以聚电解质多层膜为纳米反应器制备Au@Pt核壳纳米粒子

以聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵和聚苯乙烯磺酸钠为构筑单元,通过静电层层自组装制备了多层膜,利用薄膜中存在的抗衡阴离子,选择AuCl-4和PtCl2-6作为Au和Pt的前驱体,通过连续的阴离子交换/还原,原位制备了Au-Pt双金属纳米粒子。 紫外-可见分光光度法、透射电子显微镜和能量色散X射线能谱数据表明,在聚电解质多层薄膜中成功地制备了具有核壳结构的Au@Pt双金属纳米粒子。 这种纳米粒子在电化学催化、燃料电池方面具有潜在的应用价值。     

有序纳米金颗粒的多层组装

采用LB技术组装了一种三维有序的由十八胺修饰的纳米金颗粒多层结构.这是一种新的组装纳米颗粒三维有序聚集体的方法.为了扩大这种方法的适用范围,在组装过程中,将有机小分子1-苯基-5-巯基四氮唑引进结构,形成了新的纳米金颗粒多层聚集体.这两种多层膜经透射电子显微镜和小角X射线衍射测量证明构成多层膜的单层膜上的纳米金颗粒是有序的,并且颗粒在层与层之间的排列也是有序的.     

由聚电解质自组装多层膜制备微孔薄膜

带有相反电荷的聚电解质通过静电作用交替沉积可以得到自组装多层膜,由于这种技术可操作性强,用途广泛,近十几年来已有了大量的研究．聚电解质多层膜在一定条件下可以形成纳米孔和微米孔．Fu等研究了聚丙烯酸和聚乙烯基吡啶组成的氢键自组装多层膜在碱溶液中溶去其中的聚丙烯酸后,剩下的聚乙烯基吡啶重构形成微孔薄膜．Mendelsohn等发现将聚丙烯酸和聚烯丙基胺自组装而成的多层膜浸入pH=2．4左右的溶液中可制备微孔薄膜．但这些方法并不能使强聚电解质多层膜形成多孔结构。     

利用层层自组装技术制备聚电解质多层膜高效液相色谱固定相

以聚(乙烯-alt-马来酸)的苯乙胺衍生物与聚烯丙基胺盐酸盐为原料,通过层层自组装技术(LBL)在色谱硅胶表面交替沉积得到聚电解质多层膜高效液相色谱(HPLC)固定相;利用紫外光谱、红外光谱和元素分析研究了HPLC固定相的结构和组成.结果表明,聚电解质多层膜HPLC固定相被成功构筑在硅胶颗粒表面;制备的多层膜固定相可方便地用于6种芳香烃类及4种烷基苯类物质的分离分析.本文的研究结果说明LBL技术在制备HPLC固定相方面具有一定的应用价值.     

弛豫法研究预交联颗粒凝胶的界面扩张流变性质

采用界面张力弛豫方法研究了一种新型聚合物--预交联颗粒凝胶(PPG)的界面流变性质, 考察了电解质及传统直链聚丙烯酰胺与PPG的相互作用对体系界面性质的影响, 计算得到了各体系界面扩张弹性和黏性的全频谱, 并通过归一法计算得到了相应的Cole-Cole图. 结果表明, 随着体相浓度的增加, PPG在界面层中形成网络结构, 界面扩张弹性和黏性大幅增强. 电解质能够中和PPG结构中的电荷, 明显降低扩张弹性和黏性. 直链聚丙烯酰胺与PPG在界面上可能形成更为复杂的结构, 膜的黏弹性由PPG决定.     

光催化还原制备Au/Ag核壳结构纳米粒子及其修饰电极的电催化性能

以Keggin结构硅钨杂多酸H4SiW12O40(SiW12)为光催化还原剂,通过光化学还原法制备Au/Ag核壳结构纳米粒子. 透射电子显微镜分析显示,所得纳米粒子粒径为30～40 nm,呈均匀分散的球形颗粒,该制备方法的特点是可以较好的避免单金属纳米粒子的形成. 将Au/Ag核壳纳米粒子修饰到具有PVP膜的玻碳电极表面,得到SiW12-(Au/Ag)-PVP多层膜修饰电极. 该修饰电极在0.5 mol/L H2SO4介质中具有良好的电化学响应,在0～-0.75 V电位范围内,出现了3对归属于SiW12的氧化还原峰,且电极性能稳定,灵敏度高. 对H2O2的电催化还原性能明显优于单金属Ag纳米粒子修饰电极,说明Au核的存在可以很好的改善Ag的电催化性能,Au和Ag之间存在相互协同催化作用.     

