Hollow Ag2S spheres have been prepared via hydrolyze reaction of Ag2S2O3, which formed from the reaction of AgNO3 with Na2S2O3, in cyclohexane/water/polyglycol emulsion system. It was found that the component of the r...Hollow Ag2S spheres have been prepared via hydrolyze reaction of Ag2S2O3, which formed from the reaction of AgNO3 with Na2S2O3, in cyclohexane/water/polyglycol emulsion system. It was found that the component of the reaction system has a significant influence on the formation of hollow Ag2S spheres. The possible formation mechanism of the hollow Ag2S spheres in the emusion system was also discussed.展开更多
A Z-scheme is a promising approach to achieve broad-spectrum photocatalysis. Integration of TiO2 with another semiconductor with a band gap of -1.0 eV would be ideal to harvest both ultraviolet and visible-near infrar...A Z-scheme is a promising approach to achieve broad-spectrum photocatalysis. Integration of TiO2 with another semiconductor with a band gap of -1.0 eV would be ideal to harvest both ultraviolet and visible-near infrared light for photocatalysis; however, most narrow-bandgap semiconductors have straddling band structure alignments with TiO2, constituting an obstacle to forming the Z-scheme for photocatalytic hydrogen production. In this communication, we demonstrate Ag2S as a model system where the energy band upshift of the narrow-bandgap semiconductor that shares an interface with a metal can overcome this limitation. To fabricate the design, we developed a unique approach to synthesize Ag2S-Ag-TiO2 hybrid structures. The obtained ternary hybrid structures exhibited dramatically enhanced performance in photocatalytic hydrogen pro- duction under full-spectrum light illumination. The activities were significantly higher than the sum of those of Ag2S-Ag-TiO2 structures under λ〈 400 nm and λ 〉 400 nm irradiation as well as those of their counterparts under any light illumination conditions.展开更多
Real-time and objective feedback of therapeutic efficacies would be of great value for tumor treatment. Here, we report a smart Ag2S QD-based theranostic nanoplatform （DOX@PEG-Ag2S） obtained by loading the anti-canc...Real-time and objective feedback of therapeutic efficacies would be of great value for tumor treatment. Here, we report a smart Ag2S QD-based theranostic nanoplatform （DOX@PEG-Ag2S） obtained by loading the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin （DOX） into polyethylene glycol-coated silver sulfide quantum dots （PEG-Ag2S QDs） through hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions, which exhibited high drug loading capability （93 wt.% of DOX to Ag2S QDs）, long circulation in blood （t1/2 = 10.3 h）, and high passive tumor-targeting efficiency （8.9% ID/gram） in living mice where % ID/gram reflects the probe concentration in terms of the percentage of the injected dose （ID） per gram of tissue. After targeting the tumor tissue, DOX from PEG-AgRS cargoes was selectively and rapidly released into cancer cells, giving rise to a significant tumor inhibition. Owing to the deep tissue penetration and high spatio-temporal resolution of Ag2S QDs fluorescence in the second near-infrared window （NIR-II）, the DOX@PEG-Ag2S enabled real-time in vivo reading of the drug targeting process and therapeutic efficacy. We expect that such a novel theranostic nanoplatform, DOX@PEG-Ag2S, with integrated drug delivery, therapy and assessment functionalities, will be highly useful for personalized treatments of tumors.展开更多
文摘Hollow Ag2S spheres have been prepared via hydrolyze reaction of Ag2S2O3, which formed from the reaction of AgNO3 with Na2S2O3, in cyclohexane/water/polyglycol emulsion system. It was found that the component of the reaction system has a significant influence on the formation of hollow Ag2S spheres. The possible formation mechanism of the hollow Ag2S spheres in the emusion system was also discussed.
基金Acknowledgements This work was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China （973 Program） （No. 2014CB848900）, National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC） （Nos. 21471141 and 21473166）, Recruitment Program of Global Experts, Hundred Talent Program of CAS, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities （Nos. WK2060190025, WK2310000035, and WK2090050027）. Photoemission spectroscopy experiments were performed at the Catalysis and Surface Physics Endstation at the BL11U beamline in the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory （NSRL） in Hefei, China.
文摘A Z-scheme is a promising approach to achieve broad-spectrum photocatalysis. Integration of TiO2 with another semiconductor with a band gap of -1.0 eV would be ideal to harvest both ultraviolet and visible-near infrared light for photocatalysis; however, most narrow-bandgap semiconductors have straddling band structure alignments with TiO2, constituting an obstacle to forming the Z-scheme for photocatalytic hydrogen production. In this communication, we demonstrate Ag2S as a model system where the energy band upshift of the narrow-bandgap semiconductor that shares an interface with a metal can overcome this limitation. To fabricate the design, we developed a unique approach to synthesize Ag2S-Ag-TiO2 hybrid structures. The obtained ternary hybrid structures exhibited dramatically enhanced performance in photocatalytic hydrogen pro- duction under full-spectrum light illumination. The activities were significantly higher than the sum of those of Ag2S-Ag-TiO2 structures under λ〈 400 nm and λ 〉 400 nm irradiation as well as those of their counterparts under any light illumination conditions.
基金This work was financially supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences ＂Strategic Priority Research Program＂ （No. XDA01030200）, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China （No. 2011CB965004）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 21303249, 21301187, and 81401464）, and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province （Nos. BK2012007 and BK20130366）.
文摘Real-time and objective feedback of therapeutic efficacies would be of great value for tumor treatment. Here, we report a smart Ag2S QD-based theranostic nanoplatform （DOX@PEG-Ag2S） obtained by loading the anti-cancer drug doxorubicin （DOX） into polyethylene glycol-coated silver sulfide quantum dots （PEG-Ag2S QDs） through hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions, which exhibited high drug loading capability （93 wt.% of DOX to Ag2S QDs）, long circulation in blood （t1/2 = 10.3 h）, and high passive tumor-targeting efficiency （8.9% ID/gram） in living mice where % ID/gram reflects the probe concentration in terms of the percentage of the injected dose （ID） per gram of tissue. After targeting the tumor tissue, DOX from PEG-AgRS cargoes was selectively and rapidly released into cancer cells, giving rise to a significant tumor inhibition. Owing to the deep tissue penetration and high spatio-temporal resolution of Ag2S QDs fluorescence in the second near-infrared window （NIR-II）, the DOX@PEG-Ag2S enabled real-time in vivo reading of the drug targeting process and therapeutic efficacy. We expect that such a novel theranostic nanoplatform, DOX@PEG-Ag2S, with integrated drug delivery, therapy and assessment functionalities, will be highly useful for personalized treatments of tumors.
