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Wang Y, Xie F, Zhao L. Spatially Confined Nanoreactors Designed for Biological Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2310331. [PMID: 38183369 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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The applications of nanoreactors in biology are becoming increasingly significant and prominent. Specifically, nanoreactors with spatially confined, due to their exquisite design that effectively limits the spatial range of biomolecules, attracted widespread attention. The main advantage of this structure is designed to improve reaction selectivity and efficiency by accumulating reactants and catalysts within the chambers, thus increasing the frequency of collisions between reactants. Herein, the recent progress in the synthesis of spatially confined nanoreactors and their biological applications is summarized, covering various kinds of nanoreactors, including porous inorganic materials, porous crystalline materials with organic components and self-assembled polymers to construct nanoreactors. These design principles underscore how precise reaction control could be achieved by adjusting the structure and composition of the nanoreactors to create spatial confined. Furthermore, various applications of spatially confined nanoreactors are demonstrated in the biological fields, such as biocatalysis, molecular detection, drug delivery, and cancer therapy. These applications showcase the potential prospects of spatially confined nanoreactors, offering robust guidance for future research and innovation.
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- Yating Wang
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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Fu Q, Wei C, Wang M. Transition-Metal-Based Nanozymes: Synthesis, Mechanisms of Therapeutic Action, and Applications in Cancer Treatment. ACS NANO 2024; 18:12049-12095. [PMID: 38693611 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c02265] [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: 05/03/2024]
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Cancer, as one of the leading causes of death worldwide, drives the advancement of cutting-edge technologies for cancer treatment. Transition-metal-based nanozymes emerge as promising therapeutic nanodrugs that provide a reference for cancer therapy. In this review, we present recent breakthrough nanozymes for cancer treatment. First, we comprehensively outline the preparation strategies involved in creating transition-metal-based nanozymes, including hydrothermal method, solvothermal method, chemical reduction method, biomimetic mineralization method, and sol-gel method. Subsequently, we elucidate the catalytic mechanisms (catalase (CAT)-like activities), peroxidase (POD)-like activities), oxidase (OXD)-like activities) and superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activities) of transition-metal-based nanozymes along with their activity regulation strategies such as morphology control, size manipulation, modulation, composition adjustment and surface modification under environmental stimulation. Furthermore, we elaborate on the diverse applications of transition-metal-based nanozymes in anticancer therapies encompassing radiotherapy (RT), chemodynamic therapy (CDT), photodynamic therapy (PDT), photothermal therapy (PTT), sonodynamic therapy (SDT), immunotherapy, and synergistic therapy. Finally, the challenges faced by transition-metal-based nanozymes are discussed alongside future research directions. The purpose of this review is to offer scientific guidance that will enhance the clinical applications of nanozymes based on transition metals.
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- Qinrui Fu
- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, People's Republic of China
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Yu J, Dan N, Eslami SM, Lu X. State of the Art of Silica Nanoparticles: An Overview on Biodistribution and Preclinical Toxicity Studies. AAPS J 2024; 26:35. [PMID: 38514482 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-024-00906-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Over the past few years, nanoparticles have drawn particular attention in designing and developing drug delivery systems due to their distinctive advantages like improved pharmacokinetics, reduced toxicity, and specificity. Along with other successful nanosystems, silica nanoparticles (SNPs) have shown promising effects for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. These nanoparticles are of great significance owing to their modifiable surface with various ligands, tunable particle size, and large surface area. The rate and extent of degradation and clearance of SNPs depend on factors such as size, shape, porosity, and surface modification, which directly lead to varying toxic mechanisms. Despite SNPs' enormous potential for clinical and pharmaceutical applications, safety concerns have hindered their translation into the clinic. This review discusses the biodistribution, toxicity, and clearance of SNPs and the formulation-related factors that ultimately influence clinical efficacy and safety for treatment. A holistic view of SNP safety will be beneficial for developing an enabling SNP-based drug product.
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- Joshua Yu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
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Gomez GE, Hamer M, Regiart MD, Tortella GR, Seabra AB, Soler Illia GJAA, Fernández-Baldo MA. Advances in Nanomaterials and Composites Based on Mesoporous Materials as Antimicrobial Agents: Relevant Applications in Human Health. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:173. [PMID: 38391559 PMCID: PMC10885969 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13020173] [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: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Nanotechnology has emerged as a cornerstone in contemporary research, marked by the advent of advanced technologies aimed at nanoengineering materials with diverse applications, particularly to address challenges in human health. Among these challenges, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has risen as a significant and pressing threat to public health, creating obstacles in preventing and treating persistent diseases. Despite efforts in recent decades to combat AMR, global trends indicate an ongoing and concerning increase in AMR. The primary contributors to the escalation of AMR are the misuse and overuse of various antimicrobial agents in healthcare settings. This has led to severe consequences not only in terms of compromised treatment outcomes but also in terms of substantial financial burdens. The economic impact of AMR is reflected in skyrocketing healthcare costs attributed to heightened hospital admissions and increased drug usage. To address this critical issue, it is imperative to implement effective strategies for antimicrobial therapies. This comprehensive review will explore the latest scientific breakthroughs within the metal-organic frameworks and the use of mesoporous metallic oxide derivates as antimicrobial agents. We will explore their biomedical applications in human health, shedding light on promising avenues for combating AMR. Finally, we will conclude the current state of research and offer perspectives on the future development of these nanomaterials in the ongoing battle against AMR.
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- Germán E Gomez
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnología Química (INTEQUI), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), CONICET, Ejército de los Andes 950, San Luis D5700BWS, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento-CONICET, Juan María Gutiérrez 1150, Los Polvorines CP1613, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química San Luis (INQUISAL), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), CONICET, Chacabuco 917, San Luis D5700BWS, Argentina
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco 4811230, Chile
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Avenida dos Estados, Saint Andrew 09210-580, Brazil
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- Instituto de Nanosistemas, Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-CONICET, Av. 25 de mayo 1169, San Martín B1650KNA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química San Luis (INQUISAL), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), CONICET, Chacabuco 917, San Luis D5700BWS, Argentina
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Gomez-Romero P, Pokhriyal A, Rueda-García D, Bengoa LN, González-Gil RM. Hybrid Materials: A Metareview. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2024; 36:8-27. [PMID: 38222940 PMCID: PMC10783426 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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The field of hybrid materials has grown so wildly in the last 30 years that writing a comprehensive review has turned into an impossible mission. Yet, the need for a general view of the field remains, and it would be certainly useful to draw a scientific and technological map connecting the dots of the very different subfields of hybrid materials, a map which could relate the essential common characteristics of these fascinating materials while providing an overview of the very different combinations, synthetic approaches, and final applications formulated in this field, which has become a whole world. That is why we decided to write this metareview, that is, a review of reviews that could provide an eagle's eye view of a complex and varied landscape of materials which nevertheless share a common driving force: the power of hybridization.
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- Pedro Gomez-Romero
- Novel
Energy-Oriented Materials Group at Catalan Institute of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Novel
Energy-Oriented Materials Group at Catalan Institute of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Napptilus
Battery Labs, Tech Barcelona
01, Plaça de Pau Vila, 1, Oficina 2B, 08039 Barcelona, Spain
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- Novel
Energy-Oriented Materials Group at Catalan Institute of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Novel
Energy-Oriented Materials Group at Catalan Institute of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology (ICN2) CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Shchipunov Y. Biomimetic Sol-Gel Chemistry to Tailor Structure, Properties, and Functionality of Bionanocomposites by Biopolymers and Cells. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 17:224. [PMID: 38204077 PMCID: PMC10779932 DOI: 10.3390/ma17010224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Biosilica, synthesized annually only by diatoms, is almost 1000 times more abundant than industrial silica. Biosilicification occurs at a high rate, although the concentration of silicic acid in natural waters is ~100 μM. It occurs in neutral aqueous solutions, at ambient temperature, and under the control of proteins that determine the formation of hierarchically organized structures. Using diatoms as an example, the fundamental differences between biosilicification and traditional sol-gel technology, which is performed with the addition of acid/alkali, organic solvents and heating, have been identified. The conditions are harsh for the biomaterial, as they cause protein denaturation and cell death. Numerous attempts are being made to bring sol-gel technology closer to biomineralization processes. Biomimetic synthesis must be conducted at physiological pH, room temperature, and without the addition of organic solvents. To date, significant progress has been made in approaching these requirements. The review presents a critical analysis of the approaches proposed to date for the silicification of biomacromolecules and cells, the formation of bionanocomposites with controlled structure, porosity, and functionality determined by the biomaterial. They demonstrated the broad capabilities and prospects of biomimetic methods for creating optical and photonic materials, adsorbents, catalysts and biocatalysts, sensors and biosensors, and biomaterials for biomedicine.
