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Bhat B, Pahari S, Kwon JSI, Akbulut MES. Stimuli-responsive viscosity modifiers. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 321:103025. [PMID: 37871381 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.103025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Stimuli responsive viscosity modifiers entail an important class of materials which allow for smart material formation utilizing various stimuli for switching such as pH, temperature, light and salinity. They have seen applications in the biomedical space including tissue engineering and drug delivery, wherein stimuli responsive hydrogels and polymeric vessels have been extensively applied. Applications have also been seen in other domains like the energy sector and automobile industry, in technologies such as enhanced oil recovery. The chemistry and microstructural arrangements of the aqueous morphologies of dissolved materials are usually sensitive to the aforementioned stimuli which subsequently results in rheological sensitivity as well. Herein, we overview different structures capable of viscosity modification as well as go over the rheological theory associated with classical systems studied in literature. A detailed analysis allows us to explore correlations between commonly discussed models such as molecular packing parameter, tube reptation and stress relaxation with structural and rheological changes. We then present five primary mechanisms corresponding to stimuli responsive viscosity modification: (i) packing parameter modification via functional group conditioning and (ii) via dynamic bond formation, (iii) mesh formation by interlinking of network nodes, (iv) viscosity modification by chain conformation changes and (v) viscosity modification by particle jamming. We also overview several recent examples from literature that employ the concepts discussed to create novel classes of intriguing stimuli responsive structures and their corresponding rheological properties. Furthermore, we also explore systems that are responsive to multiple stimuli which can provide enhanced functionality and versatility by providing multi-level and precise actuation. Such systems have been used for programmed site-specific drug delivery.
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- Bhargavi Bhat
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Texas A&M Energy Institute, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Texas A&M Energy Institute, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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The in vivo fate of polymeric micelles. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 188:114463. [PMID: 35905947 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This review aims to provide a systemic analysis of the in vivo, as well as subcellular, fate of polymeric micelles (PMs), starting from the entry of PMs into the body. Few PMs are able to cross the biological barriers intact and reach the circulation. In the blood, PMs demonstrate fairly good stability mainly owing to formation of protein corona despite controversial results reported by different groups. Although the exterior hydrophilic shells render PMs "long-circulating", the biodistribution of PMs into the mononuclear phagocyte systems (MPS) is dominant as compared with non-MPS organs and tissues. Evidence emerges to support that the copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid) (PEG-PLA) is first broken down into pieces of PEG and PLA and then remnants to be eliminated from the body finally. At the cellular level, PMs tend to be internalized via endocytosis due to their particulate nature and disassembled and degraded within the cell. Recent findings on the effect of particle size, surface characteristics and shape are also reviewed. It is envisaged that unraveling the in vivo and subcellular fate sheds light on the performing mechanisms and gears up the clinical translation of PMs.
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Elahi A, Bidault X, Chaudhuri S. Temperature-Transferable Coarse-Grained Model for Poly(propylene oxide) to Study Thermo-Responsive Behavior of Triblock Copolymers. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:292-307. [PMID: 34982567 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c06318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Thermo-responsive behavior of ethylene oxide (EO)-propylene oxide (PO) copolymers makes them suitable for many potential applications. Reproducing the origins of the tunable properties of EO-PO copolymers using coarse-grained (CG) models such as the MARTINI force field is critically important for building a better understanding of their behavior. In the present work, we have investigated the effects of coarse-graining on the water-polymer interaction across a temperature range. We compared the performance of different all-atom force fields to find the most appropriate one for the purpose of PO block parameterization in the MARTINI platform. We parameterized a CG temperature-dependent PO model based on the reproduction of the atomistic free energy of transfer of propylene oxide trimer from octane to water over a range of temperatures (20-60 °C) and compared the atomistic bond and angle distributions. Then, we used the model to study the effects of EO/PO ratio, molecular weight, and concentration on the thermo-responsive behavior of EO-PO copolymers in water. The results show an excellent agreement with experiments in different areas. Our temperature-dependent model reproduces (1) micellar phase above critical micelle temperature (CMT) and unimer phase below CMT for different Pluronics (a class of EO-PO triblock copolymers) spanning many EO/PO ratios and molecular weights; (2) spherical-to-rodlike micellar shape transition for Pluronics with 60 wt % of PO content or more; (3) diffusion coefficients for Pluronics with high PO content (P104 Pluronic with a PO mass of 3500 g mol-1) across a broad range of temperatures; and (4) micelle core size and micelle diameter similar to experimental results. Overall, our model improves the temperature sensitivity of EO-PO copolymers of existing models significantly, particularly for copolymers that are dominated by PO agents.
