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Raut S, Azheruddin M, Kumar R, Singh S, Giram PS, Datta D. Lecithin Organogel: A Promising Carrier for the Treatment of Skin Diseases. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:9865-9885. [PMID: 38463343 PMCID: PMC10918684 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Skin is the largest organ of the human body, as it protects the body from the external environment. Nowadays, skin diseases and skin problems are more common, and millions of people are affected daily. Skin diseases are due to numerous infectious pathogens or inflammatory conditions. The increasing demand for theoretical research and practical applications has led to the rising prominence of gel as a semisolid material. To this end, organogels has been widely explored due to their unique composition, which includes organic solvents and mineral or vegetable oils, among others. Organogels can be described as semisolid systems wherein an organic liquid phase is confined within a three-dimensional framework consisting of self-assembled, cross-linked, or entangled gelator fibers. These gels have the ability to undergo significant expansion and retain substantial amounts of the liquid phase, reaching up to 99% swelling capacity. Furthermore, they respond to a range of physical and chemical stimuli, including temperature, light, pH, and mechanical deformation. Notably, due to their distinctive properties, they have aroused significant interest in a variety of practical applications. Organogels favor the significant encapsulation and enhanced permeation of hydrophobic molecules when compared with hydrogels. Accordingly, organogels are characterized into lecithin organogels, pluronic lecithin organogels, sorbitan monostearate-based organogels, and eudragit organogels, among others, based on the nature of their network and the solvent system. Lecithin organogels contain lecithin (natural and safe as a living cell component) as an organogelator. It acts as a good penetration enhancer. In this review, first we have summarized the fundamental concepts related to the elemental structure of organogels, including their various forms, distinctive features, methods of manufacture, and diverse applications. Nonetheless, this review also sheds light on the delivery of therapeutic molecules entrapped in the lecithin organogel system into deep tissue for the management of skin diseases and provides a synopsis of their clinical applications.
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- Sushil Raut
- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Dr. DY Patil Institute
of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra 411018, India
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Dr. DY Patil Institute
of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra 411018, India
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- Lloyd
Institute of Management and Technology, Plot No. 11, Knowledge Park-II, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, India
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- Lloyd
Institute of Management and Technology, Plot No. 11, Knowledge Park-II, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, India
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Dr. DY Patil Institute
of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra 411018, India
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at
Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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Özer ED, Özer CO. Optimization of Olive Oil Oleogel-Based Emulsion Composition: Effect of Oleogel Composition on Emulsion Characteristics. J Oleo Sci 2023; 72:131-138. [PMID: 36740248 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess22282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In this study, the effects of oil, water, glycerol monostearate, carrageenan and alginate concentrations, which have a significant effect on quality parameters in olive oil oleogel-based emulsion (OOE), were investigated and their optimum amounts were determined by mixture design for oleogel production with desired properties. OOE was produced using olive oil, water, glycerol monostearate (GMS), carrageenan and alginate at various concentrations in the range of 0-70%, 30-60%, 0-2%, 0-2% and 0-2%, respectively. The optimum quality parameters of OOE were evaluated in terms of optimum firmness value (5.5-7 N), minimum oil loss and peroxide value. The optimum composition was determined 53.5% olive oil, 43.5% water, 1.1% carrageenan, 0.92% alginate and 0.98% glycerol monostearate (w/w). Produced OOE under determined optimum conditions had 5.81 N firmness, 1.82 meq/O2 peroxide value and 21.02% oil loss value. The margin of error between the experimentally obtained data and the estimated data in the study is average 2%. The results showed that the formulation used in OOE production have significant effects on the created OOE structure and quality parameters. In addition, different formulations to be created with the results of the present study will contribute to increasing the applicability of OOE in different foods.
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- Ezgi Demir Özer
- Cappadocia University, School of Applied Science, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts
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- Nevsehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Food Engineering
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Ikehata A, Nakamura K, Ozaki Y. Extended molar absorption analysis of confined states of water in reverse micelles using near-infrared spectroscopy. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.140055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wurl A, Ott M, Plato E, Meister A, Hamdi F, Kastritis PL, Blume A, Ferreira TM. Filling the Gap with Long n-Alkanes: Incorporation of C20 and C30 into Phospholipid Membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:8595-8606. [PMID: 35786894 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Investigating how hydrophobic molecules mix with phospholipid bilayers and how they affect membrane properties is commonplace in biophysics. Despite this, a molecular-level empirical description of a membrane model as simple as a phospholipid bilayer with long linear hydrophobic chains incorporated is still missing. Here, we present an unprecedented molecular characterization of the incorporation of two long n-alkanes, n-eicosane (C20) and n-triacontane (C30) with 20 and 30 carbons, respectively, in phosphatidylcholine (PC) bilayers using a combination of experimental techniques (2H NMR, 31P NMR, 1H-13C dipolar recoupling solid-state NMR, X-ray scattering, and cryogenic electron microscopy) and atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. At low hydration, deuterated C20 and C30 yield 2H NMR spectra evidencing anisotropic-motion, which demonstrates their miscibility in PC membranes up to a critical alkane-to-acyl-chain volume fraction, ϕc. The acquired 2H NMR spectra of C20 and C30 have notably different lineshapes. At low alkane volume fractions below ϕc, CHARMM36 MD simulations predict such 2H NMR spectra qualitatively and thus enable an atomistic-level interpretation of the spectra. Above ϕc, the 2H NMR lineshapes become characteristic of motions in the intermediate-regime that, together with the MD simulation results, suggest the onset of immiscibility between the alkane molecules and the acyl chains. For all the systems investigated, the phospholipid molecular structure is unperturbed by the presence of the alkanes. However, at conditions of excess hydration and at surprisingly low alkane fractions below ϕc, a peak characteristic of isotropic motion is observed in both the 2H spectra of the alkanes and 31P spectra of the phospholipids, strongly indicating that the incorporation of the alkanes induces a reduction on the average radius of the lipid vesicles.