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- Yury Shchipunov
- Institute of Chemistry, Far East Department, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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Cao R, Wang C, Zhou C, Liu Y, Yin Y, Chen H, Li F, Zhou W, Xu M, Yang W. Polymeric Surfactant (PIBSA-X) Facilitates the Formation of a Water-in-Oil Emulsion Reactor for the Preparation of Ultrasmall Nanosilica. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:44647-44658. [PMID: 38046313 PMCID: PMC10688208 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Despite the widespread application of ultrasmall nanosilica, solving its aggregation problem during the preparation process remains a challenge. In this paper, ultrasmall nanosilica with a controllable size and aggregates were prepared through the water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion method by using polyisobutylene succinic anhydride-type polymeric surfactants (PIBSA-X) as an isolating agent. PIBSA-X polymeric surfactants with different hydrophilic groups were prepared using industrial-grade PIBSA, which can form stable W/O-type emulsions well. Subsequently, the W/O-type emulsion droplets were used as reactors and tetraethyl orthosilicate was hydrolyzed under ammonia alkaline conditions to synthesize ultrasmall nanosilica (10 nm). Furthermore, the morphological evolution of nanosilica aggregates can be tuned by varying the oil/water ratio, which controls the emulsion droplets. A possible mechanism is proposed to explain why the emulsion method approach affords nanosilica aggregates with various morphologies and pellet size in water-in-oil (W/O-type) emulsion droplets. This study provides a precise and simple synthetic method for the development of ultrasmall nanosilica, which has good potential to be industrialized.
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- Rui Cao
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou
University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou
University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou
University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou
Juneng Chemical Co, Ltd, Huishui County
of Guizhou Province, Huishui 550601, PR China
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- Guizhou
Juneng Chemical Co, Ltd, Huishui County
of Guizhou Province, Huishui 550601, PR China
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- Guizhou
Juneng Chemical Co, Ltd, Huishui County
of Guizhou Province, Huishui 550601, PR China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou
University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou
University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou
University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou
University, Guiyang 550025, China
- Guizhou
Provincial Double Carbon and Renewable Energy Technology Innovation
Research Institute, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Kamanina OA, Lantsova EA, Rybochkin PV, Arlyapov VA, Saverina EA, Kulikovskaya NS, Perepukhov AM, Vereshchagin AN, Ananikov VP. "3-in-1" Hybrid Biocatalysts: Association of Yeast Cells Immobilized in a Sol-Gel Matrix for Determining Sewage Pollution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:47779-47789. [PMID: 37782502 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09897] [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: 10/03/2023]
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This study presents a novel ″3-in-1″ hybrid biocatalyst design that combines the individual efficiency of microorganisms while avoiding negative interactions between them. Yeast cells of Ogataea polymorpha VKM Y-2559, Blastobotrys adeninivorans VKM Y-2677, and Debaryomyces hansenii VKM Y-2482 were immobilized in an organosilicon material by using the sol-gel method, resulting in a hybrid biocatalyst. The catalytic activity of the immobilized microorganism mixture was evaluated by employing it as the bioreceptor element of a biosensor. Optical and scanning electron microscopies were used to examine the morphology of the biohybrid material. Elemental distribution analysis confirmed the encapsulation of yeast cells in a matrix composed of methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) (85 and 15 vol %, respectively). The resulting heterogeneous biocatalyst exhibited excellent performance in determining the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) index in real surface water samples, with a sensitivity coefficient of 50 ± 3 × 10-3·min-1, a concentration range of 0.3-31 mg/L, long-term stability for 25 days, and a relative standard deviation of 3.8%. These findings demonstrate the potential of the developed hybrid biocatalyst for effective pollution monitoring and wastewater treatment applications.
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- Tula State University, pr. Lenina 92, 300012 Tula, Russia
- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Noureddine A, Maestas-Olguin A, Tang L, Corman-Hijar JI, Olewine M, Krawchuck JA, Tsala Ebode J, Edeh C, Dang C, Negrete OA, Watt J, Howard T, Coker EN, Guo J, Brinker CJ. Future of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Nanomedicine: Protocol for Reproducible Synthesis, Characterization, Lipid Coating, and Loading of Therapeutics (Chemotherapeutic, Proteins, siRNA and mRNA). ACS NANO 2023; 17:16308-16325. [PMID: 37643407 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Owing to their uniform and tunable particle size, pore size, and shape, along with their modular surface chemistry and biocompatibility, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have found extensive applications as nanocarriers to deliver therapeutic, diagnostic and combined "theranostic" cargos to cells and tissues. Although thoroughly investigated, MSN have garnered FDA approval for only one MSN system via oral administration. One possible reason is that there is no recognized, reproducible, and widely adopted MSN synthetic protocol, meaning not all MSNs are created equal in the laboratory nor in the eyes of the FDA. This manuscript provides the sol-gel and MSN research communities a reproducible, fully characterized synthetic protocol to synthesize MSNs and corresponding lipid-coated MSN delivery vehicles with predetermined particle size, pore size, and drug loading and release characteristics. By carefully articulating the step-by-step synthetic procedures and highlighting critical points and troubleshooting, augmented with videos and schematics, this Article will help researchers entering this rapidly expanding field to yield reliable results.
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- Achraf Noureddine
- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
- University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, San Miguel 15088, Peru
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Systems Biology Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550 United States
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, UNM School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Electronic, Optical, and Nano Materials, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
- College of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 China
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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Montes-Bojorquez JR, Hernández-Negrete O, Esparza-Ponce HE, Alvarez-Montaño V, Hernández-Paredes J. Sol-gel synthesis of Eu 3+ doped silica-gold nanorod composites with tunable optical properties. RSC Adv 2023; 13:27006-27015. [PMID: 37692346 PMCID: PMC10485736 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04652d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Gold nanorods (AuNRs) suspension at various concentrations was added into the sol-gel process to engineer nanostructured europium-doped silica host matrices as light-emitting composites. For this purpose, the samples were prepared following two different routes depending on the chemicals used as dopant and catalyst: (a) Eu(NO3)3·5H2O and HNO3, and (b) EuCl·6H2O and HCl. In any case, samples adding various concentrations of AuNRs suspension were prepared. The structural characterization of the samples was through STEM, backscattered electrons (BSE), and EDS analysis. Additionally, their optical properties were evaluated by PL spectroscopy and CIE colorimetry. The results confirmed that (a) methodology produced samples with AuNRs embedded and randomly distributed in the samples. However, these features were not observed in the samples obtained through (b) due to AuNRs dissolution in HCl media. Regarding the optical properties, the analysis of the relative intensity ratio 5D0 → 7F2/5D0 → 7F1 suggested that Eu3+ ions occupy non-centrosymmetric sites in (a) host matrices and centrosymmetric sites in (b). Hence, the increase of AuNRs suspension when fabricating (a) host matrices produced remarkable color changes in the luminescence of the samples towards the reddish-orange region. Meanwhile, the dissolution of AuNRs in (b) minimized the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effects on the Eu3+ luminescence. These findings revealed that the evaluation and selection of chemicals are critical factors when engineering these materials for more efficient coupling between the LSPR and Eu3+ luminescence.
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- José Raúl Montes-Bojorquez
- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Edificio 3F, Blvd. Luis Encinas J. y Rosales S/N Col. Centro Hermosillo Sonora C.P, 83000 Mexico
- MEMS Research Lab, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas at San Antonio 1 UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Edificio 5I, Blvd. Luis Encinas J. y Rosales s/n Col. Centro Hermosillo Sonora C.P, 83000 Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S. C. (CIMAV) Miguel de Cervantes 120, Chihuahua Chihuahua C.P, 31136 Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Metalurgia, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Edificio 5I, Blvd. Luis Encinas J. y Rosales s/n Col. Centro Hermosillo Sonora C.P, 83000 Mexico
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Edificio 3F, Blvd. Luis Encinas J. y Rosales S/N Col. Centro Hermosillo Sonora C.P, 83000 Mexico
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Montini D, Cara C, D’Arienzo M, Di Credico B, Mostoni S, Nisticò R, Pala L, Scotti R. Recent Advances on Porous Siliceous Materials Derived from Waste. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5578. [PMID: 37629869 PMCID: PMC10456868 DOI: 10.3390/ma16165578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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In recent years, significant efforts have been made in view of a transition from a linear to a circular economy, where the value of products, materials, resources, and waste is maintained as long as possible in the economy. The re-utilization of industrial and agricultural waste into value-added products, such as nanostructured siliceous materials, has become a challenging topic as an effective strategy in waste management and a sustainable model aimed to limit the use of landfill, conserve natural resources, and reduce the use of harmful substances. In light of these considerations, nanoporous silica has attracted attention in various applications owing to the tunable pore dimensions, high specific surface areas, tailorable structure, and facile post-functionalization. In this review, recent progress on the synthesis of siliceous materials from different types of waste is presented, analyzing the factors influencing the size and morphology of the final product, alongside different synthetic methods used to impart specific porosity. Applications in the fields of wastewater/gas treatment and catalysis are discussed, focusing on process feasibility in large-scale productions.
