Supramolecular polymers constructed by crown ether-based molecular recognition

Supramolecular polymers, polymeric systems beyond the molecule, have attracted more and more attention from scientists due to their applications in various fields, including stimuli-responsive materials, healable materials, and drug delivery. Due to their good selectivity and convenient enviro-responsiveness, crown ether-based molecular recognition motifs have been actively employed to fabricate supramolecular polymers with interesting properties and novel applications in recent years. In this tutorial review, we classify supramolecular polymers based on their differences in topology and cover recent advances in the marriage between crown ether-based molecular recognition and polymer science.     

Crown Ether Host-Guest Molecular Ferroelectrics

In recent years, molecular ferroelectrics have received great attention due to their low weight, mechanical flexibility, easy preparation and excellent ferroelectric properties. Among them, crown-ether-based molecular ferroelectrics, which are typically composed of the host crown ethers, the guest cations anchored in the crown ethers, and the counterions, are of great interest because of the host-guest structure. Such a structure allows the components to occur order-disorder transition easily, which is beneficial for inducing ferroelectric phase transition. Herein, we summarized the research progress of crown ether host-guest molecular ferroelectrics, focusing on their crystal structure, phase transition, ferroelectric-related properties. In view of the small spontaneous polarization and uniaxial nature, we outlook the chemical design strategies for obtaining high-performance crown-ether-based molecular ferroelectrics. This minireview will be of guiding significance for the future exploration of crown ether host-guest molecular ferroelectrics.     

内嵌金属富勒烯的笼外化学修饰

内嵌金属富勒烯以其独特的结构和新奇的性质吸引了众多科学家的目光,对它们进行笼外化学修饰是最近十年来新兴的研究热点,这对于考察内嵌金属富勒烯的结构及化学物理性质并拓宽其应用范围具有重要意义。本文将内嵌金属富勒烯与各种底物的不同作用分类,以反应类型为线索,详细概括了已发表的内嵌金属富勒烯的各种笼外化学反应,包括各种环化反应、内嵌金属富勒烯与杯芳烃及冠醚的自组装、单键相连的衍生物、水溶性衍生物以及用内嵌金属富勒烯填充碳纳米管等。在对各种化学反应阐述的同时,对内嵌金属富勒烯的可能应用也进行了总结,并提出了自己的看法。     

Synthesis and Cation Complexation of Lariat Calix[4 ] crowns

Calixcrowns carrying bridging polyethyleneoxy moieties on the lower rim, which combine calixarene and crown ether in a single molecule, are a novel class of host compounds which have attracted increasing attention because of their increased ability for selective complexation of cations and neutral molecules compared with crown ethers or cal ixarenes.     

镁金属有机框架材料应用研究进展

镁金属有机框架材料（Mg-MOFs）作为一类高比表面积、结构可设计的多孔功能材料,有其独特的优势,其应用涉及到诸多领域,为镁资源的开发利用开拓了新领域,近年来受到了广大科研工作者的关注。本文阐述了Mg-MOFs在气体吸附与分离、电极材料、荧光传感、催化、染料吸附、药物传递六个方面的应用,提出了Mg-MOFs今后研究重点,并展望了其应用前景。     

石墨烯/偶氮杂化材料研究进展

石墨烯作为一种新型二维平面纳米材料,表现出许多优异的物理性质.含偶氮苯的化合物和聚合物作为功能材料具有独特的光响应性质.将石墨烯的特性与偶氮材料的光响应性相结合,有望发展一类具有卓越性能的新型光电功能材料.本文总结了石墨烯/偶氮杂化材料这一研究方向的最新进展,重点介绍了杂化材料的制备、表征和光电功能性质等,并简要展望了这类材料的发展前景.     

Application of crown ethers as stationary phase in the chromatographic methods

Recently, much attention has been paid to chromatographic characteristics and applications of crown ethers. These compounds were employed as chiral stationary phase for resolution of various racemic compounds in high performance chromatography and capillary electrochromatography techniques. Crown ethers also used in gas chromatography as the stationary phase. Recently, it has been found that, crown ethers also may be useful in cation chromatographic separation in ion chromatography for the determination of alkali and alkaline-earth cations, ammonium, and amines. In this paper we have an overview on these applications of crown ethers.     

