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Colombi S, Sáez I, Borras N, Estrany F, Pérez-Madrigal MM, García-Torres J, Morgado J, Alemán C. Glyoxal crosslinking of electro-responsive alginate-based hydrogels: Effects on the properties. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 337:122170. [PMID: 38710559 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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To improve the features of alginate-based hydrogels in physiological conditions, Ca2+-crosslinked semi-interpenetrated hydrogels formed by poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonic acid and alginate (PEDOT/Alg) were subjected to a treatment with glyoxal to form a dual ionic/covalent network. The covalent network density was systematically varied by considering different glyoxalization times (tG). The content of Ca2+ was significantly higher for the untreated hydrogel than for the glyoxalized ones, while the properties of the hydrogels were found to largely depend on tG. The porosity and swelling capacity decreased with increasing tG, while the stiffness and electrical conductance retention capacity increased with tG. The potentiodynamic response of the hydrogels notably depended on the amount of conformational restraints introduced by the glyoxal, which is a very short crosslinker. Thus, the re-accommodation of the polymer chains during the cyclic potential scans became more difficult with increasing number of covalent crosslinks. This information was used to improve the performance of untreated PEDOT/Alg as electrochemical sensor of hydrogen peroxide by simply applying a tG of 5 min. Overall, the control of the properties of glyoxalized hydrogels through tG is very advantageous and can be used as an on-demand strategy to improve the performance of such materials depending on the application.
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- Samuele Colombi
- IMEM-BRT Group, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- IMEM-BRT Group, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- IMEM-BRT Group, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- IMEM-BRT Group, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- IMEM-BRT Group, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain; Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- IMEM-BRT Group, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, C/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain; Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Venkataraman S, Viswanathan V, Thangaiah SG, Omine K, Mylsamy P. Adsorptive exclusion of crystal violet dye using barium encapsulated alginate/carbon composites: characterization and adsorption modeling studies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:106718-106735. [PMID: 37735334 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29894-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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The present study is devoted to the removal of crystal violet dye using the synthesized barium alginate/carbon composites abbreviated as BA (barium alginate), BAAC (barium alginate/activated carbon), BASC (barium alginate/starch carbon), and BASSC (barium alginate/starch carbon modified with CTAB). The adsorptive removal of crystal violet as a function of contact time, pH of solution, composite dose, initial dye concentration, and temperature was studied. The uptake of crystal violet (CV) dye for the composites was recorded in the range of 36 mg g-1 to 50 mg g-1 at pH 8.03 ± 0.03 for an equilibrium time of 120 min. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms in compliance with the CV sorption onto BA/carbon composites corroborated the utmost fit of pseudo-second-order and Freundlich isotherm models, respectively. The recycling process was achieved using the barium alginate-treated bead carbons for different initial CV dye concentrations of 10-30 mg L-1 with a scope of zero disposal. The practicability of BA/carbon composites in a groundwater sample spiked with 30 mg L-1 of CV was successfully achieved with a removal efficiency of about 65-74%. Characterization studies for the composites using FTIR, SEM (with EDS), XRD, TGA, and BET were carried out and discussed in the paper.
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- Sivasankar Venkataraman
- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Pachaiyappa's College Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 030, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Pachaiyappa's College Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 030, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Pachaiyappa's College Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 030, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa's College Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 030, India
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Joly JP, Aricov L, Balan GA, Popescu EI, Mocanu S, Leonties AR, Matei I, Marque SRA, Ionita G. Formation of Alginate/Chitosan Interpenetrated Networks Revealed by EPR Spectroscopy. Gels 2023; 9:gels9030231. [PMID: 36975680 PMCID: PMC10048464 DOI: 10.3390/gels9030231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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This study analyzes the physico-chemical properties of interpenetrated polymer networks (IPNs) and semi-IPN resulting from cross-linking chitosan with glutaraldehyde and alginate with Ca2+ cations, as a function of the order in which the cross-linking agents are added to the polymer mixture. Three physico-chemical methods were used to assess the differences between systems: rheology, IR spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. While rheology and IR spectroscopy are commonly used to characterize gel materials, EPR spectroscopy is rarely used, but has the advantage of providing local information about the dynamics of a system. The rheological parameters, which describe the global behavior of the samples, show that semi-IPN systems have a weaker gel behavior and the order of introducing the cross-linker in the polymer systems plays a role. The IR spectra of samples resulting by adding only Ca2+ or Ca2+ as the first cross-linker are similar to that of the alginate gel, while the spectra of samples in which glutaraldehyde is firstly added resemble the chitosan gel spectrum. Using spin-labeled alginate and spin-labeled chitosan, we monitored the changes occurring in the dynamic of the spin labels due to the formation of IPN and semi-IPN. The results show that the order of adding the cross-linking agents influences the dynamic of the IPN network, and that the formation of the alginate network determines the characteristics of the entire IPN system. The EPR data were correlated with the rheological parameters and IR spectra of the analyzed samples.
