scholarly journals pH-Triggered self-assembly and hydrogelation of cyclic peptide nanotubes confined in water micro-droplets

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Méndez-Ardoy ◽  
Juan R. Granja ◽  
Javier Montenegro
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Cyclic Peptide ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Confined Spaces ◽  
Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes ◽  
Supramolecular Polymerization ◽  
Fundamental Physical ◽  
Physical Principles

The controlled one-dimensional supramolecular polymerization of synthetic building blocks in confined spaces constitutes a key challenge to simplify the understanding of the fundamental physical principles behind the behavior of more complex encapsulated polymer networks.

scholarly journals Straightforward Preparation of Supramolecular Janus Nanorods by Hydrogen Bonding of End-Functionalized Polymers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuaiyuan Han ◽  
Sandrine Pensec ◽  
Cédric Lorthioir ◽  
Jacques Jestin ◽  
Jean-Michel Guigner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Functionalized Polymers ◽  
Nanometer Range ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
First Time

Janus cylinders are one-dimensional colloids that have two faces with different compositions and functionalities and are useful as building blocks for advanced functional materials. Such anisotropic objects are difficult to prepare with nanometric dimensions. Here we describe a robust and versatile strategy to form micrometer long Janus nanorods with diameters in the 10-nanometer range, by self-assembly in water of end-functionalized polymers. For the first time, the Janus topology is not a result of the phase segregation of incompatible polymer arms, but is driven by the interactions between unsymmetrical and complementary hydrogen bonded stickers. It is therefore independent of the actual polymers used and works even for compatible polymers. To illustrate their applicative potential, we show that these Janus nanorods can efficiently stabilize oil-in-water emulsions.

Controllable morphology and self-assembly of one-dimensional luminescent crystals based on alkyl-fluoro-substituted dithienophenazines

CrystEngComm ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 1669-1678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxian Song ◽  
Hanbo Yu ◽  
Yuewei Zhang ◽  
Yang Miao ◽  
Kaiqi Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Alkyl Chains

A class of dithienophenazine derivatives, 9,10-difluoro-2,5-dialkyldithieno[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine (F-n, n = 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8), modified with various lengths of linear alkyl chains were synthesized and used as building blocks to assemble luminescent one-dimensional (1D) nano/microcrystals.

scholarly journals Low-Temperature Meltable Elastomers Based on Linear Polydimethylsiloxane Chains Alpha, Omega-Terminated with Mesogenic Groups as Physical Crosslinkers: A Passive Smart Material with Potential as Viscoelastic Coupling. Part I: Synthesis and Phase Behavior

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 2476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Horodecka ◽  
Adam Strachota ◽  
Beata Mossety-Leszczak ◽  
Beata Strachota ◽  
Miroslav Šlouf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Lamellar Structure ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Mechanical Coupling

Physically crosslinked low-temperature elastomers were prepared based on linear polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastic chains terminated on both ends with mesogenic building blocks (LC) of azobenzene type. They are generally (and also structurally) highly different from the well-studied LC polymer networks (light-sensitive actuators). The LC units also make up only a small volume fraction in our materials and they do not generate elastic energy upon irradiation, but they act as physical crosslinkers with thermotropic properties. Our elastomers lack permanent chemical crosslinks—their structure is fully linear. The aggregation of the relatively rare, small, and spatially separated terminal LC units nevertheless proved to be a considerably strong crosslinking mechanism. The most attractive product displays a rubber plateau extending over 100 °C, melts near 8 °C, and is soluble in organic solvents. The self-assembly (via LC aggregation) of the copolymer molecules leads to a distinctly lamellar structure indicated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). This structure persists also in melt (polarized light microscopy, XRD), where 1–2 thermotropic transitions occur. The interesting effects of the properties of this lamellar structure on viscoelastic and rheological properties in the rubbery and in the melt state are discussed in a follow-up paper (“Part II”). The copolymers might be of interest as passive smart materials, especially as temperature-controlled elastic/viscoelastic mechanical coupling. Our study focuses on the comparison of physical properties and structure–property relationships in three systems with elastic PDMS segments of different length (8.6, 16.3, and 64.4 repeat units).

scholarly journals Porous Colloidal Hydrogels Formed by Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly of Charged Metal-Organic Polyhedra

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaoming Wang ◽  
Gavin Craig ◽  
alexandre legrand ◽  
Frederik Haase ◽  
Saori Minami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Internal Cavity ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Gel Formation ◽  
Gas Sorption ◽  
Coordination Cages ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Supramolecular Polymerization

Introduction of porosity into supramolecular gels endows soft materials with functionalities for molecular encapsulation, release, separation and conversion. Metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs), discrete coordination cages containing an internal cavity, have recently been employed as building blocks to construct polymeric gel networks with potential porosity. However, most of the materials can only be synthesized in organic solvents, and the examples of porous, MOP-based hydrogels are scarce. Here, we demonstrate the fabrication of porous hydrogels based on [Rh<sub>2</sub>(OH-bdc)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>12</sub>, a rhodium-based MOP containing hydroxyl groups on its periphery (OH-bdc = 5-hydroxy-1,3-benzenedicarboxylate). By simply deprotonating [Rh<sub>2</sub>(OH-bdc)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>12</sub> with the base NaOH, the supramolecular polymerization between MOPs and organic linkers can be induced in the aqueous solution, leading to the kinetically controllable formation of hydrogels with hierarchical colloidal networks. When heating the deprotonated MOP, Na<sub>x</sub>[Rh<sub>24</sub>(O-bdc)<sub>x</sub>(OH-bdc)<sub>24-x</sub>], to induce gelation, the MOP was found to partially decompose, affecting the mechanical property of the resulting gels. By applying a post-synthetic deprotonation strategy, we show that the deprotonation degree of the MOP can be altered after the gel formation without serious decomposition of the MOPs. Gas sorption measurements confirmed the permanent porosity of the corresponding aerogels obtained from these MOP-based hydrogels, showing potentials for applications in gas sorption and catalysis.

