Well‐defined, fused‐ring aromatic oligomers represent promising candidates for the fundamental understanding and application of advanced carbon‐rich materials, though bottom‐up synthesis and structure–property co...
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Well‐defined, fused‐ring aromatic oligomers represent promising candidates for the fundamental understanding and application of advanced carbon‐rich materials, though bottom‐up synthesis and structure–property correlation of these compounds remain challenging. In this work, an efficient synthetic route was employed to construct extended benzo[ k ]tetraphene‐derived oligomers with up to 13 fused rings. The molecular and electronic structures of these compounds were clearly elucidated. Precise correlation of molecular sizes and crystallization dynamics was established, thus demonstrating the pivotal balance between intermolecular interaction and molecular mobility for optimized processing of highly ordered solids of these extended conjugated molecules.
Mussel‐inspired polydopamine (PDA) deposition offers a promising route to fabricate multifunctional coatings for various materials. However, PDA deposition is generally a time‐consuming process, and PDA coatings are...
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Mussel‐inspired polydopamine (PDA) deposition offers a promising route to fabricate multifunctional coatings for various materials. However, PDA deposition is generally a time‐consuming process, and PDA coatings are unstable in acidic and alkaline media, as well as in polar organic solvents. We report a strategy to realize the rapid deposition of PDA by using CuSO 4 /H 2 O 2 as a trigger. Compared to the conventional processes, our strategy shows the fastest deposition rate reported to date, and the PDA coatings exhibit high uniformity and enhanced stability. Furthermore, the PDA‐coated porous membranes have excellent hydrophilicity, anti‐oxidant properties, and antibacterial performance. This work demonstrates a useful method for the environmentally friendly, cost‐effective, and time‐saving fabrication of PDA coatings.
Loach skin mucin was isolated from loach skin mucus and found to be similar to mammalian mucins in many aspects, i.e., low amino acid residue content, high molecular weight, presence of hydrophobic blocks and gel-form...
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Loach skin mucin was isolated from loach skin mucus and found to be similar to mammalian mucins in many aspects, i.e., low amino acid residue content, high molecular weight, presence of hydrophobic blocks and gel-forming characteristics in water. However, loach skin mucin can form a weak gel in water at a much lower concentration (3 mg/mL) than mammalian mucins, indicating its good hydrophilicity. Loach skin mucin can also form a stable adsorption layer on gold surface in aqueous environment, owing to the existence of hydrophobic blocks within mucin. The nature of high hydrophilicity and interfacial behavior give loach skin mucin potential as excellent material for use in solid-water interfaces for antifouling and lubrication, and should be crucial to the versatile functions of loach skin mucus.
Different inorganic salts, including NaSCN, NaCl, MgCl2 and Na2SO4, were added into the aqueous solution containing poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PCL-b-PEO) semicrystalline mieelles. The effects ...
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Different inorganic salts, including NaSCN, NaCl, MgCl2 and Na2SO4, were added into the aqueous solution containing poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PCL-b-PEO) semicrystalline mieelles. The effects of inorganic salt on the micellar size and morphology were investigated with TEM and DLS. It is found that addition of NaSCN leads to increase of the micellar size, but the micelles remain to be spherical. By contrast, the other three inorganic salts can induce sphere-to-cylinder or sphere-to-lamella transformations of the PCL-b-PEO semicrystalline mieelles. The alteration rate of the micellar size with the time after addition of the inorganic salts decreases in the following order: NazSO4 〉 NaCl ≈ MgCl2〉 NaSCN. These results were interpreted in terms of the "salting-out" ability of the cations and anions. The anions SO42- and Cl- have a stronger "salting-out" ability, driving the morphological transformations of the micelles and leading to a rapid change in micellar size. By contrast, SCN- has a weaker salting-out" ability. The cations Na+ and Mg2+ may associate with the PEO blocks, leading to a "salting-out" effect as well. However, the "salting-out" ability of cations is weaker than that of SO42- and Cl- anions, and the "salting-out" abilities ofNa+ and Mg2+ are similar.
