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Pal T, Sahu K. Effect of salt addition on a triblock copolymer-zwitterionic surfactant assembly: insight from excited-state proton transfer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:29816-29830. [PMID: 37886857 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03388k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Copolymer-surfactant assemblies are frequently utilized across various fields, from medicine to nanotechnology. Understanding the organization of the mixed assemblies in a saline environment will further expand their application horizons, especially under physiological conditions. Excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) can provide insight into the hydration nature and organization of the non-toxic assembly of a triblock copolymer F127 (poly-(ethylene oxide)101 (PEO101)-poly(propylene oxide)56 (PPO56)-PEO101)) and a zwitterionic sulfobetaine surfactant N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammoniopropane sulfonate (SB12). Here, we present a comprehensive investigation of the compactness and hydration nature of the F127-SB12 mixed assemblies at different salt concentrations using the ESPT of 8-hydroxy pyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonate (HPTS). In the absence of salts, gradual SB12 addition to a premicellar (0.4 mM) or a post-micellar (4 mM) F127 solution leads to an anomalous modulation of the protonated and deprotonated emission bands. The emission intensity ratio (protonated/deprotonated) first increases to a maximum at a particular SB12 concentration (6 mM and 35 mM for the premicellar and post-micellar F127 assemblies, respectively), and then the ratio decreases with a further increase in the surfactant concentration. Since the intensity ratio is an indicator of the retardation of the ESPT process, the mixed micellar configuration displaying a maximum intensity ratio represents the most compact and least hydrated state. Salt addition to this configuration lowers the intensity ratio, signifying an enhanced ESPT process. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) results indicate that the size of the mixed assembly remains almost unaltered with the addition of salts. Thus, salinity enhances the ESPT process inside the F127-SB12 mixed assemblies without significantly altering the hydrodynamic radius.
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- Tapas Pal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India.
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Ward CL, Cornejo MA, Peli Thanthri SH, Linz TH. A review of electrophoretic separations in temperature-responsive Pluronic thermal gels. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1276:341613. [PMID: 37573098 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023]
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Gel electrophoresis is a ubiquitous bioanalytical technique used in research laboratories to validate protein and nucleic acid samples. Polyacrylamide and agarose have been the gold standard gel materials for decades, but an alternative class of polymer has emerged with potentially superior performance. Pluronic thermal gels are water-soluble polymers that possess the unique ability to undergo a change in viscosity in response to changing temperature. Thermal gels can reversibly convert between low-viscosity liquids and high-viscosity solid gels using temperature as an adjustable parameter. The properties of thermal gels provide unmatched flexibility as a dynamic separations matrix to measure analytes ranging from small molecules to cells. This review article describes the physical and chemical properties of Pluronic thermal gels to provide a fundamental overview of polymer behavior. The performance of thermal gels is then reviewed to highlight their applications as a gel matrix for electrokinetic separations in capillary, microfluidic, and slab gel formats. The use of dynamic temperature-responsive gels in bioanalytical separations is an underexplored area of research but one that holds exciting potential to achieve performance unattainable with conventional static polymers.
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- Cassandra L Ward
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Lumigen Instrument Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Tripathi N, Ray D, Aswal VK, Kuperkar K, Bahadur P. Salt induced micellization conduct in PEO-PPO-PEO-based block copolymers: a thermo-responsive approach. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:7227-7244. [PMID: 37724390 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00896g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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The nanoscale self-assembly behavior in ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO)-based block copolymers (BCPs) commercially available as Pluronics®: L44 (PEO10-PPO23-PEO10) and F77 (PEO53-PPO34-PEO53) is put forth in aqueous solution and in the presence of sodium salts NaCl and Na2SO4. The moderate hydrophilicity of L44 is attributed to its low molecular weight PPO segment, while the high percentage of PEO content in F77 contributes to its extreme hydrophilicity. The impact of sodium salts (NaCl and Na2SO4) on the self-assembly is investigated to understand their influence and role in micellization, by employing various physicochemical techniques such as phase behavior conduct, calorimetry, tensiometry, scattering, and spectral analysis. The results indicate that at a low temperature range of 20-30 °C, Pluronics® solutions with a concentration of 10% w/v remain molecularly dissolved as individual units called unimers (Gaussian chain), which have a hydrodynamic size (Dh) of approximately 4-6 nm. Additionally, loose clusters of a few hundred nanometers in size are also observed. Though, at higher concentrations of BCPs and in the presence of salt or elevated temperatures, the examined micellar structures exhibit a higher degree of organization i.e., spherical or ellipsoidal in terms of size and shape. Also, the solubilization enhancement of a hydrophobic dye called orange OT within the examined micellar system is also undertaken using a spectral approach.
