Alexandros Ch. Lazanas, and , Mamas I. Prodromidis*,
{"title":"Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy─A Tutorial","authors":"Alexandros Ch. Lazanas, and , Mamas I. Prodromidis*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00070","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00070","url":null,"abstract":"<p >This tutorial provides the theoretical background, the principles, and applications of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) in various research and technological sectors. The text has been organized in 17 sections starting with basic knowledge on sinusoidal signals, complex numbers, phasor notation, and transfer functions, continuing with the definition of impedance in electrical circuits, the principles of EIS, the validation of the experimental data, their simulation to equivalent electrical circuits, and ending with practical considerations and selected examples on the utility of EIS to corrosion, energy related applications, and biosensing. A user interactive excel file showing the Nyquist and Bode plots of some model circuits is provided in the Supporting Information. This tutorial aspires to provide the essential background to graduate students working on EIS, as well as to endow the knowledge of senior researchers on various fields where EIS is involved. We also believe that the content of this tutorial will be a useful educational tool for EIS instructors.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 3","pages":"162–193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4a/b6/tg2c00070.PMC10288619.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10091856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling and Analysis of the Capillary Force for Interactions of Different Tip/Substrate in AFM Based on the Energy Method","authors":"Amir Farokh Payam*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.3c00001","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.3c00001","url":null,"abstract":"<p >This paper presents a simple and robust model to describe the wet adhesion of the AFM tip and substrate joined by a liquid bridge. The effects of contact angles, wetting circle radius, the volume of a liquid bridge, the gap between the AFM tip and substrate, environmental humidity, and tip geometry on the capillary force are studied. To model capillary forces, while a circular approximation for the meniscus of the bridge is assumed, the combination of the capillary adhesion due to the pressure difference across the free surface and the vertical component of the surface tension forces acting tangentially to the interface along the contact line is utilized. Finally, the validity of the proposed theoretical model is verified using numerical analysis and available experimental measurements. The results of this study can provide a basis to model the hydrophobic and hydrophilic tip/surfaces and study their effect on adhesion force between the AFM tip and the substrate.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 3","pages":"194–199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.3c00001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9714408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Waqar Ahmed Afridi, Simon Strachan, Surasak Kasetsirikul, Amandeep Singh Pannu, Narshone Soda, Daniel Gough, Nam-Trung Nguyen and Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky*,
{"title":"Potential Avenues for Exosomal Isolation and Detection Methods to Enhance Small-Cell Lung Cancer Analysis","authors":"Waqar Ahmed Afridi, Simon Strachan, Surasak Kasetsirikul, Amandeep Singh Pannu, Narshone Soda, Daniel Gough, Nam-Trung Nguyen and Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00068","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00068","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Around the world, lung cancer has long been the main factor in cancer-related deaths, with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) being the deadliest form of lung cancer. Cancer cell-derived exosomes and exosomal miRNAs are considered promising biomarkers for diagnosing and prognosis of various diseases, including SCLC. Due to the rapidity of SCLC metastasis, early detection and diagnosis can offer better diagnosis and prognosis and therefore increase the patient’s chances of survival. Over the past several years, many methodologies have been developed for analyzing non-SCLC-derived exosomes. However, minimal advances have been made in SCLC-derived exosome analysis methodologies. This Review discusses the epidemiology and prominent biomarkers of SCLC. Followed by a discussion about the effective strategies for isolating and detecting SCLC-derived exosomes and exosomal miRNA, highlighting the critical challenges and limitations of current methodologies. Finally, an overview is provided detailing future perspectives for exosome-based SCLC research.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 3","pages":"143–161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ae/c0/tg2c00068.PMC10288614.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10091859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
River J. Pachulicz, Long Yu, Blagojce Jovcevski, Vincent Bulone and Tara L. Pukala*,
