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Bhat B, Pahari S, Kwon JSI, Akbulut MES. Rheological dynamics and structural characteristics of supramolecular assemblies of β-cyclodextrin and sulfonic surfactants. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:2231-2240. [PMID: 36912013 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00132f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cyclodextrins are highly functional compounds with a hydrophobic cavity capable of forming supramolecular inclusion complexes with various classes of molecules including surfactants. The resultant rich nanostructures and their dynamics are an interesting research problem in the area of soft condensed matter and related applications. Herein, we report novel dynamical supramolecular assemblies based on the complexation of β-cyclodextrin with 3 different sulfonic surfactants, which are sodium hexadecylsulfate, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and myristyl sulfobetaine. It was observed that a β-cyclodextrin : surfactant/2 : 1 molar ratio was ideal for inducing axial growth and imparting large viscosities in the suspensions. Such complexation processes were accompanied by intriguing nanostructural phase behaviors and rheological properties that were very sensitive to the molecular architecture of sulfonic surfactants. The presence of an amino group in the head group of the surfactant allowed for large viscosities that reached 2.4 × 104 Pa s which exhibited gel-like behavior. In contrast, smaller viscosity values with a lower consistency index were observed when a bulky aromatic ring was present instead. DIC microscopy was used to visually probe the microstructure of the systems with respect to sulfonate molecular architecture. Additionally, surface tension measurements, and FTIR and NMR spectroscopies were used to gain insights into the nature of interactions that lead to the complexation and nanostructural characteristics. Finally, mechanics correlating the supramolecular morphologies to the rheological properties were proposed.
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- Bhargavi Bhat
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
- Texas A&M Energy Institute, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
- Texas A&M Energy Institute, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Silva EF, Andrade UMS, de Oliveira KM, Teixeira AVNC, Rocha MS. Dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide surfactant effects on DNA: Unraveling the competition between electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. Phys Rev E 2020; 102:032401. [PMID: 33076016 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.102.032401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We present a new study on the interaction of the DNA molecule with the surfactant dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), performed mainly with optical tweezers. Single-molecule force spectroscopy experiments performed in the low-force entropic regime allowed a robust characterization of the DNA-DTAB interaction, unveiling how the surfactant changes the mechanical properties of the biopolymer, the binding parameters, and the competition of the two mechanisms involved in the interaction: electrostatic attraction between the cationic surfactant heads and the negative phosphate backbone of the DNA and hydrophobic interactions between the tails of the bound DTAB molecules, which can result in DNA compaction in solution depending on the quantity of bound surfactant. Finally, force clamp experiments with magnetic tweezers and gel electrophoresis assays confirm that DTAB compacts DNA depending not only on the surfactant concentration but also on the conformation of the biopolymer in solution. The present study provides new insights on general aspects of the DNA-surfactant complexes formation, contributing to the fundamental knowledge of the physics of such interactions.
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- E F Silva
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil and Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil and Departamento de Formação Geral, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Curvelo, Minas Gerais, 35790-000, Brasil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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Influence of the cyclodextrin nature on the decompaction of dimeric cationic surfactant-DNA complexes. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Shortall SM, Wettig SD. Cationic Gemini Surfactant–Plasmid Deoxyribonucleic Acid Condensates as a Single Amphiphilic Entity. J Phys Chem B 2017; 122:194-199. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b11954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Samantha M. Shortall
- School
of Pharmacy and ‡Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- School
of Pharmacy and ‡Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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Host-guest interactions between cyclodextrins and surfactants with functional groups at the end of the hydrophobic tail. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 491:336-348. [PMID: 28056443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The aim of this work was to investigate the influence of the incorporation of substituents at the end of the hydrophobic tail on the binding of cationic surfactants to α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins. The equilibrium binding constants of the 1:1 inclusion complexes formed follow the trend K1(α-CD)>K1(β-CD)≫K1(γ-CD), which can be explained by considering the influence of the CD cavity volume on the host-guest interactions. From the comparison of the K1 values obtained for dodecyltriethylammonium bromide, DTEAB, to those estimated for the surfactants with the substituents, it was found that the incorporation of a phenoxy group at the end of the hydrocarbon tail does not affect K1, and the inclusion of a naphthoxy group has some influence on the association process, slightly diminishing K1. This makes evident the importance of the contribution of hydrophobic interactions to the binding, the length of the hydrophobic chain being the key factor determining K1. However, the presence of the aromatic rings does influence the location of the host and the guest in the inclusion complexes. The observed NOE interactions between the aromatic protons and the CD protons indicate that the aromatic rings are partially inserted within the host cavity, with the cyclodextrin remaining close to the aromatic rings, which could be partially intercalated in the host cavity. To the authors' knowledge this is the first study on the association of cyclodextrins with monomeric surfactants incorporating substituents at the end of the hydrophobic tail.
