ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2009
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Jingming Gong,Ting Zhou,Dandan Song,Lizhi Zhang,Xianluo Hu
A new, highly sensitive and selective sensor for the electrochemical assay of Hg(II) by anodic stripping voltammetry has been developed, whereby a glassy carbon electrode is modified with a novel inorganic−organic hybrid nanocomposite, namely, bimetallic Au−Pt nanoparticles/organic nanofibers (labeled as Au−PtNPs/NFs). The sensor possesses a three-dimensional (3D) porous network nanoarchitecture, in which the bimetallic Au−Pt NPs serving as metal NP-based microelectrode ensembles are homogenously distributed in the matrix of interlaced organic NFs. The surface structure and composition of the sensor were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Its electrochemical performance was systematically investigated. Our results show that such a newly designed, Au−PtNPs/NF nanohybrid modified electrode provides remarkably improved sensitivity and selectivity for the stripping assay of Hg(II). The detection limit is found to be as low as 0.008 ppb (S/N = 3) that is much below the guideline value from the World Health Organization (WHO). Interferences from other heavy metal ions such as Cu(II), Cr(III), Co(II), Fe(II), Zn(II), and Mn(II) ions associated with mercury analysis are effectively inhibited. Toward the goal for practical applications, the sensor was further evaluated by monitoring Hg(II) in tap and river water specimens.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Yi-Hu Ke,Xiao-Mei Yu,Xue Wang,Hai Liu,Hong Yuan
Accurately controlling the directional activation of the primary and secondary hydroxyls and preventing the deep oxidation of oxygen-containing functional groups and the degree of C–C cleavage is still a great challenge for the selective oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid. Hence, a series of bimetallic Au-Pt/M x O y C z catalysts (M = Cu, Co, Ce, Mn, Ni, Zn, Zr) were prepared using MOFs-derived transition metal carbon-based compounds as the support. These catalysts were utilized for glycerol catalytic oxidation to glyceric acid under basic conditions. The experimental date indicated that the type of transition metal makes a big difference on the conversion of glycerol and the selectivity of glyceric acid under the mild condition of 60 ℃. Among them, the Mn-modified carbon-based compound supported Au-Pt/Mn x O y C z catalyst has the best catalytic activity. After reaction for 2 h, the conversion of glycerol could reach 100 %, and the selectivity of glyceric acid could reach 57.3 %. The reason for the best activity of the Au-Pt/Mn x O y C z catalyst is that the particle size of active molecules is small, and the strong metal-support interaction produces more active sites. Specifically, Au-Pt/Mn x O y C z catalyst forms an Au-Pt alloy, and the synergy between alloyed Au-Pt and Mn &+ enhances the acidity of the catalyst, causing it to produce the most acidic sites and promoting the dispersion of metal nanoparticles. The strong basic site of the catalyst can promote Au-Pt electron transfer, which in turn changes the reducing properties of Au-Pt and enriches the oxygen vacancies of the catalyst. Therefore, the synergistic interaction between the acidic sites and strong basic sites promotes the activation of Au-Pt, which in turn promotes the reduction of Mn-based oxides and the activation and migration of oxygen. This work will offer some new recommendations for the development of MOFs-derived transition metal-based catalysts for the catalytic oxidation of bio-polyols under mild conditions.