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- Arash Elahi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States.,Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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McCauley PJ, Kumar S, Calabrese MA. Criteria Governing Rod Formation and Growth in Nonionic Polymer Micelles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:11676-11687. [PMID: 34601878 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Self-assembled wormlike micelles (WLMs) are widely studied in small-molecule surfactants due to their unique ability to break and recombine; however, less is known about the structure and dynamics of nonionic polymer WLMs. Here, solutions of seven triblock poloxamers, composed of poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) midblocks and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) end blocks, are comprehensively examined to determine the role of poloxamer composition, temperature, and inorganic salt type and concentration on rod formation and subsequent elongation into WLMs. Phase separation and sphere-to-rod transition temperatures were quantified via cloud point measurements and shear rheology, respectively, and corroborated with small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The local microstructure of resulting rodlike micelles is remarkably similar across poloxamer type and sodium fluoride (NaF) or sodium chloride (NaCl) content. Salt addition reduces transition temperatures, with the most pronounced effects for poloxamers with high PEO molecular weights and PEO fractions. Between these two temperatures, several poloxamers elongate into WLMs, where shear rheology detects increases in viscosity up to 6 orders of magnitude. Despite similar local microstructures, poloxamer identity and salt content impact micelle growth substantially, where large poloxamers with lower PEO fractions exhibit the highest viscosities and longest relaxation times. While sodium fluoride has little impact on micelle growth, increasing NaCl concentration dramatically increases the WLM viscosity and relaxation time. This result is explained by different interactions of each salt with the micelle: whereas NaF interacts primarily with PEO chains, NaCl may also partition to the PPO/PEO interface in low levels, increasing micelle surface tension, scission energy, and contour length.
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- Patrick J McCauley
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0132, United States
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Skinner M, Johnston BM, Liu Y, Hammer B, Selhorst R, Xenidou I, Perry SL, Emrick T. Synthesis of Zwitterionic Pluronic Analogs. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:3377-3389. [PMID: 30024744 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Novel polymer amphiphiles with chemical structures designed as zwitterionic analogs of Pluronic block copolymers were prepared by controlled free radical polymerization of phosphorylcholine (PC) or choline phosphate (CP) methacrylate monomers from a difunctional poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) macroinitiator. Well-defined, water-dispersible zwitterionic triblock copolymers, or "zwitteronics", were prepared with PC content ranging from 5 to 47 mol percent and composition-independent surfactant characteristics in water, which deviate from the properties of conventional Pluronic amphiphiles. These PC-zwitteronics assembled into nanoparticles in water, with tunable sizes and critical aggregation concentrations (CACs) based on their hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB). Owing to the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) miscibility of the hydrophobic PPO block in water, PC-zwitteronics exhibited thermoreversible aqueous solubility tuned by block copolymer composition. The chemical versatility of this approach was demonstrated by embedding functionality, in the form of alkyne groups, directly into the zwitterion moieties. These alkynes proved ideal for cross-linking the zwitteronic nanoparticles and for generating nanoparticle-cross-linked hydrogels using UV-initiated thiol-yne "click" chemistry.
