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Aggregation Behavior of Non-ionic Twinned Amphiphiles and Their Application as Biomedical Nanocarriers

"Singh, A. K.; Thota, B. N. S.; Schade, B.; Achazi, K.; Khan, A.; Bottcher, C.; Sharma, S. K.; Haag, R." – 2017

A new class of twinned amphiphiles was developed by conjugating a pair of hydrophilic head groups from mPEG chains (M(n) : 350 or 1000) and a pair of hydrophobic segments from linear alkyl chains (C(11) or C(18) ) through a novel spacer synthesized from glycerol and p-hydroxybenzoic acid. The aggregation phenomena of the amphiphiles were proven by DLS and fluorescence experiments, whereas size and morphology of the aggregates were evaluated by cryo-TEM. The measurements proved the formation of globular, thread-like or rod-like micelles as well as planar double-layer assemblies, depending on the amphiphile's molecular structure. The applicability of these non-ionic amphiphilic systems as nanocarriers for hydrophobic guest molecules was demonstrated by encapsulating a hydrophobic dye, Nile Red, and a hydrophobic drug, Nimodipine. The transport capacity results for both Nimodipine and Nile Red prove them as a promising candidate for drug delivery.

Title
Aggregation Behavior of Non-ionic Twinned Amphiphiles and Their Application as Biomedical Nanocarriers
Author
"Singh, A. K.; Thota, B. N. S.; Schade, B.; Achazi, K.; Khan, A.; Bottcher, C.; Sharma, S. K.; Haag, R."
Publisher
Chemistry, an Asian journal
Keywords
"cryo-TEM; nanocarriers; Nile Red; nimodipine; self-assembly; twinned amphiphiles"
Date
2017
Identifier
1861-471X (Electronic) 1861-471X (Linking)
Type
Text