CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
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2017
·Vol. 23
·期 62
·15721-15728
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IF 5.317
Yuanyuan Hu,Dong Xie,Yang Wu,Nangui Lin,Aixin Song,Jingcheng Hao
Graphical Stacking gels : Factors affecting the self-assembly of supramolecular hydrogels composed of combining 5′-adenosine monophosphate and Ag + are discussed (see figure). The gelation capability was enhanced by increasing the concentration of Ag + or decreasing the pH. The gels are very sensitive to light and have potential applications as photosensitive materials. Supramolecular hydrogels obtained by combining 5′-adenosine monophosphate (AMP) with Ag + were fabricated in this work. Their gelation capability was enhanced by increasing the concentration of Ag + or decreasing the pH. The gels are very sensitive to light, which endows them with potential applications as visible-light photosensitive materials. Coordination between the nucleobase of AMP and Ag + , as well as π–π stacking of nucleobases, are considered to be the main driving forces for self-assembly. The hydrogels successfully achieved the encapsulation and enrichment of biomolecules. Hydrogen bonding between the amino group of guest molecules and silver nanoparticles along the nanofibers drives the enrichment and is considered to be a crucial interaction.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2017
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Yao Yao,Mingli Yin,Junqing Yan,Dong Yang,Shengzhong (Frank) Liu
Ag-WO 3 core-shell nanospheres (CSNSs) are fabricated for gas sensor applications. It is found that the sensor based on Ag-WO 3 CSNSs dramatically improve the sensor performance towards alcohol vapor, with significantly lower optimum working temperature (260 °C) and superior detection limit (0.20 ppm) comparing to pure WO 3 hollow nanospheres (HNSs). The Ag-WO 3 sensor displays an ultrahigh sensitivity under visible light illumination. When illuminated under a 150 W xenon arc light source, the response is increased from 62 to 160, the optimum working temperature is reduced from 260 to 190 °C, and the detection limit is improved from 0.20 to 0.032 ppm. This work may offer an attractive strategy to improve sensitivity of light-enhanced plasmonic metal-oxide based gas sensors.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2017
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Junjie Li,Xing Yu,Tielin Shi,Chaoliang Cheng,Jinhu Fan,Siyi Cheng,Tianxiang Li,Guanglan Liao,Zirong Tang
In this paper, we proposed a depressing bonding temperature method for Cu Cu bonding with nanoparticle paste. The paste was prepared by composting dominant Cu nanoparticles with Ag nanoparticles of lower sintering temperature , where the average nanoparticle size of Cu and Ag was 61.02 and 69.25 nm, respectively. The reliable bonding was successfully achieved at the temperature of 250 °C, the pressure of 1.12 MPa and the protection of Ar-H 2 gas mixture comparing with pure Cu nanoparticles paste. An optimal resistivity of sintered Cu-Ag composite nanoparticle paste can achieve 1.99 × 10 −7 Ω m with the 2:1 molar ratio of Cu to Ag, and the largest shear strength of the bonded Cu-Cu joint can reach 25.41 MPa. The underlying sintering mechanism of the composited nanoparticles was discussed. It suggests the compositing with Ag nanoparticles is a practical strategy towards lowering the bonding temperature for Cu-based interconnect. The experimental process can be easily implemented, the bonding temperature and the performance can satisfy the packaging requirements of current 3D-IC. The developed Cu-Ag composite nanoparticle paste is also promising for packaging of other thermal and force sensitive chips.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2016
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Jing Jiang,Chang Zhang,Guang-Ming Zeng,Ji-Lai Gong,Ying-Na Chang,Biao Song,Can-Hui Deng,Hong-Yu Liu
The fabrication of montmorillonite (Mt) decorated with lysozyme-modified silver nanoparticles (Ag/lyz-Mt) was reported. The lysozyme (lyz) was served as both reducing and capping reagent. Coupling the bactericidal activity of the lyz with AgNPs, along with the high porous structure and large specific surface area of the Mt , prevented aggregation of AgNPs and promoted nanomaterial-bacteria interactions, resulting in a greatly enhanced bactericidal capability against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. This paper systematically elucidated the bactericidal mechanisms of Ag/lyz-Mt. Direct contact between the Ag/lyz-Mt surface and the bacterial cell was essential to the disinfection. Physical disruption of bacterial membrane was considered to be one of the bactericidal mechanisms of Ag/lyz-Mt. Results revealed that Ag + was involved in the bactericidal activity of Ag/lyz-Mt via tests conducted using Ag + scavengers. A positive ROS (reactive oxygen species) scavenging test indirectly confirmed the involvement of ROS (O 2 − , H 2 O 2 , and OH) in the bactericidal mechanism. Furthermore, the concentrations of individual ROS were quantified. Results showed that Ag/lyz-Mt nanomaterial could be a promising bactericide for water disinfection.
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2016
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Peng Tan,Yan-Hua Li,Xiao-Qin Liu,Yao Jiang,Lin-Bing Sun
Silver (Ag)-based nanoparticles are one type of highly effective antimicrobial widely used in medical devices, consumer products, and wound dressing. Although Ag(I) rather than Ag(0) is the active species in antibacterial processes, the use of Ag(I) as antibacterial materials is hindered by its instability toward light irradiation. In this paper, we report the fabrication of core–shell AgCl@SiO2 nanoparticles, which comprise a core of AgCl nanoparticles and a shell of porous silica, for antibacterial applications for the first time. The porous silica shells not only enhance the stability of AgCl by preventing the core from direct light irradiation but also allow active Ag(I) to pass through continuously to inhibit the growth of bacteria. It is worth noting that the synthesis is achieved by a facile one-pot method in which the surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride used for the formation of AgCl nanoparticles also acts as a structure-directing agent in the subsequent creation of porous silica. Our results show that the obtained AgCl@SiO2 nanoparticles exhibit well-defined core–shell structure and are highly efficient in the growth inhibition of Escherichia coli. More importantly, the stability of Ag(I) toward light irradiation is greatly enhanced by the protection of the silica shell. The convenient fabrication, well-defined core–shell structure, and enhanced stability make AgCl@SiO2 nanoparticles highly promising for antibacterial applications.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2016
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Zhong Lu,Jingting Gao,Qingfeng He,Jie Wu,Donghui Liang,Hao Yang,Rong Chen
Nano Ag/ZnO hybrid material has been considered to be a promising nanocomposites for biomedical application because it has enhanced antibacterial activity and low cytotoxicity. Here a sponge-like nano Ag/ZnO-loaded chitosan composite dressing was first synthesized via preparing a chitosan sponge by lyophilization process, followed by the incorporation of Ag/ZnO nanocomposites into chitosan sponge. The porosity, swelling, blood clotting and in vitro antibacterial activity against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria were evaluated. The results demonstrate that the prepared composite dressing shows high porosity and swelling as well as enhanced blood clotting and antibacterial activity. Cytocompatibility test evaluated in vitro illustrates the very low toxic nature of the composite dressing. Furthermore, the in vivo evaluation in mice reveals that the chitosan-Ag/ZnO composite dressing enhances the wound healing and promotes re-epithelialization and collagen deposition. These results strongly support the possibility of using this novel chitosan-AgZnO composite dressing for wound care application.
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Chemical Science
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2017
·Vol. 8
·期 6
·4211-4222
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IF 8.668
Ru-Ru Gao,Tian-Ming Yao,Xiao-Yan Lv,Yan-Yan Zhu,Yi-Wei Zhang,Shuo Shi
To create sophisticated molecular logic circuits from scratch, you may not believe how common the building blocks can be and how diverse and powerful such circuits can be when scaled up. Using the two simple building blocks of G-quadruplex and silver nanoclusters (Ag NCs), we experimentally construct a series of multifunctional, label-free, and multi-output logic circuits to perform nonarithmetic functions: a 1-to-2 decoder, a 4-to-2 encoder, an 8-to-3 encoder, dual transfer gates, a 2 : 1 multiplexer, and a 1 : 2 demultiplexer. Moreover, a parity checker which is capable of identifying odd and even numbers from natural numbers is constructed conceptually. Finally, a multi-valued logic gate (ternary inhibit gate) is readily achieved by taking this DNA/Ag NC system as a universal platform. All of the above logic circuits share the same building blocks, indicating the great prospects of the assembly of nanomaterials and DNA for biochemical logic devices. Considering its biocompatibility, the novel prototypes developed here may have potential applications in the fields of biological computers and medical diagnosis and serve as a promising proof of principle in the not-too-distant future.
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CHEMICAL PAPERS
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2017
·Vol. 69
·期 11
·1411-1420
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IF 1.258
Ding Ming-Yue,Meng De-Shui,Tang Yan-Hong,Liu Cheng-Bin,Luo Sheng-Lian
One-dimensional (1D) Ag/AgBr/TiO 2 nanofibres (NFs) have been successfully fabricated by the one-pot electrospinning method. In comparison with bare TiO 2 NFs and Ag/AgBr/PVP (polyvinylpyrrolidone) NFs, the 1D Ag/AgBr/TiO 2 NFs photocatalyst exhibits much higher photocatalytic activity in the degradation of a commonly used dye, methylene blue (MB), under visible light. The photocatalytic removal efficiency of MB over Ag/AgBr/TiO 2 NFs achieves almost 100 % in 20 min. The photocatalytic reaction follows the first-order kinetics and the rate constant ( k ) for the degradation of MB by Ag/AgBr/TiO 2 NFs is 5.2 times and 6.6 times that of Ag/AgBr/PVP NFs and TiO 2 NFs, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is ascribed to the stronger visible light absorption, more effective separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, and faster charge transfer in the long nanofibrous structure. The Ag/AgBr/TiO 2 NFs maintain a highly stable photocatalytic activity due to its good structural stability and the self-stability system of Ag/AgBr. The mechanisms for photocatalysis associated with Ag/AgBr/TiO 2 NFs are proposed. The degradation of MB in the presence of scavengers reveals that h + and • O
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2016
·Vol. 18
·期 45
·8756-8761
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IF 3.849
Zhiqiang Cheng,Shengzhe Zhao,Zhaolian Han,Yingying Zhang,Xiaodong Zhao,Lijuan Kang
Hollow TiO2 nanotubes have been produced by combining electrospinning with a soaking process and controlled calcination method. Silver was successfully coated on the surface of the TiO2 tubes through the immersion burning method. Structure and components of TiO2 and Ag/TiO2 tubes were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Morphology was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The photocatalysis properties were verified by degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye. From the results, the Ag/TiO2 hollow tubes could degrade methyl orange efficiently under UV light irradiation, showing excellent photocatalytic activity over pure TiO2. The synthesis mechanism of the Ag/TiO2 tubes and the mechanism for silver-enhanced photocatalytic activity have been conjectured.
