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Due to their intrinsic injectable and self-healing characteristics, dynamic hydrogels, based on dynamic covalent bonds, have gained a great attention. In this study, a novel dynamic hydrogel based on the boronic ester dynamic covalent bond is facilely developed using phenylboronic acid-modified hyaluronic acid (HA-PBA) and plant-derived polyphenol-tannic acid (TA). The dynamic hydrogel gelated quickly under mild conditions and had favorable viscoelastic properties with good self-healing and shear-thinning capabilities. Moreover, the simultaneous utilization of TA as a reductant for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) inspired the preparation of a TA-reduced AgNP hybrid dynamic hydrogel with potent and broad-spectrum antibacterial activities. The dynamic hydrogels could also be applied for pH- and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive release of loaded protein molecules without showing evident cytotoxicity and hemolysis in vitro. In addition, the dynamic hydrogels showed the anti-oxidative properties of high free radical and ROS scavenging capacity, which was verified by the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate) free radical assay and ROS fluorescence staining. Overall, this novel class of cytocompatible, self-healing, dual stimuli responsive, antibacterial, anti-oxidative, and injectable hydrogels could be promising as a wound dressing for chronic wound healing.A copper-catalyzed borylaminomethylation of multiple carbon-carbon bonds with N,O-acetal and bis(pinacolato)diboron has been disclosed that offers efficient and expedient access to γ-amino boronates. The products contain a valuable amine and boronate, which are amenable to further elaboration, and have versatile synthetic utilities.Two new dyes consisting of an aromatic amine donor and dansyl acceptor were synthesized, where the intramolecular donor and acceptor are connected by Diels-Alder dynamic covalent bonds. These new dyes display a switchable fluorescence resonance energy transfer through reversible formation and cleavage of Diels-Alder bonds. Single crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that Diels-Alder bonds are longer and weaker than normal single bonds. Dynamic covalent properties enable the mutual conversion of the two dyes by maleimide exchanges, where a new higher energy transfer efficiency system can be constructed.In this study, we report on paper-based colorimetric detection of sulfide using a newly synthesized chemical acting as a chemosensor, based on the deprotonation mechanism. Paper strips were also fabricated and incorporated with the chemosensor for on-site monitoring. The presence of sulfide induced deprotonation of a hydroxyl group of the chemosensor, which eventually resulted in a distinct spectral change in the tube as well as a visible color change on a paper strip. The chemosensor showed a highly selective colorimetric response to sulfide by changing its color from colorless to yellow without any interference from a mixture containing other anions. Moreover, the chemosensor effectively differentiated sulfide from other thiols, including cysteine and glutathione. The chemosensor colorimetrically detected sulfide with a fast response time of 10 s under physiological conditions. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/az32.html Practically, the paper test strip enabled colorimetric visualization of as low as 30 μM sulfide and a good recovery in quantitative analysis in water samples. The introduced paper-based chemosensor is a promising colorimetric strategy with rapid, selective, and sensitive sensing abilities for sulfide monitoring in environmental water samples.It is well known that an excess of hydroxyl radicals (˙OH) in the human body is responsible for oxidative stress-related diseases. An understanding of the relationship between the concentration of ˙OH and those diseases could contribute to better diagnosis and prevention. Here we present a supersensitive nanosensor integrated with an electrochemical method to measure the concentration of ˙OH in vitro. The electrochemical sensor consists of a composite comprised of ultrasmall cerium oxide nanoclusters ( less then 2 nm) grafted to a highly conductive carbon deposited on a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were used to analyze the interaction between cerium oxide nanoclusters and ˙OH. The CV results demonstrated that this electrochemical sensor had the capacity of detecting ˙OH with a high degree of accuracy and selectivity, achieving a consistent performance. Additionally, EIS results confirmed that our electrochemical sensor was able to differentiate ˙OH from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which is another common reactive oxygen species (ROS) found in the human body. The limit of detection (LOD) observed with this electrochemical sensor was of 0.6 μM. Furthermore, this nanosized cerium oxide-based electrochemical sensor successfully detected in vitro the presence of ˙OH in preosteoblast cells from newborn mouse bone tissue. The supersensitive electrochemical sensor is expected to be beneficially used in multiple applications, including medical diagnosis, fuel-cell technology, and food and cosmetic industries.The direct integration of sulphur and amine groups with 1,1-dibromoalkenes for thioamide synthesis has been achieved in an aqueous medium. The presented green protocol emphasizes the suitability of aqueous media for the thioamidation reaction and enables greater selectivity with synthetic utility. A wide range of thioamides in moderate to excellent yields has been achieved using readily available starting materials, with the use of no organic solvents, catalysts, or additives.To selectively detect H2S based on the thiolysis reaction of 7-nitro-1,2,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD), amines attracted increasing attention since NBD amine is regarded as a new H2S reaction site. Herein, a novel fluorescent probe, triphenylamine piperazine NBD (TPA-Pz-NBD), was developed. The results showed that it exhibited high selectivity towards H2S via fluorescence spectroscopy and solution color. Furthermore, TPA-Pz-NBD not only detected H2S by a dual-channel, turn-on fluorescence signal at 500 nm and turn-off fluorescence signal at 545 nm, respectively, but also displayed a wide detection range of 0-125 μM. In addition, living cell imaging results indicated that TPA-Pz-NBD holds potential for the detection of intracellular H2S.
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