Amperometric Nitric Oxide Sensor Based on Poly(Thionine)/Nafion‐Modified Electrode and Its Application in Monitoring Nitric Oxide Release from Rat Kidney

Abstract

A novel amperometric nitric oxide (NO) sensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with thionine and Nafion films has been developed. The oxidation peak current of NO increased significantly at the poly(thionine)/Nafion‐modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE), which can be used for the detection of NO. The oxidation peak current was linear with the concentration of nitric oxide over the range from 3.6×10^?7 to 6.8×10^?5 mol · L^?1, and the detection limit was 7.2×10^?8 mol · L^?1. This nitric oxide sensor showed high selectivity to nitric oxide determination, and some potential interference could be eliminated effectively. The nitric oxide sensor has been applied to monitor NO release from rat kidney stimulated by L‐arginine. The results indicated the applicability of the NO sensor to biomedical samples.     

Detection of Nitric Oxide with Faraday Rotation Spectroscopy at 5.33μm

We report the development of a static magnetic field Faraday rotation spectrometer for NO detection. A 5.33 μm continuous-wave quantum cascade laser was used as the probing laser. Line absorption at 1875.81 cm\begin{document}$^{-1}$\end{document} (\begin{document}$^2\Pi_{3/2}$\end{document}Q(3/2), \begin{document}$v$\end{document}=1\begin{document}$\leftarrow$\end{document}0) was chosen for the detection. By using a Chernin type multipass cell, a detection precision of 1.15 ppbv (1\begin{document}$\sigma$\end{document}, 1s) was achieved with an absorption pathlength of 108 m. This value was reduced to 0.43 ppbv by increasing the data-acquisition time to 15 s.     

A Novel Amperometric Nitric Oxide Sensor Based on Polythionine / Nation Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

A novel amperometric sensor for the determination of nitric oxide was developed by coating polythionine / nafion on a glassy carbon electrode. This sensor exhibited a great enhancement to the oxidation of nitric oxide. The oxidation peak currents were linear to the concentration of nitric oxide over the wide range from 3.6×10-7 to 6.8×10-5 mol.L-1, and the detection limit was 7.2×10-8 mol.L-1. Experimental results showed that this nitric oxide sensor possessed excellent selectivity and longer stability. NO releasing from rat kidney was monitored by this sensor.     

The Effect of the Oxygen Preadsorption on the Adsorption of Nitric Oxide on Mo (111)

The adsorption of nitric oxide adsorption on clean Mod(111), Mo(111)/O2-(4×4), Mo(111)/O2-(1×3), Mo(111)/O2-(112) facets and Mo(111) oxide surfaces was studied. Mass 28 (N2) desorption spectra show two high temperature peaks at approximate 1030 (β1) and 1200K (β2). For NO exposures less than 0. 1 L only the ft peak was observed. At higher exposures, the ft peak appeared and small amounts of N2O as well as NO desorbed. The preadsorption of oxygen blocked the β2 desorption partially on the (4×4) and (1×3) surfaces and fully on the (112) facet and oxide surfaces. In addition, the β1 desorption peak shifted to higher temperatures with increasing oxygen preexposure.     

Interactions and Temperature Transitions of Ethylene Oxide – Propylene Oxide – Ethylene Oxide tri-block Copolymers in Water Media

Summary: ATR FTIR spectra of two ethylene oxide – propylene oxide – ethylene oxide (EO)_n-(PO)_m-(EO)_n tri-block copolymers (Pluronics) with different lengths of the EO blocks were investigated in water media at various temperatures. The observed wavenumber shifts and intensity changes of the bands of different chemical groups of polymers and of water molecules served as a basis for the estimation of structural changes and interactions of polymers with the surrounding water molecules. Two types of such interactions, i.e. hydrophilic (ether group – water) and a hydrophobic (methyl group – water) are detected. In the copolymer with shorter length of the EO blocks, an interchain H₂O bridge in a liquid crystalline phase was discovered and confirmed by ab initio calculations. A model for the structural changes during the temperature transitions is specified.     

Study of Anticancer Properties of Graphene Oxide–Metal Oxide Composite

Graphene and graphene oxide (GO) have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional properties. GO, enriched with various functional groups such as epoxy, hydroxyl, and carboxylic groups, has exhibited remarkable potential in biomedical applications. The combination of GO with metals has proven to be a promising platform for cellular imaging, with this study focusing on the preparation of diverse hybrids of GO with metal oxides (GO/MO) and their potential as anticancer agents. In this research, GO is functionalized with MOs like TiO₂, Fe₃O₄, and Cu₂O using specific chemical methods and investigated for the anticancer activity for the application as cancer therapeutic agent. The resulting GO/MO hybrids exhibits favorable thermal and mechanical properties. Moreover, their cytotoxicity against human lung cancer cells is assessed in vitro, revealing the promising anticancer activity of GO/MO hybrids. Notably, the GO/Cu₂O hybrid demonstrates particularly high cytotoxicity in human lung cancer cells.     

