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Abodja O, Touati N, Morel M, Rudiuk S, Baigl D. ATP/azobenzene-guanidinium self-assembly into fluorescent and multi-stimuli-responsive supramolecular aggregates. Commun Chem 2024; 7:142. [PMID: 38918507 PMCID: PMC11199595 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01226-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Building stimuli-responsive supramolecular systems is a way for chemists to achieve spatio-temporal control over complex systems as well as a promising strategy for applications ranging from sensing to drug-delivery. For its large spectrum of biological and biomedical implications, adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) is a particularly interesting target for such a purpose but photoresponsive ATP-based systems have mainly been relying on covalent modification of ATP. Here, we show that simply mixing ATP with AzoDiGua, an azobenzene-guanidium compound with photodependent nucleotide binding affinity, results in the spontaneous self-assembly of the two non-fluorescent compounds into photoreversible, micrometer-sized and fluorescent aggregates. Obtained in water at room temperature and physiological pH, these supramolecular structures are dynamic and respond to several chemical, physical and biological stimuli. The presence of azobenzene allows a fast and photoreversible control of their assembly. ATP chelating properties to metal dications enable ion-triggered disassembly and fluorescence control with valence-selectivity. Finally, the supramolecular aggregates are disassembled by alkaline phosphatase in a few minutes at room temperature, resulting in enzymatic control of fluorescence. These results highlight the interest of using a photoswitchable nucleotide binding partner as a self-assembly brick to build highly responsive supramolecular entities involving biological targets without the need to covalently modify them.
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- Olivier Abodja
- PASTEUR, Department of Chemistry, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, Université PSL, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie-Paris, PCMTH, 75005, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Department of Chemistry, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Department of Chemistry, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Department of Chemistry, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France.
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Moreira D, Regev O, Basílio N, Marques EF. Light and pH responsive catanionic vesicles based on a chalcone/flavylium photoswitch for smart drug delivery: From molecular design to the controlled release of doxorubicin. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:2024-2034. [PMID: 37536006 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Spatially and temporally localized delivery is a promising strategy to circumvent adverse effects of traditional drug therapy such as drug toxicity and prolonged treatments. Stimuli-responsive colloidal nanocarriers can be crucial to attain such goals. Here, we develop a delivery system based on dual light and pH responsive vesicles having a cationic bis-quat gemini surfactant, 12-2-12, and a negatively charged amphiphilic chalcone, C4SCh. The premise is to exploit the chalcone/flavylium interconversion to elicit a morphological change of the vesicles leading to the controlled release of an encapsulated drug. First, the phase behavior of the catanionic system is studied and the desirable composition yielding stable unilamellar vesicles identified and selected for further studies. The solutions containing vesicles (Dh ≈ 200 nm, ζ-potential ≈ 80 mV) are in-depth characterized by light microscopy, cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and surface tension measurements. Upon subjecting the vesicles to UV irradiation (λ = 365 nm) at near neutral pH (≈ 6.0), no morphological effects are observed, yet when irradiation is coupled with pH = 3.0, the majority of the vesicles are disrupted into bilayer fragments. The anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) is successfully entrapped in the non-irradiated vesicles, yielding an encapsulation efficiency of ≈ 25% and a loading capacity of ≈ 3%. The release profile of the drug-loaded vesicles is then studied in vitro in four conditions: i) no stimuli (pH = 6.0); ii) irradiation, pH = 6.0; iii) no irradiation and adjusted pH = 3.0; iv) irradiation and adjusted pH = 3.0 Crucially, irradiation at pH = 3.0 leads to a sustained release of DOX to ca. 80% (within 4 h), whereas cases i) and ii) lead to only ≈ 25 % release and case iii) to 50% release but precipitation of the vesicles. Thus, our initial hypothesis is confirmed: we present a proof of concept delivery system where light and pH act as inputs of an AND logic gate mechanism for the controlled release of a relevant biomedical drug (output). This may prove useful if the irradiated nanocarriers meet acidified physiological environments such as tumors sites, endosomes or lysosomes.
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- Dmitriy Moreira
- CIQUP, IMS (Institute of Molecular Sciences), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal; LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and (d)Ilse Katz Institute for Nanotechnology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84105 Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- CIQUP, IMS (Institute of Molecular Sciences), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
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Luan X, Xiang Z, Dong J, Wang C, Li X, Shi Q, Du X. Silane-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks for Stimuli-Responsive Drug Delivery Systems: A New Universal Strategy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37248196 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A new universal strategy for silane functionalization of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) was developed. It was demonstrated that silanes were coupled both with terminal hydroxyl (OH) groups and with bridging OH groups of metal-oxo clusters of MOFs through condensation reactions between the silanols of hydrolyzed silanes and the terminal/bridging OH groups to form metal-O-Si bonds. A wide variety of functionalization of MOFs with conventional silanes can be realized by combining synthesis reactions in the solution phase and chemical modifications on the surface. Multivalent supramolecular nanovalves based on the host-guest chemistry of cyclodextrin polymer (CDP) and benzimidazole stalks silanized on the nanoscale MOF (NMOF) surface were successfully constructed. The CDP-valved NMOFs showed the excellent performance of low pH- and α-amylase-responsive controlled drug release. In vitro and in vivo results demonstrated that the CDP-valved NMOFs had a significant inhibitory effect on tumor growth and almost no damage/toxicity to normal tissues. The silanization strategy is universal and opens up a new way for the functionalization of MOFs, which are endowed with a wide variety of applications spanning gas storage, chemical sensing, adsorption and separation, heterogeneous catalysis, and drug delivery.
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- Xingkun Luan
- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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Dos Santos Silva Araújo L, Lazzara G, Chiappisi L. Thermoresponsive behavior of cyclodextrin inclusion complexes with weakly anionic alkyl ethoxy carboxylates. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:1523-1530. [PMID: 36727568 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01621d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study investigates the temperature responsive behavior of inclusion complexes formed by weakly anionic alkyl ethoxy carboxylates and α (αCD) and β-cyclodextrins (βCD). Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) was performed to probe the structural behaviour at the 1-100 nanometer scale of the hierarchical assemblies at different temperatures. The phase transitions and thermodynamics were systematically monitored as a function of the degree of ionization of the surfactant by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Herein, we investigate the effect of the surfactant degree of ionization on the thermoresponsive properties of the inclusion complex supramolecular assemblies. Inclusion complexes formed with the ionized surfactant spontaneously assemble into multilayered structures, which soften with increasing temperature. We also found that the presence of charges is not only required to impart order to the supramolecular assemblies, but also induced in-plane crystallization of the inclusion complexes. Finally, the use of a weakly anionic surfactant allows us to probe the interplay between the charge density and temperature on the assembly of surfactant-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes. This study helps to improve the design of multi-responsive supramolecular systems based on cyclodextrins.
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- Larissa Dos Santos Silva Araújo
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze pad 17, 90128, Palermo, Italy
- Institut Max von Laue-Paul Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38042, Grenoble, France.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze pad 17, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Institut Max von Laue-Paul Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38042, Grenoble, France.
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Self-assembly in magnetic supramolecular hydrogels. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bioderived, chiral and stable 1-dimensional light-responsive nanostructures: Interconversion between tubules and twisted ribbons. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 623:723-734. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gong J, Yao K, Sun Q, Sun Y, Sun L, Liu C, Xu B, Tan J, Zhao L, Xu B. Interfacial Composition of Surfactant Aggregates in the Presence of Fragrance: A Chemical Trapping Study. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144333. [PMID: 35889205 PMCID: PMC9320350 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In recent years, there has been increasing interest in daily-use chemical products providing a pleasant scent. The added fragrance molecules may induce microstructural transitions of surfactant aggregates, which further affect the physical and chemical properties of the products. Here, the effects of four types of aromatic alcohols (cinnamyl alcohol, phenyl ethanol, phenyl methanol and anisyl alcohol) on cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)/KBr aggregates were studied. The combined results from rheology, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy measurements showed that cinnamyl alcohol induced significant micellar growth, while increases in micellar growth were less obvious for the other aromatic alcohols. The changes in the interfacial molarities of water, aromatic alcohol, and bromide ions during such transitions were studied using the chemical trapping method. Transitions resulting from added cinnamyl alcohol were accompanied by significant declines in interfacial water and bromide ion molarities, and a rise in interfacial alcohol molarity. The marked decrease in interfacial water molarity was not observed in previous studies of the octanol induced formation of wormlike micelles and vesicles, indicating that a different mechanism was presented in the current system. Nuclear magnetic resonance investigation showed that π–π stacking between cinnamyl alcohols, but not cation–π interactions between alcohols and CTAB headgroups, facilitated the tight packing of alcohol molecules in CTAB aggregates and the repulsion of water from the interfacial region. The current study may provide a theoretical basis for the morphological regulation of surfactant aggregates in the presence of additives.
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- Jiani Gong
- Department of Daily Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (Q.S.); (Y.S.); (L.S.); (L.Z.); (B.X.)
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- Department of Daily Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (Q.S.); (Y.S.); (L.S.); (L.Z.); (B.X.)
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- Department of Daily Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (Q.S.); (Y.S.); (L.S.); (L.Z.); (B.X.)
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- Department of Daily Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (Q.S.); (Y.S.); (L.S.); (L.Z.); (B.X.)
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- Department of Daily Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (Q.S.); (Y.S.); (L.S.); (L.Z.); (B.X.)
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- Department of Daily Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (Q.S.); (Y.S.); (L.S.); (L.Z.); (B.X.)
- Correspondence: (C.L.); (B.X.)
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- McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
- Correspondence: (C.L.); (B.X.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;
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- Department of Daily Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (Q.S.); (Y.S.); (L.S.); (L.Z.); (B.X.)
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- Department of Daily Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (Q.S.); (Y.S.); (L.S.); (L.Z.); (B.X.)
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Davenport DJ, Kleckner D. Formation of colloidal chains and driven clusters with optical binding. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:4464-4474. [PMID: 35666534 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00393g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We study the effects of the optical binding force on wavelength sized colloidal particles free to move in a counter-propagating beam. This work is motivated by the concept of using optical binding to direct the assembly of large numbers of colloidal particles; previous work has used small numbers of particles and/or 1D or 2D restricted geometries. Utilizing a novel experimental scheme, we describe the general static and dynamic self-organization behaviors for 20-100 particles free to move in 3-dimensional space. We observe the self-organization of the colloids into large optically bound structures along with the formation of driven particle clusters. Furthermore we show that the structure and behavior of these optically bound systems can be tuned using the refractive index of the particles and properties of the binding light. In particular, we show that the driven behavior originates from N-body interactions, which has significant implications for future work on optically bound clusters of more than 2 particles.
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4, 6-O-Phenylethylidene Acetal Protected D-Glucosamine Carbamate-Based Gelators and Their Applications for Multi-Component Gels. Gels 2022; 8:gels8030191. [PMID: 35323304 PMCID: PMC8953293 DOI: 10.3390/gels8030191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The self-assembly of carbohydrate-based low molecular weight gelators has led to useful advanced soft materials. The interactions of the gelators with various cations and anions are important in creating novel molecular architectures and expanding the scope of the small molecular gelators. In this study, a series of thirteen new C-2 carbamates of the 4,6-O-phenylethylidene acetal-protected D-glucosamine derivatives has been synthesized and characterized. These compounds are rationally designed from a common sugar template. All carbamates synthesized were found to be efficient gelators and three compounds are also hydrogelators. The resulting gels were characterized using optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and rheology. The gelation mechanisms were further elucidated using 1H NMR spectroscopy at different temperatures. The isopropyl carbamate hydrogelator 7 formed hydrogels at 0.2 wt% and also formed gels with several tetra alkyl ammonium salts, and showed effectiveness in the creation of gel electrolytes. The formation of metallogels using earth-abundant metal ions such as copper, nickel, iron, zinc, as well as silver and lead salts was evaluated for a few gelators. Using chemiluminescence spectroscopy, the metal–organic xerogels showed enzyme-like properties and enhanced luminescence for luminol. In addition, we also studied the applications of several gels for drug immobilizations and the gels showed sustained release of naproxen from the gel matrices. This robust sugar carbamate-derived gelator system can be used as the scaffold for the design of other functional materials with various types of applications.
