Helical polymer self-assembly and chiral nanostructure formation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 1857-1897
Author(s):  
Randall A. Scanga ◽  
James F. Reuther
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Nanostructure Fabrication ◽  
Helical Polymers ◽  
Nanostructure Formation ◽  
Helical Polymer ◽  
Synthetic Helical Polymers ◽  
Biological Chirality

This review surveys recent progress towards robust chiral nanostructure fabrication techniques using synthetic helical polymers, the unique inferred properties that these materials possess, and their intricate connection to natural, biological chirality.

Micelle-provided microenvironment facilitating the formation of single-handed helical polymer-based nanoparticles

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (64) ◽  
pp. 59066-59072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biao Zhao ◽  
Jianping Deng
Keyword(s):  
Helical Polymers ◽  
Helical Polymer ◽  
Synthetic Helical Polymers ◽  
Asymmetric Polymerization

Micelles provide microenvironment effects for asymmetric polymerization: an unprecedented methodology for controlling the preferential helicity of synthetic helical polymers.

scholarly journals Template-Free Self-Assembly of Two-Dimensional Polymers into Nano/Microstructured Materials

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3310
Author(s):  
Shengda Liu ◽  
Jiayun Xu ◽  
Xiumei Li ◽  
Tengfei Yan ◽  
Shuangjiang Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Subsequent Removal ◽  
The Past ◽  
2D Polymers ◽  
Template Free ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Polymer Tubes

In the past few decades, enormous efforts have been made to synthesize covalent polymer nano/microstructured materials with specific morphologies, due to the relationship between their structures and functions. Up to now, the formation of most of these structures often requires either templates or preorganization in order to construct a specific structure before, and then the subsequent removal of previous templates to form a desired structure, on account of the lack of “self-error-correcting” properties of reversible interactions in polymers. The above processes are time-consuming and tedious. A template-free, self-assembled strategy as a “bottom-up” route to fabricate well-defined nano/microstructures remains a challenge. Herein, we introduce the recent progress in template-free, self-assembled nano/microstructures formed by covalent two-dimensional (2D) polymers, such as polymer capsules, polymer films, polymer tubes and polymer rings.

scholarly journals Recent progress in periodic patterning fabricated by self-assembly of colloidal spheres for optical applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (8) ◽  
pp. 1418-1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Liu ◽  
Xingang Zhang ◽  
Wenqing Li ◽  
Changzhong Jiang ◽  
Ziyu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Colloidal Spheres ◽  
Optical Applications

scholarly journals Mitochondria-Targeted Self-Assembly of Peptide-Based Nanomaterials

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Luo ◽  
Yujuan Gao ◽  
Zhongyu Duan ◽  
Yu Yi ◽  
Hao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Assembly Systems ◽  
Targeted Cancer Therapy ◽  
Cancer Treatments ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
Stimuli Response

Mitochondria are well known to serve as the powerhouse for cells and also the initiator for some vital signaling pathways. A variety of diseases are discovered to be associated with the abnormalities of mitochondria, including cancers. Thus, targeting mitochondria and their metabolisms are recognized to be promising for cancer therapy. In recent years, great efforts have been devoted to developing mitochondria-targeted pharmaceuticals, including small molecular drugs, peptides, proteins, and genes, with several molecular drugs and peptides enrolled in clinical trials. Along with the advances of nanotechnology, self-assembled peptide-nanomaterials that integrate the biomarker-targeting, stimuli-response, self-assembly, and therapeutic effect, have been attracted increasing interest in the fields of biotechnology and nanomedicine. Particularly, in situ mitochondria-targeted self-assembling peptides that can assemble on the surface or inside mitochondria have opened another dimension for the mitochondria-targeted cancer therapy. Here, we highlight the recent progress of mitochondria-targeted peptide-nanomaterials, especially those in situ self-assembly systems in mitochondria, and their applications in cancer treatments.

Biomimetic self-assembly of subcellular structures

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (60) ◽  
pp. 8342-8354
Author(s):  
Shuying Yang ◽  
Lingxiang Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Isolated Systems

This article summarizes recent progress on biomimetic subcellular structures and discusses integration of these isolated systems.

Synthesis and Self‐assembly of a Helical Polymer Grafted from a Foldable Polyurethane Scaffold

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 4741-4747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranajit Barman ◽  
Pradip Dey ◽  
Tathagata Mondal ◽  
Suhrit Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Polyurethane Scaffold ◽  
Helical Polymer

scholarly journals A new soft-matter material with old chemistry: Passerini multicomponent polymerization-induced assembly of AIE-active double-helical polymers with rapid visible-light degradability

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (31) ◽  
pp. 8224-8230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jupen Liu ◽  
Zhonglong Luo ◽  
Le Yu ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Hongqiu Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Helical Polymers ◽  
Helical Polymer ◽  
External Stimuli

Passerini multicomponent polymerization-induced assembly is reported to design a water-soluble, AIE-active, double-helical polymer with reversible multi-responsiveness to external stimuli and rapid visible-light degradability.

scholarly journals Nanostructure Formation from Three-Armed Coiled-Coil Peptide through Self-Assembly

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-182
Author(s):  
Shin-nosuke NISHIMURA ◽  
Tomoyuki KOGA ◽  
Nobuyuki HIGASHI
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Nanostructure Formation
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