手性环境下的手性N-取代吡咯电化学聚合及其微结构

在 (S) (+) 樟脑磺酸 ((S) (+) CSA)或 (R) (- ) 樟脑磺酸 ((R) (- ) CSA)的存在下 ,电化学聚合了手性吡咯衍生物 (S) (+) (1H 吡咯基 )丙酸甲酯 (M(+)PyPr) .用电化学、红外、拉曼、X光电子能谱及圆二色谱 (CD)对聚合物进行了表征 ,并用电化学方法测试了聚合物膜的手性识别性质 .同时 ,恒电流及恒电位电解聚合制得了直立于电极表面的导电高聚物微米带     

Comparison of the performance characteristics of two tubular contactless conductivity detectors with different dimensions and application in conjunction with HPLC

Two tubular capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C(4)D) cells with different geometric dimensions were evaluated with regard to their main analytical characteristics under non-separation and separation conditions in conjunction with liquid chromatography. A comparison of the performance of the tubular cells to a previously tested thin-layer detection cell was drawn. Additionally, using a theoretical model the experimental results were compared with sets of calculated values and partially enabled to model the complex behavior of C(4)D detection in combination with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). While cell 1 is characterized by a geometric cell volume of 0.6 μL, a wall thickness of 675 μm, and an inner diameter of 125 μm, the respective values for cell 2 are 2.3 μL, 200 μm, and 250 μm. The main analytical parameters were evaluated using a potassium chloride (KCl) solution. The limits of detection were 0.4 μM KCl (5.7 × 10(-6) S m(-1)) for cell 1 and 0.2 μM KCl (3.2 × 10(-6) S m(-1)) for cell 2, which compares well to the previously found 0.2 μM for the thin-layer cell. A pair of linear ranges was found for both cells in a concentration interval ranging from 1 × 10(-6) to 1 × 10(-4) M (corresponding to 1.5 × 10(-5) to 1.5 × 10(-3) S m(-1)) KCl, respectively. Furthermore, the detector cells were applied to the HPLC separation of a model compound system consisting of benzoic acid, lactic acid, octanesulphonic acid, and sodium capronate. Separation of the compounds was achieved with a Biospher PSI 100 C18 column using 60% aqueous acetonitrile mobile phase. Calibration curves for the examined model system were well correlated (r2 > 0.997), and it was found that under separation conditions the arrangement with the lower cell volume (cell 1) yields higher sensitivity and respectively lower limits of detection for all model compounds. Compared with the thin-layer cell, the tubular cells show better overall performance in regard to the determined analytical characteristics.     

Experimental investigation of the flow induced by artificial cilia

The fluid transport produced by rectangular shaped, magnetically actuated artificial cilia of 70 μm length and 20 μm width was determined by means of phase-locked Micro Particle Image Velocimetry (μPIV) measurements in a closed microfluidic chamber. The phase-averaged flow produced by the artificial cilia reached up to 130 μm s(-1) with an actuation cycle frequency of 10 Hz. Analysis of the measured flow data indicate that the present system is capable of achieving volume flow rates of V[combining dot above](cilia) = 14 ± 4 μl min(-1) in a micro channel of 0.5 × 5 mm(2) cross-sectional area when no back pressure is built up. This corresponds to an effective pressure gradient of 6 ± 1 Pa m(-1), which equals a pressure difference of 0.6 ± 0.1 mPa over a distance of 100 μm between two rows of cilia. These results were derived analytically from the measured velocity profile by treating the cilia as a thin boundary layer. While the cilia produce phase-averaged velocities of the order of O(10(2)μm s(-1)), time-resolved measurements showed that the flow field reverses two times during one actuation cycle inducing instantaneous velocities of up to approximately 2 mm s(-1). This shows that the flow field is dominated by fluid oscillations and flow rates are expected to increase if the beating motion of the cilia is further improved.     

