基于荧光共轭聚合物的金属离子检测

以聚乙炔、聚芴、聚噻吩、聚苯撑为代表的荧光共轭聚合物,由于具有独特的光学性能、自组装性能和结构与性能的可调控性,可作为优异的光学传感材料。利用其具有较高摩尔消光系数和荧光量子产率的特点,可设计具有较高灵敏度和选择性的传感器,这已成为生物传感领域的研究热点。以荧光共轭聚合物为基础的金属离子检测,最初是以非水溶性的共轭聚合物为主,通过金属离子与聚合物链上特定基团(如吡啶、冠醚)的结合引起的聚合物荧光性质的变化可实现对某些离子的检测。在共轭聚合物主链上引入亲水性侧链,可大大增强共轭聚合物的水溶性,为金属离子的生物传感检测提供了新的思路,例如可引入能与金属离子结合的生物分子(如DNA、糖基等)来设计传感策略,进一步提高检测的特异性和灵敏度。本文综述了近年来以非水溶性和水溶性荧光共轭聚合物为传感材料,对具有重要生物学意义的重金属离子(Hg²⁺、Pb²⁺)、过渡金属离子(Cu²⁺、Eu³⁺、Ni²⁺、Fe³⁺、Fe²⁺、Ru³⁺、Ag⁺)和碱金属离子(K⁺、Na⁺、Li⁺)进行高灵敏度检测方面的研究进展,并对该领域的发展前景进行了展望。     

Functional Mesoporous Polymers From Phenolic Building Oligomers

Novel mesoporous polymers functionalized with carboxylic, sulfonic, and amino groups were synthesized by self‐organization of surfactant and functionalized phenolic building oligomers followed by surfactant removal. These materials have relatively large surface area, with a large number of functional groups on the pore walls, which may provide this new class of materials with enhanced adsorption capability and selectivity.

     

Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials with the Ability to Bind Metal Ions: Calorimetric Properties and Thermostability

Organic-inorganic hybrid materials with excellent heavy metal ions chelating properties were synthesized by covalent bonding of multifunctional polymers of polyamidoamine (PAA) type onto silica. Two series of polyamidoamine-silica hybrid materials differing in the PAA chemical structure were prepared and their thermal properties were investigated. Differential Scanning Calorimetry was used to study the effects of chain immobilization and ion chelation on the glass-transition temperature (Tg) of the polymers. The Tg of PAA-hybrid materials was elevated with respect to ungrafted PAAs. Complex formation with metal ions such as Cu⁺⁺ or Co⁺⁺ caused total suppression of Tg for both linear polymers as well as the corresponding hybrid materials. Finally, the silica particles slightly influenced the decomposition temperatures of linear polymers increasing their thermal stability.     

Functional Polymers for Targeted Delivery of Nucleic Acid Drugs

Cationic polymers have been chemically modified with a variety of targeting molecules such as peptides, proteins, antibodies, sugars and vitamins for targeted delivery of nucleic acid drugs to specific cells. Stimuli‐sensitive polymers exhibiting different size, charge and conformation in response to physiological signals from specific cells have also been utilized for targeted delivery. To achieve target‐specific delivery of nucleic acids, conjugation chemistry is critical to produce stable nanosized polyplexes tethered with cell‐recognizable ligands for facile cellular uptake via a receptor‐mediated endocytic pathway. In this review, synthetic strategies of functional cationic polymers with various targeting ligands are presented.

     

Cysteine‐Functional Polymers via Thiol‐ene Conjugation

A thiofunctional thiazolidine is introduced as a new low‐molar‐mass building block for the introduction of cysteine residues via a thiol‐ene reaction. Allyl‐functional polyglycidol (PG) is used as a model polymer to demonstrate polymer‐analogue functionalization through reaction with the unsaturated side‐chains. A modified trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBSA) assay is used for the redox‐insensitive quantification and a precise final cysteine content can be predetermined at the polymerization stage. Native chemical ligation at cysteine‐functional PG is performed as a model reaction for a chemoselective peptide modification of this polymer. The three‐step synthesis of the thiofunctional thiazolidine reactant, together with the standard thiol‐ene coupling and the robust quantification assay, broadens the toolbox for thiol‐ene chemistry and offers a generic and straightforward approach to cysteine‐functional materials.

