Biosensors as a tool for the antioxidant status evaluation

Antioxidants are one of the main ingredients that protect food attributes by preventing oxidation that occurs during processing, distribution and end preparation of food. Physiological antioxidant protection involves a variety of chemical system of endogenous and exogenous origin in a multiplicity of pathways. Associate to this, researches have been directed in the development of methods as biosensors that can characterize antioxidants capable of removing harmful radicals in living organisms in an adequate way. Biosensors have represented a broad area of technology useful for environmental, food monitoring, clinical applications and can represent a good alternative method to evaluate the antioxidant status.The demonstration of the highlighted current application of biosensor as a potential tool to evaluate the antioxidant status is the main aim of this review.     

Ultrasonic synthesis of α-MnO2 nanorods: An efficient catalytic conversion of refractory pollutant,methylene blue

In this work, uniform α-MnO₂ nanorods were synthesized via a simple hydrothermal followed by ultrasonication method using ultrasonic bath (20 kHz, 100 W) without using any surfactant and template. The crystallographic phases and surface morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transition electron microscopy (TEM) analysis, respectively. Functional group identification and chemical states of α-MnO₂ nanorods were confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The as-synthesized uniform nanorods of α-MnO₂ exhibit excellent catalytic conversion of toxic organic contaminant (methylene blue (MB)) in the presence of NaBH₄ as reductant. The α-MnO₂ exhibits excellent stability up to four repeated catalytic cycles with nearly 92% conversion. The kinetic rate constant (k), and turnover frequency (TOF) were 0.736 min⁻¹ and 0.02 mmol mg⁻¹ min⁻¹, respectively. In addition, the fast electron transfer mechanism were investigated and discussed. These results open a new avenue for developing various metal oxide catalysts, which are expected to be very useful catalytic conversions.     

Liquid Chromatographic Determination of the Myocardial Isozyme of Creatine Kinase

Abstract

Creatine kinase serum enzymes were separated by low pressure liquid chromatography with a Glycophase DEAE column. The separated MB creatine kinase isozyme was assayed by measurinq the amount of ATP formed from ADP and creatine phosphate in the presence of the enzyme. High performance 1iquid chromatography was used to determine ATP.     

Electrochemical detection of short sequences related to the hepatitis B virus using MB on chitosan-modified CPE

A novel electrochemical DNA biosensor based on methylene blue (MB) and chitosan-modified carbon paste electrode (CCPE) for short DNA sequences and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified real samples related to the hepatitis B virus (HBV) hybridization detection is presented. Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) was used to investigate the surface coverage and hybridization event. The decrease in the peak current of MB, an electroactive label, was observed upon hybridization of probe with the target. Numerous factors affecting the target hybridization and indicator binding reaction are optimized to maximize the sensitivity.     

MB8镁合金的交流微弧氧化处理

在由氟化钾和氢氧化钾构成的碱性处理液中,采用交流微弧氧化处理技术对MB8镁合金进行了电化学表面处理研究,建立了膜层厚度与处理参数之间的关系模型,确定了膜层的组织构成,讨论了膜层生长机理,优化了MB8镁合金交流微弧氧化快速形成致密膜层技术参数。结果表明:人工神经网络技术可很好地建立膜层厚度与处理参数之间的关系模型;膜层主要由氟化镁和氧化镁构成,致密膜层的最大平均厚度范围为35～36μm,采用遗传算法优化并得到实验验证的可形成35μm厚致密膜层的交流微弧氧化快速成膜技术参数为:氟化钾浓度为1 182 g·L-1、氢氧化钾浓度为393 g·L-1、调压器输出电压为61 V、处理液温度为34℃、处理时间为116 s,该快速成膜速度较其它处理技术的成膜速度至少提高了7倍。     

A Sensitive Nanoporous Gold-Based Electrochemical DNA Biosensor for Escherichia coli Detection

A sensitive electrochemical DNA biosensor based on a mixed monolayer structure self-assembled at nanoporous gold (NPG) electrode surface was prepared for Escherichia coli (E. coli) detection. The NPG was fabricated on gold electrode, onto which thiolated oligonucleotides (SH-DNA) and mercaptohexanol (MCH) were covalently linked forming a mixed self-assembled monolayer (SAM). The hybridization between the SH-DNA/MCH modified biosensor and E. coli DNA was monitored with differential pulse voltammetry measurement using methylene blue (MB) as the hybridization indicator. The biosensor can detect 1 × 10^?12 M DNA target and 50 cfu/μL E. coli without any nucleic acid amplification steps. The detection limit was lowered to 50 cfu/mL after 5.0 h of incubation.     