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- Daniele Montini
- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy; (D.M.); (M.D.); (B.D.C.); (S.M.)
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- Fluorsid S.p.A., Strada Macchiareddu 2a, 09032 Assemini, Italy; (C.C.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy; (D.M.); (M.D.); (B.D.C.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy; (D.M.); (M.D.); (B.D.C.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy; (D.M.); (M.D.); (B.D.C.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy; (D.M.); (M.D.); (B.D.C.); (S.M.)
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- Fluorsid S.p.A., Strada Macchiareddu 2a, 09032 Assemini, Italy; (C.C.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy; (D.M.); (M.D.); (B.D.C.); (S.M.)
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Sheydaei M, Edraki M, Radeghi Mehrjou SM. Anticorrosion and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Sol-Gel Hybrid Coatings Containing Clitoria ternatea Modified Clay. Gels 2023; 9:490. [PMID: 37367160 DOI: 10.3390/gels9060490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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In this study, Clitoria ternatea (CT) was incorporated into the structure of sodium montmorillonite (Na+-MMT), then these new nanoparticles (CT-MMT) were added to sol-gel-based hybrid silanol coatings (SGC). The results of the CT-MMT investigation using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscope (TEM) confirmed the presence of CT in the structure. The results of polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests showed that the presence of CT-MMT in the matrix improves corrosion resistance. The EIS results showed that the coating resistance (Rf) of the sample containing 3 wt.% CT-MMT after immersion was 687 Ω·cm2, while this value was 218 Ω·cm2 for pure coating. CT and MMT compounds improve corrosion resistance by blocking anodic and cathodic regions, respectively. Additionally, the presence of CT in the structure created antimicrobial properties. CT contains phenolic compounds that have the ability to suppress by membrane perturbation, reduction of host ligands adhesion, and neutralizing bacterial toxins. Therefore, CT-MMT showed inhibitory effects and killing of Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive bacteria) and Salmonella paratyphi-A serotype (gram-negative bacteria), and also improved corrosion resistance.
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- Milad Sheydaei
- Faculty of Polymer Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz P.O. Box 51335-1996, Iran
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- Polymer Department, Technical Faculty, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran P.O. Box 19585-466, Iran
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- Department of Civil and Architecture Engineering, Technical and Vocational University of Iran [Guilan, Rasht (Chamran)], Tehran 1435661137, Iran
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Carrozza D, Malavasi G, Ferrari E. Very Large Pores Mesoporous Silica as New Candidate for Delivery of Big Therapeutics Molecules, Such as Pharmaceutical Peptides. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16114151. [PMID: 37297286 DOI: 10.3390/ma16114151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The synthesis of a scaffold that can accommodate big molecules with a pharmaceutical role is important to shield them and maintain their biological activity. In this field, silica particles with large pores (LPMS) are innovative supports. Large pores allow for the loading of bioactive molecules inside the structure and contemporarily their stabilization and protection. These purposes cannot be achieved using classical mesoporous silica (MS, pore size 2-5 nm), because their pores are not big enough and pore blocking occurs. LPMSs with different porous structures are synthesized starting from an acidic water solution of tetraethyl orthosilicate reacting with pore agents (Pluronic® F127 and mesitylene), performing hydrothermal and microwave-assisted reactions. Time and surfactant optimization were performed. Loading tests were conducted using Nisin as a reference molecule (polycyclic antibacterial peptide, with dimensions of 4-6 nm); UV-Vis analyses on loading solutions were performed. For LPMSs, a significantly higher loading efficiency (LE%) was registered. Other analyses (Elemental Analysis, Thermogravimetric Analysis and UV-Vis) confirmed the presence of Nisin in all the structures and its stability when loaded on them. LPMSs showed a lower decrease in specific surface area if compared to MS; in terms of the difference in LE% between samples, it is explained considering the filling of pores for LPMSs, a phenomenon that is not allowed for MSs. Release studies in simulated body fluid highlight, only for LPMSs, a controlled release, considering the longer time scale of release. Scanning Electron Microscopy images acquired before and after release tests shows the LPMSs' maintenance of the structure, demonstrating strength and mechanical resistance of structures. In conclusion, LPMSs were synthesized, performing time and surfactant optimization. LPMSs showed better loading and releasing properties with respect to classical MS. All collected data confirm a pore blocking for MS and an in-pore loading for LPMS.
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- Debora Carrozza
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Saharan BS, Chaudhary T, Mandal BS, Kumar D, Kumar R, Sadh PK, Duhan JS. Microbe-Plant Interactions Targeting Metal Stress: New Dimensions for Bioremediation Applications. J Xenobiot 2023; 13:252-269. [PMID: 37367495 DOI: 10.3390/jox13020019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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In the age of industrialization, numerous non-biodegradable pollutants like plastics, HMs, polychlorinated biphenyls, and various agrochemicals are a serious concern. These harmful toxic compounds pose a serious threat to food security because they enter the food chain through agricultural land and water. Physical and chemical techniques are used to remove HMs from contaminated soil. Microbial-metal interaction, a novel but underutilized strategy, might be used to lessen the stress caused by metals on plants. For reclaiming areas with high levels of heavy metal contamination, bioremediation is effective and environmentally friendly. In this study, the mechanism of action of endophytic bacteria that promote plant growth and survival in polluted soils-known as heavy metal-tolerant plant growth-promoting (HMT-PGP) microorganisms-and their function in the control of plant metal stress are examined. Numerous bacterial species, such as Arthrobacter, Bacillus, Burkholderia, Pseudomonas, and Stenotrophomonas, as well as a few fungi, such as Mucor, Talaromyces, Trichoderma, and Archaea, such as Natrialba and Haloferax, have also been identified as potent bioresources for biological clean-up. In this study, we additionally emphasize the role of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) in supporting the economical and environmentally friendly bioremediation of heavy hazardous metals. This study also emphasizes future potential and constraints, integrated metabolomics approaches, and the use of nanoparticles in microbial bioremediation for HMs.
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- Baljeet Singh Saharan
- Department of Microbiology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Forestry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal 131039, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa 125055, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa 125055, India
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Khaliq NU, Lee J, Kim J, Kim Y, Yu S, Kim J, Kim S, Sung D, Kim H. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as a Gene Delivery Platform for Cancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15051432. [PMID: 37242674 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051432] [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: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Cancer remains a major global health challenge. Traditional chemotherapy often results in side effects and drug resistance, necessitating the development of alternative treatment strategies such as gene therapy. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) offer many advantages as a gene delivery carrier, including high loading capacity, controlled drug release, and easy surface functionalization. MSNs are biodegradable and biocompatible, making them promising candidates for drug delivery applications. Recent studies demonstrating the use of MSNs for the delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids to cancer cells have been reviewed, along with their potential as a tool for cancer therapy. The major challenges and future interventions of MSNs as gene delivery carriers for cancer therapy are discussed.
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- Nisar Ul Khaliq
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio-Healthcare Materials, Bio-Convergence Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, 202 Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio-Healthcare Materials, Bio-Convergence Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, 202 Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio-Healthcare Materials, Bio-Convergence Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, 202 Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio-Healthcare Materials, Bio-Convergence Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, 202 Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28160, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea
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LaBauve AE, Saada EA, Jones IKA, Mosesso R, Noureddine A, Techel J, Gomez A, Collette N, Sherman MB, Serda RE, Butler KS, Brinker CJ, Schoeniger JS, Sasaki D, Negrete OA. Lipid-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles for anti-viral applications via delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6873. [PMID: 37105997 PMCID: PMC10133914 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33092-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Emerging and re-emerging viral pathogens present a unique challenge for anti-viral therapeutic development. Anti-viral approaches with high flexibility and rapid production times are essential for combating these high-pandemic risk viruses. CRISPR-Cas technologies have been extensively repurposed to treat a variety of diseases, with recent work expanding into potential applications against viral infections. However, delivery still presents a major challenge for these technologies. Lipid-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles (LCMSNs) offer an attractive delivery vehicle for a variety of cargos due to their high biocompatibility, tractable synthesis, and amenability to chemical functionalization. Here, we report the use of LCMSNs to deliver CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) that target the Niemann-Pick disease type C1 gene, an essential host factor required for entry of the high-pandemic risk pathogen Ebola virus, demonstrating an efficient reduction in viral infection. We further highlight successful in vivo delivery of the RNP-LCMSN platform to the mouse liver via systemic administration.
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- Annette E LaBauve
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA
- Biotechnology and Biosciences Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
- Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA
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- Department of Active Ceramics Value Stream, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA
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- Biotechnology and Biosciences Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA
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- Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Microbiology, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
- Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
- Advanced Materials Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA.
