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Caliskan HB, Ustok FI. Implications of intracrystalline OC17 on the protection of lattice incorporated proteins. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:4886-4894. [PMID: 38860646 DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00371c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Biogenic CaCO3 formation is regulated by crystallization proteins during crystal growth. Interactions of proteins with nascent mineral surfaces trigger proteins to be incorporated into the crystal lattice. As a result of incorporation, these intracrystalline proteins are protected in the lattice, an example of which is ancient eggshell proteins that have persisted in CaCO3 for thousands of years even under harsh environmental conditions. OC17 is an eggshell protein known to interact with CaCO3 during eggshell formation during which OC17 becomes incorporated into the lattice. Understanding protein incorporation into CaCO3 could offer insights into protein stability inside crystals. Here, we study the protection of OC17 in the CaCO3 lattice. Using thermogravimetric analysis we show that the effect of temperature on intracrystalline proteins of eggshells is negligible below 250 °C. Next, we show that lattice incorporation protects the OC17 structure despite a heat-treatment step that is shown to denature the protein. Because incorporated proteins need to be released from crystals, we verify metal chelation as a safe crystal dissolution method to avoid protein denaturation during reconstitution. Finally, we optimize the recombinant expression of OC17 which could allow engineering OC17 for engineered intracrystalline entrapment studies.
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- Huseyin Burak Caliskan
- University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, CB2 1PZ Cambridge, UK.
- University of Cambridge, The Nanoscience Centre, 11 JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0FF Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Haematology, The Keith Peters Building, Hills Road, CB2 0XY Cambridge, UK
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Sheng X, Chen S, Zhao Z, Li L, Zou Y, Shi H, Shao P, Yang L, Wu J, Tan Y, Lai X, Luo X, Cui F. Rationally designed calcium carbonate multifunctional trap for contaminants adsorption. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 903:166142. [PMID: 37574061 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Adsorption technology has been widely developed to control environmental pollution, which plays an important role in the sustainable development of modern society. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is characterized by its flexible pore design and functional group modification, which meet the high capacity and targeting requirements of adsorption. Therefore, its charm of "small materials for great use" makes it a suitable candidate for adsorption. Firstly, we comprehensively review the research progress of controlled synthesis and surface modification of CaCO3, and its application for adsorbing contaminants from water and air. Then, we systematically examine the structure-effect relationship between CaCO3 adsorbents and contaminants, while also intrinsic mechanism of remarkable capacity and targeted adsorption. Finally, from the perspective of material design and engineering application, we offer insightful discussion on the prospects and challenges of calcium carbonate adsorbents, providing a valuable reference for the further research in this field.
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- Xin Sheng
- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Chongqing University, 400044, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China; School of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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Yao Y, Ren J, Li H. Multi-Functionalization of Single crystals Mediated by Gel-Incorporation: A Bioinspired Strategy. Chempluschem 2023; 88:e202300228. [PMID: 37529945 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300228] [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: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Biominerals are inherently organic-inorganic crystal composites. Drawing inspiration from this biomineral structure, functionalized single crystals can be synthesized using the gel-grown method, resulting in the incorporation of gel-networks into the host crystals. By incorporating gel-networks, diverse guest materials, such as nanoparticles and dye molecules, can be uniformly and isotropically distributed within the crystals, thereby imparting non-intrinsic optical or magnetic properties to the host crystals. Additionally, gel-incorporation enhances the toughness and stability of the crystals as the incorporated gel-fibers and accompanying guest materials act as bridges to prevent crack propagation. Furthermore, gel-incorporation enables protein crystals to exhibit self-healing properties, which can be attributed to the dynamic bonding interaction between gel-networks and crystals. Notably, recent research has demonstrated that the incorporation of zwitterionic gel-networks enhances the charge effects on crystal morphology evolution as the charged groups become bound to the developing crystal surfaces, and their detachment is impeded by the interconnected gel-networks. Therefore, preparing single crystals with gel-incorporation is a remarkable strategy for synthesizing functionalized crystal materials.
