应用水化硅酸盐纳米粉体制备块体材料

以磨细生石灰和硅质原料的混合物为前驱物,采用动态水热合成方法制备了水化硅酸盐纳米粉体.借助SEM、TEM及氮吸附等测试方法,分析了制得的水化硅酸盐粉体的形貌、粒径和比表面积.将制得的水化硅酸盐纳米粉体压制成块状固体.采用正交设计方法研究了成型压力、水泥掺量、纤维掺量、聚合物掺量等因素对块体材料力学性能的影响.结果表明:由该粉体压制成的块体材料立即具有强度和耐水性,且表观密度低;成型压力是影响其力学性能最显著的因素.     

声学-结构设计灵敏度分析

声学 -结构设计灵敏度分析揭示了结构振动引起的辐射声压与结构设计变量之间的关系。分别用有限元法和边界元法计算结构设计灵敏度和声学灵敏度。将两个灵敏度结合得到最终的声学 -结构设计灵敏度。在边界元计算中 ,采用退化元处理奇异积分问题 ,对特征频率不唯一问题采用CHIEF方法处理。以脉动球和箱体为例 ,验证了算法的可行性和精确性。     

Development of single drive electrode electrical resistance tomography system

A new electrical resistance tomography system has been designed using the single drive electrode method. The bidirectional pulse current is adopted in this system as the exciting current. The model of this new method has been set up in ANSYS and validated by simulation and actual measured data. Based on this model, the influence of medium resistivity and connected resistance as well as the influence of medium distribution on the measured data is studied. The experimental results and the reconstructed images are presented at last to testify to the reliability of the new system and the feasibility of the new method.     

Bad-scenario-set robust scheduling for a job shop to hedge against processing time uncertainty

This paper proposed two robust scheduling formulations in real manufacturing systems based on the concept of bad scenario set to hedge against processing time uncertainty, which is described by discrete scenarios. Two proposed robust scheduling formulations are applied to an uncertain job-shop scheduling problem with the makespan as the performance criterion. The united-scenario neighbourhood (UN) structure is constructed based on bad scenario set for the scenario job-shop scheduling problem. A tabu search (TS) algorithm with the UN structure is developed to solve the proposed robust scheduling problem. An extensive experiment was conducted. The computational results show that the first robust scheduling formulation could be preferred to the second one for the discussed problem. It is also verified that the obtained robust solutions could hedge against the processing time uncertainty through decreasing the number of bad scenarios and the degree of performance degradation on bad scenarios. Moreover, the computational results demonstrate that the developed TS algorithm is competitive for the proposed robust scheduling formulations.     

Modulating lateral strain in GaN-based epitaxial layers by patterning sapphire substrates with aligned carbon nanotube films

A novel carbon nanotube-patterned sapphire substrate (CPSS) has been utilized for the growth of GaN material and fabrication of a InGaN/GaN light emitting diode (LED) by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy. Different lateral strain distributions and stress reductions were observed in a GaN thin film on CPSS compared with those on a conventional sapphire substrate. Nanoheteroepitaxy induced by small size nucleation islands of about 50 nm is ascribed to this significant strain modulation. The crystalline quality of the GaN thin film was also improved, as illustrated by X-ray diffraction. Performances of 1 mm × 1 mm LEDs on CPSS were also enhanced, with an operational power increase of 37.5% and higher saturation current.      

Broad band focusing and demultiplexing of in-plane propagating surface plasmons

On the basis of a novel phase modulation method by in-plane diffraction processes, a well-designed nanoarray on metal surface is proposed to realize a broad band focusing (bandwidth ～100 nm) and a demultiplexing element (resolution ～12 nm) of surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves. Moreover, sublattice arrays are developed to achieve an improved demultiplexer and confocal SPP beams. The proposed scheme with implemented functionalities is designed totally in planar dimension, which is free of the SPP coupling process and indicates more practical application in photonic integrations.     

Oxy210, a Semi-Synthetic Oxysterol,Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Macrophages via Inhibition of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 4 and TLR2 Signaling and Modulation of Macrophage Polarization

Inflammatory responses by the innate and adaptive immune systems protect against infections and are essential to health and survival. Many diseases including atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and obesity involve persistent chronic inflammation. Currently available anti-inflammatory agents, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, and biologics, are often unsafe for chronic use due to adverse effects. The development of effective non-toxic anti-inflammatory agents for chronic use remains an important research arena. We previously reported that oral administration of Oxy210, a semi-synthetic oxysterol, ameliorates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) induced by a high-fat diet in APOE*3-Leiden.CETP humanized mouse model of NASH and inhibits expression of hepatic and circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines. Here, we show that Oxy210 also inhibits diet-induced white adipose tissue inflammation in APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice, evidenced by the inhibition of adipose tissue expression of IL-6, MCP-1, and CD68 macrophage marker. Oxy210 and related analogs exhibit anti-inflammatory effects in macrophages treated with lipopolysaccharide in vitro, mediated through inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), TLR2, and AP-1 signaling, independent of cyclooxygenase enzymes or steroid receptors. The anti-inflammatory effects of Oxy210 are correlated with the inhibition of macrophage polarization. We propose that Oxy210 and its structural analogs may be attractive candidates for future therapeutic development for targeting inflammatory diseases.     

土家族西兰卡普中的动植物图形

西兰卡普是土家语,“西兰”是被盖,“卡普”是花.在很久以前,泽母若有个美丽的土家妹子,她就像一株清晨的山茶花.她的名字叫西兰,她很聪明,心灵手巧,又很勤快.每天不是满坡满岭去采花,就是坐在吊脚楼上用五彩线绣花,西兰把自己织的布都叫“卡普”.乡亲们为了纪念她,便把他生前修的花铺盖叫西兰卡普.     

高流动性星型尼龙12的合成与表征

在均苯三甲酸的存在下,进行十二内酰胺的水解聚合,合成了四种不同臂长的三臂星型尼龙12,对产物的分子量进行了测定,并对其力学性能和流变行为进行了研究。结果表明,星型尼龙12的分子量随着均苯三甲酸含量的提高而降低,与相应分子量的线型尼龙12相比,星型尼龙12的拉伸强度和弯曲强度基本保持,冲击强度保持率在80%以上,断裂伸长...