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Heidari M, Gaichies T, Leibler L, Labousse M. Polymer time crystal: Mechanical activation of reversible bonds by low-amplitude high frequency excitations. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn6107. [PMID: 38781335 PMCID: PMC11114238 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn6107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Reversible supramolecular bonds play an important role in materials science and in biological systems. The equilibrium between open and closed bonds and the association rate can be controlled thermally, chemically, by mechanical pulling, by ultrasound, or by catalysts. In practice, these intrinsic equilibrium methods either suffer from a limited range of tunability or may damage the material. Here, we present a nonequilibrium strategy that exploits the dissipative properties of the system to control and change the dynamic properties of sacrificial and reversible networks. We show theoretically and numerically how high-frequency mechanical oscillations of very low amplitude can open or close bonds. This mechanism indicates how reversible bonds could alleviate mechanical fatigue of materials especially at low temperatures where they are fragile. In another area, it suggests that the system can be actively modified by the application of ultrasound to induce gel-fluid transitions and to activate or deactivate adhesion properties.
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- Maziar Heidari
- Gulliver, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, 75005 Paris, France
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- Gulliver, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, 75005 Paris, France
- Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, Université PSL, 75005 Paris, France
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- Gulliver, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, 75005 Paris, France
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Zhao X, Ding Z, Chen H, Xiao Y, Hou J, Huang L, Wu J, Hao N. Acoustofluidics-Assisted Multifunctional Paper-Based Analytical Devices. Anal Chem 2024; 96:496-504. [PMID: 38153375 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) feature an economic and sensitive nature, while acoustofluidics displays contactless and versatile virtue, and both of them gained tremendous interest in the past decades. Integrating μPADs with acoustofluidic techniques provides great potential to overcome the inherent shortcomings and make appealing achievements. Here, we present acoustofluidics-assisted multifunctional paper-based analytical devices that leverage bulk acoustic waves to realize multiple applications on paper substrates, including uniform colorimetric detection, microparticle/cell enrichment, fluorescence amplification, homogeneous mixing, and nanomaterial synthesis. The glucose detection in the range of 5-15 mM was conducted to perform uniform colorimetric detection. Various types (brass powder, copper powder, diamond powder, and yeast cells) and sizes (5-200 μm) of solid particles and biological cells can be enriched on paper in a few seconds or minutes; thus, fluorescence amplification by 3 times was realized with the enrichment. The high-throughput and homogeneous mixing of two fluids can be achieved, and based on the mixing, nanomaterials (ZnO nanosheets) were synthesized on paper. We analyzed the underlying mechanisms of these applications in the devices, which are attributed to Faraday waves and Chladni patterns. With their simple fabrication and prominent effectiveness, the devices open up new possibilities for paper-based microfluidic devices.
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- Xiong Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 865 Changning Road, Shanghai 200050, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Education Ministry for Modern Design and Rotor-Bearing System, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 865 Changning Road, Shanghai 200050, P.R. China
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Contreras-Montoya R, Smith JP, Boothroyd SC, Aguilar JA, Mirzamani M, Screen MA, Yufit DS, Robertson M, He L, Qian S, Kumari H, Steed JW. Pathway complexity in fibre assembly: from liquid crystals to hyper-helical gelmorphs. Chem Sci 2023; 14:11389-11401. [PMID: 37886106 PMCID: PMC10599479 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03841f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Pathway complexity results in unique materials from the same components according to the assembly conditions. Here a chiral acyl-semicarbazide gelator forms three different gels of contrasting fibre morphology (termed 'gelmorphs') as well as lyotropic liquid crystalline droplets depending on the assembly pathway. The gels have morphologies that are either hyperhelical (HH-Gel), tape-fibre (TF-Gel) or thin fibril derived from the liquid crystalline phase (LC-Gels) and exhibit very different rheological properties. The gelator exists as three slowly interconverting conformers in solution. All three gels are comprised of an unsymmetrical, intramolecular hydrogen bonded conformer. The kinetics show that formation of the remarkable HH-Gel is cooperative and is postulated to involve association of the growing fibril with a non-gelling conformer. This single molecule dynamic conformational library shows how very different materials with different morphology and hence very contrasting materials properties can arise from pathway complexity as a result of emergent interactions during the assembly process.
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati 231 Albert Sabin Way, Medical Science Building 3109C Cincinnati OH 45267-0514 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Dr. Hattiesburg MS 39406 USA
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1 Bethel Valley Rd. Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1 Bethel Valley Rd. Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati 231 Albert Sabin Way, Medical Science Building 3109C Cincinnati OH 45267-0514 USA
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Yang U, Kang B, Yong MJ, Yang DH, Choi SY, Je JH, Oh SS. Type-Independent 3D Writing and Nano-Patterning of Confined Biopolymers. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207403. [PMID: 36825681 PMCID: PMC10161081 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Biopolymers are essential building blocks that constitute cells and tissues with well-defined molecular structures and diverse biological functions. Their three-dimensional (3D) complex architectures are used to analyze, control, and mimic various cells and their ensembles. However, the free-form and high-resolution structuring of various biopolymers remain challenging because their structural and rheological control depend critically on their polymeric types at the submicron scale. Here, direct 3D writing of intact biopolymers is demonstrated using a systemic combination of nanoscale confinement, evaporation, and solidification of a biopolymer-containing solution. A femtoliter solution is confined in an ultra-shallow liquid interface between a fine-tuned nanopipette and a chosen substrate surface to achieve directional growth of biopolymer nanowires via solvent-exclusive evaporation and concurrent solution supply. The evaporation-dependent printing is biopolymer type-independent, therefore, the 3D motor-operated precise nanopipette positioning allows in situ printing of nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and proteins with submicron resolution. By controlling concentrations and molecular weights, several different biopolymers are reproducibly patterned with desired size and geometry, and their 3D architectures are biologically active in various solvents with no structural deformation. Notably, protein-based nanowire patterns exhibit pin-point localization of spatiotemporal biofunctions, including target recognition and catalytic peroxidation, indicating their application potential in organ-on-chips and micro-tissue engineering.
