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Pérez-Ramírez HA, Moncho-Jordá A, Odriozola G. Phenol release from pNIPAM hydrogels: scaling molecular dynamics simulations with dynamical density functional theory. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:8271-8284. [PMID: 36278506 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01083f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We employed molecular dynamic simulations (MD) and the Bennett's acceptance ratio method to compute the free energy of transfer, ΔGtrans, of phenol, methane, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), between bulk water and water-pNIPAM mixtures of different polymer volume fractions, ϕp. For this purpose, we first calculate the solvation free energies in both media to obtain ΔGtrans. Phenol and 5-FU (a medication used to treat cancer) attach to the pNIPAM surface so that they show negative values of ΔGtrans irrespective of temperature (above or below the lower critical solution temperature of pNIPAM, Tc). Conversely, methane switches the ΔGtrans sign when considering temperatures below (positive) and above (negative) Tc. In all cases, and contrasting with some theoretical predictions, ΔGtrans maintains a linear behavior with the pNIPAM concentration up to large polymer densities. We have also employed MD to compute the diffusion coefficient, D, of phenol in water-pNIPAM mixtures as a function of ϕp in the diluted limit. Both ΔGtrans and D as a function of ϕp are required inputs to obtain the release halftime of hollow pNIPAM microgels through Dynamic Density Functional Theory (DDFT). Our scaling strategy captures the experimental value of 2200 s for 50 μm radius microgels with no cavity, for ϕp ≃ 0.83 at 315 K.
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- H A Pérez-Ramírez
- Área de Física de Procesos Irreversibles, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Avenida San Pablo 180, 02200 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Área de Física de Procesos Irreversibles, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Avenida San Pablo 180, 02200 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Chafran L, Carfagno A, Altalhi A, Bishop B. Green Hydrogel Synthesis: Emphasis on Proteomics and Polymer Particle-Protein Interaction. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:4755. [PMID: 36365747 PMCID: PMC9656617 DOI: 10.3390/polym14214755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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The field of drug discovery has seen significant progress in recent years. These advances drive the development of new technologies for testing compound's effectiveness, as well as their adverse effects on organs and tissues. As an auxiliary tool for drug discovery, smart biomaterials and biopolymers produced from biodegradable monomers allow the manufacture of multifunctional polymeric devices capable of acting as biosensors, of incorporating bioactives and biomolecules, or even mimicking organs and tissues through self-association and organization between cells and biopolymers. This review discusses in detail the use of natural monomers for the synthesis of hydrogels via green routes. The physical, chemical and morphological characteristics of these polymers are described, in addition to emphasizing polymer-particle-protein interactions and their application in proteomics studies. To highlight the diversity of green synthesis methodologies and the properties of the final hydrogels, applications in the areas of drug delivery, antibody interactions, cancer therapy, imaging and biomarker analysis are also discussed, as well as the use of hydrogels for the discovery of antimicrobial and antiviral peptides with therapeutic potential.
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- Liana Chafran
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110 , USA
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Rajendran B, Chen X, Li Z, Zhan Z, Goh KB. How molecular interactions tune the characteristic time of nanocomposite colloidal sensors. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 616:668-678. [PMID: 35245793 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Mass transport critically controls the performance of colloidal metal-polymer sensors. We hypothesize that molecular-level pair interactions, such as electric, steric, and specific binding effects, govern the mass transport and, in return, the characteristic time of these sensors. THEORY Here we present a simple theory guided by experimental data to examine the sensing performance of two usually encountered archetypal metal-polymer sensors, namely (1) core-shell and (2) yolk-shell architectures. For this purpose, we use the static reactive density functional theory framework, determining how (i) charge, (ii) size, and (iii) non-covalent binding factors modulate the characteristic time. FINDINGS We show how an interplay between diffusivity and partitioning governs the sensing time of the sensors, where an anti-correlation cancellation between them renders the time non-trivial. Our study demonstrates that the convoluted substrate-hydrogel shell interaction controls the characteristic time of these colloidal sensors, especially when the sensors are in a collapsed state. Notably, the substrates with a high dipole moment tend to equilibrate greatly, but undesirably, at the shell-solution interface. With this, we encourage the formation of a metastable sorption state.
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- Barathan Rajendran
- School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Republic of Singapore; Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Huang M, Huang Y, LIU H, Tang Z, Chen Y, Huang Z, Xu S, Du J, Jia B. Hydrogels for Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases: Current Research, Challenge, and Future Directions. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:6413-6446. [DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01036d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oral and maxillofacial diseases such as infection and trauma often involve various organs and tissues, resulting in structural defects, dysfunctions and/or adverse effects on facial appearance. Hydrogels have been applied...
