Serum type and concentration both affect the protein-corona composition of PLGA nanoparticles

• Katrin Partikel,
• Robin Korte,
• Dennis Mulac,
• Hans-Ulrich Humpf and
• Klaus Langer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1002–1015, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.101

• delivered in the highest grade available. Nanoparticle preparation The NPs were prepared by an previously described emulsification–diffusion method [19]. Briefly, 100 mg PLGA was dissolved in 2 mL ethyl acetate and subsequently added to 4 mL of an aqueous solution containing PVA (2%, w/w). The mixture was

Structural and optical properties of penicillamine-protected gold nanocluster fractions separated by sequential size-selective fractionation

• Xiupei Yang,
• Zhengli Yang,
• Fenglin Tang,
• Jing Xu,
• Maoxue Zhang and
• Martin M. F. Choi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 955–966, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.96

• fractionation and purification of the monolayer-protected AuNCs. Through continuously adding acetone to a crude AuNC aqueous solution and controlling the volume percentage of acetone, we successfully separated the polydisperse AuNCs with diameters ranging from 0.5 to 5.4 nm into four different fractions

• size distribution in order to obtain their representative photophysical properties. As shown in Figure 1, SSSP was used to fractionation the crude AuNCs into four AuNCs fractions with different sizes. Briefly, organic solvent (acetone) was gradually added in an aqueous solution of AuNCs, whereby the

• centrifugation, and the smaller clusters are still dispersed in the solvent. Herein, we performed SSSP for the polydisperse penicillamine-coated water-soluble AuNCs from aqueous medium using acetone as a nonsolvent. When acetone was gradually added to the aqueous solution of AuNCs to achieve supersaturation of

Synthesis of novel C-doped g-C₃N₄ nanosheets coupled with CdIn₂S₄ for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

• Jingshuai Chen,
• Chang-Jie Mao,
• Helin Niu and
• Ji-Ming Song

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 912–921, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.92

• as precursors. Subsequently, the CCN was dispersed in an aqueous solution containing thiourea, Cd(NO3)2·4H2O and In(NO3)3·4.5H2O. As a result of the electrostatic attraction between cations and negatively charged CCN [34], Cd2+ and In3+ could easily load on to the surface of the CCN nanosheets

• and a Pt wire was used as the counter electrode, respectively. The electrolyte was a 1 M Na2SO4 aqueous solution. A glassy carbon electrode containing the as-prepared sample served as the working electrode. Photocatalytic H2 production reaction In this work, the activity of the photocatalyst was

The systemic effect of PEG-nGO-induced oxidative stress in vivo in a rodent model

• Qura Tul Ain,
• Samina Hyder Haq,
• Abeer Alshammari,
• Moudhi Abdullah Al-Mutlaq and
• Muhammad Naeem Anjum

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 901–911, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.91

• PEG has gained considerable attention and interest due to its unique physiochemical properties [46]. The functionalization of GO with PEG has been reported to improve the stability in aqueous solution and the biocompatibility, making it an ideal drug-delivery vehicle [47][48]. Rapid progress has been

Tungsten disulfide-based nanocomposites for photothermal therapy

• Tzuriel Levin,
• Hagit Sade,
• Rina Ben-Shabbat Binyamini,
• Maayan Pour,
• Iftach Nachman and
• Jean-Paul Lellouche

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 811–822, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.81

• preparation procedures. Preparation of CAN-mag nanoparticles A solution of FeCl3·H2O (240.0 mg, 0.9 mmol) in degassed, ddH2O water (4.5 mL) was mixed with an aqueous solution of FeCl2·4H2O (97.5 mg, 0.45 mmol, 4.5 mL H2O). The mixture was kept under nitrogen and ultra-sonicated for 1 min at room temperature

Polydopamine-coated Au nanorods for targeted fluorescent cell imaging and photothermal therapy

• Boris N. Khlebtsov,
• Andrey M. Burov,
• Timofey E. Pylaev and
• Nikolai G. Khlebtsov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 794–803, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.79

• nanocomposites have uniform size distributions, are stable in aqueous solution, nontoxic, demonstrate plasmonic extinction under NIR excitation, strong fluorescence under UV–vis excitation and the ability to selectively accumulate in folate-positive cancer cells. By using fluorescent microscopy we demonstrated

Commercial polycarbonate track-etched membranes as substrates for low-cost optical sensors

• Paula Martínez-Pérez and
• Jaime García-Rupérez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 677–683, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.67

• firstly activated by oxygen plasma in a plasma asher (PVA TEPLA 200, PVA TePla AG, Wettenberg, Germany) for 1 min (50 W, 1.5 mbar). Immediately after, it was immersed in an aqueous solution of APTES at 80 °C for 20 min. Then, the membrane was removed from the solution and dried out on a cleanroom wipe

Topochemical engineering of composite hybrid fibers using layered double hydroxides and abietic acid

• Liji Sobhana,
• Lokesh Kesavan,
• Jan Gustafsson and
• Pedro Fardim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 589–605, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.60

• slurry was obtained. Aqueous solution of sodium carbonate was added dropwise to the reaction flask under constant magnetic stirring to ensure homogeneity of the reaction medium. The reaction was performed at room temperature and air atmosphere. The pH value of the co-precipitation medium was kept

• visually analyze the fibrillation level of the fibers. Fiber length distribution: The average fiber length and the length distribution were determined in diluted aqueous solution by using a Kajaani Fiber Lab fiber analyzer (Valmet Automation). The fiber length measurements were performed in duplicates. The

Biomimetic synthesis of Ag-coated glasswing butterfly arrays as ultra-sensitive SERS substrates for efficient trace detection of pesticides

• Guochao Shi,
• Mingli Wang,
• Yanying Zhu,
• Yuhong Wang,
• Xiaoya Yan,
• Xin Sun,
• Haijun Xu and
• Wanli Ma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 578–588, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.59

• −6 M, aqueous solution) adsorbed on the optimal Ag-G.b.-20 SERS substrates were measured to demonstrate the sensitivity. From Figure 3c, the Raman spectral intensities decreased as the concentration of CV decreased. The characteristic peaks of CV could be evidently identified even at the ultra-low

Ceria/polymer nanocontainers for high-performance encapsulation of fluorophores

• Kartheek Katta,
• Dmitry Busko,
• Yuri Avlasevich,
• Katharina Landfester,
• Stanislav Baluschev and
• Rafael Muñoz-Espí

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 522–530, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.53

• , ≥99.0%) acrylic acid (AA, Sigma-Aldrich, 99%), hexadecane (Sigma-Aldrich, 99.0%), tetrahydrofuran (THF, Sigma-Aldrich, ≥99.9%), cerium(III) nitrate hexahydrate (Sigma-Aldrich, 99.99%), sodium hydroxide (Sigma-Aldrich, ≥97.0%), ammonia solution (28% aqueous solution, VWR), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS

Widening of the electroactivity potential range by composite formation – capacitive properties of TiO₂/BiVO₄/PEDOT:PSS electrodes in contact with an aqueous electrolyte

• Konrad Trzciński,
• Mariusz Szkoda,
• Andrzej P. Nowak,
• Marcin Łapiński and
• Anna Lisowska-Oleksiak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 483–493, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.49

• immersed for 12 h in 0.5 wt % aqueous solution of oxalic acid to remove the inhomogeneous layer of nanotubular TiO2. Then, the anodization procedure was repeated under the same conditions. Such a two-step procedure allows for a uniform nanotube layer to be obtained. Finally, samples were annealed at a

A Ni(OH)₂ nanopetals network for high-performance supercapacitors synthesized by immersing Ni nanofoam in water

• Donghui Zheng,
• Man Li,
• Yongyan Li,
• Chunling Qin,
• Yichao Wang and
• Zhifeng Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 281–293, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.27

• , China) in 1 M KOH aqueous solution at 298 K. The CV curves were examined in the voltage window of 0 to 0.5 V (vs Ag/AgCl) at scan rates of 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 mV/s, and the GCD curves were collected at current densities of 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8,12 A/cm3. The volumetric capacitance, based on the whole

• -electrode cell in 1 M KOH aqueous solution at 298 K (Figure 5). The CV curves of the Ni(OH)2/Ni-NF/MG-2, Ni(OH)2/Ni-NF/MG-5, and Ni(OH)2/Ni-NF/MG-7 electrodes at the scan rate of 2.5 mV/s with the potential window from 0 to 0.5 V are shown in Figure 5a. A set of strong redox peaks can be clearly detected

Removal of toxic heavy metals from river water samples using a porous silica surface modified with a new β-ketoenolic host

• Said Tighadouini,
• Smaail Radi,
• Abderrahman Elidrissi,
• Khadija Haboubi,
• Maryse Bacquet,
• Stéphanie Degoutin,
• Mustapha Zaghrioui and
• Yann Garcia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 262–273, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.25

• the adsorbent. The aqueous solution volume, the weight of the adsorbent, the initial concentration of metal ion, the equilibrium metal ion concentration and the atomic weight for metals are designated by: V (L), W (g), C0 (mmol·L−1), Ce (mmol·L−1) and M (g·mol−1), respectively. The average data from

Thermal control of the defunctionalization of supported Au₂₅(glutathione)₁₈ catalysts for benzyl alcohol oxidation

• Zahraa Shahin,
• Hyewon Ji,
• Rodica Chiriac,
• Nadine Essayem,
• Franck Rataboul and
• Aude Demessence

