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Quantitative Analysis of Porous Silicon Nanoparticles Functionalization by 1H NMR




AuthorsCheng Ruoyu, Shiqi Wang, Moslova Karina, Mäkilä Ermei, Salonen Jarno, Li Jiachen,Hirvonen Jouni, Xia Bing, Santos Hélder A.

PublisherAmerican Chemical Society

Publication year2022

JournalACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Volume8

Issue10

First page 4132

Last page4139

eISSN 2373-9878

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00440

Web address https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00440

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/66881764


Abstract

Porous silicon (PSi) nanoparticles have been applied in various fields, such as catalysis, imaging, and biomedical applications, because of their large specific surface area, easily modifiable surface chemistry, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. For biomedical applications, it is important to precisely control the surface modification of PSi-based materials and quantify the functionalization density, which determines the nanoparticle’s behavior in the biological system. Therefore, we propose here an optimized solution to quantify the functionalization groups on PSi, based on the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method by combining the hydrolysis with standard 1H NMR experiments. We optimized the hydrolysis conditions to degrade the PSi, providing mobility to the molecules for NMR detection. The NMR parameters were also optimized by relaxation delay and the number of scans to provide reliable NMR spectra. With an internal standard, we quantitatively analyzed the surficial amine groups and their sequential modification of polyethylene glycol. Our investigation provides a reliable, fast, and straightforward method in quantitative analysis of the surficial modification characterization of PSi requiring a small amount of sample.


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