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Marić I, Yang L, Li X, Santiago GM, Pappas CG, Qiu X, Dijksman JA, Mikhailov K, van Rijn P, Otto S. Tailorable and Biocompatible Supramolecular-Based Hydrogels Featuring two Dynamic Covalent Chemistries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216475. [PMID: 36744522 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC) has proven to be a valuable tool in creating fascinating molecules, structures, and emergent properties in fully synthetic systems. Here we report a system that uses two dynamic covalent bonds in tandem, namely disulfides and hydrazones, for the formation of hydrogels containing biologically relevant ligands. The reversibility of disulfide bonds allows fiber formation upon oxidation of dithiol-peptide building block, while the reaction between NH-NH2 functionalized C-terminus and aldehyde cross-linkers results in a gel. The same bond-forming reaction was exploited for the "decoration" of the supramolecular assemblies by cell-adhesion-promoting sequences (RGD and LDV). Fast triggered gelation, cytocompatibility and ability to "on-demand" chemically customize fibrillar scaffold offer potential for applying these systems as a bioactive platform for cell culture and tissue engineering.
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- Ivana Marić
- Stratingh Institute, Centre for Systems Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The, Netherlands
- Dutch Polymer Institute, P. O. Box 902, 5600 AX, Eindhoven (The, Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering-FB40 and W. J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science-FB41, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen (The, Netherlands
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- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE, Wageningen (The, Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute, Centre for Systems Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The, Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute, Centre for Systems Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The, Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE, Wageningen (The, Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute, Centre for Systems Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The, Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Engineering-FB40 and W. J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science-FB41, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen (The, Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute, Centre for Systems Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The, Netherlands
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de Carvasal KP, Vergoten G, Vasseur JJ, Smietana M, Morvan F. Supramolecular Recognition of Phosphodiester-Based Donor and Acceptor Oligomers Forming Gels in Water. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:756-765. [PMID: 36724436 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Inspired by automated DNA synthesis, electron-rich dialkoxynaphthalene (DAN) donor and electron-deficient naphthalene-tetracarboxylic diimide (NDI) acceptor phosphodiester-linked homohexamers were synthesized by the phosphoramidite method. Two types of hexamers were prepared, one with only one phosphodiester between the aromatics (i.e., DAN or NDI) and a second with two phosphodiesters around a propanediol between the aromatics, leading to the latter more flexible and more hydrophilic hexamers. The folding properties of these homohexamers alone or mixed together, in water only, were studied by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). AFM imaging revealed that a 1:1 mixture of hexaDAN and hexaNDI formed fibers by charge transfer donor-acceptor recognition leading to a hydrogel after drying. The organization of the resulting structures is strongly dependent on the nature of the complementary partner, leading to the formation of mono- or multilayer hydrogel networks with different compactness.
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- Kévan Pérez de Carvasal
- Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Montpellier 34293, France
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- Université de Lille, Inserm, INFINITE - U1286, Institut de Chimie Pharmaceutique Albert Lespagnol (ICPAL), Faculté de Pharmacie, 3 rue du Professeur Laguesse, Lille 59006, France
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- Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Montpellier 34293, France
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- Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Montpellier 34293, France
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- Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Montpellier 34293, France
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Zhang T, Tang C, Wang Y, Wang C, Zhang Y, Qi W, Su R, He Z. Circularly Polarized Luminescent Chiral Photonic Films Based on the Coassembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Gold Nanoclusters. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:4147-4155. [PMID: 35315273 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, we studied the formation and properties of composite films coassembled by cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and bovine serum albumin-stabilized gold nanoclusters (BSA-AuNCs). The influences of the BSA-AuNC concentration on the structure and optical properties of CNC-based composite films were further studied. It was found that the composite film retained the chiral nematic structure and optical activity. The self-assembled CNC and BSA-AuNC helical superstructures can produce strong, left-handed, circularly polarized luminescence with dissymmetry factors up to 0.287. Meanwhile, the third component, polyethylene glycol, was introduced without affecting the structural color and fluorescence characteristics of the composite film to enhance the flexibility of the film. The simplicity of the film preparation, the abundance of CNCs, and the flexibility and stability of the composite films pave the way for the production of functional materials with integrated functions.
