Temperature-sensitive hydrogel—poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPA) was prepared and applied to protein refolding. PNIPA gel disks and gel particles were synthesized by the solution polymerization and inverse suspens...Temperature-sensitive hydrogel—poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPA) was prepared and applied to protein refolding. PNIPA gel disks and gel particles were synthesized by the solution polymerization and inverse suspension polymerization respectively. The swelling kinetics of the gels was also studied. With these prepared PNIPA gels, the model protein lysozyme was renatured. Within 24h, PNIPA gel disks improved the yield of lysozyme activity by 49.3% from 3375.2U·mg^-1 to 5038.8U·mg^-1. With the addition of faster response PNIPA gel beads, the total lysozyme activity recovery was about 68.98% in 3h, as compared with 42.03% by simple batch dilution. The novel refolding system with PNIPA enables efficient refolding especially at high protein concentrations. Discussion about the mechanism revealed that when PNIPA gels were added into the refolding buffer, the hydrophobic interactions between denatured proteins and polymer gels could prevent the aggregation of refolding intermediates, thus enhanced the protein renaturation.展开更多
The thermo- and pH-responsive hydrogels were synthesized via copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide and al-lylamine hydrochloride monomers. The equilibrium swelling of the hydrogels was studied as a function of tem...The thermo- and pH-responsive hydrogels were synthesized via copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide and al-lylamine hydrochloride monomers. The equilibrium swelling of the hydrogels was studied as a function of temperature and pH in aqueous solutions. It was shown that controlled alteration of the hydrogel phase transition temperature can be achieved by changing their composition and pH of the environment. Increase in content of hydrophilic allylamine from 10 to 60 wt% in monomer mixture causes a shift of the phase transition temperature from 35oC to 47oC. Hydrogels with N-isopropylacrylamide/allylamine hydrochloride mass ratio of 3:2 show the highest pH-response. Values of average molecular weight between polymer cross-links, , and Flory parameter, χ, were calculated using temperature dependences of the equilibrium swelling of the synthesized hydrogel.展开更多
Smart functional microgels hold great potential in a variety of applications,especially in drug transportation.However,current drug carriers based on physiological internal stimuli cannot efficiently orientate to desi...Smart functional microgels hold great potential in a variety of applications,especially in drug transportation.However,current drug carriers based on physiological internal stimuli cannot efficiently orientate to designated locations.Therefore,it is necessary to introduce the self-propelled particles to the drug release of the microgels.In order to study self-propulsion of microgels induced by light,it is also a challenge to prepare micronsized microgels so that they can be observed directly under optical microscopes.In this work,phototactic microgels with photoresponsive properties are prepared.The microgel particles can be observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy.The photoresponsive properties of microgels are fully investigated by various instruments.Light can also regulate the state of the microgel solution,making it switch between turbidity and clarity.The phototaxis of particles irradiated by UV light was studied,which may be used for microgels enrichment and drug transportation and release.展开更多
Thiol-stabilized PbS quantum dots (QDs) with dimensions 3-5 nm capped with a mixture of 1-thioglycerol/dithioglycerol (TGL/DTG) were coUoidally prepared at room temperature. Room temperature photoluminescence quan...Thiol-stabilized PbS quantum dots (QDs) with dimensions 3-5 nm capped with a mixture of 1-thioglycerol/dithioglycerol (TGL/DTG) were coUoidally prepared at room temperature. Room temperature photoluminescence quantum efficiency of freshly prepared PbS QDs (7%-11%) remained higher than 5% upon aging for three weeks when the nanocrystals (NCs) were stored in an ice-bath in the dark, and higher than 5%for at least five weeks when extra DTG ligands were introduced into the nanocrystal solution followed by stirring every two weeks. Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) microgels were produced via precipitation polymerization with dimensions of ca. 230 nm and polydispersity of 3-5%. Incorporation of PbS QDs into PNIPAM microgels indicated that PbS can be incorporated into the interior of microgel particles and not at the microgel interface. The combination of reasonable room temperature quantum efficiency and strong, efficient luminescence covering the 1.3-1.55 μm telecommunication window makes these nanoparticles promising materials in optical devices and telecommunications.展开更多