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Physicochemical investigations of mixed micelles of cationic gemini surfactants with different triblock polymers. Colloid Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-017-4195-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Dutertre F, Benyahia L, Chassenieux C, Nicolai T. Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Networks of Wormlike Micelles Formed by Self-Assembled Comblike Amphiphilic Copolyelectrolytes. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Fabien Dutertre
- LUNAM Université,
UMR CNRS 6283 IMMM-PCI, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier
Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, Cedex 9, France
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- LUNAM Université,
UMR CNRS 6283 IMMM-PCI, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier
Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, Cedex 9, France
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- LUNAM Université,
UMR CNRS 6283 IMMM-PCI, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier
Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, Cedex 9, France
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- LUNAM Université,
UMR CNRS 6283 IMMM-PCI, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier
Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, Cedex 9, France
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Gong H, Xu L, Zhu T, Xu G, Shi X, Dong M, Li Y. Interactions between pluronic block polyether and CTAB at air/water interface: interfacial dilational rheology study. Colloid Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-016-3919-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Filippov SK, Bogomolova A, Kaberov L, Velychkivska N, Starovoytova L, Cernochova Z, Rogers SE, Lau WM, Khutoryanskiy VV, Cook MT. Internal Nanoparticle Structure of Temperature-Responsive Self-Assembled PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solutions: NMR, SANS, and Light Scattering Studies. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:5314-5323. [PMID: 27159129 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, we report detailed information on the internal structure of PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM nanoparticles formed from self-assembly in aqueous solutions upon increase in temperature. NMR spectroscopy, light scattering, and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) were used to monitor different stages of nanoparticle formation as a function of temperature, providing insight into the fundamental processes involved. The presence of PEG in a copolymer structure significantly affects the formation of nanoparticles, making their transition to occur over a broader temperature range. The crucial parameter that controls the transition is the ratio of PEG/PNIPAM. For pure PNIPAM, the transition is sharp; the higher the PEG/PNIPAM ratio results in a broader transition. This behavior is explained by different mechanisms of PNIPAM block incorporation during nanoparticle formation at different PEG/PNIPAM ratios. Contrast variation experiments using SANS show that the structure of nanoparticles above cloud point temperatures for PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM copolymers is drastically different from the structure of PNIPAM mesoglobules. In contrast with pure PNIPAM mesoglobules, where solidlike particles and chain network with a mesh size of 1-3 nm are present, nanoparticles formed from PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM copolymers have nonuniform structure with "frozen" areas interconnected by single chains in Gaussian conformation. SANS data with deuterated "invisible" PEG blocks imply that PEG is uniformly distributed inside of a nanoparticle. It is kinetically flexible PEG blocks which affect the nanoparticle formation by prevention of PNIPAM microphase separation.
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- Sergey K Filippov
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry , AS CR, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, Prague, Prague 6, 162 06, Czech Republic
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- ISIS-STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0QX Oxon United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Whiteknights , PO Box 224, Reading, RG6 6AD Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Whiteknights , PO Box 224, Reading, RG6 6AD Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacy & Research Centre in Topical Drug Delivery and Toxicology, University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield, AL10 9AB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Arranja A, Waton G, Schosseler F, Mendes E. Lack of a unique kinetic pathway in the growth and decay of Pluronic micelles. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:769-778. [PMID: 26523415 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm02353j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report kinetic experiments on dilute brine solutions of P84, P94 and P104 Pluronic copolymer micelles. The growth and the decay of micelles after temperature steps are measured by non-standard time resolved multi-angle photon correlation spectroscopy. Several concurrent mechanisms are at work during the very slow equilibration of solutions, namely insertion/expulsion of unimers, aggregation/dissociation of micellar aggregates, and fusion/budding of micellar aggregates. Their relative rates determine both the kinetic pathways and the morphologies of the micellar assemblies, which depend markedly on modest changes in the copolymer molecular weight. For the typical Pluronic copolymers investigated here, none of these elementary processes can be neglected if the resulting morphology is to be explained. This feature imposes multiple kinetic behaviours where growth and decay of Pluronic micelles become strongly dependent on the thermal history. We point out to some possible shortcomings in the studies of micellar growth kinetics by light scattering techniques. Extensive time-resolved multiangle measurements are a prerequisite for avoiding these pitfalls.
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- Alexandra Arranja
- Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg, CNRS UPR 22, 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France.
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Chau M, Sriskandha SE, Thérien-Aubin H, Kumacheva E. Supramolecular Nanofibrillar Polymer Hydrogels. SUPRAMOLECULAR POLYMER NETWORKS AND GELS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15404-6_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Warren N, Armes SP. Polymerization-induced self-assembly of block copolymer nano-objects via RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:10174-85. [PMID: 24968281 PMCID: PMC4111214 DOI: 10.1021/ja502843f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 790] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In this Perspective, we discuss the recent development of polymerization-induced self-assembly mediated by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) aqueous dispersion polymerization. This approach has quickly become a powerful and versatile technique for the synthesis of a wide range of bespoke organic diblock copolymer nano-objects of controllable size, morphology, and surface functionality. Given its potential scalability, such environmentally-friendly formulations are expected to offer many potential applications, such as novel Pickering emulsifiers, efficient microencapsulation vehicles, and sterilizable thermo-responsive hydrogels for the cost-effective long-term storage of mammalian cells.