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- Yuqing Yao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Kababya S, Ben Shir I, Schmidt A. From molecular level to macroscopic properties: A solid-state NMR biomineralization and biomimetic exploration. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lang A, Polishchuk I, Confalonieri G, Dejoie C, Maniv A, Potashnikov D, Caspi EN, Pokroy B. Tuning the Magnetization of Manganese (II) Carbonate by Intracrystalline Amino Acids. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201652. [PMID: 35776129 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Incorporation of organic molecules into the lattice of inorganic crystalline hosts is a common phenomenon in biomineralization and is shown to alter various properties of the crystalline host. Taking this phenomenon as a source of inspiration, it is shown herein that incorporation of specific single amino acids into the lattice of manganese (II) carbonate strongly alters its inherent magnetic properties. At room temperature, the magnetic susceptibility of the amino-acid-incorporating paramagnetic MnCO3 decreases, following a simple rule of mixtures. When cooled below the Néel temperature, however, the opposite trend is observed, namely an increase in magnetic susceptibility measured in a high magnetic field. Such an increase, accompanied by a drastic change in the Néel phase transformation temperature, results from a decrease in MnCO3 orbital overlapping and the weakening of superexchange interactions. It may be that this is the first time that the magnetic properties of a host crystal are tuned via the incorporation of amino acids.
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- Arad Lang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, Grenoble, Cedex 9, 38043, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, Grenoble, Cedex 9, 38043, France
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- Physics Department, Nuclear Research Centre - Negev, P.O. Box 9001, Beer-Sheva, 84190, Israel
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- Physics Department, Nuclear Research Centre - Negev, P.O. Box 9001, Beer-Sheva, 84190, Israel
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel
- The Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
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Darkins R, Kim YY, Green DC, Broad A, Duffy DM, Meldrum FC, Ford IJ. Calcite Kinetics for Spiral Growth and Two-Dimensional Nucleation. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2022; 22:4431-4436. [PMID: 35818387 PMCID: PMC9264354 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Calcite crystals grow by means of molecular steps that develop on {10.4} faces. These steps can arise stochastically via two-dimensional (2D) nucleation or emerge steadily from dislocations to form spiral hillocks. Here, we determine the kinetics of these two growth mechanisms as a function of supersaturation. We show that calcite crystals larger than ∼1 μm favor spiral growth over 2D nucleation, irrespective of the supersaturation. Spirals prevail beyond this length scale because slow boundary layer diffusion creates a low surface supersaturation that favors the spiral mechanism. Sub-micron crystals favor 2D nucleation at high supersaturations, although diffusion can still limit the growth of nanoscopic crystals. Additives can change the dominant mechanism by impeding spiral growth or by directly promoting 2D nucleation.
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- Robert Darkins
- London
Centre for Nanotechnology, University College
London, 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, UK
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- London
Centre for Nanotechnology, University College
London, 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, UK
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- London
Centre for Nanotechnology, University College
London, 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, UK
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- London
Centre for Nanotechnology, University College
London, 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, UK
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Nahi O, Broad A, Kulak AN, Freeman HM, Zhang S, Turner TD, Roach L, Darkins R, Ford IJ, Meldrum FC. Positively Charged Additives Facilitate Incorporation in Inorganic Single Crystals. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2022; 34:4910-4923. [PMID: 35722202 PMCID: PMC9202304 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Incorporation of guest additives within inorganic single crystals offers a unique strategy for creating nanocomposites with tailored properties. While anionic additives have been widely used to control the properties of crystals, their effective incorporation remains a key challenge. Here, we show that cationic additives are an excellent alternative for the synthesis of nanocomposites, where they are shown to deliver exceptional levels of incorporation of up to 70 wt % of positively charged amino acids, polymer particles, gold nanoparticles, and silver nanoclusters within inorganic single crystals. This high additive loading endows the nanocomposites with new functional properties, including plasmon coupling, bright fluorescence, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Cationic additives are also shown to outperform their acidic counterparts, where they are highly active in a wider range of crystal systems, owing to their outstanding colloidal stability in the crystallization media and strong affinity for the crystal surfaces. This work demonstrates that although often overlooked, cationic additives can make valuable crystallization additives to create composite materials with tailored composition-structure-property relationships. This versatile and straightforward approach advances the field of single-crystal composites and provides exciting prospects for the design and fabrication of new hybrid materials with tunable functional properties.
