• Advances in materials Research
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.139-149
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• 2014

Surface enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) has attracted attention because the technique enables detection of various chemicals, even down to single molecular scale. Among the diverse candidates for SERS substrates, Au nanoparticles are considered promising due to their fine optical properties, chemical stability and ease of surface modification. Therefore, the fabrication and optical characterization of gold particles on solid supports is highly desirable. Such structures have potential as SERS substrates because the localized surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles is very sensitive to combined molecules and environments. In addition, it is well-known that the properties of Au nanoparticles are strongly dependent on their shape. In this work, arrays of shape-controlled Au nanoparticles were fabricated to exploit their enhanced and reproducible optical properties. First, shape-controlled Au nanoparticles were prepared via seed mediated solution-phase synthesis, including spheres, octahedra, and rhombic dodecahedra. Then, these shape-controlled Au nanoparticles were arranged on a PDMS substrate, which was nanopatterned using soft lithography of poly styrene particles. The Au nanoparticles were selectively located in a pattern of hexagonal spheres. In addition, the shape-controlled Au nanoparticles were arranged in various sizes of PDMS nanopatterns, which can be easily controlled by manipulating the size of polystyrene particles. Finally, the optical properties of the fabricated Au nanoparticle arrays were characterized by measuring surface enhanced Raman spectra with 4-nitrobenezenethiol.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.550-554
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• 2003

Current nanogold cluster synthesized by chemical routine with 11 or 55 atoms of gold has been widely used for immuno chemistry probe as a form of nanocluster conjugated with biomolecules. It would be an undeveloped region that the 1 nm size of nanogold could be made by materials engineering processing. Therefore, objective of this study is to minimize the size of gold nanocluster as a function of operating temperature and chamber pressure in inert gas condensation (IGC) processing. Evaporation temperature was controlled by input current from 50 A to 65 A. Chamber pressure was controlled by argon gas with a range of 0.05 to 2 torr. The gold nanocluster by IGC was evaluated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The gold nanocluster for TEM analysis was directly sampled with special in-situ method during the processing. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to observe 3-D nanogold layer surfaces on a slide glass for the following biomolecule conjugation step. The size of gold nanoclusters had a close relationship with the processing condition such as evaporation temperature and chamber pressure. The approximately 1 nm size of nanogold was obtained at the processing condition for 1 torr at $1124 ^{\circ}C$.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.304-307
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• 2007

As to the reflection electrode of LCD (liquid crystal displays), silver-copper-gold alloy (hereafter, it is called as ACA (Ag98%, Cu1%, Au1%)) is an effective material of which weathering resistance can be improved more compared with pure silver. However, there is a problem that gold remains on the substrate as residues when ACA is etched in cerium ammonium nitrate solution or phosphoric acid. Gold can not be etched in these etchants as readily as the other two alloying elements. Gold residue has actually been removed physically by brushing etc. This procedure causes damage to the display elements. Another etchant of iodine/potassium iodide generally known as one of the gold etchants can not give precise etch pattern because of remarkable difference in etching rates among silver, copper and gold. The purpose of this research is to obtain a practical etchant for ACA alloy. The results are as follows. The cyanogen complex salt of gold generates when cyanide is used as the etchant, in which gold dissolves considerably. Oxygen reduction is important as the cathodic reaction in the dissolution of gold. A new etchant of sodium cyanide / potassium ferricyanide whose cathodic reduction is stronger than oxygen, can give precise etch patterns in ACA alloy swiftly at room temperature.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제10권7호
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• pp.483-487
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• 2016

이 연구는 ${\gamma}$선 및 x선 조사 시 AuNPs 입자의 방사선감수성의 향상을 생물물리학적으로 평가하기 위해 두 가지 실험을 시행하였다. 생물학적 방사선 감수성의 평가에 앞서 6시간, 12시간, 18시간, 24시간 incubation한 후 세포생존율(surviving Fraction, SF)값을 비교하여 AuNPs 입자의 독성 여부와 세포질에 입자의 균일 된 분포 여부를 확인 해 보았다. incubation time에 따라 세포생존율(surviving Fraction, SF)이 낮아지지 않음을 확인한 다음 ${\gamma}$선 및 x선 조사 후 Clonogenic assay 실시하고 세포생존율(surviving Fraction, SF)을 구하여 방사선 감수성을 비교 평가하였다. 방사선량 증가 시 세포생존율(surviving Fraction, SF)이 계속해서 낮아졌고 8Gy 조사 시 최대치로 약 30%의 차이가 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 Gate v6.1을 사용하여 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션 후 percent depth dose(PDD)를 구한 뒤 선량 평가하여 약 40% Dose Enhancement가 있음을 확인하였다. 두 가지 실험에 따라 생물물리학적으로 AuNPs 입자는 방사선 감수성이 향상되도록 하며 이는 nanoparticle을 이용한 방사선 병합 치료 시 치료 성적 향상에 큰 도움이 될 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.1129-1135
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• 2015

