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Jia D, Luo Q, Liu S, Hou C, Liu J. An Artificial Light-Harvesting System based on Supramolecular AIEgen Assembly. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202402438. [PMID: 39022852 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Photosynthesis is a complex multi-step process in which light collection is the initial step of photosynthesis and plays an important role in the utilization of solar energy. In order to improve the utilization of sunlight, researchers have developed a variety of artificial light-harvesting systems to simulate photosynthesis in nature. Here, we report a supramolecular artificial light-harvesting system in aqueous solution. Since β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) has a hydrophobic cavity and a hydrophilic outer surface, we adopt β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) as the host molecule and use adamantane as the guest molecule. At the same time, we modified β-CD with the donor molecule naphthalimide and adamantane with the tetraphenylethylene molecule which has aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effects. By using fluorescent molecules with AIE, the self-quenching effect caused by aggregation in aqueous solution can be effectively avoided. Due to the host-guest interaction of β-CD and adamantane, nanoparticles with stable structure and uniform size can be spontaneously assembled in water. Because of the close distance and strong spectral overlap between naphthalimide and tetraphenylethylene, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) was realized, and artificial light-harvesting system was successfully constructed in aqueous solution. Therefore, this study provides a new strategy for constructing artificial light-harvesting system, and the artificial light-harvesting system shows broad application prospects in aqueous solutions.
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- Dan Jia
- State Key laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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Yu L, Liu H, Feng N, Yi G, Xin X, Hao J, Li H. Multi-Step and Switchable Energy Transfer in Photoluminescent Organosilicone Capsules. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2402565. [PMID: 38894600 PMCID: PMC11336914 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202402565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Light-harvesting is of vital importance for many events, such as photosynthesis. To efficiently gather and transfer solar energy, delicate antenna is needed, which has been achieved by algae and plants. However, construction of efficient light-harvesting systems using multiple, artificial building blocks is still challenging. Here, blue-emitting organosilicone capsules containing carbon dots (denoted as CDs-Si) in ethanol are prepared, which can effectively transfer energy to green-emitting (silicone-functionalized bodipy, Si-BODIPY) or red-emitting (rhodamine b, RhB) dyes. In ternary system, sequential Förster resonance energy transfer from CDs-Si to Si-BODIPY and further to RhB is realized, which is accompanied with a less pronounced, parallel FRET directly from CDs-Si to RhB. The overall efficiency of energy transfer reaches ≈86%. By introducing a photoswitch (1,2-bis(2,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-3-thienyl)-3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluoro-1-cyclopentene, DAE) to the system, the emission becomes switchable under alternative illumination with UV and visible light, leading to the formation of smart artificial light-harvesting systems.
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- Longyue Yu
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface ChemistryMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinanShandong250100China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and TechnologiesZibo256401China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface ChemistryMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinanShandong250100China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and TechnologiesZibo256401China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Colloidal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface ChemistryMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinanShandong250100China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface ChemistryMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinanShandong250100China
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Wu Y, Wang Y, Yu X, Song Q. Comprehensive Study of Artificial Light-Harvesting Systems with a Multi-Step Sequential Energy Transfer Mechanism. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2404269. [PMID: 38874326 PMCID: PMC11336932 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Artificial light-harvesting systems (LHSs) with a multi-step sequential energy transfer mechanism significantly enhance light energy utilization. Nonetheless, most of these systems exhibit an overall energy transfer efficiency below 80%. Moreover, due to challenges in molecularly aligning multiple donor/acceptor chromophores, systems featuring ≥3-step sequential energy transfer are rarely reported. Here, a series of artificial LHSs is introduced featuring up to 4-step energy transfer mechanism, constructed using a cyclic peptide-based supramolecular scaffold. These LHSs showed remarkably high energy transfer efficiencies (≥90%) and satisfactory fluorescence quantum yields (ranging from 17.6% to 58.4%). Furthermore, the structural robustness of the supramolecular scaffold enables a comprehensive study of these systems, elucidating the associated energy transfer pathways, and identifying additional energy transfer processes beyond the targeted sequential energy transfer. Overall, this comprehensive investigation not only enhances the understanding of these LHSs, but also underscores the versatility of cyclic peptide-based supramolecular scaffolds in advancing energy harvesting technologies.
