Separation of model mixtures of epsilon-globin positive fetal nucleated red blood cells and anucleate erythrocytes using a microfluidic device

Microfluidic devices are capable of separating microparticles and cells. We developed and tested the efficiency of silicon cross-flow microfilters for the separation of primitive fetal nucleated red blood cells (FNRBCs) and adult anucleate red blood cell (AARBCs) from model mixtures. Stepwise improvements over three generations of device design resulted in an increasing trend in the recovery of FNRBCs. We obtained a recovery of FNRBCs (74.0 ± 6.3%, p < 0.05, n = 5) using the third generation device, with a depletion of 46.5 ± 3.2% AARBCs from the cell mixture. The purity of FNRBCs in the enriched fraction was enhanced by a factor of 1.7-fold.     

Synthesis of highly monodisperse particles composed of a magnetic core and fluorescent shell

Highly monodisperse particles composed of a magnetic silica core and fluorescent polymer shell were synthesized with a combined technique of heterocoagulation and soap-free emulsion polymerization. Prior to heterocoagulation, monodisperse, submicrometer-sized silica particles were prepared with the Stober method, and magnetic nanoparticles were prepared with a modified Massart method in which a cationic silane coupling agent of N-trimethoxysilylpropyl- N, N, N-trimethylammonium chloride was added just after coprecipitation of Fe (2+) and Fe (3+). The silica particles with negative surface potential were heterocoagulated with the magnetic nanoparticles with positive surface potential. The magnetic silica particles obtained with the heterocoagulation were treated with sodium silicate to modify their surfaces with silica. In the formation of a fluorescent polymer shell onto the silica-coated magnetic silica cores, an amphoteric initiator of 2,2'-azobis[ N-(2-carboxyethyl)-2-2-methylpropionamidine] (VA-057) was used to control the colloidal stability of the magnetic cores during the polymer coating. The polymerization of St in the presence of a hydrophobic fluorophore of pyrene could coat the cores with fluorescent polymer shells, resulting in monodisperse particles with a magnetic silica core and fluorescent polymer shell. Measurements of zeta potential for the composite particles in different pH values indicated that the composite particles had an amphoteric property originating from VA-057 initiator.     

Fe_3O_4/P(NaUA-St-BA)核-壳纳米磁性复合粒子的合成与表征

以表面包敷有反应型的表面活性剂NaUA(十一烯酸钠)的Fe3O4磁性胶体粒子为种子,运用无皂乳液聚合方法原位制备出Fe3O4P(NaUAStBA)核壳纳米磁性复合粒子.Fe3O4磁性胶体粒子的粒径为10nm左右.IR和TG结果分析表明,苯乙烯、丙烯酸酯和NaUA在Fe3O4粒子的表面发生了聚合反应,形成P(NaUAStBA);TEM和激光粒度分析仪测试结果显示,Fe3O4P(NaUAStBA)复合粒子具有核壳结构而且粒子分布均匀、平均粒径60nm;TG测试的结果表明,NaUA在Fe3O4粒子的包覆率为13.83%,P(NaUAStBA)共聚物的包覆率71.85%;振动样品磁强仪(VSM)测试的磁滞回线则表明由无皂乳液聚合得到的Fe3O4P(NaUAStBA)复合粒子具有超顺磁性,可避免磁性微球在磁场中的团聚.另外,合成的磁性胶乳可稳定存放数月.     

表面含羧基的交联磁性高分子复合微球的合成

首先用化学共沉淀法制备了Fe3O4纳米微粒,并对其表面进行改性。然后在分散介质水中,以二乙烯基苯(DVB)为交联剂,采用改进的乳液聚合法,制备了磁性Fe3O4为核、苯乙烯和丙烯酸的共聚物为壳的交联复合微球,并利用FT-IR、TEM、XRD和XPS等对其进行表征。结果表明:该复合微球的粒度分布均匀、表面含有一定羧基,为单分散性、表面功能化的交联磁性高分子纳米复合微球。     

Nanocomposite particles with core-shell morphology II. An investigation into the affecting parameters on preparation of Fe3O4-poly (butyl acrylate-styrene) particles via miniemulsion polymerization

