Stable UV absorption material synthesized by intercalation of squaric acid anion into layered double hydroxides

A novel UV absorption material of squaric acid (SA) anion (O₄O₄^2?) intercalated layered double hydroxides (LDHs) was successfully synthesized by the co-precipitation method. After intercalation, the interlayer distance of MgAl-SA-LDHs increased to 1.04 nm compared to those of MgAl-CO₃-LDHs and SA anions present in form of a monolayer in the interlayer of LDHs. Thermal stability of SA clearly enhanced by the intercalation and the suppression of the deintercalation ability of MgAl-SA-LDHs was superior to that of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid intercalated LDHs. The results of UV-DRS indicate the potential application of MgAl-SA-LDHs as UV absorbers.     

超分子结构姜黄素插层镁铝水滑石的组装、结构及缓释性能

以镁铝水滑石为主体, 以中药提取物姜黄素为客体, 由共沉淀法、离子交换法和焙烧复原法三种不同方法组装得到超分子结构复合材料——姜黄素插层镁铝水滑石. 并用XRD, IR, HPLC等手段对该材料进行了表征. 结果表明, 共沉淀法和离子交换法成功组装得到两种不同结构的姜黄素插层产物, 使材料的层间距扩大为0.82～1.36 nm, 层间客体姜黄素阴离子是以平行或者单层垂直的定位方向排列于层间的. 考察了该材料在不同pH值的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中的缓释性能, 其缓释历程为客体阴离子与介质中 的离子交换过程. 该研究指出了阴离子层状材料——水滑石在中药释释剂领域的应用潜力.     

Selective adsorption of mercury ion by mercaptocarboxylic acid intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxide

Intercalations of mercaptocarboxylic acid and dithiodicarboxylic acid in Mg-Al layered double hydroxide and their adsorption properties for heavy metal ions were examined. During the intercalation of mercaptocarboxylic acids, mercapto group was oxidized, and the corresponding dithiodicarboxylic acids were intercalated in the interlayer space of Mg-Al layered double hydroxide. The intercalation compounds adsorbed mercury and silver ions effectively, whereas there was no adsorption of copper ion practically.     

Water Molecules in Hydrotalcite‐like Layered Double Hydroxides: Interplay between the Hydration of the Anions and the Metal Hydroxide Layer

Layered double hydroxides comprise positively charged metal hydroxide layers and intercalated anions. These materials are obtained from aqueous medium both in nature and in the laboratory. Consequently the layered double hydroxides include a considerable amount of water. The presented study was designed to determine the proportion of water associated with the hydration sphere of the anion as opposed to that of the metal hydroxide slab. Among the two differently bound water species observed in all layered double hydroxides, the weakly bound water is associated with the metal hydroxide layer and is lost at 100 °C, whereas the strongly bound water is in the hydration sphere of the anion and is lost at higher temperatures (100 °C ≤ T ≤ 250 °C). This is in contrast to the better known cationic clays, wherein all the intercalated water is generally found to be in the hydration sphere of the cations. Further the water molecules in layered double hydroxides also bond to each other, leading to the incorporation of water in excess of what is predicted by the Miyata formula (Miyata, 1975) based on crystal chemical considerations. The excess water is one of the reasons for the poor crystallinity of layered hydroxides.     

Studies on the intercalation of naproxen into layered double hydroxide and its thermal decomposition by in situ FT-IR and in situ HT-XRD

Layered double hydroxides, novel anionic clay, meet the first requirement as inorganic matrices for encapsulating functional drugs or biomolecules with negative charge in aqueous media. In this study, naproxen has been intercalated into Mg-Al layered double hydroxide by the methods of ion exchange. The structure and composition of the intercalated material have been studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy. A schematic model has been proposed. Furthermore, in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, in situ high-temperature XRD, and thermogravimetry (TG) have been used to characterize the thermal decomposition of the hybrid material. It has been found that the thermal stability of the intercalated naproxen is significantly enhanced compared with the pure form before intercalation, which suggests that this drug-inorganic layered material may have prospective application as the basis of a novel drug delivery system.     