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- Un Yang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
- Nanoblesse, 85-11 (4th fl.) Namwon-Ro, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37883, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 37673, South Korea
- Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology (I-CREATE), Yonsei University, 85 Songdogwahak-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21983, South Korea
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Liu Z, Zhao X, Chu Q, Feng Y. Recent Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Metallogels. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052274. [PMID: 36903517 PMCID: PMC10005064 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Recently, stimuli-responsive supramolecular gels have received significant attention because their properties can be modulated through external stimuli such as heat, light, electricity, magnetic fields, mechanical stress, pH, ions, chemicals and enzymes. Among these gels, stimuli-responsive supramolecular metallogels have shown promising applications in material science because of their fascinating redox, optical, electronic and magnetic properties. In this review, research progress on stimuli-responsive supramolecular metallogels in recent years is systematically summarized. According to external stimulus sources, stimuli-responsive supramolecular metallogels, including chemical, physical and multiple stimuli-responsive metallogels, are discussed separately. Moreover, challenges, suggestions and opportunities regarding the development of novel stimuli-responsive metallogels are presented. We believe the knowledge and inspiration gained from this review will deepen the current understanding of stimuli-responsive smart metallogels and encourage more scientists to provide valuable contributions to this topic in the coming decades.
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- Zhixiong Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037009, China
- Correspondence: (Z.L.); (Y.F.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
- Correspondence: (Z.L.); (Y.F.)
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Wang Z, Hao A, Xing P. Charge-Transfer Complex Doped Photothermal Hydrogels for Discriminating Circularly Polarized Near-Infrared Light. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214504. [PMID: 36347808 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hydrogels behave as potential candidates to investigate circularly polarized light (CP)-matter interaction, which however suffer from small sensitivity towards circular polarization. Here we report a general protocol to build hydrogels from π-conjugated amino acids with coassembled charge-transfer (CT) complexes, covering a wide scope of donors and acceptors, which were incorporated into stable hydrogel matrices. CT complexes formed block coassemblies with gelators, induced the emergence of macroscopic chiral helices, where efficient chirality transfer occurs to realize tunable Cotton effects from visible light to NIR-I region depending on the structures of CT pairs. The hybrid hydrogels showed tunable photothermal performances with excellent heating-cooling cycling durability. Circularly polarized NIR light selectively triggered gel-solution phase transition at different timescales. Left- and right-CP illumination generates up to 2.5 folds difference in gel collapse time that allows for direct discrimination by naked eyes.
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- Zhuoer Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Chambers LI, Yufit DS, Musa OM, Steed JW. Understanding the Interaction of Gluconamides and Gluconates with Amino Acids in Hair Care. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2022; 22:6190-6200. [PMID: 36217417 PMCID: PMC9542698 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A hair care mixture formed from a gluconamide derivative and 3-hydroxypropyl ammonium gluconate is known to strengthen hair fibers; however, the mechanism by which the mixture affects hair is unknown. To give insight into the aggregation of the target gluconamide and potential interactions between the gluconate-derived mixture and hair fibers, a range of systems were characterized by X-ray crystallography namely two polymorphic forms of the target gluconamide and three salts of 3-hydroxypropylammonium with sulfuric acid, methane sulfonic acid, and oxalic acid. The gluconamide proves to aggregate and becomes a supramolecular gelator in aniline and benzyl alcohol solution. The resulting gels were characterized by rheology, scanning electron microscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction.
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- Luke I. Chambers
- Department
of Chemistry, Lower Mountjoy, Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Lower Mountjoy, Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE, U.K.
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- Ashland
LLC, 1005 Route 202/206, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Lower Mountjoy, Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE, U.K.
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Moharana P, Santosh G. Self‐assembled supramolecular organogels of Perylene diimide derivatives. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.4408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Prajna Moharana
- Division of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai INDIA
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- Division of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai INDIA
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Bollu A, Giri P, Dalabehera NR, Asmi AR, Sharma NK. Unnatural Amino Acid: 4-Aminopyrazolonyl Amino Acid Comprising Tri-Peptides Forms Organogel With Co-Solvent (EtOAc:Hexane). Front Chem 2022; 10:821971. [PMID: 35601543 PMCID: PMC9117720 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.821971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Ampyrone is an amino-functionalized heterocyclic pyrazolone derivative that possesses therapeutic values such as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretics. The chemical structure of ampyrone exhibits excellent hydrogen bonding sites and is considered as the potential scaffold of supramolecular self-assembly. Recently, this molecule has been derived into unnatural amino acids such as aminopyrazolone amino acid and its peptides. This report describes that one of its amino acids, O-alkylated ampyrone, containing hybrid (α/β) peptides forms organogel after sonication at 50–55°C with 0.7–0.9% (w/v) in ethyl acetate: hexane (1:3). The formation/morphology of such organogels is studied by nuclear magnetic resonance Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), circular dichroism (CD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), powder X-ray diffraction (Powder-XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Energy-minimized conformation of APA-peptides reveals the possibility of intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Hence, APA-peptides are promising peptidomimetics for the organogel-peptides.
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- Amarnath Bollu
- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India
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- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India
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- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India
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- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India
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- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India
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Out-of-equilibrium chemical logic systems: Light and sound controlled programmable spatiotemporal patterns and mechanical functions. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sandeep K, Joseph K, Gautier J, Nagarajan K, Sujith M, Thomas KG, Ebbesen TW. Manipulating the Self-Assembly of Phenyleneethynylenes under Vibrational Strong Coupling. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:1209-1214. [PMID: 35089035 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The chemical and physical properties of molecules and materials are known to be modified significantly under vibrational strong coupling (VSC). To gain insight into the effects of VSC on π-π interactions involved in molecular self-assembly, themselves sensitive to vacuum electromagnetic field fluctuations, the aggregation of two structural isomers (linear and V-shaped) of phenyleneethynylene under cooperative coupling was investigated. By coupling the aromatic C═C stretching band, the assembly of one of the molecules results in the formation of spheres as opposed to flakes under normal conditions. As a consequence, the electronic absorption and emission spectra of the self-assembled structures are also modified significantly. The VSC-induced changes depend not only on the type of vibration that is coupled but also on the symmetry of the phenyleneethynylene isomer. These results confirm that VSC can be used to drive molecular assemblies to new structural minima and thereby provide a new tool for supramolecular chemistry.
