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2. Fentanyl Assay Derived from Intermolecular Interaction-Enabled Small Molecule Recognition (iMSR) with Differential Impedance Analysis for Point-of-Care Testing
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Zhe Wang, Amit Nautiyal, Christopher Alexopoulos, Rania Aqrawi, Xiaozhou Huang, Ashraf Ali, Katherine E. Lawson, Kevin Riley, Andrew J. Adamczyk, Pei Dong, and Xinyu Zhang
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Fentanyl ,Point-of-Care Testing ,Electric Impedance ,Humans ,Mass Spectrometry ,Chromatography, Liquid ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
Rapid and effective differentiation and quantification of a small molecule drug, such as fentanyl, in bodily fluids are major challenges for diagnosis and personal medication. However, the current toxicology methods used to measure drug concentration and metabolites require laboratory-based testing, which is not an efficient or cost-effective way to treat patients in a timely manner. Here, we show an assay for monitoring fentanyl levels by combining the intermolecular interaction-enabled small molecule recognition (iMSR) with differential impedance analysis of conjugated polymers. The differential interactions with the designed anchor interface were transduced through the perturbance of the electric status of the flexible conducting polymer. This assay showed excellent fentanyl selectivity against common interferences, as well as in variable body fluids through either testing strips or skin patches. Directly using the patient blood, the sensor provided 1%-5% of the average deviation compared to the "gold" standard method LC-MS results in the medically relevant fentanyl range of 20-90 nM. The superior sensing properties, in conjunction with mechanical flexibility and compatibility, enabled point-of-care detection and provided a promising avenue for applications beyond the scope of biomarker detection.
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- 2022
3. CsPbBr3 and CsPbBr3/SiO2 Nanocrystals as a Fluorescence Sensing Platform for High-Throughput Identification of Multiple Thiophene Sulfides
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Xiaowei Feng, Xinyu Zhang, Juan Huang, Rufen Wu, Yumin Leng, and Zhengbo Chen
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Analytical Chemistry - Published
- 2022
4. Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Based on a Bio-Inspired Chemiluminescence Sensor
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Jidong Wang, Ping Hui, Xinyu Zhang, Xiaoqing Cai, Jie Lian, Xiaolei Liu, Xi Lu, and Wenwen Chen
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Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
Indiscriminate usage of antibiotics has caused accelerating growth and global expansion of antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) for guiding antibiotic prescription and preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance is in urgent need. Phenotypic AST is the clinical gold standard method; however, no phenotypic AST has realized a colony-to-answer at about 1 h by utilizing the chemiluminescence sensor to detect the enzyme expressed by bacteria. Inspired by the bubble formation in the mixture of
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- 2022
5. Oxidase-like ZnCoFe Three-Atom Nanozyme as a Colorimetric Platform for Ascorbic Acid Sensing
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Rufen Wu, Mengru Sun, Xiaolong Liu, Fengjuan Qin, Xinyu Zhang, Zhenni Qian, Juan Huang, Yujing Li, Ting Tan, Wenxing Chen, and Zhengbo Chen
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Metals ,Colorimetry ,Ascorbic Acid ,Oxidoreductases ,Carbon ,Catalysis ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
Great enthusiasm in single-atom catalysts for various catalytic reactions continues to heat up. However, the poor activity of the existing single/dual-metal-atom catalysts does not meet the actual requirement. In this scenario, the precise design of triple-metal-atom catalysts is vital but still challenging. Here, a triple-atom site catalyst of FeCoZn catalyst coordinated with S and N, which is doped in the carbon matrix (named FeCoZn-TAC/SNC), is designed. The FeCoZn catalyst can mimic the activity of oxidase by activating O
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- 2022
6. CsPbBr
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Xiaowei, Feng, Xinyu, Zhang, Juan, Huang, Rufen, Wu, Yumin, Leng, and Zhengbo, Chen
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Nanoparticles ,Thiophenes ,Sulfides ,Silicon Dioxide ,Fluorescence - Abstract
Air pollution is a serious problem. Refractory thiophene sulfides, which cause air pollution, bring great challenges to their rapid and accurate identification. In this work, we propose a fluorescent sensor array based on two perovskite nanocrystals (CsPbBr
