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Poirier A, Le Griel P, Hoffmann I, Perez J, Pernot P, Fresnais J, Baccile N. Ca 2+ and Ag + orient low-molecular weight amphiphile self-assembly into "nano-fishnet" fibrillar hydrogels with unusual β-sheet-like raft domains. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:378-393. [PMID: 36562421 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01218a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Low-molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) are small molecules (Mw < ∼1 kDa), which form self-assembled fibrillar network (SAFiN) hydrogels in water when triggered by an external stimulus. A great majority of SAFiN gels involve an entangled network of self-assembled fibers, in analogy to a polymer in a good solvent. In some rare cases, a combination of attractive van der Waals and repulsive electrostatic forces drives the formation of bundles with a suprafibrillar hexagonal order. In this work, an unexpected micelle-to-fiber transition is triggered by Ca2+ or Ag+ ions added to a micellar solution of a novel glycolipid surfactant, whereas salt-induced fibrillation is not common for surfactants. The resulting SAFiN, which forms a hydrogel above 0.5 wt%, has a "nano-fishnet" structure, characterized by a fibrous network of both entangled fibers and β-sheet-like rafts, generally observed for silk fibroin, actin hydrogels or mineral imogolite nanotubes, but not known for SAFiNs. The β-sheet-like raft domains are characterized by a combination of cryo-TEM and SAXS and seem to contribute to the stability of glycolipid gels. Furthermore, glycolipid is obtained by fermentation from natural resources (glucose, rapeseed oil), thus showing that naturally engineered compounds can have unprecedented properties, when compared to the wide range of chemically derived amphiphiles.
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- Alexandre Poirier
- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Synchrotron Soleil, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP48, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Électrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, PHENIX - UMR 8234, F-75252, Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP, F-75005 Paris, France.
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Poirier A, Le Griel P, Bizien T, Zinn T, Pernot P, Baccile N. Shear recovery and temperature stability of Ca 2+ and Ag + glycolipid fibrillar metallogels with unusual β-sheet-like domains. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:366-377. [PMID: 36508178 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00374k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Low-molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) are small molecules (Mw < ∼1 kDa), which form self-assembled fibrillar network (SAFiN) hydrogels in water. A great majority of SAFiN gels are described by an entangled network of self-assembled fibers, in analogy to a polymer in a good solvent. Here, fibrillation of a biobased glycolipid bolaamphiphile is triggered by Ca2+ or Ag+ ions which are added to its diluted micellar phase. The resulting SAFiN, which forms a hydrogel above 0.5 wt%, has a "nano-fishnet" structure, characterized by a fibrous network of both entangled fibers and β-sheet-like rafts, generally observed for silk fibroin, actin hydrogels or mineral imogolite nanotubes, but generally not known for SAFiN. This work focuses on the strength of the SAFIN gels, their fast recovery after applying a mechanical stimulus (strain) and their unusual resistance to temperature, studied by coupling rheology to small angle X-ray scattering (rheo-SAXS) using synchrotron radiation. The Ca2+-based hydrogel maintains its properties up to 55 °C, while the Ag+-based gel shows a constant elastic modulus up to 70 °C, without the appearance of any gel-to-sol transition temperature. Furthermore, the glycolipid is obtained by fermentation from natural resources (glucose and rapeseed oil), thus showing that naturally engineered compounds can have unprecedented properties, when compared to the wide range of chemically derived amphiphiles.
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- Alexandre Poirier
- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Synchrotron Soleil, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP48, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP, F-75005 Paris, France.
