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2021
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Yang Zhao,Wei Zhao,Hong-Yuan Chen,Jing-Juan Xu
Nanoparticle plasmon scattering can provide real-time imaging information on the formation process of noble metal-based nanomaterials . Due to the synergistic effect of the interface between metal and oxide supporting pores, metal nanoparticles (NPs), especially Au NPs, generally exhibit higher catalytic activity on oxide carriers than single-component NPs. Here, we use the dark field scattering microscope to in situ monitor the growth of Au on Cu 2 O surface by oxidation-reduction reactions and the nanostructures could be precisely controlled via the scattering signal. The prepared Cu 2 O/Au nanocomposite has a higher electrocatalytic activity toward Glucose. When being used as a potential biosensor for nonenzyme glucose detection, excellent performance, such as high sensitivity with a detection limit of 4 μM, high selectivity and outstanding stability, was obtained. The scattering imaging strategy is a convenient and universal approach in controllable synthesis of plasmonic heterostructures, and leads to the improvement of electrocatalysts in biosensing.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2021
·Vol. 188
·期 6
·1-10
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Zhao Junhong,Cheng Jing,Sun Yudong,Liu Jiang,Chen Wen,Xu Yi,Yang Jiao,Li Yingchun
A novel photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor based on “Z-scheme” TiO 2 @Au@CdS and molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was developed for the non-invasive detection of uric acid (UA). The “Z-scheme” material, consisting of an electron-transfer system (Au) and two isolated photochemical systems (CdS, TiO 2 ), was synthesized by chemical deposition method and it worked as a substrate for electro-polymerization of MIP. Due to the high photoelectric conversion efficiency provided by TiO 2 @Au@CdS and specific imprinting effect afforded by MIP, the sensor displayed desirable sensing performance with the merits of sensitivity, selectivity, repeatability, and stability. The linear range for UA detection is from 1 nM to 9 μM with the detection limit of 0.3 nM (S/ N = 3). Moreover, the assay was successfully utilized to measure UA in human tears and offered a reliable result. The incorporation of MIP and “Z-scheme” material into a PEC sensor system is expected to provide a promising strategy for detecting other small molecules. Graphical abstract
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JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
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2021
·Vol. 19
·期 1
·1-14
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Yang Yuming,Han Yu,Sun Qiuyang,Cheng Jin,Yue Caixia,Liu Yanlei,Song Jie,Jin Weilin,Ding Xianting,de la Fuente Jesús M.,Ni Jian,Wang Xiaoqiang,Cui Daxiang
Background Gene and chemical therapy has become one of the rising stars in the field of molecular medicine during the last two decades. However, there are still numerous challenges in the development of efficient, targeted, and safe delivery systems that can avoid siRNA degradation and reduce the toxicity and adverse effects of chemotherapy medicine.Results In this paper, a highly efficient AS1411 aptamer modified, dsDNA and MMP-2 cleavable peptide-fabricated gold nanocage vehicle, which could load doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) and siRNAs to achieve a combination of tumor responsive genetic therapy, chemotherapy, and photothermal treatment is presented. Our results show that this combined treatment achieved targeted gene silencing and tumor inhibition. After nearly one month of treatment with DOX-loaded Au-siRNA-PAA-AS1411 nanoparticles with one dose every three days in mice, a synergistic effect promoting the eradication of long-lived tumors was observed along with an increased survival rate of mice. The combined genetic, chemotherapeutic, and photothermal treatment group exhibited more than 90% tumor inhibition ratio (tumor signal) and a ~ 67% survival rate compared with a 30% tumor inhibition ratio and a 0% survival rate in the passive genetic treatment group.Conclusion sThe development of nanocarriers with double-stranded DNA and MMP-2 cleavable peptides provides a new strategy for the combined delivery of gene and chemotherapy medicine. Au-siRNA-PAA-AS1411 exerts high anticancer activities on lung cancer, indicating immense potentials for clinical application.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2021
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Fengrui Xu,Zhaozhao Ding,Liying Xiao,Xiaoyi Zhang,Qiang Lu,David L. Kaplan
The optimal design of “hot spot” nanostructures governs the sensitivity and uniformity of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates. Au–silk nanoribbon (SNR) aggregates have achieved excellent SERS sensitivity with SNR as hot spot reservoirs but are inferior to complicated laser ablation and electrochemical deposition systems. Here, nanostructures of SNR were designed to further enrich the hot spots of Au-SNR substrates via blending of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) and SNR in aqueous solutions to achieve better sensitivity. The materials were on par with some of the best complex SERS systems previously reported. The length of the SNR templates was shortened from 2000 nm to 100–400 nm through ultrasonic treatment to minimize steric hindrance, facilitating the formation of hot spot structures. More than 4 times the amount of AuNPs adhered on these shortened SNRs, resulting in superior SERS sensitivity of 10–15–10–16 M, up to 100-fold higher than previous Au-SNR substrates. The reproducibility in detection was improved with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 9.5%, superior to most solution-based systems. Similar to our previous Au-SNR substrates, the optimized Au-SNR assemblies exhibited excellent cytocompatibility, strengthening potential utility in biomedical applications. Ultrafast SERS imaging of cells could be completed within 8 s through these modified probe-laden Au-SNR assemblies. Considering the superior SERS performance and cytocompatibility, along with the simple, controllable, and green aqueous fabrication process, the present Au-SNR SERS substrates offer significant advantages in versatile applications.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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Lili Kong,Jie Chen,Meizhen Huang
In this paper, we have developed a graphene oxide/Au@Ag nanobones membrane (GO/Au@Ag NBs membrane) for simultaneous enrichment and SERS detection of colorants in beverages. Raman enhancement effect of Au@Ag nanobones (NBs) and enrichment capability of graphene oxide (GO) are contributed to the high sensitivity of GO/Au@Ag NBs membrane. Microporous membrane provides a support template for uniformly loading high-density GO/Au@Ag NBs. When beverage flow through the portable filtration unit with GO/Au@Ag NBs membrane, colorant molecules could be efficiently enriched. The prepared GO/Au@Ag NBs membrane exhibits an excellent sensitivity with a LOD of Rhodamine 6 G at 1.12 × 10 −9 mol/L, and has good performances of uniformity (with an RSD of 7.87 %), repeatability (with an RSD of 10.44 %), time stability (stored up to 60 days). Six types of colorants were sensitively detected combined with GO/Au@Ag NBs membranes, portable filtration unit and self-development portable Raman system. The lowest distinguished amounts of molecular accumulation are well below the maximum usage limits and the limits of visual recognition. Support vector machine model was established to identify the types of colorants, including colorants with coincident Raman peaks or similar visual colors, with an average accuracy of 94.8 %. In addition, GO/Au@Ag NBs membranes were used to enrich and detect colorant additives in commercial beverages, brilliant blue in energy beverage and carmine in bayberry wine were successfully detected. These results indicate GO/Au@Ag NBs membranes combined with a portable filtration unit can effectively enrich and rapidly detect colorants in beverages, and has great potential in the field of on-site and sensitive food safety detection.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2021
·Vol. 50
·期 27
·9529-9539
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Xin Guo,Lina Kong,Jianping Xu,Jing Chen,Lan Li
Surface decoration of noble-metal cocatalysts on graphitic phase carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with high efficiency and trace content for water splitting is exciting but difficult to achieve. Herein, we report the anchoring of Au and metallic/oxidized Pt nanoparticles (NPs) on g-C3N4 as cocatalysts via a photoreduction process for enhancing photocatalytic H2 production. Au NPs are preferentially decorated on g-C3N4, which can control the formation of metallic/oxidized Pt complex species. The well dispersed Au and metallic/oxidized Pt NPs improved the light-harvesting and the photo-generated carrier separation of g-C3N4. G-C3N4 sequentially decorated with Au (0.3 wt%) and metallic/oxidized Pt (0.3 wt%) cocatalysts, exhibited the highest and stable H2 evolution rates of 2560 and 139 μmol h−1 g−1 under simulated sunlight and visible light (λ ≥ 420 nm) irradiation, respectively, compared to the samples that are simultaneously and sequentially decorated with the same content of Pt and Au on g-C3N4. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is attributed to the synergistic effect of Au and metallic/oxidized Pt cocatalysts, i.e., the effective localized surface plasma resonance coupling between Pt and Au NPs, as well as electron-sink function of metallic Pt, which promote the generation and transfer of more carriers from g-C3N4 to the Pt species, in addition to the superior hydrogen evolution capacity of metallic and oxidized Pt. This work maximizes the performance of noble-metal cocatalysts with minimized content and provides the possibility of realizing efficient solar-to-fuel conversion.
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RSC Advances
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 22
·13624-13634
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Yadong Wang,Jinxin Ma,Nan Zhang,Delun Chen,Jinchun Tu,Yang Cao,Qiang Wu,Xiaolin Zhang,Wanjun Hao
Developing photoelectrochemical biosensors via efficient photogenerated-charge separation remains a challenging task in biomolecular detection. In this study, we utilised a simple approach for constructing an efficient photoactive organic–inorganic heterojunction interface composed of SrTiO3 with high photocatalytic activity and polydopamine (PDA) with high biocompatibility and electrical conductivity. Gold nanoparticles with dense electron cloud properties were introduced as a bridge between SrTiO3 and PDA (SrTiO3/Au/PDA). The Au bridge allowed the PDA to uniformly and tightly attach on the surface of SrTiO3 electrodes and also provided a separate transmission channel for electrons from PDA to SrTiO3. The rapidly transmitted electrons were captured by a signal-acquisition system, thereby improving the photocurrent signal output. The 3D hollowed out SrTiO3/Au/PDA biosensor manufactured herein was used for glucose detection. The biosensor achieved ultrahigh sensitivities reaching 23.7 μA mM−1 cm−2, an extended linear range (1–20 mM), and a low detection limit (0.012 mM). The excellent results of glucose analysis in serum samples further confirmed the feasibility of the biosensor in clinical applications. In summary, the proposed strategy allowed for the use of an electronic cloud bridge in the construction of glucose biosensors with satisfactory performances, which is promising for the future fabrication of high-performance biosensors.
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GOLD BULLETIN
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2021
·Vol. 54
·期 1
·59-67
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Lin Shijun,Jiang Sirui,Zhang Yuchen,Dai Zhengwei,Dai Yu,Xia Fan,Zhang Xiaojin
Gold nanorod (AuNR) nanocomposite hydrogels have attracted increasing attention due to the photothermal effect of AuNRs. However, a facile strategy that avoids multi-step surface modification for synthesis of AuNR crosslinkers is still a critical challenge. Here, AuNRs crosslinking PNIPAM hydrogels were prepared by polymerization of NIPAM with N , N ′-bis(acryloyl)cystamine (BACA)-modified AuNRs as crosslinkers. BACA contains a disulfide bond in the structure. Dynamic and reversible Au-thiolate bonding was formed by directly mixing AuNRs and BACA to facilely prepare AuNR crosslinkers before hydrogel formation. The addition of AuNRs gives hydrogels their photothermal effect and remarkable mechanical behaviors. Hydrogels could repeatedly adhere to the surface of pigskin, metal, plastic, and glass with a relatively stable adhesion. The damaged hydrogels heal within 2 min with near-infrared (NIR) laser (808 nm, 300 mW∙cm −2 ) irradiation. This work provides a line of thinking for improvement of PNIPAM hydrogels, making them promising for further applications in biomedicine.
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ANALYST
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2020
·Vol. 146
·期 3
·956-963
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Jun Ma,Gege Feng,Ying Ying,Yong Shao,Yongxin She,Lufei Zheng,A. M. Abd EI-Aty,Jing Wang
Herein, an indirect SERS sensing assay was developed for the determination of glyphosate (Gly) in tap water. The mechanism of detection was based on relieving the inhibitory effect of L-cysteine (L-cys) on a Au–Pt nanozyme by combining Gly with L-cys through divalent copper ions (Cu2+). In this method, a novel nano-chain-like Au–Ag composite with good repeatability was successfully fabricated to detect SERS signals of oxTMB without disturbing TMB Raman signals. Under optimal conditions, the SERS signal intensity of oxTMB (at 1605 cm−1) was proportional to the concentration of Gly. The results showed a good linear response over the concentration ranges of 10 μg L−1 to 1000 mg L−1. The limit of detection and limit of quantitation of Gly were found to be 5 μg L−1 and 10 μg L−1, respectively. In addition, good anti-interference ability against interfering cations and structural analogues deserves to be mentioned. This SERS assay can be used for detection of Gly in tap water that can meet the needs of practical detection.
