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Alkaline degradation of Carbaryl in the presence of CTAB micelles has been reported as the most efficient method; however, the factors accounting for it are not yet clear. The main objective of this work was to study some of the factors affecting the alkaline degradation of Carbaryl in the presence of cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Three specific aims were researched in order to address the main objective. Solubility studies, UV-vis, fluorescence, and 1D-HNMR and 2D-HNMR spectroscopies were used to research the solubilization of carbaryl in CTAB micelles. Solubility studies showed that carbaryl partitions into CTAB micelles with a binding constant of 553 ± 8 M-1, and each mole of micellized surfactant incorporates about 0.336 moles of carbaryl. Spectroscopy studies showed that carbaryl does not interact electrostatically with micelles but does through van der Waals interactions. 1D-HNMR and 2D-HNMR indicated solubilization in the Stern layer, oriented with its hydrophilic moiety towards the Goüy-Chapman layer and the hydrophobic moiety towards the core of the micelle. Kinetic studies as a function of the surfactant concentration along with micellar kinetic models were used to calculate micellar rate constants (k’M) for each of four different cationic surfactants: cetyl trimethylammonium hydroxide (CTAOH), cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), cetyl trimethylammonium chloride (CTACl), and cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPCl), and compared to the corresponding rate constants (k’W) in water; the results in all cases showed k’M / k’W > 1. This fact led to the conclusion that additional factors beyond solubilization of substrates are playing a role. Solubility studies revealed the following binding constant order and solubilization capacity order: CPCl > CTAOH ≈ CTAB > CTACl, CPCl > CTAOH ≈ CTAC > CTAB, indicating that for CPCl, Coulombic interactions, such as charge-transfer complexes, may be favoring the concentration effects, while for other surfactants, such as CTAOH, the [–OH] as the micelle counterion increases Carbaryl’s concentration in the Stern layer compared to its bulk concentration. In contrast, large, weakly-hydrated polarizable ions such as Br– displace hydrophilic ions, providing less enhancement. Kinetic experiments as a function of the surfactant head’s charge led to the conclusion that cationic and zwitterionic surfactants have a catalytic effect of the alkaline hydrolysis of carbaryl, while nonionic and anionic surfactants have inhibitory effects: kobs (cationic) > kobs (zwitterionic) > kobs(nonionic) > kobs (anionic). A similar order for solubility parameters (Ks and SC) was observed from equilibrium solubility studies. Experiments as a function of the polarity of the medium in the presence of both polar and nonpolar solvents showed that the hydrolysis rate is inversely proportional to the medium polarity. Ionic strength experiments showed that the hydrolysis rate is inversely proportional to the ion concentration.

The aqueous solubilization power of several series of micellar homopolymers and copolymers (polysoaps) is investigated. Using five insoluble or poorly water-soluble dyes, comparisons of the capacities are made with respect ot the influence of structural variables such as the polymer backbone, the polymer geometry, the comonomer content, and the charge of the hydrophilic group. Some guidelines for polysoap structures suited for efficient solubilization are established. Noteworthy is that the solubilization capacities of the polysoaps are neither linked to the ability to reduce the surface tension of water, nor to the polarity of the solubilization sites deduced from spectroscopic probes.