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- Ouassef Nahi
- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University College
London, Gower Street, London WC1E
6BT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- Université
de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB,
UMR 5026, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University College
London, Gower Street, London WC1E
6BT, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University College
London, Gower Street, London WC1E
6BT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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Marzec B, Walker J, Jhons Y, Meldrum FC, Shaver M, Nudelman F. Micron-sized biogenic and synthetic hollow mineral spheres occlude additives within single crystals. Faraday Discuss 2022; 235:536-550. [PMID: 35388821 PMCID: PMC9281370 DOI: 10.1039/d1fd00095k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Incorporating additives within host single crystals is an effective strategy for producing composite materials with tunable mechanical, magnetic and optical properties. The type of guest materials that can be occluded can be limited, however, as incorporation is a complex process depending on many factors including binding of the additive to the crystal surface, the rate of crystal growth and the stability of the additives in the crystallisation solution. In particular, the size of occluded guests has been restricted to a few angstroms – as for single molecules – to a few hundred nanometers – as for polymer vesicles and particles. Here, we present a synthetic approach for occluding micrometer-scale objects, including high-complexity unicellular organisms and synthetic hollow calcite spheres within calcite single crystals. Both of these objects can transport functional additives, including organic molecules and nanoparticles that would not otherwise occlude within calcite. Therefore, this method constitutes a generic approach using calcite as a delivery system for active compounds, while providing them with effective protection against environmental factors that could cause degradation. Occlusion of micron-sized algae cells and calcitic hollow spheres within calcite single crystals, mediated by the positively charged polymer poly(allylamine hydrochloride). Both objects are used to transport functional additives to the host lattice.![]()
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- Bartosz Marzec
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK. .,JEOL UK Ltd, 1-2 Silver Court, Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1LT, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK. .,Beamline I14, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Materials, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK.
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Bhattacharjee A, Kumar R, Sharma KP. Composite Porous Liquid for Recyclable Sequestration, Storage and In Situ Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide at Room Temperature. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3303-3314. [PMID: 34196112 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Permanent pores combined with fluidity renders flow processability to porous liquids otherwise not seen in porous solids. Although porous liquids have been utilized for sequestration of different gases and their separation, there is still a dearth of studies for deploying in situ chemical reactions to convert adsorbed gases into utility chemicals. Here, we show the design and development of a new type of solvent-less and hybrid (meso-)porous liquid composite, which, as demonstrated for the first time, can be used for in situ carbon mineralization of adsorbed CO2 . The recyclable porous liquid composite comprising polymer-surfactant modified hollow silica nanorods and carbonic anhydrase enzyme not only sequesters (5.5 cm3 g-1 at 273 K and 1 atm) and stores CO2 but is also capable of driving an in situ enzymatic reaction for hydration of CO2 to HCO3 - ion, subsequently converting it to CaCO3 due to reaction with pre-dissolved Ca2+ . Light and electron microscopy combined with X-ray diffraction reveals the nucleation and growth of calcite and aragonite crystals. Moreover, the liquid-like property of the porous composite material can be harnessed by executing the same reaction via diffusion of complimentary Ca2+ and HCO3 - ions through different compartments separated by an interfacial channel. These studies provide a proof of concept of deploying chemical reactions within porous liquids for developing utility chemical from adsorbed molecules.
