Facile Method for Preparing Surface-Mounted Cucurbit[8]uril-Based Rotaxanes
作者:Chi Hu、Yang Lan、Feng Tian、Kevin R. West、Oren A. Scherman
DOI:10.1021/la5026125
日期:2014.9.16
Surface-immobilized rotaxanes are of practical interest for myriad applications including molecular rotors and analytical sensing. Herein, we present a facile method for the preparation of cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8])-based rotaxanes on gold (Au) surfaces threaded onto a viologen (MV2+) axle. The surface-bound CB[8] rotaxanes were characterized by contact angle measurements and optical microscopy. Direct imaging of the rotaxanes was accomplished by attaching either azobenzene-functionalized silica (Si-azo) colloids or fluorescein-labeled dopamine that were bound to the Au surface through a supramolecular heteroternary (1:1:1) complex with CB[8]. The surface density of CB[8] rotaxanes was examined based on their detection of dopamine. The calculated surface density is 4.8 x 10(13) molecules.cm(-2), which is only slightly lower than the theoretical value of 5.0 x 10(13) molecules.cm(-2). Surface-functionalized rotaxanes can be reversibly switched using external stimuli to bind electron-rich second guests for CB[8], including both small molecules such as dopamine and appropriately-functionalized colloidal particles. Such controlled reversibility gives rise to potential applications including selective sensing or reusable templates for preparing well-defined colloidal arrays. The formation of the surface-bound rotaxane structure is critical for successfully anchoring CB[8] host molecules onto Au substrates, yielding an interlocked architecture and preventing the dissociation of binary host-guest complex MV2+subset of CB[8]. The MV2+subset of CB[8] rotaxane structure thus effectively maintains the material density on the Au surface and dramatically enhances the stability of the functional surface.
DENDRIMER, DENDRIMER HAVING FUNCTIONAL GROUP AND ANTIBODY
申请人:NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
公开号:US20160222173A1
公开(公告)日:2016-08-04
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ANTIBODY
申请人:NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
公开号:US20170342217A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-30
An antibody includes a polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer and a first functional group. The polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer includes a plurality of branches and each of the branches has a phenylboronic acid (PBA) terminal group. The first functional group is bonded to at least one of the PBA terminal groups.