肽超分子自组装:结构调控和功能化

生物分子自组装对生物体有重要意义,利用生物分子构筑具有功能性的有序组装体一直是人们关注的焦点.肽分子是一类重要的组装基元,肽的超分子自组装可形成多种纳米或微米尺度的结构,并可应用于能源、医药等领域.如何实现肽自组装结构的精准调控以及精准调控肽自组装实现功能化,是目前该领域面临的新挑战.肽的自组装是基于非共价键力的协同作用实现的,通过各种因素调节这些非共价键力的作用,是实现自组装结构调控和功能化的关键.虽然自组装结构调控可以通过改变外部环境调控,但是通过精确分子设计、组装基元分子间的相互作用调控可以更好地实现结构的精准调控;并有利于进一步通过引入功能性分子作为组装基元,实现自组装体的功能化.本文将针对肽自组装体的结构调控以及功能化两个方面对相关研究进行综述.     

从超分子聚合物到超分子有机框架:组装溶液相超分子结构的周期性

单体分子在溶液相自发形成周期性的网络结构,是超分子化学和分子自组装研究领域的重大挑战.多头基分子在溶液相通过分子间非共价键作用可以形成超分子聚合物.提高多头基(三头基和四头基)分子骨架的刚性,可以提高结合位点的结构预组织,进而增强分子间相互作用的协同性和多价性特征,提高自组装结构的有序性或周期性.本文综述了多头基分子自组装形成超分子聚合物的一些重要进展,介绍了二维超分子有机框架(一类新的溶液相周期性自组装网络结构研究的最新进展.     

超分子拓扑高分子：合成、组装及功能

超分子拓扑高分子结合了非共价键的动态可逆特性和共价型拓扑高分子的结构特点,是一种具有广泛应用前景的高分子物种.本文从超分子拓扑高分子的合成、组装及功能等三个方面综述了该领域的最新研究进展.首先重点强调了利用直接或间接方法来构筑超支化、树枝状、星形、刷形、交联型和环形等超分子拓扑高分子的策略,其次从内部结构参数和外部环境响应两方面介绍了调控超分子自组装行为的主要方法,然后对其在生物医用材料、光电活性材料以及自修复材料等领域的潜在应用进行了较为全面的总结,最后指出了超分子拓扑高分子研究领域目前存在的关键问题和重要挑战.     

嵌段共聚物自组装的研究进展

自组装是分子间通过非共价键相互作用自发组合形成的一类结构明确、稳定,同时具有某种特定功能或性能的分子聚集体或超分子结构的现象.嵌段共聚物不仅可以在本体中自组装,还能在溶液中自组装.本文综述了嵌段共聚物在溶液中自组装的规律及其主要影响因素,包括嵌段共聚物链段长度、选择性溶剂的性质、嵌段共聚物的浓度、溶液的pH值等;并介绍...     

蛋白质高分子结合体

蛋白质高分子结合体是蛋白质与高分子化合物以特定位置或方式结合的产物。其中,蛋白质(包括酶和多肽)分子中氨基酸残基上的氨基、巯基和羧基是常用的结合位点。本文主要对蛋白质高分子结合体的制备方法进行了综述。聚乙二醇是合成高分子中能够有效改善蛋白质性能的修饰剂,而多糖则是用于制备蛋白质高分子结合体较成功的天然高分子化合物。“点击化学”、活性聚合技术等技术已经被成功应用于蛋白质高分子结合体的制备。某些具有特异结合功能基团的化合物(如金属卟啉、生物素等)与高分子共价结合后也可制备蛋白质高分子结合体。在研究蛋白质高分子结合体制备方法的基础上,近年来开始了这类大分子的自组装行为研究,尤其是对巨型双亲性分子自组装行为的研究,这为设计和构筑先进功能材料提供了新的思路。与高分子化合物的结合是改善蛋白质性能和拓宽蛋白质应用范围的重要技术之一。蛋白质高分子结合体不但可用于生物医药领域,而且在纳米技术和材料科学等领域具有潜在的优势。     

