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de Chateauneuf-Randon S, Bresson B, Ripoll M, Huille S, Barthel E, Monteux C. The mechanical properties of lipid nanoparticles depend on the type of biomacromolecule they are loaded with. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10706-10714. [PMID: 38700424 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06543j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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For drug delivery systems, the mechanical properties of drug carriers are suspected to play a crucial role in the delivery process. However, there is a lack of reliable methods available to measure the mechanical properties of drug carriers, which hampers the establishment of a link between delivery efficiency and the mechanical properties of carriers. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are advanced systems for delivering nucleic acids to target cell populations for vaccination purposes (mRNA) or the development of new drugs. Hence, it is crucial to develop reliable techniques to measure the mechanical properties of LNPs. In this article, we used AFM to image and probe the mechanical properties of LNPs which are loaded with two different biopolymers either pDNA or mRNA. Imaging the LNPs before and after indentation, as well as recording the retraction curve, enables us to obtain more insight into how the AFM tip penetrates into the particle and to determine whether the deformation of the LNPs is reversible. For pDNA, the indentation by the tip leads to irreversible rupture of the LNPs, while the deformation is reversible for the mRNA-loaded LNPs. Moreover, the forces reached for pDNA are higher than for mRNA. These results pave the way toward the establishment of the link between the LNP formulation and the delivery efficiency.
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- Sixtine de Chateauneuf-Randon
- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, CNRS UMR 7615, PSL University, Sorbonne University, ESPCI Paris, 10 rue Vauquelin, Cedex 05 75231 Paris, France.
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, CNRS UMR 7615, PSL University, Sorbonne University, ESPCI Paris, 10 rue Vauquelin, Cedex 05 75231 Paris, France.
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- Sanofi Pasteur, 1541 av Marcel Mérieux, 69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
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- Sanofi R & D, Impasse Des Ateliers, 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine, France.
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, CNRS UMR 7615, PSL University, Sorbonne University, ESPCI Paris, 10 rue Vauquelin, Cedex 05 75231 Paris, France.
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- Laboratoire Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, CNRS UMR 7615, PSL University, Sorbonne University, ESPCI Paris, 10 rue Vauquelin, Cedex 05 75231 Paris, France.
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Woźniak-Budych M, Staszak K, Wieszczycka K, Bajek A, Staszak M, Roszkowski S, Giamberini M, Tylkowski B. Microplastic label in microencapsulation field - Consequence of shell material selection. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133000. [PMID: 38029585 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Plastics make our lives easier in many ways; however, if they are not appropriately disposed of or recycled, they may end up in the environment where they stay for centuries and degrade into smaller and smaller pieces, called microplastics. Each year, approximately 42000 tonnes of microplastics end up in the environment when products containing them are used. According to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) one of the significant sources of microplastics are microcapsules formulated in home care and consumer care products. As part of the EU's plastics strategy, ECHA has proposed new regulations to ban intentionally added microplastics starting from 2022. It means that the current cross-linked microcapsules widely applied in consumer goods must be transformed into biodegradable shell capsules. The aim of this review is to provide the readers with a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of recent developments in the art of microencapsulation. Thus, considering the chemical structure of the capsule shell's materials, we discuss whether microcapsules should also be categorized as microplastic and therefore, feared and avoided or whether they should be used despite the persisting concern.
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- Marta Woźniak-Budych
- NanoBioMedical Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Technology and Chemical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Technology and Chemical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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- Tissue Engineering Department, Chair of Urology and Andrology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, ul. Karlowicza str 24, 85-092 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Institute of Technology and Chemical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Geriatrics, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, ul. Jagiellonska 13/15, 85-067 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (DEQ), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans, 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Tecnologia Química, Marcel·lí Domingo 2, 43007 Tarragona, Spain; Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Health Science, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, ul. Sklodowskiej Curie 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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Hagemans F, Camerin F, Hazra N, Lammertz J, Dux F, Del Monte G, Laukkanen OV, Crassous JJ, Zaccarelli E, Richtering W. Buckling and Interfacial Deformation of Fluorescent Poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel Capsules. ACS NANO 2023; 17:7257-7271. [PMID: 37053566 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c10164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Hollow microgels are fascinating model systems at the crossover between polymer vesicles, emulsions, and colloids as they deform, interpenetrate, and eventually shrink at higher volume fraction or when subjected to an external stress. Here, we introduce a system consisting of microgels with a micrometer-sized cavity enabling a straightforward characterization in situ using fluorescence microscopy techniques. Similarly to elastic capsules, these systems are found to reversibly buckle above a critical osmotic pressure, conversely to smaller hollow microgels, which were previously reported to deswell at high volume fraction. Simulations performed on monomer-resolved in silico hollow microgels confirm the buckling transition and show that the presented microgels can be described with a thin shell model theory. When brought to an interface, these microgels, that we define as microgel capsules, strongly deform and we thus propose to utilize them to locally probe interfacial properties within a theoretical framework adapted from the Johnson-Kendall-Roberts (JKR) theory. Besides their capability to sense their environment and to address fundamental questions on the elasticity and permeability of microgel systems, microgel capsules can be further envisioned as model systems mimicking anisotropic responsive biological systems such as red blood and epithelial cells thanks to the possibility offered by microgels to be synthesized with custom-designed properties.
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- Fabian Hagemans
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, DE-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- CNR-ISC, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
- Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le A. Moro 2 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, DE-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, DE-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, DE-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- CNR-ISC, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
- Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le A. Moro 2 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, DE-52074 Aachen, Germany
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Koivurannantie 1, 40400 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, DE-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- CNR-ISC, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
- Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le A. Moro 2 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, DE-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Sychev D, Schubotz S, Besford QA, Fery A, Auernhammer GK. Critical Analysis of Adhesion Work Measurements from AFM-based Techniques for Soft Contact. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 642:216-226. [PMID: 37004256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS The work of adhesion is a thermodynamic quantity that is frequently measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Determination of the work of adhesion requires quasi-equilibrium measurements, where we address the question of to what extent atomic force microscopy qualifies for quasi-equilibrium measurements. EXPERIMENT To measure the work of adhesion, we combined soft colloidal probe AFM (SCP AFM) with reflection interference contrast microscopy (RICM). This allowed us to extract the work of adhesion either from the pull-off force or from the contact radius. With these methods, we investigated the adhesion behavior of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) polymer brushes in the swollen and solvent-induced collapsed state by systematically analyzing contact radii and adhesive forces. FINDINGS In the swollen state, the adhesion to the PNIPAM brush was fivefold larger and exhibited significant time dependencies when measured with SCP AFM. A strong rate dependence of the pull-off force method was indicative of a non-equilibrium process. In order to reliably determine the equilibrium work of adhesion, the contact radius method was found to be the better because it is not rate dependent. Our work highlights the important benefits of using optical measurements to determine the contact radius when deriving the works of adhesion between colloidal probes and polymer brush surfaces.
