生物矿化中的凝聚态化学

不同于研究体相或分子与分子之间的常规化学,凝聚态化学重点关注的是多层次结构的凝聚态物质,主要研究凝聚态物质的化学性质与功能、构筑机制、凝聚态物质之间的反应以及结构与功能间的关系,也是生物矿化研究中特别感兴趣的科学问题。生物矿化是通过有机基质调控无机矿物的生成,构筑具有多层次结构和特殊功能(如保护、传感和运动等)的生物凝聚态物质。研究生物矿化中的化学构筑与结构-功能关系,通过仿生矿化可以设计并制备具有类生物矿物结构和先进功能的仿生凝聚态材料。本文从凝聚态化学的角度介绍生物矿化和仿生矿化领域的概况以及取得的重要成果和新认识,重点综述了本课题组近年来受生物矿化启发,基于无机离子寡聚体的仿生新材料构筑和功能方面的研究成果。相信生物矿化将为新兴凝聚态化学的研究和发展提供良好参考,同时从凝聚态化学的新高度看待和指导生物矿化,也将促进生物矿化研究走向新的台阶。     

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。     

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     

受生物启发模拟合成生物矿物材料及其机理研究进展

自然界中存在大量复杂、高度功能化的生物矿物材料如贝壳、珍珠、牙齿、骨骼等,其中很多是非常普通的无机矿物材料。运用仿生合成的思路来制备形貌可控、结构特殊且具有独特性质的材料一直是交叉学科研究的热点,如何模拟生物矿化方法合成功能化材料,正逐渐引起科学界的关注。碳酸钙等生物矿物材料广泛存在于生物和地质体系中,对生物体的特异功能起着极其重要的作用。本文将重点回顾有关碳酸钙等生物矿物材料的生物模拟合成研究的进展。生物矿物合成的微环境主要包括模板和溶液相。本文即从这两方面着手,评述了近年来利用软、硬模板法模拟合成生物矿物的研究进展。     

无机纳米与多孔材料合成中的凝聚态化学

所谓凝聚态,一般意义上是指液态和固态,而凝聚态化学,即是在固相和液相中的各种化学过程。在无机材料,特别是无机纳米与多孔材料的合成制备中,凝聚态化学过程贯穿其中,几乎无处不在。在固相材料合成过程中,通过液相中的各种化学反应以获得目标固体材料的所需组分和物相,也许就是无机材料合成中一个最基本的凝聚态化学问题;而多孔如微孔或介孔材料合成中,更涉及伴随组分和物相形成过程中的孔结构形成与调控;进一步,在制备面向实际应用如催化剂和药物载体时,则在以上的各项要求之外,还必须考虑材料的表面活性位、缺陷等关键因素,以及颗粒尺寸、分散性和形貌等几何和物理特性。本文以无机氧化物为对象,讨论了无机材料在凝聚态化学合成过程中的几个侧面,包括纳米颗粒和粉体的化学合成方法,多孔材料的合成和多孔复相结构的合成调控,以及多级孔结构沸石的合成制备与催化性能,以期能加深对材料合成中凝聚态化学过程的认识,并期待以凝聚态化学为指导,进一步推动无机材料特别是纳米多孔材料合成的发展。     

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...     

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。     

水热体系中的凝聚态及化学反应

水是一种清洁、安全、环境友好的化学反应介质,认识水介质体系中水的性质及水热化学反应对凝聚态化学的研究至关重要。水热条件下的水处于高温高压状态,其物理化学性质往往与常态下的水完全不同;因此,水热体系中可进行的化学反应范畴大为拓宽。本文介绍了水分子及其团簇的结构,水性质随条件变化的规律和特点以及水热体系中的凝聚态问题,综述了水热体系中典型的材料合成、水热有机化学反应、生物水热合成等内容,梳理了凝聚态和水热化学之间的关系,期望从凝聚态化学的角度为理解水热化学及反应体系提供一些新的思路。     

化学基元组学与药物创新

化学基元组学(chemomics)是与化学信息学、生物信息学、合成化学等学科相关的交叉学科.生物系统从内源性小分子(天然砌块)出发,通过酶催化的化学反应序列制造天然产物.生物系统通过化学反应和天然砌块向目标天然产物"砌入"一组原子,这样的一组原子称为化学基元(chemoyl).化学基元组(chemome)是生物组织中所含有的化学基元的全体.化学基元组学研究各种化学基元的结构、组装与演化的基本规律.在生存压力和繁衍需求的驱动下,生物系统已经进化出有效手段来合成天然产物以应付环境的变化,并产生了丰富多彩的生物和化学多样性.近年来,人们意识到药物创新的瓶颈之一是药物筛选资源的日益枯竭.化学基元组学可以解决这个瓶颈问题,它通过揭示生物系统制备化学多样性的规律,发展仿生合成方法制备类天然化合物库(quasi natural product libraries)以供药物筛选.本文综述了化学基元组学的主要研究内容及其在药物创新各领域中的潜在应用.     

