高效自组装二氧化钛纳米管阵列光电催化降解葡萄糖的动力学和机理

 研究了自组装 TiO2 纳米管 (TNAs) 光电催化降解葡萄糖的动力学和机理. 利用薄层反应器进行耗竭反应, 研究了 TNAs 表面催化反应和溶液本体-扩散层传质有关的葡萄糖降解过程. 采用电流-时间曲线以及相应的微分曲线分析了光电化学催化降解的微观进程. 结果表明, 葡萄糖的初始浓度与降解的起始电流强度符合 Langmuir 吸附等温式 I0ph = 0.00008c0/(1 + 0.69274c0) + 0.00034, 葡萄糖在 TNAs 薄膜催化剂表面的吸附为单一分子层吸附, 其光电催化降解反应符合一级反应动力学, 葡萄糖降解反应经历了三个不同的反应过程.     

基于薄层反应器的有机污染物光电催化氧化反应性能与机理

基于薄层反应器快速耗竭氧化特点,研究了典型环境内分泌干扰物双酚A在TiO2纳米管阵列电极上的光电催化氧化反应性能与反应机理.结果表明,薄层反应器中光电流、初始峰值电流、耗竭反应净电量和空白光电流等光电催化物理参数均能反映光电催化反应速率,并适用于催化反应的机制分析.峰值光电流与双酚A初始浓度拟合结果表明,双酚A在电极表...     

基于层-层自反应的葡萄糖氧化酶有序多层膜电极

以胱胺修饰的金电极为基础电极, 利用席夫碱反应使经高碘酸根氧化的葡萄糖氧化酶在该电极表面进行自身的层-层有序组装. 用电化学交流阻抗法对多层酶膜形成过程的跟踪结果表明, 该多层酶膜的生长是一个逐步形成的均匀过程. 用循环伏安法和I-t曲线法研究了该酶电极对葡萄糖的电催化氧化. 实验结果表明, 当采用羟基二茂铁作为人工电子转移媒介体时, 该酶电极对葡萄糖具有很好的电催化氧化功能. 该传感器制作简便, 响应迅速, 性能稳定, 催化电流与葡萄糖浓度在一定范围内成正比, 并且可以通过控制葡萄糖氧化酶的组装层数来调节该生物传感器的灵敏度与检测限.     

一种新型光电催化反应器的研制及甲酸的光电催化深度氧化

 研制出一种新型的悬浮态光电催化反应器，并以甲酸为研究对象，对该光电反应器进行了光电流增强和COD脱除的表征．研究了光催化、电催化氧化及光电协同催化体系降解甲酸的电压－电流曲线．数据表明，在相同的电压下，光电协同催化体系的电流远高于电化学氧化体系的电流与光催化体系中光电流之和．同时，还研究了一系列物理化学因素如外加电压、光催化剂浓度和空气流量等对光电催化反应的影响．实验结果表明，自行研制的新型悬浮态光电催化反应器具有良好的协同效应，且所需光催化剂的最佳浓度远低于其他同类光电催化反应器的最佳浓度．在该光电催化反应器中，压缩空气可有效地增强传质效应和悬浮态中光激发的TiO2颗粒在电极表面的碰撞几率，从而使得外电场可有效地捕获光生电子．     

缓蚀膜电化学行为与微观粘附力特征

采用传统电化学测试技术及原子力显微镜(AFM)力曲线分析法对十二烷基硫醇/金电极以及十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)/铝电极表面缓蚀吸附膜的吸附行为进行了研究. 结果表明, 随缓蚀剂浓度改变, 电极电化学行为与缓蚀膜的微观粘附力特征呈现出关联性的变化趋势, 表明AFM力曲线技术可成功应用于缓蚀膜吸附行为的研究.     

用激光第二谐振光研究阴离子在多晶铜电极表面上的吸附

首次用激光产生的第二谐振光(SHG)检测到金属/水溶液界面上阴离子在多晶铜电极表面上的吸附,阴离子吸附特性对SHG强度影响明显,由多晶铜电极在(0.5-x)mol/L NaClO_4+xmol/L NaBr溶液中的SHG强度-电位曲线表明铜电极表面对ClO_4~-的吸附非常弱,对Br~-有特定的吸附,SHG强度随Br~-浓度增加而增强,结果表明SHG是定量研究电化学界面区吸附特性的灵敏有效的探针,可揭示金属与吸附质间相互作用的本质。     

CO在Ag掺杂的氧化锰八面体分子筛上吸附的TAP研究

利用产物瞬时分析反应器中进行的单脉冲实验, 考察了393～493 K温度范围内CO在Ag掺杂的氧化锰八面体分子筛上的吸附行为. 实验表明: CO在催化剂表面发生化学吸附, 并与晶格氧反应生成CO₂. 通过对该过程反应物及产物脉冲响应曲线的模拟, 得到了各基元反应的动力学参数. CO和CO₂在该催化剂表面的脱附活化能分别为83和31 kJ/mol, CO与晶格氧的反应活化能为116 kJ/mol.     

