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Lin F, Soko WC, Xie J, Bi H. On-Chip Discovery of Allergens from the Exudate of Large Yellow Croaker ( Larimichthys Crocea) Muscle Food by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:13546-13553. [PMID: 37647599 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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It is extremely crucial to establish facile, accurate, and fast methods for testing allergenic proteins (allergens) in seafood. The current study focuses on the evaluation of fish muscle exudate proteins in an effort to discover potential allergens in fish exudate for allergy tests. Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) was studied as a seafood model. Magnetic beads (MBs) modified with an IgE antibody were utilized to isolate allergens existing in the exudate sample. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in blood is a class of antibodies that is mainly associated with allergic reactions. Potential allergens in the muscle exudate were fished by IgE-biofunctional MBs in microfluidic channels. The protein-attached MBs were isolated under a magnetic field, eluted, and collected. The collected eluent was digested and analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry to identify allergens. Eight allergens from large yellow croaker exudate were identified, i.e., parvalbumin beta, parvalbumin, protein S100, histone H4, cytochrome c, fatty acid binding protein 3 (FABP3), microsomal glutamate S-transfer 3 (MGST3), and C-C motif chemokine 21 (CCL21). The presently proposed microfluidic-magnetic-based allergen extraction protocol enables a facile and rapid test of potentials of seafood allergies, providing a solution to circumvent food safety issues, especially for allergic populations.
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- Fang Lin
- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU), Hucheng Ring Road 999, Pudong New District, 201306 Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU), Hucheng Ring Road 999, Pudong New District, 201306 Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU), Hucheng Ring Road 999, Pudong New District, 201306 Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU), Hucheng Ring Road 999, Pudong New District, 201306 Shanghai, China
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Saldanha DJ, Cai A, Dorval Courchesne NM. The Evolving Role of Proteins in Wearable Sweat Biosensors. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:2020-2047. [PMID: 34491052 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sweat is an increasingly popular biological medium for fitness monitoring and clinical diagnostics. It contains an abundance of biological information and is available continuously and noninvasively. Sweat-sensing devices often employ proteins in various capacities to create skin-friendly matrices that accurately extract valuable and time-sensitive information from sweat. Proteins were first used in sensors as biorecognition elements in the form of enzymes and antibodies, which are now being tuned to operate at ranges relevant for sweat. In addition, a range of structural proteins, sometimes assembled in conjunction with polymers, can provide flexible and compatible matrices for skin sensors. Other proteins also naturally possess a range of functionalities─as adhesives, charge conductors, fluorescence emitters, and power generators─that can make them useful components in wearable devices. Here, we examine the four main components of wearable sweat sensors─the biorecognition element, the transducer, the scaffold, and the adhesive─and the roles that proteins have played so far, or promise to play in the future, in each component. On a case-by-case basis, we analyze the performance characteristics of existing protein-based devices, their applicable ranges of detection, their transduction mechanism and their mechanical properties. Thereby, we review and compare proteins that can readily be used in sweat sensors and others that will require further efforts to overcome design, stability or scalability challenges. Incorporating proteins in one or multiple components of sweat sensors could lead to the development and deployment of tunable, greener, and safer biosourced devices.
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- Dalia Jane Saldanha
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 0C5
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 0C5
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Biochemical analysis based on optical detection integrated microfluidic chip. Trends Analyt Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nimbkar S, Leena MM, Moses JA, Anandharamakrishnan C. Microfluidic assessment of nutritional biomarkers: Concepts, approaches and advances. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 64:5113-5127. [PMID: 36503314 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2150597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Among various approaches to understand the health status of an individual, nutritional biomarkers can provide valuable information, particularly in terms of deficiencies, if any, and their severity. Commonly, the approach revolves around molecular sciences, and the information gained can support prognosis, diagnosis, remediation, and impact assessment of therapies. Microfluidic platforms can offer benefits of low sample and reagent requirements, low cost, high precision, and lower detection limits, with simplicity in handling and the provision for complete automation and integration with information and communication technologies (ICTs). While several advances are being made, this work details the underlying concepts, with emphasis on different point-of-care devices for the analysis of macro and micronutrient biomarkers. In addition, the scope of using different wearable microfluidic sensors for real-time and noninvasive determination of biomarkers is detailed. While several challenges remain, a strong focus is given on recent advances, presenting the state-of-the-art of this field. With more such biomarkers being discovered and commercialization-driven research, trends indicate the wide prospects of this advancing field in supporting clinicians, food technologists, nutritionists, and others.
