Therapeutic Window for Bioactive Nanocomposites Fabricated by Laser Ablation in Polymer‐Doped Organic Liquids

Polymeric nanomaterials are gaining increased interest in medical applications due to the sustained release of bioactive agents. Within this study nanomaterials are fabricated using laser ablation of silver and copper in polymer‐doped organic liquids thus allowing to produce customized drug release systems. A strategy is shown to determine the therapeutic window for cells relevant for cochlear implant electrodes, defined by the viability of L929 fibroblasts, PC12 neuronal cells, and spiral ganglion cells on different concentrations of silver and copper ions. The distribution of nanoparticles within the silicone polymer matrix is determined using transmission electron microscopy. Hexane doped with 1% silicone resin is found to be an appropriate liquid matrix to fabricate a nanocomposite with a constant ion release rate. Silver ions of 10 µmol L^?1 or copper ions of 100 µmol L^?1 cause a suppression of tissue growth without inhibiting neuronal cell growth. The copper nanoparticle content of 0.1 wt% of the silicone composite releases ion concentrations which fit the therapeutic window.     

Density-viscosity product of small-volume ionic liquid samples using quartz crystal impedance analysis

Quartz crystal impedance analysis has been developed as a technique to assess whether room-temperature ionic liquids are Newtonian fluids and as a small-volume method for determining the values of their viscosity-density product, rho eta. Changes in the impedance spectrum of a 5-MHz fundamental frequency quartz crystal induced by a water-miscible room-temperature ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimiclazolium trifluoromethylsulfonate ([C4mim][OTf]), were measured. From coupled frequency shift and bandwidth changes as the concentration was varied from 0 to 100% ionic liquid, it was determined that this liquid provided a Newtonian response. A second water-immiscible ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide [C4mim][NTf2], with concentration varied using methanol, was tested and also found to provide a Newtonian response. In both cases, the values of the square root of the viscosity-density product deduced from the small-volume quartz crystal technique were consistent with those measured using a viscometer and density meter. The third harmonic of the crystal was found to provide the closest agreement between the two measurement methods; the pure ionic liquids had the largest difference of approximately 10%. In addition, 18 pure ionic liquids were tested, and for 11 of these, good-quality frequency shift and bandwidth data were obtained; these 12 all had a Newtonian response. The frequency shift of the third harmonic was found to vary linearly with square root of viscosity-density product of the pure ionic liquids up to a value of square root(rho eta) approximately 18 kg m(-2) s(-1/2), but with a slope 10% smaller than that predicted by the Kanazawa and Gordon equation. It is envisaged that the quartz crystal technique could be used in a high-throughput microfluidic system for characterizing ionic liquids.     

离子液体的合成与纯化方法研究进展

综述了离子液体的种类、合成及纯化方法。离子液体的纯度对其物理化学性质至关重要,是研究其应用的首要问题。本文介绍了离子液体的合成方法,并对比了其优缺点,发现合成方法对离子液体的纯度起着关键作用,指出了影响离子液体纯度的因素,分析对比了离子液体的纯化方法,包括真空干燥、有机溶剂萃取、重结晶、吸附剂法、分子筛法等,根据影响因素种类的不同,优选纯化方法,并对离子液体的发展进行了展望。     

Determination of water in room temperature ionic liquids by cathodic stripping voltammetry at a gold electrode

An electrochemical method based on cathodic stripping voltammetry at a gold electrode has been developed for the determination of water in ionic liquids. The technique has been applied to two aprotic ionic liquids, (1-butyl-3-ethylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate), and two protic ionic liquids, (bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium acetate and triethylammonium acetate). When water is present in an ionic liquid, electrooxidation of a gold electrode forms gold oxides. Thus, application of an anodic potential scan or holding the potential of the electrode at a very positive value leads to accumulation of an oxide film. On applying a cathodic potential scan, a sensitive stripping peak is produced as a result of the reduction of gold oxide back to gold. The magnitude of the peak current generated from the stripping process is a function of the water concentration in an ionic liquid. The method requires no addition of reagents and can be used for the sensitive and in situ determination of water present in small volumes of ionic liquids. Importantly, the method allows the determination of water in the carboxylic acid-based ionic liquids, such as acetate-based protic ionic liquids, where the widely used Karl Fischer titration method suffering from an esterification side reaction which generates water as a side product.     

