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Zografi G, Newman A, Shalaev E. Structural Features of the Glassy State and Their Impact on the Solid-State Properties of Organic Molecules in Pharmaceutical Systems. J Pharm Sci 2024:S0022-3549(24)00186-2. [PMID: 38768756 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2024.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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This paper reviews the structure and properties of amorphous active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), including small molecules and proteins, in the glassy state (below the glass transition temperature, Tg). Amorphous materials in the neat state and formulated with excipients as miscible amorphous mixtures are included, and the role of absorbed water in affecting glass structure and stability has also been considered. We defined the term "structure" to indicate the way the various molecules in a glass interact with each other and form distinctive molecular arrangements as regions or domains of varying number of molecules, molecular packing, and density. Evidence is presented to suggest that such systems generally exist as heterogeneous structures made up of high-density domains surrounded by a lower density arrangement of molecules, termed the microstructure. It has been shown that the method of preparation and the time frame for handling and storage can give rise to variable glass structures and varying physical properties. Throughout this paper, examples are given of theoretical, computer simulation, and experimental studies which focus on the nature of intermolecular interactions, the size of heterogeneous higher density domains, and the impact of such systems on the relative physical and chemical stability of pharmaceutical systems.
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- George Zografi
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Seventh Street Development Group LLC, Kure Beach, NC, United States.
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Xu X, Grohganz H, Rades T. Anti-plasticizing effect of water on prilocaine and lidocaine - the role of the hydrogen bonding pattern. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:14149-14159. [PMID: 38712380 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00995a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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It is generally accepted that water, as an effective plasticizer, decreases the glass transition temperatures (Tgs) of amorphous drugs, potentially resulting in physical instabilities. However, recent studies suggest that water can also increase the Tgs of the amorphous forms of the drugs prilocaine (PRL) and lidocaine (LID), thus acting as an anti-plasticizer. To further understand the nature of the anti-plasticizing effect of water, interactions with different solvents and the resulting structural features of PRL and LID were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and quantum chemical simulations. Heavy water (deuterium oxides) was chosen as a solvent, as the deuterium and hydrogen atoms are electronically identical. It was found that substituting hydrogen with deuterium showed a minimal impact on the anti-plasticization of water on PRL. Ethanol and ethylene glycol were chosen as solvents to compare the hydrogen bonding patterns occurring between the hydroxyl groups of the solvents and PRL and LID. Comparison of the various Tgs showed a weaker anti-plasticizing potential of these two solvents on PRL and LID. The frequency shifts of the amide CO groups of PRL and LID due to the interactions with water, heavy water, ethanol, and ethylene glycol as observed in the FTIR spectra showed a correlation with the binding energies calculated by quantum chemical simulations. Overall, this study showed that the combination of weak hydrogen bonding and strong electrostatic contributions in hydrated PRL and LID could play an important role in inducing the anti-plasticizing effect of water on those drugs.
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- Xiaoyue Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Xu X, Rades T, Grohganz H. Molecular interactions of hydrated co-amorphous systems of prilocaine and lidocaine. Int J Pharm 2024; 651:123807. [PMID: 38220121 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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It is generally accepted that water as a plasticizer can decrease the glass transition temperatures (Tgs) of amorphous drugs and drug excipient systems. However, previous studies suggest that water, as an anti-plasticizer, can increase the Tgs of co-amorphous systems of prilocaine (PRL) and lidocaine (LID). In order to investigate the intermolecular interactions between water and co-amorphous PRL-LID systems, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and principal component analysis (PCA) were conducted. Water was found to bind with the carbonyl groups of PRL and LID molecularly evenly in the hydrated co-amorphous PRL-LID systems. Quantum chemical simulations visually confirmed the interactions between water and co-amorphous PRL-LID systems. Furthermore, the physical stability of hydrated co-amorphous PRL-LID systems was improved due to the anti-plasticizing effect of water, compared with the anhydrous samples. The preference of water to interact with the carbonyl groups of PRL and LID as binding sites could be associated with the anti-plasticizing effect of water on the co-amorphous PRL-LID systems.