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Wang L, Xu L, Li G, Feng L, Dong S, Hao J. Compaction of DNA using C12EO4 cooperated with Fe(3.). Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 144:355-365. [PMID: 27110911 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2015] [Revised: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nonionic surfactant, tetraethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12EO4), cannot compact DNA because of its low efficiency in neutralizing the negative charges of the phosphate groups of DNA. It is also well-known that nonionic surfactants as a decompaction agent can help DNA be released from cationic surfactant aggregates. Herein, with the "bridge" Fe(3+) of C12EO4, we found that C12EO4 can efficiently compact DNA molecules into globular states with a narrow size distribution, indicating that the cooperative Fe(3+) can transform C12EO4 molecules from decompaction agents to compaction ones. The mechanism of the interaction of DNA and C12EO4 by "bridge" Fe(3+) is that the Fe(3+)-C12EO4 complexes act as multivalent ions by cooperative and hydrophobic interaction. The improved colloidal-stability and endosome escape effect induced by C12EO4 would provide the potential applications of nonionic surfactant in the physiological characteristics of DNA complexes. Cell viability assay demonstrates that Fe(3+)-C12EO4 complexes possess low cytotoxicity, ensuring good biocompatibility. Another advantage of this system is that the DNA complexes can be de-compacted by glutathione in cell without any other agents. This suggests the metal ion-nonionic surfactant complexes as compaction agent can act as the potential delivery tool of DNA in future nonviral gene delivery systems.
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- Ling Wang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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Controlled compaction and decompaction of DNA by zwitterionic surfactants. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Xu L, Feng L, Hao J, Dong S. Compaction and decompaction of DNA dominated by the competition between counterions and DNA associating with cationic aggregates. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 134:105-12. [PMID: 26162979 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A systematic work concerning the DNA compaction and decompaction controlled by cationic surfactants, cetyltrimethylammonium with [FeCl3Br](-) (CTAFe), Br(-) (CTABr) and Cl(-) (CTACl) as counterions, respectively, was performed. We discovered that cationic surfactants with complex counterions, [FeCl3Br](-), cannot promote the decompaction of DNA like those with Br(-) and Cl(-) as counterions. The rod-like CTAFe micelles were found to remain free in supernatants and cannot directly promote any redissolution or decompaction of DNA. These interesting findings could provide a better understanding of the interaction behavior of DNA and cationic surfactants. We conclude that the fundamental reason of the DNA decompaction lies upon the electrostatic competition between the counterions and DNA for associating with the cationic aggregates. At a high concentration, the binding of counterions to cationic CTA(+) aggregates is promoted, which weakens and screens the electrostatic attraction between DNA and cationic aggregates. This could cause the decompaction of DNA as the cases of CTABr/DNA and CTACl/DNA mixtures. Our data revealed the fundamental reason of the compaction and decompaction behavior of DNA induced by cationic surfactants independently, a reasonable three-step model of the conformational changes of DNA controlled by different amounts of cationic surfactants was presented. The current work could provide a clear guidance in gene delivery, gene therapy and biomedicine fields.