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- Ting Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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In Situ Supramolecular Gel Formed by Cyclohexane Diamine with Aldehyde Derivative. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030400. [PMID: 35160389 PMCID: PMC8840383 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Low-molecular-weight gels have great potential for use in a variety of fields, including petrochemicals, healthcare, and tissue engineering. These supramolecular gels are frequently metastable, implying that their properties are kinetically controlled to some extent. Here, we report on the in situ supramolecular gel formation by mixing 1,3-cyclohexane diamine (1) and isocyanate derivative (2) without any catalysis at room temperature in various organic solvents. A mixture of building blocks 1 and 2 in various organic solvents, dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, chloroform, toluene, and 1,4-dioxane, resulted in the stable formation of supramolecular gel at room temperature within 60–100 s. This gel formation was caused by the generation of urea moieties, which allows for the formation of intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions via reactions 1 and 2. In situ supramolecular gels demonstrated a typical entangled fiber structure with a width of 600 nm and a length of several hundred μm. In addition, the supramolecular gels were thermally reversible by heating and cooling. The viscoelastic properties of supramolecular gels in strain and frequency sweets were enhanced by increasing the concentration of a mixed 1 and 2. Furthermore, the supramolecular gels displayed a thixotropic effect, indicating a thermally reversible gel.
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Lamers BAG, van Son MHC, de Graaf FV, van den Bersselaar BWL, de Waal BFM, Komatsu K, Sato H, Aida T, Berrocal JA, Palmans ARA, Vantomme G, Meskers SCJ, Meijer EW. Tuning the donor-acceptor interactions in phase-segregated block molecules. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:294-302. [PMID: 34611679 PMCID: PMC8725796 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh01141c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The assembly of donor-acceptor molecules via charge transfer (CT) interactions gives rise to highly ordered nanomaterials with appealing electronic properties. Here, we present the synthesis and bulk co-assembly of pyrene (Pyr) and naphthalenediimide (NDI) functionalized oligodimethylsiloxanes (oDMS) of discrete length. We tune the donor-acceptor interactions by connecting the pyrene and NDI to the same oligomer, forming a heterotelechelic block molecule (NDI-oDMSPyr), and to two separate oligomers, giving Pyr and NDI homotelechelic block molecules (Pyr-oDMS and NDI-oDMS). Liquid crystalline materials are obtained for binary mixtures of Pyr-oDMS and NDI-oDMS, while crystallization of the CT dimers occurred for the heterotelechelic NDI-oDMS-Pyr block molecule. The synergy between crystallization and phase-segregation coupled with the discrete length of the oDMS units allows for perfect order and sharp interfaces between the insulating siloxane and CT layers composed of crystalline CT dimers. We were able to tune the lamellar domain spacing and donor-acceptor CT interactions by applying pressures up to 6 GPa on the material, making the system promising for soft-material nanotechnologies. These results demonstrate the importance of the molecular design to tune the CT interactions and stability of a CT material.
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- Brigitte A G Lamers
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Geochemistry Research Center, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Sheehan F, Sementa D, Jain A, Kumar M, Tayarani-Najjaran M, Kroiss D, Ulijn RV. Peptide-Based Supramolecular Systems Chemistry. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13869-13914. [PMID: 34519481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Peptide-based supramolecular systems chemistry seeks to mimic the ability of life forms to use conserved sets of building blocks and chemical reactions to achieve a bewildering array of functions. Building on the design principles for short peptide-based nanomaterials with properties, such as self-assembly, recognition, catalysis, and actuation, are increasingly available. Peptide-based supramolecular systems chemistry is starting to address the far greater challenge of systems-level design to access complex functions that emerge when multiple reactions and interactions are coordinated and integrated. We discuss key features relevant to systems-level design, including regulating supramolecular order and disorder, development of active and adaptive systems by considering kinetic and thermodynamic design aspects and combinatorial dynamic covalent and noncovalent interactions. Finally, we discuss how structural and dynamic design concepts, including preorganization and induced fit, are critical to the ability to develop adaptive materials with adaptive and tunable photonic, electronic, and catalytic properties. Finally, we highlight examples where multiple features are combined, resulting in chemical systems and materials that display adaptive properties that cannot be achieved without this level of integration.