Bioderived Ionic Liquids with Alkaline Metal Ions for Transient Ionics

Choline lactate, an ionic liquid composed of bioderived materials, offers an opportunity to develop biodegradable electrochemical devices. Although ionic liquids possess large potential windows, high conductivity, and are nonvolatile, they do not exhibit electrochemical characteristics such as intercalation pseudocapacitance, redox pseudocapacitance, and electrochromism. Herein, bioderived ionic liquids are developed, including metal ions, Li, Na, and Ca, to yield ionic liquid with electrochemical behavior. Differential scanning calorimetry results reveal that the ionic liquids remained in liquid state from 230.42 to 373.15 K. The conductivities of the ionic liquids with metal are lower than those of the pristine ionic liquid, whereas the capacitance change negligibly. A protocol of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 301C modified MITI test (I) confirms that the pristine ionic liquid and ionic liquids with metal are readily biodegradable. Additionally, an ionic gel comprising the ionic liquid and poly(vinyl alcohol) is biodegradable. An electrochromic device is developed using an ionic liquid containing Li ions. The device successfully changes color at −2.5 V, demonstrating the intercalation of Li ions into the WO₃ crystal. The results suggest that the electrochemically active ionic liquids have potential for the development of environmentally benign devices, sustainable electronics, and bioresorbable/implantable devices.     

Electroanalytical determination of trace chloride in room-temperature ionic liquids

The electroanalytical quantification of chloride in [C4mim][BF4], [C4mim][NTf2], and [C4mim][PF6] ionic liquids has been explored using linear sweep and square wave voltammetry. Cathodic stripping voltammetry at a silver disk electrode is found to be the most sensitive. The methodology is based on first holding the potential of the electrode at +2.0 V (vs Ag wire), to accumulate silver chloride at the electrode. On applying a cathodic scan, a stripping wave is observed corresponding to the reduction of the silver chloride. This stripping protocol was found to detect ppb levels of chloride in [C4mim][BF4], [C4mim][NTf2], and [C4mim][PF6]. Although other methods for chloride have been reported for [BF4](-)- and [PF6](-)-based ionic liquids, no methods have been reported for [NTf2](-) ionic liquids.     

磁性离子液体的制备与应用研究进展

磁性离子液体是一种新型的功能化离子液体材料,具有优良的热稳定性、优异的电化学性能、良好的溶解性能以及可回收性等特性,使其在萃取分离、反应催化和复合材料等领域具有较好的应用前景。对目前合成的磁性离子液体做了概述并根据构效关系对主要的磁性离子液体进行了分类。综述了磁性离子液体的主要制备方法,主要有一步合成法、二步合成法和辅助合成法。介绍了磁性离子液体在萃取分离、反应催化及碳纳米管复合材料领域应用研究进展。最后根据磁性离子液体在合成和应用中的不足做了展望。     

Precise and rapid size selection and targeted deposition of nanoparticle populations using CO2 gas expanded liquids

This paper demonstrates the rapid and precise size selection of nanoparticle populations using the pressure tunable solvent properties of CO2-expanded liquids. Specifically, by pressurizing and expanding a single organic solution with carbon dioxide gas, ligand-stabilized silver particles of desired mean size were size selectively precipitated at desired locations. Compared to current techniques, this CO2-expanded liquid approach provides for faster and more efficient particle size separation, reduction in organic solvent usage, and pressure tunable size selection.     

High-stability ionic liquids. A new class of stationary phases for gas chromatography

Room-temperature ionic liquids are a class of non-molecular ionic solvents with low melting points. Their properties have the potential to be especially useful as stationary phases in gas-liquid chromatography (GLC). A series of common ionic liquids were evaluated as GLC stationary phases. It was found that many of these ionic liquids suffer from low thermal stability and possess unfavorable retention behavior for some classes of molecules. Two new ionic liquids were engineered and synthesized to overcome these drawbacks. The two new ionic liquids (1-benzyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate and 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate) are based on "bulky" imidazolium cations with trifluoromethanesulfonate anions. Their solvation characteristics were evaluated using the Abraham solvation parameter model and correlations made between the structure of the cation and the degree to which the ionic liquids retain certain analytes. The new ionic liquids have good thermal stability up to 260 degrees C, provide symmetrical peak shapes, and because of their broad range of solvation-type interactions, exhibit dual-nature selectivity behavior. In addition, the ionic liquid stationary phases provided different retention behavior for many analytes compared to a commercial methylphenyl polysiloxane GLC stationary phase. This difference in selectivity is due to the unique solvation characteristics of the ionic liquids and makes them very useful as dualnature GLC stationary phases.     

