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Präsentation der Ergebnisse eines Ringversuchs zur Kompetenzbewertung von Prüflaboratorien auf dem Gebiet der anorganischen und organischen Bodenanalytik: Polyzyklische aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe (PAK) in Boden, Mineralölkohlenwasserstoffe (MKW) in Boden, Elemente in Sediment und Gesamtcyanid in Boden.
Bacterial biofilms represent a ubiquitous form of microbial life on Earth. Due to an evolved armory of protean biological responses to external stimuli, bacteria are able to adhere to, colonize and thrive on virtually all surfaces, whether natural or synthetic, even in challenging environmental conditions. In addition to significant health risks, biofilms are among the salient contributors to the deterioration of metals and their alloys, thereby causing safety risks for technical equipment. Hence, understanding the interaction mechanisms of electroactive sessile bacteria with metal surfaces is vital for facilitating the development of efficient control strategies and novel anti-fouling surfaces in various industries and technologies.
The present study focusses on a combined spectroelectrochemical approach, melding methods of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and electrochemical techniques, to investigate the chemical characteristics and redox activities of electroactive bacteria during the initial stages of biofilm formation. Gold has been selected as a model substrate due to its inert character, considerably high surface enhancement factor, as well as its capability to allow surface chemistry modifications and substrate polarization in order to precisely control the surface charge. Square wave voltammetry (SWV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies have been performed for quantitative determination of flavin concentration and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) has been utilized to study the changes in electrochemical processes within biofilms during different stages of growth. Shewanella sp. have been chosen as microorganisms within this work due to their versatile exoelectrogenic respiratory behavior and their distinct ability to reduce metals via extracellular electron transfer mechanisms involving self-secreted electron shuttle redox molecules such as flavins. To further explicate the process of diffusion of flavins within biofilms, a model system has been developed to simulate the structural features of the bacterial extracellular polymeric substances typically found in biofilms. This has been achieved by creating hydrogel films comprised of calcium-cross-linked alginate. The results demonstrate an interplay of factors contributing to the initial phases of bacterial settlement and biofilm formation as a function of environmental parameters. Furthermore, the results allow insight into the diffusion of flavins, much like they would in a natural biofilm, and how their redox behavior affects the biofilm development.
Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is an analytical technique that
separates analytes based on their electrophoretic mobility with
the use of an applied voltage.
Nanoparticles separation using CE exhibits good separation and
analysis efficiency, especially for nanoparticles smaller than 30
nm. The coupling of CE with inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (ICP-MS) provides the possibility to detect
nanoparticles in the concentration range of nanograms per litre
and enables the simultaneous detection of nanoparticles and its
[1][2] ionic counter parts.
Our objective is to develop a fast and reliable separation method
for differently modified nanoparticles using capillary
electrophoresis.
The performance of a miniaturized channel for the separation of polymer and metal nanoparticles (NP) using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4) was investigated and compared with a conventional AF4 system. To develop standard separation methods, experimental parameters like cross flow, gradient profile and injection time were varied and optimized.
Corresponding chromatographic parameters were calculated and compared. Our results indicate that the chromatographic resolution in the miniaturized channel is lower, whereas significantly shorter analyses time and less solvent consumption were obtained. Moreover, the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) obtained from hyphenation with a UV-detector are obviously lower than in a conventional channel, which makes the miniaturized channel interesting for trace analysis.
A common method for nanoparticle separation, which was introduced in 1976 by Giddings, represents asymmetrical field-flow fractionation (AF4). It is a flow based separation method, which can be theoretically used to separate particles range from 1 nm to 50 µm. However, when the particles are smaller than 10 nm, separation with AF4 will become difficult to perform. Because in this case strong separation force, which induces aggregation of particles, should be applied. This will decrease recoveries of analytes and limit its application in accurate quantitative analysis. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is another well-developed separation technique, in which samples will be separated in relation to their electrophoretic mobility. In recent years, CE has been used to separate different kinds of nanoparticles like, gold colloids or CdSe Quantum dots. However, till now only separation of particles smaller than 50 nm was reported. Because large size distribution of bigger particles will result in strong peak broadening and long separation time.
A two-dimensional coupling of AF4 and CE might provide us a new separation method, which can extend the separation ranges of both methods and be a way to characterise particles with large size distributions.
Le monde de la Génizah du Caire et plus particulièrement la collection de Cambridge (CUL) a recu l’attention des chercheurs depuis le XIXe siècle mais peu de recherches ont été faites à ce jour sur l’aspect matériel des manuscrits. Pourtant l’archéométrie est un outil précieux pour mieux comprendre les sociétés qui ont créés ces documents.
Inhibition of Herpes Virus by Specific and Non-specific Interactions With Graphene Conjugates
(2017)
Herpes viruses (HSV) are global, host-adapted pathogens that cause a widespread diversity of diseases. The frequency of HSV infections all over the world has amplified over the last years, making it a major concern in the area of public health. Therefore, synthesis of systems that can inhibit development of these viruses is required. Various compounds already have shown inhibition of HSV, but concentration of these inhibitors is relatively high and resistance against those drugs is challenging.
Combination of biological knowledge, about structure of the active site on the surface of HSV that is responsible for inhibition of the pathogen, with the chemistry of graphene results in 2D systems with the ability of specific and nonspecific interactions with HSV. In this work, 2D nanomaterials with picomolar IC50 against HSV are synthesized by conjugation of peptides to the surface of graphene.
2D nanomaterials are characterized by various methods, including XPS, AFM and IR. Biological evaluation showed high potency of synthesized nanomaterials to inhibit HSV and therefore underlined possibility to use such materials in future biomedical applications.
Graphene and its derivatives have recently attracted much attention for sensing and deactivating pathogens. However, mechanism of multivalent interactions at the graphene-pathogen interface are not fully understood. Since different physicochemical parameters of graphene play a role at this interface, control over graphene’s structure is necessary to study the mechanism of these interactions. In this work, zwitterionic graphene nanomaterials (ZGNMs) were synthesized with defined isoelectric points and exposure, in terms of polymer coverage and functionality. Then, the switchable interactions of ZGNMs with E. coli were investigated to study the validity of the generally proposed “trapping” mechanism for inactivating pathogens by functionalized graphene derivatives. The ZGNMs were able to controllably trap and release E. coli by crossing their isoelectric points.
Metal organic frameworks and coordination polymers play an important role in different fields of applications. Moreover, particularly fluorinated metal-organic frameworks (FMOFs) are in the focus of interest during the last years. In most cases, fluorine is implemented using perfluorinated organic linkers at the synthesis, usually performed by solvothermal synthesis. However, only few examples are known so far where fluorine is coordinated directly to the metal cation. Recently, we reported about mechanochemical syntheses and characterization of fluorine-containing coordination polymers of alkaline earth metals by milling M(OH) (M: Ca, Sr, Ba) with fluorinated benzene dicarboxylic acids 2 and we reported about mechanochemical syntheses of alkaline earth metal fluorides with ammonium fluoride. Now we are reporting about a combination of both synthesis routes. That is the first mechanochemical synthesis of coordination polymers where fluorine is coordinated directly to the metal cation.
A plethora of innovative materials are produced by depositing thin and ultrathin coatings on different substrates. For instance, hard disks able to store terabytes of information are based on multiple magnetic and non-magnetic nano-layers. Moreover, protectives coatings might be used to enhance the mechanical properties of substrate materials; for instance Zn-based coatings are used in the Al industry.
In this context, solid analytical techniques are required to provide fast multi-elemental chemical analyses with high depth resolution (to monitor the different layers) and high sensitivity (to detect major, minor and trace elements). Direct solid analytical techniques, including Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry, Auger Electron Spectroscopy or X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy provide very valuable information about the atomic chemical composition of the surfaces/coatings; however, they also have some major drawbacks, such as high operating costs, complex sample pre-treatment and handling, low sample throughput and/or severe matrix effects that result in difficult quantification procedures. In order to overcome some of these drawbacks Glow Discharge Mass Spectroscopy (GD-MS) is proposed as a complementary methodology that provides an ideal solution for fast and accurate bulk and layer analyses. In this work, we evaluate the advantages and limitations of this technique and we discuss about recent progresses and new applications.