Nano Energy
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2021
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IF 17.881
Shengying Cai,Changshun Xu,Danfeng Jiang,Meiling Yuan,Qingwen Zhang,Zhaoling Li,Yi Wang
Developing wearable and noninvasive electrochemical devices for glucose monitoring is desirable for diabetes diagnostics and management. However, the adoptions are restricted by their poor reliability due to diluted glucose densities in commonly-used body fluids while lack of highly sensitive electrodes. Graphene fiber fabric, which is macroscopically paper-like and assembled by wet-fused graphene fibers, provides excellent electrical and mechanical properties as well as penetration paths for liquids, showing great potentials for electrochemical monitoring . Additionally, the graphene fiber fabric as a sensing patch provides excellent air-permeability which is necessary for wearing comfort but has rarely been addressed. As a result, the Prussian blue-decorated graphene fiber fabric exhibits a high electrochemical sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide (7298.7 μA mM −1 cm −2 ). After being modified by glucose oxidase and chitosan, it delivers both high selectivity and electrochemical sensitivity to glucose (1539.53 μA mM −1 cm −2 in the concentration range of 2–220 μM, and 948.48 μA mM −1 cm −2 in the concentration range of 220–650 μM). We ascribe these performances to high-speed transfer paths for electrons and electrolytes in resultant electrodes. Additionally, the spontaneous absorption of body liquids by graphene fiber fabric after deposition of hydrophilic Prussian blue improves the utilization of active materials. Finally, the graphene fiber fabric used as a dry sensing patch was applied on human skin for the in vivo noninvasive glucose monitoring with the reverse iontophoresis (RI) technology, which showed good correlation to glucose levels measured by a commercial finger-prick glucometer.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 46
·期 5
·2526-2533
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IF 3.591
Pengfei Fan,Can Liu,Congcong Hu,Feifei Li,Xi Lin,Shengyuan Yang,Fubing Xiao
Iron-doped carbon dots (Fe-CDs) were greenly synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal method using the eco-friendly materials milk powder and FeCl3. It was found that the synthesized biomass Fe-CDs have photoluminescence properties and strong mimetic oxidase activity, which enables catalysis of the oxidation of 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to produce a blue product, oxidized TMB (oxTMB). The presence of ascorbic acid (AA) could reduce the oxTMB and make the solution color lighter to realize the colorimetric determination of AA. In addition, the absorption peak of the oxTMB generated at 370 nm overlaps with the excitation spectrum of Fe-CDs, and oxTMB quenched the fluorescence of Fe-CDs based on the internal filtration effect (IFE). The presence of AA will reduce oxTMB and restore the fluorescence of Fe-CDs, and the change of fluorescence intensity is positively correlated with the concentration of AA. Accordingly, a novel method for colorimetric/fluorometric dual-signal detection of AA was developed. The linear range of the colorimetric assay was 25.0–500.0 μM, and the detection limit was 8.59 μM. The linear range of the fluorometric assay was 20.0–500.0 μM with an LOD of 5.13 μM. The method took advantage of different signals to achieve complementarity and eliminate false positives of single signals and improve the accuracy with great application prospects in the detection of AA.
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2021
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IF 7.991
Guohao Li,Nanhang Zhu,Jia Cheng,Yujia Zhang,Yue Yu,Xiaolin Zhang,Qiangying Yi,Yao Wu
Enrichment of exosomes with high structural and functional integrity is a critically important step before downstream applications in biological and clinical domains. In this work, dynamic biological interfaces functionalized fructose-responsive immunomagnetic beads (Fr-IMBs) were fabricated by incorporating the dynamic biological interfaces composed of dopamine and 4-carboxyphenylboronic acid with immunomagnetic beads. These fabricated Fr-IMBs were successfully applied to capture the MCF-7 exosomes with a high capture efficacy of 91.0%. After incubation with fructose, the molecular structure of the dopamine-boronic acid complexation can be rearranged and the antibody (anti-CD63) bound exosomes were released competitively, with a yield greater than 79.8%. Those exosomes that underwent both immunomagnetic separation and fructose triggered release remained their good bioactivity to promote MCF-7 cell migration. Better yet, exosomes enriched by Fr-IMBs possessed higher purity and better preservation of tumor-related molecular information of the exosomal proteins than those obtained through the ultracentrifugation approach, as proved by the comparative proteomics. These proposed sugar-responsive immunomagnetic beads may serve as biofriendly candidates in enriching useful biomarkers (e.g., cells, nucleic acids, proteins, etc.) efficiently from complex biological samples with high purity.
