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Wang H, Wang K, Bai S, Wei L, Gao Y, Zhi K, Guo X, Wang Y. Spatiotemporal control over self-assembly of supramolecular hydrogels through reaction-diffusion. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 664:938-945. [PMID: 38503079 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.03.091] [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: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Supramolecular self-assembly is ubiquitous in living system and is usually controlled to proceed in time and space through sophisticated reaction-diffusion processes, underpinning various vital cellular functions. In this contribution, we demonstrate how spatiotemporal self-assembly of supramolecular hydrogels can be realized through a simple reaction-diffusion-mediated transient transduction of pH signal. In the reaction-diffusion system, a relatively faster diffusion of acid followed by delayed enzymatic production and diffusion of base from the opposite site enables a transient transduction of pH signal in the substrate. By coupling such reaction-diffusion system with pH-sensitive gelators, dynamic supramolecular hydrogels with tunable lifetimes are formed at defined locations. The hydrogel fibers show interesting dynamic growing behaviors under the regulation of transient pH signal, reminiscent of their biological counterpart. We further demonstrate a proof-of-concept application of the developed methodology for dynamic information encoding in a soft substrate. We envision that this work may provide a potent approach to enable transient transduction of various chemical signals for the construction of new colloidal materials with the capability to evolve their structures and functionalities in time and space.
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- Hucheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory for Intelligent Sensing and Detection Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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van Campenhout CT, Bistervels MH, Rietveld J, Schoenmaker H, Kamp M, Noorduin WL. Designing Complex Tapestries with Photography-Inspired Manipulation of Self-Organized Thin-Films. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2401625. [PMID: 38582518 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202401625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Thin-films patterned with complex motifs are of fundamental interest because of their advanced optical, mechanical and electronic properties, but fabrication of these materials remains challenging. Self-organization strategies, such as immersion controlled reaction-diffusion patterning, have shown great potential for production of patterned thin-films. However, the autonomous nature of such processes limits controllable pattern customizability and complexity. Here, it is demonstrated that photography inspired manipulation processes can overcome this limitation to create highly-complex tapestries of micropatterned films (MPF's). Inspired by classical photographic processes, MPF's are developed, bleached, exposed, fixed, and contoured into user-defined shapes and photographic toning reactions are used to convert the chemical composition MPF's, while preserving the original stripe patterns. By applying principles of composite photography, highly complex tapestries composed of multiple MPF layers are designed, where each layer can be individually manipulated into a specific shape and composition. By overcoming fundamental limitations, this synergistic approach broadens the design possibilities of reaction-diffusion processes, furthering the potential of self-organization strategies for the development of complex materials.
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, 1098XG, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, 1098XG, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, 1098XG, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, 1098XG, The Netherlands
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- AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, 1098XG, The Netherlands
- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam, 1090 GD, The Netherlands
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Wang H, Fu X, Gu G, Bai S, Li R, Zhong W, Guo X, Eelkema R, van Esch JH, Cao Z, Wang Y. Dynamic Growth of Macroscopically Structured Supramolecular Hydrogels through Orchestrated Reaction-Diffusion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310162. [PMID: 37671694 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Living organisms are capable of dynamically changing their structures for adaptive functions through sophisticated reaction-diffusion processes. Here we show how active supramolecular hydrogels with programmable lifetimes and macroscopic structures can be created by relying on a simple reaction-diffusion strategy. Two hydrogel precursors (poly(acrylic acid) PAA/CaCl2 and Na2 CO3 ) diffuse from different locations and generate amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) nanoparticles at the diffusional fronts, leading to the formation of hydrogel structures driven by electrostatic interactions between PAA and ACC nanoparticles. Interestingly, the formed hydrogels are capable of autonomously disintegrating over time because of a delayed influx of electrostatic-interaction inhibitors (NaCl). The hydrogel growth process is well explained by a reaction-diffusion model which offers a theoretical means to program the dynamic growth of structured hydrogels. Furthermore, we demonstrate a conceptual access to dynamic information storage in soft materials using the developed reaction-diffusion strategy. This work may serve as a starting point for the development of life-like materials with adaptive structures and functionalities.
