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Determination of high-temperature radiative properties of porous silica by combined image analysis, infrared spectroscopy and numerical simulation
摘要： The influence of the texture of fused silica glasses ? containing unconnected spherical bubbles ? on their thermal radiative properties was investigated by combining experimental measurements and numerical simulations. Exact numerical replicas of the porous samples were obtained from X-ray microtomography and image analysis showed that their bubble populations include two lognormal distributions of radii. The complex refractive index of the silica matrix was extracted from emittance measurements acquired at 1200 K on two reference silica samples. The comparison between direct measurements of the normal spectral emittance of the porous samples and those generated by applying Monte-Carlo ray tracing, performed on the numerical replicas, validated the use of geometric optics. The OH content of the porous samples was evaluated to be around 210 ppm. Ray tracing simulations carried out on a set of virtual samples having a similar texture proved to be a flexible means to address experimental limits when characterizing semi-transparent materials. The simulations also provided a natural framework to test the ability of the modified two-flux approximation model to predict the thermal radiative response of the porous silica investigated.
关键词： Radiative properties,X-ray microtomography,Porous silica glass,Spectral emittance,Monte-Carlo ray tracing
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Effect of Hydration Procedure of Fumed Silica Precursor on the Formation of Luminescent Carbon Centers in SiO <sub/>2</sub> :C Nanocomposites
摘要： The effect of hydration procedure of fumed silica precursor on photoluminescent properties of carbonized silica (SiO2:C) nanocomposite after chemo/thermal treatments is studied. Main structural effect is the formation of chemical bonding of phenyl groups to silica surface via multiple C─Si─O bonding bridges. Synthesized samples demonstrate very broad photoluminescence (PL) bands in near ultraviolet and visible ranges with maximum intensity dependent on temperature of thermal annealing. Two main trends in luminescence properties are: 1) hydration-induced blue shift of PL in comparison with PL of unhydrated series; 2) red shift of PL bands with increasing synthesis temperature regardless hydration procedure. Temperature dependent evolution of light emission bands is discussed in terms of surface carbon nanoclusters formation and aggregation processes. It is assumed that blue shift of PL bands in the hydrated series is associated with the decreased surface mobility of carbon atoms and clusters as a result of increased chemical bonding with silica surface that slows down carbon thermally stimulated clusterization/aggregation processes.
关键词： carbonized nanocomposite material,carbonized fumed silica,phenyltrimethoxysilane,wide-band visible photoluminescence,carbon clusters
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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NIR-Fluorescent Multidye Silica Nanoparticles with Large Stokes Shifts for Versatile Biosensing Applications
摘要： We have synthesized and characterized of a series of single and multidye copolymerized nanoparticles with large to very large Stokes shifts (100 to 255 nm) for versatile applications as standalone or multiplexed probes in biological matrices. Nanoparticles were prepared via the St?ber method and covalently copolymerized with various combinations of three dyes, including one novel aminocyanine dye. Covalently encapsulated dyes exhibited no significant leakage from the nanoparticle matrix after more than 200 days of storage in ethanol. Across multiple batches of nanoparticles with varying dye content, the average yields and average radii were found to be highly reproducible. Furthermore, the batch to batch variability in the relative amounts of dye incorporated was small (relative standard deviations <2.3%). Quantum yields of dye copolymerized nanoparticles were increased 50% to 1000% relative to those of their respective dye-silane conjugates, and fluorescence intensities were enhanced by approximately three orders of magnitude. Prepared nanoparticles were surface modified with polyethylene glycol and biotin and bound to streptavidin microspheres as a proof of concept. Under single wavelength excitation, microsphere-bound nanoparticles displayed readily distinguishable fluorescence signals at three different emission wavelengths, indicating their potential applications to multicolor sensing. Furthermore, nanoparticles modified with polyethylene glycol and biotin demonstrated hematoprotective qualities and reduced nonspecific binding of serum proteins, indicating their potential suitability to in vivo imaging applications.
关键词： Fluorescent silica nanoparticles,Biocompatible nanoparticles,Large stokes shift,Near-infrared fluorescence,Multicolor assay,Resonance energy transfer
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation of fungal biofilm using amino functionalized mesoporus silica-rose bengal nanoconjugate against Candida albicans
摘要： Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes both superficial and systemic infection and an important candidate that contribute to high morbidity and mortality rates in immunocompromised patients. The ability of C. albicans to switch from yeast to filamentous form and thereby forming biofilms make them resistant to most of the antifungal drugs available today. Thus the development of more effective antifungal drugs are essential and crucial at this point of time. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy is an alternative modality to treat such biofilm forming resistant strains. This study aims to investigate the enhanced efficiency of newly synthesized MSN-RB conjugate as an antimicrobial photosensitizer for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against C. albicans. Functionalization of MSN with amino groups was performed to increase the dye loading capacity. Conjugation process of MSN-RB was confirmed using different techniques including UV–Vis spectroscopy, Fluorescent spectroscopy and FTIR analysis. A low power green laser 50 mW irradiation was applied (5 min) for activation of MSN-RB conjugate and RB against C. albicans biofilm and planktonic cell. The comparative study of MSN-RB conjugate and free RB on aPDT was evaluated using standard experimental procedures. Antibiofilm efficacy was determined using biofilm inhibition assay, cell viability, EPS quantification and CLSM studies. The results revealed that MSN-RB conjugate has a significant antimicrobial activity (88.62 ± 3.4%) and antibiofilm effect on C. albicans when compared to free dye after light irradiation. The MSN-RB conjugate based aPDT can be employed effectively in treatment of C. albicans infections.
