Biomimetic Robust Starch Composite Films with Super-Hydrophobicity and Vivid Structural Colors

The starch composite films (SCFs) will be one of the best alternative packaging materials to petroleum based plastic films, which mitigates white pollution and energy consumption. However, weak mechanical stability, water resistance, and dyeability has hindered the application of SCFs. Herein, a bioinspired robust SCFs with super-hydrophobicity and excellent structural colors were prepared by fiber-reinforcement and assembling SiO₂/Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) amorphous arrays on the surface of SCFs. The properties of the designed SCFs were investigated by various methods including scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), a tensile test, contact angle (CA) test, and an optical test. The results showed that the obtained SCFs possessed a higher tensile strength (55.17 MPa) attributed to the formed abundant hydrogen bonds between the molecular chains of the starch, cellulose fiber, and polyvinyl alcohol. Benefiting from the nanostructure with rough surface which were modified by materials with low surface free energy, the contact angle and sliding angle of the film reached up to 154° and 2°, respectively. The colors which were produced by the constructive interference of the coherent scattered light could cover all of the visible regions by tuning the diameters of the SiO₂ nanoparticles. The strategy in the present study not only reinforces the mechanical strength and water resistance of SCFs but also provides an environmentally friendly way to color the them, which shows unprecedented application potential in packaging materials of the starch composite films.     

Binding Properties of RNA Quadruplex of SARS-CoV-2 to Berberine Compared to Telomeric DNA Quadruplex

Previous studies suggest that berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid, has antiviral potential and is a possible therapeutic candidate against SARS-CoV-2. The molecular underpinnings of its action are still unknown. Potential targets include quadruplexes (G4Q) in the viral genome as they play a key role in modulating the biological activity of viruses. While several DNA-G4Q structures and their binding properties have been elucidated, RNA-G4Qs such as RG-1 of the N-gene of SARS-CoV-2 are less explored. Using biophysical techniques, the berberine binding thermodynamics and the associated conformational and hydration changes of RG-1 could be characterized and compared with human telomeric DNA-G4Q 22AG. Berberine can interact with both quadruplexes. Substantial changes were observed in the interaction of berberine with 22AG and RG-1, which adopt different topologies that can also change upon ligand binding. The strength of interaction and the thermodynamic signatures were found to dependent not only on the initial conformation of the quadruplex, but also on the type of salt present in solution. Since berberine has shown promise as a G-quadruplex stabilizer that can modulate viral gene expression, this study may also contribute to the development of optimized ligands that can discriminate between binding to DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes.     

Orbitrap高分辨质谱法快速筛查上海市流通环节蔬菜的农药残留

摘 要：目的 建立蔬菜农药多残留的筛查方法。方法 使用国家标准方法规定的QuEChERS法净化蔬菜样品,结合静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱法(orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry)开展809种农药的快速非靶向筛查。结果 62种阳性农药的筛查限(screening detection limit, SDL)为0.005~0.010 mg/kg,定量限(limits of quantitation, LOQ)为0.01 mg/kg,线性范围为0.01~0.20 mg/kg,线性相关系数(r2)为0.9917~0.9997,日内精密度为2.77%~6.98% (n=5),日间精密度为4.82%~10.8% (n=5)。200批次样品共检出62种农药,不合格样品28批次,不合格率为14.0%。豇豆的不合格情况比较突出,不合格样品22批次,主要的不合格项是灭蝇胺和噻虫胺。结论 方法快速、准确、分析通量高,在无标准品的情况下实现了蔬菜中809种农药的非靶向快速筛查,可为蔬菜农药残留风险监测和质量控制提供支撑。     

硫酸钾尾液冷冻回收高硫钾比矿物工艺研究

以硫酸钾尾液为原料,研究低温冷冻回收高硫钾比矿物合理的工艺技术路线,探寻适宜的贮存条件,为加工车间夏季高温生产硫酸钾提供优质高硫钾比原料.在低温下进行冷冻试验,根据冷冻结晶矿物产率及其干基组分确定适宜的冷冻温度为-15～5℃,冷冻制得的结晶矿物硫钾比均在3.0～5.1,符合夏季生产硫酸钾所需原料硫钾比>2.5的要求.高...     