The encapsulation of inorganic particles with polymers is desirable for many applications in order to improve the stability of the encapsulated products and disperse ability in different media. Colloidal particles with magnetic properties have become increasingly important both technologically and for fundamental studies. This is due to their tunable anisotropic. In the absence of an applied magnetic field, the particles have isotropic sphere dispersion, whereas in an external magnetic field the particles form anisotropic structures. Here, latexes containing nanocomposite particles of styrene-butyl acrylate/Fe₃O₄ with core-shell structure were prepared through miniemulsion polymerization technique. Magnetic composite nanospheres with high magnetic content were synthesized through miniemulsion polymerization using a new process based on a three-steps preparation route including two miniemulsion processes: (1) preparing a dispersion of oleic acid coated magnetite particles in water; (2) mixing of modified magnetite particles with styrene/butyl acrylate in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), sorbitane mono oleate (Span 80), hexadecane (HD) and (3) miniemulsification of the modified Fe₃O₄ into the monomer droplets to reach to complete encapsulation. Subsequent polymerization generated magnetic nanocomposite spheres. Hence, the copolymerization reaction was performed on the surface of such particles in order to obtain core-shell morphology for these nanoparticles, which were characterized by several techniques such as TEM, SEM, DLS, TGA, VSM and FT-IR. The magnetic copolymer particles with diameter of 120-170 nm were obtained. The effect of several parameters such as magnetite, surfactants and hydrophobe amounts on the stability, particle size and magnetization were investigated and also optimized.     

用于无创产前诊断的SRY基因高灵敏高特异检测方法研究

通过检测母体外周血中胎儿游离DNA(cffDNA)的SRY基因,确定胎儿性别,可评估胎儿性连锁遗传病的发病风险,降低病儿出生率.本研究建立了高灵敏、高特异、闭管检测不易污染的实时荧光PCR偶联核酸侵入反应方法用于SRY基因的检测.通过优化反应体系中的检测探针浓度、FEN1酶用量、Taq酶用量及预扩增退火温度,确定了最佳的反应条件,即检测探针浓度为250 nmol/L、FEN1酶用量为7.5 U、Taq酶用量为0.5 U、预扩增退火温度为67℃.在最佳反应条件下,实现对含量低至4%(4 copies/μL)的模拟样本的检测,并成功检测两例孕期分别为9周和10周的临床实际样本.结果表明,所建立的方法可用于母体外周血cffDNA的SRY基因检测,为临床开展基于SRY基因的无创产前诊断提供了新方法.     

ZnxFe3-xO4复合磁性流体的磁特性

制备了配以不同表面活性剂和基液的几种接Zn的Fe3O4复合磁性液体．通过对其中磁性微粒颗粒度、分布均匀性的分析和复合磁性液体比饱和磁化强度、矫顽力等磁特性的测试,阐述了掺Zn量及表面活性剂等因素对世性液体磁特性的影响,并对其磁性机理进行了探讨．     

控制自由基聚合制备Fe_3O_4/SiO_2/P(AA-MMA-St)磁性复合微球

用原硅酸乙酯对Fe3O4纳米粒子进行表面改性得到Fe3O4/SiO2磁流体.在Fe3O4/SiO2磁流体存在下,以1,1-二苯基乙烯(DPE)为自由基聚合控制剂,利用乳液聚合法制备了Fe3O4/SiO2/P(AA-MMA-St)核-壳磁性复合微球.用红外光谱(FTIR)、振动样品磁强计(VSM)、透射电镜(TEM)、X光电子能谱(XPS)、热重分析(TGA)、示差扫描量热仪(DSC)对所制备的磁流体、磁性高分子复合微球的结构、形态、性能进行了表征.研究发现,原硅酸乙酯水解后能在Fe3O4表面形成硅膜保护层从而避免Fe3O4的酸蚀,使Fe3O4/SiO2/P(AA-MMA-St)复合微球的比饱和磁化强度比同样条件下制备的Fe3O4/P(AA-MMA-St)微球提高了28%;DPE能有效控制自由基在Fe3O4/SiO2磁流体表面均匀地引发单体聚合,得到平均粒径为422 nm,无机粒子含量为40%,比饱和磁化强度为34.850 emu/g,表面羧基含量为0.176 mmol/g的磁性复合微球.     

