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Moksnes MR, Hansen AF, Wolford BN, Thomas LF, Rasheed H, Simić A, Bhatta L, Brantsæter AL, Surakka I, Zhou W, Magnus P, Njølstad PR, Andreassen OA, Syversen T, Zheng J, Fritsche LG, Evans DM, Warrington NM, Nøst TH, Åsvold BO, Flaten TP, Willer CJ, Hveem K, Brumpton BM. A genome-wide association study provides insights into the genetic etiology of 57 essential and non-essential trace elements in humans. Commun Biol 2024; 7:432. [PMID: 38594418 PMCID: PMC11004147 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06101-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Trace elements are important for human health but may exert toxic or adverse effects. Mechanisms of uptake, distribution, metabolism, and excretion are partly under genetic control but have not yet been extensively mapped. Here we report a comprehensive multi-element genome-wide association study of 57 essential and non-essential trace elements. We perform genome-wide association meta-analyses of 14 trace elements in up to 6564 Scandinavian whole blood samples, and genome-wide association studies of 43 trace elements in up to 2819 samples measured only in the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT). We identify 11 novel genetic loci associated with blood concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, manganese, selenium, and zinc in genome-wide association meta-analyses. In HUNT, several genome-wide significant loci are also indicated for other trace elements. Using two-sample Mendelian randomization, we find several indications of weak to moderate effects on health outcomes, the most precise being a weak harmful effect of increased zinc on prostate cancer. However, independent validation is needed. Our current understanding of trace element-associated genetic variants may help establish consequences of trace elements on human health.
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- Marta R Moksnes
- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- BioCore-Bioinformatics Core Facility, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Clinic of Laboratory Medicine, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Division of Medicine and Laboratory Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Food Safety, Division of Climate and Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Mohn Center for Diabetes Precision Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Children and Youth Clinic, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neuroscience, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the PR China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, Shanghai Digital Medicine Innovation Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Center for Statistical Genetics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, Clinic of Medicine, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway
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- HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway.
- Clinic of Medicine, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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Tsai WH, Su CK. 4D-Printed Elution-Peak-Guided Dual-Responsive Monolithic Packing for the Solid-Phase Extraction of Metal Ions. Anal Chem 2024; 96:4469-4478. [PMID: 38380612 PMCID: PMC10955517 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Four-dimensional printing (4DP) technologies are revolutionizing the fabrication of stimuli-responsive devices. To advance the analytical performance of conventional solid-phase extraction (SPE) devices using 4DP technology, in this study, we employed N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM)-incorporated photocurable resins and digital light processing three-dimensional printing to fabricate an SPE column with a [H+]/temperature dual-responsive monolithic packing stacked as interlacing cuboids to extract Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb ions. When these metal ions were eluted using 0.5% HNO3 solution as the eluent at a temperature below the lower critical solution temperature of polyNIPAM, the monolithic packing swelled owing to its hydrophilic/hydrophobic transition and electrostatic repulsion among the protonated units of polyNIPAM. These effects resulted in smaller interstitial volumes among these interlacing cuboids and improvements in the elution peak profiles of the metal ions, which, in turn, demonstrated the reduced method detection limits (MDLs; range, 0.2-7.2 ng L-1) during analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. We studied the effects of optimizing the elution peak profiles of the metal ions on the analytical performance of this method and validated its reliability and applicability by analyzing the metal ions in reference materials (CASS-4, SLRS-5, 1643f, and Seronorm Trace Elements Urine L-2) and performing spike analyses of seawater, groundwater, river water, and human urine samples. Our results suggest that this 4D-printed elution-peak-guided dual-responsive monolithic packing enables lower MDLs when packed in an SPE column to facilitate the analyses of the metal ions in complex real samples.
