A magnetic hyperbranched polyamide amine-based quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe method for the detection of organophosphorus pesticide residues.

Magnetic hyperbranched polyamide amine (MHPA) was successfully prepared and applied as a QuEChERS adsorbent to the gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) detection of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) in orange juice. Abundant in amino types and the structure of hyperbranched organic chains make MHPA to possess the clean-up function integrating classic clean-up agent primary secondary amine (PSA) with C modified silica, and the magnetic property makes the operation easier and more time-saving. Compared the performance with classical clean-up agents of PSA and C, better results were obtained with MHPA as adsorbent for the detection of 11 OPPs.

Chimeric Aptamers-Based and MoS Nanosheet-Enhanced Label-Free Fluorescence Polarization Strategy for Adenosine Triphosphate Detection.

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) as a primary energy source plays a unique role in the regulation of all cellular events. The necessity to detect ATP requires sensitive and accurate quantitative analytical strategies. Herein, we present our study of developing a MoS nanosheet-enhanced aptasensor for fluorescence polarization-based ATP detection.

An efficient ratiometric fluorescence sensor based on metal-organic frameworks and quantum dots for highly selective detection of 6-mercaptopurine.

The development of a simple and accurate quantitative method for the determination of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) is of great importance because of its serious side effects. Ratiometric fluorescence (RF) sensors are not subject to interference from environmental factors, and exhibit enhanced precision and accuracy. Therefore, a novel RF sensor for the selective detection of 6-MP was developed based on a dual-emission nanosensor.

Preparation of chitosan/silk fibroin/hydroxyapatite porous scaffold and its characteristics in comparison to bi-component scaffolds.

Composite porous scaffolds have attracted extensive attention in the biomedical material field. The aim of this research was to prepare a novel tri-component composite porous scaffold and to evaluate its relevant properties. The porous scaffold was composed of chitosan (CS), silk fibroin (SF), and nanohydroxyapatite particles (nHA), which we named CS/SF/nHA scaffold and prepared via salt fractionation method combined with lyophilization.

Microwave-assisted one-step extraction-derivatization for rapid analysis of fatty acids profile in herbal medicine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

A rapid and practical microwave-assisted one-step extraction-derivatization (MAED) method was developed for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of fatty acids profile in herbal medicine. Several critical experimental parameters for MAED, including reaction temperature, microwave power and the amount of derivatization reagent (methanol), were optimized with response surface methodology. The results showed that the chromatographic peak areas of total fatty acids and total unsaturated fatty acids content obtained with MAED were markedly higher than those obtained by the conventional Soxhlet or microwave extraction and then derivatization method.

Three-dimensional cell bioreactor coupled with high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for the affinity screening of bioactive components from herb medicine.

An efficient and convenient method, three-dimensional (3-D) cell bioreactor coupled with high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was developed for affinity screening and analysis of multiple bioactive components from herbal medicines. Cancer cells were cultured on a porous scaffold to form a 3-D cell bioreactor. After interacting with live and fixed cells, the HPLC fingerprinting chromatograms of herbal medicine extract were compared to evaluate the binding properties of herbal components on cells.

[Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction with RSM and HPLC determination for three iridoid glycosides in Cornus officinalis].

Objective: To establish a method of microwave-assisted extraction and high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) for simultaneous determination of three iridoid glycosides including loganin, sweroside and cornuside in Cornus officinalis.

Methods: The extraction conditions of microwave power,ethanol concentration, liquid to sample ratio were optimized with a response surface methodology (RSM); Three constituents were separated on an Agilent TC-C18 column by gradient elution using acetonitrile and water as the mobile phase. The flow rate was 1.

Analysis of fatty acids in A. szechenyianum Gay. by microwave-assisted extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Introduction: Aconitum szechenyianum Gay. is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb with the detumescent and styptic effects and antitumor activity. There have been only a few researches on its chemical components, but no detailed report has appeared on its fatty acids.