Nanocarbon Materials Modified with the Zinc Complex of Protoporphyrin IX,Recognized Antibiotics in Water Samples

The complex between protoporphyrin IX and zinc was immobilized on nanocarbon paste and on nanodiamond paste to design two stochastic microsensors. The microsensors were used for the recognition and analysis of antibiotics: amoxicillin, ampicillin, and biotin in water samples. Stochastic sensors provided different signatures for the three antibiotics making possible their simultaneous recognition and assay in water samples. Low limits of determination 0.3 pg/mL for amoxicillin and ampicillin, and 0.21 pg/mL for biotin were obtained when nanocarbon paste was used, and 0.03 pg/mL for amoxicillin, 0.30 pg/mL for ampicillin, and 2.14 fg/mL for biotin were obtained when nanodiamond paste was used. Recoveries higher than 99.32 % with RSD lower than 1.00 % were obtained for the assay of the antibiotics in water samples.     

Effects of Bisphenol A and Its Alternatives,Bisphenol F and Tetramethyl Bisphenol F on Osteoclast Differentiation

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a typical environmental endocrine disruptor that exhibits estrogen-mimicking, hormone-like properties and can cause the collapse of bone homeostasis by an imbalance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Various BPA substitutes, structurally similar to BPA, have been used to manufacture ‘BPA-free’ products; however, the regulatory role of BPA alternatives in osteoclast differentiation still remains unelucidated. This study aimed to investigate the effects of these chemicals on osteoclast differentiation using the mouse osteoclast precursor cell line RAW 264.7. Results confirmed that both BPA and its alternatives, bisphenol F and tetramethyl bisphenol F (TMBPF), were nontoxic to RAW 264.7 cells. In particular, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive multinucleated cell staining and activity calculation assays revealed that TMBPF enhanced osteoclast differentiation upon stimulation of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL). Additionally, TMBPF activated the mRNA expression of osteoclast-related target genes, such as the nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1), tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), and cathepsin K (CtsK). Western blotting analysis indicated activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway, including phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38. Together, the results suggest that TMBPF enhances osteoclast differentiation, and it is critical for bone homeostasis and skeletal health.     

Enhanced Toxicity of Bisphenols Together with UV Filters in Water: Identification of Synergy and Antagonism in Three-Component Mixtures

Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) localize in the biome in variable combinations of complex mixtures that are often environmentally persistent, bioaccumulate and biomagnify, prompting a need for extensive monitoring. Many cosmetics include UV filters that are listed as CECs, such as benzophenone derivatives (oxybenzone, OXYB), cinnamates (2-ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate, EMC) and camphor derivatives (4-methylbenzylidene-camphor, 4MBC). Furthermore, in numerous water sources, these UV filters have been detected together with Bisphenols (BPs), which are commonly used in plastics and can be physiologically detrimental. We utilized bioluminescent bacteria (Microtox assay) to monitor these CEC mixtures at environmentally relevant doses, and performed the first systematic study involving three sunscreen components (OXYB, 4MBC and EMC) and three BPs (BPA, BPS or BPF). Moreover, a breast cell line and cell viability assay were employed to determine the possible effect of these mixtures on human cells. Toxicity modeling, with concentration addition (CA) and independent action (IA) approaches, was performed, followed by data interpretation using Model Deviation Ratio (MDR) evaluation. The results show that UV filter sunscreen constituents and BPs interact at environmentally relevant concentrations. Of notable interest, mixtures containing any pair of three BPs (e.g., BPA + BPS, BPA + BPF and BPS + BPF), together with one sunscreen component (OXYB, 4MBC or EMC), showed strong synergy or overadditive effects. On the other hand, mixtures containing two UV filters (any pair of OXYB, 4MBC and EMC) and one BP (BPA, BPS or BPF) had a strong propensity towards concentration dependent underestimation. The three-component mixtures of UV filters (4MBC, EMC and OXYB) acted in an antagonistic manner toward each other, which was confirmed using a human cell line model. This study is one of the most comprehensive involving sunscreen constituents and BPs in complex mixtures, and provides new insights into potentially important interactions between these compounds.     

基于掺杂金属有机骨架CeDUT-52分散固相萃取/高效液相色谱法检测水中的双酚类化合物

利用溶剂热法构筑了CeDUT-52吸附剂,将其用于水中双酚A(BPA)、双酚F(BPF)和双酚AF(BPAF)3种双酚类化合物的分散固相萃取(DSPE),并结合高效液相色谱-紫外检测,建立了水中3种双酚类化合物的分析方法.采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和X射线能谱...     

