Gemini表面活性剂(12-6-12)和DNA的相互作用

应用紫外光谱、荧光探针、zeta 电位、动态光散射和凝胶电泳等方法探讨了阳离子gemini 表面活性剂C₁₂H₂₅N⁺(CH₃)₂―(CH₂)₆―(CH₃)₂N⁺C₁₂H₂₅·2Br^-(12-6-12)与DNA之间的相互作用. 研究结果表明, 与传统表面活性剂相比, 偶联表面活性剂特殊的分子结构使其与DNA的作用更强烈. DNA引导表面活性剂在其链周围形成类胶束结构, 开始形成类胶束时对应的表面活性剂临界聚集浓度(CAC)比纯表面活性剂临界胶束浓度(CMC)低两个数量级. CAC与DNA的浓度无关, 而与表面活性剂之间的疏水作用以及表面活性剂与DNA之间的静电吸引作用密切相关. Zeta 电位和凝胶电泳结果显示了DNA链所带负电荷逐渐被阳离子表面活性剂中和的过程. 借助原子力显微镜(AFM)成功观察到了松散的线团状DNA, 球状体随机地分散在DNA链上形成类似于串珠的结构、尺寸较大的球形复合物以及其由于吸附多余的表面活性剂重新带正电而被溶解得到的较小DNA/12-6-12聚集体. 圆二色(CD)光谱结果显示, 12-6-12可以诱导DNA的构象发生改变.     

Gemini表面活性剂与DNA在气/液界面上的相互作用

在气/液界面上, 阳离子表面活性剂可以通过静电作用与阴离子型的脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)分子形成复合膜, 并压缩沉积得到LB(Langmuir-Blodget)膜. 利用表面压-表面积(π-A)曲线、原子力显微镜(AFM)和石英晶体微天平(QCM)研究了阳离子Gemini表面活性剂([C₁₈H₃₇(CH₃)₂N⁺-(CH₂)_s-N⁺(CH₃)₂C₁₈H₃₇]·2Br^-, 简写为18-s-18, s=3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)与DNA(双链DNA(dsDNA), 单链DNA(ssDNA))之间的相互作用, 并对18-s-18在不同下相表面的分子面积进行了比较. 实验结果表明连接基团和下相的DNA对Gemini表面活性剂在气/液界面上的性质有很大影响. 此外, Gemini表面活性剂在界面上对DNA的吸附能力与它们之间的相互作用方式密切相关.     

类水滑石诱导囊泡的自发形成

报道了一种新的囊泡合成方法——荷电固体纳米颗粒诱导囊泡的自发形成. 研究发现, 将5.0 g/L带结构正电荷的Mg₃Al类水滑石(HTlc)溶胶和0.02 mol/L由两性表面活性剂十二烷基甜菜碱(C₁₂BE)和阴离子表面活性剂双(2-乙基己基)琥珀酸磺酸钠(AOT)组成的溶液(C₁₂BE与AOT物质的量比为3∶2)混合, 当HTlc溶胶与表面活性剂溶液的体积比在1∶9～4∶6范围内, 在HTlc纳米颗粒的诱导下可自发形成囊泡, 并获得稳定的HTlc-囊泡复合分散体系.     

一个高粘弹的阴离子蠕虫胶束体系

以频率扫描和稳态剪切实验研究了140 mmol·L^-1羧酸盐gemini 表面活性剂(C₁₄Φ₂C₁₄)在100 mmol·L^-1 NaBr 条件下溶液的流变行为. 在低剪切频率时, 溶液呈现出具有单一松弛时间特性的Maxwell 流体行为.通过活的高分子模型(living polymer model)分析,C₁₄Φ₂C₁₄体系在25℃ 时形成了很长的蠕虫胶束(3.6-6.8μm). 冷冻透射电镜也观察到蠕虫胶束的形成. 这些胶束相互缠绕, 形成了很黏稠的溶液(零剪切粘度高达1.10×10⁴ Pa·s), 外观呈现胶状. 随着温度升高至70℃, 体系的相对粘度仍旧保持很高(1.8×10⁴), 这在阴离子表面活性剂蠕虫胶束溶液中是很少见的. 体系的流动活化能(E_a)约为(141±5) kJ·mol^-1. 利用动态光散射测定了C₁₄Φ₂C₁₄聚集体的尺寸分布, 证实了这个表面活性剂在5-10 mmol·L^-1的低浓度时生成了约100 nm的大聚集体, 这些大聚集体随着表面活性剂浓度的增加很容易转化成棒状直至蠕虫胶束.     

