Progress on intelligent hydrogels based on RAFT polymerization: Design strategy,fabrication and the applications for controlled drug delivery

Although intelligent hydrogels have shown bright potential application in biomedical fields,they were prepared by conventional methods and still face many serious challenges,such as uncontrollable stimulus-response and low response sensitivity.Recently,RAFT polymerization provides a versatile strategy for the fabrication of intelligent hydrogels with improved stimulus-response properties,owing to the ability to efficiently construct hydrogel precursors with well-defined structure,such as block copolymer,graft copolymer,star copolymer.In this review,we summarized the recent progress on intelligent hydrogels based on RAFT polymerization with emphasis on their fabrication strategies and applications for controlled drug delivery.     

程序升温汽化大体积进样气相色谱法同时测定空气中的甲醛及其他10种羰基污染物（英文）

Long-term indoor-air limit for formaldehyde stipulated by the European Commission is 1 μg/m3,while the World Health Organization has set a threshold of 100 μg/m3 that should not be exceeded for more than 30 min. To date,however,only a few analytical techniques have been developed that can be used to detect formaldehyde at these very restrictive limits. Thus,there is a need to develop for comprehensive methods for analyzing airborne formaldehyde and other carbonyl pollutants in the ambient environment. The aim of this study is to develop a highly sensitive online automated preconcentration gas chromatographic method using large-volume injection with a programmed temperature vaporization injector for the analysis of airborne formaldehyde and ten other carbonyl compounds. The influence of several parameters,such as the maximum volume injected,programmed temperature vaporization transfer time and temperature,carrier gas flow rate,and type of packing material was investigated. After optimization,highly satisfactory results in terms of the absolute and methodological detection limits were achieved,i. e. as low as the μg/m3 level for all the carbonyl pollutants studied. A commercially available sampler,originally designed for active sampling,was evaluated as a passive sampling device;this optimized technique was applied to monitor the concentrations of carbonyl pollutants in the indoor air of ten public buildings in Florence. The strength of this methodology lies both in the low detection limits reached in the simultaneous analysis of a wide group of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine derivatives,and the potential adaptability of this method to other gas chromatographic applications to achieve lower sensitivity.     

Microscale Electrochemiluminescence Analysis with an Ultrasonic Vibration Electrode

The design and the analytical performance of a miniaturized cell based on the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection principle are described. The micro ECL cell was made from a composite electrode probe with three-electrode configuration and an optical fiber, and its volume was fabricated as small as 50 μL. Besides the advantages of low cost fabrication, and easy operation, it provided better light collecting efficiencies (i.e. higher sensitivity) which resulted in the improvement of sensitivity and reproducibility in comparison with those of larger volume cells. The sensitivity was further improved by ultrasonically vibrating the electrode probe during the ECL measurements. Detection limits of tripropylamine (TPA), oxalate and ascorbic acid were of 0.1, 30, and 0.2 μM (signal to noise ration; S/N≥3), respectively. The advantages of versatility, sensitivity, and accuracy make the device attractive for the determination of trace components in routine analysis.     

Construction and application of an electrochemical sensor based on graphene-MXene nanocomposites for baicalin detectionEI北大核心CSCD

Redox graphene-MXene(rGO-MXene) nanocomposites were prepared by ion polymerization and used to construct a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor for baicalin(BA) detection. The synergistic effect of rGO and MXene increased the specific surface area and electron transport capacity of the electrode, and significantly enhanced the electrochemical response of BA. The cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were used to investigate the electrochemical behavior of BA on the sensor. Under the optimal conditions, the peak current exhibited a good linear relationship with BA concentration in the range of 0. 05-10 μmol / L, and the limit of detection was as low as 28 nmol / L. The method was applied to analyze traditional Chinese medicine preparations containing baicalin, such as Qingkailing Capsule and Sanhuang Tablets with good accuracy and spiked recovery. The results were highly consistent with those of high performance liquid chromatography, providing a technical means for the rapid and sensitive detection of traditional Chinese medicine preparations. © 2022, Youke Publishing Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.     

