Enhanced chiral response from the Fabry–Perot cavity coupled meta-surfaces

The circular dichroism(CD) signal of a two-dimensional(2D) chiral meta-surface is usually weak, where the difference between the transmitted(or reflected) right and left circular polarization is barely small. We present a general method to enhance the reflective CD spectrum, by adding a layer of reflective film behind the meta-surface. The light passes through the chiral meta-surface and propagates towards the reflector, where it is reflected back and further interacts with the chiral meta-surface. The light is reflected back and forth between these two layers, forming a Fabry–Perot type resonance,which interacts with the localized surface plasmonic resonance(LSPR) mode and greatly enhances the CD signal of the light wave leaving the meta-surface. We numerically calculate the CD enhancing effect of an L-shaped chiral meta-surface on a gold film in the visible range. Compared with the single layer meta-surface, the L-shaped chiral meta-surface has a CD maximum that is dramatically increased to 1. The analysis of reflection efficiency reveals that our design can be used to realize a reflective circular polarizer. Corresponding mode analysis shows that the huge CD originates from the hybrid mode comprised of FP mode and LSPR. Our results provide a general approach to enhancing the CD signal of a chiral meta-surface and can be used in areas like biosensing, circular polarizer, integrated photonics, etc.     

功能化纳米金增强的DNA电化学检测和序列分析

用冠以大量二茂铁的纳米金微粒 /抗生蛋白链菌素结合物为标记物 ,将其标记于生物素修饰的寡聚核苷酸片段上 ,制成了具有电化学活性和纳米金放大作用的DNA电化学生物传感器 .首先采用巯基DNA和巯基烷烃混合自组装膜制备了金修饰电极 ,将探针DNA分子固定在了电极表面 ,运用杂交原则结合靶点分子在电极表面形成了双螺旋的DNA链 ,然后借助抗生蛋白链菌素和生物素之间的强亲和作用 ,引入了功能化的纳米金 .通过伏安法测定了修饰在纳米金上的二茂铁的氧化还原电流 ,可以识别和测定溶液中互补的靶点DNA ,17 mer靶点DNA的浓度在 0 .0 0 1～ 10nmol/L范围内有线性关系 ,检测限可达 0 .75× 10 -12 mol/L .     

Synthesis and hybridization properties of 2′-O-(tetrazol-5-yl)ethyl-modified oligonucleotides

2′-O-(1H-Tetrazol-5-yl)ethyladenosine was synthesized using 2′-O-cyanoethyladenosine derivative as a key intermediate. The 2′-O-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethyl modifications exhibited intriguing properties such as the change in the structure of the tetrazole residue between a protonated and a deprotonated form. The T_m experiments of various oligodeoxynucleotides having a 2′-O-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)ethyl-modified adenosine showed reduced hybridization affinity in comparison to the unmodified oligonucleotides toward their complementary oligodeoxynucleotides. The mechanism of the reduced hybridization affinity was discussed on the basis of the structure and the physicochemical properties of the tetrazole moiety.     

溶胶凝胶法制备杯[6]芳烃乙酸/二氧化钛杂化材料

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了不同TiO₂含量的杯[6]芳烃乙酸/TiO₂ (CA/TiO₂)杂化材料. 通过溶剂抽提实验和FT-IR测试表明杂化材料中有机无机两相间存在着化学键. 通过XRD, SEM, TGA对材料的结构和性能进行表征. 结果表明: 当TiO₂的含量w为60%时, 材料表面均匀光滑, 有机无机两相相容性和材料的热稳定性能最好, 但w(TiO₂)≤40%时, 难以获得两相均一的杂化材料.     

Hybridized weak Galerkin finite element method for linear elasticity problem in mixed form

A hybridization technique is applied to the weak Galerkin finite element method (WGFEM) for solving the linear elasticity problem in mixed form. An auxiliary function, the Lagrange multiplier defined on the boundary of elements, is introduced in this method. Consequently, the computational costs are much lower than the standard WGFEM. Optimal order error estimates are presented for the approximation scheme. Numerical results are provided to verify the theoretical results.     