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- Lu Xu
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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Xu L, Feng L, Hao J, Dong S. Controlling the capture and release of DNA with a dual-responsive cationic surfactant. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:8876-8885. [PMID: 25850815 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A dual-responsive cationic surfactant, 4-ethoxy-4'-(trimethyl- aminoethoxy) azobenzene trichloromonobromoferrate (azoTAFe), which contains both a light-responsive moiety azobenzene and a paramagnetic counterion, [FeCl3Br](-), was designed and synthesized. Not only does this cationic surfactant abundantly utilize inexhaustible and clean sources, i.e., light and magnetic field, but it also serves as a powerful dual-switch molecule for effectively controlling the capture and release of DNA. Our results could provide potential applications in gene therapy for creating smart and versatile machines to control the transport and delivery of DNA more intelligently and robustly. It was proved that the light switch can independently realize a reversible DNA compaction. The introduction of a magnetic switch can significantly enhance the compaction efficiency, help compact DNA with a lower dosage and achieve a magnetic field-based targeted transport of DNA. In addition, the light switch can make up the irreversibility of magnetic switch. This kind of self-complementation makes the cationic azoTAFe be useful as a potential tool that can be applied to the field of gene therapy and nanomedicine.
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Structural Behavior of Au-Calf Thymus DNA Interface Estimated Through an Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Surface Plasmon Resonance Study. Electrochim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.02.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Silva OF, Correa NM, Silber JJ, de Rossi RH, Fernández MA. Supramolecular assemblies obtained by mixing different cyclodextrins and AOT or BHDC reverse micelles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:3354-3362. [PMID: 24597759 DOI: 10.1021/la404584q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this contribution we show the effect of the surfactant polar head and the external solvent on the incorporation of different cyclodextrins (CDs) {α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD, decenylsuccinyl-β-CD (Mod-β-CD), and hydroxypropyl-β-CD (hp-β-CD)} in different reverse micelles (RMs) {benzene/sodium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate(AOT)/water, and benzene/benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium chloride (BHDC)/water} and compare them with previous results obtained in n-heptane/AOT/water RMs. To investigate the different systems, we have used UV-vis spectrophotometry, induced circular dichroism spectroscopy (ICD), and the achiral molecular probe methyl orange (MO). The results show dramatic differences changing the external solvent and the surfactant, which are explained by considering the differences in the RMs interface composition, the water-surfactant interaction, and the CDs' location in the different media investigated. None of the CDs were incorporated into the benzene/AOT/water RMs at any [H2O]/[surfactant] ratio studied (W0) whereas it was previously shown that Mod-β-CD and hp-β-CD could be included in n-heptane/AOT/water RMs. However, all of the CDs are incorporated in benzene/BHDC/water RMs at W0 > 10 and hp-β-CD is dissolved even at W0 = 0. Different from what was found in n-heptane/AOT RMs, in BHDC RMs MO showed ICD signals with two different CDs: Mod-β-CD and hp-β-CD. The results are explained by considering the known difference in the interfacial water structure for AOT and BHDC RMs and the electron-rich region on the secondary hydroxyl (wider side of the CDs), which helps to solubilize all CDs in BHDC. This study shows that chiral cyclodextrin could be available for a guest in an organic medium such as the RMs. Therefore we have created a potentially powerful nanoreactor with two different confined regions in the same aggregate: the polar core of the RMs and the chiral hydrophobic cavity of cyclodextrin.