Application of Magnetron Sputtering in Fabricating MEMS Microbatteries

With the development of MEMS and the electronic devices's miniaturization and integration, a new kind of power sources that can satisfy the need for high energy density is required. Microbatteries are being researched abroad for their advantages of extreme thinness and long-term power supply. The development of MEMS microbatteries are reviewed and suggestedmagnetron sputtering in fabricating a high-performance microbattery. The technics as annealing are analyzed. The microbattery with a LiNi1-x Cox O2 cathode exhibited stable cycle ability and a high specific discharge capacity, which was attributed to the alloying effect of the LiNiO2and LiCoO2.     

Effect of particle size distribution on green properties during high velocity compaction

Iron powders with two different particle size distributions were compacted by high velocity compaction. The influences of particle size distribution and impact velocity on green properties, including green density, springback, tensile strength and bending strength etc., were studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a computer controlled universal testing machine. The results show that the particle size distribution and the impact velocity strongly affect its properties. Wider size distribution results in green compact with higher density and better strength. Furthermore, springback of compacts is lower produced by the powder with wider size distribution, especially for radial springback. As impact velocity increases, its green density and green strength gradually increases, but the increasing rate of density decreases gradually. No special relation is found between springback and impact velocity. In addition, the axial springback and the bending strength are higher than the radial springback and the tensile strength, respectively.     

高能球磨制备TiB_2/TiC纳米复合粉体

研究了通过高能球磨制备ＴｉＢ２／ＴｉＣ纳米复合粉体的反应过程和机理,对粉体的显微结构进行了表征．实验结果表明,采用金属 Ｔｉ和 Ｂ４Ｃ为原料,在球磨过程中, ＴｉＣ先于 ＴｉＢ２形成．球磨５ｈ后Ｔｉ与Ｂ４Ｃ反应生成ＴｉＢ２和ＴｉＣ,在随后的长时间高能球磨过程中ＴｉＢ２和ＴｉＣ两相保持稳定．球磨 ３０ｈ后,直径约 ８ｎｍ的 ＴｉＣ纳米粒子分布在 １００～２００ ｎｍ的 ＴｉＢ２粒子中,形成均匀分布的纳米ＴｉＢ２／ＴｉＣ复合粉体．     

Study on high rock slop anchoring technique of large rock engineering

Monitoring data from the Three Gorges Project show that the resulted tensile stresses are mainly distributed within the front section of the internal anchoring section which is often measuring 2.5 m in length. The composition of two early strength cement grout mixes marked as R3350 and R7350 was successfully developed to accelerate anchoring facilities installation and to reduce its intervention with the shiplock construction. It was measured that the ground water pH value in the sidewall slopes of the permanent navigation shiplock during the construction period was close to 8. Based on those characteristics it is concluded that the groundwater is weakly corrosive to steel material and will appear as non-corrosive to the steel wire strands embedded in the cement grout set. The advanced model of 3 MN unbonded anchor cables with double anti-corrosion protection （including the corrugated pipe） is developed to meet the needs of stabilizing the high sidewall rock slopes of the permanent navigation shiplock on the Three Gorges Project.     

高瓦斯自燃煤层综放工作面瓦斯综合治理

通过对高瓦斯自燃煤层综采放顶煤回采工作面的瓦斯涌出考察,及对瓦斯涌出与风量、高抽巷布置、推进速度、周期来压的关系分析,提出瓦斯综合治理措施,在实践中取得较好成效。     

基于掩模金字塔的高精度全局运动估计算法

在视频序列的全局运动估计中,前景运动对象的存在常常会大幅度地降低估计的精度,为此提出一种对前景对象自适应的高精度全局运动估计算法.该算法以像素块为单位,利用块内外点的比重判定前景区域,同时引入马尔可夫聚类方法进行后处理,有效地提高了运动对象的定位精度;通过对目标函数引入权重系数增强对残差的鲁棒性,以进一步提高算法的估计精度.此外,基于像素掩模的3层金字塔构建序列图像,并将改进的梯度方法引入到优化过程中,提高了算法的实时性.对不同运动类型的标准视频序列的实验结果表明,该算法有效地提高了全局运动估计的精度和速度.