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Xu L, Chekini M, Wilson ND, Zamperoni RJ, Pope MA. Spontaneous clustering of exfoliated two-dimensional materials at the air-water interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 648:129-140. [PMID: 37295365 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Coating approaches which trap nanoparticles at an interface have become popular for depositing single-layer films from nanoparticle dispersions. Past efforts concluded that concentration and aspect ratio dominate the impact on aggregation state of nanospheres and nanorods at an interface. Although few works have explored the clustering behaviour of atomically thin, two-dimensional materials, we hypothesize that nanosheet concentration is the dominant factor leading to a particular cluster structure and that this local structure impacts the quality of densified Langmuir films. EXPERIMENTS We systematically studied cluster structures and Langmuir film morphologies of three different nanosheets, namely chemically exfoliated molybdenum disulfide, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide. FINDINGS We observe cluster structure transitions from island-like domains to more linear networks in all materials as dispersion concentration is reduced. Despite differences in material properties and morphologies, we obtained the same overall correlation between sheet number density (A/V) in the spreading dispersion and cluster fractal structure (df) is observed, with reduced graphene oxide sheets showing a slight delay upon transitioning into a lower-density cluster. Regardless of assembly method, we found that cluster structure impacts the attainable density of transferred Langmuir films. A two-stage clustering mechanism is supported by by considering the spreading profile of solvents and an analysis of interparticle forces at the air-water interface.
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- Luzhu Xu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Keramatnejad M, DeWolf C. A biophysical study of tear film lipid layer model membranes. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr 2023; 1865:184102. [PMID: 36535341 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.184102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The tear film lipid layer (TFLL), the final layer of the human tear film is responsible for surface tension reduction while blinking, water evaporation retardation and maintaining the stability of the tear film. The study of the composition-structure-function relationship of TFLL is paramount, as a compromised structure of TFLL leads to the emergence of dry eye disease (DED) which is one the most prevalent ophthalmic surface diseases of the modern world, associated with chronic pain and reduced visual capability. In this model membrane study, a systematic approach is used to study the biophysical properties of TFLL model membranes as a function of composition. Three mixed-lipid model membranes are studied along with their individual components comprising cholesteryl oleate (CO), glyceryl trioleate (GT), L-α-phosphatidylcholine (egg PC) and a free fatty acid mixture. The models become progressively more complex from binary to quaternary mixtures, allowing the role of each individual lipid to be derived. Langmuir balance, Brewster Angle Microscopy (BAM) and Profile Analysis Tensiometer (PAT) are used to study the surface activity and compression-expansion cycles, morphology, and rheological behaviour of the model membranes, respectively. Evidence of multilayering is observed with inclusion of CO and a reversible collapse is associated with the GT phase transition. An initially more coherent film is observed due to the addition of polar PC. Notably, these individual behaviours are retained in the mixed films and suggest a possible role for each physiological component of TFLL.
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- Mahshid Keramatnejad
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Centre for Nanoscience Research, Concordia University,7141 Sherbrooke Street west, H4B1R6 Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Centre for Nanoscience Research, Concordia University,7141 Sherbrooke Street west, H4B1R6 Montreal, Canada.
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Keramatnejad M, DeWolf C. Impact of Pollutant Ozone on the Biophysical Properties of Tear Film Lipid Layer Model Membranes. Membranes (Basel) 2023; 13:165. [PMID: 36837668 PMCID: PMC9964828 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Ozone exposure from environmental smog has been implicated as a risk factor for developing dry eye disease (DED). The tear film lipid layer (TFLL), which is the outermost layer of the tear film and responsible for surface tension reduction while blinking, is in direct contact with the environment and serves as the first line of defense against external aggressors such as environmental pollution. The impact of exposure to ozone on the biophysical properties of three TFLL model membranes was investigated. These model membranes include a binary mixture of cholesteryl oleate (CO) and L-α-phosphatidylcholine (egg PC), a ternary mixture of CO, glyceryl trioleate (GT) and PC, as well as a quaternary mixture of CO, GT, a mixture of free fatty acids palmitic acid and stearic acid (FFAs) and PC. Biophysical impacts were evaluated as changes to the surface activity, respreadability, morphology and viscoelastic properties of the films. Expansion to higher molecular areas was observed in all the TFLL model membrane films which is attributable to the accommodation of the cleaved chains in the film. Significant morphological changes were observed, namely fluidization and the disruption of the phase transition behaviour of GT, and multilayer formation of CO. This fluidization reduces the hysteresis loops for the model membranes. On the other hand, the viscoelastic properties of the films exhibited differential impacts from ozone exposure as a function of composition. These findings are correlated to chemical changes to the lipids determined using ESI-MS.