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Cao J, Xu H, Li X, Gu Y. Colored Daytime Radiative Cooling Textiles Supported by Semiconductor Quantum Dots. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:19480-19489. [PMID: 37023362 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Radiative cooling, a zero-energy, eco-friendly cooling technology, has attracted tremendous attention recently for its potential of fighting global warming and climate changes. Radiative cooling fabrics with diffused solar reflections typically have reduced light pollution and can be mass-produced with currently available techniques. However, the monotonous white color has hindered its further applications and no colored radiative cooling textiles are available yet. In this work, we electrospun PMMA textiles containing CsPbBrxI3-x quantum dots as the colorant to achieve colored radiative cooling textiles. A theoretical model to predict the 3D color volume and cooling threshold was proposed for this system. As indicated by the model, a sufficiently high quantum yield (>0.9) will guarantee a wide color gamut and strong cooling ability. In the real experiments, all of the fabricated textiles show excellent color agreement with the theory. The green fabric containing CsPbBr3 quantum dots achieved a subambient temperature of ∼4.0 °C under direct sunlight with an average solar power density of 850 W/m2. The reddish fabric containing CsPbBrI2 quantum dots also managed to cool 1.5 °C compared to the ambient temperature. The fabric containing CsPbI3 quantum dots failed to achieve subambient cooling with a slightly increased temperature. Nevertheless, all of the fabricated colored fabrics outperformed the regular woven polyester fabric when placed on a human hand. We believed that the proposed colored textiles may widen the range of applications for radiative cooling fabrics and have the potential to become the next-generation colored fabrics with stronger cooling ability.
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- Ji Cao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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Park JH, Namvari M, Choi GM, Rahmannezhad J, Jeong HJ, Hong MC, Lee CM, Noh SM, Kim SG, Yang SC, Lee HS. Composition of Organically Modified Silica for the Superhydrophobic Surface with Low Sliding Angle. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:4622-4630. [PMID: 36966511 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03341] [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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Extremely water-repellent surfaces with low sliding angle (SA) have been obtained with a facile single-step sol-gel strategy via co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) in basic media with an efficient self-cleaning property. We investigated the effect of the molar ratio of HDTMS and TEOS on the properties of the modified silica-coated poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film. A high water contact angle (WCA) of 165° and a low SA of 1.35° were obtained at a molar ratio of 0.125. The dual roughness pattern for the low SA was developed by a one-step coating of the modified silica with a molar ratio of 0.125. The evolution of the surface to the dual roughness pattern by nonequilibrium dynamics depended on the size and shape factor of modified silica. The primitive size and the shape factor of the organosilica with a molar ratio of 0.125 were 70 nm and 0.65, respectively. We also presented a new method to determine the superficial surface friction (ζ) of the superhydrophobic surface. The ζ was a physical parameter that characterized the slip and rolling behavior of water droplets on the superhydrophobic surface along with the equilibrium property WCA and the static frictional property SA.
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- Jae Hyeon Park
- Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR Graduate Program), Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR Graduate Program), Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR Graduate Program), Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR Graduate Program), Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Samhwa Paints Industrial Co., Ltd., Ansan 15619, Republic of Korea
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- Samhwa Paints Industrial Co., Ltd., Ansan 15619, Republic of Korea
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- Samhwa Paints Industrial Co., Ltd., Ansan 15619, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Wanju 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR Graduate Program), Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR Graduate Program), Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
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Hirschbiegel CM, Zhang X, Huang R, Cicek YA, Fedeli S, Rotello VM. Inorganic nanoparticles as scaffolds for bioorthogonal catalysts. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 195:114730. [PMID: 36791809 PMCID: PMC10170407 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Bioorthogonal transition metal catalysts (TMCs) transform therapeutically inactive molecules (pro-drugs) into active drug compounds. Inorganic nanoscaffolds protect and solubilize catalysts while offering a flexible design space for decoration with targeting elements and stimuli-responsive activity. These "drug factories" can activate pro-drugs in situ, localizing treatment to the disease site and minimizing off-target effects. Inorganic nanoscaffolds provide structurally diverse scaffolds for encapsulating TMCs. This ability to define the catalyst environment can be employed to enhance the stability and selectivity of the TMC, providing access to enzyme-like bioorthogonal processes. The use of inorganic nanomaterials as scaffolds TMCs and the use of these bioorthogonal nanozymes in vitro and in vivo applications will be discussed in this review.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Sfameni S, Rando G, Plutino MR. Sustainable Secondary-Raw Materials, Natural Substances and Eco-Friendly Nanomaterial-Based Approaches for Improved Surface Performances: An Overview of What They Are and How They Work. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065472. [PMID: 36982545 PMCID: PMC10049648 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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To meet modern society’s requirements for sustainability and environmental protection, innovative and smart surface coatings are continually being developed to improve or impart surface functional qualities and protective features. These needs regard numerous different sectors, such as cultural heritage, building, naval, automotive, environmental remediation and textiles. In this regard, researchers and nanotechnology are therefore mostly devoted to the development of new and smart nanostructured finishings and coatings featuring different implemented properties, such as anti-vegetative or antibacterial, hydrophobic, anti-stain, fire retardant, controlled release of drugs, detection of molecules and mechanical resistance. A variety of chemical synthesis techniques are usually employed to obtain novel nanostructured materials based on the use of an appropriate polymeric matrix in combination with either functional doping molecules or blended polymers, as well as multicomponent functional precursors and nanofillers. Further efforts are being made, as described in this review, to carry out green and eco-friendly synthetic protocols, such as sol–gel synthesis, starting from bio-based, natural or waste substances, in order to produce more sustainable (multi)functional hybrid or nanocomposite coatings, with a focus on their life cycle in accordance with the circular economy principles.
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- Silvia Sfameni
- Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, ISMN—CNR, Palermo, c/o Department of ChiBioFarAm, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, ISMN—CNR, Palermo, c/o Department of ChiBioFarAm, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences (ChiBioFarAm), University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, ISMN—CNR, Palermo, c/o Department of ChiBioFarAm, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0906765713
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Saverina EA, Frolov NA, Kamanina OA, Arlyapov VA, Vereshchagin AN, Ananikov VP. From Antibacterial to Antibiofilm Targeting: An Emerging Paradigm Shift in the Development of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs). ACS Infect Dis 2023; 9:394-422. [PMID: 36790073 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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In a previous development stage, mostly individual antibacterial activity was a target in the optimization of biologically active compounds and antiseptic agents. Although this targeting is still valuable, a new trend has appeared since the discovery of superhigh resistance of bacterial cells upon their aggregation into groups. Indeed, it is now well established that the great majority of pathogenic germs are found in the environment as surface-associated microbial communities called biofilms. The protective properties of biofilms and microbial resistance, even to high concentrations of biocides, cause many chronic infections in medical settings and lead to serious economic losses in various areas. A paradigm shift from individual bacterial targeting to also affecting more complex cellular frameworks is taking place and involves multiple strategies for combating biofilms with compounds that are effective at different stages of microbiome formation. Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) play a key role in many of these treatments and prophylactic techniques on the basis of both the use of individual antibacterial agents and combination technologies. In this review, we summarize the literature data on the effectiveness of using commercially available and newly synthesized QACs, as well as synergistic treatment techniques based on them. As an important focus, techniques for developing and applying antimicrobial coatings that prevent the formation of biofilms on various surfaces over time are discussed. The information analyzed in this review will be useful to researchers and engineers working in many fields, including the development of a new generation of applied materials; understanding biofilm surface growth; and conducting research in medical, pharmaceutical, and materials sciences. Although regular studies of antibacterial activity are still widely conducted, a promising new trend is also to evaluate antibiofilm activity in a comprehensive study in order to meet the current requirements for the development of highly needed practical applications.
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- Evgeniya A Saverina
- Tula State University, Lenin pr. 92, 300012 Tula, Russia.,N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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An B, Wang Y, Huang Y, Wang X, Liu Y, Xun D, Church GM, Dai Z, Yi X, Tang TC, Zhong C. Engineered Living Materials For Sustainability. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2349-2419. [PMID: 36512650 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter or cell communities embedded in self-regenerating matrices of their own or artificial scaffolds. Like natural materials such as bone, wood, and skin, ELMs, which possess the functional capabilities of living organisms, can grow, self-organize, and self-repair when needed. They also spontaneously perform programmed biological functions upon sensing external cues. Currently, ELMs show promise for green energy production, bioremediation, disease treatment, and fabricating advanced smart materials. This review first introduces the dynamic features of natural living systems and their potential for developing novel materials. We then summarize the recent research progress on living materials and emerging design strategies from both synthetic biology and materials science perspectives. Finally, we discuss the positive impacts of living materials on promoting sustainability and key future research directions.