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- Nicholas
J. Warren
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, Yorkshire S3
7HF, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, Yorkshire S3
7HF, U.K.
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Dey J, Kumar S, Nath S, Ganguly R, Aswal V, Ismail K. Additive induced core and corona specific dehydration and ensuing growth and interaction of Pluronic F127 micelles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 415:95-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 10/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Warren NJ, Mykhaylyk OO, Mahmood D, Ryan AJ, Armes SP. RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization yields poly(ethylene glycol)-based diblock copolymer nano-objects with predictable single phase morphologies. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:1023-33. [PMID: 24400622 PMCID: PMC3920722 DOI: 10.1021/ja410593n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 288] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A poly(ethylene
glycol) (PEG) macromolecular chain transfer agent
(macro-CTA) is prepared in high yield (>95%) with 97% dithiobenzoate
chain-end functionality in a three-step synthesis starting from a
monohydroxy PEG113 precursor. This PEG113-dithiobenzoate
is then used for the reversible addition–fragmentation chain
transfer (RAFT) aqueous dispersion polymerization of 2-hydroxypropyl
methacrylate (HPMA). Polymerizations conducted under optimized conditions
at 50 °C led to high conversions as judged by 1H NMR
spectroscopy and relatively low diblock copolymer polydispersities
(Mw/Mn <
1.25) as judged by GPC. The latter technique also indicated good blocking
efficiencies, since there was minimal PEG113 macro-CTA
contamination. Systematic variation of the mean degree of polymerization
of the core-forming PHPMA block allowed PEG113-PHPMAx diblock copolymer spheres, worms, or vesicles
to be prepared at up to 17.5% w/w solids, as judged by dynamic light
scattering and transmission electron microscopy studies. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis revealed that more exotic
oligolamellar vesicles were observed at 20% w/w solids when targeting
highly asymmetric diblock compositions. Detailed analysis of SAXS
curves indicated that the mean number of membranes per oligolamellar
vesicle is approximately three. A PEG113-PHPMAx phase diagram was constructed to enable the reproducible
targeting of pure phases, as opposed to mixed morphologies (e.g.,
spheres plus worms or worms plus vesicles). This new RAFT PISA formulation
is expected to be important for the rational and efficient synthesis
of a wide range of biocompatible, thermo-responsive PEGylated diblock
copolymer nano-objects for various biomedical applications.
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- Nicholas J Warren
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield , Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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Stress-Temperature Effects on Transitions in PEO17PPO60PEO17 Triblock Copolymer Micellar Solutions. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11743-013-1525-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Avendaño-Gómez JR, Balmori-Ramírez H, Durán-Páramo E. Fractional crystallization of oil droplets in O/W emulsions dispersed by Synperonic F127. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 380:75-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.04.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 04/21/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Blanazs A, Verber R, Mykhaylyk OO, Ryan AJ, Heath JZ, Douglas CWI, Armes SP. Sterilizable Gels from Thermoresponsive Block Copolymer Worms. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:9741-8. [PMID: 22582795 DOI: 10.1021/ja3024059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Adam Blanazs
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
- Department
of Oral Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent,
Sheffield S10 2TA, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
- Department
of Oral Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent,
Sheffield S10 2TA, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
- Department
of Oral Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent,
Sheffield S10 2TA, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
- Department
of Oral Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent,
Sheffield S10 2TA, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
- Department
of Oral Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent,
Sheffield S10 2TA, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
- Department
of Oral Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent,
Sheffield S10 2TA, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
- Department
of Oral Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent,
Sheffield S10 2TA, U.K
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Nambam JS, Philip J. Effects of Interaction of Ionic and Nonionic Surfactants on Self-Assembly of PEO–PPO–PEO Triblock Copolymer in Aqueous Solution. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:1499-507. [DOI: 10.1021/jp208902a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J. S. Nambam
- SMARTS, NDED, Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
603 102, Tamilnadu, India
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- SMARTS, NDED, Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
603 102, Tamilnadu, India
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Jin Y, Lian Y, Du L. Self-assembly of N-acyl derivatives of gemcitabine at the air/water interface and the formation of nanoscale structures in water. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Zhou X, Wu X, Wang H, Liu C, Zhu Z. Phase diagram of the Pluronic L64-H2O micellar system from mechanical spectroscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2011; 83:041801. [PMID: 21599192 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.83.041801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The linear viscoelastic properties of aqueous Pluronic L64 solutions have been investigated at high copolymer concentrations (25-62 wt%) using our modified low-frequency mechanical spectroscopy. The concentration-temperature phase diagram of the L64/H(2)O system was constructed by studying the evolution of the loss modulus and loss tangent as temperature is increased at a fixed frequency. A particular attention was focused on the dynamics approaching the beginning and ending points (39% and 60%) of the fusiform gel region in the phase diagram. The dynamics is found to have a similar viscoelastic behavior at the low and high concentrations, where a frequency scaling expected for a static percolated network is exhibited. Moreover, with increasing temperature, the system above the critical gel concentration undergoes a transition from a viscoelastic liquid to a solid gel through a percolated particle network. Therefore, our results suggest that the formation of the gel is dominated by the percolation of the particle clusters.
