We used the natural product chamomile as a carbon source to synthesize praseodymium(Pr) and nitrogen(N) co-doped biomass carbon dots(Pr/N-BCDs) with remarkable luminescence properties by one-step hydrothermal method.C...We used the natural product chamomile as a carbon source to synthesize praseodymium(Pr) and nitrogen(N) co-doped biomass carbon dots(Pr/N-BCDs) with remarkable luminescence properties by one-step hydrothermal method.Compared with single N-doped BCDs(N-BCDs) and Pr-doped BCDs(Pr-BCDs),Pr/N-BCDs not only showed better fluorescence properties and stability but also achieved a significant increase in quantum yield of 12%.More importantly,under certain conditions,Pr/N-BCDs and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazide(2,4-DNPH) had significant fluorescence internal filtration effect(IFE) and dynamic quenching effect,and in the concentration range of0.50-20 μmol·L^(-1),the concentration of 2,4-DNPH had a good linear relationship with the fluorescence quenching signal,and the detection limit was as low as 2.1 nmol·L^(-1).展开更多
Calcium ions(Ca^(2+))and manganese ions(Mn^(2+))are essential for sustaining life activities and are key monitoring indicators in drinking water.Developing highly sensitive,selective,and portable detection methods for...Calcium ions(Ca^(2+))and manganese ions(Mn^(2+))are essential for sustaining life activities and are key monitoring indicators in drinking water.Developing highly sensitive,selective,and portable detection methods for Ca^(2+)and Mn^(2+)is significant for water quality monitoring and human health.In this paper,blue fluorescent Ti3C2 MXene-based quantum dots(MQDs,λ_(em)=445 nm)are prepared using Ti_(3)C_(2)MXene as the precursor.Through the chelation effect of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid(EDTA),a blue and red dual-emission fluorescent probe,MQDs-EDTA-Eu^(3+)-DPA,was constructed.Herein,dipicolinic acid(DPA)acts as an absorbing ligand and significantly enhances the red fluorescence of europium ions(Eu^(3+))at 616 nm through the“antenna effect”.The blue fluorescence of MQDs serves as an internal reference signal.High concentrations of Ca^(2+)can quench the red fluorescence of Eu^(3+)-DPA;Mn^(2+)can be excited to emit purple fluorescence at 380 nm after coordinating with DPA,red fluorescence of Eu^(3+)-DPA serves as the internal reference signal.Based on the above two fluorescence intensity changes,ratiometric fluorescence detection methods for Ca^(2+)and Mn^(2+)are established.The fluorescence intensity ratio(IF_(616)/IF_(445))exhibits a linear relationship with Ca^(2+)in the range of 35-120μmol/L,with a detection limit of 5.98μmol/L.The fluorescence intensity ratio(IF_(380)/IF_(616))shows good linearity with Mn^(2+)in the range of 0-14μmol/L,with a detection limit of 28.6 nmol/L.This method was successfully applied to the quantitative analysis of Ca^(2+)and Mn^(2+)in commercially available mineral water(Nongfu Spring,Ganten,and Evergrande),with recovery rates of 80.6%-117%and relative standard deviations(RSD)of 0.76%-4.6%.Additionally,by preparing MQD-based fluorescent test strips,visual detections of Ca^(2+)and Mn^(2+)are achieved.This work demonstrates the application potential of MQDs in the field of visual fluorescence sensing of ions in water quality.展开更多
The abnormal metabolic activity of the tumor can increase the oxygen consumption in tumor cells,and the poor blood perfusion often happens in tumor regions as well,which are the main reasons that result in a hypoxic s...The abnormal metabolic activity of the tumor can increase the oxygen consumption in tumor cells,and the poor blood perfusion often happens in tumor regions as well,which are the main reasons that result in a hypoxic situation in the tumor.A fluorescence probe,AQD,with selective response toward hypoxia was designed for the detection of hypoxic tumor cells,which was obtained by the covalent connection