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Yan H, Qiu Y, Wang J, Jiang Q, Wang H, Liao Y, Xie X. Wholly Visible-Light-Responsive Host-Guest Supramolecular Gels Based on Methoxy Azobenzene and β-Cyclodextrin Dimers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:7408-7417. [PMID: 32486643 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Much attention has been paid to construct photoresponsive host-guest supramolecular gels; however, red-shifting the responsive wavelength remains a formidable challenge. Here, a wholly visible-light-responsive supramolecular gel was fabricated through the host-guest interaction between a β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) dimer and a tetra-ortho-methoxy-substituted azobenzene (mAzo) dimer (binary gelator) in DMSO/H2O (V/V = 8/2). The minimum gelation concentration of the low-molecular-weight binary gelator was 6 wt % measured via the tube inversion method. The substituted methoxy groups shifted the responsive wavelengths of trans-mAzo and cis-mAzo to the green and blue light regions, respectively. The host-guest interaction between mAzo and β-CD as the driving force for gelation was confirmed using the 1H-NMR and 2D 1H NOESY spectra. The supramolecular gel showed good self-supporting ability with a storage modulus higher than 104 Pa. The release of Rhodamine B loaded in the gel as a model drug could be controlled by green light irradiation. We envisioned the potential applications of the wholly visible-light-responsive supramolecular compounds ranging from biomedical materials to smart materials.
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- Hongchao Yan
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die&Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die&Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Franche A, Fayeulle A, Lins L, Billamboz M, Pezron I, Deleu M, Léonard E. Amphiphilic azobenzenes: Antibacterial activities and biophysical investigation of their interaction with bacterial membrane lipids. Bioorg Chem 2020; 94:103399. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Romero MA, Mateus P, Matos B, Acuña Á, García-Río L, Arteaga JF, Pischel U, Basílio N. Binding of Flavylium Ions to Sulfonatocalix[4]arene and Implication in the Photorelease of Biologically Relevant Guests in Water. J Org Chem 2019; 84:10852-10859. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Miguel A. Romero
- CIQSO-Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, E-21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS), Departamento de Química Física, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS), Departamento de Química Física, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- CIQSO-Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, E-21071 Huelva, Spain
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- CIQSO-Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, E-21071 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV), Rede de Química e Tecnologia (REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Kan L, Zhang P, Jiang H, Zhang S, Liu Z, Zhang X, Ma N, Qiu D, Wei H. Microphase separation of a quadruple hydrogen bonding supramolecular polymer: effect of the steric hindrance of the ureido-pyrimidone on their viscoelasticity. RSC Adv 2019; 9:8905-8911. [PMID: 35517677 PMCID: PMC9061864 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08861f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Supramolecular polymers based on 2-ureido-4[1H]-pyrimidone (UPy) units with extremely high dimerization constants and adjustable properties have received significant attention. In this work, we attempt to discuss the relationship between the micro-phase separation and the viscoelastic properties of the supramolecular polymers. For this reason, polymers with different UPy moieties structures and different UPy moieties contents were prepared and studied. It was found that the UPy moiety with little hindrance at the six-position of the pyrimidone could self-assemble into a nano-fiber structure and the degree of the micro-phase separation increased with the content of the UPy moiety. With the enlargement of the steric hindrance of the six-position of the pyrimidone, the nano-fiber structure gradually disappeared, meaning the degree of the micro-phase separation decreased astonishingly. More importantly, with the degree of the micro-phase separation increased, the storage modulus or the elasticity modulus increased exponentially and the T m and the loss modulus area increased linearly. These results would lead a new way to study and develop novel polymeric materials.
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- Lei Kan
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education & College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education & College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education & College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education & College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education & College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education & College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education & College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China
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- Bruker (Beijing) Scientific Technology Co., Ltd. Beijing 100081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education & College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 China
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Liu X, Li Z, Loh XJ, Chen K, Li Z, Wu YL. Targeted and Sustained Corelease of Chemotherapeutics and Gene by Injectable Supramolecular Hydrogel for Drug-Resistant Cancer Therapy. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800117. [PMID: 29992700 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Coadministration of chemotherapeutics as well as therapeutic gene could play a synergistic effect on cancer treatment. It is noteworthy that targeted and sustained codelivery of chemotherapeutic and therapeutic gene was rarely achieved in previous reports, while it might serve as an important platform for treating solid tumor with possible surrounding lesions. Herein, an injectable supramolecular hydrogel formed by α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and cationic amphiphilic copolymer made of methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene imine) with folic acid targeted group (MPEG-PCL-PEI-FA), is rationally designed to achieve sustained codelivery of chemotherapeutic paclitaxel (PTX) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) conversion gene Nur77 in the form of nanocomplex up to 7 days, to effectively inhibit the growth of folate receptor overexpressing H460/Bcl-2 therapeutic-resistant tumors (induced by overexpression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein), with peritumoral injection rather than direct intratumoral injection of hydrogel. To the best of our knowledge, this is a pioneer report on injectable MPEG-PCL-PEI-FA/α-CD supramolecular hydrogel with the ability to codeliver and sustainedly release PTX and Nur77 gene to combat Bcl-2 overexpressed therapeutic-resistant tumors in a targeted manner, which might be beneficial for further design in personalized medicine.
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- Xuan Liu
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target, Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target, Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target, Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target, Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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Li P, Yao Q, Lü B, Ma G, Yin M. Visible Light-Induced Supra-Amphiphilic Switch Leads to Transition from Supramolecular Nanosphere to Nanovesicle Activated by Pillar[5]arene-Based Host-Guest Interaction. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 39:e1800133. [PMID: 29786904 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Pengyu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering; Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering; Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering; Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering; Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering; Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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