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- Xuemao Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1129, Hefei, Anhui, PR China, 230031
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Bardhan M, Misra T, Chowdhury J, Ganguly T. Comparative studies by using spectroscopic tools on the charge transfer (CT) band of a novel synthesized short-chain dyad in isotropic media and in a gel (P123). Chem Phys Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Fernández V, Tepale N, Álvarez J, Pérez-López J, Macı´as E, Bautista F, Pignon F, Rharbi Y, Gámez-Corrales R, Manero O, Puig J, Soltero J. Rheology of the Pluronic P103/water system in a semidilute regime: Evidence of nonequilibrium critical behavior. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 336:842-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.02.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2008] [Revised: 02/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Álvarez-Ramírez J, Fernández V, Macías E, Rharbi Y, Taboada P, Gámez-Corrales R, Puig J, Soltero J. Phase behavior of the Pluronic P103/water system in the dilute and semi-dilute regimes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 333:655-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2008] [Revised: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 01/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fernandez VVA, Soltero JFA, Puig JE, Rharbi Y. Temporal Evolution of the Size Distribution during Exchange Kinetics of Pluronic P103 at Low Temperatures. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:3015-23. [DOI: 10.1021/jp809685q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- V. V. A. Fernandez
- Laboratoire de Rhéologie, UJF/INPG/CNRS, UMR 5520, B.P.53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France, and Departamentos de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Guadalajara, Boul. M. García Barragán # 1451, Guadalajara, Jal. 44430, México
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- Laboratoire de Rhéologie, UJF/INPG/CNRS, UMR 5520, B.P.53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France, and Departamentos de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Guadalajara, Boul. M. García Barragán # 1451, Guadalajara, Jal. 44430, México
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- Laboratoire de Rhéologie, UJF/INPG/CNRS, UMR 5520, B.P.53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France, and Departamentos de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Guadalajara, Boul. M. García Barragán # 1451, Guadalajara, Jal. 44430, México
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- Laboratoire de Rhéologie, UJF/INPG/CNRS, UMR 5520, B.P.53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France, and Departamentos de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Guadalajara, Boul. M. García Barragán # 1451, Guadalajara, Jal. 44430, México
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Ganguly R, Choudhury N, Aswal VK, Hassan PA. Pluronic L64 Micelles near Cloud Point: Investigating the Role of Micellar Growth and Interaction in Critical Concentration Fluctuation and Percolation. J Phys Chem B 2008; 113:668-75. [DOI: 10.1021/jp808304w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- R. Ganguly
- Chemistry Division, Theoretical Chemistry Section, and Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Chemistry Division, Theoretical Chemistry Section, and Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Chemistry Division, Theoretical Chemistry Section, and Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Chemistry Division, Theoretical Chemistry Section, and Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400 085, India
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Ganguly R, Aswal VK. Improved Micellar Hydration and Gelation Characteristics of PEO−PPO−PEO Triblock Copolymer Solutions in the Presence of LiCl. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:7726-31. [DOI: 10.1021/jp801940m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- R. Ganguly
- Chemistry and Solid State Physics Divisions, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Chemistry and Solid State Physics Divisions, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400 085, India