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Zhai Z, Ye S, Zhang H, Song Z, Shang S, Song J. Photoresponsive Viscoelastic Solutions Based on Chiral Wormlike Micelles in Mixed Solutions Containing an Amphiphile Derived from Rosin. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:11282-11291. [PMID: 34523926 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c02375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A novel rosin-based photoresponsive anionic amphiphile, sodium N-azophenyl maleopimaric acid imide carboxylate (AzoMPCOONa), has been successfully synthesized. Its molecular structure was characterized by 1H and 13C NMR and mass spectrometry (MS). The photoisomerization of AzoMPCOONa was evaluated by ultraviolet (UV)-visible spectrometry and 1H NMR. The structure of AzoMPCOONa could be converted between the trans and cis isomers by irradiation with UV/visible light. Importantly, a fascinating photoresponsive viscoelastic solution was prepared by mixing AzoMPCOONa and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The properties of the photoresponsive viscoelastic solution were further investigated by rheology, circular dichroism (CD), and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM). Initially, the AzoMPCOONa/CTAB system was a gel-like solution composed of entangled wormlike micelles possessing the right-handed chiral structure. After UV irradiation for 10 min, the gel-like solution transformed into a slightly viscous solution, its zero-shear viscosity dramatically reduced by 2 orders of magnitude, and the aggregates were converted into rod-like micelles and spherical micelles. In addition, the right-handed chiral structure of the aggregates disappeared. These dramatic changes in the viscosity and the aggregate structure can be attributed to the photoisomerization of the azobenzene group in AzoMPCOONa, which led to changes in the molecular geometry and the packing parameter of the AzoMPCOONa/CTAB system. Interestingly, the right-handed chiral structure of wormlike micelles also is photoresponsive. The results reveal the superiority of forest resources for preparing viscoelastic solutions.
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- Zhaolan Zhai
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering of Forest Products, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering of Forest Products, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering of Forest Products, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering of Forest Products, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province; Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering of Forest Products, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Flint, 303 E. Kearsley Street, Flint, Michigan 48502, United States
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Chang HY, Wu KY, Chen WC, Weng JT, Chen CY, Raj A, Hamaguchi HO, Chuang WT, Wang X, Wang CL. Water-Induced Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Discotic Molecules for Adaptive Artificial Water Channels. ACS NANO 2021; 15:14885-14890. [PMID: 34410689 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c04994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Inspired by the induced-fit mechanism in nature, we developed the process of water-induced self-assembly (WISA) to make water an active substrate that regulates the self-assembly and function of amphiphilic discotic molecules (ADMs). The ADM is an isotropic liquid that self-assembles only when in contact with water. Characterization results indicate that water fits into the hydrophilic core of the ADMs and induces the formation of a hexagonal columnar phase (Colh), where each column contains a hydrated artificial water channel (AWC). The hydrated AWCs are adaptive rather than static; the dynamic incorporation/removal of water results in the reversible assembly/disassembly of the adaptive AWCs (aAWCs). Furthermore, its dynamic characteristics can enable water to act as an orientation-directional guest molecule that controls the growth direction of the aAWCs. Well-aligned aAWC arrays that showed the ability of water transport were obtained via a "directional WISA" method. In WISA, water thus governs the supramolecular chemistry and function of synthetic molecules as it does with natural materials. By making water an active component in adaptive chemistry and enabling host molecules to dynamically interact with water, this adaptive aquatic material may motivate the development of synthetic molecules further toward biomaterials.
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- Hsi-Yen Chang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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Oliveira IS, Pereira C, Borges E, do Vale ML, Gomes AC, Marques EF. Formation of catanionic vesicles by threonine-derived surfactants and gemini surfactants based on conventional or serine-derived headgroups: designing versatile and cytocompatible nanocarriers. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:7099-7110. [PMID: 34259282 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00766a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this work, we explore the ability of newly synthesized threonine-derived surfactants to form robust, versatile and cytocompatible catanionic vesicles when mixed with gemini surfactants, as potential effective nanocarriers for biomolecules. The threonine surfactants consist of single-tailed amphiphiles with carboxylate headgroups and varying alkyl tail length, CnThr, where n is the (even) number of tail C atoms, varying from 8 to 16. After an initial characterization of the micellization behavior of the neat CnThr surfactants (at pH = 7 and 12), the dodecyl derivative, C12Thr, was selected as the optimal surfactant to investigate regions of formation of spontaneous catanionic vesicles. Phase behavior studies and microstructural characterization of mixtures involving both conventional bis-quat n-s-n gemini (where n and s are the tail and spacer number of C atoms) and biocompatible serine-derived gemini surfactants were carried out. Light and electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering and zeta potential measurements show spontaneous vesicles indeed form and exhibit versatile features in terms of average size, morphology, polydispersity, surface charge and pH. The toxicological profile of the neat surfactants and C12Thr/gemini vesicles based on MTT assays with a L929 cell line was also evaluated, showing good levels of in vitro cytocompatibility. Overall, the assortment of developed catanionic vesicles offers very attractive physicochemical and biological features to be explored for delivery purposes.
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- Isabel S Oliveira
- CIQUP, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- CBMA, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- CIQUP, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
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Chen S, Costil R, Leung FK, Feringa BL. Self-Assembly of Photoresponsive Molecular Amphiphiles in Aqueous Media. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:11604-11627. [PMID: 32936521 PMCID: PMC8248021 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Amphiphilic molecules, comprising hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties and the intrinsic propensity to self-assemble in aqueous environment, sustain a fascinating spectrum of structures and functions ranging from biological membranes to ordinary soap. Facing the challenge to design responsive, adaptive, and out-of-equilibrium systems in water, the incorporation of photoresponsive motifs in amphiphilic molecular structures offers ample opportunity to design supramolecular systems that enables functional responses in water in a non-invasive way using light. Here, we discuss the design of photoresponsive molecular amphiphiles, their self-assembled structures in aqueous media and at air-water interfaces, and various approaches to arrive at adaptive and dynamic functions in isotropic and anisotropic systems, including motion at the air-water interface, foam formation, reversible nanoscale assembly, and artificial muscle function. Controlling the delicate interplay of structural design, self-assembling conditions and external stimuli, these responsive amphiphiles open several avenues towards application such as soft adaptive materials, controlled delivery or soft actuators, bridging a gap between artificial and natural dynamic systems.
