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Naphthofuroquinone Derivatives: DNA Topoisomerase‐I Inhibition and Cytotoxicity.
Authors: Cho Heeyeong , Park Su‐Jin , Lee Kee‐In 
Published: February 2006

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Investigating von Kries‐like adaptation using local linear models
Authors: Finlayson G. D. , Hordley S. D. , Alsam A. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractIn this article we explore the conditions under which a von Kries‐like model of color constancy is exact. This investigation is motivated by the fact that in practice the model has been shown to work well for a wide range of imaging devices despite the fact that previous analysis of the necessary and sufficient conditions for the model to work predicts that it should perform poorly for real lights and surfaces. We present a modified theory that reconciles this apparent contradiction and that is based on the observation that von Kries‐like adaptation treats sensor responses independently of one another. Starting from this point we show how to recover, for a single sensor, set of surfaces, and reference illuminant, the set of von Kries illuminants: all lights for which von Kries‐like adaptation is a perfect model of illumination change. To help us in this task we use a linear model of surface reflectance, but importantly, we use a local model, that is, a model derived by looking at reflectance only in the region to which the sensor of interest is sensitive. Adopting such a model and treating sensors independently of one another, we show that our new theory accurately predicts the good practical performance of a von Kries‐like model. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 31, 90–101, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/col.20186
The use of reflectance measurements in the determination of fixation of reactive dyes to cotton
Authors: Ahmed N. , Oulton D. P. , Taylor J. A. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractThe utility of the Kubelka–Munk equation for determining the fixation of reactive dyes to cotton has been assessed. Large K/S values are not linearly related to dye concentration on fabric and thus give an inaccurate assessment of fixed dye. If lower values of K/S are selected, by measuring at a suitable wavelength, a linear relationship exists with the concentration of dye present, even at very heavy depths of shade. Thus, by judicious choice of wavelength, K/S values can provide an accurate and convenient method for the assessment of dye on fabric, provided that a reference fabric sample, with a known concentration of the same dye, is available as a standard for comparison. Significant implications are then revealed for construction scalable models of opaque medium reflectance that are homogeneously linear over wavelength with respect to colorant concentration change. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 31, 117–121, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/col.20189
Appearance variations of textile materials due to different near gray backgrounds
Authors: Agahian Farnaz , Hossein Amirshahi Seyed 
Published: February 2006

AbstractThe preliminary experiments were carried out for investigating the effect of lightness of achromatic background (white, grays, and black) on color appearance attributes (lightness and colorfulness) of some colored fabrics. A series of achromatic backgrounds at eight levels of lightness was provided. Each test color was viewed against these backgrounds and the perceived lightness and colorfulness were evaluated by using the pair comparison method.The results indicated that the lightness of achromatic background affects perceived lightness and colorfulness. The lightness of tests colors increases when surrounded by dark backgrounds while a consistent trend was not noticed for perceived colorfulness. The results from visual assessment were compared with the predicted results by the CIECAM97s model. The predictions of the model were in agreement with the perceived lightness by visual assessment but there was not any correlation between the results of model and visual assessment for colorfulness.In the second part of the experiments, a colorimetric match of samples on different backgrounds was carried out by visual judgments as well as implementation of color appearance models in reverse mode. Results from visual trials were significantly different from those predicted by the models. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 31, 133–141, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/col.20190
Experimental study of back‐scattering spectrum of textile structures
Authors: Moussa A. , Dupont D. , Steen D. , Zeng X. , Elias M. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractThe back‐scattered light by textile surfaces mainly depends on their surface state, which is often periodic and directional. The analysis of the reflectance spectra in back‐scattering conditions of two types of structures (yarn, plain and twill weaves) shows the influence of the orientation of these surfaces as well as the back‐scattered angle. In fact, the declination of the yarn orientation in relation to the incidence plane involves an increase of the reflectance factor to reach a maximum value when the yarns are perpendicular to this plane. For woven fabrics, the back‐scattering of surface according to a given orientation primarily depends on its geometrical characteristic in this direction and consequently the used yarn densities. The computation of the ratio of mean quadratic surface roughness h to correlation length l for various used orientations shows the close link between this parameter and the evolution of back‐scattering. The effect of the variation of back‐scattered angle on the back‐scattered light varies with the value of h/l. The comparison between these experimental results and a theoretical study based on Gaussian and isotropic surfaces shows a satisfactory correlation between these two elements with the presence of some cases of discrepancy due to the different natures of the two types of surfaces. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 31, 122–132, 2006
Talking about color … and ethics
Authors: Hutchings John 
Published: February 2006

