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Vicente-Garcia C, Colomer I. Lipopeptides as tools in catalysis, supramolecular, materials and medicinal chemistry. Nat Rev Chem 2023; 7:710-731. [PMID: 37726383 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-023-00532-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Lipopeptides are amphiphilic peptides in which an aliphatic chain is attached to either the C or N terminus of peptides. Their self-assembly - into micelles, vesicles, nanotubes, fibres or nanobelts - leads to applications in nanotechnology, catalysis or medicinal chemistry. Self-organization of lipopeptides is dependent on both the length of the lipid tail and the amino acid sequence, in which the chirality of the peptide sequence can be transmitted into the supramolecular species. This Review describes the use of lipopeptides to design synthetic advanced dynamic supramolecular systems, nanostructured materials or self-responsive delivery systems in the area of medical biotechnology. We examine the influence of external stimuli, the ability of lipopeptide-derived structures to adapt over time and their application as medicinal agents with antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral or anticancer activities. Finally, we discuss the catalytic efficiency of lipopeptides, with the aim of building minimal synthetic enzymes, and recent efforts to incorporate metals into lipopeptide assemblies.
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- IMDEA-Nanociencia, Madrid, Spain.
- Instituto de Química Orgánica General (IQOG-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
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Zhang J, Lu X, Li W, Zhang A. Dual-Responsive Supramolecular Chiral Assemblies from Amphiphilic Dendronized Tetraphenylethylenes. Molecules 2023; 28:6580. [PMID: 37764356 PMCID: PMC10537776 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186580] [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: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Supramolecular assembly of amphiphilic molecules in aqueous solutions to form stimuli-responsive entities is attractive for developing intelligent supramolecular materials for bioapplications. Here we report on the supramolecular chiral assembly of amphiphilic dendronized tetraphenylethylenes (TPEs) in aqueous solutions. Hydrophobic TPE moieties were connected to the hydrophilic three-fold dendritic oligoethylene glycols (OEGs) through a tripeptide proline-hydroxyproline-glycol (POG) to afford the characteristic topological structural effects of dendritic OEGs and the peptide linker. Both ethoxyl- and methoxyl-terminated dendritic OEGs were used to modulate the overall hydrophilicity of the dendronized TPEs. Their supramolecular aggregates exhibited thermoresponsive behavior that originated from the dehydration and collapse of the dendritic OEGs, and their cloud point temperatures (Tcps) were tailored by solution pH conditions. Furthermore, aggregation-induced fluorescent emission (AIE) from TPE moieties was used as an indicator to follow the assembly, which was reversibly tuned by temperature variation at different pH conditions. Supramolecular assemblies from these dendronized amphiphiles exhibited enhanced supramolecular chirality, which was dominated mainly by the interaction balance between TPE with dendritic OEG and TPE with POG moieties and was modulated through different solvation by changing solution temperature or pH conditions. More interestingly, ethoxyl-terminated dendritic OEG provided a much stronger shielding effect than its methoxyl-terminated counterpart to prevent amino groups within the peptide from protonation, even in strong acidic conditions, resulting in different responsive behavior to the solution temperature and pH conditions for these supramolecular aggregates.
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Nanchen Street 333, Shanghai 200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Nanchen Street 333, Shanghai 200444, China
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Caimi F, Zanchetta G. Twisted Structures in Natural and Bioinspired Molecules: Self-Assembly and Propagation of Chirality Across Multiple Length Scales. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:17350-17361. [PMID: 37251126 PMCID: PMC10210192 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Several biomolecules can form dynamic aggregates in water, whose nanometric structures often reflect the chirality of the monomers in unexpected ways. Their twisted organization can be further propagated to the mesoscale, in chiral liquid crystalline phases, and even to the macroscale, where chiral, layered architectures contribute to the chromatic and mechanical properties of various plant, insect, and animal tissues. At all scales, the resulting organization is determined by a subtle balance among chiral and nonchiral interactions, whose understanding and fine-tuning is fundamental also for applications. We present recent advances in the chiral self-assembly and mesoscale ordering of biological and bioinspired molecules in water, focusing on systems based on nucleic acids or related aromatic molecules, oligopeptides, and their hybrid stuctures. We highlight the common features and key mechanisms governing this wide range of phenomena, together with novel characterization approaches.
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La Manna S, Florio D, Di Natale C, Marasco D. Modulation of hydrogel networks by metal ions. J Pept Sci 2022:e3474. [PMID: 36579727 DOI: 10.1002/psc.3474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Self-assembling hydrogels are receiving great attention for both biomedical and technological applications. Self-assembly of protein/peptides as well as organic molecules is commonly induced in response to external triggers such as changes of temperature, concentration, or pH. An interesting strategy to modulate the morphology and mechanical properties of the gels implies the use of metal ions, where coordination bonds regulate the dynamic cross-linking in the construction of hydrogels, and coordination geometries, catalytic, and redox properties of metal ions play crucial roles. This review aims to discuss recent insights into the supramolecular assembly of hydrogels involving metal ions, with a focus on self-assembling peptides, as well as applications of metallogels in biomedical fields including tissue engineering, sensing, wound healing, and drug delivery.
