Abstract
Thiolated dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (T-DMSNs) with ultrahigh density of thiol groups (284.6 ± 9 μmol g -1 ) are synthesized and used to load gold nanoparticles with tunable sizes (1.2-2.7 nm) and high content (34.0 wt %). It is demonstrated that the size of gold nanoparticles has a significant impact on their peroxidase-mimicking activity. At an optimized size of 1.9 nm, T-DMSNs@Au exhibits the highest activity. Our contribution provides new insights into the rational design of nanozymes for future applications.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 13264-13272 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Apr 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- dendritic
- mesoporous silica
- nano-gold
- nanozyme
- thiol