Toughened blend of polycarbonate and epoxidized ethylene propylene diene rubber

A super-tough polycarbonate (PC) blend was obtained by using epoxidized ethylene propylene diene (eEPDM) rubber as modifier. The notched Izod impact strength of PC/eEPDM (96/4) blend shows a great improvement, with a value about 25 times of that of pure PC. Finely and homogeneously dispersed rubber particles (0.2-0.8 mu m) in the PC matrix indicated good adhesion between the eEPDM rubber phase and the PC matrix. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Synthesis, structure characterization and transesterification of the complexes of beta-alkoxycarbonylethyltin trichlorides

Thirteen title complexes ROCOCH2CH2SnCl3 . L(R = C(1 similar to 5)alkyl;L = DBSO,HMPA) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR,H-1 NMR. The crystal structure of n -PrOCOCH2CH2SnCl3 . DBSO was determined by the X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to orthorhombic system,space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with a = 1.062, b = 1.427, c = 1.635nm; Z = 4. The complex exists as a discrete molecule, and the tin atom attains a distorted octahedral geometry via the coordination of intramolecular carbonyl oxygen and the Lewis base donor atom. The transesterification of CH3OCOCH2CH2SnCl3 . L with alcohol was studied, and the intramolecular Lewis acid catalytic mechanism was suggested.

Synthesis and chemical properties of [Z]-1-[2-(triaryl stannyl)vinyl]cyclooctanol

The compounds of [Z]-1-[2-(triphenyl stannyl) vinyl] cyclooctanol (1) and [Z]-1-[2-(tri-p-tolyl stannyl) vinyl] cyclooctanol (2) were synthesized by the reactions of triphenyltin hydride and tri-p-tolyltin hydride with 1-ethynyl cyclooctanol. The crystal structure of compound 1 was determined. The reactions of compound 1 and 2 with IC1, Br-2, I-2 formed nine organotin halides. The organotin oxide or hydroxide were prepared by the reactions of [Z]-1-[2-(phenyl dibromo stannyl) vinyl] cyclooctanol (6) and [Z]-1-[2-(diphenyl monobromo stannyl) vinyl] cyclooctanol (5) with KOH. Three complexes were obtained by the reactions of [Z]-1-[2-(phenyl diiodide stannyl) vinyl] cyclooctanol (8) with three ligands (2,2'-bipyridyl,5-nitro-1,10-phenanthroline,8-Hydroxyquinoline). The sixteen new compounds synthesized in this paper were characterized by means of elemental analysis, IR, H-1 NMR. The reaction mechanism of triphenyltin hydride and tri-p-tolyltin hydride with 1-ethynyl cyclooctanol were also proposed.

Dielectric response of graded spherical composites

We investigate the effective dielectric responses of graded spherical composites under an external uniform electric field by taking the dielectric function of spherical inclusion, epsilon(i) = cr(k) e(beta r), where r is the inner distance of a point inside the particle from the centre of the spherical particle in the coordination. In the dilute limit, our exact result is used to test the validity of differential effective dipole approximation (DEDA) for estimating the effective response of graded spherical composites and it is shown that the DEDA is in excellent agreement with the exact result.

三类新型壳聚糖衍生物的制备及其抑菌、抗氧化活性研究

本论文制备了三类新型壳聚糖衍生物，并对其抑菌及抗氧化活性进行了筛选与研究，具体结果如下。 通过在不同分子量的壳聚糖上引入1，3，5-噻二嗪硫酮首次合成壳聚糖噻二嗪硫酮衍生物（N-2-对氨基苯磺酰噻二嗪硫酮-壳聚糖（SATTCS）， N-2-邻甲基苯噻二嗪硫酮-壳聚糖（TITTCS）, N-2-邻氯苯噻二嗪硫酮-壳聚糖（CITTCS））；通过将羟丙基壳聚糖与不同的醛反应首次合成了羟丙基壳聚糖希夫碱（羟丙基壳聚糖水杨醛希夫碱（HHPCS）, 羟丙基壳聚糖5-氯水杨醛希夫碱（HCHPCS）, 羟丙基壳聚糖5-硝基水杨醛希夫碱（HNHPCS）, 羟丙基壳聚糖5-溴水杨醛希夫碱（HBHPCS）, 羟丙基壳聚糖糠醛希夫碱（FHPCS））；通过将不同分子量的壳聚糖与乙酰芳香胺反应首次合成了壳聚糖乙酰芳香胺衍生物（壳聚糖乙酰苯胺（ABCS）, 壳聚糖乙酰芳邻氯苯胺（ACCS），壳聚糖乙酰芳对甲苯胺（TDCS）, 壳聚糖乙酰甲萘胺（MDACS））。采用红外、元素分析等方法进行了结构鉴定。 通过对金黄色葡萄球菌、八叠菌、大肠杆菌、绿脓杆菌，芦笋茎枯病菌等一些真菌的抑菌活性研究表明：壳聚糖噻二嗪硫酮衍生物、壳聚糖乙酰芳香胺衍生物具有较好的抑制细菌的活性，且衍生物对金黄色葡萄球菌的抑制效果最好。分子量不同，抑菌活性也不同。其中，SATTCS和 LMANCS对细菌的抑制效果最好， SATTCS和TDCS的对真菌的抑菌活性最为显著。 抗氧化活性筛选结果表明：壳聚糖噻二嗪硫酮衍生物和羟丙基壳聚糖希夫碱具有很强的清除羟自由基的能力，清除能力全部优于Vc: 壳聚糖噻二嗪硫酮衍生物还具有较强的还原能力,其中TITTCS的还原能力比Vc强；并且，低分子量的壳聚糖噻二嗪硫酮衍生物的清除羟自由基的能力以及还原能力略强于高分子量的壳聚糖噻二嗪硫酮衍生物。 通过本研究工作制备了三类新型壳聚糖衍生物；生物活性研究表明：壳聚糖噻二嗪硫酮衍生物和壳聚糖乙酰芳香胺衍生物在抑菌方面具有应用潜力。研究成果对深入开发利用甲壳质资源，促进我国海洋药物的发展具有重要的意义。

