The electrochemical interactions between aluminum alloy 7075 and low-carbon steels under gelled electrolytes were studied. Such electrolytes provided the opportunity to investigate both thick and thin electrolyte systems. The electrolyte was chemically modified to visually track the acidic fronts during the anodic reaction and the subsequent hydrolysis process. Two mathematical models were validated for both thick and ultrathin electrolytes. The acidification of thick electrolytes was extended some millimeters beyond the aluminum alloy surface, whereas the acidic front was localized next to the metallic joint using ultrathin electrolytes. The combination of both numerical and experimental results allows proving (and explaining why) that the acidification process is more aggressive under dilute than under concentrated electrolytes. 相似文献
Cancer continues to be a worldwide health problem. Certain macrocyclic molecules have become attractive therapeutic alternatives for this disease because of their efficacy and, frequently, their novel mechanisms of action. Herein, we report the synthesis of a series of 20‐, 21‐, and 22‐membered macrocycles containing triazole and bis(aryl ether) moieties. The compounds were prepared by a multicomponent approach from readily available commercial substrates. Notably, some of the compounds displayed interesting cytotoxicity against cancer (PC‐3) and breast (MCF‐7) cell lines, especially those bearing an aliphatic or a trifluoromethyl substituent on the N‐phenyl moiety (IC50<13 μm ). Additionally, some of the compounds were able to induce apoptosis relative to the solvent control; in particular, (Z)‐N‐cyclohexyl‐7‐oxo‐6‐[4‐(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]‐11H‐3,10‐dioxa‐6‐aza‐1(4,1)‐triazola‐4(1,3),9(1,4)‐dibenzenacyclotridecaphane‐5‐carboxamide ( 12 f ) was the most potent in this regard (22.7 % of apoptosis). 相似文献
We have successfully developed, for the first time, a novel polymer-lipid hybrid nanocontainer with controlled permeability functionality. The nanocontainer is made by nanofabricating holes with desired dimensions in an impermeable polymer scaffold by focused ion beam drilling and sealing them with lipid bilayers containing remote-controlled pore-forming channel proteins. This system allows exchange of solutions only after channel activation at will to form temporary pores in the container. Potential applications are foreseen in bionanosensors, nanoreactors, nanomedicine, and triggered delivery. 相似文献
Acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene (ABS)/clay nanocomposites have been prepared using two types of ABS with different AN contents and a chemically modified clay, Cloisite 20A. The composites were prepared by melt mixing in a twin‐screw extruder. Their morphological properties were characterized by XRD and TEM. The thermal stability of the polymer nanocomposites was studied using TGA and flammability tests. The results were analyzed in terms of the effect of the clay content and the type of ABS used on the clay dispersion and the thermal stability of the nanocomposites. Experimental results confirmed that better dispersion and intercalation and/or exfoliation can be obtained when using an ABS with a higher AN content. The study using TGA and flammability tests showed that the nanodispersed layers of silicate enhanced the thermal stability of the ABS matrix, and that an ABS with higher AN content was more effective in providing fire retardancy. This suggests that when using higher AN contents, more polar groups are present within the polymer matrix, allowing a more homogeneous dispersion and intercalation of the chain polymers into the organomodified montmorillonite clay (MMT), and even some exfoliation of the nanoclay.
The effect of nanosilica on compressive properties of an Epikote 828 epoxy at room temperature was studied. A 40 wt% nanosilica/epoxy
masterbatch (nanopox F400) was used to prepare a series of epoxy based nanocomposites with 5–25 wt% nanosilica content. Static
uniaxial compression tests were conducted on cubic and cylindrical specimens to study the compressive stress–strain response,
failure mechanisms and damage characteristics of the pure and nanomodified epoxy. It was found that the compressive stiffness
and strength were improved with increasing nanosilica content without significant reduction in failure strain. The presence
of nanosilica improved ductility and promoted higher plastic hardening behaviour after yielding in comparison with the unmodified
resin system. This result suggested that nanoparticles introduced additional mechanisms of energy absorption to enhance the
compressive properties without reducing the deformation to failure. 相似文献