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- Sara La Manna
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.,Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare@CRIB, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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Alnemeh-Al Ali H, Griveau A, Artzner F, Dupont A, Lautram N, Jourdain M, Eyer J. Investigation on the self-assembly of the NFL-TBS.40-63 peptide and its interaction with gold nanoparticles as a delivery agent for glioblastoma. Int J Pharm X 2022; 4:100128. [PMID: 36204592 PMCID: PMC9529584 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2022.100128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes), UMR 6251, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inserm, BIOSIT-UMS 3480, US_S 018, Rennes, France
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MINT, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France
- Corresponding author.
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Zhang Y, Wang H, Li Q, Chen X. Gelation behavior and supramolecular chirality of a BTA derivative in a deep eutectic solvent. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:3241-3248. [PMID: 35393998 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00028h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As novel solvents, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are non-toxic, easily producible and biocompatible, which is attractive for eutectogel fabrication. In this work, a benzene 1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) derivative (substituted by three hexanoic acid) was selected to prepare a supramolecular gel in a suitable DES composed of choline chloride and phenylacetic acid molecules. The obtained eutectogel exhibited higher stability than that produced in conventional solvents. The gel microstructure was composed of spiral fiber networks as confirmed from atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy observations. Macroscopic chirality was therefore recognized by the circular dichromatic spectrum, though such a supramolecular chiral signal was random. To explore the gelation mechanism, the effect of BTA derivative molecular structure change was systematically investigated. With the help of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction, the gel formation was attributed to the π-π stacking of adjacent BTA molecules and the three-fold hydrogen bond between amide groups or the hydrogen bond between carboxylic groups. Furthermore, the directional hydrogen bonds between BTA and solvent molecules induced their aggregate to form one-dimensional fibers, which were either left- or right-handed. The obtained results not only extend the gel systems in DESs, but also help design the supramolecular chirality from non-chiral molecules.
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- Ying Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250100, China.
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Zhang L, Lin S, Li Y, Li B, Yang Y. Ala–Ala dipeptides with a semi-perfluoroalkyl chain: chirality driven molecular packing difference and self-assembly driven chiral transfer. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj05676f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The chirality of amino acids triggered the chiral molecular stacking of dipeptides and, eventually, transferred to the semi-perfluoroalkyl chain.
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- Lianglin Zhang
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province & Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China
- School of Optoelectronics Science and Engineering
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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Lin S, Tong Q, Jiang P, Li B, Li Y, Yang Y. Effect of C 12H 25O– substituent position on the self-assembly behaviour of C 6H 5COO–Ala–Ala dipeptide. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01148k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Intramolecular hydrogen bonding and steric hindrance of side chain lead the different molecular packing of dipeptides and the morphological transformation of self-assemblies’ nanostructures.
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- Shuwei Lin
- Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province & Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China
- School of Optoelectronics Science and Engineering
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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Jiang P, Liu W, Li Y, Li B, Yang Y. pH-influenced handedness inversion of circularly polarized luminescence. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04824d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Supramolecular co-assemblies between tolane-derived Phe–Phe dipeptides and 1,2-diaminoethane were fabricated, and CPL handedness inversion was achieved by regulating the pH value.
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- Pan Jiang
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Hegde N, Juvale K, Prabhakar B. Synthesis and In Vitro Evaluation of Inherent Properties of L-Glutamic Acid Based Dendritic Lipopeptide Oligomers. J Pharm Innov 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12247-020-09493-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Liang J, Guo P, Qin X, Gao X, Ma K, Zhu X, Jin X, Xu W, Jiang L, Duan P. Hierarchically Chiral Lattice Self-Assembly Induced Circularly Polarized Luminescence. ACS NANO 2020; 14:3190-3198. [PMID: 32129981 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Biomaterials in nature often exhibit hierarchical chiral structures with an intriguing mechanism involving hierarchical chirality transfer from molecular to supramolecular and the nano- or microscale level. To mimic the cross-level chirality transfer, we present here one kind of host-guest complex system built of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and fluorescent dyes, which show multilevel chirality, including molecular chirality of β-CD, induced supramolecular chirality of β-CD/SDS host-guest complexes, a chiral lattice self-assembled nanosheet, mesoscopic chirality of an assembled helical tube, induced chirality of a dye-doped chiral tube. The hierarchical chirality involved a chiral lattice self-assembly process, which can be identified by small-angle X-ray scattering, optical studies, circular dichroism, and circularly polarized luminescence spectral measurements. Benefiting from the chiral lattice self-assembly, intense circularly polarized luminescence was observed from the achiral dye-doped complexes with a large dissymmetry factor up to +0.1. This work thus provides a feasible insight for developing hierarchical chiroptical materials based on the lattice self-assembly.
