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Si L, Wu Q, Jin Y, Wang Z. Research progress in the detection of trace heavy metal ions in food samples. Front Chem 2024; 12:1423666. [PMID: 38867762 PMCID: PMC11168114 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1423666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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Food safety is the basis for ensuring human survival and development. The threat of heavy metal ions to food safety has become a social concern with the rapid growth of the economy and the accompanying environmental pollution. Some heavy metal ions are highly toxic even at trace levels and pose significant health risks to humans. Therefore, ultrasensitive detection of heavy metal ions in food samples is important. In this mini-review, recent advances in the analytical methods based on nanomaterials for detecting trace heavy metal ions in food samples are summarized in three categories: electrochemical, colorimetric, and fluorescent methods. We present the features and sensing mechanisms of these three methods, along with typical examples to illustrate their application in the detection of heavy metal ions in foods. This mini-review ends with a discussion of current challenges and future prospects of these approaches for sensing heavy metal ions. The review will help readers understand the principles of these methods, thereby promoting the development of new analytical methods for the detection of heavy metal ions in food samples.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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Zhou M, Zheng M, Wang P, An Y. A novel ratiometric peptide-based fluorescent probe for sequential detection of Hg 2+ and S 2- ions and its application in living cells and zebrafish imaging. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 309:123829. [PMID: 38176191 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123829] [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: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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A new ratiometric peptide-based fluorescent probe DWPH was designed and synthesized, comprising dansyl fluorophore as a fluorescent dye, and tripeptide backbone (Trp-Pro-His-NH2) as a recognition group. The addition of Hg2+ caused the maximum emission peak of DWPH to blue shift from 560 nm to 510 nm. DWPH exhibited large Stokes shift (230 nm), satisfactory water solubility (100 % aqueous medium), good selectivity (only Hg2+), high sensitivity (24.6 nM), rapid response (within 50 s) and strong anti-interference ability for Hg2+ detection over a wide pH range (7-11). Additionally, the complex DWPH-Hg2+ as a relay response probe could also be applied to S2- according to displacement approach. Notably, the detection limit for S2- was calculated as 23.3 nM, exhibiting that DWPH showed great potential for environmental monitoring and bioimaging. In addition, DWPH were successfully used to determine Hg2+ and S2- in living cells and zebrafish based on excellent permeability and low cytotoxicity. What's more, the gradient concentration color changes of Hg2+ and S2- were combined with the smartphone APP to obtain red-green-blue (RGB) values, thus enabling rapid semi-quantitative detection of Hg2+ and S2- without expensive instruments.
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- Miao Zhou
- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1#, Nanchong 637009, PR China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1#, Nanchong 637009, PR China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1#, Nanchong 637009, PR China.
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, PR China.
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Guo M, Chen X, Chen S, Su H, Liu H, Xie G, Sun B. Replacing manual operation with bio-automation: A high-throughput evolution strategy to construct an integrated whole-cell biosensor for the simultaneous detection of methylmercury and mercury ions without manual sample digestion. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133492. [PMID: 38227998 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133492] [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: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Methylmercury is primarily responsible for most food mercury pollution cases. However, most biosensors developed for mercury pollution analysis can only detect mercury ions. Although oxidative strong-acid digestion or microwave-assisted digestion can convert methylmercury into mercury ions, it is unsuitable for on-site detection. This study designed a bio-digestion gene circuit and integrated it into a mercury ion whole-cell biosensor,creating a novel on-site methylmercury detection method. Five alkyl mercury lyases from different bacterial genomes were screened via bioinformatics analysis, of which goMerB from Gordonia otitis showed the highest catalytic biological digestion efficiency. The goMerB site-specific saturation and random mutation libraries were constructed. After two rounds of high-throughput visualization screening, the catalytic activity of the mutant increased 2.5-fold. The distance between the three crucial amino acid sites and methylmercury changed in the mutant, which likely contributed to the enhanced catalytic efficiency. The optimized whole-cell biosensor showed a linear dynamic concentration range of 100 nM to 100 μM (R2 =0.991), satisfactory specificity, and interference resistance. The detection limit of the goMerBt6-MerR-RFP biosensor was 0.015 μM, while the limit of quantitation was 0.049 μM. This study demonstrated the application of synthetic biology for food safety detection and highlighted the future potential of "Lab in a Cell" for hazard analysis.