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- Hucheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119077, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Intelligent Sensing and Detection Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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Zahorán R, Kumar P, Juhász Á, Horváth D, Tóth Á. Flow-driven synthesis of calcium phosphate-calcium alginate hybrid chemical gardens. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:8157-8164. [PMID: 36263702 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01063a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Systems far-from-equilibrium self-assemble into spatiotemporal structures. Here, we report on the formation of calcium alginate gardens along with their inorganic hybrids when a sodium alginate solution containing sodium phosphate in various compositions is injected into a calcium chloride reservoir. The viscoelastic properties of the membranes developed are controlled by the injection rate, while their thickness by the amount of sodium phosphate besides diffusion. Inorganic hybrid membranes with constant thickness are synthesized in the presence of a sufficient amount of sodium phosphate. The electrochemical characterization of the membranes suggests that the driving force is the pH-gradient developing along the two sides; hence, the cell potential can be controlled by the addition of alkaline sodium phosphate into the sodium alginate solution.
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- Réka Zahorán
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1., Szeged, H-6720, Hungary.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1., Szeged, H-6720, Hungary.
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- MTA-SZTE Lendület "Momentum" Noble Metal Nanostructures Research Group, Interdisciplinary Excellence Center, Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1., Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla tér 1., Szeged, H-6720, Hungary.
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Photodimerization induced hierarchical and asymmetric iontronic micropatterns. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6487. [PMID: 36310180 PMCID: PMC9618565 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34285-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Micropatterning various ion-based modality materials offers compelling advantages for functionality enhancement in iontronic pressure sensing, piezoionic mechanoreception, and skin-interfaced electrode adhesion. However, most existing patterning techniques for iontronic materials suffer from low flexibility and limited modulation capability. Herein, we propose a facile and robust method to fabricate hierarchical and asymmetrical iontronic micropatterns (denoted as HAIMs) through programmed regulation of the internal stress distribution and the local ionic migration among an iontronic host. The resultant HAIMs with arbitrarily regulated morphologies and region-dependent ionic electrical performance can be readily made via localized photodimerization of an anthracene-functionalized ionic liquid copolymer (denoted as An-PIL) and subsequent vapor oxidative polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT). Based on the piezoionic effect within the resultant distinct doped PEDOT, HAIMs can serve as a scalable iontronic potential generator. Successful syntheses of these fascinating micropatterns may accelerate the development of patterned iontronic materials in a flexible, programmable, and functionally adaptive form.
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Rapid formation of uniformly layered materials by coupling reaction-diffusion processes with mechanical responsiveness. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2123156119. [PMID: 36122212 PMCID: PMC9522343 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2123156119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Straightforward manufacturing pathways toward large-scale, uniformly layered composites may enable the next generation of materials with advanced optical, thermal, and mechanical properties. Reaction-diffusion systems are attractive candidates to this aim, but while layered composites theoretically could spontaneously arise from reaction-diffusion, in practice randomly oriented patches separated by defects form, yielding nonuniformly patterned materials. A propagating reaction front can prevent such nonuniform patterning, as is the case for Liesegang processes, in which diffusion drives a reaction front to produce layered precipitation patterns. However, while diffusion is crucial to control patterning, it slows down transport of reactants to the front and results in a steady increase of the band spacing as the front advances. Here, we circumvent these diffusive limitations by embedding the Liesegang process in mechanically responsive hydrogels. The coupling between a moving reaction front and hydrogel contraction induces the formation of a self-regulated transport channel that ballistically carries reactants toward the area where patterning occurs. This ensures rapid and uniform patterning. Specifically, large-scale ([Formula: see text]5-cm) uniform banding patterns are produced with tunable band distance (d = 60 to 160 µm) of silver dichromate crystals inside responsive gelatin-alginate hydrogels. The generality and applicability of our mechanoreaction-diffusion strategy are demonstrated by forming patterns of precipitates in significantly smaller microscopic banding patterns (d = 10 to 30 µm) that act as self-organized diffraction gratings. By circumventing the inherent limitations of diffusion, our strategy unlocks the potential of reaction-diffusion processes for the manufacturing of uniformly layered materials.
