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Chemphyschem ; 25(13): e202400194, 2024 Jul 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38567979

ABSTRACT

Homopolymers of poly[N-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl) acrylamide] exhibit the ability to adsorb onto the surface of preformed or growing gold nanoparticles. The resulting hybrid materials possess a pH and thermo-sensitive nature. Consequently, their optical properties can be modulated by manipulating either the temperature or the pH. Moreover, introducing monomers based on poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) into block or random statistical polymers enables further modulation of the thermosensitive properties. These copolymers, employed for the in-situ synthesis and/or stabilization of gold nanoparticles, lead to hybrid materials whose properties and/or particle size depend on the polymer composition and microstructure: statistical polymers emerge as superior stabilizing agents compared to their block counterparts at a constant composition.

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J Colloid Interface Sci ; 629(Pt A): 670-684, 2023 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36095899

ABSTRACT

HYPOTHESIS: Switchable assemblies relevant for bio-applications may be accessed from water-soluble tetra-ortho-substituted azobenzenes that reversibly self-assemble and form complexes with ß-cyclodextrin under visible light. EXPERIMENTS: Two azobenzenes bearing either four fluorines or two chlorines and two fluorines in the ortho positions were synthesised with short poly(ethylene oxide) tails for water solubility. Photophysical properties were determined by UV-vis and 1H NMR spectroscopies, complexation with ß-cyclodextrin was assessed by 1H NMR spectroscopy, and self-assembly in water was investigated by static and dynamic light scattering. FINDINGS: Both molecules underwent trans-cis isomerization at 530 nm and cis-trans isomerization at 415 nm, with the cis forms exhibiting thermal half-lives > 300 days at room temperature. Both molecules formed inclusion complexes with ß-cyclodextrin in water, with cis-4F-AZO-PEO binding 3-fold stronger than trans, and 2Cl2F-AZO-PEO binding significantly weaker. Self-assembly of pure 2Cl2F-AZO-PEO in water showed an open association process regardless of configuration, while 4F-AZO-PEO showed an open association process for cis (Nagg increasing from 30 to 1000) but a closed association process for trans (Nagg stable at âˆ¼ 170). Aqueous solutions of 2Cl2F-AZO-PEO showed cloud points close to 45 °C, while the 4F-AZO-PEO isomers presented well-separated cloud points allowing reversible and all-visible transition between clear and turbid states at room temperature.


Subject(s)
Water , beta-Cyclodextrins , Water/chemistry , Ethylene Oxide , Azo Compounds/chemistry , Light
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J Colloid Interface Sci ; 578: 685-697, 2020 Oct 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32559484

ABSTRACT

HYPOTHESIS: Polymer composition, microstructure, molar mass, architecture… critically affect the properties of thermoresponsive polymers in aqueous media. EXPERIMENTS: The behaviour of n-isopropylacrylamide and n-butyl acrylate-based copolymers of variable composition and structure (statistical, diblock or triblock) was studied in solution at different temperatures and concentrations with turbidimetry measurements, differential scanning calorimetry, electronic microscopy, rheology and scattering experiments. FINDINGS: This study illustrates how it is possible through chemical engineering of the microstructure of amphiphilic thermoresponsive polymers to modulate significantly the self-assembly, morphological and mechanical properties of these materials in aqueous media. Statistical structures induced a strong decrease of cloud point temperature compared to block structures with similar composition. Moreover, block structures lead below the transition temperature to the formation of colloidal structures. Above the transition temperature, the formation of colloidal aggregates is observed at low concentrations, and at higher concentrations the formation of gels. Neutron scattering and light scattering measurements show that for a given composition diblock structures lead to smaller colloids and mesoglobules than their triblock counterparts. Moreover, diblock structures, compared to triblock analogs, allow the formation of gels that do not demix with time (no synaeresis) but that are softer than triblock gels.

