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Huang J, Chen X, Huang S, Nasiri N. Vapor-Tailored Nanojunctions in Ultraporous ZnO Nanoparticle Networks for Superior UV Photodetection. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402558. [PMID: 39032147 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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High quality nanojunctions are known to effectively improve the conductivity and structural robustness of ultraporous nanoparticle networks, surpassing the performance of natural van der Waals interfaces. Nevertheless, the traditional approach of forming these junctions by thermal annealing is incompatible with thermolabile polymers and slender metal electrodes found in modern wearable technologies. Herein, we present a low temperature, solvent vapor-based method to rapidly elicit high-quality metal-oxide nanojunctions in a fast, effortless, inexpensive, and easily scalable process; capable of generating necked interparticle interfaces in a matter of minutes. When applied to ultraporous-based ZnO Ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors, the vapor-tailoring process produces an incredible 128,000-fold improvement in responsivity (6.6 A.W-1) over untreated structures (51.2 µA.W-1), and a 5300-fold improvement in responsivity over thermally annealed structures; all while maintaining exceptionally low dark currents of 140 pA at a low bias voltage of 1 V. Most importantly, the exceptional performance enabled by room temperature synthesis suggests high potential adaptability of this process toward wearable UV sensors, shedding lights on the strategy of modifying weakly bonded porous nanostructures for improved physical properties.
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- Jeff Huang
- NanoTech Laboratory, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, Australia
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Ibaraki, 567-0047, Japan
- Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- NanoTech Laboratory, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, Australia
- Smart Green Cities Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, Australia
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- Smart Green Cities Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, Australia
- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, Australia
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- NanoTech Laboratory, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, Australia
- Smart Green Cities Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, Australia
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Zeroug-Metz L, Lee S. Biodynamers: applications of dynamic covalent chemistry in single-chain polymer nanoparticles. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2024:10.1007/s13346-024-01665-z. [PMID: 39009930 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-024-01665-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Dynamic Covalent Chemistry (DCC) enables the development of responsive molecular systems through the integration of reversible bonds at the molecular level. These systems are thermodynamically stable and capable of undergoing various molecular assemblies and transformations, allowing them to adapt to changes in environmental conditions like temperature and pH. Introducing DCC into the field of polymer science has led to the design of Single-Chain Nanoparticles (SCNPs), which are formed by self-folding via intramolecular crosslinking mechanisms. Defined by their adaptability, SCNPs mimic biopolymers in size and functionality. Biodynamers, a subclass of SCNPs, are specifically designed for their stimuli-responsive and tunable, dynamic properties. Mimicking complex biological structures, their scope of application includes target-specific and pH-responsive drug delivery, enhanced cellular uptake and endosomal escape. In this manuscript, we discuss the integration of DCC for the design of SCNPs, focusing particularly on the characteristics of biodynamers and their biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. By underlining their potential, we highlight the factors driving the growing interest in SCNPs, providing an overview of recent developments and future perspectives in this research field.
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- Lena Zeroug-Metz
- Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus C 4.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus C 4.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Campus E 8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Lu X, Zhu Y, Deng X, Kong F, Xi C, Luo Q, Zhu X. Development of a Supermolecular Radionuclide-Drug Conjugate System for Integrated Radiotheranostics for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. J Med Chem 2024; 67:11152-11167. [PMID: 38896797 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Radionuclide-drug conjugates (RDCs) designed from small molecule or nanoplatform shows complementary characteristics. We constructed a new RDC system with integrated merits of small molecule and nanoplatform-based RDCs. Erlotinib was labeled with 131I to construct the bulk of RDC (131I-ER). Floxuridine was mixed with 131I-ER to develop a hydrogen bond-driving supermolecular RDC system (131I-ER-Fu NPs). The carrier-free 131I-ER-Fu NPs supermolecule not only demonstrated integrated merits of small molecule and nanoplatform-based RDC, including clear structure definition, stable quality control, prolonged circulation lifetime, enhanced tumor specificity and retention, and rapidly nontarget clearance, but also exhibited low biological toxicity and stronger antitumor effects. In vivo imaging also revealed its application for tumor localization of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and screening of patients suitable for epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) therapy. We considered that 131I-ER-Fu NPs showed potentials as an integrated platform for the radiotheranostics of NSCLC.
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- Xinmiao Lu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200235, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200235, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200235, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200235, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Wen X, Wang F, Du S, Jiang Y, Zhang L, Liu M. Achiral Solvent Inversed Helical Pathway and Cosolvent Controlled Excited-State "Majority Rule" in Enantiomeric Dansulfonamide Assemblies. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2401954. [PMID: 38733233 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Achiral solvents are commonly utilized to induce the self-assembly of chiral molecules. This study demonstrates that achiral solvents can trigger helicity inversion in the assemblies of dansyl amphiphiles and control the excited-state "majority rule" in assemblies composed of pure enantiomers, through variation of the cosolvent ratio. Specifically, enantiomers of dansyl amphiphiles self-assemble into helical structures with opposite handedness in methanol (MeOH) and acetonitrile (MeCN), together with inversed circular dichroism and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) signals. When a mixture of MeOH and MeCN is employed, the achiral cosolvents collectively affect the CPL of the assemblies in a way similar to that of "mixed enantiomers". The dominant cosolvent governs the CPL signal. As the cosolvent composition shifts from pure MeCN to MeOH, the CPL signals undergo a significant inversion and amplification, with two maxima observed at ≈20% MeOH and 20% MeCN. This study deepens the comprehension of how achiral solvents modulate helical nanostructures and their excited-state chiroptical properties.
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- Xin Wen
- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Swain N, Sharma S, Maitra R, Saxena D, Kautu A, Singh R, Kesharwani K, Chopra S, Joshi KB. Antimicrobial peptide mimetic minimalistic approach leads to very short peptide amphiphiles-gold nanostructures for potent antibacterial activity. ChemMedChem 2024; 19:e202300576. [PMID: 38301146 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Strategically controlling concentrations of lipid-conjugated L-tryptophan (vsPA) guides the self-assembly of nanostructures, transitioning from nanorods to fibres and culminating in spherical shapes. The resulting Peptide-Au hybrids, exhibiting size-controlled 1D, 2D, and 3D nanostructures, show potential in antibacterial applications. Their high biocompatibility, favourable surface area-to-volume ratio, and plasmonic properties contribute to their effectiveness against clinically relevant bacteria. This controlled approach not only yields diverse nanostructures but also holds promise for applications in antibacterial therapeutics.
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- Narayan Swain
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sitapur Road, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sitapur Road, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, MP, 470003, India
- Current address: Colorado State University USA
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sitapur Road, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, India
- AcSIR: Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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Kim JE, Kang JH, Kwon WH, Lee I, Park SJ, Kim CH, Jeong WJ, Choi JS, Kim K. Self-assembling biomolecules for biosensor applications. Biomater Res 2023; 27:127. [PMID: 38053161 PMCID: PMC10696764 DOI: 10.1186/s40824-023-00466-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Molecular self-assembly has received considerable attention in biomedical fields as a simple and effective method for developing biomolecular nanostructures. Self-assembled nanostructures can exhibit high binding affinity and selectivity by displaying multiple ligands/receptors on their surface. In addition, the use of supramolecular structure change upon binding is an intriguing approach to generate binding signal. Therefore, many self-assembled nanostructure-based biosensors have been developed over the past decades, using various biomolecules (e.g., peptides, DNA, RNA, lipids) and their combinations with non-biological substances. In this review, we provide an overview of recent developments in the design and fabrication of self-assembling biomolecules for biosensing. Furthermore, we discuss representative electrochemical biosensing platforms which convert the biochemical reactions of those biomolecules into electrical signals (e.g., voltage, ampere, potential difference, impedance) to contribute to detect targets. This paper also highlights the successful outcomes of self-assembling biomolecules in biosensor applications and discusses the challenges that this promising technology needs to overcome for more widespread use.
