scholarly journals Creation of POM complexes with multiple bonds between typical elements and transition metals and control of self-assembly

Impact ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-35
Author(s):  
Koichi Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Molecular Ions ◽  
Solution Chemistry ◽  
Catalytic Reactions ◽  
Chemical Bonds ◽  
Multiple Bonds ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
And Control

The strongest materials on the planet, when viewed at a small of scale are all just molecules and atoms arranged in a particular order and held together by chemical bonds. Strength, flexibility and conductivity are all properties determined by the atomic structure of a given material. Chemists have long understood how different materials will interact to form new ones in reactions and this has advanced many discoveries and products in the industrial space. As an example, electronics, batteries and display screens all rely on materials that can take and receive electrons into their chemical bonds. This gives them the functionality to transmit and store electricity, and change colour and brightness at the push of a button. Other materials that support our modern life are magnetic, light absorbing or involve catalytic reactions, meaning they speed up the reaction of other materials, which greatly increases the yield and/or speed of the reaction. Catalysts are incredibly important for the manufacturing of many materials, and new elements that can perform these functions are highly sought after. Professor Koichi Nagata is based in the Department of Chemistry at Tohoku University, Japan, and is an expert in the field of solution chemistry, the aim of his research is to design and synthesise ubiquitous metal oxides that are abundant in the earth's crust as molecular ions to create crystalline solids by precisely arranging them to form hierarchical functional materials.

scholarly journals Controlled self-assembly of plant proteins into high-performance multifunctional nanostructured films

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayaka Kamada ◽  
Marc Rodriguez-Garcia ◽  
Francesco Simone Ruggeri ◽  
Yi Shen ◽  
Aviad Levin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Optical Transmittance ◽  
Plant Proteins ◽  
Generate Functional ◽  
High Optical Transmittance ◽  
Engineering Plastics ◽  
Nanoscale Structure ◽  
And Control

AbstractThe abundance of plant-derived proteins, as well as their biodegradability and low environmental impact make them attractive polymeric feedstocks for next-generation functional materials to replace current petroleum-based systems. However, efforts to generate functional materials from plant-based proteins in a scalable manner have been hampered by the lack of efficient methods to induce and control their micro and nanoscale structure, key requirements for achieving advantageous material properties and tailoring their functionality. Here, we demonstrate a scalable approach for generating mechanically robust plant-based films on a metre-scale through controlled nanometre-scale self-assembly of water-insoluble plant proteins. The films produced using this method exhibit high optical transmittance, as well as robust mechanical properties comparable to engineering plastics. Furthermore, we demonstrate the ability to impart nano- and microscale patterning into such films through templating, leading to the formation of hydrophobic surfaces as well as structural colour by controlling the size of the patterned features.

Magnetic Nanoparticles with Core/Shell Structures

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 2781-2792
Author(s):  
W. Liu ◽  
W. Zhong ◽  
Y. W. Du
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Magnetic Core ◽  
Shell Structures ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Materials Synthesis ◽  
Magnetic Shell ◽  
And Control

Magnetic nanoparticles with core/shell structures are an important class of functional materials, possessing unique magnetic properties due to their tailored dimensions and compositions. This paper reviews mainly our recent advances in the preparation and characterizations of core/shell structured magnetic materials, focusing in nonmagnetic, antiferromagnetic, or ferro/ferri-magnetic shell coated magnetic core particles. And some of the unique properties of core–shell materials and their self-assembly are presented. Shell layers are shown to serve various functions. A broad demonstration of the successful blend of these types of materials synthesis, microstructural evolution and control, new physics and novel applications that is central to research in this field is presented.

Kinetic Control of Interpenetration in Fe-Biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate MOFs by Coordination and Oxidation Modulation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Bara ◽  
Claire Wilson ◽  
Max Mörtel ◽  
Marat M. Khusniyarov ◽  
ben slater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Metal Precursors ◽  
Additional Coordination ◽  
Fine Control ◽  
Multiple Alternative ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Dft Simulations ◽  
High Valent ◽  
And Control

Phase control in the self-assembly of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) – materials wherein organic ligands connect metal ions or clusters into network solids with potential porosity – is often a case of trial and error. Judicious control over a number of synthetic variables is required to select for the desired topology and control features such as interpenetration and defectivity, which have significant impact on physical properties and application. Herein, we present a comprehensive investigation of self-assembly in the Fe-biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate system, demonstrating that coordination modulation, the addition of competing ligands into solvothermal syntheses, can reliably tune between the kinetic product, non-interpenetrated MIL-88D(Fe), and the thermodynamic product, two-fold interpenetrated MIL-126(Fe). DFT simulations reveal that correlated disorder of the terminal anions on the metal clusters in the interpentrated phase results in H-bonding between adjacent nets and is the thermodynamic driving force for its formation. Coordination modulation slows self-assembly and therefore selects the thermodynamic product MIL-126(Fe), while offering fine control over defectivity, inducing mesoporosity, but electron microscopy shows the MIL-88D(Fe) phase persists in many samples despite not being evident in diffraction experiments, suggesting its presence accounts for the lower than predicted surface areas reported for samples to date. Interpenetration control is also demonstrated by utilizing the 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylate linker; DFT simulations show that it is energetically prohibitive for it to adopt the twisted conformation required to form the interpenetrated phase, and are confirmed by experimental data, although multiple alternative phases are identified due to additional coordination of the Fe cations to the N-donors of the ligand. Finally, we introduce oxidation modulation – the concept of using metal precursors in a different oxidation state to that found in the final MOF – as a further protocol to kinetically control self-assembly. Combining coordination and oxidation modulation allows the synthesis of pristine MIL-126(Fe) with BET surface areas close to the predicted maximum capacity for the first time, suggesting that combining the two may be a powerful methodology for the controlled self-assembly of high-valent MOFs.<br><br>

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.

The electron-transfer intermediates of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) as polarons by in situ spectroscopy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Lyle ◽  
Suryansh Singh ◽  
Michael Paolino ◽  
Ilya Vinogradov ◽  
Tanja Cuk
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Catalytic Reactions ◽  
In Situ Spectroscopy ◽  
Chemical Bonds

The conversion of diffusive forms of energy (electrical and light) into short, compact chemical bonds by catalytic reactions regularly involves moving a carrier from an environment that favors delocalization to one that favors localization.

scholarly journals Guided Self-Assembly and Control of Vortices in Ensembles of Active Magnetic Rollers

Langmuir ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (25) ◽  
pp. 6957-6962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gašper Kokot ◽  
Andrey Sokolov ◽  
Alexey Snezhko
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
And Control

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...

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