Reusable, robust, and accurate laser-generated photonic nanosensor.

Developing noninvasive and accurate diagnostics that are easily manufactured, robust, and reusable will provide monitoring of high-risk individuals in any clinical or point-of-care environment. We have developed a clinically relevant optical glucose nanosensor that can be reused at least 400 times without a compromise in accuracy. The use of a single 6 ns laser (λ = 532 nm, 200 mJ) pulse rapidly produced off-axis Bragg diffraction gratings consisting of ordered silver nanoparticles embedded within a phenylboronic acid-functionalized hydrogel. This sensor exhibited reversible large wavelength shifts and diffracted the spectrum of narrow-band light over the wavelength range λpeak ≈ 510-1100 nm. The experimental sensitivity of the sensor permits diagnosis of glucosuria in the urine samples of diabetic patients with an improved performance compared to commercial high-throughput urinalysis devices. The sensor response was achieved within 5 min, reset to baseline in ∼10 s. It is anticipated that this sensing platform will have implications for the development of reusable, equipment-free colorimetric point-of-care diagnostic devices for diabetes screening.

Cytoplasmic impact on cross-genus cloned fish derived from transgenic common carp (Cyprinus carpio) nuclei and goldfish (Carassius auratus) enucleated eggs

In previous studies of nuclear transplantation, most cloned animals were obtained by intraspecies nuclear transfer and are phenotypically identical to their nuclear donors; furthermore, there was no further report on successful fish cloning since the report of cloned zebrafish. Here we report the production of seven cross-genus cloned fish by transferring nuclei from transgenic common carp into enucleated eggs of goldfish. Nuclear genomes of the cloned fish were exclusively derived from the nuclear donor species, common carp, whereas the mitochondrial DNA from the donor carp gradually disappeared during the development of nuclear transfer (NT) embryos. The somite development process and somite number of nuclear transplants were consistent with the recipient species, goldfish, rather than the nuclear donor species, common carp. This resulted in a long-lasting effect on the vertebral numbers of the cloned fish, which belonged to the range of goldfish. These demonstrate that fish egg cytoplasm not only can support the development driven by transplanted nuclei from a distantly related species at the genus scale but also can modulate development of the nuclear transplants.

Resting metabolism and heat increment of feeding in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) and Chinese snakehead (Channa argus)

Resting metabolism was measured in immature mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi weighing 42.1-510.2 g and Chinese snakehead Channa argus weighing 41.5-510.3 g at 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 degreesC. Heat increment of feeding was measured in mandarin fish weighing 202.0 (+/-14.0) g and snakehead weighing 200.8 (+/-19.3) g fed swamp leach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus at 1% body weight per day at 28 degreesC. In both species, weight exponent in the power relationship between resting metabolism and body weight was not affected by temperature. The relationship between resting metabolism and temperature could be described by a power function. The temperature exponent was 1.39 in mandarin fish and 2.10 in snakehead (P < 0.05), indicating that resting metabolism in snakehead increased with temperature at a faster rate than in mandarin fish. Multiple regression models were used to describe the effects of body weight (W, g) and temperature (T, C) on the resting metabolism (R-s, mg O-2/h): In R-s = - 5.343 + 0.772 In W + 1.387 In T for the mandarin fish and In R-s = -7.863 + 0.801 ln W + 2.104 In T for the Chinese snakehead. The proportion of food energy channelled to heat increment was 8.7% in mandarin fish and 6.8% in snakehead. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

Quantum phase transitions in the S=1/2 distorted diamond chain

By means of the second derivative of the ground-state and first-excited energy, the quantum phase transitions (QPTs) for the distorted diamond chain (DDC) with ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic frustrated interactions and the trimerized case are investigated, respectively. Our results show the plentiful quantum phases owing to the spin interaction competitions in the model. Meanwhile, by using the transfer-matrix renormalization-group technique, we study the two-site thermal entanglement of the DDC model in the thermodynamic limit for a further understanding of the QPTs.

Effect on nitrogen acceptor as Mg is alloyed into ZnO

Our Raman measurement indicates that the intensity of the peaks (510 and 645 cm(-1)) related to nitrogen concentration is enhanced in MgZnO compared with that in ZnO. Using first-principles band structure methods, we calculated the formation energy and transition energy level for nitrogen acceptor in ZnO and random MgxZn1-xO (with x=0.25) alloy. Our calculations show that the incorporation of nitrogen can be enhanced as Mg is alloyed into ZnO, which agrees with our experiments. The acceptor energy level deeper in the alloy ascribes to the downward shift of the valence-band maximum edge in the presence of magnesium. (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics.

