Filtern
Dokumenttyp
- Zeitschriftenartikel (16)
- Posterpräsentation (1)
Schlagworte
- Silver nanoparticles (5)
- SAXS (4)
- Oxidative stress (3)
- Protein carbonyls (3)
- Small-angle X-ray scattering (3)
- Hybrid materials (2)
- Ionic liquid (2)
- Laser-SNMS (2)
- Nanoparticle (2)
- Nanosilver (2)
Organisationseinheit der BAM
Silver nanoparticles (SNPs) are among the
most commercialized nanoparticles worldwide. Often SNP
are used because of their antibacterial properties. Besides
that they possess unique optic and catalytic features,
making them highly interesting for the creation of novel
and advanced functional materials. Despite its widespread
use only little data exist in terms of possible adverse effects
of SNP on human health. Conventional synthesis routes
usually yield products of varying quality and property. It
thus may become puzzling to compare biological data from
different studies due to the great variety in sizes, coatings
or shapes of the particles applied. Here, we applied a novel
synthesis approach to obtain SNP of well-defined colloidal
and structural properties. Being stabilized by a covalently
linked small peptide, these particles are nicely homogenous,
with narrow size distribution, and form monodisperse
suspensions in aqueous solutions. We applied these peptide-
coated SNP in two different sizes of 20 or 40 nm
(Ag20Pep and Ag40Pep) and analyzed responses of THP-
1-derived human macrophages while being exposed against
these particles. Gold nanoparticles of similar size and
coating (Au20Pep) were used for comparison. The cytotoxicity
of particles was assessed by WST-1 and LDH
assays, and the uptake into the cells was confirmed via
transmission electron microscopy. In summary, our data
demonstrate that this novel type of SNP is well suited to
serve as model system for nanoparticles to be tested in
toxicological studies in vitro.
Dispersions of Fe3C nanoparticles in several ionic liquids (ILs) have been investigated. The ILs are based on 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium [Emim] and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium [Bmim] cations. Anions are ethylsulfate [ES], methanesulfonate [MS], trifluoromethylsulfonate (triflate) [TfO], tetrafluoroborate [BF4], dicyanamide [N(CN)2], and thiocyanate [SCN]. Among the ILs studied, [Emim][SCN] and [Emim][N(CN)2] stand out because only in these ILs have stable and transparent nanoparticle dispersions been obtained. All other ILs lead to blackish, slightly turbid dispersions or to completely nontransparent suspensions, which often contain undispersed sediment. UV/vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray scattering suggest that the reason for the stabilization of the Fe3C nanoparticles in [Emim][SCN] is the leaching of traces of iron from the particles (without affecting the crystal structure of the Fe3C particles). The resulting particle surface is thus carbon-rich, which presumably favors the stabilization of the particles. A similar explanation can be postulated for [Emim][N(CN)2], with the dicyanamide anion also being a good ligand for iron.
The self-assembly of double-hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide)–poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) diblock copolymers in water has been studied. Isothermal titration calorimetry, small-angle X-ray scattering, and analytical ultracentrifugation suggest that only single polymer chains are present in solution. In contrast, light scattering and transmission electron microscopy detect aggregates with radii of ca. 100 nm. Pulsed field gradient NMR spectroscopy confirms the presence of aggregates, although only 2% of the polymer chains undergo aggregation. Water uptake experiments indicate differences in the hydrophilicity of the two blocks, which is believed to be the origin of the unexpected aggregation behavior (in accordance with an earlier study by Ke et al. [Macromolecules2009, 42, 5339–5344]). The data therefore suggest that even in double-hydrophilic block copolymers, differences in hydrophilicity are sufficient to drive polymer aggregation, a phenomenon that has largely been overlooked or ignored so far.
New silver nanoparticles with tailored bioactive surface properties as a model for toxicologial
(2010)
Hydrogels with a hierarchical structure were prepared from a new highly water-soluble crosslinker N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-N,N′-bis(2-ethylmethacrylate)-propyl-1,3-diammonium dibromide and from the sulfobetaine monomer 2-(N-3-sulfopropyl-N,N-dimethyl ammonium)ethyl methacrylate. The free radical polymerization of the two compounds is rapid and yields near-transparent hydrogels with sizes up to 5 cm in diameter. Rheology shows a clear correlation between the monomer-to-crosslinker ratio and the storage and loss moduli of the hydrogels. Cryo-scanning electron microscopy, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and small-angle X-ray scattering show that the gels have a hierarchical structure with features spanning the nanometer to the sub-millimeter scale. The NMR study is challenged by the marked inhomogeneity of the gels and the complex chemical structure of the sulfobetaine monomer. NMR spectroscopy shows how these complications can be addressed via a novel fitting approach that considers the mobility gradient along the side chain of methacrylate-based monomers.
The phase behavior of a dendritic amphiphile containing a Newkome-type dendron as the hydrophilic moiety and a cholesterol unit as the hydrophobic segment is investigated at the air–liquid interface. The amphiphile forms stable monomolecular films at the air–liquid interface on different subphases. Furthermore, the mineralization of calcium Phosphate beneath the monolayer at different calcium and phosphate concentrations versus mineralization time shows that at low calcium and Phosphate concentrations needles form, whereas flakes and spheres dominate at higher concentrations. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron diffraction confirm the formation of calcium phosphate. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction confirm the predominant formation of octacalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite.
The data also indicate that the final products form via a complex multistep reaction, including an association step, where nano-needles aggregate into larger flake-like objects.