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The misuse of Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) severely violates the principle of fair competition in sports and jeopardizes the physical and mental health of athlete. In this study, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was employed for the rapid detection of illicitly added AAS. Ag nanoflowers (Ag NFs) were used as substrates, and the addition of potassium iodide as a coagulant further enhanced the Raman signals. This approach effectively detected the characteristic peaks of four different AAS (clostebol, 4-chlorodehydromethyltestosterone, oxymetholone, and methandriol). The method exhibited high sensitivity and a wide dynamic range, enabling in situ detection of AAS illegally added to food and pharmaceutical products, with satisfactory recovery rates. The SERS-integrated analytical platform is capable of simultaneously monitoring illegal AAS additives in three critical matrices: aquatic environments, food systems, and pharmaceutical formulations. It enables on-site, portable operation and achieves a rapid response time of less than 70 s.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.145535 | DOI Listing |
J Phys Chem B
September 2025
Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
Understanding hydrogen bonding and ion-specific interactions in water, sodium sulfate (NaSO), and acetonitrile (ACN) systems remains challenging due to their complex, dynamic nature. Here, Raman spectroscopy is employed to probe hydrogen bonding networks and ion reorganization in NaSO aqueous solutions with different ACN concentrations. The results indicate that, at low ACN concentrations in the ternary solutions, hydrogen bonding between ACN and water molecules disrupts the original hydration structure of the ions, resulting in the formation of small ion clusters via electrostatic interactions.
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September 2025
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in conventional zinc-air batteries (ZABs) involves a complex multielectron transfer process, leading to slow reaction kinetics, high charging voltage, and low energy efficiency. To address these limitations, a zinc-ethanol/air battery (ZEAB) system that strategically replaces the OER with the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) possessing a lower thermodynamic potential has been proposed. Herein, a bimetallic catalyst CuCo-embedded nitrogen-doped carbon (CuCo-20%-1), derived from a Cu/Co/Cd co-coordinated metal-organic precursor, is synthesized and exhibits an excellent performance for both EOR and ORR.
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September 2025
Institute of Digitized Medicine and Intelligent Technology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, P. R. China.
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has shown potential for early disease diagnosis via urinary metabolomics, but still faces challenges in achieving stable hot spots and processing complex clinical data. In this study, the preparation of chiral gold nanostars with precisely controllable branch size, number, and sharpness was realized by investigating the effects of l-GSH and CTA ( indicates halides) on site occupancy, reduction rate, and selective adsorption on crystal facets. Raman spectroscopic characterization using rhodamine 6G (R6G) as a reporter molecule revealed that nanoparticles with fewer branches, larger branch bases, and smoother surfaces exhibited excellent SERS activity, with an analytical enhancement factor (AEF) of 5.
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September 2025
College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China; Key Laboratory of Textile Science & Technology, Ministry of Education, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China. Electronic address:
In this study, a novel bleaching method for ramie cellulose fibers with low oxidative damage was developed by utilizing the properties of sodium percarbonate contained in tea saponin, which slowly releases hydrogen peroxide in the catalytic oxidation system of N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI). First, the bleaching process was optimized using response surface design, followed by comparison and characterization of fiber properties prepared under different bleaching systems. Finally, the energy consumption, water consumption, and toxicity of the NHPI/tea saponin system were evaluated.
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September 2025
Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315200, P. R. China.
Ni-Fe (oxy)hydroxides are among the most active oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts in alkaline media. However, achieving precise control over local asymmetric Fe-O-Ni active sites in Ni-Fe oxyhydroxides for key oxygenated intermediates' adsorption steric configuration regulation of the OER is still challenging. Herein, we report a two-step dealloying strategy to fabricate asymmetric Fe-O-Ni pair sites in the shell of NiOOH@FeOOH/NiOOH heterostructures from NiFe Prussian blue analogue (PBA) nanocubes, involving anion exchange and structure reconstruction.
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