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Li J, Parakhonskiy BV, Skirtach AG. A decade of developing applications exploiting the properties of polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:807-835. [PMID: 36472384 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04806j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Transferring the layer-by-layer (LbL) coating approach from planar surfaces to spherical templates and subsequently dissolving these templates leads to the fabrication of polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules. The versatility of the coatings of capsules and their flexibility upon bringing in virtually any material into the coatings has quickly drawn substantial attention. Here, we provide an overview of the main developments in this field, highlighting the trends in the last decade. In the beginning, various methods of encapsulation and release are discussed followed by a broad range of applications, which were developed and explored. We also outline the current trends, where the range of applications is continuing to grow, including addition of whole new and different application areas.
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- Jie Li
- Nano-Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Nano-Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Nano-Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Baiocco D, Zhang Z, He Y, Zhang Z. Relationship between the Young's Moduli of Whole Microcapsules and Their Shell Material Established by Micromanipulation Measurements Based on Diametric Compression between Two Parallel Surfaces and Numerical Modelling. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:123. [PMID: 36677184 PMCID: PMC9867421 DOI: 10.3390/mi14010123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Micromanipulation is a powerful technique to measure the mechanical properties of microparticles including microcapsules. For microparticles with a homogenous structure, their apparent Young's modulus can be determined from the force versus displacement data fitted by the classical Hertz model. Microcapsules can consist of a liquid core surrounded by a solid shell. Two Young's modulus values can be defined, i.e., the one is that determined using the Hertz model and another is the intrinsic Young's modulus of the shell material, which can be calculated from finite element analysis (FEA). In this study, the two Young's modulus values of microplastic-free plant-based microcapsules with a core of perfume oil (hexyl salicylate) were calculated using the aforementioned approaches. The apparent Young's modulus value of the whole microcapsules determined by the classical Hertz model was found to be EA = 0.095 ± 0.014 GPa by treating each individual microcapsule as a homogeneous solid spherical particle. The previously obtained simulation results from FEA were utilised to fit the micromanipulation data of individual core-shell microcapsules, enabling to determine their unique shell thickness to radius ratio (h/r)FEA = 0.132 ± 0.009 and the intrinsic Young's modulus of their shell (EFEA = 1.02 ± 0.13 GPa). Moreover, a novel theoretical relationship between the two Young's modulus values has been derived. It is found that the ratio of the two Young's module values (EA/EFEA) is only a function on the ratio of the shell thickness to radius (h/r) of the individual microcapsule, which can be fitted by a third-degree polynomial function of h/r. Such relationship has proven applicable to a broad spectrum of microcapsules (i.e., non-synthetic, synthetic, and double coated shells) regardless of their shell chemistry.
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- Daniele Baiocco
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Changzhou Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changzhou 213164, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, Kunming 650504, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Barbaz-Isfahani R, Saber-Samandari S, Salehi M. Novel electrosprayed enhanced microcapsules with different nanoparticles containing healing agents in a single multicore microcapsule. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 200:532-542. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Doering U, Grigoriev D, Riske T, Fery A, Böker A. Nanodeformations of microcapsules: comparing the effects of cross-linking and nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2022; 12:24140-24145. [PMID: 36093237 PMCID: PMC9400586 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04330k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The mechanical properties of proteinaceous and composite microcapsules loaded with oil were measured by SFM and evaluated using the Reissner model. Comparison of the obtained results reveals significantly higher Young’s moduli of protein capsules due to intermolecular crosslinking. In contrast, conformational restrictions in composite microcapsules inhibit protein crosslinking leading to the reduction of their elasticity. SFM results for protein and composite microcapsules are evaluated by the Reissner model. Protein capsules show higher Young’s moduli due to crosslinking, which is absent in composite capsules because of restrictions in the protein conformations.![]()
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- Ulrike Doering
- University of Potsdam, Institute of Chemistry, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr. 69, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute for Polymer Research Dresden e.V., Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute for Polymer Research Dresden e.V., Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr. 69, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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Maleki M, de Loubens C, Xie K, Talansier E, Bodiguel H, Leonetti M. Membrane emulsification for the production of suspensions of uniform microcapsules with tunable mechanical properties. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Viscoelastic characterization of the crosslinking of β-lactoglobulin on emulsion drops via microcapsule compression and interfacial dilational and shear rheology. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 583:404-413. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Prikhozhdenko ES, Gusliakova OI, Kulikov OA, Mayorova OA, Shushunova NA, Abdurashitov AS, Bratashov DN, Pyataev NA, Tuchin VV, Gorin DA, Sukhorukov GB, Sindeeva OA. Target delivery of drug carriers in mice kidney glomeruli via renal artery. Balance between efficiency and safety. J Control Release 2021; 329:175-190. [PMID: 33276016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Targeting drug delivery systems is crucial to reducing the side effects of therapy. However, many of them are lacking effectiveness for kidney targeting, due to systemic dispersion and accumulation in the lungs and liver after intravenous administration. Renal artery administration of carriers provides their effective local accumulation but may cause irreversible vessel blockage. Therefore, the combination of the correct administration procedure, suitable drug delivery system, selection of effective and safe dosage is the key to sparing local therapy. Here, we propose the 3-μm sized fluorescent capsules based on poly-L-arginine and dextran sulfate for targeting the kidney via a mice renal artery. Hemodynamic study of the target kidney in combination with the histological analysis reveals a safe dose of microcapsules (20 × 106), which has not lead to irreversible pathological changes in blood flow and kidney tissue, and provides retention of 20.5 ± 3% of the introduced capsules in the renal cortex glomeruli. Efficacy of fluorescent dye localization in the target kidney after intra-arterial administration is 9 times higher than in the opposite kidney and after intravenous injection. After 24 h microcapsules are not observed in the target kidney when the safe dose of carriers is being used but a high level of fluorescent signal persists for 48 h indicating that fluorescent cargo accumulation in tissues. Injection of non-safe microcapsule dose leads to carriers staying in glomeruli for at least 48 h which has consequences of blood flow not being restored and tissue damage being observed in histology.
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- Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya str., Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya str., Saransk 430005, Russia
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- Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya str., Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel str., Moscow 143005, Russia
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- Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya str., Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya str., Saransk 430005, Russia
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- Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya str., Saratov 410012, Russia; National Research Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave., Tomsk 634050, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel str., Moscow 143005, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel str., Moscow 143005, Russia; School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End, Eng, 215, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya str., Saratov 410012, Russia; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel str., Moscow 143005, Russia.
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Nanoparticles in Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Layer-by-Layer (LbL) Films and Capsules—Key Enabling Components of Hybrid Coatings. COATINGS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings10111131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Originally regarded as auxiliary additives, nanoparticles have become important constituents of polyelectrolyte multilayers. They represent the key components to enhance mechanical properties, enable activation by laser light or ultrasound, construct anisotropic and multicompartment structures, and facilitate the development of novel sensors and movable particles. Here, we discuss an increasingly important role of inorganic nanoparticles in the layer-by-layer assembly—effectively leading to the construction of the so-called hybrid coatings. The principles of assembly are discussed together with the properties of nanoparticles and layer-by-layer polymeric assembly essential in building hybrid coatings. Applications and emerging trends in development of such novel materials are also identified.
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Hilaire L, Siboulet B, Ledesma-Alonso R, Legendre D, Tordjeman P, Charton S, Dufrêche JF. Deformation of a Liquid Near an AFM Tip: Molecular Dynamics Approach. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:8993-9004. [PMID: 32643935 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The interaction between an atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe and a thin film of water deposited over a flat substrate is studied using molecular dynamics (MD). The effects of the film thickness and the probe radius on both the deformation height of the liquid interface and the distance of the jump to contact at which the liquid comes in direct contact with the probe are investigated. The dynamics of the surface deformation and the role of interface fluctuations are studied in detail. The systems considered belong to the thin-film regime described in a semianalytical model previously established by Ledesma-Alonso et al. (Langmuir 2013, 29, 7749-7757). MD simulations predict that for shallow films, both the distance at which the jump to contact occurs and the surface maximal deformation height increase steadily with the layer thickness regardless of the probe radius, which is in agreement with the previously proposed theoretical model. The deformation of the surface was shown to be unstable because of the strong effect of thermal fluctuations. For each of the considered systems, the film thickness was such that interface fluctuations induced the jump to contact. The comparison of the deformation obtained in MD with the profiles predicted by the continuous model points out the complementarity between the two approaches. The results of the molecular approach not only are consistent with those of the continuous model but also provide more information on the description of nanoscale phenomena. In particular, MD results point out the importance of fluctuations when it comes to the description of the particular dynamics of nanosystems involving soft interfaces. This shows the need to improve continuous models by complementing them with a molecular approach for a better accuracy.
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- Lolita Hilaire
- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ Montpellier, Marcoule, France
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial y Mecánica, Escuela de Ingeniería, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Ex Hacienda Sta. Catarina Mártir S/N, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla 72810, Mexico
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- Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse (IMFT), INPT-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Allée du Professeur Camille Soula, Toulouse 31400, France
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- Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse (IMFT), INPT-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Allée du Professeur Camille Soula, Toulouse 31400, France
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- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ Montpellier, Marcoule, France
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Lytra A, Sboros V, Giannakopoulos A, Pelekasis N. Modeling atomic force microscopy and shell mechanical properties estimation of coated microbubbles. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:4661-4681. [PMID: 32391535 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00300j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We present an extensive comparison with experimental data of our theoretical/numerical model for the static response of coated microbubbles (MBs) subject to compression from an atomic force microscope (afm). The mechanics of the MB's coating is described in the context of elastic thin shell theory. The encapsulated fluid is treated as compressible/incompressible pertaining to a gas/liquid, while the thinning of the liquid film between the MB and the afm cantilever is modeled via introduction of an interaction potential and the resulting disjoining pressure. As the external force increases, the experimental force-deformation (f-d) curves of MBs covered with polymer have an initial linear response (Reissner regime), followed by a non-linear curved downwards response (Pogorelov regime) where buckling takes place. On the other hand, the f-d curve for MBs covered with lipid monolayers initially follows the Reissner regime, but buckling is bypassed to a curved upwards regime where internal gas pressure dominates. The elastic properties, namely Young's modulus and shell thickness, for MB's covered with polymer can be estimated by combining the buckling point and the slope of the Reissner regime or the slopes of Reissner and Pogorelov regimes. Comparison of the present model with afm f-d curves for polymer shows satisfactory agreement. The area dilatation and bending moduli are shown to be the appropriate independent elastic parameters of MBs covered with phospholipid monolayers and are estimated by combination of the transition from Reissner to pressure dominated regime. Simulations and experiments in this case are in excellent agreement.
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- A Lytra
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, 38334, Greece.
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
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- School of Applied Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, 15780, Greece
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, 38334, Greece.
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Sharma V, Sundaramurthy A. Multilayer capsules made of weak polyelectrolytes: a review on the preparation, functionalization and applications in drug delivery. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 11:508-532. [PMID: 32274289 PMCID: PMC7113543 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Multilayer capsules have been of great interest for scientists and medical communities in multidisciplinary fields of research, such as drug delivery, sensing, biomedicine, theranostics and gene therapy. The most essential attributes of a drug delivery system are considered to be multi-functionality and stimuli responsiveness against a range of external and internal stimuli. Apart from the highly explored strong polyelectrolytes, weak polyelectrolytes offer great versatility with a highly controllable architecture, unique stimuli responsiveness and easy tuning of the properties for intracellular delivery of cargo. This review describes the progress in the preparation, functionalization and applications of capsules made of weak polyelectrolytes or their combination with biopolymers. The selection of a sacrificial template for capsule formation, the driving forces involved, the encapsulation of a variety of cargo and release based on different internal and external stimuli have also been addressed. We describe recent perspectives and obstacles of weak polyelectrolyte/biopolymer systems in applications such as therapeutics, biosensing, bioimaging, bioreactors, vaccination, tissue engineering and gene delivery. This review gives an emerging outlook on the advantages and unique responsiveness of weak polyelectrolyte based systems that can enable their widespread use in potential applications.
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- Varsha Sharma
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203, India
- SRM Research Institute, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203, India
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- SRM Research Institute, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203, India
- Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203, India
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Abalymov A, Parakhonskiy B, Skirtach AG. Polymer- and Hybrid-Based Biomaterials for Interstitial, Connective, Vascular, Nerve, Visceral and Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E620. [PMID: 32182751 PMCID: PMC7182904 DOI: 10.3390/polym12030620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In this review, materials based on polymers and hybrids possessing both organic and inorganic contents for repairing or facilitating cell growth in tissue engineering are discussed. Pure polymer based biomaterials are predominantly used to target soft tissues. Stipulated by possibilities of tuning the composition and concentration of their inorganic content, hybrid materials allow to mimic properties of various types of harder tissues. That leads to the concept of "one-matches-all" referring to materials possessing the same polymeric base, but different inorganic content to enable tissue growth and repair, proliferation of cells, and the formation of the ECM (extra cellular matrix). Furthermore, adding drug delivery carriers to coatings and scaffolds designed with such materials brings additional functionality by encapsulating active molecules, antibacterial agents, and growth factors. We discuss here materials and methods of their assembly from a general perspective together with their applications in various tissue engineering sub-areas: interstitial, connective, vascular, nervous, visceral and musculoskeletal tissues. The overall aims of this review are two-fold: (a) to describe the needs and opportunities in the field of bio-medicine, which should be useful for material scientists, and (b) to present capabilities and resources available in the area of materials, which should be of interest for biologists and medical doctors.
