基于温敏性有机/无机杂化纳米粒子的比率型Hg~(2+)荧光探针

基于有机/无机杂化纳米粒子制备了能够对汞离子(Hg~(2+))进行比率型检测的荧光探针.首先通过连续的可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合合成了两亲性嵌段聚合物,P(MPS-co-NBDAE)-b-P(NIPAM-co-Rh BHA).其疏水嵌段为带有三甲基硅氧烷侧基,并标记有荧光能量给体N-(7-硝基-2,1,3-苯并噁二唑)(NBD)基元的聚丙烯酸酯,P(MPS-co-NBDAE);亲水嵌段为共聚有潜在荧光能量受体罗丹明脲衍生物单体(Rh BHA)的温敏性聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺),P(NIPAM-co-Rh BHA).由该嵌段聚合物自组装形成的胶束在三乙胺催化作用下水解发生溶胶-凝胶化过程后,得到核交联的有机/无机杂化纳米粒子.在没有Hg~(2+)离子存在时,该杂化纳米粒子溶液只显示出NBD基元发射的绿光;而在有Hg~(2+)离子存在条件下,Hg~(2+)离子可诱导Rh BHA开环为具有荧光发射性能的Rh B基元.由于NBD与Rh B之间的荧光共振能量转移(FRET)效应,杂化纳米粒子溶液的颜色和荧光发射性能均会发生明显的变化,从而实现对水溶液中Hg~(2+)离子的高效选择性检测.而且,升高温度会导致纳米粒子壳层PNIPAM嵌段的塌缩,使NBD和Rh B基元间的空间距离缩短,可进一步提高检测效果.因此,基于该有机/无机杂化纳米粒子的检测体系可用来对Hg~(2+)离子进行高效选择性检测.     

CdTe/CdS-罗丹明荧光共振能量转移猝灭法测定铅(Ⅱ)及相互作用机制的研究

以巯基乙酸为修饰剂,水相合成量子产率高达75％的CdTe/CdS核壳型量子点,建立了以CdTe/CdS QDs作为能量供体,罗丹明B作为能量受体组成的荧光共振能量转移体系.在此基础上,以CdTe/CdS-罗丹明B为荧光探针,荧光共振能量转移猝灭为理论基础,设计出一种检测pb2+含量的方法.在0～9.62×10-11mo...     

铝纳米粒子表面引发聚合制备核壳纳米结构

利用硅烷偶联剂引发法制备核壳结构金属铝纳米粒子(Al NPs)@聚合物, 并研究了聚合反应时间和单体浓度对核壳结构尺寸的影响. 首先合成了硅烷偶联引发剂{2-溴-2-甲基-[3-(三甲氧基硅基)丙基]丙酰胺}, 并通过在甲苯中回流的方法, 将其锚定在金属铝纳米粒子表面. 然后, 在粒子表面引发甲基丙烯酸甲酯的原子转移自由基聚合, 形成聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)壳层. 通过核磁共振波谱仪(NMR)和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪 (FTIR)证明了引发剂和PMMA的成功接枝. 透射电子显微镜(TEM)图像表明, PMMA改性后的金属铝纳米粒子的尺寸和形貌基本不变, 且被厚度约为15 nm聚合物壳层完整均匀地包覆. 此外, 利用动态光散射(DLS)进一步揭示了聚合时间和单体浓度对核壳结构水合直径(D_h)的影响, 发现延长聚合时间或增加单体浓度均可显著提高核壳结构尺寸.     

基于硝基苯并呋咱的荧光探针

硝基苯并呋咱(NBD)作为一种通常从4-氯-7-硝基-苯并呋咱衍生化的荧光团,在荧光分析中具有简便、高效、灵敏度高以及检测限低等显著优点,已广泛应用于化学、生物、医药和环境等诸多研究领域。基于NBD的荧光探针是检测和识别重要的无机/有机小分子化合物、酶和蛋白质的研究热点之一。本文综述了近年来NBD作为荧光团在重金属离子(Zn2+,Cu2+和Hg2+)、活性氧、DNA、细胞膜、小分子化合物(硫酚、糖类、金刚烷/胆酸、氟甲沙明/埃博霉素、双酚A、多胺、TNT和PPi)、酶和蛋白质等检测领域的新进展。在不久的将来,设计合成结构更加精巧的NBD探针分子仍将是荧光检测和生物成像领域的主要发展趋势之一。这些新颖的NBD探针分子的应用将为全面深入探索与理解复杂的生命过程提供强有力的研究工具。     

