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2022 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 112258
Author(s):  
Aurore Delvart ◽  
Céline Moreau ◽  
Angélina D’Orlando ◽  
Xavier Falourd ◽  
Bernard Cathala

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Vardanyan ◽  
V. Arakelyan ◽  
Z. Navoyan ◽  
Eleftheria Diamanti ◽  
S. E. Moya ◽  
...  

AbstractA theoretical approach has been developed here to describe the slow diffusion of small charged molecules of sodium dithionite (S2O42−) in polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) composed of polyallylamine hydrochloride (PAH) and polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), which is demonstrated here to be a case of subdifussion. Diffusion is measured experimentally by recording the quenching of the fluorescence of (7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4yl) amino (NBD) labelled PAH layers assembled on silica particles by flow cytometry. NBD is reduced when it encounters dithionite leading to the disappearance of the fluorescence. The fluorescence decay curves show a slow diffusion of dithionite, that does not follow classical Fickean law. Dithionite diffusion in the PEMs is shown to be a non-Markovian process and the slow diffusion can be described via diffusion equations with fractional time derivatives. Results are explained assuming subdifussion of dithionite in the PEMs, as a result of the trapping of the negatively charged dithionite in the positively charged layers of PAH.


Author(s):  
Hernan Martinelli ◽  
Elisamaria Tasca ◽  
Patrizia Andreozzi ◽  
Sara Libertone ◽  
Hernan Ritacco ◽  
...  

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4152
Author(s):  
Larisa-Maria Petrila ◽  
Florin Bucatariu ◽  
Marcela Mihai ◽  
Carmen Teodosiu

Polyelectrolyte multilayers are versatile materials that are used in a large number of domains, including biomedical and environmental applications. The fabrication of polyelectrolyte multilayers using the layer-by-layer technique is one of the simplest methods to obtain composite functional materials. The properties of the final material can be easily tuned by changing the deposition conditions and the used building blocks. This review presents the main characteristics of polyelectrolyte multilayers, the fabrication methods currently used, and the factors influencing the layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolytes. The last section of this paper presents some of the most important applications of polyelectrolyte multilayers, with a special focus on biomedical and environmental applications.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Jasmina Jukić ◽  
Karla Korade ◽  
Ana-Marija Milisav ◽  
Ida Delač Marion ◽  
Davor Kovačević

Among various parameters that influence the formation of polyelectrolyte complexes and multilayers, special emphasis should be placed on ion-specific and solvent effects. In our study, we systematically examined the above-mentioned effects on poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMACl)-sodium poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (NaPSS) complexation in solution and at the surface by means of dynamic light scattering, ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy measurements. As solvents, we used water and water/ethanol mixture. The obtained results confirm the importance of ion-specific and solvent effects on complexes prepared in solution, as well as on multilayers built up on a silica surface. The experiments in mixed solvent solution showed that at a higher ethanol mole fraction, the decrease in monomer titrant to titrand ratio, at which the increase in the size of complexes is observed, takes place. The difference between chloride and bromide ions was more pronounced at a higher mole fraction of ethanol and in the case of positive complex formation, suggesting that the larger amount of bromide ions could be condensed to the polycation chain. These findings are in accordance with the results we obtained for polyelectrolyte multilayers and could be helpful for designing polyelectrolyte multilayers with tuned properties needed for various applications, primarily in the field of biomedicine.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Ding ◽  
Amy M. Peterson

AbstractGrowth factor-eluting polymer systems have been widely reported to improve cell and tissue outcomes; however, measurements of actual growth factor concentration in cell culture conditions are limited. The problem is compounded by a lack of knowledge of growth factor half-lives, which impedes efforts to determine real-time growth factor concentrations. In this work, the half-life of basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF2) was determined using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). FGF2 release from polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) was measured and the data was fit to a simple degradation model, allowing for the determination of FGF2 concentrations between 2 and 4 days of culture time. After the first hour, the FGF2 concentration for PEMs assembled at pH = 4 ranged from 2.67 ng/mL to 5.76 ng/mL, while for PEMs assembled at pH = 5, the concentration ranged from 0.62 ng/mL to 2.12 ng/mL. CRL-2352 fibroblasts were cultured on PEMs assembled at pH = 4 and pH = 5. After 2 days, the FGF2-eluting PEM conditions showed improved cell count and spreading. After 4 days, only the pH = 4 assembly condition had higher cells counts, while the PEM assembled at pH = 5 and PEM with no FGF2 showed increased spreading. Overall, the half-life model and cell culture study provide optimal concentration ranges for fibroblast proliferation and a framework for understanding how temporal FGF2 concentration may affect other cell types.


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