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Cai C, Li W, Zhang X, Cheng B, Chen S, Zhang Y. Natural Polymer-Based Hydrogel Dressings for Wound Healing. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2024. [PMID: 38623809 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2024.0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Significance: Acute wounds such as severe burns and chronic wounds like diabetic ulcers present a significant threat to human health. Wound dressings made from natural polymers offer inherent properties that effectively enhance wound healing outcomes and reduce healing time. Recent Advances: Numerous innovative hydrogels are being developed and translated to the clinic to successfully treat various wound types. This underscores the substantial potential of hydrogels in the future wound care market. Economically, annual sales of wound care products are projected to reach $15-22 billion by 2024. Critical Issues: While chitosan-, cellulose-, and collagen-based hydrogel dressings are currently commercially available, scaling-up and manufacturing hydrogels for commercial products remain a challenging process. In addition, ensuring the sterility and stability of the chemical or biological components comprising the hydrogel is a critical consideration. Future Directions: In light of the persistent increase in wound fatalities and the resulting economic and social impacts, as well as the importance of educating the public about dietary health and disease, there should be increased investment in new wound care dressings, particularly hydrogels derived from natural products. With numerous researchers dedicated to advancing preclinical hydrogels, the future holds promise for more innovative and more personalized hydrogel wound dressings.
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- Chao Cai
- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Tissue Repair Materials, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Tissue Repair Materials, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Tissue Repair Materials, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, China
- Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Tissue Repair Materials, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Gol-Soltani M, Ghasemi-Fasaei R, Ronaghi A, Zarei M, Zeinali S, Haderlein SB. Natural solution for the remediation of multi-metal contamination: application of natural amino acids, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Micrococcus yunnanensis to increase the phytoremediation efficiency. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2024:1-13. [PMID: 38949066 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2024.2372688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Natural amino acids (NAA) have been rarely investigated as chelators, despite their ability to chelate heavy metals (HMs). In the present research, the effects of extracted natural amino acids, as a natural and environmentally friendly chelate agent and the inoculation of Pseudomonas fluorescens (PF) and Micrococcus yunnanensis (MY) bacteria were investigated on some responses of quinoa in a soil polluted with Pb, Ni, Cd, and Zn. Inoculation of PGPR bacteria enhanced plant growth and phytoremediation efficiency. Pb and Cd were higher in quinoa roots, while Ni and Zn were higher in the shoots. The highest efficiencies were observed with NAA treatment and simultaneous inoculation of PF and MY bacteria for Ni, Cd, Pb, and Zn. The highest values of phytoremediation efficiency and uptake efficiency of Ni, Cd, Pb, and Zn were 21.28, 19.11, 14.96 and 18.99 μg g-1, and 31.52, 60.78, 51.89, and 25.33 μg g-1, respectively. Results of present study well demonstrated NAA extracted from blood powder acted as strong chelate agent due to their diversity in size, solubilizing ability, abundant functional groups, and potential in the formation of stable complexes with Ni, Cd, Pb, and Zn, increasing metal availability in soil and improving phytoremediation efficiency in quinoa.
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- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Nanochemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Mineralogy, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Bhatt P, Garad PS, Rayala VVSPK, Radhakrishnanand P, Sankaranarayanan K. Non-thermal plasma modulated l-tyrosine self-assemblies: a potential avenue for fabrication of supramolecular self-assembled biomaterials. RSC Adv 2024; 14:13984-13996. [PMID: 38686299 PMCID: PMC11056826 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01891e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Aromatic amino acids (AAs) have garnered particular interest due to their pivotal roles in numerous biological processes and disorders. Variations in AA self-assembly not only affect protein structures and functions, but their non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, van der Waals forces, and π-π stacking, yield versatile assemblies vital in bio-inspired material fabrication. Tyrosine (Tyr), a non-essential aromatic amino acid, holds multifaceted significance in the body as a protein building block, neurotransmitter precursor, thyroid hormone contributor, and melanin synthesis regulator. The proficiency of Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) in generating a spectrum of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species has spurred innovative research avenues in the studies of biomolecular components, including its potential for targeted cancer cell ablation and biomolecule modification. In this work, we have assessed the chemical as well as the structural changes in Tyrosine-derived self-assembled structures arising from the CAP-induced reactive species. For a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism, different treatment times, feed gases, and the role of solvent acidification are compared using various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. LC-ESI-QQQ mass spectra unveiled the emergence of oxygenated and nitro derivatives of l-tyrosine following its interaction with CAP-derived ROS/RNS. SEM and TEM images demonstrated an enhanced surface size of self-assembled structures and the formation of novel nanomaterial-shaped assemblies following CAP treatment. Overall, this study aims to explore CAP's interaction with a single-amino acid, hypothesizing the creation of novel supramolecular structures and scrutinizing CAP-instigated transformations in l-tyrosine self-assembled structures, potentially advancing biomimetic-attributed nanomaterial fabrication which might present a novel frontier in the field of designing functional biomaterials.
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- Priya Bhatt
- Physical Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, (An Autonomous Institute Under DST, Govt. of India) Vigyan Path, Paschim Boragaon, Garchuk Guwahati Assam 781035 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Campus Postal Staff College Area Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar Ghaziabad 201002 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Medical Device, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research SilaKatamur (Halugurisuk), P.O.: Changsari, Dist: Kamrup Guwahati Assam-781101 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research SilaKatamur (Halugurisuk), P.O.: Changsari, Dist: Kamrup Guwahati Assam-781101 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research SilaKatamur (Halugurisuk), P.O.: Changsari, Dist: Kamrup Guwahati Assam-781101 India
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- Physical Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, (An Autonomous Institute Under DST, Govt. of India) Vigyan Path, Paschim Boragaon, Garchuk Guwahati Assam 781035 India
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Zan X, Yang D, Xiao Y, Zhu Y, Chen H, Ni S, Zheng S, Zhu L, Shen J, Zhang X. Facile General Injectable Gelatin/Metal/Tea Polyphenol Double Nanonetworks Remodel Wound Microenvironment and Accelerate Healing. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2305405. [PMID: 38124471 PMCID: PMC10916639 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Treating the most widespread complication of diabetes: diabetic wounds poses a significant clinical obstacle due to the intricate nature of wound healing in individuals with diabetes. Here a novel approach is proposed using easily applicable injectable gelatin/metal/tea polyphenol double nanonetworks, which effectively remodel the wound microenvironment and accelerates the healing process. The gelatin(Gel) crosslink with metal ions (Zr4+ ) through the amino acids, imparting advantageous mechanical properties like self-healing, injectability, and adhesion. The nanonetwork's biological functions are further enhanced by incorporating the tea polyphenol metal nanonetwork through in situ doping of the epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) with great antibacterial, self-healing, antioxidant, and anticancer capabilities. The in vitro and in vivo tests show that this double nanonetworks hydrogel exhibits faster cell migration and favorable anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and can greatly reshape the microenvironment of diabetic wounds and accelerate the wound healing rate. In addition, this hydrogel is completely degraded after subcutaneous injection for 7 days, with nondetectable cytotoxicity in H&E staining of major mice organs and the serum level of liver function indicators. Considering the above-mentioned merits of this hydrogel, it is believed that the injectable gelatin/metal/tea polyphenol double nanonetworks have broad biomedical potential, especially in diabetic wound repair and tissue engineering.
