表面活性剂胶束化过程中对芘的荧光猝灭

本文研究了烷基三苯基 盐及N-烷基吡啶盐胶束化过程中对芘的荧光猝灭。讨论了表面活性剂分子在水溶液中的优势构型以及芘在胶束中的增溶位置。简单说明了胶束增敏发光分析的机理。研究表明,胶束形成前后荧光猝灭均符合Stern-Volmer方程。     

水杨酸-2’-乙基己基酯在胶束中的增溶位点

考察了阳离子、非离子和阴离子表面活性剂存在下水杨酸-2’-乙基己基酯(EHS)的吸收光谱和激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)荧光光谱. 结果表明, EHS可增溶在胶束中, 2’-乙基己基碳链朝向胶束内核, 而水杨酸基朝向胶束-水界面; 胶束环境有利于EHS分子对紫外光的吸收和分子内氢键的形成, 从而使ESIPT 荧光显著增强, 激发态分子以发射可见光和非辐射去活化方式衰减; 并根据EHS和表面活性剂分子的结构和大小, 解释了EHS分子在胶束中的结合位点, 荧光猝灭和酯水解的光谱测量进一步为此结合位点提供了佐证.     

不同类型表面活性剂对苯甲醇的增溶作用

本文采用高分辨核磁共振方法，考察了苯甲醇在三种类型表面活性剂胶束中的增溶作用。 现，无论是在两性表面活性剂Ｃ１２ＢＥ，还是在阴离子表面活性剂ＳＤＳ和阳离子表面活性剂ＤＴＡＢ胶束中，苯甲醇均增溶在胶束与水的界面层和胶束栅栏层。     

水杨酸-2′-乙基己基酯在胶束中的增溶位点

考察了阳离子、非离子和阴离子表面活性剂存在下水杨酸-2′-乙基己基酯(EHS)的吸收光谱和激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)荧光光谱.结果表明,EHS可增溶在胶束中,2′-乙基己基碳链朝向胶束内核,而水杨酸基朝向胶束-水界面;胶柬环境有利于EHS分子对紫外光的吸收和分子内氢键的形成,从而使ESIPT荧光显著增强,激发态分子以发射可见光和非辐射去活化方式衰减;并根据EHS和表面活性剂分子的结构和大小,解释了EHS分子在胶束中的结合位点,荧光猝灭和酯水解的光谱测量进一步为此结合位点提供了佐证.     

尼罗红在离子表面活性剂水溶液中的荧光特性

尼罗红(NR)分子具有大的芳香环和基态时可与水分子形成氢键的吸电子基, 它对增溶在表面活性剂胶束栅栏层的环境尤其敏感, 在十二烷基三甲基溴化铵(C12TABr)胶束水溶液中表现为双重荧光, 最大发射波长分别位于578和630 nm. 十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)胶束的反离子解离度大于C12TABr胶束, 这不仅增大了NR周边环境的极性, 也增多了溶剂化水, 导致与NR氢键作用增强, 荧光强度低于C12TABr, 但有效促进了分子内扭转电荷转移(TICT)激发态形成, 其布居甚至可达到98%以上, 表观上仅出现了在634 nm的单重荧光峰. NR对环境的敏感特性很好地反映了Gemini表面活性剂初始形成胶束的残缺结构信息, 是检测这类具有强烈相互作用两亲分子聚集行为的良好探针.     

荧光探针法测定甜菜碱cmc的研究

荧光探针法测定甜菜碱ｃｍｃ的研究任学贞，李干佐，王弘立，翟立民，隋卫平，徐欣艳（山东大学化学系，济南，２５０１００）关键词甜菜碱，芘，临界胶束浓度Ｅｋｗａｌｌ等［１］发现，表面活性剂的溶液能够增溶多环芳烃并发射较强的荧光．在常用的测定表面活性剂临界胶...     

非离子表面活性剂的结构对络合物吸收光谱的影响

本文用分光光度和核磁共振两种实验方法研究非离子表面活性剂(记作n-Sf)胶束对漂蓝6B(ECAB)及其金属络合物的增溶增敏作用。n-Sf对金属络合物的增溶增敏作用发生在胶束的极性部分与非极性部分的交界处,故n-Sf分子中的烷基链与聚氧乙烯链是否直接相联,会影响到金属-ECAB络合物的吸收光谱形状、λ_(max)和ε值。n-Sf胶束增溶ECAB,会抑制ECAB的酸式离解。     

表面活性剂在溶液中聚集形态的动力学模拟

用耗散颗粒动力学模拟方法(DPD)展示了表面活性剂分子在溶液中的聚集形态，用扩散程度表征了表面活性剂溶液中的自组装情况。结果发现：这种分子动力学模拟方法能够直观地得到表面活性剂的聚集形态；随着表面活性剂的浓度增加，聚集形态依次从球状胶束、棒状或虫状胶束，六角状相，向层状相变化。     

单分子链胶束的胶束化行为与相关新概念的提出

采用水溶液均聚合方法,制备了阳离子型表面活性单体（2-丙烯酰胺基）乙基十四烷基二甲基溴化铵（AMC14AB）的均聚物,使用荧光探针法、表面张力测定及电导测定法,重点考察了均聚物P（AMC14AB）在水溶液中的胶束化行为与表面吸附现象．在水溶液中,均聚物P（AMC14AB）呈现单分子链胶束的聚集形态,具有零临界胶束浓度（CMC=0）,从开始加入P（AMC14AB）起,水溶液中随即产生单分子链胶束,不存在Krafft温度．P（AMC14AB）在溶液表面也发生表面吸附,使水的表面张力下降,即P（AMC14AB）也具有表面活性;随着浓度增大,表面吸附量增大,水的表面张力持续下降;当表面吸附达到饱和时,表面张力一浓度曲线上出现突变点,该点应该定义为饱和的表面吸附浓度（SSAC）,而不应该再称为临界胶束浓度．P（AMC14AB）单分子链胶束溶液对疏水有机物（甲苯）的增溶情况,明显不同于普通小分子表面活性剂十六烷基二甲基溴化铵（CTAB）的多分子胶束溶液,甲苯增溶量-P（AMC14AB）浓度的关系曲线上无突变点,而且对甲苯的增溶能力高于CTAB的多分子胶束溶液．     

SDS对SB3-12胶束表面电荷密度的调控作用及对药物增溶的影响

两性离子甜菜碱表面活性剂(SB3-12)胶束具有较好的生物相容性,由于相反电荷的极性头之间具有静电中和作用,胶束表面具有小的负电荷密度。当加入阴离子的十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)以后,负离子SD-与SB3-12胶束极性区内层季铵正电荷的静电中和作用,能连续地调节胶束表面磺酸基的负电荷密度,这有利于对药物分子的选择性增溶和调节在生理条件下的药物的输送。等温滴定量热(ITC)研究发现SB3-12和SDS有强的协同效应,混合临界胶束浓度(CMC)和胶束化焓明显降低,并得到两者协同效应的弱静电作用机理。当模型药物分子芦丁(Rutin)与SB3-12/SDS混合胶束作用时,芦丁7位羟基的氢解离后的阴离子与SDS共同作用于SB3-12形成混合胶束。UV-Vis吸收光谱和~1H NMR谱研究发现,在SB3-12胶束中,芦丁分子的A环位于季铵阳离子附近,B环位于两个相反电荷之间的弱极性区域。在SDS胶束中,B环位于栅栏层,而A环和二糖暴露于水相侧。在混合胶束中,随着SDS摩尔分数增加,对A环的静电吸引变弱。离子表面活性剂对两性离子表面活性剂胶束表面电荷密度的调节作用,本质上是对胶束极性区域的物理及化学性质的微调,进而实现对药物的可控增溶。     

Molecular dynamics simulation of pyrene solubilized in a sodium dodecyl sulfate micelle

