The semi-permeable membrane of alginate–chitosan (AC) microcapsules has been proven important to control the microcapsule stability and selective substance diffusion rate. Therefore, a novel and operable methodology based on gel permeation chromatography (GPC) was established for quantitative characterization of the membrane formation process, so as to provide guidance on performance improvement of AC microcapsules in biomedical applications. Not only the molecular weight (Mw) and its distribution of chitosan can be obtained by GPC, but also the area integral of molecular weight peaks can be linearly correlated to chitosan concentration in certain range. The dynamic membrane formation process was then obtained by quantitatively analyzing reaction amount of chitosan with time, which showed that for chitosan molecules with wide Mw distribution, only parts of molecules bind with alginate to form microcapsule membrane. Moreover, the contribution of chitosan molecules participating in the membrane formation process was also different. These new findings, therefore, are helpful for adjusting and controlling the membrane formation process and properties of microcapsule membrane. 相似文献
Cell microencapsulation is a promising approach for cell implantation, cell-based gene therapy and large-scale cell culture.
For better quality control, it is important to accurately measure the microencapsulated cell viability and proliferation in
the culture. A number of assays have been used for this purpose, but limitations arise. In this study, we investigated the
feasibility and reliability of resazurin as a cell growth indicator in microencapsulated culture system. According to the
experiment data, there was a reversible, time- and dose-dependent growth inhibition as observed for resazurin application
in encapsulated cells. A positive relationship was observed between reduction of resazurin and CHO cell number in microcapsule.
Moreover, the resazurin assay provided an equivalent result to the commonly used MTT method in determining CHO cell proliferation
in APA microcapsule with no notable influence on cell distribution and organization pattern. In conclusion, resazurin assay
is offered as a simple, rapid and non-invasive method for in vitro microencapsulated cell viability and proliferation measurement. 相似文献
A glucose sensor composed of silver nanoparticles decorated carbon nanotubes (Ag‐NPs/CNTs) prepared by ion implantation is described. Ag‐NPs with size of 2–4 nm are uniformly distributed in the CNTs after ion implantation. This process provides a strong combination between Ag‐NPs and CNTs and can effectively prevent the Ag‐NPs from aggregation. A linear range of 125 µM to 10 mM towards glucose determination was obtained. The Ag‐NPs/CNTs electrode shows minimal interferences from co‐existence species such as uric acid and ascorbic acid and an antibacterial rate of 94 % towards E. coli. 相似文献
A nanoscale terbium‐containing metal–organic framework ( nTbL ), with a layer‐like structure and [H2NMe2]+ cations located in the framework channels, was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The structure of the as‐prepared sample was systematically confirmed by powder XRD and elemental analysis; the morphology was characterized by field‐emission SEM and TEM. The photoluminescence studies revealed that rod‐like nTbL exhibited bright‐green emission, corresponding to 5D4→7FJ (J=6–3) transitions of the Tb3+ ion under excitation. Further sensing measurements revealed that as‐prepared nTbL could be utilized as a multiresponsive luminescent sensor, which showed significant and exclusive detection ability for Fe3+ ions and phenylmethanol. These results highlight the practical applications of lanthanide‐containing metal–organic frameworks as fluorescent probes. 相似文献
Two heterometallic uranium oxyfluorides with hybrid networks were hydrothermally synthesized by incorporating two imidazoles, 1-(biphenyl-4-yl)-1H-imidazole(bpi) and 1,4-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene(dib), formulated as Zn(bpi)2(UO2)2(H2O)F6(1) and Zn(dib)(UO2)F4 0.5H2O(2). Compound 1consists of chains of edge-sharing UO2F5 and UO2F4(H2O) pentagonal bipyramids, which are linked by Zn(bpi)2moieties to form the sheet structure with decorated bpi. While in compound 2, sheets of edgesharing dimers of UO2F5 pentagonal bipyramids and Zn F3N2 polyhedra are linked by dib, creating a pillared three-dimensional framework. The two compounds represent the few examples of heterometallic uranium oxyfluorides incorporating organic ligands. The syntheses, structure as well as the IR spectra, UV–vis spectra and luminescent properties of the bimetallic uranium oxyfluorides are studied. 相似文献
A simple route is reported to synthesize colloidal particle clusters (CPCs) from self‐assembly of in situ poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(styrene‐co‐tert‐butyl acrylate) [PVDF/P(St‐co‐tBA)] Janus particles through one‐pot seeded emulsion single electron transfer radical polymerization. In the in situ Pickering‐like emulsion polymerization, the tBA/St/PVDF feed ratio and polymerization temperature are important for the formation of well‐defined CPCs. When the tBA/St/PVDF feed ratio is 0.75 g/2.5 g/0.5 g and the reaction temperature is 35 °C, relatively uniform raspberry‐like CPCs are obtained. The hydrophobicity of the P(St‐co‐tBA) domains and the affinity of PVDF to the aqueous environment are considered to be the driving force for the self‐assembly of the in situ formed PVDF/P(St‐co‐tBA) Janus particles. The resultant raspberry‐like CPCs with PVDF particles protruding outward may be promising for superhydrophobic smart coatings.
A new three-dimensional (3-D) open-framework manganese borophosphate, (NH(4))(6)[Mn(3)B(6)P(9)O(36)(OH)(3)]·4H(2)O (denoted as MnBPO-CJ31), has been synthesized by using boric acid flux method. Its anionic framework structure is constructed by the connection of MnO(6) octahedra and BO(4), PO(4) and PO(3)(OH) tetrahedra. It contains 12-ring channels along the [001] direction with a pore diameter of 7.1 ?. It is the first borophosphate featuring a 3-D anionic partial structure with a B/P ratio of 2/3 and an unprecedented fifteen mer tetrahedral fundamental building unit (FBU) [B(6)P(9)O(36)(OH)(3)] exists in this compound. NH(4)(+) ions locate in the void space to balance the negative charge of the inorganic framework. The compound is further characterized by powder XRD, ICP, CHN, TGA and IR analyses. Magnetic study reveals that MnBPO-CJ31 shows interesting canted antiferromagnetic behaviour at low temperature. 相似文献