anks to their unique properties and high biocompatibilities, fluorescent nanodiamonds are promising representatives of modern carbon nanomaterials with a broad range of applications. Nevertheless, their wider use is limited because of weak fluorescence intensity and low colloidal stability in the biological environment. e optimization of treatment procedures and development of new suitable surface designs is therefore critically needed. In this study, several key steps for fluorescent nanodiamond treatment have been optimized, leading to both a substantial increase in fluorescence intensity and to significantly lower surface damage caused by graphitization. Further, a new high-throughput irradiation technique was developed. e influence of surface chemistry on the fluorescence parameters was studied using partial fluorination of the functional groups on the nanodiamond surface. A novel method which significantly affects the interaction of nanodiamonds with biological systems by increasing of the homogeneity and circularity was developed. e potential of nanodiamonds for future medical and biological research was demonstrated on particles with complex surface architectures that enabled targeting and therapy of tumor cells. Moreover, a strong and highly selective affinity of fibroblast growth factors to diamond...

Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt die Oberflächenmodifikation von Nanodiamanten (ND) aus der Detonationssynthese und die anschließende Konjugation von einzel- bzw. doppelsträngiger DNA an die zuvor eingeführten funktionellen Gruppen. Als Ausgangsmaterialien wurden zwei Nanodiamantpulver mit unbekannter Oberflächenbelegung eingesetzt, deren Charakterisierung durch elektronenmikroskopische Methoden erfolgte. Weiterhin wurden kommerziell modifizierte ND mit definierter Oberflächenbelegung (Amino- und Hydroxylgruppen) verwendet. Für potenzielle Anwendungen von ND wird eine monofunktionale Oberfläche angestrebt, die u. a. über Oxidation oder Reduktion der durch den Herstellungsprozess eingeführten primären funktionellen Gruppen realisiert werden kann. Die dadurch erzeugten sekundären Funktionen ermöglichen die kovalente bzw. nichtkovalente Anbindung weiterer Substanzen, z. B. von Biomolekülen, an die Oberflächen der ND-Partikel. Die hier beschriebene Konjugation von DNA, an die mit Carboxyl-, Hydroxyl- oder Aminogruppen modifizierten Partikeloberflächen, erfolgte durch die Generierung von Amid-, Phosphodiester- und Isoharnstoffbindungen. Der Erfolg der Konjugationen wurde mit Hilfe von Infrarotspektroskopie und Fluoreszenzmikroskopie untersucht. Die Fluoreszenz der Konjugate beruhte dabei auf Fluoreszenzfarbstoffen, die an die DNA-Moleküle gebunden waren. Darüber hinaus wird die Herstellung einer kolloidalen ND-Suspension beschrieben, von der die Partikelgrößen und das Zeta-Potenzial bestimmt wurden. Kolloidale Suspensionen ermöglichen aufgrund der geringen Partikelgrößen diverse biologische und medizinische Anwendungen von ND. Mit den hier präsentierten Ergebnissen erweitert sich der Kenntnisstand zur Konjugation von DNA an ND aus der Detonationssynthese. Die angewandte Methodik kann ebenso auf andere Substanzen wie Proteine oder Chemotherapeutika übertragen werden. Derart funktionalisierte Partikel besitzen ein großes Potenzial für die weitere Anwendung in der Biomedizin und Nanotechnologie.:1 Einleitung 1 2 Theoretische Grundlagen 6 2.1 Nanodiamant 7 2.1.1 Historische Betrachtungen zur Detonationssynthese 7 2.1.2 Herstellung von Diamant 8 2.1.3 Aufbereitung von Nanodiamanten aus der Detonationssynthese 11 2.1.4 Struktur und Eigenschaften von Diamant 12 2.1.5 Homogenisierung der Oberflächenbelegung 16 2.1.6 Aggregation und Deaggregation von Nanodiamant-Partikeln 20 2.1.7 Anwendungen von Nanodiamant-Partikeln 21 2.2 Aptamere 26 2.2.1 Strukturbildung und Bindungsmechanismen 26 2.2.2 Zielsubstanzen 28 2.2.3 Vergleich von Aptameren und Antikörpern 29 2.2.4 Herstellung von Aptameren – Der SELEX-Prozess 32 2.2.5 Anwendungsfelder für Aptamere 34 2.3 Konjugation von Nanopartikeln mit Biomolekülen 38 2.4 Herstellung und Charakterisierung von kolloidalen Nanodiamantsuspensionen 46 2.4.1 Herstellung kolloidaler Nanodiamantsuspensionen 46 2.4.2 Bestimmung der Partikelgröße und Partikelgrößenverteilung durch dynamische Lichtstreuung (DLS) 47 2.4.3 Bestimmung des Zeta-Potenzials durch elektrophoretische Licht-streuung (ELS) 48 2.5 Methoden zur Materialcharakterisierung von Nanodiamantpulver 52 2.5.1 Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) 52 2.5.2 Energiedispersive Röntgenspektroskopie (EDX) 53 2.5.3 Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (TEM) 54 2.6 Nachweismethoden für Modifikation und Konjugatbildung 56 2.6.1 Fourier-Transform-Infrarot- (FT-IR-) Spektroskopie 56 2.6.2 Fluoreszenzmikroskopie 60 3 Material und Methoden 62 3.1 Herstellung und Charakterisierung von kolloidalen Nanodiamantsuspensionen 62 3.1.1 Herstellung kolloidaler Nanodiamantsuspensionen 