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Baden N, Watanabe H, Aoyagi M, Ujii H, Fujita Y. Surface-enhanced optical-mid-infrared photothermal microscopy using shortened colloidal silver nanowires: a noble approach for mid-infrared surface sensing. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024. [PMID: 38808389 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00106k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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We propose surface-enhanced optical-mid-infrared photothermal (MIP) microscopy using highly crystalline silver nanowires, acting as a Fabry-Perot resonator, and demonstrate its applicability to enhanced mid-infrared surface sensing of thin polymer layers as thin as 20 nm.
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- Naoki Baden
- Nihon Thermal Consulting, Co., Ltd, 3-9-2 Nishishinjuku, Sinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Kagamiyama 3-11-32, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-0046, Japan.
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Kagamiyama 3-11-32, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-0046, Japan.
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES) and Division of Information Science and Technology, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, N20W10, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Kagamiyama 3-11-32, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-0046, Japan.
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Zhang L, Biesold GM, Zhao C, Xu H, Lin Z. Necklace-Like Nanostructures: From Fabrication, Properties to Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200776. [PMID: 35749232 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The shape-controlled synthesis of nanocrystals remains a hot research topic in nanotechnology. Particularly, the fabrication of 1D structures such as wires, rods, belts, and tubes has been an interesting and important subject within nanoscience in the last few decades. 1D necklace-like micro/nanostructures are a sophisticated geometry that has attracted increasing attention due to their anisotropic and periodic structure, intrinsic high surface area, abundant transport channels, exposure of each component to the surface, and multiscale roughness of the surface. These characteristics enable their unique electrical, optical, and catalytic properties. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the advanced research progress on the fabrication strategies, novel properties, and various applications of necklace-like structures. It begins with the main fabrication methods of necklace-like structures and subsequently details a variety of their properties and applications. It concludes with the authors' perspectives on future research and development of the necklace-like structures.
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- Lei Zhang
- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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Ryan S, Shortall K, Dully M, Djehedar A, Murray D, Butler J, Neilan J, Soulimane T, Hudson SP. Long acting injectables for therapeutic proteins. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 217:112644. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Khanal BP, Zubarev ER. Self-Assembly of Nanocrystals into Ring-like Superstructures: When Shape, Size, and Material Do Not Matter. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3896-3906. [PMID: 35298173 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This manuscript describes a universal method for the spontaneous self-assembly of nanostructures ranging from 2-4 nm spherical particles to ∼440 nm long anisotropic nanorods into ring-like superstructures. The nanostructures composed of Au, Pt, and Pd as surface materials were synthesized in an aqueous cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) solution. The ligand exchange technique with 4-mercaptophenol was applied to replace CTAB from the surface of nanostructures with a functional thiol. The esterification reaction was carried out to covalently attach carboxy-terminated long-chain polystyrene (PS) molecules to the surface of nanostructures. The high grafting density of PS chains around nanocrystals made them highly soluble in a wide range of organic solvents. When a drop of nanostructure solution in a volatile nonpolar solvent was dried on a solid surface, the nanostructures spontaneously arranged themselves in the form of ring-like assemblies. The condensation of microscopic water droplets from the atmosphere on the surface of an evaporating solvent creates templates for the self-assembly of nanostructures into rings. We demonstrate that this self-assembly method is highly universal and can be extended to various nanostructures regardless of their shapes, sizes, and surface materials.
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- Bishnu P Khanal
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Gordel-Wójcik M, Piela K, Kołkowski R. Monitoring the gold nanoshell growth mechanism: stabilizing and destabilizing effects of PEG-SH molecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:5700-5709. [PMID: 35187554 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00239f] [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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Plasmonic nanoshells have attracted significant interest due to their resonant optical properties providing excellent spectral tunability, promising for various biophotonic applications. In this work we discuss our experimental and theoretical results related to the synthesis and optical characterization of surface-modified gold nanoshells. The nanoshell growth mechanism is monitored by IR spectroscopy, and the effects of modification of the gold nanoshell surface by PEG-SH ((11-mercaptoundecyl)tetra(ethylene glycol)) molecules are studied using TEM and optical methods. A red shift of localized surface plasmon resonance is observed upon formation of a layer of PEG-SH molecules on the completed gold nanoshells. Uncompleted gold shells show tendency to detach from the spherical silica cores, and the underlying destabilizing mechanism is discussed. The experimentally measured optical extinction properties are in good agreement with the results of numerical simulations, which additionally shed light on the localized plasmon modes contributing to the extinction, as well as on the effects of nanoshell surface nonuniformity on the resonant plasmonic properties and local field enhancements.