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- Ji-Eun Kim
- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, 01812, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, 01812, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, 01812, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea.
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, 01812, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea.
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Lan J, Li K, Yang L, Lin Q, Duan J, Zhang S, Wang X, Chen J. Hierarchical Nano-Electrocatalytic Reactor for High Performance Polysulfides Redox Flow Batteries. ACS NANO 2023; 17:20492-20501. [PMID: 37787504 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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The aqueous polysulfides is an important Earth-abundant and multielectron redox couple to construct high capacity density and low-cost aqueous redox flow batteries (RFB) ; nevertheless, the sluggish conversion and kinetic behavior of S2-/Sx2- result in a low power density output and poor active material utilizations. Herein, we present nanoconfined self-assembled ordered hierarchical porous Co and N codoped carbon (OHP-Co/NC) as an electrocatalytic reactor to enhance the mass transfer and redox activity of aqueous polysulfides. Finite element method simulation proves that the OHP-Co/NC with interconnected macropores and mesopores exhibits an enhanced mass transfer and delivers a larger redox electrolyte utilization of 50.1% compared to 23.3% of conventional Co/NC. Notably, the OHP-Co/NC obtained at 850 °C delivers the smallest redox peak potential difference (ΔE = 99 mV). Comparison studies of in operando Raman for aqueous polysulfides in the redox electrolyte and in situ electrochemical Raman on the single OHP-Co/NC particle for the adsorbed polysulfides were carried out. And it confirms that the OHP-Co/NC-850 catalyst has a strong adsorption of S42- and can retard the strong disproportionation and hydrolysis behavior of polysulfides on the electrocatalyst interface. Therefore, the polysulfide/ferrocyanide RFB with an OHP-Co/NC-850 based membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) exhibited a high power density of 110 mW cm-2, as well as a steady capacity retention over 99.7% in 300 cycles.
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- Jinji Lan
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Allam T, Balderston DE, Chahal MK, Hilton KLF, Hind CK, Keers OB, Lilley RJ, Manwani C, Overton A, Popoola PIA, Thompson LR, White LJ, Hiscock JR. Tools to enable the study and translation of supramolecular amphiphiles. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:6892-6917. [PMID: 37753825 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00480e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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This tutorial review focuses on providing a summary of the key techniques used for the characterisation of supramolecular amphiphiles and their self-assembled aggregates; from the understanding of low-level molecular interactions, to materials analysis, use of data to support computer-aided molecular design and finally, the translation of this class of compounds for real world application, specifically within the clinical setting. We highlight the common methodologies used for the study of traditional amphiphiles and build to provide specific examples that enable the study of specialist supramolecular systems. This includes the use of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray scattering techniques (small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering and single crystal X-ray diffraction), critical aggregation (or micelle) concentration determination methodologies, machine learning, and various microscopy techniques. Furthermore, this review provides guidance for working with supramolecular amphiphiles in in vitro and in vivo settings, as well as the use of accessible software programs, to facilitate screening and selection of druggable molecules. Each section provides: a methodology overview - information that may be derived from the use of the methodology described; a case study - examples for the application of these methodologies; and a summary section - providing methodology specific benefits, limitations and future applications.
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- Thomas Allam
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- Research and Evaluation, UKHSA, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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Deng D, Chang Y, Liu W, Ren M, Xia N, Hao Y. Advancements in Biosensors Based on the Assembles of Small Organic Molecules and Peptides. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:773. [PMID: 37622859 PMCID: PMC10452798 DOI: 10.3390/bios13080773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Over the past few decades, molecular self-assembly has witnessed tremendous progress in a variety of biosensing and biomedical applications. In particular, self-assembled nanostructures of small organic molecules and peptides with intriguing characteristics (e.g., structure tailoring, facile processability, and excellent biocompatibility) have shown outstanding potential in the development of various biosensors. In this review, we introduced the unique properties of self-assembled nanostructures with small organic molecules and peptides for biosensing applications. We first discussed the applications of such nanostructures in electrochemical biosensors as electrode supports for enzymes and cells and as signal labels with a large number of electroactive units for signal amplification. Secondly, the utilization of fluorescent nanomaterials by self-assembled dyes or peptides was introduced. Thereinto, typical examples based on target-responsive aggregation-induced emission and decomposition-induced fluorescent enhancement were discussed. Finally, the applications of self-assembled nanomaterials in the colorimetric assays were summarized. We also briefly addressed the challenges and future prospects of biosensors based on self-assembled nanostructures.
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- Dehua Deng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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Basso CR, Crulhas BP, Castro GR, Pedrosa VA. Recent Advances in Functional Nanomaterials for Diagnostic and Sensing Using Self-Assembled Monolayers. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10819. [PMID: 37445998 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Functional nanomaterials have attracted attention by producing different structures in any field. These materials have several potential applications, including medicine, electronics, and energy, which provide many unique properties. These nanostructures can be synthesized using various methods, including self-assembly, which can be used for the same applications. This unique nanomaterial is increasingly being used for biological detection due to its unique optical, electrical, and mechanical properties, which provide sensitive and specific sensors for detecting biomolecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins. This review highlights recent advances in the field and discusses the fabrication and characterization of the corresponding materials, which can be further applied in optical, magnetic, electronic, and sensor fields.
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- Institute of Bioscience, UNESP, Botucatu 18618-000, SP, Brazil
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Wang S, Lan M, Peng H, Zhang J. Editorial for Special Issue: "Supramolecular Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application". NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1054. [PMID: 36985949 PMCID: PMC10053515 DOI: 10.3390/nano13061054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Since the discovery of supramolecular chemistry in 1987.
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- Sa Wang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
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Priya TJ, Sugumar RW, Harini M, Prasad NR. Host-Guest Complex of Cucurbituril with 5-Fluorouracil: Structural Study, Effect on Cytotoxicity, and Intracellular ROS Generation. Pharm Chem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-023-02824-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Arslanov VV, Ermakova EV, Krylov DI, Popova OO. On the relationship between the properties of planar structures of non-ionic surfactants and their vesicular analogues - Niosomes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:281-295. [PMID: 36863184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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In recent years, the study of niosomes as nanocarriers alternative to liposomes has received increasing attention. In contrast to well-studied liposome membranes, many aspects of the behavior of analogous niosome bilayers have not been studied. This paper considers one of these aspects related to the communication between the physicochemical properties of planar and vesicular objects. We present the first results of comparative studies of Langmuir monolayers of binary and ternary (with cholesterol) mixtures of non-ionic surfactants based on sorbitan esters and niosomal structures assembled from the same materials. The Thin-Film Hydration (TFH) method in the gentle shaking version was used to produce the particles of large sizes, while small unilamellar high quality vesicles with a unimodal distribution of particles were prepared by TFH using ultrasonic treatment and extrusion. An analysis of the structural organization and phase state of monolayers based on compression isotherms and supplemented by thermodynamic calculations, as well as the results of determining the particle morphology, polarity and microviscosity of niosome shells, made it possible to obtain fundamental data on the intermolecular interactions of the components and their packing in shells and to relate these data to the properties of niosomes. This relationship can be used to optimize the composition of niosome membranes and predict the behavior of these vesicular systems. It was shown that cholesterol excess creates regions of bilayers with increased rigidity (like "lipid rafts"), which hinders the process of folding film fragments into small niosomes.
