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Reifenberger R, Tsai CSJ. The Interaction and Lift-Off Forces of an Atomic Force Microscope Tip from Single Fibers Extracted from Protective Clothing Fabric. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:14788-14797. [PMID: 38985834 PMCID: PMC11270982 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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The widespread use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) poses a potential health hazard to humans, especially to those involved in either nanoparticle manufacturing or the usage and assembly of a final product. In this study, we performed systematic force vs distance experiments (F(z)) using an atomic force microscope (AFM) on fibers commonly used in street clothing and protective laboratory clothing to better characterize the relevant interaction forces between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and the contacted fabric fibers. The intent of this study is to identify those factors that influence the interaction of ENPs with fabrics with an aim to improve the efficacy of protective clothing against ENP exposure and mitigate potential health risks. A ∼14 nm diameter AFM SiOx tip (with nanoscale radius of curvature) is considered as an effective oxide ENP. Features present (or absent) in a well-executed F(z) AFM experiment provide a fingerprint that distinguishes the relevant forces and interaction mechanisms in play. Measurements of F(z) as a function of relative humidity were also performed to assess the importance of thin surface water layers in binding nanometer-size oxide ENPs to a fabric fiber. The F(z) data indicate the dominant mechanism for adhesion of the oxide tip to the various fabric fibers (cotton, Tyvek (HD polyethylene), polypropylene, and polyester) can be attributed to a van der Waals interaction. The analysis provides no evidence for long-range electrostatic forces or capillary-induced adhesion of the AFM tip to the fibers studied.
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- Department
of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Synthesis of reverse-selective nanoporous ultrafiltration membranes using dual phase separations of ionic liquid and Poly(ethylene glycol) from the gelating urea-linked covalent network. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Jiao R, Sun H, Xu S, He Y, Xu H, Wang D. Aggregation, settling characteristics and destabilization mechanisms of nano-particles under different conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 827:154228. [PMID: 35240164 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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An abundance of nano-particles have been exposed to water environment. Owing to the particle size effects, nano-particles are inclined to absorb harmful substances and increase their levels of toxicity. In this study, the existence state, aggregation and settlement characteristics of nano-particles in the natural water are studied. Influenced by the structural layer repulsion, nano-particles have higher stability in natural water. When coagulants were added, nano-particles could effectively aggregate with slow flocculation speed and relatively small flocs size without hydraulic shearing due to the significant effect of Brownian motion. It is worth noting that the aggregated flocs formed by Brownian motion showed high strength and strong ability to resist hydraulic disturbance, and thus the flocs were harder to break. This is because the combination among nano-particles under hydraulic shearing is the result of a single-point chain-to-chain aggregation mode, while that under the Brownian motion is the result of multi-points face-to-face aggregation mode. Therefore, in the process of re-flocculation, flocs formed by the Brownian motion were more compact. This study provides a new view in nano-particles treatment for both the in-situ treatment process of natural water body and the regular water treatment plants.
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- Ruyuan Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Yangtze River Delta Branch, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province 322000, China.
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- Yangtze River Delta Branch, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province 322000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Yangtze River Delta Branch, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province 322000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Yangtze River Delta Branch, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province 322000, China
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- Yangtze River Delta Branch, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province 322000, China; College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Feng B, Li Y, Li R, Li H. Error analysis in calculation and interpretation of AFM tip-surface interaction forces. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 306:102710. [PMID: 35691096 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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This review addresses some possible errors in calculation and interpretation of AFM tip-surface interaction forces. These usually ignored errors can affect the accuracy and correctness of the interpretation results obtained from measured interaction forces, thus hindering the application of AFM technology in related fields of colloid and interface science. Based on comprehensive analysis and assessment, three important aspects in the existing literature that may introduce significant errors in calculation and interpretation of AFM tip-surface interaction forces have been identified, and corresponding reasonable suggestions have been proposed. (1) The frequently used over-approximated electrostatic force formulas can cause great errors in the electrostatic force and the fitting of surface potential and surface charge density. Therefore, adequate electrostatic force calculation methods, like linear superposition approximation (LSA) or exact numerical solutions, should be used. (2) The over-approximated AFM tip-surface interaction models (spherical tip and flat tip-flat surface interaction models (s-f and f-f)) will lead to large errors in the electrostatic force and van der Waals force, and the subsequently fitted surface potential, surface charge density, and Hamaker constant. Therefore, the conical tip with spherical end and the conical tip with flat circular end-flat surface interaction models (cs-f and cf-f) rather than the over-approximated models (s-f and f-f) should be applied. Besides, it is recommended to use cf-f instead of cs-f to measure the interaction forces for more accuracy. (3) The inaccurately obtained (usually by SEM image) AFM tip geometry parameters (radius and half angle) have significant impacts on the fitting results of surface potential, surface charge density, and Hamaker constant. More accurate AFM tip geometry parameters and reasonable assessment of errors in calculation and interpretation are necessary.
