SYNTHESIS OF
NANOPARTICLES
Materials having unique properties arising from their
nanoscale dimensions
Nanomaterials with fast ion transport are related also
to nanoionics and nanoelectronics
Nanoscale materials can also be used for bulk
applications
Nanomaterials are sometimes used in solar cells
which combats the cost of traditional solar silicon
cells
NANOMATERIALS
2 approaches
- bottom up approach
- top down approach
SYNTHESIS OF NANOMATERIALS
These seek to arrange smaller components into more
complex assemblies
Use chemical or physical forces operating at the
nanoscale to assemble basic units into larger
structures
examples :
1. Indiun gallium arsenide(InGaAs) quantum dots
can be formed by growing thin layers of InGaAs on GaAs
2. Formation of carbon nanotubes
BOTTOM UP APPROACH
These seek to create smaller devices by using larger
ones to direct their assembly
The most common top-down approach to fabrication
involves lithographic patterning techniques using
short wavelength optical sources
TOP DOWN APPROACH
3 methods of synthesis
Physical
Chemical
Biological
METHODS
2 methods
 Mechanical
1. High energy ball milling
2. Melt mixing
 Vapour
1. Physical vapour deposition
2. Laser ablation
3. Sputter deposition
4. Electric arc deposition
5. Ion implantation
PHYSICAL METHODS OF SYNTHESIS
Simplest method of making nanoparticle in the form
of powder
Various types of mills
• Planetary
• Vibratory
• Rod
• Tumbler
HIGH ENERGY BALL MILLING
Consists of a container filled with hardened steel or
tungsten carbide balls
Material of interest is fed as flakes
2:1 mass ratio of balls to materials
Container may be filled with air or inert gas
Containers are rotated at high speed around a central
axis
Material is forced to the walls and pressed against the
walls
Control the speed of rotation and duration of milling-
grind material to fine powder( few nm to few tens of
nm)
Some materials like Co, Cr, W, Al-Fe, Ag-Fe etc are
made nanocrystalline using ball mill.
To form or arrest nanoparticles in glass
Glass – amorphous solid, lacking symmetric
arrangement of atoms/molecules
Metals , when cooled at very high cooling rates (10⁵-
10⁶ K/s) can form amorphous solids- metallic glasses
Mixing molten streams of metals at high velocity with
turbulence- form nanoparticles
Ex: a molten stream of Cu-B and molten stream of Ti
form nanoparticles of TiB₂
MELT MIXING
EVAPORATION BASED METHOD
PHYSICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION
Material of interest as
source of evaporation
An inert or reactive gas
A cold finger(water or liquid
N₂ cooled)
Scraper
All processes are carried out in
a vacuum chamber so that the
desired purity of end product
can be obtained
Materials to be evaporated are held in filaments or
boats of refractory metals like W, Mo etc
Density of the evaporated material is quite high and
particle size is small (< 5 nm)
Acquire a stable low surface energy state
Cluster-cluster interaction- big particles are formed
Removed by forcing an inert gas near the source(cold
finger)
If reactive gases such as O₂, N₂,H₂, NH₃ are used,
evaporated material will react with these gases
forming oxide, nitride or hydride particles.
