Cardiac Oxidative Signaling and Physiological Hypertrophy in the Na/K-ATPase α1s/sα2s/s Mouse Model of High Affinity for Cardiotonic Steroids

The Na/K-ATPase is the specific receptor for cardiotonic steroids (CTS) such as ouabain and digoxin. At pharmacological concentrations used in the treatment of cardiac conditions, CTS inhibit the ion-pumping function of Na/K-ATPase. At much lower concentrations, in the range of those reported for endogenous CTS in the blood, they stimulate hypertrophic growth of cultured cardiac myocytes through initiation of a Na/K-ATPase-mediated and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent signaling. To examine a possible effect of endogenous concentrations of CTS on cardiac structure and function in vivo, we compared mice expressing the naturally resistant Na/K-ATPase α1 and age-matched mice genetically engineered to express a mutated Na/K-ATPase α1 with high affinity for CTS. In this model, total cardiac Na/K-ATPase activity, α1, α2, and β1 protein content remained unchanged, and the cardiac Na/K-ATPase dose–response curve to ouabain shifted to the left as expected. In males aged 3–6 months, increased α1 sensitivity to CTS resulted in a significant increase in cardiac carbonylated protein content, suggesting that ROS production was elevated. A moderate but significant increase of about 15% of the heart-weight-to-tibia-length ratio accompanied by an increase in the myocyte cross-sectional area was detected. Echocardiographic analyses did not reveal any change in cardiac function, and there was no fibrosis or re-expression of the fetal gene program. RNA sequencing analysis indicated that pathways related to energy metabolism were upregulated, while those related to extracellular matrix organization were downregulated. Consistent with a functional role of the latter, an angiotensin-II challenge that triggered fibrosis in the α1^r/rα2^s/s mouse failed to do so in the α1^s/sα2^s/s. Taken together, these results are indicative of a link between circulating CTS, Na/K-ATPase α1, ROS, and physiological cardiac hypertrophy in mice under baseline laboratory conditions.     

Microstructure and properties of WC-8Co cemented carbides prepared by multiple spark plasma sintering

In this study, WC-8Co cemented carbides were prepared by spark plasma sintering. When the samples sintered at 1300℃ were cooled to room temperature, the samples were sintered multiple times at 1250℃. The changes in microstructure and mechanical properties of WC-8Co cemented carbides prepared by multiple spark plasma sintering were studied. The hardness of cemented carbides increased in the first two sintering, reaching 16.5 GPa. However, the hardness decreased seriously in the last two sintering. The attenuation rates of hardness were 6.2% and 2.5% due to the abnormal coarse grains. Furthermore, the crack path along the grain boundary was almost straight, causing a decrease in the indentation fracture toughness of cemented carbides. Additionally, the grains of cemented carbides were abnormally coarsened, and the morphologies of grains became unstable due to multiple sintering.     

Influences of mullite fibers on mechanical and thermal properties of silica-based ceramic cores

Mullite fibers composite silica-based ceramic cores were successfully prepared by injection molding. The effects of mullite fibers on the mechanical and thermal properties of ceramic cores were investigated. The results indicated that the linear shrinkage was significantly decreased and the porosity was gradually increased with the increase of mullite fibers. In addition, the flexural strength for the room temperature and the simulated casting temperature of 1500°C was increased to a maximum value when the content of mullite fibers was about 1 wt.%, and then decreased with the increase of mullite fibers. The mullite fibers of 1 wt.% presented excellent mechanical properties with a linear shrinkage of .65%, a porosity of 6.96%, and a flexural strength of 17 MPa at room temperature and 34.83 MPa at the simulated casting temperature of 1500°C. Besides, the change in microstructure and properties in various contents of mullite fibers were analyzed.     

LaMgAl11O19-La2Ce2O7 复合陶瓷的高温相稳定性

La2Ce2O7(LC) 和 LaMgAl11O19(LMA) 是两种新型热障涂层材料。 LC 具有优良的热物理及抗腐蚀性能, 但 其断裂韧性差。 LMA 具有良好的综合性能, 特别是力学性能优良。 基于复合材料设计理念, 为充分利用 LC 和 LMA 的优势, 本文探究了制备 LMA-LC 双相复合陶瓷的可行性。 采用高温固相法合成了 LMA 和 LC 粉末, 重 点研究了 LMA 和 LC 的高温稳定性, 初步研究了 LMA-LC 复合陶瓷块材的力学性能。 结果表明： LMA 和 LC 在 高温下发生了化学反应, 反应程度随温度升高而加剧, 主要反应产物为 LaAlO3, 其在低温下的铁弹性可能是复 合陶瓷在室温下具有良好力学性能的原因。     

粉末注射成形耐热不锈钢的工艺研究

以元素混合粉为原料,研究了耐热不锈钢的注射成形工艺.重点讨论了烧结温度、时间及气氛对耐热不锈钢致密度、力学性能及微观组织的影响,获得的最佳工艺为烧结温度1375℃,时间60 min,真空气氛.在此条件下制备了致密度98.12%、抗拉强度510 MPa、铁素体组织的PIM耐热不锈钢.     

固液混合铸造Al-40Si合金的显微组织和力学性能

采用固液混合铸造的Al-40Si合金组织细小，合金力学性能明显优于传统铸造和半固态加工合金，并且解决了传统铸造Al-40Si合金铸件难以热加工的问题。在本工艺条件下，当添加平均粒度为120μm的粉末且粉末添加量与合金熔体质量比为1时，Al-40Si合金中的初晶硅平均粒度可控制在30μm以下；材料的室温力学性能为：σb=119.6MPa，σ0．2=105MPa，δ=1．43％。     

金属及合金中钛的光度分析近况

综述了金属及合金中钛的光度测定方法新近进展情况。     

催化动力学光度法在贵金属测定中的实际应用

综述了催化动力学光度法在钌、铑、钯、银、锇、铱、铂等贵金属测定中的实际应用新近发展状况。     

ANSYS优化设计若干问题探讨

应用ANSYS软件进行优化设计过程中,从几何建模、网格剖分到选择设计变量、状态变量、目标函数和优化算法,都可能会出现问题甚至导致循环中断。分析讨论了一些共性问题并研究了解决办法,为顺利实现优化循环,应尽量使循环分析文件中的所有操作均作参数化处理;相对于结构参数优化,拓扑优化结果对载荷情况和网格密度等更为敏感;为节省优化循环用时,除了考虑计算性能外,还可考虑对模型进行模型简化、子结构处理、放松目标函数允差、使用适当数量的设计变量、尽量避免指定材料密度并选用合适的优化算法等。     

摆动滚子从动件盘形凸轮的CAD动画设计与加工

在AutoCAD基础上利用速度瞬心进行摆动滚子从动件凸轮机构轮廓曲线的CAD动画设计,同时可以生成刀具中心的加工轨迹、计算出压力角,能够实现CAD/CAM一体化,是一种简捷实用的新方法,可以直接应用于生产实际和教学.