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- Kulangara Sandeep
- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Vithura 695 551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Vithura 695 551, India
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Gumtya M, Mondal S, Kumar S, Ibukun OJ, Haldar D. A peptidomimetic-based thixotropic organogel showing syneresis-induced anti-adhesion against water and ice. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04647k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A peptidomimetic containing 2,6-dimethylpyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid and phenylalanine formed a thixotropic gel which shows syneresis under appropriate conditions and anti-adhesion against water and ice.
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- Milan Gumtya
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials (CAFM), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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Liao L, Liu R, Hu S, Jiang W, Chen Y, Zhong J, Jia X, Liu H, Luo X. Self-assembled sonogels formed from 1,4-naphthalenedicarbonyldinicotinic acid hydrazide. RSC Adv 2022; 12:20218-20226. [PMID: 35919589 PMCID: PMC9280287 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01391f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ultrasound-induced gelation of a novel type of gelator, 1,4-naphthalenedicarbonyl- dinicotinic acid hydrazide, is reported. The gelator self-assembled into various architectures in different solvents.
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- Lieqiang Liao
- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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Lakshminarayanan V, Chockalingam C, Mendes E, van Esch JH. Gelation Kinetics-Structure Analysis of pH-triggered Low Molecular Weight Hydrogelators. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:2256-2261. [PMID: 34288310 PMCID: PMC8596822 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Properties such as shear modulus, gelation time, structure of supramolecular hydrogels are strongly dependent on self-assembly, gelation triggering mechanism and processes used to form the gel. In our work we extend reported rheology analysis methodologies to pH-triggered supramolecular gels to understand structural insight using a model system based on N-N' Dibenzoyl-L-Cystine pH-triggered hydrogelator and Glucono-δ-Lactone as the trigger. We observed that Avrami growth model when applied to time-sweep rheological data of gels formed at lower trigger concentrations provide estimates of fractal dimension which agree well compared with visualization of the microstructure as seen via Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, for a range of gelator concentrations.
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- Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan
- Advanced Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Advanced Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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Sheehan F, Sementa D, Jain A, Kumar M, Tayarani-Najjaran M, Kroiss D, Ulijn RV. Peptide-Based Supramolecular Systems Chemistry. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13869-13914. [PMID: 34519481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Peptide-based supramolecular systems chemistry seeks to mimic the ability of life forms to use conserved sets of building blocks and chemical reactions to achieve a bewildering array of functions. Building on the design principles for short peptide-based nanomaterials with properties, such as self-assembly, recognition, catalysis, and actuation, are increasingly available. Peptide-based supramolecular systems chemistry is starting to address the far greater challenge of systems-level design to access complex functions that emerge when multiple reactions and interactions are coordinated and integrated. We discuss key features relevant to systems-level design, including regulating supramolecular order and disorder, development of active and adaptive systems by considering kinetic and thermodynamic design aspects and combinatorial dynamic covalent and noncovalent interactions. Finally, we discuss how structural and dynamic design concepts, including preorganization and induced fit, are critical to the ability to develop adaptive materials with adaptive and tunable photonic, electronic, and catalytic properties. Finally, we highlight examples where multiple features are combined, resulting in chemical systems and materials that display adaptive properties that cannot be achieved without this level of integration.
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- Fahmeed Sheehan
- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College City University of New York 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri i Reixac 10-12, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College City University of New York 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College City University of New York 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center City University of New York 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, New York 10031, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Hunter College City University of New York 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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Joseph K, Kushida S, Smarsly E, Ihiawakrim D, Thomas A, Paravicini‐Bagliani GL, Nagarajan K, Vergauwe R, Devaux E, Ersen O, Bunz UHF, Ebbesen TW. Supramolecular Assembly of Conjugated Polymers under Vibrational Strong Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Kripa Joseph
- University of Strasbourg CNRS ISIS & icFRC 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS ISIS & icFRC 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences University of Tsukuba 1-1-1 Tennodai Tsukuba 305-8577 Japan
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg INF 270 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS, IPCMS 23 rue du Loess 67034 Strasbourg France
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS ISIS & icFRC 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
- Present address: Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 Bengaluru India
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS ISIS & icFRC 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS ISIS & icFRC 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS ISIS & icFRC 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS, IPCMS 23 rue du Loess 67034 Strasbourg France
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg INF 270 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS ISIS & icFRC 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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Guo J, Li Y, Zhang Y, Ren J, Yu X, Cao X. Switchable Supramolecular Configurations of Al 3+/LysTPY Coordination Polymers in a Hydrogel Network Controlled by Ultrasound and Heat. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:40079-40087. [PMID: 34379399 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c10150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Coordination-driven self-assembly with controllable properties has attracted increasing interest because of its potential in biological events and material science. Herein, we report on the remote, instant, and switchable control of competitive coordination interactions via ultrasound and heat stimuli in a hydrogel network. Configurational coordination changes result in the transformation of blue-emissive and opaque Al3+-amide aggregations to yellow-green-emissive and transparent Al3+-terpyridine aggregations. Interestingly, circularly polarized luminescence "off-on" switches of the metallo-supramolecular assembly are also created by these configuration changes. Additionally, the impact of the stoichiometric ratio of Al3+ and LysTPY on the assembly is also studied in detail. With a higher content of Al3+, the hydrogel with branched and abundant junctions exhibited robust, self-healing, and self-supporting properties. This in-depth understanding of the coordination interaction adjustment will afford new insights into the preparation of stimuli-responsive metallogels.
