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Yao Y, Shi X, Zhao Z, Zhang A, Li W. Dendronization of chitosan to afford unprecedent thermoresponsiveness and tunable microconfinement. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:11024-11034. [PMID: 37975703 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01803b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Convenient chemical modification of biomacromolecules to create novel biocompatible functional materials satisfies the current requirements of sustainable chemistry. Dendronization of chitosan with dendritic oligoethylene glycols (OEGs) paves a strategy for the preparation of functional dendronized chitosans (DCSs) with unprecedent thermoresponsive behavior, which inherit biological features from polysaccharides and the topological features from dendritic OEGs. In addition, densely packed dendritic OEG chains around the backbone provide efficient cooperative interactions and form an intriguing confined microenvironment based on the degradable biopolymers. In this perspective, we describe the principle for the preparation of the thermoresponsive DCSs, and focus on the molecular envelop effect from the hydrophobic microconfinement to the encapsulated guest molecules or moieties. Particular attention is put on their capacity to regulate behavior and the functions of the encapsulated guests through thermally-mediated dehydration and collapse of the densely packed dendritic OEGs. We believe that the methodology described here may provide prospects for the fabrication of functional materials from biomacromolecules, especially when used as environmentally friendly nanomaterials or in accurate diagnosis and therapy.
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- Yi Yao
- 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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- 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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- 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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Fan X, Liu X, Liu F, Gu H. Thermo/β-cyclodextrin-responsive ferrocenyl hydrogels constructed by ROMP reaction. POLYMER 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Yao Y, Cao S, Yang Q, Zhang A, Li W. Thermo-Gelling Dendronized Chitosans for Modulating Protein Activity. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:5377-5385. [PMID: 36343279 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Regulation of protein activity is important in their applications for biomedicine and therapeutics. Here, an approach for the regulation of protein bioactivity through molecular confinement provided by oligoethylene glycol (OEG)-based dendronized chitosan (DCS) hydrogels is reported. Structural effects on their thermoresponsiveness are investigated. The highly transparent hydrogels are formed from thermoresponsive DCSs through their thermal dehydration and exhibit an intriguing reversible sol-gel transition property when triggered at physiological temperatures. The thermo-gelling behavior and mechanical strength of these hydrogels are investigated, and possible effects from hydrophobicity of the OEG dendrons, grafting rates of the dendrons on the chitosan main chain, and solid content of polymers are examined. These DCS hydrogels are found to have lamellar morphologies and can provide characteristic hydrophobicity microenvironments formed through the crowded OEG dendrons, which show a higher level of confinement to guest proteins. This allows the DCS hydrogels remarkable activity protection capability to proteins. Furthermore, these DCS hydrogels inherit the degradability from chitosan, allowing protein release from these hydrogels through the controllable ways without impairing their activities.
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- Yi Yao
- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai200444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai200444, China
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Liu Q, Wang S, Han F, Lv S, Yan Z, Xi Y, Ouyang J. Biomimetic Tremelliform Ultrathin MnO 2/CuO Nanosheets on Kaolinite Driving Superior Catalytic Oxidation: An Example of CO. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:44345-44357. [PMID: 36150181 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c11640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Highly efficient three-dimensional (3D) kaolinite/MnO2-CuO (KM@CuO-NO3) catalysts were synthesized by a mild biomimetic strategy. Kaolinite flakes were uniformly wrapped by ultrathin tremelliform MnO2 nanosheets with thicknesses of around 1.0-1.5 nm. Si-O and Al-O groups in kaolinite hosted MnO2 nanosheets to generate a robust composite structure. The ultrathin MnO2 lamellar structure exhibited excellent stability even after calcination above 350 °C. Kaolinite/MnO2 exhibited abundant edges, sharp corners, and interconnected diffusion channels, which are superior to the common stacked structure. Open channels guaranteed fast transportation and migration of CO and O2 during CO oxidation. The synthesized KM@CuO-NO3 achieved a 90% CO conversion efficiency at a relatively low temperature (110 °C). Furthermore, the abundant oxygen vacancies on KM@CuO-NO3 assisted the adsorption and activation of oxygen species and thus enhanced the oxygen mobility and reactivity in the catalytic process. The mechanism results suggest that CuO introduced to the catalyst not only acted as CO active sites but also weakened the Mn-O bond, subsequently improved the mobilities of the oxygen species, which was found to contribute to its high activity for CO oxidation. This study provides new conceptual insights into rationally regulating structural assembly between transition metal oxides and natural minerals for high-performance catalysis reactions.
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- Qinghe Liu
- Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Central Analytical Research Facility and School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Central Analytical Research Facility and School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Hunan Key Lab of Mineral Materials and Application, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Xu G, Zhang J, Jia R, Li W, Zhang A. Topological Effects of Dendronized Polymers on Their Thermoresponsiveness and Microconfinement. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Gang Xu
- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai 20444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai 20444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai 20444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai 20444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic & Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shangda Road 99, Shanghai 20444, China
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Yao Y, Yang J, Li W, Zhang A. Confinements of Thermoresponsive Dendronized Polymers to Proteins. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00957a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Crowding environment created by host polymers plays crucial roles in manipulating interactions with proteins and modulating their bioactivity. Here, we report our investigation on interactions between polymers and proteins in...
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Nanogels Capable of Triggered Release. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 178:99-146. [PMID: 33665715 DOI: 10.1007/10_2021_163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This chapter provides an overview of soft and environmentally sensitive polymeric nanosystems, which are widely known as nanogels. These particles keep great promise to the area of drug delivery due to their high biocompatibility with body fluids and tissues, as well as due to their ability to encapsulate and release the loaded drugs in a controlled manner. For a long period of time, the controlled drug delivery systems were designed to provide long-termed or sustained release. However, some medical treatments such as cancer chemotherapy, protein and gene delivery do not require the prolonged release of the drug in the site of action. In contrast, the rapid increase of the drug concentration is needed for gaining the desired biological effect. Being very sensitive to surrounding media and different stimuli, nanogels can undergo physico-chemical transitions or chemical changes in their structure. Such changes can result in more rapid release of the drugs, which is usually referred to as triggered drug release. Herein we give the basic information on nanogel unique features, methods of sensitive nanogels preparation, as well as on main mechanisms of triggered release. Additionally, the triggered release of low-molecular drugs and biomacromolecules are discussed.
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