Designing amorphous formulations of polyphenols with naringin by spray-drying for enhanced solubility and permeability

Naringin (NAR), a major flavanone (FVA) glycoside, is a component of food mainly obtained from grapefruit. We used NAR as a food additive to improve the solubility and permeability of hydrophobic polyphenols used as supplements in the food industry. The spray-dried particles (SDPs) of NAR alone show an amorphous state with a glass transition temperature (T_g) at 93.2 °C. SDPs of hydrophobic polyphenols, such as flavone (FVO), quercetin (QCT), naringenin (NRG), and resveratrol (RVT) were prepared by adding varying amounts of NAR. All SDPs of hydrophobic polyphenols with added NAR were in an amorphous state with a single T_g, but SDPs of hydrophobic polyphenols without added NAR showed diffraction peaks derived from each crystal. The SDPs with NAR could keep an amorphous state after storage at a high humidity condition for one month, except for SDPs of RVT/NAR. SDPs with NAR enhanced the solubility of hydrophobic polyphenols, especially NRG solubility, which was enhanced more than 9 times compared to NRG crystal. The enhanced solubility resulted in the increased membrane permeability of NRG. The antioxidant effect of the hydrophobic NRG was also enhanced by the synergetic effect of NAR. The findings demonstrated that NAR could be used as a food additive to enhance the solubility and membrane permeability of hydrophobic polyphenols.     

油炸食品中丙烯酰胺的检测方法研究

富含淀粉的食物在油炸过程中,极易产生一种有害的化学物质——丙烯酰胺。建立了油炸食品中丙烯酰胺的提取、纯化与高效液相色谱分析方法。油炸食品经水提后正己烷脱脂、Carrez试剂净化除蛋白、C18固相萃取柱纯化得到丙烯酰胺提取液,再经高效液相色谱法分析检测。研究了高效液相色谱不同流动相比例、柱温、流速、进样量对丙烯酰胺分离效果的影响,确立了最佳色谱分离条件:检测波长195 nm,流动相乙腈-水(体积比20∶80),柱温45℃,流速1. 0 m L/min,进样量20μL。该方法丙烯酰胺的检出限为5μg/kg,相对标准偏差在0. 5%范围内,薯片样品的加标回收率在88. 5%～90. 6%之间,该法能有效、快速测定油炸食品中丙烯酰胺的含量。     

Mesoscale pore structure of a high-performance concrete by coupling focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering

This contribution couples (a) Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments of a high-performance concrete (HPC) at the millimetric scale, and (b) Focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM) of the cement paste of the HPC, with 10-20 nm voxel size. The aim is to improve the understanding of the 3D pore network of the HPC at the mesoscale (tens of nm), which is relevant for fluid transport. The mature HPC is an industrial concrete, based on pure Portland CEMI cement, and planned for use as structural elements for deep underground nuclear waste storage. Small angle X-ray scattering patterns are computed from the 3D pore images given by FIB/SEM (volumes of 61-118 μm³). They are positively correlated with SAXS measurements (volumes of 5 mm³). Aside from correlations with FIB/SEM data, experimental SAXS allows to investigate a wider range of effects on the pore structure. These are mainly the HPC drying state, the presence of aggregates (by analyzing data on cement paste alone), and the use of Poly Methyl MethAcrylate resin impregnation.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定香辛料中的去甲乌药碱

建立了高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)快速测定香辛料中去甲乌药碱的分析方法。实验优化了样品前处理条件和色谱质谱条件。在优化条件下,样品经体积比为80%甲醇-水提取,纯水进行一定倍数的稀释,以Waters XBridge C18(150 mm×2.1mm,5μm)色谱柱分离,电喷雾正离子扫描,多反应监测(MRM)模式检测,基质匹配标准溶液外标法定量,实现了香辛料中去甲乌药碱的精确定量分析。去甲乌药碱在0.05~20.0 ng/mL范围内线性关系良好,相关系数为0.9999,方法检出限为0.7μg/kg,定量限为2.33μg/kg,在3个添加水平条件下八角的平均回收率为91.80%~99.97%,相对标准偏差为1.43%~2.35%。该方法简单、灵敏、准确性高、稳定性好,适用于香辛料中去甲乌药碱的测定。     

Quality control method of sterols in fermented Cordyceps sinensis based on combined fingerprint and quantitative analysis of multicomponents by single marker

In this study, we established a new pattern for differentiating and comprehensively evaluating the quality of fermented Cordyceps sinensis based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) fingerprint analysis combined with similar analysis (SA), principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), and the quantitative analysis of multicomponents by single marker (QAMS). These methods indicated that fermented Cordyceps sinensis samples could be categorized into one class by PCA and HCA. The fingerprints of fermented Cordyceps sinensis were established, and four HPLC peaks were identified as ergosterol, daucosterol, stigmasterol, and β-sitosterol in Jinshuibao capsules and tablets (two products of fermented Cordyceps sinensis). Ergosterol was chosen as the internal reference substance, and the relative correction factors (RCFs) between ergosterol and the other three sterols were calculated using the QAMS method. Moreover, the accuracy of the QAMS method was confirmed by comparing the relative error between the results of the method used with those of an external standard method (ESM). No significant difference between the two methods was observed. The total sterols content in Jinshuibao products were calculated by the QAMS method, and the total sterols content of the two products were similar. This study showed that the method established herein was efficient and successful in the identification fermented Cordyceps sinensis and may further act to facilitate systematic quality control of fermented Cordyceps sinensis products.     