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- Jiangbo Guo
- College of Science, Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science, Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science, Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science, Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science, Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Green Catalysis and Synthesis Key Laboratory of Xinyang City, Xinyang Normal University, Nanhu Road 237, Xinyang 464000, PR China
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Joseph K, Kushida S, Smarsly E, Ihiawakrim D, Thomas A, Paravicini-Bagliani GL, Nagarajan K, Vergauwe R, Devaux E, Ersen O, Bunz UHF, Ebbesen TW. Supramolecular Assembly of Conjugated Polymers under Vibrational Strong Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19665-19670. [PMID: 34255910 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Strong coupling plays a significant role in influencing chemical reactions and tuning material properties by modifying the energy landscapes of the systems. Here we study the effect of vibrational strong coupling (VSC) on supramolecular organization. For this purpose, a rigid-rod conjugated polymer known to form gels was strongly coupled together with its solvent in a microfluidic IR Fabry-Perot cavity. Absorption and fluorescence studies indicate a large modification of the self-assembly under such cooperative VSC. Electron microscopy confirms that in this case, the supramolecular morphology is totally different from that observed in the absence of strong coupling. In addition, the self-assembly kinetics are altered and depend on the solvent vibration under VSC. The results are compared to kinetic isotope effects on the self-assembly to help clarify the role of different parameters under strong coupling. These findings indicate that VSC is a valuable new tool for controlling supramolecular assemblies with broad implications for the molecular and material sciences.
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- Kripa Joseph
- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8577, Japan
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, INF 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, IPCMS, 23 rue du Loess, 67034, Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
- Present address: Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 560012, Bengaluru, India
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, IPCMS, 23 rue du Loess, 67034, Strasbourg, France
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, INF 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS & icFRC, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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Zacharias SC, Kamlar M, Sundén H. Exploring Supramolecular Gels in Flow-Type Chemistry—Design and Preparation of Stationary Phases. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Savannah C. Zacharias
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Kemivägen 10, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Kemivägen 10, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Dang DQ, Park N, Kim J, Kim J. Dual‐crosslinked hydrogels with metal coordination from novel co‐polyaspartamide containing 1,2‐dihydroxy and imidazole pendant groups. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Dat Quoc Dang
- Department of Chemical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon South Korea
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Christoff-Tempesta T, Cho Y, Kim DY, Geri M, Lamour G, Lew AJ, Zuo X, Lindemann WR, Ortony JH. Self-assembly of aramid amphiphiles into ultra-stable nanoribbons and aligned nanoribbon threads. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:447-454. [PMID: 33462430 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-00840-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Small-molecule self-assembly is an established route for producing high-surface-area nanostructures with readily customizable chemistries and precise molecular organization. However, these structures are fragile, exhibiting molecular exchange, migration and rearrangement-among other dynamic instabilities-and are prone to dissociation upon drying. Here we show a small-molecule platform, the aramid amphiphile, that overcomes these dynamic instabilities by incorporating a Kevlar-inspired domain into the molecular structure. Strong, anisotropic interactions between aramid amphiphiles suppress molecular exchange and elicit spontaneous self-assembly in water to form nanoribbons with lengths of up to 20 micrometres. Individual nanoribbons have a Young's modulus of 1.7 GPa and tensile strength of 1.9 GPa. We exploit this stability to extend small-molecule self-assembly to hierarchically ordered macroscopic materials outside of solvated environments. Through an aqueous shear alignment process, we organize aramid amphiphile nanoribbons into arbitrarily long, flexible threads that support 200 times their weight when dried. Tensile tests of the dry threads provide a benchmark for Young's moduli (between ~400 and 600 MPa) and extensibilities (between ~0.6 and 1.1%) that depend on the counterion chemistry. This bottom-up approach to macroscopic materials could benefit solid-state applications historically inaccessible by self-assembled nanomaterials.
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- Ty Christoff-Tempesta
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Bondong, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- LAMBE, Université Paris-Saclay, University of Evry, CNRS, Evry-Courcouronnes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Villa M, Roy M, Bergamini G, Ceroni P, Gingras M. Highly Emissive Water-Soluble Polysulfurated Pyrene-Based Chromophores as Dual Mode Sensors of Metal Ions. Chempluschem 2021; 85:1481-1486. [PMID: 32644281 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Pyrene-based materials have gained considerable attention as stimuli-responsive chemical sensors. We designed a polysulfurated arene system based on a tetra(phenylthio)pyrene core decorated with four carboxylic acid units. Three different regioisomers, ortho, meta and para were studied in organic and aqueous solution. These systems are soluble in water at pH≥8 due to the deprotonation of carboxylic acids. The addition of metal ions cannot only quench the fluorescence of the central pyrene core, but also control the formation of three-dimensional nanoscopic objects in a dual mode function. Several divalent metal ions were tested and compared. Addition of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) disassembles the non-emissive supramolecular system and restores the initial fluorescence of the pyrene core.
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- Marco Villa
- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi, 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy.,Aix Marseille University, CNRS, CINaM, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, CINaM, Marseille, France
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- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi, 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi, 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, CINaM, Marseille, France
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A sound approach to self-assembly. Nat Chem 2020; 12:784-785. [DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0526-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Audible sound-controlled spatiotemporal patterns in out-of-equilibrium systems. Nat Chem 2020; 12:808-813. [PMID: 32778690 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0516-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Naturally occurring spatiotemporal patterns typically have a predictable pattern design and are reproducible over several cycles. However, the patterns obtained from artificially designed out-of-equilibrium chemical oscillating networks (such as the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction for example) are unpredictable and difficult to control spatiotemporally, albeit reproducible over subsequent cycles. Here, we show that it is possible to generate reproducible spatiotemporal patterns in out-of-equilibrium chemical reactions and self-assembling systems in water in the presence of sound waves, which act as a guiding physical stimulus. Audible sound-induced liquid vibrations control the dissolution of atmospheric gases (such as O2 and CO2) in water to generate spatiotemporal chemical patterns in the bulk of the fluid, segregating the solution into spatiotemporal domains having different redox properties or pH values. It further helps us in the organization of transiently formed supramolecular aggregates in a predictable spatiotemporal manner.
