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Kozak M, Mazierski P, Żebrowska J, Klimczuk T, Lisowski W, Żak AM, Skowron PM, Zaleska-Medynska A. Detailed Insight into Photocatalytic Inactivation of Pathogenic Bacteria in the Presence of Visible-Light-Active Multicomponent Photocatalysts. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2024; 14:409. [PMID: 38470740 DOI: 10.3390/nano14050409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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The use of heterogeneous photocatalysis in biologically contaminated water purification processes still requires the development of materials active in visible light, preferably in the form of thin films. Herein, we report nanotube structures made of TiO2/Ag2O/Au0, TiO2/Ag2O/PtOx, TiO2/Cu2O/Au0, and TiO2/Cu2O/PtOx obtained via one-step anodic oxidation of the titanium-based alloys (Ti94Ag5Au1, Ti94Cu5Pt1, Ti94Cu5Au1, and Ti94Ag5Pt1) possessing high visible light activity in the inactivation process of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus and other pathogenic bacteria-E. coli, Clostridium sp., and K. oxytoca. In the samples made from Ti-based alloys, metal/metal oxide nanoparticles were formed, which were located on the surface and inside the walls of the NTs. The obtained results showed that oxygen species produced at the surface of irradiated photocatalysts and the presence of copper and silver species in the photoactive layers both contributed to the inactivation of bacteria. Photocatalytic inactivation of E. coli, S. aureus, and Clostridium sp. was confirmed via TEM imaging of bacterium cell destruction and the detection of CO2 as a result of bacteria cell mineralization for the most active sample. These results suggest that the membrane ruptures as a result of the attack of active oxygen species, and then, both the membrane and the contents are mineralized to CO2.
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- Magda Kozak
- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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Makowski D, Lisowski W, Baluk MA, Klimczuk T, Bajorowicz B. Design and Synthesis of NTU-9/C 3N 4 Photocatalysts: Effects of NTU-9 Content and Composite Preparation Method. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:5007. [PMID: 37512281 PMCID: PMC10385252 DOI: 10.3390/ma16145007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Hybrid materials based on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and NTU-9 metal-organic frameworks (MOF) were designed and prepared via solvothermal synthesis and calcination in air. The as-prepared photocatalysts were subsequently characterized using Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence (PL) emission spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The obtained NTU-9/C3N4 composites showed a greatly improved photocatalytic performance for the degradation of toluene in the gas phase under LED visible-light irradiation (λmax = 415 nm). The physicochemical properties and photocatalytic activities of the obtained NTU-9/C3N4 materials were tuned by varying the NTU-9 content (5-15 wt%) and preparation method of the composite materials. For composites prepared by calcination, the photocatalytic activity increased with decreasing NTU-9 content as a result of the formation of TiO2 from the MOFs. The best photocatalytic performance (65% of toluene was photodegraded after 60 min) was achieved by the NTU-9/C3N4 sample prepared via the solvothermal method and containing 15 wt% MOF, which can be attributed to the appropriate amount and stable combination of composite components, efficient charge separation, and enhanced visible-light absorption ability. The photocatalytic mechanisms of the prepared hybrid materials depending on the preparation method are also discussed.
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- Damian Makowski
- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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Miodyńska M, Klimczuk T, Lisowski W, Zaleska-Medynska A. Bi-based halide perovskites: Stability and opportunities in the photocatalytic approach for hydrogen evolution. CATAL COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2023.106656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Przezdziecka E, Paradowska KM, Jakiela R, Kryvyi S, Zielony E, Placzek-Popko E, Lisowski W, Sybilski P, Jarosz D, Adhikari A, Stachowicz M, Kozanecki A. Polar and Non-Polar Zn 1-xMg xO:Sb Grown by MBE. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:8409. [PMID: 36499905 PMCID: PMC9741464 DOI: 10.3390/ma15238409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The article presents a systematic study of Sb-doped Zn1-xMgxO layers, with various concentrations of Mg, that were successfully grown by plasma-assisted MBE on polar a- and c-oriented and non-polar r-oriented sapphire substrates. X-ray diffraction confirmed the polar c-orientation of alloys grown on c-and a-oriented sapphire and non-polar structures grown on r-oriented substrates. A uniform depth distribution of the Sb dopant at level of 2 × 1020 cm-3 was determined by SIMS measurements. Raman spectroscopy revealed the presence of Sb-related modes in all samples. It also showed that Mg alloying reduces the compressive strain associated with Sb doping in ZnO. XPS analysis indicates that the chemical state of Sb atoms in ZnMgO is 3+, suggesting a substitutional position of SbZn, probably associated with two VZn vacancies. Luminescence and transmission spectra were measured to determine the band gaps of the Zn1-xMgxO layers. The band gap energies extracted from the transmittance measurements differ slightly for the a, c, and r substrate orientations, and the differences increase with increasing Mg content, despite identical growth conditions. The differences between the energy gaps, determined from transmission and PL peaks, are closely correlated with the Stokes shift and increase with the Mg content in the analyzed series of ZnMgO layers.
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- Ewa Przezdziecka
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Quantum Technologies, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Quantum Technologies, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Materials Engineering, Center for Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, University of Rzeszow, ul. Pigonia 1, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
- International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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Cavdar O, Malankowska A, Łuczak J, Żak A, Lisowski W, Klimczuk T, Zaleska-Medynska A. Capping ligand initiated CuInS2 quantum dots decoration on, ZnIn2S4 microspheres surface under different alkalinity levels resulting in different hydrogen evolution performance. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mierzejewska M, Łępicka K, Kalecki J, Lisowski W, Sharma PS. Ni(OH) 2-Type Nanoparticles Derived from Ni Salen Polymers: Structural Design toward Functional Materials for Improved Electrocatalytic Performance. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:33768-33786. [PMID: 35838159 PMCID: PMC9335556 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c06147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Herein, we report the potential-driven electrochemical transformation carried out in basic media of two Ni2+ salen polymers, (poly(NiSalen)s), abbreviated as poly(meso-NiSaldMe) and poly(NiSaltMe). These two polymers, with different configurations of methyl substituents on the imine bridge, were used as precursors for the preparation of electrocatalytically active nickel hydroxide [Ni(OH)2]-type nanoparticles (NPs) anchored in the polymeric matrix as poly[SalenNi(OH)2]. The use of potentiodynamic and potentiostatic electropolymerization conditions for the deposition of polymeric precursors allowed us to control the molecular architecture of poly(NiSalen)s and NPs derived from them. Thus, we obtained different arrangements of NPs embedded in morphologically different poly(Salen) matrixes, indicating their electrocatalytic activity toward ethanol to different extents. Moreover, we found a direct relationship between the electrochemical stability of the poly(NiSalen) precursors operating in the organic solvent-based electrolyte solutions and the easiness of their transformation into Ni(OH)2 NPs operating in the aqueous alkaline media. Poly(NiSalen)s and Ni(OH)2-type NPs were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy.
