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Luminescent Mesoporous Silica Nanohybrid Based on Drug Derivative Terbium Complex
摘要: Mesoporous silica nanoparticles prepared by organic template-driven synthesis have been successfully explored as carriers of the drug-derivate green luminescent complex of terbium (III) with the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ketoprofen. The terbium (III) complex was synthesized by reacting ketoprofen sodium salt with terbium (III) chloride, which was further adsorbed onto the surface of mesoporous nanoparticles with a mean particle size of 47 ± 4 nm and pore size of 11 nm. The incorporation of the complex into mesoporous silica nanoparticles was tracked by the decrease in the surface area and pore size of the nanoparticles, and successfully demonstrated by substantial changes in the adsorption isotherms and thermal and vibrational spectroscopy results. The cytotoxicity assay and confocal microscopy have shown that the novel luminescent nanohybrid presents high cell viability and the characteristic terbium (III) emission can be assessed through two-photon excitation, which paves the way for bioimaging applications in nanomedicine.
关键词: ketoprofen,mesoporous silica nanoparticles,terbium,luminescent nanohybrid,two-photon
更新于2025-11-21 11:08:12
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In Situ Synthesis of Fluorescent Mesoporous Silica–Carbon Dot Nanohybrids Featuring Folate Receptor-Overexpressing Cancer Cell Targeting and Drug Delivery
摘要: Multifunctional nanocarrier-based theranostics is supposed to overcome some key problems in cancer treatment. In this work, a novel method for the preparation of a fluorescent mesoporous silica–carbon dot nanohybrid was developed. Carbon dots (CDs), from folic acid as the raw material, were prepared in situ and anchored on the surface of amino-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs–NH2) via a microwave-assisted solvothermal reaction. The as-prepared nanohybrid (designated MSNs–CDs) not only exhibited strong and stable yellow emission but also preserved the unique features of MSNs (e.g., mesoporous structure, large specific surface area, and good biocompatibility), demonstrating a potential capability for fluorescence imaging-guided drug delivery. More interestingly, the MSNs–CDs nanohybrid was able to selectively target folate receptor-overexpressing cancer cells (e.g., HeLa), indicating that folic acid still retained its function even after undergoing the solvothermal reaction. Benefited by these excellent properties, the fluorescent MSNs–CDs nanohybrid can be employed as a fluorescence-guided nanocarrier for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs (e.g., doxorubicin), thereby enhancing chemotherapeutic efficacy and reducing side effects. Our studies may provide a facile strategy for the fabrication of multifunctional MSN-based theranostic platforms, which is beneficial in the diagnosis and therapy of cancers in future.
关键词: Targeted drug delivery,Fluorescence imaging,Mesoporous silica nanoparticles,Carbon dots,Chemotherapy
更新于2025-11-14 14:48:53
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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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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
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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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Adaptive Shape Ripening and Interparticle Bridging of L-Arginine-Stabilized Silica Nanoparticles During Evaporative Colloidal Crystal Assembly
摘要: During evaporative self-assembly of colloidal crystal films, spherical L-arginine-stabilized silica colloids adapt to different close-packed geometries by faceting and forming bridge connections with their nearest neighbors. We systematically studied the morphological changes of 37 and 138 nm diameter colloids during evaporative assembly and compared them to 65 nm St?ber silica colloids prepared without L-arginine. Colloidal crystal films were grown from particles that had been dialyzed against water or L-arginine, and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and/or L-arginine were added to solutions during colloidal film growth. Solid-state 29Si NMR spectra showed the presence of L-arginine and incompletely condensed silica in colloids grown from silica seeds in L-arginine solutions. These colloids were especially susceptible to chemical ripening during the colloidal assembly process, adopting faceted shapes that reflected the packing symmetry of the colloidal crystal films. The addition of L-arginine and TEOS accelerated these shape changes by catalyzing the hydrolysis and olation of silica, and by adding a source of silica to the solution, respectively. This chemistry provides a route to single-component and binary colloidal crystals composed of non-spherical silica building blocks.
关键词: evaporative self-assembly,colloids,silica nanoparticles,colloidal crystal,L-arginine
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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[IEEE 2018 IEEE 21st International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC) - Karachi, Pakistan (2018.11.1-2018.11.2)] 2018 IEEE 21st International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC) - Silica Nano-Particulate Coating Having Self-Cleaning and Antireflective Properties for PV Modules
摘要: In this research, silica nanoparticles are coated over the solar PV module glass to acquire super hydrophilic, antireflective and highly transparent surface. Silane precursor mixed with air sprayed on the substrate by aerosol deposition method. Pressure difference between the plasma chamber and the substrate is tuned by the introduction of helium gas, which results in good control over layer thickness and refractive indices. Due to the porous nature and graded index of coated film, the transmittance of glass substrate is increased from 91% to 99.2%. Surface topology of coated film is studied by AFM shows excellent antifogging and super-hydrophilic nature attributed to roughness and nano-porosity of coated film. Moreover, the super-hydrophilic nature endows these coatings with self-cleaning properties, which further enhances the overall efficiency of solar PV modules.
关键词: Antireflective coatings,Super-hydrophilic,Silica nanoparticles,Thin films,solar PV,Aerosol deposition,Nano-porous
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Light driven PVDF fibers based on photochromic nanosilica@naphthopyran fabricated by wet spinning
摘要: Photoresponsive polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fibers doped with naphthopyran-functionalized silica nanoparticles (SiO2@NPT) were successfully prepared by dry–jet wet spinning. The incorporated photochromic nanomaterials, SiO2@S1 and SiO2@S2, were previously prepared by covalent post-grafting of the silylated NPTs – 2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran derivatives, S1 and S2 – onto nano-sized SiO2 (15 ± 3 nm). The morphological and chemical characterization of the resulting doped fibers PVDF@SiO2@S1 and PVDF@SiO2@S2 was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR). Both PVDF@SiO2@S1 and PVDF@SiO2@S2 fibers presented average diameters of 133 ± 8 μm and 98 ± 7 μm, respectively, and a porous outer surface. The presence of the SiO2@NPT within the fibers was confirmed through the observation of dense clusters embedded within the polymeric matrix. Furthermore, the FTIR-ATR spectra of the fibers revealed that the PVDF matrix was composed of α and β crystalline and amorphous phases. The PVDF@SiO2@S1 and PVDF@SiO2@S2 fibers showed photoresponsive properties under UV and sunlight irradiation, exhibiting fast coloration kinetics and good optical contrast (ΔE*ab = 7.2 and 15.1, respectively), and changing from a pale orange and an off-white color to a more intense yellow-orange and purple coloration, respectively, in less than 1 min. Moreover, they showed an initial fast bleaching, losing half of their color in less than 30 min (t1/2 = 28 and 20 min for PVDF@SiO2@S1 and PVDF@SiO2@S2 fibers, respectively), but displaying a residual coloration that took 1 and 2 h to return to the initial uncolored state (t3/4 = 95 and 49 min, respectively). The PVDF@SiO2@S2 fibers presented the best photochromic performance.
关键词: Photochromism,Silica nanoparticles,PVDF fibers,Naphthopyrans,Wet spinning
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Dielectric and electro-optic studies of a ferroelectric liquid crystal dispersed with different sizes of silica nanoparticles
摘要: The impact of the size of silica nanoparticles (SNPs) on the properties of ferroelectric liquid crystals (KCFLC 10R) has been investigated by electro-optical and dielectric techniques. We have found that the doping of silica nanoparticles in the host ferroelectric liquid crystal strongly affects the various properties of doped systems. Doping of silica nanoparticles shows a small decrease in spontaneous polarisation and faster switching time. An improvement in permittivity and conductivity with the temperature at a constant frequency was also noticed after dispersion. This dependence is stronger for large size particles (,40 nm) and weaker for small size particles (~12 nm). The Goldstone mode (GM) shifts towards the higher relaxation frequency. These results would be useful to manufacture better optical and electronic devices for display, switching and beam steering applications.
关键词: relaxation frequency,Ferroelectric liquid crystals,spontaneous polarisation,silica nanoparticles,goldstone mode,electro-optical,switching time
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Photodynamic application of protoporphyrin IX as a photosensitizer encapsulated by silica nanoparticles
摘要: Background: Achieved Silica Nanoparticles (SiNPs) to encapsulate the photosensitizer [Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX)] in photodynamic therapy (PDT) application was reported in this research. Materials and Methods: Cytotoxicity for five different concentrations of encapsulated and naked PpIX was measured. Optimum concentration and optimum exposure time of encapsulated and naked PpIX that needed to destroy the cells (Osteosarcoma cells) was measured. Results: The results showed that the encapsulated PpIX has more efficacy compared to the naked PpIX and the applicability of the encapsulated PpIX-SiNPs was proved on osteosarcoma cells. Conclusion: The results established the important in-vitro photodynamic effectiveness of PpIX-SiNP, which may open a new application for PpIX in its clinical and in-vitro studies.
关键词: encapsulation,osteosarcoma cells,protoporphyrin IX,silica nanoparticles,Photodynamic therapy
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01