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- O Fernando Silva
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba, INFIQC-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria , X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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García JP, Marrón E, Martín VI, Moyá ML, Lopez-Cornejo P. Conformational changes of DNA in the presence of 12-s-12 gemini surfactants (s=2 and 10). Role of the spacer's length in the interaction surfactant-polynucleotide. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 118:90-100. [PMID: 24736044 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2013] [Revised: 02/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A multifaceted study on the interaction of calf-thymus DNA with two different cationic gemini surfactants alkanediyl-α-ω-bis(dodecyldimethyl-amonium)bromide, 12-s-12,2Br(-) (with s=2, G2, and 10, G10) was carried out. The measurements were done at different molar ratios X=[surfactant]/[DNA]. Results show two different conformational changes in DNA: a first compaction of the polynucleotide corresponding to a partial conformational (not total) change of DNA from an extended coil state to a globular state that happens at the lower molar ratio X. A second change corresponds to a breaking of the partial condensation, that is, the transition from the compacted state to a new more extended conformation (for the higher X values) different to the initial extension. According to circular dichroism spectra and dynamic light scattering measurements, this new state of DNA seems to be similar to a ψ-phase. Measurements confirm that interactions involved in the compaction are different to those previously obtained for the analog surfactant CTAB. X values at which the conformational changes happen depend on the length of the spacer in the surfactant along with the charge of the polar heads.
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- J P García
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, c/Prof. García González n° 1, Sevilla 41012, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, c/Prof. García González n° 1, Sevilla 41012, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, c/Prof. García González n° 1, Sevilla 41012, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, c/Prof. García González n° 1, Sevilla 41012, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, c/Prof. García González n° 1, Sevilla 41012, Spain.
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DNA compaction induced by a cationic polymer or surfactant impact gene expression and DNA degradation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92692. [PMID: 24671109 PMCID: PMC3966812 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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There is an increasing interest in achieving gene regulation in biotechnological and biomedical applications by using synthetic DNA-binding agents. Most studies have so far focused on synthetic sequence-specific DNA-binding agents. Such approaches are relatively complicated and cost intensive and their level of sophistication is not always required, in particular for biotechnological application. Our study is inspired by in vivo data that suggest that DNA compaction might contribute to gene regulation. This study exploits the potential of using synthetic DNA compacting agents that are not sequence-specific to achieve gene regulation for in vitro systems. The semi-synthetic in vitro system we use include common cationic DNA-compacting agents, poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimers and the surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), which we apply to linearized plasmid DNA encoding for the luciferase reporter gene. We show that complexing the DNA with either of the cationic agents leads to gene expression inhibition in a manner that depends on the extent of compaction. This is demonstrated by using a coupled in vitro transcription-translation system. We show that compaction can also protect DNA against degradation in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, our study shows that these effects are reversible and DNA can be released from the complexes. Release of DNA leads to restoration of gene expression and makes the DNA susceptible to degradation by Dnase. A highly charged polyelectrolyte, heparin, is needed to release DNA from dendrimers, while DNA complexed with CTAB dissociates with the non-ionic surfactant C12E5. Our results demonstrate the relation between DNA compaction by non-specific DNA-binding agents and gene expression and gene regulation can be achieved in vitro systems in a reliable dose-dependent and reversible manner.
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Valente AJM, Söderman O. The formation of host-guest complexes between surfactants and cyclodextrins. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 205:156-76. [PMID: 24011696 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Revised: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cyclodextrins are able to act as host molecules in supramolecular chemistry with applications ranging from pharmaceutics to detergency. Among guest molecules surfactants play an important role with both fundamental and practical applications. The formation of cyclodextrin/surfactant host-guest compounds leads to an increase in the critical micelle concentration and in the solubility of surfactants. The possibility of changing the balance between several intermolecular forces, and thus allowing the study of, e.g., dehydration and steric hindrance effects upon association, makes surfactants ideal guest molecules for fundamental studies. Therefore, these systems allow for obtaining a deep insight into the host-guest association mechanism. In this paper, we review the influence on the thermodynamic properties of CD-surfactant association by highlighting the effect of different surfactant architectures (single tail, double-tailed, gemini and bolaform), with special emphasis on cationic surfactants. This is complemented with an assessment of the most common analytical techniques used to follow the association process. The applied methods for computation of the association stoichiometry and stability constants are also reviewed and discussed; this is an important point since there are significant discrepancies and scattered data for similar systems in the literature. In general, the surfactant-cyclodextrin association is treated without reference to the kinetics of the process. However, there are several examples where the kinetics of the process can be investigated, in particular those where volumes of the CD cavity and surfactant (either the tail or in special cases the head group) are similar in magnitude. This will also be critically reviewed.
