Clinical significance of contact lens related changes of ocular surface tissue observed on optical coherence images

PurposeTo investigate the relationship between the real contact lens imprint into the conjunctival tissue, observed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and conjunctival staining and contact lens wearing comfort.Methods17 participants (mean age = 26.6 SD ± 3.6 years; 7 females) were fitted with three different contact lenses base curves of the same silicone hydrogel custom lens type (Visell 50; Hecht Contactlinsen, Au, Germany) in a randomised order. One lens was optimally fitted according to the manufacturer's recommendation, one fitted 0.4 mm flatter and one fitted 0.4 mm steeper. After 4 h of lens wear the contact lens edge in the area of the conjunctiva was imaged nasally and temporally using OCT (Optovue iVue SD-OCT). To correct the artefact due to optical distortion with OCT, the imprint of all worn lenses was measured on a glass plate afterwards. Conjunctival staining in the limbal region after 4 h of lens wear was classified using the CCLRU Grading Scale. Comfort scoring was based on visual analog scales from 0 (very poor) to 100 (excellent).ResultsThe mean conjunctival imprint of all contact lens edges was 32.0 ± 8.1 μm before and 7.3 ± 6.5 μm after distortion correction of the OCT images. The distortion corrected conjunctival imprint with the 0.4 mm steeper lens (11.5 ± 6.2 μm) was statistically significantly greater compared to the optimally fitted lens (6.5 ± 5.9 μm) (One-way ANOVA followed Tukey-test; p = 0.017) and greater compared to the 0.4 mm flatter lens (3.9 ± 5.3 μm) (p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the optimally fitted lens and the 0.4 mm flatter lens (p = 0.209). The nasally measured imprint (11.4 ± 9.0 μm) was significantly greater than the temporally measured (3.3 ± 7.6 μm) (p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant correlation between the amount of conjunctival imprint and the graded conjunctival staining (p = 0.346) or the wearer’s comfort (p = 0.735).ConclusionsContact lens edges imaged by OCT exhibited displacement artefacts. The observed conjunctival imprints are a combination of real conjunctival compression and artefacts. A deeper imprint of the contact lens into the conjunctiva caused by a steeper base curve was not related to clinically significant staining or changes in comfort after 4 h of lens wear. The observed differences between nasal and temporal imprint are likely to be caused by variations of conjunctival thickness and the shape of the underlying sclera.     

Staining of poly(ethylene terephthalate) by ruthenium tetroxide

The staining of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) by ruthenium tetroxide (RuO₄) is used to obtain a contrast at the crystalline lamellar scale in transmission electron microscopy. This paper demonstrates the efficiency of this technique conducted in vapor phase on ultracut bulk samples. Advantages of this method against other contrast enhancing techniques and the parameters of staining are discussed. The depth of attack is measured and is shown to be limited by a crosslinking process. The chemical mechanisms are investigated by grazing infrared spectroscopy and involve the oxidation of the aliphatic moeities of PET.     

磷钨酸乙醇染色法在嗜铬颗粒电镜X射线显微分析中的应用

通过比较常规透射电镜制样法、快速冷冻固定－冷冻超薄切片法及磷钨酸乙醇（EPTA）染色法在嗜铬颗粒透射电镜X射线显微分析中的应用，发现磷钨酸乙醇染色法能使嗜铬颗粒电子着色，从而较好地显示嗜铬颗粒的超微结构。同时磷钨酸乙醇染色法也以在一定程度上原位保留生物样品中元素，可以应用于检测样品元素含量的变化或比较样品元素含量的组间差别，提示磷钨酸乙醇染色法是一种可应用于透射电镜X射线显微分析的经济简便的生物样品制备方法。     

Novel (Phenothiazinyl)Vinyl-Pyridinium Dyes and Their Potential Applications as Cellular Staining Agents

We report here the synthesis and structural characterization of novel cationic (phenothiazinyl)vinyl-pyridinium (PVP) dyes, together with optical (absorption/emission) properties and their potential applicability as fluorescent labels. Convective heating, ultrasound irradiation and mechanochemical synthesis were considered as alternative synthetic methodologies proficient for overcoming drawbacks such as long reaction time, nonsatisfactory yields or solvent requirements in the synthesis of novel dye (E)-1-(3-chloropropyl)-4-(2-(10-methyl-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl)vinyl)pyridin-1-ium bromide 3d and its N-alkyl-2-methylpyridinium precursor 1c. The trans geometry of the newly synthesized (E)-4-(2-(7-bromo-10-ethyl-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl)vinyl)-1-methylpyridin-1-ium iodide 3b and (E)-1-methyl-4-(2-(10-methyl-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl)vinyl)pyridin-1-ium tetrafluoroborate 3a′ was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. A negative solvatochromism of the dyes in polar solvents was highlighted by UV-Vis spectroscopy and explanatory insights were supported by molecular modeling which suggested a better stabilization of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO). The photostability of the dye 3b was investigated by irradiation at 365 nm in different solvents, while the steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence properties of dye 3b and 3a′ in solid state were evaluated under one-photon excitation at 485 nm. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the new PVP dyes on B16-F10 melanoma cells was evaluated by WST-1 assay, while their intracellular localization was assessed by epi-fluorescence conventional microscopy imaging as well as one- and two-photon excited confocal fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). PVP dyes displayed low cytotoxicity, good internalization inside melanoma cells and intense fluorescence emission inside the B16-F10 murine melanoma cells, making them suitable staining agents for imaging applications.     

