单分散壳聚糖微囊的制备与表征

对水溶性壳聚糖和对苯二甲醛在水/油界面发生的交联反应进行了研究,考察了水相溶液的pH值和油相中对苯二甲醛的浓度对该界面交联反应的影响.采用微流控技术制备得到了单分散的壳聚糖微囊:首先通过毛细管同轴聚焦流微流控装置制备得到单分散的O/W/O乳液.乳液制备中,以Pluronic F-127作为水相乳化剂,羟乙基纤维素作为水相增稠剂,水溶性壳聚糖溶于中间水相;交联剂对苯二甲醛溶于内部油相;含乳化剂PGPR 90的大豆油作为外部油相.乳液制备完成后,以乳液为模板,对苯二甲醛通过油/水界面扩散进入水层,与壳聚糖的氨基发生交联反应,生成壳聚糖聚合物凝胶网络,从而构成微囊的囊壁.通过光学显微镜分析和扫描电镜观察发现:微囊具备良好的单分散性和球形度以及尺寸均一的内部空腔,微囊的囊壁致密无孔.所得单分散微囊在药物传递等领域具备潜在的应用价值.     

微流控可控分步组装制备透明质酸/聚乙烯亚胺/DNA纳米复合物

阳离子聚合物/DNA形成的复合物纳米颗粒呈正电性,因此表面必须遮盖一层电中性或负电性的聚合物才能在体内应用,但如何控制遮蔽层在复合物纳米颗粒上组装,形成结构可控、尺寸均一的基因输送系统是关键.本文以基因输送系统中常见的透明质酸(HA)/聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)/DNA系统为例,探索了利用微流控芯片进行可控分步的层层自组装,制备尺寸大小均一、表面电势为负的HA/PEI/DNA纳米复合物的方法.将PEI与DNA通过第一个微流控芯片自组装得到PEI/DNA纳米复合物,该复合物颗粒在第二个微流控芯片内与HA再次组装得到HA/PEI/DNA纳米复合物.考察了微流控芯片管道的尺寸、溶液流速及流速比R、PEI与DNA氮磷比(N:P)、HA与DNA质量比(HA:DNA)等参数与所形成的纳米复合物的尺寸、均一性及表面电势的关系,并与涡旋振荡法制备的复合物进行比较.结果表明,传统的涡旋振荡法制备的HA/PEI/DNA纳米复合物尺寸偏大(340～490 nm)、均一度低(PDI,0.506～0.863);而用微流控法制备的复合物尺寸较小(190 nm)、分布更为均一(PDI=0.316).     

手性水凝胶的制备与调控及其应用

手性水凝胶是新近涌现的一个研究领域,以其独特的手性响应性,可逆的吸收膨胀性能,在手性识别、手性分离、药物控制释放和微流控器件等方面均具有广泛的应用前景.因此,手性水凝胶已经成为近些年来材料科学、化学、生物医学等领域的研究热点,如何制备手性响应性好、形成过程可控、结构规整的水凝胶,并加以开发应用成为了研究中的重点.本文概述了手性水凝胶的制备方法,自组装机理,以及目前的应用状况,并展望了其未来的发展趋势.     

MOFs基微流控电化学芯片对多种重金属离子的实时在线检测

将具有丰富微孔的ZIF-8金属有机框架和电化学技术对金属离子的富集作用与微流控器件对溶液流动的可控性相结合,构建了一种新型传感器,实现了高通量、实时和快速检测环境中的多种金属离子污染物.研制的ZIF-8-Nafion/ITO基微流控电化学传感器对Cd²⁺,Pb²⁺及Hg²⁺离子在0.1～100μmol/L的浓度范围内具有良好的线性关系,检出限分别为0.055,0.0025及0.0016μmol/L(S/N=3).该微流控芯片对于样品的需求量少,可降低对能源的消耗;同时由聚二甲基硅氧烷拓印的微流控器件还有望实现柔性电极的功能,对便携式电化学柔性器件在生物和环境样品的集成化和自动化检测具有重要意义.     