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- Nitumani Tripathi
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, Maharashtra, India
- Biomacromolecular Systems and Processes, Institute of Biological Information Processing, Forschungszentrum, Julich-52428, Germany
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Ichchhanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Udhana-Magdalla Road, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India
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Bhendale M, Singh JK. Molecular Insights on Morphology, Composition, and Stability of Mixed Micelles Formed by Ionic Surfactant and Nonionic Block Copolymer in Water Using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:5031-5040. [PMID: 36992607 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The nanoscale association domains are the ultimate determinants of the macroscopic properties of complex fluids involving amphiphilic polymers and surfactants, and hence, it is foremost important to understand the role of polymer/surfactant concentration on these domains. We have used coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the effect of polymer/surfactant concentration on the morphology of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO, i.e., pluronics or poloxamers) block copolymer, and ionic surfactants sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), mixed micelles in aqueous solution. The proclivity of the surfactant to form the mixed micelles is also probed using umbrella sampling simulations. In this study, we observed that the core of the pluronic + SDS formed mixed micelles consists of PPO, the alkyl tail of SDS, and some water molecules, whereas the PEO, water, and sulfate headgroups of SDS form a shell, consistent with experimental observations. The micelles are spherical at high-pluronic/low-SDS compositions, ellipsoidal at high-SDS/low-pluronic compositions, and wormlike-cylindrical at high-pluronic/high-SDS compositions. The transitions in micelle morphology are governed by the solvent accessible surface area of mixed aggregates, electrostatic repulsion between SDS-headgroups, and dehydration of PEO and PPO segments. The free energy barrier for SDS escape is much higher in mixed micelles than in pure SDS micelles, indicating a stronger tendency for SDS to form pluronic-SDS mixed micelles.
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- Mangesh Bhendale
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
- Prescience Insilico Private Limited, Fifth Floor, Novel MSR Building, Marathalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560037, India
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Basu M, Hassan P. Influence of temperature and organic acid on self-assembly behavior of Pluronic F127. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Sato T. Kinetics of Micellization and Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Dilute Block Copolymer Solutions. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15030708. [PMID: 36772009 PMCID: PMC9920675 DOI: 10.3390/polym15030708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A lattice theory for block copolymer solutions near the boundary between the micellization and liquid-liquid phase separation regions proposes a new kinetic process of micellization where small concentrated-phase droplets are first formed and then transformed into micelles in the early stage of micellization. Moreover, the thermodynamically stable concentrated phase formed from metastable micelles by a unique ripening process in the late stage of phase separation, where the growing concentrated-phase droplet size is proportional to the square root of the time.
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- Takahiro Sato
- Osaka Study Center, The Open University of Japan, 4-9-23, Onohara-Higashi, Osaka 562-0031, Japan
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Preparation, characterization and catalytic performance of ordered macroporous-mesoporous SiO2-supported MnMOx catalysts for soot combustion. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Myhre S, Amann M, Willner L, Knudsen KD, Lund R. How Detergents Dissolve Polymeric Micelles: Kinetic Pathways of Hybrid Micelle Formation in SDS and Block Copolymer Mixtures. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:12887-12899. [PMID: 32960616 PMCID: PMC7660944 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mixtures of amphiphilic polymers and surfactants are used in a wide range of applications, e.g., pharmaceuticals, detergents, cosmetics, and drug delivery systems. Still, many questions remain on how the structure and, in particular, the kinetics of block copolymer micelles are affected in the presence of surfactants and what controls the solubilization kinetics. In this work, we have studied the stability and solubilization kinetics of block copolymer micelles upon the addition of the surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) using small-angle X-ray/neutron scattering. The ability of the surfactant to dissolve polymer micelles or form mixed micelles has been investigated using two types of amphiphilic polymers, poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEP1-PEO20) and n-alkyl-functionalized PEO (C28-PEO5). The exchange kinetics of C28-PEO5 micelles are in the order of hours, while PEP1-PEO20 micelles are known to be frozen on a practical timescale. In this work, we show that the addition of SDS to PEP1-PEO20 provides virtually no solubilization, even after an extended period of time. However, upon adding SDS to C28-PEO5 micelles, we observe micellar dissolution and formation of mixed micelles occurring on the timescale of hours. Using a coexistence model of mixed and neat micelles, the SAXS data were analyzed to provide detailed structural parameters over time. First, we observe a fast fragmentation/fission step followed by a slow reorganization process. The latter process is essentially independent of concentration at low volume fraction but is greatly accelerated at larger concentrations. This might indicate a crossover from a predominance of molecular exchange to fusion/fission processes.
