Large-scale separation of metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes

In the applications of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), it is extremely important to separate semiconducting and metallic SWNTs. Although several methods have been reported for the separation, only low yields have been achieved at great expense. We show a separation method involving a dispersion-centrifugation process in a tetrahydrofuran solution of amine, which makes metallic SWNTs highly concentrated to 87% in a simple way.     

Facile Synthesis of Oxamides by Efficient Trapping of Carbamoyl Lithiums with Isocyanates

Unsymmetrical oxamides are conveniently synthesized in good yields by a new trapping reaction of unstable carbamoyl lithiums with isocyanates.     

Quantitative structure-activity studies of octopaminergic agonists and antagonists against Locusta migratoria using similarity indexes

The quantitative structure-activity relationship of 39 octopamine (OA) agonists and 12 antagonists against the thoracic nerve cord of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria L. was analyzed using atom based rigid fit method or flexible fitting offered by PowerFit 1.0 from MicroSimulation. For OA agonists, the more similar to reference compound NC (24) the structure of test compound, the higher the activity, whereas for OA antagonists it was not the case. Antagonists may not interact with the same part of the membrane with which the agonists interact. Taken the part of the membrane with which the agonist interacts as the true receptor, the antagonist may well interact with an area surrounding the receptor including the ionophore.     

Determination of sulphide ion at trace levels by ethylation and gas chromatography

Summary A method is described for the determination of sulphide ion in aqueous samples by gas chromatography. Sulphide is ethylated with diethyl sulphate and the resulting diethyl sulphide is extracted with chloroform and determined with a gas chromatograph equipped with a flame ionization or a flame photometric detector. In the case of a flame photometric detector, the detection limit for sulphide ion is 0.05 g/ml. Other anions commonly found with sulphide ion do not interfere. Sulphide ion in spring waters was analysed by this new method and for comparison also by colorimetry (methylene blue). The results revealed the reliability of the new method.

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Bestimmung von Sulfidspuren durch Ethylierung und Gas-Chromatographie

Zusammenfassung Sulfid wird mit Diethylsulfat ethyliert, das gebildete Diethylsulfid mit Chloroform extrahiert und gaschromatographisch mit Hilfe eines Flammenionisationsoder eines flammenphotometrischen Detektors bestimmt. Die Nachweisgrenze beträgt 0,05 g S/ml für den FPD. Anionen, die üblicherweise mit Sulfid zusammen vorkommen, stören nicht. Das Verfahren wurde, im Vergleich mit der colorimetrischen Methylenblaumethode, auf Quellwasser angewendet. Es wurde gute Übereinstimmung der Ergebnisse erzielt.

     

Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer Cells Using a Flash Wave Light Xenon Lamp

We determined photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy using a flash wave (FW) and a continuous wave (CW) light, of which the fluence rate was 70 W/cm², for murine thymic lymphoma cells (EL-4) cultivated in vitro. The irradiation frequency and the pulse width of the FW light were in the range of 1–32 Hz and less than one millisecond, respectively. 5-Aminolevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX (ALA-PpIX) was used as a photosensitizer. When EL-4 with ALA administration was irradiated by the light for 4 h (irradiation fluence: 1.0J/cm²), the survival rate of EL-4 by the FW light was lower than that by the CW light, except for the FW light with irradiation frequency of 32 Hz, and decreased gradually with decreasing irradiation frequency. Moreover, the FW light, especially at lower irradiation frequency, was superior to the CW light for the generation of singlet oxygen in an aqueous PpIX solution. Therefore, thehigher PDT efficacy for EL-4 of the FW light would be caused by the greater generation of singlet oxygen in the cells.     

Experimental study on a separate type thermosyphon

The passages of vapor flow and the returning liquid flow, are perfectly partitioned in a separate thermosyphon. Therefore the flooding limit can be eliminated, and practicability based on its construction is highly evaluated. In the present work, a container tube made of heat resisting glass, in which an electric heater is inserted, is selected as the heating section of the experimental equipment. Distilled water is used as the working fluid. The influence of the heater type, the diameter of evaporating section and the liquid fill charge on the heat transfer performance have been studied. The larger heat transfer coefficient is achieved in the case of the U type heater, the larger tube diameter and the less liquid fill charge of the evaporating section. The useful correlation equations of the heat transfer coefficient in the evaporator have been derived.

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Experimentelle Untersuchung an einem Trennstrom-Thermosiphon

Zusammenfassung In einem Trennstrom-Thermosiphon sind die Strömungskanäle für die Dampfströmung und den Kondensatrücklauf vollkommen separiert. Die Flutgrenze kann deshalb unberücksichtigt bleiben. In dieser Untersuchung dient ein temperaturbeständiges Glasrohr mit innenliegender Heizung als Wärmequelle. Arbeitsmedium ist destilliertes Wasser. Untersucht wurden der Einfluß des Heizelementtyps, des Durchmessers der Verdampferstrecke und der Füllmenge auf das Wärmeüber-gangsverhalten. Das U-Typ Heizelement liefert bei größerem Rohrdurchmesser und geringerer Füllmenge in der Verdampferstrecke die höchsten Wärmeübergangskoeffizienten. Für diese wurden Korrelationsgleichungen aufgestellt.