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Guleria A, Aishwarya J, Kunwar A, Neogy S, Debnath AK, Rath MC, Adhikari S, Tyagi AK. Solvated electron-induced synthesis of cyclodextrin-coated Pd nanoparticles: mechanistic, catalytic, and anticancer studies. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:1036-1051. [PMID: 36602081 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03219h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Herein, using in situ generated solvated electrons in the reaction media, a highly time-efficient, one-pot green approach has been employed to synthesize palladium (Pd) nanoparticles (NPs) coated with a molecular assembly of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD). The appearance of a shoulder peak at 280 nm in the UV-Vis absorption spectra indicated the formation of Pd NPs, which was further confirmed from their cubic phase XRD pattern. The nanomorphology varied considerably as a function of the dose rate, wherein sphere-shaped NPs (average size ∼ 7.6 nm) were formed in the case of high dose rate electron-beam assisted synthesis, while nanoflakes self-assembled to form nanoflower-shaped morphologies in a γ-ray mediated approach involving a low dose rate. The formation kinetics of NPs was investigated by pulse radiolysis which revealed the formation of Pd-based transients by the solvated electron-induced reaction. Importantly, no interference of α-CD was observed in the kinetics of the transient species, rather it played the role of a morphology directing agent in addition to a biocompatible stabilizing agent. The catalytic studies revealed that the morphology of the NPs has a significant effect on the reduction efficiency of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol. Another important highlight of this work is the demonstration of the morphology-dependent anticancer efficacy of Pd NPs against lung and brain cancer cells. Notably, flower-shaped Pd NPs exhibited significantly higher cancer cell killing as compared to spherical NPs, while being less toxic towards normal lung fibroblasts. Nonetheless, these findings show the promising potential of Pd NPs in anticancer treatment.
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- A Guleria
- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- ACTREC (TMC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- Scientific Information Resource Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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Guleria A, Gandhi V, Kunwar A, Neogy S, Debnath AK, Adhikari S. PEGylated silicon oxide nanocomposites with blue photoluminescence prepared by a rapid electron-beam irradiation approach: Applications in IFE-based Cr (VI) sensing and cell-imaging. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Guleria A, Gandhi VV, Kunwar A, Debnath AK, Adhikari S. Highly stable spherical shaped and blue photoluminescent cyclodextrin-coated tellurium nanocomposites prepared by in situ generated solvated electrons: a rapid green method and mechanistic and anticancer studies. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:6366-6377. [PMID: 35384953 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00276k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Highly stable blue photoluminescent tellurium nanocomposites (Te NCs) coated with a molecular assembly of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) have been prepared by using in situ generated solvated electrons (esol-) in the reaction media. The methodology used is rapid and green as the preparation of colloids was over in a matter of a few seconds and no hazardous agents (reducing or stabilizing) were used. Furthermore, fine control over the size of Te NCs has been demonstrated by simply varying the absorbed irradiation dose. As a matter of fact, the anisotropic property exhibited by tellurium makes it difficult to control the phase and morphology of its nanomaterials. However, unlike the majority of the previous reports, Te NCs formed by the current approach were amorphous and spherical shaped. Another interesting aspect of this work is the cyan-blue photoluminescence (PL) exhibited by the NCs. Systematic photophysical investigations indicated bandgap radiative decay as the origin of photoluminescence. A compositional analysis indicated the presence of Te(0) along with tellurium oxides (TeOx). TGA studies revealed the formation of a dense coating (∼55%) of α-CD molecules on the NCs. Pulse radiolysis-based studies evidenced the formation of Te-based transients by the solvated electron-induced reaction. Importantly, no interference of α-CD was observed in the kinetics of the transient species. Remarkable concentration-dependent killing was observed only in the case of cancerous cells, while no such trend was seen in normal healthy cells. This is a significant observation that can be utilized to achieve differential toxicity of Te nanomaterials in tumor versus normal cells.
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- Apurav Guleria
- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Trombay, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Trombay, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Trombay, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Trombay, Mumbai 400094, India
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El-Sawy AM, Gemeay AH, Helal AS, Salem MA. Catalytic degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution by H2O2 and SiO2-NH2-Cu(II)@SiO2 nanoparticles as catalyst. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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