ACS Omega
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2022
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IF 4.132
Zhengxia Yang,Hai-Sheng Su,En-Ming You,Siying Liu,Zihang Li,Yun Zhang
Breast cancer appears to be one of the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality for women worldwide. The accurate and rapid diagnosis of breast cancer is hence critical for the treatment and prognosis of patients. With the vibrational fingerprint information and high detection sensitivity, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been extensively applied in biomedicine. Here, an optimized bimetallic nanosphere (Au@Ag NS) 3D substrate was fabricated for the aim of the diagnosis of breast cancer based on the SERS analysis of the extracellular metabolites. The unique stacking mode of 3D Au@Ag NSs provided multiple plasmonic hot spots according to the theoretical calculations of the electromagnetic field distribution. The low relative standard deviation (RSD = 2.7%) and high enhancement factor (EF = 1.42 × 105) proved the uniformity and high sensitivity. More importantly, the normal breast cells and breast cancer cells could be readily distinguished from the corresponding SERS spectra based on the extracellular metabolites. Furthermore, the clear clusters of SERS spectra from MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 extracellular metabolites in the orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis plot indicate the distinct metabolic fingerprint between breast cancer cells, which imply their potential clinical application in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
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癌症研究
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2023
·Vol. 34
·期 2
·1-12
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IF 2.8
Li Fei,Zhao Qian,Jia Rong,Hu Te,Lu Yun,Hao Liang
ZnO films immobilized on SUS316L wire mesh are prepared by a conventional low-temperature hydrothermal method. To improve their photocatalytic activity, we decorate the films with Ag nanospheres using the impregnating photoreduction treatment. The prepared films are characterized using a series of advanced analytical methods. The SEM and EDS results show that continuous films consisting of ZnO nanorods shaped as six-prism cones are formed in the hydrothermal process. Ag 0 nanospheres with the dimension from a few to several hundred nanometers decorate the ZnO nanorods. Compared to the individual ZnO film, Ag–ZnO heterojunction improves the absorption of UV and visible light, decreases the bandgap value, and shifts the band position toward more positive potentials. It also inhibits the recombination of photo-inspired electrons and holes, thereby improving the photodegradation ability. The photocatalytic performance of Ag–ZnO composite films increases at most 5.6-fold compared to the bare ZnO film. Active holes (h + ), superoxide ( \(\bullet {\text{O}}_{2}^{ - }\) ), and hydroxyl ( \(\bullet {\text{OH}}\) ) species play significant roles in organic dye RhB photodegradation under simulated sunlight irradiation.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2025
·Vol. 155
·期 3
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IF 2.4
Wang Xiuqing,Yan Ruiyao,Fu Jianyu,He Yan,Zheng Jiahuan,Liu Liu,Zhou Na
The practical application of Cu 2 O in the field of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) hydrogen production has been limited by its relatively low photoconversion efficiency and electron mobility. Plasmonic metal nanoparticles have been utilized to enhance the charge separation of semiconductors through resonance energy transfer from metal nanoparticles to semiconductors. In this study, Ag nanosphere (Ag NS)@SiO 2 were combined with Cu 2 O to form triple core–shell nanocomposites, aiming to enhance the photoelectrochemical activity of Cu 2 O under visible-light irradiation. The microstructures of the Ag@SiO 2 @Cu 2 O nanocomposites were regulated by controlling the thickness of SiO 2 interlay and Cu 2 O shell in order to optimize the PEC efficiency. It was found that Ag NS@SiO 2 (5 nm)@Cu 2 O (29 nm) NCs exhibited the highest photocurrent intensity, showing 3.3 times, 11.9 times, and 17.8 times higher values than pure Cu 2 O, pure Ag NS, and AgNS@SiO 2 NPs respectively. Furthermore, the photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production velocity of Ag NS@SiO 2 (5 nm)@Cu 2 O (29 nm) NCs was around 25 mmol·g −1 ·h −1 , which has been improved around 4.2 times compared to pure Cu 2 O. This enhanced performance is attributed to plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer from Ag metal nanoparticles to Cu 2 O semiconductor, which may improve the separation efficiency of electron–hole pairs and lead higher photoelectrocatalytic efficiency. Graphic The Ag NS@SiO 2 was integrated with Cu 2 O to form triple core–shell nanocomposites, aiming to enhance the photoelectrochemical activity of Cu 2 O under visible-light irradiation through plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer from Ag to Cu 2 O. And their photoelectrocatalytic performances were optimized by controlling the thickness of SiO 2 interlay and Cu 2 O shell. Ag NS@SiO 2 (5 nm)@Cu 2 O (29 nm) NCs exhibited superior photocurrent intensity and enhanced photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production rate compared to pure Cu 2 O.
