A surface plasmon resonance biosensor for detecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells with self-assembled chitosan-alginate multilayers

A self-assembled multilayer (SAMu) including the alginate layer was prepared for detecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells in a solution and its potential was evaluated with a BIAcore system. After layer-by-layer formation, the refractive units (RU) values monitored with the biosensor increased by the interaction between the layers. The responses by the binding of P. aeruginosa cells to the alginate-immobilized SAMu were visualized immediately upon injection of the cell suspension. The RU values after injection of the cells were measured with approximately 1152, 656 and 173 for 1 × 10⁹, 1 × 10⁸ and 1 × 10⁷ CFU/ml. This result suggests that the alginate-immobilized SAMu will have useful application for detecting P. aeruginosa cells in a biosensor analysis.     

Template functions of particle monolayers on hydrophobic solid substrates

The template function of cationic particle monolayers bearing quaternary ammonium groups on their surfaces towards anionic colloids was investigated in this paper. Monodispersed cationic polymer particles having quaternary ammonium groups were self-organized on octadecylated glass plates through hydrophobic interaction. The morphology of the resulting particle monolayers was changed by tuning hydrophilic–hydrophobic balance of particles to fabricate aggregated type and dispersed type of particle monolayers. Gold and silver colloids were selectively deposited onto the particle monolayers through electrostatic interaction. The deposited gold and silver colloids on particle monolayers showed plasmon absorbance. Fluorescent silica colloids were also selectively deposited on particle monolayers to permit fluorescence labeling of the particle monolayers. Cationic particle monolayers fabricated on hydrophobic solid octadecylated were found to effectively work as templates for the deposition of above mentioned inorganic colloids.     

A polypyrrole/polymethylene pattern on gold using a micro-contact printing technique

A micro-contact printing technique was used to fabricate a polypyrrole/polymethylene pattern on a gold surface. ω-(N-Pyrroyl)undecanethiol (PyC₁₁SH) acts as ink for the generation of a pyrrole-terminal monolayer patterned on gold. This monolayer-patterned surface functions as a resist for the selective growth of polymethylene by catalytic decomposition of diazomethane on the gold surface. It also functions as a monomer for the electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole on the PyC₁₁SH monolayer-patterned surface. The polypyrrole/polymethylene pattern was fabricated by an electrochemical polymerization method. The polypyrrole was grown on the pyrrole-patterned surface by potential scanning between 0.0 and 1.2 V vs. Ag wire. The thickness of the polypyrrole growth increases with the increasing number of cycles. The structural features of the patterned surface can be determined by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Electronic Publication     

Electrocatalytic oxidation and detection of hydrazine at gold electrode modified with iron phthalocyanine complex linked to mercaptopyridine self-assembled monolayer

Electrocatalytic oxidation and detection of hydrazine in pH 7.0 conditions were studied by using gold electrode modified with self-assembled monolayer (SAM) films of iron phthalocyanine (FePc) complex axially ligated to a preformed 4-mercaptopyridine SAMs. The anodic oxidation of hydrazine in neutral pH conditions with FePc-linked-mercaptopyridine-SAM-modified gold electrode occurred at low overpotential (0.35 V versus Ag|AgCl) and the treatment of the voltammetric data showed that it was a pure diffusion-controlled reaction with the involvement of one electron in the rate-determining step. The mechanism for the interaction of hydrazine with the FePc-SAM is proposed to involve the Fe^(III)Pc/Fe^(II)Pc redox process. Using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and Osteryoung square wave voltammetry (OSWV), hydrazine was detected over a linear concentration range of 1.3 × 10⁻⁵ to 9.2 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L with low limits of detection (ca. 5 and 11 μM for OSWV and CV, respectively). At concentrations higher than 1.2 × 10⁻⁴ mol/L the anodic peak potential shifted to 0.40 V (versus Ag|AgCl), and this was interpreted to be due to kinetic limitations resulting from the saturation of hydrazine and its oxidation products onto the redox-active monolayer film. This type of metallophthalocyanine-SAM-based electrode is a highly promising electrochemical sensor given its ease of fabrication, good catalytic activity, stability, sensitivity and simplicity.     

A peroxidase-tetrathiafulvalene biosensor based on self-assembled monolayer modified Au electrodes for the flow-injection determination of hydrogen peroxide

The construction and performance under flow-injection conditions of an integrated amperometric biosensor for hydrogen peroxide is reported. The design of the bioelectrode is based on a mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) self-assembled monolayer (SAM) modified gold disk electrode on which horseradish peroxidase (HRP, 24.3 U) was immobilized by cross-linking with glutaraldehyde together with the mediator tetrathiafulvalene (TTF, 1 μmol), which was entrapped in the three-dimensional aggregate formed.