基于杯芳烃主体的分子自组装研究进展

分子自组装是超分子化学最重要的研究内容之一. 杯芳烃作为继冠醚、环糊精之后的第三代人工合成受体分子已在分子自组装研究方面取得了重要进展并显示了广泛的应用前景. 主要综述杯芳烃衍生物通过氢键、金属诱导配位、π-π作用、疏水作用等非共价键弱相互作用力在溶液状态、固态和界面的分子自组装方面的研究进展.     

基于蛋白质分子自组装体系的构建

蛋白质是一类功能丰富、结构独特的生物大分子,具有高度的自组装特性。氨基酸通过酰胺键形成序列确定的肽链,是蛋白质的基本构成单元。肽链通过弱相互作用控制肽链折叠以及蛋白质高级结构的形成。同时,蛋白质是一种来源丰富、生物可降解以及生物相容性可再生资源,利用蛋白质的自组装特性构建具有生物功能的可控自组装体系是纳米科学、材料科学以及生物医学等学科潜在的研究课题之一。本文从分子科学的角度解析了蛋白质三维结构的自组装特性,进一步探讨蛋白质热变性后自组装、金属诱导的蛋白质自组装、蛋白质与高分子的自组装以及蛋白质杂化体的自组装。旨在进一步认识和理解蛋白质的自组装特性,并为设计和构建结构可控及功能独特的自组装体系提供思路。     

超分子聚集诱导发光材料的研究进展及展望

通过超分子自组装构建发光材料是超分子化学研究的重要领域之一.超分子自组装作为一种简单且高效的手段,可以将不同结构的分子通过非共价键作用力构建成具有精确结构和多功能的组装体,进一步赋予了超分子材料独特的物理特性.由于超分子发光材料中非共价键相互作用力具有动态且可逆的性质,因此使其具有对刺激物特异性识别和对微环境变化敏感的特点,从而被广泛应用于生物传感和成像、药物传递、化学传感、人工光收集系统、信息加密和光催化等领域.基于此,为了了解超分子发光材料的最新研究进展,主要按照氢键相互作用、π-π堆积和多种非共价键相互作用,较系统地阐述了最近四年超分子发光材料,从设计到制备再到应用的最新研究进展,并且进一步展望了其未来所面临的挑战.     

基于非共价键作用的二嵌段共聚物/均聚物超分子体系的自组装行为

采用实空间求解的自洽场理论,研究了两亲性二嵌段共聚物(AB)/均聚物(C)超分子体系在溶液中的自组装行为,其中B疏水嵌段的自由末端与C均聚物的一个末端形成可逆的非共价键.在稀溶液中,AB/C超分子聚合物体系通过自组装形成了一系列不同形貌的胶束,如核-壳-冠的三层胶束和蠕虫状胶束等.研究发现,胶束形貌受到非共价键强度和初...     

有机阳离子-无机多阴离子复合物:高分子体系中的组装及其自组装

有机阳离子包覆多金属氧簇无机多阴离子形成的具有确定化学组成、两亲性核壳结构超分子复合物,具有易于调控和集成有机和无机组分结构与功能的特性.以此类复合物为预组装体的自组装和高分子功能杂化材料展现了一类具有多方面构筑超分子组装体的新型构筑基元体系.如何实现预组装体复合物在结构稳定、具有良好加工性基材中的组装和功能化成为这一领域的重要研究内容.本文系统地总结了基于此类超分子复合物的高分子纳米复合材料和溶液中组装方面的研究进展与发展趋势.     

