Publications by authors named "Gongxun Cao"

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  • - Polystyrene (PS), a common nanoplastic and persistent pollutant, is challenging to assess for environmental risks due to interference from toxic dye-based fluorescent PS that can cause false positives in tests.
  • - To overcome this, graphene oxide quantum dots (o-CQDs) are embedded into PS microspheres (called CPS) which are noted for their biocompatibility, low toxicity, and strong fluorescent stability, and their size can be controlled through water-soluble initiators.
  • - CPS has demonstrated low toxicity and reliable fluorescent tracing capabilities in laboratory environments, and can be quantitatively measured in various concentrations, making it a suitable reference material for studying PS in coastal and wastewater contexts.
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As the most commonly used antipyretic and analgesic drug, paracetamol (PA) coexists with neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) in real biological samples. Their simultaneous determination is extremely important for human health, but they also interfere with each other. In order to improve the conductivity, adsorption affinity, sensitivity, and selectivity of TiO-based electrochemical sensor, N-doped carbon@TiO double-shelled hollow sphere (H-C/N@TiO) is designed and synthesized by simple alcoholic and hydrothermal method, using polystyrene sphere (PS) as a template.

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Nitrite is one of the most common carcinogens in daily food. Its simple, rapid, inexpensive, and in-field measurement is important for food safety, based on the requirements of the standard from Codex Alimentarius Commission and China. Using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and thin layer silica gel (SG), p-aminophenylcyclic acid (SA) and naphthalene ethylenediamine hydrochloride (NEH), as carriers and chromogenic agents, respectively, PAN-NSS as nitrite color sensor is proposed.

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As worldwide edible fungi, Lentinula edodes and Agaricus bisporus accumulate both essential and harmful metals. Metal bioavailability is important for metal benefit-risk assessment. A full functional model of digestive tracts (including digestion, metabolism, and absorption) is established.

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