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Surface Engineering in Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advances in Surface Passivation Group-Containing Hole Transport Layers 钙钛矿太阳能电池的表面工程:表面钝化基团含空穴传输层的最新进展
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03645
Zheng Wang, Liang Gu, Muhua Zou, Haichang Zhang, Qixin Zhou
{"title":"Surface Engineering in Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advances in Surface Passivation Group-Containing Hole Transport Layers","authors":"Zheng Wang, Liang Gu, Muhua Zou, Haichang Zhang, Qixin Zhou","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03645","url":null,"abstract":"Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are at the forefront of photovoltaic technology, offering exceptional power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) and the promise of low-cost, scalable production. Rapid progress in PSCs has largely been fueled by innovations in device architecture and component optimization. Among these, the interface between the hole transport layer (HTL) and the perovskite layer is crucial, as it not only facilitates efficient hole extraction and transport but also protects the perovskite from environmental degradation. This review highlights recent advancements in engineering this critical interface, focusing on improvements in surface morphology, interface adhesion, energy level alignment, and defect passivation. Special attention is given to the roles of amide, carboxylic acid, phosphonic acid, and halogenide groups in enhancing HTL properties at the perovskite interface. By synthesizing the latest research and experimental insights, this review provides a comprehensive overview of surface passivation’s contributions to high-performance PSCs. It also discusses future directions and challenges in optimizing this interface, key to further advancing this promising photovoltaic technology.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Rheology and Structure of Emulsions 乳剂的流变学和结构
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00211
Babak Valipour Goodarzi, Reza Foudazi
{"title":"Rheology and Structure of Emulsions","authors":"Babak Valipour Goodarzi, Reza Foudazi","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00211","url":null,"abstract":"Emulsions are applicable across various industrial and research sectors, which makes analyzing their rheological behavior crucial. In this article, we discuss the links between droplet arrangement and deformation to explore how the rheological behavior of an emulsion is underpinned by microstructure. By reviewing our previous related investigations, we discuss the effects of droplet size, volume fraction, interdroplet interactions, and interfacial properties on the elastic modulus, yield stress, yield strain, and flow behavior. In addition, we elaborate how the elastoviscoplastic behavior of concentrated and highly concentrated emulsions is governed by the interplay among these structural parameters, indicating elastic, plastic, and viscous behavior. Finally, we suggest how the thermal energy density, scaled interdroplet interaction, and Laplace pressure determine possible recoverable and unrecoverable strain mechanisms in a gel, repulsive glass, attractive glass, and compressed droplet state.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"134 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Preparation of Superhydrophobic PU@CuS via Electroless Plating and Its Application on Photothermal-Assisted Separation of High-Viscosity Crude Oil from Water 化学镀法制备超疏水PU@CuS及其在光热辅助高粘度原油与水分离中的应用
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00557
Yunpeng Liu, Enyu He, Sanjay S. Latthe, Rajaram S. Sutar, Ruimin Xing, Renbao Zhao, Xuesong Huang, Shanhu Liu
{"title":"Preparation of Superhydrophobic PU@CuS via Electroless Plating and Its Application on Photothermal-Assisted Separation of High-Viscosity Crude Oil from Water","authors":"Yunpeng Liu, Enyu He, Sanjay S. Latthe, Rajaram S. Sutar, Ruimin Xing, Renbao Zhao, Xuesong Huang, Shanhu Liu","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00557","url":null,"abstract":"Crude oil spills pose serious challenges due to low fluidity and high viscosity. Researchers are exploring a range of sustainable cleanup solutions, such as using heating components to reduce oil viscosity. Herein, an electroless plating technique was adopted for depositing copper sulfide (CuS) on a polyurethane (PU) sponge by a coordination strategy. Subsequently, a layer of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) was deposited to enhance the surface oil absorption ability. The PU@OTS-CuS sponge has demonstrated superhydrophobicity and remarkable oil absorption capability ranging from 11.5 to 47 g/g for oils with diverse viscosities. Moreover, it has sustained its 22.5 g/g oil absorption capacity for lubricant oils and separation efficiency of over 97% for the <i>n</i>-hexane and dichloromethane–water mixture even after undergoing 10 cycles. The surface temperature of the modified sponge was increased to 74 °C within 180 s under 1 sun irradiation and a sustained crude oil absorption capacity of 20 g/g even after 10 cycles. In continuous crude oil remediation, the modified sponge collected 3.257 g within 15 min at a rate of 0.542 g/min. Additionally, the modified sponge revealed superior stability against immersion in seawater and different pH solutions, exposure to UV light, sand abrasion, mechanical compression, and cyclic photothermal performance. This research presents a new strategy for depositing a photothermal component on sponge surfaces to improve crude oil cleanup.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"147 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Tetracycline Antibiotic Removal from Water by Wood Filters with Well-Arranged Natural Porous Structure 天然多孔结构木质过滤器去除水中四环素类抗生素