AbstractEthics is the study of the moral value of human conduct. The ethics of colour use has rarely been featured as a topic of concern to the colour community. A limited exception is that of the use of colorants in food. This has in the past received much attention but legislation has now greatly restricted such usage. However, concern is resurfacing, and there are many other examples of the possible misuse of colour in food and the wider environment. This editorial asks questions in three areas of life: the environment, food, and marketing in general. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 31, 87–89, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/col.20204
Preconcentration and determination of lead(II) at crown ether and cryptand containing chemically modified electrodes
Authors: Prabhu Sunil V. , Baldwin Richard P. , Kryger Lars 
Published: February 2006

AbstractChemically modified electrodes (CMEs) containing incorporated crown ether and cryptand ligands as modifiers were evaluated for their ability to preconcentrate metal cations prior to quantitation by conventional voltammetric methods. Stable CMEs were formed for 18‐crown‐6, dibenzo‐18‐crown‐6, poly(dibenzo‐18‐crown‐6), dibenzo‐24‐crown‐8, and 2.2.2‐cryptand by mixing the desired amount of the ligand into carbon paste. The resulting electrodes exhibited complexing capabilities that were similar to those of the free ligands. In particular, the CMEs were very reactive toward Pb2+ and Hg2+. Pb2+ uptake was sufficiently strong that a detection limit of 1 μM was obtained following a 20‐sec exposure to the sample and transfer to a blank electrolysis solution for differential pulse voltammetric analysis. Accurate quantitation of micromolar levels of Pb in water and urine reference standards was achieved at the CMEs by means of a simple procedure requiring minimal sample preparation. Finally, the analytical characteristics of CME preconcentration were directly compared to those of the electrodeposition approach ordinarily employed in stripping voltammetry.
An evaluation of ultrathin ring and band microelectrodes as amperometric sensors in electrochemical flow cells
Authors: Bixler John W. , Fifield Michael , Poler Jordan C. , Bond Alan M. , Thormann Wolfgang 
Published: February 2006

