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Li J, Chen M, Zhou S, Li H, Hao J. Self-assembly of fullerene C 60-based amphiphiles in solutions. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:3226-3242. [PMID: 35348141 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00958c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fullerene C60 is an all-carbon cage molecule with rich physicochemical properties. It is highly symmetric and hydrophobic, which can be used as a building block for the preparation of amphiphiles that self-assemble into diverse supramolecular structures in aqueous solutions. Meanwhile, C60 is also lipophobic, which is different from the alkyl chains in traditional surfactants. By attaching alkyl chains to the C60 sphere, a new type of lipophobic-lipophilic amphiphiles can be constructed which undergo self-assembly in n-alkanes. When inorganic clusters such as polyoxometalate are linked to the C60 sphere, organic-inorganic hybrids will be obtained which can self-assemble in polar organic solvents. Pristine C60 has also been modified by polar groups such as hydroxy and carboxy, which are linked to hydrophobic moieties and form a new class of amphiphiles. In this review, the self-assembly of C60-based amphiphiles in aqueous and nonaqueous solutions will be summarized. The characteristics exhibited by C60-based amphiphiles during the self-assembly will be discussed with close comparison to traditional surfactants, and the influences of the aggregate formation on the physicochemical properties of the C60 sphere will be described. Finally, a brief summary will be given together with a promising perspective in near future.
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- Jinrui Li
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- School of Qilu Transportation, Shandong University, Jinan, 250002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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Czichy M, Colombo A, Wagner P, Janasik P, Dragonetti C, Raja R, Officer DL, Wang L. Exohedral Functionalization of Fullerene by Substituents Controlling of Molecular Organization for Spontaneous C 60 Dimerization in Liquid Crystal Solutions and in a Bulk Controlled by a Potential. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13162816. [PMID: 34451354 PMCID: PMC8401323 DOI: 10.3390/polym13162816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A study was carried out on the possibility of orderly and spontaneous dimerization at room temperature of C60 cages in fullerene liquid crystal fullerene dyads (R-C60). For this purpose, dyads with a structural elements feature supporting π-stacking and Van der Waals interactions were tested, due to the presence of terthiophene donors linked through an α-position or dodecyloxy chains. In addition, this possibility was also tested and compared to dyads with shorter substituents and the pristine C60. Research has shown that only in dyads with the features of liquid crystals, π-dimerization of C60 units occurs, which was verified by electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical (ESR) measurements. Cyclic voltammetry and differential voltammetry studies reveal π-dimerization in liquid crystal dyad solution even without the possibility of previous polymerization (cathodic or anodic) under conditions in the absence of irradiation and without the availability of reaction initiators, and even with the use of preliminary homogenization. These dyads undergo six sequential, one-electron reductions of π-dimer (R-C60···C60-R), where two electrons are added successively to each of the two fullerene cages and first form two radical anion system (R-C60)•−(R-C60)•− without pairing with the characteristics of two doublets. Similarly, the second reductions of π-dimer occur at potentials that are close to the reduction potential for the conversion to a system of two triplet dianions (R-C60)2−(R-C60)2−. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectra indicate a significant interaction between C60 cages. Interestingly, the strength of intermolecular bonds is so significant that it can overcome Coulombic repulsion, even with such highly charged particles as dianions and trianions. Such behavior has been revealed and studied so far only in covalently bonded C60 dimers.
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- Malgorzata Czichy
- Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Strzody 9, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, UdR dell’INSTM, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (C.D.)
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; (P.W.); (D.L.O.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Strzody 9, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, UdR dell’INSTM, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.C.); (C.D.)
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; (R.R.); (L.W.)
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; (P.W.); (D.L.O.)
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; (R.R.); (L.W.)
