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Zhang J, Wu T, Li C, Du J. A glycopolymersome strategy for 'drug-free' treatment of diabetic nephropathy. J Control Release 2024; 372:347-361. [PMID: 38908757 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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Diabetic nephropathy is a severe complication of diabetes. Treatment of diabetic nephropathy is an important challenge due to persistent hyperglycemia and elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the kidney. Herein, we designed a glycopolymersome that can treat type 2 diabetic nephropathy by effectively inhibiting hyperglycemia and ROS-associated diabetic nephropathy pathogenesis. The glycopolymersome is self-assembled from phenylboronic acid derivative-containing copolymer, poly(ethylene oxide)45-block-poly[(aspartic acid)13-stat-glucosamine24-stat-(phenylboronic acid)18-stat-(phenylboronic acid pinacol ester)3] [PEO45-b-P(Asp13-stat-GA24-stat-PBA18-stat-PAPE3)]. PBA segment can reversibly bind blood glucose or GA segment for long-term regulation of blood glucose levels; PAPE segment can scavenge excessive ROS for renoprotection. In vitro studies confirmed that the glycopolymersomes exhibit efficient blood glucose responsiveness within 2 h and satisfactory ROS-scavenging ability with 500 μM H2O2. Moreover, the glycopolymersomes display long-acting regulation of blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetic nephropathy mice within 32 h. Dihydroethidium staining revealed that these glycopolymersomes reduced ROS to normal levels in the kidney, which led to 61.7% and 76.6% reduction in creatinine and urea levels, respectively, along with suppressing renal apoptosis, collagen accumulation, and glycogen deposition in type 2 diabetic nephropathy mice. Notably, the polypeptide-based glycopolymersome was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs), thereby exhibiting favorable biodegradability. Overall, we proposed a new glycopolymersome strategy for 'drug-free' treatment of diabetic nephropathy, which could be extended to encompass the design of various multifunctional nanoparticles targeting diabetes and its associated complications.
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- Jiamin Zhang
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China; Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China; Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China; Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China..
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Zhang X, Liu B, Xu F, Ning L, Zhou Q, Zhang Q, Mai Y, Gong Q, Huang Y. pH-Modulated 1D Hierarchical Self-Assembly of a Brush-Like Poly-Para-Phenylene Homopolymer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400220. [PMID: 38366315 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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The controllable self-assembly of conjugated homopolymers, especially homopolymers without other segments (a prerequisite for phase separation), which can afford chances to achieve tunable optical/electronic properties, remains a great challenge due to their poor solubility and has remained rarely documented. Herein, a conjugated homopolymer (DPPP-COOH) is synthesized, which has a unique brush-like structure with a conjugated dendritic poly-para-phenylene (DPPP) backbone and alkyl-carboxyl side chains at both edges of the backbone. The introduction of carboxyl makes the brush-like homopolymer exhibit pH-modulated 1D hierarchical self-assembly behavior in dilute solution, and allows for flexible morphological regulation of the assemblies, forming some uncommon superstructures including ultralong nanowires (at pH 7), superhelices (at pH 10) and "single-wall" nanotubes (at pH 13), respectively. Furthermore, the good aqueous dispersibility and 1D feature endow the superstructures formed in a high-concentration neutral solution with high broad-spectrum antibacterial performance superior to that of many conventional 1D materials.
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- Xiaomin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Department Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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Hambly BP, Sears C, Pendley BD, Thompson LL, Lindner E. A Potentially Versatile Enzyme Sensor Platform: Enzyme-Loaded, Tagged, Porous Polymeric Nanocapsules. ACS Sens 2024; 9:1199-1207. [PMID: 38372695 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Enzymes are essential to life and indispensable in a wide range of industries (food, pharmaceutical, medical, biosensing, etc.); however, a significant shortcoming of these fragile biological catalysts is their poor stability. To address this challenge, a variety of immobilization methods have been described to enhance the enzyme's stability. These immobilization methods generally are specific to an individual enzyme or optimal for a particular application. The aim of this study is to explore the utility of porous, indicator moiety-tagged, polymeric nanocapsules (NCs) for the encapsulation of enzymes and measurement of the enzyme's substrate. As a model enzyme, glucose oxidase (GOx) is used. The GOx enzyme-loaded, fluorophore-tagged NCs were synthesized by using self-assembled surfactant vesicle templates. To show that the biological activity of GOx is preserved during entrapment, the rate of the GOx enzyme catalyzed reaction was measured. To evaluate the protective features of the porous NCs, the encapsulated GOx enzyme activity was followed in the presence of hydrolytic enzymes. During the encapsulation of GOx and the purification of the GOx-loaded NCs, the GOx activity decayed less than 10%, and up to 30% of the encapsulated GOx activity could be retained for 3-5 days in the presence of hydrolytic enzymes. In support of the potentially unique advantages of the enzyme-loaded NCs, as a proof-of-concept example, the fluorophore-tagged, GOx-loaded NCs were used for the determination of glucose in the concentration range between 18 and 162 mg/dL and for imaging the distribution of glucose concentration in imaging experiments.
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- Bradley P Hambly
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, United States
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- Integrated Microscopy Center, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, United States
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Chen T, Qiu M, Peng Y, Yi C, Xu Z. Colloidal Polymer-Templated Formation of Inorganic Nanocrystals and their Emerging Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2303282. [PMID: 37409416 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Inorganic nanocrystals possess unique physicochemical properties compared to their bulk counterparts. Stabilizing agents are commonly used for the preparation of inorganic nanocrystals with controllable properties. Particularly, colloidal polymers have emerged as general and robust templates for in situ formation and confinement of inorganic nanocrystals. In addition to templating and stabilizing inorganic nanocrystals, colloidal polymers can tailor their physicochemical properties such as size, shape, structure, composition, surface chemistry, and so on. By incorporating functional groups into colloidal polymers, desired functions can be integrated with inorganic nanocrystals, advancing their potential applications. Here, recent advances in the colloidal polymer-templated formation of inorganic nanocrystals are reviewed. Seven types of colloidal polymers, including dendrimer, polymer micelle, stare-like block polymer, bottlebrush polymer, spherical polyelectrolyte brush, microgel, and single-chain nanoparticle, have been extensively applied for the synthesis of inorganic nanocrystals. Different strategies for the development of these colloidal polymer-templated inorganic nanocrystals are summarized. Then, their emerging applications in the fields of catalysis, biomedicine, solar cells, sensing, light-emitting diodes, and lithium-ion batteries are highlighted. Last, the remaining issues and future directions are discussed. This review will stimulate the development and application of colloidal polymer-templated inorganic nanocrystals.
