Small-angle neutron scattering study of sodium cholate and sodium deoxycholate interacting micelles in aqueous medium

Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements of D₂O solutions (0.1 M) of sodium cholate (NaC) and sodium deoxycholate (NaDC) were carried out atT= 298 K. Under compositions very much above the critical micelle concentration (CMC), the bile salt micelle size growths were monitored by adopting Hayter-Penfold type analysis of the scattering data. NaC and NaDC solutions show presence of correlation peaks atQ = 0.12 and 0.1 ?_-1 respectively. Monodisperse ellipsoids of the micelles produce best fits. For NaC and NaDC systems, aggregation number (9.0, 16.0), fraction of the free counterions per micelle (0.79, 0.62), semi-minor (8.0 ?) and semi-major axes (18.4, 31.7 ?) values for the micelles were deduced. Extent of micellar growth was studied using ESR correlation time measurements on a suitable probe incorporating NaC and NaDC micelles. The growth parameter (axial ratio) values were found to be 2.3 and 4.0 for NaC and NaDC systems respectively. The values agree with those of SANS.     

反胶团相转移法提取牛血清白蛋白

介绍了在利用CTAB／正辛醇：三氯甲烷(4：1V／V)反胶团体系对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)进行相转移中,通过对萃取体系水相的pH值、离子强度、两液相的体积比、小分子糖(葡萄糖、蔗糖)及助表面活性剂(直链醇分子)等因素的改变,探讨了BSA在阳离子表面活性剂体系的萃取机理;研究结果表明选择合适的条件提取BSA时,萃取率可达到97％,反萃率达到了85％;找到实现牛血清白蛋白分离提纯的有效方法。     

Scattering from polymer-like micelles

Polymer-like micelles are analogs to polymer solutions and provide an exciting class of materials for both applications and fundamental understanding of polyelectrolyte systems. Small angle neutron and X-ray scattering have been key to the characterization of these materials from the first observations of linear micelle growth. As new materials are developed, these techniques continue to be utilized and combined with other analytical tools to characterize the length and time scales of polymer-like micelle behavior. Recent reports on the use of small-angle scattering to characterize polymer-like and wormlike micelles are reviewed, with focus on new materials, improvements in analytical approaches and anisotropic structures.     

Cholesterol Monohydrate Dissolution in Bile Salt‐Lecithin Solutions

A modified dissolution rate equation was used to quantitatively investigate the contribution of simple bile salt (BS) micelles and mixed BS‐lecithin (L) micelles to a cholesterol monohydrate (ChM) dissolution. Using a least‐squares technique to assess the relationship between the ChM dissolution rate and BS concentration at a constant L concentration, good curve‐fittings were obtained when the BS monomer concentration was set to equal the critical micellar concentration (CMC). For taurochenodeoxycholate (TCDC), a dihydroxy BS, the resulting values of parameters show that the simple TCDC micelle rate constant (ks) increases, but the mixed TCDC‐L micelle rate constant (kM ) decreases with increasing L concentrations. As for taurocholate (TC), a tri‐hydroxy BS, a ChM dissolution study was conducted over the initial 2 hour period in different TC‐L solutions. A similar curve‐fitting analysis revealed that the simple TC micelle ks is independent of L concentration and is much higher than the kM of mixed TC‐L micelles. Moreover, the outcome of the analysis supports previously reported equilibrium dialysis study results concerning the BS to L ratio of mixed BS‐L micelles. According to the collision theory, the resulting ks and kM values are interpreted.     

阴离子蠕虫胶束

本文从分析蠕虫胶束形成的分子几何条件和自由能驱动因素入手,总结了传统阴离子表面活性剂蠕虫胶束的形成和性质,指出制约其构筑和产生优良黏弹性的原因。在此基础上,介绍了Gemini表面活性剂构筑蠕虫胶束的分子结构优势,以及由此构筑阴离子蠕虫胶束的研究进展,尤其是长刚性联接链Gemini表面活性剂形成的蠕虫胶束。最后特别指出,基于新颖分子结构优势,Gemini表面活性剂可望成为蠕虫胶束构筑的主要分子对象。     

Separation and selectivity in micellar electrokinetic chromatography using sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles or Tween 20-modified mixed micelles

