基于核酸适体修饰的纳米通道分离β-雌二醇和雌酮的研究

建立了修饰金纳米通道分离β-雌二醇和雌酮的新方法。以聚碳酸酯膜为模板,基于模板合成-化学沉积原理,在其表面及膜孔内壁均匀沉积纳米金层,得到一定孔径的金纳米通道,利用扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)等对其进行研究表征,制备得到均一、可靠的金纳米通道膜。在制备好的金纳米通道表面,通过分子自组装的方式将β-雌二醇核酸适体修饰在金纳米通道内,得到对β-雌二醇具有选择性的纳米通道。β-雌二醇较容易通过修饰后的纳米通道,而雌酮不易通过。考察了β-雌二醇和雌酮在β-雌二醇核酸适体修饰的金纳米通道的迁移特性,以此实现二者的分离。利用50 nm聚碳酸酯膜沉积金3 h,得到孔径约20 nm金纳米通道膜,在0.5 mmol/L Tris-HCl缓冲溶液(pH 7.4)中,进样池浓度为1.76×10!5mol/L的β-雌二醇和雌酮,分离度达到1.76。     

羊抗人IgG在金纳米通道中的迁移

以聚碳酸酯超滤膜为基板,用化学镀的方法在超滤膜上沉积金,制得直径在45nm左右的金纳米通道阵列,利用制得的金纳米通道阵列搭建离子电流测量平台,可实现对羊抗人IgG分子的浓度检测.当羊抗人IgG分子通过直径45nm的金纳米通道时,由于物理占位及表面电荷的影响,会引起离子电流发生变化;在KCl浓度为0.15mol/L(pH7.48)溶液中,IgG分子的物理占位对离子电流有阻塞作用,会导致电流减小,IgG浓度在1.8～18ng/mL范围内,减小量与浓度成线性关系;实现了对IgG的定量检测.KCl浓度降低到0.025mol/L时,由于IgG分子扩散层内反离子对通道内离子浓度的贡献占主导地位,从而造成离子电流随着IgG浓度增大而增大.     

应用功能化的金纳米通道分离阿特拉津和百草枯

将金(Ⅰ)通过化学沉积法于4℃经9h使之沉积于聚碳酸酯滤膜(孔径100nm)的内孔壁上,从而制得金纳米通道膜。经清洗并干燥后的膜在十八烷基硫醇[CH3(CH2)16CH2SH](0.1+99.9)溶液中浸泡12h,从而使金纳米通道膜被十八烷基硫醇修饰(将此膜简写作C18SH-Mem)并使其呈疏水性。试验在分离装置的样品池中加入阿特拉津和百草枯两种农药的混合溶液,并使其通过C18H37SH-Mem,经过一定时间后,在膜另一端的检测池中对上述两农药分别在222nm及257nm波长处进行检测。结果表明:在检测池中只测得疏水性的阿特拉津而未能测得百草枯,说明亲水性的百草枯不能在疏水性的经修饰的金纳米通道中迁移。据此,应用修饰后的金纳米通道可达到上述两农药的完全分离。     

基于金纳米通道膜检测脱氧核糖核酸的研究

采用化学沉积的方法在聚碳酸酯膜上沉积金纳米颗粒得到金纳米通道膜,并用探针DNA对金纳米通道进行修饰。基于目标DNA与探针DNA杂交后,金纳米通道膜(孔径为30 nm左右)交流阻抗信号的变化,发展了一种无需标记的DNA的检测方法。该方法获得的线性回归方程为ΔR(Ω)=21.05 0.21C(nmol/L),线性相关系数为0.9864;线性检测范围为35~450 nmol/L,检出限为20 nmol/L。这种金纳米通道膜在DNA或RNA的检测及分离方面具有较好的应用前景。     

电化学沉积法制备金（核）-铜（壳）纳米粒子阵列

以组装在有机分子自组装膜/金基底电极上的Au纳米粒子阵列为电化学沉积模板,制备了金(核)-铜 (壳)纳米粒子阵列.选用巯基十一胺（AUDT）和巯基癸烷（DT）混合自组装膜作为基底电极与Au纳米粒子的耦联层,可以在一定的电位下实现金属Cu在Au纳米粒子上的选择性沉积.将沉积电位控制在－0.03 V（vs SCE）时,沉积初期（t ≤ 15 s,沉积粒子粒径 ≤ 20 nm ）金(核)-铜 (壳)粒子具有良好的单分散性和近似球形,而且粒径实验值同计算值非常吻合.     