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- Jiaqi Liang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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p-Toluenesulfonyl Chloride Catalysed Facile Synthesis of O-benzyl-l-amino Acids and Their In Vitro Evaluation. Int J Pept Res Ther 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-019-09998-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Wang G, Huang P, Qi M, Li C, Fan W, Zhou Y, Zhang R, Huang W, Yan D. Facile Synthesis of a H 2O 2-Responsive Alternating Copolymer Bearing Thioether Side Groups for Drug Delivery and Controlled Release. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:17600-17606. [PMID: 31656936 PMCID: PMC6812126 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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A novel amphiphilic alternating copolymer with thioether side groups (P(MSPA-a-EG)) was synthesized through an amine-epoxy click reaction of 3-(methylthio)propylamine (MSPA) and ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether. P(MSPA-a-EG) was characterized in detail by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), gel permeation chromatography, Fourier transformed infrared, differential scanning calorimeter, and thermogravimetric analysis to confirm the successful synthesis. Due to its amphiphilic structure, P(MSPA-a-EG) could self-assemble into spherical micelles with an average diameter of about 151 nm. As triggered by H2O2, theses micelles could disassemble because hydrophobic thioether groups are transformed to hydrophilic sulfoxide groups in MSPA units. The oxidant disassemble process of micelles was systemically studied by dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and 1H NMR measurements. The MTT assay against NIH/3T3 cells indicated that P(MSPA-a-EG) micelles exhibited good biocompatibility. Furthermore, they could be used as smart drug carriers to encapsulate hydrophobic anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) with 4.90% drug loading content and 9.81% drug loading efficiency. In vitro evaluation results indicated that the loaded DOX could be released rapidly, triggered by H2O2. Therefore, such a novel alternating copolymer was expected to be promising candidates for controlled drug delivery and release.
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- Guanchun Wang
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal
Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal
Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
- Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fengxian Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shanghai 201499, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal
Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal
Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fengxian Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shanghai 201499, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal
Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fengxian Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shanghai 201499, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal
Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal
Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Chen L, Feng J, Yang D, Tian F, Ye X, Qian Q, Wei S, Zhou Y. Sequence isomerism-dependent self-assembly of glycopeptide mimetics with switchable antibiofilm properties. Chem Sci 2019; 10:8171-8178. [PMID: 31857883 PMCID: PMC6837002 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00193j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In biological systems, diverse amino acid sequences and functional decorations endow proteins with specific functions. Functionally modified oligopeptides are attractive building blocks to assemble stimuli-responsive biomimetic superstructures for mimicking soft structures in nature and biomaterial applications. In this work, we selectively synthesized the structurally simplest isomeric tripeptides (i.e., Ala-Gly-Gly-OH, Gly-Ala-Gly-OH and Gly-Gly-Ala-OH) to demonstrate how the subtlest change in sequence isomerism influences the self-assembly of glycopeptides. To impart self-assembly capability and stimuli-responsiveness, the isomeric tripeptides were modified with a hydrophobic n-butylazobenzene tail at the N-terminal. We observed three different self-assembled 1-D morphologies (i.e., nanotwists, nanoribbons and nanofibers) from the azobenzene-glycopeptides (AGPs) under the same conditions when the position of the Ala residue was switched. Experimental methods including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy were used to characterize the structural details of glycopeptide mimetic assemblies. Martini coarse-grained molecular dynamics (MD) simulations confirmed such structural observations and investigated the differences in assembly mechanisms. Furthermore, the glycopeptide mimetic assemblies showed a reversible disassembly-assembly process in response to temperature, light or host-guest chemistry, and can be used as switchable antibiofilm nanoagents.
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- Limin Chen
- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry , Eye Hospital , School of Biomedical Engineering , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China .
- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis & Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province , Wenzhou Institute , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis & Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province , Wenzhou Institute , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry , Eye Hospital , School of Biomedical Engineering , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China .
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- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis & Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province , Wenzhou Institute , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis & Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province , Wenzhou Institute , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis & Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province , Wenzhou Institute , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , USA .
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry , Eye Hospital , School of Biomedical Engineering , Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China .
- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis & Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province , Wenzhou Institute , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wenzhou 325000 , P. R. China
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Urban MJ, Shen C, Kong XT, Zhu C, Govorov AO, Wang Q, Hentschel M, Liu N. Chiral Plasmonic Nanostructures Enabled by Bottom-Up Approaches. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2019; 70:275-299. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-050317-021332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We present a comprehensive review of recent developments in the field of chiral plasmonics. Significant advances have been made recently in understanding the working principles of chiral plasmonic structures. With advances in micro- and nanofabrication techniques, a variety of chiral plasmonic nanostructures have been experimentally realized; these tailored chiroptical properties vastly outperform those of their molecular counterparts. We focus on chiral plasmonic nanostructures created using bottom-up approaches, which not only allow for rational design and fabrication but most intriguingly in many cases also enable dynamic manipulation and tuning of chiroptical responses. We first discuss plasmon-induced chirality, resulting from the interaction of chiral molecules with plasmonic excitations. Subsequently, we discuss intrinsically chiral colloids, which give rise to optical chirality owing to their chiral shapes. Finally, we discuss plasmonic chirality, achieved by arranging achiral plasmonic particles into handed configurations on static or active templates. Chiral plasmonic nanostructures are very promising candidates for real-life applications owing to their significantly larger optical chirality than natural molecules. In addition, chiral plasmonic nanostructures offer engineerable and dynamic chiroptical responses, which are formidable to achieve in molecular systems. We thus anticipate that the field of chiral plasmonics will attract further widespread attention in applications ranging from enantioselective analysis to chiral sensing, structural determination, and in situ ultrasensitive detection of multiple disease biomarkers, as well as optical monitoring of transmembrane transport and intracellular metabolism.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine Research, and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215213, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine Research, and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215213, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine Research, and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215213, China
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- 4th Physics Institute and Stuttgart Research Center of Photonic Engineering (SCoPE), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Kirchhoff-Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Guo P, Liang J, Li Y, Lu X, Fu H, Jing H, Guan S, Han D, Niu L. High-strength and pH-responsive self-healing polyvinyl alcohol/poly 6-acrylamidohexanoic acid hydrogel based on dual physically cross-linked network. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Li C, Jin X, Zhao T, Zhou J, Duan P. Optically active quantum dots with induced circularly polarized luminescence in amphiphilic peptide dendron hydrogel. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:508-512. [PMID: 36132252 PMCID: PMC9473277 DOI: 10.1039/c8na00216a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this study, water-soluble semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) showing induced circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) in an organic-inorganic coassembled hydrogel were demonstrated. Achiral QDs could be encapsulated into a chiral peptide dendron hydrogel through cogelation. These cogels displayed intense induced circularly polarized emission. In addition, the direction of the CPL property of QD cogels could be regulated by the supramolecular chirality of hydrogels. Our findings reveal that the emergence of CPL achiral QDs can be triggered by the chirality transfer in a multiple-component dendron hydrogel system. This study has given a new understanding into the design of functional chiroptical materials.
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- Chengxi Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Division of Nanophotonics, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) No. 11 ZhongGuanCun BeiYiTiao Beijing 100190 P. R. China +86-10-82545510
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application of the Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Division of Nanophotonics, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) No. 11 ZhongGuanCun BeiYiTiao Beijing 100190 P. R. China +86-10-82545510
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Division of Nanophotonics, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) No. 11 ZhongGuanCun BeiYiTiao Beijing 100190 P. R. China +86-10-82545510
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Division of Nanophotonics, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) No. 11 ZhongGuanCun BeiYiTiao Beijing 100190 P. R. China +86-10-82545510
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Division of Nanophotonics, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) No. 11 ZhongGuanCun BeiYiTiao Beijing 100190 P. R. China +86-10-82545510
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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Politi MJ. Stimuli-Responsive Gels. NANO DESIGN FOR SMART GELS 2019:111-139. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-814825-9.00006-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Xing Q, Zhang J, Xie Y, Wang Y, Qi W, Rao H, Su R, He Z. Aromatic Motifs Dictate Nanohelix Handedness of Tripeptides. ACS NANO 2018; 12:12305-12314. [PMID: 30452865 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Self-assembly of peptides and amyloid fibrils offers an appealing approach for creating chiral nanostructures, which has promising applications in the fields of biology and materials science. Although numerous self-assembled chiral materials have been designed, the precise control of their twisting tendency and their handedness is still a challenge. Herein, we report the self-assembly of chiral nanostructures with precisely tailored architectures by changing the amino acid sequences of the peptides. We designed a series of self-assembling tripeptides bearing different l-amino acid sequences. The peptide with l-Phe-l-Phe sequence preferred to self-assemble into left-handed nanohelices, while with l-Phe-l-Trp right-handed nanohelices would be formed. Moreover, the diameter of the self-assembled nanohelices could be tailored by changing the terminal amino acids (His, Arg, Ser, Glu, and Asp). Circular dichroism (CD) and molecular dynamics simulations (MDSs) revealed that both of the right- and left-handed nanohelices formed by the tripeptides showed negative Cotton effects in the peptide adsorption region but exhibited nearly opposite CD Cotton effects in the aromatic regions. These results indicated that the handedness of the self-assembled helical nanofibers was not only determined by the chirality of the peptide backbone but also closely related to the aromatic stacking, hydrogen bonding and steric interactions induced by the side chains. The findings deepen our understanding on the chiral self-assembly of peptide and offer opportunities for the creation of highly functional chiral nanomaterials.
