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Sahoo D, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Maurya DS, Arshad M, Chenna SS, Ona N, Vasserman JA, Ni H, Weissman D, Percec V. The Constitutional Isomerism of One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers Orchestrates the Total and Targeted Activities of mRNA Delivery. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3627-3634. [PMID: 38306714 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13569] [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: 02/04/2024]
Abstract
Constitutional isomerism has been previously demonstrated by one of our laboratories to represent a powerful design strategy for the elaboration of complex functional self-organizations. Here we report the design, synthesis, and characterization of 14 positional, skeletal, and functional constitutional isomeric one-component, multifunctional, sequence-defined, amphiphilic ionizable Janus dendrimers (IAJDs). Their coassembly by simple injection with luciferase mRNA (Luc-mRNA) to form dendrimersome nanoparticles (DNPs) was studied. Subsequently, the resulting DNPs were employed to investigate, with screening experiments, the delivery of Luc-mRNA in vivo. Constitutional isomerism was shown to produce changes of up to two orders of magnitude of the total-body luciferase activity and targeted luciferase activity to the spleen and liver, of up to three orders of magnitude difference in targeted luciferase activity to the lungs and up to six orders of magnitude to lymph nodes. These results indicate that constitutional isomerism may represent not only a simple but also an important synthetic strategy that most probably may impact the activity of all components of synthetic vectors used in RNA-based nanomedicine, including in mRNA vaccines and therapeutics.
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- Dipankar Sahoo
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Zou H, Zhao S, Wu Q, Chu B, Zhou L. One-Pot Synthesis, Circularly Polarized Luminescence, and Controlled Self-Assembly of Janus-Type Miktoarm Star Copolymers. ACS Macro Lett 2024:227-233. [PMID: 38300520 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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With the aim of broadening the scope of Janus-type polymers with new functionalities, Janus-type miktoarm star copolymers comprising helical poly(phenyl isocyanide) (PPI) and a vinyl polymer were designed and synthesized via a combination of Pd(II)-initiated isocyanide polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). A functional β-cyclodextrin bearing 7 Pd(II) complexes at one side and 14 bromine groups at the other side ((Pd(II))7-CD-(Br)14) was prepared and used as an initiator for the one-pot polymerization of phenyl isocyanide and the ATRP of vinyl monomers in a living and controlled manner. A variety of Janus-type copolymers with different structures and tunable compositions were facilely obtained by using this method. Thus, Janus-type copolymers composed of helical PPIs and tetraphenylethylene-modified vinyl polymers exhibited a significant circularly polarized luminescence performance in both soluble and aggregated states. Meanwhile, Janus-type copolymers containing PPIs and hydrophilic vinyl polymers presented amphiphilicity and self-assembled into diverse morphologies.
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- Hui Zou
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, 230009 Anhui, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, 230009 Anhui, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, 230009 Anhui, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 23200 Anhui, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, 230009 Anhui, China
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Gabrielli L, Goldin L, Chandrabhas S, Dalla Valle A, Prins LJ. Chemical Information Processing by a Responsive Chemical System. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2080-2088. [PMID: 38214581 PMCID: PMC10811666 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Nature has an extraordinary capacity to precisely regulate the chemical reactivity in a highly complex mixture of molecules that is present in the cell. External stimuli lead to transient up- and downregulation of chemical reactions and provide a means for a cell to process information arriving from the environment. The development of synthetic chemical systems with life-like properties requires strategies that allow likewise control over chemical reactivity in a complex environment. Here, we show a synthetic system that mimics the initial steps that take place when a natural signal transduction pathway is activated. Monophosphate nucleosides act as chemical triggers for the self-assembly of nanoreactors that upregulate chemical reactions between reagents present at low micromolar concentrations. Different nucleotides template different assemblies and hence activate different pathways, thus establishing a distinct connection between input and output molecules. Trigger-induced upregulation of chemical reactivity occurs for only a limited amount of time because the chemical triggers are gradually removed from the system by enzymes. It is shown that the same system transiently produces different output molecules depending on the chemical input that is provided.
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- Luca Gabrielli
- 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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- 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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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, Padova 35131, Italy
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Tadgell B, Liz-Marzán LM. Probing Interactions between Chiral Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Biomolecules. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301691. [PMID: 37581332 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Chiral plasmonic nanoparticles (and their assemblies) interact with biomolecules in a variety of different ways, resulting in distinct optical signatures when probed by circular dichroism spectroscopy. These systems show promise for biosensing applications and offer several advantages over achiral plasmonic systems. Arguably the most notable advantage is that chiral nanoparticles can differentiate between molecular enantiomers and can, therefore, act as sensors for enantiomeric purity. Furthermore, chiral nanoparticles can couple more effectively to chiral biomolecules in biological systems if they have a matching handedness, improving their effectiveness as biomedical agents. In this article, we review the different types of interactions that occur between chiral plasmonic nanoparticle systems and biomolecules, and discuss how circular dichroism spectroscopy can probe these interactions and inform how to optimize systems for biosensing and biomedical applications.
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- Ben Tadgell
- CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Networking Biomedical Research Center, Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Paseo de Miramón 194, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, 48009, Bilbao, Spain
- Cinbio, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310, Vigo, Spain
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Lu J, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Maurya DS, Sahoo D, Ona N, Reagan EK, Ni H, Weissman D, Percec V. Targeted and Equally Distributed Delivery of mRNA to Organs with Pentaerythritol-Based One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18760-18766. [PMID: 37606244 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Delivery of nucleic acids with viral and synthetic vectors has pioneered genetic nanomedicine. Four-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) consisting of ionizable lipids, phospholipids, cholesterol, and PEG-conjugated lipids, assembled by microfluidic or T-tube, are the benchmark synthetic vector for delivery of mRNA. One-component multifunctional sequence-defined ionizable amphiphilic Janus dendrimer (IAJD) delivery systems for mRNA were developed by us to complement LNPs. IAJDs consist of multifunctional hydrophilic low-generation dendrons or minidendrons conjugated to hydrophobic dendrons. They were inspired by amphiphilic Janus dendrimers and glycodendrimers. IAJDs coassemble with mRNA into predictable-size vesicles, named dendrimersome nanoparticles (DNPs), by simple injection in acetate buffer, rather than by the complex technology required by LNPs. Assembly of DNPs by simple injection together with sequence design in the hydrophilic and hydrophobic modules of IAJDs endowed rapid screening to access discovery. Molecular design principles for targeted delivery were elaborated when the branching points of IAJDs were constructed from symmetrically and nonsymmetrically substituted plant phenolic acids interconnected by pentaerythritol (PE). Here, we report the first library containing simplified IAJDs constructed in only three steps from symmetrically trialkylated PE in the hydrophobic domain and four different piperazine-based ionizable amines in the hydrophilic part. Rapid coassembly with mRNA and in vivo screening led to the discovery of the two most active IAJDs targeting the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes, one predominantly to the spleen and liver and six delivering equally to the spleen, liver, lung, and lymph nodes. These IAJDs represent the simplest synthetic vectors and the first viral or synthetic system delivering equally to multiple organs.