LC-MS analysis of the formed peptides from N-(O,O-diiso-propyl)phosphoryl aspartic acid

LC-ESI-MS method was used to analyze the formed di-and tri-peptide hi the reaction system of N-(O,O-diisopropyl)phosphoryl aspartic acid and adenosine.Ouster ions of the peptides were given hi the ESI-MS.The structures of these small peptides were confirmed by LC-MS-MS analysis.Compared with the traditional HPLC-UV detection,this method showed good sensitivity and selectivity for peptide in the presence of compounds with strong UV absorption,such as nucle-oside and nucleotide.     

Enhancement of H2 Sensing Properties of In2O3-based Gas Sensor by Chemical Modification with SiO2

The sensitivity and selectivity to H2 of a new In203-based gas sensor were improved significantly by surface chemical modification. A dense layer of SiO2 near the surface of the porous In2O3 bead was formed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of diethoxydimethysilane (DEMS). The dense layer functioned as a molecular sieve, thereby the diffusion of gases with large molecular diameters, except for 1-12, was effectively controlled, resulting in a prominent selectivity and high sensitivity for H2. The working mechanism of the sensor was also presented.     

Multi-walled carbon nanotube as a solid phase extraction adsorbent for analysis of indole-3-butyric acid and 1-naphthylacetic acid in plant samples

In this work,a new sample pretreatment method prior to HPLC separations was developed for the determination of auxins in plant samples.Owing to its large surface area and high adsorption capacity, multi-walled carbon nanotube(MWCNT) was chosen as the adsorbent for the extraction of auxins from plant samples.In this study,two important auxins were selected as model analytes,namely indole-3-butyric acid(IRA) and 1-naphthylacetic acid(NAA).They could be extracted and concentrated due to theirπ-πstacking interactions with MWCNT.Then HPLC-UV was introduced to detect IBA and NAA after sample pretreatment.Factors that may affect the enrichment efficiency were investigated and optimized.Comparative studies showed that MWCNT was superior to C18 for the extraction of the two analytes.Validation experiments showed that the optimized method had good linearity(0.9998 and 0.9960),high recovery(81.4%-85.4%),and low detection limits(0.0030 mg/L and 0.0012 mg/L).The results indicated that the novel method had advantages of convenience,good sensitivity,high efficiency, and it was feasible for the determination of auxins in plant samples.     

A disposable cobalt-based phosphate sensor based on screen printing technology

Screen printing is a promising technology because of its simplicity, low-cost, high reproducibility, and efficiency in large-scale production. In this work, a cobalt-based phosphate sensor was successfully fabricated using the screen printing technology for the determination of phosphate concentration in the aqueous solution. The disposable sensor consists of a fully integrated cobalt(Co) electrode, which is a layer of carbon conductive ink(C) physically doped with Co powder, and Ag/AgCl reference electrode. The SEM images show that the morphology of the Co electrode changes after exposure to the phosphate solution, indicating that the expendable reaction exists during the measurement. At the Co/C ratio of 1:99, the cobalt-based phosphate sensor shows phosphate-selective potential response in the range of 10-4 to 10-1 mol/L, yielding a detection limit of 1×10-5 mol/L and a slope of over 30 mV/decade in acidic solution(pH 4.5) for H2PO4-. The proposed screen-printed sensor also exhibited significant reproducibility with a small repeated sensing deviation(i.e., relative standard deviation(R.S.D.) of 0.5%) on a single sensor and a small electrode-to-electrode deviation(i.e., R.S.D. 3.2%). The recovery study of H2PO4- in real wastewater samples gave values from 95.4% to 101.8%, confirming its application potential in the measurement of phosphate in real samples. Apart from its high selectivity, sensitivity, and stability comparable with a conventional bulk Co-wire electrode, the proposed phosphate sensor still yields many other advantages, such as low price, compactness, ease of use, and the possibility of integration with other analytical devices such as flow injection analysis.     

Miniaturized electrochemical sensors and their point-of-care applications

Most of the current analytical methods depend largely on laboratory-based analytical techniques that require expensive and bullky equipment,potentially incur costly testing,and involve lengthy detection processes.With increasing requirements for point-of-care testing(POCT),more attention has been paid to miniaturized analytical devices.Miniaturized electrochemical(MEC)sensors,including different material-based MEC sensors(such as DNA-,paper-,and screen electrode-based),have been in strong demand in analytical science due to their easy operation,portability,high sensitivity,as well as their short analysis time.They have been applied for the detection of trace amounts of target through measuring changes in electrochemical signal,such as current,voltage,potential,or impedance,due to the oxidation/reduction of chemical/biological molecules with the help of electrodes and electrochemical units.MEC sensors present great potential for the detection of targets including small organic molecules,metal ions,and biomolecules.In recent years,MEC sensors have been broadly applied to POCT in various fields,including health care,food safety,and environmental monitoring,owing to the excellent advantages of electrochemical(EC)technologies.This review summarized the state-of-the-art advancements on various types of MEC sensors and their applications in POCT.Furthermore,the future perspectives,opportunities,and challenges in this field are also discussed.     