基于金纳米颗粒的比色传感体系用于前列腺特异性膜抗原的检测

发展了一种基于金纳米颗粒的比色传感体系用于检测前列腺特异性膜抗原的新方法.实验中合成了带有正电荷的金纳米颗粒,并设计了一段带有负电荷的前列腺特异性膜抗原的底物肽段.该方法基于金纳米颗粒聚集状态不同导致颜色变化的性质以及酶与底物的特异性识别作用,达到前列腺特异性膜抗原的检测.带正电荷的金纳米颗粒与带负电的肽段产生静电相互作用,引起金纳米颗粒的聚集;当体系中加入前列腺特异性膜抗原后,由于前列腺特异性膜抗原与肽段的特异性识别作用,带负电的肽段水解为谷氨酸碎片分子,导致金纳米颗粒的分散,反应体系颜色变化快速、明显.该方法简单、灵敏,线性范围为2～10 nmol/L,检测限为0.5 nmol/L.此外,该方法可用于标准加入法测定尿液中的PSMA.     

基于脉冲微反装置的Au/HZSM-5催化剂上正丁烷反应性能研究

以HZSM-5沸石分子筛为载体,尿素为沉淀剂,采用常压沉积-沉淀法和负压沉积-沉淀法制备了系列Au/HZSM-5沸石催化剂并采用常规催化剂表征方法对其进行了表征.用脉冲微反装置评价了纯正丁烷(99.9%)在氢型和金改性的纳米HZSM-5催化剂上的反应活性和烯烃选择性.结果表明,在550℃下,负压沉积-沉淀法制备的不同金负载量的纳米HZSM-5催化剂上的转化率和烯烃选择性都远高于常压沉积沉淀法制备的催化剂.改性量为2.0%的Au/HZSM-5-A(负压)催化剂正丁烷转化率达到了58.0%、烯烃选择性为57.2%.脱氢和脱甲基活化是正丁烷的重要活化方式,也是影响其烯烃选择性的主要因素.金改性在提高正丁烷转化率的同时,也促进了正丁烷的脱氢和脱甲基活化.纳米HZSM-5因晶粒度小,孔道短和微孔扩散阻力低而有利于正丁烷转化.负压有利于清除HZSM-5内部的无定型杂质和脱气净化处理,有利于金的负载量和分散度.     

靶向性纳米金探针对宫颈癌细胞的激光扫描共聚焦散射成像

制备了粒径均一的纳米金颗粒, 再对其表面进行叶酸修饰, 制得具有靶向性的纳米金探针. 利用激光扫描共聚焦显微镜(LSCM), 对靶向性纳米金的细胞特异性散射成像进行研究. 实验结果表明, 人宫颈癌细胞(Hela)对纳米金-叶酸的摄取作用强于对纳米金的摄取, 但随着时间的延长, 两者的差别逐渐减小. 表明在适当的时间内纳米金-叶酸探针对宫颈癌细胞具有良好的靶向性.     

金纳米棒的生长及与FeCl_3的作用

采用三氯化铁选择性刻蚀法获得了预定长径比的金纳米棒.相比于晶种生长法,三氯化铁选择性刻蚀法可以更加简便快捷地调控金纳米棒形貌.以三氯化铁为刻蚀剂的刻蚀反应优先发生在金纳米棒尖端,这是因为金纳米棒尖端反应活性更高且表面活性剂钝化作用更弱.通过控制刻蚀反应时间及刻蚀剂浓度,可以精确调控金纳米棒的长径比.实验结果表明,增加刻蚀剂浓度、卤素离子浓度以及升高反应温度可以加快刻蚀反应速率.进一步讨论了金属离子的刻蚀作用机理.     