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- Bolin An
- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston 02115, Massachusetts United States.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02115, Massachusetts United States
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston 02115, Massachusetts United States.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02115, Massachusetts United States
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Biomedical applications of silica-based aerogels: a comprehensive review. Macromol Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-023-00142-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Rivas MV, Arenas Muñetón MJ, Bordoni AV, Lombardo MV, Spagnuolo CC, Wolosiuk A. Revisiting carboxylic group functionalization of silica sol-gel materials. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:1628-1653. [PMID: 36752739 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb02279f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The carboxylic chemical group is a ubiquitous moiety present in amino acids, a ligand for transition metals, a colloidal stabilizer, and a weak acidic ion-exchanger in polymeric resins and given this property, it is attractive for responsive materials or nanopore-based gating applications. As the number of uses increases, subtle requirements are imposed on this molecular group when anchored to various platforms for the functioning of an integrated chemical system. In this context, silica stands as an inert and multipurpose platform that enables the anchoring of multiple chemical entities combined through several orthogonal synthesis methods on the interface. Surface chemical modification relies on the use of organoalkoxysilanes that must meet the demand of tuned chemical properties; this, in turn, urges for innovative approaches for having an improved, but simple, organic toolbox. Starting from commonly available molecular precursors, several approaches have emerged: hydrosilylation, click thiol-ene additions, the use of carbodiimides or the reaction between cyclic anhydrides and anchored amines. In this review, we analyze the importance of the COOH groups in the area of materials science and the commercial availability of COOH-based silanes and present new approaches for obtaining COOH-based organoalkoxide precursors. Undoubtedly, this will attract widespread interest for the ultimate design of highly integrated chemical platforms.
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- M Verónica Rivas
- Gerencia Química - Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, CONICET, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. .,Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Gerencia Química - Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, CONICET, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Gerencia Química - Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, CONICET, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Gerencia Química - Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, CONICET, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Gerencia Química - Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, CONICET, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Zhou S, Xie L, Zhang X, Yan M, Zeng H, Liang K, Jiang L, Kong B. Super-Assembled Multi-Level Asymmetric Mesochannels for Coupled Accelerated Dual-Ion Selective Transport. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208903. [PMID: 36434817 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Asymmetric nanofluidic devices hold great potential in energy conversion applications. However, most of the existing asymmetric nanofluidic devices remain a single-level asymmetric structure and a single-ion selective layer, which results in weak ion selectivity and limited energy conversion efficiency. Herein, a multi-level asymmetric mesoporous carbon/anodized aluminum/mesoporous silica (MC/AAO/MS) nanofluidic device with abundant and ordered mesochannels is constructed from super-assembly strategy. The resultant MC/AAO/MS exhibits diode-like ion transport and outstanding ion storage-release performance. Importantly, MC/AAO/MS couples the MC and MS dual-ion selective layers, which ensures a high ionic conductance and evidently enhances the cation selectivity. Thereby, the MC/AAO/MS demonstrates ascendant salinity gradient energy conversion performance. The power density and conversion efficiency can reach up to 5.37 W m-2 and 32.79%, respectively. Noteworthy, a good energy conversion performance of 63 mW m-2 can still be achieved upon high working area, outperforming 300% of the performance of MC/AAO and MS/AAO single-level asymmetric nanochannels. Theoretical calculation further verifies that the multi-level asymmetric structure and dual-ion selective transport are the reason for the enhanced cation selectivity and energy conversion efficiency. This work opens a new avenue for constructing multi-level asymmetric structured nanofluidic devices for various applications.
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- Shan Zhou
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
- Yiwu Research Institute, Fudan University, Yiwu, Zhejiang, 322000, P. R. China
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Qiu Y, Lin Y, Zeng B, Qin P, Yi Z, Zhang G. Revealing the role of tunable amino acid residues in elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs)-mediated biomimetic silicification. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 227:105-112. [PMID: 36539170 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.152] [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: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are attractive materials for the green preparation of silica nanoparticles via biomimetic silicification. However, the critical factors affecting the ELP-mediated silicification remain unclear. Herein, the role of tunable amino acid residues of ELPs in silicification was studied using three ELPs (ELPs[V9F-40], ELPs[KV8F-40], and ELPs[K5V4F-40]) and their fusion proteins (ELPs[V9F-40]-SpyCatcher, ELPs[KV8F-40]-SpyCatcher, and ELPs[K5V4F-40]-SpyCatcher) with different contents of lysine residues. Bioinformatics methods were employed for the first time to reveal the key physicochemical parameters correlated with silicification. The specific activity of ELPs was increased with the promotion of lysine content with a high correlation coefficient (R = 0.899). Furthermore, exogenous acidic protein SpyCatcher would hinder the interactions between the silica precursors and ELPs, leading to the significantly decrease in specific activity. The isoelectric point (pI) of ELPs presented the highest correlation to silicification with a coefficient of 0.963. The charges of the ELPs [K5V4F-40] at different pH were calculated based on the sequence or structure. Interestingly, the excellent correlation between charges based on structure and specific activity was obtained. Collectively, the novel methods developed here may pave a new way for rational design of ELPs or other peptides for efficient and green preparation of silica nanomaterials for biomedicine, biocatalysis, and biosensor.
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- Yue Qiu
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Suzhou Polytechnic Institute of Agriculture, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu, China; Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- College of Environment and Public Health, Xiamen Huaxia University, Xiamen 361024, Fujian, China.
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Department of Science and Technology Industry Division, Suzhou Polytechnical Institute of Agriculture, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215008, China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China; Technology Innovation Center for Exploitation of Marine Biological Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China.
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Biological Use of Nanostructured Silica-Based Materials Functionalized with Metallodrugs: The Spanish Perspective. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032332. [PMID: 36768659 PMCID: PMC9917151 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Since the pioneering work of Vallet-Regí's group on the design and synthesis of mesoporous silica-based materials with therapeutic applications, during the last 15 years, the potential use of mesoporous silica nanostructured materials as drug delivery vehicles has been extensively explored. The versatility of these materials allows the design of a wide variety of platforms that can incorporate numerous agents of interest (fluorophores, proteins, drugs, etc.) in a single scaffold. However, the use of these systems loaded with metallodrugs as cytotoxic agents against different diseases and with distinct therapeutic targets has been studied to a much lesser extent. This review will focus on the work carried out in this field, highlighting both the pioneering and recent contributions of Spanish groups that have synthesized a wide variety of systems based on titanium, tin, ruthenium, copper and silver complexes supported onto nanostructured silica. In addition, this article will also discuss the importance of the structural features of the systems for evaluating and modulating their therapeutic properties. Finally, the most interesting results obtained in the study of the potential therapeutic application of these metallodrug-functionalized silica-based materials against cancer and bacteria will be described, paying special attention to preclinical trials in vivo.
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Carrozza D, Malavasi G, Ferrari E, Menziani MC. Alginate Beads Containing Cerium-Doped Mesoporous Glass and Curcumin: Delivery and Stabilization of Therapeutics. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24010880. [PMID: 36614324 PMCID: PMC9821038 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, its genesis and progression are caused by homeostatic errors, and reactive oxygen species play a major role in promoting aberrant cancer homeostasis. In this scenario, curcumin could be an interesting candidate due to its versatile antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-HIV, and anti-infection properties. Nonetheless, the major problem related to its use is its poor oral bioavailability, which can be overcome by encapsulating it into small particles, such as hydrogel beads containing mesoporous silica. In this work, various systems have been synthesized: starting from mesoporous silica glasses (MGs), cerium-containing MGs have been produced; then, these systems have been loaded with 4 to 6% of curcumin. Finally, various MGs at different compositions have been included in alginate beads. In vitro studies showed that these hybrid materials enable the stabilization and effective delivery of curcumin and that a synergic effect can be achieved if Ce3+/Ce4+ and curcumin are both part of the beads. From swelling tests, it is possible to confirm a controlled curcumin release compartmentalized into the gastrointestinal tract. For all beads obtained, a curcumin release sufficient to achieve the antioxidant threshold has been reached, and a synergic effect of cerium and curcumin is observed. Moreover, from catalase mimetic activity tests, we confirm the well-known catalytic activity of the couple Ce3+/Ce4+. In addition, an extremely good radical scavenging effect of curcumin has been demonstrated. In conclusion, these systems, able to promote an enzymatic-like activity, can be used as drug delivery systems for curcumin-targeted dosing.
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Zhang M, Lidder J, Bahri M, Zhang H. Preparation of PLGA-Coated Porous Silica Nanofibers for Drug Release. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14122660. [PMID: 36559154 PMCID: PMC9785363 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Fibrous materials have unique applications in drug release and biomedical fields. This study reports on the preparation of porous silica nanofibers, using organic nanofibers as templates, and their use for drug release. Different from the commonly used electrospinning method, the organic nanofibers are produced via a self-assembly approach between melamine and benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid. Silica is then coated on the organic nanofibers via homogenization in a silica sol, a freeze-drying process, and then a sol-gel process. In order to regulate the surface area and mesopore volume of silica nanofibers, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide at different concentrations is used as template in the sol-gel process. With the removal of organic nanofibers and the surfactant by calcination, porous silica nanofibers are generated and then assessed as a scaffold for controlled drug release with ketoprofen as a model drug. Poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) is coated on the silica nanofibers to achieve slow burst release and prolonged cumulative release of 25 days. This study demonstrates an effective method of preparing hollow silica nanofibers and the use of such nanofibers for long-term release with high drug loading.
