Modified Natural Rubber as a Simple Chemical Sensor with Smartphone Detection for Formaldehyde Content in a Seafood Sample

A new biodegradable platform-based sensor for formaldehyde assay is proposed. Natural rubber latex was modified to polylactic acid–chloroacetated natural rubber polymer blend sheets. The polymer blend sheet was grafted using a water-based system with amine monomers as a platform, with a spot exhibiting positive polarity for immobilizing with anionic dye (Acid Red 27). The sensor was exposed to formaldehyde. The color intensity of the dye on the sensor spot would decrease. Using a smartphone with image processing (via ImageJ program), the color intensity change (∆B) could be followed. A linear calibration, ∆B intensity = 0.365 [FA] + 6.988, R² = 0.997, was obtained for 10–150 mM FA with LOD and LOQ at 3 and 10 mM, respectively (linear regression method). The precision was lower than 20% RSD. Application to real seafood samples was demonstrated. The ready-to-use sensor with the proposed method was cost-effective, was portable for on-site analysis, and demonstrated green chemical analysis.     

基于离散流的微全分析系统

针对基于连续流的微全分析系统的弊端,详细研究了几种基于离散流的微分分析系统的原理及结构。     

Flow Injection Amperometric System Coupled with a Well-Plate for Fast Screening of Total Antioxidant Capacity

A flow injection (FI) system with an amperometric detection in combination with a 96-well-plate has been developed for high throughput screening of total antioxidant capacity. It is based on the reaction between dichromate and antioxidants Chromium reducing antioxidant capacity (CHROMAC) assay. Antioxidant reduces dichromate leading to a decrease of dichromate concentration, in which reacts further with triiodide reagent. The slow reaction between antioxidant and dichromate takes place in parallel in a 96-well microplate, with the reaction time sufficiently long to reach steady state conditions. Microliter volumes of the remaining dichromate solution were manually injected into the FI amperometric system. Reaction with iodide in acidic medium produces triiodide which undergoes electrochemical reduction on a glassy carbon working electrode at 200?mV versus a Ag/AgCl reference electrode. The decrease of electrical current was directly proportional to the antioxidant capacity. The optimum conditions have been achieved as follow: 160?mg?L^?1 of potassium dichromate, pH of dichromate solution of 2.82, 0.005?mol?L^?1 of potassium iodide, 0.20?mol?L^?1 of hydrochloric acid, and 3.0?mL?min^?1 total flow rate. The developed method was applied for the determination of total antioxidant capacity of tea and herbal infusions and fruit juice samples. The results obtained indicated that the developed method had good correlation with the batch CHROMAC spectrophotometric method and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl scavenging assay. The proposed method provides fast and high throughput analysis, convenient operation, and low consumption of chemical reagents and samples.     

Simple DPPH.‐Based Electrochemical Assay for the Evaluation of the Antioxidant Capacity: a Thorough Comparison with Spectrophotometric Assays and Evaluation with Real‐World Samples

An assay based on the electrochemical detection of 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH^.) for the evaluation of the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) was optimized. The assay is interchangeable with the classic spectrophotometric tests for TAC based on the same radical. In addition, it can be used for the analysis of dilute samples with low antioxidant capacities. A good linear correlation (R²=0.97) was obtained between the results obtained with the proposed electrochemical assay and the Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity test based on ABTS radical. The assay was successfully used to evaluate the antioxidant capacity of two red wines obtained by six different maceration‐fermentation techniques.     

固定化酶纳升微反应器用于痕量蛋白质快速肽谱分析的研究

利用毛细管作为酶固定化的载体,将酶直接键合到毛细管内壁,制成毛细管纳升反应器,结合质谱分析水解产物,获得了蛋白质的肽谱.实验发现,以毛细管为反应器后,蛋白质肽谱分析所需量大大减少,只需10^-13mol,甚至几个10^-15mol的量就可满足分析要求.     