     

水溶性苝系衍生物荧光探针的合成及对金属离子的识别

用苝四酸酐为反应物,在酸酐位置上引入天冬氨酸,合成了水溶性的含4个羧基的荧光苝二酰亚胺衍生物:N,N'-二天冬氨酸铵盐-3,4,91,0-苝四羧酸二酰亚胺(PTCDA).在水溶液中与Fe3+、Al3+、Pb2+和Cu2+等金属离子反应,吸收光谱发生红移,荧光淬灭.当加入等量Hg2+、Zn2+、Ni2+、Co2+、Mn2+和Mg2+等金属离子后不干扰荧光反应,有选择性好、灵敏度高等特点.并探讨了衍生物的荧光反应机理,表明有好的应用价值和广阔发展前景。     

Water-Soluble Polyelectrolytes with Ability to Remove Arsenic

Arsenic species can be removed from aqueous solutions using the liquid-phase polymer-based retention, LPR, technique. The LPR technique removes ionic species by functional groups of water-soluble polyelectrolytes (WSP) and then using a ultrafiltration membrane that does not let them pass through the membrane, thus separating them from the solution. The ability of WSP with groups (R)₄N⁺X⁻ to remove arsenate ions using LPR was studied. The interaction and arsenate anion retention capacity depended on: pH, the quaternary ammonium group's counter ion, and the ratio polymer: As(V), using different concentrations of As(V). Water-soluble polychelates were also used for one-step retention of As(III) in solution. The complex of poly(acrylic acid)-Sn, 10 and 20 wt-% of metal gave a high retention of As(III) species at pH 8, although the molar ratio polychelate: As(III) was 400:1. The enrichment method was used to determine the maximum retention capacity (C) for arsenate anions in aqueous solutions at pH 8. In similar conditions, the values of C were 142 mg g⁻¹ for P(ClAETA) and 75 mg g⁻¹ for P(SAETA). The combined treatment of arsenic aqueous solutions by electrocatalytic oxidation (EO) to convert the species of As(III) to As(V) with the LPR technique quantitatively removed arsenic.     

Polymers that Contain Ligated Metals in their Side Chain: Building a Foundation for Functional Materials in Opto‐Electronic Applications with an Emphasis on Lanthanide Ions

Organic polymers that contain ligated metals offer a variety of unique properties which include luminescence, electro‐ and photochemistry, catalysis, charge, magnetism, and thermochromism. These organic–inorganic hybrid materials have the potential to offer novel active matrixes for advanced devices. Continued progress in synthetic chemistry and molecular characterization will enable such advanced materials. Here the focus is restricted to side‐chain metal complexes with emissive properties that highlight the use of lanthanide ions as opposed to the often‐studied transition metal complexes.

     

A Novel Polymeric Chemosensor: Dual Colorimetric Detection of Metal Ions Through Click Synthesis

A highly colored polystyrene derivative bearing side chain chromophores composed of dialkylanilino donor and cyano‐based acceptor groups, prepared by atom‐economic click postfunctionalization, displays the dual colorimetric detection behavior of several metal ions based on the specific interactions with different nitrogen atoms. Hard to borderline metal ions, such as Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺, and Sn²⁺, are always recognized by the dialkylanilino nitrogen atom, resulting in a decrease in the charge‐transfer (CT) band intensity of the donor–acceptor chromophores. On the other hand, the recognition site of a soft metal ion of Ag⁺ is the cyano nitrogen atom due to the readily formed multivalent coordination, which produces a bathochromic shift of the CT band.     