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- Jean-Patrick Joly
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, UMR 7273, Case 551, Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, CEDEX 20, 13397 Marseille, France
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (L.A.); or (G.I.)
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, UMR 7273, Case 551, Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, CEDEX 20, 13397 Marseille, France
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (L.A.); or (G.I.)
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Qian Q, Song J, Chen C, Pu Q, Liu X, Wang H. Recent advances in hydrogels for preventing tumor recurrence. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:2678-2692. [PMID: 36877511 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm00003f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Malignant tumors remain a high-risk disease with high mortality all over the world. Among all the cancer treatments, surgery is the primary approach in the clinical treatment of tumors. However, tumor invasion and metastasis pose challenges for complete tumor resection, accompanied by high recurrence rates and reduced quality of life. Hence, there is an urgent need to explore effective adjuvant therapies to prevent postoperative tumor recurrence and relieve the pain of the patients. Nowadays, the booming local drug delivery systems which can be applied as postoperative adjuvant therapies have aroused people's attention, along with the rapid development in the pharmaceutical and biological materials fields. Hydrogels are a kind of unique carrier with prominent biocompatibility among a variety of biomaterials. Due to their high similarity to human tissues, hydrogels which load drugs/growth factors can prevent rejection reactions and promote wound healing. In addition, hydrogels are able to cover the postoperative site and maintain sustained drug release for the prevention of tumor recurrence. In this review, we survey controlled drug delivery hydrogels such as implantable, injectable and sprayable formulations and summarize the properties required for hydrogels used as postoperative adjuvant therapies. The opportunities and challenges in the design and clinical application of these hydrogels are also elaborated.
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- Qiuhui Qian
- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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Amrabadi T, Jalilnejad E, Ojagh SMA, Vahabzadeh F. Application of TOPSIS algorithm in describing bacterial cellulose-based composite hydrogel performance in incorporating methylene blue as a model drug. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2755. [PMID: 36797363 PMCID: PMC9935555 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29865-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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A multi-component hydrogel was developed using bacterial cellulose, alginate, and gelatin with the aid of glycerol as trihydric alcohol which participates in re-distribution of hydrogen bonds in the test system. FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TGA as instrumental techniques were used to structurally characterize the physical/chemical properties of the formed composite hydrogel. By using an exponential equation, swelling behavior of the hydrogel was evaluated. By incorporating a model drug (methylene blue-MB) in the formed hydrogel, experiments were directed to study release characteristics of the MB where the medium solution for the release was prepared at four different pHs. The maximum cumulative drug release at pH 2.8, 6, 7.4, and 9 were 42.8, 63, 80, and 84.5%, respectively. Data fitting process was carried out using five kinetic models (Korsmeyer-Peppas, Higuchi, Hopfenberg, zero-order, and first-order equations) and the preferred kinetic model at each pH was estimated by applying TOPSIS algorithmic technique. The adsorption capacity of the hydrogel in relation to MB was determined while thermodynamic properties of this relationship were quantified ([Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]). The results of the present study were in favor of the potential usage of the developed composite hydrogel in drug delivery systems.
