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Semenova MN, Melik-Nubarov NS, Semenov VV. Application of Pluronics for Enhancing Aqueous Solubility of Lipophilic Microtubule Destabilizing Compounds on the Sea Urchin Embryo Model. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14695. [PMID: 37834142 PMCID: PMC10572563 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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In screening, the dilution of DMSO stock solution of a lipophilic molecule with an assay medium often causes compound precipitation. To overcome the issue, the application of Pluronics as cosolvents was examined using a phenotypic sea urchin embryo assay that allows for the quick and facile evaluation of the antiproliferative effect together with systemic toxicity. Maximum tolerated concentration values for Pluronics L121, P123, and F127 were 1.4 μM, 8.6 μM, and 39.7 μM, respectively, and correlated directly with their hydrophilicity. Pluronics L121 and P123 suppressed cleavage and blastomeres retained the round shape, unlike hydrophilic Pluronic F127, which induced fertilization envelope creasing and embryo deformation that could be associated with the interaction of hydrophilic PEO units with mucopolysaccharides at the surface of sea urchin embryos. The toxicity of P123, but not of L121 and F127, was temperature-dependent and markedly increased at lower temperatures. CMC values obtained at different temperatures confirmed that the toxic effect of P123 was associated with both unimers and micelles, whereas F127 toxicity was related mainly to micelles. Evaluation using phenotypic sea urchin embryo assay revealed that potent microtubule destabilizers, namely albendazole, diarylisoxazole, and two chalcones, retained antimitotic activity after the dilution of their DMSO or 2-pyrrolidone stock solutions with 1.25% w/v Pluronic P123 or 5% w/v Pluronic F127. It was suggested that Pluronic P123 and Pluronic F127 could be used as cosolvents to improve the solubility of lipophilic molecules in aqueous medium.
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- Marina N. Semenova
- N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology RAS, 26 Vavilov Street, 119334 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/11B, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry RAS, 47 Leninsky Prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Shriky B, Vigato AA, Sepulveda AF, Machado IP, de Araujo DR. Poloxamer-based nanogels as delivery systems: how structural requirements can drive their biological performance? Biophys Rev 2023; 15:475-496. [PMID: 37681104 PMCID: PMC10480380 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-023-01093-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Poloxamers or Pluronics®-based nanogels are one of the most used matrices for developing delivery systems. Due to their thermoresponsive and flexible mechanical properties, they allowed the incorporation of several molecules including drugs, biomacromolecules, lipid-derivatives, polymers, and metallic, polymeric, or lipid nanocarriers. The thermogelling mechanism is driven by micelles formation and their self-assembly as phase organizations (lamellar, hexagonal, cubic) in response to microenvironmental conditions such as temperature, osmolarity, and additives incorporated. Then, different biophysical techniques have been used for investigating those structural transitions from the mechanisms to the preferential component's orientation and organization. Since the design of PL-based pharmaceutical formulations is driven by the choice of the polymer type, considering its physico-chemical properties, it is also relevant to highlight that factors inherent to the polymeric matrix can be strongly influenced by the presence of additives and how they are able to determine the nanogels biopharmaceuticals properties such as bioadhesion, drug loading, surface interaction behavior, dissolution, and release rate control. In this review, we discuss the general applicability of three of the main biophysical techniques used to characterize those systems, scattering techniques (small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering), rheology and Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy (FTIR), connecting their supramolecular structure and insights for formulating effective therapeutic delivery systems. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12551-023-01093-2.
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- Bana Shriky
- Department of Mechanical and Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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- Natural and Human Sciences Centre, Federal University of ABC, Av. dos Estados 5001, Bloco A, Torre 3, Lab 503-3, Bairro Bangu, Santo André, São Paulo, CEP 090210-580 Brazil
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- Natural and Human Sciences Centre, Federal University of ABC, Av. dos Estados 5001, Bloco A, Torre 3, Lab 503-3, Bairro Bangu, Santo André, São Paulo, CEP 090210-580 Brazil
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- Natural and Human Sciences Centre, Federal University of ABC, Av. dos Estados 5001, Bloco A, Torre 3, Lab 503-3, Bairro Bangu, Santo André, São Paulo, CEP 090210-580 Brazil
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Airoldi L, Brucculeri R, Baldini P, Pini F, Vigani B, Rossi S, Auricchio F, Anselmi-Tamburini U, Morganti S. 3D Printing of Copper Using Water-Based Colloids and Reductive Sintering. 3D Print Addit Manuf 2023; 10:559-568. [PMID: 37346181 PMCID: PMC10280196 DOI: 10.1089/3dp.2021.0248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Copper was manufactured by using a low-cost 3D printing device and copper oxide water-based colloids. The proposed method avoids the use of toxic volatile solvents (used in metal-based robocasting), adopting copper oxide as a precursor of copper metal due to its lower cost and higher chemical stability. The appropriate rheological properties of the colloids have been obtained through the addition of poly-ethylene oxide-co-polypropylene-co-polyethylene oxide copolymer (Pluronic P123) and poly-acrylic acid to the suspension of the oxide in water. Mixing of the components of the colloidal suspension was performed with the same syringes used for the extrusion, avoiding any material waste. The low-temperature transition of water solutions of P123 is used to facilitate the homogenization of the colloid. The copper oxide is then converted to copper metal through a reductive sintering process, performed at 1000°C for a few hours in an atmosphere of Ar-10%H2. This approach allows the obtainment of porous copper objects (up to 20%) while retaining good mechanical properties. It could be beneficial for many applications, for example current collectors in lithium batteries.