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Catalysts
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 6
·969
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IF 3.9
Srinivasan Vinju Vasudevan,Jin Cai,Junming Xu,Hongjian Lin,Hongliang Wang,Quan Bu
In this work, the microwave-assisted reaction of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) into valuable ether and acylated production formation was investigated with the help of molybdophosphoric acid encapsulated dendritic fibrous silica (KCC-1) as a catalyst. XRD, N2adsorption-desorption, SEM, FT-IR, NH3-TPD, and TEM were used to analyze the physicochemical and structural properties of the synthesized catalysts. The microwave etherification of 5-HMF with ethanol was tested using synthesized catalysts. The effects of the reaction temperature, reaction time, catalytic amount, and microwave power were investigated. The resulting MPA-KCC-1 and IMPA-KCC-1 catalysts demonstrated excellent activity for the etherification of 5-HMF with ethanol, producing 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural diethyl acetal (HMFDEA) and 5-(ethoxymethyl)furfural diethyl acetal (EMFDEA) products selectively. The significant advantages of the work are the selective production of EMFDEA at 82%, the catalyst can be easily removed via filtration, and the catalyst activity remains nearly intact even after five reaction cycles.Keywords:biomass;acetylation;5-HMF;etherification;heteropolyacid;fibrous silica
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MOLECULES
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2023
·Vol. 28
·期 16
·6064
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IF 4.6
Shuai Xu,Shiyue Zhang,Yutong Li,Jiyang Liu
Visual detection based on nanozymes has great potential for the rapid detection of metabolites in clinical analysis or home-based health management. In this work, iron and nitrogen co-doped carbon dots (Fe,N-CDs) were conveniently synthesized as a nanozyme for the visual detection of glucose (Glu) or cholesterol (Chol). Using inexpensive and readily available precursors, Fe,N-CDs with peroxidase-like activity were conveniently prepared through a simple hydrothermal method. Co-doping of Fe and N atoms enhanced the catalytic activity of the nanozyme. The nanozyme had a low Michaelis constant (Km) of 0.23 mM when hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was used as the substrate. Free radical trapping experiments revealed that the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in the nanozyme-catalyzed process were superoxide anion radicals (•O2−), which can oxidize colorless 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to generate blue oxidation product (ox-TMB) with characteristics absorbance at 652 nm. Based on this mechanism, a colorimetric sensor was constructed to detect H2O2ranging from 0.1 μM to 200 μM with a detection limit (DL) of 75 nM. In the presence of glucose oxidase (Gox) or Chol oxidase (Chox), Glu or Chol was oxidized, respectively, and generated H2O2. Based on this, indirect detection of Glu and Chol was realized with linear detection ranges of 5–160 μM and 2–200 μM and DLs of 2.8 μM and 0.8 μM, respectively. A paper-based visual detection platform was fabricated using Fe,N-CDs as nanozyme ink to prepare testing paper by inkjet printing. Using a smartphone to record the RGB values of the testing paper after the reaction, visual detection of Glu and Chol can be achieved with linear detection ranges of 5–160 μM (DL of 3.3 μM) and 2–200 μM (DL of 1.0 μM), respectively.Keywords:visual detection;colorimetric sensor;nanozyme;carbon dots;metabolite detection
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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
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2023
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IF 5.9
Shaochao Sun,Junqiang Zhang,Min Hong,Jialong Wen,Jiliang Ma,Runcang Sun
