Effect of temperature on the interactions between cellulose and lignin via molecular dynamics simulations

Cellulose - Heating is essential in various biomass pre-treatments and thermal conversion processes. It is of practical significance to study the characteristics of cellulose-lignin and...     

Effect of Irradiation Absorbed Dose and Organic Solvent on the Grafting Rate of PVDF-g-PHEMA through Gamma-ray Irradiation in a Homogenous Solution

High Energy Chemistry - Modification of Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) by radiation grafting is a research hotspot in recent years. In this study, the monomer 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) was...     

Functional Groups Assisted Tunable Dielectric Permittivity of Guest-Free Zn-Based Coordination Polymers for Gate Dielectrics

The dielectric properties of coordination polymers has been a topic of recent interest, but the role of different functional groups on the dielectric properties of these polymers has not yet been fully addressed. Herein, the effects of electron-donating (R=NH₂) and electron-withdrawing (R=NO₂) groups on the dielectric behavior of such materials were investigated for two thermally stable and guest-free Zn-based coordination polymers, [Zn(L₁)(L₂)]_n ( 1 ) and [Zn(L₁)(L₃)]_n ( 2 ) [L₁=2-(2-pyridyl) benzimidazole (Pbim), L₂=5-aminoisophthalate (Aip), and L₃=5-nitroisophthalate (Nip)]. The results of dielectric studies of 1 revealed that it possesses a high dielectric constant (κ=65.5 at 1 kHz), while compound 2 displayed an even higher dielectric constant (κ=110.3 at 1 kHz). The electron donating and withdrawing effects of the NH₂ and NO₂ substituents induce changes in the polarity of the polymers, which is due to the inductive effect from the aryl ring for both NO₂ and NH₂. Theoretical results from density functional theory (DFT) calculations, which also support the experimental findings, show that both compounds have a distinct electronic behavior with diverse wide bandgaps. The significance of the current work is to provide information about the structure-dielectric property relationships. So, this study promises to pave the way for further research on the effects of different functional groups on coordination polymers on their dielectric properties.     

团簇Co3FeP异构化反应的热力学与动力学研究

为了寻找团簇Co₃FeP的稳定性、结构和内部作用力等规律，利用密度泛函理论，在B3LYP/Lanl2dz的量化水平下对团簇Co₃FeP进行理论计算，得到5种优化构型，并从化学反应热力学与动力学的角度对其异构化反应中的反应物、过渡态和生成物进行了讨论分析。结果表明，所有构型均为C1对称且构型的空间结构对其熵值有影响；构型的稳定性主要由金属原子与非金属原子所决定，并且在常温常压下构型1^（3）、2^（3）和3^（3）可以稳定存在，是大部分异构化反应的最终产物。因此，在实际材料的开发中，不仅需要注意金属原子与非金属原子之间的作用力以确保构型的稳定性，还应首先考虑对稳定构型1^（3）、2^（3）和3^（3）进行相关研究。     

High-performance nonfused ring electron acceptor with a steric hindrance induced planar molecular backbone

Three nonfused ring electron acceptors (NFREAs) TTC6,TT-C8T and TT-TC8 were purposefully designed and synthesized.The molecular geometry can be adjusted by the steric hindrance of lateral substituents.According to the DFT calculations,from TTC6 to TT-C8T and TT-TC8,planarity of the molecular backbone is gradually improved,accompanying with the enhancing of intramolecular charge transfer effect.As for TT-TC8,the two phenyl substituents are almost perpendicular to the molecular backbone,which endues the acceptor with good solubility and suppresses it to form over-aggregation.Multidirectional regular molecular orientation and closer molecular stacking are formed in TT-TC8 film.As a result,TT-TC8 based devices afford the highest PCE of 13.13%,which is much higher than that of TTC6 (4.41%) and TT-C8T (10.42%) and among the highest PCE values based on NFREAs.     

具有外部干扰的耦合时滞神经网络固定时间二分同步

针对结构平衡图与结构非平衡图的网络拓扑,考虑了一类具有外部干扰的耦合时滞神经网络模型,分别设计了其固定时间同步控制协议.借助固定时间稳定性理论与不等式技巧,获得了耦合网络在固定时间内达到同步的充分性判据,给出了具体的收敛时间上界,并验证了固定时间同步网络的鲁棒性与抗干扰性.为了扩大网络模型的适用性,考虑的神经网络激活函数为非连续的函数,可借助微分包含与集值李导数理论解释非连续微分方程的动力学行为.最后,分别在结构平衡图和非平衡图下对耦合神经网络的固定时间二分同步进行了数值仿真,验证了控制算法的有效性及理论结果的正确性.     

血管内皮生长因子结合可降解壳聚糖治疗大鼠心肌梗塞的研究

摘要:目的 研 究 血 管 内 皮 生 长 因 子 ( vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF ) 结 合 可 降 解 壳 聚 糖 ( degradablechitosan,DC)对心肌梗塞大鼠的治疗作用。 方法 将 32 只 SD 大鼠随机分为假手术组、模型组、VEGF 组和 VEGF+ DC 组,每组 8 只。 4 组大鼠均采用结扎冠状动脉左前降支的方法进行造模,其中假手术组只穿线不结扎。 造模后, 向模型组大鼠心肌注射 100 μL 生理盐水,VEGF 组大鼠于同一位置注射同体积 VEGF 溶液,VEGF+DC 组大鼠注射 VEGF+DC 溶液。 造模 4 周 后,对 所 有 实 验 大 鼠 进 行 超 声 心 功 能 检 测,考 察 左 心 室 收 缩 期 及 舒 张 期 前 壁 厚 度( LVAW;s 和 LVAW;d) 、左心室收缩期及舒张期内径( LVID;s 和 LVID;d) 、左心室收缩期及舒张期容积( LV Vol;s 和 LV Vol;d) 、左室射血分数( EF% )及短轴缩短率( FS% ) ,血流动力学考察左室舒张末压( EDP ) 和等容收缩期及 舒张期左心室内压力上升最大速率( + dp / dt 和 - dp / dt) ,计算左心室指数( LVM / BW) 并对心肌进行苏木素-伊红 ( HE)染色观察各组实验大鼠心肌病理变化。 结果 VEGF 组和 VEGF+DC 组大鼠的心肌梗塞均得到有效改善,其 中 VEGF+DC 组的改善作用更加显著。 结论 VEGF 结合 DC 对心肌梗塞大鼠的心功能具有改善作用,具有一定的治疗作用。