Sorption Activity of Silver Nanoparticles

Russian Physics Journal - The absorption activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the surface of fibers of natural and artificial origin is estimated. In addition, it is determined that the...     

Sorption Capacity of Silver Nanoparticles on Plain Polished Catgut

Russian Physics Journal - The paper studies the interaction between surgical catgut and silver nanoparticles depending on the fiber surface treatment and time of exposure (1 and 24 hours) in...     

Estimation of the Aggregate Stability of Silver Nanoparticles in a Gel Composition

Russian Physics Journal - The aggregate stability of silver nanoparticles (Ag – NPs) in a gel composition is estimated. It is established that during long-term storage (for 3 years), a...     

银和去合金银-金纳米粒子的SERS活性研究

用乙二醇还原硝酸银,聚乙烯吡咯烷酮作表面活性剂合成了大量的银纳米颗粒。银纳米颗粒和HAuCl4发生置换反应后形成去合金银-金纳米粒子。以吡啶和SCN-作为探针分子研究了它们的SERS活性。结果表明,当探针分子吸附于银纳米颗粒和去合金银-金纳米粒子上时,探针分子的特征振动峰强度增强、频率发生位移。SERS可表征纳米粒子物理和化学性质的变化。     

Origin of Antibacterial Activity of ZnO Nanoparticles: The Roles of Protonic and Electronic Conductions

To elucidate the origin of antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) mechanism is systematically investigated based on electronic and protonic conductions. While the enhancement of antibacterial activity by an increase in electronic conductivity is marginal, an apparent improvement is observed by in the increase of protonic conductivity in terms of the surface basicity. This study first demonstrates that antibacterial activity can be enhanced by controlling the surface basicity of solid particles. The basicity of ZnO can be modulated by doping alkaline‐earth oxides such as MgO and CaO, and it results in the increase of hydroxyl defects on the surface of solid particles. The basicity shows a strong dependency on mobile OH concentrations. The increase of ROS hydroxyl radicals is confirmed by Mg (ZMO) or Ca‐doping (ZCO), which shows high antibacterial activity, and Ca‐doped ZnO exhibits the highest performance. It is clearly observed that the antibacterial activity is proportional to the basicity, which is controlled by the mobile OH formation. While both electrons and hydroxyl species are required for ROS reactions, it is concluded that the formation of hydroxyl species is a key factor in improving the antibacterial activity in ZnO.     

Morphological Effect on Fluorescence Behavior of Silver Nanoparticles

Effect of Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) morphology on their fluorescence behavior is reported. AgNPs sol stabilized by Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic-Acid (EDTA) was prepared by chemical reduction method. Morphology of the AgNPs was tuned through changing the Ag⁺ ion concentration and P^H of reaction mixture. Additional peaks observed in surface Plasmon resonance spectra suggest the an-isotropic nature of AgNPs. Actual morphology was judged by Transmission Electron Microscopy. Emission spectra recorded using Spectrofluoremeter suggest the fluorescent nature of AgNPs, which also influenced by morphology of AgNPs and attributed to the variation in surface structure of an-isotropic AgNPs.

Sorption and Diffusion of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in a Biodegradable Polymer

A gravimetric method was used to study the sorption and diffusion of supercritical carbon dioxide in a temperature range from 40°C to 80°C and a pressure range from 8.0 to 18.0 MPa in a biodegradable polymer, namely poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT). The PBAT presented Fickian behavior and Fick's diffusion model was applied to determine the amount of carbon dioxide present in the samples after a predetermined exposure time as well as the diffusion coefficients. The variations of diffusion coefficients of CO₂ for the sorption under supercritical conditions and desorption at ambient conditions as well as equilibrium sorption amounts of CO₂ with variations of pressure and temperature were determined and compared.     

银纳米颗粒复合超材料的数值和模拟研究

理论分析了单层银纳米颗粒及其复合超材料的电磁特性,并采用MATLAB数值计算和CST模拟对理论进行了验证.结果显示:4.75 nm银颗粒所形成的单层阵列的数值和模拟结果都有Lorentz共振效应出现,模拟结果相对于数值计算有红移现象,且有微弱的磁共振效应.进一步对采用4.75 nm颗粒复合而成的100 nm大颗粒模拟,结果表明:在800~1 000 nm区间共振得到负的实有效介电常量、负的实有效磁导率和负的折射率,说明100 nm复合球形颗粒具有很强的磁共振效应,与理论分析相符.     

