Enhanced ethanol sensing properties of WO3 modified TiO2 nanorods

Pristine and WO₃ decorated TiO₂ nanorods (NRs) were synthesised to investigate n-n-type heterojunction gas sensing properties. TiO₂ NRs were fabricated via hydrothermal method on fluorine-doped tin oxide coated glass (FTO) substrates. Then, tungsten was sputtered on the TiO₂ NRs and thermally oxidised to obtain WO₃ nanoparticles. The heterostructure was characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. Fabricated sensor devices were exposed to VOCs such as toluene, xylene, acetone and ethanol, and humidity at different operation temperatures. Experimental results demonstrated that the heterostructure has better sensor response toward ethanol at 200 °C. Enhanced sensing properties are attributed to the heterojunction formation by decorating TiO₂ NRs with WO₃.     

磁性分子印迹电化学传感法检测痕量奥卡西平

该文以4-乙烯基吡啶和甲基丙烯酸酯为原料制备了一种可用于检测奥卡西平（OXC）的磁性分子印迹 电化学传感器（MNPs－MIP/MCPE）。首先,依据密度泛函数理论（DFT/B3LYP/6－31 + G）计算,实验成功地 筛选和构建出 OXC与功能单体的最佳组合及比例。随后,基于沉淀聚合法合成了能够识别 OXC的磁性分子 印迹膜（MNPs－MIP）,将MNPs－MIP覆于碳糊电极（MCPE）表面制成MNPs－MIP/MCPE。采用差分脉冲伏安 法（DPV）将 MNPs－MIP/MCPE 传感器用于不同浓度 OXC 的测定。结果显示,传感器的峰电流信号随 OXC 浓 度的增大而增大,且OXC分别在5 × 10－8 ～3 × 10－6 mol/L和3 × 10－6 ～1. 5 × 10－4 mol/L浓度范围内与其峰电流 信号呈线性关系,其线性方程分别为：Ip （μA）= 1. 755 + 1. 097c（μmol/L）,相关系数（r）= 0. 999 7 和 Ip （μA）= 0. 131 + 5. 177c（μmol/L）,r = 0. 999 6。OXC的检出限（LOD = 3S/m）为2. 06 × 10－8 mol/L。该传感器成 功用于实际样品中OXC含量的检测,其回收率为99. 4%~101%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为1. 5%～2. 5%。     

基于Au NPs@NU-901电化学传感器检测饼干中丁基羟基茴香醚的研究

基于金属有机骨架的拓扑三维结构的高比表面积以及金纳米颗粒(Au NPS)的优异电催化活性,金纳米颗粒与金属有机框架的复合材料在电化学传感领域拥有应用潜力。该文成功合成了Au NPs@NU-901复合材料,并采用透射电镜、X射线衍射、红外光谱以及X射线光电子能谱对其进行表征。采用线性扫描伏安法和差分脉冲伏安法研究了复合材料对丁基羟基茴香醚(BHA)电化学氧化反应的催化能力。结果表明,Au NPs@NU-901对BHA的电化学氧化具有较好的催化能力。基于Au NPs@NU-901制备电化学传感器用于BHA的定量检测,BHA的氧化峰电流与其浓度在0.10~50 μmol/L范围内呈现良好线性关系,相关系数(r2)为0.994 8,检出限(S/N=3)为0.049 μmol/L,相对标准偏差(RSD)为3.6%。将该传感器应用于饼干样品中BHA的检测,加标回收率为95.6%~104%,样品检测结果与高效液相色谱法的测定结果吻合。方法的选择性好、灵敏准确,适合于饼干中BHA的检测。     

比色法在爆炸物检测中的研究进展

爆炸物杀伤力大、隐蔽性强,被广泛应用于军事战争,也是恐怖分子施暴方式的首选。基于保护人民生命和财产安全的迫切需求,爆炸物检测技术受到世界公共安全领域的高度重视。相比于其它分析方法,比色法因操作简便、抗干扰性强,不依赖分析设备的优势成为最适用于现场快速检测爆炸物的方法之一。该文主要综述了比色法在爆炸物探测领域的研究进展,包括对比色探针和比色阵列研究进展的总结与前景分析,并重点讨论了比色人工嗅觉系统及其在爆炸物检测中的应用,展望了其未来的发展趋势和应用前景。     

Partial P-Type Metal Ions Doping Induced Variation of Both Crystal Structure and Oxygen Vacancy Within Cu/SnO2 Metastable Solid Solution Nanofibers for Highly Sensitive C2H2 Sensor

Partial P-type metal ions doping(PPMID) is an alternative method to further enhance the gas sensing performance of N-type metal oxides(NMOs) in contrast to that of P-N metal oxides heterojunctions, but the influences of the introduction of PPMID on the grain size and oxygen vacancies of NMOs have been rarely investigated. Herein, a simple and effective route has been demonstrated to address this problem with Cu²⁺-doped SnO₂ metastable solid solution nanofibers(CSMSSNs) as model and C₂H₂ as target molecule by combining electrospinning and calcination technique. It seems that the introduction of PPMID can also affect crystal structure and oxygen vacancies of NMOs, proven by combining X-ray diffraction(XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectra(XPS). Thus, PPD, crystal structure and oxygen vacancies have been combined to clarify the enhanced sensing performance of Cu-doped SnO₂ metastable solid solution nanofibers angainst C₂H₂.     