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- Juncheng Lu
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Ornelas C, Astruc D. Ferrocene-Based Drugs, Delivery Nanomaterials and Fenton Mechanism: State of the Art, Recent Developments and Prospects. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2044. [PMID: 37631259 PMCID: PMC10458437 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15082044] [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: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Ferrocene has been the most used organometallic moiety introduced in organic and bioinorganic drugs to cure cancers and various other diseases. Following several pioneering studies, two real breakthroughs occurred in 1996 and 1997. In 1996, Jaouen et al. reported ferrocifens, ferrocene analogs of tamoxifen, the chemotherapeutic for hormone-dependent breast cancer. Several ferrocifens are now in preclinical evaluation. Independently, in 1997, ferroquine, an analog of the antimalarial drug chloroquine upon the introduction of a ferrocenyl substituent in the carbon chain, was reported by the Biot-Brocard group and found to be active against both chloroquine-sensitive and chloroquine-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Ferroquine, in combination with artefenomel, completed phase IIb clinical evaluation in 2019. More than 1000 studies have been published on ferrocenyl-containing pharmacophores against infectious diseases, including parasitic, bacterial, fungal, and viral infections, but the relationship between structure and biological activity has been scarcely demonstrated, unlike for ferrocifens and ferroquines. In a majority of ferrocene-containing drugs, however, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), in particular the OH. radical, produced by Fenton catalysis, plays a key role and is scrutinized in this mini-review, together with the supramolecular approach utilizing drug delivery nanosystems, such as micelles, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), polymers, and dendrimers.
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- Catia Ornelas
- ChemistryX, R&D Department, R&D and Consulting Company, 9000-160 Funchal, Portugal
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- University of Bordeaux, ISM, UMR CNRS, No. 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, CEDEX, 33405 Talence, France
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Lu J, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Maurya DS, Shalihin MI, Zhang D, Chenna SS, Adamson J, Liu M, Shah HUR, Shah H, Xiao Q, Queeley B, Ona NA, Reagan EK, Ni H, Sahoo D, Peterca M, Weissman D, Percec V. Screening Libraries to Discover Molecular Design Principles for the Targeted Delivery of mRNA with One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers Derived from Plant Phenolic Acids. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:1572. [PMID: 37376020 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15061572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Viral and synthetic vectors to deliver nucleic acids were key to the rapid development of extraordinarily efficient COVID-19 vaccines. The four-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), containing phospholipids, PEG-conjugated lipids, cholesterol, and ionizable lipids, co-assembled with mRNA via a microfluidic technology, are the leading nonviral delivery vector used by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna to access COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. LNPs exhibit a statistical distribution of their four components when delivering mRNA. Here, we report a methodology that involves screening libraries to discover the molecular design principles required to realize organ-targeted mRNA delivery and mediate activity with a one-component ionizable multifunctional amphiphilic Janus dendrimer (IAJD) derived from plant phenolic acids. IAJDs co-assemble with mRNA into monodisperse dendrimersome nanoparticles (DNPs) with predictable dimensions, via the simple injection of their ethanol solution in a buffer. The precise location of the functional groups in one-component IAJDs demonstrated that the targeted organs, including the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, and lung, are selected based on the hydrophilic region, while activity is associated with the hydrophobic domain of IAJDs. These principles, and a mechanistic hypothesis to explain activity, simplify the synthesis of IAJDs, the assembly of DNPs, handling, and storage of vaccines, and reduce price, despite employing renewable plant starting materials. Using simple molecular design principles will lead to increased accessibility to a large diversity of mRNA-based vaccines and nanotherapeutics.
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- Juncheng Lu
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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Percec V, Sahoo D, Adamson J. Stimuli-Responsive Principles of Supramolecular Organizations Emerging from Self-Assembling and Self-Organizable Dendrons, Dendrimers, and Dendronized Polymers. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15081832. [PMID: 37111979 PMCID: PMC10142069 DOI: 10.3390/polym15081832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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All activities of our daily life, of the nature surrounding us and of the entire society and its complex economic and political systems are affected by stimuli. Therefore, understanding stimuli-responsive principles in nature, biology, society, and in complex synthetic systems is fundamental to natural and life sciences. This invited Perspective attempts to organize, to the best of our knowledge, for the first time the stimuli-responsive principles of supramolecular organizations emerging from self-assembling and self-organizable dendrons, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers. Definitions of stimulus and stimuli from different fields of science are first discussed. Subsequently, we decided that supramolecular organizations of self-assembling and self-organizable dendrons, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers may fit best in the definition of stimuli from biology. After a brief historical introduction to the discovery and development of conventional and self-assembling and self-organizable dendrons, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers, a classification of stimuli-responsible principles as internal- and external-stimuli was made. Due to the enormous amount of literature on conventional dendrons, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers as well as on their self-assembling and self-organizable systems we decided to discuss stimuli-responsive principles only with examples from our laboratory. We apologize to all contributors to dendrimers and to the readers of this Perspective for this space-limited decision. Even after this decision, restrictions to a limited number of examples were required. In spite of this, we expect that this Perspective will provide a new way of thinking about stimuli in all fields of self-organized complex soft matter.
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- Virgil Percec
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
- Chemical Physics Laboratory, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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Assembling Complex Macromolecules and Self-Organizations of Biological Relevance with Cu(I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne, Thio-Bromo, and TERMINI Double "Click" Reactions. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15051075. [PMID: 36904317 PMCID: PMC10007166 DOI: 10.3390/polym15051075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
Abstract
In 2022, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Bertozzi, Meldal, and Sharpless "for the development of click chemistry and biorthogonal chemistry". Since 2001, when the concept of click chemistry was advanced by Sharpless laboratory, synthetic chemists started to envision click reactions as the preferred choice of synthetic methodology employed to create new functions. This brief perspective will summarize research performed in our laboratories with the classic Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne click (CuAAC) reaction elaborated by Meldal and Sharpless, with the thio-bromo click (TBC) and with the less-used, irreversible TERminator Multifunctional INItiator (TERMINI) dual click (TBC) reactions, the last two elaborated in our laboratory. These click reactions will be used to assemble, by accelerated modular-orthogonal methodologies, complex macromolecules and self-organizations of biological relevance. Self-assembling amphiphilic Janus dendrimers and Janus glycodendrimers together with their biological membrane mimics known as dendrimersomes and glycodendrimersomes as well as simple methodologies to assemble macromolecules with perfect and complex architecture such as dendrimers from commercial monomers and building blocks will be discussed. This perspective is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Professor Bogdan C. Simionescu, the son of my (VP) Ph.D. mentor, Professor Cristofor I. Simionescu, who as his father, took both science and science administration in his hands, and dedicated his life to handling them in a tandem way, to their best.