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- Tianyou Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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Pan X, Kochovski Z, Wang YL, Sarhan RM, Härk E, Gupta S, Stojkovikj S, El-Nagar GA, Mayer MT, Schürmann R, Deumer J, Gollwitzer C, Yuan J, Lu Y. Poly(ionic liquid) nanovesicles via polymerization induced self-assembly and their stabilization of Cu nanoparticles for tailored CO 2 electroreduction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 637:408-420. [PMID: 36716665 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Herein, we report a straightforward, scalable synthetic route towards poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) homopolymer nanovesicles (NVs) with a tunable particle size of 50 to 120 nm and a shell thickness of 15 to 60 nm via one-step free radical polymerization induced self-assembly. By increasing monomer concentration for polymerization, their nanoscopic morphology can evolve from hollow NVs to dense spheres, and finally to directional worms, in which a multilamellar packing of PIL chains occurred in all samples. The transformation mechanism of NVs' internal morphology is studied in detail by coarse-grained simulations, revealing a correlation between the PIL chain length and the shell thickness of NVs. To explore their potential applications, PIL NVs with varied shell thickness are in situ functionalized with ultra-small (1 ∼ 3 nm in size) copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) and employed as electrocatalysts for CO2 electroreduction. The composite electrocatalysts exhibit a 2.5-fold enhancement in selectivity towards C1 products (e.g., CH4), compared to the pristine CuNPs. This enhancement is attributed to the strong electronic interactions between the CuNPs and the surface functionalities of PIL NVs. This study casts new aspects on using nanostructured PILs as new electrocatalyst supports in CO2 conversion to C1 products.
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- Xuefeng Pan
- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Electrochemical Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Electrochemical Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Electrochemical Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
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- Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Electrochemical Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16C, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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Wang WL, Kanno A, Ishiguri A, Jin RH. Generation of sub-5 nm AuNPs in the special space of the loop-cluster corona of a polymer vesicle: preparation and its unique catalytic performance in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:2199-2209. [PMID: 37056615 PMCID: PMC10089077 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00893a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The hybrid vesicle AuNP@LCCV, in which a large number of AuNPs with an average size of about 2.8 nm were densely and uniformly distributed in an isolated state throughout the corona of the unusual polymer vesicle, was prepared via in situ reduction of Au3+ ions, which were encapsulated in advance in the unique polymer vesicle (LCCV) consisting of a hydrophobic membrane of poly(2-phenyl-2-oxazoline) and a hydrophilic loop-cluster corona of polyethyleneimine. The vesicle was formed via self-assembly from a comb-like block copolymer in which a polystyrenic main chain was grafted densely with diblock polyethyleneimine-b-poly(2-phenyl-2-oxazoline) and acted as a reactor for the reduction of Au3+. The hybrid vesicle AuNP@LCCV showed powerful catalytic ability in the reduction of nitrophenols (NPs). Interestingly, the reduction reactions of NPs showed a remarkably long induction time, which could be shortened dramatically from 60 min to 1-2 min by greatly increasing the concentration of NaBH4. It is revealed that the oxygen adsorbed on the AuNPs significantly inhibited the reduction, causing the induction time. Once the oxygen is chemically cleaned from the surface of the AuNPs, the reduction of 4-NP proceeds gradually for a while and then completes suddenly. The reduction mechanism accompanying the oxygen-dependent induction time is proposed from the view of the strong oxygen affinity of the catalyst AuNP@LCCV.
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- Wen-Li Wang
- Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University 3-27-1 Rokkakubashi Yokohama 221-8686 Japan
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- Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University 3-27-1 Rokkakubashi Yokohama 221-8686 Japan
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- Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University 3-27-1 Rokkakubashi Yokohama 221-8686 Japan
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- Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University 3-27-1 Rokkakubashi Yokohama 221-8686 Japan
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Leng Y, Jin K, Wang T, Lai X, Sun H. Efficient Removal of Pb(Ⅱ) by Highly Porous Polymeric Sponges Self-Assembled from a Poly(Amic Acid). Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28072897. [PMID: 37049658 PMCID: PMC10095650 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28072897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Lead (II) (Pb(II)) is widespread in water and very harmful to creatures, and the efficient removal of it is still challenging. Therefore, we prepared a novel sponge-like polymer-based absorbent (poly(amic acid), PAA sponge) with a highly porous structure using a straightforward polymer self-assembly strategy for the efficient removal of Pb(II). In this study, the effects of the pH, dosage, adsorption time and concentration of Pb(II) on the adsorption behavior of the PAA sponge are investigated, revealing a rapid adsorption process with a removal efficiency up to 89.0% in 2 min. Based on the adsorption thermodynamics, the adsorption capacity increases with the concentration of Pb(II), reaching a maximum adsorption capacity of 609.7 mg g-1 according to the Langmuir simulation fitting. Furthermore, the PAA sponge can be efficiently recycled and the removal efficiency of Pb(II) is still as high as 93% after five adsorption-desorption cycles. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses reveal that the efficient adsorption of Pb(II) by the PAA sponge is mainly due to the strong interaction between nitrogen-containing functional groups and Pb(II), and the coordination of oxygen atoms is also involved. Overall, we propose a polymer self-assembly strategy to easily prepare a PAA sponge for the efficient removal of Pb(II) from water.
