Fabrication of Calixarene Based Protein Scaffold by Electrospin Coating for Tissue Engineering.

In this study, calixarene was synthesized by using different functional groups as p-tert-butyl-Calix[4]arene ester and amides. Calixarene nanofibers were produced by electrospin coating. Protein immobilization onto the calixarene nanofibers was carried out with human serum albumin (HSA). The maximum amount of binding on produced three different calixarene nanofibers (DE, 2-AMP and 3-AMP) was compared by using a fluorescence technique for protein analysis. Result showed that maximum binding amount was found to be as 177.85 mg cm-2 for 3-AMP surface. The protein binding was also characterized by using SEM, TEM, AFM and FT-IR. From obtained results, calixarene-albumin nanofiber was also fabricated by spin coating using 3-AMP which has ability max binding of protein.

Electrospun Nanofibrous Polyacrylonitrile/calixarene Mats: an Excellent Adsorbent for the Removal of Chromate Ions from Aqueous Solutions.

Herein, calixarene molecules containing piperidine units at lower rim or upper rim of calix skeleton was turned into a water resistant composite nanofiber adsorbent using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymeric support via electrospinning process. The PAN based calixarene nanofibrous adsorbents showed an excellent adsorption capacity toward the toxic chromate anions in aqueous solution. Furthermore, this new nanofiber mats would be promising filter materials for drinking water purification.

Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Novel Rhodanine Azo Dyes: An Excellent Selective Chemosensor for Naked-eye Detecting of Cu2+ Ion.

This study is first report on the synthesis of novel rhodanine based azo dyes and their fluorogenic and chromogenic sensing behaviors with metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Pb2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Cu2+) by using UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy techniques. The results of spectroscopic experiments for rhodanine based azo dye 1a exhibited excellent selectivity for Cu2+ over the other metal ions. Furthermore, anti-bacterial studies of rhodanine azo dyes were performed towards some selected bacteria via microbroth dilution method. Obtained results showed that rhodanine ionophore 1a showed strong antibacterial activity against S.aureus.

Removal of chromate and phosphate anion from aqueous solutions using calix[4]aren receptors containing proton switchable units.

In the present study four new calix[4]arene amide ionophores (4-7) have been prepared by aminolysis of calix[4]arene diester (3) and investigated their extraction ability toward phosphate and dichromate anions at different pH. The (1)H NMR data showed that the synthesized compounds exist in the cone conformation. Liquid-liquid extraction experiments have been performed to evaluate the dichromate and phosphate anions extraction efficiency of both calix[4]arene bearing amide-pyridinium units (4-7) and the calix[4]arene derivative bearing aminomethyl pyridinium units (8, 9). It was observed that, compounds 4-7 exhibited lower affinity toward phosphate ions than the calix[4]arene derivative bearing amine pyridinium units (8, 9). The extraction of phosphate and dichromate anions by these compounds indicates that the partially protonated pyridyl or amino groups play the major role for the formation of hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions.