X射线光电子能谱法研究UV254 nm光催化、O3强化UV254 nm光催化和真空紫外光催化降解甲醛中Pt-TiO2薄膜的表面性质

以Pt-TiO₂为光催化剂,研究了气相甲醛分别在35 h连续UV_{254 nm}光催化、O₃强化UV_{254 nm}（O₃+UV_{254 nm}）光催化和真空紫外（UV_{254+185 nm}）光催化中的降解效率,考察了副产物O₃的去除率,采用X射线光电子能谱（XPS）法分析Pt-TiO₂在不同光催化前后Pt的电子态和累积有机产物,研究纳米Pt对甲醛降解和O₃去除的强化机理. 连续光催化降解实验表明,以纳米Pt改性TiO₂可以同时增强甲醛和O₃的去除率,特别是O₃的去除率可提高3.1-3.4倍. 对催化剂C 1s和O 1s峰分别经分峰拟合处理后,发现Pt-TiO₂上累积的含羰基和羟基的有机物含量按以下顺序减少：UV_{254 nm}光催化 > O₃强化UV_{254 nm}光催化 > 真空紫外光催化,而在连续35 h光催化降解过程中,催化剂的失活现象却按相反的方向变得越来越不明显. 负载的金属Pt在O₃+UV_{254 nm}和UV_254+185nm光催化过程中被氧化成PtO_ads和Pt⁴⁺物种,而在UV_{254 nm}光催化过程中金属Pt未被氧化,所以推测是气相中的O₃和羟基自由基参与金属Pt的氧化过程. Pt-TiO₂表面高价态的Pt氧化物种可作为光生电子捕获中心,强化光生载流子的分离过程,增强Pt-TiO₂的光催化活性. Pt氧化物种可作为O₃分解的活化中心,使Pt-TiO₂对O₃的分解效率远高于纯TiO₂. 以XPS对比研究在三种不同光催化环境中Pt-TiO₂表面性质,可以解释在UV_{254+185 nm}光催化过程中纳米Pt对甲醛和O₃同时去除的强化机理,并说明了催化剂不失活的内在原因.     

分散在(Ga_(1-x)Zn_x)(N_(1-x)O_x)载体上的Rh纳米颗粒尺寸对光催化氧化反应的作用(英文)

Mixed Ga–Zn oxynitrides were synthesized using coprecipitation, wet-precipitation, and sol-id-solution methods. The oxynitrides were used as supports for Rh nanoparticle catalysts in photo-catalytic water splitting, CO oxidation, and H2 oxidation. Mixed Ga–Zn oxynitrides produced by wet precipitation and nitridation had good visible-light-absorption properties and high surface areas, so they were used to support uniformly sized poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-stabilized Rh nanoparticles. The nanoparticle size range was 2–9 nm. These catalysts had negligible activity in photocatalytic H2 production by water splitting with methanol as a sacrificial agent. Other mixed Ga–Zn oxynitrides were also inactive. A reference sample provided by Domen also showed very low activity. The in-fluence of particle size on Rh-catalyzed oxidation of CO and H2 was investigated. For CO oxidation, the activities of small particles were higher for particles with higher Rh oxidation degrees. The op-posite holds for H2 oxidation.     

Study of electrical field distribution of gold-capped nanoparticle for excitation of localized surface plasmon resonance

The specific optical characteristics which can be observed from noble metal nanostructured materials such as nanoparticles and nanoislands have wide variety of applications such as biosensors, solar cells, and optical circuit. Because, these noble metal nanostructures induce the increment of light absorption efficiency by the enhancing effect of electrical field from localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) excitation. However, the enhancing effects of electrical field from LSPR using simple structured noble metal nanostructures for several applications are not satisfactory. To realize the more effective light absorption efficiency by the enhancing effect of electrical field, quite different noble metal nanostructures have been desired for applying to several applications using LSPR. In this study, to obtain the more effective enhancing effect of electrical field, conditions for LSPR excitation using a gold-capped nanoparticle layer substrate are computationally analyzed using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. From the previous research, LSPR excitation using such gold-capped nanoparticle layer substrates has a great potential for application to high-sensitive label-free monitoring of biomolecular interactions. For understanding of detailed LSPR excitation mechanism, LSPR excitation conditions were investigated by analyzing the electrical field distribution using simulation software and comparing the results obtained with experimental results. As a result of computational analysis, LSPR excitation was found to depend on the particle alignment, interparticle distance, and excitation wavelength. Furthermore, the LSPR optical characteristics obtained from the simulation analysis were consistent with experimentally approximated LSPR optical characteristics. Using this gold-capped nanoparticle layer substrate, LSPR can be excited easily more than conventional noble metal nanoparticle-based LSPR excitation without noble metal nanoparticle synthesis. Hence, this structure is detectable a small change of refractive index such as biomolecular interactions for biosensing applications.     

Microwave assisted one pot synthesis of biocompatible gold nanoparticles in Triton X-100 aqueous micellar medium using tryptophan as reducing agent

The present work reports an environmentally benign process for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles via microwave-assisted heating method, using a basic amino acid l-Tryptophan as reducing agent. The synthesis was carried out in the presence of a nonionic surfactant Triton X-100 (TX-100) aqueous micellar system. Influence of various reaction parameters such as microwave irradiation time and concentrations of precursor ion were analyzed. The effect of pH on the plasmonic properties and stability of synthesized AuNPs were studied in detail. The various size distributions of gold nanostructures obtained were characterized and analyzed by ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), TEM and DLS analysis. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) measurements were carried out to identify the interaction sites responsible for capping and efficient stabilization by the amino acid as well as the surfactant. The synthesized gold nanoparticles were stable for more than 6 months at ambient conditions.     

