PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2016
·Vol. 18
·期 47
·32266-32271
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IF 4.449
Bo Yu,Yunyun Huang,Jun Zhou,Tuan Guo,Bai-Ou Guan
A method based on a fiber-optic interferometer to study the pH-dependent interaction between graphene oxide and single-stranded DNA chains is carried out with the assistance of a scanning electron microscope and a confocal laser scanning microscope. The various wavelength shifts of the interferometric fringes of the transmission spectrum reveal the different strengths of interaction between graphene oxide and single-stranded DNA in various pH environments. The present work demonstrates the feasibility of optical fibers for studying the interaction between graphene oxide and biomolecules. It provides a potential means to understand the intermolecular interactions. This technique might effectively supplement the existing tools.
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光学
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生物分子相互作用
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材料科学
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分析化学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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IF 9.5
Wenfu Lin,Yan Huang,Zhenru Li,Jiongshen Pan,Tiansheng Huang,Lili Liang,Yanzhen Tan,Jie Li,Li-Peng Sun,Bai-Ou Guan
Humidity plays an important role in many fields, and the realization of high sensitivity and fast response simultaneously for humidity detection is a great challenge in practical application. In this work, we demonstrated a high-performance relative humidity (RH) sensor made by supporting zeolitic imidazolate framework-90 (ZIF-90)-derived porous zinc oxide (ZnO) onto an optical microfiber Sagnac interferometer (OMSI). The ZIF-90-modified OMSI (ZIF-90-OMSI) sensor was in situ heated at different temperatures to obtain porous ZnO, and their humidity-sensing properties were investigated ranging from 25 to 80% RH. The experimental results showed that the porous ZnO fiber sensor prepared at 500 °C (Z500-OMSI) exhibited best humidity-sensing performance with a high sensitivity of 96.2 pm/% RH (25–45% RH) and 521 pm/% RH (50–80% RH) and ultrafast response/recovery time (62.37/206.67 ms) at 22.3% RH. These performances were attributed to the complete transformation of ZIF-90 to ZnO at 500 °C. The obtained Z500 not only retained the high porosity and specific surface area of ZIF-90 but also exhibited the exceptional hydrophilicity of ZnO. In addition, the signals of the proposed Z500-OMSI sensor changed with different breathing patterns, indicating the possibility for human respiration monitoring. This work provided a reliable candidate for an effective RH monitoring system with potential application in medical diagnoses, industrial production, environmental detection, and human health monitoring.
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光学传感
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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环境监测
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 4.1
Wang Ya-Jie,Zhang Ping,Serpe Michael J.,Chen Hong,Hu Liang
Photonic materials, which react to light, have garnered interest due to their capability to exhibit adjustable structural colors. Typically, light targets the UV, visible, or near-IR spectrums. In this study, microgel-based photonic materials that are capable of reversibly responding to X-rays have been engineered. To accomplish this, azobenzene (Azo)-containing poly( N -isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm)-based microgels are synthesized. Subsequently, ZnS scintillator and Cr/Au are applied on each side of the poly(methyl methacrylate (PMMA) substrate. Subsequently, the Azo MG monolayer is deposited onto the Au surface, followed by the deposition of an additional layer of Cr/Au. This process generates ZnS/PMMA/Cr/Au/Azo MG/Cr/Au or ZnS/Au-Azo MG-Au structure. Functioning as a typical interferometer, ZnS/Au-Azo MG-Au demonstrates tunable colors based on the separation distance between the two Au layers. The ZnS scintillator can absorb and convert X-rays into UV light, initiating the transition of the Azo groups from a trans to a cis state. Consequently, this transition causes the Azo MG to swell. As Azo MG swells, the distance between the two Au layers increases, resulting in a red-shift of approximately 350 nm in the optical signal of the ZnS/Au-Azo MG-Au interferometer. Remarkably, this X-ray responsivity of the interferometer is reversible, as it returns to its initial state after being stored in the dark for 24 h. To demonstrate its capabilities, the ZnS/Au-Azo MG-Au interferometer successfully releases a drug when triggered by X-ray stimulation, thus validating its potential. The microgel-based interferometers hold significant promise for applications in chemoradiotherapy, radiobiology, and actuators in space.
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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放射生物学
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TALANTA
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2024
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IF 5.6
Xiaoliang Zhang,Xiaohong Chen,Xiaofang Shi,Xiaochun Li,Hua-Zhong Yu
A microanalytical technique based on the photothermal effect in conjunction with back-scattering interferometry (BSI) using a single laser beam was developed for quantitative detection of heavy metals. After the chromogenic reaction of an analyte in a capillary tube, the photothermal effect induced by irradiation with the same laser beam leads to a change of the refractive index of the solution, which can be “quantified” using the BSI technique. For prove-of-concept, Cu(II) was chosen as the trial analyte, for which the solution changes to purplish through reacting with the chromogenic reagent; a single laser beam of 532 nm was adapted for both inducing the photothermal effect and realizing BSI detection. With as little as 1.0 μL solution, a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.10 mg/L for Cu(II) was achieved. In addition, the versatility of the technique was demonstrated by detecting other two heavy metal ions, Fe(II) and Cr(VI), with limits of detection of 0.06 mg/L and 0.04 mg/L, respectively. The demonstrated detection sensitivity, application versatility, and instrumentation simplicity of this new technique promises it as a practical tool for environmental monitoring and beyond.
