Xiaosen Luo

Study on fluorescence spectra of molecular association of acetic acid-water

Fluorescence spectra of acetic acid-water solution excited by ultraviolet (UV) light are studied, and the relationship between fluorescence spectra and molecular association of acetic acid is discussed. The results indicate that when the exciting light wavelength is longer than 246 nm, there are two fluorescence peaks located at 305 and 334 nm, respectively. By measuring the excitation spectra, the optimal wavelengths of the two fluorescence peaks are obtained, which are 258 and 284 nm, respectively. Fluorescence spectra of acetic acid-water solution change with concentrations, which is primarily attributed to changes of molecular association of acetic acid in aqueous solution. Through theoretical analysis, three variations of molecular association have been obtained in acetic acid-water solution, which are the hydrated monomers, the linear dimers, and the water separated dimers. This research can provide references to studies of molecular association of acetic acid-water, especially studies of hydrogen bonds.

Numerical and experimental investigation of the influence of tumor size on laser-induced ultrasonics in soft tissue

The generation and propagation of laser-induced ultrasonic waves in soft tissue systems are investigated using the finite element method. Taking into account the effects of thermal diffusion, optical penetration, tumor elastic modulus and finite laser pulse duration, the transient temperature distribution is obtained. Using this temperature field as thermal loading in structural analysis, the thermoelastic stress field and laser-induced ultrasound waves in soft tissues are obtained. The results show that the intensity of the positive peak in the ultrasound wave increases and the arrival of the longitudinal wave takes place sooner as the tumor size becomes larger. It is also found that the duration of the laser ultrasound signal becomes shorter as the size of the tumor decreases. Meanwhile, the percentage of the received ultrasonic signal in the high-frequency region increases as the size of the tumor decreases, as has been proved by the experimental results.

Spectral analysis of interaction between carotenoid and tyrosine in ethanol-water solution

In this study we have applied UV/vis absorption spectroscopy, steady state fluorescence, Raman spectra to investigate the effects of tyrosine on the aggregates of lutein and β-carotene. Absorption spectra analysis revealed that hydroxyl and amino groups of tyrosine can affect the aggregate of lutein to a certain extent. In Raman spectra the effect of tyrosine on the length of conjugation was observed in the case of lutein molecule. In addition tyrosine also had a great effect on the excited electronic state of carotenoids, and internal energy transferring among aggregates.

How does the β-ionone effect the spectra of chlorophyll and the excitation energy transfer in solution

This paper presents the excitation spectra and fluorescence spectra of mixed solution containing chlorophyll a(Chla), chlorophyll b(Chlb) and β-ionone of different concentration, investigates the spectral changes of Chla and Chlb caused by β-ionone through optimizing the frontier orbital of Chl-β-ionone compound, and calculates the energy transfer rate between Chla and Chlb by means of the fluorescence Gauss decomposition. The results show that the β-ionone interacts with Chl mainly via the connection between the magnesium atom in Chl molecule and the carbonyl in β-ionone molecule. The formation of Chl-β-ionone compound changes the charge distribution of Chl so greatly that it leads to the red-shift of the excitation spectra and blue-shift of the fluorescence spectra of Chls. Also in the compound the electronic energy located on carbon double bond of β-ionone can be transferred to Chl molecule by the Mg…O bond, which enhances the fluorescence intensity greatly. The calculation of the excitation energy transfer (EET) rate indicates that a small amount of β-ionone can promote the EET between Chla and Chlb.

Study on the orientation of pigment in thylakoid based on polarization technique

The absorption spectrum and fluorescence spectrum of thylakoid(sample I) and chlorophyll(sample II) extracted from brassica chinensis were studied based on polarization technique. As a result, the absorption peak positions of sample I red shift by more than ten nanometers comparing sample II and the absorption intensities of sample I declined when the polarizer went round from 0°to 90°. It gave detailed explanation why the two absorption spectra feel so different. On the other side, the polarization fluorescence spectra of the two samples excited by 437nm were investigated respectively and the calculation of the fluorescence polarization degree which is determined by the environment of the pigment, the bound state, the effectual energy transfer and the ordered arrangement of the pigment in the two samples showed that the pigment in sample I arrayed regularily .The results of the study would provide powerful reference to the research of the energy transfer and transformation during photosynthesis.

