Simultaneous determination of cadmium(II), lead(II) and copper(II) by using a screen-printed electrode modified with mercury nano-droplets

We are presenting a strategy for the fabrication of disposable screen-printed electrodes modified with mercury nano-droplets and capable of sensing heavy metal ions. They were prepared by coating electrodes with a mixture of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and chitosan, this followed by adsorption of mercury. The resulting sensor was characterized by cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. Also the effects caused by adsorption of mercury were investigated. It is shown that square wave anodic stripping voltammetry enables simultaneous determination of cadmium(II), lead(II) and copper(II), for which detection limits of 12, 23 and 20 nM, respectively, are found. Relative standard deviations for ten determinations at 0.6 µM concentrations of these ions are in the range of 3.0 to 5.7%. The applicability was tested by analyzing river water and showed recoveries between 94.1 and 104.6%, thus demonstrating its utility for in-field monitoring of these heavy metal ions.     

Chromatographic fingerprint study on Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth by HPLC/DAD/ESI‐MSn technique

The LC–ESI‐MSⁿ method was developed for the analysis and characterization of alkaloids in the extract of E. rutaecarpa (called Wuzhuyu in Chinese). Thirty‐six batches of Wuzhuyu from different locations of China were investigated and the common fingerprinting profile was established with a professional analytical software recommended by the State Food and Drug Administration. Fifteen chemical components of the common peaks were identified by multi‐stage MS. The effects on the chromatographic profile resulting from different collecting locations, harvesting times or storage times were studied. Hierarchical clustering analysis and principal components analysis were also performed to classify and differentiate the 36 batches of the samples. As a result, those which had same chemical properties were sorted into one cluster, which was very useful in evaluating and controlling the quality of Wuzhuyu.     

Time and poling history dependent energy storage and discharge behaviors in poly(vinylidene fluoride-<Emphasis Type="Italic">co</Emphasis>-hexafluoropropylene) random copolymers

 We studied cycle time (0.01–10 s with triangular input waves) and poling history (continuous versus fresh poling) dependent electric energy storage and discharge behaviors in poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) [P(VDF-HFP)] films using the electric displacement ― the electric field (D-E) hysteresis loop measurements. Since the permanent dipoles in PVDF are orientational in nature, it is generally considered that both charging and discharging processes should be time and poling history dependent. Intriguingly, our experimental results showed that the charging process depended heavily on the cycle time and the prior poling history, and thus the D-E hysteresis loops had different shapes accordingly. However, the discharged energy density did not change no matter how the D-E loop shape varied due to different measurements. This experimental result could be explained in terms of reversible and irreversible polarizations. The reversible polarization could be charged and discharged fairly quickly (< 5 ms for each process), while the irreversible polarization depended heavily on the poling time and the prior poling history. This study suggests that it is only meaningful to compare the discharged energy density for PVDF and its copolymer films when different cycle times and poling histories are used.     

CoPy/C催化剂应用碱性介质氧还原催化的电化学性能

利用碳黑（Vulcan XC-72R）中加入硫酸钴和吡啶（Py）作为催化剂前驱体,经溶剂分散热处理构建了一类新型的高效氧还原CoPy/C复合催化剂.并运用循环伏安法（CV）和旋转圆盘电极（RDE）技术研究了不同Co含量的CoPy/C催化剂在碱性介质中对氧还原的电催化活性.结果表明:Co的存在对氧的催化剂活性位的形成有重要影响,800℃下所制备的10%Co30%Py/C（质量分数）复合催化剂表现出最佳的氧还原催化活性.以其制备的气体扩散电极在3.0 mol·L^-1KOH电解质溶液（O₂气氛）中0.014 V（相对于标准氧电极（RHE））即可产生明显的氧还原电流.同40%Py/C相比,10%Co30%Py/C催化氧还原的起峰电位正移了71 mV,同时表现出明显的极限扩散电流.在-0.16 V时电流密度达到最大值,电流密度为1.0 mA·cm^-2,半波电位在-0.07 V.透射电镜分析表明所制备的碳黑载吡啶钴（10%Co30%Py/C）催化剂平均粒径为20 nm.     

HO3+ 杂Ge-In-Sb-S玻璃陶瓷光谱特性

采用熔融淬冷法和热处理工艺制备了系列掺Ho3+的透明G eS2-In2S3-Sb2S3硫系玻璃陶瓷.测试了Ho3掺杂的基质玻璃和玻璃陶瓷样品的密度、显微硬度、红外光谱以及在900 nm激光泵浦下的近红外及中红外荧光光谱.结果表明:热处理后样品析出的晶相为In2S3和Sb2S3颗粒的混合体,晶粒尺寸限制在～100 nm以...     

