MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 5.1
Dali Zhuo,Xiaoyu Dong,Linghuan Li,Ronghua Zeng,Chao Tan,Hong Luo,Zhirong Zou
Calcium ion (Ca 2+ ) is one of the important nutrients for humans, excessive and insufficient intake may both cause diseases, so that it is of great importance to analysis of Ca 2+ in our daily life. In this work, a portable gas pressure meter-based method was developed for the detection of Ca 2+ in water samples and calcium gluconate oral liquids. Ca 2+ in solution was extracted and precipitated by the addition of Na 2 C 2 O 4 , CaC 2 O 4 precipitate was formed and then filtered from the complicated matrix through a filter membrane. The filter membrane (containing CaC 2 O 4 precipitate) was then treated by H 2 SO 4 solution, CaC 2 O 4 precipitate was dissolved during this step and H 2 C 2 O 4 was formed. In a sealed bottle-in-bottle reaction device, H 2 C 2 O 4 reacted with acidic KMnO 4 solution to generate CO 2 gas, causing a significant gas pressure increase and it was readout by a hand-held pressure meter. A standard curve with linear range of 1–80 mmol L −1 and a limit of detection of 0.4 mmol L −1 were obtained. This system was subsequently applied to the detection of Ca 2+ in several water samples and oral liquids, recoveries of 92–110 % were obtained for their spiked samples. Only a few reaction bottles and a gas pressure meter were required in this system. It is a low-cost, sensitive, rapid and easy-used analytical method for on-site determination of Ca 2+ .
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分析化学
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营养学
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环境监测
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 4.9
Jing Xiao,Dali Zhuo,Jiayuan Tang,Jihong Chen,Chao Tan,Shu Zhang,Shichao Li,Zhirong Zou
The analysis of cyclamate in food samples holds a significant implication for human health, necessitating the development of a selective, sensitive and user-friendly analytical method for analysis of cyclamate. Herein, a pressure meter-based analytical kit was established and applied to selective and sensitive detection of cyclamate. Cyclamate undergoes a selective reaction with NaNO 2 within a hermetically sealed reaction vessel. The reaction produces cyclohexene and N 2 , leading to a discernible pressure change that can be accurately measured using a portable gas pressure meter. Within the concentration range of 20–1000 mg/L, gas pressure values exhibit a proportional relationship with cyclamate concentrations, with a limit of detection of 5.6 mg/L. This analytical kit was further applied to assess cyclamate levels in various beverages and a standard quality control sample (BWQ8791-2016), with recoveries of 93–108 %. It is a simple, easy used, selective and sensitive analytical system for analysis of cyclamate in beverages.
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食品安全
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分析化学
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2017
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IF 6.32
Yanjun Wang,Luzhu Yang,Baoxin Li,Chaoyong James Yang,Yan Jin
Detection of telomerase activity at the single-cell level is one of the central challenges in cancer diagnostics and therapy. Herein, we describe a facile and reliable point-of-care testing (POCT) strategy for detection of telomerase activity via a portable pressure meter. Telomerase primer (TS) was immobilized onto the surface of magnetic beads (MBs), and then was elongated to a long single-stranded DNA by telomerase. The elongated (TTAGGG)n repeat unit hybridized with several short PtNP-functionalized complementary DNA (PtNPs-cDNA), which specifically enriched PtNPs onto the surfaces of magnetic beads (MBs), which were separated using a magnet. Then, nanoparticle-catalyzed gas-generation reaction converted telomerase activity into significant change in gas pressure. Because of the self-amplification of telomerase and enrichment by magnetic separation, the diluted telomerase equivalent to a single HeLa cell was facilely detected. More importantly, the telomerase in the lysate of 1 HeLa cell can be reliably detected by monitoring change in gas pressure, indicating that it is feasible and possible to study differences between individual cells. The difference in relative activity between different kinds of cancer cells was easily and sensitively studied. Study of inhibition of telomerase activity demonstrated that our method has great potential in screening of telomerase-targeted antitumor drugs as well as in clinical diagnosis.
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生物化学
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医学诊断
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纳米技术
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 5.304
Yuan Yuan,Yuhan He,Dongni Pei,Liujuan Tong,Shengqiang Hu,Lin Liu,Xinyao Yi,Jianxiu Wang
Urea is one of the leading products produced by protein degradation in human body. The levels of urea could be used as an important indicator of health status and renal disease. Thus, portable, rapid, and convenient point-of-care testing systems are highly in demand. Herein, urease-functionalized near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive gold nanoflowers (AuNFs) served as a sensing platform for urea assay. The urease-AuNFs composites were constructed via electrostatic interaction and possessed strong photothermal effect. The 808 nm laser irradiation heated the urease-AuNFs composites, which increased urease activity and accelerated the catalytic decomposition of urea. The generated NH 3 and CO 2 caused pressure changes, which could be recorded by a pressure meter. The pressure changes were proportional to the concentrations of urea ranging from 1 mM to 100 mM, and the detection limit of 0.08 mM was achieved. The urea in blood samples could be conveniently measured in 10 min and the urea levels were in good agreement with the clinical results. The NIR light-responsive AuNFs could find broad applications for clinical point-of-care testing of other diseases-related indicators.
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分析化学
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2023
·Vol. 33
·期 26
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IF 19
Teng Zheng,Marcin Runowski,Junpeng Xue,Laihui Luo,Ulises R. Rodríguez-Mendoza,Víctor Lavín,Inocencio R. Martín,Plácida Rodríguez-Hernández,Alfonso Muñoz,Peng Du
To address the unsatisfactory pressure sensitivity of luminescent manometers, Eu 2+ -activated supersensitive microspheres operating in the visible range are developed. A series of Eu 2+ -doped Sr 8 Si 4 O 12 C l8 materials are synthesized as microspheres, and their structural and spectroscopic properties are studied theoretically and experimentally. Excited at 350 nm, the samples emit a bright cyan luminescence at ambient conditions that, upon pressure, changes to green emission and finally to yellow light above 7 GPa. Most importantly, a huge red-shift of the emission band from 497.3 to 568.8 nm is observed as the pressure increases, leading to an ultrahigh-pressure sensitivity of 9.69 nm/GPa, which is the highest sensitivity ever reported. The designed microspheres with polychromatic emissions and high-pressure sensitivity are suitable for visual optical pressure sensing, and the applied strategy provides some important guidelines for the development of new optical manometers, allowing pressure monitoring with unprecedented accuracy.
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材料科学
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光学
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Theranostics
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2020
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IF 8.579
Yu Zhang,Quanyi Liu,Chong-Bo Ma,Qingqing Wang,Meiting Yang,Yan Du
Alcohol abuse causes health problems and security accidents. A reliable and sensitive detection system for alcohol has been an instinctive demand in law enforcement and forensic. More efforts are demanded in developing new sensing strategy preferably with portable and non-invasive traits for the pushforward of point-of-care (POC) device popularization. Methods : We developed a POC diagnosis system for alcohol assay with the aid of alcohol oxidase (AOX) pre-joining in the system as well as Pd@Pt core-shell nanoparticles (abbreviated to Pd@Pt) that were decorated on ploy(vinyl alcohol) aerogel with amphiphilicity. Biological samples like saliva and whole blood can be absorbed by the aerogel in a quick process, in which the analyte would go through a transformation from alcohol, H 2 O 2 , to a final production of O 2 , causing an analyte dose-dependent signal change in the commercial portable pressure meter. The cascade reactions are readily catalyzed by AOX and Pd@Pt, of which the latter one possesses excellent peroxidase-like activity. Results : Our design has smartness embodied in the aerogel circumvents the interference from methanol which is more ready to be catalyzed by AOX. Under the optimal conditions, the limit of detection for alcohol was 0.50 mM in saliva, and is able to distinguish the driving under the influence (DUI) (1.74 mM in saliva) and driving while impaired (DWI) (6.95 mM in saliva) in the national standard of China. Conclusion : Our proof-of-concept study provides the possibility for the establishment of POC device for alcohol and other target detection, not only owing to the sensing qualification but also thanks to the architecture of such sensor that has great flexibility by replacing the AOX with glucose oxidase (GOX), thenceforth realizing the accurate detection of glucose in 0.5% whole blood sample. With the advantages of easy accessibility and anti-interference ability, our sensor exhibits great potential for quantitative diagnostics in biological system.