62 3.1.2 Bestimmung von Partikelgröße, Partikelgrößenverteilung und Zeta-Potenzial 63 3.2 Materialcharakterisierung von Nanodiamantpulver 64 3.2.1 Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) 64 3.2.2 Energiedispersive Röntgenspektroskopie (EDX) 65 3.2.3 Hochauflösende Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (HRTEM) 65 3.3 Chemische Modifikation von Nanodiamanten 66 3.3.1 Verwendete Materialien und Geräte 67 3.3.2 Einführung von Carboxylgruppen 68 3.3.3 Einführung von Hydroxylgruppen 69 3.3.4 Einführung von Aminogruppen 70 3.4 Herstellung von Nanodiamant-Aptamer-Konjugaten 73 3.4.1 Verwendete Materialien und Geräte 73 3.4.2 Konjugation über Amidbindungen 77 3.4.3 Konjugation über Ester- und Phosphodiesterbindungen 81 3.4.4 Konjugation über Isoharnstoffbindungen 85 3.5 Nachweismethoden für Modifikation und Konjugatbildung 88 3.5.1 Fourier-Transform-Infrarot- (FT-IR-) Spektroskopie 88 3.5.2 Fluoreszenzmikroskopie 89 4 Ergebnisse und Diskussion 92 4.1 Charakterisierung kolloidaler Nanodiamantsuspensionen 92 4.1.1 Bestimmung der Partikelgröße und Partikelgrößenverteilung 92 4.1.2 Bestimmung des Zeta-Potenzials 93 4.2 Materialcharakterisierung von Nanodiamantpulvern 98 4.2.1 Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) 98 4.2.2 Energiedispersive Röntgenspektroskopie (EDX) 101 4.2.3 Hochauflösende Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (HRTEM) 107 4.3 Fourier-Transform-Infrarot- (FT-IR-) Spektroskopie 117 4.3.1 Nanodiamanten: Originalmaterial und modifizierte Nanodiamanten 118 4.3.1.1 Nanodiamanten – Originalmaterial 118 4.3.1.2 Modifikation mit Carboxylgruppen (ND-COOH) 122 4.3.1.3 Modifikation mit Hydroxylgruppen (ND-OH) 123 4.3.1.4 Modifikation mit Aminogruppen (ND-NH2) 128 4.3.2 Nanodiamant-DNA-Konjugate 138 4.3.2.1 Konjugation über Amidbindungen 140 4.3.2.2 Konjugation über Phosphodiesterbindungen 144 4.3.2.3 Konjugation über Isoharnstoffbindungen 150 4.4 Fluoreszenzmikroskopie an Nanodiamant-DNA-Konjugaten 154 4.4.1 Konjugation über Amidbindungen 154 4.4.2 Konjugation über Phosphodiesterbindungen 157 4.4.3 Konjugation über Isoharnstoffbindungen 161 5 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick 165 6 Literaturverzeichnis 170 Anhang I A-1 Parameter der Partikelgrößen- und Zeta-Potenzial-Messungen I A-2 Nukleotidsequenz von EF1a III A-3 GFP-Filter-Spektrum IV A-4 FT-IR-Spektren von Nanodiamanten V A-5 FT-IR-Spektren von Nanodiamant-DNA-Konjugaten X Verzeichnis der Formelzeichen XIV Abkürzungsverzeichnis XV Eigene wissenschaftliche Beiträge XVIII Danksagung Erklärung / The present study deals with the surface modification of nanodiamonds (ND) from detonation synthesis and the subsequent conjugation of both single and double stranded DNA to previously introduced functional groups. As starting materials two kinds of nanodiamond powders with unknown surface configuration were used. Both types of ND were characterized by electron-microscopic methods. Furthermore, commercially modified ND with defined surface configuration (amino and hydroxyl groups) were applied. Potential applications of ND require a mono-functional surface, that can be realized e. g. via oxidation or reduction of the primary functional groups introduced during the production process. The thereby generated secondary functions permit the covalent or non-covalent linking of further substances onto the surfaces of ND particles. Conjugation of DNA, as described here, onto the carboxyl-, hydroxyl- or aminomodified particle surfaces was accomplished by generating of amino, phosphodiester and isourea bonds. The success of conjugations has been examined by infrared spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy. The fluorescence of conjugates based on fluorescent dyes bound to the DNA molecules. Furthermore, the fabrication of a colloidal ND suspension is described, of which the particle sizes and the Zeta potential have been determined. Colloidal suspensions facilitate various biological and medical applications of ND on the basis of low particle sizes. The presented results enlarge the state of knowledge about the conjugation of DNA on ND from detonation synthesis. The applied methodology may also be transferred to other substances like proteins or chemotherapeutics. In this way, functionalized particles have a big potential for further application in biomedicine and nanotechnology.:1 Einleitung 1 2 Theoretische Grundlagen 6 2.1 Nanodiamant 7 2.1.1 Historische Betrachtungen zur Detonationssynthese 7 2.1.2 Herstellung von Diamant 8 2.1.3 Aufbereitung von Nanodiamanten aus der Detonationssynthese 11 2.1.4 Struktur und Eigenschaften von Diamant 12 2.1.5 Homogenisierung der Oberflächenbelegung 16 2.1.6 Aggregation und Deaggregation von Nanodiamant-Partikeln 20 2.1.7 Anwendungen von Nanodiamant-Partikeln 21 2.2 Aptamere 26 2.2.1 Strukturbildung und Bindungsmechanismen 26 2.2.2 Zielsubstanzen 28 2.2.3 Vergleich von Aptameren und Antikörpern 29 2.2.4 Herstellung von