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Zúñiga-Bustos M, Comer J, Poblete H. Thermodynamics of the physisorption of capping agents on silver nanoparticles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:20320-20330. [PMID: 37219530 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp06002g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Nanoscale silver particles have growing applications in biomedical and other technologies due to their unique antibacterial, optical, and electrical properties. The preparation of metal nanoparticles requires the action of a capping agent, such as thiol-containing compounds, to provide colloidal stability, prevent agglomeration, stop uncontrolled growth, and attenuate oxidative damage. However, despite the extensive use of these thiol-based capping agents, the structure of the capping agent layers on the metal surface and the thermodynamics of the formation of these layers remains poorly understood. Here, we leverage molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculation techniques, to study the behavior of citrate and four thiol-containing capping agents commonly used to protect silver nanoparticles from oxidation. We have studied the single-molecule adsorption of these capping agents to the metal-water interface, their coalescence into clusters, and the formation of complete monolayers covering the metal nanoparticle. At sufficiently high concentrations, we find that allylmercaptan, lipoic acid, and mercaptohexanol spontaneously self-assemble into ordered layers with the thiol group in contact with the metal surface. The high density and ordered structure is presumably responsible for their improved protective characteristics relative to the other compounds studied.
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- Matías Zúñiga-Bustos
- Programa Institucional de Fomento a la Investigacion, Desarrollo e Innovacion (PIDi), Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana, Santiago 8940577, Chile
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 66506-580, Kansas, USA.
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Molecular Simulation, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de Talca, 2 Norte 685, Talca, Chile.
- Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channel-Associated Diseases (MiNICAD), Talca, Chile
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Muñoz M, Eren Cimenci C, Goel K, Comtois-Bona M, Hossain M, McTiernan C, Zuñiga-Bustos M, Ross A, Truong B, Davis DR, Liang W, Rotstein B, Ruel M, Poblete H, Suuronen EJ, Alarcon EI. Nanoengineered Sprayable Therapy for Treating Myocardial Infarction. ACS NANO 2022; 16:3522-3537. [PMID: 35157804 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We report the development, as well as the in vitro and in vivo testing, of a sprayable nanotherapeutic that uses surface engineered custom-designed multiarmed peptide grafted nanogold for on-the-spot coating of an infarcted myocardial surface. When applied to mouse hearts, 1 week after infarction, the spray-on treatment resulted in an increase in cardiac function (2.4-fold), muscle contractility, and myocardial electrical conductivity. The applied nanogold remained at the treatment site 28 days postapplication with no off-target organ infiltration. Further, the infarct size in the mice that received treatment was found to be <10% of the total left ventricle area, while the number of blood vessels, prohealing macrophages, and cardiomyocytes increased to levels comparable to that of a healthy animal. Our cumulative data suggest that the therapeutic action of our spray-on nanotherapeutic is highly effective, and in practice, its application is simpler than other regenerative approaches for treating an infarcted heart.
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- Marcelo Muñoz
- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Departamento de Bioinformática, Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, 2 Norte 685, 3460000, Talca, Chile
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
- Molecular Imaging Probes and Radiochemistry Laboratory, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Departamento de Bioinformática, Centro de Bioinformática, Simulación y Modelado (CBSM), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, 2 Norte 685, 3460000, Talca, Chile
- Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channels-Associated Diseases (MiNICAD), Universidad de Talca, 2 Norte 685, 3460000 Talca, Chile
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- BEaTS Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
- Molecular Imaging Probes and Radiochemistry Laboratory, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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Núñez RN, Veglia AV, Pacioni NL. MultiShapeC, an algorithm to assess concentration in multi-shape nanoparticle samples: nanosilver, a case study. RSC Adv 2022; 12:26550-26555. [PMID: 36275155 PMCID: PMC9486825 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04078f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Shape, size, and dispersity play a crucial role in the calculation of colloidal nanoparticle concentrations, which results in remarkable differences in the determination of parameters like Stern–Volmer constants. In this work, we propose an algorithm named MultiShapeC to include the variability in shapes and polydispersity in the concentration calculation. This algorithm was validated using the quenching of carbazole fluorescence emission by silver nanoparticles. An algorithm to include multi-shape and polydispersity in the nanoparticle concentration calculation is presented.![]()
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- Rodrigo Nicolás Núñez
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), INFIQC, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), INFIQC, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), INFIQC, Córdoba, Argentina
