FTIR-ATR study of self-assembled thiol monolayers on gold

Self-assembled monolayers of 1-teradecanethiol on gold were characterized by means of FTIR-ATR measurements, XPS and contact angle measurements. Linear dichroism measurements using FTIR-ATR are used to estimate the orientation of the alkyl chains. An equation for calculating the orientation angles of the alkyls chains was deduced. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Limited. All rights reserved.

乳腺增生病p53基因第7外显子突变检测

目的探讨p53基固在乳腺癌发生早期的作用及早期诊断乳晾瘟的分子病理指标。方法用PCR—sso 法检测36例乳腺单纯性增生、31例不典型增生、14例原位癌和16例程润癌中p53基因第7外显子突变，井用叭A 直接测序技术确定突变的碱基及其所在的密码子。结果乳腺单纯性增生、不典型增生、原位癌、浸润癌中|】53基 因第7外显于的突变率分别为0％、6 5％(2／31)、21 4％(3／14)、18．8％(3／16)。8例突变中，3例发生于251密码 子，4例发生手248密码子，I例发生于236密码子。表现为碱基替换(5例)、缺失(2例)、插入(J例)共二种突变方 式。并在I例原位瘟中首次发现了251密码子的同义突变(ATC斗ATr，异亮氨酸一异亮氮酸)。结论乳腺癌不典 型增生中存在053基因第7外显子突变，该突变可能在乳腺不典型增生发展到乳腺癌的过程中起霞要作用，可作为 早期诊断乳腺癌的辅助指标。

