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Besenius P. Controlling supramolecular polymerization through multicomponent self-assembly. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Pol Besenius
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 Mainz 55128 Germany
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Trausel F, Versluis F, Maity C, Poolman JM, Lovrak M, van Esch JH, Eelkema R. Catalysis of Supramolecular Hydrogelation. Acc Chem Res 2016; 49:1440-7. [PMID: 27314682 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
One often thinks of catalysts as chemical tools to accelerate a reaction or to have a reaction run under more benign conditions. As such, catalysis has a role to play in the chemical industry and in lab scale synthesis that is not to be underestimated. Still, the role of catalysis in living systems (cells, organisms) is much more extensive, ranging from the formation and breakdown of small molecules and biopolymers to controlling signal transduction cascades and feedback processes, motility, and mechanical action. Such phenomena are only recently starting to receive attention in synthetic materials and chemical systems. "Smart" soft materials could find many important applications ranging from personalized therapeutics to soft robotics to name but a few. Until recently, approaches to control the properties of such materials were largely dominated by thermodynamics, for instance, looking at phase behavior and interaction strength. However, kinetics plays a large role in determining the behavior of such soft materials, for instance, in the formation of kinetically trapped (metastable) states or the dynamics of component exchange. As catalysts can change the rate of a chemical reaction, catalysis could be used to control the formation, dynamics, and fate of supramolecular structures when the molecules making up these structures contain chemical bonds whose formation or exchange are susceptible to catalysis. In this Account, we describe our efforts to use synthetic catalysts to control the properties of supramolecular hydrogels. Building on the concept of synthesizing the assembling molecule in the self-assembly medium from nonassembling precursors, we will introduce the use of catalysis to change the kinetics of assembler formation and thereby the properties of the resulting material. In particular, we will focus on the synthesis of supramolecular hydrogels where the use of a catalyst provides access to gel materials with vastly different appearance and mechanical properties or controls localized gel formation and the growth of gel objects. As such, catalysis will be applied to create molecular materials that exist outside of chemical equilibrium. In all, using catalysts to control the properties of soft materials constitutes a new avenue for catalysis far beyond the traditional use in industrial and lab scale synthesis.
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- Fanny Trausel
- Advanced
Soft Matter group,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced
Soft Matter group,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced
Soft Matter group,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced
Soft Matter group,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced
Soft Matter group,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced
Soft Matter group,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced
Soft Matter group,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Schaufelberger F, Ramström O. Kinetic Self-Sorting of Dynamic Covalent Catalysts with Systemic Feedback Regulation. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:7836-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b04250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Fredrik Schaufelberger
- Department of Chemistry, KTH−Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, KTH−Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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Versluis F, van Esch JH, Eelkema R. Synthetic Self-Assembled Materials in Biological Environments. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:4576-4592. [PMID: 27042774 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Synthetic self-assembly has long been recognized as an excellent approach for the formation of ordered structures on the nanoscale. Although the development of synthetic self-assembling materials has often been inspired by principles observed in nature (e.g., the assembly of lipids, DNA, proteins), until recently the self-assembly of synthetic molecules has mainly been investigated ex vivo. The past few years however, have witnessed the emergence of a research field in which synthetic, self-assembling systems are used that are capable of operating as bioactive materials in biological environments. Here, this up-and-coming field, which has the potential of becoming a key area in chemical biology and medicine, is reviewed. Two main categories of applications of self-assembly in biological environments are identified and discussed, namely therapeutic and imaging agents. Within these categories key concepts, such as triggers and molecular constraints for in vitro/in vivo self-assembly and the mode of interaction between the assemblies and the biological materials will be discussed.
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- Frank Versluis
- Advanced Soft Matter Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628BL, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced Soft Matter Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628BL, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced Soft Matter Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628BL, Delft, The Netherlands
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Yang C, Ren X, Ding D, Wang L, Yang Z. Enzymatic induction of supramolecular order and bioactivity. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:10768-10773. [PMID: 27161242 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr02330d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We showed in this study that enzymatic triggering is a totally different pathway for the preparation of self-assembling nanomaterials to the heating-cooling process. Because the molecules were under lower energy levels and the molecular conformation was more ordered during the enzymatic triggeration under mild conditions, nanomaterials with higher supramolecular order could be obtained through biocatalytic control. In this study, nanoparticles were obtained by an enzymatic reaction and nanofibers were observed through the heating-cooling process. We observed a distinct trough at 318 nm from the CD spectrum of a particle sample but not a fiber sample, suggesting the long range arrangement of molecules and helicity in the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles with higher supramolecular order possessed much better potency as a protein vaccine adjuvant because it accelerated the DC maturation and elicited stronger T-cells cytokine production than the nanofibers. Our study demonstrated that biocatalytic triggering is a useful method for preparing supramolecular nanomaterials with higher supramolecular order and probably better bioactivity.