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- Anika Wurl
- NMR Group - Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- NMR Group - Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Insitute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- NMR Group - Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Ghan SY, Siow LF, Tan CP, Cheong KW, Thoo YY. Palm Olein Organogelation Using Mixtures of Soy Lecithin and Glyceryl Monostearate. Gels 2022; 8:gels8010030. [PMID: 35049565 PMCID: PMC8774482 DOI: 10.3390/gels8010030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The present work investigated the interaction between soy lecithin (SL), glyceryl monostearate (GMS), and water in structuring palm olein (PO) to create an organogel having similar mechanical properties to commercial spread. Extreme vertices mixture design was used to optimize the composition of PO-based organogel. The resulting model showed a good fit to the predicted data with R2 ≥ 0.89. The optimum composition was 8% SL, 22% GMS, 28% water, and 42% PO (w/w) to produce a mean firmness of 1.91 N, spreadability of 15.28 N s−1, and oil binding capacity (OBC) of 83.83%. The OBC of optimized organogel was 10% higher than commercial spread product, and no significant difference was observed in the mechanical properties (p > 0.05). The microstructure, as well as the rheological and thermal properties of the optimized organogel were characterized. Fourier transform infrared analysis indicated that hydrogen bonding and van der Waals interactions were the key driving forces for organogelation. The mixture of SL and GMS favored the formation of β′ + β form crystals with a predominance of the β′ form. These results have important implications for the development of PO-based organogel as a potential fat replacer in the production of low-fat spread.
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- Sheah Yee Ghan
- School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia; (S.Y.G.); (L.F.S.)
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- School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia; (S.Y.G.); (L.F.S.)
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- Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, No. 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia;
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- School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia; (S.Y.G.); (L.F.S.)
- Monash Industry Palm Oil Research and Education Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia
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Cho NH, Riley JK, Richards JJ. Fast Dynamics of Inverse Wormlike Micelles Probed Using Mechanical and Dielectric Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:11067-11077. [PMID: 34550697 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c06032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The rheology of wormlike micelle (WLM) solutions is tunable by engineering the micellar structure and topology. While much is known about how microscopic properties influence the rheological characteristics, questions remain regarding the quantification of fast relaxation processes, including Rouse and rotational modes. These fast processes are challenging to access using mechanical spectroscopy as bending modes dominate high-frequency mechanical measurements. In this work, we demonstrate the use of dielectric spectroscopy (DES) to directly interrogate these fast relaxation modes in solutions containing reverse WLMs. These consist of lecithin solutions in n-decane swollen with water. We develop an equivalent circuit model that separates the fast spectral features from the low-frequency processes and show that this relaxation feature is consistent with a combination of high-frequency Rouse and rotational modes. Further, we show that the low-frequency response is not determined by polymer dynamics alone. These findings demonstrate the potential of DES measurements to describe WLM behavior and pave the way toward in situ measurements under steady and transient shear flow.
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- Noah H Cho
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Performance Materials & Coatings, The Dow Chemical Company, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Corcoran LG, Saldana Almaraz BA, Amen KY, Bothun GD, Raghavan SR, John VT, McCormick AV, Penn RL. Using Microemulsion Phase Behavior as a Predictive Model for Lecithin-Tween 80 Marine Oil Dispersant Effectiveness. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:8115-8128. [PMID: 34191521 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Marine oil dispersants typically contain blends of surfactants dissolved in solvents. When introduced to the crude oil-seawater interface, dispersants facilitate the breakup of crude oil into droplets that can disperse in the water column. Recently, questions about the environmental persistence and toxicity of commercial dispersants have led to the development of "greener" dispersants consisting solely of food-grade surfactants such as l-α-phosphatidylcholine (lecithin, L) and polyoxyethylenated sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80, T). Individually, neither L nor T is effective at dispersing crude oil, but mixtures of the two (LT blends) work synergistically to ensure effective dispersion. The reasons for this synergy remain unexplained. More broadly, an unresolved challenge is to be able to predict whether a given surfactant (or a blend) can serve as an effective dispersant. Herein, we investigate whether the LT dispersant effectiveness can be correlated with thermodynamic phase behavior in model systems. Specifically, we study ternary "DOW" systems comprising LT dispersant (D) + a model oil (hexadecane, O) + synthetic seawater (W), with the D formulation being systematically varied (across 0:100, 20:80, 40:60, 60:40, 80:20, and 100:0 L:T weight ratios). We find that the most effective LT dispersants (60:40 and 80:20 L:T) induce broad Winsor III microemulsion regions in the DOW phase diagrams (Winsor III implies that the microemulsion coexists with aqueous and oil phases). This correlation is generally consistent with expectations from hydrophilic-lipophilic deviation (HLD) calculations, but specific exceptions are seen. This study then outlines a protocol that allows the phase behavior to be observed on short time scales (ca. hours) and provides a set of guidelines to interpret the results. The complementary use of HLD calculations and the outlined fast protocol are expected to be used as a predictive model for effective dispersant blends, providing a tool to guide the efficient formulation of future marine oil dispersants.
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- Louis G Corcoran
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Washington Technology Magnet School, 1495 Rice Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, 51 Lower College Road, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, 4418 Stadium Drive, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 300 Lindy Boggs Building, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Guo S, Lv M, Chen Y, Hou T, Zhang Y, Huang Z, Cao Y, Rogers M, Lan Y. Engineering water-induced ceramide/lecithin oleogels: understanding the influence of water added upon pre- and post-nucleation. Food Funct 2020; 11:2048-2057. [PMID: 32159192 DOI: 10.1039/c9fo02540e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A mixture of ceramide (CER) and lecithin (LEC) at specific ratios was capable of forming oleogels in sunflower oil triggered by adding a trace amount of water. It was noted that the addition of water at different temperatures (TW) resulted in different gelation behaviors and microstructures. To better illuminate the assembly mechanism at different TW, samples with water added at different TW (20 °C, 45 °C, 70 °C and 95 °C) were prepared. The viscoelastic properties, microstructures, and the crystal packing of these samples were investigated. It was observed that all samples prepared at TW of 20 °C and 95 °C formed gels, while most samples prepared at TW of 45 °C and 70 °C were too weak to form gels. Gels prepared at 95 °C were stronger but more fragile in texture compared to gels produced at 20 °C. The crystal morphology of gels drastically changed with TW. Spindle-shaped crystals were observed in gels prepared at low TW (20 °C), while gels prepared at high TW (95 °C) exhibited a network with packed oil droplets stabilized by lamellar shells together with fibrillar crystals in the bulk phase. X-ray diffractograms showed a different reflection peak (d-spacing of 14.5 Å) in gel prepared at 20 °C, compared to the d-spacing in oleogels with a single gelator (13.14 Å and 15.33 Å, respectively, for CER and LEC). Gel prepared at 95 °C showed two long-spacing characteristic peaks, which correspond to the characteristic peaks of CER gel (∼13 Å) and LEC gel (∼12 Å). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy results indicated that the different gelation behaviors at different TW were mainly caused by vibrational changes in the amide bond of CER. Our hypothesized assembly mechanism can be concluded as: increasing TW resulted in the conversion of CER and LEC crystallization from co-assembly (TW = 20 °C) to self-sorting by individual gelators (TW = 95 °C). In this study, novel water-induced oleogels were produced by manipulating TW, and such information further assists the rational design of lipid-based healthy fat products.
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- Shenglan Guo
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China. and Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China. and Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China. and Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China. and Research and Development Centre, Infinitus (China) Company Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510623, P.R. China
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- Monte Vista Christian School, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China. and Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China. and Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China. and Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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Okuro PK, Malfatti‐Gasperini AA, Fasolin LH, Vicente AA, Cunha RL. Self‐Organizing Structures of Phosphatidylcholine in Nonaqueous Solvents: Tailoring Gel‐like Systems. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Paula K. Okuro
- Department of Food Engineering, School of Food EngineeringUniversity of Campinas Campinas São Paulo 13083‐862 Brazil
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- Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS)Brazilian Centre for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) Campinas São Paulo 13083‐970 Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, School of Food EngineeringUniversity of Campinas Campinas São Paulo 13083‐862 Brazil
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- Centre of Biological EngineeringUniversity of Minho, Campus de Gualtar Braga 4710‐057 Portugal
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- Department of Food Engineering, School of Food EngineeringUniversity of Campinas Campinas São Paulo 13083‐862 Brazil
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Mulder M, Li XX, Nazim MM, Dalgliesh RM, Tian B, Buijse M, van Wunnik J, Bouwman WG. Systematically quantifying oil–water microemulsion structures using (spin-echo) small angle neutron scattering. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Murashova NM, Prokopova LA, Trofimova ES, Yurtov EV. Effects of Oleic Acid and Phospholipids on the Formation of Lecithin Organogel and Microemulsion. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Nataliya M. Murashova
- Department of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Dmitry Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya Sq. 9; Moscow 125047 Russia
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- Department of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Dmitry Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya Sq. 9; Moscow 125047 Russia
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- Department of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Dmitry Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya Sq. 9; Moscow 125047 Russia
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- Department of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Dmitry Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya Sq. 9; Moscow 125047 Russia
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Fabrication of lecithin-gum tragacanth muco-adhesive hybrid nano-carrier system for in-vivo performance of Amphotericin B. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 194:89-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Riley JK, Richards JJ, Wagner NJ, Butler PD. Branching and alignment in reverse worm-like micelles studied with simultaneous dielectric spectroscopy and RheoSANS. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:5344-5355. [PMID: 29808890 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm00770e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Topology and branching play an important but poorly understood role in controlling the mechanical and flow properties of worm-like micelles (WLMs). To address the challenge of characterizing branching during flow of WLMs, dielectric spectroscopy, rheology, and small-angle neutron scattering (dielectric RheoSANS) experiments are performed simultaneously to measure the concurrent evolution of conductivity, permittivity, stress, and segmental anisotropy of reverse WLMs under steady-shear flow. Reverse WLMs are microemulsions comprised of the phospholipid surfactant lecithin dispersed in oil with water solubilized in the micelle core. Their electrical properties are independently sensitive to the WLM topology and dynamics. To isolate the effects of branching, dielectric RheoSANS is performed on WLMs in n-decane, which show fast breakage times and exhibit a continuous branching transition for water-to-surfactant ratios above the corresponding maximum in zero-shear viscosity. The unbranched WLMs in n-decane exhibit only subtle decreases in their electrical properties under flow that are driven by chain alignment and structural anisotropy in the plane perpendicular to the electric field and incident neutron beam. These results are in qualitative agreement with additional measurements on a purely linear WLM system in cyclohexane despite differences in breakage kinetics and a stronger tendency for the latter to shear band. In contrast, the branched micelles in n-decane (higher water content) undergo non-monotonic changes in permittivity and more pronounced decreases in conductivity under flow. The combined steady-shear electrical and microstructural measurements are capable, for the first time, of resolving branch breaking at low shear rates prior to alignment-driven anisotropy at higher shear rates.
