Construction of visible light driven silver sulfide/graphitic carbon nitride p-n heterojunction for improving photocatalytic disinfection.

Compared with the Z-scheme and type-II heterojunctions, p-n type heterojunctions are more favorable for the migration of photo-induced carriers owing to the advantage of built-in electric fields. In addition, it is still of great significance to understand the carrier migration properties of the p-n heterojunction. Therefore, the development of new p-n heterojunctions and the development of high-efficiency catalysts with effective modulation of light responsiveness and rapid transfer of charge to achieve photocatalytic inactivation have attracted much attention.

Colorimetric Detection of Salicylic Acid in Aspirin Using MIL-53(Fe) Nanozyme.

The impurity of salicylic acid (SA) in aspirin is a required inspection item for drug quality control. Since free SA is significantly toxic for humans, the content determination of free SA is absolutely necessary to ensure people's health. In this work, a facile colorimetric method was developed for the detection of SA in aspirin by utilizing the MIL-53(Fe) nanozyme.

A competitive immunoassay for electrochemical impedimetric determination of chlorpyrifos using a nanogold-modified glassy carbon electrode based on enzymatic biocatalytic precipitation.

A direct competitive impedimetric immunoassay for chlorpyrifos (CPF) was developed that is based on the specific affinity of immunoassay and the enzymatic biocatalytic precipitation amplification strategy. The CPF antibody (anti-CPF) was anchored onto an electro-deposited nanogold modified glassy carbon electrode surface by adsorption of the Au-NH bond and Au-SH bond. This improved the electrode reactivity and the loading amount of anti-CPF.

Colorimetric detection of blood glucose based on GOx@ZIF-8@Fe-polydopamine cascade reaction.

Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) has become one of the most typical examples of nanostructures for multi-enzyme immobilization due to its economical, mild and easy synthesis process. However, ZIF-8 nanocrystals are easily decomposed under acidic conditions. To solve this problem, the Fe-polydopamine (Fe-PDA) was bonded with ZIF-8 surface to form ZIF-8@Fe-PDA hybrid shell with good stability.

A bifunctional metal organic framework of type Fe(III)-BTC for cascade (enzymatic and enzyme-mimicking) colorimetric determination of glucose.

A metal organic framework (MOF) of type Fe(III)-BTC (where BTC is 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid) was utilized to construct an integrated system for cascade colorimetric determination of glucose. The MOF performs a dual function in acting (a) as a peroxidase (POx) mimic, and (b) as a solid support for immobilization of glucose oxidase (GOx). The MOF was prepared by a one-pot method.

A label-free fluorescence assay for hydrogen peroxide and glucose based on the bifunctional MIL-53(Fe) nanozyme.

A label-free nanozyme MIL-53(Fe) with the dual-function of catalyzing and emitting fluorescence was utilized for turn-on fluorescence detection of hydrogen peroxide and glucose. The proposed strategy provides a cost-effective, safe and sensitive method for the design and development of multiple enzyme cascade assays for various biomolecules.

Preparation of Cationic MOFs with Mobile Anions by Anion Stripping to Remove 2,4-D from Water.

A cationic porous framework with mobile anions (MIL-101(Cr)-Cl) was easily and successfully synthesized by utilizing the stronger affinity of F to Al than Cr in the charge-balanced framework of MIL-101(Cr). The structure, morphology and porosity of MIL-101(Cr)-Cl were characterized. The obtained new materials retain the high surface area, good thermostability, and structure topology of MIL-101(Cr).

Prussian blue nanoparticles encapsulated inside a metal-organic framework via in situ growth as promising peroxidase mimetics for enzyme inhibitor screening.

Artificial enzyme mimics are of current research interest owing to their remarkable advantages over natural enzymes. Herein, as a novel peroxidase mimic material, MIL-101(Cr)@PB was fabricated by encapsulating Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles into the host matrix of MIL-101(Cr) via a facile and mild in situ growth synthetic strategy. The crystallographic characteristics, morphology, and porosity of the as-synthesized MIL-101(Cr)@PB composites were carefully studied using XRD, SEM, TEM, TGA, and BET.

In situ synthesis of metal-organic frameworks in a porous polymer monolith as the stationary phase for capillary liquid chromatography.

In this study, HKUST-1 was synthesized in situ on the porous polymer monolith as the stationary phase for capillary liquid chromatography (cLC). The unique carboxyl functionalized poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) (poly(MAA-co-EDMA)) monolith was used as a support to directly grow HKUST-1 by a controlled layer-by-layer self-assembly strategy. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the resulting HKUST-1-poly(MAA-co-EDMA) monoliths indicated that HKUST-1 was successfully grafted onto the pore surface of the poly(MAA-co-EDMA) monolith.

Synthesis of a mixed valence state Ce-MOF as an oxidase mimetic for the colorimetric detection of biothiols.

We demonstrate a facile and rapid in situ partial oxidation synthetic strategy for the fabrication of a mixed valence state Ce-MOF (MVCM) which exhibits intrinsic oxidase-like activity. Furthermore, on the basis of the excellent catalytic activity of the MCVM, a colorimetric approach for the high-throughput detection of biothiols in serum samples was established.

Preparation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane based hybrid monoliths by thiol-ene click chemistry for capillary liquid chromatography.

A facile organic-silica hybrid monolith was prepared by a thiol-ene click reaction of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane methacryl substituted (POSS-MA) with 1,4-bis(mercaptoacetoxy) butane (BMAB) using toluene and dodecanol as a porogenic system. The effects of the ratio of POSS-MA-BMAB and porogenic solvents and click reaction temperature on the morphology, permeability and column performance of the resulting POSS-BMAB hybrid monoliths were studied in detail. A uniform monolithic network with a high porosity was obtained.

Incorporation of metal-organic framework HKUST-1 into porous polymer monolithic capillary columns to enhance the chromatographic separation of small molecules.

Metal-organic framework (MOF) HKUST-1 nanoparticles have been incorporated into poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) (HKUST-1-poly(GMA-co-EDMA)) monoliths to afford stationary phases with enhanced chromatographic performance of small molecules in the reversed phase capillary liquid chromatography. The effect of HKUST-1 nanoparticles in the polymerization mixture on the performance of the monolithic column was explored in detail. While the bare poly(GMA-co-EDMA) monolith exhibited poor resolution (Rs<1.