Flow hydrodynamics-dependent assembly of polymer-tethered gold nanoparticles in microfluidic channels

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 3240-3250
Author(s):  
Xi Mao ◽  
Zhengping Tan ◽  
Wei Lan ◽  
Huayang Wang ◽  
Haiying Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Inorganic Nanoparticles ◽  
Microfluidic Channels ◽  
Microfluidic Chips

Recently, self-assembly of polymer-tethered inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) in microfluidic chips has been employed as an effective approach to fabricate novel assemblies.

scholarly journals DNA-mediated self-assembly of gold nanoparticles on protein superhelix

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Ingemar André
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Protein Structures ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Inorganic Nanoparticles ◽  
Covalent Attachment ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Conjugation Method

AbstractRecent advances in protein engineering have enabled methods to control the self-assembly of protein on various length-scales. One attractive application for designed proteins is to direct the spatial arrangement of nanomaterials of interest. Until now, however, a reliable conjugation method is missing to facilitate site-specific positioning. In particular, bare inorganic nanoparticles tend to aggregate in the presence of buffer conditions that are often required for the formation of stable proteins. Here, we demonstrated a DNA mediated conjugation method to link gold nanoparticles with protein structures. To achieve this, we constructed de novo designed protein fibers based on previously published uniform alpha-helical units. DNA modification rendered gold nanoparticles with increased stability against ionic solutions and the use of complementary strands hybridization guaranteed the site-specific binding to the protein. The combination of high resolution placement of anchor points in designed protein assemblies with the increased control of covalent attachment through DNA binding can enable investigations of multilevel physical coupling events of nanocomponents on protein templates and expand the application of protein structures to material sciences.

Stochastic Computing via In Operando Modulation of Rectification in Molecular Tunneling Junctions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinkai Qiu ◽  
Sylvia Rousseva ◽  
Gang Ye ◽  
Jan C. Hummelen ◽  
Ryan Chiechi
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Variable Temperature ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Microfluidic Channels ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Glycol Ethers ◽  
Stochastic Computing ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
In Operando ◽  
Tunneling Junctions

This paper describes the reconfiguration of molecular tunneling junctions during operation via the self-assembly of bilayers of glycol ethers. We use well-established functional groups to modulate the magnitude and direction of rectification in assembled tunneling junctions by exposing them to solutions containing different glycol ethers. Variable-temperature measurements establish that rectification occurs by a bias-dependent tunneling-hopping mechanism and that glycol ethers, beside being an unusually efficient tunneling medium, behave identically to alkanes. We fabricated memory bits from crossbar junctions prepared by injecting eutectic Ga-In into microfluidic channels. Two 8-bit registers were able to perform logical AND operations on bit strings encoded into chemical packets as microfluidic droplets that alter the composition of the crossbar junctions through self-assembly to effect memristor-like properties. This proof of concept work demonstrates the potential for fieldable molecular-electronic devices based on tunneling junctions of self-assembled monolayers and bilayers.

scholarly journals Strategy for fast manufacturing of 3D hydrodynamic focusing multilayer microfluidic chips and its application for flow-based synthesis of gold nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanwei Wang ◽  
Michael Seidel
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Microfluidic Devices ◽  
Microfluidic Chips ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Hydrodynamic Focusing ◽  
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive ◽  
Pmma Sheet ◽  
Pressure Sensitive ◽  
Working Device ◽  
Channel Structures

AbstractFabrication of 3D microfluidic devices is normally quite expensive and tedious. A strategy was established to rapidly and effectively produce multilayer 3D microfluidic chips which are made of two layers of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheets and three layers of double-sided pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes. The channel structures were cut in each layer by cutting plotter before assembly. The structured channels were covered by a PMMA sheet on top and a PMMA carrier which contained threads to connect with tubing. A large variety of PMMA slides and PSA tapes can easily be designed and cut with the help of a cutting plotter. The microfluidic chip was manually assembled by a simple lamination process.The complete fabrication process from device design concept to working device can be completed in minutes without the need of expensive equipment such as laser, thermal lamination, and cleanroom. This rapid frabrication method was applied for design of a 3D hydrodynamic focusing device for synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as proof-of-concept. The fouling of AuNPs was prevented by means of a sheath flow. Different parameters such as flow rate and concentration of reagents were controlled to achieve AuNPs of various sizes. The sheet-based fabrication method offers a possibility to create complex microfluidic devices in a rapid, cheap and easy way.

Fluorescence biosensor for Salmonella typhimurium detection in food based on nano-self-assembly of alendronic acid modified upconversion and gold nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Chen ◽  
Leiqing Pan ◽  
K. Tu
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Salmonella Typhimurium ◽  
Gold Nanoparticle ◽  
Alendronic Acid ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Upconversion Nanoparticles ◽  
Fluorescent Biosensor ◽  
Fluorescence Biosensor

A simple and quick responsive fluorescent biosensor for Salmonella typhimurium detection based on the recognition of aptamer coupled with alendronic acid (ADA)@upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and gold nanoparticle (AuNPs) has been...

Mesoscale modelling of droplets’ self-assembly in microfluidic channels

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Montessori ◽  
Adriano Tiribocchi ◽  
Marco Lauricella ◽  
Fabio Bonaccorso ◽  
Sauro Succi
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Microfluidic Channels ◽  
Contact Interactions ◽  
Mesoscale Modelling ◽  
Multicomponent Flows

A recently proposed mesoscale approach for the simulation of multicomponent flows with near-contact interactions is employed to investigate the early stage formation and clustering statistics of soft flowing crystals in microfluidic channels.

Fabrication of microelectrodes using flow layer-by-layer self assembly of gold nanoparticles

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 1043-1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panittamat Kumlangdudsana ◽  
Adisorn Tuantranont ◽  
Stephan Thierry Dubas ◽  
Luxsana Dubas
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Layer By Layer
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