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Miller LM, Young TW, Wang Y, Draper BE, Ye X, Jacobson SC, Jarrold MF. Complementary Nanoparticle Characterization by Resistive-Pulse Sensing, Electron Microscopy, and Charge Detection Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2024; 96:14239-14247. [PMID: 39167412 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Nanotechnology has provided novel modalities for the delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents. In particular, nanoparticles (NPs) can be engineered at a low cost for drug loading and delivery. For example, silica NPs have proven useful as a controlled release platform for anti-inflammatory drugs. Despite the wide-ranging potential applications for NPs, robust characterization across all size ranges remains elusive. Electron microscopy (EM) is the conventional tool for measuring NP diameters. However, imitations in throughput and the inability to provide comprehensive information on physical properties, such as mass and density, without underlying assumptions, hinder a complete analysis. In addition, assessing sample heterogeneity, aggregation, or coalescence in solution by traditional EM analysis is not possible. Resistive-pulse sensing (RPS) provides a high throughput, solution-phase method for characterizing particle heterogeneity based on volume. Complementing these methods, charge detection mass spectrometry (CD-MS), a single particle technique, provides accurate mass information for heterogeneous samples including NPs. By combining EM, RPS and CD-MS, accurate volume, mass, and densities were obtained for silica NPs of various sizes. The results show that the density for 20 nm silica NPs is close to the density of fused silica (2.2 g/cm3). Larger silica NPs were found to have densities that were either smaller or larger, while also falling outside the range of densities usually found for silica colloids and NPs (1.9-2.3 g/cm3). Lower densities are attributed to pores (i.e., porous particles). For one sample, the mass distribution showed two components attributed to two populations of particles in the sample with different densities. The synergistic combination of EM, RPS, and CD-MS measurements outlined here for NP samples, allows much more extensive information to be obtained than from any of the techniques alone.
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- Lohra M Miller
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Zhao FX, Wang MH, Huang ZY, Zhu MH, Chen C, Pan QH, Yu B, Wang YT, Guo X, Qian YJ, Zhang LW, Qiu XJ, Sheng SZ, He Z, Wang JL, Yu SH. Bio-inspired Mechanically Responsive Smart Windows for Visible and Near-Infrared Multiwavelength Spectral Modulation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2408192. [PMID: 39155803 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202408192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Mechanochromic light control technology that can dynamically regulate solar irradiation is recognized as one of the leading candidates for energy-saving windows. However, the lack of spectrally selective modulation ability still hinders its application for different scenarios or individual needs. Here, inspired by the generation of structure color and color change of living organisms, a simple layer-by-layer assembly approach toward large-area fabricating mechanically responsive film for visible and near-infrared multiwavelength spectral modulation smart windows is reported here. The assembled SiO2 nanoparticles and W18O49 nanowires enable the film with an optical modulation rate of up to 42.4% at the wavelength of 550 nm and 18.4% for the near-infrared region, separately, and the typical composite film under 50% stretching shows ≈41.6% modulation rate at the wavelength of 550 nm with NIR modulation rate less than 2.7%. More importantly, the introduction of the multilayer assembly structure not only optimizes the film's optical modulation but also enables the film with high stability during 100 000 stretching cycles. A cooling effect of 21.3 and 6.9 °C for the blackbody and air inside a model house in the real environmental application is achieved. This approach provides theoretical and technical support for the new mechanochromic energy-saving windows.
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- Fu-Xing Zhao
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials and Green Energy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Xu B, Meng X, Huang J, Shan Y, Qiu D, Chen Q. Revealing the Heterogeneous Bubble Nucleation at Individual Silica Nanoparticles. Anal Chem 2024. [PMID: 38319065 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Deep understanding of the bubble nucleation process is universally important in systems, from chemical engineering to materials. However, due to its nanoscale and transient nature, effective probing of nucleation behavior with a high spatiotemporal resolution is prohibitively challenging. We previously reported the measurement of a single nanobubble nucleation at a nanoparticle using scanning electrochemical cell microscopy, where the bubble nucleation and formation were inferred from the voltammetric responses. Here, we continue the study of heterogeneous bubble nucleation at interfaces by regulating the local nanostructures using silica nanoparticles with a distinct surface morphology. It is demonstrated that, compared to the smooth spherical silica nanoparticles, the raspberry-like nanoparticles can further significantly reduce the nucleation energy barrier, with a critical peak current about 23% of the bare carbon surfaces. This study advances our understanding of how surface nanostructures direct the heterogeneous nucleation process and may offer a new strategy for surface engineering in gas involved energy conversion systems.
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- Binbin Xu
- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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Lin C, Zhang H, Zhang X, Liu Y, Zhang Y. Kinetics-Driven MnO 2 Nanoflowers Supported by Interconnected Porous Hollow Carbon Spheres for Zinc-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 36895177 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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For rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs), manganese dioxide is one of the most promising candidates as a cathode material because of its cost effectiveness, eco-friendliness, and high specific capacities. However, the ZIBs suffer from poor rate performance and low cycle life due to the weak intrinsic electronic conductivity of manganese dioxide, poor ion diffusion of lump manganese dioxide, and its volumetric expansion during the cycle. Herein, we prepare MnO2@carbon composites (MnO2@IPHCSs) by in situ growing MnO2 nanoflowers on an interconnected porous hollow carbon spheres (IPHCSs) template. IPHCSs, as excellent conductors, significantly improve the conductivity of the manganese dioxide cathode. The hollow porous carbon framework of IPHCSs can offer more ion diffusion paths to internal MnO2@IPHCS carbon composites and acts as a buffer room to cope with the drastic volume contraction and expansion during charge/discharge cycling. The rate performance tests show that MnO2@IPHCSs with high conductivity have a specific capacity of 147 mA h g-1 at 3 C. MnO2@IPHCSs with hollow and nanoflower structures are shown to have excellent ion diffusion performance (ion diffusion coefficient = 10-11 to 10-10 cm2 s-1) in the electrochemical kinetics of the galvanostatic intermittent titration technique. Long cycle performance testing and in situ Raman characterization reveal that MnO2@IPHCSs have high cycling stability (85.5% capacity retention after 800 cycles) and reversibility due to the enhanced structure and increased conductivity. The excellently conductive manganese dioxide supported by IPHCSs has good rate and cycling performance, which can be used to produce superior-performance ZIBs.
