Controlled synthesis of titanium dioxide/molybdenum disulfide core-shell hybrid nanofibers with enhanced peroxidase-like activity for colorimetric detection of glutathione.

J Colloid Interface Sci

Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: October 2018

Synergistic effects play a crucial role in improving the catalytic activity of enzyme-like reactions. The preparation of hybrid nanomaterials for enzyme mimicking that display synergistic enhanced catalytic activity remains a formidable challenge. Titanium dioxide (TiO)/molybdenum disulfide (MoS) core-shell hybrid nanofibers were synthesized as efficient peroxidase mimics via a three-step approach involving electrospinning, calcination, and hydrothermal treatment. The resulting TiO/MoS hybrid nanofibers exhibited synergistically enhanced peroxidase-like catalytic activity relative to the TiO nanofibers or MoS nanosheets alone. Based on the high peroxidase-like activity of the TiO/MoS hybrid nanofibers, a simple colorimetric approach for the detection of l-glutathione (GSH) was developed, with a detection limit as low as 0.05 μM. This study provides a simple and sensitive sensing platform for the detection of GSH, with prospective applications in colorimetric sensing, environmental monitoring, and medical diagnosis.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2018.05.068DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

hybrid nanofibers
16
catalytic activity
12
core-shell hybrid
8
enhanced peroxidase-like
8
peroxidase-like activity
8
tio/mos hybrid
8
hybrid
5
nanofibers
5
activity
5
controlled synthesis
4

Similar Publications

Antimicrobial membranes based on polycaprolactone:pectin blends reinforced with zeolite faujasite for cloxacillin-controlled release.

Discov Nano

January 2025

National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agriculture (LNNA), Embrapa Instrumentação, 1452 XV de Novembro St., São Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil.

Multifunctional membranes applied to biomedical materials become attractive to support the biological agents and increase their properties. In this study, biopolymeric fibers based on polycaprolactone (PCL) and pectin (PEC) were reinforced with faujasite zeolite (FAU) for cloxacillin antibiotic (CLX) loading. FAU with a high specific surface area (347 ± 8 m g), high crystallinity and particles with a diameter of up to 100 nm were produced under optimized synthesis conditions (100 °C/4 h).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Engineered sulfonated porous carbon/cellulose nanofiber hybrid membrane for high-efficiency osmotic energy conversion applications.

Int J Biol Macromol

January 2025

Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. Electronic address:

Harnessing ionic gradients to generate electricity has inspired the development of nanofluidic membranes with charged nanochannels for osmotic energy conversion. However, achieving high-performance osmotic energy output remains elusive due to the trade-off between ion selectivity and nanochannel membrane permeability. In this study, we report a homogeneous nanofluidic membrane, composed of sulfonated nanoporous carbon (SPC) and TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers (T-CNF), engineered to overcome these limitations.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The design and preparation of advanced hybrid nanofibers with controllable microstructures will be interesting because of their potential high-efficiency applications in the environmental and energy domains. In this paper, a simple and efficient strategy was developed for preparing hybrid nanofibers of zinc oxide-molybdenum disulfide (ZnO-MoS) grown on polyimide (PI) nanofibers by combining electrospinning, a high-pressure hydrothermal process, and in situ growth. Unlike simple composite nanoparticles, the structure is shown in PI-ZnO to be like the skeleton of a tree for the growth of MoS "leaves" as macro-materials with controlled microstructures.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Most synthetic hydrogels are formed through radical polymerization to yield a homogenous covalent meshwork. In contrast, natural hydrogels form through mechanisms involving both covalent assembly and supramolecular interactions. In this communication, we expand the capabilities of covalent poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) networks through co-assembly of supramolecular peptide nanofibers.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Anisotropic nanocellulose-based aerogels for radiative cooling.

Int J Biol Macromol

January 2025

College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, PR China. Electronic address:

To this day, energy conservation, emission reduction, and environmental protection continue to be goals pursued by humanity. Passive radiation cooling, as a zero-consumption refrigeration technology, offers substantial opportunities for reducing global energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. It is of great significance to develop high-performance passive radiation cooling materials from sustainable materials.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!