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- Anatolii Abalymov
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Van der Meeren L, Li J, Parakhonskiy BV, Krysko DV, Skirtach AG. Classification of analytics, sensorics, and bioanalytics with polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:5015-5029. [PMID: 32103307 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02428-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) capsules, constructed by LbL (layer-by-layer)-adsorbing polymers on sacrificial templates, have become important carriers due to multifunctionality of materials adsorbed on their surface or encapsulated into their interior. They have been also been used broadly used as analytical tools. Chronologically and traditionally, chemical analytics has been developed first, which has long been synonymous with all analytics. But it is not the only development. To the best of our knowledge, a summary of all advances including their classification is not available to date. Here, we classify analytics, sensorics, and biosensorics functionalities implemented with polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules and coated particles according to the respective stimuli and application areas. In this classification, three distinct categories are identified: (I) chemical analytics (pH; K+, Na+, and Pb2+ ion; oxygen; and hydrogen peroxide sensors and chemical sensing with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)); (II) physical sensorics (temperature, mechanical properties and forces, and osmotic pressure); and (III) biosensorics and bioanalytics (fluorescence, glucose, urea, and protease biosensing and theranostics). In addition to this classification, we discuss also principles of detection using the above-mentioned stimuli. These application areas are expected to grow further, but the classification provided here should help (a) to realize the wealth of already available analytical and bioanalytical tools developed with capsules using inputs of chemical, physical, and biological stimuli and (b) to position future developments in their respective fields according to employed stimuli and application areas. Graphical abstract.
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- Louis Van der Meeren
- Nano-Biotechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Nano-Biotechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Nano-Biotechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Cell Death Investigation and Therapy Laboratory, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.,Cancer Research Institute Ghent, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.,Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod, Russian Federation, 603950
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- Nano-Biotechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. .,Cancer Research Institute Ghent, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. .,Advanced Light Microscopy Centre, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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Chu X, Tang J, Geng Z, Wang X, Huo G, Zhou L, Wang J, Yuan K, Yang X, Hu J, Yang F, Zhou X, Zhang L. Mechanical Properties of Sub-Microbubbles with a Nanoparticle-Decorated Polymer Shell. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:17090-17095. [PMID: 31804082 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nanoparticle-decorated polymer-coated sub-microbubbles (NP-P-coated SMBs), as proved, have shown promising application prospects in ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, drug delivery, and so forth. However, the quantitative evaluation of the stability and mechanical properties of single NP-P-coated SMB is absent. Here, we first reported the stiffness and Young's modulus of single NP-P-coated SMB obtained by the PeakForce mode of atomic force microscopy. Such NP-P-coated SMBs could maintain perfect spherical shapes and have a thinner shell thickness (about 10 nm), as determined by characterization using a transmission electron microscope. Young's modulus of NP-P-coated SMBs is about 4.6 ± 1.2 GPa, and their stiffness is about 15.0 ± 3.1 N/m. Both modulus and stiffness are obtained from the linear region in the force-deformation curve and are nearly independent of their sizes. These results should be very useful to evaluate their stability, which plays a key role in maintaining the shell drug loading and acoustic capabilities.
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- Xinxing Chu
- Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201204 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , Nanjing 210096 , P. R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 , China
- School of Physical Science and Technology , Shanghai Tech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201204 , China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201204 , China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 , China
- School of Physical Science and Technology , Shanghai Tech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 , China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 , China
- School of Physical Science and Technology , Shanghai Tech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201204 , China
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , Nanjing 210096 , P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201204 , China
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 , China
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Parakhonskiy BV, Parak WJ, Volodkin D, Skirtach AG. Hybrids of Polymeric Capsules, Lipids, and Nanoparticles: Thermodynamics and Temperature Rise at the Nanoscale and Emerging Applications. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:8574-8583. [PMID: 30964686 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b04331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The importance of thermodynamics does not need to be emphasized. Indeed, elevated temperature processes govern not only industrial scale production but also self-assembly, chemical reaction, interaction between molecules, etc. Not surprisingly, biological processes typically take place at a specific temperature. Here, we look at possibilities to raise the localized temperature by a laser around noble-metal nanoparticles incorporated into shells of layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte microcapsules-freely suspended delivery vehicles in an aqueous solution, developed in the Department of Interfaces, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, headed by Helmuth Möhwald. Understanding the mechanisms of localized temperature rise is essential, that is why we analyze the influence of incident intensity, nanoparticle size, their distribution and aggregation state, as well as thermodynamics at the nanoscale. This leads us to scrutinize "global" (used for thermal encapsulation) versus "local" (used for release of encapsulated materials) temperature rise. Similar analysis is extended to planar polymeric coatings, the lipid membrane system of vesicles and cells, on which nanoparticles are adsorbed. Insights are provided into the mechanisms of physicochemical and biological effects, the nature of which has always been profoundly, interactively, and engagingly discussed in the Department of Interfaces. This analysis is combined with recent developments providing outlook and highlighting a broad range of emerging applications.
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- Bogdan V Parakhonskiy
- Nano-BioTechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering , Ghent University , 9000 Ghent , Belgium
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- Center for Hybrid Nanostructures (CHyN), Fachberich Physik , University of Hamburg , D-22761 Hamburg , Germany
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- School Science & Technology , Nottingham Trent University , Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS , United Kingdom
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- Nano-BioTechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering , Ghent University , 9000 Ghent , Belgium
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Shen Z, Ye H, Yi X, Li Y. Membrane Wrapping Efficiency of Elastic Nanoparticles during Endocytosis: Size and Shape Matter. ACS NANO 2019; 13:215-228. [PMID: 30557506 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b05340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, we systematically investigate the receptor-mediated endocytosis of elastic nanoparticles (NPs) with different sizes, ranging from 25 to 100 nm, and shapes, including sphere-like, oblate-like, and prolate-like. Simulation results provide clear evidence that the membrane wrapping efficiency of NPs during endocytosis is a result of competition between receptor diffusion kinetics and thermodynamic driving force. The receptor diffusion kinetics refer to the kinetics of receptor recruitment that are affected by the contact edge length between the NP and membrane. The thermodynamic driving force represents the amount of required free energy to drive NPs into a cell. Under the volume constraint of elastic NPs, the soft spherical NPs are found to have similar contact edge lengths to rigid ones and to less efficiently be fully wrapped due to their elastic deformation. Moreover, the difference in wrapping efficiency between soft and rigid spherical NPs increases with their sizes, due to the increment of their elastic energy change. Furthermore, because of its prominent large contact edge length, the oblate ellipsoid is found to be the least sensitive geometry to the variation in NP's elasticity among the spherical, prolate, and oblate shapes during the membrane wrapping. In addition, simulation results indicate that conflicting experimental observations on the efficiency of cellular uptake of elastic NPs could be caused by their different mechanical properties. Our simulations provide a detailed mechanistic understanding about the influence of NPs' size, shape, and elasticity on their membrane wrapping efficiency, which serves as a rational guidance for the design of NP-based drug carriers.
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- Zhiqiang Shen
- Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, and Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute of Materials Science , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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Chen Y, Sukhorukov GB, Novak P. Visualising nanoscale restructuring of a cellular membrane triggered by polyelectrolyte microcapsules. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:16902-16910. [PMID: 30176032 PMCID: PMC6137606 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03870h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Polymer-based multilayer microencapsulation technology represents one of the promising strategies for intracellular drug delivery, however, membrane processes involved in vehicle internalisation are not fully understood. Here we employed a scanning probe microscopy technique called Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM) to study these complex processes at nanoscale resolution in real time. We were able to image topography simultaneously with local elastic modulus throughout the whole course of microcapsule internalisation in A549 cell culture without disrupting the internalisation process. The imaging revealed that capsules triggered the formation of membrane protrusions in their vicinity, which is an important but not a sufficient step towards full capsule internalisation. A crucial aspect appeared to be nanoscale restructuring of these protrusions into smooth thin layers extending over the surface of capsules. Simultaneous mapping of elastic modulus during capsule internalisation allowed monitoring the structural changes during extension of the membrane sheets over the surface of the capsule and the subsequent post-internalisation phenomenon of capsule buckling. To our knowledge these are the first experimental data capturing the interactions between the cellular membrane and microcapsules in their whole complexity with nanoscale resolution. The methodology established here has the potential to provide new insights into interactions at the interface between the nanostructured materials and cellular membrane under physiological conditions.
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- Yuxiu Chen
- School of Engineering and Materials Science
, Queen Mary University of London
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science
, Queen Mary University of London
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science
, Queen Mary University of London
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Yu H, Pan HM, Trau D, Patzel V. Capsule-like Safe Genetic Vectors-Cell-Penetrating Core-Shell Particles Selectively Release Functional Small RNA and Entrap Its Encoding DNA. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:21113-21124. [PMID: 29869496 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b04294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The breakthrough of genetic therapy is set back by the lack of suitable genetic vector systems. We present the development of permeability-tunable, capsule-like, polymeric, micron-sized, core-shell particles for delivery of recombinant nucleic acids into target cells. These particles were demonstrated to effectively release rod-shaped small hairpin RNA and to selectively retain the RNA-encoding DNA template, which was designed to form a bulky tripartite structure. Thus, they can serve as delivery vectors preloaded with cargo RNA or alternatively as RNA-producing micro-bioreactors. The internalization of particles by human tissue culture cells inversely correlated with particle size and with the cell to particle ratio, although at a higher than stoichiometric excess of particles over cells, cell viability was impaired. Among primary human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, up to 50% of the monocytes displayed positive uptake of particles. Finally, these particles efficiently delivered siRNA into HEK293T cells triggering functional knockdown of the target gene lamin A/C. Particle-mediated knockdown was superior to that observed after conventional siRNA delivery via lipofection. Core-shell particles protect encapsulated nucleic acids from degradation and target cell genomes from direct contact with recombinant DNA, thus representing a promising delivery vector system that can be explored for genetic therapy and vaccination.
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- Han Yu
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , National University of Singapore , 5 Science Drive 2 , 117545 , Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 61 Biopolis Drive , 138673 , Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3 , 117583 , Singapore
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 70 Nanyang Drive , 637457 , Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3 , 117583 , Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , National University of Singapore , 5 Science Drive 2 , 117545 , Singapore
- Department of Medicine , Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 0QQ , U.K
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Nguon O, Lagugné-Labarthet F, Brandys FA, Li J, Gillies ER. Microencapsulation by in situ Polymerization of Amino Resins. POLYM REV 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2017.1364765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Olivier Nguon
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- 3M Canada Company, London, Ontario, Canada
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- 3M Canada Company, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Xie K, de Loubens C, Dubreuil F, Gunes DZ, Jaeger M, Léonetti M. Interfacial rheological properties of self-assembling biopolymer microcapsules. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:6208-6217. [PMID: 28804800 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01377a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Tuning the mechanical properties of microcapsules through a cost-efficient route of fabrication is still a challenge. The traditional method of layer-by-layer assembly of microcapsules allows building a tailored composite multi-layer membrane but is technically complex as it requires numerous steps. The objective of this article is to characterize the interfacial rheological properties of self-assembling biopolymer microcapsules that were obtained in one single facile step. This thorough study provides new insights into the mechanics of these weakly cohesive membranes. Firstly, suspensions of water-in-oil microcapsules were formed in microfluidic junctions by self-assembly of two oppositely charged polyelectrolytes, namely chitosan (water soluble) and phosphatidic fatty acid (oil soluble). In this way, composite membranes of tunable thickness (between 40 and 900 nm measured by AFM) were formed at water/oil interfaces in a single step by changing the composition. Secondly, microcapsules were mechanically characterized by stretching them up to break-up in an extensional flow chamber which extends the relevance and convenience of the hydrodynamic method to weakly cohesive membranes. Finally, we show that the design of microcapsules can be 'engineered' in an extensive way since they present a wealth of interfacial rheological properties in terms of elasticity, plasticity and yield stress whose magnitudes can be controlled by the composition. These behaviors are explained by the variation of the membrane thickness with the physico-chemical parameters of the process.
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- Kaili Xie
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, M2P2 UMR 7340, 13451, Marseille, France
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Kim S, Geryak RD, Zhang S, Ma R, Calabrese R, Kaplan DL, Tsukruk VV. Interfacial Shear Strength and Adhesive Behavior of Silk Ionomer Surfaces. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:2876-2886. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b00790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Sunghan Kim
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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Sciortino F, Thivolle M, Kahn ML, Gaillard C, Chevance S, Gauffre F. Structure and elasticity of composite nanoparticle/polymer nanoshells (hybridosomes®). SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:4393-4400. [PMID: 28581001 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00705a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Our group recently introduced a new process to synthesize nanoparticle shells of about 100 nm, named "hybridosomes®". Here, the structure and mechanical properties of hybridosomes® made from iron oxide nanoparticles and poly(acrylic acid) are characterized using TEM, AFM and an osmotic compression technique. For the latter, the size distribution of the hybridosomes is monitored by nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) in the presence of poly(ethylene glycol)s of different molecular weights. It is found that the size of the hybridosomes® can be tuned from ca. 80 nm to over 110 nm by adjusting the amount of nanoparticles and that their shell consists of a single layer of nanoparticles, with a porous structure. The size of the pores is estimated from osmotic compression experiments at ca. 4000 g mol-1. The mechanical properties are measured both at the ensemble level using size measurements under osmotic pressure and at the single nanoparticle level by atomic force microscopy nanoindentation. Both osmotic and AFM experiments are analyzed in the framework of the continuum elastic theory of thin shells and yield a value of Young's modulus of the order of MPa.
