Dynamic light scattering and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization of PEGylated polymer nanocarriers : internal structure and surface properties

In this work, nanospheres and nanocapsules are precipitated in confined impinging jet mixers through solvent displacement and characterized. Acetone and water are used as the solvent and antisolvent, respectively, together with polymethoxypolyethylene glycol cyanoacrylate-co-hexadecylcyanoacrylate a...

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Publié dans:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 30(2014), 28 vom: 22. Juli, Seite 8326-35
Auteur principal: Celasco, Edvige (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Valente, Ilaria, Marchisio, Daniele L, Barresi, Antonello A
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2014
Accès à la collection:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Sujets:Journal Article Cyanoacrylates Nanocapsules Polymers Polyethylene Glycols 3WJQ0SDW1A
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Résumé:In this work, nanospheres and nanocapsules are precipitated in confined impinging jet mixers through solvent displacement and characterized. Acetone and water are used as the solvent and antisolvent, respectively, together with polymethoxypolyethylene glycol cyanoacrylate-co-hexadecylcyanoacrylate and Miglyol as the copolymer and oil, respectively. Characterization is performed with dynamic light scattering, with electrophoretic measurements, and for the first time with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Results show that the presence of polyethylene glycol chains seems to be more pronounced on the surface of nanospheres than on that of nanocapsules. The thickness of the copolymer layer in nanocapsules ranges from 1 to 10 nm, depending on the value of the oil:copolymer mass ratio. Fast dilution is confirmed to have a positive effect in suppressing aggregation but can induce further copolymer precipitation
Description:Date Completed 11.05.2015
Date Revised 02.12.2018
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la501198v