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Properties and Bioapplications of Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers: A Review. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15020589. [PMID: 36839911 PMCID: PMC9958631 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Amphiphilic Janus dendrimers are arrangements containing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic units, capable of forming ordered aggregates by intermolecular noncovalent interactions between the dendrimer units. Compared to conventional dendrimers, these molecular self-assemblies possess particular and effective attributes i.e., the presence of different terminal groups, essential to design new elaborated materials. The present review will focus on the pharmaceutical and biomedical application of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers. Important information for the development of novel optimized pharmaceutical formulations, such as structural classification, synthetic pathways, properties and applications, will offer the complete characterization of this type of Janus dendrimers. This work will constitute an up-to-date background for dendrimer specialists involved in designing amphiphilic Janus dendrimer-based nanomaterials for future innovations in this promising field.
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Zhang D, Xiao Q, Rahimzadeh M, Liu M, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C, Miyazaki Y, Shinoda W, Percec V. Self-Assembly of Glycerol-Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers Amplifies and Indicates Principles for the Selection of Stereochemistry by Biological Membranes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4311-4323. [PMID: 36749951 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The principles for the selection of the stereochemistry of phospholipids of biological membranes remain unclear and continue to be debated. Therefore, any new experiments on this topic may help progress in this field. To address this question, three libraries of constitutional isomeric glycerol-amphiphilic Janus dendrimers (JDs) with nonsymmetric homochiral, racemic, and symmetric achiral branching points were synthesized by an orthogonal-modular-convergent methodology. These JDs amplify self-assembly, and therefore, monodisperse vesicles known as dendrimersomes (DSs) with predictable dimensions programmed by JD concentration were assembled by rapid injection of their ethanol solution into water. DSs of homochiral JD enantiomers, racemic, including mixtures of different enantiomers, and achiral exhibited similar DS size-concentration dependence. However, the number of bilayers of DSs assembled from homochiral, achiral, and racemic JDs determined by cryo-TEM were different. Statistical analysis of the number of bilayers and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated that homochiral JDs formed predominantly unilamellar DSs. Symmetric achiral JDs assembled only unilamellar DSs while racemic JDs favored multilamellar DSs. Since cell membranes are unilamellar, these results indicate a new rationale for nonsymmetric homochiral vs racemic selection. Simultaneously, these experiments imply that the symmetric achiral lipids forming more stable membrane, probably had been the preferable assemblies of prebiotic cell membranes.
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- Dapeng Zhang
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- DWI─Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen 52074, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- DWI─Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen 52074, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Noguchi H. Membrane domain formation induced by binding/unbinding of curvature-inducing molecules on both membrane surfaces. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:679-688. [PMID: 36597888 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01536f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The domain formation of curvature-inducing molecules, such as peripheral or transmembrane proteins and conical surfactants, is studied in thermal equilibrium and nonequilibrium steady states using meshless membrane simulations. These molecules can bind to both surfaces of a bilayer membrane and also move to the opposite leaflet by a flip-flop. Under symmetric conditions for the two leaflets, the membrane domains form checkerboard patterns in addition to striped and spot patterns. The unbound membrane stabilizes the vertices of the checkerboard. Under asymmetric conditions, the domains form kagome-lattice and thread-like patterns. In the nonequilibrium steady states, a flow of the binding molecules between the upper and lower solutions can occur via flip-flop.
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- Hiroshi Noguchi
- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan.
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Hybrid Molecules Consisting of Lysine Dendrons with Several Hydrophobic Tails: A SCF Study of Self-Assembling. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032078. [PMID: 36768408 PMCID: PMC9916814 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In this article, we used the numerical self-consistent field method of Scheutjens-Fleer to study the micellization of hybrid molecules consisting of one polylysine dendron with charged end groups and several linear hydrophobic tails attached to its root. The main attention was paid to spherical micelles and the determination of the range of parameters at which they can appear. A relationship has been established between the size and internal structure of the resulting spherical micelles and the length and number of hydrophobic tails, as well as the number of dendron generations. It is shown that the splitting of the same number of hydrophobic monomers from one long tail into several short tails leads to a decrease in the aggregation number and, accordingly, the number of terminal charges in micelles. At the same time, it was shown that the surface area per dendron does not depend on the number of hydrophobic monomers or tails in the hybrid molecule. The relationship between the structure of hybrid molecules and the electrostatic properties of the resulting micelles has also been studied. It is found that the charge distribution in the corona depends on the number of dendron generations G in the hybrid molecule. For a small number of generations (up to G=3), a standard double electric layer is observed. For a larger number of generations (G=4), the charges of dendrons in the corona are divided into two populations: in the first population, the charges are in the spherical layer near the boundary between the micelle core and shell, and in the second population, the charges are near the periphery of the spherical shell. As a result, a part of the counterions is localized in the wide region between them. These results are of potential interest for the use of spherical dendromicelles as nanocontainers for drug delivery.
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Synthesis of Fluorescent, Dumbbell-Shaped Polyurethane Homo- and Heterodendrimers and Their Photophysical Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021662. [PMID: 36675178 PMCID: PMC9866862 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Fluorescent dendrimers have wide applications in biomedical and materials science. Here, we report the synthesis of fluorescent polyurethane homodendrimers and Janus dendrimers, which often pose challenges due to the inherent reactivity of isocyanates. Polyurethane dendrons (G1-G3) were synthesized via a convergent method using a one-pot multicomponent Curtius reaction as a crucial step to establish urethane linkages. The alkyne periphery of the G1-G3 dendrons was modified by a copper catalyzed azide-alkyne click reaction (CuAAC) to form fluorescent dendrons. In the reaction of the surfaces functionalized two different dendrons with a difunctional core, a mixture of three dendrimers consisting of two homodendrimers and a Janus dendrimer were obtained. The Janus dendrimer accounted for a higher proportion in the products' distribution, being as high as 93% for G3. The photophysical properties of Janus dendrimers showed the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from one to the other fluorophore of the dendrimer. The FRET observation accompanied by a large Stokes shift make these dendrimers potential candidates for the detection and tracking of interactions between the biomolecules, as well as potential candidates for fluorescence imaging.
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Zhou Y, Luo J, Liu T, Wen T, Williams-Pavlantos K, Wesdemiotis C, Cheng SZD, Liu T. Molecular Geometry-Directed Self-Recognition in the Self-Assembly of Giant Amphiphiles. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2200216. [PMID: 35557023 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Three sets of polyoxometalate (POM)-based amphiphilic hybrid macromolecules with different rigidity in their organic tails are used as models to understand the effect of molecular rigidity on their possible self-recognition feature during self-assembly processes. Self-recognition is achieved in the mixed solution of two structurally similar, sphere-rigid T-shape-linked oligofluorene(TOF4 ) rod amphiphiles, with the hydrophilic clusters being Anderson (Anderson-TOF4 ) and Dawson (Dawson-TOF4 ), respectively. Anderson-TOF4 is observed to self-assemble into onion-like multilayer structures and Dawson-TOF4 forms multilayer vesicles. The self-assembly is controlled by the interdigitation of hydrophobic rods and the counterion-mediated attraction among charged hydrophilic inorganic clusters. When the hydrophobic blocks are less rigid, e.g., partially rigid polystyrene and fully flexible alkyl chains, self-recognition is not observed, attributing to the flexible conformation of hydrophobic molecules in the solvophobic domain. This study reveals that the self-recognition among amphiphiles can be achieved by the geometrical limitation of the supramolecular structure due to the rigidity of solvophobic domains.