Nanoparticles formed on the cold finger are scraped
off
Process can be repeated several times
Vaporization of the material is effected by using
pulses of laser beam of high power
The set up is an Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) or high
vacuum system
Inert or reactive gas introduction facility, laser beam,
target and cooled substrate
Laser giving UV wavelength such as Excimer laser is
necessary
LASER VAPOURIZATION (ABLATION)
Powerful laser beam evaporates atoms from a solid
source
Atoms collide with inert or reactive gases
Condense on cooled substrate
Gas pressure- particle size and distribution
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT) are mostly
synthesized by this method
Thin film synthesis using lasers
Mixture of reactant gases is deposited on a powerful
laser beam in the presence of some inert gas like
helium or argon
Atoms or molecules of decomposed reactant gases
collide with inert gas atoms and interact with each
other, grow and are then deposited on cooled
substrate
LASER PYROLYSIS
Many nanoparticles of materials like Al₂O₃, WC, Si₃N₄
are synthesized by this method
Gas pressure- particle sizes and their distribution
Widely used thin film technique, specially to obtain
stoichiometric thin films from target material (alloy,
ceramic or compound)
Non porous compact films
Very good technique to deposit multi layer films
1. DC sputtering
2.RF sputtering
3. Magnetron sputtering
SPUTTER DEPOSITION
Target is held at high negative voltage
Substrate may be at positive, ground or floating
potential
Argon gas is introduced at a pressure <10 Pa
High voltage (100 to 3000 V) is applied between
anode and cathode
Visible glow is observed when current flows between
anode and cathode
DC SPUTTERING
Glow discharge is set up with different regions such as
- cathode glow
- Crooke’s dark space
-negative glow
-Faraday dark space
-positive column
- anode dark space
- anode glow
These regions are a result of plasma- a mixture of
electrons, ions, neutrals and photos
Density of particles depends on gas pressure
If the target to be spluttered is insulating
High frequency voltage is applied between the anode
and cathode
Alternatively keep on changing the polarity
Oscillating electrons cause ionization
5 to 30 MHz frequency can be used
13.56 MHz frequency is commonly used
RF SPUTTERING
RF/DC sputtering rates can be increased by using
magnetic field
Magnetron sputtering use powerful magnets to
confine the plasma to the region closest to the
‘target’.
This condenses the ion-space ratio, increases the
collision rate, and thus improves deposition rate
MAGNETRON SPUTTERING
When both electric and magnetic field act
simultaneously on a charged particle , the force on it
is given by Lorentz force.
F = q(E+ v X B)
By introducing gases like O₂, N₂,H₂, NH₃ , CH₄ while
metal targets are sputtered, one can obtain metal
oxides like Al₂O₃, nitrides like TiN, carbides like WC
etc- “Reactive sputtering”
Simplest and most useful methods
Mass scale production of Fullerenes, carbon
nanotubes etc
Consists of a water cooled vacuum chamber and
electrodes to strike an arc in between them
Gap between the electrodes is 1mm
High current- 50 to 100 amperes
Low voltage power supply- 12 to 15 volts
ELECTRIC ARC
DEPOSITION
Inert or reactive gas introduction is necessary- gas
pressure is maintained in the vacuum system
When an arc is set up ,anode material evaporates.
This is possible as long as the discharge can be
maintained
CHEMICAL METHODS OF
SYNTHESIS
Simple techniques
Inexpensive instrumentation
Low temperature (<350ºC) synthesis
Doping of foreign atoms (ions) is possible during
synthesis
Large quantities of material can be obtained
Variety of sizes and shapes are possible
Self assembly or patterning is possible
ADVANTAGES
Nanoparticles synthesized by chemical methods form
“colloids”
Two or more phases (solid, liquid or gas) of same or
different materials co-exist with the dimensions of at
least one of the phases less than a micrometre
May be particles, plates or fibres
Nanomaterials are a subclass of colloids, in which the
dimensions of colloids is in the nanometre range
COLLOIDS AND COLLOIDS IN
SOLUTION
Reduction of some metal salt or acid
Highly stable gold particles can be obtained by
reducing chloroauric acid (HAuCl₄)with tri sodium
citrate(Na₃C₆H₅O₇)
HAuCl₄+ Na₃C₆H₅O₇ Au ⁺+ C₆H₅O₇⁻+ HCl+3 NaCl
Metal gold nanoparticles exhibit intense
red, magenta etc., colours depending upon the
particle size
SYNTHESIS OF METAL NANOPARTICLES
BY COLLOIDAL ROUTE
Gold nanoparticles can be stabilised by repulsive
Coloumbic interactions
Also stabilised by thiol or some other capping
molecules
In a similar manner, silver, palladium, copper and few
other metal nanoparticles can be synthesized.