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Amphiphiles are used for a variety of applications in our daily life and in industrial processes. They typically possess hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties within the molecule, thereby performing a myriad of functions through the formation of two- and three-dimensional assemblies in water, such as Gibbs monolayers and micelles. However, these functions are often inseparable because they emerge from the same structural feature of the molecule, and are difficult to control because the structural diversity is limited to either long-chain hydrocarbons bearing a polar end group(s) or polymers bearing polar groups exposed to the exterior surface. In this Account, we describe the chemistry of a new class of amphiphiles, conical fullerene amphiphiles (CFAs), utilizing a superhydrophobic [60]fullerene group as a nonpolar apex with added structural features to make it soluble in water. By selective functionalization of only one side of the fullerene molecule, the CFA molecules spontaneously assemble in water through strong hydrophobic interactions among the fullerene apexes and exhibit unusual supramolecular and interfacial behavior. They form unilamellar micelles and vesicles at a critical aggregation concentration as low as micromolar, not showing any air-water and oil-water interfacial activity. The strong preference for self-assembly in water over monolayer formation at an air-water interface makes CFAs unique among conventional nonpolymeric surfactants. The CFA assemblies are often so mechanically robust that they can be transferred to the surface of a solid substrate and analyzed by high-resolution microscopy. Because of this rigid conical structure of a few nanometers in size, CFA molecules aggregate readily in water to form a hierarchical assembly with biomolecules and nanomaterials while maintaining the structural integrity of the CFA aggregate to form multicomponent agglomerates of controllable structural features. For instance, tissue-selective in vivo transport of DNA and siRNA has been achieved. Hybridization of a CFA vesicle with a transition metal catalyst enables the construction of a structurally defined nanospace and an interface for precise control of the nanoscale morphology of polymers. Solubilization of hydrophobic nanocarbons and nanoparticles is also achieved through hemimicelle formation on solid surfaces. The examples reported here illustrate the potential of the conical fullerene motif for the design of amphiphiles as well as supramolecular structures at molecular and tens of nanometers scale.
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- Koji Harano
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Luo J, Liu T. Competition and Cooperation among Different Attractive Forces in Solutions of Inorganic-Organic Hybrids Containing Macroionic Clusters. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:7603-7616. [PMID: 31117725 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hybrids composed of nanoscale inorganic clusters and organic ligands are ideal models for understanding the different attractive forces during the self-assembly processes of complex macromolecules in solution. The counterion-mediated attraction induced by electrostatic interaction from the large, hydrophilic macroionic clusters can compete or cooperate with other types of attractive forces such as hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking, and cation-π interactions from the organic ligands, consequently determining the solution behaviors of the hybrid molecules including their self-assembly process and the final supramolecular structures. The incorporation of organic ligands also leads to interesting responsive behaviors to external stimuli. Through the manipulation of the hybrid composition, architecture, topology, and solution conditions (e.g., solvent polarity, pH, and temperature), versatile self-assembled morphologies can be achieved, providing new scientific opportunities and potential applications.
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- Jiancheng Luo
- Department of Polymer Science , The University of Akron , Akron , Ohio 44325 , United States
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- Department of Polymer Science , The University of Akron , Akron , Ohio 44325 , United States
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Kulala Vittala S, Joseph J. Chiral self-assembly of fullerene clusters on CT-DNA templates. Faraday Discuss 2019; 207:459-469. [PMID: 29359217 DOI: 10.1039/c7fd00196g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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Herein we discuss the differential interaction of three monosubstituted fullerene derivatives possessing pyridinium, aniline or phenothiazine end groups (F-Py, F-An and F-PTz, respectively) with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA), probed via spectroscopic and imaging techniques. The pyridinium derivative, F-Py becomes molecularly dissolved in 10% DMSO-PBS and interacts with CT-DNA via groove binding and electrostatic interactions, leading to the initial condensation of CT-DNA into micrometer sized aggregates and subsequent precipitation. On the other hand, the aniline derivative F-An, which is reported to form nanoclusters of 3-5 nm size, interacts with DNA through ordered, chiral assemblies on the CT-DNA template, thus perturbing the highly networked structure of CT-DNA to form nanonetworks, which eventually transform into condensed aggregates. The binding interactions between CT-DNA and F-An nanoclusters were established via UV-Vis, AFM and TEM analysis, and the chiral nature of the fullerene nanocluster assemblies on CT-DNA was confirmed by the presence of induced circular dichroism that was exhibited around the 250-370 nm region, corresponding to F-An nanocluster absorption. In contrast, the phenothiazine derivative F-PTz, which forms larger nanoclusters of ∼70 nm size in 10% DMSO-PBS, exhibited only weak interactions with CT-DNA without affecting its network structure. These results demonstrate the role of the hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance in the design of DNA interacting fullerene derivatives by controlling their cluster size and interactions with CT-DNA, and are significant in applications such as DNA condensation, gene delivery and dimension controlled nanomaterial fabrication.
