用生物发光法定量测定绿脓杆菌对聚苯乙烯的粘附

本文用生物发光技术建立了定量测定绿脓杆菌(PA)对聚苯乙烯表面粘附的研究方法,同时观察了影响 PA 粘附的某些因素,比较了12株 PA 菌株对聚苯乙烯的粘附率。结果表明:在生物发光(BL)反应体系中,在萤虫素/萤虫素酶浓度给定的条件下,发光强度与 PA 释放的 ATP 量呈剂量依赖关系;在 PA 粘附体系中,其与聚苯乙烯表面的粘附随菌量的增加和粘附时间的延长而增加并受其缓冲液 pH 和菌龄的影响;不同 PA 菌株在同一条件下对聚苯乙烯的粘附率具有很大差别。     

Flame Retardant Mechanisms of Red Phosphorus and Magnesium Hydroxide in High Impact Polystyrene

Summary: The flame retardant mechanisms of red phosphorus, magnesium hydroxide and red phosphorus combined with magnesium hydroxide were studied in high impact polystyrene by means of comprehensive decomposition studies and combustion tests. The study is intended to illuminate prerequisites and the potential of red phosphorus as a fire retardant for hydrocarbon polymers in the condensed phase and in the gas phase. Thermal and thermo‐oxidative decomposition, decomposition kinetics and the product gases evolved were characterized using thermogravimetry coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy, respectively. Fire behaviour was investigated with a cone calorimeter using different external heat fluxes, whereas the flammability was determined by limited oxygen indices. The combustion residues were analysed using XPS. Red phosphorus reduced the heat release in HIPS due to radical trapping in the gas phase. Magnesium hydroxide influenced fire behaviour by heat sink mechanisms, release of water and the formation of a magnesia layer acting as a barrier. The combination of both flame retardants in HIPS nearly resulted in a superposition. A slight synergy in barrier characteristics was due to the formation of magnesium phosphate, whereas a slight anti‐synergism occurred in flammability and in the gas phase action. The latter effect is controlled by a decreased fuel rate due to the barrier layer rather than by an initiation of red phosphorus oxidation in the condensed phase.

Heat release rate and total heat release at various external heat fluxes for HIPS (dotted = 70 kW · m^?2, dashed = 50 kW · m^?2, solid = 30 kW · m^?2).     

Covalent immobilization of proteins onto photoactivated polystyrene microtiter plates for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay procedures

Enhancement of the speed and sensitivity of an ELISA technique was achieved by doing it on a polystyrene microtiter plate preactivated by a simple photochemical reaction. Immobilization of Epicoccum nigrum antigen (allergenic antigen) or goat anti-rabbit IgG onto the photoactivated plates was found to occur in only 45 min with higher binding than that obtained through adsorption during the same period onto the untreated surface. Nearly 1.5-2-folds higher readings were obtained when the ELISA was carried out with the solid phase prepared on the photoactivated surface rather than on the untreated surface. Moreover, solid phases prepared on the activated surface could detect IgE (E. nigrum antibody) even at 1/50 (v/v) dilutions, whereas a solid phase prepared on the untreated surface failed to do so. Around three times higher ELISA values were obtained in the activated plate than the untreated plate when IgE was diluted to 1/5 (v/v). Such photoactivated surface could be of great importance in diagnostic tests involving the ELISA technique particularly to confirm false negative cases and for other immunoassays such as radioimmunoassay procedures.     

Narrowly Distributed Surfactant‐Free Polystyrene Latex with a Water‐Soluble Comonomer

Summary: The surfactant‐free synthesis of latex polymers of styrene and sodium styrenesulfonate (NaSS) was investigated. The development of size and size distribution of the particles was studied by photo‐correlation spectroscopy (PCS) and transmission electronic microscopy (TEM). The effects of NaSS concentration and the order of addition of reactants were examined in detail. The results showed that the particle size decreases with an increase in the styrene sulfonate concentration. The polydispersity index can be reduced by mixing NaSS with styrene homogeneously before adding initiator, but this leads to a slightly larger mean particle size.

TEM image of surfactant‐free polystyrene latex made by the modified method.     

Low‐Temperature Polymerization of Olefins in the Presence of Titanium Monoamidinate/MAO Catalyst

This paper reports the predominantly syndiotactic‐specific polymerization of propylene in the presence of titanium monoamidinate/methylaluminoxane (MAO) catalysts. The same catalysts, depending on the reaction conditions, also promote either predominantly 1,4‐cis or 1,4‐trans polymerization of 1,3‐butadiene and polymerization of styrene either to highly syndiotactic or to stereoirregular polymer. Some preliminary information about the features of propylene polyinsertion is also reported.

Expansion of the 20–24 ppm region of the ¹³C NMR spectrum of sample 2. The starred resonance at 21.75 ppm and the shoulders are not assigned.     

