Development of a Novel Ultrasonic Spectroscopy Method for Estimation of Viscosity Change during Milk Clotting

Ultrasonic testing is an emerging non-destructive testing technology with high repeatability and precision. Milk is a very complex liquid and the change of its viscosity is a highly relevant property throughout conversion into other dairy products. In the following paper, we propose a novel method for the monitoring of viscosity during enzymatic milk clotting by ultrasonic spectroscopy. An ultrasonic transducer–receiver couple with a 250 kHz nominal frequency was submerged in the samples and an enveloped sweep (“chirp”) signal was applied in a through-transmission mode. Simultaneously, the change in viscosity was measured with a rotational viscometer at a constant shearing speed. The data were analyzed with an algorithm developed by the authors for spectral ultrasonic testing. Estimations yielded a high adjusted R² (0.963–0.998) and low cross-validated estimation error (RPD: 4.38–14.22), suggesting that the method is suitable for industrial use given the right instrumentation.     

温控近红外光谱用于葡萄糖的高灵敏检测

温控近红外光谱在混合体系定量分析以及分子间相互作用分析中已得到应用.本工作利用互因子分析方法(MFA)探索了温控近红外光谱技术测定血清样品中低浓度葡萄糖含量的可行性.测量了不同温度下葡萄糖含量分别为1.0～15.0 mmol/L和0.0～1.0 mmol/L的两组血清溶液的近红外光谱,并利用MFA进行了定量计算.结果表明,利用该方法可以实现样品中微量葡萄糖的准确定量,MFA提取的标准信号(SS)的相对强度和葡萄糖浓度之间的线性相关系数R分别为0.9923和0.9895,预测均方根误差(RMSEP)分别为0.35和0.07 mmol/L.     

拉曼光谱技术在现场快检分析领域中的应用

拉曼光谱技术以其操作简单、无损、快速、需样量少和适合含水体系分析等独特优势,加之表面增强拉曼散射技术的高灵敏特性,现已广泛应用于现场快检分析领域。该文从直接检测和间接检测两个方面,通过分析食品安全、刑事侦查、医药管理、环境监测等领域的典型示例,对拉曼光谱技术在现场快检领域中的应用及其研究进展进行了归纳总结,并展望了其在现场快检领域中的发展趋势。     

荧光相关光谱单分子检测系统的研究

基于激光共焦构型,构建了一套高灵敏度和高稳定性的荧光相关光谱单分子检测系统。采用高数值孔径物镜使激光束高度聚焦,并用同一物镜收集样品的荧光,单光子计数器用于实时记录荧光信号。优化系统保持物镜焦点、针孔以及单光子计数器光敏区高度同轴。采用60×1.2(NA)的水浸物镜及直径为160μm的针孔得到的检测系统结构参数为ω0和z0分别为0.42μm和1.33μm,照射微区的体积为1.3fL。单个RhodamineGreen分子可获得13倍的信噪比。用该系统获得了小分子和生物大分子(DNA片段和蛋白质)的高质量荧光相关图谱,成功实现了单个分子的检测。     

Combination of Micro-fluidic Chip with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy for Single Molecule Detection

A single molecule detection technique was developed by the combination of a single channel poly (dimethylsiloxane)/glass micro-fluidic chip and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). This method was successfully used to determine the proportion of two model components in the mixture containing fluorescein and the rhodamine-green succinimidyl ester.     

Toward the Non-Targeted Detection of Adulterated Virgin Olive Oil with Edible Oils via FTIR Spectroscopy & Chemometrics: Research Methodology Trends,Gaps and Future Perspectives

Fourier-Transform mid-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy offers a strong candidate screening tool for rapid, non-destructive and early detection of unauthorized virgin olive oil blends with other edible oils. Potential applications to the official anti-fraud control are supported by dozens of research articles with a “proof-of-concept” study approach through different chemometric workflows for comprehensive spectral analysis. It may also assist non-targeted authenticity testing, an emerging goal for modern food fraud inspection systems. Hence, FTIR-based methods need to be standardized and validated to be accepted by the olive industry and official regulators. Thus far, several literature reviews evaluated the competence of FTIR standalone or compared with other vibrational techniques only in view of the chemometric methodology, regardless of the inherent characteristics of the product spectra or the application scope. Regarding authenticity testing, every step of the methodology workflow, and not only the post-acquisition steps, need thorough validation. In this context, the present review investigates the progress in the research methodology on FTIR-based detection of virgin olive oil adulteration over a period of more than 25 years with the aim to capture the trends, identify gaps or misuses in the existing literature and highlight intriguing topics for future studies. An extensive search in Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar, combined with bibliometric analysis, helped to extract qualitative and quantitative information from publication sources. Our findings verified that intercomparison of literature results is often impossible; sampling design, FTIR spectral acquisition and performance evaluation are critical methodological issues that need more specific guidance and criteria for application to product authenticity testing.     

