Preparation of Polyethylenimine‐Functionalized Graphene Oxide Composite and Its Application in Electrochemical Ammonia Sensors

In this study, branched polyethyleneimine (PEI) was covalently linked to carboxylic acid functionalized graphene (GO‐COOH) to form GO‐COOH/PEI composites. Transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectra and thermogravimetric analysis were used to characterize the obtained composites. Electrochemical measurements indicated that the modification of the composites on the electrode could efficiently enhance the voltammetric response, suggesting the potential application for making electrochemical sensors. Moreover, our results also indicated that the electrocatalytic oxidation of ammonia could be observed on the GO‐COOH/PEI composites modified glassy carbon electrode. Consequently, our observations demonstrated that GO‐COOH/PEI composites were excellent materials for electrochemical sensing.     

Aptamer functionalized magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposites for highly selective capture of histones

The binding coverage of aptamer was an important restricted factor for aptamer‐based affinity enrichment strategy for capturing target molecules. Herein, we designed and prepared aptamer functionalized graphene oxide based nanocomposites (GO/NH₂‐NTA/Fe₃O₄/PEI/Au), and the coverage density of aptamer was high to 33.1 nmol/mg. The high aptamer coverage density was contributed to the large surface area of graphene oxide. The successive modification of Nα,Nα‐Bis(carboxymethyl)‐L‐lysine, magnetic nanoparticles, polyethylenimine, and Au nanoparticles ensured the histone purification with fast speed and high purity. Histones could be captured rapidly and specifically from nucleoproteins by our aptamer based purification strategy, while traditional acid‐extraction could not specifically enrich histones. Compared with traditional acid‐extraction method, rapid and efficient discovery of histones and their post‐translational modifications, such as several kinds of methylation at H3.1K9 and H3.1K27, were achieved confidently. It demonstrated that our aptamer functionalized magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposites have a great potential for histone analysis.     

The addition of functionalized graphene oxide to polyetherimide to improve its thermal conductivity and mechanical properties

The thermal and electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of polyetherimide (PEI) containing either alkyl‐aminated (enGO) or phenyl‐aminated graphene (pnGO) oxides were studied. A solution casting method was used to prepare functionalized graphene oxide/PEI composites with different filler contents. The introduction of functionalized graphene oxide to the PEI matrix improved the thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties. The thermal conductivities of the enGO 3 wt%/PEI and pnGO 3 wt%/PEI composites were 0.324 W/mK and 0.329 W/mK, respectively, due to the high thermal conductivity of the graphene‐based materials and the strong interface adhesion due to the filler surface treatment between the fillers and the matrix. The electrical conductivities of the functionalized graphene oxide/PEI composites were larger than that of PEI, but the electrical conductivity values were generally low, which is consistent with the magnitude of the insulator. The strong interfacial adhesion between the fillers and the matrix led to improved mechanical properties. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Influence of borohydride concentration on the synthesized Au/graphene nanocomposites for direct borohydride fuel cell

Au/graphene nanocomposites are prepared via a one-pot chemical reduction process at room temperature, using graphene oxide (GO) and chloroauric acid (HAuCl₄) as precursors. The obtained Au/graphene nanocomposites are characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). TEM shows that the Au nanoparticles with size of approximately 8.7 nm disperse randomly on the surface of graphene. XPS confirms that the Au/graphene nanocomposites show a higher atomic percentage of C/O (6.3/1), in contrast to its precursor GO (2.2/1). Electrochemical studies reveal that the Au/graphene nanocomposites have electrochemically active surface area of 9.82 m² g^?1. Besides, the influence of borohydride concentration on the as-prepared Au/graphene nanocomposites is investigated in details by cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and chronopotentiometry. The results indicate that high concentration of borohydride can significantly improve the electrochemical performance of the Au/graphene catalyst.     

Enhanced optical properties of graphene oxide-Au nanocrystal composites

A simple strategy based on electrostatic interactions was utilized to assemble Au nanocrystals of various morphologies onto graphene oxide (GO). This method allows deposition of metal nanocrystals of different shapes onto GO. The linear and nonlinear optical properties of GO-Au nanocrystal composites have been examined. The extinction spectra of Au nanocrystals became broadened and red-shifted from the visible to the near IR upon formation of GO-Au nanocrystal composites. A more than 4-fold increase in two-photon excitation emission intensity was observed from the GO-Au nanocrystal composites compared to pure Au nanocrystals. The SERS signals of the composites were found to be strongly dependent on the morphology of Au nanocrystals, with SERS enhancement factors ranging from 9 to 20.     

