A Porphyrin-Based MOF Thin Film with Oriented Nanosheet Arrays for Optimizing a Nonlinear Optical Response.

Developing two-dimensional (2D) hybrid nanosheet arrays integrating inorganic and organic components is highly significant for third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) applications. Herein, an oriented 2D porphyrin-based MOF (ZnTPyP(Co)) thin film composed of vertically stacked ultrathin nanosheets was fabricated via the liquid-phase epitaxial (LPE) layer-by-layer (LBL) method. The prepared ZnTPyP(Co) thin film exhibits an outstanding third-order NLO response with a high third-order nonlinear susceptibility of ∼2.

Evaluation the effect of nanoparticles on the structure of aptamers by analyzing the recognition dynamics of aptamer functionalized nanoparticles.

Aptamer-functionalized nanoparticles have been widely studied as targeted probes in biomedical applications for targeted therapy and imaging. The rigidity of the nanoparticle could stabilized the spatial structure of the aptamer, ensuring the selectivity and affinity for target recognition in the complex environment. The main aim of this article study was to explore the effect of the spatial structure of aptamer in the interaction between aptamer nanoprobes and receptors.

Pressurized CEC with amperometric detection using mixed-mode monolithic column for rapid analysis of chlorophenols and phenol.

A simple analysis of chlorophenols (2-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, and pentachlorophenol) and phenol was accomplished by coupling a pressurized CEC with amperometric detection (AD). Efficient and reproducible separation of these compounds was achieved within 9 min on a capillary monolithic stationary phase bonded with octadecyl ligands and sulfonate groups, where the selectivity and the retention of analytes can be functionally controlled by optimizing experimental variables, including organic modifier content, mobile phase pH, ionic strength, working electrode potential, separation voltage, and supplementary pressure. A mixed-mode retention mechanism consisting of reverse-phase chromatographic partition, electrostatic repulsion, and electrophoresis is considered to play roles in the separation.