A study on the bio-applicability of aqueous-dispersed van der Waals 1-D material Nb2Se9 using poloxamer

  • Sudong Chae
  • , Seungbae Oh
  • , Kyung Hwan Choi
  • , Jin Woong Lee
  • , Jiho Jeon
  • , Zhixiang Liu
  • , Cong Wang
  • , Changmo Lim
  • , Xue Dong
  • , Chaeheon Woo
  • , Ghulam Asghar
  • , Liyi Shi
  • , Joohoon Kang
  • , Sung Jae Kim
  • , Si Young Song
  • , Jung Heon Lee
  • , Hak Ki Yu
  • , Jae Young Choi

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Abstract

In this research, dispersion of a new type of one-dimensional inorganic material Nb2Se9, composed of van der Waals bonds, in aqueous solution for bio-application study were studied. To disperse Nb2Se9, which exhibits hydrophobic properties in water, experiments were carried out using a block copolymer (poloxamer) as a dispersant. It was confirmed that PPO, the hydrophobic portion of Poloxamer, was adsorbed onto the surface of Nb2Se9, and PEO, the hydrophilic portion, induced steric hinderance to disperse Nb2Se9 to a size of 10 nm or less. To confirm the adaptability of muscle cells C2C12 to the dispersed Nb2Se9 using poloxamer 188 as dispersant, a MTT assay and a live/dead assay were performed, demonstrating improvement in the viability and proliferation of C2C12 cells.

Original languageEnglish
Article number176
JournalScientific Reports
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021

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