A Home-made Simple Set-up for Measurement of Electrochemical Surface Tension Spectrum on a Mercury Drop Electrode

A setup for recording surface tension curves at a mercury drop during potential scanning is designed based on photo-sensitive detection system. Surface tension spectrum at Hg drop can be recorded by voltammetric study. A Yb(III)-NO2- catalytic reduction system was used for characterization. The simple, sensitive technique can be expected to provide fresh information on molecular interactions at electrode surfaces.     

Oxidability Determination in Waste Waters Using an Automatic Titrator Based on a Multicommutated Unsegmented Flow System

Abstract

The automatic titrator based on a multicommutated unsegmented flow system was applied to redox titrations and used for oxidability determination in waters analysis. This automatic titrator allows the attainment of complete titration curves, being the determination of titrand concentration performed without requiring any prior calibration. After sample treatment (oxidation step), the oxidability determination in waste water samples was accomplished by the automatic flow titrator (titration step). Repeated determinations of standard solutions gave a 3.5% RSD (n=10, 0.010M) for repeatability and a 3.2% RSD (n=2, 0.057M) for reproducibility. Samples results (n=9) were in good agreement (t-test) with those obtained with a reference procedure.     

N-溴代琥珀酰亚胺-荧光素体系流动注射能量转移化学发光法测定妥布霉素

在碱性条件下,N-溴代琥珀酰亚胺(NBS)氧化妥布霉素,在荧光素增敏作用下发生化学发光。基于此,结合流动注射技术,建立了测定痕量妥布霉素的流动注射化学发光分析法。在优化的实验条件下,体系对妥布霉素的测定线性范围为0．2—100mg／L;检出限(3σ)为0．07mg／L;对5．0mg／L妥布霉素进行11次平行测定,其相对标准偏差为2．1％。将本法用于制剂和血样中妥布霉素的分析,结果令人满意。     

An Electrochemical Flow Analysis System for Putrescine Using Immobilized Putrescine Oxidase and Horseradish Peroxidase

An electrochemical flow analysis system was optimized together with immobilized putrescine oxidase and horseradish peroxidase for putrescine measurement. Four coupling agents, suberic acid bis(N‐hydroxysuccinimide ester), γ‐maleimidobutyric N‐hydroxysuccinimide ester, 1‐ethyl‐3‐(3‐dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide and glutaraldehyde, were used for immobilizing the two enzymes on porous aminopropyl glass beads to form a bienzymic detection column. Although the glutaraldehyde crosslinking procedure offered the highest response, the immobilized bienzyme system was responsive to putrescine, spermidine (123% of the putrescine response at 250 μM) and cadaverine (98% of the putrescine response). In contrast, the enzymes immobilized on the glass beads using suberic acid bis(N‐hydroxysuccinimide ester) offered significantly better selectivity towards putrescine at the same concentration. For comparison, cadaverine and spermidine only provoked a response of 4.7% and 27.5% of the putrescine signal. The response to cadaverine and spermidine was further suppressed by lowering the detection pH from 8 to 7. At 250 μM, the response obtained for cadaverine and spermidine was only 1.5% and 3.9%, respectively, of the signal obtained for putrescine. A linear response to putrescine was obtained from 5 to 75 μM (0.629 μAs μM^?1, R²=0.997) with a detection limit of 5 μM (S/N=3). The amperometric response retained 75% of its initial value after 600 repeated injections. The immobilized PUO/HRP (putrescine oxidase/horseradish peroxidase) was successfully demonstrated for measuring putrescine in fish extracts as an indicator of fish spoilage.     

A Dedicated Instrument for the Analysis of Blood Urea Nitrogen Using an Immobilized Enzyme Reagent

Abstract

A dedicated instrument for the quantitative determination of urea in blood serum or plasma has been developed. The instrument uses urease immobilized on a porous alumina support and a gas-detecting electrode to measure ammonia resulting from hydrolysis of urea. Reproducibility and recovery studies show a high degree of accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. Comparison of patient samples (plasma and serum) show no statistical difference when compared to the diacetyl monoxime, Auto Analyzer method.     

