A One-Dimensional Coordination Polymer Based on 1H-Benzimidazole-2-methanol

Crystallography Reports - A coordination polymer, [CuL]n (HL = 1H-benzimidazole-2-methanol), has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction....     

Effects of Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene Number on Narrow-Bandgap Fused-Ring Electron Acceptors

Chinese Journal of Polymer Science - We synthesize and compare four near-infrared absorbing fused-ring electron acceptors named as nTTIC (n=2, 3, 4, and 5), based on different number of...     

G-quadruplex based impedimetric 2-hydroxyfluorene biosensor using hemin as a peroxidase enzyme mimic

We describe a sensitive and selective biosensor for the environmental metabolite 2-hydroxyfluorene (2-HOFlu). It is based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and was obtained by assembling a thiolated single-stranded DNA on a gold electrode via S-Au covalent bonding. It is then transformed to a K⁺-stabilized G-quadruplex-hemin complex which exhibits peroxidase-like activity to catalyze the oxidation of 2-HOFlu by H₂O₂. This results in the formation of insoluble products that are precipitated on the gold electrode. As a result, the charge transfer resistance (R _CT) between the solution and the electrode surface is strongly increased within 10 min as demonstrated by using the ferro/ferricyanide system as a redox probe. The difference in the charge transfer resistances (ΔR _CT) before and after incubation of the DNA film with 2-HOFlu and H₂O₂ serves as the signal for the quantitation of 2-HOFlu with a 1.2. nM detection limit in water of pH 7.4. The assay is highly selective over other selected fluorene derivatives. It was exploited to determine 2-HOFlu in spiked lake water samples where it displayed a detection limit of 3.6 nM. Conceivably, this method has a wide scope in that it may be applied to other analytes for which respective G-quadruplexes are available.

A G-quadruplex DNAzyme based impedimetric biosensor for sensitive detection of 2-hydroxyfluorene using hemin as a peroxidase enzyme mimic was constructed with a detection limit of 1.2 nM in water and 3.6 nM in spiked lake water samples.

     

Lanthanide-organic frameworks based on terphenyl-tetracarboxylate ligands: syntheses,structures, optical properties and selective sensing of nitro explosives

Three isostructural three-dimensional(3D) lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks [Ln_2L(H_2L)(NMP)_2].H_2O(Ln=Sm(1), Eu(2), Gd(3); H_4L=1,1′:4′,1″-terphenyl-2′,4,4″,5′-tetracarboxylic acid; NMP=N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. In 1–3, two Ln3+ ions are doubly-bridged by two oxygen atoms of two carboxylate groups to form the dinuclear Ln_2(OCOO–)_2 unit. Each Ln_2(OCOO–)_2 unit links with four H_2L~(2-) ligands and four L4. ligands to lead to the 3D framework,which can be rationalized as a new trinodal 4,4,8-connected(44.62)(45.6)(412.616) topological network by considering the dinuclear Ln_2(OCOO–)_2 units as 8-connected nodes and L~4./H_2L~(2-) ligands as planar 4-connected nodes, respectively. 1 and 3 exhibit blue emission originated from the ligand with the emission maximum at 384 nm, while 2 shows intense characteristic red emission of Eu~(3+) ions and weak ligand-centered emission. Moreover, 2 has fluorescent quenching response towards the aromatic nitro compounds, especially for the 3,4-dinitrotoluene(3,4-DNT) with the linear Stern-Volmer relationship in the concentration range of 0–1 mM and the quenching constant(Ksv) of 2.084×10~3 M~(-1).     

Bacteria and cancer cell pearl chain under dielectrophoresis

In this work, we aim to observe and study the physics of bacteria and cancer cells pearl chain formation under dielectrophoresis (DEP). Experimentally, we visualized the formation of Bacillus subtilis bacterial pearl chain and human breast cancer cell (MCF-7) chain under positive and negative dielectrophoretic force, respectively. Through a simple simulation with creeping flow, AC/DC electric fields, and particle tracing modules in COMSOL, we examined the mechanism by which bacteria self-organize into a pearl chain across the gap between two electrodes via DEP. Our simulation results reveal that the region of greatest positive DEP force shifts from the electrode edge to the leading edge of the pearl chain, thus guiding the trajectories of free-flowing particles toward the leading edge via positive DEP. Our findings additionally highlight the mechanism why the free-flowing particles are more likely to join the existing pearl chain rather than starting a new pearl chain. This phenomenon is primarily due to the increase in magnitude of electric field gradient, and hence DEP force exerted, with the shortening gap between the pearl chain leading edge and the adjacent electrode. The findings shed light on the observed behavior of preferential pearl chain formation across electrode gaps.     

二维过渡金属硫族化合物在超级电容器中的研究进展

近年来, 过渡金属硫族化合物(TMDs)作为一种新兴的二维材料, 因其独特的层状结构及电学特性成为超级电容器电极材料的理想候选者之一. 本文介绍了二维TMDs的常用合成方法, 阐述了钼基、 钨基和钒基等TMDs在超级电容器中的研究进展, 分析了形貌、 尺寸和改性方法等因素对TMDs材料电化学性能的影响, 并对TMDs在超级电容器领域的工业化应用和挑战进行了总结与展望.     

Detection of bleomycin based on N and S co-doped graphene quantum dots as a fluorescence probeEI北大核心CSCD

N and S co-doped graphene quantum dotsNS-GQDswith excellent fluorescence properties were synthesized by hydrothermal method using citrate and thiourea as ingredientsand were characterized. The fluorescence signal was notably reduced in the presence of single stranded DNAssDNAsince ssDNA can adsorb on the surface of NS-GQDs through p-p stacking interaction. Whereas a significantly restored fluorescence signal was observed in the presence of bleomycinowing to the irreversible cleavage of ssDNA by bleomycin with Fe2+ as cofactor. Thusa fluorescence sensor for bleomycin detection was developed. The linear range was from 1.8 to 1200 nmol/L and the detection limit was 0.25 nmol/L. The method was used to detect bleomycin content in human serum samples with satisfactory results. © 2022, Youke Publishing Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.     

A Highly Efficient Copper‐Mediated Radioiodination Approach Using Aryl Boronic Acids

A convenient and quantitative radioiodination method by copper‐mediated cross‐coupling of aryl boronic acids was developed. The mild labeling conditions, ready availability of the boronic acid substrate, simple operation, broad functional group tolerance and excellent radiochemical yield (RCY) make this a practical strategy for radioiodine labeling without further purification.     

Fluorene‐based Lanthanide Coordination Polymer: Structure,Luminescence and Sensing of Picric Acid

Luminescent coordination polymers can be potential chemosensors and extensive efforts are being devoted to improve their selectivity and sensitivity. In this work, we report a new kind of fluorene‐based Tb‐CP, Tb₄L₆·7DMF·5H₂O ( Tb ₄ L ₆ , H₂L = 4,4′‐(9,9‐dimethyl‐9H‐fluorene‐2,7‐diyl)dibenzoic acid), showing 2D network and strong blue emission. Meanwhile, Tb ₄ L ₆ exhibits excellent selectivity and sensitivity for picric acid (PA). The quenching constant (K_sv) of Tb ₄ L ₆ is equal to 4.5 × 10⁴ L/mol during the concentration range of 0–30 μmol/L, which approaches the best reported CPs‐based on PA sensor up to now. Moreover, we went into depth on the possible mechanisms of luminescence quenching.