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Wei C, Li C, Dou Z, Fu M, Liu X, He D, Wang Y. Directional Assembly of Large-Area Silica Nanorod Film Using the Electric-Field-Assisted Capillary Channel Method. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:11819-11827. [PMID: 37556849 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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The self-assembly of colloidal particles, especially colloidal particles with anisotropic geometry, is important for applications in the construction of many functional materials. Compared with the self-assembly of colloidal particles with isotropic geometries, not only does the geometric orientation among neighboring anisotropic particles need to be considered for the reduction of Gibbs free energy, the orientations of the particles are best to be externally influenced. Because of this, the preparation of assembled nanorod arrays with uniform alignment across a large area is still a significant challenge. In this work, an electric-field-assisted capillary channel method is reported, using an external electric field to influence the orientation of silica nanorods or FeOOH ellipsoids during assembly. By application of an external electric field, the alignment of the nanorods is effectively controlled. The capillary channel method provides continuous replenishment of a colloidal solution containing nanorods or spheres for assembly of large-area films. The area of the formed films was influenced by the assembly temperature, channel width, colloidal solution concentration, and solvent surface tension. The competition between the thermal Brownian motion and torque generated by the external electric field impacted the nanorod array quality in the film. While increasing the intensity of the electric field improved nanorod alignment, applying a potential greater than 6 V also produced a heating effect, negatively affecting the quality of the nanorod arrays. The nematic order parameter S which characterizes the degree of alignment of FeOOH ellipsoids with smaller length is significantly lower than the one for silica nanorods due to the higher critical field strength and the increased susceptibility to the effects of thermal motion. The assembly of silica nanorods at 35 °C under an effective potential of 4-6 V provides a compromise between achieving uniform nanorod orientation and maximizing the coverage area of the colloidal film.
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- Chenhui Wei
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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Khawas S, Srivastava S. Anisotropic nanocluster arrays to a diminished zone: different regimes of surface deposition of gold nanocolloids. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:3580-3589. [PMID: 37161512 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01625g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Evaporation-induced assembly of nanoparticles has emerged as a versatile technique for the production of large-scale ordered structures and materials with complex features. In this study, we show that a dried particulate of an anisotropic nanocolloid undergoes non-ubiquitous surface morphological transitions at varying particle concentrations. Below 5 nM, deposits reveal the formation of linear arrays of AuNR clusters outside of the coffee ring and an annular CTAB-rich depletion zone in the inner vicinity of the coffee ring. For nanoparticle concentrations ≥5 nM, the outer cluster deposits disappear and a region of reduced AuNR density, sandwiched between the coffee ring and the depletion zone, analogous to the diminished zone, is observed. Within the coffee-ring deposits, nanoscale smectic AuNR assembly occurs via the expulsion of the cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) bilayer, which contributes to the inward solutal Marangoni flow. An enhanced inward solutal Marangoni flow at high particle concentrations assists in the formation of a wider depletion zone, the emergence of the diminished zone and suppression of the width of the coffee-ring deposits. Through detailed analysis of data from ex situ (scanning electron microscopy, SEM) and in situ (contact angle and confocal imaging) measurements, we establish a direct correlation between the different evaporation modes and the various deposition regimes. A detailed mechanism for the surface morphology modulation of AuNR deposits by tuning the nanoparticle concentration in the drying sessile drop is discussed.
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- Sanjoy Khawas
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Maharashtra-400076, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Maharashtra-400076, India.
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Dutta S, Shreyash N, Satapathy BK, Saha S. Advances in design of polymer brush functionalized inorganic nanomaterials and their applications in biomedical arena. WIRES NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 15:e1861. [PMID: 36284373 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Grafting of polymer brush (assembly of polymer chains tethered to the substrate by one end) is emerging as one of the most viable approach to alter the surface of inorganic nanomaterials. Inorganic nanomaterials despite their intrinsic functional superiority, their applications remain restricted due to their incompatibility with organic or biological moieties vis-à-vis agglomeration issues. To overcome such a shortcoming, polymer brush modified surfaces of inorganic nanomaterials have lately proved to be of immense potential. For example, polymer brush-modified inorganic nanomaterials can act as efficient substrates/platforms in biomedical applications, ranging from drug-delivery to protein-array due to their integrated advantages such as amphiphilicity, stimuli responsiveness, enhanced biocompatibility, and so on. In this review, the current state of the art related to polymer brush-modified inorganic nanomaterials focusing, not only, on their synthetic strategies and applications in biomedical field but also the architectural influence of polymer brushes on the responsiveness properties of modified nanomaterials have comprehensively been discussed and its associated future perspective is also presented. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > In Vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology.
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- Soumyadip Dutta
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi India
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- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Jais Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi India
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Rizvi MH, Wang R, Schubert J, Crumpler WD, Rossner C, Oldenburg AL, Fery A, Tracy JB. Magnetic Alignment for Plasmonic Control of Gold Nanorods Coated with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2203366. [PMID: 35679599 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202203366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Plasmonic nanoparticles that can be manipulated with magnetic fields are of interest for advanced optical applications, diagnostics, imaging, and therapy. Alignment of gold nanorods yields strong polarization-dependent extinction, and use of magnetic fields is appealing because they act through space and can be quickly switched. In this work, cationic polyethyleneimine-functionalized superparamagnetic Fe3 O4 nanoparticles (NPs) are deposited on the surface of anionic gold nanorods coated with bovine serum albumin. The magnetic gold nanorods (MagGNRs) obtained through mixing maintain the distinct optical properties of plasmonic gold nanorods that are minimally perturbed by the magnetic overcoating. Magnetic alignment of the MagGNRs arising from magnetic dipolar interactions on the anisotropic gold nanorod core is comprehensively characterized, including structural characterization and enhancement (suppression) of the longitudinal surface plasmon resonance and suppression (enhancement) of the transverse surface plasmon resonance for light polarized parallel (orthogonal) to the magnetic field. The MagGNRs can also be driven in rotating magnetic fields to rotate at frequencies of at least 17 Hz. For suitably large gold nanorods (148 nm long) and Fe3 O4 NPs (13.4 nm diameter), significant alignment is possible even in modest (<500 Oe) magnetic fields. An analytical model provides a unified understanding of the magnetic alignment of MagGNRs.
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- Mehedi H Rizvi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Institute for Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Institute for Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Institute for Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, 01069, Dresden, Germany
- Dresden Center for Intelligent Materials (DCIM), Technische Universität Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Institute for Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, 01069, Dresden, Germany
- Chair for Physical Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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Mitomo H, Takeuchi C, Sugiyama R, Tamada K, Ijiro K. Thermo-responsive Silver Nanocube Assembled Films. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2022. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Hideyuki Mitomo
- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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Nakamura S, Mitomo H, Suzuki S, Torii Y, Sekizawa Y, Yonamine Y, Ijiro K. Self-Assembly of Gold Nanorods into a Highly Ordered Sheet via Electrostatic Interactions with Double-Stranded DNA. CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.220069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Satoshi Nakamura
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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Characteristics of electrochemical formation and catalytic properties of polymethylolacrylamide/AuNPs composite. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-02311-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zheng J, Cheng X, Zhang H, Bai X, Ai R, Shao L, Wang J. Gold Nanorods: The Most Versatile Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13342-13453. [PMID: 34569789 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape and adjustable plasmonic properties. With the continuous improvement in synthetic methods, a variety of materials have been attached around Au NRs to achieve unexpected or improved plasmonic properties and explore state-of-the-art technologies. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the latest progress on Au NRs, the most versatile anisotropic plasmonic NPs. We present a representative overview of the advances in the synthetic strategies and outline an extensive catalogue of Au-NR-based heterostructures with tailored architectures and special functionalities. The bottom-up assembly of Au NRs into preprogrammed metastructures is then discussed, as well as the design principles. We also provide a systematic elucidation of the different plasmonic properties associated with the Au-NR-based structures, followed by a discussion of the promising applications of Au NRs in various fields. We finally discuss the future research directions and challenges of Au NRs.
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- Jiapeng Zheng
- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Raj A, Liu N, Liu G, Sohn S, Xiang J, Liu Z, Schroers J. Nanomolding of Gold and Gold-Silicon Heterostructures at Room Temperature. ACS NANO 2021; 15:14275-14284. [PMID: 34473492 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanofabrication techniques are limited by at least one of the required characteristics such as choice of material, control over geometry, fabrication requirements, yield, cost, and scalability. Our previously developed method of thermomechanical nanomolding fulfills these requirements, although it requires high processing temperatures. Here, we demonstrate low-temperature molding where we utilize the enhanced diffusivity on "eutectic interfaces". Gold nanorods are molded at room temperature using Au-Si alloy as feedstock. Instead of using alloy feedstock, these "eutectic interfaces" can also be established through a feedstock-mold combination. We demonstrate this by using pure Au as feedstock, which is molded into Si molds at room temperature, and also the reverse, Si feedstock is molded into Au molds forming high aspect ratio Au-Si core-shell nanorods. We discuss the mechanism of this low-temperature nanomolding in terms of lower homologous temperature at the eutectic interface. This technique, based on enhanced eutectic interface diffusion, provides a practical nanofabrication method that eliminates the previous high-temperature requirements, thereby expanding the range of the materials that can be practically nanofabricated.