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- Yifan Zhou
- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 50610, China
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.,Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.,South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 50610, China
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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Pedro‐Hernández LD, Ramirez‐Ápan T, Martínez‐García M. Synthesis of Bifunctional Tris‐Dendrimers Conjugated with Ibuprofen and Naproxen. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Luis Daniel Pedro‐Hernández
- Departament of Orgánic Chemistry Instituto de Química Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad Universitaria Circuito Exterior, Coyoacán C.P. 04510 México D.F. México
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- Departament of Orgánic Chemistry Instituto de Química Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad Universitaria Circuito Exterior, Coyoacán C.P. 04510 México D.F. México
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- Departament of Orgánic Chemistry Instituto de Química Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad Universitaria Circuito Exterior, Coyoacán C.P. 04510 México D.F. México
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Kanno R, Tanaka K, Ikami T, Ouchi M, Terashima T. Reversible Co-Self-Assembly and Self-Sorting Systems of Polymer Micelles in Water: Polymers Switch Association Partners in Response to Salts. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Rikuto Kanno
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Fernandes T, Daniel-da-Silva AL, Trindade T. Metal-dendrimer hybrid nanomaterials for sensing applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rosati M, Acocella A, Pizzi A, Turtù G, Neri G, Demitri N, Nonappa, Raffaini G, Donnio B, Zerbetto F, Bombelli FB, Cavallo G, Metrangolo P. Janus-Type Dendrimers Based on Highly Branched Fluorinated Chains with Tunable Self-Assembly and 19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Properties. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Marta Rosati
- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi, 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi, 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, S.S. 14 Km 163.5 in Area Science Park, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, FI-33720 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Materiaux de Strasbourg - IPCMS, UMR 7504 - CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, F-67034 Cedex 2 Strasbourg, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi, 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Liu Q, Jin B, Li Q, Yang H, Luo Y, Li X. Self-sorting assembly of artificial building blocks. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:2484-2499. [PMID: 35266949 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00153e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Self-assembly to build high-level structures, which is ubiquitous in living systems, has captured the imagination of scientists, striving to emulate the intricacy, homogeneity and versatility of the naturally occurring systems, and to pursue a similar level of organization in artificial building blocks. In particular, self-sorting assembly in multicomponent systems, based on the spontaneous recognition and consequent spatial aggregation of the same or interactive building units, is able to realize very complicated assembly behaviours, and usually results in multiple well-ordered products or hierarchical structures in a one-step manner. This highly efficient assembly strategy has attracted tremendous research attention in recent years, and numerous examples have been reported in artificial systems, particularly with supramolecular and polymeric building blocks. In the current review, we summarize the progress in recent years, and classify them into five main categories, based on their working mechanisms or principles. With the review of these strategies, we hope to provide not only some deep insights into this field, but also and more importantly, useful thoughts in the design and fabrication of self-sorting systems in the future.
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- Qianwei Liu
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
- Experimental Centre of Advanced Materials, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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Li Y, Cui J, Li C, Zhou H, Chang J, Aras O, An F. 19 F MRI Nanotheranostics for Cancer Management: Progress and Prospects. ChemMedChem 2022; 17:e202100701. [PMID: 34951121 PMCID: PMC9432482 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fluorine magnetic resonance imaging (19 F MRI) is a promising imaging technique for cancer diagnosis because of its excellent soft tissue resolution and deep tissue penetration, as well as the inherent high natural abundance, almost no endogenous interference, quantitative analysis, and wide chemical shift range of the 19 F nucleus. In recent years, scientists have synthesized various 19 F MRI contrast agents. By further integrating a wide variety of nanomaterials and cutting-edge construction strategies, magnetically equivalent 19 F atoms are super-loaded and maintain satisfactory relaxation efficiency to obtain high-intensity 19 F MRI signals. In this review, the nuclear magnetic resonance principle underlying 19 F MRI is first described. Then, the construction and performance of various fluorinated contrast agents are summarized. Finally, challenges and future prospects regarding the clinical translation of 19 F MRI nanoprobes are considered. This review will provide strategic guidance and panoramic expectations for designing new cancer theranostic regimens and realizing their clinical translation.
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- Yanan Li
- College of Medical Imaging, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Medical Imaging, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Medical Imaging, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No.76 Yanta West Road, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
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Edr A, Wrobel D, Krupková A, Šťastná LČ, Cuřínová P, Novák A, Malý J, Kalasová J, Malý J, Malý M, Strašák T. Adaptive Synthesis of Functional Amphiphilic Dendrons as a Novel Approach to Artificial Supramolecular Objects. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042114. [PMID: 35216229 PMCID: PMC8877797 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Supramolecular structures, such as micelles, liposomes, polymerosomes or dendrimerosomes, are widely studied and used as drug delivery systems. The behavior of amphiphilic building blocks strongly depends on their spatial distribution and shape of polar and nonpolar component. This report is focused on the development of new versatile synthetic protocols for amphiphilic carbosilane dendrons (amp-CS-DDNs) capable of self-assembly to regular micelles and other supramolecular objects. The presented strategy enables the fine modification of amphiphilic structure in several ways and also enables the facile connection of a desired functionality. DLS experiments demonstrated correlations between structural parameters of amp-CS-DDNs and the size of formed nanoparticles. For detailed information about the organization and spatial distribution of amp-CS-DDNs assemblies, computer simulation models were studied by using molecular dynamics in explicit water.
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- Antonín Edr
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 16828 Prague 6, Czech Republic; (J.M.); (J.K.)
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 16828 Prague 6, Czech Republic; (J.M.); (J.K.)
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- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (T.S.)
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Wakabayashi R, Imatani R, Katsuya M, Higuchi Y, Noguchi H, Kamiya N, Goto M. Hydrophobic immiscibility controls self-sorting or co-assembly of peptide amphiphiles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 58:585-588. [PMID: 34913932 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05560g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pairs of peptide amphiphiles with immiscible hydrophobic tails were synthesized and their assembly formation was investigated. These pairs formed self-sorting supramolecular fibres using a standard heating-cooling protocol, while one pair with longer hydrophobic tails formed a co-assembly when an additional heating process was applied.