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- John K Riley
- Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6100, USA.
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Wei L, Li X, Guo F, Liu X, Wang Z. Structural properties, in vitro release and radical scavenging activity of lecithin based curcumin-encapsulated inverse hexagonal (HII) liquid crystals. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.11.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lehtinen OP, Nugroho RWN, Lehtimaa T, Vierros S, Hiekkataipale P, Ruokolainen J, Sammalkorpi M, Österberg M. Effect of temperature, water content and free fatty acid on reverse micelle formation of phospholipids in vegetable oil. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 160:355-363. [PMID: 28961543 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.09.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The self-assembly of phospholipids in oil, specifically lecithin in rapeseed oil, was investigated by combining experimental and computational methods The influence of temperature, water, and free fatty acids on the onset of lecithin aggregation in the rapeseed oil was determined using the 7,7,8,8 -tetracyanoquinodimethane dye (TCNQ) solubilization method and the size and shape of the self-assembled lecithin structures were investigated by small-angle X-ray scattering and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy. In the absence of excess water in the system (0.03wt-% water in oil), stable cylindrical lecithin reverse micelles were observed above the critical micelle concentration (CMC). Comparing the aggregation response in room temperature and at 70°C revealed that CMC decreased with increasing temperature. Furthermore, already a modest amount of added water (0.3wt-% water in oil) was sufficient to induce the formation of lamellar lecithin structures, that phase separated from the oil. In low water content, oleic acid suppressed the formation of lecithin reverse micelles whereas in the presence of more water, the oleic acid stabilized the reverse micelles. Consequently, more water was needed to induce phase separation in the presence of oleic acid. Molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the stabilizing effect of oleic acid resulted from oleic acid enhancing phospholipid solubilization in the oil by forming a solvating shell around the phosphate head group. The findings showed that the response of the mixed surfactant system is a delicate interplay of the different components and variables. The significance of the observations is that multiple parameters need to be controlled for desired system response, for example towards vegetable oil purification or phospholipid based microemulsions.
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- Olli-Pekka Lehtinen
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- NESTE Oyj, Technology Centre, Kilpilahti, 06101 Porvoo, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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Ma X, Ye Z, Wang Z. Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Formed in Aqueous Lecithin Solutions with IPM and AEO20 Additives. TENSIDE SURFACT DET 2016. [DOI: 10.3139/113.110468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The phase behavior and rheological properties of a lyotropic liquid crystal formed in the lecithin/AEO20/IPM/H2O system were investigated by means of phase diagram, polarized optical microscopy and rheology techniques at 37°C. After adding polyoxyethylene-20-oleyl ether (AEO20) and isopropyl myristate (IPM) to lecithin solutions, an isotropic liquid phase and an anisotropic liquid crystal phase were found. By analyzing the shear viscosity (η
γ=0.1) and yield stress (σ
0), with increase in water content, the η
γ=0.1 and σ
0 increase firstly and then decrease; with increasing IPM content, a decrease in the η
γ=0.1 and σ
0 is observed. Notably, at the relatively higher water content area, the water content has little effect on the η
γ=0.1 and critical stress. When the lecithin/AEO20 mass ratio is 1:2, the liquid crystal phase displays a stronger shear resistance and more stable network structure.
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- Xuebin Ma
- School of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry , Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Normal University, Jinan , People's Republic of China
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Fong WK, Negrini R, Vallooran JJ, Mezzenga R, Boyd BJ. Responsive self-assembled nanostructured lipid systems for drug delivery and diagnostics. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 484:320-339. [PMID: 27623190 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.08.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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While stimuli-responsive polymers have received a huge amount of attention in the literature, responsive lipid-based mesophase systems offer unique opportunities in biomedical applications such as drug delivery and biosensing. The different mesophase equilibrium structures enables dynamic switching between nanostructures to facilitate drug release or as a transducer for recognition events. In drug delivery, this behavior offers researchers the means to deliver a therapeutic payload at a specific rate and time i.e. 'on-demand'. This review summarizes the distinctive features of these multifaceted materials and aggregates the current state of the art research from our groups and others into the use of these materials as bulk gels and nanostructured dispersions for drug delivery, biosensing and diagnostics.
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- Wye-Khay Fong
- Food and Soft Materials Science, Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland; Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Food and Soft Materials Science, Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Food and Soft Materials Science, Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Food and Soft Materials Science, Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
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Sagalowicz L, Moccand C, Davidek T, Ghanbari R, Martiel I, Negrini R, Mezzenga R, Leser ME, Blank I, Michel M. Lipid self-assembled structures for reactivity control in food. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2016; 374:rsta.2015.0136. [PMID: 27298441 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Lipid self-assembled structures (SASs) have recently gained considerable interest for their potential applications, especially for sustained nutrient release and protein crystallization. An additional property, which is underexploited, is their ability to control chemical reactions in food products. Here, we concentrate on SASs formed by phospholipids (PLs) and monoglycerides (MGs), those compounds being the most natural surfactants and therefore, the best compatible with food products, in view of providing new functionalities through the formation of SASs. In this work, the phase behaviour of these amphiphiles when mixed with oil and water is described and compared. Subsequently, we address the influence of these structures to the oxidation and Maillard-type reactions. Finally, we show that SASs formed by MGs can strongly increase the yield of key aroma impact compounds generated by Maillard-type reactions when compared with the reaction performed in aqueous precursor solutions. Various SASs are compared. In particular, addition of oil to a reversed bicontinuous structure formed by MG leads to a reversed microemulsion, which, considering its low viscosity, is particularly suitable for food products and act as a very efficient reactor system. The influence of oil and precursors on phase behaviour is discussed and related to the efficiency of the Maillard reactions.This article is part of the themed issue 'Soft interfacial materials: from fundamentals to formulation'.
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- L Sagalowicz
- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, Lausanne 26 1000, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, Lausanne 26 1000, Switzerland
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- Nestlé PTC Orbe, Rte de Chavornay 3, Orbe 1350, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, Lausanne 26 1000, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, Lausanne 26 1000, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, Lausanne 26 1000, Switzerland
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Mazo Rivas JC, Schneider Y, Rohm H. Effect of emulsifier type on physicochemical properties of water-in-oil emulsions for confectionery applications. Int J Food Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chair of Food Engineering; Technische Universität Dresden; Dresden 01062 Germany
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- Chair of Food Engineering; Technische Universität Dresden; Dresden 01062 Germany
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Angelico R, Gentile L, Ranieri GA, Oliviero Rossi C. Flow-induced structures observed in a viscoelastic reverse wormlike micellar system by magnetic resonance imaging and NMR velocimetry. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra00206d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Organogel formed by lecithin reverse wormlike micelles in the isotropic concentrated regime exhibits flow induced micro-heterogeneities detected by rheo-NMR and NMR-velocimetry.
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- R. Angelico
- Department of Agricultural
- Environmental and Food Sciences (DIAAA)
- University of Molise
- I-86100 Campobasso (CB)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
- University of Calabria
- I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS)
- Italy
- Division of Physical Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
- University of Calabria
- I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
- University of Calabria
- I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS)
- Italy
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Mouri A, Diat O, El Ghzaoui A, Ly I, Dorandeu C, Maurel JC, Devoisselle JM, Legrand P. Development of pharmaceutical clear gel based on Peceol®, lecithin, ethanol and water: Physicochemical characterization and stability study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 457:152-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Murashova NM, Yurtov EV. Lecithin organogels as prospective functional nanomaterial. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s199507801504014x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lupi FR, Gentile L, Gabriele D, Mazzulla S, Baldino N, de Cindio B. Olive oil and hyperthermal water bigels for cosmetic uses. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 459:70-78. [PMID: 26263497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bigels are biphasic systems produced with an organogel (or oleogel) and a hydrogel mixed together at high shear rates. These systems are promising for different uses, among them the formulation of new cosmetic matrices for cosmetic agents delivery is under investigation. In the present paper, a common cosmetic formulation for skin care was enriched with increasing fractions of monoglycerides of fatty acids/olive oil organogels, in order to understand the rheology and the microstructure of these systems. Small amplitude oscillation tests, NMR-self diffusion analysis, contrast phase microscopy and electric conductivity confirmed that the addition of the organogel caused a microstructural change of the starting material, which turned from O/W to a more complex system where, probably, a matrix-in-matrix structure is present at the highest fractions of added organogel.
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- F R Lupi
- Department of Information, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering (D.I.M.E.S.), University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 39C, I-87036 Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 14D, I-87036 Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Information, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering (D.I.M.E.S.), University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 39C, I-87036 Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science (Di.B.E.S.T.), University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 6C, I-87036 Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Information, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering (D.I.M.E.S.), University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 39C, I-87036 Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Information, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering (D.I.M.E.S.), University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 39C, I-87036 Rende, CS, Italy.
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Godoy CA, Valiente M, Pons R, Montalvo G. Effect of fatty acids on self-assembly of soybean lecithin systems. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 131:21-8. [PMID: 25938851 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.03.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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With the increasing interest in natural formulations for drug administration and functional foods, it is desirable a good knowledge of the phase behavior of lecithin/fatty acid formulations. Phase structure and properties of ternary lecithin/fatty acids/water systems are studied at 37°C, making emphasis in regions with relatively low water and fatty acid content. The effect of fatty acid saturation degree on the phase microstructure is studied by comparing a fully saturated (palmitic acid, C16:0), monounsaturated (oleic acid, C18:1), and diunsaturated (linoleic acid, C18:2) fatty acids. Phase determinations are based on a combination of polarized light microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering measurements. Interestingly, unsaturated (oleic acid and linoleic acid) fatty acid destabilizes the lamellar bilayer. Slight differences are observed between the phase diagrams produced by the unsaturated ones: small lamellar, medium cubic and large hexagonal regions. A narrow isotropic fluid region also appears on the lecithin-fatty acid axis, up to 8wt% water. In contrast, a marked difference in phase microsctructure was observed between unsaturated and saturated systems in which the cubic and isotropic fluid phases are not formed. These differences are, probably, a consequence of the high Krafft point of the C16 saturated chains that imply rather rigid chains. However, unsaturated fatty acids result in more flexible tails. The frequent presence of, at least, one unsaturated chain in phospholipids makes it very likely a better mixing situation than in the case of more rigid chains. This swelling potential favors the formation of reverse hexagonal, cubic, and micellar phases. Both unsaturated fatty acid systems evolve by aging, with a reduction of the extension of reverse hexagonal phase and migration of the cubic phase to lower fatty acid and water contents. The kinetic stability of the systems seems to be controlled by the unsaturation of fatty acids.
