Encapsulated yeast cells inside Paramecium primaurelia: a model system for protection capability of polyelectrolyte shells

One of the most promising applications of encapsulated living cells is their use as protected transplanted tissue into the human body. A suitable system for the protection of living cells is the use of nano‐ or microcapsules of polyelectrolytes. These shells can be deposited easily on top of the cells by means of a layer‐by‐layer technique. An interesting feature of the capsules is the possibility to control their properties on a nanometre level, tuning their wall texture via the preparation conditions. Here we introduce a model system to test the protection ability of polyelectrolyte capsules. Common bakery yeast cells were encapsulated. They were coated with a fluorescently labelled shell at conditions known to guarantee cell survival, and the cell interior was stained with DAPI. The protozoan Paramecium primaurelia was incubated with this double‐stained living yeast and visualized by means of two‐photon excitation fluorescence microscopy. Cross‐sections of the dye‐stained material as well as autofluorescence of the fixed protozoan allowed us to follow the digestion of the coated yeast with time. Our investigation reveals that capsules prepared under these deposition conditions are permeable to lysosomal enzymes, leading to degradation of the yeast inside the intact capsules. Our preliminary results indicate the suitability of the introduced model as a test system of this permeability.     

三叶状钒催化剂的研制

介绍了三叶状钒催化剂的研制。工业宏观活性评价和通气测试表明，三叶状催化剂性能优良，其床层压力降介于圆柱状和环状催化剂之间，为圆柱状催化剂的70％左右。在相同的转化条件下，相对于环状催化剂，三叶状催化剂的装填量可减少16．7％。     

乳胶漆的市场现状和发展前景

对乳胶漆的生产现状，产品结构以及研究开发情况作了简单的综述，并展望了乳胶漆的发展前景。     

从数字看发展片式电容器面临的机遇与挑战

采用海关进、出口统计和行业生产统计资料,通过计算、分析,用数字来说明国内发展片式多层陶瓷电容器、片式钽电解电容器、片式铝电解电容器、片式有机薄膜电容器所面临的机遇与挑战,并对其国内市场需求总量、额,国产品在国内市场占有率等做出评估,为有关单位了解片式电容器的发展提供参考,为国产产品更有效地进入国内市场、促进其发展提供依据。     

辽宁省城镇居民生活用水定额

本文分析了城镇居民生活用水的特点,介绍了辽宁省城镇居民生活用水定额制定的原则、方法。通过对全省县级以上城镇居民生活用水情况的调查,制定适合辽宁省实际情况的城镇居民生活用水定额。     

The Problem of Estimating the Uncertainty of the Fixed Point Temperature Due to the Presence of Impurities

The main problems in estimating the uncertainty due to the presence of impurities in the material: the absence in the documents of a unique definition of the quantity being measured – the fixed point temperature, the lack of agreed methods of realizing the fixed points and the insufficient justification of the equations used for the estimate, are analyzed. The results of a measurement of the melting point of gallium are presented, which differ in the conditions in which they were realized – with one and two liquid-solid interfaces and different solidification conditions, are presented. The reasons for the considerable difference between the values of the temperatures obtained in these experiments are discussed.     

Fiber-Optic Sensors: Technical and Market Trends

Progress in the area of fiber-optic sensors throughout the world since 1990 is analyzed. Current technical and market trends as well as the use of sensors in industry and health care are considered. Market forecasts for the use of fiber-optic sensors are given.     

2005年中国电信运营市场发展现状与展望

2005年是中国电信业的“转型年”．国内电信运营商依赖投资拉动增长速度减缓的趋势得以深化。国内电信运营商的投资更加趋于理性。通过总结2005年田内电信运营市场态势、各运管商发展策略、行业热点及未来展望四个方面阐述国内电信运营市场的发展状况。     

Vibrations of stretched damped beams under non-ideal boundary conditions

A simply supported damped Euler-Bernoulli beam with immovable end conditions are considered. The concept of non-ideal boundary conditions is applied to the beam problem. In accordance, the boundaries are assumed to allow small deflections and moments. Approximate analytical solution of the problem is found using the method of multiple scales, a perturbation technique.