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- Yong Wu
- Shenzhen Grubbs InstituteSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen518055China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs InstituteSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen518055China
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- Institute of Innovation Materials and EnergyCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225002China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs InstituteSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen518055China
- Guangming Advanced Research InstituteSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhen518055China
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Zhang Q, Cui F, Dang X, Wang Q, Li ZY, Sun XQ, Xiao T. Supramolecular Sequential Light-Harvesting Systems for Constructing White LED Device and Latent Fingerprint Imaging. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401426. [PMID: 38757380 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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The fabrication of supramolecular light-harvesting systems (LHS) with sequential energy transfer is of significance in utilizing light energy. In this study, we report the non-covalent self-assembly of a sequential LHS by pillar[5]arene-based host-guest interaction in water and its applications in white light-emitting diode (LED) device and latent fingerprint imaging. The host-guest complex WP5 ⊃ ${ \supset }$ G self-assembles into nanoparticles in water and shows enhanced aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect. The nanoparticles can be further used to construct sequential LHS with fluorescent dyes 4,7-di(2-thienyl)-benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazole (DBT) and sulforhodamine 101 (SR101). Impressively, the system shows white-light emission when the molar ratio of WP5 ⊃ ${ \supset }$ G/DBT/SR101 is 1100/2/16. The material can be coated on a LED bulb to achieve white-light emission. In addition, the sequential LHS exhibit multicolor fluorescence including red emission, which have been successfully applied to high-resolution imaging of latent fingerprints. Therefore, we demonstrated a general strategy for the construction of sequential LHS in water based on macrocyclic host-guest interaction and explored its multi-functional applications in white-light LED device and imaging of latent fingerprints, which will promote future development and application of supramolecular LHSs.
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- Qiaona Zhang
- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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Chen D, Xiao T, Monflier É, Wang L. Multi-step FRET systems based on discrete supramolecular assemblies. Commun Chem 2024; 7:88. [PMID: 38637669 PMCID: PMC11026437 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01175-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from the excited state of the donor to the ground state of the acceptor is one of the most important fluorescence mechanisms and has wide applications in light-harvesting systems, light-mediated therapy, bioimaging, optoelectronic devices, and information security fields. The phenomenon of sequential energy transfer in natural photosynthetic systems provides great inspiration for scientists to make full use of light energy. In recent years, discrete supramolecular assemblies (DSAs) have been successively constructed to incorporate donor and multiple acceptors, and to achieve multi-step FRET between them. This perspective describes recent advances in the fabrication and application of DSAs with multi-step FRET. These DSAs are categorized based on the non-covalent scaffolds, such as amphiphilic nanoparticles, host-guest assemblies, metal-coordination scaffolds, and biomolecular scaffolds. This perspective will also outline opportunities and future challenges in this research area.
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- Dengli Chen
- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China.