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Escárcega-Bobadilla MV, Maldonado-Domínguez M, Romero-Ávila M, Zelada-Guillén GA. Turing patterns by supramolecular self-assembly of a single salphen building block. iScience 2022; 25:104545. [PMID: 35747384 PMCID: PMC9209723 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104545] [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: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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In the 1950s, Alan Turing showed that concerted reactions and diffusion of activating and inhibiting chemical species can autonomously generate patterns without previous positional information, thus providing a chemical basis for morphogenesis in Nature. However, access to these patterns from only one molecular component that contained all the necessary information to execute agonistic and antagonistic signaling is so far an elusive goal, since two or more participants with different diffusivities are a must. Here, we report on a single-molecule system that generates Turing patterns arrested in the solid state, where supramolecular interactions are used instead of chemical reactions, whereas diffusional differences arise from heterogeneously populated self-assembled products. We employ a family of hydroxylated organic salphen building blocks based on a bis-Schiff-base scaffold with portions responsible for either activation or inhibition of assemblies at different hierarchies through purely supramolecular reactions, only depending upon the solvent dielectric constant and evaporation as fuel.
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- Martha V Escárcega-Bobadilla
- School of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Circuito Escolar s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico
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- School of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Circuito Escolar s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico.,Department of Computational Chemistry, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- School of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Circuito Escolar s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico
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- School of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Circuito Escolar s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico
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Kondinski A, Rasmussen M, Mangelsen S, Pienack N, Simjanoski V, Näther C, Stares DL, Schalley CA, Bensch W. Composition-driven archetype dynamics in polyoxovanadates. Chem Sci 2022; 13:6397-6412. [PMID: 35733899 PMCID: PMC9159092 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01004f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Molecular metal oxides often adopt common structural frameworks (i.e. archetypes), many of them boasting impressive structural robustness and stability. However, the ability to adapt and to undergo transformations between different structural archetypes is a desirable material design feature offering applicability in different environments. Using systems thinking approach that integrates synthetic, analytical and computational techniques, we explore the transformations governing the chemistry of polyoxovanadates (POVs) constructed of arsenate and vanadate building units. The water-soluble salt of the low nuclearity polyanion [V6As8O26]4− can be effectively used for the synthesis of the larger spherical (i.e. kegginoidal) mixed-valent [V12As8O40]4− precipitate, while the novel [V10As12O40]8− POVs having tubular cyclic structures are another, well soluble product. Surprisingly, in contrast to the common observation that high-nuclearity polyoxometalate (POM) clusters are fragmented to form smaller moieties in solution, the low nuclearity [V6As8O26]4− anion is in situ transformed into the higher nuclearity cluster anions. The obtained products support a conceptually new model that is outlined in this article and that describes a continuous evolution between spherical and cyclic POV assemblies. This new model represents a milestone on the way to rational and designable POV self-assemblies. Systems-based elucidation of the polyoxovanadate speciation reveals that heterogroup substitution can transform spherical kegginoids into tubular architectures in a programmable manner.![]()
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- Aleksandar Kondinski
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge Philippa Fawcett Drive S CB3 0AS UK
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Primer affiliate of University of Chicago Master Program Chicago IL USA
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der Freien Universität Berlin Arnimallee 20 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der Freien Universität Berlin Arnimallee 20 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 24118 Kiel Germany
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Tong J, Yang C, Qi L, Zhang J, Deng H, Du Y, Shi X. Tubular chitosan hydrogels with a tuneable lamellar structure programmed by electrical signals. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:5781-5784. [PMID: 35451432 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01320g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The discovery of facile methods to create complex lamellar structures in hydrogels, which mimic the exquisite structures in nature, remains a great challenge. In this work, an ordered lamellar structured hydrogel from the stimuli-responsive amino-polysaccharide chitosan is fabricated by an electro-assembly process, during which the diffusion of OH- and the electrophoresis of the chitosan chains play important roles. Importantly, a complex ordered/disordered structure of chitosan hydrogel can be regulated with high fidelity by programming the input electrical signals.
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- Jun Tong
- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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Mallphanov IL, Vanag VK. Chemical micro-oscillators based on the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr5009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The results of studies on the development of micro-oscillators (MOs) based on the Belousov –Zhabotinsky (BZ) oscillatory chemical reaction are integrated and systematized. The mechanisms of the BZ reaction and the methods of immobilization of the catalyst of the BZ reaction in micro-volumes are briefly discussed. Methods for creating BZ MOs based on water microdroplets in the oil phase and organic and inorganic polymer microspheres are considered. Methods of control and management of the dynamics of BZ MO networks are described, including methods of MO synchronization. The prospects for the design of neural networks of MOs with intelligent-like behaviour are outlined. Such networks present a new area of nonlinear chemistry, including, in particular, the creation of a chemical ‘computer’.
The bibliography includes 250 references.
