ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2019
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Lei Li,Qiang Wang,Yuan Yang,Li Luo,Ru Ding,Zhao-Guang Yang,Hai-Pu Li
For understanding the environmental behavior and toxicity of Ag nanoparticles (Ag-NPs), a quantitative method for characterizing the AgNPs in soils and sediments is urgently needed. In this study, we validated a previously developed extraction method by optimizing the extraction of silver nanoparticles from soil and sediment samples to which engineered AgNPs had been added. The samples were analyzed by single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS). Initially, different extraction conditions were evaluated to validate the optimal extraction procedure. Then the optimal extraction procedure was applied to environmental soil and sediment samples spiked with AgNPs. The extraction data for Ag-NPs with sizes below 30 nm was not shown due to the particle size detection limit of the SP-ICP-MS method (∼20 nm). The number concentrations of Ag particles extracted from different environmental soils and sediments matrices were in the range of (12 ± 1–23 ± 1) × 107 particles/g soil. Similarly, 53.4–100.0% of the particulate Ag mass was recovered. For the relatively low Ag mass recovery of Guiyu agricultural soil, the Ag mass recovery shows great improvement (from 53.4 to 105.8%) by the soil dilution using SiO2. The optimal method was validated to be feasible for extracting Ag-NPs from environmental soils and sediments, except for the soil with high soil organic matter (SOM) content. The SiO2 dilution of soil provides a promising way to promote the extraction of Ag-NPs in soil (or sediment) with high SOM content, which could further promote the study on the environmental behavior and toxicity of Ag-NPs in soil and sediment environment.
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Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
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2022
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Haosheng Xin,Haiyong Wang,Xiaohong Hu,Xiuzheng Zhuang,Long Yan,Chenguang Wang,Longlong Ma,Qiying Liu
Cellulose hydrolysis and further conversion to diketones and alcohols was performed with graphene layer encapsulated cobalt catalysts (Co@C) in phosphoric acid aqueous solution. A total of 60.5% yield of the products mainly including ethanol, 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD) and diols could be achieved in 0.06 M H3PO4 solution. A series of characterization methods such as XRD, XPS, TEM, TG-MS, BET, ICP, H2-TPD, NH3-TPD, and Raman were carried out to explore the catalyst formation mechanism and reaction activity. The results of the analysis indicated that the calcination temperature had a deep influence on the structure formation of the Co@C catalysts, thus leading to differences in the reaction activity. While the calcination temperature was determined at 700 °C, the Co@C catalyst meets with the requirements of optimal reaction activity, appropriate particle size, suitable surface area, and pore size. Besides, it was found that H3PO4 is not only favorable in cellulose hydrolysis but also cooperates with the Co@C catalyst in the hydrogenolysis of C–O bond and C–C bonds for the formation of products. This work provides a possible way for renewable cellulose conversion to diketone and alcohols over encapsulated non-noble metal catalyst combined with phosphoric acid aqueous solution.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2026
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Junyi Wu,Yao Liu,Dongwei Zhu,Jianxing Xu,Jian Yun
A DSN-triggered Y-shaped dual-circular-probe DNA walker is developed for RCI-associated miR-29a detection. • The Y-shaped steric hindrance structure effectively suppresses non-specific DSN cleavage, ensuring ultralow background. • The cascade amplification strategy achieves a detection limit as low as 0.26 fM for miR-29a. • The ICP-MS-based Rh readout provides label-free, photobleaching-free, and robust quantification. • The method exhibits excellent single-base mismatch discrimination and reliable performance in serum and cell samples. Rotator cuff injury (RCI) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder with limited early diagnostic options, partly due to the lack of sensitive and non-invasive biomarkers. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the current mainstream imaging tool for RCI, suffers from high cost, limited accessibility, and an inability to reflect molecular-level pathological changes before structural damage becomes evident. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have shown promise as diagnostic indicators, yet their reliable detection in clinical contexts requires methods with ultrahigh sensitivity and single-base resolution. Here, we report a duplex-specific nuclease (DSN)-triggered DNA walker with dual circular probes for highly specific and ultrasensitive analysis of RCI-associated miR-29a by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The DNA walker is assembled on magnetic beads, where the walking track comprises two circular probes (c1 and c2) forming a Y-shaped steric hindrance structure that effectively suppresses non-specific DSN cleavage, ensuring an ultralow background. Upon target miR-29a hybridization, DSN specifically cleaves the DNA–RNA hybrid, initiating a cascade amplification involving self-priming, nicking/polymerase cycling, rolling circle amplification, and DNAzyme-mediated cleavage of a rhodium-labeled substrate. The released rhodium is quantified by ICP-MS, providing a photobleaching-free readout. The proposed method achieves a detection limit as low as 0.26 fM with outstanding single-base mismatch discrimination, a wide dynamic range from 1 fM to 100 pM, excellent recoveries in serum (93.2–103.2%), and high correlation with RT-PCR (R 2 = 0.9912) in real cell line samples. This DSN-triggered DNA walker offers a robust, sensitive, and specific platform for RCI-related miRNA detection, holding great promise for early diagnosis and prognosis monitoring of rotator cuff injuries. Download: Download high-res image (78KB) Download: Download full-size image
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2025
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Kewei Wang,Xilong Qian,Ying Zhang,Zheng Liu,Weihua Zhang,Liu Zhou,Yanqiong Pan,Liwen Zheng,Fang Fang,Yang Zhang,Yehuang Wang,Bin Jiang,Shengjin Liu
Yuhuang Shengji ointment (YSO) is a traditional Chinese medicine clinical prescription from Professor Wang Yehuang, a famous Chinese medicine professor in Jiangsu Province China.It is used for the treatment of postoperative healing of anal fistula in clinic practice. It is composed of Corydalis Rhizoma, Radix Sanguisorbae Carbonisata, Natrii Sulfas, Alumen Ustum, Plant Soot and Borneolum. It has the effects of eliminating dampness, astringing sores, hemostasis, pain relief, detumescence and muscle regeneration. According to the characteristics that YSO mainly contains inorganic, organic and volatile components, the comprehensive quality control of the ointment was achieved by different analytical methods. The organic components in the ointment were qualitatively analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS to determine the main chemical components. HPLC fingerprint of the organic components of the ointment was further established. ICP-MS technology is used to analyze the inorganic elements in ointment, which provides data support for the quality control of inorganic components. The Flash GC e-nose is used for rapid detection of volatile substances in ointment, and the fingerprint of volatile components is established. The comprehensive use of these analytical techniques not only reflects the overall chemical characteristics of the ointment, but also helps to evaluate the consistency between different batches of products. This study successfully established a comprehensive quality analysis method, which provided a basis for the quality control of YSO. At the same time, it provides a more comprehensive quality control strategy for ointment which mainly contains organic, inorganic and volatile components.
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GEOSTANDARDS AND GEOANALYTICAL RESEARCH
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2013
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Jie Li,Xiao-Ying Jiang,Ji-Feng Xu,Li-Feng Zhong,Xuan-Ce Wang,Gui-Qin Wang,Pei-Pei Zhao
en This link goes to a English section fr This link goes to a French section We report an improved procedure for the determination of the platinum-group elements (PGE) and Re, and Os isotopes from a single sample aliquot by isotope dilution (ID) using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and negative thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (N-TIMS), respectively. A two-stage column method was used to purify PGE-Re from their sample matrix and interfering elements (e.g., Mo, Zr and Hf) after Os had been separated by CCl 4 solvent extraction. The first column separation step used cation exchange resin (AG50W-X8) to concentrate PGE-Re and some potential interfering elements (e.g., Mo, Zr and Hf). In the second step, N -benzoyl- N -phenylhydroxylamine (BPHA) extraction resin was used to separate PGE-Re from the remaining interfering elements, which all remained strongly absorbed to the resin. The method was used to determine the PGE and rhenium, and Os isotope ratios in a range of geochemical reference materials (TDB-1, WGB-1, BHVO-2 and UB-N). The obtained results agree well with those previously published. This new method enables PGE-Re abundances and Os isotopic ratios to be determined on the same sample digestion, and circumvents the problems created by sample heterogeneity when comparing PGE and Re-Os isotope data. en This link goes to a English section fr This link goes to a French section Nous décrivons une procédure améliorée pour la détermination des abondances des éléments du groupe du platine (EGP), du Re et des isotopes de l'Os à partir d'un même aliquot d'échantillon par dilution