Surface modified graphene oxide/poly(vinyl alcohol) composite for enhanced hydrogen gas barrier film

A series of novel polyethyleneimine (PEI) modified graphene oxide (PEI-mGO) filled poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanocomposite (PEI-mGO/PVA) films were prepared by solution-casing for hydrogen gas barrier applications. Hydrophilic PEI was used to simultaneously reduce and modify graphene oxide sheets, thereby facilitating a homogeneous dispersion of PEI-mGO in the PVA matrix. The effects of PEI-mGO on the morphology and properties of the nanocomposite films were examined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis and field emission scanning electron microscopy. Analogous GO/PVA composites were also prepared and characterized for comparative purposes. The PEI-mGO/PVA nanocomposites showed higher thermal and mechanical stability as well as remarkable improvement in hydrogen gas barrier properties compared to the PVA film; specifically, the PEI-mGO/PVA film having 3.0 wt% of PEI-mGO content exhibited almost 95% decrease in GTR and permeability values compared to PVA film.     

氧化石墨烯固定化凝集素的制备及在糖蛋白/糖肽富集中的应用

生物体内蛋白质的糖基化修饰调控着细胞识别、细胞黏附和迁移以及免疫应答等多种生理过程,并与多种人类重大疾病的发生、发展密切相关。因此对蛋白质糖基化修饰的鉴定,不仅能够为生物学机理研究提供重要信息,对疾病诊断标志物和治疗靶标的发现也至关重要。然而在复杂生物体系中,大多数糖蛋白为低丰度蛋白质,其含量与现有质谱仪器的检测灵敏度之间存在较大差距,所以对含有不同糖型结构的糖蛋白进行全面/高效的富集,是实现高灵敏度糖蛋白鉴定的必由之路。凝集素富集作为一种有效的糖蛋白富集方法,已在糖蛋白质组学研究中得到了广泛的应用。针对现有凝集素功能化材料存在负载量偏低以及富集效率有限等问题,我们制备了两种以氧化石墨烯(GO)为载体的新型固定化凝集素,利用GO比表面积大,功能基团含量高,分散性、化学稳定性好等特点,实现了高负载量的凝集素固定(GO-ConA 2.073 mg/mg, RSD=1.0%; GO-WGA 1.908 mg/mg, RSD=0.14%)。同时考察了材料的可重复使用性与稳定性:每隔3天测一次同一GO-lectin材料对对应糖蛋白的富集效果,可以看出材料合成两周内富集效果都>200 μg/mg。将该GO-lectin成功应用于糖蛋白、糖肽的选择性富集,在糖蛋白质组学研究中体现出良好的应用潜力。     

Al3+/graphene composites for electrochemical detection of DNA cleavage

Herein, we present the electrochemical co-deposition of Al3+/graphene composites directly from an aqueous mixture containing graphene oxide (GO) and Al3+. The obtained Al3+/graphene composites with good electrochemical activity were regarded as an appropriate immobilization platform for double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). The nontoxic redox probe xanthurenic acid (XA) was successfully applied to recognize single-stranded DNA and dsDNA. We illustrated that the scission of dsDNA caused by GO combining with some metal ions could be detected by monitoring the electrochemical signals of XA.     

An aptasensor for sensitive detection of human breast cancer cells by using porous GO/Au composites and porous PtFe alloy as effective sensing platform and signal amplification labels

A novel aptamer biosensor for cancer cell assay has been reported on the basis of ultrasensitive electrochemical detection. The assay uses the aptamer as a capture probe to recognize and bind the tumor marker on the surface of the cancer cells, forming an aptamer-based sandwich structure for MCF-7 cells detection. Functionalized nanoporous materials, porous graphene oxide/Au composites (GO/Au composites) and porous PtFe alloy have been introduced into the biosensor. Owing to the large surface area and versatile porous structure, the use of nanoporous materials can significantly improve the analysis performance of the biosensors by loading of large amounts of molecules and accelerating diffusion rate. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the proposed aptamer biosensor exhibited excellent analytical performance for MCF-7 cells determination, ranging from 100 to 5.0 × 10⁷ cells mL⁻¹ with the detection limit of 38 cells mL⁻¹. The biosensor showed good selectivity, acceptable stability and reproducibility, and developed a highly sensitive and selective method for cancer cells detection.     