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Analytical Methods
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Taohong Zhou,Jin Lin,Fengmei Jin,Yanxing Yao,Zhihao Li,Lihua Wang
Cr(VI) is one of the most typical heavy metal contaminants and rapid detection of Cr(VI) is highly important in food control and public health. Herein, a core–shell Au@Pt nanozyme-based colorimetric assay was developed for the rapid and sensitive detection of Cr(VI). The monodispersed Au@Pt core–shell nanoparticles exhibited high peroxidase-mimicking activity and can catalyze colorless TMB into blue-colored oxidized oxTMB. After the addition of Cr(VI), the oxTMB molecules can be reduced into colorless TMB. The ultrathin Pt shell can prevent the Pt component from aggregation, thus improving the catalytic activity of Au@Pt nanozyme. These Au@Pt nanozyme-based Cr(VI) assays exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity and displayed satisfactory recoveries in practical samples. Our work highlights opportunities for the development of core–shell nanozymes with extensive applications in food safety, biomedicine, and environmental monitoring.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2017
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Weiguo Wang,Yake Zou,Jinwu Yan,Jing Liu,Huixiong Chen,Shan Li,Lei Zhang
In this paper, an ultrasensitive colorimetric biosensor for human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) detection was designed from bottom-up method based on the dual catalysis of the horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and Au@Pt nanoparticles (NPs) relative to H 2 O 2 -TEM system. HRP and monoclonal mouse anti-hCG antibody (β-submit, mAb 1 ) were co-immobilized onto the Au@Pt NP surface to improve catalytic efficiency and specificity, which formed a dual functionalized Au@Pt-HRP probe with the mean size of 42.8 nm (D 50 ). The colorimetric immunoassay was developed for the hCG detection, and the Au@Pt-HRP probe featured a higher sensitivity in the concentration range of 0.4–12.8 IU L − 1 with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 0.1 IU L − 1 compared with the LODs of 0.8 IU L − 1 for BA-ELISA and of 2.0 IU L − 1 for Au@Pt, which indicated that the Au@Pt-HRP probe possessed higher catalytic efficiency with 2.8-fold increase over Au@Pt and 33.8-fold increase over HRP. Also, the Au@Pt-HRP probe exhibited good precision and reproducibility, high specificity and acceptable accuracy with CV being less than 15%. The dual functionalized Au@Pt-HRP probe as a type of signal amplified method was firstly applied in the colorimetric immunoassay for the hCG detection.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2021
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Yi Wang,Jialiang Chen,Lan Wang,Hanqin Weng,Zhihao Wu,Limin Jiao,Yusa Muroya,Shinichi Yamashita,Sheng Cheng,Fuhai Li,Hongbing Chen,Wei Huang,Mingzhang Lin
The large-scale synthesis and the stabilization of noble metal nanocatalysts with ultrasmall sizes are crucial to their practical application. Herein, Pd, Au, and Pt nanoparticles (NPs) are in situ embedded on boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) via the reduction of precursor salts induced by 60 Co γ-irradiation, which is a mature technique widely used in industry. The reduction mechanism was elucidated by pulse radiolysis experiments. In comparison with other BN substrates like hexagonal BN ( h -BN), BNNSs had not only large surface area of 263 m 2 g −1 , but also abundant hydroxyl groups produced during the sonicated exfoliation, resulting in ultrasmall sizes, large loading amounts, and uniform distribution of the anchored NPs. The particle sizes of the loaded Pd, Au, and Pt NPs were measured to be 2.9, 3.1, and 3.0 nm, respectively. As a consequence, in the model reaction of 2-nitroaniline reduction, the Pd-, Au- and Pt-BNNSs composite nanocatalysts showed much higher catalytic activities than those composites loading the corresponding NPs on other BN substrates. Particularly, most of the 2-nitroaniline could be reduced within merely 40 s when using Pd-BNNSs as catalysts, performing a rate constant of 1.1 × 10 −1 s −1 . The number of hydroxyl groups on BNNSs support as well as the catalytic performance of the corresponding NPs-loaded BNNSs composites could be improved by extending the sonicated exfoliation time, because more NPs were loaded and the hydroxyl groups were also proved to play an important role in enhancing the catalytic activity. Moreover, Pd-BNNSs catalysts still displayed prominent activity even after five cycles owing to the high stability of BNNSs and their strong affinity for PdNPs. This work not only demonstrates BNNSs as ideal supports to load noble metal NPs for catalysis, but also reveals the feasibility to synthesize and in situ embed ultrasmall noble metal NPs on BNNSs via γ-irradiation.
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TALANTA
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2017
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Kangning Zhang,Xiaoling Chen,Zhuang Li,Yan Wang,Sen Sun,Li’na Wang,Tong Guo,Dongxia Zhang,Zhonghua Xue,Xibin Zhou,Xiaoquan Lu
In this work, a novel nanohybrid (AuPtNPs/S-NS-GR) of well-defined Au-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles (Au-PtNPs) decorated on sulfonated nitrogen sulfur co-doped graphene (S-NS-GR) was developed. Firstly, nitrogen sulfur co-doped graphene (NS-GR) was synthesized by one-step thermal annealing method. Secondly, phenyl SO 3 H- group was introduced onto the surface of NS-GR via diazotization reaction, which could provide more binding sites for the formation of metal nanoparticles . Finally, Au-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles were anchored on the surface of S-NS-GR by using electrochemical deposition . The prepared material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Raman spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS). In addition, the electrocatalytic activity towards dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA) was systematically studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) techniques. Under optimum conditions, the linear ranges for the detection of DA and UA were 1.0 × 10 −8 – 4.0 × 10 −4 M and 1.0 × 10 −6 – 1.0 × 10 −3 M with the limits of detection (LOD, S/N = 3) of 0.006 μM and 0.038 μM, respectively. Furthermore, the modified electrode was applied to real sample analysis.