Aptameren – Der SELEX-Prozess 32 2.2.5 Anwendungsfelder für Aptamere 34 2.3 Konjugation von Nanopartikeln mit Biomolekülen 38 2.4 Herstellung und Charakterisierung von kolloidalen Nanodiamantsuspensionen 46 2.4.1 Herstellung kolloidaler Nanodiamantsuspensionen 46 2.4.2 Bestimmung der Partikelgröße und Partikelgrößenverteilung durch dynamische Lichtstreuung (DLS) 47 2.4.3 Bestimmung des Zeta-Potenzials durch elektrophoretische Licht-streuung (ELS) 48 2.5 Methoden zur Materialcharakterisierung von Nanodiamantpulver 52 2.5.1 Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) 52 2.5.2 Energiedispersive Röntgenspektroskopie (EDX) 53 2.5.3 Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (TEM) 54 2.6 Nachweismethoden für Modifikation und Konjugatbildung 56 2.6.1 Fourier-Transform-Infrarot- (FT-IR-) Spektroskopie 56 2.6.2 Fluoreszenzmikroskopie 60 3 Material und Methoden 62 3.1 Herstellung und Charakterisierung von kolloidalen Nanodiamantsuspensionen 62 3.1.1 Herstellung kolloidaler Nanodiamantsuspensionen 62 3.1.2 Bestimmung von Partikelgröße, Partikelgrößenverteilung und Zeta-Potenzial 63 3.2 Materialcharakterisierung von Nanodiamantpulver 64 3.2.1 Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) 64 3.2.2 Energiedispersive Röntgenspektroskopie (EDX) 65 3.2.3 Hochauflösende Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (HRTEM) 65 3.3 Chemische Modifikation von Nanodiamanten 66 3.3.1 Verwendete Materialien und Geräte 67 3.3.2 Einführung von Carboxylgruppen 68 3.3.3 Einführung von Hydroxylgruppen 69 3.3.4 Einführung von Aminogruppen 70 3.4 Herstellung von Nanodiamant-Aptamer-Konjugaten 73 3.4.1 Verwendete Materialien und Geräte 73 3.4.2 Konjugation über Amidbindungen 77 3.4.3 Konjugation über Ester- und Phosphodiesterbindungen 81 3.4.4 Konjugation über Isoharnstoffbindungen 85 3.5 Nachweismethoden für Modifikation und Konjugatbildung 88 3.5.1 Fourier-Transform-Infrarot- (FT-IR-) Spektroskopie 88 3.5.2 Fluoreszenzmikroskopie 89 4 Ergebnisse und Diskussion 92 4.1 Charakterisierung kolloidaler Nanodiamantsuspensionen 92 4.1.1 Bestimmung der Partikelgröße und Partikelgrößenverteilung 92 4.1.2 Bestimmung des Zeta-Potenzials 93 4.2 Materialcharakterisierung von Nanodiamantpulvern 98 4.2.1 Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) 98 4.2.2 Energiedispersive Röntgenspektroskopie (EDX) 101 4.2.3 Hochauflösende Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (HRTEM) 107 4.3 Fourier-Transform-Infrarot- (FT-IR-) Spektroskopie 117 4.3.1 Nanodiamanten: Originalmaterial und modifizierte Nanodiamanten 118 4.3.1.1 Nanodiamanten – Originalmaterial 118 4.3.1.2 Modifikation mit Carboxylgruppen (ND-COOH) 122 4.3.1.3 Modifikation mit Hydroxylgruppen (ND-OH) 123 4.3.1.4 Modifikation mit Aminogruppen (ND-NH2) 128 4.3.2 Nanodiamant-DNA-Konjugate 138 4.3.2.1 Konjugation über Amidbindungen 140 4.3.2.2 Konjugation über Phosphodiesterbindungen 144 4.3.2.3 Konjugation über Isoharnstoffbindungen 150 4.4 Fluoreszenzmikroskopie an Nanodiamant-DNA-Konjugaten 154 4.4.1 Konjugation über Amidbindungen 154 4.4.2 Konjugation über Phosphodiesterbindungen 157 4.4.3 Konjugation über Isoharnstoffbindungen 161 5 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick 165 6 Literaturverzeichnis 170 Anhang I A-1 Parameter der Partikelgrößen- und Zeta-Potenzial-Messungen I A-2 Nukleotidsequenz von EF1a III A-3 GFP-Filter-Spektrum IV A-4 FT-IR-Spektren von Nanodiamanten V A-5 FT-IR-Spektren von Nanodiamant-DNA-Konjugaten X Verzeichnis der Formelzeichen XIV Abkürzungsverzeichnis XV Eigene wissenschaftliche Beiträge XVIII Danksagung Erklärung

This thesis addresses the metal nanocluster growth process on prepatterned substrates, the development of atomistic simulation method with respect to an acceleration of the atomistic transition states, and the continuum model of the ion-beam inducing semiconductor surface pattern formation mechanism. Experimentally, highly ordered Ag nanocluster structures have been grown on pre-patterned amorphous SiO^2 surfaces by oblique angle physical vapor deposition at room temperature. Despite the small undulation of the rippled surface, the stripe-like Ag nanoclusters are very pronounced, reproducible and well-separated. The first topic is the investigation of this growth process with a continuum theoretical approach to the surface gas condensation as well as an atomistic cluster growth model. The atomistic simulation model is a lattice-based kinetic Monte-Carlo (KMC) method using a combination of a simplified inter-atomic potential and experimental transition barriers taken from the literature. An effective transition event classification method is introduced which allows a boost factor of several thousand compared to a traditional KMC approach, thus allowing experimental time scales to be modeled. The simulation predicts a low sticking probability for the arriving atoms, millisecond order lifetimes for single Ag monomers and ≈1 nm square surface migration ranges of Ag monomers. The