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Patel D, Tripathi N, Ray D, Aswal VK, Kuperkar K, Bahadur P. Self-assembly generation triggered in highly hydrophilic Pluronics® by sugars/ polyols. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Alemdar M, Ceylan Tuncaboylu D, Kubra Batu H, Aydogan Temel B. Pluronic Based Injectable Smart Gels with Coumarin Functional Amphiphilic Copolymers. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ben Henda M. Effect of Organic Solvent on (EO)78(PO)30(EO)78 F68 Tri-Block Copolymer: Viscosity and Dynamic Light Scattering Measurements. J MACROMOL SCI B 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2021.2022281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- M. Ben Henda
- Physics Department, College of Science, Al-Zulfi, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
- Physics Laboratory of Soft Matter and Electromagnetic Modelling, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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Sridhar V, Tiwari A, Wairkar S, Gupta GL, Gaud R. Pramipexole thermosensitive nasal gel for experimental parkinsonism in rats. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Malo de Molina P, Gradzielski M. Gels Obtained by Colloidal Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Molecules. Gels 2017; 3:E30. [PMID: 30920526 PMCID: PMC6318676 DOI: 10.3390/gels3030030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Revised: 07/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Gelation in water-based systems can be achieved in many different ways. This review focusses on ways that are based on self-assembly, i.e., a bottom-up approach. Self-assembly naturally requires amphiphilic molecules and accordingly the systems described here are based on surfactants and to some extent also on amphiphilic copolymers. In this review we are interested in cases of low and moderate concentrations of amphiphilic material employed to form hydrogels. Self-assembly allows for various approaches to achieve gelation. One of them is via increasing the effective volume fraction by encapsulating solvent, as in vesicles. Vesicles can be constructed in various morphologies and the different cases are discussed here. However, also the formation of very elongated worm-like micelles can lead to gelation, provided the structural relaxation times of these systems is long enough. Alternatively, one may employ amphiphilic copolymers of hydrophobically modified water soluble polymers that allow for network formation in solution by self-assembly due to having several hydrophobic modifications per polymer. Finally, one may combine such polymers with surfactant self-assemblies and thereby produce interconnected hybrid network systems with corresponding gel-like properties. As seen here there is a number of conceptually different approaches to achieve gelation by self-assembly and they may even become combined for further variation of the properties. These different approaches are described in this review to yield a comprehensive overview regarding the options for achieving gel formation by self-assembly.
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- Paula Malo de Molina
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Institut für Physikalische & Theoretische Chemie-Stranski Laboratorium, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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Petkova-Olsson Y, Ullsten H, Järnström L. Thermosensitive silica-pluronic-starch model coating dispersion-part I: The effect of Pluronic block copolymer adsorption on the colloidal stability and rheology. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kapoor S, Kundu SC. Silk protein-based hydrogels: Promising advanced materials for biomedical applications. Acta Biomater 2016; 31:17-32. [PMID: 26602821 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Hydrogels are a class of advanced material forms that closely mimic properties of the soft biological tissues. Several polymers have been explored for preparing hydrogels with structural and functional features resembling that of the extracellular matrix. Favourable material properties, biocompatibility and easy processing of silk protein fibers into several forms make it a suitable material for biomedical applications. Hydrogels made from silk proteins have shown a potential in overcoming limitations of hydrogels prepared from conventional polymers. A great deal of effort has been made to control the properties and to integrate novel topographical and functional characteristics in the hydrogel composed from silk proteins. This review provides overview of the advances in silk protein-based hydrogels with a primary emphasis on hydrogels of fibroin. It describes the approaches used to fabricate fibroin hydrogels. Attempts to improve the existing properties or to incorporate new features in the hydrogels by making composites and by improving fibroin properties by genetic engineering approaches are also described. Applications of the fibroin hydrogels in the realms of tissue engineering and controlled release are reviewed and their future potentials are discussed. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE This review describes the potentiality of silk fibroin hydrogel. Silk Fibroin has been widely recognized as an interesting biomaterial. Due to its properties including high mechanical strength and excellent biocompatibility, it has gained wide attention. Several groups are exploring silk-based materials including films, hydrogels, nanofibers and nanoparticles for different biomedical applications. Although there is a good amount of literature available on general properties and applications of silk based biomaterials, there is an inadequacy of extensive review articles that specifically focus on silk based hydrogels. Silk-based hydrogels have a strong potential to be utilized in biomedical applications. Our work is an effort to highlight the research that has been done in the area of silk-based hydrogels. It aims to provide an overview of the advances that have been made and the future course available. It will provide an overview of the silk-based hydrogels as well as may direct the readers to the specific areas of application.