利用流动注射型乙酰胆碱酯酶传感器监测海水中马拉硫磷

将乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)传感器引入流动注射系统中，研究了传感器连续监测海水中马拉硫磷的可行性。系统中的载液为不含马拉硫磷的海水。传感器适宜的工作条件为：载液和样品的流速为0．39mL／min，进样时间为20min；底物(碘化硫代乙酰胆碱)溶液的浓度为41．6mmol／L，注射量为40μL。利用次氯酸钠溶液对含马拉硫磷的海水样品进行预氧化处理，可以大大提高传感器的灵敏度，对马拉硫磷的检出限达到0．05μg/L；而不进行氧化时的检出限为1．3μg/L。另外，海水样品经过预氧化处理后，传感器对其中0．1-10μg／L的马拉硫磷具有良好的线性响应关系(r=0．991)。测定含马拉硫磷的海水样品后，向传感器持续通入0．5mmol／L的2-PAM溶液15min，可以完全恢复受到100μg／L马拉硫磷抑制的固定化酶活性。结果表明：所设计的酶传感器适于海水中马拉硫磷的连续、灵敏和准确监测。     

基于峭度的重叠峰解析新方法

峭度是表征曲线陡峭程度的物理量。本实验提出了基于峭度的组分分析(component analysis based on kurtosis,CABK)方法来解析重叠峰,从中分离出纯组分信息。这种新方法的优点在于半盲源分离。即只要判断出重叠峰所含组分的数目,就可从混合谱中分离出各组分的纯谱信息。将它用来解析模拟两组分重叠峰体系和酒样的GC-MS混合谱,得到了令人满意的结果。     

Multi-Element Analysis Based on an Automated On-Line Microcolumn Separation/Preconcentration System Using a Novel Sol-Gel Thiocyanatopropyl-Functionalized Silica Sorbent Prior to ICP-AES for Environmental Water Samples

A sol-gel thiocyanatopropyl-functionalized silica sorbent was synthesized and employed for an automated on-line microcolumn preconcentration platform as a front-end to inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) for the simultaneous determination of Cd(II), Pb(II), Cu(II), Cr(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Mn(II), Hg(II), and V(II). The developed system is based on an easy-to-repack microcolumn construction integrated into a flow injection manifold coupled directly to ICP-AES’s nebulizer. After on-line extraction/preconcentration of the target analyte onto the surface of the sorbent, successive elution with 1.0 mol L⁻¹ HNO₃ was performed. All main chemical and hydrodynamic factors affecting the effectiveness of the system were thoroughly investigated and optimized. Under optimized experimental conditions, for 60 s preconcentration time, the enhancement factor achieved for the target analytes was between 31 to 53. The limits of detection varied in the range of 0.05 to 0.24 μg L⁻¹, while the limits of quantification ranged from 0.17 to 0.79 μg L⁻¹. The precision of the method was expressed in terms of relative standard deviation (RSD%) and was less than 7.9%. Furthermore, good method accuracy was observed by analyzing three certified reference materials. The proposed method was also successfully employed for the analysis of environmental water samples.     

A Simple,Portable and Low Cost Device for a Colorimetric Spot-Test Quantitative Analysis

ABSTRACT

This paper describes a very simple device that can be used for colorimetric quantitative determinations, including spot-test analysis. The sensor is a light detector resistor (LDR) placed into a black PTFE cell and coupled to a low cost multimeter (Ohmmeter). The device has been tested and is easy and fast to use. Quantitative studies were performed with KMnO4 solutions and with the vanadium (V)/PAR/H₂O₂ system. Calibration curves were obtained by plotting the electric resistance of the LDR against the concentration of the colored species from 0 (blank) to 4.0 × 10^-3 mol L^-1 for permanganate and from 0 (blank) to 5.0 × 10^-5 mol L^-1 for vanadium. The detection limit (3σ) was found to be about 5.0 × 10^-5 mol L^-1 for permanganate and 4.0 × 10^-6 mol L^-1 for vanadium. The device was used to analyze total vanadium, as vanadium (V), in wastes from an adipic acid plant. The results obtained clearly show that the device can be used for accurate, precise, fast, in situ and low cost colorimetric analysis including quantitative spot-test procedures.     

