ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
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2020
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Honglei Wang,Xue Qu,Zheng Zhang,Miao Lei,Haoqi Tan,Chunyan Bao,Shaoliang Lin,Linyong Zhu,Joachim Kohn,Changsheng Liu
The construction of a biomaterial matrix with biological properties is of great importance to developing functional materials for clinical use. However, the site-specific immobilization of growth factors to endow materials with bioactivities has been a challenge to date. Considering the wide existence of glycosylation in mammalian proteins or recombinant proteins, we establish a bioaffinity-based protein immobilization strategy (bioanchoring method) utilizing the native sugar–lectin interaction between concanavalin A (Con A) and the oligosaccharide chain on glycosylated bone morphogenetic protein-2 (GBMP-2). The interaction realizes the site-specific immobilization of GBMP-2 to a substrate modified with Con A while preserving its bioactivity in a sustained and highly efficient way, as evidenced by its enhanced ability to induce osteodifferentiation compared with that of the soluble GBMP-2. Moreover, the surface with Con A-bioanchored GBMP-2 can be reused to stimulate multiple batches of C2C12 cells to differentiate almost to the same degree. Even after 4 month storage at 4 °C in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), the Con A-bioanchored GBMP-2 still maintains the bioactivity to stimulate the differentiation of C2C12 cells. Furthermore, the ectopic ossification test proves the in vivo bioactivity of bioanchored GBMP-2. Overall, our results demonstrate that the tag-free and site (i.e., sugar chain)-specific protein immobilization strategy represents a simple and generic alternative, which is promising to apply for other glycoprotein immobilization and application. It should be noted that although the lectin we utilized can only bind to d-mannose/d-glucose, the diversity of the lectin family assures that a specific lectin could be offered for other sugar types, thus expanding the applicable scope further.
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ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
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2020
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Chuyu He,Yao Jin,Yunqiang Deng,Yang Zou,Shidi Han,Chuhang Zhou,Yuanhang Zhou,Yan Liu
The intestine epithelium is considered to be the most critical obstacle for nanoparticles for oral delivery of water-insoluble and poorly absorbed drugs. Based on the specific transporters located on the apical membrane of the intestinal epithelium, the carnitine-conjugated polymeric micelles targeting to the carnitine/organic cation transporter 2 (OCTN2) were developed by combining carnitine-conjugated poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-poly(d,l-lactide) with monomethoxy poly(ethylene-glycol)-poly(d,l-lactide). The carnitine-conjugated micelles with favorable stability in gastrointestinal fluid were validated to remarkably increase the cellular internalization and transcellular transport, while these were not the cases in the presence of free carnitine. These were further confirmed by more distribution of the micelles within epithelial cells, on the apical and basolateral side of the epithelium in mice. Additionally, identification of the carnitine-conjugated micelles by OCTN2 was detected to facilitate cellular uptake of the micelles via fluorescence immunoassay. Both clathrin and caveolae/lipid rafts pathways mediated endocytosis and transcellular transport of the carnitine-conjugated micelles, implying the enrichment of endocytic and transcellular transport pathway compared with that of carnitine-unconjugated micelles. Further, the intracellular trafficking process of the carnitine-conjugated micelles was tracked under confocal laser scanning microscopy, which involved in intracellular compartments such as late endosomes, lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus as well. In conclusion, the current study provided an efficient strategy to facilitate the oral absorption of water-insoluble and poorly absorbed agents using intestinal transporter-mediated polymeric micelles.