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- Wen-Hsiu Tsai
- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Klouda J, Fassbender ME, Mocko V. A combined inorganic-organic titanium-44/scandium-44g radiochemical generator. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1711:464438. [PMID: 37857154 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464438] [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: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Scandium-44g (t1/2 = 4.0 h) is an emerging radioisotope for positron emission tomography. It can be produced with a radiochemical generator using its long-lived parent, titanium-44 (t1/2 = 59.1 years). This work presents a new inorganic substrate for 44Ti/44gSc radiochemical generator design based on porous TiO2 microbeads (80 µm and 110 µm particle size, 60 Å pores). Comprehensive evaluation of conditions optimal for generator construction (44Ti loading) and use (44gSc elution) is provided in three steps. For stable 44Ti loading onto titania, heat-treatment at 180 °C for 90 min is shown to be effective while 0.3 M HCl(aq) is identified as the medium of choice for 44gSc elution. Two titania-based 3.6 MBq generators prepared under optimized conditions are characterized with respect to 44gSc recovery and 44Ti breakthrough. Each of these generators employed a different guard substrate to minimize 44Ti breakthrough, TiO2 microbeads and ZR resin. Both are shown to provide comparable 44gSc recoveries close to 50% but differ in 44Ti breakthrough, which is significantly lower with the organic ZR resin guard substrate at 0.0002%. This concept represents a new inorganic-organic approach to 44Ti/44gSc generator design. Benefits of both substrates are exploited: TiO2 has potential for durability necessary for utilizing the long half-life of the 44Ti parent while ZR resin guard segments minimize 44Ti breakthrough.
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- Jan Klouda
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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Scatigno C, Zanetti M, Rudić S, Senesi R, Andreani C, Gorini G, Fernandez-Alonso F. Hydrogen Detection Limits and Instrument Sensitivity of High-Resolution Broadband Neutron Spectrometers. Anal Chem 2022; 94:5023-5028. [PMID: 35298136 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The limits of detection (LOD) and quantitation (LOQ) in the mass domain, for broadband vibrational spectroscopy with neutrons on the TOSCA spectrometer at the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source (UK), have been studied. The well-known 3σ and 10σ approaches are used through a specifically developed analytical procedure that is based on the calculation of the integrated spectral intensities in selected energy-transfer ranges, as a function of mass of standard reference materials and calibrants, such as ZrH2, 2,5-diiodothiophene, and low-density polyethylene. The analysis shows that the blank, that is, the instrument setup without the analyte, plays a critical role in the measurement performance, especially for small specimen quantities. The results point that TOSCA enables detection of 128 μmol (LODH) and quantitation of 428 μmol (LOQH) of elemental hydrogen analytes in ZrH2. The determined values for this and other standards allow for the assessment of the calibration curve design and instrument sensitivity and define a method to be used for inelastic neutron scattering spectrometers such as TOSCA, or VESPA, the new beamline under construction at the European Spallation Source in Lund (Sweden).
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- Claudia Scatigno
- ISIS Facility, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.,Centro Fermi─Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche 'Enrico Fermi', Piazza del Viminale 1, 00184 Roma, Italy.,Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- ISIS Facility, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.,Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Tecnologie della Materia, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- ISIS Facility, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K
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- Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Dipartimento di Fisica and Centro NAST, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Roma, Italy.,CNR-ISM, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Dipartimento di Fisica and Centro NAST, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Roma, Italy.,CNR-IPCB, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Comprensorio "A. Olivetti", 80078 Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126 Milano, Italy.,Istituto di Fisica del Plasma "P. Caldirola", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Materials Physics Centre, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, U.K.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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Recent advances in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantification: From fundamental understanding to data processing. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Takeuchi T, McQuillan AJ, Shard A, Russell AE, Hibbert DB. Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020). PURE APPL CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2019-0404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This glossary provides a formal vocabulary of terms for concepts in surface analysis and gives clear definitions to those who utilize surface chemical analysis or need to interpret surface chemical analysis results but are not themselves surface chemists or surface spectroscopists.
