Principle of a new immunoassay based on electrophoretic mobility of poly(styrene/alpha-tert-butoxy-omega-vinylbenzyl-polyglycidol) microspheres: application for the determination of helicobacter pylori IgG in blood serum

The principle of a novel latex diagnostic test for the determination of antibodies against Helicobacter pylori in blood sera is described. The test is based on the measurement of the electrophoretic mobility of the microspheres with immobilized H. pylori antigens. The electrophoretic mobility of these microspheres depends on the concentration of the antibodies against H. pylori in suspending medium. Particles with hydrophilic polyglycidol in the surface layer were used for the test. The microspheres were obtained by an emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization of styrene and alpha-tert-butoxy-omega-vinylbenzyl-polyglycidol macromonomer (D(n) = 220 nm, diameter polydispersity factor D(w)//D(n) = 1.02). Activation of polyglycidol hydroxyl groups with cyanuric chloride allowed for covalent immobilization of H. pylori antigens. The fraction of H. pylori not specifically adsorbed onto the microspheres was negligible. Changes of the electrophoretic mobility of the microspheres with the surface concentration of the covalently immobilized H. pylori antigens Gamma = (1.6 +/- 0.3) . 10(-3) g m(-2) were suitable for the detection of the antibodies in the sera of patients with titer in the range (determined by the indirect ELISA test) from 1:500 to 1:32 000.     

改性聚苯乙烯微球的制备及其胶体晶体的组装

采用甲基丙烯酸改性的无皂乳液聚合方法制备了尺寸为210 nm、含羧基的聚苯乙烯(PS)微球，用红外光谱、透射电子显微镜和粒度分析仪对其形状和结构进行分析，结果表明，经甲基丙烯酸改性后得到了表面为高密度电荷的单分散性PS微球.用垂直沉积法快速制备出在较大范围(大于1 cm2)呈现很好有序性的密排结构聚苯乙烯胶体晶体薄膜，其在590 nm波长处存在光子带隙.在电子显微镜下，观察到这种胶体晶体是面心立方(fcc)密排结构.     

PREPARATION OF POLYMER MICROSPHERES WITH PYRIDYL GROUP AND THEIR STABILIZED GOLD METALLIC COLLOIDS

Narrow disperse poly(ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate-co-4-vinylpyridine)(poly(EGDMA-co-4-VPy))microspheres were prepared by distillation-precipitation copolymerization of ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate(EGDMA)and 4-vinylpyridine (4-VPy)with 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile(AIBN)as initiator in neat acetonitrile.The polymer microspheres containing pyridyl group were then utilized as stabilizer for gold metallic colloids with the diameter around 7 nm,which were prepared by the in situ reduction of gold chloride trihydrate with sodium borohydride through the coordination of the pyridyl group on the gel layer and surface of the microsphere with the gold metallic nano-particles.The catalytic properties of the pyridyl- functionalized microsphere-stabilized gold metallic colloids and the behavior of the stabilized-catalyst for the recycling were investigated with reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol as a model reaction.     

A MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF POLY（DIVINYLBENZENE-co-ACRYLIC ACID） IN CROSSLINKING PRECIPITATION POLYMERIZATION

Divinylbenzene-80 （DVB-80） and polar monomer acrylic acid （AA） having hydrogen bonding at a total monomer loading of 5 vol% were precipitated-copolymerized in a variety of organic solvents with 2,2＇-azobis（isobutyronitrile） （AIBN） as initiator. The experiments were investigated from a two-dimensional matrix, i.e., the actual crosslinking degree of DVB varying from 0 to 80% and the solvent composition varying from 0 to 100% of toluene mixture with acetonitrile, when the mixture of acetonitrile and toluene was used as the reaction solvent. Under various reaction conditions, six distinct morphologies including soluble polymers, swellable microgels, coagulum, irregular microparticles, and nano-/micrometer microspheres were formed and the structures of these polymer architectures were described. A morphological map was utilized to discuss the effects of both crosslinking degree of DVB and composition of solvent on the transitions between morphology domains. The results demonstrated that the microspheres are formed by an internal contraction due to the marginal solvency of the continuous phase and the crosslinking of the polymer network through the covalent bonding from DVB as well as the interchain hydrogen-bonding between the carboxylic acid units.     

Copper‐Bismuth Bimetallic Microspheres for Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Formate

Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction holds great promise for reducing the atmospheric CO₂ level and alleviating the energy crisis. High‐performance electrocatalysts are often required in order to lower the high overpotential and expedite the sluggish reaction kinetics of CO₂ electroreduction. Copper is a promising candidate metal. However, it usually suffers from the issues of poor stability and low product selectivity. In this work, bimetallic Cu‐Bi is obtained by reducing the microspherical copper bismuthate (CuBi₂O₄) for selectively catalyzing the CO₂ reduction to formate (HCOO^–). The bimetallic Cu‐Bi electrocatalyst exhibits high activity and selectivity with the Faradic efficiency over 90% in a wide potential window. A maximum Faradaic efficiency of ~95% is obtained at –0.93 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. Furthermore, the catalyst shows high stability over 6 h with Faradaic efficiency of ~95%. This study provides an important clue in designing new functional materials for CO₂ electroreduction with high activity and selectivity.     