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- Mingzhang Guo
- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 430079, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100048, China
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Guo Z, Cao Y, Fan L, Liu W, Wei L, Ma Y, Ren J, Zhang Q, Cao C. A temperature-independent model of dual calibration standards for onsite and point-of-care quantification analyses via electrophoresis titration chip. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1289:342207. [PMID: 38245206 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Electrophoresis titration chip (ETC) is a versatile tool for onsite and point-of-care quantification analyses because it affords naked-eye detection and a straightforward quantification format. However, it is vulnerable to changes in environmental temperature, which regulates the electrophoretic migration by affecting the ion mobility and the target recognition by influencing the enzyme activity. Therefore, the quantification accuracy of the ETC tests was severely compromised. Rather than using the dry bath or heating/cooling units, we proposed a facile model of dual calibration standards (DCS) to mathematically eliminate the effects of temperature on quantification accuracy. To verify our model, we deployed the ETC device at different temperatures ranging from 5 to 40 °C. We further utilized the DCS-ETC to determine the protein content and uric acid concentration in real samples outside the laboratory. All the experimental results showed that our model significantly stabilized the quantification recovery from 35.31-153.44 % to 99.38-103.44 % for protein titration; the recovery of uric acid titration is also stable at 96.25-106.42 %, suggesting the enhanced robustness of the ETC tests. Therefore, DCS-ETC is a field-deployable test that can offer reliable quantification performance without extra equipment for temperature control. We envision that it is promising to be used for onsite applications, including food safety control and disease diagnostics.
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- Zehua Guo
- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information & Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information & Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Student Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information & Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai 6th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200235, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information & Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information & Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information & Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Hou F, Sun S, Abdullah SW, Tang Y, Li X, Guo H. The application of nanoparticles in point-of-care testing (POCT) immunoassays. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:2154-2180. [PMID: 37114768 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay00182b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The Covid-19 pandemic has led to greater recognition of the importance of the fast and timely detection of pathogens. Recent advances in point-of-care testing (POCT) technology have shown promising results for rapid diagnosis. Immunoassays are among the most extensive POCT assays, in which specific labels are used to indicate and amplify the immune signal. Nanoparticles (NPs) are above the rest because of their versatile properties. Much work has been devoted to NPs to find more efficient immunoassays. Herein, we comprehensively describe NP-based immunoassays with a focus on particle species and their specific applications. This review describes immunoassays along with key concepts surrounding their preparation and bioconjugation to show their defining role in immunosensors. The specific mechanisms, microfluidic immunoassays, electrochemical immunoassays (ELCAs), immunochromatographic assays (ICAs), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and microarrays are covered herein. For each mechanism, a working explanation of the appropriate background theory and formalism is articulated before examining the biosensing and related point-of-care (POC) utility. Given their maturity, some specific applications using different nanomaterials are discussed in more detail. Finally, we outline future challenges and perspectives to give a brief guideline for the development of appropriate platforms.
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- Fengping Hou
- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/China National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, P. R. China.
- Lanzhou Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd (LIBP), Subsidiary Company of China National Biotec Group Company Limited (CNBG), 730046 Lanzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/China National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/China National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd (LIBP), Subsidiary Company of China National Biotec Group Company Limited (CNBG), 730046 Lanzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/China National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xujiaping 1, Lanzhou 730046, Gansu, P. R. China.
