Funcionalización y estudio de nanopartículas de magnetita para su aplicación en terapias de hipertermia magnética

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SiO2 coating of silver nanoparticles by photoinduced chemical vapor deposition.

Gas-phase silver nanoparticles were coated with silicon dioxide (SiO2) by photoinduced chemical vapor deposition (photo-CVD). Silver nanoparticles, produced by inert gas condensation, and a SiO2 precursor, tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), were exposed to vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation at atmospheric pressure and varying temperatures. The VUV photons dissociate the TEOS precursor, initiating a chemical reaction that forms SiO2 coatings on the particle surfaces. Coating thicknesses were measured for a variety of operation parameters using tandem differential mobility analysis and transmission electron microscopy. The chemical composition of the particle coatings was analyzed using energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The highest purity films were produced at 300-400 degrees C with low flow rates of additional oxygen. The photo-CVD coating technique was shown to effectively coat nanoparticles and limit core particle agglomeration at concentrations up to 10(7) particles cm(-3).

Gas-phase production of gold-decorated silica nanoparticles.

Gold-decorated silica nanoparticles were synthesized in a two-step process in which silica nanoparticles were produced by chemical vapor synthesis using tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and subsequently decorated using two different gas-phase evaporative techniques. Both evaporative processes resulted in gold decoration of the silica particles. This study compares the mechanisms of particle decoration for a production method in which the gas and particles remain cool to a method in which the entire aerosol is heated. Results of transmission electron microscopy and visible spectroscopy studies indicate that both methods produce particles with similar morphologies and nearly identical absorption spectra, with peak absorption at 500-550 nm. A study of the thermal stability of the particles using heated-TEM indicates that the gold decoration on the particle surface remains stable at temperatures below 900 °C, above which the gold decoration begins to both evaporate and coalesce.

Extraction of genomic DNA using a new amino silica monolithic column

A new amino silica monolithic column was developed for DNA extraction in a miniaturized format. The monolithic column was prepared in situ by polymerization of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and N-(beta-aminoethyl)-gamma-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane (AEAPMDMS). DNA was loaded in 50 mM tris(hydroxylmethyl)aminomethane-EDTA buffer at pH 7.0 and eluted with 300 mM potassium phosphate solution at pH 10.0. Under optimal condition, a 6.0-cm monolithic column provided a capacity of 56 ng DNA with an extraction efficiency of 71 +/- 5.2% (X +/- RSD). When the amino silica monolithic column was applied to extract genomic DNA from the whole blood of crucian carp, an extraction efficiency of 52 +/- 5.6% (X +/- SD) was obtained by three extractions. Since the chaotropic-based sample loading and organic solvent wash steps were avoided in this procedure, the purified DNA was suitable for downstream processes such as PCR. This amino silica monolithic column was demonstrated to allow rapid and efficient DNA purification in microscale.

骨固定用聚乳酸/无机纳米粒子复合材料

本论文针对目前用于骨固定和骨修复的聚乳酸／无机纳米粒子复合材料的界面强度低、粒子分散不均匀以及所采用生物活性无机填料粒径较大等缺点，对轻基磷灰石及生物活性玻璃无机纳米粒子的制备、界面改性、粒子的分散、以及复合材料的制备进行了较详细的论述。另外，对材料的力学性能、结晶性能和生物相容性进行了较细统的测试和研究。（1）以磷酸和氢氧化钙为原料在40-80℃的反应条件下制备出了米粒状和棒状的HAP粒子，然后在-50℃的冷冻干燥机中干燥48h，得到白色的HAP粉末。用TEM、SEM、WAXD、FTIR等对所得产物进行了表征。研究结果表明，提高反应温度有利于生成高结晶度的长棒状HAP颗粒。此外，锻烧温度对粒子的形貌和结晶度也有很大的影响，锻烧温度越高，粒子的结晶度就越高，并且，当锻烧温度提高到900℃以上时，HAP粒子的形貌会由长棒形逐渐变成球形。（2）在高纯氢气气氛中，以辛酸亚锡为催化剂的反应条件下使左旋丙交酷开环聚合，直接接枝到HAP的表面，使HAP的粒子表面覆盖一层聚乳酸分子，使HAP的亲油性能得到提高。对表面接枝的轻基磷灰石（g-HAP）用31PMAS-NMR、FTIR、TGA、TEM、SEM和GPC进行了表征。结果表明，用此方法可在HAP表面接枝6％的PLLA。（3）用溶剂法制备了PLLA/g-HAP复合材料，并对其机械性能、结晶性能和生物相容性进行了表征。试验结果表明：与纯HAP相比，g-HAP粒子更容易均匀分散到PLLA基体中，当填料含量达到4％时，PLLAg-HAP复合材料的力学性能达到最好。由Dsc和PoM的实验结果表明，g-HAP粒子在聚合物基体中可以起到异相成核剂的作用。细胞实验结果表明，PLL刀g-HAP复合材料的细胞相容性明显优于纯的PLLA和PLLA/HAP复合材料。（4）以正硅酸乙酷（TEOS）、硝酸钙（Ca(NO3）2）和磷酸氢二按（（NH4）ZHPO4）为原料，利用在酸性溶液中水解，碱性溶液中缩聚沉淀，然后将反应液离心分离，冷冻干燥，最后在马弗炉中锻烧的方法，得到白色的5102-coo-PZos三元生物活性玻璃粉末。SEM和TEM分析结果表明，所得到生物活性玻璃是粒径在40nln左右的球形颗粒，且粒径分布非常均匀。（5）以正硅酸乙酷（TEoS）和硝酸钙（Ca（NO3）2）为原料，利用在酸性溶液中水解，碱性溶液中缩聚沉淀，然后将反应液离心分离，冷冻干燥，最后在马弗炉中锻烧的方法，得到粒径为200nm左右的球形SiO2-CaO二元生物活性玻璃粉末。

