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ArticleNanoscale research letters2014

One-step synthesis of platinum nanoparticles loaded in alginate bubbles.

Chih-Hui Yang, Wei-Ting Wang, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Keng-Shiang Huang, Yung-Sheng Lin

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Article in Nanoscale research letters, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Chih-Hui YangDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan.
Wei-Ting WangDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan ; The School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan.
Alexandru Mihai GrumezescuDepartment of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest 060042, Romania.
Keng-Shiang HuangThe School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan.
Yung-Sheng LinDepartment of Applied Cosmetology and Master Program of Cosmetic Science, Hungkuang University, Taichung 43302, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Composite particles with multifunctions have been extensively utilized for various applications. Bubble particles can be applied for ultrasound-mediated imaging, drug delivery, absorbers, cell culture, etc. This study proposes a one-step strategy to obtain Pt nanoparticles loaded in alginate bubbles. A needle-based droplet formation was used to generate uniform alginate particles about 2 mm in diameter. The hydrolysis reaction of NaBH4 was utilized to produce gaseous hydrogen and then trapped within alginate particles to form bubbles. The Pt(4+) mixed with alginate solution was dropped into the reservoir to react with reducing NaBH4 and hardening CaCl2 to form Pt nanoparticles-alginate composite bubbles. Results indicate that the size of bubbles decreases with the CaCl2 concentration (1% ~ 20%), and size of bubbles increases with the NaBH4 concentration (1 ~ 20 mM). The advantages for the present approach include low cost, easy operation, and effective production of Pt nanoparticles-alginate composite bubbles.

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AlginateBubblesNanoparticlePlatinum

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PMID25050086
PMCPMC4094925

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