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Kim E, Lee J, Bae C, Seok H, Kim HU, Kim T. Effects of trivalent lanthanide (La and Nd) doped ceria abrasives on chemical mechanical polishing. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.11.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cava DG, Vélez M. Study of Amyloid Fibers Using Atomic Force Microscopy. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2538:1-11. [PMID: 35951289 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2529-3_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) provides high-resolution images of the topography of amyloid fibers adsorbed on surfaces. This information is very useful to study their molecular assembly under various conditions. This chapter describes the basic protocols required to deposit fibers on flat surfaces and discusses some of the practical issues required to operate a good commercial microscope setup to obtain appropriate high-resolution AFM topographic images of amyloid fibers.
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- Daniel G Cava
- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (CSIC), (Cantoblanco) Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (CSIC), (Cantoblanco) Madrid, Spain.
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Chang J, Shao H, Liu B, Manica R, Li Z, Liu Q, Xu Z. Control of nanostructures through pH-dependent self-assembly of nanoplatelets. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 582:439-445. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Surface Forces between Nanomagnetite and Silica in Aqueous Ca2+ Solutions Studied with AFM Colloidal Probe Method. COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/colloids4030041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dispersion and aggregation of nanomagnetite (Fe3O4) and silica (SiO2) particles are of high importance in various applications, such as biomedicine, nanoelectronics, drug delivery, flotation, and pelletization of iron ore. In directly probing nanomagnetite–silica interaction, atomic force microscopy (AFM) using the colloidal probe technique has proven to be a suitable tool. In this work, the interaction between nanomagnetite and silica particles was measured with AFM in aqueous Ca2+ solution at different pH levels. This study showed that the qualitative changes of the interaction forces with pH and Ca2+ concentrations were consistent with the results from zeta-potential measurements. The repulsion between nanomagnetite and silica was observed at alkaline pH and 1 mM Ca2+ concentration, but no repulsive forces were observed at 3 mM Ca2+ concentration. The interaction forces on approach were due to van der Waals and electrical double-layer forces. The good fitting of experimental data to the DLVO model and simulations supported this conclusion. However, contributions from non-DLVO forces should also be considered. It was shown that an increase of Ca2+ concentration from 1 to 3.3 mM led to a less pronounced decrease of adhesion force with increasing pH. A comparison of measured and calculated adhesion forces with a few contact mechanics models demonstrated an important impact of nanomagnetite layer nanoroughness.
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Oh W, Park JW. Facile Synthesis of Robust and Pore-Size-Tunable Nanoporous Covalent Framework Membrane by Simultaneous Gelation and Phase Separation of Covalent Network/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Mixture. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:32398-32407. [PMID: 31393696 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report a facile route toward the preparation of organic-solvent-resistant and three-dimensionally continuous nanoporous covalent framework membrane. The membrane was prepared from the blend of linear poly(methyl methacrylate) and the cross-linked polyurea-based organic network, followed by selective removal of the linear polymer part. The pore morphologies, porosity, and solvent permeation properties of the membrane could be simply modified by the initial composition of the poly(methyl methacrylate) added to a sol of the organic network. The pore was three-dimensionally continuous with pore size ranging from 5 nm to tens of nanometers. Despite the broad pore size distribution, ultrafiltration of sub-10 nm solutes was realized with a molecular size cutoff near 5 nm thanks to the bicontinuous pore structure of the membrane. The nanoporous structure exhibited long-term resistance to organic solvents as well as thermal stability and mechanical strength. The separation performance remained unchanged in organic-rich medium for a prolonged time. Our strategy provides a synthetic route to a structurally robust, three-dimensionally continuous nanoporous polymeric membrane for potential application that necessitates the use of organic solvent.
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- Wangsuk Oh
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology , 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro , Bukgu , Gwangju 61005 , Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology , 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro , Bukgu , Gwangju 61005 , Korea
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Sun H, Jiao R, Xu H, An G, Wang D. The influence of particle size and concentration combined with pH on coagulation mechanisms. J Environ Sci (China) 2019; 82:39-46. [PMID: 31133268 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In order to evaluate the influence of particle size and particle concentration on the coagulation process, two kinds of particle suspensions, nanoparticles and microparticles, were employed to investigate the effect of particle size on coagulation mechanisms with varying coagulation parameters. Results showed that it is easier for nanoparticles to cause self-aggregation because of Brownian motion, while interception and sedimentation are the mainly physical processes affecting particle transport for microparticles, so they are more stable and disperse more easily. The particle size distribution and particle concentration had distinct influence on the coagulation mechanisms. Under neutral conditions, as the amount of coagulant increased, the coagulation mechanism for nanoparticles changed from charge neutralization to sweep flocculation and the nanoparticles became destabilized, re-stabilized and again destabilized. For microparticles, although the coagulation mechanism was the same as that of nanoparticles, the increased rate of aluminum hydroxide precipitation exceeded the adsorption of incipiently formed soluble alum species, resulting in the disappearance of the re-stabilization zone. Under acidic conditions, Brownian motion dominates for nanoparticles at low particle concentrations, while sweep flocculation is predominant at high particle concentrations. As for microparticles, charge neutralization and sweep flocculation are the mechanisms for low and high particle concentrations respectively. Under alkaline condition, although the mechanisms for both nano- and microparticles are the same, the morphology of flocs and the kinetics of floc formation are different. At low particle concentrations, nanoparticles have larger growth rate and final size of flocs, while at high particle concentrations, nanoparticles have higher fractal dimension and recovery factors.
