pH-温度协同响应的纳米门控器件

自然界中的生物孔道在生命过程中具有重要的意义, 在人工制备的仿生纳米器件上模仿生物孔道的离子输运性质是一项具有挑战性的课题. 我们制备了一种基于人工聚合物薄膜的纳米门控器件,这种纳米门控器件的离子输运性质可以通过调节体系的pH和温度来调控. 通过在人工聚合物薄膜上修饰功能分子聚赖氨酸(poly-L-Lysine)得到的门控器件能够模拟生物体中生物孔道的典型离子输运行为, 其离子输运性能受体系pH的控制, 可以通过调节体系的pH而限制纳米门控器件的导通方向. 同时, 在一定pH条件下调整体系温度也能够对离子输运性能产生影响, 而在其他pH条件下, 温度则不会对体系的离子输运性能产生明显的影响, 即这种基于人工聚合物薄膜的纳米门控器件具有对pH和温度的协同响应性能.     

Au纳米颗粒作用下的仿生纳米通道

在自然界的生物体系中,各种各样的离子通道对物质交换、能量输运等生理过程起着重要作用.用人工制备的仿生纳米器件模仿生物孔道的离子输运性质是一项非常具有挑战性的课题.通过在对称柱形聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）聚合物孔道中引入非对称结构,获得了一种具有高整流比的人工纳米孔道体系.通过带正电荷的2-十一烷基-1-二硫脲乙基咪唑啉季铵盐（SUDEI）在柱形纳米孔道的单面吸附,使体系具有了非对称的电荷分布和几何结构,从而具有非线性的离子输运性质,表现出较好的门控性能.Au纳米颗粒可以与SUDEI以Au-S键稳定结合,有效地减小柱孔一端的孔径,进一步提高体系的门控比,且该纳米通道体系非对称响应离子输运有很好的稳定性.     

pH值对钙离子选择电极响应电位的影响

测量溶液中Ca^2 浓度的方法有原子吸收分光光度法、离子色谱法、EDTA络合滴定法和钙离子选择电极法(ISE)。其中由于ISE法具有快速、灵敏、测量设备简单及试液用量很少,做到无损分析和原位测量、适于连续自动分析等特点,受到化学分析工作者的青睐。目前大多数文献和有关钙ISE的使用说明书中,认为在电极的pH值使用范围内,只要溶液中钙     

pH响应性树枝状聚合物-金纳米粒子复合药物载体的制备

以表面接枝聚乙二醇链的聚酰胺胺树枝状聚合物(PEG-PAMAM)为纳米载体, 在其内部空腔包覆金纳米粒子, 在金纳米粒子表面连接硫辛酸改性的阿霉素(LA-DOX), 从而间接实现了抗癌药物在PEG-PAMAM内的高效负载. 同时, LA-DOX中的酰腙键提供pH响应性, 实现了药物的pH响应性释放. 紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱表明, 包覆金纳米粒子的PEG-PAMAM纳米载体对LA-DOX的负载能力显著增强. 体外细胞实验表明, 负载LA-DOX的树枝状聚合物-金纳米粒子复合药物载体具有较强的抗肿瘤能力.     

纳米SiO2/十二烷基氨基丙酸钠协同稳定的pH响应性Pickering乳状液

用纳米SiO₂颗粒与微量氨基酸型两性表面活性剂十二烷基氨基丙酸钠作复合乳化剂, 以正癸烷为油相, 制备了pH响应性O/W型Pickering乳状液. 室温下该乳状液在pH≤4.0 时稳定, 在pH≥6.0时不稳定, 因此, 可以通过改变水相的pH值使乳状液在稳定和破乳之间多次循环. 在酸性水介质中, 氨基酸型两性表面活性剂分子呈阳离子状态, 可通过静电作用吸附到带负电荷的SiO₂颗粒表面, 产生原位疏水化作用, 使其转变为表面活性颗粒; 而在中性和碱性水介质中, 氨基酸型两性表面活性剂呈两性或阴离子状态, 不能产生原位疏水化作用, 因而导致乳状液破乳. 相关作用机理通过吸附量、 Zeta电位及接触角等实验数据得以论证. 该刺激-响应性Pickering乳状液在乳液聚合、 油品输送以及燃料生产等领域具有重要的应用价值.     