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- Synne Myhre
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway
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- Jülich
Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1) and Institute of Biological Information
Processing (IBI-8) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany
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- IFE, Institute
for Energy Technology, Instituttveien 18, Kjeller 2007, Norway
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway
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Investigating the biomolecular interactions between model proteins and glycine betaine surfactant with reference to the stabilization of emulsions and antimicrobial properties. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 194:111226. [PMID: 32623332 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Binding effect and interaction of 2-pentadecanoyloxymethyl)trimethylammonium bromide (DMGM-14) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) were systematically investigated by the fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), surface tension analysis, and molecular docking studies. The emulsion properties and particle size distribution of surfactant/protein complexes containing sunflower oil were studied using static light scattering and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The fluorescence spectroscopy and ITC analysis confirmed the complexes formation of DMGM-14 with BSA and HEWL which was also verified by surface tension measurements. CD results explained the conformational changes in BSA and HEWL upon DMGM-14 complexation. Molecular docking study provides insight into the binding of DMGM-14 into the specific sites of BSA and HEWL. Besides, the studies drew a detailed picture on the emulsification properties of DMGM-14 with BSA and HEWL. In addition, the in vitro experiment revealed a broad antibacterial spectrum of DMGM-14 and DMGM-14/HEWL complex including activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. In conclusion, the present study revealed that the interaction between DMGM-14 with BSA and HEWL is important for the pharmaceutical, biological, and food products.
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Chain conformation: A key parameter driving clustering or dispersion in polyelectrolyte – Colloid systems. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 561:426-438. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chakraborty S, Nandi S, Bhattacharyya K, Mukherjee S. Probing Viscosity of Co‐Polymer Hydrogel and HeLa Cell Using Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters: Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Anisotropy Decay. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:406-414. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201901161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Revised: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Subhajit Chakraborty
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal Bypass Road Bhopal 462 066, Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal Bypass Road Bhopal 462 066, Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal Bypass Road Bhopal 462 066, Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal Bypass Road Bhopal 462 066, Madhya Pradesh India
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Takahashi R, Miwa S, Sobotta FH, Lee JH, Fujii S, Ohta N, Brendel JC, Sakurai K. Unraveling the kinetics of the structural development during polymerization-induced self-assembly: decoupling the polymerization and the micelle structure. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01810g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Upon extending a hydrophobic polymer chain from the end of a preceding hydrophilic chain in aqueous solutions, the resultant block copolymers may eventually undergo self-assembly.
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- Rintaro Takahashi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Kitakyushu
- Fukuoka 808-0135
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Kitakyushu
- Fukuoka 808-0135
- Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Kitakyushu
- Fukuoka 808-0135
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Kitakyushu
- Fukuoka 808-0135
- Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI/SPring-8)
- Hyogo 679-5198
- Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Kitakyushu
- Fukuoka 808-0135
- Japan
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Kabong MA, Focke WW, Du Toit EL, Rolfes H, Ramjee S. Breakdown mechanisms of oil-in-water emulsions stabilised with Pluronic F127 and co-surfactants. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nandy A, Chakraborty S, Nandi S, Bhattacharyya K, Mukherjee S. Structure, Activity, and Dynamics of Human Serum Albumin in a Crowded Pluronic F127 Hydrogel. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:3397-3408. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b00219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Atanu Nandy
