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In this paper, we introduced a new sensor for detecting sulfur mustard (SM) and its simulant through the functionalization of a rhodol chromophore with benzothiazole, followed by thionation of the spirolactam. The synthesized chemodosimeter (RHBT) exhibited an obvious green-yellow fluorescence enhancement and chromogenic change from colorless to fuchsia in the presence of SM and its simulant stimuli,...
Metal oxide nanomaterials have been widely applied in the high-performance gas sensors. For metal oxide semiconductors, high surface-to-volume ratio and the exposed crystal facets are the two key factors for determining their gas sensing performances. In order to study the effect of surface structure on the gas sensing properties, in this work, two types of copper oxide (CuO) nanostructures, CuO nanotubes...
Determination of 135Cs/137Cs atom ratios has the potential to be a powerful tool for nuclear forensics and monitoring environmental processes. We present optimized chemical separation techniques and thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) protocols to obtain precise 135Cs/137Cs atom ratios for a range of environmental sample types. We use a combination of double AMP-PAN separation and Sr-spec...
By virtue of the flexible structure of polyoxometalates, Ni2+ is encapsulated into trivacant lacunary tungstophosphate ligands by the form of [Ni4] cluster to offer a tetra-nickel substituted polyoxotungsate K6Na4[Ni4(H2O)2(PW9O34)2] (Ni4P2). The Ni4P2 is then immobilized onto the surface of SiO2 nanoparticles by self-assembly under electrostatic interactions to give the product of Ni4P2@SiO2 composites...
For the purpose of improving the diagnosis and enhancing the photothermal therapeutic effect for cancer under near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation, a novel magnetic therapeutic platform containing dual photothermal agents, polypyrrole (PPy) and gold nanoshell, is constructed. The nanostructure is composed of a magnetic PPy/Fe3O4-core and a gold nanoshell, which is capable of enhancing the contrast...
A facile one-step solvent-free synthesis approach is proposed for the simultaneous fabrication of free and solidified N, S-doped graphene quantum dots (N, S-GQDs) by using citric acid as precursor and L-cysteine as dopant. Graphene nucleus is firstly formed via the intermolecular dehydration of citric acid. N and S are then incorporated into the graphene structure by attacking the margin of graphene...
In the practice of in vivo imaging with carbon nanodots (CNDs) as probe, the volume of CNDs solution introduced into living body should be kept at minimum, and a higher concentration is needed to ensure sufficient quantity of the probe for obtaining bright image. Therefore, the improvement on biocompatibility of the CNDs is among the most important and critical issues. We report herein the improvement...
A novel polyoxometalate (POM)-based hybrid P8W48-APTS is prepared by the solidification of super-lacunary P8W48O18440- polyoxoanions with APTS in an acidic medium. The oxygen (O−) atoms in P8W48O18440- are bound to silicon atoms in APTS by the formation of Si-O linkage through dehydration condensation. The solidification is confirmed by characterizations with XRD, FT-IR, TGA, SEM and EDXS. Selective...
Solid phase extraction (SPE) is widely used in many different areas, such as environmental, biological, and food analysis, where cleaning and pre-concentration of samples are key steps in the analytical protocol. New materials have significant impact on the development of solid phase extraction. In this paper, mono-dispersed molecularly imprinted hollow spheres (MIHSs) of β-estradiol (E2) were synthesized...
A polyethyleneimine (PEI)–iron phosphate (FePO 4 ) nanocomposite is prepared by immobilization of PEI onto the surface of FePO 4 nanoparticles via electrostatic interaction. The obtained PEI–FePO 4 nanocomposites are spherical with a size centered in ca. 100nm. They provide a novel adsorbent for the solid-phase extraction of DNA from complex sample matrices. At pH 4, 50μgmL...
Techniques, such as Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films (DGT), which either minimally disturb the soil or perturb it in a controlled way are most likely to provide information relevant to toxicity. Herein, we report the first use of DGT for organics (o-DGT) in soil systems to gain insight into the mobility and lability of four antibiotics—sulfamethoxazole (SMX), sulfamethazine (SMZ), and sulfadimethoxine...
Considerable analytical methods have been developed for arsenic speciation in the last 5 years, the details of these new arsenic speciation procedures are thus summarized in present mini review. The performances of various sample pretreatment techniques including solid phase extraction, liquid–liquid extraction, hydride generation, liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis, which offer effective...
A facile electrochemical immunosensor based on graphene–three dimensional nanostructure gold nanocomposites (G–3D Au) using simple and rapid one-step electrochemical co-reduction technique was developed for sensitive detection of topoisomerase. The resultant G–3D Au nanocomposites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and...
Nanomaterials have been studied widely as the supporting materials for enzyme immobilization. However, the interactions between enzymes and carbon nanotubes (CNT) with different morphologies and surface functionalities may vary, hence influencing activities of the immobilized enzyme. To date how the adsorption mechanisms affect the activities of immobilized enzyme is not well understood. In this study...
Hemoglobin (Hb) modified magnetic nanocomposites are prepared by immobilization of Hb onto the surface of amino-functionalized Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 magnetic nanoparticles via covalent bonding with glutaraldehyde as cross-linker. The obtained nanocomposites are characterized with FT-IR, SEM, XRD and surface charge analysis. A direct solid-phase extraction procedure for the isolation/separation...
As a peroxidase mimic, cupric oxide nanoparticles were found to enhance the chemiluminescence (CL) of luminol-H 2 O 2 system up to 400 folds. The CL spectra and radical scavengers were conducted to investigate the possible CL enhancement mechanism. It was suggested that the enhanced CL could be attributed to the peroxidase-like activity of CuO nanoparticles, which effectively catalyzed...
A flow-through fluorescence optosensor with Sephadex G-50 microbeads as solid support is developed for the sensitive determination of tetracycline (TC). The fluorescent TC derivative encapsulated in CTAB micelle structures is retained onto the surface of the microbeads packed into a fluorescent flow cell in a flow system, followed by measurement of the native fluorescence of the TC derivative on the...
A novel fluorescent probe is designed and synthesized for the determination of cysteine in biological samples by incorporating 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl (DBS) group as a quencher into the BODIPY skeleton. The BODIPY-based probe itself shows weak fluorescence due to the strong intramolecular charge transfer process. Upon reaction with cysteine, however, the probe produces a rapid and large fluorescence...
Hydrophilic ionic liquid–polyvinyl chloride (PVC) hybrids were prepared by immobilizing N-methylimidazole (N-mim) to PVC chains in toluene. The NmimCl–PVC hybrids were characterized by FT-IR, 1 H NMR, surface charge analysis and elemental analysis. The immobilization ratio, i.e., the percentage of chloride on PVC chain reacting with N-mim to form the hybrid, varies from 4.3% to 15.1% by increasing...
A novel electrochemical biosensor is described for detection of breakpoint cluster region gene and a cellular abl (BCR/ABL) fusion gene in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) by using thiolated-hairpin locked nucleic acids (LNA) as the capture probe. The hairpin LNA probe was immobilized on the nanogold (NG)/poly-eriochrome black T (EBT) film-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The immobilized...
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