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Costa C, Viana A, Oliveira IS, Marques EF. Interactions between Ionic Cellulose Derivatives Recycled from Textile Wastes and Surfactants: Interfacial, Aggregation and Wettability Studies. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083454. [PMID: 37110688 PMCID: PMC10144465 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Interactions between polymers (P) and surfactants (S) in aqueous solution lead to interfacial and aggregation phenomena that are not only of great interest in physical chemistry but also important for many industrial applications, such as the development of detergents and fabric softeners. Here, we synthesized two ionic derivatives-sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC) and quaternized cellulose (QC)-from cellulose recycled from textile wastes and then explored the interactions of these polymers with assorted surfactants-cationic (CTAB, gemini), anionic (SDS, SDBS) and nonionic (TX-100)-commonly used in the textile industry. We obtained surface tension curves of the P/S mixtures by fixing the polymer concentration and then increasing the surfactant concentration. In mixtures where polymer and surfactant are oppositely charged (P-/S+ and P+/S-), a strong association is observed, and from the surface tension curves, we determined the critical aggregation concentration (cac) and critical micelle concentration in the presence of polymer (cmcp). For mixtures of similar charge (P+/S+ and P-/S-), virtually no interactions are observed, with the notable exception of the QC/CTAB system, which is much more surface active than the neat CTAB. We further investigated the effect of oppositely charged P/S mixtures on hydrophilicity by measuring the contact angles of aqueous droplets on a hydrophobic textile substrate. Significantly, both P-/S+ and P+/S- systems greatly enhance the hydrophilicity of the substrate at much lower surfactant concentrations than the surfactant alone (in particular in the QC/SDBS and QC/SDS systems).
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- Catarina Costa
- CIQUP, IMS (Institute for Molecular Sciences), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- CeNTI-Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, Rua Fernando Mesquita, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
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- CIQUP, IMS (Institute for Molecular Sciences), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- CeNTI-Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, Rua Fernando Mesquita, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
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- CIQUP, IMS (Institute for Molecular Sciences), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- CIQUP, IMS (Institute for Molecular Sciences), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Polymer/surfactant mixtures as dispersants and non-covalent functionalization agents of multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Synergism, morphological characterization and molecular picture. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Oliveira IS, Silva JP, Araújo MJ, Gomes AC, Marques EF. Biocompatible thermosensitive nanostructures and hydrogels of an amino acid-derived surfactant and hydroxyethyl cellulose polymers. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Simon M, Krause P, Chiappisi L, Noirez L, Gradzielski M. Structural control of polyelectrolyte/microemulsion droplet complexes (PEMECs) with different polyacrylates. Chem Sci 2019; 10:385-397. [PMID: 30713642 PMCID: PMC6334502 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc04013c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The ionic assembly of oppositely charged polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes (PESCs) is often done with the aim of constructing more functional colloids, for instance as advanced delivery systems. However, PESCs are often not easily loaded with a solubilisate due to intrinsic restrictions of such complexes. This question was addressed from a different starting point: by employing microemulsion droplets as heavily loaded surfactant systems and thereby avoiding potential solubilisation limitations from the beginning. We investigated mixtures of cationic oil-in-water (O/W) microemulsion droplets and oppositely charged sodium polyacrylate (NaPA) and determined structure and phase behaviour as a function of the mixing ratio for different droplet sizes and different M w (NaPA). Around an equimolar charge ratio an extended precipitate region is present, which becomes wider for larger droplets and with increasing M w of the NaPA. Static and dynamic light scattering (SLS and DLS) and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) show the formation of one-dimensional arrangements of microemulsion droplets for polyelectrolyte excess, which become more elongated with increasing M w (NaPA) and less so with increasing NaPA excess. What is interesting is a marked sensitivity to ionic strength, where already a modest increase to ∼20 mM leads to a dissolution of the complexes. This work shows that polyelectrolyte/microemulsion complexes (PEMECs) are structurally very versatile hybrid systems, combining the high solubilisate loading of microemulsions with the larger-scale structuring induced by the polymer, thereby markedly extending the concept of conventional PESCs. This type of system has not been described before and is highly promising for future applications where high payloads are to be formulated.