isotopique (ID) en utilisant respectivement la spectrométrie de masse à source plasma (ICP-MS) et la spectrométrie de masse par ionisation thermique négative (N-TIMS). Une méthode sur colonne en deux étapes a été utilisé pour purifier les EGP et le Re de la matrice de l'échantillon et des éléments interférents (par exemple, Mo, Zr et Hf) et ceci après que l'Os ait été séparé par extraction par solvant CCl 4 . La première étape de séparation sur colonne utilise une résine échangeuse de cations (AG50W-X8) pour concentrer les EGP et le Re et certains éléments interférents potentiels (par exemple, Mo, Zr et Hf). Au cours de la seconde étape, la résine d'extraction N-benzoyl-N-phénylhydroxylamine (BPHA) a été utilisée pour séparer les EGP et le Re des éléments interférents restants, qui sont tous fortement absorbé par cette résine. La méthode a été utilisée pour déterminer les concentrations en PGE et Re, et les rapports isotopiques de l'Os dans une gamme de matériaux de référence géochimiques (TDB-1, WGB-1, BHVO-2 et UB-N). Les résultats obtenus sont en bon accord avec ceux publiés antérieurement. Cette nouvelle méthode permet la détermination des abondances en PGE et Re et des rapports isotopiques de l'Os sur la même portion d'échantillon digérée, et contourne ainsi les problèmes liés à l'hétérogénéité des échantillons lorsqu'on compare les données élémentaires des EGP et les données isotopiques Re-Os.
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TALANTA
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2016
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IF 4.035
Yuan Yang,Li Luo,Hai-Pu Li,Qiang Wang,Zhao-Guang Yang,Chen-Lu Long
In this study, cloud point extraction (CPE) combined inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to determinate silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in environmental water. AgNPs dispersed in water could be extracted into surfactant phase based on optimized CPE parameters which including pH, incubation temperature and equilibration time, the content of nonionic surfactants (Triton X-114, TX-114) and Na 2 S 3 O 3 . Good separation results of AgNPs and ionic silver Ag(I) in aqueous environment was obtained with the addition of Na 2 S 3 O 3 when the concentration of Ag(I) was lower than ten times of AgNPs. High recoveries of different diameter AgNPs spiked into ultrapure water were obtained. The influence of environmentally relevant matrix on CPE of AgNPs was studied in detail. Our results showed that there were little interference of environmentally relevant ions and five representative engineering nanomaterials (ENMs) on CPE of AgNPs. Moreover high recoveries and good separation were obtained when natural organic matter (NOM) up to 30 mg/L mixed with AgNPs in ultrapure water. The detection limit of AgNPs in water using CPE combined ICPMS was 5 ng/L. The recoveries of the AgNPs spiked into natural and effluents water with this method were in the range of 79±1–123±13%. Furthermore CPE-ICPMS and Single particle-ICPMS were used to study the UV induced photochemical transformations of AgNPs suspension at environmental relevant concentrations.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2022
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Jiawei Shen,Tingting Li,Min Wang,Bo Yao
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a category of short non-coding RNA molecules which play essential roles in regulating gene expression. Correspondingly, the aberrant expression of miRNAs is commonly related to the development of various diseases including cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Hence, miRNA is considered as an ideal biomarker for disease diagnosis and its quantification is highly demanded. Herein, an isothermal and enzyme-free miRNA assay based on catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) amplification coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection is proposed. Two hairpin probes are employed in CHA reaction with rare earth element tag on H1 for ICP-MS detection and biotin on H2 for immobilization on magnetic beads. In the presence of target miRNA, the two independent probes open up their stem-loop structure and hybridize. The target miRNA will be released after the hybridization to trigger another CHA reaction. Ultimately, one target miRNA molecule promotes a number of CHA cycles and produces several copies of hybridized complex leading to the enhanced ICP-MS signal. Based on this approach, miRNA-141 was successfully analyzed with high sensitivity and specificity. The limit of detection (LOD) was 88 fmol with a linear range 0.1–2 pmol. Compared with fluorescence mediated CHA method and ICP-MS mediated basic sandwich method, the current strategy displayed the lowest LOD. The developed method was also applied to analyze miRNA-141 and miRNA-21 simultaneously to demonstrate its multiple detecting capability and practical applicability. Furthermore, this miRNA assay has the potential to become a high-throughput method by employing more distinct rare earth elements.