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Ładniak A, Jurak M, Wiącek AE. The effect of chitosan/TiO 2/hyaluronic acid subphase on the behaviour of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine membrane. Biomater Adv 2022; 138:212934. [PMID: 35913237 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The main aim of the study was to determine the effect of two polysaccharides: chitosan (Ch) and hyaluronic acid (HA), and/or titanium dioxide (TiO2) on the structure and behaviour of the 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) membrane. To achieve this goal the surface pressure as a function of the area per molecule (π-A) isotherm for the phospholipid monolayer was recorded. The shape of the π-A isotherms and compression-decompression cycles, as well as the compression modulus values, were analysed in terms of biocompatibility. Besides, morphology and thickness of the phospholipid layers obtained by means of Brewster angle microscope at different π, were determined. The obtained results show that both polysaccharides Ch, HA, as well inorganic TiO2 affect slightly the structure of the DOPC monolayer but do not disrupt it. Their presence brings no typical arrangements of both the polar heads and tails of DOPC molecules at the interface.
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- Agata Ładniak
- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M. Curie-Skłodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland; Laboratory of X-ray Optics, Department of Chemistry, Institue of Biology Sciences, Faculty of Science and Health, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1J, 20-708 Lublin, Poland.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M. Curie-Skłodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M. Curie-Skłodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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Martins BA, Deffune E, Oliveira ON Jr, Moraes ML. Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) determine antibiotic action in Langmuir monolayers as nanoarchitectonics mimetic membranes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 214:112447. [PMID: 35334310 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The membrane of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contains penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) in the phospholipidic bilayer, with the protein PBP2a being linked with the resistance mechanism. In this work we confirm the role of PBP2a with molecular-level information obtained with Langmuir monolayers as cell membrane models. The MRSA cell membrane was mimicked with a mixed monolayer of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl glycerol (DPPG) and cardiolipin (CL), also incorporating PBP2a. The surface pressure-area isotherms and the Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) images for these mixed monolayers were significantly affected by the antibiotic meropenem, which is PBP2a inhibitor. The meropenem effects were associated with the presence of PBP2a, as they were absent in the Langmuir monolayers without PBP2a. The relevance of PBP2a was confirmed with results where the antibiotic methicillin, known to be unsuitable to kill MRSA, had the same effects on mixed DPPG/CL and DPPG/CL-PBP2a monolayers since it prevented PBP2a from incorporating in the monolayer. The biological implication of the findings presented here is that a successful antibiotic against MRSA should be able to interact with PBP2a, but in the membrane.
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Devterova J, Kirillov K, Nikolaev A, Sokolov M, Shul'gin V, Gusev A, Panyushkin V, Linert W. Features of the Preparation and Luminescence of Langmuir-Blodgett Films Based on the Tb(III) Complex with 3-Methyl-1-phenyl-4-stearoylpyrazol-5-one and 2,2'-Bipyridine. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:1127. [PMID: 35161072 DOI: 10.3390/ma15031127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the effect of terbium ions (Tb3+) on the subphases of the limiting area of the molecule for the complex compound (CC) TbL3∙bipy (where HL is 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-stearoylpyrazol-5-one and bipy is 2,2′-bipyridine). We examined the Langmuir monolayer and the change in the luminescence properties of TbL3∙bipy-based Langmuir-Blodgett films (LBFs). The analysis of the compression isotherms, infrared, and luminescence spectra of TbL3∙bipy LBFs was performed by varying the concentration of Tb3+ in the subphases. Our results demonstrate the partial dissociation of the CC at concentrations of C(Tb3+) < 5 × 10−4 M.
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Ładniak A, Jurak M, Palusińska-Szysz M, Wiącek AE. The Influence of Polysaccharides/TiO 2 on the Model Membranes of Dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol and Bacterial Lipids. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27020343. [PMID: 35056656 PMCID: PMC8778854 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The aim of the study was to determine the bactericidal properties of popular medical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic ingredients, namely chitosan (Ch), hyaluronic acid (HA), and titanium dioxide (TiO2). The characteristics presented in this paper are based on the Langmuir monolayer studies of the model biological membranes formed on subphases with these compounds or their mixtures. To prepare the Langmuir film, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-rac-(1-glycerol) (DPPG) phospholipid, which is the component of most bacterial membranes, as well as biological material-lipids isolated from bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were used. The analysis of the surface pressure-mean molecular area (π-A) isotherms, compression modulus as a function of surface pressure, CS-1 = f(π), relative surface pressure as a function of time, π/π0 = f(t), hysteresis loops, as well as structure visualized using a Brewster angle microscope (BAM) shows clearly that Ch, HA, and TiO2 have antibacterial properties. Ch and TiO2 mostly affect S. aureus monolayer structure during compression. They can enhance the permeability of biological membranes leading to the bacteria cell death. In turn, HA has a greater impact on the thickness of E. coli film.