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- Touraj Amrabadi
- grid.411368.90000 0004 0611 6995Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
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- grid.411368.90000 0004 0611 6995Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran ,grid.14709.3b0000 0004 1936 8649Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC Canada
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- grid.411368.90000 0004 0611 6995Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
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Shen KH, Yeh YY, Chiu TH, Wang R, Yeh YC. Dual Dynamic Covalently Crosslinked Alginate Hydrogels with Tunable Properties and Multiple Stimuli-Responsiveness. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2022; 8:4249-4261. [PMID: 36173708 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alginate is a biopolymer that can be crosslinked with calcium ions to fabricate cytocompatible hydrogels. However, using calcium ions to crosslink alginate provides limited properties and functions to alginate hydrogels, restricting their biomedical applications. Here, phenylboronic acid-functionalized polyethyleneimine (PBA-PEI) was developed to introduce two orthogonal dynamic covalent crosslinks in the alginate hydrogels, where PBA-PEI was used to crosslink alginate dialdehyde (ADA) through imine bonds and boronate ester bonds. The grafting degree of PBA in the PEI structure was applied to fine-tune the properties of PBA-PEI/ADA hydrogels, including the rheological property, mechanical strength, swelling behavior, and antibacterial activity. In particular, the highly sensitive boronate ester bonds in the network enabled PBA-PEI/ADA hydrogels to be responsive to several stimuli, such as glucose, fructose, and hydrogen peroxide. Taken together, PBA-PEI/ADA hydrogels with tunable properties and multiple stimuli-responsiveness have been demonstrated as smart biomaterials for advanced biomedical applications.
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- Ke-Han Shen
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Food Safety and Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Il Kim M, Park CY, Seo JM, Kang KS, Park KS, Kang J, Hong KS, Choi Y, Lee SY, Park JP, Park HG, Park TJ. In Situ Biosynthesis of a Metal Nanoparticle Encapsulated in Alginate Gel for Imageable Drug-Delivery System. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:36697-36708. [PMID: 34313117 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Development of drug-delivery systems that allow simultaneous in vivo imaging has gained much interest. We report a novel strategy to encapsulate metal nanoparticles (NPs) within alginate gel for in vivo imaging. The cell lysate of recombinant Escherichia coli strain, expressing Arabidopsis thaliana phytochelatin synthase and Pseudomonas putida metallothionein genes, was encapsulated within the alginate gel. Incubation of alginate gel with metal ion precursors followed by UV irradiation resulted in the synthesis of high concentrations of metal NPs, such as Au, Ag, CdSe, and EuSe NPs, within the gel. The alginate gel with metal NPs was used as a drug-delivery system by further co-encapsulating doxorubicin and rifampicin, the release of which was made to be pH-dependent. This system can be conveniently and safely used for in vitro and in vivo bioimaging, enabled by the metal NPs formed within the gel matrix without using toxic reducing reagents or surfactants.
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- Moon Il Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Bioimaging Research Team, Korea Basic Science Institute, 162 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do 28119, Republic of Korea
- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Bioimaging Research Team, Korea Basic Science Institute, 162 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do 28119, Republic of Korea
- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, School of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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Popescu EI, Aricov L, Mocanu S, Matei I, Hristea E, Baratoiu R, Leonties A, Petcu C, Alexandrescu E, Ionita G. Subtle influence on alginate gel properties through host–guest interactions between covalently appended cyclodextrin and adamantane units. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01278a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Host–guest interactions between functionalized alginate chains modulate the physico-chemical properties of alginate gels.
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- Elena Irina Popescu
- Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry – ICECHIM Bucharest
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry – ICECHIM Bucharest
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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Buta MC, Toader AM, Frecus B, Oprea CI, Cimpoesu F, Ionita G. Molecular and Supramolecular Interactions in Systems with Nitroxide-Based Radicals. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20194733. [PMID: 31554219 PMCID: PMC6801970 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Nitroxide-based radicals, having the advantage of firm chemical stability, are usable as probes in the detection of nanoscale details in the chemical environment of various multi-component systems, based on subtle variations in their electron paramagnetic resonance spectra. We propose a systematic walk through the vast area of problems and inquires that are implied by the rationalization of solvent effects on the spectral parameters, by first-principle methods of structural chemistry. Our approach consists of using state-of-the-art procedures, like Density Functional Theory (DFT), on properly designed systems, kept at the border of idealization and chemical realism. Thus, we investigate the case of real solvent molecules intervening in different configurations between two radical molecules, in comparison with radicals taken in vacuum or having the solvent that is treated by surrogate models, such as polarization continuum approximation. In this work, we selected the dichloromethane as solvent and the prototype radicals abbreviated TEMPO ((2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl) oxyl). In another branch of the work, we check the interaction of radicals with large toroidal molecules, β-cyclodextrin, and cucurbit[6]uril, modeling the interaction energy profile at encapsulation. The drawn synoptic view offers valuable rationales for understanding spectroscopy and energetics of nitroxide radicals in various environments, which are specific to soft chemistry.