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- Lorenzo Airoldi
- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, and Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, and Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Lin T, Wang W, Zeng X, Lu Y, Shih P. Preparation, Structural Characterization of Anti-Cancer Drugs-Mediated Self-Assembly from the Pluronic Copolymers through Synchrotron SAXS Investigation. Materials 2022; 15:5387. [PMID: 35955322 PMCID: PMC9369513 DOI: 10.3390/ma15155387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chemotherapy drugs are mainly administered via intravenous injection or oral administration in a very a high dosage. If there is a targeted drug vehicle which can be deployed on the tumor, the medical treatment is specific and precise. Binary mixing of biocompatible Pluronic® F127 and Pluronic® L121 was used in this study for a drug carrier of pluronic biomedical hydrogels (PBHs). Based on the same PBH ingredients, the addition of fluorouracil (5-FU) was separated in three ways when it was incorporated with pluronics: F127-L121-(5-FU), F127-(5-FU), and L121-(5-FU). Small angle X-ray scattering experiments were performed to uncover the self-assembled structures of the PBHs. Meanwhile, the expected micelle and lamellar structural changes affected by the distribution of 5-FU were discussed with respect to the corresponding drug release monitoring. PBH-all with the mixing method of F127-L121-(5-FU) has the fastest drug release rate owing to the undulated amphiphilic boundary. In contrast, PBH-2 with the mixing method of L121-(5-FU) has a prolonged drug release rate at 67% for one month of the continuous drug release experiment because the flat lamellar amphiphilic boundary of PBH-2 drags the migration of 5-FU from the hydrophobic core. Therefore, the PBHs developed in the study possess great potential for targeted delivery and successfully served as a microenvironment model to elucidate the diffusion pathway of 5-FU.
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Jeon SW, Yoon YJ, Park SM, Jang JD, Kim TH. Unusual Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Blends Induced by Control of Hydrophobic Interaction. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:6511-6519. [PMID: 35926238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c03043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Block copolymer blend systems have been of great interest for a wide range of potential applications, such as nanobuilding blocks or guidance materials, because they can provide a rich phase behavior according to external conditions. However, a new and unique phase behavior of block copolymers, which can give us their more extended potential applications, has not yet been reported. Herein, we report the unusual self-assembly of two different types of Pluronic P65 and PE6200 triblock copolymer blends dependent on temperature and PE6200 concentration, which is unique for the block copolymer blends in aqueous solution. As the temperature and concentration of PE6200 (as an additive) increased, the Pluronic P65/PE6200 copolymer blends sequentially self-assembled into an isotropic micellar-hexagonal-isotropic micellar or isotropic micellar-hexagonal-isotropic micellar-lamellar phase, which is a discontinuous ordered phase (called a closed looplike phase transition), and their phase transition temperature could be controlled. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a closed looplike phase transition of Pluronic block copolymer blends in aqueous solution, which can be easily applied to nanosized templates for temperature-selective highly ordered structures and optical devices such as optoelectronics or optical sensors.
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- Sang-Woo Jeon
- Department of Applied Plasma & Quantum Beam Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Plasma & Quantum Beam Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Quantum System Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Neutron Science Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, Republic of Korea.,Research Center for Advanced Nuclear Interdisciplinary Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Plasma & Quantum Beam Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo 54896, Republic of Korea.,Department of Quantum System Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo 54896, Republic of Korea.,Research Center for Advanced Nuclear Interdisciplinary Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo 54896, Republic of Korea.,High-Enthalpy Plasma Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, Wanju-gun, Jeollabukdo 55317, Republic of Korea
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Porath L, Soman B, Jing BB, Evans CM. Vitrimers: Using Dynamic Associative Bonds to Control Viscoelasticity, Assembly, and Functionality in Polymer Networks. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:475-483. [PMID: 35575320 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Vitrimers have been investigated in the past decade for their promise as recyclable, reprocessable, and self-healing materials. In this Viewpoint, we focus on some of the key open questions that remain regarding how the molecular-scale chemistry impacts macroscopic physical chemistry. The ability to design temperature-dependent complex viscoelastic spectra with independent control of viscosity and modulus based on knowledge of the dynamic bond and polymer chemistry is first discussed. Next, the role of dynamic covalent chemistry on self-assembly is highlighted in the context of crystallization and nanophase separation. Finally, the ability of dynamic bond exchange to manipulate molecular transport and viscoelasticity is discussed in the context of various applications. Future directions leveraging dynamic covalent chemistry to provide insights regarding fundamental polymer physics as well as imparting functionality into polymers are discussed in all three of these highlighted areas.
