{"title":"Construction of all-solid-state ion-selective sensors using electrolyte-containing polymers.","authors":"Hiroki Ohashi, Keisei Sowa, Yuki Kitazumi, Osamu Shirai","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00678-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00678-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>All-solid-state NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>, K<sup>+</sup>, NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>, Na<sup>+</sup>, and Ca<sup>2+</sup> ion-selective sensors (ISEs) were prepared using polyvinyl butyral (S-LEC®K KX-5). In the present case, polyvinyl butyral was used as a porous material to keep the internal solution of the respective ISE. All sensors exhibited near-Nernst responses in the concentration region between approximately 10<sup>-5</sup> and 0.1 mol dm<sup>-3</sup>. To avoid the influence of KCl as interfering ions, MgSO<sub>4</sub> was used as an electrolyte within the salt bridge. Although the liquid junction potential was generated, the potential difference was stabilized within about few minutes. The NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>-ISE showed high stability with no potential drift during 12 h of continuous measurements and maintained high sensitivity even after 3 weeks of storage in ultrapure water. Solidification of the internal solution is expected to make the sensor smaller and increase its mechanical strength. As an actual measurement, the sodium concentration in plasma samples using the Na<sup>+</sup>-ISE was measured to confirm agreement with literature values.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kinetic study on bimolecular photochemical quenching of tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) complex in water-ethylene glycol binary media.","authors":"Yuki Hamano, Takuhiro Otsuka, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Nobuo Uehara, Arinori Inagawa","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00680-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00680-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The bimolecular photochemical quenching of the tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium (II) complex by ferricyanide ions in water-ethylene glycol binary media was investigated using a spectrophotometric approach, as previously reported by our research group. Time-resolved spectroscopy revealed that dynamic photochemical quenching occurred via a diffusion-dominated pathway. The static quenching process was found to occur significantly when the concentration of ethylene glycol was greater than 40 wt%. The analysis of the Stern-Volmer plots revealed that the emitters and quenchers tended to show ionic associations in water-ethylene glycol compared to our previous results with a water-glycerol binary solvent system. This is attributed to hydrophobicity, which is consistent with pioneering works that report that the addition of ethylene glycol to pure water forms hydrophobic regions, leading to dehydration of the complex ions.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aptasensor based on cascaded fluorescent sensor assisted by exonuclease III for ultra-sensitive detection of Hg<sup>2</sup>.","authors":"Xing Liu, Zhen Liu, Yiliang Pan, Xilin Xiao","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00677-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00677-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Construct a sensitive and rapid detection fluorescence biosensor with the assistance of exonuclease III to achieve efficient detection of Hg<sup>2+</sup>. Nucleic acid aptamer H0 specifically recognizes Hg<sup>2+</sup>, and under the action of exonuclease III, H0 bound to Hg<sup>2+</sup> is hydrolyzed, which in turn fails to trigger the catalytic hairpin self-assembly amplification reaction, resulting in a decrease in the number of double-stranded DNA bound to the fluorescent dye SYBR Green I in the solution, and a decrease in the fluorescence intensity. The results showed that the concentration of Hg<sup>2+</sup> showed a good linear relationship with the fluorescence intensity of the sensing system within the range of 3.8-10 pmol/L, and the detection limit was 0.53 pmol/L. The recoveries of Xiangjiang River water used for the analysis of the actual samples were in the range of 99.57-103.58%, and the relative standard deviations of the determined values were 2.4-3.7%. The method is simple, sensitive, specific, cost-effective and can be applied to water samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142399159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Min Wei, Yongli Wang, Yujing Shan, Lin Rong, Ling Zhu, Min Guo, Yong Pan, Yinyu Xiang
