仿生微纳米纤维黏附材料

自然界中功能与结构相统一的生物材料是人类社会创新的灵感源泉。在众多具有优异性能的生物材料中,具有特殊黏附性能的生物微纳米纤维一直是仿生研究领域的热点之一。生物微纳米纤维黏附现象是自然界中存在的一类奇特的现象,众多具有特殊黏附性质和功能的生物微纳米纤维材料在生物运动、防御和猎物捕获等方面都具有重要的作用。生物微纳米纤维黏附主要包括纤维尖端的黏附和表面的黏附,如壁虎脚刚毛尖端的黏附和蜘蛛丝表面的黏附。研究表明生物微纳米纤维黏附作用主要来源于其特殊的微纳米结构和表面性质。受自然界中具有特殊黏附性能的生物微纳米纤维启发,人们设计和开发了众多性能优异的仿生微纳米纤维黏附材料。微纳米纤维黏附材料在干态粘胶、高效集水和空气过滤等领域都具有重要的应用价值。本文综述了壁虎脚刚毛、蜘蛛丝等生物微纳米纤维的黏附机理及其相应仿生材料的研究进展,并对该领域未来的发展方向作了展望。     

仿生材料电活性聚合物“人工肌肉”的研究进展

自古以来,自然界就是人类各种技术思想、工程原理及重大发明的源泉.20世纪中期,人们越来越深刻认识到大自然的启发对于开发新材料和新技术的重要性,从而提出仿生学概念并建立仿生学这一学科.随着研究的发展,仿生学已成为自然科学的一个前沿和焦点.进入21世纪以来,随着机器人开发的不断深入以及人们对智能机械系统的强烈需求,作为机器人和智能机械系统驱动关键的人工肌肉已成为仿生领域的研究重点.电活性聚合物驱动器具有应变高、柔软性好、质轻、无噪声等特点,与肌肉有着极为相似的特性,甚至在一些方面的性能已经超过了肌肉,被公认为是最合适的仿肌肉材料,称之为"人工肌肉".近二十年来,在电活性聚合物驱动材料方面取得的研究进展使得仿生的"人工肌肉"研究得以飞速发展.     

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。     

仿贻贝粘附蛋白聚合物的研究及动态

贻贝粘附蛋白以其对不同基材表面及在水下都具备高强的粘附能力而闻名。根据仿生学原理,通过将贻贝粘附蛋白功能元即邻苯二酚基团与合成高分子相结合制备仿贻贝粘附蛋白聚合物,达到复制重现甚至超越天然贻贝粘附蛋白粘附效力的目的,是目前贻贝仿生领域研究热点之一。本文综述了近年来国内外仿贻贝粘附蛋白聚合物的研究进展。我们按照主链结构的种类进行了分类,对仿贻贝粘附蛋白聚合物材料的发展过程、材料的设计思路以及应用领域进行了系统的归纳总结。通过研究分子结构与仿生材料功能特性之间的相互关系,希望为以后设计合成新型的功能化的贻贝仿生材料提供有益的借鉴和参考。     

仿生器官芯片研究进展

自然界在漫长的进化过程中创造了大量具备优异特性的天然材料,为人工材料的设计和制备以及相关学科的发展提供了源源不断的灵感来源.得益于材料科学和微加工制造工艺的飞速发展,受自然界天然材料启发而构建的仿生材料受到科研界的广泛关注并随之蓬勃发展.基于精细的形貌加工和组分设计,仿生材料已经被赋予自适应、自修复、自清洁以及雾收集等...     

高效集水仿生超浸润材料的研究进展

有效地收集空气中的雾气是缓解缺水危机的一种方法.近年来,可雾水收集的仿生超浸润材料受到了广泛的关注.通过进一步研究雾水收集过程中的液滴动态运输行为,为设计并构筑多功能仿生超浸润材料提供指导.本综述详细地总结了自然界典型的雾水收集现象,并对液滴在不同润湿性材料表面的动态运输行为进行了分类.从单一仿生到多重仿生出发,系统介...     