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- Monika Mierzejewska
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Mazierski P, Wilczewska P, Lisowski W, Klimczuk T, Białk-Bielińska A, Zaleska-Medynska A, Siedlecka EM, Pieczyńska A. Solar-driven photoelectrocatalytic degradation of anticancer drugs using TiO 2 nanotubes decorated with SnS quantum dots. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:5962-5976. [PMID: 35348154 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00407k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In recent years, the growing interest in applying photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) to decompose organic pollutants has resulted in the need to search for new photoelectrode materials with high activity under visible light radiation. The presented research showed an increased photoelectrocatalytic activity under sunlight of Ti/TiO2 sensitized with SnS quantum dots, obtained by the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. The presence of SnS caused the enhanced absorption of visible irradiation and the reduction of recombination of generated charges by a p-n heterojunction created with the TiO2. The highest efficiency of photoelectrocatalytic degradation of anticancer drugs (ifosfamide, 5-fluorouracil, imatinib) was achieved for the SnS-Ti/TiO2 photoelectrode with a SnS quantum dot size from 4 to 10 nm. In addition, a decrease of IF PEC degradation efficiency was observed with increasing pH and with the presence of Cl-, NO3-, HCO3- and organic matter in the treated solution. Studies of the PEC mechanism have shown that drug degradation occurs mainly as a result of the direct and indirect action of photogenerated holes on the SnS-Ti/TiO2 photoelectrode, and the identified degradation products allowed for the presentation of the degradation pathway of IF, 5-FU and IMB. Duckweed (Lemna minor) growth inhibition tests showed no toxicity of the drug solutions after treatment.
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- Paweł Mazierski
- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-244 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Solid State Physics, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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Kowalik P, Bujak P, Penkala M, Maroń AM, Ostrowski A, Kmita A, Gajewska M, Lisowski W, Sobczak JW, Pron A. Indium(II) Chloride as a Precursor in the Synthesis of Ternary (Ag-In-S) and Quaternary (Ag-In-Zn-S) Nanocrystals. Chem Mater 2022; 34:809-825. [PMID: 35095188 PMCID: PMC8794001 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A new indium precursor, namely, indium(II) chloride, was tested as a precursor in the synthesis of ternary Ag-In-S and quaternary Ag-In-Zn-S nanocrystals. This new precursor, being in fact a dimer of Cl2In-InCl2 chemical structure, is significantly more reactive than InCl3, typically used in the preparation of these types of nanocrystals. This was evidenced by carrying out comparative syntheses under the same reaction conditions using these two indium precursors in combination with the same silver (AgNO3) and zinc (zinc stearate) precursors. In particular, the use of indium(II) chloride in combination with low concentrations of the zinc precursor yielded spherical-shaped (D = 3.7-6.2 nm) Ag-In-Zn-S nanocrystals, whereas for higher concentrations of this precursor, rodlike nanoparticles (L = 9-10 nm) were obtained. In all cases, the resulting nanocrystals were enriched in indium (In/Ag = 1.5-10.3). Enhanced indium precursor conversion and formation of anisotropic, longitudinal nanoparticles were closely related to the presence of thiocarboxylic acid type of ligands in the reaction mixture. These ligands were generated in situ and subsequently bound to surfacial In(III) cations in the growing nanocrystals. The use of the new precursor of enhanced reactivity facilitated precise tuning of the photoluminescence color of the resulting nanocrystals in the spectral range from ca. 730 to 530 nm with photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) varying from 20 to 40%. The fabricated Ag-In-S and Ag-In-Zn-S nanocrystals exhibited the longest, reported to date, photoluminescence lifetimes of ∼9.4 and ∼1.4 μs, respectively. It was also demonstrated for the first time that ternary (Ag-In-S) and quaternary (Ag-In-Zn-S) nanocrystals could be applied as efficient photocatalysts, active under visible light (green) illumination, in the reaction of aldehydes reduction to alcohols.
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- Patrycja Kowalik
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1 Street, PL-02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Academic
Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Academic
Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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Mazierski P, Wilczewska P, Lisowski W, Klimczuk T, Białk-Bielińska A, Zaleska-Medyska A, Siedlecka EM, Pieczyńska A. Ti/TiO 2 nanotubes sensitized PbS quantum dots as photoelectrodes applied for decomposition of anticancer drugs under simulated solar energy. J Hazard Mater 2022; 421:126751. [PMID: 34343880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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One of the challenges in research into photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of pollutants is finding the appropriate photoanode material, which has a significant impact on the process efficiency. Among all others, photoelectrodes based on an ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays are a promising material due to well-developed surface area and efficient charge separation. To increase the PEC activity of this material, the SILAR method was used to decorate Ti/TiO2 nanotubes by PbS quantum dots (QD). The ifosfamide (IF) degradation rate constants was twice as higher for PbS-Ti/TiO2 (0.0148 min-1) than for Ti/TiO2 (0.0072 min-1). Our research showed the highest efficiency of PEC degradation of drugs using IIIPbS-Ti/TiO2 made with 3 SILAR cycles (PbS QD size mainly 2-4 nm). The 4 and 6 of SILAR cycles resulted in the aggregation of PbS nanoparticles on the Ti/TiO2 surface and decreased IF PEC degradation rate to 0.0043 and 0.0033 min-1, respectively. Research on PEC mechanism has shown that the drugs are degraded mainly by the activity of photogenerated holes and hydroxyl radicals. In addition, the identified drug intermediates made possible to propose a degradation pathways of anticancer drugs and the ecotoxicity test show no inhibition of Lemna minor growth of treated solutions.
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- Paweł Mazierski
- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-244 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Solid State Physics, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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Khan A, Goepel M, Lisowski W, Łomot D, Lisovytskiy D, Mazurkiewicz-Pawlicka M, Gläser R, Warczak M, Colmenares JC. Correction: Titania/chitosan–lignin nanocomposite as an efficient photocatalyst for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol under UV and visible light. RSC Adv 2022; 12:4972. [PMID: 35427085 PMCID: PMC8981393 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra90004a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Correction for ‘Titania/chitosan–lignin nanocomposite as an efficient photocatalyst for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol under UV and visible light’ by Ayesha Khan et al., RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 34996–35010. DOI: 10.1039/D1RA06500A
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- Ayesha Khan
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Leipzig University, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Leipzig University, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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Ayerdurai V, Garcia-Cruz A, Piechowska J, Cieplak M, Borowicz P, Noworyta KR, Spolnik G, Danikiewicz W, Lisowski W, Pietrzyk-Le A, D’Souza F, Kutner W, Sharma PS. Selective Impedimetric Chemosensing of Carcinogenic Heterocyclic Aromatic Amine in Pork by dsDNA-Mimicking Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Film-Coated Electrodes. J Agric Food Chem 2021; 69:14689-14698. [PMID: 34841873 PMCID: PMC8662733 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c05084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Inspired by the easy intercalation of quinoxaline heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) in double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), we synthesized a nucleobase-functionalized molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) as the recognition unit of an impedimetric chemosensor for the selective determination of a 2-amino-3,7,8-trimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (7,8-DiMeIQx) HAA. HAAs are generated in meat and fish processed at high temperatures. They are considered to be potent hazardous carcinogens. The MIP film was prepared by potentiodynamic electropolymerization of a pre-polymerization complex of two adenine- and one thymine-substituted bis(2,2'-bithien-5-yl)methane functional monomer molecules with one 7,8-DiMeIQx template molecule, in the presence of the 2,4,5,2',4',5'-hexa(thiophene-2-yl)-3,3'-bithiophene cross-linking monomer, in solution. The as-formed MIP chemosensor allowed for the selective impedimetric determination of 7,8-DiMeIQx in the 47 to 400 μM linear dynamic concentration range with a limit of detection of 15.5 μM. The chemosensor was successfully applied for 7,8-DiMeIQx determination in the pork meat extract as a proof of concept.