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- Xingjie Zan
- National Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and OptometryEye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou325027China
- Wenzhou InstituteWenzhou Key Laboratory of Perioperative MedicineUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesWenzhou325001China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and OptometryEye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou325027China
- Wenzhou InstituteWenzhou Key Laboratory of Perioperative MedicineUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesWenzhou325001China
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- School of Engineering and Applied SciencesHarvard UniversityCambridgeMA02138USA
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- Wenzhou InstituteWenzhou Key Laboratory of Perioperative MedicineUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesWenzhou325001China
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- Department of Thoracic SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou325003China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and OptometryEye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou325027China
- Wenzhou InstituteWenzhou Key Laboratory of Perioperative MedicineUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesWenzhou325001China
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- Wenzhou Celecare Medical Instruments Co., LtdWenzhou325000China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and OptometryEye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou325027China
- Wenzhou InstituteWenzhou Key Laboratory of Perioperative MedicineUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesWenzhou325001China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and OptometryEye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou325027China
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- School of Engineering and Applied SciencesHarvard UniversityCambridgeMA02138USA
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Wang J, Jiang Z, Yin JF, Zhao H, Dong Q, Li K, Zhong W, Liu D, Yuan J, Yin P, Li Y, Lin Y, Chen M, Wang P. Strain-Induced Heteromorphosis Multi-Cavity Cages: Tension-Driven Self-Expansion Strategy for Controllable Enhancement of Complexity in Supramolecular Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317674. [PMID: 38055187 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317674] [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: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Coordinative supramolecular cages with adjustable cavities have found extensive applications in various fields, but the cavity modification strategies for multi-functional structures are still challenging. Here, we present a tension-driven self-expansion strategy for construction of multi-cavity cages with high structural complexity. Under the regulation of strain-induced capping ligands, unprecedented heteromorphosis triple-cavity cages S2 /S4 were obtained based on a metallo-organic ligand (MOL) scaffold. The heteromorphosis cages exhibited significant higher cavity diversity than the homomorphous double-cavity cages S1 /S3 ; all of the cages were thoroughly characterized through various analytical techniques including (1D and 2D) NMR, ESI-MS, TWIM-MS, AFM, and SAXS analyses. Furthermore, the encapsulation of porphyrin in the cavities of these multi-cavity cages were investigated. This research opens up new possibilities for the architecture of heteromorphosis supramolecular cages via precisely controlled "scaffold-capping" assembly with preorganized ligands, which could have potential applications in the development of multifunctional structures with higher complexity.
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- Jun Wang
- Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, 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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- Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology & State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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Shen H, Ding Y, Li D, Xu W. Self-Assembly of Glutamic Acid and Serine on Au(111). LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:3168-3172. [PMID: 36796033 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Amino acids provide novel and superior performance for two-dimensional materials and bio-based devices. The interaction and adsorption of amino acid molecules on substrates have thus attracted extensive research for exploring the driving forces involved in the formation of nanostructures. Nevertheless, the interactions within amino acid molecules on inert surfaces have not been fully understood. Herein, from the interplay of high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy imaging and density functional theory calculations, we show the self-assembled structures of Glu and Ser molecules on Au(111), which are dominated by intermolecular hydrogen bonds, and further investigate their most stable structural models at the atomic scale. This study would be of fundamental importance in understanding the formation processes of biologically relevant nanostructures and provide possibilities for chemical modification.
