A new fluorogenic chemodosimetric system for mercury ion recognition

A new probe system for fluorogenic sensing of mercury ions has been designed and synthesized. It is the first intermolecular reaction-based fluorogenic chemodosimetric probe system for Hg(II) ion recognition. High and low concentrations of mercury ions gave different fluorescence responses that could easily be distinguished by the naked eye. This unique system allows detection of the concentration and presence of the mercury ion.     

Determination of lead, cadmium and mercury in microwave-digested foodstuffs by RP-HPLC with an on-line enrichment technique.

A new method for the simultaneous determination of lead, cadmium and mercury ions in microwave-digested foodstuffs by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography combined with on-line enrichment technique has been developed. The foodstuff samples were digested by microwave digestion. The lead, cadmium and mercury ions can be precolumn derivatized with 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3-aminophenyl)porphine (T3APP) to form color chelates; then, the Hg-T3APP, Cd-T3APP and Pb-T3APP chelates can be enriched and separated on a valve switching HPLC system combined with on-line enrichment technique. The linearity ranges are 0.01-120 microg/l for each metal ion. The detection limits (S/N = 3) of lead, cadmium and mercury are 1.2 ng/l, 0.5 ng/l and 0.8 ng/l, respectively. This method was applied to the determination of lead, cadmium and mercury in foodstuffs with good results.     

Electrosorptive detection based on double-layer capacitance for selective anion monitoring in ion chromatography : Part 1. Mercury Electrodes

A novel scheme is presented for the detection of selected anions in ion chromatography, based on changes in differential double-layer capacitance, ΔC_d, for a metal electrode at a suitable electrode potential induced by specific anion adsorption. The detector in this liquid chromatography/double-layer capacitance (LC/DLC) arrangement is a hanging or dropping mercury electrode in a large-volume wall-jet configuration. The anions observed to be detected readily by this approach include chloride, bromide, iodide, azide, thiocyanate, and thiosulfate. The relationship between ΔC_d and the analyte concentration can be arranged to be approximately linear at least over the range 1–100 mg l^?1. An attractive feature of the technique is its insensitivity to ionic concentration gradients in the flowing stream. Another virtue of LC/DLC is its selectivity, although it is less sensitive for the detection of complexing anions than amperometric detection based on mercury oxidation. Dual detection schemes are also devised, involving monitoring double-layer capacitance at two potentials or combined with amperometric detection.     

表面增强拉曼散射方法检测公共安全类毒物的研究进展

公共安全类毒物直接威胁人们的生命健康安全.表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)技术的超灵敏特点为复杂基质中痕量毒物的快速检测提供了分析策略,极大地拓展了其应用范围,有着广阔的应用前景.该文综述了SERS技术在公共安全类物质检测方面的研究进展,包括对节球藻毒素、芥子气、琥珀胆碱、甲基对硫磷、氰化物、汞离子、亚硝酸盐等毒物的检测....     

β-cyclodextrin as the vehicle for forming ratiometric mercury ion sensor usable in aqueous media, biological fluids, and live cells

The selective and sensitive detection methods for toxic transition-metal ions, which are rapid, facile, and applicable to the environmental and biological milieus, are of great importance. In this study, we designed a β-CD-based ratiometric sensor for detecting mercury ions in aqueous media, some biological fluids, and live cells. In this sensing platform, the thiocarbamido-containing probe dye was covalently linked onto the hydrophilic β-CD rim, which is conducive to complexing with metal ion, while the donor dye was anchored inside hydrophobic β-CD cavity via the adamantyl moiety, which is good for avoiding self-aggregation and enhancing the quantum yield of the donor dye. Upon associating with mercury ion, the probe dye undergoes ring-opening process and serves as the energy acceptor and constitutes the FRET system with the donor dye; by this way ratiometric detection of mercury ion in water can be realized with the detection limit of 10 nM. The cyclodextrin plays a crucial role for the sensing system; it not only accommodates both the donor dye and the probe dye which can form FRET system upon addition of Hg(2+) but also makes the sensor water-soluble and cell membrane permeable. This nontoxic sensing platform can be used for mercury ion detection in aqueous medium, biological fluids, and live cells (L929 and Hela). We also found that, upon being taken up by L929 cells, the sensor exhibited no cytotoxicity, and the cell proliferation was not affected.     

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.     

Determination of mercury ion by MEKC with on-column derivatisation and LIF detection

A simple and automatic method for the determination of mercury ion by MEKC with on-column derivatisation and LIF detection is described in the present paper. In this method, solutions of a nonfluorescent rhodamine derivative and mercury ion were injected individually and mixed by applying a short voltage. Subsequently, the mercury ions reacted with the nonfluorescent rhodamine derivative to produce strongly fluorescent product. The resulting product was then removed by EOF and micelles towards the detection window and detected by LIF detector. The experimental conditions in terms of the concentration and injection volume ratios between mercury ion and derivatisation reagent, the mixing time and waiting time for the on-column reaction were optimised. The optimal conditions were determined as follows: the concentration and injection volume ratios between mercury ion and derivatisation reagent were 1:20 and 10:1, respectively; the mixing time was 40 s under the applied voltage of 5 kV; the waiting time was proved unnecessary. The detection limit for mercury ion was 5 x 10(-8) M, and the total analysis time was less than 10 min.     