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- Agata Ładniak
- Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M. Curie-Skłodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland; (M.J.); (A.E.W.)
- Laboratory of X-ray Optics, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Faculty of Science and Health, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1J, 20-708 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M. Curie-Skłodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland; (M.J.); (A.E.W.)
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M. Curie-Skłodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland; (M.J.); (A.E.W.)
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Li C, Hilgeroth P, Hasan N, Ströhl D, Kressler J, Binder WH. Comparing C2=O and C2=S Barbiturates: Different Hydrogen-Bonding Patterns of Thiobarbiturates in Solution and the Solid State. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12679. [PMID: 34884482 PMCID: PMC8657569 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Carbonyl-centered hydrogen bonds with various strength and geometries are often exploited in materials to embed dynamic and adaptive properties, with the use of thiocarbonyl groups as hydrogen-bonding acceptors remaining only scarcely investigated. We herein report a comparative study of C2=O and C2=S barbiturates in view of their differing hydrogen bonds, using the 5,5-disubstituted barbiturate B and the thiobarbiturate TB as model compounds. Owing to the different hydrogen-bonding strength and geometries of C2=O vs. C2=S, we postulate the formation of different hydrogen-bonding patterns in C2=S in comparison to the C2=O in conventional barbiturates. To study differences in their association in solution, we conducted concentration- and temperature-dependent NMR experiments to compare their association constants, Gibbs free energy of association ∆Gassn., and the coalescence behavior of the N-H‧‧‧S=C bonded assemblies. In Langmuir films, the introduction of C2=S suppressed 2D crystallization when comparing B and TB using Brewster angle microscopy, also revealing a significant deviation in morphology. When embedded into a hydrophobic polymer such as polyisobutylene, a largely different rheological behavior was observed for the barbiturate-bearing PB compared to the thiobarbiturate-bearing PTB polymers, indicative of a stronger hydrogen bonding in the thioanalogue PTB. We therefore prove that H-bonds, when affixed to a polymer, here the thiobarbiturate moieties in PTB, can reinforce the nonpolar PIB matrix even better, thus indicating the formation of stronger H-bonds among the thiobarbiturates in polymers in contrast to the effects observed in solution.
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- Chenming Li
- Macromolecular Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (C.L.); (P.H.)
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- Macromolecular Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (C.L.); (P.H.)
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- Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (N.H.); (J.K.)
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- Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany;
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- Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (N.H.); (J.K.)
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- Macromolecular Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (C.L.); (P.H.)
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Piosik E, Zaryczniak A, Mylkie K, Ziegler-Borowska M. Probing of Interactions of Magnetite Nanoparticles Coated with Native and Aminated Starch with a DPPC Model Membrane. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:5939. [PMID: 34073072 PMCID: PMC8198464 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Understanding the mechanism of interactions between magnetite nanoparticles and phospholipids that form cellular membranes at the molecular level is of crucial importance for their safe and effective application in medicine (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging, targeted drug delivery, and hyperthermia-based anticancer therapy). In these interactions, their surface coating plays a crucial role because even a small modification to its structure can cause significant changes to the behaviour of the magnetite nanoparticles that come in contact with a biomembrane. In this work, the influence of the magnetite nanoparticles functionalized with native and aminated starch on the thermodynamics, morphology, and dilatational elasticity of the model cell membranes was studied. The model cell membranes constituted the Langmuir monolayers formed at the air-water interface of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC). The surface of the aminated starch-coated nanoparticles was enriched in highly reactive amino groups, which allowed more effective binding of drugs and biomolecules suitable for specific nano-bio applications. The studies indicated that the presence of these groups also reduced to some extent the disruptive effect of the magnetite nanoparticles on the model membranes and improved their adsorption.
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- Emilia Piosik
- Faculty of Material Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland;
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- Faculty of Material Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland;
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
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Torrent-Burgués J, Hoyo J, Tzanov T. Lipid artificial tears at a mimetic ocular interface. Chem Phys Lipids 2021; 238:105087. [PMID: 33964291 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We studied the behaviour of three lipid tear products, commercialised by the same brand, as Langmuir films at the air/liquid interface to simulate the ocular environment. No significant differences were observed in the surface behaviour of two of them disclosing the same composition, but commercialised for different applications. The interaction of several subphases, namely sodium chloride, glucose, albumin and lysozyme present in the natural tear, with the lipid films was assessed at room temperature and the temperature of human tear using surface pressure-area isotherms and elastic modulus plots. There is a notable influence of sodium chloride and the proteins albumin and lysozyme on the surface pressure-area isotherm of the lipid Langmuir films. Albumin shifted this isotherm to lower areas while an opposite shift was caused by lysozyme. These studies could be useful for the formulation of new lipid-containing artificial tears, and for increasing the confidence of the customers in commercial eye care formulations.