Estimation of Density as a Function of Temperature and Pressure for Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids Using a Multilayer Net with Particle Swarm Optimization

The liquid density of imidazolium-based ionic liquids has been estimated using a combined method that includes an artificial neural network and a simple group contribution method. A total of 1736 data points of density at several temperatures and pressures, corresponding to 131 ionic liquids, have been used to train the neural network developed with particle swarm optimization. To discriminate among the different substances, the molar mass and the structure of the molecule were given as input variables. Then, new values of density as a function of temperature and pressure for 33 other ionic liquids (426 data points) have been predicted and the results compared to experimental data from the literature. The results show that the chosen artificial neural network with particle swarm optimization and the group contribution method represent an excellent alternative for the estimation of the liquid density of imidazolium-based ionic liquids with acceptable accuracy (AARD=0.44; R ² = 0.9934), for a wide range of temperatures and pressures (258 K to 393K and 99kPa to 206,940kPa).     

系列功能化离子液体的合成表征及其性质研究

通过两步法合成了含不同阴离子的系列含酯基官能团的咪唑类离子液体,用核磁共振、红外光谱、元素分析对其进行了结构表征,证明了该合成方法的可靠性;对功能化离子液体的基本物化性质及热稳定性等进行了全面研究,并选择了含有相同烷基的未功能化离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐进行对比,发现酯基官能团的引入,使烷基咪唑类离子液体展现出不同的物化特性。所合成的含酯基功能化离子液体为进一步开展离子液体的各方面研究提供了全新的材料并打下了一定基础。     

[HMIM]BF_4对盐酸中A3和HP13Cr钢的缓蚀行为

为了减少钢铁冶金酸洗过程中酸液对不锈钢或碳钢的过腐蚀,得到高效的新型缓蚀剂材料,利用失重法、电化学法及扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等研究了不同浓度离子液体[HMIM]BF_4对HP13Cr不锈钢以及A3碳钢在1 mol/L盐酸溶液中的缓蚀特性和吸附行为。失重试验得出,试样在1 mol/L盐酸溶液中的腐蚀速率随离子液体添加浓度的增大而减小,即离子液体缓蚀效率随其浓度增加而增大;SEM结果显示,盐酸溶液中离子液体的添加对不锈钢HP13Cr以及碳钢A3均能起到显著的保护作用。电化学测试表明,该离子液体对这2种钢材的缓蚀作用均属于混合型抑制,但阳极抑制作用表现更强。离子液体对金属的防护作用与其在金属表面的吸附行为有关;[HMIM]BF_4在2种钢材表面的吸附行为符合Langmuir吸附等温线,兼具物理、化学吸附特性,热力学参量表明吸附过程为自发、吸热的熵增过程。相比于双咪唑季铵盐,[HMIM]BF_4离子液体缓蚀剂保护性能更优异,而且对于A3碳钢更为有效。     

Synthesis of silver nanoparticles from carboxylate precursors under hydrogen pressure

A direct, high yield synthesis for preparing narrow-size silver nanoparticles by decomposition of silver carboxylate precursor under H₂ pressure (3 bars) in solution is reported. The method corresponds to that for nanoparticles synthesised by thermal decomposition of carboxylic acid silver salts, but is faster, reproducible, versatile, and easier to control. Most of carboxylate groups are reprotonated upon the presence of dihydrogen and subsequent reduction of Ag⁺ produces spherical particles of dimensions 4–6 nm. The IR studies indicate that aliphatic carboxylates chemisorb on the nanoparticle surface with the two oxygen atoms coordinated mostly symmetrically and forming bridging bidentate Ag–O bonds. This implies strong interactions between the surfactant and Ag nanoparticle and enhances the stability of Ag colloid. There are some sites yet, probably at vertex or facet atoms of the nanoparticle, which form linkages of chelating bidentate or ionic character. Silver particles can be additionally capped in situ either by aliphatic primary amines or thiols forming mixed carboxylate/amine or carboxylate/thiol protecting monolayer. It is demonstrated that coordination of the second ligand adjusts physicochemical properties of nanoparticles. In the dual passivating system both amine and thiol were found to be tightly bounded to the silver nanoparticle surface.     