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Enteric-coated capsule containing β-galactosidase-loaded polylactic acid nanocapsules: enzyme stability and milk lactose hydrolysis under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. J DAIRY RES 2014; 81:479-84. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022029914000491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In order to protect peroral β-galactosidase from being degraded and hydrolyse milk lactose efficiently in the environments of gastrointestinal tract, a double-capsule delivery system composed of enteric-coated capsule and polylactic acid (PLA) nanocapsules (NCs) was developed for encapsulation of β-galactosidase. β-galactosidase-loaded PLA NCs in the size range of 100–200 nm were prepared by a modified w1/o/w2technique. During the encapsulation process, dichloromethane/ethyl acetate (1 : 1, v/v) as the solvent composition, high-pressure homogenisation (150 bar, 3 min) as the second emulsification method and polyvinyl alcohol or Poloxamer 188 as a stabiliser in the inner phase could efficiently improve the activity retention of β-galactosidase (>90%). Subsequently, the prepared NCs were freeze-dried and filled in a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate (HP55)-coated capsule. In vitro results revealed that the HP55-coated capsule remained intact in the simulated gastric fluid and efficiently protected the nested β-galactosidase from acidic denaturation. Under the simulated intestinal condition, the enteric coating dissolved rapidly and released the β-galactosidase-loaded PLA NCs, which exhibited greater stability against enzymatic degradation and higher hydrolysis ratio (∼100%) towards milk lactose than the free β-galactosidase. These results suggest that this double-capsule delivery system represents promising candidate for efficient lactose hydrolysis in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Vandenhaute M, Schelfhout J, Van Vlierberghe S, Mendes E, Dubruel P. Cross-linkable, thermo-responsive Pluronic® building blocks for biomedical applications: Synthesis and physico-chemical evaluation. Eur Polym J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This review will discuss developments in the field of pulmonary vaccine delivery. The possibilities of adopting aerosol-generation technology and specific pharmaceutical formulations for the purpose of pulmonary immunization are described. Aerosol-generation systems might offer advantages with respect to vaccine stability and antigenicity. Adjuvants and their inclusion in vaccine-delivery systems are described. Other formulation components, such as surfactants, particulate systems and dispersion of the aerosols are detailed in this paper. The noninvasive, relatively safe and low-cost nature of pulmonary delivery may provide great benefits to the public health vaccination campaign.
