Discrimination and simultaneous determination of hydroquinone and catechol by tunable polymerization of imidazolium-based ionic liquid on multi-walled carbon nanotube surfaces

Tunable polymerization of ionic liquid on the surfaces of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was achieved by a mild thermal-initiation-free radical reaction of 3-ethy-1-vinylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate in the presence of MWCNTs. Successful modification of polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) on MWCNTs surfaces (PIL-MWCNTs) was demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The resulting PIL-MWCNTs possessed unique features of high dispersity in aqueous solution and tunable thickness of PIL layer, due to positive imidazole groups along PIL chains and controllable ionic liquid polymerization by tuning the ratio of precursor. Based on cation-π interaction between the positive imidazole groups on PIL-MWCNTs surface and hydroquinone (HQ) or catechol (CC), excellent discrimination ability toward HQ and CC and improved simultaneous detection performance were achieved. The linear range for HQ and CC were 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ to 5.0 × 10⁻⁴ M and 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ to 4.0 × 10⁻⁴ M, respectively. The detection limit for HQ was 4.0 × 10⁻⁷ M and for CC 1.7 × 10⁻⁷ M (S/N = 3), correspondingly.     

Determination of glutathione in single HepG2 cells by capillary electrophoresis with reduced graphene oxide modified microelectrode

Determination of intracellular bioactive species will afford beneficial information related to cell metabolism, signal transduction, cell function, and disease treatment. In this study, the electrochemically reduced graphene oxide modified carbon fiber microdisk electrode (ER‐GOME) was used as a detector of CZE‐electrochemical detection and developed to detect glutathione (GSH). The electrocatalytic activity of the modified microelectrode was characterized by cyclic voltammetry. Under optimized experimental conditions, the concentration linear range of GSH was from 1 to 60 μM. When the S/N ratio was 3, the concentration detection limit was 1 μM. Compared with the unmodified carbon fiber microdisk electrode, the sensitivity was enhanced more than five times. With the use of this method, the average contents of GSH in single HepG2 cells were found to be 7.13 ± 1.11 fmol (n = 10). Compared with gold/mercury amalgam microelectrode, which was usually used in determining GSH, the electrochemically reduced graphene oxide modified carbon fiber microdisk electrode was friendly to environment for free mercury. Furthermore, there were several merits of the novel electrochemical detector coupled with CE, such as comparative repeatability, easy fabrication, and high sensitivity, hold great potential for the single‐cell assay.     

石墨烯包覆天然球形石墨作为锂离子电池的负极材料，是否需要乙炔黑导电剂？

我们通过包覆炭化的方法制备得到了石墨烯包覆的天然球形石墨(G/SG)材料,并使用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪以及多种电化学测试手段考察了不同石墨烯含量的复合材料的形貌结构及电化学性能。我们发现,在不添加乙炔黑(AB)的情况下,G/SG复合材料表现出较高的首次库伦效率,很好的循环稳定性和高倍率性能。当石墨烯包覆量为1%时,材料50次循环后的可逆容量可与添加10%AB的天然石墨电极(SG)等同;当石墨烯包覆量为2.5%时,材料的比容量完全高于添加10%AB的石墨电极。材料电化学性能的改善归因于石墨烯的包覆。一方面,石墨烯的柔软可变性可以保证天然石墨颗粒在充放电过程中的结构完整性,从而有效改善材料的循环稳定性;另一方面,石墨烯的存在提高了电极的导电性,促进更好导电网络的形成。因此,石墨烯包覆天然球形石墨材料中,石墨烯不仅是活性物质,也发挥导电剂的作用。当添加5%的乙炔黑时,在50 mA·g^-1电流循环50次后,5%G/SG电极的可逆容量从381.1 mAh·g^-1提高到404.5 mAh·g^-1,在1 A·g^-1电流时可逆容量从82.5 mAh·g^-1提高到101.9 mAh·g^-1,这表明G/SG电极仍然需要乙炔黑导电剂。乙炔黑颗粒填充在复合材料的空隙中,通过点接触的形式连接到G/SG颗粒,与石墨烯协同作用形成了更加有效的导电网络。尽管石墨烯包覆和乙炔黑添加对天然石墨电极具有积极的影响,例如增加了天然石墨电极的导电性和储锂性能(包括可逆容量,倍率性能和循环性能),但随着石墨烯或乙炔黑的增加,电极密度通常会降低。因此,在实际应用中应考虑石墨负极材料的质量和体积容量的平衡。这些结果对天然石墨的进一步商业应用具有重要意义。我们的工作为天然石墨电极在锂电池中的电化学行为提供了一种新的认识,并且有助于制备更高性能的负极材料。     