由铜-胺氧化还原引发反应一步法简便制备TiO_2表面接枝聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯纳米杂化粒子

提出并验证了一种通过普通自由基聚合在纳米TiO2表面接枝聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯的简单方法.通过在纳米TiO2粒子表面引入伯胺分子层(纳米TiO2-NH2粒子),利用Cu2+-胺氧化还原体系实现了CuSO4催化纳米TiO2-NH2粒子表面引发甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)的自由基接枝聚合,从而一步得到表面固定有聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯链的纳米TiO2杂化粒子(纳米TiO2-PMMA杂化粒子).红外光谱、热失重分析与电镜的结果都表明PMMA已经被接枝到纳米TiO2粒子表面,且接枝率随着聚合时间的延长而逐渐增大,PMMA链的引入有助于降低纳米TiO2粒子微球的团聚程度、增强与有机溶剂分子的范德华力,从而提高分散稳定性.反应溶液中没有游离均聚物形成.     

模仿绿色荧光蛋白的荧光聚合物的合成和光学性质研究

受绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)荧光增强原理启发,采用开环聚合制备了两亲性聚乙二醇-生色团-聚己内酯(PEG-c-PCL)嵌段聚合物.通过核磁共振氢谱和碳谱(1H-,13C-NMR)、傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)和紫外可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)等证明其结构和性质.生色团和聚合物有相似的紫外吸收光谱,且最大吸收峰都在371 nm.荧光发射光谱表明,生色团的发射峰在427 nm,但聚合物的荧光发射峰出现了6 nm的红移,这是高分子化引起的结果.透射电镜(TEM)和动态光散射(DLS)证明了该两亲性嵌段聚合物能够组装成为纳米粒子.当聚合物组装成纳米粒子后,荧光强度增大了55倍,并且荧光发射峰出现了14 nm的红移,这些现象可归结于荧光生色团自由旋转的限制和组装导致的相互作用增强.     

悬浮-乳液复合聚合聚苯乙烯-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯复合粒子的颗粒特性和成粒机理

采用在苯乙烯 (St)悬浮聚合过程中滴加甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (MMA)乳液聚合组分的悬浮 乳液复合聚合方法 ,制备大粒径聚苯乙烯 聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (PS PMMA)复合粒子 .研究聚合物粒径分布和颗粒形态的变化发现 ,在St悬浮反应中期滴加MMA乳液聚合组分后 ,聚合体系逐渐由悬浮粒子与乳胶粒子并存向形成单峰分布复合粒子转变 ,最终形成核 壳结构完整的大粒径PS PMMA复合粒子 ;在St悬浮反应初期滴加MMA乳液聚合组分 ,St与MMA一起分散成更小液滴 ,反应后期凝并成非核 壳结构复合粒子 ;在St悬浮反应后期滴加MMA乳液聚合组分 ,PMMA乳胶粒子与PS悬浮粒子基本独立存在 .根据以上结果 ,提出了St MMA悬浮 乳液复合聚合的成粒机理 .     

罗丹明6G衍生物-谷胱甘肽荧光探针测定水中Hg2+

在罗丹明6G衍生物(Rh6G2)中引入谷胱甘肽(GSH),制备了一种荧光探针Rh6G2-GSH,并基于其与Hg2+识别时可发生荧光强度及吸光度的变化,分别采用荧光分光光度法和紫外-可见分光光度法测定水中Hg2+的含量.在由体积比为1:1的4-羟乙基哌嗪乙磺酸(HEPES)溶液和甲醇混合而成的缓冲溶液(pH 7)中加入R...     

CdS/ZnS-CdTe量子点间荧光共振能量转移测定痕量汞

研究了CdS/ZnS核壳型量子点为能量给体,CdTe量子点为能量受体的荧光共振能量转移机理,及其在超痕量汞测定中的应用。实验表明在十二烷基苯磺酸钠存在下,于pH 7.8的硼酸-硼酸钠缓冲液,CdS/ZnS与CdTe量子点之间能发生有效的能量转移。探讨了CdS/ZnS与CdTe量子点间能量转移机理。实验结果表明:Hg2+的加入能使CdS/ZnS-CdTe体系发生荧光猝灭,且Hg2+的浓度与体系荧光猝灭强度在一定范围内有良好的线性,据此建立了CdS/ZnSCdTe-Hg2+体系测定超痕量Hg2+的方法。在优化条件下,Hg2+的线性范围为2.0×10-10~2.0×10-8g/L,检出限为6.67×10-11g/L(n=11)。方法应用于水样中Hg2+的测定,其RSD≤4.1%(n=6),回收率为97.2%~99.8%。     

