A sensitive and selective Pb(2+) sensor based on GR-5 DNAzyme has been developed by a flow cytometric method.

Nitrogen doped tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C:N) thin films were deposited on p-Si (1 11) substrates (1×10−3 to 6×10−3 cm) by a filtered cathodic vacuum arc technique with different nitrogen flow rates (3 and 20 sccm). The ta-C:N film coated samples were used as working electrodes to detect trace heavy metals such as zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), copper (Cu) and mercury (Hg) by using linear sweep a...

In the title compound, [Pb(NO(3))(C(38)H(38)N(10))][Pb(C(38)H(38)N(10))(H(2)O)(0.5)](NO(3))(3)·2H(2)O, both Pb(II) ions are coordinated in a distorted trigonal-prismatic environment by a hexa-dentate N,N,N',N'-tetra-kis-[(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)meth-yl]cyclo-hex-ane-1,2-diamine ligand. A nitrate and a half-occupancy water ligand form long coordination bonds to the Pb(II) ions capping the trigonal...

The conditions for identification and quantification of Se(IV), Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions in homeopathic drugs by inversion voltammetry method with the use of EAGRAPH software were established. The studies proved that the method was of high sensitivity in established conditions. The detection limits were 0.66 microg/mL, 0.08 microg/mL and 0.12 microg/mL for Se(IV), Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions, respecti...

A DNAzyme-based sensor for the determination and quantification of lead ions (Pb2+) has been established, which combines the recognition and catalysis of DNAzyme with the optical properties of nanomaterials. Circular dichroism (CD) signals were obtained by a DNAzyme-based assembly of asymmetric silver nanoparticle (AgNPs) dimers. A good linear relationship between CD signals and Pb2+ concentrat...

The goal of this work was to synthesize substituted polystyrene for metal extraction and/or depollution by introduction of substituted piperazines as chelatants starting from Merrifield polymer. After transformation of Merrifield’s resin in azidomethyl polystyrene, click-chemistry using copper (I)-catalyzed Huisgen’s reaction (CuAAC) was performed to prepare different polymers grafted with 1,4-...

A novel ion-imprinted polymer, lead ion-imprinted micro-beads with combination of two functional monomers, was synthesized using the W/O/W polymerization method. Two functional monomers, 1,12-dodecanediol-O,O'-diphenyl-phosphonic acid (DDDPA) and 4-vinylpyridine, were used to form a suitable construction with micro-pores fitting the template and recognition sites. The effects of adsorbent dosag...

The purpose of this study was to elucidate the characteristics and mechanisms of adsorption and desorption for heavy metals by micro and nano-sized biogenic CaCO3 induced by Bacillus subtilis, and the pH effect on adsorption was investigated. The results showed that the adsorption characteristics of Cd2+ and Pb2+ are well described by the Langmuir adsorption isothermal equation, and the maximum...