Influence of a pH-sensitive polymer on the structure of monoolein cubosomes
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Journal Article
Abstract
Cubosomes consist in submicron size particles of lipid bicontinuous cubic phases stabilized by surfactant polymers. They provide an appealing road towards the practical use of lipid cubic phases for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications, and efforts are currently being made to control the encapsulation and release properties of these colloidal objects. We overcome in this work the lack of sensitivity of monoolein cubosomes to pH conditions by using a pH sensitive polymer designed to strongly interact with the lipid structure at low pH. Our cryo-transmission electron microscope (cryo-TEM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) results show that in the presence of the polymer the cubic phase structure is preserved at neutral pH, albeit with a larger cell size. At pH 5.5, in the presence of the polymer, the nanostructure of the cubosome particles is significantly altered, providing a pathway to design pH-responsive cubosomes for applications in drug delivery.
Date Issued
2017-10-02
Date Acceptance
2017-09-30
Citation
Soft Matter, 2017, 13, pp.7571-7577
ISSN
1744-683X
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Start Page
7571
End Page
7577
Journal / Book Title
Soft Matter
Volume
13
Copyright Statement
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28994440
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Polymer Science
Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
LYOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS
BICONTINUOUS CUBIC PHASE
DRUG-DELIVERY SYSTEMS
RESPONSIVE POLYMERS
WATER CHANNELS
X-RAY
DISPERSIONS
RELEASE
MEMBRANE
DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLSERINE/MONOOLEIN
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
02 Physical Sciences
Chemical Physics
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England