A Novel Immunosensor Based on Au Nanoparticles and Polyaniline/Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes/Chitosan Nanocomposite Film Functionalized Interface

A novel multilayer film based on Au nanoparticles(AuNPs) and polyaniline/carboxylated multiwall carbon nanotubes-chitosan nanocomposite(PANI/MWCNTs/CS) was exploited to fabricate a highly sensitive immunosensor for detecting chlorpyrifos. PANI-coated MWCNTs were prepared by in situ chemical polymerization and carboxylated MWCNTs played an important role in obtaining the thin and uniform coating of PANI resulting in the improved immunosensor response. Au NPs were used as a linker to immobilize chlorpyrifos antibody. The performance of the immunosensor was characterized by means of cyclic voltammetry(CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM), respectively. All variables involved in the preparation process and analytical performance of the immunosensor were optimized.Under optimal conditions(antibody concentration: 5 μg/mL, working buffer pH: 6.5, incubation time: 40 min,incubation temperature: 25℃), the immunosensor exhibited a wide linear range from 0.1 to 40× 10^(-6)mg/mL and from 40 × 10^(-6)mg/mL to 500 × 10^(-6)mg/mL, and with a detection limit of 0.06 × 10^(-6)mg/mL, which provided a valuable tool for the chlorpyrifos detection in real samples.

Design and experiment on intelligent fuzzy monitoring system for corn planters

When sowing summer corn without tillage,it is necessary to ensure that the furrow opener is free from straw congestion and that the spacing of the sowing can be adjusted according to the breeds of corn and the preset seeding rate per acre.On the basis of the structural features of newly developed no-tillage corn fertilizers,an intelligent fuzzy monitoring system for corn planters was developed in this study.The system facilitates automatic control of the spacing adjustment and the status monitor for the fertilizer tank,seed tank,and seeding orifice.According to the preset number of rows,line spacing,number of plants per acre,and seed germination rate,the control rate can be calculated through designing in surveillance software.The control rate is output to the fuzzy controller through the digital output module of the CAN bus.Fuzzy control is applied to the DC motor for stepless adjustment of the spacing.A system for video surveillance of the working status of a planter is developed for displaying a real-time video image of the planter operation and achieving an anti-congestion status monitoring of a no-tillage planting operation in a dusty environment.Through field trials,the detection accuracy was 91.4%.The seed-clogging fault-alarm accuracy was 96.0%.The entire system remained stable and reliable.

Analysis of volatile flavor compounds in top fermented wheat beer by headspace sampling-gas chromatography

Headspace sampling-gas chromatography(HS-GC)coupled with an internal standard method(ISM)was developed to analyze the volatile flavor compounds in top fermented wheat beer in the laboratory.Eight compounds,i.e.acetaldehyde,N-propanol,ethyl acetate,isobutyl alcohol,isoamyl alcohol,isoamyl acetate,ethyl hexanoate and ethyl octanoate were separated and quantified.This method was validated to ensure the quality of the results:the precision was satisfactory with relative standard deviation(RSD)in the range of 1.51%-4.22%,recoveries for all the analytes ranged from 95.15%to 99.85%,and the limits of detection were in the range of 0.0002-0.024 mg/L.Results of real wheat beer samples analyzed using this method showed that the volatile compound concentrations were in the range of 0.08-99.91 mg/L.Results suggested that this method exhibited good reproducibility,selectivity and high precision,and it can be useful for the analysis of routine beer samples.

Effect of precooling temperature on physiological quality of cold stored Agaricus bisporus

Effect of precooling temperatures(2℃,6℃,10℃and 14℃)on the physiological quality of postharvest Agaricus bisporus during cold storage was investigated.After six hours’precooling,Agaricus bisporus was stored at 3℃and sampled on day 3,6 and 9,respectively,for physiological quality analysis.Results showed that physiological quality of the Agaricus bisporus increased with the decrease of precooling temperature in the range of 2-14℃.Precooling at 2℃before cold storage had a positive impact on the storage quality of Agaricus bisporus.The decrease of hardness,whiteness and pH value was delayed,while the increase of cell membrane permeability and PPO and POD activities was restrained.Whiteness value of the Agaricus bisporus precooled at 2℃was above 80 on day 9,which means it was still acceptable,but the Agaricus bisporus precooled at 6℃and 10℃lost their commercial values.