The separation and selectivity of eight aromatic compounds ranging from hydrophilic to hydrophobic properties in micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles or Tween 20-modified mixed micelles were investigated. The effect of different operation conditions such as SDS and Tween 20 modifier surfactant concentration, buffer pH, and applied voltage was studied. The resolution and selectivity of analytes could be markedly affected by changing the SDS micelle concentration or Tween 20 content in the mixed micelles. Applied voltage and pH of running buffers were used mainly to shorten the separation time. Complete separation of eight analytes could be achieved with an appropriate choice of the concentration of SDS micelles or Tween 20-modified mixed micelles. Quicker elution and better precision could be obtained with SDS-Tween 20 mixed micelles than with SDS micelles. The mechanisms that migration order of those analytes was mainly based on their structures and solute-micelle interactions, including hydrophobic, electrostatic, and hydrogen bonding interactions, were discussed.     

Mixed micelle behavior of Pluronic L64 and Triton X-100 with conventional and dimeric cationic surfactants

The mixed micellar properties of a triblock copolymer, Pluronic L64, (EO)13(PO)30(EO)13, and a nonionic surfactant, Triton X-100, in aqueous solution with conventional alkyl ammonium bromides and their dimeric homologues were investigated with the help of fluorescence and cloud point measurements. The composition of mixed micelles and the interaction parameter, beta, evaluated from the critical micelle concentration (cmc) data for different mixtures using Rubingh's and Motomura's theories are discussed. It has been observed that the mixed micelle formation between monomeric/dimeric alkyl ammonium bromides and L64 was due to synergistic interactions which increase with the increase in hydrophobicity of the cationic component. On the other hand, synergistic mixing was observed in the mixed micelles of Triton X-100 and monomeric cationic surfactants, the magnitude of which decreases slightly with the increase in hydrophobicity of the cationic component. Antagonistic interactions were observed in the case of Triton X-100 and dimeric cationic surfactants.     

Micellization and reversible pH-sensitive phase transfer of the hyperbranched multiarm PEI-PBLG Copolymer

A novel, hyperbranched, amphiphilic multiarm biodegradable polyethylenimine-poly(gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate) (PEI-PBLG) copolymer was prepared by the ring-opening polymerization of gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate-N-carboxyanhydride (BLG-NCA) with hyperbranched PEI as a macroinitiator. The copolymer could self-assemble into core-shell micelles in aqueous solution with highly hydrophobic micelle cores. As the PBLG content was increased, the size of the micelles increased and the critical micelle concentration (CMC) decreased. The surface of the micelles had a positive zeta potential. The cationic micelles were capable of complexing with plasmid DNA (pDNA), which could be released subsequently by treatment with polyanions. The PEI-PBLG copolymer formed unimolecular micelles in chloroform solution. The pH-sensitive phase-transfer behavior exhibited two critical pH points for triggering the encapsulation and release of guest molecules. Both the encapsulation and release processes were rapid and reversible. Under strong acidic or alkaline conditions, the release process became partially or completely irreversible. Thus, this copolymer system should be an attractive candidate for a gene- or drug-delivery system in aqueous media and could provide the phase-transfer carriers between water and organic media.     

Effects of Inorganic Salts on Micellization and Solubilization in an Aqueous Solution of Poly(ethylene oxide)/Poly(propylene oxide)/Poly(ethylene oxide) Triblock Copolymer

The effects of inorganic salts on micellization and solubilization of prednisolone in aqueous solution of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(propylene oxide)/poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymer (Pluronic P85) were studied. The effect of inorganic salts on decrease in the cloud point and the critical micelle concentration (cmc) of Pluronic P85 was the order of Na₂HPO₄ > NaH₂PO₄ > NaCl > NaBr. Moreover, it was found that Pluronic P85 forms two kinds of micelles: monomolecular micelles and polymolecular micelles. The polymolecular micelle increased with increasing amount of added inorganic salts. Moreover, solubilization behavior is explained from the standpoint of salting out for prednisolone and association characteristics of Pluronic P85.     

