scholarly journals Explanation for the Multi-Component Scintillation of Cerium Fluoride Through the Equilibrium and Photophysical Investigation of Cerium(III)-Fluoro Complexes

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1462
Author(s):  
Zsolt Valicsek ◽  
Máté Kovács ◽  
Ottó Horváth

CeF3 displays favorable scintillation properties, which have been utilized for decades in various solid-state systems. Its emission undergoes multi-component decays, which were interpreted by lattice defects and so-called intrinsic features herein. This study of the complex equilibria in connection with photophysical behavior of the cerium(III)-fluoride system in solution gave us the possibility to reveal the individual contribution of the [CeIIIFx(H2O)9−x]3−x species to the photoluminescence. Spectrophotometry and spectrofluorometry (also in time-resolved mode) were used, and combined with sophisticated evaluation methods regarding both the complex equilibria and the kinetics of the photoinduced processes. The individual photophysical parameters of the [CeIIIFx(H2O)9−x]3−x complexes were determined. For the kinetic evaluation, three methods of various simplifications were applied and compared. The results indicated that the rates of some excited-state equilibrium processes were comparable to those of the emission decay steps. Our results also contribute to the explanation of the multi-component emission decays in the CeF3-containing scintillators, due to the various coordination environments of Ce3+, which can be affected by the excitation leading to the dissociation of the metal-ligand bonds.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wu ◽  
Jeffrey Ting ◽  
Siqi Meng ◽  
Matthew Tirrell

We have directly observed the <i>in situ</i> self-assembly kinetics of polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) micelles by synchrotron time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering, equipped with a stopped-flow device that provides millisecond temporal resolution. This work has elucidated one general kinetic pathway for the process of PEC micelle formation, which provides useful physical insights for increasing our fundamental understanding of complexation and self-assembly dynamics driven by electrostatic interactions that occur on ultrafast timescales.


1994 ◽  
Vol 59 (9) ◽  
pp. 2029-2041
Author(s):  
Oldřich Pytela ◽  
Taťjana Nevěčná

The kinetics of decomposition of 1,3-bis(4-methylphenyl)triazene catalyzed with 13 substituted benzoic acids of various concentrations have been measured in 25 vol.% aqueous methanol at 25.0 °C. The rate constants observed (297 data) have be used as values of independent variable in a series of models of the catalyzed decomposition. For the catalytic particles were considered the undissociated acid, its conjugated base, and the proton in both the specific and general catalyses. Some models presumed formation of reactive or nonreactive complexes of the individual reactants. The substituent effect is described by the Hammett equation. The statistically best model in which the observed rate constant is a superposition of a term describing the dependence on proton concentration and a term describing the dependence on the product of concentrations of proton and conjugated base is valid with the presumption of complete proton transfer from the catalyst acid to substrate, which has been proved. The behaviour of 4-dimethylamino, 4-amino, and 3-amino derivatives is anomalous (lower catalytic activity as compared with benzoic acid). This supports the presumed participation of conjugated base in the title process.


1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 1311-1317
Author(s):  
Miroslav Magura ◽  
Ján Vojtko ◽  
Ján Ilavský

The kinetics of liquid-phase isothermal esterification of POCl3 with 2-isopropylphenol and 4-isopropylphenol have been studied within the temperature intervals of 110 to 130 and 90 to 110 °C, respectively. The rate constants and activation energies of the individual steps of this three-step reaction have been calculated from the values measured. The reaction rates of the two isomers markedly differ: at 110 °C 4-isopropylphenol reacts faster by the factors of about 7 and 20 for k1 and k3, respectively. This finding can be utilized in preparation of mixed triaryl phosphates, since the alkylation mixture after reaction of phenol with propene contains an excess of 2-isopropylphenol over 4-isopropylphenol.


2000 ◽  
Vol 104 (17) ◽  
pp. 3964-3973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey A. Nizkorodov ◽  
Warren W. Harper ◽  
Bradley W. Blackmon ◽  
David J. Nesbitt

Author(s):  
Diana Spiegelberg ◽  
Jonas Stenberg ◽  
Pascale Richalet ◽  
Marc Vanhove

AbstractDesign of next-generation therapeutics comes with new challenges and emulates technology and methods to meet them. Characterizing the binding of either natural ligands or therapeutic proteins to cell-surface receptors, for which relevant recombinant versions may not exist, represents one of these challenges. Here we report the characterization of the interaction of five different antibody therapeutics (Trastuzumab, Rituximab, Panitumumab, Pertuzumab, and Cetuximab) with their cognate target receptors using LigandTracer. The method offers the advantage of being performed on live cells, alleviating the need for a recombinant source of the receptor. Furthermore, time-resolved measurements, in addition to allowing the determination of the affinity of the studied drug to its target, give access to the binding kinetics thereby providing a full characterization of the system. In this study, we also compared time-resolved LigandTracer data with end-point KD determination from flow cytometry experiments and hypothesize that discrepancies between these two approaches, when they exist, generally come from flow cytometry titration curves being acquired prior to full equilibration of the system. Our data, however, show that knowledge of the kinetics of the interaction allows to reconcile the data obtained by flow cytometry and LigandTracer and demonstrate the complementarity of these two methods.


1968 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Robson Wright ◽  
J. P. Arbuthnott ◽  
I. R. W. Lominski

1. The effect of a number of aromatic polysulphonic acids on the kinetics of haemolysis of rabbit erythrocyte suspensions by crude staphylococcal α-toxin was studied at pH8·6 and 6·8. 2. All of the inhibitory compounds caused an increase in the prelytic lag time (τ) of the sigmoid haemolysis curves, an increase in the time to reach 50% haemolysis (t½) and a decrease in the maximum rate of haemolysis (Rmax.). The most inhibitory compounds caused a 50% decrease in Rmax. at concentrations between 0·1 and 0·2mm. 3. The effect of pH varied considerably: compounds (I) and (II) were almost equally inhibitory at both pH values, compounds (IV) and (IX) were more inhibitory at pH6·8 than at pH8·6, and compounds (VII), (VIII), (X), (XI) and (XII) were more inhibitory at pH8·6. 4. Increased time of premixing α-toxin with compound (I) caused increased inhibition. 5. An attempt was made, where possible, to relate the inhibitory activity to the structure of the test compound.


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