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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qianming Lin, Longyu Li, Miao Tang, Shuntaro Uenuma, Jayanta Samanta, Shangda Li, Xuanfeng Jiang, Lingyi Zou, Kohzo Ito, Chenfeng Ke
Summary: The study demonstrates a method for controlling molecular assembly structures through kinetic trapping design and amplifying them to the macroscale, achieving the capturing of transient polypseudorotaxanes from solution and obtaining materials with different physical properties. By 3D printing different shapes of polypseudorotaxane networks, moisture-responsive actuators can be constructed.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maryam Monajati, Ali Mohammad Tamaddon, Samira Sadat Abolmaali, Gholamhossein Yousefi, Mahboobeh Jafari, Reza Heidari, Sedigheh Borandeh, Negar Azarpira, Rasoul Dinarvand
Summary: A self-assembled supramolecular network was synthesized through host-guest chemistry, resulting in the formation of biocompatible nanogels that have potential biomedical applications.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Larissa dos Santos Silva Araujo, Giuseppe Lazzara, Leonardo Chiappisi
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the thermodynamics aspects of surfactants and CDs inclusion complexes formation in aqueous environment, emphasizing the assessment of interactions, thermodynamic driving forces, and structural aspects. It also discusses the most common analytical techniques used to gather deep insight into CDs complexes, pointing out the perspectives for the surfactant-cyclodextrin complexes.
ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Jiaojiao Zhou, Jilai Jia, Jiangling He, Jinjie Li, Jie Cai
Summary: Food safety issues pose a significant threat to public health and require accurate, efficient, sensitive, and economical detection methods. Cyclodextrins (CDs), with their non-toxic and non-caloric properties, have shown promise in enhancing stability and selectively capturing target molecules for improved food detection sensitivity.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Chotima Seripracharat, Chomdao Sinthuvanich, Thitinun Karpkird
Summary: In this study, an inclusion complex of cationic beta-cyclodextrins and adamantane conjugated poly (vinyl alcohol) was successfully designed and synthesized as a siRNA carrier. The nanoparticles formed by this complex and siRNA showed efficient gene knockdown in vitro, indicating its potential as a siRNA delivery system.
JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ekkachai Martwong, Yvette Tran
Summary: The study reports on the synthesis and temperature-responsive properties of poly(PEGMA) hydrogel thin films. Surface-attached poly(PEGMA) hydrogel films were synthesized using a simple, versatile, and well-controlled thiol-ene click reaction method, with the transition temperature finely tunable by adjusting the number of PEG units. The LCST properties of the hydrogel films are not sensitive to salt, holding promise for applications in biology such as injectable hydrogels, drug delivery systems, microfluidic valves, and flow switches for biotechnologies.
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Polymer Science
Zhao-Xuan Liu, Tie-Qi Xu
Summary: Through a fundamental structure/property study, the effects of steric hindrance/electronic properties of the monomer, spacer length between sulfur atom and olefin group, and stereoselectivity of the polymerization process on the crystalline performance of sulfur-functionalized poly(alpha-olefin) were revealed. The first crystalline sulfur-functionalized poly(alpha-olefin) was reported, which formed crystalline materials with a high melting point.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Janusz Lipkowski, Anna Bielejewska, Oliver Presly
Summary: Crystalline products of 1R, 4R-camphor vapor diffusion into an aqueous solution of alpha-cyclodextrin were prepared and analyzed by X-ray structure analysis. Two different forms, a dimeric cavity (phase A) and a complex set of monomeric cavities (phase B), were obtained. Both structures contained camphor molecules that were disordered. Additionally, the structures were solvated by mixtures of water and ethanol. The chemical stabilities of the two structures differed significantly, with phase A being relatively stable and phase B reacting rapidly to changes in its chemical environment, leading to cracking of crystals in solution.
CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
(2022)
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Food Science & Technology
Caiming Li, Yuxian You, Zi Lu, Zhengbiao Gu, Yan Hong, Li Cheng, Xiaofeng Ban, Zhaofeng Li
Summary: This study systematically investigated the effects of 25 alcohols on cyclodextrin yield and ratio, as well as the stability of inclusion complexes formed. The results showed that linear monohydric alcohols had a greater impact on alpha-cyclodextrin synthesis and formed the best correlation between inclusion complex formation and increased selectivity for alpha-cyclodextrin, providing a theoretical basis for the selection of compound agents in producing alpha-cyclodextrin.
LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemical Research Methods
Akira Matsumoto, Shigehito Osawa, Takahiro Arai, Yukie Maejima, Hidenori Otsuka, Yuji Miyahara
Summary: The study demonstrates a label-free, enzymatic-free, potentiometric determination of fetuin using boronic acid-based SA-recognition chemistry on a gold electrode. The method shows a micro M-order sensitivity comparable to blood-collected specimens, suggesting potential for developing a cost-effective hemodiagnostic technology with ease of downsizing and mass production.
BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Stamatia Christaki, Revekka Kelesidou, Vaia Pargana, Evangelia Tzimopoulou, Magdalini Hatzikamari, Ioannis Mourtzinos
Summary: The formation of molecular inclusion complexes of Salvia officinalis bioactive compounds with beta-cyclodextrin was evaluated in this study. Sage essential oil/beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes were prepared and confirmed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The antimicrobial activity of the complexes against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes was evaluated, and the results showed that the complexes exhibited antimicrobial activity, with the effectiveness proportional to their concentrations but less pronounced.
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Polymer Science
Ye Chen, Pengfei Zhang, Shan Liu, David Pahovnik, Ema Zagar, Junpeng Zhao, Guangzhao Zhang
Summary: This study presents a noncovalent protection strategy for one-step synthesis of PEO amine, producing alpha-amino-omega-hydroxyl PEO with controlled molar mass, low dispersity, and complete end functionality. The study also reveals the effects of initiator structure and retention of Et3B on the storage (oxidative) stability of PEO amine.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Irina M. Le-Deygen, Oxana E. Musatova, Victor N. Orlov, Nikolay S. Melik-Nubarov, Irina D. Grozdova
Summary: This study provides the first evidence of the interaction between PEG and HA in aqueous solutions. The binding of PEG to HA requires multiple free primary hydroxyls regularly distributed along the polysaccharide chain. Additionally, PEG-induced compaction of HA may be related to changes in plasma membrane properties and resealing of mechanical injuries.
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Engineering, Chemical
Mizuki Kitamatsu, Ayaka Nakamura-Tachibana, Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Michiue
Summary: This study successfully improved the water solubility of the conjugate BSH-3R using cyclodextrin and other methods, which could potentially enhance its application as a boron agent in boron neutron capture therapy.
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Chemistry, Applied
Xi Chen, Tetsushi Taguchi
Summary: This study successfully fabricated an inclusion complex film containing β-cyclodextrin and nonanyl group-modified PVA, showing good water vapor transmission rate and ion permeability, making it suitable for adhesive use in skin contact medical devices.
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
(2021)