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- Qiguo Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology , Tianjin University of Science and Technology , Tianjin 300457 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P.R. China
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Li G, Li S, Sun J, Yuan Z, Song A, Hao J. Peptide-based hydrogels with tunable nanostructures for the controlled release of dyes. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.08.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hu H, Qiu Y, Wang J, Zhao D, Wang H, Wang Q, Liao Y, Peng H, Xie X. Photomodulated Morphologies in Halogen Bond–Driven Assembly during Gel–Sol Transition. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800629. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Haisi Hu
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Sino–US Joint Research Center on Liquid Crystal Chemistry and Physics National Anti‐counterfeit Engineering Research CenterHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Sino–US Joint Research Center on Liquid Crystal Chemistry and Physics National Anti‐counterfeit Engineering Research CenterHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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Zou L, Han D, Yuan Z, Chang D, Ma X. A self-assembled photoresponsive gel consisting of chiral nanofibers. Beilstein J Org Chem 2018; 14:1994-2001. [PMID: 30202453 PMCID: PMC6122117 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.14.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A novel compound based on a glutamic acid skeleton, containing azobenzene as a photoresponsive group and ureidopyrimidinone (UPy) as a connection site, was designed and synthesized. The monomer is capable of forming an organogel in nonpolar organic solvents and different types of nanostructures in other solvents. The state of the gel and the chirality of the nanostructures could both be adjusted by subsequent light irradiation at different wavelengths. The helical nanofiber-like morphology was verified in the internal structure of the gel. The performance of this gel was investigated by a series of methods, such as UV–vis absorption spectroscopy, circular dichroism, scanning electron microscopy and rheological techniques. This work provides a new method for facile synthesis of chiro-optical gels.
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- Lei Zou
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Han D, Han J, Huo S, Qu Z, Jiao T, Liu M, Duan P. Proton triggered circularly polarized luminescence in orthogonal- and co-assemblies of chiral gelators with achiral perylene bisimide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:5630-5633. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc02777c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Acid–base exposure switched circularly polarized luminescence was achieved in a coassembled gel which is composed of a chiral gelator and achiral perylene bisimide.
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- Dongxue Han
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication
- Division of Nanophotonics
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)
- Beijing 100190
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication
- Division of Nanophotonics
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)
- Beijing 100190
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication
- Division of Nanophotonics
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)
- Beijing 100190
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication
- Division of Nanophotonics
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)
- Beijing 100190
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology
- Yanshan University
- Qinhuangdao 066004
- P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication
- Division of Nanophotonics
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)
- Beijing 100190
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication
- Division of Nanophotonics
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)
- Beijing 100190
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Tao M, Xu K, He S, Li H, Zhang L, Luo X, Zhong W. Zinc-ion-mediated self-assembly of forky peptides for prostate cancer-specific drug delivery. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:4673-4676. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc00604k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A hexapeptide with a unique forky structure can form hydrogels triggered by zinc ions for prostate cancer therapy.
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- Mingtao Tao
- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- P. R. China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing
- China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials
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Lin S, Qin J, Li Y, Li B, Yang Y. Chirality-Driven Parallel and Antiparallel β-Sheet Secondary Structures of Phe-Ala Lipodipeptides. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:8246-8252. [PMID: 28763619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Four Phe-Ala lipodipeptides with different stereochemical structures are observed to self-assemble into twisted nanoribbons in water. The handedness of the twisted nanoribbons is controlled by the chirality of the phenylalanine near the alkyl chain, while the stacking handedness of the phenyl and carbonyl groups is determined by the alanine at the C-terminal. The homochiral and heterochiral lipodipeptides self-assemble into parallel and antiparallel β-sheet structures, respectively. The 1H NMR, FTIR, X-ray diffraction, and circular dichroism characterizations indicate that these phenomena are mainly driven by the interaction between neighboring phenyl groups and H-bonding among the amide groups.
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- Shuwei Lin
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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Li C, Chen C, Li S, Rasheed T, Huang P, Huang T, Zhang Y, Huang W, Zhou Y. Self-assembly and functionalization of alternating copolymer vesicles. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00908a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This work reports novel alternating copolymer vesicles and their facile functionalization with carboxyl and amino groups through click copolymerization.
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- Chuanlong Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- China
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Zhu H, Cai X, Wu L, Gu Z. A facile one-step gelation approach simultaneously combining physical and chemical cross-linking for the preparation of injectable hydrogels. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:3145-3153. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00396j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Li G, Wang Y, Wang L, Song A, Hao J. Hydrogels of Superlong Helices to Synthesize Hybrid Ag-Helical Nanomaterials. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:12100-12109. [PMID: 27800683 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The gelation behavior of mixtures of sodium deoxycholate (NaDC) and glutathione (GSH) in water is investigated. The system exhibits a structural transition of self-assembled hydrogels from nanofibers to nanohelix structures, and then to helical ribbons with increasing GSH concentration. Superlong helical nanofibers with left- and right-handed orientations are produced by tuning the concentration of GSH at a fixed concentration of NaDC. Random coil and β-sheet structures are significant for the formation of the helical structures, and are indicated by circular dichroism (CD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra. The mechanical strength of the "weak" hydrogels is enhanced by the introduction of appropriate suitable amount of AgNO3. Furthermore, the controlled growth of Ag nanoparticles at spatially arranged locations along the nanohelices (hybrid Ag-helical nanomaterial) is readily achieved by UV reduction of Ag (I) ions on the supramolecular helical templates.
