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Wang M, Tan J, Qi Z, Ge X, Li G, Yu Y. A combined study of skin penetration by confocal Raman spectroscopy and human metabolism: A case of benzophenone-3 in sunscreen. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 340:122868. [PMID: 37926406 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122868] [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: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Although numerous experiments on benzophenone-3 (BP3) have shown that it can permeate into the skin, the in vivo penetration situation and urinary metabolic trend have not yet been investigated. In this study, sunscreen containing 5.72% BP3 was selected for human-skin exposure. Confocal Raman was successfully used to investigate in vivo skin penetration of BP3 in sunscreen. During 2 h of skin exposure, the semi-quantitative mean values were 5.50, 13.48, 15.79, and 15.00 μg/cm2 after application of sunscreen for 15, 30, 60, and 120 min, respectively, indicating that BP3 penetrated the stratum corneum during 60-120 min. After a single exposure of human limbs, BP3 was quickly metabolized and excreted through urine and reached its peak concentration in the 6th hour, whereas its metabolite 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone (BP1) reached its peak concentration in the 9th hour. Meanwhile, 6% BP3 and 1% BP1 were excreted through the urine within 48 h, but the concentration of 2,2'-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (BP8) was low, although it varied greatly within 48 h after exposure. During consecutive exposures, a significant correlation (p < 0.05) between BP3 concentration and exposure time was found, indicating that BP3 concentration increased at longer exposure times. Therefore, combining Raman spectroscopy and human sample analysis provided a new way to assess absorption and metabolism of personal care additives in the human body.
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- Meimei Wang
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- National Quality Supervision and Testing Center for Cosmetics (Guangzhou), Guangzhou Quality Supervision and Testing Institute, Guangzhou, 511447, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Mitsutake H, Rodrigues da Silva GH, de Paula E, Breitkreitz MC. When it is too much: Identifying butamben excess on the surface of pharmaceutical preformulation samples by Raman mapping. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 235:115644. [PMID: 37633164 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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Butamben is a topical local anesthetic which formulation in lipid-based drug delivery systems (DDS) is challenging due to its affinity for hydrophilic excipients. This means that a medium polarity excipient is preferred for the development of a stable nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) formulation. In turn, in NLC, the type and number of excipients will determine the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) solubility and the maximum drug upload. To solve this dilemma and get the best formulation, a throughout screening study to evaluate API solubilization in different excipients was carried out. Subsequently, excipients with different solubilization capacities were selected for microscopic evaluation by Raman mapping, and in turn analysis of the distributional homogeneity index (DHI) and standard deviation of the histograms allowed solving the posed question. Design of experiments (DoE) was employed to understand better the interactions between the excipients; linear and higher-order models were obtained with R2 above of 0.8824. Even though DHI is a good parameter to be used as response, an API concentration higher than 30% (w/w) provided a homogeneous surface in case of good miscibility and, in this case, this parameter needs to be employed with an inspection and/or evaluation of other parameters. A curve of concentration vs. mean scores of images proved to be an alternative to identify the saturation/limit of linear range.
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- Hery Mitsutake
- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas 13083-862, SP, Brazil; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas 13083-862, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas 13083-862, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas 13084-970, SP, Brazil
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Chen W, Zou Y, Mo W, Di D, Wang B, Wu M, Huang Z, Hu B. Onsite Identification and Spatial Distribution of Air Pollutants Using a Drone-Based Solid-Phase Microextraction Array Coupled with Portable Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry via Continuous-Airflow Sampling. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:17100-17107. [PMID: 36395360 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05259] [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: 06/16/2023]
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Hazardous air pollutants can be unintentionally and intentionally released in many cases, such as industrial emissions, accidental events, and pesticide application. Under such events, the onsite operation is highly dependent on the molecular composition and spatial distribution of air pollutants in ambient air. However, it is usually difficult for people to reach hazardous and upper sites rapidly. In this work, we designed a new drone-based microextraction sampler array in which a solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber was mounted on drones for remote-control sampling at different spaces and was then coupled with a portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (PGC-MS) approach for quickly identifying hazardous air pollutants and their spatial distribution in ambient air within minutes. Acceptable analytical performances, including good sensitivity (detection limit at nanogram per liter level), reproducibility (relative standard deviation < 20%, n = 6), analytical speed (single sample within minutes), and excellent linear dynamic response (3 orders of magnitude) were obtained for direct measurement of air samples. The drone-SPME sampling mechanism of air pollutants involving an airflow adsorptive microextraction process was proposed. Overall, this drone-SPME sampling array can access hard-to-reach and dangerous environmental sites and provide air pollution distribution in different spaces, showing versatile potential applications in environmental analysis.
