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Designing deoxidation inhibiting encapsulation of metal oxide nanostructures for fluidic and biological applications

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Ghosh, M; Ghosh, S; Seibt, M; Schaap, IAT; Schmidt, CF; Mohan Rao, G
Published in: Applied Surface Science
December 30, 2016

Due to their photoluminescence, metal oxide nanostructures such as ZnO nanostructures are promising candidates in biomedical imaging, drug delivery and bio-sensing. To apply them as label for bio-imaging, it is important to study their structural stability in a bio-fluidic environment. We have explored the effect of water, the main constituent of biological solutions, on ZnO nanostructures with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and photoluminescence (PL) studies which show ZnO nanorod degeneration in water. In addition, we propose and investigate a robust and inexpensive method to encapsulate these nanostructures (without structural degradation) using bio-compatible non-ionic surfactant in non-aqueous medium, which was not reported earlier. This new finding is an immediate interest to the broad audience of researchers working in biophysics, sensing and actuation, drug delivery, food and cosmetics technology, etc.

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Applied Surface Science

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0169-4332

Publication Date

December 30, 2016

Volume

390

Start / End Page

924 / 928

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
 

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Ghosh, M., Ghosh, S., Seibt, M., Schaap, I. A. T., Schmidt, C. F., & Mohan Rao, G. (2016). Designing deoxidation inhibiting encapsulation of metal oxide nanostructures for fluidic and biological applications. Applied Surface Science, 390, 924–928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.08.117
Ghosh, M., S. Ghosh, M. Seibt, I. A. T. Schaap, C. F. Schmidt, and G. Mohan Rao. “Designing deoxidation inhibiting encapsulation of metal oxide nanostructures for fluidic and biological applications.” Applied Surface Science 390 (December 30, 2016): 924–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.08.117.
Ghosh M, Ghosh S, Seibt M, Schaap IAT, Schmidt CF, Mohan Rao G. Designing deoxidation inhibiting encapsulation of metal oxide nanostructures for fluidic and biological applications. Applied Surface Science. 2016 Dec 30;390:924–8.
Ghosh, M., et al. “Designing deoxidation inhibiting encapsulation of metal oxide nanostructures for fluidic and biological applications.” Applied Surface Science, vol. 390, Dec. 2016, pp. 924–28. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.08.117.
Ghosh M, Ghosh S, Seibt M, Schaap IAT, Schmidt CF, Mohan Rao G. Designing deoxidation inhibiting encapsulation of metal oxide nanostructures for fluidic and biological applications. Applied Surface Science. 2016 Dec 30;390:924–928.
Journal cover image

Published In

Applied Surface Science

DOI

ISSN

0169-4332

Publication Date

December 30, 2016

Volume

390

Start / End Page

924 / 928

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics