A fully automated nanoelectrospray tandem mass spectrometric method for analysis of Caco-2 samples

Caco-2 cells offer a means to rapidly screen permeability of drug candidates, allowing pharmaceutical companies to eliminate candidates unable to cross the intestinal barrier early in the discovery process. This screening process is typically performed by conventional liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), which can require time-consuming method development. An alternative to LC/MS/MS, automated nanoelectrospray tandem mass spectrometry (nanoESI-MS/MS), is introduced. This novel approach requires an off-line ZipTip desalting step followed by automated nanoESI-MS/MS, using the NanoMate 100 and ESI Chip. In addition to reduced method development time, automated nanoESI-MS/MS also offers no carry-over between samples, low sample consumption, and ease-of-use as compared with conventional pulled-capillary nanoelectrospray. Furthermore, the infusion system described has the potential to be high-throughput. A comparison of Caco-2 samples analyzed both by LC/MS/MS and by automated nanoESI-MS/MS is presented. The permeability and recovery data of the two compounds analyzed in this study obtained from conventional LC/MS/MS and by automated nanoESI-MS/MS were in excellent agreement.     

Preparation of high‐activity AgBr/Ag3PO4 photocatalyst based on hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and mechanism of photocatalytic enhancement

A high‐activity AgBr/Ag₃PO₄ heterojunction photocatalyst was synthesized based on hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide. Its microspheres were characterized using X‐ray diffractometry, transmission electron microscopy and ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The new photocatalyst with high photocatalytic activity exceptionally outperforms pure Ag₃PO₄ and AgBr in methyl orange degradation. The enhancement of photocatalytic activity is attributed to the efficient separation of electron–hole pairs. In this photocatalytic reaction, h⁺ and ^?O^2? are the main reactive species that induce visible‐light‐driven degradation.     

Thermogravimetry study of the pyrolytic characteristics and kinetics of macro-algae Macrocystis pyrifera residue

Macrocystis pyrifera is one important marine macro-algae, while its residues produced by industrial alginate extraction is a hot potato. To figure out whether its residue is suitable for pyrolysis for biofuel, the pyrolytic characteristics and kinetics of macro-algae M. pyrifera residue was investigated using thermogravimetric method from 50 to 800 °C in an inert argon atmosphere at different heating rates of 5, 10, 20, and 30 °C min^?1. The activation energy and pre-exponential factor was calculated by Flynn–Wall–Ozawa, Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose, and Popescu methods, and the kinetic mechanism was deduced by Popescu method. The results showed that the primary devolatilization stage of M. pyrifera residue can be described by Jander function $ \left(\left[ {1 - \left( {1 - \alpha } \right)^{1/3} } \right]^{2}\right) $ . The average activation energy of M. pyrifera residue was 222.4 kJ mol^?1. The results suggested that the experimental results and kinetic parameters provided useful information for the design of pyrolytic processing system using M. pyrifera residue as feedstock.     

Electrodeposited nanogold decorated graphene modified carbon ionic liquid electrode for the electrochemical myoglobin biosensor

In this paper, a carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE) was fabricated using ionic liquid 1-hexylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate as modifier, which was further in situ electrodeposited with graphene (GR) and gold nanoparticles step by step to get an Au/GR nanocomposite modified CILE. Myoglobin (Mb) was further immobilized on the Au/GR/CILE surface with Nafion film to get the modified electrode denoted as Nafion/Mb/Au/GR/CILE. Cyclic voltammetric experiments indicated that a pair of well-defined quasi-reversible redox peaks appeared in pH 3.0 phosphate buffer solution with the formal potential (E ^0′) located at ?0.197 V (vs. saturated calomel electrode), which was the typical characteristics of Mb heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couples. Thus, the direct electron transfer rate between Mb and the modified electrode was promoted due to the high conductivity and increased surface area of Au/GR nanocomposite present on electrode surface. Based on the cyclic voltammetric data, the electrochemical parameters of Mb on the modified electrode were calculated. The Mb-modified electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activities towards the reduction of trichloroacetic acid and H₂O₂ with wider linear range and lower detection limit. Using GR and Au nanoparticles modified CILE, a new third-generation electrochemical Mb biosensor was constructed with good stability and reproducibility.     

Flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor based on polyhedron C-ZIF-8/PANI composite synthesized by unipolar pulse electrodeposition method

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - In this work, the unipolar pulse electrodeposition (UPED) method is used to electrodeposit the conductive polyaniline (PANI) on the carbonized polyhedron...     

ITO材料在减反射膜设计中的应用

改变ITO材料通常作为透明导电膜单独使用的状况,将其作为减反射膜系中的一层,能够在很大程度上增加ITO透明导电膜在可见光部分的透过率.通过使用将ITO材料置于膜系的内层和最外层两类不同的设计思想,可以使ITO透明导电膜达到相当优良的应用效果.使用低压反应离子镀方法制备了设计的两类减反射膜系,实验证明,膜层在可见光部分的透过率显著提高,剩余反射率明显下降,并得到了平均透过率为95.83%,最高透过率达到97.26%,方块电阻为13.2～24.6Ω/□的试验结果.     

新型糠醛加氢制糠醇催化剂研究

新型糠醛加氢制糠醇催化剂研究林培滋，黄世煜，周焕文，赵彤彤，刘崇早，罗洪原，梁东白（中国科学院大连化学物理研究所，大连１１６０２３）关键词铜催化剂，糠醛，加氢，糠醇糠醇是重要的化工原料，糖醇树脂是耐酸、碱腐蚀的材料，在工业发达的国家中，铸造工业广泛采...     

Cu3Mo2O9 nanosheet incorporated with hemoglobin on carbon ionic liquid electrode for the direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis

In this paper Cu₃Mo₂O₉ nanosheet was prepared by a hydrothermal method and further used to investigate the direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin (Hb) with a carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE) as the substrate electrode. Hb was mixed with Cu₃Mo₂O₉ nanosheet and cast on the CILE surface with chitosan (CTS) as the film-forming material. UV-vis and FT-IR spectroscopic results showed that Hb remained in its native structure in the composite film. Direct electron transfer of Hb on the modified electrode was realized with a pair of well-defined quasi-reversible redox waves that appeared on cyclic voltammograms. The redox peak potential appeared at ?0.252 V (E _pc) and ?0.141 V (E _pa), respectively, with the formal peak potential calculated as ?0.196 V, which was the characteristic of electroactive center of Hb heme Fe(III)/Fe(II). The result could be attributed to the presence of Cu₃Mo₂O₉ nanosheet on the electrode surface that was of benefit for the protein orientation and promoted direct electron transfer between the redox active center of Hb and the substrate electrode. The CTS/Cu₃Mo₂O₉–Hb/CILE showed good electrocatalytic ability in reducing different substrates such as trichloroacetic acid, H₂O₂ and O₂, with wider linear range and lower detection limit, thus exhibiting the potential application of the Cu₃Mo₂O₉ nanosheet in third-generation electrochemical biosensors.     

Electrochemical Behaviors of Adenosine‐5′‐triphosphate on Molecular Wire Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Its Sensitive Detection

A new electrochemical method was proposed for the determination of adenosine‐5′‐triphosphate (ATP) based on the electrooxidation at a molecular wire (MW) modified carbon paste electrode (CPE), which was fabricated with diphenylacetylene (DPA) as the binder. A single well‐defined irreversible oxidation peak of ATP appeared on MW‐CPE with adsorption‐controlled process and enhanced electrochemical response in a pH 3.0 Britton‐Robinson buffer solution, which was due to the presence of high conductive DPA in the electrode. The electrochemical parameters of ATP were calculated with the electron transfer coefficient (α) as 0.54, the electron transfer number (n) as 1.9, the apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k_s) as 2.67 × 10^?5 s^?1 and the surface coverage (Γ_T) as 4.15 × 10^?10 mol cm^?2. Under the selected conditions the oxidation peak current was proportional to ATP concentration in the range from 1.0 × 10^?7 mol L^?1 to 2.0 × 10^?3 mol L^?1 with the detection limit as 1.28 × 10^?8 mol L^?1 (3σ) by sensitive differential pulse voltammetry. The proposed method showed good selectivity without the interferences of coexisting substances and was successful applied to the ATP injection samples detection.