Impact electrochemistry on screen-printed electrodes for the detection of monodispersed silver nanoparticles of sizes 10–107 nm

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (40) ◽  
pp. 28183-28188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zafir Mohamad Nasir ◽  
Martin Pumera

We discuss the use of screen-printed electrodes for the impact electrochemistry detection of well-defined monodispersed silver nanoparticles of sizes 10, 20, 40, 80, and 107 nm.

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 3072-3078 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Cepriá ◽  
W. R. Córdova ◽  
Javier Jiménez-Lamana ◽  
Francisco Laborda ◽  
J. R. Castillo

Screen printed electrodes are used to characterize silver nanoparticles in real samples through an inexpensive and time saving procedure.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1280
Author(s):  
Karina Torres-Rivero ◽  
Clara Pérez-Ràfols ◽  
Julio Bastos-Arrieta ◽  
Antonio Florido ◽  
Vicenç Martí ◽  
...  

Carbon-nanofiber-based screen-printed electrodes modified with silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP-SPCNFEs) were tested in a pioneering manner for the direct determination of As(V) at low μg L−1 levels by means of differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. Screen-printed electrodes were modified with two different types of Ag-NPs, nanoseeds (NS), and nanoprisms (NPr) and characterized both microscopically and electrochemically. Furthermore, after optimizing the direct voltammetric determination of As(V), the analytical performance of considered sensors was compared for the direct determination of As(V). These results suggest that Ag-NS offer a better analytical response compared to Ag-NPr, with a detection and quantification limit of 0.6 and 1.9 µg L−1, respectively. The proposed methodology was validated using a spiked tap water sample with a very high reproducibility and good agreement with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) measurements.


Author(s):  
Hossam Ebaid ◽  
Mohamed Habila ◽  
Iftekhar Hassan ◽  
Jameel Al-Tamimi ◽  
Mohamed S. Omar ◽  
...  

Background: Hepatotoxicity remains an important clinical challenge. Hepatotoxicity observed in response to toxins and hazardous chemicals may be alleviated by delivery of the curcumin in silver nanoparticles (AgNPs-curcumin). In this study, we examined the impact of AgNPs-curcumin in a mouse model of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatic injury. Methods: Male C57BL/6 mice were divided into three groups (n=8 per group). Mice in group 1 were treated with vehicle control alone, while mice in Group 2 received a single intraperitoneal injection of 1 ml/kg CCl4 in liquid paraffin (1:1 v/v). Mice in group 3 were treated with 2.5 mg/kg AgNPs-curcumin twice per week for three weeks after the CCl4 challenge. Results: Administration of CCL4 resulted in oxidative dysregulation, including significant reductions in reduced glutathione and concomitant elevations in the level of malondialdehyde (MDA). CCL4 challenge also resulted in elevated levels of serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT); these findings were associated with the destruction of hepatic tissues. Treatment with AgNPs-curcumin prevented oxidative imbalance, hepatic dysfunction, and tissue destruction. A comet assay revealed that CCl4 challenge resulted in significant DNA damage as documented by a 70% increase in nuclear DNA tail-length; treatment with AgNPs-curcumin inhibited the CCL4-mediated increase in nuclear DNA tail-length by 34%. Conclusion: Administration of AgNPs-curcumin resulted in significant antioxidant activity in vivo. This agent has the potential to prevent the hepatic tissue destruction and DNA damage that results from direct exposure to CCL4.


2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 3988-3995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Jubete ◽  
Kamila Żelechowska ◽  
Oscar A. Loaiza ◽  
Pedro J. Lamas ◽  
Estibalitz Ochoteco ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Robert D. Crapnell ◽  
Whitchuta Jesadabundit ◽  
Alejandro García-Miranda Ferrari ◽  
Nina C. Dempsey-Hibbert ◽  
Marloes Peeters ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 101055
Author(s):  
Dora Domnica Baciu ◽  
Ruxandra Bîrjega ◽  
Valentina Mărăscu ◽  
Rodica Zăvoianu ◽  
Andreea Matei ◽  
...  

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 744
Author(s):  
Petra Peharec Štefanić ◽  
Karla Košpić ◽  
Daniel Mark Lyons ◽  
Lara Jurković ◽  
Biljana Balen ◽  
...  

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the most exploited nanomaterial in agriculture and food production, and their release into the environment raises concern about their impact on plants. Since AgNPs are prone to biotransformation, various surface coatings are used to enhance their stability, which may modulate AgNP-imposed toxic effects. In this study, the impact of AgNPs stabilized with different coatings (citrate, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)) and AgNO3 on photosynthesis of tobacco plants as well as AgNP stability in exposure medium have been investigated. Obtained results revealed that AgNP-citrate induced the least effects on chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters and pigment content, which could be ascribed to their fast agglomeration in the exposure medium and consequently weak uptake. The impact of AgNP-PVP and AgNP-CTAB was more severe, inducing a deterioration of photosynthetic activity along with reduced pigment content and alterations in chloroplast ultrastructure, which could be correlated to their higher stability, elevated Ag accumulation, and surface charge. In conclusion, intrinsic properties of AgNP coatings affect their stability and bioavailability in the biological medium, thereby indirectly contributing changes in the photosynthetic apparatus. Moreover, AgNP treatments exhibited more severe inhibitory effects compared to AgNO3, which indicates that the impact on photosynthesis is dependent on the form of Ag.


2012 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 325-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amro M. El Badawy ◽  
Kirk G. Scheckel ◽  
Makram Suidan ◽  
Thabet Tolaymat

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