Surface modification of iron oxide nanoparticles by a phosphate‐based macromonomer and further encapsulation into submicrometer polystyrene particles by miniemulsion polymerization

A new strategy relying on the use of a phosphate‐based macromonomer (PAM200) to modify the surface of iron oxide nanoparticles was developed for the synthesis of submicrometer polystyrene (PS) magnetic particles. First, iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using the coprecipitation of ferrous and ferric salts in alkaline medium. Besides the classical oleic acid (OA)/octane‐based ferrofluid, styrene‐based ferrofluids were elaborated with either OA or PAM200 as the stabilizer. In all cases, maghemite (γ‐Fe₂O₃) was clearly identified, with nanoparticles rather spherical in shape but exhibiting broad particle size distribution (PSD). Both OA and PAM200 led to stable maghemite‐based ferrofluids showing superparamagnetic properties. Further use of these ferrofluids in styrene miniemulsion polymerization resulted in inhomogeneous distribution of maghemite among and inside the polymer particles with OA‐based ferrofluids, whereas PAM200/styrene‐based ferrofluids led to magnetic particles with homogeneous distribution of maghemite inside PS particles. Broad PSD and small nonmagnetic particles were however observed. The true mechanisms operating in these systems are still to elucidate, but this study validates PAM200 as an efficient compatibilizing agent between hydrophilic maghemite and hydrophobic PS. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 327–340, 2008     

Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧工艺降解PAM溶液研究

研究采用Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧降解聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)溶液。考察Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧法对PAM溶液粘度、PAM去除率和可生化性的影响。研究表面活性剂对Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧工艺降低PAM粘度的影响,并探讨草酸对该工艺降解PAM溶液影响规律。研究结果表明,Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧法对PAM溶液降解效能良好,在15min内,PAM溶液粘度的可以降低57%,在120min后,PAM去除率可达75%,B/C从0.121提升到0.423。表面活性剂对Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧工艺降低PAM溶液粘度影响较小。草酸不利于Fe(II)(EDTA)/UV催化臭氧工艺去除PAM和降低PAM溶液粘度,这是因为草酸造成的酸性环境抑制了臭氧在水中的分解作用,从而导致草酸/Fe(II)(EDTA)/O3体系中PAM溶液的降粘效果和去除率低于Fe(II)(EDTA)/O3体系。     

Exploring Orthogonal Hydrogen Bonding towards Designing Organic‐Salt‐Based Supramolecular Gelators: Synthesis,Structures, and Anticancer Properties

A series of primary ammonium monocarboxylate (PAM) salts derived from β‐alanine derivatives of pyrene and naphthalene acetic acid, along with the parent acids, were explored to probe the plausible role of orthogonal hydrogen bonding resulting from amide???amide and PAM synthons on gelation. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction (SXRD) studies were performed on two parent acids and five PAM salts in the series. The data revealed that orthogonal hydrogen bonding played an important role in gelation. Structure–property correlation based on SXRD and powder X‐ray diffraction data also supported the working hypothesis upon which these gelators were designed. 3‐(4,5‐Dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and cell migration assay on a highly aggressive human breast cancer cell line, MDA‐MB‐231, revealed that one of the PAM salts in the series, namely, PAA.B2 , displayed anticancer properties, and internalization of the gelator salt in the same cell line was confirmed by cell imaging.     

In Situ Synthesis of an Aptamer‐Based Polyvalent Antibody Mimic on the Cell Surface for Enhanced Interactions between Immune and Cancer Cells

An ability to promote therapeutic immune cells to recognize cancer cells is important for the success of cell‐based cancer immunotherapy. We present a synthetic method for functionalizing the surface of natural killer (NK) cells with a supramolecular aptamer‐based polyvalent antibody mimic (PAM). The PAM is synthesized on the cell surface through nucleic acid assembly and hybridization. The data show that PAM has superiority over its monovalent counterpart in powering NKs to bind to cancer cells, and that PAM‐engineered NK cells exhibit the capability of killing cancer cells more effectively. Notably, aptamers can, in principle, be discovered against any cell receptors; moreover, the aptamers can be replaced by any other ligands when developing a PAM. Thus, this work has successfully demonstrated a technology platform for promoting interactions between immune and cancer cells.     

