Determination of the Influence of Various Factors on the Character of Surface Functionalization of Copper(I) and Copper(II) Oxide Nanosensors with Phenylboronic Acid Derivatives

Homogeneous Pt nanostructures surface functionalized with phenylboronic acid phosphonic acid derivatives as potential biochemical nanosensors and drugs: SERS and TERS studies

Here, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) were used to characterize the selective adsorption of N-substituted 4-[(NH-R)(phosphono)-S-methyl]phenylboronic acids on the surface of platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) from an aqueous solution and from air. The nature of the interaction of the studied compounds with the PtNPs/H₂ O and PtNPs/air interfaces was discussed and compared. For this purpose, 4-[(N-anilino)(phosphono)-S-methyl]phenylboronic acid (1-PBA-PA) and its two analogs (2-PBA-PA and bis{1-PBA-PA}) as well as the PtNPs were synthesized in surfactant/ion-free solution via a synthetic route that allows control of the size and morphology of the NPs. The positively charged PtNPs with a size of ~12 nm were characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD).

SERS/TERS Characterization of New Potential Therapeutics: The Influence of Positional Isomerism, Interface Type, Oxidation State of Copper, and Incubation Time on Adsorption on the Surface of Copper(I) and (II) Oxide Nanoparticles

The aim of this study was to investigate how the oxidation state of copper (Cu(I) vs Cu(II)), the nature of the interface (solid/aqueous vs solid/air), positional isomerism, and incubation time affect the functionalization of the surface of copper oxide nanostructures by [(butylamino)(pyridine)methyl]phenylphosphinic acid (PyPA). For this purpose, 2-, 3-, and 4-isomers of PyPA and the nanostructures were synthesized. The nanostructure were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy (UV–vis), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy (RS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, which proved the formation of spherical Cu₂O nanoparticles (Cu₂ONPs; 1500–600 nm) and leaf-like CuO nanostructures (CuONSs; 80–180/400–700 nm, width/length). PyPA isomers were deposited on the surface of NSs, and adsorption was investigated by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS). The changes of adsorption on the surface of copper oxide NSs caused by the above-mentioned factors were described and the enhancement factor on this substrate was calculated.