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- Miriam Simon
- Stranski-Laboratorium für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie , Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , D-10623 Berlin , Germany . ;
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- Stranski-Laboratorium für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie , Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , D-10623 Berlin , Germany . ;
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- Stranski-Laboratorium für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie , Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , D-10623 Berlin , Germany . ;
- Institut Laue-Langevin , 38042 Grenoble , France
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- Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (CEA-CNRS) , Uni. Paris-Saclay , CEA-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette , France
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- Stranski-Laboratorium für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie , Institut für Chemie , Technische Universität Berlin , D-10623 Berlin , Germany . ;
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Wisniewska MA, Seland JG, Wang W. Determining the scaling of gel mesh size with changing crosslinker concentration using dynamic swelling, rheometry, and PGSE NMR spectroscopy. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Bergen; Bergen 5007 Norway
- Centre for Pharmacy; University of Bergen; Bergen 5020 Norway
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Bai G, Wu H, Lou P, Wang Y, Nichifor M, Zhuo K, Wang J, Bastos M. Cationic gemini surfactant as a dual linker for a cholic acid-modified polysaccharide in aqueous solution: thermodynamics of interaction and phase behavior. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:1590-1600. [PMID: 27990515 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp07212g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Understanding the thermodynamics of formation of biocompatible aggregates is a key factor in the bottom up approach to the development of novel types of drug carriers and their structural tuning using small amphiphilic molecules. We chose an anionic amphiphilic and biocompatible polymer that consists of a dextran and grafted cholic acid pendants, randomly distributed along the dextran backbone, with a degree of substitution (DS) of 15 mol% (designated Dex-15CACOONa). The thermodynamics of interaction and phase behavior of mixtures of this polyelectrolyte and a cationic gemini surfactant hexanediyl-α,ω-bis(dodecyldimethylammonium bromide) (C12C6C12Br2) or its monomer surfactant dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) in aqueous solution were characterized by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and turbidity, together with cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM). The various critical concentrations and the enthalpy changes of the corresponding phase transitions for the oppositely charged system were obtained from the plots of the observed enthalpy change (ΔHobs) and turbidity measurements as a function of gemini concentration. The morphologies of the aggregates in various phases were observed by Cryo-TEM. Altogether these results suggest the critical role of gemini as a dual linker. At the concentrations where the crosslink between the pendant aggregates happens, the free gemini concentration is proximately zero and the aggregate retains its negative charge. The analysis of various factors involved in the interaction allowed a rationalization of the driving forces for mixed aggregate formation, which will contribute to a subsequent rational design of drug delivery systems based on this polymer/surfactant system.
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- Guangyue Bai
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, P. R. China.
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 700487 Iasi, Romania.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China.
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- CIQUP, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, R. Campo Alegre, 687, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
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Bodnár K, Szarka K, Nagy M, Mészáros R. Effect of the Charge Regulation Behavior of Polyelectrolytes on Their Nonequilibrium Complexation with Oppositely Charged Surfactants. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:12720-12729. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b09397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Katalin Bodnár
- Laboratory
of Interfaces and Nanosized Systems, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter
sétány 1/A, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department
of Chemistry, University J. Selyeho, 945 01 Komárno, Slovakia
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- Laboratory
of Interfaces and Nanosized Systems, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter
sétány 1/A, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory
of Interfaces and Nanosized Systems, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter
sétány 1/A, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
- Department
of Chemistry, University J. Selyeho, 945 01 Komárno, Slovakia
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Tangso KJ, C D da Cunha PH, Spicer P, Li J, Boyd BJ. Antimicrobial Activity from Colistin-Heparin Lamellar-Phase Complexes for the Coating of Biomedical Devices. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:31321-31329. [PMID: 27750410 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Infections arising in hospitalized patients, particularly those who have undergone surgery and are reliant on receiving treatment through biomedical devices, continue to be a rising concern. It is well-known that aqueous mixtures of oppositely charged surfactant and polymer molecules can self-assemble to form liquid crystalline structures, primarily via electrostatically driven interactions that have demonstrated great potential as tailored-release nanomaterials. Colistin is a re-emerging antibiotic used against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Its amphiphilic structure allows it to form micellar aggregates in solution. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine whether structured complexes form between colistin and negatively charged biopolymers, such as the highly sulfated anticoagulant, heparin. Cross-polarized light microscopy and synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering were employed to visualize the appearance of birefringent structures and identify liquid crystalline structures, respectively, formed across the interface between solutions of colistin and heparin. A lamellar phase with a lattice parameter of ∼40 Å was formed upon contact between the oppositely charged solutions of colistin and heparin. In addition, in vitro release studies showed a slow release of colistin from the lamellar-phase gel complexes into the bulk media, and disk diffusion bioassays revealed antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This system provides a novel, cost-effective, and simple approach to reducing the risk of infections by potentially applying the formulation as a coating for biomedical implants or tubing.
