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Parallel multi-parameter study of PEI-functionalized gold nanoparticle synthesis for bio-medical applications: Part 1. A critical assessment of methodology, properties and stability

August 20, 2019
Author(s)
Tae Joon Cho, Justin M. Gorham, John M. Pettibone, Jingyu Liu, Jiaojie Tan, Vincent A. Hackley
Cationic polyethyleneimine (PEI) conjugated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) that are chemically and physically stable under physiological conditions are an ideal candidate for certain bio-medical applications, in particular DNA transfection. However, the

Enzyme-Inspired Microporous Polymer Layers Determine the Reactivity of Encapsulated Metallic Surfaces

August 5, 2019
Author(s)
Andrew Herzing, Andrew Riscoe, Cody Wrasman, Adam Hoffman, Aditya Menon, Alexey Boubnov, Maria Vargas, Simon Bare, Matteo Cargnello
Enzymes are natural catalysts that govern precise, biological chemistry through accurate control of transport and activation of species within three-dimensional active sites, but their use in industrial applications is limited by their stability1

Direct-write Lithiation of Silicon Using a Focused Ion Beam of Li+

July 8, 2019
Author(s)
William R. McGehee, Evgheni Strelcov, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Christopher L. Soles, Nikolai B. Zhitenev, Jabez J. McClelland
Electrochemical processes that govern the performance of lithium ion batteries involve numerous parallel reactions and interfacial phenomena that complicate the microscopic understanding of these systems. As a new way to study the behavior of ion transport

Discriminated properties of PEI functionalized gold nanoparticles (Au-PEIs) predetermined by synthetic routes of ligand exchange and reduction processes: Paths and Fates

June 17, 2019
Author(s)
Tae Joon Cho, John M. Pettibone, Vincent A. Hackley
Polyethyleneimine (PEI) functionalized AuNPs (Au-PEIs) are have potent as positively charged gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for nano-medicinal applications, due to their cationic surfaces that promote cellular uptake and gene transfection. 1-6 1-6 1-61-6 Au

Low-temperature growth of carbon nanotubes catalyzed by sodium-based ingredients

May 27, 2019
Author(s)
Renu Sharma, Richard Li, Erica F. Antunes, Estekke Cohen, Akira Kudo, Luiz Acauan, Wei-Chang D. Yang, Chih-Ming Wang, Kehang Cui, Andrew Liotta, Ananth G. Rajan, Jules Gardner, David C. Bell, Michael S. Strano, James A. Liddle, Brian L. Wardle
Nanoparticle-catalytic synthesis of carbon nanostructures is an attractive route for producing 1-dimensional carbon nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes1 (CNTs), in large enough quantities for their multifunctional capabilities to be applied in

Removal of Synthetic Azo Dye using Bimetallic Nickel-Iron Nanoparticles

March 19, 2019
Author(s)
Shelby Foster, Katie Estoque, Michael Voecks, Nikki Rentz, Lauren Greenlee
Bimetallic nanoparticles comprised of Iron (Fe) and Nickel (Ni) were investigated for the removal of an azo dye contaminant in water. NiFe nanoparticles were synthesized using a batch aqueous synthesis method that is scalable and environmentally safe

In-situ near-field probe microscopy of plasma processing

December 27, 2018
Author(s)
Alexander Tselev, Jeffrey Fagan, Andrei Kolmakov
There exists a great necessity for in situ nanoscale characterization of surfaces and thin films during plasma treatments. To address this need, the current approaches rely on either ‘post mortem' sample microscopy, or in situ optical methods. The latter

Highly mechanosensitive ion channels from graphene-embedded crown ethers

November 26, 2018
Author(s)
Alta Y. Fang, Kenneth Kroenlein, Demian Riccardi, Alexander Smolyanitsky
The ability to tune ionic permeation across nanoscale pores profoundly impacts diverse fields from nanofluidic computing to drug delivery. Here, we take advantage of complex formation between crown ethers and dissolved metal ions to demonstrate graphene

In aqua electrochemistry probed by XPEEM: experimental setup, examples, and challenges

November 10, 2018
Author(s)
Slavomir Nemsak, Evgheni Strelcov, Hongxuan Guo, Brian Hoskins, Tomas Duchon, D Muller, Alexander Yulaev, Ivan Vlassiouk, Alexander Tselev, Andrei Kolmakov
Recent developments in environmental and liquid cells equipped with electron transparent graphene windows have enabled traditional surface science spectromicroscopy tools, such as XPS, PEEM, and SEM to be applied to study solid-liquid and liquid-gas

Chemical Selection of Emission State Configuration in a Quantum Light Emitter

November 1, 2018
Author(s)
Ming Zheng, Geyou Ao, Stephen K. Doorn
Covalently-introduced photoluminescent sp3 defects generate new emitting states and dramatically expand optical functionality of single-wall carbon nanotubes, opening routes to enhanced imaging, photon upconversion, and room-temperature single photon

Contact and Non-Contact Measurement of Electronic Transport in Individual 2D SnS Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals

September 24, 2018
Author(s)
Adam J. Biacchi, Son T. Le, Brian G. Alberding, Joseph A. Hagmann, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Edwin J. Heilweil, Curt A. Richter, Angela R. Hight Walker
Colloidal-based solution syntheses offer a scalable and cost-efficient means of producing 2D nanomaterials in high yield. While much progress has been made towards the controlled and tailorable synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals in solution, it

A Spin-1 Representation for Dual-Funnel Energy Landscapes

July 20, 2018
Author(s)
Justin E. Elenewski, Kirill Velizhanin, Michael P. Zwolak
The interconversion between left- and right-handed helical folds of a polypeptide defines a dual-funneled free energy landscape. In this context, the funnel minima are connected through a continuum of unfolded conformations, evocative of the classical

Carbon Nanotube-Based Black Coatings

February 15, 2018
Author(s)
John H. Lehman, Christopher S. Yung, Nathan A. Tomlin, Davis R. Conklin, Michelle S. Stephens
It has been shown that coatings comprised of carbon nanotubes are very black; that is, characterized by low reflectance over a broad wavelength range from the visible to far infrared. Arguably there is no other material that is comparable. This is

Low-temperature thermal reduction of graphene oxide: In situ correlative structural, thermal desorption and electrical transport measurements

January 30, 2018
Author(s)
Alexey Lipatov, Maxime Guinel, Dmitry S. Muratov, Vladislav O. Vanyushin, Peter Wilson, Andrei Kolmakov, Alexander Sinitskii
Elucidation of the structural transformations in graphene oxide (GO) upon reduction remains an active and important area of research. We report the results of in situ heating experiments, during which electrical, mass spectrometry, X-ray photoelectron

Interfacial Electrochemistry in Liquids Probed with Photoemission Electron Microscopy

December 20, 2017
Author(s)
Slavomir Nemsak, Evgheni Strelcov, Tomas Duchon, Hongxuan Guo, Johanna Hackl, Alexander Yulaev, Ivan Vlassiouk, David Mueller, Andrei Kolmakov
Studies of the electrified solid-liquid interfaces are crucial for understanding of the biological and electrochemical systems. Until recently, the use of photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) for such purposes has been hampered by the in-compatibility

Sucrose density gradient centrifugation for efficient separation of engineered nanoparticles from a model organism, Caenorhabditis elegans

October 11, 2017
Author(s)
Monique E. Johnson, Antonio R. Montoro Bustos, Elijah J. Petersen, Shannon K. Hanna, Karen E. Murphy, Lee L. Yu, Bryant C. Nelson, Michael R. Winchester
This protocol describes a strategy for separating Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) from engineered nanomaterials, a critical step for accurate quantification in uptake studies. Conventional rinsing procedures, typically comprised of water or buffer

Toward 3D printed hydrogen storage materials made with ABS-MOF composites

September 26, 2017
Author(s)
Megan C. Kreider, Zeeshan Ahmed, Makfir Sefa, James A. Fedchak, Julia Scherschligt, Michael Bible, Nikolai Klimov, Bharath Natarajan, Hartings Mathew
The push to advance efficient, renewable, and clean energy sources has brought with it an effort to generate materials that are capable of storing hydrogen. Metal-organic framework materials (MOFs) have been the focus of many such studies as they are

NanoUV-VIS: an interactive visualization tool for monitoring the evolution of optical properties of nanoparticles throughout synthesis reactions

September 20, 2017
Author(s)
Bryan Calderon Jimenez, Gabriel Sarmanho, Karen E. Murphy, Antonio R. Montoro Bustos, Jose R. Vega Baudrit
Engineered nanoparticles (NPs) are being used for a broad array of high technology applications including sensing, imaging, targeted drug delivery, bio-diagnostics, catalysis, optoelectronics and film growth seeding. The enhanced optical, electrical and

Observation and Impact of a "Surface Skin Effect" on Lateral Growth of Nanocrystals

June 3, 2017
Author(s)
Babak Nikoobakht, Elias J. Garratt, Paola Prete, Nico Lovergine
We investigate the impact of a quasi-crystalline two (2D) dimensional surface on the lateral epitaxy of one-dimensional (1D) nanocrystals. The quasi-2D surface was formed by locally conditioning a crystalline lattice at- and below-surface using a low dose

Elucidating the Structural and Electronic Properties of Solution-Synthesized 2D SnS Crystals

March 28, 2017
Author(s)
Adam J. Biacchi, Brian G. Alberding, Son T. Le, Joseph A. Hagmann, Sugata Chowdhury, Curt A. Richter, Edwin J. Heilweil, Angela R. Hight Walker
The vast majority of nanoscale 2D materials are synthesized by exfoliation or gas phase deposition techniques. Alternatively, bottom-up colloidal solution syntheses offer a scalable and cost-efficient means of producing 2D nanomaterials in high yield

Laser-assisted atom probe tomography of Ti/TiN films deposited on Si

December 21, 2016
Author(s)
Norman A. Sanford, Paul T. Blanchard, Ryan M. White, Michael R. Vissers, Albert Davydov, D R. Diercks, David P. Pappas
Laser-assisted atom probe tomography (L-APT) was used to examine superconducting TiN/Ti/TiN trilayer films with nominal respective thicknesses of 5/5/5 (nm). The trilayers were deposited on Si substrates by reactive sputtering. Electron energy loss
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