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癌症研究
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心血管疾病
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2018
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Yupin Cao,Guichun Mo,Jinsu Feng,Xinxin He,Lifu Tang,Chunhe Yu,Biyang Deng
A highly sensitive sandwich-type magnetic immunoassay based on inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detection in single particle mode, with ZnSe Quantum dots (QDs) serving as model tags, was proposed. The transient signals induced by the flash of ions ( 64 Zn + ) in the plasma torch from the ionization of nanoparticles tagged on antibody were recorded in a single particle mode. The frequency of transient signals is directly related to the concentration of nanoparticle tags, and the concentration of nanoparticle tagged antibodies can be quantified by the frequency of transient signals. Amino-modified magnetic nanoparticles (AMNPs) were synthesized and conjugated with primary carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) antibody to extract the target biomarker. ZnSe QDs were synthesized as a probe to determine CEA by ICP-MS. A detection limit of 0.006 ng mL −1 was obtained for CEA after immunoreactions, and a wide linear range of 0.02–100 ng mL −1 with the relative standard deviation (RSD) was 4.4%. The method was successfully applied to human serum samples.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2024
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Xiaolai Zhang,Fangli Li,Jingbo Chao,Zhicai Li,Guimin Zhang,Lihai Zhai,Ligang Hu,Heping Jiao,Zhenhua Wang
Background Trace levels of organic and inorganic lead and mercury species in the environment, including divalent lead (Pb 2+ ), trimethyllead (TML), divalent mercury (Hg 2+ ), monomethylmercury (MeHg), and ethylmercury (EtHg), are highly toxic to humans and ecology. It is of great importance for speciation of lead and mercury to evaluate the toxicity of lead and mercury and their biogeochemistry in the environment. However, simultaneous multi-elemental enrichment and speciation at trace level remains a challenge. There are few reports of simultaneous magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) of organic and inorganic lead and mercury species at trace level in the real water. Results In this work, a novel core-shell magnetic hydrazine-linked covalent organic frameworks (Fe 3 O 4 @COF-TCH) was prepared for the first time by grafting hydrazine-linked COFs on the Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles. Fe 3 O 4 @COF-TCH with abundant thione and imino groups has strong adsorption for lead and mercury species. Based on it, a simple and practical magnetic solid-phase extraction high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MSPE-HPLC-ICP-MS) method was developed for extraction and determination of trace lead and mercury species, including Hg 2+ , MeHg, EtHg, Pb 2+ and TML. The limits of detection (3δ) of the developed method were 0.08, 0.81, 0.90, 0.56 and 0.88 ng L −1 with the enrichment factors (EFs) of 384, 376, 379, 389 and 360-fold for Pb 2+ , TML, Hg 2+ , MeHg and EtHg, respectively. The high accuracy and reproducibility have been proved by the spiked recoveries (94.4–103 %) in real samples. Significance The proposed method with simple operation and high sensitivity has been successfully applied to simultaneous speciation of lead and mercury at trace levels in the water samples with complicated matrices, including underground water, surface water, sea water. Meanwhile, it has the advantages of cost-saving, labor-saving and time-saving and is suitable for the investigation and risk assessment in water. The development of MSPE-HPLC-ICP-MS method provides ideas and guidance for the simultaneous multi-elemental enrichment and speciation.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Wenxiao Tang,Beibei Chen,Man He,Gaofei Song,Yonghong Bi,Bin Hu
