SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2024
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IF 8
Yuqin Yang,Gui Zhang,Li Song,Guangrong Kuang,Yilan Ding,Shuchun Bu,Yaqin Chai,Yingzi Fu
Carbon dots (CDs) with excellent optical performance have attracted tremendous interest for the construction of electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensors. However, the intrinsic self-aggregation behavior of CDs brings a serious issue of aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ), which can quench the ECL emission. In this work, different surfactants (non-ionic, anionic and cationic) were used to modulate the preparation of functionalized CDs (CDs-based nanocomposites). Their ECL performances were significantly enhanced in potassium persulfate solution. In particular, the highest ECL intensity obtained from the Triton X-100 functionalized CDs (T-CDs) was 16.8-fold than that of CDs as ACQ was suppressed effectively. Therefore, utilizing T-CDs as an ECL luminophore, integrating with the catalytic hairpin assembly and strand displacement reaction signal amplification strategies, a "Signal on" ECL biosensor was constructed for microRNA-21 (miRNA-21) monitoring. The proposed biosensor shows a dynamic range from10 fmol·L −1 to 10 nmol·L −1 at a low detection limit of 2.9 fmol·L −1 (S/N = 3). Meanwhile, it exhibits good results for analyzing miRNA-21 in healthy human samples and the expression in MCF-7 and HeLa cells. This work not only expands the method for suppressing ACQ of CDs, but also shows great potential for the analysis of other biomarkers by replacing the corresponding DNA sequences , so as to realize the early diagnosis.
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生物传感技术
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分子诊断学
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纳米生物学
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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
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2021
·Vol. 53
·期 1
·161-169
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IF 2.476
Duan Mengting,Sun Qing,Fan Wei,Fan Bing
Enterococcus faecalis ( E. faecalis ) is commonly considered to be one of chief culprits of secondary and persistent root canal infections. As antibiotic resistance has become a global issue, in order to reduce the use of antibiotics, metal ions have recently been widely used as an alternative. Silver ions (Ag + ) have been proved to be a strong bactericide but with high cytotoxicity and discoloration property. Triton X-100 (TX-100) and Ag + were co-used for the first time as a clinical intracanal medication to obtain both enhanced antibacterial effect and low cytotoxicity. The synergistic antibacterial effect of TX-100 + Ag + was tested on both planktonic and biofilm-resident E. faecalis on dentine. And the cytotoxicity was tested on MC3T3-E1 cells. Results confirmed the antibacterial activity against both planktonic and biofilm-resident E. faecalis was dramatically improved after TX-100 incorporation. TX-100 and Ag + mixture demonstrated a similar inhibitory effect as the 2% chlorhexidine (CHX), while the cytotoxicity was much lower than 2% CHX ( p < 0.05). In conclusion, TX-100 + Ag + mixture might be developed into a new effective intracanal medication as the 2% CHX.
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口腔医学
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微生物学
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PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 3.757
Kun Xiao,Rennv Wang,Congyang Liu,Meini Wang,Wei Dong,Tao Pan
PAH biodegradation aided by surfactants and cyclodextrins has been widely studied because the former's micelles and the latter's hydrophobic cavities can increase the apparent solubility of PAHs. In this work, the effects of Triton X-100 (TX-100) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) on the bioavailability and biodegradation of phenanthrene (PHE) were investigated. The degrading microorganism used was Moraxella osloensis CFP312, a new strain screened from polluted soil and could form biofilms on crystalline PHE. At the same concentrations, β-CD solubilized less PHE than TX-100 but promoted PHE biodegradation. The two solubilizers had almost no different effects on CFP312 hydrophobicity; however, β-CD significantly eluted fewer cells from biofilms on crystalline PHE than TX-100. Microscopy observation revealed that the residual structure of the biofilm treated with β-CD was more complete than that of the biofilm treated with TX-100. This effect is beneficial to the function of biofilms and conducive to mass transfer from the exposed area in the crystalline PHE to the aqueous phase. Although TX-100 and β-CD could enhance the mass transfer of PHE to the aqueous phase, the latter significantly improved the bioavailability and biodegradation of PHE mainly because its solubilization was accompanied by easy desorption and retention of the biofilm functional integrity.
