Ruthenium tris(2,2'-bipyridyl) complex encapsulated in nanosized faujasite zeolite as intracellular localization tracer

In situ growth of lanthanides-doped nanoparticles inside zeolites with enhanced upconversion emission for gallic acid detection

The combination of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with porous zeolites could enable the development of multifunctional composites and extend their optical applications in sensing, detection and biomedical monitoring. Herein, a series of high luminescent UCNPs@Zeolites nano-micro composites were constructed via the in situ growth strategy, by taking the low phonon-energy fluoride nanoparticles of NaLnF4 (Ln = Y, Gd) as doping hosts for Er3+/Yb3+, desilicated FAUY and ZSM-5 as the target zeolites. Benefiting from the formation of tightly combined interfaces between the UCNPs and the target zeolites that effectively passive the surface defects of UCNPs, three orders of magnitude of improved upconversion emission in maximum was obtained under 980 nm excitation through afterward heat treatment at 400 ℃. Moreover, the pre-exchange of Yb3+ into target zeolites before the in situ growth of UCNPs is another feasible approach to drastically improve the upconversion emission intensity of the UCNPs@Zeolites nano-micro composites. By taking NaGdF4:Yb,Er@DSZSM-5/HT as an example probe, the detection of GA was demonstrated and the detection ability of which is super than that of the corresponding bare NaGdF4:Yb,Er UCNPs. This research provided a universal approach to construct the UCNPs@Zeolites nano-micro composites with varied upconversion emission colors simply by choosing activator ions, which therefore indicates wide potential applications.

Functional impact of oxygen-saturated zeolite nanoparticles on macrophages in the context of glioblastoma: an in vitro and in vivo study

In the context of glioblastoma (GBM), hypoxia and inflammation are two main players of the tumor microenvironment. Hypoxia stimulates various features involves in tumor growth and also maintains a specific environment that favors protumor macrophages. Therefore, targeting hypoxia could potentially restore an anti-tumor M1 phenotype in macrophages. Besides, iron demonstrated its capacity to stimulate the polarization of macrophages towards an M1-like phenotype. In this paper we took advantages of microporous nanoparticles to co-deliver both oxygen and iron to bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM) enabling the investigation of changes in polarization status and proteomic profiles. The nanoparticles were used in two in vivo models of glioblastoma, specifically, in both immunodeficient and immunocompetent settings. Our in vitro findings revealed that iron doped nanoparticles, saturated with oxygen were deemed safe for macrophages but did not demonstrate the capacity to change the M1 or M2 phenotypes. However, these nanoparticles induced some changes in proteomics pathways. The present study reports on in vivo experimentation that revealed the effects of nanoparticles on the hypoxic fraction, tumor volume, and macrophage phenotype in a GBM model. The findings indicated that the presence of nanoparticles led to a reduction in the hypoxic fraction in one of the GBM models, while no significant changes were observed in the tumor volume or macrophage phenotype. The present data showed that nanoparticles possess the capability of delivering both oxygen and iron to macrophages; though, they do not possess the ability to effectively repolarize M2 macrophages. Such strategies could be used in conjunction with other potent molecules to avoid M1 macrophages to inevitably differentiate to M2 macrophages.

Gadolinium-loaded LTL nanosized zeolite for efficient oxygen delivery and magnetic resonance imaging

The search for efficient gas carriers for biomedical applications presents a challenging task due to the kinetics of gas adsorption/desorption. This article presents a novel approach utilizing Gd-LTL zeolite crystals for oxygen delivery combined with an MRI study.

Ru-Bipyridine Entrapped in the Supercages of EMC-1 Faujasite as Catalyst for the Trifluoromethylation of Arenes

Trifluoromethyl (CF₃) groups are versatile structural motifs especially in the field of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. However, current trifluoromethylation reactions are generally associated with stoichiometric amounts of transition metals/metal oxidants, homogeneous catalysts, high temperatures, and expensive trifluoromethylating agents. In this work, the homogeneous photocatalyst Ru(bipy)₃²⁺ is entrapped in the pores of a faujasite support (EMC-1) via a "ship-in-a-bottle" strategy. The formation of the coordination compound was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), UV-Vis spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Due to its high stability toward acidified environments, this single-site heterogeneous catalyst is suitable for the trifluoromethylation of synthetically interesting (hetero)arenes under visible-light irradiation at room temperature. Furthermore, the heterogeneous catalyst could efficiently be reused for at least three times with minimal catalyst leaching/deactivation.