Interactions of DNA with graphene and sensing applications of graphene field-effect transistor devices: A review

Graphene field-effect transistors (GFET) have emerged as powerful detection platforms enabled by the advent of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) production of the unique atomically thin 2D material on a large scale. DNA aptamers, short target-specific oligonucleotides, are excellent sensor moieties for GFETs due to their strong affinity to graphene, relatively short chain-length, selectivity, and a high degree of analyte variability. However, the interaction between DNA and graphene is not fully understood, leading to questions about the structure of surface-bound DNA, including the morphology of DNA nanostructures and the nature of the electronic response seen from analyte binding. This review critically evaluates recent insights into the nature of the DNA graphene interaction and its affect on sensor viability for DNA, small molecules, and proteins with respect to previously established sensing methods. We first discuss the sorption of DNA to graphene to introduce the interactions and forces acting in DNA based GFET devices and how these forces can potentially affect the performance of increasingly popular DNA aptamers and even future DNA nanostructures as sensor substrates. Next, we discuss the novel use of GFETs to detect DNA and the underlying electronic phenomena that are typically used as benchmarks for characterizing the analyte response of these devices. Finally, we address the use of DNA aptamers to increase the selectivity of GFET sensors for small molecules and proteins and compare them with other, state of the art, detection methods.     

Thermodynamic properties of xanthone: Heat capacities,phase-transition properties,and thermodynamic-consistency analyses using computational results

Heat capacities and phase-transition properties for xanthone (IUPAC name 9H-xanthen-9-one and Chemical Abstracts registry number [90-47-1]) are reported for the temperature range 5 < T/K < 524. Statistical calculations were performed and thermodynamic properties for the ideal gas were derived based on molecular geometry optimization and vibrational frequencies calculated at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory. These results are combined with sublimation pressures from the literature to allow critical evaluation of inconsistent enthalpies of sublimation for xanthone, also reported in the literature. Literature values for the enthalpy of combustion of xanthone are re-assessed, a revision is recommended for one result, and a new value for the enthalpy of formation of the ideal gas is derived. Comparisons with thermophysical properties reported in the literature are made for all other reported and derived properties, where possible.     

Hydrogen–hydrogen bonding: The current density perspective

Current density plots of closed‐shell intermolecular H? H interactions characterized by a bond critical point (BCP) show two vortices separated by a saddle, a pattern which allows for a clear definition of a pair current strength. This H? H current strength turns out to be roughly related to the potential energy density at the BCP and then to the dissociation energy. The same pattern is also recognizable, at least for an azimuthal orientation of a field perpendicular to the H? H line, for the intramolecular interactions previously investigated to propose the H? H bonding. In the case of the H atoms of the bay region of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the current of the H? H delocalized diatropic vortex gives a quantitative indication of stabilization; however, on rotation of the field and the subsequent onset of a bay‐delocalized paratropic vortex (a typical signature of antiaromaticity), the diatropic vortex can be reshaped or it can even disappear, consistently with its smallness, and thus showing the effect of other more relevant interactions. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Electron Density Analysis of Hyperconjugation

Hyperconjugation is analyzed through the electron density of orbitals responsible for hyperconjugative interactions, which cannot be detected by means of conventional electron‐density‐based calculations. This interaction is detected through the π electron density topology, by excluding σ electron density from the total. As the presence of the hyperconjugation phenomenon in carbocation systems is well understood, several carbocations are benchmarked, and the results show that the positive carbon atom establishes a hyperconjugative critical point with the adjacent methyl group(s). Also, π localization and delocalization indices are employed to support the conclusions made by the topological analysis.     