Crystallization-driven self-assembly of semicrystalline block copolymers and end-functionalized polymers: A minireview

Self-assembly has been a powerful method to fabricate the polymer materials with well-defined structures and morphologies. Such assembled materials have shown wide potential applications in many fields such as nanomaterial, nanomedicine, lithography, and microelectronic. Crystallization has been a general behavior of stereoregular polymers. Besides the various noncovalent interactions, crystallization of polymer blocks or end groups can be an efficient way to manipulate the self-assembly pathway and assembled structures of polymers in both solid and solution. Crystallization-driven self-assembly has been widely implemented for the semicrystalline block copolymers (BCPs) and end-functionalized polymers. This minireview briefly presents the recent progresses in the crystallization-driven self-assembly of BCPs and end-functionalized polymers in both solid and solution states. Formation process, mechanism, and hierarchical structure of the crystallization-induced assemblies for BCPs and end-functionalized polymers are highlighted.     

Near-Infrared-Emissive Self-assembled Polymers <Emphasis Type="Italic">via</Emphasis> the Implementation of Molecular Tweezer/Guest Complexation on a Supramolecular Coordination Complex Platform

Coordination-driven self-assembly strategy has demonstrated the efficiency and versatility to construct well-ordered supramolecular coordination complexes (SCCs) such as discrete metallacycles and metallacages.In recent years,it has aroused tremendous interest to build more complexed self-assembled structures via the implementation of additional non-covalent recognition motifs on the SCCs platform.In this work,we have successfully attained this objective,with the elaborate manipulation of non-interfering pyridine-Pt2+and molecular tweezer/guest complexation in a hierarchical self-assembly manner.The resulting SCCs-based linear supramolecular polymers exhibit intriguing NIR-emissive behaviors,primarily attributed to the presence of intermolecular Pt(Ⅱ)-Pt(Ⅱ) metal-metal interactions in the non-covalent tweezering structure.Hence,supramolecular engineering of multiple non-covalent interactions offers a feasible avenue toward functional materials with tailored properties.     

Recent progress in EPR study of spin labeled polymers and spin probed polymer systems

The EPR technique is commonly used for the detection and characterization of paramagnetic centers in chemical science. This method can provides a lot of information, such as identity, structure, dynamics, interaction, orientation, glass transition temperature, adsorption behavior, functionality, phase behavior, nano-inhomogeneities, and conformation of the free-radical portion of the polymer chain. Most polymers intrinsically possess diamagnetic properties, so in order to study polymers with EPR, paramagnetic centers need to be incorporated into the polymer systems. Spin labeling and spin probing are main methods of covalently attaching paramagnetic centers to polymer chains or embedding them in polymer matrices through non-covalent interactions, respectively. Spin labeling and spin probing techniques for polymers and polymer systems (especially with nitroxide radicals) have also been studied, which have a profound impact on polymer science. This review focuses on the continuous wave EPR technique and introduces the recent advances in spin labeled polymers and spin probed polymer systems in EPR research.     

Halogen bonding in polymer science: towards new smart materials

The halogen bond is a special non-covalent interaction, which can represent a powerful tool in supramolecular chemistry. Although the halogen bond offers several advantages compared to the related hydrogen bond, it is currently still underrepresented in polymer science. The structural related hydrogen bonding assumes a leading position in polymer materials containing supramolecular interactions, clearly indicating the high potential of using halogen bonding for the design of polymeric materials. The current developments regarding halogen bonding containing polymers include self-assembly, photo-responsive materials, self-healing materials and others. These aspects are highlighted in the present perspective. Furthermore, a perspective on the future of this rising young research field is provided.

The incorporation of halogen bonding into polymer architectures is a new approach for the design of functional materials. This perspective emphasizes the current development in the field of halogen bonding featuring polymer materials.     