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- Rie Wakabayashi
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. .,Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. .,Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Novel Fluorinated Spermine and Small Molecule PEI to Deliver Anti-PD-L1 and Anti-VEGF siRNA for Highly Efficient Tumor Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13122058. [PMID: 34959340 PMCID: PMC8708240 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13122058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Small interfering RNA (siRNA) can specifically silence disease gene expression. This project investigated the overexpression of programmed death receptor ligand 1 (PD-L1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on the surface of tumor cells. However, the main obstacle to the development of gene therapy drugs is the lack of an efficient delivery vector, which should be able to overcome multiple delivery barriers and protect siRNA to enter the target cells. Therefore, a novel fluorine-modified endogenous molecular carrier TFSPEI was constructed by linking fluorinated groups with hydrophobic and hydrophilic characteristics on the surface of PEI and spermine. The results showed that lower toxicity, higher endocytosis, and silencing efficiency were achieved. We found that the inhibition of VEGF targets can indirectly activate the immune response to promote the tumor-killing and invasion effects of T cells. The combined delivery of anti-VEGF siRNA and anti-PD-L1 siRNA could inhibit the expression of corresponding proteins, restore the anti-tumor function of T cells and inhibit the growth of neovascularization, and obtained significant anti-tumor effects. Therefore, this safe and efficient fluorinated spermine and small molecule PEI-based anti-PD-L1 and anti-VEGF siRNA delivery system is expected to provide a new strategy for gene therapy of tumors.
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Grousson E, Mahler F, Keller S, Contino-Pépin C, Durand G. Hybrid Fluorocarbon-Hydrocarbon Surfactants: Synthesis and Colloidal Characterization. J Org Chem 2021; 86:14672-14683. [PMID: 34609857 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Four double-tailed hybrid fluorocarbon-hydrocarbon (F-H) surfactants with a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polar headgroup were synthesized. The hydrophobic scaffold consists of an amino acid core, onto which were grafted both fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon chains of different lengths. The PEG polar head was connected to the hydrophobic scaffold through a copper(I)-mediated click reaction. The four derivatives exhibit aqueous solubility >100 g/L and self-assemble into micellar aggregates with micromolar critical micellar concentration (CMC) values, as demonstrated by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), surface tension (ST) measurements, and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The CMC value decreased by a factor of ∼6 for each additional pair of CH2 groups, whereas a decrease by a factor of ∼2.5 was observed when the size of the PEG polar head was reduced from 2000 to 750 g/mol. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) showed unimodal micelle populations with hydrodynamic diameters of 10-15 nm, in agreement with results obtained from size-exclusion chromatography (SEC). The aggregation number increased with the hydrocarbon chain length but decreased with increasing PEG chain lengths. The combination in one molecular design of both low CMC and high water solubility makes these new surfactants promising systems for novel drug-delivery systems.
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- Emilie Grousson
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)─UMR5247, 34093 Montpellier, France.,Equipe Chimie Bioorganique et Systèmes Amphiphiles (CBSA), Avignon Université, 84000 Avignon, France
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- Molecular Biophysics, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger-Str. 13, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, (TUK), Erwin-Schrödinger-Str. 13, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.,Biophysics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences (IMB), NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Humboldtstr. 50/III, 8010 Graz, Austria.,Field of Excellence BioHealth, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.,BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)─UMR5247, 34093 Montpellier, France.,Equipe Chimie Bioorganique et Systèmes Amphiphiles (CBSA), Avignon Université, 84000 Avignon, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)─UMR5247, 34093 Montpellier, France.,Equipe Chimie Bioorganique et Systèmes Amphiphiles (CBSA), Avignon Université, 84000 Avignon, France
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Laskar P, Dufès C. Emergence of cationic polyamine dendrimersomes: design, stimuli sensitivity and potential biomedical applications. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6007-6026. [PMID: 34765868 PMCID: PMC8548884 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00536g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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For decades, self-assembled lipid vesicles have been widely used in clinics as nanoscale delivery systems for various biomedical applications, including treatment of various diseases. Due to their core-shell architecture and versatile nature, they have been successfully used as carriers for the delivery of a wide range of therapeutic cargos, including drugs and nucleic acids, in cancer treatment. Recently, surface-modified polyamine dendrimer-based vesicles, or dendrimersomes, have emerged as promising alternatives to lipid vesicles for various biomedical applications, due to their ease of synthesis, non-immunogenicity, stability in circulation and lower size polydispersity. This mini-review provides an overview of the recent advances resulting from the use of biomimetic hydrophobically-modified polyamine-based dendrimersomes towards biomedical applications, focusing mainly on the two most widely used polyamine dendrimers, namely polyamidoamine (PAMAM) and poly(propylene imine) (PPI) dendrimers.
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- Partha Laskar
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen TX 78504 USA
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde 161 Cathedral Street Glasgow G4 0RE UK
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Mali A, Kaijzel EL, Lamb HJ, Cruz LJ. 19F-nanoparticles: Platform for in vivo delivery of fluorinated biomaterials for 19F-MRI. J Control Release 2021; 338:870-889. [PMID: 34492234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fluorine-19 (19F) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features one of the most investigated and innovative techniques for quantitative and unambiguous cell tracking, providing information for both localization and number of cells. Because of the relative insensitivity of the MRI technique, a high number of magnetically equivalent fluorine atoms are required to gain detectable signals. However, an increased amount of 19F nuclei induces low solubility in aqueous solutions, making fluorine-based probes not suitable for in vivo imaging applications. In this context, nanoparticle-based platforms play a crucial role, since nanoparticles may carry a high payload of 19F-based contrast agents into the relevant cells or tissues, increase the imaging agents biocompatibility, and provide a highly versatile platform. In this review, we present an overview of the 19F-based nanoprobes for sensitive 19F-MRI, focusing on the main nanotechnologies employed to date, such as fluorine and theranostic nanovectors, including their design and applications.
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- Alvja Mali
- Translational Nanobiomaterials and Imaging (TNI) Group, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Translational Nanobiomaterials and Imaging (TNI) Group, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Translational Nanobiomaterials and Imaging (TNI) Group, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Perli G, Wang Q, Braga CB, Bertuzzi DL, Fontana LA, Soares MCP, Ruiz J, Megiatto JD, Astruc D, Ornelas C. Self-Assembly of a Triazolylferrocenyl Dendrimer in Water Yields Nontraditional Intrinsic Green Fluorescent Vesosomes for Nanotheranostic Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:12948-12954. [PMID: 34291930 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The promising field of nanomedicine stimulates a continuous search for multifunctional nanotheranostic systems for imaging and drug delivery. Herein, we demonstrate that application of supramolecular chemistry's concepts in dendritic assemblies can enable the formation of advanced dendrimer-based nanotheranostic devices. A dendrimer bearing 81 triazolylferrocenyl terminal groups adopts a more compact shell-like structure in polar solvents with the ferrocenyl peripheral groups backfolding toward the hydrophobic dendrimer interior, while exposing the more polar triazole moieties as the dendritic shell. Akin to lipids, the compact dendritic structure self-assembles into uniform nanovesicles that in turn self-assemble into larger vesosomes in water. The vesosomes emit green nontraditional intrinsic fluorescence (NTIL), which is an emerging property as there are no classical fluorophores in the dendritic macromolecular structure. This work confirms the hypothesis that the NTIL emission is greatly enhanced by rigidification of the supramolecular assemblies containing heteroatomic subluminophores (HASLs) and by the presence of electron rich functional groups on the periphery of dendrimers. This work is the first one detecting NTIL in ferrocenyl-terminated dendrimers. Moreover, the vesosomes are stable in biological medium, are uptaken by cells, and show cytotoxic activity against cancer cells. Accordingly, the self-organization of these dendrimers into tertiary structures promotes the emergence of new properties enabling the same component, in this case, ferrocenyl group, to function as both antitumoral drug and fluorophore.