模拟生物膜的电化学研究

本文简要介绍了生物膜的组成、结构和一些基本性质，详细描述了各种生物膜模型（支撑磷脂双层膜、非支撑磷脂双层膜、泡囊等等）的制备方法。概要地总结了模拟生物膜的各个领域的研究情况，着重评述了模拟生物膜在电化学、生物传感器、膜片钳、图案化领域的研究进展。采用电化学、各种谱学以及扫描探针显微镜等方法对支撑双层磷脂膜、磷脂浇铸膜等不同的模拟生物膜体系进行了研究。主要结果如下：1．将一种支撑磷脂膜一杂化双层膜（Hbrid bilayerer membrane，HBM）首次用于钙离子与磷脂作用的研究，以Fe（CN）63-为探针，发现钙离子可诱导HBM产生离子通道，且通道的打开与关闭能反复运转，并用STM观察这一现象。2.Ru（bPy）32+的电化学发光法和电催化法被首先用于研究支持脂质双层膜（sBLM）的离子通道行为。高氯酸根可以诱导DODAB（dimethyldioctadecylammonium）产生离子通道行为。离子通道的产生存在着一个闺值，当高氯酸根阴离子的浓度超过0.1μM时离子通道打开，当浓度低于0.1μM时离子通道关闭。当高氯酸根离子浓度高于0.1μM时，被打开的离子通道的数量随着高氯酸根阴离子浓度的增加而增加，在1200μM时达到平衡。离子通道的打开和关闭行为是可逆的。在此基础上，研制了一种用于检测高氯酸根离子的传感器。3，用循环伏安法和交流阻抗法研究了稀土离子与支撑磷脂双层膜的相互作用．稀土离子可以影响支撑磷脂双层膜的结构，使之产生一些小孔，通过这些小孔Fe（CN）63/4可以到达电极表面，显示其电化学行为。Fe（CN）63／4-的氧化还原电流随着稀土离子的浓度的增加而变大，对于E矿＋当浓度达到1．2卿时，电流不再增加。发现三种稀土离子与膜作用的能力如下：Eu3+＞Th3＋＞La3＋。4．铁氰酸根离子通常被用来作离子通道传感器的标记物。在本项工作中，我们首次发现铁氰酸根离子本身也可以作为一种刺激物来控制玻碳电极上DDAB（一种合成磷脂）制备出的支撑双层磷脂膜的通透性。我们利用循环伏安、交流阻抗的方法来研究这种现象。支撑双层磷脂膜与铁氰化物的反应与时间有关。进一步地，我们研制了一种铁氰酸根离子传感器。这种离子通道响应灵敏度较高，它可以检测的铁氰化物的最小浓度为5μM。5．稳定的磷脂浇铸膜是通过把含磷脂的氯仿溶液浇铸到玻碳电极上制备的。我们把一种新的媒介质一去甲肾上腺素嵌入到这种磷脂浇铸膜中。磷脂浇铸膜可以被视为一种生物膜模型。用这个体系对抗坏血酸进行电催化氧化，与在裸玻碳电极上相比，阳极过电位降低了约250 mV。浇铸膜内去甲肾上腺素的电化学行为是受扩散控制的，其扩散系数是1.87×10-5cm2／s。在浓度为0.5-10 mmol／L的范围内，催化电流随抗坏血酸的浓度增大而呈线性增加。在同时含有抗坏血酸和尿酸的溶液中，我们用循环伏安法可以同时侧得两个峰，这两个峰之间的峰位差大约为147mV。6．卵磷脂泡囊和血红蛋白在热解石墨电极上制备的薄膜内，血红蛋白可以实现其直接电化学。血红蛋白在薄膜内表现出薄层电化学行为。其式电位E0在pH 3.5-7.0内随pH值直线变化，斜率为-46.4 mV/pH。磷脂膜内的血红蛋白对H2O2显示了很好的催化还原行为。基于此，研制了无媒介体的H2O2传感器。7．我们合成了一种人工磷脂（二甲基二（十二烷基）澳化钱，DDAB）保护的金纳米粒子。在这些金纳米粒子的促进下，血红蛋白可以表现出直接电子转移（DET）反应，其式电位位于-169mVvs Ag/AgCl参比电极。光谱数据表明电极上的血红蛋白没有变性。这种磷脂保护的金纳米粒子很稳定（至少8个月），它们的平均直径是6.42nm。这是首次应用单层膜保护的纳米粒子去实现蛋白质的直接电化学反应。8．我们在一种新的基底一碳电极上构建了杂化双层膜（HBM）。这是对其它基底上构建的HBM的一种扩展。首先，通过电化学扫描将烷基胺修饰在碳电极表面，使之在电极上形成单层膜。由于烷基链部分向外，因此所构筑的界面是疏水的。然后在碳电极的疏水表面铺展一层磷脂单层膜。所生成的HBM通过电化学和ATR-FTIR技术来表征。根据ATR-FTIR的结果，脂质的有序常数（S）为0.73。这种杂化膜具有磷脂／烷基硫醇HBM的优点。这种HBM在生物传感面具有潜在的应用。

~(12)C~(6+)离子束诱导HeLa细胞DNA损伤效应

本文研究了HeLa细胞经过12C6+离子束辐照之后的DNA损伤效应,及辐照后p53激活的分子机制。运用中性单细胞电泳技术,检测了HeLa细胞经过4Gy 12C6+离子束辐照间隔0、3、6和12h之后DNA的损伤情况,及0.5、1、2和4Gy 12C6+离子束辐照后即时的DNA损伤情况。同时运用细胞生长实时监测仪监测了HeLa细胞在经过0、0.5和1Gy 12C6+离子束辐照之后的生长变化,并运用AO/EB双染检测了辐照细胞24h后的凋亡情况。另外,利用8mmol/L的咖啡因[抑制ATM(ataxia-telangiectasia,mutated)和ATR(ATM and Rad3-related kinase)]和20μmol/L的wortmannin[抑制ATM和DNA-PK(DNA-dependent protein kinase)]处理HeLa细胞后再进行1Gy 12C6+离子束辐照,通过westernblot检测p53的表达。结果显示,12C6+离子束辐照可造成HeLa细胞的DNA损伤,损伤随剂量升高而升高但随测定间隔时间降低,诱导HeLa细胞发生凋亡;而且辐照后p53表达升高。结果证明12C6+离子束辐照可造成HeLa细胞的DNA损伤并诱导损伤修复及凋亡等效应,损伤效应相关因子p53被激活,并且激活依赖于ATM。