微悬浮聚合法合成聚苯乙烯磁性微球

采用微悬浮聚合制备了聚苯乙烯磁性微球（简称磁球）。在苯乙烯磁流体中加入引发剂和交联剂,然后将此磁流体分散在水中,经过高速剪切乳化,形成较稳定的微悬浮液,然后进行聚合,可合成0.4μm-6μm,主要分布在0.7μm-2.0μm的磁性微球。利用激光粒度分布仪、透射电镜（TEM）以及热重仪（TG）研究了引发剂用量、初始单体用量、聚合温度、磁粉用量、二乙烯苯（DVB）用量等因素对磁球的粒径大小及其分布、凝结量以及磁含量的影响。     

Influence of Fluorescent Labelling of Polystyrene Particles on Phagocytic Uptake,Surface Hydrophobicity,and Plasma Protein Adsorption

Purpose. To investigate the influence of fluorescent labelling of polystyrene particles on phagocytic uptake, surface hydrophobicity and protein adsorption. Methods. Phagocytic uptake was analysed using chemiluminescence. Hydrophobicity was quantified by adsorption measurements of a hydrophobic dye. Protein adsorption was evaluated by two-dimensional electrophoresis. Results. Commercially available fluorescently labelled particles showed marked differences when compared to unlabelled particles: phagocytic uptake and surface hydrophobicity of labelled particles were diminished. Also the plasma protein adsorption pattern was found to be different from the unlabelled particles: for example, the amount of fibrinogen adsorbed was strongly reduced on the labelled particles. On the other hand, some unknown proteins could be detected on the fluorescently marked particles. In contrast, plain polystyrene particles and labelled ones could be successfully synthesised by Paulke which did not show any considerable differences in phagocytic uptake, surface hydrophobicity and protein adsorption. Polysorbate 20 added as stabilizer to particle suspensions led to completely different behaviour of the particles: the particles showed altered protein adsorption patterns, dominated by immunoglobulins and especially by apolipoproteins. Furthermore, these particles were not phagocytized at all. Conclusions. Surface hydrophobicity and phagocytic uptake in vitro as well as the interactions with plasma proteins of commercially available polystyrene particles were strongly affected by fluorescent labelling. Particles synthesised by Paulke remained unchanged after labelling. The results show the importance of thorough surface characterization for using particles in test systems in vitro and in vivo.     

Universal Bioinert Control of Polystyrene Interfaces via Hydrophobic‐Driven Self‐Assembled Surface PEGylation with a Well‐Defined Block Sequence

This work proposes a new molecular insight of interfacial design in the control of antifouling performance for the versatile biofoulants, including proteins, blood cells, tissue cells, and bacteria. A self‐assembled bioinert interface with universal fouling resistance to general biofoulants via hydrophobic‐driven surface PEGylation is presented. The study systematically discriminates the optimum PEGylated block polymer configuration and hydrophobic/hydrophilic segmental ratio enabling to optimize the surface coverage by the bioinert moieties, thus ensuring the best resistance to biofouling. For similar copolymer molecular weights and similar polystyrene (PS)/poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA), the coating density obtainable is the highest if a random copolymer is used, while it is the lowest with a triblock copolymer. That measured with a diblock copolymer lies in between. Random copolymers offer more numerous anchoring possibilities than diblock copolymers, while they are importantly fewer if triblock copolymers are used. For similar total number of hydrophilic blocks, the diblock copolymer is more efficient to resist larger cells (leukocytes, fibroblasts) while the triblock is better to promote mitigate biofouling by smaller molecules or cells (proteins, platelets, red blood cells). The length of the hydrophilic PEGylated block seems to dominate fouling resistance of large biofoulants.     

Metabolomic method to detect a metabolite corona on amino-functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles

Abstract

Protein coronas on nanoparticles (NPs) affect their physicochemical properties, cellular uptake, and toxicity, and have been described extensively. To date, studies of the occurrence of small molecule (metabolite) coronas are limited. We sought to determine whether a metabolite corona forms on NPs, using high-sensitivity metabolomics combined with a model system for freshwater ecotoxicology (Daphnia magna feeding on Chlorella vulgaris). Using amino-functionalized polystyrene NPs (NH₂-pNPs), we showed the impact of this material on Daphnia feeding to provide a rationale for the detailed molecular investigations. We then employed a targeted LC-MS/MS approach for sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as an analog to signaling molecules known to occur in our freshwater model system and optimized a corona extraction method for this representative metabolite. Next, we performed an untargeted discovery-based metabolomics study – using high-sensitivity nanoelectrospray direct infusion mass spectrometry (DIMS) – to enable an unbiased assessment of the metabolite corona of NH₂-pNPs in the freshwater model system. Our results demonstrate that SDS was successfully recovered from NH₂-pNPs, confirming that the extraction protocol was fit-for-purpose. Untargeted DIMS metabolomics reproducibly detected 100?s of small molecule peaks extracted from NH₂-pNPs exposed to conditioned media from the D. magna–C. vulgaris model system. Attempts to annotate these extracted metabolites, including by using van Krevelen and Kendrick Mass Defect plots, indicate a diverse range of metabolites that were not clustered into any particular class. Overall we demonstrate the existence of an ecologically relevant metabolite corona on the surface of NPs through application of a high-sensitivity, untargeted mass spectrometry metabolomics workflow.     

多模微波辅助的聚乙二醇化聚苯乙烯树脂制备

目的：研究一种微波辅助的聚苯乙烯树脂聚乙二醇（PEG）化的方法。方法使用PEG 200对市售Merrifield树脂进行修饰,尝试了不同条件下PEG化的效率。使用自行制备的PEG化树脂进一步衍生化,并进行氨基酸的负载,与市售王树脂进行比对。结果优选出了一套较为合适的反应参数,使用5 g树脂,50 ml PEG 200,微波功率600 W,预设温度170℃,照射15 min,共2次,获得了接近90%的负载率。衍生化得到PEG化王树脂后与氨基酸进行缩合,获得了令人满意的产率。结论本文首次报道了多模微波装置辅助的聚苯乙烯树脂PEG化,该方法操作简单,制备快速,条件温和,产率满意,远远优于传统制备方法。