of a large planar conjugated fluorophore with good fluorescence stability and a N,N-dimethylaniline moiety via the azo bond.The introduction of the azo bond in AQD caused significant fluorescence emission quenching,and the probe was reduced under hypoxic conditions to release the fluorophore via breaking the azo bond,resulting in the gradual recovery of fluorescence emission.Probe AQD exhibited a remarkable fluorescence response in hypoxic conditions,high selectivity,and good biocompatibility,which was successfully used for the imaging of hypoxic tumor cells and realized the detection of hypoxic A549 cells.展开更多
In order to achieve a wider range of ionizing radiations detection,novel fluorescence sensing materials have been developed that utilize the fluorescence enhancement phenomenon caused by the intramolecular photoinduce...In order to achieve a wider range of ionizing radiations detection,novel fluorescence sensing materials have been developed that utilize the fluorescence enhancement phenomenon caused by the intramolecular photoinduced electron transfer(PET)effect.Two perylene diimide isomers PDI-P and PDI-B were designed and synthesized,and their molecular structures were characterized by high-resolution Fourier transform mass spectrometry(HRMS),nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen and carbon spectroscopy(~1H and~(13)C NMR).The interaction between ionizing radiation and fluorescent molecules was simulated by HCl titration.The results show that combining PDIs and HCl can improve fluorescence through the retro-PET process.Despite the similarities in chemical structures,the fluorescent enhancement multiple of PDI-B with aromatic amine as electron donor is much higher than that of PDI-P with alkyl amine.In the direct irradiation experiments of ionizing radiation,the emission enhancement multiples of PDI-P and PDI-B are 2.01 and 45.4,respectively.Furthermore,density functional theory(DFT)and time-dependent density functional theory(TDDFT)calculations indicate that the HOMO and HOMO-1 energy ranges of PDI-P and PDI-B are 0.54 e V and 1.13 e V,respectively.A wider energy range has a stronger driving force on electrons,which is conducive to fluorescence quenching.Both femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy(fs-TAS)and transient fluorescence spectroscopy(TFS)tests show that PDI-B has shorter charge separation lifetime and higher electron transfer rate constant.Although both isomers can significantly reduce LOD during PET process,PDI-B with aromatic amine has a wider detection range of 0.118—240 Gy due to its larger emission enhancement,which is a leap of three orders of magnitude.It breaks through the detection range of gamma radiation reported in existing studies,and provides theoretical support for the further study of sensitive and effective new materials for ionizing radiation detection.展开更多
Two new complexes,[Zn_(2)(L1)(HL1)(NO_(3))]·CH_(3)OH(1)and[Zn_(3)(L2)(L3)_(3)Cl]·CH_(3)OH(2),were successfully synthesized by‘one-pot’method based on cinnoline-3-ylhydrazine ligand and zinc with 2-hydroxy-...Two new complexes,[Zn_(2)(L1)(HL1)(NO_(3))]·CH_(3)OH(1)and[Zn_(3)(L2)(L3)_(3)Cl]·CH_(3)OH(2),were successfully synthesized by‘one-pot’method based on cinnoline-3-ylhydrazine ligand and zinc with 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde and 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde ligands,respectively,where H_(2)L1=5-methoxy-2-(phthalazin-1-ylhydrazonomethyl)-phenol,H_(2)L2=2-methoxy-6-(phthalazin-1-yl-hydrazonomethyl)-phenol,HL3=2-(1,8-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-α]phthalazin-3-yl)-6-methoxy-phenol.Complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by infrared spectroscopy,elemental analysis,single-crystal X-ray diffraction,powder X-ray diffraction,etc.It is worth noting that the cinnolin-3-yl-hydrazine ligand and 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde form two types of Schiff bases(H_(2)L2 and HL3)when in situ reacting and coordinating with Zn(Ⅱ),and HL3 also has two coordination modes.In addition,the fluorescence performance showed that complex 1 can achieve selective and sensitive sensing of Al^(3+)in water with a detection limit of 6.37μmol·L^(-1).CCDC:2413978,1;2413979,2.展开更多