聚甲基丙烯酸单层保护金纳米粒子的制备及pH响应性聚集

通过可逆断裂链转移加成聚合,制备了单分散的聚甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯,并一步水解获得了具有硫醇端基的聚甲基丙烯酸(PMAA).在还原氯金酸为金纳米粒子的同时,利用硫醇端基与金纳米粒子(GNPs)的耦合作用,一步获得了聚甲基丙烯酸单层保护的金纳米粒子.通过紫外光谱和透射电镜表征证实,金纳米粒子为单分散的球型颗粒,在水溶液中具有长期稳定性.聚甲基丙烯酸单层保护的金纳米粒子的光学性质和聚集状态,具有明显的pH响应性.在酸性条件下,由于PMAA被质子化发生疏水性转变,聚合物链收缩聚集,促使金纳米粒子之间互相靠近并聚集,其表面等离子共振吸收峰发生红移.从酸性调节为碱性后,(PMAA-@-GNPs)能重新分散,吸收峰发生蓝移.在多次循环后,溶液的光学信号能可逆互变且变化不大.     

pH响应性阳离子微凝胶-纳米Pd催化剂的制备及性能

以聚乙二醇甲基丙烯酸酯(PEGMA)为大分子稳定剂,通过乳液聚合制备稳定性良好的具有pH响应性聚甲基丙烯酸二乙基氨基乙酯(PDEA)微凝胶,以其为模板将一定量的四氯钯酸钠(Na2PdCl4)溶液通过静电作用充分络合到高分子微凝胶的网络结构中,并以NaBH4为还原剂,原位合成法制备pH响应性阳离子微凝胶-纳米Pd催化剂.利用透射电镜(TEM)、动态光散射(DLS)、紫外-可见分光光度计(UV-Vis)、热重分析(TGA)和X射线衍射仪(XRD)分别对阳离子微凝胶-纳米Pd催化剂的形貌、pH响应性、静电力、Pd负载量和Pd晶型进行了表征及分析.结果表明,制备得到的纳米Pd的平均粒径约为3.5 nm;紫外吸收光谱图中,PDEA-Na2PdCl4复合体系在波长280 nm出现吸收峰,证明PdCl42-与微凝胶之间存在相互作用力;pH响应性阳离子微凝胶-纳米Pd催化剂还原4-硝基苯酚具有很好的催化活性,其催化活性与微凝胶网络的pH响应性有一定关系.此外对阳离子微凝胶-纳米Pd催化剂循环使用的状况进行了初步研究.     

简易制备高整流比的异质纳米通道

生命体内的离子通道在各种生物功能调节过程及生命活动中具有重要的意义.模仿生物孔道的离子输运性质,构筑人工纳米通道,并研究人工纳米通道的离子输运性质是一项具有重大意义的研究课题.本文通过双面阳极氧化和原位扩孔结合的方法制备了对称结构的沙漏形氧化铝纳米通道.通过在对称结构的沙漏形氧化铝（AAO）纳米通道一侧粘贴一层透明胶带,经过热处理后,获得了一种具有高整流比的有机-无机异质纳米通道.基于非对称的结构和电荷分布,氧化铝纳米通道与有机纳米通道在复合区域形成异质结构.由于多孔AAO纳米通道和有机纳米通道的协同效应,异质纳米通道表现出独特的纳米流体二极管特性,即在比较宽的pH范围内具有单一的整流方向.在该体系中,氧化铝纳米通道内壁的羟基和有机纳米通道内壁的羧基在不同pH值下所带电荷性质不同,使异质结构纳米通道内壁表面电荷的性质和电荷密度发生改变,可以通过调节体系的pH来调控通道内的离子传输.     

Biomimetic Nanofluidic Diode Composed of Dual Amphoteric Channels Maintains Rectification Direction over a Wide pH Range

pH‐gated ion channels in cell membranes play important roles in the cell's physiological activities. Many artificial nanochannels have been fabricated to mimic the natural phenomenon of pH‐gated ion transport. However, these nanochannels show pH sensitivity only within certain pH ranges. Wide‐range pH sensitivity has not yet been achieved. Herein, for the first time, we provide a versatile strategy to increase the pH‐sensitive range by using dual amphoteric nanochannels. In particular, amphoteric polymeric nanochannels with carboxyl groups derived from a block copolymer (BCP) precursor and nanochannels with hydroxyl groups made from anodic alumina oxide (AAO) were used. Due to a synergistic effect, the hybrid nanochannels exhibit nanofluidic diode properties with single rectification direction over a wide pH range. The novel strategy presented here is a scalable, low‐cost, and robust alternative for the construction of large‐area membranes for nanofluidic applications, such as the separation of biomolecules.     

Supramolecular Gating of Ion Transport in Nanochannels

Several covalent strategies towards surface charge‐reversal in nanochannels have been reported with the purpose of manipulating ion transport. However, covalent routes lack dynamism, modularity and post‐synthetic flexibility, and hence restrict their applicability in different environments. Here, we introduce a facile non‐covalent approach towards charge‐reversal in nanochannels (<10 nm) using strong charge‐transfer interactions between dicationic viologen (acceptor) and trianionic pyranine (donor). The polarity of ion transport was switched from anion selective to ambipolar to cation selective by controlling the extent of viologen bound to the pyranine. We could also regulate the ion transport with respect to pH by selecting a donor with pH‐responsive functional groups. The modularity of this approach further allows facile integration of various functional groups capable of responding to stimuli such as light and temperature to modulate the transport of ions as well as molecules.     