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- Shaoyu Chen
- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of GroningenNijenborgh 49747AGGroningenNetherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of GroningenNijenborgh 49747AGGroningenNetherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of GroningenNijenborgh 49747AGGroningenNetherlands
- Present address: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug DiscoveryDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong KongChina
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- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of GroningenNijenborgh 49747AGGroningenNetherlands
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Bitter S, Schilling M, Brahm JP, Polarz S, Winter RF. Voltammetry as a Tool to Monitor the Aggregation Behavior of a Zwitterionic Ferrocene Surfactant. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:4183-4191. [PMID: 33787275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Amphiphiles are unique in their ability to self-assemble in aqueous solution into aggregates. The control of the self-organization of amphiphiles and the live monitoring of the ensuing structure changes by analytical methods are key challenges in this field. One way to gain control and to trigger the self-assembly/disassembly of amphiphiles is to introduce a redox-active constituent to the amphiphile structure, as is the case with metallosurfactants. In this work, we report a cyclic and square-wave voltammetric study on the multi-stimuli-responsive amphiphile 1-(Z)-heptenyl-1'-dimethylammoniummethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ferrocene (1). We observe separate waves/peaks for molecules of 1 present as the monomer in its electrode-immobilized, its freely diffusing form, and its aggregated form. This allows for a direct monitoring of how the underlying equilibria depend on the concentration and time. Isothermal titration calorimetry indicates that aggregation is entropically and enthalpically favored. Our findings thus illustrate the utility of voltammetric methods for investigating self-assembly processes of redox-active amphiphiles and their redox switchability.
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- Stefan Bitter
- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leibniz-University Hannover, Callinstrasse 9, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Nowak BP, Niehues M, Ravoo BJ. Magneto-responsive hydrogels by self-assembly of low molecular weight peptides and crosslinking with iron oxide nanoparticles. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:2857-2864. [PMID: 33586750 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02049d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hydrogels that respond to non-invasive, external stimuli such as a magnetic field are of exceptional interest for the development of adaptive soft materials. To date magneto tuneable gels are predominantly based on macromolecular building blocks, while comparable low molecular weight systems are rarely found in the literature. Herein, we report a highly efficient peptide-based gelator (Nap GFYE), which can form hydrogels and incorporate Fe3O4 superparamagnetic nanoparticles in the gel matrix. The magnetic nanoparticles act as a physical crosslinker for the self-assembled peptide nanostructures and thus give rise to a fortified hybrid gel with distinctively improved mechanical properties. Furthermore, the particles provide the material with magnetic susceptibility and a gel to sol transition is observed upon application of a weak magnetic field. Magnetization of the inorganic-organic hybrid nanomaterial leads to on-demand release of an incorporated fluorescent dye into the supernatant.
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- Benedikt P Nowak
- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Busso Peus Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Busso Peus Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Busso Peus Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Lu P, He S, Zhou Y, Zhang Y. Adsorption, micellization and antimicrobial activity of formyl-containing cationic surfactant in diluted aqueous solutions. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen S, Costil R, Leung FK, Feringa BL. Self‐Assembly of Photoresponsive Molecular Amphiphiles in Aqueous Media. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Shaoyu Chen
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747AG Groningen Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747AG Groningen Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747AG Groningen Netherlands
- Present address: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong China
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747AG Groningen Netherlands
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Adenosine triphosphate has been employed as a biomolecular building block to fabricate pH and enzyme responsive compartmentalized supramolecular assemblies sequestering silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and doxorubicin in the core and increase the therapeutic efficacy. Detailed investigations reveal that meticulous design can integrate chemical enrichment, stimuli responsiveness and targeted delivery within compartmentalized models.
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- Lakshmi Priya Datta
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
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Oliveira IS, Machado RL, Araújo MJ, Gomes AC, Marques EF. Stimuli-Sensitive Self-Assembled Tubules Based on Lysine-Derived Surfactants for Delivery of Antimicrobial Proteins. Chemistry 2021; 27:692-704. [PMID: 32830362 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Drug delivery vectors based on amphiphiles have important features such as versatile physicochemical properties and stimuli-responsiveness. Amino acid-based surfactants are especially promising amphiphiles due to their enhanced biocompatibility compared to conventional surfactants. They can self-organize into micelles, vesicles and complex hierarchical structures, such as fibers, twisted and coiled ribbons, and tubules. In this work, we investigated the self-assembly and drug loading properties of a family of novel anionic double-tailed lysine-derived surfactants, with variable degree of tail length mismatch, designated as mLys10 and 10Lysn, where m and n are the number of carbon atoms in the tails. These surfactants form tubular aggregates with assorted morphologies in water that undergo gelation due to dense entanglement, as evidenced by light and electron microscopy. Lysozyme (LZM), an enzyme with antimicrobial properties, was selected as model protein for loading. After the characterization of the interfacial properties and phase behavior of the amphiphiles, the LZM-loading ability of the tubules was investigated, under varying experimental conditions, to assess the efficiency of the aggregates as pH- and temperature-sensitive nanocarriers. Further, the toxicological profile of the surfactants per se and surfactant/LZM hydrogels was obtained, using human skin fibroblasts (BJ-5ta cell line). Overall, the results show that the tubule-based hydrogels exhibit very interesting properties for the transport and controlled release of molecules of therapeutic interest.
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- Isabel S Oliveira
- CIQUP, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- CIQUP, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- CBMA-Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- CIQUP, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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Zhao J, Hu Q, Lei Y, Gao C, Zhang P, Zhou B, Zhang G, Song W, Lou X, Zhou X. Facile synthesis of ultralong hydroxyapatite nanowires using wormlike micelles as soft templates. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00488c] [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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Ultralong hydroxyapatite nanowires were synthesized by formation of an entangled long wormlike micelle structure in a three-phase reaction system.
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- Junhua Zhao
- College of Chemical and Material Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of ZheJiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, PR China
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- College of Chemical and Material Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Chemical and Material Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Juhua Co., Ltd., Quzhou 324004, PR China
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- Zhejiang Green Industry Development Research Institute, Quzhou 324003, PR China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, PR China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, PR China
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- College of Chemical and Material Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Chemical and Material Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang, China
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Wang B, Li J, Shui S, Xu J. An acylhydrazone-based AIE organogel for the selective sensing of submicromolar level Al 3+ and Al( iii)-based metallogel formation to detect oxalic acid. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj06340d] [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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The compound L can be fluorescence-tunable depending on the water volume fraction and optically sense Al3+ without interference.