The utilization of photocatalysis for the simultaneous production of valuable fine chemicals and fuels from biomass-derived feedstocks holds significant promise; however, its practical implementation remains constrained. In this study, we present the development of an Fe-doped gallium nitride (GaN) catalyst treated by calcination (Fe@GaN-X) for the selectively conversion of biomass-based monosaccharides and xylan into lactic acid and carbon monoxide (CO). Fe@GaN-400 exhibited broader visible light absorption, lower resistance, and reduced photoluminescence intensity in comparison to pristine GaN, thereby affording exceptional photocatalytic activity (lactic acid yield: 71.38%; CO evolution rate: 385.74 μmol g −1 h −1 ). When monosaccharides and xylan were used as substrates, the Fe@GaN-400 system demonstrated outstanding photocatalytic activity, particularly in the case of xylan system (CO evolution rate = 923.21 μmol g −1 h −1 ). Additionally, the experimental results revealed the generation of distinctive reactive species, encompassing holes (h + ), superoxide anion (·O 2 - ), hydroxyl radical (·OH) and singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) within this catalytic system. Remarkably, the ·O 2 - and h + exhibit heightened selectivity towards CO and lactic acid, respectively. This work establishes a novel pathway for the co-production of fine chemicals and fuels through the photocatalytic conversion of biomass.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2023
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IF 7.7
Siew Kei Lau,Tian-Zhi Jia,Xue-Li Cao,Shi-Peng Sun,Wai Fen Yong
Thin-film composite membranes are vastly utilized to treat wastewater due to their high energy efficiency, low investment and environmental benignity. However, the use of hazardous solvents and non-renewable resources during membrane preparation poses a major threat to human health and the environment. Several tough challenges such as the trade-off effect between permeability and rejection as well as fouling require immediate remediation. To address these issues, this work integrated a green solvent and a bio-monomer, fructose in the membrane substrate and selective layer, respectively. The membrane is fabricated via facile interfacial polymerization with the addition of a zwitterionic monomer , 1-(2-hydroxyethyl) piperazine propane sulfonate (HEPPS) to promote antifouling properties. FTIR and XPS results depicted the formation of a polyesteramide membrane and the incorporation of zwitterion while AFM and FESEM micrographs showed the changes in membrane roughness. The synergistic effect of fructose and HEPPS in the selective layer increased water permeability from 3.54 to 4.77 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 while having a remarkable Na 2 SO 4 rejection of 99.1 %. Additionally, the zwitterionic membrane exhibited superior antifouling properties with a flux recovery ratio of 97.7 % and 93.4 % for bovine serum albumin and lysozyme , respectively. The results suggested that HEPPS and fructose could ameliorate the fouling resistance of the membrane significantly owing to their exceptional hydrophilicity. Moreover, the resultant membrane shows a stable chlorine resistance towards a high concentration of chlorine (10,000 ppm·h). The findings are expected to provide insights in designing membranes with improved antifouling properties and excellent separation performance coupled with green and sustainable fabrication.
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2023
·Vol. 25
·期 11
·4565-4576
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IF 9.8
Tihang Liu,Jiangang Wang,Hongyou Cui,Jinghua Wang
1,1,2-Trialkoxyethanes (TriAE) are a class of value-added chemicals that are desirably derived from biomass-derived sugars. However, it has been a big challenge to efficiently and selectively break the C–C bond in hexose to synthesize TriAE. In this study, a series of metal salts of phosphotungstic acid (HPW) were prepared to catalyze several biomass-derived sugars. The effects of the atomic ratio of Cs/H in CsxH3−xPW12O40 (x = 1–3), the reaction temperature, and the reaction time were highlighted. The influences of different biomass-derived sugars (glucose, fructose, mannose, cellulose disaccharide, and cellulose) and different alcohols (methanol, ethanol, 1-propyl alcohol, 2-propyl alcohol, and 1-butanol) were also investigated. It was found that alkali and alkaline earth metal monohydrogen salts of HPW were effective catalysts and the stronger the alkalinity of the metal elements, the higher the catalytic activity. Cs2HPW showed the best activity in catalyzing the conversion of glucose to TriAE via [2 + 4] retro-aldol condensation and as high as 88.44% yield of 1,1,2-trimethoxyethane and 72.56% yield of 1,1,2-triethoxyethane were achieved when reacting in methanol and ethanol, respectively. The catalyst deactivation was due to the coking coverage over the active sites rather than the leaching loss of the active components. This research provides new insights into the selective cleavage of the C2–C4 bonds in hexose and a novel approach to biomass-derived sugar valorization.
