Effect of agar hydrogel and magnesium ions on the biomimetic mineralization of calcium carbonate

Here, agar hydrogel was selected as diffusion medium and template to control the biomimetic mineralization of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃). Due to three dimensional network structures and abundant functional groups (such as, hydroxyl groups), Ca²⁺ ions were uniformly distributed in the network and electrostatically attracted. The diffusion speed and range of CO₃^2? ions were mediated by the concentration of hydrogel medium. Under the synergistic effect of Mg²⁺ ions, the crystal CaCO₃ was induced by gas phase diffusion method in the hydrogel system. The results showed that the concentrations of Mg²⁺ ions and agar hydrogel had no obvious effect on the calcite phase of CaCO₃, but the morphologies and sizes changed with concentrations of medium and Mg²⁺ ions. Attribute to template effect, the crystallization behavior and growth rate of CaCO₃ crystals were regulated. Since Mg²⁺ ions were easily adsorbed on the surfaces of unit cell, the unique structure of CaCO₃ was precisely controlled. This study provides a useful reference and inspiration for the understandings of the contributions of ion supply rate in bio-mineralization and hydrogel medium in biomimetic mineralization.     

Performance of the diffusive gradients in thin films technique for measuring Ca and Mg in freshwater

Measurements of the major cations Ca and Mg by the technique of diffusive gradients in thin films (DGTs) were systematically evaluated. The concentration in solution was calculated using Fick’s first law of diffusion from the directly measured flux to the DGT device. A selective cation exchange resin (Bio-Rad Chelex^®100), which has been used extensively with DGT for trace metals, such as Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Ni²⁺, was used for this work.

Elution of Ca and Mg from the resin with 1 M HNO₃ was very reproducible. Measurements of Ca and Mg concentrations in synthetic solutions agreed well with the theoretical predictions. The negative response on uptake caused by lowered pH was investigated. Uptake was found to decline below pH 5. The capacity of the DGT device for Ca and Mg was also investigated to establish maximum deployment times for given concentrations.

Experiments with filtered and modified lake water show that DGT can be used to measure Ca and Mg when trace metals are present in the solution. An in situ deployment of DGT combined with an ultrafiltration study suggest that the Mg concentration measured by DGT is similar to the concentration found in the fraction <1 kDa.     

纳米晶MgSO4·5Mg(OH)2·3H2O合成与表征

纳米材料由于具有表面、体积和量子尺寸效应的特殊性而受到广泛重视[1～3]. 微米级硫氧镁晶须作为塑料添加增强和阻燃剂已有报道[4～7]. 纳米晶MgSO4*5Mg(OH)2*3H2O不仅对塑料起补强作用, 而且其粒度小, 使塑料变得更致密, 强度、韧性与防水性能大大提高. 目前纳米材料的合成方法多种多样[8～10], 本文采用水热法制得纳米硫氧镁晶粒, 产物纯度高、分散性好且粒度易控制.     

Magnesium optical one-shot sensor based on a coumarin chromoionophore

The characterization of a new irreversible optical absorption-based one-shot sensor for magnesium is described. The magnesium photoactive probe is 7-diethylamino-3-(3,4-ethylendioxybenzoyl)coumarin immobilized in a plasticized polymeric membrane. The magnesium selectivity can be explained in terms of size and charge density of magnesium and charge-separated resonance forms contribution in the excited state of coumarin. The selectivity obtained for magnesium over a variety of naturally occurring species in natural waters meets the requirements for the determination of this ion in water. The one-shot sensor responds between 0.14 and 14mgL(-1) with a sensor-to-sensor reproducibility of 1.3% as [Formula: see text] , at the medium level of the range. The performance of the optical one-shot sensor was tested in the analysis of magnesium in different types of natural waters and soft drinks validating results against a reference procedure.     

两个基于氢键构筑的超分子镁配合物的合成、 晶体结构及荧光性质

以5,6-苯并咪唑二酸(H₃bidc)为有机配体, 在水热条件下通过控制反应温度得到了2个镁配合物[Mg(Hbidc)(H₂O)₄](1) 和 [Mg(Hbidc)(H₂O)₅]·4H₂O(2). 通过单晶及粉末X 射线衍射、 红外光谱、 元素分析和热重分析对配合物进行了表征. 结果表明, 配合物1和2均为单核分子, 分别以不同的堆积方式通过氢键构筑成三维超分子结构. 值得注意的是, 配合物2的结构中捕获了由氢键连接的环状四聚体水簇(H₂O)₄. 配合物1和2的电荷布居分析结果与晶体结构的讨论一致. 此外, 固体荧光分析表明, 配合物1和2在室温下具有较强的蓝光发射.     

A novel method for determination of magnesium in urine and water samples with mercury film-plated carbon paste electrode

A square wave adsorptive stripping voltammetric (SWAdSV) method for the indirect determination of trace amounts of magnesium with thiopentone sodium (TPS) as an electroactive ligand, at carbon paste mercury film electrode (CP-MFE) is proposed. It is observed that the increase of the square wave voltammetric cathodic peak current of TPS, under alkaline conditions, is linear with the increase of Mg concentration. Under optimum experimental conditions viz.; pH 10.75, 3×10⁻⁵ M TPS and 0.05 M phosphate buffer (Na₂HPO₄-NaH₂PO₄), a linear relation in the range 6×10⁻⁹ to 9×10⁻⁸ M Mg²⁺ (0.14-2.16 ppb), at 60 s deposition time, is obtained. The detection limit of Mg²⁺ is 0.14 ppb for 60 s deposition time with the relative standard deviation is 0.5% (n=5). The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of magnesium in urine and tap water samples with satisfactory results. The data obtained are compared with the standard flame atomic absorption spectrophotometric method (FAAS).     

火焰原子吸收法测定硅酸盐中铁钙镁

研究火焰原子吸收法测定硅基体中铁、钙、镁时，硅对待测元素吸收信号的干扰及表面活性剂对硅干扰的抑制作用。以十六烷基吡啶盐（ＣＰＣ）作干扰抑制剂，ＦＡＡＳ法测定硅酸盐中铁、钙、镁等元素，灵敏、简便、无干扰。合成样品中铁、钙、镁的回收率分别为９９．８％、１０１．３％和９８．３％。     

微波消解-FAAS测定飞饿中钙、镁、铁、锌、铜和锰的含量

采用微波消解-FAAS法对一种食用植物"飞饿"的叶和茎中铁、锌、铜、锰、钙、镁6种微量元素进行分析测定。结果显示飞饿中含有丰富的钙、镁、铁、锌、铜和锰元素。RSD为≤8.1%(n=6),加标回收率为94%—108.5%。