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- Juan Torrent-Burgués
- Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Rambla Sant Nebridi 22, 08222, Terrassa, Spain.
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- Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Rambla Sant Nebridi 22, 08222, Terrassa, Spain
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- Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Rambla Sant Nebridi 22, 08222, Terrassa, Spain
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Ciumac D, Gong H, Campbell RA, Campana M, Xu H, Lu JR. Structural elucidation upon binding of antimicrobial peptides into binary mixed lipid monolayers mimicking bacterial membranes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 598:193-205. [PMID: 33901846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) kill microorganisms by causing structural damage to bacterial membranes. Different microorganisms often require a different type and concentration of an AMP to achieve full microbial killing. We hypothesise that the difference is caused by different membrane structure and composition. EXPERIMENTS Given the complexities of bacterial membranes, we have used monolayers of the binary DPPG/TMCL mixture to mimic the cytoplasmic membrane of Gram-positive bacteria and the binary DPPG/DPPE mixture to mimic the cytoplasmic membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, where DPPG, TMCL and DPPE stand for 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol), 1',3'-bis[1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho]-sn-glycerol, and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, respectively. A Langmuir trough was specially designed to control the spread lipid monolayers and facilitate neutron reflectivity measurements. FINDINGS Surface pressure-area isotherm analysis revealed that all binary lipid systems mix non-ideally, but mixing is thermodynamically favoured. An increase in the surface pressure encourages demixing, resulting in phase separation and formation of clusters. Neutron reflectivity measurements were undertaken to study the binding of an antimicrobial peptide G(IIKK)4-I-NH2 (G4) to the binary DPPG/TMCL and DPPG/DPPE monolayer mixtures at the molar ratios of 6/4 and 3/7, respectively. The results revealed stronger binding and penetration of G4 to the DPPG/TMCL monolayer, indicating greater affinity of the antimicrobial peptide due to the electrostatic interaction and more extensive penetration into the more loosely packed lipid film. This work helps explain how AMPs attack different bacterial membranes, and the results are discussed in the context of other lipid models and antibacterial studies.
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- Daniela Ciumac
- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS-20156, 38042 Grenoble, France; Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Stopford Building, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- ISIS Neutron Facility, STFC, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QZ, UK
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- Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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Piosik E, Ziegler-Borowska M, Chełminiak-Dudkiewicz D, Martyński T. Effect of Aminated Chitosan-Coated Fe 3O 4 Nanoparticles with Applicational Potential in Nanomedicine on DPPG, DSPC, and POPC Langmuir Monolayers as Cell Membrane Models. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052467. [PMID: 33671105 PMCID: PMC7957775 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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An adsorption process of magnetite nanoparticles functionalized with aminated chitosan (Fe3O4-AChit) showing application potential in nanomedicine into cell membrane models was studied. The cell membrane models were formed using a Langmuir technique from three selected phospholipids with different polar head-groups as well as length and carbon saturation of alkyl chains. The research presented in this work reveals the existence of membrane model composition-dependent regulation of phospholipid-nanoparticle interactions. The influence of the positively charged Fe3O4-AChit nanoparticles on a Langmuir film stability, phase state, and textures is much greater in the case of these formed by negatively charged 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-rac-(1-glycerol) (DPPG) than those created by zwitterionic 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC) and 2-oleoyl-1-palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC). The adsorption kinetics recorded during penetration experiments show that this effect is caused by the strongest adsorption of the investigated nanoparticles into the DPPG monolayer driven very likely by the electrostatic attraction. The differences in the adsorption strength of the Fe3O4-AChit nanoparticles into the Langmuir films formed by the phosphatidylcholines were also observed. The nanoparticles adsorbed more easily into more loosely packed POPC monolayer.
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- Emilia Piosik
- Faculty of Material Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland;
- Correspondence: (E.P.); (M.Z.-B.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
- Correspondence: (E.P.); (M.Z.-B.)
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- Faculty of Material Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland;
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Miguel V, Sánchez-Borzone ME, Mariani ME, García DA. Modulation of membrane physical properties by natural insecticidal ketones. Biophys Chem 2020; 269:106526. [PMID: 33348175 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2020.106526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The insecticidal activity of Mentha oil and its main components has been tested and established for various insects/pests. Several mint ketones have demonstrated to act on GABAA receptors (GABAA-R), a transmembrane channel target of several important insecticides whose activity can be modulated by surface-active compounds and by changes in the physical properties of the lipid membrane. In the present work, we analyze the capacity of monoterpenic ketones most commonly found in Mentha species, pulegone and menthone, to interact with DPPC membranes by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and Langmuir monolayers. The experimental results indicate that the presence of menthone and pulegone in the subphase modify the interfacial characteristics of DPPC isotherms. The changes were reflected as expansion of the isotherms and disappearance or bringing forward of DPPC phase transition. MD simulation corroborate these results and indicate that both ketones are located at the region of the carbonyl group, at the interface with the acyl chains. Ketone intercalation between lipid molecules would induce an increasing intermolecular interaction, diminishing the film elasticity and causing an ordering effect. Our results suggest that the insecticidal activity of both ketones could involve their interaction with lipid molecules causing disturbance of the cell membrane as postulated for several larvicide compounds, or at least modulating the receptor surrounding.