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- Artur J M Valente
- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Monduzzi M, Lampis S, Murgia S, Salis A. From self-assembly fundamental knowledge to nanomedicine developments. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 205:48-67. [PMID: 24182715 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This review highlights the key role of NMR techniques in demonstrating the molecular aspects of the self-assembly of surfactant molecules that nowadays constitute the basic knowledge which modern nanoscience relies on. The aim is to provide a tutorial overview. The story of a rigorous scientific approach to understand self-assembly in surfactant systems and biological membranes starts in the early seventies when the progresses of SAXRD and NMR technological facilities allowed to demonstrate the existence of ordered soft matter, and the validity of Tanford approach concerning self-assembly at a molecular level. Particularly, NMR quadrupolar splittings, NMR chemical shift anisotropy, and NMR relaxation of dipolar and quadrupolar nuclei in micellar solutions, microemulsions, and liquid crystals proved the existence of an ordered polar-apolar interface, on the NMR time scale. NMR data, rationalized in terms of the two-step model of relaxation, allowed to quantify the dynamic aspects of the supramolecular aggregates in different soft matter systems. In addition, NMR techniques allowed to obtain important information on counterion binding as well as on size of the aggregate through molecular self-diffusion. Indeed NMR self-diffusion proved without any doubt the existence of bicontinuous microemulsions and bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals, suggested by pioneering and brilliant interpretation of SAXRD investigations. Moreover, NMR self-diffusion played a fundamental role in the understanding of microemulsion and emulsion nanostructures, phase transitions in phase diagrams, and particularly percolation phenomena in microemulsions. Since the nineties, globalization of the knowledge along with many other technical facilities such as electron microscopy, particularly cryo-EM, produced huge progresses in surfactant and colloid science. Actually we refer to nanoscience: bottom up/top down strategies allow to build nanodevices with applications spanning from ICT to food technology. Developments in the applied fields have also been addressed by important progresses in theoretical skills aimed to understand intermolecular forces, and specific ion interactions. Nevertheless, this is still an open question. Our predictive ability has however increased, hence more ambitious targets can be planned. Nanomedicine represents a major challenging field with its main aims: targeted drug delivery, diagnostic, theranostics, tissue engineering, and personalized medicine. Few recent examples will be mentioned. Although the real applications of these systems still need major work, nevertheless new challenges are open, and perspectives based on integrated multidisciplinary approaches would enable both a deeper basic knowledge and the expected advances in biomedical field.
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- Maura Monduzzi
- Dept. Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, CNBS & CSGI, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy.
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- Dept. Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, CNBS & CSGI, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- Dept. Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, CNBS & CSGI, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- Dept. Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, CNBS & CSGI, University of Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio Sestu, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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González-Pérez A, Ruso JM. A Versatile Approach towards the Compaction, Decompaction, and Immobilization of DNA at Interfaces by Using Cyclodextrins. Chemphyschem 2013; 14:2544-53. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Decondensation of cationic gemini surfactant-induced DNA aggregates using triblock copolymer (PEO)20–(PPO)70–(PEO)20. Colloid Polym Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-013-2954-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Villari V, Mazzaglia A, Darcy R, O’Driscoll CM, Micali N. Nanostructures of Cationic Amphiphilic Cyclodextrin Complexes with DNA. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:811-7. [DOI: 10.1021/bm3018609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Valentina Villari
- CNR-IPCF Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres
37, I-98158, Messina, Italy
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- CNR-ISMN Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, c/o Dip.