介孔材料的合成、性能以及应用

自从1992年美孚公司成功地研究开发出介孔材料M41S后，由于其具有不同寻常的结构特点-比较均一的孔径（2-50nm）而且连续可调、较高的比表面积、较大的孔体积、孔的长程有序性以及较好的热稳定性等，具有巨大的潜在应用价值，立即引起了全世界的关注。目前，世界各国的研究主要集中在研究介孔材料的特性、形成机理、介孔材料形貌、结构和孔径的控制、新一代介孔材料的研究开发、介孔材料的改性以及介孔材料的应用等方面。本论文主要在介孔材料的合成、性能以及应用方面开展了研究。选用头尾都是憎水的三嵌段共聚物为模板制备出具有三维无序虫状孔道的介孔材料和以有孔氧化铝膜为模板制备了形态可控的介孔材料，即具有介孔结构高有序纳米管。采用一步法合成了介孔Ag／silica和Y2O3：Eu／silica材料，采用基底受限法制备了银和Y2O3：Eu纳米粒子，同时研究了Ag／silic。作为催化剂时催化性能。（1）在酸性条件下，利用头尾都是憎水的三嵌段共聚物SBS为模板、TEOS为硅源，分别选用丁酮和甲苯作选择性溶剂，通过微乳技术制备出具有三维无序虫状孔道的介孔硅材料。我们通过在SBS胶束溶液中加入TEOS／水的油水混合乳液使SBS胶束与TEOS／水混合乳液之间形成一个界面，从而使TEOS这个界面上完全水解而且生成的小分子硅齐聚物包附在SBS胶束的外表面。经过加热则使TEOS凝聚同时形成具有介孔结构的SBS／硅材料。最后，通过锻烧以移除SBS，从而得到介孔硅材料。在选用甲苯作溶剂，研究发现随着SBS用量的增加或形成胶束温度的升高比表面积、孔体积和孔径等都相应减小。因此，这两个参数可以方便地调节介孔材料的孔径、表面积和孔体积等，进而更好地控制介孔材料的性能。所制备介孔材料的壁厚与SBS用量和形成胶束温度无关，且均超过IOnm，因而材料具有较好的热稳定性，这有利于其进一步在催化剂、吸附和分离等领域应用。（2）以有孔的氧化铝膜为模板制备了具有介孔结构高有序纳米管，即在加热条件下将P123一TEOS薄膜通过毛细力引入有孔的氧化铝膜孔内，同时根据优先润湿机理使P123一TEOS组分润湿氧化铝孔的内壁并同时伴随嵌段共聚物胶束的重排、TEOS组分的凝聚收缩，随后通过烧结手段除去嵌段共聚物、通过溶解手段除去氧化铝模板，这样便在硅基底上得到了形态可控的介孔材料即有序排列的具有介孔结构的纳米管。在一定时间范围内，退火时间对纳米管的形成和生长高度有一定的影响。纳米管垂直于硅基底且纳米管套内的介孔以六方形式排列在整个纳米管套同时介孔孔道相互平行，所制备的纳米管能保持受限在氧化铝模板时的尺寸而且稳定地粘附在硅基底上。（3）在酸性条件下，采用一步法即在模板剂（P123）形成胶束之后，加入硝酸银或氧化铺和氧化忆混合物同P123胶束形成新的复合体，随后加入硅源（TEOS）以包附在复合体的外表面，从而形成具有介孔相的复合物，通过热处理我们分别制备了高有序的具有二维六方结构的介孔Ag／silica和Y203：Eu／silica材料，其中金属银或YZO3：Eu纳米粒子分散在有序的介孔孔道内。二者的比表面积、孔体积和孔径分别为786m2／g、1．22cm3／g、6．Znm和791m2／g、0．95cm3／g、3．snm。另外，我们采用基底受限法，利用旋涂法分别使介孔Ag／silica和YZO3：E记silica材料分散在硅基底上，通过溶解法除去硅墙后便得到了没有聚集的且具有狭窄粒径分布的金属银（2．5-5．snm）和姚03：Eu（1．5-3．onm）纳米粒子。原子力显微镜（AFM）证实所得到的纳米粒子呈现良好的分散状态，具有狭窄的粒径分布而且粒子尺寸都小于其介孔材料孔径。（4）分别用一步法制备的介孔Ag／SBA－－15材料和金属银作为甲醇氧化制备甲醛反应的催化剂，利用甲醇转化率表示催化剂活性、甲醛和二氧化碳产率表示催化剂选择性来研究二者催化性能。由于具有高的比表面积（786扩／g）、较大的孔体积（1．22cm3／g）、较大的孔径（6．2nm）、狭窄的孔径分布和有序的介孔孔洞等特性，在反应温度473K-723K范围内，同本体银作催化剂相比尽管银仅占体系总重量的0．94wt％，介孔Ag／silic。材料却显示出极高的催化活性和催化选择性。

