Development of a magnetic system for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections

We report a study to develop a magnetic system for local delivery of amoxicillin. Magnetite microparticles produced by coprecipitation were coated with a solution of amoxicillin and Eudragit^®S100 by spray drying. Scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and vibrating sample magnetometry revealed that the particles were superparamagnetic, with an average diameter of 17.2 μm, and an initial susceptibility controllable by the magnetite content in the suspension feeding the sprayer. Our results suggest a possible way to treat Helicobacter pylori infections, using an oral drug delivery system, and open prospects to coat magnetic microparticles by spray drying for biomedical applications.     

静电层层自组装制备聚苯乙烯微球(核)/MCM-41纳米粒子(壳)阶层结构复合微粒

采用聚苯乙烯磺酸钠(PSS)和聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵(PDDA)两种聚电解质, 通过静电层层自组装成功地将MCM-41介孔二氧化硅纳米粒子包覆到聚苯乙烯(PS)微球表面. 实验结果表明, 当以尺寸为1.4 μm的PS微球为核时, 包覆了两个聚电解质双层(PDDA/PSS)2的PS(PDDA/PSS)2(PDDA/MCM-41)复合结构微粒与包覆了一个聚电解质双层(PDDA/PSS)的PS(PDDA/PSS)(PDDA/MCM-41)复合结构微粒相比, 复合结构微粒之间的交联程度降低, 但是MCM-41纳米粒子在聚苯乙烯微球表面的包覆都比较松散, 且产物中存在大量杂质. 而当以尺寸为5 μm的聚苯乙烯微球为核时, MCM-41纳米粒子紧密地包覆在聚苯乙烯微球表面, 复合结构微粒之间只有少量桥连物, 且产物中杂质很少.     

薄层色谱、凝胶色谱、薄层扫描分析核-壳型微交联聚苯乙烯微粒

本文用薄层色谱成功地将微交联核-壳结构聚苯乙烯微粒中的少量线性PS分子与微交联组分相分离,用凝胶色谱法测得线性PS的分子量为104-105数量级;0.2-1.6×10-6g的点样量,薄层扫描吸收峰面积与样品量成良好的线性关系;可直接由峰面积计算线性PS分子的含量;结合微粒的表观粘度,对微粒的核-壳结构进行了定性分析。     

载铂微粒的聚苯胺薄膜电极对甲醇的电催化氧化

用电化学方法制备的载有金属铂微粒的聚苯胺（ＰＡｎ）膜电极对甲醇在硫酸中的电化学氧化具有很高的催化活性。电极材料中的铂微粒是沿着聚苯胺的纤维分布的，而且主要沉积在ＰＡｎ膜的表面。     

表面附聚薄壳型单分散高效阳离子柱填料的研制及其性能

 报道了一种新的表面附聚薄壳型阳离子柱填料的简易制备方法。首次合成了单分散高效阳离子柱填料。以10μm的单分散聚苯乙烯 二乙烯基苯(PSTDVB)微球为基球,对其表面季铵化,然后均匀附聚一层磺化的阳离子乳胶(0 2μm),即得到阳离子固定相。分别用碱金属及碱土金属离子对用该填料制成的柱的性能进行了测试,结果表明该柱填料对常见阳离子具有很好的分离效果、良好的重现性和低的检测限。     

钯微粒修饰聚苯胺电极对甲酸氧化的电催化研究

有机小分子的燃料电池具有重要的应用前景,人们对它在贵重金属上的电催化氧化进行了大量研究。Pd具有不同于其它贵重金属的特性,在甲酸氧化中表现出与其它金属不同的电催化机理。Gholamian报道了将Pt微粒修饰聚苯胺电极对甲酸氧化的电催化研究,我们发现以多聚磷酸作为支持电解质所聚合的聚苯胺(PAN)再修饰金属原子方面具有其独特之处,并且用Pt进行再修饰之后对甲酸氧化的催化活性明显高于文献[4]的报道。因此本实验选用多聚磷酸为支持电解质电聚合苯胺,然后将钯微粒嵌入沉积到PAN中,并研究其对甲酸氧化的电催化作用。     