关键词： Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy,Conjugation,Amino functionalization,Mesoporus silica nanoparticles,Lipid peroxidation,Anti-biofilm activity
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Synthesis and formation mechanism of amorphous silica particles via sol–gel process with tetraethylorthosilicate
摘要： Silica microspheres with narrow particle size distribution and average diameter of 80-200 nm were prepared by hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) in ethanol solution. Effects of TEOS, ammonia, water concentration, and temperature on particle size and morphology were investigated by laser particle size analysis and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), in conjunction with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy. Monomer addition model was employed to analyze the stability of intermediate, as well as the direction in which the reaction of silica particles proceeds. The analysis was carried out by Materials Studio. Results demonstrated that particle size of Nano-silica increases with increasing concentrations of H2O, NH3.H2O, and TEOS in ethanol, whereas the size decreases with increasing temperature. In addition, when proper amount of H2O was added into NH3.H2O at suitable temperature, silicic acid can act as a nucleus for amorphous Nano-silica particles, forming microspheres with round and smooth surfaces. By contrast, when TEOS was used, resultant nanoparticles have poor surfaces. During nucleation process of Nano-silica, silicic acid can also acts as nucleating agent providing a platform for the growth of nanoparticles with symmetric structure. Findings further indicated that the reaction proceeds by first silicic acid participates in the reaction, and the dimer and trimer molecules then react with the surface of silicic acid molecules; the same products could be produced by different reactions.
关键词： Amorphous,St?ber Method,TEOS,Nano-silica,Monomer addition mode
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Oxidation/reduction control of the VO2 nanoparticle in the nano-confined space of the hollow silica nanoparticle
摘要： Vanadium dioxide (VO2) exhibits a good thermochromic property which can be used in a smart window. To improve its poor visible transparency, immobilization of the VO2 nanoparticles on the silica shell of hollow nanoparticles was proposed. In addition to improving the particle dispersibility of the VO2 and to reducing stress from repeated phase transitions of the VO2 between monoclinic and tetragonal, the hollow interior can reduce any undesirable oxidation of the VO2 to V3O7, V2O5, etc., along with the thermal decomposition behavior of organic compounds around the vanadium atom. The hollow silica nanoparticles with micropores (less than 2 nm) were prepared by a previously-reported template method. Through the pores, the vanadium precursor with a chelate ligand solution penetrates into the hollow interior. The vanadium intermediate formed by adding water was then captured by the silica shell. During the crystallization process under a nitrogen atmosphere, 10-30 nm of VO2 particles were immobilized on the silica shell with a high dispersibility by optimization of the vanadium precursor concentration, and ratios of vanadium/water and vanadium/hollow silica nanoparticles. The VO2/hollow silica nanoparticles in water exhibited a higher visible transparency than that of the commercial VO2. In addition, their thermochromic property in the infrared region was close to that of the commercial one.
关键词： Thermochromic,Hollow silica nanoparticle,Vanadium dioxide,Micropore
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Mesoporous silica-coated gold nanoframes as drug delivery system for remotely controllable chemo-photothermal combination therapy
摘要： Tumor cells experience higher chemotherapy stress under condition of elevated temperature. As a result, developing novel nanoagents that integrates chemotherapy and thermotherapy holds great promise in biomedicine. Herein, utilizing spatially confined galvanic replacement method, we fabricated a yolk-shell Au@mSiO2 nanoframes with Au NPs and mesoporous silica as yolk and shell, respectively, to sever as an excellent drug nanocarrier with effective photothermal conversion efficiency. Taking full advantage of the high temperature response of the Au@mSiO2 nanoframes, the phase change material 1-tetradecanol (TD) was creatively employed as gatekeepers, intelligently controlling the release of loaded agents. Then, the actively targeted Alanine-Alanine-Asparagine, legumain-recognizable oligopeptides was decorated on the surface of the prepared nanoframes. Upon exposure to near-infrared light, the GC-PtAu@mSiO2-TD nanoframes not only exhibited a high localized temperature response, but also triggered the quick release of loaded cargos, and thus improved the chemotherapeutic efficacy. The in vitro cytotoxicity studies indicated the remarkable synergistic effects. Meanwhile, the laser confocal studies and flow cytometry showed the oligopeptides facilitated the intracellular uptake of GC-PtAu@mSiO2-TD nanoframes in MGC-803 cells. Our study highlighted the great potential of the GC-PtAu@mSiO2-TD nanoframes in drug delivery and the combination of chemotherapy and photothermal therapy.