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- Vladimir V Arslanov
- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Pr. 31-4, Moscow 119071, Russia.
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Pr. 31-4, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Pr. 31-4, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Pr. 31-4, Moscow 119071, Russia
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Mohammadi A, Abdolvand H, Ayati Najafabadi SA, Nejaddehbashi F, Beigi-Boroujeni S, Makvandi P, Daemi H. Antibacterial Host-Guest Intercalated LDH-Adorned Polyurethane for Accelerated Dermal Wound Healing. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:5800-5815. [PMID: 36382736 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Curcumin has a limited clinical application because of its extremely poor accessibility. In the present study, improved curcumin bioavailability within a castor oil polyurethane/layered double hydroxide (LDH) wound cover was achieved by preparing a curcumin p-sulfonic acid calix[4]arene (SC4A) inclusion complex. Then, it was utilized to intercalate MgAl-layered double hydroxide (MgAl-LDH) nanosheets. The incorporation of the nanostructure into a PU/Cur-SC4A-LDH film provided bacteria-killing performance against both Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Escherichia coli bacteria. This finding is due to an increase in curcumin bioavailability in the PU matrix. Furthermore, all PU nanocomposites exhibited appropriate cytocompatibility based on an MTT assay. Mainly, the proliferation of L929 fibroblast cells in contact with the PU/Cur-SC4A-LDH sample was significantly further enhanced than that for other nanocomposites within 7 days. This observation can be related to the better availability of curcumin on the film's surface, which causes an improvement in the proliferation rate of cells. Regarding the histological results, the hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) images showed faster epidermal layer formation and a larger quantity of matured hair follicles for PU/Cur-SC4A-LDH-healed wounds in comparison with those for the negative control over a period of 28 days. Thus, this practical healing ability of the PU/Cur-SC4A-LDH nanocomposite makes it a promising candidate as a wound dressing film.
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- Abbas Mohammadi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan81746-73441, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan81746-73441, Iran
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- Department of Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan81745-33871, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz61357-15794, Iran
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada Sur, Monterrey2501, NL, Mexico
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- Centre for Materials Interface, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cell Engineering, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran16656-66311, Iran
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Wijesundara YH, Herbert FC, Kumari S, Howlett T, Koirala S, Trashi O, Trashi I, Al-Kharji NM, Gassensmith JJ. Rip it, stitch it, click it: A Chemist's guide to VLP manipulation. Virology 2022; 577:105-123. [PMID: 36343470 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2022.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Viruses are some of nature's most ubiquitous self-assembled molecular containers. Evolutionary pressures have created some incredibly robust, thermally, and enzymatically resistant carriers to transport delicate genetic information safely. Virus-like particles (VLPs) are human-engineered non-infectious systems that inherit the parent virus' ability to self-assemble under controlled conditions while being non-infectious. VLPs and plant-based viral nanoparticles are becoming increasingly popular in medicine as their self-assembly properties are exploitable for applications ranging from diagnostic tools to targeted drug delivery. Understanding the basic structure and principles underlying the assembly of higher-order structures has allowed researchers to disassemble (rip it), reassemble (stitch it), and functionalize (click it) these systems on demand. This review focuses on the current toolbox of strategies developed to manipulate these systems by ripping, stitching, and clicking to create new technologies in the biomedical space.
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- Yalini H Wijesundara
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX, 75080, USA.
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Lu Y, Zhu D, Le Q, Wang Y, Wang W. Ruthenium-based antitumor drugs and delivery systems from monotherapy to combination therapy. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:16339-16375. [PMID: 36341705 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02994d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ruthenium complex is an important compound group for antitumor drug research and development. NAMI-A, KP1019, TLD1433 and other ruthenium complexes have entered clinical research. In recent years, the research on ruthenium antitumor drugs has not been limited to single chemotherapy drugs; other applications of ruthenium complexes have emerged such as in combination therapy. During the development of ruthenium complexes, drug delivery forms of ruthenium antitumor drugs have also evolved from single-molecule drugs to nanodrug delivery systems. The review summarizes the following aspects: (1) ruthenium complexes from monotherapy to combination therapy, including the development of single-molecule compounds, carrier nanomedicine, and self-assembly of carrier-free nanomedicine; (2) ruthenium complexes in the process of ADME in terms of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion; (3) the applications of ruthenium complexes in combination therapy, including photodynamic therapy (PDT), photothermal therapy (PTT), photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT), immunotherapy, and their combined application; (4) the future prospects of ruthenium-based antitumor drugs.
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- Yu Lu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China.
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, P. O. Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China.
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Center for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, P. O. Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China.
- Beijing Area Major Laboratory of Peptide and Small Molecular Drugs, Engineering Research Center of Endogenous Prophylactic of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Center for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, P. O. Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, P. O. Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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Zeng Q, Li X, Xie S, Xing D, Zhang T. Specific disruption of glutathione-defense system with activatable single molecule-assembled nanoprodrug for boosted photodynamic/chemotherapy eradication of drug-resistant tumors. Biomaterials 2022; 290:121867. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Liu YH, Liu Y. Highly efficient discrimination of cancer cells based on in situ-activated phosphorescence energy transfer for targeted cell imaging. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:8058-8063. [PMID: 36111529 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01494g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Highly efficient discrimination between cancer cells and normal cells is full of challenges for precise diagnosis. Herein, we report an effective in situ-activated phosphorescence energy transfer supramolecular assembly constructed by a bromophenyl pyridine derivative (BPPY), cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]), and rhodamine B-grafted hyaluronic acid (HAR) through noncovalent interaction. As compared with BPPY, CB[8] encapsulated two BPPY molecules, resulting in a biaxial pseudorotaxane supramolecular assembly showing purely organic room-temperature phosphorescence induced by macrocyclic confinement, which when further co-assembled with HAR, formed a multivalent supramolecular assembly with phosphorescence energy transfer. Benefitting from the targeting of hyaluronic acid and the cyclolactam ring ON-OFF reaction of HAR, such supramolecular assembly with an open ring presents red delayed fluorescence through phosphorescence energy transfer in cancer cells, while the assembly showed only green phosphorescence in normal cells, realizing highly efficient discrimination between cancer and normal cells. This supramolecular assembly is responsive to the physiological environment and provides a supramolecular platform for precise diagnosis.
