Cytochemical studies of metaphase chromosomes by flow cytometry

The cytochemical properties of metaphase chromosomes from Chinese hamster and human cells were studied by flow cytometry. This technique allows precise quantitation of the fluorescence properties of individual stained chromosome types. Chromosomes were stained with the following fluorescent DNA stains: Hoechst 33258, DAPI, chromomycin A3, ethidium bromide, and propidium iodide. The relative fluorescence of individual chromosome types varied depending on the stain used, demonstrating that individual chromosome types differ in chemical properties. Flow measurements were performed as a function of stain and chromosome concentration to characterize the number and distribution of stain binding sites. Flow analysis of double stained chromosomes show that bound stains interact by energy transfer with little or no binding competition. For most hamster chromosomes, there is a strong correlation between relative fluorescence and stain base preference suggesting that staining differences may be determined primarily by differences in average base composition. A few hamster chromosome types exhibit anomalous staining which suggests that some other property, such as repetitive DNA sequences, also may be an important determinant of chromosomal staining.     

Crystallization kinetics of sol-gel derived hydroxyapatite thin films

The crystallization kinetics of sol-gel derived hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) thin films were studied to determine whether viscous sintering could be used for densification. The films were approximately 900 nm thick, and were synthesized and processed on silicon substrates. The films were fired in air in a rapid thermal annealer (RTA) for various times and the degree of crystallinity was determined by measuring the intensity of characteristic X-ray diffraction lines. The growth kinetics of HA and TCP were measured between 420 and 550 °C, and between 840 and 920 °C, respectively. Films that were subjected to an accelerated aging step before firing, exhibited a significantly lower crystallization growth rate when compared to unaged films. The aged films also became harder, as measured by nanoindentation. At temperatures above 840 °C, HA transformed into both -and -TCP, with the form being dominant at lower temperatures. The activation energies for both transformations (amorphous film to HA, and HA to TCP) were determined, as were the constants for the Avrami equation. Based on the rapid crystallization kinetics observed for the amorphous film to HA transformation, densification through viscous sintering is essentially precluded in this system. © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers     

A Technique and Device for Studying Alternating-Current Discharge Dynamics. Stratification of a Discharge in an Argon Flow at Atmospheric Pressure

The technique for studying discharge emission dynamics by high-speed photoregistration methods is based on self-tuning of the frequency (44 kHz) and phase of the discharge-supplying generator current to the rotational frequency of the mirror of a high-speed camera, the ratio of these frequencies being equal to 40 : 1. This technique has revealed that the discharge in a system with a hollow copper electrode and an inductor electrode in an argon flow at atmospheric pressure is stratified. Both standing and traveling ionization waves were observed, and their length and speed were determined. A device for supplying powder-like samples to the discharge plasma allowed for measurements of the temperature and electron density distributions along the discharge length. It is shown that the electron density values determined from the width of the H hydrogen line and by the method of relative intensities of spectral lines differ by an order of magnitude; therefore, the plasma cannot be considered in thermodynamical equilibrium.     

Enhancement of magnetic losses in hybrid polymer composites with MnZn-ferrite and conductive fillers

Polymer composites (PCs) with a polyurethane (PU) matrix filled with magnetic filler (MnZn ferrite) and hybrid polymer composites (HPCs) consisting of this magnetic filler and various types of conductive fillers (carbon black, carbon fibers, aluminum powder, polypyrrole) are prepared. The matrix structure of a HPC is formed (i) by a polymer filled with conductive filler, which forms the skeleton of an infinite cluster, and (ii) by ferrite particles that are larger than conductive particles. Thus, an HPC represents an ensemble of ferrite particles each of which is surrounded by a conductive medium and can be considered as a “core–shell” structure. The development of a core–shell structure is evidenced by the lower electric percolation threshold in an HPC compared with that in PU filled with conductive filler. Magnetic and dielectric spectra of PCs and HPCs are studied in the frequency range from 1 MHz to 10 GHz. Hybrid systems exhibit a considerable enhancement of magnetic losses compared with PCs. The enhancement of magnetic losses in HPCs is due to the conduction currents that are induced in the conductive shell by a microwave magnetic field.     

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Thin-film multilayer magnetic sensors based on the anisotropic magnetoresistive effect

The design and operation of thin-film multilayer sensors based on the anisotropic magnetoresistive effect are considered from the theoretical and experimental viewpoints.     

Expression of the Evi-1 gene in haemopoietic cells of children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia and normal donors

Activation of the Evi-1 gene was first described to be associated with the transformation of murine myeloid leukaemias and has previously been detected in cases of human acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in blast crises and in myelodysplastic syndromes. In this study we determined the frequency and the level of Evi-1 expression in juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML) and in normal haemopoiesis. Using RT-PCR and Southern blot hybridization mRNA of Evi-1 could be detected in bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) mononuclear cells (MNC) of normal donors. In JMML 12/20 patients examined expressed elevated levels of Evi-1 compared to normal controls. In these samples over-expression of the gene was correlated with a higher percentage of blasts (P = 0.02). Expression levels in BFU-E and CFU-GM derived colonies from BM of JMML patients were lower than those in the corresponding MNC samples. Analysis of CD34+ and CD34- cells demonstrated that Evi-1 is primarily expressed in the CD34+ cell population of both JMML and normal donors. These findings suggest that Evi-1 expression is linked to the early stages of haemopoiesis. Studies on the regulation of Evi-1 expression in CD34+ cells will elucidate its function in progenitor cells and clarify its possible role in the pathogenesis of JMML.