A TEM study on the microstructure of spark plasma sintered ZrB_2-based composite with nano-sized SiC dopant

Sintering behavior of ZrB_2 ceramic with nano-sized SiC dopant was studied. ZrB_2-25 vol% nano-sized SiC was selected as the starting mixture to fabricate the composite. The manufacturing process was accomplished at 1800℃ for 5 min under 25 MPa via spark plasma sintering(SPS). The as-sintered sample reached a relative density of 99%. Besides the initial phases, namely ZrB_2 and SiC, the high-resolution X-ray diffraction(HRXRD) was used to study the formation of an in-situ ZrC phase. The possible chemical interactions during the ZrC phase formation were scrutinized. The microstructure of the composite was studied by the field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). Elemental analysis through FESEM evaluations revealed the formation of amorphous phases, rich in Zr, C, Si, B, and O elements, which was in harmony with the thermodynamical assessments. TEM studies endorsed the formation of such phases, containing a glassy bed of Si–B–O with ZrC and C islands dispersed therein.     

强直电流伸展弧CVD硬质合金金刚石涂层工具

采用自行研制的强电流直流扩展电弧设备对酸浸和渗硼预处理的YG6刀片进行了金刚石薄膜涂层沉积，并对放于不同位置的沉积刀片表面涂层的激光Raman谱和SEM形貌进行了分析、研究。结果表明：渗硼预处理工艺优于酸浸预处理工艺；在渗硼处理的GY6刀片上，沉积的金刚石薄膜涂层具有大面积、均匀性好和质量高的特点。     

高频等离子体化学气相淀积法制备TiO2超细粒子

利用ＴｉＣｌ４＋Ｏ２体系，在高频等离子体化学气相淀积反应器中合成了纯度高、粒度细的ＴｉＯ２粒子。考察了工艺条件对ＴｉＯ２粒子物性的影响；探讨了ＴｉＯ２粒子晶型控制的方法，金红石型质量分数可通过工艺条件控制；探讨了ＴｉＯ２粒子晶型控制的方法。金红石型质量分数可通过工艺条件控制，减少ＴｉＯ２单体浓度可提高金红石型质量分数；也可通过在原料ＴｉＣｌ４中添加ＡｌＣｌ３等晶型转化剂，使可转化为单一金红石型Ｔｉ     

微波等离子体离子化检测器研究

本文采用氢气为载气和等离子体工作气体，以苯和二氧化碳为例，对不同电离电位样品组分经过和不经过等离子体两种样品引入检测器方式进行了详细的对比研究，发现检测器分别具有质量型和浓度型检测器的响应特征．探讨了空气引人等离子体对检测器分析性能的影响．     

交流等离子体显示屏任意驱动波形壁电荷测量方法

为了解决交流等离子体显示屏 (ACPDP)在任意驱动波形下壁电荷测量的难题 ,提出了一种新的测量ACPDP显示屏壁电荷的方法 .该方法采用ACPDP显示屏中几何结构完全相同的 2组放电单元 ,分别串联 2个完全相同的电容器构成测量电路和参考电路 .测量电路包含的放电单元在常规驱动电压下能够放电 ,参考电路包含的放电单元在常规驱动电压下不会放电 ,2个电路并联构成平衡电路以消除位移电流的影响 .对测量电路和参考电路施加相同的驱动波形 ,测量 2个串联电容器之间的电压差即可得到壁电荷的值 .采用该方法 ,对 3电极表面放电ACPDP显示屏壁电荷进行了实际测量 ,首次获得了准备期、寻址期和维持期的壁电荷波形 .该方法对于ACPDP驱动波形的设计和优化具有重要的科学意义和应用价值     

Study on Ceramic Cutting by Plasma Arc

Engineering ceramics are typical difficult-to-machine materials because of high hardness and brittleness. PAC (Plasma Arc Cutting) is a very important thermal cutting process and has been successfully used in cutting stainless steel and other difficult-to-machine alloys. PAC‘s application in cutting ceramics, however, is still limited because the most ceramics are not good electronic conducts, and transferred plasma arc cannot be produced between cathode and work-piece. So we presented a method of plasma ...     

In vitro amiodarone protein binding and its interaction with warfarin

Summary The binding of amiodarone to human plasma protein and to bovine serum, albumin was studied by three different methods, ultracentrifugation, equilibrium dialysis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The fraction of amiodarone bound to plasma protein amounted to 96.3%. The changes in the binding properties of 1-anilino-naphthalene-8-sulfonate for bovine serum albumin using warfarin and amiodarone as independent inhibitors were analyzed in terms of binding site specificity. The findings indicated that amiodarone and warfarin have two different binding sites on bovine serum albumin, so a noncompetitive inhibition mechanism was indicated. On the basis of our data we cannot exclude other mechanisms of interaction besides direct displacement of one drug by another; nevertheless, metabolite interference between amiodarone and coagulation cofactors may better explain the enhancement of warfarin's pharmacological action in association with amiodarone.This work was partially funded by the CNR (National Research Council, Rome, Italy), Program on Clinical Pharmacology and Rare Diseases. The authors would like to thanks Drs E. Marzi and E. riva for their help.     

Adrenocortical metabolism and plasma corticosterone in soman intoxicated rabbits

Summary The organophosphate neurotoxin soman produced impairments in adrenocortical RNA and protein metabolism. Fasciculate and reticular cell RNA and protein contents were supporessed with sublethal to acutely lethal dosages (20, 30 and 40 g/kg, s.c.) during the acute excitatory phase of intoxication and at 6–8 h post injection. All three dosages produced ca 90% inactivation of plasma cholinesterase. A transient elevation of plasma corticosterone occurred with 20 g/kg soman whereas there was a protracted increase with 30 g/kg. Corticosterone was not significantly elevated with 40 g/kg, but death occurred at 13±4 min. Thus, the magnitude and/or nature of soman-induced metabolic impairments does not appear to prevent adrenal activation.Supported by US Army Medical Research and Development Command Contract DAMD 17-81-C-1202.     

Non-host-selective fungal phytotoxins: Biochemical aspects of their mode of action

During the last decade increasing attention has been directed towards the biochemical mechanisms responsible for the biological activity of phytotoxins. Studies on the mode of action of some non-host-selective phytotoxins, some following on from previous observations, have demonstrated a very specific interaction with particular components of the cell machinery, and have suggested the possible use of these phytotoxins as tools for the investigation of important biochemical processes. This review article reports and discusses results of studies carried out in the 1980s with seven non-host-selective fungal toxins: brefeldin A, cercosporin,Cercospora beticola toxin, fusicoccin, ophiobolins, tentoxin, and zinniol. Each of these interferes with the life of the host by interacting with a different biochemical target.     

常压射流等离子体处理PET膜诱导自由基研究

为了考察常压射流等离子体(APPJ)处理对PET膜表面诱导自由基及其引发接枝共聚反应的效能,采用电子自旋共振技术(ESR)对APPJ处理前后PET膜表面生成的自由基及其衰变行为进行测试分析,并与接枝率测试结果进行对比。结果表明:纯He气体的APPJ处理更易引发PET膜表面生成自由基,处理时间越长,膜表面自由基浓度越高,自由基产物的稳定性受存储条件影响显著,自由基浓度越高的样品对应的接枝率也越高。