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- Marta Gordel-Wójcik
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14.p F. Joliot-Curie Street, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Physical and Quantum Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław, 50-370, Poland
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- Optics and Photonics Group, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O.Box 13500, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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Zhao H, Isozaki K, Taguchi T, Yang S, Miki K. Laying down of gold nanorods monolayers on solid surfaces for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy applications. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:26822-26828. [PMID: 34817481 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02497c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Laying-down gold nanorods (GNRs) of a monolayer immobilized on a solid substrate was realized with a hybrid method, a combination of three elemental technologies: surface modification, electrophoresis, and solvent evaporation. The self-assembly of CTAB-protected GNRs in the solution was induced by 0.05 mM of EDTA. The assembled GNRs were deposited in a laying-down form on the solid surface during the hybrid method. The final coverage was over 71% on the substrate with an area larger than 0.6 cm2. The spacing between the sides of the GNRs was fixed to be 4.6 ± 0.9 nm by the thermal annealing-promoted crystalline packing of the bilayer of CTAB salt-bridged with EDTA. The obtained laying-down GNRs of a monolayer on the gold substrate show a small shift of the transverse LSPR around 550-570 nm (with a width of around 100 nm) and a large red shift of the longitudinal LSPR to be 900-1050 nm (with a width of 500 nm), because of the strong electromagnetic coupling between the GNRs and gold substrate. Therefore it can be used in a wide range of wavelengths for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) applications. The film has a high enhancement factor with 105 for R6G.
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- Haidong Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037009, Shan Xi, People's Republic of China.,National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. .,School of Science, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shan Xi, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. .,Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
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- School of Science, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shan Xi, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
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Milliken S, Fraser J, Poirier S, Hulse J, Tay LL. Self-assembled vertically aligned Au nanorod arrays for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection of Cannabinol. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 196:222-228. [PMID: 29453097 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Self-assembled multi-layered vertically aligned gold nanorod (AuNR) arrays have been fabricated by a simple preparation process that requires a balance between the particle concentration and the ionic strength of the solvent. An experimentally determined critical AuNR concentration of 2.0nM and 50mM NaCl produces well-ordered vertically aligned hexagonally close-packed AuNR arrays. We demonstrate surface treatment via UV Ozone cleaning of such samples to allow introduction of analyte molecules (benzenethiol and cannabinol) for effective surface enhanced Raman scattering detection. This is the first demonstration of the SERS analysis of cannabinol. This approach demonstrates a cost-effective, high-yield and simple fabrication route to SERS sensors with application in the screening for the cannabinoids.
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- Sarah Milliken
- National Research Council Canada, Measurement Science and Standards, Ottawa, ON K1A0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Measurement Science and Standards, Ottawa, ON K1A0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Measurement Science and Standards, Ottawa, ON K1A0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Measurement Science and Standards, Ottawa, ON K1A0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Measurement Science and Standards, Ottawa, ON K1A0R6, Canada.
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Thomas R, Kumar J, George J, Shanthil M, Naidu GN, Swathi RS, Thomas KG. Coupling of Elementary Electronic Excitations: Drawing Parallels Between Excitons and Plasmons. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:919-932. [PMID: 29394070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recent advances in understanding the theoretical and experimental properties of excitons and plasmons have led to several technological breakthroughs. Though emerging from different schools of research, the parallels they possess both in their isolated and assembled forms are indeed interesting. Employing the larger framework of the dipolar coupling model, these aspects are discussed based on the excitonic transitions in chromophores and plasmonic resonances in noble metal nanostructures. The emergence of novel optical properties in linear, parallel, and helical assemblies of chromophores and nanostructures with varying separation distances, orientations, and interaction strengths of interacting dipolar components is discussed. The very high dipolar strengths of plasmonic transitions compared to the excitonic transitions, arising due to the collective nature of the electronic excitations in nanostructures, leads to the emergence of hot spots in plasmonically coupled assemblies. Correlations on the distance dependence of electric field with Raman signal enhancements have paved the way to the development of capillary tube-based plasmonic platforms for the detection of analytes.