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Xiong X, Xiao W, Zhou S, Cui R, Xu HHK, Qu S. Enhanced proliferation and angiogenic phenotype of endothelial cells via negatively-charged alginate and chondroitin sulfate microsphere hydrogels. Biomed Mater 2021; 16:025012. [PMID: 33412523 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/abd994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Sodium alginate-based hydrogel was the one of the most used polymers for cell delivery. However, the adsorption of extracellular matrix and proteins was inhibited due to the formation of a hydrated surface layer of these hydrogels. In this study, a novel cell delivery system, negatively-charged alginate and chondroitin sulfate microsphere hydrogel (nCACSMH), was fabricated with excellent permeability and biocompatibility in the action of a high voltage direct-current electric field. Negative charge was introduced to the surface of nCACSMH to obtain the expanded network and enhanced permeability. Additionally, the increasing content of chondroitin sulfate in nCACSMH could give rise to the charge density and its asymmetric structure, thus the uneven, plicate and expanded surface of nCACSMH which was favorable to cell proliferation was developed. Moreover, chondroitin sulfate was released with the degradation of nCACSMH, which played a crucial role in maintaining the normal physiological functions of cells. Thus the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was further accelerated and the angiogenesis related genes expression in endothelial cells was continuously and dramatically up-regulated. After 4 d, the proliferation and viability of HUVECs were significantly improved, the cells were distributed evenly in nCACSMH. The novel nCACSMH has the potential to be used as cell delivery, three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures for cell therapy, 3D bioprinting, high-throughput screening for drugs, and disease model for regeneration and constructing of tissue engineering.
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- Xiong Xiong
- Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China. School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, People's Republic of China. Department of Endodontics, Periodontics and Prosthodontics, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States of America. These authors contributed to this work equally
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Moncho-Jordá A, Jódar-Reyes AB, Kanduč M, Germán-Bellod A, López-Romero JM, Contreras-Cáceres R, Sarabia F, García-Castro M, Pérez-Ramírez HA, Odriozola G. Scaling Laws in the Diffusive Release of Neutral Cargo from Hollow Hydrogel Nanoparticles: Paclitaxel-Loaded Poly(4-vinylpyridine). ACS NANO 2020; 14:15227-15240. [PMID: 33174725 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We study the nonequilibrium diffusive release of electroneutral molecular cargo encapsulated inside hollow hydrogel nanoparticles. We propose a theoretical model that includes osmotic, steric, and short-range polymer-cargo attractions to determine the effective cargo-hydrogel interaction, ueff*, and the effective diffusion coefficient of the cargo inside the polymer network, Deff*. Using dynamical density functional theory (DDFT), we investigate the scaling of the characteristic release time, τ1/2, with the key parameters involved in the process, namely, ueff*, Deff*, and the swelling ratio. This effort represents a full study of the problem, covering a broad range of cargo sizes and providing predictions for repulsive and attractive polymer shells. Our calculations show that the release time through repulsive polymer networks scales with q2eβueff*/Deff* for βueff* ≫ 1. In this case, the cargo molecules are excluded from the shell of the hydrogel. For attractive shells, the polymer retains the cargo molecules on its internal surface and its interior, and the release time grows exponentially with the attraction strength. The DDFT calculations are compared to an analytical model for the mean first passage time, which provides an excellent quantitative description of the kinetics for both repulsive and attractive shells without fitting parameters. Finally, we apply the method to reproduce experimental results on the release of paclitaxel from hollow poly(4-vinylpyridine) nanoparticles and find that the slow release of the drug can be explained in terms of the strong binding attraction between the drug and the polymer.