液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱同时测定食品接触材料中双酚A、双酚F与双酚S的迁移量

采用液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱(LC-MS/MS)建立了食品接触材料中双酚A、双酚F和双酚S化合物的同时测定方法。双酚A、双酚F和双酚S在样品中通过与食品模拟物在一定温度、时间接触的状态下迁移到食品模拟物中,以C18色谱柱进行分离,甲醇-氨水为流动相洗脱,采用电喷雾离子源(ESI),多反应监测(MRM)负离子模式进行扫描,同位素内标法定量。结果表明,双酚A、双酚F和双酚S的色谱分离良好,双酚A和双酚F在1~50μg/L质量浓度范围内与其峰面积均呈线性关系,BPS在0.1~50μg/L质量浓度范围内与其峰面积呈线性关系。BPA和BPF的最低检出限为0.3μg/L,BPS的最低检出限为0.05μg/L。加标回收率为83.6%~102.6%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为3.5%~8.9%。该方法快速可靠、准确简便,适用于食品接触材料中双酚A、双酚F和双酚S化合物的检测。     

Microanalytical Determination of Formaldehyde by Direct Titration with Hydroxylamine Using Interdigitated Microelectrode Array Biamperometric End-Point Indicator

 An interdigitated microelectrode array (IDA) biamperometric titration is presented for the microdetermination of formaldehyde. It is based on a direct titration of formaldehyde with hydroxylamine under the formation of formaldoxime. The released hydrogen cations react with hydroxyl anions in 0.1 M NaOH. The interdigitated pair of two individually polarizable microelectrodes serves as a biamperometric end-point indicator. Hydroxylamine together with dissolved free oxygen behave as a quasi reversible mixed redox system, therefore a significant increase of current flowing between the IDA segments polarized by 100 mV is observed when the first excess of titrant appears in the titrated solution. Because of the small dimension of the IDA sensor this principle can be extended for a microanalytical variant of this method. Formaldehyde contents down to 10⁻³ M in small volume waste water samples could be determined by this technique. These samples usually contain carboxylic acids which interfere in iodimetric determinations, but do not influence the titration of formaldehyde with hydroxylamine. Received January 21, 2002; accepted August 7, 2002     

高效液相色谱分析食品罐内涂料中双酚A和双酚F环氧衍生物残留

建立了高效液相色谱分析食品罐内涂料中双酚A(BPA)和双酚F(BPF)环氧衍生物的方法.样品经乙腈提取后,旋转蒸发浓缩至干,以V(乙腈)∶ V(水)=50∶ 50混合液溶解并定容;采用Lichrospher C18柱,以乙腈/水为流动相梯度洗脱,进行高效液相色谱分离;荧光检测器检测,激发波长230 nm,发射波长301 nm.在2.3～230 μg/L浓度范围内,各BPA和BPF环氧衍生物的响应峰面积与其相应浓度呈良好相关性,检出限为0.57～6.55 μg/L;在80～400 μg/L添加水平范围内,平均添加回收率为85%～107%;相对标准差小于7.4%.结果表明,本方法适用于食品罐内涂料中BPA和BPF环氧衍生物残留分析.     

Comparative Study on Electroanalysis of Fenthion Using Silver Amalgam Film Electrode and Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Reduced Graphene Oxide

Oxidation and reduction processes of the insecticide fenthion was comparatively investigated at a reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode (RGO‐GCE) and a cyclic renewable silver amalgam film electrode (Hg(Ag)FE) using square wave stripping voltammetry (SWSV). The influence of pH and SW parameters was investigated. The linear concentration ranges were found to be 1 × 10⁻⁶ – 2 × 10⁻⁵ and 1 × 10⁻⁷ – 2 × 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ for Hg(Ag)FE and RGO‐GCE, respectively. The detection and quantification limits were calculated as 1.3 × 10⁻⁷ and 4.5 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ for Hg(Ag)FE and 7.6 × 10⁻⁹ and 2.5 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ for RGO‐GCE. Both of the developed electroanalytical methods offer rapid and simple detection of fenthion and were used on spiked tap and river water and apple juice samples. Scanning electron microscopy was used for RGO‐GCE surface characterization.     

Determination of Cadmium(ii), Copper(ii), Mercury(ii), and Lead(ii) in Water Using Stochastic Sensors Based on Graphite and Diamond Paste Modified with 1H-Pyrrole-1-Hexanoic Acid

Graphite/diamond pastes modified with 1H-pyrrole-1-hexanoic acid were used for the design of stochastic sensors. The proposed stochastic sensors were used to determine four heavy metals, copper(II), cadmium(II), mercury(II), and lead(II), in water samples. The sensitivities of the stochastic sensors were high for all four metal ions, and their limits of determination were sufficiently low to enable detection at very minute concentrations; in some cases, unreachable using standard methods of analysis. The recoveries of copper(II), cadmium(II), mercury(II), and lead(II) in water samples were higher than 93.00%, with relative standard deviation values lower than 1.00%. The sensors were used to simultaneously determine copper(II), cadmium(II), mercury(II), and lead(II) in water samples. The obtained results were in agreement with those obtained using standard analytical methods.     