Scienze Chimiche dell’ Università di Messina, Viale
F. Stagno d’Alcontres
31, I-98166, Messina, Italy
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- School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- CNR-IPCF Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres
37, I-98158, Messina, Italy
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He L, Luo Y, Zhi W, Wu Y, Zhou P. A Colorimetric Aptamer Biosensor Based on Gold Nanoparticles for the Ultrasensitive and Specific Detection of Tetracycline in Milk. Aust J Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1071/ch12446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This paper proposes a sensing strategy which employs an aptamer, unmodified gold nanoparticles (AuNP), and hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) to detect tetracycline (TET) in raw milk. The method is based on the colorimetric assay of aggregating AuNP. In the absence of TET, the CTAB and aptamer form a complex which allows the aggregation of AuNP. In the presence of TET, the TET aptamer is exhausted first due to the formation of aptamer-TET complexes, which prevents assembly of the CTAB–aptamer supramolecule, causing a colour change and no aggregation of AuNP. This mechanism for the detection of TET proved to be sensitive and convenient. The colorimetric assay has a detection limit of 122 nM TET. This sensor has great potential for the sensitive, colorimetric detection of a wide range of molecular analytes.
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ZHOU MEIJUAN, TIAN CHUNHUA, CHEN XIAOHUA, WANG SUNA, LIU JIFENG, HU HAIQUAN, ZHANG CHONG. THE INCLUSION INSIGHT OF –CH3 AND –CH2OH MODIFIED β-CYCLODEXTRINS WITH ONE TRANS-RESVERATROL MOLECULE: A THEORETICAL STUDY. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL & COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219633612500708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The geometries of the –CH3 and –CH2OH modified β-cyclodextrin {i.e. (β- CD(R) m ( R = –CH3, –CH2OH ; m = 0, 1, …, 7)} and the energetical behaviors of one trans-Resveratrol (TR) molecule including inside their cavities were studied by using ONIOM (B3LYP/6-31G*:PM3) method. The most outstanding geometrical characteristic of the β- CD(R) m is that their inside radius (r) are varied with different chemical modifications. The released energies for one TR molecule passing through or rotating inside the cavities of β- CD(R) m are predicted to be related with the inclusion schemes (from narrow side or wide side of the cavity), the values of the inside radius r, and the types (– CH 3 or – CH 2 OH ) and number (m) of the substituted R groups. Our calculations also suggest that the formation of H-bonds in the inclusion interaction is the main factor to stabilize the formed inclusion complexes, i.e. the TR @β- CD(R) m( R = –CH3, –CH2OH ; m = 0, 1, …, 7).
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- MEIJUAN ZHOU
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, P. R. China
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Grueso E, Cerrillos C, Hidalgo J, Lopez-Cornejo P. Compaction and decompaction of DNA induced by the cationic surfactant CTAB. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:10968-10979. [PMID: 22755509 DOI: 10.1021/la302373m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A multifaceted study on the interaction of the cationic surfactant CTAB with calf thymus DNA was carried out by using different techniques. The measurements were done at different molar ratios X = [CTAB]/[DNA]. Results show the conformational change that DNA suffers due to the interaction with surfactant molecules at low molar ratios: the condensation of the polynucleotide, from an extended coil state to a globular state. The effect observed at the higher molar ratios is worth noting: the decondensation of DNA, that is, the transition from a compact state to a more extended conformation. Experimental data obtained confirm that this latter state is not exactly the same as that found in the absence of the surfactant. Attractive interactions between different parts of the molecule by ion correlation effects are the driving force to produce both the compaction and decompaction events. Results also show the importance of choosing both a proper system for the study and the most seeming measuring technique to use. The study demonstrates that, in some cases, the use of several techniques is desirable in obtaining reliable and accurate results.
