Plant polyphenol-based coordination polymers(CPs) with ultra-small particle size and tailorable compositions are highly desired in biomedical applicatio ns,but their synthesis is still challenging due to the sophistic...Plant polyphenol-based coordination polymers(CPs) with ultra-small particle size and tailorable compositions are highly desired in biomedical applicatio ns,but their synthesis is still challenging due to the sophisticated coordination assembly process and unavoidable self-oxidation polymerization of polyphenol. He rein,a general ligand covalent-modification mediated coordination assembly strategy is proposed for the synthesis of water-dispersible CPs with tunable metal species(e.g., Gd,Cu,Ni,Zn,Fe)and ultra-small diameter(8.6-37.8 nm) using nontoxic plant polyphenol(e.g..tannic acid,gallic acid) as a polymerizable ligand.Polyphenol molecules react with formaldehyde firstly,which can effectively retard the oxidation induced self-polymerization of polyphenol and lead to the formation of metal ions containing CPs colloidal nanoparticles.These ultrafine nanoparticles with stably chelated metal io ns are highly water dispersible and thus advantageous for bioimaging.As an example,ultra-small Gd contained CPs exhibit higher longitudinal relaxivity(r_(1)=25.5 L mmol^(-1) s^(-1)) value with low r2/r1(1.19) than clinically used Magnevist(Gd-DTPA,r1=3.7 L mmol^(-1) s^(-1)) .Due to the enhanced permeability and retention effect,they can be further used as a positive contrast agent for T1-weighted MR imaging of tumour.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21701130 and 311343)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities+1 种基金“Young Talent Support Plan” of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityResearch Supporting Project number (No.RSP-2019/155),King Saud University, Riyadh,Saudi Arabia。
文摘Plant polyphenol-based coordination polymers(CPs) with ultra-small particle size and tailorable compositions are highly desired in biomedical applicatio ns,but their synthesis is still challenging due to the sophisticated coordination assembly process and unavoidable self-oxidation polymerization of polyphenol. He rein,a general ligand covalent-modification mediated coordination assembly strategy is proposed for the synthesis of water-dispersible CPs with tunable metal species(e.g., Gd,Cu,Ni,Zn,Fe)and ultra-small diameter(8.6-37.8 nm) using nontoxic plant polyphenol(e.g..tannic acid,gallic acid) as a polymerizable ligand.Polyphenol molecules react with formaldehyde firstly,which can effectively retard the oxidation induced self-polymerization of polyphenol and lead to the formation of metal ions containing CPs colloidal nanoparticles.These ultrafine nanoparticles with stably chelated metal io ns are highly water dispersible and thus advantageous for bioimaging.As an example,ultra-small Gd contained CPs exhibit higher longitudinal relaxivity(r_(1)=25.5 L mmol^(-1) s^(-1)) value with low r2/r1(1.19) than clinically used Magnevist(Gd-DTPA,r1=3.7 L mmol^(-1) s^(-1)) .Due to the enhanced permeability and retention effect,they can be further used as a positive contrast agent for T1-weighted MR imaging of tumour.
