Electrospun PVA Nanofibrous Membranes Reinforced with Silver Nanoparticles Impregnated Cellulosic Fibers: Morphology and Antibacterial Property

To enhance the mechanical and antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticle impregnated cellulosic fibers, carboxy-cellulose nanocrystals(CCNs) were grafted with chitooligosaccharide(COS), which was used as a stabilizer for silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Nanofibrous membranes reinforced with silver nanoparticle impregnated cellulosic fibers(CCN-COS-AgNP) were prepared via electrospinning using polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) as a matrix. The effects of CCN-COS-AgNP contents on the morphology, surface composition, mechanical properties, and antibacterial performances of the prepared CCN-COS-AgNP/PVA membranes were examined. The addition of CCN-COS-AgNP certainly improved the mechanical properties and antibacterial performances of the PVA nanofibers. The tensile strength was significantly increased from 4.40 MPa to 8.60 MPa when 8% CCN-COS-AgNP(mass ratio) was introduced. When 10%(mass ratio) CCN-COS-AgNP was added, the nanofibers showed an excellent antibacterial activity for S. aureus(Staphylococcus aureus) and E. coli(Escherichia coli), with the maximum inhibition zones of 2.30 and 1.60 cm, respectively. Moreover, the 2%(mass ratio) CCN-COS-AgNP/PVA fibrous membrane showed 126% cell viability for mg63 human osteoblasts. The electrospun PVA membrane has great potential application in biomedical field.     

基于铂微粒和Nafion膜修饰玻碳电极的甲醛传感器

通过在Nafion膜修饰玻碳电极表面电沉积铂微粒制备了甲醛电化学传感器(Pt/Nafion/GCE)。利用循环伏安法研究了甲醛在该传感器上的电化学行为,优化了实验参数,在此基础上建立了用伏安法直接测定甲醛的新方法。在酸性溶液中,甲醛的氧化峰电流与其浓度在1.0×10-6~1.0×10-3mol/L的范围内呈良好的线性关系(r=0.9995),检出限为5.0×10-7mol/L。本文所提出的测定甲醛的方法具有较高的灵敏度和较好的重现性。     

基于掺杂碳纳米管的复合体系电化学生物传感器研究

制备了含有铂纳米颗粒(NSPt)的壳聚糖(CHIT)和正硅酸四乙酯(TEOS)溶胶-凝胶溶液,将多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)分散于制备的CHIT和TEOS溶胶-凝胶混合物体系,并用高倍透射电镜(TEM)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对NSPt-CHIT表面和MWCNTs进行了表征。此种复合膜修饰玻碳电极对过氧化氢有灵敏的电化学响应。通过在此复合膜修饰的玻碳电极上固定葡萄糖氧化酶(GOx)制备了葡萄糖生物传感器。该传感器对葡萄糖在0.05~8 mmol/L范围有线性响应,相关系数为0.996,检出限(S/N=3)为10μmol/L。传感器对葡萄糖有灵敏响应,并有很好的重现性和稳定性,应用于实际样品体系的回收试验,结果良好。     

银纳米粒子的绿色合成及其对荧光素室温磷光的增强效应

以β-环糊精(β-CD)作为稳定剂, 葡萄糖为还原剂, 银氨溶液为前驱体, 实现了绿色化学方法合成银纳米粒子. 利用紫外-可见分光光度法(UV-Vis)、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、红外光谱法(FTIR)对产物进行了表征. 将银纳米粒子引入滤纸表面增强室温磷光(RTP)的研究, 发现银纳米粒子对醋酸铅诱导荧光素(FL)所得的RTP具有明显的增强效应, 并且随着银纳米粒子加入量的增加具有先增强后猝灭的趋势. 对β-CD与银纳米粒子的相互作用机理及银纳米粒子对FL RTP增强效应的作用机理进行了初步讨论.     

Implementing Silica Nanoparticles in the Study of the Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Aerosol transmission constitutes one of the major transmission routes of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen. Due to the pathogen’s properties, research on its airborne transmission has some limitations. This paper focuses on silica nanoparticles (SiO₂) of 40 and 200 nm sizes as the physicochemical markers of a single SARS-CoV-2 particle enabling experiments on the transmission of bioaerosols in public spaces. Mixtures of a determined silica concentration were sprayed on as an aerosol, whose particles, sedimented on dedicated matrices, were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Since it was not possible to quantitatively identify the markers based on the obtained images, the filters exposed with the AirSampler aspirator were analyzed based on inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The ICP-OES method enabled us to determine the concentration of silica after extracting the marker from the filter, and consequently to estimate the number of markers. The developed procedure opens up the possibility of the quantitative estimation of the spread of the coronavirus, for example in studies on the aerosol transmission of the pathogen in an open environment where biological markers—surrogates included—cannot be used.     

Optically Transparent Gold Nanoparticles for DSSC Counter-Electrode: An Electrochemical Characterization

A gold nanoparticles transparent electrode was realized by chemical reduction. This work aims to compare the transparent gold nanoparticles electrode with a more commonly utilized gold-film-coated electrode in order to investigate its potential use as counter-electrode (CE) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A series of DSSC devices, utilizing I⁻/I³⁻ and Co(III)/(II) polypyridine redox mediators [Co(dtb)3]³⁺/²⁺; dtb = 4,4′ditert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine)], were evaluated. The investigation focused firstly on the structural characterization of the deposited gold layers and then on the electrochemical study. The novelty of the work is the realization of a gold nanoparticles CE that reached 80% of average visible transmittance. We finally examined the performance of the transparent gold nanoparticles CE in DSSC devices. A maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 4.56% was obtained with a commercial I⁻/I³⁻-based electrolyte, while a maximum 3.1% of PCE was obtained with the homemade Co-based electrolyte.     

The temperature dependence of the interaction of NO + CO on Pt{1 0 0}

Infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy together with mass spectrometry has been used to investigate the interaction of NO and CO on Pt{1 0 0}, initially prepared in the reconstructed ‘hex’ phase, under ambient pressures of these gases, in the temperature range 300-500 K. The results allow the local and total coverages of adsorbed CO and NO to be related to the rate of reaction to produce gas phase CO₂, and provide insight into the species present on the surface during the so-called low temperature oscillatory reaction regime of this process. At temperatures below that at which NO dissociation occurs (approximately 390-400 K) adsorption is controlled by the non-reactive displacement of NO by CO and results in a CO-poisoned surface. Above 400 K when significant CO₂ production occurs, the NO coverage increases to produce a surface with NO and CO fully intermixed; the increase in NO coverage is attributed to the higher rate of NO arrival from the gas phase (with a partial pressure ratio of P_NO:P_CO>1) at free surface sites created by NO dissociation and subsequent reaction with CO. The competition between these two processes of non-reactive NO displacement by CO and reactive displacement of CO by NO is proposed to determine the parameter space of the low temperature oscillatory regime. Rapid equilibration between bridged and atop CO species leads to them appearing to exhibit identical reaction behaviour. Particularly at the lowest reaction temperatures (around 400 K), islands of pure CO may coexist on the surface but not participate in the reaction. Under conditions corresponding to the high temperature oscillatory regime, small quantities of absorbed CO, but no NO, are seen on the surface.     

Bis(saccharinato)palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with 2,2′-bipyridine: Syntheses,structures, spectroscopic,fluorescent and thermal properties

New palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes, cis-[Pd(bpy)(sac)₂] (1) and cis-[Pt(bpy)(sac)₂] (2), where sac = saccharinate, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine, have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, UV–Vis, IR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR. The structures of the DMSO solvated complexes are determined by X-ray diffraction. Both complexes are isomorphous and the metal ions are coordinated by two N-bonded sac ligands, and two nitrogen atoms of pyridyl groups of bpy in a cis fashion. The mononuclear species interact each other through weak intermolecular C–H?O hydrogen bonds, C–H?π and π?π interactions leading to three-dimensional supramolecular networks. All complexes exhibit a high thermal stability in the solid state, and are fluorescent in the solution.     

Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Chitosan Nanoparticles

Chitosan nanoparticles (CHN) were prepared based on ionotropic gelation between low moleculer weight chitosan and sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) under microwave irradiation. Particle size, zeta potential, and FT-IR techniques were used for characterization of CHN. The influence of reaction time on the nanoparticle size distribution was investigated, and the results showed that the microwave irradiation method evidently decreases the reaction times and particle size over the conventional method. It was determined by the results of the zeta potential measurements that synthesized CHN under microwave irradiation clearly exhibits more homogeneous and stable dispersion.     

N-Heterocyclic Olefin-Ligated Palladium(II) Complexes as Pre-Catalysts for Buchwald–Hartwig Aminations

New N-heterocyclic olefins (NHOs) are described with functionalization on the ligand heterocyclic backbone and terminal alkylidene positions. Various Pd^II–NHO complexes have been formed and their use as pre-catalysts in Buchwald–Hartwig aminations was explored. The most active system for catalytic C−N bond formation between hindered arylamine and arylhalide substrates was accessed by combining a backbone methylated NHO with [Pd(cinnamyl)Cl]₂ in the presence of NaOtBu as a base. In these active systems evidence suggests that catalysis is mediated by colloidal palladium metal, highlighting a different coordination ability of NHOs in comparison with commonly used N-heterocyclic carbene co-ligands.