Studies of Laser-induced-MOCVDZinc Oxide Films

ＳｔｕｄｉｅｓｏｆＬａｓｅｒ－ｉｎｄｕｃｅｄ－ＭＯＣＶＤＺｉｎｃＯｘｉｄｅＦｉｌｍｓＲＥＮＰｅｎｇ－ｃｈｅｎｇ，ＴＡＮＺｈｏｎｇ－ｋｅａｎｄＬＵＯＷｅｎ－ｘｉｕ（ＣｅｉｉｔｅｒｆｏｒＦｕｎｃｔｉｏｎａｌＭａｔｅｒｉａｌｓＲｅｓｅａｒｃｈ，Ｑｉｎｇｄａ...     

Coating Carbon Nanotubes with Europium Oxide

Carbon nanotubes (CNTS) coating with europium oxide by a simple method is reported in this letter for the first time. The CNTS were refluxed in a solution of nitric acid containing europium nitrate, and the pH value was subsequently ajusted with ammonia solution. At last, the mixture was filtered and annealed. The TEM micrograph showed that the CNTS were covered with a uniform thin layer with thickness of about 15 nm. The XRD results revealed that the CNTS were coated with europium oxide.     

Effect of Calcium Oxide Additive on Sorbent for High-Temperature the Performance of Iron Oxide Coal Gas Desulfurization

The effect of calcium oxide additive in iron oxide sorbent for hot gas desulfurization was investigated by XRD and TPR techniques. XRD characterization showed that CaO was highly dispersed after the calcination of sorbents. Calcium sulfate formed in the desulfurization was decomposed and regenerated to CaO by reacting with CO before the next sulfidation process. Calcium participated in every sulfidation/regeneration cycle and contributed to the enhancement of sulfur capacity. The TPR results showed that the reduction temperature of the sorbent increased with the increase of the content of calcium. Calcium played a role of retarding reduction. Therefore, the addition of calcium oxide additive will benefit the utilization of iron oxide sorbent in strongly reducing atmospheres.     

Clouding Behavior of Ethylene Oxide‐Propylene Oxide Block Copolymer P85: The Effect of Additives

The characteristic feature of nonionic poly(ethylene oxide)‐poly(propylene oxide)‐poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO‐PPO‐PEO) triblock copolymers is that at higher temperatures they undergo clouding and liquid‐liquid phase separation. The clouding temperature of such block copolymers can be profoundly altered in the presence of various additives. In this work the effect of various additives on the clouding phenomenon of triblock copolymer P85[(EO)₂₆(PO)₃₉(EO)₂₆] is discussed.     

Effect of Calcium Oxide Additive on the Performance of Iron Oxide Sorbent for High-Temperature Coal Gas Desulfurization

The effect of calcium oxide additive in iron oxide sorbent for hot gas desulfurization was investigated by XRD and TPR techniques.XRD characterization showed that CaO was highly dispersed after the calcination of sorbents.Calcium sulfate formed in the desulfurization was decomposed and regenerated to CaO by reacting with CO before the next sulfidation process.Calcium participated in every sulfidation/regeneration cycle and contributed to the enhancement of sulfur capacity.The TPR results showed that the reduction temperature of the sorbent increased with the increase of the content of calcium.Calcium played a role of retarding reduction.Therefore,the addition of calcium oxide additive will benefit the utilization of iron oxide sorbent in strongly reducing atmospheres.     

Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of p-Nitrophenol Based on Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles/α-Cyclodextrin Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide

p-Nitrophenol (p−NP) is a high priority toxic pollutant and that has harmful effects on human, animals and plants. Thus, the detection and determination of p−NP present in the environment is an urgent as well as highly important requisite. The present article, therefore focused on the construction of a novel electrochemical sensor based on NiO nanoparticles/α-cyclodextrin functionalized reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode (NiO−NPs-α-CD-rGO-GCE) for the selective and sensitive detection of p−NP. UV-vis, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), selected area electron diffraction pattern (SAED) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirms the formation of highly pure NiO nanoparticles. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were used to characterize the step-wise electrode modification process. DPV was carried out to quantify p−NP within the concentration range of 1−10 μM and found the detection limit of 0.12 nM on the basis of the signal-to-noise ratio S/N=3. The electrode can able to detect different isomers of nitrophenols. Interferences of other pollutants such as phenol, p-aminophenol, o- and m- nitrophenol, 4-chlorophenol, 2,6-dichlorophenol and ions like K⁺, Cd²⁺, Cl⁻, SO₄²⁻ did not affect the sensing of p−NP. The newly developed sensor exhibited diffusion controlled kinetics and had excellent sensitivity, selectivity and reproducibility for the detection of p−NP. The electrode showed good recoveries in real sample analysis.     