关键词： Cisplatin,Mesoporous silica-gold nanoframes,Phase-change materials,Photothermal therapy,Controlled release
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Miniaturized electrochemiluminescent biochip prepared on gold nanoparticles-loaded mesoporous silica film for visual detection of hydrogen peroxide released from living cells
摘要： Au nanoparticles (NPs) has been widely used for the detection of intracellular H2O2 to enhance the electron transfer process. But AuNPs are easy to aggregate in the live cells environment. Herein we report a rapid, reliable and low-cost electrochemiluminescent (ECL) biochip integrated by AuNPs-loaded mesoporous silica film (MSF) to detect H2O2 released by macrophage cells. The MSF was employed as a template to load AuNPs within the nanochannels to avoid aggregation. H2O2 could be catalyzed by AuNPs to promote the ECL reaction of luminol molecules in solution. The ECL intensity was significantly enhanced, and the peak potential was negatively shifted by 400 mV due to the excellent electrocatalytic ability of AuNPs. The integrated biochip demonstrated good reproducibility, with a wide linear range of 0.1–200 μM and an LOD of 25.3 nM. The reliability was evaluated by applying for the assessment of antioxidant activity of resveratrol using RAW 264.7 macrophage model. The AuNPs-loaded MSF integrated biochip can be easily adapted to the development of improved devices in biosensing, lab-on-a-chip, and nanofluidic systems.
关键词： Gold nanoparticles,Biochip array,Electrochemiluminescence,Reactive oxygen species,Mesoporous silica
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Preparation of humidity, abrasion, and dust resistant antireflection coatings for photovoltaic modules via dual precursor modification and hybridization of hollow silica nanospheres
摘要： Antire?ection (AR) coatings on solar glass, used in photovoltaic (PV) modules, generally encounter harsh environments, which demands that AR coatings must hinder moisture penetration, scratch damage, and dust accumulation. Though chemical modi?cation generally bene?ts the multi-functionalization of AR coatings, it is likely to bring about a degradation of optical and mechanical properties. We demonstrated that a well-controlled dual precursor modi?cation/hybridization process of hollow silica nanospheres was the key to achieve the robust multifunctional AR coatings. The dual precursor-derived AR coatings exhibited an increase of 5.08% in average transmittance at wavelengths from 300 to 1200 nm and a small relative reduction below 0.6% after an ultra-long highly-accelerated humidity and temperature stress test duration of 120 h, equivalent to a 5000 h damp heat test at a temperature and a relative humidity of 85 °C and 85%, respectively, as well as the excellent abrasion and dust resistance. The e?ects of the dual precursor-derived AR coatings on PV devices were evaluated by the encapsulated crystalline silicon mini-modules, where the improvements of 2.45% and 3.20% in the short-circuit current and the power conversion e?ciency (Jsc and PCE) on average, respectively, relative to the bare glass encapsulated mini-modules were observed; meanwhile, the dust resistance of the AR coatings brought about the less degradations of 1.01% and 1.15% in Jsc and PCE, respectively, after the dust settling and removal tests, while the mini-modules with bare glass were 3.45% and 4.40%. It was believed that the dual-precursor, potentially, multi-precursor protocols would pave the way towards developing mechanically robust AR coatings with various fascinating functionalities, such as anti-?ngerprint, anti-soiling, anti-fogging, and anti-icing.
关键词： Dual precursors,Hollow silica nanospheres,Antire?ection coatings,Dust resistance,Abrasion,Humidity
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Quantitative Measure of the Size Dispersity in Ultrasmall Fluorescent Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Core-Shell Silica Nanoparticles by Small-angle X-ray Scattering
摘要： Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was performed on dispersions of ultrasmall (d < 10 nm) fluorescent organic-inorganic hybrid core-shell silica nanoparticles synthesized in aqueous solutions (C′ dots) by using an oscillating flow cell to overcome beam induced particle degradation. Form factor analysis and fitting was used to determine the size and size dispersity of the internal silica core containing covalently encapsulated fluorophores. The structure of the organic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) shell was modelled as a monodisperse corona containing concentrated and semi-dilute regimes of decaying density and as a simple polydisperse shell to determine the bounds of dispersity in the overall hybrid particle. C′ dots containing single growth step silica cores have dispersities of 0.19-0.21; growth of additional silica shells onto the core produces a thin, dense silica layer, and increases the dispersity to 0.22-0.23. Comparison to FCS and DLS measures of size shows good agreement with SAXS measured and modelled sizes and size dispersities. Finally, comparison of a set of same sized and purified particles demonstrates that SAXS is sensitive to the skewness of the gel permeation chromatography elugrams of the original as-made materials. These and other insights provided by quantitative SAXS assessments may become useful for generation of robust nanoparticle design criteria necessary for their successful and safe use, for example in nanomedicine and oncology applications.
关键词： nanomedicine,size dispersity,core-shell nanoparticles,silica nanoparticles,Small-angle X-ray scattering,PEGylation
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52