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Acero PN, Mohr S, Bernabei M, Fernández C, Domínguez B, Ewen JP. Molecular Simulations of Surfactant Adsorption on Iron Oxide from Hydrocarbon Solvents. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:14582-14596. [PMID: 34878282 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The performance of organic friction modifiers (OFMs) depends on their ability to adsorb onto surfaces and form protective monolayers. Understanding the relationship between OFM concentration in the base oil and the resulting surface coverage is important for improving lubricant formulations. Here, we use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the adsorption of three OFMs─stearic acid (SA), glycerol monoostearate (GMS), and glycerol monooleate (GMO)─onto a hematite surface from two hydrocarbon solvents─n-hexadecane and poly(α-olefin) (PAO). We calculate the potential of mean force of the adsorption process using the adaptive biasing force algorithm, and the adsorption strength increases in the order SA < GMS < GMO. We estimate the minimum area occupied by OFM molecules on the surface using annealing MD simulations and obtained a similar hard-disk area for GMS and GMO but a lower value for SA. Using the MD results, we determine the adsorption isotherms using the molecular thermodynamic theory (MTT), which agree well with one previous experimental data set for SA on hematite. For two other experimental data sets for SA, lateral interactions between surfactant molecules need to be accounted for within the MTT framework. SA forms monolayers with lower surface coverage than GMO and GMS at low concentrations but also has the highest plateau coverage. We validate the adsorption energies from the MD simulations using high-frequency reciprocating rig friction experiments with different concentrations of the OFMs in PAO. For OFMs with saturated tailgroups (SA and GMS), we obtain good agreement between the simulations and the experiments. The results deviate for OFMs containing Z-unsaturated tailgroups (GMO) due to the additional steric hindrance, which is not accounted for in the current simulation framework. This study demonstrates that MD simulations, alongside MTT, are an accurate and efficient tool to predict adsorption isotherms at solid-liquid interfaces.
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- Pablo Navarro Acero
- Nextmol (Bytelab Solutions SL), Carrer de Roc Boronat 117, 08 018 Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), Plaça Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08 034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Nextmol (Bytelab Solutions SL), Carrer de Roc Boronat 117, 08 018 Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), Plaça Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08 034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Repsol Technology Lab, DC Technology & Corporate Venturing, Agustín de Betancourt s/n, 28 935 Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
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- Repsol Technology Lab, DC Technology & Corporate Venturing, Agustín de Betancourt s/n, 28 935 Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
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- Repsol Technology Lab, DC Technology & Corporate Venturing, Agustín de Betancourt s/n, 28 935 Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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Ross A, Muñoz M, Rotstein BH, Suuronen EJ, Alarcon EI. A low cost and open access system for rapid synthesis of large volumes of gold and silver nanoparticles. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5420. [PMID: 33686164 PMCID: PMC7940392 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84896-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Rapid synthesis of nanomaterials in scalable quantities is critical for accelerating the discovery and commercial translation of nanoscale-based technologies. The synthesis of metal nanogold and silver in volumes larger than 100 mL is not automatized and might require of the use of harsh conditions that in most cases is detrimental for the production of nanoparticles with reproducible size distributions. In this work, we present the development and optimization of an open-access low-cost NanoParticle Flow Synthesis System (NPFloSS) that allows for the rapid preparation of volumes of up to 1 L of gold and silver nanoparticle aqueous solutions.
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- Alex Ross
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y4W7, Canada.,Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H8M5, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y4W7, Canada
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- Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H8M5, Canada.,Molecular Imaging Probes and Radiochemistry Laboratory, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y4W7, Canada. .,Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H8M5, Canada.
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Lazurko C, Khatoon Z, Goel K, Sedlakova V, Eren Cimenci C, Ahumada M, Zhang L, Mah TF, Franco W, Suuronen EJ, Alarcon EI. Multifunctional Nano and Collagen-Based Therapeutic Materials for Skin Repair. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:1124-1134. [PMID: 33464871 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
A novel strategy is needed for treating nonhealing wounds, which is able to simultaneously eradicate pathogenic bacteria and promote tissue regeneration. This would improve patient outcome and reduce the number of lower limb amputations. In this work, we present a multifunctional therapeutic approach able to control bacterial infections, provide a protective barrier to a full-thickness wound, and improve wound healing in a clinically relevant animal model. Our approach uses a nanoengineered antimicrobial nanoparticle for creating a sprayable layer onto the wound bed that prevents bacterial proliferation and also eradicates preformed biofilms. As a protective barrier for the wound, we developed a thermoresponsive collagen-based matrix that has prohealing properties and is able to fill wounds independent of their geometries. Our results indicate that using a combination of the matrix with full-thickness microscopic skin tissue columns synergistically contributed to faster and superior skin regeneration in a nonhealing wound model in diabetic mice.
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- Caitlin Lazurko
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa K1Y4W7, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H8M5, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa K1Y4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa K1Y4W7, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H8M5, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa K1Y4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa K1Y4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa K1Y4W7, Canada.,Centro de Nanotecnología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile.,Wellman Centre for Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H8M5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H8M5, Canada
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- Wellman Centre for Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, Massachusetts, United States
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa K1Y4W7, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H8M5, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa K1Y4W7, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H8M5, Canada
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