Recent advances in synthesis and biological applications of graphene quantum dots

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are becoming imperative functional carbon-based nanomaterials for use in a wide range of biological applications due to the unique optical and optoelectronic properties and also for having physical and chemical stable carbon network structure. Low toxicity, edge functionalization, tunable size, and photoluminescence properties of GQDs have attracted worldwide interests in recent years from academic and industrial point of view. The strong photoluminescence, good water solubility, and high drug loading capacity make GQDs useful for biosensing, bioimaging, and drug delivery. In this review, we have focused on the recent development in the synthesis methodologies and biological applications of GQDs.     

新型碳材料——石墨烯的制备及其在电化学中的应用

作为单原子厚度的二维碳原子材料,石墨烯由于其特殊的结构和物化性能而成为目前碳基材料中的一个研究热点。本文主要介绍了石墨烯及其复合纳米材料制备的一些新方法。结合石墨烯优良的导电性和生物相容性,论述了石墨烯在电化学分析领域,以及电催化、超级电容器和电化学电池等方面的应用。     

糖基修饰大环化合物的研究进展

糖类分子作为生命过程中多种特殊受体的底物,在生物信息传递中发挥着重要的作用.近年来,已通过各种方法高效率地制备了一些新型的糖基修饰的杯芳烃、环糊精和冠醚等大环分子,它们在生物凝集素特异性识别、选择性离子识别及手性催化等方面的应用引起了研究者的广泛兴趣.本文从糖基修饰大环分子的合成、功能化及其相关应用方面综述了目前糖基功...     

基于柱芳烃主客体作用构筑的超分子纳米载体

近年来,基于主客体相互作用的超分子纳米载体因其独特的自组装特性在癌症治疗领域引起了广泛的关注。柱芳烃作为一种新型的大环分子,因其独特的化学结构和优越的主客体包合能力而成为近年来研究的热点。本文根据不同的治疗机制综述了柱状链纳米载体及其在化疗、光动力治疗、联合治疗等领域的应用。在此基础上,展望了柱芳烃基纳米载体的研究方向和发展趋势。     

新型碳材料——石墨烯的制备及其在电化学中的应用

作为单原子厚度的二维碳原子材料,石墨烯由于其特殊的结构和物化性能而成为目前碳基材料中的一个研究热点.本文主要介绍了石墨烯及其复合纳米材料制备的一些新方法.结合石墨烯优良的导电性和生物相容性,论述了石墨烯在电化学分析领域,以及电催化、超级电容器和电化学电池等方面的应用.     

Conjugated Polyelectrolytes as New Platforms for Drug Screening

In recent years, conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) have attracted increasing attention for their applications in highly sensitive biosensors by taking advantage of their unique optical amplification properties. In comparison to previous applications tailored for highly sensitive biomacromolecule detection, this Focus Review highlights recent research efforts in the development of water‐soluble CPEs as a new class of optical platforms for the screening of potential drugs. Three types of biological targets for the search of small‐molecule active drugs are described: nucleic acids, enzymes, and RNA–protein complexes. Future research directions for drug screening based on CPEs are also presented.     

金纳米粒子的合成、特性及其在生物医学检测中的应用研究进展

近年来,纳米技术越来越广泛的应用到各个领域,金纳米粒子因其具有许多优良的物理、化学及生物学性质而引起了人们特别的关注。本文综述了金纳米粒子几种经典的合成方法,以及基于金纳米粒子独特的理化性质在病原体、核酸蛋白质检测方面的最新研究进展。     