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- F Sciortino
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS, Université Rennes 1, Av. Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Tumwesigye K, Oliveira J, Sousa-Gallagher M. Quantitative and mechanistic analysis of impact of novel cassava-assisted improved processing on fluid transport phenomenon in humidity-temperature-stressed bio-derived films. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Impact of particle elasticity on particle-based drug delivery systems. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2017; 108:51-67. [PMID: 26806856 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Modification of nano/micro-particle physical parameters (e.g. size, shape, surface charge) has proven to be an effective method to enhance their delivery abilities. Recently, advances in particle synthesis have facilitated investigations into the role that particle elasticity plays in modulating drug delivery processes. This review will highlight: (i) methods to tune particle elasticity, (ii) the role particle elasticity plays in cellular internalization, (iii) the role of particle elasticity in modulating circulation times, (iv) the effect of particle elasticity on altering biodistribution and tissue targeting, and (v) the application of computational methods to explain the differences in cellular internalization of particles of different elasticities. Overall, literature reports suggest a complex relationship between particle elasticity and drug delivery processes. Despite this complex relationship, it is clear from numerous in vitro and in vivo studies that particle elasticity is an important parameter that can be leveraged to improve blood circulation, tissue targeting, and specific interactions with cells.
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Characterization of the mechanical properties of cross-linked serum albumin microcapsules: effect of size and protein concentration. Colloid Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-016-3885-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rajamanickam R, Baek S, Gwon K, Hwang Y, Shin K, Tae G. Mechanical stimuli responsive and highly elastic biopolymer/nanoparticle hybrid microcapsules for controlled release. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:4278-4286. [PMID: 32263409 DOI: 10.1039/c6tb00410e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mechanical stimulus is one of the universally accessible physical ways of triggering the drug release from their carriers. Hollow microcapsules made of polyelectrolyte multilayers by conventional methods are not elastic enough to respond to a large and repetitive mechanical deformation. Here, hybrid hollow capsules comprising alternating layers of inorganic colloidal particles and biopolymers were prepared by the layer-by-layer approach followed by freezing-assisted crosslinking of polymer layers. The size of the capsule was controllable by the size of sacrificial cores. These hybrid capsules were mechanically more stable and recover faster than polyelectrolyte capsules, and could be recovered elastically even after large and repetitive deformation up to 98% relative to their original dimensions. Drugs in a wide range of molecular weight up to 70 kDa Mw could be loaded into the hollow hybrid microcapsules and the release of loaded contents from these hybrid capsules could be controlled through the deformation by applying a weak force such as a finger pressing on them. Mechanical stimuli-responsive delivery of model drugs was demonstrated on a monolayer of these hybrid capsules.
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- Raja Rajamanickam
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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Han B, Chery DR, Yin J, Lu XL, Lee D, Han L. Nanomechanics of layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte complexes: a manifestation of ionic cross-links and fixed charges. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:1158-1169. [PMID: 26599600 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01430a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study investigates the roles of two distinct features of ionically cross-linked polyelectrolyte networks - ionic cross-links and fixed charges - in determining their nanomechanical properties. The layer-by-layer assembled poly(allylamine hydrochloride)/poly(acrylic acid) (PAH/PAA) network is used as the model material. The densities of ionic cross-links and fixed charges are modulated through solution pH and ionic strength (IS), and the swelling ratio, elastic and viscoelastic properties are quantified via an array of atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nanomechanical tools. The roles of ionic cross-links are underscored by the distinctive elastic and viscoelastic nanomechanical characters observed here. First, as ionic cross-links are highly sensitive to solution conditions, the instantaneous modulus, E0, exhibits orders-of-magnitude changes upon pH- and IS-governed swelling, distinctive from the rubber elasticity prediction based on permanent covalent cross-links. Second, ionic cross-links can break and self-re-form, and this mechanism dominates force relaxation of PAH/PAA under a constant indentation depth. In most states, the degree of relaxation is >90%, independent of ionic cross-link density. The importance of fixed charges is highlighted by the unexpectedly more elastic nature of the network despite low ionic cross-link density at pH 2.0, IS 0.01 M. Here, the complex is a net charged, loosely cross-linked, where the degree of relaxation is attenuated to ≈50% due to increased elastic contribution arising from fixed charge-induced Donnan osmotic pressure. In addition, this study develops a new method for quantifying the thickness of highly swollen polymer hydrogel films. It also underscores important technical considerations when performing nanomechanical tests on highly rate-dependent polymer hydrogel networks. These results provide new insights into the nanomechanical characters of ionic polyelectrolyte complexes, and lay the ground for further investigation of their unique time-dependent properties.
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- Biao Han
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Pan HM, Seuss M, Neubauer MP, Trau DW, Fery A. Tuning the Mechanical Properties of Hydrogel Core-Shell Particles by Inwards Interweaving Self-Assembly. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:1493-1500. [PMID: 26691168 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Mechanical properties of hydrogel particles are of importance for their interactions with cells or tissue, apart from their relevance to other applications. While so far the majority of works aiming at tuning particle mechanics relied on chemical cross-linking, we report a novel approach using inwards interweaving self-assembly of poly(allylamine) (PA) and poly(styrenesulfonic acid) (PSSA) on agarose gel beads. Using this technique, shell thicknesses up to tens of micrometers can be achieved from single-polymer incubations and accurately controlled by varying the polymer concentration or incubation period. We quantified the changes in mechanical properties of hydrogel core-shell particles. The effective elastic modulus of core-shell particles was determined from force spectroscopy measurements using the colloidal probe-AFM (CP-AFM) technique. By varying the shell thickness between 10 and 24 μm, the elastic modulus of particles can be tuned in the range of 10-190 kPa and further increased by increasing the layer number. Through fluorescence quantitative measurements, the polymeric shell density was found to increase together with shell thickness and layer number, hence establishing a positive correlation between elastic modulus and shell density of core-shell particles. This is a valuable method for constructing multidensity or single-density shells of tunable thickness and is particularly important in mechanobiology as studies have reported enhanced cellular uptake of particles in the low-kilopascal range (<140 kPa). We anticipate that our results will provide the first steps toward the rational design of core-shell particles for the separation of biomolecules or systemic study of stiffness-dependent cellular uptake.
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- Houwen Matthew Pan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, S117583, Singapore
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- Department of Physical Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth , Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Leibniz Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. , Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth , Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, S117583, Singapore
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- Department of Physical Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth , Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Leibniz Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. , Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Technische Universität Dresden , Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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Miranda A, Martins M, De Beule PAA. Simultaneous differential spinning disk fluorescence optical sectioning microscopy and nanomechanical mapping atomic force microscopy. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2015; 86:093705. [PMID: 26429446 DOI: 10.1063/1.4931064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Combined microscopy techniques offer the life science research community a powerful tool to investigate complex biological systems and their interactions. Here, we present a new combined microscopy platform based on fluorescence optical sectioning microscopy through aperture correlation microscopy with a Differential Spinning Disk (DSD) and nanomechanical mapping with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The illumination scheme of the DSD microscope unit, contrary to standard single or multi-point confocal microscopes, provides a time-independent illumination of the AFM cantilever. This enables a distortion-free simultaneous operation of fluorescence optical sectioning microscopy and atomic force microscopy with standard probes. In this context, we discuss sample heating due to AFM cantilever illumination with fluorescence excitation light. Integration of a DSD fluorescence optical sectioning unit with an AFM platform requires mitigation of mechanical noise transfer of the spinning disk. We identify and present two solutions to almost annul this noise in the AFM measurement process. The new combined microscopy platform is applied to the characterization of a DOPC/DOPS (4:1) lipid structures labelled with a lipophilic cationic indocarbocyanine dye deposited on a mica substrate.
