@article{FortesMartinThuenemannStockmannetal.2021, author = {Fortes Mart{\´i}n, Rebeca and Th{\"u}nemann, Andreas F. and Stockmann, J{\"o}rg M. and Radnik, J{\"o}rg and Koetz, Joachim}, title = {From nanoparticle heteroclusters to filament networks by self-assembly at the water-oil interface of reverse microemulsions}, series = {Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids / American Chemical Society}, volume = {37}, journal = {Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids / American Chemical Society}, number = {29}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0743-7463}, doi = {10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01348}, pages = {8876 -- 8885}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Surface self-assembly of spherical nanoparticles of sizes below 10 nm into hierarchical heterostructures is under arising development despite the inherent difficulties of obtaining complex ordering patterns on a larger scale. Due to template-mediated interactions between oil-dispersible superparamagnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and polyethylenimine- stabilized gold nanoparticles (Au(PEI)NPs) at the water-oil interface of microemulsions, complex nanostructured films can be formed. Characterization of the reverse microemulsion phase by UV-vis absorption revealed the formation of heteroclusters from Winsor type II phases (WPII) using Aerosol-OT (AOT) as the surfactant. SAXS measurements verify the mechanism of initial nanoparticle clustering in defined dimensions. XPS suggested an influence of AOT at the MNP surface. Further, cryo-SEM and TEM visualization demonstrated the elongation of the reverse microemulsions into cylindrical, wormlike structures, which subsequently build up larger nanoparticle superstructure arrangements. Such WPII phases are thus proven to be a new form of soft template, mediating the self-assembly of different nanoparticles in hierarchical network-like filaments over a substrate during solvent evaporation.}, language = {en} } @article{LiSchlaichZhangetal.2021, author = {Li, Mingjun and Schlaich, Christoph and Zhang, Jianguang and Donskyi, Ievgen and Schwibbert, Karin and Schreiber, Frank and Xia, Yi and Radnik, J{\"o}rg and Schwerdtle, Tanja and Haag, Rainer}, title = {Mussel-inspired multifunctional coating for bacterial infection prevention and osteogenic induction}, series = {Journal of materials science \& technology : JMST ; an international journal / spons. by the Chinese Society for Metals (CSM), the Chinese Materials Research Society (CMRS), Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences}, volume = {68}, journal = {Journal of materials science \& technology : JMST ; an international journal / spons. by the Chinese Society for Metals (CSM), the Chinese Materials Research Society (CMRS), Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam [u.a.]}, issn = {1005-0302}, doi = {10.1016/j.jmst.2020.08.011}, pages = {160 -- 171}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Bacterial infection and osteogenic integration are the two main problems that cause severe complications after surgeries. In this study, the antibacterial and osteogenic properties were simultaneously introduced in biomaterials, where copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) were generated by in situ reductions of Cu ions into a mussel-inspired hyperbranched polyglycerol (MI-hPG) coating via a simple dip-coating method. This hyperbranched polyglycerol with 10 \% catechol groups' modification presents excellent antifouling property, which could effectively reduce bacteria adhesion on the surface. In this work, polycaprolactone (PCL) electrospun fiber membrane was selected as the substrate, which is commonly used in biomedical implants in bone regeneration and cardiovascular stents because of its good biocompatibility and easy post-modification. The as-fabricated CuNPs-incorporated PCL membrane [PCL-(MI-hPG)-CuNPs] was confirmed with effective antibacterial performance via in vitro antibacterial tests against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Escherichia coli (E. coli), and multi-resistant E. coli. In addition, the in vitro results demonstrated that osteogenic property of PCL-(MI-hPG)-CuNPs was realized by upregulating the osteoblast-related gene expressions and protein activity. This study shows that antibacterial and osteogenic properties can be balanced in a surface coating by introducing CuNPs.}, language = {en} }