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International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2022
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Aiyun Yang,Tao Wen,Boya Hao,Yiling Meng,Xue Zhang,Tian Wang,Jie Meng,Jian Liu,Jianhua Wang,Haiyan Xu
Purpose Pt-based nanostructures are one of the promising nanomaterials for being used in catalysts, sensors, and therapeutics. However, their impacts on the health and biological systems are not adequately understood yet. Methods In this work, nanorods composed of ultrasmall platinum (Pt) nanoparticles deposited on the surface and gold nanorod as the core (Au@Pt NRs) were synthesized, and the distribution and toxic effects of Au@Pt NRs were investigated in C57BL/6 mice with intravenous injection by using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), transmission electron microscope (TEM), hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and blood cell analyzer. Results At the time point of Day 1, Day 8 and Day 16 post injection of Au@Pt NRs (6 mg/kg of Pt atom), Au@Pt NRs were mainly accumulated in the liver and spleen. The energy dispersive spectrometer mapping images showed Au@Pt NRs experienced quick corrosion and Au released faster than Pt in the physiological environments. The catalase (CAT) activity in tissues increased slightly in the early stage of the Au@Pt NRs exposure and went down to the normal level. With HE staining, inflammatory cells infiltration could be seen in the tissues, while no significant influences were detected on the blood biochemistry and the function of liver and kidney. Conclusion In conclusion, intravenously injected Au@Pt NRs mainly distributed in the liver and spleen with comparable levels, and did not exert any significant toxic effects on the organs’ function within two weeks; meanwhile, Au@Pt NRs were able to degrade, which indicated acceptable safety to the mice and potentials of biomedical application.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Xiaobo Zhang,Zhiru Li,Lin Hong,Xiuwen Wang,Jijuan Cao
Fumonisin B1 (FB1), as one of the highest toxicity mycotoxins, poses a serious threat to animal and human health, even at low concentrations. It is significant and challenging to develop a sensitive and reliable analytical device. Herein, a paper-based electrochemical aptasensor was designed utilizing tetrahedral DNA nanostructures (TDNs) to controllably anchor an aptamer (Apt), improving the recognition efficiency of Apt to its target. First, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)@MXenes were used as a sensing substrate with good conductivity and modified on the electrode for immobilization of complementary DNA–TDNs (cDNA–TDNs). In the absence of FB1, numerous Apt–Au@Pt nanocrystals (NCs) was hybridized with cDNA and assembled on the sensing interface, which accelerated the oxidation of TMB with H2O2 and produced a highly amplified differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) signal. When the target FB1 specifically bound to its Apt, the electrochemical signal was decreased by releasing the Apt–Au@Pt NCs from double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). On account of the strand displacement reaction by FB1 triggering, the aptasensor had a wider dynamic linear range (from 50 fg/mL to 100 ng/mL) with a lower limit of detection (21 fg/mL) under the optimized conditions. More impressively, the designed FB1 aptasensor exhibited satisfactory performance in corn and wheat samples. Therefore, the TDN-engineered sensing platform opens an effective approach for sensitive and accurate analysis of FB1, holding strong potential in food safety and public health.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2024
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Li Chengcheng,Lu Jinhui,Xiang Chao,Zhang Enhui,Tian Xiaofang,Zhang Ling,Li Tingting,Li Chengyao
Three-metal-core-shell nanoparticles (Au@Pt@PdNPs) providing excellent peroxidase-like activity were applied in lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA), designated as Au@Pt@Pd-LFIA, for detecting the nucleocapsid protein (NP) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). An Au@Pt@Pd-LFIA was developed for quantitatively testing of SARS-CoV-2 NP with a range 0.12–31.25 ng/mL. The limit of detection (LOD) of Au@Pt@Pd-LFIA strip was 0.06 ng/mL, which was 16-fold or eightfold more sensitive than that of the gold lateral flow immunoassay (Au-LFIA) and the gold flower flow immunoassay (AF-LFIA) strips, respectively. For detection of clinical samples from nasal swabs using test strips, Au@Pt@Pd-LFIA had 84.09% sensitivity, 100% specificity, and 92.55% accuracy. In terms of detection time, the testing of Au@Pt@Pd-LFIA strip was 16 min similar to Au-LFIA (15 min) and AF-LFIA (10 min), but much shorter than ELISA (2 h). In conclusion, Au@Pt@Pd-LFIA is a sensitive, rapid, and simple test for quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 NP in nasal swab samples. Graphical Abstract