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- Laura Porath
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
- Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
- Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
- Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
- Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
- Beckman Institute, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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Deguchi T, Nakahara T, Imamura K, Ishida N. Direct measurement of interaction force between hydrophilic silica surfaces in triblock copolymer solutions with salt by atomic force microscopy. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2020.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lee CF, Yang CH, Lin TL, Bahadur P, Chen LJ. Role of molecular weight and hydrophobicity of amphiphilic tri-block copolymers in temperature-dependent co-micellization process and drug solubility. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 183:110461. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Moncal KK, Ozbolat V, Datta P, Heo DN, Ozbolat IT. Thermally-controlled extrusion-based bioprinting of collagen. J Mater Sci Mater Med 2019; 30:55. [PMID: 31041538 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-019-6258-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Thermally-crosslinked hydrogels in bioprinting have gained increasing attention due to their ability to undergo tunable crosslinking by modulating the temperature and time of crosslinking. In this paper, we present a new bioink composed of collagen type-I and Pluronic® F-127 hydrogels, which was bioprinted using a thermally-controlled bioprinting unit. Bioprintability and rheology of the composite bioink was studied in a thorough manner in order to determine the optimal bioprinting time and extrusion profile of the bioink for fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) constructs, respectively. It was observed that collagen fibers aligned themselves along the directions of the printed filaments after bioprinting based on the results on an anisotropy study. Furthermore, rat bone marrow-derived stem cells (rBMSCs) were bioprinted in order to determine the effect of thermally-controlled extrusion process. In vitro viability and proliferation study revealed that rBMSCs were able to maintain their viability after extrusion and attached to collagen fibers, spread and proliferated within the constructs up to seven days of culture.
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- Kazim K Moncal
- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ceyhan Engineering Faculty, Cukurova University, 01950, Adana, Turkey
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- Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, 711103, India
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
- Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Droghetti H, Pagonabarraga I, Carbone P, Asinari P, Marchisio D. Dissipative particle dynamics simulations of tri-block co-polymer and water: Phase diagram validation and microstructure identification. J Chem Phys 2018; 149:184903. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5049641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Hermes Droghetti
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Departament de Física de la Matèria Condensada, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CECAM Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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Jang JD, Kim E, Lee MJ, Han YS, Bang J, Kim TH. Unexpected Phase Behavior of Pluronic Polymer-Organic Derivative Mixtures Depending on Temperature in Aqueous Solution. Micromachines (Basel) 2018; 9:E505. [PMID: 30424438 DOI: 10.3390/mi9100505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The phase behavior of amphiphilic Pluronic block copolymers in aqueous solution is of importance for a broad spectrum of practical applications but has not been fully exploited yet. Here, the phase behavior of the mixture of the Pluronic P65 and P105 triblock copolymer, (which have the same composition of PEO and PPO but the different molecular weight) and organic derivative, 5-methyl salicylic acid (5mS), in aqueous solution has been investigated by using small angle neutron scattering (SANS). According to the temperature and the 5mS concentration, SANS measurements showed that the P65-5mS mixtures sequentially transform into a random coil, sphere, vesicle, cylinder, and vesicle again, while the P105-5mS mixtures form spherical particles with two different sizes without any topological phase transition. Upon heating, the formation of two different kinds of the vesicle structure of amphiphilic block copolymer in aqueous solution is very unusual. This phase behavior was explained as the coupled effect of the simultaneous increase of the hydrophobicity of the polymer and the solubility of 5mS molecules upon heating. This result gives fundamental information for the practical use of Pluronic polymers in nano- and bio-science and it provides a simple route for the fabrication of the nanostructure without a complicated procedure.
