Nickel-cysteine nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and application for direct electron transfer studies

Colloids and Surfaces. B, Biointerfaces
Ensiyeh SharifiMohammad K Amini

Abstract

Nickel-cysteine nanostructures (Ni-CysNSs) are prepared by a simple wet chemistry procedure under mild conditions, in which l-cysteine acts both as precursor and structure directing agent. This method involves the reaction of nickel chloride with l-cysteine, followed by simultaneous adjusting the pH in the range of 6-8.5 by addition of an aqueous NaOH solution. The structure and morphology of the prepared products are characterized using various techniques, including X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, CHNS elemental analysis, Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The effects of a variety of synthetic conditions on the structure and morphology of the Ni-CysNSs are studied, including the molar ratio of precursors, dispersing solvent, pH value of the reaction solution, reaction time and reaction temperature. FT-IR measurements reveal that synthesized Ni-CysNSs contain many free carboxylic groups on the surface, which could be used as binding sites to anchor biological molecules in order to develop various bioelectronic devices. In this work, the applicability of synthesized nanostructure in biosensing is studied by using Ni-CysN...Continue Reading

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