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- Hongyan Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Borghi F, Scaparra B, Paternoster C, Milani P, Podestà A. Electrostatic Double-Layer Interaction at the Surface of Rough Cluster-Assembled Films: The Case of Nanostructured Zirconia. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:10230-10242. [PMID: 30074804 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Here, we investigated the influence of the nanoscale surface morphology on the electrostatic double layer at corrugated surfaces in aqueous electrolytes. For this purpose, we have produced cluster-assembled nanostructured zirconium dioxide (ns-ZrO x, x ≈ 2) films with controlled morphological properties by supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) and measured the double-layer interaction by atomic force microscopy with colloidal probes. SCBD allowed tuning the characteristic widths of the corrugated interface (root-mean-square roughness, correlation length) across a wide range of values, matching the width of the electrostatic double layer (Debye length) and the typical size of nanocolloids (proteins, enzymes, and catalytic nanoparticles). To accurately characterize the surface charge density in the high-roughness regime, we have developed a two-exponential model of the electrostatic force that explicitly includes roughness and better accounts for the roughness-induced amplification of the interaction. We were then able to observe a marked reduction of the isoelectric point of ns-ZrO x surfaces of increasing roughness. This result is in good agreement with our previous observations on cluster-assembled nanostructured titania films and demonstrates that the phenomenon is not limited to a specific material, but more generally depends on peculiar nanoscale morphological effects, related to the competition of the characteristic lengths of the system.
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- Francesca Borghi
- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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Chan AJ, Sarkar P, Gaboriaud F, Fontaine-Aupart MP, Marlière C. Control of interface interactions between natural rubber and solid surfaces through charge effects: an AFM study in force spectroscopic mode. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra08589c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Adhesion of nanoparticles (natural rubber) is monitored by slight changes in the surface charge state of the contacting solid surfaces.
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- Alan Jenkin Chan
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, ISMO
- Université Paris-Sud
- CNRS
- 91405 Orsay Cedex
- France
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- Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin
- F-63040 Clermont Ferrand 9
- France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, ISMO
- Université Paris-Sud
- CNRS
- 91405 Orsay Cedex
- France
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Khestanova E, Guinea F, Fumagalli L, Geim AK, Grigorieva IV. Universal shape and pressure inside bubbles appearing in van der Waals heterostructures. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12587. [PMID: 27557732 PMCID: PMC5007416 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Trapped substances between a two-dimensional (2D) crystal and an atomically flat substrate lead to the formation of bubbles. Their size, shape and internal pressure are determined by the competition between van der Waals attraction of the crystal to the substrate and the elastic energy needed to deform it, allowing to use bubbles to study elastic properties of 2D crystals and conditions of confinement. Using atomic force microscopy, we analysed a variety of bubbles formed by monolayers of graphene, boron nitride and MoS2. Their shapes are found to exhibit universal scaling, in agreement with our analysis based on the theory of elasticity of membranes. We also measured the hydrostatic pressure induced by the confinement, which was found to reach tens of MPa inside submicron bubbles. This agrees with our theory estimates and suggests that for even smaller, sub-10 nm bubbles the pressure can be close to 1 GPa and may modify properties of a trapped material. The interface between vertically stacked 2D materials can host contaminants trapped within bubbles. Here, the authors show that such nano-bubbles can be used as a platform to explore the van der Waals pressure and elasticity in atomically thin films, in a previously inaccessible confined environment.