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- Dongmei Lu
- Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Paudel A, Worku ZA, Meeus J, Guns S, Van den Mooter G. Manufacturing of solid dispersions of poorly water soluble drugs by spray drying: Formulation and process considerations. Int J Pharm 2013; 453:253-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 330] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Revised: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ghaouar N, Henda MB, Aschi A, Gharbi A. Study of PEO—PPO—PEO Copolymers Conformational Changes: Viscosity and Dynamic Light Scattering Measurements. J MACROMOL SCI B 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2011.557629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- N. Ghaouar
- a Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Molle , Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire , Tunisia
- b Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie , INSAT, Centre Urbain Nord , Tunis, Tunisia
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- a Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Molle , Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire , Tunisia
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- a Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Molle , Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire , Tunisia
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- a Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Molle , Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire , Tunisia
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Chu B, Wu G. Supramolecular formation of triblock copolymers in polar/nonpolar solvents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.19940870110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chu B, Wu G. Structure and dynamics of copoly(oxyethylene-oxypropylene-oxyethylene) in o-xylene/water mixtures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/masy.19950900120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Jones DS, Muldoon BC, Woolfson A, Andrews GP, McCoy CP, Sanderson F. Moisture‐activated rheological structuring of nonaqueous poloxamine–poly(acrylic acid) systems designed as novel biomedical implants. J Pharm Sci 2010; 99:1838-54. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.21956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Kang ML, Cho CS, Yoo HS. Application of chitosan microspheres for nasal delivery of vaccines. Biotechnol Adv 2009; 27:857-865. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Revised: 06/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Kalish BP, Schuster GS, Peacock ME, Cuenin MF, Swiec GD, Potter BJ, Buxton TB, McPherson JC. Influence of matrix-suspended demineralized bone on osseous repair using a critical-sized defect in the rat (Rattus norvegicus) calvarium. J ORAL IMPLANTOL 2008; 34:83-9. [PMID: 18478903 DOI: 10.1563/1548-1336(2008)34[83:iomdbo]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Demineralized freeze-dried bone (DFDB) in matrix form must be rehydrated with a carrier medium which allows for easy manipulation during periodontal surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how human DFDB suspended in a polyol matrix affects new bone formation in the rat calvarium critical-sized defect (CSD) model. Fifty-five adult male Harlan Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to 1 of 5 treatment groups: polyol, 100% DFDB, 47% DFDB/polyol, 47% DFDB, or an unfilled control. They were then placed into 8-m calvarial CSDs. The bone donor source company for the DFDB and DFDB/polyol groups was the same. Calvaria were harvested 10 weeks after surgery and evaluated histomorphometrically. The diameter of bone particles from the 3 groups containing DFDB was measured by scanning electron microscopy. There was no statistically significant difference in the percentage of bone fill between any of the groups, although the 100% DFDB group exhibited the most bone fill. The 47% DFDB/polyol and 47% DFDB groups had similar amounts of bone formation. The average size of the demineralized bone particles from the 100% DFDB group was significantly smaller than that of the other 2 groups containing DFDB. Adding a polyol to DFDB produced similar osseous regeneration in the rat calvarium defect model vs DFDB alone. Yet from a clinical standpoint, the polyol enhanced graft handling and stability. Graft particle size may have an effect on bone fill.
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Ashour AE, Turnquist HR, Burns N, Wang X, Lin X, Tremayne J, Hollingsworth MA, Blonder JM, Rosenthal GJ, Talmadge JE, Solheim JC. Flt3 ligand delivered in a pluronic formulation prolongs the survival of mice with orthotopic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2007; 22:235-8. [PMID: 17600470 DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2007.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a devastating disease, characterized by asymptomatic development and extremely poor prognosis. Given the resistance of pancreatic cancer to standard chemo- and radiotherapy, we have focused on the development of immunotherapies for this disease. The number of dendritic cells (DCs), natural killer (NK) cells, and T-cells in the blood and secondary lymphoid organs is regulated by a group of hematopoietic growth factors, which includes fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 ligand (Flt3L). We have demonstrated previously that the bioavailability and in vivo half-life of Flt3L are increased by Flt3L formulation in the pluronic ProGelzx. In this study, we first examined the effectiveness of Flt3L delivered in ProGelz against subcutaneous (s.c.) pancreatic adenocarcinomas in mice. We found that an intramuscular (i.m.) injection of Flt3L in ProGelz significantly increased the survival of mice bearing s.c. pancreatic tumors, compared to the administration of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) in ProGelz. We then tested Flt3L in ProGelz in an orthotopic pancreatic tumor model, and demonstrated that it significantly enhanced the survival of tumor-bearing mice, compared to PBS in ProGelz. Overall, these observations suggest that Flt3L formulated in ProGelz may have potential clinical utility as a treatment for pancreatic cancer.