β-环糊精与两性表面活性剂相互作用

用表面张力法研究了β-环糊精与十一烷基酰胺甲酸钠(C₁₁H₂₃CONHCOONa,SF)两性表面活性剂在不同温度下的包结作用。结果表明:SF的表面张力值(β)及表观临界胶束浓度(cmc^*)加入β-CD后增加,β-CD浓度越大,γ和cmc^*增加越多,且SF的cmc^*与β-CD浓度存在线性关系,随温度的升高,两性表面活性剂的表面张力值降低,意味着它们的表面活性随温度升高而增强。利用表面张力测定了β-CD-SF体系在不同温度下的包结形成常数K_a,进而求得了包结过程的焓变和熵变,结果表明,该过程是焓和熵均有利的过程,进一步说明疏水作用是形成包结物最重要的的作用力之一。     

含氟表面活性剂溶液的动态表面张力研究

本文研究了阳离子氟表面活性剂CF₃CF₂CF₂O(CF(CF₃)CF₂O)₂CF(CF₃)CONH(CH₂)₃N⁺(C₂H₅)₂CH₃I^-(简写FC-4 )的动态表面性质，利用Krüss K12和MBP动态表面张力仪分别测定了该体系的平衡表面张力和动态表面张力。由平衡表面张力测定结果得到了临界胶束浓度和表面吸附量。利用渐进的Ward and Tordai方程对动态数据进行了分析。结果表明：在吸附的最初阶段符合扩散控制模型，而在吸附的后期，证明了吸附势垒的存在，表明在吸附后期属于混合动力学模型。计算得出25 ℃时，该体系势垒约在25到35 kJ/mol. 由于氟表面活性剂分子间作用力小，表面压是导致吸附势垒的主要原因。     

阳离子和两性表面活性剂在聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯表面的吸附行为

利用座滴法研究了阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基醚羟丙基季铵盐(C₁₆PC)、十六烷基聚氧乙烯醚羟丙基季铵盐(C₁₆(EO)₃PC)和两性离子表面活性剂十六烷基醚羟丙基羧酸甜菜碱(C₁₆PB)、十六烷基聚氧乙烯醚羟丙基羧酸甜菜碱(C₁₆(EO)₃PB)溶液在聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)表面上的润湿性质, 考察了表面活性剂类型及浓度对接触角的影响趋势. 研究发现: 低浓度条件下表面活性剂分子可能以平躺的方式吸附到固体界面, 且亲水基团靠近固体界面, PMMA表面被轻微疏水化; 在高浓度时则通过Lifshitz-van der Waals 作用吸附, 亲水基团在外, PMMA表面被亲水改性. 聚氧乙烯基团(EO基团)的引入对阳离子表面活性剂的接触角影响不大; 而含有聚氧乙烯基团的两性离子表面活性剂在PMMA界面上以类似半胶束的聚集体吸附, 大幅度降低接触角.     

阿拉伯树胶对Gemini表面活性剂界面扩张流变性质的影响

利用悬挂滴方法研究了Gemini季铵盐表面活性剂(C₁₂-Ph-C₁₂和C₁₂-8-C₁₂)和阿拉伯树胶的界面张力和界面扩张流变性质, 考察了阿拉伯树胶对C₁₂-Ph-C₁₂和C₁₂-8-C₁₂溶液界面张力和界面扩张流变性质的影响. 研究结果表明, 1%(w)阿拉伯树胶的加入显著降低了C₁₂-Ph-C₁₂和C₁₂-8-C₁₂的界面张力, 但是界面扩张模量增加,这一变化主要是由于阿拉伯树胶分子与Gemini季铵盐表面活性剂分子通过静电相互作用形成复合物. 文中提出了不同结构Gemini季铵盐表面活性剂与阿拉伯树胶分子在界面排布的示意图.     