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- V Miguel
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Departamento de Química, Cátedra de Química Biológica, Córdoba, Argentina; Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIBYT), CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Departamento de Química, Cátedra de Química Biológica, Córdoba, Argentina; Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIBYT), CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Departamento de Química, Cátedra de Química Biológica, Córdoba, Argentina; Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIBYT), CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Departamento de Química, Cátedra de Química Biológica, Córdoba, Argentina; Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIBYT), CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina.
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López-Diaz D, Merchán MD, Velázquez MM. The behavior of graphene oxide trapped at the air water interface. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 286:102312. [PMID: 33166724 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Graphene oxide is a derivate of graphene obtained by oxidation of graphite and other carbonaceous materials. The more accepted structure consists in carbonyl and carboxyl groups located at the edge of the graphene network and hydroxyl and epoxy groups attached to the basal plane. The percentage of O-groups depends on the synthesis route and the material used as carbon source. In addition, highly oxidized fragments, called oxidative debris, OD, are produced during the oxidation process. These fragments are adsorbed onto the graphene oxide network and can be removed by alkaline washing. The purified material has lower O/C ratio than graphene oxide and its properties are also quite different. Due to its structure, graphene oxide can be adsorbed at the air-water interface of the aqueous solution by diffusion, Gibbs monolayers, or by spreading on a clean water subphase resulting in a Langmuir film. This review is intended to provide information on the importance of controlling the chemical composition, structure, size, and oxidative debris, on the manufacture of graphene oxide films. To this end the review shows the influence of the synthesis route and the starting material on the structure of graphene oxide and analyzes several examples of the behavior and properties of films prepared with different types of graphene oxides. The great variability of behaviors of graphene oxide films caused by the different structure of this material provides a great opportunity to fine-tune the properties of films according to the needs of different applications.
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Hoyo J, Ivanova K, Torrent-Burgues J, Tzanov T. Interaction of Silver-Lignin Nanoparticles With Mammalian Mimetic Membranes. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:439. [PMID: 32457895 PMCID: PMC7225684 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have broad spectrum antibacterial activity, but their toxicity to human cells has raised concerns related to their use as disinfectants or coatings of medically relevant surfaces. To address this issue, NPs comprising intrinsically bactericidal and biocompatible biopolymer and Ag with high antibacterial efficacy against common pathogens and compatibility to human cells have been engineered. However, the reason for their lower toxicity compared to AgNPs has not yet been elucidated. This work studies the in vitro interaction of AgLNPs with model mammalian membranes through two approaches: (i) Langmuir films and (ii) supported planar bilayers studied by quartz crystal microbalance and atomic force spectroscopy. These approaches elucidate the interactions of AgLNPs with the model membranes indicating a prominent effect of the bioresourced lignin to facilitate the binding of AgLNPs to the mammalian membrane, without penetrating through it. This study opens a new avenue for engineering of hybrid antimicrobial biopolymer – Ag or other metal NPs with improved bactericidal effect whereas maintaining good biocompatibility.
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- Javier Hoyo
- Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrasa, Spain
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- Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrasa, Spain
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- Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrasa, Spain
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- Grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrasa, Spain
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Piosik E, Klimczak P, Ziegler-Borowska M, Chełminiak-Dudkiewicz D, Martyński T. A detailed investigation on interactions between magnetite nanoparticles functionalized with aminated chitosan and a cell model membrane. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2020; 109:110616. [PMID: 32228924 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Magnetite nanoparticles are promising materials for application in magnetic resonance imaging, targeted drug delivery, enzyme immobilization and cancer therapies based on hyperthermia thanks to their biocompatibility, wide chemical affinity and superparamagnetic properties. However, there is still the lack of the knowledge of interactions between magnetite nanoparticles covered with the bioactive polymers and biological cells. In order to fulfil this gap, we have investigated interactions of newly synthetized magnetite nanoparticles functionalized with aminated chitosan (Fe3O4-aminated chitosan) and a model biological membrane made of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) using a Langmuir technique. Surface pressure-mean area per DPPC molecule isotherms and Brewster angle microscope images (BAM) recorded during compression of the two-component Fe3O4-aminated chitosan:DPPC films revealed the strong influence of the Fe3O4-aminated chitosan nanoparticles on the stability, phase state and structure of the phospholipid membrane. The studies on the adsorption/incorporation process of the Fe3O4-aminated chitosan nanoparticles showed that they can adsorb/incorporate into the DPPC model membrane at the surface pressure corresponding to this present in the cellular membrane under the biological conditions (35 mN·m-1). The number of the adsorbed/incorporated Fe3O4-aminated chitosan nanoparticles can be regulated by the nanoparticles concentration in the neighbourhood of the DPPC model membrane even at high surface pressure of 35 mN·m-1.