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- Xiaoyue Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ramirez JF, Kumara U, Arulsamy N, Boothby TC. Water content, transition temperature and fragility influence protection and anhydrobiotic capacity. BBA ADVANCES 2024; 5:100115. [PMID: 38318251 PMCID: PMC10840120 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadva.2024.100115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Water is essential for metabolism and all life processes. Despite this, many organisms distributed across the kingdoms of life survive near-complete desiccation or anhydrobiosis. Increased intracellular viscosity, leading to the formation of a vitrified state is necessary, but not sufficient, for survival while dry. What properties of a vitrified system make it desiccation-tolerant or -sensitive are unknown. We have analyzed 18 different in vitro vitrified systems, composed of one of three protective disaccharides (trehalose, sucrose, or maltose) and glycerol, quantifying their enzyme-protective capacity and their material properties in a dry state. Protection conferred by mixtures containing maltose correlates strongly with increased water content, increased glass-transition temperature, and reduced glass former fragility, while the protection of glasses formed with sucrose correlates with increased glass transition temperature and the protection conferred by trehalose glasses correlates with reduced glass former fragility. Thus, in vitro different vitrified sugars confer protection through distinct material properties. Next, we examined the material properties of a dry desiccation tolerant and intolerant life stage from three different organisms. The dried desiccation tolerant life stage of all organisms had an increased glass transition temperature and reduced glass former fragility relative to its dried desiccation intolerant life stage. These results suggest in nature organismal desiccation tolerance relies on a combination of various material properties. This study advances our understanding of how protective and non-protective glasses differ in terms of material properties that promote anhydrobiosis. This knowledge presents avenues to develop novel stabilization technologies for pharmaceuticals that currently rely on the cold-chain. Statement of significance For the past three decades the anhydrobiosis field has lived with a paradox, while vitrification is necessary for survival in the dry state, it is not sufficient. Understanding what property(s) distinguishes a desiccation tolerant from an intolerant vitrified system and how anhydrobiotic organisms survive drying is one of the enduring mysteries of organismal physiology. Here we show in vitro the enzyme-protective capacity of different vitrifying sugars can be correlated with distinct material properties. However, in vivo, diverse desiccation tolerant organisms appear to combine these material properties to promote their survival in a dry state.
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- John F. Ramirez
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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Ramirez JF, Kumara U, Arulsamy N, Boothby TC. Water content, transition temperature and fragility influence protection and anhydrobiotic capacity. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.30.547256. [PMID: 38014150 PMCID: PMC10680572 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.30.547256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Water is essential for metabolism and all life processes. Despite this, many organisms distributed across the kingdoms of life survive near-complete desiccation or anhydrobiosis (Greek for "life without water"). Increased intracellular viscosity, leading to the formation of a vitrified state is necessary, but not sufficient, for survival while dry. What properties of a vitrified system make it desiccation-tolerant or -sensitive are unknown. We have analyzed 18 different in vitro vitrified systems, composed of one of three protective disaccharides (trehalose, sucrose, or maltose) and varying amounts of glycerol, quantifying their enzyme-protective capacity and their material properties in a dry state. We find that protection conferred by mixtures containing maltose correlates strongly with increased water content, increased glass-transition temperature, and reduced glass former fragility, while the protection of glasses formed with sucrose correlates with increased glass transition temperature and the protection conferred by trehalose glasses correlates with reduced glass former fragility. Thus, in vitro different vitrified sugars confer protection through distinct material properties. Extending on this, we have examined the material properties of a dry desiccation tolerant and intolerant life stage from three different organisms. In all cases, the dried desiccation tolerant life stage of an organism had an increased glass transition temperature relative to its dried desiccation intolerant life stage, and this trend is also seen in all three organisms when considering reduced glass former fragility. These results suggest that while drying of different protective sugars in vitro results in vitrified systems with distinct material properties that correlate with their enzyme-protective capacity, in nature organismal desiccation tolerance relies on a combination of these properties. This study advances our understanding of how protective and non-protective glasses differ in terms of material properties that promote anhydrobiosis. This knowledge presents avenues to develop novel stabilization technologies for pharmaceuticals that currently rely on the cold-chain.