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01502
Yaqin Zhu, Gaigai Duan, Haoqi Yang, Jingquan Han, Xiaoshuai Han, Chunmei Zhang, Haimei Mao, Hongliang Zhao, Shuijian He, Shaohua Jiang
{"title":"Tetracycline Antibiotic Removal from Water by Wood Filters with Well-Arranged Natural Porous Structure","authors":"Yaqin Zhu, Gaigai Duan, Haoqi Yang, Jingquan Han, Xiaoshuai Han, Chunmei Zhang, Haimei Mao, Hongliang Zhao, Shuijian He, Shaohua Jiang","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01502","url":null,"abstract":"Antibiotic pollution is a crucial global environmental issue, and it is necessary to develop simple, economical, and effective filtration materials for the removal of antibiotics from water. Wood, a plentiful and ecofriendly natural material characterized by a hierarchical porous architecture, robust mechanical strength, and abundant functional groups, has been adopted as an adsorptive filter for water purification. However, the mechanism of natural wood filters for removing pollutants from water has not been analyzed. In this study, we prepared three wood filters (balsawood, basswood, and Chinese fir) with different pore structures for the removal of the tetracycline (TC) antibiotic. We systematically investigated the structures and properties of the three wood filters to establish clear structure–property-performance relationships. By comprehensively considering the flux and TC removal efficiency, we selected the basswood filter as the optimal filter and further discussed the removal efficiency of the basswood filter and its removal mechanism for TC. When using five basswood filters, after continuously treating 120 mL of 0.5 mg L<sup>–1</sup> TC solution at 5000 L m<sup>–2</sup> h<sup>–1</sup>, a relatively high removal efficiency of over 85% could still be achieved. The filters retained ∼80.5% of their removal efficiency after five regeneration cycles, demonstrating excellent reusability. The further studies prove that there are three primary interaction forms in the process of TC removal by the basswood filter, which are electrostatic interaction, hydrogen bonding interaction, and π-π interaction. This is expected to be widely applied in actual wastewater treatment.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Enhanced and Efficient Extraction of Uranyl Ions from Aqueous Waste Using Graphene/CNT-PAMAM Nanocomposites 石墨烯/碳纳米管- pamam纳米复合材料从水中废物中高效提取铀酰离子
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00280
Tarun Maity, Yogendra Kumar, Ashish Kumar Singha Deb, Musharaf Ali Sheikh, Prabal Kumar Maiti
{"title":"Enhanced and Efficient Extraction of Uranyl Ions from Aqueous Waste Using Graphene/CNT-PAMAM Nanocomposites","authors":"Tarun Maity, Yogendra Kumar, Ashish Kumar Singha Deb, Musharaf Ali Sheikh, Prabal Kumar Maiti","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00280","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing threat of uranium contamination to the environment and human health due to its radiotoxicity demands the development of efficient adsorbents for remediation. In this study, we investigated the potential of poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers of generations 1–4 (G1–G4) functionalized with graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as adsorbents for uranyl ion removal from aqueous solutions. By combining atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with experimental validation, we examined the influence of pH, uranyl ion concentration, and dendrimer generation on the adsorption behavior. Our study revealed that uranyl ion adsorption was greater when PAMAM was grafted onto graphene/CNT than when PAMAM was grafted onto pristine PAMAM. However, PAMAM-grafted CNTs exhibited superior adsorption capacity at specific uranyl concentrations due to their curvature and abundant accessible binding sites. Higher-generation PAMAM dendrimers grafted onto graphene/CNTs exhibited a greater adsorption capacity due to the increased availability of binding sites, which is consistent with experimental observations. The adsorption capability for uranyl ions in all four generations of the PAMAM dendrimer increased as the concentration of uranyl ions increased. The adsorption capacity increased with increasing uranyl ion concentration, and adsorption occurred on both PAMAM and graphene/CNT surfaces, with saturation observed at higher concentrations. This study provided insights into the adsorption mechanisms and highlighted the potential of PAMAM-based nanocomposites for efficient uranyl ion extraction and environmental remediation.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Construction of Ag2WO4/CuBi2O4 S-Scheme Heterojunctions with Enhanced Sonocatalytic Performance for the Removal of Tetracycline: Characterization, Sonocatalytic Mechanism, and Degradation Pathways 具有增强声催化性能的Ag2WO4/CuBi2O4 S-Scheme异质结的构建:表征、声催化机理和降解途径
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00744
Yangcheng Liu, Yang Han, Haitao Qiu, Maoqi Yang, Meng Zhang, Yang Wang, Zheng Xiang, Wei Liu, Xin Wang