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- Archita Bhattacharjee
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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Nahi O, Kulak AN, Kress T, Kim YY, Grendal OG, Duer MJ, Cayre OJ, Meldrum FC. Incorporation of nanogels within calcite single crystals for the storage, protection and controlled release of active compounds. Chem Sci 2021; 12:9839-9850. [PMID: 34349958 PMCID: PMC8293999 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02991f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nanocarriers have tremendous potential for the encapsulation, storage and delivery of active compounds. However, current formulations often employ open structures that achieve efficient loading of active agents, but that suffer undesired leakage and instability of the payloads over time. Here, a straightforward strategy that overcomes these issues is presented, in which protein nanogels are encapsulated within single crystals of calcite (CaCO3). Demonstrating our approach with bovine serum albumin (BSA) nanogels loaded with (bio)active compounds, including doxorubicin (a chemotherapeutic drug) and lysozyme (an antibacterial enzyme), we show that these nanogels can be occluded within calcite host crystals at levels of up to 45 vol%. Encapsulated within the dense mineral, the active compounds are stable against harsh conditions such as high temperature and pH, and controlled release can be triggered by a simple reduction of the pH. Comparisons with analogous systems - amorphous calcium carbonate, mesoporous vaterite (CaCO3) polycrystals, and calcite crystals containing polymer vesicles - demonstrate the superior encapsulation performance of the nanogel/calcite system. This opens the door to encapsulating a broad range of existing nanocarrier systems within single crystal hosts for the efficient storage, transport and controlled release of various active guest species.
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- Ouassef Nahi
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge Lensfield Rd. Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) 71 Avenue des Martyrs 38000 Grenoble France
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge Lensfield Rd. Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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Zhang M, Ping H, Fang W, Wan F, Xie H, Zou Z, Fu Z. Particle-attachment crystallization facilitates the occlusion of micrometer-sized Escherichia coli in calcium carbonate crystals with stable fluorescence. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:9269-9276. [PMID: 32975544 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb01978j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Inspired from the occlusion of macromolecules in mineral crystals during the biomineralization process, the occlusion mechanism of functional guest species into a host matrix is gradually revealed in artificial systems. However, the guest species within calcite crystals are limited to the nanometer scale. Herein, using amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) as a precursor and taking advantage of the crystallization of vaterite by the attachment of ACC nanoparticles, micrometer-sized modified Escherichia coli (E. coli) was incorporated into vaterite crystals. The occlusion content of bacteria within the vaterite crystal could reach up to 16 wt%. On the contrary, the occlusion of E. coli into calcite crystals, which proceeded via ion-by-ion addition growth, was only confined to the surface layer. Through modifying the surface structure or chemical composition of bacteria, the strong interaction between the surface of the bacteria and calcium carbonate has proved to be the key factor for successful occlusion. Interestingly, the genetically modified green fluorescent protein (GFP)-E. coli/vaterite composites exhibited stable fluorescence for more than six months with little attenuation and the lifetime could be more than 1.2 μs. It was demonstrated that a combination of the amorphous precursor crystallization pathway and a suitable surface structure of the foreign species can significantly enhance the occlusion efficiency of micrometer-sized species in crystals.
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- Mengqi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road No. 122, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road No. 122, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road No. 122, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road No. 122, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road No. 122, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road No. 122, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road No. 122, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Xia H, Zhou M, Wei X, Zhang X, Wu Z. Slow and Sustained Release of Carbonate Ions from Amino Acids for Controlled Hydrothermal Growth of Alkaline-Earth Carbonate Single Crystals. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:14123-14132. [PMID: 32566880 PMCID: PMC7301596 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Alkaline-earth metal carbonate materials have attracted wide interest because of their high value in many applications. Various sources of carbonate ions (CO3 2-), such as CO2 gas, alkaline-metal carbonate salts, and urea, have been reported for the synthesis of metal carbonate crystals, yet a slow and sustained CO3 2- release approach for controlled crystal growth is much desired. In this paper, we demonstrate a new chemical approach toward slow and sustained CO3 2- release for hydrothermal growth of large alkaline-earth metal carbonate single crystals. Such an approach is enabled by the multiple hydrolysis of a small basic amino acid (arginine, Arg). Namely, the amino groups of Arg hydrolyze to form OH- ions, making the solution basic, and the hydrolysis of the guanidyl group of Arg is hydrothermally triggered to produce urea and ammonia, followed by the hydrolysis of urea to produce CO2 and ammonia and then the release of CO3 2- because of the reaction between CO2 and the OH- ions hydrolyzed from ammonia. Such a CO3 2- release behavior enables the slow and controlled growth of various carbonate single crystals over a wide range of pH values. The growth of uniform rhombohedron MgCO3 single crystals with variable morphologies and crystal sizes is studied in detail. The influences of reaction temperature, solution pH, precursor type, and concentration on the morphology and size of the resulting MgCO3 crystals are elucidated. The crystal evolution mechanism is also proposed and discussed with various supportive data.