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- E Khestanova
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.,IMDEA Nanociencia, Faraday, 9, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Ruiz-Cabello FJM, Moazzami-Gudarzi M, Elzbieciak-Wodka M, Maroni P. Forces between different latex particles in aqueous electrolyte solutions measured with the colloidal probe technique. Microsc Res Tech 2016; 80:144-152. [PMID: 26999314 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In this article, a compilation of results on direct force measurements between colloidal particles in monovalent salts carried out with the colloidal probe technique based on Atomic Force Microscopy was presented. The interaction forces between similar and dissimilar particles was studied and it was concluded that, in general, these force profiles may be satisfactorily quantified by the DLVO theory down to distances of few nanometers. However, in the specific case where the charge of one of the involved particle is close to neutral, it was found that the surface potential of this particle may change its sign depending on the sign of charge of the opposite particle. In this respect, the assumption that the surface potential of a particle is a property only related to the particle surface features and the bulk properties is called into question. Microsc. Res. Tech. 80:144-152, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- F Javier Montes Ruiz-Cabello
- Biocolloid and Fluid Physics Group, Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Campus de Fuentenueva s/n, Granada, 18071, Spain
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Sciences II, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Krakow, 30-239, Poland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Sciences II, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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Sokolov I, Zorn G, Nichols JM. A study of molecular adsorption of a cationic surfactant on complex surfaces with atomic force microscopy. Analyst 2016; 141:1017-26. [PMID: 26730682 DOI: 10.1039/c5an01941a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The study of molecular adsorption on solid surfaces is of broad interest. However, so far the study has been restricted to idealized flat smooth rigid surfaces which are rarely the case in real world applications. Here we describe a study of molecular adsorption on a complex surface of the submicron fibers of a fibrous membrane of regenerated cellulose in aqueous media. We use a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), as the adsorbing molecule. We study the equilibrium adsorption of CTAC molecules on the same area of the fibers by sequentially immersing the membrane in pure water, 1 mM and then a 20 mM solution of CTAC. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is applied to study the adsorption. The force-volume mode is used to record the force-deformation curves of the adsorbed molecules on the fiber surface. We suggest a model to separate the forces due to the adsorbed molecules from the elastic deformation of the fiber. Interestingly, knowledge of the surface geometry is not required in this model provided the surface is made of elastically homogeneous material. Different models are investigated to estimate the amount of the adsorbed molecules based on the obtained force curves. The exponential steric repulsion model fits the force data the best. The amount of the adsorbed surfactant molecules and its dependence on the concentration are found to be reasonable compared to the data previously measured by means of Raman scattering done on a flat surface of silica.
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- I Sokolov
- Departments of ME, BME, Physics, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
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Zhu C, Dobryden I, Rydén J, Öberg S, Holmgren A, Mathew AP. Adsorption Behavior of Cellulose and Its Derivatives toward Ag(I) in Aqueous Medium: An AFM, Spectroscopic, and DFT Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:12390-12400. [PMID: 26501836 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to develop a fundamental understanding of the adsorption behavior of metal ions on cellulose surfaces using experimental techniques supported by computational modeling, taking Ag(I) as an example. Force interactions among three types of cellulose microspheres (native cellulose and its derivatives with sulfate and phosphate groups) and the silica surface in AgNO3 solution were studied with atomic force microscopy (AFM) using the colloidal probe technique. The adhesion force between phosphate cellulose microspheres (PCM) and the silica surface in the aqueous AgNO3 medium increased significantly with increasing pH while the adhesion force slightly decreased for sulfate cellulose microspheres (SCM), and no clear adhesion force was observed for native cellulose microspheres (CM). The stronger adhesion enhancement for the PCM system is mainly attributed to the electrostatic attraction between Ag(I) and the negative silica surface. The observed force trends were in good agreement with the measured zeta potentials. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) analyses confirmed the presence of silver on the surface of cellulose microspheres after adsorption. This study showed that PCM with a high content of phosphate groups exhibited a larger amount of adsorbed Ag(I) than CM and SCM and possible clustering of Ag(I) to nanoparticles. The presence of the phosphate group and a wavenumber shift of the P-OH vibration caused by the adsorption of silver ions on the phosphate groups were further confirmed with computational studies using density functional theory (DFT), which gives support to the above findings regarding the adsorption and clustering of Ag(I) on the cellulose surface decorated with phosphate groups as well as IR spectra.
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- Division of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University , 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Lin G, Guo D, Xie G, Jia Q, Pan G. In situ observation of colloidal particle behavior between two planar surfaces. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Schein P, Ashcroft CK, O'Dell D, Adam IS, DiPaolo B, Sabharwal M, Shi C, Hart R, Earhart C, Erickson D. Near-field Light Scattering Techniques for Measuring Nanoparticle-Surface Interaction Energies and Forces. JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY : A JOINT IEEE/OSA PUBLICATION 2015; 33:3494-3502. [PMID: 26855473 PMCID: PMC4736750 DOI: 10.1109/jlt.2015.2440216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Nanoparticles are quickly becoming commonplace in many commercial and industrial products, ranging from cosmetics to pharmaceuticals to medical diagnostics. Predicting the stability of the engineered nanoparticles within these products a priori remains an important and difficult challenge. Here we describe our techniques for measuring the mechanical interactions between nanoparticles and surfaces using near-field light scattering. Particle-surface interfacial forces are measured by optically "pushing" a particle against a reference surface and observing its motion using scattered near-field light. Unlike atomic force microscopy, this technique is not limited by thermal noise, but instead takes advantage of it. The integrated waveguide and microfluidic architecture allow for high-throughput measurements of about 1000 particles per hour. We characterize the reproducibility of and experimental uncertainty in the measurements made using the NanoTweezer surface instrument. We report surface interaction studies on gold nanoparticles with 50 nm diameters, smaller than previously reported in the literature using similar techniques.