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- Bin Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- China West Normal University
- Nanchong
- People's Republic of China
- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- China West Normal University
- Nanchong
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- China West Normal University
- Nanchong
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- China West Normal University
- Nanchong
- People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Li J, Yin Z, Zhang J, Guo W, Wang M. Quantum Chemical Study of the Carbon Dioxide-Philicity of Surfactants: Effects of Tail Functionalization. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:15352-15361. [PMID: 33300802 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2)-philic surfactants have broad application prospects in organic synthesis, fracture-enhanced oil recovery, polymerization, extraction, and other fields and can be used to enhance the viscosity of supercritical CO2 (scCO2). In this work, the relationship between the functional group of the surfactant tail and CO2-philicity is studied from a new perspective using density functional theory. Three common functional group types (fluorinated, oxidative, and methyl groups) were investigated. The analysis of binding energy demonstrates that all three types of functional groups can improve the CO2-philicity of the surfactant. Among these three kinds of functional groups, the strongest interaction with CO2 molecules is observed for oxidative functional groups followed by semifluorinated, fluorinated, and methyl groups. However, the CO2 molecules tend to be adsorbed onto the middle segment of the oxidative group, and the intrusion of the CO2 molecules results in the low solubility of oxidative surfactants. In contrast, fluorinated and methyl groups interact with CO2 at the end of the surfactant tail. As a result, the fluorinated surfactants show the best solubility in CO2. Therefore, the solubility of a surfactant in CO2 is not only related to the interaction strength between the surfactant and CO2, it also depends on the interaction structure. The results of this study provide a new strategy for evaluating surfactant CO2-philicity and provide guidance for the design of surfactants with high solubility in scCO2.
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- Yingnan Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266000, China
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Bitter S, Schlötter M, Schilling M, Krumova M, Polarz S, Winter RF. Ferro-self-assembly: magnetic and electrochemical adaptation of a multiresponsive zwitterionic metalloamphiphile showing a shape-hysteresis effect. Chem Sci 2020; 12:270-281. [PMID: 34163595 PMCID: PMC8178951 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05249c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Metallosurfactants are molecular compounds which combine the unique features of amphiphiles, like their capability of self-organization, with the peculiar properties of metal complexes like magnetism and a rich redox chemistry. Considering the high relevance of surfactants in industry and science, amphiphiles that change their properties on applying an external trigger are highly desirable. A special feature of the surfactant reported here, 1-(Z)-heptenyl-1′-dimethylammonium-methyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ferrocene (6), is that the redox-active ferrocene constituent is in a gemini-position. Oxidation to 6+ induces a drastic change of the surfactant's properties accompanied by the emergence of paramagnetism. The effects of an external magnetic field on vesicles formed by 6+ and the associated dynamics were monitored in situ using a custom-made optical birefringence and dual dynamic light scattering setup. This allowed us to observe the optical anisotropy as well as the anisotropy of the diffusion coefficient and revealed the field-induced formation of oriented string-of-pearls-like aggregates and their delayed disappearance after the field is switched off. The self-organization properties of a stimuli responsive amphiphile can be altered by subjecting the paramagnetic oxidized form to a magnetic field of 0.8 T and monitored in real time by coupling optical birefringence with dynamic light scattering.![]()
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- Stefan Bitter
- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz Universitätsstrasse 10 78457 Konstanz Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz Universitätsstrasse 10 78457 Konstanz Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz Universitätsstrasse 10 78457 Konstanz Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz Universitätsstrasse 10 78457 Konstanz Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz Universitätsstrasse 10 78457 Konstanz Germany .,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leibniz-University Hannover Callinstrasse 9 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz Universitätsstrasse 10 78457 Konstanz Germany
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Zika A, Bernhardt S, Gröhn F. Photoresponsive Photoacid-Macroion Nano-Assemblies. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E1746. [PMID: 32764323 PMCID: PMC7464814 DOI: 10.3390/polym12081746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In this study, light-responsive nano-assemblies with light-switchable size based on photoacids are presented. Anionic disulfonated napthol derivates and cationic dendrimer macroions are used as building blocks for electrostatic self-assembly. Nanoparticles are already formed under the exclusion of light as a result of electrostatic interactions. Upon photoexcitation, an excited-state dissociation of the photoacidic hydroxyl group takes place, which leads to a more highly charged linker molecule and, subsequently, to a change in size and structure of the nano-assemblies. The effects of the charge ratio and the concentration on the stability have been examined with absorption spectroscopy and ζ-potential measurements. The influence of the chemical structure of three isomeric photoacids on the size and shape of the nanoscale aggregates has been studied by dynamic light scattering and atomic force microscopy, revealing a direct correlation of the strength of the photoacid with the changes of the assemblies upon irradiation.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany; (A.Z.); (S.B.)
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Yao K, Sun L, Ding X, Wang Y, Liu T, Liu C, Tan J, Zhao L, Xu B, Romsted L. Simultaneous determination of interfacial molarities of an alcohol, bromide ion, and water during an alcohol induced microstructural transition: the difference between medium and long chain alcohols. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:5148-5156. [PMID: 32395738 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00665c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The transitions between surfactant aggregate structures are triggered by changes in chemical or physical stimulations, including addition of additives. Effects of added alcohols on aggregate morphologies correlate strongly with alcohol chain length. The local molarities of alcohol, water, and counterions in the interfacial regions play an important role in controlling the aggregate morphologies. However, direct experimental estimates of changes of interfacial alcohol molarities during alcohol induced micelle-to-vesicle transitions have never been reported. Ellipsoidal-wormlike micelle-vesicle transitions in CTAB/KBr aqueous solutions in the presence of long-chain octanol were characterized by using combined rheological, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and turbidity measurements. However, the transitions are absent with added butanol. The chemical trapping method (CT) was employed to understand the differences between medium- and long-chain alcohols in determining aggregate morphology. The CT method was used to estimate interfacial water, alcohol, and counterion molarities with increasing stoichiometric alcohol concentrations. With 55 mM alcohol added, the interfacial octanol molarity is 0.9 M, which is three times higher than that for butanol. With added octanol, the ellipsoidal-wormlike micelle-vesicle transition is accompanied by a concurrent sharp increase of interfacial water molarities and a decrease of interfacial counterion molarity, which is not observed with added butanol. The CT data was also employed to estimate the changes of Israelachvili's packing parameter with increasing added alcohol concentration. Our result provides critical molecular level information for understanding the morphological transitions of CTAB/additives.
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- Kaixin Yao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 610 Taylor Road Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Courtois J, Wang B, Abdul-Hassan WS, Almásy L, Yan M, Royal G. Redox-Responsive Colloidal Particles Based on Coordination Polymers Incorporating Viologen Units. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:6100-6109. [PMID: 32286063 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Colloidal particles based on supramolecular polymers are emerging as promising functional materials because of their intrinsic dynamic features and the possibility of stimuli responsivity. In this work, ≈200 nm self-assembled redox-responsive colloidal particles made of 1D-coordination polymers were readily prepared. In these metallopolymers, organic entities made of bis(viologen) groups covalently associated with terpyridine units are spontaneously bridged by Zn2+ cations through the formation of coordination bonds. The properties of these particles were analyzed and their redox activities investigated. Upon reduction of the viologen units, the formation of π-dimers between the reduced viologen moieties was demonstrated by spectroscopic experiments. It was shown that intermolecular π-dimers (i.e., between different polymer chains) that do not exist in homogeneous polymer solutions were, nevertheless, formed in the particle's structure because of the effects of confinement. The presence of these π-dimers allows stabilization of the charge in the colloids.