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- Abdelkader E Ashour
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6805, USA
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Roohvand F, Aghasadeghi MR, Sadat SM, Budkowska A, Khabiri AR. HCV core protein immunization with Montanide/CpG elicits strong Th1/Th2 and long-lived CTL responses. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 354:641-9. [PMID: 17250802 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2006] [Accepted: 12/28/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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An efficient vaccine against Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection requires induction of strong humoral and cellular responses against viral proteins. We evaluated the immunogenicity of HCV core protein (HCVcp), a prime vaccine candidate, formulated in various human compatible adjuvants. An Escherichia coli-expressed HCVcp, purified in native conditions was used for murine immunization in separate groups of: free HCVcp (Ag), Ag+C/IFA (Freunds), Ag+CpG, Ag+M720 (Montanide ISA 720), Ag+F127 (Pluronic acid) and cocktails of Ag+F127+CpG and Ag+M720+CpG. Mice immunized with M720(+CpG) developed the highest HCVcp-specific titers of total IgG, IgG1, 2a, 2b, and that of IFN-gamma and IL-4 cytokines compared to all other groups. HCVcp-specific-CTLs against relevant MHC class I peptides were detected only for Ag+M720+CpG, Ag+M720, and Ag+CpG groups and could be blocked by antimouse-CD8 antibodies. While CTLs were stable, only F127 formulated groups demonstrated detectable IgG antibodies one year post-immunization. Hence, HCVcp formulated in M720 (with a synergistic effect by inclusion of CpG) could induce balanced and strong Th1/Th2 responses with long-lived CD4(-)CD8(+) CTLs.
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- Farzin Roohvand
- Hepatitis and AIDS Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Pasteur Ave., Tehran 13164, Iran.
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Yardimci H, Chung B, Harden JL, Leheny RL. Phase behavior and local dynamics of concentrated triblock copolymer micelles. J Chem Phys 2005; 123:244908. [PMID: 16396574 DOI: 10.1063/1.2132278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report a neutron-scattering study to characterize the ordering and local dynamics of spherical micelles formed by the triblock copolymer polyethylene oxide (PEO)--polypropylene oxide (PPO)--polyethylene oxide (Pluronic) in aqueous solution. The study focuses on two Pluronic species, F68 and F108, that have the same weight fraction of PEO but that differ in chain length by approximately a factor of 2. At sufficiently high concentration, both species undergo a sequence of phase changes with increasing temperature from dissolved chains to micelles with liquid-like order to a cubic crystal phase and finally back to a micelle liquid phase. A comparison of the phase diagrams constructed from small-angle neutron scattering indicates that crystallization is suppressed for shorter chain micelles due to fluctuation effects. The intermediate scattering function I(Q,t)I(Q,0) determined by neutron spin echo displays a line shape with two distinct relaxations. Comparisons between I(Q,t)I(Q,0) for fully hydrogenated F68 chains in D2O and for F68 with deuterated PEO blocks reveal that the slower relaxation corresponds to Rouse modes of the PPO segments in the concentrated micelle cores. The faster relaxation is identified with longitudinal diffusive modes in the PEO corona characteristic of a polymer brush.
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- H Yardimci
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Kipkemboi P, Khan A, Lindman B, Alfredsson V. Phase behaviour and structure of amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) triblock copolymers ((EO)4(PO)59(EO)4 and (EO)17(PO)59(EO)17) in ternary mixtures with water and xylene. CAN J CHEM 2003. [DOI: 10.1139/v03-102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The isothermal ternary phase behaviour and structure of amphiphilic copolymerwaterxylene systems was investigated for two poly(ethylene oxide)poly(propylene oxide) (PEOPPO) triblock copolymers, (EO)4(PO)59(EO)4 and (EO)17(PO)59(EO)17, at 25°C. The phase boundaries were identified using 2H NMR and inspection under polarized light. The microstructure and structural length scales in the lyotropic liquid crystalline phases were determined and characterized by small-angle X-ray scattering. The amounts and relative proportions of the selective solvents can modulate the resulting microstructures, although the phase sequence observed depends on the relative PEOPPO block ratio. A variety of lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) phases are thermodynamically stable in the system with copolymer (EO)17(PO)59(EO)17, both of the normal ("oil-in-water") and of the reverse ("water-in-oil") morphology. The high hydrophobic content of copolymer (EO)4(PO)59(EO)4, however, favours reverse LLC structures with low interfacial curvature. No normal LLC phases are formed by this system.Key words: amphiphilic, triblock copolymers, poly(ethylene oxide), poly(propylene oxide), ternary mixtures, phase behaviour, lyotropic liquid crystals, SAXS, 2H NMR.
