23:T46a,The monitoring of nitroaromatic explosives plays a vital role in homeland security and public safety. In this work, by employing allylamine as the source for both carbon and nitrogen, photoluminescent nitrogen-rich carbon nanodots (NC-dots) were prepared via a peaceable and inexpensive hydrothermal route for the first time. The average size of the present synthesized NC-dots is 2.88 ± 0.4 nm. The NC-dots show outstanding blue fluorescence and exhibit a dramatically high fluorescence quantum yield of 15%. The NC-dots were completely characterized using various techniques. The NC-dots could be employed as a fluorescent material for the sensing of TNP with distinguished selectivity. The addition of TNP into the NC-dots resulted in splendid quenching, which was ascribed to the integrative action of fluorescence resonance energy transfer, electron transfer, and the hydrogen-bond interactions between NC-dots and TNP. In parallel, the proposed NC-dots could be applied as a new type of fluorescent ink. In addition, a detailed mechanism for the production of NC-dots via self-polymerization and carbonization was proposed.24:T514,Bacteria biofilm formation on metals is well-known, while biofilm architecture varies under different conditions. To date, few studies have determined the possible contribution to corrosion of titanium made by biofilm architecture. We investigated the interaction between the oral Streptococcus sanguis biofilm architecture and its influence on titanium corrosion in enriched artificial saliva using electrochemical methods and microscopic study. Patchy biofilms were observed on titanium surface after being immersed in solution containing S. sanguis. The thickness and size of the patchy biofilms increased with an increase of immersion time. The extensive pits were clearly observed by scanning electron microscopy, showing that adsorption of S. sanguis on titanium promoted the localized corrosion. The electrochemical results indicated that the corrosion rates were clearly accelerated in the presence of S. sanguis. The low i_corr and high R_t in the first 48 h indicated that a typical passive behavior still remained. Our study showed that the pitting corrosion of titanium was mainly attributed to the formation of a self-catalytic corrosion cell by the co-effect of patchy biofilm and organic acid secreted by S. sanguis.25:T4bf,Abstract A label‐free DNA biosensor based on magnetite/multiwalled carbon nanotubes/chitosan (Fe 3 O 4 /MWCNTs‐COOH/CS) nanomaterial for detection of Bacillus cereus DNA sequences was fabricated. Negatively charged DNA was electrostatically adsorbed onto materials by protonation of positively charged chitosan under acidic conditions. The electrode surface and hybridization process were carried out by cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Under optimal conditions, the biosensor showed a good linear relationship between peak currents difference (ΔI) and logarithm of the target DNA concentration (Log C) ranging from 2.0×10 −13 to 2.0×10 −6 M with a detection limit of 2.0×10 −15 M (signal/noise ratio of 3). The biosensor also revealed an excellent selectivity to three‐base, completely mismatched and completely matched DNA. This is a simple, fast and friendly method with a low detection limit for the detection of Bacillus cereus specific DNA compared with previously reported electrochemical DNA biosensor. Furthermore, the DNA biosensor may lead to the development of a technology for gold prospecting in the wild.

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