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- Perry Schein
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Optofluidics, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Optofluidics, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. Contact: David Erickson
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Schein P, Kang P, O'Dell D, Erickson D. Nanophotonic force microscopy: characterizing particle-surface interactions using near-field photonics. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:1414-20. [PMID: 25625877 PMCID: PMC4666516 DOI: 10.1021/nl504840b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Direct measurements of particle-surface interactions are important for characterizing the stability and behavior of colloidal and nanoparticle suspensions. Current techniques are limited in their ability to measure pico-Newton scale interaction forces on submicrometer particles due to signal detection limits and thermal noise. Here we present a new technique for making measurements in this regime, which we refer to as nanophotonic force microscopy. Using a photonic crystal resonator, we generate a strongly localized region of exponentially decaying, near-field light that allows us to confine small particles close to a surface. From the statistical distribution of the light intensity scattered by the particle we are able to map out the potential well of the trap and directly quantify the repulsive force between the nanoparticle and the surface. As shown in this Letter, our technique is not limited by thermal noise, and therefore, we are able to resolve interaction forces smaller than 1 pN on dielectric particles as small as 100 nm in diameter.
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- Perry Schein
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Chanda S, Sinha S, Das S. Streaming potential and electroviscous effects in soft nanochannels: towards designing more efficient nanofluidic electrochemomechanical energy converters. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:7558-7568. [PMID: 25112236 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm01490a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this paper we provide analytical solutions for the streaming potential and electroviscous effects in soft nanochannels. The analysis is based on the solution of the linearized Poisson-Boltzmann equation, valid for small electrostatic potentials. We identify the important dimensionless parameters that dictate these two effects. Results are provided for a large range of electric double layer (EDL) thickness values, spanning from the case of very thin to very large overlapped EDL thicknesses. We compare the results with those of a rigid nanochannel, having zeta potential equal to the electrostatic potential at the solid-polyelectrolyte interface of the soft nanochannels. For the soft nanochannel, the streaming potential varies very weakly with the EDL thickness and can be substantially larger than that corresponding to the rigid nanochannel. The electroviscous effects for the soft nanochannel, unlike the rigid nanochannel, virtually always exhibit a monotonic decrease with the EDL thickness, and for certain parameter ranges can be several times larger than that for a rigid nanochannel. Most importantly, for the soft nanochannels the electrochemomechanical energy conversion, associated with the generation of streaming potential, is found to be highly efficient, with the efficiency being several times higher than that of a rigid nanochannel.
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- Sourayon Chanda
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G8
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Almonte L, Lopez-Elvira E, Baró AM. Surface-charge differentiation of streptavidin and avidin by atomic force microscopy-force spectroscopy. Chemphyschem 2014; 15:2768-73. [PMID: 24990795 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Chemical information can be obtained by using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and force spectroscopy (FS) with atomic or molecular resolution, even in liquid media. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that single molecules of avidin and streptavidin anchored to a biotinylated bilayer can be differentiated by using AFM, even though AFM topographical images of the two proteins are remarkably alike. At physiological pH, the basic glycoprotein avidin is positively charged, whereas streptavidin is a neutral protein. This charge difference can be determined with AFM, which can probe electrostatic double-layer forces by using FS. The force curves, owing to the electrostatic interaction, show major differences when measured on top of each protein as well as on the lipid substrate. FS data show that the two proteins are negatively charged. Nevertheless, avidin and streptavidin can be clearly distinguished, thus demonstrating the sensitivity of AFM to detect small changes in the charge state of macromolecules.
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- Lisa Almonte
- Department of Surfaces and Coatings, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Campus de Cantoblanco (Spain), Fax: (+) 913720623
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Liu J, Miller JD, Yin X, Gupta V, Wang X. Influence of ionic strength on the surface charge and interaction of layered silicate particles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 432:270-7. [PMID: 25086721 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The surface charge densities and surface potentials of selected phyllosilicate surfaces were calculated from AFM surface force measurements and reported as a function of ionic strength at pH 5.6. The results show that the silica faces of clay minerals follow the constant surface charge model because of isomorphous substitution in the silica tetrahedral layer. A decreasing surface charge density sequence was observed as follows: muscovite silica face>kaolinite silica face>talc silica face, which is expected to be due to the extent of isomorphous substitution. In contrast, at pH 5.6, the alumina face and the edge surface of kaolinite follow the constant surface potential model with increasing ionic strength, and the surface charge density increased with increasing ionic strength. The cluster size of suspended kaolinite particles at pH 5.6 was found to increase with increasing ionic strength due to an increase in the surface charge density for the alumina face and the edge surface. However, the cluster size decreased at 100mM KCl as a result of an unexpected decrease in the surface charge of the alumina face. When the ionic strength continued to increase above 100mM KCl, the van der Waals attraction dominated and larger clusters of micron size were stabilized.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Mines and Earth Sciences, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Room 412, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0114, USA.
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- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Mines and Earth Sciences, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Room 412, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0114, USA.
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- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Mines and Earth Sciences, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Room 412, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0114, USA.
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- Summit Valley Technologies, FLSmidth USA Inc. - Salt Lake City Operations, 7158 S FLSmidth Drive, Midvale, UT 84047, USA.
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- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Mines and Earth Sciences, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Room 412, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0114, USA.
