等离子喷涂过程中纳米粒子生长分析

为了研究等离子喷涂过程中纳米粒子的生长情况,从而为喷涂工艺参数优化提供参考,在B rook晶粒生长经典理论基础上,计算了等离子喷涂纳米ZrO2-7%Y2O3粉末过程中纳米粒子尺寸变化,分析了不同温度历程及纳米粒子初始尺寸对其生长的影响.同时,对纳米团聚体粉末进行等离子喷涂试验.结果表明,纳米结构涂层是由一定比例完全熔化区和部分熔化区组成的特殊的两相结构,其中部分熔化区由经过一定长大但仍保持在纳米尺度的纳米粒子组成.试验结果较好的验证了计算结果,表明基于B rook理论的晶粒生长理论对了解纳米粒子在等离子喷涂过程中的生长有一定的理论指导意义.

水/油/水双乳化技术制备高效性神经生长因子

背景:神经生长因子是大分子蛋白类物质,很难透过血脑屏障,基因治疗可以有效地将神经营养因子投递到脑内。目的:探索制备高效性神经生长因子基因纳米粒子的方法。方法:利用水/油/水(W/O/W)双乳化技术制备神经生长因子基因纳米粒子,用壳聚糖对其进行表面修饰,同时偶联Tat多肽。切断穹隆-海马伞诱使基底前脑胆碱能神经元溃变。16只SD雄性大鼠随机数字表均分成损伤组和基底前脑显微注射神经生长因子基因的纳米粒子组。结果与结论:制备的纳米粒子粒径分布为110～150nm。壳聚糖可明显提高其表面正电荷和包封率,但对其粒径大小影响不大。偶联Tat多肽则明显提高其转染效率。说明利用水/油/水技术可以成功制备神经生长因子基因纳米粒子。该粒子移植后对基底前脑有明显的保护作用。

Al原子在Ni基衬底表面的扩散及团簇的形成

NiAl纳米颗粒具有较高的能量密度和良好的高温力学性能,铝吸附原子在不同镍基表面上的扩散行为与不同扩散机制对铝在镍基表面沉积生长的影响有待进一步阐明.本文通过采用肘弹性带和分子动力学结合嵌入原子势的方法,系统地研究了单个铝吸附原子在镍基表面的扩散行为和纳米颗粒团簇在十面体(DEC)、立方八面体(CUB)和二十面体(ICO)结构上的生长.研究结果表明:Al吸附原子在三种Ni基底上表面扩散的交换与跳跃两种机制,最低的Ehrlich-Schwoebel(ES)势垒为0.38 eV(交换CUB{111}→100})、0.52 eV(交换DEC{111}→100})和0.52 e V(跳跃ICO{111}→111}),从{111}面扩散到{100}面主要以交换机制为主,而相邻两个{111}面之间的扩散则以跳跃机制为主.沉积的铝原子首先倾向于扩散到台阶边缘和顶点附近.随着Al原子数量的增加,沉积的Al原子开始聚集.对于Ni团簇上的Al原子,在较低温度下在镍基底表面沉积Al原子,可以获得良好的Ni核/Al壳结构.对于二十面体结构基底,其对应的核壳团簇的缺陷数最小,随后为十面体结构和八面体结构.随着生长温度的增加NiAl纳米粒子的表面逐渐开始合金化.

Oriented Growth of PZT thick film embedded with PZT nanoparticles

This paper reports that dense and crack-free （100） oriented lead zirconate titanate （Pb（ Zr0. 52Ti0. 48 ）O3, PZT） thick film embedded with PZT nanopartieles has been successfully fabricated on Pt/Cr/SiO2/Si substrate by using PT transition layer and PVP additive. The thick film possesses single-phase perovskite structure and perfectly （100） oriented. The （100） orientation degree of the PZT films strongly depended on annealing time and for the 4μm-thick PZT film which was annealed at 700℃ for 5 min is the largest. The （100） orientation degree of the PZT thick film gradually strengthen along with the thickness of film decreasing. The 3μm-thick PZT thick film which was annealed at 700℃ for 5 rain has the strongest （100） orientation degree, which is 82. 3%.

