MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2019
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Xiaoli Liu,Yanyi Fu,Qinglin Sheng,Jianbin Zheng
Herein, a simple electrochemical sensor for dopamine (DA) detection was developed based on Ag@C core-shell structure and Au nanocomposites (Ag@C/Au). The Ag@C core-shell nanoparticles were synthesized by one-pot hydrothermal method , which were supported on Au nanoparticles in situ reduction process. The as-prepared nanocomposites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV–vis absorption spectra. The electrochemical investigations indicated that Ag@C/Au nanocomposites possessed intriguing properties towards DA. These results could be attributed to the synergistic effect of Ag@C with enhanced substrate accessibility and conductivity, Au nanoparticles with surface of negative charges. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the liner range was 0.5 μM to 27.5 μM, 27.5 μM to 0.2775 mM and 0.2775 mM to 4.278 mM. The detection limit was 0.21 μM (S/N = 3). Furthermore, the electrochemical sensor showed favorable selectivity in the presence of interferents such as ascorbic acid (AA) and uric acid (UA). In general, the work could provide a promising possibility to develop excellent electrochemical sensors for DA detection.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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Ying Chen,Hongmei Liu,Xiuting Li,Shiwei Tang,Chenjie Gu,Guodong Wei,Tao Jiang,Xingfei Zhou
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) with promising photocatalytic activity has attracted great attention in constructing recyclable SERS substrate. Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was chose here to in-situ grow MoS 2 nanoflowers and effectively adjust the active area of the substrate. After the decoration of Ag nanoparticles by photo-reduction, a sophisticated RGO@MoS 2 @Ag ternary nanocomposite with a maximizing SERS enhancement factor (EF) of 8.6 × 10 6 and a prominent solar photocatalytic efficiency was demonstrated. Such superior features of the nanocomposite were revealed to be endowed by the synergistic effect of the three components including the active sites of MoS 2 , the “Schottky barrier” and “hot spots” between MoS 2 and Ag, together with the molecular enrichment surface and chemical enhancement ability of RGO . An ultra-sensitive SERS-based detection and a reliable photocatalytic degradation of mixed trace molecules were finally achieved by the developed optimal ternary nanocomposite, which can meet manifold requirements for the routine supervision of biochemical molecules.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2021
·Vol. 9
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·4877-4887
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IF 7.393
Li Xiao,Kaiqi Liu,Lian Duan,Xinjian Cheng
The detection and removal of heavy metals in the environment is urgent and meaningful. In this work, two types of fluorescent functionalized silks OSP and ASP have been prepared using worm silk as the substrate. These fluorescent silk probes exhibit an obvious fluorescence quenching effect in the presence of Hg2+ or Ag+, enabling silk to specifically detect Hg2+ or Ag+. An obvious color response occurs under visible light, from yellow to brown or gray, thereby realizing dual-channel identification of fluorescence and colorimetry. In addition, its sensing mechanism has been studied, and it is found that the probe reacts with metal ions as a reactive response. Compared with the fluorescent probes bearing one CC/CC bond, the probes with two terminal CC/CC bonds are more sensitive. And the excellent recognition ability can make the limit of detection as low as 0.25 μM. This indicates that silk fluorescent probes can be used to detect Hg2+ and/or Ag+.
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 5.455
Xin Liu,Shunli Wang,Ying Liang,Yuxiang Zhao,Ning Yuan,Zhuyin Sui,Qi Chen
The discharge of industrial wastewater containing Ag + leads to serious environmental pollution and can even influence human health, which has aroused widespread concern and was required to be solved by effective methods. As a novel adsorbent, covalent organic frameworks exhibit great potential in environmental remediation attributing to their large specific surface area and devisable structure. Herein, a facile and effective one-pot tandem process via “click” reaction was designed to synthesize adenine grafted COF (COF-Ad) as an adsorbent material for Ag + extraction. Besides, prepared COF-Ad exhibits high crystallinity, regular pore structure , moderate surface area and high hydrophilic. Because of the coordination of adenine functional groups with Ag + , the adsorption capacity of COF-Ad can reach 61.23 mg/g in the 40 mg/L Ag + aqueous solutions. Furthermore, the COF-Ad exhibited high selectivity to Ag + in the solution containing Ag + and different competing ions. Most importantly, this designed strategy offers a new perspective for the post-functionalization of COFs as adsorbent materials.