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- Yao-Hua Liu
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. .,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. .,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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Yuan Y, Bulte JWM. Enzyme-mediated intratumoral self-assembly of nanotheranostics for enhanced imaging and tumor therapy. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 14:e1786. [PMID: 35229485 PMCID: PMC9437863 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Enzyme-mediated intratumoral self-assembled (EMISA) nanotheranostics represent a new class of smart agents for combined imaging and therapy of cancer. Cancer cells overexpress various enzymes that are essential for high metabolism, fast proliferation, and tissue invasion and metastasis. By conjugating small molecules that contain an enzyme-specific cleavage site to appropriate chemical linkers, it is possible to induce self-assembly of nanostructures in tumor cells having the target enzyme. This approach of injecting small theranostic molecules that eventually become larger nanotheranostics in situ avoids some of the major limitations that are encountered when injecting larger, pre-assembled nanotheranostics. The advantage of EMISA nanotheranostics include the avoidance of nonspecific uptake and rapid clearance by phagocytic cells, increased cellular accumulation, reduced drug efflux and prolonged cellular exposure time, all of which lead to an amplified imaging signal and therapeutic efficacy. We review here the different approaches that can be used for preparing EMISA-based organic, inorganic, or organic/inorganic hybrid nanotheranostics based on noncovalent interactions and/or covalent bonding. Imaging examples are shown for fluorescence imaging, nuclear imaging, photoacoustic imaging, Raman imaging, computed tomography imaging, bioluminescent imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > In Vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging Biology-Inspired Nanomaterials > Peptide-Based Structures.
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- Yue Yuan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Cellular Imaging Section and Vascular Biology Program, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Ji W, Yuan H, Xue B, Guerin S, Li H, Zhang L, Liu Y, Shimon LJW, Si M, Cao Y, Wang W, Thompson D, Cai K, Yang R, Gazit E. Co-Assembly Induced Solid-State Stacking Transformation in Amino Acid-Based Crystals with Enhanced Physical Properties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201234. [PMID: 35170170 PMCID: PMC9311667 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The physical characteristics of supramolecular assemblies composed of small building blocks are dictated by molecular packing patterns in the solid-state. Yet, the structure-property correlation is still not fully understood. Herein, we report the unexpected cofacial to herringbone stacking transformation of a small aromatic bipyridine through co-assembly with acetylated glutamic acid. The unique solid-state structural transformation results in enhanced physical properties of the supramolecular organizations. The co-assembly methodology was further expanded to obtain diverse molecular packings by different bipyridine and acetylated amino acid derivatives. This study presents a feasible co-assembly approach to achieve the solid-state stacking transformation of supramolecular organization and opens up new opportunities to further explore the relationship between molecular arrangement and properties of supramolecular assemblies by crystal engineering.
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- Wei Ji
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, The National "111" Project for Biomechanics and Tissue Repair Engineering, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.,School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory, Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an, 710065, China
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- CAEP Software Center for High Performance Numerical Simulation, Beijing, 100088, China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, The National "111" Project for Biomechanics and Tissue Repair Engineering, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126, China
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- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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Kovač V, Kodrin I, Radošević K, Molčanov K, Adhikari B, Kraatz HB, Barišić L. Oxalamide-Bridged Ferrocenes: Conformational and Gelation Properties and In Vitro Antitumor Activity. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Veronika Kovač
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102A, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Sundargarh 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Paliwal H, Parihar A, Prajapati BG. Current State-of-the-Art and New Trends in Self-Assembled Nanocarriers as Drug Delivery Systems. FRONTIERS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fnano.2022.836674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Self-assembled nanocarrier drug delivery has received profuse attention in the field of diagnosis and treatment of diseases. These carriers have proved that serious life-threatening diseases can be eliminated evidently by virtue of their characteristic design and features. This review is aimed at systematically presenting the research and advances in the field of self-assembled nanocarriers such as polymeric nanoparticles, dendrimers, liposomes, inorganic nanocarriers, solid lipid nanoparticles, polymerosomes, micellar systems, niosomes, and some other nanoparticles. The self-assembled delivery of nanocarriers has been developed in recent years for targeting diseases. Some of the innovative attempts with regard to prolonging drug action, improving bioavailability, avoiding drug resistance, enhancing cellular uptake, and so on have been discussed. The discussion about various delivery systems included the investigation conducted at the preliminary stage, i.e., preclinical trials and assessment of safety. The clinical studies of some of the recently developed self-assembled products are currently at the clinical trial phase or FDA approved.
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Ji W, Yuan H, Xue B, Guerin S, Li H, Zhang L, Liu Y, Shimon LJW, Si M, Cao Y, Wang W, Thompson D, Cai K, Yang R, Gazit E. Co‐Assembly Induced Solid‐State Stacking Transformation in Amino Acid‐Based Crystals with Enhanced Physical Properties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wei Ji
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology Ministry of Education, The National “111” Project for Biomechanics and Tissue Repair Engineering, College of Bioengineering Chongqing University Chongqing 400044 P. R. China
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- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Xidian University Xi'an 710126 China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure Department of Physics Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Physics Bernal Institute University of Limerick Limerick V94 T9PX Ireland
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- Science and Technology on Combustion and Explosion Laboratory Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute Xi'an 710065 China
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- CAEP Software Center for High Performance Numerical Simulation Beijing 100088 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Department of Chemical Research Support Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure Department of Physics Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure Department of Physics Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Physics Bernal Institute University of Limerick Limerick V94 T9PX Ireland
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology Ministry of Education, The National “111” Project for Biomechanics and Tissue Repair Engineering, College of Bioengineering Chongqing University Chongqing 400044 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Xidian University Xi'an 710126 China
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- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv 6997801 Israel
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Amino acid regulated co-assembly for formation of one-dimensional ordered monocrystal by hydrogen bonding interactions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhu X, Duan R, Chan SY, Han L, Liu H, Sun B. Structural and photoactive properties of self-assembled peptide-based nanostructures and their optical bioapplication in food analysis. J Adv Res 2022; 43:27-44. [PMID: 36585113 PMCID: PMC9811376 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Food processing plays an important role in the modern industry because food quality and security directly affect human health, life safety, and social and economic development. Accurate, efficient, and sensitive detection technology is the basis for ensuring food quality and security. Optosensor-based technology with the advantage of fast and visual real-time detection can be used to detect pesticides, metal ions, antibiotics, and nutrients in food. As excellent optical centres, self-assembled peptide-based nanostructures possess attractive advantages, such as simple preparation methods, controllable morphology, tunable functionality, and inherent biocompatibility. AIM OF REVIEW Self-assembled peptide nanostructures with good fabrication yield, stability, dispersity in a complex sample matrix, biocompatibility, and environmental friendliness are ideal development goals in the future. Owing to its flexible and unique optical properties, some short peptide self-assemblies can possibly be used to achieve the purpose of rapid and sensitive detection of composition in food, agriculture, and the environment, expanding the understanding and application of peptide-based optics in analytical chemistry. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT OF REVIEW The self-assembly process of peptides is driven by noncovalent interactions, including hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interactions, hydrophobic interactions, and π-π stacking, which are the key factors for obtaining stable self-assembled peptide nanostructures with peptides serving as assembly units. Controllable morphology of self-assembled peptide nanostructures can be achieved through adjustment in the type, concentration, and pH of organic solvents and peptides. The highly ordered nanostructures formed by the self-assembly of peptides have been proven to be novel biological structures and can be used for the construction of optosensing platforms in biological or other systems. Optosensing platforms make use of signal changes, including optical signals and electrical signals caused by specific reactions between analytes and active substances, to determine the content or concentration of an analyte.