金负载氧化石墨烯/PDPB复合材料用于同步去除六价铬离子和苯酚

近年来,电镀和染料行业工业废水中排放的有机污染物和重金属离子严重危害着环境.构建无机-有机新型纳米材料用于光催化去除重金属离子和有机污染物受到了广泛的关注.共轭聚合物因其低廉的制造成本,快速的电子传送能力,优秀的电化学性能和高的机械性能,它们作为一类新能源材料已经快速发展起来.Remita等使用软模板方法制备的一种共轭聚合物聚1,4-二苯基丁二炔(PDPB)在可见光下对苯酚表现出较好的去除率.然而,聚合物PDPB的一些缺陷限制了其应用,比如高的疏水特性和快速的光生电子-空穴复合.因此,我们引入氧化石墨烯(GO)和金纳米粒子来提高PDPB的光催化活性.通过简单的机械搅拌和光还原方法制备了Au-GO/PDPB复合材料.通过TEM,XRD,XPS,固体紫外和光电流测试等技术对催化剂进行了一系列表征,结果发现氧化石墨烯作为优秀的电子传送基地,金纳米粒子作为电子捕获剂,在空间上实现了电子空穴的空间隔离,从而大大提高了Au-GO/PDPB复合材料对于六价铬离子和苯酚的同步光去除的光催化活性.XPS表征和TEM图像表明了GO和Au纳米粒子的存在.其PDPB有着纳米纤维的结构,宽度在20 nm左右,长度在几个微米.当复合了氧化石墨烯后,可以明显看出氧化石墨烯的形态,进一步光还原负载金纳米粒子,同样可以在TEM图中观察到金纳米粒子的存在,其直径在10 nm左右.之后通过光催化同步去除六价铬离子和苯酚来探究Au-GO/PDPB复合材料的活性,结果表明所制备的Au-GO/PDPB比纯的PDPB有着增强的光催化活性在同步光去除六价铬离子(Cr(VI))和苯酚中.更进一步地是,我们同样确定了GO和Au纳米离子的最佳负载量,结果发现,Au1-GO2/PDPB复合材料(金的负载量为1 wt%,氧化石墨烯的负载量为2 wt%)在所有催化剂中有着最好的光催化活性,其在4 h内对苯酚的去除率达到49.4%,相应的对于六价铬离子的还原率达到了77.4%.我们的研究提供了一种构建有机-无机杂化复合材料的方法,其在太阳光下对于有机污染物和重金属离子的同步去除有着高的光催化活性.     

Activated carbon/graphene composites with high-rate performance as electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors

Glucose-derived activated carbon (GAC)/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composites are prepared by pre-carbonization of the precursors (aqueous mixture of glucose and graphene oxide) and KOH activation of the pyrolysis products. The effect of the mass ratio of graphene oxide (GO) in the precursor on the electrochemical performance of GAC/RGO composites as electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors is investigated. It is found that the thermally reduced graphene oxide sheets serves as a wrinkled carrier to support the activated carbon particles after activation. The pore size distribution and surface area are depended on the mass ratio of GO. Besides, the rate capability of GAC is improved by the introduction of GO in the precursor. The highest specific capacitance of 334 F g^?1 is achieved for the GAC/RGO composite prepared from the precursor with a GO mass ratio of 3 %.     

盘状多酸P_5W_(30)/阳离子聚电解质/氧化石墨烯杂化多层膜的电致变色性能

为了提高薄膜[PEI/P_5W_(30)]_(30)的电致变色性能,将具有大的二维尺寸和良好导电性的氧化石墨烯引入该薄膜中。通过层层自组装(LBL)技术构筑了基于盘状多酸K12.5Nal.5[Na P_5W_(30)O_(110)]·15H_2O(P_5W_(30))、氧化石墨烯(GO)的复合薄膜[PEI/P_5W_(30)/PEI/GO]_(30)(PEI:聚乙烯亚胺),并利用UV-Vis光谱对薄膜的组成及增长进行监测;通过原子力显微镜对薄膜的表面形貌进行考察,利用循环伏安法对薄膜电化学氧化还原性质进行研究;薄膜在外加氧化还原电位下呈现出无色/蓝色的可逆变化,电致变色响应时间在10 s以内;此外,薄膜在阶跃电位0.75 V/-0.75 V下循环150次,电致变色性能没有明显减弱,体现了薄膜良好的电致变色可逆性。氧化石墨烯的引入使薄膜[PEI/P_5W_(30)/PEI/GO]_(30)呈现出响应速度快、抗电疲劳强的电致变色性能,将在电致变色器件领域有广阔的应用前景。     