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Datta P, Barui A, Wu Y, Ozbolat V, Moncal KK, Ozbolat IT. Essential steps in bioprinting: From pre- to post-bioprinting. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 36:1481-1504. [PMID: 29909085 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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An increasing demand for directed assembly of biomaterials has inspired the development of bioprinting, which facilitates the assembling of both cellular and acellular inks into well-arranged three-dimensional (3D) structures for tissue fabrication. Although great advances have been achieved in the recent decade, there still exist issues to be addressed. Herein, a review has been systematically performed to discuss the considerations in the entire procedure of bioprinting. Though bioprinting is advancing at a rapid pace, it is seen that the whole process of obtaining tissue constructs from this technique involves multiple-stages, cutting across various technology domains. These stages can be divided into three broad categories: pre-bioprinting, bioprinting and post-bioprinting. Each stage can influence others and has a bearing on the performance of fabricated constructs. For example, in pre-bioprinting, tissue biopsy and cell expansion techniques are essential to ensure a large number of cells are available for mass organ production. Similarly, medical imaging is needed to provide high resolution designs, which can be faithfully bioprinted. In the bioprinting stage, compatibility of biomaterials is needed to be matched with solidification kinetics to ensure constructs with high cell viability and fidelity are obtained. On the other hand, there is a need to develop bioprinters, which have high degrees of freedom of movement, perform without failure concerns for several hours and are compact, and affordable. Finally, maturation of bioprinted cells are governed by conditions provided during the post-bioprinting process. This review, for the first time, puts all the bioprinting stages in perspective of the whole process of bioprinting, and analyzes their current state-of-the art. It is concluded that bioprinting community will recognize the relative importance and optimize the parameter of each stage to obtain the desired outcomes.
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- Pallab Datta
- Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur, Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur, Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India
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- Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Ceyhan Engineering Faculty, Cukurova University, Adana 01950, Turkey
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- Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Biomedical Engineering Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Prhashanna A, Khan SA, Chen SB. Micelle morphology and chain conformation of triblock copolymers under shear: LA-DPD study. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Kim TH, Kim E, Do C, Ahn H, Lee H, Han YS. Anomalistic Self-Assembled Phase Behavior of Block Copolymer Blended with Organic Derivative Depending on Temperature. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tae-Hwan Kim
- Neutron
Science Division, HANARO Research Reactor Utilization Department, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, Repulic of Korea
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- Neutron
Science Division, HANARO Research Reactor Utilization Department, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, Repulic of Korea
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- Biology
and Soft Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Beamline
Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul 120-749, Repulic of Korea
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- Neutron
Science Division, HANARO Research Reactor Utilization Department, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, Repulic of Korea
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Alves DA, Machado D, Melo A, Pereira RF, Severino P, de Hollanda LM, Araújo DR, Lancellotti M. Preparation of Thermosensitive Gel for Controlled Release of Levofloxacin and Their Application in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. Biomed Res Int 2016; 2016:9702129. [PMID: 27689094 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9702129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Levofloxacin is a synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial agent for oral or intravenous administration. Chemically, levofloxacin is the levorotatory isomer (L-isomer) of racemate ofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent. Quinolone derivatives rapidly and specifically inhibit the synthesis of bacterial DNA. Levofloxacin has in vitro activity against a broad range of aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. However, formulation of combined poloxamers thermoregulated (as Pluronic® F127) and levofloxacin for use in multiresistant bacterial treatment were poorly described in the current literature. Thus, the aim of the present work is to characterize poloxamers for levofloxacin controlled release and their use in the treatment of multidrug bacterial resistance. Micelles were produced in colloidal dispersions, with a diameter between 5 and 100 nm, which form spontaneously from amphiphilic molecules under certain conditions as concentration and temperature. Encapsulation of levofloxacin into nanospheres showed efficiency and enhancement of antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae when compared with only levofloxacin. Furthermore, all formulations were not cytotoxic for NIH/3T3 cell lineage. In conclusion, poloxamers combined with levofloxacin have shown promising results, better than alone, decreasing the minimal inhibitory concentration of the studied bacterial multiresistance strains. In the future, this new formulation will be used after being tested in animal models in patients with resistant bacterial strains.
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Padasala S, Patel V, Singh K, Ray D, Aswal V, Bahadur P. Effect of polymers on worm-like micelles of cetyltrimethylammonium tosylate. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bahadur A, Cabana-Montenegro S, Aswal VK, Lage EV, Sandez-Macho I, Concheiro A, Alvarez-Lorenzo C, Bahadur P. NaCl-triggered self-assembly of hydrophilic poloxamine block copolymers. Int J Pharm 2015; 494:453-62. [PMID: 26315124 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.08.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Tetronic 1307 (T1307) is a hydrophilic poloxamine (HLB>24) with a high molecular mass owing to its long PEO and PPO blocks. In spite of good biocompatibility, its use as a component of drug delivery systems is limited by its high critical micelle concentration (CMC) and temperature (CMT). The aim of this work was to elucidate whether the addition of NaCl or the combination of salts and temperature may bring T1307 micellization and gelling features into more practically useful values. Increasing NaCl concentration in the 0.154 M (isotonic) to 2M (hypertonic) range made the copolymer more hydrophobic and more prone to self-assemble into unimodal micelles, as observed by means of π-A isotherms, (1)H NMR, dynamic light scattering (DLS), small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), and pyrene fluorescence. The decrease in CMC and CMT observed for T1307 in 0.5 M NaCl medium (tolerable hypertonic solution), compared to water, notably favored the solubility of hydrophobic drugs such as curcumin and quercetin. Moreover, phase diagram, intrinsic viscosity and sol-to-gel transition were markedly affected by NaCl concentration. Overall, the strong dependence of T1307 self-assembly features on NaCl opens interesting possibilities for tuning the performance of T1307 as a component of nanocarriers and in situ gelling systems.