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- Changxin Lin
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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Rana A, Liao CT, Iacocca E, Zou J, Pham M, Lu X, Subramanian EEC, Lo YH, Ryan SA, Bevis CS, Karl RM, Glaid AJ, Rable J, Mahale P, Hirst J, Ostler T, Liu W, O'Leary CM, Yu YS, Bustillo K, Ohldag H, Shapiro DA, Yazdi S, Mallouk TE, Osher SJ, Kapteyn HC, Crespi VH, Badding JV, Tserkovnyak Y, Murnane MM, Miao J. Three-dimensional topological magnetic monopoles and their interactions in a ferromagnetic meta-lattice. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 18:227-232. [PMID: 36690739 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-022-01311-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Topological magnetic monopoles (TMMs), also known as hedgehogs or Bloch points, are three-dimensional (3D) non-local spin textures that are robust to thermal and quantum fluctuations due to the topology protection1-4. Although TMMs have been observed in skyrmion lattices1,5, spinor Bose-Einstein condensates6,7, chiral magnets8, vortex rings2,9 and vortex cores10, it has been difficult to directly measure the 3D magnetization vector field of TMMs and probe their interactions at the nanoscale. Here we report the creation of 138 stable TMMs at the specific sites of a ferromagnetic meta-lattice at room temperature. We further develop soft X-ray vector ptycho-tomography to determine the magnetization vector and emergent magnetic field of the TMMs with a 3D spatial resolution of 10 nm. This spatial resolution is comparable to the magnetic exchange length of transition metals11, enabling us to probe monopole-monopole interactions. We find that the TMM and anti-TMM pairs are separated by 18.3 ± 1.6 nm, while the TMM and TMM, and anti-TMM and anti-TMM pairs are stabilized at comparatively longer distances of 36.1 ± 2.4 nm and 43.1 ± 2.0 nm, respectively. We also observe virtual TMMs created by magnetic voids in the meta-lattice. This work demonstrates that ferromagnetic meta-lattices could be used as a platform to create and investigate the interactions and dynamics of TMMs. Furthermore, we expect that soft X-ray vector ptycho-tomography can be broadly applied to quantitatively image 3D vector fields in magnetic and anisotropic materials at the nanoscale.
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- Arjun Rana
- Department of Physics & Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Electrical Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Center for Magnetism and Magnetic Nanostructures, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Materials and Engineering Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Materials and Engineering Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
- JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- STROBE Science and Technology Center, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, USA.
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Meng X, Qiu D. Surface morphology regulation of colloidal Nanoparticles: A convenient Kinetically-Controlled seeded growth strategy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 633:284-290. [PMID: 36459933 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Except for chemical composition, surface morphology may endue colloidal nanoparticles with special interfacial behaviors, which is highly desired in certain scenarios, for example, ultra-stable Pickering emulsion for pharmaceutical applications where only limited chemicals are allowed. Herein, silica colloidal nanoparticle was chosen as a demo to illustrate a kinetically-controlled seeded growth strategy for the surface morphology regulation of colloidal nanoparticles. EXPERIMENTS Surface chemical heterogeneity was primarily introduced to the silica seed nanoparticles by a seeded growth process in the presence of mixed silicate moieties with thermodynamical incompatibility. Then a further kinetically-controlled seeded growth step was performed to regulate the surface morphology of silica nanoparticles by promoting the selective condensation of tetraethoxysilane on the hydrophilic microdomains. FINDINGS Upon reducing the growing rate, tetraethoxysilane hydrolysates tend to condensate on silica microdomains, resulting in the formation of raspberry-like nanoparticles. The generality of the kinetically-controlled seeded growth strategy was validated by its success on differently-sized silica seeds modified with a range of silane coupling agents. This established strategy is facile and effective for massive production of raspberry-like silica colloidal nanoparticles with precisely-designed surface morphology and size, offering an ideal platform for the investigation on the exclusive contribution of morphology to the interfacial behaviors of nanoparticles.
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- Xiaohui Meng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, R. P. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, R. P. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
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Direct measuring of single-heterogeneous bubble nucleation mediated by surface topology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2205827119. [PMID: 35858338 PMCID: PMC9303989 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2205827119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Heterogeneous bubble nucleation is one of the most fundamental interfacial processes ranging from nature to technology. There is excellent evidence that surface topology is important in directing heterogeneous nucleation; however, deep understanding of the energetics by which nanoscale architectures promote nucleation is still challenging. Herein, we report a direct and quantitative measurement of single-bubble nucleation on a single silica nanoparticle within a microsized droplet using scanning electrochemical cell microscopy. Local gas concentration at nucleation is determined from finite element simulation at the corresponding faradaic current of the peak-featured voltammogram. It is demonstrated that the criteria gas concentration for nucleation first drops and then rises with increasing nanoparticle radius. An optimum nanoparticle radius around 10 nm prominently expedites the nucleation by facilitating the special topological nanoconfinements that consequently catalyze the nucleation. Moreover, the experimental result is corroborated by our theoretical calculations of free energy change based on the classic nucleation theory. This study offers insights into the impact of surface topology on heterogenous nucleation that have not been previously observed.
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Catalytic C–C bond formation over Platinum nanoparticle catalyst on three-dimensional porous carbon. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Smits J, Prasad Giri R, Shen C, Mendonça D, Murphy B, Huber P, Rezwan K, Maas M. Assessment of nanoparticle immersion depth at liquid interfaces from chemically equivalent macroscopic surfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 611:670-683. [PMID: 34974227 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS We test whether the wettability of nanoparticles (NPs) straddling at an air/water surface or oil/water interface can be extrapolated from sessile drop-derived macroscopic contact angles (mCAs) on planar substrates, assuming that both the nanoparticles and the macroscopic substrates are chemically equivalent and feature the same electrokinetic potential. EXPERIMENTS Pure silica (SiO2) and amino-terminated silica (APTES-SiO2) NPs are compared to macroscopic surfaces with extremely low roughness (root mean square [RMS] roughness ≤ 2 nm) or a roughness determined by a close-packed layer of NPs (RMS roughness ∼ 35 nm). Equivalence of the surface chemistry is assessed by comparing the electrokinetic potentials of the NPs via electrophoretic light scattering and of the macroscopic substrates via streaming current analysis. The wettability of the macroscopic substrates is obtained from advancing (ACAs) and receding contact angles (RCAs) and in situ synchrotron X-ray reflectivity (XRR) provided by the NP wettability at the liquid interfaces. FINDINGS Generally, the RCA on smooth surfaces provides a good estimate of NP wetting properties. However, mCAs alone cannot predict adsorption barriers that prevent NP segregation to the interface, as is the case with the pure SiO2 nanoparticles. This strategy greatly facilitates assessing the wetting properties of NPs for applications such as emulsion formulation, flotation, or water remediation.