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- Chengbiao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. and State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. and State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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Pascal R, Pross A. Stability and its manifestation in the chemical and biological worlds. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 51:16160-5. [PMID: 26465292 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06260h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bridging between the phenomenologically distinct biological and physical worlds has been a major scientific challenge since Boltzmann's probabilistic formulation of the second law of thermodynamics. In this review we summarize our recent theoretical attempts to bridge that divide through analysis of the thermodynamic-kinetic interplay in chemical processes and the manner in which that interplay impacts on material stability. Key findings are that the term 'stability' manifests two facets - time and energy - and that stability's time facet, expressed as persistence, is more general than its energy facet. That idea, together with the proposed existence of a logical law of nature, the persistence principle, leads to the mathematically-based insight that stability can come about through either Boltzmann's probabilistic considerations or Malthusian kinetics. Two mathematically-based forms of material persistence then lead directly to the physical likelihood of two material forms, animate and inanimate. Significantly, the incorporation of kinetic considerations into the stability concept appears to bring us closer to enabling two of the central theories in science - the second law of thermodynamics and Darwin's theory of evolution - to be reconciled within a single conceptual framework.
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- Robert Pascal
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS-University of Montpellier-ENSCM, CC17006, Place E. Bataillon, Montpellier F-34095, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva 84105, Israel. and NYU Shanghai, 1555 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China 200122
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Kyne C, Crowley PB. Grasping the nature of the cell interior: fromPhysiological ChemistrytoChemical Biology. FEBS J 2016; 283:3016-28. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.13744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ciara Kyne
- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland Galway; Ireland
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- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland Galway; Ireland
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Dissipative self-assembly of vesicular nanoreactors. Nat Chem 2016; 8:725-31. [PMID: 27325101 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 307] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dissipative self-assembly is exploited by nature to control important biological functions, such as cell division, motility and signal transduction. The ability to construct synthetic supramolecular assemblies that require the continuous consumption of energy to remain in the functional state is an essential premise for the design of synthetic systems with lifelike properties. Here, we show a new strategy for the dissipative self-assembly of functional supramolecular structures with high structural complexity. It relies on the transient stabilization of vesicles through noncovalent interactions between the surfactants and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which acts as the chemical fuel. It is shown that the lifetime of the vesicles can be regulated by controlling the hydrolysis rate of ATP. The vesicles sustain a chemical reaction but only as long as chemical fuel is present to keep the system in the out-of-equilibrium state. The lifetime of the vesicles determines the amount of reaction product produced by the system.
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Tantakitti F, Boekhoven J, Wang X, Kazantsev R, Yu T, Li J, Zhuang E, Zandi R, Ortony JH, Newcomb CJ, Palmer LC, Shekhawat GS, de la Cruz MO, Schatz GC, Stupp SI. Energy landscapes and functions of supramolecular systems. NATURE MATERIALS 2016; 15:469-76. [PMID: 26779883 PMCID: PMC4805452 DOI: 10.1038/nmat4538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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By means of two supramolecular systems--peptide amphiphiles engaged in hydrogen-bonded β-sheets, and chromophore amphiphiles driven to assemble by π-orbital overlaps--we show that the minima in the energy landscapes of supramolecular systems are defined by electrostatic repulsion and the ability of the dominant attractive forces to trap molecules in thermodynamically unfavourable configurations. These competing interactions can be selectively switched on and off, with the order of doing so determining the position of the final product in the energy landscape. Within the same energy landscape, the peptide-amphiphile system forms a thermodynamically favoured product characterized by long bundled fibres that promote biological cell adhesion and survival, and a metastable product characterized by short monodisperse fibres that interfere with adhesion and can lead to cell death. Our findings suggest that, in supramolecular systems, functions and energy landscapes are linked, superseding the more traditional connection between molecular design and function.