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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Elsebai B, Ghica ME, Abbas MN, Brett CMA. Novel Amperometric Mercury-Selective Sensor Based on Organic Chelator Ionophore. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062809. [PMID: 36985781 PMCID: PMC10053095 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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A novel amperometric sensor for the direct determination of toxic mercury ions, Hg2+, based on the organic chelator ionophore N, N di (2-hydroxy-5-[(4-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]benzaldehyde) benzene-1,2-diamine (NDBD), and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) immobilized on a glassy carbon electrode surface was developed. The parameters influencing sensor performance including the ionophore concentration, the applied potential, and electrolyte pH were optimized. The sensor response to Hg2+ was linear between 1-25 µM with a limit of detection of 60 nM. Interferences from other heavy metal ions were evaluated and the sensor showed excellent selectivity towards Hg2+. The method was successfully applied to the determination of mercury ions in milk and water samples.
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- Basant Elsebai
- Water Pollution Research Department, Environmental and Climate Changes Research Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
- Department of Chemistry, CEMMPRE, ARISE, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, CEMMPRE, ARISE, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Chemical Engineering, CIEPQPF, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Applied Organic Chemistry Department, Chemical Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, CEMMPRE, ARISE, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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Su X, Tian X, Sun Z, Zou X, Zhang W. Signal-on electrochemical aptasensor based on RGO-AuNPs and exonuclease-III with assistance of external probe for Hg2+ determination in shellfish. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.108576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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El-Sewify IM, Radwan A, Azzazy HMES. Multi-responsive paper chemosensors based on mesoporous silica nanospheres for quantitative sensing of heavy metals in water. RSC Adv 2023; 13:6433-6441. [PMID: 36845591 PMCID: PMC9947744 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00369h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Exposure to low concentrations of heavy metal cations seriously harms living organisms, hence they are considered environmental toxins. Portable simple detection systems are required for field monitoring of multiple metal ions. In this report, paper-based chemosensors (PBCs) were prepared by adsorbing 1-(pyridin-2-yl diazenyl) naphthalen-2-ol (chromophore), which recognizes heavy metals, onto filter papers coated with mesoporous silica nano spheres (MSNs). The high density of the chromophore probe on the surface of PBCs resulted in ultra-sensitive optical detection of heavy metal ions and short response time. The concentration of metal ions was determined using digital image-based colorimetric analysis (DICA) and compared to spectrophotometry under optimal sensing conditions. The PBCs exhibited stability and short recovery times. The detection limits determined using DICA of Cd2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Fe3+ were 0.22, 0.28, 0.44, and 0.54 μM; respectively. Additionally, the linear ranges for monitoring Cd2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Fe3+ were 0.44-4.4, 0.16-4.2, 0.8-8.5, and 0.002-5.2 μM; respectively. The developed chemosensors showed high stability, selectivity, and sensitivity for sensing of Cd2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Fe3+ in water under optimum conditions and hold potential for low cost, onsite sensing of toxic metals in water.
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- Islam M. El-Sewify
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University11566AbbassiaCairoEgypt,Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences & Engineering, The American University in CairoSSE, Rm #1194, P.O. Box 74New Cairo 11835Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University 11566 Abbassia Cairo Egypt.,Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences & Engineering, The American University in Cairo SSE, Rm #1194, P.O. Box 74 New Cairo 11835 Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences & Engineering, The American University in Cairo SSE, Rm #1194, P.O. Box 74 New Cairo 11835 Egypt .,Department of Nanobiophotonics, Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technology Albert Einstein Str. 9 Jena 07745 Germany
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Bi X, Li L, Niu Q, Liu X, Luo L, Jiang H, You T. Highly Fluorescent Magnetic ATT-AuNCs@ZIF-8 for All-in-One Detection and Removal of Hg 2+: An Ultrasensitive Probe to Evaluate Its Removal Efficiency. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:3123-3133. [PMID: 36749708 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The development of multifunctional materials for the synchronous detection and removal of mercury ions (Hg2+) is in high demand. Although a few multifunctional materials as a fluorescent indicator and adsorbent have achieved this aim, the feedback of their removal efficiency still depends on other methods. Herein, magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (MNPs) and 6-aza-2-thiothymine-protected gold nanoclusters (ATT-AuNCs) were rationally assembled into a zeolitic imidazolate framework 8 (ZIF-8) structure via a one-pot method. The coordination assembly of ATT-AuNCs and ZIF-8 not only strengthened the aurophilic interactions of adjacent ATT-AuNCs but also induced the restriction of intramolecular motion of ATT with a six-membered heterocyclic structure. As a consequence, the fluorescence (FL) quantum yield of MNPs/ATT-AuNCs@ZIF-8 was 12.5-fold higher than that of pristine ATT-AuNCs. Benefiting from the enhanced FL emission, MNPs/ATT-AuNCs@ZIF-8 showed improved sensitivity for Hg2+ detection and therefore could evaluate the removal efficiency via FL detection, without relying on another detection method. Additionally, the nanocomposite also displayed a satisfactory removal capability for Hg2+, including a short capture time (20 min), a high removal efficiency (>96.9%), and excellent reusability (10 cycles). This work provides an approach for customizing functional nanocomposites to concurrently detect and remove Hg2+ with superior performance, especially for high detection sensitivity.