新型PbO_2电极在测定COD中的初步应用

以新型PbO2 电极作为工作电极组成三电极工作系统 .以恒电位伏安法的原理测定电流值 ,并通过增大电位气泡更新法对电极再生 ,来阻止电极表面被污染 ,保证了测量的重现性 .通过对葡萄糖标准溶液与邻苯二甲酸氢钾溶液COD值的测定 ,表明此法有好的运用价值     

镀金和碳纳米管修饰金电极上吸附态葡萄糖氧化酶比活性的EQCM研究

采用石英晶体微天平(EQCM)技术监测了裸金电极、镀金和碳纳米管修饰金电极上葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)的吸附过程. 通过EQCM测量吸附固定的GOD质量, 并实时检测酶反应产物H2O2的氧化电量, 求算了各表面上吸附态GOD的比活性(ESAi). 结果表明, 各表面上均可吸附一定的GOD, 且吸附态GOD均有一定的酶活性; 修饰CNTs可增大酶吸附量和酶电极对葡萄糖的响应电流, 但ESAi随CNTs修饰量的增大而降低; Au电极上电镀金后, 酶吸附量和酶电极对葡萄糖的响应电流亦增大, 但ESAi与裸金电极上的基本一致.     

碱性介质中甘氨酸在Pt电极上解离吸附和氧化反应的原位红外反射光谱研究

运用原位红外反射光谱研究了碱性介质中甘氨酸在Pt电极上的解离吸附和氧化反应行为,并利用纳米Pt膜电极的异常红外效应鉴定反应过程中生成的表面吸附物种.结果表明:甘氨酸在Pt电极上极易发生解离,生成强吸附于电极表面上的氰基负离子,该吸附物种在低于0V电位下能稳定存在,并抑制甘氨酸的进一步反应.当电位高于0.2V时,氰基负离子被氧化为氰酸根离子进入溶液,使甘氨酸发生氧化反应,生成氰酸盐和碳酸盐等产物.     

分子印迹TiO2纳米管阵列的制备与选择性光电催化降解邻苯二甲酸二乙酯

以邻苯二甲酸二乙酯(DEP)为模板分子,在TiO2纳米管阵列(TNA)上沉积了能识别DEP分子的TiO2纳米颗粒,制备了DEP分子印迹型TNA(DM-TNA)。X射线衍射(XRD)测试表明,DM-TNA的晶体结构是锐钛矿。扫描电镜(SEM)测试显示颗粒大小约为20 nm的TiO2纳米颗粒均匀地涂覆在TNA的管壁上。光电催化降解DEP和2,4-二氯苯酚(DCP)的结果表明,DM-TNA降解DEP的活性高于非分子印迹TNA(NM-TNA),而DM-TNA降解DCP的活性低于NM-TNA。DM-TNA降解DEP的速率常数是NM-TNA的2.76倍。     

Adsorption of the nitrosamine and thionitrosamine molecules as carcinogen compounds on the BN and B3Al N nanotubes: A DFT study

DFT calculations were performed to investigation of the influence of doping three atoms of aluminum on the electronic properties of the (4,0) zigzag boron nitride nanotube (BNNT). Also, adsorption properties of nitrosamine (NA) and thionitrosamine (TNA) molecules as carcinogen agents onto BN and B_Al3N nanotubes were studied. The results show that the B_3AlN nanotube is the most energetically favorable candidates for adsorption of these molecules. Also, B(B_3Al)NNT/TNA complexes are more stable than B(B_3Al)NNT/NA complexes. The HOMO–LUMO gap, electronic chemical potential (μ), hardness (?), softness (S), the maximum amount of electronic charge (ΔN_max) and electrophilicity index (ω) for monomers and complexes in the gas and polar solvent phases were calculated. The results show that the conductivity and reactivity of BNNT increase by doping Al atoms instead of B atoms. Also, the interaction of NA and TNA molecules with BN and B_Al3N nanotubes results in significant changes in the electronic properties of nanotubes. Based on the natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis, in all complexes charge transfer occurs from NA and TNA molecules to nanotubes. Theory of atoms in molecules (AIM) was applied to characterize the nature of interactions in nanotubes. It is predicted that, BN and B_3AlN nanotubes can be used to as sensor for detection of NA and TNA molecules.     

