加压下液体过热的亚稳态

本文用液滴悬浮法测定了十四种碳氢化合物的加压情况下的过热极限，并经筛选由ｍｖｄＷ方程对过热极限进行了预测，发现两者符合较好。     

Dual-Function Semaphorin 4D Released by Platelets: Suppression of Osteoblastogenesis and Promotion of Osteoclastogenesis

Effects of the antiosteoblastogenesis factor Semaphorin 4D (Sema4D), expressed by thrombin-activated platelets (TPs), on osteoblastogenesis, as well as osteoclastogenesis, were investigated in vitro. Intact platelets released both Sema4D and IGF-1. However, in response to stimulation with thrombin, platelets upregulated the release of Sema4D, but not IGF-1. Anti-Sema4D-neutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) upregulated TP-mediated osteoblastogenesis in MC3T3-E1 osteoblast precursors. MC3T3-E1 cells exposed to TPs induced phosphorylation of Akt and ERK further upregulated by the addition of anti-sema4D-mAb, suggesting the suppressive effects of TP-expressing Sema4D on osteoblastogenesis. On the other hand, TPs promoted RANKL-mediated osteoclastogenesis in the primary culture of bone-marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMMCs). Among the known three receptors of Sema4D, including Plexin B1, Plexin B2 and CD72, little Plexin B2 was detected, and no Plexin B1 was detected, but a high level of CD72 mRNA was detected in RANKL-stimulated BMMCs by qPCR. Both anti-Sema4D-mAb and anti-CD72-mAb suppressed RANKL-induced osteoclast formation and bone resorptive activity, suggesting that Sema4D released by TPs promotes osteoclastogenesis via ligation to a CD72 receptor. This study demonstrated that Sema4D released by TPs suppresses osteogenic activity and promotes osteoclastogenesis, suggesting the novel property of platelets in bone-remodeling processes.     

Characterization of a Novel Thermostable Dye-Linked l-Lactate Dehydrogenase Complex and Its Application in Electrochemical Detection

Flavoenzyme dye-linked l-lactate dehydrogenase (Dye-LDH) is primarily involved in energy generation through electron transfer and exhibits potential utility in electrochemical devices. In this study, a gene encoding a Dye-LDH homolog was identified in a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Sulfurisphaera tokodaii. This gene was part of an operon that consisted of four genes that were tandemly arranged in the Sf. tokodaii genome in the following order: stk_16540, stk_16550 (dye-ldh homolog), stk_16560, and stk_16570. This gene cluster was expressed in an archaeal host, Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, and the produced enzyme was purified to homogeneity and characterized. The purified recombinant enzyme exhibited Dye-LDH activity and consisted of two different subunits (products of stk_16540 (α) and stk_16550 (β)), forming a heterohexameric structure (α3β3) with a molecular mass of approximately 253 kDa. Dye-LDH also exhibited excellent stability, retaining full activity upon incubation at 70 °C for 10 min and up to 80% activity after 30 min at 50 °C and pH 6.5–8.0. A quasi-direct electron transfer (DET)-type Dye-LDH was successfully developed by modification of the recombinant enzyme with an artificial redox mediator, phenazine ethosulfate, through amine groups on the enzyme’s surface. This study is the first report describing the development of a quasi-DET-type enzyme by using thermostable Dye-LDH.     

A neck‐in model in extrusion lamination process

In this study, the experiment of the extrusion lamination process using high‐pressure process low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) was performed. The nonisothermal viscoelastic simulation of the extrusion lamination experiment was also carried out. The simulation results were in good agreement with the experimental data within wide range of take up velocity and air gap length. We developed the theoretical model based on force balance and deformation type of a film to predict the neck‐in behavior in the extrusion lamination or cast film process. It was suggested from the neck‐in model that the neck‐in correlates with the ratio of planar to uniaxial elongational viscosity. It was confirmed that the neck‐in model could predict the film edge shape and neck‐in properly for conventional LDPE. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2010. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Flame flickering frequency on a rotating Bunsen burner

The empirical correlation (St^*2/Ri=0.00028Re^*2/3: St^* is the reduced Strouhal number, Ri the Richardson number, Re^* the reduced Reynolds number) proposed by Kostiuk and Cheng [1995. The coupling of conical wrinkled laminar flames with gravity. Combustion and Flame 103, 27-40] for predicting buoyancy-induced flame flickering frequency, has been experimentally investigated under the swirling flow conditions produced by a rotating Bunsen burner, focusing on how the flame flickering frequency changes with increasing swirl number S. Under low swirling conditions up to S≈0.1, the flame flickering frequency f_t did not change and monotonically increased with increasing the bulk flow velocity from the burner tube U. The trend of the data is similar to those obtained by Durox et al. [1995. Some effects of gravity on the behavior of premixed flames. Combustion and Flame 82, 66-74] and Kostiuk and Cheng (1995) and could be fitted well with the empirical correlation Kostiuk and Cheng (1995). However, under high swirling  conditions (S>1), f_t significantly decreased up to ≈80% of that with non-swirling condition, and became insensitive to U. As a result, the data under S>1 could not be correlated by the empirical equation. From results obtained by laser doppler velocimetry (LDV), this inconsistency is due to flow divergence shown by the change in the velocity distribution between the burner exit and the flame tip with burner rotation. A minimum value of the centerline velocity u_j,min between the burner exit and the flame tip fulfills an important role in controlling the flame flickering frequency. The use of this parameter allows the empirical correlation to be extended to the high swirling case by means of a modified empirical correlation St^*2/Ri=0.00028(Re^*exp(-0.64S^1.78))^2/3.     

