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Wu X, Qi Z, Yang K, Yang G, Cai H, Han X. Lignin reinforced tough, adhesive, and recoverable protein organohydrogels for wearable strain sensing under sub-zero temperatures. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 263:130305. [PMID: 38382788 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130305] [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: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Protein-based hydrogels with promising biocompatibility and biodegradability have attracted considerable interest in areas of epidermal sensing, whereas, which are still difficult to synchronously possess high mechanical strength, self-adhesion, and recoverability. Hence, the bio-polymer lignosulfonate-reinforced gluten organohydrogels (GOHLx) are fabricated through green and simple food-making processes and the following solvent exchange with glycerol/water binary solution. Ascribing to the uniform distribution of lignosulfonate in gluten networks, as well as the noncovalent interactions (e.g., H-bond) between them, the resultant GOHLx exhibit favorable conductivity (∼14.3 × 10-4 S m-1), toughness (∼711.0 kJ m-3), self-adhesion (a maximal lap-shear strength of ∼33.5 kPa), high sensitivity (GF up to ∼3.04), and durability (∼3000 cycles) toward shape deformation, which are suitable for the detection of both drastic (e.g., elbow and wrist bending) and subtle (e.g., swallowing and speaking) human movements even under -20 °C. Furthermore, the GOHLx is also biocompatible, degradable, and recoverable (by a simple kneading process). Thus, this work may pave a simple, green, and cheap way to prepare all-biomass-based, tough, sticky, and recoverable protein-based organohydrogels for epidermal strain sensing even in harsh environments.
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- Xiaoxue Wu
- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Zibo, 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Zibo, 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Zibo, 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Zibo, 255000, China.
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Zibo, 255000, China.
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Liu N, Lin Q, Huang Z, Liu C, Qin J, Yu Y, Chen W, Zhang J, Jiang M, Gao X, Huo S, Zhu X. Mitochondria-Targeted Prodrug Nanoassemblies for Efficient Ferroptosis-Based Therapy via Devastating Ferroptosis Defense Systems. ACS NANO 2024; 18:7945-7958. [PMID: 38452275 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death accompanied by lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation in an iron-dependent manner. However, the efficiency of tumorous ferroptosis was seriously restricted by intracellular ferroptosis defense systems, the glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) system, and the ubiquinol (CoQH2) system. Inspired by the crucial role of mitochondria in the ferroptosis process, we reported a prodrug nanoassembly capable of unleashing potent mitochondrial lipid peroxidation and ferroptotic cell death. Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitor (QA) was combined with triphenylphosphonium moiety through a disulfide-containing linker to engineer well-defined nanoassemblies (QSSP) within a single-molecular framework. After being trapped in cancer cells, the acidic condition provoked the structural disassembly of QSSP to liberate free prodrug molecules. The mitochondrial membrane-potential-driven accumulation of the lipophilic cation prodrug was delivered explicitly into the mitochondria. Afterward, the thiol-disulfide exchange would occur accompanied by downregulation of reduced glutathione levels, thus resulting in mitochondria-localized GPX4 inactivation for ferroptosis. Simultaneously, the released QA from the hydrolysis reaction of the adjacent ester bond could further devastate mitochondrial defense and evoke robust ferroptosis via the DHODH-CoQH2 system. This subcellular targeted nanoassembly provides a reference for designing ferroptosis-based strategy for efficient cancer therapy through interfering antiferroptosis systems.
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- Nian Liu
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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Zhang S, Zhu G, Xu X, Luo F, Tian D, Liu Y, Wang Q, Chen Q, Jiang Y, Qi J, Xu J, Wu F, Feng X, Tang Q, Guo W, Lu Y. Two all-biomass cellulose/amino acid spherical nanoadsorbents based on a tri-aldehyde spherical nanocellulose II amino acid premodification platform for the efficient removal of Cr(VI) and Cu(II). Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 258:128748. [PMID: 38104693 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128748] [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: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Adsorbents consisting of spherical nanoparticles exhibit superior adsorption performance and hence, have immense potential for various applications. In this study, a tri-aldehyde spherical nanoadsorbent premodification platform (CTNAP), which can be grafted with various amino acids, was synthesized from corn stalk. Subsequently, two all-biomass spherical nanoadsorbents, namely, cellulose/l-lysine (CTNAP-Lys) and cellulose/L-cysteine (CTNAP-Cys), were prepared. The morphologies as well as chemical and crystal structures of the two adsorbents were studied in detail. Notably, the synthesized adsorbents exhibited two important characteristics, namely, a spherical nanoparticle morphology and cellulose II crystal structure, which significantly enhanced their adsorption performance. The mechanism of the adsorption of Cr(VI) onto CTNAP-Lys and that of Cu(II) onto CTNAP-Cys were studied in detail, and the adsorption capacities were determined to be as high as 361.69 (Cr(VI)) and 252.38 mg/g (Cu(II)). Using the proposed strategy, it should be possible to prepare other all-biomass cellulose/amino acid spherical nanomaterials with high functional group density for adsorption, medical, catalytic, analytical chemistry, corrosion, and photochromic applications.