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- Shubham Nimbkar
- Computational Modeling and Nanoscale Processing Unit, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Computational Modeling and Nanoscale Processing Unit, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Computational Modeling and Nanoscale Processing Unit, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Computational Modeling and Nanoscale Processing Unit, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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Zhao X, Bi H. Evaluation of Allergic Cross-Reactivity Among Fishes by Microfluidic Chips and MALDI-TOF MS. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:7525-7534. [PMID: 35695853 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fish is one of the most common foods that cause allergic reactions. The study of cross-reactivity among fishes using mass spectrometry (MS) is still limited. We developed a strategy using microfluidic chips coupled with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) to evaluate cross-reactivity among fishes. The protocol employed commercial magnetic beads functionalized with anti-human IgE antibodies to carry out the IgEs immunomagnetic separation in blood samples, followed by the capture of allergens from seafood protein extracts in a single-straight microfluidic channel. After elution, the captured allergens were digested and identified by MALDI-TOF MS and high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and validated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). An investigation of the reproducibility revealed that the protocol can sense well the allergens in a food matrix. Seven fish species were analyzed to evaluate the allergic cross-reactivity among fishes. The commercial ELISA test gave consistent results with the presently developed strategy when the same allergenicity test was performed. Parvalbumins were detected from five of the seven analyzed fishes. The sequence alignment of parvalbumins revealed that the similarity of parvalbumins identified from the analyzed fishes is larger than 64%. Boiling may reduce the allergenicity of fish, as demonstrated by a marginal diminish in the parvalbumin content of crucian carp (Carassius carassius) muscle when boiling with water. The method can potentially be used to predict allergic cross-reactivity among fish species, provide advice and guidance to individuals with a history of seafood allergy, and ensure food safety in the food allergy community.
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- Xin Zhao
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Hucheng Ring Road 999, Pudong New District, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Hucheng Ring Road 999, Pudong New District, Shanghai 201306, China
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Chai Z, Wang C, Bi H. Rapid Identification between Two Fish Species Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy for Substitution Detection. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216529. [PMID: 34770938 PMCID: PMC8587656 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fish species substitution and fraud has become a worldwide economic issue in the seafood industry. In this study, an ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy-based method was developed for the identification of fish samples. Sixty fish samples from twelve commonly consumed fish species in China were analyzed as models to testify the protocol. The obtained results show that UV-Vis spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis, such as principal component analysis (PCA), can accurately distinguish two fish species by boiling fish tissue sample in trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) solution for 2 min and analyzing the resultant samples using a UV-Vis spectrometer. The developed strategy was successfully applied to the classification and identification of fish samples on the market. It is a promising strategy that can be applied to the classification and authenticity testing of closely related fish species in order to detect and recognize fish substitution.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-21-6190-0364; Fax: +86-21-6190-0365
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Zhang J, Chen R, Chen Q, Hu Y, Pan S, Hu X. Ratiometric fluorescent probe for ascorbic acid detection based on MnO2 nanosheets, gold nanoclusters and thiamine. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Salva ML, Rocca M, Niemeyer CM, Delamarche E. Methods for immobilizing receptors in microfluidic devices: A review. MICRO AND NANO ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mne.2021.100085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tian X, Fan Z. One-step ratiometric fluorescence sensing of ascorbic acid in food samples by carbon dots-referenced lanthanide probe. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Castanheira A, Dos Santos MB, Rodriguez-Lorenzo L, Queirós R, Espiña B. A novel microfluidic system for the sensitive and cost-effective detection of okadaic acid in mussels. Analyst 2021; 146:2638-2645. [PMID: 33660716 DOI: 10.1039/d0an02092c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Okadaic acid (OA) is produced by marine dinoflagellates and it can be easily accumulated in shellfish, causing intoxications when consumed by humans. Consequently, there is a need for sensitive, reliable and cost-effective methods to detect OA in real samples. In this work, we developed a novel and affordable microfluidic system to detect OA based on the protein phosphatase 1 inhibition colorimetric assay. This enzyme was immobilized in a microfluidic chamber by physisorption in an alumina sol-gel. The results show good enzyme stability over time when maintained at 4 °C. The developed system was sensitive for OA standard solutions, presenting a limit of detection (LOD) of 11.6 nM over a large linear range (43.4 to 3095.8 nM). Our method revealed an LOD as low as 0.2 μg kg-1 and a linear range between 1.47 and 506 μg kg-1 for extracted mussel matrix, detecting OA concentrations in contaminated mussels much lower than the regulated limit (160 μg kg-1). The enzyme stability and reusability along with the simplicity and low cost associated with microfluidics systems make this method very interesting from a commercial point of view.
