Magnetically Guidable Proteinaceous Adhesive Microbots for Targeted Locoregional Therapeutics Delivery in the Highly Dynamic Environment of the Esophagus

The esophagus is a tubular-shaped muscular organ where swallowed fluids and muscular contractions constitute a highly dynamic environment. The turbulent, coordinated processes that occur through the oropharyngeal conduit can often compromise targeted administration of therapeutic drugs to a lesion, significantly reducing therapeutic efficacy. Here, magnetically guidable drug vehicles capable of strongly adhering to target sites using a bioengineered mussel adhesive protein (MAP) to achieve localized delivery of therapeutic drugs against the hydrodynamic physiological conditions are proposed. A suite of highly uniform microparticles embedded with iron oxide (IO) nanoparticles (MAP@IO MPs) is microfluidically fabricated using the genipin-mediated covalent cross-linking of bioengineered MAP. The MAP@IO MPs are successfully targeted to a specific region and prolongedly retained in the tubular-structured passageway. In particular, orally administered MAP@IO MPs are effectively captured in the esophagus in vivo in a magnetically guidable manner. Moreover, doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded MAP@IO MPs exhibit a sustainable DOX release profile, effective anticancer therapeutic activity, and excellent biocompatibility. Thus, the magnetically guidable locomotion and robust underwater adhesive properties of the proteinaceous soft microbots can provide an intelligent modular approach for targeted locoregional therapeutics delivery to a specific lesion site in dynamic fluid-associated tubular organs such as the esophagus.     

Improved one-dimensional beam model for unbalanced composite single-lap joint

An analytical nonlinear solution was provided for unbalanced composite single-lap joint (CSLJ) using an improved one-dimensional beam model, which incorporated the effect of bending–tension coupling. The bending–tension coupling stiffness was introduced to characterize the coupling bending and tension behavior induced by the un-symmetric stacking sequence of composite laminates. The governing differential equations captured the bending–tension coupling behavior and the geometrically nonlinear features were constructed based on the displacement compatibility conditions of flexible interface. The transverse deformation in overlap region, edge moment factors and adhesive stress distributions for the unbalanced CSLJ with inflexible, intermediate flexibility and flexible adhesive can be determined by the present one-dimensional beam model. The accuracy of the present model was validated by the comparison with nonlinear finite element model. The effect of bending–tension coupling on edge moment factors and peak values of adhesive stresses was shed light on with the present model.     

Effects of typical soybean meal type on the properties of soybean-based adhesive

In order to effectively apply soybean meal for the preparation of water-resistant soybean-based adhesives for plywood, the effects of three typical soybean meal products, namely, low-temperature soybean meal (LM), high-temperature soybean meal (HM), and physical soybean meal (PM), on the properties of soybean-based adhesive were investigated. The results indicated that the number of reactive groups in the three soybean meals followed the order LM > HM > PM, which in turn led to various crosslinking densities when these soybean meals were crosslinked by epichlorohydrin-modified polyamide (EMPA) during the curing process. The LM soybean adhesive had 6.6% higher soaking bond strength and 16.5% higher boiling-dry-boiling bond strength than the HM soybean adhesive, and 19% higher soaking bond strength and 33% higher boiling-dry-boiling bond strength than the PM soybean adhesive, respectively. These three soybean meals could be used to prepare soybean adhesives for interior-use plywood because all plywood panels bonded with their adhesives passed a water-soaking test at 63 °C for 3 h, but only the LM soybean adhesive achieved the desired water resistance for floor-base plywood. Among the three evaluated soybean meals, LM was the most promising raw material for the preparation of soybean-based adhesive because of a greater number of reactive groups, higher crosslinking density, and superior bond strength. Plywood panel bonded with HM soybean adhesive had a water resistance lower than, but very close to, the standard required value (>0.8 MPa) for floor-base plywood.     

