基于导电聚吡咯生物电化学传感器的研究进展

导电聚合物具有良好的导电性能,可以作为分子导线使电子在生物活性物质与电极间直接传递,是构建生物传感器的一种新型材料.聚吡咯(PPy)具有导电性、生物相容性、易固定等特点,在传感器中用于固定生物活性物质有着良好的应用前景.该文简要介绍了导电聚吡咯的合成方法及掺杂机理,重点评述了聚吡咯用于固定生物活性物质构建生物传感器的多...     

基于溶胶-凝胶壳聚糖／SiO2杂化材料的安培型葡萄糖生物传感器

近年来，基于溶胶-凝胶技术的有机/无机杂化复合材料由于具有有机物的柔性和易修饰性，以及无机物的刚性和稳定性等，因此有利于保持生物分子的活性和生物传感器的研制．壳聚糖(CS)具有易成膜性和生物相容性，其在生物传感器中的研究已受到重视．本文通过原位溶胶-凝胶(Sol-gel)技术，     

聚酯的生物改性

从四个方面综述了近年来聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)和聚对苯二甲酸丁二酯(PBT)生物改性的研究进展:(1)在聚酯合成中采用生物原料;(2)采用共聚技术制备可生物降解性共聚酯;(3)生物活性物质在聚酯中的引入改性,可提高其生物相容性和抗菌能力,在聚酯用于人造器官时,可使血管纤维原细胞的细胞增殖;(4)生物酶对聚酯进行水解改性,可减轻重量,并改善吸湿性、染色性等性能。     

碳糊电极上无机膜固载血红蛋白的直接电化学

报道了用硅溶胶-凝胶(Sol-gel)膜将血红蛋白(Hb)固载于碳糊电极上的直接电化学行为.研究结果表明,Hb-Sol-gel修饰的碳糊电极在pH=7.0的缓冲溶液中于-0.275V(vs.Ag/AgCl)处有一对可逆的循环伏安氧化-还原峰,为Hb血红素辅基Fe(Ⅲ)/Fe(Ⅱ)电对的特征峰.HbFe(Ⅲ)/Fe(Ⅱ)电对的式量电位在pH5.0～11.0范围内与溶液pH值呈线性关系,表明Hb的电化学还原很可能是一个质子伴随着一个电子的电极过程.FTIR光谱证实,Sol-gel膜对Hb的固载没有破坏其天然结构.Hb-Sol-gel修饰的碳糊电极能够催化还原H₂O₂,可望将其用于制作第三代生物传感器.     

前言

学科交叉与融合是当今科学发展的趋势,也是推动科学发展的强大驱动力.化学与生物医学的交叉与融合是科学发展的必然趋势,也是新学科的生长点.化学生物学通过化学的方法和技术,运用化学小分子探针研究生物体系中复杂分子事件,为研究生命现象、发现新的生物调控系统和新的生物活性物质(包括药物)提供新的策略和手段,     

核酸荧光探针在单细胞成像中的应用研究

单细胞成像研究技术具有观测定位精准、独特的时间和空间分辨率高等特点,成为分子水平上准确、实时、原位监测细胞内生物活性物质信号变化及观测细胞形态的重要手段。在进行单细胞成像研究时,细胞内大多数生物活性物质自身无法产生易被仪器或肉眼所捕获的信号,通常需要使用生物探针进入细胞内特异性识别生物活性物质。生物探针与特定的生物活性物质结合,形成稳定的复合物,产生相应信号变化。通过监测生物探针信号变化,实现对细胞内生物活性物质准确、实时、原位监测。生物探针的响应信号有多种,其中荧光信号不仅具有直观、操作简单、选择性好、灵敏度高、无需参比、不受电磁场的影响、可远程实时在线自动监测等特性,还具备对细胞进行静态观察、对细胞内分子动力学进行动态监测、对亚细胞结构进行定位和对蛋白质分子的相互作用进行研究等优点,在细胞成像技术研究中具有重要地位。本文综述了近五年来核酸荧光探针在单细胞成像中的应用研究进展,讨论了存在的问题,对发展方向进行了展望。     

纳米增强型毛细管酶柱用于葡萄糖液滴生物传感器的研究

葡萄糖的检测在临床医学以及食品工业等领域中十分重要.以往的检测方法主要包括化学发光法_{[1]、吸光光度法[2]、电化学法[3]和荧光法[4]等.固定化酶柱的制作是发展葡萄糖传感器的关键技术之一.传统的固定化方法主要是将具有生物活性的酶通过物理吸附、共价键合和交联的方法固定于载体基质上或包埋于有机聚合物的基质中.近期研究[5,6]表明,采用溶胶凝胶(Sol-gel)法将蛋白质和酶等生物活性物质包埋于无机陶瓷或玻璃材料内,保持生物组分的活性,且SiO2作为基质材料具有较好的坚固性、抗磨性、化学惰性以及高的光稳定性和透过性,但目前该法多用于电化学型生物传感器[7,8].本文利用纳米颗粒的比表面积大和吸附能力强等特点,将酶吸附在SiO2纳米颗粒表面,用易成膜的聚乙烯醇缩丁醛(PVB)作辅助基质在毛细管上固定酶,并采用分立式酶柱,克服了以往混合型酶柱普遍存在的酶促效率不高和使用寿命较短的局限性.所制得的酶柱具有表面反应活性高、表面活性中心多和催化效率高等特点.结合自行设计的液滴光化学传感装置[9,10],建立了一种高效、快速、微量的葡萄糖实时检测方法.}     