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- Reshmi Thomas
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) , Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) , Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) , Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) , Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) , Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) , Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM) , Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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Rong Y, Song L, Si P, Zhang L, Lu X, Zhang J, Nie Z, Huang Y, Chen T. Macroscopic Assembly of Gold Nanorods into Superstructures with Controllable Orientations by Anisotropic Affinity Interaction. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:13867-13873. [PMID: 29129079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Two-dimensional or three-dimensional highly ordered arrays of anisotropic nanoparticles provide attracting properties that are highly desired by the industry. Traditional assembly methods such as evaporation usually produces the nanostructure arrays only up to the millimeter scale with poor control of nanoparticle orientation, making them hardly applicable for industrial needs. Here, we report a facile method to assemble centimeter-scale gold nanorod (Au NR) arrays with highly controlled nanoparticle orientation and high reproducibility. We selectively functionalized the transverse or longitudinal facets of Au NRs with polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecules and utilized the interfacial polymeric affinity between the PEG domains on Au NRs and the PEGylated substrate to achieve the anisotropic self-assembly. The side-PEGylated Au NRs formed closely packed horizontal arrays, whereas the end-PEGylated Au NRs formed vertically standing arrays on the substrate, respectively. The obtained Au NR arrays with different orientations showed anisotropic surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance. We showed that the vertically ordered Au NR arrays exhibited 3 times higher SERS signals than the horizontally ordered arrays.
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- Yun Rong
- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Ningbo 315201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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Single-Crystalline Gold Nanowires Synthesized from Light-Driven Oriented Attachment and Plasmon-Mediated Self-Assembly of Gold Nanorods or Nanoparticles. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44680. [PMID: 28300218 PMCID: PMC5353694 DOI: 10.1038/srep44680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Through the light-driven geometrically oriented attachment (OA) and self-assembly of Au nanorods (NRs) or nanoparticles (NPs), single-crystalline Au nanowires (NWs) were synthesized by the irradiation of a linearly-polarized (LP) laser. The process was conducted in a droplet of Au colloid on a glass irradiated by LP near-infrared (e.g. 1064 nm and 785 nm) laser beam of low power at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, without any additive. The FE-SEM images show that the cross sections of NWs are various: tetragonal, pentagonal or hexagonal. The EDS spectrum verifies the composition is Au, and the pattern of X-ray diffraction identifies the crystallinity of NWs with the facets of {111}, {200}, {220} and {311}. We proposed a hypothesis for the mechanism that the primary building units are aligned and coalesced by the plasmon-mediated optical torque and force to form the secondary building units. Subsequently, the secondary building units undergo the next self-assembly, and so forth the tertiary ones. The LP light guides the translational and rotational motions of these building units to perform geometrically OA in the side-by-side, end-to-end and T-shaped manners. Consequently, micron-sized ordered mesocrystals are produced. Additionally, the concomitant plasmonic heating causes the annealing for recrystallizing the mesocrystals in water.
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Chang L, Khan Y, Li L, Yang N, Yin P, Guo L. Colorimetric detection of HVA by self-assembly of Au nanorods with DNA double helices to give side-by-side and end-to-end structures. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28408f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Simple, less time consuming and sensitive self-assembly and colorimetric detection of HVA.
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- Lin Chang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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Wan M, Li X, Gao L, Fang W. Self-assembly of gold nanorods coated with phospholipids: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics study. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:465704. [PMID: 27758977 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/46/465704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The self-assembly of phospholipid-coated gold nanorods (GNRs) was investigated by coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. We predict that in addition to the formation of deformed vesicles encapsulating GNRs with diverse orientations, the lipid-coated GNRs can form a semi-ring attached to an excess vesicle phase, a branch with excess vesicle phase, a ring phase, a branch phase, a stack phase, and a vortex phase. The morphologies of the lipid-GNR complexes depend on the lipid/GNR molar ratio and the interaction strength between the nanorod surface and the lipid head groups. At given lipid-nanorod interactions, removing the lipid induces a phase transition from an isolated ring or branch phase to an aggregated vortex or stack phase and vice versa. As the lipid-coated GNRs transit from an isolated phase to an aggregated phase, the structure of the lipid at the nanorod surface converts from a bilayer state to a non-bilayer state.