Wet chemical route using appropriate salts
Sulphide semiconductors like CdS and ZnS can be
synthesized by coprecipitation
To obtain Zns nanoparticles, any Zn salt is dissolved in
aqueous( or non aqueous) medium and H₂S is added
ZnCl₂+ H₂S ZnS + 2 HCl
SYNTHESIS OF SEMU-CONDUCTOR
NANOPARTICLES BY COLLOIDAL ROUTE
Steric hindrance created by “chemical capping”
Chemical capping- high or low temperature
depending on the reactants
High temp reactions- cold organometallic reactants
are injected in solvent like
trioctylphosphineoxide(TOPO) held at > 300ºC
Although it Is a very good method of synthesis, most
organometallic compounds are expensive.
2types of materials or components- “sol” and “gel”
M. Ebelman synthesized them in 1845
Low temperature process- less energy consumption
and less pollution
Generates highly pure, well controlled ceramics
Economical route, provided precursors are not
expensive
Possible to synthesize
nanoparticles, nanorods, nanotubes etc.,
SOL GEL METHOD
Sols are solid particles in a liquid- subclass of colloids
Gels – polymers containing liquid
The process involves formation of ‘sols’ in a liquid and
then connecting the sol particles to form a network
Liquid is dried- powders, thin films or even monolithic
solid
Particularly useful to synthesize ceramics or metal
oxides
Hydrolysis of precursors condensation
polycondensation
Precursors-tendency to form gels
Alkoxides or metal salts
Oxide ceramics are best synthesized by sol gel route
For ex: in SiO₄, Si is at the centre
and 4 oxygen atoms at the apexes
of tetrahedron
Very ideal for forming sols
By polycondensation process
sols are nucleated and sol-gel is formed
BIOLOGICAL METHODS
Green synthesis
3 types:
1. Use of microorganisms like fungi, yeats(eukaryotes)
or bacteria, actinomycetes(prokaryotes)
2. Use of plant extracts or enzymes
3. Use of templates like DNA, membranes, viruses and
diatoms
Microorganisms are capable of interacting with
metals coming in contact with hem through their cells
and form nanoparticles.
The cell- metal interactions are quite complex
Certain microorganisms are capable of separating
metal ions.
SYNTHESIS USING
MICROORGANISMS
Pseudomonas stuzeri Ag259 bacteria are commonly found
in silver mines.
Capable of accumulating silver inside or outside their cell
walls
Numerous types of silver nanoparticles of different shapes
can be produced having size <200nm intracellularly
Low concentrations of metal ions (Au⁺,Ag⁺ etc) can be
converted to metal nanoparticles by Lactobacillus strain
present in butter milk.
Fungi – Fusarium oxysporum challenged with gold or
silver salt for app. 3 days produces gold or silver
nanoparticles extracellularly.
Extremophilic actinomycete Thermomonospora sp.
Produces gold nanoparticles extracellularly.
Semiconductor nanoparticles like CdS, ZnS, PbS
etc., can be produced using different microbial
routes.
Sulphate reducing bateria of the family
Desulfobacteriaceae can form 2-5nm ZnS nanoparticle.
Klebsiella pneumoniae can be used to synthesize CdS
nanoparticles.
when [Cd(NO₃)₂] salt is mixed in a solution containing
bacteria and solution is shaken for about1 day at
~38ºC ,CdS nanoparticle in the size range ~5 to 200 nm
can be formed.
Leaves of geranium plant ( Pelargonium graveolens)
have been used to synthesize gold nanoparticles
Plant associated fungus- produce compounds such as
taxol and gibberellins
Exchange of intergenic genetics between
fungus and plant.
Nanoparticles produced by fungus and
leaves have different shapes and sizes.
SYNTHESIS USING PLANT EXTRACTS
Nanoparticles obtained using Colletotrichum sp.,
fungus is mostly spherical while thoe obtained from
geranium leaves are rod and disk shaped.
finely crushed leaves
(Erlenmeyer flask)
boiled in water ( 1 min)
cooled and decanted
added to HAuCl₄ aq. Solution
gold nanoparticles within a minute
CdS or other sulfide nanoparticles can be synthesized
using DNA.
DNA can bind to the surface of growing
nanoparticles.
ds Salmon sperm DNA can be sheared to an average
size of 500bp.
Cadmium acetate is added to a
desired medium like water, ethanol,
propanol etc.
SYNTHESIS USING DNA
Reaction is carried out in a glass flask- facility to purge
the solution and flow with an inert gas like N₂.