Chiral ionic liquids as stationary phases in gas chromatography

Recently, it has been found that room-temperature ionic liquids can be used as stable, unusual selectivity stationary phases. They show "dual nature" properties, in that they separate nonpolar compounds as if they are nonpolar stationary phases and separate polar compounds as if they are polar stationary phases. Extending ionic liquids to the realm of chiral separations can be done in two ways: (1) a chiral selector can be dissolved in an achiral ionic liquid, or (2) the ionic liquid itself can be chiral. There is a single precedent for the first approach, but nothing has been reported for the second approach. In this work, we present the first enantiomeric separations using chiral ionic liquid stationary phases in gas chromatography. Compounds that have been separated using these ionic liquid chiral selectors include alcohols, diols, sulfoxides, epoxides, and acetylated amines. Because of the synthetic nature of these chiral selectors, the configuration of the stereogenic center can be controlled and altered for mechanistic studies and reversing enantiomeric retention.     

利用离子液体制备无机气凝胶的研究进展

气凝胶具有三维纳米多孔网络结构,独特的结构使它具有低密度、高比表面积和高孔隙率等性质以及低热导率、低介电常数和低声传播速率等性能,在隔热、介电、隔声、催化、吸附等领域具有广阔的应用前景.然而,溶剂-凝胶法作为目前制备气凝胶最成熟、应用最广的技术,需要使用大量的有机溶剂,严苛而危险的超临界干燥工艺进一步推高了成本,限制了气凝胶的大规模工业化生产和应用,因此,降低成本和在常压干燥条件下制备高比表面积的块状气凝胶是气凝胶产业急需解决的问题.离子液体被称为21世纪的绿色溶剂,具有低蒸气压、低表面张力、高催化性和高溶解性等特殊性质.离子液体与气凝胶材料的发展几乎同步,但直到2000年两种材料才产生交集.离子液体作为模板剂具有微观结构导向作用,使纳米孔结构均一化,其不挥发性和低表面张力保证了老化和常压干燥过程中纳米孔结构不会因毛细管力而坍塌破坏,另外其催化作用可以缩短凝胶时间.因此,离子液体为常压干燥合成气凝胶提供了新的工艺路线.目前,有关借助离子液体制备 SiO2气凝胶、TiO2气凝胶、SiO2-TiO2复合气凝胶、炭气凝胶等无机气凝胶的探索均已展开,其中制备 SiO2气凝胶的研究最多,涉及工艺、微观结构、掺杂和应用等方面.通过常压干燥可获得比表面积高达677 m2/g 的块状气凝胶,通过选用不同的离子液体还可以控制纳米孔的微观形貌,所得 SiO2气凝胶产物在电化学、生物、吸附等领域有较高的应用潜力.利用离子液体替代有机溶剂可以使得到的TiO2气凝胶不经煅烧即含有锐钛矿相,通过金属原子 Ag、Fe、Ge等掺杂改性,可进一步提高锐钛矿相的结晶度,提升其光催化性能.利用离子液体制得的 SiO2-TiO2复合气凝胶具有一定强度和良好的光催化活性.此外,除在传统的溶胶-凝胶法中用作模板剂或催化剂外,离子液体还可作为新型的炭源用于制备炭气凝胶,即通过熔盐法高温炭化裂解离子液体"自上而下"直接制备.这种方法可以制备杂原子在原子水平上均匀分布的功能化炭气凝胶,无需制备有机气凝胶前驱物,极大缩短制备周期,并且炭气凝胶产物的比表面积相对更高,得到了科研界的广泛关注.     