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- 2022
7. Five Easy Metrics of Data Quality for LC–MS-Based Global Metabolomics
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Xinyu Zhang, Jiyang Dong, and Daniel Raftery
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Profiling (computer programming) ,Reproducibility ,Chemistry ,Intraclass correlation ,Coefficient of variation ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Proteins ,010402 general chemistry ,Missing data ,computer.software_genre ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Mass Spectrometry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Data acquisition ,Data quality ,Humans ,Metabolomics ,Data mining ,Biomarker discovery ,computer ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ,Software - Abstract
Data quality in global metabolomics is of great importance for biomarker discovery and system biology studies. However, comprehensive metrics and methods to evaluate and compare the data quality of global metabolomics data sets are lacking. In this work, we combine newly developed metrics, along with well-known measures, to comprehensively and quantitatively characterize the data quality across two similar liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platforms, with the goal of providing an efficient and improved ability to evaluate the data quality in global metabolite profiling experiments. A pooled human serum sample was run 50 times on two high-resolution LC-QTOF-MS platforms to provide profile and centroid MS data. These data were processed using Progenesis QI software and then analyzed using five important data quality measures, including retention time drift, the number of compounds detected, missing values, and MS reproducibility (2 measures). The detected compounds were fit to a γ distribution versus compound abundance, which was normalized to allow comparison of different platforms. To evaluate missing values, characteristic curves were obtained by plotting the compound detection percentage versus extraction frequency. To characterize reproducibility, the accumulative coefficient of variation (CV) versus the percentage of total compounds detected and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) versus compound abundance were investigated. Key findings include significantly better performance using profile mode data compared to centroid mode as well quantitatively better performance from the newer, higher resolution instrument. A summary table of results gives a snapshot of the experimental results and provides a template to evaluate the global metabolite profiling workflow. In total, these measures give a good overall view of data quality in global profiling and allow comparisons of data acquisition strategies and platforms as well as optimization of parameters.
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- 2020
8. Artificial Intelligence-Aided Multiple Tumor Detection Method Based on Immunohistochemistry-Enhanced Dark-Field Imaging
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Lin Fan, Ting Huang, Doudou Lou, Zengzhou Peng, Yongqi He, Xinyu Zhang, Ning Gu, and Yu Zhang
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Lung Neoplasms ,Artificial Intelligence ,Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ,Humans ,Breast Neoplasms ,Female ,Immunohistochemistry ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
The immunohistochemical method serves as one of the most practical tools in clinical cancer detection and thus has great application value to overcome the existing limits of the conventional method and further improve the detecting efficiency and sensitivity. This study employed 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB), a conventional color indicator for immunohistochemistry, as a novel high-sensitive scattering reagent to provide a multidimensional image signal varying with the overexpression rate of tumor markers. Based on the scattering properties of DAB aggregates, an efficient and robust artificial intelligence-aided immunohistochemical method based on dark-field imaging has been established, with improvement in both the imaging quality and interpretation efficiency in comparison with the conventional manual-operated immunohistochemical method. Referencing the diagnosis from three independent pathologists, this method succeeded in detecting HER2 overexpressed breast tumors with a sensitivity of 95.2% and a specificity of 100.0%; meanwhile, it was found to be applicable for non-small-cell lung tumors and malignant lymphoma as well. As demonstrated, this study provided an effective and reliable means for making diagnostic suggestions, which exhibited great potential in multiple tumor pathological detection at low cost.
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- 2021
9. CsPbBr3 and CsPbBr3/SiO2 Nanocrystals as a Fluorescence Sensing Platform for High-Throughput Identification of Multiple Thiophene Sulfides.