simulations give excellent reproduction of the experimentally observed nanocluster growth patterns. The second topic specifies the acceleration scheme utilized in the metallic cluster growth model. Concerning the atomistic movements, a classical harmonic transition state theory is considered and applied in discrete lattice cells with hierarchical transition levels. The model results in an effective reduction of KMC simulation steps by utilizing a classification scheme of transition levels for thermally activated atomistic diffusion processes. Thermally activated atomistic movements are considered as local transition events constrained in potential energy wells over certain local time periods. These processes are represented by Markov chains of multi-dimensional Boolean valued functions in three dimensional lattice space. The events inhibited by the barriers under a certain level are regarded as thermal fluctuations of the canonical ensemble and accepted freely. Consequently, the fluctuating system evolution process is implemented as a Markov chain of equivalence class objects. It is shown that the process can be characterized by the acceptance of metastable local transitions. The method is applied to a problem of Au and Ag cluster growth on a rippled surface. The simulation predicts the existence of a morphology dependent transition time limit from a local metastable to stable state for subsequent cluster growth by accretion. The third topic is the formation of ripple structures on ion bombarded semiconductor surfaces treated in the first topic as the prepatterned substrate of the metallic deposition. This intriguing phenomenon has been known since the 1960\'s and various theoretical approaches have been explored. These previous models are discussed and a new non-linear model is formulated, based on the local atomic flow and associated density change in the near surface region. Within this framework ripple structures are shown to form without the necessity to invoke surface diffusion or large sputtering as important mechanisms. The model can also be extended to the case where sputtering is important and it is shown that in this case, certain \\lq magic\' angles can occur at which the ripple patterns are most clearly defined. The results including some analytic solutions of the nonlinear equation of motions are in very good agreement with experimental observation.

Die Immobilisierung von Oligo(ethylenglykol)-derivaten an Oberflächen von Metallen ist ein viel versprechender Ansatz, um unspezifische Adsorptionen von Proteinen, Bakterien und Zellen zu minimieren bzw. zu verhindern. Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit stand die Entwicklung, Darstellung, Charakterisierung sowie Applikation maßgeschneiderter, self-assembly-fähiger Moleküle, die gezielt auf TiO2- und nicht auf SiO2-Oberflächen anbinden. Die resultierenden Monoschichten (SAMs) wiesen eine Biokompatibilität sowie Biofunktionalität auf. Dazu wurden neue bisher noch nicht beschriebene Moleküle entwickelt, die auf einer Kombination von funktionalisierten Oligo(ethylenglykol)-Einheiten mit Monoalkylphosphorsäure- und Alkylphosphonsäurederivaten basieren. Diese Verbindungen konnten durch die Anwendung der Self-Assembly-Technik erfolgreich aus wässriger Lösung auf TiO2-Substrate adsorbiert werden. Die hergestellten, ultradünnen monomolekularen Schichten wurden mit verschiedenen analytischen Methoden, wie Spektroskopische Ellipsometrie, winkelabhängiger XPS und SPR-Spektroskopie charakterisiert. Durch eine gezielte Anbindung an TiO2-Oberflächen und einer stabilen Ausbildung von SAMs konnten sowohl die unspezifische Proteinadsorption zurückgedrängt bzw. verhindert, als auch eine spezifische Anbindung von ausgewählten Proteinen realisiert werden. / The surface immobilization of oligo (ethylene glycol) on metals is a promising approach to minimize or prevent non-specific adsorption of proteins, bacteria and cells. The aim of this work was the design, preparation, characterization and application of tailor-made, self-assembly molecules, which are able to adsorbed selectively on TiO2 surfaces but not on SiO2. The resulting self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) had a biocompatibility and bio functionality. For this purpose new molecules have been developed, which are not described in the literature. These compounds are derivatives of monoalkyl phosphoric acids or alkyl phosphonic acids and contain a terminal functional oligo (ethylene glycol) unit. The compounds were assembled on the TiO2-surface by self-assembly technique from aqueous solution. The adsorbed layers were characterized by different analytical tools, like angle resolved XPS, spectroscopic ellipsometry and SPR-spectroscopy. The selective adsorption of SAMs on TiO2-surfaces and the formation of stable SAMs make it possible to prevent or minimize non specific protein adsorption and also to bind selected proteins via specific surface reactions.