Ionic liquids: a new class of sensing materials for detection of organic vapors based on the use of a quartz crystal microbalance

A QCM device employing ionic liquids as the sensing materials for organic vapors has been developed and evaluated. The sensing mechanism is based on the fact that the viscosity of the ionic liquid membrane decreases rapidly due to solubilization of analytes in the ionic liquids. This change in viscosity, which varies with the chemical species of the vapors and the types of ionic liquids, results in a frequency shift of the corresponding quartz crystal. The QCM sensor demonstrated a rapid response (average response time of less than 2 s) to organic vapors with an excellent reversibility because of the fast diffusion of analytes in ionic liquids. Furthermore, the ionic liquids, with zero vapor pressure and stable chemical properties, ensure a long-term shelf life for the sensor.     

Examination of ionic liquids and their interaction with molecules, when used as stationary phases in gas chromatography.

Stable room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have been used as novel reaction solvents. They can solubilize complex polar molecules such as cyclodextrins and glycopeptides. Their wetting ability and viscosity allow them to be coated onto fused silica capillaries. Thus, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and the analogous chloride salt can be used as stationary phases for gas chromatography (GC). Using inverse GC, one can examine the nature of these ionic liquids via their interactions with a variety of compounds. The Rohrschneider-McReynolds constants were determined for both ionic liquids and a popular commercial polysiloxane stationary phase. Ionic liquid stationary phases seem to have a dual nature. They appear to act as a low-polarity stationary phase to nonpolar compounds. However, molecules with strong proton donor groups, in particular, are tenaciously retained. The nature of the anion can have a significant effect on both the solubilizing ability and the selectivity of ionic liquid stationary phases. It appears that the unusual properties of ionic liquids could make them beneficial in many areas of separation science.     

离子液体在电化学沉积中的研究进展

室温离子液体是由有机阳离子和有机或无机阴离子组成的一类新型液体,利用离子液体电沉积金属、半导体金属等有着重大意义.介绍了离子液体的性能,综述了离子液体在单质金属、合金、半导体电化学沉积中的应用.并展望了离子液体用于金属沉积的发展前景.     

基于系列离子液体的折射率研究

离子液体作为新颖的"软"功能材料已成为目前研究的新热点。折射率的研究对了解离子液体这种新型光学材料的结构性质具有重要意义。对选取的系列离子液体{[Cnmim]BF4(n=6,8,10,12),[Cnmim]PF6(n=8,10,12),[Cnmim]I(n=7,8,10),[Cnmim]Cl(n=10,12,14),[CnPy]BF4(n=9,11,13)等}在空气中的折射率进行了测试和理论分析,结果表明,(1)若阴离子为BF4-和PF6-,离子液体的折射率随阳离子侧链的增长而线性增加;若阴离子为Cl-和I-,离子液体的折射率随离子液体阳离子侧链的增长而线性减小,相关系数R分别是0.98854、0.98004、0.99942、-0.97888、-0.9793;(2)当阳离子一定时,阴离子体积越大,折射率越小,单元素阴离子比多元素阴离子的离子液体折射率要大;(3)离子液体的折射率随温度升高而减小,卤盐离子液体与四氟硼酸盐和六氟磷酸盐离子液体相比对温度变化更敏感。     

Production of silver ions from colloidal silver by nanoparticle iontophoresis system

Metal ions, especially the silver ion, were used to treat infection before the initiation of antibiotic therapy. Unfortunately, there is a lack of research on the metallic nanoparticle suspension as a reservoir for metal ion release application. For medical purposes, conversion of colloidal silver into an ionic form is necessary, but not using silver salts (e.g., AgNO3, Ag2SO4), due to the fact that the counter-ion of silver salts may cause problems to the body as the silver ion (Ag+) is consumed. The goal of this research is to develop a silver nanoparticle iontophoresis system (NIS) which can provide a relatively safe bactericidal silver ion solution with a controllable electric field. In this study, ion-selective electrodes were used to identify and observe details of the system's activity. Both qualitative and quantitative data analyses were performed. The experimental results show that the ion releasing peak time (R(PT)) has an inversely proportional relationship with the applied current and voltage. The ion releasing maximum level (R(ML)) and dosage (R(D)) are proportional to the current density and inversely proportional to the voltage, respectively. These results reveal that the nanoparticle iontophoresis system (NIS) is an alternative method for the controlled release of a metal ion and the ion's concentration profile, by controlling the magnitude of current density (1 microA/cm2 equal to 1 ppm/hour) and applied voltage.