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- C A Godoy
- Departamento de Ingeniería de los procesos Agroalimentarios y Biotecnológicos (GIPAB), Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360 Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department de Tecnologia Química i de Tensioactius, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya, IQAC-CSIC, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; University Institute of Research in Police Sciences (IUICP), University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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Javed I, Hussain SZ, Ullah I, Khan I, Ateeq M, Shahnaz G, Rehman HU, Razi MT, Shah MR, Hussain I. Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of lecithin-based nanocarriers for the enhanced pharmacological and oral pharmacokinetic profile of amphotericin B. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:8359-8365. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb01258a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Lecithin-drug hybrid nanocarriers (NCs) are demonstrated to enhance oral bioavailability and anti-parasitic potential for poorly water-soluble drugs.
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Vierros S, Sammalkorpi M. Role of hydration in phosphatidylcholine reverse micelle structure and gelation in cyclohexane: a molecular dynamics study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:14951-60. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01799h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Molecular simulations reveal lipid headgroup hydration is at key role in organogel transition in lecithin–water–cyclohexane systems.
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- S. Vierros
- Department of Chemistry
- Aalto University
- 00076 Aalto
- Finland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Aalto University
- 00076 Aalto
- Finland
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Martiel I, Sagalowicz L, Handschin S, Mezzenga R. Facile dispersion and control of internal structure in lyotropic liquid crystalline particles by auxiliary solvent evaporation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:14452-14459. [PMID: 25384248 DOI: 10.1021/la5038662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Submicron sized, structured lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) particles, so-called hexosomes and cubosomes, are generally obtained by high energy input dispersion methods, notably ultrasonication and high-pressure emulsification. We present a method to obtain dispersions of such LLC particles with a significantly reduced energy input, by evaporation of an auxiliary volatile solvent immiscible with water, e.g. cyclohexane or limonene. The inner structure of the particles can be precisely controlled by the addition of a nonvolatile oil, such as α-tocopherol or tetradecane consistently with bulk phase diagrams,. Two different lyotropic surfactants were employed, industrial grade monolinoleine (MLO) and soy bean phosphatidylcholine (PC). The lyotropic surfactant and oil phase modifier were first dissolved in the volatile solvent to give a liquid reverse micellar (L2) phase, which requires significantly less energy input to be dispersed in an aqueous solution of secondary emulsifier compared to the corresponding gel-like bulk mesophase. The auxiliary volatile solvent was then removed from the emulsion by evaporation at room temperature, yielding LLC particles of the desired inner structure, Pn3̅m, H2, or Fd3̅m. The obtained particles were characterized by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM). Our method enables fine-tuning of the final particle size through the volatile-to-nonvolatile volume ratio and processing conditions.
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- Isabelle Martiel
- Food and Soft Materials Science, Institute of Food, Nutrition & Health, ETH Zurich , Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Han L, Li L, Li B, Zhao L, Liu GQ, Liu X, Wang X. Structure and Physical Properties of Organogels Developed by Sitosterol and Lecithin with Sunflower Oil. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-014-2526-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Martiel I, Sagalowicz L, Mezzenga R. Phospholipid-based nonlamellar mesophases for delivery systems: bridging the gap between empirical and rational design. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 209:127-43. [PMID: 24685272 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Phospholipids are ubiquitous cell membrane components and relatively well-accepted ingredients due to their natural origin. Phosphatidylcholine (PC) in particular offers a promising alternative to monoglycerides for lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) delivery system applications in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, provided its strong tendency to form zero-mean curvature lamellar mesophases in water can be overcome. Higher negative curvatures are usually reached through the addition of a third lipid component, forming a ternary diagram phospholipid/water/oil. The initial part of this work summarizes the potential advantages and the challenges of phospholipid-based delivery system applications. In the next part, various ternary PC/water/oil systems are discussed, with a special emphasis on the PC/water/cyclohexane and PC/water/α-tocopherol systems. We report that R-(+)-limonene has a quantitatively similar effect as cyclohexane. The last part is devoted to the theoretical interpretation of the observed phase behaviors. A fruitful parallel is drawn with PC polymer-like reverse micelles, leading to a thermodynamic description in terms of interfacial bending energy. Investigations at the molecular level are reviewed to help in bridging the empirical and theoretical approaches. Predictive rules are finally derived from this wide-ranging overview, thereby opening the way to a future rational design of PC-based LLC delivery systems.
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- Isabelle Martiel
- Food and Soft Materials Science, Institute of Food, Nutrition & Health, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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- Food and Soft Materials Science, Institute of Food, Nutrition & Health, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Martiel I, Sagalowicz L, Mezzenga R. A reverse micellar mesophase of face-centered cubic Fm3m symmetry in phosphatidylcholine/water/organic solvent ternary systems. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:15805-15812. [PMID: 24295511 DOI: 10.1021/la404307x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We report the formation of a reverse micellar cubic mesophase of symmetry Fm3m (Q(225)) in ternary mixtures of soy bean phosphatidylcholine (PC), water, and an organic solvent, including cyclohexane, (R)-(+)-limonene, and isooctane, studied by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and oscillatory shear rheology at room temperature. The mesophase structure consists of a compact packing of remarkably large reverse micelles in a face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice, a type of micellar packing not yet reported for reverse micellar mesophases. Form factor fitting in the pure L2 phase and in the Fm3m-L2 coexistence region yields quantitative estimations of the PC interface rigidity. The compact Fm3m structure results mainly from release of lipid tail frustration and hard-sphere interactions between monodisperse micelles, as suggested by a comparison with the Fd3m structure found in the PC/water/α-tocopherol system.
