Coupled LC‐GC‐NPD for Determination of Carbazole‐Type PANH and Its Application to Personal Exposure Measurement

A coupled LC‐GC method for the analysis of carbazole‐type PANH has been developed and evaluated. Group separation and isolation of carbazoles from interfering acridines in a complex sample matrix was accomplished by using a back‐flush technique and an in situ end‐capped dimethylaminopropyl silica column in the HPLC part of the system. On‐line injection of the carbazole fraction into the GC column was performed with a loop‐type interface utilizing concurrent solvent evaporation technique. An LOD of 1–3 pg of individual carbazole compounds was achieved by nitrogen selective detection using an NPD. The method is shown to be robust and is demonstrated by application to personal exposure measurement in an aluminum reduction plant.     

田间黄花梨糖度的可见/近红外光谱检测方法

提出了一种可克服背景光对田间光谱测量影响的方法。采集田间水果光谱时,环境背景光的干扰强,难以获取样品有效光谱信息。在田间采用套袋方式遮挡现场光线能得到较理想的结果,但检测效率低,仪器暗场校正和参考光谱校正等方法有利于减小模型误差,但不能有效消除环境光照的干扰。通过在测量探头前加装快门,打开快门时测得样品在仪器光源和背景光共同作用下的现场光谱,关闭快门时测得样品仅在现场环境光线作用下的背景光谱,将背景光谱从现场光谱中扣除进行背景光校正。利用偏最二乘法建立田间(背景光校正前、后)以及室内样品光谱建立黄花梨糖度预测模型,预测值与真实值的相关系数分别为0.1,0.69,0.92,均方根误差分别为0.89。Brix,0.42。Brix,0.27。Brix,预测集的RPD分别为0.79,1.69,2.58,结果表明实验所采用的背景光校正方法可有效减小田间环境光照对黄花梨可见/近红外光谱采集的影响,可用于田间水果的近红外光谱采集,有利于充分发挥可见/近红外光谱技术在果实采收前的田间管理、采收成熟度检测等方面的潜力。     

Pyrene Derivate Functionalized with Acetylene for Organic Field Effect Transistors

A new X-shaped compound (SiPy) functionalized with acetylene bonds in the 1-, 3-, 6-, and 8-positions of the pyrene core has been synthesized by Sonogashira coupling reactions. Its photophysical, thermal, and organic field effect transistor (OFET) properties as well as the film morphologies have been investigated. SiPy exhibits high stability which is evidenced by thermal gravimetric analysis. The atomic force microscopy images reveal that the morphol-ogy of thin films depends on the substrate temperature. The film OFET devices based on SiPy were constructed and exhibited p-type performances.     

Thresholds of moving average of stationary processes for given on target significant levels

A Markov chain is associated to a finite order one-sided moving average of a discrete time stationary Gaussian process. A method is developed to specify thresholds for given on target significant levels in the sense that in the long run the probability that the moving average process lies in [L _i , L _i+1), will be π _i , i = 0,. . . ,m. Special inputs, AR(1) and MA(1) are treated in details. This article extends the work of Soltani et al. in (Commun Stat Theory Methods 36(14):2595–2606) where the inputs were assumed to be i.i.d.; and a single threshold was considered. This research was supported by Kuwait University, Research Administration, Research Grant No.[SS08/06].     

On-capillary derivatization and analysis of amino acids in human plasma by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection: application to diagnosis of aminoacidopathies

A capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection method for the analysis of free amino acids (AA) in human plasma was developed. A mixture of 16 AA was on-capillary derivatized with 3-(2-furoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde (FQ) and separated inside the capillary in less than 30 min using 70 mM borax-3.5 mM SDS pH 9.3 as running buffer. Four plasma samples from a healthy donor and patients suffering from phenylketonuria, propionic acidemia, and tyrosinemia type II were studied. Repeatabilities calculated as intra-day RSD (n = 3) values for the AA involved in these aminoacidopathies (glycine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine) were in the range of 0.3 to 1.2% for migration time and 3.7 to 8.2% for peak height. Reproducibilities calculated as inter-day RSD (n = 4) values for the same AA were between 0.7 and 1.4% for migration time and 4.7 and 9.1% for peak height. A fast qualitative analysis allowed the identification of the corresponding disease by comparing the electrophoretic profiles from the patient and the healthy donor and noting the increased level of the specific AA accompanying each individual disease. The results of the quantitative analysis for glycine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine in the plasma samples studied using the developed method showed a good agreement with those provided by the Center of Diagnosis of Molecular Diseases using a standard method for AA analysis.     

Anion-selective exhaustive injection-sweeping microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography

In this study, anion-selective exhaustive injection-sweeping (ASEI-sweeping) technique, which is a selective on-line sample concentration technique, was first proposed in microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) for analyses of eight acidic phenolic compounds. In contrast to a capillary that is typically filled with nonmicellar background solution in conventional ASEI-sweeping MEKC method, in the proposed ASEI-sweeping MEEKC method, a capillary is filled with a low pH microemulsion solution (pH 2.0), and then with a short acid plug (pH 2.0, 1.9 cm) before field-amplified sample injection. This proposed design has two functions. First, the microemulsion solution that is present at the front of capillary column is able to avoid phase separation of microemulsion solution during MEEKC separation. Second, the presence of the short acid plug would effectively limit the partition behavior of acid analytes with the oil droplets in the microemulsion during field-amplified sample injection; otherwise, the stacking effect of acid analytes would be markedly reduced. This optimal ASEI-sweeping MEEKC method afforded about 96,000-fold to 238,000-fold increases in detection sensitivity in terms of peak areas without any separation efficiency loss when compared to normal MEEKC separation. Furthermore, trace levels (about 3 ng/g) of gallic acid and catechin in foods were also detected successfully by the proposed ASEI-sweeping MEEKC technique.     