Myoglobin in polyacrylamide hydrogel films: direct electrochemistry and electrochemical catalysis

Electrochemical behavior of myoglobin (Mb) incorporated in polyacrylamide (PAM) hydrogel films cast on pyrolytic graphite (PG) electrodes were investigated. Mb–PAM film electrodes showed a pair of well-defined and nearly reversible cyclic voltammetric peaks for Mb Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couple at about −0.27 (vs. SCE) in pH 5.5 buffers. The electron exchange of Mb with PG electrodes was greatly enhanced in PAM films. The apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k_s) and formal potential (E°′) were estimated by fitting the data of square wave voltammetry (SWV) with non-linear regression analysis. The formal potential of Mb–PAM films shifted linearly with pH with a slope of −0.52 V, showing the electron transfer was accompanied by a single-proton transportation. Positions of Soret absorbance band of Mb–PAM films suggest that Mb maintains its secondary structure similar to its native state in the films in the medium pH range. Oxygen, trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and nitrite were catalytically reduced by Mb–PAM film electrodes with significant lowering of overpotential. Potential application of Mb–PAM films as biosensors to monitor some substrates was proposed.     

碱水显影阻焊油墨研究—羧基与环氧基的反应

二元酸单甲酯;环氧化合物;碱水显影阻焊油墨研究—羧基与环氧基的反应     

PAM-PAA microgel inverse opal photonic crystal and pH response

The colloidal crystal template or opal with a closed-packed face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice was prepared from monodisperse polystyrene (PS) spheres by vertical sedimentation.The template provided void space for infiltration of monomer precursor composed of acrylate acid,acrylamide and ammonium persulfate,as well as microgel from the subsequent copolymerization.The sample was immersed in dimethylbenzene for completely removing PS spheres to form PAM inverse opal hydrogels (IOH_(PAM)) or PAM/PAA inverse opal hydrogels (IOH_(PAM/PAA)) photonic crystals.The PS spheres were replaced by air spheres,which interconnected each other through the windows.The study of responses to pH show that there are two peaks for both IOH_(PAM) and IOH_(PAM/PAA) films,but the IOH(PAM/PAA) peaks shift to higher pH,and the peaks are independent with the AA content. (?)2007 Xiao Dong Wang.Published by Elsevier B.V.on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society.All rights reserved.     

The Effects of Polyphenol,Tannic Acid,or Tannic Acid in Combination with Pamidronate on Human Osteoblast Cell Line Metabolism

Background: This study investigates the effect of tannic acid (TA) combined with pamidronate (PAM) on a human osteoblast cell line. Methods: EC₅₀ for TA, PAM, and different combination ratios of TA and PAM (25:75, 50:50, 75:25) were measured by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The combination index value was utilized to analyze the degree of drug interaction, while trypan blue assay was applied to analyze the cells proliferation effect. The mineralization and detection of bone BSP and Osx genes were determined via histochemical staining and PCR test, respectively. Results: The EC₅₀ of osteoblasts treated with TA and a 75:25 ratio of TA and PAM were more potent with lower EC₅₀ at 0.56 µg/mL and 0.48 µg/mL, respectively. The combination of TA and PAM (75:25) was shown to have synergistic interaction. On Day 7, both TA and PAM groups showed significantly increased proliferation compared with control and combination groups. On Day 7, both the TA and combination-treated groups demonstrated a higher production of calcium deposits than the control and PAM-treated groups. Moreover, on Day 7, the combination-treated group showed a significantly higher expression of BSP and Osx genes than both the TA and PAM groups. Conclusion: Combination treatment of TA and PAM at 75:25 ameliorated the highest enhancement of osteoblast proliferation and mineralization as well as caused a high expression of BSP and Osx genes.     

线状和树枝状银纳米结构、形成机理及表面增强拉曼散射性质(英文)

以聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)为模板,在液相中通过不同浓度的抗坏血酸还原硝酸银能够得到缠结的线状和树枝状银纳米结构.该方法合成条件温和(常温常压)、产率高、成本低、操作简单,并且得到了特殊形貌的缠结收光在谱一对起线的状线和状树银枝纳状米银结纳构.米通结过构透的射形电貌子和显性微质镜进(T行E了M)表,扫征描.研电究子表显明微,镜PA(SMEM对)线、拉形曼产光物谱的和形紫成外起?可了见决吸定性作用.在反应初期,大量新生成的银核被PAM链吸附,小颗粒逐渐长大,进而相连,导致生成了缠结的线状银纳米结构.另外,抗坏血酸的浓度越高,越不利于线状结构的生成.利用对巯基苯胺(PATP)为探针分子研究了银纳米结构的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性,结果表明线状银纳米结构具有较强的表面增强拉曼散射效果.     