利用聚合物自组装实现绿色荧光蛋白生色团的荧光增强

根据绿色荧光蛋白的发光原理,采用聚乙二醇与聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯的两亲性两嵌段聚合物通过自组装包覆生色团的方式,模拟了绿色荧光蛋白发光,考察了组装行为对光学性能的影响,并将其用于细胞成像.通过核磁共振、高分辨质谱、傅里叶变换红外光谱、凝胶渗透色谱、紫外-可见吸收光谱及荧光光谱等表征了生色团分子和聚合物的结构及性能.生色团紫外最大吸收在371 nm,荧光最大发射峰在428 nm.聚合物和生色团进行组装后,其紫外吸收消失,而最大荧光发射峰强度大大增强,且发生了约70 nm的红移,这是因为组装使得生色团的自由旋转受到了限制,且生色团共平面性增加.动态光散射(DLS)和透射电镜(TEM)证明了纳米粒子的结构和尺寸.由于尺寸适合且具有较好的荧光性能,纳米粒子成功应用于细胞成像.这种绿色荧光蛋白生色团的简单自组装方式在生物成像领域具有良好应用前景.     

Ratiometric sensing of mercury(II) based on a FRET process on silica core-shell nanoparticles acting as vehicles

We report on a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based ratiometric sensor for the detection of Hg(II) ion. First, silica nanoparticles were labeled with a hydrophobic fluorescent nitrobenzoxadiazolyl dye which acts as a FRET donor. A spirolactam rhodamine was then covalently linked to the surface of the silica particles. Exposure of the nanoparticles to Hg(II) in water induced a ring-opening reaction of the spirolactam rhodamine moieties, leading to the formation of a fluorescent derivative that can serve as the FRET acceptor. Ratiometric sensing of Hg(II) was accomplished by ratioing the fluorescence intensities at 520 nm and 578 nm. The average decay time for the donor decreases from 9.09 ns to 7.37 ns upon addition of Hg(II), which proves the occurrence of a FRET process. The detection limit of the assay is 100 nM (ca. 20 ppb). The sensor also exhibits a large Stokes shift (>150 nm) which can eliminate backscattering effects of excitation light.

A nanoparticle-supported fluorescence resonance energy transfer system formed via layer-by-layer approach as a ratiometric sensor for mercury ions in water

This article describes the design and preparation of a novel fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based ratiometric sensor with the polymer nanoparticle as scaffold for detecting Hg²⁺ in aqueous media. In this study, a fluorescent dye fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC, served as the donor) and a spirolactam rhodamine derivative (SRHB, served as mercury ion probe) were covalently attached onto polyethylenimine (PEI) and polyacrylic acid (PAA) respectively; and a ratiometric sensing system was then formed through the deposition of the donor- and probe-containing polyelectrolytes onto the negatively charged polymer particles via the layer-by-layer approach. The ratiometric fluorescent signal change of the system is based on the intra-particle fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) process modulated by mercury ions. Under optimized structural and experimental conditions, the particle-based detection system exhibits stable response for Hg²⁺ in aqueous media. More importantly, in this newly developed particle-based detection system formed by LBL approach, varied numbers of the PAA/PEI layers which served as the spacer could be placed between the donor-containing layer and the probe-containing layer, hence the donor–acceptor distance and energy transfer efficiency could be effectively tuned (from ca. 25% to 76%), this approach has well solved the problem for many particle-based FRET systems that the donor–acceptor distance cannot be precisely controlled. Also, it is found that the ratiometric sensor is applicable in a pH range of 4.6–7.3 in water with the detection limit of 200 nM. This approach may provide a new strategy for ratiometric detection of analytes in some environmental and biological applications.     

A FRET system built on quartz plate as a ratiometric fluorescence sensor for mercury ions in water

Due to the hazardous nature of mercury ions, the development of a cost effective, sensitive and field-portable sensor is of high significance for both industry and civilian use. In this work, a FRET-based ratiometric sensor for detecting mercury ions in water was fabricated by depositing a multilayered silica structure on a quartz plate. For the preparation of the film-based sensor, a silica support layer was first deposited on the quartz plate by using the sol-gel spin-coating procedure, and three ultrathin functional layers (donor, spacer and receptor) were then deposited on the support layer by dip-coating in a stepwise manner in toluene solution. As the film-based sensor was placed into an aqueous solution of Hg(2+), the non-fluorescent receptor (a spirolactam rhodamine derivative) on the film surface could form a complex with the mercury ion and act as the acceptor of the energy transfer. Upon excitation, the donor (a nitrobenzoxadiazolyl derivative, NBD) could transfer its excited energy from the donor layer to the acceptor on the film surface via the 'through space' energy transfer process, thus realizing the FRET-based ratiometric sensing for mercury ions. The sensor can selectively detect Hg(2+) in water with the detection limit of 1 μM. This solid film sensor is capable of being easily-portable and visualized detection. This strategy may offer new approaches for constructing other FRET-based solid-state devices.     