单壁碳纳米管杂化轨道计算

根据轨道杂化理论以及碳纳米管的几何结构,计算了(n,0),(n,n)和(n,m)三种单壁碳纳米管的杂化轨道,给出了杂化轨道s轨道成分和p轨道成分的解析式.对于管径较小的纳米管,锯齿型(n<40),扶手椅型(n<20),手性型(n<30,m相似文献   

Evaluation of the accuracy of hTERT gene aberrant methylation using electrochemical hybridization assay and liquid-based cytology in screening for oral squamous cell carcinoma

In order to improve the survival rate of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients, a reliable diagnostic method for early OSCC detection is required that is minimally invasive, less burdensome to the patient, and has high sensitivity and specificity. Therefore, we performed the detection of abnormal methylation at three locations in the hTERT promoter region of oral exfoliated cells by employing the ferrocenylnaphthalene diimide (FND)-based electrochemical hybridization assay (FND-EHA) using three types of DNA probe-immobilized electrodes. We also performed liquid cytology using oral exfoliated cells and compared these obtained data to evaluate whether FND- EHA can be used as an OSCC screening system. The results showed a good correlation between this method and conventional OSCC screening, and cytology. In addition, FND-EHA was also able to determine samples that had been ambiguously determined by liquid cytology. This indicates that FND-EHA may be useful as an OSCC screening system.     

Chemiluminescent Imaging Assay of SARS-CoV-2 Protein with Target-Induced Enzyme Activity Regulation

Simple but robust testing assays are essential for screening and diagnosis of individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we described a chemiluminescent imaging assay (CLIA) for sensitive and convenient detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein (NP) by a target-induced enzyme activity regulation (T-EAR) strategy. The T-EAR used a pair of antibody-DNA probes to recognize SARS-CoV-2 NP and proximity-induce rolling circle amplification for mass-production of pyrophosphate to coordinate with Cu²⁺, which prevented the reduction of Cu²⁺ to Cu⁺ by sodium ascorbate as well as the Cu⁺-caused inactivation of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). The activity retention of HRP produced strong CL signal for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 NP by catalyzing the oxidation of luminol by H₂O₂. The T-EAR based CLIA showed a wide detection range from 1 pg/mL to 100 ng/mL (13 fM to 1.3 nM) with the requirement of only 0.75 μL of sample. This CLIA had advantages of good sensitivity, simple wash-free operation, acceptable accuracy, and high-throughput imaging detection, displaying potential applicability in screening assay of COVID-19 infection.     

Expanding Catch and Release DNA Decoy (CRDD) Technology with Pyrimidine Mimics

Catch and release DNA decoys (CRDDs) utilize photochemically responsive nucleoside analogues that generate abasic sites upon exposure to light. Herein, we describe the synthesis and evaluation of four candidate CRDD monomers containing nucleobases that mimic endogenous pyrimidines: 2-nitroimidazole ( 2-NI ), 2-nitrobenzene ( 2-NB ), 2-nitropyrrole ( 2-NP ) and 3-nitropyrrole ( 3-NP ). Our studies reveal that 2-NI and 2-NP can function as CRDDs, whereas 3-NP and 2-NB undergo decomposition and transformation to a higher-ordered structure upon photolysis, respectively. When incorporated into DNA, 2-NP undergoes rapid photochemical cleavage of the anomeric bond (1.8 min half-life) to yield an abasic site. Finally, we find that all four pyrimidine mimics show significantly greater stability when base-paired against the previously reported 7-nitroindole CRDD monomer. Our work marks the expansion of CRDD technology to both purine and pyrimidine scaffolds.     

半哈斯勒化合物XYZ(X=Li,Na, K; Y=Ag,Au; Z=S,Se, Te)拓扑性质的第一性原理研究

利用密度泛函理论和k·p模型方法对半哈斯勒化合物XYZ(X=Li,Na,K;Y=Ag,Au;Z=S,Se,Te)进行了研究．半哈斯勒化合物XYZ可以看作是由Xⁿ⁺离子填充到闪锌矿YZ^n-晶格组成．它们的s态电子形成双重简并Γ₆⁽(2))能带，p-d杂化态形成双重简并Γ₇⁽(2))能带和四重简并Γ₈⁽(4))能带．当s型的Γ₆⁽(2))能带高于Γ₇⁽(2))和Γ₈⁽(4))能带时，化合物为普通绝缘体．然而，当s型Γ₆⁽(2))能带低于Γ₇⁽(2))和Γ₈⁽(4))能带时，化合物是拓扑非平庸绝缘体(如NaAuS)或半金属(如NaAuTe)，这还要取决于负或正...