银纳米颗粒对胆固醇荧光的增强效用研究

在传统荧光光谱技术的基础上,结合金属纳米颗粒的增强荧光技术,探索提高荧光光谱技术检测人全血溶液中胆固醇含量的精度和分辨率的方法。实验研究方面,采用波长为407 nm的激光作为激发光,照射加入一定量银纳米颗粒作为荧光增强剂的人全血溶液,研究了银纳米颗粒对人全血溶液在可见光波段的荧光增强作用。结果表明,胶体状态的银纳米颗粒可以显著增强低浓度的人全血溶液荧光光谱的强度,且不同位置荧光发射峰的荧光增强效率随银胶加入量的增加均呈现先增后减的趋势,但不同峰位置的最强增强效率对应的银胶加入量不同。理论分析方面,根据实验结果及胆固醇分子和银纳米颗粒在溶液中的分布情况,建立了分子间距模型,并根据模型计算得出胆固醇分子和银纳米粒子之间的最佳增强荧光效果间距在12.19～25 nm范围内,这个结果和其他文献中的理论值吻合较好。综上所述,使用银纳米颗粒可实现全血溶液荧光的增强,研究结果为提高检测血液中多种物质的灵敏度和精度提供了有价值的参考作用。     

Characterization of the Optical Nonlinearities of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles

Optics and Spectroscopy - The synthesis of nanostructured materials took much attention due to their advanced optical and nonlinear optical properties, which can be used in various areas of...     

银纳米粒子对抗生素诺氟沙星的荧光猝灭效应

以β-环糊精(β-CD)为稳定剂,葡萄糖为还原剂,采用"绿色化学方法"合成了平均粒径约为31nm的类球形银纳米粒子。研究了其对水溶液中痕量诺氟沙星荧光行为的影响,实验结果表明,制得的银纳米粒子对诺氟沙星具有较强的荧光猝灭效应,且随着加入银纳米粒子量的增加荧光猝灭效果逐渐增强。初步探讨了银纳米粒子对诺氟沙星的荧光猝灭机理。     

纳米银与表面吸附荧光素的荧光性能的影响

研究了纳米银粒子对表面吸附荧光素(fluorescein,Fl)的荧光性能的影响。Fl溶液中加入纳米银粒子,Fl分子包覆在纳米银粒子表面形成Fl_n-Ag复合物使纳米银相互桥连形成类似网络的结构,且Fl分子吸收峰随着纳米银浓度的增加发生红移。纳米银通过产生的强局域场将能量传输给Fl发光中心,实现了Fl的荧光增强,荧光增强效率随着纳米银浓度的增加具有最大值。较大粒径的纳米银使Fl获得最大荧光增强效率所需浓度较低且最大荧光增强效率值较高。研究结果表明,纳米银与Fl间的能量传输主要由Fl分子附近局域电磁场增强和分子到金属表面无辐射跃迁能量转移过程所决定并与纳米银的浓度、尺寸密切相关。     

Studies on the Evolution of Silver Nanoparticles in Micelle by UV-Photoactivation

Ultraviolet (UV) photoirradiation of Ag(I) compounds in the presence of an aqueous Triton X-100 solution has been exploited for the first time to prepare reproducible yellow silver hydrosol. The evolution of nanosized silver particles has been examined critically under the influence of different anions/ligands. Hence, time dependent evolution of silver hydrosol from different silver compounds in micelle via photochemical reduction is observed. Anions/ligands of precursor salts have been found to show profound influence (due to electron scavenging property, solubility, stability etc.) on the evolution route and efficiency of photochemical reduction of Ag(I) to Ag(O) in micelle and thereby classification of silver compounds becomes possible. Kinetic results reveal that the formation of silver particles proceeds via autocatalytic growth mechanism. The observed variation in rate constant values for the evolution of nanoparticles from different silver compounds have been explained in terms of available thermodynamic and kinetic parameters. Nucleophile induced dissolution and reversible photogeneration of zerovalent silver particles have been investigated under ambient condition.     