含水核载牛血清白蛋白聚氰基丙烯酸丁酯微囊的制备及体外释放

利用界面乳液聚合方法制备了新型含水核载牛血清白蛋白 (BSA)的聚氰基丙烯酸丁酯 (PBCA)纳米微囊 .分别研究了纳米微囊的粒径及其分布 ,表面Zeta电势的变化 .并以牛血清白蛋白为模型药物考察了药物包裹率和载药量的变化以及载药纳米微囊在磷酸缓冲溶液中的体外释放行为 .结果表明 ,所制备的纳米微囊平均粒径为 2 0 0nm ,多分散度为 0 2 2 6;表面Zeta电势的变化证明了BSA是包裹于纳米微囊的内部而不是吸附在其表面 ;包裹率和载药量取决于水相中BSA的初始浓度 ,当BSA的浓度为 0 8mg mL时 ,包裹率和载药量分别为 3 5 %和 0 485× 1 0 - 9mol mg;药物的释放速率取决于纳米微囊的壁厚 ,通过调节壁厚可以达到控释的目的     

微流控芯片结合表面增强拉曼光谱实时监测α-苯乙醇的微量合成反应

表面增强拉曼光谱（SERS）因极高的检测灵敏度且能够提供丰富的分子结构信息,可实现原位、实时监测等优点而成为广受关注的痕量分析工具.本文发展了基于微流控和SERS的联用技术,实现了微有机合成反应的现场监测.以磁性核壳纳米粒子Fe₃O₄@Ag为SERS基底,通过外加磁场调控富集实现连续的SERS检测;结合微流控反应器在有机合成中反应物用量少、效率高、易于实现在线检测和高通量筛选的优势,实现了α-苯乙醇的微量合成反应以及实时SERS监测.研究表明,Fe₃O₄@Ag核壳纳米粒子具备在微流控反应通道中的磁富集功能和SERS连续检测的性能.通过改变微流控通道中反应物的流速可调控反应速度,在固定时间内获得不同浓度的反应物,利用差谱技术消除反应物光谱的干扰,获得了产物α-苯乙醇的特征SERS光谱.结果表明微流控技术与SERS联用可发展成为微量有机反应的监测手段,在有机化学反应高通量筛选中具有潜在应用价值.     

ZnO纳米线/棒阵列的水热法制备及应用研究进展

氧化锌(ZnO)纳米线/棒阵列的质量决定了所构建光电器件的性能. 为了制备出比表面积更大、垂直性更好以及无根部融合的高质量ZnO纳米线/棒阵列, 本文概述了近几年两步水热法可控制备ZnO纳米线/棒阵列的研究进展, 分别探讨了种子层、生长液和生长方法对纳米线/棒阵列形貌的影响, 详细分析了氨水、六次甲基四胺和聚乙烯亚胺对于促进纳米线/棒阵列生长的作用机理, 提出了通过微流控技术可控制备ZnO纳米线阵列提高纳米线生长效率的方法. 最后介绍了ZnO纳米线/棒阵列的形貌对于提高染料敏化太阳能电池、纳米发电机、气体传感器和场发射器件性能的重要作用, 并对未来两步水热法制备ZnO纳米线/棒阵列的发展趋势进行了展望.     

