层层自组装膜的研究:从基础到生物医学领域中的应用

层层自组装是利用分子间的静电、氢键、共价键等相互作用将高分子组装成膜的技术,具有操作简单、无需特殊设备、膜组分及厚度可控等优点,在器件制备、表面改性及生物医学等诸多领域有广泛应用。我们在层层自组装膜的基础研究及应用领域均进行了一些探索,首次将氢键和共价键层层组装技术从二维体系扩展到三维体系,成功地制备了氢键和共价键键合的层层组装的空心微胶囊;提出了制备单一组分层层自组装膜的通用办法;对以聚乙烯基吡喏烷酮/聚丙烯酸膜为代表的氢键自组装膜进行了详细研究。首次以可逆共价键-苯硼酸酯键为驱动力进行层层组装,并在这些研究的基础上提出了动态层层自组装膜的概念。利用动态膜逐步解离的特性提出了新的药物释放方法,同时,利用层层自组装水凝胶膜的刺激响应性还提出了新的可快速响应的光学传感方法。     

二氧化硅纳米粒子薄膜的制备及光学性能

以二氧化硅胶体和聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵(PDDA)为原料,利用静电自组装技术制备了PDDA/SiO2复合薄膜. TEM图象显示,薄膜中的SiO2纳米粒子为密堆积,薄膜均匀、致密;电子衍射实验结果显示,所组装的薄膜为非晶态膜.载玻片表面组装SiO2纳米粒子薄膜后,透射率随薄膜双层数增加呈现周期变化.薄膜具有增透作用,载玻片双面组装薄膜后在一定波长范围内的透射率可提高5％以上. PDDA/SiO2复合薄膜的光学性质主要由SiO2纳米粒子决定,每一双层的平均物理厚度小于SiO2纳米粒子的粒径,薄膜中存在层间穿插现象,逐层组装的复合薄膜具有单层光学薄膜的特性.     

非共价键自组装制备聚对苯撑乙炔/聚丙烯酸水溶性荧光纳米粒子及其光物理行为研究

通过功能化聚对苯撑乙炔(含羟基与氨基)和聚丙烯酸之间的非共价键自组装制备了一系列含共轭聚合物的水溶性荧光纳米粒子, 并进行了相关结构和光学性质表征. 研究表明, 纳米粒子的大小和聚丙烯酸/聚对苯撑乙炔质量比直接相关. 光物理性质研究表明, 形成水溶性纳米粒子后, 疏水的聚苯撑乙炔链在纳米粒子中易于形成π-链间聚集, 其光物理性质与其在薄膜态时相似.     

含金属纳米粒子的层层自组装及单壁碳纳米管的催化生长

利用层间的静电吸附作用，重氮树脂和不同种类的含金属纳米粒子被依次吸附到硅片表面形成层层自组装膜。通过改变自组装膜的层数可以控制纳米粒子在表面吸附的量，同时利用重氮树脂的光敏特性可以实现纳米粒子在表面的图案化排布。以这些纳米粒子为催化剂，研究了单壁碳纳米管在硅片表面的化学气相沉积生长。     

以聚电解质多层膜为纳米反应器制备Au@Pt核壳纳米粒子

以聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵和聚苯乙烯磺酸钠为构筑单元,通过静电层层自组装制备了多层膜,利用薄膜中存在的抗衡阴离子,选择AuCl-4和PtCl2-6作为Au和Pt的前驱体,通过连续的阴离子交换/还原,原位制备了Au-Pt双金属纳米粒子。 紫外-可见分光光度法、透射电子显微镜和能量色散X射线能谱数据表明,在聚电解质多层薄膜中成功地制备了具有核壳结构的Au@Pt双金属纳米粒子。 这种纳米粒子在电化学催化、燃料电池方面具有潜在的应用价值。     

低温静电自组装法制备贵金属修饰TiO_2纳米结构薄膜及其增强的光催化性能(英文)

