Reversible assembly and disassembly of rodlike large complex micelles have been achieved by applying photoswitching of supramolecular inclusion and exclusion of azobenzene-functionalized hyperbranched polyglycerol and...Reversible assembly and disassembly of rodlike large complex micelles have been achieved by applying photoswitching of supramolecular inclusion and exclusion of azobenzene-functionalized hyperbranched polyglycerol and acyclodextrin as driv ing force, promising a versatile system for selfassembly switched by light. Hydrogennuclear magnetic resonance （H NMR） and Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） spectroscopy were applied to characterize the azobenzenefunctionalized hyperbranched polyglycerol. Atomic force microscopy （AFM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and dynamic laser light scattering （DLS） were employed to investigate and track the morphology of the rodlike large complex micelles before and after irradiation of UV light.展开更多
Supramolecular binary vesicles were constructed by host-guest complex formation between p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene and three cationic gemini surfactants, which were identified by UV-vis, dynamic laser scattering, transm...Supramolecular binary vesicles were constructed by host-guest complex formation between p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene and three cationic gemini surfactants, which were identified by UV-vis, dynamic laser scattering, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and surface tension experiments. The critical aggregation concentration of gemini surfactants decreased pronouncedly by a factor of ca. 1000 owing to the complexation of p-sulfonato-calix[4]arene.展开更多
High quality gold nanorods （NRs） with a monodisperse size and aspect ratio are essential for many applications. Here, we describe how nearly monodisperse gold NRs can be separated from polydisperse samples using den...High quality gold nanorods （NRs） with a monodisperse size and aspect ratio are essential for many applications. Here, we describe how nearly monodisperse gold NRs can be separated from polydisperse samples using density gradient ultracentrifugation. Size and dimension analysis by transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and absorption spectroscopy revealed that the Au NRs were separated mainly as a function of their aspect ratio The surface-enhanced Raman scattering （SERS） activity of Au NRs with lower aspect ratio is notably stronger than that of NRs with higher aspect ratio under 633 nm laser excitation, due to the size-dependent absorption of the longitudinal plasmon band. The separation approach provides a method to improve the quality of NRs produced by large scale synthetic methods.展开更多
Sulfonatocalix[4]arene lowers the critical aggregation concentration of fluorocarbon surfactant pronouncedly by a factor of ca.100 to form binary amphiphilic aggregates on the basis of host-guest complexation,which wa...Sulfonatocalix[4]arene lowers the critical aggregation concentration of fluorocarbon surfactant pronouncedly by a factor of ca.100 to form binary amphiphilic aggregates on the basis of host-guest complexation,which was identified by1H NMR spectroscopy,fluorescence spectroscopy,optical transmittance spectroscopy,dynamic laser scattering,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,and surface tension experiments.Moreover,the resulting aggregates can respond to external stimuli,including temperature and inclusion of competitor guest.Therefore,the present system may have potential applications in drug delivery systems.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20974093)the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2007CB936004)+3 种基金Qianjiang Talent Foundation of Zhejiang Province (2010R10021)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2009QNA4040)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (R4110175)Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China ( 20100101110049)
文摘Reversible assembly and disassembly of rodlike large complex micelles have been achieved by applying photoswitching of supramolecular inclusion and exclusion of azobenzene-functionalized hyperbranched polyglycerol and acyclodextrin as driv ing force, promising a versatile system for selfassembly switched by light. Hydrogennuclear magnetic resonance （H NMR） and Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） spectroscopy were applied to characterize the azobenzenefunctionalized hyperbranched polyglycerol. Atomic force microscopy （AFM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and dynamic laser light scattering （DLS） were employed to investigate and track the morphology of the rodlike large complex micelles before and after irradiation of UV light.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20932004)the Prospective Basic Research Subject of China Petroleum (P07009)
文摘Supramolecular binary vesicles were constructed by host-guest complex formation between p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene and three cationic gemini surfactants, which were identified by UV-vis, dynamic laser scattering, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and surface tension experiments. The critical aggregation concentration of gemini surfactants decreased pronouncedly by a factor of ca. 1000 owing to the complexation of p-sulfonato-calix[4]arene.
基金Acknowledgements This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC）, Beijing Natural Science Foundation （No. 2102033）, the Programfor New Century Excellent Talents in Universities, and the 973 Program （No. 2009CB939801）.
文摘High quality gold nanorods （NRs） with a monodisperse size and aspect ratio are essential for many applications. Here, we describe how nearly monodisperse gold NRs can be separated from polydisperse samples using density gradient ultracentrifugation. Size and dimension analysis by transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and absorption spectroscopy revealed that the Au NRs were separated mainly as a function of their aspect ratio The surface-enhanced Raman scattering （SERS） activity of Au NRs with lower aspect ratio is notably stronger than that of NRs with higher aspect ratio under 633 nm laser excitation, due to the size-dependent absorption of the longitudinal plasmon band. The separation approach provides a method to improve the quality of NRs produced by large scale synthetic methods.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB932502)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91227107 and 21172119)
文摘Sulfonatocalix[4]arene lowers the critical aggregation concentration of fluorocarbon surfactant pronouncedly by a factor of ca.100 to form binary amphiphilic aggregates on the basis of host-guest complexation,which was identified by1H NMR spectroscopy,fluorescence spectroscopy,optical transmittance spectroscopy,dynamic laser scattering,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,and surface tension experiments.Moreover,the resulting aggregates can respond to external stimuli,including temperature and inclusion of competitor guest.Therefore,the present system may have potential applications in drug delivery systems.
