Effects of poly (ethylene glycol) chains conformational transition on the properties of mixed DMPC/DMPE-PEG thin liquid films and monolayers
Effects of poly (ethylene glycol) chains conformational transition on the properties of mixed DMPC/DMPE-PEG thin liquid films and monolayers
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DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfb.2007.05.006
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发表时间:
2007-10-01
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5.8
通讯作者:
Lalchev, Zdravko
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作者:
Georgiev, Georgi As.;Sarker, Dipak K.;Lalchev, Zdravko
Foam thin liquid films (TLF) and monolayers at the air-Water interface formed by DMPC mixed with DMPE-bonded poly (ethylene glycol)s (DMPE-PEG(550), DMPE-PEG(2000) and DMPE-PEG(5000)) were obtained. The influence of both (i) PEG chain size (evaluated in terms of Mw) and mushroom-to-brush conformational transition and (ii) of the liposome/micelle ratio in the film-forming dispersions, on the interfacial proper-ties of mixed DMPC/DMPE-PEG films was compared.Foam film studies demonstrated that DMPE-PEG addition to foam TLFs caused (i) delayed kinetics of film thinning and black spot expansion and (ii) film stabilization. At the mushroom-to-brush transition, due to steric repulsion increased DMPE-PEG films thickness reached 25 nm while pure DMPC films were only 8 nm thick Newton black films. It was possible to differentiate DMPE-PEG(2000/5000) from DMPE-PEG(550) by the ability to change foam TLF formation mechanism, which could be of great importance for "stealth" liposome design.Monolayer studies showed improved formation kinetics and equilibrium surface tension decrease for DMPE-PEG monolayers compared with DMPC pure films.SEM observations revealed "smoothing" and "sealing" of the defects in the solid-supported layer surface by DMPE-PEGs adsorption, which could explain DMPE-PEGs ability to stabilize TLFs and to decrease monolayer surface tension.All effects in monolayers, foam TLFs and solid-supported layers increased with the increase of PEG Mw and DMPE-PEG concentration. However, at the critical DMPE-PEG concentration (where mushroom-to-brush conformational transition occurred) maximal magnitude of the effects was reached, which only slightly changed at further DMPE-PEG content and micelle/liposome ratio increase. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.