扫描探针刻蚀技术可控构建牛血清白蛋白纳米结构

利用Dip-pen纳米刻蚀技术(简称DPN技术)在云母基底上构建出形状、尺寸可控的牛血清白蛋白(BSA)纳米结构.考察了针尖接触基底时间及针尖下行距离对构建的牛血清白蛋白纳米结构的影响.较长的针尖-基底接触时间及较深的下行距离可以沉积更多的牛血清白蛋白分子,构建牛血清白蛋白纳米结构的形状除了与墨水分子的本身性能有关,还与墨水-基底的相互作用有关.这些形状及尺寸可控的蛋白质纳米结构可以作为模板,进行金属、半导体等其它材料的组装,有望用于制造光电纳米器件及生物纳米器件.     

基于AFM纳米氧化技术的金纳米粒子定点组装

二维纳米粒子矩阵列在纳米电子器件^[1,2]、表面增强喇曼活性基底^[3,4]、刻蚀掩模^[5]等领域具有广泛的应用前景。在这些纳米粒子阵列为内部,纳米粒子的排布是随机、无序的。这一缺点已经妨碍了纳米粒子阵列在上述领域中的进一步应用。基于此,人们开始关注纳米粒子的可控组装。传统的光刻技术^[6]、微接触印刷技术^[7]以及生物分子模板技术^[8]都被用来实现纳米粒子在固体表面上的可控组装,本实验室在纳米粒子的合成及可控组装方面也进行了研究^[7,9,11]。本文力图精确控制单个纳米粒子在基底表面上的组装位置。利用AFM纳米氧化技术。在硅表面构建了纳米级的化学图形化表面,通过不同的化学官能团,如甲基、氨基对金纳米粒子亲和性质的差异,实现了纳米粒子在固体表面的定点组装。     

利用侧链修饰寡聚DNA组装CdS有序纳米结构

由于 DNA分子具有特殊的结构和碱基配对特性 ,人们已经意识到利用 DNA分子将无机纳米粒子 (量子点 )组装成各种不同的有序纳米结构的可行性 [1～ 5] .如 Mirkin等 [6 ,7]利用端基修饰的寡聚 DNA将金纳米粒子组装成有序的六方堆积的层状结构 .Alivisatos等 [8]利用单链 DNA为模板 ,通过在 3′和5′端修饰巯基的互补 DNA将两个或三个金纳米粒子连接起来形成“人造分子”.本文中我们首次报道通过在侧链 ( 5′端 C1和 C2之间的磷酸根 )上修饰巯基的寡聚胞嘧啶 ( Oligo C10 - SH )和寡聚鸟嘌呤( Oligo G10 - SH)复性过程将 Cd S纳米…     

Dip-pen刻蚀技术直接制造蛋白质纳米阵列

美国西北大学 Mirkin等 [1～ 3] 发明的 Dip- pen( DPN,译为蘸水笔技术 )纳米刻蚀技术是以 SPM的针尖为笔 ,通过超分子相互作用使被书写的分子或纳米材料粘在针尖上 ,以某种材料为基底 ,通过合理的超分子相互作用的设计将针尖上的分子或纳米材料书写到基底上 ,从而实现纳米刻蚀和纳米制造的目的 .很显然 ,这种技术对纳米器件、纳米传感器、高密度存储以及生物芯片的制造具有重要意义[4～ 7] .近年来 ,Mirkin研究组和其他几个研究集体利用这种技术成功地制造了有机分子纳米图形与阵列 [8] ;无机氧化物 [9]、金属纳米粒子 [10 ,11]、高分…     

手性模板合成CdS纳米棒

由于纳米材料具有量子尺寸效应及大的比表面积等性质而使其在电子学[1]、光学[2]、催化[3]和陶瓷[4]等领域显示出诱人的应用前景. 近年来纳米材料的制备及纳米技术发展迅速, 特别是具有特殊光电活性的新型无机纳米材料的制备已引起人们的普遍关注. 现在合成纳米材料的方法主要包括反相胶束法[5]、 LB膜法[6]、嵌段共聚物法[7]和模板合成法[8]. 其中模板合成技术不仅可以通过设计新型的模板分子, 还可通过模板分子的不同自组装行为来调控纳米材料的尺寸和形貌. Stupp等[9]曾利用溶致液晶的六方中间相作为模板, 在其纳米孔隙中成功地合成了具有六方排列超晶格纳米结构的材料. 本文以双亲性丙氨酸衍生物为模板, 在不同的化学微环境下合成了结构不同的CdS纳米棒.     

