Pseudopeptide‐Based Hydrogels Trapping Methylene Blue and Eosin Y

We present herein the preparation of four different hydrogels based on the pseudopeptide gelator Fmoc‐l ‐Phe‐d ‐Oxd‐OH (Fmoc=fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl), either by changing the gelator concentration or adding graphene oxide (GO) to the water solution. The hydrogels have been analysed by rheological studies that demonstrated that pure hydrogels are slightly stronger compared to GO‐loaded hydrogels. Then the hydrogels efficiency to trap the cationic methylene blue (MB) and anionic eosin Y (EY) dyes has been analyzed. MB is efficiently trapped by both the pure hydrogel and the GO‐loaded hydrogel through π–π interactions and electrostatic interactions. In contrast, the removal of the anionic EY is achieved in less satisfactory yields, due to the unfavourable electrostatic interactions between the dye, the gelator and GO.     

Living anionic polymerization of (E)‐1,3‐pentadiene and (Z)‐1,3‐pentadiene isomers

The anionic polymerization of (E)‐1,3‐pentadiene (EP) and (Z)‐1,3‐pentadiene (ZP) together with mixture of the E/Z isomers are investigated, respectively. The kinetic analysis shows that the activation energy for EP (86.17 kJ/mol) is much higher than that for ZP (59.03 kJ/mol). GPC shows that it is the EP rather than the ZP isomer that undergoes anionic living polymerization affording quantitative products of the polymers with well‐controlled molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions (1.05 ≤? ≤ 1.09). In addition, THF as polar additive has proved its validity to reduce the molecular weight distribution of poly(ZP) from 1.38 to as low as 1.19. The microstructure and sequence distributions of polypentadiene are characterized by ¹H NMR and quantitative ¹³C NMR. Finally, the distinctive reaction activity of two isomers can be elucidated by two different mechanisms which involve the presence of four forms of zwitterions for EP and the typical [1,5]‐sigmatropic hydrogen‐shift phenomenon for ZP. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 2291–2301     

柔性双段腿的SLIP模型参数敏感性分析

为了反映腿部多段串联的多参数耦合特性,以SLIP(spring loaded inverted pendulum)模型为基础,建立了小腿含有串联线性伸缩弹簧的机器人柔性双段腿动力学模型。通过仿真分析其运动,获得柔性双段腿弹簧刚度、触地角度、虚拟腿长、膝关节角度、质量分布等参数的稳定域。通过对各个参数稳定域进行归一化处理和曲线拟合,获得参数稳定域变化曲线及参数敏感度排序。最后基于ADAMS与MATLAB联合仿真验证了柔性双段腿模型中参数敏感度排序的正确性。     

变拓扑机构可变运动副设计目录研究

可变运动副作为变拓扑机构改变拓扑结构的关键所在,其结构设计是变拓扑机构构型综合的难点.基于可变运动副拓扑变化方式的研究,构建可变运动副设计目录,用于可变运动副的结构设计.分别针对可变运动副的改变轴线方位、改变数目和改变类型等三类拓扑变化过程,分析可变运动副的约束变化特征,并采用运动副约束函数的算术运算进行描述.在归纳设计可变运动副结构形式的基础上,对可变运动副拓扑变化方式、约束变化特征和对应结构等设计信息进行分类和汇编,构建可变运动副设计目录.应用实例表明,采用可变运动副设计目录,能快速有效地设计可变运动副结构,为含可变运动副的变拓扑机构构型综合提供了方便.     

Efficient polymer passivation of ligand‐stripped nanocrystal surfaces

Water‐dispersible, polymer‐wrapped nanocrystals are highly sought after for use in biology and chemistry, from nanomedicine to catalysis. The hydrophobicity of their native ligand shell, however, is a significant barrier to their aqueous transfer as single particles. Ligand exchange with hydrophilic small molecules or, alternatively, wrapping over native ligands with amphiphilic polymers is widely employed for aqueous transfer; however, purification can be quite cumbersome. We report here a general two‐step method whereby reactive stripping of native ligands is first carried out using trialkyloxonium salts to reveal a bare nanocrystal surface. This is followed by chemically directed immobilization of a hydrophilic polymer coating. Polyacrylic acids, with side‐chain grafts or functional end groups, were found to be extremely versatile in this regard. The resulting polymer‐wrapped nanocrystal dispersions retained much of the compact size of their bare nanocrystal precursors, highlighting the unique role of monomer side‐chain functionality to serve as effective, conformal ligation motifs. As such, they are well poised for applications where tailored chemical functionality at the nanocrystal's periphery or improved access to their surfaces is desirable. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Adsorption of thorium(IV) on magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes

The influences of pH, contact time, solid-liquid ratio, temperature and C60(C(COOH)2)n on Th(IV) adsorption onto the magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MMWCNTs) were studied by batch technique. The dynamic process showed that the adsorption of Th(IV) onto MMWCNTs could reach equilibrium in 40 h and matched the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. The adsorption of Th(IV) onto MMWCNTs was significantly dependent on pH values, the adsorption ratio increased markedly at pH 3.0–5.0, and then maintained a steady state as pH values increased. At low pH, different C60(C(COOH)2)n content could enhance the adsorption content of Th(IV) onto MMWCNTs, but restrained it at higher pH. Through simulating the adsorption isotherms by Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubini-Radushkevich models, it could be seen respectively that the adsorption pattern of Th(IV) onto MMWCNTs was mainly surface complexation, and that the adsorption process was endothermic and irreversible.     

Preparation of high‐activity AgBr/Ag3PO4 photocatalyst based on hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and mechanism of photocatalytic enhancement

A high‐activity AgBr/Ag₃PO₄ heterojunction photocatalyst was synthesized based on hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide. Its microspheres were characterized using X‐ray diffractometry, transmission electron microscopy and ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The new photocatalyst with high photocatalytic activity exceptionally outperforms pure Ag₃PO₄ and AgBr in methyl orange degradation. The enhancement of photocatalytic activity is attributed to the efficient separation of electron–hole pairs. In this photocatalytic reaction, h⁺ and ^?O^2? are the main reactive species that induce visible‐light‐driven degradation.     

基于DDL的功能语篇写作教学研究

将数据驱动学习(DDL,data-driven learning)用于英语专业的课堂写作教学,运用功能语篇的衔接机制、主述位信息及篇章结构系统分析选取的语料,开展了相关的实证研究。实验数据表明,DDL能更有效地促进语篇的句式连贯、段落连贯、篇章结构的学习,在提高语言准确度方面也有一定的优势。问卷调查结果表明,教学中用于DDL语料学习的时间有限,需要加强语篇写作中词汇的系统学习。研究数据证实了DDL用于英语课堂写作教学的可行性,反映的一些问题为进一步优化语篇写作教学模式提供了重要的参考依据。