CO2-responsive smart wormlike micelles based on monomer and “pseudo” gemini surfactant

Xuepeng Wu,Yongping Huang,Sisi Fang,Caili Dai,Hao Li,Zhongliang Xu,Mingwei Zhao 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.60 No.-

CO2-responsive wormlike micelles based on monomer erucic acid 3-(N,N-dimethylamino)propylamide (EADP) with or without sodium salicylate (NaSal) in aqueous solution were studied and compared with “pseudo” gemini system. The “pseudo” gemini system were formed by a mixture of EADP and maleic acid (MA) with molar ratio between 2:1–1:1. Different morphological transformations of microstructures in response to EADP concentrations, additives and CO2 stimuli were further investigated in these systems, the wormlike micelle or vesicles can be obtained. The mechanism of these transitions were further investigated by rheology, cryo-TEM and DFT calculation, the results showed that the mechanism behind this transition involved reversible reaction of CO2 with EADP. The mechanism in this research may give further evidence to the self-assembly of CO2-responsive surfactants.

Efficient buffeting analysis under non-stationary winds and application to a mountain bridge

Yanwen Su,Guoqing Huang,Ruili Liu,Yongping Zeng 한국풍공학회 2021 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.32 No.2

Non-synoptic winds generated by tornadoes, downbursts or gust fronts exhibit significant non-stationarity and can cause significant wind load effect on flexible structures such as long-span bridges. However, conventional assumptions on stationarity used to evaluate the structural wind-induced vibration are inadequate. In this paper, an efficient frequency domain scheme based on fast CQC method, which can predict non-stationary buffeting random responses of long-span bridges, is presented, and then this approach is applied to evaluate the buffeting response of a long-span suspension bridge located in a complex mountainous wind environment as an example. In this study, the data-driven method based on one available measured wind speed sample is firstly presented to establish non-stationary wind models, including time-varying mean wind speed, time-varying intensity envelope function and uniformly modulated fluctuating spectrum. Then, a linear time-variant (LTV) system based on the proposed scheme can be generally applied to calculate the non-stationary buffeting responses. The effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed scheme are verified through Monte Carlo time domain simulation implemented in ANSYS platform. Also, the transient effect nature of the bridge responses is further illustrated by comparison of the non-stationary, quasi-stationary and steady-state cases. Finally, buffeting response analysis with traditional stationary treatment (10 min constant mean plus stationary wind fluctuation) is performed to illustrate the importance of the non-stationary characteristics embedded in original wind speed samples.

Combination of Attractants with Entomopathogenic Fungus for Controlling Pine Sawyer Beetle, Monochamus alternatus Hope

Sibao Wang,Jiawei Du,yongping Huang 한국응용곤충학회 2005 한국응용곤충학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.2005 No.05

Identification and phylogeny of five male-specific lethal genes in the silkworm Bombyx mori

Wenbin LIU,Yong ZHANG,Xuexia MIAO,Yongping Huang 한국곤충학회 2008 Entomological Research Vol.38 No.-

In the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) dosage compensation equalization of X-linked genes between the sexes is achieved via a complex that is termed the compensasome, which is composed of at least five male-specific lethal (msl) genes and two non-coding RNAs. In the present study, we cloned all five homologs (termed the msls) from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, in which the issue of dosage compensation remains controversial. Data mining and robust phylogenetic analysis revealed that msls are ubiquitously present in genomes, from insects to mammals, with unknown biological functions. However, the five genes seem to have evolved at different times due to gene duplication. Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction experiments demonstrated that in the silkworm, some Z-linked genes are expressed at higher levels in females than in males while others are expressed at lower levels in females than in males, which suggests that the msl genes in the silkworm and fruit fly may have different roles. We discussed the relationship of phylogeny between msl and sex-lethal.

Glass fiber reinforced graphite/carbon black@PES composite films for high-temperature electric heaters

Yaning Liu,Zhen Xiao,Wenkui Zhang,Hui Huang,Jun Zhang,Yongping Gan,Xinping He,Bingjia Wang,Yi Han,Yang Xia 한국공업화학회 2022 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.107 No.-

Carbon based conductive polymer composites as electrothermal materials offers many merits in highflexibility, light weight, low cost, excellent processability, and rapid heating ability, however, the maximumworking temperature is usually lower than 200 C, hampering seriously the medium–high temperatureapplications. Herein, a series of rationally designed glass fiber reinforced graphite/carbonblack@polyethersulfone (G/CB@PES) composites are developed to significantly promote the maximumworking temperature over 300 C. To be specific, the introduced glass fibers acted as rigid skeleton greatlyenhance the mechanical strength of PES polymer matrix, thereby offering robust structural stability inhigh temperature working scenario. Meanwhile, glass fibers not only endow G/CB@PES composite withexcellent flame-retardant ability, but also provide rapid thermal conduction channels to reduce the riskof heat accumulation and overheating. More importantly, glass fiber reinforced G/CB@PES composites aselectrothermal film heaters exhibit superior electric heating performance in terms of fast temperatureresponsiveness, high electric heating efficiency, stable maximum working temperatures, and high electricpower efficiency under the relatively low applied voltages of 3–21 V. This work provides new insights onthe innovative design and facile fabrication of high working temperature electrothermal film heaters inemerging applications.