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- Anita Bahadur
- Department of Zoology, PT Sarvajanik College of Science, Surat 395001 India
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- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Chemistry Department, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat 395001 India.
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Hermida-Merino D, Newby GE, Hamley IW, Hayes W, Slark A. Microphase separation induced in the melt of Pluronic copolymers by blending with a hydrogen bonding urea-urethane end-capped supramolecular polymer. Soft Matter 2015; 11:5799-5803. [PMID: 26151722 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01461a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Blending with a hydrogen-bonding supramolecular polymer is shown to be a successful novel strategy to induce microphase-separation in the melt of a Pluronic polyether block copolymer. The supramolecular polymer is a polybutadiene derivative with urea-urethane end caps. Microphase separation is analysed using small-angle X-ray scattering and its influence on the macroscopic rheological properties is analysed. FTIR spectroscopy provides a detailed picture of the inter-molecular interactions between the polymer chains that induces conformational changes leading to microphase separation.
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- Daniel Hermida-Merino
- BM26/DUBBLE, CRG, ESRF-The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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dos Santos ACM, Akkari ACS, Ferreira IRS, Maruyama CR, Pascoli M, Guilherme VA, de Paula E, Fraceto LF, de Lima R, Melo PDS, de Araujo DR. Poloxamer-based binary hydrogels for delivering tramadol hydrochloride: sol-gel transition studies, dissolution-release kinetics, in vitro toxicity, and pharmacological evaluation. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:2391-401. [PMID: 25848258 PMCID: PMC4381629 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s72337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In this work, poloxamer (PL)-based binary hydrogels, composed of PL 407 and PL 188, were studied with regard to the physicochemical aspects of sol-gel transition and pharmaceutical formulation issues such as dissolution-release profiles. In particular, we evaluated the cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and in vivo pharmacological performance of PL 407 and PL 407-PL 188 hydrogels containing tramadol (TR) to analyze its potential treatment of acute pain. Drug-micelle interaction studies showed the formation of PL 407-PL 188 binary systems and the drug partitioning into the micelles. Characterization of the sol-gel transition phase showed an increase on enthalpy variation values that were induced by the presence of TR hydrochloride within the PL 407 or PL 407-PL 188 systems. Hydrogel dissolution occurred rapidly, with approximately 30%-45% of the gel dissolved, reaching ~80%-90% up to 24 hours. For in vitro release assays, formulations followed the diffusion Higuchi model and lower K(rel) values were observed for PL 407 (20%, K(rel) = 112.9 ± 10.6 μg · h(-1/2)) and its binary systems PL 407-PL 188 (25%-5% and 25%-10%, K(rel) =80.8 ± 6.1 and 103.4 ± 8.3 μg · h(-1/2), respectively) in relation to TR solution (K(rel) =417.9 ± 47.5 μg · h(-1/2), P<0.001). In addition, the reduced cytotoxicity (V79 fibroblasts and hepatocytes) and genotoxicity (V79 fibroblasts), as well as the prolonged analgesic effects (>72 hours) pointed to PL-based hydrogels as a potential treatment, by subcutaneous injection, for acute pain.
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Estadual 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho', Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ashraf U, Chat OA, Maswal M, Jabeen S, Dar AA. An investigation of Pluronic P123–sodium cholate mixed system: micellization, gelation and encapsulation behavior. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13002f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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We report impact of sodium cholate on micellization and gelation of P123.
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- Uzma Ashraf
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Kashmir
- Srinagar-190 006
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Kashmir
- Srinagar-190 006
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Kashmir
- Srinagar-190 006
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Kashmir
- Srinagar-190 006
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Kashmir
- Srinagar-190 006
- India
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Newby GE, Watkins EB, Merino DH, Staniec PA, Bikondoa O. In situ Rheo-GISANS of triblock copolymers: gelation and shear effects on quasi-crystalline structures at interfaces. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra20215a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The behaviour of polymeric systems at surfaces and under flow is very important in many applications, from drug delivery to lubrication. Here, we have studied the thermotropic phases formed by a model tri-block copolymer using in situ Rheo-GISANS.
