Fe3O4@Al2O3 magnetic core-shell microspheres for rapid and highly specific capture of phosphopeptides with mass spectrometry analysis

Selective detection of phosphopeptides from complex biological samples is a challenging and highly relevant task in many proteomics applications. In this study, a novel phosphopeptide enrichment approach based on the strong interaction of Fe(3)O(4)@Al(2)O(3) magnetic core-shell microspheres with phosphopeptides has been developed. With a well-defined core-shell structure, the Fe(3)O(4)@Al(2)O(3) magnetic core-shell microspheres not only have a shell of aluminum oxide, giving them a high-trapping capacity for the phosphopeptides, but also have magnetic property that enables easy isolation by positioning an external magnetic field. The prepared Fe(3)O(4)@Al(2)O(3) magnetic core-shell microspheres have been successfully applied to the enrichment of phosphopeptides from the tryptic digest of standard phosphoproteins beta-casein and ovalbumin. The excellent selectivity of this approach was demonstrated by analyzing phosphopeptides in the digest mixture of beta-casein and bovine serum albumin with molar ratio of 1:50 as well as tryptic digest product of casein and five protein mixtures. The results also proved a stronger selective ability of Fe(3)O(4)@Al(2)O(3) magnetic core-shell microspheres over Fe(3+)-immobilized magnetic silica microspheres, commercial Fe(3+)-IMAC (immobilized metal affinity chromatography) resin, and TiO(2) beads. Finally, the Al(2)O(3) coated Fe(3)O(4) microspheres were successfully utilized for enrichment of phosphopeptides from digestion products of rat liver extract. These results show that Fe(3)O(4)@Al(2)O(3) magnetic core-shell microspheres are very good materials for rapid and selective separation and enrichment of phosphopeptides.     

Preparation of Fe3O4@C@PANI magnetic microspheres for the extraction and analysis of phenolic compounds in water samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

In this work, core-shell structure Fe(3)O(4)@C@polyaniline magnetic microspheres were synthesized using simple hydrothermal reactions. The carbon-coated magnetic microspheres (Fe(3)O(4)@C) were first synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction, and then aniline was polymerized on the magnetic core via another hydrothermal reaction. Then, the obtained Fe(3)O(4)@C@polyaniline magnetic microspheres were applied as magnetic adsorbents for the extraction of aromatic molecules due to π-π interactions between polyaniline shell and aromatic compounds. In our study, five kinds of phenols including phenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP), 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (TCP), pentachlorophenol (PCP) and bisphenol A (BPA) were selected as the model analytes to verify the extraction ability of Fe(3)O(4)@C@PANI microspheres. After derivatization, the phenols were detected using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The dominant parameters affecting enrichment efficiency were investigated and optimized. Under the optimal conditions, the proposed method was evaluated, and applied to the analysis of phenols in real water samples. The results demonstrated that our proposed method based on Fe(3)O(4)@C@polyaniline magnetic microspheres had good linearity (r(2)>0.991), and limits of quantification (2.52-29.7 ng/mL), high repeatability (RSD<13.1%) and good recovery (85.3-110.6%).     

Preparation of Fe3O4@SiO2@layered double hydroxide core-shell microspheres for magnetic separation of proteins

Three-component microspheres containing an SiO(2)-coated Fe(3)O(4) magnetite core and a layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoplatelet shell have been synthesized via an in situ growth method. The resulting Fe(3)O(4)@SiO(2)@NiAl-LDH microspheres display three-dimensional core-shell architecture with flowerlike morphology, large surface area (83 m(2)/g), and uniform mesochannels (4.3 nm). The Ni(2+) cations in the NiAl-LDH shell provide docking sites for histidine and the materials exhibit excellent performance in the separation of a histidine (His)-tagged green fluorescent protein, with a binding capacity as high as 239 μg/mg. The microspheres show highly selective adsorption of the His-tagged protein from Escherichia coli lysate, demonstrating their practical applicability. Moreover, the microspheres possess superparamagnetism and high saturation magnetization (36.8 emu/g), which allows them to be easily separated from solution by means of an external magnetic field and subsequently reused. The high stability and selectivity of the Fe(3)O(4)@SiO(2)@NiAl-LDH microspheres for the His-tagged protein were retained over several separation cycles. Therefore, this work provides a promising approach for the design and synthesis of multifunctional LDH microspheres, which can be used for the practical purification of recombinant proteins, as well as having other potential applications in a variety of biomedical fields including drug delivery and biosensors.     