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- Weini Chen
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Guangzhou Hexin Instrument Co., Ltd., Guangzhou510530, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
- Guangdong MS Institute of Scientific Instrument Innovation, Guangzhou510530, China
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- Guangdong MS Institute of Scientific Instrument Innovation, Guangzhou510530, China
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- Guangzhou Hexin Instrument Co., Ltd., Guangzhou510530, China
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou510006, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, China
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Theoretical Study on the Ultrafast Selective Excitation of Surface-Enhanced Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Based on Fano Resonance of Disk-Ring Nanostructures by Shaped Femtosecond Laser Pulses. PHOTONICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics9050338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The enhancement and selective excitation of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) and the suppression of background noise are very important problems for real-time detection at the single-molecule level. Optimizing the plasmonic substrate to ensure that all the hot spots of the pump, probe, Stokes, and anti-Stokes light are at the same position is the key to increasing the CARS signal to reach the level of single-molecule detection. The selective excitation of the target CARS peak and the suppression of the other peaks are the key to improving the signal-to-noise ratio. In this paper, we present a theoretical study to control the selective excitation and enhancement of any one of the three CARS peaks using the Fano resonance of a disk-ring structure. By optimizing the modulation of the pump, Stokes, and probe pulse, one CARS peak is maximized, while the other two are suppressed to zero. Fano resonance is applied to simultaneously enhance the four surface plasmon modes of the pump, probe, Stokes, and anti-Stokes light and to ensure that all the hot spots are located at the same position by adjusting the size of the disk-ring structure. The hot spots of the four pulses are concentrated in the disk-ring gap with a deviation distance of less than 2 nm, and the intensity of the CARS is enhanced by 1.43 × 1012 times, which is much higher than the requirement of single-molecule detection. The time, frequency, and phase distribution of the input and the response of the four pulses are studied in detail. It was found that the selective excitation and the spectra of CARS are both well preserved.
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Quantum Leap from Gold and Silver to Aluminum Nanoplasmonics for Enhanced Biomedical Applications. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10124210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nanotechnology has been used in many biosensing and medical applications, in the form of noble metal (gold and silver) nanoparticles and nanostructured substrates. However, the translational clinical and industrial applications still need improvements of the efficiency, selectivity, cost, toxicity, reproducibility, and morphological control at the nanoscale level. In this review, we highlight the recent progress that has been made in the replacement of expensive gold and silver metals with the less expensive aluminum. In addition to low cost, other advantages of the aluminum plasmonic nanostructures include a broad spectral range from deep UV to near IR, providing additional signal enhancement and treatment mechanisms. New synergistic treatments of bacterial infections, cancer, and coronaviruses are envisioned. Coupling with gain media and quantum optical effects improve the performance of the aluminum nanostructures beyond gold and silver.
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Luo W, Chen M, Hao N, Huang X, Zhao X, Zhu Y, Yang H, Chen X. In situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles on pseudo-paper films as flexible SERS substrate for sensitive detection of surface organic residues. Talanta 2018; 197:225-233. [PMID: 30771928 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.12.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates that can be attached to rough, irregular surfaces and directly collect samples is especially useful for the detection of surface organic residues. Herein, novel AuNPs-pseudo-paper films (APPFs) with uniform structure, flexible properties and wicking capabilities were first fabricated and used as SERS substrate for the sensitive detection of surface pesticides residues. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were in situ synthesized on pseudo-paper films (PPFs) by iterative seeding method to create lots of "hot-spots", accordingly exhibiting high SERS activity (SERS enhancement factor of 3.02 × 106). By virtue of polyethylenimine (PEI) grafted onto the dissolved microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), AuCl4- and AuNPs can firmly be bonded to the surfaces of PPFs. The prepared APPFs show high reproducibility (relative standard deviation of 6.13%), which is attributed to the uniform surface of the films. The fabricated APPFs SERS substrate allows rapid detection of surface pesticides residues by a facile "swabbing-measure" detection mode avoiding tedious and time-consuming sampling and separation processes. Based on their inherent SERS spectra, thiram, parathion methyl, and malachite green (MG) can be simultaneously detected on apple peel, which demonstrates the potential applicability of this developed protocol for surface organic residues analysis in agriculture and food security.