化学基元组学与药物创新

化学基元组学（chemomics）是与化学信息学、生物信息学、合成化学等学科相关的交叉学科．生物系统从内源性小分子（天然砌块）出发,通过酶催化的化学反应序列制造天然产物．生物系统通过化学反应和天然砌块向目标天然产物“砌入”一组原子,这样的一组原子称为化学基元（chemoyl）．化学基元组（chemome）是生物组织中所含有的化学基元的全体．化学基元组学研究各种化学基元的结构、组装与演化的基本规律．在生存压力和繁衍需求的驱动下,生物系统已经进化出有效手段来合成天然产物以应付环境的变化,并产生了丰富多彩的生物和化学多样性．近年来,人们意识到药物创新的瓶颈之一是药物筛选资源的日益枯竭．化学基元组学可以解决这个瓶颈问题,它通过揭示生物系统制备化学多样性的规律,发展仿生合成方法制备类天然化合物库（quasi natural product libraries）以供药物筛选．本文综述了化学基元组学的主要研究内容及其在药物创新各领域中的潜在应用．     

Electrochemical characterization of hydrogels for biomimetic applications

Hydrogels are increasingly being recognized as having potential in bio‐compatible applications. In previous work, we investigated the feasibility of poly(ethylene glycol)‐dimethacrylate (PEG‐1000‐DMA) and poly(ethylene glycol)‐diacrylate (PEG‐400‐DA) polymerized using either a chemical initiator (C) or a photoinitiator (P) to encapsulate and stabilize biomimetic membranes for novel separation technologies or biosensor applications. In this paper, we have investigated the electrochemical properties of the hydrogels used for membrane encapsulation. Specifically, we studied the crosslinked hydrogels by using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and we demonstrated that chemically crosslinked hydrogels had lower values for the effective electrical resistance and higher values for the electrical capacitance compared with hydrogels with photoinitiated crosslinking. Transport numbers were obtained using electromotive force measurements and demonstrated that at low salt concentrations, both PEG‐400‐DA‐C and PEG‐400‐DA‐P hydrogels presented an electropositive character whereas PEG‐1000‐DMA‐P was approximately neutral and PEG‐1000‐DMA‐C showed electronegative character. Sodium transport numbers approached the bulk NaCl electrolyte value at high salt concentrations for all hydrogels, indicating screening of fixed charges in the hydrogels. The average salt diffusional permeability 〈P_s〉 and water permeability 〈P_w〉 were found to correlate with EIS results. Both PEG‐1000‐DMA‐C and PEG‐400‐DA‐C had higher 〈P_s〉 and 〈P_w〉 values than PEG‐1000‐DMA‐P and PEG‐400‐DA‐P hydrogels. In conclusion, our results show that hydrogel electrochemical properties can be controlled by the choice of polymer and type of crosslinking used and that their water and salt permeability properties are congruent with the use of hydrogels for biomimetic membrane encapsulation. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

咪唑环番仿生新体系研究进展

仿生化学是当今化学的挑战性领域之一。咪唑环番是构筑仿生体系的优良基体,但迄今研究工作极少。本文简要评述了咪唑的选择性反应和咪唑衍生物的选择性合成、新型咪唑环番和咪唑鎓环番的设计合成及仿生功能研究的一些新进展。     

Earthworm inspired locomotive motion from fast swelling hybrid hydrogels

Diverse motion mechanisms encountered in nature serve successfully as a guide for engineering efficient mobile devices used in cargo transport and force generation. We have previously demonstrated earthworm locomotion inspired directed motion and cargo transport using a pNIPA hydrogel‐based device. The motility mechanism involved sequential shrinking and swelling of segments of a long gel in a glass capillary, induced by volume phase transitions, through a simple temperature stimulus using peltier elements. The same effect is generated in the earthworm by flexing and stretching muscles along the body as it moves in its underground burrow. The shrinking segments move the body forward while the swollen segments anchor against the walls to prevent slippage. Here, we show an improved device, using the same working principle, made of super‐porous, mechanically robust organic‐inorganic hybrid hydrogels (also known as nanocomposite hydrogels), which show large volume phase transitions above 32 °C without requiring lengthy hydrolysis times. The gels demonstrate fast swelling kinetics with complete restoration of their initial size in short times, making the gels reusable for multiple cycles. This improved device, with its reusability, fast swelling kinetics, and efficient slip‐free motion, opens a variety of possibilities for applications in microfluidics, nanobiotechnology, small‐scale robotics, and micro electro mechanical systems. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 5027–5033, 2009     