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- Ana Castanheira
- INL-International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
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- INL-International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
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- INL-International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
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- INL-International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
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Shao M, Bi H. Direct identification of fish species by surface molecular transferring. Analyst 2021; 145:4148-4155. [PMID: 32386286 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00510j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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With the expansion of the aquatic market and the large quantity of seafood consumption, the issues on safety, traceability and authenticity of seafood are becoming more and more important. Herein, a mass spectrometric method by direct analysis of fish samples was developed for fish authentication. A high-throughput matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF MS) technique was applied to analyze the substances on the fish skin, or the surface molecularly imprinted substances on the surface of muscle tissues using a MALDI-target plate. A multivariate analysis was executed on the obtained mass spectra, and plots of principal component analysis (PCA) for different fish samples were differently clustered in a 95% confidence level. The developed strategy was capable of classifying and identifying fish species. The molecular imprinting method was found with good analytical reproducibility. The strategy enables the distinguishment of fish samples in a quick, efficient and easy mode. It is promising to apply the presently developed strategy for the authentication of seafood and extend the protocol for the detection of other protein food products.
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- Mingke Shao
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Hucheng Ring Road 999, Pudong New District, 201306 Shanghai, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University, Hucheng Ring Road 999, Pudong New District, 201306 Shanghai, China.
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Over the past decades, microfluidic devices based on many advanced techniques have aroused widespread attention in the fields of chemical, biological, and analytical applications. Integration of microdevices with a variety of chip designs will facilitate promising functionality. Notably, the combination of microfluidics with functional nanomaterials may provide creative ideas to achieve rapid and sensitive detection of various biospecies. In this review, focused on the microfluids and microdevices in terms of their fabrication, integration, and functions, we summarize the up-to-date developments in microfluidics-based analysis of biospecies, where biomarkers, small molecules, cells, and pathogens as representative biospecies have been explored in-depth. The promising applications of microfluidic biosensors including clinical diagnosis, food safety control, and environmental monitoring are also discussed. This review aims to highlight the importance of microfluidics-based biosensors in achieving high throughput, highly sensitive, and low-cost analysis and to promote microfluidics toward a wider range of applications.
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- Yanlong Xing
- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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Ren K, Liu S. The effect of surface polarity on the structure and collective dynamics of liquid ethanol. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:1204-1213. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05373e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Typical configurations of ethanol during polarity modulation.
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- Kezhou Ren
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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Impact of alloy fluctuations and Coulomb effects on the electronic and optical properties of c-plane GaN/AlGaN quantum wells. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18862. [PMID: 31827118 PMCID: PMC6906529 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53693-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Dalapati R, Biswas S. Aqueous Phase Sensing of Fe 3+ and Ascorbic Acid by a Metal-Organic Framework and Its Implication in the Construction of Multiple Logic Gates. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:2822-2830. [PMID: 31192533 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A new HfIV -based metal-organic framework with UiO-66 topology was synthesized via a one-step solvothermal method by using 3-methyl-4-phenylthieno[2,3-b]thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (H2 MPTDC) as a ligand. The MOF material showed a high stability in a broad pH range (from pH 2 to pH 12) in an aqueous medium. The presence of hydrophobic methyl and phenyl substituents in the carboxylic acid ligand and strong Hf-O bond play crucial roles in its stability. The new MOF material was systematically characterized by various techniques such as XRPD, N2 sorption, thermogravimetric analyses and FT-IR spectroscopy. The photophysical properties of the MOF material were also examined by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence studies. It was observed that the blue fluorescence of the MOF material was selectively quenched in the presence of Fe3+ ion in pure aqueous medium. A mechanistic study disclosed that quenching occurs via a strong inner filter effect (IFE) arising from Fe3+ ion in aqueous medium. Interestingly, the fluorescence of the MOF material can be recovered by elimination of the IFE of Fe3+ ion via reduction of Fe3+ ion by ascorbic acid (AA). Based on the fluorescence recovery by AA, a MOF based on-off-on probe was developed for the sensing of Fe3+ ion and AA in aqueous medium. Inspired by this reversible sensing event, we demonstrate basic (NOT, OR, YES, INHIBIT and IMP) and higher integrated logic operations utilizing this fluorescent MOF. This MOF-based logic systems could be potentially used for next-generation logic-gate based analytical applications as well as for the detection and discrimination of targeted molecules in various complex domains.