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- Viknasvarri Ayerdurai
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle No. 305070, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, United States
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty
of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, School of Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Pisarek M, Krawczyk M, Kosiński A, Hołdyński M, Andrzejczuk M, Krajczewski J, Bieńkowski K, Solarska R, Gurgul M, Zaraska L, Lisowski W. Materials characterization of TiO 2 nanotubes decorated by Au nanoparticles for photoelectrochemical applications. RSC Adv 2021; 11:38727-38738. [PMID: 35493210 PMCID: PMC9044200 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07443a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The structural and chemical modification of TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) by the deposition of a well-controlled Au deposit was investigated using a combination of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM), Raman measurements, UV-Vis spectroscopy and photoelectrochemical investigations. The fabrication of the materials focused on two important factors: the deposition of Au nanoparticles (NPs) in UHV (ultra high vacuum) conditions (1–2 × 10−8 mbar) on TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) having a diameter of ∼110 nm, and modifying the electronic interaction between the TiO2 NTs and Au nanoparticles (NPs) with an average diameter of about 5 nm through the synergistic effects of SMSI (Strong Metal Support Interaction) and LSPR (Local Surface Plasmon Resonance). Due to the formation of unique places in the form of “hot spots”, the proposed nanostructures proved to be photoactive in the UV-Vis range, where a characteristic gold plasmonic peak was observed at a wavelength of 580 nm. The photocurrent density of Au deposited TiO2 NTs annealed at 650 °C was found to be much greater (14.7 μA cm−2) than the corresponding value (∼0.2 μA cm−2) for nanotubes in the as-received state. The IPCE (incident photon current efficiency) spectral evidence also indicates an enhancement of the photoconversion of TiO2 NTs due to Au NP deposition without any significant change in the band gap energy of the titanium dioxide (Eg ∼3.0 eV). This suggests that a plasmon-induced resonant energy transfer (PRET) was the dominant effect responsible for the photoactivity of the obtained materials. The structural and chemical modification of TiO2 NTs by the deposition of a well-controlled Au deposit (0.01 mg cm−1) was investigated using a combination of microscopic (SEM, STEM), analytical measurements (XPS, SERS, UV-Vis, XRD) and photoelectrochemical investigations.![]()
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- Marcin Pisarek
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland +48 22 343 3333 +48 22 343 3325
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland +48 22 343 3333 +48 22 343 3325
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland +48 22 343 3333 +48 22 343 3325
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland +48 22 343 3333 +48 22 343 3325
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology Wołoska 141 02-507 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw Pasteura 1 02-093 Warsaw Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Research for Solar Energy Innovations, Centre of New Technologies University of Warsaw Banacha 2c 02-097 Warsaw Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Research for Solar Energy Innovations, Centre of New Technologies University of Warsaw Banacha 2c 02-097 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków Gronostajowa 2 30-387 Kraków Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków Gronostajowa 2 30-387 Kraków Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland +48 22 343 3333 +48 22 343 3325
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Garbarino G, Kowalik P, Riani P, Antoniak-Jurak K, Pieta P, Lewalska-Graczyk A, Lisowski W, Nowakowski R, Busca G, Pieta IS. Improvement of Ni/Al 2O 3 Catalysts for Low-Temperature CO 2 Methanation by Vanadium and Calcium Oxide Addition. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Gabriella Garbarino
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica e Ambientale (DICCA), Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genova, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, UDR Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Lukasiewicz Research Network - New Chemical Syntheses Institute, 24-110 Pulawy, Poland
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, UDR Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale (DCCI), Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica e Ambientale (DICCA), Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genova, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, UDR Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Khan A, Goepel M, Kubas A, Łomot D, Lisowski W, Lisovytskiy D, Nowicka A, Colmenares JC, Gläser R. Selective Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Diformylfuran by Visible Light-Driven Photocatalysis over In Situ Substrate-Sensitized Titania. ChemSusChem 2021; 14:1351-1362. [PMID: 33453092 PMCID: PMC7986172 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Solar energy-driven processes for biomass valorization are priority for the growing industrialized society. To address this challenge, efficient visible light-active photocatalyst for the selective oxidation of biomass-derived platform chemical is highly desirable. Herein, selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) was achieved by visible light-driven photocatalysis over titania. Pristine titania is photocatalytically inactive under visible light, so an unconventional approach was employed for the visible light (λ=515 nm) sensitization of titania via a formation of a visible light-absorbing complex of HMF (substrate) on the titania surface. Surface-complexation of HMF on titania mediated ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) under visible light, which efficiently catalyzed the oxidation of HMF to DFF. A high DFF selectivity of 87 % was achieved with 59 % HMF conversion after 4 h of illumination. The apparent quantum yield obtained for DFF production was calculated to be 6.3 %. It was proposed that the dissociative interaction of hydroxyl groups of HMF and the titania surface is responsible for the surface-complex formation. When the hydroxyl groups of titania were modified via surface-fluorination or calcination the oxidation of HMF was inhibited under visible light, signifying that hydroxyl groups are decisive for photocatalytic activity.
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- Ayesha Khan
- Institute of Physical ChemistryPolish Academy of SciencesWarsaw01-224Poland
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- Institute of Chemical TechnologyLeipzig UniversityLeipzig04103Germany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryPolish Academy of SciencesWarsaw01-224Poland
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryPolish Academy of SciencesWarsaw01-224Poland
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryPolish Academy of SciencesWarsaw01-224Poland
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryPolish Academy of SciencesWarsaw01-224Poland
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryPolish Academy of SciencesWarsaw01-224Poland
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- Institute of Chemical TechnologyLeipzig UniversityLeipzig04103Germany
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Khan A, Goepel M, Lisowski W, Łomot D, Lisovytskiy D, Mazurkiewicz-Pawlicka M, Gläser R, Colmenares JC. Titania/chitosan–lignin nanocomposite as an efficient photocatalyst for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol under UV and visible light. RSC Adv 2021; 11:34996-35010. [PMID: 35494738 PMCID: PMC9042820 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06500a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Developing functional materials from biomass is a significant research subject due to its unique structure, abundant availability, biodegradability and low cost. A series of chitosan–lignin (CL) composites were prepared through a hydrothermal method by varying the weight ratio of chitosan and lignin. Subsequently, these CL composites were combined with titania (T) to form a nanocomposite (T/CL) using sol–gel and hydrothermal based methods. T/CL nanocomposites exhibited improved photocatalytic performance in comparison with sol–gel and hydrothermally prepared pristine titania (SGH-TiO2), towards the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BnOH) to benzaldehyde (Bnald) under UV (375 nm) and visible light (515 nm). More specifically, the 75T/CL(25 : 75) nanocomposite (a representative photocatalyst from the 75T/CL nanocomposite series) showed very high selectivity (94%) towards Bnald at 55% BnOH conversion under UV light. Whereas, SGH-TiO2 titania exhibited much lower (68%) selectivity for Bnald at similar BnOH conversion. Moreover, the 75T/CL(25 : 75) nanocomposite also showed excellent Bnald selectivity (100%) at moderate BnOH conversion (19%) under visible light. Whereas, SGH-TiO2 did not show any activity for BnOH oxidation under visible light. XPS studies suggest that the visible light activity of the 75T/CL(25 : 75) nanocomposite is possibly related to the doping of nitrogen into titania from chitosan. However, according to UV-visible-DRS results, no direct evidence pertaining to the decrease in band-gap energy of titania was found upon coupling with the CL composite and the visible light activity was attributed to N-doping of titania. Overall, it was found that T/CL nanocomposites enhanced the photocatalytic performance of titania via improved light harvesting and higher selectivity through mediation of active radical species. Combining titania with chitosan–lignin composites results in an active and selective photocatalyst for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde under green light (515 nm).![]()
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- Ayesha Khan
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Leipzig University, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Leipzig University, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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Ayerdurai V, Cieplak M, Noworyta KR, Gajda M, Ziminska A, Sosnowska M, Piechowska J, Borowicz P, Lisowski W, Shao S, D'Souza F, Kutner W. Electrochemical sensor for selective tyramine determination, amplified by a molecularly imprinted polymer film. Bioelectrochemistry 2020; 138:107695. [PMID: 33296790 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) film based electrochemical sensor for selective determination of tyramine was devised, fabricated, and tested. Tyramine is generated in smoked and fermented food products. Therefore, it may serve as a marker of the rottenness of these products. Importantly, intake of large amounts of tyramine by patients treated with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors may lead to a "cheese effect", namely, a dangerous hypertensive crisis. The limit of detection at S/N = 3 of the chemosensor, in both differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) determinations, with the use of the Fe(CN)64-/Fe(CN)63- redox probe, was 159 and 168 µM tyramine, respectively. The linear dynamic concentration range was 290 µM to 2.64 mM tyramine. The chemosensor was highly selective with respect to the glucose, urea, and creatinine interferences. Its DPV determined apparent imprinting factor was 5.6. Moreover, the mechanism of the "gate effect" in the operation of the polymer film-coated electrodes was unraveled.