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Li T, Ma T, Li J, Chen S, Ma X, Yin J, Jiang X. Micropatterns Fabricated by Photodimerization-Induced Diffusion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007699. [PMID: 34363250 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pattern technology plays an important role in the generation of microstructures with different functionalities and morphologies. In this report, a straightforward and versatile strategy is presented for spatially regulating the growth of a microstructure on a surface by the photodimerization of maleimide (MI). Upon exposure of ultraviolet (UV) light, photodimerization of MI in a film comprising furan-grafted polymer and bismaleimide (BMI) produces a chemical gradient, which can drive the diffusion of BMI from the unexposed to the exposed region and from the bottom to the surface, resulting in the growth of micropatterns. Sequential crosslinking induced by the Diels-Alder reaction between MI and furan maintains the stability of pattern shape. Theoretical modeling with reaction-diffusion equations reveal that as photodimerization moves the system far from thermodynamic equilibrium, the formation of a chemical potential gradient requires the redistribution of matter, resulting in the formation of topographies. Directional molecular motion induced by UV light can generate complex morphology, and produce materials with unique optical functions, such as charming-ordered gratings. This straightforward method of fabricating micropatterns by photodimerization-induced diffusion is successfully applied to patterned curved surfaces, microfluidic channels and encapsulation of integrated light emitting diode chips.
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- Tiantian Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Mai AQ, Bánsági T, Taylor AF, Pojman JA. Reaction-diffusion hydrogels from urease enzyme particles for patterned coatings. Commun Chem 2021; 4:101. [PMID: 36697546 PMCID: PMC9814597 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-021-00538-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The reaction and diffusion of small molecules is used to initiate the formation of protective polymeric layers, or biofilms, that attach cells to surfaces. Here, inspired by biofilm formation, we present a general method for the growth of hydrogels from urease enzyme-particles by combining production of ammonia with a pH-regulated polymerization reaction in solution. We show through experiments and simulations how the propagating basic front and thiol-acrylate polymerization were continuously maintained by the localized urease reaction in the presence of urea, resulting in hydrogel layers around the enzyme particles at surfaces, interfaces or in motion. The hydrogels adhere the enzyme-particles to surfaces and have a tunable growth rate of the order of 10 µm min-1 that depends on the size and spatial distribution of particles. This approach can be exploited to create enzyme-hydrogels or chemically patterned coatings for applications in biocatalytic flow reactors.
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- Anthony Q. Mai
- grid.64337.350000 0001 0662 7451Department of Chemistry & The Macromolecular Studies Group, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA USA
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- grid.11835.3e0000 0004 1936 9262Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK ,grid.6572.60000 0004 1936 7486Department of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- grid.11835.3e0000 0004 1936 9262Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- grid.64337.350000 0001 0662 7451Department of Chemistry & The Macromolecular Studies Group, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA USA
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Ahmadi M, Seiffert S. Efficiency range of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction to induce the self-organization of transient bonds in metallo-supramolecular polymeric systems. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:14965-14975. [PMID: 32588852 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02429e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The periodic change of the oxidation state of the metal catalyst in the oscillating Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction has been reported to establish a periodic organization of metallo-supramolecular bonds in polymeric systems, which results in autonomous viscosity oscillations. To appraise the possible extent of quantitative control on the viscosity oscillation features, we assess how the kinetics of the BZ reaction affects the periodic self-organization of the metal-ligand coordination, and vice versa. Our model system includes mono-, bis-, and tetra-functional polyethyleneglycol (PEG) precursors end grafted with terpyridine ligands that are complexed with ruthenium ions, which oscillate between Ru2+ and Ru3+ oxidation states in the BZ reaction medium. The control parameters are divided into microscopic factors, which are responsible for the local reaction rate, and mesoscopic factors, which are responsible for the spatial distribution of the concentration patterns. The reactant concentrations are found to nonlinearly control the amplitude and periods of reduction and oxidation phases, independent of the precursor functionalization degree. An increased medium viscosity, and therewith cease of mixing, accelerates the reaction rate by localization of the reaction phases, even though the diffusion of reaction intermediates causes a periodic chemical wave with distinct harmonics. Time-course viscosity measurements of the tetra-arm precursors in the BZ medium demonstrate an initial overshoot followed by minor oscillations around a plateau that is significantly lower than the viscosity of an equivalent fully associated network. Apparently, the slow association kinetics of Ru2+-bis(terpyridine) limits the frequency and the extent of self-organization, and this way, avoids full establishment of the expected viscosity oscillation.
