Publications by Year: 2008

2008
Tamar Y, Mandler D. Corrosion inhibition of magnesium by combined zirconia silica sol-gel films. ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA. 2008;53 (16) :5118-5127.
Becker A, Tobias H, Porat Z'ev, Mandler D. Detection of uranium(VI) in aqueous solution by a calix[6]arene modified electrode. JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 2008;621 (2) :214-221.
Toledano R, Shacham R, Avnir D, Mandler D. Electrochemical co-deposition of sol-gel/metal thin nanocomposite films. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS. 2008;20 (13) :4276-4283.
Malel E, Sinha JK, Zawisza I, Wittstock G, Mandler D. Electrochemical detection of Cd2+ ions by a self-assembled monolayer of 1,9-nonanedithiol on gold. ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA. 2008;53 (23, SI) :6753-6758.
Malel E, Mandler D. Localized electroless deposition of gold nanoparticles using scanning electrochemical microscopy. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 2008;155 (6) :D459-D467.
Danieli T, Gaponik N, Eychmueller A, Mandler D. Studying the reactions of CdTe nanostructures and thin CdTe films with Ag+ and AuCl4(-). JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C. 2008;112 (24) :8881-8889.
Sheffer M, Mandler D. Why is copper locally etched by scanning electrochemical microscopy?. JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 2008;622 (1) :115-120.
Tamar Y, Mandler D. Corrosion inhibition of magnesium by combined zirconia silica sol-gel films. Electrochim. ActaElectrochimica Acta. 2008;53 (16) :5118 - 5127.Abstract
The inhibition of Mg (AZ91D) corrosion by thin sol-gel films was studied. The sol-gel films were prepd. by the traditional acid or base-catalyzed hydrolysis and condensation, and finally deposited by dip coating. Two different sol-gel monomers were used: phenyltrimethoxysilane (PTMOS) and Zr(IV) tetra-1-propoxide (ZrTPO). Films were made of each of the individual monomers and by depositing 1st a PTMOS film followed by ZrTPO-based film. The corrosion inhibition of the films and their characterization were examd. by different methods including potentiodynamic polarization, contact angle measurement, adhesion test, XPS, SEM and electrochem. impedance spectroscopy (EIS). While the ZrTPO-based film did not show a significant corrosion inhibition, the PTMOS-based film provided moderate protection. The combined film exhibited superior corrosion inhibition as compared with the other films. [on SciFinder(R)]
Mandler D, Avnir D, Shacham R.; 2008. Electrochemical co-deposition of sol-gel films.Abstract
The invention provides a new method for the electrochem. co-deposition of sol-gel and one or more additives selected amongst a great variety of agents such as monomers, oligomers, polymers, metals and others. The method affords continuous films of high stability and precision. [on SciFinder(R)]
Malel E, Mandler D. Localized Electroless Deposition of Gold Nanoparticles Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. J. Electrochem. Soc.Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2008;155 (6) :D459-D467.Abstract
The aim of this study is to locally deposit nanoparticles on an unbiased surface by electroless deposition (ED) using scanning electrochem. microscopy (SECM). We have developed an ED process that is based on the redn. of gold ions by hydroquinone (H2Q) and catalyzed by a metallic surface, such as palladium. One of the advantages of this system is the ability to drive the ED at pH 1-7. The metal ions were electrogenerated in a soln. consisting of H2Q and KCl by anodic dissoln. of a gold microelectrode. AuCl4- reacted with H2Q at the electrolyte/metallic interface to form benzoquinone and gold deposit. The ED was studied initially in bulk soln. contg. KCl, H2Q, and HAuCl4, and then by SECM. We found that the pH had a significant effect on the nature of the deposited gold and could be correlated with the kinetics of gold ions redn. by H2Q. Hence, either nanoparticles or much larger crystals could be formed, depending on the pH of the deposition soln. Time of deposition and H2Q concn. also affected the shape and d. of the deposition. [on SciFinder(R)]
Sheffer M, Mandler D. Scanning electrochemical imprinting microscopy: a tool for surface patterning. J. Electrochem. Soc.Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2008;155 (3) :D203-D208.Abstract
An approach for patterning surface with different structures in a single step is demonstrated. The approach is based on the construction of nondisk shape microelectrodes combined with the feedback mode of scanning electrochem. microscopy (SECM) for generating an anisotropic flux of electroactive species. The latter attains the shape of the microelectrode and imprints its shape upon reaction with the surface. The authors have demonstrated this approach in two model systems. The etching of GaAs using electrogenerated bromine resulted in the formation of etching structures imprinting the shape of the Pt microelectrode on the GaAs. The second system comprised the electrogeneration of silver ions from a silver microelectrode, which reacted with a copper surface causing the deposition of silver patterns matching the shape of the silver microelectrode. SECM tips with different shapes were constructed by different methods, including electron-beam lithog. [on SciFinder(R)]
