Phase Behavior of Anionic Polyelectrolyte Mixtures in Aqueous Solution. Effects of Molecular Weights, Polymer Charge Density, and Ionic Strength of Solution

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (14) ◽  
pp. 5372-5382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stig Hellebust ◽  
Svante Nilsson ◽  
Anne Marit Blokhus
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Charge Density ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Anionic Polyelectrolyte

Impact of pH, ionic strength and chitosan charge density on chitosan/casein complexation and phase behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 133-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Ding ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
XiXi Cai ◽  
Shaoyun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Charge Density ◽  
Phase Behavior

Immuno-compatibility of desaminotyrosine and desaminotyrosyl tyrosine functionalized star-shaped oligo(ethylene glycol)s with different molecular weights

2015 ◽  
Vol 1718 ◽  
pp. 97-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toralf Roch ◽  
Konstanze K. Julich-Gruner ◽  
Axel T. Neffe ◽  
Nan Ma ◽  
Andreas Lendlein
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Average Molecular Weight ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Immunological Effects ◽  
Microbial Products ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Chain Lengths ◽  
Immunological Evaluation

ABSTRACTPolymer-based therapeutic strategies require biomaterials with properties and functions tailored to the demands of specific applications leading to an increasing number of newly designed polymers. For the evaluation of those new materials, comprehensive biocompatibility studies including cyto-, tissue-, and immunocompatibility are essential. Recently, it could be demonstrated that star-shaped amino oligo(ethylene glycol)s (sOEG) with a number average molecular weight of 5 kDa and functionalized with the phenol-derived moieties desaminotyrosine (DAT) or desaminotyrosyl tyrosine (DATT) behave in aqueous solution like surfactants without inducing a substantial cytotoxicity, which may qualify them as solubilizer for hydrophobic drugs in aqueous solution. However, for biomedical applications the polymer solutions need to be free of immunogenic contaminations, which could result from inadequate laboratory environment or contaminated starting material. Furthermore, the materials should not induce uncontrolled or undesired immunological effects arising from material intrinsic properties. Therefore, a comprehensive immunological evaluation as perquisite for application of each biomaterial batch is required. This study investigated the immunological properties of sOEG-DAT(T) solutions, which were prepared using sOEG with number average molecular weights of 5 kDa, 10 kDa, and 20 kDa allowing analyzing the influence of the sOEG chain lengths on innate immune mechanisms. A macrophage-based assay was used to first demonstrate that all DAT(T)-sOEG solutions are free of endotoxins and other microbial contaminations such as fungal products. In the next step, the capacity of the different DAT(T)-functionalized sOEG solutions to induce cytokine secretion and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was investigated using whole human blood. It was observed that low levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin(IL)-1β and IL-6 were detected for all sOEG solutions but only when used at concentrations above 250 µg·mL-1. Furthermore, only the 20 kDa sOEG-DAT induced low amounts of ROS-producing monocytes. Conclusively, the data indicate that the materials were not contaminated with microbial products and do not induce substantial immunological adverse effectsin vitro,which is a prerequisite for future biological applications.

Meso tetrakis ortho-, meta-, and para-N-alkylpyridiniopor-phyrins: kinetics of copper(II) and zinc(II) incorporation and zinc porphyrin demetalation

2003 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hambright ◽  
Ines Batinić-Haberle ◽  
Ivan Spasojević
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Effective Charge ◽  
Methyl Ethyl ◽  
Ionic Strength Dependence ◽  
Zinc Porphyrin ◽  
Cationic Porphyrin ◽  
Strength Dependence ◽  
Acid Catalyzed ◽  
Kinetics Of

The relative reactivities of the tetrakis( N -alkylpyridinium- X - yl )-porphyrins where X = 4 (alkyl = methyl, ethyl, n -propyl) , X = 3 (methyl) , and X = 2 (methyl, ethyl, n -propyl, n -butyl, n -hexyl, n -octyl) were studied in aqueous solution. From the ionic strength dependence of the metalation rate constants, the effective charge of a particular cationic porphyrin was usually larger when copper(II) rather than zinc(II) was the reactant. The kinetics of ZnOH + incorporation and the acid catalyzed removal of zinc from the porphyrins in 1.0 M HCl were also studied. In general, the more basic 4- (para-) and 3- (meta-) isomers were the most reactive, followed by the less basic 2- (ortho-) methyl to n -butyl derivatives, with the lipophilic ortho n -hexyl and n -octyl porphyrins the least reactive.

