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Chen X, Magniez K, Zhang P, Kujawski W, Chen Z, Dumée LF. A "Green" Stirring Plasma Functionalization Strategy for Controllable Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on Octa-Methyl POSS Microstructure. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:2770. [PMID: 37887921 PMCID: PMC10609975 DOI: 10.3390/nano13202770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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The distinctive cage-like structure of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) materials makes them highly effective fillers in composite membranes for separation applications. However, realizing their full potential in the application often requires specific surface functionalization with various groups. However, this requirement remains challenging owing to the limitations of wet-chemistry approaches, which frequently result in the generation of hazardous chemical by-products. In this paper, a "green" stirring plasma strategy is presented for the functionalization of octa-methyl POSS sub-micron particles into designable oxygen-containing functional groups using a low-pressure oxygen plasma from combined continuous wave and pulsed (CW+P) modes. Plasma from oxygen gas with CW mode offers highly oxygen-reactive species to continuously etch and activate the surface of the POSS. The resulting pulsed plasma assists in grafting more reactive oxygen species onto the active methyl groups of the POSS to form specific oxygen-containing functional groups including hydroxyl and carboxyl. A precise control of nearly one hydroxyl or one carboxyl group at the corner of the cage structure of the POSS is demonstrated, without damaging the core. Therefore, the plasma process discussed in this work is suggested by the authors as controllable fundamental research for the surface functionalization of sub-micron particles, promoting a more environmentally friendly pathway for the preparation of designable fillers.
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- Xiao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China; (X.C.); (P.Z.)
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572024, China
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia;
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 7 Gagarina Street, 87-100 Toruń, Poland;
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia;
- Textor Technologies PTY LTD, 41 Tullamarine Park Road, Tullamarine, VIC 3043, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China; (X.C.); (P.Z.)
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572024, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 7 Gagarina Street, 87-100 Toruń, Poland;
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia;
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- Khalifa University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Research and Innovation Center on 2D Nanomaterials, Arzanah Precinct, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Rodríguez-Pastor I, López-Pérez A, Romero-Sánchez MD, Pérez JM, Fernández I, Martin-Gullon I. Effective Method for a Graphene Oxide with Impressive Selectivity in Carboxyl Groups. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:3112. [PMID: 36144900 PMCID: PMC9500783 DOI: 10.3390/nano12183112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The development of new applications of graphene oxide in the biomedical field requires the covalent bonding of bioactive molecules to a sheet skeleton. Obtaining a large carboxyl group population over the surface is one of the main targets, as carboxyl group concentration in conventional graphene oxide is low among a majority of non-useful sp3-C-based functionalities. In the present work, we propose a selective method that yields an impressive increase in carboxyl group population using single-layer, thermally reduced graphene oxide as a precursor in a conventional Hummers-Offemann reaction. When starting with a reduced graphene oxide with no interlayer registry, sulfuric acid cannot form a graphite intercalated compound. Then, potassium permanganate attacks in in-plane (vacancies or holes) structural defects, which are numerous over a thermally reduced graphene oxide, as well as in edges, yielding majorly carboxyl groups without sheet cutting and unzipping, as no carbon dot formation was observed. A single-layer precursor with no ordered stacking prevents the formation of an intercalated compound, and it is this mechanism of the potassium permanganate that results in carboxyl group formation and the hydrophilic character of the compound.
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- Iluminada Rodríguez-Pastor
- Applynano Solutions S.L., Alicante Scientific Park #3, 03690 Alicante, Spain
- Institute of Chemical Processes Engineering, University of Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Applynano Solutions S.L., Alicante Scientific Park #3, 03690 Alicante, Spain
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- Research Centre CIAIMBITAL, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Research Centre CIAIMBITAL, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Processes Engineering, University of Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
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Gao Y, Dong C, Zhang F, Ma H, Li Y. Constructing Polyimide Aerogels with Carboxyl for CO 2 Adsorption. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030359. [PMID: 35160349 PMCID: PMC8840088 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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In this study, mesoporous polyimide aerogels with carboxyl were successfully synthesized by the co-polymerization method at room temperature from pyromellitic dianhydride and 1,3,5-triaminophenoxybenzene, 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid, and 2,2′-dimethyl-4,4′-diaminobiphenyl. Compared to previously reported porous organic polymer materials, this aerogel has the advantage of a simple and efficient synthesis method. The thermal decomposition temperatures of the obtained polyimide aerogels are all above 400 °C and have excellent thermal stability. Among them, the largest specific surface area is 62.03 m2/g. Although the surface area of this aerogel is not large enough, it has considerable CO2 adsorption properties. The adsorption capacity of CO2 is up to 11.9 cm3/g, which is comparable to those of previously reported porous materials. The high CO2 adsorption is attributed to the abundance of carboxyl groups in the polyimide networks. The mild and convenient synthesis method and high CO2 adsorption capacity indicate that the polyimide aerogel with carboxyl is suitable as a good candidate material for CO2 adsorption.