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- Mingwei Wan
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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Nakagawa Y, Kageyama H, Oaki Y, Imai H. Orientation-selective alignments of nanoblocks in a and c directions of a tetragonal system through molecularly mediated manipulation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:5597-600. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc10644c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Selective 1D alignments of nanometric Mn3O4 cuboids in the a and c directions were achieved on the basis of the hydrophobic–hydrophilic interaction between a single dispersion medium and the specific crystal faces.
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- Yoshitaka Nakagawa
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Keio University
- Yokohama 223-8522
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Keio University
- Yokohama 223-8522
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Keio University
- Yokohama 223-8522
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Keio University
- Yokohama 223-8522
- Japan
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Matthews JR, Payne CM, Hafner JH. Analysis of Phospholipid Bilayers on Gold Nanorods by Plasmon Resonance Sensing and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:9893-9900. [PMID: 26302310 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and localized surface plasmon resonance sensing (LSPR) have been applied for a detailed analysis of lipid bilayers at the surface of gold nanorods. The spatial dependence of surface enhancement and the optical effects of the lipid phase transition confirm the presence of a bilayer membrane structure. Deuterated lipids exchanged rapidly between the nanorod surface and lipid vesicles in solution, suggesting a loosely bound, natural membrane structure. However, at a low solution concentration of lipid vesicles, the lipids on the gold nanorod surface convert to a nonbilayer structure, which could impact biological applications of these nanomaterials.
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- James R Matthews
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and ‡Department of Chemistry, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and ‡Department of Chemistry, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and ‡Department of Chemistry, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Kumar J, Thomas R, Swathi RS, Thomas KG. Au nanorod quartets and Raman signal enhancement: towards the design of plasmonic platforms. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:10454-10459. [PMID: 24875403 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr00170b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Quartets of Au nanorods were designed by combining the methodologies of lateral and longitudinal assemblies. A high electric field prevailing at the quartet junctions results in large enhancement in the Raman signals of molecules. FDTD simulations showed that the displacement of the lateral dimers in quartets expands the scope of hot spot distribution.
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- Jatish Kumar
- Photosciences and Photonics, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, India
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Tang W, Chase DB, Rabolt JF. Immobilization of Gold Nanorods onto Electrospun Polycaprolactone Fibers Via Polyelectrolyte Decoration—A 3D SERS Substrate. Anal Chem 2013; 85:10702-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac400241z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Wenqiong Tang
- Department of Materials Science
and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Materials Science
and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Materials Science
and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Vigderman L, Khanal BP, Zubarev ER. Functional gold nanorods: synthesis, self-assembly, and sensing applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2012; 24:4811-41, 5014. [PMID: 22740090 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 445] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Gold nanorods have received much attention due to their unique optical and electronic properties which are dependent on their shape, size, and aspect ratio. This article covers in detail the synthesis, functionalization, self-assembly, and sensing applications of gold nanorods. The synthesis of three major types of rods is discussed: single-crystalline and pentahedrally-twinned rods, which are synthesized by wet chemistry methods, and polycrystalline rods, which are synthesized by templated deposition. Functionalization of these rods is usually necessary for their applications, but can often be problematic due to their surfactant coating. Thus, general strategies are provided for the covalent and noncovalent functionalization of gold nanorods. The review will then examine the significant progress that has been made in controllable assembly of nanorods into various arrangements. This assembly can have a large effect on measurable properties of rods, making it particularly applicable towards sensing of a variety of analytes. Other types of sensing not dependent on nanorod assembly, such as refractive-index based sensing, are also discussed.