pH和钙离子协同控制的纳米流体门控器件

生命体内的钙离子通道在各种生物功能调节过程及生命活动中起着至关重要的作用. 模仿生物体中钙离子通道的各种功能性, 构建人工智能通道, 并研究通道中的钙离子输运性能成为一项非常重要的研究课题. 通过重粒子轰击技术及径迹刻蚀方法在高分子聚合物薄膜上设计并制备了一种非对称的锥形多孔纳米通道. 并且通过在锥形纳米通道内壁修饰功能分子O-磷酸基L-络氨酸(OPLT)使纳米通道具有pH与钙离子协同响应的功能. 此体系模仿了生物体中钙离子响应的离子通道的离子输运行为, 及类似二极管的离子整流特性, 并表现出了稳定的离子门控特性及可逆性. 当pH为5时, 通道内壁修饰的OPLT中的氨基使通道内壁显正电性, 通道表现为选择阴离子, 而排斥阳离子的离子选择输运性能, 加入钙离子后离子电流并无明显变化, 此时纳米通道不具有钙离子响应性质; 当pH为9时, OPLT中的磷酸根基团使通道内壁呈现负电性, 通道表现出选择阳离子, 而排斥阴离子的离子选择输运性能, 此时向纳米系统中加入钙离子, 钙离子与磷酸根离子络合, 离子电流改变. 即OPLT修饰的纳米通道具有pH与钙离子协同响应的性能.     

丝素膜上药物渗透量对溶液PH值的响应

蚕丝丝素蛋白膜是一种具有弱碱性和弱酸性的两性荷电膜。因此在丝素膜－水溶液体系中，水溶液ｐＨ值变化会影响丝素膜上溶质的渗透速度和渗透量。丝素膜的等电点ｐＨ≈４．５。丝素膜上药物渗透实验的结果表明：在ｐＨ＝３．０～９．０的范围内，当溶液的ｐＨ＜４．５时，丝素膜带正电，正离子苄三甲氯化铵的渗透系数下降；当溶液的ｐＨ＞４．５时，丝素膜带负电，负离子酚磺酸钠的渗透系数明显下降。中性分子间苯二酚在丝素膜上的透过不受外部溶液ｐＨ值变化的影响。当溶液的ｐＨ＞８或ｐＨ＞４．５时，离子化的药物５－氟尿嘧啶或维生素Ｃ的渗透系数明显变小，这是因为两者分别在ｐＨ＝８（ｐＫａ＝８．０）和ｐＨ＝４．５（ｐＫａ＝４．２５）以上变成带电离子。这表明离子化药物在蚕丝丝素膜上的渗透速度和渗透量对溶液ｐＨ值变化有较好的响应特性。     

Electrochemically modulated permeability of poly(aniline) and composite poly(aniline)-poly(styrenesulfonate) membranes

The influence of oxidation state on the permeability of several probe molecules through conducting polymer membranes comprising composites of poly(aniline) and poly(styrenesulfonate) was examined in aqueous solution. Pure poly(aniline) membranes displayed a characteristic increase in permeability between reduced and half-oxidized states for neutrally charged phenol and negatively charged 4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate. In contrast, positively charged pyridine experienced decreased permeability through the membrane when poly(aniline) was switched from the reduced to the half-oxidized state. This behavior can be explained by a combination of oxidation-induced film swelling and the anion-exchange character of the positively charged membrane. The membrane composition was modified to include a fixed negative charge by the addition of poly(styrenesulfonate) during synthesis. The incorporation of this negatively charged component introduced cation-exchange character to the film and substantially reduced membrane permeability to 4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate in both oxidation states. In addition, increasing the fraction of poly(styrenesulfonate) in the membrane served to decrease film permeability for all species because of a densification of the membrane. This work demonstrates how both film composition and oxidation state can be used to tune the permeability of conducting polymer membranes.     