Gamma correction FCM algorithm with conditional spatial information for image segmentation

( Yang Liu ),( Haipeng Chen ),( Xuanjing Shen ),( Yongping Huang ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2018 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.12 No.9

Fuzzy C-means (FCM) algorithm is a most usually technique for medical image segmentation. But conventional FCM fails to perform well enough on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data with the noise and intensity inhomogeneity (IIH). In the paper, we propose a Gamma correction conditional FCM algorithm with spatial information (GcsFCM) to solve this problem. Firstly, the pre-processing, Gamma correction, is introduced to enhance the details of images. Secondly, the spatial information is introduced to reduce the effect of noise. Then we introduce the effective neighborhood mechanism into the local space information to improve the robustness for the noise and inhomogeneity. And the mechanism describes the degree of participation in generating local membership values and building clusters. Finally, the adjustment mechanism and the spatial information are combined into the weighted membership function. Experimental results on four image volumes with noise and IIH indicate that the proposed GcsFCM algorithm is more effective and robust to noise and IIH than the FCM, sFCM and csFCM algorithms.

Construction of the π-complexation desulfurization adsorbent containing Cu+ at defective sites of UiO-66

Yachun Ren,Yueyang Xu,Erjian Huang,Peng Zhang,Yongping Zeng 한국공업화학회 2023 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.119 No.-

Adsorption desulfurization is a very effective method to remove thiophenic compounds from fuels. The metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as a new type of desulfurization adsorbents because of their porous nature and large specific surface area. In this study, Cu2+ was covalently introduced into the UiO-66 framework at the defective sites by the solvothermal method. Further, the π-complexation adsorbent UiO-66-Cu(I) containing Cu+ for adsorption desulfurization was synthesized by the methanol vapor-induced reduction. The adsorption performance was tested for the removal of thiophene from the model fuels with different sulfur concentrations. In comparison with the pristine UiO-66, the adsorbent UiO-66-Cu(I) has a higher adsorption capacity for thiophene, reaching 14.8 mg S/g. The competitive adsorption results indicated that UiO-66-Cu(I) has good selectivity for thiophene in the presence of aromatic compounds. From the recycling experiments, this adsorption still has the 86 % of the initial capacity after four cycles, indicating that the adsorbent has a good recycling performance.

Studies on the Hereditary Properties of SSR Marker in Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)

Li Muwang,Li Minghui,Miao Xuexia,Lu Cheng,Huang Yongping Korean Society of Sericultural Science 2005 International Journal of Industrial Entomology Vol.11 No.1

Two BC1 group, c108 $\times$ (p50 $\times$ c108) and p50 $\times$ (p50 $\times$ c108), one group of F$_{2}$ progeny, (p50 $\times$ c108) F$_{2}$ ,and 3 SSR markers, F10539, FlO626 and FlO618 were used to test the hereditary properties of SSR markers in silkworm. FI0539, FlO626 were proved to be linkage, and FlO618 was proved to be independent to those two markers. According to Mendel's law, the recombinant value between F10539, FlO626 was calculated in all of these groups, and they were 8.55$\%$ (c108BC1), 8.02$\%$ (p50BC1) and 7.81 $\%$ (F$_{2}$) respectively. There was dominant difference among the crossing-over value using paired-samples tests by SPSS 10.0 software. This research proved that SSR markers were co-dominant in B. mori too, and F 2 progeny could be used to construct SSR linkage map although B. mori lacked of crossing over in females.

Electrical heating behavior of flexible thermoplastic polyurethane/ Super-P nanoparticle composite films for advanced wearable heaters

Zhen Xiao,Chengjie Sheng,Yang Xia,Xiaojun Yu,Chu Liang,Hui Huang,Yongping Gan,Jun Zhang,Wenkui Zhang 한국공업화학회 2019 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.71 No.-

A rationally designedflexible electrothermalfilm is composed of Super-P (SP, nanoparticle),thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and silica. The electric heating behavior of electrothermalfilmscan be facilely adjusted by SP contents and applied voltages. TPU/SP composite with 25 wt.% SP presentsrobust structural stability, fast response feature and superior electrothermal reproducibility. Theconductive network formed by SP nanoparticles not only could quickly convert the electric energy toheat, but also is stable under stepwise periodic and long-term electric heating–cooling conditions. Finally, a smart wrist band integrated electric heater and temperature indicator is verified the highpotential in multifunctional wearable device applications.