混合型固相萃取-高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定稻米中3种谷维素北大核心CSCD

建立了利用高效液相色谱-串联质谱结合混合型阴离子交换固相萃取柱测定稻米中3种谷维素(环木菠萝烯醇阿魏酸酯(CA-FA)、24-亚甲基环木菠萝烯醇阿魏酸酯(24MCA-FA)和菜油甾醇阿魏酸酯(Camp-FA))含量的分析方法。实验通过优化3种谷维素的多反应监测(MRM)质谱参数,比较了在不同流动相中的分离度以及响应强度,同时考察了不同提取条件、净化条件对3种谷维素提取率和净化效果的影响,再结合外标法定量,实现了对稻米中3种谷维素的定量分析。实验结果表明,采用5 mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液为流动相A,甲醇∶乙腈=1∶1(v/v)为流动相B,梯度洗脱,3种谷维素在Agilent Eclipse XDB-C8色谱柱(150 mm×2.1 mm,3.5μm)上基本分离且响应强度和峰形最佳;提取条件经正交实验优化后可得:料液比为1∶20(g/mL)、提取溶剂为甲醇、浸泡时间为12 h、超声温度为40℃以及超声时间为20 min时,3种谷维素提取率最高;对混合型阴离子交换固相萃取柱的上样溶剂以及洗脱溶剂优化后,样品基质效应为1.6%~10.8%。在各优化条件下,3种谷维素在各自的线性范围内线性良好,相关系数(r2)均≥0.9983,检出限(LOD)为0.5~1.0μg/L,定量限(LOQ)为2.0~3.5μg/L。在稻米样品本底浓度2、5和10倍的加标水平下3种谷维素的平均回收率为86.1%~110.6%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.9%~3.2%。该方法可快速准确测定稻米中3种谷维素的含量,为后续稻米中谷维素类化合物测定及鉴定奠定基础。     

基于探针底物法的高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定蚯蚓体内4种CYP同工酶活力及其应用北大核心CSCD

基于探针底物法,将蚯蚓微粒体悬浮液加入至含有混合探针底物香豆素(50μmol·L^(-1))、安非他酮(25μmol·L^(-1))、阿莫地喹(50μmol·L^(-1))、右美沙芬(5μmol·L^(-1))的孵育体系中(微粒体蛋白质量浓度需控制在32~96 mg·L^(-1)内),于37℃孵育20 min后,加入甲醇终止反应,静置10 min后过0.22μm滤膜,采用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定对应的代谢物7-羟基香豆素、羟基-安非他酮、N-脱乙基阿莫地喹、右啡烷的生成量。根据相应代谢物的生成量分别评价蚯蚓CYP2A6、CYP2B6、CYP2C8及CYP2D6酶活力。采用Acquity UPLC HSS T3柱作为分离柱,以不同体积比的含1 mmol·L^(-1)乙酸铵的0.05%(φ)甲酸溶液和甲醇的混合溶液作为流动相进行梯度洗脱,串联质谱中采用电喷雾离子源正离子模式和多反应监测模式检测,并用基质匹配法配制混合标准溶液系列。结果显示:7-羟基香豆素、羟基-安非他酮、N-脱乙基阿莫地喹、右啡烷的质量浓度均在2.5~50μg·L^(-1)内与其对应的峰面积呈线性关系;对空白样品进行3个浓度水平的加标回收试验,回收率为73.7%~103%,日内相对标准偏差(RSDs,n=5)为2.1%~11%,日间RSDs(n=5)为4.6%~10%。方法用于分析分别暴露于多壁碳纳米管染毒土壤(暴露组)和普通土壤(对照组)21 d后蚯蚓体内4种CYP同工酶的活力,CYP2C8酶活力明显高于CYP2A6、CYP2B6及CYP2D6,暴露组中CYP2A6及CYP2C8酶活力显著(P<0.05)高于对照组,而CYP2B6及CYP2D6酶活力与对照组的无显著性差异,因此推测可将CYP2A6及CYP2C8作为一套生物标记物,用于定性诊断土壤的多壁碳纳米管污染。     