Microfiltration process by inorganic membranes for clarification of TongBi liquor

Membrane separation is an alternative separation technology to the conventional method of filtration. Hence, it has attracted use in the purification and concentration of Chinese Herbal Medicine Extracts (CHMEs). The purpose of this work was to study the process of microfiltration of Tongbi liquor (TBL), a popular Chinese herbal drink, using ceramic membranes. Zirconium oxide and aluminum oxide membranes with pore mean sizes of 0.2 μm and 0.05 μm, respectively, are used for comparisons in terms of flux, transmittance of the ingredients, physical-chemical parameters, removal of macromolecular materials and fouling resistance. The results show that 0.2 μm zirconium oxide membrane is more suitable. The stable permeate flux reaches 135 L·h(-1)·m(-2), the cumulative transmittance of the indicator is 65.53%. Macromolecular materials, such as starch, protein, tannin, pectin and total solids were largely eliminated in retentate after filtration using 0.2 μm ZrO2 ceramic membrane, resulting in clearer TBL. Moreover, this work also reveals that continuous ultrasound could strengthen membrane process that the permeate flux increases significantly. This work demonstrates that the purification of CHME with ceramic membranes is possible and yielded excellent results.     

Mesoporous Silica Microspheres Composited with SBA-15s for Resonance Frequency Reduction in a Miniature Loudspeaker

Microspheres composited with mesoporous SBA-15 particles and silica were investigated as fillers in miniature loudspeakers to study the factors influencing the resonance frequency offsets(RFOs). Mesoporous silica microspheres(MSMs) were prepared by self-assembling SBA-15 mesoporous silica in a microemulsion synthesis system. The formation process involved the fabrication of a stable O/W microemulsion of tetrabutyl orthosilicate(TBOS) and hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide(C₁₆TAB) and encapsulation of SBA-15s. The RFO increased and then decreased with increasing particle size(in the length range of 0.7-5.5 μm and in the width range of 0.2-0.45 μm), increased with increasing pore size(in the range of 7.0-9.4 nm) of SBA-15s, and increased with decreasing particle size(105-900 μm) of MSMs.     

Using a co-culture microsystem for cell migration under fluid shear stress

We have successfully developed a microsystem to co-cultivate two types of cells with a minimum defined gap of 50 μm, and to quantitatively study the impact of fluid shear stress on the mutual influence of cell migration velocity and distance. We used the hydrostatic pressure to seed two different cells, endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs), on opposite sides of various gap sizes (500 μm, 200 μm, 100 μm, and 50 μm). After cultivating the cells for 12 h and peeling the co-culture microchip from the culture dish, we studied the impacts of gap size on the migration of either cell type in the absence or presence of fluid shear stress (7 dyne cm(-2) and 12 dyne cm(-2)) influence. We found that both gap size and shear stress have profound influence on cell migration. Smaller gap sizes (100 μm and 50 μm) significantly enhanced cell migration, suggesting a requirement of an effective concentration of released factor(s) by either cell type in the gap region. Flow-induced shear stress delayed the migration onset of either cell type in a dose-dependent manner regardless of the gap size. Moreover, shear stress-induced decrease of cell migration becomes evident when the gap size was 500 μm. We have developed a co-culture microsystem for two kinds of cells and overcome the conventional difficulties in observation and mixed culture, and it would have more application for bio-manipulation and tissue repair engineering.     

高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测法测定白首乌中的4种苯乙酮类成分

建立了白首乌中4种苯乙酮类化合物(Ⅰ:4-羟基苯乙酮,Ⅱ:2,5-二羟基苯乙酮,Ⅲ:白首乌二苯酮,Ⅳ:2,4-二羟基苯乙酮)的高效液相色谱检测方法。采用Symmetry-C18色谱柱(4.6 mm×250 mm,5 μm)分离,流动相为甲醇-水(体积比为26∶74),流速1.0 mL/min;采用二极管阵列检测器检测,化合物Ⅰ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ的检测波长为280 nm,化合物Ⅱ的检测波长为224 nm;测定温度为30 ℃。4种苯乙酮类化合物Ⅰ～Ⅳ的线性范围分别为0.080～0.560 μg,0.080～0.560 μg,0.100～0.700 μg和0.092～0.644 μg (r=0.9996～0.9999);平均加样回收率(n=3)为98.0%～104.0%,相对标准偏差为0.8%～2.6%。该方法简便快速、结果准确、重现性好,可作为白首乌药材质量控制的一个有效方法。     

Kinetic optimisation of open-tubular liquid-chromatography capillaries coated with thick porous layers for increased loadability

The kinetic optimisation of open-tubular liquid chromatography (OTLC) columns has been revisited by taking the thick-film effects for porous coatings on retention, column resistance, band broadening and mass loadability into account. Considering the most advantageous case (i.e. where the retentive layer allows for the same high internal diffusion coefficient as conventional porous particles), calculations show the need for the development of coating procedures leading to porous films filling up approximately 50-70% of the total column diameter. Furthermore, to achieve optimum kinetic performance for separations of small molecules with total analysis times of less than 8h (k'=9), total column diameters should be less than 6 μm with lengths typically greater than 0.8m for N values of 125,000-500,000 at a pressure of 400 bar. The use of elevated temperature LC (90°C) is also shown to increase the allowable total column diameter to up to 9 μm for a larger range of N values (100,000-880,000).     