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- Isabelle Martiel
- Food and Soft Materials Science, Institute of Food, Nutrition & Health, ETH Zurich , Schmelzbergstrasse 9, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Montalvo G, Pons R, Zhang G, Díaz M, Valiente M. Structure and phase equilibria of the soybean lecithin/PEG 40 monostearate/water system. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:14369-79. [PMID: 24205925 DOI: 10.1021/la402764w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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PEG stearates are extensively used as emulsifiers in many lipid-based formulations. However, the scheme of the principles of the lipid-surfactant polymer interactions are still poorly understood and need more studies. A new phase diagram of a lecithin/PEG 40 monostearate/water system at 30 °C is reported. First, we have characterized the binary PEG 40 monostearate/water system by the determination of the critical micelle concentration value and the viscous properties. Then, the ternary phase behavior and the influence of phase structure on their macroscopic properties are studied by a combination of different techniques, namely, optical microscopy, small-angle X-ray scattering, differential scanning calorimetry, and rheology. The phase behavior is complex, and some samples evolve even at long times. The single monophasic regions correspond to micellar, swollen lamellar, and lamellar gel phases. The existence of extended areas of phase coexistence (hexagonal, cubic, and lamellar liquid crystalline phases) may be a consequence of the low miscibility of S40P in the lecithin bilayer as well as of the segregation of the phospholipid polydisperse hydrophobic chains. The presence of the PEG 40 monostearate has less effect in the transformation to the cubic phase for lecithin than that found in other systems with simple glycerol-based lipids.
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- G Montalvo
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá , E28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain
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Ma X, Wang Z, Guo F, Li Z, Wang M, Zhou W. Phase Behavior and Rheological Properties of Concentrated Lecithin Aqueous Solutions with Additives. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2012.752330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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Koifman N, Schnabel-Lubovsky M, Talmon Y. Nanostructure Formation in the Lecithin/Isooctane/Water System. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:9558-67. [DOI: 10.1021/jp405490q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Naama Koifman
- Department of Chemical
Engineering and the Russell
Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering and the Russell
Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering and the Russell
Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Fadda P, Monduzzi M, Caboi F, Piras S, Lazzari P. Solid lipid nanoparticle preparation by a warm microemulsion based process: Influence of microemulsion microstructure. Int J Pharm 2013; 446:166-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Revised: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/09/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Rao VG, Mandal S, Ghosh S, Banerjee C, Sarkar N. Phase Boundaries, Structural Characteristics, and NMR Spectra of Ionic Liquid-in-Oil Microemulsions Containing Double Chain Surface Active Ionic Liquid: A Comparative Study. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:1480-93. [DOI: 10.1021/jp310616p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Vishal Govind Rao
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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Reis MFT, Bonomo RCF, de Souza AO, da Silva LHM, Veloso CM, Minim LA, Fontan RDCI. Calorimetric studies of microemulsion systems with lecithin, isooctane and butanol. Food Res Int 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2012.08.014] [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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Rao VG, Mandal S, Ghosh S, Banerjee C, Sarkar N. Ionic Liquid-in-Oil Microemulsions Composed of Double Chain Surface Active Ionic Liquid as a Surfactant: Temperature Dependent Solvent and Rotational Relaxation Dynamics of Coumarin-153 in [Py][TF2N]/[C4mim][AOT]/Benzene Microemulsions. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:8210-21. [DOI: 10.1021/jp304668f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Vishal Govind Rao
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB,
India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB,
India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB,
India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB,
India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB,
India
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Pia Donzello M, Viola E, Giustini M, Ercolani C, Monacelli F. Tetrakis(thiadiazole)porphyrazines. 8. Singlet oxygen production, fluorescence response and liposomal incorporation of tetrakis(thiadiazole)porphyrazine macrocycles [TTDPzM] (M = MgII(H2O), ZnII, AlIIICl, GaIIICl, CdII, CuII, 2HI). Dalton Trans 2012; 41:6112-21. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt12381a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Zhao Y, Zhang J, Wang Q, Li W, Li J, Han B, Wu Z, Zhang K, Li Z. Cylindrical-to-spherical shape transformation of lecithin reverse micelles induced by CO2. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:4581-5. [PMID: 20210353 DOI: 10.1021/la904917n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The effect of CO(2) on the microstructure of L-alpha-phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) reverse micelles was studied. The small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) results show that CO(2) could induce a cylindrical-to-spherical micellar shape transformation. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and UV-vis techniques were also utilized to investigate intermolecular interactions and micropolarity in the reverse micelles at different CO(2) pressures. The reduction of the degree of hydrogen bonding between surfactant headgroups and water with added CO(2) was found to be the main reason for the micellar shape transformation. In the absence of CO(2), the hydrogen bonding between water and P=O of lecithin forms a linking bridge in the interfacial layer. Therefore, the free movement of the polar head of lecithin is limited and the cylindrical reverse micelles are formed. Upon adding CO(2) to the reverse micelles, the hydrogen bonds between lecithin and water in reverse micelles are destroyed, which is favorable to forming spherical micelles. Moreover, the CO(2)-combined reverse micelles were utilized in the synthesis of silica particles. Rodlike silica nanoparticles were obtained in the absence of CO(2), and ellipsoidal and spherical mesoporous silica particles were formed in the presence of CO(2). This method of tuning micellar shape has many advantages compared to traditional methods.
