Development and characterization of an all-solid-state potentiometric biosensor array microfluidic device for multiple ion analysis

A microfluidic device with an all-solid-state potentiometric biosensor array was developed using microfabrication technology. The sensor array included a pH indicator, and potassium and calcium ion-selective microelectrodes. The pH indicator was an iridium oxide thin film modified platinum microelectrode and the iridium oxide was deposited by an electrochemical method. The potassium and calcium ion-selective microelectrodes were platinum coated with silicon rubber based ion-selective membranes with respectively potassium (valinomycin) and calcium (ETH 1001) ionophores. The detection system was integrated with a micro-pneumatic pump which can continuously drive fluids into the microchannel through sensors at flow rates ranging from 52.4 microl min(-1) to 7.67 microl min(-1). The sensor array microfluidic device showed near-Nernstian responses with slopes of 62.62 mV +/- 2.5 mV pH(-1), 53.76 mV +/- 3 mV -log[K+](-1) and 25.77 mV +/- 2 mV -log[Ca2+](-1) at 25 degrees C +/- 5 degrees C, and a linear response within the pH range of 2-10, with potassium and calcium concentrations between 0.1 M and 10(-6) M. In this study the device provided a convenient way to measure the concentration of hydrogen, potassium and calcium ions, which are important physiological parameters.     

Regio-selective decoration of nanocavity metal arrays: contributions from localized and delocalized plasmons to surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Spherical cap gold nanocavity arrays with internal diameters of 240, 430, 600 and 820 nm were fabricated on smooth gold films using nanosphere lithography with electrochemical metal deposition. Each array was prepared to the same normalized film thickness to diameter ratios, t(N), of 0.8 ± 0.04. Selective modification of the top surface and interior walls of the gold nanocavity arrays with [Ru(bpy)(2)(Qbpy)](2+), where bpy is 2,2'-bipyridyl and Qbpy is 2,2':4,4':4,4'-quarterpyridyl, was accomplished using a two step adsorption process exploiting the assembled polystyrene spheres as masks. This selective modification approach permitted direct quantitative comparison, for the first time, of plasmonic enhancement of Raman signal and luminescence signal from a monolayer adsorbed at the top surface versus interior walls of all-gold nanocavity arrays. For all cavity sizes, significantly greater Raman and luminescence signal enhancement was observed from [Ru(bpy)(2)(Qbpy)](2+) monolayer adsorbed at the top surface of the array compared with the cavity walls. This disparity in Raman intensity from top versus cavity interior increased as the cavity dimensions decreased. For example, the Raman signal intensity from [Ru(bpy)(2)(Qbpy)](2+) adsorbed at the top surface of 240 nm gold arrays was 170 times greater than SERS signal for this material adsorbed at the interior walls of this array, whereas the relative Raman signal enhancement was 6 from top versus interior for the 820 nm internal radius arrays under 785 nm excitation. The origin of the relatively greater signal at the top surface is discussed in the context of plasmonic distribution at each surface.     

Automated flow-through synthesis of heterocyclic thioethers

The fully automated, sequential flow-through synthesis of a 44-member array of thioethers 10[1-4,1-11] employing a resin "capture and release" reactor column is described. The array incorporates four different heterocyclic scaffolds, and the synthesis was performed using a custom-built robotic synthesizer that is able to (i) load and regenerate the reactor column and (ii) array each product into a single vial using UV threshold detection. All the compounds were obtained in high yield (>75%) and excellent purity (>95%) without the need for further purification.     

Bemerkungen über Thermochromie von Kobalt(II) chloridlösungen in organischen Medien, 1. Mitt.: Lösungen in verschiedenen Alkoholen

The thermochromism of solutions of cobalt(II) chloride in methanol, ethanol, n- and iso-propyl, n-, iso- and sec. butyl alcohol was studied spectrophotometrically. The blue color of these solutions fades with decreasing temperature, solutions in primary alcohols being especially variable, becoming pink at sufficiently low temperature. Solutions in secondary alcohols are, on the other hand, much less variable. The thermochromism can be ascribed, in general, to the shift of the equilibrium $$[CoL_2 Cl_2 ] + (3 - 4) L\begin{array}{*{20}c} \to \\ \leftarrow \\ \end{array} ([CoL_5 Cl]^ + or [CoL_6 ]^{2 + } ) + (1 - 2) Cl^ - $$ (L: solvent molecule). In the case of methanol, however, the two equilibria $$[CoLCl_3 ]^ - + 4 L \begin{array}{*{20}c} \to \\ \leftarrow \\ \end{array} [CoL_5 Cl]^ + + 2 Cl^ - $$ and $$[CoL_5 Cl]^ + + L\begin{array}{*{20}c} \to \\ \leftarrow \\ \end{array} [CoL_6 ]^{2 + } ) + Cl^ - $$ seem to be shifted one after another. The significance of the difference between primary and secondary alcohols is briefly discussed in connection with some related effects, i.e. the pressure effect studied byKitamura andOsugi ⁷ and the water effect found byKato et al.¹⁰.     