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Xiaowei Feng, Xinyu Zhang, Juan Huang, Rufen Wu, Yumin Leng, and Zhengbo Chen
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- 2022
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10. Detecting Basal Myeloperoxidase Activity in Living Systems with a Near-Infrared Emissive 'Turn-On' Probe
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Lingyan Liu, Tao Yi, Wei Yuan, Fengfeng Xue, Zhongkuan Liu, Peng Wei, and Xinyu Zhang
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Male ,Hypochlorous acid ,Colon ,Infrared Rays ,animal diseases ,Arthritis ,HL-60 Cells ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Inflammatory bowel disease ,Analytical Chemistry ,Pathogenesis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Mice ,In vivo ,Phenothiazines ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Fluorescent Dyes ,Peroxidase ,biology ,Chemistry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Optical Imaging ,medicine.disease ,Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ,0104 chemical sciences ,Hypochlorous Acid ,Leukemia ,RAW 264.7 Cells ,Myeloperoxidase ,Acute Disease ,Cancer research ,biology.protein ,Preclinical imaging ,Protein Binding - Abstract
Detecting myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in living organisms is important because MPO contributes to the pathogenesis of many diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, artherosclerosis, neurodegenerative disease, and some cancers. However, rapid and effective methods for the detection of basal MPO activity in living systems have not yet been reported. Herein, we report a near-infrared (NIR) emissive "turn-on" probe FD-301 that can specifically bind to MPO and accurately measure MPO activity in living cells and in vivo via a rapid response to initial hypochlorous acid (HOCl), produced by MPO. Notably, FD-301 could detect the basal level of MPO activity in human promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60) and could discriminate between MPO high-expression and low-expression cells. Furthermore, FD-301 was successfully applied to in vivo imaging of MPO in MPO-dependent diseases, such as arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
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- 2020
11. Ion Trapping, Storage, and Ejection in Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations
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Yehia M. Ibrahim, Richard D. Smith, Sandilya V. B. Garimella, Ian K. Webb, Aleksey V. Tolmachev, Gordon A. Anderson, Erin S. Baker, Tsung-Chi Chen, Keqi Tang, Randolph V. Norheim, Spencer A. Prost, and Xinyu Zhang
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Ions ,business.industry ,Chemistry ,Ion gun ,Ion trapping ,Article ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Ion ,Ion beam deposition ,Torr ,Electrode ,Optoelectronics ,Atomic physics ,business ,Electrodes ,Ion transporter ,Voltage - Abstract
A new Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations (SLIM) module, having electrode arrays patterned on a pair of parallel printed circuit boards (PCB), was constructed and utilized to investigate capabilities for ion trapping at a pressure of 4 Torr. Positive ions were confined by application of RF voltages to a series of inner rung electrodes with alternating phase on adjacent electrodes, in conjunction with positive DC potentials on surrounding guard electrodes on each PCB. An axial DC field was also introduced by stepwise varying the DC potentials applied to the inner rung electrodes to control the ion transport and accumulation inside the ion trapping region. We show that ions can be trapped and accumulated with up to 100% efficiency, stored for at least 5 h with no significant losses, and then could be rapidly ejected from the SLIM trap. The present results provide a foundation for the development of much more complex SLIM devices that facilitate extended ion manipulations.
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- 2015
12. Experimental Evaluation and Optimization of Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations for Ion Mobility Spectrometry with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
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Spencer A. Prost, Brian L. LaMarche, Randolph V. Norheim, Ian K. Webb, Tsung-Chi Chen, Richard D. Smith, Sandilya V. B. Garimella, Gordon A. Anderson, Aleksey V. Tolmachev, Xinyu Zhang, and Yehia M. Ibrahim
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Ions ,Physics ,Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization ,Spectrum analyzer ,Radio Waves ,business.industry ,Ion-mobility spectrometry ,Electrospray ionization ,Analytical chemistry ,Linear molecular geometry ,Article ,Analytical Chemistry ,Ion ,Electricity ,Electrode ,Optoelectronics ,Time-of-flight mass spectrometry ,business ,Electrodes ,Voltage - Abstract
We report on the performance of structures for lossless ion manipulation (SLIM) as a means for transmitting ions and performing ion mobility separations (IMS). Ions were successfully transferred from an electrospray ionization (ESI) source to the TOF MS analyzer by means of a linear SLIM, demonstrating lossless ion transmission and an alternative arrangement including a 90° turn. First, the linear geometry was optimized for radial confinement by tuning RF on the central "rung" electrodes and potentials on the DC-only guard electrodes. Selecting an appropriate DC guard bias (2-6 V) and RF amplitude (≥160 V(p-p) at 750 kHz) resulted in the greatest ion intensities. Close to ideal IMS resolving power was maintained over a significant range of applied voltages. Second, the 90° turn was optimized for radial confinement by tuning RF on the rung electrodes and DC on the guard electrodes. However, both resolving power and ion transmission showed a dependence on these voltages, and the best conditions for both were300 V(p-p) RF (685 kHz) and 7-11 V guard DC bias. Both geometries provide IMS resolving powers at the theoretical limit (R ~ 58), showing that degraded resolution from a "racetrack" effect from turning around a corner can be successfully avoided, and the capability also was maintained for essentially lossless ion transmission.