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- Guihua Li
- 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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- 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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Xie F, Ouyang G, Qin L, Liu M. Supra-dendron Gelator Based on Azobenzene-Cyclodextrin Host-Guest Interactions: Photoswitched Optical and Chiroptical Reversibility. Chemistry 2016; 22:18208-18214. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fan Xie
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering; Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
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Gao Y, Hao J, Wu J, Li Y, Lin Y, Hu J, Ju Y. Cooperative supramolecular helical assembly of a pyridinium-tailored methyl glycyrrhetate. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:8979-8982. [PMID: 27774543 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm02142e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Taking a natural triterpenoid as the building block, we have regulated a pyridinium-functionalized methyl glycyrrhetate (C4-MGP) into P-type helices in water primarily driven by hydrophobic forces. By analysing their temperature-dependent CD and UV-Vis spectra, these hierarchical chiral assemblies were found to be formed in a cooperative supramolecular polymerization manner.
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- Yuxia Gao
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Haridas V, Kumar PPP, Dhawan S, Devaki SJ. Designer Peptide Dendrons and Dendrimers Based Soft Materials Through Self-Assembly. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- V. Haridas
- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi - 110016 India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi - 110016 India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi - 110016 India
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- CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technology; Thiruvananthapuram- 695019 India
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Wang Y, Liu Y, Jin L, Yin B. T-shaped monopyridazinotetrathiafulvalene-amino acid diad based chiral organogels with aggregation-induced fluorescence emission. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:6373-6384. [PMID: 27418524 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm01249c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A series of pyridazine coupled tetrathiafulvalene T-shaped derivatives with varying amino acid moieties have been synthesized and their gelation properties were studied in various organic solvents. Among these derivatives, two gelators bearing glycine or phenylalanine units display efficient gelation in aromatic and polar solvents. Interestingly, these gelators, except for the gelator containing two tryptophan units, are able to gel DMF via a solution-to-gel transformation when triggered with sonication for less than 20 s or cooled below zero. A number of experiments revealed that these gelator molecules self-assembled into elastically interpenetrating three-dimensional chiral fibrillar aggregates. Importantly, all of the resulting gels result in a dramatic enhancement of the fluorescence intensity compared with their hot solution in spite of the absence of a conventional fluorophore unit and the fluorescence was effectively quenched by the introduction of C60. Moreover, the gelators can be utilized for the removal of different types of toxic molecules, such as aromatic solvents and cationic dyes, from wastewater.
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- Yuan Wang
- A Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain & Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji, Jilin 133002, P. R. China.
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Selin M, Peltonen L, Hirvonen J, Bimbo LM. Dendrimers and their supramolecular nanostructures for biomedical applications. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2016.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lin S, Li Y, Li B, Yang Y. Control of the Handedness of Self-assemblies of Dipeptides by the Chirality of Phenylalanine and Steric Hindrance of Phenylglycine. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:7420-7426. [PMID: 27389603 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Eight dipeptides, composed of phenylalanine and phenylglycine, that are able to self-assemble into twisted nanoribbons in deionized water are synthesized. The handedness of the nanoribbons is controlled by the chirality of the phenylalanine and the steric hindrance owing to the phenyl group of the phenylglycine. When the phenylalanine is at the C-terminal, π-π stacking by the phenyl groups, hydrogen bonding by the NH group of the phenylalanine, and hydrophobic associations of the alkyl chains control the stacking of the molecules. When phenylglycine is at the C-terminal, the chiral π-π stacking by the phenyl groups of the phenylalanines is suppressed. The hydrogen bonds formed by the NH groups of the phenylalanines had a greater contribution on forming organic self-assemblies than those formed by the NH groups of the phenylglycines.