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ACS Omega
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2020
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IF 2.87
Ning Song,Shao-Peng Chen,Xiao-Wei Fan,Yu-Hui Tan,Wen-Juan Wei,Yun-Zhi Tang
The molecular design and regulation has shown bright future for constructing smart molecular materials such as ferroelectrics, dielectric switches, electro-optic effect, and so forth. Here, by poly-H/F substitution in a simple organic-inorganic hybrid 2[CH2FCH2NH3]·[CdCl4], 1 (CH2FCH2NH3 = fluorine ethylamine cation), we obtained two novel hybrids, namely, 2[CHF2CH2NH3]·[CdCl4], 2 (CHF2CH2NH3 = 2,2′-difluorine ethylamine cation) and 2[CF3CH2NH3]·[CdCl4], 3 (CF3CH2NH3 = 2,2′,2″-trifluorine ethylamine cation). Further investigations show that compounds 1, 2, and 3 experience solid reversible phase transitions with temperatures at 294, 319, and 329 K respectively. These unique phase transitions were confirmed by their remarkable dielectric and heat anomalies around the phase transition temperatures. X-ray single-crystal diffraction analyses before and after the phase transitions show that the order–disorder motions of F atoms and the twist motions from the 2D [CdCl4]2– framework lead to these solid reversible phase transitions. Also, the Hirshfeld surface calculation of compounds 1, 2, and 3 suggests that the increasing ratio of the F···F interaction from the intermolecular interaction makes a major contribution for the substantial increase of their phase transition temperatures.
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BIOMACROMOLECULES
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2020
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Peiming Liu,Lian Sun,Zeyi Wang,Jin Sun,Yaning Dong,Lin Cao,Jian Shen,Wei-Bing Zhang,Pingsheng Liu
Designing smart scaffolds to reduce administration dosage under the premise of functional healing of bone defects to avoid the severe side effects associated with BMP-2 treatments is one of the essential goals in bone tissue engineering. Here, we report a novel biodegradable PLGA/PSBMA composite as the scaffold for bone tissue engineering. The introduction of zwitterionic PSBMA components can alter the intrinsic burst degradation behavior of PLGA and enable a sustained degradation of the scaffold over the time. The PLGA/PSBMA scaffold can sequester rhBMP-2 and enable a sustained release of the sequestered rhBMP-2 with preserved bioactivity. Furthermore, PLGA/PSBMA scaffolds were able to guide robust healing of critical-sized nonunion calvarial defects (5 mm) at an ultralow dose of 400 ng/scaffold, at which level successful healing of critical-sized bone defects has never been reported. These findings indicate the PLGA/PSBMA scaffolds as novel high-efficiency rhBMP-2 delivery vehicles for bone tissue engineering, and the concept of utilizing the material, which is capable of maintaining the bioactivity of the proteins in the preparation of scaffolds, may open a new avenue for the design of smart scaffolds/vehicles for high-efficiency protein/bioactive drug therapies.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2020
·Vol. 31
·期 13
·10489-10498
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Wang Shitong,Wang Jiemei,Ji Xiang,Meng Jiaxi,Sui Yanwei,Wei Fuxiang,Qi Jiqiu,Meng Qingkun,Ren Yaojian,He Yezeng,Zhuang Dongdong
Metal hydroxide serving as a promising electrode material for the supercapacitors, has attracted considerable interests in the area of energy storage. However, the low cycling stability and electrical conductivity restrict its further application. Here, a kind of hollow-cubic Ni(OH) 2 /CuS 2 with excellent electrochemical performance has been prepared via a facile one-step sacrificial template method. The obtained Ni(OH) 2 /CuS 2 shows an outstanding specific capacitance of 1174 F g −1 at 1 A g −1 with 73.9% retention after 2000 charge–discharge cycles. Furthermore, the assembled asymmetric supercapacitors based on hollow-cubic Ni(OH) 2 /CuS 2 nanocomposite and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) exhibits a high specific energy density of 27.8 Wh kg −1 at the power density of 390 W kg −1 .