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- Yangfeng Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China; (Y.G.); (C.D.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China; (Y.G.); (C.D.)
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- Weifang Hongrun New Materials Co., Ltd., Weifang 261108, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China; (Y.G.); (C.D.)
- Correspondence: (H.M.); (Y.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China; (Y.G.); (C.D.)
- Correspondence: (H.M.); (Y.L.)
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Druvari D, Antonopoulou A, Lainioti GC, Vlamis-Gardikas A, Bokias G, Kallitsis JK. Preparation of Antimicrobial Coatings from Cross-Linked Copolymers Containing Quaternary Dodecyl-Ammonium Compounds. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:13236. [PMID: 34948032 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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One of the concerns today’s societies face is the development of resistant pathogenic microorganisms. The need to tackle this problem has driven the development of innovative antimicrobial materials capable of killing or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms. The present study investigates the dependence of the antimicrobial activity and solubility properties on the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity ratio of antimicrobial coatings based on quaternary ammonium compounds. In this line, suitable hydrophilic and hydrophobic structural units were selected for synthesizing the antimicrobial copolymers poly(4-vinylbenzyl dimethyldodecylammonium chloride-co-acrylic acid), P(VBCDDA-co-AA20) and poly(dodecyltrimethylammonium 4-styrene sulfonate-co-glycidyl methacrylate), P(SSAmC12-co-GMA20), bearing an alkyl chain of 12 carbons either through covalent bonding or through electrostatic interaction. The cross-linking reaction of the carboxylic group of acrylic acid (AA) with the epoxide group of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) of these two series of reactive antimicrobial copolymers was explored in blends, obtained through solution casting after curing at various temperatures. The release of the final products in pure water and NaCl 1 M solutions (as analyzed by gravimetry and total organic carbon, TOC/total nitrogen, TN analyses), could be controlled by the coating composition. The cross-linked polymeric membranes of composition 60/40 w/w % ratios led to 97.8 and 99.7% mortality for Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), respectively, whereas the coating 20/80 w/w % resulted in 96.6 and 99.8% cell reduction. Despite the decrease in hydrophobicity (from a 16- to a 12-carbon alkyl chain), the new materials maintained the killing efficacy, while at the same time resulting in increased release to the aqueous solution.
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Zhao B, Yuan L, Wang Y, Duan T, Shi W. Carboxylated UiO-66 Tailored for U(VI) and Eu(III) Trapping: From Batch Adsorption to Dynamic Column Separation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:16300-16308. [PMID: 33788533 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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U(VI) and Eu(III), as representative elements of the hexavalent actinide and trivalent lanthanides (always as a chemical analogue for trivalent actinide), respectively, have attracted more and more attentions due to the widespread use of nuclear energy. Much effort has been focused on developing versatile materials for their uptake from aqueous solution. For the first time, we report here UiO-66 and its mono- (UiO-66-COOH) and di-carboxyl (UiO-66-2COOH) functional derivatives as robust adsorbents for efficient U(VI) and Eu(III) removal. It is found that the introduction of carboxyl groups greatly reduces the surface charge of UiO-66, thus guaranteeing excellent adsorption capacity at low pH. At pH = 3, for example, the adsorption capacity of UiO-66-2COOH for U(VI) and Eu(III) is more than 100 and 60 mg/g, respectively, while almost no adsorption occurs for pristine UiO-66. At pH = 4, both UiO-66-COOH and UiO-66-2COOH show high performance on U(VI) and Eu(III) removal. UiO-66-COOH has adsorption capacities of 80 and 43 mg/g for U(VI) and Eu(III), respectively, while the values for UiO-66-2COOH reach 150 and 80 mg/g, respectively. Also, all these materials achieve adsorption equilibrium within 100 min. More importantly, combining the needs of practical applications and the characteristics of high stability, high porosity, and excellent adsorption performance of UiO-66-2COOH, dynamic adsorption column experiments were successfully conducted; ∼99% U(VI)/Eu(III) can be efficiently adsorbed, and >90% adsorbed U(VI)/Eu(III) can be re-collected with dilute nitric acid solution, even after four adsorption-desorption cycles. The findings of this work demonstrate the application potential of metal-organic framework materials to remove radionuclides from environmental samples or nuclear waste liquids.