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Analytical Methods
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2021
·Vol. 13
·期 24
·2722-2727
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IF 2.896
Ningxin Kong,Hao Yuan,Huangmei Zhou,Yu Zhao,Sanjun Zhang
We detected the water content in ethanol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvents via a smartphone with the help of fluorescent Ag nanoclusters (Ag NCs). The Ag NCs intrinsically have two emission peaks, among which the long-wavelength emission intensified with decreasing water content due to the aggregation induced emission enhancement (AIEE) effect, but in contrast the short-wavelength emission was relatively insensitive to water content. This fact makes the Ag NCs an ideal colorimetric indicator of water content in organic solvents. A smartphone was applied to take pictures of Ag NC samples and read the R, G, and B values from the images. When the water content increased from 20% to 55% in ethanol, the G/B values displayed a good linear relationship with the water content, and a limit of detection (LOD) of 4.48% was achieved. Moreover, good consistency was observed when the colorimetric fluorescent Ag NCs were applied to detect water content in real samples such as white wine and medical alcohol. These studies demonstrated a convenient and practical method for the detection of water content via a smartphone.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2021
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Xuemin Xia,Yijin Weng,Lei Zhang,Ruyi Tang,Xia Zhang
Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) is a powerful analysis technology, attracting more and more attention due to its high sensitivity and selectivity. Herein, we report a simple seed-mediated method to synthesize Au@Ag nanoparticles (NPs) as a multifunctional biosensor for the label-free detection of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and glucose by SERS. Au@Ag NPs, as an ultrasensitive SERS substrate, show the dual activities (peroxidase-like and GOx-like activities). Under the condition of pH 4.0 NaAc buffer solution, the glucose and H 2 O can be catalyzed by Au@Ag NPs to produce glucose acid and H 2 O 2 , and then H 2 O 2 can oxidize 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to form a blue oxidation product oxidic TMB (oxTMB) which exhibits strong SERS signals at 1188, 1330, 1605 cm −1 . Thus, we have developed a new SERS strategy for analysis of glucose with a detection limit of 5 × 10 − 10 mol L −1 , suggesting that Au@Ag NPs have the potential for biosensor, immunoassay and medical treatment.
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Materials Research Express
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2021
·Vol. 8
·期 10
·105009
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IF 1.62
Pham Tan Thi,Le Van Thang,Tran Van Khai,Tran Xuan Diem,Chau Ngoc Trong Nghia,Tran Thi Thanh Ngan,Le Minh Tri,Nguyen Ngoc Vinh,Nguyen Minh Hien
p-Aminophenol (PAP) is an important intermediate reagent in the synthesis of paracetamol, widely used as an analgesic and antipyretic drug. Therefore, finding an effective catalyst to improve PAP synthesis efficiency is worth studying. Among those studies, nanocomposite is the most promising material. In this study, Ag/GO nanocomposites were synthesized by reducing silver nitrate on graphene oxide (GO) with sodium borohydride as a reducing agent and characterized by SEM, EDX, XRD and UV–vis methods. The catalytic ability was investigated based on the hydrogenation reaction of p-nitrophenol (PNP). We successfully synthesized Ag/GO nanocomposite with relatively homogeneous distributions and similar particle sizes. The results showed that Ag/GO nanocomposite has an excellent catalytic activity with the yield of reduction reaction at 97%, 3 min. Moreover, this photocatalyst can easily be recovered and reused three times without any reaction efficiency reduction. We also successfully synthesized and crystallized PAP with high purity and the total yield of 45.82%. The results show that Ag/GO nanocomposite is an excellent catalyst for high-performance reactions with many useful properties, such as easily recovered and repetitive used. On top of that, Ag/GO nanocomposite is safe, less toxic and environmentally friendly.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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Ping-An Yang,Yuxuan Huang,Rui Li,Xin Huang,Haibo Ruan,Mengjie Shou,Wanjun Li,Yuxin Zhang,Nan Li,Lichao Dong
Ag-coated Fe (Fe@Ag) core–shell nanowires (NWs) with enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption were successfully synthesized by the liquid-phase reduction method and the layer-plus-island growth mode. Changing the molar ratio of Fe to Ag controlled the Ag shell thickness to produce different impedance matching and attenuation constants of the Fe@Ag core–shell NWs. The Fe@Ag core–shell NWs with a Fe:Ag ratio of 2:1 significantly improved optimal microwave absorption performance as compared to raw Fe NWs. At a mass fraction of 25%, the minimum reflection loss (RL min ) can reach − 58.69 dB at 7.53 GHz with a matching absorber thickness of 3.36 mm. In addition, the effective absorption bandwidth (EAB, RL ≤ − 10 dB) can be extended to 7.32 GHz, to cover the majority of the C and X bands. Three major aspects contribute to the superior microwave absorption performance: the complementary effect of the polarization of Fe-Ag interface, the impedance matching improvement stems from a proper eddy current, and the small-scale effect caused by a one-dimensional structure. This study demonstrates the promising high-efficiency microwave absorbing capabilities of Fe@Ag core–shell NWs for future use in practical applications.