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- Maria Cristina Buta
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Splaiul Independentei 202, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Splaiul Independentei 202, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Splaiul Independentei 202, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Physics, Ovidius University, 900527 Constanţa, Romania.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Splaiul Independentei 202, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Splaiul Independentei 202, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
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Park SH, Lee SJ. Advanced molecular interaction in Cu2+-alginate beads with high M/G ratio for the intercalation of Li+ and Mg2+ ions. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.03.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Zhang Z, Liu F, Xu Q, Zhu H, Zhu A, Kou J. Covalent Grafting Terbium Complex to Alginate Hydrogels and Their Application in Fe 3+ and pH Sensing. GLOBAL CHALLENGES (HOBOKEN, NJ) 2019; 3:1800067. [PMID: 31565360 PMCID: PMC6607234 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201800067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Biocompatible luminescent hydrogels containing covalently linked terbium complexes with a macrocyclic ligand are prepared by a facile method. The environmentally friendly preparation procedure is carried out at room temperature using water as a solvent. These new hybrid materials can act as luminescent sensors to detect Fe3+ with relative selectivity and high sensitivity. The hydrogels also show pH sensing with a wide range.
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- Zeyu Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYunnan Normal UniversityKunming650500China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYunnan Normal UniversityKunming650500China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYunnan Normal UniversityKunming650500China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYunnan Normal UniversityKunming650500China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYunnan Normal UniversityKunming650500China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYunnan Normal UniversityKunming650500China
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de Groot SC, Sliedregt K, van Benthem PPG, Rivolta MN, Huisman MA. Building an Artificial Stem Cell Niche: Prerequisites for Future 3D-Formation of Inner Ear Structures-Toward 3D Inner Ear Biotechnology. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2019; 303:408-426. [PMID: 30635991 PMCID: PMC7065153 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 06/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In recent years, there has been an increased interest in stem cells for the purpose of regenerative medicine to deliver a wide range of therapies to treat many diseases. However, two‐dimensional cultures of stem cells are of limited use when studying the mechanism of pathogenesis of diseases and the feasibility of a treatment. Therefore, research is focusing on the strengths of stem cells in the three‐dimensional (3D) structures mimicking organs, that is, organoids, or organ‐on‐chip, for modeling human biology and disease. As 3D technology advances, it is necessary to know which signals stem cells need to multiply and differentiate into complex structures. This holds especially true for the complex 3D structure of the inner ear. Recent work suggests that although other factors play a role, the extracellular matrix (ECM), including its topography, is crucial to mimic a stem cell niche in vitro and to drive stem cells toward the formation of the tissue of interest. Technological developments have led to the investigation of biomaterials that closely resemble the native ECM. In the fast forward moving research of organoids and organs‐on‐chip, the inner ear has hardly received attention. This review aims to provide an overview, by describing the general context in which cells, matrix and morphogens cooperate in order to build a tissue, to facilitate research in 3D inner ear technology. Anat Rec, 303:408–426, 2020. © 2019 The Authors. The Anatomical Record published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Association of Anatomists.
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- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Hair Science Institute, Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Mocanu S, Matei I, Leonties A, Tecuceanu V, Hanganu A, Minea Z, Stancu A, Popescu EI, Ionita G. New flexible molecular probes bearing dansyl and TEMPO moieties for host–guest interactions in solution and gels. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj01554j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Host–guest interactions in functionalised alginate gels are evidenced by EPR and fluorescence spectra.