双酚F型聚酰亚胺的合成及其性能表征

以苯酚和甲醛为原料,合成了双酚F(BPF)和双酚F二酐(BPFDA),用BPFDA分别和间苯二胺(m-PDA)、4,4'-二氨基二苯醚(4,4'-ODA)、1,4-(4-氨基苯氧基)苯(TPEQ)反应,得到了3种双酚F型聚酰亚胺,分别对其结构、溶解性、热性能和力学性能进行了表征.结果表明:聚合物的比浓对数黏度为0.5～...     

纳米Cu_2O/氮掺杂石墨烯复合修饰电极对多巴胺的电化学分析研究

本文通过化学还原法制备纳米Cu_2O/氮掺杂石墨烯(NG)复合材料,用于构建一种新型的多巴胺(DA)电化学传感器。采用X射线衍射法和扫描电镜对纳米Cu_2O/氮掺杂石墨烯复合材料进行表征。在pH为7.0的磷酸盐缓冲液中,采用循环伏安法和计时电流法分别研究了DA在纳米Cu_2O/氮掺杂石墨烯复合修饰电极上的电化学行为。结果表明,该修饰电极对DA表现出显著的电催化活性,且DA在修饰电极上的反应受吸附控制。在最佳实验条件下,催化电流与DA的浓度在0.5~700μmol/L之间呈线性关系(r=0.9943),检测限达0.17μmol/L。该修饰电极的选择性高、重复性和再现性好。方法用于实际样品中DA的检测,获得结果较好。     

Pattern Recognition of Sweeteners in Biological Fluids,Beverages, and Ketchup using Stochastic Sensors

Three stochastic sensors based on nanodiamond (nDP) paste modified with α, β, and γ‐cyclodextrin were designed and characterized for pattern recognition of aspartame, acesulfame K and sodium cyclamate in beverages, ketchup, and biological fluids. The linear concentration ranges obtained for acesulfame K (between 1.00×10^?10 mol L^?1and 1.00×10^?3 mol L^?1), for aspartame (between 1.00×10^?12 mol L^?1 and 1.00×10^?3 mol L^?1) and for sodium cyclamate (between 4.97×10^?12 mol L^?1 and 4.97×10^?3 mol L^?1) allow their assay in biological fluids, beverages and ketchup. The lowest limits of quantification were obtained using the stochastic sensor based on γ‐CD/nDP: for acesulfame K 1.00×10^?10 mol L^?1, for aspartame 1.00×10^?12 mol L^?1 and for sodium cyclamate 4.97×10^?12 mol L^?1. All three stochastic sensors revealed very high values of sensitivities. The proposed method was reliable for qualitative and quantitative assay of aspartame, acesulfame K and sodium cyclamate in beverages, ketchup, and in biological fluids such as urine.     

Application of d-SPE before SPE and HPLC-FLD to Analyze Bisphenols in Human Breast Milk Samples

In this study, we propose a simple, cost-effective, and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) for the simultaneous determination of seven bisphenols (bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol E (BPE), bisphenol B (BPB), BADGE (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether), BADGE∙2H₂O, BADGE∙H₂O, BADGE∙2HCl) in human breast milk samples. The dispersive solid phase extraction (d-SPE) coupled with solid phase extraction (SPE) procedure performed well for the majority of the analytes with recoveries in the range 57–88% and relative standard deviations (RSD%) of less than 9.4%. During the d-SPE stage, no significant matrix effect was observed thanks to the application of different pairs of salts such as zirconium-dioxide-based sorbents (Z-Sep or Z-Sep +) and primary secondary amine (PSA) or QuEChERS Enhanced Matrix Removal-Lipid (EMR-Lipid) and PSA. The method limits of quantification (mLOQs) for all investigated analytes were set at satisfactory low values in the range 171.89–235.11 ng mL⁻¹. Analyte concentrations were determined as the average value from human breast milk matrix samples. The results show that the d-SPE/SPE procedure, especially with the application of EMR-Lipid and PSA, could be used for further bisphenol analyses in human breast milk samples.     

Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle‐Graphene Composites for Electroanalysis Applications using Chemical and Electrochemical Methods

An electrochemical device was developed for the simultaneous determination of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and trimethoprim (TMP) using differential pulse voltammetry and glassy carbon (GC) electrodes modified with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and silver nanoparticle (AgNP) composites, synthesised using both chemical and electrochemical methods. The morphology and electrochemical behaviour of the GC electrodes modified with the rGO/AgNP (chemical method) and rGO‐AgNP (electrochemical method) composites were characterised by scanning electron microscopy and cyclic voltammetry. These techniques demonstrated that, in both methods, the graphene oxide was modified by the AgNPs, and the composite synthesised by the electrochemical method showed a better dispersion of the nanoparticles, resulting in an increase in the surface area compared to the rGO/AgNP composite. The GC/rGO‐AgNP electrode was evaluated and optimised for the simultaneous determination of SMX and TMP, achieving detection limits of 0.6 μmol L⁻¹ for the SMX and 0.4 μmol L⁻¹ for the TMP. The proposed GC/rGO‐AgNP electrochemical device was successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of SMX and TMP in wastewaters samples.     

聚四氨基酞菁铜微型传感器及其在一氧化氮测定中的应用

利用电化学聚合的方法制备了聚四氨基酞菁酮微型传感器，并探讨了微型传感器对一氧化氮（ＮＯ）的电化学响应。结果表明，电化学聚合Ｃｕ（ＴＡＰｃ）微型传感器对ＮＯ具有良好的催化氧化作用。     

Stochastic resonance algorithm applied to quantitative analysis for weak liquid chromatographic signal of pyrene in water samples

The phenomenon of stochastic resonance (SR), which was discovered in recent years, rendered an entirely new way for the detection of weak signals, and it has been widely studied in many different science fields. This phenomenon is manifest in nonlinear systems whereby a weak signal can be amplified when the noise, signal and nonlinear system attain the proper cooperation. The introduced algorithm was employed to detect pyrene in drinking water samples with solid-phase extraction–liquid chromatography. The weak chromatographic peak of the analyte was amplified significantly, and the profiles of the peaks were also satisfactory. The limit of detection and the limit of quantification were improved from 0.022?ng?mL^?1 and 0.08?ng?mL^?1 to 0.004?ng?mL^?1 and 0.01?ng?mL^?1, respectively. The results showed an excellent quantitative relationship between concentrations and chromatographic responses. It is expected that the SR will be an effective tool to detect weak chromatographic peaks quantitatively in trace analysis.     

聚硫堇为探针与固定化载体的适配体传感器用于双酚A的检测研究

研制了一种简单和灵敏地检测环境激素双酚A(BPA)的电化学适配体传感器。首先在玻碳电极(GCE)表面采用电沉积法沉积一层多孔纳米金(NP-Au),再采用电聚合法将硫堇(TH)和适配体(APT)一步聚合到电极表面,以聚硫堇(PTH)作为电化学探针和APT的固定化载体,以牛血清白蛋白(BSA)抑制非特异性吸附,构筑GCE/NP-Au/PTH+APT/BSA传感器。采用差分脉冲伏安法对该传感器的电化学性能进行探究,发现双酚A在10.0 fg/mL~1.0 ng/mL浓度范围内有较好的信号响应,检出限为5.3 fg/mL。以GCE/PTH+APT/BSA传感器作为对照,其对双酚A在10.0 fg/mL~1.0 ng/mL浓度范围内呈线性关系,检出限为9.0 fg/mL。结果表明多孔纳米金的引入可有效提高传感器的灵敏度。GCE/NP-Au/PTH+APT/BSA传感器具有选择性高和检出限低等优点。     

Graphene Based Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: A Review

Graphene, emerging as a true 2‐dimensional material, has received increasing attention due to its unique physicochemical properties (high surface area, excellent conductivity, high mechanical strength, and ease of functionalization and mass production). This article selectively reviews recent advances in graphene‐based electrochemical sensors and biosensors. In particular, graphene for direct electrochemistry of enzyme, its electrocatalytic activity toward small biomolecules (hydrogen peroxide, NADH, dopamine, etc.), and graphene‐based enzyme biosensors have been summarized in more detail; Graphene‐based DNA sensing and environmental analysis have been discussed. Future perspectives in this rapidly developing field are also discussed.     

Efficient access to bisphenol A metabolites: Synthesis of monocatechol,mono-o-quinone,dicatechol, and di-o-quinone of bisphenol A

2-Iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) oxidation of bisphenol A (BPA) is described. The selective production of either the mono-o-quinone or the di-o-quinone can be controlled by IBX stoichiometry. Isolated yields of quinone were greater than 80%. Previous synthesis of BPA-di-o-quinone using a large excess of Fremy’s salt produced only trace amounts of product. In addition to o-quinone products, both mono- and dicatechols of BPA can synthesize in high yield and isolated without chromatography. The more stable catechols can be quantitatively converted back to o-quinones using silver oxide oxidation in either acetone or DMF. These one-pot reactions provide access to four different BPA metabolites in high yield and significant scale.