Preparation and evaluation of thermally stable nano-structured self-doped polythiophene coating for analysis of phthalate ester trace levels

Nano‐structured self‐doped polythiophene (SPT) electrodeposited in the presence of fluorinated organic acid was applied as a thermally stable conductive polymer‐based solid‐phase microextraction (SPME) fiber candidate. Quantitative determination of trace levels of phthalate esters including dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) was carried out using this novel fiber, coupling with gas chromatography‐flame ionization detector (GC‐FID). The SPT coating was proved to be stable at high temperatures (～350°C) with a high extraction capacity and long lifetime (more than 60 times). Improved temperature resistance was obtained by the presence of sulfonated groups in the backbone of polymer. Thermal stability of novel SPT was superior to common polythiophene (synthesized in LiClO₄). The extraction procedure was optimized by means of the Taguchi orthogonal array experimental design with an OA₁₆ (4⁵) matrix including extraction temperature, extraction time, salt concentration, stirring rate, and headspace volume. The good linearity was obtained for most compounds with correlation coefficients (R²) of between 0.993 and 0.995. The detection limits were lower than 0.12 ng/mL for dimethyl phthalate, DEP, dibutyl phthalate, and diethylhexyl phthalate. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of water samples with the recoveries from 90±1 to 107±1%.     

超声作用下稀土离子对纳米TiO2与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的影响

在模拟人体生理条件下,采用紫外光谱法、荧光光谱法和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)研究了超声作用下三种稀土离子(La3+、Gd3+、Yb3+)存在的不同体系中,纳米TiO2与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用.结果表明:在超声作用下,不同体系中纳米TiO2均导致BSA的内源荧光猝灭,其猝灭机制主要为静态猝灭和非辐射能量转移;凝胶电泳结果表明,不同体系中的纳米TiO2均未对BSA的结构造成明显的损伤,由热力学数据确定其作用力主要为氢键和范德华力.稀土离子的存在使纳米TiO2与BSA的结合常数、结合距离和热力学参数发生改变,但结合位点数和作用力类型基本不变.稀土离子对纳米TiO2与BSA的结合产生明显的"四分组效应",它们分别以"离子架桥"和"同位取代"方式参与纳米TiO2与BSA的结合过程.     

基于纳米MnO2-MWCNTs复合材料修饰的葡萄糖传感器

采用水热法制备了纳米MnO2,并用红外光谱,X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对其进行了表征。将碳纳米管和纳米MnO2分散在壳聚糖溶液中,用滴涂法固定到玻碳电极表面,制成修饰电极。利用计时电流法对该葡萄糖传感器的性能进行了研究,纳米MnO2-MWCNTs复合物对葡萄糖的氧化有明显的催化作用。在优化的条件下,葡萄糖在5.0×10-5～3.0×10-2mol/L浓度范围内,计时电流与浓度之间呈线性关系,检出限为1.5×10-5 mol/L(S/N=3)。对1.0×10-3 mol/L葡萄糖溶液平行测定8次的相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.1%。该传感器可成功用于葡萄糖注射液中葡萄糖的测定,回收率在96.4%～98.6%之间。     

球磨对纳米ZrO2水相悬浮体系性质的影响

实验研究了球磨时间对纳米ZrO₂水悬浮液性质的影响。结果表明,粒径小于15nm ZrO₂在SND6800球磨剂的水相中球磨2h制备的悬浮液,可稳定存在14天。在SND6800球磨剂与ZrO₂的质量比为5:95时,球磨时间对粒子粒度、悬浮液的密度和pH值以及沉降率影响不大;但对悬浮液的吸光度、表面张力和黏度有明显的影响。球磨时间50h是悬浮液的吸光度及表面张力最大,而黏度是球磨40h时最大。     

Evaluation the pozzolanic reactivity of sonochemically fabricated nano natural pozzolan

Natural pozzolans are appropriate supplementary cementitious materials in cement and concrete industry. A simple sonochemical method was developed to synthesize nanostructures of natural pozzolan. Chemical composition, crystallinity, morphology and reactivity of the natural pozzolan samples were compared before and after the sonochemical process, by using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Thermal Gravimetry and Differential Thermal Analysis (TG/DTA). Compressive strength tests were performed to evaluate the properties of blended cements incorporating nano natural pozzolan. Under optimized conditions, the nano natural pozzolans showed a superior reactivity as compared with the bulk natural pozzolan. Also higher compressive strength was obtained for the cement specimen incorporating nano natural pozzolan.     

