Ordered Large‐Pore MesoMOFs Based on Synergistic Effects of TriBlock Polymer and Hofmeister Ion

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (33) ◽  
pp. 14124-14128
Author(s):  
Ke Li ◽  
Jian Yang ◽  
Rong Huang ◽  
Shaoliang Lin ◽  
Jinlou Gu
2020 ◽  
Vol 132 (33) ◽  
pp. 14228-14232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Li ◽  
Jian Yang ◽  
Rong Huang ◽  
Shaoliang Lin ◽  
Jinlou Gu

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Fangxiang Song ◽  
Liang Cheng ◽  
Jin Qian ◽  
Qianlin Chen

Large-pore coralline mesoporous silica microparticles (CMS) were synthesized using the triblock polymer PEG-b-PEO-b-PEG and a hydrothermal method. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the coralline morphology of the fabricated materials. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method and the Barrett–Joyner–Halenda (BJH) model confirmed the existence of large pores (20 nm) and of a tremendous specific surface area (663.865 m2·g−1) and pore volume (0.365 cm3·g−1). A novel pH-sensitive multiamine-chain carboxyl-functionalized coralline mesoporous silica material (CMS–(NH)3–COOH) was obtained via a facile “grafting-to” approach. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) validated the effective interfacial functionalization of CMS with carboxyl and multiamine chains. The encapsulation and release behavior of the dual drug (gefitinib (GB) and doxorubicin (DOX)) was also investigated. It was found that CMS–(NH)3–COOH allows rapid encapsulation with a high loading capacity of 47.36% for GB and 26.74% for DOX. Furthermore, the release profiles reveal that CMS–(NH)3–COOH can preferably control the release of DOX and GB. The accumulative release rates of DOX and GB were 32.03% and 13.66%, respectively, at a low pH (pH 5.0), while they reduced to 8.45% and 4.83% at pH 7.4. Moreover, all of the modified silica nanoparticles exhibited a high biocompatibility with a low cytotoxicity. In particular, the cytotoxicity of both of these two drugs was remarkably reduced after being encapsulated. CMS–(NH)3–COOH@GB@DOX showed tremendously synergistic effects of the dual drug in the antiproliferation and apoptosis of A549 human cancer cells in vitro.


Author(s):  
W.W. Adams ◽  
S. J. Krause

Rigid-rod polymers such as PBO, poly(paraphenylene benzobisoxazole), Figure 1a, are now in commercial development for use as high-performance fibers and for reinforcement at the molecular level in molecular composites. Spinning of liquid crystalline polyphosphoric acid solutions of PBO, followed by washing, drying, and tension heat treatment produces fibers which have the following properties: density of 1.59 g/cm3; tensile strength of 820 kpsi; tensile modulus of 52 Mpsi; compressive strength of 50 kpsi; they are electrically insulating; they do not absorb moisture; and they are insensitive to radiation, including ultraviolet. Since the chain modulus of PBO is estimated to be 730 GPa, the high stiffness also affords the opportunity to reinforce a flexible coil polymer at the molecular level, in analogy to a chopped fiber reinforced composite. The objectives of the molecular composite concept are to eliminate the thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between the fiber and the matrix, as occurs in conventional composites, to eliminate the interface between the fiber and the matrix, and, hopefully, to obtain synergistic effects from the exceptional stiffness of the rigid-rod molecule. These expectations have been confirmed in the case of blending rigid-rod PBZT, poly(paraphenylene benzobisthiazole), Figure 1b, with stiff-chain ABPBI, poly 2,5(6) benzimidazole, Fig. 1c A film with 30% PBZT/70% ABPBI had tensile strength 190 kpsi and tensile modulus of 13 Mpsi when solution spun from a 3% methane sulfonic acid solution into a film. The modulus, as predicted by rule of mixtures, for a film with this composition and with planar isotropic orientation, should be 16 Mpsi. The experimental value is 80% of the theoretical value indicating that the concept of a molecular composite is valid.


2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Gäbele ◽  
K Dostert ◽  
C Dorn ◽  
C Hellerbrand

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Patricia Fonseca ◽  
Anna F Dominiczak ◽  
Stephen Harrap ◽  
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Early combination therapy is more effective for hypertension control in high-risk patients than monotherapy, and current guidelines recommend the use of either an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) for first-line therapy in patients younger than 55 years. Recent evidence shows that ACEIs reduce mortality, whereas ARBs show no apparent benefit despite their blood pressure lowering action. However, it is important to consider which blood pressure parameters should be targeted given that different drugs have distinct effects on key parameters. Remarkably, a high percentage of hypertensive patients whose treatment has brought these parameters within target ranges still remain at high risk of cardiovascular disease due to additional risk factors. Combination therapy with synergistic effects on blood pressure and metabolic control should thus be considered for the long-term treatment of hypertensive patients with co-morbid conditions.


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