表面活性剂对染料敏化太阳能电池光电性能的提高

在硝酸/醋酸(HNO₃/HAc)的水溶液中分别加入十二烷基苯磺酸钠(DBS)、十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)、吐温20等不同类型的表面活性剂来水解钛酸四正丁酯制得前驱体溶液,通过水热法制备纳晶TiO₂,并组装成染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)。通过XRD、SEM和UV-Vis对纳晶TiO₂薄膜进行表征,并对DSSC进行光电流-光电压(I-V)曲线的测试,研究了不同类型的表面活性剂和不同浓度的CTAB对DSSC光电性能的影响。结果表明：加入阳离子表面活性剂CTAB时提高了DSSC的光电性能,而加入阴离子表面活性剂DBS和非离子表面活性剂吐温20时,DSSC的光电性能反而降低。随着CTAB浓度的增加,电池的光电性能先提高后下降,当c_CTAB=0.08 mol·L^-1时,DSSC的光电转化效率最高为5.76%,比不添加表面活性剂制备的纳晶TiO₂所组装的DSSC的光电转化效率提高了约18%。     

十二烷基硫酸钠水溶液的动态表面吸附性质

利用MPTC型气泡压力张仪研究了十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)溶液在不同NaCl 浓度下的动态表面吸附性质, 分析了离子型表面活性剂在表面吸附层和胶束中形成双电层结构产生表面电荷对动态表面扩散过程和胶束性质的影响. 结果表明, SDS在表面吸附过程中, 表面电荷的存在会产生5.5 kJ·mol^-1的吸附势垒(E_a), 显著降低十二烷基硫酸根离子(DS^-)的有效扩散系数(D_eff). 十二烷基硫酸根离子的有效扩散系数与自扩散系数(D)的比值(D_eff/D)仅为0.013, 这表明SDS与非离子型表面活性剂不同, 在吸附初期为混合动力控制吸附机制. 加入NaCl可以降低吸附势垒. 当加入不小于80 mmol·L^-1 NaCl后, E_a小于0.3 kJ·mol^-1, D_eff/D在0.8-1.2之间, 表现出与非离子型表面活性剂相同的扩散控制吸附机制. 同时, 通过分析SDS胶束溶液的动态表面张力获得了表征胶束解体速度的常数(k₂). 发现随着NaCl 浓度的增大, k₂减小, 表明SDS胶束表面电荷的存在会增加十二烷基硫酸根离子间的排斥力, 促进胶束解体.     

Microstructures of Aqueous Two‐Phase Systems Formed by Mixture of Polymer and Cationic‐Anionic Surfactants

Microstructure and phase behavior of decyltriethylammonium bromide (C₁₀NE)/sodium decylsulfonate (C₁₀SO₃)/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)/water quaternary systems were studied by freeze‐fracture transmission electron microscopy, small angle X‐ray diffraction, and dynamic light scattering methods. Aqueous two‐phase systems (ATPS) could be prepared by properly mixing the aqueous solution of PEO and equimolar mixed C₁₀NE and C₁₀SO₃. It was shown that the top phase of the ATPS was surfactant‐enriched and mainly composed of multi‐lamellar structure, while the bottom phase of the ATPS was polymer‐enriched in which some vesicles were observed.     

Facilitation effect of oligonucleotide on vesicle formation from single‐chained cationic surfactant—Dependences of oligonucleotide sequence and size and surfactant structure

The interaction between DNA and surfactant has both biological and technological significances. Recently, we reported for the first time that oligo d(C)₂₅ can induce single‐chained cationic surfactant molecules to aggregate into vesicles. In this article, we studied systematically the formation of vesicles from traditional single‐chained cationic surfactant molecules in the presence of a series of oligonucleotides and found that the facilitation efficiency of oligonucleotide on vesicle formation depends on its size and base composition. Oligo d(T)_n cannot induce vesicle formation, whereas the other oligonucleotides can. Moreover, the oligonucleotide with a bigger size or with a hairpin structure favors vesicle formation more, and the increases in the size of the head group and/or the length of the alkyl group of surfactant decrease the facilitation efficiency of oligonucleotide. Since so far, there is very limited report about the vesicle formation in DNA/single‐chained cationic surfactant solution, this study could be expected to increase the efficiency and applicability for DNA/amphiphile system. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 434–449, 2009     

Probing the interaction of the potassium channel modulating KCNE1 in lipid bilayers via solid‐state NMR spectroscopy

