铅塔冷凝器的散热研究

分析了韶关冶炼厂锌精馏过程中铅塔冷凝器实际冷凝能力不足,冲顶事故时有发生的原因,并对二系统1#铅塔冷凝器散热进行了测试。测试结果表明:除顶部壁面处于良好的工作状况外,冷凝器各竖壁面的温度沿高度方向的变化显著,温差较大;在同一高度处,冷凝器北壁面温度明显高于东、西两侧壁面温度。     

碱性单细胞凝胶电泳预测肿瘤细胞内在放射敏感性研究

应用克隆形成法和碱性单细胞凝胶电泳技术检测辐射诱导的人红白血病细胞株K562、人结肠腺癌细胞株LS-T-117和鼠胶质瘤细胞株C6的初始DNA单链断裂数及单链断裂后的修复与细胞内在放射敏感性之间的关系。结果表明,3种细胞系的放射敏感性依次为K562>LS-T-117>C6;3种细胞系的DNA迁移距离都随着照射剂量的增加而增大,呈良好的剂量-效应关系。在相同剂量下,辐射诱导的DNA单链的初始断裂数目也依次为K562>LS-T-117>C6;3种细胞系经10Gy X射线照射并在PBS中培养不同时间后DNA迁移距离都有较大幅度的下降,但下降幅度依次为C6>LS-T-117>K562,在相同剂量下辐射诱导的DNA单链断裂后的修复能力也依次为C6>LS-T-117> K562。结果显示,辐射诱导的DNA单链断裂及修复与细胞内在放射敏感性有很好的相关性,可用于人体肿瘤细胞内在放射敏感性的预测。     

Topical safety and vasoconstrictive assay-based bioequivalence of a new reformulated mometasone cream

Objectives: A new improved mometasone furoate (Elocon?) cream with an emulsification system that produces a stable emulsion has been developed. In order to register the product in various markets, it was essential to ensure the cream was topically well tolerated and that it was bioequivalent to the reference product.

Methods: Phase I clinical studies were performed to assess the local safety and tolerability upon multiple dosing of this new cream as well as to assess the single-dose bioequivalence relative to the marketed product. Bioequivalence was assessed using a vasoconstrictive assay (VCA) after a dose-duration pilot study was completed with the marketed Elocon cream.

Key findings: The new mometasone cream and its vehicle were nonirritating in healthy subjects during 21-day patch application (MCII <0.025). The positive control was moderately irritating in the same study. The pivotal VCA study enrolled 162 subjects with 105 detectors included in the analysis of bioequivalence. In the 105 detectors, the ratio (×100%) of AUEC values at ED₅₀ for test vs. standard (90% CI) was 112.91% (105.55, 120.87), within the bioequivalence criteria of (80, 125).

Conclusions: These studies supported the registration of reformulated mometasone cream in various markets.     

A Direct GPC Calibration for Low Molecular Weight Polybutadiene,Employing Dual Detectors

Abstract

The calibration of gel permeation chromatograph (GPC) for a given polymer type is usually done by running well-characterized polymer samples of the same type. The available polystyrene and polyglycol standards with molecular weights below 5000 do not give parallel calibration curves, and the points for polystyrene are not on an extension of the higher-molecular-weight portion of the curve. In order to check the calibration in this low molecular-weight region and to establish an independent curve for polybutadiene, a polybutadiene sample prepared by a-methylstyrene tetramer-Na₂ initiation was chromatographed. In doing this, dual detection was used, consisting of a differential refractometer, and an ultraviolet absorption spectrophotometer.

The UV signal from the spectrophotometer was assumed to represent the tetramer portion of the polymer, and its percentage was calculated at each volume increment, using externally determined response factors. This percentage and the tetramer molecular weight gives the molecular weight of the polymer eluting at each volume increment. After correction for the aromatic portion of the polymer, these data and the points obtained with the polybutadiene standards were found to give a reasonable calibration curve for the entire range. The present paper describes the application of this technique to the examination of low molecular-weight polybutadiene.     