cis-1,3,4,6-Tetranitrooctahydroimidazo-[4,5 d]imidazole(BCHMX)is an advanced energetic compound that expected to spread worldwide in the near future.Since,no approved remote detection methods were reported in current ...cis-1,3,4,6-Tetranitrooctahydroimidazo-[4,5 d]imidazole(BCHMX)is an advanced energetic compound that expected to spread worldwide in the near future.Since,no approved remote detection methods were reported in current literature for this material,we performed hyper-spectral imaging and laser induced fluorescence(LIF)to a BCHMX sample under low laser fluence for determining the optimum laser wavelength used in any future BCHMX-LIF based remote detection systems.For this purpose,an experimental setup consisted of a sun spectrum lamp and hyper-spectral camera was built to illuminate and image white powder samples of BCHMX in comparison with the traditional explosives,HMX(1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane),RDX(1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane),PETN(2,2-Bis[(nitroxy)methyl]propane-1,3-diyldinitrate).The imaging reveals strong BCHMX sample absorption contrast among other samples at wavelength ranging from 400 to 410 nm.When light source was replaced by a 405 nm laser diode illuminator,a strong BCHMX sample LIF at the spectral range from 425 to 700 nm was observed under low laser fluence condition of 0.1 mJ/cm^(2).Finally,we demonstrated successfully the ability of the 405 nm LIF and the hyperspectral imaging technique to detect finger print traces of BCHMX on white cellulose fabric from a distance of 15 m and a detection limit of 1 mg/cm^(2).展开更多
Development of a prototype of a portable optical sensing system is presented for fast detecting of samples’fluorescence spectra.A compact configuration is achieved by integrating a small spectrometer,a microcontrolle...Development of a prototype of a portable optical sensing system is presented for fast detecting of samples’fluorescence spectra.A compact configuration is achieved by integrating a small spectrometer,a microcontroller,a Universal Serial Bus(USB)Host Shield,a network module,and a web server.The fluorescence spectra of a tested sample can be obtained.Then the test data are sent through network communication to our Cloud Server which can store the data for further analyses.With this configuration,test results can be revealed in a short time and downloaded by users to their laptops,tablets or cellphones anytime and anywhere.展开更多
Two coordination polymers were synthesized by hydrothermal reaction,namely,[Cd(H_(3)cpbda)(2,2′‑bipy)(H_(2)O)]_(n)(1)and[Mn(H_(3)cpbda)(phen)(H_(2)O)]_(n)(2),where H_(5)cpbda=5,5′‑[(5‑carboxy‑1,3‑phenyl)bis(oxy)]tri...Two coordination polymers were synthesized by hydrothermal reaction,namely,[Cd(H_(3)cpbda)(2,2′‑bipy)(H_(2)O)]_(n)(1)and[Mn(H_(3)cpbda)(phen)(H_(2)O)]_(n)(2),where H_(5)cpbda=5,5′‑[(5‑carboxy‑1,3‑phenyl)bis(oxy)]triisophthalic acid,2,2′‑bipy=2,2′‑bipyridine,phen=1,10‑phenanthroline.The two complexes were characterized by single‑crystal X‑ray diffraction,powder diffraction,infrared spectroscopy,and thermogravimetric analysis.Complexes 1 and 2 are“V”‑shaped 1D chains,and the molecules form 2D(1)and 3D framework(2)structures through weakπ…πstacking.Furthermore,complex 1 was dispersed in an aqueous solution and its fluorescence intensity demonstrated excellent stability.Complex 1 can specifically detect ciprofloxacin in urine with a detection limit of 1.91×10^(-8)mol·L^(-1).CCDC:2359498,1;2359499,2.展开更多
