蛋白功能化磁性纳米颗粒的制备及应用

蛋白功能化磁性纳米颗粒作为一种新型功能复合材料,已成为众多领域的研究热点。蛋白质在颗粒表面的稳定性、负载量及构象显著影响复合粒子的应用性能,而磁性纳米颗粒表面物化性质对颗粒的稳定性、分散性及磁性能对蛋白质的高效负载有重要影响。本文综述了磁性纳米颗粒表面修饰、蛋白功能化的方法以及蛋白在界面处构象变化的表征方法,介绍了蛋白功能化磁性纳米颗粒在酶催化合成、免疫分析检测及生物传感器等领域的应用,并对其未来的发展趋势进行了展望。     

一种评估阳离子交换吸附活化能的方法（英文）

离子和带电粒子之间的相互作用受纳米/胶体颗粒表面上离子吸附控制,同时它决定着颗粒的微观性质、界面反应过程以及颗粒间相互作用。现有的离子界面反应理论没有考虑到离子特异性对离子-表面相互作用的影响。本研究建立了带电颗粒表面离子吸附模型。结果表明蒙脱石胶体表面离子吸附平衡存在着强烈的离子特异性效应。离子和表面之间的吸附能随离子浓度的增加而降低,随着粒子电荷密度(绝对值)升高而增加。根据建立的模型还可预测吸附反离子在扩散层中的位置,进而可计算出离子的吸附能与活化能。活化能直接决定了离子的吸附饱和度,且不同的离子遵循相同的规律。本研究表明建立的离子-表面相互作用模型在固/液界面反应中具有普适性的应用。     

生物医用纳米颗粒表面的两性离子化设计

生物医用纳米颗粒的表面设计对维持纳米颗粒稳定性和抑制蛋白质非特异性吸附从而实现体内长效循环等具有重要意义.具有细胞膜仿生结构的两性离子界面能通过离子静电作用形成高效水合层,不仅可有效增强纳米颗粒的稳定性和抗免疫清除能力,通过提高体内循环时间增强其"被动"靶向能力,而且当与环境响应性或生物活性分子复合后,还可有效实现纳米颗粒的"主动"靶向功能,因此"两性离子化"已经发展为纳米颗粒表面设计的新策略.本文主要概述了两性离子材料在生物医用纳米表面设计中的应用进展,包括小分子和聚合物两性离子对无机纳米颗粒的表面修饰、聚合物两性离子组装体用于抗肿瘤药物传递等,同时也介绍了混合电荷材料的一些特殊性质和应用.     

Brij类表面活性剂与Laponite纳米颗粒的相互作用及其稳定乳液的研究

通过表面张力、Zeta电位和流变学参数的测定, 研究了聚氧乙烯烷基醚类非离子型表面活性剂(Brij 30和Brij 35)在合成锂皂石(Laponite)纳米颗粒表面的吸附及对Laponite水分散体系中颗粒间相互作用和体系粘度的影响. 结果表明, 这类表面活性剂能显著地吸附在Laponite颗粒表面上, 且吸附量随其分子中POE链长短而不同. 这种吸附没有改变Laponite粒子的带电性质, 但一定程度地降低了Laponite颗粒Zeta电位; 吸附也会减弱颗粒间的相互作用, 降低体系的粘度. 实验以Laponite和Brij为乳化剂, 制备了O/W型乳状液. 乳液稳定性变化和乳液粒径分布结果表明, 体系中Brij的浓度较低时, 乳液的性质主要是由Laponite颗粒决定的; 而Brij浓度较高时, 则主要取决于Brij表面活性剂. 高速剪切含Brij的Laponite水分散体系, 剪切后表面张力随时间的变化表明, 剪切作用会使得吸附在Laponite颗粒表面的Brij分子不同程度地解吸下来. 这也意味着乳液制备时, 高速剪切作用也会造成Brij分子自Laponite颗粒表面的脱附, 这可能是非离子表面活性剂与阳离子表面活性剂对负电固体颗粒稳定乳液影响不同的原因.     