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- Mostafa Ahmadi
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. and Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Pinto MR, Costa GF, Machado EG, Nagao R. Self‐Organization in Electrochemical Synthesis as a Methodology towards New Materials. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Maria R. Pinto
- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Campinas CEP 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Campinas CEP 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Campinas CEP 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
- Center for Innovation on New EnergiesUniversity of Campinas CEP 13083-841 Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Campinas CEP 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
- Center for Innovation on New EnergiesUniversity of Campinas CEP 13083-841 Campinas, SP Brazil
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Morsali M, Khan MTA, Ashirov R, Holló G, Baytekin HT, Lagzi I, Baytekin B. Mechanical Control of Periodic Precipitation in Stretchable Gels to Retrieve Information on Elastic Deformation and for the Complex Patterning of Matter. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1905779. [PMID: 31899830 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Material design using nonequilibrium systems provides straightforward access to complexity levels that are possible through dynamic processes. Pattern formation through nonequilibrium processes and reaction-diffusion can be used to achieve this goal. Liesegang patterns (LPs) are a kind of periodic precipitation patterns formed through reaction-diffusion. So far, it has been shown that the periodic band structure of LPs and the geometry of the pattern can be controlled by experimental conditions and external fields (e.g., electrical or magnetic). However, there are no examples of these systems being used to retrieve information about the changes in the environment as they form, and there are no studies making use of these patterns for complex material preparation. This work shows the formation of LPs by a diffusion-precipitation reaction in a stretchable hydrogel and the control of the obtained patterns by the unprecedented and uncommon method of mechanical input. Additionally, how to use this protocol and how deviations from "LP behavior" of the patterns can be used to "write and store" information about the time, duration, extent, and direction of gel deformation are presented. Finally, an example of using complex patterning to deposit polypyrrole by using precipitation patterns is shown as a template.
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- Chemistry Department, Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Physics and BME-MTA Condensed Matter Physics Research Group, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, H-1111, Hungary
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- Department of Physics and BME-MTA Condensed Matter Physics Research Group, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, H-1111, Hungary
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- Chemistry Department, Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
- UNAM, Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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Li T, Hu K, Ma X, Zhang W, Yin J, Jiang X. Hierarchical 3D Patterns with Dynamic Wrinkles Produced by a Photocontrolled Diels-Alder Reaction on the Surface. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1906712. [PMID: 31898831 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201906712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) reconfigurable patterns with dynamic morphologies enable the on-demand control of surface properties, such as optical, wetting, and adhesive properties, to achieve smart surfaces. Here, a simple yet general strategy is developed for fabricating 3D patterns with reversible wrinkles on the surface, in which a Diels-Alder (D-A) reaction in the top layer, which consists of a reversible cross-linked polymer network composed of a furan-containing copolymer (PSFB) and bismaleimide (BMI), can be spatially controlled by the photodimerization of BMI. When a photomask is used during irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) light, selective photodimerization of the maleimide leads to the diffusion of maleimide from the unexposed region to the exposed region, resulting in the generation of a diffused relief pattern. By controlling the reversible D-A reaction at different temperatures, orthogonal wrinkles can be sequentially and reversibly generated or erased in both the exposed and unexposed regions on the surface. Theoretical modeling with boundary effects reveals that the orientation of the wrinkle in the exposed region is perpendicular to the boundary, whereas the wrinkle in the unexposed region is parallel to the boundary. This strategy, based on a photocontrolled D-A reaction, provides an important and robust alternative for fabricating 3D patterned surfaces with dynamic topographies.
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- Tiantian Li
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Systems and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Systems and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Rodrigues CDS, dos Santos CGP, de Miranda RCC, Parma E, Varela H, Nagao R. A numerical investigation of the effect of external resistance and applied potential on the distribution of periodicity and chaos in the anodic dissolution of nickel. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:21823-21834. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04238b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Low density, elongation, and suppression of the shrimp-like structures in the resistance-potential phase diagrams have been observed in the oscillatory dissolution of nickel.