仙人掌X病毒(cactuSviruSX,CVX)严重威胁世界火龙果产业的发展。为实现对该病毒的定量检测,本研究根据CVX外壳蛋白(CP)的保守序列设计特异性引物CVX-F/-R,建立了引物浓度150 nmol/L,退火温度62℃的SYBR Green I实时荧光定量PCR检测方法...仙人掌X病毒(cactuSviruSX,CVX)严重威胁世界火龙果产业的发展。为实现对该病毒的定量检测,本研究根据CVX外壳蛋白(CP)的保守序列设计特异性引物CVX-F/-R,建立了引物浓度150 nmol/L,退火温度62℃的SYBR Green I实时荧光定量PCR检测方法。该引物扩增效率为97.38%,R^(2)为0.9965,对标准品的检测极限浓度为8×10^(2)拷贝/μL,其灵敏度是普通PCR的100倍。对火龙果不同组织中CVX的相对表达量进行检测发现,病毒在花丝中的含量最高,之后依次为花萼、花瓣、嫩枝、老枝和根。对采自贵州黔南州的40份火龙果样品进行检测,共检测出32份阳性样品。上述结果表明,本研究建立的实时荧光定量PCR特异性强、灵敏度高,为今后CVX的检测提供了重要的技术补充。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.22063010)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (Grant No.2022QFY07-05)Yan'an Science and Technology Plan Project (Grants No.2022SLJBZ-002, 2023-CYL-193)。
文摘We used the natural product chamomile as a carbon source to synthesize praseodymium(Pr) and nitrogen(N) co-doped biomass carbon dots(Pr/N-BCDs) with remarkable luminescence properties by one-step hydrothermal method.Compared with single N-doped BCDs(N-BCDs) and Pr-doped BCDs(Pr-BCDs),Pr/N-BCDs not only showed better fluorescence properties and stability but also achieved a significant increase in quantum yield of 12%.More importantly,under certain conditions,Pr/N-BCDs and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazide(2,4-DNPH) had significant fluorescence internal filtration effect(IFE) and dynamic quenching effect,and in the concentration range of0.50-20 μmol·L^(-1),the concentration of 2,4-DNPH had a good linear relationship with the fluorescence quenching signal,and the detection limit was as low as 2.1 nmol·L^(-1).
基金The Tertiary Education Scientific Research Project of the Guangzhou Municipal Education Bureau(2024312227)Innovative and Entrepreneurial Projects of Guangzhou University Students(202411078014)+2 种基金Guangzhou University Open Sharing Fund for Instruments and Equipment(2025)National Major Scientific Research Instrument Development Project(22227804)Sub-subject of the National Key Research Project(2023YFB3210100)。
文摘Calcium ions(Ca^(2+))and manganese ions(Mn^(2+))are essential for sustaining life activities and are key monitoring indicators in drinking water.Developing highly sensitive,selective,and portable detection methods for Ca^(2+)and Mn^(2+)is significant for water quality monitoring and human health.In this paper,blue fluorescent Ti3C2 MXene-based quantum dots(MQDs,λ_(em)=445 nm)are prepared using Ti_(3)C_(2)MXene as the precursor.Through the chelation effect of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid(EDTA),a blue and red dual-emission fluorescent probe,MQDs-EDTA-Eu^(3+)-DPA,was constructed.Herein,dipicolinic acid(DPA)acts as an absorbing ligand and significantly enhances the red fluorescence of europium ions(Eu^(3+))at 616 nm through the“antenna effect”.The blue fluorescence of MQDs serves as an internal reference signal.High concentrations of Ca^(2+)can quench the red fluorescence of Eu^(3+)-DPA;Mn^(2+)can be excited to emit purple fluorescence at 380 nm after coordinating with DPA,red fluorescence of Eu^(3+)-DPA serves as the internal reference signal.Based on the above two fluorescence intensity changes,ratiometric fluorescence detection methods for Ca^(2+)and Mn^(2+)are established.The fluorescence intensity ratio(IF_(616)/IF_(445))exhibits a linear relationship with Ca^(2+)in the range of 35-120μmol/L,with a detection limit of 5.98μmol/L.The fluorescence intensity ratio(IF_(380)/IF_(616))shows good linearity with Mn^(2+)in the range of 0-14μmol/L,with a detection limit of 28.6 nmol/L.This method was successfully applied to the quantitative analysis of Ca^(2+)and Mn^(2+)in commercially available mineral water(Nongfu Spring,Ganten,and Evergrande),with recovery rates of 80.6%-117%and relative standard deviations(RSD)of 0.76%-4.6%.Additionally,by preparing MQD-based fluorescent test strips,visual detections of Ca^(2+)and Mn^(2+)are achieved.This work demonstrates the application potential of MQDs in the field of visual fluorescence sensing of ions in water quality.