Simultaneous determination of five polyether ionophores using liquid chromatography with one-step fluorescent derivatization

We present a selective method for simultaneous determination of five polyether ionophores such as salinomycin (SAL), monensin (MON), narasin (NAR), semduramicin (SEM) and lasalocid (LAS) in aquatic samples using a liquid chromatography with one-step fluorescent derivatization of 2-(4-hydrazinocarbonyl-phenyl) 4,5-diphenylimidazole (HCPI) and 4-(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl) benzoyl chloride hydrochloride (DIB-Cl). Fluorescent one-step derivatization for SAL, MON, NAR and SEM using HCPI and for LAS using DIB-Cl was monitored by an LC/fluorescence detector (E(x), 340 nm; E(m), 465 nm). Chromatographic separation was performed on a TSK-GEL ODS-120T (4.6 × 150 mm, 3 μm) column using a mobile phase of 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile and 0.5 mM ammonium formate in water (70/30, v/v). The limits of detections were 0.01 μg/mL (50 pg) for LAS, 0.05 μg/mL (250 pg) for SAL, NAR and SEM, and 0.1 μg/mL (500 pg) for MON, respectively. The recoveries for water samples were indicated to be the range of 79.6 ± 6.4 - 99.0 ± 4.4% with associated precision values (between-day for 3 days) for repeatability. Based on solid-phase extraction, the limit of quantitation values indicated 0.1 ng/mL for SAL, MON, NAR and SEM, and 0.01 ng/mL for LAS in water samples.     

Gas chromatographic determination of guanidino compounds in uremic patients using glyoxal as derivatizing reagent

The guanidino compounds guanidine, methylguanidine, guanidinoacetic acid, guanidinopropionic acid, guanidinobutyric acid and guanidinosuccinic acid were eluted and separated after pre-column derivatization with glyoxal from an HP-5 column (30 m × 0.32 mm i.d.) with film thickness 0.25 μm at an initial column temperature of 100 °C for 2 min, with ramping of 20°C/min up to 250 °C and a nitrogen flow rate of 3 mL/min. Detection was by flame ionization detection. Linear calibrations were observed within 0.1-20.0 μmol/L, with limit of detection within 0.024-0.034 μmol/L for each compound. The separation was repeatable with relative standard deviation (RSD) (n = 6) within 1.2-1.8 and 1.1-1.6% in terms of retention time and peak height/peak area, respectively. The method was applied for the determination of the guanidino compounds from serum of uremic patients (n = 7) and healthy volunteers (n = 8), and amounts were observed within 1.33-11.71 and 0.07-0.39 μmol/L with RSD 1.1-3.5 and 1.1-3.0%, respectively. The results were further supported by the standard addition method.     

Development of Ultranarrow-Bore Open Tubular High Efficiency Liquid Chromatography

Chromatography theory shows that when the inner diameter of the chromatography column is very narrow(e.g.,1—2μm),the maximum efficiency will be produced in liquid chromatography.In addition,the increasing demand for ultrasmall volume sample analysis has produced the trend of narrowing the diameter of the liquid chromatography column.Experiments have verified that ultranarrow-bore open tubular liquid chromatography(i.d.≤2μm)has the advantages of small sample requirement and high separation efficiency.However,there also exist huge challenges along with such obvious advantages.This review summarizes the efforts made by our research group and other research groups to develop this field.We hope that in the near future,ultranarrow bore open-tube liquid chromatography can be successfully and maturely applied to the application of analytes with ultrasmall size and volume such as single-cell and even subcellular organelles omics research.     