ZnO/ZnSe复合纳米结构的制备及可见光光催化性能

通过热水解法, 以氧化锌为模板, 成功制备出形貌均一的ZnO/ZnSe复合纳米结构. 为了对比不同O/Se比对光催化性能的影响, 保持其它反应参数不变, 调节还原剂水合肼的用量, 得到不同硒化程度的ZnO/ZnSe复合纳米结构. 采用场发射扫描电子显微镜、 X射线衍射仪和透射电子显微镜对样品的形貌及结构进行了表征, 通过测试该复合结构对亚甲基蓝的可见光催化降解评估了其光催化效率. 结果表明, 与纯ZnO比, ZnO/ZnSe复合结构在可见光区域和紫外光区域的光吸收范围变宽, 显示出较高的光催化效率. 原因在于ZnSe导带上的电子在扩散势能的作用下迁移到ZnO的导带上, 而空穴仍保留在ZnSe价带, 这样有助于光生电子和空穴对的分离, 降低其复合机率, 从而提高ZnO的光催化效率.     

RE-B共掺杂片层TiO2的合成及其光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法,利用钛酸四丁酯、硝酸镧、硝酸铈和硼酸为原料,对TiO₂光催化剂进行稀土-B(RE-B)的共掺杂改性制备和性能研究。采用X-射线衍射法(XRD)、冷场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外-可见吸收(UV-Vis)光谱和荧光(PL)光谱对制得样品的相组成、表面形貌结构、表面元素组成、光响应范围及带隙能和电子-空穴的复合情况进行了初步分析。结果表明,所制掺杂TiO₂的组成均为锐钛矿型,掺杂使晶格发生了较大畸变,且细晶粒由未掺杂的27 nm减小到RE-B-TiO₂的10 nm,形貌为片层状不规则堆放状态存在。XPS结果表明掺杂元素有效进入二氧化钛, PL谱显示共掺杂可有效延长光催化剂的载流子寿命。掺杂后吸收边均红移, La-B-TiO₂由TiO₂的405 nm移动到466 nm,相应地禁带宽度减小了0.4 eV。光催化实验表明:2 h内降解亚甲基蓝(MB)时掺杂能够同时提高紫外和可见光下二氧化钛的光催化效率,而共掺杂的降解效果又优于单掺杂, La-B-TiO₂紫外光下的降解率达到80.67%,为同等条件下纯TiO₂的2.7倍,可见光下的降解率为74.78%。     

Fe3+掺杂TiO2/凹凸棒复合光催化剂的制备和光催化活性

用酸催化溶胶-凝胶法制备了Fe³⁺掺杂TiO₂/凹凸棒（Fe³⁺-TiO₂/ATP）复合光催化剂,对其结构、微观形貌、光吸收性能和可见光下的光催化性能进行了表征。XRD和TEM测试结果表明,Fe³⁺-TiO₂/ATP具有较好的热稳定性,经450 ℃热处理后的ATP晶体结构基本保持不变,锐钛矿TiO2均匀的分布在ATP表面,TiO2颗粒之间无团聚,且平均粒径小于纯TiO₂。UV-Vis-DRS测试结果表明,Fe³⁺的掺杂可明显增强复合光催化剂对可见光的吸收,光响应范围拓展到了整个紫外-可见光区。在可见光下,Fe³⁺-TiO₂/ATP复合光催化剂对亚甲基蓝具有很好的催化降解活性。Fe³⁺-TiO₂/ATP的反应速率常数分别为TiO₂/ATP、P25和纯TiO2的1.37、4.83和6.51倍。复合光催化剂的沉降性能优于纯TiO2和P25,易于分离。