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- Sandeepa Kulala Vittala
- Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695019, India.
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Chen M, Zhou S, Guo L, Wang L, Yao F, Hu Y, Li H, Hao J. Aggregation Behavior and Antioxidant Properties of Amphiphilic Fullerene C 60 Derivatives Cofunctionalized with Cationic and Nonionic Hydrophilic Groups. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:6939-6949. [PMID: 31050292 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03681] [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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Amphiphilic derivatives of fullerene C60 are attractive from viewpoints of supramolecular chemistry and biomedicine. The establishment of relationships among the molecular structure, aggregation behavior and properties such as scavenging radicals of the amphiphilic C60 derivatives is the key to push these carbon nanomaterials to real applications. In this work, six monosubstituted C60 derivatives were synthesized by a one-step quaternization of their neutral precursors, which bear Percec monodendrons terminated with oligo(poly(ethylene oxide)) (o-PEO) chain(s). The main difference among the C60 derivatives lies in the number and substituted position of the o-PEO chain(s) within the Percec monodendron. Derivative with a 4-substitution of the o-PEO chain still showed limited solubility in water. Other derivatives possessing two or three o-PEO chains exhibited much improved solubilities and rich aggregation behavior in water. It was found that the formation of aggregates is regulated both by the number and the substituted pattern of the o-PEO chains. Typical morphologies include nanosheets, nanowires, vesicles, nanotubes, and nanorods. Although the structures of the C60 derivatives are different from those of traditional surfactants, their aggregation behavior can be also well explained by applying the theory of critical packing parameter. Interestingly, the capabilities of the C60 derivatives to scavenge the hydroxyl radicals (OH·-) followed the same order of their solubility in water, where the compound bearing three o-PEO chains with a 2,3,4-substitution got the champion quenching efficiency of ∼97.79% at a concentration of 0.15 mg·mL-1 (∼0.11 mmol·L-1).
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- Mengjun Chen
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shandong University of Technology , Zibo 255049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , China
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- Analytical Center of Qilu Normal University , Jinan 250100 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , China
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Ai M, Li J, Ji Z, Wang C, Li R, Dai W, Chen M. Synthesis, crystal structure, self-assembly of C 60 derivatives bearing rigid pyridine substituents. RSC Adv 2019; 9:3050-3055. [PMID: 35518946 PMCID: PMC9059989 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09893j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Microstructures of fullerene derivatives formed via self-assembly strategy facilitate the versatile applications of these zero-dimensional molecules. However, the accurate elucidation of formation mechanism of fullerene microstructures is a challenge issue. A novel fullerene derivative 2 with rigid pyridine substituent was synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. Using the strategy of liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation, self-assembly of 2 affords a micrometer-sized flowerlike and a discoid morphology. Based on the crystal packing of 2, the proper formation mechanism of different morphologies was proposed. Meanwhile, the photoelectrochemical properties of different morphologies of 2 was also unveiled.
