A silver nanoparticle(Ag NP) with good monodispersity was produced by a convenient method for reducing of Ag NO3 with N, N-dimethylacetamide in the presence of polyvinyl pyrrolidone(PVP) as the surface modification ag...A silver nanoparticle(Ag NP) with good monodispersity was produced by a convenient method for reducing of Ag NO3 with N, N-dimethylacetamide in the presence of polyvinyl pyrrolidone(PVP) as the surface modification agent. The shape and size of the Ag NP with reaction time were taken as variables. The surface plasmon band transition was monitored with reaction mixture time at different temperatures. The Ag NP crystallinity increases with the reaction time, and the reduction efficiency is very low when Ag NP solution is dealt at room temperature even after two days, while it is greatly improved at 160 °C only for 25 min. Ag NP modified by the as-synthesized PVP has a face-centered cubic crystalline structure, in which Ag NP could develop into a spherical morphology with a very narrow size distribution of 2-11 nm. The preparation provides a new reducing agent to form Ag NP with simpler operation and shorter time.展开更多
In the light of the current problems of silver nanoparticles （Ag NPs） in terms of antibacterial performance, we have designed a novel trimetallic corelshell nanostructure with AgPt alloy nanodots epitaxially grown o...In the light of the current problems of silver nanoparticles （Ag NPs） in terms of antibacterial performance, we have designed a novel trimetallic corelshell nanostructure with AgPt alloy nanodots epitaxially grown on gold nanorods （Au@PtAg NRs） as a potential antibacterial agent. Both Escherichia coli （E. coli） and Staphylococcus aureus （S. aureus） were studied. The antibacterial activity exhibits an obvious composition-dependence. On increasing the Ag fraction in the alloy shell up to 80%, the antibacterial activity gradually increases, demonstrating a flexible way to tune this activity. At 80% Ag, tile antibacterial activity is better than that of a pure Ag shell. The improved antibacterial ability mainly results from the high exposure of silver on the shell surface due to the dot morphology. We thus demonstrate that forming alloys is an effective way to improve antibacterial activity while retaining high chemical stability for Ag-based nanomaterials. Furthermore, due to the tunable localized surface plasmonic response in the near-infrared （NIR） spectral region, additional control over antibacterial activity using light--such as photothermal killing and photo- triggered silver ion release--is expected. As a demonstration, highly enhanced antibacterial activity is shown by utilizing the NIR photothermal effect of the nanostructures. Our results indicate that such tailored nanostructures will find a role in the future fight against bacteria, including the challenge of the increasing severity of multidrug resistance.展开更多
基金Project(126223)supported by Postdoctoral Fund of Central South University,ChinaProject(13JJ4102)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(14A025)supported by the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province,China
文摘A silver nanoparticle(Ag NP) with good monodispersity was produced by a convenient method for reducing of Ag NO3 with N, N-dimethylacetamide in the presence of polyvinyl pyrrolidone(PVP) as the surface modification agent. The shape and size of the Ag NP with reaction time were taken as variables. The surface plasmon band transition was monitored with reaction mixture time at different temperatures. The Ag NP crystallinity increases with the reaction time, and the reduction efficiency is very low when Ag NP solution is dealt at room temperature even after two days, while it is greatly improved at 160 °C only for 25 min. Ag NP modified by the as-synthesized PVP has a face-centered cubic crystalline structure, in which Ag NP could develop into a spherical morphology with a very narrow size distribution of 2-11 nm. The preparation provides a new reducing agent to form Ag NP with simpler operation and shorter time.
文摘In the light of the current problems of silver nanoparticles （Ag NPs） in terms of antibacterial performance, we have designed a novel trimetallic corelshell nanostructure with AgPt alloy nanodots epitaxially grown on gold nanorods （Au@PtAg NRs） as a potential antibacterial agent. Both Escherichia coli （E. coli） and Staphylococcus aureus （S. aureus） were studied. The antibacterial activity exhibits an obvious composition-dependence. On increasing the Ag fraction in the alloy shell up to 80%, the antibacterial activity gradually increases, demonstrating a flexible way to tune this activity. At 80% Ag, tile antibacterial activity is better than that of a pure Ag shell. The improved antibacterial ability mainly results from the high exposure of silver on the shell surface due to the dot morphology. We thus demonstrate that forming alloys is an effective way to improve antibacterial activity while retaining high chemical stability for Ag-based nanomaterials. Furthermore, due to the tunable localized surface plasmonic response in the near-infrared （NIR） spectral region, additional control over antibacterial activity using light--such as photothermal killing and photo- triggered silver ion release--is expected. As a demonstration, highly enhanced antibacterial activity is shown by utilizing the NIR photothermal effect of the nanostructures. Our results indicate that such tailored nanostructures will find a role in the future fight against bacteria, including the challenge of the increasing severity of multidrug resistance.
