Functional Bioinorganic Hybrids from Enzymes and Luminescent Silicon-Based Nanoparticles

Autor: Xiyu Zhang, Regina Sinelnikov, Christopher Jay T. Robidillo, Angelique Faramus, Jonathan G. C. Veinot, Muhammad Amirul Islam, Job Boekhoven, Maryam Aghajamali
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Langmuir. 34:6556-6569
ISSN: 1520-5827
0743-7463
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01119
Popis: This study reports the preparation of functional bioinorganic hybrid materials exhibiting catalytic activity and photoluminescent properties arising from the combination of enzymes and freestanding silicon-based nanoparticles. The hybrid materials reported herein have potential applications in biological sensing/imaging and theranostics, as they combine long-lived silicon-based nanoparticle photoluminescence with substrate-specific enzymatic activity. Thermal hydrosilylation of undecenoic acid and alkene-terminated poly(ethylene oxide) with hydride-terminated silicon nanocrystals afforded nanoparticles functionalized with a mixed surface made up of carboxylic acid and poly(ethylene oxide) moieties. These silicon-based nanoparticles were subsequently conjugated with prototypical enzymes through the carbodiimide-mediated amide coupling reaction in order to form bioinorganic hybrids that display solubility and photostability in phosphate buffer, photoluminescence (λmax = 630 nm), and enzymatic activity. They...
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