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- Bin Zhao
- National Co-Innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- National Co-Innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Chen S, Zhao W. Adsorption of Pb 2+ from Aqueous Solutions Using Novel Functionalized Corncobs via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1715. [PMID: 31635082 PMCID: PMC6835509 DOI: 10.3390/polym11101715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The present study developed novel functionalized corncobs introducing brushes with dense and active carboxyl groups (-COOH), named MC-g-PAA, for the highly efficient adsorption of Pb2+ from aqueous solutions. MC-g-PAA were synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The amount of Pb2+ adsorbed on MC-g-PAA by hydrolysis with t-BuOK was 2.28 times greater than that with NaOH, attributed to the larger steric effect of t-BuOK, which reduced the hydrolysis of the bromo-ester groups. The influence of different parameters including the solid/liquid ratio, working solution pH, sorption temperature, and initial concentration and sorption time on the adsorption of Pb2+ were investigated in detail in batch experiments. Thermodynamic studies have shown that the adsorption process was spontaneous, endothermic, and accompanied by an increase in randomness. A better fit for the isotherm data was obtained using the Langmuir model than for the other four models and the maximum amount ( q max ) of Pb2+ adsorbed on MC-g-PAA was 342.47 mg/g, which is 21.11 times greater when compared with that of pristine corncobs (16.22 mg/g). The adsorption of Pb2+ on MC-g-PAA was very fast and followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic equation with a correlation coefficient of 0.99999. This monolayer adsorption process was dominated by chemical adsorption, and may proceed according to complexation and electrostatic interactions between Pb2+ and the carboxylate groups. This study indicated that MC-g-PAA could be successfully used as an adsorbent for the removal of Pb2+ from aqueous solutions due to its excellent efficiency.
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- Shanglong Chen
- School of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Food Resource Development and Quality Safe, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China.
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Li P, Zhu B, Li P, Zhang Z, Li L, Gu Y. A Facile Method to Synthesize CdSe-Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite with Good Dispersion and High Nonlinear Optical Properties. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2019; 9:nano9070957. [PMID: 31262029 PMCID: PMC6669466 DOI: 10.3390/nano9070957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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CdSe-reduced graphene oxide (CdSe/RGO) composites were synthesized by a hydrothermal method. CdSe/RGO composites with different mass ratios were prepared. The structure and morphology of CdSe/RGO composites were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The synthesis of CdSe/RGO complexes was successfully demonstrated by Fourier infrared (FT-IR) and Raman spectra. CdSe nanoparticles in the CdSe/RGO composite were uniformly dispersed on the graphene surface. The study found that oxygen-containing functional groups such as hydroxyl (-OH) and carboxyl (-COOH) groups in graphene played a decisive role in the dispersion of CdSe. The third-order nonlinear optical properties of CdSe/RGO composites were measured by a single beam Z-scan technique. The experimental results showed that composites exhibited two-photon absorption and self-focusing nonlinear refraction properties. Additionally, the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of the composite material was obviously enhanced, which was mainly due to the good dispersion of CdSe nanoparticles on graphene.
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- Pengchao Li
- Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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Non-conjugated polymers with luminescence emission property have recently drawn great attention due to their promising applications in different areas. Most traditional organic synthetic non-conjugated polymers required complicated synthesis. Herein, we report a non-conjugated biomass material, carboxymethylated nanocellulose (C-CNC), which is found to be practically non-luminescent in dilute solutions, while being highly emissive when aggregated as nanosuspensions. We propose that the luminescence of C-CNC originates from the through-space conjugation of oxygen atoms and carboxyl groups of C-CNC. Thus, a clearer mechanism of clusteroluminescence was provided with the subsequent experiments. The effects of concentration of C-CNC, solvent, temperature and pH have also been investigated. In addition, ethylenediamine (EDA) has been employed to "lock" C-CNC material via the bonding of amide groups with carboxylic groups. As prepared C-CNC/EDA confirmed that the clusteroluminescence was attributed to the amide moieties and through-space conjugation between oxygen and carbonyl moieties. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have also been employed to confirm the luminescence mechanism. It is believed that such clustering-triggered emission mechanism is instructive for further development of unconventional luminogens.