Pr(Ⅲ)和Nd(Ⅲ)的氯化物与谷氨酸和天冬氨酸的配合物

由于镧系离子与钙离子的半经相近且具特殊性质,它作为生物大分子化合物中钙离子的位置探针的研究是目前稀土生物无机化学的一个研究主题,因此对于镧系离子与生物活性物质相互作用的研究对该主题的深入了解是有意义的。于是本文研究了三价镨和钕离子与氨基酸[谷氨酸(Glu)和天冬氨酸(Asp)]的作用及其配合物的性质。目前对谷氨酸的镧系     

基于Sol-gel膜和多壁碳纳米管/铂纳米颗粒增效的电流型L-乳酸生物传感器

构建了基于多壁碳纳米管(Multi-walled carbon nanotubes,MWCNTs)和铂纳米颗粒(Pt-nano)的电流型L-乳酸生物传感器。将Sol-gel膜覆盖在L-乳酸氧化酶(L-lactate oxidase,LOD)和MWCNTs/Pt-nano修饰的电极表面。实验结果表明:传感器的最佳工作条件为:检测电压0.5V;缓冲液pH6.4;检测温度25℃。此传感器的响应时间为5s,灵敏度是6.36μA/(mmol/L)。连续检测4星期其活性仍保持90%,线性范围为0.2～2.0mmol/L,且抗干扰能力强。在实际血样的检测中,此传感器与传统的分光光度法具有很好的一致性。     

化学-酶法合成多肽的研究进展

多肽是涉及生物体内各种细胞功能的生物活性物质, 它是分子结构介于氨基酸和蛋白质之间的一类化合物, 由多种氨基酸按照一定的排列顺序通过肽键结合而成. 多肽类药物具有安全、副作用小、用量小(以mg计)、功能多样、特异性强等特点, 在细胞生理和代谢功能的调节上及抗肿瘤等方面具有重要作用[1].     

Chiral biointerface materials

Chiral phenomena are ubiquitous in nature from macroscopic to microscopic, including the high chirality preference of small biomolecules, special steric conformations of biomacromolecules induced by it, as well as chirality-triggered biological and physiological processes. The introduction of chirality into the study of interface interactions between materials and biological systems leads to the generation of chiral biointerface materials, which provides a new platform for understanding the chiral phenomena in biological system, as well as the development of novel biomaterials and devices. This critical review gives a brief introduction to the recent advances in this field. We start from the fabrication of chiral biointerface materials, and further investigate the stereo-selective interaction between biological systems and chiral interface materials to find out key factors governing the performance of such materials in given conditions, then introduce some special functionalities and potential applications of chiral biointerface materials, and finally present our own thinking about the future development of this area (108 references).     

Structure and dynamics of biological liquid crystals

A review of thermodynamic and flow liquid crystal models is presented and applied to a wide range of biological liquid crystals (BLCs), including helicoidal plywoods, biopolymer solutions and in vivo liquid crystals. The key characteristics of liquid crystals (self-assembly, packing, defects, functionalities, processability) are discussed in relation to biological materials and the strong correspondence between different synthetic and biological materials is discussed. Viscoelastic models for nematic and chiral nematics are reviewed and discussed in terms of key parameters that facilitate understanding and quantitative information from experimental measurements. The range and consistency of the predictions demonstrates that the use of mesoscopic liquid crystal models is an efficient tool to develop the science and biomimetic applications of mesogenic biological materials.     

Mesoscopic model for mechanical characterization of biological protein materials

Mechanical characterization of protein molecules has played a role on gaining insight into the biological functions of proteins, because some proteins perform the mechanical function. Here, we present the mesoscopic model of biological protein materials composed of protein crystals prescribed by Go potential for characterization of elastic behavior of protein materials. Specifically, we consider the representative volume element (RVE) containing the protein crystals represented by C(alpha) atoms, prescribed by Go potential, with application of constant normal strain to RVE. The stress-strain relationship computed from virial stress theory provides the nonlinear elastic behavior of protein materials and their mechanical properties such as Young's modulus, quantitatively and/or qualitatively comparable with mechanical properties of biological protein materials obtained from experiments and/or atomistic simulations. Further, we discuss the role of native topology on the mechanical properties of protein crystals. It is shown that parallel strands (hydrogen bonds in parallel) enhance the mechanical resilience of protein materials.     

