title: Boron nitride nanosheets decorated with silver nanoparticles through mussel-inspired chemistry of dopamine.
abstract: Boron nitride nanosheet (BNNS) decorated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was successfully synthesized via mussel-inspired chemistry of dopamine. Poly(dopamine)-functionalized BNNS (PDA-BNNS) was prepared by adding dopamine into the aqueous dispersion of hydroxylated BNNS (OH-BNNS) at alkaline condition. AgNPs were decorated on PDA-BNNS through spontaneous reduction of silver cations by catechol moieties of a PDA layer on BNNS, resulting in AgNP-BNNS with good dispersion stability. Incorporation of PDA on BNNS not only played a role as a surface functionalization method of BNNS, but also provided a molecular platform for creating very sophisticated two-dimensional (2D) BNNS-based hybrid nanomaterials such as metal nanoparticle-decorated BNNS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju 380-702, Korea.
authors.forename: Arup Kumer
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Byoungnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kang Seok
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Insik
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: In
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006900:Hydroxylation; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001896:Boron Compounds; C017282:boron nitride; D012834:Silver; D004298:Dopamine