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- Gabriel Perli
- Institute of Chemistry, Rua Josue de Castro, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France
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- Institute of Chemistry, Rua Josue de Castro, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Rua Josue de Castro, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Rua Josue de Castro, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Devices, Rua Mendeleyev 200, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Campinas, 13083-860 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France
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- Institute of Chemistry, Rua Josue de Castro, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France
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- Institute of Chemistry, Rua Josue de Castro, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Li Y, Xu L, Kang S, Zhou L, Liu N, Wu Z. Helicity‐ and Molecular‐Weight‐Driven Self‐Sorting and Assembly of Helical Polymers towards Two‐Dimensional Smectic Architectures and Selectively Adhesive Gels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202014813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yan‐Xiang Li
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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Li Y, Xu L, Kang S, Zhou L, Liu N, Wu Z. Helicity‐ and Molecular‐Weight‐Driven Self‐Sorting and Assembly of Helical Polymers towards Two‐Dimensional Smectic Architectures and Selectively Adhesive Gels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:7174-7179. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Yan‐Xiang Li
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 Anhui Province China
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Guo Y, Chen JJ, Yang HZ, Zhang J, Zhao RM, Huang Z, Yu XQ. Liposomes Derived from Macrocyclic Polyamine as a Versatile Macromolecule Delivery System. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Yu Guo
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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Lv J, Cheng Y. Fluoropolymers in biomedical applications: state-of-the-art and future perspectives. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:5435-5467. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00258e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Biomedical applications of fluoropolymers in gene delivery, protein delivery, drug delivery, 19F MRI, PDT, anti-fouling, anti-bacterial, cell culture, and tissue engineering.
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- Jia Lv
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology
- School of Life Sciences
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai
- China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology
- School of Life Sciences
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai
- China
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Chang HY, Tsai HC, Sheng YJ, Tsao HK. Floating and Diving Loops of ABA Triblock Copolymers in Lipid Bilayers and Stability Enhancement for Asymmetric Membranes. Biomacromolecules 2020; 22:494-503. [PMID: 33356177 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Hybrid membranes of lipids and AxByAz triblock copolymers can possess better biocompatibility and mechanical stability. In this work, triblock copolymer conformations and stability of asymmetric membranes are explored by dissipative particle dynamics. The triblock copolymers in the membranes exhibit either the bridge or loop conformation. As hydrophobic B-blocks interact attractively with lipid heads, bridge-shaped copolymers are significantly inhibited and loop-shaped copolymers prefer to stay at the interface between hydrophilic and hydrophobic layers. This floating loop has a flattened conformation, consistent with the experimental findings. In contrast, for repulsive interactions between B-blocks and lipid heads, bridge-shaped copolymers are abundant and loop-shaped copolymers tend to plunge into the hydrophobic layer. This diving loop displays a random coil conformation. The asymmetric membrane in which the fractions of loop-shaped copolymers in the upper and lower leaflets are different is thermodynamically unstable. Two approaches are proposed to acquire kinetically stable asymmetric membranes. First, membrane symmetrization is arrested by eliminating bridge-shaped copolymers, which is achieved by B-block/lipid head attraction and B-block/lipid tail repulsion. Second, asymmetric triblock copolymers (x ≠ z) are used to prevent the passage of the long A-block through the hydrophobic layer.
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- Hsin-Yu Chang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli 320, Taiwan
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Li S, Xia B, Javed B, Hasley WD, Melendez-Davila A, Liu M, Kerzner M, Agarwal S, Xiao Q, Torre P, Bermudez JG, Rahimi K, Kostina NY, Möller M, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C, Klein ML, Percec V, Good MC. Direct Visualization of Vesicle Disassembly and Reassembly Using Photocleavable Dendrimers Elucidates Cargo Release Mechanisms. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7398-7411. [PMID: 32383856 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Release of cargo molecules from cell-like nanocarriers can be achieved by chemical perturbations, including changes to pH and redox state and via optical modulation of membrane properties. However, little is known about the kinetics or products of vesicle breakdown due to limitations in real-time imaging at nanometer length scales. Using a library of 12 single-single type photocleavable amphiphilic Janus dendrimers, we developed a self-assembling light-responsive dendrimersome vesicle platform. A photocleavable ortho-nitrobenzyl inserted between the hydrophobic and hydrophilic dendrons of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers allowed for photocleavage and disassembly of their supramolecular assemblies. Distinct methods used to self-assemble amphiphilic Janus dendrimers produced either nanometer size small unilamellar vesicles or micron size giant multilamellar and onion-like dendrimersomes. In situ observation of giant photosensitive dendrimersomes via confocal microscopy elucidated rapid morphological transitions that accompany vesicle breakdown upon 405 nm laser illumination. Giant dendrimersomes displayed light-induced cleavage, disassembling and reassembling into much smaller vesicles at millisecond time scales. Additionally, photocleavable vesicles demonstrated rapid release of molecular and macromolecular cargos. These results guided our design of multilamellar particles to photorelease surface-attached proteins, photoinduce cargo recruitment, and photoconvert vesicle morphology. Real-time characterization of the breakdown and reassembly of lamellar structures provides insights on partial cargo retention and informs the design of versatile, optically regulated carriers for applications in nanoscience and synthetic biology.
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- Shangda Li
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6058, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6058, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6058, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States
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Tsai HC, Yang YL, Sheng YJ, Tsao HK. Formation of Asymmetric and Symmetric Hybrid Membranes of Lipids and Triblock Copolymers. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12030639. [PMID: 32168935 PMCID: PMC7183320 DOI: 10.3390/polym12030639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Hybrid membranes formed by co-assembly of AxByAx (hydrophilic-hydrophobic-hydrophilic) triblock copolymers into lipid bilayers are investigated by dissipative particle dynamics. Homogeneous hybrid membranes are developed as lipids and polymers are fully compatible. The polymer conformations can be simply classified into bridge- and loop-structures in the membranes. It is interesting to find that the long-time fraction of loop-conformation (fL) of copolymers in the membrane depends significantly on the hydrophilic block length (x). As x is small, an equilibrium fL* always results irrespective of the initial conformation distribution and its value depends on the hydrophobic block length (y). For large x, fL tends to be time-invariant because polymers are kinetically trapped in their initial structures. Our findings reveal that only symmetric hybrid membranes are formed for small x, while membranes with stable asymmetric leaflets can be constructed with large x. The effects of block lengths on the polymer conformations, such as transverse and lateral spans (d⊥ and d‖) of bridge- and loop-conformations, are discussed as well.
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- Hsiang-Chi Tsai
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-J.S.); (H.-K.T.)
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli 320, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-J.S.); (H.-K.T.)