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- Faifan Tantakitti
- Simpson Querrey Institute of BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University, 303 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Simpson Querrey Institute of BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University, 303 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Simpson Querrey Institute of BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University, 303 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Simpson Querrey Institute of BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University, 303 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Simpson Querrey Institute of BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University, 303 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
- Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to S.I.S.,
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Wang G, Tang B, Liu Y, Gao Q, Wang Z, Zhang X. The fabrication of a supra-amphiphile for dissipative self-assembly. Chem Sci 2016; 7:1151-1155. [PMID: 29910871 PMCID: PMC5975747 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc03907j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Dissipative self-assembly is a challenging but attractive field of supramolecular science, because it generally concerns complex systems but is more close to the self-assembly of living bodies. In this article, we realized dissipative self-assembly by coupling a supra-amphiphile with a chemical oscillator. The supra-amphiphile was fabricated with iodine and a double hydrophilic block copolymer containing PEG segments, as the non-covalent interaction between PEG and iodine could turn PEG hydrophobic, leading to the formation of the supra-amphiphile. The self-assembly and disassembly of the supra-amphiphile could be controlled by varying the concentration of iodine. Therefore, the dissipative self-assembly of the supra-amphiphile was realized when it was coupled with the IO3--NH3OH+-OH- chemical oscillator, which was able to produce iodine periodically. Meanwhile, the kinetic data of the self-assembly and disassembly of the supra-amphiphile could be estimated by the theoretical simulation of the chemical oscillations. This line of research promotes the self-assembly of supra-amphiphiles one step forward from thermodynamic statics to a dissipative system, and also suggests a new strategy to investigate the kinetics of stimuli-responsive molecular self-assembly.
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- Guangtong Wang
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering , Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Haidian District , Beijing 100084 , China .
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering , Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Haidian District , Beijing 100084 , China .
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , China University of Mining & Technology , Xuzhou , Jiangsu 221116 , China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , China University of Mining & Technology , Xuzhou , Jiangsu 221116 , China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering , Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Haidian District , Beijing 100084 , China .
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering , Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Haidian District , Beijing 100084 , China .
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Krieg E, Bastings MMC, Besenius P, Rybtchinski B. Supramolecular Polymers in Aqueous Media. Chem Rev 2016; 116:2414-77. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 527] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Angulo-Pachón CA, Miravet JF. Sucrose-fueled, energy dissipative, transient formation of molecular hydrogels mediated by yeast activity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:5398-401. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01183g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We report on new molecular hydrogels whose formation/disassembly is regulated by the presence of sucrose as fuel and CO2 release as a dissipative process.
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- Departament de Química Inorgánica i Orgànica
- Universitat Jaume I
- 12071 Castelló
- Spain
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Wood C, Browne C, Wood DM, Nitschke JR. Fuel-Controlled Reassembly of Metal-Organic Architectures. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2015; 1:504-509. [PMID: 26779566 PMCID: PMC4694623 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5b00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Many examples exist of biological self-assembled structures that restructure in response to external stimuli, then return to their previous state over a defined time scale, but most synthetic investigations so far have focused on systems that switch between states representing energetic minima upon stimulus application. Here we report an approach in which triphenylphosphine is used as a chemical fuel to maintain CuI-based self-assembled metallosupramolecular architectures for defined periods of time. This method was used to exert control over the threading and dethreading of the ring of a pseudorotaxane's axle, as well as to direct the uptake and release of a guest from a metal-organic host. Management of the amount of fuel and catalyst added allowed for time-dependent regulation of product concentration.
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Baker MB, Gosens RPJ, Albertazzi L, Matsumoto NM, Palmans ARA, Meijer EW. Exposing Differences in Monomer Exchange Rates of Multicomponent Supramolecular Polymers in Water. Chembiochem 2015; 17:207-13. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Matthew B. Baker
- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P. O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
- MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Tissue Regeneration; University of Maastricht; P. O. Box 616 6200 MD Maastricht The Netherlands
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- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P. O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P. O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P. O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P. O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P. O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Shi J, Yuan D, Haburcak R, Zhang Q, Zhao C, Zhang X, Xu B. Enzymatic Dissolution of Biocomposite Solids Consisting of Phosphopeptides to Form Supramolecular Hydrogels. Chemistry 2015; 21:18047-51. [PMID: 26462722 PMCID: PMC4743537 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201504087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Enzyme-catalyzed dephosphorylation is essential for biomineralization and bone metabolism. Here we report the exploration of using enzymatic reaction to transform biocomposites of phosphopeptides and calcium (or strontium) ions to supramolecular hydrogels as a mimic of enzymatic dissolution of biominerals. (31) P NMR shows that strong affinity between the phosphopeptides and alkaline metal ions (e.g., Ca(2+) or Sr(2+) ) induces the formation of biocomposites as precipitates. Electron microscopy reveals that the enzymatic reaction regulates the morphological transition from particles to nanofibers. Rheology confirms the formation of a rigid hydrogel. As the first example of enzyme-instructed dissolution of a solid to form supramolecular nanofibers/hydrogels, this work provides an approach to generate soft materials with desired properties, expands the application of supramolecular hydrogelators, and offers insights to control the demineralization of calcified soft tissues.