纳米笔刻蚀技术构建小牛胸腺组蛋白纳米结构

采用纳米笔刻蚀(DPN)技术控制针尖的运行,成功地将小牛胸腺组蛋白传递到新剥离的云母表面,获得了不同尺寸、形状的小牛胸腺组蛋白纳米结构,同时考察了针尖移动速率、针尖-基底接触时间对DPN技术的影响.结果表明,较快的针尖移动速率和较短的针尖-基底接触时间沉积较少的墨水分子,同时形成的纳米图案和墨水分子的本身性质也有关系.这种方法可以用于构建其他蛋白质分子,为生物纳米器件的合成提供更多机会,同时组蛋白纳米结构的构建也可以作为模板沉积其他分子,在蛋白质监测、生物传感器方面有着潜在的应用.     

聚合诱导自组装(PISA)技术的应用研究进展

聚合诱导自组装(PISA)技术是制备嵌段共聚物纳米自组装体的一种新技术.相较于传统的嵌段共聚物自组装技术,该技术具有边聚合、边组装的操作简便性特点,同时还具有纳米自组装体形态可控、固含量高(高达50％)等优点,使得聚合物纳米自组装体的规模化生产和应用成为可能.经过十多年的发展,基于各种"活性"/可控聚合机理和各种配方组...     

聚合物纳米杂化材料的控制合成、自组装及功能化

聚合物纳米杂化材料的制备及功能化是当前国际前沿研究课题之一.特殊结构的聚合物可以通过分子间特殊相互作用,在纳米尺度上自发地组装成具有特殊结构和形态的集合体,这类材料在新材料、电子以及生物医学等领域具有广泛的应用前景.本文介绍国内外,特别是厦门大学在双亲性分子及嵌段共聚物的模板自组装、基于POSS单体纳米构筑单元以及POSS嵌段聚合物自组装的有机/无机纳米杂化材料、模板控制导电高分子材料纳米形态构筑等领域材料的可控合成和组装,与此同时对相关材料的性能及功能化应用进行了简要的讨论.     

簇形和花形CdS纳米结构的自组装及光催化性能

通过可控溶剂热法, 利用乙二胺作为模板制备出簇形和花形硫化镉(CdS)纳米结构. 通过X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电镜(SEM)观测其形貌和结构特征. XRD谱线显示, 簇形CdS为六方晶体结构, 而花形CdS纳米结构则为立方晶体. 实验结果表明, 整个自组装过程是由成核以及成核竞争引起的不同生长过程所组成的, 并且乙二胺的模板功能起了重要的作用. 通过不同时间和温度的实验, 深入探讨了簇形和花形CdS纳米结构的自组装机理. 室温光致发光谱(PL)显示这两种纳米结构在433 nm和565 nm附近有较强的发射峰, 分别对应激子发射和表面缺陷发光. 通过Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)方法测试其比表面积. 研究了高压汞灯照射下, 簇形和花形CdS纳米结构在甲基橙(MeO)溶液中的光催化性能. 结果显示, 由于其较大的比表面积, 花形CdS纳米结构的光催化性能要远优于其它CdS材料.     

2-巯基喹啉包裹的金纳米颗粒的制备及其电化学性质

纳米材料特有的尺寸效应、量子效应和表面效应使其具有许多异于常规材料的性质 ,在催化、生物传感器、微电子器件和磁性材料等诸多领域都有广泛的应用前景 [1] .已有专家预言 ,与纳米材料相关的技术将在新世纪经济发展中起主导作用 ,对其研究是目前科学研究中的热点 .金纳米颗粒是目前研究得最多的金属纳米材料体系 .传统的金纳米颗粒的制备方法以溶胶 -凝胶法为主 [2～ 4 ] ,所制备的金纳米颗粒的粒径较大 (一般大于 1 0 nm) ,粒径分布不均匀 ,易于团聚 ,因而限制了其应用 .为了解决上述问题 ,Brust等 [5]将硫醇化合物在金属表面的自组装…     

Electrostatic assembly of gold colloidal nanoparticles on organosilane monolayers patterned by microcontact electrochemical conversion

A new approach is introduced for electrostatically guided adsorption of colloidal nanoparticles onto a patterned self-assembled monolayer (SAM) with feature sizes ranging from nm to mm. Patterning of the adsorption templates is realized by electric-field-induced anodic oxidation of aminosilane SAM using an ink-free method. In this versatile method, both "positive" and "negative" type pattern transfers are possible. The chemically converted patterns are induced by localized electrical fields on the microcontacted areas, and the patterning resolution is insensitive to the diffusion of oxidizing agents because of the self-limiting oxidation kinetics, thereby enabling high-resolution, large-scale parallel patterning.     

