1. Recovery study of gold nanoparticle markers from lateral flow immunoassaysTilen Švarc, Peter Majerič, Darja Feizpour, Žiga Jelen, Matej Zadravec, Timi Gomboc, Rebeka Rudolf, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) are a simple diagnostic device used to detect targeted analytes. Wasted and unused rapid antigen lateral flow immunoassays represent mass waste that needs to be broken down and recycled into new material components. The aim of this study was to recover gold nanoparticles that are used as markers in lateral flow immunoassays. For this purpose, a dissolution process with aqua regia was utilised, where gold nanoparticles were released from the lateral flow immunoassay conjugate pads. The obtained solution was then concentrated further with gold chloride salt (HAuCl4) so that it could be used for the synthesis of new gold nanoparticles in the process of ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP). Various characterisation methods including scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma were used during this study. The results of this study showed that the recovery of gold nanoparticles from lateral flow immunoassays is possible, and the newly synthesised gold nanoparticles represent the possibility for incorporation into new products. Keywords: gold nanoparticles, recovery, LFIA, ultrasonic spray pyrolysis, characterisation Published in DiRROS: 02.02.2024; Views: 188; Downloads: 81 Full text (6,25 MB) This document has many files! More... |
2. Synthesis and characterization of plasmonic ▫$Au/TiO_2$▫ nanorod solids for heterogeneous photocatalysisŠpela Slapničar, Gregor Žerjav, Janez Zavašnik, Matjaž Finšgar, Albin Pintar, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: Plasmonic Au (1 wt%) catalysts deposited on hydrothermally synthesized TiO2 nanorods (TNR) were investigated in this study. Based on the duration of mixing of the Au precursor/TNR suspension during the wet impregnation synthesis and parameters of the end calcination, Au/TiO2 catalysts with different sizes of Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) were obtained. The prepared solids were thoroughly characterized by several instrumental techniques to investigate property-activity relationships. Regardless of the size of Au particles on the catalyst surface, an absorption peak at 550 nm occurred in all UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra of the investigated Au/TiO2 catalysts, which is characteristic of the localized surface plasmon resonance effect exerted by metallic Au NPs. By measuring the formation of reactive oxygen species under visible-light illumination using various scavengers, the production of superoxide anion radicals (O2•single bond) and hydroxyl radicals were identified, however, the former were found to represent the main reactive oxygen species that govern the oxidation of aqueous bisphenol A (BPA) employed as a model organic pollutant. The activity of Au/TiO2 catalysts for the generation of O2•single bond radicals (and BPA oxidation) increases by increasing the Schottky barrier height, which is due to the slow reduction of water-dissolved O2 on the catalyst surface. Keywords: heterogeneous photocatalysis, titanate nanorods, gold nanoparticles, wet impregnation, localized surface plasmon resonance effect Published in DiRROS: 26.04.2023; Views: 539; Downloads: 237 Full text (4,16 MB) This document has many files! More... |
3. Correlations between the catalyst properties and catalytic activity of Au on ▫$ZrO_2-CeO_2$▫ in the hydrogenation of ▫$CO_2$▫Hue-Tong Vu, Matjaž Finšgar, Janez Zavašnik, Nataša Novak Tušar, Albin Pintar, 2023, original scientific article Keywords: ▫$CO_2$▫ utilization, gold, mixed oxides, amorphous ▫$ZrO_2$▫, methanol synthesis Published in DiRROS: 16.03.2023; Views: 472; Downloads: 305 Full text (4,13 MB) This document has many files! More... |
4. In-situ plasma regeneration of deactivated Au/TiO [sub] 2 nanocatalysts during CO oxidation and effect of N [sub] 2 contentHong-Yu Fan, Chuan Shi, Xiao-Song Li, Shuo Zhang, Jing-Lin Liu, Ai-Min Zhu, 2012, original scientific article Keywords: gold catalyst, deactivation, plasma regeneration, N [sub] 2 content, CO oxidation Published in DiRROS: 07.04.2016; Views: 5823; Downloads: 836 Link to full text |