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- Jérémie Courtois
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.,Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly Thege Miklós Street, No. 29-33, Budapest-1121, Hungary
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.,Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5250, DCM, F38400 Grenoble, France
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Wu X, Zhen J, Song B, Gao S, Song Z, Jin J. Application of
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Viscoelastic Surfactant as Recyclable Fluid at High Temperature. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xuepeng Wu
- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering (SRIPE) Beijing 100101 China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering (SRIPE) Beijing 100101 China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering (SRIPE) Beijing 100101 China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering (SRIPE) Beijing 100101 China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering (SRIPE) Beijing 100101 China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering (SRIPE) Beijing 100101 China
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Zangoli M, Di Maria F, Barbarella G. Supramolecular Assembly of Thiophene-Based Oligomers into Nanostructured Fluorescent Conductive and Chiral Microfibers. ChemistryOpen 2020; 9:499-511. [PMID: 32328405 PMCID: PMC7175019 DOI: 10.1002/open.201900347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The implementation of nano/microelectronic devices requires efficient strategies for the realization of supramolecular structures with desired function and supported on appropriate substrates. This article illustrates a strategy based on the synthesis of thiophene oligomers having the same "sulfur-overrich" quaterthiophene inner core (non bonding interactional algorithm) and different terminal groups. Nano/microfibers are formed on surfaces having a morphology independent of the nature of the deposition substrate and displaying a wide tuning of properties that make the fibers optoelectronically suitable for application in devices.
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- Mattia Zangoli
- Istituto di Nanotecnologia (Nanotec)Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, c/o Campus Ecotekne Università del Salentovia Monteroni73100LecceItaly
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- Istituto per la sintesi organica e fotoreattività (ISOF)Consiglio Nazionale delle RicercheVia Piero Gobetti, 10140129BolognaItaly
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- Istituto per la sintesi organica e fotoreattività (ISOF)Consiglio Nazionale delle RicercheVia Piero Gobetti, 10140129BolognaItaly
- Mediteknology srlVia Piero Gobetti, 10140129BolognaItaly
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Lu J, Yu S, Li Z, Lee M, Yang Y, Jin LY. The relationship between molecular structure and supramolecular morphology in the self-assembly of rod-coil molecules with oligoether chains. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:2224-2229. [PMID: 32055815 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00018c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Controlling the morphology of rod-coil molecular aggregates is crucial for studying and obtaining functional materials with exceptional properties. In this paper, we report the construction of rod-coil molecular nanoaggregates with well-defined structures. The rod-coil molecules, labeled 1a-1d, consist of a rod section, composed of phenyl and biphenyl groups, and oligoether chains with 7 and 12 repeating units. The final assembled structures showed either oblique or hexagonal columnar structures, depending on the length of the coils in the bulk state. Interestingly, in water, molecules 1a and 1c self-assemble into scrolled nanofibers and cylindrical micelles. Instead, molecules 1b and 1d, which have methyl groups decorated at the interface of the rod and coil sections, self-organize into helical nanofibers and nanorings, respectively. Thus, controlling the length of the coil chains and inserting lateral methyl groups is an effective strategy to construct precise rod-coil molecular assemblies in the bulk and in aqueous solution.
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- Jie Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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Han L, Zheng Y, Luo H, Feng J, Engstler R, Xue L, Jing G, Deng X, Del Campo A, Cui J. Macroscopic Self-Evolution of Dynamic Hydrogels to Create Hollow Interiors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5611-5615. [PMID: 31840399 PMCID: PMC7154692 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A solid‐to‐hollow evolution in macroscopic structures is challenging in synthetic materials. A fundamentally new strategy is reported for guiding macroscopic, unidirectional shape evolution of materials without compromising the material's integrity. This strategy is based on the creation of a field with a “swelling pole” and a “shrinking pole” to drive polymers to disassemble, migrate, and resettle in the targeted region. This concept is demonstrated using dynamic hydrogels containing anchored acrylic ligands and hydrophobic long alkyl chains. Adding water molecules and ferric ions (Fe3+) to induce a swelling–shrinking field transforms the hydrogels from solid to hollow. The strategy is versatile in the generation of various closed hollow objects (for example, spheres, helix tubes, and cubes with different diameters) for different applications.
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- Lu Han
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China.,INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, Saarbrücken, 66123, Germany
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- INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, Saarbrücken, 66123, Germany.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physics, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, Saarbrücken, 66123, Germany
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- INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, Saarbrücken, 66123, Germany
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- School of Physics, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, Saarbrücken, 66123, Germany.,Chemistry Department, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China.,INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, Saarbrücken, 66123, Germany
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Han L, Zheng Y, Luo H, Feng J, Engstler R, Xue L, Jing G, Deng X, Campo A, Cui J. Macroscopic Self‐Evolution of Dynamic Hydrogels to Create Hollow Interiors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201913574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lu Han
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 China
- INM—Leibniz Institute for New Materials Campus D2 2 Saarbrücken 66123 Germany
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- INM—Leibniz Institute for New Materials Campus D2 2 Saarbrücken 66123 Germany
- School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physics Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- INM—Leibniz Institute for New Materials Campus D2 2 Saarbrücken 66123 Germany
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- INM—Leibniz Institute for New Materials Campus D2 2 Saarbrücken 66123 Germany
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 China
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- School of Physics Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 China
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- INM—Leibniz Institute for New Materials Campus D2 2 Saarbrücken 66123 Germany
- Chemistry Department Saarland University 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 China
- INM—Leibniz Institute for New Materials Campus D2 2 Saarbrücken 66123 Germany
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Li J, Wong WY, Tao XM. Recent advances in soft functional materials: preparation, functions and applications. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1281-1306. [PMID: 31912063 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07035d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Synthetic materials and biomaterials with elastic moduli lower than 10 MPa are generally considered as soft materials. Research studies on soft materials have been boosted due to their intriguing features such as light-weight, low modulus, stretchability, and a diverse range of functions including sensing, actuating, insulating and transporting. They are ideal materials for applications in smart textiles, flexible devices and wearable electronics. On the other hand, benefiting from the advances in materials science and chemistry, novel soft materials with tailored properties and functions could be prepared to fulfil the specific requirements. In this review, the current progress of soft materials, ranging from materials design, preparation and application are critically summarized based on three categories, namely gels, foams and elastomers. The chemical, physical and electrical properties and the applications are elaborated. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of soft materials to researchers in different disciplines.