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J Org Chem ; 85(10): 6509-6518, 2020 05 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32301615

ABSTRACT

Hydrophilic host-guest complexes, consisting of water-soluble azobenzene and α-, ß-, or γ-cyclodextrins, have been proposed as a model to study supramolecular photoresponsive systems in aqueous environments through a full spectrometric approach combined with a simulation and data fitting methodology. Various essential and complementary spectroscopic techniques have been used: circular dichroism to determine whether the complex is formed or not, NMR for the stoichiometry elucidation, and UV-visible spectrophotometry to obtain the association equilibrium constant of each complex and the quantum yield for each photochemical process. A step-by-step fitting procedure is presented, which enables the determination of all thermodynamic and photokinetic parameters. A sequential methodology is applied to dissipate all uncertainties on the variability of the results and to develop a relevant and reliable protocol applicable to other types of complexes. The proposed procedure has thus been shown to be very robust and largely applicable to other photoresponsive host-guest systems.

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Nanoscale ; 8(7): 4252-9, 2016 Feb 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26837663

ABSTRACT

Hyperbranched polymers based on the poly(amidoamine), HyPAM, were used to synthesize gadolinium phosphate nanowires under mild conditions. Control of the average particle size was obtained by adjusting polymer concentration. Proton relaxivity measurements reveal an optimum particle size, reaching relaxivity values as high as 55 ± 9 mM(-1) s(-1) for r1 and 67 ± 11 mM(-1) s(-1) for r2. The colloidal stability of these hybrid systems were optimized through the use of functionalized core-shell polymers containing PEG segments and C18-PEG segments, structures which also offer the possibility of imparting additional function into the polymer-particle hybrids.

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Langmuir ; 31(16): 4761-8, 2015 Apr 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25828438

ABSTRACT

Thermoresponsive hydrogels were successfully prepared from poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based polymers with different architectures (linear, branched, or hyperbranched). The macromolecular architectures strongly influence the internal structure of the hydrogels, therefore modulating their thermoresponsive and rheological properties. These hydrogels were used for the in situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles. Significant changes in hydrogel microstructures and in average pore size due to the presence of gold nanoparticles were observed. Additionally, their presence significantly increases both the mechanical strength and the toughness of the hydrogel networks.


Subject(s)
Acrylic Resins/chemistry , Gold/chemistry , Hydrogels/chemistry , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Temperature , Acrylic Resins/chemical synthesis , Hydrogels/chemical synthesis , Molecular Structure , Particle Size , Surface Properties
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Nanoscale ; 6(7): 3599-610, 2014 Apr 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24548993

ABSTRACT

Branched thermotropic liquid crystals were successfully obtained from ionic interactions between hyperbranched polyamidoamine and sodium dodecylsulfate. These complexes present columnar rectangular and lamellar thermotropic mesophases as demonstrated by polarized optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and small-angle X-ray scattering. The relationships between the structural characteristics of the polymers (size of the hyperbranched core, hyperbranched or dendritic nature of the core, and substitution ratio) and the mesomorphic properties were studied. In situ formation of gold nanoparticles was then performed. The templating effect of the liquid crystal mesophase resulted in the formation of isotropic nanoparticles, the size of which was dictated by the local organization of the mesophase and by the molar mass of the hyperbranched complex.

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Trends Biotechnol ; 30(9): 485-96, 2012 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22673692

ABSTRACT

Nanomedicine, or medicine using nanometric devices, has emerged in the past decade as an exhilarating domain that can help to solve a number of problems linked to unsatisfactory therapeutic responses of so-called 'old drugs'. This dissatisfaction stems from inadequate biodistribution after a drug's application, which leads to a limited therapeutic response but also to numerous side effects to healthy organs. The biodistribution of drugs encapsulated in a nano object that will act as a vector can be modified to tune its therapeutic efficacy. This review provides a general overview of existing colloidal nanovectors: liposomes, polymeric micelles, polymeric vesicles, polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), and dendrimers. We describe their characteristics, advantages and drawbacks, and discuss their use in the treatment of various diseases.