Isolation of Chlorogenic Acid from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Flaveria bidentis</Emphasis> (L.) Kuntze by CCC and Synthesis of Chlorogenic Acid-Intercalated Layered Double Hydroxide

Preparative counter-current chromatography (CCC) was successfully used for isolation and purification of chlorogenic acid from Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze with a solvent system composed of ethyl acetate–methanol–water at a volume ratio of 50:1:50, v/v. Using a preparative unit of the CCC centrifuge, about 800 mg of the crude extract was separated, yielding 3.2 mg of chlorogenic acid at a purity of 92.0%. The blood pressure lowering and antivirus chlorogenic acid (C₁₆H₁₈O₉) was intercalated into magnesium–aluminum–layered double hydroxides, which was used as host materials for drug-LDH host-guest supermolecular structures by anion exchange under a nitrogen atmosphere. Chlorogenic acid–LDH is a functional and effective drug. The product chlorogenic acid–LDH has been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron micrographs (SEM). The X-ray diffraction patterns of NO₃ ^? form of LDH and chlorogenic acid–LDH were compared, and the basal d spacing value of NO₃ ^?-LDH layer was 8.75 Å (2θ = 10.100°); however, the basal reflection (003) of chlorogenic acid–LDH shifts to lower 2θ (for 003 reflection: 2θ = 5.119°) that is expanded to 17.25 Å, indicating the intercalation of chlorogenic acid into the interlayer of Mg–Al-LDH. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that chlorogenic acid stability had improved, and scanning electron micrographs showed that the morphology of the chlorogenic acid–LDH was irregular masses of distinctly thicker flakes, which was similar to the morphology of NO₃ ^? form of LDH.     

卡托普利插层锌铝水滑石的超分子结构、热稳定性及缓释性能研究

采用共沉淀及离子交换的方法将高血压类药物卡托普利(Cpl)插入到Zn/Al-NO₃-LDHs层间，借助XRD、FTIR、UV-Vis、TG-DTA和ICP等手段对样品进行表征。结果表明，Cpl阴离子可取代层间的NO₃^-，组装得到晶体结构良好的Cpl-LDHs。XRD结果表明得到的Cpl-LDHs的层间距为1.955～2.053 nm，并与根据PM3半经验分子轨道法优化计算得到的Cpl-三维尺寸进行比较，推测客体Cpl-是沿长轴方向与层板呈一定角度双层倾斜的方式交替排布于层间，与主体层板通过氢键与静电作用形成超分子结构;该超分子结构材料与卡托普利相比，其热稳定性及缓释性能得到较大提高;缓释实验数据符合Higuchi及Korsmeyer-Peppas扩散模型，说明本实验Cpl的释放很好的符合菲克扩散机理。     

Synthesis of the Benzoate Intercalated Layered Double ­Hydroxide of Nickel and Aluminum: Application of Mering's Rule

Homogeneous precipitation from a mixed metal nitrate solution using benzamide as a hydrolysis agent results in the formation of a benzoate‐intercalated layered double hydroxide of nickel and aluminum with a basal spacing of 15.6 Å. The alternation in the line widths of the basal reflections has been shown to arise by the random interstratification of a 8.8 Å phase with an altered orientation of the benzoate ions. This work is an illustration of the application of Mering's rules to model disorder in layered double hydroxides.     