Study of laser ultrasonic in adipose tissue by the optical absorption coefficient of inclusions

Based on the thermo-elastic mechanism of a pulsed laser in adipose tissue with inclusions, the physical model of generation and transmission of the ultrasound was established. The transient responses of the single pulsed laser interacting with adipose tissue were presented by means of numerical simulation, meanwhile the corresponding stress field and the transmission of the resultant ultrasound were also investigated. By analyzing the laser-induced ultrasonic waveforms in different positions, we found that when the laser acts on the adipose tissue with inclusions, the inhomogeneity of the tissue leads to different ultrasound modes. This can be attributed to the difference of the optical absorption coefficient between adipose tissues and inclusions. The larger optical absorption coefficient of inclusion in the adipose tissue, the narrower of the full width at half maximum of laser ultrasound signal waveform. Full width at half maximum of laser ultrasound signal waveform of a pure adipose tissue is wider than that of the adipose tissue with inclusions. The resultant ultrasound signal waveform has larger amplitude in the inclusions with larger optical absorption coefficient than in the pure adipose tissue. The laser ultrasound signal waveform of the adipose tissue with inclusions has a multiple-interface reflected wave. These results can provide valuable information about further research on methods and techniques of ultrasonic noninvasive detection of biological organization.

Fluorimetric determination of cholesterol in hypercholesterolemia serum

With the increase of people’s living standard and the changes of living form, the number of people who suffer from hypercholesterolemia is increasing. It is not only harmful to heart and blood vessel, but also leading to obstruction of cognition. The conventional blood detection technology has weakness such as complex operation, long detecting period, and bad visibility. In order to develop a new detection method that can checkout hypercholesterolemia conveniently, spectroscopy of cholesterol in hypercholesterolemia serum is obtained by the multifunctional grating spectrograph. The experiment results indicate that, under the excitation of light-emitting diode (LED) with the wavelength at 407 nm, the serum from normal human and the hypercholesterolemia serum emit different fluorescence spectra. The former can emit one fluorescence region with the peak locating at 516 nm while the latter can emit two more regions with peaks locating at 560 nm and 588 nm. Moreover, the fluorescence intensity of serum is non-linear increasing with the concentration of cholesterol increases when the concentration of cholesterol is lower than 13.8 mmol/L, and then, with the concentration of cholesterol increase, the fluorescence intensity decreases. However, the fluorescence intensity is still much higher than that of serum from normal human. Conclusions can be educed from the experiments: the intensity and the shape of fluorescence spectra of hypercholesterolemia serum are different of those of normal serum, from which the cholesterol abnormal in blood can be judged. The consequences in this paper may offer an experimental reference for the diagnosis of the hypercholesterolemia.

Physical analysis on laser-induced cerebral damage

Experimental investigation on cerebral damage of adult SD rats induced by 532nm CW laser was performed. Tissue heat conductive equation was set up based on two-layered structure model. Finite difference algorithm was utilized to numerically simulate the temperature distribution in the brain tissue. Allowing for tissue response to temperature variation, free boundary model was used to discuss tissue thermal coagulation formation in brain. Experimental observations show that thermal coagulation and necrosis can be caused due to laser light absorption. The result of the calculation shows that the process of the thermal coagulation of the given mode comprises two stages: fast and slow. At the first stage, necrosis domain grows fast. Then necrosis domain growth becomes slower because of the competition between the heat diffusion into the surrounding undamaged tissue and the heat dissipation caused by blood perfusion. At the center of coagulation area no neuron was observed and at the transitional zone few nervous cells were seen by microscope. The research can provide reference data for developing clinical therapy of some kind of encephalic diseases by using 532nm laser, and for making cerebral infarction models in animal experiment.

Investigation of momentary mechanical effects while Q-switched laser acts on dermal pigmented lesions

Clinical application shows that the Q-switched laser therapy on pigmented lesions based on the principle of selective thermolysis is good in efficiency. But the mechanism of this method of treatment remains unclear yet. Elementary researches are up to date restricted to the levels of morphological observation mainly. The beginning split second process within which laser pulse is interaction with dermal tissues has not been investigated in detail. This process also includes a series of sub processes of super high intensity of photo thermotics, plasma shock wave, super express boil inflation, et. Researches of experimental tests to the momentary processes mentioned above have been performed in this project. The results suggest that laser ablation impact and shock wave induced by laser play important rules in the process.

Investigation on fluorescent spectra of blood induced by lights of different wavelengths

In order to investigating the effect of wavelength on laser blood therapy, we test the fluorescent spectra of human blood. The wavelengths of exciting lights are 530 nm and 632.8 nm respectively. The result indicates that the light of 530 nm induces much stronger fluorescence, and the emitting spectra induced by 632.8 nm is rather different from the spectra induced by the light of 530 nm. This result suggests that the processes of interaction between laser and blood vary with the wavelength of the radiating lights, so the biological effects of the light to blood can differ with wavelength. These facts might have some meanings to the further research for explaining mechanisms of the laser blood therapy.