基于蛋壳膜固定酶和纳米银膜光度法对葡萄糖的检测

利用蛋壳膜固定酶和静电作用组装纳米银膜,建立了一种新型的光度法检测微量葡萄糖.采用共价交联法在蛋壳膜上固定葡萄糖氧化酶.酶促反应产生的H_2O_2氧化纳米银导致纳米银膜吸光度减小,日光强度的变化值与葡萄糖浓度有关,据此实现了对葡萄糖的检测.该方法检测快速,线性范围为6.0×10~(-5)～66.0×10~(-5)mol/L(r=0.999 7,n=11),检出限(S/N=3)为1.8×10~(-5) mol/L.方法成功用于临床血清样品中葡萄糖含量的检测.     

Development of Highly Sensitive Raman Spectroscopy for Subnano and Single-Atom Detection

Direct detection and characterisation of small materials are fundamental challenges in analytical chemistry. A particle composed of dozens of metallic atoms, a so-called subnano-particle (SNP), and a single-atom catalyst (SAC) are ultimate analysis targets in terms of size, and the topic is now attracting increasing attention as innovative frontier materials in catalysis science. However, characterisation techniques for the SNP and SAC adsorbed on substrates requires sophisticated and large-scale analytical facilities. Here we demonstrate the development of an ultrasensitive, laboratory-scale, vibrational spectroscopic technique to characterise SNPs and SACs. The fine design of nano-spatial local enhancement fields generated by the introduction of anisotropic stellate-shaped signal amplifiers expands the accessibility of small targets on substrates into evanescent electromagnetic fields, achieving not only the detection of isolated small targets but also revealing the effects of intermolecular/interatomic interactions within the subnano configuration under actual experimental conditions. Such a development of “in situ subnano spectroscopy” will facilitate a comprehensive understanding of subnano and SAC science.     

Discriminative Detection of Biothiols by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy using a Methanethiosulfonate Trityl Probe

Biothiols, such as glutathione (GSH), homocysteine (Hcy), and cysteine (Cys), coexist in biological systems with diverse biological roles. Thus, analytical techniques that can detect, quantify, and distinguish between multiple biothiols are desirable but challenging. Herein, we demonstrate the simultaneous detection and quantitation of multiple biothiols, including up to three different biothiols in a single sample, using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and a trityl‐radical‐based probe (MTST). We term this technique EPR thiol‐trapping. MTST could trap thiols through its methanethiosulfonate group to form the corresponding disulfide conjugate with an EPR spectrum characteristic of the trapped thiol. MTST was used to investigate effects of l ‐buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) on the efflux of GSH and Cys from HepG2 cells.     

鸡蛋中泰妙菌素化学发光酶免疫分析方法研究

针对鸡蛋中泰妙菌素的残留问题,通过半抗原及抗原设计合成、动物免疫及细胞融合筛选,成功得到可特异、灵敏识别泰妙菌素的单克隆抗体,并建立了泰妙菌素的化学发光酶免疫分析方法(CLEIA).采用棋盘法结合单因素实验优化策略,确定最佳反应条件为:包被原质量浓度0.26μg/mL,抗体质量浓度0.94μg/mL,反应体系为0.02...     

A Novel Fluorescence Quenching Method for the Determination of Aloe Polysaccharide

Alizarin red (AR) can bind with aloe polysaccharide (APS) in doubly de‐ionized water to form a red complex resulting in fluorescence quenching of it. The maximum fluorescence quenching wavelength is 572 nm. The chromogenic reaction is rapid and the fluorescence intensity remains stable for at least 2 h at room temperature. The quenched fluorescence intensity (ΔF) is directly proportional to APS concentration. Based on this interaction, a sensitive and selective fluorophotometric method is proposed for the determination of APS. The optimal experiment conditions were established. The corresponding linear equation is (F=0.8807C+1.8132, R²=0.9999. The quantification and detection limits are 0.4752 and 0.1425 µg·mL^?1, respectively. The linear range is 0.444–16.65 µg·mL^?1 for APS and the mean recovery (100.2±2)%, RSD?3%. The effect of various substances on the determination of APS was also investigated in detail, and the results show that most of the studied coexistent substances can be tolerated in considerable amounts. The proposed method is sensitive, simple, fast and suitable for routine assay.     

表面增强拉曼光谱检测二噁英类化合物研究进展

以二噁英及二噁英类多氯联苯为代表的持久性有机污染物(POPs), 具有致畸、致癌、致突变的性质, 被国际癌症研究中心列为人类一级致癌物. POPs通过环境进入食物链对食品安全造成威胁和影响. 以表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)为代表的新型快速检测技术具有高灵敏分析的特点. 本综述总结了近年来基于SERS技术分析POPs的研究进展, 归纳了不同类型增强基底, 提出了SERS分析POPs的若干关键技术难点, 并对未来SERS技术在POPs分析方面的发展进行了展望.     

