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Genetically encoded fluorescent indicators for imaging intracellular potassium ion concentration
摘要： Potassium ion (K+) homeostasis and dynamics play critical roles in biological activities. Here we describe three genetically encoded K+ indicators. KIRIN1 (potassium (K) ion ratiometric indicator) and KIRIN1-GR are F?rster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based indicators with a bacterial K+ binding protein (Kbp) inserting between the fluorescent protein FRET pairs mCerulean3/cp173Venus and Clover/mRuby2, respectively. GINKO1 (green indicator of K+ imaging) is a single fluorescent protein-based K+ indicator constructed by insertion of Kbp into enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). These indicators are suitable for detecting K+ at physiologically relevant concentrations in vitro and in cells. KIRIN1 enabled imaging of cytosolic K+ depletion in live cells and K+ efflux and reuptake in cultured neurons. GINKO1, in conjunction with red fluorescent Ca2+ indicator, enable dual-color imaging of K+ and Ca2+ dynamics in neurons and glial cells. These results demonstrate that KIRIN1 and GINKO1 are useful tools for imaging intracellular K+ dynamics.
关键词： FRET-based sensors,potassium ion imaging,single fluorescent protein sensors,intracellular K+ dynamics,genetically encoded indicators
更新于2025-11-21 11:24:58
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Facile preparation of boron and nitrogen co-doped green emission carbon quantum dots for detection of permanganate and captopril
摘要： A hydrothermal strategy for preparing boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon quantum dots was studied using the precursors of p-amino salicylic acid, boric acid and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. The boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon quantum dots have high fluorescence intensity, good monodispersity, high stability, superior water solubility, and a fluorescence quantum yield of 19.6%. Their average size is 5 nm. Their maximum excitation and emission wavelengths are 380 nm and 520 nm, respectively. Permanganate (MnO4-) quenched boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon quantum dots fluorescence through inner filter effect and static quenching effects. The linear relation between quenching efficiency and MnO4- concentration ranged from 0.05 to 60 μmol/L with a detection limit of 13 nmol/L. In the presence of captopril, MnO4- was reduced to Mn2+ and the fluorescence of boron and nitrogen co-doped carbon quantum dots was recovered. The linear range between recovery and captopril concentration was from 0.1 to 60 μmol/L. The limit of detection was 0.03 μmol/L. The developed method can be employed as a sensitive fluorescence sensing platform for MnO4-. It has been successfully used for captopril detection in mouse plasma.
关键词： Captopril,Plasma,Fluorescence,Potassium permanganate,Carbon quantum dots
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:42
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High-performance potassium-sodium niobate lead-free piezoelectric ceramics based on polymorphic phase boundary and crystallographic texture
摘要： Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics are urgently needed in the field of electromechanical conversion devices due to the restriction on the use of lead-based ceramics. In this study, the polymorphic phase boundary (PPB) were tuned by incorporating different concentration of (Bi0.5K0.5)HfO3 into the matrix (K0.5Na0.5)(Nb0.965Sb0.035)O3-CaZrO3, and the <00l>c crystallographic texture was realized by templated grain growth method. The maximal d33 (~550 pC/N) and kp (~72%) were achieved in the <00l>c textured ceramics with composition around rhombohedral-orthorhombic-tetragonal (R-O-T) phase boundary. It is proposed that the enhanced piezoelectricity should be ascribed to several combined effects, which primarily contain the R-O-T phase boundary facilitating polarization rotation, the crystallographic orientation induced intrinsic piezoelectric anisotropy, electric-field-induced lattice distortion and phase transitions, and NaNbO3 seed-crystal-driven nanodomain structures. This work provides an effective solution to enhance piezoelectric properties by simultaneous tailoring polymorphic phase boundary and using crystallographic texture in potassium-sodium niobate based piezoelectric ceramics. We believe that the simple solution and design principle can also be applied to other piezoelectric ceramic systems, no matter lead-based or lead-free.
