Production of antimicrobially active silk proteins by use of metal‐containing dyestuffs

The work presented here discusses a new technique for preparing silk fibers and films with persistent antimicrobial activity through use of metallic dyestuffs during the fiber dyeing process. The length of the silk fibers investigated contracted when the fibers were immersed in concentrated neutral salt solutions, such as calcium or potassium nitrate, at elevated temperature levels. The birefringence and molecular orientation of the silk fibroin molecules became less ordered by the action of the neutral salt solutions, resulting in increased dyestuff absorption. Subsequently, contracted silk fibers were dyed with metallic dyestuffs containing Cr or Cu for the purpose of obtaining silk fibers with antimicrobial activity. Silk fibers dyed with metallic dyestuffs showed significant antimicrobial activity against the plant pathogen Cornebacterium and the human pathogen Coli bacillus. Tensile strength of the silk fibers after the salt shrinking and dyeing processes did not show a significant change, whereas the elongation at break was increased slightly. The techniques described here for preparing significantly active antimicrobial silk fibers are effective and economic ways of providing new materials for industrial and biomedical applications. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 1181–1188, 2002     

改性桑树枝焦对模拟烟气中汞的吸附性能

采用固定床热解、蒸汽活化和改性剂(H₂O₂、ZnCl₂和NaCl)浸渍等方法制得不同的桑树枝焦。在固定床吸附实验台上,研究了蒸汽活化、改性剂、吸附温度和烟气组分等对改性桑树枝焦汞吸附性能的影响。结果表明:蒸汽活化显著提高了桑树枝热解焦的比表面积,H₂O₂改性可进一步提高桑树枝蒸汽活化焦比表面积并改善其孔隙结构参数,ZnCl₂和NaCl改性则降低了桑树枝蒸汽活化焦的比表面积、D-R微孔容积和总孔容。10%H₂O₂和30%H₂O₂浸渍改性桑树枝焦的单位汞吸附量分别是蒸汽活化焦的2.02倍和1.77倍;相同改性剂浓度下,ZnCl₂改性焦的单位汞吸附量比NaCl改性焦稍好;随着ZnCl₂浓度增大,改性桑树枝焦的汞吸附性能增强,MT600-A-ZnCl₂(5%)桑树枝焦的单位汞吸附量达到29.55 μg·g^-1,是蒸汽活化焦的3.37倍。在吸附温度为60～120℃范围内,H₂O₂改性焦的汞吸附效率及单位汞吸附量随着吸附温度的升高而下降,而ZnCl₂改性焦的单位汞吸附量则随着吸附温度提高呈现先增大后减小的趋势,最佳吸附温度为90℃。烟气中SO₂和NO组分对汞吸附性能有一定的抑制作用,随着SO₂和NO浓度的增加,汞吸附效率和单位汞吸附量均稍有下降。     

Photoluminescent and tough hydrogels from silk fibroin and polyacrylic acid complexed with europium

Biocompatible, tough, and photoluminescent hydrogels are highly desirable for biomedical applications in vivo. Herein, hybrid hydrogels prepared from silk fibroin (SF) and polyacrylic acid (PAA) and complexed with europium, named as SF-PAA-Eu³⁺ hydrogels, exhibit good comprehensive properties. Owing to the intensive molecular interactions among SF, PAA, and Eu³⁺, SF-PAA-Eu³⁺ hydrogels show a greatest tensile strength of 0.58 MPa, elongation of 443%, and work of fracture of 1.65 MJ/m. In vivo imaging experiment in a mouse subcutaneous implantation model revealed excellent and sustained photoluminescence of the SF-PAA-Eu³⁺ hydrogels for 24 h. The work provides a strategy for designing functional SF-based hydrogels for imaging applications in vivo.     