纳米TiO_2对水中腐殖酸的吸附及光催化降解

研究了水体中腐殖酸 ( HA)在纳米 Ti O2 颗粒上的吸附行为 ,并探讨了其吸附机理 ,还研究了 HA的Ti O2 光催化降解效果 .结果表明 ,Ti O2 对 HA的吸附作用明显依赖于水溶液的 p H,也取决于 Ti O2 的零电荷点 ;HA的光催化降解效果与其在催化剂表面的吸附行为密切相关 ,提高吸附速率 ,HA的去除率也随之提高 ;增加催化剂用量也能改善降解程度     

静电力驱动蛋白质在疏水蛋白表面的吸附

疏水蛋白是丝状真菌产生的一种外泌蛋白质, 它们可以在不同表面形成双亲性蛋白膜. 疏水蛋白也是一种优良的蛋白质固定化基质, 然而蛋白质在疏水蛋白表面吸附的驱动机制却是未知的. 本文系统研究了不同pH和离子浓度下蛋白质在疏水蛋白表面的吸附. 首先, 用石英晶体微天平技术研究了不同pH和离子浓度下, Ⅰ型疏水蛋白HGFI和Ⅱ型疏水蛋白HFBI在聚苯乙烯表面的吸附. 结果发现, pH和离子强度对HGFI在聚苯乙烯表面的吸附影响较大, 对HFBI的吸附影响与HGFI相比则较小; HGFI在聚苯乙烯表面主要形成的是弹性膜, 而HFBI在聚苯乙烯表面主要形成的是刚性膜. 随后又研究了不同pH和离子浓度下牛血清白蛋白(BSA)和亲和素(Avidin)在HGFI和HFB上吸附, 结果表明, pH和离子强度对BSA和Avidin在HGFI和HFB上吸附有显著影响, 说明BSA和Avidin在两种疏水蛋白上吸附的主要驱动力为静电力. 本文研究结果为实现疏水蛋白表面可控地固定蛋白质提供了理论指导.     

Papain/HA-Phe自组装复合纳米粒子及乳化性能

用L-苯丙氨酸乙酯(L-Phe)改性透明质酸(HA)双亲性生物大分子(HA-Phe)负载生物活性分子木瓜蛋白酶(papain),HA-Phe和Papain通过静电、氢键和疏水相互作用自组装形成生物基Papain/HA-Phe复合纳米粒子.用动态光散射(DLS)和透射电镜(TEM)对复合纳米粒子的尺寸和形貌进行表征.结果显示,形成的复合纳米粒子为球形结构,粒径约308 nm.以此复合纳米粒子为颗粒乳化剂稳定白油,形成水包油型Pickering乳液.乳液的扫描电镜(SEM)显示,复合纳米粒子吸附在油水界面,形成复合纳米粒子的吸附层以稳定乳液.详细研究了pH和盐浓度对复合纳米粒子性质和复合纳米粒子乳化性能的影响.结果表明,随着pH增加,复合纳米粒子在油滴表面的吸附数目减少,乳化性能降低;随着盐浓度增加,复合纳米粒子的形变能力增强,乳化性能提高.进一步研究了乳液中木瓜蛋白酶的活性及美白效果.研究表明,制备的乳液保留了一定的活性,且具有一定的美白效果.     

无机纳米晶-生物界面作用的分子机制

无机纳米晶材料以其独特的光、电、磁、力学性质,成为疾病诊断与治疗功能的关键材料.本文总结了无机纳米晶的表面化学活性、离子释放性、晶相结构、晶格缺陷、表面吸附和表面修饰等与尺寸相关的理化性质与生物效应之间的关系.综述了无机纳米晶与蛋白质、磷脂生物膜间的界面相互作用,探讨了纳米晶-生物界面作用的分子机理.这有助于理解无机纳米晶的生物行为和毒理性质,指导设计安全、高效的纳米晶生物医学材料.     