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Terauchi Y, Tanaka T, Mitsuishi M, Yabu H, Yoshimi A, Nantani K, Abe K. Analysis of the self-assembly process of Aspergillus oryzae hydrophobin RolA by Langmuir-Blodgett method. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2019; 84:678-685. [PMID: 31876261 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1706443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hydrophobins are small, amphipathic proteins secreted by filamentous fungi. Hydrophobin RolA, which is produced by Aspergillus oryzae, attaches to solid surfaces, recruits the polyesterase CutL1, and consequently promotes hydrolysis of polyesters. Because this interaction requires the N-terminal, positively charged residue of RolA to be exposed on the solid surface, the orientation of RolA on the solid surface is important for recruitment. However, the process by which RolA forms the self-assembled structure at the interface remains unclear. Using the Langmuir-Blodgett technique, we analyzed the process by which RolA forms a self-assembled structure at the air-water interface and observed the structures on the hydrophobic or hydrophilic SiO2 substrates via atomic force microscopy. We found that RolA formed self-assembled films in two steps during phase transitions. We observed different assembled structures of RolA on hydrophilic and hydrophobic SiO2 substrates.
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- Yuki Terauchi
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Microbial Resources, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Microbial Resources, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Chen K, Yan X, Li J, Jiao T, Cai C, Zou G, Wang R, Wang M, Zhang L, Peng Q. Preparation of Self-Assembled Composite Films Constructed by Chemically-Modified MXene and Dyes with Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Characterization. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2019; 9:E284. [PMID: 30781665 PMCID: PMC6409947 DOI: 10.3390/nano9020284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effective functionalization and self-assembly of MXene are of crucial importance for a broad range of nanomaterial applications. In this work, we investigated the aggregates of sulfanilic acid-modified MXene (abbreviated as MXene-SO3H) with three model dyes at the air⁻water interface and demonstrated the morphological and aggregation changes of composite films, using Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technology, as well as excellent uniformity and reproducibility by using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra. This research has found that cationic dye molecules were adsorbed onto negatively charged MXene-SO3H particles mainly through electrostatic interaction and the particles induced dyes to form highly ordered nanostructures including H- and/or J-aggregates corresponding to monomers in bulk solution. The surface pressure-area isotherms from different dye sub phases confirmed that the stable composite films have been successfully formed. And the spectral results reveal that different dyes have different types of aggregations. In addition, the SERS spectra indicated that the optimal layers of MXene-SO3H/methylene blue (MB) films was 50 layers using rhodamine 6G (R6G) as probe molecule. And the formed 50 layers of MXene-SO3H/MB films (MXene-SO3H/MB-50) as SERS substrate were proved to possess excellent uniformity and repeatability.
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- Kaiyue Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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Dopierała K, Skrzypiec M. Morphology, compressibility and viscoelasticity of the mixed lipid monolayers in the presence of β-carotene. Chem Phys Lipids 2018; 213:88-95. [PMID: 29626417 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the interfacial behaviour of model biomembranes in the presence of β-carotene (βC). The Langmuir monolayer technique was used to form the mixed lipid film at the air/water interface. Using the surface pressure-area isotherms, the surface potential-area curves and the Brewster angle microscopy the nature of interactions between carotenoid and lipid components of the monolayers was investigated. The results were obtained for complex models of the lipid bilayer composed of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and cholesterol (CHOL). It was found that β-carotene affected the membrane stability, fluidity and rigidity, however this influence varied with the DPPC/CHOL ratio. The membrane permeability which is significant for biological functions was found to be affected by the presence of β-carotene in the membrane. The morphology of mixed films visualized by Brewster angle microscopy was similar for DPPC/CHOL and DPPC/CHOL/βC films indicating incorporation of carotenoid into the film. In contrary to previous reports for individual lipids, we did not observed the aggregation of βC in the mixed lipid monolayer. Moreover, from dilatational rheology experiment we concluded about the significant role of β-carotene in modulation of the elastic behaviour of the membrane, especially in physiologically significant surface pressure, i.e. at π = 30 mN/m.