Water-Soluble Polyacids with Capability to Remove Metal Ions in Homogenous Phase by Using the Liquid Phase Polymer-Based Retention Technique

Water-soluble polymers containing carboxylic acid and sulfonic acid groups were investigated as polychelatogens under different experimental conditions in view to study their metal ion binding properties, using the liquid-phase polymer-based retention technique. The divalent metal ions investigated were: Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, and Cd²⁺. When the pH increased above 3, and especially at pH 5, metal ion retention capability increased as the majority of the functional groups are carboxylate, which can form more stable complexes with the metal ions. The retention capability also depended on the structure of the polyacid and the filtration factor, Z.     

A Road Less Traveled to Functional Polymers: Epoxide Termination in Living Carbanionic Polymer Synthesis

Functional polymers possess tremendous potential both in academia and in industry. In particular, oxiranes offer manifold possibilities for the introduction of single hydroxyl or multiple orthogonal functionalities in carbanionic polymerization. Here, we present a brief overview of the fascinating possibilities arising from the employment of common as well as individually designed epoxide derivatives for the synthesis of end‐functional polymers. Continuous flow techniques can be utilized for the rapid generation and screening of precisely defined hydroxyl‐modified polymers. The utilization of functionalized polymers as precursors for the formation of complex macromolecular architectures (e.g., miktoarm star polymers) is summarized and potential applications as well as future perspectives are discussed.

     

Metal‐Containing Polymers: Building Blocks for Functional (Nano)Materials

The incorporation of metallic units into polymer chains has emerged as a promising route towards functional metal‐containing (nano)materials. The resulting polymers possess rich functions derived from their metallic elements, such as redox, optical, catalytic and magnetic properties. In addition, the directional and dynamic nature of metal coordination interactions provides further variables for the exploration of novel materials with designed nanostructures. These types of polymers can be synthesized through direct metal‐ligand coordination or chain polymerization of metal containing monomers. Depending on the polymerization techniques and starting components, the resulting polymers, akin to their organic counterparts, can be produced in the form of insoluble networks, processible chain structures, gels or colloids. Research into this rising multidisciplinary subject has benefited from recent progress in several related areas such as supramolecular chemistry, colloidal chemistry etc., with the combination of the relative merits of each ensuring further developments in each individual discipline. For example, as a result of studies into organometallic block copolymers self‐assembly behavior, living supramolecular polymerization has been unprecedentedly realized for the architectural design of micelles (see image on the right). Nevertheless, the field is still in a developmental stage and offers ample opportunities for fundamental research, as well as material exploration. In this Feature Article, we intend to overview the field with a brief survey of recent literature.

     

Water Soluble Dextran-Polyacrylamide Graft Copolymers for Capturing Metal Ions

Summary: The graft copolymers of Polyacrylamide (PAA) to Dextran (M_w = 20000 and M_w = 70000) have been synthesised by ceric-ion-reduced redox initiation method. Molecular characteristic of graft copolymers were determined from light scattering, SEC, and viscometry data. It was established that the increase of molecular weight of Dextran component up to 3.5 times do not influence essentially organization at molecular level of these copolymers in aqueous solution. Thet D-g-PAA copolymers capable of binding the heavy metal ions.     

生物特异性功能高分子

模仿天然生物活性高分子关键作用点的化学组成，在高分子链上接上各种官能团或化学残基，制备具有与该天然高分子相似生物活性的高分子，即生物特异性功能高分子。本文主要介绍拟肝素高分子和似粘连 蛋白高分子两种生物特异性功能高分子。     

Organic Ion Exchangers. Synthesis and Their Behaviour in the Retention of Some Metal Ions

