Optimization of silver nanoparticles synthesis by chemical reduction to enhance SERS quantitative performances: early characterization using the quality by design approach
Horne, Julie; De Bleye, Charlotte; Lebrun, Pierreet al.
2023 • In Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, p. 115475
Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS); Silver nanoparticles synthesis; Screening design; Quality by Design (QbD); chemical reduction
Abstract :
[en] Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a vibrational widely used technique thanks to its multiple advantages such as its high specificity and sensitivity. The Raman signal exaltation comes from the use of metallic nanoparticles (Nps) acting as antennas by amplifying the Raman scattering. Controlling the Nps synthesis is a major point for the implementation of SERS in routine analysis and especially in quantitative applications. Effectively, nature, size and shape of these Nps considerably influence the SERS response intensity and repeatability. The Lee-Meisel protocol is the most common synthesis route used by the SERS community due to the low cost, rapidity and ease of manufacturing. However, this process leads to a significant heterogeneity in terms of particle size and shape. In this context, this study aimed to synthesize repeatable and homogeneous silver nanoparticles (AgNps) by chemical reduction. The Quality by Design strategy from quality target product profile to early characterization design was considered to optimize this reaction. The first step of this strategy aimed to highlight critical parameters by the means of an early characterization design. Based on an Ishikawa diagram, five process parameters were studied: the reaction volume as categorical variable and the temperature, the time of reaction, the trisodium citrate concentration and pH as continuous variables. A D-Optimal design of 35 conditions was performed. Three critical quality attributes were selected to maximize the SERS intensity, minimize the variation coefficient on SERS intensities and the polydispersity index of the AgNps. Considering these factors, it appeared that concentration, pH and time of reaction were identified as having a critical impact on the Nps formation and can then be considered for the further optimization step.
Disciplines :
Pharmacy, pharmacology & toxicology
Author, co-author :
Horne, Julie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie analytique
Kemik, Kevser ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie analytique
Van Laethem, Thomas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur le Médicament (CIRM)
Sacre, Pierre-Yves ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie analytique
Hubert, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie analytique
Hubert, Cédric ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie analytique
Ziemons, Eric ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie analytique
✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Language :
English
Title :
Optimization of silver nanoparticles synthesis by chemical reduction to enhance SERS quantitative performances: early characterization using the quality by design approach
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