Development of functionalized terbium fluorescent nanoparticles for antibody labeling and time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay application

Silica-based functionalized terbium fluorescent nanoparticles were prepared, characterized and developed as a fluorescence probe for antibody labeling and time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay. The nanoparticles were prepared in a water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion containing a strongly fluorescent Tb3+ chelate. N,N.N-1,N-1-12,6-bis(3'-aminomethyl-1'-pyrazolyl)phenylpyridine] tetrakis(acetate)-Tb3+ (BPTA-Tb3+), Triton X-100, octanol, and cyclohexane by controlling copolymerization of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and 3-[2-(2- aminoethylamino)-ethylamino]propyl-trimethoxysilane (AEPS) with ammonia water. The characterizations by transmission electron microscopy and fluorometric quantum methods show that the nanoparticles are spherical and uniform in size, 45 +/- 3 nm in diameter, strongly fluorescent with fluorescence yield of 10% and a long fluorescence lifetime of 2.0 ms. The amino groups directly introduced to the nanoparticle's surface by using AEPS in the preparation made the surface modification and bioconjugation of the nanoparticles easier. The nanoparticle-labeled anti-human alpha-fetoprotein antibody was prepared and used for time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay of (x-fetoprotein (AFP) in human serum samples. The assay response is linear from 0.10 ng ml(-1) to about 100 ng ml(-1) with the detection limit of 0.10 ng ml(-1). The coefficient variations (CVs) of the method are less than 9.0%. and the recoveries are in the range of 84-98% for human serum sample measurements. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Direct synthesis of Al-SBA-15 mesoporous materials via hydrolysis-controlled approach

Aluminum-substituted mesoporous SBA-15 (Al-SBA-15) materials were directly synthesized by a hydrolysis-controlled approach in which the hydrolysis of the silicon precursor (tetraethyl orthosilicate, TEOS) is accelerated by fluoride or by using tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS) as silicon precursor rather than TEOS. These materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), N-2 sorption isotherms, TEM, Al-27 MAS NMR, IR spectra of pyridine adsorption, and NH3-TPD. It is found that the matched hydrolysis and condensation rates of silicon and aluminum precursors are important factors to achieve highly ordered mesoporous materials. Al-27 MAS NMR spectra of Al-SBA-15 show that all aluminum species were incorporated into the silica framework for the samples prepared with the addition of fluoride. A two-step approach (sol-gel reaction at low pH followed by crystallization at high pH) was also employed for the synthesis of Al-SBA-15. Studies show that the two-step approach could efficiently avoid the leaching of aluminum from the framework of the material. The calcined Al-SBA-15 materials show highly ordered hexagonal mesostructure and have both Bronsted and Lewis acid sites with medium acidity.