Study on an electrochemical biosensor for thrombin recognition based on aptamers and nano particles

This paper presents a high specific, sensitive electrochemical biosensor for recognition of protein such as thrombin based on aptamers and nano particles. Two different aptamers were chosen to construct a sandwich manner for detecting thrombin. Aptamer I was immobilized on nano magnetic particle for capturing thrombin, and aptamer II labled with nano gold was used for detection. The electrical current generated from gold after the formation of the complex of magnetic particle, thrombin and nano gold, and then an electrochemical cell designed by ourselves was used for separating, gathering, and electrochemical detecting. Through magnetic separation, high specific and sensitive detection of the target protein, thrombin, was achieved. Linear response was observed over the range 5.6×10-12―1.12×10-9 mol/L, with a detection limit of 1.42×10-12 mol/L. The presence of other protein as BSA did not affect the detection, which indicates that high selective recognition of thrombin can be achieved in complex biological samples such as human plasma.     

Enzyme-loaded liposome with biocatalytic precipitation for potentiometric immunoassay of thyroid-stimulating hormone in thyroid carcinoma

A simple and feasible potentiometric immunosensing platform based on enzymatic biocatalytic precipitation technique was designed for the sensitive detection of thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH;a typical kind of biomarkers for thyroid carcinoma),using horseradish peroxidase(HRP)-loaded liposome for the signal amplification.To construct such an assay system,a sandwich-type immunoreaction was readily carried out on monoclonal anti-TSH capture antibody-coated electrode by using polyclonal antiTSH secondary antibody-conjugated HRP-loaded liposome.Accompanying the formation of sandwichtype immunocomplex,the carried liposome was lysed through the added Triton X-100 to release the entrapped HRP molecules,which catalyzed the oxidation of 4-chloro-1-naphthol to produce an insoluble and uncharged organic precipitation on the electrode surface,thereby causing the change of the local electrical potential.Two labeling protocols with and without the liposome were investigated for detection of target TSH,improved analytical features were achieved with HRP-entrapped liposome.Under optimal conditions,the potentiometric immunosensor had good responses for TSH detection within the linear range of 0.01-30 p IU/mL at a detection limit of 0.0067 p IU/mL.Good reproducibility,high specificity and long-time stability were acquired during the assay procedure.Importantly,a wellmatched accuracy between the potentiometric immunosensor and commercial human TSH ELISA kit was gave for the analysis of human serum samples.     

Design and performance of air flow-assisted ionization imaging mass spectrometry system

The imaging mass spectrometry（IMS） technology has experienced a rapid development in recent years.A new IMS technology which is based on air flow assisted ionization（AFAI） was reported.It allows for the convenient pretreatment of the samples and can image a large area of sample in a single measurement with high sensitivity.The AFAI in DESI mode was used as the ion source in this paper.The new IMS method is named AFADESI-IMS.The adoption of assisted air flow makes the sample pretreatment easy and convenient.An optimization of the distance between the ion transport tube and MS orifice increases the sensitivity of the system.For data processing,a program based on MATLAB with the function of numerical analysis was developed.A theoretical imaging resolution of a few hundred microns can be achieved.The composite AFAI-IMS images of different target analytes were imaged with high sensitivity.A typical AFAI-IMS image of the whole-body section of a rat was obtained in a single analytical measurement.The ability to image a large area for relevant samples in a single measurement with high sensitivity and repeatability is a significant advantage.The method has enormous potentials in the MS imaging of large and complicated samples.     