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- Shuwei Lin
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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Zhang L, Jiao T, Ma K, Xing R, Liu Y, Xiao Y, Zhou J, Zhang Q, Peng Q. Self-Assembly and Drug Release Capacities of Organogels via Some Amide Compounds with Aromatic Substituent Headgroups. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2016; 9:E541. [PMID: 28773663 PMCID: PMC5456928 DOI: 10.3390/ma9070541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In this work, some amide compounds with different aromatic substituent headgroups were synthesized and their gelation self-assembly behaviors in 22 solvents were characterized as new gelators. The obtained results indicated that the size of aromatic substituent headgroups in molecular skeletons in gelators showed crucial effect in the gel formation and self-assembly behavior of all compounds in the solvents used. Larger aromatic headgroups in molecular structures in the synthesized gelator molecules are helpful to form various gel nanostructures. Morphological investigations showed that the gelator molecules can self-assembly and stack into various organized aggregates with solvent change, such as wrinkle, belt, rod, and lamella-like structures. Spectral characterizations suggested that there existed various weak interactions including π-π stacking, hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic forces due to aromatic substituent headgroups and alkyl substituent chains in molecular structures. In addition, the drug release capacities experiments demonstrated that the drug release rate in present obtained gels can be tuned by adjusting the concentrations of dye. The present work would open up enormous insight to design and investigate new kind of soft materials with designed molecular structures and tunable drug release performance.
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- Lexin Zhang
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Environmental Protection Sciences Research Institute of Qinhuangdao City, Qinhuangdao 066001, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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Zhang L, Jin Q, Liu M. Enantioselective Recognition by Chiral Supramolecular Gels. Chem Asian J 2016; 11:2642-2649. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 05/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Li Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS); CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface; and Chemical Thermodynamics; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P.R. China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science; Zhengzhou University of Light Industry; Zhengzhou Henan 450002 P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS); CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface; and Chemical Thermodynamics; Institute of Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P.R. China
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Kaga S, Arslan M, Sanyal R, Sanyal A. Dendrimers and Dendrons as Versatile Building Blocks for the Fabrication of Functional Hydrogels. Molecules 2016; 21:497. [PMID: 27092481 PMCID: PMC6273238 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21040497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hydrogels have emerged as a versatile class of polymeric materials with a wide range of applications in biomedical sciences. The judicious choice of hydrogel precursors allows one to introduce the necessary attributes to these materials that dictate their performance towards intended applications. Traditionally, hydrogels were fabricated using either polymerization of monomers or through crosslinking of polymers. In recent years, dendrimers and dendrons have been employed as well-defined building blocks in these materials. The multivalent and multifunctional nature of dendritic constructs offers advantages in either formulation or the physical and chemical properties of the obtained hydrogels. This review highlights various approaches utilized for the fabrication of hydrogels using well-defined dendrimers, dendrons and their polymeric conjugates. Examples from recent literature are chosen to illustrate the wide variety of hydrogels that have been designed using dendrimer- and dendron-based building blocks for applications, such as sensing, drug delivery and tissue engineering.
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- Sadik Kaga
- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Istanbul 34342, Turkey.
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Yalova University, Yalova 77100, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Istanbul 34342, Turkey.
- Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Istanbul 34342, Turkey.
- Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey.
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Zhang L, Wang T, Shen Z, Liu M. Chiral Nanoarchitectonics: Towards the Design, Self-Assembly, and Function of Nanoscale Chiral Twists and Helices. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:1044-59. [PMID: 26385875 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201502590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Helical structures such as double helical DNA and the α-helical proteins found in biological systems are among the most beautiful natural structures. Chiral nanoarchitectonics, which is used here to describe the hierarchical formation and fabrication of chiral nanoarchitectures that can be observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), or transmission electron microscopy (TEM), is one of the most effective ways to mimic those natural chiral nanostructures. This article focuses on the formation, structure, and function of the most common chiral nanoarchitectures: nanoscale chiral twists and helices. The types of molecules that can be designed and how they can form hierarchical chiral nanoarchitectures are explored. In addition, new and unique functions such as amplified chiral sensing, chiral separation, biological effects, and circularly polarized luminescence associated with the chiral nanoarchitectures are discussed.
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- Li Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Xing P, Yang M, Wang Y, Wang B, Hao A, Ma M. Solvent-polarity-tuned nanostructures assembled from modified octadecylcarbamate with an anthracen moiety. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14563a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A-9-YMOC tends to form nanofibers whereas it self-assembles in polar solvents and nanoflowers in nonpolar solvents with different molecular arrangements.
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- Yimeng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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Thermo-responsive chiral column by scissoring motion from rigid–flexible aromatic rod assembly. Eur Polym J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhang H, Yu M, Song A, Song Y, Xin X, Shen J, Yuan S. Modulating hierarchical self-assembly behavior of a peptide amphiphile/nonionic surfactant mixed system. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra25437j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The self-assembly behavior of a nonionic surfactant (n-dodecyl tetraethylene monoether, C12E4) and a peptide amphiphile (PA, C16-GK-3) mixed system was investigated using a combination of microscopic, scattering and spectroscopic techniques.