仿生天然高分子水凝胶在医用材料方面的应用

天然高分子水凝胶具有高度水合的三维网络结构,显示出独特的粘附性,能有效地控制出血,减少二次感染,且生物相容性和生物降解性好,是一种理想的医用粘合剂材料。近年来,鉴于目前医用粘合剂研发制备中对水下湿粘性以及生物降解性能等要求越来越严格,具有耐水粘附性、生物安全性和形状可控性的新型粘附材料成为研究的热点和难点。自然界生物对各种基质的粘附性主要取决于其组成或结构,利用天然高分子水凝胶材料进行仿生,可以使其兼具优异的组织粘附性、止血抑菌性和形状可控性等特性,是解决上述问题的有效策略。本文概述了两种类型的仿生天然高分子水凝胶材料粘附机制,针对性地讨论了贻贝、藤壶、牡蛎的组成特性和咸水鱼、细胞外基质(extracellular matrix)的结构特点以及粘附机理,并介绍了相应仿生天然高分子水凝胶材料在组织愈合、伤口止血及药物递送方面的研究进展。最后,对仿生天然高分子水凝胶在未来的发展方向进行展望并为其提供相应的建议。     

丝素蛋白纤维及功能化材料的设计与构筑

随着环境污染、资源枯竭和医疗健康等问题的加剧,研发同时满足特定使用性能、安全性及可再生性的新型材料成为当前的发展趋势.而丝素蛋白材料正是以天然蚕丝为基本原材料,经一定的加工和功能化而形成的具有特殊结构、独特性能和广泛应用的生物质材料,近年来在生物医药、生物电子、智能传感等领域展现出巨大的应用潜力.本专论总结了丝素蛋白纤维及功能化材料的最新成果,结合本课题组相关工作,重点阐述了再生丝素蛋白纤维的仿生制备、生物医用支架的构筑与功能化、智能电子材料的设计以及天然多功能蚕丝及其构筑基元制备的研究进展,以期为高性能丝素蛋白材料的设计与构筑提供指导和借鉴.     

人造蜘蛛丝的制备及其超收缩性能的综述

蜘蛛丝在材料特性方面超出了许多天然纤维和合成纤维。自然界中蜘蛛丝的纺丝是由可溶性的蜘蛛丝蛋白在专门的纺纱器官内发生复杂的生物化学和物理过程后形成的固体纤维。受天然蜘蛛丝的启发,人造蜘蛛丝的制备方法包括重组蛋白质工程、聚合物和有机合成技术。蜘蛛丝是超分子聚合物,具有许多众所周知的合成超分子材料的性能,例如嵌段共聚物,热塑性弹性体等。本综述讨论了蜘蛛丝的结构、人造蜘蛛丝的制备及其超收缩性能。     

仿生多微纳米梯度界面的液滴动态行为调控

对液滴在界面上动态行为的研究是化学和材料领域的一个重要方向,许多先进的表面和界面技术,比如集水、防覆冰、防雾、微流体控制和传热等,均属于这一范畴.通过模仿自然界中具有特殊微纳米结构和特定化学组成的生物表面,设计并构筑相应具有特殊浸润性的仿生界面,对仿生界面材料的技术应用起到了良好的先导与示范作用.本文结合本课题组的研究...     

Dynamics in prediction of life-time of environmental adaptable polymers

Environmentally adaptable polymers are materials with well-defined life times made by tailoring the synthesis and creating a molecular architecture with precise functionality and morphology. Synthesis of such materials develops initiators/catalysts systems and enzymatic polymerisation while processing need to be adopted to the labile repeating units. The secondary structure of the environmentally adaptable polymers is susceptible to traditional processing introducing e.g. changes in the atomic positions of oxygen of poly(3-hydroxy-co-3-hydroxyvalerate). (Bio-) degradation of these materials is complex and difficult to predict. Modelling test-environments require an understanding of the many biological processes possible in nature. Many biodegradations require e.g. the co-operation of more than one microbial specium, which sometimes render standard biodegradation tests inadequate. The nonabsolute specificity of enzymes are probably responsible for the transformation of many of the novel molecules created in recent times, but it is wishful thinking to expect that every new compound has an enzyme able to catalyse its alteration.     

Hierarchical Spin-Crossover Cooperativity in Hybrid 1D Chains of FeII-1,2,4-Triazole Trimers Linked by [Au(CN)2]− Bridges

Foremost, practical applications of spin-crossover (SCO) materials require control of the nature of the spin-state coupling. In existing SCO materials, there is a single, well-defined dimensionality relevant to the switching behavior. A new material, consisting of 1,2,4-triazole-based trimers coordinated into 1D chains by [Au(CN)₂]⁻ and spaced by anions and exchangeable guests, underwent SCO defined by elastic coupling across multiple dimensional hierarchies. Detailed structural, vibrational, and theoretical studies conclusively confirmed that intra-trimer coupling was an order of magnitude greater than the intramolecular coupling, which was an order of magnitude greater than intermolecular coupling. As such, a clear hierarchy on the nature of elastic coupling in SCO materials was ascertained for the first time, which is a necessary step for the technological development of molecular switching materials.     

Electrorheology of suspensions of mesostructured and mesoporous silica in poly(dimethylsiloxane)

The effect of electric fields on the viscosity and shear stress of dispersions of mesostructured silicon dioxide powders and the products of their thermal treatment, that is, mesoporous silicas, in silicone oil is investigated. Mesostructured silicon dioxide powders are prepared using different structuring reagents, namely, octylamine, dodecylamine, and polyethylenimine. It is shown that the shear stresses developing in systems containing mesostructured powders as dispersed phases under the action of electric fields are several times higher than those in dispersions of mesoporous materials. The shear stresses developing in the systems containing powders of mesostructured materials as dispersed phases under the effect of electric fields depend on the nature of organic substrates present in pores and the conductivity of the systems. Electrorheological effect in dispersions of mesoporous silicas slightly depends on the structure of the materials. The observed synergism may be related to the interactions between the components of a mesostructured material, which manifest themselves as a rise in interfacial polarization. The stress-strain curves were measured upon tensile and compression in electric fields of different strengths.     

Recent advances on herb‐derived constituents‐incorporated wound‐dressing materials: A review

Since ancient times, wound dressings have evolved with persistent and substantial changes. Several efforts have been made toward the development of new dressing materials, which can meet the demanding conditions for the treatment of skin wounds. Currently, many studies have been focused on the production and designing of herb‐incorporated wound dressings. Herb‐derived constituents are more effective than conventional medicines because of their nontoxic nature and can be administered over long periods. Herbal medicines in wound healing provide a suitable environment for aiding the natural course of healing. This review mainly focuses on the diverse approaches that have been developed to produce a wound dressing material, which can deliver herb‐derived bioactive constituents in a controlled manner. This review also discusses the common wound‐dressing materials available, basic principles of wound healing, and wound‐healing agents from medicinal plants.     

Studies of mixed silica/alumina and silica/boric oxide materials

Multinuclear low temperature solution NMR and FTIR has been used to monitor the hydrolysis and polymerisation chemistry involved in the preparation of multicomponent silica/alumina and silica/boric oxide monolithic gels. Pre-hydrolysis of the silicon component (tetraethylorthosilicate) in the presence of low levels of water is an important factor in obtaining transparent materials. In order to obtain high homogeneity and minimise the subsequent precipitation of the fastest hydrolysing component, ethylacetonate (etac) has been used to modify the aluminum alkoxides. Solid state nmr and FTIR studies show that the borosilicate system contains Si-O-B bonds during the early stages of polymerisation but they are absent on final gelation. Thermal treatment to around 500°C is required to generate mixed Si-O-B bonds. Length of prehydrolysis has little affect on the nature of the Si-O-B gel materials but has a significant effect on the chemical nature of Si-O-Al materials. Longer silicon alkoxide prehydrolysis times lead to better defined materials.formerly Carole C. Perry.formerly at Chemistry Department, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex. UB8 3PH UK.     

A review on wound dressings with an emphasis on electrospun nanofibrous polymeric bandages

Wound dressings have experienced continuous and significant changes since the ancient times. The development starts with the use of natural materials to simply cover the wounds to the materials of the present time that could be specially made to exhibit various extraordinary functions. The modern bandage materials made of electrospun biopolymers contain various active compounds that are beneficial to the healing of wounds. These materials are fibrous in nature, with the size of fibers segments ranging from tens of nanometers to micrometers. With the right choices of biopolymers used for these fibrous materials, they could enhance the healing of wounds significantly compared with the conventional fibrous dressing materials, such as gauze. These bandages could be made such that they contain bioactive ingredients, such as antimicrobial, antibacterial, and anti‐inflammatory agents, which could be released to the wounds enhancing their healing. In an active wound dressing (AWD), the main purpose is to control the biochemical states of a wound in order to aid its healing process. This review provides an overview of different types of wounds, effective parameters in wound healing and different types of wound dressing materials with a special emphasis paid to those prepared by electrospinning. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Metallosupramolecular polyelectrolytes self-assembled from various pyridine ring-substituted bisterpyridines and metal ions: photophysical, electrochemical, and electrochromic properties

