Synthesis of NaYF4:20% Yb3+,2% Er3+,2% Ce3+@NaYF4 nanorods and their size dependent uptake efficiency under flow condition

Lanthanide doped fluorescent nanoparticles have gained considerable attention in biomedical applications. However, the low uptake efficiency of nanoparticles by cells has limited their applications. In this work, we demonstrate how the uptake efficiency is affected by the size of nanoparticles under flow conditions. Using the same size NaYF₄:20% Yb³⁺,2% Er³⁺,2% Ce³⁺ (the contents of rare earths elements are in molar fraction) nanoparticles as core, NaYF₄:20% Yb³⁺,2% Er³⁺,2% Ce³⁺@NaYF₄ core–shell structured nanorods (NRs) with different sizes of 60–224 nm were synthesized by thermal decomposition and hot injection method. Under excitation at 980 nm, a strong upconversion green emission (541 nm, ²H_11/2 → ⁴I_15/2 of Er³⁺) is observed for all samples. The emission intensity for each size nanorod was calibrated and is found to depend on the width of NRs. Under flow conditions, the nanorods with 96 nm show a maximum uptake efficiency by endothelial cells. This work demonstrates the importance of optimizing the size for improving the uptake efficiency of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles.     

真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1(+)-Vasostatin的构建及其在293T细胞中的表达

目的构建真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1(+)-Vasostatin并检测其在真核细胞内的表达水平。方法将带有信号肽的Vasostatin基因片段克隆至pcDNA3.1(+)真核表达载体上,经酶切鉴定及测序分析证明构建成功后,以脂质体介导法转染293T细胞,通过Westernblot法,检测其在293T细胞内的表达水平。结果所构建的真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1(+)-Va-sostatin转染293T细胞后,在其裂解的上清液中,检测到目的基因的表达。结论已成功构建了pcDNA3.1(+)-Vasostatin表达载体,并在真核细胞中表达了目的蛋白。     

自热制氢反应器研究进展

介绍了同心圆式反应器、板式反应器、壁反应器、微通道反应器在自热重整反应制氢中的特点。同心圆式反应器的传热是控制步骤,为强化传热而开发了空间形状不同和流体经过反应器不同腔体的先后顺序不同的反应器;板式反应器易于组装、拆卸和放大,而且热效率也比较高,是目前十分活跃的研究领域,重点在于操作参数和设计的优化及其高效壁载制氢催化剂的研制;壁反应器的反应表面和换热表面不分离,具有较高的热量耦合效果;微通道反应器具有优越的传热性能,但对加工和流体的性质有比较苛刻的要求。另外,不同燃料制氢机理的研究及其过程参数的稳态、瞬态模拟,为反应器的设计提供了理论依据。而制氢过程并行单元的研究为系统的集成奠定了基础。最后,指出开发板式壁反应器以及开展其在CO变换、净化方面的研究有较好的发展前景。     

Generating hydrogen-rich fuel-cell feeds from dimethyl ether (DME) using physical mixtures of a commercial Cu/Zn/Al2O3 catalyst and several solid–acid catalysts

Homogeneous physical mixtures containing a commercial Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst and a solid–acid catalyst were used to examine the acidity effects on dimethyl ether hydrolysis and their subsequent effects on dimethyl ether steam reforming (DME-SR). The acid catalysts used were zeolites Y [Si/Al = 2.5 and 15: denoted Y(Si/Al)], ZSM-5 [Si/Al = 15, 25, 40, and 140: denoted Z(Si/Al)] and other conventional catalyst supports (ZrO₂, and γ-Al₂O₃). The homogeneous physical mixtures contained equal amounts, by volume, of the solid–acid catalyst and the commercial Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst (BASF K3-110, denoted as K3). The steam reforming of dimethyl ether was carried out in an isothermal packed-bed reactor at ambient pressure.

The most promising physical mixtures for the low-temperature production of hydrogen from DME contained ZSM-5 as the solid–acid catalyst, with hydrogen yields exceeding 90% (T = 275 °C, S/C = 1.5, τ = 1.0 s and P = 0.78 atm) and hydrogen selectivities exceeding 94%, comparable to those observed for methanol steam reforming (MeOH-SR) over BASF K3-110, with values equaling 95% and 99%, respectively (T = 225 °C, S/C = 1.0, τ = 1.0 s and P = 0.78 atm). Large production rates of hydrogen were directly related to the type of acid catalyst used. The hydrogen production activity trend as a function of physical mixture was

     

红细胞瞬间磁化试剂的制备与应用

目的研制用于ABO、RHD血型检测试剂的红细胞瞬间磁化试剂。方法采用共沉淀法制备磁性粒子,并检测其主要成分及粒径大小,用此磁性粒子制备红细胞瞬间磁化试剂,并分别进行各项检测。结果磁性粒子的主要成分为四氧化三铁,粒径100nm左右。该试剂的外观及特异性均合格,磁响应时间不超过30s,重复性较好,敏感性为98.20%,与试管法检测结果比较,差异无显著意义。结论红细胞瞬间磁化试剂可用于红细胞系统的血型检测。     

