Direct functionalization of self-assembled nanotubes overcomes unfavorable self-assembling processes

2009 ◽  
pp. 3457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi-Thanh-Tam Nguyen ◽  
François-Xavier Simon ◽  
Marc Schmutz ◽  
Philippe J. Mésini
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifang Qi ◽  
Yao Le ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Rui Lei ◽  
Tian Wu

Self-assembling ultrathin active δ-MnO2 nanosheets and Mn3O4 octahedrons into hierarchical texture enhances room-temperature formaldehyde oxidation at a low-level of Pt.


Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Sebastian Dahle ◽  
John Meuthen ◽  
René Gustus ◽  
Alexandra Prowald ◽  
Wolfgang Viöl ◽  
...  

Self-assembling films typically used for colloidal lithography have been applied to pine wood substrates to change the surface wettability. Therefore, monodisperse polystyrene (PS) spheres have been deposited onto a rough pine wood substrate via dip coating. The resulting PS sphere film resembled a polycrystalline face centered cubic (FCC)-like structure with typical domain sizes of 5–15 single spheres. This self-assembled coating was further functionalized via an O2 plasma. This plasma treatment strongly influenced the particle sizes in the outermost layer, and hydroxyl as well as carbonyl groups were introduced to the PS spheres’ surfaces, thus generating a superhydrophilic behavior.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 648-656
Author(s):  
Chunhao Tu ◽  
Jin Zhou ◽  
Lei Peng ◽  
Shuli Man ◽  
Long Ma

Three SAP (self-assembling peptide)-tagged fluorinases (FLAs) are successfully prepared. All three SAP-tagged FLAs bear enzymatic activity and they form nano-sized particles in aqueous solution. One of them displays improved enzyme activity, thermostability and reusability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Xiaona Chen ◽  
Zhen Hu ◽  
Liqian Zhou ◽  
Fu Zhang ◽  
Jianqin Wan ◽  
...  

Self-assembled dasatinib nanoparticles exhibited aggregation-induced emission with high antitumor activity.


2001 ◽  
Vol 674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Chen ◽  
David E. Nikles

ABSTRACTFe48Pt52 nanoparticles were synthesized by the simultaneous chemical reduction of platinum acetylacetonate and thermal decomposition of iron pentacarbonyl. As-prepared the particles were spherical with an average diameter of 3 nm and a polydispersity of less than 5%. The particles were superparamagnetic and had a fcc structure. Highly ordered self-assembled supercrystals of particles were formed in TEM grids by deposition from dispersions in hydrocarbon solvents. Nanoparticles deposited on amorphous carbon-coated and SiO2-coated Cu grids tend to assemble into small domains of hexagonal arrays. Larger domains of hexagonal arrays formed on Si3N4 membrane TEM grids. For thin multilayers, the FePt nanoparticles tends to assemble into hexagonal close-packed lattices (ABABAB stacking). For the thicker multilayers, ABCABC stacking was observed. Small angle X-ray reflectivity of the particles on a Si (100) substrate show highly ordered multiplanar structure with d-spacing of 6.2 nm. The coercivity of self-assembled FePt films strongly depended on the annealing temperature. After annealing at 700°C for 30 minutes, the particles transformed from FCC to “FCT” phase and the coercivity of film increased up to 11570 Oe. However, the particle size increased to 16 nm due to sintering.


2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 435-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yabin Wang ◽  
Yanni Li ◽  
Fang Wang

The protective performances of coating formed by organo-silane with a linear alkyl chain for promoting aluminum alloy corrosion protection were evaluated by electrochemical techniques. The coatings were self-assembled in the hydrolyzed hydroalcoholic bath ofn-octyltriethoxysilane (OS) and cured at hot air oven by different time. The coatings prepared by the less self-assembled number and shorter cured time, were always porous and scarcely protective. On the contrary, those built by the more self-assembled number and the longer cured time had higher coverage on aluminum surface and favorable corrosion resistant property. The best results were obtained whenn-octyltri-ethoxysilane (OS) was hydrolyzed 25 h, self-assembling of OS was conducted for five times and the multi-layers were cured at 120 for 1∼2 hours. In this case, the thicker, high cross-linked and more scarcely defective layer was formed on aluminum alloy surface.