关键词： polymorphic phase boundary,piezoelectricity,potassium-sodium niobate,crystallographic texture
更新于2025-11-14 17:28:48
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[IEEE 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) - Washington, DC (2017.6.25-2017.6.30)] 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) - Interface Effects of Alkali Treatment on Cu-Rich Thin Film Solar Cells
摘要： CuInSe2 absorbers grown under Cu-excess have better current collection compared to those grown as Cu-poor. However, cells based on Cu-excess absorbers show lower efficiency due to a worse absorber-buffer interface where the interface recombination is the dominant recombination path. In this paper, potassium fluoride post-deposition treatment is used to improve this interface, as evidenced by an activation energy of the main recombination path close to the band gap energy. The treatment also succeeded in eliminating the 200-meV step observed in admittance measurements; a main characteristic of Cu-excess CuInSe2 cells.
关键词： admittance measurements,Cu-excess,interface recombination,potassium fluoride post-deposition treatment,CuInSe2
更新于2025-11-14 17:28:48
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Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of potassium sodium l-(+)-tartrate tetrahydrate and l-tartaric acid used as precursors for in situ laser-induced deposition of the catalytically active copper microstructures
摘要： In this work we study the influence of l-(+)-КNaC4H4O6 × 4H2O (KNaT) and l-H2C4H4O6 (H2T) on the complexation processes occurring during in situ laser-induced catalytic destruction of the organic components of the aqueous solutions with formation of the unsaturated hydrocarbons. For that purpose, ATR-FTIR, Raman, IR, and NIR spectroscopy as well as quantum chemical calculations were implemented. It was observed that hydration of T2? anion via carboxylate groups is stronger than that via hydroxyl groups. We also established the changes in the spectral characteristics of the absorption bands corresponding to vibrations of T2?, HT?, and H2T, at solid state-liquid and acid-salt transitions, depending on concentration of the solution components and the [OH?]/[H2T] ratio. Finally, it was shown that ethylene is a main product of the catalytic destruction of the copper tartrate complexes.
关键词： IR,Laser-induced copper deposition,DFT calculations,Tartaric acid,ATR-FTIR,Catalysis,NIR,Raman spectroscopy,Sodium potassium tartrate tetrahydrate
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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Calibration and characterization of intracellular Asante Potassium Green probes, APG-2 and APG-4
摘要： The response of fluorescent ion probes to ions is affected by intracellular environment. To properly calibrate them, intracellular and extracellular concentrations of the measured ion must be made equal. In the first, computational, part of this work, we show, using the example of potassium, that the two requirements for ion equilibration are complete dissipation of membrane potential and high membrane permeability for both potassium and sodium. In the second part, we tested the ability of various ionophores to achieve potassium equilibration in Jurkat and U937 cells and found a combination of valinomycin, nigericin, gramicidin and ouabain to be the most effective. In the third part, we applied this protocol to two potassium probes, APG-4 and APG-2. APG-4 shows good sensitivity to potassium but its fluorescence is sensitive to cell volume. Because ionophores cause cell swelling, calibration buffers had to be supplemented with 50 mM sucrose to keep cell volume constant. With these precautions taken, the average potassium concentrations in U937 and Jurkat cells were measured at 132 mM and 118 mM, respectively. The other tested probe, APG-2, is nonselective for cations; this is, however, a potentially useful property because the sum [K+] + [Na+] determines the amount of intracellular water.