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- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS), Faculté des Sciences Jean Perrin, Univ. Artois, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Lille, UMR 8181, Lens, France.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Yu X, Li H, Tian W, Ge Y, Wang T, Qi Z, Liu J. Single-layer semiconductor-decorated flexible 2D protein nanosheets by engineered anchoring for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 261:129819. [PMID: 38290631 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Protein self-assembly can be accurately manipulated to form ordered nanostructures through various supramolecular forces. This strategy is expected to make significant breakthroughs in the field of new biomimetic functional materials. Specifically, the construction of photocatalytic systems on two-dimensional (2D) flexible protein nanosheets meets a great challenge. We introduce a synthetic methodology for creating single-layer semiconductor-decorated protein 2D materials under mild conditions with enhanced light-driven hydrogen production. This approach employs a bioengineered green fluorescent protein (E4P) with the addition of a Cd-binding peptide, enabling precise control of the assembly of CdS quantum dots (QDs) on the protein's surface. Consequently, we obtained 4.3 nm-thin single-layer 2D protein nanosheets with substantial surface areas ideal for accommodating CdS QDs. By orthogonal incorporation of metal-binding peptides and supramolecular coordination, significantly enhancing the overall photocatalytic efficiency. Our findings demonstrate the potential for stable and efficient hydrogen production, highlighting the adaptability and biocompatibility of protein scaffolds for photocatalysis.
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- Xiaoxuan Yu
- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China; Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China; Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
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Sun G, Li M, Cai L, Zhu J, Tang Y, Yao Y. Carbazole-based artificial light-harvesting system for photocatalytic cross-coupling dehydrogenation reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:1412-1415. [PMID: 38205596 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05405e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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A carbazole-based artificial light-harvesting system (LHS) was successfully fabricated based on the supramolecular assembly of AIE-enhanced donor (CTD), water-soluble phosphate-pillar[5]arene (WPP5), and eosin Y (ESY) acceptor. The formed WPP5-CTD possessed remarkable AIE emission, featuring an ideal energy donor for light harvesting. After encapsulation of ESY, the energy of WPP5-CTD was efficiently transferred to ESY in WPP5-CTD-ESY, and the antenna effect was 38.5, which was much higher than that of recently reported LHSs. Notably, WPP5-CTD-ESY was successfully utilized as a photocatalyst to realize the cross-coupling dehydrogenation reaction of diphenylphosphine oxide and benzothiazole derivatives, suggesting great potential for aqueous photocatalytic applications of this LHS.
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- Guangping Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
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Zhang D, Li M, Jiang B, Liu S, Yang J, Yang X, Ma K, Yuan X, Yi T. Three-step cascaded artificial light-harvesting systems with tunable efficiency based on metallacycles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 652:1494-1502. [PMID: 37659317 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.184] [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: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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It is still challenging to develop multi-step cascaded artificial light-harvesting systems (ALHSs) with tunable efficiency. Here, we designed novel cascaded ALHSs with AIE-active metallacycles as the light-harvesting antenna, Eosin Y (ESY) and sulforhodamine 101 (SR101) as conveyors, near-infrared emissive chlorin-e6 (Ce6) as the final acceptor. The close contact and fair spectral overlap between donor and acceptor molecules at each level ensured the efficient sequential three-step energy transfer. The excited energy was sequentially and efficiently funneled to Ce6 along the cascaded line MTPEPt1 → ESY → SR101 → Ce6. Additionally, a unique strategy for regulating the efficiency of ALHS was illustrated by adjusting hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions.
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- Dengqing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China.
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Anaya-Plaza E, Özdemir Z, Wimmer Z, Kostiainen MA. Hierarchical peroxiredoxin assembly through orthogonal pH-response and electrostatic interactions. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:11544-11551. [PMID: 37990925 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00369h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Morpheeins are proteins that adapt their morphology and function to the environment. Therefore, their use in nanotechnology opens up the bottom-up preparation of anisotropic metamaterials, based on the sequential use of different stimuli. A prominent member of this family of proteins is peroxiredoxins (Prx), with dual peroxidase and chaperone function, depending on the pH of the media. At high pH, they show a toroidal morphology that turns into tubular stacks upon acidification. While the toroidal conformers have been explored as building blocks to yield 1D and 2D structures, the obtention of higher ordered materials remain unexplored. In this research, the morpheein behaviour of Prx is exploited to yield columnar aggregates, that are subsequently self-assembled into 3D anisotropic bundles. This is achieved by electrostatic recognition between the negatively charged protein rim and a positively charged porphyrin acting as molecular glue. The subsequent and orthogonal input lead to the alignment of the monodimensional stacks side-by-side, leading to the precise assembly of this anisotropic materials.
