Online inspection of blackheart in potatoes using visible-near infrared spectroscopy and interpretable spectrogram-based modified ResNet modeling.

Introduction: Blackheart is one of the most common physiological diseases in potatoes during storage. In the initial stage, black spots only occur in tissues near the potato core and cannot be detected from an outward appearance. If not identified and removed in time, the disease will seriously undermine the quality and sale of theentire batch of potatoes.

Computational model of pesticide deposition distribution on canopies for air-assisted spraying.

The deposited pesticide distribution in fruit tree canopies is crucial for evaluating the efficacy of air-assisted spraying in orchards. Most studies have determined the impact of pesticide application on pesticide deposition on canopies without a quantitative computational model. In this study, an air-assisted orchard sprayer with airflow control was used to perform spraying experiments on artificial and peach trees.

Conformational change and biocatalysis-triggered spectral shift of single Au nanoparticles.

Spectral shift of localized plasmon resonance scattering of guanine-rich DNA modified single Au nanoparticles is observed under a dark field microscope equipped with a spectrometer. The spectra continuously red-shift with the conformational change of the guanine-rich DNA upon associating with K(+), hemin and the biocatalytic growth of the polymer. The scattering spectrum of single nanoparticles is proved to be sensitive both to a subtle conformational change and the biocatalysis process.

Core-shell Ag@SiO(2) nanoparticles concentrated on a micro/nanofluidic device for surface plasmon resonance-enhanced fluorescent detection of highly reactive oxygen species.

A micro/nanofluidic device integrating a nanochannel in a microfluidic chip was developed for sensitive fluorescent determination of highly reactive oxygen species (hROS) enhanced by surface plasmon resonance-enhanced fluorescence (SPREF). The nanochannel was simply fabricated by polyaniline nanostructures modified on a glass slide. Core-shell Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles were concentrated in front of the nanochannel for fluorescence enhancement based on the SPREF effect.