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ArticleNature communications2018

In situ monitoring of molecular aggregation using circular dichroism.

Haoke Zhang, Xiaoyan Zheng, Ryan T K Kwok, Jia Wang, Nelson L C Leung, Lin Shi, Jing Zhi Sun, Zhiyong Tang, Jacky W Y Lam, Anjun Qin and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Haoke ZhangMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China.
Xiaoyan ZhengBeijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China.
Ryan T K KwokDepartment of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Jia WangCenter for Aggregation-Induced Emission, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 510640, Guangzhou, China.
Nelson L C LeungDepartment of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Lin ShiLaboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchy Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, 100190, Beijing, China.
Jing Zhi SunMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China.
Zhiyong TangLaboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchy Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, 100190, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0610-0064
Jacky W Y LamDepartment of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Anjun QinMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China. msqinaj@scut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-1808
Ben Zhong TangMOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China. tangbenz@ust.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-964X
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · HKNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology · CNBeijing Institute of Technology · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aggregation of molecules plays an important role in determining their function. Electron microscopy and other methods can only characterize the variation of microstructure, but are not capable of monitoring conformational changes. These techniques are also complicated, expensive and time-consuming. Here, we demonstrate a simple method to monitor in-situ and in real-time the conformational change of (R)-1,1'-binaphthyl-based polymers during the aggregation process using circular dichroism. Based on results from molecular dynamics simulations and experimental circular dichroism measurements, polymers with "open" binaphthyl rings are found to show stronger aggregation-annihilated circular dichroism effects, with more negative torsion angles between the two naphthalene rings. In contrast, the polymers with "locked" rings show a more restrained aggregation-annihilated circular dichroism effect, with only a slight change of torsion angle. This work provides an approach to monitor molecular aggregation in a simple, accurate, and efficient way.

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