Comparative of the removal of Pb2+, Cd2+ and Ni2+ by nano crystallite hydroxyapatite from aqueous solutions: Adsorption isotherm study

Release of heavy metal onto the water and soil as a result of agricultural and industrial activities may pose a serious threat to the environment. In this study, the adsorption behavior of nano hydroxyapatite with respect to Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Ni²⁺ has been studied in order to consider its application to purity metal finishing wastewater. The batch method has been employed, using metal concentrations in solution ranging from 100 to 400 mg/L. The uptake capacity and distribution coefficients (K_d) were determined for the adsorption system as a function of sorbate concentration. The Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin–Kaganer–Radushkevich (DKR) isotherms applied for sorption studies showed that the amount of metal sorbed on nano hydroxyapatite. It was found that the adsorption phenomena depend on charge density and hydrated ion diameter. According to the equilibrium studies, the selectivity sequence can be given as Pb²⁺ > Cd²⁺ > Ni²⁺. These results show that nano hydroxyapatite holds great potential to remove cationic heavy metal species from industrial wastewater.     

Synthesis and spectral behavior of nanometric Ti(IV) complexes with nitrogen,sulfur, and oxygen donors

To study the spectral behavior of Ti(IV) complexes with sulfur donors, several new nano-sized mixed ligand complexes of Ti(IV) have been synthesized by the reaction of titanium(IV) salts with 3(2′-hydroxyl phenyl)-5-(4-substituted phenyl)pyrazolines and ammonium salts of dithiophosphates. Spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction studies reveal amorphous and monomeric complexes. The Ti(IV) complexes show octahedral geometry in which dithiophosphate and pyrazoline are bidentate. Transmission electron microscopic image shows that the particle size ranges from 50 to 90?nm.     

Nano‐Porous Light‐Emitting Silicon Chip as a Potential Biosensor Platform

Abstract

Nano‐porous silicon (PS) offers a potential platform for biosensors with benefits both in terms of light emission and the large functional surface area. A light emitting PS chip with a stable and functional surface was fabricated in our laboratory. When protein was deposited on it, the light emission was reduced in proportion to the protein concentration. Based on this property, we developed a rudimentary demonstration of a label‐free sensor to detect bovine serum albumin (BSA). A serial concentration of BSA was applied to the light chip and the reduction in light emission was measured. The reduction of the light intensity was linearly related to the concentration of the BSA at concentrations below 10^?5 M. The detection limit was 8×10^?9 M.     

纳米二氧化钒薄膜的电学与光学相变特性

采用双离子束溅射氧化钒薄膜附加热处理的方式制备了纳米二氧化钒薄膜。在热驱动方式下,分别利用四探针测试技术和傅里叶变换红外光谱技术对纳米二氧化钒薄膜的电学与光学半导体-金属相变特性进行了测试与分析。实验结果表明,电学相变特性与光学相变特性之间存在明显的偏差,电学相变温度为63 ℃,高于光学相变温度,60 ℃;电学相变持续的温度宽度较光学相变持续温度宽度宽;在红外光波段,随着波长的增加,纳米二氧化钒薄膜的光学相变温度逐渐增大,由半导体相向金属相转变的初始温度逐渐升高,相变持续的温度宽度变窄。在红外光波段,纳米二氧化钒薄膜的光学相变特性可以通过光波波长进行调控,电学相变特性更适合表征纳米VO₂薄膜的半导体-金属相变特性。