This thesis addresses the metal nanocluster growth process on prepatterned substrates, the development of atomistic simulation method with respect to an acceleration of the atomistic transition states, and the continuum model of the ion-beam inducing semiconductor surface pattern formation mechanism. Experimentally, highly ordered Ag nanocluster structures have been grown on pre-patterned amorphous SiO2 surfaces by oblique angle physical vapor deposition at room temperature. Despite the small undulation of the rippled surface, the stripe-like Ag nanoclusters are very pronounced, reproducible and well-separated. The first topic is the investigation of this growth process with a continuum theoretical approach to the surface gas condensation as well as an atomistic cluster growth model. The atomistic simulation model is a lattice-based kinetic Monte-Carlo (KMC) method using a combination of a simplified inter-atomic potential and experimental transition barriers taken from the literature. An effective transition event classification method is introduced which allows a boost factor of several thousand compared to a traditional KMC approach, thus allowing experimental time scales to be modeled. The simulation predicts a low sticking probability for the arriving atoms, millisecond order lifetimes for single Ag monomers and about 1 nm square surface migration ranges of Ag monomers. The simulations give excellent reproduction of the experimentally observed nanocluster growth patterns. The second topic specifies the acceleration scheme utilized in the metallic cluster growth model. Concerning the atomistic movements, a classical harmonic transition state theory is considered and applied in discrete lattice cells with hierarchical transition levels. The model results in an effective reduction of KMC simulation steps by utilizing a classification scheme of transition levels for thermally activated atomistic diffusion processes. Thermally activated atomistic movements are considered as local transition events constrained in potential energy wells over certain local time periods. These processes are represented by Markov chains of multi-dimensional Boolean valued functions in three dimensional lattice space. The events inhibited by the barriers under a certain level are regarded as thermal fluctuations of the canonical ensemble and accepted freely. Consequently, the fluctuating system evolution process is implemented as a Markov chain of equivalence class objects. It is shown that the process can be characterized by the acceptance of metastable local transitions. The method is applied to a problem of Au and Ag cluster growth on a rippled surface. The simulation predicts the existence of a morphology dependent transition time limit from a local metastable to stable state for subsequent cluster growth by accretion. The third topic is the formation of ripple structures on ion bombarded semiconductor surfaces treated in the first topic as the prepatterned substrate of the metallic deposition. This intriguing phenomenon has been known since the 1960s and various theoretical approaches have been explored. These previous models are discussed and a new non-linear model is formulated, based on the local atomic flow and associated density change in the near surface region. Within this framework ripple structures are shown to form without the necessity to invoke surface diffusion or large sputtering as important mechanisms. The model can also be extended to the case where sputtering is important and it is shown that in this case, certain "magic" angles can occur at which the ripple patterns are most clearly defined. The results including some analytic solutions of the nonlinear equation of motions are in very good agreement with experimental observation.:1 Introduction: Atomistic Models 1 1.1 Density Functional Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1.1 Schroedinger equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1.2 Density functional theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 Molecular Dynamics Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.2.1 Lagrangian mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.2.2 MD algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.3 Lattice Monte Carlo simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1.3.1 Thermodynamic variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.3.2 Metropolis Algorithm and limit theorem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.3.3 Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1.3.4 Imaginary time reaction diffusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2 Cluster Growth on Pre-patterned Surfaces 29 2.1 Nanocluster growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2.1.1 Classical nucleation theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2.1.2 Cluster growth on substrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 2.1.3 Experimental motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2.2 Local flux and surface ad-monomer diffusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.2.1 Surface topography and local flux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.2.2 Surface gas diffusion under inhomogeneous flux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 2.2.3 Surface migration of ad-monomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2.2.4 Simulation vs. experimental gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 2.3 Nucleation models: Surface gas condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 2.3.1 Simulation setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 2.3.2 Simulation parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 2.3.3 Evolution of sticking probability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 2.3.4 Evolution of Ag cluster growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 2.3.5 Simulation time and system evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 2.4 Extended cluster growth model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 2.4.1 Modified setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 2.4.2 Simulation result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 2.4.3 Comparison with experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 2.5 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 3 A Markov chain model of transition states 63 3.1 Acceleration of thin film growth simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 3.