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Ben Hassan I, Lafforgue C, Ayadi A, Schmitz P. In situ 3D characterization of monodispersed spherical particle deposition on microsieve using confocal laser scanning microscopy. J Memb Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Iarikov DD, Kargar M, Sahari A, Russel L, Gause KT, Behkam B, Ducker WA. Antimicrobial Surfaces Using Covalently Bound Polyallylamine. Biomacromolecules 2013; 15:169-76. [DOI: 10.1021/bm401440h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Dmitri D. Iarikov
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, ‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, and §School of Biomedical
Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, ‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, and §School of Biomedical
Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, ‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, and §School of Biomedical
Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, ‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, and §School of Biomedical
Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, ‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, and §School of Biomedical
Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, ‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, and §School of Biomedical
Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, ‡Department of Mechanical Engineering, and §School of Biomedical
Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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Borghi F, Vyas V, Podestà A, Milani P. Nanoscale roughness and morphology affect the IsoElectric Point of titania surfaces. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68655. [PMID: 23874708 PMCID: PMC3712945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We report on the systematic investigation of the role of surface nanoscale roughness and morphology on the charging behaviour of nanostructured titania (TiO2) surfaces in aqueous solutions. IsoElectric Points (IEPs) of surfaces have been characterized by direct measurement of the electrostatic double layer interactions between titania surfaces and the micrometer-sized spherical silica probe of an atomic force microscope in NaCl aqueous electrolyte. The use of a colloidal probe provides well-defined interaction geometry and allows effectively probing the overall effect of nanoscale morphology. By using supersonic cluster beam deposition to fabricate nanostructured titania films, we achieved a quantitative control over the surface morphological parameters. We performed a systematical exploration of the electrical double layer properties in different interaction regimes characterized by different ratios of characteristic nanometric lengths of the system: the surface rms roughness Rq, the correlation length ξ and the Debye length λD. We observed a remarkable reduction by several pH units of IEP on rough nanostructured surfaces, with respect to flat crystalline rutile TiO2. In order to explain the observed behavior of IEP, we consider the roughness-induced self-overlap of the electrical double layers as a potential source of deviation from the trend expected for flat surfaces.
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- Francesca Borghi
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (C.I.Ma.I.Na.) and Dept. of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (C.I.Ma.I.Na.) and Dept. of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
- European School of Molecular Medicine (SEMM), IFOM-IEO Campus, Milano, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (C.I.Ma.I.Na.) and Dept. of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (C.I.Ma.I.Na.) and Dept. of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Finite element analysis of electrically excited quartz tuning fork devices. SENSORS 2013; 13:7156-69. [PMID: 23722828 PMCID: PMC3715236 DOI: 10.3390/s130607156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Revised: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Quartz Tuning Fork (QTF)-based Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) is an important field of research. A suitable model for the QTF is important to obtain quantitative measurements with these devices. Analytical models have the limitation of being based on the double cantilever configuration. In this paper, we present an electromechanical finite element model of the QTF electrically excited with two free prongs. The model goes beyond the state-of-the-art of numerical simulations currently found in the literature for this QTF configuration. We present the first numerical analysis of both the electrical and mechanical behavior of QTF devices. Experimental measurements obtained with 10 units of the same model of QTF validate the finite element model with a good agreement.
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Sokolov I, Dokukin ME, Guz NV. Method for quantitative measurements of the elastic modulus of biological cells in AFM indentation experiments. Methods 2013; 60:202-13. [PMID: 23639869 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2013.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Revised: 02/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Here we overview and further develop a quantitative method to measure mechanics of biological cells in indentation experiments, which is based on the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM). We demonstrate how the elastic modulus of the cell body should be measured when the cellular brush is taken into account. The brush is an essential inelastic part of the cell, which surrounds all eukaryotic (the brush is mostly microvilli and glycocalyx) and gram-negative prokaryotic cells (the brush is polysaccharides). The other main feature of the described method is the use of a relatively dull AFM probe to stay in the linear stress-strain regime. In particular, we show that the elastic modulus (aka the Young's modulus) of cells is independent of the indentation depth up to 10-20% deformation for the eukaryotic cells studied here. Besides the elastic modulus, the method presented allows obtaining the parameters of cellular brush, such as the effective length and grafting density of the brush. Although the method is demonstrated on eukaryotic cells, it is directly applicable for all types of cells, and even non-biological soft materials surrounded by either a brush or any field of long-range forces.
