An Accurate Method for the Determination of Complex Coefficients of Single Crystal Piezoelectric Resonators II: Design of Measurement and Experiments

2004 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-248
Author(s):  
Xiao-Hong Du ◽  
Qing-Ming Wang ◽  
a.K. Uchino
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Piezoelectric Resonators ◽  
Complex Coefficients

Single Crystal Growth of High-Pressure Phases of Ice and Salt Hydrate Far Below the Original Melting Point by Mixing Alcohol: Crystal Structure Determination of Magnesium Chloride Heptahydrate

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keishiro Yamashita ◽  
Kazuki Komatsu ◽  
Hiroyuki Kagi
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Growth Technique ◽  
Salt Hydrate ◽  
X Ray

An crystal-growth technique for single crystal x-ray structure analysis of high-pressure forms of hydrogen-bonded crystals is proposed. We used alcohol mixture (methanol: ethanol = 4:1 in volumetric ratio), which is a widely used pressure transmitting medium, inhibiting the nucleation and growth of unwanted crystals. In this paper, two kinds of single crystals which have not been obtained using a conventional experimental technique were obtained using this technique: ice VI at 1.99 GPa and MgCl<sub>2</sub>·7H<sub>2</sub>O at 2.50 GPa at room temperature. Here we first report the crystal structure of MgCl2·7H2O. This technique simultaneously meets the requirement of hydrostaticity for high-pressure experiments and has feasibility for further in-situ measurements.

Development of an HPLC-UV Method for Quantification of Stattic

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-573
Author(s):  
Soheil Sedaghat ◽  
Ommoleila Molavi ◽  
Akram Faridi ◽  
Ali Shayanfar ◽  
Mohammad Reza Rashidi
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Plasma Samples ◽  
Promising Target ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Dimerization Inhibitor ◽  
Oncogenic Protein ◽  
First Time ◽  
Transcription 3

Background: Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), an oncogenic protein found constitutively active in many types of human malignancies, is considered to be a promising target for cancer therapy. Objective: In this study for the first time, a simple and accurate method has been developed for the determination of a STAT3 dimerization inhibitor called stattic in aqueous and plasma samples. Methods: A reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) composed of C18 column as stationary phase, and the mixture of acetonitrile (60%) and water (40%) as mobile phase with a UV detection at 215 nm were applied for quantification of stattic. The developed method was validated by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guideline. Results: The method provided a linear range between 1-40 and 2.5-40 µg mL-1 for aqueous and plasma samples, respectively, with a correlation coefficient of 0.999. The accuracy (as recovery) of the developed method was found to be between 95-105% for aqueous medium and 85-115% for plasma samples. The precision (as relative standard deviation) for aqueous and plasma samples was less than 6% and 15%, respectively. The sensitivity of the developed method based on FDA guideline was 1 µg mL-1 for aqueous and 2.5 µg mL-1 for plasma samples. Conclusion: These results show that the established method is a fast and accurate quantification for stattic in aqueous and plasma samples.

Is it necessary to calculate Young’s modulus in AFM nanoindentation experiments regarding biological samples?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.V. Kontomaris ◽  
A. Malamou ◽  
A. Stylianou
Keyword(s):  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Biological Samples ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Reference Sample ◽  
Nonlinear Behavior ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Accurate Solution ◽  
Hertz Model ◽  
Work Done

Background: The determination of the mechanical properties of biological samples using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) at the nanoscale is usually performed using basic models arising from the contact mechanics theory. In particular, the Hertz model is the most frequently used theoretical tool for data processing. However, the Hertz model requires several assumptions such as homogeneous and isotropic samples and indenters with perfectly spherical or conical shapes. As it is widely known, none of these requirements are 100 % fulfilled for the case of indentation experiments at the nanoscale. As a result, significant errors arise in the Young’s modulus calculation. At the same time, an analytical model that could account complexities of soft biomaterials, such as nonlinear behavior, anisotropy, and heterogeneity, may be far-reaching. In addition, this hypothetical model would be ‘too difficult’ to be applied in real clinical activities since it would require very heavy workload and highly specialized personnel. Objective: In this paper a simple solution is provided to the aforementioned dead-end. A new approach is introduced in order to provide a simple and accurate method for the mechanical characterization at the nanoscale. Method: The ratio of the work done by the indenter on the sample of interest to the work done by the indenter on a reference sample is introduced as a new physical quantity that does not require homogeneous, isotropic samples or perfect indenters. Results: The proposed approach, not only provides an accurate solution from a physical perspective but also a simpler solution which does not require activities such as the determination of the cantilever’s spring constant and the dimensions of the AFM tip. Conclusion: The proposed, by this opinion paper, solution aims to provide a significant opportunity to overcome the existing limitations provided by Hertzian mechanics and apply AFM techniques in real clinical activities.