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- Rana Dalapati
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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Lv Y, Jiang C, Hu K, Huang Y, He Y, Shen X, Zhao S. In-situ growth of cobalt oxyhydroxide on graphitic-phase C 3N 4 nanosheets for fluorescence turn-on detection and imaging of ascorbic acid in living cells. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:360. [PMID: 31098844 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3487-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cobalt oxyhydroxide (CoOOH) was grown on the surface of graphitic-phase C3N4 nanosheets to obtain an activatable fluorescent nanoprobe for ascorbic acid (AA). The probe was applied to the detection of AA in biological fluids and to image AA in HeLa cells. The negatively charged nanosheets first adsorb Co2+, and then the CoOOH nanoflakes are generated in-situ on the surface of g-C3N4. This results in the quenching of the blue fluorescence (with excitation/emission maxima of 345/435 nm) via fluorescence resonance energy transfer from g-C3N4 to CoOOH. The AA-induced redox reaction reduces the trivalent cobalt ion in CoOOH to Co2+ which then becomes released from the nanosheets. This leads to the recovery of fluorescence. The method can quantify AA in the 1.0 to 800 μM concentration range at near neutral pH values. When applied to cell extracts, the limit of detection is 0.14 μM. The nanoprobe was successfully applied to the determination of AA in serum and urine, and to image AA in living HeLa cells. Additional attractive features include the ease of preparation, low cytotoxicity, rapid fluorometric turn-on response, and good biocompatibility. Graphical abstract Schematic presentation of an activatable fluorescent nanoprobe. It consists of CoOOH nanoflakes that were modified withg-C3N4 nanosheets. It enables monitoring of AA in the biological samples as well as imaging of AA in living cells.
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- Yuanxia Lv
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, People's Republic of China.
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Chen C, Liu W, Hong T. Novel approaches for biomolecule immobilization in microscale systems. Analyst 2019; 144:3912-3924. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an00212j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This manuscript reviews novel approaches applied for biomolecule immobilization in microscale systems.
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- Chuanpin Chen
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha
- China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha
- China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha
- China
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Zhu D, Zhu W, Xin J, Tan L, Wang X, Pang H, Ma H. Prussian blue nanocubes with an open framework structure coated with polyoxometalates as a highly sensitive platform for ascorbic acid detection in drinks/human urine. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj01429b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel PB NC@POM platform was constructed and demonstrated high electrochemical response to ascorbic acid due to the excellent synergistic effect.
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- Di Zhu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology
- Harbin 150040
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology
- Harbin 150040
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology
- Harbin 150040
- P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University
- Qiqihar
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology
- Harbin 150040
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology
- Harbin 150040
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology
- Harbin 150040
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology
- Harbin 150040
- P. R. China
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Lyu Y, Tao Z, Lin X, Qian P, Li Y, Wang S, Liu Y. A MnO 2 nanosheet-based ratiometric fluorescent nanosensor with single excitation for rapid and specific detection of ascorbic acid. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 411:4093-4101. [PMID: 30406417 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1439-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ascorbic acid (AA) detection in biological sample and food sample is critical for human health. Herein, a MnO2 nanosheet (MnO2-NS)-based ratiometric fluorescent nanosensor has been developed for high sensitive and specific detection of AA. The MnO2-NS presents peroxidase-like activity and can oxidize non-fluorescent substrate of o-phenylenediamine (OPDA) into fluorescent substrate, presenting maximum fluorescence at 568 nm (F568). If MnO2-NS is premixed with AA, the MnO2-NS is then decomposed as Mn2+ by AA, decreasing the fluorescent intensity of F568. Meantime, AA is oxidized as dehydroascorbic acid (DHAA), which can react with OPDA to generate fluorescent substrate. A new fluorescence response is found at 425 nm (F425). The dual fluorescent responses can be excited with a universal excitation wavelength, simplifying the detection procedure. With F425/F568 as readout, limit of detection for AA reaches as low as 10.0 nM. Satisfactory recoveries are found for AA detection in serum and diverse beverages. The ratiometric strategy significantly eliminates false-negative and false-positive results, providing a cost-effective, rapid, and reliable way for AA detection in real sample.
