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Sonochemical Synthesis of Small Boron Oxide Nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: The synthesis of small boron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) is reported. A sonochemical approach in the presence of a capping agent was employed to produce approximately 4-5-nm-sized B2O3 NPs, including the 10B isotopically enriched form. The morphology and composition of the NPs were established using transmission electron microscopy and diffraction, respectively. X-ray photoelectron and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies provided information about surface functionalization of the B2O3 NPs, which can be further modified through a facile, one-step ligand-exchange process. The toxicity of the synthesized NPs was investigated in Chinese hamster ovarian cells, indicating that these systems were nontoxic up to 1.7 mM concentrations.

SUBMITTER: Ramachandran R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6491215 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sonochemical Synthesis of Small Boron Oxide Nanoparticles.

Ramachandran Roshini R Jung Dahee D Bernier Nicholas A NA Logan Jessica K JK Waddington Mary A MA Spokoyny Alexander M AM

Inorganic chemistry 20180625 14

The synthesis of small boron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) is reported. A sonochemical approach in the presence of a capping agent was employed to produce approximately 4-5-nm-sized B2O3 NPs, including the 10B isotopically enriched form. The morphology and composition of the NPs were established using transmission electron microscopy and diffraction, respectively. X-ray photoelectron and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies provided information about surface fun ...[more]

PMID: 29939022

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