SERS-based mercury ion detections: principles,strategies and recent advances

Mercury ion (Hg²⁺), known as one of the highly toxic and soluble heavy metal ions, is causing serious environmental pollution and irreversible damage to the health. It is urgent to develop some rapid and ultrasensitive methods for detecting trace mercury ions in the environment especially drink water. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is considered as a novel and powerful optical analysis technique since it has the significant advantages of ultra-sensitivity and high specificity. In recent years, the SERS technique and its application in the detection of Hg²⁺ have become more prevalent and compelling. This review provides an overall survey of the development of SERS-based Hg²⁺ detections and presents a summary relating to the basic principles, detection strategies, recent advances and current challenges of SERS for Hg²⁺ detections.     

A dip-and-read test strip for the determination of mercury(II) ion in aqueous samples based on urease activity inhibition.

A sensitive dip-and-read test strip for the determination of mercury in aqueous samples based on the inhibition of urease reaction by the ion has been developed. The strip has a circular sensing zone that containing two layers: the top layer is a cellulose acetate membrane where urease is immobilized on it; the bottom layer is a pH indicator wafer that is impregnated with urea. The principle of the measurement is based on the disappearance of a yellow spot on the pH indicator wafer. The elapsing time until the disappearance of the spot which depends on the concentration of mercury(II) ion is measured with a stopwatch. Under the experimental conditions, as low as 0.2 ng/ml mercury can be observed with the detection range from 0.2 to 200 ng/ml in water. Organomercury compounds give essentially the same response as inorganic mercury. Heavy-metal ions such as Ag(I), Cu(II), Cd(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), and Pb(II) as well as other sample matrixes basically do not interfere with the mercury measurement.     

Application of a Carbon Paste Electrode Modified with a Schiff Base Ligand to Mercury Speciation in Water

A carbon paste electrode, modified with benzylbisthiosemicarbazone is used for mercury speciation in water samples. Mercury ion is selectively accumulated on the electrode surface at open circuit and its analysis was performed by cyclic voltammetry or square‐wave voltammetry (SWV). A detection limit of 8 μg L^?1 (3σ) was found for 15 min of accumulation using SWV as measurement technique. The effect of several metallic ions and organic substances on voltammetric signal is examined. For speciation purposes, a ligand competition methodology between ligands in solution and electrode is used. Model mercury complexes are characterized as a function of their dissociation kinetics. The method was applied to mercury speciation in water samples from the Jarama River in Madrid.     

荧光光度法测定大气、水和土壤中痕量汞

本文研究了汞离子与硫化荧光素汞反应定量地释放出荧光素汞的条件,提出了一种间接测定痕量汞的荧光光度法。应用于大气、水和土壤中痕量汞的测定,方法简便、快速。     

Detection of metal ions without interference from dissolved oxygen by reverse pulse amperometry in flow-injection systems and liquid chromatography

Reverse pulse amperometry (r.p.a.) is used to monitor fluid streams for the presence of electroactive metal ions using a mercury electrode without the requirement of deaeration. The technique is based on the application of an unsymmetrical square wave with a large negative initial potential for deposition of the metal ion followed by a positive potential pulse for anodic stripping of the metal. The analytical signal is measured during the stripping process at a potential where dissolved oxygen is not reduced. R.p.a. is applied at a polarographic detector in flow-injection systems and ion-exchange chromatography for detection of several ions of transition and heavy metals in aqueous solutions.     

A new pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate screening method for the determination of methylmercury and inorganic mercury relation in hair samples by HPLC-UV-PCO-CVAAS

A new analytical screening technique for the determination of methylmercury and inorganic mercury in hair samples by HPLC-PCO-CVAAS has been developed. It is based on the extraction of mercury compounds by a buffered sodium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate solution, separation by reversed-phase HPLC, post column oxidation by UV-irradiation, reduction with alkaline sodium borohydride, and determination by cold vapour atomic absorption detection. The standard deviation was 7% and recoveries were 90% for both compounds. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) for both compounds was calculated to be about 4 ppb.     

A new pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate screening method for the determination of methylmercury and inorganic mercury relation in hair samples by HPLC-UV-PCO-CVAAS

A new analytical screening technique for the determination of methylmercury and inorganic mercury in hair samples by HPLC-PCO-CVAAS has been developed. It is based on the extraction of mercury compounds by a buffered sodium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate solution, separation by reversed-phase HPLC, post column oxidation by UV-irradiation, reduction with alkaline sodium borohydride, and determination by cold vapour atomic absorption detection. The standard deviation was 7% and recoveries were 90% for both compounds. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) for both compounds was calculated to be about 4 ppb.     

