Emerging Plasmonic Assemblies Triggered by DNA for Biomedical Applications

Plasmonic gold nanocrystal represents plasmonic metal nanomaterials, and has a variety of unique and beneficial properties, such as optical signal enhancement, catalytic activity, and photothermal properties tuned by local temperature, which are useful in physical, chemical, and biological applications. In addition, the inherent properties of predictable programmability, sequence specificity, and structural plasticity provide DNA nanostructures with precise controllability, spatial addressability, and targeting recognition, serving as ideal ligands to link or position building blocks during the self-assembly process. Self-assembly is a common technique for the organization of prefabricated and discrete nanoparticle blocks for the construction of extremely sophisticated nanocomposites. To this end, the integration of DNA nanotechnology with Au nanomaterials, followed by assembly of DNA-functionalized Au nanomaterials can form novel functional Au nanomaterials that are difficult to obtain through conventional methods. Here, recent progress in DNA-assembled Au nanostructures of various shapes is summarized, and their functions are discussed. The fabrication strategies that employ DNA for the self-assembly of Au nanostructures, including dimers, tetramers, satellites, nanochains, and other nanostructures with more complex geometric configurations are first described. Then, the characteristic optical properties and applications of biosensing, bioimaging, drug delivery, and therapy are discussed. Finally, the remaining challenges and prospects are elucidated.     

孔雀石分段硫化浮选行为及动力学基因特性研究

为改善孔雀石的硫化浮选效果，通过浮选试验，系统研究了孔雀石单矿物分段硫化浮选行为及动力学基因特性规律，确定了孔雀石的最佳硫化浮选段数。结果表明：硫化时间过长，孔雀石可浮性降低，适量硫化钠能提高孔雀石浮选速率，但浮选速率随时间延长而降低；硫化钠用量为 4 mg/L，硫化时间为 1 min，丁基黄药用量为 80 mg/L 时，孔雀石可浮性最好；添加碳酸铵可以改善孔雀石的浮选效果，当碳酸铵用量为 50 mg/L 时，对孔雀石活化效果最佳；分段硫化浮选过程中，每段孔雀石的浮选速率高低与浮选药剂的质量分配比例有关；适当增加硫化浮选段数，可以提高孔雀石的总回收率；孔雀石的最佳硫化浮选段数为三段，各阶段浮选药剂分配比例为 4∶2∶2。     

一种人工情绪模型及其电商计算实验应用

针对电子商务顾客购物人工系统的计算实验研究，提出一种基于状态类比假说的人工情绪模型，给出了情绪的产生、增强、衰落和消失过程的描述方法，研究了外部刺激、情感强度和内部驱动力的计算方法，并进行了模拟分析。基于此人工情绪模型，构建了电商顾客购物的情绪-行为影响关系模型；将其应用于电商顾客购物的计算实验分析。结果表明，该人工情绪模型能较好地应用于电商复杂人工系统顾客购物的计算实验。     

一锅法制备纳米纤维素及其性能研究

采用一种操作简单、绿色环保的以对甲苯磺酸为催化剂对竹纤维进行水热处理制备纳米纤维素(NCC)的方法。考察了反应时间、反应温度和超声作用对纳米纤维素得率和性能的影响。结果表明,在反应温度110℃、反应时间45 min、超声时间120 min的条件下,纳米纤维素得率最高。     

A state-of-the-art review on the elaboration of fish gelatin as bioactive packaging: Special emphasis on nanotechnology-based approaches

BackgroundThe last decade has noticed the expansion of green materials, which aims to reduce the human impact on the environment. Green polymers are clearly tendency subdivision of this stream and numerous bio-sourced plastics have been developed. Recent research has further focused on the development of new bio-based materials such as edible/biodegradable films for food products.Scope and approachFish gelatin (FG), a protein with recreatable reserve, biodegradability, and processability, has a remarkable potential in bio-packaging. However, there have been noticeable issues concerning the use of FG as packing material, including its low mechanical strength, poor moisture stability, and poor water barrier properties. This paper aims to review the state-of-the-art in development of FG-based films and highlights how they play a crucial role in modifying the properties of such films. Various types of nanofillers that have been included into FG to fabricate bio-nanocomposite films, such as nanoclays (montmorillonite, sepiolite), polysaccharide nanofillers (nanowhiskers/nanofibers), metal ions (silver, copper) and metal oxides nanoparticles (ZnO, TiO₂) are reviewed.Key findings and conclusionsCross-linking is a promising technique to improve the performance and applicability of FG-based biomaterials, particularly respecting their water sensitivity, which hinders many of their potential uses as food contact materials. Bio-nanocomposite technology may help to make high-performance materials with extra bio-functional properties, and it is anticipated to be a dynamic research in the future. In general, more research is required to ameliorate application processes of FG films, especially physical aspects, to be suitable for bio-packaging application.     