scholarly journals Patchy Nanoparticle Synthesis and Self-Assembly

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahyoung Kim ◽  
Lehan Yao ◽  
Falon Kalutantirige ◽  
Shan Zhou ◽  
Qian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Nanoparticle Synthesis ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Design And Synthesis ◽  
Patchy Particles ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Directional Bonding ◽  
Patchy Nanoparticles ◽  
Assembly Pathways ◽  
Physical Principles

Biological building blocks (i.e., proteins) are encoded with the information of target structure into the chemical and morphological patches, guiding their assembly into the levels of functional structures that are crucial for living organisms. Learning from nature, researchers have been attracted to the artificial analogues, “patchy particles,” which have controlled geometries of patches that serve as directional bonding sites. However, unlike the abundant studies of micron-scale patchy particles, which demonstrated complex assembly structures and unique behaviors attributed to the patches, research on patchy nanoparticles (NPs) has remained challenging. In the present chapter, we discuss the recent understandings on patchy NP design and synthesis strategies, and physical principles of their assembly behaviors, which are the main factors to program patchy NP self-assembly into target structures that cannot be achieved by conventional non-patched NPs. We further summarize the self-assembly of patchy NPs under external fields, in simulation, and in kinetically controlled assembly pathways, to show the structural richness patchy NPs bring. The patchy NP assembly is novel by their structures as well as the multicomponent features, and thus exhibits unique optical, chemical, and mechanical properties, potentially aiding applications in catalysts, photonic crystals, and metamaterials as well as fundamental nanoscience.

scholarly journals Rational Self-Assembly of Tricobalt Extended Metal Atom Chains and [MF6]2-Building Blocks into One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers

2017 ◽  
Vol 2018 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 320-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Cortijo ◽  
Vladimir Bulicanu ◽  
Kasper S. Pedersen ◽  
Mathieu Rouzières ◽  
Jesper Bendix ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Atom ◽  
Coordination Polymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
One Dimensional

Oriented Self-Assembly of Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes in Lipid Membranes

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (18) ◽  
pp. 4417-4424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Sun Kim ◽  
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink ◽  
M. Reza Ghadiri
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Lipid Membranes ◽  
Cyclic Peptide ◽  
Peptide Nanotubes ◽  
Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes

scholarly journals Straightforward Preparation of Supramolecular Janus Nanorods by Hydrogen Bonding of End-Functionalized Polymers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuaiyuan Han ◽  
Sandrine Pensec ◽  
Cédric Lorthioir ◽  
Jacques Jestin ◽  
Jean-Michel Guigner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Functionalized Polymers ◽  
Nanometer Range ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
First Time

Janus cylinders are one-dimensional colloids that have two faces with different compositions and functionalities and are useful as building blocks for advanced functional materials. Such anisotropic objects are difficult to prepare with nanometric dimensions. Here we describe a robust and versatile strategy to form micrometer long Janus nanorods with diameters in the 10-nanometer range, by self-assembly in water of end-functionalized polymers. For the first time, the Janus topology is not a result of the phase segregation of incompatible polymer arms, but is driven by the interactions between unsymmetrical and complementary hydrogen bonded stickers. It is therefore independent of the actual polymers used and works even for compatible polymers. To illustrate their applicative potential, we show that these Janus nanorods can efficiently stabilize oil-in-water emulsions.

scholarly journals Straightforward preparation of supramolecular Janus nanorods by hydrogen bonding of end-functionalized polymers

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuaiyuan Han ◽  
Sandrine Pensec ◽  
Dijwar Yilmaz ◽  
Cédric Lorthioir ◽  
Jacques Jestin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Functionalized Polymers ◽  
Nanometer Range ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
Hydrogen Bonded

Abstract Janus cylinders are one-dimensional colloids that have two faces with different compositions and functionalities, and are useful as building blocks for advanced functional materials. Such anisotropic objects are difficult to prepare with nanometric dimensions. Here we describe a robust and versatile strategy to form micrometer long Janus nanorods with diameters in the 10-nanometer range, by self-assembly in water of end-functionalized polymers. The Janus topology is not a result of the phase segregation of incompatible polymer arms, but is driven by the interactions between unsymmetrical and complementary hydrogen bonded stickers. Therefore, even compatible polymers can be used to form these Janus objects. In fact, any polymers should qualify, as long as they do not prevent co-assembly of the stickers. To illustrate their applicative potential, we show that these Janus nanorods can efficiently stabilize oil-in-water emulsions.

scholarly journals Supramolecular polymerization of sulfated dendritic peptide amphiphiles into multivalent L-selectin binders

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
David Straßburger ◽  
Svenja Herziger ◽  
Katharina Huth ◽  
Moritz Urschbach ◽  
Rainer Haag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Supramolecular Polymers ◽  
Supramolecular Polymer ◽  
Peptide Amphiphile ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Selectin Ligands ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Supramolecular Polymerization

The synthesis of a sulfate-modified dendritic peptide amphiphile and its self-assembly into one-dimensional rod-like architectures in aqueous medium is reported. The influence of the ionic strength on the supramolecular polymerization was probed via circular dichroism spectroscopy and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy. Physiological salt concentrations efficiently screen the charges of the dendritic building block equipped with eight sulfate groups and trigger the formation of rigid supramolecular polymers. Since multivalent sulfated supramolecular structures mimic naturally occurring L-selectin ligands, the corresponding affinity was evaluated using a competitive SPR binding assay and benchmarked to an ethylene glycol-decorated supramolecular polymer.

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