Capture of DNA in microfluidic channel using magnetic beads: Increasing capture efficiency with integrated microfluidic mixer

We have studied the hybridization of target DNA in solution with probe DNA on magnetic beads immobilized on the channel sidewalls in a magnetic bead separator. The hybridization is carried out under a liquid flow and is diffusion limited. Two systems are compared: one with a straight microfluidic channel and one with an integrated staggered herringbone mixer. Fluorescence microscopy studies show that the hybridization is much more efficient in the system with the integrated mixer. The results, which are discussed in terms of a simple model, are relevant for any diffusion-limited reaction taking place on the surface in a microfluidic system.     

X荧光光谱分析法测定含铬不定形耐火材料

含铬耐火材料中的SiO2,Al2O3,Fe2O3,TiO2,CaO,MgO和Cr2O3等直接影响着产品质量,属于需控制成分。文章用市售耐火材料标准品和基准试剂配制出适当含量范围且有一定梯度的系列标准样,以四硼酸锂-偏硼酸锂(质量比67∶33)作熔剂、熔样过程中添加碘化铵固体脱模剂的方法制备样品玻璃熔片,通过X射线荧光光谱法(XRF)测定元素的荧光强度,并以理论α系数基体校正法消除吸收与增强效应,从而得到测量上述组分的定量校正曲线。该方法应用于耐火材料标准品的测定,所得结果与标准值吻合。应用于实际样品的测定并和化学法比较,结果准确,精密度好,操作简单、快速,具有良好的实用性。     

ATMOSPHERIC OXIDATION OF VITAMIN C AND E IN THE SURFACTANT SYSTEM

The association of ascorbic acid (H₂A, AA) with α-tocopherol (α-T) enhances the antioxidant capability of the two vitamins in a microemulsion formed by water, pentanol and sodium dodecyl sulphate. The comparison of vitamin C oxidation kinetics in the presence and absence of α-T in the system shows that there are no tangible differences in the time of the ascorbic acid decomposition. The main effect is the enhancement of the H₂A oxidation with increased pentanol concentration in the system. Ascorbic anion interacts with surfactant association structures, changing W/O microemulsion towards O/W system. The polar part of H₂A is exposed to aqueous solution and subjected to oxidation.

For the vitamin C to vitamin E weight ratio equal 0.13, ascorbic acid stimulates α-T decomposition as long, as it does in the non-oxidised form. When not all amounts of both vitamins are decomposed their activity is similar to each other in the anionic surfactant system. It means they are both good antioxidants in W/O microemulsions. After some time, when vitamin C is completely decomposed, all these micellar systems become more stable with regard to vitamin E. Vitamin E occurs to be a better antioxidant in O/W microemulsion.     

Magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer beads prepared by microwave heating for selective enrichment of β-agonists in pork and pig liver samples

Novel magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) beads using ractopamine as template for use in extraction was developed by microwave heating initiated suspension polymerization. Microwave heating, as an alternative heating source, significantly accelerate the polymerization process. By incorporating magnetic iron oxide, superparamagnetic composite MIP beads with average diameter of 80 μm were obtained. The imprinted beads were then characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and vibrating sample magnetometer. Highly cross-linked porous surface and good magnetic property were observed. The adsorption isotherm modeling was performed by fitting the data to Freundlich isotherm model. The binding sites measured were 3.24 μmol g⁻¹ and 1.17 μmol g⁻¹ for the magnetic MIP beads and the corresponding non-imprinted magnetic beads, respectively. Cross-selectivity experiments showed the recognition ability of the magnetic MIP beads to analytes is relative to degree of molecular analogy to the template. Finally, this magnetic MIP bead was successfully used for enrichment of ractopamine, isoxsuprine and fenoterol from ultrasonically extracted solution of pork and pig liver followed by high performance chromatography with fluorescence detection. The proposed method presented good linearity and the detection limits was 0.52-1.04 ng mL⁻¹.The recoveries were from 82.0% to 90.0% and from 80.4% to 86.8% for the spiked pork and pig liver, respectively, with the RSDs of 5.8-10.0%. Combination of the specific adsorption property of the MIP material and the magnetic separation provided a powerful analytical tool of simplicity, flexibility, and selectivity.     

离心压缩机弯道最佳r/b值研究

本文将叶轮、无叶扩压器和弯道组合一起对弯道进行研究,充分考虑了叶轮出口的射流/尾迹结构对弯道进口气流的影响.通过对不同弯道半径r与流道宽度b的比值r/b条件下,数值研究其对离心压缩机基本级气动性能的影响.对弯道内部流动及r/b值变化与离心压缩机级的总体性能的变化关系进行详细的对比分析.研究结果表明:r/b值的变化对弯道出口气流角影响显著,并存在一个使级效率为最大值的最佳r/b值。壁面摩擦是引起弯道内部总压损失的主要因素。     

分离技术在新型冠状病毒研究和防疫检测中的应用

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)疫情的爆发给世界公共卫生安全带来前所未有的挑战.随着新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)相关研究的不断深入,众多分析检测技术相继被应用,推动了病毒检测、疫苗和创新疗法的研发,从而使疫情早日得到控制.分离技术作为生命科学、医学、药学领域的关键技术,操作简单,分离效率高,选择性强,在新型...