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Ihli J, Levenstein MA, Kim YY, Wakonig K, Ning Y, Tatani A, Kulak AN, Green DC, Holler M, Armes SP, Meldrum FC. Ptychographic X-ray tomography reveals additive zoning in nanocomposite single crystals. Chem Sci 2020; 11:355-363. [PMID: 32874489 PMCID: PMC7442293 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc04670d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Single crystals containing nanoparticles represent a unique class of nanocomposites whose properties are defined by both their compositions and the structural organization of the dispersed phase in the crystalline host. Yet, there is still a poor understanding of the relationship between the synthesis conditions and the structures of these materials. Here ptychographic X-ray computed tomography is used to visualize the three-dimensional structures of two nanocomposite crystals - single crystals of calcite occluding diblock copolymer worms and vesicles. This provides unique information about the distribution of the copolymer nano-objects within entire, micron-sized crystals with nanometer spatial resolution and reveals how occlusion is governed by factors including the supersaturation and calcium concentration. Both nanocomposite crystals are seen to exhibit zoning effects that are governed by the solution composition and interactions of the additives with specific steps on the crystal surface. Additionally, the size and shape of the occluded vesicles varies according to their location within the crystal, and therefore the solution composition at the time of occlusion. This work contributes to our understanding of the factors that govern nanoparticle occlusion within crystalline materials, where this will ultimately inform the design of next generation nanocomposite materials with specific structure/property relationships.
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- Johannes Ihli
- Paul Scherrer Institut , 5232 Villigen , Switzerland .
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- School of Mechanical Engineering , University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK .
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK .
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- Paul Scherrer Institut , 5232 Villigen , Switzerland .
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering , ETHZürich , University of Zürich , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK .
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- Paul Scherrer Institut , 5232 Villigen , Switzerland .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK .
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Chi J, Zhang W, Wang L, Putnis CV. Direct Observations of the Occlusion of Soil Organic Matter within Calcite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:8097-8104. [PMID: 31241316 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Global soil carbon cycling plays a key role in regulating and stabilizing the earth's climate change because of soils with amounts of carbon at least three times greater than those of other ecological systems. Soil minerals have also been shown to underlie the persistence of soil organic matter (SOM) through both adsorption and occlusion, but the microscopic mechanisms that control the latter process are poorly understood. Here, using time-resolved in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) to observe how calcite, a representative mineral in alkaline soils, interacts with humic substances, we show that following adsorption, humic substances are gradually occluded by the advancing steps of spirals on the calcite (1014) face grown in relatively high supersaturated solutions, through the embedment, compression, and closure of humic substance particles into cavities. This occlusion progress is inhibited by phytate at high concentrations (10-100 μM) due to the formation of phytate-Ca precipitates on step edges to prevent the step advancement, whereas phytate at relatively low concentrations (≤1 μM) and oxalate at high concentrations (100 μM) have little effect on this process. These in situ observations may provide new insights into the organo-mineral interaction, resulting in the incorporation of humic substances into minerals with a longer storage time to delay degradation in soils. This will improve our understanding of carbon cycling and immobilization in soil ecological systems.