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环境科学
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微生物学
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2017
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IF 2.536
Nan Gao,Pengcheng Huang,Fangying Wu
In this study, we have developed a method for rapid, highly efficient and selective detection of melamine . The negatively charged citrate ions form an electrostatic layer on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and keep the NPs dispersed and stable. When citrate-capped AuNPs were further modified with Triton X-100, it stabilized the AuNPs against the conditions of high ionic strength and a broad pH range. However, the addition of melamine caused the destabilization and aggregation of NPs. This may be attributed to the interaction between melamine and the AuNPs through the ligand exchange with citrate ions on the surface of AuNPs leading Triton X-100 to be removed. As a result, the AuNPs were unstable, resulting in the aggregation. The aggregation induced a wine red-to-blue color change, and a new absorption peak around 630 nm appeared. Triton X-100-AuNPs could selectively detect melamine at the concentration as low as 5.1 nM. This probe was successfully applied to detect melamine in milk. Furthermore, paper-based quantitative detection system using this colorimetric probe was also demonstrated by integrating with a smartphone.
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食品科学
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纳米技术
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分析化学
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Soft Matter
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2019
·Vol. 16
·期 2
·383-389
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IF 3.399
Yaping Zhang,Bin Zhen,Yue Hu,Guohong Liang,Yaqing Feng
Reverse micellar systems possess a characteristic nanoscale water-in-oil (w/o) structure and can offer mild conditions as a unique and versatile reaction medium. Reverse microemulsions containing water/TX-100 + hexanol/hexane are studied in this work through experimental techniques and simulation methods. Surfactant dosages and water amount affect the micellar structure profoundly, and the polydispersity of the surfactant molecules affects the micellar structure remarkably. TX-100 with 9–10 EO units can form micelles in a simply piling way, while TX-100 with 5–10 EO units endows the micelles with a hierarchical micellar interface and a more compact structure, leading to monodisperse micelles with a smaller diameter. Water in the polar cores has three states. In the reverse micellar system using TX-100 with 9–10 EO units, hydrolysis of tetraethoxysilane happens rapidly and the formed silica gels are apt to aggregate, resulting in polydisperse silica nanoparticles. For the micellar system using TX-100 with 5–10 EO units, the micellar hierarchical distributed interface facilitates the material exchange of tetraethoxysilane and limits the hydrolysis of tetraethoxysilane inside the micelles, providing monodisperse silica nanoparticles.
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胶体化学
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS
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2014
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IF 2.423
Yuanchao Pei,Yanjie Huang,Lin Li,Jianji Wang
In this paper, micro-emulsions composed of cholinium-based ionic liquids (ILs), octylphenol ethoxylate (Triton X-100) and water were prepared. These ternary systems were found to be stable over 12 months at room temperature. Their phase behaviour was investigated by using cloud titrations, and their microstructures were characterised by means of cyclic voltammetry and electrical conductance measurements at T = 298.15 K. It was shown that the micro-emulsions exhibited IL-in-water, bi-continuous and water-in-IL microstructures. Dynamic light scattering data suggest that Triton X-100 forms micelles in water, which were swelled by the ILs added. Droplets with the size about 20 nm were formed in these IL-based micro-emulsions, and the droplet size increased with the increase of the IL concentrations. These IL-based micro-emulsions may have potential in drug delivery, chemical reactions and nanomaterial preparation as a new type of nanoreactors.
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化学
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 10.588
Wenting Shen,Jiang Xu,Lizhong Zhu
Sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron (SNZVI) with improved reactivity and selectivity has shown great potential for environmental remediation. However, it is unclear if SNZVI could be applied for the remediation of soil washing solution, and how a soil-washing surfactant affects the reactivity and selectivity of SNZVI. Here, we assess the impact of Triton X-100 (TX-100) on the reactivity and selectivity of a sulfidized commercial NZVI toward tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA). While sulfidation of NZVI improved its reactivity and electron efficiency toward TBBPA, TX-100 could further improve these promoting effects, which was 8–21 and 4–7 times higher than those without TX-100, respectively, depending on TX-100 concentration. Because TX-100 could induce the solubilization of TBBPA, sorb onto the SNZVI surface, and favor the subsequent sorption and degradation of TBBPA. SNZVI performance for successive treatments of TBBPA contaminated water was also greatly improved by TX-100. Moreover, washing the TBBPA-contaminated soil with TX-100 could efficiently extract the TBBPA, and almost all of the TBBPA in the soil washing solution could be efficiently degraded by SNZVI. These results suggest that TX-100 is a good additive to SNZVI for improving its performance, and SNZVI coupled with TX-100 can be a promising technology for the remediation of TBBPA-contaminated soil.