石墨烯/硫复合正极材料的一步水热法制备与电化学性能

将硫代硫酸钠（Na₂S₂O₃）与氧化石墨烯（GO）的混合溶液,在酸性条件下经过一步水热反应制备还原氧化石墨烯/硫（RGO/S）复合正极材料. 实验探索了水热温度、反应时间、碳硫质量比例对材料的影响. 通过X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描电镜（SEM）、透射电镜（TEM）和恒电流充放电对材料进行分析. 结果表明在180 ℃下,碳硫质量比为3：7时,水热12 h得到的RGO/S复合材料具有优异的循环性能,首次放电比容量为931 mAh·g^-1,50次循环之后其比容量还保持在828.16 mAh·g^-1;RGO/S复合材料的充放电库仑效率在95%以上;同时RGO/S复合材料的倍率性能相比于单质硫有很大提高. 一步水热法能够使硫分子均匀分布在石墨烯片层结构中,同时加强了石墨烯表面基团对硫分子的固定作用.     

静电自组装方法合成的具有多孔三维网络结构的Fe3O4/石墨烯复合材料作为高性能锂离子电池负极材料

采用静电自组装方法,分两步合成Fe（OH）₃/GO前驱体（GO：氧化石墨烯）,再通过水热反应和600 ℃高纯氮气气氛下煅烧,获得了Fe₃O₄/石墨烯复合材料. 通过X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描电镜（SEM）、高分辨透射电镜（HRTEM）、拉曼（Raman）光谱等多种分析,发现该复合材料具有三维多孔石墨烯网络结构. 把合成的这种Fe₃O₄/石墨烯复合材料作为锂离子电池负极材料,电化学测试结果表明其具有优良的电化学性能：首次放电容量为1390 mAh·g^-1,50次循环后容量为819 mAh·g^-1. 通过对比实验表明,三维石墨烯网络结构的形成对复合材料的电化学循环稳定性起着关键作用.     

4-巯基苯硼酸修饰二维二硫化钼纳米复合材料的制备及其用于N-糖肽特异性富集

蛋白质的N-糖基化修饰在多种生物过程中发挥着至关重要的作用，近年来的许多研究证实异常的蛋白质糖基化与多种疾病的发生发展密切相关，表明糖基化蛋白质具有较大的潜力成为新的生物标志物或者药物靶标。在样本的处理过程中，对N-糖基化肽段进行富集分离后再进行质谱分析已经成为糖蛋白质组学分析前的必要步骤。但是，由于复杂生物样本中N-糖基化肽段的丰度低和离子化效率差等问题，通过质谱鉴定N-糖肽仍然是一项艰巨的任务。研究通过将纳米金线（Au）、4-巯基苯硼酸（4-MPB）与超薄二维二硫化钼（2D-MoS₂）进行反应，成功制备了一种用于富集蛋白质N-糖基化肽段的新型功能纳米复合材料（MoS₂/Au/4-MPB）。二硫化钼纳米材料的层状结构可以为反应提供大量的可修饰位点，便于修饰纳米金线；功能基团4-巯基苯基硼酸对N-糖肽具有高度的选择性，可以对生物样品中N-糖基化肽段进行特异性富集。使用标准蛋白人免疫球蛋白G（IgG）和牛血清白蛋白（BSA）胰蛋白酶酶切产物对新型功能纳米材料的N-糖基化肽段的富集性能进行评估，其灵敏度达到5 fmol，选择性达到1：1000。将其用于生物样品中N-糖基化肽段的富集，从50 μg尿液外泌体蛋白胰蛋白酶酶切产物中共富集鉴定出768个N-糖肽，归属于377个蛋白质。这些结果表明该新型功能纳米复合材料对复杂生物样品中N-糖肽的选择富集有着巨大的应用潜力，为糖蛋白质组的研究提供了一种新方法。     

氧化石墨烯/PMMA和表面官能化的石墨烯/PMMA复合材料的制备及其力学性能的研究

使用简单的溶液共混的方法制备了氧化石墨烯/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(GO/PMMA)和表面官能化的石墨烯/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯复合材料.通过透射电镜(TEM),扫描电镜(SEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)观察了石墨烯及复合材料的表观形貌.通过拉伸实验表征了其力学性能,研究发现随着石墨烯的加入,其拉伸强度和断裂伸长率都有所改善,而且表面官能化的石墨烯的复合材料的改善效果要优于氧化石墨烯.     