微流控芯片液滴生成与检测技术研究进展

微流控芯片液滴技术是一种操控微小体积液体的新技术,既可实现高通量微观样本的生成及控制,也可进行独立液滴的操作。分散的微液滴单元可作为理想的微反应器,在生物医药中的药物筛选、材料筛选和高附加值微颗粒材料合成领域展现出巨大的应用潜力。液滴微流控芯片是利用流体剪切力的改变,使互不相溶的两相流体在其界面处生成稳定、有序的液滴,目前微液滴的生成方法主要有水动力法、气动法、光控法和电动法等。基于液滴的微流控系统越来越多地被应用于执行复杂的多重反应、测量和分析,可以进行超小体积和超高吞吐量的化学和生物实验。对液滴微流控系统而言,液滴的速度、大小和内容物含量会影响最终的检验结果,因此对液滴形成速率和液滴的内容物含量的实时检测至关重要,目前最常用的液滴检测方法有光学检测技术与电学传感检测技术。对两相流液滴生成机理以及现有液滴生成技术开展了讨论分析,同时对液滴检测技术进行了评述。     

微流控液滴技术:微液滴生成与操控

微液滴技术因具有高通量两相分割分离能力,吸引众多不同领域研究者的关注.本文回顾了微流控液滴技术领域的一些基本技术思路,涉及微液滴的流控生成方法,包括水动力法、电动法、气动法、光控法等,以及液滴生成后的操控技术,如液滴定向位移、融合、裂分、混合、分选、捕获等,同时对这些方法作了简要评述.     

纳米粒子毛细管电泳/微流控芯片新技术及其在手性分离中的应用

纳米粒子因其具有较大的比表面积和良好的生物相容性等特点,已广泛应用于分离科学领域。纳米粒子毛细管电泳/微流控芯片技术是纳米材料技术与毛细管电泳/微流控芯片技术相结合的产物。纳米粒子可以被吸附或键合到毛细管壁作为固定相与被分析物发生相互作用;也可以作为假固定相参与样品在柱内的分配和保留,从而提高柱效,改善分离。手性是自然界的本质属性之一,开发新的快速、高效、灵敏的手性分离分析方法对于对映体的立体选择性合成、药理研究、手性纯度检测和环境检测都具有重要的意义。本文主要综述了近些年来几种不同类型纳米粒子(聚合物纳米粒子、磁性纳米粒子、金纳米粒子、碳纳米管和其他类型纳米粒子)用于毛细管电泳/微流控芯片进行手性分离的现状,并对该领域今后的发展进行了展望。     

Biocompatible microcapsules with a water core templated from single emulsions

We use single emulsions as templates to fabricate monodisperse biocompatible microcapsules with a water core. These microcapsules are fabricated using FDA-approved polymer and non-toxic solvents and are of great use in drugs, cosmetics and foods.     

Novel one-pot route to monodisperse thermosensitive hollow microcapsules in a microfluidic system

We present a simple one-pot synthetic approach for the preparation of monodisperse thermo-sensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) microcapsules in a microfluidic system. Based on the mechanism of shear force-driven break-off, aqueous droplets of monomer solution are continuously generated in an immiscible continuous phase containing photoinitiators. Under UV irradiation, activated initiators are diffused into the interface between the continuous phase and the aqueous droplets, which trigger polymerization of NIPAM monomers. The PNIPAM microcapsules produced are hollow microcapsules with a thin shell membrane, high monodispersity, and fast response to environmental temperature. In addition, the size of microcapsules produced can be manipulated by the flow rate of the continuous phase or aqueous phase and different concentrations of surfactant to control interfacial tension between continuous phase and aqueous phase. Furthermore, the versatility of this approach enables the preparation of monodisperse microcapsules having the capability to encapsulate various materials such as proteins and nanoparticles under mild conditions. The in situ microfluidic synthetic method provides a novel approach for the preparation of monodisperse hollow microcapsules via a one-pot route.     

