The development of multi-responsive nanohybrid systems that combine photothermia, thermo-responsive effects and photocatalysis is a challenging topic in the research of multifunctional materials with a large field of applications. Here, we report the first example of a three-components light-responsive nanosystem consisting of titania, gold nanoparticles and poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (TiO2-Au-PNM). The hybrid nanostructure exhibited photothermal conversion effect upon green-light excitation and capacity to entrap methylene blue and curcumin selected as cargo models. The formation of the nanohybrid–cargo adducts, the photothermal-controlled cargo release triggered by green-light irradiation (532 nm) and mediated by lower critical solution temperature (LCST), as well as the photocatalytic effect prompted by UV-light excitation (300 nm) were demonstrated by spectroscopic techniques. The mechanism involved in the interaction of the polymeric component with the cargos was investigated by molecular modelling calculations

Photo‐Responsive TiO2‐Gold Nanoparticle‐Polymer Nanohybrid Exhibits Photothermal, Thermo‐Release, and Photocatalytic Effects

Forte, Giuseppe;Maugeri, Ludovica;Petralia, Salvatore
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2024-01-01

Abstract

The development of multi-responsive nanohybrid systems that combine photothermia, thermo-responsive effects and photocatalysis is a challenging topic in the research of multifunctional materials with a large field of applications. Here, we report the first example of a three-components light-responsive nanosystem consisting of titania, gold nanoparticles and poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (TiO2-Au-PNM). The hybrid nanostructure exhibited photothermal conversion effect upon green-light excitation and capacity to entrap methylene blue and curcumin selected as cargo models. The formation of the nanohybrid–cargo adducts, the photothermal-controlled cargo release triggered by green-light irradiation (532 nm) and mediated by lower critical solution temperature (LCST), as well as the photocatalytic effect prompted by UV-light excitation (300 nm) were demonstrated by spectroscopic techniques. The mechanism involved in the interaction of the polymeric component with the cargos was investigated by molecular modelling calculations
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