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- Hanlin Shen
- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China
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Yang J, Chen Y, Zhao L, Zhang J, Luo H. Constructions and Properties of Physically Cross-Linked Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers. POLYM REV 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2137525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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- Jueying Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
- Institute of Engineering Medicine, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
- Sports & Medicine Integration Research Center (SMIRC), Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Engineering Medicine, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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Lin X, Zhang H, Li S, Huang L, Zhang R, Zhang L, Yu A, Duan B. Polyphenol-driving assembly for constructing chitin-polyphenol-metal hydrogel as wound dressing. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 290:119444. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ren Q, Qiu J, Lv X, Li HY, Yan L, Meng C, Yang Y, Mai Y. Tailoring the Vertical Morphology of Organic Films for Efficient Planar-Si/Organic Hybrid Solar Cells by Facile Nonpolar Solvent Treatment. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:25075-25080. [PMID: 32420724 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The optical and electrical properties of the blending organic film poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) are strongly affected by its morphology, resulting in the performance variation in Si/organic hybrid solar cells. Here, a facile postsolvent treatment is used to tailor the vertical morphology of PEDOT:PSS by introducing a nonpolar solvent. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth-profiling measurements show that the distribution of PEDOT and PSS on the surface of n-type Si can be changed by nonpolar solvent n-hexane (NHX) treatment, where more PSS aggregate at the bottom of the blend film and more PEDOT float up to the top, as compared with the reference sample. As a result, after NHX treatment, the average lifetime of the Si/organic films is increased from 152 μs for untreated samples to 248 μs for NHX-treated ones because of the better passivation effect of PSS on Si. Moreover, the transmission line model measurements indicate that the contact resistance (RC) of PEDOT:PSS film and the Ag electrode is decreased for better charge collection after NHX treatment. Eventually, the best power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 13.78% for NHX-treated planar solar cells is obtained, much higher than the PCE (with best of 12.78%) of reference devices without nonpolar solvent treatment. Our results provide a facile method to tailor the vertical morphology of the PEDOT:PSS in Si/organic hybrid solar cells.
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- Qiyou Ren
- Institute of New Energy Technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of New Energy Technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of New Energy Technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of New Energy Technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
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- Institute of New Energy Technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of New Energy Technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Dolev N, Katz Z, Ludmer Z, Ullmann A, Brauner N, Goikhman R. Natural amino acids as potential chelators for soil remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 183:109140. [PMID: 31999998 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The soils contaminated by toxic metals are often remediated using EDTA and similar non-biodegradable chelators. Most chelators are in fact synthetic amino acid derivatives, whereas natural proteinogenic amino acids (PAAs) have not been systematically explored as remediation agents, despite their well-known metal chelating abilities and environmental benefits. Our study represents a comprehensive research exploring 16 structurally and functionally different PAAs as potential remediating agents, applied to 3 different heavy metal-contaminated samples. The study was mostly focused on extracting Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn. The reaction parameters were screened and optimized. It was found that the efficiencies of extracting Cu, Ni, and Zn by Threonine, Aspartic acid and Histidine were comparable to those by EDTA, whereas non-polar side chain-containing PAAs demonstrated consistently lower PTM extraction rates compared to other PAAs. The sulfur-containing Cysteine appeared to be efficient to extract Cd (to some extent), Ni and Zn, but not Cu, due to chemical reasons. The structure-functional correlations were identified, described, and found to be independent on the specific samples. Possible molecular mechanisms of metal extraction from soils by PAAs are discussed. In contrast to EDTA, the soil-essential elements are almost not extracted by PAAs. This important feature of the PAAs, along with their availability, observed selectivity, competitive efficiency, non-toxicity and even fertilizing properties, make them particularly soil-friendly, and thus, potentially applicable chelators in certain remediation processes.
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- Noam Dolev
- Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
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Awuah JB, Walsh TR. Predictions of Pattern Formation in Amino Acid Adlayers at the In Vacuo Graphene Interface: Influence of Termination State. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1903403. [PMID: 31663292 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Controlled self-assembly of biomolecules on graphene offers a pathway for realizing its full potential in biological applications. Microscopy has revealed the self-assembly of amino acid adlayers into dimer rows on nonreactive substrates. However, neither the spontaneous formation of these patterns, nor the influence of amino acid termination state on the formation of patterns has been directly resolved to date. Molecular dynamics simulations, with the ability to reveal atomic level details and exert full control over the termination state, are used here to model initially disordered adlayers of neutral, zwitterionic, and neutral-zwitterionic mixtures for two types of amino acids, tryptophan and methionine, adsorbed on graphene in vacuo. The simulations of the zwitterion-containing adlayers exhibit the spontaneous emergence of dimer row ordering, mediated by charge-driven intermolecular interactions. In contrast, adlayers containing only neutral species do not assemble into ordered patterns. It is also found that the presence of trace amounts of water reduces the interamino acid interactions in the adlayers, but does not induce or disrupt pattern formation. Overall, the findings reveal the balance between the lateral interamino acid interactions and amino acid-graphene interactions, providing foundational insights for ultimately realizing the predictable pattern formation of biomolecules adsorbed on unreactive surfaces.