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- Arturo Moncho-Jordá
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Instituto Carlos I de Física Teórica y Computacional, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Excellence Research Unit "Modeling Nature" (MNat), Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Física de Procesos Irreversibles, Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Avenida San Pablo 180, 02200 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Física de Procesos Irreversibles, Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Avenida San Pablo 180, 02200 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Probing the protein corona around charged macromolecules: interpretation of isothermal titration calorimetry by binding models and computer simulations. Colloid Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-020-04648-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AbstractIsothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a widely used tool to experimentally probe the heat signal of the formation of the protein corona around macromolecules or nanoparticles. If an appropriate binding model is applied to the ITC data, the heat of binding and the binding stoichiometry as well as the binding affinity per protein can be quantified and interpreted. However, the binding of the protein to the macromolecule is governed by complex microscopic interactions. In particular, due to the steric and electrostatic protein–protein interactions within the corona as well as cooperative, charge renormalization effects of the total complex, the application of standard (e.g., Langmuir) binding models is questionable and the development of more appropriate binding models is very challenging. Here, we discuss recent developments in the interpretation of the Langmuir model applied to ITC data of protein corona formation, exemplified for the well-defined case of lysozyme coating highly charged dendritic polyglycerol sulfate (dPGS), and demonstrate that meaningful data can be extracted from the fits if properly analyzed. As we show, this is particular useful for the interpretation of ITC data by molecular computer simulations where binding affinities can be calculated but it is often not clear how to consistently compare them with the ITC data. Moreover, we discuss the connection of Langmuir models to continuum binding models (where no discrete binding sites have to be assumed) and their possible extensions toward the inclusion of leading order cooperative electrostatic effects.
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Wang B, Chi H, Hou Y, Wang S, Feng S, Lv Y, Li Q, Li M. Enhancement of Pb(II) Adsorption and Antibacterial Performances of Sodium Alginate/Acrylic Acid Composite Hydrogel via Snowflake-like ZnO Modification. POLYM-PLAST TECH MAT 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/25740881.2020.1719140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Bo Wang
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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Pérez-Ramírez HA, Odriozola G. A coil-to-globule transition capable coarse-grained model for poly(N-isopropylacrylamide). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:17913-17921. [PMID: 32744283 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03101a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We present a model for mesoscopic molecular dynamics simulations of poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) (pNIPAM).
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- H. A. Pérez-Ramírez
- Área de Física de Procesos Irreversibles
- División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería
- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco
- 02200 Ciudad de México
- Mexico
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- Área de Física de Procesos Irreversibles
- División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería
- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco
- 02200 Ciudad de México
- Mexico
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Longo GS, Pérez-Chávez NA, Szleifer I. How protonation modulates the interaction between proteins and pH-responsive hydrogel films. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Xu X, Angioletti-Uberti S, Lu Y, Dzubiella J, Ballauff M. Interaction of Proteins with Polyelectrolytes: Comparison of Theory to Experiment. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:5373-5391. [PMID: 30095921 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We discuss recent investigations of the interaction of polyelectrolytes with proteins. In particular, we review our recent studies on the interaction of simple proteins such as human serum albumin (HSA) and lysozyme with linear polyelectrolytes, charged dendrimers, charged networks, and polyelectrolyte brushes. In all cases discussed here, we combined experimental work with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and mean-field theories. In particular, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) has been employed to obtain the respective binding constants Kb and the Gibbs free energy of binding. MD simulations with explicit counterions but implicit water demonstrate that counterion release is the main driving force for the binding of proteins to strongly charged polyelectrolytes: patches of positive charges located on the surface of the protein become multivalent counterions of the polyelectrolyte, thereby releasing a number of counterions condensed on the polyelectrolyte. The binding Gibbs free energy due to counterion release is predicted to scale with the logarithm of the salt concentration in the system, which is verified by both simulations and experiment. In several cases, namely, for the interaction of proteins with linear polyelectrolytes and highly charged hydrophilic dendrimers, the binding constant could be calculated from simulations to very good approximation. This finding demonstrated that in these cases explicit hydration effects do not contribute to the Gibbs free energy of binding. The Gibbs free energy can also be used to predict the kinetics of protein uptake by microgels for a given system by applying dynamic density functional theory. The entire discussion demonstrates that the direct comparison of theory with experiments can lead to a full understanding of the interaction of proteins with charged polymers. Possible implications for applications, such as drug design, are discussed.