Yes / We report the encapsulation of highly hydrophobic 16-electron organometallic ruthenium and osmium carborane complexes [Ru/Os(p-cymene)(1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecarborane-1,2-dithiolate)] (1 and 2) in Pluronic® triblock copolymer P123 core–shell micelles. The spherical nanoparticles RuMs and OsMs, dispersed in water, were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), and synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS; diameter ca. 15 and 19 nm, respectively). Complexes 1 and 2 were highly active towards A2780 human ovarian cancer cells (IC50 0.17 and 2.50 μM, respectively) and the encapsulated complexes, as RuMs and OsMs nanoparticles, were less potent (IC50 6.69 μM and 117.5 μM, respectively), but more selective towards cancer cells compared to normal cells. / We thank the Leverhulme Trust (Early Career Fellowship no. ECF-2013-414 to NPEB), the University of Warwick (Grant no. RDF 2013-14 to NPEB), the Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant no. PA00P2_145308 to NPEB and PBNEP2_142949 to APB), the ERC (Grant no. 247450 to PJS), EPSRC (EP/G004897/ 1 to APB, and EP/F034210/1 to PJS), Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) – University of Warwick (Fellowship to JJSB), and Science City (AWM/ERDF) for support. We thank the Wellcome Trust (055663/Z/98/Z) for funding to the Electron Microscopy Facility, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Chemistry / Christopher T. Culbertson / Chemical separations are a necessary component in many scientific analyses. Microfluidics, the use of micron-sized fluidic channels defined in glass or polymer blends, is a powerful branch of separation science that is developing rapidly. Miniaturized analytical devices offer important advantages compared to traditional bench-top techniques, most notably capillary electrophoresis (CE). This dissertation was focused on developing several novel methods to improve microfluidic based separations and techniques. The electrophoretic separation of small similarly charged analytes can be very difficult. Chapter 2 discusses a new buffer that has been developed for fast, high efficiency separations of amino acids by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC). This buffer is more environmentally friendly than the most commonly used surfactant containing buffers for MEKC separations. It uses a commercially available dish washing soap by Seventh Generation™ Inc. that contains three micelle forming agents; sodium lauryl ether sulfate (anionic), cocamidopropyl betaine (zwitterionic), and cocamide monoethanolamine (MEA) (non-ionic), and is completely void of organic solvents. Many biological samples contain analytes below the limit of detection of traditional detection systems; therefore, chapter 3 reports the fabrication of nanoporous membranes on microfluidic devices that are capable of analyte concentration enrichment. Donnan exclusion is responsible for the preconcentration of fluorescent dyes near a charged, porous titania membrane. The level of analyte enrichment was monitored, and enrichment factors greater than 4000 in 400 s were obtained for 2,7-Dichlorofluorescein. Chapter 4 describes the fabrication and characterization of paper based microfluidic devices. Mixtures of acrylate modified photocurable polymers were used to photolithographically define channels on multiple paper substrates. Flow characteristics are described and their use for monitoring complications associated with type 1 diabetes is demonstrated. Finally in Chapter 5, Sol-gel modified gold surfaces for preventing protein adsorption during surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detection are also presented.

O interesse por sistemas formados por misturas de surfatantes se deve ao fato destas misturas apresentarem propriedades diferentes, e algumas vezes superiores, às dos surfatantes puros. Neste trabalho foram realizadas, em água e em soluções aquosas de sal, medidas de CMC, constantes de dissociação iônica, concentrações superficiais de contra-íons e entalpias de micelização para misturas de surfatantes zwiteriônicos e catiônicos. Os surfactantes catiônicos utilizados foram: brometo e cloreto de N- hexadecil - N,N,N - trimetil amônio, CTAB(C), e brometo de N- dodecil N,N,N - trimetil amônio, DTAB. Os zwiteriônicos foram: N-hexadecil- N,N-dimetil-3-amônio-1-propanosulfonato, HPS, e N-dodecil- N,N-dimetil-3amônio-1-propanosulfonato, DPS, e n-hexadecil- fosforil colina, HFC. Medidas de tensão superficial, condutividade e entalpia molar de diluição em função da concentração da mistura mostraram que, em água, ocorre primeiro a formação de micelas zwiteriônicas, seguida, com o aumento da concentração total de detergente, da incorporação do surfatante catiônico na fase micelar. A adição de sal facilita a formação de micelas mistas, principalmente nas misturas formadas por surfatantes de maior cadeia hidrocarbônica. Em micelas mistas medidas da concentração superficial de contra-íons por captura química