Promoting water dissociation performance by borinic acid for the strong-acid/base-free hydrogen evolution reaction.

A new type of organic proton donor for the strong-acid/base-free hydrogen evolution reaction is reported, by taking advantage of the electron deficiency of the boron center of borinic acid and the strong affinity and hydrolysis reaction between borinic acid and water with hydrogen ion formation. The borinic acid proton donor exhibits even higher current density than H2SO4 to promote hydrogen evolution performance in DMF.

Borinic Acid Polymer: Simplified Synthesis and Enzymatic Biofuel Cell Application.

A simplified one-pot and less harmful method has been introduced for the synthesis of borinic acid monomer. The corresponding borinic acid polymer (PBA) has been prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. Property investigations confirm the characteristics of PBA as a new type of "smart material" in the field of thermo-responsive polymer.

RAFT-Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly and Reorganizations: Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polymer and Morphology-Tunable Micro-/Nanoparticles in One Pot.

A one-pot method is introduced for the successful synthesis of narrow-distributed (Đ = 1.22) vinyl polymer with both ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) (M = 1.31 × 10 g mol ) and micro-/nanomorphology under mild conditions.

Thermo-responsive behavior of borinic acid polymers: experimental and molecular dynamics studies.

The thermo-responsive properties of borinic acid polymers were investigated by experimental and molecular dynamics simulation studies. The homopolymer poly(styrylphenyl(tri-iso-propylphenyl)borinic acid) (PBA) exhibits an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in polar organic solvents that is tunable over a wide temperature range by addition of small amounts of H2O. The UCST of a 1 mg mL(-1) PBA solution in DMSO can be adjusted from 20 to 100 °C by varying the H2O content from ∼0-2.

Cardioprotective Effects of Tannic Acid on Isoproterenol-Induced Myocardial Injury in Rats: Further Insight into 'French Paradox'.

Tannic acid (TA) is a polyphenolic compound, which has shown diverse pharmacological effects with antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic and antibactericidal properties. However, cardioprotective effects of TA have not been reported. To investigate the protective effects of TA, rats were administered TA for 7 days and then intoxicated with isoproterenol (ISO).

Fabrication of block copolymer brushes on hollow sphere surface via reverse iodine transfer polymerization.

The block copolymer brushes grafted from hollow sphere surface via reverse iodine transfer polymerization (RITP) were investigated in this work. A sufficient amount of azo initiator was introduced onto hollow sphere surface firstly. Then the monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA) was polymerized via surface-initiated reverse iodine transfer polymerization (RITP) using azo group modified hollow sphere as initiator.