Correlation between processing conditions,microstructure and mechanical behavior in regenerated silkworm silk fibers

Regenerated silkworm fibers spun through a wet‐spinning process followed by an immersion postspinning drawing step show a work to fracture comparable with that of natural silkworm silk fibers in a wide range of spinning conditions. The mechanical behavior and microstructure of these high performance fibers have been characterized, and compared with those fibers produced through conventional spinning conditions. The comparison reveals that both sets of fibers share a common semicrystalline microstructure, but significant differences are apparent in the amorphous region. Besides, high performance fibers show a ground state and the possibility of tuning their tensile behavior. These properties are characteristic of spider silk and not of natural silkworm silk, despite both regenerated and natural silkworm silk share a common composition different from that of spider silk. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2012     

Structural relaxation behavior of strain hardened shape memory polymer fibers for self‐healing applications

In this study, shape‐memory polyurethane (SMPU) fibers were strain hardened by cold‐drawing programming (CDP) process. The programmed fibers are experimentally studied on the physical and thermomechanical properties. Structural relaxation, which determines shape memory capability of the SMP fibers, is quantified by conformational entropy change. Based on the entanglement tube theory and reptation theory, the entropic force is derived as a “bridge” to link the stress relaxation and structural relaxation, and thus structural relaxation can be evaluated by stress relaxation. It was found that the CDP SMPU fibers would still have good crackclosing capability after 13 years of hibernation in polymer matrix composite. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2013 , 51, 966–977     

Natural underwater adhesives

The general topic of this review is protein‐based underwater adhesives produced by aquatic organisms. The focus is on mechanisms of interfacial adhesion to native surfaces and controlled underwater solidification of natural water‐borne adhesives. Four genera that exemplify the broad range of function, general mechanistic features, and unique adaptations are discussed in detail: blue mussels, acorn barnacles, sandcastle worms, and freshwater caddisfly larva. Aquatic surfaces in nature are charged and in equilibrium with their environment, populated by an electrical double layer of ions as well as adsorbed natural polyelectrolytes and microbial biofilms. Surface adsorption of underwater bioadhesives likely occurs by exchange of surface bound ligands by amino acid sidechains, driven primarily by relative affinities and effective concentrations of polymeric functional groups. Most aquatic organisms exploit modified amino acid sidechains, in particular phosphorylated serines and hydroxylated tyrosines (dopa), with high‐surface affinity that form coordinative surface complexes. After delivery to the surfaces as a fluid, permanent natural adhesives solidify to bear sustained loads. Mussel plaques are assembled in a manner superficially reminiscent of in vitro layer‐by‐layer strategies, with sequentially delivered layers associated through Fe(dopa)₃ coordination bonds. The adhesives of sandcastle worms, caddisfly larva, and barnacles may be delivered in a form somewhat similar to in vitro complex coacervation. Marine adhesives are secreted, or excreted, into seawater that has a significantly higher pH and ionic strength than the internal environment. Empirical evidence suggests these environment triggers could provide minimalistic, fail‐safe timing mechanisms to prevent premature solidification (insolubilization) of the glue within the secretory system, yet allow rapid solidification after secretion. Underwater bioadhesives are further strengthened by secondary covalent curing. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2011     

Biomimetic construction of the tetracyclic ring system of ngouniensine

2-Cyanotetrahydropyridine 9, bearing an indole-2-acetate moiety, was envisaged as a model synthetic equivalent of the dihydropyridinium cations A, which have been proposed as common biogenetic intermediates to both ngouniensine and Strychnos indole alkaloids. Lewis acid-promoted cyclization of the O-silyl ketene acetal derived from 9 led to the ngouniensine-type derivative 11.     

Synthesis of porphyrins bearing uracyl groups and their assembly induced by melamine derivatives

Self‐assembled porphyrins via noncovalent bonding have attracted wide‐ranging researchers in material science. We reported herein the synthesis of the tetraphenyl porphyrin derivatives bearing uracyl groups as acceptor–donor–acceptor (ADA) type hydrogen bonding units, through the condensation of 5,10‐ or 5,15‐bis (3‐amino‐4‐ethylhexylphenyl) porphyrin derivatives with 6‐carboxyuracyl derivatives. When two porphyrins having uracyl groups at the different substituted positions were respectively mixed with a melamine derivative in benzene, ¹H NMR spectra showed that the 5,15 substituted uracyl porphyrin formed a hydrogen‐bonded suprastructure with the melamine derivative as a complementary molecule to the uracyl moiety, although the other 5,10‐substituted uracylporphyrin could not form such a structure. The SEM observation indicated that the mixture with the 5,15‐substituted uracyl porphyrin and the melamine with long alkyl chains formed a sheet‐like structure. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.