文摘The abnormal metabolic activity of the tumor can increase the oxygen consumption in tumor cells,and the poor blood perfusion often happens in tumor regions as well,which are the main reasons that result in a hypoxic situation in the tumor.A fluorescence probe,AQD,with selective response toward hypoxia was designed for the detection of hypoxic tumor cells,which was obtained by the covalent connection of a large planar conjugated fluorophore with good fluorescence stability and a N,N-dimethylaniline moiety via the azo bond.The introduction of the azo bond in AQD caused significant fluorescence emission quenching,and the probe was reduced under hypoxic conditions to release the fluorophore via breaking the azo bond,resulting in the gradual recovery of fluorescence emission.Probe AQD exhibited a remarkable fluorescence response in hypoxic conditions,high selectivity,and good biocompatibility,which was successfully used for the imaging of hypoxic tumor cells and realized the detection of hypoxic A549 cells.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21801016)the Science and Technology on Applied Physical Chemistry Laboratory(Grant No.6142602220304)。
文摘In order to achieve a wider range of ionizing radiations detection,novel fluorescence sensing materials have been developed that utilize the fluorescence enhancement phenomenon caused by the intramolecular photoinduced electron transfer(PET)effect.Two perylene diimide isomers PDI-P and PDI-B were designed and synthesized,and their molecular structures were characterized by high-resolution Fourier transform mass spectrometry(HRMS),nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen and carbon spectroscopy(~1H and~(13)C NMR).The interaction between ionizing radiation and fluorescent molecules was simulated by HCl titration.The results show that combining PDIs and HCl can improve fluorescence through the retro-PET process.Despite the similarities in chemical structures,the fluorescent enhancement multiple of PDI-B with aromatic amine as electron donor is much higher than that of PDI-P with alkyl amine.In the direct irradiation experiments of ionizing radiation,the emission enhancement multiples of PDI-P and PDI-B are 2.01 and 45.4,respectively.Furthermore,density functional theory(DFT)and time-dependent density functional theory(TDDFT)calculations indicate that the HOMO and HOMO-1 energy ranges of PDI-P and PDI-B are 0.54 e V and 1.13 e V,respectively.A wider energy range has a stronger driving force on electrons,which is conducive to fluorescence quenching.Both femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy(fs-TAS)and transient fluorescence spectroscopy(TFS)tests show that PDI-B has shorter charge separation lifetime and higher electron transfer rate constant.Although both isomers can significantly reduce LOD during PET process,PDI-B with aromatic amine has a wider detection range of 0.118—240 Gy due to its larger emission enhancement,which is a leap of three orders of magnitude.It breaks through the detection range of gamma radiation reported in existing studies,and provides theoretical support for the further study of sensitive and effective new materials for ionizing radiation detection.
文摘Two new complexes,[Zn_(2)(L1)(HL1)(NO_(3))]·CH_(3)OH(1)and[Zn_(3)(L2)(L3)_(3)Cl]·CH_(3)OH(2),were successfully synthesized by‘one-pot’method based on cinnoline-3-ylhydrazine ligand and zinc with 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde and 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde ligands,respectively,where H_(2)L1=5-methoxy-2-(phthalazin-1-ylhydrazonomethyl)-phenol,H_(2)L2=2-methoxy-6-(phthalazin-1-yl-hydrazonomethyl)-phenol,HL3=2-(1,8-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-α]phthalazin-3-yl)-6-methoxy-phenol.Complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by infrared spectroscopy,elemental analysis,single-crystal X-ray diffraction,powder X-ray diffraction,etc.It is worth noting that the cinnolin-3-yl-hydrazine ligand and 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde form two types of Schiff bases(H_(2)L2 and HL3)when in situ reacting and coordinating with Zn(Ⅱ),and HL3 also has two coordination modes.In addition,the fluorescence performance showed that complex 1 can achieve selective and sensitive sensing of Al^(3+)in water with a detection limit of 6.37μmol·L^(-1).CCDC:2413978,1;2413979,2.
