陶瓷色料中添加发色离子的状态与反应

固体滴定法是研究固溶量的一种新方法。本实验选择Mn-Al2O3色料,给其中加入Cr2O3,通过测定反射光谱f(R)、晶格常数、电子自旋共振（ESR）,并计算晶格常数,分别得到加入Cr2O3前后的Mn-Al2O3的反射光谱与晶格常数的变化,依据该数据来推定着色离子Mn的固溶量及化学状态。为研究Mn-Al2O3红色料中Mn的固溶量,给其中加入Cr2O3,它使Mn-Al2O3红的色调发生变化,在此过程中发生如下反应：Cr^3 Mn^3 →Cr^4 Mn^2 ,Mn-Al2O3红色料在反射光谱520nm处有吸收峰值,给其中添加Cr2O3后峰值减小,用Cr^3 的固溶量（即Cr2O3的添加量）和峰值Δf(R)作图并延伸图线至Δf(R)=0点,此点对应的Cr2O3值即为Mn^3 的固溶量（Mn2O3的浓度）。实验证明,利用固体滴定法在一定精度范围内测定发色元素的固溶量取得一定程度成功。锰红色料中的发色离子状态为Mn^3 ,添加Cr2O3后,Cr能置换Mn-Al2O3中的Mn。铬是以Cr^3 化学状态固溶到Al2O3中的。     

Profiling and Imaging of Phospholipids in Brains of Abcd1‐Deficient Mice

ABCD1 is a gene responsible for X‐linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X‐ALD), and is critical for the transport of very long‐chain fatty acids (VLCFA) into peroxisomes and subsequent β‐oxidation. VLCFA‐containing lipids accumulate in X‐ALD patients, although the effect of ABCD1‐deficiency on each lipid species in the central nervous system has not been fully characterized. In this study, each phospholipid and lysophospholipid species in Abcd1‐deficient mice brains were profiled by liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry. Among the phospholipid and lysophospholipid species that are significantly more enriched in Abcd1‐deficient mice brains, VLCFA were present in 75, 15, 5, 4, and 1 species of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, sphingomyelin, lysophosphatidylcholine, and lysophosphatidylethanolamine, respectively. Most VLCFA were incorporated at the sn‐1 position of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine. Among the phospholipid species that are significantly less enriched in Abcd1‐deficient mice brains, odd‐numbered saturated or mono‐unsaturated fatty acyl moieties are contained in all phosphatidylcholine species. In addition, a number of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, and phosphatidylserine species contained highly unsaturated fatty acyl moieties. Intriguingly, 44:1 phosphatidylcholine with VLCFA was mainly distributed in the gray matter, such as the cortex, but not in the white matter in the cerebrum and cerebellum. These results show that ABCD1‐deficiency causes metabolic alternation of long‐chain fatty acids and VLCFA. Moreover, our results imply a molecular mechanism for the incorporation of saturated or monounsaturated VLCFA into the sn‐1 position of phospholipids, and also indicate that the distribution of phospholipids with VLCFA may correlate with the development of X‐ALD.     

A multi-walled carbon nanotube/polymer actuator that surpasses the performance of a single-walled carbon nanotube/polymer actuator

Actuators were developed using activated and non-activated multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)–ionic liquid (IL) gel electrodes and compared to a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-based actuator with respect to the electrochemical and electromechanical properties. The activated MWCNT–COOH/polymer actuator surpassed the SWCNT/polymer actuator in terms of the generated strain.     

Modification and laboratory evaluation of a TSI ultrafine condensation particle counter (Model 3776) for airborne measurements

A butanol-type ultrafine condensation particle counter (UCPC, Model 3776, TSI, Inc., Shoreview, MN, USA), which can achieve a 50% detection efficiency diameter (d₅₀) of 2.5 nm using a capillary-sheath structure, was modified and tested in the laboratory for airborne measurements. The aerosol flow rate through the capillary is a key factor affecting the quantification of aerosol particle number concentrations. A pressure-dependent correction factor for the aerosol flow rate was determined using a newly added mass flow meter for the sheath flow and the external calibration system. The effect of particle coincidence in the optical sensing volume was evaluated using an aerosol electrometer (AE, Model 3068B, TSI, Inc.) as a reference. An additional correction factor for the coincidence effect was derived to improve the quantification accuracy at higher concentrations. The particle detection efficiency relative to the AE was measured for mobility diameters of 3.1–50 nm and inlet absolute pressures of 101–40 kPa. The pressure dependence of the d₅₀ value, asymptotic detection efficiency, and shape of the particle detection efficiency curve is discussed, along with simple theoretical calculations for the diffusion loss of particles and the butanol saturation ratio in the condenser.

© 2017 American Association for Aerosol Science     

Novel hybrid block copolymer nanocarrier systems to load lipophilic drugs prepared by microphase inversion method

Nanoparticles based on block copolymers of oligosaccharides [β-cyclodextrin (βCyD) and maltoheptaose (Mal₇)] and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) were prepared by microphase inversion method. Zeta-potential, particle size measurements and morphological analysis of drug-free and drug-loaded nanoparticles were performed by using, respectively, laser-doppler anemometry, dynamic and static light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. ρ-Ratio values were correlated with transmission electron microscopy observations. Both types of amphiphilic block copolymers, βCyD-b-PCL_5k and Mal₇-b-PCL_5k, self-assembled in water to form spherical vesicles, presented a hydrodynamic diameter of 72 and 34 nm, respectively. The incorporation of drugs into nanoparticles did not affect significantly the particle size for βCyD-b-PCL_5k-based nanoparticles with progesterone, unlike the other tested systems. On the other hand, all nanoparticles (with and without drug) were negatively charged. Both nanoparticulate systems showed high drug loading efficiency (higher than 95%), confirming their suitability as delivery system for lipophilic drugs.     