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- Wen Luo
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Manganese Resources, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China.
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Tippavajhala VK, Magrini TD, Matsuo DC, Silva MGP, Favero PP, De Paula LR, Martin AA. In Vivo Determination of Moisturizers Efficacy on Human Skin Hydration by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy. AAPS PharmSciTech 2018; 19:3177-3186. [PMID: 30136174 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-018-1143-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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This research work deals with in vivo testing of the efficacy of commercial moisturizer products on the hydration of human skin, as there are various in vitro and ex vivo studies questioning their activity. Confocal Raman spectroscopy was used for this purpose of assessing the efficacy of moisturizers on skin hydration mainly owing to its simple, non-invasive, non-destructive, timesaving, and cost-effective nature. Water content and natural moisturizing factor (NMF) of stratum corneum were analyzed and compared using this method at high wavenumber (2500-4000 cm-1) and fingerprint (400-1800 cm-1) spectral regions, respectively, as these two parameters are correlated to skin hydration. Four commercial moisturizer products of different brands were tested on volar forearm region of healthy human female volunteers. This study was conducted for a period of 30 days with 0, 7, and 30 days as time points of analysis. The results of this study clearly indicate that not all the moisturizer products hydrate the skin to the expected levels, and this extent of skin hydration varies with duration of application of these products.
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Tippavajhala VK, de Oliveira Mendes T, Martin AA. In Vivo Human Skin Penetration Study of Sunscreens by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy. AAPS PharmSciTech 2018; 19:753-760. [PMID: 28983836 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-017-0852-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This research work mainly deals with the application of confocal Raman spectroscopic technique to study in vivo human skin penetration of sunscreen products, as there are a lot of controversies associated with their skin penetration. Healthy human volunteers were tested for penetration of two commercial sunscreen products into their volar forearm skin for a period of 2 h. Measurements were taken before and after application of these sunscreen products. All the confocal Raman spectra were pre-processed and then subjected to multivariate two-dimensional principal component analysis and classical least squares analysis to determine the skin penetration of these sunscreens in comparison to the "sunscreen product spectrum" which was considered as the control. Score plots of principal component analysis of confocal Raman spectra indicated clear separation between the spectra before and after application of sunscreen products. Loading plots showed the maximum differences in the spectral region from 1590 to 1626 cm-1 where the characteristic peak of the pure sunscreen products was observed. Classical least squares analysis has shown a significant penetration to a depth of 10 μm in the volar forearm skin of healthy human volunteers for both these sunscreen products. The results confirm that the penetration of these tested sunscreen products was restricted to stratum corneum and also prove that confocal Raman spectroscopy is a simple, fast, nondestructive, and noninvasive semi-quantitative analytical technique for these studies.
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Lung PW, Tippavajhala VK, de Oliveira Mendes T, Téllez-Soto CA, Schuck DC, Brohem CA, Lorencini M, Martin AA. In vivo study of dermal collagen of striae distensae by confocal Raman spectroscopy. Lasers Med Sci 2018; 33:609-617. [PMID: 29308552 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-017-2431-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This research work mainly deals with studying qualitatively the changes in the dermal collagen of two forms of striae distensae (SD) namely striae rubrae (SR) and striae albae (SA) when compared to normal skin (NS) using confocal Raman spectroscopy. The methodology includes an in vivo human skin study for the comparison of confocal Raman spectra of dermis region of SR, SA, and NS by supervised multivariate analysis using partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) to determine qualitatively the changes in dermal collagen. These groups are further analyzed for the extent of hydration of dermal collagen by studying the changes in the water content bound to it. PLS-DA score plot showed good separation of the confocal Raman spectra of dermis region into SR, SA, and NS data groups. Further analysis using loading plot and S-plot indicated the participation of various components of dermal collagen in the separation of these groups. Bound water content analysis showed that the extent of hydration of collagen is more in SD when compared to NS. Based on the results obtained, this study confirms the active involvement of dermal collagen in the formation of SD. It also emphasizes the need to study quantitatively the role of these various biochemical changes in the dermal collagen responsible for the variance between SR, SA, and NS.
