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Maxted G, Estrela P, Moschou D. Employing electrochemically derived pH gradients for Lab-on-PCB protein preconcentration devices. Microsyst Nanoeng 2024; 10:10. [PMID: 38261896 PMCID: PMC10796359 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-023-00638-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Protein preconcentration is an essential sample preparation step for analysis in which the targeted proteins exist in low concentrations, such as bodily fluids, water, or wastewater. Nonetheless, very few practical implementations of miniaturized protein preconcentration devices have been demonstrated in practice, and even fewer have been integrated with other microanalytical steps. Existing approaches rely heavily on additional chemicals and reagents and introduce complexity to the overall assay. In this paper, we propose a novel miniaturized isoelectric focusing-based protein preconcentration screening device based on electrochemically derived pH gradients rather than existing chemical reagent approaches. In this way, we reduce the need for additional chemical reagents to zero while enabling device incorporation in a seamlessly integrated full protein analysis microsystem via Lab-on-PCB technology. We apply our previously presented Lab-on-PCB approach to quantitatively control the pH of a solution in the vicinity of planar electrodes using electrochemical acid generation through redox-active self-assembled monolayers. The presented device comprises a printed circuit board with an array of gold electrodes that were functionalized with 4-aminothiophenol; this formed a self-assembled monolayer that was electropolymerized to improve its electrochemical reversibility. Protein preconcentration was performed in two configurations. The first was open and needed the use of a holder to suspend a well of fluid above the electrodes; the second used microfluidic channels to enclose small volumes of fluid. Reported here are the resulting data for protein preconcentration in both these forms, with a quantitative concentration factor shown for the open form and qualitative proof shown for the microfluidic.
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- Grace Maxted
- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
- Centre for Bioengineering and Biomedical Technologies (CBio), University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
- Centre for Bioengineering and Biomedical Technologies (CBio), University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
- Centre for Bioengineering and Biomedical Technologies (CBio), University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
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Duru J, Rüfenacht A, Löhle J, Pozzi M, Forró C, Ledermann L, Bernardi A, Matter M, Renia A, Simona B, Tringides CM, Bernhard S, Ihle SJ, Hengsteler J, Maurer B, Zhang X, Nakatsuka N. Driving electrochemical reactions at the microscale using CMOS microelectrode arrays. Lab Chip 2023; 23:5047-5058. [PMID: 37916299 PMCID: PMC10661664 DOI: 10.1039/d3lc00630a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Precise control of pH values at electrode interfaces enables the systematic investigation of pH-dependent processes by electrochemical means. In this work, we employed high-density complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) microelectrode arrays (MEAs) as miniaturized systems to induce and confine electrochemical reactions in areas corresponding to the pitch of single electrodes (17.5 μm). First, we present a strategy for generating localized pH patterns on the surface of the CMOS MEA with unprecedented spatial resolution. Leveraging the versatile routing capabilities of the switch matrix beneath the CMOS MEA, we created arbitrary combinations of anodic and cathodic electrodes and hence pH patterns. Moreover, we utilized the system to produce polymeric surface patterns by additive and subtractive methods. For additive patterning, we controlled the in situ formation of polydopamine at the microelectrode surface through oxidation of free dopamine above a threshold pH > 8.5. For subtractive patterning, we removed cell-adhesive poly-L-lysine from the electrode surface and backfilled the voids with antifouling polymers. Such polymers were chosen to provide a proof-of-concept application of controlling neuronal growth via electrochemically-induced patterns on the CMOS MEA surface. Importantly, our platform is compatible with commercially available high-density MEAs and requires no custom equipment, rendering the findings generalizable and accessible.
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- Jens Duru
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Macromolecular Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
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Rana M, Ahmad R, Taylor AF. A microfluidic double emulsion platform for spatiotemporal control of pH and particle synthesis. Lab Chip 2023; 23:4504-4513. [PMID: 37766460 DOI: 10.1039/d3lc00711a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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The temporal control of pH in microreactors such as emulsion droplets plays a vital role in applications including biomineralisation and microparticle synthesis. Typically, pH changes are achieved either by passive diffusion of species into a droplet or by acid/base producing reactions. Here, we exploit an enzyme reaction combined with the properties of a water-oil-water (W/O/W) double emulsion to control the pH-time profile in the droplets. A microfluidic platform was used for production of ∼100-200 μm urease-encapsulated double emulsions with a tuneable mineral oil shell thickness of 10-40 μm. The reaction was initiated on-demand by addition of urea and a pulse in base (ammonia) up to pH 8 was observed in the droplets after a time lag of the order of minutes. The pH-time profile can be manipulated by the diffusion timescale of urea and ammonia through the oil layer, resulting in a steady state pH not observed in bulk reactive solutions. This approach may be used to regulate the formation of pH sensitive materials under mild conditions and, as a proof of concept, the reaction was coupled to calcium phosphate precipitation in the droplets. The oil shell thickness was varied to select for either brushite microplatelets or hydroxyapatite particles, compared to the mixture of different precipitates obtained in bulk.