Formation of platinum sites on layered double hydroxides type basic supports: I. Effect of the nature of the interlayer anion on the structure characteristics of the layered aluminum-magnesium hydroxide and the formation of an oxide phase

A layered aluminum-magnesium hydroxide of the hydrotalcite type containing interlayer carbonate counterions (HT-CO₃) and activated hydrotalcite containing interlayer OH⁻ ions (HT-OH) were studied for the subsequent use as the precursors of supports for platinum catalysts. It was found that the nature of an interlayer anion in the composition of an aluminum-magnesium layered hydroxide is an important factor affecting both the formation of the oxide support and its texture characteristics. The replacement of the interlayer CO₃²⁻ anion by OH⁻ resulted in changes in the structural parameters of the initial double hydroxide: a decrease in the interlayer distance with the retention of the Mg/Al ratio and an increase in the imperfection of the layered material. X-ray diffraction studies in the temperature range of 30–900°C showed that HT-OH is characterized by the ability to form low-temperature spinel at 375°C. As a result, two types of aluminum-magnesium oxide supports, which were characterized by different pore space organizations at the same Mg: Al ratio, were obtained from the given layered hydroxides.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)/Modified Lithium‐Aluminum‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocomposites Prepared Using In‐situ Polymerization

Layered double hydroxides are a type of layered stacked compound, which can be intercalated with organic‐molecule modifiers. An ion‐exchange process for layered double hydroxide (LDH) was used to intercalate water‐soluble sulfanilic acid salt (SAS) and dimethyl 5‐sulfoisopthalate (DMSI) into lithium aluminum layered double hydroxides (LiAl LDHs). In this work, a hydrothermal process was used to modify LiAl LDHs, and the modified LiAl LDHs were treated with either SAS or DMSI through an ion‐exchange process and were then intercalated using bis‐hydroxyethylene terephthalate (BHET). The results indicate that the modified LiAl LDHs improved the interlayer compatibility between the PET and LiAl LDH layers; thus, enabling the oligomer molecules to more easily enter the gallery of the LiAl LDH layers so that polymer chains could be included between the LDH layers during polymerization of the matrix. The better barrier, mechanical properties, and thermal stability of these new types of PET nanocomposites are discussed.     

Synthesis and UV absorption properties of 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonate anion-intercalated Zn-Al layered double hydroxides

An organic UV absorbent has been intercalated into a layered double hydroxide (LDH) host by ion exchange of a Zn-Al-LDH-nitrate precursor with a solution of 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid (DNSA) sodium salt in water. After intercalation of the UV absorbent, the powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern shows that the interlayer distance in the LDHs increases from 0.90 to 1.59 nm. The possible structure is that the interlayer DNSA anions arrange in a monolayer and in a perpendicular orientation toward the hydroxide layers. Infrared spectra and TG-DTA curves reveal the presence of a complex system of supramolecular host-guest interactions between layers. The thermal stability of the intercalated UV absorbent was investigated by TG-DTA and it was found that this material is more stable than the original organic UV absorbent at high temperature, showing that the thermostability is markedly enhanced after intercalation into the LDH host. The UV absorbent-intercalated LDHs exhibit excellent UV photostability in polypropylene composites.     

Molecular modeling of the structure and dynamics of the interlayer species of ZnAlCl layered double hydroxide

Molecular dynamics simulations of the ZnAl layered double hydroxide containing interlayer chloride anions have been performed in the NpT and Np(zz)T statistical ensembles for metal Zn/Al ratios of 2 and 3. We have monitored the interlayer spacing as a function of the number of intercalated water molecules for each statistical ensemble. We have studied how these profiles are affected by the method of calculation of the charges of the hydroxide layer atoms. Diffusion coefficients of the interlayer water molecules have been calculated for different Zn/Al ratios. The calculation of the chemical potential of the interlayer water molecules has been carried out for three amounts of interlayer water molecules. The calculation showed a qualitative agreement with the bulk water chemical potential within a range of interlayer water molecule contents.     