A series of poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) samples with molecular weight ranging from 2.23 × 104 to 130 × 104 and molecular weight distributionMw/Mn ≤1. 28 were obtained by free radical polymerizatio...A series of poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) samples with molecular weight ranging from 2.23 × 104 to 130 × 104 and molecular weight distributionMw/Mn ≤1. 28 were obtained by free radical polymerization and repeat precipitation fractionation. The molecular weightMw, second virial coefficientA2 as well as the mean-square-root radius of gyration < S2 > for PNIPAM samples in tetrahydrofuran (THF) were determined by light scattering, and the relations were estimated atA2 ∞ M w- 0.25 and S2 1/2 = 1.56 × 10-9 Mw 0.56. The intrinsic viscosity for THF solution and methanol solution of PNIPAM samples was measured and the Mark-Houwink equations were obtained as [η] =6.90x 10-5 M0. 73(THF solution) and [η] = 1.07 × 10-4 M0.71(methanol solution). The above results indicate that both THF and methanol are good solvents for PNIPAM. The limit characteristic ratioC ∞ for PNIPAM in the two solutions was determined to be 10.6 by using Kurata-Stockmayer equation, indicating that the flexibility of PNIPAM chain is close to that of polystyrene. The intrinsic viscosity for the aqueous solution of PNIPAM was measured at 25-30.5°C. The result demonstrates that PNIPAM chain begins to shrink at 25°C, and from about 30°C, onward the molecular chain shrinks much more sharply till the solution becomes macroscopically unstable at 32°C.展开更多
By dynamic viscoelastic measurement for PNIPAM/water solution it has been found that below the phase separation temperature (about 32°C), the system is homogeneous fluid; while upon being heated to about 32°...By dynamic viscoelastic measurement for PNIPAM/water solution it has been found that below the phase separation temperature (about 32°C), the system is homogeneous fluid; while upon being heated to about 32°C, the solution undergoes phase separation and the storage modulus G’ increases sharply and exceeds the loss modulus G”, indicating the physical network formation during the phase separation. Based on the percolation model, the gel points Tgel were obtained by applying the dynamic scaling theory (DST) and Winter’s criterion. The critical exponent n was also obtained to be 0.79 through DST, which is different from 0.67, the critical point of chemically crosslinked network predicted through DST. The obtained n value reflects the special property of physical network being different from chemical network.展开更多
Thermal and salt dual stimuli-responsive filter-paper-based membranes were prepared by UV-induced grafting of NIPAM-based polymers on paper surface. The grafting ratio could be controlled by monomer concentration duri...Thermal and salt dual stimuli-responsive filter-paper-based membranes were prepared by UV-induced grafting of NIPAM-based polymers on paper surface. The grafting ratio could be controlled by monomer concentration during grafting polymerization. The results from pressure drop measurement of the mobile phase flowed cross the membrane demonstrate that an appropriate grafting ratio would be 8%-10%. Protein adsorption on the membrane through hydrophobic interaction could be promoted by increasing temperature and lyotropic salt concentration. The effect of grafted polymer structure on protein binding performance was studied. Filter paper grafted with NIPAM-based branched copolymer consisting of hydrophobic monomer moieties shows ten times higher protein binding capacity than that of the original filter paper. The separation of plasma proteins using the dual stimuli-responsive membrane was examined to demonstrate feasible application for hydrophobic interaction chromatographic separation of proteins.展开更多
The evaluation of regional cerebral vascular reserve (rCVR) with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is useful for predicting cerebral hyperperfusion following carotid artery stenting (CAS) and ca...The evaluation of regional cerebral vascular reserve (rCVR) with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is useful for predicting cerebral hyperperfusion following carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotidendarterectomy (CEA).展开更多
A retention prediction system(RPS)of seven O-ethyl N-isopropyl phosphoro(thioureido)- thioates in reversed phase HPLC was investigated.The system is based on the solvent selectivity triangle concept.Three molecular st...A retention prediction system(RPS)of seven O-ethyl N-isopropyl phosphoro(thioureido)- thioates in reversed phase HPLC was investigated.The system is based on the solvent selectivity triangle concept.Three molecular structure parameters(hydrophobicity Ⅱ,substituent length L, and substituent maximum width B_5)were used to describe the quantitative structure-retention relation- ships.With these quantitative relationships,the retention behaviours of other eight homologs for different mobile phase composition were predicted.The predicted values were consistent with the measured values within relative error of 10%,which means that it is possible to apply the reported method to predict retention values for qualitative purposes for different mobile phase compositions.展开更多
A computer-assisted retention prediction system (RPS) of fifteen O-ethyl O-aryl N-iso- propyl phosphoramidothioates (1) in reversed-phase HPLC was investigated. The system is based on the use of four physicochemical p...A computer-assisted retention prediction system (RPS) of fifteen O-ethyl O-aryl N-iso- propyl phosphoramidothioates (1) in reversed-phase HPLC was investigated. The system is based on the use of four physicochemical parameters (hydrophobicity , electric effect σ, field effect F and steric effect ) which is closely related to the retention mechanism in reversed-phase HPLC. The system was evaluated by comparing the measured retention data with the predicted ones. The predicted values were consistent with the measured values within a relative error of 11.5%.展开更多
高原鼠兔对高原低氧环境有很强的适应性。研究发现,精子特异性乳酸脱氢酶(LDH-C4)基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中表达,为阐明LDH-C4在高原鼠兔脑组织中的作用,应用荧光定量PCR和Western blot方法,测定了Ldh-c基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中的表达水平...高原鼠兔对高原低氧环境有很强的适应性。研究发现,精子特异性乳酸脱氢酶(LDH-C4)基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中表达,为阐明LDH-C4在高原鼠兔脑组织中的作用,应用荧光定量PCR和Western blot方法,测定了Ldh-c基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中的表达水平;应用对精子特异性乳酸脱氢酶(LDH-C4)特异性的抑制剂(N-isopropyl oxamate),通过肌肉注射后,研究抑制剂对高原鼠兔脑组织中LDH比活力、乳酸和ATP含量的影响。结果表明,在mRNA和蛋白水平,Ldh-c基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中均有表达,相对表达水平分别为0.38±0.05和0.74±0.13;当肌肉注射1 m L 1 mol/L的抑制剂30 min后,血液中抑制剂浓度为0.08 mmol/L;与对照组相比,抑制剂组脑组织中LDH比活力、乳酸和ATP含量显著下降,抑制剂对LDH、乳酸和ATP的抑制率分别为30.78%、46.47%和21.04%。结果表明,精子特异性乳酸脱氢酶基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中表达。LDH-C4通过催化无氧糖酵解过程,为其脑组织生命活动提供至少20%的ATP,可能使高原鼠兔减小在低氧环境中对氧气的依赖,增强对低氧环境的适应能力。展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20276065).
文摘Temperature-sensitive hydrogel—poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPA) was prepared and applied to protein refolding. PNIPA gel disks and gel particles were synthesized by the solution polymerization and inverse suspension polymerization respectively. The swelling kinetics of the gels was also studied. With these prepared PNIPA gels, the model protein lysozyme was renatured. Within 24h, PNIPA gel disks improved the yield of lysozyme activity by 49.3% from 3375.2U·mg^-1 to 5038.8U·mg^-1. With the addition of faster response PNIPA gel beads, the total lysozyme activity recovery was about 68.98% in 3h, as compared with 42.03% by simple batch dilution. The novel refolding system with PNIPA enables efficient refolding especially at high protein concentrations. Discussion about the mechanism revealed that when PNIPA gels were added into the refolding buffer, the hydrophobic interactions between denatured proteins and polymer gels could prevent the aggregation of refolding intermediates, thus enhanced the protein renaturation.
