Understanding AuNP interaction with low-generation PAMAM dendrimers: a CIELab and deconvolution study

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• 作者：A. Jimenez-Ruiz ; J. M. Carnerero ; P. M. Castillo…
• 关键词：AuNPs ; PAMAM dendrimer ; Binding free energy ; CIELab ; Dendrimer ; nanoparticle interaction model
• 刊名：Journal of Nanoparticle Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：19
• 期：1
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• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Nanotechnology; Inorganic Chemistry; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Physical Chemistry; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1572-896X
• 卷排序：19

文摘

Low-generation polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers are known to adsorb on the surface of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) causing aggregation and color changes. In this paper, a thorough study of this affinity using absorption spectroscopy, colorimetric, and emission methods has been carried out. Results show that, for citrate-capped gold nanoparticles, interaction with the dendrimer is not only of an electrostatic character but instead occurs, at least in part, through the dendrimer’s uncharged internal amino groups. The possibilities of the CIELab chromaticity system parameters’ evolution have also been explored in order to quantify dendrimer interaction with the red-colored nanoparticles. By measuring and quantifying 17 nm citrate-capped AuNP color changes, which are strongly dependant on their aggregation state, binding free energies are obtained for the first time for these systems. Results are confirmed via an alternate fitting method which makes use of deconvolution parameters from absorbance spectra. Binding free energies obtained through the use of both means are in good agreement with each other.