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Liu B, Cui W, Zhou J, Wang H. A Novel Triphenylamine-Based Flavonoid Fluorescent Probe with High Selectivity for Uranyl in Acid and High Water Systems. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:s22186987. [PMID: 36146333 PMCID: PMC9503699 DOI: 10.3390/s22186987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Developing a fluorescent probe for UO22+, which is resistant to interference from other ions such as Cu2+ and can be applied in acidic and high-water systems, has been a major challenge. In this study, a "turn-off" fluorescent probe for triamine-modified flavonoid derivatives, 2-triphenylamine-3-hydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one (abbreviated to HTPAF), was synthesized. In the solvent system of dimethyl sulfoxide:H2O (abbreviated to DMSO:H2O) (v/v = 5:95 pH = 4.5), the HTPAF solution was excited with 364 nm light and showed a strong fluorescence emission peak at 474 nm with a Stokes shift of 110 nm. After the addition of UO22+, the fluorescence at 474 nm was quenched. More importantly, there was no interference in the presence of metal ions (Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr3+, Fe3+, Co2+, Th4+, La3+, etc.), especially Cu2+ and Al3+. It is worth noting that the theoretical model for the binding of UO22+ to HTPAF was derived by more detailed density functional theory (DFT) calculations in this study, while the coordination mode was further verified using HRMS, FT-IR and 1HNMR, demonstrating a coordination ratio of 1:2. In addition, the corresponding photo-induced electron transfer (PET) fluorescence quenching mechanism was also proposed.
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- Bing Liu
- Library, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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Korolkov I, Yeszhanov A, Shakayeva A, Shlimas D, Zhumazhanova A, Zdorovets M. Photo-induced graft (co)polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate and acrylonitrile on PET ion-track membranes for electrochemical detection of uranyl ions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang BX, Duan G, Xu W, Xu C, Jiang J, Yang Z, Wu Y, Pi F. Flexible surface-enhanced Raman scatting substrates: recent advances in their principles, design strategies, diversified material selections and applications. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 64:472-516. [PMID: 35930338 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2106547] [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] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is widely used as a powerful analytical technology in cutting-edge areas such as food safety, biology, chemistry, and medical diagnosis, providing ultra-fast, ultra-sensitive, nondestructive characterization and achieving ultra-high detection sensitivity even down to the single-molecule level. Development of Raman spectroscopy is strongly dependent on high-performance SERS substrates, which have long evolved from the early days of rough metal electrodes to periodic nanopatterned arrays building on solid supporting substrates. For rigid SERS substrates, however, their applications are restricted by sophisticated pretreatments for detecting solid samples with non-planar surfaces. It is therefore essential to reassert the principles in constructing flexible SERS substrates. Herein, we comprehensively review the state-of-the-art in understanding, preparing and using flexible SERS. The basic mechanisms behind the flexible SERS are briefly outlined, typical design strategies are highlighted and diversified selection of materials in preparing flexible SERS substrates are reviewed. Then the recent achievements of various interdisciplinary applications based on flexible SERS substrates are summarized. Finally, the challenges and perspectives for future evolution of flexible SERS and their applications are demonstrated. We propose new research directions focused on stimulating the real potential of SERS as an advanced analytical technique for commercialization.
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- Ben-Xin Wang
- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Zhang L, Shi S, Xiong P, Chen L, Xu J, Jiang J, Yang S, Wu H. DNAzyme recognition triggered cascade signal amplification for rapid and highly sensitive visual detection of uranyl ions. Analyst 2022; 147:4158-4166. [DOI: 10.1039/d2an01038k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A 40 min rapid and highly sensitive assay for visualized detection of UO22+ in water samples is reported. A dynamic range 1~50 nM and a LOD of 0.48 nM were obtained. Concentrations as low as 5 nM UO22+ could be distinguished by the naked eye.
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- Ling Zhang
- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China
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Phan HT, Geng S, Haes AJ. Microporous silica membranes promote plasmonic nanoparticle stability for SERS detection of uranyl. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:23700-23708. [PMID: 33226397 PMCID: PMC7725980 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr06296k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Silica membrane stabilized gold coated silver (Ag@Au) (i.e., internally etched silica coated Ag@Au (IE Ag@Au@SiO2)) nanoparticles promote surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity and detection of uranium(vi) oxide (uranyl) under harsh solution phase conditions including at pH 3-7, with ionic strengths up to 150 mM, and temperatures up to 37 °C for at least 10 hours. These materials overcome traditional solution-phase plasmonic nanomaterial limitations including signal variability and/or degradation arising from nanoparticle aggregation, dissolution, and/or surface chemistry changes. Quantitative uranyl detection occurs via coordination to 3-mercaptopropionate (MPA), a result confirmed through changes in correlated SERS intensities for uranyl and COOH/COO- vibrational modes. Quantification is demonstrated down to 110 nM, a concentration below toxic levels. As pH varies from 3 to 7, the plasmonic properties of the nanoparticles are unchanged, and the uranyl signal depends on both the protonation state of MPA as well as uranyl solubility. High ionic strengths (up to 150 mM) and incubation at 37 °C for at least 10 hours do not impact the SERS activity of uranyl even though slight silica dissolution is observed during thermal treatment. All in all, microporous silica membranes effectively protect the nanoparticles against variations in solution conditions thus illustrating robust tunability for uranyl detection using SERS.
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- Hoa T Phan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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Tegegne WA, Mekonnen ML, Beyene AB, Su WN, Hwang BJ. Sensitive and reliable detection of deoxynivalenol mycotoxin in pig feed by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy on silver nanocubes@polydopamine substrate. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 229:117940. [PMID: 31884403 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Deoxynivalenol (DON) is one of the trichothecene mycotoxin, a frequent contaminant of pig feed. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a fast and ultrasensitive analytical tool for point-of-need applications to identify molecular fingerprint structures at low concentrations. However, the use of SERS for analyte detection with flexible and robust structures is still challenging. Herein, we have developed core-shell silver nanocubes coated with polydopamine (Ag NCs@PDA) SERS substrate for the quantitative detection of deoxynivalenol in pig feed. The Ag NCs@PDA substrate with ultrathin (1.6 nm) PDA shell thickness enhances the absorption of DON via hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking interactions, as well as improves the stability of the substrate. The results of the SERS showed a high analytical enhancement factor (AEF) of 1.82 × 107 and a detection limit (LOD) as low as femtomolar range (0.82 fM). The LOD of the Ag NCs@PDA substrate for DON detection is 1.8 times lower than the bare Ag NCs. Furthermore, the Ag NCs@PDA substrate is stable which retains 88.24% of the original Raman intensity after storage for three months. The obtained results demonstrate that the Ag NCs@PDA substrates can realize label-free detection of deoxynivalenol mycotoxin with high sensitivity, reproducibility, and stability. Our work proposes a low-cost method for the designing of the SERS sensing device, and has great potential to be applied in food safety, biomedical sciences, and environmental monitoring.
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- Wodaje Addis Tegegne
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan; National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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