Influence Of Composition Of A Liquid Phase At Hardening Of Cements

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-55
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Calcium Ions ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Cement Stone ◽  
Concentration Of Ions ◽  
Formation Zone ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Intergranular Space

The processes of structure formation of cement stone are considered. The change in the composition of the liquid phase and change in the hydration of polymineral cement over time are studied; the change in the concentration of ions of calcium in the course of cement hydration is determined. The effect of calcium chloride and sodium nitrite additives on the composition of the liquid phase during hydration of polymineral cements was investigated. It is shown that these additives significantly increase the metastable concentrations of calcium ions in the liquid phase of hydrating cements, differently affect the amount of supersaturation of the liquid phase and create different conditions for hydrate formation. The determining role of tricalcium silicate in the character of changes in the composition of the liquid phase and the conditions of subsequent hydrate formation during hardening of polymineral cements has been established. High concentrations of calcium ions in the liquid phase cause the removal of the hydrate formation zone from the surface of the initial cement grains into the volume of the intergranular space, which increases the uniformity of the distribution of the solid component in the volume of the cement stone.

The Increase of Hydration Activity of Portland Cement by Additives of Crystalline Hydrates

2019 ◽  
Vol 974 ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
Yury R. Krivoborodov ◽  
Svetlana V. Samchenko
Keyword(s):  
Phase Composition ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Bound Water ◽  
Cement Stone ◽  
Pulsation Apparatus ◽  
Rotary Pulsation Apparatus ◽  
Calcium Hydrosilicates ◽  
Crystalline Hydrates

The article presents the results of a study of the effect of synthesized microdisperse additives of crystalline hydrates based on calcium sulfoaluminates on the properties of cement stone. The effectiveness of the use of a rotary pulsation apparatus (RPA) to obtain microdispersed additives is identified. The possibility of accelerating the hardening of cement stone by entering microdispersed additives into its composition is shown. It has been established that in the presence of microdispersed additives of crystalline hydrates in the cement stone, the phase composition of hydrate tumors changes, the amount of calcium hydrosilicates and ettringite increases, the porosity decreases and the strength of the cement stone increases. This provision is confirmed by the increase in the degree of cement hydration, the amount of bound water in all periods of hardening of the stone. It is proposed to use microdisperse additives, which play the role of primers for the crystallization of ettringite and calcium hydrosilicates, to increase the strength of cement stone in the early stages of hardening.

scholarly journals On the possible role of serotonin in the regulation of regeneration of cilia.

1980 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Rodríguez ◽  
F L Renaud
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Ions ◽  
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ◽  
Intracellular Concentration ◽  
Causal Relationships ◽  
Serotonin Synthesis ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Regulation Of Regeneration

A study was made of the interrelationship of serotonin, cAMP, and calcium ions in the regulation of regeneration of cilia by Tetrahymena pyriformis. All these compounds stimulated the regeneration, whereas a blocker of serotonin synthesis, p-chlorophenylalanine, and a calcium chelator, EGTA, inhibited the process. This inhibition could be overcome by the addition of any of the stimulatory compounds. cAMP was also found to be inhibitory at high concentrations. The intracellular concentration of this nucleotide was found to increase during the regeneration, and this increase occurred precociously in the presence of serotonin. It was concluded that serotonin may regulate ciliary regeneration by a mechanism involving cAMP And calcium ions, but that the causal relationships among these compounds still need to be established.

scholarly journals The Role of Calcium in Excitation-Contraction Coupling of Lobster Muscle

1968 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Gainer
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Potential ◽  
Calcium Ions ◽  
Muscle Activation ◽  
Contraction Coupling ◽  
High K ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Coupling Mechanisms ◽  
Caffeine Contractures ◽  
Sigmoid Shape

Potassium contractures were induced in lobster muscle bundles under conditions which produced varying KCl fluxes into the fibers. The presence or absence of chloride fluxes during depolarization by high concentrations of potassium, had no effect on the tensions developed. The curve relating tension to the membrane potential had a typical sigmoid shape with an apparent "threshold" for tension at -60 mv. Soaking the muscles in low (0.1 mM) calcium salines for 30 min completely eliminated the potassium contractures but the caffeine contractures were only slightly reduced under these conditions. The potassium contracture could be completely restored in less than 2 min by return of the calcium ions to the saline. Evidence is presented for independent, superficial, and deep calcium sites; the superficial sites appear to be involved in the coupling mechanisms associated with potassium contractures. These sites are highly selective for Ca++, and attempts to substitute either Cd++, Co++, Mg++, Ba++, or Sr++ for Ca++ were unsuccessful. However, K+ appeared to compete with Ca++ for these sites, and the evoked tension could be reduced by prestimulation of the muscle fibers with high K+ salines. The results of studies on the influx of 45Ca during potassium contractures were compatible with the view of muscle activation by the entry of extracellular calcium.

Elucidation of block boundaries as the dissolution channels in hydrated cement

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 484-485
Author(s):  
N.V. Belov ◽  
U.I. Papiashwili ◽  
B.E. Yudovich
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Benzoyl Peroxide ◽  
Phase Contrast ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Hardened Cement ◽  
Hydrated Cement ◽  
Hardened Cement Paste

It has been almost universally adopted that dissolution of solids proceeds with development of uniform, continuous frontiers of reaction.However this point of view is doubtful / 1 /. E.g. we have proved the active role of the block (grain) boundaries in the main phases of cement, these boundaries being the areas of hydrate phases' nucleation / 2 /. It has brought to the supposition that the dissolution frontier of cement particles in water is discrete. It seems also probable that the dissolution proceeds through the channels, which serve both for the liquid phase movement and for the drainage of the incongruant solution products. These channels can be appeared along the block boundaries.In order to demonsrate it, we have offered the method of phase-contrast impregnation of the hardened cement paste with the solution of methyl metacrylahe and benzoyl peroxide. The viscosity of this solution is equal to that of water.