文摘The thermo- and pH-responsive hydrogels were synthesized via copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide and al-lylamine hydrochloride monomers. The equilibrium swelling of the hydrogels was studied as a function of temperature and pH in aqueous solutions. It was shown that controlled alteration of the hydrogel phase transition temperature can be achieved by changing their composition and pH of the environment. Increase in content of hydrophilic allylamine from 10 to 60 wt% in monomer mixture causes a shift of the phase transition temperature from 35oC to 47oC. Hydrogels with N-isopropylacrylamide/allylamine hydrochloride mass ratio of 3:2 show the highest pH-response. Values of average molecular weight between polymer cross-links, , and Flory parameter, χ, were calculated using temperature dependences of the equilibrium swelling of the synthesized hydrogel.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21274135,No.21871243 and No.51673181)。
文摘Smart functional microgels hold great potential in a variety of applications,especially in drug transportation.However,current drug carriers based on physiological internal stimuli cannot efficiently orientate to designated locations.Therefore,it is necessary to introduce the self-propelled particles to the drug release of the microgels.In order to study self-propulsion of microgels induced by light,it is also a challenge to prepare micronsized microgels so that they can be observed directly under optical microscopes.In this work,phototactic microgels with photoresponsive properties are prepared.The microgel particles can be observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy.The photoresponsive properties of microgels are fully investigated by various instruments.Light can also regulate the state of the microgel solution,making it switch between turbidity and clarity.The phototaxis of particles irradiated by UV light was studied,which may be used for microgels enrichment and drug transportation and release.
基金NSFC(No.50543007)Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars (State Education Ministry)+1 种基金NSF of Guangdong Province (No.07006838)Tianhe Bureau of Sci. & Techno., Guangzhou.
文摘Thiol-stabilized PbS quantum dots (QDs) with dimensions 3-5 nm capped with a mixture of 1-thioglycerol/dithioglycerol (TGL/DTG) were coUoidally prepared at room temperature. Room temperature photoluminescence quantum efficiency of freshly prepared PbS QDs (7%-11%) remained higher than 5% upon aging for three weeks when the nanocrystals (NCs) were stored in an ice-bath in the dark, and higher than 5%for at least five weeks when extra DTG ligands were introduced into the nanocrystal solution followed by stirring every two weeks. Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) microgels were produced via precipitation polymerization with dimensions of ca. 230 nm and polydispersity of 3-5%. Incorporation of PbS QDs into PNIPAM microgels indicated that PbS can be incorporated into the interior of microgel particles and not at the microgel interface. The combination of reasonable room temperature quantum efficiency and strong, efficient luminescence covering the 1.3-1.55 μm telecommunication window makes these nanoparticles promising materials in optical devices and telecommunications.
基金Project supported by the State Outstanding Talent Fund adn by the Higher Education Bureau of Guangdong Province.
文摘A series of poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) samples with molecular weight ranging from 2.23 × 104 to 130 × 104 and molecular weight distributionMw/Mn ≤1. 28 were obtained by free radical polymerization and repeat precipitation fractionation. The molecular weightMw, second virial coefficientA2 as well as the mean-square-root radius of gyration < S2 > for PNIPAM samples in tetrahydrofuran (THF) were determined by light scattering, and the relations were estimated atA2 ∞ M w- 0.25 and S2 1/2 = 1.56 × 10-9 Mw 0.56. The intrinsic viscosity for THF solution and methanol solution of PNIPAM samples was measured and the Mark-Houwink equations were obtained as [η] =6.90x 10-5 M0. 73(THF solution) and [η] = 1.07 × 10-4 M0.71(methanol solution). The above results indicate that both THF and methanol are good solvents for PNIPAM. The limit characteristic ratioC ∞ for PNIPAM in the two solutions was determined to be 10.6 by using Kurata-Stockmayer equation, indicating that the flexibility of PNIPAM chain is close to that of polystyrene. The intrinsic viscosity for the aqueous solution of PNIPAM was measured at 25-30.5°C. The result demonstrates that PNIPAM chain begins to shrink at 25°C, and from about 30°C, onward the molecular chain shrinks much more sharply till the solution becomes macroscopically unstable at 32°C.