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- Fahmeed Sheehan
- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College City University of New York 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri i Reixac 10-12, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College City University of New York 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College City University of New York 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College City University of New York 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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Kaur H, Roy S. Enzyme-Induced Supramolecular Order in Pyrene Dipeptide Hydrogels for the Development of an Efficient Energy-Transfer Template. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:2393-2407. [PMID: 33973785 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Peptide self-assembly is gathering much attention due to the precise control it provides for the arrangement of functional moieties for the fabrication of advanced functional materials. It is desirable to use a physical, chemical, or biological trigger that can control the self-assembly process. In the current article, we have applied an enzyme to induce the peptide self-assembly of an aromatic peptide amphiphile, which modulates the supramolecular order in the final gel phase material. We accessed diverse peptide hydrogels from identical gelator concentrations by simply changing the enzyme concentration, which controlled the reaction kinetics and influenced the dynamics of self-assembly. Depending upon the concentration of the enzyme, a bell-shaped relationship was observed in terms of intermolecular interactions, morphology, and properties of the final gel phase material. The access of non-equilibrium structures was further demonstrated by fluorescence emission spectroscopy, circular dichroism spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and rheology. This strategy is applied to construct a charge-transfer hydrogel by doping the donor hydrogel with an acceptor moiety, which exhibits efficient energy transfer. Interestingly, such structural control at the nanoscopic level can further tune the energy-transfer efficiency by simply modulating the enzyme concentration.
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- Harsimran Kaur
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Phase-10, Sector-64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Phase-10, Sector-64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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Peng X, Wang L, Chen S. Donor–acceptor charge transfer assemblies based on naphthalene diimides(NDIs). J INCL PHENOM MACRO 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10847-021-01044-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Fortunato A, Sanzone A, Mattiello S, Beverina L, Mba M. The pH- and salt-controlled self-assembly of [1]benzothieno[3,2- b][1]-benzothiophene–peptide conjugates in supramolecular hydrogels. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj02294f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Salt- and pH-triggered supramolecular hydrogels were obtained from a novel [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (BTBT)-peptide hybrid.
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- Anna Fortunato
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Padova
- Padova, PD
- Italy
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- Department of Materials Science
- University of Milano-Bicocca and INSTM
- Milano I-20125
- Italy
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- Department of Materials Science
- University of Milano-Bicocca and INSTM
- Milano I-20125
- Italy
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- Department of Materials Science
- University of Milano-Bicocca and INSTM
- Milano I-20125
- Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Padova
- Padova, PD
- Italy
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Kaur H, Jain R, Roy S. Pathway-Dependent Preferential Selection and Amplification of Variable Self-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures and Their Biological Activities. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:52445-52456. [PMID: 33190483 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c16725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We demonstrate the formation of diverse peptide nanostructures, which are "out of equilibrium" based on a single dipeptide gelator. These structures represent the differential energy states of the free energy landscape, which are accessed by differential energy inputs provided by variable self-assembly pathways, that is, heat-cool method or ultrasonication. A higher energy input by the heat-cool method created a thermodynamically favored long entangled nanofibrillar network, while twisted ribbonlike structures were prevalent by ultrasonication. Interestingly, the nanofibrillar network representing the global thermodynamic minima could be accessed by simply melting the kinetically trapped structures as indicated by the thermoreversibility studies. The impact on the material strength was remarkable; gels with an order of magnitude difference in mechanical properties could be fabricated by simply modulating the self-assembly pathways. Interestingly, the thermodynamically favored nanofibrous network promoted cellular adhesion and survival, while a significant number of cells fail to adhere on the kinetically trapped twisted ribbons. Thus, nonequilibrium nanostructures open up new directions to develop advanced functional materials with diverse functions.
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- Harsimran Kaur
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Phase-10, Sector-64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Phase-10, Sector-64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Phase-10, Sector-64, Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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Biswakarma D, Dey N, Bhattacharya S. A two-component charge transfer hydrogel with excellent sensitivity towards the microenvironment: a responsive platform for biogenic thiols. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:9882-9889. [PMID: 33016278 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00502a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A two-component charge transfer (CT) hydrogel has been derived from a supramolecular heteroassembly of a pyrene amino acid conjugate (PyHisOH, donor) with a 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan (NBD-Ox, acceptor) derivative in aqueous medium. The mechanical stiffness, as well as the thermal stability of the CT hydrogels largely depend on the relative ratios of donor and acceptor units as well as on their overall concentration. Moreover, the gel-to-sol transition is found to be susceptible to various external stimuli such as heat, pH, metal ions, etc. Circular dichroism and morphological investigation reveal the formation of left-handed helical fibers in the CT gel network. XRD studies show the lamellar packing of the interactive units in the 3D network of the CT hydrogel. The determination of different rheological parameters confirms the viscoelastic as well as the thixotropic nature of the CT gel. Furthermore, the CT gel is employed for turn-on sensing of biogenic thiols, cyan fluorescence was observed with cysteine/homocysteine, while blue fluorescence with glutathione. Nucleophilic attack at the NBD moiety leads to the formation of thermodynamically stable amino-linked derivatives for cysteine or homocysteine and kinetically controlled thiol-linked adduct for glutathione. Thus, the current system presents a unique opportunity, where a CT hydrogel sample is involved for discriminating biogenic thiols via specific chemodosimetric interactions.