Subject(s)
Colloids/administration & dosage , Colloids/chemistry , Drug Carriers , Nanoparticles/administration & dosage , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Nanomedicine/methods
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Langmuir ; 27(16): 9706-10, 2011 Aug 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21718059

ABSTRACT

The formation of vesicles from 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) in several room-temperature ionic liquids, namely, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BmimBF(4)), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BmimPF(6)), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (EmimNTf(2)), and N-benzylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BnPyNTf(2)), as well as in a water/BmimBF(4) mixture, was investigated. In pure ionic liquids, observations by staining transmission electron microscopy demonstrated clearly the formation of spherical structures with diameters of 200-400 nm. The morphological characteristics of these vesicles in ionic liquids, in particular, the membrane thicknesses, were first investigated by small-angle neutron scattering measurements. The mean bilayer thickness was found to be ∼63 ± 1 Å in a deuterated ionic liquid (BnPyNTf(2)-d). This value was similar to that observed in water. The effect of ILs on the modification of the phase physical properties of multilamellar vesicles (MLVs) was then investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. In pure IL as in water, DPPC exhibited an endothermic pretransition followed by the main transition. These transition temperatures and the associated enthalpies in ILs were higher than those in water because of a reduction of the electrostatic repulsion between zwitterionic head groups. To better understand the effect of ionic liquid on the formation of multilamellar vesicles, mixtures of BmimBF(4) and water, which are miscible in all proportions, were analyzed (BmimBF(4)/water ratio from 0% to 100%). SANS and DSC experiments demonstrated that the bilayer structure and stability were strongly modified by the IL content. Moreover, matching SANS experiments showed that BmimBF(4) molecules prefer to be located inside the DPPC membrane rather than in water.

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Langmuir ; 25(17): 9741-50, 2009 Sep 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19621940

ABSTRACT

The phase diagram and microstructure of the ternary system ionic, liquid benzylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide)/nonionic surfactant (octylphenol ethoxylate)/toluene, were studied by using conductivity measurements, dynamic light scattering, pulse field gradient spin-echo NMR, and small-angle neutron scattering. Three microregions were identified by conductivity measurements according to the percolation theory. The sizes of IL-in-oil microemulsions with various IL fractions were then determined by NMR and DLS and were found to be in accordance with the radii of gyration (approximately 2 or 3 nm) determined by SANS. The reverse IL-in-oil microemulsions were used as nanoreactors to perform a Matsuda-Heck reaction between p-methoxyphenyl diazonium salt and 2,3-dihydrofurane in the presence of a palladium catalyst. The reaction yields obtained were greater in microemulsions (67%) than in bulk IL (33%), highlighting a strong effect of confinement. Moreover, a direct correlation between the quantity of IL and the reaction yield was observed.

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Molecules ; 12(8): 1940-9, 2007 Aug 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17960097

ABSTRACT

This paper reports the preparation, characterization and the crystal X-ray structures of metal-containing ionic liquid complexes based on chiral pyridinium cations and tetrachloropalladate (II) [PdCl4]2-.


Subject(s)
Ionic Liquids/chemistry , Palladium/chemistry , Pyridinium Compounds/chemistry , Crystallography, X-Ray , Ionic Liquids/chemical synthesis , Molecular Conformation , Pyridinium Compounds/chemical synthesis , Stereoisomerism
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Carbohydr Res ; 338(8): 781-5, 2003 Apr 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12668098

ABSTRACT

The structure of the complex of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) with 1,12-dodecanediol has been determined at 173 K and refined to a final R=0.0615 based on 22,386 independent reflections. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1; with a=17.926(4), b=15.399(3), c=15.416(3) A, alpha=103.425(4), beta=113.404(4), gamma=98.858(4) degrees, D(c)=1.362 Mg cm(-3) and V=3651.4(13) A(3) for Z=1. One molecule of the diol is located as a guest in the hydrophobic cavity of a beta-CD-dimer, forming a [3]pseudorotaxane. The guest molecule shows a disorder over two positions. The hydroxyl groups of the diol emerge from the primary faces of the beta-CD dimer and form several hydrogen bonds with water molecules lying in the interstitial space, similarly to dimeric complexes of beta-CD with other alpha,omega-bifunctional guests.


Subject(s)
Alcohols/chemistry , Cyclodextrins/chemistry , beta-Cyclodextrins , Alkanes/chemistry , Crystallography, X-Ray , Dimerization , Hydrogen Bonding , Molecular Structure , Water/chemistry
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