基于RSI的工业机器人开放式控制系统设计

为提高工业机器人的柔性化及智能化水平,同时满足数据的实时共享、监控,使控制系统具有可扩展性与可移植性,设计了一种基于x86平台和RSI的工业机器人开放式控制系统。引入RSI后可载入应用程序包,实现PC工控机与KUKA机器人系统的实时性数据交换。运用模块化设计思路,针对硬件系统,制定软件系统平台的各功能模块,配合Windows操作系统的数据处理能力,在保证工业机器人实时性的前提下,实现了功能的扩展性和增减性。该系统在KUKA工业机器人力反馈实验平台上进行了可行性验证,试验表明,此开放式控制系统的实时响应性良好,满足预期控制要求。     

First demonstration of photoelectrochemical water splitting by commercial W–Cu powder metallurgy parts converted to highly porous 3D WO3/W skeletons

Hydrogen evolution through photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting by tungsten oxide-based photoanodes, as a stable and environmental-friendly material with moderate band gap, has attracted significant interest in recent years. The performance of WO₃ photoanode could be hindered by its poor oxygen evolution reaction kinetics and high charge carrier recombination rate. Additionally, scalable and cost-effective commercial procedure to prepare nanostructured electrodes is still challenging. We present, for the first time, a novel and scalable method to fabricate highly efficient self-supported WO₃/W nanostructured photoanodes from commercial W–Cu powder metallurgy (P/M) parts for water splitting. The electrodes were prepared by electrochemical etching of Cu networks followed by hydrothermal growth of WO₃ nanoflakes. Interconnected channels of W skeleton provided high active surface area for the growth of WO₃ nanoflakes with a thickness of ~40 nm and lateral dimension of ~250 nm. The optimized photoelectrode having 35% interconnected porosity exhibited an impressive current density of 4.36 mA cm⁻² comprising a remarkable photocurrent of 1.71 mA cm⁻² at 1.23 V vs. RHE under 100 mW cm⁻² simulated sunlight. This achievement is amongst the highest reported photocurrents for WO₃ photoelectrodes with tungsten substrate reported so far. Impedance and Mott-Schottky analyses evidenced fast charge transfer, low recombination rate, and accelerated O₂ detachment provided by optimum 3D porous WO₃/W electrode. Due to the nature of the commercial P/M parts and low-temperature hydrothermal processing, the procedure is cost-effective and scalable which can pave a new route for the fabrication of highly porous and efficient water splitting electrodes.     

Finite element optimization of sample geometry for measuring the torsional shear strength of glass/metal joints

Assessment of mechanical properties of glass/metal joints is a challenging process, especially when the application relevant conditions of the joints have to be considered in the test design. In this study, a finite element method (FEM) is implemented to analyze a torsional shear strength test designed for glass-ceramic/steel joints aiming towards solid oxide fuel/electrolysis cells application. Deviations from axial symmetry of the square flanges (ends) of respective hourglass-shaped specimens and also supporting and loading sockets of the test set-up are included in the model to simulate conditions close to reality. Undesirable tensile stress and also shear stress concentration appear at the outer edge of glass-ceramic layers, which are less for the hollow-full specimen. The simulation results show that for a specimen with either 9 mm thick square- or 6 mm thick triangular-flanges, locally enhanced tensile stresses almost disappear, resulting in a symmetric shear stress distribution. The difference between the analytically derived nominal shear strength and the real critical shear stress derived via simulation reduces with decreasing the fracture torque.     

One novel 3D tetranuclear cadmium coordination polymer based on 2,3′,4,5′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid: Synthesis,crystal structure and luminescence

One novel 3D cadmium coordination polymer, namely, {[Cd₂(bptc^4 −)(ox^2 −)_0.5(H₂O)₂] · 4.5H₂O}_n (1), has been hydrothermally synthesized through a reaction of 2,3′,4,5′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid (H₄bptc) with divalent cadmium salt in the presence of a second ligand (ox = oxalic acid). X-ray single crystal structure analysis reveals that tetranuclear cadmium clusters are formed by linking two Cd1 and two Cd2 ions with carboxyl groups. Each ox^2 − ligand, with a bidentate chelating mode, connects two Cd2 ions from two adjacent tetranuclear clusters to afford 1D zigzag cadmium cluster chains. Furthermore, 1D chains are connected by bptc^4 − ligands to extend a 3D framework with one-dimensional channels along the [001] direction. From a topology view, complex 1 exhibits an unprecedented 2-nodal 4, 10-connected net with the Schläfli symbol of {4⁶}₂{4⁹. 5¹².6²².7²}. The luminescence analyses reveal that complex 1 shows an emission maximum at 437 nm, which may be attributed to the intra-ligand transition. A red shift of 31 nm compared with H₄bptc ligand was observed and the luminescent decay lifetime is 2.74 ns, which indicates that it might be a potential blue light-emitting candidate. In addition, it was also characterized by elemental, IR spectra, PXRD and TG analyses.