无机材料的仿生合成

生物矿化重要的特征之一是细胞分泌的有机基质调制无机矿物的成核和生长, 形成具有特殊组装方式和多级结构特点的生物矿化材料(如骨、牙和贝壳)。仿生合成就是将生物矿化的机理引入无机材料合成, 以有机物的组装体为模板, 去控制无机物的形成,制备具有独特显微结构特点的无机材料, 使材料具有优异的物理和化学性能。仿生合成已成为无机材料化学的研究前沿。本文综述了无机材料仿生合成的发展现状。     

聚合物在仿生合成中的应用研究进展

仿生合成技术通过模拟生物矿化机理,以有机物为模板控制无机物的生成,制备具有特殊结构及性能的无机材料.聚合物是仿生合成中较多采用的有机模板之一,用来控制无机粒子的成核、生长及排列,能够在温和条件下合成具有多级结构、特殊形貌和优异性能的有机,无机复合材料.本文综述了聚合物在仿生合成中的应用研究进展,并指出了存在的问题及发展方向.     

仿生矿化增强材料

近年来,随着材料科学领域的发展,机械性能优异且具有特定功能的有机-无机复合材料成为了研究热点。而天然的生物矿化过程产生了在自然界中分布广泛、结构特征多样性、机械性能优异的天然生物矿物,比如牙齿、骨骼、珍珠、贝壳、海胆刺、海洋红虫颚等。这些天然复合增强材料中的矿化组织结构特点和矿化机理为仿生设计与合成具有特定结构、特定功能和优异机械性能的材料提供了理论依据。通过模拟天然过程的仿生矿化方法,利用有机基质调控无机矿物成核生长为固态矿物,最终能够定向组装具有特定有序结构和先进功能的有机-无机复合材料。本文主要综述了自然界中通过生物矿化过程得到的高强度、高韧性的天然复合增强材料,以及受生物矿化增强现象的启发,在化学与材料仿生矿化合成中出现的一些有机-无机复合的增强材料。     

有机凝胶自组装模板法制备纳米材料

利用溶胶一凝胶聚合过程人工模拟生物矿化进程的技术,已经融人无机材料和超分子有机化学的研究领域.小分子有机凝胶因子在溶剂中发牛自组装,形成多种形态的有机凝胶超分子结构,以其为模板,经过溶胶一凝胶过程,可以诱导转录形成各种形态的纳米材料.本文介绍了利用有机凝胶因子自组装结构为模板制备形态可控无机材料的研究进展及模板结构诱导转录的两种可能机制.     

聚合物控制模拟生物矿化

近年来,受自然启发的合成思路已日益引起广泛的重视.本文综述了运用各种不同的分子模板对无机晶体的生物矿化过程,多种无机晶体生长和无机-有机复合材料的形貌与结构的调控作用以及分子模板与外界静态模板的协调控制效应等方面的最新进展.重点讨论简单的有机添加剂如水溶性功能聚合物及表面活性剂等对无机晶体晶化的模板效应及其在复杂无机结构形成过程中的相互协同作用、在混合溶液体系中的新的影响效应等.讨论了模拟生物矿化方法在构筑新颖无机纳米材料及无机-有机复合材料的新途径及其自组装机理.目前的研究进展表明,通过选择合适的分子模板和外界静态模板、适当的合成微环境和运用合适的自组装机制,有可能实现对所有无机晶体的形貌控制和复杂杂化结构的合理构筑.展望了这些尺度可控而结构特殊等级材料潜在的重要应用价值.     

活性聚苯乙烯膜诱导碳酸钙异相成核结晶

0引言生物矿物材料(如骨、牙齿、贝壳等)的优异性能[1]使得无机材料的仿生合成(又称有机模板合成)成为近年来研究的热点之一[2]。该合成技术的优点是,通过有机物分子与无机离子的相互作用,能够在温和的条件下合成出具有多级结构、特殊形貌和优异性能的有机/无机复合材料。CaCO3     

凝胶介质中仿生矿化过程的研究*

本文综述了凝胶介质中仿生矿化过程的研究进展。仿生矿化是当前化学、生物学和材料科学的研究前沿和热点。近年来,越来越多的生物学证据表明：生物体中的蛋白质和多糖等生物大分子,往往通过超分子组装形成凝胶状基质网络,进而对生物矿化过程施加影响。因此,凝胶介质中的仿生矿化研究对深入了解生物矿化机理,以及从理论上指导先进功能材料的设计和合成具有重要意义。迄今为止,研究人员已经对天然和合成高分子凝胶、超分子水凝胶和无机凝胶等多种凝胶介质中的仿生矿化过程进行了研究。结果表明：凝胶介质主要通过其三维网络结构限制反应离子在其内部的扩散速率,并掺杂到无机矿物的晶体结构中,从而影响生成晶体的形貌和构造。而且在有机基质(如水溶性有机高分子和自组装单层等)的协同作用下,凝胶介质中的仿生矿化过程也呈现出与水溶液中不同的特点。此外,本文还介绍了当前对凝胶介质中矿物形貌的调控和矿化机理的几种不同观点,并对该领域未来的研究和应用进行了展望。     

