Mapping the Complete Photocycle that Powers a Large Stokes Shift Red Fluorescent Protein

Large Stokes shift (LSS) red fluorescent proteins (RFPs) are highly desirable for bioimaging advances. The RFP mKeima, with coexisting cis- and trans-isomers, holds significance as an archetypal system for LSS emission due to excited-state proton transfer (ESPT), yet the mechanisms remain elusive. We implemented femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) and various time-resolved electronic spectroscopies, aided by quantum calculations, to dissect the cis- and trans-mKeima photocycle from ESPT, isomerization, to ground-state proton transfer in solution. This work manifests the power of FSRS with global analysis to resolve Raman fingerprints of intermediate states. Importantly, the deprotonated trans-isomer governs LSS emission at 620 nm, while the deprotonated cis-isomer's 520 nm emission is weak due to an ultrafast cis-to-trans isomerization. Complementary spectroscopic techniques as a table-top toolset are thus essential to study photochemistry in physiological environments.     

Boron-Dipyrromethene-Based Fluorescent Emitters Enable High-Performance Narrowband Red Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Narrowband organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are receiving significant attention and have demonstrated impressive performance in blue and green OLEDs. However, developing high-performance narrowband red OLEDs remains a highly desired yet challenging task. Herein, we have developed narrowband red fluorescent emitters by utilizing a boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) skeleton in combination with a methyl-shield strategy. These emitters exhibit small full-width at half-maxima (FWHM) ranging from 21 nm (0.068 eV) to 25 nm (0.081 eV) and high photoluminescence quantum yields (Φ_PL) ranging from 88.5 % to 99.0 % in toluene solution. Using BODIPY-based luminescent materials as emitters, high-performance narrowband red OLEDs have been assembled with external quantum efficiency as high as 18.3 % at 623 nm and 21.1 % at 604 nm. This work represents, to our knowledge, the first successful case of achieving NTSC pure-red OLEDs with the Commission Internationale de l’Éclairage (CIE) coordinates of [0.67, 0.33] based on conventional fluorescent emitters.     

白光电致发光二极管用发光材料研究进展

白光电致发光二极管(LED)是固体照明的重要光源.荧光体转换是获取白光LED的主要途径之一.当前,转换用荧光体的研究在发光材料领域中最活跃.本文对近年来白光LED用发光材料新体系的研究进展作了评述.     

Varietal discrimination of Australian wines by means of mid-infrared spectroscopy and multivariate analysis

This study outlines the use of mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy combined with principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) for the varietal classification of commercial red and white table wines. Three red varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot) and four white varieties (Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier) were sourced from different wine regions in Australia. Wine samples were scanned in transmission on a FOSS WineScan FT 120 from wave numbers 926 to 5012 cm⁻¹. All samples were sourced from the 2006 vintage and had not been blended with any other variety or wine from other regions. Spectral data were reduced to a small number of principal components (PCs) and LDA was then performed to successfully separate the wines into the different varieties. To test the robustness of the LDA models developed for the red wines, a set of red wines scanned in 2005 were used. Correct classification of over 95% was achieved for the validation set.     

Direct identification of prohibited substances in cosmetics and foodstuffs using ambient ionization on a miniature mass spectrometry system

Significantly simplified work flows were developed for rapid analysis of various types of cosmetic and foodstuff samples by employing a miniature mass spectrometry system and ambient ionization methods. A desktop Mini 12 ion trap mass spectrometer was coupled with paper spray ionization, extraction spray ionization and slug-flow microextraction for direct analysis of Sudan Reds, parabens, antibiotics, steroids, bisphenol and plasticizer from raw samples with complex matrices. Limits of detection as low as 5 μg/kg were obtained for target analytes. On-line derivatization was also implemented for analysis of steroid in cosmetics. The developed methods provide potential analytical possibility for outside-the-lab screening of cosmetics and foodstuff products for the presence of illegal substances.     

耐高温杂化阻燃剂/改性红磷阻燃半芳香尼龙的研究

将自制的耐高温勃姆石@苯基次膦酸铝杂化阻燃剂(BM@Al-PPi)与市售改性红磷(MRP)复配制得一种可用于半芳香尼龙PA6T/DT(HTN)的耐高温高效阻燃体系.保持阻燃剂15 wt%的总添加量不变时,MRP的添加量仅为5 wt%即可赋予HTN垂直燃烧V-0级别,极限氧指数为29.8%.锥形量热测试及其燃烧残余物研究表明,MRP阻燃HTN材料以气相阻燃作用为主,抑制热释放效果不佳且烟释放明显增加;而BM@Al-PPi的凝聚相交联成炭作用可同时抑制热释放与烟释放.结合裂解气相色谱质谱联用(Py-GC-MS)分析,给出了HTN/BM@Al-PPi/MRP体系的阻燃机理.BM@Al-PPi与MRP结合使得残炭质量显著提高,同时兼具气相作用,达到了较好的阻燃效果.     