浊点萃取-荧光光度法测定水中的苯酚

基于非离子表面活性剂Triton X-100,以浊点萃取结合荧光光度法测定水中的苯酚,考察影响浊点萃取的各种因素。在pH=3.0的磷酸氢二钠-磷酸二氢钾缓冲溶液中,采用2.0mL Triton X-100(5%)、82℃平衡温度、8min平衡时间的条件下,苯酚被萃取到Triton X-100表面活性剂相与水相分开,用于环境水样中苯酚的测定,结果令人满意。     

Design of a coated thinly clad chalcogenide long-period fiber grating refractive index sensor based on dual-peak resonance near the phase matching turning point

A novel method for designing chalcogenide long-period fiber grating (LPFG) sensors based on the dual-peak resonance effect of the LPFG near the phase matching turning point (PMTP) is presented. Refractive index sensing in a high-refractive-index chalcogenide fiber is achieved with a coated thinly clad film. The dual-peak resonant characteristics near the PMTP and the refractive index sensing properties of the LPFG are analyzed first by the phase-matching condition of the LPFG. The effects of film parameters and cladding radius on the sensitivity of refractive index sensing are further discussed. The sensor is optimized by selecting the appropriate film parameters and cladding radius. Simulation results show that the ambient refractive index sensitivity of a dual-peak coated thinly clad chalcogenide LPFG at the PMTP can be 2400 nm/RIU, which is significantly higher than that of non-optimized gratings. It has great application potential in the field of chemical sensing and biosensors.     

计算富勒烯结构的新方法:曲率定理*

介绍了利用曲率定理计算富勒烯结构的方法,证明了富勒烯结构中五元环数恒为12,与传统的欧拉定理法进行了对比,凸显了曲率定理法在研究多面体结构时直观形象的特点,强调了数学方法对解决化学问题和认识化学模型的重要性。     

Synthesis of linseed oil based biodegradable homo and copolymers: role as multifunctional greener additives in lube oil

Abstract

Homopolymer of linseed oil and its four copolymers with styrene, 1-decene, isodecyl acrylate and octyl acrylate, respectively, have been synthesized in this present context. The prepared polymers are characterized by NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. The molecular weights have been measured by gel permeation chromatography. Their effectiveness as pour point depressant (PPD), viscosity index improver (VII) and their shear stability in terms of permanent shear stability index have been evaluated in lube oil. The copolymers acted as better PPDs than the homopolymer whereas the homopolymer of linseed oil excelled as VII. Further it was observed that all the prepared polymers were stable enough under severe mechanical shear.     

Polymorphism of a widely used building block for halogen‐bonded assemblies: 1,3,5‐trifluoro‐2,4,6‐triiodobenzene

After reporting the structure of a new polymorph of 1,3,5‐trifluoro‐2,4,6‐triiodobenzene (denoted BzF3I3 ), C₆F₃I₃, (I), which crystallized in the space group P 2₁/c , we perform a comparative analysis with the already reported P 2₁/n polymorph, (II) [Reddy et al. (2006). Chem. Eur. J. 12 , 2222–2234]. In polymorph (II), type‐II I…I halogen bonds and I…π interactions connect molecules in such a way that a three‐dimensional structure is formed; however, the way in which molecules are connected in polymorph (I), through type‐II I…I halogen bonds and π–π interactions, gives rise to an exfoldable lamellar structure, which looks less tightly bound than that of (II). In agreement with this structural observation, both the melting point and the melting enthalpy of (I) are lower than those of (II).     

基于拓扑指数对含氧有机化合物闪点的定量构效关系研究

闪点是衡量化合物易燃程度的物理量,也是可燃性液体的一个重要安全性指标。本文对含氧有机化合物(包括醇、酚、醚、醛、酮、羧酸、酯等)的闪点与分子结构之间的关系进行分析,提取并计算了顶点度-距离指数(VDI)、奇偶指数(OEI)、边度-距离指数(EDI)、分子体积参数(MVI)和氢键指示变量(HB)等分子结构参数,并结合分子隐氢图顶点数(N)的2/3次方(N~(2/3)),对训练集中81个含氧有机化合物的闪点进行定量结构-性质相关分析。结果表明,由N~(2/3)、VDI、EDI、OEI、MVI和HB等6个参数对闪点建立的多元线性回归模型的相关系数(R)为0.9909,标准偏差(s)为6.39K,平均相对误差(ARD)为1.60%。用该模型对测试集中20个含氧有机化合物的闪点进行了预测,ARD为1.84%。