Synthesis of various supramolecular hybrid nanostructures based on pillar[6]arene modified gold nanoparticles/nanorods and their application in pH- and NIR-triggered controlled release

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 4312-4316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Yao ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Feihe Huang

Organic/inorganic supramolecular hybrid micelles, onion-like disks and vesicles were obtained by the self-assembly of water-soluble pillar[6]arene stabilized gold nanoparticles/nanorods with different amounts of a hydrophobic chain functionalized paraquat derivative in water.

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de los Angeles Cortes ◽  
Raquel de la Campa ◽  
Maria Luisa Valenzuela ◽  
Carlos Díaz ◽  
Gabino A. Carriedo ◽  
...  

During the last number of years a variety of crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) processes based on semicrystalline block copolymers have been developed to prepare a number of different nanomorphologies in solution (micelles). We herein present a convenient synthetic methodology combining: (i) The anionic polymerization of 2-vinylpyridine initiated by organolithium functionalized phosphane initiators; (ii) the cationic polymerization of iminophosphoranes initiated by –PR2Cl2; and (iii) a macromolecular nucleophilic substitution step, to prepare the novel block copolymers poly(bistrifluoroethoxy phosphazene)-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PTFEP-b-P2VP), having semicrystalline PTFEP core forming blocks. The self-assembly of these materials in mixtures of THF (tetrahydrofuran) and 2-propanol (selective solvent to P2VP), lead to a variety of cylindrical micelles of different lengths depending on the amount of 2-propanol added. We demonstrated that the crystallization of the PTFEP at the core of the micelles is the main factor controlling the self-assembly processes. The presence of pyridinyl moieties at the corona of the micelles was exploited to stabilize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs).


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Draper ◽  
Liam Wilbraham ◽  
Dave J. Adams ◽  
Matthew Wallace ◽  
Martijn Zwijnenburg

We use a combination of computational and experimental techniques to study the self-assembly and gelation of water-soluble perylene bisimides derivatised at the imide position with an amino acid. Specifically, we study the likely structure of self-assembled aggregates of the alanine-functionalised perylene bisimide (PBI-A) and the thermodynamics of their formation using density functional theory and predict the UV-vis spectra of such aggregates using time-dependent density functional theory. We compare these predictions to experiments in which we study the evolution of the UV-Vis and NMR spectra and rheology of alkaline PBI-A solutions when gradually decreasing the pH. Based on the combined computational and experimental results, we show that PBI-A self-assembles at all pH values but that aggregates grow in size upon protonation. Gelation is driven not by aggregate growth but reduction of the aggregation surface-charge and a decrease in the colloidal stability of the aggregation with respect to agglomeration.


2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (20) ◽  
pp. 4188-4191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiong Zhou ◽  
Guocan Yu ◽  
Li Shao ◽  
Bin Hua ◽  
Feihe Huang

The first water-soluble biphen[3]arene was synthesized. Its pH-responsive host–guest complexation with secondary ammonium salts in water was investigated. This novel recognition motif was further used in controllable self-assembly and controlled release.


Chem ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Stephanopoulos

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (34) ◽  
pp. 15917-15928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Draper ◽  
Liam Wilbraham ◽  
Dave J. Adams ◽  
Matthew Wallace ◽  
Ralf Schweins ◽  
...  

We use a combination of computational and experimental techniques to study the self-assembly and gelation of amino-acid functionalised water-soluble perylene bisimides.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 526-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Hamer ◽  
Rolando M. Caraballo ◽  
Peter J. Eaton ◽  
Craig Medforth

Porphyrins and metalloporphyrins are one of the most widely studied platforms for the construction of supramolecular structures. These compounds have an extended aromatic system that allows [Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text] stacking interactions which, together with hydrogen bonds, electrostatic forces and the formation of inter-metallic complexes arising from peripheral groups, offer a versatile platform to control the self-assembly mechanism. In this work, we present the study of nanostructures formed by self-assembly of the water-soluble porphyrins meso-tetra([Formula: see text]-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin (TMPyP) and meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TPPS) in the presence of hard nanotemplates. Different nanoparticles (silica, gold, and polystyrene), concentrations and synthetic procedures were explored. The obtained materials were characterized by SEM and AFM microscopies, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering measurements. A clear modification of the SiO2 NP surface roughness using one-pot synthesis was observed. The results were variable depending on the porphyrin–surface interactions and concentrations used. At lower porphyrin concentrations, a shift of the Soret band was observed, while at higher concentrations, free NS were formed. This reflects a competition between surface and solution directed self-assembly.


2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (85) ◽  
pp. 12933-12936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Morita-Imura ◽  
Yoshiro Imura ◽  
Takeshi Kawai ◽  
Hitoshi Shindo

The pH-responsive self-assembly of a zwitterionic amphiphile was expanded to the recovery of gold (Au) nanoparticles. Multilayered lamellae were incorporated into the nanoparticles. Redispersion of nanoparticles was achieved by the transition of self-assembly based on pH.


2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 461-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquim Crusats ◽  
Zoubir El-Hachemi ◽  
Carlos Escudero ◽  
Josep M. Ribó

The formation and structure of the title aggregates are paradigms of the self-assembly of amphiphilic molecular building blocks in supramolecular chemistry. This review summarizes the research in the University of Barcelona on the homoassociation of the water soluble meso 4-sulfonatophenyl-and phenyl substituted porphyrins.


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