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- Adelaide Miranda
- Applied Nano-Optics Laboratory, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- Nano-ICs Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- Applied Nano-Optics Laboratory, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga, s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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Diamanti E, Cuellar L, Gregurec D, Moya SE, Donath E. Role of Hydrogen Bonding and Polyanion Composition in the Formation of Lipid Bilayers on Top of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:8623-8632. [PMID: 26158307 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The self-assembly of mixed vesicles of zwitterionic phosphatidylcholine (PC) and anionic phosphatidylserine (PS) phospholipids on top of polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH), as a polycation, and polystyrenesulfonate (PSS), as a polyanion, is investigated as a function of the vesicle composition by means of the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D), cryo-transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and atomic force spectroscopy (AFS). Vesicles with molar percentages of PS between 50% and 70% result in the formation of lipid bilayers on top of the PEMs. Vesicles with over 50% of PC or over 80% of PS do not assembly into bilayers. AFS studies performed with a PAH-modified cantilever approaching and retracting from the lipid assemblies reveal that the main interaction between PAH and the lipids takes place through hydrogen bonding between the amine groups of PAH and the carboxylate and phosphate groups of PS and with the phosphate groups of PC. The interaction of PAH with PS is much stronger than with PC. AFS measurements on assemblies with 50% PC and 50% PS revealed similar adhesion forces to pure PS assemblies, but the PAH chains can reorganize much better on the lipids as a consequence of the presence of PC. QCM-D experiments show that vesicles with a lipid composition of 50% PC and 50% PS do not form bilayers if PSS is replaced by alginate (Alg) or poly(acrylic acid) (PAA).
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- E Diamanti
- †Soft Matter Nanotechnology Group, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Marimón 182 C, 20009 San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
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- ‡Institute of Biophysics and Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
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- †Soft Matter Nanotechnology Group, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Marimón 182 C, 20009 San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
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- †Soft Matter Nanotechnology Group, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Marimón 182 C, 20009 San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
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- ‡Institute of Biophysics and Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
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Asare-Asher S, Connor JN, Sedev R. Elasticity of liquid marbles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 449:341-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Schönherr H. Forces and thin water film drainage in deformable asymmetric nanoscale contacts. ACS NANO 2015; 9:12-15. [PMID: 25623914 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Gas-liquid interfaces are omnipresent in daily life, and processes involving these interfaces are the basis for a broad range of applications that span from established industrial processes to modern microengineering, technology, and medical applications for diagnosis and treatment. Despite the rapid progress in understanding intermolecular forces at such interfaces from a theoretical point of view and, in particular, from an experimental point of view down to sub-nanometer length scales, the quantitative description of all relevant forces, particularly the hydrophobic interaction and the dynamic behavior of nanometer-scale confined water films, was until now unsatisfactory. This situation is particularly the case for the elusive description and understanding of the origins of the so-called hydrophobic interaction. For soft, deformable interfaces, such as those found in asymmetric contacts between gas bubbles and a solid, a complete picture has begun to emerge that has direct consequences for interfacial water at (bio)interfaces, functionalized gas microbubbles, surface nanobubbles, and beyond.
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- Holger Schönherr
- Physical Chemistry I & Research Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering (Cμ), Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen , Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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Hartmann R, Weidenbach M, Neubauer M, Fery A, Parak WJ. Beeinflussung der Aufnahme und lysosomalen Azidifizierung durch die Steifigkeit kolloidaler Partikel in vitro. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201409693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hartmann R, Weidenbach M, Neubauer M, Fery A, Parak WJ. Stiffness-Dependent In Vitro Uptake and Lysosomal Acidification of Colloidal Particles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 54:1365-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201409693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Pharmacological aspects of release from microcapsules - from polymeric multilayers to lipid membranes. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2014; 18:129-40. [PMID: 25450067 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2014.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This review is devoted to pharmacological applications of principles of release from capsules to overcome the membrane barrier. Many of these principles were developed in the context of polymeric multilayer capsule membrane modulation, but they are also pertinent to liposomes, polymersomes, capsosomes, particles, emulsion-based carriers and other carriers. We look at these methods from the physical, chemical or biological driving mechanisms point of view. In addition to applicability for carriers in drug delivery, these release methods are significant for another area directly related to pharmacology - modulation of the permeability of the membranes and thus promoting the action of drugs. Emerging technologies, including ionic current monitoring through a lipid membrane on a nanopore, are also highlighted.
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de Loubens C, Deschamps J, Georgelin M, Charrier A, Edwards-Levy F, Leonetti M. Mechanical characterization of cross-linked serum albumin microcapsules. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:4561-4568. [PMID: 24817568 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm00349g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Controlling the deformation of microcapsules and capsules is essential in numerous biomedical applications. The mechanical properties of the membrane of microcapsules made of cross-linked human serum albumin (HSA) are revealed by two complementary experiments in the linear elastic regime. The first provides the surfacic shear elastic modulus Gs by the study of small deformations of a single capsule trapped in an elongational flow: Gs varies from 0.002 to 5 N m(-1). The second gives the volumic Young's modulus E of the membrane by shallow and local indentations of the membrane with an AFM probe: E varies from 20 kPa to 1 MPa. The surfacic and volumic elastic moduli increase with the size of the capsule up to three orders of magnitude and with the protein concentration of the membrane. The membrane thickness is evaluated from these two membrane mechanical characteristics and increases with the size and the initial HSA concentration from 2 to 20 μm.
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- Clément de Loubens
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, IRPHE UMR 7342, 13384 Marseille, France.
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Kozlovskaya V, Alexander JF, Wang Y, Kuncewicz T, Liu X, Godin B, Kharlampieva E. Internalization of red blood cell-mimicking hydrogel capsules with pH-triggered shape responses. ACS NANO 2014; 8:5725-37. [PMID: 24848786 PMCID: PMC4076035 DOI: 10.1021/nn500512x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We report on naturally inspired hydrogel capsules with pH-induced transitions from discoids to oblate ellipsoids and their interactions with cells. We integrate characteristics of erythrocytes such as discoidal shape, hollow structure, and elasticity with reversible pH-responsiveness of poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) to design a new type of drug delivery carrier to be potentially triggered by chemical stimuli in the tumor lesion. The capsules are fabricated from cross-linked PMAA multilayers using sacrificial discoid silicon templates. The degree of capsule shape transition is controlled by the pH-tuned volume change, which in turn is regulated by the capsule wall composition. The (PMAA)15 capsules undergo a dramatic 24-fold volume change, while a moderate 2.3-fold volume variation is observed for more rigid PMAA-(poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PMAA-PVPON)5 capsules when solution pH is varied between 7.4 and 4. Despite that both types of capsules exhibit discoid-to-oblate ellipsoid transitions, a 3-fold greater swelling in radial dimensions is found for one-component systems due to a greater degree of the circular face bulging. We also show that (PMAA-PVPON)5 discoidal capsules interact differently with J774A.1 macrophages, HMVEC endothelial cells, and 4T1 breast cancer cells. The discoidal capsules show 60% lower internalization as compared to spherical capsules. Finally, hydrogel capsules demonstrate a 2-fold decrease in size upon internalization. These capsules represent a unique example of elastic hydrogel discoids capable of pH-induced drastic and reversible variations in aspect ratios. Considering the RBC-mimicking shape, their dimensions, and their capability to undergo pH-triggered intracellular responses, the hydrogel capsules demonstrate considerable potential as novel carriers in shape-regulated transport and cellular uptake.
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- Veronika Kozlovskaya
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
- Center for Nanoscale Materials and Biointegration, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
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Parakhonskiy BV, Yashchenok AM, Konrad M, Skirtach AG. Colloidal micro- and nano-particles as templates for polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 207:253-64. [PMID: 24594104 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Colloidal particles play an important role in various areas of material and pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, and biomedicine. In this overview we describe micro- and nano-particles used for the preparation of polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules and as drug delivery vehicles. An essential feature of polyelectrolyte multilayer capsule preparations is the ability to adsorb polymeric layers onto colloidal particles or templates followed by dissolution of these templates. The choice of the template is determined by various physico-chemical conditions: solvent needed for dissolution, porosity, aggregation tendency, as well as release of materials from capsules. Historically, the first templates were based on melamine formaldehyde, later evolving towards more elaborate materials such as silica and calcium carbonate. Their advantages and disadvantages are discussed here in comparison to non-particulate templates such as red blood cells. Further steps in this area include development of anisotropic particles, which themselves can serve as delivery carriers. We provide insights into application of particles as drug delivery carriers in comparison to microcapsules templated on them.
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Neubauer MP, Poehlmann M, Fery A. Microcapsule mechanics: from stability to function. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 207:65-80. [PMID: 24345731 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Microcapsules are reviewed with special emphasis on the relevance of controlled mechanical properties for functional aspects. At first, assembly strategies are presented that allow control over the decisive geometrical parameters, diameter and wall thickness, which both influence the capsule's mechanical performance. As one of the most powerful approaches the layer-by-layer technique is identified. Subsequently, ensemble and, in particular, single-capsule deformation techniques are discussed. The latter generally provide more in-depth information and cover the complete range of applicable forces from smaller than pN to N. In a theory chapter, we illustrate the physics of capsule deformation. The main focus is on thin shell theory, which provides a useful approximation for many deformation scenarios. Finally, we give an overview of applications and future perspectives where the specific design of mechanical properties turns microcapsules into (multi-)functional devices, enriching especially life sciences and material sciences.
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Sagis LM, Scholten E. Complex interfaces in food: Structure and mechanical properties. Trends Food Sci Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2014.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mechanical properties of silicone methacrylate microparticles determined by AFM Colloidal Probe Technique. POLYMER 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Poehlmann M, Grishenkov D, Kothapalli SVVN, Härmark J, Hebert H, Philipp A, Hoeller R, Seuss M, Kuttner C, Margheritelli S, Paradossi G, Fery A. On the interplay of shell structure with low- and high-frequency mechanics of multifunctional magnetic microbubbles. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:214-26. [PMID: 24651844 DOI: 10.1039/c3sm51560e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Polymer-shelled magnetic microbubbles have great potential as hybrid contrast agents for ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. In this work, we studied US/MRI contrast agents based on air-filled poly(vinyl alcohol)-shelled microbubbles combined with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs). The SPIONs are integrated either physically or chemically into the polymeric shell of the microbubbles (MBs). As a result, two different designs of a hybrid contrast agent are obtained. With the physical approach, SPIONs are embedded inside the polymeric shell and with the chemical approach SPIONs are covalently linked to the shell surface. The structural design of hybrid probes is important, because it strongly determines the contrast agent's response in the considered imaging methods. In particular, we were interested how structural differences affect the shell's mechanical properties, which play a key role for the MBs' US imaging performance. Therefore, we thoroughly characterized the MBs' geometric features and investigated low-frequency mechanics by using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and high-frequency mechanics by using acoustic tests. Thus, we were able to quantify the impact of the used SPIONs integration method on the shell's elastic modulus, shear modulus and shear viscosity. In summary, the suggested approach contributes to an improved understanding of structure-property relations in US-active hybrid contrast agents and thus provides the basis for their sustainable development and optimization.
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- Melanie Poehlmann
- Department of Physical Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, DE-95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
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Wang Q, Schlenoff JB. Tough strained fibers of a polyelectrolyte complex: pretensioned polymers. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra08733j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Polyelectrolyte complexes, long considered “unprocessible”, are transformed from brittle to tough by extrusion into highly strained fibers with a salt/temperature equivalence relaxation and efficient shape memory in hot water.
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- Qifeng Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- The Florida State University
- Tallahassee, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- The Florida State University
- Tallahassee, USA
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Chen J, Kozlovskaya V, Goins A, Campos-Gomez J, Saeed M, Kharlampieva E. Biocompatible Shaped Particles from Dried Multilayer Polymer Capsules. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:3830-41. [DOI: 10.1021/bm4008666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Jun Chen
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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Best JP, Neubauer MP, Javed S, Dam HH, Fery A, Caruso F. Mechanics of pH-responsive hydrogel capsules. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:9814-9823. [PMID: 23886008 DOI: 10.1021/la402111v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
While soft hydrogel nano- and microstructures hold great potential for therapeutic treatments and in vivo applications, their nanomechanical characterization remains a challenge. In this paper, soft, single-component, supported hydrogel films were fabricated using pendant-thiol-modified poly(methacrylic acid) (PMASH). The influence of hydrogel architecture on deformation properties was studied by fabricating films on particle supports and producing free-standing capsules. The influence of the degree of thiol-based cross-linking on the mechanical properties of the soft hydrogel systems (core-shell and capsules) was studied using a colloidal-probe (CP) AFM technique. It was found that film mechanical properties, stability, and capsule swelling could be finely tuned by controlling the extent of poly(methacrylic acid) thiol modification. Furthermore, switching the pH from 7.4 to 4.0 led to film densification due to increased hydrogen bonding. Hydrogel capsule systems were found to have stiffness values ranging from 0.9 to 16.9 mN m(-1) over a thiol modification range of 5 to 20 mol %. These values are significantly greater than those for previously reported PMASH planar films of 0.7-5.7 mN m(-1) over the same thiol modification range (Best et al., Soft Matter 2013, 9, 4580-4584). Films on particle substrates had comparable mechanical properties to planar films, demonstrating that while substrate geometry has a negligible effect, membrane and tension effects may play an important role in capsule force resistance. Further, when transitioning from solid-supported films to free-standing capsules, simple predictions of shell stiffness based on modulus changes found for supported films are not valid. Rather, additional effects like diameter increases (geometrical changes) as well as tension buildup need to be taken into account. These results are important for research related to the characterization of soft hydrogel materials and control over their mechanical properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- James P Best
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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