Addition of DNA should be made and then Na₂S can
be added dropwise.
Depending on the concentrations of cadmium
acetate, sodium chloride and DNA ,nanoparticles of
CdS with sizes less than ~10 nm can be obtained.
DNA bonds through its negatively charged PO₄ group
to positively charged (Cd⁺) nanoparticle surface.
Various inorganic materials such as carbonates,
phosphates, silicates etc are found in parts of bones,
teeth, shells etc.
Biological systems are capable of integrating with
inorganic materials
Widely used to synthesize nanoparticles
USE OF PROTEINS, TEMPLATES LIKE
DNA , S- LAYERS ETC
Ferritin is a colloidal protein of nanosize.
Stored iron in metabolic process and is abundant in
animals.
Capable of forming 3 dimensional hierarchical
structure.
24 peptide subunits – arranged in such a way that
they create a central cavity of ~6 nm.
Diameter of polypeptide shell is 12 nm.
Ferritin can accommodate 4500 Fe atoms.
FERRITIN
Ferritin without inorganic matter in its cavity is called
apoferritin and can be used to entrap desired
nanomaterial inside the protein cage.
Remove iron from ferritin to form apoferritin
Introduce metal ions to form metal nanoparticles
inside the cavity
Horse spleen ferritin
diluted with sodium
acetate buffer (placed in
dialysis bag)
sodium+ thioglycolic
acetate acid
dialysis bag kept under
N₂ gas flow for 2-3 hrs
PROCEDURE TO CONVERT FERRITIN TO
APOFERRITIN
solution needs to be
replaced from time to time
for 4-5 hrs.
saline for 1 hr
refreshed saline
for 15-20 hrs
APOFERRITIN
APOFERRITIN
mixed with NaCl and N-tris
methyl-2-aminoethanosulphonic
acid (TES)
aq. Cadmium acetate added and
stirred with constant N₂ spurging
aq. Solution of Na₂S is added twice
with 1 hr interval.

Synthesis of nanoparticles- physical,chemical and biological

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Materials having uniqueproperties arising from their nanoscale dimensions Nanomaterials with fast ion transport are related also to nanoionics and nanoelectronics Nanoscale materials can also be used for bulk applications Nanomaterials are sometimes used in solar cells which combats the cost of traditional solar silicon cells NANOMATERIALS
  • 3.
    2 approaches - bottomup approach - top down approach SYNTHESIS OF NANOMATERIALS
  • 4.
    These seek toarrange smaller components into more complex assemblies Use chemical or physical forces operating at the nanoscale to assemble basic units into larger structures examples : 1. Indiun gallium arsenide(InGaAs) quantum dots can be formed by growing thin layers of InGaAs on GaAs 2. Formation of carbon nanotubes BOTTOM UP APPROACH
  • 5.
    These seek tocreate smaller devices by using larger ones to direct their assembly The most common top-down approach to fabrication involves lithographic patterning techniques using short wavelength optical sources TOP DOWN APPROACH
  • 7.
    3 methods ofsynthesis Physical Chemical Biological METHODS
  • 8.
    2 methods  Mechanical 1.High energy ball milling 2. Melt mixing  Vapour 1. Physical vapour deposition 2. Laser ablation 3. Sputter deposition 4. Electric arc deposition 5. Ion implantation PHYSICAL METHODS OF SYNTHESIS
  • 9.
    Simplest method ofmaking nanoparticle in the form of powder Various types of mills • Planetary • Vibratory • Rod • Tumbler HIGH ENERGY BALL MILLING
  • 10.
    Consists of acontainer filled with hardened steel or tungsten carbide balls Material of interest is fed as flakes 2:1 mass ratio of balls to materials Container may be filled with air or inert gas Containers are rotated at high speed around a central axis Material is forced to the walls and pressed against the walls
  • 11.
    Control the speedof rotation and duration of milling- grind material to fine powder( few nm to few tens of nm) Some materials like Co, Cr, W, Al-Fe, Ag-Fe etc are made nanocrystalline using ball mill.
  • 13.