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- Xuecheng Zhu
- Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China
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- Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China,Corresponding author.
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- Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China
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Ma K, Zhe T, Li F, Zhang Y, Yu M, Li R, Wang L. Sustainable films containing AIE-active berberine-based nanoparticles: A promising antibacterial food packaging. Food Hydrocoll 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.107147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Yan H, Liu S, Yang S, Ren W, Shangguan J, Lv J, Zhang M, Tang J, Zhao Y. In situ construction of a cobalt oxyhydroxide loaded pyrene-based fluorescent organic nanoprobe for bioimaging of endogenous ascorbic acid in living cells. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj02305a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel in situ strategy to fabricate CoOOH nanoflake-loaded pyrene-based FONs (denoted as PyFONs@CoOOH) as proof-of-concept of a sensing platform for direct bioimaging of endogenous AA in living cells.
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- Huijuan Yan
- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
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- School of Medical Engineering, Xinxiang Neurosense and Control Engineering Technology Research Center, Xinxiang Key Lab of Biomedical Information Research, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, P. R. China
- Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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Photodimerization-induced transition of helixes to vesicles based on coumarin-12-crown-4. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhang R, Cheng G, Liu S, Lv H, Li J. A four-in-one pure nanomedicine for synergistic multi-target therapy against breast cancer. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:8809-8822. [PMID: 34633023 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb01820e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Designing a multi-target nanomedicine without a carrier is pivotal for successful cancer nanotherapy. This study details a novel four-in-one RRX/BMS/CA4/PTX nanomedicine by simple nanoprecipitation. In this multi-target pure nanomedicine, paclitaxel (PTX) causes the immunogenic cell death of 4T1 tumour cells and the differentiation of marrow-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) into dendritic cells (DCs) at low dose; repertaxin (RRX) selectively depletes cancer stem cells (CSCs) that are not killed by paclitaxel to inhibit lung metastasis from the breast; BMS-1 blocks the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway for proliferating effector T cells; and combretastatin A4 (CA4) targets tumour microvessels to cut off the blood supply in the tumour microenvironment. The synergy of multi-target therapies results in excellent antitumour effects. The tumour inhibition rate of 4T1 tumours is 92.5%, and the lung metastasis suppression rate exceeds 90%; no relapse is observed at 46 days after the treatment endpoint, and the survival of 50% of mice is prolonged by 95 days. Due to the low dose of PTX administration, the systemic toxicity of the RRX/BMS/CA4/PTX nanomedicine is not found. Our results suggest a strategy for designing multi-target pure nanomedicines with simple construction and efficacious therapeutic responses that present potential for clinical transformation.
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- Rui Zhang
- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Institute of Radiation Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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Lescos L, Beaujean P, Tonnelé C, Aurel P, Blanchard-Desce M, Rodriguez V, de Wergifosse M, Champagne B, Muccioli L, Castet F. Self-assembling, structure and nonlinear optical properties of fluorescent organic nanoparticles in water. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:23643-23654. [PMID: 34664043 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03741b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Owing to their intense emission, low toxicity and solubility in aqueous medium, fluorescent organic nanoparticles (FONs) have emerged as promising alternatives to inorganic ones for the realization of exogenous probes for bioimaging applications. However, the intimate structure of FONs in solution, as well as the role played by intermolecular interactions on their optical properties, remains challenging to study. Following a recent Second-Harmonic Scattering (SHS) investigation led by two of us [Daniel et al., ACS Photonics, 2015, 2, 1209], we report herein a computational study of the structural organization and second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of FONs based on dipolar chromophores incorporating a hydrophobic triphenylamine electron-donating unit and a slightly hydrophilic aldehyde electron-withdrawing unit at their extremities. Molecular dynamics simulations of the FON formation in water are associated with quantum chemical calculations, to provide insight into the molecular aggregation process, the molecular orientation of the dipolar dyes within the nanoparticles, and the dynamical behavior of their NLO properties. Moreover, the impact of intermolecular interactions on the NLO responses of the FONs is investigated by employing the tight-binding version of the recently developed simplified time-dependent density functional theory (sTD-DFT) approach, allowing the all-atom quantum mechanics treatment of nanoparticles.
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- Laurie Lescos
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, F-33400 Talence, France.
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- Unité de Chimie Physique Théorique et Structurale, Chemistry Department, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Belgium.
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 4, 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, F-33400 Talence, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, F-33400 Talence, France.
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Beringstr. 4, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Unité de Chimie Physique Théorique et Structurale, Chemistry Department, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Belgium.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, F-33400 Talence, France. .,Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, F-33400 Talence, France.
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Zhou Y, Lin B, Li K, Zhao Y, Sun Z, He C, Jha RK. Preparation of Near-Infrared/Photoacoustic Dual-Mode Imaging and Photothermal/Chemo Synergistic Theranostic Nanoparticles and Their Imaging and Treating of Hepatic Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021; 11:750807. [PMID: 34604095 PMCID: PMC8485585 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.750807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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At present, the clinical diagnosis of and treatment methods for hepatic carcinoma still fail to fully meet the needs of patients. The integrated theranostic system, in which functional materials are used to load different active molecules, created a new developmental direction for the combination treatment of hepatic carcinoma, realizing the synchronization of diagnosis and treatment. In this study, polydopamine (PDA), which has the functions of self-assembly, encapsulation, photothermal conversion, and photoacoustic interaction, was used as the carrier material. The IR780, a near-infrared fluorescence imaging (NIFI), photoacoustic imaging (PAI), and photothermal therapy (PTT) agent, and paclitaxel (PTX), a broad-spectrum chemotherapy drug, were selected to build the NIF/PA dual-mode imaging and PTT/chemo synergistic theranostic nanoparticles (DIST NPs). The DIST NPs have a 103.4 ± 13.3 nm particle size, a weak negative charge on the surface, good colloidal stability, slow and controlled drug release, and high photothermal conversion ability. The experiments results showed that the DIST NPs have a long circulation in vivo, high bioavailability, high biocompatibility, and low effective dose. DIST NPs showed an excellent NIFI/PAI dual-mode imaging and significant synergistic antitumor effect in hepatic carcinoma models. DIST NPs met the initial design requirements. A set of fast and low-cost preparation methods was established. This study provides an experimental basis for the development of new clinical theranostic methods for hepatic carcinoma.
