A drug delivery system via multi-walled carbon nanotube （MWNT） vehicle was synthesized in aqueous solution. MWNTs were first noncovalently functionalized with chitosan oligomers （CS） with a molecule weight of 4000...A drug delivery system via multi-walled carbon nanotube （MWNT） vehicle was synthesized in aqueous solution. MWNTs were first noncovalently functionalized with chitosan oligomers （CS） with a molecule weight of 4000-6000, making MWNTs water-soluble, and then a cancer ancillary drug tea polyphenols （TP） was conjugated mainly via the hydrogen bond between CS and TP molecules, making MWNTs efficient vehicle for drug delivering. The release of drug molecules can be realized by pH variation and γ-radiation, leading to new methods for controlling drug release from carbon nanotubes carrier. Due to the high penetrability of γ-rays, γ-radiation shows up new opportunities in controlled drug release, possibly facilitating the future cancer treatment in vivo.展开更多
Water confined into the interior channels of narrow carbon nanotubes or transmembrane proteins can form collectively oriented molecular chains held together by tight hydrogen bonds. We develop a quasi-one-dimensional ...Water confined into the interior channels of narrow carbon nanotubes or transmembrane proteins can form collectively oriented molecular chains held together by tight hydrogen bonds. We develop a quasi-one-dimensional model for a chain of water molecules which interact with each other via the Coulomb and power-like repulsive interactions. We explore the equilibrium property of the water chain and derive an exact analytical expression for the total interaction energy of the water chain, denoted by W（0）int. It is found that W（0）int is minimal when the distance between the two neighboring water molecules in a hydrogen-bonded chain is equal to 0.265 nm. The model is expected to be useful for studying analytically the properties of single-file water molecules inside water channels, such as the concerted motion of water molecules.展开更多
We study the interaction between holes and molecular vibrations on dry DNA by using the extended Firsov＇s model. The ground state energy, calculated by using two Hilbert spaces, Fock state space and coherent state sp...We study the interaction between holes and molecular vibrations on dry DNA by using the extended Firsov＇s model. The ground state energy, calculated by using two Hilbert spaces, Fock state space and coherent state space, is confirmed. The polaron binding energy, defined with the ground state energy, is 0.014eV, much less than the thermal energy 0.026eV at room temperature 300K, which means that polarons are difficult to form self-trapping at room temperature and Anderson localization will prevent a metallic state on dry DNA. The results are consistent with the available experiments.展开更多
Numerical simulations have been carried out to investigate the liquid atomization and spray process using the Discrete Phase Model of the commercial CFD code combined with the Wall-Film boundary conditions. The effect...Numerical simulations have been carried out to investigate the liquid atomization and spray process using the Discrete Phase Model of the commercial CFD code combined with the Wall-Film boundary conditions. The effects of spray parameters on droplets Santer mean diameter （SMD）, droplet collision speed, the thickness of liquid-film, the surface temperature and its uniformity were analyzed in the present study. The simulation results and the experimental data obtained in the available literature agree within 13.8%, The computational results show that the spray pressure is the main factor to realize the atomization. Increasing the mass flux and the spray pressure, the droplet collision speed increases while the corresponding maximum film thickness on the heated surface declines. The surface temperature changes indistinctively with the increase of the spray distance, but the temperature distribution tends to be uniform.展开更多
文摘A drug delivery system via multi-walled carbon nanotube （MWNT） vehicle was synthesized in aqueous solution. MWNTs were first noncovalently functionalized with chitosan oligomers （CS） with a molecule weight of 4000-6000, making MWNTs water-soluble, and then a cancer ancillary drug tea polyphenols （TP） was conjugated mainly via the hydrogen bond between CS and TP molecules, making MWNTs efficient vehicle for drug delivering. The release of drug molecules can be realized by pH variation and γ-radiation, leading to new methods for controlling drug release from carbon nanotubes carrier. Due to the high penetrability of γ-rays, γ-radiation shows up new opportunities in controlled drug release, possibly facilitating the future cancer treatment in vivo.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 10604060, and the Shanghai Supercomputer Center of China.
文摘Water confined into the interior channels of narrow carbon nanotubes or transmembrane proteins can form collectively oriented molecular chains held together by tight hydrogen bonds. We develop a quasi-one-dimensional model for a chain of water molecules which interact with each other via the Coulomb and power-like repulsive interactions. We explore the equilibrium property of the water chain and derive an exact analytical expression for the total interaction energy of the water chain, denoted by W（0）int. It is found that W（0）int is minimal when the distance between the two neighboring water molecules in a hydrogen-bonded chain is equal to 0.265 nm. The model is expected to be useful for studying analytically the properties of single-file water molecules inside water channels, such as the concerted motion of water molecules.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10876032 and 10875099, Foundation of Sichuan Educational Committee under Grant No 08zb006, and the Research Fund of Southwest University of Science and Technology under Grant No 06ZX7113.
文摘We study the interaction between holes and molecular vibrations on dry DNA by using the extended Firsov＇s model. The ground state energy, calculated by using two Hilbert spaces, Fock state space and coherent state space, is confirmed. The polaron binding energy, defined with the ground state energy, is 0.014eV, much less than the thermal energy 0.026eV at room temperature 300K, which means that polarons are difficult to form self-trapping at room temperature and Anderson localization will prevent a metallic state on dry DNA. The results are consistent with the available experiments.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50776087).
文摘Numerical simulations have been carried out to investigate the liquid atomization and spray process using the Discrete Phase Model of the commercial CFD code combined with the Wall-Film boundary conditions. The effects of spray parameters on droplets Santer mean diameter （SMD）, droplet collision speed, the thickness of liquid-film, the surface temperature and its uniformity were analyzed in the present study. The simulation results and the experimental data obtained in the available literature agree within 13.8%, The computational results show that the spray pressure is the main factor to realize the atomization. Increasing the mass flux and the spray pressure, the droplet collision speed increases while the corresponding maximum film thickness on the heated surface declines. The surface temperature changes indistinctively with the increase of the spray distance, but the temperature distribution tends to be uniform.