Selective nonanal molecular recognition with SnO2 nanosheets for lung cancer sensor

SnO₂ nanosheets were developed to detect nonanal gas in the order of ppb which was a marker of lung cancer. The nanosheets showed higher resistance change in nonanal gas than that in carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), acetone (CH₃COCH₃), hydrogen (H₂), ethanol (C₂H₆O), ammonia (NH₃), hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), formaldehyde (HCHO), acetaldehyde (CH₃CHO), or butanal (C₄H₈O). Crystal surfaces of the nanosheets would be effective for adsorption of nonanal molecules. Furthermore, it was shown that resistance changed with an increase in carbon number in aldehyde. The nanosheets had molecular selectivity for a series of aldehyde molecules. Molecular recognition of the nanosheets gave us a great advantage to detect nonanal gas which was produced by lung cancer.     

Internal oxidation of dilute silver alloys

Internal oxidation of dilute silver alloys containing Al, Mg, Zn, Cu, and Sn was studied in air at temperatures between 573 K and 1173 K. Electrical resistivity, gravimetric, and gas-extraction measurements were made. The general trend of the resistivity is that it increases upon oxidation at lower temperatures and the resistivity decreases at higher temperatures in all of these alloys except Ag-Mg, in which it increases even at 1173 K. The increase in resistivity is considered to be related to the formation of clusters having excess oxygen. A detailed investigation was performed on Ag-Al alloys. The O/Al ratio in the clusters in Ag-2.2 at.% Al is much higher on oxidation at 773 K than for stoichiometric Al₂O₃ at 1173 K. The clusters release the excess oxygen on subsequent annealing at high temperatures, and decompose to stable Al₂O₃ at 1173 K.     

The study on change of mechanical properties of NBR due to deterioration

Rubber is an important industrial material. However, mechanical properties and deformation of the high polymer including rubber are not clear. A method of estimating the mechanical properties which can be used for the deteriorated rubber is demanded to improve the reliability of it. Improved VBO (Viscoplasticity theory based on overstress) model is a constitutive equation. We applied it for the compression stress-strain behavior of deteriorated NBR (acryloNitrile-Butadiene rubber). Furthermore, we proposed a method of estimating the mechanical properties of deteriorated NBR. In this paper, deterioration tests in water and in air were conducted. To confirm the validity of the proposed improved VBO model and estimated mechanical properties, simulations of the stress-strain curves obtained in the tests were conducted.     

Macro- and nanotribological properties of organosilane monolayers prepared by a chemical vapor adsorption method on silicon substrates

Organosilane monolayers are novel ultrathin films used to control the physicochemical properties, such as friction and wear, of solid surfaces. In this study, the authors prepared alkylsilane and fluoroalkylsilane monolayers with a series of chain lengths by a chemical vapor adsorption method. The monolayers tribological properties were investigated by lateral force microscope (LFM) and friction tester. LFM nanoscale measurements of tribological properties showed that alkylsilane monolayer gave lower lateral force than the Si substrate surface. The lateral force decreased as the length of the alkyl chain increased. On the macroscale, friction test revealed that the organosilane monolayers gave lower dynamic friction coefficients than the Si substrate surface in air at room temperature. The longer the alkyl chain, the greater the wear resistance of the organosilane monolayers. Friction experiments using tetradecane as a lubricant showed better tribological properties than were obtained in air. Furthermore, microscopically line-patterned two-component organosilane monolayers were prepared and their macroscopic friction behavior was investigated. Even though the height difference between the two-components was less than 1 nm, friction force anisotropy between the parallel and perpendicular directions against the line pattern was observed.     

Decomposition and regeneration of methane in the absence and the presence of a hydrogen-absorbing alloy CaNi5

Suitable catalysts for the decomposition of methane into carbon and hydrogen and for the regeneration of methane by hydrogenation of the carbon have been looked for in a series of transition metals and precious metals supported on various carriers. The most active catalyst for both reactions was Ni/SiO₂. The carbon formed on this catalyst was thermodynamically less stable than graphite. The different rate equations for the decomposition of methane obtained for the fresh and carbon deposited Ni/SiO₂ suggest that the rate-determining steps are different for the two catalysts. The highest number of carbon atoms deposited per one Ni atom was 31 at 773 K. However, the number of methane molecules recovered easily at 773 K was limited to 1.5 per Ni atom.

A physical mixture of Ni/SiO₂ and CaNi₅, a hydrogen-absorbing alloy, enhanced the decomposition rate of methane, enabling the complete conversion of methane at 773 K beyond the thermodynamic limitation. The presence of CaNi₅ at 273 K separated from the catalyst in a reaction system further enhanced the decomposition of methane due to an increased hydrogen-absorbing capacity of the CaNi₅ at low temperatures. The carbon deposited on Ni/SiO₂ in this case was reactive to be hydrogenated back to methane at 773 K, giving an average 7.5 CH₄ molecules per one Ni atom.