Novel in-situ reduction approach was applied for the synthesis of palladium nanoparticles in the pores of mesoporous silica materials with grafted silicon hydride groups. Matrices possessing different structural properties (MCM-41, SBA-15 and Silochrom) were used. Samples were studied by nitrogen adsorption-desorption method, low-angle X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) a...

The phenomenon of hydrogen absorption by metals, discovered about 100 years ago, nowadays demands some interest for technological reasons (hydrogen storage, fuel cells, hydrogen embrittle­ ment of construction materials). The palladium/hydrogen system claims for an exceptional position among the metal hydrides of the protonic type: because of its relative simplicity the Pd/H2-system serves as a...

The adsorption behavior of gold (Au), silver (Ag) and palladium (Pd) on nanometer-size titanium dioxide (NSTD) at low concentrations was studied using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). A preconcentration procedure of the analytes was carried out using NSTD as a solid-phase extractant before their determination by ICP-AES. The optimum conditions for adsorption we...

Palladium nanoparticles can be prepared by reduction of palladium(II) chloride in the presence of different compounds featuring long perfluorinated carbon chains.

Quartz slides bearing layers of a palladium azopyridine complex are seen to liberate catalytic amounts of a soluble active palladium species which can be used for Suzuki coupling.

Today, development of resistance to anticancer drugs (including cisplatin) is noticed as a major problem. Recently several studies demonstrated that palladium complexes showed remarkable cytotoxic effects against K562 cell line and could be used efficiently for treatment of many human cancers including leukemia. Hereof, K562 cells were made resistant to cisplatin using increasing concentration ...

A novel amperometric biosensor for the determination of Al(III) based on the inhibition of the enzyme superoxide dismutase has been developed. The oxidation signal of epinephrine substrate was affected by the presence of Al(III) ions leading to a decrease in its amperometric current. The immobilization of the enzyme was performed with glutaraldehyde on screen-printed carbon electrodes modifiedw...