Determination of cationic polyelectrolytes using a photometric titration with crystal violet as a color indicator

The reaction of the cationic dye, crystal violet (CV) with the anionic polyelectrolytes such as potassium poly (vinyl sulfate) (PVSK) results in a decrease of the absorbance of CV at the maximum absorption wavelength (590 nm). This change of the absorption spectra of the CV has been already applied to the determination of anionic polyelectrolytes using flow injection analysis method. In this paper, CV was applied to the indicator for the determination of cationic polyelectrolytes such as poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (Cat-floc) by photometric titration, using a PVSK solution as a titrant. The end-point of the titration is detected as the break point of the titration curve. A linear relationship between the concentration of cationic polyelectrolyte and the end-point volume of the titrant exists in the concentration range from 0 to 5×10⁻⁵ eq. mol dm⁻³ for Cat-floc, glycol chitosan and methylglycol chitosan. The effects of the concentration of CV and coexisting electrolytes in the sample solution and the effect of pH of the sample solution on the degree of the change of absorbance at the end-point were also examined.     

Depression in the cloud point of Tween in the presence of glycol additives and triblock polymers

Cloud point (C_P) measurements of Tween 20 and Tween 80 were carried out in the presence of various glycol oligomers and triblock polymers (TBP). The cloud points of both Tween 20 and 80 decrease in the presence of both types of additives. Among the glycol oligomeric additives, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether was found to reduce the C_P maximum. An increase in the repeating units of polymeric glycol additives leads to a decrease in C_P. Reduction in the C_P in the presence of TBP depends upon the increase in hydrophobic/hydrophilic ratio among the polypropylene to polyethylene units.     

Preparation and characterization of self-assembled nanoparticles based on glycol chitosan bearing adriamycin

An anthracycline drug, adriamycin, was chemically conjugated onto the backbone of glycol chitosan via an acid-labile cis-aconityl linkage. The physicochemical characteristics of the glycol chitosan–adriamycin (GC–ADR) conjugates were investigated by dynamic light scattering, atomic force microscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy. The GC–ADR conjugates were capable of forming nano-sized self-aggregates in an aqueous medium, when the adriamycin content in the conjugate was in the range of 2.0–5.0 wt.%. The self-aggregates were spherical in shape, and had mean diameters of 238–304 nm, depending on the adriamycin content. The critical aggregation concentrations of the conjugates, estimated by the fluorescence quenching method, were as low as 1.0–2.5×10⁻² mg/ml. The size of self-aggregates was not affected by the polymer concentration in the range from 50 to 2,000 μg/ml, and was maintained up to 8 days in phosphate-buffered saline (pH 7.4), indicating high colloidal stability. The release of adriamycin from self-aggregates was significantly dependent on the pH of the medium due to the cis-aconityl linkage; e.g., the amount of adriamycin released for 4 days was 7.3±0.3% at pH 7, whereas it was 29.3±1.9% at pH 4. The cell viability results demonstrated that free adriamycin shows more potent cytotoxicity than the conjugates, primarily attributed to the sustained release of adriamycin from self-aggregates. In conclusion, the self-aggregates, formed by GC–ADR conjugates, might be useful for the site-specific delivery of adriamycin in a sustained manner.     

聚乙二醇类表面活性剂对硅表面无电沉积Ag膜光滑作用研究

应用原子力显微镜技术及开路电位～时间谱技术,研究了非离子表面活性剂聚乙二醇2000,6000,20000对硅(100)表面无电沉积银膜的光滑作用.实验表明硅(100)表面无电沉积银的光滑程度以及镀层的质量均随聚乙二醇聚合度的增加而变好.     

