Ionic Self-Assembled Derivative of Tetraphenylethylene: Synthesis, Enhanced Solid-State Emission, Liquid-Crystalline Structure, and Cu2+ Detection Ability.

A novel tetraphenylethylene complex composed of 4',4'',4''',4''''-(ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrabiphenyl-4-carboxylic acid (H4 ETTC) and dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DOAB) with enhanced solid-state emission is designed and synthesized through an ionic self-assembly (ISA) strategy. The aggregation-induced emission property, phase behavior, and supramolecular structure of the complex are characterized by a combination of experimental measurements. The experimental results reveal that the ISA complex can self-assemble into an ordered helical supramolecular structure with enhanced luminescent properties, although the ETTC cores possess extensive conjugation and high rigidity. Due to the prolonged conjugation length, the fluorescence quantum yield of ETTC-DOAB is boosted to 66 %. Moreover, it is demonstrated that assemblies of the ISA complex are an effective sensor for Cu2+ . Owing to the disassembly modulation of ETTC-DOAB aggregations, the fluorescence emission of the assemblies can be selectively and sensitively quenched by Cu2+ , with a detection limit as low as 12.6 nm. The enhanced emission efficiency, in combination with the liquid crystallinity and superior sensing performance to Cu2+ , make the ETTC-DOAB complex a potential candidate for the fabrication of a luminescent device and chemosensor for Cu2+ detection.

[Clinical observation on isolated electroacupuncture for treatment of peripheral facial paralysis].

OBJECTIVE: To study on therapeutic effect of isolated electroacupuncture on peripheral facial paralysis. METHODS: One hundred cases were randomly divided into an observation group of 60 cases and a control group of 40 cases. The observation group were treated by isolated electroacupuncture and the control group by normal electroacupuncture. Jiache (ST 6), Yangbai (GB 14), Dicang (ST 4), Xiaguan (ST 7), Fengchi (GB 20) and Hegu (LI 4) were selected and same drugs were administrated in the two groups. Then their therapeutic effects were observed. RESULTS: Forty-five cases were cured, 11 cases were markedly effective and 4 cases improved with an effective rate of 100.0% in the observation group, and corresponding figures were 26, 2 and 10 cases, and 95.0% in the control group, the observation group being better than the control group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Isolated electroacupuncture has a significant therapeutic effect on facial paralysis, being better than that of normal electroacupuncture.