The amperometric biosensor allows the obtention of reproducible flow injection amperometric responses at an applied potential of 0.00 V in 0.05 mol L⁻¹ phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 (flow rate: 1.40 mL min⁻¹, injection volume: 150 μL), with a range of linearity for hydrogen peroxide within the 2.0 × 10⁻⁷–1.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ concentration range (slope: (2.33 ± 0.02) × 10⁻² A mol⁻¹ L, r = 0.999). A detection limit of 6.9 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ was obtained together with a R.S.D. (n = 50) of 2.7% for a hydrogen peroxide concentration level of 5.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹. The immobilization method showed a good reproducibility with a R.S.D. of 5.3% for five different electrodes. Moreover, the useful lifetime of one single biosensor was estimated in 13 days.

The SAM-based biosensor was applied for the determination of hydrogen peroxide in rainwater and in a hair dye. The results obtained were validated by comparison with those obtained with a spectrophotometric reference method. In addition, the recovery of hydrogen peroxide in sterilised milk was tested.     

Domain Engineering in ReS2 by Coupling Strain during Electrochemical Exfoliation

Chemical exfoliation has been used for the fast and large‐scale production of 2D nanosheets from graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides; however, it is rarely used for domain engineering of exfoliated nanosheets. Herein, it is found that the use of large sized molecular intercalants during electrochemical intercalation induce atomic row dislocation and parallel mirror twin boundaries (MTBs) on an otherwise pristine rhenium disulfide (ReS₂) crystal, such that the exfoliated flakes possess a parallel, multi‐domain structure. These domains can be distinguished under a polarized microscope owing to the intrinsic in‐plane optical dichroic properties of ReS₂, thereby affording a way to track the number of domains introduced versus the size of the molecular intercalant during electrochemical exfoliation. Ferromagnetism is detected on the intercalated sample using large sized molecular intercalants. Density function theory suggests that these may be due to the coupled effects of lattice strain and S vacancies in the MTBs.     

一种单层双频宽带GNSS测量型天线设计

基于单介质层结构,设计了一款双频宽带全球卫星导航系统(GNSS)测量型天线,天线采用单层高性能轻质复合材料作为双频微带天线共用的辐射介质基板。双频辐射贴片单元采用共面齿轮结构设计,并在天线单元外围设置一系列短路销钉来有效改善天线轴比带宽、低仰角辐射增益等参数,四馈点馈电技术和宽带耦合相移馈电网络的应用保证了天线相位中心稳定度更加可靠。设计结果表明,该双频天线单元大于等于5 d Bi的辐射增益带宽均大于245 MHz,高低频3 d B轴比带宽分别为-76°~76°和-116°~116°,低仰角90°增益滑落均小于11.5 d B,经实物样机对比测试分析,实测结果与仿真结果基本吻合。实测频谱显示,该天线工作频段覆盖目前在运行的四大导航系统全部工作频点,较好满足GNSS精确测量与定位系统终端设备应用需求。     

无卷边单分子层WS2纳米片原子结构的高分辨电子显微术研究

本文利用高分辨电子显微术(HRTEM)确定了无卷边的单分子层WS2纳米片的原子结构像.通过对样品不同区域HRTEM像进行傅里叶变换(FFT)分析,得到了各个区域的WS2纳米片的晶体取向,确定了WS2纳米片分子层数分布.根据电子显微像强度与样品层数的线性关系以及WS2纳米片的单分子层数分布模型,确定不同区域WS2纳米片的分子层数.为了进一步定量分析结果的正确性,通过模拟电子显微像在不同碳膜厚度及不同成像条件下WS2纳米片的HRTEM像,也确定了在像衬度上与实验像很好的匹配.     

Monolayer MoS2 Dendrites on a Symmetry‐Disparate SrTiO3 (001) Substrate: Formation Mechanism and Interface Interaction

Dendritic patterns generated in non‐equilibrium growth processes are prevalent in nature while their formation mechanisms are far from fully understood. Here, we report a coverage‐dependent fractal degree evolution of monolayer 2H‐MoS₂ dendrites synthesized on a symmetry‐disparate substrate of SrTiO₃ (001). Surprisingly, various characterizations have revealed that the monolayer dendrites featured with orthogonal backbones are single crystalline, possessing both peculiar adlayer‐substrate interaction and abnormal indirect bandgap on SrTiO₃ (001). Further theoretical calculations indicate that a prominent diffusion anisotropy of monomer precursors, combined with the disparate adlayer‐substrate symmetry, determine the diffusion‐limited aggregation of MoS₂ towards dendritic shapes. This work provides brand‐new insights in the morphological engineering of two‐dimensional atomic crystals, and contributes greatly to an in‐depth understanding of the detailed dynamics in non‐equilibrium crystal growth.     

单层2H-MoTe2光电效应的理论研究

材料的禁带宽度是影响光电探测器探测范围的重要因素.单层2H-MoTe2因具有合适的禁带宽度引起了科研人员广泛的研究兴趣.本文基于非平衡态格林函数-密度泛函理论,采用第一性原理方法,研究了单层2H-MoTe2的光电效应.结果表明:在线性偏振光照射下,MoTe2产生的光电流函数与唯象理论相吻合;在光子能量范围1.6～1.8...