The synthesis of gold nanoparticles has gained tremendous attention owing to their immense applications in the field of biomedical sciences. Although several chemical procedures are used for the synthesis of nanoparticles, the release of toxic and hazardous by-products restricts their use in biomedical applications. In the present investigation, gold nanoparticles were synthesized biologically using the culture filtrate of the filamentous fungus Alternaria sp. The culture filtrate of the fungus was exposed to three different concentrations of chloroaurate ions. In all cases, the gold ions were reduced to Au(0), leading to the formation of stable gold nanoparticles of variable sizes and shapes. UV-Vis spectroscopy analysis confirmed the formation of nanoparticles by reduction of Au³⁺ to Au⁰. TEM analysis revealed the presence of spherical, rod, square, pentagonal, and hexagonal morphologies for 1 mM chloroaurate solution. However, quasi-spherical and spherical nanoparticles/heart-like morphologies with size range of about 7-13 and 15-18 nm were observed for lower molar concentrations of 0.3 and 0.5 mM gold chloride solution, respectively. The XRD spectrum revealed the face-centered cubic crystals of synthesized gold nanoparticles. FT-IR spectroscopy analysis confirmed the presence of aromatic primary amines, and the additional SPR bands at 290 and 230 nm further suggested that the presence of amino acids such as tryptophan/tyrosine or phenylalanine acts as the capping agent on the synthesized mycogenic gold nanoparticles.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2010

경북 영덕의 유금광상은 경상분지 북동부 백악기 화강암체 내에 배태되어 있으며, 함금 열수석영맥은 모암인 영해 화강섬록암 내에 $N19^{\circ}{\sim}38^{\circ}W$ 주향의 단층대를 따라 충진되었다. 열수 유체의 유입은 크게 세 시기로 나누어 볼 수 있는데, 첫 번째 시기는 광화되지 않은 소량의 석영맥이 생성되었고, 두 번째 시기에는 다량의 금속원소와 이에 수반된 금을 함유한 유체가 유입되었으며, 세 번째 시기에는 다량의 황화광물이 침전되었다. 금 광화작용을 수반한 열수 유체는 황철석, 황동석, 방연석, 섬아연석, 그리고 유비철석 등의 다양한 황화광물들을 침전시켰으며, 에렉트럼 내 Au의 함량은 최대 92 wt%까지 매우 높은 편이다. 초기 금 광화작용 시기의 유체의 온도와 압력은 각각 $220{\sim}250^{\circ}C$와 730~1800 bar의 범위를 보이며, 이때 산소분압은 $10^{-27}{\sim}10^{-31.7}$ atm에 이른다. 반면, 광화 후기에서의 유체의 온도와 압력은 각각 $250{\sim}350^{\circ}C$와 206~472 bar의 범위를 보이며, 산소분압은 $10^{-26.3}{\sim}10^{-28.6}$ atm에 해당하고, 황화광물과 $H_2S$의 ${\delta}^{34}S$ 값은 각각 $0.2{\sim}4.2^{\circ}/_{\circ\circ}$의 범위와 $1.0{\sim}3.7^{\circ}/_{\circ\circ}$범위를 보여준다. 유금광상에서 산출되는 에렉트럼은 0.15~1.10 범위의 Ag/Au 원자비를 보인다. 주광화작용이 진행되는 동안 비교적 높은 온도 조건과 4.5~5.5 의 pH 범위에서 광화유체 내에서 ${Au(HS)_2}^-$의 안정성을 감소되고, 상대적으로 ${AuCl_2}^-$ 의 안정성은 증가되었다. 압력조건을 고려 할 때 광화유체는 $350^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에 이르렀으며 용액 중 ${AuCl_2}^-$가 중요한 운반 수단이었을 것으로 생각된다. 광화작용이 진행되면서, 온도와 log $f_{o2}$의 감소가 일어남에 따라 ${AuCl_2}^-$의 용해도는 낮아지고 황화물들의 침전이 일어나며 이와 함께 에렉트럼도 침전하였을 것으로 생각된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.2609-2612
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• 2012

A simple green method was developed for rapid synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles (AgNPs and AuNPs) has been reported using Lonicera japonica flower extract as a reducing and a capping agent. AgNPs and AuNPs were carried out at $70^{\circ}C$. The successful formation of AgNPs and AuNPs have been confirmed by UV-Vis spectro photometer, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDAX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). To our knowledge, this is the first report where Lonicera japonica flower was found to be a suitable plant source for the green synthesis of AgNPs and AuNPs.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2017

We report a simple eco-friendly process for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using aqueous extract from Coffea Arabica fruit. The formation of AuNPs was confirmed using absorption spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy images. FT-IR analysis demonstrates the major functional groups present in Coffee Arabica fruit extract before and after synthesizing AuNPs. The Face Center Cubic (FCC) polycrystalline nature of these particles was identified by X-Ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Taking into account the contribution of the biomass surrounding the AuNPs, dynamic light scattering (DLS) results revealed an average particle size of ~59 nm.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2010

Shape and size controlled synthesis of gold particles has been studied by using wet-chemical method. When ${AuCl_4}^-$ in aqueous $HAuCl_4$ precursor was reduced using $Na_2SO_3$ as a reducing agent, mixtures of spherical, triangular and hexagonal particles were prepared in a few minutes. It was found that the shape selective oxidative etching by ${AuCl_4}^-\;+\;Cl^-$ anions and crystal growth took place simultaneously. As the ${AuCl_4}^-$ and $Cl^-$ concentration increased, yields of large triangular and hexagonal plate type particles increased, while the spherical particles decreased in most cases. Possible etching and growth mechanisms are discussed.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2014

We report a novel approach for fabricating active surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate for sensitive detection. This approach is based on the assembling of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) onto the electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofiber film. The hydrophobic surface of PCL nanofiber film was pretreated using UV-inducing graft polymerization with acrylic acid. Afterwards this PCL nanofiber film was incubated with the AuNP solution to promote the assembly of AuNPs onto the PCL nanofibers and the formation of SERS active substrate. 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) molecule was used as a test probe for SERS experiments, indicating that the substrate has high sensitivity to SERS response. Our method has great advantage in term of environment-friendly synthesis, large-scale, high stability and good reproducibility. This highly active SERS substrate can be employed to detect the drug molecule, 2-thiouracil.