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生物传感
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法医学
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材料科学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2018
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IF 8.097
Lu Shi,Jing Lei,Bei Zhang,Baoxin Li,Chaoyong James Yang,Yan Jin
The upregulation of microRNA (miRNA) is highly related with some kinds of tumor, such as breast, prostate, lung, and pancreatic cancers. Therefore, for an important tumor biomarker, the point-of-care testing (POCT) of miRNA is of significant importance and is in great demand for disease diagnosis and clinical prognoses. Herein, a POCT assay for miRNA detection was developed via a portable pressure meter. Two hairpin DNA probes, H1 and H2, were ingeniously designed and functionalized with magnetic beads (MBs) and platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs), respectively, to form MBs-H1 and PtNPs-H2 complexes. In the presence of target microRNA 21 (miR-21), the cyclic strand displacement reaction (SDR) between MBs-H1 and PtNPs-H2 was triggered to continuously form the MBs-H1/PtNPs-H2 duplex. Owing to the amplification of cyclic SDR, numerous PtNPs were enriched onto the surface of MBs to catalytically decompose H2O2 for the generation of much O2. The gas pressure value has a linear relationship with the logarithmic value of miR-21 concentration in the range of 10 fM to 10 pM. The limit of detection is 7.6 fM, which is more sensitive than that in a number of previous reports. Hairpin DNA probes and magnetic separation highly ensured the specificity and reliability. Single-base mutation was easily discriminated, and the detection of miR-21 in the serum sample achieved satisfactory result. Therefore, it offers a reliable POCT strategy for the detection of miRNA, which is of great theoretical and practical importance for POCT clinical diagnostics.
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生物化学
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医学诊断
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分子生物学
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2020
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IF 10.257
Zhe Hao,Xiaodong Lin,Jinjie Li,Yanliang Yin,Xia Gao,Shuo Wang,Yaqing Liu
Bacterial infection is a growing public health concern and causes a huge medical and financial burden. It is of significance to efficiently construct multifunctional platforms for bacterial point-of-care testing (POCT) and elimination. Herein, near-infrared (NIR) light-responded vancomycin-doped prussian blue nanoparticles (PB-VAN NPs ) with high efficient photothermal conversion was synthesized for binding, dual-mode portable detection, and elimination of bacteria. The PB-VAN NPs can bind to the surface of Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ), forming complex of PB-VAN NPs / S. aureus . After being centrifugated, the suspension solution of PB-VAN NPs can stimulate perfluorohexane (PFH) to rapidly release oxygen (O 2 ) under NIR irradiation. Thus, the bacteria can be sensitively detected with portable pressure meter as signal reader, reporting a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.0 CFU mL -1 . On the other side, the sediment of PB-VAN NPs / S. aureus can be detected via thermal camera, reporting a LOD of 1.0 CFU mL -1 . Interestingly, the bacteria can be effectively inactivated with the local temperature elevation during temperature-based detection. The antibacterial efficiency reaches as high as 99.8%. The developed multifunctional nanoplatform not only provides a straightforward “mix-then-test” way for portable detection of bacteria with high sensitivity, also realizes high efficiency elimination of bacteria simultaneously. The developed strategy was further applied for promoting wound healing of bacteria-infected mice.
研究领域:
生物医学工程
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纳米技术
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细菌学
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即时检测 (POCT)
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光热治疗
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感染控制
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 8.008
Lu Shi,Qiaorong Tang,Bing Yang,Wei Liu,Baoxin Li,Chaoyong Yang,Yan Jin
Cross-reactive sensor arrays are useful for discriminating multiple analytes in a complex sample. Herein, a portable and label-free gas pressure sensor array was proposed for multiplex analysis via a handheld gas pressure meter. It is based on the interaction diversity of analytes with catalase-like nanomaterials, including Pt nanoparticles (PtNP), Co3O4 nanosheets (Co3O4NS), and Pt–Co alloy nanosheets (PtCoNS), respectively. Thus, the diverse influence of analytes on the catalase-like activity could be output as the difference in the gas pressure. By using principal component analysis, eight proteins were well distinguished by the gas pressure sensor array at the 10 nM level within 12 min. Moreover, different concentrations of proteins and mixtures of proteins could likewise be discriminated. More importantly, the effective discrimination of proteins in human serum and discrimination of five kinds of cells further confirmed the potential of the gas pressure sensor array. Therefore, it provides a portable, cheap, sensitive, and label-free gas pressure sensor array, which is totally different from the reported sensor arrays and holds great potential for portable and cheap discrimination of multiple analytes.
研究领域:
分析化学
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纳米技术
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生物传感器
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蛋白质组学
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