文摘cis-1,3,4,6-Tetranitrooctahydroimidazo-[4,5 d]imidazole(BCHMX)is an advanced energetic compound that expected to spread worldwide in the near future.Since,no approved remote detection methods were reported in current literature for this material,we performed hyper-spectral imaging and laser induced fluorescence(LIF)to a BCHMX sample under low laser fluence for determining the optimum laser wavelength used in any future BCHMX-LIF based remote detection systems.For this purpose,an experimental setup consisted of a sun spectrum lamp and hyper-spectral camera was built to illuminate and image white powder samples of BCHMX in comparison with the traditional explosives,HMX(1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane),RDX(1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane),PETN(2,2-Bis[(nitroxy)methyl]propane-1,3-diyldinitrate).The imaging reveals strong BCHMX sample absorption contrast among other samples at wavelength ranging from 400 to 410 nm.When light source was replaced by a 405 nm laser diode illuminator,a strong BCHMX sample LIF at the spectral range from 425 to 700 nm was observed under low laser fluence condition of 0.1 mJ/cm^(2).Finally,we demonstrated successfully the ability of the 405 nm LIF and the hyperspectral imaging technique to detect finger print traces of BCHMX on white cellulose fabric from a distance of 15 m and a detection limit of 1 mg/cm^(2).
基金supported by the National Key Development Program (2016YFB1102704)Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (2015020115)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1609209)National Science Fund for Distinguished Youth Scholars (51625504)
文摘Development of a prototype of a portable optical sensing system is presented for fast detecting of samples’fluorescence spectra.A compact configuration is achieved by integrating a small spectrometer,a microcontroller,a Universal Serial Bus(USB)Host Shield,a network module,and a web server.The fluorescence spectra of a tested sample can be obtained.Then the test data are sent through network communication to our Cloud Server which can store the data for further analyses.With this configuration,test results can be revealed in a short time and downloaded by users to their laptops,tablets or cellphones anytime and anywhere.
文摘Two coordination polymers were synthesized by hydrothermal reaction,namely,[Cd(H_(3)cpbda)(2,2′‑bipy)(H_(2)O)]_(n)(1)and[Mn(H_(3)cpbda)(phen)(H_(2)O)]_(n)(2),where H_(5)cpbda=5,5′‑[(5‑carboxy‑1,3‑phenyl)bis(oxy)]triisophthalic acid,2,2′‑bipy=2,2′‑bipyridine,phen=1,10‑phenanthroline.The two complexes were characterized by single‑crystal X‑ray diffraction,powder diffraction,infrared spectroscopy,and thermogravimetric analysis.Complexes 1 and 2 are“V”‑shaped 1D chains,and the molecules form 2D(1)and 3D framework(2)structures through weakπ…πstacking.Furthermore,complex 1 was dispersed in an aqueous solution and its fluorescence intensity demonstrated excellent stability.Complex 1 can specifically detect ciprofloxacin in urine with a detection limit of 1.91×10^(-8)mol·L^(-1).CCDC:2359498,1;2359499,2.
文摘仙人掌X病毒(cactuSviruSX,CVX)严重威胁世界火龙果产业的发展。为实现对该病毒的定量检测,本研究根据CVX外壳蛋白(CP)的保守序列设计特异性引物CVX-F/-R,建立了引物浓度150 nmol/L,退火温度62℃的SYBR Green I实时荧光定量PCR检测方法。该引物扩增效率为97.38%,R^(2)为0.9965,对标准品的检测极限浓度为8×10^(2)拷贝/μL,其灵敏度是普通PCR的100倍。对火龙果不同组织中CVX的相对表达量进行检测发现,病毒在花丝中的含量最高,之后依次为花萼、花瓣、嫩枝、老枝和根。对采自贵州黔南州的40份火龙果样品进行检测,共检测出32份阳性样品。上述结果表明,本研究建立的实时荧光定量PCR特异性强、灵敏度高,为今后CVX的检测提供了重要的技术补充。