以碱-水热法在金属Ti片上原位生长了TiO2纳米结构(纳米花和纳米线)薄膜,并采用低温静电自组装方法将超细贵金属(金、铂、钯)纳米颗粒均匀沉积于多孔TiO2薄膜上.负载于Ti片上的贵金属/TiO2纳米结构薄膜具有一体化结构、多孔架构和高光催化活性.超高分辨率场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)直接观察表明贵金属纳米颗粒在TiO2表面分布均匀,且颗粒之间相互分离,金、铂、钯纳米颗粒的平均粒径分别约为4.0、2.0和10.0nm.俄歇电子能谱(AES)纵深成分分析表明贵金属不仅沉积于薄膜表面,且大量分布于TiO2纳米结构薄膜内部,其深度超过580 nm.X射线光电子能谱(XPS)分析表明,经300°C下在空气中热处理后,纳米金仍保持金属态,纳米铂部分被氧化成PtOabs,而钯粒子则完全被氧化成氧化钯(PdO).以低温静电自组装法沉积贵金属,贵金属负载量可通过调节组装时间与溶胶pH值来控制.光催化降解甲基橙的结果表明,沉积的纳米金和铂能显著增加TiO2纳米结构薄膜的光催化活性,说明金和铂粒子可促进光生载流子的分离;但负载的PdO对TiO2薄膜的光催化性能增强几乎无作用.     

层层自组装聚烯丙胺盐酸盐/Pd纳米复合薄膜的制备及其电催化特性

利用层层静电自组装技术将聚烯丙胺盐酸盐(PAH)和四氯合钯酸根离子( )交替沉积在基底上, 然后用硼氢化钠还原, 构筑了含钯纳米粒子的PAH/Pd纳米复合薄膜. 通过紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、扫描电子显微镜(FESEM), X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和循环伏安(CV)等手段对复合膜的组装、成分、微结构、表面形貌和光学性能进行了测试分析. FESEM图形显示膜表面有一定的粗糙度, 膜上生成了粒径在50～100 nm 范围的钯纳米粒子; UV-Vis结果显示多层膜在特征吸收峰处的吸光度数值随膜双层数增加逐渐增大, 呈良好的线性关系, 表明多层膜是均匀组装的; XPS结果证实了复合膜上有Pd生成, CV结果说明复合薄膜对尿酸的氧化具有较好的电催化活性, 有望用于电化学传感器.     

铂纳米颗粒自组装膜的微图像化

从硝基重氮树脂(NDR)与包裹巯基乙酸的铂纳米颗粒(MA-PtNP)的静电自组装,制备了感光性的自组装多层超薄膜.经选择性紫外曝光和十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)水溶液显影,光照部分的膜,因层与层之间的离子键转变为共价键,不再被SDS水溶液洗脱而留下来;未光照部分的膜,层与层之间仍是离子键,在显影时被除去,从而形成图像.用AFM和SEM对形成的图像进行了表征.     

酶吸入型弱聚电解质层层组装薄膜对pH敏感的开关性质及在生物电催化中的应用

基于酶的直接或间接电化学的生物电催化来检测相应的底物,从而为电化学生物传感奠定基础,在此基础上实现可调控或可"开关"的生物电催化.超薄薄膜的层层组装(LBL)技术是基于带相反电荷的物质之间的静电作用力,通过交替吸附从溶液中逐层有序地将不同组分组装到固体基体表面,它能够根据预先确定的方案在分子水平或纳米层次上精确控制薄膜的组成与厚度.     

超分子体系中自组装基元的相互作用与理论设计

超分子体系中最典型的应用之一即是合理选择自组装构筑基元并精确调控其相互作用的协同效果,进一步制备具有光、电、自修复等特征的功能材料.为了实现精确调控自组装基元之间相互作用的目标,需要在微观层次认识不同类型非共价键相互作用的本质,正确描述它们协同的效果,进一步协调考虑体系熵与焓的贡献,合理设计自组装构筑基元.本文主要介绍了在超分子弱相互作用的精确描述、计算机模拟中静电长程相互作用的正确处理、接枝聚合物纳米粒子结构的微观特征以及聚合物/纳米粒子复合物聚集结构的影响因素等方面的研究进展.     

一种偶氮聚电解质在不同pH值条件下的静电逐层自组装研究

研究了一种光响应偶氮聚电解质(PEAPE)在不同pH值条件下的自组装,重点讨论了pH值对静电逐层自组装以及对光响应性能的影响.研究表明,在所研究的pH范围内,pH值越低,越有利于生成吸光度高的自组装膜,对应的自组装膜厚度也越大.红外光谱分析表明,偶氮聚电解质在不同pH溶液中存在不同的电离情况.pH值越低,用于自组装的溶液中的聚合物链上的电荷数越少,链构象越卷曲.解释了不同pH值条件下自组装膜吸光度和厚度差别的原因.     

Layer-by-layer assembled gold nanoparticle films on amine-terminated substrates

This work reports the fabrication and characterization of multilayered gold nanoparticle (AuNP) thin films on aminosilane functionalized substrates. The films are fabricated via layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly using as-synthesized, un-modified AuNPs and poly(allylamine hydrochloride) as the building blocks. While most literature reports that AuNP based LbL assemblies are constructed with a single interlayer binding force, this work shows that both coordination and electrostatic interaction are involved in the process of assembly based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic results. The stepwise film growth behavior is demonstrated by atomic force spectroscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy. It is found that the particles agglomerate with each other and form large clusters when the number of assembled layers increases.     