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Haineault C, Gourde P, Perron S, Désormeaux A, Piret J, Omar RF, Tremblay RR, Bergeron MG. Thermoreversible gel formulation containing sodium lauryl sulfate as a potential contraceptive device. Biol Reprod 2003; 69:687-94. [PMID: 12724280 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.014043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The contraceptive properties of a gel formulation containing sodium lauryl sulfate were investigated in both in vitro and in vivo models. Results showed that sodium lauryl sulfate inhibited, in a concentration-dependent manner, the activity of sheep testicular hyaluronidase. Sodium lauryl sulfate also completely inhibited human sperm motility as evaluated by the 30-sec Sander-Cramer test. The acid-buffering capacity of gel formulations containing sodium lauryl sulfate increased with the molarity of the citrate buffers used for their preparations. Furthermore, experiments in which semen was mixed with undiluted gel formulations in different proportions confirmed their physiologically relevant buffering capacity. Intravaginal application of the gel formulation containing sodium lauryl sulfate to rabbits before their artificial insemination with freshly ejaculated semen completely prevented egg fertilization. The gel formulation containing sodium lauryl sulfate was fully compatible with nonlubricated latex condoms. Taken together, these results suggest that the gel formulation containing sodium lauryl sulfate could represent a potential candidate for use as a topical vaginal spermicidal formulation to provide fertility control in women.
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- Caroline Haineault
- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Ivanova R, Lindman B, Alexandridis P. Effect of Pharmaceutically Acceptable Glycols on the Stability of the Liquid Crystalline Gels Formed by Poloxamer 407 in Water. J Colloid Interface Sci 2002; 252:226-35. [PMID: 16290783 DOI: 10.1006/jcis.2002.8417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2002] [Accepted: 04/08/2002] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The ability of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) block copolymers (Poloxamers) to form "gels" (lyotropic liquid crystalline structures) in water is of interest to pharmaceutical applications. In such applications the presence of polar organic solvents is often desirable or required. The effect of such solvents on the stability of lyotropic liquid crystalline gels formed by PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers was assessed by studying the phase behavior and structure in ternary isothermal (25 degrees C) systems of pharmaceutical interest consisting of Poloxamer 407 (EO(100)PO(70)EO(100)), water, and one of the following solvents (referred to here collectively as "glycols"): glycerol, propylene glycol, ethanol, polyethylene glycol 400, and glucose. Small-angle X-ray scattering was employed to establish the structure of the liquid crystals obtained and to determine their characteristic length scales. The stability range of the liquid crystalline gel phases in the systems studied was found to vary with the glycol type. For example, the micellar cubic structure can accommodate about 0.85:1 parts glucose per part water (in terms of weight) and up to as much as 5.5:1 parts propylene glycol per part water. A correlation between the glycol effects on the stability of the liquid crystalline phases and glycol physiochemical characteristics such as octanol/water partition coefficient or solubility parameter is proposed.
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- Rouja Ivanova
- Physical Chemistry 1, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, S-22100, Sweden
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Westerink MA, Smithson SL, Srivastava N, Blonder J, Coeshott C, Rosenthal GJ. ProJuvant (Pluronic F127/chitosan) enhances the immune response to intranasally administered tetanus toxoid. Vaccine 2001; 20:711-23. [PMID: 11738734 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(01)00423-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The potential to generate both a systemic and local immune response makes the mucosal system an attractive site for immunization. However, mucosal administration of protein and peptide antigens generally results in a poor immune response. Successful mucosal vaccination is therefore largely dependent on the development of effective mucosal adjuvants. In this study we have examined the effect of mucosal administration of tetanus toxoid (TT) in the presence of a non-ionic block copolymer, Pluronic F127 (F127), with chitosan or lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) on the systemic and mucosal immune response. Balb/c mice, immunized intraperitoneally (i.p.) with TT and boosted intranasally (i.n.) with TT in F127/chitosan, demonstrated a significant enhancement in the systemic anti-TT antibody response compared to mice boosted i.n. with TT in PBS or mice boosted i.n. with TT in F127/LPC. We determined the antigen specific IgA response in the nasal and lung washes of these animals and found a significant increase in anti-TT mucosal IgA response in the group boosted with TT in F127/chitosan. Similarly, mice immunized and boosted i.n. with TT in F127/chitosan had a significant enhancement of their systemic anti-TT IgG and mucosal IgA antibody responses compared to the animals immunized and boosted i.n. with TT in PBS or TT in F127/LPC. The results of these studies suggest that F127/chitosan represents a novel mucosal vaccine delivery system, consisting of two components, that appear to exert an additive or synergistic effect on the immune response.
