Inhibitive Determination of Heavy Metal Ions by Conductometric Nitrate Reductase Biosensor

A conductometric nitrate biosensor based on methyl viologen/Nafion/nitrate reductase（NR） interdigitated electrode for heavy metal determination was proposed.The activity of NR（EC 1.6.6.2） from Asper gillusniger（A.niger） was assayed as a function of metal concentration in the presence of Cu^2＋,Zn^2＋,Cd^2＋ and Pb^2＋.Parameters influencing the performance of the biosensor were optimized for the application of it in the inhibition determination of heavy metal ions.Detection limits for Cu^2＋,Zn^2＋,Cd^2＋ and Pb^2＋ were about 0.05,0.5,0.1 and 1.0 μmol/L,respectively.The results show that NR activity could not be regained after exposure to Cu^2＋,but could be partially recovered after exposure to Zn^2＋,Pb^2＋ and Cd^2＋.

Conductometric Titration for the Prediction of Conductivity in Solutions with Polymeric Membranes

The analytical technique of conductometric titration is used to characterize polymeric materials.This technique allows obtaining the polymer dry weight capacity(DWC) and the extent of reaction and establishing the optimal number of water molecules per sulfonic groups.In this particular case the polymer material under study was Nafion?117.Two different reactions were made: Neutralization and exchange.Both of them allow obtaining the same result.Conductometric titrations could be considered as a good method to study the neutralization and exchange reactions for polymeric materials used in fuel cells or electrolyzers.The implementation of this analytical technique allows reducing operation time of those types of materials.The waiting time between determinations permits to say that the amount of reactant consumed and products obtained were the same after each addition of titrant.

Validation of a conductometric bienzyme biosensor for the detection of proteins as marker of organic matter in river samples

This article describes a conductometric bi-layer based bienzyme biosensor for the detection of proteins as a marker of organic matter in rivers. Proteins were chosen to be used as indicators of urban pollution. The working mechanism of the bienzyme biosensor is based on the enzymatic hydrolysis of proteins into several fractions （peptides and amino acids）, which results in a local conductivity change depending of the concentration of proteins. In this work, we began with the optimization of biosensor response using bovine serum albumin （BSA） as standard protein. For this objective seven enzymatic biosensors were prepared： four enzymatic sensors with only one layer of enzyme （proteinase K, trypsin, pronase or protease X） and three other enzymatic sensors with two layers （first layer： membrane containing proteinase K; second layer： one of the three other enzymes： trypsin, pronase or protease X）. The biosensors were obtained through the deposition of enzymatic layers and the cross-linking process between enzymes and BSA in saturated glutaraldehyde vapour. The response of the various biosensors, described previously, were compared with the values of total organic carbon （TOC）, and those of organic nitrogen （No~）, as determined by the laboratory accredits （CEMAGREF of Lyon） using the traditional method of analysis （NF EN 1484, infrared spectroscopy） and （NF EN 25663, mineralization/colorimetry assay） respectively for each water sample obtained from different sites in Lyon （France）. The linear correlations obtained with the response of the seven biosensors showed the most important indices of correlations for the biosensor with two enzymatic layers： proteinase K ＋ pronase （pkp）. The optimum conditions for the preparation of the pkp biosensor increased the sensitivity and gave a limit of quantification of 0.583 μg/L for TOC and 0.218 μg/L for Norg in water samples. This sensor shows good reproducibility （2.28%）, a capacity to be used at temperatures range 10-- 30℃ （depending on the season） and moreover a long lifetime （5 weeks）.