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- John F. Ramirez
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY 82071
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY 82071
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY 82071
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Qu H, Huang W, Lin Z, Cheng X, Min R, Teng C, Caucheteur C, Hu X. Influence of Annealing on Polymer Optical Fiber Bragg Grating Inscription, Stability and Sensing: A Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:7578. [PMID: 37688031 PMCID: PMC10490614 DOI: 10.3390/s23177578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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This article reviews recent research progress on the annealing effects on polymer optical fibers (POFs), which are of great importance for inscription, stability and sensing applications of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) in POFs due to their unique properties related to polymer molecular chains. In this review, the principle of annealing to reduce frozen-in stress in POFs drawing and different annealing timings are firstly summarized. Then, the annealing methods for POFs are introduced under several different conditions (temperature, humidity, strain, stress and solution). Afterwards, the principle of FBGs and several inscription techniques are reported. Subsequently, the annealing effects on the properties of POFs and polymer optical fiber Bragg gratings (POFBGs) quality are discussed. Finally, the influence of annealing on POFBG sensitivity is summarized. Overall, this paper provides a comprehensive overview of annealing techniques and their impact on both POFs and POFBGs. We hope that it will highlight the important progress made in this field.
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- Hang Qu
- Research Center for Advanced Optics and Photoelectronics, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; (H.Q.); (W.H.); (Z.L.)
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- Research Center for Advanced Optics and Photoelectronics, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; (H.Q.); (W.H.); (Z.L.)
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- Research Center for Advanced Optics and Photoelectronics, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; (H.Q.); (W.H.); (Z.L.)
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Photonics Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 997700, China;
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- Center for Cognition and Neuroergonomics, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China;
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Processing, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China;
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- Department of Electromagnetism and Telecommunication, University of Mons, Boulevard Dolez 31, 7000 Mons, Belgium;
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- Department of Electromagnetism and Telecommunication, University of Mons, Boulevard Dolez 31, 7000 Mons, Belgium;
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Xu X, Rades T, Grohganz H. Thermal investigation on hydrated co-amorphous systems of nicotinamide and prilocaine. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2023; 186:1-6. [PMID: 36878408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2023.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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It is generally recognized that water, acting as a plasticizer, increases molecular mobility, leading to a decrease of the glass transition temperature (Tg) in amorphous systems. However, an anti-plasticizing effect of water was recently observed on prilocaine (PRL). This effect might be used in co-amorphous systems to moderate the plasticizing effect of water. Nicotinamide (NIC) can form co-amorphous systems with PRL. In order to investigate the effect of water on these co-amorphous systems, the Tgs and molecular mobility of hydrated co-amorphous NIC-PRL systems were compared with those of the respective anhydrous systems. Molecular mobility was estimated by considering the enthalpic recovery at the Tg using the Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW) equation. At molar ratios of NIC above 0.2, a plasticizing effect of water on co-amorphous NIC-PRL systems was observed with increasing the NIC concentration. In contrast, at molar ratios of NIC of 0.2 and below, water had an anti-plasticizing effect on the co-amorphous NIC-PRL systems, with increased Tgs and reduced mobility upon hydration.