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- Takae Takeuchi
- Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Science, Nara Women’s University , Nara 630-8506 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Otago , Dunedin 9054 , New Zealand
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- Surface Technology Group, National Physical Laboratory , Hampton Road , Teddington , TW11 0LW , Middlesex , UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton , Highfield Southampton , SO17 1BJ , UK
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- School of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney , Sydney , NSW 2052 , Australia
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Giménez-Gómez P, Baldi A, Ayora C, Fernández-Sánchez C. Automated Determination of As(III) in Waters with an Electrochemical Sensor Integrated into a Modular Microfluidic System. ACS Sens 2019; 4:3156-3165. [PMID: 31657207 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The presence of high levels of arsenic in waters poses a threat to the human health in many countries all over the world. Effective surveillance programs of water quality require the implementation of in-field tests to assess early the presence of this metal ion and other contaminants. To date, there exist few market-available analytical approaches that suffer from important limitations related to cost, in addition to complex reactions, very long analysis times, and/or high limits of detection. This work describes a robust electrochemical sensor integrated into a modular microfluidic system that shows a clear potential to be deployed for the on-site monitoring of inorganic As(III) species. Flexible and transparent microfluidic modules are fabricated by rapid prototyping techniques and include different microfluidic components among them, flow cells where electrochemical sensors can be easily and reversibly inserted. The electrochemical sensor comprises a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-modified gold thin-film electrode that is readily applied to the sensitive detection of As(III) by anodic stripping linear sweep voltammetry. The microfluidic system enables the automatic sensor calibration, sample uptake, and preconditioning as well as As(III) detection. The system response to As(III) is linear in a concentration range of 1-150 μg L-1, with a detection limit of 0.42 μg L-1, which is well below the threshold value of 10 μg L-1 set by the World Health Organization. Analysis of tap water and two water samples from two Argentinean aquifers, spiked with different As(III) concentrations, demonstrates the excellent performance of the system.
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- Pablo Giménez-Gómez
- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), CSIC, Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nonomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Hofmann S, Liu Y, Jian W, Kang H, Wang J. Depth resolution in sputter profiling revisited. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.6039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- S. Hofmann
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (formerly MPI for Metals Research); Heisenbergstrasse 3 D-70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Physics; Shantou University; 243 Daxue Road Shantou 515063 Guangdong China
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- Department of Physics; Shantou University; 243 Daxue Road Shantou 515063 Guangdong China
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- Department of Physics; Shantou University; 243 Daxue Road Shantou 515063 Guangdong China
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- Department of Physics; Shantou University; 243 Daxue Road Shantou 515063 Guangdong China
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- S. Hofmann
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (formerly MPI for Metals Research); Heisenbergstrasse 3 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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Parsons C, Margui Grabulosa E, Pili E, Floor GH, Roman-Ross G, Charlet L. Quantification of trace arsenic in soils by field-portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: considerations for sample preparation and measurement conditions. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 262:1213-22. [PMID: 22819961 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2011] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Recent technological improvements have led to the widespread adoption of field portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (FP-XRF) by governmental agencies, environmental consultancies and research institutions. FP-XRF units often include analysis modes specifically designed for the quantification of trace elements in soils. Using these modes, X-ray tube based FP-XRF units can offer almost "point and shoot" ease of use and results comparable to those of laboratory based instruments. Nevertheless, FP-XRF analysis is sensitive to spectral interferences as well as physical and chemical matrix effects which can result in decreased precision and accuracy. In this study, an X-ray tube-based FP-XRF analyser was used to determine trace (low ppm) concentrations of As in a floodplain soil. The effect of different sample preparation and analysis conditions on precision and accuracy were systematically evaluated. We propose strategies to minimise sources of error and maximise data precision and accuracy, achieving in situ limits of detection and precision of 6.8 ppm and 14.4%RSD, respectively for arsenic. We demonstrate that soil moisture, even in relatively dry soils, dramatically affects analytical performance with a signal loss of 37% recorded for arsenic at 20 wt% soil moisture relative to dry soil. We also highlight the importance of the use of certified reference materials and independent measurement methods to ensure accurate correction of field values.
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- Chris Parsons
- Environmental Geochemistry Group, ISTerre, University of Grenoble I, B.P. 53, 38041 Grenoble, France.
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Microalgae dual-head biosensors for selective detection of herbicides with fiber-optic luminescent O2 transduction. Biosens Bioelectron 2013; 54:484-91. [PMID: 24316451 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The microalgal species Dictyosphaerium chlorelloides (D. c.) was immobilized into porous silicone films and their photosynthetic activity was monitored with an integrated robust luminescent O2 sensor. The biosensor specificity towards a particular pesticide has been achieved by manufacturing a fiber-optic dual-head device containing both analyte-sensitive and analyte-resistant D. c. strains. The latter are not genetically modified microalgae, but a product of modified Luria-Delbrück fluctuation analysis followed by ratchet selection cycles. In this way the target herbicide decreases the O2 production of the analyte-sensitive immobilized strain without affecting the analyte-resistant population response; any other pollutant will lower the O2 production of both strains. The effect of the sample flow-rate, exposure time to the herbicide, biomass loading, biosensor film thickness, intensity of the actinic light, illumination cycle, and temperature on the biosensor response has been evaluated using waterborne simazine as test bench. The biosensing device is able to provide in situ measurements of the herbicide concentration every 180 min. The biosensor limit of detection for this herbicide was 12 μg L(-1), with a working range of 50-800 μg L(-1). The biosensor specificity to simazine has been assessed by comparing its response to that of isoproturon.