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- Ying Leng
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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Gold nanoparticles decorated two-dimensional TiO2 nanosheets as effective catalyst for nitroarenes and rhodamine B dye reduction in batch and continuous flow methods. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2023.110406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Yang X, Lin M, Wei J, Sun J. A self-crosslinking nanogel scaffold for enhanced catalytic efficiency and stability. Polym Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py01272c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We report a facile and efficient approach to prepare multifunctional bioinspired platforms under mild conditions that offer increased catalytic efficiency and stability.
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- Xu Yang
- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Oxygen-generating polymer vesicles for enhanced sonodynamic tumor therapy. J Control Release 2023; 353:975-987. [PMID: 36521692 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The efficacy of sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is often limited by the insolubility of sonosensitizers and unfavorable hypoxia tumor microenvironment. To meet this challenge, an oxygen-generating polymer vesicle is developed to achieve enhanced SDT. The hydrophilic coronas and the hydrophobic membrane of polymer vesicles can function as different modules for the simultaneous delivery of manganese dioxide and chlorine e6 (designated as Ce6-MnO2-PVs). These Ce6-MnO2-PVs exhibited high catalase mimetic activity and could efficiently generate reactive oxygen species upon ultrasound activation. In vivo results showed that Ce6-MnO2-PVs almost completely eradicated the subcutaneous tumors (94% volume reduction) without any obvious systemic toxicity. Moreover, these Ce6-MnO2-PVs showed effective behavior for the attenuation of crucial tumor progression-releated factors. Specially, the expression levels of both hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor at 4 h post-injection detected by immunofluorescence were reduced by 66% and 52%, respectively. These findings suggest that Ce6-MnO2-PVs may serve as an effective and safe platform for enahnced SDT in hypoxic tumors.
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Peng G, Jin H, Liu F, Yang X, Sui P, Lin S. Biomimetic ultrathin pepsomes for photo-controllable catalysis. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1353-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Schneider J, Liu JX, Lee VE, Prud'homme RK, Datta SS, Priestley RD. Tuning Morphologies and Reactivities of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanoparticles. ACS NANO 2022; 16:16133-16142. [PMID: 36223069 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hybrid nanoparticles (hNPs), or nanoparticles composed of both organic and inorganic components, hold promise for diverse energy and environmental applications due to their ability to stabilize reactive nanomaterials against aggregation, enhancing their ability to pervade tortuous spaces and travel long distances to degrade contaminants in situ. Past studies have investigated the use of polymer or surfactant coatings to stabilize nanomaterials against aggregation. However, fabrication of these materials often requires multiple steps and lacks specificity in the control of their morphologies and reactivities. Here, we demonstrated a method of producing stable hNPs with tunable morphologies by incubating polystyrene nanoparticles formed via Flash NanoPrecipitation with citrate-stabilized gold nanocatalysts. Using this simple fabrication technique, we found that gold adsorption to polystyrene nanoparticles was enabled by the presence of a good solvent for polystyrene. Furthermore, changing process parameters, such as gold incubation time, and molecular parameters, such as polymer molecular weight and end-group functionality, provided control over the resultant nanocatalyst loading and dispersal atop hNPs. We classified these morphologies into three distinct regimes─aggregated, dispersed, or internalized─and we showed that the emergence of these regimes has key implications for controlling reaction rates in applications such as heterogeneous catalysis or groundwater remediation. Specifically, we found that hNPs with gold nanocatalysts embedded below the surfaces of polystyrene nanoparticles exhibited slower bulk catalytic reduction capacity than their disperse, surface-decorated counterparts. Taken together, our work demonstrates a simple way by which hNPs can be fabricated and presents a method to control catalytic reactions using reactive nanomaterials.
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- Joanna Schneider
- Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Yang C, Li X, Yan Q. Polythionoester Vesicle: An Efficient Polymeric Platform for Tuning H 2S Release. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:1230-1237. [PMID: 36223277 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) serves as a key gaseous regulator that not only directs many physiological activities, but also manifests therapeutic benefits to many diseases. Developing H2S vehicle platforms for its local delivery and long-acting release is important to achieve target gas therapy. Most of the known H2S-donating polymers contain labile thioester scaffolds within their structures that suffer from the issue of low gas releasing efficiency. Here we present the use of thionoester, a constitutional isomer of thioester, as the functional unit to build a structural platform of cysteine-triggered H2S donor polymer, polythionoester. Simple exchange of the sulfur and oxygen positions in the carbonyl sulfide scaffold makes the polythionoesters undergo a distinct mechanism of H2S production, which can largely improve the gas-releasing efficiency (>80%). Moreover, the thionoester-containing block copolymers can self-assemble into vesicles in an aqueous media. We discover that control over the size effect can adjust the vesicle disassembly rate and gas-releasing kinetics. A tunable half-life of H2S generation (2.6-9.8 h) can be accessed by tailoring the vesicle dimension. This allows such polymersomes to be potential as a gas nanodelivery system for long-lasting gas therapeutics.
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- Cuiqin Yang
- State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Shi XJ, Liu Z, Xie YC, Xu M, He XH. Homopolypeptide Vesicles Triggered by Side-Chain Hydration. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2784-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Functional Nanohybrids and Nanocomposites Development for the Removal of Environmental Pollutants and Bioremediation. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27154856. [PMID: 35956804 PMCID: PMC9369816 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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World population growth, with the consequent consumption of primary resources and production of waste, is progressively and seriously increasing the impact of anthropic activities on the environment and ecosystems. Environmental pollution deriving from anthropogenic activities is nowadays a serious problem that afflicts our planet and that cannot be neglected. In this regard, one of the most challenging tasks of the 21st century is to develop new eco-friendly, sustainable and economically-sound technologies to remediate the environment from pollutants. Nanotechnologies and new performing nanomaterials, thanks to their unique features, such as high surface area (surface/volume ratio), catalytic capacity, reactivity and easy functionalization to chemically modulate their properties, represent potential for the development of sustainable, advanced and innovative products/techniques for environmental (bio)remediation. This review discusses the most recent innovations of environmental recovery strategies of polluted areas based on different nanocomposites and nanohybrids with some examples of their use in combination with bioremediation techniques. In particular, attention is focused on eco-friendly and regenerable nano-solutions and their safe-by-design properties to support the latest research and innovation on sustainable strategies in the field of environmental (bio)remediation.