基于多克隆抗体包被磁性纳米粒子的ELISA法检测西维因

建立一种基于抗体包被氨基化Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子,建立免疫磁珠酶联免疫吸附测定(enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,ELISA)法用于检测氨基甲酸酯农药西维因。结果表明:在最佳条件下,西维因质量浓度在1×10-3~10 mg/L范围内,建立的免疫磁珠ELISA法具有较好的线性关系(y=8.87lnx+72.77,R2=0.994),抑制率最高可达90.6%;测得的半抑制浓度(half maximal inhibitory concentration,IC50)为0.077 mg/L,检出限(IC15)为1.48×10-3 mg/L。以质量浓度1 mg/L的西维因在相同条件下重复检测3次,相对标准偏差为1.67%。以大米和卷心菜为实际样品进行西维因加标回收率实验,通过免疫磁珠ELISA法测得的回收率为70.5%~123.1%,同时采用高效液相色谱法进行相关性验证,结果表明,2种方法检测结果的相关性较好(R2=0.91)。通过一系列分析表明,所建立的抗体包被磁性纳米粒子ELISA法可用于快速检测西维因。     

Quality Monitoring of Porous Zein Scaffolds: A Novel Biomaterial

Our previous studies have shown that zein has good biocompatibility and good mechanical properties. The first product from a porous scaffold of zein, a resorbable bone substitute, has passed the biological evaluation of medical devices (ISO 10993) by the China Food and Drug Administration. However, Class III medical devices need quality monitoring before being placed on the market, and such monitoring includes quality control of raw materials, choice of sterilization method, and evaluation of biocompatibility. In this paper, we investigated four sources of zein through amino acid analysis (AAA) and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) in order to monitor the composition and purity, and control the quality of raw materials. We studied the effect of three kinds of sterilization method on a porous zein scaffold by SDS-PAGE. We also compared the changes in SDS-PAGE patterns when irradiated with different doses of gamma radiation. We found that polymerization or breakage did not occur on peptide chains of zein during gamma-ray (γ-ray) sterilization in the range of 20–30 kGy, which suggested that γ-ray sterilization is suitable for porous zein scaffolds. Regarding cell compatibility, we found a difference between using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and a cell-counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay to assess cell proliferation on zein film, and concluded that the CCK-8 assay is more suitable, due to its low background optical density.     

Monitoring survey of patulin in a variety of fruit-based products using a sensitive UHPLC–MS/MS analytical procedure

The mycotoxin patulin is known to be the predominant natural contaminant of apples, apple-based products and a variety of other fruits. Because of its high incidence and harmful health effects, patulin is included with mycotoxins, which are strictly monitored. In this study, a sensitive and reliable ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) method was developed and validated for determination of patulin in a variety of fruit matrices. A combination of the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) procedure along with a solid phase extraction (SPE) clean-up strategy enabled an effective removal of sample matrix and pre-concentration of patulin. This resulted in low limits of quantification ranging from 1 to 2.5 μg/kg, depending on fruit type. In our study, quantification of patulin was based on a stable isotope dilution assay (SIDA) using ¹³C₇-patulin as the internal standard. Data showed that the procedure described, in combination with neat solvent internal calibration, can be used for accurate quantification of patulin regardless the type of fruit. Although the SIDA method allowed omission of matrix-matched calibration, matrix-effects were estimated in order to assess suppression of the patulin signal caused by a variety of fruit samples. The method was fully validated for apples, apple baby food, apple juice, peaches, strawberries and blueberries. The recovery values were in the range from 92 to 109%. Repeatability of the method was below 10% for all tested matrices. The method was applied to the monitoring of patulin in 135 samples of fresh fruits and fruit products and can also be used as an efficient tool for routine monitoring of this contaminant in a variety of fruit-based foods.     

Possibility of Japanese Cedar Pollen Causing False Positives in the Deep Mycosis Test

Because Japanese cedar pollen (JCP) contains beta-1,3-d-glucan (BG), there is concern that its lingering presence in the atmosphere, especially during its scattering period, may cause false positives in the factor-G-based Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay used to test for deep mycosis (i.e., G-test). Hence, we examined whether the LAL assay would react positively with substances contained in JCP by using the G-test to measure JCP particles and extracts. BG was purified from the JCP extract on a BG-specific affinity column, and the percentage extractability was measured using three different BG-specific quantitative methods. The G-test detected 0.4 pg BG in a single JCP particle and 10 fg from a single particle in the extract. The percentage extractability of JCP-derived BG was not significantly different among the three quantitative methods. As the JCP particles should technically have been removed during serum separation, they should be less likely to be a direct false-positive factor. However, given that the LAL-assay-positive substances in the JCP extract were not distinguishable by the three BG-specific quantitative methods, we conclude that they may cause the background to rise. Therefore, in Japan false positives arising from JCP contamination should be considered when testing patients for deep mycosis.