Positive microcontact printing with mercaptoalkyloligo(ethylene glycol)s

The soft lithographic replication of patterns with a low filling ratio by microcontact printing (microCP) is problematic due to the poor mechanical stability of common elastomeric stamps. A recently described strategy to avoid this problem employs a modified patterning method, positive microcontact printing ((+)microCP), in which a stamp with a mechanically more stable inverted relief pattern is used. In contrast to conventional negative microCP ((-)microCP), in the contact areas a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) is printed of a "positive ink", which provides only minor etch protection, whereas the noncontacted areas are subsequently covered with a different, etch-resistant SAM, prior to development by chemical etching. With the aim to identify novel, highly versatile positive inks, the patterning of gold by (+)microCP with mercaptoalkyloligo(ethylene glycol)s (MAOEGs), the subsequent adsorption of octadecanethiol (ODT), and the final development by wet chemical etching have now been studied. A polydisperse mixture of mercaptoundecylocta(ethylene glycol) derivatives was found to provide the best patterning results. The surface spreading of the positive ink during stamping, the exchange of printed MAOEGs with ODT, and the choice of the right etching bath were identified as key parameters that influence the achievable pattern resolution and contrast. Due to the modular composition of functionalized alkyloligo(ethylene glycol) derivatives, (+)microCP with these positive inks has the potential for easy adaptation to a variety of materials and development conditions.     

Gold nanoparticles chemisorbed by a terphenyldithiol self-assembled monolayer for fabrication of a protein biosensor

In this study, improved detection of bovine serum albumin (BSA) was achieved by use of a fabricated surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor. Terphenyldithiol (TPDT) was self-assembled on a gold substrate, then gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) were chemisorbed on to the TPDT monolayer by strong bonding with the terminal thiol groups of the TPDT. The new sensor obtained was tested for immobilization of protein. The SPR results revealed much better detection of BSA by Au-NPs chemisorbed on the TPDT self-assembled monolayer (SAM) than by the bare SAM on the gold substrate.     

Dendrimer modified magnetite nanoparticles for protein immobilization

A cascading polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer was synthesized on the surface of magnetite nanoparticles to allow enhanced immobilization of bovine serum albumin (BSA). Characterization of the synthesis revealed exponential doubling of the surface amine from generations one through four starting with an amino silane initiator. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed clear dispersion of the dendrimer-modified magnetite nanoparticles in methanol solution. The dendrimer-modified magnetite nanoparticles were used to carry out magnetic immobilization of BSA. BSA immobilizing efficiency increased with increasing generation from one to five and BSA binding amount of magnetite nanoparticles modified with G5 dendrimer was 7.7 times as much as that of magnetite nanoparticles modified with only aminosilane. There are two major factors that improve the BSA binding capacity of dendrimer-modified magnetite nanoparticles: one is that the increased surface amine can be conjugated to BSA by a chemical bond through glutaraldehyde; the other is that the available area has increased due to the repulsion of surface positive charge.     

Effect of the polymeric coating over Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> particles used for magnetic separation

In this work, the synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles by two variant chemical coprecipitation methods that involve reflux and aging conditions was investigated. The influence of the synthesis conditions on particle size, morphology, magnetic properties and protein adsorption were studied. The synthesized magnetite nanoparticles showed a spherical shape with an average particle size directly influenced by the synthesis technique. Particles of average size 27 nm and 200 nm were obtained. When the coprecipitation method was used without reflux and aging, the smallest particles were obtained. Magnetite nanoparticles obtained from both methods exhibited a superparamagnetic behavior and their saturation magnetization was particle size dependent. Values of 67 and 78 emu g⁻¹ were obtained for the 27 nm and 200 nm magnetite particles, respectively. The nanoparticles were coated with silica, aminosilane, and silica-aminosilane shell. The influence of the coating on protein absorption was studied using Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) protein.      