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- Joeri Smits
- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, Bremen D-28359, Germany.
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Kiel University, Kiel D-24098, Germany.
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, Hamburg D-22607, Germany.
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, Bremen D-28359, Germany; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040-900, Brazil.
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Kiel University, Kiel D-24098, Germany; Ruprecht-Haensel Laboratory, Kiel University, Kiel 24118, Germany.
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, Hamburg D-22607, Germany; Hamburg University of Technology, Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Eißendorfer Straße 42, Hamburg 21073, Germany; Hamburg University, Center for Hybrid Nanostructures ChyN, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22607, Germany.
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, Bremen D-28359, Germany; MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1, Bremen D-28359, Germany.
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, Bremen D-28359, Germany; MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1, Bremen D-28359, Germany.
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Mahale P, Lee B, Cheng HY, Segad M, Mallouk TE. Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Analysis of Colloidal Crystals and Replica Materials Made from l-Arginine-Stabilized Silica Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:9398-9407. [PMID: 35134294 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Colloidal crystals made from sub-100 nm silica nanoparticles have provided a versatile platform for the template-assisted synthesis of three-dimensionally interconnected semiconducting, metallic, and magnetic replicas. However, the detailed structure of these materials has not yet been characterized. In this study, we investigated the structures of colloidal crystalline films and germanium replicas by scanning electron microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering. The structures of colloidal crystals made by evaporative assembly depends on the size of l-arginine-capped silica nanoparticles. Particles smaller than ∼31 nm diameter assemble into non-close-packed arrangements (bcc) whereas particles larger than 31 nm assemble into random close-packed structures with disordered hexagonal phase. Polycrystalline films of these materials retain their structures and long-range order upon infiltration at high temperature and pressure, and the structure is preserved in Ge replicas. The shear force during deposition and dispersity of silica nanoparticles contributes to the size-based variation in the structure and to the size of crystal domains in the colloidal crystal films.
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- Pratibha Mahale
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania 16801, United States
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- Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania 16801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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An experimental study on emulsion polymerization for formation of monodisperse particles smaller than 50 nm. Colloid Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-022-04942-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nakahara Y, Nakajima Y, Okada S, Miyazaki J, Yajima S. Synthesis of Silica Nanoparticles with Physical Encapsulation of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Dyes and Their Tannic Acid Coating. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:17651-17659. [PMID: 34278150 PMCID: PMC8280675 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study reports a novel method for the synthesis of silica nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulating near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dyes through physical adsorption. Although a NIR cationic fluorescent dye, oxazine 725 (OXA), has no chemical bonding moiety toward silica NPs such as the triethoxysilyl group, the dyes were successfully incorporated into silica NPs without denaturation under the mild reaction conditions. Next, tannic acid (TA) molecules were coated in the presence of Fe3+ on the particle surface for the functionalization of silica NPs encapsulating OXA (OXA@SiO2 NPs). The TA coating on the surface of OXA@SiO2 NPs was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The TA coating significantly contributed to the resistance improvement against photobleaching and leakage of the dyes in the NPs. Furthermore, the obtained TA-coated silica NPs encapsulating OXAs (OXA@SiO2@TA NPs) were used for the fluorescence imaging of African green monkey kidney (COS-7) cells, and it was shown that the fluorescence originated from OXA@SiO2@TA NPs was clearly observed in the COS-7 cells.
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Effects of Co-Solvent Nature and Acid Concentration in the Size and Morphology of Wrinkled Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26144186. [PMID: 34299461 PMCID: PMC8304942 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Hierarchically porous materials, such as wrinkled mesoporous silica (WMS), have gained interest in the last couple of decades, because of their wide range of applications in fields such as nanomedicine, energy, and catalysis. The mechanism of formation of these nanostructures is not fully understood, despite various groups reporting very comprehensive studies. Furthermore, achieving particle diameters of 100 nm or less has proven difficult. In this study, the effects on particle size, pore size, and particle morphology of several co-solvents were evaluated. Additionally, varying concentrations of acid during synthesis affected the particle sizes, yielding particles smaller than 100 nm. The morphology and physical properties of the nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Homogeneous and spherical WMS, with the desired radial wrinkle morphology and particle sizes smaller than 100 nm, were obtained. The effect of the nature of the co-solvents and the concentration of acid are explained within the frame of previously reported mechanisms of formation, to further elucidate this intricate process.
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Watanabe T, Yamamoto E, Wada H, Shimojima A, Kuroda K. Preparation of Colloidal Monodisperse Hollow Organosiloxane-Based Nanoparticles with a Double Mesoporous Shell. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tenkai Watanabe
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
- Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, 2-8-26 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
- Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, 2-8-26 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
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Smits J, Giri RP, Shen C, Mendonça D, Murphy B, Huber P, Rezwan K, Maas M. Synergistic and Competitive Adsorption of Hydrophilic Nanoparticles and Oil-Soluble Surfactants at the Oil-Water Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:5659-5672. [PMID: 33905659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Fundamental insights into the interplay and self-assembly of nanoparticles and surface-active agents at the liquid-liquid interface play a pivotal role in understanding the ubiquitous colloidal systems present in our natural surroundings, including foods and aquatic life, and in the industry for emulsion stabilization, drug delivery, or enhanced oil recovery. Moreover, well-controlled model systems for mixed interfacial adsorption of nanoparticles and surfactants allow unprecedented insights into nonideal or contaminated particle-stabilized emulsions. Here, we investigate such a model system composed of hydrophilic, negatively, and positively charged silica nanoparticles and the oil-soluble cationic lipid octadecyl amine with in situ synchrotron-based X-ray reflectometry, which is analyzed and discussed jointly with dynamic interfacial tensiometry. Our results indicate that negatively charged silica nanoparticles only adsorb if the oil-water interface is covered with the positively charged lipid, indicating synergistic adsorption. Conversely, the positively charged nanoparticles readily adsorb on their own, but compete with octadecyl amine and reversibly desorb with increasing concentrations of the lipid. These results further indicate that with competitive adsorption, an electrostatic exclusion zone exists around the adsorbed particles. This prevents the adsorption of lipid molecules in this area, leading to a decreased surface excess concentration of surfactants and unexpectedly high interfacial tension.
