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Kanno R, Kono H, Ryoki A, Ouchi M, Terashima T. Multicomponent Self-Assembly and Self-Sorting of Polymer Micelles in Water: Selective and Switchable Association by Kinetic or Thermodynamic Control. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39404465 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2024]
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Herein, we report multicomponent self-assembly and self-sorting of polymer micelles in water using mixtures of an anionic random copolymer bearing sodium sulfonate and dodecyl groups and random copolymers carrying poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and alkyl groups. In pure water, the anionic copolymer is co-self-assembled with the PEG copolymers to form anion/PEG-fused micelles with a controlled aggregation number. By designing the composition or alkyl groups of PEG copolymers, the fused micelle is reversibly self-sorted into discrete anion or PEG micelles in the presence of NaCl. Co-self-assembly of the anionic copolymer and PEG copolymers is kinetically or thermodynamically controlled, depending on the dynamic properties of the PEG copolymer micelles. Thus, the selective self-assembly of ternary copolymers is also controllable and switchable by temperature: A kinetically favored anion/PEG-fused micelle is predominantly formed in the presence of a kinetically frozen PEG micelle at low temperature, whereas the fused micelle is transformed via polymer chain exchange upon heating into a thermodynamically more stable anion/PEG-fused micelle.
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- Rikuto Kanno
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Agrawal S, Singh GK, Tiwari S. Focused starvation of tumor cells using glucose oxidase: A comprehensive review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 281:136444. [PMID: 39389487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136444] [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: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 10/07/2024] [Indexed: 10/12/2024]
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Starvation therapy targets the high metabolic demand of tumor cells. It primarily leans over the consumption of intracellular glucose and simultaneous blockade of alternative metabolic pathways. The strategy involves the use of glucose oxidase (GOx) for catalyzing the conversion of glucose into gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Under these conditions, metabolic re-programming of tumor cells enables the utilization of substrates such as amino acids, fatty acids and lipids. This can be overcome by co-administration of chemo-, photo- and immuno-therapeutics together with glucose oxidase. Targeted delivery of glucose oxidase at tumor site can be enabled with the use of nanoformulations. In this review, we highlight that the outcomes of starvation therapy can be improved using rationally developed nano-formulations. It is possible to load synergistically acting bioactives in these formulations and deliver in site-specific manner and hence achieve the elimination of tumors cells with greater efficacy.
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- Shivanshu Agrawal
- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Raebareli, Lucknow 226002, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Science, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya 824236, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Raebareli, Lucknow 226002, India.
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Qi C, Zhu YL, Zhao H, Lu ZY. Ultrasmall Single-Chain Nanoparticles Derived from Amphiphilic Alternating Copolymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024; 45:e2400087. [PMID: 38688322 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The collapse or folding of an individual polymer chain into a nanoscale particle gives rise to single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs), which share a soft nature with biological protein particles. The precise control of their properties, including morphology, internal structure, size, and deformability, are a long-standing and challenging pursuit. Herein, a new strategy based on amphiphilic alternating copolymers for producing SCNPs with ultrasmall size and uniform structure is presented. SCNPs are obtained by folding the designed alternating copolymer in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and fixing it through a photocatalyzed cycloaddition reaction of anthracene units. Molecular dynamics simulation confirms the solvophilic outer corona and solvophobic inner core structure of SCNPs. Furthermore, by adjusting the length of PEG units, precise control over the mean size of SCNPs is achieved within the range of 2.8 to 3.9 nm. These findings highlight a new synthetic strategy that enables enhanced control over morphology and internal structure while achieving ultrasmall and uniform size for SCNPs.
