Synthesis of carbazole-based microporous polymer networks via an oxidative coupling mediated self-assembly strategy: from morphology regulation to application analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1489-1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Xu ◽  
Tianqi Wang ◽  
Buyin Shi ◽  
Shengguang Gao ◽  
Guojie Meng ◽  
...  

An efficient strategy to prepare morphology-tunable carbazole-based microporous polymer networks (C-MPNs) via an oxidative coupling mediated self-assembly strategy is reported for the first time.

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (19) ◽  
pp. 14492-14496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangyang Chen ◽  
Zhijun Zhang ◽  
Jingtai Zhao

High-efficiency oil/water interfacial self-assembly strategy has been used for the first time to purify hydrophilic CDs prepared by hydrothermal method.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (16) ◽  
pp. 6661-6666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Liu ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Shengguang Gao ◽  
Buyin Shi ◽  
Haitao Yu ◽  
...  

A facile synthesis of Pd(PPh3)4-functionalized hollow porous organic nanospheres with excellent catalytic activity is reported for the first time.


2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (19) ◽  
pp. 6816-6824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Palma-Cando ◽  
Gunther Brunklaus ◽  
Ullrich Scherf

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidhi Gour ◽  
Bharti Koshti ◽  
Chandra Kanth P. ◽  
Dhruvi Shah ◽  
Vivek Shinh Kshatriya ◽  
...  

We report for the very first time self-assembly of Cysteine and Methionine to discrenible strucutres under neutral condition. To get insights into the structure formation, thioflavin T and Congo red binding assays were done which revealed that aggregates may not have amyloid like characteristics. The nature of interactions which lead to such self-assemblies was purported by coincubating assemblies in urea and mercaptoethanol. Further interaction of aggregates with short amyloidogenic dipeptide diphenylalanine (FF) was assessed. While cysteine aggregates completely disrupted FF fibres, methionine albeit triggered fibrillation. The cytotoxicity assays of cysteine and methionine structures were performed on Human Neuroblastoma IMR-32 cells which suggested that aggregates are not cytotoxic in nature and thus, may not have amyloid like etiology. The results presented in the manuscript are striking, since to the best of our knowledge,this is the first report which demonstrates that even non-aromatic amino acids (cysteine and methionine) can undergo spontaneous self-assembly to form ordered aggregates.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine A. Kelly ◽  
Judith E. Houston ◽  
Rachel Evans

Understanding the dynamic self-assembly behaviour of azobenzene photosurfactants (AzoPS) is crucial to advance their use in controlled release applications such as<i></i>drug delivery and micellar catalysis. Currently, their behaviour in the equilibrium <i>cis-</i>and <i>trans</i>-photostationary states is more widely understood than during the photoisomerisation process itself. Here, we investigate the time-dependent self-assembly of the different photoisomers of a model neutral AzoPS, <a>tetraethylene glycol mono(4′,4-octyloxy,octyl-azobenzene) </a>(C<sub>8</sub>AzoOC<sub>8</sub>E<sub>4</sub>) using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). We show that the incorporation of <i>in-situ</i>UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy with SANS allows the scattering profile, and hence micelle shape, to be correlated with the extent of photoisomerisation in real-time. It was observed that C<sub>8</sub>AzoOC<sub>8</sub>E<sub>4</sub>could switch between wormlike micelles (<i>trans</i>native state) and fractal aggregates (under UV light), with changes in the self-assembled structure arising concurrently with changes in the absorption spectrum. Wormlike micelles could be recovered within 60 seconds of blue light illumination. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time the degree of AzoPS photoisomerisation has been tracked <i>in</i><i>-situ</i>through combined UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy-SANS measurements. This technique could be widely used to gain mechanistic and kinetic insights into light-dependent processes that are reliant on self-assembly.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1729
Author(s):  
Patrizio Raffa

The study of interactions between polyelectrolytes (PE) and surfactants is of great interest for both fundamental and applied research. These mixtures can represent, for example, models of self-assembly and molecular organization in biological systems, but they are also relevant in industrial applications. Amphiphilic block polyelectrolytes represent an interesting class of PE, but their interactions with surfactants have not been extensively explored so far, most studies being restricted to non-associating PE. In this work, interactions between an anionic amphiphilic triblock polyelectrolyte and different types of surfactants bearing respectively negative, positive and no charge, are investigated via surface tension and solution rheology measurements for the first time. It is evidenced that the surfactants have different effects on viscosity and surface tension, depending on their charge type. Micellization of the surfactant is affected by the presence of the polymer in all cases; shear viscosity of polymer solutions decreases in presence of the same charge or nonionic surfactants, while the opposite charge surfactant causes precipitation. This study highlights the importance of the charge type, and the role of the associating hydrophobic block in the PE structure, on the solution behavior of the mixtures. Moreover, a possible interaction model is proposed, based on the obtained data.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Liu ◽  
Kaiwei Huang ◽  
Anqi Lv ◽  
Wenpeng Ye ◽  
Yijun Yang ◽  
...  

Three kinds of microstructures of one organic phosphor were perpared based on a solution-concentration-controlled self-assembly strategy. These microstructures show different phosphorescence efficiency, which holds considerable promise for the miniaturized optical...


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 3200-3209
Author(s):  
Wei Ha ◽  
Xiao-Bo Zhao ◽  
Wei-Hua Zhao ◽  
Jiang-Jiang Tang ◽  
Yan-Ping Shi

An ingeniously designed podophyllotoxin nanoprodrug was synthesized and offered an effective platform for co-delivery of multiple therapeutic agents for drug combination via the hierarchical self-assembly strategy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jichuan Zhang ◽  
Yongan Feng ◽  
Richard J. Staples ◽  
Jiaheng Zhang ◽  
Jean’ne M. Shreeve

AbstractOwing to its simple preparation and high oxygen content, nitroformate [−C(NO2)3, NF] is an extremely attractive oxidant component for propellants and explosives. However, the poor thermostability of NF-based derivatives has been an unconquerable barrier for more than 150 years, thus hindering its application. In this study, the first example of a nitrogen-rich hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF-NF) is designed and constructed through self-assembly in energetic materials, in which NF anions are trapped in pores of the resulting framework via the dual force of ionic and hydrogen bonds from the strengthened framework. These factors lead to the decomposition temperature of the resulting HOF-NF moiety being 200 °C, which exceeds the challenge of thermal stability over 180 °C for the first time among NF-based compounds. A large number of NF-based compounds with high stabilities and excellent properties can be designed and synthesized on the basis of this work.


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