Synthesis and release profile analysis of thermo-sensitive albumin hydrogels

Novel thermo-responsive hydrophilic microspheres were prepared by free radical polymerization of methacrylate bovine serum albumin and N-isopropylacrylamide, as cross-linker and functional monomer, respectively. The incorporation of monomers in the network was confirmed by infrared spectroscopy, while the network density and shape of hydrogels strictly depend on concentration of monomers in the polymerization feed. The thermal analyses showed negative thermo-responsive behavior with pronounced water affinity of microspheres at temperature lower than lower critical solution temperature (LCST). The in vitro release studies of drug-loaded thermo-sensitive hydrogels were performed. Experimental data showed, for the copolymers with functional monomer/cross-linker ratio ≤ 1, a predominant drug release in the collapsed state, while the copolymers with functional monomer/cross-linker ratio > 1 showed prominent drug release in the swollen state. Below the hydrogel LCST, drug release through the swollen polymeric networks was observed, while a squeezing-out effect at temperature above the LCST was predominant.     

Droplet Microfluidic Optimisation Using Micropipette Characterisation of Bio-Instructive Polymeric Surfactants

Droplet microfluidics can produce highly tailored microparticles whilst retaining monodispersity. However, these systems often require lengthy optimisation, commonly based on a trial-and-error approach, particularly when using bio-instructive, polymeric surfactants. Here, micropipette manipulation methods were used to optimise the concentration of bespoke polymeric surfactants to produce biodegradable (poly(d,l-lactic acid) (PDLLA)) microparticles with unique, bio-instructive surface chemistries. The effect of these three-dimensional surfactants on the interfacial tension of the system was analysed. It was determined that to provide adequate stabilisation, a low level (0.1% (w/v)) of poly(vinyl acetate-co-alcohol) (PVA) was required. Optimisation of the PVA concentration was informed by micropipette manipulation. As a result, successful, monodisperse particles were produced that maintained the desired bio-instructive surface chemistry.     

A new particle mounting method for surface analysis

The chemical analysis of microparticles is challenging due to the need to mount the particles on a substrate for analysis; double-sided adhesive tape is often used (sometimes conductive), however that is usually coated with poly (dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) that is often used as a release agent. PDMS is a common surface contamination that can mask surface chemistries and hinder material performance where it is dependent on this contaminated interface. It is known that PDMS contains a very mobile oligomeric fraction that readily diffuses across surfaces resulting in the contamination of mounted particulate samples before and during surface chemistry analysis. This makes it impossible to determine whether the PDMS has arisen from the analysis procedure or from the sample itself. A new sample preparation method is proposed where polymer microparticles are mounted on a poly (hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) polymer solution, which we compare with particles that have been mounted on adhesive discs using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and 3D OrbiSIMS analysis. Particles mounted on the pHEMA substrate results in a reduction of PDMS signal by 99.8% compared with microparticles mounted on adhesive discs. This illustrates how a simple, quick and inexpensive polymer solution can be used to adhere particles for analysis by ToF-SIMS, or other surface chemical analysis techniques such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), without introduction of large amounts of silicone contaminant.     

Microfluidic Device for the Manipulation of Microparticles for Flow Cytometry Application

This work produces a unique microfluidic device that acts as a “lab on a chip,” conducting separation, mixing, and concentration of microparticles similar to that required by cell sorting flow cytometry applications. The passive two-dimensional device shows to be successful at separating polystyrene (PS) beads between 5 and 20 µm in diameter, mixing them with an external media, and concentrating them by 250% continuously with minimal sample preparation, while still being inexpensive, and effective. By implementing the microfluidic device, the processing steps are done within seconds due to its high throughput of 2 mL min⁻¹, wherein different hydrodynamic phenomena such as Dean's forces, inertial lift forces, and enhanced diffusion are taken advantage of.