Conductometric Titration of Metformin Hydrochloride: Simulation and Experimentation

In order to teach students,the importance of conductometric titrations in this work,we present a laboratory experiment to quantify the amount of metformin hydrochloride in a tablet.The quantification was carried out through the evaluation of the chloride by silver nitrate.The titration and the end point were followed by conductometric titration,as well as by potentiometric and visually by the Volhard method.In addition,the theoretical conductivities of the metformin hydrochloride solution were calculated when known volumes of titrant are added,using the limit conductivity data for each of the ions present in the literature.To simulate the conductometric titration,the calculated conductivity values were plotted based on the volume of silver nitrate added.A comparison between techniques is made in order to determine the best monitoring method,being this one conductimetry to detect the equivalence point for metformin hydrochloride with 0.99±0.03,according to relative standard deviation(%RSD).Simulated titration curves adequately describe obtained results in an experimental way.The conductometric titration is the best method for quantification since it shows less dispersion between obtained results and has the highest concordance among results.Their application is shown through the analysis and conductometric titration simulations.

Research of Water Response under the Action of the Infrared Human Body Radiation by Water Conductometric Sensors

Non-equilibrium thermal and biothermal radiation generated by heated solid materials and hematothermal living organisms are studied by water conductometric sensors. Engineering aspects and physical features of developed water conductometric sensors are given. Procedure and measuring technique are described. Our experiments show the anomalous behavior of water conductivity and associated differential parameters under water heating by biological objects compared with traditional heating sources. Water response to human action strongly depends on psychophysiological and psychoemotional state of the person. Moreover the responses to the action by left and right human hands are substantially different and as a rule are specific to the gender. The possible physicochemical mechanisms of such anomalous water behavior are studied. It is suggested that the observed effects are associated with resonant excitation of vibration-rotation energy levels of water under the influence of bioradiation generated by human organism consisting of approximately 70% water. The results obtained have good perspectives for future applications in different fields of human activity.

Enzyme Biosensor for Detection of Organophosphate Pesticide Residues Base on <i>Screen Printed Carbon Electrode</i>(SPCE)-Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)

The maximum level of organophosphate pesticide residues in rice is 0.1 mg/kg and 0.5 mg/kg in vegetables. The control of pesticide residues in agricultural products required a method of analysis quickly and accurately. The research developed a biosensor for the detection of organophosphate pesticide residues in agricultural products. The research studied immobilized organophosphate hydrolase (OPH) mass and characterization of biosensor. The solution conductivity measurement in the conductivity cell consists of a 1 × 5 mm2 pair of electrodes screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE). The instrument is a converted local conductometer. From the results of study concluded that the optimum performance of the biosensor was obtained from the 105 μg OPH, at pH 8.5 with a response time of 45 seconds. In that condition the sensitivity of biosensor is 28.04 μS/ppm and 0.18 ppm detection limit and the maximum concentration of pesticide which can be measured is 1 ppm. Biosensors have been applied to measure pesticide residues in some vegetable samples.

Syntheses and Properties of K_17[Ln(CuW_11O_39)_2]·xH_2O

Heteropoly-complexes K17[Ln(CuW11O39)2].xH2O(Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy) were prepared. The properties of the products were investigated by ion-exchange, conductometric titration, IR, UV and X-ray powder diffraction. The results show that the structure of the products is similar to that of U(a-Ge11O39)2 and consistent with the model proposed by Peacock.

Polar Gradient Latex Particles with Hydrophilic Core and Hydrophobic Shell Prepared via Multistep Emulsion Polymerization

Monodisperse polar gradient particles were synthesized via a three-step emulsion polymerization using poly（butyl acrylate-methyl metbacrylate-methacrylic acid-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate） （P（BA-MMA-MAA- EGDMA）） as core, poly（methyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid-styrene） （P（St-MMA-MAA）） as interlayer and polystyrene （PSt） as shell. The particle growth and encapsulation in each emulsion polymerization step were followed by transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, dynamic light scattering （DLS） and conductometric titration. Results indicated that the feeding mode and the interlayer were essential to prepare the polar gradient latex particles with hydrophilic core and hydrophobic shell. The morphologies of the two-layer core/interlayer and three-layer core/interlayer/shell particles were observed in TEM micrographs, and the sequential encapsulations of the carboxyl-containing core and the core/interlayer particles were confirmed by an increase in the particle size as well as an increase in the buried carboxyl percentage