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- Jun Li
- Research Centre for Smart Wearable Technology, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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- Research Centre for Smart Wearable Technology, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
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Liu Y, Liu L, Zhu E, Yue M, Gao C, Wu X, Che G, Liu H. Gel Formed by Self-Assembly of a Urea-Modified Monopyrrolotetrathiafulvalene Derivative Displays Multi-Stimuli Responsiveness and Absorption of Rhodamine B. Chempluschem 2020; 83:1109-1118. [PMID: 31950715 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A new monopyrrolotetrathiafulvalene-based derivative containing a urea group was designed, synthesized and thoroughly characterized. It proved to be a non-gelator in a single solvent even when heated or sonicated. However, it could self-assemble in a CHCl3 (CH2 Cl2 )/n-hexane mixture to form a thermo-responsive supramolecular organogel. SEM, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy, and SAXS revealed that in the organogel system, the gelators self-assembled into supramolecular networks with a J-type aggregation mode under the joint effect of π-π stacking, intermolecular hydrogen-bonding, and van der Waals forces. Interestingly, the gel phase was shown to undergo reversible gel-sol transformation induced by Fe3+ -Vitamin C (Vc), trifluoroacetic acid-triethylamine (TFA-TEA) and picric acid (PA)-NaOH. In particular, in the presence of picric acid, the experimental results proposed that charge transfer occurred from the electron-donor gelator to the electron-acceptor picric acid due to the possibility of complex formation. Furthermore, the formed organogel could behave as the matrix for encapsulating cationic fluorescent dye from wastewater, and the adsorption efficiency was directly proportional to the concentration of the gelator.
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- Yucun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmentally Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University) Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130103, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmentally Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University) Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130103, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmentally Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University) Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130103, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmentally Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University) Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130103, P. R. China
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- College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, P. R. China
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Luviano AS, Hernández-Pascacio J, Ondo D, Campbell RA, Piñeiro Á, Campos-Terán J, Costas M. Highly viscoelastic films at the water/air interface: α-Cyclodextrin with anionic surfactants. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 565:601-613. [PMID: 32032852 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This work showcases the remarkable viscoelasticity of films consisting of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and anionic surfactants (S) at the water/air interface, the magnitude of which has not been observed in similar systems. The anionic surfactants employed are sodium salts of a homologous series of n-alkylsulfates (n = 8-14) and of dodecylsulfonate. Our hypothesis was that the very high viscoelasticity can be systematically related to the bulk and interfacial properties of the system. Through resolution of the bulk distribution of species using isothermal titration calorimetry, the high dilatational modulus is related to (α-CD)2:S1 inclusion complexes in the bulk with respect to both the bulk composition and temperature. Direct interfacial characterization of α-CD and sodium dodecylsulfate films at 283.15 K using ellipsometry and neutron reflectometry reveals that the most viscoelastic films consist of a highly ordered monolayer of 2:1 complexes with a minimum amount of any other component. The orientation of the complexes in the films and their driving force for adsorption are discussed in the context of results from molecular dynamics simulations. These findings open up clear potential for the design of new functional materials or molecular sensors based on films with specific mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, optical or even magnetic properties.
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- Alberto S Luviano
- Laboratorio de Biofisicoquímica, Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CdMx 04510, Mexico; Departamento de Procesos y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Cuajimalpa, Av. Vasco de Quiroga 4871, Col. Santa Fe, Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos, 05348, CdMx, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biofisicoquímica, Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CdMx 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble, France; Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
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- Departamento de Física de Aplicada, Facultade de Física, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Departamento de Procesos y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Cuajimalpa, Av. Vasco de Quiroga 4871, Col. Santa Fe, Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos, 05348, CdMx, Mexico; Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science, Lund University, Scheelevägen 19, 223 70 Lund, Sweden.
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- Laboratorio de Biofisicoquímica, Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CdMx 04510, Mexico.
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Shin G, Khazi MI, Kim JM. Protonation-Induced Self-Assembly of Flexible Macrocyclic Diacetylene for Constructing Stimuli-Responsive Polydiacetylene. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Rheological behaviors and mechanism of pH-stimulus wormlike micelles variation induced by ortho-substituent types of benzoic acid. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Clegg JR, Wagner AM, Shin SR, Hassan S, Khademhosseini A, Peppas NA. Modular Fabrication of Intelligent Material-Tissue Interfaces for Bioinspired and Biomimetic Devices. PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE 2019; 106:100589. [PMID: 32189815 PMCID: PMC7079701 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2019.100589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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One of the goals of biomaterials science is to reverse engineer aspects of human and nonhuman physiology. Similar to the body's regulatory mechanisms, such devices must transduce changes in the physiological environment or the presence of an external stimulus into a detectable or therapeutic response. This review is a comprehensive evaluation and critical analysis of the design and fabrication of environmentally responsive cell-material constructs for bioinspired machinery and biomimetic devices. In a bottom-up analysis, we begin by reviewing fundamental principles that explain materials' responses to chemical gradients, biomarkers, electromagnetic fields, light, and temperature. Strategies for fabricating highly ordered assemblies of material components at the nano to macro-scales via directed assembly, lithography, 3D printing and 4D printing are also presented. We conclude with an account of contemporary material-tissue interfaces within bioinspired and biomimetic devices for peptide delivery, cancer theranostics, biomonitoring, neuroprosthetics, soft robotics, and biological machines.
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- John R Clegg
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics (C-MIT), University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Department of Bioindustrial Technologies, College of Animal Bioscience and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
- Institute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
- Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
- Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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Rincón-Londoño N, Tavera-Vázquez A, Garza C, Esturau-Escofet N, Kozina A, Castillo R. Structural Changes in Wormlike Micelles on the Incorporation of Small Photoswitchable Molecules. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:9481-9490. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b07276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Natalia Rincón-Londoño
- Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, P.O. Box 20-364, 01000 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, P.O. Box 20-364, 01000 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, P.O. Box 20-364, 01000 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, P.O.
Box 70-213, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, P.O.