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- Xiaoyue Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Water is generally regarded as a universal plasticizer of amorphous drugs or amorphous drug-containing systems. A decrease in glass-transition temperature (Tg) is considered the general result of this plasticizing effect. A recent study exhibits that water can increase the Tg of amorphous prilocaine (PRL) and thus shows an anti-plasticizing effect. The structurally similar drug lidocaine (LID) might show similar interactions with water, and thus an anti-plasticizing effect of water is hypothesized to also occur in amorphous LID. However, the influence of water on the Tg of LID cannot be determined directly due to the very low stability of LID in the amorphous form. It is possible to predict the Tg of LID from a co-amorphous system of PRL-LID using the Gordon-Taylor equation. Interactions were observed between PRL and LID based on the deviations between the experimental Tgs and the Tgs calculated by the conventional use of the Gordon-Taylor equation. A modified use of the Gordon-Taylor equation was applied using the optimal co-amorphous system as a separate component and the excess drug as the other component. The predicted Tg of fully hydrated LID could thus be determined and was found to be increased by 0.9 ± 0.7 K compared with the Tg of water-free amorphous LID. It could be shown that water exhibited a small anti-plasticizing effect on LID.
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- Xiaoyue Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Water Distribution on Protein Surface of the Lyophilized Proteins with Different Topography Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Pharm Sci 2022; 111:2299-2311. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2022.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Drug-Biopolymer Dispersions: Morphology- and Temperature- Dependent (Anti)Plasticizer Effect of the Drug and Component-Specific Johari-Goldstein Relaxations. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052456. [PMID: 35269593 PMCID: PMC8910109 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Amorphous molecule-macromolecule mixtures are ubiquitous in polymer technology and are one of the most studied routes for the development of amorphous drug formulations. For these applications it is crucial to understand how the preparation method affects the properties of the mixtures. Here, we employ differential scanning calorimetry and broadband dielectric spectroscopy to investigate dispersions of a small-molecule drug (the Nordazepam anxiolytic) in biodegradable polylactide, both in the form of solvent-cast films and electrospun microfibres. We show that the dispersion of the same small-molecule compound can have opposite (plasticizing or antiplasticizing) effects on the segmental mobility of a biopolymer depending on preparation method, temperature, and polymer enantiomerism. We compare two different chiral forms of the polymer, namely, the enantiomeric pure, semicrystalline L-polymer (PLLA), and a random, fully amorphous copolymer containing both L and D monomers (PDLLA), both of which have lower glass transition temperature (Tg) than the drug. While the drug has a weak antiplasticizing effect on the films, consistent with its higher Tg, we find that it actually acts as a plasticizer for the PLLA microfibres, reducing their Tg by as much as 14 K at 30%-weight drug loading, namely, to a value that is lower than the Tg of fully amorphous films. The structural relaxation time of the samples similarly depends on chemical composition and morphology. Most mixtures displayed a single structural relaxation, as expected for homogeneous samples. In the PLLA microfibres, the presence of crystalline domains increases the structural relaxation time of the amorphous fraction, while the presence of the drug lowers the structural relaxation time of the (partially stretched) chains in the microfibres, increasing chain mobility well above that of the fully amorphous polymer matrix. Even fully amorphous homogeneous mixtures exhibit two distinct Johari-Goldstein relaxation processes, one for each chemical component. Our findings have important implications for the interpretation of the Johari-Goldstein process as well as for the physical stability and mechanical properties of microfibres with small-molecule additives.
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Zhang J, Wang F, Cao Z, Wang Q. New State-Diagram of Aqueous Solutions Unveiling Ionic Hydration, Antiplasticization, and Structural Heterogeneities in LiTFSI-H 2O. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:13041-13048. [PMID: 34788045 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c08431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Here, we report a new state-diagram for aqueous solutions based on concentration-dependent glass-transition temperatures of concentrated and ice freeze-concentrated solutions. Different from the equilibrium phase diagram, this new state-diagram can provide comprehensive information about the hydration numbers of solutes, nonequilibrium vitrification/cold-crystallization, and vitrification/devitrification processes of aqueous solutions in three distinct concentration zones separated by two critical water-content points of only functions of the hydration number. Based on this new state-diagram, we observe the comparable hydration ability of LiTFSI to LiCl and an atypical concentration-dependent cold-crystallization behavior of the LiTFSI-H2O system. These results unveil the negligible hydration ability of TFSI- in a water-rich solution, characterize the antiplasticizing effect of water induced by the strengthened Li+-TFSI--H2O interaction when only hydration water and confined water are present, and confirm the increasing fraction of water-rich domains with the decrease in water content when the cation and anion become incompletely hydrated on average. These results highlight the novel water-content-mediated interactions among the anion, cation, and H2O for LiTFSI-H2O.