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Jonnalagadda US, Nguyen TM, Li F, Lee JHC, Liu X, Goto A, Kwan JJ. Sol–Gel Transitions of Comb‐Like Polymethacrylate Copolymers by Mechano‐Thermal Stimuli in Water. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202000088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Umesh S. Jonnalagadda
- School of Chemical and Biomedical EngineeringNanyang Technological University 62 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- Formulated ProductsInstitute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences A*STAR, 8 Biomedical Grove, #7‐1 Neuros Singapore 138665 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical ScienceNanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Scientific Infrastructure and AnalyticsInstitute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences A*STAR, 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island Singapore 627833 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical ScienceNanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical ScienceNanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical EngineeringNanyang Technological University 62 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637459 Singapore
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Qiu M, Wu H, Cao L, Shi B, He X, Geng H, Mao X, Yang P, Jiang Z. Metal-Organic Nanogel with Sulfonated Three-Dimensional Continuous Channels as a Proton Conductor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:19788-19796. [PMID: 32264674 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Developing novel proton conductors is crucial to the electrochemical technology for energy conversion and storage. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), with a highly ordered and controllable structure, have been widely explored to prepare high-performance proton conductors. Albeit the prominent merits and great potential of the MOF-based materials such as MOF pellets or composite polymer electrolytes, constructing well-defined proton-transfer channels with much lower grain boundary resistance and more homogeneous distribution deserves extensive explorations. Herein, a kind of nanostructured metal-organic gel (MOG) with a three-dimensional (3D) interconnected proton-conductive network is prepared by a facile sol-gel method using Cr3+ and sulfonated terephthalic as the metal source and organic ligand, respectively. During the gelation process, the primary metal-organic nanoparticles are cross-linked through mismatched growth and aggregate into the 3D well-percolated gel network. The resultant MOG features in the tunable hierarchical structure and long-range continuous proton-transfer channels, leading to remarkably reduced energy barrier for proton conduction. Attributed to the sulfonated ligand and well-interconnected proton-conductive pathways, MOG exhibits intrinsic proton conductivity that is about one order of magnitude higher than that of MIL-101-SO3H pellet (MIL, Matérial Institut Lavoisier). The method in this study can be extended to construct long-range continuous ionic channels for a number of solid electrolytes.
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- Ming Qiu
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
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Liu Z, Li J, Chen W, Liu L, Yu F. Light and sound to trigger the Pandora's box against breast cancer: A combination strategy of sonodynamic, photodynamic and photothermal therapies. Biomaterials 2020; 232:119685. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chetia M, Debnath S, Chowdhury S, Chatterjee S. Self-assembly and multifunctionality of peptide organogels: oil spill recovery, dye absorption and synthesis of conducting biomaterials. RSC Adv 2020; 10:5220-5233. [PMID: 35498311 PMCID: PMC9049182 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10395c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The self-assembly of a series of low molecular weight gelator dipeptides containing para amino benzoic acid has been studied in mechanistic detail. All four dipeptides form phase selective, thermoreversible, rigid gels in a large range of organic solvents and fuels such as petrol, diesel, and kerosene. The mechanism of self-assembly has been dissected in detail using several experimental techniques. Self-assembly is driven mainly by aromatic and hydrophobic interactions. Hydrogen bonding groups, though present, seem to make a trivial contribution towards the self-assembly process. Phase selective gelation abilities in fuels in the presence of acidic, basic and saline conditions, together with the easy recovery of fuels from the organogels, render the peptides potential candidates for addressing oil-spill recovery. Being electron rich systems, these organogelators can absorb cationic dyes with >90% efficiency from wastewater. Finally, conducting biomaterials have been synthesized by the insertion of reduced graphene oxide into the organogels. Such small peptide based gelator molecules, being economically viable and easy to prepare, in addition to being multifunctional, are a hot area of research in the field of materials chemistry.
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- Monikha Chetia
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Guwahati Assam India 781039 +91-361-2583310
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Guwahati Assam India 781039 +91-361-2583310
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Guwahati Assam India 781039 +91-361-2583310
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Guwahati Assam India 781039 +91-361-2583310
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Rezk AR, Ahmed H, Ramesan S, Yeo LY. High Frequency Sonoprocessing: A New Field of Cavitation-Free Acoustic Materials Synthesis, Processing, and Manipulation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 8:2001983. [PMID: 33437572 PMCID: PMC7788597 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Ultrasound constitutes a powerful means for materials processing. Similarly, a new field has emerged demonstrating the possibility for harnessing sound energy sources at considerably higher frequencies (10 MHz to 1 GHz) compared to conventional ultrasound (⩽3 MHz) for synthesizing and manipulating a variety of bulk, nanoscale, and biological materials. At these frequencies and the typical acoustic intensities employed, cavitation-which underpins most sonochemical or, more broadly, ultrasound-mediated processes-is largely absent, suggesting that altogether fundamentally different mechanisms are at play. Examples include the crystallization of novel morphologies or highly oriented structures; exfoliation of 2D quantum dots and nanosheets; polymer nanoparticle synthesis and encapsulation; and the possibility for manipulating the bandgap of 2D semiconducting materials or the lipid structure that makes up the cell membrane, the latter resulting in the ability to enhance intracellular molecular uptake. These fascinating examples reveal how the highly nonlinear electromechanical coupling associated with such high-frequency surface vibration gives rise to a variety of static and dynamic charge generation and transfer effects, in addition to molecular ordering, polarization, and assembly-remarkably, given the vast dimensional separation between the acoustic wavelength and characteristic molecular length scales, or between the MHz-order excitation frequencies and typical THz-order molecular vibration frequencies.
