新しいネットワークを形成するために孤立を断ち切る:脂質ナノ粒子の内部の接続性のpH誘発の変化
Zexi Xu1,2, John M Seddon3, Paul A Beales2
1School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|September 30, 2021
まとめ
研究者は生理学的pHレベルで構造を変えるpH反応性液晶ナノ粒子を開発しました これらのスマートなナノマテリアルは 標的の薬物投与と化学プロセスを 精密に制御します
科学分野:
- 材料科学
- ナノテクノロジー
- バイオメディカルエンジニアリング
背景:
- 制御された放出能力を持つスマートなナノマテリアルの需要が増えています.
- 体内のpHグラディエントは,標的のナノキャリア反応に刺激を与える.
- 環境に反応して構造を変化させる ナノ材料が必要です
研究 の 目的:
- 液晶ナノ粒子を pH 感受性で設計する
- pH変化に反応するナノ粒子の構造変化を調査する.
- ナノ粒子の内部構造と対称性を検証する
主な方法:
- 液体結晶ナノ粒子の工学
- 生理学的温度 (pH 7.4 と ≤6) での構造変化の調査
- 小角X線散射 (SAXS) と冷凍伝送電子顕微鏡 (cryo-TEM) を用いた検証.
主要な成果:
- ナノ粒子はpHに反応して 逆戻り可能な構造変化を示します
- pH7.4では,ナノ粒子は不連続の逆ミセラポケットを持つFd3m構造を示します.
- pH ≤6では,ナノ粒子は2D逆六角形相 (
6mm>) を有する多孔構造に変化する.
- クリオ-TEMを用いた逆ミセルの内部構造と解像度の直接視覚化.
結論:
- 設計されたナノ粒子は 敏感で逆向きの pH 反応性を示しています
- 構造的な移行は制御された放出アプリケーションの可能性を可能にします.
- 直接視覚化により構造モデルが確認され,ナノ粒子の設計が検証されます.
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