异氰酸酯在真丝织物后整理中的应用

将多异氰酸酯制成具有反应活性的水溶性化合物 ,作为丝绸交联剂应用 ;对交联剂在汽蒸或焙烘条件下 ,应用于真丝织物整理的结果进行了探讨 ,对整理剂与织物之间的作用机理也进行了讨论。     

生丝纤度连续性与纤度偏差关系的研究

通过开发出利用自回归预测模型模拟生丝纤度时间序列的方法及计算机程序,就生丝纤度检测丝长从450m改为500m后纤度偏差值的换算问题,探讨了生丝纤度连续性对纤度偏差的影响。     

蚕丝／羊毛复合丝织物HEMA接枝整理机理研究

本文通过测定ＨＥＭＡ单体接枝整理前后的蚕丝／羊毛复合丝织物、全真丝织物、纯毛织物的酸、碱溶解性、红外光谱、氨基酸分析及扫描电镜，研究蚕丝／羊毛复合丝织物ＨＥＭＡ接枝整理机理，探明了ＨＥＭＡ整理剂与蛋白质大分予发生了交联反应，交联点在蛋白质纤维无定形区的羧基氨基酸与碱性氨基酸上。     

Characterization of a Silk‐Resinified Compact Fabricated Using a Pulse‐Energizing Sintering Device

Pulse electric current sintering is used to prepare a compact from resinificated hydrous silk powder. Compacts with no remnant silk powders are formed with 20 wt% added water, 20–40 MPa molding pressure, and >353 K molding temperature. The latter two are much lower than those used for conventional hot pressing. No dependence on molding pressure and temperature are found in XRD or FT‐IR analysis, except for a compact molded at 473 K, for which silk fibroin decomposition is confirmed by DSC, EGA‐MS, and molecular weight measurements. The compact's three‐point bending strength depends on the molding temperature, except for the temperature at which silk fibroin decomposes. The maximum three‐point bending strength resembles that of general‐purpose epoxy resin and is much higher than that of PLA.

     

利用腈纶废丝合成絮凝剂PAN—DCD

本文以腈纶废丝为原料与双氰双胺在碱性溶液中反应，成功地制得含有多种活性基因的聚合物ＰＡＮ－ＤＣＤ，并用于染料废水脱色及炼油厂废水除油，除酚的处理研究，与常规使用的几种絮凝剂进行处理结果对照，实验结果表明：该产品单独使用处理效果明显优于其他絮凝剂，与聚铝复合使用处理效果更为理想。     

Grafting vinyl monomers onto silk (Bombyx mori) using different initiators: Properties of grafted silk

The graft–copolymerization of silk with methacrylamide (MAA), 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), and methyl methacrylate (MMA) was studied using three different free‐radical initiators: an inorganic peroxide [ammonium persulfate (APS)] and two azo compounds [2,2′‐azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) and 2,2′‐azobis(2‐methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride (ADC)]. The rate and yield of grafting followed the order: APS > AIBN > ADC. The performance of AIBN was close to that of APS in terms of weight gain attained. The degree of yellowing of grafted silk varied as a function of the initiator–monomer system used. APS induced the highest degree of yellowing, regardless of which monomer was used, whereas silk grafted with the MAA/AIBN system displayed the lowest level of yellowing. Moisture regain of grafted silk changed as a function of the hydrophilic/hydrophobic character of the grafted polymer, regardless of the kind of initiator used. Accordingly, tensile properties showed a tendency to decrease with increasing weight gain of grafted silk, the extent of which was independent of the kind of monomer and initiator used. The different initiators did not induce any appreciable change in the fine structure of silk, as demonstrated by optical measurements. Uneven surface deposition of homopolymer was detected to variable extent with MMA and HEMA grafting, whereas the surface of MAA‐grafted silk was completely free of any foreign deposit, independently of the initiator used. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 1401–1409, 2001     

A study of one‐bath alkali–amine hydrolysis and silk‐fibroin finishing of polyester microfiber crepe fabric

In this study, the synergistic aminolysis (sodium hydroxide and ethylene diamine in one bath) mechanism of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microfiber crepe fabric was preliminarily investigated. The results showed that not only active groups (i.e., ? NHR, ? COOH, and ? OH) but also considerable cracks and craters were introduced onto PET fibers, which provided locations for a subsequent crosslinking reaction and mechanical attachment and so facilitated the silk‐fibroin finishing. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 1467–1473, 2001