Designer polymer-based microcapsules made using microfluidics

Filled microcapsules made from double emulsion templates in microfluidic devices are attractive delivery systems for a variety of applications. The microfluidic approach allows facile tailoring of the microcapsules through a large number of variables, which in turn makes these systems more challenging to predict. To elucidate these dependencies, we start from earlier theoretical predictions for the size of double emulsions and present quantitative design maps that correlate parameters such as fluid flow rates and device geometry with the size and shell thickness of monodisperse polymer-based capsules produced in microcapillary devices. The microcapsules are obtained through in situ photopolymerization of the middle oil phase of water-in-oil-in-water double emulsions. Using polymers with selected glass transition temperatures as the shell material, we show through single capsule compression testing that hollow capsules can be prepared with tunable mechanical properties ranging from elastomeric to brittle. A quantitative statistical analysis of the load at rupture of brittle capsules is also provided to evaluate the variability of the microfluidic route and assist the design of capsules in applications involving mechanically triggered release. Finally, we demonstrate that the permeability and microstructure of the capsule shell can also be tailored through the addition of cross-linkers and silica nanoparticles in the middle phase of the double emulsion templates.     

Microfluidic approach for rapid interfacial tension measurement

A novel microfluidic approach to measure interfacial tension of immiscible fluids rapidly is reported. This method rests upon quantitative force balance analysis of drop formation dynamics in a coaxial microfluidic device. The values of interfacial tension for several two liquids without/with surfactants are measured. These measurements compare well with those measured by the commercial interfacial tensiometry. The viscosity of water phase fluid can also be accurately measured in the same microfluidic device. Several model systems with interfacial tension from 1.0 to 10.0 mN/m and water phase viscosity from 1.0 to 10.0 mPa.s are tested in this work.     

The dynamic effects of surfactants on droplet formation in coaxial microfluidic devices

Droplet emulsification in microfluidic devices involves the constant formation of fresh interfaces between two immiscible fluids. When the multiphase system contains surfactant, dynamic mass transfer of the surfactant onto the interface results in a dynamic interfacial tension different from the static interfacial tension measured in an equilibrium state. In this work, we have systematically investigated the effects of surfactant concentration and type on the dynamic interfacial tension of two different liquid-liquid two phase systems [N-hexane/water-sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and N-hexane/water-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)] rapidly producing relatively small droplets in coaxial microfluidic devices. Dynamic interfacial tension experiments using the pendent drop method and a tensiometer were conducted, and a semiempirical equation was developed to put into context the effects of surfactants and the experimental conditions on droplet formation and dynamic interfacial tension in dynamic microchannel flows. The results presented in this work provide a more in-depth understanding of the dynamic effects of surfactants on droplet formation and the precise controllable preparation of monodispersed droplets in microfluidic devices.     

溶剂挥发法制备萃取剂微胶囊

萃取剂微胶囊的制备是利用微囊化方法将萃取剂包覆起来 ,解决传统液液萃取中的两相相分散、相混合、相分离以及溶剂的损失和设备结构复杂等问题 .用简单易控制的溶剂挥发法成功制备了聚砜及聚苯乙烯材料包覆的多种萃取剂 (如磷酸三丁酯 ,2 乙基己基磷酸 ,三辛胺和Aliquat 336 )微胶囊 ,并考察了壁材和分散剂的选择对不同萃取剂进行包覆的影响 ,同时研究了搅拌速度和膜溶液组成对微胶囊的形态、萃取剂包覆量的影响 .结果表明 ,(1)用聚砜作壁材可以包覆磷酸三丁酯、2 乙基己基磷酸 ,而用聚苯乙烯可以包覆三辛胺、Aliquat336 ;(2 )对于不同的O W乳液体系 ,只有选择合适的分散剂 ,才能得到理想球形状、分散性好的微胶囊 ;(3)增大搅拌速度可以降低液滴尺度 ,从而减小微胶囊粒径 ;(4)膜溶液组成的影响则表现在两个方面 ,一是膜溶液的粘度和两相界面张力是除搅拌速度外微胶囊粒径的决定因素 ,二是膜溶液中壁材与萃取剂的比例优化时 ,才能得到萃取剂包覆量高的微胶囊 .     