Zn2+ and EDTA Cooperative Switchable Nanofluidic Diode Based on Asymmetric Modification of Single Nanochannel

Design and fabrication of smart switchable nanofluidic diodes remains a challenge in the life and materials sciences. Here, we present the first example of a novel Zn²⁺/EDTA switchable nanofluidic diode system based on the control of one‐side of the modified hourglass‐shaped nanochannel with salicylaldehyde Schiff base (SASB). The nanofluidic diode can be turned on in the response of Zn²⁺ and turned off in response to EDTA solution with good reversibility and recyclability.     

Solvothermal Synthesis of Calcium Phosphate Nanowires Under Different pH Conditions

Nano‐size calcium phosphate is prepared via solvothermal synthesis methods, using a reverse micelles solution. The influence of pH value on the crystallinity, morphology, and composition of the nanoparticles are investigated. It was found that the crystallinity increased as pH increased. However, notable changes in the morphology of the final products can be observed. At pH 6.0, long nanowires (800 nm long and 30～100 nm wide) are observed. For pH=7.5, the nanowires are straight with 60 nm diameter and a length>1500 nm. The materials prepared at pH=8.5 exhibit short‐rod morphologies with a dimension of 130～160 nm in length and 20～30 nm in width. As for those prepared at pH=9.5, short rods 80～100 nm in length and 20～50 nm in width can be observed. The influence of pH value on the interaction between surfactant molecules and reactant ions are responsible for these differences. In addition, the composition of the finial precipitation also depends on pH. Meanwhile, the ability to generate high axial ratio and well‐crystallized nanowires, by coorganization of reverse micelles solutions and hydrothermal synthesis techniques, as described in this work, could offer an approach to the fabrication of one dimension nanomaterials.     

Optogenetic Control of Voltage‐Gated Calcium Channels

Voltage‐gated Ca²⁺ (Ca_V) channels mediate Ca²⁺ entry into excitable cells to regulate a myriad of cellular events following membrane depolarization. We report the engineering of RGK GTPases, a class of genetically encoded Ca_V channel modulators, to enable photo‐tunable modulation of Ca_V channel activity in excitable mammalian cells. This optogenetic tool (designated optoRGK) tailored for Ca_V channels could find broad applications in interrogating a wide range of Ca_V‐mediated physiological processes.     

(−)‐Englerin A is a Potent and Selective Activator of TRPC4 and TRPC5 Calcium Channels

Current therapies for common types of cancer such as renal cell cancer are often ineffective and unspecific, and novel pharmacological targets and approaches are in high demand. Here we show the unexpected possibility for the rapid and selective killing of renal cancer cells through activation of calcium‐permeable nonselective transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) calcium channels by the sesquiterpene (?)‐englerin A. This compound was found to be a highly efficient, fast‐acting, potent, selective, and direct stimulator of TRPC4 and TRPC5 channels. TRPC4/5 activation through a high‐affinity extracellular (?)‐englerin A binding site may open up novel opportunities for drug discovery aimed at renal cancer.     

pH电位滴定法测定溶液中钙、镁离子与聚天冬氨酸的生成稳定常数

pH电位滴定法测定溶液中钙、镁离子与聚天冬氨酸的生成稳定常数;pH电位滴定;聚天冬氨酸;配位化学;钙离子;镁离子     

The Influence of Divalent Anions on the Rectification Properties of Nanofluidic Diodes: Insights from Experiments and Theoretical Simulations

During the last decade, the possibility of generating synthetic nanoarchitectures with functionalities comparable to biological entities has sparked the interest of the scientific community related to diverse research fields. In this context, gaining fundamental understanding of the central features that determine the rectifying characteristics of the conical nanopores is of mandatory importance. In this work, we analyze the influence of mono‐ and divalent salts in the ionic current transported by asymmetric nanopores and focus on the delicate interplay between ion exclusion and charge screening effects that govern the functional response of the nanofluidic device. Experiments were performed using KCl and K₂SO₄ as representative species of singly and doubly charged species. Results showed that higher currents and rectification efficiencies are achieved by doubly charged salts. In order to understand the physicochemical processes underlying these effects simulations using the Poisson‐Nernst‐Planck formalism were performed. We consider that our theoretical and experimental account of the effect of divalent anions in the functional response of nanofluidic diodes provides further insights into the critical role of electrostatic interactions (ion exclusion versus charge screening effects) in presetting the ionic selectivity to anions as well as the observed rectification properties of these chemical nanodevices.