高效液相色谱法测定奶粉质控样品中三聚氰胺的含量及其不确定度分析

目的 采用高效液相色谱法(high-performance liquid chromatography, HPLC)测定奶粉质控样品中三聚氰胺的含量并进行不确定度的分析。方法 以GB/T 22388-2008 《原料乳与乳制品中三聚氰胺检测方法》第一法为基础, 在实验过程中进行2次提取改良前处理方法测定奶粉质控样品中三聚氰胺含量, 建立数学模型, 分析实验过程中所产生的不确定度的来源, 并进行不确定度的评定分析。结果 通过改进前处理方法, 回收率提高到80%~90%, 稳定性相对标准偏差为1.96%。当k=2(95%置信度)时, 奶粉质控样品中三聚氰胺含量为(0.61±0.021) mg/kg, 质控样品的测试结果为满意。结论 在实验操作过程中, 实验人员应熟练掌握分析技能, 严格按照操作规程进行检测, 以减少检测结果的不确定度, 从而保证检测结果的可靠性。     

Variation-aware approaches with power improvement in digital circuits

In submicron technology, during the fabrication process factors like lithography and lens defect can change some of the physical parameters of transistors and interconnects. This change can modify the transistor electrical characteristics such as current, threshold voltage and gate capacitance, and thus it causes variation in power, delay and performance of the circuit. Process variation has become one of designer׳s challenges to the point that in below 45 nm technology it is considered as the most important issue in reliability. Power consumption and transistors variation are limiting factors to physical scalability. In this paper, we propose two approaches to reduce D2D and WID variations effects on digital CMOS circuits, at design time. The first approach concerns a variation-aware algorithm capable of extracting optimal design parameters to decrease variation and power. The second approach, using transistor stacking will help further reduce variation and power. Applying the algorithm on a digital design and according to parameters behavior in the presence of variation, we extract for each parameter value that will lead to power and variation reduction. On the other hand, with the stacking approach only basic gates are considered and subsequently gate configurations that reduce power and variation are proposed. The proposed approaches could be used identically for synchronous and asynchronous circuits. To prove this claim, we apply our approaches to a network-on-chip asynchronous router and a circuit from the ISCAS85 benchmark. All simulations are done in 32 nm technology using the HSPICE tool. The proposed algorithm similar to Monte Carlo simulation achieves the same results; however with lower execution time. The application of stacking approach to both asynchronous router and ISCAS85 circuit reduces variation effects up to 40.9% and 13.35%, respectively.     

昆明市售卫生纸中11种荧光增白剂监测结果分析

目的 为了解昆明市售卫生纸中11种荧光增白剂的添加情况。方法 样品采集自昆明市超市销售的60份不同品牌卫生纸, 粉碎后经用40%乙腈-水超声提取3次, 合并提取液, 离心, 上清液经正己烷脱脂。脱脂后的溶液用高效液相色谱法检测, 外标法定量。结果 本方法在17 min内完成11种目标化合物的分离分析, 线性关系良好, 相关系数(R2)均大于0.99。在低、中和高3个添加水平的回收率为84.2%~99.8%, 相对标准偏差(relative standard deviations, RSDs)小于5.2%(n=6), 方法定量限(limits of quantitation, LOQ)为2.4~3.8 mg/kg, 各品牌卫生纸中, 阳性样品检出率达到8.33%, 含量最高达10.5 mg/kg。结论 昆明市售卫生纸中存在添加荧光增白剂, 部分样品中检测出多种荧光增白剂非法添加, 相关部门应该予以重视, 加强对市售卫生纸的监督管理。     

High-entropy alloys fabricated via powder metallurgy. A critical review

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted a great deal of interest over the last 14 years. One reason for this level of interest is related to these alloys breaking the alloying principles that have been applied for many centuries. Thus, HEAs usually possess a single phase (contrary to expectations according to the composition of the alloy) and exhibit a high level of performance in different properties related to many developing areas in industry. Despite this significant interest, most HEAs have been developed via ingot metallurgy. More recently, powder metallurgy (PM) has appeared as an interesting alternative for further developing this family of alloys to possibly widen the field of nanostructures in HEAs and improve some capabilities of these alloys. In this paper, PM methods applied to HEAs are reviewed, and some possible ways to develop the use of powders as raw materials are introduced.