Application of laccase-inorganic nanoflowers based time-temperature integrator to real-time monitor the freshness of pasteurized milk.

A time-temperature integrator (TTI) based on laccase@Cu(PO4) nanoflowers (laccase@NFs) was created to monitor the freshness of pasteurized milk during storage. To address the challenges of easy inactivation, poor stability, and high use-cost of laccase in the application of TTI, laccase@NFs were synthesized by ultrasonic-assisted biomineralization. The laccase@NFs-based TTI was created through the enzymatic reaction between laccase and 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid ammonium salt), and the effects of laccase@NFs addition amount on the reaction rate, discoloration lifetime and activation energy (Ea) were discussed.

Microwave-induced carbon nanotubes catalytic degradation of organic pollutants in aqueous solution.

In this study, a new catalytic degradation technology using microwave induced carbon nanotubes (MW/CNTs) was proposed and applied in the treatment of organic pollutants in aqueous solution. The catalytic activity of three CNTs of 10-20nm, 20-40nm, and 40-60nm diameters were compared. The results showed that organic pollutants such as methyl orange (MO), methyl parathion (MP), sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), bisphenol A (BPA), and methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution could be degraded effectively and rapidly in MW/CNTs system.

Spectroscopic study on interaction between three cationic surfactants with different alkyl chain lengths and DNA.

In this study, the interaction between cationic surfactants with different alkyl chain lengths, such as hexyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (HTAB), dodecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (DTAB) and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), and DNA was investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and viscosity techniques. The results showed that these three cationic surfactants with different hydrocarbon chain lengths could all interact with DNA. Their binding modes were estimated and their interaction strength was compared.