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- Joeri Smits
- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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- DESY Photon Science, Notkestraße 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900 Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
- Ruprecht-Haensel Laboratory, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- DESY Photon Science, Notkestraße 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 42, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Hybrid Nanostructures ChyN, Hamburg University, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
- MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
- MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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Preparation of Silica-Based Superficially Porous Silica and its Application in Enantiomer Separations: a Review. JOURNAL OF ANALYSIS AND TESTING 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41664-021-00155-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chen TH, Huang SY, Huang SY, Lin JD, Huang BY, Kuo CT. Improvement of the Centrifugal Force in Gravity Driven Method for the Fabrication of Highly Ordered and Submillimeter-Thick Colloidal Crystal. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13050692. [PMID: 33669140 PMCID: PMC7956211 DOI: 10.3390/polym13050692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this paper, we propose a modified gravity method by introducing centrifugal force to promote the stacking of silica particles and the order of formed colloidal crystals. In this method, a monodispersed silica colloidal solution is filled into empty cells and placed onto rotation arms that are designed to apply an external centrifugal force to the filled silica solution. When sample fabrication is in progress, silica particles are forced toward the edges of the cells. The number of defects in the colloidal crystal decreases and the structural order increases during this process. The highest reflectivity and structural order of a sample was obtained when the external centrifugal force was 18 G. Compared to the samples prepared using the conventional stacking method, samples fabricated with centrifugal force possess higher reflectivity and structural order. The reflectivity increases from 68% to 90%, with an increase in centrifugal force from 0 to 18 G.
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- Ting-Hui Chen
- Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; (T.-H.C.); (S.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan;
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- Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; (T.-H.C.); (S.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Opto-Electronic, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan;
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- Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; (T.-H.C.); (S.-Y.H.)
- Correspondence: (B.-Y.H.); (C.-T.K.)
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- Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; (T.-H.C.); (S.-Y.H.)
- Department of Optometry, Shu-Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management, Kaohsiung 82144, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (B.-Y.H.); (C.-T.K.)
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Yang D, Yang G, Liang G, Guo Q, Li Y, Li J. High-surface-area disperse silica nanoparticles prepared via sol-gel method using L-lysine catalyst and methanol/water co-solvent. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Matsuno T, Nakaya T, Kuroda Y, Wada H, Shimojima A, Kuroda K. Synthesis of Cristobalite Containing Ordered Interstitial Mesopores using Crystallization of Silica Colloidal Crystals. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:207-214. [PMID: 33251767 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cristobalite with ordered interstitial dual-sized mesopores was synthesized through the crystallization of silica colloidal crystals composed of monodispersed amorphous silica nanoparticles. An aqueous solution containing both a flux (Na2 O) and a carbon precursor (an aqueous low-molecular weight phenolic resin) was infiltrated into the interstices of silica colloidal crystals. The organic fraction in the nanocomposite was further polymerized and subsequently carbonized in an Ar flow at 750 °C to reinforce the colloidal crystal structure. The thermal treatment resulted in the crystallization of the colloidal crystals into cristobalite while retaining the porous structure. The cristobalite-carbon nanocomposite was calcined in air to remove the carbon and create interstitial ordered mesopores in the cristobalite. The surfaces of crystalline mesoporous silica are quite different from those of various ordered mesoporous silica with amorphous frameworks; thus, the present findings will be useful for a precise understanding and control of the interfaces between the mesopores and silica networks.
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- Takamichi Matsuno
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan.,Advanced Chemical Energy Research Center, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan.,Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, Nishiwaseda 2-8-26, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0051, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan.,Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, Nishiwaseda 2-8-26, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0051, Japan
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Well-defined polyester-grafted silica nanoparticles for biomedical applications: Synthesis and quantitative characterization. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.123048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Watanabe T, Yamamoto E, Uchida S, Cheng L, Wada H, Shimojima A, Kuroda K. Preparation of Sub-50 nm Colloidal Monodispersed Hollow Siloxane-Based Nanoparticles with Controlled Shell Structures. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:13833-13842. [PMID: 33190504 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hollow siloxane-based nanoparticles (HSNs) have attracted significant attention because of their promising unique properties for various applications. For advanced applications, especially in catalysis, drug delivery systems, and smart coatings, high dispersibility and monodispersity of HSNs with precisely controlled shell structures are important. In this study, we established a simple method for preparing colloidal HSNs with a uniform particle size below 50 nm by the reaction of colloidal silica nanoparticles with bridged organoalkoxysilane [1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethylene: (EtO)3Si-C2H2-Si(OEt)3, BTEE] in the presence of a cationic surfactant. Upon the formation of organosiloxane shells by hydrolysis and polycondensation of BTEE, the core silica nanoparticles were spontaneously dissolved, and a part of the silicate species was incorporated into the organosiloxane shells. The size of the colloidal silica nanoparticles, the amount of BTEE added, and the pH of the reaction mixture greatly affected the formation of HSNs. Importantly, colloidal HSNs having micropores and mesopores in the shells were successfully prepared using silica nanoparticles (20, 30, and 40 nm in diameter) at pH values of 9 and 11, respectively. These HSNs are potentially important for applications in drug delivery systems and catalysis.
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- Tenkai Watanabe
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
- Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, Nishiwaseda 2-8-26, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
- Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, Nishiwaseda 2-8-26, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
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Muramoto N, Sugiyama T, Matsuno T, Wada H, Kuroda K, Shimojima A. Preparation of periodic mesoporous organosilica with large mesopores using silica colloidal crystals as templates. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:21155-21164. [PMID: 32724951 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03837g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Organosiloxane-based mesoporous materials with periodically ordered pores (periodic mesoporous organosilica, PMO) have many applications due to their various organic functions, high surface areas, and large pore volumes. Conventional methods using surfactant templates (soft templates) are limited in terms of the diversity of organosilane precursors and precise control over the pore size in a relatively large mesopore region (10-50 nm). This paper demonstrates the preparation of PMOs with precisely controlled pore sizes (>10 nm in diameter) and various organosiloxane frameworks, using colloidal crystals of monodisperse silica nanospheres as a template. An inverse opal structure with interconnected spherical mesopores was obtained through polycondensation of hydrolyzed organoalkoxysilanes [(EtO)3Si-R-Si(OEt)3, R = C2H4, CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CH, and C6H4; PhSi(OEt)3], within the voids of silica colloidal crystals, followed by the preferential dissolution of silica under well-controlled basic conditions. The pore size varied depending on the size of the silica nanospheres. The versatility of this method will allow for the wide tuning of the physical and chemical properties of organosiloxane-based mesoporous materials.
