Cryogel based encapsulation was attempted to entrap oil phase (containing curcumin) with a ternary system of colloidal chitosan, κ-carrageenan, and carboxy methylcellulose sodium salt (NaCMC). The cryotropic gel form...
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Cryogel based encapsulation was attempted to entrap oil phase (containing curcumin) with a ternary system of colloidal chitosan, κ-carrageenan, and carboxy methylcellulose sodium salt (NaCMC). The cryotropic gel formation was investigated by varying the cooling rate during freezing and type of polymer suspension. The microstructure of the resulting curcumin cryogels revealed oil droplets entrapped in the cryogel matrix. The encapsulation yield for two types of suspension was found to vary from 83.89 to 99.37%. Controlled release of the curcumin in an aqueous system could be maintained for 4 days, and the released amount of curcumin was found to vary from 41.1-59.9%. The encapsulation yield as well as the released pattern and amount of curcumin were influenced by the cooling protocol used during freezing. The release patterns were found to be sensitive to the ambient aqueous pH and, interestingly, either a burst release or a first order release was achievable simply by changing the freezing condition. These results suggested that freezing could modify the gel formation of the present cryogel, and the resulting structural modification evidently controlled the oil encapsulation manner. The present ternary system (chitosan, κ- carrageenan, and NaCMC) is an interesting matrix for designing controlled release system in a food system.
A divacancy (DV) is one of the most abundant and most important defects in irradiated graphene, which modifies electronic and chemical properties of graphene. In this paper, we present ab initio calculations to study ...
A divacancy (DV) is one of the most abundant and most important defects in irradiated graphene, which modifies electronic and chemical properties of graphene. In this paper, we present ab initio calculations to study the dynamics and stability of DVs in graphene. Divacancies in graphene have various reconstructed structures, such as triple pentagon-triple heptagon (555-777) and pentagon-octagon-pentagon (5-8-5) patterns. A direct observation of the structural transformations between these reconstructions was recorded in transmission electron microscope images reported by Girit et al. in science 323, 1705 (2009). We clarify the atomic structures of DVs observed in the experiment and investigate the atomic processes and energetics for the observed dynamical motions in great detail. It is found that a series of Stone–Wales-type transformations are responsible for the migration and structural transformations of DVs and that a pentagon-heptagon-heptagon-pentagon (5-7-7-5) defect appearing as an intermediate structure during the dynamical process plays an important role in the transformations of DVs.
Considerable efforts have been devoted to the design and synthesis of low-dimensional, nanostructured materials due to their morphology-dependent performances. In particular, one-dimensional (1-D) TiO2 nanostructures,...
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(纸本)9780857296375
Considerable efforts have been devoted to the design and synthesis of low-dimensional, nanostructured materials due to their morphology-dependent performances. In particular, one-dimensional (1-D) TiO2 nanostructures, including nanorods (NRs), nanowires (NWs), and nanotubes (NTs), have attracted considerable interest due to their unique characteristics. In dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) operation, 1-D nanostructure-based photoanodes can contribute to rapid electron transport, ensuring efficient charge collection by the conducting substrate in competition with recombination. Relying on the ordering of 1-D TiO2 nanomaterial, the conversion efficiency of DSSCs was affected because electron collection is determined by trapping/detrapping events at the site of the electron traps, such as defects, surface states, grain boundaries, and self-trapping. This point has promoted research on self-ordered, 1-D photoanodes stretched on a substrate with enhanced electron transport properties due to their desirable features: highly decreased intercrystalline contacts and a structure with a specified directionality. In this literature review, the preparation of various 1-D nanomaterials from disordered to ordered states and their electron dynamics in the application of DSSCs are reviewed.
Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) have shown tremendous promise as agents for diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in vivo. We demonstrate how Dextran sulfate (DS) can render SWNT transparent to macrophages, a ...
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Rutile TiO 2 nanorods were synthesized by surfactant assisted thermal hydrolysis of TiCl 4 in an acidic solution. A uniform thin layer of carbon coating on the TiO 2 nanorods was formed by in-situ reduction of carb...
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Rutile TiO 2 nanorods were synthesized by surfactant assisted thermal hydrolysis of TiCl 4 in an acidic solution. A uniform thin layer of carbon coating on the TiO 2 nanorods was formed by in-situ reduction of carbon precursor molecules. The resulting TiO 2 @C nanorods were subjected to electrochemical measurements for testing their lithium electroactivity. The TiO 2 @C nanorods show a reversible capacity of ~220 mA h g -1 at C/5 and ~185 mA h g -1 at 1C, which are much better than those with bare TiO 2 nanorods and commercial P25 nanoparticles measured under the same conditions. The significantly enhanced reversible capacity and rate capability evinces the dramatic increase of the average electron conductivity and structural stability of the anode composite material due to the thin carbon coating layer.
We report the distance-dependent fluorescence behavior of Au-DNA conjugates prepared by equilibrating the phos-phine-stabilized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of 10-nm size with the designed rigid spacer double-stranded D...
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(纸本)9781618390622
We report the distance-dependent fluorescence behavior of Au-DNA conjugates prepared by equilibrating the phos-phine-stabilized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of 10-nm size with the designed rigid spacer double-stranded DNA consisting of thiol-modified target and Cy3-labelled complementary probe of different lengths (5 to 20 nm). The products were immobilized onto a MPTMS (3- mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane)-modified glass substrate and were finally excited with a 532-nm laser source. Fluorescence quenching in both solution and solid platforms was assessed via disulfide bond cleavage between Au and DNA-Cy3 using mercaptoethanol. Successful and effective cleavage revealed by UV-vis absorption and fluorescence profiles was achieved in just only a few minutes.
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