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2020
·Vol. 187
·期 7
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IF 6.232
Wu Nengying,Wei Yuxi,Pan Lanlan,Yang Xiaolin,Qi Honglan,Gao Qiang,Zhang Chengxiao
Lateral flow immunostrips were newly designed and a sensitive and rapid fluorometric method for the determination of 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) as a model target of small biomarker molecules was developed. The upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs, NaYF4:Yb/Er core, and polyacrylic acid (PAA)-modified shell, size ~ 39 nm, excitation wavelength = 980 nm; emission wavelength = 540 nm) were employed as fluorescence signal material. The 8-OHdG antibody (Ab) was taken as the recognition probe while UCNP-labeled Ab was taken as the signal probe. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was designed as carrier protein for 8-OHdG to form 8-OHdG-BSA conjugate as the capture probe. The lateral flow immunostrips were prepared by laminating a sample pad (glass fiber membrane), a test pad (nitrocellulose membrane), and adsorption pad (filter paper) on PVP backing. The capture probe was immobilized on the test zone while an IgG antibody taken as the control probe was immobilized on the control zone. When the signal probe and the sample were in sequence loaded on the sample pad, 8-OHdG analyte bound with the signal probe, and then the excess of the signal probe move along the strip and is collected by the capture probe on the test zone while the remnant signal probe is collected by the control probe on the control zone. The signal probe and capture probe were synthesized and characterized. The fluorescence intensity on the test zone was inversely proportional to the concentration of 8-OHdG for the quantitative determination while the fluorescence emission on the control zone was observed to validate the assay. The developed method showed a wide linear range from 0.10 to 10 nM, a quite low detection limit of 0.05 nM, small sample volume requirement (100 μL), short assay time (15 min), and good method reproducibility (RSD = 4.4%, nine immunostrips).
Schematic illustration of the configuration and measurement principle of lateral flow fluorescence immunostrip for 8-OHdG: (a) configuration; (b) preparation: load of capture probe (BSA-8-OHdG, 2 μL) on test zone; load of control probe (IgG Ab, 2 μL) on control zone; load of signal probe (UCNP-Ab, 16 μL) on sample pad; (c) measurement: load of sample (8-OHdG, 100 μL) on sample pad, collection, and measurement.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 32
·7233-7252
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IF 5.344
Hui Zhang,Xin-Yuan Sun,Xue-Wu Chen,Jian-Ming Ouyang
We studied the protection of degraded Porphyra yezoensis polysaccharide (PYP) on human proximal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) from cytotoxicity of nano-calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystal, and the regulation of adhesion and endocytosis of the COM crystal. Four degraded fractions, namely, PYP1, PYP2, PYP3, and PYP4, were successfully obtained, with molecular weights (Mws) of 576.2, 49.5, 12.6, and 4.02 kDa, respectively. PYP protection reduced the crystal toxicity, prevented the destruction of cell morphology and cytoskeleton, inhibited the production of reactive oxygen species and the decline of lysosomal integrity, and reduced the expression of osteopontin and transmembrane protein (CD44). PYPi inhibited the adhesion and endocytosis of HK-2 cells by nano-COM. Endocytic COM crystals were accumulated in the lysosomes. With decreasing molecular weight, the ability of PYP to reduce cell damage and inhibit cell adhesion and endocytosis increased. PYP4, which has the smallest molecular weight, weaker intramolecular hydrogen bonds and more reducing groups, showed the best biological activity. PYPi can reduce the oxidative damage of the crystal to the cell, inhibit the adhesion and endocytosis of the crystal, and reduce the risk of kidney stone formation. Therefore, PYP, especially PYP4, has potential for use as a green drug to inhibit the formation and recurrence of calcium oxalate stones.
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
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2019
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Zhuo Yao,Dianli Qu,Yuxiang Guo,Yujing Yang,Hong Huang
Novel catalysts with high activity for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 (NH3-SCR) at low temperatures are highly demanded. In this study, mixed-node metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), e.g. Mn@CuBTC with controlled Mn composition in Cu3(BTC)2, were fabricated using postsynthetic exchange method and their structural characteristics and catalytic performances for NH3-SCR reaction were assessed. A series of analyses in terms of structure, surface morphology, texture, and chemical state determined that Mn ions were successfully incorporated into the Cu3(BTC)2 crystal lattice as well as adsorbed on the walls of nanopores in the framework. The pore sizes can be finely tuned in the presence of Mn ions in the cages, which significantly suppressed water adsorption. The NH3-SCR activity of Mn@CuBTC exhibited nearly 100% NOx conversion rate in the temperature range (230–260°C). The superior NH3-SCR performance is attributed to the proper pore sizes, reduced water content, and the synergistic effect between manganese and copper ions in the MOF structure, which enhanced NH3 bound to the active Lewis sites.
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2019
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Gang Yuan,Yujie Hu,Zihan Wang,Qiwei Wang,Li Wang,Xiangwen Zhang,Qingfa Wang
Water oxidation plays a pivotal role in energy conversion and storage such as in water splitting and metal-air batteries. The development of a highly active and stable electrode for water oxidation at a low price is greatly challenging. Here, we report a self-supported oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrode with a 3D porous Ni foam (NF) as a core and a dense layer of amorphous phosphorus-doped Ni hydroxide (Ni–OH/P) film as a shell. This facilely fabricated 3D core–shell structured electrode with directly grown active materials offered improved activity and prolonged stability for OER. It required an overpotential of 490 mV to deliver a current density of 100 mA cm−2; it showed a small Tafel slope at 87 mV dec−1 and sustained elongated electrolysis at 100 mA cm−2 for 100 h. The NiOOH shell was in situ formed on the surface of the Ni–OH/P film. Then, a new core–shell structured film was constructed. The synergetic effects of the newly formed crystalline NiOOH shell and amorphous Ni–OH/P core contributed to high stability under harsh conditions. This work presents a facile and easy scale-up path to develop self-supported hybrid electrodes for efficient and stable energy conversion and storage.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2019
·Vol. 8
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·369-379
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Chun Li,Lingling Shi,Lili Zhang,Peng Chen,Junwu Zhu,Xin Wang,Yongsheng Fu
Organic two-dimensional (2D) materials with unique optic-electronic properties are attracting great interest for application in functional electronic devices. However, low electronic conductivity and poor stability still are major defects of 2D organic systems. Herein, we demonstrated ultrathin 2D conductive cobalt–hexaaminobenzene metal–organic coordination polymer nanosheets (Co–HAB-NSs) with a thickness of ∼4.5 nm. The as-prepared Co–HAB-NSs exhibit a low overpotential (310 mV @ 10 mA cm−2) and high durability in 1 M KOH. The experimental and computational results show that the high electrocatalytic activity is ascribed to the enhanced electrochemically active surface area as well as the dense and stable catalytic active sites of Co–HAB-NSs.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2019
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Jie Li,Lin Zhang,Furong Qin,Bo Hong,Qian Xiang,Kai Zhang,Jing Fang,Yanqing Lai
Lithium sulfur battery is deemed to one of the most hopefully useable and cost-effective options beyond traditional lithium ion batteries . Nevertheless, the intermediates shuttle effect and the instability of the lithium metal anode are still the significance of barriers to the actual application of lithium sulfur battery. In this work, zirconium oxynitrate (ZrO(NO 3 ) 2 ), which delivers good thermal stability and little hygroscopicity , is proposed as a dual functional electrolyte additive to ameliorate the electrochemical performance of lithium sulfur batteries. For one thing, the ZrO 2+ cations possess a strong affinity to sulfur, which can catalyze the conversion of dissolved polysulfides to S 8 . For another, ZrO(NO 3 ) 2 is negatively charged in the ether electrolyte because of the coordination ability of ZrO 2+ . It displays a strong repulsion to polysulfides which would effectively trap the dissolved polysulfides and prevent the polysulfides from diffusing into the electrolyte phase. Additionally, NO 3 − anions can be reduced and form a stable passivation film on Li-metal anode, which is beneficial to decrease the reacting activity of Li-metal anode upon polysulfides and stabilizing the surface topography of the Li-metal anode. Ultimately, the ZrO(NO 3 ) 2 electrolyte additive observably enhances the discharge capacity and cycle stability of Lithium sulfur battery.
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JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH
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Wei-Wei Ye,Xiang-Ying Meng,Qian Zhao,Jian-Yang Chen,Cong Liu,Feng Chen,Yong Zhou,Yi Wang
Echinacoside (ECH) is the main compound of Cistanche deserticola, which possesses antioxidant, antitumor, antifatigue, and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study investigated the protective effects of echinacoside on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-induced injury in T2DM injury db/db mice model and insulin-resistant LO2 cell model. The results demonstrated that ECH probably alleviated T2DM-induced injury by mediating the AKT pathway, which provided a new direction for the treatment of T2DM-induced injury.
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