Rotor orientation direction controls geometric curvature and chirality for assemblies of motor amphiphiles in water

YH Yang, Y Qin, Y Zhang, L Zhang - Aggregate, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Control over geometric curvature and chirality of assemblies in pure aqueous media is key
to the design of responsive materials and molecular machines. Here we show how …

[HTML][HTML] Regulating the structural polymorphism and protein corona composition of phytantriol-based lipid nanoparticles using choline ionic liquids

M El Mohamad, Q Han, AJ Clulow, C Cao… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lipid-based lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNPs) face stability challenges in
biological fluids during clinical translation. Ionic Liquids (ILs) have emerged as effective …

Novel pH-Responsive Cubosome and Hexosome Lipid Nanocarriers of SN-38 Are Prospective for Cancer Therapy

S Rajesh, J Zhai, CJ Drummond, N Tran - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Highlights 1) What are the main findings? Lipid nanoparticles containing novel synthetic
aminolipids were formulated. Their internal nanostructures are sensitive to pH, being an …

Stability of cubic phase and curvature tuning in the lyotropic system of branched chain galactose-based glycolipid by amphiphilic additives

WFNW Iskandar, M Salim, R Hashim… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Effects of additives on the interfacial curvature of Pn3m phase of branched chain
galactolipid.•Non-ionic and ionic additives promote phase transitions towards less …

A Clinically-Achievable Injectable and Sprayable in Situ Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Platform in Treating Hormone-Sensitive and Castration-Resistant Prostate …

X Shan, X Li, Z Luo, Q Lin, Y Lu, M Jiang, J Zhang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
When it comes to long-acting injections, lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) are considered as an
effective and powerful drug delivery technology due to their low manufacturing and injection …

Molecular engineering of super-swollen inverse bicontinuous cubic and sponge lipid phases for biomedical applications

J Zhai, S Sarkar, CE Conn… - Molecular Systems Design …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The remarkable range of lyotropic liquid crystalline mesophases formed by lipid self-
assembly in aqueous conditions has generated significant research interest, particularly due …

Delivery of antimicrobial peptides to model membranes by cubosome nanocarriers

BP Dyett, H Yu, B Lakic, N De Silva, A Dahdah… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which typically disrupt the bacterial wall prompting leakage
or lysis of the cell, form a growing contingent in the arsenal against antibiotic resistant …

Self-assembly and emulsifying properties of biomass derived surfactant from branched alkyl chain xyloside

AA Rahman, KA Ishak, M Kriechbaum… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycolipids are biodegradable nonionic sugar surfactants and can be produced from
renewable resources, making these materials suitable for sustainable development. Herein …

Hexosomes as efficient platforms for possible fluoxetine hydrochloride repurposing with improved cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells

HM Abdel-Bar, SE Khater, DM Ghorab… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of hexosomes (HEXs) as competent
platforms for fluoxetine hydrochloride (FH) repurposing against HepG2 hepatocellular …

Controllable Fabrication of Highly Uniform Sub‐10 nm Nanoparticles from Spontaneous Confined Nanoemulsification

C Chen, QW Cai, CZ Zhan, BC Wang, PF Li, R Xie… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sub‐10 nm nanoparticles are known to exhibit extraordinary size‐dependent properties for
wide applications. Many approaches have been developed for synthesizing sub‐10 nm …