Controlling the self-assembly and optical properties of gold nanoclusters and gold nanoparticles biomineralized with bovine serum albumin

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (122) ◽  
pp. 101101-101109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgitte H. McDonagh ◽  
Gurvinder Singh ◽  
Sulalit Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Sina M. Lystvet ◽  
Joseph A. Ryan ◽  
...  

While the size-dependent optical properties of BSA-stabilized gold nanoclusters are well known, the time-dependent growth mechanism remains to be described.

Nanoscale ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (24) ◽  
pp. 14662-14666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanming Liu ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Peng Tao ◽  
Wen Shang ◽  
Chengyi Song ◽  
...  

Vertical segregation was induced by the size-dependent charge neutralization during the one-step interfacial self-assembly of colloidal gold nanoparticles with bimodal size distribution.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de los Angeles Cortes ◽  
Raquel de la Campa ◽  
Maria Luisa Valenzuela ◽  
Carlos Díaz ◽  
Gabino A. Carriedo ◽  
...  

During the last number of years a variety of crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) processes based on semicrystalline block copolymers have been developed to prepare a number of different nanomorphologies in solution (micelles). We herein present a convenient synthetic methodology combining: (i) The anionic polymerization of 2-vinylpyridine initiated by organolithium functionalized phosphane initiators; (ii) the cationic polymerization of iminophosphoranes initiated by –PR2Cl2; and (iii) a macromolecular nucleophilic substitution step, to prepare the novel block copolymers poly(bistrifluoroethoxy phosphazene)-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PTFEP-b-P2VP), having semicrystalline PTFEP core forming blocks. The self-assembly of these materials in mixtures of THF (tetrahydrofuran) and 2-propanol (selective solvent to P2VP), lead to a variety of cylindrical micelles of different lengths depending on the amount of 2-propanol added. We demonstrated that the crystallization of the PTFEP at the core of the micelles is the main factor controlling the self-assembly processes. The presence of pyridinyl moieties at the corona of the micelles was exploited to stabilize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs).


2019 ◽  
Vol 131 (24) ◽  
pp. 8223-8228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhennan Wu ◽  
Yonghua Du ◽  
Jiale Liu ◽  
Qiaofeng Yao ◽  
Tiankai Chen ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
J. A. Beavers ◽  
C. J. Maier ◽  
C. E. Jaske ◽  
T. A. Bubenik

In integrity management programs, crack-like indications am sometimes detected on pipelines by means of hydrostatic testing, direct examination, or in-line inspection. Many of these are non-injurious mill defects while some might undergo time dependent growth. Mechanism for growth include fatigue, corrosion fatigue, and stress corrosion cracking. The cyclic pressure fluctuations typically present on operating pipelines affect all three mechanisms of crack growth. This paper describes several methods for assessing the remaining life of pipeline segments containing growing defects.


2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (85) ◽  
pp. 12933-12936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Morita-Imura ◽  
Yoshiro Imura ◽  
Takeshi Kawai ◽  
Hitoshi Shindo

The pH-responsive self-assembly of a zwitterionic amphiphile was expanded to the recovery of gold (Au) nanoparticles. Multilayered lamellae were incorporated into the nanoparticles. Redispersion of nanoparticles was achieved by the transition of self-assembly based on pH.


2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (69) ◽  
pp. 7617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boram Kim ◽  
Sung-ju Choi ◽  
So-hee Han ◽  
Kang-Yell Choi ◽  
Yong-beom Lim

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (95) ◽  
pp. 92349-92359
Author(s):  
Shivnetra Saha ◽  
Rupali Shekhawat ◽  
Shashank Deep

An unusual phenomenon in the aggregation profile of BSA in the presence of CTAB, brought about by stirring, is reported here.


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