{"title":"Structural Analysis and Identity Confirmation of Anthocyanins in Brassica oleracea Extracts by Direct Injection Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry","authors":"River J. Pachulicz, Long Yu, Blagojce Jovcevski, Vincent Bulone and Tara L. Pukala*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00058","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Anthocyanins are a subclass of plant-derived flavonoids that demonstrate immense structural heterogeneity which is challenging to capture in complex extracts by traditional liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (MS)-based approaches. Here, we investigate direct injection ion mobility-MS as a rapid analytical tool to characterize anthocyanin structural features in red cabbage (<i>Brassica oleracea</i>) extracts. Within a 1.5 min sample run time, we observe localization of structurally similar anthocyanins and their isobars into discrete drift time regions based upon their degree of chemical modifications. Furthermore, drift time-aligned fragmentation enables simultaneous collection of MS, MS/MS, and collisional cross-section data for individual anthocyanin species down to a low picomole scale to generate structural identifiers for rapid identity confirmation. We finally identify anthocyanins in three other <i>Brassica oleracea</i> extracts based on red cabbage anthocyanin identifiers to demonstrate our high-throughput approach. Direct injection ion mobility-MS therefore provides wholistic structural information on structurally similar, and even isobaric, anthocyanins in complex plant extracts, which can inform the nutritional value of a plant and bolster drug discovery pipelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 3","pages":"200–207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00058","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49767745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electroanalytical Overview: The Determination of Levodopa (L-DOPA)","authors":"Robert D. Crapnell, and , Craig E. Banks*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00071","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00071","url":null,"abstract":"<p >L-DOPA (levodopa) is a therapeutic agent which is the most effective medication for treating Parkinson’s disease, but it needs dose optimization, and therefore its analytical determination is required. Laboratory analytical instruments can be routinely used to measure L-DOPA but are not always available in clinical settings and traditional research laboratories, and they also have slow result delivery times and high costs. The use of electroanalytical sensing overcomes these problems providing a highly sensitivity, low-cost, and readily portable solution. Consequently, we overview the electroanalytical determination of L-DOPA reported throughout the literature summarizing the endeavors toward sensing L-DOPA, and we offer insights into future research opportunities.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 2","pages":"84–97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00071","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9756168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measurement of Surface Diffusion at the Electrochemical Interface by In Situ Linear Optical Diffraction","authors":"Lasse Kattwinkel, and , Olaf M. Magnussen*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00066","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00066","url":null,"abstract":"<p >A new in situ method for measuring the surface diffusion rates of adsorbates on electrode surfaces in electrolyte solution is presented. The method is based on the generation of a periodic spatial modulation of the adsorbate coverage via interfering laser pulses and subsequent monitoring of the diffusion-induced decay of this pattern using the optical diffraction signal of a second laser. Proof-of-principle measurements of the surface diffusion of adsorbed sulfur on Pt(111) electrodes in 0.1 M H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> indicate potential- and coverage-dependent diffusion constants that are significantly higher than those of sulfur on Pt(111) under vacuum conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 2","pages":"98–102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/98/24/tg2c00066.PMC10120029.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9388418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiahe Xu, Miharu Koh, Shelley D. Minteer and Carol Korzeniewski*,
{"title":"In Situ Confocal Raman Microscopy of Redox Polymer Films on Bulk Electrode Supports","authors":"Jiahe Xu, Miharu Koh, Shelley D. Minteer and Carol Korzeniewski*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00064","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00064","url":null,"abstract":"<p >A spectroelectrochemical cell is described that enables confocal Raman microscopy studies of electrode-supported films. The confocal probe volume (∼1 μm<sup>3</sup>) was treated as a fixed-volume reservoir for the observation of potential-induced changes in chemical composition at microscopic locations within an ∼20 μm thickness layer of a redox polymer cast onto a 3 mm diameter carbon disk electrode. Using a Raman system with high collection efficiency and wavelength reproducibility, spectral subtraction achieved excellent rejection of background interferences, opening opportunities for measuring within micrometer-scale thickness redox films on widely available, low-cost, and conventional carbon disk electrodes. The cell performance and spectral difference technique are demonstrated in experiments that detect transformations of redox-active molecules exchanged into electrode-supported ionomer membranes. The in situ measurements were sensitive to changes in the film oxidation state and swelling/deswelling of the polymer framework in response to the uptake and discharge of charge-compensating electrolyte ions. The studies lay a foundation for confocal Raman microscopy as a quantitative in situ probe of processes within electrode-immobilized redox polymers under development for a range of applications, including electrosynthesis, energy conversion, and chemical sensing.