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- 2014
13. Characterization of Ion Dynamics in Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations
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Aleksey V. Tolmachev, Yehia M. Ibrahim, Xinyu Zhang, Richard D. Smith, Sandilya V. B. Garimella, Gordon A. Anderson, and Ian K. Webb
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Ions ,Radio Waves ,business.industry ,Chemistry ,Buffer gas ,Analytical chemistry ,Mass spectrometry ,Mass Spectrometry ,Article ,Analytical Chemistry ,Ion ,Planar ,Electricity ,Physics::Plasma Physics ,Electric field ,Electrode ,Optoelectronics ,business ,Multipole expansion ,Electrodes ,Radio wave - Abstract
Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulation (SLIM) represent a novel class of ion optical devices based upon electrodes patterned on planar surfaces, and relying on a combined action of radiofrequency and DC electric fields and specific buffer gas density conditions. Initial experimental studies have demonstrated the feasibility of the SLIM concept. This report offers an in-depth consideration of key ion dynamics properties in such devices based upon ion optics theory and computational modeling. The SLIM devices investigated are formed by two surfaces, each having an array of radiofrequency (RF) “rung” electrodes, bordered by DC “guard” electrodes. Ion motion is confined by the RF effective potential in the direction orthogonal to the boards and limited or controlled in the transversal direction by the guard DC potentials. Ions can be efficiently trapped and stored in SLIM devices where the confinement of ions can be “soft” in regard to the extent of collisional activation, similarly to RF-only multipole ion guides and traps. The segmentation of the RF rung electrodes and guards along the axis makes it possible to apply static or transient electric field profiles to stimulate ion transfer within a SLIM. In the case of a linear DC gradient applied to RF rungs and guards, a virtually uniform electric field can be created along the axis of the device, enabling high quality ion mobility separations.
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- 2014
14. Microfluidic Perfusion System for Automated Delivery of Temporal Gradients to Islets of Langerhans
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Michael G. Roper and Xinyu Zhang
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Aniline Compounds ,Chemistry ,Microfluidics ,Analytical chemistry ,Article ,Analytical Chemistry ,Volumetric flow rate ,Automation ,Islets of Langerhans ,Glucose ,Amplitude ,Xanthenes ,Valve seat ,Etching ,Animals ,Waveform ,Perfusion ,Fluorescent Dyes ,Backflow ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
A microfluidic perfusion system was developed for automated delivery of stimulant waveforms to cells within the device. The 3-layer glass/polymer device contained two pneumatic pumps, a 12 cm mixing channel, and a 0.2 microL cell chamber. By altering the flow rate ratio of the pumps, a series of output concentrations could be produced while a constant 1.43 +/- 0.07 microL/min flow rate was maintained. The output concentrations could be changed in time producing step gradients and other waveforms, such as sine and triangle waves, at different amplitudes and frequencies. Waveforms were analyzed by comparing the amplitude of output waveforms to the amplitude of theoretical waveforms. Below a frequency of 0.0098 Hz, the output waveforms had less than 20% difference than input waveforms. To reduce backflow of solutions into the pumps, the operational sequence of the valving program was modified, as well as differential etching of the valve seat depths. These modifications reduced backflow to the point that it was not detected. Gradients in glucose levels were applied in this work to stimulate single islets of Langerhans. Glucose gradients between 3 and 20 mM brought clear and intense oscillations of intracellular [Ca(2+)] indicating the system will be useful in future studies of cellular physiology.