汽车同步器齿环用耐高温结构胶膜的性能研究

同步器齿环与碳纤维耐摩擦材料是通过胶粘剂实现粘接,而胶粘剂耐高温性能的优劣则是决定其使用寿命的决定性因素。本文研究了环氧树脂E-51体系、环氧树脂AG80体系以及基材表面处理工艺对于结构胶膜耐高温性能的影响,采用熔融共混法制备了胶粘剂并以玻璃纤维布为背衬制备了耐高温结构胶膜。采用高低温拉力机对不同体系制备的结构胶膜进行了常温、200℃高温的钢材搭接剪切强度的测试。结果表明,对于E-51体系,提高体系交联密度可显著增大常温剪切强度,但高温剪切强度明显下降;对于四官能度的AG80体系,AG80的用量是影响其高温性能的主要因素,同时基材表面喷砂水洗处理后可显著增大结构胶膜与基材粘接有效面积,进而显著改善高温性能。所制备的结构胶膜较常用胶粘剂使用更加便捷,耐高温性能优良,满足同步器齿环使用要求。     

非常规蛋白基木材胶黏剂研究现状及发展前景

介绍了动物和植物型非常规蛋白资源的种类及其制备蛋白基木材胶黏剂的研究现状和存在的问题,展望了非常规蛋白胶黏剂的发展前景。     

铠装硅酸钾胶黏剂在特殊工况下的绝缘失效分析

为探索铠装硅酸盐胶黏剂在特殊环境下的绝缘特性，本文制备不同碱金属离子含量及固液配比的硅酸钾胶黏剂样品，将其固封于不锈钢管体中，在潮湿环境与高温条件下分析其绝缘性能并进行失效分析。结果表明：在潮湿环境中，胶体中的固液配比及碱金属（K⁺）含量会影响铠装试样的整体绝缘性能，当固液配比为2∶1时，硅酸钾与硅溶胶质量比在（2～1）∶1之间时，其绝缘效果较佳；在高温条件下，随着温度的升高及保温时间的延长，铠装壳体中部分合金元素渗入胶体表面，造成样品绝缘性能较大幅度的下降。     

Methacrylate-functionalized POSS as an efficient adhesion promoter in olefin-based adhesives

This study aims to investigate the effects of methacrylate-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (MA-POSS) on polyolefin-based adhesives. The so called adhesive was synthesized by the cooligomerization of 1-decene/9-decene-1-ol monomers using a Ti amine bis-phenolate catalyst, [Ti{2,2′-(OC₆H₂-4,6-^tBu₂)₂NHC₂H₄NH(OⁱPr)₂], which was subsequentlyacrylated via a simple reaction with methacryloyl chloride. Different weight fractions of MA-POSS nanoparticles were solution blended with synthesized adhesive and undergone curing reaction with blue light. Observation of a unique tan δ peak in dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) curve was clear evidence that two employed moieties were miscible and only one hybrid polymeric phase was created. Most noticeably, significant increase in mechanical parameters was detected in the lower inclusion compositions, 0.2-1 wt% of MA-POSS, where flexural strength and flexural modulus were increased up to 99 and 110%, respectively. Furthermore, thermal stability of the synthesized nanocomposite enhanced dramatically by increasing MA-POSS weight fraction. Influence of employed nanoparticles on adhesion properties of synthesized nanocomposites was evaluated with tensile shear bond strength and pull off analysis. According to the adhesion results, the MA-POSS causes an adhesion promotion on the fabricated adhesive/POSS nanocomposites.     

气化灰基腻子粉的制备与性能研究

为实现气化灰综合利用和降低腻子粉制备成本，研究了利用气化灰替代水泥制备腻子粉的技术可行性。以气化灰和 42.5水泥为主要原料，配以少量的羟丙基甲基纤维素和可分散性乳胶粉，制备气化灰基腻子粉，实验考察原料配方变化对腻子粉的性能影响。研究结果表明：利用气化灰替代水泥制品制备腻子粉具有可行性。其中，气化灰替代 50%水泥时，腻子粉的粘结强度为 0.82 Mpa，各项性能均优于建筑外墙用腻子粉标准 JG/T 157—2009要求。在相同条件下，气化灰替代不超过 70%的水泥时，腻子粉的粘结强度及其他指标均满足建筑外墙用腻子粉标准 JG/T 157—2009要求。