Synthesis, Crystal Structure, UV-vis and EPR Studies of（ NH3CH2CH2NH2 ） 2.5 [ Mo0.5^（V）W0.5^（VI）O2 （ OC6H4O ） 2]

Cis-dioxo-metal complex ( NH3CH2CH2NH2 ) 2.5 [ Mo0.5^(V)W0.5^(VI)O2 ( OC6H4O ) 2] 1 was obtained by the reaction of tetra-butyl ammonium hexamolybdotungstate with 1, 2-dihydroxybenzene in the mixed solvent of CH3OH, CH3CN and ethylenediamine,and characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV-vis and EPR analysis. Compared with its analogous complexes (NH3CH2CH2NH2)3[Mo^(V)O2(OC6H40)2] 2 and (NH3CH2CH2NH2)2[W^(VI)O2(OC6H4O)2] 3, the results show that tungsten(VI) is less active in redox than molybdenum (VI) and that the change of the valence induced by substitution of W(VI) for Mo(V) in EMO2(OC6H40)2]n- does not influence the coordination geometry of the complex anion in which the metal center exhibits distorted octahedral coordination with cis-dioxo catechol. The responses to EPR of complexes 1 and 2 are active but complex 3 is silent,and the UV-vis spectra exhibited by the three complexes are obvious different because of the different electronic configuration between the central Mo(V) and W(VI) ions in the complexes.It is noteworthy that complexes 1 and 2 have the similar EPR signal to flavoenzyme, suggesting that the three complexes have the same coordination geometry feature with the co-factor of flavoenzyme.     

Mechanism of the fast exchange between bound and free guests in cucurbit[7]uril-guest systems

The fast exchange is found to be due to the mismatch between the hydrophobic interaction inside the CB[7] cavity and the ion-dipole/hydrogen-bonding interactions in the port region of the CB[7]. This mismatch also induces the multi-step separation process between guest and CB[7] molecules, as elucidated by molecular dynamics simulation.     

Tandem Guest-Host-Receptor Recognitions Precisely Guide Ciprofloxacin to Eliminate Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is able to hide within host cells to escape immune clearance and antibiotic action, causing life-threatening infections. To boost the therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics, new intracellular delivery approaches are urgently needed. Herein, by rational design of an adamantane (Ada)-containing antibiotic-peptide precursor Ada-Gly-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-Cys(StBu)-Lys(Ciprofloxacin)-CBT ( Cip-CBT-Ada ), we propose a strategy of tandem guest-host-receptor recognitions to precisely guide ciprofloxacin to eliminate intracellular S. aureus. Via guest-host recognition, Cip-CBT-Ada is decorated with a β-cyclodextrin-heptamannoside ( CD-M ) derivative to yield Cip-CBT-Ada/CD-M , which is able to target mannose receptor-overexpressing macrophages via multivalent ligand-receptor recognition. After uptake, Cip-CBT-Ada/CD-M undergoes caspase-1 (an overexpressed enzyme during S. aureus infection)-initiated CBT-Cys click reaction to self-assemble into ciprofloxacin nanoparticle Nano-Cip . In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrate that, compared with ciprofloxacin or Cip-CBT-Ada , Cip-CBT-Ada/CD-M shows superior intracellular bacteria elimination and inflammation alleviation efficiency in S. aureus-infected RAW264.7 cells and mouse infection models, respectively. This work provides a supramolecular platform of tandem guest-host-receptor recognitions to precisely guide antibiotics to eliminate intracellular S. aureus infection efficiently.     

二维复式声子晶体中基元配置对声学能带结构的影响

研究了二维复式声子晶体中基元配置对其声学能带结构的影响,发现当声子晶体的基元配置改变时,声子晶体的不可约布里渊区也会改变,而且部分能带的极值不再在高对称线上.特别地,在某些基元配置下,不可约布里渊区扩大为整个第一布里渊区.因此,对于对称性较高的复式晶格声子晶体,可用通常的方法得到能带结构,而对于对称性较低的复式晶格结构声子晶体,只有采用对整个第一布里渊区进行研究的方法,才能获得可信的能带结构及带隙.     

基元配置对二维光子晶体不同能带之间带隙的调节和优化

介绍一种方法来调节和优化二维光子晶体不同能带之间的带隙.在单胞中任意位置增加一个基元,可以调节不同能带之间的带隙.而且固定两个基元的最佳位置,调节两个基元柱体边长,可以找到一个合适的配置,使各自的带隙相对带宽达到更大值.同时结果也表明双基元情况下,不同能带之间带隙优化对系统对称性要求不同,频率越高处的带隙优化要求系统对称性越低. 关键词： 光子晶体 带隙 配置 对称性     

Acoustic metasurface for refracted wave manipulation

Here we present a design of a transmitted acoustic metasurface based on a single row of Helmholtz resonators with varying geometric parameters. The proposed metasurface can not only steer an acoustic beam as expected from the generalized Snell's law of refraction, but also exhibits various interesting properties and potential applications such as insulation of two quasi-intersecting transmitted sound waves, ultrasonic Bessel beam generator, frequency broadening effect of anomalous refraction and focusing.     