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- Jinbing Zhang
- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Knapik-Kowalczuk J, Rams-Baron M, Paluch M. Current research trends in dielectric relaxation studies of amorphous pharmaceuticals: Physical stability, tautomerism, and the role of hydrogen bonding. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ondrušková G, Veselý L, Zezula J, Bachler J, Loerting T, Heger D. Using Excimeric Fluorescence to Study How the Cooling Rate Determines the Behavior of Naphthalenes in Freeze-Concentrated Solutions: Vitrification and Crystallization. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:10556-10566. [PMID: 33156630 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c07817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We utilized fluorescence spectroscopy to learn about the molecular arrangement of naphthalene (Np) and 1-methylnaphthalene (MeNp) in frozen aqueous solutions. The freezing induces pronounced compound aggregation in the freeze-concentrated solution (FCS) in between the ice grains. The fluorescence spectroscopy revealed prevalent formation of a vitrified solution and minor crystallization of aromatic compounds. The FCS is shown as a specific environment, differing significantly from not only the pure compounds but also the ice surfaces. The results indicate marked disparity between the behavior of the Np and the MeNp; the cooling rate has a major impact on the former but not on the latter. The spectrum of the Np solution frozen at a faster cooling rate (ca 20 K/min) exhibited a temperature-dependent spectral behavior, whereas the spectrum of the solution frozen at a slower rate (ca 2 K/min) did not alter before melting. We interpret the observation through considering the varied composition of the FCS: Fast freezing leads to a higher water content expressed by the plasticizing effect, allowing molecular rearrangement, while slow cooling produces a more concentrated and drier environment. The experiments were conceived as generalizable for environmentally relevant pollutants and human-made freezing.
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- Gabriela Ondrušková
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrine 52c, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrine 52c, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Antiplasticization of Polymer Materials: Structural Aspects and Effects on Mechanical and Diffusion-Controlled Properties. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12040769. [PMID: 32244603 PMCID: PMC7240542 DOI: 10.3390/polym12040769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Antiplasticization of glassy polymers, arising from the addition of small amounts of plasticizer, was examined to highlight the developments that have taken place over the last few decades, aiming to fill gaps of knowledge in the large number of disjointed publications. The analysis includes the role of polymer/plasticizer molecular interactions and the conditions leading to the cross-over from antiplasticization to plasticization. This was based on molecular dynamics considerations of thermal transitions and related relaxation spectra, alongside the deviation of free volumes from the additivity rule. Useful insights were gained from an analysis of data on molecular glasses, including the implications of the glass fragility concept. The effects of molecular packing resulting from antiplasticization are also discussed in the context of physical ageing. These include considerations on the effects on mechanical properties and diffusion-controlled behaviour. Some peculiar features of antiplasticization regarding changes in Tg were probed and the effects of water were examined, both as a single component and in combination with other plasticizers to illustrate the role of intermolecular forces. The analysis has also brought to light the shortcomings of existing theories for disregarding the dual cross-over from antiplasticization to plasticization with respect to modulus variation with temperature and for not addressing failure related properties, such as yielding, crazing and fracture toughness.