{"title":"Construction of Ag2WO4/CuBi2O4 S-Scheme Heterojunctions with Enhanced Sonocatalytic Performance for the Removal of Tetracycline: Characterization, Sonocatalytic Mechanism, and Degradation Pathways","authors":"Yangcheng Liu, Yang Han, Haitao Qiu, Maoqi Yang, Meng Zhang, Yang Wang, Zheng Xiang, Wei Liu, Xin Wang","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00744","url":null,"abstract":"This study successfully synthesized Ag<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>4</sub>/CuBi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> (ACBO) composite materials via a two-step method. Tetracycline (TET) was employed as a model pollutant to evaluate the sonocatalytic performance of Ag<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>4</sub>/CuBi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> composite materials. Among all samples, ACBO-30 exhibited the most outstanding sonocatalytic activity. Under optimal experimental conditions, the removal efficiency of TET reached 98.06 ± 1.10%. Based on the results of active species trapping experiments and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, it was confirmed that an S-scheme heterojunction formed between Ag<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>4</sub> and CuBi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, which effectively promoted the separation of electron–hole pairs and significantly enhanced the sonocatalytic performance of CuBi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. Cyclic experiments further demonstrated that the Ag<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>4</sub>/CuBi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> composite catalyst possessed excellent reusability and stability. Through high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) analysis, several plausible conversion pathways of the TET were proposed. Biological toxicity tests verified that the sonocatalytic technology could degrade TET into less toxic byproducts. This study provides valuable insights into the design and development of novel sonocatalysts for the efficient treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Synthesis of Co-Doped In2O3 Hierarchical Porous Nanocubes for High-Performance Hydrogen Sulfide Sensors 用于高性能硫化氢传感器的共掺杂In2O3分层多孔纳米立方的合成
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01131
Xiaohua Wang, Yanwei Li, Guang Sun, Jianliang Cao, Yan Wang
{"title":"Synthesis of Co-Doped In2O3 Hierarchical Porous Nanocubes for High-Performance Hydrogen Sulfide Sensors","authors":"Xiaohua Wang, Yanwei Li, Guang Sun, Jianliang Cao, Yan Wang","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01131","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, because of the urgent need for safety and health protection, there has been a growing focus on exploring effective and feasible gas sensors based on metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs) for detecting trace levels of hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S). In this context, a cobalt (Co) doping strategy was proposed to improve the H<sub>2</sub>S-sensitive properties of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanomaterials, enabling them to monitor 1 ppm of H<sub>2</sub>S at a relatively lower temperature. The Co-doped In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> hierarchical porous nanocubes (Co–In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> HPNCs) were prepared through a hydrothermal route using In(OH)<sub>3</sub> as a precursor. When utilized as a sensing material to detect H<sub>2</sub>S, the Co–In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> HPNCs demonstrated significant enhancements compared to pure In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. These enhancements include a reduction in the operating temperature (260 vs 300 °C), a significant increase in response (36.99 vs 12.28 for 20 ppm of H<sub>2</sub>S), and better selectivity (13.21 vs 3.07 times to ethanol). Even to 1 ppm of H<sub>2</sub>S, the Co–In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> sensor can give a response value of 1.86, highlighting its substantial potential for detecting H<sub>2</sub>S at the limit of detection (LOD) of 1 ppm. A detailed analysis of the multiple sensitization effects of Co doping reveals that these improved H<sub>2</sub>S sensing characteristics of Co–In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> HPNCs can be primarily traced back to three factors, namely, an increased oxygen vacancy concentration, a narrowing of the bandgap, and an upward shift of the Fermi level.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"172 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Achieving CNTs Growth by Inducing Nanoparticle Nucleation via Non-Active Fe2O3 Clusters Anchored on the α-Al2O3 Surface 通过锚定在α-Al2O3表面的非活性Fe2O3团簇诱导纳米颗粒成核来实现碳纳米管的生长
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01539
Peng Wang, Qianpeng Dong, Chenyu Gao, Lianlian Wang, Ruiliang Wang, Dianming Chu, Wenjuan Bai, Yan He
{"title":"Achieving CNTs Growth by Inducing Nanoparticle Nucleation via Non-Active Fe2O3 Clusters Anchored on the α-Al2O3 Surface","authors":"Peng Wang, Qianpeng Dong, Chenyu Gao, Lianlian Wang, Ruiliang Wang, Dianming Chu, Wenjuan Bai, Yan He","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01539","url":null,"abstract":"This research presents a regulation strategy of constructing a heterogeneous bilayer catalyst of Fe and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, namely, Fe–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, through interfacial interaction and particle nucleation, in order to modulate the size and catalytic activity of Fe sites and achieve the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Through temperature control, the noncatalytically active Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> clusters