In the food production sector,quickly identifying potential hazards is crucial due to the resilience of many pathogens,which could lead to wasted production results and,more severely,epidemic outbreaks.E.coli monitori...In the food production sector,quickly identifying potential hazards is crucial due to the resilience of many pathogens,which could lead to wasted production results and,more severely,epidemic outbreaks.E.coli monitoring is essential;however,traditional quality control methods in fish farming are often slow and intrusive,thus promoting an increase in fish stress and mortality rates.This paper presents an alternative method by utilizing a prototype inspired by polarized optical microscopy(POM),constructed with a Raspberry Pi microprocessor to assess pixel patterns and calculate analyte levels.展开更多
Access to security and safe food is a basic human necessity and essential for a sustainable world. To perform hi-end rood safety analysis and risk assessment with state of the art technologies is of utmost importance ...Access to security and safe food is a basic human necessity and essential for a sustainable world. To perform hi-end rood safety analysis and risk assessment with state of the art technologies is of utmost importance thereof. With applications as exemplified by microfiuidic immunoassay, aptasensor, direct analysis in real time, high resolution mass spectrometry, benchmark dose and chemical specific adjustment factor, this review presents frontier food safety analysis and risk assessment technologies, from which both food quality and public health will benefit undoubtedly in a foreseeable future.展开更多
SUMMARIES OF TOP NEWS STORIES CHINA Safeguarding Gaokao Fairness This year’s gaokao,China’s national college entrance exam,began on 7 June,with a record 13.35 million students taking part.As one of the country’s mo...SUMMARIES OF TOP NEWS STORIES CHINA Safeguarding Gaokao Fairness This year’s gaokao,China’s national college entrance exam,began on 7 June,with a record 13.35 million students taking part.As one of the country’s most important annual events,the 2025 gaokao has seen extensive nation-wide efforts to ensure fairness,safety,and support for all candidates.Authorities have implemented a range of security and logistical measures to safeguard exam integrity.AI-powered monitoring systems have been rolled out in provinces like Jiangxi,Hubei,and Guangdong,enabling real-time behaviour analysis and early warnings without human intervention.These tools reduce pressure on staff and strengthen fairness.展开更多
A method for rapid identification and quantification of phthalate plasticizers in beverages was developed.A number of 15 phthalate plasticizers which covered all the phthalates concerned in the US Consumer Product Saf...A method for rapid identification and quantification of phthalate plasticizers in beverages was developed.A number of 15 phthalate plasticizers which covered all the phthalates concerned in the US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act(CPSIA),European Union legislations and Chinese national standards(GB)were analyzed.By a combined solid-phase micro-extraction(SPME)and direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry(DART-MS)approach,phthalates at sub-ng•mL^(−1)levels can be qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed in a short time.The use of ultrahigh-resolving power and the accurate mass measurement capacity naturally provided by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry(FT-ICR-MS)minimizes the matrix interferences and thus enables the evaluation of phthalates in a complex matrix without extensive sample handlings or preparations.The limits of quantification(LOQs)were estimated to be at 0.3-5.0 ng•mL^(−1),lower than the Maximum Residue Limit(MRL)regulated by the European Union legislations(2007/19/EC)in foods,beverages,food packaging and toys(0.3-30 ng•mL^(−1)).This rapid and easy-to-use SPME-DART-FT-ICR-MS method provided a relatively high-throughput and powerful analytical approach for quick testing and screening phthalates in beverages and water samples to ensure food safety.展开更多
We aimed to establish for the rapid detection of morphine,O6‑monoacetylmorphine,heroin,codeine,cocaine,methamphetamine,ketamine,methadone,and dolantin in human blood and urine by direct analysis in real‑time coupled w...We aimed to establish for the rapid detection of morphine,O6‑monoacetylmorphine,heroin,codeine,cocaine,methamphetamine,ketamine,methadone,and dolantin in human blood and urine by direct analysis in real‑time coupled with tandem mass spectrometry(DART‑MS/MS).These samples were extracted by acetonitrile‑methanol(V/V=4:1),using DART 12 Dip‑it automatic sampling system.They were injected at 400℃,and analyzed by positive ion and multiple reaction monitoring mode.The detection limits of morphine,O6‑Monoacetylmorphine,heroin,codeine,cocaine,methamphetamine,ketamine,methadone,and dolantin were 100,50,50,100,20,20,10,1,and 0.01 ng/mL,respectively.The practical cases contained methamphetamine,codeine,cocaine,and O6‑monoacetylmorphine were detected accurately and rapidly.The method has the advantages of high sensitivity and good accuracy.The sample processing is simple and can be analyzed in a short time.This method is suitable for the analysis of morphine,O6‑monoacetylmorphine,heroin,codeine,cocaine,methamphetamine,ketamine,methadone,and dolantin in some practical cases.展开更多
Coherent X-ray scattering techniques are critical for investigating the fundamental structural properties of materials at the nanoscale. While advancements have made these experiments more accessible, real-time analys...Coherent X-ray scattering techniques are critical for investigating the fundamental structural properties of materials at the nanoscale. While advancements have made these experiments more accessible, real-time analysis remains a significant bottleneck, often hindered by artifacts and computational demands. In scanning X-ray nanodiffraction microscopy, which is widely used to spatially resolve structural heterogeneities, this challenge is compounded by the convolution of the divergent beam with the sample’s local structure. To address this, we introduce DONUT (Diffraction with Optics for Nanobeam by Unsupervised Training), a physics-aware neural network designed for the rapid and automated analysis of nanobeam diffraction data. By incorporating a differentiable geometric diffraction model directly into its architecture, DONUT learns to predict crystal lattice strain and orientation in real-time. Crucially, this is achieved without reliance on labeled datasets or pre-training, overcoming a fundamental limitation for supervised machine learning in X-ray science. We demonstrate experimentally that DONUT accurately extracts all features within the data over 200 times more efficiently than conventional fitting methods.展开更多
An environmentally friendly,low power consuming,sensitive and compact mercury analyzer was developed for the determination of mercury in water samples by integrating a thin film dielectric barrier discharge induced co...An environmentally friendly,low power consuming,sensitive and compact mercury analyzer was developed for the determination of mercury in water samples by integrating a thin film dielectric barrier discharge induced cold vapor reactor and a dielectric barrier discharge optical emission spectrometer into a small polymethyl methacrylate plate（10.5 cm length×8.0 cm width×1.2 cm height）.Mercury cold vapor was generated when standard or sample solutions with or without formic acid were introduced to the reactor to form thin film liquid and exposed to microplasma irradiation and subsequently separated from the liquid phase for transport to the microplasma and detection of its atomic emission.Limits of detection of 0.20 μg L^-1 and 2.6 μg L^-1 were obtained for the proposed system using or not using formic acid,respectively.Compared to the conventional microplasma optical emission spectrometry used for mercury analysis,this system not only retains the good limit of detection amenable to the determination of mercury in real samples,but also reduces power consumption,eliminates the generation of hydrogen and avoids the use of toxic or unstable reductant.Method validation was demonstrated by analysis of a certified reference material of water sample and three real water samples with good spike recoveries（88-102%）.展开更多
This paper,through mass spectrometric(MS)analysis for nitro compound explosives on a direct analysis in a real‑time time‑of‑flight MS,indicates that even on a high‑resolution MS with accurate mass measurement capabili...This paper,through mass spectrometric(MS)analysis for nitro compound explosives on a direct analysis in a real‑time time‑of‑flight MS,indicates that even on a high‑resolution MS with accurate mass measurement capabilities,there is no guarantee to obtain the unique molecular formula of a compound.By calculating spectra accuracy,highly accurate isotope pattern matching can be conducted to significantly improve performance of compound confirmation or identification.展开更多
Direct analysis in real time(DART) possesses the merits of analyzing sample in its native status with minimal or even no sample pretreatment.In this review, we summarized the recent applications of DART in the field o...Direct analysis in real time(DART) possesses the merits of analyzing sample in its native status with minimal or even no sample pretreatment.In this review, we summarized the recent applications of DART in the field of herbal medicine analysis such as compound detection, species identification, metabolites profiling and initial quantification. DART with the characters of hyper-rapid, easy-hyphenated offers a new research tool for herbal medicines to complete the experimental process in a very simple but still reliable way. It is anticipated that more wide and deep applications of DART in herbal medicine analysis, as rapid quantification, high-throughput active compounds screening, rapid species identification, and fast illegal additives screening will be promising and foreseeable in the near future.展开更多
The measurement of amino acid and monoamine neurotransmitters(NTs)in serum plays a central role in the identification and monitoring of clinical panic disorder(PD).However,the strong polarity and chemical heterogeneit...The measurement of amino acid and monoamine neurotransmitters(NTs)in serum plays a central role in the identification and monitoring of clinical panic disorder(PD).However,the strong polarity and chemical heterogeneity of NTs make direct extraction and rapid detection extremely challenging.Herein,we developed a strategy that integrated solid phase extraction based on magnetic Fe_(3)O_(4)coated with polydopamine(Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA)and direct analysis of mass spectrometry in real time(DART-MS)for quantification of 10 NTs.We systematically investigated the optimal conditions of this strategy to achieve good accuracy and precision.Compared with existing magnetic solid phase extraction methods for NTs detection in biological samples,this strategy could adsorb more targets while having similar adsorption efficiencies,and the total process time was reduced by an average of 69.42%.We rapidly determined the metabolic abnormality of 6 types of NTs in the serum of PD patients and demonstrated their diagnostic accuracy.In addition,an outstanding feature of PD in which tryptophan was more metabolized by the KYN pathway and the 5-hydroxytryptamine pathway was inhibited could be elucidated by this strategy.Our results highlighted the potential ability of Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA coupled with DART-MS to assist in the clinical diagnosis of PD.展开更多
基金European Commission(CZ.10.03.01/00/22-003/0000048)Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia(PTDC/EEI-EEE/0415/2021),CICECO(UIDB/50011/2020,UIDP/50011/2020,LA/P/0006/2020)+1 种基金VSB-Technical University of Ostrava(SP2025/039)FCT/MCTES(UI/BD/153066/2022)。
文摘In the food production sector,quickly identifying potential hazards is crucial due to the resilience of many pathogens,which could lead to wasted production results and,more severely,epidemic outbreaks.E.coli monitoring is essential;however,traditional quality control methods in fish farming are often slow and intrusive,thus promoting an increase in fish stress and mortality rates.This paper presents an alternative method by utilizing a prototype inspired by polarized optical microscopy(POM),constructed with a Raspberry Pi microprocessor to assess pixel patterns and calculate analyte levels.
基金financially supported by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Project, China (Z131110000613066)the Educational and Teaching Reform Project for Graduate Students, China (G-JG-XJ201408)the Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, China
文摘Access to security and safe food is a basic human necessity and essential for a sustainable world. To perform hi-end rood safety analysis and risk assessment with state of the art technologies is of utmost importance thereof. With applications as exemplified by microfiuidic immunoassay, aptasensor, direct analysis in real time, high resolution mass spectrometry, benchmark dose and chemical specific adjustment factor, this review presents frontier food safety analysis and risk assessment technologies, from which both food quality and public health will benefit undoubtedly in a foreseeable future.
文摘SUMMARIES OF TOP NEWS STORIES CHINA Safeguarding Gaokao Fairness This year’s gaokao,China’s national college entrance exam,began on 7 June,with a record 13.35 million students taking part.As one of the country’s most important annual events,the 2025 gaokao has seen extensive nation-wide efforts to ensure fairness,safety,and support for all candidates.Authorities have implemented a range of security and logistical measures to safeguard exam integrity.AI-powered monitoring systems have been rolled out in provinces like Jiangxi,Hubei,and Guangdong,enabling real-time behaviour analysis and early warnings without human intervention.These tools reduce pressure on staff and strengthen fairness.
基金support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21172250 and 21275155).
文摘A method for rapid identification and quantification of phthalate plasticizers in beverages was developed.A number of 15 phthalate plasticizers which covered all the phthalates concerned in the US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act(CPSIA),European Union legislations and Chinese national standards(GB)were analyzed.By a combined solid-phase micro-extraction(SPME)and direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry(DART-MS)approach,phthalates at sub-ng•mL^(−1)levels can be qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed in a short time.The use of ultrahigh-resolving power and the accurate mass measurement capacity naturally provided by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry(FT-ICR-MS)minimizes the matrix interferences and thus enables the evaluation of phthalates in a complex matrix without extensive sample handlings or preparations.The limits of quantification(LOQs)were estimated to be at 0.3-5.0 ng•mL^(−1),lower than the Maximum Residue Limit(MRL)regulated by the European Union legislations(2007/19/EC)in foods,beverages,food packaging and toys(0.3-30 ng•mL^(−1)).This rapid and easy-to-use SPME-DART-FT-ICR-MS method provided a relatively high-throughput and powerful analytical approach for quick testing and screening phthalates in beverages and water samples to ensure food safety.
基金This research was supported by the Project for Strengthening the Police Force with Science and Technology(project number 2018GABJC29).
文摘We aimed to establish for the rapid detection of morphine,O6‑monoacetylmorphine,heroin,codeine,cocaine,methamphetamine,ketamine,methadone,and dolantin in human blood and urine by direct analysis in real‑time coupled with tandem mass spectrometry(DART‑MS/MS).These samples were extracted by acetonitrile‑methanol(V/V=4:1),using DART 12 Dip‑it automatic sampling system.They were injected at 400℃,and analyzed by positive ion and multiple reaction monitoring mode.The detection limits of morphine,O6‑Monoacetylmorphine,heroin,codeine,cocaine,methamphetamine,ketamine,methadone,and dolantin were 100,50,50,100,20,20,10,1,and 0.01 ng/mL,respectively.The practical cases contained methamphetamine,codeine,cocaine,and O6‑monoacetylmorphine were detected accurately and rapidly.The method has the advantages of high sensitivity and good accuracy.The sample processing is simple and can be analyzed in a short time.This method is suitable for the analysis of morphine,O6‑monoacetylmorphine,heroin,codeine,cocaine,methamphetamine,ketamine,methadone,and dolantin in some practical cases.
基金supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research and Basic Energy Sciences award X-ray Scientific Center for Optimization, Prediction, and Experimentation (XSCOPE), under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357This work was also supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program+2 种基金The SCGSR program is administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the DOE under contract number DE-SC0014664A.S. acknowledges the support by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (Contract No. DE-SC0019414). M.J.C also acknowledge support from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences Data, Artificial Intelligence, and ML at DOE Scientific User Facilities program under Award Number 34532We gratefully acknowledge the computing resources provided and operated by the Joint Laboratory for System Evaluation (JLSE) at Argonne National Laboratory. Work performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials and Advanced Photon Source, both U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facilities, was supported by the U.S. DOE, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.
文摘Coherent X-ray scattering techniques are critical for investigating the fundamental structural properties of materials at the nanoscale. While advancements have made these experiments more accessible, real-time analysis remains a significant bottleneck, often hindered by artifacts and computational demands. In scanning X-ray nanodiffraction microscopy, which is widely used to spatially resolve structural heterogeneities, this challenge is compounded by the convolution of the divergent beam with the sample’s local structure. To address this, we introduce DONUT (Diffraction with Optics for Nanobeam by Unsupervised Training), a physics-aware neural network designed for the rapid and automated analysis of nanobeam diffraction data. By incorporating a differentiable geometric diffraction model directly into its architecture, DONUT learns to predict crystal lattice strain and orientation in real-time. Crucially, this is achieved without reliance on labeled datasets or pre-training, overcoming a fundamental limitation for supervised machine learning in X-ray science. We demonstrate experimentally that DONUT accurately extracts all features within the data over 200 times more efficiently than conventional fitting methods.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21575092)for financial support
文摘An environmentally friendly,low power consuming,sensitive and compact mercury analyzer was developed for the determination of mercury in water samples by integrating a thin film dielectric barrier discharge induced cold vapor reactor and a dielectric barrier discharge optical emission spectrometer into a small polymethyl methacrylate plate（10.5 cm length×8.0 cm width×1.2 cm height）.Mercury cold vapor was generated when standard or sample solutions with or without formic acid were introduced to the reactor to form thin film liquid and exposed to microplasma irradiation and subsequently separated from the liquid phase for transport to the microplasma and detection of its atomic emission.Limits of detection of 0.20 μg L^-1 and 2.6 μg L^-1 were obtained for the proposed system using or not using formic acid,respectively.Compared to the conventional microplasma optical emission spectrometry used for mercury analysis,this system not only retains the good limit of detection amenable to the determination of mercury in real samples,but also reduces power consumption,eliminates the generation of hydrogen and avoids the use of toxic or unstable reductant.Method validation was demonstrated by analysis of a certified reference material of water sample and three real water samples with good spike recoveries（88-102%）.
文摘This paper,through mass spectrometric(MS)analysis for nitro compound explosives on a direct analysis in a real‑time time‑of‑flight MS,indicates that even on a high‑resolution MS with accurate mass measurement capabilities,there is no guarantee to obtain the unique molecular formula of a compound.By calculating spectra accuracy,highly accurate isotope pattern matching can be conducted to significantly improve performance of compound confirmation or identification.
文摘Direct analysis in real time(DART) possesses the merits of analyzing sample in its native status with minimal or even no sample pretreatment.In this review, we summarized the recent applications of DART in the field of herbal medicine analysis such as compound detection, species identification, metabolites profiling and initial quantification. DART with the characters of hyper-rapid, easy-hyphenated offers a new research tool for herbal medicines to complete the experimental process in a very simple but still reliable way. It is anticipated that more wide and deep applications of DART in herbal medicine analysis, as rapid quantification, high-throughput active compounds screening, rapid species identification, and fast illegal additives screening will be promising and foreseeable in the near future.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82273684)。
文摘The measurement of amino acid and monoamine neurotransmitters(NTs)in serum plays a central role in the identification and monitoring of clinical panic disorder(PD).However,the strong polarity and chemical heterogeneity of NTs make direct extraction and rapid detection extremely challenging.Herein,we developed a strategy that integrated solid phase extraction based on magnetic Fe_(3)O_(4)coated with polydopamine(Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA)and direct analysis of mass spectrometry in real time(DART-MS)for quantification of 10 NTs.We systematically investigated the optimal conditions of this strategy to achieve good accuracy and precision.Compared with existing magnetic solid phase extraction methods for NTs detection in biological samples,this strategy could adsorb more targets while having similar adsorption efficiencies,and the total process time was reduced by an average of 69.42%.We rapidly determined the metabolic abnormality of 6 types of NTs in the serum of PD patients and demonstrated their diagnostic accuracy.In addition,an outstanding feature of PD in which tryptophan was more metabolized by the KYN pathway and the 5-hydroxytryptamine pathway was inhibited could be elucidated by this strategy.Our results highlighted the potential ability of Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA coupled with DART-MS to assist in the clinical diagnosis of PD.