Blue-light emission of mesoporous SBA-15 covalently bonded with carbazole chromophore

Much attention has been paid to carbazole derivatives for their potential applications as optical materials. For the first time, the blue-light-emitting carbazole chromophore has been covalently bonded to the ordered mesoporous SBA-15 (The resultant hybrid mesoporous materials are denoted as carbazole-SBA-15) by co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and prepared compound 3-[N-3-(triethoxyilyl)propyl]ureyl-9-ethyl-carbazole (denoted as carbazole-Si) in the presence of Pluronic P123 surfactant. The results of H-1 NMR and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) reveal that carbazole-Si has been successfully synthesized.

Surface-modified Nafion membranes with mesoporous SiO2 layers via a facile dip-coating approach for direct methanol fuel cells

In this study. Nafion (R) 117 membrane is surface-modified with mesoporous silica layers through in situ surfactant-templated sol-gel reaction. The reaction makes use of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) under acidic condition via dip-coating technique on both sides. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transformation infrared (FTIR), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) are employed to characterize the resultant membranes. Proton conductivity and methanol permeability of the membranes are also studied.

Synthesis, Spectroscopic Properties, and Stabilities of Ternary Europium Complex in SBA-15 and Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica: A Comparative Study

Ternary europium complex Eu(tta)(3)phen was covalently bonded with the general mesoporous. material SBA-15 and SBA-15-type of periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) material via impregnation of Eu(tta)(3)center dot 2H(2)O into phen-S15 and phen-PMO, respectively, through a ligand exchange reaction. The parent materials of phen-S15 and phen-PMO were synthesized by co-condensation of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) or 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTESE) and the functionalized chelate ligand 5-(N,N-bis(3-triethoxysilyl)propyl)ureyl-1,10-phenanthroline (phen-Si) in the presence of Pluronic P123 surfactant as template, which were confirmed by SEM, XRD, FTIR, Si-29 CP-MAS NMR, and N-2 adsorption measurements.

In situ synthesis of silica gel nanowire/Na+-montmorillonite nanocomposites by the sol-gel route

Silica-gel nanowire/Na+-montmorillonite (Na+-MMT) nanocomposites were prepared by the in situ sol-gel process of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in the presence of Na+-MMT and ammonia as catalyst. Microstructure characterization of the nanocomposites was done by SEM, , EDX, XRD and FTIR. It was found that a lot of silica-gel nanowires grew along the edges of Na+-MMT. The combination between the nanowires and Na+-MMT was accomplished via polycondensation of the hydrolyzed TEOS and the edge-OH groups of Na+-MMT.

Rapid synthesis of Mn0.65Zn0.35Fe2O4/SiO2 homogeneous nanocomposites by modified sol-gel auto-combustion method

MnZn-ferrite/SiO2 nanocomposites with different silica content were successfully fabricated by a novel modified sol-gel auto-combustion method using citric acid as a chelating agent and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the source of silica matrix. The auto-combustion nature of the dried gel was studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Infrared spectra (IR), thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation shows that the MnZn-ferrite particles are homogeneously dispersed in silica matrix after auto-combustion of the dried gels. The magnetic properties vary with the silica content. The transition from the ferromagnetic to paramagnetic state is observed by Mossbauer spectra measurement with the increasing silica content. Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) shows that the magnetic properties of Mn0.65Zn0.35Fe2O4/SiO2 nanocomposites strongly depend on the silica content.

A study of NiZnCu-ferrite/SiO2 nanocomposites with different ferrite contents synthesized by sol-gel method

Ni0.65Zn0.35Cu0.1Fe1.9O4/SiO2 nanocomposites with different weight percentages of NiZnCu-ferrite dispersed in silica matrix were successfully fabricated by the sol-gel method using tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as a precursor of silica, and metal nitrates as precursors of NiZnCu ferrite. The thermal decomposition process of the dried gel was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The obtained Ni0.65Zn0.35Cu0.1Fe1.9O4/SiO2 nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Mossbauer spectroscopy and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The formation of stoichiometric NiZnCu-ferrite dispersed in silica matrix is confirmed when the weight percentage of ferrite is not more than 30%. Samples with higher ferrite content have small amount of alpha-Fe2O3. The transition from the paramagnetic to the ferromagnetic state is observed as the ferrite content increases from 20 to 90wt%.