on the surface of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> are exposed, inducing multiple nucleation of Fe clusters on its surface. Under the synergistic effect of the confinement at the Fe–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> interface, the fabrication of small Fe nanoparticles is accomplished. The results indicate that the catalytically active Fe nanoparticles have a diameter of approximately 10 nm, and the grown CNTs have a diameter of approximately 15 nm. Based on the systematic characterization results, the nonactive Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> clusters confined by strong interfacial interaction induce multiple nucleation of Fe on their surface during multiple loading processes, facilitating the formation of nanoparticles. Additionally, the strong interaction between Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Fe induces the formation of FeAl<sub>4</sub>O<sub>8</sub>, thereby enhancing the thermal stability of the nanoparticles. In conclusion, the targeted regulation of the interfacial interaction of the catalyst active sites offers guidance for the low-cost and large-scale preparation of small nanoparticle catalyst particles.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Protein Denaturation at the Air–Water Interface in the Context of Nanoparticle Soft Corona Studies 在纳米颗粒软电晕研究的背景下,空气-水界面蛋白质变性
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00761
Mahima Unnikrishnan, Martin Gruebele, Catherine J. Murphy
{"title":"Protein Denaturation at the Air–Water Interface in the Context of Nanoparticle Soft Corona Studies","authors":"Mahima Unnikrishnan, Martin Gruebele, Catherine J. Murphy","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00761","url":null,"abstract":"The interaction of proteins with surfaces can involve both protein binding and unfolding and has been investigated since the 1960s. Proteins in solution can adsorb onto and denature at both solid–liquid and gas–liquid interfaces, and the spontaneous adsorption of proteins on a nanoparticle (NP) surface to form a corona can be described as a specific case of adsorption at the solid–liquid interface, where the surface curvature also becomes important. While nanoparticles offer a large surface area, they are not the only surface in the sample with which the proteins interact due to the creation of other interfaces in an experimental setup. In this work, we examine the role of the air–water interface in protein denaturation via soft corona studies with citrate-capped gold nanoparticles. Chymotrypsin (ChT) protein in the soft corona was observed to exhibit an inverse relationship between concentration and denaturation, an air–water interface-mediated trend that, without the right control experiments, can be misinterpreted to be caused by protein–NP interactions. We show that any protein denaturation observed comes from the synergistic effect of the air–water interface and agitation and that NPs did not denature ChT in the “soft corona” in the absence of these two factors. While the propensity to adsorb and denature at hydrophobic interfaces varies among proteins with different structural properties, it is important to use simplified procedures that minimize interfacial areas other than the nanoparticle surface in corona studies to prevent misattribution of the observed effects.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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DFOB-Induced Dissolution of Anatase, Rutile, and Food-Grade TiO2 Nanoparticles dfob诱导锐钛矿、金红石和食品级TiO2纳米颗粒的溶解
IF 3.9 2区 化学
Langmuir Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01096
Md Imdadul Haque, Matas Simukaitis, Qilin Wei, Ann M. Valentine
{"title":"DFOB-Induced Dissolution of Anatase, Rutile, and Food-Grade TiO2 Nanoparticles","authors":"Md Imdadul Haque, Matas Simukaitis, Qilin Wei, Ann M. Valentine","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01096","url":null,"abstract":"Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs) are prevalent in products of everyday use, especially in food additives, paints, and consumer products. Their favorable properties include inertness in an aqueous environment. In this study, nanosized anatase, rutile, and food-grade TiO<sub>2</sub> particles were investigated with the treatment of the siderophore desferrioxamine B (DFOB), and their physicochemical, spectroscopic, and microscopic natures were revealed under different pH conditions. The formation of a Ti(IV)-DFOB complex in solution is evident from electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy. Dissolved Ti was analyzed by UV/visible and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy and was found in the micromolar range (ca. 1–60 μM) over days. At all pH values, dissolution is more extensive for food-grade NP than for anatase and rutile. Near neutral pH, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) data suggest that siderophore adsorption is more prominent than Ti dissolution. Scanning electron microscopy data reveals erosion of the TiO<sub>2</sub> surface with DFOB. A comprehensive kinetic profile supports multiple dissolution steps associated with anatase and rutile, with fewer steps for food-grade NPs. The addition of small organic acids shows mostly synergistic effects toward dissolution. This study will be helpful for considering TiO<sub>2</sub> applications in the food processing industry and for predicting its environmental fate in the presence of avid ligands.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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