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Oyama J, Lera-Nonose DSSL, Ramos-Milaré ÁCFH, Padilha Ferreira FB, de Freitas CF, Caetano W, Hioka N, Silveira TGV, Lonardoni MVC. Potential of Pluronics ® P-123 and F-127 as nanocarriers of anti-Leishmania chemotherapy. Acta Trop 2019; 192:11-21. [PMID: 30659806 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease and drugs approved for its treatment often lead to abandonment, failure of therapy and even death. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to be a promising, non-invasive and selective for a target region without requiring high-cost technology. Usually, it is employed a photosensitizing agent (PS) incorporated into nanoparticles (NP). Pluronics® P-123 and F-127 micelles are very interesting aqueous NP promoting efficient and selective delivery and less adverse effects. This study aimed to detect the activity of Pluronics® P-123 and F-127 themselves since there is a scarcity of data on these NP activities without drugs incorporation. This study evaluated, in vitro, the activity of Pluronics® against promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis and also their cytotoxicities. Additionally, the determination of the mitochondria membrane potential in promastigotes, internalization of these Pluronics® in the parasite membrane and macrophages and its stability in the culture medium was evaluated. Results showed that Pluronics® did not cause significant damage to human red cells and promastigotes. The P-123 and F-127 inhibited the survival rate of L. amazonensis amastigotes, and also presented loss of mitochondrial membrane potential on promastigotes. The Pluronics® showed low cytotoxic activity on J774A.1 macrophages, while only P-123 showed moderate cytotoxicity for BALB/c macrophages. The stability of P-123 and F-127 in culture medium was maintained for ten days. In conclusion, the NP studied can be used for incorporating potent leishmanicidal chemotherapy, due to their selectivity towards macrophages, being a promising system for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
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Senthilkumar M, Dash S. Interaction of methylparaben and propylparaben with P123/F127 mixed polymeric micelles. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 176:140-149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.12.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lattuada E, Buzzaccaro S, Piazza R. Thermophoresis in self-associating systems: probing poloxamer micellization by opto-thermal excitation. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:2140-2151. [PMID: 30667449 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02386g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Due to its exquisite sensitivity to interfacial properties, thermophoresis, i.e., particle motion driven by thermal gradients, can provide novel, exclusive, and often surprising information on the structural properties of colloidal or macromolecular fluids and on particle/solvent interactions at the nanoscale. Here, by using an all-optical thermal excitation technique, thermal lensing, we show that thermophoresis can be profitably exploited to investigate the self-association of an amphiphilic block copolymer, poloxamer P407, which takes place above a concentration-dependent critical micellization temperature (cmt). In particular we show that, around and above the cmt, the direction of the poloxamer thermophoretic motion displays a remarkable double sign inversion, which is fully correlated with a peak in the thermal expansivity of the solution marking the progressive dehydration of the propylene oxide groups of P407 and their incorporation into the micellar core. This rather puzzling behaviour of the thermophoretic mobility and of the Soret coefficient in the P407 micellization region can tentatively be explained by properly taking into account the temperature-dependent balance between micellized and nonassociated poloxamer chains.
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- Enrico Lattuada
- CMIC, Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Takahiro SATO
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Osaka University
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Pillai SA, Patel VI, Ray D, Pal H, Aswal VK, Bahadur P. Solubilization and interaction of cinnamic acid and its analogues with Pluronic® micelles. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Grillo I, Morfin I, Prévost S. Structural Characterization of Pluronic Micelles Swollen with Perfume Molecules. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:13395-13408. [PMID: 30350691 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The insertion in nonionic polymer micelles (Pluronics F127) of seven essential oils and some of the pure compounds that compose them was investigated by complementary differential scanning calorimetry, small-angle X-ray, and neutron scattering (SAXS and SANS). The study revealed various insertion and swelling behaviors for the different oil molecules, an evidence of different interaction mechanisms involved between oils and Pluronic monomers. Thermodynamically, the addition of oil increased the micellization enthalpy due to an enhanced release of water molecules, leading subsequently to a decrease of the critical micellar temperature (CMT). Structurally, with oil, SANS revealed the presence of large aggregates at lower temperature than the CMT for which their size is maximal. Above the CMT, the size decreased and the equilibrium was reached a few degrees after the temperature corresponding to the maximum of the endothermic peak. At 37 °C, the detailed combined SANS and SAXS analysis demonstrated a partial phase separation between the oil and the poly(propylene oxide) core. The hydrophilic stabilizing poly(ethylene oxide) shell remains unchanged.