Molecular dynamics simulations of liquid methanol and methanol-water mixtures with polarizable models

A polarizable model for simulation of liquid methanol, compatible with the COS/G2 water model, has been developed using the Charge-on-Spring (COS) technique. The model consists of three point charges, with one polarizable center on the oxygen atom. The Lennard-Jones parameters on the oxygen atom together with the molecular polarizability were varied to reproduce the experimental heat of vaporization and density of liquid methanol at ambient conditions. We examined the energies of various methanol dimers in the gas phase and compared them with values obtained from ab initio calculations. The model was then used to study the thermodynamic, dynamic, structural, and dielectric properties of liquid methanol as well as of a methanol-water mixture. A microscopic picture of the structure of pure liquid methanol and of the methanol-water mixture is provided. Good agreement was found between the results from our model simulations and available experimental and ab initio calculation data. In particular, the experimental dielectric permittivity of 32 could be reproduced, which had been shown to be difficult when using nonpolarizable models.     

纯相位菲涅尔全息图的反馈迭代算法及其硅基液晶显示

研究了纯相位菲涅尔计算全息图的制作方法,给出了一种生成纯相位菲涅尔计算全息图的算法.首先研究了菲涅尔衍射的数值模拟算法,分析了两种数值模拟算法的计算速度.将计算速度较快的菲涅尔衍射数值模拟算法和迭代算法相结合,并引入比例反馈,得到纯相位菲涅尔计算全息图的反馈迭代算法.其次,对比例反馈系数的选取进行了实验研究,得到其最优经验值范围,然后进行了仿真实验.仿真结果表明,该算法降低了重构误差,提高了全息图重构质量.最后基于新型空间光调制器反射型硅基液晶,建立了全息显示光电实验系统,对该算法进行了验证.     

Theories to support method development in comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography--a review

On-line comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography techniques promise to resolve samples that current one-dimensional liquid chromatography methods cannot adequately deal with. To make full use of the potential of two-dimensional liquid chromatography, optimization is required. Optimization of two-dimensional liquid chromatography is a relatively new yet important research topic the aim of which is to predict combinations of stationary and mobile phases, column formats, and chromatographic conditions that maximize resolving power and minimize analysis time. In on-line two-dimensional liquid chromatography, dilution-related issues play also an important role and these should be taken into account when developing optimization strategies. In this work, state-of-the-art strategies that support method development for on-line two-dimensional liquid chromatography through a rigorous choice of chromatographic parameters are critically reviewed. The final aim is to provide practitioners with a clear understanding of which aspects can be optimized using current on-line two-dimensional liquid chromatography strategies (and which ones cannot). In two-dimensional liquid chromatography, maximizing resolving power for a given analysis time and dilution requires optimizing efficiency, selectivity and retention. While great strides forward have been made in the optimization of efficiency-related issues, considerable effort needs still to be made in terms of (1) developing models that can predict the retention factors that given stationary/mobile phase systems can provide and (2) using this information for choosing the two ones that maximize two-dimensional liquid chromatography orthogonality. Because of this limitation, in two-dimensional liquid chromatography, this aspect is typically dealt with a posteriori through examining chromatograms. This review clearly shows that important progress in the optimization of on-line two-dimensional liquid chromatography has recently been made.     

Rapid separation of beryllium and lanthanide derivatives by capillary gas chromatography

Previous studies describe derivatization of metal ions followed by analysis using gas chromatography, usually on packed columns. In many of these studies, stable and volatile derivatives were formed using fluorinated β‐diketonate reagents. This paper extends previous work by investigating separations of the derivatives on small‐diameter capillary gas chromatography columns and exploring on‐fiber, solid‐phase microextraction derivatization techniques for beryllium. The β‐diketonate used for these studies was 1,1,1,2,2,6,6,7,7,7‐decafluoro‐3,5‐heptanedione. Derivatization of lanthanides also required addition of a neutral donor, dibutyl sulfoxide, in addition to 1,1,1,2,2,6,6,7,7,7‐decafluoro‐3,5‐heptanedione. Unoptimized separations on a 100‐μm i.d. capillary column proved capable of rapid separations (within 15 min) of lanthanide derivatives that are adjacent to one another in the periodic table. Full‐scan mass spectra were obtained from derivatives containing 5 ng of each lanthanide. Studies also developed a simple on‐fiber solid‐phase microextraction derivatization of beryllium. Beryllium could be analyzed in the presence of other alkali earth elements (Ba(II) and Sr(II)) without interference. Extension of the general approach was demonstrated for several additional elements (i.e. Cu(II), Cr(III), and Ga(III)).