Charge exchange is examined with unprecedented precision using the newly developed magneto-optical trap-target recoil ion momentum spectroscopy (MOTRIMS) technique. Initial and final state selective, charge exchange cross sections are obtained for 6 keV Cs+ colliding with rubidium in 5s and 5p states. For each charge transfer channel, cross sections differential in scattering angle are measured. These data are used to overturn previous long-standing conjecture as to the origin of oscillations seen in total charge exchange cross section measurements, and compare well with an enhanced Demkov model calculation.

Gold nanoshell enabled photothermal therapy (NEPTT) utilizes the efficient thermal conversion of near infrared (NIR) light for the ablation of cancer cells. Cancer therapies that combine cell killing with the induction of a strong immune response against the dying tumor cells have been shown to increase therapeutic efficacy in the clearance and regression of cancers. In this study, we assessed the ability of dying cells generated by in vitro NEPTT to activate inflammasome complexes. We quantified levels of major danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), including adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and uric acid, released from tumor cells treated by NEPTT. The amount of DAMPs released was dependent on the dose of nanoshells internalized by cells. However, under all the employed conditions, the levels of generated DAMPs were insufficient to activate inflammasome complexes and to induce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (i.e. IL-1β). The results from this study provide insights into the development of nanoplasmonics for combining both photothermal therapy and immunotherapy to eradicate cancers.

We report on a theoretical and experimental study of state-selective differential single-electron transfer cross sections between Na ϩ ions and Rb(5s,5p) atoms at collision energies of 2, 5, and 7 keV. A two-center multichannel semiclassical impact parameter close-coupling method with straight-line trajectories was used to obtain single-electron capture amplitudes. By combining with the eikonal approximation, we calculated the angular differential cross sections. These results are compared to the experimental data obtained with Rb targets cooled in a magnetic optical trap. It is shown that there is generally a good agreement between the present calculations and the experiments. In spite of the higher resolution offered from the cold target, the rapid oscillations in the differential cross sections are not resolved by the experiments.

An efficient and green method was developed for the acylation of secondary alcohols, phenols and naphthols using deep eutectic solvent [CholineCl][ZnCl2]3 as a catalyst at room temperature under solvent-free conditions.

An efficient and environmentally benign method for regio- and chemo-selective Friedel–Crafts acylation using deep eutectic solvent ([CholineCl][ZnCl2]3) under solvent-free microwave irradiation.

Arsenic and heavy-metal-contaminated environments are a major concern due to their negative impacts on exposed people and ecosystems. In this study, sludge from an iron-ore processing area was used as an adsorbent to remove As, Mn, Zn, Cd, and Pb from aqueous solutions. The adsorption capacity of target adsorbates was investigated in batch experiments of both single- and mixed-metal solutions. The batch studies show that the maximum Langmuir adsorption capacities of the heavy metals onto the adsorbent occurred in the order Pb > As > Cd > Zn > Mn, and ranged from 0.710 mg/g to 1.113 mg/g in the single-metal solutions and from 0.370 mg/g to 1.059 mg/g in the mixed-metal solutions. The results of the kinetic experiments are consistent with pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models, with a slightly better fit to the latter. Adsorption performances indicate that iron-ore sludge can simultaneously adsorb multiple metal ions and is a promising adsorbent for the removal of toxic pollutants from water.

International audienceA novel apparatus has been developed in which atoms in a magneto-optical trap are used as targets in ion-atom collision experiments. The apparatus is an extension of earlier methodology in which the momentum of the recoiling target is measured and used to deduce the collision Q value and projectile scattering angle. In the present work, the low temperature of the target atoms yields increased momentum resolution, which in turn leads to improved Q value and scattering angle resolution. In addition, because the trapping process leaves some fraction of the atoms in an excited state, the new methodology is ideal for the study of collisions with excited targets. The prototypical system presented is low energy charge transfer between singly charged alkali ions and trapped rubidium atoms in the ground and first excited state

A nano-sized Fe₃O₄-supported Lewis acid ionic liquid catalyst for the synthesis of polyhydroquinolines and propargylamines under ultrasound irradiation has been developed.