Becker A, Tobias H, Porat Z'ev, Mandler D. Detection of uranium(VI) in aqueous solution by a calix[6]arene modified electrode. J. Electroanal. Chem.Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 2008;621 (2) :214 - 221.Abstract
This work describes attempts to develop a new type of modified electrode with high selectivity for uranyl ions, UO22+. The goal was addressed by binding derivs. of calix[6]arene, a macrocyclic mol. composed of 6 phenol units known as a super uranophile, to the electrode surface. Selective extn. of UO22+ onto the electrode surface, followed by a voltammetric measurement provides a quant. uranyl anal. The initial approach to binding calix[6]arene mols. onto electrodes involved an ionic deriv., 4-sulfonic-calix[6]arene, electrostatically attached to a pos.-charged, self-assembled monolayer of cysteamine (2-aminoethanethiol) on a Au electrode. Attachment of the 4-sulfonic-calix[6]arene to the cysteamine monolayer was verified by XPS, IR spectroscopy, and capacitance measurements. Voltammetric expts. showed UO22+ can be pre-concd. and measured using these modified electrodes. [on SciFinder(R)]
Toledano R, Shacham R, Avnir D, Mandler D. Electrochemical Co-deposition of Sol-Gel/Metal Thin Nanocomposite Films. Chem. Mater.Chemistry of Materials. 2008;20 (13) :4276 - 4283.Abstract
A single-step method for the prepn. of thin sol-gel/Cu mixed films is described, which is based on a novel electrochem. sol-gel methodol., resulting in nanocomposite coating. The method combines electrochem. with the acceleration of sol-gel hydrolysis and condensation processes. While sol-gel is deposited of increasing the pH in the vicinity of the electrode surface, Cu ions are electrochem. reduced. Characterization of the deposited films was accomplished by SEM, XPS, tunneling at. force microscopy, and other surface techniques. The different parameters that affect the structure and compn. of the deposited films were examd. The morphol. and grain size of the films are strongly affected by the ratio between the sol-gel monomer and Cu ions. Also, the potential of deposition affects also the compn. of the films as it controls the kinetics of sol-gel and Cu deposition. [on SciFinder(R)]
Malel E, Sinha JK, Zawisza I, Wittstock G, Mandler D. Electrochemical detection of Cd2+ ions by a self-assembled monolayer of 1,9-nonanedithiol on gold. Electrochim. ActaElectrochimica Acta. 2008;53 (23) :6753 - 6758.Abstract
The application of 1,9-nonanedithiol (NDT) self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on gold for the electrochem. detn. of Cd2+ was studied. A NDT SAM strongly affects the stripping wave of Cd, resulting in a sharp peak that was used for electroanal. detn. of Cd2+ in aq. solns. The different parameters, such as potential and time of deposition of Cd, were examd. Also, polarization-modulated IR reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM IRRAS) and XPS were used for exploring the interaction between the deposited Cd and the thiol groups on Au. FTIR measurements clearly indicate that NDT is assembled in a disordered liq. type monolayer interacting with the Au electrode via both thiol moieties. XPS reveals that Cd is stripped at two different potentials and that the signal of sulfur is almost unchanged by deposition and desorption of Cd. All these finding allude to the interesting conclusion that Cd is deposited on Au lifting to some extent the thiol groups. [on SciFinder(R)]
Okner R, Oron M, Tal N, Nyska A, Kumar N, Mandler D, Domb AJ. Electrocoating of stainless steel coronary stents for extended release of paclitaxel. J. Biomed. Mater. Res., Part AJournal of Biomedical Materials Research, Part A. 2008;88A (2) :427 - 436.Abstract
Nonbiodegradable polymer coating based on N-(2-carboxyethyl)pyrrole (PPA) and Bu ester of PPA (BuOPy) were successfully electrodeposited on a stainless steel stent surface using cyclic voltammetry. Chem. compn. of the coating was examd. by XPS. Polymer stability was examd. by immersing the coated stent into 1:1 soln. of fetal calf serum:seline soln. up to 1 yr and implantation s.c. in mouse for 1 wk. Morphol. changes were then recorded by SEM. Paclitaxel loading was carried out by immersion into drug soln. and its release was detected by HPLC. The results show that thin (single micrometers), uniform coating with various morphol. and hydrophobicity can be created by electrochem. deposition. The polymer did not show significant histopathol. or morphol. changes in vitro and in vivo. The surface properties allow loading appropriate amts. of paclitaxel and release it slowly up to a month. [on SciFinder(R)]