微流蒸发光散射检测器的研制及评价

构建了适用于纳升级到微升级流量的毛细管分离体系的微流蒸发光散射检测器(μELSD),实现了其与毛细管液相色谱(eLC)的联用.对雾化器孔径和雾化毛细管内径、蒸发管内径和长度、光散射池尺寸、雾化毛细管位置和辅助载气流量等参数进行了优化.在最优条件下,微流蒸发光散射检测器检出限为直接进样葡萄糖1 ng(S/N＞ 10),线性范围0.01～1.0 μg,重复性好,峰面积RSD(n=6)为0.4％,峰高RSD(n=6)为0.3％.本检测器已成功应用cLC-μELSD平台,使用C18毛细管色谱柱(内径250 μm),0.1％甲酸铵溶液(pH 4.5)-甲醇(60∶40,V/V)为流动相,分离检测了3种常用甜味剂,表明本研究构建的系统可以应用于实际分离检测中,具有分析时间快、溶剂消耗量少、样品需求量小的优点.     

Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Two Thermostable Endo-1,4-��-d-glucanase Forms from Opuntia vulgaris

Four endoglucanase temperature isoforms (T (30), T (50), T (70), and T (90)) were identified and purified from the cladodes of the xerophytic plant Opuntia vulgaris. These isoforms exhibited optimum catalytic activity at 30 °C, 50 °C, 70 °C, and 90 °C and yielded an apparent molecular mass of 150, 20, 74, and 45 kDa, respectively, on gel filtration chromatography. These isoforms were purified 24-, 25-, 29-, and 27-fold with a yield of 15%, 12%, 17%, and 19% and having a specific activity of 120, 125, 144, and 136 U/mg, respectively. The thermostable T (70) and T (90) isoforms exhibited optimum activity at pH 4.5 and 7 and also yielded a molecular weight of 66 and 36 kDa, respectively, as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The T (70) had a K (m) of 43 mM and a V (max) of 12.5 μmol min(-1) μg(-1) of protein, and the T (90) isoform had a K (m) of 40 mM, with an apparent V (max) of 10 μmol min(-1) μg(-1) of protein. Western blot, immunodiffusion, and in vitro inhibition assays established the reactivity of the T (90) isoform with polyclonal anti-T (90) antibody raised in rabbit. Cross-reactivity of this antibody with the T (70) endoglucanase isoform was also noted.     

固相萃取/超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定尿液中6种双酚类及烷基酚类物质

建立了超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定人体尿液中双酚A(BPA)、双酚F(BPF)、四氯双酚A(TCBPA)、四溴双酚A(TBBPA)、壬基酚(NP)、4-正辛基苯酚(4-n-OP)的检测方法。尿液样品通过酶解和固相萃取法进行前处理,采用Acquity UPLC HSS T3色谱柱(2.1 mm×100 mm,1.8μm)分离,负离子电喷雾多反应监测模式检测,同位素内标法定量。6种待测物在0.5~50μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.995,检出限为0.05~0.60μg/L,定量下限为0.17~2.00μg/L,2、10、50μg/L加标水平下的回收率为81.4%~112%,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为6.8%~30%。应用此方法测定160份人体尿液样品,双酚A的检出率为93.8%,检出范围为0.24~29.54μg/L,其余目标物未检出。该方法操作简便、重现性好、定量准确,适用于人体尿液中双酚类及烷基酚类物质的测定。     

Voltammetric examinations of ferrocene on microelectrodes and microarrayelectrodes

Voltammetric investigations of ferrocene in organic media with planar, disk and band shaped microelectrodes (ME) and microarrayelectrodes (MAE) were carried out in stationary solutions and under flow-through conditions with flow-injection analysis (FIA). The electrodes were embedded in cylindrical electrode bodies made of epoxy resin. During the FIA experiments miniaturized flow-through cells with a three electrode configuration (wall-jet, thin-layer principle) were used. As detectors microelectrodes and microarrayelectrodes consisting of platinum wires (radius: 10 μm), gold wires (radius: 12.5 μm), carbon fibres (radius: 3.5 μm) and gold foils (foil thickness: 30 μm) were constructed using fine precision manufacturing methods by sealing the electrode materials in insulating resins.     

Computer comparisons of variables in capillary gas chromatography

A series of computer-constructed van Deemter curves that permits evaluation of a number of variables in capillary gas chromatography is presented. The graphs permit the comparison of inter-related parameters, including the choice of carrier gas (hydrogen vs helium vs nitrogen), column length (10-100 m), column diameter (0.20, 0.25, 0.32, 0.4 mm), solute partition ratios (0-10), and liquid phase film thickness (0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 μm). The curves are evaluated, both in terms of the relative magnitude of the optimum average linear carrier gas velocity, and in terms of the significance of the sharpness of the curve.     