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Xie Q, Lei C, Chen W, Huang B. Mesoporous ferrihydrite-supported Pd nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic dehalogenation of chlorinated environmental pollutant. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 608:2907-2920. [PMID: 34839921 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.024] [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: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Organic chlorides are a group of ubiquitous environmental pollutants that have attracted wide attention because of their carcinogenetic effect on human. Catalytic hydrodechlorination represents one of the most promising methods for the removal of these contaminants, but it suffers from drawbacks such as catalytic inefficiency and/or instability, and the danger of using H2 as hydrogen source. The relationship between the catalyst structure and its dehalogenation activity has not been completely understood. By combining the advantages of Pd nanocatalyst and mesoporous ferrihydrite (Fh) with its distinctive structure, here we present a new composite material with Pd nanoparticles (NPs) supported onto the Fh (Pd/Fh), which has excellent catalytic dehalogenation performance with a rapid, complete dechlorination of chlorophenol (turnover frequency 25.2 min-1) and the ability to perform well over a wide range of pH and temperature. The superior catalytic property of Pd/Fh can be attributed to the three unique functions of Fh, including: 1) having abundant hydroxyl groups that provide interaction sites with metals for incorporating highly dispersed small Pd NPs; 2) facilitating the fast adsorption of chlorophenol onto the catalyst surface via hydrogen bonding and importantly, 3) working as an electron mediator to greatly enhance the electron transfer from iron or chemicals (e.g., NaBH4) to the catalyst, thereby achieving a synergistic effect between Pd catalyst and support, and an enhanced dechlorination activity. In essence, this work presents a promising catalyst for the efficient dehalogenation of chlorinated environmental pollutants and provides an insight into the relationship between catalyst structure and dehalogenation activity.
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- Qianqian Xie
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, S9, 4 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117544, Singapore
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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Wu T, Sun H, Jiang J, Lin S, Fan L, Hong K, Sun Q, Hu Y, Zhu Y, Du J. Homopolymer nanobowls with controlled size and denting degree. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01613j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Homopolymer nanobowls hold promising potential applications in many fields because of their designability, large specific surface area and high packing density. However, it is still challenging to prepare nanobowls with...
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Robust polymeric scaffold from 3D soft confinement self-assembly of polycondensation aromatic polymer. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Copper nanoparticles loaded polymer vesicles as environmentally amicable nanoreactors: A sustainable approach for cascading synthesis of benzimidazole. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Yang YY, Chen LS, Sun M, Wang CY, Fan Z, Du JZ. Biodegradable Polypeptide-based Vesicles with Intrinsic Blue Fluorescence for Antibacterial Visualization. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-021-2593-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lin S, Sun H, Cornel EJ, Jiang JH, Zhu YQ, Fan Z, Du JZ. Denting Nanospheres with a Short Peptide. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-021-2599-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Araste F, Aliabadi A, Abnous K, Taghdisi SM, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M. Self-assembled polymeric vesicles: Focus on polymersomes in cancer treatment. J Control Release 2021; 330:502-528. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tian M, Ma C, Huang X, Lu G, Feng C. Supramolecular-micelle-directed preparation of uniform magnetic nanofibers with length tunability, colloidal stability and capacity for surface functionalization. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00168j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We report a versatile and efficient platform to prepare uniform magnetic nanofibers with length tunability, colloidal and morphological stability, capacity for surface functionalization and enhanced T2 contrast.
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- Mingwei Tian
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Chen C, Chu G, Qi M, Liu Y, Huang P, Pan H, Wang Y, Chen Y, Zhou Y. Porphyrin Alternating Copolymer Vesicles for Photothermal Drug-Resistant Bacterial Ablation and Wound Disinfection. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:9117-9125. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Chuanshuang Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-EMT, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Liu D, Sun H, Xiao Y, Chen S, Cornel EJ, Zhu Y, Du J. Design principles, synthesis and biomedical applications of polymer vesicles with inhomogeneous membranes. J Control Release 2020; 326:365-386. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Accelerated Reaction Rates within Self-Assembled Polymer Nanoreactors with Tunable Hydrophobic Microenvironments. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12081774. [PMID: 32784742 PMCID: PMC7463608 DOI: 10.3390/polym12081774] [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: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Performing reactions in the presence of self-assembled hierarchical structures of amphiphilic macromolecules can accelerate reactions while using water as the bulk solvent due to the hydrophobic effect. We leveraged non-covalent interactions to self-assemble filled-polymer micelle nanoreactors (NR) incorporating gold nanoparticle catalysts into various amphiphilic polymer nanostructures with comparable hydrodynamic nanoreactor size and gold concentration in the nanoreactor dispersion. We systematically studied the effect of the hydrophobic co-precipitant on self-assembly and catalytic performance. We observed that co-precipitants that interact with gold are beneficial for improving incorporation efficiency of the gold nanoparticles into the nanocomposite nanoreactor during self-assembly but decrease catalytic performance. Hierarchical assemblies with co-precipitants that leverage noncovalent interactions could enhance catalytic performance. For the co-precipitants that do not interact strongly with gold, the catalytic performance was strongly affected by the hydrophobic microenvironment of the co-precipitant. Specifically, the apparent reaction rate per surface area using castor oil (CO) was over 8-fold greater than polystyrene (750 g/mol, PS 750); the turnover frequency was higher than previously reported self-assembled polymer systems. The increase in apparent catalytic performance could be attributed to differences in reactant solubility rather than differences in mass transfer or intrinsic kinetics; higher reactant solubility enhances apparent reaction rates. Full conversion of 4-nitrophenol was achieved within three minutes for at least 10 sequential reactions demonstrating that the nanoreactors could be used for multiple reactions.