KCNE1 is known to modulate the voltage‐gated potassium channel α subunit KCNQ1 to generate slowly activating potassium currents. This potassium channel is essential for the cardiac action potential that mediates a heartbeat as well as the potassium ion homeostasis in the inner ear. Therefore, it is important to know the structure and dynamics of KCNE1 to better understand its modulatory role. Previously, the Sanders group solved the three‐dimensional structure of KCNE1 in LMPG micelles, which yielded a better understanding of this KCNQ1/KCNE1 channel activity. However, research in the Lorigan group showed different structural properties of KCNE1 when incorporated into POPC/POPG lipid bilayers as opposed to LMPG micelles. It is hence necessary to study the structure of KCNE1 in a more native‐like environment such as multi‐lamellar vesicles. In this study, the dynamics of lipid bilayers upon incorporation of the membrane protein KCNE1 were investigated using ³¹P solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Specifically, the protein/lipid interaction was studied at varying molar ratios of protein to lipid content. The static ³¹P NMR and T₁ relaxation time were investigated. The ³¹P NMR powder spectra indicated significant perturbations of KCNE1 on the phospholipid headgroups of multi‐lamellar vesicles as shown from the changes in the ³¹P spectral line shape and the chemical shift anisotropy line width. ³¹P T₁ relaxation times were shown to be reversely proportional to the molar ratios of KCNE1 incorporated. The ³¹P NMR data clearly indicate that KCNE1 interacts with the membrane. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Coarse‐grained molecular dynamics simulation study on spherical and tube‐like vesicles formed by amphiphilic copolymers

Molecular‐level understanding of the vesicular structure and formation process is beneficial for potential vesicle applications, especially in drug delivery. In this article, coarse‐grained molecular dynamics simulation was used to study the self‐assembly behavior of amphiphilic poly(acrylic acid)‐b‐polystyrene copolymers in water at different concentrations and PS/PAA block ratios. It was found that various spherical and tube‐like vesicles formed at PS/PAA 3:3 and 4:2. For spherical vesicles, analysis of vesicular structure indicated that the cavity size was influenced by copolymer concentration and wall thickness by the block ratio. Tube‐like vesicle was formed via the fusion of two spherical vesicles, and a key factor for this morphology is polymer movements between inner and outer layer. This simulation study identifies the key factors governing vesicle formation and structure, and provides a guidance to design and prepare various vesicles for wide applications in drug delivery. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2017 , 55, 1220–1226     

Phase Coexistence in a Dynamic Phase Diagram

Metastability and phase coexistence are important concepts in colloidal science. Typically, the phase diagram of colloidal systems is considered at the equilibrium without the presence of an external field. However, several studies have reported phase transition under mechanical deformation. The reason behind phase coexistence under shear flow is not fully understood. Here, multilamellar vesicle (MLV)‐to‐sponge (L₃) and MLV‐to‐L_α transitions upon increasing temperature are detected using flow small‐angle neutron scattering techniques. Coexistence of L_α and MLV phases at 40 °C under shear flow is detected by using flow NMR spectroscopy. The unusual rheological behavior observed by studying the lamellar phase of a non‐ionic surfactant is explained using ²H NMR and diffusion flow NMR spectroscopy with the coexistence of planar lamellar–multilamellar vesicles. Moreover, a dynamic phase diagram over a wide range of temperatures is proposed.     

Vesicles Formation Induced by Layered Double Hydroxides in Mixture of Lauryl Sulfonate Betaine and Sodium Dodecyl Benzenesulfonate

This paper reports that structurally positively charged layered double hydroxides (LDHs) nanoparticles induce the vesicle formation in a mixture of a zwitterionic surfactant, lauryl sulfonate betaine (LSB), and an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate (SDBS). The existence of vesicles was demonstrated by negative‐staining (NS‐TEM) and freeze‐fracture (FF‐TEM) transmission electron microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The size of vesicles increased with the increase of volume ratio (Q) of Mg₃Al‐LDHs sol to the SDBS/LSB solution. A new composite of LDHs nanoparticles encapsulated in vesicles was formed. A possible mechanism of LDHs‐induced vesicle formation was suggested. The positive charged LDHs surface attracted negatively charged micelles or free amphiphilic molecules, which facilitated their aggregation into a bilayer membrane. The bilayer membranes could be closed to form vesicles that have LDHs particles encapsulated. It was also found that an adsorbed compound layer of LSB and SDBS micelles or molecules on the LDHs surface played a key role in the vesicle formation.     

Swelling of Lamellar Gel from Catanionic Hydro- and Perfluoro-Carbon Surfactant Mixtures by Refractive-Index Matching

Bilayer swelling behavior of cationic and anionic surfactant mixtures in solution induced by adding glycerin was investigated. The measurements were performed a system, cationic tetradecyltrimetylammonium bromide (TTABr), and anionic sodium perfluorodecanoate (C₉F₁₉CO₂Na) surfactant mixtures with their stoichiometric mole ratio being exactly 1 in aqueous solution. The non-precipitated phase of cationic and anionic hydro- and perfluoro-carbon surfactant mixtures being the mole ratio of 1:1 could be identified to be lamellar gel phase, which was characterized by freeze-fracture transmission electron microscopy (FF-TEM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance (²H NMR) and rheology were used to characterize the phase transition from the lamellar gel to smaller vesicles. Phase transition from lamellar gel to smaller vesicles can be induced by adding glycerin to replace water. The addition of glycerin lowers the turbidity of the dispersion and swells the interlamellar distance between bilayers, which could be explained by matching of refractive index between solvent and bilayers.     