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- Junfeng Shi
- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454 (USA), Fax: (+1) 781-736-2516
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454 (USA), Fax: (+1) 781-736-2516
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454 (USA), Fax: (+1) 781-736-2516
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- Division of Physical Science & Engineering and Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900 (Saudi Arabia)
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- Division of Physical Science & Engineering and Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900 (Saudi Arabia)
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- Division of Physical Science & Engineering and Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900 (Saudi Arabia)
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454 (USA), Fax: (+1) 781-736-2516.
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Heuser T, Weyandt E, Walther A. Biocatalytic Feedback‐Driven Temporal Programming of Self‐Regulating Peptide Hydrogels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:13258-62. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Thomas Heuser
- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52056 Aachen (Germany) http://www.dwi.rwth‐aachen.de
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52056 Aachen (Germany) http://www.dwi.rwth‐aachen.de
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52056 Aachen (Germany) http://www.dwi.rwth‐aachen.de
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Heinen L, Walther A. Celebrating Soft Matter's 10th Anniversary: Approaches to program the time domain of self-assemblies. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:7857-7866. [PMID: 26314799 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01660f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Self-regulating reconfigurable soft matter systems are of great interest for creating adaptive and active material properties. Such complex functionalities emerge from non-linear and interactive behavior in space and time as demonstrated by a plethora of dynamic, self-organizing biological structures (e.g., the cytoskeleton). In man-made self-assemblies, patterning of the spatial domain has advanced to creating hierarchical structures via precise molecular programming. However, orchestration of the time domain of self-assemblies is still in its infancy and lacks universal design principles. In this Emerging Area article we outline major strategies for programming the time domain of self-assemblies following the concepts of regulatory reaction networks, energy dissipation and kinetic control. Such concepts operate outside thermodynamic equilibrium and pave the way for temporally patterned, dynamic, and autonomously acting functional materials.
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- Laura Heinen
- DWI - Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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van der Zwaag D, Meijer EW. SELF-ORGANIZATION. Fueling connections between chemistry and biology. Science 2015; 349:1056-7. [PMID: 26339016 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad0194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Daan van der Zwaag
- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Post Office Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Post Office Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands.
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Boekhoven J, Hendriksen WE, Koper GJM, Eelkema R, van Esch JH. Transient assembly of active materials fueled by a chemical reaction. Science 2015; 349:1075-9. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aac6103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 514] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Heuser T, Weyandt E, Walther A. Biocatalytic Feedback‐Driven Temporal Programming of Self‐Regulating Peptide Hydrogels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201505013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Thomas Heuser
- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52056 Aachen (Germany) http://www.dwi.rwth‐aachen.de
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52056 Aachen (Germany) http://www.dwi.rwth‐aachen.de
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52056 Aachen (Germany) http://www.dwi.rwth‐aachen.de
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A fundamental difference exists in the way signal generation is dealt with in natural and synthetic systems. While nature uses the transient activation of signalling pathways to regulate all cellular functions, chemists rely on sensory devices that convert the presence of an analyte into a steady output signal. The development of chemical systems that bear a closer analogy to living ones (that is, require energy for functioning, are transient in nature and operate out-of-equilibrium) requires a paradigm shift in the design of such systems. Here we report a straightforward strategy that enables transient signal generation in a self-assembled system and show that it can be used to mimic key features of natural signalling pathways, which are control over the output signal intensity and decay rate, the concentration-dependent activation of different signalling pathways and the transient downregulation of catalytic activity. Overall, the reported methodology provides temporal control over supramolecular processes. Natural and synthetic systems have fundamentally different approaches to signal generation. Here, the authors report a strategy that enables transient signal generation in a self-assembled system and show that it can be used to mimic several key features of natural signalling pathways.
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van der Zwaag D, de Greef TFA, Meijer EW. Programmable Supramolecular Polymerizations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:8334-6. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201503104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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van der Zwaag D, de Greef TFA, Meijer EW. Programmierbare supramolekulare Polymerisationen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201503104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Krabbenborg SO, Veerbeek J, Huskens J. Spatially Controlled Out-of-Equilibrium Host-Guest System under Electrochemical Control. Chemistry 2015; 21:9638-44. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pappas CG, Sasselli IR, Ulijn RV. Biocatalytic Pathway Selection in Transient Tripeptide Nanostructures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:8119-23. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201500867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Pappas CG, Sasselli IR, Ulijn RV. Biocatalytic Pathway Selection in Transient Tripeptide Nanostructures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201500867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Rasale DB, Das AK. Chemical reactions directed Peptide self-assembly. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:10797-820. [PMID: 25984603 PMCID: PMC4463676 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160510797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Fabrication of self-assembled nanostructures is one of the important aspects in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The study of self-assembled soft materials remains an area of interest due to their potential applications in biomedicine. The versatile properties of soft materials can be tuned using a bottom up approach of small molecules. Peptide based self-assembly has significant impact in biology because of its unique features such as biocompatibility, straight peptide chain and the presence of different side chain functionality. These unique features explore peptides in various self-assembly process. In this review, we briefly introduce chemical reaction-mediated peptide self-assembly. Herein, we have emphasised enzymes, native chemical ligation and photochemical reactions in the exploration of peptide self-assembly.
