Assignment of conformation-sensitive near-infrared bands in high-spin ferrous haemoproteins. Low-temperature magnetic circular dichroism data

An assignment of the near-infrared bands in the 600–800 nm spectral region observed in magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectra of high-spin ferrous haemoproteins is presented. The assignment is based on a relative energy level scheme for iron d-electrons, a comparison of predicted and measured temperature dependences of MCD intensity, a sign of MCD bands and a group theoretical analysis of allowed transitions. The proposed assignment is consistent with the ∼15-nm red shift of the ∼760 nm band on breakage of the Fe-His bond in deoxy-myoglobin at low pH, with low-temperature photolysis experiments available for CO complexes of several haemoproteins. In accordance with the observations, the intensity of the MCD bands for proteins with a sulphur anion of cysteine as proximal haemligand (cytochrome P450 and chloroperoxidase) is predicted to be diminished by at least one order of magnitude compared to that for proteins with an imidazole of a histidine as a protein-derived haemligand (i.e. myoglobin, haemoglobin and horseradish peroxidase). Received: 4 February 1997 / Accepted: 1 May 1997     

Photodynamic therapy based on organic small molecular fluorescent dyes

This review aims to provide a summary of the progress in organic small molecular fluorescent dyes for photodynamic therapy in recent years and it is classified according to the structures of dyes including cyanines, phthalocyanine, BODIPYs and other agents.     

In situ sensing of the middle atmosphere with balloonborne near-infrared laser diodes

Since 1997, two near-infrared laser diode sensors have been developed with the support of the CNES, the French space agency, to provide in situ data of H(2)O, CH(4) and CO(2) in the middle atmosphere. The realized instruments were flown from stratospheric balloons within the framework of European campaigns for the study of stratospheric ozone and water vapor and were involved in the validation of the ODIN and ENVISAT satellites. In this paper, we describe the developed laser probing technique, we report atmospheric measurements and finally we discuss future perspectives, particularly the in situ laser sensing of the lower atmosphere of Mars and the implication of the laser hygrometers in balloon campaigns at mid-latitudes and tropical regions to investigate the sources and sinks of stratospheric H(2)O.     

Detection of banned meat and bone meal in feedstuffs by near-infrared microscopic analysis of the dense sediment fraction

In this paper we present an alternative method for detection of meat and bone meal (MBM) in feedstuffs by near-infrared microscopic (NIRM) analysis of the particles in the sediment fraction (dense fraction (d >1.62) from dichloroethylene) of compound feeds. To apply this method the particles of the sediment fraction are spread on a sample holder and presented to the NIR microscope. By using the pointer of the microscope the infrared beam is focussed on each particle and the NIR spectrum (1112–2500 nm) is collected. This method can be used to detect the presence of MBM at concentrations as low as 0.05% mass fraction. When results from the NIRM method were compared with the classical microscopic method, a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.87 was obtained. The results of this study demonstrated that this method could be proposed as a complementary tool for the detection of banned MBM in feedstuffs by reinforcement of the monitoring of feeds.     

Study of reaction processes by in-line near-infrared spectroscopy in combination with multivariate curve resolution: Esterification of myristic acid with isopropanol

The acid-catalysed esterification of myristic acid with isopropanol was studied by using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) in combination with soft-modeling curve resolution (MCR) methodology with a view to establishing the effect of experimental variables on the reaction kinetics. The reaction was conducted at temperatures above the boiling point of the alcohol, with continuous addition of an isopropanol/water mixture to the reactor. Spectral and concentration profiles were determined by applying soft-modeling curve resolution methodology to a column-wise augmented data matrix containing the spectra for the pure components. MCR profiles were compared with reference values and found to depart from then by less than 3% as %RSE for concentrations and to exhibit correlation above 0.999 for spectra.The reaction kinetics as estimated from the concentration profiles was found to be pseudo-first-order. Also, the pseudo-first-order rate constant was found to depend on the flow-rate of the isopropanol/water mixture and its water content; although the constant decreased with increase in the proportion of water, a content of ca. 15% could be used without important retarding effects on the kinetics. The proposed NIR-MCR method allows the rate constant and the influence of the initial water content to be determined with a view to minimizing consumption of the raw materials and optimizing the experimental conditions.     

