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Valencia Ramirez A, Bonneux G, Terfort A, Losada-Pérez P, Renner FU. Nanomechanical Stability of Laterally Heterogeneous Films of Corrosion Inhibitor Molecules Obtained by Microcontact Printing on Au Model Substrates. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:15614-15621. [PMID: 36484233 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Self-assembled monolayers of corrosion inhibitors of the mercaptobenzimidazole family, SH-BimH, SH-BimH-5NH2, and SH-BimH-5OMe, were formed on template-stripped ultraflat Au surfaces using microcontact printing, and subsequently analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and AFM-force spectroscopy (AFM-FS) using a quantitative imaging (QI) mode. Printing of all used inhibitor molecules resulted in clear patterns and in slightly more compact films compared to immersion. The stability of the monolayers is further probed by AFM-FS. Adhesion values of laterally heterogeneous inhibitor-modified surfaces compared to bare Au surfaces, nonpatterned areas, and fully covered surfaces are analyzed and discussed. Microcontact printing confers a superior nanomechanical stability to imidazole-modified films of the printed surface patches as compared to homogeneously covered surfaces by immersion into the inhibitor solution.
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- Andrea Valencia Ramirez
- Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- Division IMOMEC, IMEC vzw, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- Division IMOMEC, IMEC vzw, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main 60438, Germany
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- Experimental Soft Matter and Thermal Physics Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- Division IMOMEC, IMEC vzw, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
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Kidd TE, Weber J, O'Leary E, Stollenwerk AJ. Preparation of Ultrathin Gold Films with Subatomic Surface Roughness. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:9472-9477. [PMID: 34310876 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanoscale device fabrication requires control over film growth at the atomic scale. Growth conditions must be tuned in consideration of interface parameters like chemical bonding, surface free energy, and lattice matching. In metals, electronic properties may also be utilized for control of physical parameters. Quantum size effects can induce metals to spontaneously form specific shapes and sizes according to their electronic structure. Unfortunately, such electronic growth is generally known only for a few systems and is typically only stable under cryogenic conditions. In this work, we explore a recently discovered class of electronic growth systems in which metal films are grown upon the relatively inert surfaces of van der Waals crystals. In this class of materials, the electronic growth is highly stable at room temperature and actually requires higher temperature annealing to achieve proper equilibrium. We work with the Au/MoS2 system, which shows excellent stability and can readily form discrete and atomically flat nanostructures. Here, we show how the electronic growth modes facilitate the formation of atomically flat films with nanometer scale thickness. The surface roughness of these films was found to be less than a single atom over several square microns, creating nearly perfect surfaces for studies of self-assembled monolayers or other applications.
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- Timothy E Kidd
- Department of Physics, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614, United States
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Li T, Li L, Liu Z. Time Course Changes of the Mechanical Properties of the Iris Pigment Epithelium in a Rat Chronic Ocular Hypertension Model. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:4862309. [PMID: 30420963 PMCID: PMC6215589 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4862309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The flow field of aqueous humor correlates to the stiffness of iris pigment epithelium (IPE) which acts as a wall of posterior chamber. We focus on the variations of IPE stiffness in a rat ocular hypertension (OHT) model, so as to prepare for exploring the mechanism of duration of OHT. METHODS Episcleral venous cauterization (EVC) was applied on one eye of male adult Sprague-Dawley rats to induce chronic high intraocular pressure. According to the duration of OHT (0, 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks), rats were randomly divided into Gw0, Gw1, Gw2, Gw4, and Gw8. Atomic force microscope (AFM) analysis was applied to test IPE stiffness in three regions: iris root, mid-periphery, and pupillary-margin in each group. Histological changes of IPE were also examined in Gw4 and Gw8. RESULTS There was an overall growing tendency of IPE stiffness in EVC eye. IPE in EVC eye was significantly stiffer than fellow eye in Gw2, Gw4, and Gw8 (in iris root, mid-periphery, and pupillary-margin, p<0.05). IPE in EVC eye in pupillary-margin was significantly stiffer than iris root in Gw4 and Gw8 (p<0.05). In EVC eye, IPE becomes thinner and IPE cell density decreases. CONCLUSION IPE stiffness increases gradually with the duration of chronic high intraocular pressure.
