草酸钙在硫酸软骨素自组装膜上周期沉淀的研究

利用硫酸软骨素(chondroitin sulfate，CS)在云母基底上通过浇铸法制备的自组装膜为基底，诱导草酸钙在其上的凝集生长。发现当硫酸软骨素的浓度为1．Omg／ml时在该膜体系中可形成规整的周期性草酸钙环状沉淀。这种有序的环状结构可能是耗散结构的一种具体表现形式。利用原子力显微镜(atomic forcemicroscope，AFM)和傅立叶红外光谱仪对这种结构进行了表征，实验结果显示合适浓度下形成的CS膜在一定程度上可以抑制草酸钙的凝集结晶，表明高分子基质与无机离子间强烈的相互作用对无机盐的成核结晶有显著影响，为探讨结石的形成与抑制提供了一定的实验依据。     

双转向垂向控缝技术实验研究及现场应用

针对压裂过程中缝高较难控制的问题，研制开发出新型的油溶性垂向双转向剂，并开展了室内实验研究。首次验证了转向剂对裂缝延伸的控制机理，确定了转向剂的适用浓度及控缝能力。实验表明，转向剂可以增加隔层应力3～4MPa左右。在此基础上研究了控制裂缝高度施工方案的设计方法，并利用全三维软件结合垂向应力剖面对控缝技术进行了优化。现场推广应用30井次，取得了较好的控缝效果。     

Phosphorus‐containing polyaryloxydiphenylsilanes with high flame retardance arising from a phosphorus–silicon synergistic effect

Polyaryloxydiphenylsilanes were prepared from phosphorus‐containing diols and diphenydichlorolsilane through solution polymerization. With a stoichiometric imbalance in feed monomers, the resulting polymers exhibited moderate melting points and good processing properties. The polymers prepared showed initial decomposition temperatures above 340 °C, excellent thermal stability, high char yields at 850 °C and very high limited oxygen index values of 56–59. The polymers' char yields and their (P + Si) contents showed linear relationships. © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

美国固体照明技术进展概况

介绍了美国能源部于2002年开始实施的固体照明(SSL)技术的"下一代照明计划".同时对美国SSL技术的研发、生产和使用现状以及召开学术会议的情况做了叙述.     

新产品研发是建陶企业可持续发展的核心

新世纪我国建陶企业在整个国民经济的带动下将进一步发展，入世后经济全球化的市场竞争格局，建陶企业只有走新产口研发之路，严格企业管理，才会在日趋激烈的市场竞争中得以生存和可持续发展。     

用于高频谐振器的PbTiO_3基压电陶瓷

传统的PZT压电陶瓷的相对介电常数较大,一般为1 000以上,用于高频谐振器不易与线路匹配;而PbTiO3基压电陶瓷的相对介电常数较小,一般仅为200左右,对于10 MHz以上频率的谐振器,用PbTiO3基压电陶瓷作为压电振子是最佳的选择。本文主要研究用于高频谐振器的MnO2和Nd2O3改性PbTiO3基压电陶瓷的性质。PbTiO3基压电陶瓷的性质的改善是与此种陶瓷的制备工艺,显微结构和电导机制紧密相关的。     

Viral dynamics of primary viremia and antiretroviral therapy in simian immunodeficiency virus infection

Mathematical modeling of viral replication dynamics, based on sequential measurements of levels of virion-associated RNA in plasma during antiretroviral treatment, has led to fundamental new insights into human immunodeficiency virus type 1 pathogenesis. We took advantage of the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected macaque model to perform detailed measurements and mathematical modeling during primary infection and during treatment of established infection with the antiretroviral drug (R)-9-(2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine (PMPA). The calculated clearance half-life for productively infected cells during resolution of the peak viremia of primary infection was on the order of 1 day, with slightly shorter clearance half-lives calculated during PMPA treatment. Viral reproduction rates upon discontinuation of PMPA treatment after 2 weeks were approximately twofold greater than those obtained just prior to initiation of treatment in the same animals, likely reflecting accumulation of susceptible target cells during treatment. The basic reproductive ratio (R0) for the spread of SIV infection in vivo, which represents the number of productively infected cells derived from each productively infected cell at the beginning of infection, was also estimated. This parameter quantifies the extent to which antiviral therapy or vaccination must limit the initial spread of virus to prevent establishment of chronic disseminated infection. The results thus provide an important guide for efforts to develop vaccines against SIV and, by extension, human immunodeficiency virus.     

Estramustine and estrone analogs rapidly and reversibly inhibit deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis and alter morphology in cultured human glioblastoma cells

Estramustine is an estradiol-based agent that has been shown to accumulate in human glioma cells, resulting in a concentration-dependent alteration in cell size and shape within minutes and an inhibition of proliferation over 3 to 6 days. We evaluated human glioblastoma cultures with [3H]thymidine incorporation assays to determine estramustine's early effects on deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis in these tumors. Because estramustine shares a common structural motif with other antimicrotubule drugs, we synthesized four A-ring conjugates of estrone that contained a carbamate moiety but lacked nitrogen mustard. These analogs were examined by [3H]thymidine incorporation and compared with vinblastine. Greater than 70% inhibition of [3H]thymidine incorporation occurred within 1 hour of treatment with estramustine at 10(-5) mol/L, which increased to 80% inhibition at 4 hours. Ethyl carbamate JE208 was nearly as effective as estramustine in inhibiting deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis, and both were more effective than vinblastine. The inhibitory effects of estramustine and estrone analogs were reversible; vinblastine was not reversible. Although estramustine and JE208 induced similar antiproliferative and morphological changes in glioblastoma cells that persisted for at least 4 days, there was a modest recovery of morphology and thymidine incorporation with JE208 after prolonged treatment. The common findings with estramustine and JE208 suggest that these agents may have a similar mechanism of action and form the basis for the investigation of new agents that may rapidly and reversibly inhibit glioblastoma.     

Polymeric prodrugs of mitomycin C designed for tumour tropism and sustained activation

Prodrugs of mitomycin C (MMC) based on soluble poly-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-L-glutamine] (pHEG) polymers have been evaluated as tumour-targeted drugs. These materials are designed to exploit the enhanced permeability of tumour vasculature, combining a passive tumour tropism with decreased systemic liberation of free MMC. A tri- or tetrapeptide linkage (e.g. Gly-Phe-Ala-Leu) between pHEG and the aziridine nitrogen of MMC can combine good hydrolytic stability with rapid cleavage by lysosomal enzymes, releasing free MMC. The conjugates showed decreased systemic toxicity and could be administered to mice at a total MMC dose of 15 mg/kg i.v., compared with just 6 mg/kg for free MMC. Conjugates also showed better activity against animal models of established tumours, achieving up to 77% increased life span (ILS) against solid P388 leukaemia, compared with only 23% for free MMC, and up to 121% ILS against solid C26 colorectal carcinoma, compared with no activity for the free drug. Improving the therapeutic index of anticancer drugs by combining tumour tropism with decreased systemic toxicity is a versatile approach that should produce a new generation of improved anticancer agents.     

Recurrent Epstein-Barr virus-associated lesions in organ transplant recipients

This paper discusses the problem of violence and its expression upon mortality due to external causes. A few indicators are offered, which have been worked upon it to emphasise the importance of the theme. In a general way, the study demonstrates violent death has had its magnitude increased along the years, not only throughout Latin America but also in Brazil and in Santa Catarina.