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- Meng Li
- Hebei Key Lab of Power Plant Flue Gas Multi-Pollutants Control, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Power Plant Flue Gas Multi-Pollutants Control, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Power Plant Flue Gas Multi-Pollutants Control, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Zhang N, Yuan LY, Guo WL, Luo SZ, Chai ZF, Shi WQ. Extending the Use of Highly Porous and Functionalized MOFs to Th(IV) Capture. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:25216-25224. [PMID: 28699737 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b04192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Thorium separation has recently become a hot topic because of the potential application of thorium as a future nuclear fuel, while metal-organic framework (MOF) materials have received much attention in the separation field due to their unique properties. Herein, a highly porous and stable MOF, UiO-66, and its carboxyl derivatives (UiO-66-COOH and UiO-66-(COOH)2) were synthesized and explored for the first time for Th(IV) capture from a weak acidic solution. Although the introduction of carboxyl groups into UiO-66 leads to an obvious decrease in the surface area and pore volume, the adsorbability toward Th(IV) is greatly enhanced. At pH = 3.0, the saturated sorption capacity for Th(IV) into UiO-66-(COOH)2 reached 350 mg/g, representing one of the largest values for Th(IV) capture by solid extraction. Moreover, the functionalized MOFs show fast sorption kinetics and desirable selectivity toward Th(IV) over a range of competing metal ions. A possible mechanism for the selective recognition of Th(IV) by these MOFs was explored on the basis of extended X-ray absorption fine structure and Fourier transform infrared analysis. It is concluded that UiO-66-COOH and UiO-66-(COOH)2 sorb Th(IV) through the coordination of carboxyl anions in the pores of the MOFs, whereas in the case of UiO-66, both the precipitation and the exchange with the organic solvent contribute to the Th(IV) uptake. This study contributes to the assessment of the feasibility of MOFs applied in actinides separation and better understanding of actinides sorption behavior in this kind of hybrid porous solid materials.
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- Nan Zhang
- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
- School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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Zheng K, Chen Y, Huang W, Lin Y, Kaplan DL, Fan Y. Chemically Functionalized Silk for Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Proliferation and Differentiation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:14406-14413. [PMID: 27177120 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b03518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To produce biocompatible, mechanically robust, and conductive materials for bone tissue engineering, chemical oxidation using sodium hyprochlorite (NaClO) was utilized to introduce carboxyl groups onto silk fibroin (SF). A final carboxyl content of 1.09 mM/g SF was obtained, corresponding to ∼47% of the primary hydroxymethyl groups on the silk. Interestingly, both infrared (IR) spectroscopy and circular dichroism (CD) spectra demonstrated that the resulting oxidized silk (OxSF) self-assembled into β-sheet structures under aqueous conditions and this contributed to the mechanical properties of the as-prepared silk-based scaffolds and the mineralized OxSF scaffolds (M-OxSF). The OxSF scaffolds had a compressive modulus of 211 ± 75 KPa in the hydrated state, 10 times higher than that of the SF scaffolds, and the modulus of the M-OxSF scaffolds was increased to 758 ± 189 KPa. Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) grown on the scaffolds during osteogenesis showed that the OxSF scaffolds supported the proliferation and differentiation of hMSCs in vitro.
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- Ke Zheng
- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuel & Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University , Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University , Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University , Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University , Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Tufts University , Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuel & Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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Loos C, Syrovets T, Musyanovych A, Mailänder V, Landfester K, Nienhaus GU, Simmet T. Functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles as a platform for studying bio-nano interactions. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2014; 5:2403-12. [PMID: 25671136 PMCID: PMC4311717 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.5.250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Nanoparticles of various shapes, sizes, and materials carrying different surface modifications have numerous technological and biomedical applications. Yet, the mechanisms by which nanoparticles interact with biological structures as well as their biological impact and hazards remain poorly investigated. Due to their large surface to volume ratio, nanoparticles usually exhibit properties that differ from those of bulk materials. Particularly, the surface chemistry of the nanoparticles is crucial for their durability and solubility in biological media as well as for their biocompatibility and biodistribution. Polystyrene does not degrade in the cellular environment and exhibits no short-term cytotoxicity. Because polystyrene nanoparticles can be easily synthesized in a wide range of sizes with distinct surface functionalizations, they are perfectly suited as model particles to study the effects of the particle surface characteristics on various biological parameters. Therefore, we have exploited polystyrene nanoparticles as a convenient platform to study bio-nano interactions. This review summarizes studies on positively and negatively charged polystyrene nanoparticles and compares them with clinically used superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles.