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- Viknasvarri Ayerdurai
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; Faculty of Pharmacy with Laboratory Medicine Division, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; Faculty of Pharmacy with Laboratory Medicine Division, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, 1155, Union Circle, #305070, TX 76203-5017, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, 1155, Union Circle, #305070, TX 76203-5017, USA.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. School of Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland.
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Nevárez Martínez MC, Bajorowicz B, Klimczuk T, Żak A, Łuczak J, Lisowski W, Zaleska-Medynska A. Synergy between AgInS 2 quantum dots and ZnO nanopyramids for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and phenol degradation. J Hazard Mater 2020; 398:123250. [PMID: 32768851 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite the unique properties of single semiconductor nanomaterials and quantum dots, poor photocatalytic activity has characterized them and the fabrication of nanocomposites has become necessary to enhance their photocatalytic performance. Thus, AgInS2 quantum dots (AIS QDs, 4.0 ± 1.6 nm), have been successfully prepared and loaded onto ZnO nanopyramids (ZnO NPy). The effect of the nominal amount of AIS QDs decorating ZnO NPy on the morphology, optical properties, structure and surface chemistry of the nanocomposites was systematically studied. Photocatalytic tests revealed that the 1%AIS@ZnO NPy sample reported the highest photoactivity for phenol degradation in aqueous phase (92 % after one hour of irradiation, λ > 350 nm) that was 4 and 68 times the reported for bare ZnO NPy and AIS QDs, respectively. Accordingly, the maximum photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, under UV-vis light, for the same sample corresponded to 17 and 21 times the estimated for pristine ZnO NPy and AIS QDs, respectively. Hence, the AIS QDs - ZnO system has been applied in the photocatalytic field for the first time in this work and a synergetic effect was confirmed owing to a strong heterojunction formation between both semiconductors that allows an enhanced charge carrier separation, improving the photocatalytic activity.
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- María C Nevárez Martínez
- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Solid State Physics, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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Ilieva L, Petrova P, Pantaleo G, Zanella R, Sobczak J, Lisowski W, Ivanov I, Kaszkur Z, Liotta L, Venezia A, Tabakova T. Impact of ceria loading on the preferential CO oxidation over gold catalysts on CeO2/Al2O3 and Y-doped CeO2/Al2O3 supports prepared by mechanical mixing. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dolinska J, Holdynski M, Pieta P, Lisowski W, Ratajczyk T, Palys B, Jablonska A, Opallo M. Noble Metal Nanoparticles in Pectin Matrix. Preparation, Film Formation, Property Analysis, and Application in Electrocatalysis. ACS Omega 2020; 5:23909-23918. [PMID: 32984711 PMCID: PMC7513339 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Stable polymeric materials with embedded nano-objects, retaining their specific properties, are indispensable for the development of nanotechnology. Here, a method to obtain Pt, Pd, Au, and Ag nanoparticles (ca. 10 nm, independent of the metal) by the reduction of their ions in pectin, in the absence of additional reducing agents, is described. Specific interactions between the pectin functional groups and nanoparticles were detected, and they depend on the metal. Bundles and protruding nanoparticles are present on the surface of nanoparticles/pectin films. These films, deposited on the electrode surface, exhibit electrochemical response, characteristic for a given metal. Their electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of a few exemplary organic molecules was demonstrated. In particular, a synergetic effect of simultaneously prepared Au and Pt nanoparticles in pectin films on glucose electro-oxidation was found.
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- Joanna Dolinska
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warszawa, Poland
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Zwara J, Pancielejko A, Paszkiewicz-Gawron M, Łuczak J, Miodyńska M, Lisowski W, Zaleska-Medynska A, Grabowska-Musiał E. Fabrication of ILs-Assisted AgTaO 3 Nanoparticles for the Water Splitting Reaction: The Effect of ILs on Morphology and Photoactivity. Materials (Basel) 2020; 13:E4055. [PMID: 32932666 PMCID: PMC7559565 DOI: 10.3390/ma13184055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The design of an active, stable and efficient photocatalyst that is able to be used for hydrogen production is of great interest nowadays. Therefore, four methods of AgTaO3 perovskite synthesis, such as hydrothermal, solvothermal, sol-gel and solid state reactions, were proposed in this study to identify the one with the highest hydrogen generation efficiency by the water splitting reaction. The comprehensive results clearly show that the solid state reaction (SSR) led to the obtainment of a sample with an almost seven times higher photocatalytic activity than the other methods. Furthermore, four ionic liquids, all possessing nitrogen in the form of organic cations (two imidazoliums with different anions, ammonium and tetrazolium), were used for the first time to prepare composites consisting of AgTaO3 modified with IL and Pt, simultaneously. The effect of the ionic liquids (ILs) and Pt nanoparticles' presence on the structure, morphology, optical properties, elemental composition and the effectiveness of the hydrogen generation was investigated and discussed. The morphology investigation revealed that the AgTaO3 photocatalysts with the application of [OMIM]-cation based ILs created smaller granules (<500 nm), whereas [TBA] [Cl] and [TPTZ] [Cl] ILs caused the formation of larger particles (up to 2 μm). We found that various ILs used for the synthesis did not improve the photocatalytic activity of the obtained samples in comparison with pristine AgTaO3. It was detected that the compound with the highest ability for hydrogen generation under UV-Vis irradiation was the AgTaO3_0.2% Pt (248.5 μmol∙g-1), having an almost 13 times higher efficiency in comparison with the non-modified pristine sample. It is evidenced that the enhanced photocatalytic activity of modified composites originated mainly from the presence of the platinum particles. The mechanism of photocatalytic H2 production under UV-Vis light irradiation in the presence of an AgTaO3_IL_Pt composite in the water splitting reaction was also proposed.