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- 2008
15. Mobility-resolved ion selection in uniform drift field ion mobility spectrometry/mass spectrometry: dynamic switching in structures for lossless ion manipulations
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Spencer A. Prost, Jonathan T. Cox, Xinyu Zhang, Aleksey V. Tolmachev, Yehia M. Ibrahim, Gordon A. Anderson, Randolph V. Norheim, Richard D. Smith, Brian L. LaMarche, Ian K. Webb, Sandilya V. B. Garimella, and Tsung-Chi Chen
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Lossless compression ,Molecular Structure ,business.industry ,Chemistry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Analytical chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,Mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,Mass Spectrometry ,Article ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Ion ,Ion-mobility spectrometry–mass spectrometry ,Torr ,Optoelectronics ,Molecule ,Time-of-flight mass spectrometry ,business ,Communication channel - Abstract
A Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations (SLIM) module that allows ion mobility separations and the switching of ions between alternative drift paths is described. The SLIM switch component has a “Tee” configuration and allows the efficient switching of ions between a linear path and a 90-degree bend. By controlling switching times, ions can be efficiently directed to an alternative channel as a function of their mobilities. In the initial evaluation the switch is used in a static mode and shown compatible with high performance ion mobility separations at 4 Torr. In the dynamic mode, we show that mobility-selected ions can be switched into the alternative channel, and that various ion species can be independently selected based on their mobilities for time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF MS) IMS detection and mass analysis. This development also provides the basis of, for example, the selection of specific mobilities for storage and accumulation, and the key component of modules for the assembly of SLIM devices enabling much more complex sequences of ion manipulations.
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- 2014
16. A highly sensitive ratiometric fluorescent probe for the detection of cytoplasmic and nuclear hydrogen peroxide
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Keyin Liu, Ying Wen, Tao Yi, Yi Li, Yi Liu, Haichuang Lan, Xinyu Zhang, and Huiran Yang
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Cytoplasm ,Molecular Sequence Data ,Nuclear Localization Signals ,Peroxide ,Analytical Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Mice ,Boric Acids ,Epidermal growth factor ,Limit of Detection ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Animals ,Humans ,Amino Acid Sequence ,Hydrogen peroxide ,Fluorescent Dyes ,Cell Nucleus ,Epidermal Growth Factor ,Macrophages ,Epithelial Cells ,Esters ,Hydrogen Peroxide ,Fluorescence ,Naphthalimides ,Oxidative Stress ,chemistry ,Epidermoid carcinoma ,Biochemistry ,Microscopy, Fluorescence ,Second messenger system ,Click chemistry ,Signal transduction - Abstract
As a marker for oxidative stress and a second messenger in signal transduction, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) plays an important role in living systems. It is thus critical to monitor the changes in H2O2 in cells and tissues. Here, we developed a highly sensitive and versatile ratiometric H2O2 fluorescent probe (NP1) based on 1,8-naphthalimide and boric acid ester. In response to H2O2, the ratio of its fluorescent intensities at 555 and 403 nm changed 1020-fold within 200 min. The detecting limit of NP1 toward H2O2 is estimated as 0.17 μM. It was capable of imaging endogenous H2O2 generated in live RAW 264.7 macrophages as a cellular inflammation response, and especially, it was able to detect H2O2 produced as a signaling molecule in A431 human epidermoid carcinoma cells through stimulation by epidermal growth factor. This probe contains an azide group and thus has the potential to be linked to various molecules via the click reaction. After binding to a Nuclear Localization Signal peptide, the peptide-based combination probe (pep-NP1) was successfully targeted to nuclei and was capable of ratiometrically detecting nuclear H2O2 in living cells. These results indicated that NP1 was a highly sensitive ratiometric H2O2 dye with promising biological applications.