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 2","pages":"127–133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c0/19/tg2c00064.PMC10120033.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9756166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa Hexter, Joseph van Batenburg-Sherwood and Parastoo Hashemi*,
{"title":"Novel Experimental and Analysis Strategies for Fast Voltammetry: 2. A Troubleshoot-Free Flow Cell for FSCV Calibrations","authors":"Melissa Hexter, Joseph van Batenburg-Sherwood and Parastoo Hashemi*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00059","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00059","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Fast scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV) at carbon fiber microelectrodes (CFMs) is a method traditionally used for real-time quantification of neurotransmitters in biological systems. Reliable calibration of CFMs is essential for converting FSCV signals to analyte concentrations and generally employs flow injection analysis (FIA) performed with flow cells fabricated in-house. Such FSCV FIA cells often require significant and ongoing troubleshooting with pulsing, leaking, flow inconsistencies and dead volume being major causes of common challenges. In this work, we address these issues by creating a robust, plug-and-play FSCV flow cell. This novel design permits reproducible, high-precision, and stable flow injection profiles using low-cost materials to improve FSCV calibration. The ready-to-print computer-aided designs and hardware list are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 2","pages":"120–126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00059","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9756163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hye Jin Jeong, Sein Min, Juhee Baek, Jisu Kim, Jean Chung and Keunhong Jeong*,
{"title":"Real-Time Reaction Monitoring of Azide–Alkyne Cycloadditions Using Benchtop NMR-Based Signal Amplification by Reversible Exchange (SABRE)","authors":"Hye Jin Jeong, Sein Min, Juhee Baek, Jisu Kim, Jean Chung and Keunhong Jeong*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00065","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00065","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Rufinamide, possessing a triazole ring, is a new antiepileptic drug (AED) relatively well-absorbed in the lower dose range (10 mg/kg per day) and is currently being used in antiepileptic medications. Triazole derivatives can interact with various enzymes and receptors in biological systems via diverse non-covalent interactions, thus inducing versatile biological effects. Strain-promoted azide–alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) is a significant method for obtaining triazoles, even under physiological conditions, in the absence of a copper catalyst. To confirm the progress of chemical reactions under biological conditions, research on reaction monitoring at low concentrations is essential. This promising strategy is gaining acceptance for applications in fields such as drug development and nanoscience. We investigated the optimum Ir catalyst and magnetic field for achieving maximum proton hyperpolarization transfer in triazole derivatives. These reactions were analyzed using signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE) to overcome the limitations of low sensitivity in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, when monitoring copper-free click reactions in real time. Finally, a more versatile copper-catalyzed click reaction was monitored in real time, using a 60 MHz benchtop NMR system, in order to analyze the reaction mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"3 2","pages":"134–142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ff/3e/tg2c00065.PMC10120034.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9756167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariana D. Avila-Huerta*, and , Diana L. Mancera-Zapata*,
{"title":"Reach for the Stars─Inspiring Latin American Women in STEM","authors":"Mariana D. Avila-Huerta*, and , Diana L. Mancera-Zapata*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00060","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00060","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29800,"journal":{"name":"ACS Measurement Science Au","volume":"2 6","pages":"493–494"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/a7/63/tg2c00060.PMC9838812.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9277645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}