Dual Amperometric Immunosensor for Improving Cancer Metastasis Detection by the Simultaneous Determination of Extracellular and Soluble Circulating Fraction of Emerging Metastatic Biomarkers

This paper reports the development of a dual immunosensor using magnetic microcarriers (MBs) and amperometric transduction at dual screen‐printed carbon electrodes (SPdCEs) for the simultaneous determination of two biomarkers: interleukin‐13 receptor α2 (IL‐13Rα2) and E‐cadherin (E‐CDH), with both extracellular and soluble fraction; oncogenic and tumor suppressor markers, respectively, of great relevance in metastatic processes. The implemented methodology involved the formation of sandwich‐type immunocomplexes using specific capture antibodies immobilized onto carboxylic acid magnetic microbeads (HOOC‐MBs), and biotinylated detector antibodies labeled with streptavidin?horseradish peroxidase conjugates (Strep‐HRP). The amperometric detection was performed by addition of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of hydroquinone (HQ) as the redox mediator. The dual immunosensing platform provided linear calibration ranges suitable for the determination of both biomarkers in liquid and solid clinical specimens as well as excellent selectivity against other cancer biomarkers. This simple handling dual bioplatform was applied to the determination of the soluble and extracellular fraction of the target biomarkers in serum and paraffined‐embedded tissues from colorectal cancer (CRC) patients diagnosed at different tumor grade. The obtained results reveal great potential of this configuration to improve the reliability in diagnosing metastatic CRC.     

Voltammetric Label‐free Immunosensors for the Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) or hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Early serodiagnosis and continuous monitoring of the disease is very important for medical treatment. Here, we report the detecting of both echinococcus antigen and antibody for the diagnosis of hydatid disease using square wave voltammetry (SWV)‐based immunosensors. The gold electrodes were functionalized using cysteamine/phenylene diisothiocyanate linkers and used for the immunosensors fabrication. The hydatid antigen and antibody immunosensors were constructed by the immobilization of either purified rabbit polyclonal antibody or recombinant antigen B (AgB), respectively on the functionalized gold electrodes surfaces. The detection in both cases was achieved by following the change in the SWV reduction peak current of the ferro/ferricyanide redox couple upon antibody or antigen binding. These immunosensors enabled the detection of echinococcus antigen and antibody within a concentration range of 1 pg.mL^?1 to 1 μg.mL^?1 with detection limits of 0.4 pg.mL^?1 and 0.3 pg.mL^?1, respectively. A preliminary application of the developed immunosensor was performed in spiked serum sample showing good recovery percentages ranging from 102 to 110 % for both hydatid antibody and antigen detection. This easy‐to‐use, sensitive, and low cost quantitative method holds great promise for the early diagnosis of hydatid disease and thus, better managements and treatment outcomes.     

Immunosensor for Detection of the Textile Dye Disperse Orange 1 Based on Non‐conventional Competitive Assay

Textile dyes appear as an important class of compounds that has become a matter of public concern and a serious challenge for scientists and environmentalists due to their large‐scale production and extensive application. In this work, a non‐conventional competitive‐type amperometric immunosensor was successfully developed for detection of the textile dye Disperse Orange 1 (DO1). The DO1 was magnetically captured and separated from the sample solution using magnetic particles (MP) functionalized with the antibody anti‐DO1 and with HRP and gold electrodes were modified with the conjugate DO1‐BSA. Molecules of DO1 immobilized on the electrode surface and DO1 captured by MP compete for antibody binding sites. As a result, the amperometric signal decreases with increasing target DO1 concentration at the capture step, because this decreases, the attachment between the HRP coated MP and the electrode. This strategy allowed us to determine DO1 at the low detection limit of 0.87 ng mL^?1 with great specificity. Also, there were good recoveries for detection of the textile dye in river water samples without the need of sample pre‐treatment. The competitive amperometric immunosensor shows applicability for the determination of small molecules that cannot be determined by conventional competitive or sandwich immunosensors.     

柔性PDA薄膜阵列用于双模光学检测VOC标志物气体

本研究以亲油性的双面胶作为基底,利用滴涂二乙炔单体结合紫外光聚合来制备均匀的聚二乙炔(PDA)薄膜,通过荧光和颜色两种信号变化模式(即"双模光学检测")研究了PDA薄膜对VOC气体的响应性,发现制备的PDA薄膜在2 min内就可以实现明显的荧光和颜色变化,有效解决了目前PDA薄膜在VOC气体检测方面存在响应速度慢、薄膜均一性差等问题.此外,为解决单一PDA薄膜的交叉响应性问题,本研究制备了四种不同的基于双面胶基底的PDA薄膜,并将制备的4种PDA薄膜集成到一片PDMS薄膜基底上来构建柔性的传感阵列,利用阵列的颜色变化结合模式识别技术,实现了对8种VOC气体的快速、灵敏区分.进一步将制备的PDA薄膜阵列用于健康人、模拟糖尿病及肾病患者呼出气体中VOC标志物的辨别和分析研究,发现可以将三类人的呼出气体清晰地区分,说明了该阵列在呼气疾病诊断中的应用前景.与目前报道的PDA薄膜阵列相比,本研究中基于双面胶基底的PDA薄膜阵列具有气体响应速度快、灵敏性高、柔韧性好、制备工艺简单、成本低、易于大规模制备等优点,有望用于实VOC气体检测研究中.     