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New Ionic Carbosilane Dendrons Possessing Fluorinated Tails at Different Locations on the Skeleton. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25040807. [PMID: 32069852 PMCID: PMC7070408 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The fluorination of dendritic structures has attracted special attention in terms of self-assembly processes and biological applications. The presence of fluorine increases the hydrophobicity of the molecule, resulting in a better interaction with biological membranes and viability. In addition, the development of 19F magnetic resonance imaging (19F-MRI) has greatly increased interest in the design of new fluorinated structures with specific properties. Here, we present the synthesis of new water-soluble fluorinated carbosilane dendrons containing fluorinated chains in different positions on the skeleton, focal point or surface, and their preliminary supramolecular aggregation studies. These new dendritic systems could be considered as potential systems to be employed in drug delivery or gene therapy and monitored by 19F-MRI.
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He H, Zheng H, Ma M, Shi Y, Gao Z, Chen S, Wang X. Chirality on dendrimers: “roll booster” of the molecule-level self-sorting assembly in two-component supramolecular gel system. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:2983-2986. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09816j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Chirality-induced recognition-promoted thermodynamic phase separation and different rate-kinetically controlled assembly helps molecule-level self-sorting emerge in a dendritic multicomponent gel.
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- Huiwen He
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
- College of Mechanical Engineering
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310000
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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Tian L, Li B, Li X, Zhang Q. Janus dimers from tunable phase separation and reactivity ratios. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00620c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Janus dimers, as a typical species of anisotropic material, are useful for both theoretical simulations and practical applications.
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- Lei Tian
- Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- School of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- School of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- School of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
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Pawar SV, Upadhyay PK, Burade S, Kumbhar N, Patil R, Dhavale DD. Synthesis and anti-leishmanial activity of TRIS-glycine-β-alanine dipeptidic triazole dendron coated with nonameric mannoside glycocluster. Carbohydr Res 2019; 485:107815. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hu FF, Sun YW, Zhu YL, Huang YN, Li ZW, Sun ZY. Enthalpy-driven self-assembly of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers into onion-like vesicles: a Janus particle model. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:17350-17356. [PMID: 31517380 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05885k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Synthetic vesicles of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers are known as dendrimersomes. The understanding of the conditions and formation mechanism of dendrimersomes is meaningful for further controlling the structures. Herein, the characteristics of the self-assembly of amphiphilic Janus dendrimer/water solutions into unilamellar and onion-like dendrimersomes are studied by molecular dynamics simulations via a spherical single-site Janus particle model. The model with two distinct surfaces, one hydrophobic side and another hydrophilic side, describes the amphiphilic nature of Janus dendrimers. By reducing the dendrimers with complex architectures to be simple Janus particles, we investigate the concentration-dependent self-assembled structures as well as the enthalpy-driven formation process of onion-like dendrimersomes, in contrast to the entropy-mediated self-assembly of amphiphilic flexible chains. Three typical equilibrium morphologies including linear micelles, lamellar structures and vesicles are found upon varying the Janus balance and dendrimer concentration. It is observed that the dendrimersomes consisting of the dendrimers with neglectable molecular configuration entropy become very stable, which agrees well with experimental observation. Specifically, different from many lipidsomes and polymersomes which can spontaneously merge, the size of dendrimersomes will not increase through mutual fusion once the well-defined onion-like structure is formed. Moreover, the discharge of water is achieved by water diffusion in our simulations, instead of in the "peeling-one-onion-layer-at-a-time" fashion. Our study combined with the previous ones using flexible chain models could depict a complete picture of dendrimersomes in favor of their applications in drug and gene delivery.
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- Fang-Fang Hu
- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining 835000, China and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining 835000, China and School of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Torre P, Xiao Q, Buzzacchera I, Sherman SE, Rahimi K, Kostina NY, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C, Möller M, Wilson CJ, Klein ML, Good MC, Percec V. Encapsulation of hydrophobic components in dendrimersomes and decoration of their surface with proteins and nucleic acids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:15378-15385. [PMID: 31308223 PMCID: PMC6681758 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1904868116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Reconstructing the functions of living cells using nonnatural components is one of the great challenges of natural sciences. Compartmentalization, encapsulation, and surface decoration of globular assemblies, known as vesicles, represent key early steps in the reconstitution of synthetic cells. Here we report that vesicles self-assembled from amphiphilic Janus dendrimers, called dendrimersomes, encapsulate high concentrations of hydrophobic components and do so more efficiently than commercially available stealth liposomes assembled from phospholipid components. Multilayer onion-like dendrimersomes demonstrate a particularly high capacity for loading low-molecular weight compounds and even folded proteins. Coassembly of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers with metal-chelating ligands conjugated to amphiphilic Janus dendrimers generates dendrimersomes that selectively display folded proteins on their periphery in an oriented manner. A modular strategy for tethering nucleic acids to the surface of dendrimersomes is also demonstrated. These findings augment the functional capabilities of dendrimersomes to serve as versatile biological membrane mimics.
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- Paola Torre
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6058
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323
- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323
- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- NovioSense B.V., 6534 AT Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122;
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6058;
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6321
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323;
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Wang HY, Ren LJ, Wang XG, Ming JB, Wang W. Insights into the Self-Assembly of a Heterocluster Janus Molecule into Colloidal Onions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:6727-6734. [PMID: 31030522 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Diverse nanostructures and nano-objects for advanced applications are created by the self-assembly of lipids, surfactants, and block copolymers. Understanding this process is critical for improving their functions and expanding their applications. Accordingly, we pioneered the synthesis and application of heterocluster Janus molecules (HCJMs), which resemble conventional amphiphiles. Their self-assembly into nanostructures and nano-objects can be directly characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), allowing the process to be unraveled through the monitoring of the intermediates. In this study, we focused on the TEM characterization of HCJM-based colloidal onions, which have an onion-like inner structure, to gain insight into the self-assembly process from molecules to perfect onions. Multiple mechanisms, including molecular aggregation, structural ordering within aggregates into colloidal onions, and layer-by-layer growth caused by particle coarsening, contributed to the overall self-assembly process. The analysis also indicated that the reduction in the Gibbs free energy and bending free energy of curved layers are the driving forces for structural ordering and onion growth. Finally, this work provided a useful method for preparing colloidal onions for attractive applications in nanomedicine and other areas.
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Self-assembling dendrimers have facilitated the discovery of periodic and quasiperiodic arrays of supramolecular architectures and the diverse functions derived from them. Examples are liquid quasicrystals and their approximants plus helical columns and spheres, including some that disregard chirality. The same periodic and quasiperiodic arrays were subsequently found in block copolymers, surfactants, lipids, glycolipids, and other complex molecules. Here we report the discovery of lamellar and hexagonal periodic arrays on the surface of vesicles generated from sequence-defined bicomponent monodisperse oligomers containing lipid and glycolipid mimics. These vesicles, known as glycodendrimersomes, act as cell-membrane mimics with hierarchical morphologies resembling bicomponent rafts. These nanosegregated morphologies diminish sugar-sugar interactions enabling stronger binding to sugar-binding proteins than densely packed arrangements of sugars. Importantly, this provides a mechanism to encode the reactivity of sugars via their interaction with sugar-binding proteins. The observed sugar phase-separated hierarchical arrays with lamellar and hexagonal morphologies that encode biological recognition are among the most complex architectures yet discovered in soft matter. The enhanced reactivity of the sugar displays likely has applications in material science and nanomedicine, with potential to evolve into related technologies.