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- 2014
17. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction using infrared heating on a microfluidic chip
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Michael G. Roper, Yingjie Yu, Xinyu Zhang, Christopher A. Baker, and Bowei Li
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Chemistry ,Infrared Rays ,Microfluidics ,Analytical chemistry ,Loop-mediated isothermal amplification ,Temperature cycling ,DNA ,Equipment Design ,Amplicon ,Microfluidic Analytical Techniques ,Fluorescence ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Melting curve analysis ,Article ,Analytical Chemistry ,Heating ,Real-time polymerase chain reaction ,Hot mirror - Abstract
The IR-mediated polymerase chain reaction (IR-PCR) in microdevices is an established technique for rapid amplification of nucleic acids. In this report, we have expanded the applicability of the IR-PCR to quantitative determination of starting copy number by integrating fluorescence detection during the amplification process. Placing the microfluidic device between an IR long-pass filter and a hot mirror reduced the background to a level that enabled fluorescence measurements to be made throughout the thermal cycling process. The average fluorescence intensity during the extension step showed the expected trend of an exponential increase followed by a plateau phase in successive cycles. PUC19 templates at different starting copy numbers were amplified, and the threshold cycle showed an increase for decreasing amounts of starting DNA. The amplification efficiency was 80%, and the gel separation indicated no detectable nonspecific product. A melting curve was generated using IR heating, and this indicated a melting temperature of 85 °C for the 304 bp amplicon, which compared well to the melting temperature obtained using a conventional PCR system. This methodology will be applicable in other types of IR-mediated amplification systems, such as isothermal amplification, and in highly integrated systems that combine pre- and post-PCR processes.
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- 2012
18. Microfluidic system for generation of sinusoidal glucose waveforms for entrainment of islets of Langerhans
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Xinyu Zhang, Richard Bertram, Alix Grimley, and Michael G. Roper
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Indoles ,Chemistry ,business.industry ,Low-pass filter ,Microfluidics ,Analytical chemistry ,Low frequency ,Ion calcium ,Microfluidic Analytical Techniques ,Cutoff frequency ,Article ,Analytical Chemistry ,Islets of Langerhans ,Glucose ,Xanthene dye ,Waveform ,Optoelectronics ,Calcium ,Dimethylpolysiloxanes ,Glass ,business ,Entrainment (chronobiology) ,Fluorescent Dyes - Abstract
A microfluidic system was developed to produce sinusoidal waveforms of glucose to entrain oscillations of intracellular [Ca(2+)] in islets of Langerhans. The work described is an improvement to a previously reported device where two pneumatic pumps delivered pulses of glucose and buffer to a mixing channel. The mixing channel acted as a low pass filter to attenuate these pulses to produce the desired final concentration. Improvements to the current device included increasing the average pumping frequency from 0.83 to 3.33 Hz by modifying the on-chip valves to minimize adhesion between the PDMS and glass within the valve. The cutoff frequency of the device was increased from 0.026 to 0.061 Hz for sinusoidal fluorescein waves by shortening the length of the mixing channel to 3.3 cm. The value of the cutoff frequency was chosen between the average pumping frequency and the low frequency (approximately 0.0056 Hz) glucose waves that were needed to entrain the islets of Langerhans. In this way, the pulses from the pumps were attenuated greatly but the low-frequency glucose waves were not. With the use of this microfluidic system, a total flow rate of 1.5 +/- 0.1 microL min(-1) was generated and used to deliver sinusoidal waves of glucose concentration with a median value of 11 mM and amplitude of 1 mM to a chamber that contained an islet of Langerhans loaded with the Ca(2+)-sensitive fluorophore, indo-1. Entrainment of the islets was demonstrated by pacing the rhythm of intracellular [Ca(2+)] oscillations to oscillatory glucose levels produced by the device. The system should be applicable to a wide range of cell types to aid understanding cellular responses to dynamically changing stimuli.
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- 2010
19. Ion Trapping, Storage, and Ejection in Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations.
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Xinyu Zhang, Garimella, Sandilya V. B., Prost, Spencer A., Webb, Ian K., Tsung-Chi Chen, Keqi Tang, Tolmachev, Aleksey V., Norheim, Randolph V., Baker, Erin S., Anderson, Gordon A., Ibrahim, Yehia M., and Smith, Richard D.