温敏性丙烯腈共聚物纳米纤维膜的制备与性能

采用可逆加成断裂链转移可控/活性聚合方法合成了丙烯腈与N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)的嵌段共聚物,通过调控嵌段聚合反应时间可以获得一系列不同嵌段链长的共聚物,分子量分布在1.3左右.运用静电纺丝技术制备了所合成嵌段共聚物的纳米纤维膜,扫描电镜照片表明纳米纤维膜较为均匀且直径可调.研究了纳米纤维膜表面水接触角与荧光标记牛血清清蛋白的吸附现象,接触角结果证实共聚物纳米纤维膜具有一定的温度响应性,且疏水性嵌段的引入导致响应温度较PNIPAM有所降低;蛋白质吸附结果则表明温度较低时纳米纤维膜表面更亲水,蛋白质吸附较少.所制备的温敏性纳米纤维膜可望用作智能分离与吸附材料.     

蛋白质在固体表面吸附的研究进展

蛋白质在固体表面的吸附有多种理论模型和实验分析.蛋白质吸附主要包括分子传递、吸附、重排、交换、解吸等步骤.蛋白质在表面的状态由表面性能、静电作用及蛋白质自身性质等因素决定.蛋白质分子在界面吸附后发生构象改变,引起熵增.     

Adsorption of humic acids onto goethite: effects of molar mass, pH and ionic strength

In this paper, the LCD (ligand charge distribution) model is applied to describe the adsorption of (Tongbersven) humic acid (HA) to goethite. The model considers both electrostatic interactions and chemical binding between HA and goethite. The large size of HA particles limits their close access to the surface. Part of the adsorbed HA particles is located in the compact part at the goethite surface (Stern layers) and the rest in the less structured diffuse double layer (DDL). The model can describe the effects of pH, ionic strength, and loading on the adsorption. Compared to fulvic acid (FA), adsorption of HA is stronger and more pH- and ionic-strength-dependent. The larger number of reactive groups on each HA particle than on a FA particle results in the stronger HA adsorption observed. The stronger pH dependency in HA adsorption is related to the larger number of protons that are coadsorbed with HA due to the higher charge carried by a HA particle than by a FA particle. The positive ionic-strength dependency of HA adsorption can be explained by the conformational change of HA particles with ionic strength. At a higher ionic strength, the decrease of the particle size favors closer contact between the particles and the surface, leading to stronger competition with electrolyte ions for surface charge neutralization and therefore leading to more HA adsorption.     

Adsorption and spectroscopic characterization of lactoferrin on hydroxyapatite nanocrystals

Lactoferrin (LF), a well-characterized protein of blood plasma and milk with antioxidant, cariostatic, anticarcinogenic and anti-inflammatory properties, has been adsorbed onto biomimetic hydroxyapatite (HA) nanocrystals at two different pH values (7.4 and 9.0). The interaction was herein investigated by spectroscopic, thermal and microscopic techniques. The positive electrostatic surface potential of LF at pH 7.4 allows a strong surface interaction with the slightly negative HA nanocrystals and avoids the protein-protein interaction, leading to the formation of a coating protein monolayer. In contrast, at pH 9.0 the surface potential of LF is a mix of negative and positive zones favouring the protein-protein interaction and reducing the interaction with HA nanocrystals; as a result a double layer of coating protein was formed. These experimental findings are supported by the good fittings of the adsorption isotherms by different theoretical models according to Langmuir, Freundlich and Langmuir-Freundlich models. The nanosized HA does not appreciably affect the conformation of the adsorbed protein. In fact, using FT-Raman and FT-IR, we found that after adsorption the protein was only slightly unfolded with a small fraction of the α-helix structure being converted into turn, while the β-sheet content remained almost unchanged. The bioactive surface of HA functionalized with LF could be utilized to improve the material performance towards the biological environment for biomedical applications.     