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina , Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Pr 455 Km 380, Campus Universitário, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Zhang Y, Jiang X, Wu R, Wang W. Multi-stimuli responsive shape memory polymers synthesized by using reaction-induced phase separation. J Appl Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/app.43534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Yufen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry; Xinjiang University; Urumqi 830046 China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry; Xinjiang University; Urumqi 830046 China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry; Xinjiang University; Urumqi 830046 China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemistry; Xinjiang University; Urumqi 830046 China
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Pharmacy; University of Bergen; Bergen N-5007 Norway
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Shamaeli E, Alizadeh N. Functionalized gold nanoparticle-polypyrrole nanobiocomposite with high effective surface area for electrochemical/pH dual stimuli-responsive smart release of insulin. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 126:502-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Revised: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Wu R, Tian L, Wang W, Man X. Bifunctional cellulose derivatives for the removal of heavy-metal ions and phenols: Synthesis and adsorption studies. J Appl Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/app.41830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Ronglan Wu
- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xinjiang University; Urumqi Xinjiang 830046 China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xinjiang University; Urumqi Xinjiang 830046 China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xinjiang University; Urumqi Xinjiang 830046 China
- Centre for Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry; University of Bergen; Bergen N-5007 Norway
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xinjiang University; Urumqi Xinjiang 830046 China
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Fegyver E, Mészáros R. Fine-tuning the nonequilibrium behavior of oppositely charged macromolecule/surfactant mixtures via the addition of nonionic amphiphiles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:15114-15126. [PMID: 25469711 DOI: 10.1021/la503928x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The various commercial applications of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes (P) and ionic surfactants (S) with added nonionic amphiphiles initiated intensive research on the polyion/mixed surfactant interaction. A large group of earlier studies revealed that one of the major effects of the nonionic cosurfactants is the suppression of the associative phase separation of P/S systems. In contrast, recent studies indicated that in the dilute surfactant concentration range the added uncharged amphiphile enhances the precipitation concentration range. In order to rationalize these observations, the mixtures of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and dodecyl maltoside (C12G2) are investigated using a variety of experimental methods. It is shown that the nonionic cosurfactant has two distinct and competing impacts on the mixed surfactant binding onto the polyions. The composition dependent variation of the chemical potentials of the amphiphiles determines which of these effects is the dominant one, explaining the seemingly diverse earlier observations and their interpretations. We also demonstrate that the nonionic amphiphile affects considerably the nonequilibrium features of polyion/ionic surfactant complexation. Namely, the presence of the uncharged surfactant can destabilize the colloidal dispersion of P/S nanoparticles formed in the two-phase composition range. However, at the same concentration range highly stable dispersions of polyion/mixed surfactant nanoparticles can be produced through the application of a new two-step solution preparation technique. This method is based on the order of addition effect of the two surfactants which can be utilized in future scientific and industrial applications.
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- Edit Fegyver
- Laboratory of Interfaces and Nanosized Systems, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University , Pázmány Péter Sétány 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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