聚丙烯酸/聚丙烯酰胺水溶液复合特性的研究

通过酸度、电导率、粘度、接触角的测定,研究了聚丙烯酸 (PAA) /聚丙烯酰胺 (PAM) 水溶液复合物及复合物膜的结构和性能。结果表明,酸度、温度、浓度和复合比影响PAA/PAM的复合水溶液中大分子链的构象和流体力学体积,适度的氢键作用可以形成均相的复合溶液。经过热处理和未经热处理的聚合物膜表现出了不同的亲水性能。     

Effects of Electron Beam Irradiation on the Structural Properties of PVA/PAM/CMC Ternary Polymer Blends

Ternary miscible blends based on various ratios of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly(acrylamide) (PAM) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) were prepared by solution casting in the form of thin films. The structure‐property behavior of the ternary PVA/PAM/CMC blends, before and after they had been exposed to various doses of electron beam irradiation, was investigated by FT‐IR spectroscopy, SEM, XRD and stress‐strain curves. The visual observation showed that the cast films of the individual polymers PVA, PAM, and CMC and their blends over a wide range of composition are clear and transparent indicating the miscibility of PVA/PAM/CMC ternary blends. The FT‐IR analysis of pure polymers or their ternary blends before or after electron beam irradiation proved the formation of hydrogen bonding. In addition, it was found that the intensity of the different absorption bands depends on the ratio of PAM and CMC in the ternary blend. The XRD patterns showed that the peak position for the ternary blends decreases with increasing the ratio of CMC in the blend. However, the peak position for the ternary blend based on equal ratios of pure polymers was not affected by blending and was found in the same position as in the XRD pattern of pure PVA. The SEM micrographs give support to the visual observation indicating the complete miscibility of PVA/PAM/CMC ternary blends. The improvement in morphology leads to improvement in the tensile mechanical properties of the ternary polymer blends.     

油炸圈饼状Cd(OH)2微结构的合成与可控生长机理

聚丙烯酰胺（PAM）表面活性剂的作用下,在温和的低温水溶液中,合成了Cd(OH)2油炸圈饼状微米结构。这种结构是由单晶结构的六方片状Cd(OH)2按一定排列方式自组装而成。在羰基修饰的PAM（PAM-COOH）表面活性剂作用下,得到中心有孔的油炸圈饼纳米结构。可能的生长机理为表面活性剂控制下Cd(OH)2纳米片经历有序连接过程,最终形成油炸圈饼状结构。聚合物诱引晶体生长与调控纳米晶自组装将提供了一条有效的路径来合成具有复杂形貌与特殊结构的无机和无机-有机杂化材料。     

疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺的合成及溶液性能研究

水溶性疏水缔合聚合物是在聚合物亲水主链上引入极少量疏水基团(一般小于2ｍｏｌ%)而形成的一种新型水溶性聚合物[1]。由于这类聚合物具有独特的流变性能,因而备受学术界和工业界关注。目前已作为涂料增稠剂[2]和流变改性剂[3]得到了应用,而通过在部分水解聚丙烯酰胺(ＨＰＡＭ)的亲水主链上引入少量疏水单体而形成的疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺(ＨＡＰＡＭ)则可望克服ＨＰＡＭ耐温、耐盐性差的缺陷[4]而作为新一代水溶性聚合物材料用于油气开采作业[5,6]。由于亲水单体和疏水单体的不相容性,通常通过在反应溶液中加入表面活性剂使亲水单体和疏水单体…     

UV-light and visible-light photochromism of inorganic–organic multilayer films based on polyoxometalate and poly(acrylamide)

Novel UV-light and visible-light photochromic inorganic–organic multilayers composed of polyoxometalates (phosphomolybdic acid (PMoA)) and poly(acrylamide) (PAM) were prepared by the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly method. The grown process, composition, surface topography, and photochromic properties and mechanism of the multilayer films were investigated by ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectra, Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), electron resonance spectra (ESR), and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS). Irradiation with UV-light or visible-light, the transparent films changed from colorless to blue and showed reversible photochromism. PMoA/PAM LbL films had higher photochromic efficiency under UV-light irradiation than visible-light irradiation. The bleaching process occurred when the films were in contact with O₂ in the dark or heated in air. The photochromic process of PMoA/PAM LbL film was in accordance with radical mechanism.     

Testing homology with Contact Accepted mutatiOn (CAO): a contact-based Markov model of protein evolution

Point Accepted Mutation (PAM) is the Markov model of amino acid replacements in proteins introduced by Dayhoff and her co-workers (Dayhoff et al., 1978). The PAM matrices and other matrices based on the PAM model have been widely accepted as the standard scoring system of protein sequence similarity in protein sequence alignment tools. Here, we present Contact Accepted mutatiOn (CAO), a Markov model of protein residue contact mutations. The CAO model simulates the interchanging of structurally defined side-chain contacts, and introduces additional structural information into protein sequence alignments. Therefore, similarities between structurally conserved sequences can be detected even without apparent sequence similarity. CAO has been benchmarked on the HOMSTRAD database and a subset of the CATH database, by comparing sequence alignments with reference alignments derived from structural superposition. CAO yields scores that reflect coherently the structural quality of sequence alignments, which has implications particularly for homology modelling and threading techniques.     