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- Arindam Raj
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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Wood JA, Liu Y, Widmer-Cooper A. Crystal nucleation in colloidal rod suspensions: The effect of depletant size. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:244505. [PMID: 34241344 DOI: 10.1063/5.0052623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In order to better control the assembly of nanorods, knowledge of the pathways by which they form ordered structures is desirable. In this paper, we characterize crystal nucleation in suspensions of spherocylindrical rods with aspect ratio L/D = 2.3 in the presence of both small and large polymer depletants. Using a combination of Langevin dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, together with biased sampling techniques, we show that the preferred pathway always involves the formation of monolayer assemblies irrespective of the volume fraction of the initial isotropic phase and the diameter of the depletants. This includes the previously neglected case of nucleation from the colloidal liquid phase and shows that the presence of depletion attraction can alter nucleation pathways even when the initial phase is dense.
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- Jared A Wood
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Mitomo H, Ijiro K. Controlled Nanostructures Fabricated by the Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles via Simple Surface Modifications. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Hideyuki Mitomo
- Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES), Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES), Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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Li F, Wang K, Deng N, Xu J, Yi M, Xiong B, Zhu J. Self-Assembly of Polymer End-Tethered Gold Nanorods into Two-Dimensional Arrays with Tunable Tilt Structures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:6566-6574. [PMID: 33522228 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We demonstrated a facile yet effective strategy for self-assembly of polymer end-tethered gold nanorods (GNRs) into tunable two-dimensional (2D) arrays with the assistance of supramolecules of hydrogen bonded poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (P4VP) and 3-n-pentadecylphenol (PDP). Well-ordered 2D arrays with micrometer size were obtained by rupturing the assembled supramolecular matrix with a selective solvent. The formation of long-range ordered 2D arrays during a drying process was observed via small-angle X-ray scattering. Interestingly, the packing structure of the ordered arrays strongly depends on the molecular weight (Mw) of the polymer ligands and the size of the GNRs. By increasing Mw of the polymer ligands, tilted arrays can be obtained. The average angle between GNRs and the surface normal direction of the layered 2D arrays changes from 0 to 37° with the increase in Mw of the polymer ligands. A mechanism for assembly behavior of dumbbell shapes with a soft shell structure has been proposed. The resulting GNR arrays with different orientations showed anisotropic surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance. We showed that the vertically ordered GNR arrays exhibited ∼3 times higher SERS signals than the tilt ordered arrays. The results prove that the polymer end-tethered GNRs can be used as a building block for preparing the tilted 2D arrays with tunable physicochemical properties, which could have a wide range of potential applications in photonics, electronics, plasmonics, etc.
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- Fan Li
- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST) of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China
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Nakamura S, Mitomo H, Ijiro K. Assembly and Active Control of Nanoparticles using Polymer Brushes as a Scaffold. CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.200767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Satoshi Nakamura
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2266-98 Anagahora, Shimo-Shidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 463-8560, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
- Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
- Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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Albert SK, Golla M, Krishnan N, Perumal D, Varghese R. DNA-π Amphiphiles: A Unique Building Block for the Crafting of DNA-Decorated Unilamellar Nanostructures. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:2668-2679. [PMID: 33052654 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The unparalleled ability of DNA to recognize its complementary strand through Watson and Crick base pairing is one of the most reliable molecular recognition events found in natural systems. This highly specific sequence information encoded in DNA enables it to be a versatile building block for bottom-up self-assembly. Hence, the decoration of functional nanostructures with information-rich DNA is extremely important as this allows the integration of other functional molecules onto the surface of the nanostructures through DNA hybridization in a highly predictable manner. DNA amphiphiles are a class of molecular hybrids where a short hydrophilic DNA is conjugated to a hydrophobic moiety. Since DNA amphiphiles comprise DNA as the hydrophilic segment, their self-assembly in aqueous medium always results in the formation of nanostructures with shell made of DNA. This clearly suggests that self-assembly of DNA amphiphiles is a straightforward strategy for the ultradense decoration of a nanostructure with DNA. However, initial attempts toward the design of DNA amphiphiles were primarily focused on long flexible hydrocarbon chains as the hydrophobic moiety, and it has been demonstrated in several examples that they typically self-assemble into DNA-decorated micelles (spherical or cylindrical). Hence, molecular level control over the self-assembly of DNA amphiphiles and achieving diverse morphologies was extremely challenging and unrealized until recently.In this Account, we summarize our recent efforts in the area of self-assembly of DNA amphiphiles and narrate the remarkable effect of the incorporation of a large π-surface as the hydrophobic domain in the self-assembly of DNA amphiphiles. Self-assembly of DNA amphiphiles with flexible hydrocarbon chains as the hydrophobic moiety is primarily driven by the hydrophobic effect. The morphology of such nanostructures is typically predicted based on the volume ratio of hydrophobic to hydrophilic segments. However, control over the self-assembly and prediction of the morphology become increasingly challenging when the hydrophobic moieties can interact with each other through other noncovalent interactions. In this Account, the unique self-assembly behaviors of DNA-π amphiphiles, where a large π-surface acts as the hydrophobe, are described. Due to the extremely strong π-π stacking in aqueous medium, the assembly of the amphiphile is found to preferably proceed in a lamellar fashion (bilayer) and hence the morphology of the nanostructures can easily be tuned by the structural modification of the π-surface. Design principles for crafting various DNA-decorated lamellar nanostructures including unilamellar vesicles, two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets, and helically twisted nanoribbons by selecting suitable π-surfaces are discussed. Unilamellar vesicular nanostructures were achieved by using linear oligo(phenylene ethynylene) (OPE) as the hydrophobic segment, where lamellar assembly undergoes folding to form unilamellar vesicles. The replacement of OPE with a strongly π-stacking hydrophobe such as hexabenzocoronene (HBC) or tetraphenylethylene (TPE) provides extremely strong π-stacking compared to OPE, which efficiently directed the 2D growth for the lamellar assembly and led to the formation of 2D nanosheets. A helical twist in the lamella was achieved by the replacement of HBC with hexaphenylbenzene (HPB), which is the twisted analogue of HBC, directing the assembly into helically twisted nanoribbons. The most beneficial structural feature of this kind of nanostructure is the extremely dense decoration of their surface with ssDNA, which can further be used for DNA-directed organization of other functional nanomaterials. By exploring this, their potential as a nanoscaffold for predefined assembly of plasmonic nanomaterials into various plasmonic 1D, 2D, and 3D nanostructures through DNA hybridization is discussed. Moreover, the design of pH-responsive DNA-based vesicles and their application as a nanocarrier for payload delivery is also demonstrated.
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- Shine K. Albert
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum, 695551 Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum, 695551 Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum, 695551 Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum, 695551 Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum, 695551 Kerala, India
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Xie Z, Gan T, Fang L, Zhou X. Recent progress in creating complex and multiplexed surface-grafted macromolecular architectures. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:8736-8759. [PMID: 32969442 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01043j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Surface-grafted macromolecules, including polymers, DNA, peptides, etc., are versatile modifications to tailor the interfacial functions in a wide range of fields. In this review, we aim to provide an overview of the most recent progress in engineering surface-grafted chains for the creation of complex and multiplexed surface architectures over micro- to macro-scopic areas. A brief introduction to surface grafting is given first. Then the fabrication of complex surface architectures is summarized with a focus on controlled chain conformations, grafting densities and three-dimensional structures. Furthermore, recent advances are highlighted for the generation of multiplexed arrays with designed chemical composition in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. The applications of such complicated macromolecular architectures are then briefly discussed. Finally, some perspective outlooks for future studies and challenges are suggested. We hope that this review will be helpful to those just entering this field and those in the field requiring quick access to useful reference information about the progress in the properties, processing, performance, and applications of functional surface-grafted architectures.
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- Zhuang Xie
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Xingangxi Road No. 135, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510275, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Nanhai Avenue 3688, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518055, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Xingangxi Road No. 135, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510275, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Nanhai Avenue 3688, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518055, P. R. China.
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Sekizawa Y, Mitomo H, Nihei M, Nakamura S, Yonamine Y, Kuzuya A, Wada T, Ijiro K. Reversible changes in the orientation of gold nanorod arrays on polymer brushes. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:3798-3803. [PMID: 36132747 PMCID: PMC9418524 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00315h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Nanoparticles exhibit a number of unique properties such as localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). As this LSPR is sensitive to geometrical or spatial conditions, the arrangement of nanoparticles, in particular the active arrangement of plasmonic structures, is an important issue. In this study, gold nanorod (GNR) arrays were prepared by GNR attachment on anionic polymer (DNA) brushes via electrostatic interactions and their stimuli-responsive changes in orientation were investigated. As a result, the orientation of GNR arrays on DNA brushes reversibly changed by the modulation of electrostatic interactions between GNRs and polymers via changes in the solution pH. As these extensive GNR arrays are prepared via easy bottom-up processes, GNR surface properties are easily tuned by simple modification, and DNAs could be replaced with various synthetic polymers, we believe that this study will lead to the development of next-generation materials and devices with actively tunable structures.
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- Yu Sekizawa
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Hokkaido University Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-Ku Sapporo 060-0810 Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-Ku Sapporo 060-0810 Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-Ku Sapporo 060-8628 Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Kansai University 3-3-35 Yamate, Suita Osaka 564-8680 Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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Nakamura S, Mitomo H, Yonamine Y, Ijiro K. Salt-triggered Active Plasmonic Systems Based on the Assembly/Disassembly of Gold Nanorods in a DNA Brush Layer on a Solid Substrate. CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.200185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Satoshi Nakamura
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 11, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 11, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Kita 21, Nishi 11, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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