Application of graphene oxide nanosheets as probe oligonucleotide immobilization platform for DNA sensing

In this work, a simple and novel electrochemical biosensor based on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with graphene oxide nanosheets (GO) was developed for detection of DNA sequences. The morphology of prepared nanoplatform was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, infrared (FTIR) and UV/Vis absorption spectra. The fabrication processes of electrochemical biosensor were characterized with cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in an aqueous solution. The optimization of experimental conditions such as immobilization of the probe BRCA1 and its hybridization with the complementary DNA was performed. Due to unique properties of graphene oxide nanosheets such as large surface area and high conductivity, a wide liner range of 1.0 × 10^?17–1.0 × 10^?9 M and detection limit of 3.3 × 10^?18 M were obtained for detection of BRCA1 5382 mutation by EIS technique. Under the optimum conditions, the proposed biosensor (ssDNA/GO/GCE) revealed suitable selectivity for discriminating the complementary sequences from non-complementary sequences, so it can be applicable for detection of breast cancer.     

Electrocatalytic determination of epinephrine and uric acid using a novel hydroquinone modified carbon paste electrode

A sensitive and selective electrochemical method for the determination of epinephrine(EP) was developed using a modified carbon paste electrode(MCPE) with 2,2’-[3,6-dioxa-1,8-octanediylbis(nitriloethylidyne)]-bis-hydroquinone(DOH).Cyclic voltammetry was used to investigate the redox properties of this modified electrode at various solution pH values and at various scan rates.In differential pulse voltammetry,the modified electrode could separate the oxidation peak potentials of EP and uric acid(UA) present in the solution but at the unmodified CPE the peak potentials were indistinguishable.This method was also examined for determination of EP in EP injection.     

Iodide-selective polymeric membrane electrode based on copper(Ⅱ) bis(N-2-bromophenylsalicyldenaminato) complex

A PVC membrane electrode based on copper（Ⅱ） bis（N-2-bromophenylsalicyldenaminato） as ionophor was prepared.The ion selective electrode was tested by inorganic anions and showed a good selectivity for iodide ion.This sensor exhibited Nernstian behavior with a slope of—57.8 mV per decade at 25℃.The proposed electrode showed a linear range from 1.0×10⁵ to 1.0×10^-1 mol/L with a detection limit of 5.0×10^-6 mol/L.The electrode response was independent of pH in the range of 3.0- 10.0.The proposed sensor was applied to determine the iodide in water and antiseptic samples.     

Application of principal component-wavelet neural network in spectrophotometric determination of acidity constants of 4-(2-thiazolylazo)-resorcinol

The acidity constants of 4-(2-thiazolylazo)-resorcinol (TAR) were determined by the principal component-wavelet neural network (WNN). Biprotic acid mass balance equations, the distribution functions and the corresponding spectral profiles which were generated by a Gaussian model, have been considered to simulate all required absorbance-pH data. The simulated absorption-pH data matrix was used as training set whereas the TAR absorption-pH data was used as the test set of WNN model. The obtained acidity constants were in good agreement with the reported values of acidity constants in the literature and with those calculated by DATAN software. Artificial neural network (ANN) model has been also employed in this study and the results of WNN were compared with those obtained by ANN. It was found that WNN gives faster convergence and slightly better accuracy.     

Application of H-Point standard addition method and multivariate calibration methods to the simultaneous kinetic-potentiometric determination of permanganate and dichromate

Simultaneous kinetic-potentiometric determination of binary mixture of permanganate (MnO₄ ^?) and dichromate (Cr₂O₇ ^2?) by H-point standard addition method (HPSAM), partial least squares (PLS) and principal component regression (PCR) is described. In this work, the difference between the rate of the oxidation reaction of Fe(II) to Fe(III) in the presence of MnO₄ ^? and Cr₂O₇ ^2? formed the basis of the method. The rate of the consumed fluoride ion for making the complex was detected by a fluoride ion selective electrode (FISE). The results show that the simultaneous determination of MnO₄ ^? and Cr₂O₇ ^2? could be conducted in their concentration ranges of 0.5?C10.0 and 0.1?C20.0 ??g ml^?1, respectively. The total relative standard error (RSE) for applying the PLS and PCR methods to 9 synthetic samples was 5.30 and 3.17, respectively in the concentration range of MnO₄ ^?, and 3.30 and 2.04, respectively, in the concentration range of Cr₂O₇ ^2?. In order for the selectivity of the method to be assessed, we evaluated the effects of certain foreign ions upon the reaction rate. The proposed methods (HPSAM, PLS and PCR) were evaluated using a set of synthetic sample mixtures and then applied to the simultaneous determination of MnO₄ ^? and Cr₂O₇ ^2? in different water samples.     

Application of nanosized MCM-41 to fabrication of a nanostructured electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous determination of levodopa and carbidopa

A novel carbon paste electrode modified with nanosized mesoporous MCM-41 was prepared, and used as an electrochemical sensor to study the electro oxidation of levodopa (LD), carbidopa (CD) and their mixtures. Using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), a highly selective and simultaneous determination of LD and CD has been explored at the modified electrode. The electrochemical sensor displayed a good resolving function for the overlapping voltammetric responses of LD and CD into two separate peaks with a potential difference of 370 mV. DPV peak currents of LD increased linearly with concentration over the 0.13 μM to 1250.00 μM range and exhibited a detection limit of 0.072 μM. Also, the proposed electrochemical sensor was used for the determination of LD and CD in some real samples, using the standard addition method.     

Simultaneous determination of levodopa and carbidopa by a novel nanostructure modified carbon paste electrode

The electrochemical behavior of levodopa (LD) was investigated on the surface of a carbon paste electrode modified with TiO₂ nanoparticles and 2,2??-(1,2 butanediylbis(nitriloethylidyne))-bis-hydroquinone (BNH). The prepared modified electrode showed an efficient catalytic role in the electrochemical oxidation of LD, leading to a remarkable decrease in oxidation overpotential and enhancement of the kinetics of the electrode reaction. The mechanism of the electrocatalytic process on the surface of the modified electrode was analyzed by obtaining the cyclic voltammograms in various potential sweep rates. This modified electrode exhibited well-separated oxidation peaks for LD and carbidopa (CD). The differential pulse voltammetry was applied as a very sensitive analytical method for the determination of LD and CD. A linear dynamic range of 2.0?C600.0 and 20.0?C400.0???M with a detection limit of 0.2???M (with sensitivity of 0.199 ??A ??M^?1) and 10???M (with sensitivity of 0.024???A???M^?1) was obtained for LD and CD, respectively. The modified electrode was prepared quite easily and renewed on the surface by simple polishing.     

Vesicular release dynamics are altered by the interaction between the chemical cargo and vesicle membrane lipids

The release of the cargo from soft vesicles, an essential process for chemical delivery, is mediated by multiple factors. Among them, the regulation by the interaction between the chemical cargo species and the vesicular membrane, widely existing in all vesicles, has not been investigated to date. Yet, these interactions hold the potential to complicate the release process. We used liposomes loaded with different monoamines, dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT), to simulate vesicular release and to monitor the dynamics of chemical release from isolated vesicles during vesicle impact electrochemical cytometry (VIEC). The release of DA from liposomes presents a longer release time compared to 5-HT. Modelling the release time showed that DA filled vesicles had a higher percentage of events where the time for the peak fall was better fit to a double exponential (DblExp) decay function, suggesting multiple kinetic steps in the release. By fitting to a desorption–release model, where the transmitters adsorbed to the vesicle membrane, the dissociation rates of DA and 5-HT from the liposome membrane were estimated. DA has a lower desorption rate constant, which leads to slower DA release than that observed for 5-HT, whereas there is little difference in pore size. The alteration of vesicular release dynamics due to the interaction between the chemical cargo and vesicle membrane lipids provides an important mechanism to regulate vesicular release in chemical and physiological processes. It is highly possible that this introduces a fundamental chemical regulation difference between transmitters during exocytosis.

The release of the cargo from soft vesicles, an essential process for chemical delivery, is mediated by multiple factors.     

Thiocyanate ion selective electrode based on bis(N-3-methylphenyl salicylidenaminato)copper(Ⅱ) ionophore

In this work a PVC membrane electrode based on bis(N-3-methyl phenyl salicylidenaminato)copper(II)as ionophore was prepared.The electrode was tested by inorganic anions and showed good selectivity for thiocyanate ion.This sensor showed Nerstian behavior with a slope of a-59.3 mV per decade at 25℃.The proposed electrode exhibited a wide linear range from 1.0 × 10~(-6) mol/L to 1.0× 10~(-1) mol/L with a detection limit of 5.0×10~(-7) mol/L.The electrode response was independent of pH in the range of 4.0-10.0.The response time is about 9-21s,and the electrode can be used for over 60 days without considerable deterioration.The prepared sensor was applied as an indicator electrode in potentiometric titration of SCN with Ag~+ ion and to determine the thiocyanate in samples of urine and saliva.     

基于纳米结构的电化学传感器同时测定溶液中异丙肾上腺素、尿酸和叶酸的浓度(英文)

A carbon paste electrode modified with 2‐((7‐(2,5-dihydrobenzylideneamino)heptylimino)methyl) benzene‐1,4‐diol(DHB) and carbon nanotubes were used to simultaneously determine the concen-trations of isoproterenol(IP), uric acid(UA), and folic acid(FA) in solution. First, cyclic voltammetry was used to investigate the redox properties of the modified electrode at various scan rates. Next, the mediated oxidation of IP at the modified electrode is described. At the optimum pH of 7.0, the oxidation of IP occurs at a potential about 90 mV less than that of an unmodified carbon paste elec-trode. Based on the results of differential pulse voltammetry(DPV), the oxidation of IP showed a dynamic range between 10 and 6000 μmol/L, and a detection limit of 1.24 μmol/L. Finally, DPV was used to simultaneously determine the concentrations of IP, UA, and FA in solution at the modified electrode.