A review of the role and mechanism of surfactants in the morphology control of metal nanoparticles

T Song, F Gao, S Guo, Y Zhang, S Li, H You, Y Du - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Although great progress has been made in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles, good
repeatability and accurate predictability are still difficult to achieve. This difficulty can be …

Mechanistic understanding from molecular dynamics simulation in pharmaceutical research 1: drug delivery

A Bunker, T Róg - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In this review, we outline the growing role that molecular dynamics simulation is able to play
as a design tool in drug delivery. We cover both the pharmaceutical and computational …

Modeling and simulations of polymers: a roadmap

TE Gartner III, A Jayaraman - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Molecular modeling and simulations are invaluable tools for the polymer science and
engineering community. These computational approaches enable predictions and provide …

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in nanoparticle synthesis

KM Koczkur, S Mourdikoudis, L Polavarapu… - Dalton …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal synthesis offers a route to nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled composition and
structural features. This Perspective describes the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) to …

Evaluation of bactericidal potential and catalytic dye degradation of multiple morphology based chitosan/polyvinylpyrrolidone-doped bismuth oxide nanostructures

A Bari, M Ikram, A Haider, A Ul-Hamid, J Haider… - Nanoscale …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, 0.02 and 0.04 wt% of chitosan (CS) were successfully incorporated in a fixed
amount of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-doped Bi2O3 nanostructures (NSs) via a co …

Revisiting the polyol synthesis of silver nanostructures: role of chloride in nanocube formation

Z Chen, T Balankura, KA Fichthorn, RM Rioux - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Chloride (Cl–) is often used together with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in the polyol synthesis
of Ag nanocubes. In the literature, shape control is attributed predominantly to the …

Computational modelling and microfluidics as emerging approaches to synthesis of silver nanoparticles–A review

K Nathanael, P Pico, NM Kovalchuk, AD Lavino… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review provides an integrated overview of the current state of knowledge for
sustainable production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), focussing on recent advances in …

Ultrasensitive sandwich-type SERS-biosensor-based dual plasmonic superstructure for detection of tacrolimus in patients

X Zheng, J Ye, W Chen, X Wang, J Li, F Su, C Ding… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tacrolimus (FK506) is widely used in the prevention of organ transplant rejection and the
treatment of autoimmune diseases, but it is difficult to detect within the low and narrow …

Anisotropic growth of silver nanoparticles is kinetically controlled by polyvinylpyrrolidone binding

Z Chen, JW Chang, C Balasanthiran… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) is used in the synthesis of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled
shape, most commonly producing cubes. The mechanism for shape control is unclear but …

Poly (vinyl alcohol) as a water protecting agent for silver nanoparticles: The role of polymer size and structure

A Kyrychenko, DA Pasko, ON Kalugin - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical modification of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with a stabilizing agent, such as poly
(vinyl alcohol)(PVA), plays an important role in shape-controlled seeded-growth and …