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 228–237, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.21

• nanoparticles or bulk gold. Impregnation of the clusters on ZrO2 nanoparticles was done by adding ZrO2 powder to an aqueous solution of Au25(SG)18, stirred for 15 min and then centrifuged to collect the powder without further washing. The composite material Au25(SG)18@ZrO2 comprised of 0.7% Au was calcined at

• air, with a rate of 2 °C/min. Synthesis of AuNP@ZrO2 by deposition-precipitation The synthesis of AuNP@ZrO2 was done according to a reported protocol [40]. An aqueous solution of tetrachloroauric acid trihydrate (1.5% by mass, in 10 mL H2O) was added dropwise to ZrO2 (1 g) dispersed in 30 mL H2O while

Raman study of flash-lamp annealed aqueous Cu₂ZnSnS₄ nanocrystals

• Yevhenii Havryliuk,
• Oleksandr Selyshchev,
• Mykhailo Valakh,
• Alexandra Raevskaya,
• Oleksandr Stroyuk,
• Constance Schmidt,
• Volodymyr Dzhagan and
• Dietrich R. T. Zahn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 222–227, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.20

• nanocrystals (NCs) is investigated by Raman spectroscopy. Unlike similar previous studies of NCs synthesized at high temperatures in organic solvents, NCs in this work, which have diameters as small as 2–6 nm, were synthesized under environmentally friendly conditions in aqueous solution using small molecules

• aqueous solution using thioglycolic (mercaptoacetic) acid as a stabilizer. The NCs have a size of 2–6 nm [21], which is much smaller than in [19]. Therefore, the effect of the FLA on these significantly different NCs can be very distinct. We investigated the effect of various doses of irradiation energy

• carbon bands are observed both in spectra with only CZTS peaks as well as in those in which only secondary phases are detected. Conclusion We investigated the effect of flash-lamp annealing on small CZTS NCs synthesized under mild conditions in aqueous solution, using small molecules as stabilizers. We

pH-mediated control over the mesostructure of ordered mesoporous materials templated by polyion complex micelles

• Emilie Molina,
• Mélody Mathonnat,
• Jason Richard,
• Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes,
• Martin In,
• Philippe Dieudonné,
• Thomas Cacciaguerra,
• Corine Gérardin and
• Nathalie Marcotte

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 144–156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.14

• (0.397 mL) was added into a homogeneous aqueous solution (2.0 mL) containing PEO-b-PAA (100 mg) and OC (77.5 mg) and the pH of the reaction medium was adjusted to 2 using HNO3 (2 mol·L−1). After completion of TEOS hydrolysis (about 40 min under vigorous magnetic stirring), the pH was rapidly increased to

New micro/mesoporous nanocomposite material from low-cost sources for the efficient removal of aromatic and pathogenic pollutants from water

• Emmanuel I. Unuabonah,
• Robert Nöske,
• Jens Weber,
• Christina Günter and
• Andreas Taubert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 119–131, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.11

• referenced to a 0.5 M aqueous solution of aluminum nitrate. 13C and 29Si signals were referenced to tetramethylsilane (TMS). Other analysis Thermogravimetric /differential thermal analysis was performed on a Netzsch STA 449F3 from 25 to 1000 °C at 5 °C/min under N2. The point of zero charge (pHpzc) analysis

• +, Ni2+ [1], and methylene blue [4] from an aqueous solution. However, this material fails when attempting to remove anionic pollutants such as 4-nitrophenol (with a pKa of 7.2 [45]), methyl orange dye, or phosphate. The data demonstrate that the 2Z-HYCA nanocomposite is able to overcome the limitations

• with the data (Figure 9B). The PSDM predicted that 1 kg of 2Z-HYCA@650 °C micro/mesoporous nanocomposite material can reduce a concentration of 1 mg/L of 4-nitrophenol (single solute solution) in 290 L of aqueous solution below 50 μg/L in 346 min (5 h 46 min). To maintain this same concentration of 4

Amorphous Ni_xCo_yP-supported TiO₂ nanotube arrays as an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyst in acidic solution

• Yong Li,
• Peng Yang,
• Bin Wang and
• Zhongqing Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 62–70, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.6

• aqueous solution, the NixCoyP/TNAs electrodes presented enhanced electrocatalytic activity and robust stability after incorporating Co into NiP. Experimental Preparation of NixCoyP/TNA electrodes The TiO2 nanotube arrays used here were prepared using an electrochemical anodization technique according to

Zn/F-doped tin oxide nanoparticles synthesized by laser pyrolysis: structural and optical properties

• Florian Dumitrache,
• Iuliana P. Morjan,
• Elena Dutu,
• Ion Morjan,
• Claudiu Teodor Fleaca,
• Monica Scarisoreanu,
• Alina Ilie,
• Marius Dumitru,
• Cristian Mihailescu,
• Adriana Smarandache and
• Gabriel Prodan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 9–21, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.2