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- Xiaoya Bi
- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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Patiño-Jurado B, Gaviria-Calderón A, Botero Cadavid JF, Garcia-Sucerquia J. Competitive fiber optic sensors for the highly selective detection of mercury in water. APPLIED OPTICS 2023; 62:592-600. [PMID: 36821262 DOI: 10.1364/ao.477340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two competitive fiber optic sensors for the rapid, sensitive, and highly selective detection of mercury in water are designed, fabricated, and evaluated. A wavelength-modulated sensor based on an etched single-mode-multimode-single-mode (E-SMS) optical fiber structure and an intensity-modulated sensor based on fiber optics with a slanted end were fabricated by readily reproducible methods. The sensors were activated with a nanostructured chitosan/maghemite (CS/Fe2O3) composite thin film for the selective detection of mercury ions (Hg2+) in water. The functionalized sensors were implemented to experimentally validate the potential of CS/Fe2O3 thin film for optical sensing of Hg2+ in drinking water. The sensor based on the E-SMS structure exhibited a wavelength-modulated response with a sensitivity of up to 290 pm/(µg/mL), and the sensor based on the slanted end structure showed an intensity-modulated response with a sensitivity of -0.07dBm/(µg/mL). Validation of the experimental assay method proves the ability to selectively detect chemical interactions as low as 1 ng/mL (one part per billion) of Hg2+ in water for both sensors. The high specificity of the two sensors was demonstrated by evaluating their responses to a number of potentially interfering metal ions in water. These sensors are cost-effective, simple to construct, and easy to implement, which makes them very promising for the on-site detection and monitoring of mercury in bodies of water.
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Battison A, Schoeman S, Mama N. A Coumarin-azo Derived Colorimetric Chemosensor for Hg 2+ Detection in Organic and Aqueous Media and its Extended Real-world Applications. J Fluoresc 2023; 33:267-285. [PMID: 36413253 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-022-03065-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pollution caused by the release of toxic heavy metals into the environment by industrial and farming processes has been regarded as a major problem worldwide. This has attracted a great deal of attention into restoration and remediation. Mercury is classified as a toxic heavy metal which has posed significant challenges to public and environmental health. To date, conventional methods for mercury detection rely on expensive, destructive, complex, and highly specialized methods. Evidently, there is a need to develop systems capable of easily identifying and quantifying mercury within the environment. In this way, organic-based colorimetric chemosensors are gaining increasing popularity due to their high sensitivity, selectivity, cost-effectiveness, ease of design, naked-eye, and on-site detection ability. The formation of coumarin-azo derivative AD1 was carried out by a conventional diazotization reaction with coumarin-amine 1c and N,N-dimethylaniline. Sensor AD1 displayed remarkable visual colour change upon mercury addition with appreciable selectivity and sensitivity. The detection limit was calculated as 0.24 µM. Additionally, the reversible nature of AD1 allowed for the construction of an IMPLICATION type logic gate and Molecular Keypad Lock. Chemosensor AD1 displayed further sensing applications in real-world water samples and towards on-site assay methods. Herein, we describe a coumarin-derived chemosensor bearing an azo (N = N) functionality for the colorimetric and quantitative determination of Hg2+ in organic and aqueous media.
