Conformational Transitions and Self-assembly of Regenerated Spider Silk Protein in Water

Spider silk, relying on its exceptional mechanical properties, has attracted extensive attention throughout the world. The structure of a material can influence its mechanical properties. Investigation of the structure of spider silk includes amino acid composition, molecular structure, self-assembly, and crystallization, among other characteristics. Herein, the effects of concentration, time, alkali metal ions （Na^＋and K ^＋ ） and pH on the conformational transition and self-assembly of regenerated Ornithoctonus huwena spider dragline silk protein （spidroin） in water were investigated using circular dichroism （CD） and atomic force microScopy （AFM）. Spidroin concentration, time and Na ＋ ions slightly influenced the conformational transition of spidroin molecules. However, K ＋ ions and pH induced the formation of a β- sheet structure. Increasing spidroin concentration or time increased the aggregation of spidroin and enhanced the formation of nanoffiaments. K ~ ions enhanced the serf-assembly of spidroin into nanofilaments. The self-assembled nanofilaments appeared at a pH of approximately 6. 11. Both lower and higher pH induced aggregation. At a lower pH, the aggregation was composed of nanopartides, whereas higher pH induced the aggregation of nanoffiaments, likely from the synergistic effect of Na ^＋ ions and pH.     

蜘蛛丝的结晶结构及其取向

研究和分析了大腹园蛛的牵引丝、内层包卵丝的结晶结构及其取向,探索了大腹园蛛丝纤维分子链的排列状态、结晶结构和蜘蛛丝力学性能间的关系。     

成丝的速度与方式和蜘蛛丝力学性能的关系

为了分析蜘蛛丝的力学性能和成丝条件间的关系,研究了不同速度下人工卷取的蜘蛛牵引丝以及蜘蛛垂直下落时分泌的牵引丝的力学性能.研究结果表明,随着卷取速度的增大,蜘蛛丝的断裂强度有一极大值,在高速卷取时强度的变化较低速时平缓.垂直下落时蜘蛛分泌的牵引丝的综合力学性能优异,但断裂强度不一定大于人工卷取的丝.成丝速度和成丝方式都对蜘蛛丝的性能有很大影响.     

大腹圆蛛包卵丝的化学组成与物理机械性能

分析了大腹圆蛛包卵丝的氨基酸组成，包卵丝中极性氨基酸含量较高，小侧基氨基酸含量较少，利用SEM及计算机图像处理技术分析了大腹圆蛛包卵丝的形态结构特征，包卵丝的断面形状基本为圆形，包层包卵丝的细度约为内层包卵丝的2倍，并且外层包卵丝的纤维断面内有许多无规分布的纳米级孔隙，经冷冻干燥后，孔隙率增加了2倍左右，在此基础上，研究了大腹圆蛛包卵丝的拉伸机械性能，光泽和热性能，初步探索了性能的形成机理，大腹圆蛛内层包卵丝具有比其他功能蜘蛛丝和丝素纤维好得多的力学性能，其强度高，伸长率大，韧性好，包卵丝在光泽和热性能方面与蚕丝丝素纤维有一定的差异。     

蜘蛛丝拉伸变形行为的力学模型

根据大腹园蛛牵引丝力学性能的结构机理及其聚集态结构和形态结构特征，初步建立了以皮芯层结构为基础的蜘蛛丝拉伸力学模型，分析了皮芯层比例及结构对蜘蛛丝纤维力学性能的影响。以层状复合材料的拉伸变形为依据，分析了蜘蛛丝纤维的拉伸断裂过程与皮芯层性能间的关系。     

Photo-Grafting Copolymerization of PP Nonwoven Fabric and Its Application for Acidic Dye Adsorption and Filtration

The monomer methacrylamido propyl trimethy ammonium chloride（ MAPTAC） was copolymerized onto the fiber surface of polypropylene（ PP） nonwoven fabric under ultroviole radiation. The weak acid red GN dye adsorption and adsorptive filtration performance of the resulted PP fabrics were investigated.The results showed that the grafting copolymerization preferred to happen in the inner layer of the fabrics. The water flux of the grafted fabrics decreases with the increase of grafting yield. The collapse of the grafted polymer chains causes the flux increase in acidic condition,or vice versa at alkaline version. The coiling of the polyelectrolyte chains upon the dye adsorption seems to violate the routine assumption of the rigid substrate, and this gets the adsorption energy constant negative. The static adsorption process follows the Lagergren＇s pseudo-second order kinetic equation. The removals of circa（ ca.） 100% of the total permeation volume3 500 mL simulated dye wastewater was reached during permeation.The dye adsorbed fabrics were regenerated by the mixed media of the cationic surfactant / ethanol /water. The grafted fabric assumes stable fabric integrity and stability during permeation,and presents excellent dye adsorption capacity,easy desorption, and repeatable utilization.     

Morphology and Microstructure of Spider Dragline Silk from Araneus Ventricosus

The spider dragline silk has excellent mechanical properties. The stress- strain curves of dragline silk fibers have intraspecific and intraindividual variability because of the spiders active control during spinning process. To investigate the relationship between the morphology of dragline silk fibers and spinning conditions, four samples were made at the reeling rates of 1mm/s, 20mm/s, 43.5mm/s and 110mm/s from the major ampullate glands of Araneus Ventricosus and the other two of dragline silks were prepared from a crawling or dropping spider. The surface microstructure and nanofibril characteristic were analyzed with atomic force microscopy (AFM). AFM images of 2000nm*2000nm and 500nm*500nm of these samples showed that the spinning condition influenced the surface roughness and fibril size, while AFM images of 200nm*200nm clearly displayed that dragline silk of Araneus Ventricosus included sheet macro-conformation structure. These results can facilitate the further investigation of the spinning mechanism of a spider in order to understand mechanical properties and macromolecular structures of dragline silk.     

蜘蛛丝多肽链段结构的优化设计

根据蜘蛛丝氨基酸片段的序列特征,利用 Hyperchem5软件对部分具有β-折叠或螺旋状结构的多肽链段的分子结构进行优化设计,分析了氨基酸种类、聚合度对多肽链段形成特定构象的影响,发现一定的氨基酸片段有形成特定构象的趋势。分子构象的多元化是蜘蛛丝具有优异力学性能的重要原因。     

大腹圆珠牵引丝的结构与性能分析

以大腹圆珠牵引丝为研究对象,分析了蜘蛛丝的聚集态结构特征和形态结构特征。在结构研究的基础上,探索和分析了蜘蛛丝高强度和超收缩性能的形成机理。     

RFL体系中加入TDI对芳纶帘线粘合效果的影响

含封闭TDI的RFL体系对芳纶帘线的表面处理主要有两个方面的作用:一是TDI中的-N=C=O与芳纶帘线发生化学反应,从而胶膜在帘线与橡胶之间起到界面架桥作用;二是由于TDI是强极性基团物质,对RFL体系起到一定的破坏作用。本试验在基本RFL体系的基础上进行改性,主要调整TDI的质量分数,对芳纶帘线与橡胶的粘合效果起到了良好的促进作用。