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- Dipen Biswakarma
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India.
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Dibble JP, Troyano-Valls C, Tovar JD. A Tale of Three Hydrophobicities: Impact of Constitutional Isomerism on Nanostructure Evolution and Electronic Communication in π-Conjugated Peptides. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Guest-responsive supramolecular hydrogels expressing selective sol–gel transition for sulfated glycosaminoglycans. Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-020-0341-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pal VK, Jain R, Roy S. Tuning the Supramolecular Structure and Function of Collagen Mimetic Ionic Complementary Peptides via Electrostatic Interactions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:1003-1013. [PMID: 31865708 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Collagen, the most abundant component of natural ECM, has attracted interest of scientific communities to replicate its multihierarchical self-assembling structure. Recent developments in collagen mimetic peptides were inclined toward the production of self-assembling short peptides capable of mimicking complex higher order structures with tunable mechanical properties. Here, we report for the first time, the crucial molecular design of oppositely charged collagen mimetic shortest bioactive pentapeptide sequences, as a minimalistic building block for development of next-generation biomaterials. Our rational design involves synthesis of two pentapeptides, where the fundamental molecular motif of collagen, that is, Gly-X-Y has been mutated at the central position with positively charged, lysine, and negatively charged, aspartate, residues. Depending on their overall surface charge, these peptides showed high propensity to form self-supporting hydrogel either at acidic or basic pH, which limits their biomedical applications. Interestingly, simple mixing of the two peptides was found to induce the coassembly of these designed peptides, which drives the formation of self-supporting hydrogel at physiological pH and thus enhanced the potential of exploring these peptides for biomedical purposes. This coassembly of ionic peptides was accompanied by the enhancement in the mechanical stiffness of the gels and reduction in overall zeta potential of the combined hydrogel, which provides the evidence for additional electrostatic interactions. Furthermore, the thixotropic nature of these gels offers an additional advantage of exploration of designer biomaterials as injectable gels. The nanofibers of coassembled hydrogel were found to be highly biocompatible to the fibroblast cells compared to the individual peptides, which was evident from their cytotoxicity studies. We anticipate that our rational design of ECM protein mimics in the form of short bioactive peptides will contribute significantly to the development of novel biomaterials and play a crucial role in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicines.
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- Vijay Kumar Pal
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology , Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10 , Mohali , Punjab 160062 , India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology , Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10 , Mohali , Punjab 160062 , India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology , Habitat Centre, Sector 64, Phase 10 , Mohali , Punjab 160062 , India
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Levine AM, Biswas S, Braunschweig AB. Photoactive organic material discovery with combinatorial supramolecular assembly. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:3858-3869. [PMID: 36132107 PMCID: PMC9419180 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00476a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Organic semiconductors have received substantial attention as active components in optoelectronic devices because of their processability and customizable properties. Tailoring the organic active layer in these devices to exhibit the desired optoelectronic properties requires understanding the complex and often subtle structure-property relationships governing their photophysical response to light. Both structural organization and molecular orbitals play pivotal roles, and their interactions with each other are difficult to anticipate based upon the structure of the components alone, especially in systems comprised of multiple components. In pursuit of design rules, there is a need to explore multicomponent systems combinatorially to access larger data sets, and supramolecularly to use error correcting, noncovalent assembly to achieve long-range order. This review will focus on the use of supramolecular chemistry to study combinatorial, hierarchical organic systems with emergent optoelectronic properties. Specifically, we will describe systems that undergo excited state deactivation by charge transfer (CT), singlet fission (SF), and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). Adopting combinatorial, supramolecular assembly to study emergent photophysics promises to rapidly accelerate progress in this research field.
