{"title":"Two new supramolecular Ag(I) coordination polymers: luminescent properties and treatment activity on glioblastoma","authors":"Xiao-Feng Yan, Yu-Qiang Sun, Qing-Wei Li","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2022.2041785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15685551.2022.2041785","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Two new Ag(I) coordination polymers, namely [Ag(bpp)]·0.5 n(1,5-NDSA)·n(H2O) (1) and [Ag2(bpp)2]n·n(2,7-NDSA)·2 n(H2O)·n(CH3CN) (2) (Na2(1,5-NDSA) = sodium 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate dibasic, Na2(2,7-NDSA) = sodium 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate dibasic, bpp is 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane), were generated via the solution evaporation method under room temperature. Moreover, the solids of these two compounds display strong luminescence emission at RT. And the application values of the compounds against the glioblastoma treatment were determined, and the corresponding mechanism was simultaneously tested. The analysis of CCK-8 was first implemented and the glioblastoma viability was measured. The real-time RT-PCR was next performed, and the signaling pathway activation of VEGF in glioblastoma cells was tested after treating by the above compound.","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"25 1","pages":"47 - 54"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48078327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xian Li, Yawen Huang, Xu Ye, Quan Long, Wen Yuan, Li Fan, Qiuxia Peng, Jiajun Ma, Junxiao Yang
{"title":"Low dielectric resins derived from hyperbranched carbosilane oligmers functionalized by benzocyclobutene groups.","authors":"Xian Li, Yawen Huang, Xu Ye, Quan Long, Wen Yuan, Li Fan, Qiuxia Peng, Jiajun Ma, Junxiao Yang","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.2003556","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15685551.2021.2003556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Polycarbosilanes have been considered as potential materials used in electronic packaging and circuit boards owing to their excellent low-dielectric performance. In this work, we prepared new hyperbranched carbosilane oligomers (HCBOs) which were functionalized by benzocyclobutene (BCB) groups. HCBOs can be thermally cured to produce transparent (HCBRs) with low dielectric constant and high thermostability.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"362-370"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8667947/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39817780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fabrication, Characterization and Toxicity Evaluation of Chemically Cross linked Polymeric Network for Sustained Delivery of Metoprolol Tartrate.","authors":"Sumaira, Ume Ruqia Tulain, Alia Erum, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain, Sidra, Nadia Shamshad Malik, Ayesha Rashid, Rizwana Kausar, Nitasha Gohar, Nariman Shahid, Mahwish Siddiqui","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.2003995","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15685551.2021.2003995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Natural mucilages are auspicious biodegradable polymeric materials. The aim of the present research work was to elucidate the characteristics of quince mucilage-based polymeric network for sustained delivery of metprolol tartrate and its toxicity evaluation. Mucilage was extracted by hot water extraction, and characterization of quince mucilage was accomplished by using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Different batches of quince mucilage polymeric network were prepared by free radical polymerization by utilizing varying ratios of quince mucilage, acrylamide and crosslinker. Degree of swelling depends on concentration of mucilage, monomer and also on crosslinking density of polymeric network. FTIR illustrates proficient grafting, and morphological (scanning electron microscopy) analysis signified porous design. Hence, quince mucilage-based design was encouraging for sustained delivery of metprolol tartrate and acute toxicity evaluation proved that mucilage-based network was safe for oral drug delivery system.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"351-361"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8667954/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39817779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasonic helical coil electrochemical reactor for simultaneous electrolysis-sonification-electrochemical polymerization, and applications for pollen cleaning.","authors":"Kyoka Komaba, Hiromasa Goto","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.2003557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15685551.2021.2003557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electrochemical polymerization of aniline by a combination of ultrasonic waves and electrolysis of water was performed. This method involves three processes: 1) creation of O<sub>2</sub> micro bubbles produced by electrolysis of water on the anode side, 2) depolarization of the bubbles at the electrode surface via mechanical vibration using ultrasonic waves to diffuse ions in the electrolyte solution, and 3) progression of direct current (DC) electrochemical polymerization to yield a conductive polymer with fine pores on the surface. The diameter of the pores is on the micrometer scale and is similar in size to pollens. The combination of the electronic function of the conductive polymer and porous polymer surface can be applied as a method to collect allergens such as dust and flower pollens. Electrical adsorption and desorption of pollen was conducted with the porous polyaniline synthesized using a micro-bubble sonic-electrochemical preparation.