噻菌灵在纳米银胶表面吸附的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

噻菌灵(TBZ)属苯并咪唑类杀菌剂,容易在水果、蔬菜及相应的果蔬饮品中形成有毒残留。基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的量子化学计算方法和表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术,从理论和实验角度系统研究了噻菌灵在纳米银胶粒子表面的吸附行为和增强效应。采用柠檬酸钠还原法制备了具有表面增强拉曼散射活性的银纳米溶胶,并对水相的噻菌灵进行了SERS光谱研究。利用TBZ-Ag₄四种吸附模型对噻菌灵与银纳米溶胶的相互作用进行了理论分析。结合FT-Raman光谱和B3LYP/6-311G(d)理论计算的结果,借助Gaussian View5.0程序的图形化功能,对噻菌灵分子的振动模式、FT-Raman振动光谱和SERS光谱进行了系统的指认。研究结果表明：噻菌灵分子的所有原子在同一平面上,属于Cs对称性;其在银纳米溶胶表面具有十分显著的表面增强拉曼活性;分子中的S原子与银胶粒子发生吸附作用,并通过该分子的长轴方向垂直于银纳米银胶表面;可利用SERS光谱方法对痕量的噻菌灵进行快速检测。为研究噻菌灵的特性以及其快速检测提供了理论和实验依据。     

Properties of Silver Nanoparticles in the Presence of Dysprosium

Technical Physics - Various methods of binding rare-earth metal ions with nanoparticles make it possible to obtain materials with new properties. The “green” synthesis method has been...     

碱石灰玻璃表面长方形银纳米颗粒的制备与表征

采用离子交换结合热处理的方法在碱石灰玻璃表面制备了银纳米颗粒。通过紫外-可见分光光度计、X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜对样品进行了表征。结果表明:热处理时,银离子在玻璃表面成核并生长成近似长方形的纳米颗粒。吸收光谱在416nm附近出现明显的银纳米颗粒表面等离子体共振吸收特征峰。     

Spontaneous Agglomeration of Silver Nanoparticles Deposited on Carbon Film Surface

The spontaneous aggregation of silver nanoparticles on a two-dimensional surface at room temperature is investigated. The nanoparticles were deposited on a carbon film and have been observed by a transmission electron microscope (TEM) for over one year. These particles were about 10nm, spherical and well dispersed initially, and an obviously spontaneous agglomeration was observed at the 12th day, the values, coverage rate of the silver particles on carbon film, were increased with time (before 40th day), but reduced with time (after 40th day). These show that the aggregates of the particles tend to have the smallest surface to reduce their surface free energy and are compact three-dimensional cluster in which the most size is above 100nm. Agglomerating is a successively slow diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) growth. Another phenomenon, a big aggregate gathering some particles and a small aggregate to form a still bigger one, is observed. This indicates that the aggregating processes are controlled by migration of the particles on carbon film surface and surface energy of the particles.     

Effect of Spatial Dispersion on Plasmon Resonance in Silver Nanoparticles

Using the modified discrete sources method, the problem of calculating plasmon spectra of the characteristic energy loss of electrons during the interaction with silver nanoparticles from 2 to 8 nm in size is solved. The calculated spectra are compared with the experimental data confirming the significant spatial dispersion effect. The importance of the consideration of this factor when analyzing the properties of plasmonic nanoparticles for applications in biosensorics and biomedicine is discussed.

     

The Effect of Boundary Conditions on Gas-phase Synthesised Silver Nanoparticles

We have prepared spherical non-agglomerated silver nanoparticles by an evaporation–condensation–dilution/cooling technique. Silver was evaporated from a crucible in a tubular flow reactor. A porous tube diluter was used to quench the carrier gas at the outlet of the reactor to enhance the formation of small particles and to suppress agglomeration and other particle growth mechanisms. The number size distribution of the prepared particles was measured with a differential mobility analyser–condensation nucleus counter combination and the size and the shape of the particles were analysed with transmission electron microscope. The system was modelled using a sectional aerosol dynamics computer code to estimate the importance of different aerosol processes. In all conditions the particles obtained were non-agglomerated and spherical. The mean particle diameter varied from 4 to 10-nm depending on boundary conditions. From the modelling studies it can be concluded that the nucleation rate is the most important parameter controlling the final particle size.     

Sensitized Fluorescence of Silver Nanoparticles in the Presence of Pyrene

The fluorescence of pyrene adsorbed onto the surface of the cetyltrimethylammonium-coated silver nanoparticles was studied. Pyrene molecules adsorbed on freshly prepared silver particles were found to be in close proximity to silver surface thus providing the possibility of energy transfer from excited pyrene to silver cores of the particles. In that case along with the expected fluorescence of pyrene we observed the fluorescence of the silver nanoparticles induced by the excited pyrene molecules. In due course the restructuring of the cetyltrimethylammonium layer resulted in moving of pyrene molecules away from silver surface and simultaneous disappearance of the silver nanoparticles fluorescence band. These data strongly support the recent hypothesis of fluorophore-plasmon coupled emission.