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- M A Westerink
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, 3055 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
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Ivanova R, Lindman B, Alexandridis P. Modification of the lyotropic liquid crystalline microstructure of amphiphilic block copolymers in the presence of cosolvents. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2001; 89-90:351-82. [PMID: 11215804 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-8686(00)00049-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This article reviews the results of recent investigations on the macroscopic (phase behavior) and microscopic (microstructure) aspects of the role of cosolvents on the self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers. A comprehensive account of the systematic studies performed in ternary isothermal systems consisting of a representative poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) block copolymer (Pluronic P105, EO37PO58EO37), water and a polar cosolvent (such as glycerol, propylene glycol or ethanol) is presented. The effect of cosolvents on the copolymer phase behavior is quantified in terms of the highest cosolvent/water ratio able to maintain the liquid crystalline structures. The effect of cosolvents on the microstructure of the lyotropic liquid crystals is quantified in terms of the degree of relative swelling per cosolvent content per copolymer content, a parameter that characterizes the given cosolvent and copolymer. The set of correlations on the cosolvent effects on the phase behavior or microstructure to the cosolvent physicochemical characteristics (such as octanol/water partition coefficient or solubility parameter) have led to the development of a hypothesis that accounts for the cosolvent effects on the self-assembly of PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers and can be used to predict them. The rich structural diversity and the potential for a precise an convenient modification of the lyotropic liquid crystalline microstructure of the PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers is discussed in comparison to the phase behavior of the low-molecular nonionic surfactants.
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- R Ivanova
- Physical Chemistry 1, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Sweden
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Yamamoto H, Hashidzume A, Morishima Y. Micellization Protocols for Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes in Water. How Do Polymers Undergo Intrapolymer Associations? Polym J 2000. [DOI: 10.1295/polymj.32.745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sturesson C, Carlfors J. Incorporation of protein in PLG-microspheres with retention of bioactivity. J Control Release 2000; 67:171-8. [PMID: 10825551 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(00)00205-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The enzyme urease was incorporated into poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres using a double emulsion solvent removal technique. Ethyl acetate was used as organic solvent since it is less toxic than the more commonly used methylene chloride. The effect of the two solvents on urease was compared. Although this preparation technique is well established, it is often associated with reduced bioactivity and low entrapment efficiency of proteins. In order to retain a high degree of bioactivity, the well known protein stabilisers: sucrose, trehalose and poloxamer 407, were added to the urease in the preparation. The bioactivity of the entrapped urease was reduced more by methylene chloride than by ethyl acetate. The gelled form of poloxamer was shown to highly favour the retention of bioactivity, demonstrated by an increase of 41% compared to preparations without poloxamer. Moreover, the presence of poloxamer strongly increased the in vitro release rate of urease from the microspheres. The entrapment efficiency was increased by 44% using the sugars in the preparation. These results clearly show the great potential of small quantities of additive in the formulation to control the properties of the microspheres. The amount and type of additive could be adjusted according to the therapeutic application of the preparation.
