Redox system nanoparticles

From the viewpoint of size control, bimetallic systems are usually very convenient to produce monodispersed metal nanoparticles [49]. Although the exact reason is not clear yet, this is probably attributed to the redox equilibrium between the two elements. 

In order to realize the precise control of core/shell structures of small bimetallic nanoparticles, some problems have to be overcome. For example, one problem is that the oxidation of the preformed metal core often takes place by the metal ions for making the shell when the metal ions have a high-redox potential, and large islands of shell metal are produced on the preformed metal core. Therefore, we previously developed a so-called hydrogen-sacrificial protective strategy to prepare the bimetallic nanoparticles in the size range 1.5-5.5nm with controllable core/shell structures [132]. The strategy can be extended to other systems of bi- or multimetallic nanoparticles. 

Electrical Wiring of Redox Proteins by Supramolecular Nanoparticle or Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Systems... 

Metallic nanoparticles and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) exhibit nanoscale dimensions comparable with the dimensions of redox proteins. This enables the construction of NP-enzyme or SWCNT-enzyme hybrids that combine the unique conductivity features of the nanoelements with the biocatalytic redox properties of the enzymes, to yield wired bioelectrocatalyts with large electrode surface areas. Indeed, substantial advances in nanobiotechnology were achieved by the integration of redox enzymes with nanoelements and the use of the hybrid systems in different bioelectronic devices.35... 

Single-particle tracking in real rime is a powerful technique to follow the entry pathway of gene carriers as well as their intracellular fate in great detail. The development of nanoparticles as gene carriers will continue and further functionalities such as specihc targeting, redox- or pH-sensitivity, etc., will be added. This will lead to even smarter carrier systems [76]. Such systems are constructed to... 

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