This work presents several metallosupramolecular coordination polyelectrolytes (MEPEs) self-assembled from rigid, pi-conjugated, pyridine ring functionalized bisterpyridines and metal ions. The MEPEs are water-soluble and display different colors spanning the entire visible regions. Optical, electrochemical, and electrochromic properties of the obtained MEPEs are presented. The results show that the properties are profoundly affected by the nature of the substituents at the peripheral pyridine rings. Namely, MEPEs assembled from the electron-rich OMe group modified ligands exhibit high switching reversibility and stability and show a lower switching potential than the unsubstituted and electron-deficient Br-substituted analogues. The response times can be tuned either by the design of the ligands or by the choice of the metal ions to cover a broad time scale from under 1 s to several minutes. The optical memory is enhanced from 30 s to longer than 15 min as a comparison of unsubstituted and substituted MEPEs shows. Thus, the significantly enhanced stability and the ease of tuning the properties render this type of supramolecular assembly attractive as electrochromic materials for applications in a large variety of areas. Most importantly, we presented the structure-property relationships of MEPEs, which lays the groundwork for further design of new bisterpyridine-based metallosupramolecular functional materials.     

Preparation, characterization, and photocatalytic activity of sulfate-modified titania for degradation of methyl orange under visible light

Hydrated titania was prepared by a sol-gel method, taking tetraisopropyl orthotitanate as starting material, and then promoted with different weight percentages of sulfate by an incipient wetness impregnation method. The materials were characterized by various advanced techniques such as PXRD, BET surface area, N(2) adsorption-desorption measurements, FTIR, and SEM. Analytical results demonstrated that TiO(2) is mesoporous in nature, and sulfate modification could inhibit the phase transformation and enhance the thermal stability of TiO(2). It was also found that sulfate modification could reduce the crystallite size and increase the specific surface area of the catalysts. The degradation of methyl orange under solar radiation was investigated to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of these materials. Effects of different parameters such as pH of the solution, amount of catalyst, additives, and kinetics were investigated. At 2.5 wt% sulfate loading, the average percentage of degradation of methyl orange was nearly two times than that of neat TiO(2). The photocatalytic degradation followed first-order kinetics.     

二咔唑四苯乙烯多功能发光化合物的合成与性能

合成了一种新型的具有压致荧光变色效应的聚集诱导增强发光(PAIE)化合物二咔唑四苯乙烯; 通过核磁共振、质谱和元素分析等手段对其进行了结构表征; 利用紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱、热分析和X射线衍射等手段研究了化合物的基本性能. 实验结果表明, 随着水含量的增加, 该化合物溶液荧光强度增强了171倍, 荧光量子产率提高了100倍, 表现出明显的聚集诱导增强发光效应; 在外界因素作用下该化合物固体样品可实现结晶态与无定形态的相互转变. 结晶态的荧光发射波长为450 nm, 无定形态为480 nm, 相差30 nm, 说明该化合物具有明显的压致荧光变色效应; 将该化合物用于制备发光器件, 未经优化的器件亮度达2438 cd/m², 电流效率为2.87 cd/A, 流明效率为1.81 lm/W. 该化合物是一种多功能材料.     

不同光敏剂对光敏热成像材料感光性能的影响

本文考察了不同制备方法、不同种类的光敏剂对以苯并三氮唑银为银源的光敏热成像材料感光性能的影响。结果显示原位法中以AgI和AgBrI为光敏剂的PTG材料具有较高的感光度,分别为以AgBr为光敏剂的参比样片感光度的16倍和2.4倍;异位法制备的PTG材料中,以AgBrI乳剂为光敏剂的感光度比以AgBr为光敏剂的感光度高,是其3倍;此外,同是以AgBr为光敏剂、用异位法制备的PTG材料的感光度比原位法制备的PTG材料感光度高。文中初步分析讨论了出现以上实验结果的原因。