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- Shaobo Zhang
- Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China; Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
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Farivar F, Lay Yap P, Tung TT, Losic D. Highly Water Dispersible Functionalized Graphene by Thermal Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14112830. [PMID: 34070648 PMCID: PMC8198566 DOI: 10.3390/ma14112830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Functionalization of pristine graphene to achieve high water dispersibility remains as a key obstacle owing to the high hydrophobicity and absence of reactive functional groups on the graphene surface. Herein, a green and simple modification approach to prepare highly dispersible functionalized graphene via thermal thiol-ene click reaction was successfully demonstrated on pristine graphene. Specific chemical functionalities (–COO, –NH2 and –S) on the thiol precursor (L-cysteine ethyl ester) were clicked directly on the sp2 carbon of graphene framework with grafting density of 1 unit L-cysteine per 113 carbon atoms on graphene. This functionalized graphene was confirmed with high atomic content of S (4.79 at % S) as well as the presence of C–S–C and N–H species on the L-cysteine functionalized graphene (FG-CYS). Raman spectroscopy evidently corroborated the modification of graphene to FG-CYS with an increased intensity ratio of D and G band, ID/IG ratio (0.3 to 0.7), full-width at half-maximum of G band, FWHM [G] (20.3 to 35.5) and FWHM [2D] (64.8 to 90.1). The use of ethanol as the reaction solvent instead of common organic solvents minimizes the chemical hazards exposure to humans and the environment. This direct attachment of multifunctional groups on the surface of pristine graphene is highly demanded for graphene ink formulations, coatings, adsorbents, sensors and supercapacitor applications.
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- Farzaneh Farivar
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; (F.F.); (P.L.Y.); (T.T.T.)
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; (F.F.); (P.L.Y.); (T.T.T.)
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; (F.F.); (P.L.Y.); (T.T.T.)
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; (F.F.); (P.L.Y.); (T.T.T.)
- ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Li Y, Peng L, Guo J, Chen Z. An Enhanced Reduction-Adsorption Strategy for Cr(VI): Fabrication and Application of L-Cysteine-doped Carbon@Polypyrrole with a Core/Shell Composite Structure. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:11508-11516. [PMID: 32787056 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Reclamation and recycling of heavy metal ions can offer environmental protection and sustainable development. Here, we report the preparation of L-cysteine (L-cys)-doped glucose carbon sphere (GCS)@polypyrrole (PPy) composites (GCS@PPy/L-cys). The adsorption performance and mechanism of GCS@PPy/L-cys toward Cr(VI) from water were investigated in detail. The chromate enrichment on GCS@PPy is significantly facilitated by doping with L-cys, which prevents the oxidative collapse of the structure. This approach leads to many reduction-adsorption sites that reduce the highly hazardous Cr(VI) into less toxic Cr(III). More significantly, the composite can be reused to fabricate supercapacitors that avoid secondary pollution. This strategy offers high-efficiency treatment and sustainable utilization of hypervalent metals in water.
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- Yinhui Li
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, PR China
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation of Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Tianjin 300130, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Membrane and Membrane Process, China National Offshore Oil Corporation Tianjin Chemical Research & Design Institute, Tianjin 300131, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Membrane and Membrane Process, China National Offshore Oil Corporation Tianjin Chemical Research & Design Institute, Tianjin 300131, PR China
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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Varas LR, Fantuzzi F, Coutinho LH, Bernini RB, Nascimento MAC, de Souza GGB. Are disulfide bonds resilient to double ionization? Insights from coincidence spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. RSC Adv 2020; 10:35039-35048. [PMID: 35515687 PMCID: PMC9056841 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05979j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Disulfide bonds (–S–S–) are severely damaged as a consequence of sulfur core–shell ionization processes, which is related to their low thermodynamic stability in multiply-charged systems.
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- Lautaro R. Varas
- Escuela de Ingeniería Química
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Ciudad de la Investigación
- Facultad de Ingeniería
- 11501-2060 San José
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- Instituto de Química
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Cidade Universitária
- 21949-909, Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ)
- Duque de Caxias
- Brazil
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- Instituto de Química
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Cidade Universitária
- 21949-909, Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
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Molina Torres MA, Pachón Gómez EM, Fernández MA, Veglia AV, Pacioni NL. Role of a cystine-based Gemini surfactant ligand in the synthesis of catalytic active silver nanoparticles. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.03.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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