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- Eduardo Anaya-Plaza
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Technická 5, 16628 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Technická 5, 16628 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, Finland.
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Li XL, Zhang RZ, Niu KK, Dong RZ, Liu H, Yu SS, Wang YB, Xing LB. Construction of an efficient artificial light-harvesting system based on hyperbranched polyethyleneimine and improvement of photocatalytic performance. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:13301-13304. [PMID: 37859495 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03980c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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An artificial light-harvesting system (ALHS) was developed in aqueous solution by employing the electrostatic co-assembly of a tetraphenylethylene derivative modified with two sulfonate groups (TPE-BSBO) and hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (PEI) as the energy donors, and 4,7-bis(2-thienyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (DBT) as the energy acceptors. The ALHS exhibits not only high efficiency in energy transfer and conversion but also a significant enhancement in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), especially superoxide anion radicals (O2˙-), facilitating its utilization in photocatalytic oxidation reactions.
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- Xin-Long Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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Zheng Y, Wan Y, Wei Y, Yu Y. One-Pot Synthesis of Dual-Emissive Carbon Dots for Ratiometric Fluorescent Determination of Hg 2. J Fluoresc 2023; 33:1941-1948. [PMID: 36917347 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03154-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Mercury ion is a global toxic and hazardous environmental pollutant. In this work, a facile and selective ratiometric fluorescent probe was constructed for the detection of mercury ion. The dual-emissive carbon dots (BYCDs) were fabricated by a one-pot hydrothermal method utilizing o-phenylenediamine and glycine as raw materials, and the prepared BYCDs had two independent fluorescence emission peaks at 426 nm and 543 nm under a single excitation wavelength. Based on the change of the intensity ratio of the two fluorescence emission peaks after the addition of Hg2+, a sensitive and selective ratiometric fluorescent probe based on BYCDs was constructed for the detection of Hg2+ with good linearity ranging from 0.95-50 μM and a detection limit of 0.27 μM. In addition, the recovery of this probe was satisfactory in the standard addition experiments of real water samples, and it could be applied to the analysis of Hg2+ in real water samples.
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- Yabin Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 3rd Ring North East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 3rd Ring North East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 3rd Ring North East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 3rd Ring North East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Chen M, Lu Z, Li M, Jiang B, Liu S, Li Y, Zhang B, Li X, Yi T, Zhang D. Near-Infrared Emissive Cascaded Artificial Light-Harvesting System with Enhanced Antibacterial Efficiency. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2300377. [PMID: 37122070 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Combination of platinum(II) metallacycles and photodynamic inactivation presents a promising antibacterial strategy. Herein, a cascaded artificial light-capturing system is developed in which an aggregation-induced emission-active platinum(II) metallacycle (PtTPEM) is utilized as the antenna, sulforhodamine 101 (SR101) as a key conveyor, and the near-infrared emissive photosensitizer Chlorin-e6 (Ce6) as the final energy acceptor. The well-dispersed Ce6 in the proximity of energy donors not only avoids self-quenching in the physiological environment but also contributes to energy transfer from donor to acceptor, thereby significantly improving the 1 O2 generation ability of the light-harvesting system under white light irradiation. By integrating the platinum(II) metallacycle and 1 O2 , a more efficient synergistic antibacterial effect is achieved at low concentrations, along with a significant decrease in dark toxicity caused by PtTPEM.