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- Gemma E. Newby
- ESRF-The European Synchrotron
- F-38043 Grenoble Cedex 9
- France
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- DUBBLE CRG BM26 ESRF
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
- ESRF-The European Synchrotron
- Grenoble
- France
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- XMaS
- The UK CRG Beamline
- ESRF-The European Synchrotron
- F-38043 Grenoble Cedex 9
- France
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Dissipative particle dynamics simulations are applied to investigate co-micellization behavior for binary mixtures of Poloxamers in dilute aqueous solution. In view of block length similarity/dissimilarity, four representative mixture cases are considered: F127/P123, F127/P105, P123/P84, and F127/L64. With appropriate interaction parameters, the simulations enable us to examine the formation of micelles, their types, size, shape, and composition. In the investigated concentration range, we find that pure and mixed micelles, both ellipsoidal, always coexist for all cases. At similar concentrations, both species form pure micelles of their own together with mixed micelles. In the case of F127/L64, it is found that the L64 chains are involved in the mixed micelles, even when the L64 concentration is below its CMC. The fraction of L64 involved in the mixed micelles is lower as compared to the other systems studied. For all cases, the proportion of mixed micelles can be increased when the two polymer species have similar concentrations. Moreover, shorter chains may prefer to straddle the core and corona in the region of ellipsoidal interface that is closer to the center of mixed micelle.
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- Ammu Prhashanna
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585
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Bras W, Koizumi S, Terrill NJ. Beyond simple small-angle X-ray scattering: developments in online complementary techniques and sample environments. IUCrJ 2014; 1:478-91. [PMID: 25485128 PMCID: PMC4224466 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252514019198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS, WAXS) are standard tools in materials research. The simultaneous measurement of SAXS and WAXS data in time-resolved studies has gained popularity due to the complementary information obtained. Furthermore, the combination of these data with non X-ray based techniques, via either simultaneous or independent measurements, has advanced understanding of the driving forces that lead to the structures and morphologies of materials, which in turn give rise to their properties. The simultaneous measurement of different data regimes and types, using either X-rays or neutrons, and the desire to control parameters that initiate and control structural changes have led to greater demands on sample environments. Examples of developments in technique combinations and sample environment design are discussed, together with a brief speculation about promising future developments.
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- Wim Bras
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), DUBBLE@ESRF, BP 220, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, Grenoble 38043, France
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- College of Engineering, Ibaraki University, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Science Division, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK
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Shih KC, Li CY, Li WH, Lai HM. Fine structures of self-assembled beta-cyclodextrin/Pluronic in dilute and dense systems: a small angle X-ray scattering study. Soft Matter 2014; 10:7606-7614. [PMID: 25121472 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm01147c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The evolution of the fine structures of self-assembled polypseudorotaxane (PPR) in Pluronic (PL F108) solutions containing dilute to dense beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was illustrated for the first time by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Dense β-CD (∼19 w/v%) was found feasible to be dispersed in 24% citric acid solution. 5% of PL F108 formed cylindrical micelles of 1 nm in radius and 8 nm in length in the presence of 24% citric acid through the dehydration of citric acid and citrate. PPR was formed through host-guest interaction between PL F108 and β-CD. In dilute β-CD system (1%), the single chains of PPR with separated β-CD stacks on PL F108 were formed. The numbers of β-CD in each stack increased from 1 to 4 on increasing β-CD concentration to 9%. In a dense β-CD system, PPR condensed to correlated structures majorly composed of two unit blocks through the hydrogen bonds between PPRs. Two distinguishable correlated domains with correlation lengths of 50 nm (marked α-phase) and 46 nm (marked β-phase) along the chains, but without fine periodic structure within each individual domain, were identified in the 10% β-CD solution. Periodic stacking of β-CD in the domains developed in the 12% solution. As β-CD concentration increased from 12 to 19%, the correlated heights of α and β phases reduced from 41 and 32 nm to 30 and 10 nm, respectively. There were 48 β-CDs that stabilized on each PL F108 chain in the 19% β-CD system, which is in good agreement with stoichiometry.
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- Kuo-Chih Shih
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Roosevelt Rd., Sec. 4, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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Pragatheeswaran AM, Chen SB, Chen C, Chen B. Micellization and gelation of PEO-PPO-PEO binary mixture with non-identical PPO block lengths in aqueous solution. POLYMER 2014; 55:5284-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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de Araújo DR, Oshiro A, da Silva DC, Akkari ACS, de Mello JC, Rodrigues T. Poloxamers as Drug-Delivery Systems: Physicochemical, Pharmaceutical, and Toxicological Aspects. Nanotoxicology 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8993-1_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Zhang M, Djabourov M, Bourgaux C, Bouchemal K. Nanostructured fluids from pluronic® mixtures. Int J Pharm 2013; 454:599-610. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Pepić I, Lovrić J, Hafner A, Filipović-Grčić J. Powder form and stability of Pluronic mixed micelle dispersions for drug delivery applications. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2013; 40:944-51. [PMID: 23627442 DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2013.791831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The aim of this work was to optimize a formulation of the Pluronic® F127/L121 mixed micelle system and evaluate it in terms of stability upon dilution in biologically relevant media and to explore the possibility of preparing F127/L121 micelles in a powder form that can be simply reconstituted to an initial freshly made mixed micelle formulation. The mixed F127/L121 micelles were prepared at a relatively high concentration of Pluronics (1% w/w for both Pluronics) using two different methods (direct dissolution and film rehydration) with an external input of energy. The optimal preparation of the mixed F127/L121 micelles (hydrodynamic diameter (dh) = 75 nm, polydispersity index (PDI) = 0.287) was achieved using the film rehydration method followed by ultrasonication. Stability studies of the F127/L121 micelle system were performed at 25 °C and 37 °C and upon dilution in different biologically relevant media. The F127/L121 micelles were stable in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) upon 100-fold dilution for at least 10 d and in PBS containing bovine serum albumin upon 10 and 50-fold dilution for at least 48 and 12 h, respectively. A dry powdered form of the mixed micelles was prepared by freeze-drying after slow or fast freezing process. The influence of the type and amount of cryoprotectant on the prevention of F127/L121 micelles aggregation during the freeze-drying and reconstitution processes were evaluated. The use of trehalose (5%, w/w) and sucrose (2.5%, w/w) with slow and fast freezing process, respectively, resulted in a reconstituted product with mostly similar dh and PDI values of the fresh micelle formulation.
