Flow-induced shear stress and deformation of a core–shell-structured microcapsule in a microchannel

A numerical model was developed and validated to investigate the fluid–structure interactions between fully developed pipe flow and core–shell-structured microcapsule in a microchannel. Different flow rates and microcapsule shell thicknesses were considered. A sixth-order rotational symmetric distribution of von Mises stress over the microcapsule shell can be observed on the microcapsule with a thinner shell configuration, especially at higher flow rate conditions. It is also observed that when being carried along in a fully developed pipe flow, the microcapsule with a thinner shell tends to accumulate stress at a higher rate compared to that with a thicker shell. In general, for the same microcapsule configuration, higher flow velocity would induce a higher stress level over the microcapsule shell. The deformation gradient was used to capture the microcapsule's deformation in the present study. The effect of Young's modulus on the microcapsule shell on the microcapsule deformation was investigated as well. Our findings will shed light on the understanding of the stability of core–shell-structured microcapsule when subjected to flow-induced shear stress in a microfluidic system, enabling a more exquisite control over the breakup dynamics of drug-loaded microcapsule for biomedical applications.     

参数曲面保凸的一个定理

本文讨论了参数曲面的凸性，给出了参数曲面为凸的充要条件．并给出了具体的应用实例．     

钇对IMI829钛合金及Ti—14Al—21Nb合金显微组织和性能的影响

采用光学显微镜、扫描电和力学性能测试设备，研究了在ＩＭＩ８２９和Ｔｉ－１４Ａｌ－２１Ｎｂ合金中添加Ｙ，对合金显微组织遥影响。结果表明，在ＩＭＩ８２９和Ｔｉ－１４Ａｌ－２１Ｎｂ合金中添加Ｙ，可以细化这两种合金的组织和晶粒，使ＩＭＩ８２９－０．２Ｙ合金获得良好的室温力学性能和５５０℃蠕变性能，ｗｇｋｑＴｉ－１４Ａｌ－２１Ｎｂ－０．１Ｙ合金的高温力学性能得到改善。     

An integrated console for capsule-based,automated organic synthesis

The current laboratory practices of organic synthesis are labor intensive, impose safety and environmental hazards, and hamper the implementation of artificial intelligence guided drug discovery. Using a combination of reagent design, hardware engineering, and a simple operating system we provide an instrument capable of executing complex organic reactions with prepacked capsules. The machine conducts coupling reactions and delivers the purified products with minimal user involvement. Two desirable reaction classes – the synthesis of saturated N-heterocycles and reductive amination – were implemented, along with multi-step sequences that provide drug-like organic molecules in a fully automated manner. We envision that this system will serve as a console for developers to provide synthetic methods as integrated, user-friendly packages for conducting organic synthesis in a safe and convenient fashion.

Using a combination of reagent design, hardware engineering, and a simple operating system we provide an instrument capable of executing complex organic reactions using prepacked capsules with minimal user involvement.     

Methotrexate-loaded biodegradable polymeric micelles: preparation, physicochemical properties and in vitro drug release

Polymeric micelles based on amphiphilic diblock copolymers methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-polylactide with various hydrophobic lengths were designed as carriers of poorly water-soluble anticancer drug methotrexate (MTX). Relationship between physicochemical characteristics of micelles and release behavior was explored. The critical micelle concentration was determined by fluorescence spectroscopy using 9-chloromethyl anthracene as fluorescence probe. Core-shell type polymeric micelles were prepared by free-surfactant dialysis technique. The mean size of micelles loaded with MTX was 50-200 nm with narrow polydispersity. Physicochemical properties of drug-loaded micelles were evaluated. In vitro release behavior of MTX was also investigated. MTX was continuously released from micelles and less than 50% MTX was released in 5 days. Release rate was dependent on chemical structures of micelles and enhanced by decreasing polylactide lengths.     

A 3D Luminescent Metal‐organic Framework Constructed from Cu4I4 Cubane Clusters and Triangular Imidazole Ligand

Abstract . The solvothermal reaction between cuprous iodide and the rigid triangular imidazole ligand in mixed N,N′‐dimethylacetamide (DMA)‐acetonitrile solvent leads to the isolation of the 3D metal‐organic framework [(Cu₄I₄)₃(TIPA)₄] · 7DMA ( 1 ) [TIPA = tri(4‐imidazolylphenyl) amine], which was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, powder X‐ray diffraction, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Topologically, the structure of 1 is an unprecedented 3,3,4,4‐connected net with a point symbol of {4.8.10}₂{4.8²}₂{4².8².10²}₂{8⁴.12²}. Compound 1 exhibits orange‐red photoluminescence with an emission maximum at 622 nm at room temperature.     

Preparation of Polystyrene-supported N-phenyl-N-acyl Sulfonamide Resin and its Application in Solution-phase Synthesis of Amides

Polystyrene-supported N-phenyl-N-acyl sulfonamide resin was prepared by reacting polystyrene sulfonyl chloride resin with aniline and acylating in pyridine with either acid chlorides or anhydrides. Then, this resin was utilized as a new type of acyl transfer reagent to synthesize the amide library. It was approved to be a more effective acyl transfer reagent with higher amide yields than the polystyrene-supported N-methyl-N-acyl sulfonamide resin and N-benzyl-N-acyl sulfonamide resin. When the phenyl group bonded to the N atom on N-phenyl-N-acyl sulfonamide resin was substituted by the electron withdrawing group or electron donating group, a decreasing amide yield was obtained. N-phenyl-N-acyl sulfonamide resin could be regenerated many times.     

Chemoselectivity Control: Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Synthesis of 6,7‐Dihydrobenzofuran‐4(5H)‐ones and Benzofurans from 1‐(Alkynyl)‐7‐oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan‐2‐ones

New and chemoselective gold(I)‐catalyzed transformations of 1‐(arylethynyl)‐7‐oxabicyclo[4.1.0]‐ heptan‐2‐ones were developed. Two completely different products—6,7‐dihydrobenzofuran‐4(5H)‐ones and benzofurans—could be obtained from the same starting material. The selectivity is determined by the ligand of the gold catalyst: triphenylphosphine delivers 6,7‐dihydrobenzofuran‐4(5H)‐ones, and 1,3‐bis(diisopropylphenyl)imidazol‐2‐ylidene leads to benzofurans. Eleven examples of each case are provided. The mechanistic suggestions for the pathways to both product types are supported by isotope labeling experiments.     

Simulation of nuclide migration in a middle- and low-level radioactive waste repository based on GMS

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Groundwater is the most important factor contributing to the diffusion and migration of radionuclides in the repository. In this paper, the...     

Density functional theory study on the reaction mechanism of Ni+-catalysed cyclohexane dehydrogenation

Structural Chemistry - A detailed theoretical analysis of the mechanism of chemical bond activation in cyclohexane catalysed by the atomic transition-metal cation Ni+ was performed by density...