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环境科学
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土壤修复
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地下水修复
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Yan Feng,Yue Tao,Jianhua Qu,Ying Zhang
A remediation strategy for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil was proposed that combined soil washing (SW) and photocatalytic oxidation. In this study, naphthalene (2-ring Nap), phenanthrene (3-ring PHE), and pyrene (4-ring Pyr) served as model pollutants. We assessed the efficacy of Triton X-100 (TX-100) in desorbing PAHs from contaminated soil and its impact on subsequent photocatalytic degradation. TX-100 achieved desorption efficiencies of 72.1% for Nap, 63.3% for PHE, and 52.1% for Pyr during SW. The desorption process of PAHs from soil showed strong closely dependent on TX-100 concentration. Furthermore, a BiOBr/g-C 3 N 4 -30% (BOB/CN-30%) photocatalyst was employed to decompose PAHs in both synthetic and real SW effluents. Quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy confirmed the generation of active species (h + , OH, and O 2 − ) in the BOB/CN-30% system. Based on the photocatalytic treatment of PAHs in the synthetic SW effluent, the reactivity impact of TX-100 on PAH degradation by BOB/CN-30% depended on the TX-100 concentration. Optimal TX-100 levels enhanced PAH solubilization and decomposition, whereas excessive concentrations formed dense micelles that obstructed PAH degradation. Moreover, the coupled system exhibited efficient recirculation in real SW tests, underscoring its potential as a remediation option for PAHs-contaminated soils.
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环境科学
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化学工程
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污染治理
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PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
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2022
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IF 6.206
Song Duan,Xiuzhou Lin,Baojie Dou,Han Yang,Yingjun Zhang,Wilfred Emori,Xiulei Gao,Zhiwen Fang
In this study, ZIF-8 was used to modify fluorinated graphene (FG) to enhance its compatibility with epoxy resins (EP). Triton X-100 (TX-100) was innovatively used to modify the high F-content FG, enabling the surface to be loaded with large amounts of ZIF-8. SEM, XRD , FT-IR, TGA and XPS results confirmed the successful preparation of the FG@ZIF-8 (FZ). Compared to EP coating, the FG-modified epoxy coatings (FG/EP coatings) had improved corrosion resistance , mechanical properties and wear resistance, and especially long-term corrosion resistance by more than two orders of magnitude. However, the low compatibility of FG with the resin limited the efficient improvement of the corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of the FG/EP coatings. In contrast, the FZ/EP coatings achieved significant improvements in corrosion resistance, mechanical properties, and wear resistance, with the coatings displaying excellent corrosion resistance (|Z| 0.01 Hz close to 1.01 × 10 11 Ω·cm 2 ) after 10,000 h immersion. The high F content 3FZ(T)/EP coating modified by TX-100 also exhibited excellent wear resistance with a 98.3 % reduction in wear rate compared to the EP coating. The significant improvements in the performances of the FZ/EP coatings are attributed to the high compatibility of FZ with epoxy resins, the efficient physical barrier, and the ability of FZ to inhibit electron transport , as well as the high crosslink density of the FZ/EP coatings. This study provides a reference for the development of ultra-high corrosion and wear-resistant coatings.
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材料科学
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腐蚀工程
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表面工程
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2020
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IF 6.551
Kaibo Huang,Jiahao Liang,Jin Wang,Yuanxi Ouyang,Rui Wang,Ting Tang,Yusen Luo,Xueqin Tao,Hua Yin,Zhi Dang,Guining Lu
This study aimed to investigate the effects of nitrate on the ultraviolet (UV) treatment of simulated washing wastes containing Trion X-100 (TX-100) surfactant and 4,4′-dibromodiphenyl ether (BDE-15) pollutant. The presence of nitrate accelerated the photodegradation of BDE-15 and TX-100, because they reacted with reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced from conversion between nitrate and nitrite. Due to nitrite having a stronger radical quenching property than nitrate, nitrite hindered TX-100 decay while the photodegradation rate of BDE-15 was similar to that in the presence of nitrate. This indicated that nitrate/nitrite affected BDE-15 photodegradation by photosensitization and TX-100 loss by ROS attack. An increased TX-100 concentration increased the loss of total inorganic nitrogen possibly owing to an increase in organic nitrogen formation through TX-100 nitration reactions. At pH < 7 HOONO rapidly isomerized to NO 3 − , and at pH = 7–9 it homolyzed to ONOO − , which increased OH production to decay the BDE-15 and TX-100 and also increased NO 2 − formation. BDE-15 mainly underwent debromination, and some rearrangement, ring formation, nitration and hydroxylation products were detected, indicating that the produced OH and NO 2 attacked the BDE-15 and products. Furthermore, broken-chain, carboxylation , hydroxylation and nitro products were detected by Liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). Escherichia coli was used to assess the toxicity of washing waste containing nitrate: the presence of nitrate will increase the wastes' toxicity during UV treatment. Therefore, the presence of nitrate is deleterious to the UV treatment of washing wastes, and it is important to remove nitrates and nitrites from washing waste before UV irradiation.