Two lithium tricyanomethanide compounds: syntheses and single-crystal structure determination of LiK[C(CN)3]2 and Li[C(CN)3]·½ (H3C)2CO

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaf Reckeweg ◽  
Francis J. DiSalvo
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Structure Determination ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
New Compounds

AbstractThe new compounds LiK[C(CN)3]2 and Li[C(CN)3]·½ (H3C)2CO were synthesized and their crystal structures were determined. Li[C(CN)3]·½ (H3C)2CO crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Ima2 (no. 46) with the cell parameters a=794.97(14), b=1165.1(2) and c=1485.4(3) pm, while LiK[C(CN)3]2 adopts the monoclinic space group P21/c (no. 14) with the cell parameters a=1265.7(2), b=1068.0(2) and c=778.36(12) pm and the angle β=95.775(7)°. Single crystals of K[C(CN)3] were also acquired, and the crystal structure was refined more precisely than before corroborating earlier results.

Wechselwirkungen in Molekülkristallen, 160 [1,2]. Kristallzüchtung und Strukturbestimmung der verschiedenartigen Polyphenyl-Kontaktionenmultipel [p-Quaterphenylee⊖⊖][Na⊕(DME)3]2, [p-Quaterphenyl⊖⊖(Na⊕(THF)3)2] und [p-Terphenyl⊖⊖Na⊕(DME)2Na⊕(DME)]2 / Interaction in Molecular Crystals, 160 [1, 2]. Crystallization and Structure Determination of the Different Polyphenyl Contact Ion Multiples [p-Quaterphenylee⊖⊖][Na⊕(DME)3]2, [p-Quaterphenyl⊖⊖(Na⊕(THF)3)2] und [p-Terphenyl⊖⊖Na⊕(DME)2Na⊕(DME)]2

2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 1103-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Bock ◽  
K. Gharagozloo-Hubmann ◽  
M. Sievert
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Sodium Salt ◽  
Structure Determination ◽  
Metal Cation ◽  
Molecular Crystals ◽  
Sodium Salts ◽  
Structure Determinations ◽  
Cation Coordination

The π-hydrocarbons p-terphenyl and p-quaterphenyl are reduced to their dianions in aprotic solutions of different ethers at sodium metal mirrors. Single crystal structure determinations of the solvent-separated or solvens-shared contact ion multiples, [p-terphenyl⊖⊖ Na⊕(DME)2Na⊕DME]2, p-quaterphenyl⊖⊖ ][Na⊕(DME)3]2 and [p-quaterpheny⊖⊖( Na⊕(THF)3)2], prove the essential cation solvation by the chelating dimethoxyethane (DME) versus the bulky tetrahydrofuran (THF) ligands: The solution network of equilibria between solvent separated and solvent shared ion aggregates can be considerably and transparently modified by the ether solvent selected. In addition, the structures of the monomeric sodium salts reveal partly novel details of metal cation coordination by contacts Na⊕ ··· O as well as Na⊕ ··· Cπ such as in the dimeric sodium salt of p-terphenyl dianion, [(DME)2Na⊕ (terphenyl⊖⊖)(Na⊕ DME)(terphenyl⊖⊖)Na⊕ (DME)2].

Synthesis of 4-(3-coumarinyl)-3-benzyl-4-thiazolin-2-one 4-methylbenzylidenehydrazone and determination of the isomeric structure by X-ray analysis

2003 ◽  
Vol 218 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Süheyla Özbey ◽  
Nilgün Karalı ◽  
Aysel Gürsoy
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Diffraction Analysis ◽  
Spectral Data ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Isomeric Structure ◽  
Elemental Analyses

AbstractIn this study 4-(3-coumarinyl)-3-benzyl-4-thi azolin-2-one 4-methylbenzylidenehydrazone 3 was synthesised. An independent proof of the thiazolylhydrazone structure of 3 was achieved by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Elemental analyses and spectral data (IR,

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