BRCA1 and its phosphorylation involved in caffeine-inhibitable event upstream of G2 checkpoint

Caffeine, which specifically inhibits ATM/ATR kinases, efficiently abrogates the ionizing radiation (IR)-induced G2 arrest and increases the sensitivity of various tumor cells to IR. Mechanisms for the effect of caffeine remain to be elucidated. As a target of ATM/ATR kinases, BRCA1 becomes activated and phosphorylated in response to IR. Thus, in this work, we investigated the possible role of BRCA1 in the effect of caffeine on G2 checkpoint and observed how BRCA1 phosphorylation was regulated in this process. For these purposes, the BRCA1 protein level and the phosphorylation states were analyzed by Western blotting by using an antibody against BRCA1 and phospho-specific antibodies against Ser-1423 and Ser-1524 residues in cells exposed to a combination of IR and caffeine. The results showed that caffeine down-regulated IR-induced BRCA1 expression and specifically abolished BRCA1 phosphorylation of Ser-1524, which was followed by an override of G2 arrest by caffeine. In addition, the ability of BRCA1 to transactivate p21 may be required for MCF-7 but not necessary for Hela response to caffeine. These data suggest that BRCA1 may be a potential target of caffeine. BRCA1 and its phosphorylation are most likely to be involved in the caffeine-inhibitable event upstream of G2 arrest.

12C6+束和Mitomycin C 诱导的DNA损伤效应

本文旨在分别研究重离子束及MMC在诱导细胞的DNA损伤效应中一些具体的分子机制，为治疗的进行以及相关辅助药物的开发提供理论依据。本文探索的重点有两个，第一个是重离子束辐射诱导的DNA损伤效应及p53在其中的激活，第二个是MMC诱导的DNA损伤效应及p53和BRCA1、H2AX等分子在其中的角色。 1. 12C6+离子束诱导HeLa细胞DNA损伤效应为了研究HeLa细胞经过12C6+ 束辐照之后的DNA损伤效应，及这个过程中p53激活的分子机制。我们运用中性单细胞电泳技术，检测了HeLa细胞经过4Gy 12C6+ 束辐照0h、3h、6h和12h之后DNA的损伤情况，以及0.5Gy、1Gy、2Gy和4Gy 12C6+ 束辐照0h后的DNA损伤情况。同时运用细胞生长实时监测仪监测了HeLa细胞在经过0Gy、0.5Gy和1Gy 12C6+ 束辐照之后的生长变化，并运用AO/EB双染检测了辐照24小时后的凋亡情况。另外，利用8mmol/L的caffeine（抑制ATM和ATR）和20μmol/L的wortmannin（抑制ATM和DNA-PK）处理HeLa细胞后再进行1Gy 12C6+ 束辐照，通过western blot检测p53的表达。结果显示，12C6+ 束辐照可造成HeLa细胞的DNA损伤，损伤随剂量升高而升高但随时间降低；并诱导HeLa细胞发生凋亡；而且辐照后p53表达升高，但经过caffeine或者wortmannin预先处理的细胞p53均没有显著升高。我们的结论是：12C6+ 束辐照可造成HeLa细胞的DNA损伤并诱导损伤修复及凋亡等效应，损伤效应相关的分子p53被激活，并且激活依赖于ATM。 2. MMC诱导的DNA损伤效应在这一部分研究中，首先，我们利用与上面相同的研究方法，探讨了p53在MMC诱导的DNA损伤效应中的激活情况，结果显示，MMC诱导的DNA损伤效应并不依赖于p53。另外，我们还探讨了， BRCA1在FANCD2的γ-H2AX依赖性转移中的作用。MMC可造成DNA的ICL（interstrand cross-link）损伤，ICL可通过FA(Fanconi Anemia)通路进行修复。FANCD2是FA通路的核心分子，在DNA产生ICL时被各种分子修饰然后转移到损伤部分，这个过程的涉及到ATR、γ-H2AX及BRCA1等，本文试图探讨BRCA1在其中的作用方式。研究中，我们监测了不同处理（包括对照、caffeine（可抑制ATR）、MMC及MMC ＋caffeine）的HCC1937(BRCA1缺陷型)和MCF7（BRCA1野生型）细胞的生长；并用Western blot检测MMC处理之后HCC1937细胞γ-H2AX的表达情况。结果表明，MMC和caffeine均可以抑制HCC1937的生长，但caffeine和MMC+caffeine的抑制效果是一样的；MMC和caffeine均可以抑制MCF7的生长，且MMC+caffeine处理比仅进行caffeine处理的抑制作用强；MMC处理之后，HCC1937的γ-H2AX表达显著升高。我们的结论是，在FANCD2的γ-H2AX依赖性转移中，H2AX的磷酸化并不依赖于BRCA1，不过，BRCA1和ATR应该参与一个相同的分子事件，可能是FANCD2的磷酸化。这个有待进一步的实验验证

STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND COMPOSITION CHANGE IN THE SURFACE REGION OF POLYPROPYLENE/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES ANNEALED AT HIGH TEMPERATURES

A model experiment was done to clear the formation mechanism of protective layers during combustion of polypropylene (PP)/organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) nanocomposites. The investigation was focused on the effects of annealing temperature on the structural changes and protective layer formation. The decomposition of OMMT and degradation of PP/OMMT nanocomposites were characterized by means of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The structural evolution and composition change in the surface region of PP/OMMT nanocomposites during heating were monitored by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ATR-FTIR and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).

Preparation and characterization of poly(piperazineamide) composite nanofiltration membrane by interfacial polymerization of 3,3 ',5,5 '-biphenyl tetraacyl chloride and piperazine

Most nanofiltration (NF) membranes are composite and have a polyamide thin film prepared by interfacial polymerization. Their performances mainly correlate the structure of the thin film and monomers used for its preparation. In this work, a novel thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration membrane was successfully prepared from 3,3',5,5'-biphenyl tetraacyl chloride (mm-BTEC) and piperazine (PIP) through interfacial polymerization. Attenuated reflectance infrared (ATR-IR) and X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the chemical composition of the membrane surface. The membrane performance was optimized by studying preparation parameters including monomer concentration, reaction time, and pH of aqueous phase.

Spectroscopic Study on Water Diffusion in Poly(ester urethane) Block Copolymer Matrix

The diffusion of water in a phase-separated biodegradable poly(ester urethane) shape-memory polymer with poly(E-caprolactone) (PCL) as the soft segment was investigated using time-resolved FTIR-ATR. On the basis of the band fitting and water ordering in drawn films, the broad water band in the 3800-2800 cm(-1) region was decomposed into four bands located at 3620, 3510, 3400, and 3260 cm(-1), and the first two components at 3620 and 35 10 cm(-1) were assigned to the vibrations of antisymmetric and symmetric stretching of water hydrogen bonded with the C=O group of the soft segment. The other two were associated with water bonded to the urethane hard segments in the forms of N-H:O-H:O=C bridge hydrogen bond and double hydrogen bonds with two C=O groups, respectively. Furthermore, band fitting and two-dimensional correlation analyses revealed that in the diffusion process, water first diffuses into the continuous soft-rich PCL phase and then into the hard-rich urethane domains, forming double hydrogen bonds with two C=O groups prior to the bridge hydrogen bond in the form of N-H:O-H:O=C.