聚合酶键式反应生物芯片/微装置的实时定量荧光检测

以微电子机械系统技术而发展起来的聚合酶链式反应(Polymerase Chain Re-action,PCR)生物芯片/微装置,由于具有所需样品和反应混合物体积少,反应速度快以及集成化程度高等优点而日益引起人们的重视。实时定量PCR是利用能特异标记PCR产物的荧光染料来动态显示PCR产物的累积,从而得到PCR扩增曲线的技术。本文介绍了实时定量检测技术及其在PCR生物芯片/微装置中的应用。     

一种基于丹磺酰胺染料的高选择性汞(Ⅱ)离子荧光探针

对人类健康和社会环境而言,汞离子被认为是毒性最大的金属离子之一.本文设计、合成了一种新型基于丹磺酰胺染料的荧光探针,并研究了其对金属阳离子的识别性质.研究结果表明:该荧光探针在水溶液中,对汞离子具有高度的选择性和良好的灵敏度,且不受其它金属阳离子的干扰.该探针对汞离子的检测限可以达到2.1×10-8 mol/L.该探针极低的检测限和良好的水溶性表明其可用于活细胞中检测汞离子.生物成像实验证实该探针具有良好的细胞膜透性和生物相容性.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering in nanoliter droplets: towards high-sensitivity detection of mercury (II) ions

We report a new method for the trace analysis of mercury (II) ions in water. The approach involves the use of droplet-based microfluidics combined with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection. This novel combination provides both fast and sensitive detection of mercury (II) ions in water. Specifically, mercury (II) ion detection is performed by using the strong affinity between gold nanoparticles and mercury (II) ions. This interaction causes a change in the SERS signal of the reporter molecule rhodamine B that is a function of mercury (II) ion concentration. To allow both reproducible and quantitative analysis, aqueous samples are encapsulated within nanoliter-sized droplets. Manipulation of such droplets through winding microchannels affords rapid and efficient mixing of the contents. Additionally, memory effects, caused by the precipitation of nanoparticle aggregates on channel walls, are removed since the aqueous droplets are completely isolated by a continuous oil phase. Quantitative analysis of mercury (II) ions was performed by calculating spectral peak area of rhodamine B at 1,647 cm⁻¹. Using this approach, the calculated concentration limit of detection was estimated to be between 100 and 500 ppt. Compared with fluorescence-based methods for the trace analysis of mercury (II) ions, the detection sensitivities were enhanced by approximately one order of magnitude. The proposed analytical method offers a rapid and reproducible trace detection capability for mercury (II) ions in water.     

聚苯胺及其复合物对重金属离子的高效吸附性能

基于国外最新文献,系统总结了近年来聚苯胺及其复合物的制备方法及其重金属离子吸附性能,重点分析了吸附性能特征,指出聚苯胺及其复合物具有吸附下限浓度低、达到吸附平衡快以及解吸附性能优异等特点.填充有聚苯胺颗粒的吸附柱在动态处理初始浓度为83 ng/L的汞离子溶液时,经一次吸附与解吸循环操作后,汞离子的富集倍数可达120倍.应用于冷原子吸收光谱的待测样品的浓缩与富集,可以将汞的测试下限拓展到0.05 ng/L.聚苯胺及其复合物在痕量重金属离子的高效富集与灵敏探测等方面展示了广阔的应用前景.     

Speciation of mercury in soil and sediment by selective solvent and acid extraction

In order to characterize the mercury hazard in soil, a sequential extraction scheme has been developed to classify mercury species based on their environmental mobility and/or toxicity for either routine lab analysis or on-site screening purposes. The alkyl mercury species and soluble inorganic species that contribute to the major portion of potential mercury toxicity in the soil are extracted by an acidic ethanol solution (2% HCl+10% ethanol solution) from soil matrices as "mobile and toxic" species. A High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system coupled with Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection has been developed to further resolve the species information into soluble inorganic species (Hg(2+)), methylmercury(II) (MeHg(+)) and ethylmercury(II) (EtHg(+)) species. Alternatively, these species can be separated into "soluble inorganic mercury" and "alkyl mercury" sub-categories by Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE). A custom Sulfydryl Cotton Fiber (SCF) material is used as the solid phase medium. Optimization of the SCF SPE technique is discussed. Combined with a direct mercury analyzer (DMA-80), the SCF SPE technique is a promising candidate for on-site screening purposes. Following the ethanol extraction, the inorganic mercury species remaining in soil are further divided into "semi-mobile" and "non-mobile" sub-categories by sequential acid extractions. The "semi-mobile" mercury species include mainly elemental mercury (Hg) and mercury-metal amalgams. The non-mobile mercury species mainly include mercuric sulfide (HgS) and mercurous chloride (Hg(2)Cl(2)).     

Development and applications of fluorogenic probes for mercury(II) based on vinyl ether oxymercuration

Mercury is a major threat to the environment and to human health. It is highly desirable to develop a user-friendly kit for on-site mercury detection. Such a method must be able to detect mercury below the threshold levels for drinking water, 1-2 ppb. We developed a fluorescence method based on the oxymercuration of vinyl ethers to detect mercury in dental and environmental samples. Chloride ions interfered with the oxymercuration reaction, but the addition of AgNO(3) solved this problem. Fine electronic and structural tuning led to the development of a more responsive probe that was less sensitive to chloride ion interference. This second-generation probe could detect 1 ppb mercury ions in water.