LangmuirPub Date : 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03294
Sara Lotfipour Nasudivar, Lohans Pedrera, Ana J. García-Sáez
{"title":"Iron-Induced Lipid Oxidation Alters Membrane Mechanics Favoring Permeabilization","authors":"Sara Lotfipour Nasudivar, Lohans Pedrera, Ana J. García-Sáez","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03294","url":null,"abstract":"Ferroptosis is a form of regulated necrosis characterized by the iron-dependent accumulation of lipid peroxides in cell membranes. However, how lipid oxidation via iron-mediated Fenton reactions affects the biophysical properties of cellular membranes and how these changes contribute to the opening of plasma membrane pores are major questions in the field. Here, we characterized the dynamics of membrane alterations during lipid oxidation induced onsite by Fenton reactions in chemically defined <i>in vitro</i> model membrane systems. We find that lipid vesicle permeabilization kinetically correlates with the appearance of malondialdehyde (MDA), a product of lipid oxidation. Iron-induced lipid oxidation also alters the lateral organization of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) with lipid phase coexistence in a time-dependent manner, reducing the lipid phase mismatch and the circularity of liquid ordered domains, which indicates a decrease in line tension at the phase boundaries. Further analysis of oxidized SLBs by force spectroscopy reveals a significant decrease in the average membrane breakthrough force upon oxidation, resulting from changes in lipid bilayer organization that make it more susceptible to permeabilization. Our findings suggest that lipid oxidation via iron-mediated Fenton-like reactions induces strong changes in membrane lipid interactions and mechanical properties leading to reduced line tension in the permeabilized state of the bilayer, which promotes membrane pore formation.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142601441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Layer-by-layer Assembled Clay Composite Junctions to Enhance the Water Dissociation in Bipolar Membranes","authors":"Nadia Boulif, Menno Houben, Zandrie Borneman, Kitty Nijmeijer","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02514","url":null,"abstract":"Bipolar membranes (BPMs) with a layer-by-layer (LbL) assembled montmorillonite (K30 MMT) clay-polyelectrolyte (PE) composite junction coated onto a sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone (SPEEK)) electrospun support are prepared, characterized and their water dissociation performance is analyzed. In particular, the focus is on the effect of the presence of the K30 MMT clay as a catalyst for water dissociation, the bilayer number (three, six, and nine), and the PE strength (poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) as a weak PE and poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) as a strong PE) on the BPM performance. The BPMs are prepared by electrospinning and hot pressing SPEEK and the Fumion FAA-3 polymer. Adding the composite multilayers in the BPM junction decreases the membrane area resistance in reverse bias from 560 to 21 Ohms cm<sup>2</sup> for the best-performing modified BPM. The bilayer number has limited influence on the overall membrane resistance, while the PDADMAC BPMs outperform the PEI BPMs due to the higher and more stable PE and clay adsorptions. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy shows that the depletion layer thickness decreases exponentially with the number of bilayers as the water dissociation reaction becomes less dependent on the junction electric field. Furthermore, the higher Donnan exclusion at the modified junctions improves the BPM permselectivity 3-fold compared to the BPM containing no catalyst. Altogether, these improvements lead to 6.7 times less energy being used in BPM electrodialysis for the production of acid and base when a BPM with composite LBL junction is used compared to a BPM without catalyst. Thus, adding MMT clay composite LbL catalyst to BPM junctions is a promising method to improve the efficiency and reduce the energy consumption of electrochemical processes that rely on BPMs.