一种简单的微流控芯片正交型激光诱导荧光检测系统

对微流控芯片检测技术的研究一直是近年来微全分析系统领域的研究热点.激光诱导荧光(Laser induced fluorescence,LIF)检测技术因其具有较高的灵敏度,成为目前微流控分析芯片采用最广的检测方法^[1].     

A New Strategy for Rapid Classification of Honeys by Simple Cluster Analysis Method Based on Combination of Various Physicochemical Parameters

An array of real honey samples from 3 difl^rent botanical origins and 4 provinces of China, as well as two honeys with common adulterantsfwhite sugar and high fructose com syrup(HFCS)], were analyzed with a new strategy of “simple cluster analysis" based on physicochemical parameters of honey. The results showed that the physicochemical parameters varied greatly for different honey samples. For example, the minimum conductivity of honey samples was less than 1/17 of the maximum value. Therefore, the physicochemical parameters could be used to distinguish different types of honey. The results are promising, as different kinds of testing honey were successfully discriminated into different groups, allowing us to verify the authenticity of honeys. Furthermore, this approach was followed to successfully analyze two honeys with common adulterants, which are difficult to be identified when they are mixed with true honeys. The results indicated the accuracy and reliability of the proposed strategy, and provided more references for the quality classification of honeys.     

以多孔碳毡为工作电极的流动注射库仑检测器的研究及应用

本文设计了一个以多孔碳毡为工作电极的库化检测器并将其于用流动注射分析,以抗坏血酸、氢醌,没食子酸及二氧化硫为电活性物质检验该检测器的电化学特性。详细地研究了该检测器的库仑转换效率,选择性,线性范围,检测限及质量转移系数,并将该检测器作为双检测器流动注射分析系统中的“清除”电解池,用于酒中二氧化硫的测定,其结果与常规的吹气－氧化法非常吻合。     

可连续换样的集成化重力驱动微流控芯片连续流动分析系统

在微流控芯片系统中采用重力驱动方法的优点是不需要额外的驱动装置,系统体积微小、造价低廉、使用方便,可显著提高整体系统的集成度,但目前文献所报道的此类分析系统均采用手工换样方式,不具有连续自动换样功能,换样操作繁琐费时、效率低,影响了系统对不同试样的分析通量(多数低于10样/小时)和系统的实用性.     

Rapid Optimization of Reaction Conditions Based on Comprehensive Reaction Analysis Using a Continuous Flow Microwave Reactor

Generally, the flow method has the advantage of a precise control over the reaction parameters and a facile modification of the reaction conditions, while a continuous flow microwave reactor allows for the quick optimization of reaction conditions owing to the rapid uniform heating. In this study, we developed a “9+4+1 method” to optimize reaction conditions based on comprehensive reaction analysis using a flow microwave reactor. The proposed method is expected to contribute to the synthesis of various fine and bulk chemicals by reducing cost and wastage, and by conserving time.     

适用于改换介质的简易电解池设计及其电位溶出分析的应用研究

设计制作了用于改换介质的简易电解池,并以旋转圆盘玻碳电极为工作电极,研究了其用于电位溶出分析改换溶出介质的可行性。以同时测定Ｐｂ＾２＋、Ｃｄ＾２＋为例,试验了改换溶出介质的条件。结果表明,改换介质可消除共存离子的干扰,只要选择合适的溶出介质,可有效地提高测定方法的分辨率和灵敏度。此方法用于矿样中铅和镉的同时测定,结果满意。