聚合物假冠醚研究（Ⅰ）单体乙二醇二苯醚的合成与表征

本文以乙二醇为底物,通过中间体乙二醇二苯磺酸酯,合成出了乙二醇二苯醚。对两合成产物进行了红外光谱、薄层色谱。溶解性能及结晶分析,实验结果表明,在乙二醇二苯磺酸酯的合成中,因为使用苯磺酰氯代替了传统的对甲苯磺酰氯磺酰化试剂,并用氯仿做稀释剂以控制催化剂吡啶的恰当使用量,使合成不但经济而且获得82．5％,的较高收率,在乙二醇二苯醚的合成中,采用回流,蒸馏交替使用的实验方法,同时用馏出物沸点数值监控和及时排除体系的水份,使产率达到78．0％。     

EDTA滴定法测定钢渣中游离氧化镁

以碘-乙醇溶液为催化剂,选择乙二醇作溶剂浸取钢渣中游离氧化镁,采用EDTA滴定法测定其中游离氧化镁的含量。试验中考察了碘-乙醇的最佳用量和K-B混合指示剂的最合适配比。结果表明:催化剂碘-乙醇溶液的添加量达碘与氧化镁的质量比为7.5比1,指示剂中酸性铬蓝K和萘酚绿B的比值为1比1.4时,滴定终点变色明显,滴定结果准确。在钢渣中加入纯氧化镁测定的平均回收率为96.5%,相对标准偏差(n=5)为1.3%。     

荧光光谱法辨别丙二醇和二甘醇

以齐药二厂的假药事件为背景,对1,2-丙二醇、1,3-丙二醇和二甘醇的吸收光谱和荧光光谱进行了测量,实验结果证明光谱法不失为一种快捷有效的区分手段.在紫外吸收光谱中,可以通过最大吸光度的差异区分二甘醇和丙二醇;在一定紫外波长激励下,三种醇的荧光光谱特性均存在差异,以此可以对三种醇作出有效区分;在230nm激发下,将二甘醇和两种丙二醇分别混合,混合溶液的相对荧光强度均与两种丙二醇体积比呈线性反比关系,这在一定程度上证明了二甘醇的荧光量子效率大于两种丙二醇.     

Fe（Ⅲ）、Al（Ⅲ）、Ni（Ⅱ）非有机溶剂液－液萃取行为的研究

本文研究了ＰＥＧ（聚乙二醇）－２０００－钍试剂－（ＮＨ＿４）＿２ＳＯ＿４体系对Ｆｅ（Ⅲ）、Ａｌ（Ⅲ）、Ｎｉ（Ⅱ）的非有机溶剂萃取行为。指出在ｐＨ为３．５－６．５（ＮａＡｃ－ＨＡｃ）的水溶液中，有（ＮＨ＿４）＿２ＳＯ＿４存在下，Ｆｅ（Ⅲ）、Ａｌ（Ⅲ）可被ＰＥＧ－２０００相几乎完全萃取，而Ｎｉ（Ⅱ）则基本上不被萃取。从而获得了Ｎｉ（Ⅱ）与Ｆｅ（Ⅲ）、Ａｌ（Ⅲ）混合离子的定量分离。     

Optimization study of polyethylene glycol and solvent system for gas permeation membranes

Cellulose acetate (CA) membranes blended with Polyethylene glycol (PEG) in acetone–water solvent system were synthesized by using solution-casting method that resulted in the formation of flexible, white membranes. Different molecular weight (MW) grades of PEG (including MW 1000, 10,000 and 20,000?g/mol) were used. Cast membranes were tested for tensile strength and permeability at different loading of PEG MW 10,000 and 20,000?g/mol. Excellent flexible membranes were produced in acetone–water solvent system in the presence of PEG, which were otherwise brittle. Surface structure and morphology were analysed using scanning electron microscopy. The presence of different functional groups was confirmed using Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy and the mechanical characteristics were studied by tensile testing. The introduction of PEG caused an increase in permeability of the membranes. The increase in permeability is due to the opening up of pores as the membrane becomes more flexible, when the plasticizer is added. The permeability continues to increase with the addition of PEG. Moreover, the resulting membranes are not only more flexible, but also have largely improved tensile strength as compared to the CA membranes without PEG. This improved tensile strength can also be attributed to the improved flexibility of the membrane. A trade-off is reached between tensile strength and permeability as increasing amount of PEG improves tensile strength but the resulting membrane becomes too permeable to be used for gas separation. Moreover, using PEG of higher MW resulted in porous membranes, even at low amounts of PEG. Therefore, we concluded that CA membrane with less amount of low-MW PEG (i.e. 5% PEG of MW 1000?g/mol) must be used to optimize both permeability and tensile strength of the membrane.