Effect of size, proteic composition, and heat treatment on the colloidal stability of proteolyzed bovine casein micelles

The casein micelles of reconstituted nonfat milk that have been fractionated by controlled pore glass chromatography showed a relationship between their size and their proteic composition: The fractions containing the smaller particles were richer in κ-casein than the fractions containing the bigger ones, in accordance with the casein micelle model of submicelles. The initial aggregation rate of micelles of different sizes, partially proteolyzed with chymosin (para-casein micelles), was measured in conditions of enzyme excess in which aggregation is the rate-limiting step of enzymatic coagulation, showing higher rates for the smaller micelles with the production of less compact para-casein micelle networks. This behavior could be explained in terms of electrostatic and steric colloidal stabilization due to their lower negative net charge and size and to a higher surface density of hydrophobic “patches” of proteolyzed κ-casein related to a higher probability of effective collisions between particles. Differences in the β-casein content did not seem to affect the initial aggregation rate of the micelles. On the contrary, the modifications of the micelle surface by heating affected the colloidal stability of the hydrolyzed micelles in different ways. The denaturation of the whey proteins and the formation of covalent complexes with κ-casein modify the micelle surface, increasing specially the steric stabilization, and produces a diminution in the number of hydrophobic sites that could be able to give interparticle hydrophobic interactions.     

β-Elemene-loaded polymeric micelles intensify anti-carcinoma efficacy and alleviate side effects

β-Elemene is a volatile oil used for the treatment of cancer,but poor solubility,low bioavailability,and various adverse reactions limit its application.For amelio rating risks of the venous toxicity ofβ-elemene,intravenously injectable micelle ofβ-elemene was prepared using the thin-film hydration method.The results pointed out the micelles were uniformly spherical with about 20.96±0.1966 nm in average diameter and exhibited high entrapment efficiency(99.02%±0.88%).As revealed by drug release studies in vitro,β-elemene micelles had sustained drug release.Compared with freeβ-elemene,the micelles increased the drug cellular uptake and enhanced the anti-tumor effect in vitro through retarding cell cycle and inducing apoptosis.Meanwhile,the elevated se rum stability o fβ-elemene micelles implied less drug leakage and reduced toxicity.The wound healing and tube formation assay in vitro demonstrated the anti-metastasis and anti-angiogenesis effects ofβ-elemene micelles.Moreover,the pharmacokinetics study showed the AUC and T1/2 ofβ-elemene in micelle group were 1.79 and 1.62 times of that in free fi-elemene group,suggesting the circulation time ofβ-elemene in the blood had been prolonged.In addition,β-elemene micelles showed a favorable antitumor response compared with theβ-elemene solution on C26 colon cance r-bearing mice model.Local irritation study investigated in rabbits indicated that theβ-elemene micelles strikingly mitigated the irritation to the injection sites compared with freeβ-elemene.These results proved that the micelle could be a good candidate as an auspicious drug delivery system ofβ-elemene for the prospective clinical treatment of carcinoma.     

C12-s-C12•2Br和己醇混合水溶液的胶团化行为

己醇的加入使C12-s-C12•2Br（s=3,4,6）的临界胶团浓度cmc降低,s越大其影响也越显著.己醇参与组成了混合胶团,当添加的己醇量相同时,它在混合胶团中的摩尔分数几乎一样.混合胶团表面反离子解离度随己醇浓度增大而增大.     

核中含有羧基官能团的聚合物胶束的高效制备

通过化学交联反应诱导胶束化以较高的效率制备了PMCC(聚合物的质量浓度高达50 g/L). 首先制备嵌段共聚物聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酸(PS-b-PAA), 然后对PAA嵌段中的羧基实行酰氯化, 在酰氯化产物聚苯乙烯-b-聚丙烯酰氯(PS-b-PACl)的共同溶剂二氯甲烷中加入交联剂乙二醇交联PACl嵌段. 交联反应使得PACl嵌段聚集, 同时, PS嵌段的保护作用使得PACl嵌段的聚集在有限个分子链间发生, 从而生成以PS为壳, 以含有羧基官能团的聚丙烯酸酯交联网络为核的PMCC.     

