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di Gregorio MC, Gubitosi M, Travaglini L, Pavel NV, Jover A, Meijide F, Vázquez Tato J, Sennato S, Schillén K, Tranchini F, De Santis S, Masci G, Galantini L. Supramolecular assembly of a thermoresponsive steroidal surfactant with an oppositely charged thermoresponsive block copolymer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:1504-1515. [PMID: 27990552 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05665b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Supramolecular rearrangements are crucial in determining the response of stimuli sensitive soft matter systems such as those formed by mixtures of oppositely charged amphiphiles. Here mixtures of this kind were prepared by mixing the cationic block copolymer pAMPTMA30-b-pNIPAAM120 and an anionic surfactant obtained by the modification of the bile salt sodium cholate. As pure components, the two compounds presented a thermoresponsive self-assembly at around 30-35 °C; a micelle formation in the case of the copolymer and a transition from fibers to tubes in the case of the bile salt derivative. When both were present in the same solution they associated into mixed aggregates that showed complex thermoresponsive features. At room temperature, the core of the aggregate was comprised of a supramolecular twisted ribbon of the bile salt derivative. The block copolymers were anchored on the surface of this ribbon through electrostatic interactions between their charged blocks and the oppositely charged heads of the bile salt molecules. The whole structure was stabilized by a corona of the uncharged blocks that protruded into the surrounding solvent. By increasing the temperature to 30-34 °C the mixed aggregates transformed into rods with smooth edges that associated into bundles and clusters, which in turn induced clouding of the solution. Circular dichroism allowed us to follow progressive rearrangements of the supramolecular organization within the complex, occurring in the range of temperature of 20-70 °C.
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Affiliation(s)
- M C di Gregorio
- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Alfonso X El Sabio s/n, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Alfonso X El Sabio s/n, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Alfonso X El Sabio s/n, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Physics and CNR-IPCF UOS Roma, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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di Gregorio MC, Varenik M, Gubitosi M, Travaglini L, Pavel NV, Jover A, Meijide F, Regev O, Galantini L. Multi stimuli response of a single surfactant presenting a rich self-assembly behavior. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra01394a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
A bile salt derived surfactant shows an unusually rich multi responsive self-assembly, involving interesting opening/closure mechanisms of supramolecular tubules and drastic spectroscopic variations, potentially exploitable in sensing.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Beer-Sheva 84105
- Israel
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Università di Roma “Sapienza”
- 00185 Roma
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Università di Roma “Sapienza”
- 00185 Roma
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Università di Roma “Sapienza”
- 00185 Roma
- Italy
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- Departamento de Química Física
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
- 27002 Lugo
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
- 27002 Lugo
- Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Beer-Sheva 84105
- Israel
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Università di Roma “Sapienza”
- 00185 Roma
- Italy
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