A sensitive solid-phase fluoroimmunoassay for detection of opiates in urine

An automated flow fluorometer designed for kinetic binding analysis was adapted to develop a solid-phase competitive fluoroimmunoassay for urinalysis of opiates. The solid phase consisted of polymer beads coated with commercial monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) raised against morphine. Fluorescein-conjugated morphine (FL-MOR) was used as the fluorescein-labeled hapten. The dissociation equilibrium constant (K _D ) for the binding of FL-MOR to the anti-MOR MAb was 0.23 nM. The binding of FL-MOR to the anti-MOR MAb reached steady state within minutes and was displaced effectively by morphine and other opiates. Morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G), the major urinary metabolite of heroin and morphine, competed effectively with FL-MOR in a concentration-dependent manner for binding to the antimorphine MAb and was therefore used to construct the calibration curve. The sensitivity of the assay was 0.2 ng/mL for M3G. The assay was effective at concentrations of M3G from 0.2 to 50 ng/mL, with an IC₅₀ of 2 ng/mL. Other opiates and heroin metabolites that showed >50% crossreactivity when present at 1 μg/mL included codeine, morphine-6-glucuronide, and oxycodone. Methadone showed very low crossreactivity (<5%), which is a benefit for testing in patients being treated for opiate addictions. The high sensitivity of the assay and the relatively high cutoff value for positive opiate tests allows very small sample volumes (e.g., in saliva or sweat) to be analyzed. A double-blind comparison using 205 clinical urine samples showed good agreement between this single-step competitive assay and a commercially performed enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique for the detection of opiates and benzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine).     

Conventional processes and membrane technology for carbon dioxide removal from natural gas:A review

Membrane technology is becoming more important for CO 2 separation from natural gas in the new era due to its process simplicity,relative ease of operation and control,compact,and easy to scale up as compared with conventional processes.Conventional processes such as absorption and adsorption for CO 2 separation from natural gas are generally more energy demanding and costly for both operation and maintenance.Polymeric membranes are the current commercial membranes used for CO 2 separation from natural gas.However,polymeric membranes possess drawbacks such as low permeability and selectivity,plasticization at high temperatures,as well as insufficient thermal and chemical stability.The shortcomings of commercial polymeric membranes have motivated researchers to opt for other alternatives,especially inorganic membranes due to their higher thermal stability,good chemical resistance to solvents,high mechanical strength and long lifetime.Surface modifications can be utilized in inorganic membranes to further enhance the selectivity,permeability or catalytic activities of the membrane.This paper is to provide a comprehensive review on gas separation,comparing membrane technology with other conventional methods of recovering CO 2 from natural gas,challenges of current commercial polymeric membranes and inorganic membranes for CO 2 removal and membrane surface modification for improved selectivity.     

基于聚酰胺高效吸附剂和高效液相色谱-紫外检测的抗干扰方法用于同时测定番红花和尿液中3种苏丹染料(英文)

With polyamide(PA)as an efficient sorbent for solid phase extraction(SPE)of Sudan dyes II,III and Red 7B from saffron and urine,their determination by HPLC was performed.The optimum conditions for SPE were achieved using 7 mL methanol/water(1∶9,v/v,pH 7)as the washing solvent and 3 mL tetrahydrofuran for elution.Good clean-up and high(above 90%)recoveries were observed for all the analytes.The optimized mobile phase composition for HPLC analysis of these compounds was methanol-water(70∶30,v/v).The SPE parameters,such as the maximum loading capacity and breakthrough volume,were also determined for each analyte.The limits of detection(LODs),limits of quantification(LOQs),linear ranges and recoveries for the analytes were 4.6-6.6μg/L,13.0-19.8μg/L,13.0-5 000μg/L(r20.99)and 92.5%-113.4%,respectively.The precisions(RSDs)of the overall analytical procedure,estimated by five replicate measurements for Sudan II,III and Red 7B in saffron and urine samples were 2.3%,1.8%and 3.6%,respectively.The developed method is simple and successful in the application to the determination of Sudan dyes in saffron and urine samples with HPLC coupled with UV detection.     