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- Andrew M Levine
- Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031 USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College 695 Park Avenue New York NY 10065 USA
- Graduate Center, City University of New York 365 5th Avenue New York NY 10016 USA
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031 USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College 695 Park Avenue New York NY 10065 USA
- Graduate Center, City University of New York 365 5th Avenue New York NY 10016 USA
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York NY 10031 USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College 695 Park Avenue New York NY 10065 USA
- Graduate Center, City University of New York 365 5th Avenue New York NY 10016 USA
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Pramanik B, Ahmed S, Singha N, Das BK, Dowari P, Das D. Unorthodox Combination of Cation-π and Charge-Transfer Interactions within a Donor-Acceptor Pair. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:478-488. [PMID: 30561205 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cation-π and charge-transfer (CT) interactions are ubiquitous in nature and involved in several biological processes. Although the origin of both the interactions in isolated pairs has extensively been studied, CT interactions are more prominent in supramolecular chemistry. Involvement of cation-π interactions in the preparation of advanced functional soft materials is uncommon. Moreover, a combination of these two interactions within a pair of electron donor (D) and acceptor (A) is uncharted. Here, we present a rational design to incorporate a combination of these two interactions within a D-A pair. A pyrene-peptide conjugate exhibits a combination of cation-π and CT interactions with a cationic naphthalenediimide (NDI) molecule in water. Nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy NMR along with other techniques and density functional theory calculations reveal the involvement of these interactions. The π-planes of pyrene and NDI adopt an angle of 56° to satisfy both the interactions, whereas β-sheet formation by the peptide sequence facilitates self-assembly. Notably, the binary system forms a self-supporting hydrogel at a higher concentration. The hydrogel shows efficient self-healing and injectable property. The hydrogel retains its thixotropic nature even at an elevated temperature. Broadly, we demonstrate a pathway that should prove pertinent to various areas, ranging from understanding biological assembly to peptide-based functional soft materials.
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- Bapan Pramanik
- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Assam 781039 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Assam 781039 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Assam 781039 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Assam 781039 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Assam 781039 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Assam 781039 , India
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Lampel A, Ulijn RV, Tuttle T. Guiding principles for peptide nanotechnology through directed discovery. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:3737-3758. [PMID: 29748676 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00177d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Life's diverse molecular functions are largely based on only a small number of highly conserved building blocks - the twenty canonical amino acids. These building blocks are chemically simple, but when they are organized in three-dimensional structures of tremendous complexity, new properties emerge. This review explores recent efforts in the directed discovery of functional nanoscale systems and materials based on these same amino acids, but that are not guided by copying or editing biological systems. The review summarises insights obtained using three complementary approaches of searching the sequence space to explore sequence-structure relationships for assembly, reactivity and complexation, namely: (i) strategic editing of short peptide sequences; (ii) computational approaches to predicting and comparing assembly behaviours; (iii) dynamic peptide libraries that explore the free energy landscape. These approaches give rise to guiding principles on controlling order/disorder, complexation and reactivity by peptide sequence design.
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- A Lampel
- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA.
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Li C, Shen C, Nie J, Qiu H. Multi‐Responsive Supramolecular Gels Based on Charge Transfer Interactions. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:1678-1682. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Chen Li
- School of Physical Science and TechnologyShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
- Shanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Physical Science and TechnologyShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and TechnologyShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and TechnologyShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these nanomaterials determine the applications for which they can be exploited. It has recently been appreciated that nanomaterials composed of multicomponent coassembled peptides often display unique emergent properties that have the potential to dramatically expand the functional utility of peptide-based materials. This review presents recent efforts in the development of multicomponent peptide assemblies. The discussion includes multicomponent assemblies derived from short low molecular weight peptides, peptide amphiphiles, coiled coil peptides, collagen, and β-sheet peptides. The design, structure, emergent properties, and applications for these multicomponent assemblies are presented in order to illustrate the potential of these formulations as sophisticated next-generation bio-inspired materials.
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- Danielle M Raymond
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0216, USA.