Magnetite nanoparticles with tunable gold or silver shell

Fe3O4 nanoparticles with size approximately 13 nm have been prepared successfully in aqueous micellar medium at approximately 80 degrees C. To make Fe3O4 nanoparticles resistant to surface poisoning a new route is developed for coating Fe3O4 nanoparticles with noble metals such as gold or silver as shell. The shell thickness of the core-shell particles becomes tunable through the adjustment of the ratio of the constituents. Thus, the route yields well-defined core-shell structures of size from 18 to 30 nm with varying proportion of Fe3O4 to the noble metal precursor salts. These magnetic nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), FTIR, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Raman and temperature-dependent magnetic studies.     

Fabrication of one-dimensional Fe3O4/P(GMA-DVB) nanochains by magnetic-field-induced precipitation polymerization

One-dimensional (1D) magnetic Fe(3)O(4)/P(GMA-DVB) peapod-like nanochains have been successfully synthesized by magnetic-field-induced precipitation polymerization using Fe(3)O(4) as building blocks and P(GMA-DVB) as linker. The Fe(3)O(4) microspheres without surface modification can be arranged with the direction of the external magnetic field in a line via the dipolar interaction between Fe(3)O(4) microspheres and linked permanently via P(GMA-DVB) coating during precipitation polymerization. The length of peapod-like nanochains can be controlled by magnetic field intensity, and the thickness of polymer shell can be tuned by the amount of monomers. Magnetic measurement revealed that these 1D peapod-like nanochains showed highly magnetic sensitivity. In the presence of magnetic field, 1D magnetic Fe(3)O(4)/P(GMA-DVB) peapod-like nanochains can be oriented and aligned along the direction of external magnetic field.     

Superparamagnetic high-magnetization microspheres with an Fe3O4@SiO2 core and perpendicularly aligned mesoporous SiO2 shell for removal of microcystins

Superparamagnetic microspheres with an Fe3O4@SiO2 core and a perpendicularly aligned mesoporous SiO2 shell were synthesized through a surfactant-templating sol-gel approach. The microspheres possess high magnetization (53.3 emu/g), high surface area (365 m2/g), large pore volume (0.29 cm3/g), and uniform mesopore (2.3 nm). By using the unique core-shell microspheres with accessible large pores and excellent magnetic property, a fast removal of microcystins with high efficiency (>95%) can be achieved.     

Preparation of surface plasmon resonance biosensor based on magnetic core/shell Fe3O4/SiO2 and Fe3O4/Ag/SiO2 nanoparticles

In this paper, surface plasmon resonance biosensors based on magnetic core/shell Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag/SiO(2) nanoparticles were developed for immunoassay. With Fe(3)O(4) and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag nanoparticles being used as seeding materials, Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag/SiO(2) nanoparticles were formed by hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate. The aldehyde group functionalized magnetic nanoparticles provide organic functionality for bioconjugation. The products were characterized by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), FTIR and UV-vis absorption spectrometry. The magnetic nanoparticles possess the unique superparamagnetism property, exceptional optical properties and good compatibilities, and could be used as immobilization matrix for goat anti-rabbit IgG. The magnetic nanoparticles can be easily immobilized on the surface of SPR biosensor chip by a magnetic pillar. The effects of Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag/SiO(2) nanoparticles on the sensitivity of SPR biosensors were also investigated. As a result, the SPR biosensors based on Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) nanoparticles and Fe(3)O(4)/Ag/SiO(2) nanoparticles exhibit a response for rabbit IgG in the concentration range of 1.25-20.00 μg ml(-1) and 0.30-20.00 μg ml(-1), respectively.     