Determination of the complexation properties of a crosslinked poly(acrylic acid) gel with copper(II), nickel(II), and lead(II) in dilute aqueous solution

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Morlay ◽  
Yolande Mouginot ◽  
Monique Cromer ◽  
Olivier Vittori
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Acrylic Acid ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Conditional Stability ◽  
Binding Properties ◽  
Complex Species ◽  
Complexing Capacity ◽  
Dilute Aqueous Solution ◽  
Poly Acrylic Acid

The possible removal of copper(II), nickel(II), or lead(II) by an insoluble crosslinked poly(acrylic acid) was investigated in dilute aqueous solution. The binding properties of the polymer were examined at pH = 6.0 or 4.0 with an ionic strength of the medium µ = 0.1 or 1.0 M (NaNO3) using differential pulse polarography as an investigation means. The highest complexing capacity of the polyacid was obtained with lead(II) at pH = 6.0 with µ = 0.1 M, 4.8 mmol Pb(II)/g polymer. The conditional stability constants of the complex species formed were determined using the method proposed by Ruzic assuming that only the 1:1 complex species was formed; for lead(II) at pH = 6.0 and µ = 0.1 M, log K' = 5.3 ± 0.2. It appeared that the binding properties of the polymer increased, depending on the metal ion, in the following order: Ni(II) < Cu(II) < Pb(II). The complexing capacity and log K' values decreased with the pH or with an increase of the ionic strength. These results were in agreement with the conclusions of our previous studies of the hydrosoluble linear analogues. Finally, with the insoluble polymer, the log K' values were comparable to those previously obtained with the linear analogue whereas the complexing capacity values expressed in mmol g-1 were slightly lower.Key words: insoluble crosslinked poly(acrylic acid), copper(II), nickel(II), and lead(II) complexation.

Inerte Amminkomplexe als mehrwertige Kationsäuren in wäßriger Lösung / Inert Ammine Complexes as Multivalent Cationic Acids in Aqueous Solution

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 1096-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Kretschmer ◽  
Lutwin Labouvie ◽  
Karl-W. Quirin ◽  
Helmut Wiehn ◽  
Ludwig Heck
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Spectrophotometric Method ◽  
Complex Cation ◽  
Aqua Ligand ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Acidity Constants ◽  
Ammine Complexes ◽  
Temperature Variations ◽  
Enthalpy Changes

Acidity constants of ammine complexes of tetravalent platinum in aqueous solutions have been determined by a spectrophotometric method at very low ionic strengths and extrapolated to zero ionic strength. Temperature variations of pK-values (25 °C and 50 °C) yield thermodynamic parameters for two successive deprotonation steps of hexaammineplatinum(IV), pentaamminechloroplatinum(IV), and tris(ethylenediamine)pla- tinum(IV) complexes and for the deprotonation of pentaammineaquacobalt(III) ion.The enthalpy changes for the first and second steps are similar and range from 50 to 75 kJ/mole while for the aqua ligand of Co(III) 33 kJ/mole are found. The very large dif­ference in the entropy changes (about 70 to 80 J/K mole for the first step and -10 to + 20 J/K mole for the second step) is interpreted by a model of solvation change. The primary hydration sphere of strongly oriented and immobilized water dipoles around the highly charged complex cation is transformed to a hydrogen-bonded solvation sheath when the electric field of the complex is weakened upon release of the first proton.

Rheological behavior of PAA–C n TAB complex: influence of PAA charge density and surfactant tail length in PAA semidilute aqueous solution

2009 ◽  
Vol 287 (8) ◽  
pp. 911-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Wu ◽  
Miao Du ◽  
Tao Ye ◽  
Yong-gang Shangguan ◽  
Jian-ping Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Charge Density ◽  
Rheological Behavior ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
Complex Influence
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