AbstractGold and platinum ultrathin ring microelectrodes (0.1–0.5 mm thick, 1.5–4 mm diameter) were made by sputtering, from fired metalloorganic paint, and from foil for use as sensors in a thick‐layer wall‐jet flow cell. An end‐on array of three 0.1 μm × 0.5 mm gold band electrodes were mounted parallel to the flow direction in a thin‐layer channel cell. These ultrathin sensors, along with a jet‐centered carbon microdisk, were evaluated in the amperometric flow‐injection mode for temporal stability, calibration sensitivity, detectivity, background signal, and flow rate dependence of the analytical signal using ferrocene samples in acetonitrile containing 10−4–10−2 M TEAP. The detectivity of gold paint ring electrodes made on borosilicate glass was 3–6 nM, an order of magnitude lower than any of the other electrodes tested. Analytical signals from gold paint and foil rings and the carbon microdisk had the best temporal stability. The current for the ultrathin band array in a channel cell was flow rate‐independent, and the exponential dependence of cell current on flow rate was 0.11–0.14 for ultrathin rings in the thick‐layer wall‐jet mode.
The construction and utilization of a simple light‐transparent FTIR spectroelectrochemical cell with thin‐layer chamber
Authors: Kadish K. M. , Mu X. H. , Lin X. Q. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractThe construction and utilization of a simple light‐transparent NaCl thin‐layer FTIR spectroelectrochemical cell for transparency measurements is reported. This cell has a 0.25‐mm optical pathlength and a three‐electrode configuration. The application of this cell for in situ FTIR measurements is demonstrated for the electrooxidation of (OEP)lr(CO)Cl, (TPP)Co(NO), and (TPP)Fe(NO) (where OEP and TPP are the dianions of octaethyl‐ and tetraphenylporphyrin, respectively) in methylene chloride solutions containing 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP). Under these solution conditions, spectral changes of the investigated compounds can be monitored between 2500 and 800 cm−1. Well‐defined thin‐layer cyclic voltammograms of these investigated complexes and diagnostic IR absorption peaks for bound CO and NO as well as for porphyrin π cation radicals are obtained in CH2Cl2 solutions containing 0.1 M TBAP. These in situ generated data are compared with literature IR data for chemically oxidized metalloporphyrins in the solid state.
Voltammetric characterization and determination of thallium(III,I) at a glassy carbon electrode modified with a film containing iridium oxide
Authors: Cox James A. , Das Basudev K. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractCyclic voltammetry of a 0.1 mM PdCl2, 0.2 mM Na2IrCl6 0.2 M K2SO4 mixture at a glassy carbon electrode results in the gradual accumulation of a film, which contains Pd(II) and iridium oxide, that promotes the quasi‐reversible oxidation of Tl(I). Cyclic voltammetry at 5 mV/s yields a peak potential difference of 35 mV at the modified electrode and about 700 mV at bare glassy carbon. The peak current for the linear scan voltammetric oxidation of 0.2 mM TI(I) in 1.0 M NaCl is directly proportional to the square root of scan rate up to 0.1 V/s. Both cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk voltammetry at modified electrodes provide data consistent with a two‐electron oxidation. The modified electrode is suitable for the determination of thallium by differential pulse voltammetry in the micromolar range.
Potentiometric selectivity study of crown ethers containing four ring oxygen atoms and benzoxymethyl or carboxylic acid side chains as ionophores for lithium and potassium
Authors: Attiyat Abdulrahman S. , Christian Gary D. , Bartsch Richard A. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractFive crown ethers with four ring oxygen atoms and different types of pendant groups were used to prepare ion‐selective electrodes by coating a membrane containing the crown ether on the tip of a silver wire incorporated in a flow cell. A flow injection analysis study was conducted to determine the potentiometric selectivities of the crown ethers for lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium ions. It was found that crown ethers with neutral side arms show selectivities for lithium over other ions, while those of acidic side arms show selectivities for potassium over the other ions. The effect of the addition of trioctylphosphine oxide to the electrode matrix was also investigated. A comparison is made between the potentiometric selectivities of the crown ethers for certain metal ions and their selectivities in extracting the ions into an organic phase.
Ion transfer across water/solidified nitrobenzene interface as amperometric flow detector
Authors: Wang Erkang , Ji Huamin 
Published: February 2006