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材料科学
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能源科学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2023
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IF 6.2
Junnan Wang,Minqiang Wang,Jindou Shi,Yun Zhou,Chen Zhang,Arshad Saleem Bhatti
Flexibility and self-cleaning are the main research hot-spots in the development of plasma substrates for practical applications in Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) at present. In this study, a flexible composite Au@Ag/ultrathin g-C 3 N 4 /Graphene (AUG) film based on PDMS film was reported and used as a highly sensitive SERS substrate for the detection of rhodamine 6G (R6G) molecules. The Au@Ag nanosphere array formed by self-assembly provided dense hot-spots, the ultrathin g-C 3 N 4 enabled the composite to possess excellent photocatalytic ability, and the graphene enhanced SERS detection and photocatalytic performance while improving the stability of the composite film . The results showed that the AUG flexible composite film had a detection limit of 10 −12 M for R6G molecules. After 10 photocatalytic cycles of testing, the composite film maintained 83 % of SERS activity. Benefiting from the graphene covering the surface, the composite films showed only a 5 % decrease in SERS detection performance after 30 days of storage in air. The facile fabrication process of AUG composite film enables it to be an outstanding candidate for the flexible, inexpensive, and stable wearable SERS sensing systems.
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光催化
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分析化学
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 8.5
Xinhui Shu,Ping Guo,Gan Zhang,Wei Zhang,Hong Hu,Juan Peng,Yonghua Xiong,Bingfeng Ma,Weihua Lai
Pyrimethanil (PYR) is a fungicide that is harmful to consumers when present in foods at concentrations greater than maximum permitted residue levels. High-performance immunoprobes and dual-readout strategy may be useful for constructing sensitive lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA). Herein, the prepared litchi-like Au–Ag bimetallic nanospheres (LBNPs) exhibited high mass extinction coefficients and fluorescence quenching constants. Benefiting from LBNPs and dual-readout mode, the limits of detection of LBNPs-CM-LFIA and LBNPs-FQ-LFIA for PYR were 0.957 and 0.713 ng mL −1 , which were 2.54- and 3.41-fold lower than that of gold nanoparticles-based LFIA, respectively. The limits of quantitation of LBNPs-CM-LFIA and LBNPs-FQ-LFIA were 3.740 and 1.672 ng mL −1 , respectively. LBNPs-LFIA was applied to detect PYR in cucumber and grape samples with satisfactory recovery (90%–111%). LBNPs-LFIA showed good agreement with LC-MS/MS for the detection of PYR in the samples. Accordingly, this sensitive and accurate dual-readout LFIA based on LBNPs can be effectively applied for food safety.
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食品安全检测
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分析化学
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 4.439
Ziyu Chen,Guixia Liu,Jingting Sui,Dan Li,Yan Song,Feng Hong,Xiangting Dong,Jinxian Wang,Wensheng Yu
Photothermal therapy (PTT) guided by bioimaging has attracted much attention. Recently, the multifunctional nanomaterials with multimodal imaging and high-performance therapy effect are extremely important. In this work, a novel nanostructure with Ag nanospheres (NSs) encapsulated Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) film which decorated by Ba 2 GdF 7 :Yb 3+ , Ho 3+ nanoparticles is synthesized by a simple method. The novel nanostructure endows the NCs remarkable originality and excellent multifunctional performance. The morphology, structure, optical properties, biocompatibility, cytotoxicity, superparamagnetic properties and photothermal therapeutic efficiency of the Ag@PVP-Ba 2 GdF 7 :Yb 3+ , Ho 3+ nanocomposites (NCs) are investigated. The results show that Ag@PVP-Ba 2 GdF 7 :Yb 3+ , Ho 3+ NCs possess good upconversion luminescence (UCL) performance and X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging ability. Furthermore, in MTT cytotoxicity measurement, the NCs exhibit low cytotoxicity and excellent biocompatibility. Moreover, the PVP film coating of the NCs can largely promote the stability. In addition, outstanding photothermal conversion ability and stability are also obtained upon NIR laser irradiation. Utilizing the prominent photothermal effect, PTT in vitro shows efficient photothermal killing effect on tumor cells. Therefore, Ag@PVP-Ba 2 GdF 7 :Yb 3+ , Ho 3+ NCs from multifaceted research provides a break to multifunctional nanomaterials for multimodal imaging detection and high-performance tumor photothermal therapy.
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纳米医学
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肿瘤学
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 6.306
Huirong He,Da-Wen Sun,Hongbin Pu,Lunjie Huang
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) as the most toxic mycotoxin in contaminated food can greatly threaten human health, and sensitive and selective detection of AFB1 is thus highly desired. An ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) aptasensor was developed for AFB1 detection in peanut oil samples. SH-cDNA modified Fe 3 O 4 @Au nanoflowers acted as capture probes, SH-Apt modified [email protected] nanospheres and commercial Cy3-Apt were used as reporter probes. Strong SERS signals of reporter probes were produced due to the recognition of AFB1 aptamer and its complementary strand (SH-cDNA). With the preferred binding of AFB1 aptamer to AFB1, reporter probes were released from capture probes, causing a linear decrease in SERS intensity. Therefore an ultralow detection limit of 0.40 pg·mL −1 in a wide linear range of 0.0001–100 ng·mL −1 was obtained and the sensibility of this SERS aptasensor was higher than that of the Cy3-Apt based SERS aptasensor. In addition, an excellent selectivity in interfering toxins and satisfactory recoveries of 96.6–115% in peanut oil samples were obtained, proving this aptasensor is a promising analytical tool in AFB1 detection.
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