The role of the WO x ad-component to Pt and PtRu catalysts in the electrochemical CH3OH oxidation reaction

High surface area carbon-supported platinum-based catalysts, Pt/C, PtWO _x /C, PtRu/C and PtRuWO _x /C, were prepared via a chemical reduction route using single metal precursor salts. The catalyst particles were found to be in the nanoscale range, and the addition of Ru clearly decreased the particle size. The Ru was found to be partially incorporated into the face centered cubic lattice of Pt and to form a single Ru catalyst component. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photon spectroscopy did not provide evidence for electronic interactions between WO _x and Pt as well as WO _x and Ru. However, the addition of tungsten to the PtRuWO _x /C catalyst resulted in a high degree of catalyst particle agglomeration. Both Ru containing catalysts showed significantly higher activities for the CH₃OH oxidation reaction in terms of Pt + Ru mass as well as electroactive Pt + Ru surface area than the Pt/C and PtWO _x /C catalysts. The addition of tungsten appeared to mainly result in some ‘physical’ modification of the catalytically active Pt and Ru surface components such as differences in electroactive surface area rather than promotion of the CH₃OH oxidation reaction via a true catalytic mechanism.     

流感疫苗诱导Hela细胞凋亡与免疫调节效应

目的观察流感疫苗诱导Hela细胞凋亡与免疫调节效应。方法将流感疫苗作用于Hela细胞,采用MTT比色法和流式细胞仪检测疫苗对Hela细胞增殖、凋亡和细胞周期的影响;同时用MTT法检测疫苗对小鼠脾细胞增殖的影响;采用结晶紫、中性红染色及MTT法,分别检测脾细胞诱导上清中IFN-γ、IL-2和TNF-α的分泌情况。结果一定浓度流感疫苗能够抑制Hela细胞增殖,促进细胞凋亡,凋亡率可达58·37%;还可促进小鼠脾细胞增殖及Th1型细胞分泌IFN-γ。结论流感疫苗能够抑制Hela细胞增殖,此作用可能是通过诱导Hela细胞凋亡、调节免疫细胞增殖及IFN-γ的分泌而实现的。     

树突细胞算法在线分析组件的研究

原始树突状细胞算法（DCA）的离线分析过程,将会导致时间差异,从而产生假警报,增加了虚警率,也会导致攻击的成功发生,这对一个人侵检测系统来说是致命的。因此,文中的目的就是在不影响检测精度的前提下提高检测速度。于是文中提出了分片思想的在线分析组件与DCA相集成的方法,即根据抗原采样数量或者时间将一系列已处理的信息分割成为更小的部分,使得每个分片独立地进行实时的、周期性的分析,这样在每个分片内的入侵攻击就能及时地被识别出来。文中给出了DCA在线分析模块的伪代码描述,并且将其应用于SYN端口扫描的检测实验中。结果表明,DCA在线分析模块在不影响检测精度的前提下有效地提高了检测速度。     

Alkaline fuel cells: contemporary advancement and limitations

ZeTek Power recently introduced mass manufacturable and cost effective alkaline fuel cells on the market. Today's research is focused on further improvement both in terms of performance increase and cost reduction. This research is classically performed using small (4 cm²) experimental electrodes in the half-cell configuration. This allows the primary electrochemical losses in an anode or cathode to be determined independently. Additional performance losses occur when one integrates large electrodes into a module of 24 cells and in a stack comprised of many modules. By comparing the performance of half-cell experiments to that of modules, these losses can be distinguished and addressed. The information thus obtained, both for the small electrodes and in up-scaling is vital if one is to identify the key areas in which improvement is possible and where to focus future research. Furthermore, the identification of the losses in a module and system allows us to predict the final performance from half-cell measurements of a new laboratory scale experimental electrode.     

Conceptual design of a novel hybrid fuel cell/desalination system

A novel concept for integrating fuel cells with desalination systems is proposed and investigated in this work. Two unique case studies are discussed — the first involving a hybrid system with a reverse osmosis (RO) unit and the second — integrating with a thermal desalination process such as multi-stage flash (MSF). The underlying motivation for this system integration is that the exhaust gas from a hybrid power plant (fuel cell/turbine system) contains considerable amount of thermal energy, which may be utilized for desalination units. This exhaust heat can be suitably used for preheating the feed in desalination processes such as reverse osmosis which not only increases the potable water production, but also decreases the relative energy consumption by approximately 8% when there is an increase of just 8°C rise in temperature. Additionally, an attractive hybrid system application which combines power generation at 70%+ system efficiency with efficient waste heat utilization is thermal desalination. In this work, it is shown that the system efficiency can be raised appreciably when a high-temperature fuel cell co-generates DC power in-situ with waste heat suitable for MSF. Results indicate that such hybrid system could show a 5.6% increase in global efficiency. Such combined hybrid systems have overall system efficiencies (second-law base) exceeding those of either fuel-cell power plants or traditional desalination plants.