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- Aidan Battison
- Department of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa.
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Gu Y, Jiao L, Cao F, Liu X, Zhou Y, Yang C, Gao Z, Zhang M, Lin P, Han Y, Dong D. A Real-Time Detection Method of Hg 2+ in Drinking Water via Portable Biosensor: Using a Smartphone as a Low-Cost Micro-Spectrometer to Read the Colorimetric Signals. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12111017. [PMID: 36421135 PMCID: PMC9688040 DOI: 10.3390/bios12111017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This paper reported a real-time detection strategy for Hg2+ inspired by the visible spectrophotometer that used a smartphone as a low-cost micro-spectrometer. In combination with the smartphone's camera and optical accessories, the phone's built-in software can process the received light band image and then read out the spectral data in real time. The sensor was also used to detect gold nanoparticles with an LOD of 0.14 μM, which are widely used in colorimetric biosensors. Ultimately, a gold nanoparticles-glutathione (AuNPs-GSH) conjugate was used as a probe to detect Hg2+ in water with an LOD of 1.2 nM and was applied successfully to natural mineral water, pure water, tap water, and river water samples.
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- Yifan Gu
- College of Electronic Engineering (College of Artificial Intelligence), South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- College of Electronic Engineering (College of Artificial Intelligence), South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- College of Electronic Engineering (College of Artificial Intelligence), South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- College of Electronic Engineering (College of Artificial Intelligence), South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- RIOS Lab, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- National Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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Ultrasensitive colorimetric detection of Hg2+ based on glutathione-modified Au nanoflowers. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rasin P, Manakkadan V, Vadakkedathu Palakkeezhillam VN, Haribabu J, Echeverria C, Sreekanth A. Simple Fluorescence Sensing Approach for Selective Detection of Fe 3+ Ions: Live-Cell Imaging and Logic Gate Functioning. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:33248-33257. [PMID: 36157778 PMCID: PMC9494683 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A pyrene-based fluorescent chemosensor APSB [N-(pyrene-1-ylmethylene) anthracen-2-amine] was designed and developed by a simple condensation reaction between pyrene carboxaldehyde and 2-aminoanthracene. The APSB fluorescent sensor selectively binds Fe3+ in the presence of other metal ions. Apart from this, APSB shows high selectivity and sensitivity toward Fe3+ ion detection. The detection limit for APSB was 1.95 nM, and the binding constant (K b) was obtained as 8.20 × 105 M-1 in DMSO/water (95/5, v/v) medium. The fluorescence quantum yields for APSB and APSB-Fe3+ were calculated as 0.035 and 0.573, respectively. The function of this fluorescent sensor APSB can be explained through the photo-induced electron transfer mechanism which was further proved by density functional theory studies. Finally, a live-cell image study of APSB in HeLa cells was also carried out to investigate the cell permeability of APSB and its efficiency for selective detection of Fe3+ in living cells.