仿生矿化的机理和应用研究进展

碳酸钙、磷酸钙为代表的生物矿物广泛分布于自然界中,经过不同的矿化过程,在生物体内呈现出多样的结构、形貌和功能,构成生物体多种组织和器官.在人工材料合成领域,仿生矿化通过调控碳酸钙、磷酸钙等矿物的成核与生长,获得具有复杂高级结构和特殊生物功能的无机或无机/有机复合材料.本文重点介绍仿生矿化机理和应用的最近研究进展,包括仿...     

二氧化硅的仿生矿化

自然界的进化赋予某些生物体在生理条件下制备复杂结构生物矿物的能力。它们复杂而多尺度有序的结构、特殊的功能以及物种特异的遗传控制特征远非当前的人工合成技术所能实现,因此,师法自然,仿生矿化成为先进材料制备的重要手段之一。研究发现,生物体中的有机基质在生物矿物的形成过程中起着至关重要的作用,例如从含有生物二氧化硅的硅藻、海绵骨针中分离得到的silaffins、长链聚胺,从海绵中提取的silicateins等,这些生物分子通过操纵有机-无机界面作用,从分子水平上控制无机矿物的成核与生长,从而使生物矿物具有特殊的分级结构和组装方式。人们设计或选用具有相似结构或功能的有机分子,模拟生物矿化过程,仿生制备了不同形态、结构和功能的二氧化硅纳米材料。本文以有机-无机界面作用为核心,以认识自然、学习自然、矿物合成及构型调控为主线,从生物二氧化硅的形成机制、仿生矿化的研究进展、应用概况进行了评述,指出了当前研究存在的问题及相应的解决思路,并对仿生矿化的前景进行了展望。     

从生物矿化到仿生矿化：构筑新功能生命体

生物矿化是生命体通过调控无机矿物的成核、取向、生长和组装来制造有机-无机复合材料的过程。借鉴生物矿化的原理,可利用有机基质实现无机材料的可控合成,制备出性能优异的新型复合材料。更有趣的是,将材料和生物体从结构和功能两个层面整合,利用材料-生物之间的协同调控,可构筑出新功能生命体,这也是仿生矿化发展的重要方向。本论文首先介绍生物矿化的基本理论和自然界中的生物矿化现象。随后通过对生物矿物结构和功能的阐述,提出仿生构筑新功能生命体的概念,并系统介绍构筑新型材料-生物体的方法,在此基础上系统总结新功能生命体在环保、能源、医学等领域的应用。最后,针对目前该领域存在的局限和问题展开讨论,对实现智能仿生构筑生命体的研究进行展望。我们认为基于仿生矿化构筑新功能生命体的研究能够推动学科边界不断融合,为材料学、化学生物学、生物无机化学以及医学等领域的发展提供新的方向。     

Immobilization and electrochemistry of cytochrome c on amino-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films

The immobilization and electrochemistry of cytochrome c (cyt c) on amino-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films are described. The functionalized silica films with an Im3m cubic phase structure were deposited on conducting ITO substrate by co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) in the presence of Pluronic F127 under acidic conditions. The high specific surface area, large pore size and functional inner surface of mesoporous silica thin films result in a high cyt c loading, and the cyt c immobilization on this silicate framework is stable. After adsorption of cyt c, the ordered cubic structure of mesoporous silica and the redox activity of immobilized cyt c are retained as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and cyclic voltammetry. The redox behavior of the cyt c/silica film-modified ITO electrode is a surface-controlled quasi-reversible process for the experimental conditions used in this work and the electron transfer rate constant is calculated is 1.33 s⁻¹. The ITO electrode modified by cyt c/silica film possesses a high stability; even cyt c retains its redox activity following immobilization for several months. Furthermore, the electrocatalytic activities of the modified ITO electrode to hydrogen peroxide and ascorbic acid have been studied. Since these behaviors are quite pronounced, the modified electrode can be used for detection of hydrogen peroxide and ascorbic acid.     