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- 13083-970 Campinas
- Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos
- University of São Paulo
- 13560-970 São Carlos
- Brazil
- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- 13083-970 Campinas
- Brazil
- Center for Innovation on New Energies
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Birkedal H, Chen Y. Mussel inspired self-healing materials: Coordination chemistry of polyphenols. ADVANCES IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adioch.2020.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Zhao H, Sha J, Wang X, Jiang Y, Chen T, Wu T, Chen X, Ji H, Gao Y, Xie L, Ma Y. Spatiotemporal control of polymer brush formation through photoinduced radical polymerization regulated by DMD light modulation. LAB ON A CHIP 2019; 19:2651-2662. [PMID: 31250865 DOI: 10.1039/c9lc00419j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Spatially arranged polymer brushes provide the essential capability of precisely regulating the surface physicochemical and functional properties of various substrates. A novel and flexible polymer brush patterning methodology, which is based on employing a digital mirror device (DMD)-based light modulation technique to spatiotemporally regulate a surface-initiated photoinduced atom transfer radical polymerization (photo-ATRP) process, is presented. Various characterization techniques confirm that the spatially and/or temporally controlled brush formation results in complex PEG-derived brush patterns in accordance with a customized digital image design. A series of step-and-exposure strategies, including in situ multiple exposure, dynamic multiple exposure and dynamic sequential exposure, are developed to implement spatiotemporal regulation of the photo-ATRP process, leading to complex patterned and gradient brushes featuring binary functionalities, pyramid nanostructures and radial directional chemical gradients. Moreover, tunable and radial directional concentration gradients of various biomacromolecules (e.g., streptavidin) are obtained through preparation of height gradients of azido-functionalized brushes and subsequent orthogonal chemical activation aimed at specific protein immobilization. Finally, a unidirectional concentration gradient of fibronectin, surrounded by non-fouling PEG brushes, is fabricated and applied for human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) adhesion experiments, whose preliminary results indicate gradient-dependent cell adhesion behavior in response to the concentration gradient of fibronectin. The presented fabrication technique could be integrated with microfluidic devices for sensors and bio-reactors, paving the way for novel approaches for lab-on-a-chip technologies.
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- Haili Zhao
- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- National Center for International Joint Research of Micro-nano Molding Technology, School of Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Center for International Joint Research of Micro-nano Molding Technology, School of Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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Tian L, Li M, Patil AJ, Drinkwater BW, Mann S. Artificial morphogen-mediated differentiation in synthetic protocells. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3321. [PMID: 31346180 PMCID: PMC6658542 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11316-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The design and assembly of artificial protocell consortia displaying dynamical behaviours and systems-based properties are emerging challenges in bottom-up synthetic biology. Cellular processes such as morphogenesis and differentiation rely in part on reaction-diffusion gradients, and the ability to mimic rudimentary aspects of these non-equilibrium processes in communities of artificial cells could provide a step to life-like systems capable of complex spatiotemporal transformations. Here we expose acoustically formed arrays of initially identical coacervate micro-droplets to uni-directional or counter-directional reaction-diffusion gradients of artificial morphogens to induce morphological differentiation and spatial patterning in single populations of model protocells. Dynamic reconfiguration of the droplets in the morphogen gradients produces a diversity of membrane-bounded vesicles that are spontaneously segregated into multimodal populations with differentiated enzyme activities. Our results highlight the opportunities for constructing protocell arrays with graded structure and functionality and provide a step towards the development of artificial cell platforms capable of multiple operations. The ability to mimic aspects of cellular process that rely on reaction-diffusion gradients could provide a step to building life-like systems capable of complex behaviour. Here the authors demonstrate morphological differentiation in coacervate micro-droplets.
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- Liangfei Tian
- Centre for Protolife Research and Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- Centre for Protolife Research and Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- Centre for Protolife Research and Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering, Queens Building, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TR, UK
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- Centre for Protolife Research and Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
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Wang Q, Steinbock O. Flow‐Assisted Self‐Organization of Hybrid Membranes. Chemistry 2019; 25:10427-10432. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Qingpu Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306-4390 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306-4390 USA
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Nguyen VQ, Nguyen DHN, Nguyen BM, Dinh TMT, Lacroix JC. Multiscale organization of a size gradient of gold nanoparticles in a honeycomb structure network. Electrochem commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2019.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Mihali V, Honciuc A. Evolution of Self-Organized Microcapsules with Variable Conductivities from Self-Assembled Nanoparticles at Interfaces. ACS NANO 2019; 13:3483-3491. [PMID: 30862162 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b09625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Self-organization dramatically affects the surface properties of materials on a macroscopic scale, such as wettability and adhesion. Fundamentally, it is equally interesting when self-organization at the nanoscale affects the bulk properties and thus provides a means to engineer the optoelectronic properties of the materials on larger scales. In this work, we report the evolution of conductive self-organized polymer microcapsules from a monomer emulsion droplet stabilized by a monolayer of conductive Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) via a mechanism resembling morphogenesis. The wall of the resulting conductive microcapsule has a honeycomb-like structure with highly oriented JNPs occupying each hollow cell. The JNPs consist of an electrically conductive lobe and an insulating lobe; because of their orientation and presence in the honeycomb, the conductivity of the microcapsule is greatly enhanced as compared to that of each of the constituting materials. This method can be universally applied to induce self-organization in conductive polymers forming by oxidative addition.