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 3.3 Transition states of Markov chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 3.3.1 Local transition events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 3.3.2 The Monte-Carlo method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3.4 Effective transitions of objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 3.4.1 Convergence of the local fluctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 3.4.2 The importance of individual local transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 3.4.3 The modified algorithm for effective transition states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 3.5 Cluster growth simulation models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 3.5.1 The configuration energy and migration barriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 3.5.2 Transition events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 3.5.3 Comparison with Experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 3.5.4 Cluster growth stability evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 3.6 Stability of modified convergence limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 3.6.1 Acceleration of convergence to Gibbs field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 3.6.2 Relative convergence speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 3.6.3 1D Ag models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 3.6.4 Stability theorem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 3.7 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 4 Ion beam inducing surface pattern formation 89 4.1 Ion-inducing pattern formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 4.1.1 Bradley-Harper equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 4.1.2 Nonlinear continuum models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 4.1.3 Other approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 4.2 Simulation of surface defects induced by ion beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 4.2.1 MD simulation of single ion impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 4.2.2 Monte-Carlo simulations of surface modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 4.2.3 Curvature dependent surface diffusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 4.3 Continuum model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 4.3.1 Equation of motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 4.3.2 A travelling wave solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 4.3.3 Lyapunov stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 4.3.4 Comparison with experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 4.3.5 Approximate solutions for other angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 4.4 Contribution of other effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 4.4.1 Surface diffusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 4.4.2 Surface Sputtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 4.5 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 5 Summary 119 Appendix 123 A The discrete reaction diffusion equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 B The derivation of the solution (2.20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 C Contribution of overlapping migration area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 D The RGL potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 E Stability of the traveling wave solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Primary cell walls are a composite of cellulose microfibrilsand hemicelluloses. Xyloglucan is the principal hemicelluloseof primary cell walls of dicotyledons. Xyloglucanendotransglycosylases (XETs) cleave and religate xyloglucanpolymers in plant cell walls. A XET (PttXET16A) from hybridaspen has been heterologously expressed and characterized inour lab. To study XETs enzymology on a molecular level a series ofnovel xyloglucan oligosaccharides (XGOs) have been synthesized.The chromogenic 2-nitrophenol XGO and fluorogenic XGOs havebeen used as kinetic probes for PttXET16A. The first 3-Dstructure of the XET and of the enzyme-substrate complexrevealed new insights into the requirements fortransglycosylation. Cellulose fibers are an important raw material for manyindustries. In a novel chemo-enzymatic approach, thetransglycosylating activity of XET was used for biomimeticfiber surface modification. The aminoalditol XGO derivate wasused as key intermediate to incorporate novel chemicalfunctionality into xyloglucan. TheXGO derivatives wereintegrated into xyloglucan with PttXET16A. The resultingmodified xyloglucan was used as a versatile tool fiber surfacemodification.

Role of silane-treated stöber silica as reinforcing filler for nitrile rubber (NBR) has been studied. Stöber silica is synthesized by sol–gel method, and the surface of silica is modified with the treatment of silane-coupling agent viz. γ-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (γ-MPS) in varying proportions. Average particle size of stöber silica of spherical shape in the range of 200 to 400 nm is evident from scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Surface modification of silica particle with silane-coupling agents decreases surface energy and reduces agglomeration of silica particles in rubber matrix. Stress–strain study and dynamic mechanical analysis of silica-filled composites are compared with the unfilled ones. Analysis of cross-linking density, mechanical properties, and storage moduli indicates a strong rubber–filler interaction in the silane-treated, silica-filled NBR composites. Silane treatment is found to be effective in uniform dispersion of silica in rubber matrix and in improving the mechanical properties of rubber composite. Different functionalities of organosilane at its both end improve the compatibility of silica with rubber matrix and offer better rubber–filler interaction.

Polyethylene terephthalate multifilament fabrics used as filtration and operating room textiles possess through-thickness pore channels at the yarn intersections (mesopores). These pore channels pose a risk for the penetration of contaminated fluids and particles. The size of pore channels may be reduced by high-density weaving. However, this leads to reduced drapability and thus to degraded application properties of the fabric. To satisfy the requirements without impeding the physiological properties of the textile, fluid- and particle-tight fabrics are developed. This was realized by partial immobilization of functionalized micro particles into the meso-pores. A reduction of the pore size without complete pore-closure is achieved by establishing a net-like particle structure in the meso-pores. To match the requirements of intensive use, permanent particle-bonding to the fiber surface is necessary. This can be achieved by suitable polyethylene terephthalate fabric surface-modification, dependent on the particle functionalization. The investigations have shown that functionalized particles establish a very good inter particle bonding as well as to the fiber surface. An increased permanent bonding can be realized by a modification of the fabric surface which is tuned to the functionalization of the particle.