AbstractThe response characteristics of several ions, usually considered as electroinactive, were investigated at the thin‐layer amperometric detector based on ion transfer across the interface of water/nitrobenzene solidified by polyvinyl chloride and agar. The influence of some factors, such as applied potential, flow rate of mobile phase, and organic solvent in mobile phase, was studied by flow injection analysis of cations (choline, acetylcholine, tetramethylammonium, tetrabutylammonium, and cesium) and anions (ClO, IO, and ReO). The detection limit of the flow injection amperometric detector is in the range of 4 to 40 ng of these ions. Reversed‐phase chromatographic separation of choline and acetylcholine with amperometric detection was demonstrated.
Analytically useful stripping voltammetric behavior of technetium at a thenoyltrifluoroacetone‐modified carbon paste electrode
Authors: Dick Renate , Ruf Heinz , Ache Hans J. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractThe preconcentration voltammetric behavior of technetium at a carbon paste electrode modified with thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA) has been investigated. It is demonstrated that enrichment of technetium on the electrode surface by complex formation with TTA is possible. Deposition of Tc(IV) takes place due to a purely chemical reaction resulting probably Tc(TTA)4. Enhanced accumulation occurs if a reductive electrode potential of −0.4 V is applied, which presumably causes fixation in the form of Tc(TTA)3. In the subsequent voltammetric scan a characteristic peak at about −40 and +40 mV, respectively, is obtained. Tc(VII) is not deposited, unless a reduction potential of at least −0.6 V is applied, with the pH of the solution optimally chosen at 3.5. Therefore, it is possible to discriminate between Tc(IV) and Tc(VII).
Microvoltammetric and spectroelectrochemical studies of (TPP)Co oxidation/reduction in toluene and benzene solutions
Authors: Mu X. H. , Lin X. Q. , Kadish K. M. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractThe microvoltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry of (TPP)Co (where TPP is the dianion of tetraphenylporphyrin) are reported in toluene and benzene solutions, and provide the first examples of spectroelectrochemistry in these two low dielectric constant solvents. (TPP)Co undergoes four reversible oxidation‐reduction reactions in toluene or benzene. The reductions involve one‐electron transfers and occur at E1/2 = −0.86 and −2.03 V vs. SCE in both solvents. The oxidations involve the successive reversible abstraction of two electrons and one electron from the initial (TPP)Co species and occur at E1/2 = 1.00 and 1.27 V vs. SCE in both solvents. Each electrode reaction was spectrally and electrochemically characterized in toluene and benzene, and the data in these two solvents are compared to data obtained in CH2Cl2 where (TPP)Co redox reaçtions have been extensively characterized in detail. Special emphasis is placed on comparing the thin‐layer spectra of [(TPP)Co1] in toluene and benzene with that in other solvents commonly used for nonaqueous electrochemical studies.
Mechanistic studies of the deposition and cathodic stripping of thioacetamide at a silver electrode in alkaline media
Authors: Hepel Maria , Bruckenstein Stanley 
Published: February 2006

AbstractCathodic stripping experiments of thioacetamide in alkaline solutions, pH = 13, were performed using a rotating silver disk electrode and a silver microelectrode. Applicability of these two electrode systems for the determination of thioacetamide over a wide range of concentrations has been found using the stripping peak of bulk silver sulfide. A further improvement in the detection limit is suggested when only an underpotential deposition layer of silver sulfide is formed during deposition. Then cathodic stripping analysis of thioacetamide below 10−8. M is feasible. The mechanism for the reactions during the deposition and cathodic stripping of thioacetamide in alkaline media at silver electrode has been elucidated.
LCEC determination of the copper protein ceruloplasmin in human serum at a polyaniline chemically modified electrode
Authors: Ye Jiannong , Baldwin Richard P. , Schlager Janis W. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractA chemically modified electrode (CME) for use in the amperometric detection of the copper protein ceruloplasmin was constructed by electropolymerizing a polyaniline coating onto glassy carbon. The resultant CME, used in liquid chromatographic detection, gave an electrocatalytic response for ceruloplasmin reduction that could be employed directly by itself or could be greatly enhanced by the addition of Fe2+ to the mobile phase. Optimum detection was achieved at an applied potential of −0.10 V vs. Ag/AgCl and with 1 mM Fe2+ in the mobile phase. The detection limit obtained under these conditions was 2 pmol injected, and the response was linear for concentrations at least 2 orders of magnitude higher. The CME retained more than 90% of its initial response to ceruloplasmin over 30 hours of continuous exposure to the chromatographic flowstream. In practice, the liquid chromatography CME response was sensitive and selective enough to permit quantitation of physiologically relevant levels of ceruloplasmin in human serum with no sample pretreatment other than preinjection filtration.
Flow cell based on glucose oxidase‐modified carbon fiber ultramicroelectrode
Authors: Wang Joseph , Li Ruiliang , Lin Meng‐Shan 
Published: February 2006