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- Jialin Chi
- College of Resources and Environment , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- College of Resources and Environment , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- College of Resources and Environment , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- Institut für Mineralogie , University of Münster , 48149 Münster , Germany
- Department of Chemistry , Curtin University , Perth 6845 , Australia
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Lu Y, Lv Y, Li T. Hybrid drug nanocrystals. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 143:115-133. [PMID: 31254558 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2019.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nanocrystals show promise to deliver poorly water-soluble drugs to yield systemic exposure. However, our knowledge regarding the in vivo fate of nanocrystals is in its infancy, as nanocrystallization is simply viewed as an approach to enhance the dissolution of drug crystals. The dying crystal phenomenon inspired the development of hybrid nanocrystals by physically embedding fluorophores into the crystal lattice. This approach achieved concurrent therapy and bioimaging and is well-established to study pharmacokinetics and nanocrystal dissolution in vivo. Nanocrystals also offer the advantage of long-term durability in the body for interacting with biological tissues and cells. This review introduces the hybrid nanocrystal technique, including the theoretical concepts, preparation, and applications. We also discuss the latest development in self-discriminative hybrid nanocrystals utilizing environment-responsive probes. This review will stimulate further development and application of nanocrystal-based drug delivery systems for theranostic strategies.
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- Yi Lu
- Department of Industrial & Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of MOE, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of MOE, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Industrial & Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Ihli J, Clark JN, Kanwal N, Kim YY, Holden MA, Harder RJ, Tang CC, Ashbrook SE, Robinson IK, Meldrum FC. Visualization of the effect of additives on the nanostructures of individual bio-inspired calcite crystals. Chem Sci 2019; 10:1176-1185. [PMID: 30774916 PMCID: PMC6349071 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03733g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Soluble additives provide a versatile strategy for controlling crystallization processes, enabling selection of properties including crystal sizes, morphologies, and structures. The additive species can also be incorporated within the crystal lattice, leading for example to enhanced mechanical properties. However, while many techniques are available for analyzing particle shape and structure, it remains challenging to characterize the structural inhomogeneities and defects introduced into individual crystals by these additives, where these govern many important material properties. Here, we exploit Bragg coherent diffraction imaging to visualize the effects of soluble additives on the internal structures of individual crystals on the nanoscale. Investigation of bio-inspired calcite crystals grown in the presence of lysine or magnesium ions reveals that while a single dislocation is observed in calcite crystals grown in the presence of lysine, magnesium ions generate complex strain patterns. Indeed, in addition to the expected homogeneous solid solution of Mg ions in the calcite lattice, we observe two zones comprising alternating lattice contractions and relaxation, where comparable alternating layers of high magnesium calcite have been observed in many magnesium calcite biominerals. Such insight into the structures of nanocomposite crystals will ultimately enable us to understand and control their properties.
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- Johannes Ihli
- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . ;
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- Stanford PULSE Institute , SLAC National Accelerator , Menlo Park , California 94025 , USA
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- School of Chemistry and EaStCHEM , University of St. Andrews , North Haugh , St. Andrews , KY16 9ST , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . ;
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . ;
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- Advanced Photon Source , Argonne , Illinois 60439 , USA
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- Diamond Light Source , Harwell Science and Innovation Campus , Didcot , Oxfordshire OX11 0DE , UK
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- School of Chemistry and EaStCHEM , University of St. Andrews , North Haugh , St. Andrews , KY16 9ST , UK
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology , University College London , London WC1H 0AH , UK
- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science , Brookhaven National Lab. Upton , NY 11973-5000 , USA
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , UK . ;
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Marzec B, Green DC, Holden MA, Coté AS, Ihli J, Khalid S, Kulak A, Walker D, Tang C, Duffy DM, Kim YY, Meldrum FC. Amino Acid Assisted Incorporation of Dye Molecules within Calcite Crystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:8623-8628. [PMID: 29790636 PMCID: PMC6055892 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Biomineralisation processes invariably occur in the presence of multiple organic additives, which act in combination to give exceptional control over structures and properties. However, few synthetic studies have investigated the cooperative effects of soluble additives. This work addresses this challenge and focuses on the combined effects of amino acids and coloured dye molecules. The experiments demonstrate that strongly coloured calcite crystals only form in the presence of Brilliant Blue R (BBR) and four of the seventeen soluble amino acids, as compared with almost colourless crystals using the dye alone. The active amino acids are identified as those which themselves effectively occlude in calcite, suggesting a mechanism where they can act as chaperones for individual molecules or even aggregates of dyes molecules. These results provide new insight into crystal–additive interactions and suggest a novel strategy for generating materials with target properties.
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- Bartosz Marzec
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.,School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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