Photocatalytic and Luminescent Sensing Properties of Two New 1D Zn(II)-Based Coordination Polymers

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 5928-5937
Author(s):  
Guang-Li Wang ◽  
Rui Wang ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Xin-Yu Ling ◽  
Lu Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limit ◽  
Uv Irradiation ◽  
Coordination Polymers ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Methyl Violet ◽  
Nitroaromatic Compounds ◽  
Sensing Properties ◽  
Luminescent Sensors ◽  
Luminescent Sensing

Two new d10-configuration based Zn(II) coordination polymers with formula [Zn2(L)2(2,2′-bipy)2]n (1) and [Zn2(L)2(4,4′-bipy)]n (2) (H2L = 4,4′-{[1,2-phenylenebis-(methylene)]bis(oxy)}dibenzoic acid, 2,2′-bipy= 2,2′-bipyridine and 4,4′-bipy= 4,4′-bipyridine) have been synthesized and characterized. Both the compounds had been used as possible luminescent sensors for detecting nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) and as photocatalysts to photodegrade methyl violet (MV) under UV irradiation. The sensing experiments indicated that 2 displayed selective sensing for m-nitrophenol (MNP) with lower limit of detection (LOD) of 1.14 ppm while photocatalytic experiments indicated that 1 displayed better photocatalytic performance than 2 in photodegrading MV.

Skin exposure: requirements to methods determining active ingredient of pesticides in washings

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
V. N. Rakitskii ◽  
N. E. Fedorova ◽  
I. V. Bereznyak ◽  
N. G. Zavolokina ◽  
L. P. Muhina
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limit ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Absorbed Dose ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Safety Coefficient ◽  
Limit Value ◽  
Calculated Risk ◽  
Nature Studies ◽  
Active Substances

The article presents results of studies exemplified by diquat on analysis concerning influence of lower limit value of quantitative assessment in washing sample for safety coefficient in exposure and in absorbed dose, if acting substance is absent in workplace ambient air samples and in dermal washings of workers. To control diquat in dermal washings, there is a method based on ion-pair liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (working wavelength 310 nm). To concentrate sample, cartridges for solid-phase extraction, containing ion exchange sorbent (Oasis MCX 6cc/500 mg), are used. Lower limit of assessment in washing sample — 0,15 micrograms. Experimentally set washing completeness is within range of 80–92%, standard deviation of repetition is 7,0% at most. The method created was tested in nature studies determining dermal exposure in workers subjected to 5 various preparations based on diquat dibromide when used for surface spraying from tractor and from aircraft. For lower limit of detection in washing sample (0,15 micrograms/washing), calculated risk value of exposure varied within 0,26–0,36; risk of absorbed dose was low — 0,23 (the allowable one ≤1). Findings are that present measuring methods which provide lower limit of detection 1 and 5 micrograms in washing sample could result in unallowable risk establishment even with absence of the substance in all samples of workplace air and dermal washings. The calculation formula suggested enables to give theoretic basis for requirements to lower limit of detecting active substances in dermal washing samples for evaluating risk of pesticides use in agriculture.

Eco-Friendly Green Liquid Chromatographic Separations of a Novel Combination of Azelastine and Fluticasone in the Presence of their Pharmaceutical Dosage form Additives

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-286
Author(s):  
Amal A. El-Masry ◽  
Mohammed E. A. Hammouda ◽  
Dalia R. El-Wasseef ◽  
Saadia M. El-Ashry
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limit ◽  
Dosage Form ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Uv Detection ◽  
Simultaneous Estimation ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Chromatographic Separations ◽  
Pharmaceutical Dosage Form ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic

Background: The first highly sensitive, rapid and specific green microemulsion liquid chromatographic (MELC) method was established for the simultaneous estimation of fluticasone propionate (FLU) and azelastine HCl (AZL) in the presence of their pharmaceutical dosage form additives (phenylethyl alcohol (PEA) and benzalkonium chloride (BNZ)). Methods: The separation was performed on a C18 column using (o/w) microemulsion as a mobile phase which contains 0.2 M sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) as surfactant, 10% butanol as cosurfactant, 1% n-octanol as internal phase and 0.3% triethylamine (TEA) adjusted at pH 6 by 0.02 M phosphoric acid; with UV detection at 220 nm and programmed with flow rate of 1 mL/min. Results: The validation characteristics e.g. linearity, lower limit of quantification (LOQ), lower limit of detection (LOD), accuracy, precision, robustness and specificity were investigated. The proposed method showed linearity over the concentration range of (0.5-25 µg/mL) and (0.1-25 µg/mL) for FLU and AZL, respectively. Besides that, the method was adopted in a short chromatographic run with satisfactory resolution factors of (2.39, 3.78 and 6.74 between PEA/FLU, FLU/AZL and AZL/BNZ), respectively. The performed method was efficiently applied to pharmaceutical nasal spray with (mean recoveries ± SD) (99.80 ± 0.97) and (100.26 ± 0.96) for FLU and AZL, respectively. Conclusion: The suggested method was based on simultaneous determination of FLU and AZL in the presence of PEA and BNZ in pure form, laboratory synthetic mixture and its combined pharmaceutical dosage form using green MELC technique with UV detection. The proposed method appeared to be superior to the reported ones of being more sensitive and specific, as well as the separation was achieved with good performance in a relatively short analysis time (less than 7.5 min). Highly acceptable values of LOD and % RSD make this method superior to be used in quality control laboratories with of HPLC technique.

Three Zn(ii) coordination polymers constructed with a new amide-thiophene-derived bis-pyridyl ligand as ultrasensitive luminescent sensors for Hg(ii) and purines

CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuli Wang ◽  
Jianxin Ma ◽  
Na Xu ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Jiayu Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Polymers ◽  
Luminescent Sensors ◽  
Pyridyl Ligand

A new amide-thiophene-derived ligand (4-bpft) was designed and used to construct three LCPs 1–3, which could detect Hg(ii), adenine, and guanine.

scholarly journals Graphite Studded with Facile-Synthesized Cu2O Nanoparticle-Based Cubes as a Novel Electrochemical Sensor for Highly Sensitive Voltametric Determination of Mebeverine Hydrochloride

Chemosensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Ahmed H. Naggar ◽  
Ahmed Kotb ◽  
Ahmed A. Gahlan ◽  
Mahmoud H. Mahross ◽  
Abd El-Aziz Y. El-Sayed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Lower Limit ◽  
Electrochemical Behavior ◽  
Cuprous Oxide ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Biological Fluids ◽  
Chemical Reduction ◽  
Anodic Stripping Voltammetry ◽  
Mebeverine Hydrochloride

Herein, a feasible chemical reduction method followed by intensive mixing was applied for the preparation of an attractive material based on graphite studded with cuprous oxide nanoparticle-based cubes (Cu2ONPs–C@G). Transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were utilized for characterization. Cuprous oxide nanoparticles (Cu2ONPs), with a diameter range mainly distributed from 4 to 20 nm, aggregate to form microcubes (Cu2ONPs–C) with an average diameter of about 367 nm. Paste electrode was prepared using Cu2ONPs–C@G (Cu2ONPs–C@G/PE) for voltametric quantification of the musculotropic antispasmodic drug: mebeverine hydrochloride (MEB). The electrochemical behavior of MEB was studied using CV, and the optimum analytical parameters were investigated using square wave adsorptive anodic stripping voltammetry (SWAdASV). Moreover, density functional theory (DFT) was used to emphasize the ability of MEB to form a complex with Cu2+, confirming the suggested electrochemical behavior of MEB at Cu2ONPs–C@G/PE. With good stability and high reproducibility, SWAdASV of Cu2ONPs–C@G/PE shows successful quantification of MEB over the concentration range of 5.00 × 10−11–1.10 × 10−9 M with lower limit of detection (LOD) and lower limit of quantification (LOQ) values of 2.41 × 10−11 M and 8.05 × 10−11 M, respectively. Finally, accurate quantification of MEB in dosage forms (tablets) and biological fluids (spiked human urine and plasma samples) was achieved using Cu2ONPs-C@G/PE.

scholarly journals Signal Amplification in an Optical and Dielectric Biosensor Employing Liquid Crystal-Photopolymer Composite as the Sensing Medium

Biosensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Hassanein Shaban ◽  
Shih-Chun Yen ◽  
Mon-Juan Lee ◽  
Wei Lee
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Uv Irradiation ◽  
Signal Amplification ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Optical Signal ◽  
Uv Exposure ◽  
Dielectric Anisotropy ◽  
Optical Texture ◽  
Potential Development

An optical and dielectric biosensor based on a liquid crystal (LC)–photopolymer composite was established in this study for the detection and quantitation of bovine serum albumin (BSA). When the nematic LC E7 was doped with 4-wt.% NOA65, a photo-curable prepolymer, and photopolymerized by UV irradiation at 20 mW/cm2 for 300 s, the limit of detection determined by image analysis of the LC optical texture and dielectric spectroscopic measurements was 3400 and 88 pg/mL for BSA, respectively, which were lower than those detected with E7 alone (10 μg/mL BSA). The photopolymerized NOA65, but not the prepolymer prior to UV exposure, contributed to the enhanced optical signal, and UV irradiation of pristine E7 in the absence of NOA65 had no effect on the optical texture. The effective tilt angle θ, calculated from the real-part dielectric constant ε’, decreased with increasing BSA concentration, providing strong evidence for the correlation of photopolymerized NOA65 to the intensified disruption in the vertically oriented LC molecules to enhance the optical and dielectric signals of BSA. The optical and dielectric anisotropy of LCs and the photo-curable dopant facilitate novel quantitative and signal amplification approaches to potential development of LC-based biosensors.

scholarly journals Application of an LC–MS/MS Method for the Simultaneous Quantification of Homovanillic Acid and Vanillylmandelic Acid for the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Neuroblastoma in 357 Patients

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3470
Author(s):  
Narae Hwang ◽  
Eunbin Chong ◽  
Hyeonju Oh ◽  
Hee Won Cho ◽  
Ji Won Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limit ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Homovanillic Acid ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Method Comparison ◽  
Vanillylmandelic Acid ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Spot Urine ◽  
Minimal Sample ◽  
Clinical Biomarkers

Homovanillic acid (HVA) and vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) are end-stage metabolites of catecholamine and are clinical biomarkers for the diagnosis of neuroblastoma. For the first time in Korea, we implemented and validated a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) assay to measure urinary concentrations of HVA and VMA according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Our LC–MS/MS assay with minimal sample preparation was validated for linearity, lower limit of detection (LOD), lower limit of quantification (LLOQ), precision, accuracy, extraction recovery, carryover, matrix effect, and method comparison. A total of 1209 measurements was performed to measure HVA and VMA in spot urine between October 2019 and September 2020. The relationship between the two urinary markers, HVA and VMA, was analyzed and exhibited high agreement (89.1% agreement, kappa’s k = 0.6) and a strong correlation (Pearson’s r = 0.73). To our knowledge, this is the first study to utilize LC–MS/MS for simultaneous quantitation of spot urinary HVA and VMA and analyze the clinical application of both markers on a large scale for neuroblastoma patients.

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