scholarly journals High-Field Growth of Semiconducting Anodic Oxide Films on Metal Surfaces for Photocatalytic Application

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Vargas ◽  
David Carvajal ◽  
Brunella Galavis ◽  
Alberto Maimone ◽  
Lorean Madriz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
High Field ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Anodic Oxide ◽  
Heterogeneous Photocatalysis ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Performance ◽  
Heterogeneous Catalytic ◽  
Fundamental Information ◽  
Valve Metal ◽  
Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes

This work summarizes progresses achieved in the physical chemistry aspects of the growth of anodic oxides under high-field conditions for the synthesis of semiconducting thin solid films and their implementation as photocatalytic materials. We discuss the scope and mechanisms for anodic oxide growth, describing the development of kinetic models and the correlations between theory and kinetic data, leading to fundamental information to characterize the primary processes occurring during the anodization of valve metals under high fields. The main features related to the widely used self-assembly of nanostructures by valve metal anodization are highlighted and briefly discussed. This is followed by general considerations of heterogeneous photocatalysis on these functional materials, considering the kinetics of the heterogeneous catalytic processes involved and the overall photoelectrochemical performance. High control of the characteristics of the materials obtained with the method described, combined with the possibility of electrochemically assisting photocatalysis, allows application of this technology to the treatment of wastewaters, energy conversion, and related fields.

Unique Functional Materials Derived from β-Amino Acid Oligomers

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark P. Del Borgo ◽  
Ketav Kulkarni ◽  
Marie-Isabel Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Drug Design ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Bioactive Molecules ◽  
Peptide Drug ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Amino Acid Oligomers

The unique structures formed by β-amino acid oligomers, or β-peptide foldamers, have been studied for almost two decades, which has led to the discovery of several distinctive structures and bioactive molecules. Recently, this area of research has expanded from conventional peptide drug design to the formation of assemblies and nanomaterials by peptide self-assembly. The unique structures formed by β-peptides give rise to a set of new materials with altered properties that differ from conventional peptide-based materials; such new materials may be useful in several bio- and nanomaterial applications.

scholarly journals Diketopiperazine Gels: New Horizons from the Self-Assembly of Cyclic Dipeptides

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3376
Author(s):  
Marco Scarel ◽  
Silvia Marchesan
Keyword(s):  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
The Self ◽  
Cyclic Dipeptides ◽  
New Horizons ◽  
Concise Review

Cyclodipeptides (CDPs) or 2,5-diketopiperazines (DKPs) can exert a variety of biological activities and display pronounced resistance against enzymatic hydrolysis as well as a propensity towards self-assembly into gels, relative to the linear-dipeptide counterparts. They have attracted great interest in a variety of fields spanning from functional materials to drug discovery. This concise review will analyze the latest advancements in their synthesis, self-assembly into gels, and their more innovative applications.

scholarly journals Nanostructure, Self-Assembly, Mechanical Properties, and Antioxidant Activity of a Lupin-Derived Peptide Hydrogel

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
Raffaele Pugliese ◽  
Anna Arnoldi ◽  
Carmen Lammi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Cd Spectroscopy ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
New Research ◽  
Peptide Hydrogel

Naturally occurring food peptides are frequently used in the life sciences due to their beneficial effects through their impact on specific biochemical pathways. Furthermore, they are often leveraged for applications in areas as diverse as bioengineering, medicine, agriculture, and even fashion. However, progress toward understanding their self-assembling properties as functional materials are often hindered by their long aromatic and charged residue-enriched sequences encrypted in the parent protein sequence. In this study, we elucidate the nanostructure and the hierarchical self-assembly propensity of a lupin-derived peptide which belongs to the α-conglutin (11S globulin, legumin-like protein), with a straightforward N-terminal biotinylated oligoglycine tag-based methodology for controlling the nanostructures, biomechanics, and biological features. Extensive characterization was performed via Circular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), rheological measurements, and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) analyses. By using the biotin tag, we obtained a thixotropic lupin-derived peptide hydrogel (named BT13) with tunable mechanical properties (from 2 to 11 kPa), without impairing its spontaneous formation of β-sheet secondary structures. Lastly, we demonstrated that this hydrogel has antioxidant activity. Altogether, our findings address multiple challenges associated with the development of naturally occurring food peptide-based hydrogels, offering a new tool to both fine tune the mechanical properties and tailor the antioxidant activities, providing new research directions across food chemistry, biochemistry, and bioengineering.

Self-assembly mode and supramolecular framework of cyclopentanocucurbit[6]uril and aromatic amines

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Zheng ◽  
Yan Mei Jin ◽  
Xi Nan Yang ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Dao Fa Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Supramolecular Interactions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Guest Molecules ◽  
Characterization Methods ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Non Covalent Interactions ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Covalent Interactions

: Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and other characterization methods are used to characterize the complexes formed by cyclopentano-cucurbit[6]uril (abbreviated as CyP6Q[6]) as a host interacting with p-aminobenzenesulfonamide (G1), 4,4'-diaminobiphenyl (G2), and (E)-4,4'-diamino-1,2-diphenylethene (G3) as guests, respectively. The experimental results show that these three aromatic amine molecules have the same interaction mode with CyP6Q[6], interacting with its negatively electric potential portals. The supramolecular interactions include non-covalent interactions of hydrogen bonding and ion-dipole between host and guest molecules. CdCl2 acts as a structureinducing agent to form self-assemblies of multi-dimensional and multi-level supramolecular frameworks that may have potential applications in various functional materials.