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- Yun Zhou
- College of Clinical Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Clinical Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Clinical Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi’an, China
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Pan YT, Ding YF, Han ZH, Yuwen L, Ye Z, Mok GSP, Li S, Wang LH. Hyaluronic acid-based nanogels derived from multicomponent self-assembly for imaging-guided chemo-photodynamic cancer therapy. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 268:118257. [PMID: 34127228 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Multifunctional theranostic nanoplatforms integrated of imaging function, multi-modality therapy, stimuli-responsiveness, and targeted delivery are of highly desirable attributes in achieving precise medicine. However, preparation of multifunctional nanoplatforms often involves laborious, multiple steps and inevitably utilizes low-biocompatible or non-functional components. Herein we report a facile, one-step self-assembly strategy to fabricate hyaluronic acid (HA)-based multifunctional tumor theranostic nanoplatform by employing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agent Mn2+ as a reversible crosslink agent for histidine-grafted HA, along with simultaneously loading chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) and photodynamic therapy agent chlorin e6, to realize MRI-guided targeted chemo-photodynamic cancer therapy. The targeted delivery and stimuli-responsive payload release were demonstrated in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, the combined chemo-photodynamic therapy of the nanoassembly dramatically improved the cancer therapeutic outcome, in comparison with that of free DOX and nanoplatform solely loaded DOX in a melanoma bearing mice. Our one step assemble strategy is of great potential in clinic transformation.
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- Ya-Ting Pan
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China; Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (BIG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- UltraSpec Lab, Victoria, BC V8P 2N1, Canada
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- Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (BIG), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Hu J, Ni Z, Zhu H, Li H, Chen Y, Shang Y, Chen D, Liu H. A novel drug delivery system -- Drug crystallization encapsulated liquid crystal emulsion. Int J Pharm 2021; 607:121007. [PMID: 34391854 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Liquid crystals (LCs) are widely used for drug delivery due to their controlled and sustained drug release properties. In this paper, drug crystallization encapsulated liquid crystal emulsion, a novel drug delivery system, was proposed. The lamellar liquid crystals formed by hydrogenated lecithin, which are similar to the skin stratum corneum lipid structure, are adopted as the drug carrier to encapsulate non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). As the model drug, ketoprofen exists in the hydrophobic core of emulsion as a drug crystal when squalane is used as the oil phase. The microstructure, sustained drug release behaviors, physicochemical property and biocompatibility of the system were examined by polarized light microscopy, rheological measurements, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, small-angle X-ray scattering, in vitro release study, and in vitro cellular cytotoxicity assay. The results have shown that the novel system lowers the drug crystal melting point and improves the thermal stability of liquid crystal structure. Besides, the excellent biocompatibility and sustained release property through the additional dissolution step of drug crystal show its application potentials in the topical cosmeceuticals. The results will also be helpful for in-depth understanding of the physical state of encapsulated drug in the liquid crystal carrier systems.
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- Jiajie Hu
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 201100, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 201100, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Assali M, Shawahna R, Alhawareen R, Najajreh H, Rabaya O, Faroun M, Zyoud A, Hilal H. Self-assembly of diclofenac prodrug into nanomicelles for enhancing the anti-inflammatory activity. RSC Adv 2021; 11:22433-22438. [PMID: 35480812 PMCID: PMC9034210 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03804d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely prescribed for the treatment of various types of inflammatory conditions. Diclofenac is a very common NSAID that is utilized to relieve pain and reduce fever and, most importantly, inflammation. However, it suffers from low water solubility and a low dissolution profile. Therefore, we aim to develop a new drug delivery system based on the synthesis of amphiphilic structures that are capable of self assembling into nano-micelles which will be a water-soluble delivery system for the diclofenac. The amphiphilic structure consists of a hydrophilic moiety of triethylene glycol (TEG), polyethylene glycol PEG 400, or PEG 600 linked with the hydrophobic drug diclofenac through an ester linkage. The diclofenac derivatives were successfully synthesized as confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance. Moreover, the formation of the micellar structure of the synthesized amphiphilic derivatives was confirmed by atomic force microscopy obtaining a spherical shape of the micelles with average diameters of 200 nm for Dic-PEG400-Dic, and 110 nm for Dic-PEG600-Dic. The critical micelle concentration has been determined as 2.7 × 10-3 mg mL-1 for Dic-PEG400-Dic, and 1 × 10-4 mg mL-1 for Dic-PEG600-Dic. The in vitro diclofenac release profile by esterase enzyme was conducted and showed almost complete conversion to free diclofenac within 35 h in the case of Dic-PEG400-Dic micelles and more than 85% of Dic-PEG600-Dic micelles. Then the anti-inflammatory activity was determined by testing the TNF-α production in LPS-stimulated Balb/c mice. Diclofenac micelles significantly suppressed TNF-α production after a 5 mg kg-1 dose was given. The developed micelles showed TNF-α inhibition up to 87.4% and 84% after 48 hours of treatment in the case of Dic-PEG400-Dic and Dic-PEG600-Dic micelles respectively in comparison to 42.3% in the case of diclofenac alone. Dic-PEG400-Dic micelles showed the most potent anti-inflammatory activity with improved TNF-α suppression through time progress. Therefore, the developed nano-micelles provide a facile synthetic approach to enhance diclofenac water solubility, improve the anti-inflammatory effect and achieve a sustained release profile to get better patient compliance.
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- Mohyeddin Assali
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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- The Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Materials Engineering Department, Al-Quds University East Jerusalem Palestine
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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Gao JJ, Lang XX, Yu QQ, Li HY, Wang HJ, Wang MQ. Amphiphilic BODIPY-based nanoparticles as "light-up" fluorescent probe for PAEs detection by an aggregation/disaggregation approach. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 252:119492. [PMID: 33517216 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Phthalic acid eaters (PAEs) play the role of plasticizer and have been widely used in the industrial and plastic production process. But due to not chemically bound in the polymeric matrix, PAEs can be easily released directly and/or indirectly into the environment, and pose a threat the ecosystem and human health. Small-molecule self-assembled nanoparticles have drawn more and more attention due to advantages of precise molecular structure, biocompatibility, great diversity, and tunability in optical properties and functionalities. Here we report the use of disaggregation-induced emission (DIE) based supramolecular assembly to design organic nanoprobe for detection PAEs. In the water solution, the designed small organic fluorophore AJ-1 was aggregated via noncovalent forces to form fluorescence off nanoparticles, but in the presence of PAEs, they disaggregated and produced a clear light-up fluorescent signal. The detection of PAEs with selectivity, sensitivity and rapid response were further achieved. The experiment of recovery of PAEs in real-water sample illustrated the practicability of probe AJ-1 in real-world applications. Besides, cellular uptake assay suggested that AJ-1 could pass through membrane and gather in the cytoplasm.
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- Juan-Juan Gao
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Material, School of Life Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Kundu S, Chowdhury A, Nandi S, Bhattacharyya K, Patra A. Deciphering the evolution of supramolecular nanofibers in solution and solid-state: a combined microscopic and spectroscopic approach. Chem Sci 2021; 12:5874-5882. [PMID: 34168812 PMCID: PMC8179674 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc07050e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Supramolecular self-assembly of small organic molecules has emerged as a powerful tool to construct well-defined micro- and nanoarchitecture through fine-tuning a range of intermolecular interactions. The size, shape, and optical properties of these nanostructures largely depend on the specific assembly of the molecular building units, temperature and polarity of the medium, and external stimuli. The engineering of supramolecular self-assembled nanostructures with morphology-dependent tunable emission is in high demand due to the promising scope in nanodevices and molecular machines. However, probing the evolution of molecular aggregates from the solution and directing the self-assembly process in a pre-defined fashion are challenging. In the present study, we have deciphered the sequential evolution of supramolecular nanofibers from solution to spherical and oblong-shaped nanoparticles through the variation of solvent polarity, tuning the hydrophobic-hydrophilic interactions. An intriguing case of molecular self-assembly has been elucidated employing a newly designed π-conjugated thiophene derivative (TPAn) through a combination of steady-state absorption, emission measurements, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), and electron microscopy. The FCS analysis and microscopy results revealed that the small-sized nanofibers in the dispersion further agglomerated upon solvent evaporation, resulting in a network of nanofibers. Stimuli-responsive reversible interconversion between a network of nanofibers and spherical nanoaggregates was probed both in dispersion and solvent-evaporated state. The evolution of organic nanofibers and a subtle control over the self-assembly process demonstrated in the current investigation provide a general paradigm to correlate the size, shape, and emission properties of fluorescent molecular aggregates in complex heterogeneous media, including a human cell.