Diblock Copolymer Micelles with Ionic Amphiphilic Corona

Summary: Aqueous dispersions of diblock copolymer micelles with homogeneous hydrophobic core (polystyrene) and heterogeneous amphiphilic corona from ionic N-ethyl-4-vinylpyridinium bromide (EVP) and hydrophobic 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) units have been prepared at pH 9. The structure and dispersion stability of micelles as function of the ratio and distribution pattern of ionic and hydrophobic units in corona have been systematically studied by means of transmission electron microscopy, static and dynamic light scattering, UV-spectrophotometry techniques. It was shown that gradual decrease of the quantity of EVP-units in corona had no impact on micelle structure until its fraction was above 0.7. When EVP-fraction dropped below this point noticeable changes in micelle mass and dimensions were observed. In the case of random distribution of 4VP and EVP units these changes were moderate in value and jump-like in character. In the case of mictoarm (starlike) distribution of 4VP and EVP blocks changes were large in value and monotonous in character. The presented results may be of certain use for design of polymer micelles with nanosegregated corona.     

基于“分子胶”的新型两亲性嵌段共聚物β-CD-PLA的合成及其胶束化

以二重氢键为引导,二硫键连接疏水性聚乳酸(PLA)和亲水性β-环糊精(β-CD)合成了嵌段共聚物β-CD-PLA。采用1 H-NMR和GPC对嵌段共聚物β-CD-PLA的结构进行了表征,以芘作为荧光分子探针对嵌段共聚物β-CD-PLA自组装胶束的性质进行了表征,采用动态光散射纳米粒度仪(DLS)对自组装胶束的粒径进行了测试。结果表明:在二重氢键的引导作用力和碘的氧化作用下,中间体脱去保护基形成双二硫键,形成目标嵌段共聚物β-CD-PLA,该嵌段共聚物能够在水中自组装形成纳米胶束,临界胶束浓度(CMC)为0.089mg/mL,在稀溶液中具有良好的稳定性,自组装形成空白胶束的粒径为31nm,阿霉素盐酸盐(DOX)载药胶束的粒径为42nm。     

硫酸溶液中胶束催化Ce(IV)氧化D-甘露糖

Kinetics of D-mannose oxidation by cerium (IV) was studied in a sulfuric acid medium at 40℃ both in absence and presence of ionic micelles. In both cases, the rate of the reaction was first-order in D-mannose and in cerium(Ⅳ), which decreased with increasing [H2SO4]. This suggested that the redox reaction followed the same mechanism. The reaction proceeded through formation of an intermediate complex, which was proved by kinetic method. The complex underwent slow unimolecular decomposition to a free radical that reacted with cerium (Ⅳ) to afford the product. The catalytic role of cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelles was best explained by the Menger-Portnoy model. The study of the effect of CTAB also indicated that a negatively charged species was reactive form of cerium (Ⅳ). From the kinetic data, micelle-cerium (Ⅳ) binding and rate constants in micellar medium were evaluated.The anionic micelle of sodium dodecyl sulfate plays no catalytic role. The oxidation has the rate expression --d[Ce(Ⅳ)]= k1Kcl[D-mannose] [Ce(Ⅳ)]dt Different activation parameters for micelle catalyzed and uncatalyzed paths were also calculated and discussed.     

Metallo‐supramolecular block copolymer micelles: Improved preparation and characterization

Micelles prepared from amphiphilic block copolymers in which a poly(styrene) segment is connected to a poly(ethylene oxide) block via a bis‐(2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine‐ruthenium) complex have been intensely studied. In most cases, the micelle populations were found to be strongly heterogeneous in size because of massive micelle/micelle aggregation. In the study reported in this article we tried to improve the homogeneity of the micelle population. The variant preparation procedure developed, which is described here, was used to prepare two “protomer”‐type micelles: PS₂₀‐[Ru]‐PEO₇₀ and PS₂₀‐[Ru]‐PEO₃₇₅. The dropwise addition of water to a solution of the compounds in dimethylformamide was replaced by the controlled addition of water by a syringe pump. The resulting micelles were characterized by sedimentation velocity and sedimentation equilibrium analyses in an analytical ultracentrifuge and by transmission electron microscopy of negatively stained samples. Sedimentation analysis showed virtually unimodal size distributions, in contrast to the findings on micelles prepared previously. PS₂₀‐[Ru]‐PEO₇₀ micelles were found to have an average molar mass of 318,000 g/mol (corresponding to 53 protomers per micelle, which is distinctly less than after micelle preparation by the standard method) and an average hydrodynamic diameter (d_h) of 18 nm. For PS₂₀‐[Ru]‐PEO₃₇₅ micelles, the corresponding values were M = 603,000 g/mol (31 protomers per micelle) and d_h = 34 nm. The latter particles were found to be identical to the “equilibrium” micelles prepared in pure water. Both micelle types had a very narrow molar mass distribution but a much broader distribution of s values and thus of hydrodynamic diameters. This indicates a conformational heterogeneity that is stable on the time scale of sedimentation velocity analysis. The findings from electron microscopy were in disagreement with those from the sedimentation analysis both in average micelle diameter and in the width of the distributions, apparently because of imperfections in the staining procedure. The preparation procedure described also may be useful in micelle formation from other types of protomers. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 4458–4465, 2004     

