pH响应的介孔二氧化硅纳米颗粒的制备及可控释放

选择带负电荷且溶解度和分子结构对pH值非常敏感的聚丙烯酸作为封堵分子, 采用静电吸附的修饰方法, 制备了pH响应的MCM-41型介孔二氧化硅纳米颗粒. 利用高倍透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 X射线衍射(XRD)、 傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)及比表面积分析等手段表征了介孔二氧化硅纳米颗粒的物理化学性质. 以联钌吡啶染料分子作为模式客体分子, 研究了pH调控下的模式客体分子在介孔二氧化硅纳米颗粒中的包裹及释放行为. 结果表明, 该介孔二氧化硅纳米颗粒对pH具有很好的响应性; 在近中性条件下, 带正电的二氧化硅纳米颗粒通过静电吸附作用吸附带负电的聚丙烯酸, 导致介孔封堵, 使包载的染料分子几乎无释放; 客体分子的释放率随着pH值的降低而升高, 当pH≤5时, 染料分子显著释放, pH=1时客体分子的释放率高达98％, 可以实现对包载客体分子的控制释放. 该pH响应的介孔二氧化硅纳米颗粒载体具有制备简便、 价格低廉和包载量大等优点, 有望应用于药物的控制释放.     

一种长链叔胺pH敏感抗菌牙体修复材料的合成与抗菌性能

口腔粘结剂常被用于粘结复合树脂和牙本质或牙釉质,但由于残留细菌会导致继发龋病从而使得粘结剂修复体不能提供长期疗效,目前市场上使用的粘结剂均无法避免细菌滋生。本文采用两步法合成了一种甲基丙烯酸酯基封端的长链叔胺,通过柱层析进行纯化,其结构经¹H NMR和FT-IR表征,并对其抗菌性能进行了研究。结果表明：该材料可通过质子化作用提升口腔pH值抑制细菌滋生。     

新型结合阿霉素的聚乙二醇嵌段共聚树枝状聚赖氨酸的合成及其药物缓释行为的研究

采用液相多肽合成方法, 成功制备得到窄分子量分布、结构确定的聚乙二醇嵌段共聚四代树枝状聚赖氨酸 (MPEG-block-DPL4). 在此基础上, 进一步将其DPL4的端氨基转化为端肼基, 并通过其与抗肿瘤药物阿霉素(DOX) C＝O的反应形成C＝N键, 实现在DPL4表面的阿霉素药物分子化学结合, 最终得到新型pH敏感性的高分子药物MPEG-block-DPL4-CONHN＝DOX. 运用紫外分光光度(UV-Vis)法, 对MPEG-block-DPL4-CONHNH₂与阿霉素的负载效率进行了定量分析. 高分子药物MPEG-block-DPL4-CONHN＝DOX在生理条件(pH＝7.4)下相对稳定, 而弱酸性条件(pH＝4.5, 5.5)下, C＝N键能较快水解, 释放阿霉素药物分子. 体外细胞毒性评价结果表明(细胞株SMMC-7721和SPCA-1), 所得新型高分子药物MPEG-block-DPL4-CONHN＝DOX的细胞毒性显著地低于游离阿霉素药物分子, 因此, 可进一步研究发展成为新型pH敏感性可控缓释高分子抗肿瘤药物载体体系.     

pH响应性含氟三嵌段共聚物的制备及性质研究

以苄醇(BzOH)与氢化钾(KH)反应形成的氧阴离子作为引发剂, 依次引发甲基丙烯酸-2-(N,N-二甲氨基)乙酯(DMAEMA, 简称DMA)、甲基丙烯酸-2-(N,N-二乙氨基)乙酯(DEAEMA, 简称DEA)和甲基丙烯酸-(2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-八氟)戊酯(OFPMA)进行氧阴离子聚合, 获得含氟三嵌段共聚物PDMA-b-PDEA-b-POFPMA和PDEA-b-PDMA-b-POFPMA. 共聚物的化学结构可以通过不同单体的加料顺序和各种单体的投料量加以控制. 通过¹H NMR, ¹⁹F NMR和GPC测试, 研究聚合物的结构、分子量及分子量分布. 利用表面张力、荧光探针法、Zeta电位和透射电镜等测试方法, 研究共聚物在不同pH值的水溶液中的聚集行为.     

A Water Soluble 2-Phenyl-5-(pyridin-3-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole Based Probe: Antimicrobial Activity and Colorimetric/Fluorescence pH Response

The growing demand of responsive tools for biological and biomedical applications pushes towards new low-cost probes easy to synthesize and versatile. Current optical probes are theranostic tools simultaneously responsive to biological parameters/analyte and therapeutically operating. Among the optical methods for pH monitoring, simple small organic molecules including multifunctional probes for simultaneous biological activity being highly desired by scientists and technicians. Here, we present a novel pH-responsive probe with a three-ring heteroaromatic pattern and a flexible cationic chain. The novel molecule shows real-time naked-eye colorimetric and fluorescence response in the slightly acidic pH range besides its excellent solubility both in the organic phase and in water. In addition, the small probe shows significant antibacterial activity, particularly against Escherichia coli. Single-crystal X-ray study and density functional theory (DFT) calculations rationalize the molecule spectroscopic response. Finally, molecular dynamics (MD) elucidate the interactions between the probe and a model cell membrane.     