{"title":"Characteristic volatile product analysis of moldy cigar wrapper and filler using gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry.","authors":"Min Wei, Yongli Wang, Yujing Shan, Lin Rong, Ling Zhu, Min Guo, Yong Pan, Yinyu Xiang","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00676-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00676-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monitoring the changes of food products with easily applicable technique is important for the quality control of the products. Cigar wrapper and filler easily get moldy due to the existence of the native bacterial in the material and the moisture storage/production condition. Herein, we investigate the volatile compounds produced during the culture of tobacco using chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS). 114 and 112 volatile compounds are determined with GC-IMS for the cultured cigar wrapper and cigar filler, respectively. Detailed fingerprint analysis and principal component analysis identify a series of compounds that can be used for the evaluation of the degree of mold development on cigar wrapper/filler. The results reported in this work may provide useful information for the quality evaluation of food products.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142387378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fabrication of natural enzyme-covered / amino-modified Pd-Pt bimetallic-doped zeolitic imidazolate framework for ultrasensitive detection of metabolites.","authors":"Chen-Chen Bai, Jin-Ye Lang, Xin-Yu Wang, Jia-Meng Zhao, Lin-Yi Dong, Jun-Jie Liu, Xian-Hua Wang","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00670-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00670-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present article introduced an natural enzyme-covered/amino-modified Pd-Pt bimetallic-doped zeolitic imidazolate framework (NAPPZ) for ultrasensitive and specific detection of glucose. The dodecahedral nanomaterial zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8)-loaded Pd-Pt bimetallic nanoparticles endowed the composite with peroxidase-like activity. The modification with glucose oxidase (GOx) facilitated the rapid access of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> produced through glucose oxidation to the Pd-Pt nanoparticles vicinity reducing diffusion. GOx specifically catalyzes the transformation of glucose into H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, which then H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> rapidly migrates to the Pd-Pt nanoparticles, catalyzing the oxidation of colorless o-phenylenediamine into the orange-yellow product 2,3-diaminophenazine. Based on the aforementioned cascade reaction, the NAPPZ and NAPPZ based on ChOx were utilized for detecting glucose in human urine samples and cholesterol in milk, respectively. The NAPPZ strategy presented a broad detection range (20-1100 μmol L<sup>-1</sup>) and a low detection limit (15.9 μmol L<sup>-1</sup>) for glucose, and the NAPPZ based on ChOx strategy approach offered a broad detection range (10-500 μmol L<sup>-1</sup>) and low detection limit (6.4 μmol L<sup>-1</sup>) for cholesterol. Therefore, this novel method holds significant potential in the areas of clinical diagnostics and food safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142370781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic extraction of residual solvents from pharmaceutical formulations using a needle-type extraction device.","authors":"Ikuo Ueta, Daisuke Kondo, Suguru Masuda, Yuki Ariizumi, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Koki Nakagami, Yoshihiro Saito","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00674-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00674-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study developed a rapid screening method to determine residual solvents contained in a tablet formulation using a needle-type extraction device. For this, the tablet formulation was pulverized and the powdered sample was rapidly inserted into a pipette tip. After fixing the sample with quartz wool, the pipette tip was capped with a silicon septum. A needle-type extraction device packed with Carbopack X and a carbon molecular sieve was inserted into the pipette tip through the septum, and the gas sample was collected. During this gas sampling, pure N<sub>2</sub> gas was introduced into the pipette tip. The extraction time for collecting 100 mL of the sample was approximately 10 min. After gas sampling, the extraction needle was connected to a gas-tight syringe and 0.5 mL of pure N<sub>2</sub> gas (desorption gas) was collected. The extraction needle was then inserted into a heated gas chromatographic injection port. The extracted residual solvents were then thermally desorbed and determined using a gas chromatograph-flame ionization detector. The detector response is very low for carbon tetrachloride, although the proposed method showed sufficient sensitivity for five Class 1 compounds. Additionally, this study clearly indicated that the purge efficiency of residual solves with dynamic extraction is different between powdered pharmaceutical formulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of methamphetamine in