The main objective of this work was to manufacture and to characterize detonation nanodiamond (ND) coatings with high biocompatibility and high drug loading capability. This was achieved via the integration of functionalized NDs into standard coating systems. The examination of cell proliferation and cell differentiation supported the biological assessment of the ND-enhanced coatings. As a first step, an osteogenic peptide was covalently grafted onto oxidized NDs. Accordingly, carboxylic acid derivativ is were generated on the as-received ND surface via an optimized heat treatment. The osteogenic peptide was tethered to the oxidized ND surface using a carbodiimide crosslinking method. The multifaceted ND preparation and disaggregation facilitated the powder handling during the conjugation process. Moreover, antibiotics were physisorbed onto as-received NDs to add antimicrobial properties. The correlated surface loading of NDs was determined using various absorption spectroscopy methods such as fluorescence and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. Peptide-conjugated NDs and NDs with untreated surface chemistry have been immobilized on different biomaterials using liquid phase deposition techniques. Herein, polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) were utilized, among others, due to their self-organization and universal applicability for numerous substrates. In order to assess the cell-material interactions, human fetal osteoblasts (hFOBs) were cultured. The hFOBs exhibited a high cell proliferation, high cell density, and sound cellular adhesion, which proves the high biocompatibility of PEMs containing NDs. The present study represents a novel and reliable strategy towards a public approved composite coating. The potential of NDs as a biocompatible delivery platform and as a coating material for biomaterials has been demonstrated. This technology will be useful for the development and optimization of next-generation drug delivery vehicles, e.g. drug-eluting coatings, as well as for biomaterials in general.:Abstract i Kurzfassung iii List of Figures v List of Tables vi Abbreviations vii 1 Introduction and Objectives 1 1.1 Scope of the Thesis 3 2 Fundamentals 9 2.1 Overview of Biomaterials 9 2.2 Surface Modification Techniques of Biomaterials 11 2.3 Cellular Response to Tailored Biomaterials 13 2.4 Essential Features of Detonation Nanodiamonds 15 2.4.1 Biomedical Applications 16 2.4.2 Chemical Functionalization Pathways 19 2.4.3 Colloidal Stability 21 3 Materials and Methods 25 3.1 Wet Chemical and High-temperature Oxidation of Detonation Nanodiamonds 26 3.2 Disaggregation of Detonation Nanodiamond Agglomerates 26 3.3 Grafting of Biomolecules onto Detonation Nanodiamonds 27 3.4 Macroscopic Surface Modification of Biomaterials 28 3.5 Characterization Techniques 30 3.5.1 Morphology 30 3.5.2 Colloidal Stability and ND Crystal Structure 30 3.5.3 ND Surface Chemistry and Surface Loading 31 3.5.4 Alkaline Phosphatase Activity of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells 31 3.5.5 Cell Viability and Immunofluorescence Staining of Human Fetal Osteoblasts 32 4 Surface Modification of Detonation Nanodiamonds 35 4.1 Comparison of Wet Chemical and High-temperature Oxidation 35 4.1.1 Absorption Spectroscopy 35 4.1.2 Crystal Structure of Dry-oxidized NDs 37 4.2 Chemisorption of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Derived Peptide 38 4.3 Physisorption of Amoxicillin 42 4.4 Conclusions 44 5 Coatings Exhibiting Detonation Nanodiamonds 47 5.1 Colloidal Stability of Aqueous ND Suspensions 47 5.1.1 ND Agglomerate Size and Zeta Potential Measurement 47 5.1.2 Influence of pH and Ion Concentration 50 5.2 Electrophoretic Deposition and Covalent Attachmen 51 5.3 Polyelectrolyte Multilayers 55 5.4 Conclusions 56 6 Biological Assessment of Detonation Nanodiamond Coatings 59 6.1 Alkaline Phosphatase Activity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells 59 6.2 Cellular Response of Osteoblasts 61 6.2.1 Cell Morphology 61 6.2.2 Cell Adhesion . 64 6.2.3 Cell Viability 66 6.3 Conclusions 68 7 Summary and Outlook 71 Acknowledgements 77 References 79 Appendix 109 List of Publications 113 / Das Hauptziel der Arbeit bestand in der Herstellung sowie der Charakterisierung von Beschichtungen aus Detonationsnanodiamanten (ND), welche eine hohe Biokompatibilität und eine hoheWirkstoffbeladbarkeit aufweisen sollten. Dieses Ziel wurde durch die Integration funktionalisierter ND in herkömmliche Beschichtungssysteme erreicht. Die biologische Beurteilung von den ND-verstärkten Beschichtungen wurde durch Untersuchungen der Zellproliferation und der Zelldifferenzierung untermauert. Im ersten Schritt wurde ein Peptid mit knochenbildenden Eigenschaften kovalent an oxidierte ND angebunden. Mittels einer optimierten Wärmebehandlung wurden Carbonsäurederivate auf der ND-Oberfläche erzeugt. Anschließend wurde das Peptid unter Verwendung eines Carbodiimid-Vernetzungsmittels an die oxidierte ND-Oberfläche angebunden. Während des Konjugationsprozesses erleichterte die facettenreiche ND-aufbereitung und -disaggregation die Pulverhandhabung. Außerdem wurden Antibiotika auf den ND adsorbiert, um antimikrobielle Eigenschaften zu erzeugen. Die entsprechende Oberflächenbeladung der ND wurde unter Verwendung verschiedener absorptionsspektroskopischer Ansätze wie Fluoreszenz- und UV/Vis-Spektroskopie bestimmt. Biofunktionale und unbehandelte ND wurden über Flüssigphasenabscheidung auf verschiedene Biomaterialien aufgebracht. Hierbei wurden unter anderem Polyelektrolyt-Mehrschichtsysteme aufgrund ihrer Selbstorganisation und universellen Anwendbarkeit auf zahlreiche Substrate eingesetzt. Um die Zellantwort auf die mehrschichtigen ND zu bewerten, wurden humane Osteoblasten (hFOB) kultiviert. Die hFOB zeigten eine hohe Zellproliferation, eine hohe Zelldichte und eine hohe Zelladhäsion, was die hohe Biokompatibilität von mehrschichtigen ND belegt. Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt eine neuartige und zuverlässige Strategie für eine allgemein anerkannte Verbundbeschichtung dar. Das Potenzial von ND als biokompatible Medikamententräger und als Beschichtungsmaterial für Biomaterialien konnte aufgezeigt werden. Die dargestellte Technologie kann für die Entwicklung und Optimierung von Medikamententrägern der nächsten Generation, z. B. in arzneimittelfreisetzenden Beschichtungen, sowie für Biomaterialien im Allgemeinen verwendet werden.:Abstract i Kurzfassung iii List of Figures v List of Tables vi Abbreviations vii 1 Introduction and Objectives 1 1.1 Scope of the Thesis 3 2 Fundamentals 9 2.1 Overview of Biomaterials 9 2.2 Surface Modification Techniques of Biomaterials 11 2.3 Cellular Response to Tailored Biomaterials 13 2.4 Essential Features of Detonation Nanodiamonds 15 2.4.1 Biomedical Applications 16 2.4.2 Chemical Functionalization Pathways 19 2.4.3 Colloidal Stability 21 3 Materials and Methods 25 3.1 Wet Chemical and High-temperature Oxidation of Detonation Nanodiamonds 26 3.2 Disaggregation of Detonation Nanodiamond Agglomerates 26 3.3 Grafting of Biomolecules onto Detonation Nanodiamonds 27 3.4 Macroscopic Surface Modification of Biomaterials 28 3.5 Characterization Techniques 30 3.5.1 Morphology 30 3.5.2 Colloidal Stability and ND Crystal Structure 30 3.5.3 ND Surface Chemistry and Surface Loading 31 3.5.4 Alkaline Phosphatase Activity of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells 31 3.5.5 Cell Viability and Immunofluorescence Staining of Human Fetal Osteoblasts 32 4 Surface Modification of Detonation Nanodiamonds 35 4.1 Comparison of Wet Chemical and High-temperature Oxidation 35 4.1.1 Absorption Spectroscopy 35 4.1.2 Crystal Structure of Dry-oxidized NDs 37 4.2 Chemisorption of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Derived Peptide 38 4.3 Physisorption of Amoxicillin 42 4.4 Conclusions 44 5 Coatings Exhibiting Detonation Nanodiamonds 47 5.1 Colloidal Stability of Aqueous ND Suspensions 47 5.1.1 ND Agglomerate Size and Zeta Potential Measurement 47 5.1.2 Influence of pH and Ion Concentration 50 5.2 Electrophoretic Deposition and Covalent Attachmen 51 5.3 Polyelectrolyte Multilayers 55 5.4 Conclusions 56 6 Biological Assessment of Detonation Nanodiamond Coatings 59 6.1 Alkaline Phosphatase Activity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells 59 6.2 Cellular Response of Osteoblasts 61 6.2.1 Cell Morphology 61 6.2.2 Cell Adhesion . 64 6.2.3 Cell Viability 66 6.3 Conclusions 68 7 Summary and Outlook 71 Acknowledgements 77 References 79 Appendix 109 List of Publications 113

Dans un contexte de lutte contre la dégradation de notre environnement, les lois et règlementations issues du Grenelle de l'environnement, obligent de trouver des solutions permettant de répondre à des normes tout en remplaçant des composés nocifs. Dans ce souci de respect de l'environnement, certains changements doivent s'opérer dans le domaine de la sécurité contre les incendies, puisqu'actuellement, les systèmes retardateurs de flammes contiennent des composés halogénés. Pour répondre à cette problématique, l'approche choisie a été d'introduire, des composés phosphorés et/ou azotés préalablement greffés ou imprégnés sur de la silice dans différentes matrices polymères. Les composites ont alors été réalisés à l'aide du procédé d'extrusion en introduisant, au sein d'un polypropylène ou d'un polybutylène téréphtalate, un faible taux de charges modifiées ou non, à savoir 10% en masse. Les études morphologique, rhéologique, thermogravimétrique mais également du comportement au feu des composites ont été réalisées et des relations entre toutes ces propriétés ont pu être établies. Dans le cas du polypropylène, l'ajout de silice non traitée a globalement entrainé un meilleur comportement au feu que l'ajout de silices modifiées, ce qui a été expliqué par des différences morphologiques et rhéologiques. Pour le polybutylène téréphatalate, les meilleures propriétés ont été observées lors de l'ajout de silices modifiées par les différents composés phosphorés. Grâce à ces résultats des liens étroits entre type de composé ignifugeant, viscoélasticité, formation d'une couche barrière protectrice et amélioration du comportement au feu ont été mis en évidence / In order to protect our environment, toxic compounds have to be replaced to meet the new regulations as well as industrial standards. Therefore, to be environmental friendly, some solutions have to be found in terms of fire safety, since halogenated compounds are still used in fire retardant systems. The way studied to solve this problem was to add silica fillers modified by phosphorous or nitrogen agents into two polymer matrices (polypropylene and polybutylene terephthalate). Two different techniques were used to modify the silica surface: the first by grafting and the second by impregnation. Only 10% by weight of untreated or modified fillers was introduced into the polymers thanks to extrusion process. Morphology studies, rheological and fire behaviors as well as thermogravimetric analyses were performed on composites and relationship between those properties have been established. In the case of polypropylene, the untreated fillers induce the most significant reduction of peak of Heat Release Rate while the surface modification by phosphorous agents does not lead to the expected effect on the fire behavior of PP composite. The origin of this phenomenon was deeply studied and was related to the difference of morphology and rheological behavior between the several PP composites. Concerning polybutylene terephthalate, the best fire performances were obtained for composites containing phosphorous modified silica. Given these results, relationships between the type of flame-retardant compound, the viscoelasticity, the formation of a fire protective layer and the improvement of fire behavior has been identified