Morpholine-Substituted Rhodamine Analogue with Multi-Configurational Switches for Optical Sensing of pH Gradient under Extreme Acidic Environments

Superior pH-responsive molecules are required for the development of functional materials applicable to advanced molecular technologies. Despite having been widely developed, many rhodamine-based pH-responsive molecules exhibit a single configurational switch for “turn-on”. Herein, we report a new type of rhodamine-based pH-responsive molecule with multi-configurational switches displaying stable two-step structural and color conversion in response to pH. This rhodamine analogue could be successfully applied to optical sensing of pH gradient under extreme acidic environments both in solution and on hydrogel through high-contrast color change. We demonstrated that this multi-responsive character enabled optical memory of different pH information.     

Graft modification of starch nanoparticles with pH-responsive polymers via nitroxide-mediated polymerization

The grafting to approach and nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) were used to graft modify starch nanoparticles (SNP) with pH-responsive polymers. SG1-capped poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate-co-styrene), P(DMAEMA-co-S), and poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate-co-styrene), P(DEAEMA-co-S), with relatively low dispersity and high degree of livingness was synthesized in bulk via NMP using a commercial available alkoxyamine. These macroalkoxyamines were then grafted to vinyl benzyl-functionalized SNP (SNP-VBC) to obtain pH-responsive materials. The grafted SNP were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and elemental analysis confirming the successful synthesis of these new materials. Low grafting efficiencies (~6%) were observed for both SNP-grafted materials with pH-responsive polymers, as expected when using the grafting to approach. The pH-responsiveness of SNP-g-P(DMAEMA-co-S) and SNP-g-P(DEAEMA-co-S) was confirmed by measuring the ζ-potential at different pH values. At acidic conditions (pH 3–6) the grafted materials were protonated and exhibited positive ζ-potential, whereas at basic conditions (pH 10–13) the same grafted materials were deprotonated and exhibited negative ζ-potential.     

pH-Triggered Removal of Nitrogenous Organic Micropollutants from Water by Using Metal-Organic Polyhedra

Water pollution threatens human and environmental health worldwide. Thus, there is a pressing need for new approaches to water purification. Herein, we report a novel supramolecular strategy based on the use of a metal-organic polyhedron (MOP) as a capture agent to remove nitrogenous organic micropollutants from water, even at very low concentrations (ppm), based exclusively on coordination chemistry at the external surface of the MOP. Specifically, we exploit the exohedral coordination positions of Rh^II-MOP to coordinatively sequester pollutants bearing N-donor atoms in aqueous solution, and then harness their exposed surface carboxyl groups to control their aqueous solubility through acid/base reactions. We validated this approach for removal of benzotriazole, benzothiazole, isoquinoline, and 1-napthylamine from water.     

Design and preparation of pH-responsive curdlan hydrogels as a novel protein delivery vector

New pH-responsive saccharide hydrogels were designed and prepared using curdlan derivatives(curdlan-Bochistidine, CUR-HIS). The CUR-HIS hydrogels possessed highly porous structures. The swelling ratios of CUR-HIS hydrogels increased with the degree of substitution of Boc-histidine groups. And the addition of 0.5 mol/L Na Cl provoked a sharp reduction of swelling ratio of CUR-HIS hydrogels. Bovine serum albumin(BSA) can be efficiently encapsulated into CUR-HIS hydrogels. Moreover, the release profiles of BSA at different p H values from CUR-HIS hydrogels were significantly different. These hydrogels showed good biocompatibility in the cytotoxicity assays. The CUR-HIS hydrogels are of great potential in biomedical applications such as protein delivery systems.     

pH响应型纳米药物载体的释药机制及性能研究进展

pH响应型纳米载体因具有智能的酸敏或碱敏释药性能,已成为当前一类重要的多功能纳米载体,并得到了研究人员的广泛关注。特别是酸敏性纳米载体,可用于肿瘤弱酸微环境的药物控释,因而对药物的定点释放和癌症的靶向治疗等生物医学应用发挥了积极作用。本文综述了近年来各类pH响应型纳米载体的典型合成方法,系统地介绍了共价键、分子间作用力以及物理结构变化3种方式引发的pH响应释药机制。深入阐述了pH响应型纳米载体的载药性能、体外释药性能、体外细胞毒性、体内抗癌性能及体内分布性能,并详细列举了近年来pH响应型纳米载体的各类实验参数,进而为pH响应型纳米载体的深入研究提供了方法学的借鉴和性能参考。