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- Amgad R. Rezk
- Micro/Nanophysics Research LaboratorySchool of EngineeringRMIT UniversityMelbourneVIC3000Australia
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- Micro/Nanophysics Research LaboratorySchool of EngineeringRMIT UniversityMelbourneVIC3000Australia
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- Micro/Nanophysics Research LaboratorySchool of EngineeringRMIT UniversityMelbourneVIC3000Australia
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- Micro/Nanophysics Research LaboratorySchool of EngineeringRMIT UniversityMelbourneVIC3000Australia
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Cyclic dipeptide nanoribbons formed by dye-mediated hydrophobic self-assembly for cancer chemotherapy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 557:458-464. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.09.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhao K, Xiao Y, Chang Q, Zhang D, Cheng X. Azobenzene-based asymmetric bolaamphiphiles: Formation of LC phases with honeycomb structures and gels with helical structures. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Geng L, Yu X, Wang Y, Li Y, Shen F, Ren J. Ultrasound-induced emission color and transmittance changes of organogel based on "trans-to-cis" isomerization. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2019; 58:104659. [PMID: 31450314 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herein, instant and precise control of fluorescent emission color and transmittance could be carried out by ultrasound-promoted gel-to-gel transition of naphthalimide derivatives containing CN unit. It is proved that ultrasound triggered an irreversible and efficient configuration transformation of N1 from "trans to cis" form in gel state, which is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonding interaction and not observed in the solution state.
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- Lijun Geng
- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China.
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- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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Rizzo C, Andrews JL, Steed JW, D'Anna F. Carbohydrate-supramolecular gels: Adsorbents for chromium(VI) removal from wastewater. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 548:184-196. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Yu D, Liu B. Effect of ultrasound on the nucleation temperature of water with varied air contents. CHEM ENG COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2019.1626727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Deyang Yu
- Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Kartha KK, Allampally NK, Yagai S, Albuquerque RQ, Fernández G. Mechanistic Insights into the Self-Assembly of an Acid-Sensitive Photoresponsive Supramolecular Polymer. Chemistry 2019; 25:9230-9236. [PMID: 30937962 PMCID: PMC7187368 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The supramolecular polymerization of an acid‐sensitive pyridyl‐based ligand (L1) bearing a photoresponsive azobenzene moiety was elucidated by mechanistic studies. Addition of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) led to the transformation of the antiparallel H‐bonded fibers of L1 in methylcyclohexane into superhelical braid‐like fibers stabilized by H‐bonding of parallel‐stacked monomer units. Interestingly, L1 dimers held together by unconventional pyridine–TFA N⋅⋅⋅H⋅⋅⋅O bridges represent the main structural elements of the assembly. UV‐light irradiation caused a strain‐driven disassembly and subsequent aggregate reconstruction, which ultimately led to short fibers. The results allowed to understand the mechanism of mutual influence of acid and light stimuli on supramolecular polymerization processes, thus opening up new possibilities to design advanced stimuli‐triggered supramolecular systems.
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- Kalathil K Kartha
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33-Yayoi-cho, Inage-Ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Khavasi HR, Esmaeili M. Is Gelation Behavior Predictable through a Crystal Engineering Approach? A Case Study in Four Similar Coordination Compounds. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:4660-4671. [PMID: 30810321 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this paper, a detailed study on the gelation properties of a series of terpyridine and dipyrazine-pyridine ligands in the presence of metal salts is reported. To reveal the driving forces for the self-assembly of the metallogelators, their crystal structure is scrutinized. Inspired by the gelation of CuCl2[Terpy- nCN], where "Terpy- nCN" is 4'-( n-cyanophenyl)-2,2',6',2″-terpyridine, to look into the aggregation behavior of the related analogues, synthesis of CuCl2[Dipyz-py- nCN] derivatives, where "Dipyz-py- nCN" is 4-( n-cyanophenyl)-2,6-di-pyrazin-2-yl-pyridine, with the same cyano groups is performed. We then find that the Dipyz-py counterpart forms crystals when the molecules are stacked in an alternating way, instead of the unidirectional one required for gel formation. A crystal engineering approach is applied to determine the interactions that are favorable for fabricating a fiber network that is likely to be present in both crystalline and gel states and to find the interaction that disturbs this delicate balance between gelation and crystallization in coordination compounds; then, we conclude that the subtle balance between the molecular shape and intermolecular interactions is the origin of the gelation and crystallization of the current molecular system. This enables us to find the mutual connection among the structure of molecules, assembly behavior, and intermolecular interactions. With our experiments, a deep understanding of the balance among solution, gelation, and crystallization with subtle molecular diversions is provided.
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- Hamid Reza Khavasi
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis , Shahid Beheshti University , General Campus, Evin, Tehran 1983963113 , Iran
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis , Shahid Beheshti University , General Campus, Evin, Tehran 1983963113 , Iran
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Bhattacharyya S, Chowdhury A, Saha R, Mukherjee PS. Multifunctional Self-Assembled Macrocycles with Enhanced Emission and Reversible Photochromic Behavior. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:3968-3981. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Soumalya Bhattacharyya
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Kartha KK, Allampally NK, Politi AT, Prabhu DD, Ouchi H, Albuquerque RQ, Yagai S, Fernández G. Influence of metal coordination and light irradiation on hierarchical self-assembly processes. Chem Sci 2019; 10:752-760. [PMID: 30746108 PMCID: PMC6340407 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03875a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Smart light-responsive supramolecular materials have been extensively investigated in the past decade, but so far the impact of metal coordination on hierarchical supramolecular structures of light-responsive building blocks has remained nearly unexplored. Herein, we unravel the hierarchical self-assembly of a small π-conjugated azo-containing pyridyl ligand that is able to respond to UV-light and metal complexation. The ligand self-assembles in an antiparallel fashion into long twisted fibers, which are then disassembled upon photoisomerization of the azobenzene groups, resulting in shorter rigid rods with a different packing motif. Complexation of Pd(ii) ions enhances the cooperativity of the aggregation and induces a molecular rearrangement into slipped stacks with subsequent formation of long thin fibers. These are then transformed into thinner, shorter rods upon light irradiation. The observed different light-responsiveness, besides clearing up the influence of metal coordination and light irradiation in self-assembly processes, paves the way towards the design of novel supramolecular photochromic systems.