mostraram que a concentração superficial de contra-íons aumenta com a fração molar do detergente catiônico. A concentração superficial de ânions é maior para misturas HPS/CT AB do que para misturas H FC/CTAB, quando a fração molar do detergente zwiteriônico é alta, denotando importância da composição da mistura e do sentido do momento de dipolo da cabeça polar do surfatante zwiteriônico, na capacidade da interface micelar em ligar ânions. Com o objetivo de verificar a extensão na qual a catálise de uma reação unimolecular pode ser controlada por propriedades interfaciais de micelas, foi estudada a reação de descarboxilação do íon 6-nitro benzisoxazol-3- carboxilato que é favorecida em micro-ambientes menos hidratados. Os resultados obtidos nos diferentes sistemas mostraram que misturas HFC/CTAB favorecem mais a reação do que micelas constituídas pelos anfifílicos puros, enquanto que nas misturas HPS/CTAB e DPS/DTAB, a velocidade de descarboxilação aumenta linearmente com a fração molar do surfatante zwiteriônico. A variação das constantes de velocidade com a concentração de detergente para misturas com menos de 30% de surfatante catiônico foi analisada usando o formalismo da pseudo fase, enquanto que as demais foram analisadas usando o formalismo da troca-iônica, levando em conta a dependência de a com a concentração. Este estudo representa a primeira análise integrada de propriedades físico-químicas e cinéticas para um sistema de misturas de detergentes zwiteriônicos e catiônicos. Os dados estruturais, junto com os efeitos cinéticos, fornecem uma descrição detalhada tanto do efeito de interfaces sobre reatividade como da estrutura das micelas mistas. / The interest for systems formed by surfactant mixtures is related to the fact that these mixtures exhibit properties that are more interesting, or useful, than those of the isolated components. Some mixtures can, for example, have a lower critical micelle concentration (CMC) or a higher efficiency on the reduction of the surface tension than the components. In this work we determined CMC\'s, ionic dissociation constants, surface counter-ion concentrations and micellization enthalpies for pure zwiterionic and cationic surfactants and their mixtures, in water and in aqueous salt. For this purpose, we used different alkyl chain sizes and varying structures of the polar head groups of zwiterionic detergents thereby changing the dipole moment orientation. In addition the nature of the cationic surfactant counter-ion was varied. Ammonium quaternary detergents (cationic) and sulphobetaines and phosphocholines derivatives (zwiterionic) were used as surfactants. Surface tension, conductivity and isothermal titration calorimetry were used as the main analytical methods. The judicious use of these methods allowed a better understanding of mixed micelle formation. The formation of mixed micelles depended upon several conditions such as: salt concentration, molar fraction of the components and hydrocarbon chain length. Measurements of the surface counter-ion concentrations by chemical trapping demonstrated the importance of mixture composition and of dipole moment orientation on the ability of micellar interface to bind anions. In water, zwitterionic micelles form first and, as the total detergent concentration rises, the positively charged detergent increasingly incorporates into the micellar pseudophase. Salt addition assists mixed micelle formation, especially with longer chain surfactants. Determination of interfacial anion concentration by chemical capture showed that, as expected, the interfacial counterion concentration increases with the molar fraction of the positively charged detergent. Interfacial anion concentration was larger for mixtures of HPS/CTAB when compared with HFC/CTAB mixtures at high molar ratio of the zwitterionic detergent. These results evidence the importance of mixture composition and dipole orientation on the interfacial properties of mixed micelles. The kinetic study of the effects of surfactant mixtures on the rate of a unimolecular decarboxylation reaction using 6-nitro benzisoxazole-3-carboxylate (NBOC) also showed important features of the mixed micellar surface. The rate of the unimolecular NBOC decomposition is extremely sensitive to the hydrogen donating capacity of the solvent at the reaction site. HFC/CTAB mixtures increase the reaction rate more than the single detergent micelles. For HPS/CTAB and DPS/DTAB mixtures the reaction rate increases linearly with the mole fraction of the zwitterionic component. Quantitative kinetic analysis was done using the ion exchange formalism above 30 mole % CTAB and the simple pseudophase model at lower positively charged detergent. This study represents the first integrated analysis of both physicochemical and kinetic properties of zwitterionic/positively charged micelles. The structural data, together with the kinetic effects furnish a detailed description of both micellar interfacial effects on reactivity and mixed micelle formation and properties.