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- Julia Zwara
- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (J.Z.); (M.P.-G.); (M.M.); (A.Z.-M.)
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland; (A.P.); (J.Ł.)
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (J.Z.); (M.P.-G.); (M.M.); (A.Z.-M.)
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland; (A.P.); (J.Ł.)
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (J.Z.); (M.P.-G.); (M.M.); (A.Z.-M.)
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, 01-244 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (J.Z.); (M.P.-G.); (M.M.); (A.Z.-M.)
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (J.Z.); (M.P.-G.); (M.M.); (A.Z.-M.)
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Pisarek M, Krawczyk M, Hołdyński M, Lisowski W. Plasma Nitriding of TiO 2 Nanotubes: N-Doping in Situ Investigations Using XPS. ACS Omega 2020; 5:8647-8658. [PMID: 32337428 PMCID: PMC7178339 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The nitrogen doping of titanium dioxide nanotubes (TiO2 NTs) was investigated as a result of well-controlled plasma nitriding of TiO2 NTs at a low temperature. This way of nitrogen doping is proposed as an alternative to chemical/electrochemical methods. The plasma nitriding process was performed in a preparation chamber connected to an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectrometer, and the nitrogen-doped TiO2 NTs were next investigated in situ by XPS in the same ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) system. The collected high-resolution (HR) XPS spectra of N 1s, Ti 2p, O 1s, C 1s, and valence band (VB) revealed the formation of chemical bonds between titanium, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms as substitutional or interstitial species. Moreover, the results provided a characterization of the electronic states of N-TiO2 NTs generated by various plasma nitriding and annealing treatments. The VB XPS spectrum showed a reduction in the TiO2 band gap of about 0.6 eV for optimal nitriding and heat-treated conditions. The TiO2 NTs annealed at 450 or 650 °C in air (ex situ) and nitrided under UHV conditions were used as reference materials to check the formation of Ti-N bonds in the TiO2 lattice with a well-defined structure (anatase or a mixture of anatase and rutile). Scanning electron microscopy microscopic observations of the received materials were used to evaluate the morphology of the TiO2 NTs after each step of the nitriding and annealing treatments.
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Kalecki J, Cieplak M, Dąbrowski M, Lisowski W, Kuhn A, Sharma PS. Hexagonally Packed Macroporous Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Chemosensing of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Protein. ACS Sens 2020; 5:118-126. [PMID: 31845570 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Homogenous nanostructuration of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) films for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-sensing was achieved by using optimized colloidal crystals as a hard mold. Introduction of a heating step after assembling colloidal crystals of silica beads promoted their adhesion. Thus, precise assembling of beads was not disturbed during further multisteps of surface imprinting, and crack-free hexagonal packing was maintained. Scanning electron microscopy imaging confirmed hexagonal packing of silica colloidal crystals as well as homogenous nanostructuration in MIP films. FSH immobilization over silica beads and later its derivatization with electroactive functional monomers was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. The nanostructured molecular recognition films prepared in this way were combined with an electrochemical transducer in order to design a capacitive impedimetry-based chemosensing system. It was tested for the determination of FSH in the range from 0.1 fM to 100 pM in 10 mM 2-(N-morpholino) ethane sulfonic acid buffer (pH = 4.2). The detection limit of the chemosensor was 0.1 fM, showing a high selectivity with respect to common protein interferences as well as other protein hormones of the gonadotropin family.
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- Jakub Kalecki
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255, Bordeaux INP, ENSCBP, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255, Bordeaux INP, ENSCBP, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Paszkiewicz-Gawron M, Gołąbiewska A, Pancielejko A, Lisowski W, Zwara J, Paszkiewicz M, Zaleska-Medynska A, Łuczak J. Impact of Tetrazolium Ionic Liquid Thermal Decomposition in Solvothermal Reaction on the Remarkable Photocatalytic Properties of TiO 2 Particles. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2019; 9:nano9050744. [PMID: 31096544 PMCID: PMC6567212 DOI: 10.3390/nano9050744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) could serve as a structuring agent, a solvent, or a source of dopant during solvothermal synthesis of semiconductors particles. To understand the role of IL during formation of TiO2 particles, it is necessary to study the stability of this IL in solvothermal synthesis conditions, as well as studying the surface properties of formed TiO2 particles. In view of this, the effect of the 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride IL ([TPTZ][Cl]) thermal decomposition during the solvothermal reaction and IL content in the reaction system on photoactivity of TiO2 microparticles has been systematically investigated. The samples obtained by using [TPTZ][Cl] exhibited remarkable photocatalytic properties in phenol degradation reaction under visible light. HPLC analysis of the solvothermal reaction medium and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of TiO2 particles revealed that [TPTZ][Cl] was decomposed completely and was incorporated into the TiO2 lattice. Generally, increasing the reaction time (1, 4, 12, and 24 h) promoted the TiO2 microspheres formation, as well as raising the visible light-induced photocatalytic activity of the photocatalysts. Longer reaction time was also accompanied by an increase in the efficiency of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride decomposition. The properties of the photocatalysts were investigated by means of UV-VIS diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), BET surface area measurements, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis, and XPS.
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- Marta Paszkiewicz-Gawron
- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
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Dąbrowski M, Zimińska A, Kalecki J, Cieplak M, Lisowski W, Maksym R, Shao S, D'Souza F, Kuhn A, Sharma PS. Facile Fabrication of Surface-Imprinted Macroporous Films for Chemosensing of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:9265-9276. [PMID: 30714713 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We present an improved approach for the preparation of highly selective and homogeneous molecular cavities in molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) via the combination of surface imprinting and semi-covalent imprinting. Toward that, first, a colloidal crystal mold was prepared via the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique. Then, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) template protein was immobilized on the colloidal crystal mold. Later, hCG derivatization with electroactive functional monomers via amide chemistry was performed. In a final step, optimized potentiostatic polymerization of 2,3'-bithiophene enabled depositing an MIP film as the macroporous structure. This synergistic strategy resulted in the formation of molecularly imprinted cavities exclusively on the internal surface of the macropores, which were accessible after dissolution of silica molds. The recognition of hCG by the macroporous MIP film was transduced with the help of electric transducers, namely, extended-gate field-effect transistors (EG-FET) and capacitive impedimetry (CI). These readout strategies offered the ability to create chemosensors for the label-free determination of the hCG hormone. Other than the simple confirmation of pregnancy, hCG assay is a common tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of ectopic pregnancy or trophoblast tumors. Concentration measurements with these EG-FET and CI-based devices allowed real-time measurements of hCG in the range of 0.8-50 and 0.17-2.0 fM, respectively, in 10 mM carbonate buffer (pH = 10). Moreover, the selectivity of chemosensors with respect to protein interferences was very high.
