Origin of Laser-Induced Colloidal Gold Surface Oxidation and Charge Density, and Its Role in Oxidation Catalysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 124 (38) ◽  
pp. 20981-20990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna R. Ziefuß ◽  
Ina Haxhiaj ◽  
Stefan Müller ◽  
Mustafa Gharib ◽  
Olga Gridina ◽  
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2003 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalu Mittal ◽  
Frederic Bushman ◽  
Leslie E Orgel
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2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Ingo Flege ◽  
Jan Lachnitt ◽  
Daniel Mazur ◽  
Peter Sutter ◽  
Jens Falta

Oxidation of Ru(0001) induces the simultaneous formation of RuO2(100) and RuO2(110) and a structure-sensitive oxygen spillover during CO oxidation.


2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (12) ◽  
pp. 1516-1526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edyta Podstawka ◽  
Yukihiro Ozaki ◽  
Leonard M. Proniewicz

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra were measured for monolayers of various amino acids: L-methionine (Met), L-cysteine (Cys), L-glycine (Gly), L-leucine (Leu), L-phenylalanine (Phe), and L-proline (Pro) and their homodipeptides (Met-Met, Cys-Cys, Gly-Gly, Leu-Leu, Phe-Phe, and Pro-Pro) deposited onto a colloidal gold surface. Orientation of amino acids and their homodipeptides, as well as specific-competitive interactions of their functional groups with the gold surface, were predicted by detailed spectral analysis of the obtained SERS spectra. The analysis performed allowed us to propose a particular surface geometry for each amino acid and homodipeptide on the gold surface. In addition, we compared the structures of these molecules adsorbed on colloidal gold and silver surfaces.


1990 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 1523-1530 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Ghitescu ◽  
M Bendayan

A systematic study of the adsorption of protein A on colloidal gold particles varying in size from 5-16 nm was performed at different protein concentrations. The number of protein A molecules bound per colloidal particle was evaluated and the Scatchard analysis of the adsorption parameters was applied for each size of the colloid. The binding of protein A to the colloidal gold surface exhibited the same affinity pattern for all of the particle sizes. At low concentrations of stabilizing protein, adsorption took place with high affinity (Kd 1.96-3.3 nM) and the maximum number of protein A molecules attached with this affinity correlated well with the surface of the particle. At higher concentrations of protein A, adsorption exhibited a significantly lower affinity (Kd 530-800 nM), and no saturation was recorded. Competition by albumin did not reveal a preferential removal of the "low-affinity" bound protein A molecules, contradicting the model of successive shells of stabilizing protein around the colloidal particle. The immunolabeling efficiency of conjugates having the same size of gold nucleus but carrying different numbers of protein A molecules was comparatively investigated by quantitative post-embedding immunocytochemistry. Protein A-gold formed with 5-10-nm colloids gave the highest intensity of labeling when carrying the maximum number of protein A molecules that could be adsorbed with high affinity. Overloading as well as underloading these complexes resulted in a significant decrease of their immunoreactivity. The most efficient conjugates were obtained when stabilization was performed with 6 micrograms protein A/ml gold sol of 5 and 10 nm particle diameter, and 15 micrograms protein/ml of 15-nm colloid.


Author(s):  
E. de Harven ◽  
R. Leung ◽  
H. Christensen

A variety of markers have been used for surface labeling with the scanning electron microscope (1). They are all recognized in the secondary electron imaging (SEI) mode on the basis of their characteristic sizes and shapes. This makes it difficult, however, to recognize unambiguously markers of small size (smaller than 40 nm). Unfortunately, markers of such size are needed if one wishes to minimize steric hindrance phenomena (2) and therefore obtain high efficiency labeling. We have found that the atomic number contrast of the colloidal gold marker, expressed in the backscattered electron imaging (BEI) mode, alleviates this difficulty to a significant extent (3).Human peripheral blood leukocytes, separated by sedimentation in presence of Dextran, were attached to poly-1-lysine pretreated carbon coated grids. The cells were then fixed for 5 min with 0.25% solution of buffered glutaraldehyde, pH 7.2, extensively rinsed with 0.1% glycine in PBS, and incubated for 30 min, at room temperature with an IgM monoclonal antibody (D2) specifically recognizing, a surface antigen of mature granulocytes.


Author(s):  
E. T. O'Toole ◽  
R. R. Hantgan ◽  
J. C. Lewis

Thrombocytes (TC), the avian equivalent of blood platelets, support hemostasis by aggregating at sites of injury. Studies in our lab suggested that fibrinogen (fib) is a requisite cofactor for TC aggregation but operates by an undefined mechanism. To study the interaction of fib with TC and to identify fib receptors on cells, fib was purified from pigeon plasma, conjugated to colloidal gold and used both to facilitate aggregation and as a receptor probe. Described is the application of computer assisted reconstruction and stereo whole mount microscopy to visualize the 3-D organization of fib receptors at sites of cell contact in TC aggregates and on adherent cells.Pigeon TC were obtained from citrated whole blood by differential centrifugation, washed with Ca++ free Hank's balanced salts containing 0.3% EDTA (pH 6.5) and resuspended in Ca++ free Hank's. Pigeon fib was isolated by precipitation with PEG-1000 and the purity assessed by SDS-PAGE. Fib was conjugated to 25nm colloidal gold by vortexing and the conjugates used as the ligand to identify fib receptors.


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