Preparation, structure, and magnetic properties of polystyrene coated by Fe3O4 nanoparticles

A novel method of fabricating core-shell structure particles, comprising nearly monodisperse polystyrene (PS) spheres as cores and Fe3O4 as shells, is submitted. In this research, the magnetite (Fe3O4) shell was prepared by seeded growth from the reaction of FeCl2 with diethylene glycol (DEG) in aqueous solutions. The thickness of the shell were controlled in the range of 0-60 nm by using slow injection. The composition and the structure of the shell were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), and vibrating-sample magnetometry (VSM). It is found that there are some differences between the magnetic composite spheres shelled with Fe3O4 and pure Fe3O4 particles, such as the size of the magnetites and the ferromagnetic property. Furthermore, the spheres exhibited the superparamagnetic characterization when the thickness of the Fe3O4 shell was less than 15 nm.     

链霉亲和素-异硫氰酸荧光素偶联核壳型Fe_3O_4/Au纳米晶的合成及性质

采用改进的Polyol合成法,以PEO-PPO-PEO为表面活性剂制备了链霉亲和素-异硫氰酸荧光素偶联的Fe3O4/Au纳米粒子;利用透射电镜和X射线衍射仪分析证实了Fe3O4/Au的核壳型纳米结构,确定了其粒径和分布;采用紫外-可见吸收光谱仪和荧光光谱仪测定了所制备的纳米粒子的光学活性和荧光特性,并采用振动样品磁强计(VSM)测量了其磁化率.结果表明,所制备的Fe3O4/Au纳米粒子具有光学活性和荧光特性,以及优异的磁性.     

亲/疏水不对称空心聚合物微球制备及磁性粒子装载研究

首先将(马来酸酐-醋酸乙烯酯共聚物)核/(马来酸酐-二乙烯基苯共聚物)壳微球的壳层外表面酐基烷基溴化,然后将核溶蚀、壳层内表面酐基水解,制得内表面含亲水羧基、外表面含烷基溴、具有微孔(Barrett-Joyner-Halenda平均孔径14.9nm)的空心聚合物微球.以此空心微球为微反应器,使Fe2+和Fe3+通过球壁...     

Fe3O4/WO3 hierarchical core-shell structure: high-performance and recyclable visible-light photocatalysis

A facile solvothermal epitaxial growth combined with a mild oxidation route has been developed for the fabrication of a magnetically recyclable Fe(3)O(4)/WO(3) core-shell visible-light photocatalyst. In this core-shell structured photocatalyst, visible-light-active WO(3) nanoplates (the shells) with high surface area are used as a medium to harvest absorbed photons and convert them to photogenerated charges, while conductive Fe(3)O(4) microspheres (the cores) are used as charge collectors to transport the photogenerated charges. This is a new role for magnetite. The Fe(3)O(4)/WO(3) core-shell structured photocatalysts possess large surface-exposure area, high visible-light-absorption efficiency, stable recyclability, and efficient charge-separation properties, the combination of which has rarely been reported in other visible-light-active photocatalysts. Photoelectrochemical investigations verify that the core-shell structured Fe(3)O(4)/WO(3) has a more effective photoconversion capability than pure WO(3) or Fe(3)O(4). At the same time, the visible-light photocatalytic ability of the Fe(3)O(4)/WO(3) photocatalyst has significantly enhanced activity in the photodegradation of organic-dye materials. The results presented herein provide new insights into core-shell materials as high-performance visible-light photocatalysts and their potential use in environmental protection.     

