圆钢管型钢再生混凝土短柱偏压力学性能退化研究

为研究圆钢管型钢再生混凝土短柱在偏压荷载作用下的性能退化,进行了10个短柱试件偏心受压试验。主要分析了再生粗骨料取代率、圆钢管径厚比、型钢配钢率和偏心距等参数对试件的荷载-挠度曲线、变形能力、刚度退化及耗能能力的影响。结果表明:该短柱具有较高的承载力和抗弯刚度;与普通混凝土相比,取代率的增加对短柱的承载力和变形是不利的,试件的挠度变形随着取代率的增加而增大,再生粗骨料取代率为100%的试件偏压承载力降低了8.98%,试件刚度退化速率随着取代率的增加而加快,耗能能力逐渐降低;试件的挠度变形随着圆钢管径厚比的增大或型钢配钢率的减小而增大;试件刚度退化速率随圆钢管壁厚、型钢配钢率的增加逐渐变慢,耗能能力增强;另外,偏心距对试件偏压性能影响较为显著,随着偏心距的增大,试件刚度退化和承载力降低更加明显。     

疲劳损伤临界值分析

通过对疲劳过程和疲劳失效的临界状态的分析，提出疲劳失效判据应与损伤程度和应力水平两个因素有关，并在试验的基础上建立了一个剩余强度退化的对数模型。根据疲劳过程中材料强度退化的事实及其规律。分析了损伤临界值与循环应力水平之间的关系，给出了一般应力水平下疲劳损伤临界值的范围，对于随机疲劳问题，给出了损伤临界值的分布规律。     

Degradation effects of dilute polymer solutions on turbulent drag reduction in pipe flows

An important practical problem in the application and study of drag reduction by polymer additives is the degradation of the polymer, for instance due to intense shearing, especially in recirculatory flow systems. Such degradation leads to a marked loss of the drag-reducing capability of the polymer.Three different polymer types were tested on degradation effects in a closed pipe flow system. The polymers used were Polyox WSR-301, Separan AP-273 and Superfloc A-110, dissolved in water in concentrations of 20 wppm each. The flow system consisted of a 16.3 mm pipe of 4.25 m length. Two different pumps were used: a centrifugal pump and a disc pump. Different solution-preparation procedures were tried and the experiments were performed at different flow rates.Superfloc A-110 proved to be both the most effective drag reducer and most resistant to degradation. Because of very fast degradation, Polyox WSR-301 was found to be unsuitable for being used as a drag reducer in re-circulatory systems. The disc pump proved to be much better suited for pumping the polymer solutions than the centrifugal pump. The degradation curve of the combination Superfloc/disc pump showed a plateau-like region with reasonable drag reduction, which makes it possible to perform (laser Doppler) measurements under nearly constant circumstances during a sufficient time.     

Elastic instabilities for strain-stiffening rubber-like spherical and cylindrical thin shells under inflation

This paper is concerned with investigation of the effects of strain-stiffening on the classical limit point instability that is well-known to occur in the inflation of internally pressurized rubber-like spherical thin shells (balloons) and circular cylindrical thin tubes composed of incompressible isotropic non-linearly elastic materials. For a variety of specific strain-energy densities that give rise to strain-stiffening in the stress-stretch response, the inflation pressure versus stretch relations are given explicitly and the non-monotonic character of the inflation curves is examined. While such results are known for constitutive models that exhibit a gradual stiffening (e.g. exponential and power-law models), our primary focus is on materials that undergo severe strain-stiffening in the stress-stretch response. In particular, we consider two phenomenological constitutive models that reflect limiting chain extensibility at the molecular level. It is shown that for materials with sufficiently low extensibility no limit point instability occurs and so stable inflation is then predicted for such materials. Potential applications of the results to the biomechanics of soft tissues are indicated.     

Ageing of Alkylthiol‐Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles

The ageing of spherical gold nanoparticles having 6‐nm‐diameter cores and a ligand shell of dodecanethiol is investigated under different storage conditions. Losses caused by agglomeration and changes in optical particle properties are quantified. Changes in colloidal stability are probed by analytical centrifugation in a polar solvent mixture. Chemical changes are detected by elementary analysis of particles and solvent. Fractionation occurs under all storage conditions. Ageing is not uniform but broadens the property distributions of the particles. Small‐number statistics in the ligand shell density and the morphological heterogeneity of particles are possible explanations. Washing steps exacerbate ageing, a process that could not be fully reversed by excess ligands. Dry storage is not preferable to storage in solvent. Storage under inert argon atmosphere reduces losses more than all other conditions but could not prevent it entirely.     

