Dynamic Expression of Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-gated Cation Channel 4 Involved in Microwave Induced Pacemaker Cell Injuries

To investigate the mechanisms of microwave induced pacemaker cell injuries, Wistar rats and the primary pacemaker cells of newborn Wistar rats were exposed to microwave at average power density of 50 mW/cm2. Slower spontaneous beating rate, intercellular Ca2＋ aggregation and cell membrane perforation were detected immediately after the exposure. Moreover, hyperpolarizationactivated cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel 4 （HCN4） was down-regulated immediately after the exposure and up-regulated at 12 h after the exposure. In the sinoatrial node （SAN） of the rats,

A Study on Determination of Some Trace Nonmetals by Microwave Induced Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry

In general, atomic emission spectrometry (AES) is an excellent technique for determination of metal elements. However, its capability of determining nonmetals has not been developed well. The major reasons are the resonance lines of most nonmetals lie in the vacuum ultraviolet spectral region and the ionic lines of these elements are difficult to be used because the ionization potentials of the elements are very high. And furthermore only He plasma can efficiently excit those ionic resonance lines. The practical application of HeICP-AES to determining the nonmetals is also difficult because its operating and perchace costs are very high. In contrast to HeICPAES, the costs of He microwave induced plasma (MIP)-AES are relatively low, HeMIP has a high excitation capability which can excite ionic lines of various nonmetals and the nonmetals can be determined by HeMIP-AES with a high sensitivity.

A Study on the Determination of Copper by Microwave Induced Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (MIP-AES)

The determination of copper by MIP-AES was investigated in detail. Aqueous samples were introduced from an ultrasonic nebulizer and the solvent was removed by a desolvation device before introduction of the aerosol into the MIP. The desolvation system consisted of a condenser associated with a concentrated H2SO4 absorption cell. Various experimental conditions and interferences from easily ionised elements (EIEs) were also studied and some practical samples were analyzed.

STUDIES ON THE SYNTHESIS OF Ti_3O_5 BY MICROWAVE INDUCED PLASMA METHOD

Using a low power microwave generator and a surfatron discharge cavity, Ti3O5 was synthesized via the hydrogenation of TiO2 in surface wave induced microwave plasma. Besides, the chemical behavior of hydrogen in the plasma and its influence on the formation of Ti3O5 were preliminarily studied.

Characterisation of a microwave induced plasma torch for glass surface modification

Microwave induced plasma torches find wide applications in material and chemical analysis.Investigation of a coaxial electrode microwave induced plasma(CE–MIP)torch is conducted in this study,making it available for glass surface modification and polishing.A dedicated nozzle is designed to inject secondary gases into the main plasma jet.This study details the adaptation of a characterisation process for CE–MIP technology.Microwave spectrum analysis is used to create a polar plot of the microwave energy being emitted from the coaxial electrode,where the microwave energy couples with the gas to generate the plasma jet.Optical emission spectroscopy analysis is also employed to create spatial maps of the photonic intensity distribution within the plasma jet when different additional gases are injected into it.The CE–MIP torch is experimentally tested for surface energy modification on glass where it creates a super-hydrophilic surface.

MICROW AVE-INDUCED THERMOA COUSTIC IMAGING FOR EARLY BREAST CA NCER DETECTION

Microwave induced thermoacoustic tomography(TAT)is a noninvasive,nonionizing modality based on the inherent differences in microwave absorpt ion of malignant breast tissues and normal adipose dominated breast tissues.In this paper,a TAT system based on multielement acquisition system was built to receive signals.Slices from different layers in the sample were composed into a three-dimensional(3D)volume.Based on the 3D volume,inherent differences in microw ave absorption bet ween different biological tisues can be converted into structure information.Our experimental results of some minicked and human tumors indicate that TAT may potentially be used to detect early-stage breast cancers with high contrast.

Experimental investigation of evaporative cooling mixture of bosonic ^(87)Rb and fermionic ^(40)K atoms with microwave and radio frequency radiation

We investigate sympathetic cooling fermions 40K by evaporatively cooling bosonic 87Rb atoms in a magnetic trap with microwave and radio frequency induced evaporations in detail. The mixture of bosonic and fermionic atoms is prepared in their polarized spin states IF = 9/2, mF = 9/2） for 40K and IF = 2, mF=2〉 for 87Rb, which is trapped in Quadrupole-Ioffe-Configuration trap. Comparing microwave with radio frequency evaporatively cooling bosonic STRb atoms with sympathetically cooling Fermi gas 40K, we find that the presence of rubidium atoms in the [2, 1} Zeeman states, which are generated in the evaporative process, gives rise to a significant loss of 40K due to inelastic collisions. Thus, the rubidium atoms populated in the [2, 1} Zeeman states should be removed in order to effectively perform sympathetically cooling 40K with the evaporatively cooled STRb atoms.

Determination of Some Elements by MIP-AAS Spectrometry with Ultrosonic Nebulization Sample Introduction System

Atmospheric pressure plasmas are not only powerful sources for excitation but also very good atomizers. In the early developing stage, the inductively coupled plasma (ICP) was investigated as an atomizer for atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). A multiple pass system,a T-shaped plasma cell,and a long-path torch was used to increase the absorption path length. But all these ICP-AAS systems gave low sensitivities for most