Synthesis and characterization of monodisperse magnetic composite particles for magnetorheological fluid materials

Monodisperse magnetic composite particles (MCP) were prepared and characterized for a study of magnetic field-responsive fluids. Magnetic composite particles used are iron oxide-coated polymer composite particles, which were synthesized through in situ coating of iron oxide onto pre-existing polymer particles by the reduction of ferrous fluids. For a uniform and bulk coating of iron oxide, the porous structure was introduced into the substrate polymer particles through a two-step seeded polymerization method. Moreover, surface cyano-functionality was born from acrylonitrile unit of substrate polymer and it played an important role in obtaining successful uniform coating. The structure of the composite particle was analyzed by using a thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) and a X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The magnetization property of the particle was also observed. Then, the rheological properties of monodisperse magnetorheological (MR) suspensions of magnetic composite particles were examined under a magnetic field using a parallel-plate type commercial rheometer. From the rheological measurements, it was found that MR properties of the magnetic composite suspensions are dependent on the iron oxide content and the fluid composition.     

Preparation of poly(methyl methacrylate)/CaCO3/SiO2 composite particles via emulsion polymerization

A novel method to prepare organic/inorganic composite particles, i.e. poly(methyl methacrylate)/CaCO₃/SiO₂ three-component composite particles, using emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate with sodium lauryl sulfate as a surfactant in an aqueous medium was reported. CaCO₃/SiO₂ two-component inorganic composite particles were obtained firstly by the reaction between Na₂CO₃ and CaCl₂ in porous silica (submicrometer size) aqueous sol and the specific surface area of the particles was measured by the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method. The results show that the BET specific surface area of the CaCO₃/SiO₂ composite particle is much smaller than that of the silica particle, indicating that CaCO₃ particles were adsorbed by porous silica and that two-component inorganic composite particles were formed. Before copolymerization with methyl methacrylate, the inorganic composite particles were coated with a modifying agent through covalent attachment. The chemical structures of the poly(methyl methacrylate)/CaCO₃/SiO₂ composite particles obtained were characterized by Fourier transform IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The results show that the surface of the modified inorganic particles is grafted by the methyl methacrylate molecules and that the grafting percentage is about 15.2%.     

Synthesis of magnetic chelator for high-capacity immobilized metal affinity adsorption of protein by cerium initiated graft polymerization

A novel magnetic chelator with high adsorption capacity of protein by immobilized metal affinity adsorption was prepared by cerium (IV) initiated graft polymerization of tentacle-type polymer chains with iminodiacetic acid (IDA) chelating group on magnetic particles with hydroxyl groups. The micron-sized magnetic poly(vinyl acetate-divinylbenzene) (PVAc-DVB) particles were prepared by a modified suspension polymerization in the presence of oleic acid-coated magnetite nanoparticles and subsequently modified by ester exchange reaction to introduce functional hydroxyl groups. Bovine hemoglobin (BHb) was selected as a model protein to investigate the adsorption capacity of these magnetic particles. The magnetic particles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry, diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results showed that the magnetic particles had an average size of 5 microm and superparamagnetism with saturation magnetization of 20.0 emu/g at room temperature. The protein adsorption indicated that the graft polymerization of tentacle type polymer chains on the magnetic particles could produce magnetic adsorbents with high adsorption capacity (1428.21 mg/g) and low nonspecific adsorption of protein. The magnetic particles with grafted tentacle polymer chains have potential application in large-scale affinity separation of proteins.     

免疫磁性纳米微球的制备与表征

成功制备了Fe3O4磁性纳米颗粒及二甲基丙烯酸乙二醇酯-甲基丙烯酸(EGDMA-MAA)共聚物包覆的Fe3O4磁性复合微球。将吲哚美辛抗体固定在复合微球表面,形成了Fe3O4(核)/聚合物-抗体(壳)的复合免疫磁性颗粒。XRD结果表明,制备的Fe3O4的晶型为反立方尖晶石型且纯度较高;TEM表征表明Fe3O4粒径较为均匀,平均粒径为12nm;磁性复合微球的平均直径为460nm。制备的Fe3O4磁性纳米颗粒和磁性复合微球有较强的磁响应强度,其饱和磁化率分别为49.16和8.38emu/g,能够满足磁性分离的要求。FT IR验证了磁性复合微球中羧基特征峰的存在,表明羧基成功连接在磁性微球上面。通过碳二亚胺/N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺(EDC/NHS)活化法将微球表面羧基活化并成功与抗吲哚美辛抗体交联。     