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- Meina Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Albert Crewe Centre for Electron Microscopy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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One-step preparation of efficient SiO2/PVDF membrane by sol-gel strategy for oil/water separation under harsh environments. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mirheidari M, Safaei-Ghomi J. Three component synthesis of triazolo[1,2-a]indazole-trione and spiro triazolo[1,2-a]indazole-tetraones using GO/SiO 2/Co (II). Sci Rep 2022; 12:17830. [PMID: 36284221 PMCID: PMC9596706 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22304-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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In this study, a functionalized graphene oxide catalyst (GO/f-SiO2/Co) was successfully synthesized by decorating the graphene oxide surface using the attachment of hybrid silane (silica/nitrogen) and chelation with Co (II). The catalyst has been characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectra, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and Thermal Gravimetric (TGA) analyses. The synthesized catalyst was used as an effective heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of triazolo[1,2-a]indazole-trione and spiro triazolo[1,2-a]indazole-tetraones derivatives under solvent-free conditions at 90 °C. The high thermal stability, corrosion resistance, and ability of the catalyst to recycle make the catalyst favorable. In addition, easy work-up procedure and short reaction time with high conversion yields (91-97%) are some benefits of the current method.
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- Mahnaz Mirheidari
- grid.412057.50000 0004 0612 7328Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
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- grid.412057.50000 0004 0612 7328Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
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Wan C, Hu M, Peng X, Lei N, Ding H, Luo Y, Yu X. Novel multifunctional dexamethasone carbon dots synthesized using the one-pot green method for anti-inflammatory, osteogenesis, and osteoimmunomodulatory in bone regeneration. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:6291-6306. [PMID: 36135326 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01153k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bone tissue regeneration is still a major orthopedic challenge. The process of bone regeneration is often disrupted by inflammation. Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) can lead to aggravated inflammation and even hinder tissue repairs. Therefore, inhibiting the inflammatory response during the process of bone regeneration and promoting bone tissue regeneration under inflammatory conditions are the goals that need to be achieved urgently. In this work, dexamethasone carbon dots (DCDs) were developed by a one-pot facile hydrothermal method using citric acid, ammonium fluoride, and a trace amount of dexamethasone. The obtained DCDs exhibited good biocompatibility and could promote the differentiation of rBMSCs under both normal and inflammatory conditions. Owing to the abundant-reducing groups, DCDs could also scavenge ROS (˙OH) and retain the pharmacological activity of dexamethasone, thereby reducing the inflammatory response. Moreover, DCDs presented a good osteoimmunomodulatory activity to induce a bone immune microenvironment and further promote the differentiation of BMSCs. DCDs could promote macrophage phenotype switching (from M1-type macrophages to M2-type macrophages) under inflammatory conditions, which was beneficial to the anti-inflammatory response. All in all, DCDs could reduce the inflammatory response of bone tissue and accelerate bone regeneration in combination with the regulation of the bone immune. Undoubtedly, it also provided a new idea for developing a novel carbon nanomaterial for repairing bone tissue defects.
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- Chang Wan
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China. .,Experimental and Research Animal Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China.
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Zhao Z, Liu J, Xi X, Wu Y, Zhang J. Synthesis of Cellular Silica Using Microbubbles as Templates. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:2794. [PMID: 36014658 PMCID: PMC9413465 DOI: 10.3390/nano12162794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this work, cellular silica was synthesized by using microbubbles as templates, which contain a mixture of argon and silicon tetrafluoride (SiF4). The latter is generated from decomposition of hexafluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) at ambient conditions. The specific surface area of cellular silica can be as high as 130 m2/g, the size of the cavity is hundreds-of-nanometers, and the thickness of the cavity wall is around 30 nm. The cavity size, apparent packing density, and porosity of cellular silica strongly depend on the nature of the aqueous solutions; the cavity size appears to be negatively proportional to the surface tension, but thickness of cavity walls seems to be weakly affected by the aqueous properties. An attempt was made to introduce aluminum atoms in situ in the second-coordination sphere of Si atoms and/or load aluminum into the silica structure. Cellular silica with large pores facilitate the transfer of large molecules, including polymers and enzymes; thus, it could find applications in (bio)catalysis, sorption, controlled release and separations.
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- Zirui Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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Ahmadi F, Sodagar-Taleghani A, Ebrahimnejad P, Pouya Hadipour Moghaddam S, Ebrahimnejad F, Asare-Addo K, Nokhodchi A. A review on the latest developments of mesoporous silica nanoparticles as a promising platform for diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Int J Pharm 2022; 625:122099. [PMID: 35961417 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cancer is the second cause of human mortality after cardiovascular disease around the globe. Conventional cancer therapies are chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. In fact, due to the lack of absolute specificity and high drug concentrations, early recognition and treatment of cancer with conventional approaches have become challenging issues in the world. To mitigate against the limitations of conventional cancer chemotherapy, nanomaterials have been developed. Nanomaterials exhibit particular properties that can overcome the drawbacks of conventional therapies such as lack of specificity, high drug concentrations, and adverse drug reactions. Among nanocarriers, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have gained increasing attention due to their well-defined pore size and structure, high surface area, good biocompatibility and biodegradability, ease of surface modification, and stable aqueous dispersions. This review highlights the current progress with the use of MSNs for the delivery of chemotherapeutic agents for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Various stimuli-responsive gatekeepers, which endow the MSNs with on-demand drug delivery, surface modification strategies for targeting purposes, and multifunctional MSNs utilized in drug delivery systems (DDSs) are also addressed. Also, the capability of MSNs as flexible imaging platforms is considered. In addition, physicochemical attributes of MSNs and their effects on cancer therapy with a particular focus on recent studies is emphasized. Moreover, major challenges to the use of MSNs for cancer therapy, biosafety and cytotoxicity aspects of MSNs are discussed.
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- Fatemeh Ahmadi
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Young Researchers and Elite Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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- Utah Center for Nanomedicine, Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK; Lupin Pharmaceutical Research Inc., Coral Springs, FL, USA.
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Zhang Q, Wu M, Fang Y, Deng C, Shen HH, Tang Y, Wang Y. Dendritic Mesoporous Silica Hollow Spheres for Nano-Bioreactor Application. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12111940. [PMID: 35683794 PMCID: PMC9182369 DOI: 10.3390/nano12111940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Mesoporous silica materials have attracted great research interest for various applications ranging from (bio)catalysis and sensing to drug delivery. It remains challenging to prepare hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (HMSN) with large center-radial mesopores that could provide a more efficient transport channel through the cell for guest molecules. Here, we propose a novel strategy for the preparation of HMSN with large dendritic mesopores to achieve higher enzyme loading capacity and more efficient bioreactors. The materials were prepared by combining barium sulfate nanoparticles (BaSO4 NP) as a hard template and the in situ-formed 3-aminophenol/formaldehyde resin as a porogen for directing the dendritic mesopores’ formation. HMSNs with different particle sizes, shell thicknesses, and pore structures have been prepared by choosing BaSO4 NP of various sizes and adjusting the amount of tetraethyl orthosilicate added in synthesis. The obtained HMSN-1.1 possesses a high pore volume (1.07 cm3 g−1), a large average pore size (10.9 nm), and dendritic mesopores that penetrated through the shell. The advantages of HMSNs are also demonstrated for enzyme (catalase) immobilization and subsequent use of catalase-loaded HMSNs as bioreactors for catalyzing the H2O2 degradation reaction. The hollow and dendritic mesoporous shell features of HMSNs provide abundant tunnels for molecular transport and more accessible surfaces for molecular adsorption, showing great promise in developing efficient nanoreactors and drug delivery vehicles.
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- Qian Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; (Q.Z.); (M.W.); (Y.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; (Q.Z.); (M.W.); (Y.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; (Q.Z.); (M.W.); (Y.F.)
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, China;
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; (Q.Z.); (M.W.); (Y.F.)
- Correspondence: (Y.T.); (Y.W.)
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, China;
- Correspondence: (Y.T.); (Y.W.)
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Ivanovski V, Shapovalova OE, Drozdov AS. Structural Rearrangements of Carbonic Anhydrase Entrapped in Sol-Gel Magnetite Determined by ATR–FTIR Spectroscopy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23115975. [PMID: 35682654 PMCID: PMC9181146 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23115975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Enzymatically active nanocomposites are a perspective class of bioactive materials that finds their application in numerous fields of science and technology ranging from biosensors and therapeutic agents to industrial catalysts. Key properties of such systems are their stability and activity under various conditions, the problems that are addressed in any research devoted to this class of materials. Understanding the principles that govern these properties is critical to the development of the field, especially when it comes to a new class of bioactive systems. Recently, a new class of enzymatically doped magnetite-based sol-gel systems emerged and paved the way for a variety of potent bioactive magnetic materials with improved thermal stability. Such systems already showed themself as perspective industrial and therapeutic agents, but are still under intense investigation and many aspects are still unclear. Here we made a first attempt to describe the interaction of biomolecules with magnetite-based sol-gel materials and to investigate facets of protein structure rearrangements occurring within the pores of magnetite sol-gel matrix using ATR Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.