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- Joel B Awuah
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia
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Farkhondeh H, Rahsepar FR, Zhang L, Leung KT. Structural and Chemical Evolution of l-Cysteine Nanofilm on Si(111)-√3×√3-Ag: From Preferential Growth at Step Edges and Antiphase Boundaries at Room Temperature to Adsorbate-Mediated Metal Cluster Formation at Elevated Temperature. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:16185-16200. [PMID: 31661626 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The interaction of cysteine molecules with the Si(111)-√3×√3-Ag surface has been investigated over the submonolayer to multilayer regime using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and density functional theory calculations. With both upper step and lower step terraces, step edges, and antiphase boundaries, the √3×√3-Ag overlayer supported on Si(111) provides a rich two-dimensional template for studying site-specific biomolecular interactions. As an amino acid with three functional groups, cysteine is found to chemisorb through S-H bond cleavage and S-Ag bond linkage first at step edges and antiphase boundaries followed by island formation and expanded growth onto terraces. Intermolecular interactions are dominated by zwitterionic hydrogen bonding at higher coverages, producing a porous unordered interfacial layer composed of cysteine agglomerates at room temperature. Upon annealing, cysteine adsorbates induce structural transformation of the uniform √3×√3-Ag reconstructed surface lattice into metallic Ag clusters with a narrow size distribution and short-range ordering. Preferential nanoaggregate formation of cysteine at defect sites and cysteine-induced metal cluster formation promise a new approach to fabricating nanoclusters for potential applications in chemical sensing and catalysis.
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- Hanieh Farkhondeh
- WATLab and Department of Chemistry , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , Ontario N2L3G1 , Canada
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- WATLab and Department of Chemistry , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , Ontario N2L3G1 , Canada
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- WATLab and Department of Chemistry , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , Ontario N2L3G1 , Canada
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- WATLab and Department of Chemistry , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , Ontario N2L3G1 , Canada
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Integrating surface functionalization and redox additives to improve surface reactivity for high performance supercapacitors. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Szeleszczuk Ł, Pisklak DM, Zielińska-Pisklak M. Does the choice of the crystal structure influence the results of the periodic DFT calculations? A case of glycine alpha polymorph GIPAW NMR parameters computations. J Comput Chem 2018; 39:853-861. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.25161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Łukasz Szeleszczuk
- Faculty of Pharmacy with the Laboratory Medicine Division; Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chair and Department of Physical Pharmacy and Bioanalysis, Banacha 1; Warsaw 02-093 Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy with the Laboratory Medicine Division; Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chair and Department of Physical Pharmacy and Bioanalysis, Banacha 1; Warsaw 02-093 Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy with the Laboratory Medicine Division; Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Biomaterials Chemistry, Chair and Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Banacha 1; Warsaw 02-093 Poland
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Graphite paper-based bipolar electrode electrochemiluminescence sensing platform. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 94:47-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ariga K, Mori T, Nakanishi W, Hill JP. Solid surface vs. liquid surface: nanoarchitectonics, molecular machines, and DNA origami. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:23658-23676. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02280h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Comparisons of science and technology between these solid and liquid surfaces would be a good navigation for current-to-future developments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katsuhiko Ariga
- World Premier International (WPI) Research Centre for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Tsukuba 305-0044
- Japan
- Graduate School of Frontier Science
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Centre for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Tsukuba 305-0044
- Japan
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Centre for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Tsukuba 305-0044
- Japan
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Centre for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Tsukuba 305-0044
- Japan
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