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- Min Ai
- School of Physics and Mechanical & Electronical Engineering, Hubei University of Education 129 Gaoxin Second Road, Wuhan Hi-Tech Zone Wuhan 430205 China
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- School of Physics and Mechanical & Electronical Engineering, Hubei University of Education 129 Gaoxin Second Road, Wuhan Hi-Tech Zone Wuhan 430205 China
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- School of Physics and Mechanical & Electronical Engineering, Hubei University of Education 129 Gaoxin Second Road, Wuhan Hi-Tech Zone Wuhan 430205 China
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- School of Physics and Mechanical & Electronical Engineering, Hubei University of Education 129 Gaoxin Second Road, Wuhan Hi-Tech Zone Wuhan 430205 China
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- School of Physics and Mechanical & Electronical Engineering, Hubei University of Education 129 Gaoxin Second Road, Wuhan Hi-Tech Zone Wuhan 430205 China
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- School of Physics and Mechanical & Electronical Engineering, Hubei University of Education 129 Gaoxin Second Road, Wuhan Hi-Tech Zone Wuhan 430205 China
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- School of Physics and Mechanical & Electronical Engineering, Hubei University of Education 129 Gaoxin Second Road, Wuhan Hi-Tech Zone Wuhan 430205 China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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Abuillan W, Becker AS, Demé B, Homma T, Isobe H, Harano K, Nakamura E, Tanaka M. Neutron Scattering Reveals Water Confined in a Watertight Bilayer Vesicle. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:11261-11266. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b04066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Wasim Abuillan
- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, D69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, D69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut Laue−Langevin (ILL), CS20156, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033 Tokyo, Japan
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- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, D69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, 606-8501 Kyoto, Japan
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Minami K, Okamoto K, Harano K, Noiri E, Nakamura E. Hierarchical Assembly of siRNA with Tetraamino Fullerene in Physiological Conditions for Efficient Internalization into Cells and Knockdown. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:19347-19354. [PMID: 29742343 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Delivery of siRNA is a key technique in alternative gene therapy, where the siRNA cargo must be effectively loaded onto a tailor-designed carrier molecule and smoothly unloaded precisely upon arrival at the target cells or organs. Any toxicity issues also need to be mitigated by suitable choice of the carrier molecule. A water-soluble cationic fullerene, tetra(piperazino)[60]fullerene epoxide (TPFE), was previously shown to be nontoxic and effective for lung-targeted in vivo siRNA delivery by way of agglutination-induced accumulation. We found in this in vitro study that hierarchical reversible assembly of micrometer-sized TPFE-siRNA-serum protein ternary complexes is the key element for effective loading and release, and stabilization of otherwise highly unstable siRNA under the physiological conditions. The amphiphilic TPFE molecule forms a sub-10 nm-sized stable micelle because of strong cohesion between fullerene molecules, and this fullerene aggregate protects siRNA and induces the hierarchical assembly. Unlike popularly used polyamine carriers, TPFE is not toxic at the dose used for the siRNA delivery.
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- Kosuke Minami
- Department of Chemistry , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan
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Lin MS, Chen RT, Yu NY, Sun LC, Liu Y, Cui CH, Xie SY, Huang RB, Zheng LS. Fullerene-based amino acid ester chlorides self-assembled as spherical nano-vesicles for drug delayed release. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 159:613-619. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tiu EGV, Liosi K, Aroua S, Yamakoshi Y. Micelle vs. vesicle formation controlled by distal functionalization of C 60-PEG conjugates. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:6676-6680. [PMID: 32264430 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00829e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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An amphiphilic C60-PEG conjugate was modified by the addition of cationic moieties in the hydrophobic C60 part to provide the related bis- and tris-adducts and their self-assembling structures were compared. All of these materials were water-soluble and their supramolecular structures were investigated in the aqueous phase using tensiometry, DLS, and STEM techniques. While mono- and bis-adducts formed micelle-type supramolecular structures, the tris-one with two additional cationic pyrrolidine groups showed the formation of larger particles as indicated by DLS data. Further, the STEM image of the tris-adduct showed a vesicle-type supramolecular structure with, presumably, an internal water-phase inside.
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- Elisha G V Tiu
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, CH8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Tominaga M, Kawaguchi T, Ohara K, Yamaguchi K, Katagiri K, Itoh T, Azumaya I. Vesicle Formation of Three-dimensional Trinuclear Silver(I) Complexes Built from Tris-NHC Ligands Bearing Long Alkyl Chains. CHEM LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.160622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Bairi P, Minami K, Hill JP, Nakanishi W, Shrestha LK, Liu C, Harano K, Nakamura E, Ariga K. Supramolecular Differentiation for Construction of Anisotropic Fullerene Nanostructures by Time-Programmed Control of Interfacial Growth. ACS NANO 2016; 10:8796-802. [PMID: 27541964 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b04535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Supramolecular assembly can be used to construct a wide variety of ordered structures by exploiting the cumulative effects of multiple noncovalent interactions. However, the construction of anisotropic nanostructures remains subject to some limitations. Here, we demonstrate the preparation of anisotropic fullerene-based nanostructures by supramolecular differentiation, which is the programmed control of multiple assembly strategies. We have carefully combined interfacial assembly and local phase separation phenomena. Two fullerene derivatives, PhH and C12H, were together formed into self-assembled anisotropic nanostructures by using this approach. This technique is applicable for the construction of anisotropic nanostructures without requiring complex molecular design or complicated methodology.