Tamoxifen-loaded polymeric micelles: preparation, physico-chemical characterization and in vitro evaluation studies

Several samples of polymeric micelles, formed by amphiphilic derivatives of PHEA, obtained by grafting into polymeric backbone of PEGs and/or hexadecylamine groups (PHEA-PEG-C(16) and PHEA-C(16)) and containing different amount of Tamoxifen, were prepared. All Tamoxifen-loaded polymeric micelles showed to increase drug water solubility. TEM studies provided evidence of the formation of supramolecular core/shell architectures containing drug, in the nanoscopic range and with spherical shape. Samples with different amount of encapsulated Tamoxifen were subjected to in vitro cytotoxic studies in order to evaluate the effect of Tamoxifen micellization on cell growth inhibition. All samples of Tamoxifen-loaded polymeric micelles showed a significantly higher antiproliferative activity in comparison with free drug, probably attributable to fluidification of cellular membranes, caused by amphiphilic copolymers, that allows a higher penetration of the drug into tumoral cells. To gain preliminary information about the potential use of prepared micelles as Tamoxifen drug delivery systems, studies evaluating drug release ability of micelle systems in media mimicking biological fluids (buffer solutions at pH 7.4 and 5.5) and in human plasma were carried out. These studies, performed evaluating the amount of Tamoxifen that remains in solution as a function of time, showed that at pH 7.4, as well as in plasma, PHEA-C(16) polymeric micelles were able to release lower drug amounts than PHEA-PEG(5000)-C(16) ones, while at pH 5.5, the behavior difference between two kind of micelles was less pronounced.     

Electrophoretic mobility of the polymer-like micelles of tetradecyldimethylamine oxide hemihydrochloride

Effects of the surfactant concentration C_d and the NaCl concentration C_s on the electrophoretic mobilities U of the well-characterized polymer-like micelles have been investigated by the electrophoretic light scattering, using tetradecyldimethylamine oxide hemihydrochloride (C14DMAO·1/2HCl). At the high ionic strength of 0.1 mol kg⁻¹ NaCl, the electrophoretic mobilities were independent of C_d (5 mM < C_d < 100 mM), despite the concentration-dependent micelle growth of the polymer-like micelles. This suggests that the electrophoretic mobility of the polymer-like micelle at high ionic strengths is independent of the contour length (i.e., the molecular weight), as found on linear polyelectrolytes. Somewhat surprisingly, the entanglements of the polymer-like micelles gave small effect on the electrophoretic mobilities in the examined range of the surfactant concentration above an overlap concentration. The mobilities of the polymer-like micelle decreased with √C_s in a single exponential manner in the range of C_s from 0.02 to 0.3 mol kg⁻¹. It is suggested that the cylinder model can be applied to the electrophoretic mobilities of the polymer-like micelles at high ionic strengths (i.e. a free-draining behavior), since the persistence length of the polymer-like micelle (20 nm) is much larger than the Debye length at high ionic strength.     

Growth kinetics for AgI nanoparticles in AOT reverse micelles: effect of molecular length of hydrocarbon solvents

The growth kinetics for AgI nanoparticles formed in the solutions of water/AOT reverse micelles in n-hexane, n-octane, n-decane, and n-dodecane were investigated. In small micelles, the rate of nanoparticles growth was found to be independent of the type of solvent, while in large micelles the growth rate grew with increasing length of solvent molecules. The effect was explained by a different amount of free water in the micelle pools of the same size.