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- Igor Sokolov
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
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Ileri N, Faller R, Palazoglu A, Létant SE, Tringe JW, Stroeve P. Molecular transport of proteins through nanoporous membranes fabricated by interferometric lithography. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:965-71. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp43400h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ahammad SZ, Davenport RJ, Read LF, Gomes J, Sreekrishnan TR, Dolfing J. Rational immobilization of methanogens in high cell density bioreactors. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra21901h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Dokukin ME, Sokolov I. Quantitative mapping of the elastic modulus of soft materials with HarmoniX and PeakForce QNM AFM modes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:16060-16071. [PMID: 23113608 DOI: 10.1021/la302706b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The modulus of elasticity of soft materials on the nanoscale is of interest when studying thin films, nanocomposites, and biomaterials. Two novel modes of atomic force microscopy (AFM) have been introduced recently: HarmoniX and PeakForce QNM. Both modes produce distribution maps of the elastic modulus over the sample surface. Here we investigate the question of how quantitative these maps are when studying soft materials. Three different polymers with a macroscopic Young's modulus of 0.6-0.7 GPa (polyurethanes) and 2.7 GPa (polystyrene) are analyzed using these new modes. The moduli obtained are compared to the data measured with the other commonly used techniques, dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA), regular AFM, and nanoindenter. We show that the elastic modulus is overestimated in both the HarmoniX and PeakForce QNM modes when using regular sharp probes because of excessively overstressed material in the samples. We further demonstrate that both AFM modes can work in the linear stress-strain regime when using a relatively dull indentation probe (starting from ~210 nm). The analysis of the elasticity models to be used shows that the JKR model should be used for the samples considered here instead of the DMT model, which is currently implemented in HarmoniX and PeakForce QNM modes. Using the JKR model and ~240 nm AFM probe in the PeakForce QNM mode, we demonstrate that a quantitative mapping of the elastic modulus of polymeric materials is possible. A spatial resolution of ~50 nm and a minimum 2 to 3 nm indentation depth are achieved.
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- Maxim E Dokukin
- Department of Physics, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5820, United States
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Steinkuehler J, Charwat V, Richter L, Ertl P. Characterization of double layer alterations induced by charged particles and protein-membrane interactions using contactless impedance spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:10461-9. [PMID: 22594659 DOI: 10.1021/jp3008392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Double layer interactions between charged particles and surfaces play a vital role in a variety of technical and biological systems because they determine the stability of, e.g., protein-membrane biointerfaces. The underlying theoretical principle is based on the overlap of two different double layers that induce surface charges to be shifted to a new equilibrium distribution, which can be approximated by the Poisson-Boltzmann equation. In the present work we show theoretical and experimental results involving double layer capacitance of surfaces that exhibit charge regulation behavior. Charge regulation is an important parameter to consider when investigating protein-membrane interactions because it defines surface properties between ideal constant charge and constant potential behavior. In this work we introduce a novel theoretical model that also includes charge regulation behavior and can assess changes of double layer disruptions at TiO(2) and supported lipid-bilayers (SLB). The selected surfaces represent important biointerfaces that can be found on implants or cell membranes. We also demonstrate that contactless impedance spectroscopy is well suited to measure double layer capacitance interactions using differently charged silica beads. The combination of a theoretical model with experimental data allowed us further to identify charge regulation effects during protein adsorption (BSA and Annexin V) events at supported lipid-bilayers (SLB) used as a simple cell membrane model. Finally, the first indications of changed charge regulation behavior during protein surface crystallization events were also documented.
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- Jan Steinkuehler
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Muthgasse 11/2, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Dokukin ME, Sokolov I. On the Measurements of Rigidity Modulus of Soft Materials in Nanoindentation Experiments at Small Depth. Macromolecules 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ma202600b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Maxim E. Dokukin
- Department
of Physics and ‡Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB), Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York
13699-5820, United States
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- Department
of Physics and ‡Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB), Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York
13699-5820, United States
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Penta NK, Veera PRD, Babu SV. Charge density and pH effects on polycation adsorption on poly-Si, SiO2, and Si3N4 films and impact on removal during chemical mechanical polishing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2011; 3:4126-4132. [PMID: 21939223 DOI: 10.1021/am2010114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The pH-dependent interactions of five aqueous abrasive-free polycationic solutions, all at a concentration of 250 ppm, with poly-Si, SiO(2), and Si(3)N(4) films and IC1000 polishing pads used in chemical mechanical polishing have been investigated and compared with the interaction of poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) that was investigated recently. Three of the polycationic solutions, poly(dimethylamine-co-epichlorohydrin-co-ethylenediamine), poly(allylamine), and poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) enhance poly-Si removal rates (RRs) to the range of about 500 to 600 nm/min at pH 10. In contrast, poly(acrylamide) (PAA) suppressed poly-Si RRs to about 50 nm/min, whereas with a copolymer of PAA and PDADMAC, the RRs were lower than those obtained with PDADMAC but higher than those obtained with PAA. For all the polycationic solutions, the RRs of both SiO(2), and Si(3)N(4) films were ~0 nm/min. These solutions offer a low-defect option for the processing of emerging FinFET devices. The variation in the RR magnitude and dependence on pH among the different polycations is related to the relative charge density of the polycations as well as the films being polished, consistent with ζ potential data. Based on the ζ potential data and earlier published reports, it is suggested that the strong polycation-mediated bridging interactions between the polarized and weakened Si-Si bonds of the poly-Si surface and the polyurethane IC 1000 pad are responsible for the high poly-Si RRs.