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- I Grillo
- Institut Laue Langevin , DS/LSS, CS 20156 , 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, LiPhy , 38000 Grenoble , France
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- Institut Laue Langevin , DS/LSS, CS 20156 , 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Fraenza CC, Mattea C, Farrher GD, Ordikhani-Seyedlar A, Stapf S, Anoardo E. Rouse dynamics in PEO-PPO-PEO block-copolymers in aqueous solution as observed through fast field-cycling NMR relaxometry. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Grinberg VY, Senin AA, Grinberg NV, Burova TV, Dubovik AS, Potekhin SA. Energetics of poloxamer micellization at normal and high pressures. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.01.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Khimani M, Tseng HW, Aswal VK, Chen LJ, Bahadur P. Salt-assisted microstructure evaluation of hydrophilic block copolymer F98: A thermal and scattering study. J Mol Liq 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.09.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Lee JW, Kim JK, Kang TH, Lee EJ, Song IK. Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and oxygen over palladium catalyst supported on heteropolyacid-containing ordered mesoporous carbon. Catal Today 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Panda M, Kamil M. Polymer-Amphiphile Interactions: An Overview. EURASIAN CHEMICO-TECHNOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2017. [DOI: 10.18321/ectj643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Interactions between the polymers and amphiphiles in aqueous solutions have generated considerable interest among researchers because of the widespread applications, relatively complex behavior and improved physicochemical properties of the mixtures. Numerous studies on the surfactant-polymer systems have been carried out in recent years and the number of scientific reports has considerably increased. Various applications of polymers in different areas and many works concerning the amphiphiles are being published every year. Usually, the mixed systems containing polymers and amphiphiles show solution properties different from those of individual solutions due to interaction between the components. The present review article mainly focuses on the behaviour of polymers in aqueous solutions, in the absence or presence of amphiphiles, such as surfactants, drugs, etc. It also summarizes effect of the nature of amphiphiles on aggregation properties of polymers in aqueous solution, and interaction of conventional as well as gemini surfactants with polymers.
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Puig-Rigall J, Grillo I, Dreiss CA, González-Gaitano G. Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization of TPGS Micelles: Disruptive Role of Cyclodextrins and Kinetic Pathways. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:4737-4747. [PMID: 28412819 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aggregation and structure of d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate micelles, TPGS-1000, an amphiphilic derivative of vitamin E, were characterized using scattering and spectroscopic methods, and the impact of different cyclodextrins (CDs) on the self-assembly was investigated, with the view of combining these two versatile pharmaceutical excipients in drug formulations. Combined small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), dynamic light scattering, and time-resolved and steady-state fluorescence emission experiments revealed a core-shell architecture with a high aggregation number (Nagg ≈ 100) and a highly hydrated poly(ethylene oxide) corona (∼11 molecules of solvent per ethylene oxide unit). Micelles form gradually, with no sharp onset. Structural parameters and hydration of the aggregates were surprisingly stable with both temperature and concentration, which is a critical advantage for their use in pharmaceutical formulations. CDs were shown to affect the self-assembly of TPGS in different ways. Whereas native CDs induced the precipitation of a solid complex (pseudopolyrotaxane), methylated β-CDs led to different outcomes: constructive (micellar expansion), destructive (micellar rupture), or no effect, depending on the number of substituents and whether the substitution pattern was regular or random on the rims of the macrocycle. Time-resolved SANS studies on mixtures of TPGS with regularly dimethylated β-CD (DIMEB), which ruptures the micelles, revealed an almost instantaneous demicellization (<100 ms) and showed that the process involved the formation of large aggregates whose size evolved over time. Micellar rupture is caused by the formation of a TPGS-DIMEB inclusion complex, involving the incorporation of up to three macrocycles on the tocopherol, as shown by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and ROESY NMR. Analysis of NMR data using Hill's equation revealed that the binding is rather cooperative, with the threading of the CD favoring the subsequent inclusion of additional CDs on the aliphatic moiety.
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- Joan Puig-Rigall
- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Navarra , 31080 Pamplona, Spain
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- Institut Laue-Langevin , 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex, France
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London , Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, U.K
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Glycine elicited self-assembly of amphiphilic star block copolymers with contradistinct hydrophobicities. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Arranja A, Waton G, Schosseler F, Mendes E. Lack of a unique kinetic pathway in the growth and decay of Pluronic micelles. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:769-778. [PMID: 26523415 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm02353j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report kinetic experiments on dilute brine solutions of P84, P94 and P104 Pluronic copolymer micelles. The growth and the decay of micelles after temperature steps are measured by non-standard time resolved multi-angle photon correlation spectroscopy. Several concurrent mechanisms are at work during the very slow equilibration of solutions, namely insertion/expulsion of unimers, aggregation/dissociation of micellar aggregates, and fusion/budding of micellar aggregates. Their relative rates determine both the kinetic pathways and the morphologies of the micellar assemblies, which depend markedly on modest changes in the copolymer molecular weight. For the typical Pluronic copolymers investigated here, none of these elementary processes can be neglected if the resulting morphology is to be explained. This feature imposes multiple kinetic behaviours where growth and decay of Pluronic micelles become strongly dependent on the thermal history. We point out to some possible shortcomings in the studies of micellar growth kinetics by light scattering techniques. Extensive time-resolved multiangle measurements are a prerequisite for avoiding these pitfalls.