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- Vladimir Ivanovski
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Chemistry, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Arhimedova 5, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
- Correspondence: (V.I.); (A.S.D.)
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- SCAMT Institute, ITMO University, Lomonosova St. 9, 191002 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutsky Ave. 9, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
- Correspondence: (V.I.); (A.S.D.)
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Pardehkhorram R, Andrieu-Brunsen A. Pushing the limits of nanopore transport performance by polymer functionalization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:5188-5204. [PMID: 35394003 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01164f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Inspired by the design and performance of biological pores, polymer functionalization of nanopores has emerged as an evolving field to advance transport performance within the last few years. This feature article outlines developments in nanopore functionalization and the resulting transport performance including gating based on electrostatic interaction, wettability and ligand binding, gradual transport controlled by polymerization as well as functionalization-based asymmetric nanopore and nanoporous material design going towards the transport direction. Pushing the limits of nanopore transport performance and thus reducing the performance gap between biological and technological pores is strongly related to advances in polymerization chemistry and their translation into nanopore functionalization. Thereby, the effect of the spatial confinement has to be considered for polymer functionalization as well as for transport regulation, and mechanistic understanding is strongly increased by combining experiment and theory. A full mechanistic understanding together with highly precise nanopore structure design and polymer functionalization is not only expected to improve existing application of nanoporous materials but also opens the door to new technologies. The latter might include out of equilibrium devices, ionic circuits, or machine learning based sensors.
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- Raheleh Pardehkhorram
- Macromolecular Chemistry, Smart Membranes, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Macromolecular Chemistry, Smart Membranes, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
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de Campos BG, do Prado E Silva MBM, Avelelas F, Maia F, Loureiro S, Perina F, Abessa DMDS, Martins R. Toxicity of innovative antifouling additives on an early life stage of the oyster Crassostrea gigas: short- and long-term exposure effects. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:27534-27547. [PMID: 34981374 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17842-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Recent advances in nanotechnology have allowed the encapsulation of hazardous antifouling (AF) biocides in silica mesoporous nanocapsules (SiNC) reducing their short-term toxicity. However, the chronic effects of such novel nanoadditives remain understudied. The present study aimed to assess short- and long-term sub-lethal effects of soluble forms (DCOIT and Ag) and nanostructured forms (SiNC-DCOIT and SiNC-DCOIT-Ag) of two AF biocides and the "empty" nanocapsule (SiNC) on juveniles of Crassostrea gigas after 96 h and 14 days of exposure. Juvenile oysters exposed for a short period to free DCOIT and AgNO3 presented worse physiological status comparing with those exposed to the nanostructured forms. The long-term exposure to DCOIT and Ag+ caused an extensive biochemical impairment comparing with the tested nanomaterials, which included oxidative damage, activation of the antioxidant defense system, and neurotransmission impairment. Despite the negative effects mostly observed on the health condition index and AChE, the encapsulation of the abovementioned AF biocides into SiNC seems to be a technological advantage towards the development of AF nanoadditives with lower long-term toxicity comparing with the soluble forms of such biocides.
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- Bruno Galvão de Campos
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, São Paulo, São Vicente, 11330-900, Brazil.
- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- MARE, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
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- Smallmatek - Small Materials and Technologies, Lda, Rua dos Canhas, 3810-075, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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Application of Sol–Gels Modified with Natural Plants Extracts as Stationary Phases in Open-Tubular Capillary Electrochromatography. Gels 2022; 8:gels8040198. [PMID: 35448099 PMCID: PMC9029637 DOI: 10.3390/gels8040198] [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: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ethanol extracts of three widely growing plants were added to silica sol–gel solutions, which were subsequently applied as wall surface modifiers in inner quartz capillaries. Modified capillaries were used for open-tubular capillary electrochromatographic separation of nucleotides and amino groups containing biological compounds (neurotransmitters, amino acids and oligopeptides). The experiments were performed at physiological pH 7.40, and eventual changes of effective mobilities were calculated. Specific compounds characteristic for each plant were tested as sol–gel additives as well, and thus-modified capillaries were used for the separations of the same analytes under identical conditions. The aim of this study was to find out possible interactions between physiological compounds and extracts of freely available plants anchorded in the sol-gel stationary phase in the flowing system. Even though the amount of the modifier in each capillary is very small, basic statistical evaluation showed some not negligible changes in effective mobility of tested analytes. These changes were bigger than ±5% for separations of nucleotides in capillaries with curcuma, Moringa or the mixture of synthetic additives as the sol-gel aditive, and for separations of amino compounds where these changes varying by additive, analyte by analyte.
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) on Biopolymers and Hydrogels for Biotechnological Applications-Possibilities and Limits. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14061267. [PMID: 35335597 PMCID: PMC8949482 DOI: 10.3390/polym14061267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is one of the microscopic techniques with the highest lateral resolution. It can usually be applied in air or even in liquids, enabling the investigation of a broader range of samples than scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which is mostly performed in vacuum. Since it works by following the sample surface based on the force between the scanning tip and the sample, interactions have to be taken into account, making the AFM of irregular samples complicated, but on the other hand it allows measurements of more physical parameters than pure topography. This is especially important for biopolymers and hydrogels used in tissue engineering and other biotechnological applications, where elastic properties, surface charges and other parameters influence mammalian cell adhesion and growth as well as many other effects. This review gives an overview of AFM modes relevant for the investigations of biopolymers and hydrogels and shows several examples of recent applications, focusing on the polysaccharides chitosan, alginate, carrageenan and different hydrogels, but depicting also a broader spectrum of materials on which different AFM measurements are reported in the literature.
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Guo J, Amini S, Lei Q, Ping Y, Agola JO, Wang L, Zhou L, Cao J, Franco S, Noureddine A, Miserez A, Zhu W, Brinker CJ. Robust and Long-Term Cellular Protein and Enzymatic Activity Preservation in Biomineralized Mammalian Cells. ACS NANO 2022; 16:2164-2175. [PMID: 35143166 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Preservation of evolved biological structure and function in robust engineering materials is of interest for storage of biological samples before diagnosis and development of vaccines, sensors, and enzymatic reactors and has the potential to avoid cryopreservation and its associated cold-chain issues. Here, we demonstrate that "freezing cells in amorphous silica" is a powerful technique for long-term preservation of whole mammalian cell proteomic structure and function at room temperature. Biomimetic silicification employs the crowded protein microenvironment of mammalian cells as a catalytic framework to proximally transform monomeric silicic acid into silicates forming a nanoscopic silica shell over all biomolecular interfaces. Silicification followed by dehydration preserves and passivates proteomic information within a nanoscale thin silica coating that exhibits size selective permeability (<3.6 nm), preventing protein leaching and protease degradation of cellular contents, while providing access of small molecular constituents for cellular enzymatic reaction. Exposure of dehydrated silicified cells to mild etchant or prolonged hydrolysis removes the silica, completely rerevealing biomolecular components and restoring their accessibility and functionality.
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- Jimin Guo
- Center for Micro-Engineered Materials and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Molecular Medicine, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Micro-Engineered Materials and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Molecular Medicine, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Center for Micro-Engineered Materials and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Micro-Engineered Materials and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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Tasleem S, Sabah A, Tahir M, Sabir A, Shabbir A, Nazir M. Alkyl Silica Hybrid Nanowire Assembly in Improved Superhydrophobic Membranes for RO Filtration. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:3940-3948. [PMID: 35155890 PMCID: PMC8830071 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Alkyl silica membranes and wires were synthesized by a sol-gel method, which has the capacity to control the size of the particles or membranes by controlling the reactions. Trimethoxyoctylsilane (C8TMOS) was used as a chemical surfactant; poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) as an emulsifier, dissolved in butanol for emulsion; and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as a precursor and a source of silica. An assembly of silica wires was fabricated on glass and cotton substrates by the dip-coating technique. Porous membranes and silica wires were observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. The contact angles of all of the samples were in the range of 140-154° as measured by ImageJ software, which confirmed the hydrophobic nature of the samples. The contact angle was increased by increasing the amount of the surfactant. Phase changes of silica wires and membranes were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis. Chemical bonds of the sample were studied using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The band gap of silica nanowires was measured to be 3.8-3.4 eV using the UV-visible spectrum and decreased as compared to that of bulk silica. These silica-based porous membranes with enhanced transport properties can be used in filtration and separation techniques. This fabricated hybrid silica membrane showed ∼96% salt rejection within a permeation flux of 3.04 L/m2 h.
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- Sahar Tasleem
- Physics
Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Physics
Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Physics
Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Polymer
Engineering and Technology, Punjab University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Computer
Science Department, Lahore College for Women
University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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Ladeira B, Custodio C, Mano J. Core-Shell Microcapsules: Biofabrication and Potential Applications in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:2122-2153. [DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01974k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The construction of biomaterial scaffolds that accurately recreate the architecture of living tissues in vitro is a major challenge in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Core-shell microcapsules...