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Bartocci S, Berrocal JA, Guarracino P, Grillaud M, Franco L, Mba M. Peptide-Driven Charge-Transfer Organogels Built from Synergetic Hydrogen Bonding and Pyrene-Naphthalenediimide Donor-Acceptor Interactions. Chemistry 2018; 24:2920-2928. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Silvia Bartocci
- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padua; via Marzolo 1 35131 Padua Italy
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padua; via Marzolo 1 35131 Padua Italy
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padua; via Marzolo 1 35131 Padua Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; University of Padua; via Marzolo 1 35131 Padua Italy
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Song J, Xing R, Jiao T, Peng Q, Yuan C, Möhwald H, Yan X. Crystalline Dipeptide Nanobelts Based on Solid-Solid Phase Transformation Self-Assembly and Their Polarization Imaging of Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:2368-2376. [PMID: 29285927 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Controlled phase transformation involving biomolecular organization to generate dynamic biomimetic self-assembly systems and functional materials is currently an appealing topic of research on molecular materials. Herein, we achieve by ultrasonic irradiation the direct solid-solid transition of bioinspired dipeptide organization from triclinic structured aggregates to nanofibers and eventually to monoclinic nanobelts with strong polarized luminescence. It is suggested that the locally high temperature and pressure produced by cavitation effects cleaves the hydrophobic, π-π stacking or self-locked intramolecular interactions involved in one phase state and then rearranges the molecular packing to form another well-ordered aromatic dipeptide crystalline structure. Such a sonication-modulated solid-solid phase transition evolution is governed by distinct molecular interactions at different stages of structural organization. The resulting crystalline nanobelts are for the first time applied for polarization imaging of cells, which can be advantageous to directly inspect the uptake and fate of nanoscale delivery platforms without labeling of fluorescent dyes. This finding provides a new perspective to comprehend the dynamic evolution of biomolecular self-organization with energy supply by an external field and open up a facile and versatile approach of using anisotropic nanostructures for polarization imaging of cells and even live organisms in future.
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- Jingwen Song
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Lab of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Lab of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam/Golm, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Center for Mesoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Nelli SR, Chakravarthy RD, Mohiuddin M, Lin HC. The role of amino acids on supramolecular co-assembly of naphthalenediimide–pyrene based hydrogelators. RSC Adv 2018; 8:14753-14759. [PMID: 35541324 PMCID: PMC9079960 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra00929e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This report describes the two component self-assembly of π-capped amino acid hydrogelators (serine (S), aspartic acid (D), glutamic acid (E) or lysine (K)) prepared from pyrene (Py) based donor and naphthalenediimide (NDI) based acceptor molecules. The co-assembly can be triggered to form hydrogels by varying the pH conditions and the major driving forces behind the hydrogelation were found to be the formation of a strong charge-transfer (CT) complex and hydrogen bonding interactions at suitable pH conditions. The NDI–Py blends with matched donor/acceptor amino acid pairs undergo self-assembly under acidic pH conditions, whereas the blend (NDI–S + Py–K) with a mismatched amino acid pair forms a stable hydrogel under physiological pH conditions. UV-Vis, FTIR and rheological studies clearly indicate the formation and the stability of these CT-induced hydrogels. These hydrogels are of nanofibrous morphology with an average diameter of about 6–9 nm as evidenced by TEM analysis. In addition, this novel NDI–Py mixed component system exhibited good biocompatibility towards PC3 cells. Overall, since hydrogels based on CT-mediated two-component assemblies are very rare, our newly discovered NDI–Py hydrogels provide chemical insights into the design of a CT-induced hydrogelator and might facilitate various applications in biomedical engineering. The importance of side chains of amino acids for NDI–Py co-assembled hydrogelation is described.![]()
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- Srinivasa Rao Nelli
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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Liao JZ, Wang SS, Wu XY, Yu R, Lu CZ, Chen XL. Coordination-driven fast self-assembly of a charge-transfer hydrogel with reversible photochromism. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:1027-1031. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt04276k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Highly selective coordination-driven self-assembly of charge transfer hydrogel was obtained by simply mixing two-phase solution, once be irradiated by simulated sun light, will generate organic radicals in gel state, displaying reversible photochromism.
