多巴胺用量对Fe3O4@PDA@PAMAM磁性纳米吸附材料的微观结构及吸附性能的影响

以自制的Fe3O4磁性纳米材料为核,多巴胺(DA)为表面修饰剂,成功地将2.0 G聚酰胺-胺(PAMAM)树状大分子接枝在Fe3O4磁核表面,制备出了一系列不同DA含量的Fe3O4@PDA@PAMAM磁性纳米吸附材料。采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、红外光谱仪(IR)、振动样品磁强计(VSM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪(ICP-OES)等分析测试手段对材料组成、微观结构、磁性能和对重金属Cd(Ⅱ)离子的吸附性能进行了测试和表征。研究了修饰剂DA用量对Fe3O4@PDA@PAMAM磁性纳米吸附材料的相组成、微观结构、磁性能和吸附性能的影响。实验结果表明,Fe3O4@PDA@PAMAM磁性纳米吸附材料均呈典型的核-壳结构,材料晶型均呈现尖晶石结构,且壳层厚度随DA用量增加而增厚;材料的饱和磁化强度(Ms)均比Fe3O4的小,且随着DA用量的增加而降低,并且材料的矫顽力(Hc)和剩余磁化强度(Mr)均较低,其磁响应特性适合于做为可回收磁性纳米吸附材料。材料对Cd(Ⅱ)离子的平衡吸附容量随着DA用量的增加呈先增加后减小趋势。当Fe3O4和DA的质量比为8∶4时,吸附剂对Cd(Ⅱ)离子的吸附容量达到最大值165.13 mg·g^-1。     

A Coordinative Dendrimer Achieves Excellent Efficiency in Cytosolic Protein and Peptide Delivery

Cytosolic protein delivery is a prerequisite for the development of protein therapeutics that act on intracellular targets. Proteins are generally membrane‐impermeable and thus need a carrier such as a polymer to facilitate their internalization. However, the efficient binding of proteins with different isoelectric points to polymeric carriers is challenging. In this study, we designed a coordinative dendrimer to solve this problem. The dendrimers modified with dipicolylamine/zinc(II) complex were capable of binding proteins through a combination of ionic and coordination interactions. The best polymer efficiently delivered 30 cargo proteins and peptides into the cytosol, while maintaining their bioactivity after intracellular release. The removal or replacement of zinc ions in the polymer with other transition‐metal ions lead to significantly decreased efficiency in cytosolic protein delivery. This study provides a new strategy to develop robust and efficient polymers for cytosolic protein delivery.     

Dendronized Anionic Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis,Characterization, and Antiviral Activity

Anionic carbosilane dendrons decorated with sulfonate functions and one thiol moiety at the focal point have been used to synthesize water‐soluble gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) through the direct reaction of dendrons, gold precursor, and reducing agent in water, and also through a place‐exchange reaction. These nanoparticles have been characterized by NMR spectroscopy, TEM, thermogravimetric analysis, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV/Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and zeta‐potential measurements. The interacting ability of the anionic sulfonate functions was investigated by EPR spectroscopy with copper(II) as a probe. Different structures and conformations of the AuNPs modulate the availability of sulfonate and thiol groups for complexation by copper(II). Toxicity assays of AuNPs showed that those produced through direct reaction were less toxic than those obtained by ligand exchange. Inhibition of HIV‐1 infection was higher in the case of dendronized AuNPs than in dendrons.