藏药麻花艽愈伤组织的诱导及植株再生

1植物名称麻花艽(Gentiana straminea Maxim.),又名麻花秦艽,藏药中称为"解吉嘎保".2材料类别幼嫩叶子.3培养条件愈伤组织诱导培养基:(1)MS+2,4-D3.0 mg•L-1(单位下同);(2)MS+2,4-D 3.0+KT 1.0.继代培养基:(3)MS+2,4-D 1.0+6-BA 0.5+NAA 0.5.分化培养基:(4)MS+NAA 1.0+6-BA 2.0+ZT 3.0.以上培养基均附加CH(水解酪蛋白)300、肌醇200、3%蔗糖、5 g•L-1琼脂粉,pH 5.8.培养温度为(25±1)℃,光源为日光灯,光强为30～60μmol•m-2•s-1,光照时间12 h•d-1.

The surface sites of sulfated zirconia studied in situ by laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy

The surface sites of sulfated zirconia were investigated in situ by laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy using aniline as the probe molecule. Different from the cases for many other oxides, the aniline adsorbed on the unique active sites of sulfated zirconia at r.t. is changed into another species, which emits a characteristic fluorescence band at 422 nm. The results illustrate that the sulfate groups in sulfated zirconia are favorable for the generation of these unique active sites, which also rarely exist on pure zirconia composed of tetragonal and monoclinic phases but do not exist on pure zirconia composed of monoclinic phase. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Heterogeneous enantioselective epoxidation catalyzed by Mn(salen) complexes grafted onto mesoporous materials by phenoxy group

Three chiral Mn(salen) complexes were immobilized into different mesoporous material via phenoxy group by a simplified method and they show high activity and enantioselectivity for asymmetric epoxidation of various substituted unfunctional olefins. The heterogeneous Mn(salen) catalysts show comparable ee values for asymmetric epoxidation of styrene and 6-cyano-2,2-dimethylchromene and much higher ee values for epoxidation of a-methylstyrene (heterogeneous 79.7% ee versus homogeneous 26.4% ee) and cis-beta-methylstyrene (heterogeneous 94.9% ee versus homogeneous 25.3% ee for cis-epoxide) than the homogeneous catalysts. These heterogeneous catalysts also remarkably alter the cis/trans ratio of epoxides for asymmetric epoxidation of cis-beta-methylstyrene (heterogeneous 21 versus homogeneous 0.38). The axial tether group does not make a big effect on ee values and the increase in ee value and change in cis/trans ratio are mainly attributed to the axial immobilization mode and the support effect of heterogeneous catalysts. The catalysts keep constant ee values for the recycle tests of eight times for asymmetric epoxidation of a-methylstyrene. And several possibilities were proposed to elucidate the difference in ee values of heterogeneous catalysts from homogeneous catalysts. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Purification and characterization of recombinant truncated human interleukin-11 expressed as fusion protein in Escherichia coli

Mature human interleukin-11 (HuIL-11) is a cytokine consisting of 178 amino acid residues that results from scission of the N-terminal signal peptide, consisting of 21 amino acid residaues, from the corresponding nascent polypeptide. A DNA fragment encoding a truncated HuIL-11 (trHuIL-11), with an additional 5 amino acid residues removed from the N-terminus, was cloned into vector pGEX-2T between the BamHI site and the EcoRI site. Upon transformation with Escherichia coli BL21, the construct over-produced a glutathione S-transferase (GST)-fused protein in a soluble form after IPTG induction. The fusion protein was initially fractionated with butyl-Sepharose 4 fast flow column and by affinity chromatography using a GSH-Sepharose 4B column. On-site enzymatic release with thrombin gave the target protein at 96% purity as judged by SDS-PAGE and HPLC. Expression of the interleukin as a GST-fused protein thus greatly improved downstream processing. Subsequent biological activity assay suggested that trHuIL-11 had similar activity profile to the naturally produced sample and may be a promising candidate for further development as biopharmaceutical.

Opening doors as well as banging on tables. An assessment of UNISON/employer partnerships on learning in the UK public sector.

The academic debate on partnerships has so far mainly focused on whether there are mutual gains for both unions and employers and whether they support or undermine branch organisation. This debate is here assessed in relation to learning partnerships, which are considered to be a distinctive form of partnership and represent a process of institution-building.

Competitiveness in a globalised world: Michael Porter on the microeconomic foundations of the competitiveness of nations, regions, and firms.

In this paper, we provide the text of an interview with Professor Michael Porter discussing his research and ideas relating to the microeconomic foundations of global competitiveness. The discussion provides a microeconomic perspective on some of the key issues relating to recent research on competitiveness, productivity, clusters, US economic leadership, economic growth and development.