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"343-350"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8604489/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39642690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) structural monomers as donor materials in polymer solar cells: a DFT/TDDFT approach.","authors":"Numbury Surendra Babu","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1997178","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1997178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) are used to investigate the ground- and excited-state properties of donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) monomers based on 3,6-carbazole (CB) combined with various-conjugated benzothiazole derivatives, using B3LYP and the 6-311 G basis set. To create nine D-A-D monomers for this investigation, nine (9) distinct acceptors were inserted at the C3 and C6 positions of carbazole. The impact of various electron-donor groups on structural, electrical, and optoelectronic properties is investigated. Our technique for developing novel donor monomers provides a theoretical framework for further optimizing the photovoltaic device's electrical, optical, and efficiency features. The HOMO and LUMO energies, bandgap, excited state, exciton binding energy, open-circuit voltage (V<sub>OC</sub>) and absorption spectra were calculated. Our findings indicate that CB-TDP-CB and CB-SDP-CB monomers have an appropriate electronic structure for polymer solar cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"330-342"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8583853/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39623461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guadalupe Del C Pizarro, Wilson Alavia, Rudy Martin-Trasanco, Oscar G Marambio, Julio Sánchez, Diego P Oyarzún
{"title":"Preparation of photoactive ZnS-composite porous polymer films: Fluorescent and morphological properties.","authors":"Guadalupe Del C Pizarro, Wilson Alavia, Rudy Martin-Trasanco, Oscar G Marambio, Julio Sánchez, Diego P Oyarzún","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1989151","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1989151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This work describes the use of the breath figure (BF) method for the fabrication of photoactive porous polymer films and the characterization of their responsive to photo stimulus. The films incorporate self-assembled photoactive polymers and ZnS nanoparticles (NPs). The effect of both components on the optical and morphological properties of the films were analyzed. Films with a hexagonally ordered pattern were obtained. The photoactive polymer was prepared by grafting the photochromic component 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,3-dimethylindoline-6-nitrobenzopyran (<i>SP</i>) to polystyrene-<i>block</i>-polymethacrylic acid (PS-<i>b</i>-PMMA). ZnS NPs were incorporated into the polymer solution, and the films were prepared using spin-coating on glass substrates before subjecting them to the BF method. The hollow footprints were obtained before introducing the ZnS NPs in order to maintain the necessary conditions for hexagonal film growth. Accordingly, the SEM micrographs of the films prepared in the presence of ZnS NPs displayed a loss in the pore arrangement as a consequence of the interaction between <i>SP</i> moiety and NPs. The light-emitting properties of films were characterized by blue and violet colors when exposed to UV light under fluorescence. Progress in the field of breath-figure formation and its application, such as exemplified in this work, leads to functional structures with suitable applications in chemistry and materials science. It is expected that such microstructured polymeric films will have interesting applications in photonic and optoelectronic devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"320-329"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519547/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39526890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linkun Hao, Yunying Jiang, Ru Zhang, Ningning Zhang, Yang Yang, Ying Gao, Yimin Song
{"title":"Preparation and in vivo/in vitro characterization of Ticagrelor PLGA sustained-release microspheres for injection.","authors":"Linkun Hao, Yunying Jiang, Ru Zhang, Ningning Zhang, Yang Yang, Ying Gao, Yimin Song","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1984008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15685551.2021.1984008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this paper was to develop a PLGA carrier Ticagrelor sustained-release microspheres preparation, which was expected to continue to release Ticagrelor for 14 days with a high encapsulation rate. Ticagrelor microspheres were prepared successfully with average diameter of 7.31 µm, drug loading of 12.49 ± 0.32% and EE up to 79.09 ± 1.69%. In the release medium of PH7.4 PBS, the microspheres showed good drug release behavior in vitro. In vivo release results also showed that the sustained-release microspheres could effectively control drug release in vivo and maintain a relatively stable blood drug concentration for about 2 weeks. The results indicate that Ticagrelor sustained-release microspheres can be used for long-term treatment of acute coronary syndrome.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"305-319"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/59/b7/TDMP_24_1984008.PMC8510617.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39518593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guofei Yu, Changkai Yang, Nianhua Dan, Weihua Dan, Yining Chen