Layer-by-layer electrostatic self-assembly of anionic and cationic carbon nanotubes

<正>The layer-by-layer(LBL) self assembly of anionic and cationic multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWNTs) through electrostatic interaction has been carried out to fabricate all-MWNT multilayer films.The alternate uniform assembly of anionic and cationic MWNTs was investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) images displayed the growth of the MWNT films.     

Molecular dynamics simulations of multilayer polyelectrolyte films: effect of electrostatic and short-range interactions

The effect of the strength of electrostatic and short-range interactions on the multilayer assembly of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes at a charged substrate was studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The multilayer buildup was achieved through sequential adsorption of charged polymers in a layer-by-layer fashion from dilute polyelectrolyte solutions. The strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged polyelectrolytes at each deposition step is a driving force behind the multilayer growth. Our simulations have shown that a charge reversal after each deposition step is critical for steady multilayer growth and that there is a linear increase in polymer surface coverage after the first few deposition steps. Furthermore, there is substantial intermixing between chains adsorbed during different deposition steps. We show that the polymer surface coverage and multilayer structure are each strongly influenced by the strength of electrostatic and short-range interactions.     

Effect of dipping solution pH values on electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly of side-chain azo polyelectrolyte

The effect of pH value on the electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly and the photo-responsive behavior of Poly{2-[4-(4-ethoxyphenylazo)phenoxy]ethyl acrylate-co-acrylic acid} (PEAPE) was studied. Results show that in the studied pH value range, the lower the pH value is, the higher is the UV-vis absorbance and the larger is the thickness of the multilayer films. FTIR studies indicate that the azo polyelectrolyte exhibits a different ionization degree in solutions with different pH values. The higher absorbance and the larger thickness of the layer-by-layer films can be attributed to the low ionization degree and the shrinkage conformation of PEAPE in the solution with low pH values. FTIR analysis also confirms that the driving force for layer-by-layer self-assembly of PEAPE and PDAC is the electrostatic interaction. __________ Translated from Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2007, 5: 440–445 [译自: 高 分子学报]     

Alternate assemblies of platinum nanoparticles and metalloporphyrins as tunable electrocatalysts for dioxygen reduction

Through electrostatic layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly, negatively charged citrate-stabilized platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) and positively charged [tetrakis(N-methylpyridyl)porphyrinato] cobalt were alternately deposited on a 4-aminobenzoic acid-modified glassy carbon electrode and also on indium tin oxide substrates, directly forming the three-dimensional nanostructured materials. Thus-prepared multilayer films were characterized by UV--visible spectroscopy, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and cyclic voltammetry. Regular growth of the multilayer films is monitored by UV--visible spectroscopy and SPR spectroscopy. AFM provides the morphology of the multilayer films. The PtNPs containing multilayer films exhibit high electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of dioxygen with high stability. Rotating disk electrode voltammetry and rotating ring-disk electrode voltammetry demonstrate that the PtNP-containing multilayer films can catalyze an almost four-electron reduction of O(2) to H(2)O in an air-saturated 0.5 M H(2)SO(4) solution. Furthermore, the electrocatalytic activity of the films could be further tailored by simply choosing different cycles in the LBL process or more specifically the amount of the assembly components in the films. The high electrocatalytic activity and good stability for dioxygen reduction make the PtNP-containing multilayer films potential candidates for the efficient cathode material in fuel cells.     

Stability and Morphology of Gold Nanoisland Arrays Generated from Layer-by-Layer Assembled Nanoparticle Multilayer Films: Effects of Heating Temperature and Particle Size

This article reports the effects of heating temperature and composition of nanoparticle multilayer films on the morphology, stability, and optical property of gold nanoisland films prepared by nanoparticle self-assembly/heating method. First, nanoparticle-polymer multilayer films are prepared by the layer-by-layer assembly. Nanoparticle multilayer films are then heated at temperature ranging from 500 °C to 625 °C in air to induce an evaporation of organic matters from the films. During the heating process, the nanoparticles on the solid surface undergo coalescence, resulting in the formation of nanostructured gold island arrays. Characterization of nanoisland films using atomic force microscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy suggests that the morphology and stability of gold island films change when different heating temperatures are applied. Stable gold nanoisland thin film arrays can only be obtained after heat treatments at or above 575 °C. In addition, the results show that the use of nanoparticles with different sizes produces nanoisland films with different morphologies. Multilayer films containing smaller gold nanoparticles tend to produce more monodisperse and smaller island nanostructures. Other variables such as capping ligands around nanoparticles and molecular weight of polymer linkers are found to have only minimal effects on the structure of island films. The adsorption of streptavidin on the biotin-functionalized nanoisland films is studied for examining the biosensing capability of nanoisland arrays.     

