申请人:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
公开号:US10023536B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-17
The disclosure provides nanostructures (e.g., nanospheres and nano-paddlewheels) formed through transition metal-ligand (e.g., Pd(II)-, Ni(II)-, or Fe(II)-ligand of Formula (A)) coordination and junction self-assembly. The disclosure also provides supramolecular complexes that include the nanostructures connected by divalent linkers Y. The provided supramolecular complexes are able to form gels (e.g., hydrogels). The gels are suprametallogels and exhibited excellent mechanical properties without sacrificing self-healing and showed high robustness and storage modulus. The present disclosure further provides compositions (e.g., gels) that include the nanostructures or supramolecular complexes and optionally an agent (e.g., small molecule), where the nanostructures and the nanostructure moieties of the supramolecular complexes may encapsulate and slowly release the agent. The nanostructures, supramolecular complex, and compositions may be useful in delivering an agent to a subject, tissue, or cell, as super-absorbent materials, and in treating a disease (e.g., a genetic diseases, proliferative disease (e.g., cancer or benign neoplasm), hematological disease, neurological disease, gastrointestinal disease (e.g., liver disease), spleen disease, respiratory disease (e.g., lung disease), painful condition, genitourinary disease, musculoskeletal condition, infectious disease, inflammatory disease, autoimmune disease, psychiatric disorder, or metabolic disorder).
本发明提供了通过过渡
金属-
配体(如式(A)的
钯(II)-、
镍(II)-或
铁(II)-
配体)配位和结点自组装形成的纳米结构(如纳米球和纳米桨叶)。本公开还提供了超分子复合物,其中包括通过二价连接剂 Y 连接的纳米结构。所提供的超分子复合物能够形成凝胶(如
水凝胶)。凝胶是超
金属凝胶,在不牺牲自愈合的情况下表现出优异的机械性能,并显示出较高的坚固性和储存模量。本公开进一步提供了包括纳米结构或超分子复合物和可选药剂(如小分子)的组合物(如凝胶),其中纳米结构和超分子复合物的纳米结构分子可包裹并缓慢释放药剂。纳米结构、超分子复合物和组合物可作为超吸收材料用于向受试者、组织或细胞递送药剂,以及治疗疾病(如遗传性疾病、增殖性疾病(如癌症或良性肿瘤)、血液病、神经系统疾病、胃肠道疾病(如肝脏疾病、脾脏疾病、呼吸系统疾病等))、肝病)、脾脏疾病、呼吸系统疾病(如肺病)、疼痛、泌尿生殖系统疾病、肌肉骨骼疾病、传染病、炎症性疾病、自身免疫性疾病、精神疾病或代谢紊乱)。