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- Katarzyna Dopierała
- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, -60-695 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, -60-695 Poznań, Poland
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Luo X, Ma K, Jiao T, Xing R, Zhang L, Zhou J, Li B. Graphene Oxide-Polymer Composite Langmuir Films Constructed by Interfacial Thiol-Ene Photopolymerization. Nanoscale Res Lett 2017; 12:99. [PMID: 28181162 PMCID: PMC5307420 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-1864-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The effective synthesis and self-assembly of graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites are of key importance for a broad range of nanomaterial applications. In this work, a one-step chemical strategy is presented to synthesize stable GO-polymer Langmuir composite films by interfacial thiol-ene photopolymerization at room temperature, without use of any crosslinking agents and stabilizing agents. It is discovered that photopolymerization reaction between thiol groups modified GO sheets and ene in polymer molecules is critically responsible for the formation of the composite Langmuir films. The film formed by Langmuir assembly of such GO-polymer composite films shows potential to improve the mechanical and chemical properties and promotes the design of various GO-based nanocomposites. Thus, the GO-polymer composite Langmuir films synthesized by interfacial thiol-ene photopolymerization with such a straightforward and clean manner, provide new alternatives for developing chemically modified GO-based hybrid self-assembled films and nanomaterials towards a range of soft matter and graphene applications.
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- Xiaona Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004 People’s Republic of China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004 People’s Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004 People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004 People’s Republic of China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Process Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 People’s Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004 People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Process Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 People’s Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004 People’s Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 USA
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Bettini S, Maglie E, Pagano R, Borovkov V, Inoue Y, Valli L, Giancane G. Conformational switching of ethano-bridged Cu,H2-bis-porphyrin induced by aromatic amines. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2015; 6:2154-2160. [PMID: 26665088 PMCID: PMC4660924 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.6.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Cu,H2-bis-porphyrin (Cu,H2-Por2), in which copper porphyrin and free-base porphyrin are linked together by an ethano-bridge, was dissolved in chloroform and spread at the air/liquid subphase interface of a Langmuir trough. The bis-porphyrin derivative, floating film was characterized by reflection spectroscopy and the surface pressure of the floating film was studied as a function of the mean area per molecule. When aromatic amines are dissolved in the subphase, an evident interaction between the bis-porphyrin host and the aromatic amine guest is observed. A clear-cut variation of the profile of surface pressure vs area per molecule curve is observed. Reflection spectroscopy highlights that the aromatic amines dissolved in the subphase are able to induce the syn-to-anti conformational switching in the bis-porphyrin derivative. The Langmuir-Schaefer technique has been used to transfer the floating bis-porphyrin film (when using pure water as a subphase) to a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) substrate and the resulting device was able to detect the presence of aniline at concentrations as low as 1 nM in aqueous solution. The high selectivity of the SPR sensing device has been verified by checking the spectral response of the active layer towards other analytes dissolved in the aqueous solutions.
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- Simona Bettini
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, DISTEBA, University of Salento, Via per Arnesano, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, DISTEBA, University of Salento, Via per Arnesano, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Via per Arnesano, Lecce, Italy
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- Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Chair of Green Chemistry, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, DISTEBA, University of Salento, Via per Arnesano, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento, Via per Arnesano, Lecce, Italy
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Lepeltier E, Bourgaux C, Amenitsch H, Rosilio V, Lepetre-Mouelhi S, Zouhiri F, Desmaële D, Couvreur P. Influence of the nanoprecipitation conditions on the supramolecular structure of squalenoyled nanoparticles. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2015; 96:89-95. [PMID: 26210010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hydrophobic organic compounds dissolved in a polar solvent can self-assemble into nanoparticles (NPs) upon nanoprecipitation into water. In the present study, we have investigated the structure of squalenacetyl-adenosine (SQAc-Ad) nanoparticles which were previously found to exhibit impressive neuroprotective activity. When obtained by nanoprecipitation of a SQAc-Ad ethanolic solution into water, two different supramolecular organizations of SQAc-Ad NPs were evidenced, depending on the water-to-ethanol volume ratio. It has been shown that a fraction of the solvent remained associated with the NPs, despite prolonged evaporation under reduced pressure after nanoprecipitation, and that this residual solvent dramatically affected their structure. This study points to the importance of being in the "Ouzo" region to minimize the amount and effect of residual solvent and to control the structure of NPs.
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Derde M, Nau F, Lechevalier V, Guérin-Dubiard C, Paboeuf G, Jan S, Baron F, Gautier M, Vié V. Native lysozyme and dry-heated lysozyme interactions with membrane lipid monolayers: lateral reorganization of LPS monolayer, model of the Escherichia coli outer membrane. Biochim Biophys Acta 2014; 1848:174-83. [PMID: 25450345 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Revised: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Lysozyme is mainly described active against Gram-positive bacteria, but is also efficient against some Gram-negative species. Especially, it was recently demonstrated that lysozyme disrupts Escherichia coli membranes. Moreover, dry-heating changes the physicochemical properties of the protein and increases the membrane activity of lysozyme. In order to elucidate the mode of insertion of lysozyme into the bacterial membrane, the interaction between lysozyme and a LPS monolayer mimicking the E. coli outer membrane has been investigated by tensiometry, ellipsometry, Brewster angle microscopy and atomic force microscopy. It was thus established that lysozyme has a high affinity for the LPS monolayer, and is able to insert into the latter as long as polysaccharide moieties are present, causing reorganization of the LPS monolayer. Dry-heating increases the lysozyme affinity for the LPS monolayer and its insertion capacity; the resulting reorganization of the LPS monolayer is different and more drastic than with the native protein.