Measurement of lactate in whole human blood with near-infrared transmission spectroscopy

We have evaluated the potential of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a technique for rapid analysis of lactate in whole blood. To test the NIRS technique, a comparison was made with a standard clinical method using whole blood samples taken from five exercising human subjects at three different stage of exercise. To expand lactate concentration within the physiological range, standard additions method was used to generate 45 unique data points. Spectra were collected over the 2050-2400 nm spectral range with a 1 mm optical path length quartz cell. Reference lactate concentrations in the samples were determined by enzymatic measurements. Estimates and calibration of the lactate concentration with NIRS was made using partial least squares (PLS) regression analysis and leave-N-out cross validation on second derivative spectra. Separate calibrations were determined from each of the subject samples and cumulative PRESS was used to determine the number of PLS factors in the final model. The results from the PLS model presented are generated from the five individual calibration coefficient vectors and provided a correlation coefficient of 0.978 and a standard error of cross validation of 0.65 mmol l⁻¹ between the enzymatic assay and the NIRS technique. To study the parameters that impact the spectra baseline and the correlation between the calculated model and the data, referenced measurements of lactate against baseline spectrum were made for each individual. A correlation coefficient of 0.992 and a standard error of cross validation of 0.21 mmol l⁻¹ were found. The results suggest that NIRS may provide a valuable tool to assess physiological status for both research and clinical needs.     

苯乙烯/丙烯酸正丁酯乳液聚合反应过程中残余单体含量的实时监测

采用近红外光谱分析技术在线测量苯乙烯(St)/丙烯酸正丁酯(BA)乳液聚合体系中残余单体的含量. 共设计9个半连续方式的St/BA乳液共聚反应, 在反应过程中实时取样测量其残余单体含量, 并记录取样时刻对应的聚合体系的近红外光谱. 采用多元散射校正法(MSC)处理光谱, 有效地克服了乳胶粒子散射效应对近红外光谱分析的影响. 采用主成分分析法(PCA)对乳液体系的近红外光谱数据进行了解析. 选取6个聚合反应对应不同反应时间的72个样品, 用于建立校正模型, 另外3个聚合反应共取36个样品用于校正模型的验证, 并在反应设计上体现了乳化剂用量的变化, 从而使校正模型对乳化剂用量的变化具有一定的适应性. 研究结果表明, 所得模型对残余单体St和BA含量的预测结果标准差(SEP)分别为0.08026和0.05305.     

近红外漫反射光谱信息分解的数量分析

近红外漫反射光谱分析中,一直认为近红外光可获取样品内部的物质信息,但近红外漫反射光谱包含样品内部信息量究竟是多少,一直未给出准确的数量描述。该研究以烤烟样品为实验材料设计样品,每个实验样品分别由表层片状烤烟与内部烤烟粉末两部分组合而成,测定样品近红外漫反射光谱,提取光谱主成分信息(principal component, PC),将所提取的各主成分的不同组合作为统计指标,对样品进行聚类分析,结合各主成分方差贡献率,初步给出了样品不同深度光谱信息分解量的描述。实验结果表明,近红外漫反射光谱第1和第2主成分包含的信息量约占总信息的98%,反映样品表层信息;第3和第4主成分约占1.5%,表征样品内部信息。这一结果将有助于我们对近红外光谱定性定量分析时主成分信息的选择有一个更深刻的理解。     

化学气相沉积法制备InSe纳米片及其近红外光探测性能

采用化学气相沉积法在云母衬底上制备了二维In Se纳米片,研究了生长温度对二维In Se纳米片晶相、形貌、尺寸及厚度的影响.构筑了基于二维In Se纳米片的光探测器并研究了其光探测性能,结果表明,在808 nm的近红外光辐照下,其光响应度为1. 5 A/W,外量子效率为230%,可探测度为3. 1×10⁸Jones(1 Jones=1 cm·Hz^1/2·W^-1),上升和衰减时间分别为0. 5和0. 8 s.     

镱(Ⅲ)卟啉配合物的合成、结构表征和近红外光谱研究

合成了5个meso-位和β-位具有不同取代基的Yb(Ⅲ)卟啉配合物(2a~2e), 并对其结构进行了表征; 研究了配合物的可见光谱和近红外光谱性质, 测得了相关的量子产率和荧光寿命. 研究结果表明, 此类中性单核Yb(Ⅲ)卟啉配合物由于Yb³⁺的存在, 导致卟啉配体发生π→π*跃迁, 并将吸收的可见光能量传递给Yb³⁺的激发态, 使得配合物在近红外光区有很强的发光, 且meso-位为供电子基团的Yb(Ⅲ)卟啉配合物的发光效率比含吸电子基团的Yb(Ⅲ)卟啉配合物高, 而β-位溴化的Yb(Ⅲ)卟啉配合物的发光效率较差.