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- Alexandra Arranja
- Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg, CNRS UPR 22, 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France.
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Guzman-Sepulveda JR, Douglass KM, Amin S, Lewis NE, Dogariu A. Passive optical mapping of structural evolution in complex fluids. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra11627e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Low-coherence optical scattering allows probing the complex structure of self-assembling systems over extended ranges of the temperature and concentrations.
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- CREOL
- The College of Optics and Photonics
- University of Central Florida
- Orlando
- USA
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- CREOL
- The College of Optics and Photonics
- University of Central Florida
- Orlando
- USA
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Vekariya RL, Aswal VK, Hassan PA, Soni SS. Influence of N-alkylpyridinium halide based ionic liquids on micellization of P123 in aqueous solutions: a SANS, DLS, and NMR study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:14406-14415. [PMID: 25380316 DOI: 10.1021/la502902n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The isotropic micellar state of Pluronic P123 in the presence and absence of N-alkylpyridinium halide ionic liquids (ILs) is investigated using SANS, DLS, and (1)H NMR studies. The micellar structural parameters are obtained as a function of variation in alkyl chain length, anions, and concentrations of ILs by fitting the SANS scattering data with a model composed of core-shell form factor and a hard sphere structure factor of interaction. Addition of ILs decreases the micellar core, aggregation number, and hard sphere radius of P123 micelles. From quantitative analysis, we determined the amount of solvent (D2O + IL) present inside the core and the core-shell interface along with cationic head groups. This is further supported by monitoring interaction between ILs and polymer micelle using (1)H NMR spectroscopy. The results are discussed and explained as a function of concentration of C8PyCl, alkyl chain length, and anions of N-alkylpyridinium halides.
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- Rohit L Vekariya
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University , Vallabh Vidyanagar 388120, Gujarat, India
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Vekariya RL, Ray D, Aswal VK, Hassan PA, Soni SS. Effect of ionic liquids on microstructures of micellar aggregates formed by PEO–PPO–PEO block copolymer in aqueous solution. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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With S, Trebbin M, Bartz CBA, Neuber C, Dulle M, Yu S, Roth SV, Schmidt HW, Förster S. Fast diffusion-limited lyotropic phase transitions studied in situ using continuous flow microfluidics/microfocus-SAXS. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:12494-502. [PMID: 25216394 DOI: 10.1021/la502971m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Fast concentration-induced diffusion-limited lyotropic phase transitions can be studied in situ with millisecond time resolution using continuous flow microfluidics in combination with microfocus small-angle X-ray scattering. The method was applied to follow a classical self-assembly sequence where amphiphiles assemble into micelles, which subsequently assemble into an ordered lattice via a disorder/order transition. As a model system we selected the self-assembly of an amphiphilic block copolymer induced by the addition of a nonsolvent. Using microchannel hydrodynamic flow-focusing, large concentration gradients can be generated, leading to a deep quench from the miscible to the microphase-separated state. Within milliseconds the block copolymers assembly via a spinodal microphase separation into micelles, followed by a disorder/order transition into an FCC liquid-crystalline phase with late-stage domain growth and shear-induced domain orientation into a mesocrystal. A comparison with a slow macroscopic near-equilibrium kinetic experiment shows that the fast structural transitions follow a direct pathway to the equilibrium structure without the trapping of metastable states.
