Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Detection, Characterization and Assessment in Environment

Lung inflammation perturbation by engineered nanoparticles

In recent years, the unique and diverse physicochemical properties of nanoparticles have brought about their wide use in many fields; however, it is necessary to better understand the possible human health risks caused by their release in the environment. Although the adverse health effects of nanoparticles have been proposed and are still being clarified, their effects on lung health have not been fully studied. In this review, we focus on the latest research progress on the pulmonary toxic effects of nanoparticles, and we summarized their disturbance of the pulmonary inflammatory response. First, the activation of lung inflammation by nanoparticles was reviewed. Second, we discussed how further exposure to nanoparticles aggravated the ongoing lung inflammation. Third, we summarized the inhibition of the ongoing lung inflammation by nanoparticles loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs. Forth, we introduced how the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles affect the related pulmonary inflammatory disturbance. Finally, we discussed the main gaps in current research and the challenges and countermeasures in future research.

A Multilayer Paste Based on Ag Nanoparticles with Cu@Sn for Die Attachment in Power Device Packaging

A 3–5 μm Cu@Sn core-shell powder was prepared by chemical plating. Based on the mixture of this Cu@Sn and Ag NPs (nanoparticles), a soldering material for third-generation semiconductors was prepared. The joints prepared with this soldering material had a shear strength of over 40 MPa at 25 °C. This joint did not fail after more than 600 thermal cycles from −40 °C to 140 °C. The special feature of this joint is that the energy potential difference between nanoparticles and micron particles generated in the surface force field during reflow promoted the surface pre-melting of the particles by releasing the excess energy. By this mechanism, it was possible to reduce the porosity of the sintered layer. At the same time, due to the high surface activity energy of nano-silver, the diffusion of the Sn atoms was promoted, further enhancing the bond strength.