Development and evaluation of cyclodextrin complexed hydroxyapatite nanoparticles for preferential albumin adsorption

Our study focuses on the incorporation of β-CD into the HA structure, its effects on the phase of HA and the biological responses to proteins and blood cells. Hydroxyapatite (HA) containing levels of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) of upto 0.9 wt% has been produced by co-precipitation method. The complexes were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TG) and differential scanning analysis (DSC) methods. The size of the complexes as analyzed using DLS (dynamic light scattering) was between 150 nm and 350 nm. The results show that an increase in concentration of β-CD in the prepared samples that leads to an increase in hydrophobicity seems to promote an affinity for albumin adsorption. The PAGE results were substantiated by Lowry measurements and the results reveal that the H2 (containing 0.7 wt% β-CD) sample shows around 40% increase in albumin adsorption when compared to the H1 (containing 0.5 wt% β-CD) sample. The preferential adsorption of albumin has not been demonstrated in vivo. The ability to design particles that can preferentially interact with particular protein can obtain desired targeting effects. So the results indicate that HA/β-CD complexes have immense potential in targeted delivery of drugs. The in vivo potential of the developed samples was further confirmed in vitro by the results of cell aggregation and haemolytic activity.     

Impact factors and thermodynamic characteristics of aquatic humic acid loaded onto kaolin

The adsorption of humic acid (HA) on kaolin particles was studied at various conditions of initial solution pH, ionic strength and solid-to-liquid ratio. The resulting affinity of interactions between humic acid and kaolin was attributed to the surface coordination of HA in ambient suspensions of mineral particles and the strong electrostatic force at low pH. Addition of inorganic salt can also influence the adsorption behavior by affecting the HA molecular structure, the clay particle zeta potential and so on. Equilibrium data were well fitted by the Freundlich model and implied the occurrence of multilayer adsorption in the process. In addition, the enthalpy dependent of system temperature was 79.17 kJ/mol, which proved that the mechanism of HA adsorption onto kaolin was comprehensive, including electrostatic attraction, ligand complexation and hydrogen bonding.     

Phase separation behavior of whey protein isolate particle dispersions in the presence of xanthan

In this study, phase separation of colloidal whey protein isolate (WPI) particle dispersions was studied using a rod-like polysaccharide xanthan. Effects of different xanthan concentration, particle volume fraction, and temperature were analyzed by visual observations, turbidity measurements, and particle mobility tracking method. Particle mobility was determined using a diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS) set up. Xanthan concentration was kept low in order not to increase the viscosity of dispersions, so that the phase separation could be observed easily. Visual observations showed that there was a minimum concentration of xanthan to induce phase separation at a constant particle volume fraction, and xanthan concentration was found to have an important effect on the degree of phase separation. The temperature was also found to have an effect on depletion mechanism. Phase separation was mainly a result of different sizes of WPI particles, and xanthan induced the depletion interaction between WPI particles, as supported by the data obtained from DWS. The results of this study explained both the mechanism and the stability range of particle dispersions in the presence of xanthan, which is important for the design of stable systems, including colloidal particles.     

α-Al2O3与Co-Ni合金电化学共沉积动力学模型

在经典复合电沉积机理基础上,考虑到粒子与电极表面之间的多种作用力,以吸附强度来表征粒子与电极表面的作用力大小,根据粒子在电极表面的临界吸附强度,把粒子的吸附分为有效吸附和非有效吸附.当吸附强度大于临界吸附强度时,粒子能被有效吸附嵌入到沉积层中,粒子被有效吸附的概率和平均吸附强度有关.建立了相应的复合电沉积动力学模型.该模型在α-Al2O3与Co-Ni合金的复合共沉积体系中,在电流密度为1～20 A•dm2范围内得到了验证.通过数学模型和实验结果研究了电流密度对粒子沉积量φc、吸脱附常数K、有效吸附概率P和平均吸附强度的影响规律.     

无机纳米粒子表面引发接枝聚合

无机纳米粒子表面引发聚合反应是无机纳米粒子—有机聚合物杂化复合材料制备的一种重要途径。分子自组装技术的发展使得各种类型的聚合反应都有转移至无机纳米粒子表面进行的可能。本文综述了表面引发聚合反应用于制备高键合密度的聚合物接技无机纳米粒子的研究进展。     

The effect of humic acid adsorption on pH-dependent surface charging and aggregation of magnetite nanoparticles