Structure and infrared emissivity of polyimide/mesoporous silica composite films

Polyimide/mesoporous silica composite films were prepared by direct mixing of polyamic acid solution and silylated mesoporous silica particles, or by condensation polymerization of dianhydride and diamine with silylated mesoporous silica particles in N,N-dimethylacetamide, followed with thermal imidization. Structure and glass transition temperatures of the composite films were measured with FTIR, SEM, EDX, XPS and DMTA. The results show that the silylated mesoporous silica particles in the composites tend to form the aggregation with a strip shape due to phase separation. The composite films exhibit higher glass transition temperature as comparing with that of pure polyimide. It is found that the composite films present lower infrared emissivity value than the pure polyimide and the magnitude of infrared emissivity value is related to the content of silylated mesoporous silica in the composite films. Inhibiting actions of silylated mesoporous silica on infrared emission of the composite films may be owing to presence of nanometer-scale pores in silylated mesoporous silica.     

Preparation of amino-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films with highly ordered large pore structures

Highly ordered amino-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films have been directly synthesized by co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) in the presence of triblock copolymer Pluronic P123 surfactant species under acidic conditions by sol-gel dip-coating. The effect of the sol aging on thin films organization is systematically studied, and the optimal sol aging time is obtained. The amino-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films exhibit a long-range ordering of 2D hexagonal (p6mm) mesostructure with a large pore size of 8.3 nm, a large Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area of 680 m² g⁻¹ and a large pore volume of 1.06 cm³ g⁻¹ following surfactant extraction as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscope (TEM), and physical adsorption techniques. Based on BET surface area and weight loss, the surface coverage of amino-groups for the amino-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films is calculated to be 3.2 amino-groups per nm². Moreover, the functionalized thin films display improved properties for immobilization of cytochrome c in comparison with pure-silica mesoporous thin films.     

Preparation and photochromism of Keggin-type molybdphosphoric acid/silica mesoporous composite thin films

Using tetraethoxysilane and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as the silica sources, amino-functionalized organic/inorganic hybrid mesoporous silica thin films with 2-dimensional hexagonal structure have been synthesized by evaporation induced self-assembly process in the presence of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide templates under acid conditions. The Keggin-type molybdphosphoric acid (PMo) is incorporated into the mesoporous silica thin films with amino-groups by wetness impregnation, and the PMo/silica mesoporous composite thin films are obtained. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra indicate the PMo molecules maintain Keggin structure and are homogeneously distributed inside mesopores. The composite thin films possess excellent reversible photochromic properties, and change from colorless to blue under ultraviolet irradiation. The photochromic mechanism of the composite thin films is studied by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis), electron spin resonance (ESR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra. It is shown that intervalence charge transfer (IVCT) and ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) are the main reasons of photochromism. PMo anions interact strongly with amino-groups of the mesoporous suface via hydrogen bond and electrostatic force. After ultraviolet irradiation, the charge transfer occurs by reduction of heteropolyanions accompanying the formation of heteropolyblues with multivalence Mo(VI, V), and the bleaching process of composite thin films is closely related to the presence of oxygen.     

Green preparation of hollow mesoporous silica nanosphere inside-loaded gold nanoparticles and the catalytic activity

In this work, an active nano-catalyst with gold nanoparticles loaded in hollow mesoporous silica nanospheres (HMSNs/Au) was prepared by a one-pot sol-gel method, in which gold ions were loaded in hollow mesoporous silica spheres followed by sodium alginate reduction. The characterization of the HMSNs/Au were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption–desorption isotherms (BET). The high catalytic activity of HMSNs/Au, denoted as apparent turn-over frequency (TOF), was detected by UV-Vis spectrophotometer for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (74.5 h^?1) and 2-nitrophenol (108.7 h^?1) in the presence of sodium borohydride solution due to the small gold nanoparticles size and overall exposure of active sites. It is expected that this ecofriendly approach to prepare inorganic composited nanoparticles as high active catalysts based on hollow mesoporous materials was a promising platform for loading noble metal nanoparticles.     

Polypeptide-templated synthesis of hexagonal silica platelets

Several studies have demonstrated the use of biomimetic approaches in the synthesis of a variety of inorganic materials. Poly-L-lysine (PLL) promotes the precipitation of silica from a silicic acid solution within minutes. The molecular weight of PLL was found to affect the morphology of the resulting silica precipitate. Larger-molecular weight PLL produced hexagonal silica platelets, whereas spherical silica particles were obtained using low-molecular weight PLL. Here we report on the polypeptide secondary-structure transition that occurs during the silicification reaction. The formation of the hexagonal silica platelets is attributed to the PLL helical chains that are formed in the presence of monosilicic acid and phosphate ions. Hexagonal PLL crystals can also serve as templates in directing the growth of the silica in a manner that generates a largely mesoporous silica phase that is oriented with respect to the protein crystal template.     

