Interactions of DNA with graphene and sensing applications of graphene field-effect transistor devices: A review

Graphene field-effect transistors (GFET) have emerged as powerful detection platforms enabled by the advent of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) production of the unique atomically thin 2D material on a large scale. DNA aptamers, short target-specific oligonucleotides, are excellent sensor moieties for GFETs due to their strong affinity to graphene, relatively short chain-length, selectivity, and a high degree of analyte variability. However, the interaction between DNA and graphene is not fully understood, leading to questions about the structure of surface-bound DNA, including the morphology of DNA nanostructures and the nature of the electronic response seen from analyte binding. This review critically evaluates recent insights into the nature of the DNA graphene interaction and its affect on sensor viability for DNA, small molecules, and proteins with respect to previously established sensing methods. We first discuss the sorption of DNA to graphene to introduce the interactions and forces acting in DNA based GFET devices and how these forces can potentially affect the performance of increasingly popular DNA aptamers and even future DNA nanostructures as sensor substrates. Next, we discuss the novel use of GFETs to detect DNA and the underlying electronic phenomena that are typically used as benchmarks for characterizing the analyte response of these devices. Finally, we address the use of DNA aptamers to increase the selectivity of GFET sensors for small molecules and proteins and compare them with other, state of the art, detection methods.     

A DFT study of DMC formation on Rh‐doped Cu/AC surfaces

The activity and selectivity of heterogeneous catalysts can be significantly improved by dispersion of another active component in the metal substrate. The impact of Rh promoter on the formation of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) via oxidative carbonylation of methanol on Cu–Rh/AC (activated carbon) catalyst was investigated by density functional theory calculations. The most stable configurations of reacting species (CO, OH, CH₃O, monomethyl carbonate, and DMC) adsorbed on the Cu⁰(zero‐valent copper)/AC and Cu–Rh/AC surfaces were determined on the basis of the calculated results. The reaction energy and activation energy of the rate‐limiting steps on the Cu–Rh/AC and Cu⁰/AC surfaces were compared. The activation energies of the rate‐limiting step of CO insertion into dimethoxide are 206.3 and 304.8 kJ mol^?1 on the Cu–Rh/AC and Cu⁰/AC surfaces, respectively. The activation energies of the rate‐limiting step of CO insertion into methoxide are 78.5 and 92.7 kJ/mol on the Cu–Rh/AC and Cu⁰/AC surfaces, respectively. The calculated results indicate that the addition of Rh atom has a significant effect on decreasing the active energy the main pathway for DMC formation. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Novel 1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroquinazolinones via Reaction of 2‐Amino‐N‐substituted Benzamides and Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate

Reaction of 2‐amino‐N‐substituted benzamides and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) in the presence of 1,8‐diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec‐7‐ene (DBU) in H₂O at room temperature led to the formation of novel 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinazolinones.     

Highly Conductive PEDOT:PSS Films with 1,3‐Dimethyl‐2‐Imidazolidinone as Transparent Electrodes for Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes

Highly conductive poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films as transparent electrodes for organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) are doped with a new solvent 1,3‐dimethyl‐2‐imidazolidinone (DMI) and are optimized using solvent post‐treatment. The DMI doped PEDOT:PSS films show significantly enhanced conductivities up to 812.1 S cm⁻¹. The sheet resistance of the PEDOT:PSS films doped with DMI is further reduced by various solvent post‐treatment. The effect of solvent post‐treatment on DMI doped PEDOT:PSS films is investigated and is shown to reduce insulating PSS in the conductive films. The solvent posttreated PEDOT:PSS films are successfully employed as transparent electrodes in white OLEDs. It is shown that the efficiency of OLEDs with the optimized DMI doped PEDOT:PSS films is higher than that of reference OLEDs doped with a conventional solvent (ethylene glycol). The results present that the optimized PEDOT:PSS films with the new solvent of DMI can be a promising transparent electrode for low‐cost, efficient ITO‐free white OLEDs.

     

固相萃取/高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时检测多类食品中二甲基黄、二乙基黄含量

建立了豆干、辣椒酱、豆腐乳、腐竹和饼干等样品中二甲基黄和二乙基黄残留量的液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法。基于二甲基黄和二乙基黄的化学结构特性,采用乙腈溶液提取。提取液酸化后经Bond Elut Plexa PCX阳离子交换树脂固相萃取净化,吹干复溶后,使用反相C_(18)色谱柱分离,电喷雾串联四极杆质谱正离子化多反应监测(MRM)模式检测。二甲基黄和二乙基黄的方法定量下限均为0.50μg/kg。对5种不同基质样品进行二甲基黄和二乙基黄0.50,5.0,80μg/kg 3个浓度水平的加标回收实验,得到二甲基黄和二乙基黄的平均回收率分别为76.4%~93.0%和76.1%~92.4%;相对标准偏差分别为1.7%~6.3%和1.9%~7.4%,可以满足食品中二甲基黄和二乙基黄快速筛查和定量分析的要求。     