Low‐energy ion scattering: Determining overlayer thickness for functionalized gold nanoparticles

With the widespread use of engineered nanoparticles for biomedical applications, detailed surface characterization is essential for ensuring reproducibility and the quality/suitability of the surface chemistry to the task at hand. One important surface property to be quantified is the overlayer thickness of self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) functionalized nanoparticles, as this information provides insight into SAM ordering and assembly. We demonstrate the application of high sensitivity low‐energy ion scattering (HS‐LEIS) as a new analytical method for the fast thickness characterization of SAM functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). HS‐LEIS demonstrates that a complete SAM is formed on 16‐mercaptohexadecanoic acid (C16COOH) functionalized 14 nm AuNPs. HS‐LEIS also experimentally provides SAM thickness values that are in good agreement with previously reported results from simulated electron spectra for surface analysis of X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy data. These results indicate HS‐LEIS is a valuable surface analytical method for the characterization of SAM functionalized nanomaterials. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fe3O4表面原位引发可控/“活性”聚合制备磁性聚苯乙烯纳米粒子

采用化学共沉淀方法合成了Fe3O4纳米粒子, 用3-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷(3-MPS)对其进行表面接枝修饰, 然后以苯乙烯(St)为单体, 过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)为引发剂, 4-羟基-2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶-1-氧化物自由基(HTEMPO·)为稳定自由基介质, 采用可控/“活性”自由基聚合技术在修饰后的Fe3O4纳米粒子表面原位引发聚合, 制备了粒径小、分布窄、磁含量高的磁性聚苯乙烯（PS）纳米粒子. X射线衍射(XRD)研究表明, 所合成的Fe3O4粒子为尖晶石结构. 凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)分析表明, 聚苯乙烯的分子量与反应时间呈较好的线性关系. 透射电镜(TEM)观察表明, 所制备的磁性聚苯乙烯纳米粒子的粒径在20-30 nm之间. 热重(TG)分析得到磁性聚苯乙烯纳米粒子的磁含量为62.6%. 振动样品磁强计(VSM)测试结果表明, 磁性聚苯乙烯纳米粒子的比饱和磁化强度为31.7 emu·g-1, 呈现单磁畴结构.     

Formation of protein-metal oxide nanostructures by the sonochemical method: observation of nanofibers and nanoneedles

The sonochemical reaction of iron pentacarbonyl is explored in water and in water with the protein BSA (bovine serum albumen). In water, the reaction is found to produce spherical nanoparticles of magnetite (Fe3O4) with a particle size distribution of <10 to approximately 60 nm. In water with BSA, the reaction produces either nanofibers or nanoneedles, depending on the concentration of BSA. The nanofiber and nanoneedle samples are found to be mixtures of goethite, lepidocrocite, and hematite (alpha-FeOOH, gamma-FeOOH, and alpha-Fe2O3, respectively). The sonochemical reaction of iron pentacarbonyl with BSA in water is thought to proceed through the thermal decomposition mechanism for iron pentacarbonyl with BSA acting as a templating agent.     

微接触印刷技术转移Au纳米粒子及氧化石墨烯复合图案及其性质研究

通过改良的“Hummers方法”制得氧化石墨烯,利用聚二甲基硅氧烷（PDMS）弹性印章的微接触印刷技术,以Au膜和氧化石墨烯溶液为“墨水”,通过二次印章转移,分别将Au纳米粒子和氧化石墨烯（Graphene Oxide,GO）转移至修饰了(3-氨基丙基)三乙氧基硅烷（APTES）的ITO基底（APTES/ITO）表面. 利用场发射扫描电子显微镜（FE-SEM）、原子力显微镜（AFM）等表征图案,结果表明转移的AuNPs和GO组成的复合图案均匀,致密性较好. 利用表面电势显微镜（Surface Potential Microscope,SEPM,KFM）测定了各部分的表面电势,以APTES/ITO基底表面为表面电势零点,各部分表面电势大小为：APTES/ITO > GO > Au（0,-11.6,-44.2 mV）.     

光学活性偶氮苯自组装膜的制备及其蛋白吸附行为

研究了在紫外光作用下, 牛血清白蛋白(BSA)在偶氮苯自组装膜上光控可逆的吸附行为. 首先合成羧基偶氮苯衍生物, 并在金膜表面制备偶氮苯自组装膜, 采用紫外吸收光谱(UV)、原子力显微镜(AFM)观察偶氮苯衍生物的光学顺反异构现象以及偶氮苯自组装膜表面形貌的变化. 同时利用等离子体表面谐振仪(SPR)考察偶氮苯光学异构对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)在自组装膜表面上的吸附行为的影响. 结果表明, BSA在偶氮苯自组装膜表面的吸附作用主要来自于BSA分子与自组装膜之间的静电作用及亲疏水作用. 在紫外光作用下, 偶氮苯自组装膜可以实现光控可逆的牛血清白蛋白分子吸附行为.