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Nanotechnology Reviews
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2021
·Vol. 10
·期 1
·1349-1358
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IF 7.848
Xiaodong Chen,Zhong-Tao Yang,Nannan Wang,Xin Gao,Gang Wang,Chunyu Song,Yunfeng Liu,Lifeng Cui
ZnO nanomaterials with the stereochemical structure were becoming a research focus in the scope of photocatalytic materials, but the ZnO was sensitive to UV light rather than the solar light source, which considerably prohibited its extended application. ZnO nanomaterials coupled with other nanomaterials could generate the alternative composite heterojunction nanomaterials to promote the photocatalytic activity. Herein, we reported two facile and feasible synthesis methods to fabricate TiO 2 /ZnO cube nanocomposites and Ag/ZnO hollow spheres by hydrothermal reaction and chemical deposition, respectively. In this regard, these composited nanomaterials have been successfully fabricated with high purities, good morphology, and crystal structure. Noticeably, in contrast with TiO 2 /ZnO and Ag/ZnO bulk nanocomposites, the Ag/ZnO hollow spheres could offer the higher activity for RhB degradation under the visible light. Moreover, the photocatalytic performance of Ag/ZnO for RhB degradation could be improved synergistically, and the effect of RhB degradation was highest when the Ag mass ratio was modulated at 10% in the sample. Furthermore, it remained a high photocatalytic efficiency even after four cycles. This protocol provided an approvable approach to fabricate efficient photocatalysts with persistent photostability in the wastewater treatment process.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Wei Zhong,Feng Gao,Jin Zou,Shuwu Liu,Mingfang Li,Yansha Gao,Yongfang Yu,Xiaoqiang Wang,Limin Lu
In this paper, a novel ratiometric electrochemical sensor for carbendazim (CBZ) detection was constructed by a composite of MXene@Ag nanoclusters and amino-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MXene@AgNCs/NH 2 -MWCNTs). The Ag nanoclusters (AgNCs) embedded in the MXene not only could inhibit the aggregation of MXene flakes and enhance the electrocatalytic ability, but also serve as an internal reference probe for the ratiometric electrochemical detection. Moreover, the introduction of NH 2 -MWCNTs can further improve the electrochemical signals of CBZ and Ag, resulting in the enhanced signal amplification and higher sensitivity. Based on these characteristics of the MXene@AgNCs/NH 2 -MWCNTs composite, the proposed sensor exhibits a favorable linear relationship between I CBZ /I AgNCs and the concentration of CBZ ranging from 0.3 nM to 10 μM and a low limit of detection of 0.1 nM. Moreover, the proposed ratiometric electrochemical sensing platform also demonstrates high selectivity, good reproducibility, secular stability, and satisfactory applicability in vegetable samples.
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART B-PESTICIDES FOOD CONTAMINANTS AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES
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2021
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IF 1.99
Emily C. Cheshari,Xiaohui Ren,Xin Li
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a promising technique for rapid detection of pesticide residues. However, conventional SERS substrates require extraction processes which are time consuming and they also lack selectivity, stability and reproducibility. Herein, we present a multifunctional stable zero-valent iron based core-shell substrate. It combines magnetic separation, selective adsorption by molecular imprinting technique and sensitive detection of carbaryl by SERS. The core-shell substrate was successfully prepared by immobilizing silver on the surface of zero-valent iron microspheres. Subsequent molecular imprinting on the bimetallic magnetic silver microspheres ensured selective removal and detection. The substrate exhibited magnetization saturation of 8.89 emu/g providing efficient analyte separation. It showed high sensitivity and selectivity toward carbaryl detection to nanomolar concentration level. Linear regression models for peaks at Raman shift 1599 cm−1 and 2233 cm−1 demonstrated a good linear fit with R2=0.9738 and R2=0.8952 respectively. The composite was successfully applied on spiked water samples resulting in average recovery rate of 89%. The findings of this study demonstrate great substrate potential for application in separation and detection of trace quantities of chemical contaminants for environment safety and protection.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2021
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Jingjing Liu,Liuyang Zhang,Bei Cheng,Jiajie Fan,Jiaguo Yu
Timely detection of formaldehyde is pivotal because formaldehyde is slowly released from the indoor decorative materials, jeopardizing our healthy. Herein, a high-response formaldehyde gas sensor based on Ag-ZnO/In 2 O 3 nanofibers was successfully fabricated. Compared with all the control samples, the hybrid exhibits superior sensitivity (0.65 ppm −1 ), excellent selectivity (≥ 12.5) and durable stability (the deviation value ≤ 3%). Particularly, an ultra-high response value of about 186 towards 100 ppm of formaldehyde at 260 °C was achieved, heading the list of outstanding candidates. Additionally, the limit of detection is as low as 9 ppb. The enhanced gas sensing properties can be mainly attributed to multi-level heterojunctions (n-n heterojunction and Ohmic junction) and the “spill-over” effect of Ag, ultimately increasing the adsorption of gas molecules on the surface of sensing material. This work verifies that proper design of multi-level heterojunctions significantly upgrade the sensing performance.
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