基于有孔壳层隔绝纳米粒子增强拉曼光谱的芥子气现场检测新方法

基于有孔壳层隔绝纳米粒子增强拉曼光谱技术,建立了一种快速便捷、高灵敏的芥子气及其相关物现场检测新方法。加入0.1 mol/L MgSO4可诱导纳米粒子有效团聚,形成多"热点"的拉曼散射,实现低至10μg/L芥子气的便携式拉曼光谱快速检测,线性范围为10~1000μg/L,分析增强因子约为1.1×106。本方法法直接应用于环境水样中微量芥子气的快速检测,回收率介于88%~114%之间。芥子气相关物(如2-氯乙基乙基硫醚、硫二甘醇、芥子亚砜和芥子砜)可得到有效区分。     

Development of a HPLC Method for Analysis of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonates and Detection by UV and FTIR Spectroscopy Using Thermospray Interface

 A reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method, with acetic acid and sodium perchlorate phase modifiers, was developed to separate a mixture of linear alkylbenzene sulphonates (LAS), containing 10 to 13 carbon atoms. The effects of methanol-water compositions and concentrations of used modifiers were investigated and compared. The separation achieved with 50 mg L⁻¹ acetic acid was found satisfactory whereas a concentration of 10 g L⁻¹ sodium perchlorate was preferred. Chromatograms obtained with UV and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) detection showed almost similar features and HPLC-FTIR interface spectra of LAS components exhibited excellent agreement of absorption features to those of standard FTIR spectrum and no thermal degradation was found to occur. Received May 20, 1998 Revision March 25, 1999.     

Carbon Black Detector,A Novel Approach to Visible Spectroscopy of Liquids Using Photoacoustic Detection

Abstract

A simple and reproducible method of recording visible spectra of solutions using photoacoustic spectrometry and carbon black as a thermal detector is introduced. Light intensity is proportionally measured by carbon black detector, a microphone system and a simple cell compartment placed after monochromator for liquid samples. Exact match with the absorption spectra is found with certain standard solutions. Aqueous solutions of Cr(III), KMnO₄, disodium fluorescein and chlorpromazine semiquinone cation radicals are tested.     

Detection of Trace Explosives Using a Novel Sample Introduction and Ionization Method

A novel sample introduction and ionization method for trace explosives detection is proposed and investigated herein, taking into consideration real-world application requirements. A thermal desorption sampling method and dielectric barrier discharge ionization (DBDI) source, with air as the discharge gas, were developed. The counter flow method was adopted firstly into the DBDI source to remove the interference of ozone and other reactive nitrogen oxides. A separated reaction region with an ion guiding electric field was developed for ionization of the sample molecules. Coupled with a homemade miniature digital linear ion trap mass spectrometer, this compact and robust design, with further optimization, has the advantages of soft ionization, a low detection limit, is free of reagent and consumable gas, and is an easy sample introduction. A range of common nitro-based explosives including TNT, 2,4-DNT, NG, RDX, PETN, and HMX has been studied. A linear response in the range of two orders of magnitude with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.01 ng for TNT has been demonstrated. Application to the detection of real explosives and simulated mixed samples has also been explored. The work paves the path to developing next generation mass spectrometry (MS) based explosive trace detectors (ETDs).     

Far-Infrared Fourier Spectroscopy as a Method for Structure Determination in Chemistry

Couched in the often confusing term “Fourier Spectroscopy” is the combined exploitation of a fundamental physical concept, a simple mathematical principle, and use of modern data technology. Introduction of this relatively young method into instrument technology has given great impetus to nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopy. The infrared spectroscopic investigation of low frequency molecular vibrations has especially profited; in this connection one speaks of far infrared (FIR) Fourier Spectroscopy, which has opened up numerous interesting applications in organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry.     

基于表面增强拉曼光谱快速检测纺织品禁用染料

基于表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术, 发展了一种纺织品中染料定性检测的快速方法. 以国家明确禁止使用的致癌染料碱性红9(Basic red 9)和分散黄23(Disperse yellow 23)为模型分子, 利用一步法快速制备的银纳米粒子为SERS基底并进行优化. 通过在纺织品表面直接滴加银纳米粒子的方法实现了纺织品中染料的快速SERS鉴别. 研究结果表明, 该方法不需要复杂的样品前处理过程, 能够直接实现纺织品中染料的快速定性, 且灵敏度高, 对纺织品上两种禁用染料碱性红9和分散黄23的检测限分别为0.16和0.24 mg/kg, 超出了国家标准的要求, 有望成为一种实用的纺织品安全性评估技术.     

近红外光谱快检技术在口岸安全监管领域的应用展望

近红外快速检测技术在全球范围内作为一项新兴的快速检测手段,已在农业、食品、饮料、石油、材料、制药、医学、动植物检疫及其工业化过程等领域得到了广泛应用。该文结合近红外光谱快速检测原理及其应用现状,针对口岸安全监管中的商品智能归类、材料成分快速鉴定、动植物产品快速检疫鉴定、商品装卸载过程的在线监测等需求,提出引入近红外光谱检测技术应用于口岸安全监管领域的设想,力求为实现口岸贸易安全与贸易便利化双重目标奠定科技基础,并给出了近红外在口岸安全监管研究方面的应用展望。