A New Approach to Synthesis of Highly Dispersed Gold Nanoparticles via Glucose Oxidase‐Immobilized Hydrogel and Usage in The Reduction of 4‐Nitrophenol

Abstract

In this study, for the first time in the literature, synthesis of Au(0) nanoparticles supported by a crosslinked gel structure was performed via enzyme‐mediated reduction of Au(III) ions without using any chemical reductant. In our newly‐developed method, glucose oxidase enzymes immobilized in the crosslinked gelatine structure ensured simultaneous reduction of the Au(III) ions diffused within the gel to Au(0). The Au@Gel obtained was structurally characterised with TEM (Transmission electron microscopy), EDX (Energy dispersive X‐ray analysis) elemental mapping, XPS (X‐Ray photoelectron spectroscopy) and XRD (X‐Ray Diffraction) analyses. The catalytic activity of Au(0) particles with nearly 8 nm size in the Au@Gel was investigated for the reduction of 4‐nitrophenol (4‐NP) as a model compound in the presence of NaBH4 as reducing agent. The activation parameters for the reduction reaction of 4‐nitrophenol in the presence of Au@Gel catalyst were determined as Ea= 30.16 kJmol−, ΔH#= 27.52 kJmol− and ΔS#= −197.45 Jmol−K−. The Au@Gel catalyst system, with good catalytic activity, simultaneously has nearly perfect reusability.

Investigation of Drug Release Behavior of Cyclomatrix Polyphosphazene Microparticles Decorated with Gold and Silver Nanoparticles

“…For this reason, synthesis in the presence of any support material or stabilizing agent is generally preferred to preserve nanoscale properties. [8] Inorganic oxides, [9,10] fly-ash particles, [11] polymeric particles, [12] hydrogels [13][14][15][16][17] and water-soluble polymers [18] can be counted among the materials that are frequently preferred as stabilizer/ support materials in the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles. The most common metallic nanoparticles in nanobiotechnology are gold and silver nanoparticles.…”