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- Cornelia Loos
- Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products & Clinical Pharmacology, Ulm University, Helmholtzstr. 20, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products & Clinical Pharmacology, Ulm University, Helmholtzstr. 20, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang Gaede-Str. 1, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Str. Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products & Clinical Pharmacology, Ulm University, Helmholtzstr. 20, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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Henniges U, Hasani M, Potthast A, Westman G, Rosenau T. Electron Beam Irradiation of Cellulosic Materials-Opportunities and Limitations. Materials (Basel) 2013; 6:1584-1598. [PMID: 28809230 PMCID: PMC5452524 DOI: 10.3390/ma6051584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The irradiation of pulp is of interest from different perspectives. Mainly it is required when a modification of cellulose is needed. Irradiation could bring many advantages, such as chemical savings and, therefore, cost savings and a reduction in environmental pollutants. In this account, pulp and dissociated celluloses were analyzed before and after irradiation by electron beaming. The focus of the analysis was the oxidation of hydroxyl groups to carbonyl and carboxyl groups in pulp and the degradation of cellulose causing a decrease in molar mass. For that purpose, the samples were labeled with a selective fluorescence marker and analyzed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) coupled with multi-angle laser light scattering (MALLS), refractive index (RI), and fluorescence detectors. Degradation of the analyzed substrates was the predominant result of the irradiation; however, in the microcrystalline samples, oxidized cellulose functionalities were introduced along the cellulose chain, making this substrate suitable for further chemical modification.
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- Ute Henniges
- Department of Chemistry/Division of Chemistry of Renewables, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna A-1190, Austria.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Organic Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry/Division of Chemistry of Renewables, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna A-1190, Austria.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Organic Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry/Division of Chemistry of Renewables, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna A-1190, Austria.
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Long G, Yang XL, Zhang Y, Pu J, Liu L, Liu HB, Li YL, Liao F. Facile one-step coating approach to magnetic submicron particles with poly(ethylene glycol) coats and abundant accessible carboxyl groups. Int J Nanomedicine 2013; 8:791-807. [PMID: 23589687 PMCID: PMC3622656 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s41411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Magnetic submicron particles (MSPs) are pivotal biomaterials for magnetic separations in bioanalyses, but their preparation remains a technical challenge. In this report, a facile one-step coating approach to MSPs suitable for magnetic separations was investigated. Methods Polyethylene glycol) (PEG) was derived into PEG-bis-(maleic monoester) and maleic monoester-PEG-succinic monoester as the monomers. Magnetofluids were prepared via chemical co-precipitation and dispersion with the monomers. MSPs were prepared via one-step coating of magnetofluids in a water-in-oil microemulsion system of aerosol-OT and heptane by radical co-polymerization of such monomers. Results The resulting MSPs contained abundant carboxyl groups, exhibited negligible nonspecific adsorption of common substances and excellent suspension stability, appeared as irregular particles by electronic microscopy, and had submicron sizes of broad distribution by laser scattering. Saturation magnetizations and average particle sizes were affected mainly by the quantities of monomers used for coating magnetofluids, and steric hindrance around carboxyl groups was alleviated by the use of longer monomers of one polymerizable bond for coating. After optimizations, MSPs bearing saturation magnetizations over 46 emu/g, average sizes of 0.32 μm, and titrated carboxyl groups of about 0.21 mmol/g were obtained. After the activation of carboxyl groups on MSPs into N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, biotin was immobilized on MSPs and the resulting biotin-functionalized MSPs isolated the conjugate of streptavidin and alkaline phosphatase at about 2.1 mg/g MSPs; streptavidin was immobilized at about 10 mg/g MSPs and retained 81% ± 18% (n = 5) of the specific activity of the free form. Conclusion The facile approach effectively prepares MSPs for magnetic separations.
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- Gaobo Long
- Unit for Analytical Probes and Protein Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics of the Education Ministry, College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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