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- Voichita Mihali
- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology , Zurich University of Applied Sciences , Einsiedlerstrasse 31 , 8820 Waedenswil , Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology , Zurich University of Applied Sciences , Einsiedlerstrasse 31 , 8820 Waedenswil , Switzerland
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Song X, Smith JW, Kim J, Zaluzec NJ, Chen W, An H, Dennison JM, Cahill DG, Kulzick MA, Chen Q. Unraveling the Morphology-Function Relationships of Polyamide Membranes Using Quantitative Electron Tomography. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:8517-8526. [PMID: 30676014 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b20826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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An understanding of how complex nanoscale morphologies emerge from synthesis would offer powerful strategies to construct soft materials with designed structures and functions. However, these kinds of morphologies have proven difficult to characterize, and therefore manipulate, because they are three-dimensional (3D), nanoscopic, and often highly irregular. Here, we studied polyamide (PA) membranes used in wastewater reclamation as a prime example of this challenge. Using electron tomography and quantitative morphometry, we reconstructed the nanoscale morphology of 3D crumples and voids in PA membranes for the first time. Various parameters governing film transport properties, such as surface-to-volume ratio and mass-per-area, were measured directly from the reconstructed membrane structure. In addition, we extracted information inaccessible by other means. For example, 3D reconstruction shows that membrane nanostructures are formed from PA layers 15-20 nm thick folding into 3D crumples which envelope up to 30% void by volume. Mapping local curvature and thickness in 3D quantitatively groups these crumples into three classes, "domes", "dimples", and "clusters", each being a distinct type of microenvironment. Elemental mapping of metal ion adsorption across the film demonstrates that these previously missed parameters are relevant to membrane performance. This imaging-morphometry platform can be applicable to other nanoscale soft materials and potentially suggests engineering strategies based directly on synthesis-morphology-function relationships.
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- Photon Sciences Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- BP Corporate Research Center , Naperville , Illinois 60563 , United States
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Wang Y, Oldenhof S, Versluis F, Shah M, Zhang K, van Steijn V, Guo X, Eelkema R, van Esch JH. Controlled Fabrication of Micropatterned Supramolecular Gels by Directed Self-Assembly of Small Molecular Gelators. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804154. [PMID: 30698916 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Herein, the micropatterning of supramolecular gels with oriented growth direction and controllable spatial dimensions by directing the self-assembly of small molecular gelators is reported. This process is associated with an acid-catalyzed formation of gelators from two soluble precursor molecules. To control the localized formation and self-assembly of gelators, micropatterned poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) brushes are employed to create a local and controllable acidic environment. The results show that the gel formation can be well confined in the catalytic surface plane with dimensions ranging from micro- to centimeter. Furthermore, the gels show a preferential growth along the normal direction of the catalytic surface, and the thickness of the resultant gel patterns can be easily controlled by tuning the grafting density of PAA brushes. This work shows an effective "bottom-up" strategy toward control over the spatial organization of materials and is expected to find promising applications in, e.g., microelectronics, tissue engineering, and biomedicine.
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- Yiming Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- State-Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, 200237, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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Menezes L, Parma E, Machado EG, Nagao R. Quasiperiodic behavior in the electrodeposition of Cu/Sn multilayers: extraction of activation energies and wavelet analysis. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:21057-21063. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03605a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The oscillatory electro-deposition of Cu/Sn in the presence of a surfactant shows quasiperiodic behavior, which is described by the coupling between a mainly activation and a mainly diffusion-controlled processes.
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- Laura Menezes
- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- CEP 13083-970 Campinas
- Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- CEP 13083-970 Campinas
- Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- CEP 13083-970 Campinas
- Brazil
- Center for Innovation on New Energies
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- CEP 13083-970 Campinas
- Brazil
- Center for Innovation on New Energies
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