Microalgae separation by inertia-enhanced pinched flow fractionation

To improve the accuracy and efficiency of ships’ ballast water detection, the separation of microalgae according to size is significant. In this article, a method to separate microalgae based on inertia-enhanced pinched flow fractionation (iPFF) was reported. The method utilized the inertial lift force induced by flow to separate microalgae according to size continuously. The experimental results show that, as the Reynolds number increases, the separation effect becomes better at first, but then stays unchanged. The best separation effect can be obtained when the Reynolds number is 12.3. In addition, with the increase of the flow rate ratio between sheath fluid and microalgae mixture, the separation effect becomes better and the best separation effect can be obtained when the flow rate ratio reaches 10. In this case, the recovery rate of Tetraselmis sp. is about 90%, and the purity is about 86%; the recovery rate of Chlorella sp. is as high as 99%, and the purity is about 99%. After that, the separation effect keeps getting better but very slowly. In general, this study provides a simple method for the separation of microalgae with different sizes, and lays a foundation for the accurate detection of microalgae in the ballast water.     

Water‐Soluble Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide Quantum Dots with Upconversion Fluorescence

Uniform water‐soluble monolayer MoS₂ quantum dots (MQDs) with lateral sizes of ≈2.1 nm, a clearly zigzag‐terminated edge, and a hexagonal lattice structure are achieved using ammonium molybdate, thiourea, and N‐acetyl‐l ‐cysteine (NAC) as precursors and the capping reagent in a facile one‐pot hydrothermal approach. MQDs have good dispersity and high stability in aqueous suspension and exhibit a significantly larger direct bandgap (3.96 eV) compared to monolayer MoS₂ nanosheets (1.89 eV). Pronounced blue‐shifts in the wavelengths of both the excitonic absorption and intrinsic state emission with activated strong luminescence at room temperature beyond monolayer MoS₂ nanosheets is demonstrated. Unusual upconversion photoluminescence is also observed and is caused by two successive transfers of energy from the near‐infrared (NIR) absorption generated by the NAC capping reagent to the hexagonal structure of MQDs. Additional optical properties of MQDs may provide numerous exciting technological applications. Here, MQDs are demonstrated as a highly selective fluorescent reagent for detecting tetracycline hydrochloride under UV and NIR irradiation.     

Distributed Bragg reflector laser(1.8 μm) with 10 nm wavelength tuning range

We report a 1.8 μm two-section distributed Bragg reflector laser using butt-jointed In Ga As P bulk material as the waveguide core layer. The threshold current is 17 m A and the output power is 8 m W on average. The threshold current, output power, and emitting wavelength dependences on temperature are measured. The obtained wavelength tuning range is 10 nm. This device has potential applications in simultaneous multiple-gas detection.     

Magnetically Encoded Luminescent Composite Nanoparticles through Layer‐by‐Layer Self‐Assembly

Sensitive and rapid detection of multiple analytes and the collection of components from complex samples are important in fields ranging from bioassays/chemical assays, clinical diagnosis, to environmental monitoring. A convenient strategy for creating magnetically encoded luminescent CdTe@SiO₂@n Fe₃O₄ composite nanoparticles, by using a layer‐by‐layer self‐assembly approach based on electrostatic interactions, is described. Silica‐coated CdTe quantum dots (CdTe@SiO₂) serve as core templates for the deposition of alternating layers of Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles and poly(dimethyldiallyl ammonium chloride), to construct CdTe@SiO₂@n Fe₃O₄ (n=1, 2, 3, …?) composite nanoparticles with a defined number (n) of Fe₃O₄ layers. Composite nanoparticles were characterized by zeta‐potential analysis, fluorescence spectroscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry, and transmission electron microscopy, which showed that the CdTe@SiO₂@n Fe₃O₄ composite nanoparticles exhibited excellent luminescence properties coupled with well‐defined magnetic responses. To demonstrate the utility of these magnetically encoded nanoparticles for near‐simultaneous detection and separation of multiple components from complex samples, three different fluorescently labeled IgG proteins, as model targets, were identified and collected from a mixture by using the CdTe@SiO₂@n Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles.