Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gregory Barbillon, Christophe Humbert, Maria Ujue Gonzalez, Jose Miguel Garcia-Martin
Summary: In this study, we investigated chemical sensing using surface-enhanced Raman scattering with gold nanocolumn templates. The glancing angle deposition with magnetron sputtering technique was chosen for its low-cost production and ease of implementation. The fabricated gold nanocolumnar structures allowed for the production of a high density of strongly confined electric field spots. The vertical and tilted nanocolumnar templates showed promising results for the detection and adsorption of thiophenol molecules.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tushar Kant, Kamlesh Shrivas, Ankita Tejwani, Khushali Tandey, Anuradha Sharma, Shashi Gupta
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive overview of portable colorimetric chemical sensing devices and their applications in clinical, environmental, and food safety domains. It covers different types of devices, such as handheld, RGB-based, paper-based, and wearable, and explores the underlying principles, functional materials, and detection mechanisms.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Elias Mansour, Shay Sherbo, Walaa Saliba, Viki Kloper, Hossam Haick
Summary: By using dispersants and surfactants during the deposition and annealing processes of MCGNPs, the reproducibility and repeatability of thin films can be increased, leading to higher sensitivity and accuracy for detecting volatile organic compounds in air.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Chinnappan Pandiyarajan, Perumal Rameshkumar, Sepperumal Murugesan, Manickam Selvaraj
Summary: In this study, silver nanoparticles-decorated ethylenediamine-modified graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposites were prepared and applied for the electrochemical sensing of nitrobenzene derivatives. The nanocomposites showed superb electrocatalytic activity and detection sensitivity towards nitrobenzene, with a linear range of 5-50 μM and a limit of detection of 2 μM.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Veronica Montes-Garcia, Marco A. Squillaci, Marta Diez-Castellnou, Quy Khac Ong, Francesco Stellacci, Paolo Samori
Summary: Noble metal nanoparticles are ideal materials for sensor fabrication, enabling high sensitivity and selectivity, and can be used for environmental and health monitoring.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Zahra Fattahi, Mohammad Hasanzadeh
Summary: This review summarizes the latest advances in nanotechnology-assisted microfluidic biosensing, focusing on various types of nanoparticle-integrated microfluidic sensors. The cooperation between microfluidic biodevices and nanoparticles is considered to be very beneficial in addressing challenges related to microfluidic systems.
TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Alessandro Verde, Maria Mangini, Stefano Manago, Chiara Tramontano, Ilaria Rea, Diana Boraschi, Paola Italiani, Anna Chiara De Luca
Summary: Engineered gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are widely used in medicine but require accurate evaluation of safety, especially in detecting bacterial endotoxin contamination. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an efficient tool for the label-free identification and quantitative evaluation of endotoxin adsorbed on AuNP surfaces.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hirak Chatterjee, Dorothy Bardhan, Sudip Kumar Pal, Keiji Yanase, Sujit Kumar Ghosh
Summary: A retrospective formalism has been designed through critical condensation of electromagnetic scattering theories, macroscopic mixing rules, and micromechanics at the metal-analyte interface, which can be adopted as a generalized model.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Atul Kumar Tiwari, Hari Prakash Yadav, Munesh Kumar Gupta, Roger J. J. Narayan, Prem C. C. Pandey
Summary: A highly fluorescent, sensitive, and selective fluorometric assay for detecting Hg2+ ions was developed using vancomycin functionalized and polyethyleneimine stabilized gold nanoparticles (PEI-f-AuNPs@Van). The gold nanoparticles exhibited strong fluorescence properties with excitation and emission wavelengths of 320 nm and 418 nm, respectively. The detection limit for Hg2+ ion was determined to be 0.988 nM within a linear range, while in natural environmental samples it was 12.5 nM. The designed probe showed high selectivity for mercury (II) cations among other divalent cations.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Sana Qureshi, Misbah Asif, Hasnain Sajid, Mazhar Amjad Gilani, Khurshid Ayub, Muhammad Arshad, Tariq Mahmood
Summary: This study investigates the adsorption behavior of C3N4 towards harmful chemical warfare agents (CWAs) using DFT calculations. The results demonstrate that C3N4 shows sensitivity towards toxic gases and can be used as an electrochemical sensor.
MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Ying Gu, Yuanling Hu, Fuyuan Zhang, Lunzhao Yi, Ying Shang, Dabing Ren, Zhenhua Ge
Summary: A glucose sensor was developed using synthetic cyclic peptides as recognition receptors and Au nanoparticles for ECL enhancement. The sensor demonstrated specific glucose capture and detection, with good sensitivity and a low detection limit.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yingying Zhong, Ruyan Zha, Wei Li, Chunfeng Lu, Yuange Zong, Dong Sun, Chunya Li, Yanying Wang
Summary: In this study, a photoelectrochemical immunosensing system utilizing near-infrared light was constructed. The absorption wavelength of the metal-organic frameworks was regulated by adjusting the metal ions and the conjugation degree of the ligands. The system showed a low detection limit and good accuracy in the detection of VEGF165.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Mahsa Nasehi, Meysam Saeedi, Jalaledin Ghanavi, Mohammad Kazem Moravvej-Farshi
Summary: We have successfully synthesized biologically compatible gold nanoparticles modified with linoleic acid, and conducted glucose sensing experiments using these nanoparticles. Our results show that the presence of linoleic acid degradation and auto-oxidation, as well as the catalytic properties of gold nanoparticles, enhance the sensitivity of glucose detection by 4.8 times compared to using linoleic acid alone.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Danielle Bennett, Xueqian Chen, Gregory J. Walker, Sacha Stelzer-Braid, William D. Rawlinson, D. Brynn Hibbert, Richard D. Tilley, J. Justin Gooding
Summary: Plasmonic nanoparticles in dimer format are used for single molecule sensing, where the interaction with hairpin DNA leads to a shift in localized surface plasmon resonance. Spectroscopy may detect this shift, but point-of-care devices require a faster analysis method. By using dark-field imaging and digital analysis, the plasmonic resonance shift of thousands of dimer structures can be measured in minutes. The challenge is separating dimers from non-specifically bound clusters to achieve accurate results. The LAB-based classifier algorithm demonstrated the highest accuracy for this digital separation.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Phouphien Keoingthong, Yiting Xu, Shengkai Li, Jieqiong Xu, Liang Zhang, Zhuo Chen, Weihong Tan
Summary: In this study, a magnetic CoRh@G nanozyme with high catalytic efficiency, unique physicochemical properties, and excellent stability was successfully synthesized and used for sensitive colorimetric sensing of dopamine and ascorbic acid. The CoRh@G nanozyme showed superior peroxidase-like activity and high affinity towards 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzydine oxidation.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Wenting Shao, Galina Shurin, Xiaoyun He, Zidao Zeng, Michael R. Shurin, Alexander Star
Summary: The new beta 2-Tf detection platform developed in this study offers a rapid and sensitive method for identifying CSF leakage, with the potential to be used as a rapid diagnostic tool. The three-step design, including affinity chromatography and a rapid sensing step using a semiconductor-enriched FET sensor, allows for shorter detection time and high sensitivity in body fluid tests.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Fanli Meng, Tianyao Qi, Junjie Zhang, Hongmin Zhu, Zhenyu Yuan, Congyue Liu, Wenbo Qin, Mengning Ding
Summary: This article reports the synthesis of porous and hollow MoO3 microspheres for the detection of ammonia gas. The study found that p-h-MoO3 exhibits ultrahigh responsiveness to ammonia with significant selectivity. The composition and morphology of p-h-MoO3 were characterized using microscopic and spectroscopic techniques, and the sensing mechanism was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yanghang Pan, Xinzhu Wang, Weiyang Zhang, Lingyu Tang, Zhangyan Mu, Cheng Liu, Bailin Tian, Muchun Fei, Yamei Sun, Huanhuan Su, Libo Gao, Peng Wang, Xiangfeng Duan, Jing Ma, Mengning Ding
Summary: Single-atom catalysts offer high atomic utilization and tunable reaction pathways. By using oriented external electric fields, the performance of model single-atom catalysts anchored on two-dimensional atomic crystals can be significantly improved. Theoretical investigations suggest that field-induced on-site polarization can simulate catalytic processes and dynamically regulate the catalytic performance.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiao-Cheng Zhou, Cheng Liu, Jian Su, Yi-Fan Liu, Zhangyan Mu, Yamei Sun, Zhi-Mei Yang, Shuai Yuan, Mengning Ding, Jing-Lin Zuo
Summary: In this study, a mixed-linker conductive MOF system was developed by incorporating tetrathiafulvalene and Ni-bis(dithiolene) moieties, allowing precise control over electronic structures and semiconductor characteristics by adjusting their molar ratio. The semiconducting behavior of the MOF system can be switched from n-type to p-type by increasing the ratio of tetrathiafulvalene to Ni-bis(dithiolene), resulting in a three orders of magnitude increase in electrical conductivity. Additionally, the mixed-linker MOFs showed synergistic and nonlinear modulation effects on the chemiresistive detection of VOCs, with sensing performance modulated by the linker ratios.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhangyan Mu, Na Han, Dan Xu, Bailin Tian, Fangyuan Wang, Yiqi Wang, Yamei Sun, Cheng Liu, Panke Zhang, Xuejun Wu, Yanguang Li, Mengning Ding
Summary: In this study, the surface adsorption and sub-surface absorption of hydrogen on Pd and its alloy nanocatalysts are quantified under operando electrocatalytic conditions. The competitive relationship between electrochemical CO2 reduction and hydrogen sorption kinetics is investigated. The results reveal the key impacts of proton donors on the hydrogen sorption kinetics during CO2 reduction.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yang Lv, Si-Wen Ke, Yuming Gu, Bailin Tian, Lingyu Tang, Pan Ran, Yue Zhao, Jing Ma, Jing-Lin Zuo, Mengning Ding