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Qin Z, Zhao Z, Jiao W, Han Z, Xia L, Fang Y, Wang S, Ji L, Jiang Y. Coupled photocatalytic-bacterial degradation of pyrene: Removal enhancement and bacterial community responses. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 183:109135. [PMID: 31991340 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of pollutants that ubiquitously present in environment and hard to be degraded by microorganisms. Herein, we reported a novel photocatalytic-bacterial coupled removal system to treat PAH-polluted water. Using pyrene as the model pollutant, we demonstrated that the removal percentage of different groups was in order: 63.89% ± 1.03% (Vis-Biological) > 61.27% ± 1.08% (UV-Biological) > 59.58% ± 1.15% (UV) > 57.41% ± 1.13% (Vis) > 6.65% ± 0.72% (Biological) > 1.70% ± 0.34% (Control), showing the coupled system significantly improved the removal percentage of pyrene. Additionally, we observed that the coupled system driven by visible light showed higher removal percentage than UV light, exhibiting a good potential for future application. Sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA genes showed that alpha diversity (richness, evenness and diversity) got promoted and data of the relative abundance showed that Pseudomonadaceae was substituted as the dominant bacteria for Planococcaceae, with some other functional bacteria quickly acclimatizing in the bacterial community. Difference analysis indicated that over half of top fifteen genera were generally different significantly (p < 0.001) among two different samples, and UV light altered structure and composition of bacterial community more than visible light. Functional features' change suggested that the bacterial community not only protected itself but also participated in degrading pyrene. Overall, our study offered a new method for PAH degradation and contributed to further understanding of coupled catalytic-bacterial degradation processes.
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- Zhirui Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Industry Technology, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Jiangsu Rainfine Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd, Nanjing, 210009, China
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Qin Z, Zhao Z, Jiao W, Han Z, Xia L, Fang Y, Wang S, Ji L, Jiang Y. Phenanthrene removal and response of bacterial community in the combined system of photocatalysis and PAH-degrading microbial consortium in laboratory system. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 301:122736. [PMID: 31954284 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This work aimed to study the removal of phenanthrene, change of bacterial community and microbial functions through combined photocatalysis and biodegradation under ultraviolet (UV) and visible light illumination. Results showed that phenanthrene removal was enhanced in combined system irradiated by UV and visible light. High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene manifested that alpha diversity (richness, evenness and diversity) got promoted and data of relative abundance reported that Planococcaceae as the dominant bacteriawas replaced by Pseudomonadaceae, with some other functional bacteria quickly acclimatizing. Difference analysis indicated that top fifteen genera were generally different significantly (p < 0.001) among two distinct samples, particularly for Pseudomonas on relative abundance. Functional features' regulation suggested that the bacterial community not only protected itself well but also participated in degrading phenanthrene. Selecting suitable degrading microbial consortium from natural environment and understanding deeply on performance of bacterial community contribute to assemble effective and directional combined system.
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- Zhirui Qin
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Industry Technology, Nanjing 210016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Jiangsu Rainfine Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangang Xiao
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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Xi Y, Wang Y, Gao J, Xiao Y, Du J. Dual Corona Vesicles with Intrinsic Antibacterial and Enhanced Antibiotic Delivery Capabilities for Effective Treatment of Biofilm-Induced Periodontitis. ACS NANO 2019; 13:13645-13657. [PMID: 31585041 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Periodontitis is a common disease caused by plaque biofilms, which are important pathogenic factors of many diseases and may be eradicated by antibiotic therapy. However, low-dose antibiotic therapy is a complicated challenge for eradicating biofilms as hundreds (even thousands) of times higher concentrations of antibiotics are needed than killing planktonic bacteria. Polymer vesicles may solve these problems via effective antibiotic delivery into biofilms, but traditional single corona vesicles lack the multifunctionalities essential for biofilm eradication. In this paper, we aim to effectively treat biofilm-induced periodontitis using much lower concentrations of antibiotics than traditional antibiotic therapy by designing a multifunctional dual corona vesicle with intrinsic antibacterial and enhanced antibiotic delivery capabilities. This vesicle is co-assembled from two block copolymers, poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(lysine-stat-phenylalanine) [PCL-b-P(Lys-stat-Phe)] and poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) [PEO-b-PCL]. Both PEO and P(Lys-stat-Phe) coronas have their specific functions: PEO endows vesicles with protein repelling ability to penetrate extracellular polymeric substances in biofilms ("stealthy" coronas), whereas P(Lys-stat-Phe) provides vesicles with positive charges and broad spectrum intrinsic antibacterial activity. As a result, the dosage of antibiotics can be reduced by 50% when encapsulated in the dual corona vesicles to eradicate Escherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Furthermore, effective in vivo treatment has been achieved from a rat periodontitis model, as confirmed by significantly reduced dental plaque, and alleviated inflammation. Overall, this "stealthy" and antibacterial dual corona vesicle demonstrates a fresh insight for improving the antibiofilm efficiency of antibiotics and combating the serious threat of biofilm-associated diseases.
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- Yuejing Xi
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai 200072 , China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road , Shanghai 201804 , China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration , Tongji University , Shanghai 200072 , China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road , Shanghai 201804 , China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road , Shanghai 201804 , China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai 200072 , China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road , Shanghai 201804 , China
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Lazutin AA, Kosmachev AN, Vasilevskaya VV. Lamellae and parking garage structures in amphiphilic homopolymer brushes with different grafting densities. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:154903. [PMID: 31640361 DOI: 10.1063/1.5120383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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This article is devoted to the study of polymer layers of amphiphilic homopolymers tightly grafted to a flat surface at the nodes of a square lattice. It was shown that, due to the amphiphilicity of monomer units containing groups with different affinities, in a selective solvent, such layers form lamellae perpendicular to the grafting surface. The period of the lamellae depends on the grafting density and the quality of the solvent. The results are presented in the form of a state diagram in variables "the energy of attraction of the side groups" (effective solvent quality) and "the distance between the grafting points" (inversely proportional to the square root of the grafting density). The diagram contains the regions of stability of lamellae with significantly different periods, and a transitional area with a parking garage structure. The diagram is constructed by calculating the layer-by-layer structure factor and the angle of inclination of the lamellae in the slice. The calculations were performed for different sizes of the simulation box, and the most commensurate size was determined by a special procedure for each grafting density. The results may be interesting not only to specialists in polymer science but also to all those who investigate the processes of self-organization and rearrangement in dense systems.
