The effects of washing a collagen sample prior to TEM examination

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is an important analysis technique to visualize (bio)macromolecules and their assemblies, including collagen fibers. Many protocols for TEM sample preparation of collagen involve one or more washing steps to remove excess salts from the dispersion that could hamper analysis when dried on a TEM grid. Such protocols are not standardized and washing times as well as washing solvents vary from procedure to procedure, with each research group typically having their own protocol. Here, we investigate the influence of washing with water, ethanol, but also methanol and 2-propanol, for both mineralized and unmineralized collagen samples via a protocol based on centrifugation. Washing with water maintains the hydrated collagen structure and the characteristic banding pattern can be clearly observed. Conversely, washing with ethanol results in dehydration of the fibrils, often leading to aggregation of the fibers and a less obvious banding pattern, already within 1 min of ethanol exposure. As we show, this process is fully reversible. Similar observations were made for methanol and propanol. Based on these results, a standardized washing protocol for collagenous samples is proposed.     

黄沙坪铅锌多金属矿的成矿规律及深部找矿远景

众所周知,矿物质的成分是多种多样的,社会的发展和科学的进步需要运用到多重金属矿物质,在专业人员的勘探与挖掘中,发现了黄沙坪铅锌多金属矿,这个矿区中有丰富的有色金属,这个矿的发掘为研究成矿规律提供了物质基础,同时也为深部找矿提供了可靠的依据。本文主要分析黄沙坪铅锌多金属矿的成矿规律及深部找矿远景。     

Comparison between photocatalytic ozonation and other oxidation processes for the removal of phenols from water

Photocatalytic ozonation (1O₃ + VUV + TiO₂), ozonation (O₃), catalytic ozonation (O₃ + TiO₂), ozone photolysis (O₃ + VUV), photocatalysis (TiO₂ + VUV) and photolysis (VUV) have been compared in terms of formation of intermediates, extent of, mineralization (TOC, COD, chloride, nitrate) and kinetics in the aqueous treatment of three phenols (phenol, p‐chlorophenol and p‐nitrophenol). In all cases, photocatalytic ozonation led to lower degradation times for chemical oxygen demand and total organic carbon removal. Intermediates formed were similar in the different oxidation systems with some exceptions. They can be classified into three different types: polyphenols (resorcinol, catechol, hydroquinone), unsaturated carboxylic acids (maleic and fumaric acids) and saturated carboxylic acids (glyoxylic, formic and oxalic acids). First order kinetic equations have been checked for the oxidation processes studied in the case of the parent compound. Rate constants of these systems have also been calculated. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

溶胶-凝胶生物玻璃多孔材料显微结构和生物活性的扫描电镜及红外光谱分析

本文利用溶胶．凝胶法制备了CaO-P2O5-SiO，系统生物活性玻璃，并以其为原料制备了用于骨修复及骨组织工程支架的块状生物活性材料。利用体外实验方法(invitro)结合x射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和傅立叶变换红外光谱分析(FTIR)技术对不同烧结工艺制备的材料结构、晶相和生物活性的影响进行了分析研究。研究表明，经800℃和1100℃烧结5min的两种材料均有硅磷酸钙Ca5(PO4)2SjO4微晶相析出。烧结温度越高，析出微晶相的体积比例越大，材料的生物活性则越低。在模拟生理溶液中碳酸羟基磷灰石(HCA)只在烧结体中的玻璃颗粒表面形成，而在其硅磷酸钙Ca5(PO4)2SiO4微晶相表面未发现HCA形成。     

基于单元规则度信息的提取和实现的Data-Path布局算法

提出了一种有效的Data-Path布局算法DPP,该算法基于一个新的"不规则度"概念来评价电路单元之间连接关系的规则性信息,并根据这些规则性信息提取规则化的单元形成规则矩阵;然后算法把规则矩阵转化为二次布局的约束条件进行最终的布局.与Cadence公司布图工具SE的对比实验表明,DPP是一种有效地针对Data-Path子电路的布局算法,它在时延平衡方面可以得到非常满意的结果.     

Carbon mineralization from composts and food industry wastes added to soil

We have studied the short term C mineralization of six wastes from important food industries, one sludge from a biogas plant and three composts. All the wastes were characterized chemically and fractionated according to the Van Soest method. The fresh wastes were incubated under controlled environment conditions to determine the C mineralization rate. Based on first order mineralization kinetics, we calculated the hypothetical amount of stable C in the wastes as the amount of C that would not be mineralized within one year under field conditions. The percentage of stable organic C in the organic matter was in general much larger in the composts than in the other wastes, but when expressed on dry matter, the non-composted wastes had comparable or larger amounts of stable organic C than the composts and have a considerable potential for supplying organic matter to soils, and hence for C sequestration. The amount of stable organic C could best be predicted by the total N content of the wastes (R _a ² = 0.855), whereas the results of the fractionation had very little predictive power, probably due to problems related to the high ash content of some of the wastes. An index that combined stable organic C and N and P content in the wastes was calculated to assess possible limitations for applying these wastes in agriculture. Under current nutrient legislation in Western Europe, a number of these wastes will only be usable in small amounts, but these and other food industry wastes could still prove to be valuable soil amendments in nutrient poor situations, for increasing soil organic C content and supplying nutrients.     

河台金矿云西矿区富矿包地质特征及赋存规律

通过对矿体地质特征及富矿包地质特征的阐述, 分析归纳出富矿包赋存规律: 构造叠加部位和糜棱岩宽大膨胀部位等往往是富矿包赋存的有利部位。其表象特征为构造发育, 细粒他形硫化物富集。     

招远金矿集中区金矿富集规律及找矿标志

招远金矿集中区是我国最大的金矿集中区，区内金矿床在时间和空间上的分布规律十分明显。该区矿化类型主要有石英脉型、蚀变岩型及二者之间的过渡类型，其在空间上的分布规律为综合信息找矿及矿床定位预测提供地质信息，并可作为进一步的找矿标志。     

浅成热液金矿成因研究现状与讨论

浅成热液金矿业已成为最重要的金矿类型之一本文探讨了浅成热液金矿成因研究方面若干基本问题:浅成热液金矿的概念和特征、矿床的分类、矿床成因模式。重新厘定了浅成热液金矿的概念.尝试性地按成矿深度和成矿作用方式—斌矿地质环境(容矿岩系)—成矿物理化学条件的分类原则, 将浅成热液金矿分成两大类四种类型:热水沉积岩型、热水火山岩型、浅成热液型和卡林型。前两者为热水沉积型,后两者为热液交代型。在透视现有各种成矿模式的建模依据和存在问题的基础上,指出了今后浅成热液金矿成因研究的发展方向。     

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