Using Taguchi Method to Determine the Optimum Conditions for Synthesizing Parapyruvate

The synthesis of parapyruvate is important for the analysis of the content in the pyruvate supplements and the study of aging-related neurodegenerative diseases. However, the pure parapyruvate crystal is not, as yet, commercially available. In this study, we applied the Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array to investigate the optimal conditions for the preparation of the pure parapyruvate by the alkaline treatment of the pyruvic acid and then followed it with the solvent crystallization steps. We were also interested in revealing the major factors that affect the yield for the synthesized pure parapyruvate crystals. In addition, the parapyruvate-inhibited enzyme kinetic of α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (KGDHC) was also investigated. We found that the pure parapyruvate could be obtained in combination with an alkaline treatment and two solvent crystallization steps. The main factors affecting the yield of the pure parapyruvate were the concentration of the pyruvic acid (the reactant), the pH of the alkali treatment, the type of solvent used for the crystallization and the volume ratio of solvent used for crystallization. Finally, the optimal conditions could prepare parapyruvate crystals with a high purity of 99.8% and a high yield of 72.8%. In addition, the results demonstrate that parapyruvate is a reversibly competitive inhibitor for KGDHC.     

二极管阵列检测-流动注射分光光度法同时测定食品中铁铜钴

目的在于建立同时测定食品中铁、铜、钴三种微量元素的新方法。以2-(5-溴-2-吡啶偶氮)-5-二乙氨基酚(5-Br-PADAP)为显色剂,Triton X-100为增敏剂,采用流动注射-CCD二极管阵列检测-分光光度分析法同时对其进行测定。优化了实验参数,并用偏最小二乘法计算程序解析重叠光谱。结果显示,铁、铜和钴的线性范围分别为0.2～10 μg·mL-1,0.1～5.0 μg·mL-1,0.01～1.0 μg·mL-1,检出限分别为：0.2,0.1,0.01 μg·mL-1,进样频率为45样·h-1。所建方法用于茶叶、芝麻、小米等食品测定时,样品加标回收率分别为铁89.4%～102.3%、铜92.2%～108.0%、钴93.2%～110.8%,相对标准偏差为1.1%～12.1%。对国家一级标准参考物质茶叶和桃叶进行测定(ｎ＝8),结果在其给出的保证值范围之内。     

基于线阵InGaAs光电二极管阵列的光纤光栅传感解调

采用线阵InGaAs光电二极管阵列和体相位光栅并结合空分复用和波分复用技术,对光纤光栅传感进行解调.设计了基于线阵InGaAs光电二极管阵列和体相位光栅的光纤光栅传感解调系统,通过系统测试和性能分析,该解调系统解调带宽42 nm,信噪比30 dB,波长偏移测量精确度±15 pm,功率测量精确度为±0.3 dB.基于线阵InGaAs光电二极管阵列和体相位光栅的光纤光栅解调系统不但尺寸小,功耗低,而且具有较高的解调速度.     

阵列相关系数比对法在中药鉴别中的应用研究

中药材红外光谱具有“指纹”性,通过对红外特征吸收谱图的比对可达到区分和鉴别药材的目的。该研究用Visual Basic 6.0设计了中药材红外光谱阵列相关系数比对软件,建立了300多种中药药材的红外光谱数据库,将未知药材的红外光谱与数据库中药材的红外光谱进行比对,它能依11个波段两光谱相关系数的大小自动找到与库中最相似的光谱的药材,从而达到鉴别未知药材的目的。研究结果表明：在光谱数据库所包含的药材范围内,指定阵列相关系数的阈值,抓住特征波段光谱的比对,可避开CO₂和H₂O等外界因素对谱图的干扰,使比对结果准确可靠。该法有望成为中药材快速鉴别的一种常规手段。     

免疫分析技术在农药残留分析中的研究进展及在中药中的应用展望

中药材的农药残留问题一直是人们关注的重点,免疫分析技术作为一项特异性强、灵敏度高的快速分析检测技术,在实现中药材农药残留快速筛查方面发挥着重要作用.该文结合近年免疫分析相关研究进展,对不同的免疫分析技术在中药农药残留分析方面的应用、技术优势以及局限性进行总结分析,并对免疫分析技术的发展前景进行了展望,对免疫分析技术在农...     

小孔阵列衍射特性与应用

以单色标量波衍射理论为基础,研究了均匀平面波从不同角度入射小孔阵列的衍射特性。运用单孔衍射理论,同时考虑相邻小孔间衍射光强的相互影响,建立了小孔阵列衍射的理论模型和光强分布的数值积分式,小孔为硬边小孔。利用Matlab对500 nm波长的平面波入射微小方孔阵列衍射图样进行了计算机仿真,得到了不同几何参量下平面波从不同角度入射时的衍射图样的一维和二维光强分布图,并将仿真结果用于微型数字式太阳敏感器的光学系统中的结构参量设计和图像处理中的参量确定。太阳敏感器的成像实验结果表明,小孔阵列衍射光强分布图的仿真结果正确、太阳敏感器光学系统参量设计合理。小孔阵列衍射理论为太阳敏感器的光学系统设计和图像处理提供了可靠的理论基础。