一种全集成型阵列微电极的研制及表征

微电极技术是近十几年来发展起来的重要电化学分析研究方法.这种方法具有iR降小、建立稳态传质速度快和充电电流小等特点,尤其阵列微电极是将数十个微电极规则地组合成阵列,极大地增加了电流信号,可在普通伏安仪上使用,避免了配用高精度微电流仪所带来的困难,如将阵列微电极制成双工作电极形式,更具有旋转盘环电极的特点,从而把     

Polyferredoxin-based electrode materials

Electrochemical oxidation of the hydrosulfide cluster [Fe4S4(SH)4]2- on gold, platinum or vitreous carbon in a methyl cyanide electrolyte leads to the growth of a conducting film. Spectroscopic and other evidence suggests that the film has cubane centres, predominately in the [4Fe4S]3+ oxidation state, which are linked by disulfide ligands to give an anionic array of [Fe4S4(S approximately)4]n- units. X-ray data suggests some long-range order in the electrode material. The polyferredoxin binds redox active cations consistent with an anionic array.     

三氟乙酸对无金属卟啉-苝酰亚胺分子阵列激发态衰变过程的影响

用紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱研究了CF₃COOH浓度变化对CHCl₃溶液中N-[p-5′-(m^-10′,15′,20′-三苯基卟啉)基]-N′-正十二烷基-3,4:9,10-四羧基二酰亚胺分子阵列(TrPP-MDPTCDI)的光致激发态衰变机理的影响,发现无论激发无金属卟啉还是酰亚胺基元,分子阵列均表现出质子化无金属卟啉生色团的特征荧光发射.对电子结构的分析说明质子化使[H₂²⁺TrPP^*-MDPTCDI]成为各种激发态中相对稳定的物种,因此,未质子化前占主导的从卟啉到酰亚胺基元的光致电子转移衰变途径在质子化后受到有效抑制,激发卟啉生色团(λ=439nm)直接得到[H₂²⁺TrPP-MDPTCDI^*],并以辐射衰变方式回到基态;激发酰亚胺生色团(λ=491nm)得到的[H₂²⁺TrPP^*-MDPTCDI]通过电荷分离态迅速弛豫到[H₂²⁺TrPP^*-MDPTCDI],并辐射荧光,同时伴随少量的从酰亚胺到质子化无金属卟啉生色团的能量转移.     

Facile fabrication of rutile monolayer films consisting of well crystalline nanorods by following an IL-assisted hydrothermal route

In this study, rutile films consisting of rectangular nanorods were facilely deposited on glass substrates from strongly acid solution of TiCl₄. The highly ordered array of nanorods was realized in presence of ionic liquid (IL) of [Bmim]Br by following a hydrothermal process. In this process, Degussa P25 nanoparticles served as seeds that were pre-deposited on the substrates to facilitate the array of rutile nanorods. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Raman spectrum were used to characterize the obtained nanorod films. The measurements showed that the nanorods were rectangular with width of 100-200 nm and length of more than 1 μm, and grew up typically along c-axis to form the arrays against the substrate. The presence of IL was found vital for the formation of rutile nanorods, and the suitable molar ratio of [Bmim]Br to TiCl₄ ranged from 500:1 to 1500:1. The excessive [Bmim]Br may hinder the precipitation of rutile particles.     

Template-directed synthesis of ordered single-crystalline nanowires arrays of Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4

Highly ordered quaternary semiconductor Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) nanowires array have been prepared via a facile solvothermal approach using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) as a hard template. The as-prepared nanowires are uniform and single crystalline. They grow along either the crystalline [110] or [111] direction. The structure, morphology, composition, and optical absorption properties of the as-prepared Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) samples were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, and UV-vis spectrometry. A possible formation mechanism of the nanowire arrays is proposed. Governed by similar mechanism, we show that Cu(2)ZnSnSe(4) nanowire array with similar structural characteristics can also be obtained.     

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry with collision-induced dissociation of conjugated metabolites of benzol[a]pyrene

Benzo[a]pyrene (BP) metabolites conjugated with glutathione, cysteine-glycine, cysteine, N-acetylcysteine, and sulfuric and glucuronic acids have been studied by microcolumn liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry with collision-induced dissociation (CID) on a hybrid double focusing magnetic sector-orthogonal time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometer equipped with a focal plane array detector. Negative-ion electrospray mass spectra of the conjugated BP metabolites showed strong [M – H]^? ions. When the array detector was used, spectra were obtained from femtomoles of sample infused at mass resolutions of 5000 (full width at half maximum). Cone voltage fragmentation spectra show [M-H]^? ions and fragment ions indicative of the BP moiety and/or the conjugating group. Linked scan CID spectra at constant B/E were found to contain structurally informative product ions from infusion of as little as 1 pmol of sample. CID spectra were also recorded by using the double focusing sectors for precursor ion selection and the orthogonal time-of-flight analyzer for product ion mass separation. The method was applied to the analysis of conjugated BP metabolites in the urine of germ-free rats given a single intraperitoneal dose of BP.     

酸碱控制的卟啉-苝酰亚胺分子阵列荧光开关

研究了氯仿溶液中分子阵列N,N-二[对-5′-(间-10′,15′,20′-三苯基卟啉)基-苯基]-3,4:9,10-四羧基二酰亚胺(TrPP-PTCDI-TrPP)在不同浓度的三氟乙酸作用下荧光光谱的变化,质子化无金属卟啉的光致激发态成为各种激发态中相对稳定的物种,因此无论激发无金属卟啉基元(λ=439nm)还是酰亚胺基元(λ=491nm),分子阵列都表现出质子化无金属卟啉生色团的特征荧光发射,酸的引入使激发态下高效率的电荷转移衰变途径被关闭,辐射衰变途径被打开.在溶液中引入三乙胺去质子化使电荷转移衰变途径被打开而辐射衰变途径被关闭,因此分子阵列构成了一个通过酸碱控制的荧光开关.考虑到酸碱中和反应的方便性及分子阵列对不同波段光激发同时敏感的广谱性,该分子阵列开关具有特殊优势.     

Dynamics of circular hydrogen bond array in calix[4]arene in a nonpolar solvent: a nuclear magnetic resonance study

Hydroxyl groups on the lower rim of calix[4]arene form a circular array of four equivalent hydrogen bonds. The rate constants of reversal of the array in the temperature range of 221-304 K were determined by means of the NMR measurements of quaternary (13)C nuclear spin transverse relaxation dependence on the effective radio frequency field. The flip-flop rate constants are in the range of 1.4 x 10(2)-4.2 x 10(4) s(-1), the activation enthalpy is 36.8 kJ/mol, the activation entropy is -36 J mol(-1) K(-1). This process was found uncorrelated with conformational transition cone-inverted cone, which is about thousand times slower. Molecular tumbling of calix[4]arene measured using (13)C spin relaxation was found isotropic with correlation times lying in the range of 0.1-3 ns and with the activation energy of 21 kJ/mol. In order to assess relaxation of (13)C aromatic nuclei, their principal components of chemical shift tensor were calculated using the density functional theory approach.     

基底对电沉积制备ZnO纳米棒阵列的影响

采用恒电位电沉积方法, 在未经修饰的ITO导电玻璃基底上通过控制实验条件制备出不同形貌的纳米ZnO结构, 而在经过ZnO纳米粒子膜修饰后的ITO导电玻璃基底上, 制备出透明、高取向、粒径小于30 nm的ZnO纳米棒阵列. 用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)以及透射光谱对制备出的ZnO纳米棒阵列的结构、形貌和透明性进行了表征. 测试结果表明, ZnO纳米棒阵列的平均直径为21 nm, 粒径分布窄, 约18～25 nm, 择优生长取向为[001]方向, 垂直于基底生长. 当入射光波长大于400 nm时, ZnO纳米棒阵列的透光率大于95%.     