In the present work, the structural and dynamical aspects of the solubilization process of pyrene within a sodium dodecyl sulfate micelle were studied using molecular dynamics simulations. Our results showed that free pyrene as the fluorescence probe can be spontaneously solubilized into the micelle and prefers to be located in the hydrophobic core region. As the local concentration of pyrene increased, two molecular probes could enter into the core hydrophobic region and the excited dimer of pyrene molecules was formed, showing a stacking mode of π-π conjugation. Since the π-π stacking interaction between the two pyrene molecules was very weak, formation of the excimer was a dynamic process with the two pyrene molecules alternately separating and associating with each other. In this case, the two pyrene molecules were found to be mainly distributed in the palisade layer of the micelle due to the balance between the weak π-π stacking interaction and the hydrophobic interaction of probe molecules with the surfactant tails.     

Location of spectroscopic probes in self-aggregating assemblies. II. The location of pyrene and other probes in sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles

The location of pyrene in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles is determined as a function of the aggregation number, N, by exploiting the fact that spin probes 5- and 16-doxyl stearic acid methyl esters (5DSE and 16DSE, respectively) are effective quenchers of pyrene fluorescence. The locations of the two spin probes are known from Part 1 of this series (J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 9791) and the distance between the probes and pyrene is determined by using a hydrodynamic theory to predict the quenching rate constant. The hydrodynamic theory requires the microviscosity of the regions through which the probe and pyrene diffuse. The same spin probe that serves as quencher provides a measure of the microviscosity; thus, all the information needed to locate pyrene is available from each spin probe. Employing 5DSE, at N = 53, pyrene is found to diffuse through a zone 67% of which lies within the Stern layer and 33% in the core. As the micelle grows, due to increasing either the surfactant or added-salt concentration, this diffusion zone moves outward such that, at N = 130, near the sphere-rod transition, it lies approximately 75% within the Stern layer and 25% in the core. Employing 16DSE, the location of pyrene is within 0.4 A of that found from 5DSE at low values of N and within 0.8 A at high values. Full information required to locate pyrene by using the currently developed method is not yet available for other spin probes and other commonly employed quenchers; nevertheless, using a variety of strategies and reasonable assumptions leads to the same location of pyrene within the uncertainties of the method. All of the spectroscopic probes employed in this study are largely located within the polar shell of the micelles, the largest departure being about 4% of the diameter of the micelle.     

Effect of electrostatic interaction on the location of molecular probe in polymer-surfactant supramolecular assembly: a solvent relaxation study

Effect of electrostatic interaction on the location of a solubilized molecular probe with ionic character in a supramolecular assembly composed of a triblock copolymer, P123 ((ethylene oxide) 20-(propylene oxide) 70-(ethylene oxide) 20) and a cosurfactant cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) in aqueous medium has been studied using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence measurements. Coumarin-343 dye in its anionic form has been used as the molecular probe. In the absence of the surfactant, CTAC, the probe C343 prefers to reside at the surface region of the P123 micelle, showing a relatively less dynamic Stokes' shift, as a large part of the Stokes' shift is missed in the present measurements due to faster solvent relaxation at micellar surface region. As the concentration of CTAC is increased in the solution, the percentage of the total dynamic Stokes' shift observed from time-resolved measurements gradually increases until it reaches a saturation value. Observed results have been rationalized on the basis of the mixed micellar structure of the supramolecular assembly, where the hydrocarbon chain of the CTAC surfactant dissolves into the nonpolar poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) core of the P123 micelle and the positively charged headgroup of CTAC resides at the interfacial region between the central PPO core and the surrounding hydrated poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) shell or the corona region. The electrostatic attraction between the anionic probe molecule and the positively charged surface of the PPO core developed by the presence of CTAC results in a gradual shift of the probe in the deeper region of the micellar corona region with an increase in the CTAC concentration, as clearly manifested from the solvation dynamics results.     

