Assessment of Structure, Dynamics, and Stability of HPC Microgel Nanoparticles in Good and Poor Solvents
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
3-15-2006
Publication Title
APS March Meeting
Abstract
Microgel nanoparticles formed in aqueous solutions of neutral polymer hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) is a promising drug carrier system due to their ability to solubilize hydrophobic drugs and to serve as vesicles for controlled drug delivery and release. Microgel was synthesized through self-association of amphiphilic HPC molecules at room temperature by lowering polymer phase-transition with salt addition and consequent cross-linking and dialysis. Dynamic Light Scattering and Optical Probe Diffusion techniques were used to study structure and dynamics of microgel of different polymer composition in good and poor solvents. We found the size distribution of microgel to be broad and multimodal in good solvents and narrow and unimodal in poor solvents, indicating shrinking of the nanoparticles. We present comparative analysis of microgel and HPC chain dynamics in good solvents and near good-poor solvent transition. The comparison with polymer transport properties gives important insights into the structure, dynamics, and, potentially, drug delivery capabilities of HPC microgel.
Repository Citation
Streletzky, Kiril A.; McKenna, John; Hillier, Jerry; and Mohieddine, Rami, "Assessment of Structure, Dynamics, and Stability of HPC Microgel Nanoparticles in Good and Poor Solvents" (2006). Physics Faculty Publications. 363.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/363
Volume
51
Issue
1