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- Naho Muramoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan. and Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, 2-8-26 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan. and Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, 2-8-26 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
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Mahale P, Moradifar P, Cheng HY, Nova NN, Grede AJ, Lee B, De Jesús LR, Wetherington M, Giebink NC, Badding JV, Alem N, Mallouk TE. Oxide-Free Three-Dimensional Germanium/Silicon Core-Shell Metalattice Made by High-Pressure Confined Chemical Vapor Deposition. ACS NANO 2020; 14:12810-12818. [PMID: 32941002 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Metalattices are crystalline arrays of uniform particles in which the period of the crystal is close to some characteristic physical length scale of the material. Here, we explore the synthesis and properties of a germanium metalattice in which the ∼70 nm periodicity of a silica colloidal crystal template is close to the ∼24 nm Bohr exciton radius of the nanocrystalline Ge replica. The problem of Ge surface oxidation can be significant when exploring quantum confinement effects or designing electronically coupled nanostructures because of the high surface area to volume ratio at the nanoscale. To eliminate surface oxidation, we developed a core-shell synthesis in which the Ge metalattice is protected by an oxide-free Si interfacial layer, and we explore its properties by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The interstices of a colloidal crystal film grown from 69 nm diameter spherical silica particles were filled with polycrystalline Ge by high-pressure confined chemical vapor deposition (HPcCVD) from GeH4. After the SiO2 template was etched away with aqueous HF, the Ge replica was uniformly coated with an amorphous Si shell by HPcCVD as confirmed by TEM-EDS (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) and Raman spectroscopy. Formation of the shell prevents oxidation of the Ge core within the detection limit of XPS. The electronic properties of the core-shell structure were studied by accessing the Ge 3d edge onset using STEM-EELS. A blue shift in the edge onset with decreasing size of Ge sites in the metalattices suggests quantum confinement of the Ge core. The degree of quantum confinement of the Ge core depends on the void sizes in the template, which is tunable by using silica particles of varying size. The edge onset also shows a shift to higher energy near the shell in comparison with the Ge core. This shift along with the observation of Ge-Si vibrational modes in the Raman spectrum indicate interdiffusion of Ge and Si. Both the size of the voids in the template and core-shell interdiffusion of Si and Ge can in principle be tuned to modify the electronic properties of the Ge metalattice.
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- Pratibha Mahale
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering & Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering & Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering & Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Kadam R, Ghawali J, Waespy M, Maas M, Rezwan K. Janus nanoparticles designed for extended cell surface attachment. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:18938-18949. [PMID: 32914159 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04061d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, we present Janus nanoparticles that are designed for attaching to a eukaryotic cell surface with minimal cell uptake. This contrasts the rapid uptake via various endocytosis pathways that non-passivated isotropic particles usually encounter. Firmly attaching nanoparticles onto cell surfaces for extended periods of time can be a powerful new strategy to employ functional properties of nanoparticles for non-invasive interrogation and manipulation of biological systems. To this end, we synthesized rhodamine-doped silica (SiO2) nanoparticles functionalized with 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DSPE) on one hemisphere of the nanoparticle surface and high-molecular-weight long-chain poly(ethylene glycol) on the other one using the wax-Pickering emulsion technique. Nanoparticle localization was studied with NIH 3T3 rat fibroblasts in vitro. In these studies, the Janus nanoparticles adhered to the cell surface and, in contrast to isotropic control particles, only negligible uptake into the cells was observed, even after 24 h of incubation. In order to characterize the potential endocytosis pathway involved in the uptake of the Janus nanoparticles in more detail, fibroblasts and nanoparticles were incubated in the presence or absence of different endocytosis inhibitors. Our findings indicate that the Janus particles are not affected by caveolae- and receptor-mediated endocytosis and the prolonged attachment of the Janus nanoparticles is most likely the result of an incomplete macropinocytosis process. Consequently, by design, these Janus nanoparticles have the potential to firmly anchor onto cell surfaces for extended periods of time and might be utilized in various biotechnological and biomedical applications like cell surface tagging, magnetic manipulation of the cell membrane or non-invasive drug and gene delivery.
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- Reshma Kadam
- Advanced Ceramics, University of Bremen, Am Biologischen Garten 2, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
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Watanabe R, Sugahara A, Hagihara H, Sakamoto K, Nakajima Y, Naganawa Y. Polypropylene-Based Nanocomposite with Enhanced Aging Stability by Surface Grafting of Silica Nanofillers with a Silane Coupling Agent Containing an Antioxidant. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:12431-12439. [PMID: 32548428 PMCID: PMC7271349 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Simultaneous improvement in the mechanical properties and lifetime of polymer nanocomposites is crucially significant to further extend the versatility of polymer materials and reduce environmental impact. In this study, we fabricated reinforced polypropylene (PP)-based nanocomposites with improved aging stability by the addition of surface-modified well-ordered silica nanospheres with a silane coupling agent (SCA) containing hindered phenol antioxidant as a filler. Uniform grafting of the SCA on the filler surface contributed to homogeneous dispersion of the filler into the matrix, leading to improved properties (e.g., stiffness and ductility) and uniform distribution of the antioxidant component into the entire nanocomposite by filler dispersion. The grafting of SCA also likely provides an inhibitory effect on antioxidant migration, which leads to loss of polymer stability during the aging process. This novel idea for the material design of PP-based nanocomposites, which simultaneously enhances their mechanical properties and lifetime, is promising for application in the fabrication of various types of polymer nanocomposites.
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- Ryota Watanabe
- Research
Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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- Research
Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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- Research
Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center for Catalytic Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center for Catalytic Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center for Catalytic Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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Hao P, Peng B, Shan BQ, Yang TQ, Zhang K. Comprehensive understanding of the synthesis and formation mechanism of dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:1792-1810. [PMID: 36132521 PMCID: PMC9416971 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00219d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The interest in the design and controlled fabrication of dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres (DMSNs) emanates from their widespread application in drug-delivery carriers, catalysis and nanodevices owing to their unique open three-dimensional dendritic superstructures with large pore channels and highly accessible internal surface areas. A variety of synthesis strategies have been reported, but there is no basic consensus on the elucidation of the pore structure and the underlying formation mechanism of DMSNs. Although all the DMSNs show a certain degree of similarity in structure, do they follow the same synthesis mechanism? What are the exact pore structures of DMSNs? How did the bimodal pore size distributions kinetically evolve in the self-assembly? Can the relative fractions of small mesopores and dendritic large pores be precisely adjusted? In this review, by carefully analysing the structures and deeply understanding the formation mechanism of each reported DMSN and coupling this with our research results on this topic, we conclude that all the DMSNs indeed have the same mesostructures and follow the same dynamic self-assembly mechanism using microemulsion droplets as super templates in the early reaction stage, even without the oil phase.
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- Pan Hao
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China +86-21-62232753 +86-21-62232753
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Chen W, Talreja D, Eichfeld D, Mahale P, Nova NN, Cheng HY, Russell JL, Yu SY, Poilvert N, Mahan G, Mohney SE, Crespi VH, Mallouk TE, Badding JV, Foley B, Gopalan V, Dabo I. Achieving Minimal Heat Conductivity by Ballistic Confinement in Phononic Metalattices. ACS NANO 2020; 14:4235-4243. [PMID: 32223186 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Controlling the thermal conductivity of semiconductors is of practical interest in optimizing the performance of thermoelectric and phononic devices. The insertion of inclusions of nanometer size in a semiconductor is an effective means of achieving such control; it has been proposed that the thermal conductivity of silicon could be reduced to 1 W/m/K using this approach and that a minimum in the heat conductivity would be reached for some optimal size of the inclusions. Yet the experimental verification of this design rule has been limited. In this work, we address this question by studying the thermal properties of silicon metalattices that consist of a periodic distribution of spherical inclusions with radii from 7 to 30 nm, embedded into silicon. Experimental measurements confirm that the thermal conductivity of silicon metalattices is as low as 1 W/m/K for silica inclusions and that this value can be further reduced to 0.16 W/m/K for silicon metalattices with empty pores. A detailed model of ballistic phonon transport suggests that this thermal conductivity is close to the lowest achievable by tuning the radius and spacing of the periodic inhomogeneities. This study is a significant step in elucidating the scaling laws that dictate ballistic heat transport at the nanoscale in silicon and other semiconductors.
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- Weinan Chen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Tian Z, Sharma M, Wade CA, Watanabe M, Snyder MA. An Assembly and Interfacial Templating Route to Carbon Supercapacitors with Simultaneously Tailored Meso- and Microstructures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:43509-43519. [PMID: 31648516 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The development of facile strategies for simultaneously tailoring robust pore hierarchy and integrated microstructures in carbonaceous materials is critical for the efficient multiscale control of fluid, molecular/ionic, and charge transport in applications spanning separations, catalysis, and energy storage. Here, we synthesize three-dimensionally ordered hierarchically porous carbon powders by the assembly of glucose with silica nanoparticle building blocks of sacrificial NP-crystalline templates. Such template-replica coassembly offers an attractive alternative to conventional nanocasting by circumventing the need for sequential template preformation and infiltration-based replication. In addition, interfacial templating leads to hierarchically structured carbons with tunable mesopore volumes (as high as 5.8 cm3/g). Beyond mesostructuring, we identify the template-replica interface as a potentially versatile but generally unexploited handle for tailoring the sp2 hybridized carbon content in the porous replicas under mild carbonization conditions and without specific chemical activation or catalytic graphitization. This multiscale (meso-micro) templating offered by a single template expands the potential versatility of nanocasting for the hierarchical structuring of replica materials. Application of the resulting carbons as electrochemical double layer capacitors demonstrates the combined benefit of simultaneously tailored pore hierarchy and tuned microstructures upon ion and charge transport, respectively, yielding supercapacitors achieving specific capacitance as high as 275 F/g in the aqueous electrolyte (H2SO4) and retention of 90% up to a current density of 10 A/g.
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Ouyang X, Lei S, Liu X, Chen D, Tang J. Preparation of refractive-index-controlled silicone microspheres and their application in polycarbonate light diffusing materials. POLYM-PLAST TECH MAT 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/25740881.2019.1576195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Xing Ouyang
- Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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Xu X, Franke T, Schilling K, Sommerdijk NAJM, Cölfen H. Binary Colloidal Nanoparticle Concentration Gradients in a Centrifugal Field at High Concentration. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:1136-1142. [PMID: 30644753 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Binary colloidal nanoparticles have been found to form different types of crystalline phases at varied radial positions in a centrifugal field by Chen et al. ( ACS Nano 2015, 9, 6944-50). The variety of binary phase behaviors resulted from the two different nanoparticle concentration gradients, but to date, the gradients can only be empirically controlled. For the first time, we are able to measure, fit, and simulate binary hard-sphere colloidal nanoparticle concentration gradients at high particle concentrations up to 30 vol %, which enables tailor-made gradients in a centrifugal field. By this means, a continuous range of binary particle concentration ratios can be accessed in one single experiment to obtain an extended phase diagram. By dispersing two differently sized silica nanoparticles labeled with two different fluorescence dyes in a refractive index matching solvent, we can use a multi-wavelength analytical ultracentrifuge (MWL-AUC) to measure the individual concentration gradient for each particle size in sedimentation-diffusion equilibrium. The influence of the remaining slight turbidity at high concentration can be corrected using the MWL spectra from the AUC data. We also show that the experimental concentration gradients can be fitted using a noninteracting nonideal sedimentation model. By using these fitted parameters, we are able to simulate nanoparticle concentration gradients, which agreed with the subsequent experiments at a high concentration of 10 vol % and thus allowed for the simulation of binary concentration gradients of hard-sphere nanoparticles in preparative ultracentrifuges (PUCs). Finally we demonstrated that by simulating the concentration gradients in PUCs, a continuous and extended binary nanoparticle phase diagram can be obtained by simply studying the structure evolution along the centrifugal field for one single sample instead of a large number of experiments with discrete compositions as in conventional studies.
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- X Xu
- Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry & Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy , Eindhoven University of Technology , 5600 MB Eindhoven , The Netherlands
- Nanolytics GmbH , Am Mühlenberg 11 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany
- Physical Chemistry , University of Konstanz , Universitätsstraße 10, Box 714 , 78457 Konstanz , Germany
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- Nanolytics GmbH , Am Mühlenberg 11 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany
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- Nanolytics GmbH , Am Mühlenberg 11 , 14476 Potsdam , Germany
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- Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry & Centre for Multiscale Electron Microscopy , Eindhoven University of Technology , 5600 MB Eindhoven , The Netherlands
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- Physical Chemistry , University of Konstanz , Universitätsstraße 10, Box 714 , 78457 Konstanz , Germany
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Russell JL, Tran NLL, Mallouk TE. Adaptive Shape Ripening and Interparticle Bridging of l-Arginine-Stabilized Silica Nanoparticles during Evaporative Colloidal Crystal Assembly. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:4568-4577. [PMID: 30620552 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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During evaporative self-assembly of colloidal crystal films, spherical l-arginine-stabilized silica colloids adapt to different close-packed geometries by faceting and forming bridge connections with their nearest neighbors. We systematically studied the morphological changes of 37 and 138 nm diameter colloids during evaporative assembly and compared them to 65 nm Stöber silica colloids prepared without l-arginine. Colloidal crystal films were grown from particles that had been dialyzed against water or l-arginine, and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and/or l-arginine were added to solutions during colloidal film growth. Solid-state 29Si NMR spectra showed the presence of l-arginine and incompletely condensed silica in colloids grown from silica seeds in l-arginine solutions. These colloids were especially susceptible to chemical ripening during the colloidal assembly process, adopting faceted shapes that reflected the packing symmetry of the colloidal crystal films. The addition of l-arginine and TEOS accelerated these shape changes by catalyzing the hydrolysis and olation of silica and by adding a source of silica to the solution, respectively. This chemistry provides a route to single-component and binary colloidal crystals composed of nonspherical silica building blocks.
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- Jennifer L Russell
- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Physics , The Pennsylvania State University , University Park , State College , Pennsylvania 16802 , United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Physics , The Pennsylvania State University , University Park , State College , Pennsylvania 16802 , United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Physics , The Pennsylvania State University , University Park , State College , Pennsylvania 16802 , United States
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Watanabe R, Hagihara H, Sato H. Structure−property relationships of polypropylene-based nanocomposites obtained by dispersing mesoporous silica into hydroxyl-functionalized polypropylene. Part 2: Matrix−filler interactions and pore filling of mesoporous silica characterized by evolved gas analysis. Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-018-0096-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Atsumi C, Araoka S, Landenberger KB, Kanazawa A, Nakamura J, Ohtsuki C, Aoshima S, Sugawara-Narutaki A. Ring-Like Assembly of Silica Nanospheres in the Presence of Amphiphilic Block Copolymer: Effects of Particle Size. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:7751-7758. [PMID: 29878793 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00420] [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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Block copolymer-mediated self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles has attracted great attention for the fabrication of a wide variety of nanoparticle arrays. We have previously shown that silica nanospheres (SNSs) 15 nm in diameter assemble into ring-like nanostructures in the presence of amphiphilic block copolymers poly[(2-ethoxyethyl vinyl ether)- block-(2-methoxyethyl vinyl ether)] (EOVE-MOVE) in an aqueous phase. Here, the effects of particle size of SNSs on this polymer-mediated self-assembly are studied systematically using scanning electron microscopy to observe SNSs of seven different sizes between 13 to 42 nm. SNSs of 13, 16, 19, and 21 nm in diameter assemble into nanorings in the presence of EOVE-MOVE. In contrast, larger SNSs of 26, 34, and 42 nm aggregate heavily, form chain-like networks, and remain dispersed, respectively, instead of forming ring-like nanostructures. The assembly trend for 26-42 nm-SNSs agrees with that expected from the increased colloidal stability for larger particles. Time-course observation for the assembled morphology of 16 nm-SNSs reveals that the nanorings, once formed, assemble further into network-like structures, as if the nanorings behave as building units for higher-order assembly. This indicates that the ring-like assembly is a fast process that can proceed onto random colloidal aggregation. Detailed analysis of nanoring structures revealed that the average number of SNSs comprising one ring decreased from 5.0 to 3.1 with increasing the SNS size from 13 to 21 nm. A change in the number of ring members was also observed when the length of EOVE-MOVE varied while the size of SNSs was fixed. Dynamic light scattering measurements and atomic force microscopy confirmed the SNSs/polymer composite structures. We hypothesize that a stable composite morphology may exist that is influenced by both the size of SNSs and the polymer molecular structures.
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- Chisato Atsumi
- Department of Crystalline Materials Science , Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603 , Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science , Osaka University, Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry , Kyoto University, Katsura , Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510 , Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science , Osaka University, Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry , Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry , Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603 , Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science , Osaka University, Machikaneyama , Toyonaka , Osaka 560-0043 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry , Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603 , Japan
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Watanabe R, Hagihara H, Sato H. Structure-property relationships of polypropylene-based nanocomposites obtained by dispersing mesoporous silica into hydroxyl-functionalized polypropylene. Part 1: toughness, stiffness and transparency. Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-018-0095-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lazareva S, Shikina N, Tatarova L, Ismagilov Z. Synthesis of High-Purity Silica Nanoparticles by Sol-Gel Method. EURASIAN CHEMICO-TECHNOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2017. [DOI: 10.18321/ectj677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Colloidal silica (silica sol) nanoparticles were synthesized by ammonia- and hydrochloric acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of tetraethoxysilane with subsequent condensation and polymerization. Silica particles with the size of 12‒160 nm were obtained at different temperatures and ratios of the initial reactants and studied by means of TEM, AFM, IR spectroscopy and zeta-potential measurements. The reaction conditions providing the minimum particle size in the final product of the most complete hydrolysis were determined. At pH above 8.5, an increase in the SiO2 content of the sol to 23 wt.% did not change the particle size. At a low (~ 1.8 wt.%) SiO2 content of the sol, a wide variation in pH also did not exert a significant effect on the particle size. Stability of the silica sols synthesized in an alkaline medium was enhanced by the replacement of alcohol with water during evaporation at pH 8.5‒9.5. The possibility to produce silica sols with the required characteristics (particle size, pH, stability, purity, and SiO2 content in an aqueous or alcohol medium) makes them applicable in various industries.
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Russell JL, Mallouk TE. Double Replication of Silica Colloidal Crystal Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:42075-42083. [PMID: 29131944 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b12662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Inverse opals made by polymerizing vinyl monomers inside a colloidal crystal have lattice dimensions that are contracted relative to the original hard template. This effect was studied in order to investigate the possibility of making double replicas of varying pore sizes from different materials, and to gain a better understanding of the polymer contraction behavior during replication. The degree of lattice contraction was measured using colloidal crystal films formed from silica spheres with diameters in the range 33-225 nm, and polymers pEDMA [poly(1,2-ethanediol dimethacrylate)], pDVB [poly(divinylbenzene)], pHDMA [poly(1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate)], pBDMA [poly(1,4-butanediol dimethacrylate)], and a 5:4 copolymer mixture of pEDMA/pDVB. The degree of lattice contraction depended on the alkyl chain length of the monomer, as well as the degree of cross-linking, with up to 32% contraction observed for pEDMA when the silica template was removed. However, filling the polymer inverse opals with silica or titania returned the lattice spacing closer to its original size, an effect that can be rationalized in terms of the driving forces for contraction. Double replication of both single-component and binary silica colloidal crystals therefore generated silica and titania replicas of the original lattice. Thus, double replication provides a pathway for accessing periodic structures that are difficult to synthesize directly from materials such as titania.
