The development of surface coatings demands a better understanding surface/interface chemistry to design high-performance coating materials. We have studied the polymerization processes mussel-inspired adhesive protein, Dopamine. Molecular level insight on mechanism thin film formation during has been probed using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy. investigations polydopamine fi...

Plasmonic nanoparticles have been increasingly investigated for numerous applications in medicine, sensing, and catalysis. In particular, gold nanoparticles have been investigated for separations, sensing, drug/nucleic acid delivery, and bioimaging. In addition, silver nanoparticles demonstrate antibacterial activity, resulting in potential application in treatments against microbial infections...

Hybrid nanosheets of hyperbranched poly(ether amine) are demonstrated as a novel 2D-platform for metal nanoparticles, which makes metal nanoparticles transfer reversibly between oil and water phases.

Polymer nanocapsules have demonstrated significant value in materials science and biomedical technology, but require complicated time-consuming synthetic steps. We report here the facile synthesis of monodisperse polymer via a redox-mediated kinetic strategy from two simple molecules: dopamine benzene-1,4-dithiol (BDT). Specifically, BDT forms core templates modulates oxidation kinetics into po...

Various morphologies of silica nanoparticles were synthesized by a microwave-assisted Pechini method. Silica nanostructures were synthesized via a fast reaction between tetra ethyl ortho silicate and ammonia at presence citric acid and other effective agents in Pechini procedure. Then for preparation of polymer-matrix nanocomposites, SiO2 nanoparticles were added to poly carbonate (PC) and poly...

Iron oxide nanoparticles are smart materials that have been commonly used in medicine for diagnostic imaging, drug delivery, and therapeutic applications. In this study, Iron oxide nanoparticles and doxorubicin hydrochloride, were absorbed into poly (D, L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) poly (ethylene glycol) (PLGA-PEG) nanoparticles for narrow behavior. PLGA:PEG triblock copolymers were synthesized b...

A polyelectrolyte nanoparticle composed of PEG-PLL(-g-Ce6, DMA)-PLA was developed for nanomedicinal application in photodynamic therapy. These nanoparticles formed stable aggregates through the hydrophobic interaction of poly(lactic acid) and demonstrated pH-dependent behaviors such as surface charge conversion and enhanced cellular uptake at acidic pH, resulting in improved phototoxicity. In v...

Gold nanoparticles have been used for analytical and biomedical purposes for many years. In fact, the labeling of targeting molecules with nanoparticles has revolutionized the visualization of cellular or tissue components by electron microscopy. We report in this study the derivatization of tiopronin-protected nanoparticles with ethylenediamine and poly(ethylene glycol) bis(3-aminopropyl) term...

Fe3O4 nanostructures were synthesized via a facile hydrothermal reaction. The effect of various surfactants such as cationic and anionic on the morphology of the product was investigated. Magnetic nanoparticles were added to poly styrene for preparation of magnetic nanocomposite. Nanostructures were then characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform i...

During the chemotherapy of cancer, drug resistance is the first issue that chemotherapeutic drugs cannot be effectively used for the treatment of cancers repeatedly for a long term, and the main reason for this is that tumor cell detoxification is mediated by GSH (glutathione) catalyzed by GST (glutathione-S-transferase). In this study, a GST inhibitor, ethacrynic acid (ECA), was designed to be...