The use of ethylene glycol solution as the running buffer for highly efficient microchip-based electrophoresis in unmodified cyclic olefin copolymer microchips

An ethylene glycol solution was used as the electrophoretic running buffer in unmodified cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) microchips to minimize the interactions between the analytes and the hydrophobic walls of the plastic microchannels, enhance the resolution of the analytes and eliminate the uncontrollable dispersion caused by uneven liquid levels and non-uniform surfaces of the separation channels. Five amino acids that were labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) were used as model analytes to examine the separation efficiency. The effects of ethylene glycol concentration, pH and sodium tetraborate concentration were systematically investigated. The five FITC-labeled amino acids were effectively resolved using a COC microchip with an effective length of 2.5 cm under optimum conditions, which included using a running buffer of 20 mmol/L sodium tetraborate in ethylene glycol:water (80:20, v/v), pH 6.7. A theoretical plate number of 4.8 × 10(5)/m was obtained for aspartic acid. The system exhibited good repeatability, and the relative standard deviations (n=5) of the peak areas and migration times were no more than 3.4% and 0.7%, respectively. Furthermore, the system was successfully applied to elucidate these five amino acids in human saliva.     

Electrochemistry, electrogenerated chemiluminescence, and excimer formation dynamics of intramolecular π-stacked 9-naphthylanthracene derivatives and organic nanoparticles

We report the electrochemical characterization and the observation of excimer emission from a series of 9-naphthylanthracene-based dimer- and trimer-bridged high steric hindrance aromatic groups during photoluminescence (PL) measurements in the solid state and in solution electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) measurements. Cyclic voltammetry of 4,4'-bis(9-(1-naphthyl)anthracen-10-yl)biphenyl (4A) and 1,3,5-tris(9-(1-naphthyl)anthracen-10-yl)benzene (4C) showed two or three reversible, closely spaced one-electron transfers on oxidation in dichloromethane. The ECL emission spectra of 4A and 4C resulting from the annihilation reaction in benzonitrile showed two bands: one at the same wavelength as the PL peak in the solution state, and a broad band at longer wavelength. With a coreactant, such as peroxydisulfate, ECL spectra showed a single peak that was less broad in shape. PL measurement in the solid state and measurement of representative time traces of PL intensity, lifetimes, and picosecond time-correlated single-photon counting confirmed excimer emission at long wavelength. A reprecipitation method was used to prepare well-dispersed organic nanoparticles (NPs) of 4A in both aqueous and acetonitrile solutions. The smallest stable size of NPs produced was ~15 ± 6 nm, as analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. These organic NPs produced stable and weak ECL emission from the annihilation reaction in both aqueous and MeCN solutions. With a coreactant, such as peroxydisulfate, the ECL signal on reduction was sufficiently strong to obtain an ECL spectrum.     

高效液相色谱法检测六种氟喹诺酮类兽药残留前处理的优化

建立了一个检测动物源性食品中6种氟喹诺酮类药物残留的高效液相色谱方法。不同基质的样品前处理对检测影响较大:鱼、肉及肝脏等样品需经过乙腈-0.1 mol/L KH2PO4缓冲液提取,乙腈饱和的正己烷洗涤去除油脂;蛋及乳制品样品用正己烷饱和的乙腈提取,乙腈饱和的正己烷去脂。目标化合物采用高效液相色谱-荧光检测器检测,外标法定量。对市售鸡肉、猪肉、鸡蛋进行检测,添加10、20、50、100μg/kg浓度水平时,回收率在82%~105%之间,相对标准偏差在4%~12%之间,方法的检出限诺氟沙星、环丙沙星、沙拉沙星及单诺沙星为5.0μg/Kg,恩诺沙星、达氟沙星为3.0μg/Kg。     

表面活性剂类多肽A6KA6K的自组装及机理研究

为了研究表面活性剂类多肽疏水链段长度及亲疏水氨基酸比例对其自组装结构的影响,本文设计了一种表面活性剂类多肽A6K的二倍体A6KA6K。圆二色谱分析表明的二级结构主要为无规卷曲结构并伴有少量的α-螺旋;透射电子显微镜和动态光散射分析表明,其在水溶液中能自组装形成纳米囊泡状结构。芘荧光分子探针研究表明自组装体存在疏水微区域将芘分子包裹在其中,证明了这种多肽在溶液中可形成胶束类的自组装体,并计算了其临界胶束浓度。相比已报道的表面活性剂类肽A6K,本文设计的肽序列A6KA6K由于在较长疏水链段区域中存在亲水性氨基酸K,对疏水相互作用有影响,使得含有14个氨基酸的肽自组装形成纳米囊泡状结构。     

人造玫瑰花花瓣的微结构分布与水滴黏附性质的关系

本文采用模板印刷法制备得到了“人造玫瑰花花瓣”,即具有玫瑰花花瓣结构的PDMS薄膜,通过对该薄膜逐级拉伸改变微观结构的分布;采用环境扫描电镜（ESEM）观察了不同拉伸程度下薄膜表面微观结构的变化,采用高敏感性微电力学天平测试了样品表面微观结构变化过程中水滴的粘附力,分析了微观结构分布与水滴粘附性质的关系;采用接触角测量仪表征不同拉伸条件下薄膜的浸润性.实验结果表明随着PDMS薄膜被逐次拉伸,单位面积内玫瑰花花瓣乳突的数目减少,纳米褶皱面积不断增加,而纳米级褶皱结构尺寸随着拉伸基本上不发生变化,直到样品破坏;与微观结构变化相对应的,该表面对水滴的粘附力先增大后减小,直到该表面彻底破坏.由此可见,微米结构及纳米结构的分布是影响玫瑰花花瓣对水滴粘附的主要因素.