AIP Advances
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2024
·Vol. 14
·期 11
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IF 1.4
Liu Xiao-Bin,Dai Xiao-Hua,Li Li,Shen Jing,Li Wei,Li Chang-Yi
Enterococcus faecalis ( E. faecalis ) is one of the dominant bacteria in infected root canals, and it is tolerant to commonly used root canal disinfectants. Ag + has a certain antibacterial effect on E. faecalis , but the instability and potential toxicity of Ag + limit its application. Metal azolate framework-7 (MAF-7) is a typical metal–organic framework that has been used for drug delivery due to its high encapsulation efficiency, tunable release profile, and low cytotoxicity. In this study, we used a simple method for the synthesis of Ag + /MAF-7 nanocomposites. After characterization via several techniques, the antibacterial activity of this nanocomposite against E. faecalis was investigated. Ag + was found to be uniformly bound to MAF-7, and the resulting Ag + /MAF-7 nanocomposite showed significant antibacterial activity against E. faecalis . This study demonstrates the potential application of nanocomposite antibacterial materials in treating infected root canals.
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牙科学
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微生物学
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纳米医学
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Membranes
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 8
·786
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IF 4.562
Xingqian Wang,Yuping Zhang,Xinwei Chen,Yifei Wang,Mingliang He,Yongjiang Shan,Yuqin Li,Fei Zhang,Xiangshu Chen,Hidetoshi Kita
Fillers play a critical role in the performance of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). Microporous metal azolate frameworks (MAFs) are a subclass material of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Due to the uncoordinated nitrogen of the organic ligands, MAF-7 (SOD-[Zn(mtz)2], Hmtz = 3-methyl-1,2,4-triazole, window: d = 0.34 nm) shows excellent CO2adsorption performance. In this work, Pebax 1657/MAF-7 MMMs were prepared by a sample solution casting method with MAF-7 particles as fillers for the first time. By means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), infrared radiation (IR), and thermogravimetry (TG), the compositional and structural properties of the mixed matrix membrane with different filler content were analyzed. The results show that the compatibility of MAF-7 and Pebax is good with a filler content of 5 wt.%. The pure gas testing showed that mixed matrix membrane has a high ideal CO2/N2selectivity of 124.84 together with a better CO2permeability of 76.15 Barrer with the optimized filler content of 5 wt.%. The obtained membrane showed 323.04% enhancement in selectivity of CO2/N2and 27.74% increase in the permeability of CO2compared to the pristine membrane at 25 °C and 3 bar. The excellent separation performance may be due to the ligands that can afford a Lewis base active site for CO2binding with the uniform dispersion of MAF-7 particles in Pebax and the favorable interface compatibility. The obtained membrane overcomes the Robeson’s upper bound in 2008 for CO2/N2separation. This work provides a new strategy by utilizing MAFs as fillers with triazole ligand to enhance the gas separation performance of mixed matrix membranes.
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材料科学
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气体分离
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膜技术
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2025
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IF 4.7
Lina Yang,Suimin Deng,Hailing Liu,Xiangfeng Wang,Pingye Deng,Yuan Liu,Mengxia Xie
The pollution of water environment resulted from antibiotic abuse and harmful cyanobacteria blooms poses a serious threat to the ecological environment and human health, thus development of effective approaches to degrade and remove these pollutants is crucial to guarantee environmental security. In this work, TiO 2 /Hemin@MAF-7 composites with photo-Fenton-like cascade catalytic degradation activity have been successfully prepared by a self-assembly method. The photocatalysts exhibit high degradation efficiency towards tetracycline antibiotics in water solution under UV light irradiation. Furthermore, the TiO 2 /Hemin@MAF-7 composites have the potential ability to degrade other organic pollutants under the irradiation of visible light. A possible photocatalytic degradation mechanism of the photocatalyst is proposed, which follows a Z-scheme heterojunction type. The introduction of the hemin component into the heterojunction composites significantly promotes the separation of the photo-generated charges on the catalyst, which drives the photo-Fenton-like cascade catalytic cycle degradation reaction. Additionally, the photocatalyst can effectively inhibit the growth of the Microcystis aeruginosa in water environment by damaging the structure of algal cells. This work provides a practical solution for the degradation of antibiotic residues and control of harmful cyanobacteria blooms in wastewaters, and offers a promising strategy for efficiently removing multiple emerging contaminants in water environments.
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环境科学
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生物学
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Materials
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2026
·Vol. 19
·期 2
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IF 3.2
Mengjie Huang,Baihui Zhang,Xiangyu Jiang,Maojie Jiang,Peng Yin,Xuan Fang,Yanna Lin,Fuqiang Ma
This study addresses the issues of poor stability and difficulty in recovery of free horseradish peroxidase (HRP) by developing a multi-level composite immobilized carrier that combines high loading capacity with long-term stability. The SiO2@MnO2@MAF-7 core–shell structured carrier was prepared via a solvothermal self-assembly method. Three immobilization strategies—adsorption, covalent cross-linking, and encapsulation—were systematically compared for their immobilization efficacy on HRP. The material structure was analyzed using techniques such as specific surface area analysis (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to characterize the material structure. Enzyme kinetic parameter determination experiments were conducted to systematically evaluate the performance advantages of the immobilized enzyme. BET analysis showed that SiO2@MnO2@MAF-7 had a specific surface area of 251.99 m2/g and a mesoporous area of 12.47 nm, and its HRP loading was 50.37 U/mg (immobilization efficiency 85.03%). Compared with free HRP, the Km value of the immobilized enzyme was decreased by 42%, the activity retention rate was increased by 35–50% at 80 °C and pH 4–9, and the activity was maintained by 65% after five repeated uses. In this study, MAF-7 was combined with MnO2/SiO2for HRP immobilization for the first time, and the triple effect of rigid support-catalytic synergy-confined protection synergistically improved the stability of the enzyme, providing a new strategy for the industrial application of oxidoreductases.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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IF 7.7
Cai Cheng,Xiaoliang Guo,Yu Feng,Jie Yu,Shi Huang,Liexiong Zhang,Yu Wu,Linna Shao,Xuehan Xu,Lingling Feng
Developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with specific structures is critical for improving the activity of embedded enzymes, and defects may be one of the effective methods. Several methods have been demonstrated to be effective in creating defects in MOFs, including post-synthetic treatments, the use of acid as a modulator, and the use of ordinary or thermally sensitive linkers. However, these methods necessitate the utilization of additional substances. Metal azolate framework-7 (MAF-7) is a kind of MOF that was formed by the coordination of Zn 2+ with 3-methyl-1,2,4-triazole (Hmtz). This paper presents a method for the preparation of defect MAF-7 by changing the sequence of reactants without the introduction of additional substances. The defects were characterized by a range of techniques, including scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction. The activity of microcystinase A (MlrA) encapsulated in defective MAF-7 (CMlrA@DMAF-7) was found to be significantly increased in comparison to non-porous MAF-7 (NMAF-7), and was largely unaffected by alterations in synthesis conditions. It is also noteworthy that lysozyme (LZ) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP), which are commonly used in industry, also demonstrated enhanced activity when encapsulated in DMAF-7. It was therefore anticipated that modifying the sequence of reactant addition would be a straightforward and simple method of introducing defects into MAF-7, thereby improving enzyme utilization.
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生物化学
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材料科学
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2023
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IF 7.4
Zhirun Ji,Bin Zhou,Zhaoyang Shang,Sirui Liu,Xue Li,Xing Zhang,Bingzhi Li
CRISPR-Cas12a is an accurate and responsive biosensing technique, but its limited stability has restricted its widespread applications. To address this, we propose a strategy using metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) to protect Cas12a from harsh environments. After screening multiple candidate MOFs, it was found that hydrophilic MAF-7 is highly compatible with Cas12a, and the as-formed Cas12a-on-MAF-7 (COM) not only retains high enzymatic activity but also possesses excellent tolerance to heat, salt, and organic solvents. Further investigation showed that COM can serve as an analytical component for nucleic acid detection, resulting in an ultrasensitive assay for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection with a detection limit of 1 copy. This is the first successful attempt to create an active Cas12a nanobiocomposite that functions as a biosensor without the need for shell deconstruction or enzyme release.
研究领域:
生物传感
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纳米技术
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分子生物学
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分析化学
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高影响因子
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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2023
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IF 5.7
Sun Xiaolong,Hu Jiahuan,Wang Yifeng,Luo Xi,Huang He,Fu Yongqian
The main challenges in bio-catalysis of d-phenyllactic acid (D-PLA) are poor tolerance of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) to harsh environmental conditions and inability to recycle the catalyst. A novel magnetic framework composite was prepared as solid support for the immobilization of enzymes via one-pot encapsulation in this study. LDH/MNPs@MAF-7 was synthesized by the one-pot encapsulation of both LDH and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in MAF-7. The LDH/MNPs@MAF-7 showed stable biological activity for the efficient biosynthesis of D-PLA. The structure and morphology of LDH/MNPs@MAF-7 were systematically characterized by SEM, FT-IR, XRD, VSM, XPS, TGA and N2 sorption. These indicated that LDH/MNPs@MAF-7 was successfully synthesized, exhibiting enhanced resistance to acid and alkali, temperature and organic solvents. Furthermore, the bio-catalyst could be separated easily using a magnet, and the reusability was once considerably expanded with 80% of enzyme activity last after eight rounds of recycling. Therefore, LDH/MNPs@MAF-7 could be used as a potential biocatalyst for the biosynthesis of D-PLA due to its good stability and recovery properties.
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生物技术
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催化
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材料科学
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酶学
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