TiO2 Nanoparticles as Functional Building Blocks

L Sang, Y Zhao, C Burda - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
TiO2 has been commercially manufactured by the millions of tons to be widely utilized as
pigment, paint additive, and sunscreen to name a few uses, due to its photostability and light …

Biomimetic fabrication of g-C3N4/TiO2 nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic activity toward organic pollutant degradation

Z Tong, D Yang, T Xiao, Y Tian, Z Jiang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
A facile and efficient approach was first developed to prepare gC 3 N 4/TiO 2
nanocomposites by combining the arginine-enabled biomimetic mineralization of TiO 2 with …

The potential of diatom nanobiotechnology for applications in solar cells, batteries, and electroluminescent devices

C Jeffryes, J Campbell, H Li, J Jiao… - Energy & Environmental …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to produce low-cost, hierarchically-structured and nanopatterned inorganic
materials could potentially revolutionize the way we fabricate photovoltaic, energy storage …

Cell surface engineering with polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films

JT Wilson, W Cui, V Kozlovskaya… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films represents a bottom-up
approach for re-engineering the molecular landscape of cell surfaces with spatially …

Biomimetic and bioinspired synthesis of titania and titania-based materials

Z Tong, Y Jiang, D Yang, J Shi, S Zhang, C Liu… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Titania, one of the most important metal oxides, is extremely useful in a broad range of
applications due to its unique physical/chemical properties as well as good biocompatibility …

Determination of polyelectrolyte pKa values using surface-to-air tension measurements

BN Dickhaus, R Priefer - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The determination of pK a values of acids can be done in a multitude of manners, ranging
from the classic potentiometric titration to computationally. We envisioned that it would be …

Analytical ultracentrifugation study of complex formation between like-charged glycinin and polyelectrolytes: Impact of ionic strength and chain length

K Ni, S Yin, J Hu, A Liu, W Zeng, T Jin, X Ye - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
In food systems, complexes formed between soybean protein and polyelectrolytes are
extensively utilized. However, the mechanisms governing their interactions remain elusive …

Spin-assisted layer-by-layer assembly: variation of stratification as studied with neutron reflectivity

E Kharlampieva, V Kozlovskaya, J Chan, JF Ankner… - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
We apply neutron reflectivity to probe the internal structure of spin-assisted layer-by-layer
(SA-LbL) films composed of electrostatically assembled polyelectrolytes. We find that the …

[PDF][PDF] Virus‐templated synthesis of ZnO nanostructures and formation of field‐effect transistors

P Atanasova, D Rothenstein, JJ Schneider… - Advanced …, 2011 - academia.edu
Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 4918–4922 cycle), confirmed by AFM, revealed augmentation of the
TMV surface roughness and the height of the coated virus increased to≈ 16 nm. The …

Cytocompatible encapsulation of individual Chlorella cells within titanium dioxide shells by a designed catalytic peptide

SH Yang, EH Ko, IS Choi - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
The individual encapsulation of living cells has a great impact on the areas of single cell-
based sensors and devices as well as fundamental studies in single cell-based biology. In …