Mitochondrial matrix calcium ions regulate energy production in myocardium: A cytochemical study

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-167
Author(s):  
W.A. Jacob ◽  
R. Hertsens ◽  
A. Van Bogaert ◽  
M. De Smet
Keyword(s):  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Calcium Ions ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Regulation Of Respiration ◽  
Free Calcium ◽  
Mitochondrial Matrix ◽  
Cytochemical Study ◽  
Nmr Techniques

In the past most studies of the control of energy metabolism focus on the role of the phosphorylation potential ATP/ADP.Pi on the regulation of respiration. Studies using NMR techniques have demonstrated that the concentrations of these compounds for oxidation phosphorylation do not change appreciably throughout the cardiac cycle and during increases in cardiac work. Hence regulation of energy production by calcium ions, present in the mitochondrial matrix, has been the object of a number of recent studies.Three exclusively intramitochondnal dehydrogenases are key enzymes for the regulation of oxidative metabolism. They are activated by calcium ions in the low micromolar range. Since, however, earlier estimates of the intramitochondnal calcium, based on equilibrium thermodynamic considerations, were in the millimolar range, a physiological correlation was not evident. The introduction of calcium-sensitive probes fura-2 and indo-1 made monitoring of free calcium during changing energy metabolism possible. These studies were performed on isolated mitochondria and extrapolation to the in vivo situation is more or less speculative.

scholarly journals Deciphering the Role of π-Interactions in Polyelectrolyte Complexes Using Rationally Designed Peptides

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 2074
Author(s):  
Sara Tabandeh ◽  
Cristina Elisabeth Lemus ◽  
Lorraine Leon
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Phase Separation ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Charge Density ◽  
Secondary Structures ◽  
Liquid Phase Separation ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Complexes ◽  
Π Interactions ◽  
Liquid Liquid Phase Separation

Electrostatic interactions, and specifically π-interactions play a significant role in the liquid-liquid phase separation of proteins and formation of membraneless organelles/or biological condensates. Sequence patterning of peptides allows creating protein-like structures and controlling the chemistry and interactions of the mimetic molecules. A library of oppositely charged polypeptides was designed and synthesized to investigate the role of π-interactions on phase separation and secondary structures of polyelectrolyte complexes. Phenylalanine was chosen as the π-containing residue and was used together with lysine or glutamic acid in the design of positively or negatively charged sequences. The effect of charge density and also the substitution of fluorine on the phenylalanine ring, known to disrupt π-interactions, were investigated. Characterization analysis using MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy, H NMR, and circular dichroism (CD) confirmed the molecular structure and chiral pattern of peptide sequences. Despite an alternating sequence of chirality previously shown to promote liquid-liquid phase separation, complexes appeared as solid precipitates, suggesting strong interactions between the sequence pairs. The secondary structures of sequence pairs showed the formation of hydrogen-bonded structures with a β-sheet signal in FTIR spectroscopy. The presence of fluorine decreased hydrogen bonding due to its inhibitory effect on π-interactions. π-interactions resulted in enhanced stability of complexes against salt, and higher critical salt concentrations for complexes with more π-containing amino acids. Furthermore, UV-vis spectroscopy showed that sequences containing π-interactions and increased charge density encapsulated a small charged molecule with π-bonds with high efficiency. These findings highlight the interplay between ionic, hydrophobic, hydrogen bonding, and π-interactions in polyelectrolyte complex formation and enhance our understanding of phase separation phenomena in protein-like structures.

scholarly journals Environmentally persistent free radicals are ubiquitous in wildfire charcoals and remain stable for years

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Sigmund ◽  
Cristina Santín ◽  
Marc Pignitter ◽  
Nathalie Tepe ◽  
Stefan H. Doerr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Free Radicals ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Pyrogenic Carbon ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
Long Time ◽  
High Concentrations

AbstractGlobally landscape fires produce about 256 Tg of pyrogenic carbon or charcoal each year. The role of charcoal as a source of environmentally persistent free radicals, which are precursors of potentially harmful reactive oxygen species, is poorly constrained. Here, we analyse 60 charcoal samples collected from 10 wildfires, that include crown as well as surface fires in forest, shrubland and grassland spanning different boreal, temperate, subtropical and tropical climate. Using electron spin resonance spectroscopy, we measure high concentrations of environmentally persistent free radicals in charcoal samples, much higher than those found in soils. Concentrations increased with degree of carbonization and woody fuels favoured higher concentrations. Moreover, environmentally persistent free radicals remained stable for an unexpectedly long time of at least 5 years. We suggest that wildfire charcoal is an important global source of environmentally persistent free radicals, and therefore potentially of harmful reactive oxygen species.

scholarly journals Liquid–liquid phase separation in human health and diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Wang ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Tong Dai ◽  
Ziran Qin ◽  
Huasong Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Liquid Phase Separation ◽  
Eukaryotic Cells ◽  
Liquid Liquid Phase Separation

AbstractEmerging evidence suggests that liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) represents a vital and ubiquitous phenomenon underlying the formation of membraneless organelles in eukaryotic cells (also known as biomolecular condensates or droplets). Recent studies have revealed evidences that indicate that LLPS plays a vital role in human health and diseases. In this review, we describe our current understanding of LLPS and summarize its physiological functions. We further describe the role of LLPS in the development of human diseases. Additionally, we review the recently developed methods for studying LLPS. Although LLPS research is in its infancy—but is fast-growing—it is clear that LLPS plays an essential role in the development of pathophysiological conditions. This highlights the need for an overview of the recent advances in the field to translate our current knowledge regarding LLPS into therapeutic discoveries.

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