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- Naresh K Penta
- Department of Chemical and Bio-molecular Engineering, and Center for Advanced Materials Processing, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, USA
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Role of polycation adsorption in poly-Si, SiO2 and Si3N4 removal during chemical mechanical polishing: Effect of polishing pad surface chemistry. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Liu Y, Tourbin M, Lachaize S, Guiraud P. Silica Nanoparticle Separation from Water by Aggregation with AlCl3. Ind Eng Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ie200672t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yanping Liu
- Université de Toulouse; INSA, UPS, INP; LISBP, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- INRA, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, F-31400 Toulouse, France
- CNRS, UMR5504, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse; INSA, UPS, INP; LISBP, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- INRA, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, F-31400 Toulouse, France
- CNRS, UMR5504, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse; INSA, UPS; LPCNO, 135 avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- CNRS, LPCNO, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse; INSA, UPS, INP; LISBP, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- INRA, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, F-31400 Toulouse, France
- CNRS, UMR5504, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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Woan KV, Sigmund WM. Force interactions of porous silica glass microspheres against mirror-polished stainless steel in nonaqueous solvents. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:5377-5385. [PMID: 21480607 DOI: 10.1021/la200157v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Force interactions of porous silica particles against mirror-polished stainless steel surfaces were quantified in the presence of various solvents to facilitate processing of ceramics with less reliance on organic aids which subsequently need to be burned off. The results were compared to and found to be in good agreement to idealized models of van der Waals force interactions. Significantly, van der Waals attractive forces between steel surfaces and silica surfaces were minimized through the use of tetrahydrofuran and enhanced using methanol. The solvent selections were further extended to settling behavior and were found to follow the general trends determined by Stokes law. The methods presented herein can be extended to other real-world systems.
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- Karran V Woan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-6400, United States
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Penta NK, Dandu Veera PR, Babu SV. Role of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) in selective polishing of polysilicon over silicon dioxide and silicon nitride films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:3502-3510. [PMID: 21355593 DOI: 10.1021/la104257k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A cationic polymer, poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), or PDADMAC (MW ≈ 200,000), at a concentration of 250 ppm was used to enhance polysilicon removal rates (RRs) to ∼600 nm/min while simultaneously suppressing both silicon dioxide and silicon nitride RRs to <1 nm/min, both in the absence or in the presence of ceria or silica abrasives during chemical mechanical polishing (CMP). These results suggest that aqueous abrasive-free solutions of PDADMAC are very attractive candidates for several front-end-of-line (FEOL) CMP processes. Possible mechanisms for the enhancement of poly-Si RR and the suppression of oxide and nitride RRs are proposed on the basis of the RRs, contact angle data on poly-Si films, zeta potentials of polishing pads, polysilicon films, silicon nitride particles, and silica and ceria abrasives, thermogravimetric analysis, and UV-vis spectroscopy data.
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- Naresh K Penta
- Department of Chemical and Bio-molecular Engineering, and Center for Advanced Materials Processing, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States
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Volkov D, Strack G, Halámek J, Katz E, Sokolov I. Atomic force microscopy study of immunosensor surface to scale down the size of ELISA-type sensors. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2010; 21:145503. [PMID: 20234083 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/14/145503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Here we describe the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to study the nanoscale mechanics of the molecular layers of a popular immunosensor, ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) type. We characterize the sensor surface in terms of brush length and grafting density of the molecular layers. The obtained data demonstrated that a reliable reading of the immunosignal (a suggested dimensionless combination of brush length and grafting density) can be attained from an area as small as approximately 3 microm(2). This is approximately 4 million times smaller compared to typical ELISA sensors. The immunosensor described is composed of a molecular mix of two different antigens. Intriguingly, we find that AFM can reliably distinguish between having the immunosignal from either antibody and from both antibodies together. This was impossible to get by using standard optical detection methods.
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- D Volkov
- Department of Physics, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
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Gupta V, Miller JD. Surface force measurements at the basal planes of ordered kaolinite particles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 344:362-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2009] [Revised: 01/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Oréfice R, Hench L, Brennan A. Evaluation of the interactions between collagen and the surface of a bioactive glass duringin vitrotest. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009; 90:114-20. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ong QK, Sokolov I. Attachment of nanoparticles to the AFM tips for direct measurements of interaction between a single nanoparticle and surfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 310:385-90. [PMID: 17335839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2006] [Revised: 02/02/2007] [Accepted: 02/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Here we report a universal method of attachment/functionalization of tips for atomic force microscope (AFM) with nanoparticles. The particles of interest are glued to the AFM tip with epoxy. While the gluing of micron size particles with epoxy has been known, attachment of nanoparticles was a problem. The suggested method can be used for attachment of virtually any solid nanoparticles. Approximately every other tip prepared with this method has a single nanoparticle terminated apex. We demonstrate the force measurements between a single approximately 50 nm ceria nanoparticle and flat silica surface in aqueous media of different acidity (pH 4-9). Comparing forces measured with larger ceria particles ( approximately 500 nm), we show that the interaction with nanoparticles is qualitatively different from the interaction with larger particles.
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- Quy K Ong
- Department of Physics, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 1699-5820, USA
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