Microfluidics has been considered as a potential technology to miniaturize the conventional equipments and technologies. It offers advantages in terms of small volume, low cost, short reaction time and highthroughput....Microfluidics has been considered as a potential technology to miniaturize the conventional equipments and technologies. It offers advantages in terms of small volume, low cost, short reaction time and highthroughput. The applications in biology and medicine research and related areas are almost the most extensive and profound. With the appropriate scale that matches the scales of cells, microfluidics is well positioned to contribute significantly to cell biology. Cell culture, fusion and apoptosis were successfully performed in microfluidics. Microfluidics provides unique opportunities for rare circulating tumor cells isolation and detection from the blood of patients, which furthers the discovery of cancer stem cell biomarkers and expands the understanding of the biology of metastasis. Nucleic acid amplification in microfluidics has extended to single-molecule, high-throughput and integration treatment in one chip. DNA computer which is based on the computational model of DNA biochemical reaction will come into practice from concept in the future. In addition, microfluidics offers a versatile platform for protein-protein interactions, protein crystallization and high-throughput screening. Although microfluidics is still in its infancy, its great potential has already been demonstrated and will provide novel solutions to the high-throughput applications.展开更多
The equilibrium lattice parameter, relative volume V/V0, elastic constants Cij, and bulk modulus of titanium nitride are successfully obtained using the ab initio planewave pseudopotential （PW-PP） method within the ...The equilibrium lattice parameter, relative volume V/V0, elastic constants Cij, and bulk modulus of titanium nitride are successfully obtained using the ab initio planewave pseudopotential （PW-PP） method within the framework of density functional theory. The quasi-harmonic Debye model, using a set of total energy vs molar volume obtained with the PW-PP method, is applied to the study of the elastic properties and vibrational effects. We analyze the relationship between the bulk modulus and temperature up to 2000 K and obtain the relationship between bulk modulus B and pressure at different temperatures. It is found that the bulk modulus B increases monotonously with increasing pressure and decreases with increasing temperature. Moreover, the Debye temperature is determined from the non-equilibrium Gibbs functions.展开更多
The crystal and electronic structures of LaNi4.75Sn0.25 intermetallics and LaNi4.5Sn0.5Hy （y=2.0, 2.5） intermediate phase have been investigated by the fullpotential linearized augmented plane wave （FP-LAPW） metho...The crystal and electronic structures of LaNi4.75Sn0.25 intermetallics and LaNi4.5Sn0.5Hy （y=2.0, 2.5） intermediate phase have been investigated by the fullpotential linearized augmented plane wave （FP-LAPW） method. Hydrogen occupation sites in LaNi4.5Sn0.5Hy have been determined based on Westlake＇s criterions： （1） the minimum hole radiuS is 0.04 nm; （2） the minimum H-H distance is 0.21 nm; as well as geometry optimizations and internal coordinates optimizations. We find that hydrogen atoms prefer to occupy the 12n＊, 6m, 12o, 6m＊ sites in LaNi4.5Sn0.5H2.0 and the 6m＊, 4h, 6m, 12o, 12n＊ sites in LaNi4.5Sn0.5H2.5. The specific coordinates of hydrogen atoms in LaNi4.5Sn0.5Hy are also determined. The results show that hydrogen atoms tend to keep away from tin atoms. The maximum hydrogen content decreases compared with LaNi5. The interactions between Sn and Ni with H play a dominate role in the stability of LaNi4.5Sn0.5-H system. Lattice expansion and increment of Fermi energy EF show that both Sn and H atoms decrease structural stability of these alloys.展开更多
基金Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2010CB933901)Science and Technology Innovation fund of SJTU-University of Michigan
文摘Microfluidics has been considered as a potential technology to miniaturize the conventional equipments and technologies. It offers advantages in terms of small volume, low cost, short reaction time and highthroughput. The applications in biology and medicine research and related areas are almost the most extensive and profound. With the appropriate scale that matches the scales of cells, microfluidics is well positioned to contribute significantly to cell biology. Cell culture, fusion and apoptosis were successfully performed in microfluidics. Microfluidics provides unique opportunities for rare circulating tumor cells isolation and detection from the blood of patients, which furthers the discovery of cancer stem cell biomarkers and expands the understanding of the biology of metastasis. Nucleic acid amplification in microfluidics has extended to single-molecule, high-throughput and integration treatment in one chip. DNA computer which is based on the computational model of DNA biochemical reaction will come into practice from concept in the future. In addition, microfluidics offers a versatile platform for protein-protein interactions, protein crystallization and high-throughput screening. Although microfluidics is still in its infancy, its great potential has already been demonstrated and will provide novel solutions to the high-throughput applications.
基金supported by the Science and Technology of Henan Province in China(No.082300410050)the Program for Science and Technology Innovation Talentsin Universities of Henan Province in China(Grant No.2008HASTIT008)
文摘The equilibrium lattice parameter, relative volume V/V0, elastic constants Cij, and bulk modulus of titanium nitride are successfully obtained using the ab initio planewave pseudopotential （PW-PP） method within the framework of density functional theory. The quasi-harmonic Debye model, using a set of total energy vs molar volume obtained with the PW-PP method, is applied to the study of the elastic properties and vibrational effects. We analyze the relationship between the bulk modulus and temperature up to 2000 K and obtain the relationship between bulk modulus B and pressure at different temperatures. It is found that the bulk modulus B increases monotonously with increasing pressure and decreases with increasing temperature. Moreover, the Debye temperature is determined from the non-equilibrium Gibbs functions.
基金the support from the Department of Science and Technology of Henan Province (No.082300410050)the Program for Science and Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (No.2008HASTIT008)
文摘The crystal and electronic structures of LaNi4.75Sn0.25 intermetallics and LaNi4.5Sn0.5Hy （y=2.0, 2.5） intermediate phase have been investigated by the fullpotential linearized augmented plane wave （FP-LAPW） method. Hydrogen occupation sites in LaNi4.5Sn0.5Hy have been determined based on Westlake＇s criterions： （1） the minimum hole radiuS is 0.04 nm; （2） the minimum H-H distance is 0.21 nm; as well as geometry optimizations and internal coordinates optimizations. We find that hydrogen atoms prefer to occupy the 12n＊, 6m, 12o, 6m＊ sites in LaNi4.5Sn0.5H2.0 and the 6m＊, 4h, 6m, 12o, 12n＊ sites in LaNi4.5Sn0.5H2.5. The specific coordinates of hydrogen atoms in LaNi4.5Sn0.5Hy are also determined. The results show that hydrogen atoms tend to keep away from tin atoms. The maximum hydrogen content decreases compared with LaNi5. The interactions between Sn and Ni with H play a dominate role in the stability of LaNi4.5Sn0.5-H system. Lattice expansion and increment of Fermi energy EF show that both Sn and H atoms decrease structural stability of these alloys.
