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Rompi-Cdsa: Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization-Induced Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly Of Metallo-Block Copolymers, Ye Sha, Md Anisur Rahman, Tianyu Zhu, Yujin Cha, C Wayne Mcalister, Chuanbing Tang Sep 2019

Rompi-Cdsa: Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization-Induced Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly Of Metallo-Block Copolymers, Ye Sha, Md Anisur Rahman, Tianyu Zhu, Yujin Cha, C Wayne Mcalister, Chuanbing Tang

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Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) and crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) are among the most prevailing methods for block copolymer self-assembly. Taking the merits of scalability of PISA and dimension control of CDSA, we report one-pot synchronous PISA and CDSA ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) to prepare nano-objects based on a crystalline poly(ruthenocene) motif. We denote this self-assembly methodology as ROMPI-CDSA to enable a simple, yet robust approach for the preparation of functional nanomaterials.


Preface To Special Issue “International Year Of The Periodic Table: From Mendeleev To Cluster Chemistry”, Richard D. Adams, Boon Teo, Vladimir P. Fedin Sep 2019

Preface To Special Issue “International Year Of The Periodic Table: From Mendeleev To Cluster Chemistry”, Richard D. Adams, Boon Teo, Vladimir P. Fedin

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Generalizing Metallocene Mechanochemistry To Ruthenocene Mechanophores, Ye Sha, Yudi Zhang, Enhua Xu, C Wayne Mcalister, Tianyu Zhu, Stephen L. Craig, Chuanbing Tang Apr 2019

Generalizing Metallocene Mechanochemistry To Ruthenocene Mechanophores, Ye Sha, Yudi Zhang, Enhua Xu, C Wayne Mcalister, Tianyu Zhu, Stephen L. Craig, Chuanbing Tang

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Recent reports have shown that ferrocene displays an unexpected combination of force-free stability and mechanochemical activity, as it acts as the preferred site of chain scission along the backbone of highly extended polymer chains. This observation raises the tantalizing question as to whether similar mechanochemical activity might be present in other metallocenes, and, if so, what features of metallocenes dictate their relative ability to act as mechanophores. In this work, we elucidate polymerization methodologies towards main-chain ruthenocene-based polymers and explore the mechanochemistry of ruthenocene. We find that ruthenocene, in analogy to ferrocene, acts as a highly selective site of main …


Ultra-Strong Long-Chain Polyamide Elastomers With Programmable Supramolecular Interactions And Oriented Crystalline Microstructures, Lingzhi Song, Tianyu Zhu, Liang Yuan, Jiangjun Zhou, Yaqiong Zhang, Zhongkai Wang, Chuanbing Tang Mar 2019

Ultra-Strong Long-Chain Polyamide Elastomers With Programmable Supramolecular Interactions And Oriented Crystalline Microstructures, Lingzhi Song, Tianyu Zhu, Liang Yuan, Jiangjun Zhou, Yaqiong Zhang, Zhongkai Wang, Chuanbing Tang

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Polyamides are one of the most important polymers. Long-chain aliphatic polyamides could bridge the gap between traditional polyamides and polyethylenes. Here we report an approach to preparing sustainable ultra-strong elastomers from biomass-derived long-chain polyamides by thiol-ene addition copolymerization with diamide diene monomers. The pendant polar hydroxyl and non-polar butyrate groups between amides allow controlled programming of supramolecular hydrogen bonding and facile tuning of crystallization of polymer chains. The presence of thioether groups on the main chain can further induce metal–ligand coordination (cuprous-thioether). Unidirectional step-cycle tensile deformation has been applied to these polyamides and significantly enhances tensile strength to over 210 …


Exposure Characterization Of Haloacetic Acids In Humans For Exposure And Risk Assessment Applications: An Exploratory Study, Shahid Parvez, Jeffrey L. Ashby, Susana Y. Kimura, Susan D. Richardson Feb 2019

Exposure Characterization Of Haloacetic Acids In Humans For Exposure And Risk Assessment Applications: An Exploratory Study, Shahid Parvez, Jeffrey L. Ashby, Susana Y. Kimura, Susan D. Richardson

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Disinfected water is the major source of haloacetic acids (HAAs) in humans, but their inter- and intra-individual variability for exposure and risk assessment applications is under-researched. Thus, we measured HAAs in cross-sectional and longitudinal urine and water specimens from 17 individuals. Five regulated HAAs—mono-, di-, and trichloroacetic acid (MCAA, DCAA, and TCAA) and mono- and dibromoacetic acid (MBAA and DBAA)—and one unregulated HAA—bromochloroacetic acid (BCAA)—were measured. Urinary DCAA, MBAA, DBAA, and BCAA levels were always below the limits of detection (LOD). Measured levels and interindividual variability of urinary MCAA were higher than urinary TCAA. Longitudinal urinary specimens showed MCAA levels …


Extra-Mitochondrial Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (Sod1) Is Dispensable For Protection Against Oxidative Stress But Mediates Peroxide Signaling In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Claudia Montllor-Albalate, Alyson E. Colin, Bindu Chandrasekharan, Naimah Bolaji, Joshua L. Andersen, Franklin W. Outten, Amit R. Reddi Feb 2019

Extra-Mitochondrial Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (Sod1) Is Dispensable For Protection Against Oxidative Stress But Mediates Peroxide Signaling In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Claudia Montllor-Albalate, Alyson E. Colin, Bindu Chandrasekharan, Naimah Bolaji, Joshua L. Andersen, Franklin W. Outten, Amit R. Reddi

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Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (Sod1) is a highly conserved and abundant metalloenzyme that catalyzes thedisproportionation of superoxide radicals into hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen. As a consequence, Sod1serves dual roles in oxidative stress protection and redox signaling by both scavenging cytotoxic superoxideradicals and producing hydrogen peroxide that can be used to oxidize and regulate the activity of downstreamtargets. However, the relative contributions of Sod1 to protection against oxidative stress and redox signaling arepoorly understood. Using the model unicellular eukaryote, Baker's yeast, we found that only a small fraction ofthe total Sod1 pool is required for protection against superoxide toxicity and that …