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- Partha Bairi
- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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Xiao Q, Rubien JD, Wang Z, Reed EH, Hammer DA, Sahoo D, Heiney PA, Yadavalli SS, Goulian M, Wilner SE, Baumgart T, Vinogradov SA, Klein ML, Percec V. Self-Sorting and Coassembly of Fluorinated, Hydrogenated, and Hybrid Janus Dendrimers into Dendrimersomes. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:12655-63. [PMID: 27580315 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b08069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The modular synthesis of a library containing seven self-assembling amphiphilic Janus dendrimers is reported. Three of these molecules contain environmentally friendly chiral-racemic fluorinated dendrons in their hydrophobic part (RF), one contains achiral hydrogenated dendrons (RH), while one denoted hybrid Janus dendrimer, contains a combination of chiral-racemic fluorinated and achiral hydrogenated dendrons (RHF) in its hydrophobic part. Two Janus dendrimers contain either chiral-racemic fluorinated dendrons and a green fluorescent dye conjugated to its hydrophilic part (RF-NBD) or achiral hydrogenated and a red fluorescent dye in its hydrophilic part (RH-RhB). These RF, RH, and RHF Janus dendrimers self-assembled into unilamellar or onion-like soft vesicular dendrimersomes (DSs), with similar thicknesses to biological membranes by simple injection from ethanol solution into water or buffer. Since RF and RH dendrons are not miscible, RF-NBD and RH-RhB were employed to investigate by fluorescence microscopy the self-sorting and coassembly of RF and RH as well as of phospholipids into hybrid DSs mediated by the hybrid hydrogenated-fluorinated RHF Janus dendrimer. The hybrid RHF Janus dendrimer coassembled with both RF and RH. Three-component hybrid DSs containing RH, RF, and RHF were formed when the proportion of RHF was higher than 40%. With low concentration of RHF and in its absence, RH and RF self-sorted into individual RH or RF DSs. Phospholipids were also coassembled with hybrid RHF Janus dendrimers. The simple synthesis and self-assembly of DSs and hybrid DSs, their similar thickness with biological membranes and their imaging by fluorescence and (19)F-MRI make them important tools for synthetic biology.
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- Qi Xiao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6391, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6313, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6313, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6059, United States
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- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Donskyi I, Achazi K, Wycisk V, Böttcher C, Adeli M. Synthesis, self-assembly, and photocrosslinking of fullerene-polyglycerol amphiphiles as nanocarriers with controlled transport properties. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:4373-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc08369a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this work, we report a new, simple, gram-scale method for synthesizing water-soluble fullerene-polyglycerol amphiphiles (FPAs) that self-assemble into partially and fully crosslinked nanoclusters with the ability to controllably transport hydrophobic and hydrophilic agents.
