Nanoarchitectonics with cetrimonium bromide on metal nanoparticles for linker-free detection of toxic metal ions and catalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol
Akash Kumar, Raja Gopal Rayavarapu, Jagpreet Singh · 2024
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Description
Akash Kumar, Raja Rayavarapu, and Jagpreet Singh build tiny metal particles that both detect toxic metals and clean a water pollutant, in a twenty twenty-four study. Heavy metals and the pollutant 4-nitrophenol threaten health and nature. A common coating on such particles is so stiff that extra linker steps are usually needed, adding cost. The team reworked that coating on gold and silver particles to skip the linkers.
Gold spheres were weak at spotting metals but broke down nearly all the pollutant in one minute. Silver spheres caught three toxic metals at levels as low as one part per million and also broke the pollutant down. Shape, size, and washing steps all shifted how well the particles worked.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Akash Kumar, Raja Gopal Rayavarapu, Jagpreet Singh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 73 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |