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Gaeta M, Travagliante G, Barcellona M, Fragalà ME, Purrello R, D'Urso A. Self-Assembled Chiral Film Based on Melanin Polymers. Chirality 2024; 36:e23695. [PMID: 38890151 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23695] [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: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Chirality plays a fundamental role in natural phenomena, yet its manifestation on solid surfaces remains relatively unexplored. In this study, we investigate the formation of chiroptical melanin-based self-assembled films on quartz substrates, leveraging mussel-inspired surface chemistry. Water-soluble porphyrins serve as molecular synthons, facilitating the spontaneous formation of hetero-aggregates in phosphate-buffered saline containing L- or D-DOPA. Spectroscopic analysis reveals chiral transfer from DOPA enantiomers to porphyrin hetero-aggregates, followed by the disruption of these latter and subsequent generation of chiral melanin structures in solution. Quartz substrates inserted into these solutions spontaneously accumulate homogeneous melanin-like films over days, demonstrating the feasibility of self-assembly. The resulting films exhibit characteristic UV/Vis and CD spectra, with distinct signals indicating successful chiral induction. Interestingly, the AFM characterizations reveal a distinct surface morphology, and in addition, some thermal and mechanical properties have been taken into account. Overall, this study sheds light on the formation, stability, and chiroptical properties of melanin-based films, paving the way for their application in various fields.
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- Massimiliano Gaeta
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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Duan Y, Che S. Chiral Mesostructured Inorganic Materials with Optical Chiral Response. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2205088. [PMID: 36245314 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Fabricating chiral inorganic materials and revealing their unique quantum confinement-determined optical chiral responses are crucial tasks in the multidisciplinary fields of chemistry, physics, and biology. The field of chiral mesostructured inorganic materials started from the synthesis of individual nanocrystals and evolved to include their assembly from metals, semiconductors, ceramics, and inorganic salts endowed with various chiral structures ranging from atomic to micron scales. This tutorial review highlights the recent research on chiral mesostructured inorganic materials, especially the novel expression of mesostructured chirality and endowed optical chiral response, and it may inspire us with new strategies for the design of chiral inorganic materials and new opportunities beyond the traditional applications of chirality. Fabrication methods for chiral mesostructured inorganic materials are classified according to chirality type, scale, and symmetry-breaking mechanism. Special attention is given to highlight systems with original discoveries, exceptional phenomena, or unique mechanisms of optical chiral response for left- and right-handedness.
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- Yingying Duan
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Matrix Composite, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Athanasiadou D, Carneiro KMM. DNA nanostructures as templates for biomineralization. Nat Rev Chem 2021; 5:93-108. [PMID: 37117611 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-020-00242-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nature uses extracellular matrix scaffolds to organize biominerals into hierarchical structures over various length scales. This has inspired the design of biomimetic mineralization scaffolds, with DNA nanostructures being among the most promising. DNA nanotechnology makes use of molecular recognition to controllably give 1D, 2D and 3D nanostructures. The control we have over these structures makes them attractive templates for the synthesis of mineralized tissues, such as bones and teeth. In this Review, we first summarize recent work on the crystallization processes and structural features of biominerals on the nanoscale. We then describe self-assembled DNA nanostructures and come to the intersection of these two themes: recent applications of DNA templates in nanoscale biomineralization, a crucial process to regenerate mineralized tissues.
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Sakashita S, Park S, Sugiyama H. Copper-containing DNA–Silica Mineral Complexes for the Asymmetric Diels–Alder Reaction. CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.170411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Sohei Sakashita
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiyacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
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Feng W, Kim JY, Wang X, Calcaterra HA, Qu Z, Meshi L, Kotov NA. Assembly of mesoscale helices with near-unity enantiomeric excess and light-matter interactions for chiral semiconductors. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1601159. [PMID: 28275728 PMCID: PMC5332156 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Semiconductors with chiral geometries at the nanoscale and mesoscale provide a rich materials platform for polarization optics, photocatalysis, and biomimetics. Unlike metallic and organic optical materials, the relationship between the geometry of chiral semiconductors and their chiroptical properties remains, however, vague. Homochiral ensembles of semiconductor helices with defined geometries open the road to understanding complex relationships between geometrical parameters and chiroptical properties of semiconductor materials. We show that semiconductor helices can be prepared with an absolute yield of ca 0.1% and an enantiomeric excess (e.e.) of 98% or above from cysteine-stabilized cadmium telluride nanoparticles (CdTe NPs) dispersed in methanol. This high e.e. for a spontaneously occurring chemical process is attributed to chiral self-sorting based on the thermodynamic preference of NPs to assemble with those of the same handedness. The dispersions of homochiral self-assembled helices display broadband visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) polarization rotation with anisotropy (g) factors approaching 0.01. Calculated circular dichroism (CD) spectra accurately reproduced experimental CD spectra and gave experimentally validated spectral predictions for different geometrical parameters enabling de novo design of chiroptical semiconductor materials. Unlike metallic, ceramic, and polymeric helices that serve predominantly as scatterers, chiroptical properties of semiconductor helices have nearly equal contribution of light absorption and scattering, which is essential for device-oriented, field-driven light modulation. Deconstruction of a helix into a series of nanorods provides a simple model for the light-matter interaction and chiroptical activity of helices. This study creates a framework for further development of polarization-based optics toward biomedical applications, telecommunications, and hyperspectral imaging.
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- Wenchun Feng
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Cao Y, Kao K, Mou C, Han L, Che S. Oriented Chiral DNA-Silica Film Guided by a Natural Mica Substrate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:2037-41. [PMID: 26836337 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The formation of highly ordered chiral organic/inorganic films with high density and long-range orientation is important in constructing chiral devices, such as broadband polarization devices, liquid-crystal displays, or negative-reflection materials. A feasible strategy is presented to fabricate three-dimensional mesostructured chiral DNA-silica assemblies into large-scale oriented arrangements. The highly ordered film was aligned by a mica crystal substrate with the bridging effect of suitable divalent metal ions, followed by the growth of the DNA-silica composite by bottom-up assembly with a "quartet templating" method. This simple and effective route would perform well in the alignment and arrangement of highly charged biomolecules, such as polypeptides, proteins, viruses, and their inorganic assemblies, and furthermore could allow the fabrication of chiral optical materials with long-range ordering.
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- Yuanyuan Cao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China.
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Cao Y, Kao K, Mou C, Han L, Che S. Oriented Chiral DNA-Silica Film Guided by a Natural Mica Substrate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201509068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yuanyuan Cao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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Duan Y, Han L, Zhang J, Asahina S, Huang Z, Shi L, Wang B, Cao Y, Yao Y, Ma L, Wang C, Dukor RK, Sun L, Jiang C, Tang Z, Nafie LA, Che S. Optically Active Nanostructured ZnO Films. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201507502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Duan Y, Han L, Zhang J, Asahina S, Huang Z, Shi L, Wang B, Cao Y, Yao Y, Ma L, Wang C, Dukor RK, Sun L, Jiang C, Tang Z, Nafie LA, Che S. Optically Active Nanostructured ZnO Films. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:15170-5. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Huang Z, Che S. Fabrication of Chiral Materials via Self-Assembly and Biomineralization of Peptides. CHEM REC 2015; 15:665-74. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201402096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Zhehao Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Composite Materials; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Composite Materials; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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Huang Z, Che S. Fabrication of Mesostructured Silica Materials through Co-Structure-Directing Route. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20140416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Zhehao Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Liu B, Cao Y, Huang Z, Duan Y, Che S. Silica biomineralization via the self-assembly of helical biomolecules. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:479-97. [PMID: 25339438 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201401485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Revised: 07/06/2014] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The biomimetic synthesis of relevant silica materials using biological macromolecules as templates via silica biomineralization processes attract rapidly rising attention toward natural and artificial materials. Biomimetic synthesis studies are useful for improving the understanding of the formation mechanism of the hierarchical structures found in living organisms (such as diatoms and sponges) and for promoting significant developments in the biotechnology, nanotechnology and materials chemistry fields. Chirality is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature and is an inherent feature of biomolecular components in organisms. Helical biomolecules, one of the most important types of chiral macromolecules, can self-assemble into multiple liquid-crystal structures and be used as biotemplates for silica biomineralization, which renders them particularly useful for fabricating complex silica materials under ambient conditions. Over the past two decades, many new silica materials with hierarchical structures and complex morphologies have been created using helical biomolecules. In this review, the developments in this field are described and the recent progress in silica biomineralization templating using several classes of helical biomolecules, including DNA, polypeptides, cellulose and rod-like viruses is summarized. Particular focus is placed on the formation mechanism of biomolecule-silica materials (BSMs) with hierarchical structures. Finally, current research challenges and future developments are discussed in the conclusion.
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- Ben Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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