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Romanini M, Barrio M, Macovez R, Capaccioli S, Tamarit JL. Mixtures of m-fluoroaniline with apolar aromatic molecules: Phase behaviour, suppression of H-bonded clusters, and local H-bond relaxation dynamics. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ruiz GN, Combarro-Palacios I, McLain SE, Schwartz GA, Pardo LC, Cerveny S, Macovez R. Tuning molecular dynamics by hydration and confinement: antiplasticizing effect of water in hydrated prilocaine nanoclusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:15576-15583. [PMID: 31267115 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01771b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In glass-forming substances, the addition of water tends to produce the effect of lowering the glass transition temperature, Tg. In a previous work by some of us (Ruiz et al., Sci. Rep., 2017, 7, 7470) we reported on a rare anti-plasticizing effect of water on the molecular dynamics of a simple molecular system, the pharmaceutically active prilocaine molecule, for which the addition of water leads to an increase of Tg. In the present work, we study pure and hydrated prilocaine confined in 0.5 nm and 1 nm pore size molecular sieves, and carry out a comparison with the bulk compounds in order to gain a better understanding of the microscopic mechanisms that result in this rare effect. We find that the Tg of the drug under nanometric confinement can be lower than the bulk value by as much as 17 K. Through the concurrent use of differential scanning calorimetry and broadband dielectric spectroscopy we are able to observe the antiplasticizing effect of water in prilocaine also under nanometric confinement, finding an increase of Tg of up to almost 6 K upon hydration. The extension of our analysis to nanoconfined systems provides a plausible explanation for the very uncommon antiplasticizing effect, based on the formation of water-prilocaine molecular complexes. Moreover, this study deepens the understanding of the behavior of drugs under confinement, which is of relevance not only from a fundamental point of view, but also for practical applications such as drug delivery.
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- G N Ruiz
- Grup de Caracterització de Materials, Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, Avenida Eduard Maristany 10-14, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain. and Centro de Física de Materiales, (CSIC-UPV/EHU)-Material Physics Centre (MPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 (20018), San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, (CSIC-UPV/EHU)-Material Physics Centre (MPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 (20018), San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK and Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, UK
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, (CSIC-UPV/EHU)-Material Physics Centre (MPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 (20018), San Sebastián, Spain
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- Grup de Caracterització de Materials, Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, Avenida Eduard Maristany 10-14, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, (CSIC-UPV/EHU)-Material Physics Centre (MPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 (20018), San Sebastián, Spain
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- Grup de Caracterització de Materials, Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, Avenida Eduard Maristany 10-14, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain.
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Nikulsin N, Azhagiya Singam ER, Elliott G, Jacobs D. Molecular clustering and percolation characteristics near the glass transition in aqueous trehalose and choline dihydrogen phosphate solutions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:20899-20909. [PMID: 30067254 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp03636e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Spatial and temporal characteristics of molecular structure in ternary solutions of trehalose and choline dihydrogen phosphate (CDHP) are studied using molecular dynamics simulations at 300 K for a range of solute concentrations with a 2 : 1 stoichiometric ratio of trehalose to CDHP. For a given molecular configuration, water molecules are classified as interior (only neighboring other water molecules) or interfacial (at least one solute neighbor). As a tagged water molecule diffuses, it dynamically exchanges between interior and interfacial type as its local environment changes, with differences in hydrogen-bond strength between different molecular species creating a persistent preference for interfacial water. At high solute concentrations, interfacial and interior water have similar diffusivity, which allows for water to collectively act as a plasticizer. The percolation threshold for water, defined as the maximum solute concentration at which there still exists a water cluster that spans the simulation box, was found to be slightly under the liquid-glass transition, estimated to be near 84.5% solute concentration based on the onset of a volume hysteresis effect, which was not previously studied in the computational literature. The systems were observed to be highly inhomogeneous, with interlaced percolating networks of water and solute coexisting at intermediate concentrations. The density of interior water was found to decrease with increasing solute concentration, creating low-density regions within the matrix.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nikita Nikulsin
- Department of Physics and Optical Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
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