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- Leonid Vigderman
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Thai T, Zheng Y, Ng SH, Mudie S, Altissimo M, Bach U. Self-Assembly of Vertically Aligned Gold Nanorod Arrays on Patterned Substrates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:8732-5. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201204609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Thai T, Zheng Y, Ng SH, Mudie S, Altissimo M, Bach U. Self-Assembly of Vertically Aligned Gold Nanorod Arrays on Patterned Substrates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201204609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Nakamoto K, Kurita R, Niwa O. Electrochemical Surface Plasmon Resonance Measurement Based on Gold Nanohole Array Fabricated by Nanoimprinting Technique. Anal Chem 2012; 84:3187-91. [DOI: 10.1021/ac203160r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Kohei Nakamoto
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba
305-8566, Japan
- Institute
of Materials Science, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8573,
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba
305-8566, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba
305-8566, Japan
- Institute
of Materials Science, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8573,
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Liopo A, Conjusteau A, Tsyboulski D, Ermolinsky B, Kazansky A, Oraevsky A. Biocompatible Gold Nanorod Conjugates for Preclinical Biomedical Research. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; S2. [PMID: 23264890 DOI: 10.4172/2157-7439.s2-001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Gold nanorods with a peak absorption wavelength of 760 nm were prepared using a seed-mediated method. A novel protocol has been developed to replace hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide on the surface of the nanorods with 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid and metoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-thiol, and the monoclonal antibody HER2. The physical chemistry properties of the conjugates were monitored through optical and zeta-potential measurements to confirm surface chemistry changes. The efficiency of the modifications was quantified through measurement of the average number of antibodies per gold nanorod. The conjugates were investigated for different cells lines: BT-474, MCF7, MCF10, MDCK, and fibroblast. The results show successful cell accumulation of the gold nanorod HER2 conjugates in cells with HER2 overexpression. Incubation of the complexes in heparinized mouse blood demonstrated the low aggregation of the metallic particles through stability of the spectral properties, as verified by UV/VIS spectrometry. Cytotoxicity analysis with LDH release and MTT assay confirms strong targeting and retention of functional activity of the antibody after their conjugation with gold nanorods. Silver staining confirms efficient specific binding to BT-474 cells even in cases where the nanorod complexes were incubated in heparinized mouse blood. This is confirmed through in vivo studies where, following intravenous injection of gold nanorod complexes, silver staining reveals noticeably higher rates of specific binding in mouse tumors than in healthy liver.The conjugates are reproducible, have strong molecular targeting capabilities, have long term stability in vivo and can be used in pre-clinical applications. The conjugates can also be used for molecular and optoacoustic imaging, quantitative sensing of biological substrates, and photothermal therapy.
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- Anton Liopo
- TomoWave Laboratories, Houston, TX 77081, USA
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Nakamoto K, Kurita R, Niwa O, Fujii T, Nishida M. Development of a mass-producible on-chip plasmonic nanohole array biosensor. NANOSCALE 2011; 3:5067-75. [PMID: 22037864 DOI: 10.1039/c1nr10883b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We have developed a polymer film based plasmonic device whose optical properties are tuned for measuring biological samples. The device has a circular nanohole array structure fabricated with a nanoimprint technique using a UV curable polymer, and then gold thin film is deposited by electron beam deposition. Therefore, the device is mass-producible, which is also very important for bioaffinity sensors. First the gold film thickness and hole depth were optimized to obtain the maximum dip shift for the reflection spectra. The dip shift is equivalent to the sensitivity to refractive index changes at the plasmonic device surface. We also calculated the variation in reflection spectra by changing the above conditions using the finite-difference time domain method, and we obtained agreement between the theoretical and experimental curves. The nanohole periodicity was adjusted from 400 to 900 nm to make it possible to perform measurements in the visible wavelength region to measure the aqueous samples with less optical absorption. The tuned bottom filled gold nanohole array was incorporated in a microfluidic device covered with a PDMS based microchannel that was 2 mm wide and 20 μm deep. As a proof of concept, the device was used to detect TNF-α by employing a direct immunochemical reaction on the plasmonic array, and a detection limit of 21 ng mL(-1) was obtained by amplification with colloidal gold labeling instead of enzymatic amplification.
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- Kohei Nakamoto
- Institute of Materials Science, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8573, Japan
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Xie Y, Guo S, Ji Y, Guo C, Liu X, Chen Z, Wu X, Liu Q. Self-assembly of gold nanorods into symmetric superlattices directed by OH-terminated hexa(ethylene glycol) alkanethiol. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:11394-11400. [PMID: 21830776 DOI: 10.1021/la202320k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The self-assembly of anisotropic gold nanorods (GNRs) into ordered phases remains a challenge. Herein, we demonstrated the fabrication of symmetric circular- or semicircular-like self-assembled superlattices composed of multilayers of standing GNRs by fine-tuning the repulsive interactions among GNRs. The repulsive force is tailored from electrostatic interaction to steric force by replacing the surface coating of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) (ζ potential of 20-50 mV) with an OH-terminated hexa(ethylene glycol) alkanethiol (here termed as EG(6)OH, ζ potential of -10 mV). The assembly mechanism is discussed via theoretical analyses of the major interactions, and an effective balance between the repulsive steric and attractive depletion interactions is the main driving force for the self-assembly. The real-time observations of solution assembly (UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy) supports the mechanism that we suggested. The superlattices obtained here not only enrich the categories of the self-assembled structures but more importantly deepen the insight of the self-assembly process and pave the way for various potential applications.
