Electroactive oligoaniline-containing self-assembled monolayers for tissue engineering applications

A novel electroactive silsesquioxane precursor, N-(4-aminophenyl)-M-(4'-(3-triethoxysilyl-propyl-ureido) phenyl-1,4-quinonenediimine) (ATQD), was successfully synthesized from the emeraldine form of amino-capped aniline trimers via a one-step coupling reaction and subsequent purification by column chromatography. The physicochemical properties of ATQD were characterized using mass spectrometry as well as by nuclear magnetic resonance and UV-vis spectroscopy. Analysis by cyclic voltammetry confirmed that the intrinsic electroactivity of ATQD was maintained upon protonic acid doping, exhibiting two distinct reversible oxidative states, similar to polyaniline. The aromatic amine terminals of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of ATQD on glass substrates were covalently modified with an adhesive oligopeptide, cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) (ATQD-RGD). The mean height of the monolayer coating on the surfaces was similar to 3 nm, as measured by atomic force microscopy. The biocompatibility of the novel electroactive substrates was evaluated using PC12 pheochromocytoma cells, an established cell line of neural origin. The bioactive, derivatized electroactive scaffold material, ATQD-RGD, supported PC12 cell adhesion and proliferation, similar to control tissue-culture-treated polystyrene surfaces.

The first discrete mixed-valence hexadecavanadate host shell cluster anions: hydrothermal synthesis, structure and characterization of [V16O38(Cl)](8-)

A new compound, [NH4](2)[Zn(phen)(3)](2)[Zn(phen)(2)(H2O)(2)][V16O38(Cl)] (.) 5H(2)O (1), was synthesized in the hydrothermal condition. The "naked" [V16O38(Cl)](8-) is the first observation with host shell structure in polyoxovanadate chemistry.

Electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen at multi-walled carbon nanotubes and cobalt porphyrin modified glassy carbon electrode

The multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) modified glassy carbon electrode exhibited electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of oxygen in 0.1 M HAc-NaAc (pH 3.8) buffer solution. Further modification with cobalt porphyrin film on the MWNTs by adsorption, the resulted modified electrode showed more efficient catalytic activity to O-2 reduction. The reduction peak potential of O-2 is shifted much more positively to 0.12 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), and the peak current is increased greatly. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), were used to characterize the material and the modified film on electrode surface. Electrochemical experiments gave the total number of electron transfer for oxygen reduction as about 3, which indicated a co-exist process of 2 electrons and 4 electrons for reduction of oxygen at this modified electrode. Meanwhile, the catalytic activities of the multilayer film (MVVNTs/CoTMPyP)(n) prepared by layer-by-layer method were investigated, and the results showed that the peak current of O-2 reduction increased and the peak potential shifted to a positive direction with the increase of layer numbers.

2-十八烷基-7,7,8,8-四氰基对苯二醌二甲烷和3,3',5,5'-四甲基连苯胺电荷转移配合物Langmuir-Blodgett膜的制备及光谱研究

本文利用Langmuir-Blodgett技术制备2-十八烷基-7,7,8,8-四氰基对苯二醌二甲烷和3,3',5,5'-四甲基连苯胺电荷转移配合物超薄膜.并利用红外光谱和紫外-可见-近红外光谱研究其分子取向及结构.

微过氧化物酶-8与Eu~(3+)相互作用的机理

用紫外 -可见 ( UV-Vis)吸收光谱和电化学方法研究 Eu3+ 与微过氧化物酶 -8( MP-8)相互作用的机理 ,发现 Eu3+优先与 MP-8中血红素基团的 2个丙酸基的羧基氧发生强的配位作用 ,导致 MP-8分子中血红素基团的非平面性、暴露程度和电化学可逆性的增加 .过剩的 Eu3+与 MP-8分子中肽链上的含氧基团发生弱的相互作用 ,对血红素基团结构的影响较小

La~(3+)或Eu~(3+)与微过氧化物酶-8相互作用强弱的研究

研究了La3+或Eu3+与微过氧化酶-8(MP-8)相互作用并比较了它们与MP-8相互作用的强弱.紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱和电化学的结果表明,不论在不含NaCl或含NaCl的溶液中,一个La3+或Eu3+优先与MP-8分子中血红素上两个丙酸基中的羧基氧发生强的键合作用,而过量的La3+或Eu3+与肽链上的羰基氧发生弱的相互作用.实验结果还清楚地证明Eu3+与MP-8的相互作用要强于La3+与MP-8的相互作用.

用电化学方法研究微过氧化物酶-8与Eu~(3+)作用位点

稀土作为微量元素肥料已广泛用于农业生产。生物机制研究表明,稀土微肥在一定浓度范围内能增强植物细胞保护酶,如过氧化物酶(POD)等的生物活性。但稀土与植物酶作用的化学机制尚不明白。由于酶的结构和性能的复杂性,稀土离子与它们相互作用的过程也是相当复杂的。因此,可选用一些在结构、性质、生物活性和功能相似的小分子酶为模型化合物来研究与稀土离子的相互作用,进而为

New proton exchange membranes based on poly (vinyl alcohol) for DMFCs

A series of new composite proton exchange membranes for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) based on poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), phosphotungstic acid (PWA) and silica were prepared. The highest proton conductivity (a) of these membranes is 0.017 S/cm at ambient temperature. The methanol permeability (D) of these composite membranes ranges from 10(-7) to 10(-8) cm(2)/S. From the ratios of sigma/D, it was found that the optimal weight composition of the PVA/PWA/SiO2 membrane is PVA/PWA/SiO2=0.40:0.40:0.20 wt. Infrared (IR) spectrographic measurements indicate that the Keggin structure characteristics of the PW12O403- anion is present in the composite membranes. Cyclic voltammetry shows that the electrochemical stability window of the complex membrane is from -0.5 to 1.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl electrode. The results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) show that silica can improve the thermal stability of the complexes and the single Tg of the membrane indicates that the membrane is homogeneous. The complexes behave as X-ray amorphous.