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- Maowen Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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Arcudi F, Đorđević L. Supramolecular Chemistry of Carbon-Based Dots Offers Widespread Opportunities. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300906. [PMID: 37078923 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Carbon dots are an emerging class of nanomaterials that has recently attracted considerable attention for applications that span from biomedicine to energy. These photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles are defined by characteristic sizes of <10 nm, a carbon-based core and various functional groups at their surface. Although the surface groups are widely used to establish non-covalent bonds (through electrostatic interactions, coordinative bonds, and hydrogen bonds) with various other (bio)molecules and polymers, the carbonaceous core could also establish non-covalent bonds (ππ stacking or hydrophobic interactions) with π-extended or apolar compounds. The surface functional groups, in addition, can be modified by various post-synthetic chemical procedures to fine-tune the supramolecular interactions. Our contribution categorizes and analyzes the interactions that are commonly used to engineer carbon dots-based materials and discusses how they have allowed preparation of functional assemblies and architectures used for sensing, (bio)imaging, therapeutic applications, catalysis, and devices. Using non-covalent interactions as a bottom-up approach to prepare carbon dots-based assemblies and composites can exploit the unique features of supramolecular chemistry, which include adaptability, tunability, and stimuli-responsiveness due to the dynamic nature of the non-covalent interactions. It is expected that focusing on the various supramolecular possibilities will influence the future development of this class of nanomaterials.
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- Francesca Arcudi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, Padova, 35131, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, Padova, 35131, Italy
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Zbonikowski R, Mente P, Bończak B, Paczesny J. Adaptive 2D and Pseudo-2D Systems: Molecular, Polymeric, and Colloidal Building Blocks for Tailored Complexity. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:855. [PMID: 36903733 PMCID: PMC10005801 DOI: 10.3390/nano13050855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two-dimensional and pseudo-2D systems come in various forms. Membranes separating protocells from the environment were necessary for life to occur. Later, compartmentalization allowed for the development of more complex cellular structures. Nowadays, 2D materials (e.g., graphene, molybdenum disulfide) are revolutionizing the smart materials industry. Surface engineering allows for novel functionalities, as only a limited number of bulk materials have the desired surface properties. This is realized via physical treatment (e.g., plasma treatment, rubbing), chemical modifications, thin film deposition (using both chemical and physical methods), doping and formulation of composites, or coating. However, artificial systems are usually static. Nature creates dynamic and responsive structures, which facilitates the formation of complex systems. The challenge of nanotechnology, physical chemistry, and materials science is to develop artificial adaptive systems. Dynamic 2D and pseudo-2D designs are needed for future developments of life-like materials and networked chemical systems in which the sequences of the stimuli would control the consecutive stages of the given process. This is crucial to achieving versatility, improved performance, energy efficiency, and sustainability. Here, we review the advancements in studies on adaptive, responsive, dynamic, and out-of-equilibrium 2D and pseudo-2D systems composed of molecules, polymers, and nano/microparticles.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Xiao T, Tang L, Ren D, Diao K, Li ZY, Sun XQ. Fluorescent Nanoassemblies in Water Exhibiting Tunable LCST Behavior and Responsive Light Harvesting Ability. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203463. [PMID: 36428221 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203463] [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: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Responsive fluorescent nanomaterials have been received considerable attention in recent years. In this work, a bola-type amphiphilic molecule, CSO, was synthesized which contains a hydrophobic cyanostilbene core and hydrophilic oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) coils at both sides. The cyanostilbene group is aggregation-induced emission (AIE) active, while the OEG coils are thermo-responsive. As a result, the CSO molecules can self-assemble into blue-fluorescent nanoassemblies with lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior in aqueous media. It is noteworthy that the LCST behavior can be reversibly regulated with changes in concentration and the introduction of K+ . Intriguingly, fluorescence of CSO assembly shows a blue-shift upon heating. Finally, by employing CSO as a light capturing antenna and energy donor, an artificial light harvesting system with tunable emission and thermo-responsive characteristics was fabricated. This study not only demonstrates an integrated approach to create responsive fluorescent nanomaterials, but also shows great potential for producing luminescent materials and mimicking photosynthesis in nature.
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- Tangxin Xiao
- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- Institute of Urban & Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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