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo a purificação da enzima glicose-6-fosfato desidrogenase pela tecnologia de extração líquido-líquido em Sistemas Micelares de Duas Fases Aquosas (SMDFA). Estes sistemas são constituídos por soluções de tensoativos contendo micelas e oferecem ambientes hidrofóbico e hidrofílico, o que possibilita seletividade na partição da enzima de acordo com sua hidrofobicidade e proporciona um ambiente ameno às biomoléculas. Foram estudados alguns dos fatores que influenciam a partição da G6PD, como: tipo e concentração de diferentes agentes tensoativos não-iônicos (C10E4 e Triton X-114), temperatura e adição de ligantes de afinidade (cibacron blue e procion red) e o efeito da adição dos sais sulfato de amônio ((NH4)2SO4) e sulfato de sódio (Na2SO4). Estudou-se ainda a síntese do tensoativo de afinidade TX-114-Blue. Em todos os ensaios a enzima foi recuperada preferencialmente na fase diluída, pobre em micelas, tanto em sistema Triton X-114/tampão como para C10E4/tampão, no qual existe maior volume disponível, resultando em valores de KG6PD inferiores a 1. A utilização dos ligantes de afinidade na partição da G6PD nos sistemas descritos proporcionou um pequeno aumento nos valores de KG6PD da enzima, porém com valores inferiores a 1. Os sistemas Triton X-114/Sal não influenciaram a partição da enzima para a fase micelar, apesar da existência da diferença de potencial eletrostático entre as fases destes sistemas. O efeito desempenhado pelo volume de exclusão foi dominante em todos os sistemas estudados e, portanto, a enzima foi predominantemente excluída para a fase aquosa, pobre em micelas. A tecnologia por SMDFA para a purificação do homogeneizado celular de Saccharomyces cerevisiae demonstrou ser eficiente em recuperar a biomolécula alvo na fase aquosa, pobre em micelas, permitindo separar da presença de biomoléculas ou mesmo de contaminantes com caráter hidrofóbico. Dessa forma, o SMDFA pode ser empregado como uma possível etapa de purificação num processo biotecnológico. / In this work, the use of two-phase micellar system was studied aiming at the purification of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Usually, these systems are constituted of micellar surfactants solutions and offer both hydrophobic and hydrophilic environments, providing selectivity to the enzyme partitioning according to its hydrophobicity. Some of the factors influencing the G6PD partition in micellar systems were studied, such as: type and concentration of nonionic surfactant agents (C10E4 and Triton X-114), temperature, addition of affinity ligands (Cibacron Blue and Procion Red) and the addition of the salts ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4) and sodium sulfate (Na2SO4). The synthesis of the affinity surfactant TX-114-Blue was also studied. In all the assays the experiments, G6PD partitioned preferentialy to dilute, micelle-poor phase, in which there is a higher volume available for the enzyme to be, resulting in KG6PD values lower than 1. The use of affinity ligands in G6PD partitioning in both C10E4 and Triton X-114 systems provided some increase in the KG6PD, however with values still lower than 1. Employing a methodology previously described in the literature with some alterations, it was not possible to obtain the affinity surfactant TX-114-Blue. The systems Triton X-114/salt have not shown a significant influence on the enzyme partition to the micelle-rich phase, in spite of the existence of an electrostatic potential difference between the phases of the systems. The excluded-volume effect was dominant in all the systems studied and, therefore, the enzyme predominantly excluded to the dilute, micelle-poor phase. The use of Triton X-114 two-phase aqueous micellar systems to the purification of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell homogenate was found to be efficient in the recovery of G6PD in the dilute, micelle-poor phase, partially separating this target molecule from other proteins and contaminants of hydrophobic character. Therefore, aqueous two-phase micellar systems can be considered useful as a possible purification stage in a biotechnology process.