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- Jian-Zhen Liao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures
- and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures
- and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures
- and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures
- and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures
- and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fuzhou
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- Xiamen Institute of Rare-earth Materials
- Haixi Institutes
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xiamen 361021
- China
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Reddy SMM, Dorishetty P, Augustine G, Deshpande AP, Ayyadurai N, Shanmugam G. A Low-Molecular-Weight Gelator Composed of Pyrene and Fluorene Moieties for Effective Charge Transfer in Supramolecular Ambidextrous Gel. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:13504-13514. [PMID: 29135262 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Charge-transfer (CT) gel materials obtained from low-molecular-weight (LMW) compounds through a supramolecular self-assembly approach have received fascinating attention by many researchers because of their interesting material property and potential applications. However, most of the CT gel materials constructed were of organogels while the construction of CT gels in the form of a hydrogel is a challenge because of the solubility issue in water, which considerably limits the use of CT hydrogels. Herein, for the first time, we report a new LMW gelator [Nα-(fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-Nε-(δ-butyric-1-pyrenyl)-l-lysine, (FmKPy)], composed of two functional moieties such as fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl and pyrene, which not only parade both hydro and organo (ambidextrous) supramolecular gel formation but also exhibit CT ambidextrous gels when mixed with an electron acceptor such as 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone (TNF). This finding is significant as the established CT organogelator in the literature did not form an organogel in the absence of an electron acceptor or lose their gelation property upon the addition of the acceptor. CT between pyrene and TNF was confirmed by the color change as well as the appearance of the CT band in the visible region of the absorption spectrum. CT between FmKPy and TNF was supported by the solvent dilution method using tetrahydrofuran as the gel breaker and pyrene fluorescence quenching in the case compound containing pyrene and TNF. The morphology of FmKPy ambidextrous gels indicates the fibrous nature while the self-assembled structure is primarily stabilized by π-π stacking among fluorenyl and pyrenyl moieties and hydrogen bonding between amide groups. The FmKPy-TNF CT ambidextrous gel retains the fibrous nature; however, the size of the fibers changed. In FmKPy-TNF CT gels, TNF is intercalated between pyrene moieties in the self-assembled structure as confirmed by fluorescence quenching and powder X-ray diffraction. The FmKPy ambidextrous gel exhibits significant properties such as low minimum gelation concentration (MGC), thixotropic nature, pH stimuli response, and high thermal stability. Upon the addition of TNF, the FmKPy-TNF CT ambidextrous gel maintains all these properties except MGC which increased for FmKPy-TNF. Because pyrene-based LMW organogels have been developed widely for many applications while their hydrogels were limited, the current finding of the pyrene-based ambidextrous fluorescent gel with the CT property provides a wide opportunity to use FmKPy as a soft material maker and also for potential applications in fields like surface coating, three-dimensional printing, and so forth.
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- Samala Murali Mohan Reddy
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , CSIR-CLRI Campus, Adyar, Chennai 600020, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Adyar, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Adyar, Chennai 600036, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , CSIR-CLRI Campus, Adyar, Chennai 600020, India
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Nelli SR, Chakravarthy RD, Xing YM, Weng JP, Lin HC. Self-assembly of single amino acid/pyrene conjugates with unique structure-morphology relationship. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:8402-8407. [PMID: 29077128 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01669g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This article describes the self-assembly of π-conjugated building blocks composed of single amino acid and pyrene (Py) moieties. In aqueous conditions, the Py-capped amino acids undergo self-assembly through various non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen-bonding, π-π stacking as well as electrostatic interactions to form supramolecular nanostructures in acidic and basic conditions. Interestingly, we found that the blend of different Py-gelators with oppositely charged amino acids (Py-Glu and Py-Lys) displays unique nano-structural morphologies and gelation properties of the resulting hydrogels at physiological pH when compared with single Py conjugates, which was attributed to additional electrostatic interactions. Overall, this report illustrates the importance of two-component supramolecular co-assembled hydrogels and their structure-morphology relationship, improved mechanical properties, and biocompatibility and thus provides a new insight into the design of self-assembled nanomaterials.
