Pillararene-functionalized rhodium nanoparticles for efficient catalytic reduction and photothermal sterilization

Qinglan Li; Li Ji; Beibei Jiang; Xiangguang Li; Zhaoji Lv; Jinpo Xie; Siping Chen; Kailin Xu; Yingwei Yang; Suqing Zhao

doi:10.1039/d2cc05642a

Pillararene-functionalized rhodium nanoparticles for efficient catalytic reduction and photothermal sterilization

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Nov 24;58(94):13079-13082. doi: 10.1039/d2cc05642a.

Authors

Qinglan Li¹, Li Ji¹, Beibei Jiang², Xiangguang Li¹, Zhaoji Lv¹, Jinpo Xie¹, Siping Chen¹, Kailin Xu¹, Yingwei Yang³, Suqing Zhao¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China. sqzhao@gdut.edu.cn.
² Analysis and Test Center, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
³ International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, P. R. China. ywyang@jlu.edu.cn.

PMID: 36346275
DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05642a

Abstract

Pillar[5]arene-functionalized rhodium nanoparticles (Rh@CPA NPs) are first synthesized via a facile one-pot chemical reduction method. Rh@CPA NPs with good reusability and biocompatibility show excellent catalytic activities in reducing toxic nitrophenols and azo dyes, and also exhibit superior photothermal ablation capability towards Staphylococcus aureus under 808 nm laser irradiation. This work suggests that the supramolecular capping strategy could be used to construct novel hybrid materials for various applications.

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Nanoparticles* / chemistry
Rhodium*
Staphylococcus aureus
Sterilization

Substances

Rhodium