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo a purificação da enzima glicose-6-fosfato desidrogenase pela tecnologia de extração líquido-líquido em Sistemas Micelares de Duas Fases Aquosas (SMDFA). Estes sistemas são constituídos por soluções de tensoativos contendo micelas e oferecem ambientes hidrofóbico e hidrofílico, o que possibilita seletividade na partição da enzima de acordo com sua hidrofobicidade e proporciona um ambiente ameno às biomoléculas. Foram estudados alguns dos fatores que influenciam a partição da G6PD, como: tipo e concentração de diferentes agentes tensoativos não-iônicos (C10E4 e Triton X-114), temperatura e adição de ligantes de afinidade (cibacron blue e procion red) e o efeito da adição dos sais sulfato de amônio ((NH4)2SO4) e sulfato de sódio (Na2SO4). Estudou-se ainda a síntese do tensoativo de afinidade TX-114-Blue. Em todos os ensaios a enzima foi recuperada preferencialmente na fase diluída, pobre em micelas, tanto em sistema Triton X-114/tampão como para C10E4/tampão, no qual existe maior volume disponível, resultando em valores de KG6PD inferiores a 1. A utilização dos ligantes de afinidade na partição da G6PD nos sistemas descritos proporcionou um pequeno aumento nos valores de KG6PD da enzima, porém com valores inferiores a 1. Os sistemas Triton X-114/Sal não influenciaram a partição da enzima para a fase micelar, apesar da existência da diferença de potencial eletrostático entre as fases destes sistemas. O efeito desempenhado pelo volume de exclusão foi dominante em todos os sistemas estudados e, portanto, a enzima foi predominantemente excluída para a fase aquosa, pobre em micelas. A tecnologia por SMDFA para a purificação do homogeneizado celular de Saccharomyces cerevisiae demonstrou ser eficiente em recuperar a biomolécula alvo na fase aquosa, pobre em micelas, permitindo separar da presença de biomoléculas ou mesmo de contaminantes com caráter hidrofóbico. Dessa forma, o SMDFA pode ser empregado como uma possível etapa de purificação num processo biotecnológico. / In this work, the use of two-phase micellar system was studied aiming at the purification of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Usually, these systems are constituted of micellar surfactants solutions and offer both hydrophobic and hydrophilic environments, providing selectivity to the enzyme partitioning according to its hydrophobicity. Some of the factors influencing the G6PD partition in micellar systems were studied, such as: type and concentration of nonionic surfactant agents (C10E4 and Triton X-114), temperature, addition of affinity ligands (Cibacron Blue and Procion Red) and the addition of the salts ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4) and sodium sulfate (Na2SO4). The synthesis of the affinity surfactant TX-114-Blue was also studied. In all the assays the experiments, G6PD partitioned preferentialy to dilute, micelle-poor phase, in which there is a higher volume available for the enzyme to be, resulting in KG6PD values lower than 1. The use of affinity ligands in G6PD partitioning in both C10E4 and Triton X-114 systems provided some increase in the KG6PD, however with values still lower than 1. Employing a methodology previously described in the literature with some alterations, it was not possible to obtain the affinity surfactant TX-114-Blue. The systems Triton X-114/salt have not shown a significant influence on the enzyme partition to the micelle-rich phase, in spite of the existence of an electrostatic potential difference between the phases of the systems. The excluded-volume effect was dominant in all the systems studied and, therefore, the enzyme predominantly excluded to the dilute, micelle-poor phase. The use of Triton X-114 two-phase aqueous micellar systems to the purification of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell homogenate was found to be efficient in the recovery of G6PD in the dilute, micelle-poor phase, partially separating this target molecule from other proteins and contaminants of hydrophobic character. Therefore, aqueous two-phase micellar systems can be considered useful as a possible purification stage in a biotechnology process.

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