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- Srinivasa Rao Nelli
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Singha N, Gupta P, Pramanik B, Ahmed S, Dasgupta A, Ukil A, Das D. Hydrogelation of a Naphthalene Diimide Appended Peptide Amphiphile and Its Application in Cell Imaging and Intracellular pH Sensing. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:3630-3641. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Nilotpal Singha
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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Wang K, Guo Z, Zhang L, Sun K, Yu P, Zhou S, Wang W, Li Z. Co-assembly of donor and acceptor towards organogels tuned by charge transfer interaction strength. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:1948-1955. [PMID: 28177029 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm02691e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Co-assembly of n-type semiconductors NDI and PDI with p-type pyrene derivatives resulted in the formation of stable organogels, which was induced by the strong charge transfer (CT) interactions between acceptors and donors in chloroform. The dimension size of the aromatic core from the acceptors was found to have a significant impact on the organogels. The width of the fibers from CT gels with NDI is about twice that from gels with PDI. It was found that the acceptor NDI preferred an alternate stacking with donors, intercalated with each other via CT interactions. In contrast, the acceptor PDI preferred to stack among themselves within the assemblies and this arose from the stronger π-π interactions because they had larger aromatic cores than the acceptor NDI. The dimension size of the aromatic core has been proved to have a significant impact on the organogels. The substituent impact of the donors was also studied.
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- Kun Wang
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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Nelli SR, Lin JH, Nguyen TNA, Tseng DTH, Talloj SK, Lin HC. Influence of amino acid side chains on the formation of two component self-assembling nanofibrous hydrogels. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj02820a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Supramolecular co-assembly of amino acid derivatives capped with NDI and Py moieties undergoing supramolecular hydrogelation was developed.
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- Srinivasa Rao Nelli
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu
- Republic of China
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Gao L, Gao Y, Lin Y, Ju Y, Yang S, Hu J. A Charge-Transfer-Induced Self-Healing Supramolecular Hydrogel. Chem Asian J 2016; 11:3430-3435. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201601216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Lei Gao
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide & Agricultural Bioengineering; Centre for R&D of Fine Chemicals; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 China
- State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology; Ministry of Education Institute of Applied Chemistry; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology; Ministry of Education Institute of Applied Chemistry; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide & Agricultural Bioengineering; Centre for R&D of Fine Chemicals; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025 China
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- State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 China
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Ekiz MS, Cinar G, Khalily MA, Guler MO. Self-assembled peptide nanostructures for functional materials. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:402002. [PMID: 27578525 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/40/402002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Nature is an important inspirational source for scientists, and presents complex and elegant examples of adaptive and intelligent systems created by self-assembly. Significant effort has been devoted to understanding these sophisticated systems. The self-assembly process enables us to create supramolecular nanostructures with high order and complexity, and peptide-based self-assembling building blocks can serve as suitable platforms to construct nanostructures showing diverse features and applications. In this review, peptide-based supramolecular assemblies will be discussed in terms of their synthesis, design, characterization and application. Peptide nanostructures are categorized based on their chemical and physical properties and will be examined by rationalizing the influence of peptide design on the resulting morphology and the methods employed to characterize these high order complex systems. Moreover, the application of self-assembled peptide nanomaterials as functional materials in information technologies and environmental sciences will be reviewed by providing examples from recently published high-impact studies.
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- Melis Sardan Ekiz
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800 Turkey
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Nalluri SKM, Liu Z, Wu Y, Hermann KR, Samanta A, Kim DJ, Krzyaniak MD, Wasielewski MR, Stoddart JF. Chiral Redox-Active Isosceles Triangles. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:5968-77. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b02086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Siva Krishna Mohan Nalluri
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER)
Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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Das A, Ghosh S. H-bonding directed programmed supramolecular assembly of naphthalene-diimide (NDI) derivatives. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:6860-72. [PMID: 27100059 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01983h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
In this review we have collated various supramolecular designs, all surrounding H-bonding among well-known functional groups (peptides, nucleic acids, amides, ureas, carboxylic acids, pyridine-hydroxyls, urethanes, imides and others), to dictate self-assembly of naphthalenediimide (NDI) π-systems (both small molecules and polymeric building blocks) that exhibit several exciting features including strong propensity for π-π interactions, π-acidity, excellent n-type semiconductivity, CT-complexation, ion-π interactions, ring-substitution dependent redox properties and photophysical properties. This article reveals that H-bonding can indeed serve as a very powerful and versatile tool to programmed self-assembly of a single or multiple dye system producing a wide range of tailored soft materials, including fibrillar gels, chromonic mesophases, foldamers, nanotubes, vesicles, reverse micelles and polymersomes, both in water and organic medium with distinct photophysical properties, charge transport properties, conductivity properties and functional group displays that are highly relevant in the fields of biology and organic electronics.
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- Anindita Das
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Polymer Science Unit, 2A and 2B Raja S C Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India.
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