Controllable immobilization of polyacrylamide onto glass slide: synthesis and characterization

A novel route was introduced to synthesize dense polyacrylamide (PAM) onto the glass slide surface. To investigate the surface chemistry of the PAM on the glass slides, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was utilized to obtain detailed chemical state information on the PAM layer constituents. The XPS peak data were consistent with the presented model of the PAM on the glass slide surface. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscope data indicated the presence of PAM on the glass slides, which consist of nodules. The results showed that PAM was successfully immobilized onto glass slides with a two-tier structure under aqueous condition and a monolayer structure under anhydrous condition. Compared with those under aqueous condition, the controllability of the molecular layer on glass slides and the reproducibility under anhydrous condition were much better, which makes anhydrous condition an advisable condition for the study of the reaction mechanisms of glass slides modified by PAM.     

Engineering of an enantioselective tyrosine aminomutase by mutation of a single active site residue in phenylalanine aminomutase

By replacing a single active-site residue Cys107 with Ser in phenylalanine aminomutase (PAM), the enzyme gained tyrosine aminomutase (TAM) activity while retaining PAM activity and high enantioselectivity. This engineered enantioselective TAM also catalyzed formation of β-tyrosine from p-coumaric acid and may prove to be useful for the synthesis of enantiopure β-tyrosine and its derivatives.     

A novel polyacrylamide nanocomposite hydrogel reinforced with natural chitosan nanofibers

Polyacrylamide (PAM) was used as a matrix material for fabricating novel nanocomposite hydrogels reinforced with natural chitosan nanofibers (CNFs) via in situ free-radical polymerization. The nanocomposite's structure, strength, morphology and rheological properties were investigated. The results showed that the CNFs had a strong interaction with PAM through hydrogen and covalent bondings. The CNFs acted as a multifunctional cross-linker and a reinforcing agent in the hydrogel system. The compression strength and storage modulus of the nanocomposite hydrogels were significantly higher than those of the pure PAM hydrogels and the corresponding PAM/chitosan semi-interpenetrating polymer network (PAM-SIPN) hydrogels. The swelling ratio (SR) of the nanocomposite hydrogels was lower than that of the PAM hydrogel, but was similar to that of the PAM-SIPN hydrogel. Among the CNF contents used, the 1.5 wt% CNF loading level showed the best combined swelling and mechanical properties for the hydrogels.     

Reinforcement of Self‐Healing Polyacrylic Acid Hydrogel with Acrylamide Modified Microcrystalline Cellulose†

Self‐healing hydrogel such as polyacrylic acid (PAA) hydrogel has attracted increasing attention based on its promising potential applications. However, it usually suffers from low strength especially as mechanical device. Herein, a commercial microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was modified with acrylamide to graft polyacrylamide (PAM) chains on the particle surface. The acrylamide‐modified MCC (AM‐MCC) was then dispersed in monomer solution of acrylic acid to prepare composite hydrogel. The mechanical properties of the obtained composite hydrogels and the self‐healed hydrogels were carefully measured by compressive and tensile tests, and by dynamic mechanical analysis. Our results demonstrate that introduction of a small amount of AM‐MCC such as 3 wt% can not only reinforce the original hydrogel and the healed hydrogel markedly, but also improve self‐healing efficiency obviously. The analyses indicate that in addition to the reversible multi‐interactions such as hydrogen bonding and ionic interactions, the entanglements between the PAA chains of the hydrogel matrix and the PAM chains grafted on the MCC particles have also played an important role on the improvement in mechanical performances and the healing ability of the hydrogel. Moreover, the responsiveness to exterior ion has been tested to indicate potential application of the composite hydrogel as self‐healable sensor.     

<Superscript>1</Superscript>H NMR study on microstructure of a novel acrylamide/methacrylic acid template copolymer in aqueous solution

A novel acrylamide/methacrylic acid template copolymer was prepared using polyallylammonium chloride (PAAC) as a template. This copolymer contains acrylamide (PAM), phenoxy acrylate (POA), and acylic acid (PAA) blocks. The investigation by high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) shows that intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the PAM and PAA blocks lead to compact molecular arrangement at quite low pH values, and the motion of the phenoxy side chain of the POA blocks is somewhat restricted. With the increase in pH value of the solution, the carboxylic acid of the PAA block gradually dissociates, which weakens hydrogen bonds between the PAM and PAA blocks. The decrease in D _w, self-diffusion coefficient of water, indicates the growth in aggregate size of the template copolymer. The cross peaks between amide protons and backbone protons shown in 2D nuclear overhauser spectroscopy (NOESY) spectra imply the existence of the intermolecular hydrogen bonding interaction between PAM and PAA blocks. After the carboxylic acid of the PAA block is completely dissociated in alkaline solution, the electrostatic repulsion of the carboxylic ion makes the molecular chain of the copolymer exhibit more outstretched. Consequently, the phenoxy groups (the side chain of the POA block) have more space to move.