Determination of nickel in biological samples by ETA-AAS and ICP-AES after acidic dissolution (with microwave heating and preconcentration by liquid-liquid extraction)

The determination of nickel by ETA-AAS and ICP-AES in biological samples with prior extraction into methyl isobutyl ketone with 1,5-bis(di-2-pyridylmethylene) thiocarbonohydrazide as extracting reagent is described. Microwave dissolution in closed teflon vessels has been used for the dissolution of biological materials. At least three samples can be decomposed simultaneously with a preset heating programme. Results of analyses of some certified biological reference materials are given.     

Status of study on biological and toxicological effects of nanoscale materials

1 Introduction Undoubtedly, nanotechnology has already becomethe representative of leading new technologies in the21st century. It is expected not only to reform the tra-ditionally industrial techniques in the near future, suchas reducing the material con…     

Progress and Prospects on the Fabrication of Graphene-Based Nanostructures for Energy Storage,Energy Conversion and Biomedical Applications

Graphene, a two-dimensional (2D) layered material has attracted much attention from the scientific community due to its exceptional electrical, thermal, mechanical, biological and optical properties. Hence, numerous applications utilizing graphene-based materials could be conceived in next-generation electronics, chemical and biological sensing, energy conversion and storage, and beyond. The interaction between graphene surfaces with other materials plays a vital role in influencing its properties than other bulk materials. In this review, we outline the recent progress in the production of graphene and related 2D materials, and their uses in energy conversion (solar cells, fuel cells), energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors) and biomedical applications.     

Liquid Crystalline Materials for Biological Applications

Liquid crystals have a long history of use as materials that respond to external stimuli (e.g., electrical and optical fields). More recently, a series of investigations have reported the design of liquid crystalline materials that undergo ordering transitions in response to a range of biological interactions, including interactions involving proteins, nucleic acids, viruses, bacteria and mammalian cells. A central challenge underlying the design of liquid crystalline materials for such applications is the tailoring of the interface of the materials so as to couple targeted biological interactions to ordering transitions. This review describes recent progress toward design of interfaces of liquid crystalline materials that are suitable for biological applications. Approaches addressed in this review include the use of lipid assemblies, polymeric membranes containing oligopeptides, cationic surfactant-DNA complexes, peptide-amphiphiles, interfacial protein assemblies and multi-layer polymeric films.     

Synthetic mammalian gene networks as a blueprint for the design of interactive biohybrid materials

Synthetic biology aims at the rational design and construction of devices, systems and organisms with desired functionality based on modular well-characterized biological building blocks. Based on first proof-of-concept studies in bacteria a decade ago, synthetic biology strategies have rapidly entered mammalian cell technology providing novel therapeutic solutions. Here we review how biological building blocks can be rewired to interactive regulatory genetic networks in mammalian cells and how these networks can be transformed into open- and closed-loop control configurations for autonomously managing disease phenotypes. In the second part of this tutorial review we describe how the regulatory biological sensors and switches can be transferred from mammalian cell synthetic biology to materials sciences in order to develop interactive biohybrid materials with similar (therapeutic) functionality as their synthetic biological archetypes. We develop a perspective of how the convergence of synthetic biology with materials sciences might contribute to the development of truly interactive and adaptive materials for autonomous operation in a complex environment.     

Application of the slurry technique to biological materials: a survey of literature

Summary The literature on the application of the slurry technique to biological materials is reviewed. It is obvious from the various applications that the most frequently employed atomization method for slurry analysis in biological materials is electrothermal atomization using either graphite tube or platform atomizers. The slurry technique is particularly useful when certified reference materials are not available and when the standard addition method is to be avoided. The literature survey revealed that this technique compares favourably with other methods for the determination of trace metals in biological materials.     

Using electrical impedance detection to evaluate the viability of biomaterials subject to freezing or thermal injury

This paper is aimed at comprehensively investigating the dynamic low-frequency electrical impedance (DLFI) of biological materials during the processes of freezing, thawing and heating, and combinations of them. Electrical impedance detection (EID) was proposed as a means of rapidly evaluating the viability of biological materials subject to freezing or thermal injury (processes expected to be significant in the practices of cryobiology and hyperthermia). Using two experimental setups, the DLFI for selected biological materials (fresh pork and fish) under various freezing and heating conditions was systematically measured and analyzed. Preliminary results demonstrate that damage that occurs to a biological material due to freezing or heating could result in a significant deviation in its electric impedance value from that of undamaged biomaterials. Monitoring impedance change ratios under various freezing and heating conditions may offer an alternative strategy for assessing the amount of damage sustained by biomaterials subject to cryosurgery, cryo-preservation and hyperthermia. Implementation of the present method in order to develop a new micro-analysis or biochip system is also suggested.