Interaction between myoglobin and hyaluronic acid in their layer-by-layer assembly: quartz crystal microbalance and cyclic voltammetry studies

Myoglobin (Mb), with different net surface charges at different pH in buffers and negatively charged hyaluronic acid (HA) at pH 5.0 in solutions were alternately adsorbed onto various solid surfaces and successfully assembled into {Mb/HA}(n) layer-by-layer films. The Mb in {Mb/HA}(n) films showed a quasi-reversible cyclic voltammetry (CV) response for its heme Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couple. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and CV were used to confirm the film growth and characterize the films. The interaction between Mb and HA and the influencing factors for Mb adsorption on HA surface, such as pH, Mb concentration, and ionic strength, were investigated in detail. The assembly driving force for {Mb/HA}(n) films, especially for the films assembled with like-charged Mb and HA, was found to be of electrostatic origin, while the secondary interaction such as hydrophobic interaction also plays an important role in some circumstances. Although the growth of {Mb(pH 7.0)/HA}(n) and {Mb(pH 9.0)/HA}(n) films was linear with the adsorption step, the exponential growth of {Mb(pH 5.0)/HA}(n) films was observed, especially when the films became thick. This exponential increase of mass and thickness with deposition step for {Mb(pH 5.0)/HA}(n) films was most probably attributed to the diffusion mechanism in which some HA molecules could diffuse in to and out of the whole films during the film assembly. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) results supported this speculation. UV-vis and IR spectroscopies of {Mb/HA}(n) films, combined with the comparative CV experiments of {Mb/HA}(n) and {catalase/HA}(n) films, suggest that Mb in the {Mb/HA}(n) multilayer films retains its near-native structure.     

碳纳米管/超支化重氮盐自组装膜的制备及性能研究

利用静电吸附自组装技术将酸化处理后的单壁碳纳米管(SWNTs)与超支化重氮盐(DAS)组装成多层膜.利用紫外光谱、椭偏仪、原子力显微镜、扫描电镜、拉曼光谱等对自组装膜的生长过程、膜厚增长、自组装膜表面形貌以及纳米管在膜中的存在状态等进行了检测,并利用纳米压痕仪测试了自组装膜的硬度和弹性模量.研究结果表明,SWNTs与DAS不仅发生了静电吸附,而且还发生了化学交联.同时碳纳米管均匀分散在自组装膜中.这两种因素的共同作用使得自组装膜表现出良好的纳米力学性能,硬度达到2.0GPa左右,弹性模量达到10.0GPa左右,而且可以从基底上剥离下来成为独立支撑膜.     

Alternate assemblies of polyelectrolyte functionalized carbon nanotubes and platinum nanoparticles as tunable electrocatalysts for dioxygen reduction

A novel method based on electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly (LBL) technique for alternate assemblies of polyelectrolyte functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) is proposed. The shortened MWNTs can be functionalized with positively charged poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) based on electrostatic interaction. Through electrostatic layer-by-layer assembly, the positively charged PDDA functionalized MWNTs (PDWNTs) and negatively charged citrate-stabilized PtNPs were alternately assembled on a 3-mercaptopropanesulfonic sodium (MPS) modified gold electrode and also on other negatively charged surface, e.g. quartz slide and indium–tin-oxide (ITO) plate, directly forming the three-dimensional (3D) nanostructured materials. This is a very general and powerful technique for the assembling three-dimensional nanostructured materials containing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanoparticles. Thus prepared multilayer films were characterized by ultraviolet–visible–near-infrared spectroscopy (UV–vis–NIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Regular growth of the mutilayer films is monitored by UV–vis–NIR. SEM provides the morphology of the multilayer films. The PtNPs containing multilayer films exhibit high electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of dioxygen. Furthermore, the electrocatalytic activity of the films could be further tailored by simply choosing different cycles in the LBL process. This assembling method for polyelectrolyte functionalized carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles introduces new opportunities for the incorporation of various functionalities into nanotube devices, which, in turn, opens up the possibility of building more complex multicomponent nanostructures.