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- C Sturesson
- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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Noda T, Hashidzume A, Morishima Y. Micelle Formation of Random Copolymers of Sodium 2-(Acrylamido)-2-methylpropanesulfonate and a Nonionic Surfactant Macromonomer in Water As Studied by Fluorescence and Dynamic Light Scattering. Macromolecules 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/ma991680x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tetsuya Noda
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Blonder JM, Baird L, Fulfs JC, Rosenthal GJ. Dose-dependent hyperlipidemia in rabbits following administration of poloxamer 407 gel. Life Sci 1999; 65:PL261-6. [PMID: 10576602 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(99)00495-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Poloxamer 407 (P-407) is a tri-block polymer that exhibits concentration-dependent reverse thermal gelation, a characteristic potentially useful for developing sustained release injectable drugs. While some reports suggest that P-407 is 'non-toxic', rodent studies demonstrate that P-407 induces hyperlipidemia, an action that makes this polymer a questionable drug delivery vehicle. Unfortunately, the majority of earlier studies employed supra-physiologic doses of P-407. The present study examined if lower, clinically useful, doses of gel-forming concentrations of P-407 induced hyperlipidemia in rabbits. Male and female rabbits were injected with 5.5 mg/kg (0.025 mL/kg), 27.5 mg/kg (0.125 mL/kg), or 137.5 mg/kg (0.625 mL/kg) of 22% P-407 and the actions of this polymer on blood chemistry were assessed at 6 h, 1 d, 2 d, 7 d, and 14 d following injection. Control rabbits received no injection. The highest dose of P-407 (137.5 mg/kg) significantly increased serum triglycerides and cholesterol in both male and female rabbits with the maximum increase observed at 2 d after injection. Male rabbits were more sensitive to P-407 than females following injection of 137.5 mg/kg P-407. The lower doses of P-407 did not alter serum triglycerides or cholesterol. In all groups, serum triglycerides and cholesterol were at baseline levels by 14 d. P-407 did not affect other blood chemistry parameters. Although P-407 induces a dose-dependent hyperlipidemia in rabbits, low doses of this polymer may be used in controlled release drug delivery applications without the untoward hyperlipidemic effect.
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Noda T, Morishima Y. Hydrophobic Association of Random Copolymers of Sodium 2-(Acrylamido)-2-methylpropanesulfonate and Dodecyl Methacrylate in Water As Studied by Fluorescence and Dynamic Light Scattering. Macromolecules 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/ma990202j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tetsuya Noda
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Alexandridis P. Structural Polymorphism of Poly(ethylene oxide)−Poly(propylene oxide) Block Copolymers in Nonaqueous Polar Solvents. Macromolecules 1998. [DOI: 10.1021/ma9807522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Paschalis Alexandridis
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-4200
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Wu C, Liu T, Chu B. Viscosity-adjustable block copolymer for DNA separation by capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 1998; 19:231-41. [PMID: 9548285 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150190216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The viscosity-adjustable property of F127 block copolymer PEO99PPO69PEO99, PEO and PPO being poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(propylene oxide), respectively, was found to be useful for the development of automated capillary electrophoresis (CE). The polymer solution can form a gel-like structure with sieving ability and can also serve as a dynamic coating material, thereby effectively suppressing the electroosmotic flow induced by the ionization of the silanol group on the quartz capillary inner wall. When applied to CE as a separation medium, F127 block copolymer can provide the advantages of high separation resolution, easy injection and replacement of the triblock copolymer solution and convenient capillary column treatment. High reproducibility of DNA electrophoretic migration time in CE by replenishing F127 solution in acid-washed capillary tubings can be achieved. The relative standard deviation of the DNA migration time is less than 2%. In the investigation of F127 concentration and temperature effects on the performance of DNA separation in CE, we have found that the DNA electrophoretic migration behavior in the F127 gel-like solution cannot be described by any one of the existing models.
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- C Wu
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794-3400, USA
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Wu C, Liu T, Chu B, Schneider DK, Graziano V. Characterization of the PEO−PPO−PEO Triblock Copolymer and Its Application as a Separation Medium in Capillary Electrophoresis. Macromolecules 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/ma9701088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alexandridis P, Alan Hatton T. Poly(ethylene oxide)poly(propylene oxide)poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer surfactants in aqueous solutions and at interfaces: thermodynamics, structure, dynamics, and modeling. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0927-7757(94)03028-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1523] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Effects and measurements of polyoxyethylene block length in polyoxyethylene-polyoxybutylene copolymers. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 1994. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02541438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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