urine by GC/MS coupled with solid-phase dispersive extraction and solid-phase derivatization.","authors":"Koichi Saito, Noriko Segawa, Rie Ito","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00675-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00675-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we investigated a solid-phase dispersive extraction (SPDE) method and solid-phase derivatization method using the same solid-phase gel to extract methamphetamine (MA) from urine samples more efficiently and perform trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) derivatization for MA analysis by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). N-Methylbenzylamine (NMe-BA) was added to the urine sample as a surrogate, and MA was extracted by SPDE using Oasis<sup>®</sup> HLB gel as a solid-phase agent. After drying the solid-phase gel of the SPDE, anhydrous TFA was added to the MA-absorbed HLB gel in order to derivatize MA with TFA on the solid-phase, followed by elution of the TFA derivative from this gel using ethyl acetate. As a validation of the analytical method, the limit of detection (S/N = 3) and the limit of quantification (S/N > 10) of MA were 0.002 µg/mL and 0.01 µg/mL, respectively. And the average recovery rate was 97.6-100.1%, repeatability was 5.6-10.7%, and intermediate precision was 10.1-11.4% for low (0.02 µg/mL), intermediate (0.1 µg/mL), and high (1 µg/mL) concentrations of MA added in urine. The developed pretreatment method enabled continuous extraction, cleanup, and TFA derivatization of urinary MA on the same solid-phase. Thus, urinary MA can be analyzed easily, rapidly, and with high sensitivity and accuracy.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hao Wu, Naoki Osawa, Masahiko Kubota, Seong-Yun Kim
{"title":"Preparation of a covalent organic framework-modified silica-gel composite for the effective adsorption of Pd(II), Zr(IV) and Mo(VI) from nitric acid solution.","authors":"Hao Wu, Naoki Osawa, Masahiko Kubota, Seong-Yun Kim","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00666-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00666-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, a novel covalent organic framework-modified silica-gel composite (Si-COF) was synthesized for the adsorption of palladium [Pd(II)], zirconium [Zr(IV)], and molybdenum [Mo(VI)] from nitric acid solutions and its adsorption behaviors were systemically investigated under the effects of contact time, nitric acid concentration, solution temperature and others. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model governed the adsorption of these metal ions onto the Si-COF composite, and the Langmuir isotherm model well-matched with the experimental data, with maximum adsorption capacities of 0.588, 0.221, and 0.417 mmol/g for Pd(II), Zr(IV) and Mo(VI), respectively. The adsorption of these metal ions was clarified to originate from the interaction with the abundant nitrogenous groups on the Si-COF composite by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) method.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142279338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrahigh-sensitivity vinyl-COF fluorescent sensor for trace organic arsenic detection.","authors":"Wenyang Li, Qiangrong Xie","doi":"10.1007/s44211-024-00671-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44211-024-00671-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, the misuse of organic arsenic feed additives, such as roxarsone (ROX), has increasingly jeopardized both human health and the environment. In response, a unique electron-rich pyrazine-cored fluorescent covalent organic framework (COF) nanosheet, named as COF-TMP, was synthesized using an alkali-catalyzed reaction between 2, 3, 5, 6-tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) and terephthalaldehyde (TPA). Characterization demonstrated that COF-TMP boasted high porosity, pronounced fluorescence, and an abundance of (E)-2-styrylpyrazine (SPA) groups. These attributes render it an exceptional fluorescent sensor for the ultrahigh sensitivity detection of electron-deficient ROX molecules. The limit of detection (LOD) for COF-TMP in detecting ROX was found to be 0.015 ppb through fluorescence-quenching titration experiments-surpassing all previously reported fluorescent sensors. A combination of experimental results and theoretical calculations suggests that the extraordinary detection capability of COF-TMP for ROX arises from a static quenching mechanism. This study paves the way not only for a novel pyrazine-based fluorescent COF nanosheet with high porosity, exceptional fluorescent capabilities, and abundant SPA groups suitable for highly sensitive and selective ROX detection but also hints at its potential application as a fluorescent sensor for environmental pollution management and related domains.</p>","PeriodicalId":7802,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142279339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}