Validation and divergence of the activation energy barrier crossing transition at the AOT/lecithin reverse micellar interface

In this report, the validity and divergence of the activation energy barrier crossing model for the bound to free type water transition at the interface of the AOT/lecithin mixed reverse micelle (RM) has been investigated for the first time in a wide range of temperatures by time-resolved solvation of fluorophores. Here, picosecond-resolved solvation dynamics of two fluorescent probes, ANS (1-anilino-8-naphthalenesulfonic acid, ammonium salt) and Coumarin 500 (C-500), in the mixed RM have been carefully examined at 293, 313, 328, and 343 K. Using the dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique, the size of the mixed RMs at different temperatures was found to have an insignificant change. The solvation process at the reverse micellar interface has been found to be the activation energy barrier crossing type, in which interface-bound type water molecules get converted into free type water molecules. The activation energies, Ea, calculated for ANS and C-500 are 7.4 and 3.9 kcal mol(-1), respectively, which are in good agreement with that obtained by molecular dynamics simulation studies. However, deviation from the regular Arrhenius type behavior was observed for ANS around 343 K, which has been attributed to the spatial heterogeneity of the probe environments. Time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy decay of the probes has indicated the existence of the dyes in a range of locations in RM. With the increase in temperature, the overall anisotropy decay becomes faster revealing the lability of the microenvironment at elevated temperatures.     

A molecular modeling study of pentanol solubilized in a sodium octanoate micelle

In order to study the structural and dynamical aspects of the solubilization process of pentanol within a sodium octanoate micelle a molecular dynamics simulation is presented. In this initial study we discuss the results and detailed insights into the interactions between sodium octanoate, pentanol, and water. The total micellar radius and the hydrophobic core radius were determined. The calculated values are in fairly good agreement with experimental results. In contrast to pure sodium octanoate micelles the aggregate with dissolved pentanol attained a more spherical shape related to the time interval of the simulation. It is clear that the results of a molecular dynamics computer simulation are always limited by its total length and the total time used for data analysis. Nevertheless, from our simulation study it turned out that a part of the pentanol hydroxyl groups were located within the micellar core and some alcohol molecules were also observed at the surface region of the micelle. The corresponding partition coefficient was calculated and agreed well with the experiment. The evaluated radial distribution functions of the sodium ions, the octanoate oxygens, and the hydroxyl hydrogens reveal details of the interface region of the micelle and the bulk phase. Additionally, it was possible to calculate the trans-to-gauche ratios of the alkyl chains and to compare these results with the simulation of a pure octanoate micelle.     

Non-surface activity and micellization behavior of cationic amphiphilic block copolymer synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer process

Cationic amphiphilic diblock copolymers of poly(n-butylacrylate)-b-poly(3-(methacryloylamino)propyl)trimethylammonium chloride) (PBA-b-PMAPTAC) with various hydrophobic and hydrophilic chain lengths were synthesized by a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) process. Their molecular characteristics such as surface activity/nonactivity were investigated by surface tension measurements and foam formation observation. Their micelle formation behavior and micelle structure were investigated by fluorescence probe technique, static and dynamic light scattering (SLS and DLS), etc., as a function of hydrophilic and hydrophobic chain lengths. The block copolymers were found to be non-surface active because the surface tension of the aqueous solutions did not change with increasing polymer concentration. Critical micelle concentration (cmc) of the polymers could be determined by fluorescence and SLS measurements, which means that these polymers form micelles in bulk solution, although they were non-surface active. Above the cmc, the large blue shift of the emission maximum of N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine (NPN) probe and the low micropolarity value of the pyrene probe in polymer solution indicate the core of the micelle is nonpolar in nature. Also, the high value of the relative intensity of the NPN probe and the fluorescence anisotropy of the 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) probe indicated that the core of the micelle is highly viscous in nature. DLS was used to measure the average hydrodynamic radii and size distribution of the copolymer micelles. The copolymer with the longest PBA block had the poorest water solubility and consequently formed micelles with larger size while having a lower cmc. The "non-surface activity" was confirmed for cationic amphiphilic diblock copolymers in addition to anionic ones studied previously, indicating the universality of non-surface activity nature.     