Direct Potentiometric Study of Cationic and Nonionic Surfactants in Disinfectants and Personal Care Products by New Surfactant Sensor Based on 1,3-Dihexadecyl−1H-benzo[d]imidazol−3-ium

A novel, simple, low-cost, and user-friendly potentiometric surfactant sensor based on the new 1,3-dihexadecyl−1H-benzo[d]imidazol−3-ium-tetraphenylborate (DHBI–TPB) ion-pair for the detection of cationic surfactants in personal care products and disinfectants is presented here. The new cationic surfactant DHBI-Br was successfully synthesized and characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry, liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) and elemental analysis and was further employed for DHBI–TPB ion-pair preparation. The sensor gave excellent response characteristics for CTAB, CPC and Hyamine with a Nernstian slope (57.1 to 59.1 mV/decade) whereas the lowest limit of detection (LOD) value was measured for CTAB (0.3 × 10⁻⁶ M). The sensor exhibited a fast dynamic response to dodecyl sulfate (DDS) and TPB. High sensor performances stayed intact regardless of the employment of inorganic and organic cations and in a broad pH range (2−11). Titration of cationic and etoxylated (EO)-nonionic surfactant (NSs) (in Ba²⁺) mixtures with TPB revealed the first inflexion point for a cationic surfactant and the second for an EO-nonionic surfactant. The increased concentration of EO-nonionic surfactants and the number of EO groups had a negative influence on titration curves and signal change. The sensor was successfully applied for the quantification of technical-grade cationic surfactants and in 12 personal care products and disinfectants. The results showed good agreement with the measurements obtained by a commercial surfactant sensor and by a two-phase titration. A good recovery for the standard addition method (98–102%) was observed.     

Fabrication of the electrochemically reduced graphene oxide-bismuth nanoparticles composite and its analytical application for an anticancer drug gemcitabine

The present study explores an electroreduced graphene oxide-bismuth nanoparticles composite(ErGOBi) as an electrochemical sensor for the determination of an anticancer drug, gemcitabine hydrochloride(GMB). The Er-GOBi interface was prepared by drop casting of bismuth nitrate-graphene oxide suspension on a glassy carbon electrode(GCE) followed by electro-reduction in the potential range of 0.6 V to 1.7 V. SEM, FTIR, EDAX and AFM techniques were employed for the characterization of prepared materials. Cyclic voltammetric and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic methods were used to understand the charge transfer properties of stepwise modification of Er-GOBi/GCE. GMB exhibited an irreversible oxidation peak at 1.144 V on Er-GOBi/GCE in phosphate buffer of p H 3. A 100-fold enhanced oxidation peak current was observed at Er-GOBi/GCE when compared to that at bare GCE.Sensing performance of Er GO-Bi/GCE was optimized by varying peak current dependent parameters.Linear relationship between the peak current and concentration of GMB was observed in the range of 0.1–51.1 mmol/L in differential pulse voltammetric method and 2.1–61.1 mmol/L in linear sweep voltammetric method. The practical utility of the proposed sensor, Er-GOBi/GCE was demonstrated by determining GMB in pharmaceutical formulations and spiked urine samples.     

纳米MgO催化发光检测硫化氢

研究了硫化氢在纳米Mg O表面的催化发光现象,发现纳米Mg O对硫化氢具有较好的特异性,据此设计了硫化氢催化发光传感器。通过优化设计建立了一种快速检测硫化氢的新方法,线性范围为2.00~200ppm(r=0.999 3),检出限为0.8 ppm(信噪比S/N=3)。采用此传感器进行人工合成样品中硫化氢的加标回收分析,回收率为88.4%~97.2%。此传感器具有灵敏、快速、操作简便等优点,在硫化氢快速检测领域具有潜在应用前景。该文还探讨了硫化氢的催化发光反应机理。     

利巴韦林原位聚合分子印迹电化学传感器的研制

利用原位聚合分子印迹技术,以3-氨基苯硼酸(3-ABBA)为功能单体,利巴韦林(RIB)为目标分子,以硼酸和顺式二醇在不同酸碱度条件下可逆形成环内酯键为原理,在玻碳电极表面原位聚合形成利巴韦林分子印迹膜,研制了测定利巴韦林的分子印迹电化学传感器。采用循环伏安法(CV)和差分脉冲法(DPV)对印迹膜性能进行研究。DPV测试表明:在最优实验条件下,利巴韦林的浓度在5.0×10~(-8)~1.0×10~(-5)mol/L范围内与峰电流呈良好的线性关系,相关系数(r~2)为0.995 3,检出限(S/N=3)为1.5×10~(-8)mol/L。特异性实验表明制备的传感器对利巴韦林的选择性良好。该分子印迹电化学传感器可用于食品中利巴韦林的检测。     

Coupling of Biomolecular Logic Gates with Electronic Transducers: From Single Enzyme Logic Gates to Sense/Act/Treat Chips

The integration of biomolecular logic principles with electronic transducers allows designing novel digital biosensors with direct electrical output, logically triggered drug‐release, and closed‐loop sense/act/treat systems. This opens new opportunities for advanced personalized medicine in the context of theranostics. In the present work, we will discuss selected examples of recent developments in the field of interfacing enzyme logic gates with electrodes and semiconductor field‐effect devices. Special attention is given to an enzyme OR/Reset logic gate based on a capacitive field‐effect electrolyte‐insulator‐semiconductor sensor modified with a multi‐enzyme membrane. Further examples are a digital adrenaline biosensor based on an AND logic gate with binary YES/NO output and an integrated closed‐loop sense/act/treat system comprising an amperometric glucose sensor, a hydrogel actuator, and an insulin (drug) sensor.