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- Maheen Rana
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02129, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK.
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Shin YS, Fomina N, Johnson C, Rocznik T, Ahmad H, Staley RPA, Weller J, Lang C. Toward Rapid and Automated Immunoassays: Using a Localized Electrochemical pH Modulation Platform to Perform a Single-Step Immunoassay. Anal Chem 2022; 94:13171-13180. [PMID: 36099239 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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An electrochemical platform for generating and controlling a localized pH microenvironment on demand is proposed by employing a closed-loop control algorithm based on an iridium oxide pH sensor input. We use a combination of solution-borne quinones and galvanostatic excitation on a prepatterned indium tin oxide (ITO) working electrode to modulate pH within a very well confined, small volume of solution close to the electrode surface. We demonstrate that the rate of pH change can be controlled at up to 2 pH s-1 with an excellent repeatability (±0.004). The desired pH microenvironment can be stably maintained for longer than 2 h within ±0.0012 pH. As a high-impact application of the platform technology, we propose a single-step immunoassay and demonstrate its utility in measuring C-reactive protein (CRP), a critical inflammatory marker in various conditions such as myocardial infarction and even SARS-Cov-2. Utilizing pH modulation technology along with pH-sensitive fluorescence dye simplifies the immunoassay process into a single-step, where a mixture of all of the reagents is incubated only for 1 h without any washing steps or the need to change solution. This simplified immunoassay process minimizes the hands-on time of the end-user and thus decreases technician-driven errors. Moreover, the absence of complicated liquid-handling hardware makes it more suitable and attractive for an ultracompact platform to ultimately be used in a point-of-care diagnostic assay.
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- Young Shik Shin
- Robert Bosch LLC, Research & Technology Center North America, 384 Santa Trinita Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, United States
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- Robert Bosch LLC, Research & Technology Center North America, 384 Santa Trinita Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, United States
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- Robert Bosch LLC, Research & Technology Center North America, 384 Santa Trinita Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, United States
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- Robert Bosch LLC, Research & Technology Center North America, 384 Santa Trinita Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, United States
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- Robert Bosch LLC, Research & Technology Center North America, 384 Santa Trinita Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, United States
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- Robert Bosch LLC, Research & Technology Center North America, 384 Santa Trinita Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, United States
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- Robert Bosch LLC, Research & Technology Center North America, 384 Santa Trinita Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, United States
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- Robert Bosch LLC, Research & Technology Center North America, 384 Santa Trinita Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085, United States
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Jung HS, Jung WB, Wang J, Abbott J, Horgan A, Fournier M, Hinton H, Hwang YH, Godron X, Nicol R, Park H, Ham D. CMOS electrochemical pH localizer-imager. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabm6815. [PMID: 35895813 PMCID: PMC9328676 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm6815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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pH controls a large repertoire of chemical and biochemical processes in water. Densely arrayed pH microenvironments would parallelize these processes, enabling their high-throughput studies and applications. However, pH localization, let alone its arrayed realization, remains challenging because of fast diffusion of protons in water. Here, we demonstrate arrayed localizations of picoliter-scale aqueous acids, using a 256-electrochemical cell array defined on and operated by a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-integrated circuit. Each cell, comprising a concentric pair of cathode and anode with their current injections controlled with a sub-nanoampere resolution by the CMOS electronics, creates a local pH environment, or a pH "voxel," via confined electrochemistry. The system also monitors the spatiotemporal pH profile across the array in real time for precision pH control. We highlight the utility of this CMOS pH localizer-imager for high-throughput tasks by parallelizing pH-gated molecular state encoding and pH-regulated enzymatic DNA elongation at any selected set of cells.