时间延迟对基因调节回路中生物记忆影响研究

生物记忆是广泛存在于各种生物子系统的一种重要的效应. 基于一个双反馈的基因调节回路模型, 采用数值模拟的方法研究了局部反馈中存在的时间延迟对生物记忆时间的影响. 结果发现, 小量的延迟能够很大地提高生物记忆时间. 并且, 生物记忆随延迟时间呈线性增加. 这种增强模式与噪声对生物记忆时间的提高完全不同. 延迟和噪声对生物记忆的提高可以进行相互的控制增强, 但不会影响对方的增强模式.     

Modern mass spectrometry in the characterization and degradation of biodegradable polymers

In the last decades, the solid-waste management related to the extensively growing production of plastic materials, in concert with their durability, have stimulated increasing interest in biodegradable polymers. At present, a variety of biodegradable polymers has already been introduced onto the market and can now be competitive with non biodegradable thermoplastics in different fields (packaging, biomedical, textile, etc.). However, a significant economical effort is still directed in tailoring structural properties in order to further broaden the range of applications without impairing biodegradation. Improving the performance of biodegradable materials requires a good characterization of both physico-chemical and mechanical parameters. Polymer analysis can involve many different features including detailed characterization of chemical structures and compositions as well as average molecular mass determination. It is of outstanding importance in troubleshooting of a polymer manufacturing process and for quality control, especially in biomedical applications. This review describes recent trends in the structural characterization of biodegradable materials by modern mass spectrometry (MS). It provides an overview of the analytical tools used to evaluate their degradation. Several successful applications of MALDI-TOF MS (matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight) and ESI MS (electrospray mass spectrometry) for the determination of the structural architecture of biodegradable macromolecules, including their topology, composition, chemical structure of the end groups have been reported. However, MS methodologies have been recently applied to evaluate the biodegradation of polymeric materials. ESI MS represents the most useful technique for characterizing water-soluble polymers possessing different end group structures, with the advantage of being easily interfaced with solution-based separation techniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).     

6-羟基染料木素与8-羟基染料木素的制备及生物活性研究进展

6-羟基染料木素(6-OHG)和8-羟基染料木素(8-OHG)是染料木素A环上C6或C8位发生羟基化反应生成的衍生物,其分子中有更多酚羟基,同时含有邻二酚羟基结构,这也使它们的生物活性与染料木素相比发生了显著变化。研究表明,6-OHG和8-OHG具有抗氧化、抗诱变、抑制磷酸二酯酶3B活性、抗糖化、保肝、抗黑色素生成作用、改善记忆力等广泛的药理活性。本文将对6-OHG和8-OHG的来源、制备方法和生物活性研究进行综述,以期为两个化合物的开发利用提供参考。     

Carbocation-π interaction: the 1,1-dimethylallyl cation and benzene

Computational studies of the interaction of 1,1-dimethylallyl cation with benzene reveal that its potential energy surface has a rich complexity. The lowest energy π-complex, which involves binding of both ends of the cation to the benzene ring, is calculated to be 4.5 kcal mol⁻¹ lower in energy than its related σ-complex. The results provide further support for the idea that π complexation of carbocations is stronger over the periphery of aromatic systems, and offer insight into why biological reactions involving this type of carbocation do not lead via σ-complex formation to electrophilic substitution of the aromatic rings in proteins.     

Intermolecular condensation products formed during the pyrolysis of peptides

Mass Spectrometry (MS) analysis of pyrolysis products of simple peptides has revealed several non-volatile thermal degradation products at masses lower than the precursor peptide. In addition to these products, many other signals were also observed at higher masses than the precursor peptide, and their characterization is the focus of this study. Here we report on the observation of homo and hetero condensation peptide products formed during the pyrolysis of peptides. The observed peptide condensation products are formed between two, three or even four peptides. Tandem MS (MS/MS) analyses of these products showed that C-terminal to N-terminal intermolecular bonding is preferred during pyrolysis when combining two peptides, rather than involving crosslinking between basic and acidic side chain groups like arginine and aspartic acid. These observations are rationalized by steric hindrance effect and known pK_a values of the peptide C- and N-termini and amino acid side groups like aspartic acid and arginine. Pyrolysis of a standard N-acetylated peptide showed no detectable condensation and/or crosslinked products, even in peptides with basic side groups, providing further evidence for the C-terminus to N-terminus intermolecular bonding between peptides under pyrolytic conditions.