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- Ievgen Donskyi
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Organische Chemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Organische Chemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Organische Chemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie and Core Facility BioSupraMol
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Berlin
- Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Organische Chemie
- Freie Universität Berlin
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
- Department of Chemistry
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Gorgoll RM, Tsubota T, Harano K, Nakamura E. Cooperative Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles on the Hydrophobic Surface of Vesicles in Water. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:7568-71. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b03632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Ricardo M. Gorgoll
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- CREST, JST, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Yin P, Lin Z, Wu J, Hsu CH, Chen X, Zhou J, Lu P, Eghtesadi SA, Yu X, Cheng SZD, Liu T. Charge-Regulated Spontaneous, Reversible Self-Assembly of the Carboxylic Acid-Functionalized Hydrophilic Fullerene Macroanions in Dilute Solution. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ma5022314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Panchao Yin
- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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Shrestha LK, Shrestha RG, Yamauchi Y, Hill JP, Nishimura T, Miyazawa K, Kawai T, Okada S, Wakabayashi K, Ariga K. Nanoporous Carbon Tubes from Fullerene Crystals as the π-Electron Carbon Source. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201408856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Shrestha LK, Shrestha RG, Yamauchi Y, Hill JP, Nishimura T, Miyazawa K, Kawai T, Okada S, Wakabayashi K, Ariga K. Nanoporous carbon tubes from fullerene crystals as the π-electron carbon source. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 54:951-5. [PMID: 25425340 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201408856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Here we report the thermal conversion of one-dimensional (1D) fullerene (C60) single-crystal nanorods and nanotubes to nanoporous carbon materials with retention of the initial 1D morphology. The 1D C60 crystals are heated directly at very high temperature (up to 2000 °C) in vacuum, yielding a new family of nanoporous carbons having π-electron conjugation within the sp(2)-carbon robust frameworks. These new nanoporous carbon materials show excellent electrochemical capacitance and superior sensing properties for aromatic compounds compared to commercial activated carbons.
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- Lok Kumar Shrestha
- World Premier International Center for Mater Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namaiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 (Japan).
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Harano K, Yamada J, Mizuno S, Nakamura E. High-Density Display of Protein Ligands on Self-Assembled Capsules via Noncovalent Fluorous Interactions. Chem Asian J 2014; 10:172-6. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201403144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chang HY, Tu SH, Sheng YJ, Tsao HK. Colloidosomes formed by nonpolar/polar/nonpolar nanoball amphiphiles. J Chem Phys 2014; 141:054906. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4891516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Hung-Yu Chang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli 320, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering and Department of Physics, National Central University, Jhongli 320, Taiwan
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Lin Z, Lu P, Hsu CH, Yue K, Dong XH, Liu H, Guo K, Wesdemiotis C, Zhang WB, Yu X, Cheng SZD. Self-Assembly of Fullerene-Based Janus Particles in Solution: Effects of Molecular Architecture and Solvent. Chemistry 2014; 20:11630-5. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201402697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Zhang X, Li XD. Solvent atmosphere controlled self-assembly of unmodified C60: A facile approach for constructing various architectures. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2014.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Shrestha LK, Shrestha RG, Hill JP, Ariga K. Self-assembled fullerene nanostructures. J Oleo Sci 2014; 62:541-53. [PMID: 23985483 DOI: 10.5650/jos.62.541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This review briefly summarizes recent developments in fabrication techniques of shape-controlled nanostructures of fullerene crystals across different length scales and the self-assembled mesostructures of functionalized fullerenes both in solutions and solid substrates.
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- Lok Kumar Shrestha
- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics-WPI-MANA, National Institute for Materials Science-NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan.
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Yi WB, Ma JJ, Jiang LQ, Cai C, Zhang W. Synthesis and uses of fluorous and highly fluorinated macrocyclic and spherical molecules. J Fluor Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2013.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chen Z, Chen G. Non-covalent Sugar Modification and Self-assembly of Fluorous Gold Nanoparticles Driven by Fluorous Interaction. CHINESE J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201300274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fan J, Fang G, Zeng F, Wang X, Wu S. Water-dispersible fullerene aggregates as a targeted anticancer prodrug with both chemo- and photodynamic therapeutic actions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2013; 9:613-621. [PMID: 23117954 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Prodrug therapy is one strategy to deliver anticancer drugs in a less reactive manner to reduce nonspecific cytotoxicity. A new multifunctional anticancer prodrug system based on water-dispersible fullerene (C60) aggregates is introduced; this prodrug system demonstrates active targeting, pH-responsive chemotherapy, and photodynamic therapeutic (PDT) properties. Incorporating (via a cleavable bond) an anticancer drug, which is doxorubicin (DOX) in this study, and a targeting ligand (folic acid) onto fullerene while maintaining an overall size of approximately 135 nm produces a more specific anticancer prodrug. This prodrug can enter folate receptor (FR)-positive cancer cells and kill the cells via intracellular release of the active drug form. Moreover, the fullerene aggregate carrier exhibits PDT action; the cytotoxicity of the system towards FR-positive cancer cells is increased in response to light irradiation. As the DOX drug molecules are conjugated onto fullerene, the DOX fluorescence is significantly quenched by the strong electron-accepting capability of fullerene. The fluorescence restores upon release from fullerene, so this fluorescence quenching-restoring feature can be used to track intracellular DOX release. The combined effect of chemotherapy and PDT increases the therapeutic efficacy of the DOX-fullerene aggregate prodrug. This study provides useful insights into designing and improving the applicability of fullerene for other targeted cancer prodrug systems.