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- Han Sae Jung
- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Del Castillo GFD, Kyriakidou M, Adali Z, Xiong K, Hailes RLN, Dahlin A. Electrically Switchable Polymer Brushes for Protein Capture and Release in Biological Environments. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202115745. [PMID: 35289480 PMCID: PMC9311814 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Interfaces functionalized with polymers are known for providing excellent resistance towards biomolecular adsorption and for their ability to bind high amounts of protein while preserving their structure. However, making an interface that switches between these two states has proven challenging and concepts to date rely on changes in the physiochemical environment, which is static in biological systems. Here we present the first interface that can be electrically switched between a high‐capacity (>1 μg cm−2) multilayer protein binding state and a completely non‐fouling state (no detectable adsorption). Switching is possible over multiple cycles without any regeneration. Importantly, switching works even when the interface is in direct contact with biological fluids and a buffered environment. The technology offers many applications such as zero fouling on demand, patterning or separation of proteins as well as controlled release of biologics in a physiological environment, showing high potential for future drug delivery in vivo.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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Castillo GF, Kyriakidou M, Adali Z, Xiong K, Hailes RLN, Dahlin A. Electrically Switchable Polymer Brushes for Protein Capture and Release in Biological Environments**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Gustav Ferrand‐Drake Castillo
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Kemigården 4 41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Kemigården 4 41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Kemigården 4 41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Kemigården 4 41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Kemigården 4 41296 Göteborg Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Kemigården 4 41296 Göteborg Sweden
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Siddiqui SA, Prado-Roller A, Shiozawa H. Room temperature synthesis of a luminescent crystalline Cu-BTC coordination polymer and metal-organic framework. Mater Adv 2022; 3:224-231. [PMID: 35128414 PMCID: PMC8724791 DOI: 10.1039/d1ma00866h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Synthesis of crystalline materials is elemental in the field of coordination chemistry towards optical applications. In the present work, coordination between copper and benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (BTC) is controlled by adjusting the pH scale of the reaction mixture at room temperature to synthesize two crystalline structures: metal-organic framework HKUST-1 and coordination polymer Cu(BTC)·3H2O. The post-synthesis transformation of HKUST-1 into Cu(BTC)·3H2O is further demonstrated. Single crystals of both structures are studied by multi-laser Raman and luminescence spectroscopy. It is found that both crystals exhibit photoluminescence in the range of 700-900 cm-1 within the optical gap of the bulk materials, which can be associated with crystallographic defects. This work gives impetus for the synthesis of large metal-organic crystals based on which optical properties can be studied in depth.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna Währinger Straβe 42 1090, Vienna Austria
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna Boltzmanngasse 5 1090 Vienna Austria
- J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences Dolejskova 3 182 23 Prague 8 Czech Republic
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Huseinov A, Weese BL, Brewer BJ, Alvarez NT. Near-electrode pH change for voltammetric detection of insoluble lead carbonate. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1186:339087. [PMID: 34756248 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lead contamination of drinking water is a concern to all inhabitants of old cities where lead pipes and soldering are still present. Simple on-site electrochemical detection methods are promising technologies that have gained attention recently. However, conventional electrochemical techniques only quantify soluble forms of lead in water without accounting for insoluble particulates. Herein, a simple voltammetric technique for quantification of insoluble lead species is reported. Lead carbonate (PbCO3) was used as a model compound to show the possibility of detecting particulate lead species directly in solution without chemical treatment. Specifically, electrochemical generation of protons was used as an alternative method to dissolve PbCO3 and thus obtain a more realistic assessment of lead contamination. Lead was detected using cathodic stripping square wave voltammetry (CSSWV). After applying a high oxidizing potential to the electrode immersed in a PbCO3 solution with solid PbCO3 particulates, a significant increase in current was observed as compared to that of a saturated PbCO3 solution. The signal was proportional to the amount of added PbCO3, even when the solubility limit was exceeded. Thus, the combination of a local pH change with CSSWV provides a simple, rapid, and reagentless method for an in-situ detection of insoluble lead species.
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- Artur Huseinov
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, United States.