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- Dnyaneshwar B Rasale
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 452017, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 452017, India.
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Yang C, Wang Z, Ou C, Chen M, Wang L, Yang Z. A supramolecular hydrogelator of curcumin. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 50:9413-5. [PMID: 25007863 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03139c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Here we report on the first supramolecular hydrogelator of curcumin and the evaluation of its inhibition capacity towards cancer cells and tumor growth.
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- Chengbiao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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Yamanaka M, Yanai K, Zama Y, Tsuchiyagaito J, Yoshida M, Ishii A, Hasegawa M. Cation-Tuned Stimuli-Responsive and Optical Properties of Supramolecular Hydrogels. Chem Asian J 2015; 10:1299-303. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201500274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Masamichi Yamanaka
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Shizuoka University; 836 Ohya Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Shizuoka University; 836 Ohya Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529 Japan
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- College of Science and Engineering; Aoyama Gakuin University; 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258 Japan
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- College of Science and Engineering; Aoyama Gakuin University; 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258 Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 3-11-32 Kagamiyama Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0046 Japan
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- College of Science and Engineering; Aoyama Gakuin University; 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258 Japan
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- College of Science and Engineering; Aoyama Gakuin University; 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258 Japan
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Heuser T, Steppert AK, Lopez CM, Zhu B, Walther A. Generic concept to program the time domain of self-assemblies with a self-regulation mechanism. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:2213-9. [PMID: 25393204 DOI: 10.1021/nl5039506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Nature regulates complex structures in space and time via feedback loops, kinetically controlled transformations, and under energy dissipation to allow non-equilibrium processes. Although man-made static self-assemblies realize excellent control over hierarchical structures via molecular programming, managing their temporal destiny by self-regulation is a largely unsolved challenge. Herein, we introduce a generic concept to control the time domain by programming the lifetimes of switchable self-assemblies in closed systems. We conceive dormant deactivators that, in combination with fast promoters, enable a unique kinetic balance to establish an autonomously self-regulating, transient pH-state, whose duration can be programmed over orders of magnitude-from minutes to days. Coupling this non-equilibrium state to pH-switchable self-assemblies allows predicting their assembly/disassembly fate in time, similar to a precise self-destruction mechanism. We demonstrate a platform approach by programming self-assembly lifetimes of block copolymers, nanoparticles, and peptides, enabling dynamic materials with a self-regulation functionality.
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- Thomas Heuser
- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Yuan D, Du X, Shi J, Zhou N, Zhou J, Xu B. Mixing biomimetic heterodimers of nucleopeptides to generate biocompatible and biostable supramolecular hydrogels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:5705-8. [PMID: 25783774 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201412448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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As a new class of biomaterials, most supramolecular hydrogels formed by small peptides require the attachment of long alkyl chains, multiple aromatic groups, or strong electrostatic interactions. Based on the fact that the most abundant protein assemblies in nature are dimeric, we select short peptide sequences from the interface of a heterodimer of proteins with known crystal structure to conjugate with nucleobases to form nucleopeptides. Being driven mainly by hydrogen bonds, the nucleopeptides self-assemble to form nanofibers, which results in supramolecular hydrogels upon simple mixing of two distinct nucleopeptides in water. Moreover, besides being biocompatible to mammalian cells, the heterodimer of the nucleopeptides exhibit excellent proteolytic resistance against proteinase K. This work illustrates a new and rational approach to create soft biomaterials by a supramolecular hydrogelation triggered by mixing heterodimeric nucleopeptides.