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分析化学
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环境科学
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Foods
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2022
·Vol. 11
·期 18
·2865
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IF 5.561
Jinghe Sun,Shuang Song,Chunqing Ai,Beiwei Zhu,Jingfeng Yang
Sulfate polysaccharides, such as heparin sulfate, have been found to have inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV-2. An abalone polysaccharide, AGSP, was deeply sulfate modified using the chlorosulfonic acid/pyridine method, yielding S-AGSP. AGSP and S-AGSP inhibitions of SARS-CoV-2 infection of Vero E6 cells were tested in vitro. The interference of AGSP or S-AGSP on the binding interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and angiotensin-converting enzyme was tested using a biolayer interferometry assay. Results showed that S-AGSP, above a concentration of 1.87 µg/mL, significantly inhibited SARS-CoV-2 infection of Vero E6 cells. Compared with AGSP, S-AGSP obviously weakened the affinity between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and ACE2. The polysaccharide’s sulfate content played a vital role in influencing the binding affinity of spike protein to ACE2. Therefore, S-AGSP has potential as a COVID-19 competitive inhibitor as well as a candidate to be repurposed as a prophylactic COVID-19 therapeutic.Keywords:sulfated;polysaccharide;SARS-CoV-2;biolayer interferometry;ACE2
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病毒学
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药理学
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分子生物学
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
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IF 6.042
Yafeng Wang,Qian Yang,Meijiao Zhao,Jianmin Wu,Bin Su
Public awareness of the toxicity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has led to increased requirements for direct measurement of these substances. This work reports the sensitive detection of VOCs at the ppb level by an interferometric sensor based on the multilayer silica-nanochannel membrane (MSNM). The MSNM is fabricated by layer-by-layer stacking of a free-standing ultrathin SNM composed of regularly ordered channels with an ultrasmall diameter of about 2.3 nm and an ultrahigh density of about 4 × 1012 cm–2. Light reflected from parallel interfaces of the MSNM gives rise to the interferometric pattern with constructive and destructive fringes. The adsorption of VOCs to a highly porous MSNM varies the refractive index of the MSNM, resulting in the shift of the reflectometric interference spectrum (RIS) and thus yielding highly sensitive responses with a limit of detection (LOD) at the ppb level. Moreover, the sensor selectively responds to polar ethanol and acetone, as well as aromatic benzene, toluene, and chlorobenzene, but is insensitive to nonpolar ethane or hexane. The selectivity most likely arises from hydrogen bonding and dipole interaction of VOCs with silica surface.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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分析化学
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传感技术
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Tiantian Tao,Zuoxuan Zhu,Shengzhe Jia,Weiwei Tang,Junbo Gong
Chameleons can rapidly modify their coloration by manipulating the arrangement of iridophores encompassing guanine crystals in their dermis, which enables incident light to undergo birefringence. Various biomaterials have been designed to mimic the arrangement of guanine crystals, yet instances of synthesizing bottom-up structures with anisotropy for optical functionality remain rare. In this study, we report a novel two-step gas diffusion method for in-situ synthesis of CaCO 3 (Vaterite) within a hydrogel to fabricate a bio-photonic film displaying birefringence interference colors. This strategy enables the successful fabrication of an inorganic–organic photonic film with superior mechanical properties and flexibility, resulting in high transparency, superior toughness, and adjustable optical anisotropy. Through a combination of experiment and simulation results, we elucidated the critical role played by shape factor (distribution) and structural factor (particle size) in producing transmitted interference colors. Finally, the birefringent photonic films prepared using the dot-plate method can function as optical patterns accurately representing the “on”/“off” state within a binary system. This system offers high spatial resolution, excellent repeatability, and precise controllability of optical properties, making it applicable in fields such as information encryption and decrytion. Our study has successfully synthesized photonic material with anisotropic structure though in-situ method while elucidating the underlying mechanism governing their ability to generate transmission interference colors, thus opening up new avenues for transparent flexible polarized optics, imperceptible wearable devices, and advanced information encryption.
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材料科学
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光学工程
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生物仿生学
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2018
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IF 5.667
Wei Li,Xuerui Zhu,Xin Wang,Jie Liu,Baowen Liang,Tiesong Zheng,Jianlin Li
A new real-time monitoring method for alcohol content in spirit samples has been established on base of stable TiO 2 -coated porous silicon (PSi) interferometer. There is a linear relationship between the different alcohol contents in range of 10%–70% (v/v) and efficient optical thickness (EOT) or the reflection peak positions of the sensing film. The alcohol content of sample can be measured by the EOT or the reflection peak positions with the TiO 2 coated PSi interferometer. Both the straight TiO 2 -PSi and rugate TiO 2 -PSi can detect the alcohol contents, but the former displays a sensitivity of 2.911 nm ± 0.145/alcohol content unit (ACU) which is fifty times more sensitive than that of the latter. The developed method is a rapid, sensitive, on-line, and cost-efficient detection technique without sample pretreatment for alcohol content in spirit samples. The results detected by the developed method for alcohol content in nine spirit samples are agreement with that of traditional alcoholmeter method. The novel established method has a great potential in food industry, environment and health fields for monitoring alcohol content.