Author(s):  
Carlos Peniche ◽  
Hazel Peniche ◽  
Javier Pérez

Chitosan is a cationic polysaccharide usually obtained by alkaline deacetylation of chitin poly(N-acetylglucosamine). It is biocompatible, biodegradable, mucoadhesive and non-toxic. These excellent biological properties make chitosan a good candidate as platform for developing drug delivery systems with improved biodistribution, increased specificity and sensitivity, and reduced pharmacological toxicity. In particular, chitosan nanoparticles have been found appropriate for non-invasive routes of drug administration: oral, nasal, pulmonary and ocular routes. These applications are facilitated by the absorption-enhancing effect of chitosan. Many different procedures have been proposed for obtaining chitosan nanoparticles. Particularly, the introduction of hydrophobic moieties into chitosan molecules by grafting to generate a hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance promoting self-assembling is a current and appealing approach. The grafting agent can be a hydrophobic moiety to form micelles that can entrap lipophilic drugs or it can be the drug itself. Another suitable way to generate self-assembled chitosan nanoparticles is through the formation of polyelectrolyte complexes with polyanions. This paper reviews the main approaches developed for preparing chitosan nanoparticles by self-assembling by both procedures and illustrates the state of the art of their application in drug delivery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sreekanth Pentlavalli ◽  
Sophie Coulter ◽  
Garry Laverty

Self-assembled peptides have been shown to form well-defined nanostructures which display outstanding characteristics for many biomedical applications and especially in controlled drug delivery. Such biomaterials are becoming increasingly popular due to routine, standardized methods of synthesis, high biocompatibility, biodegradability and ease of upscale. Moreover, one can modify the structure at the molecular level to form various nanostructures with a wide range of applications in the field of medicine. Through environmental modifications such as changes in pH and ionic strength and the introduction of enzymes or light, it is possible to trigger self-assembly and design a host of different self-assembled nanostructures. The resulting nanostructures include nanotubes, nanofibers, hydrogels and nanovesicles which all display a diverse range of physico-chemical and mechanical properties. Depending on their design, peptide self-assembling nanostructures can be manufactured with improved biocompatibility and in vivo stability and the ability to encapsulate drugs with the capacity for sustained drug delivery. These molecules can act as carriers for drug molecules to ferry cargo intracellularly and respond to stimuli changes for both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs. This review explores the types of self-assembling nanostructures, the effects of external stimuli on and the mechanisms behind the assembly process, and applications for such technology in drug delivery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 2174-2184
Author(s):  
Diansen Zhang ◽  
Yuzheng Xia ◽  
Hongliang Gong ◽  
Dong Zhang ◽  
Xiaonong Chen ◽  
...  

Polylactide-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-polystyrene (PLA-b-PNIPAM-b-PS) triblock copolymers (tri-BCPs) with various chemical compositions (block ratio) were prepared from the combination of ring-opening polymerization and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. Subsequently, the self-assembling behaviors of these tri-BCP films obtained from spin-coating were investigated by annealing them under different solvent atmosphere. We found that these films could self-assemble into various morphologies due to the microphase separation of incompatible copolymer blocks. Atomic force microscopy confirmed the perpendicular cylindrical morphology self-assembled from PLA4.5k-b-PNIPAM5.2k-b-PS22.4k tri-BCP film under mixed solvent atmosphere of toluene/acetone (7:3, v/v). Self-assembled PLA cylinders are evenly distributed among the PS matrix and perpendicular to the film surface, with PNIPAM component taking place at the PLA/PS interphase. Furthermore, by etching the degradable PLA component, porous PS film decorated with PNIPAM “brushes” hoisting channels were generated. This work provides a facile method and detailed protocol for fabricating stimuli-responsive porous films which are promising for thermoresponsive “smart” separation technologies.


2005 ◽  
Vol 901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Kimura ◽  
Masatoshi Sakurai

AbstractMask patterns for XY-type magnetic patterned media using phase separation of polystyrene-polymethylmethacrylate (PS-PMMA) block copolymer were fabricated. Parallelogram guides molded by the nanoimprint lithography controlled the PS-PMMA self-assembling pattern that formed in the guide area. 45nm-pitch defect-free PS-PMMA dot patterns were obtained within a 1μm × 1μm area by optimizing the PS-PMMA film thickness.


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