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- Tan Li
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Fundamental Research on Biomechanics in Clinical Application, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Fundamental Research on Biomechanics in Clinical Application, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Fundamental Research on Biomechanics in Clinical Application, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Investigation of the elastic and adhesion properties of adsorbed hydrophobically modified inulin films on latex particles using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Calò A, Robles OV, Santos S, Verdaguer A. Capillary and van der Waals interactions on CaF2 crystals from amplitude modulation AFM force reconstruction profiles under ambient conditions. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 6:809-819. [PMID: 25977852 PMCID: PMC4419597 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.6.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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There has been much interest in the past two decades to produce experimental force profiles characteristic of the interaction between nanoscale objects or a nanoscale object and a plane. Arguably, the advent of the atomic force microscope AFM was instrumental in driving such efforts because, in principle, force profiles could be recovered directly. Nevertheless, it has taken years before techniques have developed enough as to recover the attractive part of the force with relatively low noise and without missing information on critical ranges, particularly under ambient conditions where capillary interactions are believed to dominate. Thus a systematic study of the different profiles that may arise in such situations is still lacking. Here we employ the surfaces of CaF2, on which nanoscale water films form, to report on the range and force profiles that might originate by dynamic capillary interactions occurring between an AFM tip and nanoscale water patches. Three types of force profiles were observed under ambient conditions. One in which the force decay resembles the well-known inverse-square law typical of van der Waals interactions during the first 0.5-1 nm of decay, a second one in which the force decays almost linearly, in relatively good agreement with capillary force predicted by the constant chemical potential approximation, and a third one in which the attractive force is almost constant, i.e., forms a plateau, up to 3-4 nm above the surface when the formation of a capillary neck dominates the tip-sample interaction.
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- Annalisa Calò
- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Departament de Disseny i Programació de Sistemes Electrònics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Av. Bases 61, Manresa, Barcelona, 08242, Spain
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- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), ICN2 Building, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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Redondo-Morata L, Giannotti MI, Sanz F. Structural impact of cations on lipid bilayer models: Nanomechanical properties by AFM-force spectroscopy. Mol Membr Biol 2013; 31:17-28. [DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2013.868940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Boya R, Jayaraj D, Kulkarni GU. Top-contacting molecular monolayers using single crystalline Au microplate electrodes. Chem Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3sc00058c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Liu Y, Yang DQ, Nie HY, Lau WM, Yang J. Study of a hydrogen-bombardment process for molecular cross-linking within thin films. J Chem Phys 2011; 134:074704. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3554430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Self-assembled monolayers and oligomer brushes confined between two parallel plates show compressional forces that are nonmonotonic as a function of plate separation. In a realistic model of short alkanethiols, based on the rotationally isomeric state model with parameters from ab initio calculations, the authors show that nonmonotonic forces arise from the elimination of longer conformers as the distance between the plates is reduced. This nonmonotonicity is a size effect that disappears when the length of the polymer molecule is sufficiently increased. An analytical model is developed that allows experimentalists to extract energy-averaged brush height distributions from compressional force curves.
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Sun X, Di CA, Liu Y. Engineering of the dielectric–semiconductor interface in organic field-effect transistors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1039/b921449f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Boussert S, Diez-Perez I, Kogan MJ, de Oliveira E, Giralt E. An intramolecular O-N migration reaction on gold surfaces: toward the preparation of well-defined amyloid surfaces. ACS NANO 2009; 3:3091-3097. [PMID: 19772298 DOI: 10.1021/nn900935p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Amyloids are a family of self-aggregating proteins implicated in various central nervous system disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is thought that prefibrillar soluble forms of amyloid peptides, including oligomers, may be the main pathogenic factor in AD. Herein we describe the fabrication of well-defined, functionalized, monomeric beta-amyloid peptide surfaces for studying protein-protein interactions. We first prepared a nonaggregating analogue of the beta-amyloid peptide and then attached it to a gold surface covered with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of alkanethiols. After attachment, the native form of the beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta40) was obtained by surface-level intramolecular O-N migration. The surface was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and self-assembled monolayer for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SAMDI-TOF MS). The interaction between the surface-bound Abeta40 and monoclonal anti-Abeta40 antibody was tracked by AFM and chemiluminescence, which revealed that the Abeta40 was attached mainly in its monomeric form and that the protein-protein complex was assembled on the surface. Last, we used a proteomics approach to demonstrate the specificity of the Abeta40-functionalized surface in surface-binding experiments employing serum amyloid P (SAP) and bovine serum albumin (BSA).
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- Stephanie Boussert
- Proteomics Platform, Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri Reixac 10, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Srivastava P, Chapman WG, Laibinis PE. Molecular dynamics simulation of oxygen transport through omega-alkoxy-n-alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers on gold and copper. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:2689-2695. [PMID: 19437691 DOI: 10.1021/la803423a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have used molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the influences of the position of the ethereal oxygen on the ability of omega-alkoxy-n-alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) to act as barrier films against through-film oxygen transport as relevant to the uses of these films in corrosion inhibition. Our MD simulations reveal that when the ether linkage is too close to the metal surface or to the chain ends, the free-energy barrier of SAMs toward oxygen diffusion was approximately 5 kJ/mol less than for a non-ether-containing n-alkanethiolate SAM having the same chain length. MD simulations show that SAMs having an ether linkage near a chain end contain a highly disordered terminal region. As a result, the SAMs allow a more rapid transport of oxygen across these monolayers than through n-alkanethiolate SAMs of similar length lacking the ether unit. Additionally, SAMs with the ether linkage close to the metal surface undergo a structural transition to an alternating flipped structure that is less crystalline compared to that of an n-alkanethiolate SAM. Together, these factors diminish the barrier properties of the omega-alkoxy-n-alkanethiolate SAMs below those for their unsubstituted analogues.
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- Piyush Srivastava
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005-1827, USA
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