Ocular Delivery of Polyphenols: Meeting the Unmet Needs

Nature has become one of the main sources of exploration for researchers that search for new potential molecules to be used in therapy. Polyphenols are emerging as a class of compounds that have attracted the attention of pharmaceutical and biomedical scientists. Thanks to their structural peculiarities, polyphenolic compounds are characterized as good scavengers of free radical species. This, among other medicinal effects, permits them to interfere with different molecular pathways that are involved in the inflammatory process. Unfortunately, many compounds of this class possess low solubility in aqueous solvents and low stability. Ocular pathologies are spread worldwide. It is estimated that every individual at least once in their lifetime experiences some kind of eye disorder. Oxidative stress or inflammatory processes are the basic etiological mechanisms of many ocular pathologies. A variety of polyphenolic compounds have been proved to be efficient in suppressing some of the indicators of these pathologies in in vitro and in vivo models. Further application of polyphenolic compounds in ocular therapy lacks an adequate formulation approach. Therefore, more emphasis should be put in advanced delivery strategies that will overcome the limits of the delivery site as well as the ones related to the polyphenols in use. This review analyzes different drug delivery strategies that are employed for the formulation of polyphenolic compounds when used to treat ocular pathologies related to oxidative stress and inflammation.     

聚合物纳米药物载体的研究进展

近年来, 大量研究结果表明纳米技术可显著提高传统药物的疾病治疗效果, 并在生物医学领域引起了广泛关注. 迄今, 多种聚合物纳米体系已被研发并用于药物的靶向递送. 随着纳米技术的不断发展, 各类生物微环境响应的功能基团也被应用于构筑新型药物载体, 以提高患病部位的药物富集及减少药物的毒副作用. 聚合物纳米药物载体在癌症治疗、 代谢类疾病治疗及抗菌等方面展现出巨大潜力. 本文系统评述了聚合物纳米药物载体的最新研究进展及在生物医药方面的应用.     

双模板介导合成类骨磷灰石的研究进展

天然骨形成是一个多模板协同共组装的过程。与单模板自组装相比,双模板介导合成的类骨磷灰石具有与天然骨更加相近的多级结构,在生物矿化研究领域具有更重要的研究意义。本文介绍了双模板介导合成类骨磷灰石的研究进展,探讨了双模板的选择、设计及模板分子间的相互作用,阐述了模板对磷灰石晶体成核的调控机制。通过双模板介导自组装生成的磷灰石材料,以其特有的仿生多级结构和骨诱导效果,在骨缺损修复、齿科修复、表面涂层及药物载体等领域具有广阔的应用前景。     

基于冠醚衍生物的超分子聚合物

自组装现象是生命科学最本质的内容之一,生物体系可以精确地利用非共价键相互作用形成高度有序的功能组装体.受到大自然的启发,近年来利用分子自组装构筑包括超分子聚合物在内的有序聚集体是超分子科学的研究热点.此类组装体不仅在拓扑学上具有重要的意义,而且可以用来制备动态的超分子功能材料.冠醚作为第一代超分子主体化合物,由于其结构...     

基于透明质酸构筑的药物递送载体及其应用

传统纳米药物控释载体主要通过细胞胞吞作用实现药物递送,其主要过程为被动靶向机制,因此会影响纳米载体在肿瘤组织的富集和治疗效果。近年来生物大分子透明质酸因其优异的水溶性、生物相容性、可降解性和肿瘤靶向性备受科研工作者青睐,已被广泛用于药物控释载体的构筑中,并成为靶向肿瘤治疗纳米载体领域的研究热点。本文根据透明质酸基纳米载体治疗机制的不同,从透明质酸基纳米载体在化疗、光热治疗、光动力治疗以及联合治疗的应用方面对其性能进行了总结和评述,并在此基础上展望了未来透明质酸基纳米治疗载体的研究方向和发展趋势。     

功能配位聚合物研究进展

主要就配位聚合物在气体吸附、手性拆分和催化、分子磁体方面的研究进展进行了综述,指出配位聚合物作为潜在的新型功能材料近年来得到了科学家的普遍关注;列举了近年来这类配位聚合物的研究成果和开发进展,并对其发展前景作了展望.