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Peterson G, Bai J, Nagaraja TG, Narayanan S. Diagnostic microarray for human and animal bacterial diseases and their virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes. J Microbiol Methods 2009; 80:223-30. [PMID: 20035807 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2009] [Revised: 12/04/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rapid diagnosis and treatment of disease is often based on the identification and characterization of causative agents derived from phenotypic characteristics. Current methods can be laborious and time-consuming, often requiring many skilled personnel and a large amount of lab space. The objective of our study was to develop a spotted microarray for rapid identification and characterization of bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance genes. Our spotted microarray consists of 489 70mer probes that detect 40 bacterial pathogens of medical, veterinary and zoonotic importance (including 15 NIAID Category A, B and C pathogens); associated genes that encode resistance for antimicrobial and metal resistance; and DNA elements that are important for horizontal gene transfer among bacteria. High specificity and reliability of the microarray was achieved for bacterial pathogens of animal and human importance by validating MDR pathogenic bacteria as pure cultures or by following their inoculation in complex and highly organic sample matrices, such as soil and manure.
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- Greg Peterson
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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Dargel R, Heinemeyer F, Köntges M, Vogt J, Vogt C. Detection of trace impurities in Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells by laser ablation ICP-MS. Mikrochim Acta 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-008-0131-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hofmann S. Sputter-depth profiling for thin-film analysis. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2004; 362:55-75. [PMID: 15306276 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2003.1304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Following a brief historical background, the concepts and the present state of sputter-depth profiling for thin-film analysis are outlined. There are two main branches: either the removed matter (as in mass- or optical-spectroscopy-based secondary-ion mass spectrometry or glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy), or the remaining surface (as in Auger electron spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) is characterized. These complementary methods show the same result if there is no preferential sputtering of a component. The common root of both is the fundamental ion-solid interaction. Understanding of how the latter influences the depth resolution has led to important improvements in experimental profiling conditions such as sample rotation and the use of low-energy ions at glancing incidence. Modern surface-analysis instruments can provide high-resolution depth profiles on the nanometre scale. Mathematical models of different sophistication were developed to allow deconvolution of the measured profile or quantification by reconstruction of the in-depth distribution of composition. For the latter purpose, the usefulness of the so-called mixing-roughness-information (MRI) depth model is outlined on several thin-film structures (e.g. AlAs/GaAs and Si/Ge), including its extension to quantification of sputter-depth profiles in layer structures with preferential sputtering of one component (Ta/Si). Using the MRI model, diffusion coefficients at interfaces as low as 10(-22) m(2) s(-1) can be determined. Fundamental limitations of sputter-depth profiling are mainly traced back to the stochastic nature of primary-particle energy transfer to the sputtered particle, promoting atomic mixing and the development of surface roughness. Owing to more sophisticated experimental methods, such as low-energy cluster ion bombardment, glancing ion incidence or 'backside' sputtering, these ultimate limitations can be reduced to the atomic monolayer scale.
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- S Hofmann
- Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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Hofmann S. From depth resolution to depth resolution function: refinement of the concept for delta layers, single layers and multilayers. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 1999. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9918(199909)27:9<825::aid-sia638>3.0.co;2-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Yoshihara K, Moon DW, Fujita D, Kim KJ, Kajiwara K. GaAs/AlAs superlattice as a proposed new reference material for sputter depth profiling. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 1993. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.740201306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Seah MP. VAMAS surface chemical analysis technical working party: An update for 1988. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 1989. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.740140619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Grasserbauer M, Stingeder G, Pötzl H, Guerrero E. Analytical science for the development of microelectronic devices. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00470757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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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