Summary: Three pyridine strong base anion exchangers as beads were obtained by quaternization reactions of a 4-vinylpyridine : 8% divinylbenzene copolymer of gel type. These resins possess methyl / ethyl / butyl radicals as substituents on N⁺ atoms and have exchange capacities of 4.80 mEq/g and 2.10 mEq/mL. For pyridine strong base anion exchangers, the behaviours in the retention processes of Cr(VI) as oxyanions and Ga(III) as [GaCl₄]⁻ complex anion were evaluated with the bath method. All the resins exhibited retention properties, but the retained amounts of the metal cations are different as a function of the alkyl length as substituent on N⁺ atoms and the complex anion nature. Thus, Cr(VI) oxyanions are best retained by the resin with  CH₃ as substituent on N⁺ atoms while [GaCl₄]⁻ complex anion by the resin with  C₄H₉ as substituent on N⁺ atoms. By aminolysis reaction of an ethylacrylate : acrylonitrile : divinylbenzene copolymer as beads of macroporous type with NH₂OH · HCl in the presence of C₂H₅OH a new chelating ion exchanger was performed which contains both amidoxime and hydroxamic acid functional groups. This ion exchanger has the retention property for different metal cations but its retention capacities values are strongly dependent of the nature of metal cation and the counterion as well as pH of the solution. Thus, in the static conditions Zn(II) cation with NOequation/tex2gif-stack-1.gif anion as counterion is retained with the best result at pH = 5. As an example, for the aqueous metal cation solution of 10⁻² M concentration for Zn(NO₃)₂ the resin possess at equilibrium a retention capacity of 6.70 mmol Zn/g dry resin and for Cu(II) from Cu(NO₃)₂ solution of same concentration, the retention capacity is 0.22 mmol Cu/g dry resin and Fe(III) from Fe(NO₃)₃ solution is not retained.     

Poly(azomethine) Rotaxanes: Novel Water Soluble Supramolecular Polymers with High Molar Mass

A novel type of supramolecular poly(azomethine) was synthesized by the polycondensation of an inclusion complex of β‐cyclodextrin/poly(oxypropylene)diamine with one of β‐cyclodextrin/terephthaldehyde and a subsequent reaction with [60]fullerene as the end capping agent. Molar mass determination by gel permeation chromatography showed that the polymers had a high molar mass (about 150 kg · mol⁻¹) with a very narrow polydispersity. Isothermal titration calorimetric studies confirmed that each poly‐(oxypropylene)diamine unit could host seven cyclodextrin molecules, which was further supported by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling studies. Additional characterization by ¹³C NMR and FT‐IR spectroscopy, as well as by thermogravimetric analysis, confirmed the structure of the cyclodextrin‐based polyrotaxane.

     

Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Thienyl‐Phosphine Microporous Polymers for Carbon Dioxide Capture

A novel kind of functional organic microporous polymer is designed by introducing polar organic groups (P=O and P=S) and electron‐rich heterocyclic into the framework to obtain high carbon dioxide capture capacity. The estimated Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface areas of these polymers are about 600 m² g⁻¹ and the highest CO₂ uptake is 2.26 mmol g⁻¹ (1.0 bar/273 K). Interestingly, the polymer containing P=O groups shows greater CO₂ capture capacity than that containing P=S groups at the same temperature. In addition, these polymers show high isosteric heats of CO₂ adsorption (28.6 kJ mol⁻¹), which can be competitive with some nitrogen‐rich networks. Therefore, these microporous polymers are promising candidates for carbon dioxide capture.

     

定量体积排除色谱法测定水溶性高分子的折光指数增量

用定量体积排除色谱（ＳＥＣ）法，从示差折光检测器的响应测定了多种水溶性高分子在纯水溶液中的折光指数增量，与常规静态方法所得结果相同，ＳＥＣ用盐水溶液作为淋洗液时，盐水溶液类同于混合溶剂，溶质与周围溶剂的色谱分离过程与透析过程等同。在有柱和无柱的色谱装置条件下，从示差折光的检测响应值可分别导得恒定化学位和恒定溶剂组成下的折光指数增量νμ和νｋ。中性的聚丙烯酰胺在ＮａＣｌ溶液中νμ＞νｋ，表明ＮａＣ１分子被高分子链优先吸附。聚电解质聚苯乙烯磺酸钠的νμ＜νｋ，表明水分子被优先吸附。     

水溶性高分子在固/液界面上吸附行为的光物理研究进展

本文概述了物理方法的特点,评述了水溶性高分子在固／液界面上吸附行为的光物理研究进展。