Self-organized superlattices along the [001] growth direction in In0.52Al0.48As layers grown on nominally (001) InP substrates by molecular beam epitaxy

Horizontal self-organized superlattice structures consisting of alternating In-rich and Al-rich layers formed naturally during solid-source molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth of In0.52Al0.48As on exactly (001) InP substrates, with In and At fluxes unchanged. The growth temperatures were changed from 490 to 510 degrees C, the most commonly used growth temperature for In0.52Al0.48As alloy. No self-organized superlattices (SLs) were observed at the growth temperature 490 degrees C, and self-organized SLs were observed in InAlAs layers at growth temperatures ranging from 498 to 510 degrees C. The results show that the period of the SLs is very highly regular, with the value of similar to 6 nm, and the composition of In or Al varies approximately sinusoidally along the [001] growth direction. The theoretical simulation results confirm that the In composition modulation amplitude is less than 0.02 relative the In composition of the In0.52Al0.48As lattice matched with the InP substrate. The influence of InAs self-organized quantum wires on the spontaneously formed InxAl1-xAs/InyAl1-yAs SLs was also studied and the formation of self-organized InxAl1-xAs/InyAl1-yAs SLs was attributed to the strain-mediated surface segregation process during MBE growth of In0.52Al0.48As alloy. (C) 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Evolution of wetting layers in InAs/GaAs quantum-dot system studied by reflectance difference spectroscopy

The wetting layers (WL) in InAs/GaAs quantum-dot system have been studied by reflectance difference spectroscopy (RDS), in which two structures related to the heavy-hole (HH) and light-hole (LH) transitions in the WL have been observed. The evolution and segregation behaviors of WL during Stranski-Krastanow (SK) growth mode have been studied from the analysis of the WL-related optical transition energies. It has been found that the segregation coefficient of Indium atoms varies linearly with the InAs amount in WL. In addition, the effect of the growth temperature on the critical thickness for InAs island formation has also been studied. The critical thickness defined by the appearance of InAs dots, which is determined by AFM, shows a complex variation with the growth temperature. However, the critical thickness determined by RDS is almost constant in the range of 510-540 degrees C.

Surface morphology evolution of strained InAs/GaAs(331)a films

Surface morphology evolution of strained InAs/GaAs(331)A films was systematically investigated in this paper. Under As-rich conditions, InAs elongated islands aligned along [1 (1) over bar0] are formed at a substrate temperature of 510 degrees C. We explained it as a result of the anisotropic diffusion of adatoms. Under In-rich conditions, striking change has occurred with respect to the surface morphology of the InAs layers. Instead of anisotropic InAs elongated islands, unique island-pit pairs randomly distributed on the whole surface were observed. Using cooperative nucleation mechanisms proposed by Jesson et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 1330 (1996)], we interpret the resulting surface morphology evolution.

Effects of Hydrogen Plasma Treatment on the Electrical and Optical Properties of ZnO Films: Identification of Hydrogen Donors in ZnO

Wurtzite ZnO has many potential applications in optoelectronic devices, and the hydrogenated ZnO exhibits excellent photoelectronic properties compared to undoped ZnO; however, the structure of H-related defects is still unclear. In this article, the effects of hydrogen-plasma treatment and subsequent annealing on the electrical and optical properties of ZnO films were investigated by a combination of Hall measurement, Raman scattering, and photoluminescence. It is found that two types of hydrogen-related defects, namely, the interstitial hydrogen located at the bond-centered (H-BC) and the hydrogen trapped at a O vacancy (H-O), are responsible for the n-type background conductivity of ZnO films. Besides introducing two hydrogen-related donor states, the incorporated hydrogen passivates defects at grain boundaries. With increasing annealing temperatures, the unstable H-BC atoms gradually diffuse out of the ZnO films and part of them are converted into H-O, which gives rise to two anomalous Raman peaks at 275 and 510 cm(-1). These results help to clarify the relationship between the hydrogen-related defects in ZnO described in various studies and the free carriers that are produced by the introduction of hydrogen.