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- Jennifer L Russell
- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Synthesis and characterisation of robust emulsion-templated silica microcapsules. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 505:664-672. [PMID: 28654882 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 05/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Robust silica microcapsules were synthesised using an emulsion template via a seeded growth strategy. Multiple additions of the silica precursor tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) were observed to result in a number of physical and property changes of the capsule shells as compared to a single coating. Scanning electron microscopy indicated a morphological transition from a smooth to a roughened surface. Improved cargo retention and consolidation of the pore structure of the silica shells were observed using dye release experiments and nitrogen porosimetry respectively. In comparison to a typical hollow silica shell synthesis procedure, this one-pot loading and synthesis allows the simple production of robust capsules that are capable of sustained release, using mild conditions and reagents.
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Watanabe R, Kunioka M, Sato H, Mizukado J, Hagihara H. Management of both toughness and stiffness of polypropylene nanocomposites using poly(5-hexen-1-ol-co
-propylene) and silica nanospheres. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.4130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ryota Watanabe
- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 1-1-1 Higashi Tsukuba 305-8565 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 1-1-1 Higashi Tsukuba 305-8565 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 1-1-1 Higashi Tsukuba 305-8565 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 1-1-1 Higashi Tsukuba 305-8565 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 1-1-1 Higashi Tsukuba 305-8565 Japan
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Reinforcement mechanism of functionalized polypropylene containing hydroxyl group nanocomposites studied by rheo-optical near-infrared spectroscopy. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yamamoto E, Nagata K, Onishi K, Urata C, Shimojima A, Wada H, Takeoka S, Kuroda K. Pore Clogging of Colloidal Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Encapsulating Guest Species. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20170053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Eisuke Yamamoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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- Department of Life Science & Medical Bioscience, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
- Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555
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Shen M, Rusling J, Dixit CK. Site-selective orientated immobilization of antibodies and conjugates for immunodiagnostics development. Methods 2017; 116:95-111. [PMID: 27876681 PMCID: PMC5374010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Immobilized antibody systems are the key to develop efficient diagnostics and separations tools. In the last decade, developments in the field of biomolecular engineering and crosslinker chemistry have greatly influenced the development of this field. With all these new approaches at our disposal, several new immobilization methods have been created to address the main challenges associated with immobilized antibodies. Few of these challenges that we have discussed in this review are mainly associated to the site-specific immobilization, appropriate orientation, and activity retention. We have discussed the effect of antibody immobilization approaches on the parameters on the performance of an immunoassay.
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- Min Shen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060
- Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3136
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 060
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland at Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060
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Lei L, Tang X, Zhu P, Kang Z, Kong T, Wang L. Spreading-induced dewetting for monolayer colloidosomes with responsive permeability. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:6034-6041. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb01255a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We present a spreading-induced dewetting approach of Pickering emulsion droplets for fabricating monolayer colloidosomes.
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- Leyan Lei
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- HKU-Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-ZIRI)
- Hangzhou
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- HKU-Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-ZIRI)
- Hangzhou
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- HKU-Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-ZIRI)
- Hangzhou
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- HKU-Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-ZIRI)
- Hangzhou
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- HKU-Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-ZIRI)
- Hangzhou
- China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- HKU-Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-ZIRI)
- Hangzhou
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Huang D, Zhou H, Gong X, Gao J. Silica sub-microspheres induce autophagy in an endocytosis dependent manner. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra26649e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Silica sub-microparticles, 0.5–0.7 μm in diameter, induce high levels of autophagy due to their suitable size for endocytosis.
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- Dengtong Huang
- The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- iChEM
- Department of Chemical Biology
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- iChEM
- Department of Chemical Biology
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- iChEM
- Department of Chemical Biology
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- iChEM
- Department of Chemical Biology
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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Highly ductile polypropylene-based nanocomposites by dispersing monodisperse silica nanospheres in functionalized polypropylene containing hydroxyl groups. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Yamamoto E, Kuroda K. Colloidal Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2016. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20150420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Eisuke Yamamoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University
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Hierarchical NiO–SiO2 composite hollow microspheres with enhanced adsorption affinity towards Congo red in water. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 466:238-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ding T, Yao L, Liu C. Kinetically-controlled synthesis of ultra-small silica nanoparticles and ultra-thin coatings. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:4623-4627. [PMID: 26847842 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr08224b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The understanding of silica as a polymer-like globule allows us to synthesize ultra-small silica nanoparticles (NPs) via a kinetic controlled process. The synthetic system is quite simple with Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TESO) as the precursor and H2O as the solvent and reactant. The reaction conditions are gentle with a temperature of around 35 to 60 °C with an incubation time of 7-12 hours. The final product of the silica NPs is very uniform and could be as small as 10 nm. The silica NPs can further grow up to 18 nm under the controlled addition of the precursors. Also, these silica NPs can be used as seeds to generate larger silica NPs with sizes ranging from 20 to 100 nm, which can be a useful supplement to the size range made by the traditional Stöber method. Moreover, these ultra-small Au NPs can be used as a depletion reagent or as building blocks for an ultrathin silica coating, which has significant applications in fine-tuning the plasmons of AuNPs and thin spacers for surface enhanced spectroscopies.
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- Tao Ding
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Han S, Choi J, Yoo Y, Jung EC, Lee S. Size Monitoring in the Synthesis of Silica Nanoparticles Using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4). B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.10675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Sujeong Han
- Department of Chemistry; Hannam University; Daejeon Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; Hannam University; Daejeon Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; Hannam University; Daejeon Korea
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- Nuclear Chemistry Research Center; Korea Atomic energy Research Institute; Daejeon Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; Hannam University; Daejeon Korea
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Koike N, Chaikittisilp W, Shimojima A, Okubo T. Surfactant-free synthesis of hollow mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles with controllable particle sizes and diversified organic moieties. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra22926c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The versatility of the surfactant-free synthesis of hollow organosilica nanoparticles was shown in terms of particle diameters and organic moieties. The porous structures were investigated precisely by advanced adsorption–desorption measurements.
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- Natsume Koike
- Department of Chemical System Engineering
- The University of Tokyo
- Bunkyo-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering
- The University of Tokyo
- Bunkyo-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering
- The University of Tokyo
- Bunkyo-ku
- Japan
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