The pH-dependent adsorption of humic acid (HA) on magnetite and its effect on the surface charging and the aggregation of oxide particles were investigated. HA was extracted from brown coal. Synthetic magnetite was prepared by alkaline hydrolysis of iron(II) and iron(III) salts. The pH-dependent particle charge and aggregation, and coagulation kinetics at pH approximately 4 were measured by laser Doppler electrophoresis and dynamic light scattering. The charge of pure magnetite reverses from positive to negative at pH approximately 8, which may consider as isoelectric point (IEP). Near this pH, large aggregates form, while stable sols exist further from it. In the presence of increasing HA loading, the IEP shifts to lower pH, then at higher loading, magnetite becomes negatively charged even at low pHs, which indicate the neutralization and gradual recharging positive charges on surface. In acidic region, the trace HA amounts are adsorbed on magnetite surface as oppositely charged patches, systems become highly unstable due to heterocoagulation. Above the adsorption saturation, however, the nanoparticles are stabilized in a way of combined steric and electrostatic effects. The HA coated magnetite particles form stable colloidal dispersion, particle aggregation does not occur in a wide range of pH and salt tolerance is enhanced.     

Structural rearrangement of β-lactoglobulin at different oil-water interfaces and its effect on emulsion stability

Understanding the factors that control protein structure and stability at the oil-water interface continues to be a major focus to optimize the formulation of protein-stabilized emulsions. In this study, a combination of synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy, front-face fluorescence spectroscopy, and dual polarization interferometry (DPI) was used to characterize the conformation and geometric structure of β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg) upon adsorption to two oil-water interfaces: a hexadecane-water interface and a tricaprylin-water interface. The results show that, upon adsorption to both oil-water interfaces, β-Lg went through a β-sheet to α-helix transition with a corresponding loss of its globular tertiary structure. The degree of conformational change was also a function of the oil phase polarity. The hexadecane oil induced a much higher degree of non-native α-helix compared to the tricaprylin oil. In contrast to the β-Lg conformation in solution, the non-native α-helical-rich conformation of β-Lg at the interface was resistant to further conformational change upon heating. DPI measurements suggest that β-Lg formed a thin dense layer at emulsion droplet surfaces. The effects of high temperature and the presence of salt on these β-Lg emulsions were then investigated by monitoring changes in the ζ-potential and particle size. In the absence of salt, high electrostatic repulsion meant β-Lg-stabilized emulsions were resistant to heating to 90 °C. Adding salt (120 mM NaCl) before or after heating led to emulsion flocculation due to the screening of the electrostatic repulsion between colloidal particles. This study has provided insight into the structural properties of proteins adsorbed at the oil-water interface and has implications in the formulation and production of emulsions stabilized by globular proteins.     

Distribution and accessibility of cyclodextrins covalently bound onto silica gel

Silica gel coated with a layer of β-cyclodextrins is a well investigated system. Earlier literature studies suggest that the coating changes the mesoporous structure of the silica gel and that the coating obtained might be heterogeneous. From surface area measurements it was found that the average pore diameter and accessible pore volume was reduced after grafting with 3-glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane and β-cyclodextrin, but the change was reversible by simple pyrolysis of the organic compounds. To investigate the amount of accessible β-cyclodextrin on the silica particles, a Langmuir adsorption study was used. From the Langmuir binding isotherm it was found that the 8 Anilinonaphtalene-1-sulfonic acid ammonium (1,8 ANS) guest had a much larger stability constant with surface bound β-cyclodextrin compared to that found for free β-cyclodextrin. The accessible amount of β-cyclodextrin was found to be approximately 12% lower than the total amount of β-cyclodextrin indicating that some β-cyclodextrin is inaccessible for complex formation on the silica particles. The distribution of the cyclodextrin on the particle was investigated using the enhanced fluorescence of 1,8 ANS when complexed to β-cyclodextrin using confocal laser scanning microscopy. The confocal images of the particle show that the β-cyclodextrin was positioned on the outer layer of the particle, explained by the difficulty of diffusion of the β-cyclodextrin into the small pores. It was observed that smaller particles (>20 μm) has a more homogeneous distribution of β-CD compared to larger particles where a heterogeneous distribution was observed.