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2025
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Chenggong Zhu,Qunfang Huang,Ruijie Fu,Zhen Xun,Qishui Ou,Yunlei Xianyu,Can Liu
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a significant global public health issue, and rapid detection of HBV DNA is crucial for disease prevention and control. However, traditional methods for HBV DNA detection are limited by their reliance on precise instruments and single readout, which can hardly meet the requirements of on-site detection. In this study, the Mg 2+ -enhanced trans-cleavage activity of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/associated protein 12a (CRISPR/Cas12a) is reported and coupled with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and Au@Pt nanoparticles as a signaling reporter for on-site detection of HBV DNA. This triple-modal biosensing strategy enables multiple signal readouts including UV–vis spectrum, RGB value, and temperature with high sensitivity and accuracy. The linear detection ranges using UV–vis spectroscopy, RGB color recognition, and photothermal modes are from 50 to 10,000 copies µL −1 , with the limitation of detection of 24.07, 39.65, and 23.33 copies µL −1 , respectively. This biosensing strategy is further employed for the qualitative detection of HBV DNA in 48 serum samples, achieving sensitivities of 100%, 100%, and 95.24% for triple modes. This work offers a promising tool of next-generation LAMP-CRISPR/Cas12a for the rapid and portable detection of nucleic acids.
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ACS Nano
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2025
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Xiaohui Zhan,Yujia Jiang,Zhiyu Li,Xiaoqin Hu,Fang Lan,Binwu Ying,Yao Wu
The screening and monitoring of microRNAs as cancer molecular biomarkers is clinically significant, but traditional methods lack sufficient sensitivity, accuracy, and convenience. The CRISPR-colorimetric lateral flow assay (CLFA) integration offers a promising and efficient solution; however, cumbersome preamplification and poor quantification hinder clinical adoption. In this study, we developed a one-step isothermal CRISPR-Cas cascaded sensing system that is preamplification-free. At its core is a designed and selected split DNA tetrahedron activator, employing spatiotemporal-hierarchy mechanisms to precisely bidirectionally drive the kinetics of two Cas enzymes, accelerating the activation of Cas13a while delaying the initiation of Cas12a, to achieve optimal balance. This system enables ultrasensitive, single-step, single-tube, and rapid detection of a cervical cancer relative biomarker, microRNA-21, achieving a limit of detection of 38 aM with a broad linear range. The CRISPR system is further integrated with CLFA enhanced by ultrathin platinum-protected gold nanolabels (Au@Pt, also named Au@s-Pt), along with a smartphone equipped with dual convolutional neural network models (YOLO v5 and MobileNet v3), enabling more precise, rapid quantification of target miRNA. Using this integrated platform, miRNA-21 levels in cervical cancer and precancerous samples can be accurately quantified with approximately 30 min at low cost and without the need for large, sophisticated instruments, with results showing good concordance with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. This platform provides an efficient, highly sensitive, user-friendly, and quantifiable point-of-care testing solution.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2021
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Ruru Wang,Xuerui Liu,Yiwei Zhao,Jianhua Qin,Hui Xu,Lina Dong,Shanmin Gao,Linlin Zhong
A novel carbon composite was integrated with Au@Pt core–shell nanoparticles (Au@Pt NPs) to construct a sensing interface for enzyme-free electrochemical detection of glucose. As surfactant, graphene oxide (GO) was used to disperse multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). After the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified with the mixture of GO and MWCNTs, the Au@Pt NPs were decorated on it. The prepared novel three-dimensional sensor interface was applied to detect glucose without enzyme at a remarkable negative potential (at about −0.013 V vs. Ag/AgCl), demonstrating a low detection limit (4.2 × 10 −8 M) and two wide linear range from 5 × 10 −8 to 1 × 10 −4 M and 1 × 10 −4 M to 2.5 × 10 −3 M. In addition, the non-enzymatic glucose sensing platform can be realized for practical application.
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