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- E Grueso
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
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Jiang L, Yan Y, Huang J. Versatility of cyclodextrins in self-assembly systems of amphiphiles. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 169:13-25. [PMID: 21839422 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2011.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Revised: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Recently, cyclodextrins (CDs) were found to play important yet complicated (or even apparently opposite sometimes) roles in self-assembly systems of amphiphiles or surfactants. Herein, we try to review and clarify the versatility of CDs in surfactant assembly systems by 1) classifying the roles played by CDs into two groups (modulator and building unit) and four subgroups (destructive and constructive modulators, amphiphilic and unamphiphilic building units), 2) comparing these subgroups, and 3) analyzing mechanisms. As a modulator, although CDs by themselves do not participate into the final surfactant aggregates, they can greatly affect the aggregates in two ways. In most cases CDs will destroy the aggregates by depleting surfactant molecules from the aggregates (destructive), or in certain cases CDs can promote the aggregates to grow by selectively removing the less-aggregatable surfactant molecules from the aggregates (constructive). As an amphiphilic building unit, CDs can be chemically (by chemical bonds) or physically (by host-guest interaction) attached to a hydrophobic moiety, and the resultant compounds act as classic amphiphiles. As an unamphiphilic building unit, CD/surfactant complexes or even CDs on their own can assemble into aggregates in an unconventional, unamphiphilic manner driven by CD-CD H-bonds. Moreover, special emphasis is put on two recently appeared aspects: the constructive modulator and unamphiphilic building unit.
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Light and host–guest inclusion mediated salmon sperm DNA/surfactant interactions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 362:430-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.06.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2011] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Release of DNA from surfactant complexes induced by 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. Int J Biol Macromol 2010; 46:153-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Revised: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cyclodextrins in DNA decompaction. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2010; 76:20-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2009.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2009] [Revised: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 10/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pavlov GM, Korneeva EV, Smolina NA, Schubert US. Hydrodynamic properties of cyclodextrin molecules in dilute solutions. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL : EBJ 2010; 39:371-9. [PMID: 19159925 PMCID: PMC2812710 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0394-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Revised: 12/01/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Three well-known representatives of the cyclodextrin family were completely characterized by molecular hydrodynamics methods in three different solvents. For the first time the possibility of an estimation of velocity sedimentation coefficients s between 0.15 and 0.5 S by the numerical solution of the Lamm equation is shown. Comparison of the experimental hydrodynamic characteristics of the cyclodextrins with theoretical calculations for toroidal molecules allows an estimation of the thickness of the solvent layers on the surface of cyclodextrin molecules.
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- Georges M Pavlov
- Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Volet G, Auvray L, Amiel C. Monoalkyl poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) micelles. a small-angle neutron scattering study. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:13536-44. [PMID: 19769344 DOI: 10.1021/jp9029634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This paper presents a SANS study of hydrophobically end-modified poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (POXZ-C(n)) micelles in aqueous solutions. Strong long-range repulsive interactions between the micelles are evidenced by correlation peaks present at concentrations as low as 0.5 wt %. Due to the dissymmetry in size between the hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts of the chains, the micelles have been analyzed using a model of star-like micelles. Large extension of the POXZ arms into the micelles can explain the original SANS behavior. The dissociation of the micellar structures by adding a complexing agent of the alkyl groups, hydroxypropy-beta-cyclodextrin (HPbeta-CD), has been followed by SANS. The micelles are progressively disrupted by the addition of increasing amounts of HPbeta-CD, and the SANS behavior of free chains is recovered in the presence of an excess of the complexing agent.
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- Gisèle Volet
- Systèmes Polymères Complexes, Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est, 2 rue Henri Dunant, 94320 Thiais, France.
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Xing S, Zhang Q, Zhang C, Zhao Q, Ai H, Sun D. Isothermal Titration Calorimetry and Theoretical Studies on Host-guest Interaction of Ibuprofen with α-, β- and γ-Cyclodextrin. J SOLUTION CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-009-9394-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Corbyn CP, Fletcher PDI, Gemici R, Dias RS, Miguel MG. Re-dissolution and de-compaction of DNA–cationic surfactant complexes using non-ionic surfactants. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2009; 11:11568-76. [DOI: 10.1039/b916116c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cao M, Deng M, Wang XL, Wang Y. Decompaction of Cationic Gemini Surfactant-Induced DNA Condensates by β-Cyclodextrin or Anionic Surfactant. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:13648-54. [DOI: 10.1021/jp803244f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Meiwen Cao
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Institute of Chemistry, and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, Peopleʼs Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Institute of Chemistry, and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, Peopleʼs Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Institute of Chemistry, and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, Peopleʼs Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Institute of Chemistry, and Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, Peopleʼs Republic of China
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