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Yang YL, Sheng YJ, Tsao HK. Bilayered membranes of Janus dendrimers with hybrid hydrogenated and fluorinated dendrons: microstructures and coassembly with lipids. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:15400-15407. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01635j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A biomimetic membrane formed by hybrid Janus dendrimers (JDs) which contain hydrogenated and fluorinated dendrons was explored by dissipative particle dynamics simulations.
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- Yan-Ling Yang
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- National Central University
- Jhongli 320
- Taiwan
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Bioactive cell-like hybrids from dendrimersomes with a human cell membrane and its components. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 116:744-752. [PMID: 30591566 PMCID: PMC6338876 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1811307116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cell-like hybrids from natural and synthetic amphiphiles provide a platform to engineer functions of synthetic cells and protocells. Cell membranes and vesicles prepared from human cell membranes are relatively unstable in vitro and therefore are difficult to study. The thicknesses of biological membranes and vesicles self-assembled from amphiphilic Janus dendrimers, known as dendrimersomes, are comparable. This feature facilitated the coassembly of functional cell-like hybrid vesicles from giant dendrimersomes and bacterial membrane vesicles generated from the very stable bacterial Escherichia coli cell after enzymatic degradation of its outer membrane. Human cells are fragile and require only mild centrifugation to be dismantled and subsequently reconstituted into vesicles. Here we report the coassembly of human membrane vesicles with dendrimersomes. The resulting giant hybrid vesicles containing human cell membranes, their components, and Janus dendrimers are stable for at least 1 y. To demonstrate the utility of cell-like hybrid vesicles, hybrids from dendrimersomes and bacterial membrane vesicles containing YadA, a bacterial adhesin protein, were prepared. The latter cell-like hybrids were recognized by human cells, allowing for adhesion and entry of the hybrid bacterial vesicles into human cells in vitro.
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Eslami H, Khanjari N, Müller-Plathe F. Self-Assembly Mechanisms of Triblock Janus Particles. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 15:1345-1354. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Hossein Eslami
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Persian Gulf University, Boushehr 75168, Iran
- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie and Profile Area Thermo-Fluids & Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Persian Gulf University, Boushehr 75168, Iran
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie and Profile Area Thermo-Fluids & Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Buzzacchera I, Xiao Q, Han H, Rahimi K, Li S, Kostina NY, Toebes BJ, Wilner SE, Möller M, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C, Baumgart T, Wilson DA, Wilson CJ, Klein ML, Percec V. Screening Libraries of Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers Based on Natural Phenolic Acids to Discover Monodisperse Unilamellar Dendrimersomes. Biomacromolecules 2018; 20:712-727. [PMID: 30354069 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Natural, including plant, and synthetic phenolic acids are employed as building blocks for the synthesis of constitutional isomeric libraries of self-assembling dendrons and dendrimers that are the simplest examples of programmed synthetic macromolecules. Amphiphilic Janus dendrimers are synthesized from a diversity of building blocks including natural phenolic acids. They self-assemble in water or buffer into vesicular dendrimersomes employed as biological membrane mimics, hybrid and synthetic cells. These dendrimersomes are predominantly uni- or multilamellar vesicles with size and polydispersity that is predicted by their primary structure. However, in numerous cases, unilamellar dendrimersomes completely free of multilamellar assemblies are desirable. Here, we report the synthesis and structural analysis of a library containing 13 amphiphilic Janus dendrimers containing linear and branched alkyl chains on their hydrophobic part. They were prepared by an optimized iterative modular synthesis starting from natural phenolic acids. Monodisperse dendrimersomes were prepared by injection and giant polydisperse by hydration. Both were structurally characterized to select the molecular design principles that provide unilamellar dendrimersomes in higher yields and shorter reaction times than under previously used reaction conditions. These dendrimersomes are expected to provide important tools for synthetic cell biology, encapsulation, and delivery.
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- Irene Buzzacchera
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , United States.,DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany.,NovioSense B.V. , Transistorweg 5 , 6534 AT Nijmegen , The Netherlands
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , United States.,Institute of Computational Molecular Science , Temple University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19122 , United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , United States
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany.,Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , United States
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany.,Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany
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- Institute of Molecules and Materials , Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135 , 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , United States
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany.,Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany.,Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , United States
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- Institute of Molecules and Materials , Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135 , 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands
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- Institute of Computational Molecular Science , Temple University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19122 , United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , United States
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Selin M, Nummelin S, Deleu J, Ropponen J, Viitala T, Lahtinen M, Koivisto J, Hirvonen J, Peltonen L, Kostiainen MA, Bimbo LM. High-Generation Amphiphilic Janus-Dendrimers as Stabilizing Agents for Drug Suspensions. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:3983-3993. [PMID: 30207704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pharmaceutical nanosuspensions are formed when drug crystals are suspended in aqueous media in the presence of stabilizers. This technology offers a convenient way to enhance the dissolution of poorly water-soluble drug compounds. The stabilizers exert their action through electrostatic or steric interactions, however, the molecular requirements of stabilizing agents have not been studied extensively. Here, four structurally related amphiphilic Janus-dendrimers were synthesized and screened to determine the roles of different macromolecular domains on the stabilization of drug crystals. Physical interaction and nanomilling experiments have substantiated that Janus-dendrimers with fourth generation hydrophilic dendrons were superior to third generation analogues and Poloxamer 188 in stabilizing indomethacin suspensions. Contact angle and surface plasmon resonance measurements support the hypothesis that Janus-dendrimers bind to indomethacin surfaces via hydrophobic interactions and that the number of hydrophobic alkyl tails determines the adsorption kinetics of the Janus-dendrimers. The results showed that amphiphilic Janus-dendrimers adsorb onto drug particles and thus can be used to provide steric stabilization against aggregation and recrystallization. The modular synthetic route for new amphiphilic Janus-dendrimers offers, thus, for the first time a versatile platform for stable general-use stabilizing agents of drug suspensions.
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- Markus Selin
- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Helsinki , FI-00014 , Finland
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems , Aalto University , FI-00076 , Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Helsinki , FI-00014 , Finland.,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Ghent University , 9000 Ghent , Belgium
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- VTT-Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd , P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Helsinki , FI-00014 , Finland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , FI-40014 , Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science , Aalto University , FI-00076 , Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Helsinki , FI-00014 , Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Helsinki , FI-00014 , Finland
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems , Aalto University , FI-00076 , Finland.,HYBER Center of Excellence, Department of Applied Physics , Aalto University , FI-00076 , Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Helsinki , FI-00014 , Finland.,Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde , Glasgow , G4 ORE , United Kingdom
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Liu X, Gitsov I. Thermosensitive Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers with Embedded Metal Binding Sites. Synthesis and Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Xin Liu
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York - ESF, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York - ESF, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
- The Michael M.
Szwarc Polymer Research Institute, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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