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- Puthiyavalappil Rasin
- Department
of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology-Tiruchirappalli, 620015Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology-Tiruchirappalli, 620015Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Facultad
de Medicina, Universidad de Atacama, Los Carreras 1579, 1532502Copiapo, Chile
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- Facultad
de Medicina, Universidad de Atacama, Los Carreras 1579, 1532502Copiapo, Chile
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology-Tiruchirappalli, 620015Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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Rotake D, Pratim Goswami P, Govind Singh S. Ultraselective, ultrasensitive, point-of-care electrochemical sensor for detection of Hg(II) ions with electrospun-InZnO nanofibers. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shen Y, Wei Y, Zhu C, Cao J, Han DM. Ratiometric fluorescent signals-driven smartphone-based portable sensors for onsite visual detection of food contaminants. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Surface engineered bimetallic gold/silver nanoclusters for in situ imaging of mercury ions in living organisms. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:4235-4244. [PMID: 35449469 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04076-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Chemical sensing for the sensitive and reliable detection of mercury(II) ions (Hg2+) is of great importance in environmental protection, food safety, and biomedical applications. Due to the bio-enrichment property of Hg2+ in organisms, it is particularly meaningful to develop an effective tool that can in situ and rapidly monitor the level of Hg2+ in living organisms. In this work, we report ligand functionalized gold-silver bimetallic nanoclusters with bright red fluorescence as intracellular probes for imaging Hg2+ in living cells and zebrafish. The bimetallic nanoclusters of DTT-GSH@Au/AgNCs (DG-Au/AgNCs) with strong fluorescence that benefited from the synergistic effect of Au and Ag atoms were obtained through a one-pot synthesis method, incorporating glutathione (GSH) and dithiothreitol (DTT) as the reducers and functionalized ligands. Attractively, the bright red fluorescence of DG-Au/AgNCs could be rapidly and selectively quenched by Hg2+ within 1 min with a very low detection limit of 1.01 nM. Additionally, DG-Au/AgNCs had a great advantage in the detection of Hg2+ in living cells and zebrafish owing to its notably strong red fluorescence at 665 nm, which could avoid effectively auto-fluorescence interference from the organism. Such easily prepared bimetallic fluorescent nanoclusters would be expected to provide a noninvasive and sensitive approach in the detection of heavy metals in situ for environmental protection.
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Adsorptive colorimetric determination of chromium(VI) ions at ultratrace levels using amine functionalized mesoporous silica. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5673. [PMID: 35383234 PMCID: PMC8983689 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09689-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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There is an urgent need for a rapid, affordable and sensitive analytical method for periodic monitoring of heavy metals in water bodies. Herein, we report for the first time a versatile method for ultratrace level metal detection based on colorimetric sensing. The method integrates preconcentration using a nanomaterial with a colorimetric assay performed directly on the metal-enriched nanomaterial surface. This method circumvents the need for tedious sample pre-processing steps and the complex development of colorimetric probes, thereby reducing the complexity of the analytical procedure. The efficacy of the proposed method was demonstrated for chromium(VI) ions detection in water samples. Amine functionalized mesoporous silica (AMS) obtained from a one-pot synthesis was utilized as a pre-concentration material. The structural and chemical analysis of AMS was conducted to confirm its physico-chemical properties. The pre-concentration conditions were optimized to maximise the colorimetric signal. AMS exhibited a discernible colour change from white to purple (visible to the naked eye) for trace Cr(VI) ions concentration as low as 0.5 μg L-1. This method shows high selectivity for Cr(VI) ions with no colorimetric signal from other metal ions. We believe our method of analysis has a high scope for de-centralized monitoring of organic/inorganic pollutants in resource-constrained settings.
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Wang Q, Zhou H, Hao T, Hu K, Qin L, Ren X, Guo Z, Wang S, Hu Y. A fully integrated fast scan cyclic voltammetry electrochemical method: Improvements in reaction kinetics and signal stability for specific Ag(I) and Hg(II) analysis. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ali S, Mansha M, Baig N, Khan SA. Recent Trends and Future Perspectives of Emergent Analytical Techniques for Mercury Sensing in Aquatic Environments. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202100327. [PMID: 35253977 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Environmental emissions of mercury from industrial waste and natural sources, even in trace amounts, are toxic to organisms and ecosystems. However, industrial-scale mercury detection is limited by the high cost, low sensitivity/specificity, and poor selectivity of the available analytical tools. This review summarizes the key sensors for mercury detection in aqueous environments: colorimetric-, electrochemical-, fluorescence-, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy-based sensors reported between 2014-2021. It then compares the performances of these sensors in the determination of inorganic mercury (Hg2+ ) and methyl mercury (CH3 Hg+ ) species in aqueous samples. Mercury sensors for aquatic applications still face serious challenges in terms of difficult deployment in remote areas and low robustness, reliability, and selectivity in harsh environments. We provide future perspectives on the selective detection of organomercury species, which are especially toxic and reactive in aquatic environments. This review is intended as a valuable resource for scientists in the field of mercury sensing.