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Gahlaut PS, Gautam D, Yadav K, Jana B. Supramolecular Gels for the Sensing and Extraction of Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewater. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Baccile N, Poirier A, Seyrig C, Le Griel P, Perez J, Hermida-Merino D, Pernot P, Roelants SL, Soetaert W. Chameleonic Amphiphile: the Unique Multiple Self-Assembly Properties of a Natural Glycolipid in Excess of Water. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 630:404-415. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Okesola BO, Smith DK. Applying low-molecular weight supramolecular gelators in an environmental setting - self-assembled gels as smart materials for pollutant removal. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 45:4226-51. [PMID: 27241027 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00124f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 487] [Impact Index Per Article: 81.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This review explores supramolecular gels as materials for environmental remediation. These soft materials are formed by self-assembling low-molecular-weight building blocks, which can be programmed with molecular-scale information by simple organic synthesis. The resulting gels often have nanoscale 'solid-like' networks which are sample-spanning within a 'liquid-like' solvent phase. There is intimate contact between the solvent and the gel nanostructure, which has a very high effective surface area as a result of its dimensions. As such, these materials have the ability to bring a solid-like phase into contact with liquids in an environmental setting. Such materials can therefore remediate unwanted pollutants from the environment including: immobilisation of oil spills, removal of dyes, extraction of heavy metals or toxic anions, and the detection or removal of chemical weapons. Controlling the interactions between the gel nanofibres and pollutants can lead to selective uptake and extraction. Furthermore, if suitably designed, such materials can be recyclable and environmentally benign, while the responsive and tunable nature of the self-assembled network offers significant advantages over other materials solutions to problems caused by pollution in an environmental setting.
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- Babatunde O Okesola
- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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Veits GK, Carter KK, Cox SJ, McNeil AJ. Developing a Gel-Based Sensor Using Crystal Morphology Prediction. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:12228-33. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b06269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Gesine K. Veits
- Department of Chemistry and
Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Yao H, Wu HP, Chang J, Lin Q, Wei TB, Zhang YM. A carboxylic acid functionalized benzimidazole-based supramolecular gel with multi-stimuli responsive properties. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj03422a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We fabricated an organogel C11-OG and a novel metallogel Pb-MG, both of which exhibit strong blue AIEE in gel states.
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- Hong Yao
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education of China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education of China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education of China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education of China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education of China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education of China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Northwest Normal University
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Wang X, Wei C, He T, Yang L, Wu H, Yin J, Shen R, Xiang J, Zhang Y. Pb2+-specific metallohydrogel based on tryptophan-derivatives: preparation, characterization, multi-stimuli responsiveness and potential applications in wastewater and soil treatment. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra18260g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The gelator HAIP can self-assemble to form a metallohydrogel in the presence of Pb2+, and can simultaneously adsorb methylene blue.
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- Xiaojuan Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- University of South China
- Hengyang 421001
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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Yan J, Liu J, Lei H, Kang Y, Zhao C, Fang Y. Ferrocene-containing thixotropic molecular gels: Creation and a novel strategy for water purification. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 448:374-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Hu B, Liu K, Chen X, Fang Y. Preparation of a scorpion-shaped di-NBD derivative of cholesterol and its thixotropic property. Sci China Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5135-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang P, Hu J, Yang S, Song B, Wang Q. Self-Assembly of Pyridinium-Tailored Anthracene Amphiphiles into Supramolecular Hydrogels. Chem Asian J 2014; 9:2880-4. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201402590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Revised: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Yao H, You XM, Lin Q, Li JJ, Guo Y, Wei TB, Zhang YM. Multi-stimuli responsive metal-organic gel of benzimidazol-based ligands with lead nitrate and their use in removal of dyes from waste-water. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2013.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Yao H, Xie YQ, Yao XQ, Yang YX, Zhang YM. 1-(2-Carb-oxy-eth-yl)-3-(carboxyl-atometh-yl)-2-ethyl-benzimidazol-1-ium monohydrate. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2013; 69:o546. [PMID: 23634085 PMCID: PMC3629598 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536813006855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the title compound, C14H16N2O4·H2O, three substituent groups are located on the same side of the benzimidazole ring plane. In the crystal, O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking between parallel imidazole rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.858 (4) Å] link the molecules into a three-dimensional supramolecular structure.
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- Hong Yao
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, People's Republic of China
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