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- Han Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan
- P. R. China
- National Engineering Technology Research Center for Colloidal Materials
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University)
- Ministry of Education
- Jinan
- P. R. China
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Du X, Zhou J, Shi J, Xu B. Supramolecular Hydrogelators and Hydrogels: From Soft Matter to Molecular Biomaterials. Chem Rev 2015; 115:13165-307. [PMID: 26646318 PMCID: PMC4936198 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1266] [Impact Index Per Article: 140.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the applications of supramolecular hydrogels/hydrogelators as molecular biomaterials. After a brief introduction of methods for generating supramolecular hydrogels, we discuss supramolecular hydrogelators on the basis of their categories, such as small organic molecules, coordination complexes, peptides, nucleobases, and saccharides. Following molecular design, we focus on various potential applications of supramolecular hydrogels as molecular biomaterials, classified by their applications in cell cultures, tissue engineering, cell behavior, imaging, and unique applications of hydrogelators. Particularly, we discuss the applications of supramolecular hydrogelators after they form supramolecular assemblies but prior to reaching the critical gelation concentration because this subject is less explored but may hold equally great promise for helping address fundamental questions about the mechanisms or the consequences of the self-assembly of molecules, including low molecular weight ones. Finally, we provide a perspective on supramolecular hydrogelators. We hope that this review will serve as an updated introduction and reference for researchers who are interested in exploring supramolecular hydrogelators as molecular biomaterials for addressing the societal needs at various frontiers.
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- Xuewen Du
- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, United States
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Mishra NK, Kumar V, Joshi KB. Thermoplasmonic effect of silver nanoparticles modulates peptide amphiphile fiber into nanowreath-like assembly. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:20238-20248. [PMID: 26578030 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr06577a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study demonstrates the beneficial role of di-tryptophan containing short peptide amphiphiles (sPA), for the synthesis and stabilization of AgNPs in the presence of sunlight followed by garlanding of AgNPs along the fibrous network of sPA. Such hybrid structures were precisely and selectively moulded into a nanowreath-type morphology due to the thermoplasmonic effect of AgNPs, and can be used for several bio-nanotechnological applications.
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Sun H, Liu S, Zhao Q, Huang W. Multiple-Stimuli Responsive Luminescent Gels Based on Cholesterol Containing Benzothiadiazole Fluorophores. CHINESE J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201500283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Huang W, Nang L, Li X, Yuan L, Ma Y, Liang D. Bromine/para-Toluenesulfonic Acid-Catalyzed Synthesis of 3,3-Bis(indole-3-yl)indoline-2- (1H)-ones by Condensing Indoles with Isatins. CHINESE J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201500374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gao A, Zhao N, Cheng Q, Xu R, Wang J, Cao X. Super-gelator formation based on 4,4′-oxybisbenzenamine derivative. Colloid Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-015-3708-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Liu J, Cheng R, Deng J, Wu Y. Chiral, pH responsive hydrogels constructed by N
-Acryloyl-alanine and PEGDA/α
-CD inclusion complex: preparation and chiral release ability. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.3615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Jie Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 China
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- Minghua Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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Qin L, Xie F, Jin X, Liu M. Driving Helical Packing of a Cyanine Dye on Dendron Nanofiber: Gel‐Shrinkage‐Triggered Chiral H‐Aggregation and Enhanced Enantiodiscrimination. Chemistry 2015; 21:11300-5. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Long Qin
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (P. R. China)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (P. R. China)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (P. R. China)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (P. R. China)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072 (P. R. China)
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Xie Y, Wang X, Huang R, Qi W, Wang Y, Su R, He Z. Electrostatic and aromatic interaction-directed supramolecular self-assembly of a designed Fmoc-tripeptide into helical nanoribbons. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:2885-94. [PMID: 25694059 DOI: 10.1021/la504757c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Supramolecular self-assembly offers an efficient pathway for creating macroscopically chiral structures in biology and materials science. Here, a new peptide consisting of an N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl) headgroup connected to an aromatic phenylalanine-tryptophan dipeptide and terminated with zwitterionic lysine (Fmoc-FWK) and its cationic form (Fmoc-FWK-NH2) were designed for self-assembly into chiral structures. It was found that the Fmoc-FWK peptide self-assembled into left-handed helical nanoribbons at pH 11.2-11.8, whereas it formed nanofibers at pH 5 and 12 and large flat ribbons composed of many nanofibers in the pH range of 6-11. However, only nanofibers were observed in the cases of Fmoc-FWK-NH2 at different values. A series of structural characterizations based on CD, FTIR, UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy reveal that the electrostatic and aromatic interactions and the associated hydrogen bonding direct the self-assembly into various structures. The enhanced π-π stacking and hydrogen bonding were found in the helical nanoribbons. This difference in intermolecular interactions should be derived from the ionization of carboxyl and amino groups from lysine residues at different pH values. Furthermore, we performed molecular dynamics simulations to gain insight into the assembly mechanisms. The results imply that a relatively rigid molecular conformation and the strong intramolecular aromatic interaction between Trp and Fmoc groups favor chiral self-assembly. This study is the first attempt to design a Fmoc-tripeptide for the fabrication of helical structures with macroscopic chirality, which provides a successful example and allows us to create new peptide-based chiral assembly systems.
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- Yanyan Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, ‡School of Environmental Science and Engineering, and §Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, PR China
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