基于荧光玻璃的高效LED白光技术

采用高温熔融法制备了一定质量比例的SiO_2-YAG∶Ce~(3+)片状荧光玻璃,厚度为0.2 mm,分析其XRD物相、光学和SEM微观结构、PL光谱。结果表明:荧光玻璃保留了晶相,荧光粉颗粒在玻璃基质中均匀分布,荧光玻璃和荧光粉的激发响应关系一致。在465 nm蓝光激发下,发射波长均在535 nm附近,表明荧光玻璃除含有玻璃相,还有荧光粉的物质结构特性。将不同波长蓝光芯片与不同荧光粉含量的荧光玻璃进行封装测试,结果表明:器件的流明效率可达到234.81 lm/W;色温和显色指数均随荧光粉含量增加而单调下降,呈现高色温和低显色指数;荧光粉质量分数从6%增加至15%时,不同波长激发下的色坐标x与y呈现大致相同的线性变化率。采用450 nm激光激发荧光玻璃,测试样品温度变化发现温升较缓,温降迅速,耐热性能优越。实验结果表明,将荧光玻璃用于LED白光照明封装,能实现流明效率和耐热性能的大幅提升,形成良好的白光输出。     

LiGd(W_yMo_(1-y))_2O_(8-x/2)F_x∶Eu~(3+)红色荧光粉的制备和发光特性

采用高温固相法制备了LiGd(W_yMo_(1-y))_2O_(8-x/2)F_x∶0.4Eu~(3+)(x=0~1,y=0~1)系列白光LED用红色荧光粉。通过扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪、红外光谱仪、荧光光谱仪对荧光粉的形貌、结构、光学性能进行了表征。结果表明,Eu~(3+)、F-和WO_4~(2-)的掺杂没有改变LiGd(MoO_4)_2的四方晶系白钨矿结构;F~-和WO_4~(2-)最佳掺杂量分别为x=0.6,y=0.4。在396 nm激发下,LiGd(W_(0.4)Mo_(0.6))_2O_(7.7)F_(0.6)∶0.4Eu~(3+)的发光强度比未掺杂样品提高了60%,量子效率可达66.23%。当温度升高至100℃时,样品的发射强度降为25℃时的76.6%。在460 nm激发下,样品的最强窄带发射峰位于617 nm处,归属于~5D_0→~7F_2跃迁,色坐标为(0.649 9,0.346 3)。5D0能级的荧光寿命曲线遵循单指数规律衰减,随着F-掺杂浓度的增加,5D0能级的荧光寿命不断增加,归因于低声子能量的F-掺入有效减小了能量的无辐射跃迁概率。所制备的LiGd(W_(0.4)Mo_(0.6))_2O_(7.7)F_(0.6)∶0.4Eu~(3+)荧光粉有望应用于白光LED。     

Resonance Raman spectroscopy of red blood cells using near-infrared laser excitation

Resonance Raman spectra of oxygenated and deoxygenated functional erythrocytes recorded using 785 nm laser excitation are presented. The high-quality spectra show a mixture of enhanced A_1g, A_2g, B_1g, B_2g, E_u and vinyl modes. The high sensitivity of the Raman system enabled spectra from four oxygenation and deoxygenation cycles to be recorded with only 18 mW of power at the sample over a 60-minute period. This low power prevented photo-/thermal degradation and negated protein denaturation leading to heme aggregation. The large database consisting of 210 spectra from the four cycles was analyzed with principal components analysis (PCA). The PC1 loadings plot provided exquisite detail on bands associated with the oxygenated and deoxygenated states. The enhancement of a band at 567 cm⁻¹, observed in the spectra of oxygenated cells and the corresponding PC1 loadings plot, was assigned to the Fe–O₂ stretching mode, while a band appearing at 419 cm⁻¹ was assigned to the Fe–O–O bending mode based on previous studies. For deoxygenated cells, the enhancement of B_1g modes at 785 nm excitation is consistent with vibronic coupling between band III and the Soret transition. In the case of oxygenated cells, the enhancement of iron-axial out-of-plane modes and non-totally symmetric modes is consistent with enhancement into the y,z-polarized transition centered at 785 nm. The enhancement of non-totally symmetric B_1g modes in oxygenated cells suggests vibronic coupling between band IV and the Soret band. This study provides new insights into the vibrational dynamics, electronic structure and resonant enhancement of heme moieties within functional erythrocytes at near-IR excitation wavelengths. Part of this work was first presented at SPEC 2006, Shedding New Light on Disease: Optical Diagnosis for the New Millennium, held at Heidelberg, Germany, on 20–24 May 2006.     

Coupling chemiluminescence with capillary electrophoresis to analyze single human red blood cells

In this paper, we describe a new method for determination of hemoglobin of single red blood cells by coupling chemiluminescence with capillary electrophoresis (CL-CE). The chemiluminescent detection is based on the catalytic effects of hemoglobin on the luminol-hydrogen peroxide reaction. The conditions of chemiluminescent reaction and capillary electrophoresis were investigated. Hemoglobin in human blood samples was detected with the present method, the linear range from 1.7 μg mL⁻¹ to 6.8 μg mL⁻¹ was tested, and the correlation coefficient of 0.997 and low detection limit of 0.17 μg mL⁻¹ (approximately 2.2 pg, S/N = 3) were obtained. Cell injection procedure was improved, and the method was successfully used to determine hemoglobin of single red blood cells and the statistical result of the average content of hemoglobin in 26 human red blood cells was 23.6 pg. Compared to other current methods, CE with CL system is simple, sensitive and will become an attractive alternative method for single cell analysis.