交换时间对离子交换法合成谷氨酸/锌铝层状双氢氧化物的结构和热稳定性的影响

采用离子交换法实现了谷氨酸(Glu)插层到ZnAl层状双氢氧化物(ZnAl-LDH)中而形成Glu/ZnAl-LDH纳米复合材料,并用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱、透射电子显微镜(TEM)以及热失重-差热(TG-DTA)分析等测试技术,研究了交换时间对Glu/ZnAl-LDH纳米复合材料结构的影响。发现当交换时间为1d时,Glu/ZnAl-LDH纳米复合材料粒子的结晶度好,Glu分子均以垂直形式插入,此时Glu在层间达到交换平衡。当交换时间为2d时,部分Glu开始以水平方式插入ZnAl-LDH纳米材料层间。但当交换时间进一步延长时,ZnAl-LDH纳米材料的结构发生部分坍塌,而且ZnAl-LDH纳米材料在微酸性的Glu溶液中发生部分溶解而使其六边形的结构出现破损。由于Glu插入ZnAl-LDH纳米复合材料层间后,其稳定性得到提高,因此,ZnAl-LDH纳米材料可以作为优良的生物分子的载体和储存器。     

Synthesis and properties of Mg2Al layered double hydroxides containing 5-fluorouracil

A pharmaceutically active compound, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) has been firstly intercalated into layered double hydroxide with the restructure method. Powder X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic analysis indicate that 5-FU molecule is stabilized in the host interlayer by electrostatic interaction and intermolecular interaction, and that the orientation of 5-FU is different when changing the pattern of aging treatment or the swelling agent. The release studies show that a rapid release of the drug during the first 40 min is followed by a more sustained one, and that the total amount of drug released from hybrid material into the aqueous solution is almost 87% and 74% at pH 4 and 7, respectively. The studies mentioned above suggest that layered double hydroxide might be used as the basis of a tunable drug delivery carrier.     

Sugar-anionic clay composite materials: intercalation of pentoses in layered double hydroxide

The intercalation of non-ionized guest pentoses (ribose and 2-deoxyribose) into the Mg-Al and Zn-Al layered double hydroxides (LDHs) was carried out at 298 K by the calcination-rehydration reaction using the Mg-Al and Zn-Al oxide precursors calcined at 773 K. The resulting solid products reconstructed the LDH structure with incorporating pentoses, and the maximum amount of ribose intercalated by the Mg-Al oxide precursor was approximately 20 times that by the Zn-Al oxide precursor. The ribose/Mg-Al LDH was observed to have the expanded LDH structure with a broad (003) spacing of 0.85 nm. As the thickness of the LDH hydroxide basal layer is 0.48 nm, the interlayer distance of the ribose/Mg-Al LDH is 0.37 nm. This value corresponds to molecular size of ribose in thickness (0.36 nm), supporting that ribose is horizontally oriented in the interlayer space of LDH. The maximum amount of ribose intercalated by the Mg-Al oxide precursor was approximately 5 times that of 2-deoxyribose. Ribose is substituted only by the hydroxyl group at C-2 position for 2-deoxyribose. Therefore, the number of hydroxyl group of sugar is essentially important for the intercalation of sugar molecule into the LDH, suggesting that the intercalation behavior of sugar for the LDH was greatly influenced by hydrogen bond between hydroxyl group of the intercalated pentose and the LDH hydroxide basal layers.     

Intercalation behavior of amino acids into Zn-Al-layered double hydroxide by calcination-rehydration reaction

The intercalation of amino acids for the Zn-Al-layered double hydroxide (LDH) has been investigated by the calcination-rehydration reaction at 298 K using mainly phenylalanine (Phe) as a guest amino acid. The Zn-Al oxide precursor prepared by the calcination of Zn-Al-carbonated LDH at 773 K for 2 h was used as the host material. The amount of Phe intercalated by the rehydration was remarkably influenced by the initial solution pH and reached ca. 2.7 times for anion exchange capacity (AEC) of the LDH at neutral and weak alkaline solutions, suggesting that Phe was intercalated as amphoteric ion form into the LDH interlayer. As Phe is intercalated for the LDH as monovalent anion in alkaline solution, the amount of Phe intercalated at pH 10.5 corresponded with AEC of the LDH. The solid products were found to have the expanded LDH structure, which confirmed that Phe was intercalated into the LDH interlayer as amphoteric ion or anion form. The basal spacing, d₀₀₃, of the Phe/LDH was 1.58 nm at pH 7.0 and 0.80 nm at pH 10.5; two kinds of expansion suggested for Phe in the interlayer space as vertical (pH 7.0) and horizontal (pH 10.5) orientations. The intercalation behavior of various amino acids for the LDH was also found to be greatly influenced by the feature of the amino acid side-chain, namely, its carbon-chain length, structure and physicochemical property. In particular, α-amino acids possessing a hydrophobic or negative-charged side-chain were preferentially intercalated for the LDH.     