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142601516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical Investigation of Rhodium-Decorated Gallium Nitride Nanotubes for Sulfur Hexafluoride Decomposition Products Sensing and Scavenging Applications.","authors":"Qingfang Zhang, Shoutao Fan, Jitao Zhang, Qianyu Chen, Yufeng Ding, Xiaowan Zheng, Aijuan Zhang, Lingzhi Cao, Bochang Li, Genquan Han","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03465","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03465","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) plays an important role as a modern power distribution device in power plants and power stations, which is commonly filled with SF<sub>6</sub> insulating gas. During the equipment operation, the inevitable partial discharge causes SF<sub>6</sub> to be broken down into gas (SF<sub>4</sub>, SOF<sub>2</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub>, and H<sub>2</sub>S), which degrades the insulation performance of the GIS. This paper is devoted to the detection of partial discharge and the removal of SF<sub>4</sub> and SOF<sub>2</sub>, which are not conducive to insulation, by exploring new gas-sensing materials for characteristic gas detection. Based on first-principles calculation, on the one hand, the most stable adsorption configurations of rhodium-decorated gallium nitride nanotubes (Rh-GaNNTs) and gas adsorption systems were obtained. On the other hand, the doping and adsorption mechanisms were analyzed by band structure, density of states, deformation charge density, and molecular orbital theory. Subsequently, the gas-sensitive performance of Rh-GaNNTs for these four impurity gases was evaluated by analyzing the sensing response and recovery time. The adsorption stability and recovery time of Rh-GaNNTs to these gases are ranked as SF<sub>4</sub> > SOF<sub>2</sub> > SO<sub>2</sub> > H<sub>2</sub>S; the order of influence of gas adsorption on sensitivity response is H<sub>2</sub>S > SO<sub>2</sub> > SF<sub>4</sub> ≈ SOF<sub>2</sub>. Calculation results show the potential of Rh-doped surfaces as reusable H<sub>2</sub>S and SO<sub>2</sub> sensors and suggest their use as gas scavengers to remove SF<sub>4</sub> and SOF<sub>2</sub>, especially SOF<sub>2</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LangmuirPub Date : 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02516
Juan M. Vazquez, Wesley Oliver, Stephen P. Beaudoin, David S. Corti
{"title":"The Effects of Short-Range Intermolecular Repulsive Forces on Hamaker Constant Estimation Using Atomic Force Microscopy","authors":"Juan M. Vazquez, Wesley Oliver, Stephen P. Beaudoin, David S. Corti","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02516","url":null,"abstract":"The atomic force microscope (AFM), as it is able to characterize surface topography as well determine the AFM cantilever tip–surface force, proves effective at estimating the value of the Hamaker constant, <i>A</i>, for a given solid material. Two main AFM-based methods have been proposed for estimating values of <i>A</i>. In the approach-to-contact (AtC) method, Hamaker constants are inferred from the deflections at which the AFM tip first jumps into contact with the substrate. In the pull-off (PO) method, the deflections that arise when the AFM tip is finally pulled away from the substrate are used to estimate values of <i>A</i>. In prior applications of these two methods, the short-range intermolecular repulsive forces that are known to arise between the AFM tip and the substrate were, however, ignored. Upon invoking a physically relevant description of these short-range and steeply repulsive forces, we investigate the effects of repulsive interactions on the values of <i>A</i> estimated from the existing AtC and PO methods when applied to neutrally charged systems under low humidity or vacuum conditions. For experimentally relevant surfaces, we find that repulsive forces have a modest effect on the AtC method, although they still need to be accounted for in order to generate improved estimates of the Hamaker constant. On the other hand, repulsive forces have a significant effect on the Hamaker constants inferred from the PO method, and must be properly accounted for when using this approach. Our analysis also includes an explicit incorporation of surface roughness into the PO method, which is not typically done in most prior applications of the PO method.","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142601517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LangmuirPub Date : 2024-11-12Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02579
Usman Hamid, Chau-Chyun Chen
{"title":"Adsorption Thermodynamics for Process Simulation.","authors":"Usman Hamid, Chau-Chyun Chen","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02579","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adsorption has rapidly evolved in recent decades and is an established separation technology extensively practiced in gas separation industries and others. However, rigorous thermodynamic modeling of multicomponent adsorption equilibrium remains elusive, and industrial practitioners rely heavily on expensive and time-consuming trial-and-error pilot studies to develop adsorption units. This article highlights the need for rigorous adsorption thermodynamic models and the limitations and deficiencies of existing models such as the extended Langmuir isotherm, dual-process Langmuir isotherm, and adsorbed solution theory. It further presents a series of recent advances in the generalization of the classical Langmuir isotherm of