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- Dan Yuan
- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454 (USA)
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Yuan D, Du X, Shi J, Zhou N, Zhou J, Xu B. Mixing Biomimetic Heterodimers of Nucleopeptides to Generate Biocompatible and Biostable Supramolecular Hydrogels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201412448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Das AK, Maity I, Parmar HS, McDonald TO, Konda M. Lipase-Catalyzed Dissipative Self-Assembly of a Thixotropic Peptide Bolaamphiphile Hydrogel for Human Umbilical Cord Stem-Cell Proliferation. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:1157-68. [DOI: 10.1021/bm501835v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Apurba K. Das
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 452017, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 452017, India
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Khandwa Road, Indore 452001, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 452017, India
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Yang C, Chu L, Zhang Y, Shi Y, Liu J, Liu Q, Fan S, Yang Z, Ding D, Kong D, Liu J. Dynamic biostability, biodistribution, and toxicity of L/D-peptide-based supramolecular nanofibers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:2735-2744. [PMID: 25555064 DOI: 10.1021/am507800e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Self-assembling peptide nanofibers (including naturally L-amino acid-based and unnaturally D-amino acid-based ones) have been widely utilized in biomedical research. However, there has been no systematic study on their in vivo stability, distribution, and toxicity. Herein we systematically study the in vivo dynamic biostability, biodistribution, and toxicity of supramolecular nanofibers formed by Nap-GFFYGRGD (L-amino acid-based, L-fibers) and Nap-G(D)F(D)F(D)YGRGD (D-amino acid-based, D-fibers), respectively. The D-fibers have better in vitro and in vivo biostabilities than L-fibers. It is found that D-fibers keep a good integrity in plasma during 24 h, while half of l-fibers are digested upon incubation in plasma for 6 h. The biodistributions of L- and D-fibers are also studied using the iodine-125 radiolabeling technique. The results reveal that L-fibers mainly accumulate in stomach, whereas d-fibers preferentially distribute in liver. Successive administrations of both L- and D-fibers with the dose of 30 mg/kg/dose cause no significant inflammation, liver and kidney function damages, immune reaction, and dysfunction of hematopoietic system. This study will provide fundamental guidelines for utilization of self-assembling peptide-based supramolecular nanomaterials in biomedical applications, such as drug delivery, bioimaging, and regenerative medicine.
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- Cuihong Yang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College , Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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Mattia E, Otto S. Supramolecular systems chemistry. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 10:111-9. [PMID: 25652169 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 675] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The field of supramolecular chemistry focuses on the non-covalent interactions between molecules that give rise to molecular recognition and self-assembly processes. Since most non-covalent interactions are relatively weak and form and break without significant activation barriers, many supramolecular systems are under thermodynamic control. Hence, traditionally, supramolecular chemistry has focused predominantly on systems at equilibrium. However, more recently, self-assembly processes that are governed by kinetics, where the outcome of the assembly process is dictated by the assembly pathway rather than the free energy of the final assembled state, are becoming topical. Within the kinetic regime it is possible to distinguish between systems that reside in a kinetic trap and systems that are far from equilibrium and require a continuous supply of energy to maintain a stationary state. In particular, the latter systems have vast functional potential, as they allow, in principle, for more elaborate structural and functional diversity of self-assembled systems - indeed, life is a prime example of a far-from-equilibrium system. In this Review, we compare the different thermodynamic regimes using some selected examples and discuss some of the challenges that need to be addressed when developing new functional supramolecular systems.
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- Elio Mattia
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Semenov SN, Wong ASY, van der Made RM, Postma SGJ, Groen J, van Roekel HWH, de Greef TFA, Huck WTS. Rational design of functional and tunable oscillating enzymatic networks. Nat Chem 2015; 7:160-5. [PMID: 25615670 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Life is sustained by complex systems operating far from equilibrium and consisting of a multitude of enzymatic reaction networks. The operating principles of biology's regulatory networks are known, but the in vitro assembly of out-of-equilibrium enzymatic reaction networks has proved challenging, limiting the development of synthetic systems showing autonomous behaviour. Here, we present a strategy for the rational design of programmable functional reaction networks that exhibit dynamic behaviour. We demonstrate that a network built around autoactivation and delayed negative feedback of the enzyme trypsin is capable of producing sustained oscillating concentrations of active trypsin for over 65 h. Other functions, such as amplification, analog-to-digital conversion and periodic control over equilibrium systems, are obtained by linking multiple network modules in microfluidic flow reactors. The methodology developed here provides a general framework to construct dissipative, tunable and robust (bio)chemical reaction networks.
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- Sergey N Semenov
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Shi Y, Wang Z, Zhang X, Xu T, Ji S, Ding D, Yang Z, Wang L. Multi-responsive supramolecular hydrogels for drug delivery. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:15265-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05792b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We reported a versatile method to prepare responsive supramolecular hydrogels.
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- Yang Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Pharmacy
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Design
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Pharmacy
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Design
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials
- Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Pharmacy
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Design
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials
- Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials
- Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Pharmacy
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Design
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Pharmacy
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Design
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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Lee JW, Klajn R. Dual-responsive nanoparticles that aggregate under the simultaneous action of light and CO2. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:2036-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc08541h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Metallic nanoparticles co-functionalised with monolayers of UV- and CO2-sensitive ligands were prepared and shown to respond to these two types of stimuli reversibly and in an orthogonal fashion.