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- Chufeng Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Jiefang Road, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Jiefang Road, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2519 Jiefang Road, Changchun, 130021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Jiefang Road, Changchun, 130012, China
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Zhu M, Pan X, Zheng T, Li L. Research progress on the conformational properties of comb-like polymers in dilute solutions. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:463-483. [PMID: 38167904 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01102j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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As a special type of branched polymers, comb-like polymers simultaneously possess the structural characteristics of a linear backbone profile and crowded sidechain branches/grafts, and such structural uniqueness leads to reduced interchain entanglement, enhanced molecular orientation, and unique stimulus-response behavior, which greatly expands the potential applications in the fields of super-soft elastomers, molecular sensors, lubricants, photonic crystals, etc. In principle, all these molecular features can be traced back to three structural parameters, i.e., the degree of polymerization of the backbone (Nb), the degree of polymerization of the graft sidechain (Ng), and the grafting density (σ). Consequently, it is of great importance to understand the correlation mechanism between the structural characteristics and physicochemical properties, among which, the conformational properties in dilute solution have received the most attention due to its central position in polymer science. In the past decades, the development of synthetic chemistry and characterization techniques has greatly stimulated the progress of this field, and a number of experiments have been executed to verify the conformational properties; however, due to the complexity of the structural parameters and the diversity of the chemical design, the achieved experimental progress displays significant controversies compared with the theoretical predictions. This review aims to provide a full picture of recent research progress on this topic, specifically, (1) first, a few classical theoretical models regarding the chain conformation are introduced, and the quasi-two-parameter (QTP) theory for the conformation analysis is highlighted; (2) second, the research progress of the static conformation of comb-like polymers in dilute solution is discussed; (3) third, the research progress of the dynamic conformation in dilute solution is further discussed. The key issues, existing controversies and future research directions are also highlighted. We hope that this review can provide insightful information for the understanding of the conformational properties of comb-like polymers, open a new door for the regulation of conformational behavior in related applications, and promote related theoretical and experimental research in the community.
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- Mo Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Pan X, Kochovski Z, Wang YL, Sarhan RM, Härk E, Gupta S, Stojkovikj S, El-Nagar GA, Mayer MT, Schürmann R, Deumer J, Gollwitzer C, Yuan J, Lu Y. Poly(ionic liquid) nanovesicles via polymerization induced self-assembly and their stabilization of Cu nanoparticles for tailored CO 2 electroreduction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 637:408-420. [PMID: 36716665 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.097] [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: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Herein, we report a straightforward, scalable synthetic route towards poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) homopolymer nanovesicles (NVs) with a tunable particle size of 50 to 120 nm and a shell thickness of 15 to 60 nm via one-step free radical polymerization induced self-assembly. By increasing monomer concentration for polymerization, their nanoscopic morphology can evolve from hollow NVs to dense spheres, and finally to directional worms, in which a multilamellar packing of PIL chains occurred in all samples. The transformation mechanism of NVs' internal morphology is studied in detail by coarse-grained simulations, revealing a correlation between the PIL chain length and the shell thickness of NVs. To explore their potential applications, PIL NVs with varied shell thickness are in situ functionalized with ultra-small (1 ∼ 3 nm in size) copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) and employed as electrocatalysts for CO2 electroreduction. The composite electrocatalysts exhibit a 2.5-fold enhancement in selectivity towards C1 products (e.g., CH4), compared to the pristine CuNPs. This enhancement is attributed to the strong electronic interactions between the CuNPs and the surface functionalities of PIL NVs. This study casts new aspects on using nanostructured PILs as new electrocatalyst supports in CO2 conversion to C1 products.
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- Xuefeng Pan
- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Electrochemical Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Electrochemical Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Electrochemical Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
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- Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Electrochemical Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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Liu Y, Zhu S, Fan J, Guo W, Min Y, Jiang X, Li J. Photo-Cross-Linked Polymeric Dispersants of Comb-Shaped Benzophenone-Containing Poly(ether amine). ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:19470-19479. [PMID: 37023404 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Efficient dispersion of nanoparticles (NPs) is a crucial challenge in the preparation and application of composites that contain NPs, particularly in coatings, inks, and related materials. Physical adsorption and chemical modification are the two common methods used to disperse NPs. However, the former suffers from desorption, and the latter is more specific and has limited versatility. To address these issues, we developed a novel photo-cross-linked polymeric dispersant, comb-shaped benzophenone-containing poly(ether amine) (bPEA), using a one-pot nucleophilic/cyclic-opening addition reaction. The results demonstrated that the bPEA dispersant forms a dense and stable shell on the surface of pigment NPs through physical adsorption and subsequent chemical photo-cross-linking, which effectively overcome the drawbacks of the desorption occurred in physical adsorption and the specificity of the chemical modification. By means of the dispersing effect of bPEA, the obtained pigment dispersions show high solvent, thermal, and pH stability without flocculation during storage. Moreover, the NPs dispersants show good compatibility with screen printing, coating, and 3D printing, endowing the ornamental products with high uniformity, color fastness, and less color shading. These properties make bPEA dispersants ideal candidates in fabrication dispersions of other NPs.