• ], photocatalysts for rhodamine 6G dye degradation in aqueous solution [27] and were proposed as a thermal UV sensor for high-radiation environments [4]. Moreover, the ZTO materials were also employed as volatile organic compound (VOC) (such as methanol, ethanol or acetone vapors) sensors [28], as an anode for Li

A novel polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-modified layered double hydroxide: preparation, characterization and properties

• Xianwei Zhang,
• Zhongzhu Ma,
• Hong Fan,
• Carla Bittencourt,
• Jintao Wan and
• Philippe Dubois

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 3053–3068, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.284

• nitrogen. The mixture was stirred vigorously at room temperature and the pH value was adjusted to 10 by adding 1 M NaOH solution. After the system became clear and transparent, an aqueous solution containing Mg(NO3)2·6H2O (10.256 g, 40 mmol) and Al(NO3)3·9H2O (7.503 g, 20 mmol) in water (200 mL) was slowly

Hydrogen-induced plasticity in nanoporous palladium

• Markus Gößler,
• Eva-Maria Steyskal,
• Markus Stütz,
• Norbert Enzinger and
• Roland Würschum

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 3013–3024, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.280

• KOH aqueous solution. For electrochemical characterisation a porous carbon cloth was used as counter electrode. In order to assure measurement stability a pre-treatment consisting of five voltammetric cycles was applied at a scan rate of 0.1 mV·s−1 in a potential window between −1 V and 0.4 V. All

Colloidal chemistry with patchy silica nanoparticles

• Pierre-Etienne Rouet,
• Cyril Chomette,
• Laurent Adumeau,
• Etienne Duguet and
• Serge Ravaine

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2989–2998, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.278

• . Butyl chloromethyl ether was synthesized according to a recipe already published [27]. Synthesis and surface modification of the spherical satellites Synthesis of the “pre-seeds” In a similar manner as described in [28], 100 mL of L-arginine aqueous solution (6 mM) were added into a 150 mL vial

• by the citrate-reduction method reported by Turkevich [29]. SiO2 coating was carried out after surface functionalization of the gold nanoparticles by using a PEG-SH (Mw = 5000) aqueous solution in a similar manner as described in [23]. The surface modification allowed for the replacement of the

• citrate molecules adsorbed onto the gold surface by PEG-SH. A ratio of four PEG molecules per square nanometer of available surface of the gold sol was fixed. The aqueous solution of PEG-SH was freshly prepared and added dropwise to the as-prepared gold nanoparticles under vigorous magnetic stirring. The

Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO₃·nH₂O for energy conversion and storage devices

• Zhenyin Hai,
• Mohammad Karbalaei Akbari,
• Zihan Wei,
• Danfeng Cui,
• Chenyang Xue,
• Hongyan Xu,
• Philippe M. Heynderickx,
• Francis Verpoort and
• Serge Zhuiykov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2845–2854, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.265

• in 1.0 M H2SO4 aqueous solution. The as-prepared sample, a Pt wire and a Ag/AgCl electrode acted as working, counter and reference electrode, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was conducted in the potential range from −0.8 V to +0.8 V (vs Ag/AgCl). Results and Discussion The crystal structure of

Controlling surface morphology and sensitivity of granular and porous silver films for surface-enhanced Raman scattering, SERS

• Sherif Okeil and
• Jörg J. Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2813–2831, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.263

• the as-sputtered silver films (contact angle of 115.2° ± 0.18°). This enables a better contact between the analyte in aqueous solution and the SERS substrate. In all cases plasma treatment generates a more hydrophilic silver surface as compared to the as-sputtered silver films manifested by a decrease

Comparative biological effects of spherical noble metal nanoparticles (Rh, Pd, Ag, Pt, Au) with 4–8 nm diameter

• Alexander Rostek,
• Marina Breisch,
• Kevin Pappert,
• Kateryna Loza,
• Marc Heggen,
• Manfred Köller,
• Christina Sengstock and
• Matthias Epple

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2763–2774, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.258

• nanoparticles: In a 100 mL two-neck round-bottom flask, 600 mg D-glucose and 50 mg PVP were dissolved in 50 mL water under stirring and heated to 100 °C under reflux. Then an aqueous solution (5 mL) of the corresponding metal precursor (25 µmol for Pt and 50 µmol for Rh and Pd) was rapidly added. The mixture

• solution (dissolved in cold water) was added rapidly to the reaction mixture. After 1 min, an aqueous solution of 25 mM PVP (1 mL) was added and kept stirring for 3 h. The PVP-stabilized Ag nanoparticles were purified by double centrifugation (29,400 g) and redispersion in ultrapure, degassed water. The