Synthesis of selenium nanoparticles in the presence of silk fibroin

This paper describes a solution-phase approach to the synthesis of selenium nanoparticles by reducing selenious acid solution with ascorbic acid in the presence of silk fibroin. The monodispersed spherical selenium colloid particles obtained were very stable in silk fibroin solution and characterized by Atomic force microscopy and X-ray techniques. The influences of temperature and ultrasonication on the morphology of selenium nanoparticles were also discussed. The experiments showed that the selenium nanoparticles with various morphologies could be obtained under different temperatures and the appropriate ultrasonication time was 60 min. This result indicated that the silk fibroin molecules intimately associated with the surface of the selenium particles and controlled the growth particles.     

磷酸盐激光玻璃中铂颗粒密度与氧化还原平衡关系的研究

用吸收光谱法研究了Ｒ２Ｏ—ＢａＯ—Ｐ２Ｏ５系统磷酸盐激光玻璃中铂颗粒密度与铭的氧化还原平衡的关系。结果表明，玻璃中铂颗粒密度随平衡向右移动而减小；玻璃中平衡随熔炼气氛中氧分压增大、熔炼温度升高而向右移动，当足够大时，铂颗粒不能形成。     

UV法测定聚甲基丙烯酸酯纳米粒中胰岛素的包封率

建立一种简便易行的测定聚甲基丙烯酸酯胰岛素纳米粒中游离胰岛素含量方法.用Nanosep OD100C33超滤膜分离纳米粒和游离药物,在276 nm处测定药物的吸光度,建立胰岛素含量测定方法,并对线性、回收率、精密度等指标进行考察,最后测定各种胰岛素和载体比例混合的纳米粒的包封率.结果发现,该超滤膜能较好地分离纳米粒和游离的药物,在0.11～1.10 u/mL范围内,药物在276 nm的吸光度和浓度存在良好的线性关系(r=0.999 8),线性方程为A=0.868 8C-0.001 6,高、中、低3种浓度的回收率和精密度良好.该方法操作简单、结果可靠,可用于胰岛素纳米粒中药物包封率的测定.     

硫酸铵-氯化亚锡-孔雀绿体系浮选分离铂

研究了在盐酸介质中硫酸铵存在下氯化亚锡—孔雀绿—水体系浮选分离铂的方法。在最佳实验条件下，铂的浮选率可达100．0％，并与常见贱金属完全分离。     

Preparation of core–shell type nanoparticles of diblock copolymers of poly(L‐lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) and their characterization in vitro

Core–shell type nanoparticles of poly(L ‐lactide)/poly(ethylene glycol) (LE) diblock copolymer were prepared by a dialysis technique. Their size was confirmed as 40–70 nm using photon correlation spectroscopy. The ¹H‐NMR analysis confirmed the formation of core–shell type nanoparticles and drug loading. The particle size, drug loading, and drug release rate of the LE nanoparticles were slightly changed by the initial solvents that were used. The drug release behavior of LE core–shell type nanoparticles showed an initial burst during the first 12 h and then a sustained release until 100 h. The degradation behavior of LE block copolymer nanoparticles was divided into three phases: the initial rapid degradation phase, the stationary phase, and the rapid degradation phase until complete degradation. It was suggested that lidocaine release kinetics were predominantly governed by the diffusion mechanism in the initial burst phase and after that by both of the diffusion and degradation mechanisms. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 85: 2625–2634, 2002     

Hydrothermal synthesis and in situ surface modification of boehmite nanoparticles in supercritical water

In situ surface modification of boehmite (AlOOH) nanoparticles during hydrothermal synthesis in supercritical water was examined by adding CH₃(CH₂)₄CHO and CH₃(CH₂)₅NH₂ as modifier reagents to the reactants. Changes in surface properties of the nanoparticles by surface modification was observed by FTIR, dispersion in solvents and TEM analyses, which demonstrated that reagents chemically binded onto the surface of the AlOOH nanoparticles. The results of SEM and TEM pictures show that the surface modification affects crystal growth and reduces the particle size and changes the morphology of the particles.     

Synthesis and activation of Pt nanoparticles with controlled size for fuel cell electrocatalysts

Well-dispersed Pt nanoparticles with controlled size and narrow size distribution were prepared by polyalcohol reduction of platinum acetylacetonate, using oleylamine as a capping agent. The particle size was varied from 3.5 nm to 11.5 nm by decreasing the amount of oleylamine added in the synthesis. Size selection of the as-prepared particles by solvent fractionation yielded nearly monodispersed Pt particles. The as-prepared particles were loaded on a carbon support by physical deposition, but showed no electrocatalytic activity due to the oleylamine bound to the particle surface. The particles were activated for electrocatalysis after heating the particles in air at 185 °C for 5 h, conditions that gave no particle-sintering and no oxidation. Cyclic voltammetry showed that the particles after the heat treatment in air were electrocatalytically active for methanol oxidation. The smaller 3.5 nm and 4.0 nm Pt particles had a higher intrinsic activity for methanol oxidation, but a lower tolerance to CO poisoning, compared with 6.0 nm, 9.5 nm and 11.5 nm particles. CO-stripping results suggest that CO is more easily oxidized on larger Pt particles.     

Development of nano indium tin oxide (ITO) grains by alkaline hydrolysis of In(III) and Sn(IV) salts

Indium tin oxide (ITO) nano powders of different compositions (In: Sn = 90: 10, 70: 30 and 50: 50) were prepared by heat treatment (300-450°C) of mixed hydroxides of In(III) and Sn(IV). The hydroxides were obtained by the reaction of aq. NH₃ with mixed aq. solutions of In(NO₃)₃ and SnCl₄. FTIR and TG/DTA studies revealed that powders existed as In(OH)₃H₂O—SnO₃H₂H₂O in the solid state and then they transformed to In₂O₃—SnO₂ via some metastable intermediates after 300°C. Cubic phase of In₂O₃ was identified by XRD for the oxides up to 30% of Sn. Particle size measurements of the solid dispersed in acetone and SEM study for microstructure showed that the oxides were in the nano range (55-75 nm) whereas the size range determined from Debye-Scherrer equation were 11–24 nm.     

Origin of visible photoluminescence from porous silicon as studied by Raman spectroscopy

In this paper we discuss the different models proposed to explain the visible luminescence in porous silicon (PS). We review our recent photoluminescence and Raman studies on PS as a function of different preparation conditions and isochronal thermal annealing. Our results can be explained by a hybrid model which incorporates both nanostructures for quantum confinement and silicon complexes (such as SiH _x and siloxene) and defects at Si/SiO₂ interfaces as luminescent centres.     

Enhancement Effect of Gold Nanoparticles on the Bioactivity of Hydrogen-producing Microbe

1 IntroductionGold nanoparticles have attracted considerable atten-tionin manyfields duetotheir some special properties al-though goldis very popularfor beingchemicallyinert[1-3].For example ,gold nanoparticles as amplificationtags havebeenthe subject of research directed at gene analysis[4]and antibody or antigen detection[5-7]due to the large di-electric constant ,ease of preparation,andits biocompati-bility[8].Nanoparticles in the range of 1-10 nmin diameterwould display electronic structur…