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- Kalathil K Kartha
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut , Universität Münster , Corrensstraße 40 , 48151 Münster , Germany .
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool L3 3AF , UK .
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology , Graduate School of Engineering , Chiba University , 1-33-Yayoi-cho , Inage-Ku , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan .
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology , Graduate School of Engineering , Chiba University , 1-33-Yayoi-cho , Inage-Ku , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan .
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool L3 3AF , UK .
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology , Graduate School of Engineering , Chiba University , 1-33-Yayoi-cho , Inage-Ku , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan .
- Institute for Global Prominent Research (IGPR) , Chiba University , 1-33 Yayoi-cho , Inage-ku , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut , Universität Münster , Corrensstraße 40 , 48151 Münster , Germany .
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Kawamorita S, Fujiki M, Li Z, Kitagawa T, Imada Y, Naota T. Aggregation-induced Substrate Specificity in Aerobic Reduction of Olefins with Ultrasound Gel Catalyst of Synthetic Flavin. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Soichiro Kawamorita
- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Science; Osaka University; Osaka 560-8531 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Science; Osaka University; Osaka 560-8531 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Science; Osaka University; Osaka 560-8531 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Science; Osaka University; Osaka 560-8531 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Science; Osaka University; Osaka 560-8531 Japan
- Present address: Department of Chemical Science and Technology Institute of Technology and Science; The University of Tokushima; Tokushima 770-8506 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Science; Osaka University; Osaka 560-8531 Japan
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Guo J, Yu X, Zhang Z, Li Y. Self-healing gels triggered by ultrasound with color-tunable emission based on ion recognition. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 540:134-141. [PMID: 30639660 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Herein, O-substituted terpyridine motif was used as both rigid fluorescent π core and ion binding site, in order to construct an novel amphiphilic organogelator TEC containing cholesterol unit. We demonstrated a ultrasound induced reversible sol-gel transition approach driven by adjusted non covalent interactions and the resulted gels showed self-healing properties and tunable emission color when incorporating inorganic ions into the gel matrices. By heating-cooling process, the gel transformed to sol again. Simultaneously, the vesicle-tube morphology transition controlled by sonication and heating-cooling was also observed, together with aggregation induced emission enhancement (AIE) property of the gel. The results suggested that ultrasound promoted the J aggregations of terpyridine motifs and enhanced the hydrogen bonding interactions of TEC molecules, leading to the gelation process.
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- Jiangbo Guo
- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China.
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- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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- College of Science and Hebei Research Center of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Yuhua Road 70, Shijiazhuang 050080, PR China
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Podder D, Chowdhury SR, Nandi SK, Haldar D. Tripeptide based super-organogelators: structure and function. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj05578e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The peptide based super-gelators are highly soluble in non-toxic organic solvent ethanol, the solution is easy to handle and just by spraying the ethanol solution over an oil–water mixture it is able to form an organogel at room temperature.
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- Debasish Podder
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
- Mohanpur – 741246
- India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
- Mohanpur – 741246
- India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
- Mohanpur – 741246
- India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
- Mohanpur – 741246
- India
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Dong J, Xu FF, Liu Z, Yu HY, Yan Y, Li YX. Porous Covalent Organic Gels: Design, Synthesis and Fluoroquinolones Adsorption. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Jun Dong
- Jilin University; Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment; Ministry of Education; 2519 Jiefang Road Changchun 130021 P. R. China
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- Jilin University; Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment; Ministry of Education; 2519 Jiefang Road Changchun 130021 P. R. China
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- Jilin Jianzhu University; School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering; 5088 Xincheng Street Changchun 130117 P. R. China
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- Jilin University; Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment; Ministry of Education; 2519 Jiefang Road Changchun 130021 P. R. China
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- Jilin University; State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry; College of Chemistry; 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130021 P. R. China
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- Jilin University; Key Lab of Groundwater Resources and Environment; Ministry of Education; 2519 Jiefang Road Changchun 130021 P. R. China
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Núñez-Villanueva D, Jinks MA, Gómez Magenti J, Hunter CA. Ultrasound-induced gelation of a giant macrocycle. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:10874-10877. [PMID: 30204157 PMCID: PMC6156880 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04742a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A 68-membered macrocycle undergoes ultrasound-induced supramolecular gelation in acetonitrile. The sonogel shows a remarkable thermostability, indicating that self-assembly is mediated by exceptionally robust non-covalent interactions. Model compounds indicate that the macrocyclic topology is essential for gelation to occur.
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- Diego Núñez-Villanueva
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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Iftime MM, Marin L. Chiral betulin-imino-chitosan hydrogels by dynamic covalent sonochemistry. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2018; 45:238-247. [PMID: 29705318 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A series of chiral hydrogels was prepared from a homogeneous mixture of chitosan and betulinic aldehyde in different molar ratios, under the effect of ultrasound. The hydrogelation mechanism has been investigated by FTIR and CD spectroscopy, wide angle X-ray diffraction and polarized light microscopy. The morphology of hydrogels was examined by SEM. The swelling ability has been tested in three media of different pH. It was concluded that hydrogelation occurred by different pathways, closely related to the peculiarities of the chitosan-betulin systems. Circular dichroism measurements revealed chiroptical properties of the hydrogels, correlated to their content and crosslinking pathway.
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- Manuela Maria Iftime
- Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy, Iasi, Romania
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- Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy, Iasi, Romania.