Monitoring of Methyldopa by Fast Fourier Transform Continuous Cyclic Voltammetry at Gold Microelectrode

A continuous cyclic voltammetric study of methyldopa at gold micro electrode was carried out. The drug in phosphate buffer (pH 2.0) is adsorpted at 400 mV, giving rise to change in the current of well-defined oxidation peak of gold in the flow injection system. The proposed detection method has some of advantages, the greatest one of which are as follows: first, it is no more necessary to remove oxygen from the analyte solution and second, this is a very fast and appropriate technique for determination of the drug compound in a wide variety of chromatographic analysis methods. Signal-to-noise ratio has significantly increased by application of discrete Fast Fourier transform (FFT) method, background subtraction and two-dimensional integration of the electrode response over a selected potential range and time window. Also in this work some parameters such as sweep rate, eluent pH, and accumulation time and potential were optimized. The linear concentration range was of 1.0×10－7—1.0×10－11 mol•L－1 (r＝0.9975) with a limit of detection and quantitation 0.004 nmol•L－1 and 0.03 nmol•L－1, respectively. The method has the requisite accuracy, sensitivity, precision and selectivity to assay methyldopa in tablets. The influences of pH of eluent, accumulation potential, sweep rate, and accumulation time on the determination of the methyldopa were considered.     

Label-free quantification of peptides in solution by disposable patterned hydrophilic chip based MALDI imaging

Quantification of a mixture of peptides in solution was achieved by disposable patterned hydrophilic chip based matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric imaging(MALDI MSI).Compared with other quantitative methods for peptides in solution, this method is label-free and does not require separation of the multiple components of the solution before analysis. Uniform hydrophilic spots and high mass accuracy measurements provided confident identification and quantitative analysis of imaged compounds. The linear correlation between concentration and grayscale of image in the range of 5 fmol/μ L to 1 pmol/μ L was obtained for all four peptides. Good sensitivity and excellent reproducibility were also achieved. The method expands the application of MALDI MSI from tissues to solutions.     

Sensitive Method for Enantioseparation of Rivastigmine with Highly Sulfated Cyclodextrin as Chiral Selector by Capillary Electrophoresis

A sensitive method for enantioseparation of a basic drug rivastigmine and determination of its optical impurityby capillary electrophoresis with highly sulfated β-cyclodextrin(HS-β-CD)as the chiral selector is described.Ingeneral,enantioseparation of basic chiral compounds is carried out in acidic condition(pH 2.5)to prevent analytesfrom adsorption on the capillary wall.However,in the case of rivastigmine,the detection sensitivity was too limitedto determine the optical impurity of S-rivastigmine lower than 1% when buffer pH was 2.5.It was found that thedetection sensitivity was improved 1.6 times just by raising the buffer pH value from 2.5 to 5.8.The poor columnefficiency due to the adsorption of the analytes on the capillary wall was resolved by using dynamical coating of thecapillary wall with the linear polyacrylamide solution.The experirnental parameters such as the concentration ofHS-β-CD,buffer pH and buffer ionic strength were optimized,respectively.The method was validated in terms ofrepeatability,linearity,limit of detection(LOD)and limit of quantitation(LOQ).Using the present method,the op-tical purity of nonracemic rivastigmine with the enantiomeric excess(ee)value of 99.14% was determined.     

Recent Progress in Low Temperature Calorimetry

The paper gives a review on recent progress on new methods, instrumental innovations and new trends in low temperature calorimetry as reported in the last five years in the literature. The paper refers to establishing strictly adiabatic conditions, improved analysis of quasi-adiabatic experiments, high resolution adiabatic and isoperibol scanning calorimeters and microcalorimeters for the study of μ-samples. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Carbon black supported ultra-high loading silver nanoparticle catalyst for electro-oxidation and determination of hydrazine

Carbon black supported ultra-high loading silver nanoparticle catalyst (Ag/CB) was prepared by a modified ethylene glycol reduction method, using ethylene glycol as the reducing agent and sodium hydroxide as the pH adjusting agent. The X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry and scanning electron microscopy characterizations showed that the Ag nanoparticles crystallized with a face-centered cubic structure and were densely stacked on the CB surface without aggregation, despite such a small average size (ca. 10 nm) and an ultra-high loading mass (392 wt.%). The electrochemical evaluation based on cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and polarization tests revealed that the ultra-high loading Ag/CB catalyst possessed a superior electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of hydrazine, via a diffusion-limited process and a 4-electron transfer pathway. Moreover, the chronoamperometry response on an electrode modified with this ultra-high loading Ag/CB catalyst exhibited a promising application for determination of hydrazine, due to a broad linear calibration ranging from 50 to 800 μM, a high sensitivity of 0.03795 A/ M and a low detection limit of 3.47 μM.