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Zappalà G, Dumont E, Soufi G, Molander N, Abbaspourmani A, Asoli D, Andersson PO, Rindzevicius T, Boisen A. Evaluation of the SERS performances of Tabun and VX label-free detection in complex and multicomponent fluids. Heliyon 2024; 10:e32181. [PMID: 38867968 PMCID: PMC11168438 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Nerve agents represent a serious threat to security worldwide. Chemical terrorism has become an alarming danger since the technological progresses have simplified the production of nerve agents. Therefore, there is an immediate demand for a fast and precise detection of these compounds on-site and real-time. In this perspective, Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) has emerged as a well-suited alternative for on-field detection. SERS performances of unfunctionalized SERS substrates were evaluated in realistic samples. Two nerve agents, Tabun and VX, were diluted in two matrix models: a contact lens solution, and a caffeine-based eye serum. The performance two research-grade instruments and two portable devices were compared. Despite the use of a small sampling volume of complex matrices without any sample pre-treatment, we achieved Tabun detection in both media, with a practical limit of detection (LOD) in the range of 7-9 ppm in contact lens liquid, and of 10.2 ppm in eye serum. VX detection turned out to be more challenging and was achieved only in contact lens solution, with a practical LOD in the range of 0.6-5 ppm. These results demonstrate the feasibility of on-field detection of nerve agents with SERS, that could be implemented when there is suspicion of chemical threat.
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- Giulia Zappalà
- The Danish National Research Foundation and Villum Foundation's Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN), Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
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- The Danish National Research Foundation and Villum Foundation's Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN), Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- BioInnovation Institute Foundation, Copenhagen N, 2200, Denmark
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- The Danish National Research Foundation and Villum Foundation's Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN), Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- BioInnovation Institute Foundation, Copenhagen N, 2200, Denmark
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- CBRN Defence and Security, Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, SE-90182, Umeå, Sweden
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- CBRN Defence and Security, Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, SE-90182, Umeå, Sweden
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- The Danish National Research Foundation and Villum Foundation's Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN), Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- Silmeco ApS, 2450, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Danish National Research Foundation and Villum Foundation's Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN), Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- BioInnovation Institute Foundation, Copenhagen N, 2200, Denmark
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Kass D, Larson VA, Corona T, Kuhlmann U, Hildebrandt P, Lohmiller T, Bill E, Lehnert N, Ray K. Trapping of a phenoxyl radical at a non-haem high-spin iron(II) centre. Nat Chem 2024; 16:658-665. [PMID: 38216752 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01405-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
Abstract
The activation of dioxygen at haem and non-haem metal centres, and subsequent functionalization of unactivated C‒H bonds, has been a focal point of much research. In iron-mediated oxidation reactions, O2 binding at an iron(II) centre is often accompanied by an oxidation of the iron centre. Here we demonstrate dioxygen activation by sodium tetraphenylborate and protons in the presence of an iron(II) complex to form a reactive radical species, whereby the iron oxidation state remains unaltered in the presence of a highly oxidizing phenoxyl radical and O2. This complex, containing an unusual iron(II)-phenoxyl radical motif, represents an elusive example of a spectroscopically characterized oxygen-derived iron(II)-reactive intermediate during chemical and biological dioxygen activation at haem and non-haem iron active centres. The present report opens up strategies for the stabilization of a phenoxyl radical cofactor, with its full oxidizing capabilities, to act as an independent redox centre next to an iron(II) site during substrate oxidation reactions.
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- Dustin Kass
- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- EPR4Energy Joint Lab, Department Spins in Energy Conversion and Quantum Information Science, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Schmidt R, Giubertoni G, Caporaletti F, Kolpakov P, Shahidzadeh N, Ariese F, Woutersen S. Raman Diffusion-Ordered Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:7638-7645. [PMID: 37656920 PMCID: PMC10510375 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
Abstract
The Stokes-Einstein relation, which relates the diffusion coefficient of a molecule to its hydrodynamic radius, is commonly used to determine molecular sizes in chemical analysis methods. Here, we combine the size sensitivity of such diffusion-based methods with the structure sensitivity of Raman spectroscopy by performing Raman diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (Raman-DOSY). The core of the Raman-DOSY setup is a flow cell with a Y-shaped channel containing two inlets: one for the sample solution and one for the pure solvent. The two liquids are injected at the same flow rate, giving rise to two parallel laminar flows in the channel. After the flow stops, the solute molecules diffuse from the solution-filled half of the channel into the solvent-filled half at a rate determined by their hydrodynamic radius. The arrival of the solute molecules in the solvent-filled half of the channel is recorded in a spectrally resolved manner by Raman microspectroscopy. From the time series of Raman spectra, a two-dimensional Raman-DOSY spectrum is obtained, which has the Raman frequency on one axis and the diffusion coefficient (or equivalently, hydrodynamic radius) on the other. In this way, Raman-DOSY spectrally resolves overlapping Raman peaks arising from molecules of different sizes. We demonstrate Raman-DOSY on samples containing up to three compounds and derive the diffusion coefficients of small molecules, proteins, and supramolecules (micelles), illustrating the versatility of Raman-DOSY. Raman-DOSY is label-free and does not require deuterated solvents and can thus be applied to samples and matrices that might be difficult to investigate with other diffusion-based spectroscopy methods.