热解-还原法制备单分散Fe3O4亚微空心球

在用模板法水解FeCl3制备单分散聚(苯乙烯-共-丙烯酸)/Fe2O3[P(St-co-AA)/Fe2O3]核壳粒子的基础上, 于N2环境下热解内核直接得到了单分散的磁性Fe3O4亚微空心球. 用透射电镜(TEM)、场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、振动样品磁强计(VSM)表征并测试了空心微球的结构形貌、成分以及静磁性能. 结果表明, P(St-co-AA)/Fe2O3核壳粒子在热处理过程中, 由于内核热解生成的有机小分子将Fe2O3 壳层同时还原为Fe3O4, 从而生成了粒径和壁厚均匀的单分散Fe3O4亚微空心球. 该空心微球在室温下的饱和磁化强度、剩余磁化强度和矫顽力分别为50.91 A·m2·kg-1、3.97 A·m2·kg-1和2.33 kA·m-1.     

Facile method for synthesis of hollow porous magnetic microspheres with controllable structure

Hollow porous magnetic microspheres with strong magnetization and controllable structure were prepared via a facile electrostatic self-assembly of the positively charged Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles onto the surface of the negatively charged poly(N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) (P(MBAAm-co-MAA)) microspheres with subsequent removal of the polymer core through calcination at high temperature. The shell thickness was facilely tuned through the ratio between Fe(3)O(4) and polymer, and the void space was conveniently changed through the size of polymer microspheres. The hollow magnetic microspheres possessed high saturation magnetization value (51.38 emu/g) and porous structure with high specific surface area (108.04 m(2)/g). Based on these properties, the drug loading and release behaviors were investigated, which indicated that the hollow magnetic microspheres exhibited a controlled release process.     

Preparation of magnetic core mesoporous shell microspheres with C18-modified interior pore-walls for fast extraction and analysis of phthalates in water samples

In this study, core-shell magnetic mesoporous microspheres with C18-functionalized interior pore-walls were synthesized through coating Fe(3)O(4) microspheres with a mesoporous inorganic-organic hybrid layer with a n-octadecyltriethoxysilane (C18TES) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silica source and cetyltrimethylammonia bromide (CTAB) as a template. The obtained C18-functionalized Fe(3)O(4)@mSiO(2) microspheres possess numerous C18 groups anchored in the interior pore-walls, large surface area (274.7 m(2)/g, high magnetization (40.8 emu/g) and superparamagnetism, uniform mesopores (4.1 nm), which makes them ideal absorbents for simple, fast, and efficient extraction and enrichment of hydrophobic organic compounds in water samples. Several kinds of phthalates were used as the model hydrophobic organic compounds to systematically evaluate the performance of the C18-functionalized Fe(3)O(4)@mSiO(2) microspheres in extracting hydrophobic molecules by using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Various parameters, including eluting solvent, the amounts of absorbents, extraction time and elution time were optimized. Hydrophobic extraction was performed in the interior pore of magnetic mesoporous microspheres, and the materials had the anti-interference ability to macromolecular proteins, which was also investigated in the work. Under the optimized conditions, C18-functionalized Fe(3)O(4)@mSiO(2) microspheres were successfully used to analyze the real water samples. The results indicated that this novel method was fast, convenient and efficient for the target compounds and could avoid being interfered by macromolecules.     

Fe3O4/Polypyrrole/Au nanocomposites with core/shell/shell structure: synthesis, characterization, and their electrochemical properties

Uniform Fe3O4 nanospheres with a diameter of 100 nm were rapidly prepared using a microwave solvothermal method. Then Fe304/polypyrrole (PPy) composite nanospheres with well-defined core/shell structures were obtained through chemical oxidative polymerization of pyrrole in the presence of Fe3O4; the average thickness of the coating shell was about 25 nm. Furthermore, by means of electrostatic interactions, plentiful gold nanoparticles with a diameter of 15 nm were assembled on the surface of Fe3O4/PPy to get Fe3O4/PPy/Au core/shell/shell structure. The morphology, structure, and composition of the products were characterized by transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The resultant nanocomposites not only have the magnetism of Fe3O4 nanoparticles that make the nanocomposites easily controlled by an external magnetic field but also have the good conductivity and excellent electrochemical and catalytic properties of PPy and Au nanoparticles. Furthermore, the nanocomposites showed excellent electrocatalytic activities to biospecies such as ascorbic acid (AA).     