纳米银-磷酸锆复合膜修饰电极的制备和电化学

合成了新型纳米银-磷酸锆复合材料并用其修饰玻碳电极,用循环伏安法对修饰电极进行电化学研究.结果表明,此复合膜保持了银的纳米尺寸的微粒性质和磷酸锆对碱性染料的电位调制能力.复合膜中的纳米银提高了磷酸锆对中性红的吸附能力,增强了中性红的氧化还原反应活性.复合膜修饰电极表现出更灵敏的电化学响应.复合膜比单纯的磷酸锆膜表现出更好的机械强度,用其制备的修饰电极表现出更好的稳定性.     

Preparation of composite particles with magnetic silica core and fluorescent polymer shell

Dual functions of magnetic and fluorescent properties were created in composite particles that incorporated magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles in particle cores of silica and fluorescent pyrene in particle shells of polystyrene. The Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were prepared with a conventional homogeneous precipitation method and surface modified with a coupling agent of carboxyethylsilanetriol. The silica particles incorporating Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were synthesized with a modified Stöber method in which the Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were added to a system of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS)/ammonia/water/ethanol. Then, the magnetite/silica composite particles were coated with the pyrene/polystyrene shell in a soap-free emulsion polymerization, which was conducted in the presence of pyrene in a mixed solvent of water/ethanol. The composite particles prepared in the mixed solvent had both magnetic and fluorescent properties. The fluorescent spectrum of the particles with Fe₃O₄ was very similar to that without Fe₃O₄, indicating that the magnetic component within the core particles scarcely interfered with the fluorescent emission from the polymer shell.     

Preparation and characterization of conducting polyaniline layered magnetic nano composite polymer particles

Considering the application potentials of organic materials possessing both conducting and ferromagnetic functions in various electronic devices, an attempt was made to prepare conducting polyaniline (PANI) layered magnetic nano composite polymer particles. Two routes were used to modify magnetic Fe₃O₄ core particles. In one route, seeded emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out in presence of nano‐sized Fe₃O₄ core particles. In another route, cross‐linker ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (EGDM) was used in addition to MMA. The modified composite particles were named as Fe₃O₄/PMMA and Fe₃O₄/P(MMA‐EGDM), respectively. Finally, seeded chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline was carried out in the presence of Fe₃O₄/PMMA and Fe₃O₄/P(MMA‐EGDM) composite seed particles to obtain Fe₃O₄/PMMA/PANI and Fe₃O₄/P(MMA‐EGDM)/PANI composite polymer particles. The modification of Fe₃O₄ core particles was confirmed by electron micrographs, FTIR, UV–visible spectra, X‐ray photoelectron spectra, X‐ray diffraction pattern and thermogravimetric analyses. A comparative study showed that crosslinking of intermediate shell improved the magnetic susceptibility and electrical conductivity of PANI layered magnetic nano composite particles. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

MIL-53(Fe)@聚多巴胺@Fe_3O_4磁性复合材料的制备及其用于环境水样中磺酰脲类除草剂的磁固相萃取

制备了MIL-53(Fe)和聚多巴胺(PDA)修饰的磁性Fe_3O_4复合材料MIL-53(Fe)@PDA@Fe_3O_4,并将其作为吸附剂用于磁固相萃取-高效液相色谱法(MSPE-HPLC)检测环境水样中4种磺酰脲类除草剂(甲嘧磺隆、苄嘧磺隆、吡嘧磺隆和氯嘧磺隆)。实验优化了高效液相色谱条件(乙腈和含0.01%(体积分数)三氟乙酸的水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,检测波长为233 nm)及磁固相萃取条件(洗脱剂为5 mL丙酮,萃取时间为4.5 min,吸附剂用量为60 mg,NaCl加入量为0.5 g,溶液pH值为3),在最佳条件下进行方法学考察,4种磺酰脲类除草剂均得到良好的线性关系,相关系数(r)≥0.998 0。方法的检出限(LOD,S/N=3)为0.28~0.77μg/L。将建立的方法用于3种环境水样中4种磺酰脲类除草剂的检测,其加标回收率为78.8%~109.7%。结果表明,制备的功能化复合材料结合了MIL-53(Fe)和Fe_3O_4的优点,可以简便快速地萃取分离环境水样中磺酰脲类除草剂。     