Domb AJ, Shaulov Y, Levi Y, Mandler D, Tal N.; 2008. Medical devices having a matrix adhered thereof.Abstract
This invention relates to medical devices having a matrix comprising a pharmaceutically active agent, the matrix being adhered to a surface of the medical device via an adherence to modulate a release of the pharmaceutically active agent. [on SciFinder(R)]
Domb AJ, Shaulov Y, Levi Y, Mandler D, Tal N.; 2008. Modified conductive surfaces prepared by electrografting of diazonium salts for medical devices.Abstract
Articles-of-manuf. (for medical devices) comprising 1 aryl moiety electrochem. attached to the surface thereof are disclosed. Further disclosed herein are novel compds. comprising an aryl moiety and substituted by at least 2 diazonium moieties, which may optionally be used to the articles-of-manuf. Stents were electro-coated with tetrakis[(4-diazophenoxy)methyl]methane tetrafluoroborate. [on SciFinder(R)]
Danieli T, Gaponik N, Eychmuller A, Mandler D. Studying the Reactions of CdTe Nanostructures and Thin CdTe Films with Ag+ and AuCl4-. J. Phys. Chem. CJournal of Physical Chemistry C. 2008;112 (24) :8881 - 8889.Abstract
The reactions between Ag+ and AuCl4- ions with 3 different CdTe systems, i.e., thermally evapd. thin CdTe films, CdTe nanoparticles (NPs) stabilized by thioglycolic acid (TGA), and 20 layers of these CdTe NPs embedded in poly(diallyldimethylammonium) chloride (CdTe-20lbl), were studied. AuCl4- oxidized the CdTe, in all studied systems, to form metallic Au. However, the kinetics of the reaction was substantially sluggish for the thin CdTe films than with the CdTe NPs systems. However, the reaction with Ag+ was rather complex, and the findings alluded to different reaction for each system. Although it is possible that a Ag-SR bond was formed between Ag+ and the thiol group of the TGA-stabilized NPs, cation exchange between Ag+ and Cd2+ is evidenced when these CdTe NPs were embedded in a polymer (CdTe-20lbl). Also, Ag+ reacted with thin CdTe films to form a ppt. consisting of Ag. The authors studied the reactions between locally generated Ag+ and AuCl4- and CdTe surfaces using scanning electrochem. microscopy (SECM). A flux of Ag and Au chloride ions was electrochem. generated from their resp. microelectrodes upon applying a pos. potential close to thin CdTe films and CdTe-20lbl. The flux of AuCl4- resulted in the local formation of Au NPs on the CdTe surface, whereas local quenching of CdTe-20lbl was achieved by the flux of Ag+ ions. Finally, the current transients recorded during the SECM expts. provided invaluable information regarding the reactions at the CdTe surface below the microelectrodes. [on SciFinder(R)]
Sheffer M, Mandler D. Why is copper locally etched by scanning electrochemical microscopy? J. Electroanal. Chem.Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 2008;622 (1) :115 - 120.Abstract
The etching of thin Cu films by scanning electrochem. microscopy (SECM) was studied. It is not trivial that locally injected charge by an oxidized mediator will lead to dissoln. of Cu as the charge can easily be dissipated by lateral charge propagation. The authors studied the effect of different parameters, such as thickness of the Cu film and concn. of the mediator, on the efficiency of etching. The feedback current is the sum of 3 charge transfer contributions: diffusion of mediator species, chem. reaction on the surface and lateral charge propagation across the Cu film. The authors have introduced an approach for isolating the lateral contribution and studied the parameters affecting the fate of the locally injected charge. Etching becomes effective once the lateral contribution cannot dissipate the locally injected charge. This occurs as the concn. of the etchant increases or the film thickness decreases. Measuring the steady-state current above Cu films with different thickness, allowed estg. the p.d. across the Cu area underneath the tip. Driving local processes, such as etching, depends on creating a mechanism which maintains the injected charge focused. [on SciFinder(R)]
Sheffer M, Martina V, Seeber R, Mandler D. Deposition of gold nanoparticles on thin polyaniline films. Isr. J. Chem.Israel Journal of Chemistry. 2008;48 (3-4) :349 - 357.Abstract
Local and bulk deposition of gold particles was accomplished by the spontaneous reaction between chem. reduced polyaniline (PAN) thin films and AuCl4-. PAN layers were deposited on glass, ITO, and glassy C (GC) by the Langmuir-Blodgett method and spin-coating. Characterization of the PAN films was carried out by microscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, and electrochem. The nature of the Au deposit was greatly affected by the thickness of the PAN. Scanning electrochem. microscopy was used as a means of locally depositing Au nanoparticles on an unbiased PAN film by anodically dissolving a Au microelectrode. This represents a generic approach whereby a variety of metal micro- and nanoparticles can be locally deposited on insulating supports. [on SciFinder(R)]