以橡子为碳源制备的空心磁性碳纳米球及其吸附性能

以橡子为碳源,通过高温煅烧法制备了粒径均匀的磁性空心碳纳米球(MHCNS)。经过HCl浸泡处理可得MHCNS-1,再经HNO_3和NH_3·H_2O处理得MHCNS-2。MHCNS-2粒径均匀,直径为20～40 nm,球壁厚度为3～5 nm。MHCNS-2的尺寸可通过改变镍离子与氢氧化钾的添加量和比例进行调控。通过X射线粉末衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜、振动样品磁强计等方法对制备的产物进行了表征,进而分析了其生长机制。MHCNS-2对于有机染料亚甲基蓝(MB)的吸附性能的实验结果表明,MHCNS-2具有强吸附性能,当MB溶液浓度为100 mg·L~(-1)时,吸附量可以达到185 mg·g~(-1)。MHCNS对布洛芬的载药释药实验结果表明,MHCNS-2载药率可达44%,释药率达70%,有着良好的载药与释药能力。     

聚苯乙烯微球表面接枝丙烯腈的研究

采用分散聚合法制备出平均粒径为3.85 μm的窄分布聚苯乙烯微球， 并在此基础上引入第二单体丙烯腈进行共聚反应， 制备出平均粒径为4.02 μm的窄分布苯乙烯-丙烯腈共聚物微球. 对聚苯乙烯微球和苯乙烯-丙烯腈共聚物微球进行了形貌及粒径、红外光谱、差示扫描量热法(DSC)分析， 结果表明丙烯腈基团均匀分布在聚苯乙烯微球表面， 提高了聚苯乙烯微球表面的极性.     

Multicolor quantum dot-encoded microspheres for the detection of biomolecules

The biocompatible semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have unique photophysical properties, which provide important advantages over organic dyes and lanthanide probes in fluorescence labeling applications. In this work, multicolor quantum QD-encoded microspheres have been prepared via the layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly approach. Polystyrene microspheres of 3 μm diameter were used as templates for the deposition of different sized CdTe QDs/polyelectrolyte multilayers via electrostatic interactions. Two kinds of biofuntional multicolor microspheres with two different antibodies, anti-human IgG and anti-rabbit IgG were prepared. Human IgG and rabbit IgG can be detected as target antigens in the multiplexed fluoroimmunoassays. Furthermore, a novel microfluidic on-chip device was developed to detect two kinds of antigen-conjugated multicolor QD-encoded microspheres; the microspheres can be distinguished from each other based on their fluorescence signals.     

细乳液聚合法制备磁性复合微球及其表征

在制备超细Fe3O4 磁性粒子的基础上 ,以 3种低分子量聚合物Disperbyk 1 0 6、Disperbyk 1 0 8和Disperbyk 1 1 1为Fe3O4 微粒在单体相中的分散稳定剂 ,采用细乳液聚合法制备了平均粒径为 3 40nm的PS Fe3O4 磁性复合微球 .详细研究了分散剂种类对细乳液聚合制备磁性复合微球的影响 ,并采用XRD、TGA和TEM等手段对磁性复合微球的形态、结构及磁响应性等进行了表征 .实验结果证明分散剂的选择对磁性复合微球的成功制备起着至关重要的作用 ,兼具酸性和碱性功能基的分散剂Disperbyk 1 0 6具有更好的分散和稳定效果 .TEM结果表明 ,所制备的复合微球具有一些缺陷 ,而缺陷处往往是Fe3O4 磁性粒子聚集的地方     

Synthesis of spherical microcapsules by photopolymerization in aerosols

 The preparation of polymer microcapsules of well defined size in the range of 10–50 μm with different shell thickness to core diameter ratios is described. An aerosol of monodisperse droplets of a homogeneous ternary liquid system which contained a hydrophobic component and a hydrophilic component dissolved in a high-volatile mutual solvent, was produced by dispersing with a vibrating-orifice aerosol generator. After the evaporation of the solvent in a nitrogen atmosphere the particles demix and form a two-phase droplet of core-shell type. These droplets were illuminated with UV light and polymerized to highly monodisperse microcapsules with a solid polymer shell and a liquid core. The properties of the resulting particles (size, size distribution, shell thickness, shape and surface characteristics) were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy on single optically levitated particles, and confocal Raman micro spectroscopy. The microcapsules were highly monodisperse and have spherical shape. Received: 24 July 1996 Accepted: 29 August 1996