Nanoparticles of chitosan conjugated to organo-ruthenium complexes

July 28, 2017

Title

Nanoparticles of chitosan conjugated to organo-ruthenium complexes

Author

Yanqing Wang, Anaïs Pitto-Barry, Abraha Habtemariam, Isolda Romero-Canelon, Peter J. Sadler, Nicolas P. E. Barry

Year

2016

Journal

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

Abstract

The synthesis of nanoparticles of conjugates of caffeic acid-modified chitosan with ruthenium arene complexes is described. The chemical structure and physical properties of the nanoparticles were characterised by electronic absorption spectroscopy (UV-vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), 1H NMR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and circular dichroism (CD) analysis. The multi-spectral results revealed that caffeic acid is covalently bound to chitosan and chelates to {Ru(p-cymene)Cl}+. The DLS studies indicated that the Ru–caffeic acid modified chitosan nanoparticles are well-defined and of nanometre size. Such well-defined nanocomposites of chitosan and metal complexes might find a range of applications, for example in drug delivery.

Instrument

J-810

Keywords

Circular dichroism, Ligand binding, Nanostructures, Inorganic chemistry, Materials