Thionicotinamide SAM on Gold: Adsorption Studies and Electroactivity

STM and impedance results of the self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) formed with thionicotinamide (TNA) on gold indicate the presence of defects that increase with the immersion time of the electrode in the TNA solution affecting the SAM electroactivity toward the electron transfer reaction of the cytochrome c metalloprotein and [Fe(CN)₆]^4? and [Ru(NH₃)₆]³⁺ complexes. It was observed that this electroactivity was also affected by the pH of the electrolyte solution. SERS and STM data indicate sulfur coordination to the surface with contribution of the NH₂ group. From the dependence of the TNA surface coverage on the temperature and concentration in solution, thermodynamic parameters of adsorption were determined.     

在TiO2纳米阵列上电沉积RuO2用于CO2电还原

传统上,RuO₂/TiO₂复合电极制备是通过在TiO₂/Ti基体上多次涂覆含Ru前驱体溶液和随后热分解（TD）来实现的. 为克服上述方法中Ru用量大和利用率低之不足, 本工作主要基于循环伏安法（CV）在TiO₂纳米管阵列（TNA）上电沉积RuO₂制备RuO₂^CV/TNA复合电极. SEM、GIXRD和CV结果表明, 电沉积的RuO₂为无定型结构, 所制备电极中的Ru用量约为传统的RuO₂^TD/TNA电极中Ru用量的1/30. 尽管两电极催化CO₂还原产物的法拉第效率接近, 但是RuO₂^CV/TNA电极比RuO₂^TD/TNA电极展示了更高的还原电流, 较正的初始还原电位和更好的稳定性. 与磷酸盐缓冲溶液中电还原CO₂相比,RuO₂^CV/TNA电极在0.1 mol•L^-1 KHCO₃中电还原CO₂除生成更高法拉第效率的甲酸根和甲烷外,还检测到CO的生成.     

An in vitro selection system for TNA

(3'-2')-alpha-l-Threose nucleic acid (TNA) is an unnatural polymer that possesses the rare ability to base-pair with RNA, DNA, and itself. This feature, coupled with its chemical simplicity, makes TNA of interest as a possible progenitor of RNA during the early history of life. To evaluate the functional potential of TNA, we have developed a system for the in vitro selection of TNA. We identified the Therminator DNA polymerase as a remarkably efficient DNA-dependent TNA polymerase capable of polymerizing more than 50 tNTPs. We have also developed a method of covalently linking a DNA template to the TNA strand that it encodes, thus obviating the need for a TNA-dependent DNA polymerase during cycles of selection.     

Improving the contact properties of CdS-decorated TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanotube arrays using an electrochemical/thermal/chemical approach

Decoration of TiO₂ nanotube films (TiO₂ nanotube arrays (TNAs)) with CdS nanoparticles has been pursued for a broad range of applications that goes from solar cells to biological sensors. In most synthesis methods, the scale-up of devices has been challenging due to the poor contact at the chalcogenide/oxide interface. In this work, we validate the electrochemical/thermal/chemical route as a superior strategy to sensitize TNAs with CdS nanoparticles when compared with conventional methods. The process consisted of (i) electrodeposition of cadmium on TNAs to ensure strong bonding between TiO₂ and Cd precursor particles, (ii) air annealing of Cd-decorated TNAs to thermally oxidize cadmium to cadmium oxide, and (iii) total sulfurization of cadmium oxide to obtain CdS in an hexagonal phase matching that of TNAs. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses indicated the complete transformation of cadmium precursor particles into CdS and a good surface coverage of the internal/external walls of TNAs. When compared to samples prepared by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data revealed the improvement of the electrical properties of the TNA matrix due to the sulfurization process and a lower contact resistance at the CdS/TNA interface. These improvements explain the superior photoelectrochemical response of CdS/TNA photoelectrodes obtained by the electrochemical/thermal/chemical route.     

Kinetic analysis of an efficient DNA-dependent TNA polymerase

alpha-l-Threofuranosyl nucleoside triphosphates (tNTPs) are tetrafuranose nucleoside derivatives and potential progenitors of present-day beta-d-2'-deoxyribofuranosyl nucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs). Therminator DNA polymerase, a variant of the 9 degrees N DNA polymerase, is an efficient DNA-directed threosyl nucleic acid (TNA) polymerase. Here we report a detailed kinetic comparison of Therminator-catalyzed TNA and DNA syntheses. We examined the rate of single-nucleotide incorporation for all four tNTPs and dNTPs from a DNA primer-template complex and carried out parallel experiments with a chimeric DNA-TNA primer-DNA template containing five TNA residues at the primer 3'-terminus. Remarkably, no drop in the rate of TNA incorporation was observed in comparing the DNA-TNA primer to the all-DNA primer, suggesting that few primer-enzyme contacts are lost with a TNA primer. Moreover, comparison of the catalytic efficiency of TNA synthesis relative to DNA synthesis at the downstream positions reveals a difference of no greater than 5-fold in favor of the natural DNA substrate. This disparity becomes negligible when the TNA synthesis reaction mixture is supplemented with 1.25 mM MnCl(2). These results indicate that Therminator DNA polymerase can recognize both a TNA primer and tNTP substrates and is an effective catalyst of TNA polymerization despite changes in the geometry of the reactants.     

TNA synthesis by DNA polymerases

Threose nucleic acid (TNA), which has a repeat unit one atom shorter than that of DNA, is capable of Watson-Crick base pairing with DNA, RNA, and TNA. Because of its chemical simplicity, TNA is considered to be a possible progenitor of RNA. As an initial step toward developing the molecular tools necessary to investigate the functional capabilities of TNA by in vitro selection, we have screened a variety of DNA polymerases for TNA synthesis activity on a DNA template. We wish to report that several polymerases show surprisingly good ability to synthesize TNA using alpha-l-threofuranosyl thymidine-3'-triphosphate as a substrate.     

Highly Stable Duplex Formation by Artificial Nucleic Acids Acyclic Threoninol Nucleic Acid (aTNA) and Serinol Nucleic Acid (SNA) with Acyclic Scaffolds

The stabilities of duplexes formed by strands of novel artificial nucleic acids composed of acyclic threoninol nucleic acid (aTNA) and serinol nucleic acid (SNA) building blocks were compared with duplexes formed by the acyclic glycol nucleic acid (GNA), peptide nucleic acid (PNA), and native DNA and RNA. All acyclic nucleic acid homoduplexes examined in this study had significantly higher thermal stability than DNA and RNA duplexes. Melting temperatures of homoduplexes were in the order of aTNA>PNA≈GNA≥SNA?RNA>DNA. Thermodynamic analyses revealed that high stabilities of duplexes formed by aTNA and SNA were due to large enthalpy changes upon formation of duplexes compared with DNA and RNA duplexes. The higher stability of the aTNA homoduplex than the SNA duplex was attributed to the less flexible backbone due to the methyl group of D ‐threoninol on aTNA, which induced clockwise winding. Unlike aTNA, the more flexible SNA was able to cross‐hybridize with RNA and DNA. Similarly, the SNA/PNA heteroduplex was more stable than the aTNA/PNA duplex. A 15‐mer SNA/RNA was more stable than an RNA/DNA duplex of the same sequence.     

The structure of a TNA-TNA complex in solution: NMR study of the octamer duplex derived from alpha-(L)-threofuranosyl-(3'-2')-CGAATTCG

TNA (alpha-( l)-threofuranosyl-(3'-2') nucleic acid) is a nucleic acid in which the ribofuranose building block of the natural nucleic acid RNA is replaced by the tetrofuranose alpha-( l)-threose. This shortens the repetitive unit of the backbone by one bond as compared to the natural systems. Among the alternative nucleic acid structures studied so far in our laboratories in the etiological context, TNA is the only one that exhibits Watson-Crick pairing not only with itself but also with DNA and, even more strongly, with RNA. Using NMR spectroscopy, we have determined the structure of a duplex consisting entirely of TNA nucleotides. The TNA octamer (3'-2')-CGAATTCG forms a right-handed double helix with antiparallel strands paired according to the Watson-Crick mode. The dominant conformation of the sugar units has the 2'- and 3'-phosphodiester substituents in quasi-diaxial position and corresponds to a 4'-exo puckering. With 5.85 A, the average sequential P i -P i+1 distances of TNA are shorter than for A-type DNA (6.2 A). The helix parameters, in particular the slide and x-displacement, as well as the shallow and wide minor groove, place the TNA duplex in the structural vicinity of A-type DNA and RNA.