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- Ivan Pepić
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia
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Kumar S, Lee MJ, Aswal VK, Choi SM. Block-copolymer-induced long-range depletion interaction and clustering of silica nanoparticles in aqueous solution. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2013; 87:042315. [PMID: 23679422 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.87.042315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) has been carried out to examine the block-copolymer-induced depletion interaction of charged silica nanoparticles in aqueous solution. The measurements have been performed on fixed concentrations (1 and 10 wt. %) of anionic Ludox silica nanoparticles having sizes of 8 and 16 nm in the presence of 0.1M NaCl and varying concentration of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide P85 [(EO)(26)(PO)(39)(EO)(26)] block copolymer. The presence of the block copolymer induces an attractive depletion interaction between charge-stabilized nanoparticles. The effective interaction of silica nanoparticles is modeled by a combination of two Yukawa potentials accounting for attractive depletion and repulsive electrostatic forces. The depletion interaction is found to be a long-range attraction whose magnitude and range increase with block-copolymer concentration. The depletion interaction is further enhanced by tuning the self-assembly of the block copolymer through the variation of temperature. The increase of the depletion interaction ultimately leads to clustering of nanoparticles and is confirmed by the presence of a Bragg peak in the SANS data. The positioning of the Bragg peak suggests simple-cubic-type packing of particles within the clusters. The scattering from the clusters in the low-Q region is governed by the Porod scattering, indicating that clusters are quite large (order of microns). The depletion interaction is also found to be strongly dependent on the size of the nanoparticles.
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- Sugam Kumar
- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India
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Nambam JS, Philip J. Thermogelling properties of triblock copolymers in the presence of hydrophilic Fe3O4 nanoparticles and surfactants. Langmuir 2012; 28:12044-12053. [PMID: 22845748 DOI: 10.1021/la302310y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We investigate the supramolecular structure formed by thermogelation of a triblock polymer in the presence of nanoparticles and surfactant using rheometry and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The triblock copolymer, nanoparticle, and surfactant used in this study are poly(oxyethylene-oxypropylene-oxyethylene), Pluronic F108, Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles, and sodium dodecyl surfactant, respectively. Addition of 1-5 wt % of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticle, of average particle size ~10 nm, in a weak template of F108 (15 wt %) shows a decrease in the onset of gelation temperature and dramatic alteration in the viscoelastic moduli. The nanocomposite samples show a linear viscoelastic regime up to 5% strain. The SAXS measurement shows that the intermicellar spacing of the supramolecular structure of pure F108 is ~16.5 nm, and the supramolecular structure is destroyed when nanoparticles and surfactants are incorporated in it. Further, the addition of anionic surfactant to nanocomposites leads to a dramatic reduction in the viscoelastic properties due to strong electrostatic barrier imparted by the surfactant headgroup that prevents the formation of hexagonally ordered micelles. Our results show that the thermogelation is due to the clustering of nanoparticles into a fractal network rather than a close-packed F108 micelles, in agreement with the recent findings in Pluronic F127-laponite systems.
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- J S Nambam
- SMARTS, Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
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Nambam JS, Philip J. Effects of Interaction of Ionic and Nonionic Surfactants on Self-Assembly of PEO–PPO–PEO Triblock Copolymer in Aqueous Solution. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:1499-507. [DOI: 10.1021/jp208902a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J. S. Nambam
- SMARTS, NDED, Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
603 102, Tamilnadu, India
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- SMARTS, NDED, Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
603 102, Tamilnadu, India
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DONG SHIJIN, ZHANG HAITAO, CUI XUEJUN, SUI ZHENYING, XU JIA, WANG HONGYAN. MESOSCOPIC SIMULATION ON THE PHASE STRUCTURE OF PLURONIC P105 AQUEOUS SOLUTION. J Theor Comput Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219633610005955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The mesoscopic dynamic simulation (MesoDyn) has been carried out to investigate the phase structure and the aggregate properties of triblock copolymers (ethylene oxide)37 (propylene oxide)56 (ethylene oxide)37 (P105) in aqueous solution. A Gaussian chain model is successfully built according to the equivalent chain method and the Flory–Huggins interaction parameters, χ, used for determining the repulsions between different chain segments are computed. Simulation results show that P105 can form several microstructures including spherical micelles, ellipsoid micellar cluster, worm-like micelles, defective bicontinuous phase, and bicontinuous phase with increasing concentration. A special transition phase structure of P105 is found in the spherical micellar region. The dynamic evolution processes of spherical micelles are investigated by observing the induction time before phase separation and the changing of isosurface during phase separation. The influence of P105 concentration on the density of micelles at equilibrium state is also discussed, which shows that the increase of P105 concentration will lead to the decrease of micelles' amount. Two kinds of growth mechanisms during phase separation are discussed by MesoDyn simulation.
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- SHIJIN DONG
- Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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Durand-Gasselin C, Sanson N, Lequeux N. Reversible controlled assembly of thermosensitive polymer-coated gold nanoparticles. Langmuir 2011; 27:12329-12335. [PMID: 21902271 DOI: 10.1021/la2023852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Aggregation of thermosensitive polymer-coated gold nanoparticles was performed in aqueous solution in the presence of a triblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(propylene oxide)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (Pluronic P123, PEO(20)-PPO(68)-PEO(20)). The gold nanoparticles, AuNPs, which are covered by thermosensitive statistical copolymers poly(EO(x)-st-PO(y)), aggregate when the temperature is higher than the phase transition temperature of the polymer, leading to a macroscopic precipitation. The presence of Pluronic chains in solution prevents the uncontrolled aggregation of the AuNPs at higher temperature than both the aggregation temperature of the AuNPs (T(agg)) and the critical micellization temperature (cmt) of the Pluronic. The size, the colloidal stability, and the optical properties of the AuNPs aggregates are modulated as a function of the P123-to-AuNP ratio, which constitutes the critical parameter of the system. Moreover, the AuNP aggregation is totally reversible upon decreasing the temperature below T(agg). Our approach constitutes an easy way to the formation of well-controlled nanoparticle aggregates with well-defined sizes. The resulting aggregates have been characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and electron microscopy.
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- Céline Durand-Gasselin
- Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Polymères et Milieux Dispersés-Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, UMR7615, UPMC Sorbonne Universités, ESPCI ParisTech, CNRS, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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D’Errico G, Paduano L, Ortona O, Mangiapia G, Coppola L, Celso FL. Temperature and concentration effects on supramolecular aggregation and phase behavior for poly(propylene oxide)–b-poly(ethylene oxide)–b-poly(propylene oxide) copolymers of different concentration in aqueous mixtures, 2. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 359:179-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.02.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Revised: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Meznarich NAK, Love BJ. The Kinetics of Gel Formation for PEO−PPO−PEO Triblock Copolymer Solutions and the Effects of Added Methylparaben. Macromolecules 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ma200302s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Norman A. K. Meznarich
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2300 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Lafollette TA, Walker LM. Structural and Mechanical Hysteresis at the Order-Order Transition of Block Copolymer Micellar Crystals. Polymers (Basel) 2011; 3:281-98. [DOI: 10.3390/polym3010281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ricardo NM, Ricardo NM, Costa FDM, Chaibundit C, Portale G, Hermida-merino D, Burattini S, Hamley IW, Muryn CA, Nixon SK, Yeates SG. The effect of n-, s- and t-butanol on the micellization and gelation of Pluronic P123 in aqueous solution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 353:482-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.09.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Revised: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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O'Callaghan JM, McNamara H, Copley MP, Hanrahan JP, Morris MA, Steytler DC, Heenan RK, Holmes JD. Swelling of ionic and nonionic surfactant micelles by high pressure gases. Langmuir 2010; 26:7725-7731. [PMID: 20148596 DOI: 10.1021/la904464k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The influence of different solvent environments on the size, shape, and characteristics of surfactant micelles of Pluronic F127 and CTAB was investigated by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). SANS experiments were undertaken on dilute micellar surfactant solutions of F127 and CTAB that between them were exposed to liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide, liquid propane, ethane, and heptane under various pressures and temperatures. Swelling of the surfactant micelles could be directly related to the solubility of the solvents within the micelles, especially within their cores. Carbon dioxide produced the largest swelling of the Pluronic F127 micelles, compared to propane and ethane, which mirrors the solubility of the gases in the PPO core of the micelles. Conversely, the extent of swelling of the cores of CTAB micelles was greater with propane compared to carbon dioxide, which again relates to the solubility of the solvents in the alkane core of the CTAB micelles.
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- John M O'Callaghan
- Materials and Supercritical Fluids Group, Department of Chemistry, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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