基于链状SemSn(2≤m+n≤4)小分子的硒硫碳复合正极材料的制备及其电化学性能

将Se固溶复合到链状小硫分子S_2~4中,利用超微孔碳(UMC)的空间限域效应,在UMC中成功构建了链状Se_mS_n(2≤m+n≤4)小分子,并用作锂硫(Li-S)电池正极材料。与链状S_2~4小分子相比,改性后的Se_mS_n(2≤m+n≤4)小分子电导率更高,锂化能更低,放电锂化过程更容易。所制得的UMC/Se_mS_n(2≤m+n≤4)复合正极材料的放电过程为一步固相转化反应,从而有效抑制了活性物质的穿梭流失。与UMC/S_2~4复合正极材料相比,UMC/Se_mS_n(2≤m+n≤4)复合正极材料的电荷传递阻抗更小,放电比容量更高。因此,UMC/Se_mS_n-40(2≤m+n≤4,w_SeS2∶w_UMC=4∶6)复合正极材料在0.1C时循环100次后,比容量依然保持有844 mAh·g^-1;在0.5C下长时间循环500次时,每次循环容量损失仅约为0.07%,表现出优异的循环稳定性。     

A DSC study of paeonol-encapsulated liposomes, comparison the effect of cholesterol and stigmasterol on the thermotropic phase behavior of liposomes

Thermotropic phase behaviors of paeonol-encapsulated liposomes containing stigmasterol or cholesterol have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. We compared the thermotropic phase behavior of pure dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes, sterol/DPPC liposomes, and paeonol/sterol/DPPC liposomes increasing the ratio of paeonol to sterol from 0 to 1, by analyzing the calorimetric parameters of main phase transition of liposomes including phase transition temperature (onset temperature and peak temperature) and phase transition cooperativity. The results showed that paeonol could incorporate into the hydrophobic region of DPPC, thus, decrease phase transition temperature of DPPC. Though stigmasterol interacts with DPPC less favorably than cholesterol, thermotropic phase behavior of paeonol/cholesterol/DPPC liposomes and that of paeonol/stigmasterol/DPPC liposomes are very similar. A phase separation occurred when the molar ratio of paeonol to sterol reached 1:1 in paeonol-encapsulated liposomes, where a paeonol-rich domain coexisted with a sterol-rich domain. The packing order of acyl chains of DPPC in sterol-rich domain is a little higher than that in paeonol-rich domain.     

Crystallization from the micellar phase of imidazolium-based cationic surfactants

The self-assembly and phase behavior of the aqueous dispersions consisting of the cationic surfactant, 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (C(16)mimCl), were studied by differential scanning calorimetry, synchrotron small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering, freeze-fracture electron microscopy, polarizing optical microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. We found that the crystallization of C(16)mimCl upon cooling is strongly concentration-dependent. At low concentrations (10-25 wt%), the samples change directly from a spherical micellar solution to a lamellar crystalline phase. While at high concentrations (50-67 wt%), the initial cylindrical micelles first convert to the lamellar gel phase and then to the lamellar crystalline phase. Particular efforts have been devoted to unveiling the submolecular mechanisms of the phase transition processes. The transformation from the initial micellar phase to the final crystalline phase upon cooling involves both an ordering rearrangement in the alkyl tails and a dehydrating process in the head region. At high concentrations, the transformation is divided into two steps, i.e., the gelation and subsequent crystallization processes, both involving evident rearrangements of the surfactant tails. Moreover, a significant dehydration of the surfactant head part takes place in the gelation step and a partial rehydration occurs in the crystallization step.     

不同固醇与DPPC二元体系的液态有序相

应用同步辐射X射线衍射和差示扫描量热法研究了由不同结构的固醇(胆固醇、脱氢胆固醇、豆固醇、谷固醇、麦角固醇以及固醇核)和二棕榈酰磷脂酰胆碱(DPPC)二元体系形成的液态有序相. 研究表明, 胆固醇比植物固醇(豆固醇和谷固醇)和真菌固醇(麦角固醇)能更有效地与DPPC形成液态有序相(Lo); 有胆固醇或者脱氢胆固醇参与的液态有序相能够在较宽的温度范围内保持稳定, 而由植物固醇和真菌固醇参与的液态有序相对温度有较强的依赖性, 在DPPC主相变温度附近有明显的热致相变过程, 因此这一液态有序相应该进一步区分为Loβ和Loα相. 研究结果有助于阐明固醇尾链在液态有序相以及脂筏中的作用, 也有助于理解在进化过程中动物细胞膜为何选择胆固醇作为主要固醇.