    To form orarrest nanoparticles in glass Glass – amorphous solid, lacking symmetric arrangement of atoms/molecules Metals , when cooled at very high cooling rates (10⁵- 10⁶ K/s) can form amorphous solids- metallic glasses Mixing molten streams of metals at high velocity with turbulence- form nanoparticles Ex: a molten stream of Cu-B and molten stream of Ti form nanoparticles of TiB₂ MELT MIXING
  • 14.
    EVAPORATION BASED METHOD PHYSICALVAPOUR DEPOSITION Material of interest as source of evaporation An inert or reactive gas A cold finger(water or liquid N₂ cooled) Scraper All processes are carried out in a vacuum chamber so that the desired purity of end product can be obtained
  • 15.
    Materials to beevaporated are held in filaments or boats of refractory metals like W, Mo etc Density of the evaporated material is quite high and particle size is small (< 5 nm) Acquire a stable low surface energy state Cluster-cluster interaction- big particles are formed Removed by forcing an inert gas near the source(cold finger)
  • 16.
    If reactive gasessuch as O₂, N₂,H₂, NH₃ are used, evaporated material will react with these gases forming oxide, nitride or hydride particles. Nanoparticles formed on the cold finger are scraped off Process can be repeated several times
  • 17.
    Vaporization of thematerial is effected by using pulses of laser beam of high power The set up is an Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) or high vacuum system Inert or reactive gas introduction facility, laser beam, target and cooled substrate Laser giving UV wavelength such as Excimer laser is necessary LASER VAPOURIZATION (ABLATION)
  • 18.
    Powerful laser beamevaporates atoms from a solid source Atoms collide with inert or reactive gases Condense on cooled substrate Gas pressure- particle size and distribution Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT) are mostly synthesized by this method
  • 20.
    Thin film synthesisusing lasers Mixture of reactant gases is deposited on a powerful laser beam in the presence of some inert gas like helium or argon Atoms or molecules of decomposed reactant gases collide with inert gas atoms and interact with each other, grow and are then deposited on cooled substrate LASER PYROLYSIS
  • 21.
    Many nanoparticles ofmaterials like Al₂O₃, WC, Si₃N₄ are synthesized by this method Gas pressure- particle sizes and their distribution
  • 23.
    Widely used thinfilm technique, specially to obtain stoichiometric thin films from target material (alloy, ceramic or compound) Non porous compact films Very good technique to deposit multi layer films 1. DC sputtering 2.RF sputtering 3. Magnetron sputtering SPUTTER DEPOSITION
  • 24.
    Target is heldat high negative voltage Substrate may be at positive, ground or floating potential Argon gas is introduced at a pressure <10 Pa High voltage (100 to 3000 V) is applied between anode and cathode Visible glow is observed when current flows between anode and cathode DC SPUTTERING
  • 25.
    Glow discharge isset up with different regions such as - cathode glow - Crooke’s dark space -negative glow -Faraday dark space -positive column - anode dark space - anode glow
  • 26.
    These regions area result of plasma- a mixture of electrons, ions, neutrals and photos Density of particles depends on gas pressure
  • 28.
    If the targetto be spluttered is insulating High frequency voltage is applied between the anode and cathode Alternatively keep on changing the polarity Oscillating electrons cause ionization 5 to 30 MHz frequency can be used 13.56 MHz frequency is commonly used RF SPUTTERING
  • 30.
    RF/DC sputtering ratescan be increased by using magnetic field Magnetron sputtering use powerful magnets to confine the plasma to the region closest to the ‘target’. This condenses the ion-space ratio, increases the collision rate, and thus improves deposition rate MAGNETRON SPUTTERING
  • 31.
    When both electricand magnetic field act simultaneously on a charged particle , the force on it is given by Lorentz force. F = q(E+ v X B) By introducing gases like O₂, N₂,H₂, NH₃ , CH₄ while metal targets are sputtered, one can obtain metal oxides like Al₂O₃, nitrides like TiN, carbides like WC etc- “Reactive sputtering”
  • 33.
