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Adam A, Díez-García MI, Morante JR, Chen Z, Tian Z, Adamu H, Qamar M. Sparkling Synergy: Enhancing Hydrogen Evolution with a Mesoporous CoP/FeP Interface. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 39363631 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
Abstract
The reaction kinetics is predominantly determined by the surface and interface engineering of electrocatalysts. Herein, we demonstrate the growth of cobalt monophosphide and iron monophosphide (CoP/FeP) with an effective solid interface. The surface of CoP/FeP is mesoporous, which is obtained by phosphidizing mesoporous CoFe2O4. The CoP/FeP electrode exhibits substantially superior hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance compared to CoP and FeP. The overpotentials (η) required to generate 10 mA cm-2 are determined to be around 98 mVRHE (CoP/FeP), 220 mVRHE (FeP), and 265 mVRHE (CoP) in an acidic electrolyte. The exchange current density and Tafel slopes suggest that CoP/FeP has better redox properties and kinetic abilities compared to FeP and CoP. Furthermore, the CoP/FeP electrode exhibits reduced electrochemical impedance and superior surface charge transport characteristics in comparison to both the CoP and FeP electrodes. In addition to having a greater number of catalytically active sites, the turnover frequency of CoP/FeP is approximately 2 and 5 times higher than that of FeP and CoP, respectively. The CoP/FeP electrode maintains a consistent current density of around 25 mA cm-2 for a continuous period of 24 h during the HER, attesting to the excellent durability of the CoP/FeP electrode. In addition, a relationship between differential hydrogen adsorption energy (ΔEH), the corresponding Gibbs free energy change (ΔGH), and the hydrogen coverage on distinct surfaces, namely, CoP, FeP, and CoP/FeP, is established. The calculation findings show that the CoP/FeP surface, which is predominantly exposed with CoP, exhibits the highest catalytic potential for the HER. The estimation of the specific HER activity of the electrodes, normalized to the electrochemically active surface area, corroborates the calculation findings.
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- Alaaldin Adam
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adriá de Besós, Barcelona 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adriá de Besós, Barcelona 08930, Spain
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 Zhongguan West Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 Zhongguan West Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, PR China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Materials Science and Engineering Department King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Refat NM, Nassar MY, Sadeek SA. A controllable one-pot hydrothermal synthesis of spherical cobalt ferrite nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, and optical properties. RSC Adv 2022; 12:25081-25095. [PMID: 36199874 PMCID: PMC9443479 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03345c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We herein report the controllable synthesis of spherical cobalt ferrite nanoparticles with average crystallite size in the range of 3.6–12.9 nm using a facile, eco-friendly, hydrothermal method. The hydrothermal treatment was carried out by utilizing cobalt nitrate, ferric nitrate, and ammonium hydroxide in the presence and absence of Arabic gum as a surfactant agent. The purity and crystallinity of the products were tuned by varying reaction conditions such as reaction time (0.5–8 h), reaction temperature (120–180 °C), percentage of ethylene glycol (0–100% (v/v)), pH (8–9.6), and amount of Arabic gum (0–2 g). We characterized the prepared products using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis (EDS), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns, and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS). The optimal hydrothermal treatment was performed at 180 °C and pH 9.6 for 4 h in aqueous media. The results also revealed that the as-prepared spinel cobalt ferrite nanoparticles have an estimated optical band gap energy in the range of ca. 1.6–1.9 eV, indicating the semiconducting characteristics of the products. A controllable synthesis of spherical cobalt ferrite nanoparticles with average crystallite size in the range of 3.6–12.9 nm using a facile, eco-friendly, hydrothermal method.![]()
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- Nedaa M. Refat
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Zeng T, Sun G, Miao C, Yan G, Ye Y, Yang W, Sautet P. Stabilizing Oxidative Dehydrogenation Active Sites at High Temperature with Steam: ZnFe2O4-Catalyzed Oxidative Dehydrogenation of 1-Butene to 1,3-Butadiene. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tieqiang Zeng
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095, California, United States
- State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis, Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Shanghai 201208, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095, California, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis, Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Shanghai 201208, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095, California, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis, Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Shanghai 201208, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis, Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Shanghai 201208, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095, California, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095, California, United States
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye from Aqueous Environment Using Cobalt Ferrite Nanostructures: Development, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Performance. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11270-020-4410-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Li L, Zhang Y, Li J, Huo W, Li B, Bai J, Cheng Y, Tang H, Li X. Facile synthesis of yolk–shell structured ZnFe2O4 microspheres for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qi01191e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yolk–shell structured ZnFe2O4 microspheres with excellent OER performance are synthesized via a facile solvothermal method and annealing treatment.
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- Li Li
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei 235000
- PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei 235000
- PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei 235000
- PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei 235000
- PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei 235000
- PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi'an 710119
- PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi'an 710119
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center of Nano Energy Materials
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center of Nano Energy Materials
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- PR China
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Kasparis G, Erdocio AS, Tuffnell JM, Thanh NTK. Synthesis of size-tuneable β-FeOOH nanoellipsoids and a study of their morphological and compositional changes by reduction. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce01778f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Synthesis of finely size-tuned β-FeOOH nanoellipsoids which could be used as precursors to form anisotropic iron oxide nanoparticles by reduction.
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- Georgios Kasparis
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- University College London
- London WC1E 6BT
- UK
- UCL Healthcare Biomagnetic and Nanomaterials Laboratories
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- University College London
- London WC1E 6BT
- UK
- UCL Healthcare Biomagnetic and Nanomaterials Laboratories
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- University College London
- London WC1E 6BT
- UK
- UCL Healthcare Biomagnetic and Nanomaterials Laboratories
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Magnetic and photocatalytic studies on Zn1−xMgxFe2O4 nanocolloids synthesized by solvothermal reflux method. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2017; 177:95-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Application of [M(en)3]3[Fe(ox)3]2 (M = Zn, Cd, Ni) complexes as new precursor for the synthesis of ferrite micro/nanostructures. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2016.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Maiti D, Saha A, Devi PS. Surface modified multifunctional ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles for hydrophobic and hydrophilic anti-cancer drug molecule loading. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:1439-50. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp05840f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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By appropriate surface functionalization, multifunctional ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles exhibiting RT ferromagnetism and green emission has been loaded with a hydrophobic drug molecule-curcumin and a hydrophilic drug molecule-daunorubicin.
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- Debabrata Maiti
- Nano-Structured Materials Division
- CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
- Kolkata 700032
- India
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- Nano-Structured Materials Division
- CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
- Kolkata 700032
- India
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Nikam S, Joshi S. Irreversible phase transition in BiVO4 nanostructures synthesized by a polyol method and enhancement in photo degradation of methylene blue. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14700c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Structure and bonding in metal oxides has been studied extensively using Raman vibrational spectroscopy and is found to provide complementary information to the crystallographic observations.
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- Swati Nikam
- Department of Chemistry
- Center for Advanced Studies in Chemistry
- Savitribai Phule Pune University
- Pune 411007
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Center for Advanced Studies in Chemistry
- Savitribai Phule Pune University
- Pune 411007
- India
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Bartolomé E, Cayado P, Solano E, Ricart S, Gázquez J, Mundet B, Coll M, Puig T, Obradors X, Valvidares M, Herrero-Martín J, Gargiani P, Pellegrin E. Magnetic stability against calcining of microwave-synthesized CoFe2O4 nanoparticles. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj00705h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The magnetization of microwave-synthesized CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, after the stringent thermal treatment that would be necessary to prepare hybrid ferromagnetic–YBCO films, is preserved.
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- Elena Bartolomé
- Escola Universitària Salesiana de Sarrià (EUSS)
- 08710 Barcelona
- Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
- Spain
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- Department of Solid State Sciences
- Faculty of Sciences
- Ghent University
- 9000 Ghent
- Belgium
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
- Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
- Spain
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Du CF, Li JR, Feng ML, Zou GD, Shen NN, Huang XY. Varied forms of lamellar [Sn3Se7]n2n− anion: the competitive and synergistic structure-directing effects of metal–amine complex and imidazolium cations. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:7364-72. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt00620a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Presented are the varied forms of a lamellar [Sn3Se7]n2n− anion produced by the competitive and synergistic structure-directing effects of a metal–amine complex and imidazolium cations.
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- Cheng-Feng Du
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xinyang Normal University
- Xinyang 464000
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
- People's Republic of China
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Inorganic yellow nano-pigments based on monoclinic vanadium–zirconia solid solutions for digital decoration prepared by a polyol approach.
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- University of Valencia
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry
- 46100-Burjasot
- Spain
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- University of Valencia
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry
- 46100-Burjasot
- Spain
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Yang KM, Cho HI, Choi HJ, Piao Y. Synthesis of water well-dispersed PEGylated iron oxide nanoparticles for MR/optical lymph node imaging. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:3355-3364. [PMID: 32261598 DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00084f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We reported the synthesis of highly water-stable iron oxide nanoparticles by a simple one-pot reaction. Non-toxic polyethylene glycol MW 600 (PEG) acted as a solvent, capping agent and reducing agent in the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles. As a result of the synthesis, PEGylated small-size (4.2 ± 0.39 nm average diameter and 7.2 ± 1.9 nm hydrodynamic sizes measuring by DLS) iron oxide nanoparticles (USPIO) were obtained, which show great colloidal stability in water and tolerate high salt concentration (0.75 M sodium chloride) and a wide pH range of 4 to 12. Oxidation of PEG was observed during the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles, which makes USPIO easy to functionalize with other molecules. Functionalization of the USPIO surface with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) was conducted for investigating the possibility for multimodal imaging. Also the cytotoxicity test and lymph node imaging were performed by using the FITC labelled USPIO (FITC@USPIO). According to these results, the stable water dispersed USPIO and FITC@USPIO are expected to apply for multimodal in vivo imaging.
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- Kyung Mo Yang
- Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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Kim JG, Kim Y, Noh Y, Kim WB. Formation of carbon-coated ZnFe2O4 nanowires and their highly reversible lithium storage properties. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra02095b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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