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- Sorin Mocanu
- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- Organic Chemistry Centre of the Romanian Academy
- 78100 Bucharest
- Romania
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis
- University of Bucharest
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy
- Bucharest 060021
- Romania
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Tolle C, Riedel J, Mikolai C, Winkel A, Stiesch M, Wirth D, Menzel H. Biocompatible Coatings from Smart Biopolymer Nanoparticles for Enzymatically Induced Drug Release. Biomolecules 2018; 8:E103. [PMID: 30274232 PMCID: PMC6315368 DOI: 10.3390/biom8040103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Nanoparticles can be used as a smart drug delivery system, when they release the drug only upon degradation by specific enzymes. A method to create such responsive materials is the formation of hydrogel nanoparticles, which have enzymatically degradable crosslinkers. Such hydrogel nanoparticles were prepared by ionotropic gelation sodium alginate with lysine-rich peptide sequences-either α-poly-L-lysine (PLL) or the aggrecanase-labile sequence KKKK-GRD-ARGSV↓NITEGE-DRG-KKKK. The nanoparticle suspensions obtained were analyzed by means of dynamic light scattering and nanoparticle tracking analysis. Degradation experiments carried out with the nanoparticles in suspension revealed enzyme-induced lability. Drugs present in the polymer solution during the ionotropic gelation can be encapsulated in the nanoparticles. Drug loading was investigated for interferon-β (IFN-β) as a model, using a bioluminescence assay with MX2Luc2 cells. The encapsulation efficiency for IFN-β was found to be approximately 25%. The nanoparticles suspension can be used to spray-coat titanium alloys (Ti-6Al-4V) as a common implant material. The coatings were proven by ellipsometry, reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. An enzyme-responsive decrease in layer thickness is observed due to the degradation of the coatings. The Alg/peptide coatings were cytocompatible for human gingival fibroblasts (HGFIB), which was investigated by CellTiterBlue and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay. However, HGFIBs showed poor adhesion and proliferation on the Alg/peptide coatings, but these could be improved by modification of the alginate with a RGD-peptide sequence. The smart drug release system presented can be further tailored to have the right release kinetics and cell adhesion properties.
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- Christian Tolle
- Institut für Technische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Inhoffenstrasse 10, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Inhoffenstrasse 10, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institut für Technische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Kuzhelev AA, Krumkacheva OA, Ivanov MY, Prikhod'ko SA, Adonin NY, Tormyshev VM, Bowman MK, Fedin MV, Bagryanskaya EG. Pulse EPR of Triarylmethyl Probes: A New Approach for the Investigation of Molecular Motions in Soft Matter. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:8624-8630. [PMID: 30137993 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b07714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Triarylmethyl (TAM) radicals have become widely used free radicals in the past few years. Their electron spins have long relaxation times and narrow electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) lines, which make them an important class of probes and tags in biological applications and materials science. In this work, we propose a new approach to characterize librations by means of TAM radicals. The temperature dependence of motional parameter ⟨α2⟩τc, where ⟨α2⟩ is the mean-squared amplitude of librations and τc is their characteristic time, is obtained by comparison of the 1/ Tm phase-relaxation rates at X- and Q-band EPR frequencies. We study three soft matrixes, viz., glassy trehalose and two ionic liquids, using TAMs with optimized relaxation properties OX063D and a dodeca- n-butyl homologue of Finland trityl (DBT). The motional parameters ⟨α2⟩τc obtained using TAMs are in excellent agreement with those obtained by means of nitroxide radicals. At the same time, the new TAM-based approach has (1) greater sensitivity due to the narrower EPR spectrum and (2) greater measuring accuracy and broader temperature range due to longer relaxation times. The developed approach may be fruitfully implemented to probe low-temperature molecular motions of TAM-labeled biopolymers, membrane systems, polymers, molecules in glassy media, and ionic liquids.
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- Andrey A Kuzhelev
- N.N. Vorozhtsov Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia.,International Tomography Center SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia.,University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa , Alabama 35487-0336 , United States
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia.,Novosibirsk State University , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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