Non-Covalent Interactions between Polyvinyl Chloride and Conjugated Polymers Enable Excellent Mechanical Properties and High Stability in Organic Solar Cells

The incorporation of insulating polymers into conjugated polymers has been widely explored as a strategy to improve mechanical properties of flexible organic electronics. However, phase separation due to the immiscibility of these polymers has limited their effectiveness. In this study, we report the discovery of multiple non-covalent interactions that enhances the miscibility between insulating and conjugated polymers, resulting in improved mechanical properties. Specifically, we have added polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into the conjugated polymer PM6 and observed a significant increase in solution viscosity, indicative of favorable miscibility between these two polymers. This phenomenon has been rarely observed in other insulating/conjugated polymer composites. Thin films of PM6/PVC exhibit a much-improved crack-onset strain of 19.35 %, compared to 10.12 % for pristine PM6 films. Analysis reveal that a “cyclohexyl-like” structure formed through dipole-dipole interactions and hydrogen bonding between PVC and PM6 acted as a cross-linking site in the thin films, leading to improved mechanical properties. Moreover, PM6/PVC blend films have demonstrated excellent thermal and bending stability when applied as an electron donor in organic solar cells. These findings provide new insights into non-covalent interactions that can be utilized to enhance the properties of conjugated polymers and may have potential applications in flexible organic electronics.     

Combination of orthogonal supramolecular interactions in polymeric architectures

Supramolecular polymers represent a highly interesting approach towards new "smart materials". A recent strategy includes the combination of different "orthogonal" non-covalent binding sites within one polymer system. Different functionalities can be introduced in a highly defined way by controlled self-assembly processes. This feature article presents highlights in the supramolecular polymer chemistry of multiple hydrogen-bonding, metal complexation (especially of bi- and terpyridines) and host-guest interactions as well as recent advances in combining these interactions in novel polymers.     

Smart materials based on self-assembled hydrogen-bonded comb-shaped supramolecules

Block copolymer self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry can be combined most naturally to prepare smart polymer nanomaterials. An attractive route is based on comb-shaped supramolecules, obtained by attaching side chains to (co)polymers by physical (non-covalent) interactions. Hydrogen bonding is a key element of our approach. It combines an ease of synthesis with other important approach-specific elements, such as hierarchical self-assembly, strongly enhanced processability, swelling, and cleaving. Functional properties discussed include anisotropic proton conductivity, switching proton conductivity, electronically conducting nanowires, polarized luminance, dielectric stacks (optical reflectivity), functional membranes, and nano objects.     

Probing the stability of multicomponent self-assembled architectures based on cucurbit[8]uril in the gas phase

Aqueous supramolecular chemistry and highly controlled self-assembly of multi-component architectures are novel tools for investigating and answering questions with different biological implications. Among other self-assembly motifs the barrel-shaped host molecule cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) is of particular interest due to its capability of incorporating two guest molecules simultaneously in its hydrophobic cavity. This allows for its use as a supramolecular linking unit to conjugate two different entities such as polymers, peptides, and proteins as well as conjugation of various species to surfaces, colloids and nanoparticles. This study aims to improve our understanding of CB[8] ternary complex formation and stability. A series of CB[8] architectures of different size and chemistry have been analyzed in the gas phase to obtain information about their stability in the absence of solvent effects. While hydrophobic effects and solvation energies play a crucial role for host-guest affinities in solution, gas phase stabilities are determined by the guest's ability to form hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions. Increasing the size of the second guest resulted in an increase of gas phase stability, likely due to additional non-covalent interactions.     

2005年我国内地学者高分子科学基础研究进展概述

简要介绍了2005年度我国内地学者在高分子主要前沿领域基础研究的进展，涉及的领域主要包括特殊构筑高分子的合成、高分子结构表征、光电功能高分子、高分子自组装与超分子聚合物、高分子微纳结构与纳米复合体系、类细胞膜融合分裂的实时观测和生物医用高分子等。     

A linear supramolecular polymer based on host-guest recognition and metal-ligand coordination

A linear main-chain supramolecular polymer was constructed in aqueous solution via γ-CD host recognition with coumarin unit as well as metalligand coordination between terpyridine unit and Zn²⁺. Besides, the self-assembly behavior and morphological property of this supramolecular polymer system were characterized by DLS and TEM experiments.