Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shuang Wang, Xiaolin Xie, Zhi Chen, Ningning Ma, Xue Zhang, Kai Li, Chao Teng, Yonggang Ke, Ye Tian
Summary: The DNA-grafted nanoparticle serves as a programmable atom equivalent for assembling three-dimensional superlattice with novel properties, allowing for the exploration of assembly strategies and mechanisms, as well as future applications.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Minliang Guo, Miaomiao Gao, Jinjing Liu, Nan Xu, Hao Wang
Summary: This article provides an overview of the structure of bacterioferritin (Bfr), reviews the recent progress in understanding the molecular mechanism of Bfr in iron storage and release, and focuses on the self-assembly and genetic modification of Bfr nanocage. The potential applications of Bfr, based on comparisons with other ferritin family members, are also discussed. The study of Bfr is expected to generate broad interest in various fields, including protein nanocage design, nanomedicine, precise therapy, nanoparticle vaccine, bionanotechnology, and bionanoelectronics.
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Jongseo Lee, So Yeon Kim, Hyun Sik Yoo, Wonyoung Lee
Summary: In this study, a Pd-WO3 based chemiresistive sensor was developed to detect hydrogen at the ppm level at room temperature with high response and selectivity. By controlling the charge states of the droplets, Pd-WO3 nanoparticles with higher surface coverage and uniformity were obtained, resulting in improved sensor performance.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gurpreet Singh, Vikramdeep Monga
Summary: Nucleic acids, specifically peptide nucleic acids (PNAs), are ideal drug candidates for protein targets that are difficult to target or develop drugs against. PNAs are synthetic impersonators of nucleic acids and offer a wide range of applications in biotechnology, diagnostics, and potential therapeutics. Various strategies have been explored to modify the polypeptide backbone of PNAs to improve target selectivity and stability in the body.
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mantu Kumar, Joanna Markiewicz-Mizera, Julian David Janna Olmos, Piotr Wilk, Przemyslaw Grudnik, Artur P. Biela, Malgorzata Jemiola-Rzeminska, Andrzej Gorecki, Soumyananda Chakraborti, Jonathan G. Heddle
Summary: Cage forming proteins, like the ferritin from the hyperthermophile bacterium Thermotoga maritima, show potential biocompatibility for cargo access and encapsulation under mild conditions. By studying the crystal structure of wild type TmFtn and mutants, researchers can identify interfacial amino acids crucial for controlling assembly, deepening our understanding of ferritin complex assembly and moving towards triggerable ferritins with finely designed and controlled properties.
Editorial Material
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Elisa Franco
Summary: DNA-origami nanostructures self-assembled in magnesium-free conditions achieve similar structural complexities to those formed by thermal annealing at elevated temperatures, providing a route to assembling DNA nanomachines in physiological conditions.
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Jinlong Xiong, Yang Cai, Xiaolong Nie, Yuwei Wang, Haoran Song, Hafiz Muhammad Adeel Sharif, Zhuo Li, Changping Li
Summary: A flexible NH3 sensor based on PANI/Ti3C2TX/TiO2 composite was successfully fabricated by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and in-situ polymerization. The optimized PMT film sensor displayed outstanding NH3 sensing performance at room temperature, including high response, low detection limit, good selectivity, and excellent mechanical reliability. This work provides a new strategy to fabricate high-performance flexible NH3 sensors operated at room temperature, which may hold great promise for application in our daily life.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Shogo Matsubara, Yui Okamoto, Masaru Yoshikawa, Shinya Tsukiji, Masahiro Higuchi
Summary: In this study, a peptide nanocage composed of an oligoproline conjugate was successfully prepared, showing easy preparation and high biocompatibility.
BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Miao Liu, Peng Song, Dong Liang, Yongling Ding, Qi Wang
Summary: In this study, a 3D Ti3C2Tx MXene/rGO/SnO2 aerogel was successfully synthesized and its performance was evaluated. The sensor exhibited a high sensing response to 10 ppm formaldehyde at room temperature, along with excellent selectivity, short response and recovery times, and good repeatability and stability. The feasibility of the proposed formaldehyde sensing mechanism was supported by density functional theory calculations.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Nam Ha, Kai Xu, Yinfen Cheng, Rui Ou, Qijie Ma, Yihong Hu, Vien Trinh, Guanghui Ren, Hao Yu, Lei Zhang, Xiang Liu, Jiaru Zhang, Zhong Li, Jian Zhen Ou
Summary: Two-dimensional or ultrathin metal sulfides, particularly nickel oxysulfide, show promise for high-performance gas sensors with reversible responses and long-term stability. This study demonstrates the micro-scale self-assembly of ultrathin nickel oxysulfide through controlled thermal treatment, resulting in improved stability and response factor for hydrogen gas sensing at room temperature.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hariom Jani, Jheng-Cyuan Lin, Jiahao Chen, Jack Harrison, Francesco Maccherozzi, Jonathon Schad, Saurav Prakash, Chang-Beom Eom, A. Ariando, T. Venkatesan, Paolo G. Radaelli
Summary: In the quest for post-CMOS technologies, researchers have shown promising results in experimenting with topologically protected ferromagnetic whirls such as skyrmions and their anti-particles, which can serve as solitonic information carriers. Antiferromagnetic analogues have become the subject of intense focus due to their predicted relativistic dynamics and potential for fast deflection-free motion and size scaling, although experimental demonstration in natural antiferromagnetic systems has yet to be achieved. By utilizing a first-order analogue of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism, a family of topological antiferromagnetic spin textures has been stabilized on an Earth-abundant oxide insulator, showing potential for low-energy antiferromagnetic spintronics at room temperature.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuchen Deng, Peng Li, Jiatong Li, Daolai Sun, Huanrong Li
Summary: A design strategy was proposed to develop room-temperature phosphorescence materials with color-tunability in an aqueous environment, achieving visual colorimetric detection of silver ions and high-level information encryption.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rita Fernandes, Suvrat Chowdhary, Natalia Mikula, Noureldin Saleh, Katerina Kanevche, Hans Berlepsch, Naoki Hosogi, Joachim Heberle, Marcus Weber, Christoph Boettcher, Beate Koksch
Summary: Synthetic multichromophore systems are important in various fields such as artificial light harvesting devices, organic optoelectronics, tumor imaging, and therapy. In this study, a promising strategy for constructing self-assembled peptide templated dye stacks is introduced, which is based on the coupling of a pH-sensitive peptide with a cyanine dye Cy5. Microscopic techniques and molecular dynamics simulations reveal highly ordered three-dimensional assembly structures at different pH values.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Sen Wang, Xiao Wang, Chenglin Sun, Zhong-Shuai Wu
Summary: A new method has been developed for fast assembly of 3D porous graphene frameworks at room temperature, leading to the fabrication of high-performance supercapacitor electrodes with impressive capacitance performance and cycling stability.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Shailesh B. Lad, Shomdutta Roy, Jijo Easo George, Himadri Chakraborti, Saumitra Lalsare, Bikash Barik, Arushi Singh, Amrutraj Zade, Sachee Agrawal, Jayanthi Shastri, Anirvan Chatterjee, Kantimay Das Gupta, Debjani Paul, Kiran Kondabagil
Summary: We developed a portable pathogen nucleic acid detection system using PortAbs, PNA, and a cyanine dye. The system can detect target DNA at low concentrations and has a shorter detection time compared to previous studies.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhilei Ge, Zhaoming Su, Chad R. Simmons, Jiang Li, Shuoxing Jiang, Wei Li, Yang Yang, Yan Liu, Wah Chiu, Chunhai Fan, Hao Yan
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2019)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhilei Ge, Jinglin Fu, Minghui Liu, Shuoxing Jiang, Alessio Andreoni, Xiaolei Zuo, Yan Liu, Hao Yan, Chunhai Fan
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fan Hong, Shuoxing Jiang, Xiang Lan, Raghu Pradeep Narayanan, Petr Sulc, Fei Zhang, Yan Liu, Hao Yan
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2018)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yu Zhou, Xiaodong Qi, Yan Liu, Fei Zhang, Hao Yan
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xu Zhou, Sarthak Mandal, Shuoxing Jiang, Su Lin, Jianzhong Yang, Yan Liu, David G. Whitten, Neal W. Woodbury, Hao Yan
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhi Zhao, Chao Wang, Hao Yan, Yan Liu
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cheng Zhang, Zhiyu Wang, Yan Liu, Jing Yang, Xinxin Zhang, Yifan Li, Linqiang Pan, Yonggang Ke, Hao Yan
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiang Lan, Xu Zhou, Lauren A. McCarthy, Alexander O. Govorov, Yan Liu, Stephan Link
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fan Hong, Duo Ma, Kaiyue Wu, Lida A. Mina, Rebecca C. Luiten, Yan Liu, Hao Yan, Alexander A. Green
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chad R. Simmons, Tara MacCulloch, Fei Zhang, Yan Liu, Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Hao Yan
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guangbao Yao, Fei Zhang, Fei Wang, Tianhuan Peng, Hao Liu, Erik Poppleton, Petr Sulc, Shuoxing Jiang, Lan Liu, Chen Gong, Xinxin Jing, Xiaoguo Liu, Lihua Wang, Yan Liu, Chunhai Fan, Hao Yan
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shuoxing Jiang, Nibedita Pal, Fan Hong, Nour Eddine Fahmi, Huiyu Hu, Matthew Vrbanac, Hao Yan, Nils G. Walter, Yan Liu
Summary: Controlling the nucleation step of a self-assembly system is crucial for engineering structural complexity and dynamic behaviors. This study investigates the inherent dynamics of three general nucleation modes in DNA tile-based self-assembly and reveals temperature-dependent kinetics and a nucleation-growth model are key factors. The assembly of tiles can be externally regulated by the hosting frame and an UV-responsive trigger, offering a general strategy for controlling the self-assembly process.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhi Zhao, Xiahui Chen, Jiawei Zuo, Ali Basiri, Shinhyuk Choi, Yu Yao, Yan Liu, Chao Wang
Summary: A three-dimensional DNA rack (DR) structure is proposed to assemble single emitters within ultra-small plasmonic nanocavities formed by closely coupled gold nanorods (AuNRs) with high precision. The unique saddle shape of DR allows linear alignment of AuNRs with tight gaps, resulting in nanocavities with high Q factors. By incorporating a DNA docking strand, single fluorescent emitters can be positioned within the nanocavities, leading to significant enhancements in fluorescence intensity and reduction in emission lifetime, demonstrating strong emitter-cavity interactions.
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Zhi Zhao, Yutao Han, Yan Liu
Summary: Nanophotonics is an emerging field with various applications. Traditional fabrication methods have limitations, while DNA origami enables precise assembly of nanophotonic systems through bottom-up strategies. This review demonstrates the patterning capability of DNA origami and discusses its promising applications through representative examples.
OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chad R. Simmons, Tara MacCulloch, Fei Zhang, Yan Liu, Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Hao Yan
ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES
(2019)