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- Xiao Xu
- School of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , 200 Xiao Ling Wei , Nanjing 210094 , P. R. China
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- Department of Materials , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ - UK , U.K
- International Research Centre for Soft Matter , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , 100099 Beijing , PR China
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , 14109 Berlin , Germany
- Institute of Chemistry , University of Potsdam , 14467 Potsdam , Germany
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , 14109 Berlin , Germany
- Physikalisches Institut , Albert-Ludwigs-Universität , 79104 Freiburg , Germany
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- Soft Matter and Functional Materials , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , 14109 Berlin , Germany
- Institut für Physik , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , 12489 Berlin , Germany
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Moncho-Jordá A, Germán-Bellod A, Angioletti-Uberti S, Adroher-Benítez I, Dzubiella J. Nonequilibrium Uptake Kinetics of Molecular Cargo into Hollow Hydrogels Tuned by Electrosteric Interactions. ACS NANO 2019; 13:1603-1616. [PMID: 30649858 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hollow hydrogels represent excellent nano- and microcarriers due to their ability to encapsulate and release large amounts of cargo molecules (cosolutes) such as reactants, drugs, and proteins. In this work, we use a combination of a phenomenological effective cosolute-hydrogel interaction potential and dynamic density functional theory to investigate the full nonequilibrium encapsulation kinetics of charged and dipolar cosolutes by an isolated charged hollow hydrogel immersed in a 1:1 electrolyte aqueous solution. Our analysis covers a broad spectrum of cosolute valences ( zc) and electric dipole moments (μc), as well as hydrogel swelling states and hydrogel charge densities. Our calculations show that, close to the collapsed state, the polar cosolutes are predominantly precluded and the encapsulation process is strongly hindered by the excluded-volume interaction exerted by the polymer network. Different equilibrium and kinetic sorption regimes (interface versus interior) are found depending on the value and sign of zc and the value of μc. For cosolutes of the same sign of charge as the gel, the superposition of steric and electrostatic repulsion leads to an "interaction-controlled" encapsulation process, in which the characteristic time to fill the empty core of the hydrogel grows exponentially with zc. On the other hand, for cosolutes oppositely charged to the gel, we find a "diffusion-controlled" kinetic regime, where cosolutes tend to rapidly absorb into the hydrogel membrane and the encapsulation rate depends only on the cosolute diffusion time across the membrane. Finally, we find that increasing μc promotes the appearance of metastable and stable surface adsorption states. For large enough μc, the kinetics enters an "adsorption-hindered diffusion", where the enhanced surface adsorption imposes a barrier and slows down the uptake. Our study represents the first attempt to systematically describe how the swelling state of the hydrogel and other leading physical interaction parameters determine the encapsulation kinetics and the final equilibrium distribution of polar molecular cargo.
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- Arturo Moncho-Jordá
- Instituto Carlos I de Física Teórica y Computacional, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada , Avenida Fuentenueva S/N , 18071 Granada , Spain
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias , Universidad de Granada , Avenida Fuentenueva S/N , 18071 Granada , Spain
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias , Universidad de Granada , Avenida Fuentenueva S/N , 18071 Granada , Spain
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- Research Group for Simulations of Energy Materials , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 , D-14109 Berlin , Germany
- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , Hermann-Herder Straße 3 , D-79104 Freiburg , Germany
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Matsui S, Hosho K, Minato H, Uchihashi T, Suzuki D. Protein uptake into individual hydrogel microspheres visualized by high-speed atomic force microscopy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:10064-10067. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc05116c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The moment of protein uptake into hydrogel microspheres (microgels) was directly monitored at the nanoscale by high-speed atomic force microscopy, and suitable design of microgels to suppress the aggregation in the presence of proteins was found.
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- Shusuke Matsui
- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology
- Shinshu University
- Nagano 386-8567
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology
- Shinshu University
- Nagano 386-8567
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology
- Shinshu University
- Nagano 386-8567
- Japan
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- Department of Physics and Structural Biology Research Center
- Graduate School of Science
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology
- Shinshu University
- Nagano 386-8567
- Japan
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials
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Boyaciyan D, Braun L, Löhmann O, Silvi L, Schneck E, von Klitzing R. Gold nanoparticle distribution in polyelectrolyte brushes loaded at different pH conditions. J Chem Phys 2018; 149:163322. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5035554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Dikran Boyaciyan
- Soft Matter at Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 10, 64287 Darmstadt,
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- Soft Matter at Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 10, 64287 Darmstadt,
Germany
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- Soft Matter at Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 10, 64287 Darmstadt,
Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin,
Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam,
Germany
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- Soft Matter at Interfaces, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 10, 64287 Darmstadt,
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Angioletti-Uberti S, Ballauff M, Dzubiella J. Competitive adsorption of multiple proteins to nanoparticles: the Vroman effect revisited. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1467056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Stefano Angioletti-Uberti
- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Institut für Weiche Materie und Funktionale Materialien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Multifunctional Biomaterials for Medicine, Helmholtz Virtual Institute, Teltow, Germany
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- Institut für Weiche Materie und Funktionale Materialien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Multifunctional Biomaterials for Medicine, Helmholtz Virtual Institute, Teltow, Germany
- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Pérez-Mas L, Martín-Molina A, Quesada-Pérez M, Moncho-Jordá A. Maximizing the absorption of small cosolutes inside neutral hydrogels: steric exclusion versus hydrophobic adhesion. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:2814-2825. [PMID: 29323684 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07679g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
In this work the equilibrium absorption of nanometric cosolutes (which could represent drugs, reactants, small globular proteins and other kind of biomacromolecules) inside neutral hydrogels is studied. We specially focus on exploring, for different swelling states, the competition between the steric exclusion induced by the cross-linked polymer network constituting the hydrogel, and the solvent-induced short-range hydrophobic attraction between the polymer chains and the cosolute particle. For this purpose, the cosolute partition coefficient is calculated by means of coarse-grained grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations, and the results are compared to theoretical predictions based on the calculation of the excluded and binding volume around the polymer chains. For small hydrophobic attractions or large cosolute sizes, the steric repulsion dominates, and the partition coefficient decreases monotonically with the polymer volume fraction, ϕm. However, for large enough hydrophobic attraction strength, the interplay between hydrophobic adhesion and the steric exclusion leads to a maximum in the partition coefficient at certain intermediate polymer density. Good qualitative and quantitative agreement is achieved between simulation results and theoretical predictions in the limit of small ϕm, pointing out the importance of geometrical aspects of the cross-linked polymer network, even for hydrogels in the swollen state. In addition, the theory is able to predict analytically the onset of the maximum formation in terms of the details of the cosolute-monomer pair interaction, in good agreement with simulations too. Finally, the effect of the many-body attractions between the cosolute and multiple polymer chains is quantified. The results clearly show that these many-body attractions play a very relevant role determining the cosolute binding, enhancing its absorption in more than one order of magnitude.
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- Luis Pérez-Mas
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avenida Fuentenueva S/N, 18001 Granada, Spain
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Orakdogen N, Boyacı T. Non-Gaussian elasticity and charge density-dependent swelling of strong polyelectrolyte poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-sodium acrylate) hydrogels. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:9046-9059. [PMID: 29177310 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01866e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The mechanical properties and charge density-dependent swelling of strong polyelectrolyte poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-sodium acrylate) P(NIPA-co-NaA) hydrogels prepared at a fixed total monomer concentration and crosslinker ratio, but at various charge densities, i.e. NaA content in the feed between 0 and 90 mol%, were investigated. The elasticity results were discussed to explain the relationship between the elastic free energy ΔGel and the swelling ratio α as well as to fit the existing theories to the swelling data. The implications of the obtained results for the deviation from the Gaussian chain statistics were considered. Given the swollen elastic modulus and the dependence of charge density on the equilibrium gel volume, it would seem that the latter factor is an important determinant of non-Gaussian elasticity of polyelectrolyte P(NIPA-co-NaA) hydrogels containing strongly dissociated groups. The dependence of the reduced modulus on the equilibrium gel volume was found to be Gr ≈ (Veq)-0.47 at low swelling degree and Gr ≈ (Veq)0.64 at high swelling degree and the deviation was interpreted as the non-Gaussian elasticity of equilibrium swollen P(NIPA-co-NaA) hydrogels. The detailed theoretical treatments of non-Gaussian elasticity of P(NIPA-co-NaA) hydrogels and, in particular, the influence of the charge density on the elasticity showed that the knowledge of several swollen state parameters and the effective charge density distribution of hydrogels were strongly required to explain the variation of the elastic properties depending on the ionic group content. Within this framework, the dominant mechanism responsible for the deviation from Gaussian elasticity and the finite chain extensibility of ionic P(NIPA-co-NaA) hydrogels was described and the results were used to explain the dependence of the elastic modulus on the equilibrium gel volume.
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- Nermin Orakdogen
- Department of Chemistry, Soft Materials Research Laboratory, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Maslak 34469, Turkey.
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Kim WK, Moncho-Jordá A, Roa R, Kanduč M, Dzubiella J. Cosolute Partitioning in Polymer Networks: Effects of Flexibility and Volume Transitions. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Won Kyu Kim
- Institut
für Weiche Materie und Funktionale Materialien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Departamento
de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avenida Fuente Nueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Instituto
Carlos I de Física Teórica y Computacional, Facultad
de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avenida Fuente Nueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Institut
für Weiche Materie und Funktionale Materialien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut
für Weiche Materie und Funktionale Materialien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut
für Weiche Materie und Funktionale Materialien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institut
für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Newtonstr.
15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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