Brownian dynamics simulations of polyelectrolyte molecules traveling through an entropic trap array during electrophoresis

Using Brownian dynamics simulations of wormlike chain bead-spring models, the dynamics of linear and star-branched polyelectrolyte molecules traveling through an array of entropic traps during electrophoresis have been investigated. First, the effectiveness of using coarse-grained bead-spring systems for linear molecules to model the electrophoretic process was demonstrated and compared to previous bead-rod (Kramers) chain simulations by Panwar and Kumar [Macromolecules 39, 1297 (2006)]. Second, the coarse-grained bead-spring model has been extended to investigate the effect of branching on the dynamics of molecules through the entropic trap array. Initial studies indicate the reduced mobility of star-branched molecules as compared to equivalent linear molecules. The radius of gyration of the polymer molecule appears to be the dominating factor governing the time scales encountered during traversal of the entropic trapping array.     

Micro-Pt Array Electrode Towards CO Adsorption Investigated by Using In Situ FTIR Microscopy

The best-known quality of microelectrode is the low capacity of the interfacial double layer^[1]. In this paper, we have designed specially and fabricated an array electrode of micro-Pt (μ-Pt). 16 μ-Pt (200μm in diameter) electrodes were arranged in a 4 x 4 array, and the distance between each neighboring μ-Pt is 200μm. The associating designed electronic board allows to connect any individual μ-Pt or collective μ-Pts by selection with potentiostat, so the properties of an individual μ-Pt or arbitrarily grouped μ-Pt can be investigated conveniently. Moreover, by employing the in situ FTIR Microscopy^[2], the surface processes of CO adsorption on the array electrode were studied. Information at molecule level concerning the abnormal infrared effects (AIREs)^[3] of individual μ-Pt subjected to a fast potential scan treatment and the interaction between μ-Pts (coupled action) have been obtained for the first time.     

Application of curve resolution algorithms in the study of drug photodegradation kinetics -- the example of moclobemide

The photodegradation of moclobemide was studied in methanolic media. Ultra-HPLC (UHPLC)/MS/MS analysis proved decomposition to 4-chlorobenzamide as a major degradation product and small amounts of Ro 16-3177 (4-chloro-N-[2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino] ethyl]benzamide) and 2-[(4-chlorobenzylidene)amino]-N-[2-ethoxyethenyl]ethenamine. The methanolic solution was investigated spectrophotometrically in the UV region, registering the spectra during 30 min of degradation. Using reference spectra and a multivariate chemometric method (multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares), the spectra were resolved and concentration profiles were obtained. The obtained results were in good agreement with a quantitative approach, with UHPLC-diode array detection as the reference method.     

Microwave-assisted Paal-Knorr reaction. A rapid approach to substituted pyrroles and furans

[reaction: see text] An array of tetrasubstituted pyrroles (and trisubstituted furans) was obtained using a simple three-step procedure. Functional homologation of a beta-ketoester with an aldehyde followed by oxidation gave a series of differently substituted 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds that can be rapidly cyclized with the Paal-Knorr procedure carried out under microwave irradiation.     

Multivalent RGD synthetic peptides as potent alphaVbeta3 integrin ligands

We study herein the multivalency effect of a cluster of alphaVbeta3-ligands held on a cyclodecapeptide template. An array of RAFT(c[-RGDfK-])n derivatives containing from one to sixteen clustered RGD motifs were synthesized and comparatively assayed in vitro on alphaVbeta3-expressing cells. Efficient inhibition of the alphaVbeta3-specific 23C6 monoclonal antibody fixation was observed with ligands displaying three and four copies of the cyclo[-RGDfK-] peptide.     

Identification of microcystin-RR and [Dha7]microcystin-RR in commercial standards by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Three different commercial standards of microcystin-RR were assessed for purity by the liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI/MS) technique. Although the liquid chromatograms with photodiode array detector for each standard looked virtually identical, the analysis of corresponding mass spectra revealed that only one of them contained microcystin-RR per purity assay. The second standard was a mixture of microcystin-RR, and its demethyl variant identified as [Dha7]microcystin-RR, and the third one contained [Dha7]microcystin-RR only. We strongly recommend applying LC coupled with MS for purity assay of microcystin standards.     

Synthesis of (Z)-4-hydroxytamoxifen and (Z)-2-[4-[1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl]-1butenyl]phenoxyacetic acid

The synthesis of (Z)-4-hydroxytamoxifen and (Z)-2-[4-[1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl]-1-butenyl]phenoxyacetic acid was accomplished using a McMurry reaction as the key step. The perfluorotolyl derivatives of the McMurry products enabled the separation of the minor undesirable geometrical isomer. The methodology proceeds without E,Z isomerization, employs a very mild final debenzylation step compatible with a large array of functional groups, and can be applied to the generation of a variety of 4-hydroxytamoxifen analogues.