    Simplest and mostuseful methods Mass scale production of Fullerenes, carbon nanotubes etc Consists of a water cooled vacuum chamber and electrodes to strike an arc in between them Gap between the electrodes is 1mm High current- 50 to 100 amperes Low voltage power supply- 12 to 15 volts ELECTRIC ARC DEPOSITION
  • 34.
    Inert or reactivegas introduction is necessary- gas pressure is maintained in the vacuum system When an arc is set up ,anode material evaporates. This is possible as long as the discharge can be maintained
  • 35.
  • 36.
    Simple techniques Inexpensive instrumentation Lowtemperature (<350ºC) synthesis Doping of foreign atoms (ions) is possible during synthesis Large quantities of material can be obtained Variety of sizes and shapes are possible Self assembly or patterning is possible ADVANTAGES
  • 37.
    Nanoparticles synthesized bychemical methods form “colloids” Two or more phases (solid, liquid or gas) of same or different materials co-exist with the dimensions of at least one of the phases less than a micrometre May be particles, plates or fibres Nanomaterials are a subclass of colloids, in which the dimensions of colloids is in the nanometre range COLLOIDS AND COLLOIDS IN SOLUTION
  • 39.
    Reduction of somemetal salt or acid Highly stable gold particles can be obtained by reducing chloroauric acid (HAuCl₄)with tri sodium citrate(Na₃C₆H₅O₇) HAuCl₄+ Na₃C₆H₅O₇ Au ⁺+ C₆H₅O₇⁻+ HCl+3 NaCl Metal gold nanoparticles exhibit intense red, magenta etc., colours depending upon the particle size SYNTHESIS OF METAL NANOPARTICLES BY COLLOIDAL ROUTE
  • 41.
    Gold nanoparticles canbe stabilised by repulsive Coloumbic interactions Also stabilised by thiol or some other capping molecules In a similar manner, silver, palladium, copper and few other metal nanoparticles can be synthesized.
  • 42.
    Wet chemical routeusing appropriate salts Sulphide semiconductors like CdS and ZnS can be synthesized by coprecipitation To obtain Zns nanoparticles, any Zn salt is dissolved in aqueous( or non aqueous) medium and H₂S is added ZnCl₂+ H₂S ZnS + 2 HCl SYNTHESIS OF SEMU-CONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES BY COLLOIDAL ROUTE
  • 43.
    Steric hindrance createdby “chemical capping” Chemical capping- high or low temperature depending on the reactants High temp reactions- cold organometallic reactants are injected in solvent like trioctylphosphineoxide(TOPO) held at > 300ºC Although it Is a very good method of synthesis, most organometallic compounds are expensive.
  • 44.
    2types of materialsor components- “sol” and “gel” M. Ebelman synthesized them in 1845 Low temperature process- less energy consumption and less pollution Generates highly pure, well controlled ceramics Economical route, provided precursors are not expensive Possible to synthesize nanoparticles, nanorods, nanotubes etc., SOL GEL METHOD
  • 45.
    Sols are solidparticles in a liquid- subclass of colloids Gels – polymers containing liquid The process involves formation of ‘sols’ in a liquid and then connecting the sol particles to form a network Liquid is dried- powders, thin films or even monolithic solid Particularly useful to synthesize ceramics or metal oxides
  • 47.
    Hydrolysis of precursorscondensation polycondensation Precursors-tendency to form gels Alkoxides or metal salts Oxide ceramics are best synthesized by sol gel route
  • 48.
    For ex: inSiO₄, Si is at the centre and 4 oxygen atoms at the apexes of tetrahedron Very ideal for forming sols By polycondensation process sols are nucleated and sol-gel is formed
  • 50.
  • 51.
    Green synthesis 3 types: 1.Use of microorganisms like fungi, yeats(eukaryotes) or bacteria, actinomycetes(prokaryotes) 2. Use of plant extracts or enzymes 3. Use of templates like DNA, membranes, viruses and diatoms
  • 52.
    Microorganisms are capableof interacting with metals coming in contact with hem through their cells and form nanoparticles. The cell- metal interactions are quite complex Certain microorganisms are capable of separating metal ions. SYNTHESIS USING MICROORGANISMS
  • 53.