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- Yong Xie
- Department of Physics, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100191, China
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Gold nanorods 3D-supercrystals as surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy substrates for the rapid detection of scrambled prions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:8157-61. [PMID: 21536908 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1016530108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Highly organized supercrystals of Au nanorods with plasmonic antennae enhancement of electrical field have made possible fast direct detection of prions in complex biological media such as serum and blood. The nearly perfect three-dimensional organization of nanorods render these systems excellent surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy substrates with uniform electric field enhancement, leading to reproducibly high enhancement factor in the desirable spectral range.
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Sreeprasad TS, Pradeep T. Reversible assembly and disassembly of gold nanorods induced by EDTA and its application in SERS tuning. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:3381-3390. [PMID: 21366283 DOI: 10.1021/la104828e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A facile and reversible method for assembling and disassembling gold nanorods (GNRs) using a common chelating agent, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), is reported. Assembly was induced by the electrostatic interaction between the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) bilayer present on GNRs and EDTA. At lower concentrations of EDTA, end-to-end assembled chains were formed. At higher concentrations of EDTA, these chains come together to form sheet-like structures. The complex of CTAB and EDTA, being labile, disassembles in the presence of stronger chelating agents. Upon addition of metal ions having higher formation constants, EDTA detaches from the GNRs and forms stronger complexes with metal ions, resulting in disassembly. Characteristic changes were observed in the UV/vis spectra. Addition of EDTA resulted in a red shift of longitudinal surface plasmon (LSP) resonance at lower concentrations, indicating an end-to-end assembly. At higher concentrations, the characteristic of side-by-side assembly was seen in the UV/vis spectra. TEM analysis proved the existence of end-to-end chains at lower concentrations of EDTA and side-by-side assembled sheet-like structures at higher concentrations. The addition of metal ions induced disassembly. Even 2 ppb of metal ion was detected using the spectral changes. Disassembly was studied in detail, taking Pb(II) as the model system. Upon addition of Pb(II), TSP showed a blue shift and decreased in intensity while the LSP showed a red shift and increased in intensity. A new peak at a higher wavelength region emerged, pointing to the existence of both side-by-side and end-to-end assembly in the system. TEM analysis showed that the disassembly involves the formation of bundled chains which may be the reason for the observed spectral changes. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity of the system could be tuned by controlling the concentration of EDTA and the metal ion, Pb(II).
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- T S Sreeprasad
- DST Unit of Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai-600 036, India
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Castellana ET, Gamez RC, Russell DH. Label-Free Biosensing with Lipid-Functionalized Gold Nanorods. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:4182-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ja109936h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Edward T. Castellana
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Sajanlal PR, Sreeprasad TS, Samal AK, Pradeep T. Anisotropic nanomaterials: structure, growth, assembly, and functions. NANO REVIEWS 2011; 2:NANO-2-5883. [PMID: 22110867 PMCID: PMC3215190 DOI: 10.3402/nano.v2i0.5883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2010] [Accepted: 12/11/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Comprehensive knowledge over the shape of nanomaterials is a critical factor in designing devices with desired functions. Due to this reason, systematic efforts have been made to synthesize materials of diverse shape in the nanoscale regime. Anisotropic nanomaterials are a class of materials in which their properties are direction-dependent and more than one structural parameter is needed to describe them. Their unique and fine-tuned physical and chemical properties make them ideal candidates for devising new applications. In addition, the assembly of ordered one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D), and three-dimensional (3D) arrays of anisotropic nanoparticles brings novel properties into the resulting system, which would be entirely different from the properties of individual nanoparticles. This review presents an overview of current research in the area of anisotropic nanomaterials in general and noble metal nanoparticles in particular. We begin with an introduction to the advancements in this area followed by general aspects of the growth of anisotropic nanoparticles. Then we describe several important synthetic protocols for making anisotropic nanomaterials, followed by a summary of their assemblies, and conclude with major applications.
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- Panikkanvalappil R Sajanlal
- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
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Kuwahara Y, Mizoguchi D, Yoshimori K, Endo H, Iwanaga M, Iwanaga T, Sawada T, Goto M, Shosenji H, Yamada S. Structural Control of Three-dimensional Assemblies of Anisotropic Gold Nanoparticles Based on Their Different Shapes. CHEM LETT 2010. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2010.1171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ferhan AR, Guo L, Kim DH. Influence of ionic strength and surfactant concentration on electrostatic surfacial assembly of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-capped gold nanorods on fully immersed glass. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:12433-12442. [PMID: 20557083 DOI: 10.1021/la101105t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The effect of ionic strength as well as surfactant concentration on the surface assembly of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-capped gold nanorods (GNRs) has been studied. Glass substrates were modified to yield a net negative charge through electrostatic coating of polystyrenesulfonate (PSS) over a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of positively charged aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS). The substrates were then fully immersed in GNR solutions at different CTAB concentrations and ionic strengths. Under slightly excess CTAB concentrations, it was observed that the density of GNRs immobilized on a substrate was predictably tunable through the adjustment of NaCl concentration over a wide range. Motivated by the experimental observation, we hypothesize that electrostatic shielding of charges around the GNRs affects the density of GNR immobilization. This model ultimately explains that at moderate to high CTAB concentrations a second electrostatic shielding effect contributed by excess CTAB molecules occurs, resulting in a parabolic trend of nanorod surface density when ionic strength is continually increased. In contrast, at a low CTAB concentration, the effect of ionic strength becomes much less significant due to insufficient CTAB molecules to provide for the second electrostatic shielding effect. The tunability of electrostatic-based surface assembly of GNRs enables the attainment of a dense surface assembly of nanorods without significant removal of CTAB or any other substituted stabilizing agent, both of which could compromise the stability and morphology of GNRs in solution. An additional study performed to investigate the robustness of such electrostatic-based surface assembly also proved its reliability to be used as biosensing platforms.
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- Abdul Rahim Ferhan
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457
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Recent advances in analytical and bioanalysis applications of noble metal nanorods. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 398:2451-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-3937-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2010] [Revised: 06/17/2010] [Accepted: 06/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Vinod TP, Park M, Kim SH, Kim J. Multisegmented Se-Te-Se hybrid nanowires: a building unit with inbuilt block and glue functionality. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:9195-9197. [PMID: 20469942 DOI: 10.1021/la101455z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A novel hybrid nanomaterial incorporating Te and Se components within a multisegmented nanowire morphology is synthesized through a facile aqueous phase reaction at room temperature. Te nanowires were used as templates to grow Se segments at their terminal locations. The Se-Te-Se structures obtained exhibit a self-organization property thereby enabling the formation of "nanotweezers" at elevated temperatures. The physical and chemical properties of its individual components are expected to provide interesting functionality and promising utility to these nanostructures. The inbuilt block and glue features associated with its components make it a potential building unit toward nanoarchitectures of higher sophistication.
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- T P Vinod
- Department of Chemistry and GETRC, Kongju National University, Kongju, Chungnam 314-701, Korea
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Bodnarchuk MI, Kovalenko MV, Pichler S, Fritz-Popovski G, Hesser G, Heiss W. Large-area ordered superlattices from magnetic Wustite/cobalt ferrite core/shell nanocrystals by doctor blade casting. ACS NANO 2010; 4:423-431. [PMID: 20028102 DOI: 10.1021/nn901284f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Although a large diversity of single-component and binary superlattices from colloidal nanocrystals have been demonstrated, applications of such ordered nanocrystal assemblies are still hampered due to a lack of control over the self-assembly processes over large areas. A reel-to-reel compatible large-area coating technique for solutions is given by doctor blade casting, which is applied here to deposit colloidal nanocrystals onto various substrates. The self-assembly process is demonstrated for magnetic nanocrystals, having a high potential for applications in magnetic memory devices. Shape-controlled (spherical and cubic) and monodisperse nanocrystals with a Wustite core and a cobalt ferrite shell are used in particular. Doctor blade casting of these colloidal nanocrystals results in films exhibiting hexagonally closely packed arrangements, which are formed by a top-down growth, as is evidenced by cross sectional transmission electron microscopy. The ordering in the topmost layer extends over large areas, although some defects and irregularities are found. The degree and quality of self-assembly is quantified by analyzing plan view images of the assemblies by means of the decay of their autocorrelation function. This analysis reveals that the degree of ordering obtained by doctor blade casting outperforms those provided by alternative deposition techniques such as inkjet printing or drop casting. The results for the coherent lengths deduced from the autocorrelation analysis are shown to be consistent with those from grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering, giving coherence length on the order of 1000 nm.
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- Maryna I Bodnarchuk
- Institute of Semiconductor and Solid State Physics, University Linz, Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria.
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Huang X, Neretina S, El-Sayed MA. Gold nanorods: from synthesis and properties to biological and biomedical applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2009; 21:4880-4910. [PMID: 25378252 DOI: 10.1002/adma.200802789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1053] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Noble metal nanoparticles are capable of confining resonant photons in such a manner as to induce coherent surface plasmon oscillation of their conduction band electrons, a phenomenon leading to two important properties. Firstly, the confinement of the photon to the nanoparticle's dimensions leads to a large increase in its electromagnetic field and consequently great enhancement of all the nanoparticle's radiative properties, such as absorption and scattering. Moreover, by confining the photon's wavelength to the nanoparticle's small dimensions, there exists enhanced imaging resolving powers, which extend well below the diffraction limit, a property of considerable importance in potential device applications. Secondly, the strongly absorbed light by the nanoparticles is followed by a rapid dephasing of the coherent electron motion in tandem with an equally rapid energy transfer to the lattice, a process integral to the technologically relevant photothermal properties of plasmonic nanoparticles. Of all the possible nanoparticle shapes, gold nanorods are especially intriguing as they offer strong plasmonic fields while exhibiting excellent tunability and biocompatibility. We begin this review of gold nanorods by summarizing their radiative and nonradiative properties. Their various synthetic methods are then outlined with an emphasis on the seed-mediated chemical growth. In particular, we describe nanorod spontaneous self-assembly, chemically driven assembly, and polymer-based alignment. The final section details current studies aimed at applications in the biological and biomedical fields.
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- Xiaohua Huang
- Laser Dynamics Laboratory School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)
- Emory-Georgia Tech Cancer Center for Nanotechnology Excellence Department of Biomedical Engineering Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)
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- Laser Dynamics Laboratory School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Temple University 1947 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122 (USA)
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- Laser Dynamics Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 (USA)
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Bakshi MS. A simple method of superlattice formation: step-by-step evaluation of crystal growth of gold nanoparticles through seed-growth method. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:12697-705. [PMID: 19618928 DOI: 10.1021/la901767c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Self-assembled arrangement of monodisperse nanoparticles (NPs) forms one-dimensional (1D) to three-dimensional (3D) superlattice (SL) with many useful applications. A simple seed growth (S-G) method is presented to achieve monodisperse gold (Au) NPs and simultaneously arrange them into SL formation. It can simply be done by controlling the hydrophobicity of a capping surfactant and can very well be extended to semiconductor NPs such as PbS as well. It is demonstrated by step-by-step evaluation of a three-step S-G method in the presence of a series of strongly hydrophobic Gemini surfactants. NPs of each step are analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-visible measurements to evaluate the mode of aggregation in dried and colloidal bulk phases, respectively. Both studies show complementary results. Crystal growth of NPs is followed through different steps by measuring the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. It allows one to identify different reaction conditions such as the number of nucleating centers (seeds) and concentration of the surfactant to achieve monodisperse morphologies of NPs. All studies pertaining to different steps of the S-G method under different reaction conditions collectively lead to a single conclusion that better capping ability of strongly hydrophobic surfactants allows NPs to achieve both monodisperse morphologies as well as SL formation simultaneously.
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- Mandeep Singh Bakshi
- Department of Chemistry, Acadia University, 6 University Avenue, Elliot Hall, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada.
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Guerrero-Martínez A, Pérez-Juste J, Carbó-Argibay E, Tardajos G, Liz-Marzán L. Gemini-Surfactant-Directed Self-Assembly of Monodisperse Gold Nanorods into Standing Superlattices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200904118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Guerrero-Martínez A, Pérez-Juste J, Carbó-Argibay E, Tardajos G, Liz-Marzán L. Gemini-Surfactant-Directed Self-Assembly of Monodisperse Gold Nanorods into Standing Superlattices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:9484-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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