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- Melanie Derde
- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; INRA, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France.
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- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; INRA, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; INRA, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; INRA, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Université de Rennes 1, Institut de Physique de Rennes, UMR6251, CNRS, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; INRA, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; INRA, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; INRA, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Université de Rennes 1, Institut de Physique de Rennes, UMR6251, CNRS, F-35042 Rennes, France.
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Ameziane-Le Hir S, Raguénès-Nicol C, Paboeuf G, Nicolas A, Le Rumeur E, Vié V. Cholesterol favors the anchorage of human dystrophin repeats 16 to 21 in membrane at physiological surface pressure. Biochim Biophys Acta 2014; 1838:1266-73. [PMID: 24440661 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Dystrophin (DYS) is a filamentous protein that connects the cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix via the sarcolemma, conferring resistance to muscular cells. In this study, interactions between the DYS R16-21 fragment and lipids were examined using Langmuir films made of anionic and zwitterionic lipids. The film fluidity was modified by the addition of 15% cholesterol. Whatever the lipid mixture examined, at low surface pressure (20 mN/m) few differences appeared on the protein insertion and the presence of cholesterol did not affect the protein/lipid interactions. At high surface pressure (30 mN/m), the protein insertion was very low and occurred only in zwitterionic films in the liquid-expanded phase. In anionic films, electrostatic interactions prevented the protein insertion outright, and caused accumulation of the protein on the hydrophilic part of the monolayer. Addition of cholesterol to both lipid mixtures drastically modified the protein-lipid interactions: the DYS R16-21 insertion increased and its organization in the monolayer appeared to be more homogeneous. The presence of accessible cholesterol recognition amino-acid consensus sequences in this fragment may enhance the protein/membrane binding at physiological lateral pressure. These results suggest that the anchorage of dystrophin to the membrane in vivo may be stabilized by cholesterol-rich nano-domains in the inner leaflet of sarcolemma.
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Jacquemet A, Terme N, Benvegnu T, Vié V, Lemiègre L. Collapsed bipolar glycolipids at the air/water interface: effect of the stereochemistry on the stretched/bent conformations. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 412:72-81. [PMID: 24144376 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This article describes a comparative study of several bipolar lipids derived from tetraether structures. The sole structural difference between the main two glycolipids is a unique stereochemical variation on a cyclopentyl ring placed in the middle of the lipids. We discuss the comparative results obtained at the air/water interface on the basis of tensiometry and ellipsometry. Langmuir-Blodgett depositions during lipid film compressions and decompressions were also analyzed by AFM. The lactosylated tetraether (bipolar) lipid structures involved the formation of highly stable multilayers, which are still present at 10 mN m(-1) during decompression. This study suggests also that the stereochemistry of a central cyclopentyl ring dramatically drives the conformation of the corresponding bipolar lipids. Both isomers (trans and cis) adopt a U-shaped (bent) conformation at the air/water interface but the trans cyclopentyl ring induces a much more frustration within this type of conformation. Consequently, this bipolar lipid (trans-tetraether) undergoes a flip of one polar head-group (lactosyl) leading to a stretched conformation during collapse.
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Modlińska A, Bauman D. The Langmuir-Blodgett technique as a tool for homeotropic alignment of fluorinated liquid crystals mixed with arachidic acid. Int J Mol Sci 2011; 12:4923-45. [PMID: 21954335 PMCID: PMC3179142 DOI: 10.3390/ijms12084923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Revised: 07/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Some fluoro-substituted liquid crystals mixed with arachidic acid in monolayers formed at air-liquid (Langmuir films) and air-solid substrate (Langmuir-Blodgett films) interfaces were investigated. Molecular organization in Langmuir films was determined on the basis of the analysis of the shape of the surface pressure-mean molecular area isotherm and observations made by means of a Brewster angle microscope. It was found that in the compression process the liquid crystal molecules are pushed out towards the top of the first monolayer being in direct contact with the subphase. Langmuir films were transferred onto the quartz substrates at various surface pressures and mono- and multilayered Langmuir-Blodgett films were obtained. The films were characterized using electronic absorption measurements. The conditions for obtaining the homeotropic orientation of the liquid crystal molecules were determined.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anna Modlińska
- Faculty of Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland; E-Mail:
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