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ACS Omega
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2020
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Lu Lu Xiong,Rong Huang,Hui Hui Chai,Ling Yu,Chang Ming Li
A facile, cost-effective, and eco-friendly method was proposed to synthesize Fe3O4@tannic acid@Au nanocomposites (Fe3O4@TA@Au). First, Fe3O4 nanoparticles with diameters of 20 and 200 nm were synthesized by co-precipitation and solvothermal methods, respectively. Gold nanoparticles were deposited on magnetic Fe3O4 through tannic acid-metal-polymer intermediate-layer-mediated reductions. The catalytic activities of the as-prepared Fe3O4@TA@Au were investigated by spectroscopically monitoring the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and methylene blue (MB), which could be achieved within several minutes with an excess of NaBH4. The impact of the Fe3O4 size on the overall catalytic ability of the Fe3O4@TA@Au was systematically studied. The reaction rate constants of the Fe3O4-20 nm@TA@Au for 4-NP and MB reduction were 0.432 and 0.543 min–1, respectively. For the Fe3O4-200 nm@TA@Au nanocomposite, the optimized reaction rate constants for 4-NP and MB reduction were 3.09 and 0.441 min–1, respectively. Due to magnetic separation, the Fe3O4@TA@Au could be easily harvested and recycled. After five recycling cycles, the catalytic ability remained over 90%, and the recycling process could be completed in several minutes, highlighting its potential as a catalyst for 4-NP and MB removal.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Jinling Li,Tao Shao,Bowen Meng,Shijie He,Qiankun Zhang,Dongxia Zhang,Xibin Zhou
At present, Pt-based catalysts with controllable compositions , architectures, and crystal facets are still the most prevalent materials for the electro-oxidation of methanol (MOR), which is a compelling reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Herein, based on graphene quantum dots (GQDs), we report a facial and environment-friendly approach to prepare the Au@GQDs@Pt x Pb core-shell nano-pompons for the MOR in alkaline solutions. It was noticed that among all the as-synthesized samples, Au@GQDs@Pt 3.5 Pb displays an admirable activity, which is as high as 15.14 A mg −1 Pt and almost 38-fold higher than that of commercial Pt/C catalyst. And its resistance to poisoning species and long-term stability are also greatly improved. The improved performance for MOR might be attributed to the channel-rich structure of catalysts with the aid of GQDs, Au, and the electronic effect between Pt and Pb. The results indicate that the reasonable composition and structure of Au@GQDs@Pt x Pb exhibits efficient MOR, it could be a promising candidate for direct methanol fuel cells.
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Nanoscale
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2020
·Vol. 13
·期 6
·3528-3542
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Yaxing Liu,Weiyin Li,Guizhe Zhao,Gang Qin,Yuexia Li,Yaqing Liu
The lack of direct insight into the microstructural evolution of catalytic materials under electrochemical polarization has inhibited the development of heterogeneous catalysts. By investigating a typical Au@Pd core–shell nanostructure, the present study discloses the microstructural evolution of heterogeneous catalytic materials during the methanol electrooxidation reaction (MOR). The electrocatalytic activity of the as-prepared Au@Pd_core–shell nanoparticles continuously increased during the first 100 successive voltammetry cycles of the MOR. Microstructural characterization studies revealed that during the MOR, an Au/Pd mixed bimetallic shell was formed by the self-driven microstructural evolution of the Au@Pd_core–shell nanoparticles. Both the experimental and calculation results indicated that the Au/Pd mixed bimetallic shell reduced the binding strength of OH− and CO on the catalyst surface. The exposed Au atoms in the shell region also produced large-scale reactive ˙OH radicals that facilitated the oxidative removal of the adsorbed carbonaceous species from the adjacent Pd active sites.
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