仿生介孔二氧化硅用于高效液相色谱拆分手性化合物

仿生介孔硅是以有机物作为模板,可有效复刻模板的独特形貌,从而得到其相同或相似结构孔径的介孔硅。本文从仿生的观点出发,从蟹壳中提取得到几丁质膜,将其用作模板制备了仿生手性向列型介孔二氧化硅,并用其制备了液相色谱柱,进行了手性化合物拆分实验。结果表明,该色谱固定相对10个手性化合物有一定的手性分离效果。     

Concerted effect of boron and porosity on shear thickening behavior of hybrid mesoporous silica dispersions

In the present work, the influence of porosity and boron on shear thickening behavior of hybrid mesoporous silica has been studied. Three different levels of boron modification were performed by varying the molar composition of boric acid viz., 1.5 mmol, 2.5 mmol, and 3.5 mmol in a co-condensation approach. The incorporation of boron in mesoporous silica network was confirmed by various techniques such as Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR), and ¹¹B solid- state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The morphology and particle size were confirmed by using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. To evaluate the effect of boron and porosity on the shear thickening behavior, dispersions were prepared from mesoporous boron- modified silica (MSiB), control mesoporous silica (MSi), non-porous boron-modified silica (SiB), and control non-porous silica (Si) in polyethylene glycol. The shear thickening behavior was studied using steady shear rheology. The dispersion prepared from different loadings of synthesized MSiB containing 1.5 mmol boron showed more than 16 times increase in viscosity (657.7 Pa.s) compared to that of MSi (39.2 Pa.s) at a fairly low volume fraction (φ = 0.15) of silica. It is expected that the highly ordered mesoporous architecture of hybrid silica has improved the interaction between the particle and the dispersing medium through hydrogen bonding. The porous morphology of the hybrid mesoporous silica as well as the incorporation of boron in the silica network favors the formation of a frictional contact network, and a transition from continuous shear thickening (CST) to discontinuous shear thickening (DST) behavior was observed. Therefore, silica prepared via incorporation of boron as well as porosity can be material of interest in variety of applications, for example, soft body armors, sporting goods, and shear thickening electrolytes for high impact resistant batteries.     

Non‐covalent Immobilization of Iron‐triazole (Fe(Htrz)3) Molecular Mediator in Mesoporous Silica Films for the Electrochemical Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

Mesoporous silica thin films encapsulating a molecular iron‐triazole complex, Fe(Htrz)₃ (Htrz=1,2,4,‐1H‐triazole), have been generated by electrochemically assisted self‐assembly (EASA) on indium‐tin oxide (ITO) electrode. The obtained modified electrodes are characterized by well‐defined voltammetric signals corresponding to the Fe^II/III centers of the Fe(Htrz)₃ species immobilized into the films, indicating fast electron transfer processes and stable operational stability. This is due to the presence of a high density of redox probes in the material (1.6×10^?4 mol g^?1 Fe(Htrz)₃ in the mesoporous silica film) enabling efficient charge transport by electron hopping. The mesoporous films are uniformly deposited over the whole electrode surface and they are characterized by a thickness of 110 nm and a wormlike mesostructure directed by the template role played by Fe(Htrz)₃ species in the EASA process. These species are durably immobilized in the material (they are not removed by solvent extraction). The composite mesoporous material (denoted Fe(Htrz)₃@SiO₂) is then used for the electrocatalytic detection of hydrogen peroxide, which can be performed by amperometry at an applied potential of ?0.4 V versus Ag/AgCl and by flow injection analysis. The organic‐inorganic hybrid film electrode displays good sensitivity for H₂O₂ sensing over a dynamic range from 5 to 300 μM, with a detection limit estimated at 2 μM.     

NSAID naproxen in mesoporous matrix MCM-41: drug uptake and release properties

Hexagonally ordered mesoporous silica material MCM-41 (S_BET?=?1090?m²/g, pore size?=?31.2 ?) was synthesized and modified by 3-aminopropyl ligands. The differences in an uptake and subsequent release of anti-inflammatory drug naproxen from unmodified and amino modified MCM-41 samples were studied. The prepared materials were characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), nitrogen adsorption/desorption, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), thermoanalytical methods (TG/DTA) and elemental analysis. The amount of the drug released was monitored with thin layer chromatography (TLC) with densitometric detection in defined time intervals. The amounts of the released naproxen from mesoporous silica MCM-41/napro and amine-modified silica sample A-MCM-41/napro were 95 and 90% of naproxen after 72?h. In this study we compare the differences of release profiles from mesoporous silica MCM-41 and mesoporous silica SBA-15.