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Schillén K, Jansson J, Löf D, Costa T. Mixed Micelles of a PEO−PPO−PEO Triblock Copolymer (P123) and a Nonionic Surfactant (C12EO6) in Water. A Dynamic and Static Light Scattering Study. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:5551-62. [DOI: 10.1021/jp074832w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Douglass BS, Colby RH, Madsen LA, Callaghan PT. Rheo-NMR of Wormlike Micelles Formed from Nonionic Pluronic Surfactants. Macromolecules 2008. [DOI: 10.1021/ma071807f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ganguly R, Aswal VK, Hassan PA. Room temperature sphere-to-rod growth and gelation of PEO–PPO–PEO triblock copolymers in aqueous salt solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 315:693-700. [PMID: 17707391 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2007] [Revised: 06/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The effects of NaCl and KF on the sphere-to-rod micellar growth behavior of triblock copolymers having two different compositions, (EO)20(PO)70(EO)20 (P123) and (EO)26(PO)40(EO)26 (P85), have been studied by dynamic light scattering (DLS), small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and dilute solution viscometry. NaCl can effectively tune the sphere-to-rod growth temperature of the micelles of both these copolymers and induce micellar growth down to the room temperature and below. The growth behavior is found to be dependent on the composition of the copolymer as P123 being more hydrophobic shows the room temperature growth in the presence of ethanol at significantly lesser NaCl concentration than the less hydrophobic copolymer P85. DLS studies depict for the first time the growth driven transition of the copolymer solutions from dilute to semi-dilute regime as a function of copolymer and salt concentrations. KF can also induce room temperature growth of the P123 micelles at lesser salt concentration than NaCl but it fails to induce any such growth of the P85 micelles. A pseudo-binary temperature-concentration phase diagram on 15% copolymer solutions shows the variation of the sphere-to-rod transition temperature and the cloud point of the copolymer solutions as a function of salt concentration.
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- R Ganguly
- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400 085, India.
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Löf D, Schillén K, Torres MF, Müller AJ. Rheological study of the shape transition of block copolymer-nonionic surfactant mixed micelles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:11000-6. [PMID: 17887712 DOI: 10.1021/la701818y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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A rheological study of mixed micelles formed by PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer P123 and nonionic surfactant C12EO6 in aqueous solutions has been carried out with the purpose of investigating the time dependence of a shape transition of the mixed micelles and characterizing the shape before and after the transition. The rheology results presented in this report give clear evidence that the P123-C12EO6 mixed micelle grows and changes gradually in shape from spherical to elongated (rodlike) geometry with increasing temperature. These results are in accordance with the results found in the parallel dynamic and static light scattering and calorimetrical investigation.1,2 By using steady-state rheology, the time dependence of the sphere-to-rod transition of the mixed micelle system was carefully followed with time and temperature as simultaneously recorded variables in the experiments. This was performed by a designed novel experimental procedure. A temperature ramp was applied at a rate of 2.6 degrees C/min from a temperature below to a temperature above the shape transition at a constant shear rate while the viscosity of the solution was measured. The investigation was limited to two different compositions, surfactant-to-copolymer molar ratios (MR=nC12EO6/nP123) of 2.2 and 6.0 with varying total concentration from 1.5 to 21 wt % in comparison with the neat component. At low concentration, a slow transition was observed, which indicated that the mixed micelles are still growing into rods for several minutes after reaching the final temperature. At a total concentration of 4.0 wt % and above, the system reached equilibrium quickly. A concentration-dependent kinetic process is therefore anticipated, which was also found in the time-resolved static light scattering experiments previously performed (Löf, D.; Schillén, K.; Olofsson, G.; Niemiec, A.; Loh, W. J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 5911). At concentrations above 10 wt %, shear-thinning behavior was observed for the mixed solutions, which strongly suggests the extended shape of the mixed micelles after the shape transition. The obtained zero-shear viscosity at the investigated molar ratios was found to be lower with higher molar ratios, which indicates that the mixed micelles both in the spherical and in the rodlike state becomes smaller with higher content of C12EO6. These results correlate well with the obtained results from the previous dynamic light scattering measurements on the same system (Löf, D.; Schillén, K.; Olofsson, G.; Niemiec, A.; Loh, W. J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 5911).