single-component adsorption by deriving an activity coefficient model to account for the adsorbed phase adsorbate-adsorbent interactions, substituting adsorbed phase adsorbate and vacant site concentrations with activities, and extending to multicomponent competitive adsorption equilibrium, both monolayer and multilayer. Requiring a minimum set of physically meaningful model parameters, the generalized Langmuir isotherm for monolayer adsorption and the generalized Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm for multilayer adsorption address various thermodynamic modeling challenges including adsorbent surface heterogeneity, isosteric enthalpies of adsorption, BET surface areas, adsorbed phase nonideality, adsorption azeotrope formation, and multilayer adsorption. Also discussed is the importance of quality adsorption data that cover sufficient temperature, pressure, and composition ranges for reliable determination of the model parameters to support adsorption process simulation, design, and optimization.</p>","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142491161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LangmuirPub Date : 2024-11-12Epub Date: 2024-10-30DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03345
Yuming Huang, Hyunseok Kim, Luis Adrián Padilla Salas, Warren R Zipfel, Su-Mi Hur, Christopher K Ober
{"title":"Nanoengineering Spikey Surfaces: Investigation of Reversible Organizational Control of Surface-Tethered Polypeptide Brushes.","authors":"Yuming Huang, Hyunseok Kim, Luis Adrián Padilla Salas, Warren R Zipfel, Su-Mi Hur, Christopher K Ober","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03345","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nature serves as an important source of inspiration for the innovation and development of micro- and nanostructures for advanced functional surfaces and substrates. One example used in nature is a spikey surface ranging from micrometer-sized spikes on pollen grains down to the nanometer-scale protein spikes found on viruses. This study explored the realization of such highly textured surfaces via the nanoengineering of self-assembled poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) \"nanospikes\", exploiting solvent-induced chain organization, controlled surface chemical functionality, and enhanced stability in the form of polymer brushes. The reversible solvent-responsive behavior of these polymer chains and the aggregation behavior of the chain-ends were investigated via fluorescence characterization and studied through molecular simulations. Vapor-based solvent treatments were developed for orientation control with <i>in situ</i> analysis to understand film response and brush organizational behavior under different selected conditions. The effect of sub-100 nm nanopatterning on surface morphology and chain organization was examined via an integrated approach of experimental and computational studies. The methodologies established in this study present opportunities for engineering sophisticated nanoscale spikey surfaces with high customizability by means of nanolithography combined with solvent-assisted treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142542895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quercetin@β-Cyclodextrin Conjugated Keratin/Polyurethane Biocomposite Mats for Infected Diabetic Wound Healing.","authors":"Jie Zhang, Xu Liu, Yu Sun, Zhaoyan Ge, Jian Shen, Jiang Yuan","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02555","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic diabetic wounds suffer from severe complications caused by long-term high levels of oxidative stress and bacterial infection. Quercetin (Que) has excellent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial activity, making it a promising drug to address the above issues. To exploit the benefits of Que in a more effective and sustained way to treat diabetic wounds, carboxymethyl β-cyclodextrin (CMCD) was synthesized and conjugated to keratin, then complexed with Que to form Que@Ker-CMCD inclusion, followed by electrospinning with polyurethane (PU) to afford Que@Ker-CMCD/PU mats. The approach significantly enhanced water solubility, bioavailability, and sustained release of Que. Crucially, these mats exhibited robust antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Moreover, the mats fostered an environment conducive to cell proliferation, migration, angiogenesis, and re-epithelialization, pivotal processes in wound healing and remodeling. Consequently, a marked acceleration in remodeling chronic diabetic wounds was observed. In conclusion, this study introduces a novel therapeutic strategy that not only harnesses the multifaceted benefits of Que but also enhances its delivery and performance, offering a promising avenue for the effective treatment of chronic diabetic wounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142542897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Formation and Dynamics of Imidazole Supramolecular Chains Investigated by Deep Potential Molecular Dynamics Simulation.","authors":"Jianwei Zhang, Jinyu Lei, Pu Feng, Wenduo Chen, Jiajia Zhou, Guangzhao Zhang","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02888","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02888","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Imidazole-based materials have attracted considerable attention due to their promising potential for facilitating anhydrous proton transport at high temperatures. Herein, a machine learning-based deep potential (DP) model for bulk imidazole with first-principles accuracy is developed. The trained model exhibits remarkable accuracy in predicting energies and forces, with minor errors of 4.71 × 10<sup>-4</sup> eV/atom and 3.23 × 10<sup>-2</sup> eV/Å, respectively. Utilizing DP molecular dynamics simulations, we have systematically investigated the temperature-dependent formation and dynamics of imidazole supramolecular chains through the partial radial distribution function, quantification of hydrogen bond numbers, incoherent intermediate scattering function, and diffusion coefficient. The findings reveal the influence of temperature on the proton transport path following either the \"Grotthuss\" and \"vehicle\" mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Low-Temperature Collector for Flotation Separation of Quartz and Hematite after Reduction Roasting and Its Mechanism.","authors":"Chenlu Chen, Xun Wang, Xian Xie, Xiong Tong, Yuhang Zhu, Ruiqi Xie","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03207","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is an effective method to separate hematite by converting it to magnetite by reduction roasting and then separating it by magnetite separation. However, quartz will partially remain in the concentrates. Therefore, it is significant to separate quartz from the concentrates to produce high-quality iron concentrates. In this work, <i>N</i>-{3-[(2-propylheptyl)oxy]propyl}propane-1,3-diamine (PPPDA) was synthesized and served as a collector for low-temperature flotation to separate quartz from magnetite that was generated by reduction roasting of hematite. The flotation experiment and principle of the PPPDA collector on quartz and the new generated magnetite surface were studied by flotation experiments, ζ potential measurement, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Flotation data showed that, in the pH range of 5-9, when PPPDA dosage was 15 mg/L and temperature was 10-30 °C, PPPDA has good collecting ability on quartz minerals, which could make the recovery difference between quartz and the new generated magnetite reach more than 95%. Artificial mixed ore experiments at a low temperature of 10 °C yielded a concentrate with an iron grade of 64.41% and an iron recovery of 78.98%. The data of ζ potential, FTIR spectrum, and XPS and DFT calculations confirmed that PPPDA could not be adsorbed on the new generated magnetite, and the adsorption principle between PPPDA and quartz was mainly electrostatic adsorption and hydrogen bond adsorption.</p>","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Degradation of Rhodamine B by Visible Light Driven MoO<sub>3</sub>@TiO<sub>2</sub> Core-Shell Photocatalyst.","authors":"Hejin Liu, Peng Qiao, Ying Liu, Xin Guo, Yanxiu Liu, Hua Song, Xueqin Wang, Wenyi Wang","doi":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03333","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03333","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, a MoO<sub>3</sub>@TiO<sub>2</sub> composite core-shell material was developed to remove Rhodamine B (RhB) dye through synergistic adsorption and photocatalytic degradation. n-n heterostructures were formed by coupling n-type semiconductors to enhance the efficiency of photocarrier separation and photocatalytic performance. MoO<sub>3</sub>, which possesses strong adsorption capacity, was primarily used as a dye adsorbent. Additionally, the formation of an n-n heterojunction with TiO<sub>2</sub> enabled MoO<sub>3</sub> to expand the photocorresponding range of TiO<sub>2</sub>, leading to the generation of superoxide (O<sub>2</sub><sup>•</sup>) and hydroxyl (<sup>•</sup>OH) free radicals for dye degradation. The experimental results demonstrate that the MoO<sub>3</sub>@TiO<sub>2</sub> core-shell composite exhibits excellent performance for RhB dye removal, with adsorption and degradation rates reaching 35.7 and 70.3%, respectively, even at low catalyst concentrations. This approach offers new insights into the development of MoO<sub>3</sub> core-shell photocatalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":50,"journal":{"name":"Langmuir","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142566407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}