AbstractGlucose oxidase‐modified carbon fiber electrodes have been prepared by electrochemical deposition of the enzyme in the presence of a platinum complex. The electrode is incorporated as an electrochemical detector in a flow system, exhibiting a very rapid response to dynamic changes in the glucose concentration. The fast response is attributed to the intimate contact of the biocatalytic and sensing sites. Simultaneous lowering of the overvoltage for hydrogen peroxide oxidation is observed. Various response characteristics are evaluated. The relative standard deviation for 40 repetitive injections over a 60‐min period is 3%. The electrodes remain active over a 20‐day period, are inexpensive and easy to prepare, and hold a great promise as in vivo or disposable glucose probes.
Carbon paste electrode chemically modified by direct admixing of tris[4,7‐diphenyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline]iron(II)
Authors: Hynes Christopher J. , Bonakdar Mojtaba , Mottola Horacio A. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractDirect incorporation, by admixing, of tris[4,7‐diphenyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline]iron(II) cation and perchlorate as counteranion with carbon paste electrodes resulted in chemically modified surfaces of promising electrochemical behavior. The electrochemical performance of the modified surfaces was characterized by cyclic voltammetry. One reduction peak and one oxidation peak, which were almost pH independent in the 1.00–5.00 pH range, are observed at ca. +1.00 and +1.20 V vs. Ag/AgCl, respectively. The cathodic peak remains constant with successive cycling of the potential, but the less well‐developed anodic peak disappears. The same effect was observed after sustained application (several hours) of a + 1.0 V potential. Perchlorate offers certain advantages as counteranion over salicylate, benzoate, and dodecylbenzenesulfonate. The modified surfaces have a low rate of loss of the complex by leaching and are useful for the catalytic sensing of redox species, particularly gaseous analytes in continuous‐flow systems. The hydrodynamic voltammetric behavior of NO2(g) is presented to illustrate this point.
Trace analysis at clay‐modified carbon paste electrodes
Authors: Wang Joseph , Martinez Teddy 
Published: February 2006

AbstractCarbon paste electrodes modified with montmorillonite clay are used for the collection of iron(III) from dilute solutions followed by voltammetric quantification of the surface‐bound cation. Open‐circuit conditions are maintained during the ion exchange preconcentration. The surface is regenerated by a brief exposure to a sodium carbonate solution. For 20 preconcentration/measurement/regeneration cycles, the response could be reproduced with 4.8% relative standard deviation. Factors influencing the response, such as electrode composition, preconcentration time, measurement and „cleaning”︁ solutions, ionic strength, coexisting metals, iron concentration, and other variables, have been investigated. A detection limit of 0.2 mg/liter was estimated following 3 min preconcentration. The unusual mechanisms of ion exchange processes at clays should lead to a new class of modified electrodes for preconcentration/voltammetric measurements.
An electroanalytical method for estimation of fish freshness using a flow‐injection system with some immobilized enzyme reactors
Authors: Yao Toshio , Matsumoto Yoshihiro 
Published: February 2006

AbstractA flow‐injection system is proposed for the estimation offish freshness. The 5′‐adenylic acid deaminase reactor, alkaline phosphatase reactor, and nucleoside phosphorylase‐xanthine oxidase coimmobilized reactor were incorporated at fixed positions in a flow system, which was based on the splitting of the flow after sample injection and subsequent confluence before reaching the peroxidase electrode. Because each channel has a different residence time, two peaks were obtained. The first peak corresponded to the total of hypoxanthine and inosine, and the second peak to the total of hypoxanthine, inosine, inosine‐5′‐monophosphate, and adenosine‐5′‐monophosphate. The index of fish freshness, K, is estimated by

where s1 and s2 represent the sensitivity (nA mM−1) and i1 and i2 represent the peak current (nA) of the first and second peaks, respectively. The measurements could be performed at a rate of 15 samples per hour with satisfactory precision.
Pulsed amperometric detection based on direct and indirect anodic reactions: A review
Authors: Austin‐Harrison Deborab S. , Johnson Dennis C. 
Published: February 2006

AbstractPulsed amperometric detection (PAD) is applicable for the quantitative detection of numerous organic compounds that adsorb at noble metal electrodes but cannot be detected satisfactorily by conventional amperometry at constant (dc) applied potential. A multistep waveform is applied in PAD with chrono‐amperometric detection based on faradaic signals, which frequently are produced by surface‐controlled reactions. We briefly review applications of PAD for liquid chromatography and present a unified explanation of the various modes of anodic response.