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- Marcin Dąbrowski
- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
- Department of Biomaterials Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with Laboratory Medicine Division , Medical University of Warsaw , Banacha 1 , 02-097 Warsaw , Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Health, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education , St. Sophia Hospital , Zelazna 90 , 01-004 Warsaw , Poland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of North Texas , 1155 Union Circle No. 305070 , Denton , Texas 76203-5017 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of North Texas , 1155 Union Circle No. 305070 , Denton , Texas 76203-5017 , United States
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255, Bordeaux INP, ENSCBP , 16 Avenue Pey Berland , 33607 Pessac , France
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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Bartold K, Pietrzyk-Le A, Lisowski W, Golebiewska K, Siklitskaya A, Borowicz P, Shao S, D'Souza F, Kutner W. Promoting bioanalytical concepts in genetics: A TATA box molecularly imprinted polymer as a small isolated fragment of the DNA damage repairing system. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2019; 100:1-10. [PMID: 30948043 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We demonstrate that a new, stable, artificial TATA (T - thymine, A - adenine) box is recognized by amino acids recognizing the natural TATA box. Here, the former mimicked, as a minimal motif, oligodeoxyribonucleotide interactions with amino acids of proteins involved in repairing of damaged dsDNA. By electropolymerization, we molecularly imprinted non-labeled 5'-TATAAA-3' via Watson-Crick nucleobase pairing, thus synthesizing, in a one-step procedure, the hexakis[bis(2,2'-bithien-5-yl)] TTTATA and simultaneously hybridizing it with the 5'-TATAAA-3' template. That is, a stable dsDNA analog having a controlled sequence of nucleobases was formed in the molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP). The 5'-TATAAA-3' was by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depth profiling found to be homogeneously distributed both in the bulk of the MIP film and on its surface. The 5'-TATAAA-3' concentration in the 2.8(±0.2)-nm relative surface area, ~140-nm thick MIP film was 2.1 mM. The MIP served as a matrix of an artificial TATA box with the TATAAA-promoter sequence. We comprehensively characterized this artificial DNA hybrid by the polarization-modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Further, we examined interactions of DNA repairing TATA binding protein (TBP) amino acids with the artificial TATA box prepared. That is, molecules of l-phenylalanine aromatic amino acid were presumably engaged in stacking interactions with nucleobase steps of this artificial TATA box. The nitrogen-to‑phosphorus atomic % ratio on the surface of the MIP-(5'-TATAAA-3') film increased by ~1.6 times after film immersing in the l-glutamic acid solution, as determined using the XPS depth profiling. Furthermore, l-lysine and l-serine preferentially interacted with the phosphate moiety of 5'-TATAAA-3'. We monitored amino acids interactions with the artificial TATA box using real-time piezoelectric microgravimetry at a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy under flow injection analysis (FIA) conditions.
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- Katarzyna Bartold
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton TX, USA
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, School of Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland
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Mazierski P, Sowik J, Miodyńska M, Trykowski G, Mikołajczyk A, Klimczuk T, Lisowski W, Nadolna J, Zaleska-Medynska A. Shape-controllable synthesis of GdVO 4 photocatalysts and their tunable properties in photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Dalton Trans 2018; 48:1662-1671. [PMID: 30564826 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04225j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Novel visible light responsive materials for water splitting are essential for the efficient conversion of solar energy into hydrogen bond energy. Among other semiconductors, gadolinium orthovanadate has appropriate conduction and valence band edges positioned to split water molecules and a narrow band gap that allows the use of visible light for hydrogen generation. Thus, we present here that hydrogen evolution under visible light (λ > 420 nm) could be accomplished using hierarchical 3D GdVO4 particles, obtained by a simple, one pot hydrothermal synthesis. We found that applying various reaction components, such as EDTA-Na2 and EDTA, and adjusting the pH of the solution allow one to tune the shape of GdVO4 (such as short nanowires, long nanowires, short nanorods, long nanorods, nanoparticles and spheres - all having a tetragonal crystal structure) as well as optical and photocatalytic properties. The highest ability to photocatalytically split methanol solution into hydrogen under UV-Vis irradiation was detected for the long nanowire sample (42 μmol h-1), having almost 11 times higher efficiency in comparison with the weakest sample - short nanowires. In addition, GdVO4 spheres generated H2 more than 2 times (5.75 μmol h-1) in comparison with the short nanorod sample (2.5 μmol h-1) under visible light excitation. Photostable in three-hour work cycles, long nanowires and spheres were even able to generate hydrogen from pure water, reaching values of 17 and 3 μmol under UV-Vis and Vis light, respectively.
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- Paweł Mazierski
- Department of Environmental Technology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Solid State Physics, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
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Bartold K, Pietrzyk-Le A, Golebiewska K, Lisowski W, Cauteruccio S, Licandro E, D'Souza F, Kutner W. Oligonucleotide Determination via Peptide Nucleic Acid Macromolecular Imprinting in an Electropolymerized CG-Rich Artificial Oligomer Analogue. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:27562-27569. [PMID: 30071156 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b09296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We devised and fabricated a chemosensor for determination of the genetically relevant 5'-GCGGCGGC-3' (G = guanine; C = cytosine) oligonucleotide. For that, we simultaneously electrosynthesized and electrode-immobilized a sequence-defined octakis(2,2'-bithien-5-yl) DNA hybridizing probe using both a "macromolecular imprinting in polymer strategy" and a sequence-programmable peptide nucleic acid (PNA) template. With electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) transductions under stagnant-solution and flow injection analysis (FIA) conditions, respectively, we determined the above oligonucleotide with 200-pM EIS limit of detection. With its EIS-determined apparent imprinting factor of ∼4.0, the chemosensor was discriminative to both mismatched oligonucleotides and Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium sample interferences.
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- Katarzyna Bartold
- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Milan , Via Golgi 19 , I-20133 Milan , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Milan , Via Golgi 19 , I-20133 Milan , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry , University of North Texas , 1155 Union Circle , No. 305070, Denton , Texas 76203-5017 , United States
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52 , 01-224 Warsaw , Poland
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, School of Sciences , Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw , Wóycickiego 1/3 , 01-938 Warsaw , Poland
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Krukowska A, Trykowski G, Lisowski W, Klimczuk T, Winiarski MJ, Zaleska-Medynska A. Monometallic nanoparticles decorated and rare earth ions doped KTaO3/K2Ta2O6 photocatalysts with enhanced pollutant decomposition and improved H2 generation. J Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lisowski P, Colmenares JC, Mašek O, Lisowski W, Lisovytskiy D, Grzonka J, Kurzydłowski K. Design and Fabrication of TiO2/Lignocellulosic Carbon Materials: Relevance of Low-temperature Sonocrystallization to Photocatalysts Performance. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Pawel Lisowski
- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- UK Biochar Research Centre, School of Geosciences; University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering; Warsaw University of Technology; Woloska 141 02-507 Warsaw Poland
- Institute of Electronic Materials Technology; Wolczynska 133 01-919 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering; Warsaw University of Technology; Woloska 141 02-507 Warsaw Poland
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Marchelek M, Grabowska E, Klimczuk T, Lisowski W, Mazierski P, Zaleska-Medynska A. Visible light photocatalysis employing TiO2/SrTiO3-BiOI composites: Surface properties and photoexcitation mechanism. Molecular Catalysis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Gołąbiewska A, Paszkiewicz-Gawron M, Sadzińska A, Lisowski W, Grabowska E, Zaleska-Medynska A, Łuczak J. Fabrication and photoactivity of ionic liquid-TiO 2 structures for efficient visible-light-induced photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants in aqueous phase. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2018; 9:580-590. [PMID: 29527433 PMCID: PMC5827804 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To investigate the effect of the ionic liquid (IL) chain length on the surface properties and photoactivity of TiO2, a series of TiO2 microspheres have been synthesized via a solvothermal method assisted by 1-methyl-3-octadecylimidazolium chloride ([ODMIM][Cl]) and 1-methyl-3-tetradecylimidazolium chloride ([TDMIM][Cl]). All as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), scanning transmission microscopy (STEM) and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area method, whereas the photocatalytic activity was evaluated by the degradation of phenol in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm). The highest photoefficiency (four times higher than pristine TiO2) was observed for the TiO2 sample obtained in the presence of [TDMIM][Cl] for a IL to TiO2 precursor molar ratio of 1:3. It was revealed that interactions between the ions of the ionic liquid and the surface of the growing titanium dioxide spheres results in a red-shift of absorption edge for the IL-TiO2 semiconductors. In this regard, the direct increase of the photoactivity of IL-TiO2 in comparison to pristine TiO2 was observed. The active species trapping experiments indicated that O2•- is the main active species, created at the surface of the IL-TiO2 material under visible-light illumination, and is responsible for the effective phenol degradation.
