内容提要: |
Boronic acids show many intriguing properties such as reversible and strong interaction with diol-containing compounds, inter-convertibility between the sp2 and sp3 forms, lewis acidity, sensitive to H2O2/ROS, and unique behavior upon neutron bombardment. In the last decade, boronic acid-containing materials have been used in a number of biomedical applications, including glucose responsive hydrogels, sensors, pH-responsive nanomaterials, potential HIV barriers, separations and chromatography, cell capture and culture, enzymatic inhibition, and in site-specific radiation therapy. The report addresses the progress based on these properties and potential applications. |