NMR Structure of a Triangulenium‐Based Long‐Lived Fluorescence Probe Bound to a G‐Quadruplex

An NMR structural study of the interaction between a small‐molecule optical probe (DAOTA‐M2) and a G‐quadruplex from the promoter region of the c‐myc oncogene revealed that they interact at 1:2 binding stoichiometry. NMR‐restrained structural calculations show that binding of DAOTA‐M2 occurs mainly through π–π stacking between the polyaromatic core of the ligand and guanine residues of the outer G‐quartets. Interestingly, the binding affinities of DAOTA‐M2 differ by a factor of two for the outer G‐quartets of the unimolecular parallel G‐quadruplex under study. Unrestrained MD calculations indicate that DAOTA‐M2 displays significant dynamic behavior when stacked on a G‐quartet plane. These studies provide molecular guidelines for the design of triangulenium derivatives that can be used as optical probes for G‐quadruplexes.     

Temperature-dependent hydration at micellar surface: activation energy barrier crossing model revisited

In recent years, the validity of the activation energy barrier crossing model at the micellar surface brings notable controversy (Sen, P.; Mukherjee, S.; Halder, A.; Bhattacharyya, K. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2004, 385, 357-361. Kumbhakar, M.; Goel, T.; Mukherjee, T.; Pal, H. J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 19246-19254.) in the literature. In order to check the validity of the model by time-resolved solvation of a probe fluorophore, a wider range of temperature must be considered. At the same time, spatial heterogeneity (solubilization) of the probe and structural perturbation of the host micelle should carefully be avoided, which was not strictly maintained in the earlier studies. We report here the solvation dynamics of 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6(p-dimethylamino-styryl) 4H-pyran (DCM) in the SDS micelle at 298, 323, and 348 K. The probe DCM is completely insoluble in bulk water in this wide range of temperature. The size of the micelle at different temperatures using the dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique is found to have insignificant change. The hydration number of the micelle, determined by sound velocity measurements, decreases with increasing temperature. Time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy reveals the retention of the probe in the micellar interface within the temperature range. The average solvation time decreases with increasing temperature. The result of the solvation study has been analyzed in the light of energetics of bound to free water conversion at a constant size and decreasing hydration number at the micellar surface. The solvation process at the micellar surface has been found to be the activation energy barrier crossing type, in which interfacially bound type water molecules get converted into free type molecules. We have calculated Ea to be 3.5 kcal mol-1, which is in good agreement with that obtained by molecular dynamics simulation studies.     

A UV-Visible Study of Partitioning of Pyrene in an Anionic Surfactant Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

The interaction of hydrophobic dye pyrene with sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), an anionic surfactant, was studied in the process of solubilization. Difference UV-Visible spectroscopy was used to carry out the study. The partition coefficient (K_x), and number of dye molecules incorporated per micelle (n) was calculated. High K_x value shows that pyrene is partitioned strongly from polar to nonpolar environment. Steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy is used to check the environment of the pyrene as it is a well-known fluorescent probe. Onset of slope in curves is used to determine the critical micelle concentration (CMC).     

Anomalous association and fluorophore influence on the position of dimethylaniline in micelles: fluorescence quenching of 1,8-acridinedione

Fluorescence quenching of 9,10-dimethyl-3, 4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H) acridinedione (ADD) dye by N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA) in SDS and CTAB were studied by steady state fluorescence and time resolved techniques. The Stern-Volmer plots for the quenching of ADD by DMA is found to be linear and the Stern-Volmer constant K(SV) depends on the micellar concentration. The fluorescence quenching analysis reveals the binding of DMA with the micelles. The perturbation of the probe on the position of DMA molecule in micelle is inferred in the present investigation. The ADD fluorophore drives the DMA molecule into the non-polar region (core) of the micelle whereas other fluorophores like pyrene and rhodamine6G do not affect the position of DMA. In this report, the importance of the nature of fluorophores in determining the position and association of the quencher molecules in the aggregated systems is being discussed.