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- Ji-Woong Lee
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Weizmann Institute of Science
- 76100 Rehovot
- Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Weizmann Institute of Science
- 76100 Rehovot
- Israel
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Wang H, Wang Y, Han A, Cai Y, Xiao N, Wang L, Ding D, Yang Z. Cellular membrane enrichment of self-assembling D-peptides for cell surface engineering. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:9815-9821. [PMID: 24895835 DOI: 10.1021/am502250r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We occasionally found that several self-assembling peptides containing D-amino acids would be preferentially enriched in cellular membranes at self-assembled stages while distributed evenly in the cytoplasma of cells at unassembled stages. Self-assembling peptides containing only Lamino acids distributed evenly in cytoplasma of cells at both self-assembled and unassembled stages. The self-assembling peptides containing D-amino acids could therefore be applied for engineering cell surface with peptides. More importantly, by integrating a protein binding peptide (a PDZ domain binding hexapeptide of WRESAI) with the self-assembling peptide containing D-amino acids, protein could also be introduced to the cell surface. This study not only provided a novel approach to engineer cell surface, but also highlighted the unusual properties and potential applications of self-assembling peptides containing D-amino acids in regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
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- Huaimin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), ‡College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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Zhang J, Gao J, Chen M, Yang Z. Using phosphatases to generate self-assembled nanostructures and their applications. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:2179-90. [PMID: 24180369 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Self-assembled nanostructures have received significant research interest in the last decade, because they show great promise for drug delivery, diagnostics, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Recently, the development of enzyme-assisted self-assembled nanostructures has become an active area of research because of the attractive characteristics of enzymes, such as ready availability, good biocompatibility, and high selectivity and specificity. Phosphatases, taking part in approximately 30% of intra- and extracellular activities, have been widely employed as triggers for the generation of self-assembled biomaterials, including static, reversible, and dynamic systems. RECENT ADVANCES In this review, we highlight the generation of self-assembled systems of synthetic molecules using phosphatases and their potential applications. We first summarize the generation of different kinds of static and dynamic self-assembled structures, including nanofibers and nanoparticles, by the dephosphorylation reaction catalyzed by phosphatases. The antagonistic interactions of phosphatases and kinases make this system one of the most attractive candidates for biotransformation. Diverse biomedical applications of phosphatases/kinases-involved self-assembled systems have been extensively explored in fields such as bacterial growth inhibition, drug delivery, imaging of self-assembly inside live cells, and biomineralization. We then summarize the reversible self-assembled systems controlled by the pair enzymes of phosphatases/kinases, in which different morphologies of self-assembled nanostructures can be achieved and switched by the pair enzymes. These phosphatase-involved self-assembled systems can be used for many applications such as controlled drug delivery, enzyme activity imaging, and cancer cell inhibition. CRITICAL ISSUES Phosphatases are over-expressed in several cancer cell lines. Their detection is, therefore, important for cancer diagnostics. Nanomaterials that can respond to abnormal phosphatase activities also have big potential for the delivery of therapeutic agents on demand. The study of reversible self-assembling systems control by the phosphatase/kinase switch may provide useful insights to understand the working principle of this important biological switch. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The design principle mentioned in this review may stimulate the generation of smart self-assembled systems by other enzymes or other pairs of enzymes. The combination of environment-sensitive fluorescence property of fluorescent dyes and self-assembling molecules that can respond to enzymes may lead to the development of smart probes to monitor important biological processes.
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- Jianwu Zhang
- 1 Department of Cardiology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University , Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Boekhoven J, Stupp SI. 25th anniversary article: supramolecular materials for regenerative medicine. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:1642-59. [PMID: 24496667 PMCID: PMC4015801 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In supramolecular materials, molecular building blocks are designed to interact with one another via non-covalent interactions in order to create function. This offers the opportunity to create structures similar to those found in living systems that combine order and dynamics through the reversibility of intermolecular bonds. For regenerative medicine there is a great need to develop materials that signal cells effectively, deliver or bind bioactive agents in vivo at controlled rates, have highly tunable mechanical properties, but at the same time, can biodegrade safely and rapidly after fulfilling their function. These requirements make supramolecular materials a great platform to develop regenerative therapies. This review illustrates the emerging science of these materials and their use in a number of applications for regenerative medicine.