Understanding the interactions between mercury and microalgae, especially the interactions between inorganic mercury (IHg) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS, a protective barrier between cells and their external environment), is essential for elucidating mercury’s toxicological mechanisms. Given the inherent cell heterogeneity, a novel analysis system of an online viscoelastic fluid focusing chip-time-resolved analysis inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry has been developed to investigate the bioaccumulation of HgS nanoparticles and Hg2+ in single Microcystis aeruginosa (M. aeruginosa) cells, exploring the interaction mechanisms between HgS/Hg2+ accumulation in algal cells and EPS. The single-cell analysis results reveal minimal bioavailability of HgS within algal cells, with mercury’s toxicity to M. aeruginosa being species-dependent. Notably, algal cells exhibited more heterogeneity in HgS uptake than in Hg2+ uptake. Under Hg2+/HgS stress, M. aeruginosa cells with EPS removed (EPS-R algal cells) showed an increased level of bioaccumulation of mercury compared to those with EPS (EPS-C algal cells), highlighting the critical role of EPS in mercury bioaccumulation. Overall, the designed viscoelastic fluid microfluidic focusing chip integrates focusing and cleaning functions, featuring easy fabrication, simple operation, low sample loss, and relatively high throughput. Under the optimal conditions, the sample throughput is 1195 min–1 and the cell recovery is 90%. Besides, this research offers novel insights into the interaction mechanisms between Hg2+/HgS and EPS in microalgal cells and unveils the specific toxic effects of Hg2+/HgS on M. aeruginosa at the single-cell level, contributing to a deeper understanding of mercury’s ecological and toxicological impact in aquatic environments.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2019
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IF 5.256
Shiwei Yang,Danyu Zhang,Heyong Cheng,Yuanchao Wang,Jinhua Liu
For the past several decades, lots of adsorbent nanomaterials have been adopted for the enrichment of mercuric compounds. In this paper, graphene oxide bounded silica particles were employed as the absorbent for online preconcentration of Hg(II), methylmercury (MeHg) and ethylmercury (EtHg) by solid phase extraction . The adsorbent offered satisfactory adsorption capacities of 40.7 for Hg(II), 91.4 for MeHg and 103.8 mg g −1 for EtHg. Enrichment conditions such as type, concentration and volume of conditioning and eluting reagents were optimized. The pH, volume and flow rate of sample were also optimized. High enrichment factors (1963, 1881 and 1794 for Hg(II), MeHg and EtHg, respectively) were obtained with 10 mL sample (adjusted to pH 4–7) at 10 mL min −1 flow rate, 5 μL of 10 mM benzoic acid for elution and 4 mL of 1 mM 4-phenyl-3-aminothiourea for preconditioning. The detection limits obtained were downscaled to be 0.005 for Hg(II), 0.006 for MeHg and 0.009 ng L −1 for EtHg with relative standard deviations of all the analytes below 5%. Standard reference material and spiked water samples were analyzed for validating the method with satisfactory recoveries of 89–106%. The present method was successfully applied to determine mercury compounds in drinking water , and river and tap water , in which Hg(II), MeHg and EtHg were presented below the China's drinking standard limit of 1 μg L −1 .
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TALANTA
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2021
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Wen-Jing Wei,Yuan Yang,Xin-Yuan Li,Peng Huang,Qiang Wang,Ping-Jian Yang
Silver Nanoparticles (Ag-NPs), an emerging type of pollutant, might occur various physical and chemical transformations, which would affect its environmental fate, transformation and biological effects. Sulfurization is the most common conversion of Ag-NPs, accompanied by the formation of nano-silver sulfide (Ag 2 S-NPs). The method of Ag 2 S-NPs analysis and characterization is of great significance for assessing the environmental risks of Ag. In this study, cloud point extraction (CPE) and Single Particle-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) were used in combination to establish a simple and reliable analysis method to quantify Ag 2 S-NPs in water, with the morphology unchanged. Non-Ag 2 S-NPs were dissociated into Ag + firstly, and Ag 2 S-NPs and Ag + were separated by CPE, followed by SP-ICP-MS analysis. The extraction rate based on particle number concentration was between (76.19 ± 0.56) % to (106.35 ± 0.00) % in environmental waters. Compared with the (76.96 ± 2.18) nm Ag 2 S-NPs spiked, the particle size extracted increased slightly with (94.19 ± 2.72) nm- (97.25 ± 0.22) nm as the large-size Ag 2 S-NPs originally presented in waters, instead of agglomeration. This method could be generally applicable to the analysis of Ag 2 S-NPs in waters, and provide ideas for other metal sulfide nanoparticles (MS-NPs), which has certain significance.
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