A core-shell nanoparticle approach to photoreversible fluorescence modulation of a hydrophobic dye in aqueous media

Amphiphilic core-shell nanoparticles containing spiropyran moieties have been prepared in aqueous media. The nanoparticles consist of hydrophilic and biocompatible poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) chain segments, which serve as the shell, and a hydrophobic copolymer of methyl methacrylate (MMA), a spiropyran-linked methacrylate, and a cross-linker, which forms the core of the nanoparticles. A hydrophobic fluorescent dye based on the nitrobenzoxadiazolyl (NBD) group was introduced into the nanoparticles to form NBD-nanoparticle complexes in water. The nanoparticles not only greatly enhance the fluorescence emission of the hydrophobic dye NBD in aqueous media, probably by accommodating the dye molecules in the interface between the hydrophilic shells and the hydrophobic cores, but also modulate the fluorescence of the dye through intraparticle energy transfer. This biocompatible and photoresponsive nanoparticle complex may find applications in biological areas such as biological diagnosis, imaging, and detection. In addition, this nanoparticle approach will open up possibilities for the fluorescence modulation of other hydrophobic fluorophores in aqueous media.     

基于1,8-萘酰亚胺与罗丹明B间荧光共振能量转移的高选择性Hg2+比率荧光探针

以罗丹明B与1,8-萘二甲酰亚胺反应合成了1个高选择性Hg²⁺比率荧光探针(RN). 在甲醇/乙腈/4-羟基哌嗪乙磺酸缓冲溶液(pH=7.2, 体积比8:1:1)中, RN对Hg²⁺具有比色和比率荧光双重响应. 加入Hg²⁺后, RN的紫外-可见光谱在约556 nm处产生强吸收, 溶液由浅绿色变为橙色, 其它金属离子对RN的紫外-可见光谱几乎无影响. 无Hg²⁺存在时, RN的荧光光谱在540 nm处出现萘二甲酰亚胺荧光团的特征峰; 加入Hg²⁺后, 540 nm处的发射带逐渐消失, 同时在580 nm附近产生强荧光, 荧光颜色从绿色变为橙色. 这归因于从萘酰亚胺到开环罗丹明B的荧光共振能量转移(FRET), 探针RN对Hg²⁺的比率荧光响应具有高选择性, 不受其它共存金属离子的干扰.     

Nanoparticles as scaffolds for FRET-based ratiometric detection of mercury ions in water with QDs as donors

The quenching of quantum dots' emission by some analytes (Hg(2+), Pb(2+), etc.) has long been hindering the fabrication of QD-based 'turn-on' or ratiometric fluorescent sensors for these analytes. In this study, we demonstrate a facile solution for constructing a robust FRET-based ratiometric sensor for Hg(2+) detection in water with CdTe QDs as the donor. By using the reverse microemulsion approach, CdTe QDs were first embedded into nanosized silica particles, forming the QDs/silica cores, a positively charged ultrathin spacer layer was then deposited on each QDs/silica core, followed by the coating of a mercury ion probe on the particle surfaces. The resultant multilayered QDs/silica composite nanoparticles are dispersible in HEPES buffered water; and in the presence of mercury ions, the QDs inside the nanoparticles will not be quenched by mercury ions due to the existence of the positively charged spacer layer, but can transfer their excited energy to the acceptors (probe/Hg(2+) complex), thus achieving the FRET-based ratiometric sensing for mercury ions in totally aqueous media. With its detection limit of 260 nM, this QD-based sensor exhibits high selectivity toward mercury ion and can be used in a wide pH range. This strategy may be used to construct QDs-based ratiometric assays for other ions which quench the emission of QDs.     

