Immobilization of dihydroflavonol 4-reductase on magnetic Fe3O4/PVIM/Ni2+ nanomaterials for the synthesis of anthocyanidins

Anthocyanidins are one subclass of flavonoids in plants and possess important biological functions. A Fe3O4/PVIM/Ni2+-immobilized DFR enzyme was prepared using nano-biotechnology, which can catalyze the synthesis of anthocyanidins in vitro.

Silver-modified porous polystyrene sulfonate derived from Pickering high internal phase emulsions for capturing lithium-ion

Adsorption separation based on porous polystyrene sulfonate is an important method of extracting lithium ion (Li⁺). In this work, silver-modified porous polystyrene sulfonate (PHIPEs-SS-Ag) derived from Pickering high internal phase emulsions was fabricated for the selective binding of Li⁺. PHIPEs-SS-Ag possessed porous polymer matrix, sufficient sulfonic acid functional groups, and uniformly immobilized silver particles, which were beneficial for improving mass transfer, binding amount and antifouling performance. In batch mode experiments, the adsorption capacity reached a maximum value (i.e. 14.09 mg g⁻¹) under alkaline conditions, and the adsorption mechanism between PHIPEs-SS-Ag and Li⁺ was electrostatic attraction. PHIPEs-SS-Ag exhibited fast binding kinetics at 25 °C (i.e. 300 min), and the maximum monolayer adsorption amount from the Langmuir model for Li⁺ are 59.85 mg g⁻¹, 35.06 mg g⁻¹, and 27.09 mg g⁻¹ at 15 °C, 25 °C, and 35 °C, respectively. Moreover, PHIPEs-SS-Ag displayed excellent selectivity for Li⁺ in the presence of K⁺, Mg²⁺, and Na⁺, and maintained 80.71% of the initial adsorption capacity after seven sequential cycles of adsorption–regeneration. Therefore, this work opened up a universal route for the development of composite adsorbents for the specific separation of Li⁺.

Adsorption separation based on porous polystyrene sulfonate is an important method of extracting lithium ion (Li⁺).

Two Are Better than One: Halloysite Nanotubes-Supported Surface Imprinted Nanoparticles Using Synergy of Metal Chelating and Low pKa Boronic Acid Monomers for Highly Specific Luteolin Binding under Neutral Condition

Surface-imprinted nanoparticles with double recognition (DM-MIPs) are fabricated onto halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) for highly specific separation of natural flavone luteolin (LTL) under neutral condition. Specifically, a two-step strategy via consecutive surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) is employed to introduce inherent recognition of molecular imprinting and reversible covalent affinity of boronic acid ligands and immobilized Zn²⁺ into DM-MIPs. First, Zn²⁺-immobilized poly(vinyl imidazole) (PVLD) shell based on the HNTs via the first SI-ATRP is prepared to capture LTL by metal chelating. Then HNTs-supported surface imprinted nanoparticles are prepared using low pK_a boronic acid monomer 4-(2-acrylamidoethylcarbamoyl)-3-fluorophenylboronic acid (AMC-FPBA) via the second SI-ATRP. Taking advantage of low apparent pK_a of AMC-FPBA and large high-affinity binding site density, DM-MIPs possess a promising binding with cis-diol-containing LTL under neutral condition. In static adsorption, DM-MIPs show large LTL loading amount (83.42 mg g^-1), fast capture kinetics, remarkable selectivity, and excellent recyclability at pH = 7.0. More importantly, by reducing the pH to 4.0, the loaded TLL can be simply released. As a proof of this concept, a commercially available LTL with 85% purity can be easily enriched and further purified, and the product exhibits the similar antibacterial performance with standard substance.