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- Yanchi Liu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Jin T, Coley CW, Alexander-Katz A. Adsorption of Biomimetic Amphiphilic Heteropolymers onto Graphene and Its Derivatives. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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- Tianyi Jin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Smeltzer SE, Sanders CA, Liu Y, George SR, Amiri C, Gernandt A, Reck B, Cunningham MF. Amphiphilic Block-Random Copolymers: Shedding Light on Aqueous Self-Assembly Behavior. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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- Sandra E. Smeltzer
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston K7L 3N6, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston K7L 3N6, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3H6, ON, Canada
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- BASF Charlotte Technical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28273, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston K7L 3N6, ON, Canada
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Zhou G, Cheng X, Yang J, Zhu Y, Li H. Computational and experimental studies on the micellar morphology and emission mechanisms of AIE and H-bonding fluorescent composites. RSC Adv 2023; 13:4612-4622. [PMID: 36760310 PMCID: PMC9900601 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07900c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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In this work, we use density functional theory (DFT) calculated competitive hydrogen bonds and dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulated micellar structural information to uncover the CO2-expanded liquid (CXL)-aided self-assembled structure and emission mechanisms of the self-assembled fluorescent composites (SAFCs). Herein, the SAFCs are formed through the self assembly between diblock copolymer polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) blend and the dye molecule 4-(9-(2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethynyl)-7,10-diphenylfluoranthen-8-yl)phenol (4) in CO2-expanded toluene at 313.2 K and varied pressures. Firstly, from DPD simulation, we have demonstrated that the addition of CO2 to toluene favors both the expansion of the solvophobic P4VP phase and contraction of solvophilic PS chains, which facilitates the continuous morphological transitions of SAFCs from spherical micelles (3.0 MPa) through wormlike plus spherical micelles (4.0-4.8 MPa) to large vesicles (6.0-6.5 MPa) with pressure rise. Secondly, the DFT calculated bonding energies and IR spectra of the competitive hydrogen bonds help us to clarify the major type of hydrogen bonds determining the fluorescence (FL) performance of the SAFCs. Furthermore, we have revealed the SAFC emission mechanism via the pressure-tunable changes in the aggregation degrees and amount of hydrogen bonds involving 4 and P4VP chains. This work provides a good understanding for the morphology-property control of the self-assembled polymer composites in both microscopic and mesoscopic scales.
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- Guangying Zhou
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
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Kanno R, Tanaka K, Ikami T, Ouchi M, Terashima T. Reversible Co-Self-Assembly and Self-Sorting Systems of Polymer Micelles in Water: Polymers Switch Association Partners in Response to Salts. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Rikuto Kanno
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Liu Q, Jin B, Li Q, Yang H, Luo Y, Li X. Self-sorting assembly of artificial building blocks. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:2484-2499. [PMID: 35266949 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00153e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Self-assembly to build high-level structures, which is ubiquitous in living systems, has captured the imagination of scientists, striving to emulate the intricacy, homogeneity and versatility of the naturally occurring systems, and to pursue a similar level of organization in artificial building blocks. In particular, self-sorting assembly in multicomponent systems, based on the spontaneous recognition and consequent spatial aggregation of the same or interactive building units, is able to realize very complicated assembly behaviours, and usually results in multiple well-ordered products or hierarchical structures in a one-step manner. This highly efficient assembly strategy has attracted tremendous research attention in recent years, and numerous examples have been reported in artificial systems, particularly with supramolecular and polymeric building blocks. In the current review, we summarize the progress in recent years, and classify them into five main categories, based on their working mechanisms or principles. With the review of these strategies, we hope to provide not only some deep insights into this field, but also and more importantly, useful thoughts in the design and fabrication of self-sorting systems in the future.