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- Jianquan Fan
- College of Materials Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent, Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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Harano K, Minami K, Noiri E, Okamoto K, Nakamura E. Protein-coated nanocapsules via multilevel surface modification. Controlled preparation and microscopic analysis at nanometer resolution. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:3525-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc40752g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhao Y, Chen G. C60 Fullerene Amphiphiles as Supramolecular Building Blocks for Organized and Well-Defined Nanoscale Objects. FULLERENES AND OTHER CARBON-RICH NANOSTRUCTURES 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/430_2013_130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Harano K, Gorgoll RM, Nakamura E. Binding of aromatic molecules in the fullerene-rich interior of a fullerene bilayer vesicle in water. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:7629-31. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc44510k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Shrestha LK, Yamauchi Y, Hill JP, Miyazawa K, Ariga K. Fullerene crystals with bimodal pore architectures consisting of macropores and mesopores. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 135:586-9. [PMID: 23276230 DOI: 10.1021/ja3108752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new class of fullerene (C(60)) crystals with bimodal pore architectures consisting of macropores and mesopores was synthesized by using a liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP) method involving an interface between isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and a saturated solution of C(60) in a mixture of benzene and carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)). By varying the mixing fraction of CCl(4) in benzene, the porosity and electrochemically active surface area can be flexibly controlled.
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- Lok Kumar Shrestha
- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
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Changez M, Kang NG, Lee JS. Uni-molecular hollow micelles from amphiphilic homopolymer poly(2-(4-vinylphenyl)pyridine). SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2012; 8:1173-1124. [PMID: 22337611 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201102569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Amphiphilic homopolymer poly(2-(4-vinylphenyl)pyridine) (PVPPy) forms hollow micelles with uni-molecular thickness in a tetrahydrofuran/water (95/5 v/v) azeotropic solvent. Depending on the pH of the media, the micelles may be transformed to vesicles.
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- Mohammad Changez
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Nanobio Materials and Electronics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 261 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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Itoi H, Kambe T, Kano N, Kawashima T. Synthesis and properties of water-soluble fluorescent 2-borylazobenzenes bearing ionic functional groups. Inorganica Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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He J, Yue K, Liu Y, Yu X, Ni P, Cavicchi KA, Quirk RP, Chen EQ, Cheng SZD, Zhang WB. Fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-based shape amphiphiles: molecular design, topological variation, and facile synthesis. Polym Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2py20101a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chen L, Yao K, Chen Y. Can morphology tailoring based on functionalized fullerene nanostructures improve the performance of organic solar cells? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm33380e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vincent JM. Recent advances of fluorous chemistry in material sciences. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:11382-91. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc34750d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Nishimoto K, Okada Y, Kim S, Chiba K. Rate acceleration of Diels–Alder reactions utilizing a fluorous micellar system in water. Electrochim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.02.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Muñoz A, Illescas BM, Sánchez-Navarro M, Rojo J, Martín N. Nanorods versus Nanovesicles from Amphiphilic Dendrofullerenes. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:16758-61. [DOI: 10.1021/ja206769a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Antonio Muñoz
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, 49. Isla de la Cartuja 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, 49. Isla de la Cartuja 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA-Nanociencia), Campus UAM, Cantoblanco, E-28049, Madrid, Spain