Convenient and efficient FRET platform featuring a rigid biphenyl spacer between rhodamine and BODIPY: transformation of 'turn-on' sensors into ratiometric ones with dual emission

We have connected a borondipyrromethene (BODIPY) donor to the 5′ position of a tetramethylrhodamine (TMR) acceptor to form a high efficiency (over 99 %) intramolecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) cassette, BODIPY–rhodamine platform (BRP). While the good spectral overlap between the emission of BODIPY and the absorption of TMR was one favorable factor, another feature of this FRET system was the rigid and short biphenyl spacer that favored efficient through‐bond energy transfer. More importantly, in this system, the 2′‐carboxyl group of the rhodamine unit was preserved for the further modifications, which was as convenient as those carbonyl groups on the original rhodamines without connection to donors. For this reason, BRP is clearly differentiated from the previous ratiometric sensors based on donor rhodamine systems. To illustrate its value as a versatile platform, we introduced typical Hg²⁺ receptors into BRP, through convenient one‐pot reactions on the 2′‐carboxyl group, and successfully developed two ratiometric sensors, BRP‐1 and BRP‐2, with different spirocyclic receptors that recognized Hg²⁺ on different reaction mechanisms. Upon excitation at a single wavelength (488 nm), at which only BODIPY absorbed, both of the FRET sensors exhibited clear Hg²⁺‐induced changes in the intensity ratio of the two strong emission bands of BODIPY and rhodamine. It should be noted that these ratiometric Hg²⁺ sensors exhibited excellent sensitivity and selectivity Hg²⁺, as well as pH insensitivity, which was similar to the corresponding ‘turn‐on’ rhodamine sensors. While both ratiometric probes were applicable for Hg²⁺ imaging in living cells, BRP‐1 exhibited higher sensitivity and faster responses than BRP‐2. Our investigation indicated that on a versatile platform, such as BRP, a large number of highly efficient ratiometric sensors for transition‐metal ions could be conveniently developed.     

Calix[4]arene-based, Hg2+ -induced intramolecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer chemosensor

A novel calix[4]arene-based chemosensor 1 based on Hg2+-induced fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) was synthesized, and its sensing behavior toward metal ions was investigated by UV/vis and fluorescence spectroscopies. Addition of Hg2+ to a CH3CN solution of 1 gave a significantly enhanced fluorescence at approximately 575 nm via energy transfer (FRET-ON) from the pyrenyl excimer to a ring-opened rhodamine moiety. In contrast, addition of Al3+ induced a distinct increase of pyrenyl excimer emission ( approximately 475 nm), while no obvious FRET-ON phenomenon was observed. Different binding behaviors of 1 toward Hg2+ and Al3+ were also proposed for the interesting observation.     

Light‐Harvesting Nanoparticle Probes for FRET‐Based Detection of Oligonucleotides with Single‐Molecule Sensitivity

Controlling the emission of bright luminescent nanoparticles by a single molecular recognition event remains a challenge in the design of ultrasensitive probes for biomolecules. Herein, we developed 20‐nm light‐harvesting nanoantenna particles, built of a tailor‐made hydrophobic charged polymer poly(ethyl methacrylate‐co‐methacrylic acid), encapsulating circa 1000 strongly coupled and highly emissive rhodamine dyes with their bulky counterion. Being 87‐fold brighter than quantum dots QDots 605 in single‐particle microscopy (with 550‐nm excitation), these DNA‐functionalized nanoparticles exhibit over 50 % total FRET efficiency to a single hybridized FRET acceptor, a highly photostable dye (ATTO665), leading to circa 250‐fold signal amplification. The obtained FRET nanoprobes enable single‐molecule detection of short DNA and RNA sequences, encoding a cancer marker (survivin), and imaging single hybridization events by an epi‐fluorescence microscope with ultralow excitation irradiance close to that of ambient sunlight.     

Red–Green–Blue Trichromophoric Nanoparticles with Dual Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer: Highly Sensitive Fluorogenic Response Toward Polyanions

A red–green–blue (RGB) trichromophoric fluorescent organic nanoparticle exhibiting multi‐colour emission was constructed; the blue‐emitting cationic oligofluorene nanoparticle acted as an energy‐donor scaffold to undergo fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) to a red‐emitting dye embedded in the nanoparticle (interior FRET) and to a green‐emitting dye adsorbed on the surface through electrostatic interactions (exterior FRET). Each FRET event occurs independently and is free from sequential FRET, thus the resultant dual‐FRET system exhibits multi‐colour emission, including white, in aqueous solution and film state. A characteristic white‐emissive nanoparticle showed visible responses upon perturbation of the exterior FRET efficiency by acceptor displacement, leading to highly sensitive responses toward polyanions in a ratiometric manner. Specifically, our system exhibits high sensitivity toward heparin with an extremely low detection limit.