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食品科学
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光学传感
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分析化学
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS
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2022
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IF 3.269
Ying Zhang,Songtao Cao,Yuqi Su,Maogang He
The mutual diffusion coefficients of ethanol + isooctane and n- butanol + isooctane mixtures were measured by digital holographic interferometry. The measurements were performed at atmospheric pressure with temperatures ranging from 288.15 K to 318.15 K and mass fractions ranging from 0.05 to 0.95, and the effects of changes in temperature and composition were discussed. Based on the local composition theory, a new model is proposed for predicting mutual diffusion coefficients. Modified from the Vignes model, this model can be used to predict the mutual diffusion coefficient in ideal or non-ideal mixtures within a given deviation range. A comparison of the prediction results for the new model and five other models shows that the new model is far superior to the Darken model and Vignes model, and also has some advantages over the other models.
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化学工程
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物理化学
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MEASUREMENT
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2022
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IF 5.131
Xinyu Chang,Xingyue Wen,Danheng Gao,Meng Luo,Pingping Teng,Zheng Zhu,Jianzhong Zhang,Kang Li,Nigel Copner,Xinghua Yang
In this paper, an integrated optical fiber optoelectrode based on Fabry–Perot (F-P) cavity functionalized by ITO is first proposed to simultaneously realize the function of electrochemical working electrode and the function of fiber sensing. In the experimental prototype, the redox reaction of K 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ] system in electrochemical reaction was token as an example. Simultaneous monitoring of the electrochemical and optical responses of the optoelectrode at different scan rates is discussed. The results show that the electrochemical behavior of K 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ] and K 4 [Fe(CN) 6 ] on the surface of the F-P-ITO optoelectrode can be successfully monitored. As the electrochemical process proceeds, local refractive index changes around the optical fiber F-P-ITO optoelectrode dominated by diffusion control will induce an obvious shift in the interference spectrum. Significantly, this novel structure of integrated F-P optoelectrode functionalized by conductive ITO based on fiber interferometer has great potentials in the fields of electrochemistry systems and biomedical applications.
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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光学传感
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 6.7
Liming Liu,Ning Ma,Lu Wang,Yu Zhang,Yi-Zhen Wan,Tianze Wang,Weiping Qian
Fibrinolytic activity assay is particularly important for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease and the development of fibrinolytic drugs. A novel efficacious strategy for real-time and label-free dynamic detection of fibrinolytic activity based on ordered porous layer interferometry (OPLI) was developed. Fibrin or a mixture of fibrin and plasminogen (Plg) was loaded into the highly ordered silica colloidal crystal (SCC) film scaffold to construct a fibrinolytic response interference layer to measure fibrinolytic activity with different mechanisms of action. Fibrinolytic enzyme-triggered fibrinolysis led to the migration of interference fringes in the interferogram, which could be represented by optical thickness changes (ΔOT) tracked in real time by the OPLI system. The morphology and optical property of the fibrinolytic response interference layer were characterized, and the Plg content in the fibrinolytic response interference layer and experimental parameters of the system were optimized. The method showed adequate sensitivity for the fibrinolytic activity of lumbrokinase and streptokinase, with wide linear ranges of 12–6000 and 10–2000 U/mL, respectively. Compared with the traditional fibrin plate method, it has a lower detection limit and higher linearity. The whole kinetic process of fibrinolysis by these two fibrinolytic drug models was recorded in real time, and the Michaelis constant and apparent kinetic parameters were calculated. Importantly, some other blood proteins were less interfering with this system, and it showed reliability in fibrin activity detection in real whole blood samples. This study established a better and more targeted research method of in vitro fibrinolysis and provided dynamic monitoring data for the analysis of fibrinolytic activity of whole blood.
研究领域:
生物医学工程
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心血管疾病
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药物开发
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干涉测量
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纤溶
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OPTICAL FIBER TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 2.8
Zizheng Yue,Luqiao Feng,Wenlin Feng
In this work, a novel Michelson interferometer (MI) based on the core-offset splicing between the single-mode fiber (SMF) and thin-core fiber (TCF) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. By using the layer-by-layer self-assembly method, a novel metal-organic framework UiO-66 film is coated on the TCF surface. Then, the MI for fluoride-ion detection is obtained. The adsorption of fluoride ions by the sensing film induces the change in the effective refractive index (RI) of the coated cladding, which results in the regular redshifts of the interference dip. Different fluoride-ion concentrations can be obtained in real-time by monitoring the dip wavelength shifts. The proposed sensor exhibits an excellent linear response in the fluoride-ion concentration range up to 0.1 ppb, a high sensitivity of 612 pm/ppb and a fast response time of 10 s.
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材料科学
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分析化学
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