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- Anna Gołąbiewska
- University of Gdansk, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Environmental Technology, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- University of Gdansk, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Environmental Technology, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Gdansk University of Technology, Chemical Faculty, Department of Chemical Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- University of Gdansk, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Environmental Technology, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- University of Gdansk, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Environmental Technology, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Gdansk University of Technology, Chemical Faculty, Department of Chemical Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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Parnicka P, Mazierski P, Grzyb T, Lisowski W, Kowalska E, Ohtani B, Zaleska-Medynska A, Nadolna J. Influence of the preparation method on the photocatalytic activity of Nd-modified TiO 2. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2018; 9:447-459. [PMID: 29515957 PMCID: PMC5815290 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nd-modified TiO2 photocatalysts have been obtained via hydrothermal (HT) and sol-hydrothermal (SHT) methods. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET surface area measurements, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), luminescence spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized samples was evaluated by the degradation of phenol in aqueous solution under irradiation with UV-vis (λ > 350 nm) and vis (λ > 420 nm) light, as well as by the degradation of gaseous toluene under irradiation with vis (λmax = 415 nm) light. It was found that Nd-modified TiO2 is an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of phenol and toluene under visible light. XPS analysis revealed that the photocatalyst prepared via HT method contains a three-times higher amount of hydroxy groups at the surface layer and a two-times higher amount of surface defects than that obtained by the SHT method. The photocatalytic efficiency of phenol and toluene degradation under vis irradiation in the presence of 0.25% Nd-TiO2(HT) reached 0.62 and 3.36 μmol·dm-1·min-1, respectively. Photocatalytic activity tests in the presence of Nd-TiO2 and scavenger confirm that superoxide radicals were responsible for the visible light-induced degradation of the model pollutant in aqueous solution.
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- Patrycja Parnicka
- Department of Environmental Technology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, 60-780 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences,01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Technology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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Sharma PS, Iskierko Z, Noworyta K, Cieplak M, Borowicz P, Lisowski W, D'Souza F, Kutner W. Synthesis and application of a “plastic antibody” in electrochemical microfluidic platform for oxytocin determination. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 100:251-258. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Gabka G, Bujak P, Żukrowski J, Zabost D, Kotwica K, Malinowska K, Ostrowski A, Wielgus I, Lisowski W, Sobczak JW, Przybylski M, Pron A. Non-injection synthesis of monodisperse Cu-Fe-S nanocrystals and their size dependent properties. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 18:15091-101. [PMID: 27197089 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01887d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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It is demonstrated that ternary Cu-Fe-S nanocrystals differing in composition (from Cu-rich to Fe-rich), structure (chalcopyrite or high bornite) and size can be obtained from a mixture of CuCl, FeCl3, thiourea and oleic acid (OA) in oleylamine (OLA) using the heating up procedure. This new preparation method yields the smallest Cu-Fe-S nanocrystals ever reported to date (1.5 nm for the high bornite structure and 2.7 nm for the chalcopyrite structure). A comparative study of nanocrystals of the same composition (Cu1.6Fe1.0S2.0) but different in size (2.7 nm and 9.3 nm) revealed a pronounced quantum confinement effect, confirmed by three different techniques: UV-vis spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The optical band gap increased from 0.60 eV in the bulk material to 0.69 eV in the nanocrystals of 9.3 nm size and to 1.39 eV in nanocrystals of 2.7 nm size. The same trend was observed in the electrochemical band gaps, derived from cyclic voltammetry studies (band gaps of 0.74 eV and 1.54 eV). The quantum effect was also manifested in Mössbauer spectroscopy by an abrupt change in the spectrum from a quadrupole doublet to a Zeeman sextet below 10 K, which could be interpreted in terms of the well defined energy states in these nanoparticles, resulting from quantum confinement. The Mössbauer spectroscopic data confirmed, in addition to the results of XPS spectroscopy, the co-existence of Fe(iii) and Fe(ii) in the synthesized nanocrystals. The organic shell composition was investigated by NMR (after dissolution of the inorganic core) and IR spectroscopy. Both methods identified oleylamine (OLA) and 1-octadecene (ODE) as surfacial ligands, the latter being formed in situ via an elimination-hydrogenation reaction occurring between OLA and the nanocrystal surface.