文摘By dynamic viscoelastic measurement for PNIPAM/water solution it has been found that below the phase separation temperature (about 32°C), the system is homogeneous fluid; while upon being heated to about 32°C, the solution undergoes phase separation and the storage modulus G’ increases sharply and exceeds the loss modulus G”, indicating the physical network formation during the phase separation. Based on the percolation model, the gel points Tgel were obtained by applying the dynamic scaling theory (DST) and Winter’s criterion. The critical exponent n was also obtained to be 0.79 through DST, which is different from 0.67, the critical point of chemically crosslinked network predicted through DST. The obtained n value reflects the special property of physical network being different from chemical network.
基金financially supported by the China Scholarship Council and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20874004)
文摘Thermal and salt dual stimuli-responsive filter-paper-based membranes were prepared by UV-induced grafting of NIPAM-based polymers on paper surface. The grafting ratio could be controlled by monomer concentration during grafting polymerization. The results from pressure drop measurement of the mobile phase flowed cross the membrane demonstrate that an appropriate grafting ratio would be 8%-10%. Protein adsorption on the membrane through hydrophobic interaction could be promoted by increasing temperature and lyotropic salt concentration. The effect of grafted polymer structure on protein binding performance was studied. Filter paper grafted with NIPAM-based branched copolymer consisting of hydrophobic monomer moieties shows ten times higher protein binding capacity than that of the original filter paper. The separation of plasma proteins using the dual stimuli-responsive membrane was examined to demonstrate feasible application for hydrophobic interaction chromatographic separation of proteins.
文摘The evaluation of regional cerebral vascular reserve (rCVR) with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is useful for predicting cerebral hyperperfusion following carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotidendarterectomy (CEA).
文摘A retention prediction system(RPS)of seven O-ethyl N-isopropyl phosphoro(thioureido)- thioates in reversed phase HPLC was investigated.The system is based on the solvent selectivity triangle concept.Three molecular structure parameters(hydrophobicity Ⅱ,substituent length L, and substituent maximum width B_5)were used to describe the quantitative structure-retention relation- ships.With these quantitative relationships,the retention behaviours of other eight homologs for different mobile phase composition were predicted.The predicted values were consistent with the measured values within relative error of 10%,which means that it is possible to apply the reported method to predict retention values for qualitative purposes for different mobile phase compositions.
文摘A computer-assisted retention prediction system (RPS) of fifteen O-ethyl O-aryl N-iso- propyl phosphoramidothioates (1) in reversed-phase HPLC was investigated. The system is based on the use of four physicochemical parameters (hydrophobicity , electric effect σ, field effect F and steric effect ) which is closely related to the retention mechanism in reversed-phase HPLC. The system was evaluated by comparing the measured retention data with the predicted ones. The predicted values were consistent with the measured values within a relative error of 11.5%.
文摘高原鼠兔对高原低氧环境有很强的适应性。研究发现,精子特异性乳酸脱氢酶(LDH-C4)基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中表达,为阐明LDH-C4在高原鼠兔脑组织中的作用,应用荧光定量PCR和Western blot方法,测定了Ldh-c基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中的表达水平;应用对精子特异性乳酸脱氢酶(LDH-C4)特异性的抑制剂(N-isopropyl oxamate),通过肌肉注射后,研究抑制剂对高原鼠兔脑组织中LDH比活力、乳酸和ATP含量的影响。结果表明,在mRNA和蛋白水平,Ldh-c基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中均有表达,相对表达水平分别为0.38±0.05和0.74±0.13;当肌肉注射1 m L 1 mol/L的抑制剂30 min后,血液中抑制剂浓度为0.08 mmol/L;与对照组相比,抑制剂组脑组织中LDH比活力、乳酸和ATP含量显著下降,抑制剂对LDH、乳酸和ATP的抑制率分别为30.78%、46.47%和21.04%。结果表明,精子特异性乳酸脱氢酶基因在高原鼠兔脑组织中表达。LDH-C4通过催化无氧糖酵解过程,为其脑组织生命活动提供至少20%的ATP,可能使高原鼠兔减小在低氧环境中对氧气的依赖,增强对低氧环境的适应能力。