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- Pam Wen Lung
- Institute of Research and Development (IP&D), Universidade do Vale do Paraiba (UNIVAP), Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, Urbanova, São José dos Campos, SP, CEP: 12244-000, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
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- Biomedical Engineering Innovation Center, Biomedical Vibrational Spectroscopy Group, Universidade Brasil-UNBr, Rua Carolina Fonseca, 235-08230-030, Itaquera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Biomedical Engineering Innovation Center, Biomedical Vibrational Spectroscopy Group, Universidade Brasil-UNBr, Rua Carolina Fonseca, 235-08230-030, Itaquera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Grupo O Boticário, Av. Rui Barbosa, 4.110, Parque da Fonte, São José dos Pinhais, PR, CEP: 83050-010, Brazil
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- Grupo O Boticário, Av. Rui Barbosa, 4.110, Parque da Fonte, São José dos Pinhais, PR, CEP: 83050-010, Brazil
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- Grupo O Boticário, Av. Rui Barbosa, 4.110, Parque da Fonte, São José dos Pinhais, PR, CEP: 83050-010, Brazil
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- Biomedical Engineering Innovation Center, Biomedical Vibrational Spectroscopy Group, Universidade Brasil-UNBr, Rua Carolina Fonseca, 235-08230-030, Itaquera, Sao Paulo, Brazil. .,Departmento de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Piaui (UFPI), Campus Ministro Petronio Portella, Teresina, PI, CEP: 64049-550, Brazil.
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Dynamic-SERS spectroscopy for the in situ discrimination of xanthine analogues in ternary mixture. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:5569-5579. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0495-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kogermann K, Putrinš M, Tenson T. Single-cell level methods for studying the effect of antibiotics on bacteria during infection. Eur J Pharm Sci 2016; 95:2-16. [PMID: 27577009 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Considerable evidence about phenotypic heterogeneity among bacteria during infection has accumulated during recent years. This heterogeneity has to be considered if the mechanisms of infection and antibiotic action are to be understood, so we need to implement existing and find novel methods to monitor the effects of antibiotics on bacteria at the single-cell level. This review provides an overview of methods by which this aim can be achieved. Fluorescence label-based methods and Raman scattering as a label-free approach are discussed in particular detail. Other label-free methods that can provide single-cell level information, such as impedance spectroscopy and surface plasmon resonance, are briefly summarized. The advantages and disadvantages of these different methods are discussed in light of a challenging in vivo environment.
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- Karin Kogermann
- Institute of Pharmacy, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
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- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
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- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
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Abramczyk H, Surmacki J, Kopeć M, Olejnik AK, Kaufman-Szymczyk A, Fabianowska-Majewska K. Epigenetic changes in cancer by Raman imaging, fluorescence imaging, AFM and scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM). Acetylation in normal and human cancer breast cells MCF10A, MCF7 and MDA-MB-231. Analyst 2016; 141:5646-58. [PMID: 27460599 DOI: 10.1039/c6an00859c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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This paper examines epigenetic changes in breast cancer by Raman imaging, fluorescence imaging, AFM and SNOM and discusses how they contribute to different aspects of tumourigenesis in malignant human breast epithelial cell lines MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 compared with non-malignant MCF10A cell lines. The paper focuses on information that can be extracted from Raman microscopy and Raman imaging for the biological material of nucleoli contained within the cell nucleus and lipid droplets within the cell cytoplasm. The biochemical composition of the nuclei and lipid droplets in the non-malignant and malignant human breast epithelial cell lines has been monitored. The potential of Raman microspectroscopy to monitor acetylation processes and a prognostic value of Raman biomarkers in breast cancer have been discussed.
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- Halina Abramczyk
- Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Laboratory of Laser Molecular Spectroscopy, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland.
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Oliveira Mendes TD, Pinto LP, Santos LD, Tippavajhala VK, Téllez Soto CA, Martin AA. Statistical strategies to reveal potential vibrational markers for in vivo analysis by confocal Raman spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2016; 21:75010. [PMID: 27411080 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.21.7.075010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The analysis of biological systems by spectroscopic techniques involves the evaluation of hundreds to thousands of variables. Hence, different statistical approaches are used to elucidate regions that discriminate classes of samples and to propose new vibrational markers for explaining various phenomena like disease monitoring, mechanisms of action of drugs, food, and so on. However, the technical statistics are not always widely discussed in applied sciences. In this context, this work presents a detailed discussion including the various steps necessary for proper statistical analysis. It includes univariate parametric and nonparametric tests, as well as multivariate unsupervised and supervised approaches. The main objective of this study is to promote proper understanding of the application of various statistical tools in these spectroscopic methods used for the analysis of biological samples. The discussion of these methods is performed on a set of in vivo confocal Raman spectra of human skin analysis that aims to identify skin aging markers. In the Appendix, a complete routine of data analysis is executed in a free software that can be used by the scientific community involved in these studies.
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Liao J, Wang D, Liu A, Hu Y, Li G. Controlled stepwise-synthesis of core-shell Au@MIL-100 (Fe) nanoparticles for sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection. Analyst 2016; 140:8165-71. [PMID: 26568098 DOI: 10.1039/c5an01657f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A novel porous Au@MIL-100 (Fe) core-shell structure in which a Au nanoparticle (AuNP) core is coated with a controllable uniform metal-organic framework shell has been fabricated by using a facile step-by-step procedure. The as-synthesized Au@MIL-100 (Fe) takes advantage of the high adsorption capability of the MIL-100 (Fe) shell and the localized surface plasmon resonance properties of the AuNP core, and was used as a hybrid surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate. We discussed the fabrication, physical characterization, and SERS activity of our novel substrate, and found that this new substrate had controllable shell thickness, high stability and good SERS activity. The potential practical application of the novel SERS substrate was firstly evaluated by quantitative analysis of malachite green in aquaculture water. The method showed good linearity between 3.0 × 10(-8)-1.0 × 10(-6) mol L(-1) for malachite green with a correlation coefficient of 0.9945. The limit of detection (LOD) was 8.0 × 10(-9) mol L(-1). Then the applicability of Au@MIL-100 (Fe) as the SERS substrate for in situ detection of malachite green on the fish body indicated its great potential as a rapid and on-site detection analytical strategy. In addition, the preliminary investigation also shows that the Au@MIL-100 (Fe) has SERS activity toward carbon disulfide which would be a new strategy for SERS-based gas sensors.
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- Jia Liao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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Dou B, Luo Y, Chen X, Shi B, Du Y, Gao Z, Zhao W, Lin B. Direct measurement of beta-agonists in swine hair extract in multiplexed mode by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and microfluidic paper. Electrophoresis 2014; 36:485-7. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201400362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Bin Dou
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
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- Feed Research Institute; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Beijing China
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- Feed Research Institute; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Beijing China
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- Institute of Process Engineering; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology; Dalian University of Technology; Dalian China
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Dalian China
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Wang W, Yin Y, Tan Z, Liu J. Coffee-ring effect-based simultaneous SERS substrate fabrication and analyte enrichment for trace analysis. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:9588-9593. [PMID: 25014329 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03198a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Based on the "coffee-ring effect", we developed a highly efficient SERS platform which integrates the fabrication of SERS-active substrates and the preconcentration of analytes into one step. The high sensitivity, robustness, reproducibility and simplicity make this platform ideal for on-site analysis of small volume samples at low concentrations in complex matrices.