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- Yanlong Lyu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety (Ministry of Education), College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety (Ministry of Education), College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety (Ministry of Education), College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety (Ministry of Education), College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety (Ministry of Education), College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Science and Health, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety (Ministry of Education), College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China.
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Xu W, Chen J, Sun S, Tang Z, Jiang K, Song L, Wang Y, Liu C, Lin H. Fluorescent and photoacoustic bifunctional probe for the detection of ascorbic acid in biological fluids, living cells and in vivo. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:17834-17841. [PMID: 30221263 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03435d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has emerged as a promising clinical technology, thanks to its high-resolution in deep tissues. However, the lack of specificity towards analytes limits further application of the PA probe in molecular imaging. To this end, we herein report a PA and fluorescence (FL) dual-modal probe for the selective detection of ascorbic acid (AA). To realize this design, cobalt oxyhydroxide (CoOOH) was adopted as a multifunctional platform (PA contrast agent, FL quencher and specific oxidant to AA) and hybridized with red-emissive carbon dots (RCDs). In the presence of AA, CoOOH is reduced to Co2+ and meanwhile releases RCDs, resulting in the decrease of PA and recovery of FL signals. We demonstrated the AA detection capabilities of the probe in complicated biological fluids (human serum and urine), living cells, and dual-modal FL/PA imaging in vivo. This work revealed the PAI capacity of CoOOH for the first time, which may inspire researchers to design other CoOOH-based PA probes and further employ RCDs in biology and the clinic.
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- Wenxiang Xu
- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, P. R. China.
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Zhao T, Fu Y, He H, Dong C, Zhang L, Zeng H, Xing L, Xue X. Self-powered gustation electronic skin for mimicking taste buds based on piezoelectric-enzymatic reaction coupling process. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:075501. [PMID: 29256443 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaa2b9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A new self-powered wearable gustation electronic skin for mimicking taste buds has been realized based on enzyme-modified/ZnO nanowire arrays on patterned-electrode flexible substrate. The e-skin can actively taste beverages or fruits without any external electric power. Through the piezoelectric-enzymatic reaction coupling effect, the nanowires can harvest the mechanical energy of body movement and output piezoelectric signal. The piezoelectric output is significantly dependent on the concentration of target analyte. The response for detecting 2 × 10-2 M ascorbic acid (ascorbate acid oxidase@ZnO) is up to 171.747, and the selectivity is high. The response for detecting 50% alcohol (alcohol oxidase@ZnO) is up to 45.867. Our results provide a new research direction for the development of multifunctional e-skin and expand the study scope for self-powered bionic systems.
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- Tianming Zhao
- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, People's Republic of China
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Glotz G, Kappe CO. Design and construction of an open source-based photometer and its applications in flow chemistry. REACT CHEM ENG 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8re00070k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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An inexpensive and easy to build photometer using a movable measuring cell for flow chemistry applications was designed with temporal resolution down to 1 ms.
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- Gabriel Glotz
- Center for Continuous Flow Synthesis and Processing (CC FLOW)
- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH (RCPE)
- Graz
- Austria
- Institute of Chemistry
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- Center for Continuous Flow Synthesis and Processing (CC FLOW)
- Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH (RCPE)
- Graz
- Austria
- Institute of Chemistry
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Mo Q, Liu F, Gao J, Zhao M, Shao N. Fluorescent sensing of ascorbic acid based on iodine induced oxidative etching and aggregation of lysozyme-templated silver nanoclusters. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 1003:49-55. [PMID: 29317029 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.11.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this work, we developed a sensitive and highly selective fluorescent approach for the detection of ascorbic acid (AA) by taking advantage of the oxidative etching effect of iodine (I2) on the lysozyme-stabilized silver nanoclusters (dLys-AgNCs) with fluorescence quenching. I2 could be produced from the redox reaction between iodate (IO3-) and AA, and thus the fluorescence intensity of dLys-AgNCs was turned off significantly in the coexistence of IO3- and AA. The fluorescence quenching of dLys-AgNCs had a good linear relationship with AA concentration, which allowed the detection of AA in the range from 0.05 to 45.0 μmol L-1 with a detection limit of 20 nmol L-1. The quenching mechanism was elucidated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), zeta potential, and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements, confirming that the fluorescence quenching of the dLys-AgNCs was attributed to the oxidative etching of the in situ generated I2, inducing aggregation of the dLys-AgNCs probe by forming Ag@AgI nanocomposite. The dLys-AgNCs probe exhibited excellent selectivity for AA sensing over several common reducing agents tested. Moreover, this approach was extended to the detection of AA in orange juice and urine with recovery rates in the range of 96.0% (RSD: 4.11) to 100.9% (RSD: 3.28) and 94.5% (RSD: 6.40) to 99.2% (RSD: 5.36), respectively.
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- Qinchao Mo
- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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Yuan Z, Wang S, Ma X, Wang X, Zhang G, Jia Y, Zheng W. Effect of iron reduction by enolic hydroxyl groups on the stability of scorodite in hydrometallurgical industries and arsenic mobilization. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:26534-26544. [PMID: 28948427 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0016-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Scorodite (FeAsO4·2H2O) is an important arsenic-bearing solid waste in hydrometallurgical industries, but its stability in reducing environments is not well understood. This study investigated the effect of Fe(III) reduction by enolic hydroxyl groups on the stability of scorodite and arsenic mobilization at various pH values and ascorbic acid/scorodite molar ratios (AH2/Sc). The results showed that 47-89% Fe(III) reduction by ascorbic acid caused approximately 10-69% (~ 37-260 mg L-1) arsenic release and 4.5-63% (~ 13-176 mg L-1) Fe(II) release at pH 5-8. The releases of arsenic and Fe(II) increased with increasing AH2/Sc, whereas they decreased as pH increased. The results of the solid characterization and chemical analysis indicated that the mixture of poorly crystalline parasymplesite and probably amorphous FeHAsO4⋅xH2O was the new arsenic sink. The high solubility of this ferrous arsenate with the Fe(II)/As(V) molar ratio > 1 was deemed to be a major contributor to the relatively high arsenic release. This work differed from our previous finding that almost all arsenic was retained in the solid phase after similar Fe(III) reduction in scorodite with hydroquinone. Phenolic hydroxyl groups complexed with aqueous Fe(II), unlike enolic hydroxyl groups, was possibly the dominant reason for the formation of different secondary minerals, which strongly influenced arsenic redistribution between aqueous and solid phases.
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- Zidan Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Institute of Environmental Protection, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, China
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- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, China.
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A novel turn-on fluorescent strategy for sensing ascorbic acid using graphene quantum dots as fluorescent probe. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 92:229-233. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Zhou H, Chen J, Huang T, Chen D, Wu Y, Zheng F, Yu H, Li S. Uniformly distributed and in situ iron–nitrogen co-doped porous carbon derived from pork liver for rapid and simultaneous detection of dopamine, uric acid, and paracetamol in human blood serum. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj03145e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pork liver with rich nitrogen, iron, and carbon can be transformed into an electrochemical selective sensorviaa one-step calcination method.
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- Haifeng Zhou
- Colleges of Chemistry and Environment
- Minnan Normal University
- Zhangzhou
- China
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- Colleges of Chemistry and Environment
- Minnan Normal University
- Zhangzhou
- China
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- Colleges of Chemistry and Environment
- Minnan Normal University
- Zhangzhou
- China
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- Colleges of Chemistry and Environment
- Minnan Normal University
- Zhangzhou
- China
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- Colleges of Chemistry and Environment
- Minnan Normal University
- Zhangzhou
- China
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- Colleges of Chemistry and Environment
- Minnan Normal University
- Zhangzhou
- China
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology
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- Colleges of Chemistry and Environment
- Minnan Normal University
- Zhangzhou
- China
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- Colleges of Chemistry and Environment
- Minnan Normal University
- Zhangzhou
- China
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology
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Khan SB, Ahmed MS, Asiri AM. Amperometric sensor for ascorbic acid using a gold electrode modified with ZnO@SiO2 nanospheres. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj00115g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A highly sensitive sensor based on ZnO@SiO2 nanospheres has been developed for the detection of ascorbic acid. The developed sensor is very simple and has been fabricated using low cost materials.
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- Sher Bahadar Khan
- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
- King Abdulaziz University
- Jeddah 21589
- Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
- King Abdulaziz University
- Jeddah 21589
- Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department
- Faculty of Science
- King Abdulaziz University
- Jeddah 21589
- Saudi Arabia
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