In vitro and in vivo suppression of hepatocellular carcinoma growth by midkine-antisense oligonucleotide-loaded nanoparticles

AIM:To synthesize antisense oligonucleotides (ASODNs) of midkine (MK), package the ASODNs with nanoparticles, and to inhibit hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) growth using these nanoparticles.METHODS: HepG2 cell proliferation was analyzed in vitro using the 3-(4,5-dimethythiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2Htetrazolium, inner salt assay. The in vivo activity of nanoparticles delivering the MK-ASODNs was analyzed by histopathological and immunohistochemical staining and quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS: The in vitro proliferation of HepG2 cells was signif icantly inhibited by the nanoparticles packaged with MK-ASODNs (NANO-ASODNs). Furthermore, the NANO- ASODNs signif icantly inhibited the growth of HCC in the mouse model. CONCLUSION: NANO-ASODNs can significantly suppress the growth of HCC in vitro and in vivo.

Growth and Electronic Properties of Ag Nanoparticles on Reduced CeO2-x（111） Films

Ag nanoparticles grown on reduced CeO2-x thin films have been studied by X-ray plhotoelec- tron spectroscopy and resonant photoelectron spectroscopy of the valence band to understand the effect of oxygen vacancies in the CeO2-x thin films on the growth and interracial elec- tronic properties of Ag. Ag grows as three-dimensional particles on the CeO2-x （111） surface at 300 K. Compared to the fully oxidized ceria substrate surface, Ag favors the growth of smaller particles with a larger particle density on the reduced ceria substrate surface, which can be attributed to the nucleation of Ag on oxygen vacancies. The binding energy of Ag3d increases when the Ag particle size decreases, which is mainly attributed to the final-state screening. The interracial interaction between Ag and CeO2_x（lll） is weak. The resonant enhancement of the 4f level of Ce3＋ species in RPES indicates a partial Ce4＋--＋Ce3＋ reduction after Ag deposited on reduced ceria surface. The sintering temperature of Ag on CeO 1.85 （111） surface during annealing is a little higher than that of Ag on CeO2 （111） surface, indicating that Ag nanoparticles are more stable on the reduced ceria surface.

Au＋-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide solution： A novel precursor for seed-mediated growth of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution

The appropriate choice of chemical composition of a metallic precursor, which produces the basic structure units in the growth process of nanocrystals, is a high priority in the synthesis of metal--especially Au--nanoparticles. In the present work, Au seeds （prepared by the reduction of Au3＋ solution with NaBI~ in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB）） have been used to initiate the growth of Au nanoparticles from two different Au precursors. When an aqueous Au＋ solution prepared in the presence of CTAB micelles was treated with ascorbic acid in the presence of the gold seeds, a high yield （up to 92%） of gold nanoparticles was obtained. By varying the volume of the seed solution with a fixed amount of Au＋, we can effectively control the morphological transformation of the resulting Au nanoparticles from cubes to octahedra. When an aqueous Au3＋ solution was prepared in the presence of CTAB micelles and treated with ascorbic acid in the presence of the gold seeds, smaller yields of Au nanoparticles were obtained. A preliminary growth mechanism has been proposed based on the changes induced by varying the amount of ascorbic acid and the ratio of the concentration of Au＊ to the number of seeds.

Controlled Synthesis and Growth of Perfect Platinum Nanocubes Using a Pair of Low-Resistivity Fastened Silicon Wafers and Their Electrocatalytic Properties