Eight-arm star-shaped poly(■-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)s(SPCL-b-PEG) have been prepared by a combination of controlled ring-opening polymerization(CROP) and coupling reaction. First, eight-arm ...
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Eight-arm star-shaped poly(■-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)s(SPCL-b-PEG) have been prepared by a combination of controlled ring-opening polymerization(CROP) and coupling reaction. First, eight-arm star-shaped poly(■-caprolactone)s(SPCL) with a resorcinarene core were synthesized using octamethyl tetraundecylresorcinarene octaacetate as octa-initiator and yttrium tris(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenolate) [Y(DBMP)3] as catalyst. Then the coupling reaction was carried out between SPCLs and carboxyl-terminated methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)s(mP EG-COOH) in the presence of N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide(DCC) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine(DMAP), resulting in eight-arm star-shaped SPCL-b-PEGs with controlled molecular weight and well-defined architecture. Furthermore, these amphiphilic eight-arm SPCL-b-PEGs could self-assemble into micelles with low critical micellar concentrations(CMC), which was characterized by fluorescent spectroscopy. Moreover, indomethacin loaded micelles with high drug loading content and high encapsulation efficiency can be prepared, which is probably due to the highly branched architecture. The morphologies of micelles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy(TEM), which exhibited diverse nanostructures as the drug loading contents varied. In vitro drug release of indomethacin from SPCL-b-PEG micelles was carried out in PBS, from which a sustained release behavior was observed. SPCL-b-PEG micelles did not show significant cytotoxicity at copolymer concentrations up to 1000 mg/L, making them very promising for drug delivery.
Morphing materials have promising applications in various fields, yet how to program the self‐shaping process for specific configurations remains a challenge. Herein we show a versatile approach to control the buckli...
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Morphing materials have promising applications in various fields, yet how to program the self‐shaping process for specific configurations remains a challenge. Herein we show a versatile approach to control the buckling of individual domains and thus the outcome configurations of planar‐patterned hydrogels. By photolithography, high‐swelling disc gels were positioned in a non‐swelling gel sheet; the swelling mismatch resulted in out‐of‐plain buckling of the disc gels. To locally control the buckling direction, masks with holes were used to guide site‐specific swelling of the high‐swelling gel under the holes, which built a transient through‐thickness gradient and thus directed the buckling during the subsequent unmasked swelling process. Therefore, various configurations of an identical patterned hydrogel can be programmed by the pre‐swelling step with different masks to encode the buckling directions of separate domains.
A simple solution processing method was de- veloped to grow large-scale well-aligned single crystals in- cluding 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene (TIPS- pentacene), anthracene, tetracene, perylene, C6o ...
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A simple solution processing method was de- veloped to grow large-scale well-aligned single crystals in- cluding 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene (TIPS- pentacene), anthracene, tetracene, perylene, C6o and tetra- cyanoquinodimethane. As pinned by a solid needle, a droplet of semiconductor solution dried into single-crystal arrays on a 1 cm×2 cm substrate. TIPS-pentacene was used to demonstrate the fabrication of hundreds of field- effect transistors (FETs) with the hole mobility as high as 6.46 cm^2 V^-1.s^-1. As such, this work provides a high- throughput, yet efficient approach for statistical examination on the FET performance of organic single crystals.
Chiral molecules display a unique interaction with light. Here, the synthesis of two types of chiral structures based on spiro compounds is presented, each of which show remarkable chiroptical activity. The structure ...
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Chiral molecules display a unique interaction with light. Here, the synthesis of two types of chiral structures based on spiro compounds is presented, each of which show remarkable chiroptical activity. The structure of the (P2)‐1 molecule shows a double helix formed by all‐carbon atoms, whereas the (P4)‐2 molecule revealed a flexible configuration that modifies its chiroptical activity, but keeps its overall peculiar structure. More information can be found in the Communication by A. Qin, J. Ling and B. Z. Tang et al. on page 10725 ff.
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