Remobilisation of nitrate in plants, especially in vacuole of plant, is mostly related to the qua- lity of agricultural products and the high nitrogen use efficiency in plants. Ion-selective microelectrodes offer a n...Remobilisation of nitrate in plants, especially in vacuole of plant, is mostly related to the qua- lity of agricultural products and the high nitrogen use efficiency in plants. Ion-selective microelectrodes offer a non-destructive and non-interruptive method to measure NO 3 gradients and electric potential differences across both the plasma membrane and tonoplast. Thus, a double-barrelled microelectrode backfilled with a membrane sensor for NO 3 embedded in poly vinyl chloride (PVC) can record the NO 3 activity in cytoplasm and vacuole of a cell. This paper presented how to make this kind of microelectrode and how to do the intracellular measurements on intact plants. Our result showed that nitrate activity was about 2.7 mmol L 1 in cytoplasm while 70 mmol L 1 in vacuole, which implicated that vacuole was a pool of nitrate in plants.展开更多
A K+-selective electrode and a Na+-selective electrode were used to construct a measuring cell without liquid-junction for the determination of the ion activity ratio of K+ to Na+ in soil suspensions. The measured cel...A K+-selective electrode and a Na+-selective electrode were used to construct a measuring cell without liquid-junction for the determination of the ion activity ratio of K+ to Na+ in soil suspensions. The measured cell potential was not affected by the total electrolyte concentration when the total cation concentration was 10-1-10-3 mol L-1 and the concentration ratio CK+ / CNa+. was 10:1 to 1:50. When the concentration ratios were equal to 1and the total electrolyte concentrations were 10-2 and 10-3 mol L-1, the ion activity ratio measurement would not be affected by pH in the pH range of 3.5 to 11.5 and 4.4 to 11 respectively. Ions other than H+ have no remarkable influence on the measurement. The ion activity ratio of K+ to Na+ measured directly in soil suspension agree well with those in centrifuged supernant solution. The relative deviation was within 4%. From the measured ion activity ratio, the difference of the bonding energies of K+ and Na+ ions was calculated.展开更多
CeO2 nanoparticles with an average diameter of about 30 nm were prepared by sol-gel method at lower temperature. The gel, transformed from the aqueous solution of metal nitrate and citric acid, can be combusted comple...CeO2 nanoparticles with an average diameter of about 30 nm were prepared by sol-gel method at lower temperature. The gel, transformed from the aqueous solution of metal nitrate and citric acid, can be combusted completely at lower temperature. The redox behavior and the crystallization process of the dried gel were studied by thermogravimetric analysis and infrared spectroscopy. The synthesized powders were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, rare earth elements ion-selective electrodes based on acetyl cellulose were prepared using ultra fine cerium oxide powders.展开更多
A novel Ce(Ⅳ) ion-selective polyvinyl chloride(PVC) membrane electrode based on HDEHP and HEH/EHP as ionophore was successfully prepared. The factors affecting the response of Ce(Ⅳ) ion were investigated, such...A novel Ce(Ⅳ) ion-selective polyvinyl chloride(PVC) membrane electrode based on HDEHP and HEH/EHP as ionophore was successfully prepared. The factors affecting the response of Ce(Ⅳ) ion were investigated, such as membrane composition, internal solution, concentration of SO_4^(2–), and acidity in test solution. The best performance was obtained using the membrane with PVC:DBP:HDEHP:HEH/EHP:OA mass ratio of 75:175:5:5:5. The proposed electrode exhibited a Nernstian slope of 30.44 mV/decade for Ce(Ⅳ) ion over a linear concentration range of 1×10^(–5)–1×10^(–1) mol/L with the detection limit of 9.0×10^(-6) mol/L. The electrode showed stable response within the SO_4^(2–) concentration range of 0.1–1 mol/L and the acidity range of 0.25–1.2 mol/L H+. The proposed electrode showed high selectivity for Ce(Ⅳ) over a wide variety of interfering ions and a fast response time. It was used as an indicator in the potentiometric titration of Ce(Ⅳ) solution with H_2O_2 solution, and could also be used for the determination of Ce(Ⅳ) in real Ce(Ⅳ)-containing aqueous samples.展开更多
A polymeric nanopore membrane with selective ionic transport has been proposed as a potential device to convert the chemical potential energy in salinity gradients to electrical power. However, its energy conversion e...A polymeric nanopore membrane with selective ionic transport has been proposed as a potential device to convert the chemical potential energy in salinity gradients to electrical power. However, its energy conversion efficiency and power density are often limited due to the challenge in reliably controlling the size of the nanopores with the conventional chemical etching method. Here we report that without chemical etching, polyimide (PI) membranes irradiated with GeV heavy ions have negatively charged nanopores, showing nearly perfect selectivity for cations over anions, and they can generate electrical power from salinity gradients. We further demonstrate that the power generation efficiency of the PI membrane approaches the theoretical limit, and the maximum power density reaches 130m W/m2 with a modified etching method, outperforming the previous energy conversion device that was made of polymeric nanopore membranes.展开更多
Enzyme was immobilized on an ammonium ion-selective electrode by different methods.An ion-selective electrode is not completely ion-specific,and interfering ions react with the ion-selective electrode membrane,alterin...Enzyme was immobilized on an ammonium ion-selective electrode by different methods.An ion-selective electrode is not completely ion-specific,and interfering ions react with the ion-selective electrode membrane,altering the measured potential.Therefore,the characteristics of the effect of other ions on ammonium ion-selective electrode-based urea biosensors are considered.Based on the experimental results,the urea biosensor based on entrapment had a high response voltage of around 189 mV and fast response time of around 16 sec.Moreover,selectivity of the urea biosensor in different interfering ions was considered to elucidate the characteristics of ammonium ion-selective electrode-based biosensors.展开更多
A PVC membrane enoxacin ion-selective electrode based on a needle-shaped inner reference electrode was prepared. A Ag/AgCl wire was used as the substrate of this electrode. It was previously coated with a thin sheet o...A PVC membrane enoxacin ion-selective electrode based on a needle-shaped inner reference electrode was prepared. A Ag/AgCl wire was used as the substrate of this electrode. It was previously coated with a thin sheet of urea-formaldehyde resin containing Cl - ions to form a needle-shaped inner reference electrode, then the inner reference electrode was coated with a thin sheet of a PVC membrane containing an enoxacin tetraphenylborate ion-pair complex. The influences of various ion-pair complexes, concentrations of the active components in the membrane and the plasticizers on the performance of the electrode were studied by orthogonal design. The linear response range of the electrode was 7.9×10 -5 -1.0×10 -2 mol/L. The detection limit was 2.0×10 -5 mol/L. The slope was 30.4 mV/decade(25 ℃). The electrode can be used for the potentiometric determination of enoxacin tablets directly. The average recovery was 100.4%, and the RSD was 0.9%. The results agreed with those determined by the method in Chinese Pharmacopoeia.展开更多
A calcium ion-setective eletrode based on a new neutral carrier was studied.The electrode gives a Nernstian response in the rang 5.9-1 Pa and the response is stable in a wide pH range.Logarithms of setectivity coeffic...A calcium ion-setective eletrode based on a new neutral carrier was studied.The electrode gives a Nernstian response in the rang 5.9-1 Pa and the response is stable in a wide pH range.Logarithms of setectivity coefficents are -2.3 Li(+),-3.5 Na(+),-4.0 K(+),-3.7NH_4(+),-4.5 Mg(2+) and -4.4Zn(2+).展开更多
A new PVC matrix membrane double-barreled calcium ion-selective microelectrode based on liquid ion exchanger has been designed and constructed.The tip diameter of about 2.5μm as well as lower selectivity coefficients...A new PVC matrix membrane double-barreled calcium ion-selective microelectrode based on liquid ion exchanger has been designed and constructed.The tip diameter of about 2.5μm as well as lower selectivity coefficients for K+,Na and Mg2+are adequate for in-tracellular measurements of Ca activities.The inner wall of the selective channel was made to be hydrophobic by treatment withalkyl-alcohols.By means of this microelectrode some physiologicalphenomena related to Ca2+activities have been studied,and Caconcentrations in clinical microsamples have also been determined.展开更多
Using environment-friendly and low-cost biowaste adsorbents as toxic metal ion removal substrates from aqueous solutions has a great economic advantage. This work evaluated pumpkin and potato peel biowastes for the ad...Using environment-friendly and low-cost biowaste adsorbents as toxic metal ion removal substrates from aqueous solutions has a great economic advantage. This work evaluated pumpkin and potato peel biowastes for the adsorption of cadmium ions. The biowastes were treated with acid or base. Batch experiments were carried out by introducing a known concentration of metal ion solution into the biowaste sorbent at various pH levels. The pH and metal ion concentration was monitored with pH and cadmium ion-selective electrode continuously for two hours, and the final concentration for the metal ion after 24 hours was measured with the cadmium electrode and then confirmed with ICP-OES. L-type isotherms were obtained that fit to Freundlich model. Adsorption isotherms showed chemical adsorption and the kinetics following the second order model. Equilibrium adsorption capacity is higher than 29 mg/g at pH 5.6 when the initial concentration is 220 ppm. Dynamic cadmium adsorption capacity is 17 mg/g from aqueous solution when the feed solution is 220 ppm with pumpkin peel biowaste sorbent. The biowaste materials can be regenerated with acid washing.展开更多
Due to their biocompatibility,low operating voltage,and substantial signal amplification capability,ion-selective organic electrochemical transistors(IS-OECTs)show tremendous potential for biofluid-related ion detecti...Due to their biocompatibility,low operating voltage,and substantial signal amplification capability,ion-selective organic electrochemical transistors(IS-OECTs)show tremendous potential for biofluid-related ion detections.However,IS-OECT performances are severely limited by the nonlinear correlation of effective ion-selective membranes(ISMs)potential and effective gate bias demonstrating maximum transconductance(g_(m)),which results in tremendously unstable and degraded current sensitivity(S_(1))in wide ion concentration ranges.Here,by introducing gate bias modulation to ensure the IS-OECTs yield consistent high gm in all ion concentration subranges,a wider detection range and an ultrahigh sensitivity can be simultaneously achieved.Specifically,ascribed to the gate bias modulated from 0.7 to 0.95 V,Ca^(2+)and NH_(4)^(+)-IS-OECTs based on small footprint(640µm^(2))n-type vertical OECTs(vOECTs)possess approximately 3 mA/dec over a wide ionic range of 10^(−5)to 10^(−1)M,respectively,which is the highest SI when compared to ever reported for Ca^(2+)and NH_(4)^(+)ion-sensitive transistors.This work introduces a general approach for ultrahigh sensitivity and wide detection range IS-OECTs,and could be extended to other transistor-based biomolecule and ion sensors,offering valuable insights for advancing high-performance bioelectronics.展开更多
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have emerged as promising candidates for large-scale energy storage.Despite its potential as a cathode material for AZIBs,H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) suffers from poor electrical conductivity,vanadium d...Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have emerged as promising candidates for large-scale energy storage.Despite its potential as a cathode material for AZIBs,H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) suffers from poor electrical conductivity,vanadium dissolution,and structural instability,which severely compromises its rate performance and cycling stability.To address these limitations,we have developed a polypyrrole-coated H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) composite(H_(2)V_(3)O_(8)@Ppy).Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that Ppy exhibits substantially stronger interactions with HVO_(3)(−1.97 eV)compared to hydrated Zn^(2+) ions(−0.205 eV).This selective interaction enables the Ppy coating to effectively capture dissolved HVO_(3) species while maintaining efficient transport of solvated Zn2+ion clusters,thereby preventing structural degradation of the cathode.The optimized H_(2)V_(3)O_(8)@Ppy cathode delivers an impressive initial capacity of 405 mA h g^(-1) at 100 mA g^(-1) and demonstrates exceptional cycling stability,maintaining nearly 100%capacity retention after 800 cycles at 2 A g^(−1).Furthermore,a quasisolid-state zinc-ion battery incorporating H_(2)V_(3)O_(8)@Ppy cathode exhibits excellent mechanical flexibility and superior longterm cycling performance.Notably,in situ XRD analysis reveals for the first time a two-step phase transformation mechanism of H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) during discharge/charge processes.This study presents an effective strategy for enhancing the structural stability of H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) cathodes in aqueous zinc-ion batteries.展开更多
An ion-selective electrode(ISE)-based immunoassay has been innovatively designed for the sensitive detection of liver cancer biomarker(alpha-fetoprotein,AFP),using metal sulfide quantum dot(QD)-based nano labels.Cd S ...An ion-selective electrode(ISE)-based immunoassay has been innovatively designed for the sensitive detection of liver cancer biomarker(alpha-fetoprotein,AFP),using metal sulfide quantum dot(QD)-based nano labels.Cd S QDs-aggregated PAMAM dendrimer(QD-DE)was first synthesized and functionalized with polyclonal rabbit anti-human AFP antibodies.Thereafter,a sandwich immunoreaction was implemented on monoclonal mouse anti-human AFP antibody-coated microplate by using antibody-functionalized QD-DE as the secondary antibody.Accompanying the immunocomplex,subsequent potentiometric detection of cadmium ion dissolved from the QD-DE under acidic condition was conducted on a portable cadmium ion-selective electrode(Cd-ISE).Results revealed that the electrode potential of the Cd-ISE increased with the increment of AFP concentration from 0.1 to 100 ng m L^(-1)at a detection limit(LOD)of 68 pg m L^(-1).The relative standard deviations(RSD)were below9.09%and 10.54%for the intra-and inter-assay,respectively.Additionally,six human serum specimens were determined on CdISE-based immunosensor by using commercial human AFP ELISA kit as the reference,and gave good relationship between two methods.Importantly,Cd-ISE-based immunoassay offers the promise for simple and cost-effective screening of disease-related biomarkers.展开更多
A poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane sensor for holmium ions was fabricated based on N-[(Z)-l-(2-thienyl)- methylidene]-N-[4-(4-{[(Z)-l-(2-thienyl)methylidene]amino} phenoxy)phenyl] amine (TPA) as a n...A poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane sensor for holmium ions was fabricated based on N-[(Z)-l-(2-thienyl)- methylidene]-N-[4-(4-{[(Z)-l-(2-thienyl)methylidene]amino} phenoxy)phenyl] amine (TPA) as a new ion carrier, acetophenon (AP) as plasticizing solvent mediator and sodium tetraphenyl borate (NaTPB) as an anion excluder. The electrode shows a good selectivity towards Ho^3+ ions respect to other inorganic cations, including alkali, alka- line earth, transition and heavy metal ions. The constructed sensor displays a Nernstian behavior (19.5±0.3 mV/decade) over the concentration range of 1.0× 10^-6 to 1.0 ×10^- 2 mol·L^-1 with the detection limit of the electrode being 4.6)〈 10-7 mol·L^-1 and very short response time (ca. 5 s). It has a useful working pH range of 3.2-9.8 for at least 8 weeks. The electrode was successfully applied as an indicator electrode for the potentiometric titration of a Ho^3+ solution with EDTA and holmium determination in some alloys. The proposed sensor accuracy was studied by the determination of Ho^3+ in mixtures of three different ions.展开更多
The analytical performance of H+-selective solid-contact ion-selective electrodes(SCISEs)based on solid contact polyaniline doped with chloride(PANI(Cl))and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)doped with poly(styrene sulf...The analytical performance of H+-selective solid-contact ion-selective electrodes(SCISEs)based on solid contact polyaniline doped with chloride(PANI(Cl))and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)doped with poly(styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT(PSS))was characterized by a developed coulometric signal transduction method.PEDOT(PSS)solid contact is covered by PVC based H+-selective membrane.The obtained coulometric signal demonstrates that the cumulated charge can be amplified by increasing the capacitance of solid contact.SCISEs covered with spin-coated membrane behave faster amperometric response than electrodes with drop-cast mem-brane.In contrast to earlier works,the amperometric response and impedance spectrum demonstrates H+transfer through SCISEs is independent from the thickness of membrane.The exceptional behavior of PANI(Cl)H+-SCISEs shows that the capacitance estimated from impedance spectrum at low frequency 10 mHz and coulometric signal of PANI(Cl)based SCISEs is influenced by the applied po-tentials,whereas PEDOT(PSS)solid contact is independent from the chosen applied potentials.Furthermore,preliminary investiga-tions of coulometric signal transduction on flexible pH sensor implies its potential applications in wearable sensors for sweat ion concentration detection.展开更多
Two novel 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(3-phenylthiapropoxy)-calixarene (3) and 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(3-phenylthia-propoxy)-5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butylcalixarene (4) were synthesized for the evaluation of their ion-...Two novel 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(3-phenylthiapropoxy)-calixarene (3) and 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(3-phenylthia-propoxy)-5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butylcalixarene (4) were synthesized for the evaluation of their ion-selectivity in ion-selective electrodes (ISEs). ISEs based on 3 and 4 as neutral ionophores were prepared, and their selectivity coefficients for Ag + (lg K pot Ag,M) were investigated against other alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal, aluminum, thallium (I), lead and some transition metal ions using the separate solution method (SSM). These ISEs showed excellent Ag + selectivity over most of the interfering cations examined, except for Hg 2+ and Fe 2+ having relative smaller interference (lg K pot Ag,M≤-2.1).展开更多
Power generation by reverse electrodialysis in ion-selective nanochannels is numerically investigated. Especially,in the present study, the influence of hydrodynamic slip at the surface of nanochannels is investigated...Power generation by reverse electrodialysis in ion-selective nanochannels is numerically investigated. Especially,in the present study, the influence of hydrodynamic slip at the surface of nanochannels is investigated. The current-potential characteristics of the nanochannels are calculated by solving several governing equations:Nernst-Planck equation for the ionic concentrations, the Poisson equation for the electric potential, and the Navier-Stokes equation for the diffusioosmotic flow. Hydrodynamic slip is applied as the boundary condition at the surface of nanochannels. As the slip length increases, the diffusioosmotic flow velocity and electrical conductance of ions increase because the friction at the surface of nanochannels decreases. It is shown that the power generation is enhanced by 44% with a moderate 100nm slip length by using a nanochannel with 10nm height.展开更多
Ion-selective electrode(ISE)is a quick and low-cost method of soil nitrate nitrogen(N)detection.The measurement models of soil nitrate-N based on ISEs includes the linear regression model,multiple linear regression mo...Ion-selective electrode(ISE)is a quick and low-cost method of soil nitrate nitrogen(N)detection.The measurement models of soil nitrate-N based on ISEs includes the linear regression model,multiple linear regression model and BP neural network model,and so on.Three models were analyzed in theory,measurement experiments of validation samples and soil nitrate-N concentrations were carried out in this study,and the measurement accuracies of the three models were compared.The results showed that,in the measurement experiments of validation samples and soil nitrate-N concentrations,BP neural network model had the highest accuracy(the average relative errors between results of the BP neural network model and the reference values were 5.07%and 8.81%,respectively)among the three models,multiple linear regression model had the second highest accuracy(the average relative errors between results of the multiple linear regression model and the reference values were 7.70%and 10.51%,respectively),linear regression model couldn’t exclude the interference of chloride ions so that it had the lowest accuracy(the average relative errors between results of the linear regression model and the reference values were 11.16%and 12.28%,respectively)among the three models.The BP neural network model can effectively restrain the interference of chloride ions,and it has a high accuracy for the measurement of soil nitrate-N concentration,so that the BP neural network model can be used to measure soil nitrate-N concentration accurately.展开更多
Potassium is one of the macro minerals necessary for the cellular functions,obtained from foods.Excessive amounts of potassium can cause health problems.Determination of potassium in various samples,especially food an...Potassium is one of the macro minerals necessary for the cellular functions,obtained from foods.Excessive amounts of potassium can cause health problems.Determination of potassium in various samples,especially food and drug samples,is an important task.In this study,we developed a new potentiometric sensor selective to potassium ions.The sensor had a detection limit of 8.64×10^(-5) M in the concentration range of 1.0×10^(-1)-1.0×10^(-4) M and a near-Nernstian behavior of 49.0±4.32 mV/decade.The sensor exhibited a response time of 10 s,as well as good selectivity,good repeatability,and a wide pH working range(4.0-11.0).The developed sensor was successfully applied to a drug sample and different water samples with very high recoveries(>91.20%).展开更多
Understanding the interaction between cyclic stresses and corrosion of magnesium(Mg)and its alloys is increasingly in demand due to the continuous expansion of structural applications of these materials.This review is...Understanding the interaction between cyclic stresses and corrosion of magnesium(Mg)and its alloys is increasingly in demand due to the continuous expansion of structural applications of these materials.This review is dedicated to exploring the corrosion-fatigue mechanisms of these materials,with an emphasis on microscale processes,and the possibility of expanding current knowledge on this topic using scanning electrochemical techniques.The interaction between fatigue and corrosion of Mg alloys is analyzed by considering the microstructural aspects(grain size,precipitates,deformation twins),as well as the formation of pits.Furthermore,in the case of coated alloys,the role of coating defects in these phenomena is also described.In this context,the feasibility of using scanning electrochemical microscopy(SECM),scanning vibrating electrode technique(SVET),scanning ion-selective electrode technique(SIET),localized electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(LEIS)and scanning Kelvin probe(SKP)methods to study the corrosion-fatigue interaction of Mg alloys is examined.A comprehensive review of the current literature in this field is presented,and the opportunities and limitations of consolidating the use of these techniques to study the microscale processes involved in Mg corrosion-fatigue are discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30270790).
文摘Remobilisation of nitrate in plants, especially in vacuole of plant, is mostly related to the qua- lity of agricultural products and the high nitrogen use efficiency in plants. Ion-selective microelectrodes offer a non-destructive and non-interruptive method to measure NO 3 gradients and electric potential differences across both the plasma membrane and tonoplast. Thus, a double-barrelled microelectrode backfilled with a membrane sensor for NO 3 embedded in poly vinyl chloride (PVC) can record the NO 3 activity in cytoplasm and vacuole of a cell. This paper presented how to make this kind of microelectrode and how to do the intracellular measurements on intact plants. Our result showed that nitrate activity was about 2.7 mmol L 1 in cytoplasm while 70 mmol L 1 in vacuole, which implicated that vacuole was a pool of nitrate in plants.
文摘A K+-selective electrode and a Na+-selective electrode were used to construct a measuring cell without liquid-junction for the determination of the ion activity ratio of K+ to Na+ in soil suspensions. The measured cell potential was not affected by the total electrolyte concentration when the total cation concentration was 10-1-10-3 mol L-1 and the concentration ratio CK+ / CNa+. was 10:1 to 1:50. When the concentration ratios were equal to 1and the total electrolyte concentrations were 10-2 and 10-3 mol L-1, the ion activity ratio measurement would not be affected by pH in the pH range of 3.5 to 11.5 and 4.4 to 11 respectively. Ions other than H+ have no remarkable influence on the measurement. The ion activity ratio of K+ to Na+ measured directly in soil suspension agree well with those in centrifuged supernant solution. The relative deviation was within 4%. From the measured ion activity ratio, the difference of the bonding energies of K+ and Na+ ions was calculated.
基金The work was financially supported by the Project KJCXGC-O1 of Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou and theExcellent Young Te
文摘CeO2 nanoparticles with an average diameter of about 30 nm were prepared by sol-gel method at lower temperature. The gel, transformed from the aqueous solution of metal nitrate and citric acid, can be combusted completely at lower temperature. The redox behavior and the crystallization process of the dried gel were studied by thermogravimetric analysis and infrared spectroscopy. The synthesized powders were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, rare earth elements ion-selective electrodes based on acetyl cellulose were prepared using ultra fine cerium oxide powders.
基金supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(50934004)National Natural Science Foundation of China(51274061)+1 种基金Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(2012CBA01205)Fundamental Research Supporting Project of Northeastern University(N110602006)
文摘A novel Ce(Ⅳ) ion-selective polyvinyl chloride(PVC) membrane electrode based on HDEHP and HEH/EHP as ionophore was successfully prepared. The factors affecting the response of Ce(Ⅳ) ion were investigated, such as membrane composition, internal solution, concentration of SO_4^(2–), and acidity in test solution. The best performance was obtained using the membrane with PVC:DBP:HDEHP:HEH/EHP:OA mass ratio of 75:175:5:5:5. The proposed electrode exhibited a Nernstian slope of 30.44 mV/decade for Ce(Ⅳ) ion over a linear concentration range of 1×10^(–5)–1×10^(–1) mol/L with the detection limit of 9.0×10^(-6) mol/L. The electrode showed stable response within the SO_4^(2–) concentration range of 0.1–1 mol/L and the acidity range of 0.25–1.2 mol/L H+. The proposed electrode showed high selectivity for Ce(Ⅳ) over a wide variety of interfering ions and a fast response time. It was used as an indicator in the potentiometric titration of Ce(Ⅳ) solution with H_2O_2 solution, and could also be used for the determination of Ce(Ⅳ) in real Ce(Ⅳ)-containing aqueous samples.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11335003
文摘A polymeric nanopore membrane with selective ionic transport has been proposed as a potential device to convert the chemical potential energy in salinity gradients to electrical power. However, its energy conversion efficiency and power density are often limited due to the challenge in reliably controlling the size of the nanopores with the conventional chemical etching method. Here we report that without chemical etching, polyimide (PI) membranes irradiated with GeV heavy ions have negatively charged nanopores, showing nearly perfect selectivity for cations over anions, and they can generate electrical power from salinity gradients. We further demonstrate that the power generation efficiency of the PI membrane approaches the theoretical limit, and the maximum power density reaches 130m W/m2 with a modified etching method, outperforming the previous energy conversion device that was made of polymeric nanopore membranes.
文摘Enzyme was immobilized on an ammonium ion-selective electrode by different methods.An ion-selective electrode is not completely ion-specific,and interfering ions react with the ion-selective electrode membrane,altering the measured potential.Therefore,the characteristics of the effect of other ions on ammonium ion-selective electrode-based urea biosensors are considered.Based on the experimental results,the urea biosensor based on entrapment had a high response voltage of around 189 mV and fast response time of around 16 sec.Moreover,selectivity of the urea biosensor in different interfering ions was considered to elucidate the characteristics of ammonium ion-selective electrode-based biosensors.
文摘A PVC membrane enoxacin ion-selective electrode based on a needle-shaped inner reference electrode was prepared. A Ag/AgCl wire was used as the substrate of this electrode. It was previously coated with a thin sheet of urea-formaldehyde resin containing Cl - ions to form a needle-shaped inner reference electrode, then the inner reference electrode was coated with a thin sheet of a PVC membrane containing an enoxacin tetraphenylborate ion-pair complex. The influences of various ion-pair complexes, concentrations of the active components in the membrane and the plasticizers on the performance of the electrode were studied by orthogonal design. The linear response range of the electrode was 7.9×10 -5 -1.0×10 -2 mol/L. The detection limit was 2.0×10 -5 mol/L. The slope was 30.4 mV/decade(25 ℃). The electrode can be used for the potentiometric determination of enoxacin tablets directly. The average recovery was 100.4%, and the RSD was 0.9%. The results agreed with those determined by the method in Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
文摘A calcium ion-setective eletrode based on a new neutral carrier was studied.The electrode gives a Nernstian response in the rang 5.9-1 Pa and the response is stable in a wide pH range.Logarithms of setectivity coefficents are -2.3 Li(+),-3.5 Na(+),-4.0 K(+),-3.7NH_4(+),-4.5 Mg(2+) and -4.4Zn(2+).
基金Projects supported by the science Fund of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘A new PVC matrix membrane double-barreled calcium ion-selective microelectrode based on liquid ion exchanger has been designed and constructed.The tip diameter of about 2.5μm as well as lower selectivity coefficients for K+,Na and Mg2+are adequate for in-tracellular measurements of Ca activities.The inner wall of the selective channel was made to be hydrophobic by treatment withalkyl-alcohols.By means of this microelectrode some physiologicalphenomena related to Ca2+activities have been studied,and Caconcentrations in clinical microsamples have also been determined.
文摘Using environment-friendly and low-cost biowaste adsorbents as toxic metal ion removal substrates from aqueous solutions has a great economic advantage. This work evaluated pumpkin and potato peel biowastes for the adsorption of cadmium ions. The biowastes were treated with acid or base. Batch experiments were carried out by introducing a known concentration of metal ion solution into the biowaste sorbent at various pH levels. The pH and metal ion concentration was monitored with pH and cadmium ion-selective electrode continuously for two hours, and the final concentration for the metal ion after 24 hours was measured with the cadmium electrode and then confirmed with ICP-OES. L-type isotherms were obtained that fit to Freundlich model. Adsorption isotherms showed chemical adsorption and the kinetics following the second order model. Equilibrium adsorption capacity is higher than 29 mg/g at pH 5.6 when the initial concentration is 220 ppm. Dynamic cadmium adsorption capacity is 17 mg/g from aqueous solution when the feed solution is 220 ppm with pumpkin peel biowaste sorbent. The biowaste materials can be regenerated with acid washing.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(2024YFB3211600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62303094,62273073)+7 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFC2411800,2022YFE0134800)the Key R&D Program of Henan Province of China(251111221700)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(20230024080002)the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2025ZNSFSC0515)the Chengdu Science Technology Bureau(2023-YF06-00028-HZ)the Key Research Project of the Henan Educational Committee of China(24A413001)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(ZYGX2024XJ029)sponsored by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(GZB20230116,2024M750343)。
文摘Due to their biocompatibility,low operating voltage,and substantial signal amplification capability,ion-selective organic electrochemical transistors(IS-OECTs)show tremendous potential for biofluid-related ion detections.However,IS-OECT performances are severely limited by the nonlinear correlation of effective ion-selective membranes(ISMs)potential and effective gate bias demonstrating maximum transconductance(g_(m)),which results in tremendously unstable and degraded current sensitivity(S_(1))in wide ion concentration ranges.Here,by introducing gate bias modulation to ensure the IS-OECTs yield consistent high gm in all ion concentration subranges,a wider detection range and an ultrahigh sensitivity can be simultaneously achieved.Specifically,ascribed to the gate bias modulated from 0.7 to 0.95 V,Ca^(2+)and NH_(4)^(+)-IS-OECTs based on small footprint(640µm^(2))n-type vertical OECTs(vOECTs)possess approximately 3 mA/dec over a wide ionic range of 10^(−5)to 10^(−1)M,respectively,which is the highest SI when compared to ever reported for Ca^(2+)and NH_(4)^(+)ion-sensitive transistors.This work introduces a general approach for ultrahigh sensitivity and wide detection range IS-OECTs,and could be extended to other transistor-based biomolecule and ion sensors,offering valuable insights for advancing high-performance bioelectronics.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB2400400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Key Project,52131306)+2 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2023B1515040011)the Project on Carbon Emission Peak and Neutrality of Jiangsu Province(BE2022031-4)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242023R10001 and 2242024K30047)。
文摘Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have emerged as promising candidates for large-scale energy storage.Despite its potential as a cathode material for AZIBs,H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) suffers from poor electrical conductivity,vanadium dissolution,and structural instability,which severely compromises its rate performance and cycling stability.To address these limitations,we have developed a polypyrrole-coated H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) composite(H_(2)V_(3)O_(8)@Ppy).Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that Ppy exhibits substantially stronger interactions with HVO_(3)(−1.97 eV)compared to hydrated Zn^(2+) ions(−0.205 eV).This selective interaction enables the Ppy coating to effectively capture dissolved HVO_(3) species while maintaining efficient transport of solvated Zn2+ion clusters,thereby preventing structural degradation of the cathode.The optimized H_(2)V_(3)O_(8)@Ppy cathode delivers an impressive initial capacity of 405 mA h g^(-1) at 100 mA g^(-1) and demonstrates exceptional cycling stability,maintaining nearly 100%capacity retention after 800 cycles at 2 A g^(−1).Furthermore,a quasisolid-state zinc-ion battery incorporating H_(2)V_(3)O_(8)@Ppy cathode exhibits excellent mechanical flexibility and superior longterm cycling performance.Notably,in situ XRD analysis reveals for the first time a two-step phase transformation mechanism of H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) during discharge/charge processes.This study presents an effective strategy for enhancing the structural stability of H_(2)V_(3)O_(8) cathodes in aqueous zinc-ion batteries.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21675029, 21665009, 21475025)the Key Joint Project for Health Education of Fujian Province (WKJ2016-2-15)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT15R11)
文摘An ion-selective electrode(ISE)-based immunoassay has been innovatively designed for the sensitive detection of liver cancer biomarker(alpha-fetoprotein,AFP),using metal sulfide quantum dot(QD)-based nano labels.Cd S QDs-aggregated PAMAM dendrimer(QD-DE)was first synthesized and functionalized with polyclonal rabbit anti-human AFP antibodies.Thereafter,a sandwich immunoreaction was implemented on monoclonal mouse anti-human AFP antibody-coated microplate by using antibody-functionalized QD-DE as the secondary antibody.Accompanying the immunocomplex,subsequent potentiometric detection of cadmium ion dissolved from the QD-DE under acidic condition was conducted on a portable cadmium ion-selective electrode(Cd-ISE).Results revealed that the electrode potential of the Cd-ISE increased with the increment of AFP concentration from 0.1 to 100 ng m L^(-1)at a detection limit(LOD)of 68 pg m L^(-1).The relative standard deviations(RSD)were below9.09%and 10.54%for the intra-and inter-assay,respectively.Additionally,six human serum specimens were determined on CdISE-based immunosensor by using commercial human AFP ELISA kit as the reference,and gave good relationship between two methods.Importantly,Cd-ISE-based immunoassay offers the promise for simple and cost-effective screening of disease-related biomarkers.
文摘A poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane sensor for holmium ions was fabricated based on N-[(Z)-l-(2-thienyl)- methylidene]-N-[4-(4-{[(Z)-l-(2-thienyl)methylidene]amino} phenoxy)phenyl] amine (TPA) as a new ion carrier, acetophenon (AP) as plasticizing solvent mediator and sodium tetraphenyl borate (NaTPB) as an anion excluder. The electrode shows a good selectivity towards Ho^3+ ions respect to other inorganic cations, including alkali, alka- line earth, transition and heavy metal ions. The constructed sensor displays a Nernstian behavior (19.5±0.3 mV/decade) over the concentration range of 1.0× 10^-6 to 1.0 ×10^- 2 mol·L^-1 with the detection limit of the electrode being 4.6)〈 10-7 mol·L^-1 and very short response time (ca. 5 s). It has a useful working pH range of 3.2-9.8 for at least 8 weeks. The electrode was successfully applied as an indicator electrode for the potentiometric titration of a Ho^3+ solution with EDTA and holmium determination in some alloys. The proposed sensor accuracy was studied by the determination of Ho^3+ in mixtures of three different ions.
基金We are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22172040,21974031 and 22204026)the Project Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M710859)+2 种基金the Department of Science and Techniques of Guangdong Province(2021A1515010180,2019B010933001)Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau(202102010449)the Department of Guangdong Provincial Public Security(GZQC20-PZ11-FD084)fortheirfinancial support of thiswork.
文摘The analytical performance of H+-selective solid-contact ion-selective electrodes(SCISEs)based on solid contact polyaniline doped with chloride(PANI(Cl))and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)doped with poly(styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT(PSS))was characterized by a developed coulometric signal transduction method.PEDOT(PSS)solid contact is covered by PVC based H+-selective membrane.The obtained coulometric signal demonstrates that the cumulated charge can be amplified by increasing the capacitance of solid contact.SCISEs covered with spin-coated membrane behave faster amperometric response than electrodes with drop-cast mem-brane.In contrast to earlier works,the amperometric response and impedance spectrum demonstrates H+transfer through SCISEs is independent from the thickness of membrane.The exceptional behavior of PANI(Cl)H+-SCISEs shows that the capacitance estimated from impedance spectrum at low frequency 10 mHz and coulometric signal of PANI(Cl)based SCISEs is influenced by the applied po-tentials,whereas PEDOT(PSS)solid contact is independent from the chosen applied potentials.Furthermore,preliminary investiga-tions of coulometric signal transduction on flexible pH sensor implies its potential applications in wearable sensors for sweat ion concentration detection.
