-
Article
Supramolecular systems based on 2-hydroxyethylpiperidinium surfactants and Brij® 35: aggregation behavior, solubilization properties, and antimicrobial activity
The aggregation behavior of mixed micellar solutions based on 2-hydroxyethylpiperidinium surfactants and nonionic surfactant Brij® 35 was investigated. The critical micelle concentrations determined by varying...
-
Article
Associative behavior of long-chain n-alkanes in petroleum dispersed systems
The associative behavior of n-alkanes in petroleum dispersed systems and its changes under different temperature conditions were studied using dynamic light scattering, as well as optical, electron, and atomic fo...
-
Article
Alkaline Hydrolysis of Paraoxon in Micellar Solutions of Carbamate Surfactant
The hydrolytic decomposition of the organophosphorus ecotoxicant paraoxon in alkaline micellar solutions of a cationic surfactant with a carbamate fragment (CB-2-16) has been investigated by means of spectroph...
-
Article
New Polyfunctional Biamphiphilic Surfactants Based on Alkylmethylmorpholinium Cation and Dodecyl Sulfate Anion
New biamphiphilic surfactants (BSs) have been synthesized based on alkylmethylmorpholinium cation and dodecyl sulfate anion (Mor-n(DS), n = 4, 6, 8, 10). The structure of the biamphiphiles has been characterized ...
-
Article
Surfactants as a Means of Delivering a Reporter Genetic Construct Based on Binase Suicide Gene to Tumor Cells
Objective: Among modern gene therapy methods for combating oncology, suicidal gene therapy based on the delivery of a cytotoxic agent to target cells is of particular importance and promise. As one of such genes,...
-
Article
Open AccessErratum to: Supramolecular Strategy for the Design of Nanocarriers for Drugs and Natural Bioactives: Current State of the Art (A Review)
Erratum
-
Article
Open AccessSupramolecular Strategy for the Design of Nanocarriers for Drugs and Natural Bioactives: Current State of the Art (A Review)
The review focuses on the lipid based nanocarriers, with special attention paid to natural bioactive payloads. First, micelles and microemulsions are considered as very attractive colloidal nanocontainers that...
-
Article
Estimation of the Shape Factor of Aggregates in Self-Associating Systems Based on Metallosurfactants
A mathematical evaluation of the shape factor of aggregates formed by amphiphilic compounds in an aqueous medium has been carried out on the basis of dynamic light scattering data for self-associating systems ...
-
Article
Development of Doxorubicin Complex with Nanoparticles Based on Sodium Alginate and Viologen Calix[4]resorcinol to Enhance Selectivity of the Cytotoxic Action
A biocompatible supramolecular system based on sodium alginate and viologen calix[4]resorcinol for encapsulation of doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) has been obtained. Using a set of physicochemical methods, th...
-
Article
Supramolecular Systems Based on Sodium Alginate and Viologen Calix[4]resorcinol Capable of Encapsulating Hydrophobic Compounds
The supramolecular system based on viologen calix[4]resorcinol and sodium alginate in an aqueous medium was studied by a set of physicochemical methods. It was found that sodium alginate and viologen calix[4]r...
-
Article
Open AccessBiocompatible Microemulsions Based on Oleic Acid Modified with Piperidinium Surfactants
A series of microemulsions based on oleic acid and Tween 80, modified with piperidinium surfactants, have been obtained and characterized. The effect of additives on the size, stability, and solubilization eff...
-
Article
Nanosized Supramolecular Systems: From Colloidal Surfactants to Amphiphilic Macrocycles and Superamphiphiles
This review is devoted to self-organizing systems based on amphiphilic compounds of different types, i.e., open-chain and macrocyclic ones. Conventional colloidal surfactants have been considered both in the i...
-
Article
Effect of electrolytes on aggregation behavior and solubilization properties of hexadecylpiperidinium surfactants
Data characterizing the effect of electrolyte additives (sodium chloride and salicylate, polyacrylic acid) on the critical micelle concentration and the size of hexadecylpiperidinium surfactant aggregates, inc...
-
Article
Preparation and cytotoxic properties of porphysomes based on petroleum porphyrins
An approach to the preparation of porphysomes by the noncovalent immobilization of petroleum porphyrins in the liposome membranes was developed for the first time. Modified nanocontainers with different compos...
-
Article
Mixed micellar systems — efficient nanocontainers for the delivery of hydrophobic substrates
Self-organization in mixed compositions based on hexadecyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (TPPB-16) and nonionic surfactant Brij 35 was studied using a complex of physicochemical methods (tensiometry, fluorimetry...
-
Article
Liposomes modified with borneol-containing surfactants for transdermal delivery of hydrophilic substrates
New surfactants based on borneol (BA-n) with various alkyl tail lengths (n = 10, 12) were synthesized and studied as permeation enhancers for transdermal delivery of hydrophilic substrates. New modified liposomes...
-
Article
New piperidinium surfactants with a benzyl fragment in the head group: aggregation properties and the possibility of using to control plant pathogens
New piperidinium surfactants with a benzyl fragment in the head group were synthesized and characterized. The critical micelle concentrations, degrees of binding of counterions, and aggregation numbers were de...
-
Article
Effect of ATP and amino acids on the properties of cationic amphiphiles in solution and on the surface
The interaction between a number of cationic surfactants bearing the head group with different structures (triallyl, morpholinium, including hydroxyethyl-substituted) with oppositely charged biomolecules (amin...
-
Article
Interaction of Bovine Serum Albumin with Cationic Imidazolium Surfactants Containing a Methoxyphenyl Fragment
Complexation ability of the imidazolium surfactants with a methoxyphenyl fragment towards a model protein, bovine serum albumin, has been investigated by means of physico-chemical methods (tensiometry, fluores...
-
Article
Aggregation Behavior and Catalytic Action of Carbamate-Bearing Surfactants in Aqueous Solutions
The aggregation behavior of new cationic hexadecyl surfactants with one or two alkylcarbamate fragments in the head group in water was studied using conductometry, spectrophotometry, fluorescence spectroscopy,...
