Accelerated wear testing with a microfabricated surface to evaluate the lubrication ability of biomolecules on polyethylene

Wear of ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and wear‐particle‐induced osteolysis and bone resorption are the major factors causing the failure of total joint replacements. It is feasible to improve the lubrication and reduce the wear of artificial joints. We need further understanding of the lubrication mechanism of the synovial fluid. The objective of this study is to evaluate the lubricating ability of three major components in the synovial fluid: albumin, globulin, and phospholipids. An accelerated wear testing procedure in which UHMWPE is rubbed against a microfabricated surface with controlled asperities has been developed to evaluate the lubrication behavior. An analysis of the wear particle dimensions and wear amount of the tests has provided insights for comparing their lubrication performance. It is concluded that the presence of biomolecules at the articulating interface may reduce friction. A higher concentration of a biological lubricant leads to a decrease in the wear particle width. In addition, in combination with the wear results and mechanical analysis, the roles of individual biomolecules contributing to friction and wear at the articulating interface are discussed. These results can help us to identify the role of the biomolecules in the boundary lubrication of artificial joints, and further development of lubricating additives for artificial joints may be feasible. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Effects and properties of poly(arylene ether benzonitrile)s of various molecular weights blended with sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)

Poly(arylene ether benzonitrile) (PAEBN) was synthesized with 2,6‐dichlorobenzonitrile and biphenol. PAEBNs with various molecular weights (MWs), 1,640,000 and 185,000 g/mol, were synthesized by control of the stoichiometry of the monomers and were blended with sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK). The effects of MW on the water uptake, swelling, methanol permeability, and proton conductivity of the SPEEK/PAEBN blend membranes were investigated. The molecular mobility of the SPEEK/PAEBN blends was also examined in this study. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

USL和USK系列振动筛防噪技术分析

为了改善筛分机械的使用环境，降低筛分机械的噪声，从噪声源入手，从内因和外因两个方面分析了筛分机噪声的形成原因。论述了USL和USK系列振动筛在降低噪声方面所采取的先进技术措施。     

冷却水污垢及其对冷却器换热的影响

分析了冷却器的结垢机理 ,提出了冷却器污垢层、污垢热阻随运行时间的规律 ,以及污垢热阻与换热系数、换热面积的关系式 ,并通过算例阐述了污垢热阻对冷却器的影响程度 ,进而定性地分析了污垢热阻对空分装置的影响。     

浅议砂桩施工

介绍了某轻亚粘土地基做砂桩处理的实例，详细阐述了砂桩的设计和施工工艺，总结了施工方面的建议和意见成功地完成了该工程的砂桩施工。     

Syntheses and Structural Characterization of Triorganotin Derivatives of Bis(carboxymethyl)trithiocarbonate: X-ray Crystal Structures of 2D Network Polymers

Six triorganotin(IV) complexes of the type {(R₃Sn)₂[C₃S₃(COO)₂]}_n (R = C₆H₅ 1; n-Bu 2; PhCH₂ 4; p-F-PhCH₂ 5; o-F-PhCH₂ 6) and {(R₃Sn)₂[C₃S₃(COO)₂]}_n·[EtOH] (R = Me 3) have been synthesized by the reaction of bis(carboxymethyl)trithiocarbonate with triorganotin(IV) chloride in the presence of sodium ethoxide. All complexes were characterized by elemental analysis IR, ¹H, ¹³C and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR spectroscopy. Except for 4–6, all complexes were also characterized by X-ray crystallography. The X-ray date revealed that complexes 1–3 show two-dimensional network polymeric structure in which the geometries of tin atoms are trigonal bipyramid with the axial positions occupied by carboxylic oxygen atoms.     

Implicit, long-term spatial contextual memory.

Learning and memory of novel spatial configurations aids behaviors such as visual search through an implicit process called contextual cuing (M. M. Chun & Y. Jiang, 1998). The present study provides rigorous tests of the implicit nature of contextual cuing. Experiment 1 used a recognition test that closely matched the learning task, confirming that memory traces of predictive spatial context were not accessible to conscious retrieval. Experiment 2 gave explicit instructions to encode visual context during learning, but learning was not improved and conscious memory remained undetectable. Experiment 3 illustrates that memory traces for spatial context may persist for at least 1 week, suggesting a long-term component of contextual cuing. These experiments indicate that the learning and memory of spatial context in the contextual cuing task are indeed implicit. The results have implications for understanding the neural substrate of spatial contextual learning, which may depend on an intact medial temporal lobe system that includes the hippocampus (M. M. Chun & E. A. Phelps, 1999). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

孤东油田稠油开采配套技术及应用

孤东稠油油藏具有油层埋藏浅，泥质粘土含理高，油层岩石胶结疏松等特点，粘度分布范围宽，开采过程中出砂严重，断块分布零散，开采难度大，结合稠油油藏特点和开采中存在的难点，综合配套油层保护，防砂，降粘和机采等工艺，提高稠开发效果。     

超高压变质岩中辉石类矿物的超微结构特征

高压超高压变质岩中保存的各种矿物形变痕迹的缺陷构造，展现了主本岩石俯冲、超高压变质作用、冷却以及剥露过程中的复杂地质环境、退变质作用和形变效应等方面的超微范围信息。本工作利用透射电镜（TEM）和参量色散X-射线谱仪（EDS）观察并分析了辉石类矿物微结构及其缺陷构造，其中硬玉、绿辉石为高压超高压特征矿物，透辉石、单斜辉石为则变质阶段听形成的退变质矿物。