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- Sebastian With
- Physical Chemistry I and ‡Macromolecular Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth , Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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Khimani M, Rao U, Bahadur P, Bahadur P. Calorimetric and Scattering Studies on Micellization of Pluronics in Aqueous Solutions: Effect of the Size of Hydrophilic PEO End Blocks, Temperature, and Added Salt. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2013.858349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wang R, Tang Y, Wang Y. Effects of cationic ammonium gemini surfactant on micellization of PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymers in aqueous solution. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:1957-1968. [PMID: 24528103 DOI: 10.1021/la500025k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Effects of cationic ammonium gemini surfactant hexamethylene-1,6-bis(dodecyldimethylammonium bromide) (12-6-12) on the micellization of two triblock copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide), F127 (EO97PO69EO97) and P123 (EO20PO70EO20), have been studied in aqueous solution by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic light scattering (DLS), isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), and NMR techniques. Compared with traditional single-chain ionic surfactants, 12-6-12 has a stronger ability of lowering the CMT of the copolymers, which should be attributed to the stronger aggregation ability and lower critical micelle concentration of 12-6-12. The critical micelle temperature (CMT) of the two copolymers decreases as the 12-6-12 concentration increases and the ability of 12-6-12 in lowering the CMT of F127 is slightly stronger than that of P123. Moreover, a combination of ITC and DLS has shown that 12-6-12 binds to the copolymers at the temperatures from 16 to 40 °C. At the temperatures below the CMT of the copolymers, 12-6-12 micelles bind on single copolymer chains and induce the copolymers to initiate aggregation at very low 12-6-12 concentration. At the temperatures above the CMT of the copolymers, the interaction of 12-6-12 with both monomeric and micellar copolymers leads to the formation of the mixed copolymer/12-6-12 micelles, then the mixed micelles break into smaller mixed micelles, and finally free 12-6-12 micelles form with the increase of the 12-6-12 concentration.
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- Ruijuan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Parmar A, Chavda S, Bahadur P. Pluronic–cationic surfactant mixed micelles: Solubilization and release of the drug hydrochlorothiazide. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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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] [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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Ravani L, Esposito E, Bories C, Moal VLL, Loiseau PM, Djabourov M, Cortesi R, Bouchemal K. Clotrimazole-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier hydrogels: thermal analysis and in vitro studies. Int J Pharm 2013; 454:695-702. [PMID: 23792467 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The aim of the present work is to design a new formulation containing clotrimazole (CTZ) loaded into nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) for the treatment of fungal vaginal infections. In order to obtain formulations with suitable viscosity for mucosal application, NLC containing CTZ produced by the ultrasonication method were viscosized by the addition of poloxamer P407 in the NLC dispersion (CTZ-NLC-gel). These systems exhibit well-known thermogelling properties. The rheological characterization of the CTZ-NLC hydrogel using a controlled stress rheometer evidenced that the presence of NLC or CTZ did not affect gelling temperature (Tgel). Dilution with simulated vaginal fluid (SVF) increased the Tgel from 17.4 to 29.6°C. For these thermogelling systems, micro-calorimetric assays conducted by a Micro-DSC III confirmed that the hydrogel-containing CTZ-NLC was able to change its structure with a rapid passage from non-crystalline (liquid) to crystalline (semi-solid) form. Furthermore, when a local application is considered, no drug should pass through the vaginal mucosa, limiting thus the systemic diffusion and toxicity. For this purpose, Franz cell has been employed to investigate the ex vivo permeation of CTZ through pig vaginal mucosa. The results showed no CTZ diffusion. The toxicological experiments performed on HeLa cells after a 24h incubation time confirmed that CTZ-NLC-gel at a concentration of 1mg/mL showed a low toxicity profile resulting in a cell vitality of 77.2%. Interestingly, anti-candida activity studies demonstrated that CTZ-NLC gel was 4-fold more active than Fungizone(®) against Candida albicans. These encouraging results suggest that the hydrogel containing CTZ-NLC could be proposed as an innovative system to administer CTZ to treat vaginal infections.
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- Laura Ravani
- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Singh V, Khullar P, Dave PN, Kaur N. Micelles, mixed micelles, and applications of polyoxypropylene (PPO)-polyoxyethylene (PEO)-polyoxypropylene (PPO) triblock polymers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY 2013. [DOI: 10.1186/2228-5547-4-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This review gives a brief outline of various micellar properties of triblock polymers such as critical micellization concentration, critical micellization temperature, and microviscosity. Detailed discussion of the effect of temperature on micellar properties of various triblock polymer mixtures is given. Applications of triblock polymers in solubilization as drug delivery agents, as nano drug, for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles, for cobalt determination, etc. are discussed.