The First Synthesis of α-Methylene Isophosphindoline Oxide

Abstract

Over the last decade the intramolecular palladium-catalyzed coupling of haloarenes and haloalkenes with alkenes has proven to be a particularly valuable route to a wide variety of the structurally demanding cyclic and polycyclic systems We wish now to demonstrate its successhl application to the synthesis of the first parent representative of the five-membered ring carbon-phosphorus heterocycles possessing exocyclic unsaturation, a class of compounds remaining to date practically unexplored The effected synthesis of the a-methylene isophosphindoline oxide I is delineated in the equation which reveals also the optimized catalytic system and the prerequisite reaction conditions Of those, the reaction temperature is the most crucial parameter as the desired product undergoes unexpectedly facile thermal cyclodimerization to the spiropolycyclic system 2 frequently even precluding the isolation of 1.     

Photopolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide Initiated with Iron-arene Complex

Two iron-arene complex photoinitiators with different substituents in arene ligands were synthesized, their activities in initiating photopolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) were compared with that of IRGACURE 261, a commercialized photoinitiator from Ciba-Geigy. A higher activity was found when the arene ligand was substituted with a stronger electron donating group. For the system initiated by IRGACURE 261 the concentration of active centers in CHO polymerization was determined and it was found that the concentration is maximum at around 35℃. The post (dark) polymerization was significant, the polymerization yield decreased with the increase of irradiation temperature and increased with the increase of post polymerization temperature. The results are interpreted based on the mechanism proposed by Lohse, et al..     

Pentaric Acids and Derivatives from Nitric Acid–Oxidized Pentoses

This report describes the preparation of the four stereoisomeric pentaric acids by nitric acid oxidation of d-xylose, d-arabinose, l-arabinose, and d-ribose, with xylaric, d-arabinaric, and l-arabinaric acids being made in a reactor under computer control. The pentaric acids were converted to their crystalline N,N′-dimethylpentaramides, derivatives that proved useful for isolation of the arabinaric acids from their respective oxidation mixtures. The N,N′-dimethylpentaramides were readily convertible to the corresponding pentaric acid disodium salts in aqueous sodium chloride. The 2,3,4-O-triacetyl-N,N′-dimethylpentaramides of xylaric, l-arabinaric, and ribaric acid were also prepared. Ribaric acid was isolated as crystalline 1,4(5,2)-ribarolactone and further characterized by x-ray crystallography.     

Preparation of Microsensors Modified with an Electropolymerized Film of (1.10——Phenanthroline)Nickel(II) and Its Application in the Determination of Nitric Oxide(NO)

Biologically, Nitric Oxide(NO) was first characterized in 1987 as an endothelial-derived relaxing factor.It regulates vascular tone, acts as a neuronal signal in the gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system.     

Structure Peculiarities of Reduced Vanadium–Titanium Oxide Catalysts

The properties of vanadium–titanium oxide catalysts, which contain coherent phase boundaries formed by V₂O₅ and TiO₂ crystallites during reduction by hydrogen at 150–500°C, are examined. The phase boundary is preserved over the entire examined temperature range regardless of the structure of vanadium oxide, which is formed. The state of vanadium ions at the phase boundary is determined. The presence of a phase boundary in the catalyst is responsible for the V₂O₅ V₂O₃ transition without the formation of intermediate structures.     

Selective Oxidation of Isobutene over CsFeCoBiMnMoOx Mixed Oxide Catalyst

Mixed oxide catalyst Cs0.1Fe2Co6BiMnMo12Ox was prepared by the coprecipitation method.Selective oxidation of isobutene was carried out in a fixed-bed reactor over Cs0.1Fe2Co6BiMnMo12Ox.The results showed that the catalyst had high catalytic activity. Under the optimum reaction conditions(n(i-C4):n(O2)=1:2-1:4, space velocity=180 h^-1, T=360℃), the yields of methacrolein and methacrylic acid can reach 80% and 8%, respectively. The total yield of liquid products (methacrolein, methacrylic acid and acetic acid) can reach about 90%.     

Chemical Liquid Phase Deposition of Thin Aluminum Oxide Films

Introduction Inorganic oxide films have attracted a lot of interest in the last several decades. Among them, silicon dioxide films are widely used in modern microelectronics, optics and mechanics. This material has been grown by various methods including thermal oxidation, chemical vapor phase deposition, plasma-enhanced chemical vapor phase deposition, and so on.1,2 Recently, Nagayama et al.3 have reported that SiO2 thin films could be produced by a new chemical method of liquid phase depos…