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环境科学
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化学工程
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毒理学
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International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
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2023
·Vol. 20
·期 12
·13399-13410
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IF 3.1
Xiong H.,Peng S.,Zhang B.
Nonionic surfactants with ideal surface properties and lower ecotoxicities have been highly attended in metal bioleaching and pollutant bio-treatment in environmental science field. In this study, both Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans HX3 and Tween 80 (or Triton X-100) presence in cultures, bio-production and development of schwertmannite as a potential metal scavenger were investigated. To explore their correlations, the resulting ferric oxyhydroxides under various surfactant levels (lower/optimal/higher ones for Gp I/II/III treatments) were identified by many characterization methods. Result showed that after 48 h of normally bacterial reproduction, surfactant-rich cultures with Tween 80 more than 50 mg/L (25 mg/L for Triton X-100) could only achieve down 80% of ferrous oxidation percent and 10 7 cells/mL of cell numbers, while those with lower surfactant level were ahead 12 h. Culture pH values decreased to about 2.4 (or 2.0) from initially 2.8. All initial ferric oxyhydroxides were only pincushion-schwertmannite spheres. When cells sequentially reproduced within 36 h–48 h, presence of surfactants (except for Triton X-100 at 75 mg/L) could induce schwertmannite-pincushion assembling on developed spherical particles with a little of diamond-jarosite. And then during bacterial stability state (48 h–72 h), the pincushion assemblages on developed schwertmannite-spheres would disappear, following occurrence of more jarosite amount. Obviously, schwertmannite stability and morphological evolvement were affected by type and level of the added surfactants. These results will give a convincing proof for understanding biomineralization principles of iron minerals in natural environments with nonionic surfactants.
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环境科学
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微生物学
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RSC Advances
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 14
·10862-10872
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IF 4.6
Muneera Alrasheedi,Salah M. El-Bahy,Refat El-Sayed,Khaled F. Debbabi,Alaa S. Amin
Although modern reported methods, such as AAS, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, have good sensitivity, the high cost of equipment, the need for sophisticated instruments, separation and preconcentration steps and experienced technicians along with lack of precise methods make them cumbersome. Solid phase extraction (SPE) emerges as an attractive technique that reduces solvent consumption, minimizes exposure, shortens extraction time, and lowers disposal costs. Herein, a pioneering methodology for the quantification of minute amounts of silver is introduced, using 2-nitro-6-(thiazol-2-yl-diazenyl)phenol (NTDP) as a complexing agent and Triton X-100 as a nonionic surfactant within a ternary surfactant system at a pH of 5.3. This novel extraction strategy demonstrated selective preconcentration. The enriched solution was subjected to spectrophotometric analysis for the quantification of the analyte. After refining extraction and complexation parameters, a remarkable 250-fold increase in the enrichment factor was attained, highlighting a sensitivity boost of 509 times compared with traditional extraction approaches relying solely on nonionic surfactants. The key parameters of molar absorptivity and Sandell sensitivity were determined to be 6.04 × 106 L mol−1 cm−1 and 0.0018 ng cm−2, respectively. The calibration plot was observed from 5.0–175 ng mL−1, whereas Ringbom optimum concentrations ranged from 15–160 ng mL−1. The detection and quantification limits were 1.63 and 4.95 ng mL−1, respectively. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of the complex was 2.27. The suggested method was efficiently utilized for assessing the Ag+ concentration in real samples, producing acceptable outcomes.
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