基于Au纳米通道膜分离测定芦丁

采用化学沉积法将Au沉积到聚碳酸酯滤膜(PC-Mem)上, 制备了直径10 nm左右的Au纳米通道膜(Au-Mem). 实验考察了芦丁在纳米通道膜上的透过特性, 在电场作用下, 芦丁与铝形成的荷电配离子在电场力驱动下透过修饰了对巯基苯胺(PATP)的Au纳米通道膜, 实现了芦丁的分离与测定. 成功地对复方芦丁片中的芦丁分子进行了分离与测定, 回收率为96.3%～99.3%.     

Charging Metal-Organic Framework Membranes by Incorporating Crown Ethers to Capture Cations for Ion Sieving

Protein channels on the biofilm conditionally manipulate ion transport via regulating the distribution of charge residues, making analogous processes on artificial membranes a hot spot and challenge. Here, we employ metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) membrane with charge-adjustable subnano-channel to selectively govern ion transport. Various valent ions are binded with crown ethers embedded in the MOF cavity, which act as charged guest to regulate the channels’ charge state from the negativity to positivity. Compared with the negatively charged channel, the positive counterpart obviously enhances Li⁺/Mg²⁺ selectivity, which benefit from the reinforcement of the electrostatic repulsion between ions and the channel. Meanwhile, theoretical calculations reveal that Mg²⁺ transport through the more positively charged channel needed to overcome higher entrance energy barrier than that of Li⁺. This work provides a subtle strategy for ion-selective transport upon regulating the charge state of insulating membrane, which paves the way for the application like seawater desalination and lithium extraction from salt lakes.     

The influence of membrane ion-permselectivity on electrokinetic concentration enrichment in membrane-based preconcentration units

The performance of nanoporous hydrogel microplugs with varying surface charge density is described in concentrating charged analytes electrokinetically in a microfluidic device. A neutral hydrogel plug with a mean pore size smaller than the size of charged analytes acts as a simple size-exclusion membrane. The presence of fixed charges on the backbone of a nanoporous hydrogel creates ion-permselectivity which results in charge-selective transport through the hydrogel. This leads to the development of concentration polarization (CP) in the adjoining bulk electrolyte solutions under the influence of an applied electrical field. CP strongly affects the distribution of the local electrical field strength, in particular, in the vicinity of the hydrogel plug which can significantly reduce the concentration enrichment factors compared to the neutral hydrogel. A theoretical model and simulations are presented, together with experimental data, to explain the interplay of hydrogel or membrane cation-selectivity, electrical field-induced CP, and the distribution of the local electrical field strength with respect to concentration enrichment of negatively charged analytes at the cathodic membrane-solution interface.     

Kinetics and thermodynamics of chlorpromazine interaction with lipid bilayers: effect of charge and cholesterol

Passive transport across cell membranes is the major route for the permeation of xenobiotics through tight endothelia such as the blood–brain barrier. The rate of passive permeation through lipid bilayers for a given drug is therefore a critical step in the prediction of its pharmacodynamics. We describe a detailed study on the kinetics and thermodynamics for the interaction of chlorpromazine (CPZ), an antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia, with neutral and negatively charged lipid bilayers. Isothermal titration calorimetry was used to study the partition and translocation of CPZ in lipid membranes composed of pure POPC, POPC:POPS (9:1), and POPC:Chol:POPS (6:3:1). The membrane charge due to the presence of POPS as well as the additional charge resulting from the introduction of CPZ in the membrane were taken into account, allowing the calculation of the intrinsic partition coefficients (K(P)) and the enthalpy change (ΔH) associated with the process. The enthalpy change upon partition to all lipid bilayers studied is negative, but a significant entropy contribution was also observed for partition to the neutral membrane. Because of the positive charge of CPZ, the presence of negatively charged lipids in the bilayer increases both the observed amount of CPZ that partitions to the membrane (KP(obs)) and the magnitude of ΔH. However, when the electrostatic effects are discounted, the intrinsic partition coefficient was smaller, indicating that the hydrophobic contribution was less significant for the negatively charged membrane. The presence of cholesterol strongly decreases the affinity of CPZ for the bilayer in terms of both the amount of CPZ that associates with the membrane and the interaction enthalpy. A quantitative characterization of the rate of CPZ translocation through membranes composed of pure POPC and POPC:POPS (9:1) was also performed using an innovative methodology developed in this work based on the kinetics of the heat evolved due to the interaction of CPZ with the membranes.     

