Escherichia coli swim on the right-hand side

The motion of peritrichously flagellated bacteria close to surfaces is relevant to understanding the early stages of biofilm formation and of pathogenic infection. This motion differs from the random-walk trajectories of cells in free solution. Individual Escherichia coli cells swim in clockwise, circular trajectories near planar glass surfaces. On a semi-solid agar substrate, cells differentiate into an elongated, hyperflagellated phenotype and migrate cooperatively over the surface, a phenomenon called swarming. We have developed a technique for observing isolated E. coli swarmer cells moving on an agar substrate and confined in shallow, oxidized poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microchannels. Here we show that cells in these microchannels preferentially 'drive on the right', swimming preferentially along the right wall of the microchannel (viewed from behind the moving cell, with the agar on the bottom). We propose that when cells are confined between two interfaces--one an agar gel and the second PDMS--they swim closer to the agar surface than to the PDMS surface (and for much longer periods of time), leading to the preferential movement on the right of the microchannel. Thus, the choice of materials guides the motion of cells in microchannels.     

A Study on the Surface Structures of Viscose-based Activated Carbon Fiber by FT-IR Spectroscopy and XPS

Using viscose fiber (VF) as starting material and common steam as activating agent, formation of oxygen structures in activated carbon fiber is investigated. In the preparation of samples, VF was first heated at temperatures between 450℃ and 900℃ in N_2 artmosphere. Then, in a successive activation stage, the product carbonized at 600℃ was activated in steam at 450-900℃ for 30 min, and at 600℃ for 5-30 min. The other carbonization products were activated at 600 and 900℃ for 30 min respectively. The products activated at 900℃ were then activated at 450℃ for 30 min again. The starting materiah carbonized products and all activation products were examined by FT-IR spectroscopy and some products were examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS). And the yields of the carbonized and activated products were calculated. By analysing these spectra, the amount of oxygen-containing functional groups of the activated products attained under various activation time, various activation temperature and     

数字光栅测振传感器性能分析与测试

为完善光栅测振传感器的性能,将光栅莫尔条纹技术应用到振动测量,在完成光栅测振传感器原理性实验的基础上,进行了理论分析,并就其特性进行了实验研究.通过构建高精度光栅传感器测试系统,对传感器的静动态特性进行深入研究,并建立了动态模型.实验证明,光栅测振传感器分辨力可达0.025μm,动态频率误差小于1.5%,振幅误差小于3.8%.     

以4,4''''-二(咪唑基亚甲基)联苯为客体的环糊精类轮烷的合成与表征

以4,4'-二(咪唑基亚甲基)联苯(bibp)为客体,通过自组装合成了4,4'-二(咪唑基亚甲基)联苯和环糊精的[3]类轮烷,并通过元素分析,1HNMR,ESI-MS,IR,TG-DSC进行了表征和固体热稳定性等研究,结果表明:由于bibp客体分子链较长,含有两个苯环,所以可穿入两个β-环糊精分子,形成[3]类轮烷.     

An antidepressant that extends lifespan in adult Caenorhabditis elegans

The mechanisms that determine the lifespan of an organism are still largely a mystery. One goal of ageing research is to find drugs that would increase lifespan and vitality when given to an adult animal. To this end, we tested 88,000 chemicals for the ability to extend the lifespan of adult Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes. Here we report that a drug used as an antidepressant in humans increases C. elegans lifespan. In humans, this drug blocks neural signalling by the neurotransmitter serotonin. In C. elegans, the effect of the drug on lifespan is reduced or eradicated by mutations that affect serotonin synthesis, serotonin re-uptake at synapses, or either of two G-protein-coupled receptors: one that recognizes serotonin and the other that detects another neurotransmitter, octopamine. In vitro studies show that the drug acts as an antagonist at both receptors. Testing of the drug on dietary-restricted animals or animals with mutations that affect lifespan indicates that its effect on lifespan involves mechanisms associated with lifespan extension by dietary restriction. These studies indicate that lifespan can be extended by blocking certain types of neurotransmission implicated in food sensing in the adult animal, possibly leading to a state of perceived, although not real, starvation.     

Emergent Property in Macromolecular Motion

In this paper, the model of inverse cascade fractal super-blocks along one direction (in the positive or negative) in the 3-dimensional space is developed to describe the self-similar motion in macromolecular system. Microscopically the cohesive and dispersed states of the motion blocks are co- existent states with vastly different probability of occurrence. Experimental results and theoretical analysis show that the microscopic cohesive state energy and dispersed state energy of each motion block are respectively equal to the macroscopic glassy state energy kTg and molten state energy kTm of the system. This singularity unveils topologically the non-integrability, mathematically the anholonomy, and macroscopically the emergent property. This singularity also reveals that the glass, viscoelastic and melt states are three distinct emergent properties of macromolecular motion from a macroscopic viewpoint. The fractal concept of excluded volume is introduced to depict the random motion at various scales in     

Modeling and Control of Active Suspensions for MDOF Vehicle

The conventional method for analyzing active suspension control for a vehicle is only to analyze a quarter or half car with a lower order degree-of-freedom (DOF) model, but such models do not actually model practical applications. Accurate models of a suspension control system require a multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) vehicle model with a detailed model of the controller. An MDOF model was developed including the influence of factors such as the engine, the seats, and the passengers to describe vehicle motion using a reduced order model of the controller designed by using the H∞ control method. The control system performance has been investigated by comparing the H∞controller with a linear quadratic (LQ) controller.     

基于直线扫描的FDM支撑自动生成算法

简述了FDM快速成型工艺的原理,提出了一种基于直线扫描的支撑自动生成算法,实现了扫描线段的并、差运算,在此基础上实现了加工路径分区、优化,定义了特定的ZIF文件格式,解决了大量加工数据的动态存储问题。实验表明,该算法求支撑的速度快,且无遗漏的地方。     

电动折弯机控制系统关键技术研究

介绍了基于变频器控制的电动折弯机工作原理，开发了基于矢量控制的电动折弯机控制系统。给出了该系统的工作原理，并对决定控制系统性能的硬件和软件控制算法进行研究，最大限度地实现了硬件设备的独立性和无关性，实验结果表明系统达到精度要求，软件易于扩展，通用性好。     

藏药五脉绿绒蒿化学成份的研究Ⅰ

本文报道从藏药五脉绿绒蒿中分到的3个化合物,经光谱方法证明它们是5.5’—双氧甲基呋喃醛(1),2—羟乙酰基—呋喃(2),mecambridine(3)。(1)和(2)以前在绿城蒿属植物中没有发现过。