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Kumar KS, Patnaik A. Tunable one-, two-, and three-dimensional self-assemblies from an acceptor-donor fullerene-N,N-dimethylaminoazobenzene dyad: interfacial geometry and temporal evolution. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:11017-11025. [PMID: 21766824 DOI: 10.1021/la201849u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Controllable fabrication of spontaneously ordered and varied geometry fullerene C(60) based molecular architecture was achieved upon hierarchical self-assembly of the fullerene-N,N-dimethylaminoazobenzene acceptor-donor hybrid (DPNME). Simple preparation techniques, such as Langmuir-Blodgett (LB), solution-cast, and immersion at the liquid-air and solid-air interfaces, were used without templates as a function of DPNME concentration, media pH, time, and supporting substrate characteristics. The resulting structures depending upon the preparation methods were investigated with field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and molecular modeling, which revealed a delicate role of intermolecular donor-acceptor, π-π, and van der Waals interactions between the electron deficient fullerene core and the N,N-dimethylaminoazobenzene electron donor under neutral conditions. Upon protonation, the electrostatics associated with the charged DPNME moiety and the dominant intermolecular fullerene-fullerene interactions guided the self-assembly process. Increased time scales led the molecular subunits to grow by maximizing the most favored orientations and yielded one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) structures in neutral and acidic conditions, respectively, which upon solvent evaporation formed the final multipods or stacked squares upon oriented attachment. For the protonated DPNME, 2D lamellar sheets formed from the bilayers gained cohesive energy, forming ultimately rectangular sheets. Interestingly, the Si(100) supported multilayer DPNME Langmuir films as a function of surface pressure and pH yielded a uniform and directional structure pattern in comparison with the geometry obtained from drop casting methods. This controllable structure architecture of the fullerene-azobenzene hybrid opens up a new alley in fullerene C(60) based self-assembly.
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- K Senthil Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India
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Bauduin P, Prevost S, Farràs P, Teixidor F, Diat O, Zemb T. A Theta-Shaped Amphiphilic Cobaltabisdicarbollide Anion: Transition From Monolayer Vesicles to Micelles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201100410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bauduin P, Prevost S, Farràs P, Teixidor F, Diat O, Zemb T. A theta-shaped amphiphilic cobaltabisdicarbollide anion: transition from monolayer vesicles to micelles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:5298-300. [PMID: 21563280 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201100410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2011] [Revised: 03/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Pierre Bauduin
- ICSM, UMR 5257 (CEA, CNRS, UM2, ENSCM), CEA Marcoule, BP 17171, 30207 Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France.
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Homma T, Harano K, Isobe H, Nakamura E. Preparation and properties of vesicles made of nonpolar/polar/nonpolar fullerene amphiphiles. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:6364-70. [PMID: 21456527 DOI: 10.1021/ja200498g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Twenty potassium complexes of penta-[(4-substituted)phenyl][60]fullerene anions were synthesized and examined for their ability to form bilayer vesicles in water. The 4-substituents include alkyl groups ranging from methyl to icosanyl groups and perfluoromethyl, perfluorobutyl, and perfluorooctyl groups. The overall structure of the amphiphiles can be described as a nonpolar/polar/nonpolar (n-p-n') motif as opposed to the usual polar/nonpolar motif of lipid amphiphiles. Despite the hydrophobicity of the fullerene moiety (n-part) and alkyl/perfluoroalkyl chains (n'-part), all compounds except for the one with perfluoromethyl groups were soluble in water because of the centrally located fullerene cyclopentadienide (p-part) and spontaneously formed a vesicle of 25- to 60-nm diameter with a narrow unimodal size distribution. The vesicles are stable upon heating to 90 °C or standing over one year in air, as well as on a solid substrate in air or in vacuum, maintaining their spherical form. The vesicle membrane consists of an interdigitated bilayer of the amphiphile molecules, in which the fullerene n-part is inside and the n'-side is exposed to water. These vesicles, in particular the one bearing icosanyl chains, exhibit the smallest water permeability coefficient ever found for a self-assembled membrane in water.
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- Tatsuya Homma
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Kasuya MCZ, Nakano S, Katayama R, Hatanaka K. Evaluation of the hydrophobicity of perfluoroalkyl chains in amphiphilic compounds that are incorporated into cell membrane. J Fluor Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2011.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Affiliation(s)
- Gang Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, China
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