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ADVANCED MATERIALS
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2023
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Yanzhou Chang,Jiarun Huang,Sujiang Shi,Ligeng Xu,Hao Lin,Tianfeng Chen
Facilely synthesized nanoradiosensitizers with well-controlled structure and multi-functionality are greatly desired to address the challenges of cancer radiotherapy. Herein, we develop a universal method for synthesizing chalcogen-based TeSe nanoheterojunctions with rod-, spindle- or dumbbell-like morphologies by engineering the surfactant and added selenite. Interestingly, dumbbell-shaped TeSe nanoheterojunctions (TeSe NDs) as chaperone exhibit better radio-sensitizing activities than the other two nanostructural shapes. Meanwhile, TeSe NDs can serve as cytotoxic chemodrugs that degraded to highly toxic metabolites in acidic environment and deplete GSH within tumor to facilitate radiotherapy. More importantly, the combination of TeSe NDs with radiotherapy significantly decreases regulatory T cells and M2-phenotype tumor-associated macrophage infiltrations within tumors to reshape the immunosuppressive microenvironment and induce robust T lymphocytes-mediated antitumor immunity, resulting in great abscopal effects on combating distant tumor progression. This study provides a universal method for preparing nanoheterojunction with well-controlled structure and developing nanoradiosensitizers to overcome the clinical challenges of cancer radiotherapy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2023
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IF 5.3
Kaifeng Lu,Yifan Wang,Lingjun Zhu,Bo Xing,Shurong Wang
The conversion of biomass-derived saccharides into platform chemicals is of immense importance for biorefineries. This study demonstrated the potential of using heteropoly acid as a catalyst in a green solvent system composed of γ-valerolactone and water for the production of levulinic acid from biomass-derived saccharides. The effects of heteropoly acids with different central heteroatoms (P and Si) and addendum atoms (W and Mo) on the catalytic conversion of glucose to levulinic acid in the γ-valerolactone–water system were studied. According to the experimental results, silicotungstic acid had the highest catalytic activity. In comparison to other catalysts, silicotungstic-acid-catalyzed glucose conversion could obtain the highest levulinic acid yield under the same reaction conditions, which was mainly attributed to the lower ratio of Brønsted/Lewis acid of silicotungstic acid. In optimal circumstances, 87.7% levulinic acid was obtained by glucose conversion at 190 °C and 60 min. Meanwhile, non-protonic polar solvent γ-valerolactone could promote the slight conversion of glucose to pentose, producing about 9% furfural. In addition, a kinetic model was established to further evaluate the reaction process of glucose conversion to levulinic acid and furfural. The green reaction system was also appropriate for other saccharides. In this study, a new approach could be provided to efficiently convert saccharides into platform chemicals.
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Frontiers in Chemistry
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2021
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IF 5.221
Hu Qin,Qin Jie,Wang Xiao-Feng,Ran Guang-Ying,Wang Qiang,Liu Guang-Xiang,Ma Jian-Ping,Ge Jing-Yuan,Wang Hai-Ying
A non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor for glucose detection is executed by using a conductive metal–organic framework (MOF) Cu-MOF, which is built from the 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP) ligand and copper acetate by hydrothermal reaction. The Cu-MOF demonstrates superior electrocatalytic activity for glucose oxidation under alkaline pH conditions. As an excellent non-enzymatic sensor, the Cu-MOF grown on Cu foam (Cu-MOF/CF) displays an ultra-low detection limit of 0.076 μM through a wide concentration range (0.001–0.95 mM) and a strong sensitivity of 30,030 mA μM−1 cm−2. Overall, the Cu-MOF/CF exhibits a low detection limit, high selectivity, excellent stability, fast response time, and good practical application feasibility for glucose detection and can promote the development of MOF materials in the field of electrochemical sensors.
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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 4.952
Yaru Han,Linpin Luo,Liang Zhang,Yi Kang,Hao Sun,Jie Dan,Jing Sun,Wentao Zhang,Tianli Yue,Jianlong Wang
Nanozymes have become a frontier of research recently and possess broad application prospects in the field of analytical sensing. Herein, a Fe–Mn bimetallic nanozyme (FeMnzyme) was proposed for colorimetric analysis of ascorbic acid (AA). The FeMnzyme, with high specific surface area, consisted of Fe–Mn mixed oxide amorphous core and α-FeOOH nanorod shell characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). It exhibits typical oxidase-like properties to catalyze oxidation of colorless 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to generate visible blue oxidized TMB (oxTMB) without exogenous H 2 O 2 . Due to the reducibility of AA to oxTMB, the FeMnzyme/oxTMB system can be employed as a promising colorimetric sensor for quantitative analysis of AA. The method has a good linear concentration range of 8 μmol L −1 to 56 μmol L −1 , and the detection limit is as low as 0.88 μmol L −1 (3σ). Finally, the proposed biosensor has been favorably put into use to determine AA content in kiwi fruit, indicating its reliability for practical application.
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