Perfect platinum （Pt） nanocubes with high density have been synthesized by controlled reduction of hexachloroplatinic acid in the presence of H2SO4 and HCl, employing a pair of low-resistivity fastened silicon （FS） wafers at room temperature. The presence of the additive charges （induced by prior etching of the silicon surface with HF to remove any SiO2 layer） between the interfaces of the FS surface results in a high charge density and facilitates fast deposition of Pt nanoparticles via electroless plating. The charge density, stirring time, and homogeneity of the aqueous solution influenced the geometrical shapes of the Pt nanoparticles. The parameters were finely tuned in order to control the nucleation and growth rates and obtain perfect Pt nanocubes. The perfect Pt nanocubes were single crystalline with exposed {100} facets. Per equivalent Pt surface areas, the perfect Pt nanocubes showed enhanced catalytic activity relative to truncated Pt nanocubes or spherical Pt nanoparticles for the electrooxidation of liquid feed fuels such as methanol and ethanol. Moreover, there a strong correlation was observed between the optical, electrical, thermal, magnetic, and catalytic properties of the perfect Pt nanocubes which should lead to a variety of technological applications of these materials.

Growth and micromagnetic simulation of magnetite nanoparticles

Magnetite nanoparticles with different sizes and different assemblies were synthesized via hydrothermal method.Micromagnetic simulation shows the magnetite nanocubes with different sizes have different energy states,which determines the assembly mode.Magnetite nanocubes with the side length of 30-60 nm tended to be dispersed while both nanochains and dispersed nanoparticles were found to grow for the nanocubes with the side length less than 30 nm,which can be explained in the fact that the above two assembly modes have very close energies.The assembly mode of nanocubes with the size bigger than 60 nm is generally nanorings consisting of connected inter-grown nanocubes and the nanocubes are no longer single domain.The simulations are consistent with the experimental results.

Effects of Enriched Biochars Containing Magnetic Iron Nanoparticles on Mycorrhizal Colonisation,Plant Growth,Nutrient Uptake and Soil Quality Improvement

At present, there is little commercial sale of biochar, since farmers find they can not gain a return on their investment in this amendment in the first few years after its application, because of the high cost associated with large application rates. To overcome this constraint, development of artificially aged enriched biochar-mineral complexes(BMCs), having a higher mineral content, surface functionality, exchangeable cations, high concentration of magnetic iron(Fe) nanoparticles, and higher water-extractable organic compounds has been undertaken by a combined team of researchers and a commercial company. Two biochars produced under different pyrolysis conditions were activated with a phosphoric acid treatment. A mixture of clay, chicken litter, and minerals were added to the biochar, and then this composite was torrefied at either 180 or 220?C. In this study a pot experiment was carried out in glasshouse conditions to determine the effects of four different BMCs, with different formulations applied at rates of 100 and 200 kg ha-1, on the mycorrhizal colonisation, wheat growth and nutrient uptake, and soil quality improvement. It was found that the phosphorus(P) and nitrogen uptake in wheat shoots were significantly greater for a low application rate of BMCs(100 kg ha-1). The present formulation of BMC was effective in enhancing growth of wheat at low application rate(100 kg ha-1). The increase in growth appeared due to an increase in P uptake in the plants that could be partly attributed to an increase in mycorrhizal colonisation and partly due to the properties of the BMC.

Nanoparticle mediated controlled delivery of dual growth factors

Peripheral nerve functional recovery after nerve injury generally requires multiple growth factors by synergistic effect.However,the optical combination of multiple synergistic growth factors for axonal regeneration has been scarcely considered up to now.Meanwhile,the use of growth factors in promoting nerve regeneration was limited by its short biological half-life in vivo,its vulnerability to structure disruption or hydrolyzation,leading to loss of bioactivity.Herein,a novel polymeric nanoparticle delivery system composed of heparin andε-poly-L-lysine(PL)was prepared for control release of nerve growth factor(NGF)and basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF).The nanoparticles were synthesized by polyelectrolyte complexation in aqueous solution at room temperature,followed by cross-linking with biological genipin.The obtained nanoparticles had a spherical shape,with a mean diameter of about 246 nm,and high growth factors encapsulation efficiency as well as good stability.NGF and bFGF were encapsulated in the nanoparticles and showed a continuous and slow release behavior in vitro.The bioactivities of the released growth factors were evaluated,and exhibited the synergistic effect.The controlled release of the dual synergistic growth factors would improve the treatment of peripheral nerve injury to mimic the natural cellular microenvironments.