Synthesis and characterization of magnetic and non-magnetic core-shell polyepoxide micrometer-sized particles of narrow size distribution

Core polystyrene microspheres of narrow size distribution were prepared by dispersion polymerization of styrene in a mixture of ethanol and 2-methoxy ethanol. Uniform polyglycidyl methacrylate/polystyrene core-shell micrometer-sized particles were prepared by emulsion polymerization at 73 degrees C of glycidyl methacrylate in the presence of the core polystyrene microspheres. Core-shell particles with different properties (size, surface morphology and composition) have been prepared by changing various parameters belonging to the above seeded emulsion polymerization process, e.g., volumes of the monomer glycidyl methacrylate and the crosslinker monomer ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. Magnetic Fe(3)O(4)/polyglycidyl methacrylate/polystyrene micrometer-sized particles were prepared by coating the former core-shell particles with magnetite nanoparticles via a nucleation and growth mechanism. Characterization of the various particles has been accomplished by routine methods such as light microscopy, SEM, FTIR, BET and magnetic measurements.     

可控制自由基聚合DPE法制备P(AA-MMA-ST)/Fe3O4磁性复合微球

在制备超细Fe₃O₄磁性粒子的基础上, 利用可控制自由基聚合DPE法制备出平均粒径为265 nm的P(AA-MMA-ST)/Fe₃O₄磁性复合微球. 采用XRD, TGA, FTIR等手段对所制备的磁性复合微球的形态、结构及磁响应性等进行了表征, 结果表明用DPE法制备出的磁性复合微球磁含量较高, 粒径比较均匀.     

P(St-GMA)/Fe3O4磁性聚合物微球的制备及表征

采用沉淀法制备了Fe3O4纳米粒子, 以苯乙烯(St)、甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)为聚合单体, 使用分散聚合法制备了P(St-GMA)/Fe3O4磁性聚合物微球. 分析了Fe3O4粒子的形貌和结构. 研究了制备条件对磁性聚合物微球磁含量的影响. 采用FTIR, XRD, TG及TEM等手段对磁性聚合物微球的微观结构及形貌、磁含量等进行了分析表征. 研究结果表明, 制备的磁性聚合物微球粒径均一, 磁含量高达74%.     

热敏性高分子包裹的磁性微球的合成

磁性高分子微球由于其在外加磁场作用下简单、快速易行的磁分离特性，其在细胞分离、固定化酶、靶向药物等领域的应用研究日益活跃，并显示出较好的应用前景［１］．有关文献报道了制备磁性微球的不同方法［２］．Ｎ 异丙基丙烯酰胺（Ｎ ｉｓｏｐｒｏｐｙｌａｃｒｙｌａ...     

1,1-二苯基乙烯存在下无皂乳液聚合制备磁性复合微球

报道了一种制备磁性复合微球的方法——DPE法.在自由基控制剂1,1-二苯基乙烯(DPE)存在条件下,甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)与丙烯酸(AA)发生无皂乳液聚合,制备能与Fe3O4粒子相螯合的活性短链共聚物,加入Fe3O4粒子把短链共聚物引到其表面,引发其它单体继续在Fe3O4粒子表面聚合,制备磁性复合微球.研究了AA、DPE、引发剂及Fe3O4粒子加入量等对制备磁性复合微球的影响.并在此基础上,对优化后工艺制备的磁性复合微球进行了TEM、TGA及磁响应性表征.结果表明,利用该新的方法制备出了磁含量为20%、比饱和磁化强度为32.2emu/g、平均粒径为265nm且表面不含任何杂质的磁性复合微球.