Dual roles of amphiphilic triblock copolymer P123 in synthesis of α-Fe nanoparticle/ordered mesoporous silica composites

A simple and effective method for in situ synthesis of α-Fe nanoparticle/ordered mesoporous silica (OMS) composites is reported. Evaporation induced self-assembly (EISA) and carbothermal reduction (CR) are strategically combined by using amphiphilic triblock copolymer P123 as not only a template and but also a precursor of carbon material. P123 plays dual roles in assembly of mesostructure and reduction of ferric species. Thermogravimetric analysis-mass spectrometer was used to investigate the pyrolysis process of the wet gels. The synthesized composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS) and N₂ adsorption. The results showed that the composites possess ordered hexagonal mesoporous structure and the α-Fe nanoparticles with about 16 nm were well dispersed in mesoporous matrix. The carbon material resulting from P123 can reduce ferric species to α-Fe nanoparticles at 800 °C. Moreover, the formation mechanism for Fe nanoparticles in OMS matrix is proposed.     

Synthesis of Fe3O4 magnetic fluid used for magnetic resonance imaging and hyperthermia

Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by co-precipitation from FeSO₄·7H₂O and FeCl₃·6H₂O aqueous solutions using NaOH as precipitating reagent. The nanoparticles have an average size of 12 nm and exhibit superparamagnetism at room temperature. The nanoparticles were used to prepare a water-based magnetic fluid using oleic acid and Tween 80 as surfactants. The stability and magnetic properties of the magnetic fluid were characterized by Gouy magnetic balance. The experimental results imply that the hydrophilic block of Tween 80 can make the Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles suspending in water stable even after dilution and autoclaving. The magnetic fluid demonstrates excellent stability and fast magneto-temperature response, which can be used both in magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic fluid hyperthermia.     

A novel approach to preparing magnetic protein microspheres with core-shell structure

Magnetic protein microspheres with core-shell structure were prepared through a novel approach based on the sonochemical method and the emulsion solvent evaporation method. The microspheres are composed of the oleic acid and undecylenic acid modified Fe₃O₄ cores and coated with globular bovine serum albumin (BSA). Under an optimized condition, up to 57.8 wt% of approximately 10 nm superparamagnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles could be uniformly encapsulated into the BSA microspheres with the diameter of approximately 160 nm and the high saturation magnetization of 38.5 emu/g, besides of the abundant functional groups. The possible formation mechanism of magnetic microspheres was discussed in detail.     

Enhancement of the efficiency of magnetic targeting for drug delivery: Development and evaluation of magnet system

Deep magnetic capture and clinical application are the current trends for magnetic targeted drug delivery system. More promising and possible strategies are needed to overcome the current limitations and further improve the magnetic targeting technique. Recent advances in the development of targeting magnet system show promise in progressing this technology from the laboratory to the clinic. Starting from well-known basic concepts, current limitations of magnetic targeted drug delivery system are analyzed. Meanwhile, the design concepts and evaluations of some effective improvements in magnet system are discussed and reviewed with reference to (i) reasonable design of magnet system; (ii) control modes of magnet system used to generate dynamical magnetic fields; and (iii) magnetic field driving types.     

Synthesis of copper-nickel nanoparticles prepared by mechanical milling for use in magnetic hyperthermia

Mechanical alloying of a mixture of copper and nickel powders has been applied for the preparation of copper-nickel alloy particles in the nanometer range. The particles were designed to be used for controlled magnetic hyperthermia applications. The milling conditions were optimized using the desired alloy composition. Utilizing a ball-to-powder mass ratio of 20, we could obtain a nanocrystalline Cu_27.5Ni_72.5 (at%) alloy with a crystallite size of around 10 nm and a Curie temperature of 45 °C.Thermal demagnetization in the vicinity of the Curie temperature of the nanoparticles was determined by thermomagnetic measurements using an adapted TGA-SDTA apparatus. The size and morphology of the particles were determined by XRD measurements and TEM analyses. The magnetic properties were also examined with a VSM. The magnetic heating effects were measured for the powdered material.     

Instant magnetic labeling of tumor cells by ultrasound in vitro

Magnetic labeling of living cells creates opportunities for numerous biomedical applications. Here we describe an instantly cell magnetic labeling method based on ultrasound. We present a detailed study on the ultrasound performance of a simple and efficient labeling protocol for H-22 cells in vitro. High frequency focus ultrasound was investigated as an alternative method to achieve instant cell labeling with the magnetic particles without the need for adjunct agents or initiating cell cultures. Mean diameter of 168 nm dextran-T40 coated superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles were prepared by means of classical coprecipitation in solution in our laboratory. H-22 tumor cells suspended in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH=7.2) were exposed to ultrasound at 1.37 MHz for up to 120 s in the presence of SPIOs. The cellular uptake of iron oxide nanoparticles was detected by prussion blue staining. The viability of cells was determined by a trypan blue exclusion test. At 2 W power and 60 s ultrasound exposure in presence of 410 μg/ml SPIOs, H-22 cell labeling efficiency reached 69.4±6.3% and the labeled cells exhibited an iron content of 10.38±2.43 pg per cell. Furthermore, 95.2±3.2% cells remained viable. The results indicated that the ultrasound protocol could be potentially applied to label cells with large-sized magnetic particles. We also calculated the shear stress at the 2 W power and 1.37 MHz used in experiments. The results showed that the shear stress threshold for ultrasonically induced H-22 cell reparable sonoporation was 697 Pa. These findings provide a quantitative guidance in designing ultrasound protocols for cell labeling.