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- Job Boekhoven
- Institute for Bio Nanotechnology in Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, and Medicine, Institute for Bio Nanotechnology in Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA, , Homepage: http://stupp.northwestern.edu
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Cai Y, Shi Y, Wang H, Wang J, Ding D, Wang L, Yang Z. Environment-sensitive fluorescent supramolecular nanofibers for imaging applications. Anal Chem 2014; 86:2193-9. [PMID: 24467604 DOI: 10.1021/ac4038653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The combination of an environment-sensitive fluorophore, 4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD), and peptides have yielded supramolecular nanofibers with enhanced cellular uptake, brighter fluorescence, and significant fluorescence responses to external stimuli. We had designed and synthesized NBD-FFYEEGGH that can form supramolecular nanofibers and emit brighter than its counterpart of NBD-EEGGH without the self-assembling property. The nanofibers of NBD-FFYEEGGH could specifically bind to Cu(2+), leading to the formation of fluorescence quenched elongated nanofibers. This fluorescence quenching property was enhanced in self-assembling nanofibers and could be applied for detection of Cu(2+) in vitro and within cells. In a further step, an enzyme-cleavable DEVD peptide was placed between NBD-FFY and the copper binding tripeptide GGH. The resulting self-assembling peptide NBD-FFFDEVDGGH also showed strong fluorescence quenching to Cu(2+). Upon the enzymatic cleavage to remove the Cu(2+)-binding GGH tripeptide from the peptide, the fluorescence was restored. The cellular uptake of nanofibers was better than that of free molecules because of endocytosis. The supramolecular nanofibers with fluorescence turn-on property could therefore be applied for detection of caspase-3 activity in vitro and within cells. We believe that the combination of environment-sensitive fluorescence and fast responses of supramolecular nanostructures would lead to a useful platform to detect many important analytes.
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- Yanbin Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), ‡College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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Ren C, Zhang J, Chen M, Yang Z. Self-assembling small molecules for the detection of important analytes. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:7257-66. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00161c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Self-assembling small molecules including those capable of forming hydrogels have been used to detect important analytes.
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- Chunhua Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Life Sciences
- and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology
- Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University
- Guangzhou 510280, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology
- Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University
- Guangzhou 510280, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- College of Life Sciences
- and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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Bai B, Ma J, Wei J, Song J, Wang H, Li M. A simple structural hydrazide-based gelator as a fluoride ion colorimetric sensor. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:3478-83. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ob00056k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ren C, Wang H, Zhang X, Ding D, Wang L, Yang Z. Interfacial self-assembly leads to formation of fluorescent nanoparticles for simultaneous bacterial detection and inhibition. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:3473-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc48807a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Interfacial self-assembly of a NBD–vancomycin conjugate was applied for bacterial detection and inhibition simultaneously.
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- Chunhua Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials
- Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials
- Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials
- Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials
- Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Nankai University
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- College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials
- Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Nankai University
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Rasale DB, Maity I, Das AK. Lipase catalyzed inclusion of gastrodigenin for the evolution of blue light emitting peptide nanofibers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:8685-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc02484b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Lipase catalysed regioselective inclusion of gastrodigenin (p-hydroxy benzyl alcohol) to a peptide Nmoc-Leu-Trp-OH at physiological pH 7.4 leads to the formation of blue light emitting peptide nanofibers.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 452017, India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 452017, India
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Eelkema R, van Esch JH. Catalytic control over the formation of supramolecular materials. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:6292-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ob01108b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Catalytic formation of self-assembling building blocks provides control over the morphology, mechanical properties and spatial distribution of soft supramolecular materials.
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- Rienk Eelkema
- Advanced Soft Matter
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Delft University of Technology
- 2628 BL Delft, the Netherlands
- Delft Process Technology Institute
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- Advanced Soft Matter
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Delft University of Technology
- 2628 BL Delft, the Netherlands
- Delft Process Technology Institute
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Adhikari B, Shah A, Kraatz HB. Self-assembly of guanosine and deoxy-guanosine into hydrogels: monovalent cation guided modulation of gelation, morphology and self-healing properties. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:4802-4810. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00702f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The gelation, morphological, fluorescence and thixotropic properties of the purine nucleoside based hydrogels were found to modulate with metal ions.
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- Bimalendu Adhikari
- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
- University of Toronto
- Toronto, Canada
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Toronto
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
- University of Toronto
- Toronto, Canada
- Department of Chemistry
- Quaid-i-Azam University
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
- University of Toronto
- Toronto, Canada
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Toronto
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A membrane transport system functions only when activated by a chemical fuel.
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- A. K. Dambenieks
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Victoria
- Victoria, Canada V8W 3P6
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Victoria
- Victoria, Canada V8W 3P6
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Victoria
- Victoria, Canada V8W 3P6
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Kumar DK, Steed JW. Supramolecular gel phase crystallization: orthogonal self-assembly under non-equilibrium conditions. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:2080-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60224a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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