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In this work, the solubilities of the salt minerals and the densities of solutions in two ternary systems, calcium chloride–zinc chloride–water and potassium chloride–zinc chloride–water, were measured at 373 K using an isothermal dissolution equilibrium method. Based on the determined equilibrium solubility data and the corresponding equilibrium solid phases, the phase diagrams and density diagrams of the two systems were plotted. The results show that the two ternary systems are complex. The invariant points, the univariant solubility curves and the solid crystalline phase regions are reported and discussed. The phase diagram of the ternary CaCl2–ZnCl2–H2O system at 373 K includes two invariant points, three univariant solubility curves and three solid crystalline phase regions corresponding to CaCl2·2H2O, CaCl2·ZnCl2·2H2O and ZnCl2. Also, the phase diagram of the ternary KCl–ZnCl2–H2O system at 373 K is constituted of two invariant points, three univariant solubility curves and three solid crystalline phase regions corresponding to KCl, 2KCl·ZnCl2 and ZnCl2. The influence of one of solute on the solubility of the ternary systems is also discussed in this work.

The detection results of qPCR for PCV3 in collected samples. (DOC 65Â kb)

AA differences of Spike (S) and Nucleocapsid (N) protein between CH/GD01/2015 and CH/GD02/2015. (DOC 42Â kb)

Sequence information of PDCoVs and other coronaviruses used in the present study. (DOC 106Â kb)

Silicon oxide films were deposited in electron cyclotron resonance-radio frequency dual hybrid plasmas using a mixture of HMDSO and oxygen as source gases, and optical emission spectroscopy was employed to investigate the gas phase species in the plasma. It is found that both the deposition rate and the chemical bonds of films are significantly affected by the radio frequency bias. The deposition rate is slightly increased when a low direct current self-bias is applied, and is reduced with the increasing self-bias due to strengthened ion bombardment. The ratios of O to Si in the films deposited under the bias frequency of 400 kHz are above 2∶1, nearly the same as that under 13.56 MHz. However, the content of carbon under 400 kHz bias is much higher than that under 13.56 MHz. The reason is that the application of the high frequency bias of 13.56 MHz not only strengthens ion bombardment on the material surface, but also induces the variations of the bulk plasmas including the increase of O atom density, while the main effect of the bias of 400 kHz is only to strengthen ion bombardment.

A knotted polymer chain passing through a pore is investigated by molecule dynamics method. In this paper, we take 31 knot as an example. It is found that, during the process of translocation, the size of the knot fluctuates until the knot is unknotted. In addition, the effect of the knot on the translocation velocity of the knotted chain is also discussed. For the given external force, the average translocation time τ satisfies the scaling relation:τ～N α, and the scaling exponent α increases with the external force f. For short knotted polymer chains, the average translocation time τ decreases when the external force f increases. However, for very long knotted polymer chains, the average translocation time τ increases when the external force f increases. In the meantime, the position of knot in a knotted polymer chain also affects the average translocation time τ strongly. The closer the knot approaches the first translocated monomer, the longer the average translocation time. This investigation can provide some insights into the translocation of knotted polymer chains (especially knotted DNA) through the nanopore, and help us understand the translocation behavior of biomacromolecules.

The hot filament assisted double-bias hydrogen has been employed for the surface fabrication of the as-formed chemical vapor deposited diamond films on the nanometer scale. Diamond cone arrays are successfully prepared through hydrogen plasma etching. The intrinsic columnar structure of the diamond films leads to the unevenly distributed ion etching rate, which plays an important role in the cone formation. Simultaneously, the carbon-containing species sputtered out may re-deposit on the surface. The evolvement of the characteristic surface is thus determined by the competition between the ion etching and the carbon deposition. The application of grid electrode influences the discharge characteristics at the substrate region. By controlling the grid current, the surface structure of diamond films may be significantly tuned. Moreover, by introducing small amounts of methane in the etching process, the increased concentration of carbon-containing species enhances the secondary diamond nucleation on the film surface, which further promotes the uniformity of the diamond cone arrays.