新型室温酯化法接枝聚合物改性SiO_2纳米微粒

提出了一种在室温、大气环境等温和条件下通过酯化反应将端羧基聚合物链接枝到纳米SiO2微球表面从而制备有机/无机复合纳米微粒的新方法.该方法通过以下两个步骤得以实现,即第一,用3-环氧丙基三甲氧基硅烷对纳米SiO2微球表面进行改性处理,接着将引入到纳米SiO2表面的环氧基团转化为烷羟基基团;第二,通过引入到纳米SiO2微球表面的烷羟基与聚合物中的端羧基在室温下发生酯化反应,从而将聚合物接枝到纳米SiO2表面制得复合微球.利用XPS、FTIR、TEM和TGA等测试手段对纳米SiO2的改性过程以及聚合物接枝后得到的复合微球进行了表征.研究结果表明,该室温酯化接枝方法具有较高的接枝率,接枝到无机纳米微粒表面的聚合物占复合微球质量的55wt%～70wt%;接枝聚合物后,纳米SiO2微球的粒径从40nm增加到64～75nm,从而得到了以SiO2为核、以聚合物为壳的有机-无机复合微球.     

反相微乳液合成30～100nm磁性聚合物纳米微球

利用反相微乳液一步法成功地制备了磁性聚合物纳米微球,微球粒径在30～100nm左右,均一性较好,研究表明,Fe(Ⅱ)浓度对微乳液和微胶乳的稳定性有很大影响,碱的种类、AOT和单体的含量能控制微球粒径,用振动探针式磁强仪(VSM)测定了不同比例的[Fe(Ⅱ)]/[Fe(Ⅲ)]所合成的聚合物微球的磁性,发现温度对合成高磁饱和强度和超顺磁性起关键作用,合成的磁性聚合物微胶乳透明且稳定性较好.     

Preparation and clinical application of immunomagnetic latex

Magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/poly(methyl methacrylate‐co‐methacrylic acid) [P(MMA–MAA)] composite polymer latices were synthesized by two‐stage soapless emulsion polymerization in the presence of magnetite (Fe₃O₄) ferrofluids. Different types and concentrations of fatty acids were reacted with the Fe₃O₄ particles, which were prepared by the coprecipitation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) salts to obtain stable Fe₃O₄ ferrofluids. The Fe₃O₄/polymer particles were monodisperse, and the composite polymer particle size was approximately 100 nm. The morphology of the magnetic composite polymer latex particles was a core–shell structure. The core was PMMA encapsulating Fe₃O₄ particles, and the shell was the P(MMA–MAA) copolymer. The carboxylic acid functional groups (COOH) of methacrylic acid (MAA) were mostly distributed on the surface of the composite polymer latex particles. Antibodies (anti‐human immunoglobulin G) were then chemically bound with COOH groups onto the surface of the magnetic core–shell composite latices through the medium of carbodiimide to form the antibody‐coated magnetic latices (magnetic immunolatices). The MAA shell composition of the composite latex could be adjusted to control the number of COOH groups and thus the number of antibody molecules on the magnetic composite latex particles. With a magnetic sorting device, the magnetic immunolatices derived from the magnetic PMMA/P(MMA–MAA) core–shell composite polymer latex performed well in cell‐separation experiments based on the antigen–antibody reaction. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 1342–1356, 2005     

Surface modification of polystyrene latex particles via atom transfer radical polymerization

The atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) technique using the copper halide/ N,N′,N′,N″,N″‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine complex was applied to the graft polymerization of methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate on the uniform polystyrene (PS) seed particles and formed novel core‐shell particles. The core was submicron crosslinked PS particles that were prepared via emulsifier‐free emulsion polymerization. The crosslinked PS particles obtained were transferred into the organic phase (tetrahydrofuran), and surface modification using the chloromethylation method was performed. Then, the modified seed PS particles were used to initiate ATRP to prepare a controlled poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) shell. The final core‐shell particles were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and elementary analysis. The grafting polymerization was conducted successfully on the surface of modified crosslinked PS particles, and the shell thickness and weight ratio (PMMA and PMA) of the particles were calculated. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 892–900, 2002; DOI 10.1002/pola.10160