Methotrexate intercalated ZnAl-layered double hydroxide

The anticancerous drug methotrexate (MTX) has been intercalated into an ZnAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) using an anion exchange technique to produce LDH-MTX hybrids having particle sizes in the range of 100-300 nm. X-ray diffraction studies revealed increases in the basal spacings of ZnAl-LDH-MTX hybrid on MTX intercalation. This was corroborated by the transmission electron micrographs, which showed an increase in average interlayer spacing from 8.9 Å in pristine LDH to 21.3 Å in LDH-MTX hybrid. Thermogravimetric analyses showed an increase in the decomposition temperature for the MTX molecule in the LDH-MTX hybrid indicating enhanced thermal stability of the drug molecule in the LDH nanovehicle. The cumulative release profile of MTX from ZnAl-LDH-MTX hybrids in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) at pH 7.4 was successfully sustained for 48 h following Rigter-Peppas model release kinetics via diffusion.     

Thermogravimetric analysis of layered double hydroxides with chloramphenicol and salicylate in the interlayer space

The thermal behavior of the new inorganic-organic nanohybrid materials obtained by intercalation of chloramphenicol and salicylate into layered double hydroxides (LDHs) by direct synthesis method, anion exchange reaction and the reconstruction method was evaluated by dynamic thermogravimetric analysis in air, at heating rates of 5°C min⁻¹. The XRD patterns of the samples are characteristic for those of well crystallized solids with layered double hydroxide structures. The FTIR spectroscopy results show the presence of the organic compound within the network structure of the synthesized LDHs. The kinetic parameters (reaction order (n) apparent activation energy (E _a) and pre-exponential factor (lnA) were calculated by the Coats-Redfern method. The compensation effects were determined.     

药物-无机复合材料姜黄素嵌入镁铝水滑石的合成、表征及缓释性能的研究

采用共沉淀和离子交换方法将药物姜黄素(Cur)嵌入到Mg-Al-LDHs层间,制备了一种新型的药物-无机复合材料,借助XRD,FTIR和TG-DTA等手段对样品进行了表征。结果表明,Cur阴离子以平行或者单层、沿其短轴方向垂直嵌入到层间;与主体层板通过氢键与静电作用形成超分子结构;该超分子结构姜黄素-水滑石复合材料与姜黄素相比,其热稳定性、耐酸性及缓释性能均有大幅度提高,缓释实验数据符合Bhaskar方程和一级动力学方程模型。     

Biocompatible protoporphyrin IX-containing nanohybrids with potential applications in photodynamic therapy

Protoporphyrin IX was immobilized in the interlayer region of Mg–Al layered double hydroxides in order to produce biocompatible nanohybrids that could find applications in photodynamic therapy. Protoporphyrin IX and perfluoroheptanoic acid were also cointercalated to produce nanohybrids that combine the oxygen dissolving properties of perfluorocarbons with the photodynamic effect of the porphyrin. The various nanohybrids were characterized by using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. In addition to the intercalation of protoporphyrin IX in the interlayer region of the layered double hydroxides, the X-ray diffraction pattern also showed that intercalation of perfluoroheptanoic acid resulted in the formation of a bilayer between the inorganic layers. Photooxidation experiments using substrates such as imidazole, 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene or linoleic acid, demonstrated the generation of singlet oxygen by these nanohybrids.