Tannic Acid-Induced Surface-Catalyzed Secondary Nucleation during the Amyloid Fibrillation of Hen Egg-White Lysozyme.

Amyloid fibrillation by hen egg white lysozyme under the influence of tannic acid was investigated by atomic force microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. Tannic acid was found to be able to induce the formation of amyloid fibrils with an interesting mixed morphology. Such morphology features with the existence of areas of thickening alternating with areas of normal height.

[Study of the Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots as the phosphorescence probes to detect the micro-quantity Hg2+].

In the present paper, the Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots were synthesized in water, and the MPA was used as the stabilizer. Utilizing the strong quenching effect of Hg2+ to the phosphorescence of the ZnS: Mn quantum dots, the method to detect micro-quantity Hg2+ in water was established by using the quantum dots as the phosphorescence probes. Compared to the fluorescence methods, the phosphorescence has longer lifetime and higher selectivity, and avoids the interference of the fluorescence and the scattering light.

[Study of CdTe quantum dots as fluorescence probe to detect trace amount of Pb2+].

The surface modified quantum dots (QDs) as fluorescence probe to quantitatively detect the Pb2+ in water phase was studied in the paper. Using the mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) as the stabilizer, the CdTe quantum dots were synthesized in water phase. Based on the quenching effect of the Pb2+ on the QDs fluorescence, the method for detecting trace Pb2+ using QDs as probe was established.

Homogeneous immunoassay based on aggregation of antibody-functionalized gold nanoparticles coupled with light scattering detection.

A universal platform of homogeneous noncompetitive immunoassay, using human immunoglobulin (IgG) as a model analyte, has been developed. The assay is based on aggregation of antibody-functionalized gold nanoparticles directed by the immunoreaction coupled with light scattering detection with a common spectrofluorimeter. In phosphate buffer (pH 7.

Homogeneous and label-free bioluminescence detection of single nucleotide polymorphism with rolling circle amplification.

Integration of rolling circle amplification and sensitive bioluminescent detection of pyrophosphate, a homogeneous and label-free method has been developed for detecting single nucleotide polymorphism.

Homogeneous and label-free fluorescence detection of single-nucleotide polymorphism using target-primed branched rolling circle amplification.

We present a simple, sensitive, and cost-effective fluorescent assay of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with target-primed branched rolling circle amplification (TPBRCA). Designed padlock probe is circularized after perfect hybridization to mutant DNA. Then rolling circle amplification (RCA) reaction can be initiated from the mutant DNA that acts as primer and generates a long tandem single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) product.

[Quantitatively determining trace elements Co and Bi in gelatin by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry method--applying IEC model to correct the spectral interference of Fe to Co].

By ICP-AES, the authors established the method to quantitatively determine the trace elements Co and Bi in gelatin. The authors processed the unknown sample with wet digesting method. Trace elements in gelatin could be quantitatively determined at the same time.

[Determination of micro-elements in couplers by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry].

By ICP-AES, we established a method to quantitatively determine the micro-elements in couplers. We processed the unknown sample with wet digesting method. Nine micro-elements in the couplers can be quantitatively determined at the same time.