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ArticleStructural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.)2020

Effect of gold nanoparticle incorporation into oil-swollen surfactant lamellar membranes.

Michihiro Nagao, Robert Bradbury, Siyam M Ansar, Christopher L Kitchens

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Article in Structural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Siyam M AnsarDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0822-7205
Christopher L KitchensDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3221-5845
National Institute of Standards and Technology · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An oil-swollen surfactant membrane is employed to measure the effects of incorporated hydrophobically functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on the structure and dynamics of the membranes. While maintaining an average AuNP diameter of approximately 5 nm, the membrane thickness was varied from 5 nm to 7.5 nm by changing the amount of oil in the membrane. The membranes become softer as the proportion of oil is increased, while the thickness fluctuations become slower. We attribute this to an increased fluctuation wavelength. Incorporation of AuNPs in the membrane induces membrane thinning and softening. Oil molecules surround the nanoparticles in the membrane and help their relatively homogeneous distribution. AuNPs significantly alter the membrane's structure and dynamics through thinning of the membrane, increased compressibility, and possible diffusion of AuNPs inside the membrane.

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PMID33344674
PMCPMC7744122
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