野生黑腹果蝇引种培养与唾腺染色体观察

对佳木斯地区的野生黑腹果蝇（Drosophila melanogaster）进行采集,并在实验室内进行培养训化,用常规果蝇培养基进行培养．选用卡宝品红染色法进行唾腺染色体临时装片的制备,观察其染色效果,与常规方法进行比较,效果比较好,并应用于遗传学教学．     

高效低泡净洗剂的研制与应用

对不同配方的发泡力、泡沫稳定性以及净洗效果的测试结果表明皂剂、烷基苯磺酸盐和平平加O按适当比例进行复配可以得到泡沫少、泡沫破灭快，净洗效果好的高效低泡净洗剂。     

内容中心网络数据污染的快速检测机制

内容中心网络通过路由器缓存内容来提高网络的整体性能.为防止被污染的数据在网络中扩散,路由器需要对进入网络的内容进行验证.原始的验证机制需要对内容的数字签名进行非对称密钥解密操作,导致内容验证速度不能满足高速路由器的需求.提出了基于着色的快速内容验证机制,以减少内容验证的计算复杂度,加快内容的检测速度.该机制通过对第1次进入网络的正确内容进行着色操作以保证其正确性.被着色的内容再次进入网络时,路由器可以通过着色信息来快速验证内容的正确性,从而提高路由器的检测速度.     

Expression of high-molecular-mass neurofilament protein in horse (Equus caballus) spinal ganglion neurons

Spinal ganglion (SG) neurons are subdivided, on the basis of their cytoplasmic aspect at light and electron microscopy, into dark (D) and light (L) neurons. Numerous efforts have been made to find specific markers able to identify D and L neuronal cytotypes. The isolectin B4 (IB4), utilized to identify nonpeptidergic D neurons in mice, unfortunately, has not proved as effective in other species. The 200-kDa neurofilament protein (NF200) is considered as a typical marker of L neurons in the rat, cat, and chick. The aim of this study was to analyze the histological, morphometric, and neurochemical characteristic of NF200-immunoreactive (IR) horse SG neurons, to better characterize them morphologically and functionally. NF200-IR neurons showed two levels (strong and weak) of staining intensity. Most (84%) strongly stained NF200-IR neurons corresponded to L neurons, and showed similar bimodality as in the size distribution study, which seems to indicate a third population of neurons, in addition to the two populations (small and large) previously identified. In triple-staining experiments where NF200 was colocalized with IB4, substance P (SP), and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) neuronal markers, most NF200-IR neurons were single stained. On the contrary, most IB4-, SP-, and nNOS-stained neurons were triple labeled and almost equally subdivided between strong and weak NF200-IR with the latter being always smaller in size than strong NF200-IR neurons. In conclusion, horse SG neurons display significant morphometric and neurochemical differences compared with those of rodents.     

基体拉伸法测试二氧化钛薄膜界面结合强度

利用热氧化法在工业纯钛表面形成氧化层,利用改进后的基体拉伸法研究了500和800℃加热1h所形成的氧化层和基体的结合强度,结果发现裂纹形貌与界面结合强度有关.500℃所形成的氧化层较薄,与基体的结合强度高,＞970MPa,裂纹方向与载荷轴向呈±45°;而800℃形成的氧化层较厚,与基体的结合强度差,＜495MPa,裂纹基本与载荷轴向垂直.     

Preparation, optical properties and cell staining of water soluble amine-terminated PAMAM G 2.0-Au nanocomposites

The solution chemical and optical characteristics of formation of amine-terminated polyamidoamine dendrimer G2.0(NH₂-PAMAM G2.0)-Au nanocomposites in the aqueous solution of NH₂-PAMAM G2.0 at various mole ratios of Au(III) to NH₂-PAMAM G2.0 were studied by both UV-visible spectrometry and fluorospectrometry. The NH₂-PAMAM G2.0-Au nanocomposites, with a type of structure in which one Au nanoparticle is surrounded by several NH₂-PAMAM G2.0 dendrimers, emit strong bluish violet fluorescence, and are uniform, water soluble and biocompatible as well as very stable in frozen conditions. The size of gold nanoparticles in the nanocomposites is about 2.5 nm and decreases with the increase of NH₂-PAMAM G2.0 concentration. The NH₂-PAMAM G2. 0 plays an important role in acting as host or micro-reactor for Au(III) before Au(III) reduction and acting as dispersant and stabilizer for gold nanoparticles after Au(III) reduction. Preliminary experiments of cells staining to human embryonic lung fibroblast cell lines show that the NH₂-PAMAM G2.0-Au nanocomposites can be used as optical imaging markers for bioanalyses and medical diagnoses.