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- Grzegorz Gabka
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland and Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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Gołąbiewska A, Lisowski W, Jarek M, Nowaczyk G, Michalska M, Jurga S, Zaleska-Medynska A. The effect of metals content on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 modified by Pt/Au bimetallic nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method. Molecular Catalysis 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Łuczak J, Paszkiewicz-Gawron M, Długokęcka M, Lisowski W, Grabowska E, Makurat S, Rak J, Zaleska-Medynska A. Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity of Ionic Liquid TiO2
Spheres: Effect of the Ionic Liquid's Anion Structure. ChemCatChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201700861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Justyna Łuczak
- Department of Chemical Technology; Faculty of Chemistry; Gdansk University of Technology; G. Narutowicza 11/12 80-233 Gdansk Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Gdansk; Wita Stwosza 63 80-308 Gdansk Poland
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- Department of Chemical Technology; Faculty of Chemistry; Gdansk University of Technology; G. Narutowicza 11/12 80-233 Gdansk Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Gdansk; Wita Stwosza 63 80-308 Gdansk Poland
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- Laboratory of Biological Sensitizers; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Gdansk; Wita Stwosza 63 80-308 Gdansk Poland
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- Laboratory of Biological Sensitizers; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Gdansk; Wita Stwosza 63 80-308 Gdansk Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Gdansk; Wita Stwosza 63 80-308 Gdansk Poland
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Parnicka P, Mazierski P, Grzyb T, Wei Z, Kowalska E, Ohtani B, Lisowski W, Klimczuk T, Nadolna J. Preparation and photocatalytic activity of Nd-modified TiO2 photocatalysts: Insight into the excitation mechanism under visible light. J Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Dabrowski M, Cieplak M, Sharma PS, Borowicz P, Noworyta K, Lisowski W, D'Souza F, Kuhn A, Kutner W. Hierarchical templating in deposition of semi-covalently imprinted inverse opal polythiophene film for femtomolar determination of human serum albumin. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 94:155-161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gabka G, Zybała R, Bujak P, Ostrowski A, Chmielewski M, Lisowski W, Sobczak JW, Pron A. Facile Gram-Scale Synthesis of the First n-Type CuFeS2
Nanocrystals for Thermoelectric Applications. Eur J Inorg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Grzegorz Gabka
- Faculty of Chemistry; Warsaw University of Technology; Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Materials Science Engineering; Warsaw University of Technology; Wołoska 141 02-507 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Warsaw University of Technology; Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Warsaw University of Technology; Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Electronic Materials Technology; Wolczyńska 133 01-919 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Science; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Science; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Warsaw University of Technology; Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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Grabowskaa E, Diak M, Klimczuk T, Lisowski W, Zaleska-Medynska A. Novel decahedral TiO 2 photocatalysts modified with Ru or Rh NPs: Insight into the mechanism. Molecular Catalysis 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mazierski P, Nadolna J, Lisowski W, Winiarski MJ, Gazda M, Nischk M, Klimczuk T, Zaleska-Medynska A. Effect of irradiation intensity and initial pollutant concentration on gas phase photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 nanotube arrays. Catal Today 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mazierski P, Malankowska A, Kobylański M, Diak M, Kozak M, Winiarski MJ, Klimczuk T, Lisowski W, Nowaczyk G, Zaleska-Medynska A. Photocatalytically Active TiO2/Ag2O Nanotube Arrays Interlaced with Silver Nanoparticles Obtained from the One-Step Anodic Oxidation of Ti–Ag Alloys. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Paweł Mazierski
- Department
of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department
of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department
of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department
of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department
of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department
of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department
of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- NanoBioMedical
Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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- Department
of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
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Bartold K, Pietrzyk-Le A, Huynh TP, Iskierko Z, Sosnowska M, Noworyta K, Lisowski W, Sannicolò F, Cauteruccio S, Licandro E, D'Souza F, Kutner W. Programmed Transfer of Sequence Information into a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Hexakis(2,2'-bithien-5-yl) DNA Analogue Formation toward Single-Nucleotide-Polymorphism Detection. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:3948-3958. [PMID: 28071057 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new strategy of simple, inexpensive, rapid, and label-free single-nucleotide-polymorphism (SNP) detection using robust chemosensors with piezomicrogravimetric, surface plasmon resonance, or capacitive impedimetry (CI) signal transduction is reported. Using these chemosensors, selective detection of a genetically relevant oligonucleotide under FIA conditions within 2 min is accomplished. An invulnerable-to-nonspecific interaction molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) with electrochemically synthesized probes of hexameric 2,2'-bithien-5-yl DNA analogues discriminating single purine-nucleobase mismatch at room temperature was used. With density functional theory modeling, the synthetic procedures developed, and isothermal titration calorimetry quantification, adenine (A)- or thymine (T)-substituted 2,2'-bithien-5-yl functional monomers capable of Watson-Crick nucleobase pairing with the TATAAA oligodeoxyribonucleotide template or its peptide nucleic acid (PNA) analogue were designed. Characterized by spectroscopic techniques, molecular cavities exposed the ordered nucleobases on the 2,2'-bithien-5-yl polymeric backbone of the TTTATA hexamer probe designed to hybridize the complementary TATAAA template. In that way, an artificial TATAAA-promoter sequence was formed in the MIP. The purine nucleobases of this sequence are known to be recognized by RNA polymerase to initiate the transcription in eukaryotes. The hexamer strongly hybridized TATAAA with the complex stability constant KsTTTATA-TATAAA = ka/kd ≈ 106 M-1, as high as that characteristic for longer-chain DNA-PNA hybrids. The CI chemosensor revealed a 5 nM limit of detection, quite appreciable as for the hexadeoxyribonucleotide. Molecular imprinting increased the chemosensor sensitivity to the TATAAA analyte by over 4 times compared to that of the nonimprinted polymer. The herein-devised detection platform enabled the generation of a library of hexamer probes for typing the majority of SNP probes as well as studying a molecular mechanism of the complex transcription machinery, physics of single polymer molecules, and stable genetic nanomaterials.
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- Katarzyna Bartold
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas , 1155 Union Circle, No. 305070, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, United States
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas , 1155 Union Circle, No. 305070, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, United States
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan , Via Golgi 19, I-20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan , Via Golgi 19, I-20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan , Via Golgi 19, I-20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas , 1155 Union Circle, No. 305070, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, United States
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, School of Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University , Woycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland
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Gabka G, Bujak P, Kotwica K, Ostrowski A, Lisowski W, Sobczak JW, Pron A. Luminophores of tunable colors from ternary Ag–In–S and quaternary Ag–In–Zn–S nanocrystals covering the visible to near-infrared spectral range. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:1217-1228. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp07008f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report an efficient synthesis of Ag–In–S and Ag–In–Zn–S nanocrystals with strong photoluminescence (QY = 59%) in the visible to near-infrared range.
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- Grzegorz Gabka
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Polish Academy of Science
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Polish Academy of Science
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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Grabowska E, Marchelek M, Klimczuk T, Lisowski W, Zaleska-Medynska A. Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 microspheres decorated by bimetallic nanoparticles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Gabka G, Bujak P, Ostrowski A, Tomaszewski W, Lisowski W, Sobczak JW, Pron A. Cu–Fe–S Nanocrystals Exhibiting Tunable Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance in the Visible to NIR Spectral Ranges. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:6660-9. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Grzegorz Gabka
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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Dabrowski M, Sharma PS, Iskierko Z, Noworyta K, Cieplak M, Lisowski W, Oborska S, Kuhn A, Kutner W. Early diagnosis of fungal infections using piezomicrogravimetric and electric chemosensors based on polymers molecularly imprinted with d-arabitol. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 79:627-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.12.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wojnarowicz A, Sharma PS, Sosnowska M, Lisowski W, Huynh TP, Pszona M, Borowicz P, D'Souza F, Kutner W. An electropolymerized molecularly imprinted polymer for selective carnosine sensing with impedimetric capacity. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:1156-1165. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb02260f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Functional monomers are designed for the development of a polymer with molecular cavities selective for the carnosine dipeptide recognition and quantification.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC PAS)
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
- Department of Chemistry
- University of North Texas
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC PAS)
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
- Department of Chemistry
- University of North Texas
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC PAS)
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC PAS)
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
- Institute of Electron Technology
- 02-668 Warsaw
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC PAS)
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- School of Sciences
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Dolinska J, Chidambaram A, Adamkiewicz W, Estili M, Lisowski W, Iwan M, Palys B, Sudholter EJR, Marken F, Opallo M, Rassaei L. Synthesis and characterization of porous carbon–MoS2 nanohybrid materials: electrocatalytic performance towards selected biomolecules. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:1448-1457. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb02175h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Porous carbon nanohybrids are promising materials as high-performance electrodes for both sensing and energy conversion applications.
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Dolinska J, Chidambaram A, Taleat Z, Adamkiewicz W, Lisowski W, Palys B, Holdynski M, Andryszewski T, Sashuk V, Rassaei L, Opallo M. Decoration of MoS2 Nanopetal Stacks with Positively Charged Gold Nanoparticles for Synergistic Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Biologically Relevant Compounds. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.09.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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