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Bachl J, Sampedro D, Mayr J, Díaz Díaz D. Ultrasonication-enhanced gelation properties of a versatile amphiphilic formamidine-based gelator exhibiting both organogelation and hydrogelation abilities. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:22981-22994. [PMID: 28816322 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp03529b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We describe the preparation of a novel amphiphilic gelator built from a formamidine core, which is able to form a variety of physical organogels and hydrogels at concentrations ranging from 15 to 150 mg mL-1. Interestingly, ultrasound treatment of isotropic solutions (i.e., gel-precursor) resulted in a remarkable enhancement of the gelation kinetics as well as the gelation scope and characteristic gel properties (e.g., critical gelation concentration, gel-to-sol transition temperature, viscoelastic moduli) in comparison to the heating-cooling protocol typically used to obtain supramolecular gels. Thermoreversibility, thixotropy, injectability and multistimuli responsiveness are some of the most relevant functionalities of these gels. Electron microscopy imaging revealed the formation of entangled networks made of fibers of nanometer diameters and micrometer lengths, with different morphological features depending on the solvent. Insights into the driving forces for molecular aggregations were obtained from FTIR, NMR, PXRD and computational studies. The results suggest a major stabilization of the fibers through additive N-HO hydrogen bonds, in combination with hydrophobic interactions, over π-π stacking interactions.
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- Jürgen Bachl
- Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios, 51, Logroño 26006, Spain
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- Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. and Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Spain
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Ogi S, Matsumoto K, Yamaguchi S. Seeded Polymerization through the Interplay of Folding and Aggregation of an Amino-Acid-based Diamide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201712119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Soichiro Ogi
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS); Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS); Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science; Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS); Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM); Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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Ogi S, Matsumoto K, Yamaguchi S. Seeded Polymerization through the Interplay of Folding and Aggregation of an Amino-Acid-based Diamide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:2339-2343. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201712119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Soichiro Ogi
- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science, and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS); Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science, and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS); Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; Graduate School of Science, and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS); Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM); Nagoya University; Furo Chikusa Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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Zhang M, Weiss RG. Mechano-switchable, luminescent gels derived from salts of a long-chained, fatty-acid gelator. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 18:20399-409. [PMID: 27400800 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp03435g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Stimulus-responsive molecular gel systems, based on metal salts of a luminescent gelator, 9,10-dioxooctadecanoic acid (DODA), are reported. These salts are structurally the simplest metallo-gelators of which we are aware that exhibit controllable mechano-responsive and luminescent properties. Aggregation is more favored by the metal salts than for DODA itself. However, gelation ability differs dramatically depending on the metal ion: whereas the salts with zinc(ii) and calcium(ii) are inefficient gelators, those with nickel(ii) and copper(ii) can gelate various aromatic liquids, alkanes, and long-chained alcohols. Unlike the DODA gels, no aggregation-induced shift in the positions of the emission spectra of the metal salts could be observed as the sols were transformed to their gel phases. Gels of both nickel(ii) and copper(ii) salts in benzonitrile are among the few known examples with crystalline networks and exhibiting thixotropic behavior. However, there are significant differences in their abilities to recover the initial viscoelastic properties. Structural data for the solid and gel states lead us to conclude that differences among the gelating abilities can be attributed principally to the specific nature of interactions of the salts at their head groups. They appear to control the mechanical and emissive properties of the gels as well as whether the initial aggregation of the salts in the sol phases will support the growth of 1D objects that are capable of maintaining strong contacts, leading to 3D networks and gel formation. Overall, the results provide a facile strategy for the design of luminescent materials with controllable mechano-responsiveness by modifying the metal ions within fibrillar assemblies.
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- Mohan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1227, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1227, USA. and Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1227, USA
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Song J, Xing R, Jiao T, Peng Q, Yuan C, Möhwald H, Yan X. Crystalline Dipeptide Nanobelts Based on Solid-Solid Phase Transformation Self-Assembly and Their Polarization Imaging of Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:2368-2376. [PMID: 29285927 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Controlled phase transformation involving biomolecular organization to generate dynamic biomimetic self-assembly systems and functional materials is currently an appealing topic of research on molecular materials. Herein, we achieve by ultrasonic irradiation the direct solid-solid transition of bioinspired dipeptide organization from triclinic structured aggregates to nanofibers and eventually to monoclinic nanobelts with strong polarized luminescence. It is suggested that the locally high temperature and pressure produced by cavitation effects cleaves the hydrophobic, π-π stacking or self-locked intramolecular interactions involved in one phase state and then rearranges the molecular packing to form another well-ordered aromatic dipeptide crystalline structure. Such a sonication-modulated solid-solid phase transition evolution is governed by distinct molecular interactions at different stages of structural organization. The resulting crystalline nanobelts are for the first time applied for polarization imaging of cells, which can be advantageous to directly inspect the uptake and fate of nanoscale delivery platforms without labeling of fluorescent dyes. This finding provides a new perspective to comprehend the dynamic evolution of biomolecular self-organization with energy supply by an external field and open up a facile and versatile approach of using anisotropic nanostructures for polarization imaging of cells and even live organisms in future.
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- Jingwen Song
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Lab of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Lab of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University , Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam/Golm, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Center for Mesoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Jones CD, Steed JW. Gels with sense: supramolecular materials that respond to heat, light and sound. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 45:6546-6596. [PMID: 27711667 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00435k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 307] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Advances in the field of supramolecular chemistry have made it possible, in many situations, to reliably engineer soft materials to address a specific technological problem. Particularly exciting are "smart" gels that undergo reversible physical changes on exposure to remote, non-invasive environmental stimuli. This review explores the development of gels which are transformed by heat, light and ultrasound, as well as other mechanical inputs, applied voltages and magnetic fields. Focusing on small-molecule gelators, but with reference to organic polymers and metal-organic systems, we examine how the structures of gelator assemblies influence the physical and chemical mechanisms leading to thermo-, photo- and mechano-switchable behaviour. In addition, we evaluate how the unique and versatile properties of smart materials may be exploited in a wide range of applications, including catalysis, crystal growth, ion sensing, drug delivery, data storage and biomaterial replacement.
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, DH1 3LE, UK.
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