scholarly journals In Situ Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles on Cellulose Fibers Using D-Glucuronic Acid and Its Antibacterial Application

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 3101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangxue Chen ◽  
Linjuan Yan ◽  
Xiaofang Wan ◽  
Qiankun Zhang ◽  
Qing Wang

The development of ecofriendly procedures to avoid the use of toxic chemicals for the synthesis of stable silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is highly desired. In the present study, we reported an eco-friendly and green technique for in situ fabrication of AgNPs on bleached hardwood pulp fibers (bhpFibers) using D-glucuronic acid as the only reducing agent. Different amounts of D-glucuronic acid were introduced and its effect on the size and distribution of AgNPs on the bhpFibers was discussed. The morphology and structures of bhpFibers@AgNPs were proved by electron microscope-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Then, a series of bhpFibers@AgNPs with different AgNPs loadings were also prepared by adjusting the concentration of the AgNO3 solution. After a papermaking process via vacuum filtration, the prepared papers displayed an outstanding antibacterial performance against Escherichia coli (gram -negative) and Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive). It is foreseeable that the bhpFibers@AgNPs have a promising application in the field of biomedical.

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Patrícia Carapeto ◽  
Ana Maria Ferraria ◽  
Ana Maria Botelho do Rego

In this work, cellulose films pre-activated with carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) and grafted with 1,6-hexanediamine, were decorated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The generation of AgNPs was followed by quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). The obtained films were characterized by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM). XPS confirmed the synthesis in situ of AgNPs on the film attesting their oxidation state. The results from the three techniques were compared showing how sound the quantitative treatment of the results issued from these techniques can be. The main objective of this work is exactly to show that the quantitative exploration of the results of different characterization techniques can and should be practiced systematically instead of just comparing them qualitatively.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Benjamin Hahn ◽  
Paul M. Dietrich ◽  
Jörg Radnik

AbstractIonizing radiation damage to DNA plays a fundamental role in cancer therapy. X-ray photoelectron-spectroscopy (XPS) allows simultaneous irradiation and damage monitoring. Although water radiolysis is essential for radiation damage, all previous XPS studies were performed in vacuum. Here we present near-ambient-pressure XPS experiments to directly measure DNA damage under water atmosphere. They permit in-situ monitoring of the effects of radicals on fully hydrated double-stranded DNA. The results allow us to distinguish direct damage, by photons and secondary low-energy electrons (LEE), from damage by hydroxyl radicals or hydration induced modifications of damage pathways. The exposure of dry DNA to x-rays leads to strand-breaks at the sugar-phosphate backbone, while deoxyribose and nucleobases are less affected. In contrast, a strong increase of DNA damage is observed in water, where OH-radicals are produced. In consequence, base damage and base release become predominant, even though the number of strand-breaks increases further.


2021 ◽  
pp. 150898
Author(s):  
Makoto Takayanagi ◽  
Takashi Tsuchiya ◽  
Shigenori Ueda ◽  
Tohru Higuchi ◽  
Kazuya Terabe

1999 ◽  
Vol 567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Suzuki ◽  
Yoji Saito

ABSTRACTWe tried direct oxynitridation of silicon surfaces by remote-plasma-exited nitrogen and oxygen gaseous mixtures at 700°C in a high vacuum. The oxynitrided surfaces were investigated with in-situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. With increase of the oxynitridation time, the surface density of nitrogen gradually increases, but that of oxygen shows nearly saturation behavior after the rapid increase in the initial stage. We also annealed the grown oxynitride and oxide films to investigate the role of the contained nitrogen. The desorption rate of oxygen from the oxynitride films is much less than that from oxide films. We confirmed that nitrogen stabilizes the thermal stability of these oxynitride films.


2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (8S2) ◽  
pp. 08PC02 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio T. Lucero ◽  
Young-Chul Byun ◽  
Xiaoye Qin ◽  
Lanxia Cheng ◽  
Hyoungsub Kim ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (37) ◽  
pp. 5231-5234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Chun-Ren Ke ◽  
Alex S. Walton ◽  
David J. Lewis ◽  
Aleksander Tedstone ◽  
Paul O'Brien ◽  
...  

Near-ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy enables the study of the reaction of in situ-prepared methylammonium lead iodide (MAPI) perovskite at realistic water vapour pressures for the first time.


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