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- Subhankar Kundu
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India
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Cao S, Zhou L, Liu C, Zhang H, Zhao Y, Zhao Y. Pillararene-based self-assemblies for electrochemical biosensors. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 181:113164. [PMID: 33744670 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The ingenious design and synthesis of novel macrocycles bring out renewed vigor of supramolecular chemistry in the past decade. As an intriguing class of macrocycles, pillararene and pillararene-based functional materials that are constructed through the noncovalent bond self-assembly approach have been undergoing a rapid growth, benefiting from their unique structures and physiochemical properties. This review elaborates recent significant advances of electrochemical studies based on pillararene systems. Fundamental electrochemical behavior of pillar[n]arene[m]quinone and pillararene-based self-assemblies as well as their applications in electrochemical biosensors are highlighted. In addition, the advantages and functions of pillararene self-assembly systems resulted from the unique molecular architectures are analyzed. Finally, current challenges and future development tendency in this burgeoning field are discussed from the viewpoint of both fundamental research and applications. Overall, this review not only manifests the main development vein of pillararene-based electrochemical systems, but also conquers a solid foundation for their further bioelectrochemical applications.
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- Shuai Cao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China.
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore.
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Lin K, Ma Z, Li J, Tang M, Lindstrom A, Ramachandran M, Zhu S, Lin TY, Zhang L, Li Y. Single Small Molecule-Assembled Mitochondria Targeting Nanofibers for Enhanced Photodynamic Cancer Therapy in Vivo. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 2021; 31:2008460. [PMID: 37441230 PMCID: PMC10338027 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202008460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as an attractive alternative in cancer therapy, but its therapeutic effects are limited by the nonselective subcellular localization and poor intratumoral retention of small-molecule photosensitizes. Here a fiber-forming nanophotosensitizer (PQC NF) that is composed of mitochondria targeting small molecules of amphiphilicity is reported. Harnessing the specific mitochondria targeting, the light-activated PQC NFs produce approximately 110-fold higher amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells than free photosensitizers and can dramatically induce mitochondrial disruption to trigger intense apoptosis, showing 20-50 times better in vitro anticancer potency than traditional photosensitizers. As fiber-shaped nanomaterials, PQC NFs also demonstrated a long-term retention in tumor sites, solving the challenge of rapid clearance of small-molecule photosensitizers from tumors. With these advantages, PQC NFs achieve a 100% complete cure rate in both subcutaneous and orthotopic oral cancer models with the administration of only a single dose. This type of single small molecule-assembled mitochondria targeting nanofibers offer an advantageous strategy to improve the in vivo therapeutic effects of conventional PDT.
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- Kai Lin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
- Department of Urology and Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Xiao J, Cong H, Wang S, Yu B, Shen Y. Recent research progress in the construction of active free radical nanoreactors and their applications in photodynamic therapy. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:2384-2412. [PMID: 33576752 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm02013c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy is the most important treatment strategy in free radical therapy. However, tumor microenvironment hypoxia is a key obstacle in PDT. In order to overcome this obstacle, the strategy of in situ production of O2/radicals by catalytic reaction in solid tumors was proposed. In recent years, it has been found that there are many oxygen-independent carbon-based free radicals that can generate toxic active free radicals under laser irradiation and lead to tumor cell death. Based on the rational design of multifunctional nano-medicine, the active free radical nano-generator has opened up a new way for the highly developed nanotechnology and tumor cooperative therapy to improve the therapeutic effect. In this paper, the research status of active free radical nano-generators, especially reactive oxygen species, including the construction mechanism of active free radical nanomaterials, is reviewed and the application of free radical nano-generators in tumor therapy is emphasized.
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- Jingyuan Xiao
- Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Yan D, Wu Q, Wang D, Tang BZ. Innovative Verfahren zur Synthese von Luminogenen mit aggregationsinduzierter Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Dingyuan Yan
- Center for AIE Research College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction Institute of Molecular Functional Materials The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077 China
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- Center for AIE Research College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction Institute of Molecular Functional Materials The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077 China
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- Center for AIE Research College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction Institute of Molecular Functional Materials The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077 China
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Yan D, Wu Q, Wang D, Tang BZ. Innovative Synthetic Procedures for Luminogens Showing Aggregation-Induced Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:15724-15742. [PMID: 32432807 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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As a consequence of their intrinsic advantageous properties, luminogens that show aggregation-induced emission (AIEgens) have received increasing global interest for a wide range of applications. Whereas general synthetic methods towards AIEgens largely rely on tedious procedures and limited reaction types, various innovative synthetic methods have now emerged as complementary, and even alternative, strategies. In this Review, we systematically highlight advancements made in metal-catalyzed functionalization and metal-free-promoted pathways for the construction of AIEgens over the past five years, and briefly illustrate new perspectives in this area. The development of innovative synthetic procedures will enable the facile synthesis of AIEgens with great structural diversity for multifunctional applications.
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- Dingyuan Yan
- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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Gao Y, Zhao K, Yu X, Li Z, Wu T, Zhang C, Du F, Hu J. Multiple modulations of supramolecular assemblies from a natural triterpenoid-tailored bipyridinium amphiphile. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 584:92-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.09.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chibh S, Mishra J, Kour A, Chauhan VS, Panda JJ. Recent advances in the fabrication and bio-medical applications of self-assembled dipeptide nanostructures. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2021; 16:139-163. [PMID: 33480272 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Molecular self-assembly is a widespread natural phenomenon and has inspired several researchers to synthesize a compendium of nano/microstructures with widespread applications. Biomolecules like proteins, peptides and lipids are used as building blocks to fabricate various nanomaterials. Supramolecular peptide self-assembly continue to play a significant role in forming diverse nanostructures with numerous biomedical applications; however, dipeptides offer distinctive supremacy in their ability to self-assemble and produce a variety of nanostructures. Though several reviews have articulated the progress in the field of longer peptides or polymers and their self-assembling behavior, there is a paucity of reviews or literature covering the emerging field of dipeptide-based nanostructures. In this review, our goal is to present the recent advancements in dipeptide-based nanostructures with their potential applications.
