Construction of Functional Biomaterials by Biomolecular Self-Assembly

Matsuura, Kazunori

doi:10.1246/bcsj.20170133

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“…Matsuura demonstrated usefulness of carbohydrate-modified DNA and lectin for gene expression regulation, and their assembled system. In his recent review article [119], self-assembly processes of rationally designed biomolecules such as DNAs and peptides were discussed as effective strategies for the developments of drug carriers, nanobio templates, and scaffolds with ligand displaying capability. These strategies are expected to be useful for preparation of vaccines and artificial dynamic nanobiomachines.…”

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Self-assembly as a key player for materials nanoarchitectonics

Ariga

Nishikawa

Mori

et al. 2019

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

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The development of science and technology of advanced materials using nanoscale units can be conducted by a novel concept involving combination of nanotechnology methodology with various research disciplines, especially supramolecular chemistry. The novel concept is called 'nanoarchitectonics' where self-assembly processes are crucial in many cases involving a wide range of component materials. This review of self-assembly processes reexamines recent progress in materials nanoarchitectonics. It is composed of three main sections: (1) the first short section describes typical examples of self-assembly research to outline the matters discussed in this review; (2) the second section summarizes self-assemblies at interfaces from general viewpoints; and (3) the final section is focused on self-assembly processes at interfaces. The examples presented demonstrate the strikingly wide range of possibilities and future potential of self-assembly processes and their important contribution to materials nanoarchitectonics. The research examples described in this review cover variously structured objects including molecular machines, molecular receptors, molecular pliers, molecular rotors, nanoparticles, nanosheets, nanotubes, nanowires, nanoflakes, nanocubes, nanodisks, nanoring, block copolymers, hyperbranched polymers, supramolecular polymers, supramolecular gels, liquid crystals, Langmuir monolayers, Langmuir-Blodgett films, self-assembled monolayers, thin films, layer-by-layer structures, breath figure motif structures, two-dimensional molecular patterns, fullerene crystals, metal-organic frameworks, coordination polymers, coordination capsules, porous carbon spheres, mesoporous materials, polynuclear catalysts, DNA origamis, transmembrane channels, peptide conjugates, and vesicles, as well as functional materials for sensing, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, photovoltaics, charge transport, excitation energy transfer, lightharvesting, photocatalysts, field effect transistors, logic gates, organic semiconductors, thin-film-based devices, drug delivery, cell culture, supramolecular differentiation, molecular recognition, molecular tuning, and hand-operating (hand-operated) nanotechnology.

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Section: Typical Research Examples Of Self-assembly As An Outlinementioning

confidence: 99%

Self-assembly as a key player for materials nanoarchitectonics

Ariga

Nishikawa

Mori

et al. 2019

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

352

255

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“…The use of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) for biological and medical applications has attracted great attention in recent decades. This is clearly demonstrated by the large increase in publications reporting the use of nanotechnology for biomedical purposes [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], which can be summarized in three main properties arising from the nanoscale: (i) the similar size to biomacromolecules allows for a better interaction of NPs with cells and biomolecules (nucleic acids, proteins, lipid membranes, etc.) [ 11 ]; (ii) the high NP surface: volume ratio facilitates the incorporation of a high density of functional moieties [ 12 ]; and, (iii) the unique physicochemical properties (optical, electric, and magnetic) derived from the nanoscale size.…”

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Surface Modifications of Nanoparticles for Stability in Biological Fluids

2018

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Due to the high surface: volume ratio and the extraordinary properties arising from the nanoscale (optical, electric, magnetic, etc.), nanoparticles (NPs) are excellent candidates for multiple applications. In this context, nanoscience is opening a wide range of modern technologies in biological and biomedical fields, among others. However, one of the main drawbacks that still delays its fast evolution and effectiveness is related to the behavior of nanomaterials in the presence of biological fluids. Unfortunately, biological fluids are characterized by high ionic strengths which usually induce NP aggregation. Besides this problem, the high content in biomacromolecules—such as lipids, sugars, nucleic acids and, especially, proteins—also affects NP stability and its viability for some applications due to, for example, the formation of the protein corona around the NPs. Here, we will review the most common strategies to achieve stable NPs dispersions in high ionic strength fluids and, also, antifouling strategies to avoid the protein adsorption.

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“…Production of functional materials from molecular units requires essential contributions from nanotechnology such as self-assembly/or self-organization, supramolecular assembly, nanomaterials fabrication or nanobiotechnology [10,11,12,13,14,15]. Supramolecular assemblies of fullerene (C 60 ) in the bulk phase or at solid substrate using π -stacking interactions enables the production of shape-controlled nano- micro size objects.…”

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Self-Assembled Fullerene Crystals as Excellent Aromatic Vapor Sensors

Furuuchi

Shrestha

Yamashita

et al. 2019

Sensors

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Here we report the aromatic vapor sensing performance of bitter melon shaped nanoporous fullerene C60 crystals that are self-assembled at a liquid-liquid interface between isopropyl alcohol and C60 solution in dodecylbenzene at 25 °C. Average length and center diameter of the crystals were ca. 10 μm and ~2 μm, respectively. Powder X-ray diffraction pattern (pXRD) confirmed a face-centered cubic (fcc) structure with cell dimension ca. a = 1.4272 nm, and V = 2.907 nm3, which is similar to that of the pristine fullerene C60. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed the presence of a nanoporous structure. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) results showed that the bitter melon shaped nanoporous C60 performs as an excellent sensing system, particularly for aromatic vapors, due to their easy diffusion through the porous architecture and strong π–π interactions with the sp2-carbon.

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Construction of Functional Biomaterials by Biomolecular Self-Assembly

Cited by 49 publications

References 68 publications

Self-assembly as a key player for materials nanoarchitectonics

Self-assembly as a key player for materials nanoarchitectonics

Surface Modifications of Nanoparticles for Stability in Biological Fluids

Self-Assembled Fullerene Crystals as Excellent Aromatic Vapor Sensors

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