Fluorescence Turn‐on Synthetic Lipid Rafts on Supramolecular Sheets and Hierarchical Concanavalin A Assembly

Here we report fluorescence turn‐on synthetic lipid rafts by self‐assembly of a cationic distyrylanthracene derivative on a negatively‐charged sheet in an aqueous solution. First, the negatively‐charged 2D membrane structure is formed by lateral associations of aromatic rods with carboxylate groups. Then, the synthetic rafts are floated on the surface of the negatively‐charged sheets through electrostatic interactions. The fluorescence of the synthetic rafts is turned on due to the aggregation of the positively‐charged AIE dye on the sheets, facilitating monitoring of the formation of rafts. Concanavalin A (Con A) protein can load hierarchically onto the synthetic rafts at neutral pH to provide discrete Con A aggregates with a uniform size of ≈12 nm. The uniform aggregates of Con A on the synthetic rafts can stimulate Jurkat cells with enhanced efficiency, as compared with random‐sized aggregates of Con A.     

Imaging Local Proton Fluxes through a Polycarbonate Membrane by Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy and Functionalized Alkanethiols

A new application of scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) to probe the transport of protons through membranes is described. Herein, a probe ultramicroelectrode (UME) is modified with a self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) of 11‐mercaptoundecanoic acid to qualitatively image areas within different pH regions above a track‐etched membrane. The current response of the modified electrode in the presence of potassium hexacyanoferrate as electroactive component is different in acidic and alkaline solutions. Depending on the pH value of the solution, the SAM‐covered electrode exposes either a neutral or a negatively charged insulating monolayer at pH 3 or 7, respectively, which leads to an increase/decrease in the faradaic current due to electrostatic interactions between the neutral/charged surface and the charged redox mediator. Therefore, local pH changes in the close vicinity of a membrane‐like substrate lead to different current responses recorded at the tip electrode when scanning above the surface.     

Flux decline during cross flow membrane filtration of electrolytic solution in presence of charged nano-colloids: a simple electrokinetic model

An electrokinetic transport based approach for quantification of reversible flux decline due to the concentration polarization of an electrolyte solution in presence of charged colloids is presented. The model envisions the electrolyte transport across a charged cake or gel layer as transport of ions through charged cylindrical capillaries. This model is coupled with the standard theory of concentration polarization during cross flow membrane filtration. The analysis is carried out entirely in terms of generalized, non-dimensional variables. A dimensionless group termed as the scaled gel layer resistance evolves from the analysis, which accounts for the electrical properties of the charged nano-colloids and the electrolyte solution. A parametric study is performed to elucidate the coupled influence of mass transfer, membrane resistance, gel resistance, and electrical properties of the gel-electrolyte polarized layer. The effects of these parameters are examined on the filtration performance through the model equations.     

Theoretical study of interdiffusion of aqueous solutions of 1 : 1 electrolytes having the same anion through a cation-exchange membrane

The interdiffusion of aqueous 1: 1 electrolytes having the same anion through a negatively charged (cation-exchange) membrane has been studied without taking into account the diffusive layers. It has been established that the interdiffusion coefficients of the cations depend (in addition to their own diffusion coefficients in the membrane) on the ratio of the diffusion coefficients of both cations to the diffusion coefficient of the anion and the ratio of the density of charges fixed in the membrane to the equal concentration of the electrolytes on both sides of the membrane, as well as the equilibrium distribution coefficients of cationanion ion pairs in the membrane matrix. The conditions have been found under which the membrane plays the role of a “blocking system” (like a diode) that is impenetrable to cations located on both sides of the membranes in spite of the existence of their concentration gradients. The developed approach can be used to describe the interdiffusion of 1: 1 electrolytes through any uniformly charged membrane.