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ION traps , *PRINTED circuits , *CATIONS , *RADIO frequency , *ELECTRIC potential , *ELECTRODES , *DIRECT currents - Abstract
A new Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations (SLIM) module, having electrode arrays patterned on a pair of parallel printed circuit boards (PCB), was constructed and utilized to investigate capabilities for ion trapping at a pressure of 4 Torr. Positive ions were confined by application of RF voltages to a series o f inner rung electrodes with alternating phase on adjacent electrodes, in conjunction with positive DC potentials on surrounding guard electrodes on each PCB. An axial DC field was also introduced by stepwise varying the DC potentials applied to the inner rung electrodes to control the ion transport and accumulation inside the ion trapping region. We show that ions can be trapped and accumulated with up to 100% efficiency, stored for at least 5 h with no significant losses, and then could be rapidly ejected from the SLIM trap. The present results provide a foundation for the development of much more complex SLIM devices that facilitate extended ion manipulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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20. A Highly Sensitive Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Hydrogen Peroxide.
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Ying Wen, Keyin Liu, Huiran Yang, Yi Li, Haichuang Lan, Yi Liu, Xinyu Zhang, and Tao Yi
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- 2014
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21. Mobility-Resolved Ion Selection in Uniform Drift Field Ion Mobility Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry: Dynamic Switching in Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations.
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Webb, Ian K., Garimella, Sandilya V. B., Tolmachev, Aleksey V., Tsung-Chi Chen, Xinyu Zhang, Cox, Jonathan T., Norheim, Randolph V., Prost, Spencer A., LaMarche, Brian, Anderson, Gordon A., Ibrahim, Yehia M., and Smith, Richard D.
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- 2014
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22. Experimental Evaluation and Optimization of Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations for Ion Mobility Spectrometry with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry.
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Webb, Ian K., Garimella, Sandilya V. B., Tolmachev, Aleksey V., Tsung-Chi Chen, Xinyu Zhang, Norheim, Randolph V., Prost, Spencer A., LaMarche, Brian, Anderson, Gordon A., Ibrahim, Yehia M., and Smith, Richard D.
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- 2014
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23. Characterization of Ion Dynamics in Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations.
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Tolmachev, Aleksey V., Webb, Ian K., Ibrahim, Yehia M., Garimella, Sandilya V. B., Xinyu Zhang, Anderson, Gordon A., and Smith, Richard D.
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- 2014
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24. Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Using Infrared Heating on a Microfluidic Chip.
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Yingjie Yu, Li, Bowei, Baker, Christopher A., Xinyu Zhang, and Michael G. Roper
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- 2012
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25. Microfluidic Perfusion System for Automated Delivery of Temporal Gradients to Islets of Langerhans.
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Xinyu Zhang and Roper, Michael G.
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MICROFLUIDICS , *PERFUSION , *ISLANDS of Langerhans , *GLUCOSE , *CELL physiology , *AIR pumps - Abstract
A microfluidic perfusion system was developed for automated delivery of stimulant waveforms to cells within the device. The 3-layer glass/polymer device contained two pneumatic pumps, a 12 cm mixing channel, and a 0.2 μL cell chamber. By altering the flow rate ratio of the pumps, a series of output concentrations could be produced while a constant 1.43 ± 0.07 μL/min flow rate was maintained. The output concentrations could be changed in time producing step gradients and other waveforms, such as sine and triangle waves, at different amplitudes and frequencies. Waveforms were analyzed by comparing the amplitude of output waveforms to the amplitude of theoretical waveforms. Below a frequency of 0.0098 Hz, the output waveforms had less than 20% difference than input waveforms. To reduce backflow of solutions into the pumps, the operational sequence of the valving program was modified, as well as differential etching of the valve seat depths. These modifications reduced backflow to the point that it was not detected. Gradients in glucose levels were applied in this work to stimulate single islets of Langerhans. Glucose gradients between 3 and 20 mM brought clear and intense oscillations of intracellular [Ca2+] indicating the system will be useful in future studies of cellular physiology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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