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Parmar A, Parekh P, Bahadur P. Solubilization and Release of a Model Drug Nimesulide from PEO–PPO–PEO Block Copolymer Core–Shell Micelles: Effect of Size of PEO Blocks. J SOLUTION CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-012-9949-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lund R, Willner L, Richter D. Kinetics of Block Copolymer Micelles Studied by Small-Angle Scattering Methods. CONTROLLED POLYMERIZATION AND POLYMERIC STRUCTURES 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2012_204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Electromotive force study on interaction between a triblock copolymer and cationic surfactants in water. Colloid Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-012-2884-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Landazuri G, Fernandez VVA, Soltero JFA, Rharbi Y. Kinetics of the sphere-to-rod like micelle transition in a pluronic triblock copolymer. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:11720-7. [PMID: 22934621 DOI: 10.1021/jp3009089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The kinetics of the sphere-to-rod transition was studied in aqueous micelle solutions of triblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) pluronic P103 (PEO(17)PPO(60)PEO(17)). This transition was triggered by a temperature jump from the sphere phase to the rod phase and monitored with dynamic light scattering. The combination of the scattering intensity and the hydrodynamic radius were used to show that the micelles grow steadily as rods throughout the growth process. The transition was found to exhibit a single exponential behavior even in the case of large deviations from equilibrium. The linear increase in the decay rate with increasing copolymer concentration shows that the transition is dominated by a mechanism involving fusion and fragmentation of proper micelles. The decays of the sphere-to-rod transition were simulated for two pathways: random fusion fragmentation and successive addition of spherical micelles to rods. We show that micelle growth most likely occurs via random fusion-fragmentation. The second order rate constant for fusion and the fragmentation rate are calculated for the case of random fusion-fragmentation.
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- Gabriel Landazuri
- Laboratoire de Rhéologie, UJF/INPG/CNRS, UMR 5520, B.P.53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Patel V, Chavda S, Aswal VK, Bahadur P. Effect of a Hydrophilic PEO–PPO–PEO Copolymer on Cetyltrimethyl Ammonium Tosylate Solutions in Water. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11743-011-1309-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Parmar A, Yerramilli U, Bahadur P. Effect of Hydrophobicity of PEO–PPO–PEO Block Copolymers on Micellization and Solubilization of a Model Drug Nimesulide. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11743-011-1308-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Durand-Gasselin C, Sanson N, Lequeux N. Reversible controlled assembly of thermosensitive polymer-coated gold nanoparticles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:12329-12335. [PMID: 21902271 DOI: 10.1021/la2023852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [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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Aqueous block copolymer–surfactant mixtures—Surface tension, DLS and viscosity measurements and their utility in solubilization of hydrophobic drug and its controlled release. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aggregation and Adsorption at the Air–Solution Interface of the Cetyltrimethyl Ammonium Tosylate With Two Poly(oxyethylene)–Poly(oxypropylene)–Poly(oxyethylene) Block Copolymers Aqueous Mixtures. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11743-011-1264-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ur-Rehman T, Tavelin S, Gröbner G. Chitosan in situ gelation for improved drug loading and retention in poloxamer 407 gels. Int J Pharm 2011; 409:19-29. [PMID: 21335076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Revised: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A method for the in situ gelation of poloxamers and the mucoadhesive polymer chitosan has been developed by exploiting the tendency of poloxamer solution to form gel at physiological temperatures and of chitosan (CT) to form ionotropic gel structures in the presence of sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP). Novel poloxamer gels containing CT-TPP complex formed in situ during the administration were prepared by mixing poloxamer-CT and poloxamer-TPP solutions in double syringes. The micellization and gelation of poloxamer 407 in the presence of chitosan and/or TPP were studied using differential scanning calorimetry and tube inversion; both additives were found to reduce the critical micellization temperature and critical gelation temperature of poloxamer aqueous solution. The poloxamer gels containing CT-TPP complex formed in situ were found to exhibit reduced dissolution rate and superior release characteristics with three different drugs--metoprolol, doxycycline and flufenamic acid. Furthermore, by varying the compositions of the two solutions independently, it is possible to control the pH in a way to suit the solubilization of a drug as well as the specific environment of a particular application site. By varying the concentrations of chitosan, TPP and poloxamer, the delivery system can be fine-tuned to afford gels with specific properties, ranging from nanoparticle suspensions to semisolid gels. These in situ gels have the potential to increase the utility of thermo-reversible poloxamers in drug delivery.
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