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- David Löf
- Division of Physical Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, S-22100 Lund, Sweden.
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Dreiss CÃCA. Wormlike micelles: where do we stand? Recent developments, linear rheology and scattering techniques. SOFT MATTER 2007; 3:956-970. [PMID: 32900044 DOI: 10.1039/b705775j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 555] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Wormlike micelles are elongated flexible self-assembly structures formed by the aggregation of amphiphiles. Above a threshold concentration, they entangle into a dynamic network, reminiscent of polymer solutions, and display remarkable visco-elastic properties, which have been exploited in numerous industrial and technological fields. Relating the microstructure of these intricate structures with their bulk properties is still an ongoing quest. In this review, we present a classification of wormlike micelles, with a focus on novel systems and applications. We describe the current state of understanding of their linear rheology and give a detailed account of recent progress in small-angle neutron scattering, a particularly powerful technique to elucidate their microstructure on a wide range of length-scales.
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- CÃ Cile A Dreiss
- Pharmaceutical Science Research Division, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, UKSE1 9NH
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Manneville S, Colin A, Waton G, Schosseler F. Wall slip, shear banding, and instability in the flow of a triblock copolymer micellar solution. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2007; 75:061502. [PMID: 17677264 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.75.061502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The shear flow of a triblock copolymer micellar solution (PEO-PPO-PEO Pluronic P84 in brine) is investigated using simultaneous rheological and velocity profile measurements in the concentric cylinder geometry. We focus on two different temperatures below and above the transition temperature T{c} which was previously associated with the apparition of a stress plateau in the flow curve. (i) At T=37.0 degrees C<T{c}, the bulk flow remains homogeneous and Newtonian-like, although significant wall slip is measured at the rotor that can be linked to an inflexion point in the flow curve. (ii) At T=39.4 degrees C>T{c}, the stress plateau is shown to correspond to stationary shear-banded states characterized by two high shear rate bands close to the walls and a very weakly sheared central band, together with large slip velocities at the rotor. In both cases, the high shear branch of the flow curve is characterized by flow instability. Interpretations of wall slip, three-band structure, and instability are proposed in light of recent theoretical models and experiments.
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- Sébastien Manneville
- Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, UPR8641, 115 avenue Schweitzer, 33600 Pessac, France.
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Messaoud T, Duplâtre G, Waton G, Michels B. Behaviour of Pluronic® P84 block copolymer micelles above the gelification temperature as probed by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2005; 7:3839-44. [PMID: 16358034 DOI: 10.1039/b510439d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The new method based on positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) to determine both the mean core radius, R(core), and aggregation number, N(ag), of micelles is applied to the study of aqueous solutions of the triblock Pluronic P84 copolymer as a function of temperature (T), beyond the gelification point (334 K). Two long-lived components appear in the PALS spectra, ascribed to triplet positronium in the water bulk (o-Ps(aq)) and in the organic core of the micelles (o-Ps(org)). Of the various fitting parameters, only the lifetime of the latter species, tau4, and the micellar parameters, R(core) and N(ag), disclose the occurrence of gelification by first increasing up to 334 K, then decreasing. By contrast to what is known in case of phase transition, none of the parameters shows any abrupt change at 334 K, whereas the macroscopic viscosity of the solutions suffers a drastic increase. This is attributed to the fact that positronium is sensitive to the microviscosity of the solutions. At the transition point, the properties of the polyoxipropylene aggregates forming the organic core of the P84 micelles are not greatly affected. Furthermore, the fact that the experimental N(ag) values coincide with those calculated for spheres, from the R(core) values, indicates that the shape of the P84 cores does not change significantly after gelification. The onset of gelification results from a decrease in the hydrogen bonding interactions in the solution with an ensuing relative increase in the interactions between the polyoxipropylene (PPO) groups, initially forming the corona of the P84 micelles, in an intermicellar mode. This increased solicitation of the PPO groups outside their initial location would result in depletion in the number of surfactant molecules forming the micelles, viz. a decrease in both R(core) and N(ag) above 334 K. From the data, additional information can be gained regarding the local viscosity and surface tension in the micellar cores.
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- Taoufik Messaoud
- Institut de Recherches Subatomiques, UMR 7500 CNRS/IN2P3-Université Louis Pasteur, B.P. 28, 67037, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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