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- Shahid Ali
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Lin Y, Hsieh I, Chang W, Wu T, Sun K, Lin Y. Tannic acid as a chemosensor for colorimetric detection of Fe(
II
) and Au(
III
) ions in environmental water samples. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202100546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yu‐Ren Lin
- National Changhua Girls' Senior High School Changhua City Taiwan
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- National Changhua Girls' Senior High School Changhua City Taiwan
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- National Changhua Girls' Senior High School Changhua City Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin‐Platteville Platteville WI USA
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- Department of Chemistry National Changhua University of Education Changhua city Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Changhua University of Education Changhua city Taiwan
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Maharjan S, Yun YJ, Okello VA, Wiederrecht GP, Gosztola DJ, Ayitou AJL. Photometric sensing of heavy metal ions using a naphthoquinodimethyl-bis-thioamide dye: Selectivity & photophysics of the metal organic complexes. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zhou T, Li M, Li N, Dong Y, Liu D, Hu X, Xie Z, Qu D, Li X, Zhang C. Ultrasensitive electrochemical sensor for mercury ion detection based on molybdenum selenide and Au nanoparticles via thymine-Hg 2+-thymine coordination. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:278-285. [PMID: 34985058 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01750k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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An ultrasensitive and specific-selection electrochemical sensor was constructed for Hg2+ detection based on Au nanoparticles and molybdenum selenide (Au NPs@MoSe2) as well as the thymine-Hg2+-thymine (T-Hg2+-T) coordination. Herein, Au NPs@MoSe2 not only could improve the sensitivity due to the large surface area and good electrical conductivity but also offered more sites to immobilize thiol-labeled T-rich hairpin DNA probes (P-1), which has a specific recognition for Hg2+ and methylene blue-labeled T-rich DNA probes (MB-P). When Hg2+ and MB-P exist, P-1 and MB-P can form a stable T-Hg2+-T complex. Then, methylene blue can be close to the electrode and detectable via differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). Benefiting from the specific recognition of T-Hg2+-T and the merits of Au NPs and MoSe2, the fabricated biosensor presented an ultrasensitive and highly selective performance. The DPV responses had a positive linear relationship with Hg2+ concentrations over ten orders of magnitude from 1.0 × 10-16 to 1.0 × 10-7 mol L-1. The detection limit was down to 1.1 × 10-17 mol L-1. Moreover, the developed sensor exhibited a promising application for trace Hg2+determination in water samples.
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- Ting Zhou
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
- Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan 528200, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
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Choi SH, Lee JS, Choi WJ, Seo JW, Choi SJ. Nanomaterials for IoT Sensing Platforms and Point-of-Care Applications in South Korea. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:610. [PMID: 35062576 PMCID: PMC8781063 DOI: 10.3390/s22020610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Herein, state-of-the-art research advances in South Korea regarding the development of chemical sensing materials and fully integrated Internet of Things (IoT) sensing platforms were comprehensively reviewed for verifying the applicability of such sensing systems in point-of-care testing (POCT). Various organic/inorganic nanomaterials were synthesized and characterized to understand their fundamental chemical sensing mechanisms upon exposure to target analytes. Moreover, the applicability of nanomaterials integrated with IoT-based signal transducers for the real-time and on-site analysis of chemical species was verified. In this review, we focused on the development of noble nanostructures and signal transduction techniques for use in IoT sensing platforms, and based on their applications, such systems were classified into gas sensors, ion sensors, and biosensors. A future perspective for the development of chemical sensors was discussed for application to next-generation POCT systems that facilitate rapid and multiplexed screening of various analytes.