制备导电聚合物-半导体纳米颗粒自组装膜

中国科学院基础局“九五”重大项目资助（ KJ950-A1-505-02）　　有机-无机纳米复合材料在高级功能器件制造中有巨大的应用前景 .这些器件中需要控制其中各个组分在纳米、甚至分子尺度上的取向 [1]（ orientation）和组织 [2]（ organization） ,因为它们的功能强烈地依赖于其局部化学微环境和相关结构的尺寸 .近年来 ,逐层自组装（ Layer-By-Layer Assembly）技术作为一种制备多层超薄复合膜的新方法已引起广泛关注 .采用具有相反电荷的聚电解质与表面修饰的纳米颗粒 ,通过逐层自组装过程 ,是制备分子有序排列的纳米多层复合结构膜材料…     

聚4-重氮基苯乙烯与聚苯乙烯磺酸钠的自组装

1991年Ｄｅｃｈｅｒ等将带相反电荷的聚电解质 ,于水溶液中交替沉积在片基上 ,制备了多层超薄膜[1] ,这种制膜方法现称为静电自组装 .它操作简单 ,无需专用设备 ;一般在水体系进行 ,对环境友好 ;静电力比范德华力强 ,使它比ＬＢ膜稳定 ,所以近年来有很大发展[2 ] .现在自组装成膜驱动力已从静电力扩展到氢键力、电荷转移相互作用、疏水相互作用等 ,用于组装的组分也从聚电解质扩展到多官能团小分子、胶体粒子、无机纳米颗粒 ,ＤＮＡ、蛋白质等生物大分子等[3～ 11] .虽然自组装膜比ＬＢ膜稳定 ,但它也不耐极性溶剂、电解质水溶液等侵蚀 .如…     

红外光谱法研究重氮树脂自组装膜的光化学反应

将具有导电功能的聚(4-羧酸钠苯基)乙炔阴离子(PCPA)与具有生物活性的DNA聚阴离子交替与重氮树脂聚阳离子(DR)进行自组装,可以得到层重复单元为DR／DNA／DR／PCPA的三夹层聚电解质自组装膜。重氮树脂聚阳离子在紫外光照射下可与聚阴离子发生光化学反应,使层与层之间的离子键连接转化为共价键连接,从而制备稳定的纳米级超薄膜。本文用红外光谱法对此类聚电解质自组装膜的光化学反应过程进行了研究。     

聚电解质聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵在高分子膜燃料电池中的应用:从纳米颗粒到载体材料（英文）

高分子膜燃料电池是一类很有发展前景的可提供可再生能源的装置,这主要得益于它的零排放、无毒性和较低的操作温度.在高分子膜燃料电池的部件中,电催化剂对于提高输出能量密度和/或工作寿命起到至关重要的作用.在过去的几十年中,科学家提出了很多办法和策略以解决电催化剂的活性和稳定性问题.尽管基于聚电解质的层层自组装制备膜电极的方法已经研究多年,但聚电解质在催化剂制备方面的作用仍需更多的关注.最近几年,已有很多人将聚电解质应用于催化剂设计制备,其中聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵(PDDA)的研究较为系统,因此,本文重点关注PDDA,目的是总结出一些有用的信息,以便为该领域未来的研究发展提供一些参考.本文收集了一些聚电解质在电催化剂纳米颗粒和载体材料两方面应用的文献,不仅讨论了聚电解质在催化剂颗粒粒径、形貌和组成方面的影响,还总结了其在修饰载体材料方面的应用.最后,本文还展望了聚电解质在催化剂设计制备领域的发展.通常,聚电解质有三个主要的特征:(1)在水溶液中容易解离为带相反电荷的长链结构和离子;(2)长链结构中带有独特的官能团结构;(3)当溶液浓度变化时其结构会发生转变.因此,聚电解质可以在电催化剂层面作为纳米反应器来控制金属纳米颗粒的生长,可功能化或掺杂纳米颗粒以及载体材料,可以保护纳米颗粒或载体不衰减,同时还可使其他物质带电,利用自组装方法制备有序的催化剂.然而,相关研究大都集中于PDDA,因此,其他聚电解质还需要进一步的系统研究,以便了解聚电解质特征、制备的催化剂以及催化性能之间的关系.PDDA在该领域的研究还需在如下几个方面继续进行.(1)聚电解质通常不是电子的良导体,其在催化剂表面的吸附会造成活性位的损失.尽管已经提出一些相对有效的方法,例如热处理、化学洗涤或光降解等,但仍需继续进行系统的研究和提出有效的方法.(2)先进的研究手段,如原位观测和模拟等还需进一步发展,尤其是研究聚电解质在催化剂形成过程中的功能和影响,这有利于构效关系的研究.(3)目前该领域制备的催化剂大都使用半电池或三电极体系来评价,但与实际的燃料电池装置有本质不同.由于复杂的工作条件,例如水热管理、不同组件的界面耦合等,聚电解质制备催化剂在膜电极中有可能不能表现出优良的性能.因此,上述催化剂的研究还应考虑燃料电池的实际运行情况.     

Layer by layer self-assembled polyelectrolyte multilayers with embedded phospholipid vesicles obtained by spraying: integrity of the vesicles

In a previous paper (Michel, M.; Vautier, D.; Voegel, J.-C.; Schaaf, P.; Ball, V. Langmuir 2004, 20, 4835), we showed that phospholipid vesicles can be incorporated into poly(glutamic-acid)/poly(allylamine) (PGA/PAH) multilayered polyelectrolyte films built by the alternated dipping of a surface in polyanion and polycation solutions. AFM imaging, quartz crystal microbalance, and ellipsometry suggested that the vesicles remain intact when adhering on the surface. In the present paper, we show that such films can also be realized by spraying both the polyelectrolyte solutions and the vesicles onto the surface. Using such vesicles filled with ferrocyanide ions, we prove by cyclic voltammetry that the sprayed vesicles remain intact when embedded in the multilayers. We show that multilayers containing two distinct layers of intact vesicles separated by several polyanion/polycation bilayers can also be constructed. Polyelectrolyte multilayers containing layers of phospholipid vesicles could act as reservoirs for drug or other biologically active molecules in controlled release bioactive coatings.     

Surface viscoelastic properties of floating polyelectrolyte multilayers films: a capillary wave study

A capillary wave technique was used to study the viscoelastic properties of floating polyelectrolyte multilayers of (PSS/PAH)(n) at the air-water interface. Oppositely charged polyelectrolyte layers were adsorbed onto two different Langmuir monolayers, either the lipid dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DODAB) or the block copolymer poly(styrene-b-sodium acrylate) (PS-b-PAA). The results allow to propose a schematic representation of the multilayers in three zones: Zone I as a precursor, representing the adhesion between the Langmuir monolayer and the bulk polyelectrolyte multilayer. Zone II forms a bulk or core zone of the multilayer. Zone III as an outer zone in direct contact with the aqueous phase. The results show an increase of the elasticity after the formation of four polyelectrolyte layers accompanied by an apparent negative viscosity. This behaviour was interpreted as a translation of elasticity dominance from zone I to zone II. The Young modulus of seven layers was in the same order of magnitude as observed for planar polyelectrolyte multilayer films.     

Polyelectrolyte multilayers and degradable polymer layers as multicompartment films

Polyelectrolyte multilayers are now a well established concept with numerous potential applications in particular as biomaterial coatings. To timely control the biological activity of cells in contact with a substrate, multicompartment films made of different polyelectrolyte multilayers deposited sequentially on the solid substrate constitute a promising new approach. In a first paper (Langmuir 2004, 20, 7298) we showed that such multicompartment films can be designed by alternating exponentially growing polyelectrolyte multilayers acting as reservoirs and linearly growing ones acting as barriers. In the present study, we first demonstrate however that these barriers composed of synthetic polyelectrolytes are not degraded despite the presence of phagocytic cells. We propose an alternative approach where exponentially growing poly(L-lysine)/hyaluronic acid (PLL/HA) multilayers, used as reservoirs, are alternated with biodegradable polymer layers consisting in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and acting as barriers for PLL chains that diffuse within the PLL/HA reservoirs. We first show that these PLGA layers can be deposited alternatively with PLL/HA multilayers leading to polyelectrolyte multilayer/hydrolyzable polymeric layer films and acting as a reservoirs/barriers system. Bone marrow cells seeded on these films ending by a PLL/HA reservoir rapidly degrade it and internalize the PLL chains confined in this reservoir. Then the cells degraded locally the PLGA barrier and internalize the PLL localized in a lower (PLL/HA) compartment after 5 days of seeding. By changing the thickness of the PLGA layer, we hope to be able to tune the time delay of degradation. Such mixed architectures made of polyelectrolyte multilayers and hydrolyzable polymeric layers could act as coatings allowing us to induce a time scheduled cascade of biological activities. We are currently working on the use of comparable films with compartments filled by proteins or peptides and in which the degradation of the barriers results from a hydrolysis over tunable time scales.     

Characteristics of polyelectrolyte multilayers: effect of PEI anchoring layer and posttreatment after deposition

The influence of a first (anchoring) layer and film treatment on the structure and properties of polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films obtained from polyallylamine hydrochloride (PAH) and polysodium 4-styrenesulfonate (PSS) was studied. Branched polyethyleneimine (PEI) was used as an anchoring layer. The film thickness was measured by ellipsometry. Complementary X-ray reflectometry and AFM experiments were performed to study the change in the interfacial roughness. We found that the thickness of the PEM films increased linearly with the number of layers and depended on the presence of an anchoring PEI layer. Thicker films were obtained for multilayers having PEI as the first layer comparing to films having the same number of layers but consisting of PAH/PSS only. We investigated the wettability of PEM surfaces using direct image analysis of the shape of sessile water drops. Periodic oscillations in contact angle were observed. PAH-terminated films were more hydrophobic than films with PSS as the outermost layer. The effect of long time conditioning of PEM films in solutions of various pH's or salt (NaCl) concentrations was also examined. Salt or base solutions induced modification in wetting properties of the polyelectrolyte multilayers but had a negligible effect on the film thickness.     

Layer-by-layer electrostatic self-assembly of single-wall carbon nanotube polyelectrolytes

We have used anionic and cationic single-wall carbon nanotube polyelectrolytes (SWNT-PEs), prepared by the noncovalent adsorption of ionic naphthalene or pyrene derivatives on nanotube sidewalls, for the layer-by-layer self-assembly to prepare multilayers from carbon nanotubes with polycations, such as poly(diallyldimethylammonium) or poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PDADMA or PAH, respectively), and polyanions (poly(styrenesulfonate), PSS). This is a general and powerful technique for the fabrication of thin carbon nanotube films of arbitrary composition and architecture and allows also an easy preparation of all-SWNT (SWNT/SWNT) multilayers. The multilayers were characterized with vis-near-IR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), surface plasmon resonance (SPR) measurements, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and imaging ellipsometry. The charge compensation in multilayers is mainly intrinsic, which shows the electrostatic nature of the self-assembly process. The multilayer growth is linear after the initial layers, and in SWNT/polyelectrolyte films it can be greatly accelerated by increasing the ionic strength in the SWNT solution. However, SWNT/SWNT multilayers are much more inert to the effect of added electrolyte. In SWNT/SWNT multilayers, the adsorption results in the deposition of 1-3 theoretical nanotube monolayers per adsorbed layer, whereas the nominal SWNT layer thickness is 2-3 times higher in SWNT/polyelectrolyte films prepared with added electrolyte. AFM images show that the multilayers contain a random network of nanotube bundles lying on the surface. Flexible polyelectrolytes (e.g., PDADMA, PSS) probably surround the nanotubes and bind them together. On macroscopic scale, the surface roughness of the multilayers depends on the components and increases with the film thickness.     

Functional artificial free-standing yeast biofilms

Here we report fabrication of artificial free-standing yeast biofilms built using sacrificial calcium carbonate-coated templates and layer-by-layer assembly of extracellular matrix-mimicking polyelectrolyte multilayers. The free-standing biofilms are freely floating multilayered films of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes and live cells incorporated in the polyelectrolyte layers. Such biofilms were initially formed on glass substrates of circular and ribbon-like shapes coated with thin layers of calcium carbonate microparticles. The templates were then coated with cationic and anionic polyelectrolytes to produce a supporting multilayered thin film. Then the yeast alone or mixed with various micro- and nanoparticle inclusions was deposited onto the multilayer composite films and further coated with outer polyelectrolyte multilayers. To detach the biofilms from the glass substrates the calcium carbonate layer was chemically dissolved yielding free-standing composite biofilms. These artificial biofilms to a certain degree mimic the primitive multicellular and colonial species. We have demonstrated the added functionality of the free-standing artificial biofilms containing magnetic, latex and silver micro- and nanoparticles. We have also developed "symbiotic" multicellular biofilms containing yeast and bacteria. This approach for fabrication of free-standing artificial biofilms can be potentially helpful in development of artificial colonial microorganisms composed of several different unicellular species and an important tool for growing cell cultures free of supporting substrates.     

