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Small DNA additives to polyelectrolyte multilayers promote formation of ultrafine gold nanoparticles with enhanced catalytic activity

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Polymer matrices are important host materials for nesting nanoparticles to be used in photonic, catalytic, environmental, and other applications. Several past studies suggested a unique role of DNA macromolecular template in the process of noble metal nanoparticle (NP) formation and growth; yet, no comparative studies with other polymeric matrices were performed. In order to address the effect of DNA on metal NP formation and catalytic performance, we synthesized Au NP in PSSNa/PAH/DNA multilayered films containing varied amounts of DNA and systematically studied morphology of multilayers, structure of gold NP formed in the multilayers, and catalytic properties of the NP. We found that decrease of Au NP size due to increase of DNA contents in the multilayers caused significant enhancement in the hybrid material catalytic properties.

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Acknowledgements

Maruha Nichiro Holdings, Inc. (Japan) is gratefully acknowledged for free DNA samples extracted from salmon milt. We thank High Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory at Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, for the assistance with transmission electron microscopy observations.

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This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 25620183 (Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research).

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    Chihiro Nagahama & Anatoly Zinchenko

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I would like to congratulate Prof. Vladimir Sergeyev on the occasion of his 60 years birthday and wish him further productive scientific career and great followers. Since the time we first met in ‘90s, I always remember myself and other young scientists around him to be inspired by his true interest in science and ability to find an original solution for virtually any scientific problem. I feel proud to be one of Prof. Sergeyev’s students and I am personally indebted to Prof. Sergeyev for his continuous encouragement and support.

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Nagahama, C., Zinchenko, A. Small DNA additives to polyelectrolyte multilayers promote formation of ultrafine gold nanoparticles with enhanced catalytic activity. Colloid Polym Sci 297, 363–369 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-018-4432-6

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