Summary: Nitrate-containing industrial wastewater is a serious threat to global food security and public health safety. Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction offers better sustainability compared to traditional microbial denitrification, with ultra-high energy efficiency and the production of high-value ammonia (NH3). However, the acidic nature of most industrial nitrate-containing wastewater contradicts the working conditions of denitrifying bacteria and inorganic electrocatalysts, demanding pre-neutralization and leading to competition and dissolution issues.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu-Yang Li, Tianqi Wei, Cheng Liu, Zedong Zhang, Lei-Feng Wu, Mengning Ding, Shuai Yuan, Jia Zhu, Jing-Lin Zuo
Summary: TTF and Ni-bis(dithiolene) units are integrated into a COF, resulting in a stable and efficient material for near-infrared and solar photothermal conversion. The COFs show high surface areas and good stability, with the Ni-TTF COF exhibiting superior performance due to its D-A arrangement.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fangyuan Wang, Yuming Gu, Bailin Tian, Yuxia Sun, Lifeng Zheng, Shengtang Liu, Lingyu Tang, Xiao Han, Jing Ma, Mengning Ding
Summary: Replacing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with water-assisted oxidation of organic molecules is a promising approach for sustainable electrochemical biomass utilization. In this study, spinel sulfides were investigated for the electrooxidation of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, showing superior catalytic performance compared to spinel oxides. The phase transition of spinel sulfides into amorphous bimetallic oxyhydroxides during electrochemical activation was found to be responsible for their excellent conversion rate, selectivity, faradaic efficiency, and stability. A volcano-like correlation was also established between their BEOR and OER activities.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yanghang Pan, Lingyu Tang, Mengning Ding
Summary: Electrostatic effects induced by oriented electric fields are common in natural enzymatic systems and have been shown to be a novel, clean, and effective reagent in single-molecule reactions and at electrochemical interfaces.
CELL REPORTS PHYSICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Aoqian Qiu, Jun Li, Xiaofeng Zhang, Pan Ran, Weijie Ding, Xu Cheng, Mengning Ding
Summary: In this study, an electrochemical reductive deuteration strategy from phthalimide to phthalimidine-d(2), using D2O as a deuterium source, was successfully achieved in common solvents. This approach showed broad compatibility with various functional groups. Mechanistic investigations revealed a 4-electron reduction pathway, and the coupled anodic oxygen evolution maintained neutral to mild basic conditions for the electrochemical reaction.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fangyuan Wang, Yuming Gu, Bailin Tian, Yuxia Sun, Lifeng Zheng, Shengtang Liu, Lingyu Tang, Xiao Han, Jing Ma, Mengning Ding
Summary: Replacing the OER with water-assisted oxidation of organic molecules is a promising method for sustainable electrochemical biomass utilization. Spinel sulfides exhibit superior catalytic performance compared to spinel oxides and complete phase transition during electrochemical activation, serving as the active species. Excellent conversion rate, selectivity, faradaic efficiency, and stability were achieved through sulfide-derived amorphous CuCo-oxyhydroxide, and a volcano-like correlation was established between their BEOR and OER activities based on an OER-assisted organic oxidation mechanism.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dan Xu, Li Zhai, Zhangyan Mu, Chen-Lei Tao, Feiyue Ge, Han Zhang, Mengning Ding, Fang Cheng, Xue-Jun Wu
Summary: Metal sulfides and heterostructured icosapods with well-defined composition and configuration exhibit high photocatalytic activity for the oxidation of biomass-relevant alcohols into corresponding aldehydes under visible-light irradiation. This enhanced performance is attributed to the fast charge separation and abundant active sites resulting from the unique structure and spatial organization of the components in the nanostructures.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shengtang Liu, Bailin Tian, Xinzhu Wang, Yamei Sun, Yiqi Wang, Jing Ma, Mengning Ding
Summary: Operando reconstruction of solid catalyst is common during electrocatalytic processes and the correlation between initial and operando states is crucial for the understanding and design of catalytic systems. By studying Bi oxide catalysts, it was found that the operando surface/subsurface oxygen loading, which is positively correlated to the initial oxygen content, plays a critical role in determining Bi-based CO2RR performance.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yang Lv, Jian Su, Yuming Gu, Bailin Tian, Jing Ma, Jing-Lin Zuo, Mengning Ding
Summary: This study reports a catalytic metal-organic framework catalyst with multiple functional motifs, which can efficiently convert nitrate to ammonia. The catalyst has high-density reactive sites, selective reaction pathways, efficient multielectron transfer, and multiproton transport processes, leading to high yield rate, efficiency, and selectivity for ammonia production.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xuanping Wang, Longbin Li, Mingzhu Shi, Yiqi Wang, Guodong Xu, Kai Yuan, Peipei Zhu, Mengning Ding, Yiwang Chen
Summary: In this study, a self-supporting nanosheet catalyst was designed based on metal sulfide heterojunctions for the reduction of nitroarenes in aqueous solution. The catalyst exhibited efficient reduction performance and excellent functional group tolerance. Mechanistic investigations revealed that electron transfer from Ni3S2 to Co9S8 was beneficial for the reaction and reduced the energy barrier for the reduction of nitroarenes.