Direct Synthesis of Controlled‐Size Nanospheres inside Nanocavities of Self‐Organized Photopolymerizing Soft Oxometalates [PW12O40]n (n=1100–7500)

The unusual self‐assembly of {(BMIm)₂(DMIm)[PW₁₂O₄₀]}_n (n=1100–7500) (BMIm=1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium, DMIm=3,3′‐dimethyl‐1,1′‐diimidazolium) soft oxometalates (SOMs) with controlled size and a hollow nanocavity was exploited for the photochemical synthesis of polymeric nanospheres within the nanocavity of the SOM. The SOM vesicle has been characterized by using several techniques, including dynamic light scattering (DLS), static light scattering (SLS), attenuated total reflection (ATR) IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, microscopy, and zeta‐potential analysis. The self‐assembly and stabilization of this soft‐oxometalate vesicle has been shown by means of counter‐ion condensation. The immediate implication of such stabilization—the variation of the dielectric constant with the hydrodynamic radius of the vesicle—has been used to synthesize vesicles of controlled size. Such vesicles of varying size have been used as templates for polymerization reactions that produce polymeric spheres of controlled size. Direct evidence shows that the SOM behaves as a model heterogeneous catalytic system. Such surfactant‐ and initiator‐free photochemical synthetic routes for obtaining uniform latex spheres could be used in the making of optical bandgap materials, inverse opals, and paints.     

Synthesis of linear and 4‐arm star block copolymers of poly(methyl acrylate‐b‐solketal acrylate) by SET‐LRP at 25 °C

The new SET‐LRP (using Cu(0) powder for organic synthesis) was successfully used to produce well‐defined linear and star homo‐ and diblock‐copolymers of PMA, PSA, and P(MA‐b‐GA)_n (where n = 1 or 4). The kinetic data showed that all SET‐LRP were first order and reached high conversions in a short period of time. The other advantage of using such a system is that the copper can easily be removed through filtration, allowing the production of highly pure polymer. The molecular weight distributions were well controlled with polydispersity indexes below 1.1 and the number‐average molecular weight close to theory, especially upon the addition of Cu(II)Br₂/Me₆‐TREN complex. The linear and star block copolymers were then hydrolyzed to produce the biocompatible amphiphilic P(MA‐b‐GA)_n, where the glycerol side‐groups make the outer block hydrophilic. These blocks were micellized into water and found to have a R_g/R_H equal to 0.8 and 1.59 for the liner and star blocks, respectively. This together with the TEM's supported that the linear blocks formed the classical core‐shell micelles, where as, the star blocks formed vesicles. We found direct support for the vesicle structure from a TEM where one vesicle squashed a second vesicle consistent with a hollow structure. Such vesicle structures have potential applications as delivery nanoscaled devices for drugs and other important biomolecules. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6346–6357, 2008     

Controllable Self‐Assembly of Organic–Inorganic Amphiphiles Containing Dawson Polyoxometalate Clusters

An organic–inorganic molecular hybrid containing the Dawson polyoxometalate, ((C₄H₉)₄N)₅H‐ [P₂V₃W₁₅O₅₉(OCH₂)₃CNHCOC₁₅H₃₁], was synthesized and its surfactant‐like amphiphilic properties, represented by the formation of bilayer vesicles, were studied in polar solvents. The vesicle size decreases with both decreasing hybrid concentration and with increasing polarity of the solvent, independently. The self‐assembly behavior of this hybrid can be controlled by introducing different counterions into the acetonitrile solutions. The addition of ZnCl₂ and NaI can cause a gradual decrease and increase of vesicular sizes, respectively. Tetraalkylammonium bromide is found to disassemble the vesicle assemblies. Moreover, the original counterions of the hybrid can be replaced with protons, resulting in pH‐dependent formation of vesicles in aqueous solutions. The hybrid surfactant can further form micro‐needle structures in aqueous solutions upon addition of Ca²⁺ ions.