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Fritz PA, Boom RM, Schroën C. Electrochemically driven adsorptive separation techniques: From ions to proteins and cells in liquid streams. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Rath M, Weaver J, Wang M, Woehl T. pH-Mediated Aggregation-to-Separation Transition for Colloids Near Electrodes in Oscillatory Electric Fields. Langmuir 2021; 37:9346-9355. [PMID: 34324358 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Colloids in low-frequency (<1 kHz) oscillatory electric fields near planar electrodes aggregate in neutral pH electrolytes due to electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flow but separate in alkaline pH electrolytes. Colloid ζ-potential and electrolyte ion mobilities are thought to play roles in the underlying mechanism for this phenomenon, but a unifying theory for why particles aggregate in some electrolytes and separate in others remains to be established. Here, we show that increasing local pH near the electrode with an electrochemical reaction causes a colloidal aggregation-to-separation transition in oscillatory electric fields that induce strong attractive EHD flows. An electroactive molecule, para-benzoquinone, was electrochemically reduced at the electrode to locally increase the solution pH near the colloids. Superimposing a sufficiently large steady electrochemical potential onto an oscillatory potential caused a reversible aggregation-to-separation transition. Counterintuitively, decreasing frequency, which increases attractive EHD drag forces, caused a similar aggregation-to-separation transition. Even more interesting, multiple transitions were observed while varying the oscillatory potential. Taken together, these results suggested that the oscillatory potential induced a repulsive hydrodynamic drag force. Scaling arguments for the recently discovered asymmetric rectified electric field (AREF) showed that a repulsive AREF-induced electroosmotic (EO) flow competed with attractive EHD flow. A pairwise colloidal force balance including these competing flows exhibited flow inversions qualitatively consistent with experimentally observed aggregation-to-separation transitions. Broadly, these results emphasize the importance of AREF-induced EO flows in colloid aggregation and separation in low-frequency oscillatory electric fields.
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- Medha Rath
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 21044, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 21044, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 21044, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 21044, United States
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Nowadays, information processing is based on semiconductor (e.g., silicon) devices. Unfortunately, the performance of such devices has natural limitations owing to the physics of semiconductors. Therefore, the problem of finding new strategies for storing and processing an ever-increasing amount of diverse data is very urgent. To solve this problem, scientists have found inspiration in nature, because living organisms have developed uniquely productive and efficient mechanisms for processing and storing information. We address several biological aspects of information and artificial models mimicking corresponding bioprocesses. For instance, we review the formation of synchronization patterns and the emergence of order out of chaos in model chemical systems. We also consider molecular logic and ion fluxes as information carriers. Finally, we consider recent progress in infochemistry, a new direction at the interface of chemistry, biology, and computer science, considering unconventional methods of information processing.
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- Nikolay V Ryzhkov
- Infochemistry Scientific Center of ITMO University, 191002 Saint Petersburg, Russia; , , ,
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- Infochemistry Scientific Center of ITMO University, 191002 Saint Petersburg, Russia; , , ,
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- Infochemistry Scientific Center of ITMO University, 191002 Saint Petersburg, Russia; , , ,
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- Infochemistry Scientific Center of ITMO University, 191002 Saint Petersburg, Russia; , , ,
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Steininger F, Zieger SE, Koren K. Dynamic Sensor Concept Combining Electrochemical pH Manipulation and Optical Sensing of Buffer Capacity. Anal Chem 2021; 93:3822-3829. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Fabian Steininger
- Aarhus University Centre for Water Technology, Department of Biology, Section for Microbiology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- Graz University of Technology, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Stremayrgasse 9/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Aarhus University Centre for Water Technology, Department of Biology, Section for Microbiology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Aarhus University Centre for Water Technology, Department of Biology, Section for Microbiology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Perrodin P, Sella C, Thouin L. Electrochemical Generation of Steady-State Linear Concentration Gradients within Microfluidic Channels Perpendicular to the Flow Field. Anal Chem 2020; 92:7699-7707. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Pierre Perrodin
- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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Ma Y, Kong Y, Xu J, Deng Y, Lu M, Yu R, Yuan M, Li T, Wang J. Carboxyl hydrogel particle film as a local pH buffer for voltammetric determination of luteolin and baicalein. Talanta 2020; 208:120373. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Abadie T, Sella C, Perrodin P, Thouin L. Electrochemical Generation and Detection of Transient Concentration Gradients in Microfluidic Channels. Theoretical and Experimental Investigations. Front Chem 2019; 7:704. [PMID: 31709233 PMCID: PMC6822297 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Transient concentration gradients generated and detected electrochemically in continuous flow microchannels were investigated by numerical simulations and amperometric measurements. Operating conditions including device geometry and hydrodynamic regime were theoretically delineated for producing gradients of various profiles with tunable characteristics. Experiments were carried out with microfluidic devices incorporating a dual-channel-electrode configuration. Under these conditions, high electrochemical performance was achieved both to generate concentration gradients and to monitor their dynamics along linear microchannels. Good agreement was observed between simulated and experimental data validating predictions between gradient properties and generation conditions. These results demonstrated the capability of electrochemical microdevices to produce in situ tunable concentration gradients with real-time monitoring. This approach is versatile for the active control in microfluidics of microenvironments or chemical gradients with high spatiotemporal resolution.
