Jiaxi Sui,Dongdong Liu,Chunyu Wang,Lijuan Wang,Bo Zhong,Yuanyuan Ma
Non-metallic Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) substrate materials with unique structures are considered as promising candidates for detection of dyes in the environment. In this work, a sea urchin-like K 2 Ti 8 O 17 (KTO) nanomaterial was prepared by a facile and efficient hydrothermal method . The enhancement factors of the sea urchin-like KTO for crystal violet and methylene blue are 3.8 × 10 5 and 2.45 × 10 5 respectively, and the minimum detection limits of both can reach 10 −8 M, which means the sea urchin-like KTO a promising non-metallic SERS substrate for detecting dyes in the environment. The excellent SERS performance of the sea urchin KTO was attributed to the excellent charge transfer and probe adsorption capability of KTO by energy band and zeta potential analysis. Finally, the excellent application potential of the sea urchin KTO was verified by simulating a practical use scenario.
Lei Zhao,Xianglu Peng,Shenghong Yang,Yuan Zhang,Jing Wu,Xuan Wei,Fengyun Li,Qiaosheng Pu
Self-assemblies of polyelectrolytes have been widely used to tailor surface charges, but their stability varies significantly due to the diverse properties of both polyelectrolytes and surfaces. Fast and reliable evaluation of the stability of the assembled layers is essential to optimize the assembling processes and select the proper working conditions. In this work, the applicability of the pulsed streaming potential measurement for real-time evaluation of stability of assembled layers was demonstrated. Polyethyleneimine (PEI) with a molecular weight of 1800 was selected as the model polyelectrolyte and the results confirmed the dependence of the stability of the assembled layers on the assembling conditions. A parameter SR, which is defined as the relative zeta potential change rate, was adopted to reflect the difference of the positively charged layer. Effect of assembling conditions, including pH, polyelectrolyte concentration and contact time, on the change of the streaming potential were evaluated based on SR values. The feasibility of the technique for the evaluation of the stability of adsorbed proteins, oligonucleotides and cells onto the formed PEI layer was also investigated and its reliability was confirmed by capillary electrophoresis.