Polyamide thin film composite membranes prepared from 3,4',5-biphenyl triacyl chloride, 3,3',5,5'-biphenyl tetraacyl chloride and m-phenylenediamine

Two novel of tri- and tetra-functional biphenyl acid chloride: 3,4',5-biphenyl triacyl chloride (BTRC) and 3,3',5,5'-biphenyl tetraacyl chloride (BTEC), were synthesized, and used as new monomers for the preparations of the thin film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. The TFC RO membranes were prepared on a polysulfone supporting film through interfacial polymerization with the two new monomers and m-phenylenediamine (MPD). The membranes were characterized for the permeation properties, chemical composition, d-space between polymer chains, hydrophilicity, membrane morphology including top surface and cross-section. Permeation experiment was employed to evaluate the membranes performance including salt rejection and water flux. The surface structure and chemical composition of membranes were analyzed by attenuated total reflectance infrared (ATR-IR) and X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy (XPS). The results revealed that the active layer of membranes was composed of highly cross-linked aromatic polyamide with the functional acylamide (-CONH-) bonds. The TFC membranes prepared from biphenyl acid chloride exhibit higher salt rejection compared with that prepared from trimesoyl chloride (TMC) at the expanse of some flux.

Neodymium oxide co-catalyzed melt free radical grafting of maleic anhydride onto co-polypropylene by reactive extrusion

Rare earth oxide, neodymium oxide (Nd2O3), CO-catalyzed melt grafting of maleic anhydride (MAH) onto co-polypropylene (co-PP) in the presence of dicumyl peroxide (DCP) was carried out by reactive extrusion. The experimental results reveal that the addition of Nd2O3 as a coagent leads to an enhancement in both MFR and the grafting degree of MAH, along with a simultaneous decrease in the gel content. When the Nd2O3 concentration is 6.0 mmol%, the increment of the grafting degree of MAH maximally is up to about 20% compared with the related system without adding Nd2O3, and the gel content decreases simultaneously to a very low level of about 3%. Attenuated total reflection FTIR (ATR-FTIR) indicates that the gel in the graft copolymers mainly arise from the cross-linking reaction between ethylene units of co-PP. A reasonable reaction mechanism has been put forward on the basis of our experimental results and other mechanisms reported in the literature. We also tentatively explain above results by means of synergistic effect between DCP and Nd2O3, which causes a higher concentration of the macroradical, in particular the tertiary macroradical.

A strategy for constructing a hybrid bilayer membrane based on a carbon substrate

We construct a hybrid bilayer membrane (HBM) on a new substrate-carbon electrode. It is an extension of HBM based on other substrates. Primary alkylamine was chemically modified onto the surface of a carbon electrode by electrochemical scans; thus, a monolayer was formed on the electrode. Because the alkane chains section is toward the outside, a hydrophobic surface was constructed. Then a lipid monolayer was spread on the hydrophobic surface of the carbon electrode. The formed HBM was characterized by electrochemical and ATR-FT-IR methods. From ATR-FT-IR results, the lipid order parameter (S) of 0.73 was obtained. This kind of hybrid membrane has the advantages of a lipid/alkanethiol HBM. A potential application of this HBM as a biosensor (detecting K+) was given.

The characterization of the interfacial reaction in polyamide 1010 poly(propylene)-graft-(glycidylmethacrylate) blends

Binary blends of polyamide 1010/poly(propylene) and polyamide 1010 (PA1010)/poly(propylene)-graft-(glycidyl methacrylate) (PP-g-GMA) were prepared. The epoxy groups in PP-g-GMA react with the amino end-groups in PA1010, thus a PA1010-graft-PP copolymer is formed and acts as a compatibilizer between PA1010 and PP-g-GMA. The reaction was confirmed by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) and attenuated total reflection (ATR)-FTIR spectroscopic analysis, and also evaluated by the stability of the suspension obtained by dissolving the blends in formic acid and by the morphologies of the blends.

Paint-freeze method to form self-assembled alkanethiol/phospholipid bilayers on gold

A paint-freeze method for preparing self-assembled alkanethiol/phospholipid bilayers on a gold surface has been described (by cyclic voltammetry, a.c impedance, polarized FTIR-ATR) to be well-ordered and packed, stable, solvent-free bilayers. The lipid order parameter was 0.67, calculated from the dichroic ratio, consistent with a well-ordered lipid film in which the methylene groups have segmental flexibility and are disordered to a degree which is typical for a lipid bilayer in the liquid-crystalline phase. Such a supported membrane provides a useful way for studies in biophysics, physiology and electrochemistry.