In this paper, a rapid, simple, and sensitive method was described for detection of the total bacterial count using SiO2-coated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) as a fluorescence marker that covalently coupled with bacteria using glutaraldehyde as
the crosslinker. Highly luminescent CdSe/ZnS were prepared by applying cadmium oxide and zinc stearate as precursors instead
of pyrophoric organometallic precursors. A reverse-microemulsion technique was used to synthesize CdSe/ZnS/SiO2 composite nanoparticles with a SiO2 surface coating. Our results showed that CdSe/ZnS/SiO2 composite nanoparticles prepared with this method possessed highly luminescent, biologically functional, and monodispersive
characteristics, and could successfully be covalently conjugated with the bacteria. As a demonstration, it was found that
the method had higher sensitivity and could count bacteria in 3 × 102 CFU/mL, lower than the conventional plate counting and organic dye-based method. A linear relationship of the fluorescence
peak intensity (Y) and the total bacterial count (X) was established in the range of 3 × 102–107 CFU/mL using the equation Y = 374.82X − 938.27 (R = 0.99574). The results of the determination for the total count of bacteria in seven real samples were identical with the
conventional plate count method, and the standard deviation was satisfactory. 相似文献
2-(5-Benzoacridine)ethyl-p-toluenesulfonate (BAETS), a dual-sensitive probe, was reacted with bile acids in the presence of K2CO3 catalyst in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent to give BAETS–bile acid derivatives. Derivatives exhibited intense fluorescence
(FL) with an excitation maximum at λex 270 nm and an emission maximum at λem 510 nm. MS analysis using APCI-MS indicated that derivatives had excellent APCI-MS ionizability with percentage ionization
δ values changing from 0 to 88.83% in aqueous acetonitrile and from 0 to 89.15% in aqueous methanol. The collision induced
dissociation spectra of m/z [M + H]+ contained specific fragment ions at m/z [M + H−H2O]+, [M + H−2H2O]+, [M + H−3H2O]+, 347.3, and 290.1. Repeatability was good for LC separation of BAETS–bile acid derivatives with aqueous acetonitrile as mobile
phase. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) of retention time and peak area at 6.6 nmol mL−1 levels with fluorescence detection (FL) were from 0.045 to 0.072% and from 2.16 to 2.73%, respectively. Excellent linear
responses were observed, with regression coefficients >0.9995. The FL detection limits (S/N = 3) were in the range of 18.0–36.1 fmol. The online APCI-MS detection limits are in the range of 500–790 fmol (at a signal-to-noise
ratio of 3). 相似文献
Patterning is of paramount importance in many areas of modern science and technology. As a good candidate for novel nanoscale optoelectronics and miniaturized molecule sensors, vertically aligned silicon nanowire (SiNW) with controllable location and orientation is highly desirable. In this study, we developed an effective procedure for the fabrication of vertically aligned SiNW arrays with micro-sized features by using single-step photolithography and silver nanoparticle-induced chemical etching at room temperature. We demonstrated that the vertically aligned SiNW arrays can be used as a platform for label-free DNA detection using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), where the inherent “fingerprint” SERS spectra allows for the differentiation of closely related biospecies. Since the SiNW array patterns could be modified by simply varying the mask used in the photolithographic processing, it is expected that the methodology can be used to fabricate label-free DNA microarrays and may be applicable to tissue engineering, which aims to create living tissue substitutes from cells seeded onto 3D scaffolds.
Figure 1
Schematic illustration of fabrication procedures of SiNWs patterns 相似文献
Thiacalix[4]arenes are a unique family of polydentate ligands that offer a combination of four soft sulfur atoms together
with four hard phenol oxygen atoms for binding to metal ions. In this study, the tetranuclear cadmium (II) complex Cd4II(tca)2·1.5CH2Cl2 (tca4− = tetra-anionic p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene) (1) was synthesized by reaction of a deprotonated p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene and various CdII salts. The structure of 1 was established by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The neutral complex 1 contains a square arrangement of four cadmium (II) ions sandwiched between two tca4− ligands that have a ‘cone’ conformation similar to that of the free ligand. The absorption and emission properties of the
free ligand H4tca and complex 1 have been recorded and explained by DFT calculations of the molecular orbitals and electronic transitions between them. 相似文献
Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculation were adopted to study the structures and properties of metal-free and magnesium tetrathieno[2,3-b]porphyrazine (TTPPzH2 and TTPPzMg) using B3LYP method with the 6–31G(d) basis set. A comparison of the geometrical structures, atomic charges, molecular orbitals, UV-vis spectra and infrared (IR) spectra among tetrathieno[2,3-b]porphyrazine (TTPPzH2), phthalocyanine (H2Pc) and porphyrazine (H2Pz) compounds was performed. The substituent effect of the thiophene heterocycle for electron-donating on the structures and properties of these compounds has been discussed. Compared with other atoms, the charge distribution of Cβ atoms adjacent to the sulfur atom is significantly influenced by the thiophene heterocycle substituents. The enlargement of the HOMO-LUMO gaps from H2Pc and MgPc to TTPPzH2 and TTPPzMg is at the origin of the observed blue shift of the Q band when moving from H2Pc to TTPPzH2 compounds. Special emphasis has been devoted to the strongest B bands for TTPPzH2 compounds which show red shift due to the large destabilization of the lower lying occupied orbitals compared with the corresponding B bands of H2Pc compounds. With the assistance of animated pictures produced on the basis of the normal coordinates, the significant peaks and vibration modes in the IR spectra of all the compounds were assigned and analyzed. 相似文献
Luminol-type compounds can be used as chemiluminescent (CL) derivatization reagents for amines, carboxylic acids and protein. Copper chelate diperiodatocuprate(III) (K5[Cu(HIO6)2], DPC) was synthesized by complexation of copper at trivalent oxidation state and periodate in a strong basic medium. It was found that DPC can greatly enhance the reaction between luminol-type compounds and H2O2 to produce very strong CL emission. Based on this fact, a rapid CE method combined with high-sensitive end-column CL detection was established to simultaneously analyze luminol and N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol (ABEI) with wide concentration range of 3.0-300 nmol/L in 5 min. The RSDs of the signal intensity and the migration time were less than 3.9 and 7.0% for a standard sample containing 100 nmol/L luminol and ABEI (n=5), respectively. The investigation implies that DPC is a promising sensitizer for CE-CL detection of a great variety of biomolecules and drugs in biological samples after derivatization using luminol derivatives. 相似文献
A simple and mild method for the determination of fatty acids (C1 – C10) based on a condensation reaction using 7-aminonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid (ANDSA) as labeling reagent with capillary zone electrophoresis has been developed. The detection was performed with a diode array detector at 254 nm. A 58.5 cm × 50 μm i.d. (50 cm effective length) untreated fused-silica capillary was used. To optimize the separation conditions, the background electrolyte concentration, column temperature, voltage and other factors were evaluated. The optimal separation conditions were as follows: 30 mmol L−1 borate buffer (pH 9.5), 15 mmol L−1 β-CD, temperature at 20 °C, pressure 50 mbar and injection time 8 s. Under the established conditions, 10 fatty acid derivatives could be well-separated within 17 min. The linearity was in the range of 0.07–5.0 μmol L−1. Detection limits (at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3) were in the range of 0.027–0.042 μmol L−1. The fatty acids from the extracted Funaria Hedw. and Selaginella samples were determined with satisfactory results.