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Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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2024
·Vol. 15
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Junnan Cui,Haobo Shu,Panpan Zhu,Zhimin Cao,Shuilin Wang,Pan Cao
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are known for their antibacterial properties and their ability to promote wound healing. By incorporating silver nanoparticles into medical gauze, the resulting composite material shows promise as an advanced wound dressing. However, clinical applications are hindered by challenges related to the stability of silver nanoparticle loading on the gauze as nanoparticle leaching can compromise antibacterial efficacy. In this study, silver nanoparticles were immobilized onto polydopamine (PDA) submicron particles, which were then used to modify medical gauze. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) was employed to analyze the elemental distribution on the modified gauze, confirming successful surface modification. The antibacterial properties of the modified gauze were assessed using a laser scanning confocal microscope (CLSM). The results demonstrated a significant reduction in the adhesion rates ofEscherichia coli(E. coli) andStaphylococcus aureus(S. aureus) by 99.1% and 63%, respectively, on the PDA–Ag-modified gauze. Optical density (OD) measurements at 590 nm indicated that the modified gauze effectively inhibited biofilm formation, underscoring its potent antimicrobial capabilities. Further antibacterial efficacy was evaluated by diluting and plating co-cultured bacterial solutions with the modified dressing, followed by 24 h incubation and colony counting. The gauze exhibited an antibacterial efficiency of 99.99% againstE. coliand 99.8% againstS. aureus. Additionally, cell compatibility tests, involving the co-culture of PDA–Ag composites with human cells, demonstrated excellent biocompatibility. These findings suggest that PDA–Ag-modified medical gauze holds significant potential for the treatment of infected wounds, offering a promising solution to improve wound care through enhanced antimicrobial activity and biocompatibility.
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ACS Sensors
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2024
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Huimin Yang,Zhenming Du,Yazhou Yang,Qirui Wu,Chaofan Ma,Huiyu Su,Xiaoxia Wang,Dawen Zeng
Developing gas sensors capable of efficiently detecting harmful gases is urgent to protect the human environment. Here, an active Ce–Ag bimetallic pair was innovatively introduced into SnS2, which successfully exhibited excellent NO2 gas sensing performance. 0.8% Ce–SnS2–Ag showed a gas sensing response of 5.18 to 1 ppm of NO2 at a low temperature of 80 °C, with a lower limit of detection as low as 100 ppb. DFT calculations revealed that Ce atoms are substituted into the main lattice of SnS2, which opens up the interlayer spacing and serves as an anchor point to fix the Ag atoms in the interlayer. The Ce–Ag bimetallic pairs successfully modulate the electronic structure of SnS2, which promotes the adsorption and charge transfer between NO2 and Ce–SnS2–Ag and thus achieves such an outstanding gas sensing performance. This work opens an avenue for the rational functional modification of SnS2 with an optimized electronic structure and enhanced gas sensing.
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CHEMICAL PAPERS
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2024
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Wei Zijie,Jiang Cuifeng,Chen Xinyan,Li Hui,Song Juan
In this study, Os/Ag nanoparticles (Os/Ag NPs) with smaller K m and almost five times V max compared to Os NPs were prepared. This not only reduced the cost of nanozyme, but also improved the catalytic ability. Addition of L-Cysteine or glutathione (GSH) resulted in inhibitory effect on the peroxidase-like activity of Os/Ag nanozyme. Therefore, the L-Cysteine and GSH could be detected by absorption spectra method with limit of detection (LOD) of 0.22 μM and 0.2 μM, respectively. Moreover, a colorimetric sensing system for L-Cysteine and GSH based on portable paper strip and smartphone was fabricated with LOD of 1.72 μM and 1.4 μM, respectively. Furthermore, this method can be used in fetal bovine serum with recovery rates ranging from 89.42% to 109.0%. The sensing system exhibited good selectivity. This proposed colorimetric sensing assay holds great potential application in the detection of biothiols when no sophisticated equipment are available. Graphical abstract
Scheme illustration for the colorimetric detection of L-Cysteine and GSH by use of smartphone
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