The Influence of Surface Proximity on Photoswitching Activity of Stilbene-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Monolayers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahar Dery ◽  
Israel Alshanski ◽  
Evgeniy Mervinetsky ◽  
Daniel Feferman ◽  
Shlomo Yitzchaik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Adsorption Geometry ◽  
Surface Proximity

Self-assembly of photo-responsive molecules is a robust technology for reversibly tuning the properties of functional materials. Herein, we probed the crucial role of surface-adsorbate interactions on the adsorption geometry of...

scholarly journals Redox-sensitive reversible self-assembly of amino acid–naphthalene diimide conjugates

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 20160099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wathsala Liyanage ◽  
Paul W. Rubeo ◽  
Bradley L. Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Supramolecular Materials ◽  
Responsive Materials ◽  
Naphthalene Diimide ◽  
Reducing Conditions ◽  
Aqueous Solvent ◽  
Stimulus Responsive ◽  
Fibril Aggregates

Peptide and low molecular weight amino acid-based materials that self-assemble in response to environmental triggers are highly desirable candidates in forming functional materials with tunable biophysical properties. In this paper, we explore redox-sensitive self-assembly of cationic phenylalanine derivatives conjugated to naphthalene diimide (NDI). Self-assembly of the cationic Phe-NDI conjugates into nanofibrils was induced in aqueous solvent at high ionic strength. Under reducing conditions, these self-assembled Phe-NDI conjugate fibrils underwent a morphological change to non-fibril aggregates. Upon reoxidation, the initially observed fibrils were reformed. The study herein provides an interesting strategy to effect reversible switching of the structure of supramolecular materials that can be applied to the development of sophisticated stimulus-responsive materials.

A Dynamic Route to Structure and Function: Recent Advances in Imine-Based Organic Nanostructured Materials

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Liu ◽  
Zhan-Ting Li
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Reaction System ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
The Self ◽  
Interlocked Molecules ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Imine Bond ◽  
And Function ◽  
Dynamic Route

The chemistry of imine bond formation from simple aldehyde and amine precursors is among the most powerful dynamic covalent chemistries employed for the construction of discrete molecular objects and extended molecular frameworks. The reversible nature of the C=N bond confers error-checking and proof-reading capabilities in the self-assembly process within a multi-component reaction system. This review highlights recent progress in the self-assembly of complex organic molecular architectures that are enabled by dynamic imine chemistry, including molecular containers with defined geometry and size, mechanically interlocked molecules, and extended frameworks and polymers, from building blocks with preprogrammed steric and electronic information. The functional aspects associated with the nanometer-scale features not only place these dynamically constructed nanostructures at the frontier of materials sciences, but also bring unprecedented opportunities for the discovery of new functional materials.

A new twofold interpenetrated two-dimensional cadmium(II) coordination polymer constructed from 2,2′-(benzene-1,4-dicarboxamido)dipropionate

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 1434-1439
Author(s):  
Hong-Tao Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Long Wang
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Polymer ◽  
Coordination Polymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Carboxylate Groups ◽  
Potential Applications

In recent years, much initial interest and enthusiasm has focused on the self-assembly of coordination polymers due to the aesthetics of their crystalline architectures and their potential applications as new functional materials. As part of an exploration of chiral coordination polymers, a new twofold interpenetrated two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymer, namely, poly[[tetraaquabis[μ3-(2R,2′R)-2,2′-(benzene-1,4-dicarboxamido)dipropionato-κ5 O,O′:O′′,O′′′:O′′]dicadmium(II)] trihydrate], {[Cd2(C14H14N2O6)2(H2O)4]·3H2O} n , has been synthesized by the reaction of Cd(CH3COO)2·2H2O with the designed ligand (2R,2′R)-2,2′-(benzene-1,4-dicarboxamido)dipropionic acid (H2 L). The compound has been structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In the crystal structure, each CdII cation binds to three carboxylate groups from two crystallographically independent L 2− dianions. Four carboxylate groups link two crystallographically independent cadmium cations into a 4,4-connected secondary building unit (SBU). The resulting SBUs are extended into a two-dimensional folding sheet via the terephthalamide moiety of the ligand as a spacer, which can be simplified as a (4,4)-connected 4,4L15 net with the point symbol (3.53.62)(32.52.62). In the lattice, two independent folding sheets interpenetrate each other to yield a double-sheet layer. The resulting 2D layers pack in parallel arrays through intermolecular hydrogen bonds and interlayer π–π interactions. The thermal stability and photoluminescence properties of the title compound have been investigated and it exhibits an enhanced fluorescence emission and a longer lifetime compared with free H2 L.

scholarly journals Straightforward Preparation of Supramolecular Janus Nanorods by Hydrogen Bonding of End-Functionalized Polymers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuaiyuan Han ◽  
Sandrine Pensec ◽  
Cédric Lorthioir ◽  
Jacques Jestin ◽  
Jean-Michel Guigner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Functionalized Polymers ◽  
Nanometer Range ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
First Time

Janus cylinders are one-dimensional colloids that have two faces with different compositions and functionalities and are useful as building blocks for advanced functional materials. Such anisotropic objects are difficult to prepare with nanometric dimensions. Here we describe a robust and versatile strategy to form micrometer long Janus nanorods with diameters in the 10-nanometer range, by self-assembly in water of end-functionalized polymers. For the first time, the Janus topology is not a result of the phase segregation of incompatible polymer arms, but is driven by the interactions between unsymmetrical and complementary hydrogen bonded stickers. It is therefore independent of the actual polymers used and works even for compatible polymers. To illustrate their applicative potential, we show that these Janus nanorods can efficiently stabilize oil-in-water emulsions.

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