{"title":"Polyglutamic acid grafted dopamine modified collagen-polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel for a potential wound dressing.","authors":"Guofei Yu, Changkai Yang, Nianhua Dan, Weihua Dan, Yining Chen","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1984007","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1984007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Natural collagen has good biocompatibility and ability to promote tissue regeneration and repair, but the poor mechanical properties and intolerance of degradation of natural collagen limit its applications in the biomedical field. In this research, we synthesized a skin wound repair hydrogel with good biological activity, high strength and excellent water absorption properties. Inspired by the theory of wet healing, dopamine was introduced into the side chain of the water-absorbing polymer polyglutamic acid to synthesize a cross-linking agent (PGAD) with both water absorption and cell adhesion ablities, and then it was introduced into collagen/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA-COL) system to form a double network hydrogel. Scanning electron microscope observation of the morphological characteristics of the hydrogel showed that after the introduction of PGAD, the hydrogel formed an obvious pore structure, and the swelling rate showed that the introduction of PGAD significantly improved the water absorption rate of the hydrogel.In addition, PVA-COL-PGAD hydrogel has good mechanical properties and water absorption behavior.In vitro experimental results revealed that the hydrogel has good biocompatibility. In vivo wound healing experiments showed that hydrogel can promote wound healing process.These results indicated that our hydrogel has great potential as a medical wound dressing.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"293-304"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8480661/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39483140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trung Vu Quoc, Dai Do Ba, Duong Tran Thi Thuy, Linh Nguyen Ngoc, Chinh Nguyen Thuy, Huong Vu Thi, Linh Duong Khanh, Oanh Doan Thi Yen, Hoang Thai, Van Cao Long, Stefan Talu, Dung Nguyen Trong
{"title":"DFT study on some polythiophenes containing benzo[<i>d</i>]thiazole and benzo[<i>d</i>]oxazole: structure and band gap.","authors":"Trung Vu Quoc, Dai Do Ba, Duong Tran Thi Thuy, Linh Nguyen Ngoc, Chinh Nguyen Thuy, Huong Vu Thi, Linh Duong Khanh, Oanh Doan Thi Yen, Hoang Thai, Van Cao Long, Stefan Talu, Dung Nguyen Trong","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1971376","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1971376","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The content of this paper focuses/shed light on the effects of X (X = S in P1 and X = O in P2) in C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>7</sub>NSX and R (R = H in P3, R = OCH<sub>3</sub> in P4, and R = Cl in P5) in C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>9</sub>ON<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>-R on structural features and band gaps of the polythiophenes containing benzo[<i>d</i>]thiazole and benzo[<i>d</i>]oxazole by the Density Function Theory (DFT) method/calculation. The structural features including the electronic structure lattice constant (a), shape, total energy (E<sub>tot</sub>) per cell, and link length (r), are measured via band gap (E<sub>g</sub>) prediction with the package of country density (PDOS) and total country density (DOS) of material studio software. The results obtained showed that the link angle and the link length between atoms were not changed significantly while the E<sub>tot</sub> was decreased from E<sub>tot</sub> = - 1904 eV (in P1) to E<sub>tot</sub> = - 2548 eV (in P2) when replacing O with S; and the E<sub>tot</sub> of P3 was decreased from E<sub>tot</sub> = - 3348 eV (in P3) when replacing OCH<sub>3</sub>, Cl on H of P3 corresponding to E<sub>tot</sub> = - 3575 eV (P4), - 4264 eV (P5). Similarly, when replacing O in P1 with - S to form P2, the E<sub>g</sub> of P1 was dropped from E<sub>g</sub> = 0.621 eV to E<sub>g</sub> = 0.239 eV for P2. The E<sub>g</sub> of P3, P4, and P5 is E<sub>g</sub> = 0.006 eV, 0.064 eV, and 0.0645 eV, respectively. When a benzo[<i>d</i>]thiazole was added in P1 (changing into P3), the E<sub>g</sub> was extremely strongly decreased, nearly 100 times (from E<sub>g</sub> = 0.621 eV to E<sub>g</sub> = 0.006 eV). The obtained results serve as a basis for future experimental work and used to fabricate smart electronic device.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"274-284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8425698/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39427408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Benzocyclobutene-functionalized hyperbranched polysiloxane for low-k materials with good thermostability.","authors":"Yunfei Shi, Jing Cai, Xueliang Wu, Yuanrong Cheng","doi":"10.1080/15685551.2021.1975383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15685551.2021.1975383","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although hyperbranched polysiloxanes have been extensively studied, they have limited practical applications because of their low glass transition temperatures. In this study, we synthesized benzocyclobutene-functionalized hyperbranched polysiloxane (HB-BCB) via the Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction. The synthesized material was cured and crosslinking occurred at temperatures greater than 200 °C, forming a low-k thermoset resin with high thermostability. The structure of the resin was characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, viz. <sup>1</sup>H NMR and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectroscopy. <sup>29</sup>Si NMR spectroscopy was used to calculate the degree of branching. Differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis revealed that the cured resin possesses good high-temperature mechanical properties and exhibits a high thermal decomposition temperature (T<sub>d5</sub> = 512 °C). In addition, the cured resin has a low dielectric constant (k = 2.70 at 1 MHz) and low dissipation factor (2.13 × 10<sup>-3</sup> at 1 MHz). Thus, the prepared resin can function as a low-k material with excellent high-temperature performance. These findings indicate that the performance of crosslinked siloxane is significantly attributed to the introduction of BCB groups and the formation of the highly crosslinked structure.</p>","PeriodicalId":11170,"journal":{"name":"Designed Monomers and Polymers","volume":"24 1","pages":"285-292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/23/ad/TDMP_24_1975383.PMC8425711.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39427409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}