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- Robert
W. Schmidt
- Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- University
of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University
of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University
of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Université
Libre de Bruxelles, Av.
Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- University
of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University
of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kelly EM, Egan MJ, Colόn A, Angel SM, Sharma SK. Remote Raman Sensing Using a Single-Grating Monolithic Spatial Heterodyne Raman Spectrometer: A Potential Tool for Planetary Exploration. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 77:534-549. [PMID: 36223496 DOI: 10.1177/00037028221121304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Advances in Raman instrumentation have led to the implementation of a remote dispersive Raman spectrometer on the Perseverance rover on Mars, which is used for remote sensing. For remote applications, dispersive spectrometers suffer from a few setbacks such as relatively larger sizes, low light throughput, limited spectral ranges, relatively low resolutions for small devices, and high sensitivity to misalignment. A spatial heterodyne Raman spectrometer (SHRS), which is a fixed grating interferometer, helps overcome some of these problems. Most SHRS devices that have been described use two fixed diffraction gratings, but a variance of the SHRS called the one-grating SHRS (1g-SHRS) replaces one of the gratings with a mirror, which makes it more compact. In a recent paper we described monolithic two-gratings SHRS, and in this paper, we investigate a single-grating monolithic SHRS (1g-mSHRS), which combines the 1g-SHRS with a monolithic setup previously tested at the University of South Carolina. This setup integrates the beamsplitter, grating, and mirror into a single monolithic device. This reduces the number of adjustable components, allows for easier alignment, and reduces the footprint of the device (35 × 35 × 25 mm with a weight of 80 g). This instrument provides a high spectral resolution (∼9 cm-1) and large spectral range (7327 cm-1) while decreasing the sensitivity to alignment with a field of view of 5.61 mm at 3m. We discuss the characteristics of the 1g-mSHRS by measuring the time-resolved remote Raman spectra of a few inorganic salts, organics, and minerals at 3 m. The 1g-mSHRS makes a good candidate for planetary exploration because of its large spectral range, greater sensitivity, competitively higher spectral resolution, low alignment sensitivity, and high light throughput in a compact easily aligned system with no moving parts.
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- Evan M Kelly
- Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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Zhang B, Kong T, Zhang C, Mi X, Chen H, Guo X, Zhou X, Ji M, Fu Z, Zhang Z, Zheng H. Plasmon driven nanocrystal transformation in low temperature environments. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:16314-16320. [PMID: 36305203 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03887k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
The preparation and modification of crystal structures in cryogenic environments with conventional methods is challenging, but it is essential for the development of composite materials, energy savings, and future human space exploration. Plasmon induced hot carriers and local thermal effects help to overcome the challenges of chemical reactions under extreme conditions, for which molecular reactions have attracted considerable research attention. In this work, the plasmon thermal effect enables fast and efficient nanocrystal transformation in cryogenic environments, which was previously unattainable with conventional heating methods. The transformation of NaYF4 nanocrystals on gold nanoparticle island films can be achieved even in a low temperature environment of 11 K. Compared with the structure with gold nanoparticles adhered to NaYF4 nanocrystals directly, the structure of gold nanoparticle island films with an Al2O3 layer offered better heat trapping properties, which allows the complete transformation to take place of NaYF4 nanocrystals into Y2O3 nanocrystals in low temperature environments. This work explores the potential of applying the photothermal effect of a plasmon to induce rapid transformation of nanocrystals in extreme environments and provides insight into the process of crystal transformation and growth.
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- Baobao Zhang
- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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