Box 70-213, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, P.O. Box 20-364, 01000 Mexico City, Mexico
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Photo/redox-responsive 2D-Supramolecular assembly involving Cucurbit[8]uril and a star-shaped porphyrin tecton. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Yang Y, Chen F, Tian X, Chen T, Wu L, Jin LY. Supramolecular nanostructures constructed by rod-coil molecular isomers: effect of rod sequences on molecular assembly. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:6718-6724. [PMID: 31389465 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01279f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Coil-rod-coil molecules, composed of flexible oligoether chains and conjugated rod blocks, have a well-known ability to produce various nanostructures in bulk and in aqueous solution. Herein we report the synthesis and self-assembly of coil-rod-coil molecules based on the sequence of the rod building block and the type of oligoether coil chain. These molecules consist of conjugated rod segments, which are composed of biphenyl, terphenyl, and acetylenic bonds, with chiral oligoether chains as flexible coil segments. The experimental results imply that the sequence of the rod segments markedly influences the self-assembled nanostructures of coil-rod-coil molecules in the bulk state, and that the type of coil chain strongly affects the morphology of the supramolecular nanoassemblies of these molecules in aqueous solution. In the bulk state, molecules 1a and 1b, which contain biphenyl units connected to the end of the coil segments self-organize into a hexagonal perforated lamellar phase, and oblique columnar and body-centred tetragonal structures, respectively. However, molecules 2a and 2b bearing terphenyl units linked to the end of the coil segments self-assemble into lamellar, hexagonal perforated lamellar and hexagonal columnar structures. In aqueous solution, rod-coil molecular isomers with linear chiral oligoether chains self-assemble into helical nanofibres of various lengths. Meanwhile, isomers with chiral oligoether dendron chains self-organize into sheet-like nanoribbons of different sizes.
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- Yuntian Yang
- Key Lab for Organism Resources of the Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules, and Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yanbian University, No. 977 Gongyuan Road, Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China.
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Pizzi A, Catalano L, Demitri N, Dichiarante V, Terraneo G, Metrangolo P. Halogen bonding as a key interaction in the self‐assembly of iodinated diphenylalanine peptides. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Andrea Pizzi
- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”Politecnico di Milano Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”Politecnico di Milano Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano Italy
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- Elettra‐Sincrotrone Trieste, S.S. 14 Km 163.5 in Area Science Park, 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”Politecnico di Milano Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”Politecnico di Milano Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”Politecnico di Milano Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano Italy
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Wang P, Zhu T, Hou X, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Wang T, Yang H, Kang W. Responsive wormlike micelle with pH-induced transition of hydrotrope based on dynamic covalent bond. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.110935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Li P, Penfold J, Thomas RK, Xu H. Multilayers formed by polyelectrolyte-surfactant and related mixtures at the air-water interface. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 269:43-86. [PMID: 31029983 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The structure and occurrence of multilayered adsorption at the air-water interface of surfactants in combination with other oppositely charged species is reviewed. The main species that trigger multilayer formation are multiply charged metal, oligo- and polyions. The structures vary from the attachment of one or two more or less complete surfactant bilayers to the initial surfactant monolayer at the air-water interface to the attachment of a greater number of bilayers with a more defective structure. The majority of the wide range of observations of such structures have been made using neutron reflectometry. The possible mechanisms for the attraction of surfactant bilayers to an air-water interface are discussed and particular attention is given to the question of whether these structures are true equilibrium structures.
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- Peixun Li
- STFC, Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RA, United Kingdom
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- STFC, Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RA, United Kingdom
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom.
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- KLK OLEO, Room 1603, 16th Floor, LZY Tower, 4711 Jiao Tong Road, Putuo District, Shanghai 200331, China
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Triguero J, Alemán C, Zanuy D. Peptide-polymer conjugate material: Understanding its conformational preferences as a function of the degree of solvation. Chem Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2019.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Wang M, Zhou J. Discovery of non-classical complex models between a cationic water-soluble pillar[6]arene and naphthalenesulfonate derivatives and their self-assembling behaviors. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:4127-4131. [PMID: 31044207 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00659a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Molecular recognition based on cationic water-soluble pillar[n]arenes shows considerable advantages in their application in biological and environmental systems, such as excellent anion-binding ability and antimicrobial properties. Unique complex models are discovered in this work where a cationic water-soluble pillar[6]arene binds with disodium 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate and disodium 2,6-naphthalenedisulfonate at the ratio of 1 : 2, which is proven by results from nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, fluorescence spectroscopy experiments and transmission electron microscopy.
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- Mengbin Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
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Zhang D, Shah PK, Culver HR, David SN, Stansbury JW, Yin X, Bowman CN. Photo-responsive liposomes composed of spiropyran-containing triazole-phosphatidylcholine: investigation of merocyanine-stacking effects on liposome-fiber assembly-transition. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:3740-3750. [PMID: 31042253 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02181c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A spiropyran-containing triazole-phosphatidylcholine (SPTPC) was synthesized through a copper-catalyzed azide alkyne cyclo-addition (CuAAC) reaction. In water, SPTPCs self-assembled and a spontaneous spiropyran-to-merocyanine (SP-to-MC) isomerization occurred, resulting in coexistence of liposomes and fibers, and switching from the spiropyran (SP) to the merocyanine (MC) isomeric structure induced a reversible transition between these molecular assemblies. Study of the self-assembly of SPTPCs and photo-induced liposome-fiber assembly-transition revealed that the presence of MC enabled additional inter-membrane interaction during self-assembly and that the MC-stacking effect was the driving force for the assembly-transition. Exposure to UV light induced switching from SP to MC, where the planar structure of MC and the confinement of MC led to enhanced MC-stacking. The effect of MC-stacking was both advantageous and disadvantageous: MC-stacking perturbed the hydrophobic phase in the bilayer membrane and facilitated the liposome-to-fiber transition, otherwise the MC-stacking retarded switching of MC to SP, and caused an incomplete recovery of MC to SP during fiber-to-liposome recovery, thus a fatigue of SP was induced by MC-stacking during the liposome-to-fiber transition cycle. To decrease the intermolecular interactions and suppress MC-stacking, photo-inert triazole-phosphatidylcholine (TPC) was incorporated to prepare two-component TPC/SPTPC-liposomes, which exhibited better recovery kinetics. The photo-adaptive behavior of TPC/SPTPC-liposomes confirmed the disturbance of bilayer membranes by inter-membrane MC-stacking and the formation of MCTPC-enriched phases in the bilayer membrane.
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- Dawei Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, UCB 596, Colorado 80309, USA.
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Ning Li, Ayoubi MA, Chen H, Wang J, Wang W. Co-hydrogelation of Dendritic Surfactant and Amino Acids in Their Common Naturally-occurring Forms: A Study of Morphology and Mechanisms. COLLOID JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061933x19030098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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