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- Seung-Ho Choi
- Division of Materials of Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.-H.C.); (J.-S.L.); (W.-J.C.); (J.-W.S.)
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- Division of Materials of Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.-H.C.); (J.-S.L.); (W.-J.C.); (J.-W.S.)
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- Division of Materials of Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.-H.C.); (J.-S.L.); (W.-J.C.); (J.-W.S.)
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- Division of Materials of Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.-H.C.); (J.-S.L.); (W.-J.C.); (J.-W.S.)
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- Division of Materials of Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.-H.C.); (J.-S.L.); (W.-J.C.); (J.-W.S.)
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea
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Bendicho C, Lavilla I, Pena-Pereira F, de la Calle I, Romero V. Paper-Based Analytical Devices for Colorimetric and Luminescent Detection of Mercury in Waters: An Overview. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:7571. [PMID: 34833647 PMCID: PMC8625215 DOI: 10.3390/s21227571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lab-on-paper technologies, also known as paper-based analytical devices (PADs), have received increasing attention in the last years, and nowadays, their use has spread to virtually every application area, i.e., medical diagnostic, food safety, environmental monitoring, etc. Advantages inherent to on-field detection, which include avoiding sampling, sample preparation and conventional instrumentation in central labs, are undoubtedly driving many developments in this area. Heavy metals represent an important group of environmental pollutants that require strict controls due to the threat they pose to ecosystems and human health. In this overview, the development of PADs for Hg monitoring, which is considered the most toxic metal in the environment, is addressed. The main emphasis is placed on recognition elements (i.e., organic chromophores/fluorophores, plasmonic nanoparticles, inorganic quantum dots, carbon quantum dots, metal nanoclusters, etc.) employed to provide suitable selectivity and sensitivity. The performance of both microfluidic paper-based analytical devices and paper-based sensors using signal readout by colorimetry and luminescence will be discussed.
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- Carlos Bendicho
- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Departamento de Química Analítica e Alimentaria, Campus de Vigo, Universidade de Vigo, Grupo QA2, Edificio CC Experimentais, As Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain; (I.L.); (F.P.-P.); (I.d.l.C.); (V.R.)
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Gao Y, Xu S, Liu Z, Yu K, Pan X. Dual-Emission Fluorescence Probe Based on CdTe Quantum Dots and Rhodamine B for Visual Detection of Mercury and Its Logic Gate Behavior. MICROMACHINES 2021; 12:713. [PMID: 34207022 PMCID: PMC8234752 DOI: 10.3390/mi12060713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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It is urgent that a convenient and sensitive technique of detecting Hg2+ be developed because of its toxicity. Conventional fluorescence analysis works with a single fluorescence probe, and it often suffers from signal fluctuations which are influenced by external factors. In this research, a novel dual-emission probe assembled through utilizing CdTe quantum dots (QDs) and rhodamine B was designed to detect Hg2+ visually. Only the emission of CdTe QDs was quenched after adding Hg2+ in the dual-emission probe, which caused an intensity ratio change of the two different emission wavelengths and hence facilitated the visual detection of Hg2+. Compared to single emission QDs-based probe, a better linear relationship was shown between the variation of fluorescence intensity and the concentration of Hg2+, and the limit of detection (LOD) was found to be11.4 nM in the range of 0-2.6 μM. Interestingly, the intensity of the probe containing Hg2+ could be recovered in presence of glutathione (GSH) due to the stronger binding affinity of Hg2+ towards GSH than that towards CdTe QDs. Based on this phenomenon, an IMPLICATION logic gate using Hg2+/GSH as inputs and the fluorescence signal of QDs as an output was constructed.
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- Yuefeng Gao
- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Y.G.); (Z.L.); (K.Y.)
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- School of Science, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Y.G.); (Z.L.); (K.Y.)
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Y.G.); (Z.L.); (K.Y.)
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- College of Marine Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China; (Y.G.); (Z.L.); (K.Y.)
- Maritime College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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