Large volume sample stacking with EOF and sweeping in CE for determination of common preservatives in cosmetic products by chemometric experimental design

This study proposes a capillary electrophoresis method incorporating large volume sample stacking, EOF and sweeping for detection of common preservatives used in cosmetic products. The method was developed using chemometric experimental design (fractional factorial design and central composite design) to determine multiple separation variables by efficient steps. The samples were loaded by hydrodynamic injection (10 psi, 90 s), and separated by phosphate buffer (50 mM, pH 3) containing 30% methanol and 80 mM SDS at -20 kV. During method validation, calibration curves were found to be linear over a range of 5-100 μg/mL for butyl paraben and isobutyl paraben; 0.05-10 μg/mL for ethyl paraben; 0.2-50 μg/mL for dehydroacetic acid; 0.5-70 μg/mL for methyl paraben; 5-350 μg/mL for sorbic acid; 0.02-450 μg/mL for p-hydroxybenzoic acid and 0.05-10 μg/mL for salicylic acid and benzoic acid. The analytes were analysed simultaneously and their detection limits (S/N = 3) were down to 0.005-2 μg/mL. The analysis method was successfully used for detection of preservatives used in commercial cosmetics.     

New determination methods of halides and cyanide ions by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry based on ternary complex formation

Determination methods of halide ions (X(-) = F(-), Cl(-), Br(-) and I(-)) by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS) were developed, where negative ions of the ternary complexes of group-13 elements, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), and halides were measured. In particular, these halides were simultaneously determined by measuring [InX(nta)](-), and the limits of detection (LODs) were 1.1 μmol dm(-3) for F(-), 0.32 μmol dm(-3) for Cl(-), 3.8 nmol dm(-3) for Br(-), and 1.6 nmol dm(-3) for I(-), respectively. This approach was extended to the determination of CN(-), where the ternary complex of Cu(II), CN(-) and 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR), i.e., [(63)Cu(II)(CN)(par)](-) (m/z 302) was measured. The LOD for CN(-) was 20 nmol dm(-3).     

Rapid and sensitive analysis of three polyphenols in tobacco by CE using homemade C(4) D with a mini detection cell

A rapid, sensitive, and practical CE with C(4) D detection was developed for the analysis of three polyphenols (rutin, scopoletin, and chlorogenic acid) in tobacco samples. The constructed mini detection cell (12 mm × 10 mm × 10 mm) of C(4) D featured with small inner cell volume (～2 nL), smaller noise (<0.9 mV), repeatability, high strength and durableness. Three polyphenols were ultrasonically extracted with methanol-water (70:30, v/v) solution following SPE cleanup. The CE method was optimized with the running buffer of 150 mmol L(-1) 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (pH 11.2), and the applied separation voltage of +20 kV over a capillary of 50 μm id × 375 μm od × 50 cm (38 cm to the C(4) D window, 41.5 cm to the UV detector window), which gave a baseline separation of three polyphenols within ca. 6 min. The method provided the limits of quantification (S/N = 10) at about 0.08-0.15 μg g(-1) for three polyphenols, whereas the overall recoveries ranged from 82% to 88%. The proposed method has been successfully applied to measure three polyphenols in the actual tobacco samples, and their contents were calculated and evaluated.     

Ruthenium nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous carbon microfibers: preparation, characterization and catalytic properties in the hydrogenation of D-glucose

Ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles dispersed in mesoporous carbon microfibers were prepared using alumina microfibers as the templates via a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) route. Characterized data showed that Ru nanoparticles were embedded in the mesoporous carbon matrix. The samples were found to possess a specific surface area as high as 750 m(2) g(-1), pore sizes in the range of 3-5 nm, lengths in the range of 5-10 μm, and a width of about 0.5 μm. The Ru catalysts displayed a remarkably high catalytic activity and an excellent stability in the hydrogenation of D-glucose. The observed good catalyst performance is attributed to the carbon microfiber morphology, unblocked mesoporous structure, and the hydrogen spillover effect induced by the unique surface contact between the Ru nanoparticles and the carbon. In addition, the incorporation of nitrogen significantly improved the catalytic performance due to the enhanced hydrogen adsorption, better wettability, and modified electronic properties of the Ru.