    Pseudomonas stuzeri Ag259bacteria are commonly found in silver mines. Capable of accumulating silver inside or outside their cell walls Numerous types of silver nanoparticles of different shapes can be produced having size <200nm intracellularly Low concentrations of metal ions (Au⁺,Ag⁺ etc) can be converted to metal nanoparticles by Lactobacillus strain present in butter milk.
  • 54.
    Fungi – Fusariumoxysporum challenged with gold or silver salt for app. 3 days produces gold or silver nanoparticles extracellularly. Extremophilic actinomycete Thermomonospora sp. Produces gold nanoparticles extracellularly. Semiconductor nanoparticles like CdS, ZnS, PbS etc., can be produced using different microbial routes.
  • 55.
    Sulphate reducing bateriaof the family Desulfobacteriaceae can form 2-5nm ZnS nanoparticle. Klebsiella pneumoniae can be used to synthesize CdS nanoparticles. when [Cd(NO₃)₂] salt is mixed in a solution containing bacteria and solution is shaken for about1 day at ~38ºC ,CdS nanoparticle in the size range ~5 to 200 nm can be formed.
  • 56.
    Leaves of geraniumplant ( Pelargonium graveolens) have been used to synthesize gold nanoparticles Plant associated fungus- produce compounds such as taxol and gibberellins Exchange of intergenic genetics between fungus and plant. Nanoparticles produced by fungus and leaves have different shapes and sizes. SYNTHESIS USING PLANT EXTRACTS
  • 57.
    Nanoparticles obtained usingColletotrichum sp., fungus is mostly spherical while thoe obtained from geranium leaves are rod and disk shaped.
  • 58.
    finely crushed leaves (Erlenmeyerflask) boiled in water ( 1 min) cooled and decanted added to HAuCl₄ aq. Solution gold nanoparticles within a minute
  • 59.
    CdS or othersulfide nanoparticles can be synthesized using DNA. DNA can bind to the surface of growing nanoparticles. ds Salmon sperm DNA can be sheared to an average size of 500bp. Cadmium acetate is added to a desired medium like water, ethanol, propanol etc. SYNTHESIS USING DNA
  • 60.
    Reaction is carriedout in a glass flask- facility to purge the solution and flow with an inert gas like N₂. Addition of DNA should be made and then Na₂S can be added dropwise. Depending on the concentrations of cadmium acetate, sodium chloride and DNA ,nanoparticles of CdS with sizes less than ~10 nm can be obtained. DNA bonds through its negatively charged PO₄ group to positively charged (Cd⁺) nanoparticle surface.
  • 61.
    Various inorganic materialssuch as carbonates, phosphates, silicates etc are found in parts of bones, teeth, shells etc. Biological systems are capable of integrating with inorganic materials Widely used to synthesize nanoparticles USE OF PROTEINS, TEMPLATES LIKE DNA , S- LAYERS ETC
  • 62.
    Ferritin is acolloidal protein of nanosize. Stored iron in metabolic process and is abundant in animals. Capable of forming 3 dimensional hierarchical structure. 24 peptide subunits – arranged in such a way that they create a central cavity of ~6 nm. Diameter of polypeptide shell is 12 nm. Ferritin can accommodate 4500 Fe atoms. FERRITIN
  • 64.
    Ferritin without inorganicmatter in its cavity is called apoferritin and can be used to entrap desired nanomaterial inside the protein cage. Remove iron from ferritin to form apoferritin Introduce metal ions to form metal nanoparticles inside the cavity
  • 66.
    Horse spleen ferritin dilutedwith sodium acetate buffer (placed in dialysis bag) sodium+ thioglycolic acetate acid dialysis bag kept under N₂ gas flow for 2-3 hrs PROCEDURE TO CONVERT FERRITIN TO APOFERRITIN
  • 67.
    solution needs tobe replaced from time to time for 4-5 hrs. saline for 1 hr refreshed saline for 15-20 hrs APOFERRITIN
  • 68.
    APOFERRITIN mixed with NaCland N-tris methyl-2-aminoethanosulphonic acid (TES) aq. Cadmium acetate added and stirred with constant N₂ spurging aq. Solution of Na₂S is added twice with 1 hr interval.