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- Yueju Zhao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Phase behavior of ternary mannosylerythritol lipid/water/oil systems. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2009; 68:207-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2008.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Revised: 09/30/2008] [Accepted: 10/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Brito RO, Marques EF, Gomes P, João Araújo M, Pons R. Structure/Property Relationships for the Thermotropic Behavior of Lysine-Based Amphiphiles: from Hexagonal to Smectic Phases. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:14877-87. [DOI: 10.1021/jp8042494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rodrigo O. Brito
- Centro de Investigação em Química, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, no. 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal, and Departament de Tecnologia Química i de Tensioactius, IQAC-CSIC, Jordi Girona, 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigação em Química, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, no. 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal, and Departament de Tecnologia Química i de Tensioactius, IQAC-CSIC, Jordi Girona, 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigação em Química, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, no. 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal, and Departament de Tecnologia Química i de Tensioactius, IQAC-CSIC, Jordi Girona, 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigação em Química, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, no. 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal, and Departament de Tecnologia Química i de Tensioactius, IQAC-CSIC, Jordi Girona, 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigação em Química, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, no. 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal, and Departament de Tecnologia Química i de Tensioactius, IQAC-CSIC, Jordi Girona, 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Wang L, Chen X, Sun Z, Chai Y, Hao J, Pei M. Dopant-Mediated Interactions in a Lecithin Lamellar Phase. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/01932690701808668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Márquez R, Bullón J, Márquez L, Cárdenas A, Briceño MI, Forgiarini A. Rheological Changes of Parenteral Emulsions During Phase‐Inversion Emulsification. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/01932690801945998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bender J, Jarvoll P, Nydén M, Engström S. Structure and dynamics of a sponge phase in the methyl δ-aminolevulinate/monoolein/water/propylene glycol system. J Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 317:577-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Revised: 09/19/2007] [Accepted: 09/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Montalvo G, Valiente M, Khan A. Shear-induced topology changes in liquid crystals of the soybean lecithin/DDAB/water system. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:10518-24. [PMID: 17867714 DOI: 10.1021/la701539f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The viscoelastic behavior of the two different liquid crystalline lamellar phases and the liquid crystalline cubic phase of the mixed soybean lecithin/DDAB system in water was studied through rheology, with mechanical parameters studied as a function of composition. The swollen or diluted lamellar region is formed by vesicles, and its characteristic flow curve presents two-power law regions separated by a region where viscosity passes through a maximum. Yield stress and shear-dependent flow behavior were also observed. The microstructure suffers transformation under shear stress, and rheological response shifts from thixotropic to antithixotropic loops. Similar rheological behavior has been observed for samples in the collapsed or concentrated lamellar region, at the water-rich corner of the phase diagram. Vesicle formation may therefore occur by shearing the initial stacked and open bilayers. However, concentrated lamellar samples in the water-poor part of the phase diagram are less sensitive to shear effects and show plastic behavior and thixotropy. All lamellar samples manifest high elasticity. The dynamic responses of both lamellar topologies, i.e., vesicles and open bilayers, are comparable and exhibit an infinite relation time. The bicontinuous cubic, liquid crystalline phase is highly viscous. Its dynamic response cannot be modeled by a Maxwell model.
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- Gemma Montalvo
- Química Física, Universidad de Alcalá, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain.
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Ezrahi S, Tuval E, Aserin A. Properties, main applications and perspectives of worm micelles. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 128-130:77-102. [PMID: 17239810 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2006.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This tutorial review deals with one of the most remarkable forms of surfactant aggregates, described as having a flexible, elongated cylindrical shape. Three structural scale lengths are pertinent to the flexibility and mobility of worm micelles: the cross-sectional radius, r(cs), the overall (contour) length, L, and the persistence length, l(p). The diversity of l(p) values in amphiphilic systems is demonstrated as well as the relation between L and l(p). The review also discusses the viscoelasticity of worm micelles and the relaxation mechanisms underlying this dominant property. Many aspects of viscoelasticity--such as non-linearity, shear banding, flow-induced phase transition, rheochaos--are only shortly described. The prevailing application of worm micelles, namely as fracture fluids and drag reducing agents are discussed in detail, stressing the effect of variations in the surfactant molecular structure on the efficacy of worm micelles. The vague possibility of using "smart" worm micelles in the foreseeable future is tersely outlined.
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- S Ezrahi
- Materials and Chemistry Department, R and D and Project Management Unit, IDF, Israel
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Acharya DP, Kunieda H. Wormlike micelles in mixed surfactant solutions. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 123-126:401-13. [PMID: 16860768 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2006.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Small micellar aggregates of some surfactants exhibit enormous growth in one dimension and form very long and flexible wormlike micelles. Depending on the nature of the surfactant, such micellar growth can be induced in different ways, for example by adding cosurfactants or salts. Above a system-dependent concentration of surfactant, these giant micelles are entangled to form a transient network, and exhibit viscoelastic behavior analogous to a flexible polymer solution. However, unlike polymers in solutions, wormlike micelles undergo breaking and recombination, and, therefore, exhibit complex rheological behavior. Information on the evolution of aggregate morphology can be obtained from rheological study. In this article formation of wormlike micelles and the evolution of rheological properties in different mixed surfactant systems is discussed. Besides, a brief overview on the salt-induced micellar growth in ionic surfactant systems and reverse micellar systems induced by adding certain polar additives has also been presented.
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- Durga P Acharya
- Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.
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Shumilina EV, Khromova YL, Shchipunov YA. The effect of lysophosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylglycerol on lecithin polymer-like micelles. COLLOID JOURNAL 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061933x06020177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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