干旱胁迫下本氏针茅光合特性和水分利用效率日动态研究

采用盆栽和人工控制土壤水分的方法,使用Li-6400便携式光合测定系统观测本氏针茅(Stipa bungeana)光合生理生态特征的日变化。结果表明:在不同土壤水分状况下,本氏针茅净光合速率日变化曲线均呈"双峰"型,并有不同程度的"午休"现象,且上午的净光合速率明显高于下午,随着土壤水分的升高而增加;蒸腾速率日变化曲线也呈"双峰"型,表现为较高土壤水分处理针茅具有较高的蒸腾速率;气孔导度受水分和光热胁迫的影响,日变化曲线呈凹型;胞间CO2浓度受空气CO2浓度和气孔导度的双重影响,呈现早晚高,正午低的日变化进程;水分利用效率最高值出现在上午较早的时段,随着土壤水分的增加,水分利用效率却降低。

公路水土保持技术理论研究进展

简要回顾了公路建设的水土流失影响,重点阐述了公路边坡水土保持的发展历程及其研究现状,指出亟待开展的4个主要研究方向:①开展不同侵蚀环境下公路建设新增水土流失规律与土壤侵蚀动力学机理研究;②建立不同区域公路建设水土保持监测技术体系,发展土壤侵蚀的预测预报理论技术;③加强公路建设水土流失防治体系与植被快速建植技术研究,构建水土保持标准化治理模式与技术标准;④推动公路建设水土保持损益分析及水土保持与经济社会可持续发展的关联研究。

毛细管电泳电化学发光的药物及生物分析研究

本论文主要研究了毛细管电泳电化学发光分离检测技术在药物及生物分析中的应用，包括以下五个方面的内容： 1. 利用毛细管电泳电化学发光连用技术分离检测临床药物丙吡胺，详细考察了影响分离和检测的各种因素，在优化的实验条件下，此方法的检测限达到2.5×10-8 mol L-1 (S/N = 3)，优于已报导的各种检测方法。该方法简单快速、高效灵敏。采取一种简单易行的液液萃取预处理，可成功用于实际加标尿样的分析。2. 发展了手性毛细管电泳电化学发光连用技术，成功实现了实际加标血浆中外消旋丙吡胺药物的手性分离。该工作首次将毛细管电泳手性分离与电化学发光检测结合起来，有一定的创新意义。与传统手性分离模式不同的是，该“非传统”手性分离模式中的毛细管进样端和出口端的缓冲溶液在种类、组成、离子强度及pH值等参数上均存在差异，不仅达到了理想的分离效果，同时实现了高灵敏的检测。3. 研究了毛细管电泳电化学发光连用技术中出现的诱导峰的成因，考察了影响诱导峰峰强度和峰位置的各种因素，提出了一种合理的机理进行成因解释。诱导峰的出现不是由于化学络合作用，而是分离缓冲溶液和注入的样品中的某些组分在动态电泳过程中所发生的物理作用导致的。4. 合成了钌配合物的电化学发光探针，基于亲和素修饰电极和蛋白质的电化学发光标记和生物素化的双重标记，实现了蛋白质的定量检测。利用碳纳米管对蛋白质强的吸附作用以及在缩合试剂存在的条件下羧酸功能化的碳纳米管可与蛋白质共价键和的双重特点，使亲和素固定到玻碳电极上；经生物素化和电化学发光探针双重标记的蛋白质分子（BSA）通过亲和素-生物素特异性相互作用结合到电极表面，在TPA存在的条件下并施加合适的扫描电位，所得到的ECL强度与蛋白质浓度在一定范围内成线性关系，从而实现蛋白质的定量测定。此普适性的方法也可成功用于溶菌酶的定量检测。5. 基于适配子的“三明治”模式和DNA的电化学发光标记，发展了一种新型的电化学发光适配子传感器，结合金纳米放大效应和巧妙的自组装过程设计，实现了凝血酶的灵敏、经济实效的检测。首先，金纳米溶胶标记的捕获适配子1固定到ITO电极上，结合上目标分子凝血酶后，另一种标记有电化学发光探针的探针适配子2也与凝血酶产生强的特异性相互作用，从而结合到电极表面上。在给定的条件下，所得ECL信号与目标分子凝血酶浓度相关，进行ECL检测，所得到的信号-浓度曲线很好地满足“三明治”反应模式的特点，检测限约为10nM。特异性考察说明此电化学发光适配子传感器对于alfa-凝血酶有着极好的选择性，而对bata，gamma-凝血酶基本无响应。