蒸氨法制备铜硅催化剂的二甲醚水蒸气重整制氢性能

采用蒸氨法制备出不同Cu负载量的xCu/SiO_2-AE催化剂,并将其用于二甲醚水蒸气重整制氢反应。当Cu负载量为30%(w)时,30Cu/SiO_2-AE催化剂表现出最佳的催化性能。结果显示,该方法制备的催化剂表面具有高度分散的CuO和层状硅酸铜物相,经还原后分别形成Cu~0和Cu~+物种。与常规浸渍法制备的30Cu/SiO_2-IM催化剂相比,蒸氨法制备的30Cu/SiO_2-AE催化剂具有优异的催化稳定性和活性,这与其独特的层状结构和表面Cu~0与Cu~+之间的协同作用相关。     

固相萃取/液相色谱-串联质谱法测定食品中二甲基黄

建立了液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)测定食品中二甲基黄(DMY)的分析方法。样品经乙酸乙酯提取,二甲基黄专用固相萃取小柱(ProElut DMY SPE)净化,XDB-C18色谱柱(50 mm×4.6 mm,1.8μm)分离,并以5mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液(含0.1%(v/v)甲酸)-乙腈(含0.1%(v/v)甲酸)为流动相,梯度洗脱,电喷雾正离子模式(ESI~+)电离,多反应监测模式(MRM)检测,内标法定量。结果表明,DMY在0~50μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r~2)均大于0.999。方法的检出限(LOD,S/N3)和定量限(LOQ,S/N10)分别为2μg/kg和10μg/kg。不同食品基质中,DMY在10、20和100μg/kg的添加水平下的平均加标回收率为93.3%~98.9%,相对标准偏差为1.6%~3.9%(n=6)。该方法有效补偿了液相色谱-串联质谱检测过程中的离子化抑制效应,灵敏度和准确度高,适用于腐乳、辣椒酱、禽蛋、豆干、糖果和火腿中DMY的测定。     

Nonideality in diffusion of ionic and neutral solutes and hydrogen bond dynamics in dimethyl sulfoxide-chloroform mixtures of varying composition

Molecular dynamics simulations of charged and neutral solutes in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-chloroform mixtures reveal pronounced nonideality in the solute diffusion with changes of composition of the mixtures. The diffusion coefficient of the anionic solute first decreases, passes through a minimum at DMSO mole fraction of about 0.50, and then increases to reach its value for pure DMSO. The diffusion coefficients of the cationic and neutral solutes are found to decrease with increase in DMSO content of the solvent mixture. The extent of nonideality in the diffusion and orientational relaxation of solvent molecules is found to be somewhat stronger than that in diffusion of the anionic solute in these mixtures. We have also calculated the relaxation of hydrogen bonds formed between DMSO and chloroform molecules. The lifetimes of DMSO-chloroform hydrogen bonds are found to increase monotonically with increase in DMSO concentration. The average number of hydrogen bonds and their average energies are also computed. It is found that an increase in DMSO concentration causes a decrease in the number of DMSO-chloroform hydrogen bonds per DMSO or chloroform molecules but increases the strength of these hydrogen bonds.     

Thermodynamics of aqueous solutions of poly ethylene glycol di-methyl ethers in the presence or absence of ammonium phosphate salts

Precise measurements of density and sound velocity at different temperatures ranging from 283.15 to 308.15 K for solutions of PEGDME250, PEGDME500 and PEGDME2000 in water and of PEGDME500 in aqueous solutions of 0.500 mol kg⁻¹ ammonium di-hydrogen phosphate ((NH₄)H₂PO₄) and di-ammonium hydrogen phosphate ((NH₄)₂HPO₄), binodal curves at temperature ranges 293.15-318.15 K for the aqueous PEGDME500 + (NH₄)₂HPO₄, PEGDME500 + (NH₄)₃PO₄, PEGDME2000 + (NH₄)H₂PO₄, PEGDME2000 + (NH₄)₂HPO₄, PEGDME2000 + (NH₄)₃PO₄ and PPG400 + (NH₄)₂HPO₄ two-phase systems, and liquid-liquid equilibrium data at temperature ranges 298.15-318.15 K for the aqueous PEGDME500 + (NH₄)₂HPO₄ and PEGDME2000 + (NH₄)₂HPO₄ two-phase systems have been taken. From the experimental density and sound velocity data, the apparent specific volume, excess specific volume, isentropic compressibility and isentropic compressibility deviation values have been determined and the effect of temperature, charge on the anion of electrolytes and molar mass of PEGDME on the volumetric and compressibility properties of the investigated polymer solutions as well as on the salting-out effect of PEGDMEs produced by ammonium phosphate salts has been studied.