Assembly of multilayer films from polyelectrolytes containing weak and strong acid moieties

Multilayer films were assembled from a copolymer containing both weakly and strongly charged pendant groups, poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) (PSSMA), deposited in alternation with poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH). The strongly charged groups (styrene sulfonate, SS) are expected to form electrostatic linkages (to enhance film stability), while the weakly charged groups (maleic acid, MA) can alter multilayer film properties because they are responsive to external pH changes. In this study, we varied several assembly conditions such as pH, SS/MA ratio in PSSMA, and the ionic strength of the polyelectrolyte solutions. The multilayer films were also treated by immersion into pH 2 and 11 solutions after assembly. Quartz crystal microgravimetry and UV-visible spectrophotometry showed that the thickness of PSSMA/PAH multilayers decreases with increasing assembly pH regardless of whether salt was present in the polyelectrolyte solutions. When no salt was added, the multilayers are thinner, smoother, and grow less regularly. Atomic force microscopy images indicate that the presence of salt in polyelectrolyte solutions results in rougher surface morphologies, and this effect is especially significant in multilayers assembled at pH 2 and pH 11. When both polyelectrolytes are adsorbed at conditions where they are highly charged, salt was necessary to promote regular multilayer growth. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies show that the carboxylic acids in the multilayers are essentially ionized when assembled from different pHs in 0.5 M sodium chloride solutions, whereas some carboxylic acids remain protonated in the multilayers assembled from solutions with no added salt. This resulted in different pH stability regimes when the multilayers were exposed to different pH solutions, post assembly.     

Assembly of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-acrylic acid microgel thin films on polyelectrolyte multilayers: Effects of polyelectrolyte layer thickness, surface charge, and microgel solution pH

Temperature- and pH-sensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)?Cco-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgels were deposited on glass substrates coated with polyelectrolyte multilayers composed of the polycation poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and the polyanion poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS). The microgel density and structure of the resultant films were investigated as a function of: (1) the number of PAH/PSS layers (layer thickness); (2) the charge on the outer layer of the polyelectrolyte multilayer film; and (3) the pH of microgel deposition solution. The resultant films were studied by differential interference contrast optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that the coverage of the microgels on the surface was a complex function of the pH of the deposition solution, the charge on the outer layer of the polyelectrolyte thin film and the PAH/PSS layer thickness; although it appears that microgel charge plays the biggest role in determining the resultant surface coverage.     

Molecular dynamics simulations of polyelectrolyte multilayering on a charged particle

Molecular dynamics simulations of polyelectrolyte multilayering on a charged spherical particle revealed that the sequential adsorption of oppositely charged flexible polyelectrolytes proceeds with surface charge reversal and highlighted electrostatic interactions as the major driving force of layer deposition. Far from being completely immobilized, multilayers feature a constant surge of chain intermixing during the deposition process, consistent with experimental observations of extensive interlayer mixing in these films. The formation of multilayers as well as the extent of layer intermixing depends on the degree of polymerization of the polyelectrolyte chains and the fraction of charge on its backbone. The presence of ionic pairs between oppositely charged macromolecules forming layers seems to play an important role in stabilizing the multilayer film.     

浸泡法和旋涂法对偶氮聚电解质静电吸附自组装膜结构及性能的影响

利用浸泡和旋涂静电吸附自组装技术制备了含有偶氮生色团的聚电解质薄膜,比较了两种方法在自组装膜生长机理、膜结构以及膜光学性能方面的差异.利用紫外光谱和椭偏仪检测自组装膜的生长情况,利用原子力显微镜对膜表面结构进行了表征,并用偏振激光在膜表面进行了写光栅实验.结果表明,采用浸泡法和旋涂法都可以制备出表面光滑均匀的含偶氮生色团的聚电解质自组装膜.但是浸泡法自组装膜的生长速度要比旋涂法快.在自组装膜厚度较小的情况下,旋涂法得到的自组装膜可以写出明显的光栅而浸泡法不可以.随着自组装膜厚度的增加,两种方法得到的自组装膜都可以写出明显的光栅.这些结果说明浸泡法自组装膜内部聚电解质分子的层间穿插比较严重,而旋涂法自组装膜内分子穿插要弱得多.