线性低密度聚乙烯的官能化及其结构和性能研究

本文利用辐照产生的过氧化物作为引发剂，以丙烯酸（AA）、甲基丙烯酸环氧丙酯（GMA）和马来酸酐（MAH）为接枝单体，研制了官能化线性低密度聚乙烯（LLDPE）。利用红外光谱（FT－IR）对接枝物进行了表征。线性低密度聚乙烯接枝丙烯酸在 1712 cm~(-1) 处的羰基吸收峰；线性低密度聚乙烯接枝甲基丙烯酸环氧丙酯在 1720 cm~(-1)和840、910cm~(-1) 处的羰基与环氧吸收峰；线性低密度聚乙烯接枝马来酸酐在 1788和 1712cm~(-1)处的酸酐和羰基吸收峰均证明单体已经接枝到线性低密度聚乙烯分子链上。采用化学滴定法测定了官能化线性低密度聚乙烯的接枝率，并提出了其接枝反应的机理。系统研究了单体浓度、预辐照剂量、反应时间、反应温度等对接枝率和熔体流动速率的影响。研究结果表明，在一定工艺条件下，可以得到高接枝率，无凝胶的官能化线性低密度聚乙烯。通过以接枝单体特征基团的吸收峰（AA 1712 cm~(-1)、GMA 1720 cm~(-1)）与内标峰（1738 cm~(-1)）的强度比为纵坐标，以化学滴定法测得的相应单体接枝率为横坐标，得到了用红外光谱法测定接枝率的标准曲线。利用它可以方便、快速、准确地得到某一未知官能化产物的接枝率。用DSC研究了LLDPE及LLDPE-g-AA的热学性能。发现LLDPE-g-AA的ΔH_m下降，结晶温度升高大约4 ℃。这是由于在非极性的线性低密度聚乙烯分了链中引入了极性基团，使聚乙烯分子链的规整性下降，结晶缺陷增多，晶体的完善下降，从而使接枝物的ΔH_m下降，结晶度变小。等温结晶的结果表明，接枝物结晶速率大于纯 LLDPE的结晶速率，并且随接枝率的增加结晶速率加快。说明接枝到 LLDPE 分了链上的AA分子起到了成核剂的作用，从而使接枝物结晶速度加快。利用SEM观察LLDPE-g-AA 的球晶大小，发现 LLDPE-g-AA 的球晶尺寸明显减小，这进一步证实了前面的结论。测定了极性液体在不同接枝率的 LLDPE-g-AA 膜表面的接触角。发现随着接枝率的增加，接触角显著下降。采用 Zisman 作图法和接触角与表面张力的相关关系式得到了不同接枝率LLDPE-g-AA 的临界表面张力。并利用测接触角的方法计算了 LLDPE/LLDPE-g-AA 共混物的表面能。结果表明，共混物表面能随LLDPE-g-AA含量的增加而增加。用毛细管流变仪研究了官能化线性低密度聚乙烯的流变性能。结果表明，在剪切应力大于2.5×10~4 Pa时，其表现粘度比纯 LLDPE的小，流动性明显提高，加工成型性能得到了改善，且其表观粘度随AA含量的增加而减小，这说明接枝到 LLDPE分子链上的 AA 分子起到了内润滑剂的作用。官能化线性低密度聚乙烯的力学性能测试结果表明，其拉伸强度、模量和断裂伸长率没有显著的变化，这对于实际应用有着非常重要的意义。将官能化线性低密度聚乙烯与金属铝进行复合，测定了其剥离强度。结果表明：由于引入了极性基团，其与铝复合的剥离强度大大提高。接枝率、粘合时间、粘合温度和压力等均会对剥离强度产生较大影响。利用SEM 和 XPS对剥离表面进行了研究，发现剥离的铝表面有一个新的Al_(2p)峰，并且其谱图变宽。剥离铝表面O_(1S)结合能与纯铝表面及剥离 LLDPE-g-AA 表面的O_(1S)结合能不同，说明其处于不同的环境中。上述结果证明 LLDPE-g-AA 与铝在界面处可能发生了反应，从而使其剥离强度大大提高。