In order to enhance the power output of microbial fuel cell as well as its stability, the development of a new type of anode is essential. The purpose of this work is to modify a stainless steel foam, using the layer-...In order to enhance the power output of microbial fuel cell as well as its stability, the development of a new type of anode is essential. The purpose of this work is to modify a stainless steel foam, using the layer-by-layer self-assembly technique, with rGO (reduced grapbene oxide) and PEI (polyethyleneimine). The efficiency of this kind of modification has been investigated to determine the supply of graphene in term of electricity generation and stability. Under an applied voltage, which is used to form an electroactive biofilm, the modified stainless steel foam (SSF/(PE1/rGO)5) exhibited a current 50 times higher than the blank anode. The roughness of the SSF/(PEI/rGO)5 observed by SEM (scanning electron microscopy) is more favorable to attach more bacteria on it. Also, graphene improved the stability of the electrode as no response where observed for the blank anode after 18 days meanwhile the SSF/(PEI/rGO)5 was still running after 54 days.展开更多
The developmental process of Myeloma cells under a digital optical microscope has been inspected and monitored by using time-lapsed recording technique. Myeloma cells were cultured in medium contained 20% and 50% of F...The developmental process of Myeloma cells under a digital optical microscope has been inspected and monitored by using time-lapsed recording technique. Myeloma cells were cultured in medium contained 20% and 50% of Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), respectively. Inspection and monitoring for 6 hours showed the effect of the FBS to mobility, proliferation rate, and development of cell cycle phases of Myeloma cells. Using time-lapsed data, the speed of cells was 3.5-6.0 pm/s when using FBS 20% and increased to 5.0-8.0 p.m/s when using FBS 50%. The rate of cells decreases from 2 cells/hr when using FBS 20% to 1/6 cells/br when using FBS 50%. The cells division process is signified by the change in gray level and it took every 50-70 minutes.展开更多
Microstructural features of a duplex-phase Zr-2.5Nb alloy were investigated in detail using electron channeling contrast (ECC) imaging and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique in an emission gun scann...Microstructural features of a duplex-phase Zr-2.5Nb alloy were investigated in detail using electron channeling contrast (ECC) imaging and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique in an emission gun scanning electron microscope (FEGSEM). The excellent resolution provided by the FEGSEM promises the combined utilization of both techniques to be quite adequate for characterizing the duplex-phase microstructures. Results show that the microstructure of the Zr-2.5Nb alloy is composed of bulk a grains (majority) in equiaxed or plate shape and thin 13 films (minority) surrounding the bulk grains, with their average grain size and thickness measured to be 1.4 prn and 72 nm, respectively. Analyses on a-grain boundaries reveal a number of low angle boundaries, most of which belong to deformation-induced dislocation boundaries. Measurements on relative propor- tions of various Burgers boundaries suggest very weak (if any) variant selection during 13 ~ a cooling, which should be re- lated to deformation-induced higher nucleation rate of a phases. Compared to earlier attempts, more satisfactory indexing of fine β phases (down to nanoscale) is attained by the FEGSEM-based EBSD. Examples are presented to clearly reveal well-obeyed Burgers orientation relationships between adjacent α and β phases. Finally, it is deduced that continuing applica- tion of the FEGSEM-based EBSD to duplex-phase Zr alloys could help clarify controversies like the deformation priority of the two phases.展开更多
文摘In order to enhance the power output of microbial fuel cell as well as its stability, the development of a new type of anode is essential. The purpose of this work is to modify a stainless steel foam, using the layer-by-layer self-assembly technique, with rGO (reduced grapbene oxide) and PEI (polyethyleneimine). The efficiency of this kind of modification has been investigated to determine the supply of graphene in term of electricity generation and stability. Under an applied voltage, which is used to form an electroactive biofilm, the modified stainless steel foam (SSF/(PE1/rGO)5) exhibited a current 50 times higher than the blank anode. The roughness of the SSF/(PEI/rGO)5 observed by SEM (scanning electron microscopy) is more favorable to attach more bacteria on it. Also, graphene improved the stability of the electrode as no response where observed for the blank anode after 18 days meanwhile the SSF/(PEI/rGO)5 was still running after 54 days.
文摘The developmental process of Myeloma cells under a digital optical microscope has been inspected and monitored by using time-lapsed recording technique. Myeloma cells were cultured in medium contained 20% and 50% of Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), respectively. Inspection and monitoring for 6 hours showed the effect of the FBS to mobility, proliferation rate, and development of cell cycle phases of Myeloma cells. Using time-lapsed data, the speed of cells was 3.5-6.0 pm/s when using FBS 20% and increased to 5.0-8.0 p.m/s when using FBS 50%. The rate of cells decreases from 2 cells/hr when using FBS 20% to 1/6 cells/br when using FBS 50%. The cells division process is signified by the change in gray level and it took every 50-70 minutes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.5140104051371202+3 种基金51531005&51421001)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2015M572446)Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Chongqing(Grant No.Xm2015003)Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(Grant No.KJ1500901)
文摘Microstructural features of a duplex-phase Zr-2.5Nb alloy were investigated in detail using electron channeling contrast (ECC) imaging and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique in an emission gun scanning electron microscope (FEGSEM). The excellent resolution provided by the FEGSEM promises the combined utilization of both techniques to be quite adequate for characterizing the duplex-phase microstructures. Results show that the microstructure of the Zr-2.5Nb alloy is composed of bulk a grains (majority) in equiaxed or plate shape and thin 13 films (minority) surrounding the bulk grains, with their average grain size and thickness measured to be 1.4 prn and 72 nm, respectively. Analyses on a-grain boundaries reveal a number of low angle boundaries, most of which belong to deformation-induced dislocation boundaries. Measurements on relative propor- tions of various Burgers boundaries suggest very weak (if any) variant selection during 13 ~ a cooling, which should be re- lated to deformation-induced higher nucleation rate of a phases. Compared to earlier attempts, more satisfactory indexing of fine β phases (down to nanoscale) is attained by the FEGSEM-based EBSD. Examples are presented to clearly reveal well-obeyed Burgers orientation relationships between adjacent α and β phases. Finally, it is deduced that continuing applica- tion of the FEGSEM-based EBSD to duplex-phase Zr alloys could help clarify controversies like the deformation priority of the two phases.