关键词： Calibration,Ionophores,DiBAC4(3),Intracellular potassium,Cell volume,Valinomycin,ION potassium green,Gramicidin,Asante potassium green,Flow cytometry
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Determination of Selectivity Coefficients of Sodium and Potassium Ion-Selective Electrode Using Porous Silicon N-Type (100) Based Extended Gate Field Effect Transistor
摘要： Determination of Selectivity Coefficients of Sodium and Potassium Ion-Selective Electrode Using Porous Silicon N-Type (100) Based Extended Gate Field Effect Transistor
关键词： Sodium,Selectivity Coefficients,Porous Silicon,Extended Gate Field Effect Transistor,Ion-Selective Electrode,Potassium
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Effect of external stresses on the optical and electronic properties of potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals
摘要： Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) has been extensively used in electro-optic switches and laser spectroscopy in modulating the frequency of laser radiation. When making refined optical KDP components for such applications, the external stresses in the manufacturing process can introduce changes in their optical and electronic properties. With the aid of the ab initio density functional theory analysis, this paper investigates the effect of stresses on the absorption coefficient, band gap, refractive index, dielectric function and Plasmon energy. It was found that the stress-induced variations in these properties are due to a change of KDP molecular structures. The microstructural changes induced by the uniaxial (along the <110> direction) or by the biaxial (<100> and <010> directions) or by the triaxial (<100>, <010> and <001> directions) tensile stresses bring about significant changes in the optical and electronic properties of KDP.
关键词： Density functional theory,Potassium dihydrogen phosphate,optical properties,stress
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Formation of 45° Silicon (110) Surface Using Triton X- <i>n</i> Surfactants in Potassium Hydroxide for Infrared Applications
摘要： Silicon (Si) micromirrors are an integral feature for many micro-optomechanical systems (MOEMS). Such mirrors are generally wet etched in alkaline solution at elevated temperature. For 90? beam steering applications, 45? slanted Si (110) plane is the prime choice fabricated with the incorporation of tensioactive surfactants. Here, Triton-Si and Triton-hydroxide (OH?)/H2O interaction using varying hydrophilic chain length Triton (X-45, X-100 and X-405) were investigated. The surfactant concentration was varied from 0 to 1000 ppm in potassium hydroxide (KOH). Triton molecules were shown to adsorb preferentially on (110) than on (100) surface. Longer chain length Triton hampered OH? access to Si surface resulting in slower etch rate. In contrast, contact angle measurement suggested that shorter Triton interfaced better with Si surface. Later, Si wafers etched in Triton 10 ppm – KOH were examined. The measured output for (110)X-45, (110)X-100, (110)X-405 and polished Si wafer reference (Rq < 5?) mirrors were 0.58, 0.76, 0.72 and 1.25 mW, respectively. Subsequently, Si-SiO2 thin film in [HLHL]2-substrate configuration was fabricated. Broadband micromirror for use in 3.0–5.5 μm spectrum range was experimentally realized with reflected efficiency of 73%.
关键词： wet etching,optical measurement,Silicon micromirrors,Triton X-n,surface roughness,potassium hydroxide,surfactants
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Growth and Optical Characterization of Europium and Cerium Doped KCl Single Crystals by Czochralski Method for Dosimetric Applications
摘要： Rare-earth-doped alkali halide single crystals KCl:Eu, KCl:Ce, and KCl:Eu,Ce were grown from melt using the Czochralski technique, and optical characterization was carried out with the prime focus on dosimetric applications. The grown crystals were investigated using XRD analysis, PL analysis, TSL measurements, and OSL measurements. The XRD of the crystals matched well with ICDD patterns (00-041-1476), and diffraction peaks can be assigned to the KCl structure, indicating that all the crystals have the same structure as KCl. The enhanced intensity of TSL and OSL was observed for co-doping of (Eu, Ce) in KCl crystals as compared to single doping. The appearance of a single glow peak in KCl:Eu,Ce at 230°C compared to single-doped KCl:Ce crystals suggested the use of the material in TL dosimetry. The intensity of OSL also showed a two-fold increase compared to single-doped crystals, suggesting its use in OSL dosimetry. PL studies showed a very high enhancement of intensity in Eu2+ emissions, reaching a maximum of about 421 nm in the (Eu2+, Ce3+) co-doped crystal compared to single-doped crystals. This justifies the occurrence of energy transfer from Ce3+ to Eu2+ in the KCl host lattice. These results showed that KCl:Eu,Ce acts as a potential TL and OSL dosimeter due to its high sensitivity to ionizing radiation.
关键词： crystal growth,Single crystal,potassium chloride,optical characterization,Czochralski method
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52