期刊
MOLECULES
卷 26, 期 22, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26226850
关键词
dendritic; hyperbranched polymer; anion transport; dense packing; phase transfer
资金
- Engineering and Physical Research Council UK (EPSRC) [EP/G505100/1]
The ability to bind, select, and transport species across different phases is crucial in fields like medicine, materials, and environmental science. This study describes a method using functionalized dendritic polymer to bind and transport anionic molecules, inspired by natural encapsulation principles. Experimental results showed that using smaller HBPs led to optimal binding and transport efficiency, supporting the existence of a dense packed limit for HBPs.
Being able to bind, select, and transport species is central to a number of fields, including medicine, materials, and environmental science. In particular, recognizing a specific species from one phase and transporting it across, or into another phase, has obvious applications in environ-mental science, for example, removal of unwanted or toxic materials from an aqueous or organic phase. In this paper, we describe an approach that uses a functionalized dendritic polymer to bind and transport a small anionic molecule across an organic phase (and between two aqueous phases). The design was based on encapsulation principles borrowed from nature, where anions are bound and transported by proteins that have specific sites within their globular ordered structures. For the work reported here, a globular dendritic polymer functionalized with an isophthalamide-based receptor was used to replace the protein structure and anion-binding site. Along with control experiments, the binding and transport properties of two functionalized HBPs were assessed using a Pressman U tube experiment. Both HBPs demonstrated an enhanced ability to bind and transport anions (when compared to the anion-binding site used in isolation). Furthermore, optimum binding and transport occurred when the smaller of the two HBPs were used. This supports our previous observations regarding the existence of a dense packed limit for HBPs.
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