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- Sonika Chibh
- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Division, AAL Research & Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Panchkula, Haryana 134113, India
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science & Technology, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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Su P, Wang X, Wang T, Feng X, Zhang M, Liang L, Cao J, Liu W, Tang Y. Eu 3+/Tb 3+ supramolecular assembly hybrids for ultrasensitive and ratiometric detection of anthrax spore biomarker in water solution and actual spore samples. Talanta 2020; 225:122063. [PMID: 33592782 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.122063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rare earth (RE) complexes have found a variety of applications in materials science and biomedicine because of their unique luminescence properties. However, the poor stability and solubility in water of multicomponent RE assemblies significantly limit their practical applications. We rationally designed and developed a novel Eu3+/Tb3+ supramolecular assembly hybrids (Eu/Tb-SAH) by supramolecular host-guest recognition and coordination recognition with the excellent characteristics of water dispersion stability, biocompatibility and luminous properties. As anthrax spore biomarker, 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (DPA) can coordinate with Tb3+ and sensitize Tb3+, resulting in a proportional change of fluorescence intensity and lifetime on the ms timescales, thereby realizing rapid and sensitive detection of DPA in water media or actual spores. To confirm our prediction, accurate and selective detection of DPA was achieved with Eu/Tb-SAH as a nanoprobe through steady-state ratiometric fluorescence and time-resolved technology, of which the limit of detection (LOD) are 27.3 nM and 1.06 nM, respectively. This was obviously lower than the amount of anthrax spores infecting the human body (60 μM). Besides, the filter paper was used to carry out visual detection of DPA and read the corresponding data through smart phones. This work paves a new way to fabricate luminescent RE nanomaterials and provides new ideas for the design of ratiometic lifetime imaging biosensors in the meantime.
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- Pingru Su
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pulmonary Hospital of Lanzhou, Lanzhou, 7380000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Baiyunobo Rare Earth Resource Researches and Comprehensive Utilization, Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, Baotou, 014030, PR China.
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Treatment of infarcted heart tissue via the capture and local delivery of circulating exosomes through antibody-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles. Nat Biomed Eng 2020; 4:1063-1075. [DOI: 10.1038/s41551-020-00637-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Xie X, Yuan Z, Yuan Q, Huang Y, Yu Q, Ren J, Liang L, Jin H, Yu J. Preparation and characterization of amphiphilic nanoparticles based on chondroitin sulfate A conjugated with hydrophobic drug for enhanced doxorubicin delivery. Colloid Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-020-04778-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rational collaborative ablation of bacterial biofilms ignited by physical cavitation and concurrent deep antibiotic release. Biomaterials 2020; 262:120341. [PMID: 32911255 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bacteria biofilm has extracellular polymeric substances to protect bacteria from external threats, which is a stubborn problem for human health. Herein, a kind of gasifiable nanodroplet is fabricated to ablate Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) biofilm. Upon NIR pulsed laser irradiation, the nanodroplets can gasify to generate destructive gas shockwave, which further potentiates initial acoustic cavitation effect, thus synergistically disrupting the protective biofilm and killing resident bacteria. More importantly, the gasification can further promote antibiotic release in deep biofilm for residual bacteria eradication. The nanodroplets not only exhibit deep biofilm penetration capacity and high potency to ablate biofilms, but also good biocompatibility without detectable side effects. In vivo mouse implant model indicates that the nanodroplets can accumulate at the S. aureus infected implant sites. Upon pulsed laser treatment, the nanodroplets efficiently eradicate bacteria biofilm in implanted catheter by synergistic contribution of gas shockwave-enhanced cavitation and deep antibiotic release. Current phase changeable nanodroplets with synergistic physical and chemical therapeutic modalities are promising to combat complex bacterial biofilms with drug resistance, which provides an alternative visual angle for biofilm inhibition in biomedicine.
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Zhang Y, Fang F, Li L, Zhang J. Self-Assembled Organic Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery, Bioimaging, and Cancer Therapy. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:4816-4833. [PMID: 33455214 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Over the past few decades, tremendous progress has been made in the development of engineering nanomaterials, which opened new horizons in the field of diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. In particular, self-assembled organic nanomaterials with intriguing features including delicate structure tailoring, facile processability, low cost, and excellent biocompatibility have shown outstanding potential in biomedical applications because of the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect and multifunctional properties. In this review, we briefly introduce distinctive merits of self-assembled organic nanomaterials for biomedical applications. The main focus will be placed on summarizing recent advances in self-assembled organic nanomedicine for drug delivery, bioimaging, and cancer phototherapy, followed by highlighting a critical perspective on further development of self-assembled organic nanomaterials for future clinical translation. We believe that the above themes will appeal to researchers from different fields, including material, chemical, and biological sciences, as well as pharmaceutics.
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- Yinfeng Zhang
- International Medical Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100811, P. R. China
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- International Medical Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100811, P. R. China
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Chen J, Zhang Y, Meng Z, Guo L, Yuan X, Zhang Y, Chai Y, Sessler JL, Meng Q, Li C. Supramolecular combination chemotherapy: a pH-responsive co-encapsulation drug delivery system. Chem Sci 2020; 11:6275-6282. [PMID: 32953023 PMCID: PMC7473403 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc01756f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Most cancer chemotherapy regimens rely on the use of two or more chemotherapeutic agents. However, achieving the best possible dosing of the individual drugs can be challenging due to differences in metabolism, uptake, and clearance among other factors. Here we describe a supramolecular strategy for achieving drug delivery in which the loading ratio of two active components is easily defined. Specifically, we report the formation of aggregates comprised of self-assembled amphiphiles between carboxylatopillar[6]arene (CP6A) and an oxaliplatin (OX)-type Pt(iv) prodrug (PtC10). The association constant (K a) for the underlying host-guest interaction at pH 7.4 ((1.16 ± 0.03) × 104 M-1) is an order of magnitude higher than at pH 5.0 ((1.73 ± 0.15) × 103 M-1). A second chemotherapeutic, doxorubicin (DOX), may be encapsulated in the resulting vesicles (PtC10⊂CP6A) to give a supramolecular combination chemotherapeutic system DOX@PtC10⊂CP6A. Drug release studies served to confirm that PtC10 and DOX are released in acidic environments. Support for a synergistic antiproliferative effect relative to PtC10 + DOX came from cellular studies of DOX@PtC10⊂CP6A using the human liver hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG-2) cell line. In vivo studies revealed that DOX@PtC10⊂CP6A is not only able to retard tumor growth efficiently but also reduce drug-related toxic side effects in BALB/c nude mice bearing HepG-2 subcutaneous tumor xenografts. These favorable findings are attributed to the formation of a ternary complex that benefits from an enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect in vivo while allowing for the pH-based release of PtC10 and DOX at the tumor site.
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- Junyi Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 , P. R. China .
- Department of Chemistry , Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis , Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 , P. R. China .
- Department of Chemistry , Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis , Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 , P. R. China .
- Department of Chemistry , Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis , Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444 , P. R. China .
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- Department of Chemistry , Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis , Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 , P. R. China .
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) , College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin , 300071 , China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Resources and Functional Molecules of the Changbai Mountain , Affiliated Ministry of Education , College of Pharmacy , Yanbian University , Yanji , Jilin , 133002 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis , Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444 , P. R. China .
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry , Ministry of Education , Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules , College of Chemistry , Tianjin Normal University , Tianjin 300387 , P. R. China .
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Dib N, Falcone RD, Acuña A, García-Río L. The ionic liquid-surfactant bmim-AOT and nontoxic lipophilic solvents as components of reverse micelles alternative to the traditional systems. A study by 1H NMR spectroscopy. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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