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- Weidong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Wang N, He L, Egel E, Simon S, Rong B. Complementary analytical methods in identifying gilding and painting techniques of ancient clay-based polychromic sculptures. Microchem J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2013.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hu Y, Liao J, Wang D, Li G. Fabrication of gold nanoparticle-embedded metal-organic framework for highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection. Anal Chem 2014; 86:3955-63. [PMID: 24646316 DOI: 10.1021/ac5002355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signals strongly rely on the interactions and distance between analyte molecules and metallic nanostructures. In this work, the use of a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-embedded metal-organic framework was introduced for the highly sensitive SERS detection. The AuNPs were in situ grown and encapsulated within the host matrix of MIL-101 by a solution impregnation strategy. The as-synthesized AuNPs/MIL-101 nanocomposites combined the localized surface plasmon resonance properties of the gold nanoparticles and the high adsorption capability of metal-organic framework, making them highly sensitive SERS substrates by effectively preconcentrating analytes in close proximity to the electromagnetic fields at the SERS-active metal surface. We discussed the fabrication, physical characterization, and SERS activity of our novel substrates by measuring the Raman signals of a variety of model analytes. The SERS substrate was found to be highly sensitive, robust, and amiable to several different target analytes. A SERS detection limit of 41.75 and 0.54 fmol for Rhodamine 6G and benzadine, respectively, was demonstrated. The substrate also showed high stability and reproducibility, as well as molecular sieving effect thanks to the protective shell of the metal-organic framework. Subsequently, the potential practical application of the novel SERS substrate was evaluated by quantitative analysis of organic pollutant p-phenylenediamine in environmental water and tumor marker alpha-fetoprotein in human serum. The method showed good linearity between 1.0 and 100.0 ng/mL for p-phenylenediamine and 1.0-130.0 ng/mL for alpha-fetoprotein with the correlation coefficients of 0.9950 and -0.9938, respectively. The recoveries ranged from 80.5% to 114.7% for p-phenylenediamine in environmental water and 79.3% to 107.3% for alpha-fetoprotein in human serum. These results foresee promising application of the novel metal-organic framework based composites as sensitive SERS-active substrates in both environmental and clinical samples.
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- Yuling Hu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, China
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Liu Q, Wen G, Zhang X, Liang A, Jiang Z. Utilization of triangle nanosilver to prepare spherical nanosilver and quantitatively detect trace titanium by SERS. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2014; 9:663. [PMID: 25593553 PMCID: PMC4273675 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-9-663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The blue triangle nanosilver (BAgNP) sol was prepared by the two reducers of NaBH4 and H2O2. Using BAgNP as the precursor, a small spherical nanosilver (AgNP) sol in yellow was synthesized by addition of suitable amounts of X (-) (X = Cl, Br, and I). The oxidization process of BAgNP to AgNP was studied in detail by resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS), surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), laser scattering, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption, and microscope techniques. It has been observed that NaCl accelerated the oxidizing BAgNP to form AgNP, and an oxidizing mechanism and quasi-nanograting Raman-scattering enhanced mechanism were developed to explain the phenomena. Using the BAgNP sol as substrate and based on the catalysis of Ti(IV) on the BrO3 (-) oxidizing safranine T (ST) molecular probe with a strong SERS peak at 1,535 cm(-1), a new catalytic SERS quantitative method was developed for the determination of 1.0 to 100 ng/mL Ti, with a detection limit of 0.4 ng/mL.
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- Qingye Liu
- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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Wei X, Jie D, Cuello JJ, Johnson DJ, Qiu Z, He Y. Microalgal detection by Raman microspectroscopy. Trends Analyt Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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So PK, Hu B, Yao ZP. Mass spectrometry: towards in vivo analysis of biological systems. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2013; 9:915-29. [PMID: 23364350 DOI: 10.1039/c2mb25428j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In vivo analysis is of paramount importance in monitoring physiological processes that take place in living organisms. Mass spectrometry, an analytical technique with high speed, sensitivity and specificity, is indispensable in biochemical studies nowadays. However, traditional mass spectrometric techniques are of limited applicability in direct analysis of living organisms due to various constraints, e.g., the necessity of ionization of analytes under vacuum and perturbation of physiological functions of living organisms during analysis. Recent development of mass spectrometry, particularly the development of ambient ionization techniques, has opened the door for direct analysis of living organisms. These new mass spectrometric techniques have the features that the ionization processes take place under atmospheric pressure and no or only little sample preparation is required, thus are well suited for analysis of living specimens without significantly perturbing their physiological states. The role of these mass spectrometric techniques in in vivo analysis has been increasingly important in recent years and is expected to be further expanded in the future. In this review, the use of various mass spectrometric techniques in in vivo analysis of biological systems is summarized and the prospects are discussed.
