8 research outputs found
Dark, Infrared Reflective, and Superhydrophobic Coatings by Waterborne Resins
Recently,
infrared reflective pigments possessing deep colors have
attracted much attention. However, in polluted air, the coatings consisting
of such pigments are easily contaminated which abates infrared reflectivity.
In this work, black and infrared reflective pigments, fluorine silicon
sol and a small number of SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles were introduced
into waterborne epoxy resin emulsion and then coated on an aluminum
plate. After drying, black coatings with infrared reflective and superhydrophobic
(SH) properties were obtained. The average near-infrared (NIR) reflectivity
of the coating over wavelength range of 780–2600 nm can reach
68%, which is much larger than that of carbon black coatings and even
approaches that of white nano SiO<sub>2</sub> coatings. Under the
irradiation of a 275-W infrared lamp (with height 40 cm), the surface
temperature of the coating is 63 °C, which is much lower than
that of the carbon black coating (90 °C) and only 7 °C higher
than that of the white nano SiO<sub>2</sub> coating. Furthermore,
the NIR reflective coating exhibited a typical SH property due to
its low surface energy and high surface roughness, which may allow
for self-cleaning performance in a practical environment, maintaining
the coating’s NIR reflective property
Dark, Infrared Reflective, and Superhydrophobic Coatings by Waterborne Resins
Recently,
infrared reflective pigments possessing deep colors have
attracted much attention. However, in polluted air, the coatings consisting
of such pigments are easily contaminated which abates infrared reflectivity.
In this work, black and infrared reflective pigments, fluorine silicon
sol and a small number of SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles were introduced
into waterborne epoxy resin emulsion and then coated on an aluminum
plate. After drying, black coatings with infrared reflective and superhydrophobic
(SH) properties were obtained. The average near-infrared (NIR) reflectivity
of the coating over wavelength range of 780–2600 nm can reach
68%, which is much larger than that of carbon black coatings and even
approaches that of white nano SiO<sub>2</sub> coatings. Under the
irradiation of a 275-W infrared lamp (with height 40 cm), the surface
temperature of the coating is 63 °C, which is much lower than
that of the carbon black coating (90 °C) and only 7 °C higher
than that of the white nano SiO<sub>2</sub> coating. Furthermore,
the NIR reflective coating exhibited a typical SH property due to
its low surface energy and high surface roughness, which may allow
for self-cleaning performance in a practical environment, maintaining
the coating’s NIR reflective property
Dark, Infrared Reflective, and Superhydrophobic Coatings by Waterborne Resins
Recently,
infrared reflective pigments possessing deep colors have
attracted much attention. However, in polluted air, the coatings consisting
of such pigments are easily contaminated which abates infrared reflectivity.
In this work, black and infrared reflective pigments, fluorine silicon
sol and a small number of SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles were introduced
into waterborne epoxy resin emulsion and then coated on an aluminum
plate. After drying, black coatings with infrared reflective and superhydrophobic
(SH) properties were obtained. The average near-infrared (NIR) reflectivity
of the coating over wavelength range of 780–2600 nm can reach
68%, which is much larger than that of carbon black coatings and even
approaches that of white nano SiO<sub>2</sub> coatings. Under the
irradiation of a 275-W infrared lamp (with height 40 cm), the surface
temperature of the coating is 63 °C, which is much lower than
that of the carbon black coating (90 °C) and only 7 °C higher
than that of the white nano SiO<sub>2</sub> coating. Furthermore,
the NIR reflective coating exhibited a typical SH property due to
its low surface energy and high surface roughness, which may allow
for self-cleaning performance in a practical environment, maintaining
the coating’s NIR reflective property
New Preorganized γ-Amino Acids as Foldamer Building Blocks
An asymmetric synthesis of two new diastereomeric γ-amino acids is described. Both molecules contain a cyclohexyl ring to limit conformational flexibility about the C<sub>α</sub>–C<sub>β</sub> bond; they differ in having <i>cis</i> vs <i>trans</i> stereochemistry on the ring. Residues derived from the <i>cis</i> γ isomer are shown to support helical secondary structures in α/γ-peptide oligomers
Bidirectional Direct Sequencing of Noncanonical RNA by Two-Dimensional Analysis of Mass Chromatograms
Mass
spectrometry (MS) is a powerful technique for characterizing
noncanonical nucleobases and other chemical modifications in small
RNAs, yielding rich chemical information that is complementary to
high-throughput indirect sequencing. However, mass spectra are often
prohibitively complex when fragment ions are analyzed following either
solution phase hydrolysis or gas phase fragmentation. For all but
the simplest cases, ions arising from multiple fragmentation events,
alternative fragmentation pathways, and diverse salt adducts frequently
obscure desired single-cut fragment ions. Here we show that it is
possible to take advantage of predictable regularities in liquid chromatographic
(LC) separation of optimized RNA digests to greatly simplify the interpretation
of complex MS data. A two-dimensional analysis of extracted compound
chromatograms permits straightforward and robust de novo sequencing,
using a novel Monte Carlo algorithm that automatically generates bidirectional
paired-end reads, pinpointing the position of modified nucleotides
in a sequence. We demonstrate that these advances permit routine LC–MS
sequencing of RNAs containing noncanonical nucleotides, and we furthermore
examine the applicability of this approach to the study of oligonucleotides
containing artificial modifications as well as those commonly observed
in post-transcriptionally modified RNAs
<i>N</i>‑Carboxyanhydride-Mediated Fatty Acylation of Amino Acids and Peptides for Functionalization of Protocell Membranes
Early
protocells are likely to have arisen from the self-assembly
of RNA, peptide, and lipid molecules that were generated and concentrated
within geologically favorable environments on the early Earth. The
reactivity of these components in a prebiotic environment that supplied
sources of chemical energy could have produced additional species
with properties favorable to the emergence of protocells. The geochemically
plausible activation of amino acids by carbonyl sulfide has been shown
to generate short peptides via the formation of cyclic amino acid <i>N</i>-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). Here, we show that the polymerization
of valine-NCA in the presence of fatty acids yields acylated amino
acids and peptides via a mixed anhydride intermediate. Notably, <i>N</i><sup>α</sup>-oleoylarginine, a product of the reaction
between arginine and oleic acid in the presence of valine-NCA, partitions
spontaneously into vesicle membranes and mediates the association
of RNA with the vesicles. Our results suggest a potential mechanism
by which activated amino acids could diversify the chemical functionality
of fatty acid membranes and colocalize RNA with vesicles during the
formation of early protocells
Total Synthesis of Nannocystin A
Nannocystin A is
a 21-membered cyclodepsipeptide showing remarkable
anticancer properties. Described is the total synthesis of nannocystin
A, which features an asymmetric vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol reaction
for efficient assembly of the penultimate open-chain precursor and
a pivotal intramolecular Heck cross-coupling for the final macrocyclization
Total Synthesis of Nannocystin A
Nannocystin A is
a 21-membered cyclodepsipeptide showing remarkable
anticancer properties. Described is the total synthesis of nannocystin
A, which features an asymmetric vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol reaction
for efficient assembly of the penultimate open-chain precursor and
a pivotal intramolecular Heck cross-coupling for the final macrocyclization