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- PASTEUR, Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris, France
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Ryzhkov NV, Andreeva DV, Skorb EV. Coupling pH-Regulated Multilayers with Inorganic Surfaces for Bionic Devices and Infochemistry. Langmuir 2019; 35:8543-8556. [PMID: 31018639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This article summarizes more than 10 years of cooperation with Prof. Helmuth Möhwald. Here we describe how the research moved from light-regulated feedback sustainable systems and control biodevices to the current focus on infochemistry in aqueous solution. An important advanced characteristic of such materials and devices is the pH concentration gradient in aqueous solution. A major part of the article focuses on the use of localized illumination for proton generation as a reliable, minimal-reagent-consuming, stable light-promoted proton pump. The in situ scanning vibration electrode technique (SVET) and scanning ion-selective electrode technique (SIET) are efficient for the spatiotemporal evolution of ions on the surface. pH-sensitive polyelectrolyte (PEs) multilayers with different PE architectures are composed with a feedback loop for bionic devices. We show here that pH-regulated PE multilayers can change their properties-film thickness and stiffness, permeability, hydrophilicity, and/or fluorescence-in response to light or electrochemical or biological processes instead of classical acid/base titration.
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- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre , National University of Singapore , 117546 Singapore
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Ryzhkov NV, Nesterov P, Mamchik NA, Yurchenko SO, Skorb EV. Localization of Ion Concentration Gradients for Logic Operation. Front Chem 2019; 7:419. [PMID: 31245356 PMCID: PMC6562996 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adjustment of the environmental acidity is a powerful method for fine-tuning the outcome of many chemical processes. Numerous strategies have been developed for the modification of pH in bulk as well as locally. Electrochemical and photochemical processes provide a powerful approach for on-demand generation of ion concentration gradients locally at solid-liquid interfaces. Spatially organized in individual way electrodes provide a particular pattern of proton distribution in solution. It opens perspectives to iontronics which is a bioinspired approach to signaling, information processing, and storing by spatial and temporal distribution of ions. We prove here that soft layers allow to control of ion mobility over the surface as well as processes of self-organization are closely related to change in entropy. In this work, we summarize the achievements and discuss perspectives of ion gradients in solution for information processing.
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- Nikolay V Ryzhkov
- Laboratory of Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Munteanu R, Stănică L, Gheorghiu M, Gáspár S. Water Electrolysis Carried Out on Microelectrodes to Obtain New Insights into the Regulation of Cytosolic pH. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Raluca‐Elena Munteanu
- International Centre of Biodynamics 1B Intrarea Portocalelor 060101 Bucharest Romania
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- International Centre of Biodynamics 1B Intrarea Portocalelor 060101 Bucharest Romania
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- International Centre of Biodynamics 1B Intrarea Portocalelor 060101 Bucharest Romania
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- International Centre of Biodynamics 1B Intrarea Portocalelor 060101 Bucharest Romania
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Ryzhkov NV, Mamchik NA, Skorb EV. Electrochemical triggering of lipid bilayer lift-off oscillation at the electrode interface. J R Soc Interface 2019; 16:20180626. [PMID: 30958160 PMCID: PMC6364645 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In situ studies of transmembrane channels often require a model bioinspired artificial lipid bilayer (LB) decoupled from its underlaying support. Obtaining free-standing lipid membranes is still a challenge. In this study, we suggest an electrochemical approach for LB separation from its solid support via hydroquinone oxidation. Layer-by-layer deposition of polyethylenimine (PEI) and polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) on the gold electrode was performed to obtain a polymeric nanocushion of [PEI/PSS]3/PEI. The LB was deposited on top of an underlaying polymer support from the dispersion of small unilamellar vesicles due to their electrostatic attraction to the polymer support. Since lipid zwitterions demonstrate pH-dependent charge shifting, the separation distance between the polyelectrolyte support and LB can be adjusted by changing the environmental pH, leading to lipid molecules recharge. The proton generation associated with hydroquinone oxidation was studied using scanning vibrating electrode and scanning ion-selective electrode techniques. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is suggested to be a powerful instrument for the in situ observation of processes associated with the LB-solid support interface. Electrochemical spectroscopy highlighted the reversible disappearance of the LB impact on impedance in acidic conditions set by dilute acid addition as well as by electrochemical proton release on the gold electrode due to hydroquinone oxidation.
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- Nikolay V. Ryzhkov
- ITMO University, 9 Lomonosova Street, St Petersburg 191002, Russian Federation
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