石墨烯/硫复合正极材料的一步水热法制备与电化学性能

将硫代硫酸钠(Na2S2O3)与氧化石墨烯(GO)的混合溶液,在酸性条件下经过一步水热反应制备还原氧化石墨烯/硫(RGO/S)复合正极材料.实验探索了水热温度、反应时间、碳硫质量比例对材料的影响.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和恒电流充放电对材料进行分析.结果表明在180°C下,碳硫质量比为3:7时,水热12 h得到的RGO/S复合材料具有优异的循环性能,首次放电比容量为931 mAh?g-1,50次循环之后其比容量还保持在828.16 mAh?g-1;RGO/S复合材料的充放电库仑效率在95%以上;同时RGO/S复合材料的倍率性能相比于单质硫有很大提高.一步水热法能够使硫分子均匀分布在石墨烯片层结构中,同时加强了石墨烯表面基团对硫分子的固定作用.     

Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide/modified poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-isopropylacrylamide) nanocomposite

In this study, the graphene oxide/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) nanocomposite modified with 2-mercaptoethanol (GO/MPNIPAM) was synthesized in three stages. N-Isopropylacrylamide polymerization was firstly performed in the presence of azobisisobutyronitrile as an initiator, which was discovered by Homer, and 2-mercaptoethanol as a modifier. Then, the graphene oxide/modified polymer nanocomposite was synthesized by the covalent interactions between carboxylic acids of the graphene oxide and hydroxyl groups of the modified polymer during the esterification reaction. The GO/MPNIPAM nanocomposite includes some percentage of the polymer that improves solubility and stability of the GO sheets in physiological applications; due to the interaction between the MPNIPAM and the modified GO polymer, a bridge-like connection is formed between the GO sheets and the process that leads to remove a large number of hydrophilic groups on the GO nanocomposite and therefore, the GO/MPNIPAM is well dissolved in organic solvents. This property is beneficial for anti-cancer drug delivery as well as π–π interactions between the nanocomposite and aromatic drugs. The nanocomposite is not a toxic material for human body at all and has high capacity for drug delivery. Structure and morphology of the nanocomposite were studied by FTIR, SEM, XRD, UV, TGA and Raman analysis. The analysis done by X-ray diffraction pattern confirmed the presence of graphene oxide in nanocomposites and improved crystalline polymer in nanocomposites.     

碳纳米管/氧化石墨烯/硫复合正极材料的制备及其电化学性能

以碳纳米管和氧化石墨烯(CNTs/GO)为主体材料, 通过化学还原法制备了CNTs/GO 负载硫的复合正极材料CNTs/GO/S. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及透射电子显微镜(TEM)测试表明, CNTs 均匀插层在GO片间, 从而形成三维多孔结构, 有利于电解液的浸润; 活性物质硫均匀地负载在CNTs/GO 表面. 电化学测试表明,CNTs/GO/S复合材料具有高的比容量和良好的循环稳定性: 在1C倍率电流密度下, 复合材料首次放电比容量高达904 mAh·g^-1, 经过50圈循环之后, 复合材料的比容量仍保持在578 mAh·g^-1.     

静电自组装方法合成的具有多孔三维网络结构的Fe_3O_4/石墨烯复合材料作为高性能锂离子电池负极材料(英文)

采用静电自组装方法,分两步合成Fe(OH)3/GO前驱体(GO:氧化石墨烯),再通过水热反应和600°C高纯氮气气氛下煅烧,获得了Fe3O4/石墨烯复合材料.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、拉曼(Raman)光谱等多种分析,发现该复合材料具有三维多孔石墨烯网络结构.把合成的这种Fe3O4/石墨烯复合材料作为锂离子电池负极材料,电化学测试结果表明其具有优良的电化学性能:首次放电容量为1390 mAh·g-1,50次循环后容量为819 mAh·g-1.通过对比实验表明,三维石墨烯网络结构的形成对复合材料的电化学循环稳定性起着关键作用.