下告铁矿悬顶成因分析及预防措施研究

下告铁矿采用了高效、安全的无底柱分段崩落法进行开采, 2013年9月,在-26 m分段、-37 m分段中共有5条进路几乎同时出现了悬顶现象。大面积的悬顶除了因矿体自身稳固性差以外,更主要的是设计和施工没有根据矿山自身的情况进行合理的布置。切割槽高度不够、上盘矿体的出矿量没能达到要求,爆破的夹制性过大等因素导致矿体顶板高度不断下降,致使后续炮孔爆破补偿空间不足。同时设计预留排面保护层过厚,装药密度过低,炮孔没有堵塞等因素使得顶部矿石难以贯穿上分段覆盖层,爆破产生大量大块,为悬顶的产生埋下隐患。矿山通过认真研究和实践,从设计到施工进行了分析和总结,针对矿山目前的开采现状提出了预防处理意见,为解决悬顶的频繁发生提供技术支撑。     

Reconstruction of cartilage tissue using scaffold-free organoid culture technique

We applied the scaffold-free culture method to chondrocytes and attempted to reconstitute articular cartilage grafts. Primary rat costal chondrocytes were immobilized into hollow fibers by centrifugation at a density of 3 x 10(8) cells/cm(3) to induce the formation of cylindrical-shaped multicellular aggregates (organoids) and cultured for one month. The organoids were evaluated by histological and gene expression analyses. Chondrocytes formed cylindrical organoids in hollow fibers (HFs). Histochemical analysis revealed the accumulation of a cartilage extracellular matrix (collagen and proteoglycan) around cells in the lumen of HFs with culture time, forming a low-cellular-density tissue similar to native cartilage by day 28. Furthermore, in contrast to that in traditional monolayer culture, the organoid maintained the gene expression of the cartilage extracellular matrix (type II collagen, aggrecan) for one month of culture. In conclusion, our organoid formation method was effective in producing a cartilage-like tissue. This result suggests that the technique may be applicable to the development of an articular cartilage graft.     

不同泌乳期人乳与牛乳中游离氨基酸的对比

利用同位素标记相对和绝对定量技术结合高效液相色谱-串联质谱技术对不同泌乳期人乳与牛乳中游离氨基酸的种类及含量进行检测及对比分析。结果表明,人乳中游离氨基酸种类较牛乳更为丰富,含量也高于牛乳,且随着泌乳时间的延长其总量呈下降趋势。牛初乳、牛常乳、人初乳和人常乳中游离氨基酸总量分别为0.32、0.16、0.63?g/L和0.37?g/L。实验测定的42?种游离氨基酸中,人常乳中检出35?种,牛常乳中测得31?种,其中人常乳中有25?种游离氨基酸的含量高于牛常乳,人乳中组氨酸、苯丙氨酸、苏氨酸等含量显著高于牛乳（P＜0.05）,游离谷氨酸在人初乳、人常乳、牛常乳中含量均为最高,而牛初乳中游离牛磺酸含量最高。本研究分析了人乳、牛乳中游离氨基酸种类和含量的差异,可为详细的研究母乳氨基酸功能和氨基酸代谢组学提供了一定的理论依据,也可为生产婴幼儿奶粉和功能性乳制品提供参考。     

Fundamental welding R&D results for manufacturing vacuum vessel of JT-60SA

The real vacuum vessel (VV) manufacturing of JT-60SA has started since November 2009 at Toshiba. Prior to starting manufacturing, fundamental welding R&Ds had been performed by three stages. In the first stage, primary tests for screening welding method were performed. In the second stage, the trial welding for 1 m-long straight and curved double shell samples were conducted. The dependences of welding quality and distortion on the welding conditions, such as arc voltage and current, setting accuracy, welding sequence, and the shape of grooves were studied. In addition, welding condition with low heat input was explored. In the last stage, fabrication sequence was confirmed and established by the trial manufacturing of the 20° upper half mock-up [1]. This paper presents the R&D results obtained in the first and second stages.     

Electrokinetic microslit experiments to analyse the charge formation at solid/liquid interfaces

Electrokinetic effects play an important role in microfluidics and nanofluidics. Although the related phenomena are often utilized to control fluid flow and sample transport in lab-on-a-chip devices, their dependency on the surface charges on the channel walls often remain enigmatic. This is mainly due to the lack of adequate experimental methods to analyse the electrical charging of solid/liquid interfaces of interest. To address this need, an experimental set-up—designated as microslit electrokinetic set-up (MES)—has been recently developed and applied for the investigation of charge formation processes at planar solid/liquid interfaces. The device permits to perform streaming potential and streaming current measurements across a rectangular streaming channel formed by two parallel sample carriers (20×10×3 mm³) at variable distance allowing for the determination of the surface conductivity. Utilizing the MES, charge characteristics can be determined for a wide variety of materials prepared as thin films on top of planar glass substrates. Streaming potential and streaming current data permit to investigate the mechanisms of charge formation while surface conductivity data provide information about mobile charge carriers located in different zones at the interface. The applicability of this advanced experimental approach is demonstrated with examples obtained for surfaces with different levels of complexity:

1. Preferential ion adsorption onto unpolar fluoropolymer (Teflon^® AF) films was characterized in simple electrolyte solutions; the results were quantitatively evaluated with respect to interfacial ion concentrations.
2. Interrelation of charge density and conformation of grafted poly(L-glutamic acid layers) were unravelled from the determination of pH-depended variations of surface conductivity and layer thickness.
3. The impact of spatial confinements of surface functional groups on their acid–base behaviour was studied with self-assembled monomolecular films of alkanethiols chemisorbed on gold.
4. Charging of and ion mobility within poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) brushes prepared by a Langmuir–Blodgett technique were analysed at varied pH and ionic strength.
5. Interfacial modes of adsorbed proteins were distinguished at two polymer surfaces with varied hydrophobicity/charge density.