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- Qianwei Liu
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
- Experimental Centre of Advanced Materials, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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Hibino M, Tanaka K, Ouchi M, Terashima T. Amphiphilic Random-Block Copolymer Micelles in Water: Precise and Dynamic Self-Assembly Controlled by Random Copolymer Association. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Masayuki Hibino
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Hu S, Yan J, Yang G, Ma C, Yin J. Self-Assembled Polymeric Materials: Design, Morphology, and Functional-Oriented Applications. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 43:e2100791. [PMID: 34967061 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This Review focuses on the current research advances of the synthesis of various amphiphilic block copolymers (ABCs), such as conventional ABCs and newly-presented polyprodrug amphiphiles (PPAs), and the development of corresponding self-assemblies in selective solvents driven by the intermolecular interactions, like noncovalent hydrophobic interactions, π-π interactions, and hydrogen bonds, between ABCs or preformed small polymeric nanoparticles. The design of these assemblies is systematically introduced, and the diverse examples concerning the unique assembly structures along with the fast development of their exclusive properties and various applications in different fields were discussed. Possible perspectives on the existential challenges and glorious future were elucidated finally. We hope this review will provide a convenient way for readers to motivate more evolutional innovative concepts and methods to design next generation of novel polymeric nanoassemblies, and fill the gap between material design and practical applications. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Shoukui Hu
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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Pan X, Ding M, Li L. Experimental Validation on Average Conformation of a Comblike Polystyrene Library in Dilute Solutions: Universal Scaling Laws and Abnormal SEC Elution Behavior. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xuejun Pan
- Food Science and Processing Research Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Food Science and Processing Research Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Imai S, Ommura Y, Watanabe Y, Ogawa H, Takenaka M, Ouchi M, Terashima T. Amphiphilic random and random block terpolymers with PEG, octadecyl, and oleyl pendants for controlled crystallization and microphase separation. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01505a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Amphiphilic random and random block terpolymers bearing PEG chains, crystalline octadecyl groups, and amorphous oleyl groups were designed to control crystallization and microphase separation in the solid state.
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- Sahori Imai
- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 611-0011
- Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 611-0011
- Japan
- RIKEN Spring-8 Center
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- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 611-0011
- Japan
- RIKEN Spring-8 Center
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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Ikami T, Kimura Y, Takenaka M, Ouchi M, Terashima T. Design guide of amphiphilic crystalline random copolymers for sub-10 nm microphase separation. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01618g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sub-10 nm lamellar structures are efficiently constructed by the pendant microphase separation of amphiphilic crystalline random copolymers with broad molecular weight distribution that are obtained from free radical copolymerization.
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- Takaya Ikami
- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Uji
- Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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Kimura Y, Terashima T. Morphology transition of amphiphilic homopolymer self-assemblies in water triggered by pendant design and chain length. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gupta D, Sasmal R, Singh A, Joseph JP, Miglani C, Agasti SS, Pal A. Enzyme-responsive chiral self-sorting in amyloid-inspired minimalistic peptide amphiphiles. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:18692-18700. [PMID: 32970093 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04581k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Self-sorting is a spontaneous phenomenon that ensures the formation of complex yet ordered multicomponent systems and conceptualizes the design of artificial and orthogonally functional compartments. In the present study, we envisage chirality-mediated self-sorting in β-amyloid-inspired minimalistic peptide amphiphile (C10-l/d-VFFAKK)-based nanofibers. The fidelity and stereoselectivity of chiral self-sorting was ascertained by Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) by the judicious choice of a pyrene (Py)-hydroxy coumarin (HOCou) donor-acceptor pair tethered to the peptide sequences. Seed-promoted elongation of the homochiral peptide amphiphiles investigated by AFM image analyses and Thioflavin-T (ThT) binding study further validated the chiral recognition of the l/d peptide nanofibers. Moreover, direct visualization of the chirality-driven self-sorted nanofibers is reported using super-resolution microscopy that exhibits enantioselective enzymatic degradation for l-peptide fibers. Such enantioselective weakening of the hydrogels may be used for designing stimuli-responsive orthogonal compartments for delivery applications.
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- Deepika Gupta
- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector 64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India.
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- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector 64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India.
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector 64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India.
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector 64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India.
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- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Chemical Biology Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector 64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India.
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