULSI) devices, energy storage materials, and on-chip biosensors. It is important to note that electrochemical processes play significant roles in developing and fabrication such sophisticated materials and devices. In the field of magnetic recording, electrodeposition methods for preparing CoNiFe and CoFe soft magnetic thin films with a high saturation magnetic flux density were newly developed, and the significant issues for obtaining those films are highlighted. In the area of ULSI interconnects, we developed a technique using a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) for direct bonding of the interconnect layer to SiO2, and proposed a novel electroless deposition method for fabricating a diffusion barrier layer. In the field of batteries, electrodeposited SnNi alloy was proposed as a future anode material for Li batteries, and electrochemical MEMS processes were shown to be useful for fabricating micro-sized direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) as portable batteries for electronics applications. In the area of chemical sensors, we developed a new process for fabricating field effect transistors (FETs) modified with SAMs for on-chip biosensing applications.     

Progress in the realisation of an autonomous environmental monitoring device for ammonia

Progress in the development of a micro-fluidic system for colorimetric monitoring of ammonia in drinking and wastewater is described. The ultimate goal is to have a miniaturised instrument that can produce accurate, reliable measurements, is easy to operate, has minimal power consumption, and can operate autonomously for a year. In this study, the indophenol reaction is incorporated into a simple, reliable analytical micro-fluidic system. Absorbance measurements for the blue ammonia-indophenol complex formed in the micro-fluidic system are shown. A key issue is the limiting stability of hypochlorite, a reagent used in the assay. The effects of hypochlorite concentration and impurities on the stability of hypochlorite are investigated and discussed. Decomposition is shown to be very dependent on the presence of heavy-metal impurities. With low levels of these catalytic metals and careful storage, hypochlorite has been shown to be stable for over a year.     

Mono- and oligosaccharide sensing by phenylboronic acid-appended 5,15-bis(diarylethynyl)porphyrin complexes

Porphyrin derivatives bearing a pair of boronic acid groups (1, 1·Zn, and 1·Cu) were designed and synthesized from 2 to construct a saccharide sensing system. Compounds 1, 1·Zn, and 1·Cu have a diethynyl porphyrin rotational axis, which is expected to act as a saccharide-binding modulator. Saccharide binding studies were conducted by UV-vis, fluorescence, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies. In a water-methanol 1:1 (v/v) mixed solvent, we have found that 1·Zn can bind mono- and oligosaccharides including Lewis oligosaccharides to produce 1:1 host-saccharide complexes with the association constants of 10²−10³ M⁻¹ range. This paper thus demonstrates a new principle to design a boronic acid-based saccharide receptor.     

Comparison of Methionine α,γ‐Lyase and Homocysteine α,γ‐Lyase for Electrochemical Determination of Homocysteine

Recently, a novel enzymatic method was developed for determination of homocysteine. This method utilizes the electrochemical hydrogen sulfide sensor along with methionine α,γ‐lyase to accomplish the fast, accurate, sensitive and selective measurements. As a continuation of this work, another enzyme, homocysteine α,γ‐lyase, was used and the parallel experiments of using both enzymes were carried out against the effect of pH, sensitivity, linearity, and interferences, in an intended comparison between these two enzymes. The excellent linearity of amperometric currents against homocysteine concentrations, high sensitivities and low detection limits for both enzymes reconfirmed that the electrochemical method is superior over other analytical means. The high enzymatic activity of methionine α,γ‐lyase surpassing homocysteine α,γ‐lyase endowed the former higher sensitivity, lower detection limit and faster response than the latter, suggesting methionine α,γ‐lyase a better candidate for homocysteine measurement by electrochemical method. The differences between these two enzymes on the trends of response time and sensitivity at different pH environments, reactivity toward several forms of homocysteine as well as on the interference from several agents were also addressed and discussed.     

遥感影像三维可视化的实现

结合世界自然文化遗产——泰山的三维可视化的实现，系统地论述了由二维遥感影像生成三维可视化影像的处理过程。此次研究成果将对泰山的旅游规划和开发、泰山的地貌及地质研究、泰山环境保护及灾害预防起直观的指导性作用。     

基于P-OTDR分布式光纤传感中信息提取的研究

在介绍了P＿OTDR分布式传感基本原理的基础上,深入研究了从测得的背向散射信号中提取出偏振态演化信息的方法.通过数字平均和解卷积提高了信号的信噪比和系统分辨率,为P＿OTDR分布式光纤传感系统的实用化提供了一定的基础.     

横泉水库大坝安全自动化观测设计方案初探

针对横泉水库大坝监测点的类型及分布特点，结合大坝安全对监测系统的要求以及当前土石坝监测自动化水平的发展，提出了横泉水库大坝安全自动化观测设计方案，可供有相同或类似该水库大坝安全自动化观测设计参考。     

细菌群体感应机制与动植物病原菌的致病力

N 酰基高丝氨酸内酯 (AHLs)作为信号分子介导的细菌群体感应机制参与许多生物学功能的调节 ,当侵染动植物寄主组织的病原菌繁殖到一定量时 ,细菌本身产生的AHLs积累到临界浓度 ,AHLs与胞内特异受体结合 ,启动致病因子的表达。利用AHLs降解酶和AHLs类似物的特性 ,干扰和破坏病原菌的AHLs 群体感应机制 ,将为利用现代生物技术防治此类细菌病害开辟了一条全新的途径     

基于广义RoI的遥感图像压缩

针对已有的基于RoI的图像压缩方法的不足，提出在初步分割出目标后，进一步在目标的语义方面进行改善，不仅保留对视觉有重要作用的边缘信息，而且基于图像的内容以及目标的语义，保留与目标相关的区域信息．并把这部分区域与已分割出的目标构成广义ROI，最后，对广义的ROI和背景分别用不同的压缩方法进行压缩．对广义ROI采用无损压缩以保留区域信息，对其余部分采用有损压缩以保留边缘信息．实验证明本文方法允许目标近无损分割，并能在不降低压缩比的前提下增强对重建目标的理解．     

直热式烧结型气敏电阻振荡周期的计算

对合足够ＣＯ的空气中直热式烧结型气敏电阻的振荡现象进行了分析．结果表明，振荡周期及振荡幅度与ＣＯ浓度、热丝加热功率等因素有关，