文摘Two novel 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(3-phenylthiapropoxy)-calixarene (3) and 25,27-dihydroxy-26,28-bis(3-phenylthia-propoxy)-5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butylcalixarene (4) were synthesized for the evaluation of their ion-selectivity in ion-selective electrodes (ISEs). ISEs based on 3 and 4 as neutral ionophores were prepared, and their selectivity coefficients for Ag + (lg K pot Ag,M) were investigated against other alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal, aluminum, thallium (I), lead and some transition metal ions using the separate solution method (SSM). These ISEs showed excellent Ag + selectivity over most of the interfering cations examined, except for Hg 2+ and Fe 2+ having relative smaller interference (lg K pot Ag,M≤-2.1).
基金supported by Nano Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (grant number:2011-0030285)supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (grant number:2011-0026791, 2012-0003055)
文摘Power generation by reverse electrodialysis in ion-selective nanochannels is numerically investigated. Especially,in the present study, the influence of hydrodynamic slip at the surface of nanochannels is investigated. The current-potential characteristics of the nanochannels are calculated by solving several governing equations:Nernst-Planck equation for the ionic concentrations, the Poisson equation for the electric potential, and the Navier-Stokes equation for the diffusioosmotic flow. Hydrodynamic slip is applied as the boundary condition at the surface of nanochannels. As the slip length increases, the diffusioosmotic flow velocity and electrical conductance of ions increase because the friction at the surface of nanochannels decreases. It is shown that the power generation is enhanced by 44% with a moderate 100nm slip length by using a nanochannel with 10nm height.
基金The research was supported by the key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61134011).
文摘Ion-selective electrode(ISE)is a quick and low-cost method of soil nitrate nitrogen(N)detection.The measurement models of soil nitrate-N based on ISEs includes the linear regression model,multiple linear regression model and BP neural network model,and so on.Three models were analyzed in theory,measurement experiments of validation samples and soil nitrate-N concentrations were carried out in this study,and the measurement accuracies of the three models were compared.The results showed that,in the measurement experiments of validation samples and soil nitrate-N concentrations,BP neural network model had the highest accuracy(the average relative errors between results of the BP neural network model and the reference values were 5.07%and 8.81%,respectively)among the three models,multiple linear regression model had the second highest accuracy(the average relative errors between results of the multiple linear regression model and the reference values were 7.70%and 10.51%,respectively),linear regression model couldn’t exclude the interference of chloride ions so that it had the lowest accuracy(the average relative errors between results of the linear regression model and the reference values were 11.16%and 12.28%,respectively)among the three models.The BP neural network model can effectively restrain the interference of chloride ions,and it has a high accuracy for the measurement of soil nitrate-N concentration,so that the BP neural network model can be used to measure soil nitrate-N concentration accurately.
文摘Potassium is one of the macro minerals necessary for the cellular functions,obtained from foods.Excessive amounts of potassium can cause health problems.Determination of potassium in various samples,especially food and drug samples,is an important task.In this study,we developed a new potentiometric sensor selective to potassium ions.The sensor had a detection limit of 8.64×10^(-5) M in the concentration range of 1.0×10^(-1)-1.0×10^(-4) M and a near-Nernstian behavior of 49.0±4.32 mV/decade.The sensor exhibited a response time of 10 s,as well as good selectivity,good repeatability,and a wide pH working range(4.0-11.0).The developed sensor was successfully applied to a drug sample and different water samples with very high recoveries(>91.20%).
基金support provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation(MICINN,Madrid,Spain)the European Regional Development Fund(Brussels,Belgium)MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER,UE under grant PID2021-127445NB-I00.
文摘Understanding the interaction between cyclic stresses and corrosion of magnesium(Mg)and its alloys is increasingly in demand due to the continuous expansion of structural applications of these materials.This review is dedicated to exploring the corrosion-fatigue mechanisms of these materials,with an emphasis on microscale processes,and the possibility of expanding current knowledge on this topic using scanning electrochemical techniques.The interaction between fatigue and corrosion of Mg alloys is analyzed by considering the microstructural aspects(grain size,precipitates,deformation twins),as well as the formation of pits.Furthermore,in the case of coated alloys,the role of coating defects in these phenomena is also described.In this context,the feasibility of using scanning electrochemical microscopy(SECM),scanning vibrating electrode technique(SVET),scanning ion-selective electrode technique(SIET),localized electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(LEIS)and scanning Kelvin probe(SKP)methods to study the corrosion-fatigue interaction of Mg alloys is examined.A comprehensive review of the current literature in this field is presented,and the opportunities and limitations of consolidating the use of these techniques to study the microscale processes involved in Mg corrosion-fatigue are discussed.