Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials
Sporopollenin is a mechanically robust and chemically inert biopolymer that constitutes the outer protective exine layer of plant spores and pollen grains. Recent investigation of the molecular structure of pine sporopollenin revealed unique monomeric units and inter-unit linkages distinct from othe...
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| author | Glinkerman, Christopher M Lin, Shaoting Ni, Jiahua Li, Fu-Shuang Zhao, Xuanhe Weng, Jing-Ke |
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| description | Sporopollenin is a mechanically robust and chemically inert biopolymer that constitutes the outer protective exine layer of plant spores and pollen grains. Recent investigation of the molecular structure of pine sporopollenin revealed unique monomeric units and inter-unit linkages distinct from other previously known biopolymers, which could be harnessed for new material design. Herein, we report the bioinspired synthesis of a series of sporopollenin analogues. This exercise confirms large portions of our previously proposed pine sporopollenin structural model, while the measured chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the synthetic sporopollenins constitute favorable attributes of a new kind of robust material. This study explores a new design framework of robust materials inspired by natural sporopollenins, and provides insights and reagents for future elucidation and engineering of sporopollenin biosynthesis in plants. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1549162025-01-07T04:38:52Z Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials Glinkerman, Christopher M Lin, Shaoting Ni, Jiahua Li, Fu-Shuang Zhao, Xuanhe Weng, Jing-Ke Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Sporopollenin is a mechanically robust and chemically inert biopolymer that constitutes the outer protective exine layer of plant spores and pollen grains. Recent investigation of the molecular structure of pine sporopollenin revealed unique monomeric units and inter-unit linkages distinct from other previously known biopolymers, which could be harnessed for new material design. Herein, we report the bioinspired synthesis of a series of sporopollenin analogues. This exercise confirms large portions of our previously proposed pine sporopollenin structural model, while the measured chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the synthetic sporopollenins constitute favorable attributes of a new kind of robust material. This study explores a new design framework of robust materials inspired by natural sporopollenins, and provides insights and reagents for future elucidation and engineering of sporopollenin biosynthesis in plants. 2024-05-10T16:58:09Z 2024-05-10T16:58:09Z 2022 2024-05-10T16:21:04Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/154916 Glinkerman, Christopher M, Lin, Shaoting, Ni, Jiahua, Li, Fu-Shuang, Zhao, Xuanhe et al. 2022. "Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials." Communications Chemistry, 5 (1). en 10.1038/s42004-022-00729-w Communications Chemistry Creative Commons Attribution http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Springer Science and Business Media LLC Nature |
| spellingShingle | Glinkerman, Christopher M Lin, Shaoting Ni, Jiahua Li, Fu-Shuang Zhao, Xuanhe Weng, Jing-Ke Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials |
| title | Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials |
| title_full | Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials |
| title_fullStr | Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials |
| title_short | Sporopollenin-inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials |
| title_sort | sporopollenin inspired design and synthesis of robust polymeric materials |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/154916 |
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