高聚物分子结构对发泡成型的影响

介绍了高聚物的分子结构和塑料的发泡成型，从微观的角度分析了高聚物的分子结构及动态加工因素对发泡成型的影响。     

Strategy for Internal Labeling of Large RNAs with Minimal Perturbation by Using Fluorescent PNA

Fluorescence techniques for the investigation of biomolecules and their folding pathways require an efficient labeling strategy. A common method to internally label large RNAs involves the introduction of long loops for hybridization of fluorophore‐carrying DNA strands. Such loops often disturb the structure, and thus the functionality, of the RNA. Here we show, in a proof of concept study with a >600 nucleotide group II intron ribozyme, that the usage of the nucleic acid analogue peptide nucleic acid (PNA) is more efficient in several aspects, minimizing the required structural modifications of the RNA. We demonstrate by various methods, including smFRET, that much smaller concentrations and shorter PNAs can be applied, compared to DNA, for rapid and specific internal RNA labeling. The folding pathway and catalytic activity of this large ribozyme is only minimally affected by the PNA, but the background signal is significantly reduced.     

用于DNA分子检测的纳米电极

基于纳米孔技术的新兴单分子传感技术已开发用于DNA测序,使得测序技术读取数据更快、测序成本降低、测序样品简化、无需标记.纳米孔孔内集成横向纳米电极可实现二维双通道同时检测易位信号的变化,从而提高纳米孔测序的精确度.目前纳米电极的制备方法主要包括:机械可控劈裂结法、电子束光刻法、电子束诱导沉积法、聚焦离子束刻蚀法、透射电镜刻蚀法等.分析纳米电极不同制备方法、应用范围、表征及其优缺点,可为后续纳米孔技术应用到DNA测序平台提供高效、稳定的选择.     

Nanogap Electrodes towards Solid State Single‐Molecule Transistors

With the establishment of complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor (CMOS)‐based integrated circuit technology, it has become more difficult to follow Moore's law to further downscale the size of electronic components. Devices based on various nanostructures were constructed to continue the trend in the minimization of electronics, and molecular devices are among the most promising candidates. Compared with other candidates, molecular devices show unique superiorities, and intensive studies on molecular devices have been carried out both experimentally and theoretically at the present time. Compared to two‐terminal molecular devices, three‐terminal devices, namely single‐molecule transistors, show unique advantages both in fundamental research and application and are considered to be an essential part of integrated circuits based on molecular devices. However, it is very difficult to construct them using the traditional microfabrication techniques directly, thus new fabrication strategies are developed. This review aims to provide an exclusive way of manufacturing solid state gated nanogap electrodes, the foundation of constructing transistors of single or a few molecules. Such single‐molecule transistors have the potential to be used to build integrated circuits.     

A Bipedal DNA Motor that Travels Back and Forth between Two DNA Origami Tiles

In this work, the successful operation of a dynamic DNA device constructed from two DNA origami building blocks is reported. The device includes a bipedal walker that strides back and forth between the two origami tiles. Two different DNA origami tiles are first prepared separately; they are then joined together in a controlled manner by a set of DNA strands to form a stable track in high yield as confirmed by single‐molecule fluorescence (SMF). Second, a bipedal DNA motor, initially attached to one of the two origami units and operated by sequential interaction with “fuel” and “antifuel” DNA strands, moves from one origami tile to another and then back again. The operational yield, measured by SMF, was similar to that of a motor operating on a similar track embedded in a single origami tile, confirming that the transfer across the junction from one tile to the other does not result in dissociation that is any more than that of steps on a single tile. These results demonstrate that moving parts can reliably travel from one origami unit to another, and it demonstrates the feasibility of dynamic DNA molecular machines that are made of more than a single origami building block. This study is a step toward the development of motors that can stride over micrometer distances.     

Direct Measurement of Raman Scattering Tensor of Orientation‐Fixed Single Iodine Molecules

Raman spectroscopy is the most widely used noninvasive analytical technique. Apart from the fingerprint Raman frequency for identifying vibrational mode of certain functional groups, the Raman scattering tensor can also be used to determine the corresponding vibrational symmetry as well as the orientation of this functional group with respect to the rest of the molecule. For gaseous single molecules, only limited structural information can be obtained from Raman spectroscopy owing to their freely rotating and randomly oriented nature. Here, a method, for the first time, is developed to directly determine the Raman scattering tensor on orientation‐fixed single iodine molecules, which are confined inside the nano‐sized channels of zeolite AlPO₄–11 (AEL) single crystal. The experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical predictions based on a density functional theory. The optical transparency and appreciable size of the crystal facilitate the Raman exploration and the 3D manipulation. It is also demonstrated that iodine molecules' orientations are randomly distributed inside the nano‐channels of AlPO₄–5 (AFI) crystal, which indicates that by carefully choosing the relevant zeolite crystal, the big family of zeolites can be utilized as directing template database for orienting a large number of guest molecules to estimate their structures by polarized Raman spectroscopy.     

Single molecule dynamics in a virtual cell: a three-dimensional model that produces simulated fluorescence video-imaging data

The analysis of single molecule imaging experiments is complicated by the stochastic nature of single molecule events, by instrument noise and by the limited information which can be gathered about any individual molecule observed. Consequently, it is important to cross check experimental results using a model simulating single molecule dynamics (e.g. movements and binding events) in a virtual cell-like environment. The output of such a model should match the real data format allowing researchers to compare simulated results with the real experiments. The proposed model exploits the advantages of ‘object-oriented’ computing. First of all, the ability to create and manipulate a number of classes, each containing an arbitrary number of single molecule objects. These classes may include objects moving within the ‘cytoplasm’; objects moving at the ‘plasma membrane’; and static objects located inside the ‘body’. The objects of a given class can interact with each other and/or with the objects of other classes according to their physical and chemical properties. Each model run generates a sequence of images, each containing summed images of all fluorescent objects emitting light under given illumination conditions with realistic levels of noise and emission fluctuations. The model accurately reproduces reported single molecule experiments and predicts the outcome of future experiments.     

BOPET薄膜加工中低聚物的产生和防止

本文介绍了聚酯低分子聚合物产生的原因,对BOPET薄膜性能和加工的影响,如何减少在BOPET薄膜加工中的低分子聚合物。