Double-emulsion drops with ultra-thin shells for capsule templates

We introduce an emulsification technique that creates monodisperse double-emulsion drops with a core-shell geometry having an ultra-thin wall as a middle layer. We create a biphasic flow in a microfluidic capillary device by forming a sheath flow consisting of a thin layer of a fluid with high affinity to the capillary wall flowing along the inner wall of the capillary, surrounding the innermost fluid. This creates double-emulsion drops, using a single-step emulsification, having a very thin fluid shell. If the shell is solidified, its thickness can be small as a hundred nanometres or even less. Despite the small thickness of this shell, these structures are nevertheless very stable, giving them great potential for encapsulation. We demonstrate this by creating biodegradable microcapsules of poly(lactic acid) with a shell thickness of a few tens of nanometres, which are potentially useful for encapsulation and delivery of drugs, cosmetics, and nutrients.     

Preparation of insulin-loaded PLA/PLGA microcapsules by a novel membrane emulsification method and its release in vitro

Uniform-sized biodegradable PLA/PLGA microcapsules loading recombinant human insulin (rhI) were successfully prepared by combining a Shirasu Porous Glass (SPG) membrane emulsification technique and a double emulsion-evaporation method. An aqueous phase containing rhI was used as the inner water phase (w1), and PLA/PLGA and Arlacel 83 were dissolved in a mixture solvent of dichloromethane (DCM) and toluene, which was used as the oil phase (o). These two solutions were emulsified by a homogenizer to form a w1/o primary emulsion. The primary emulsion was permeated through the uniform pores of a SPG membrane into an outer water phase by the pressure of nitrogen gas to form the uniform w1/o/w2 droplets. The solid polymer microcapsules were obtained by simply evaporating solvent from droplets. Various factors of the preparation process influencing the drug encapsulation efficiency and the drug cumulative release were investigated systemically. The results indicated that the drug encapsulation efficiency and the cumulative release were affected by the PLA/PLGA ratio, NaCl concentration in outer water phase, the inner water phase volume, rhI-loading amount, pH-value in outer water phase and the size of microcapsules. By optimizing the preparation process, the drug encapsulation efficiency was high up to 91.82%. The unique advantage of preparing drug-loaded microcapsules by membrane emulsification technique is that the size of microcapsules can be controlled accurately, and thus the drug cumulative release profile can be adjusted just by changing the size of microcapsules. Moreover, much higher encapsulation efficiency can be obtained when compared with the conventional mechanical stirring method.     

Synthesis of microcapsules with polystyrene/ZnO hybrid shell by Pickering emulsion polymerization

Polystyrene/zinc oxide (ZnO) hybrid microcapsules having polystyrene as inner shell and ZnO nanoparticles as outer shell were synthesized by Pickering emulsion polymerization method. ZnO nanoparticles were used to form the colloidosomes that worked as the polymerization vessels, where both styrene monomer and crosslink agent were polymerized together. Fourier transform infrared spectra and thermogravimetric thermograms showed the existence of ZnO and polystyrene in the shell of hybrid microcapsules. The hollow structure and the different morphology under various conditions were also observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy. In addition, the shell thickness of hybrid microcapsules increased as the monomer concentration increased. The photoluminescence property of PS/ZnO hybrid microcapsules could be maintained without any noticeable variation by comparing with the pure ZnO particles. It could be reasonably deduced that hybrid hollow microspheres with multifarious polymer as inner shell and ZnO nanoparticles as outer shell would be produced for many applications.     

Facile fabrication of drug-loaded PEGDA microcapsules for drug evaluation using droplet-based microchip

Droplet-based microfluidic technology can be utilized as a microreactor to prepare novel functional monodisperse microcapsules. In this study, a droplet-based microfluidic chip with surface modification,which allowed the one-step preparation of double emulsion microcapsules. An O/W/O double emulsion using polyethylene(glycol) diacrylate(PEGDA) solution as the intermediate water phase was prepared by regulating the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of the chip surface, with PEGDA microcapsules pr...