Enantioseparation and molecular modeling study of eight psychoactive drugs on a coated polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phase

The enantioseparation of eight psychoactive drugs has been firstly performed on a coated cellulose-based chiral stationary phase (Chiralcel OJ-H). To obtain optimum separation conditions, the influences of alcohol modifiers and basic/acidic additives have been studied. As a result, except for the partial separation of oxybutynin enantiomers, the other seven drug enantiomers, including mirtazapine, sulpiride, promethazine, citalopram, oxazepam, donepezil, and cyamemazine, have been completely separated. Additionally, for gaining a better insight into the chiral recognition mechanisms, molecular docking was carried out using the Autodock software. Herein, binding energy and conformations of the chiral stationary phase complexes were provided, and it was found that the distinction in enantiomeric conformation determined the number and strength of intermolecular interactions between analytes and chiral stationary phase which resulted in the difference in binding energies of two enantiomers, and ultimately led to the different migration. These modeling results were in accordance with the observed enantioseparation results in high performance liquid chromatography experiments. At last, chiral separation mechanisms have been discussed in detail, and it has been confirmed that hydrogen bond, π–π, hydrophobic interactions, and some special interactions synergistically contributed to the enantioseparation of psychoactive drugs.     

Comparison of Two Rhodamine-Polyamine Polystyrene Solid-phase Fluorescence Sensors for Hg(II) Detection Based on Theoretical Calculation

Two novel rhodamine-based polystyrene solid-phase fluorescence sensors PS-PA-I and PS-PA-II with different lengths of polyamines were synthesized for Hg(II) determination. The detection mechanism involving the Hg(II) chelation-induced spirocycle open of rhodamine was proposed with the aid of theoretical calculation. The stronger N-Hg bond and the longer polyamine chain in PS-PA-II led to a better selectivity, much higher and more quickly fluorescence response to Hg(II).     

Site- and event-specific wastewater-based epidemiology: Current status and future perspectives

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can provide objective and reliable data to monitor spatio‐temporal patterns of licit and illicit drug use. Numerous studies have been published relating to sampling, sample stability, validation of analytical protocols and the back-calculation of drug consumption. The majority of these studies focus on sampling from municipal sewage treatment plants, but an increasing number of studies have used WBE to monitor community-specific substance use and use during special events. This paper presents a systematic review of published WBE studies of drug use trends in educational institutions and prisons, as well as during music festivals, sporting events, and holidays. A discussion on the application and benefits of using wastewater-based epidemiology in these specific cases is presented together with an examination of current challenges and future perspectives.     

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.     

Adjusting the selectivity of inorganic anion separation by capillary electrophoresis

The separation of the principal inorganic anions (bromide, carbonate, chlorate, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, phosphate) has been achieved using a capillary electrophoresis system with indirect UV detection at 260 nm. Several types of cationic surfactants (quaternary ammonium, phosphonium or methonium) were tested as electroosmotic flow modifiers and added to a chromatebased buffer prepared from potassium dichromate. The influence of many physicochemical parameters such as nature and concentration of cationic surfactant, buffer pH, dichromate concentration buffer, voltage and temperature upon the migration time of an analyte anion, peak efficiency, asymmetry factor, and finally resolution has been investigated. A linear relationship between the corrected area and the anion concentration in the 2.5–50 ppm range was obtained, thus allowing the quantitative analysis of anions in mineral water. Finally, by increasing the hydrodynamic injection time, the separation of inorganic anions at a low concentration level of 50 ng/ml was achieved without any loss of resolution.     

Capillary zone electrophoresis with UV-scanning detection for the analysis of metal species and their organic binding partners in biological systems

A capillary zone electrophoretic method with UV-scanning detection for the separation and identification of both free ligands and metal species is presented. The electrophoretic behavior of naturally occurring binding partners such as organic acids and amino acids was studied and compared with their metal-complexes. Copper(II) complexes of citrate and amino acids showed decreased electrophoretic mobilities and altered UV spectra. The optimized method was validated on ultrafiltered cow's milk and human milk samples. In cow's milk six low molecular weight substances, including citrate, orotate, and hippurate, could be separated. Metal supplementation with Cu(II), Ni(II), or Zn(II) decreased not only the citrate peak but also the orotate signal and in the case of copper(II) supplementation a new signal for the copper(II)-citrate complex appeared. In human milk samples various amino acids such as glutamate, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan could be identified besides citrate. The electrophoretic mobilites and peak areas of the amino acids were also influenced by the metal supplementation.     

上转换发光免疫试纸条扫描检测系统研究

研制了一种以上转换发光材料作为标记物的扫描检测系统,有别于传统的测量方法,可做出定量和多重分析.扫描检测系统以扫描方式逐点测量经生物反应而结合上去的UCP颗粒的含量,记录整个免疫试纸条的信息,计算出被测样品中特定生物分子的浓度.实验结果表明,该系统对兔抗鼠疫免疫球蛋白（IgG）标准样品的检测灵敏度达到百ng/mL量级,且具有变异系数小于6%的重复性,符合生物免疫测定的要求.     

Canny算法的改进及其硬件的实现

传统的Canny边缘检测算法是先对图像进行平滑,然后利用二维滤波器计算图像的梯度值,从而得到梯度直方图。通过基于梯度直方图来选取双阈值,最后进行基于双阈值的非极大值抑制,得到边缘检测的图像。为了能很方便地在硬件中实现这种算法,对传统的Canny算法进行了适当的改进,利用模板来代替原算法中的卷积,从而使得该算法在FPGA(Field Programmable Gate Array)中可以完全利用原理图来实现。     

微分Haar-Gaussian小波变换在大景深物体边缘测量中的应用

提出了微分Haar_Gaussian小波变换算法并将其应用于边缘检测,在空域和频域中进行变换,并应用带宽匹配方法和远心测量光学系统,提高了运算速度,通过对实际大景深物体离焦像的边缘测量,得到了准确的结果。