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- Alexei A Lazutin
- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds RAS, Vavilova ul., 28, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds RAS, Vavilova ul., 28, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Jiang J, Zhang X, Fan Z, Du J. Ring-Opening Polymerization of N-Carboxyanhydride-Induced Self-Assembly for Fabricating Biodegradable Polymer Vesicles. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:1216-1221. [PMID: 35651173 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is regarded as one of the most important strategies in macromolecular nanotechnology, as it can create a wide range of nanoparticles at high concentrations and on a large scale. However, open-to-air PISA with biodegradable product is still a complicated challenge, as traditional PISA is usually carried out under oxygen-free conditions to afford nonbiodegradable polymers. To meet the above challenges, we propose a convenient one-pot open-to-air ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of N-carboxyanhydride (NCA)-induced self-assembly (NCA-PISA) at 10 °C, without the need for degassing, heating, catalysts, or chain transfer agents. The morphologies of nanoparticles depend on the ratio of the initiator to the monomer and the solid content. Polymer vesicles can be fabricated when the ratio and the solid content are 1:20 and 20%, respectively. Overall, this versatile one-pot NCA-PISA provides an insight into facilely fabricating biodegradable nanoparticles in air.
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- Jinhui Jiang
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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Estrada‐Ramirez AN, Ventura‐Hunter C, Vitz J, Díaz‐Barriga Castro E, Peralta‐Rodriguez RD, Schubert US, Guerrero‐Sánchez C, Pérez‐Camacho O. Poly(
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‐alkyl methacrylate)s as Metallocene Catalyst Supports in Nonpolar Media. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201900259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada (CIQA) Blvd. Enrique Reyna 140 25294 Saltillo México
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University Jena Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University Jena Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University Jena Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada (CIQA) Blvd. Enrique Reyna 140 25294 Saltillo México
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Fang X, Li J, Ren B, Huang Y, Wang D, Liao Z, Li Q, Wang L, Dionysiou DD. Polymeric ultrafiltration membrane with in situ formed nano-silver within the inner pores for simultaneous separation and catalysis. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.02.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Vasilevskaya VV, Govorun EN. Hollow and Vesicle Particles from Macromolecules with Amphiphilic Monomer Units. POLYM REV 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2019.1599013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Valentina V. Vasilevskaya
- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds RAS, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Liu F, Zhang H, Cheng J, Hu J, He C, Zhang Q, Zou G. Enantioselective cytotoxicity of chiral polymer vesicles with linear and hyperbranched structures. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:2051-2056. [PMID: 30734816 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02390e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Herein, we study the enantioselective cytotoxicity of vesicles self-assembled by optically active linear polymers (LNPs) and hyperbranched polymers (HBPs). Compared to HBP vesicles, LNP vesicles exhibit properties such as a higher surface charge density and more violent interaction with simulated biomembranes which results in larger cytotoxicity against HeLa cells. Specifically, racemic-LNP vesicles exhibit the largest cytotoxicity of all. More interestingly, there is no significant enantioselective dependence of HBP vesicles on the abovementioned properties. Overall, we proved that the cytotoxicity of vesicles is deeply related to chirality and topological-structures. This research is of great fundamental value for the design of novel bio-interface materials.
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- Funing Liu
- CAS Key laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, iChEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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Wu G, Liu X, Zhou P, Xu Z, Hegazy M, Huang X, Huang Y. The construction of thiol-functionalized DNAsomes with small molecules response and protein release. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 99:1153-1163. [PMID: 30889649 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.02.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this work, a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) polymer (PNIPAAm) was prepared via the photoinduced reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization using Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O as photoinitiator. The design and spontaneous assembly of thiol-functionalized DNA-Thiol/PNIPAAm polymeric capsule (DNAsomes) by water-in-oil Pickering emulsion method and effective response with small molecules (Sybr green and phenanthrene) were described. The intermediate product, DNA-Thiol/PNIPAAm conjugates and DNAsomes were characterized by using 1H NMR, dynamic light scattering (DLS), SEM, TEM and UV-vis methods. The obtained results indicated that DNA-Thiol/PNIPAAm constructs assembled in a Pickering emulsion could produce DNA-based spherical DNAsomes with typically 3.3-267.7 μm in diameter. The DNAsomes showed a vesicle formation approximately 2 μm in diameter, resulting in phenanthrene molecule intercalating with DNAsomes. The phenomenon indicated that the DNA-Thiol/PNIPAAm conjugates may have potential applications in recognition polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules. The membrane of the DNAsomes could effective response toward small molecules such as Sybr green or phenanthrene, and DNAsomes has release capability of protein (BSA) under reductive agent glutathione (GSH). Our results highlight the potential of integrating aspects of supramolecular and polymer chemistry into the design and construction of DNA-polymeric capsule, guest molecule encapsulation, control delivery of drugs, recognition organic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules and gene-directed capsule synthesis.
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- Guangyu Wu
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, The Key Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, The Key Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, The Key Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, The Key Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, The Key Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, The Key Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, The Key Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China.
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Sun H, Liu D, Du J. Nanobowls with controlled openings and interior holes driven by the synergy of hydrogen bonding and π-π interaction. Chem Sci 2019; 10:657-664. [PMID: 30774866 PMCID: PMC6349061 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03995j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Asymmetric nanoparticles such as nanobowls have promising potential in many fields due to their interior asymmetric cavities and specific concave structure. However, the fabrication of nanobowls and control over their openings and interior holes are still challenging. Herein we demonstrate a versatile strategy for preparing nanobowls with precisely controlled openings and interior holes based on the synergy of hydrogen bonding and π-π interaction of homopolymers. We designed and synthesized a series of amphiphilic homopolymers with an amino alcohol moiety and azobenzene pendant (poly(2-hydroxy-3-((4-(phenyldiazenyl)phenyl)amino)propyl methacrylate) (PHAzoMA)). The homopolymers can self-assemble into nanobowls due to the heterogeneous shrinkage of the preformed spheres. Upon increasing the molecular weight of the homopolymers from 10.1 to 76.9 kg mol-1, the sizes of the openings of nanobowls can be precisely controlled from 242 to 423 nm with a linear relationship as a result of the enhancement of the hydrogen bonding and π-π interaction between homopolymer chains. Overall, we have prepared finely controlled nanobowls by the synergy of non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding and π-π interaction of polymers, which opens a new avenue for the preparation of asymmetric nanoparticles.
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- Hui Sun
- Department of Polymeric Materials , School of Materials Science and Engineering , Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road , Shanghai 201804 , China . ; ; Tel: +86-21-6958-0239
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- Department of Polymeric Materials , School of Materials Science and Engineering , Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road , Shanghai 201804 , China . ; ; Tel: +86-21-6958-0239
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- Department of Polymeric Materials , School of Materials Science and Engineering , Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road , Shanghai 201804 , China . ; ; Tel: +86-21-6958-0239
- Department of Orthopedics , Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital , Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai 200072 , China
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Fang Z, Yang Y, Gu J, Yang Z, Dai F, Zheng H, He W, Liu C, Zhu N, Guo K. Synthesis and scale-up of water-soluble quaternary cationic monomers in a continuous flow system. REACT CHEM ENG 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8re00335a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A novel, simple, power-saving and effective method for the synthesis and scale-up of cationic water-soluble polyelectrolytes represented by dimethyldiallylammonium chloride (DMDAAC) with commercially available reagents in a two-step continuous flow system has been developed.
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- Zheng Fang
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- School of Engineering
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 211198
- China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
- Faculty of Chemistry
- The University of Queensland
- Brisbane
- Australia
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
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Wu G, Liu X, Zhou P, Wang L, Hegazy M, Huang X, Huang Y. A facile approach for the reduction of 4‑nitrophenol and degradation of congo red using gold nanoparticles or laccase decorated hybrid inorganic nanoparticles/polymer-biomacromolecules vesicles. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 94:524-533. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.09.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Hu Y, Chen Y, Du J. Evolution of diverse higher-order membrane structures of block copolymer vesicles. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01463a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An evolutionary route to polymer vesicles with diverse higher-order membrane structures has been discovered.
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- Yu Hu
- Department of Orthopedics
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
- Tongji University School of Medicine
- Shanghai 200072
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
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- Department of Orthopedics
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
- Tongji University School of Medicine
- Shanghai 200072
- China
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Sun H, Du J. Plasmonic vesicles with tailored collective properties. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:17354-17361. [PMID: 30198031 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr04820g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Plasmonic nanoparticle assemblies have been exhibiting unique collective properties absent in their individual counterparts. However, it is an important challenge to manipulate those properties due to the difficulty in controlling the arrangement and distance between plasmonic nanoparticles. Herein, we propose an alternative strategy for manipulating the distance between gold nanoparticles on the plasmonic vesicles to afford tunable collective properties by changing the temperature. To reach this goal, a thermally responsive vesicle is self-assembled from an azobenzene-terminated homopolymer, poly(2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate) (Azo-PEEA). Gold nanoparticles are then decorated on its membrane to afford plasmonic vesicles, which can be grouped and fused into larger plasmonic vesicles when heated. Consequently, the gold nanoparticles come closer, creating local hot spots in the gap between adjacent gold nanoparticles, leading to the red shift of local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) peaks and better surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Besides, the structure and the collective optical properties of the plasmonic vesicles can be reserved under various conditions, e.g., different pH values, high salt concentration and relatively high temperature once they are heated up to 35 °C.
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- Hui Sun
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China.
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Dou L, Wang Y, Li Y, Zhang H. Novel core-shell-like nanocomposites xCu@Cu 2O/MgAlO-rGO through an in situ self-reduction strategy for highly efficient reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Dalton Trans 2018; 46:15836-15847. [PMID: 29111552 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03276e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of novel hierarchical nanocomposite catalysts xCu@Cu2O/MgAlO-rGO were fabricated by calcination of CuxMg3-xAl-LDH/rGO precursors (LDH: layered double hydroxide, rGO: reduced graphene oxide, and x = 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5), obtained by a facile citric acid-assisted coprecipitation route, under a N2 flow upon in situ self-reduction of lattice atomic-dispersed Cu2+ by rGO. Systematic characterization reveals highly dispersed core-shell-like Cu@Cu2O nanoparticles near the border between vertically interconnected mixed oxide MgAlO nanoplates and rGO layers. All the obtained catalysts show extraordinary catalytic performances for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) at room temperature. The 1.0Cu@Cu2O/MgAlO-rGO shows the highest activity for complete conversion of 4-NP with an apparent rate constant (kapp) of 55.3 × 10-3 s-1, a normalized rate constant (knor) of 14 497 s-1 g-1 on an active Cu content, and an unprecedented recycling stability for 25 successive cycles, which are superior to those of the recently reported Cu- and Co-based metal nanoparticles and even compared favourably with those of the most active noble metal catalysts. The superior activity of 1.0Cu@Cu2O/MgAlO-rGO can be attributed to the highly dispersed core-shell-like Cu@Cu2O nanoparticles and the greatly enhanced four-phase synergistic effect among Cu, Cu2O, MgAlO and rGO upon calcination. Moreover, 1.0Cu@Cu2O/MgAlO-rGO shows an excellent efficiency in the fixed bed system for the treatment of simulated industrial effluents containing nitrophenols and organic dyes. The present cost-effective, highly efficient and reusable non-noble metal nanocatalyst would open a new pathway for future water remediation.
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- Liguang Dou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box 98, Beijing 100029, China.
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An Innovative Approach to Control Steel Reinforcement Corrosion by Self-Healing. MATERIALS 2018; 11:ma11020309. [PMID: 29461495 PMCID: PMC5849006 DOI: 10.3390/ma11020309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The corrosion of reinforced steel, and subsequent reinforced concrete degradation, is a major concern for infrastructure durability. New materials with specific, tailor-made properties or the establishment of optimum construction regimes are among the many approaches to improving civil structure performance. Ideally, novel materials would carry self-repairing or self-healing capacities, triggered in the event of detrimental influence and/or damage. Controlling or altering a material's behavior at the nano-level would result in traditional materials with radically enhanced properties. Nevertheless, nanotechnology applications are still rare in construction, and would break new ground in engineering practice. An approach to controlling the corrosion-related degradation of reinforced concrete was designed as a synergetic action of electrochemistry, cement chemistry and nanotechnology. This contribution presents the concept of the approach, namely to simultaneously achieve steel corrosion resistance and improved bulk matrix properties. The technical background and challenges for the application of polymeric nanomaterials in the field are briefly outlined in view of this concept, which has the added value of self-healing. The credibility of the approach is discussed with reference to previously reported outcomes, and is illustrated via the results of the steel electrochemical responses and microscopic evaluations of the discussed materials.
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Sun H, Jiang J, Xiao Y, Du J. Efficient Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Dyes, and Heavy Metal Ions by a Homopolymer Vesicle. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:713-722. [PMID: 29211447 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b15242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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It is an important challenge to effectively remove environmental pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dyes, and heavy metal ions at a low cost. Herein, we present a multifunctional homopolymer vesicle self-assembled from a scalable homopolymer, poly(amic acid) (PAA), at room temperature. The vesicle can efficiently eliminate PAHs, cationic dyes, and heavy metal ions from water based on π-π stacking, hydrophobic effect, and electrostatic interactions with the pollutants. The residual concentrations of PAHs, cationic dyes, and heavy metal ions (such as Ni2+) in water are lower than 0.60 and 0.30 parts per billion (ppb) and 0.095 parts per million (ppm), respectively, representing a promising adsorbent for water remediation. Furthermore, precious metal ions such as Ag+ can be recovered into silver nanoparticles by in situ reduction on the membrane of PAA vesicles to form a silver nanoparticle/vesicle composite (Ag@vesicle) that can effectively catalyze the reduction of toxic pollutants such as aromatic nitro-compounds and be recycled for more than ten times.
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- Hui Sun
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University , 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine , Shanghai 200072, China
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Wong CK, Mason AF, Stenzel MH, Thordarson P. Formation of non-spherical polymersomes driven by hydrophobic directional aromatic perylene interactions. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1240. [PMID: 29093442 PMCID: PMC5665895 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01372-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Polymersomes, made up of amphiphilic block copolymers, are emerging as a powerful tool in drug delivery and synthetic biology due to their high stability, chemical versatility, and surface modifiability. The full potential of polymersomes, however, has been hindered by a lack of versatile methods for shape control. Here we show that a range of non-spherical polymersome morphologies with anisotropic membranes can be obtained by exploiting hydrophobic directional aromatic interactions between perylene polymer units within the membrane structure. By controlling the extent of solvation/desolvation of the aromatic side chains through changes in solvent quality, we demonstrate facile access to polymersomes that are either ellipsoidal or tubular-shaped. Our results indicate that perylene aromatic interactions have a great potential in the design of non-spherical polymersomes and other structurally complex self-assembled polymer structures.
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- Chin Ken Wong
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. .,Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. .,The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Zhou C, Yuan Y, Zhou P, Wang F, Hong Y, Wang N, Xu S, Du J. Highly Effective Antibacterial Vesicles Based on Peptide-Mimetic Alternating Copolymers for Bone Repair. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:4154-4162. [PMID: 29020450 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Chuncai Zhou
- Shanghai
Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301
Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China
- Department
of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department
of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Changhai
Hospital, Department of Emergency, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department
of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department
of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department
of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Changhai
Hospital, Department of Emergency, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai
Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 301
Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China
- Department
of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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Puig J, Ceolín M, Williams RJJ, Schroeder WF, Zucchi IA. Controlling the generation of bilayer and multilayer vesicles in block copolymer/epoxy blends by a slow photopolymerization process. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:7341-7351. [PMID: 28990627 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01660c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Vesicles are a highly attractive morphology to achieve in micellar dispersions of block copolymers (BCP) in epoxy thermosets due to the fact that small amounts can affect a large volume fraction of the matrix, a fact that is important for toughening purposes. However, generating vesicles in epoxy matrices requires operating in a narrow range of formulations and processing conditions. In this report, we show that block-copolymer vesicles dispersed in an epoxy matrix could be obtained through a sphere-to-cylinder-to-vesicle micellar transition induced by visible-light photopolymerization at room temperature. A 10 wt% colloidal solution of poly(ethylene-co-butene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEB-b-PEO) block copolymer (BCP) in an epoxy monomer (DGEBA) self-assembled into spherical micelles as shown by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). During a slow photopolymerization of the epoxy monomer carried out at room temperature, a sphere-to-cylinder-to-vesicle transition took place as revealed by in situ SAXS and TEM images. This was driven by the tendency of the system to reduce the local interfacial curvature as a response to a decrease in the miscibility of PEO blocks in the polymerizing epoxy matrix. When the BCP concentration was increased from 10 to 20 and 40 wt%, the final structure evolved from bilayer vesicles to multilayer vesicles and to lamellae, respectively. In particular, for 20 wt% PEB-b-PEO, transient structures such as partially fused multilayered vesicles were observed by TEM, giving insight into the growth mechanism of multilayer vesicles. On the contrary, when a relatively fast thermal polymerization was performed at 80 °C, the final morphology consisted of kinetically trapped spherical and cylindrical micelles. Hopefully, this study will lead to new protocols for the preparation of vesicles dispersed in epoxy matrices in a controlled way.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Puig
- Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), University of Mar del Plata and National Research Council (CONICET), J. B. Justo 4302, B7608FDQ, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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