Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Size Tuning, Phase Stabilization, and Anticancer Efficacy of Amorphous Selenium Nanoparticles: Effect of Ion-Pair Interaction, ?OH Functionalization, and Reuse of RTILs as Host Matrix Description An account of the resource Se nanoparticles (NPs) of predominantly amorphous phase (?-Se) have been prepared in room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs). The effects of ion-pair combination and ?OH functionalization of RTILs on the size and phase stability of Se NPs were investigated. The RTILs used were 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium boron tetrafluoride ([EMIM][BF4]), 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl imidazolium boron tetrafluoride ([EOHMIM][BF4]), and 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium methane sulfonate ([EMIM][MS]). The size of Se NPs@[EOHMIM][BF4] was found to be the smallest (?32 nm), followed by Se NPs@[EMIM][BF4] (?57 nm) and Se NPs@[EMIM][MS] (?60 nm), respectively. Interestingly, the stability studies revealed minimal size variations for Se NPs@[EMIM][MS], followed by Se NPs@[EOHMIM][BF4] and Se NPs@[EMIM][BF4], respectively. The observed trends could be correlated with the strength of interionic interactions in the respective RTILs, as well as their packing order (density). Importantly, the RTILs played the role of a solvent, a stabilizer, and an in situ source of reducing species. Pulse radiolysis study revealed imidazolium-originated radical species-driven formation of Se NPs. Further, anticancer efficacy studies demonstrated the role of NP size, wherein Se NPs@[EOHMIM][BF4] exhibited the highest cancer cell killing, followed by Se NPs@[EMIM][BF4] and Se NPs@[EMIM][MS]. Another significant highlight of this work is the reuse of the spent RTILs for the synthesis of the next batch of Se NPs. 2021 American Chemical Society Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Guleria A.; Baby C.M.; Tomy A.; Maurya D.K.; Neogy S.; Debnath A.K.; Adhikari S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol-125, No. 25, pp. 13933-13945. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available American Chemical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02894" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02894</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85110419962&amp;doi=10.1021%2Facs.jpcc.1c02894&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e1a3bf8e940c74c31eb99f65f8e8f498" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85110419962&amp;doi=10.1021%2facs.jpcc.1c02894&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e1a3bf8e940c74c31eb99f65f8e8f498</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 19327447 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Guleria A., Radiation &amp; Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Baby C.M., Christ University, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Tomy A., Christ University, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Maurya D.K., Radiation Biology &amp; Health Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Neogy S., Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Debnath A.K., Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Adhikari S., Radiation &amp; Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India