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Characteristics of Smoldering on Moist Rice Husk for Silica Production. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su14010317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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In order to assess the possibility of silica production via smoldering of moist rice husk, experiments of washed (moist) rice husk (7 kg with moisture content of 51%) in a newly designed smoldering apparatus was performed. The temperature inside the fuel bed during smoldering was recorded, and characteristics of ash were analyzed. Results showed that the highest temperature in the middle of the naturally piled fuel bed was about 560.0 °C, lower than those in most of combustors. Some volatiles from the lower part of the fuel bed adhere to its upper ash during piled smoldering. Silica content and specific surface area of ash from smoldering of washed (moist) rice husk were 86.4% and 84.9 m2/g, respectively. Compared to our experiments, they are close to smoldering of unwashed rice husk (89.0%, 67.7 m2/g); different from muffle furnace burning (600 °C, 2 h) of washed (93.4%, 164.9 m2/g) and un-washed (90.2%, 45.7 m2/g) rice husk. The specific surface area is higher than those from most industrial methods (from 11.4 to 39.3 m2/g). After some improvements, the smoldering process has great potential in mass product of high quality silica directly from moist rice husk.
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Taheri-Ledari R, Fazeli A, Kashtiaray A, Salek Soltani S, Maleki A, Zhang W. Cefixime-Containing Silica Nanoseeds Coated by a Hybrid PVA-Gold Network with a Cys-Arg Dipeptide Conjugation: Enhanced Antimicrobial and Drug Release Properties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 38:132-146. [PMID: 34961315 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Therapeutic nano-bioconjugates (TNBCs) as an advanced class of drug delivery systems have attracted much attention due to more efficacy than the individual medications. Hence, in this study, a novel anti-infection TNBC system is designed based on highly porous silica nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), and hybridized polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) for the efficient delivery of cefixime (CFM). Furthermore, a conjugation of cysteine-arginine (CR) dipeptide is made onto the surfaces for the enhancement of cell adhesion. Concisely, the AuNPs incorporated inside the PVA network play the key role in the controlled release process triggered by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) heating. The drug content of the CFM-containing cargo (named as CFM@SiO2/PVA/Au-CR) and related release profile have been precisely studied by the confirmed analytical methods. Eventually, confocal microscopy on the stained cells has revealed that the TNBC particles are capable of entering the Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) bacterial cells better than the individual CFM. Also, optical density experiments (OD600) have corroborated that the prepared CFM@SiO2/PVA/Au-CR TNBC includes a high antimicrobial effect on K. pneumoniae and E. coli cells with (93.0 ± 1.5) % and (86.8 ± 1.0) % success rates, respectively, whereas the same dosage of the individual CFM has shown a lower effect on the cell growth rate. Also, estimation of minimum inhibitory/bactericidal concentrations (MIC/MBC) confirmed the enhanced antibacterial property of the CFM through the presented delivery method. Overall, this product is suggested to be clinically administrated instead of the individual CFM due to its high efficacy and containing lower dosage of the antibiotic drug.
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- Reza Taheri-Ledari
- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, P. R. China
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Duan L, Wang C, Zhang W, Ma B, Deng Y, Li W, Zhao D. Interfacial Assembly and Applications of Functional Mesoporous Materials. Chem Rev 2021; 121:14349-14429. [PMID: 34609850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Functional mesoporous materials have gained tremendous attention due to their distinctive properties and potential applications. In recent decades, the self-assembly of micelles and framework precursors into mesostructures on the liquid-solid, liquid-liquid, and gas-liquid interface has been explored in the construction of functional mesoporous materials with diverse compositions, morphologies, mesostructures, and pore sizes. Compared with the one-phase solution synthetic approach, the introduction of a two-phase interface in the synthetic system changes self-assembly behaviors between micelles and framework species, leading to the possibility for the on-demand fabrication of unique mesoporous architectures. In addition, controlling the interfacial tension is critical to manipulate the self-assembly process for precise synthesis. In particular, recent breakthroughs based on the concept of the "monomicelles" assembly mechanism are very promising and interesting for the synthesis of functional mesoporous materials with the precise control. In this review, we highlight the synthetic strategies, principles, and interface engineering at the macroscale, microscale, and nanoscale for oriented interfacial assembly of functional mesoporous materials over the past 10 years. The potential applications in various fields, including adsorption, separation, sensors, catalysis, energy storage, solar cells, and biomedicine, are discussed. Finally, we also propose the remaining challenges, possible directions, and opportunities in this field for the future outlook.
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- Linlin Duan
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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Zhang R, Deng L, Guo J, Yang H, Zhang L, Cao X, Yu A, Duan B. Solvent Mediating the in Situ Self-Assembly of Polysaccharides for 3D Printing Biomimetic Tissue Scaffolds. ACS NANO 2021; 15:17790-17803. [PMID: 34714040 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c05956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Intensively studied 3D printing technology is frequently hindered by the effective printable ink preparation method. Herein, we propose an elegant and gentle solvent consumption strategy to slowly disrupt the thermodynamic stability of the biopolymer (polysaccharide: cellulose, chitin, and chitosan) solution to slightly induce the molecule chains to in situ self-assemble into nanostructures for regulating the rheological properties, eventually achieving the acceptable printability. The polysaccharides are dissolved in the alkali/urea solvent. The weak Lewis acid fumed silica (as solvent mediator) is used to (i) slowly and partially consume the alkali/urea solvent to induce the polysaccharide chains to self-assemble into nanofibers to form a percolating network in a limited scale without leading to gelation and (ii) act as the support to increase the solution modulus, for achieving superior printability and scaffold design flexibility. As a demonstration, the resulting polysaccharide scaffolds with biomimetic nanofibrous structures exhibit superior performances in both the cell-free and cell-loaded bone tissue engineering strategies, showing the potential in tissue engineering. Moreover, the fumed silica could be completely removed by alkali treatment without defecting the nanofibrous structure, showing the potential in various applications. We anticipate our solvent-mediated 3D printing ink preparation concept could be used to fabricate other polymeric facile inks and for widespread applications in diverse fields.
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- Rongrong Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymer-based Medical Materials, and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Trauma and Microsurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymer-based Medical Materials, and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymer-based Medical Materials, and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Trauma and Microsurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymer-based Medical Materials, and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Hong T, Liu X, Zhou Q, Liu Y, Guo J, Zhou W, Tan S, Cai Z. What the Microscale Systems "See" In Biological Assemblies: Cells and Viruses? Anal Chem 2021; 94:59-74. [PMID: 34812604 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Tingting Hong
- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, 172 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, 172 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China.,Jiangsu Dawning Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Changzhou, Jiangsu 213100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China.,Jiangsu Dawning Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Changzhou, Jiangsu 213100, China
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Zhou S, Xie L, Li X, Huang Y, Zhang L, Liang Q, Yan M, Zeng J, Qiu B, Liu T, Tang J, Wen L, Jiang L, Kong B. Interfacial Super‐Assembly of Ordered Mesoporous Carbon‐Silica/AAO Hybrid Membrane with Enhanced Permselectivity for Temperature‐ and pH‐Sensitive Smart Ion Transport. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Shan Zhou
- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077 China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China
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Fernández-Hernán JP, López AJ, Torres B, Martínez-Campos E, Matykina E, Rams J. Anticorrosion and Cytocompatibility Assessment of Graphene-Doped Hybrid Silica and Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings for Biomedical Applications. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:5861-5877. [PMID: 34748311 PMCID: PMC8939847 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
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Magnesium AZ31 alloy substrates were
coated with different coatings,
including sol–gel silica-reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets,
sol–gel silica, plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO), and combinations
of them, to improve cytocompatibility and control the corrosion rate.
Electrochemical corrosion tests, as well as hydrogen evolution tests,
were carried out using Hanks’ solution as the electrolyte to
assess the anticorrosion behavior of the different coating systems
in a simulated body fluid. Preliminary cytocompatibility assessment
of the different coating systems was carried out by measuring the
metabolic activity, deoxyribonucleic acid quantification, and the
cell growth of premyoblastic C2C12-GFP cell cultures on the surface
of the different coating systems. Anticorrosion behavior and cytocompatibility
were improved with the application of the different coating systems.
The use of combined PEO + SG and PEO + SG/GNP coatings significantly
decreased the degradation of the specimens. The monolayer sol–gel
coatings, with and without GNPs, presented the best cytocompatibility
improvement.
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- Juan P Fernández-Hernán
- Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales y Tecnología Electrónica, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain
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- Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales y Tecnología Electrónica, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain
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- Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales y Tecnología Electrónica, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain
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- Instituto de estudios biofuncionales, ICTP-CSIC, Universidad Complutense, Paseo Juan XXIII No 1, 28045 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales y Tecnología Electrónica, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain
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