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- Pui-Kin So
- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Food Safety and Technology Research Centre and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Yuan H, Register JK, Wang HN, Fales AM, Liu Y, Vo-Dinh T. Plasmonic nanoprobes for intracellular sensing and imaging. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:6165-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6975-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Masyuko R, Lanni EJ, Sweedler JV, Bohn PW. Correlated imaging--a grand challenge in chemical analysis. Analyst 2013; 138:1924-39. [PMID: 23431559 PMCID: PMC3718397 DOI: 10.1039/c3an36416j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Correlated chemical imaging is an emerging strategy for acquisition of images by combining information from multiplexed measurement platforms to track, visualize, and interpret in situ changes in the structure, organization, and activities of interesting chemical systems, frequently spanning multiple decades in space and time. Acquiring and correlating information from complementary imaging experiments has the potential to expose complex chemical behavior in ways that are simply not available from single methods applied in isolation, thereby greatly amplifying the information gathering power of imaging experiments. However, in order to correlate image information across platforms, a number of issues must be addressed. First, signals are obtained from disparate experiments with fundamentally different figures of merit, including pixel size, spatial resolution, dynamic range, and acquisition rates. In addition, images are often acquired on different instruments in different locations, so the sample must be registered spatially so that the same area of the sample landscape is addressed. The signals acquired must be correlated in both spatial and temporal domains, and the resulting information has to be presented in a way that is readily understood. These requirements pose special challenges for image cross-correlation that go well beyond those posed in single technique imaging approaches. The special opportunities and challenges that attend correlated imaging are explored by specific reference to correlated mass spectrometric and Raman imaging, a topic of substantial and growing interest.
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- Rachel Masyuko
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Multiplex optical sensing with surface-enhanced Raman scattering: a critical review. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 745:10-23. [PMID: 22938601 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Revised: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Multiplex analysis permits the detection of several analytical targets at the same time. This approach may permit to draw a rapid and accurate diagnostic about the health of an individual or an environment. Among the analytical techniques with potential for multiplexing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) offer unique advantages such as ultrasensitive detection down low the deconvolution times, a unique signature containing all the vibrational information of the target molecules, and the possibility of performing the experiments even in very demanding environments such as natural or biological fluids. Here we review the late advances in multiplex SERS including the direct methods, those aided by the surface functionalization of the plasmonic nanoparticles and the use of SERS encoded particles.
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Larner F, Rehkämper M. Evaluation of stable isotope tracing for ZnO nanomaterials--new constraints from high precision isotope analyses and modeling. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:4149-4158. [PMID: 22394426 DOI: 10.1021/es204440d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This contribution evaluates two possible routes of stable isotope tracing for ZnO nanomaterials. For this we carried out the first high precision Zn isotope analyses of commercially available ZnO nanomaterials, to investigate whether such materials exhibit isotope fractionations that can be exploited for tracing purposes. These measurements revealed Zn isotopic compositions (of δ(66/64)Zn = +0.28 to -0.31‰ relative to JMC Lyon Zn) that are indistinguishable from "normal" natural and anthropogenic Zn in environmental samples. Stable isotope tracing therefore requires the application of purpose-made isotopically enriched ZnO nanoparticles. A detailed evaluation identified the most suitable and cost-effective labeling isotopes for different analytical requirements and techniques. It is shown that, using relatively inexpensive (68)Zn for labeling, ZnO nanoparticles can be reliably detected in natural samples with a Zn background of 100 μg/g at concentrations as low as about 5 ng/g, if the isotopic tracing analyses are carried out by high precision mass spectrometry. Stable isotope tracing may also be able to differentiate between the uptake by organisms of particulate ZnO and Zn(2+) ions from the dissolution of nanoparticles.
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- Fiona Larner
- Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK.
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Liu R, Liu JF, Zhou XX, Sun MT, Jiang GB. Fabrication of a Au Nanoporous Film by Self-Organization of Networked Ultrathin Nanowires and Its Application as a Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate for Single-Molecule Detection. Anal Chem 2011; 83:9131-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac2022647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 603-146, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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